| HAPPY HOLIDAYS December 2012 |
| Dear BVD Members and Friends,
We hope you like our new look! Our E-Newsletter allows you to access our webpage via direct links found at the top of the newsletter. Many forms and resources are included in the body of this E-Newsletter and can be accessed by double clicking where highlighted and/or underlined. We hope you find these links to be a convenience. It is our goal to keep you informed so that you may enjoy the benefits of being a BVD Member.
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Keep us up to date... if you have changed your mailing address or e-mail address please let us know by e-mailing Beth Geier.
Thank you for your valuable membership and participation in our club. We look forward to seeing all of you at the annual BVD Year End Awards Banquet, January 12, 2013.
Happy Riding!
BVD Volunteer Board of Directors
Kim Lampert, President
Stephanie Boyles, Vice President
Kathie Hibbard, Secretary
Stephanie Margulis, Treasurer
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Julie McDermott
Horses have always been an important part of my life, but I didn't really get hooked on dressage until four years ago. After many years of focusing on hunter/jumpers and eventing, my trainer, Kathy Johnson, sparked my interested by encouraging me to show one of her horses. I enjoyed it tremendously and never looked back. Now, I've had the opportunity to work with and show some amazing horses, and my goal is to continue training and eventually reach FEI.
This summer, I earned my USDF Bronze medal on Santiago, a kind, older Andalusian gelding. I started showing him in 2011 with the goal of earning my scores for the "L" program. After accomplishing that, we decided to keep going. I hope to continue showing Santi and move forward and up the levels with him.
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I also have two horses of my own, Donatella and River. Donatella is a wonderful Westphalian cross still learning the patience needed for dressage (she prefers the jumper ring), and River is a 4-year-old Mustang born and raised on the Paisley Desert in Oregon. As River grows up, she continues to surprise me with her athleticism and stellar disposition. She'll be making her training level debut next summer.
Working as a volunteer with Boulder Valley Dressage and RMDS has been a great experience. It's always fun and educational. Next year, I'm hoping to volunteer as a scribe to learn even more. I also spend as much time as I can working with Medicine Horse Program, a nonprofit psychotherapy facility in Boulder. At Medicine Horse, I volunteer, teach, train, and help out in any way I can. There are so many opportunities to volunteer in our local dressage community, I strongly encourage everyone to lend a hand- it's fun!
Thank you to Julie and to all of our BVD Members
who volunteer on BVD Committees and projects, at special events and at shows locally and in neighboring communities!
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Jan Treadwell
Our featured member this month is Jan Treadwell. Jan has been a member of BVD for over 20 years and owns Singletree Farm in east Boulder with Bill, her husbandof 50 years as of August.
Singletree is a boarding and training facility specializing in Dressage and Hunter-Jumper activities. Each April, for the last 15 years, Singletree has hosted the BVD "Spring Fling" Dressage show.
In addition to working with her trainers and staff, Jan enjoys horseback riding in the foothills of the Rockies, loving her dogs and cats, traveling, socializing with friends and family (including seven grandchildren:) reading, and following the Denver Broncos.
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So the next time you see Jan thank her for all she does! We are lucky to have her as a part of our local community! On behalf of BVD and RMDS, thank you Jan!  | | Click to visit Singletree |
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George Williams Symposium
RMDS Presents
The Training Scale
A Symposium with George Williams
Feb. 23 & 24, 2013
Tomora Training Center
Greeley, Colorado
Click here to view Flyer
Open to All Riders:
$300 to ride two days
Rider Application Form
Auditing $45/day or $80/weekend ($50/day at door)
Auditor Registration Form
(Special Friday Evening Session for Instructors
$25 or free if auditing/riding the weekend)
BVD Member Benefit: The George Williams Symposium has been designated by BVD as an educational opportunity that BVD members who attend as auditors or riders are eligible to receive a partial fee reimbursement from our BVD educational fund.
BVD member participants may get a 50% reimbursement on their auditor fees. BVD rider participants may get a reimbursement of $40. Member be in attendance to receive the reimbursement from BVD. Please e-mail Beth Geier after the event to request your reimbursement.
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BVD Awards Banquet
YOU ARE INVITED!
PLEASE JOIN US!
January 12, 2013
LET'S CELEBRATE!
Historic Hotel Boulderado
2115 13th Street
Boulder
Time: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Please plan to join us for
Cocktails, Dinner and Presentation of the 2012 BVD Year End Awards!
See old friends and meet someone new while celebrating the many accomplishments of our
BVD community members!
Watch for your invitation
via e-mail coming soon!
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By Julie Barringer-Richers, BVD Awards Chair
Did you know that BVD has an extensive list of awards that are presented each year at our annual banquet and awards ceremony to members of BVD?
Do you know the requirements you and your horse need to meet so that you are eligible for year-end awards?
Are you interested in sponsoring a Special Award or a Horse of the Year Perpetual Trophy for a division that does not yet have one?
The answers to all of these intriguing questions are right here in the following article for your reading enjoyment!
Click here to find out more about BVD Awards
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Please visit our newly updated website via the links built into this newsletter or by clicking
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Stay Connected
 
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USEF Dressage Seat Medal Program
A program for junior riders under the age of 18. Riders compete in designated Dressage Seat Medal Semifinals classes, held at each of the nine annual Great American/USDF Regional Dressage Championships. The top two riders in each division (13 and under, 14 to 18) qualify to advance to the annual USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals, held at a major USEF licensed/USDF recognized dressage competition in the late summer. The top two finishers in each Medal Finals division are named national champion and reserve champion.the year's Dressage Seat Medal Finals.
The finals will be held at Paragon CDI3*-Estes Park, CO August 2013
Click Here to find information resources
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Classified advertising available for individual or business BVD members. Promotional ads for businesses featuring Website and FB links also available.
Please direct advertising inquiries to
Payment must be received in advance of ad placement.
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Member Input
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We welcome your input, suggestions and contributions to include in our newsletter and share with our membership.
For questions regarding membership and/or questions related to the entry of RMDS Sanctioned shows, please direct your inquiries to rmds@rmds.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you!
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