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Dear fellow BVD members,
Summer seems to be flying by quickly. Hope you are all enjoying wonderful rides with your horses, whether at home, or out and about on the trail or at clinics and shows. August will be here before we know it and the BVD So Long to Summer Show. Check below for details on how to sign-up to ride or volunteer. Our next BVD meeting will be Monday, August 12th. Check the August newsletter for the location. Everyone is welcome to attend -- we'd love to have you join us!
Have a great ride,
Sarah
Sarah Barnes
President, Boulder Valley Dressage |
Medicine Horse Program Meets
the RMDS Team Challenge
by Kathy King Johnson, MHP Executive Director
Medicine Horse Program is a 501c3 charity, specializing in equine assisted psychotherapy. Our donated and rescued horses do double duty as therapists and dressage horses, teaching lessons and sometimes going showing. The RMDS team challenge is one of our favorite venues. This year, we brought more riders than ever before, 7 riders, an adult team and a junior team thanks to our collaboration with Flatirons Equestrian Center.
Every year is new and different but equally fun.
The team challenge is a great show to introduce new horses and riders to dressage, to come out at a new level, or just to get together with your friends and have a good time. Prizes are awarded for team spirit, best use of color, and cumulative high scores for the ridden tests. I admit, our Medicine Horse Program team puts our focus on the former, because if we are bringing out new horses, new riders and moving up to higher levels, we don't have much hope for the scores.
 | (L-R) Julie McDermott, Kathy Johnson, Trish Thomas, Gracie Baker, Sarah Berkelhammer,
James Baker, Cassie Young |
So, first and foremost for our team is the outfit, but cost is critical. Medicine Horse Program put the non in non-profit. With so many riders, we didn't want to ask everyone to buy matching anything. Riders could use their own pads, wraps, browbands and we pooled our resources. All they had to supply was the Hawaiian shirt. Aloha! Any Hawaiian shirt would do, as long as it coordinated with their own gear. We went through parents' closets, resale shops, Walmart, garage sales and Amazon. And we looked fabulous, darling, simply fabulous!
I left the detailing to the grooms, so maybe I wouldn't have bedecked Cowboy with quite so many flowers. Maybe, just maybe, the giant orchid in his tail was over the top. But when I'm required to wear the pink flamingo hat to read, you can't go much further over the top anyway.
Yes, yes, perhaps the time may have been better spent schooling dressage. I had one month to get
the Morgan, Cowboy, who has spent the last 5 years trail riding, to second level. He had never been in a show ring before. Santiago and Julie were showing fourth level for the first time. Four of our riders and horses had never been in a real dressage ring, as we practice at home with poles on the ground. That got dicey, when one horse thought the rail was for jumping and another had his flamingos confused with egress, and walked out of the gate mid-test.
But let me re-define success. I figured if we could get 7 riders and umpteen grooms, parents and adoring fans (and Cathy Baker who counts as all three) to meet at 5:45 am and load 7 horses and actually make it to the show, we were already winners! I was so chuffed I was ready to turn around and come home before we had left the driveway.
I think Woody Allen said attendance is 95% of success. So, we were way ahead there. In dressage, staying on is another big indicator of success. The Medicine Horse Team succeeded 100% there. Staying in the arena is yet another, but that boundary got a little fuzzy.
We won the spirit award! Imagine that. All our hard work paid off. Our riders rode very well. The horses were extremely well behaved, no bucking or bolting, and maybe only one shy. We got around our tests, and most importantly horses and riders had a really rewarding first time dressage experience. We met awesome people from the other teams, some in deelie-boppers and glittery stars. We got to see gaited dressage and western dressage and even a western gaited dressage test. Next year we'd love to see an even bigger show, more upper level rides, and maybe even musical freestyles or a quadrille class. Join us and let's have some more fun!
For more information about MHP visit
www.medicinehorse.org
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BVD So Long Summer Show
August 25th (Open for Entries Aug 1st)
Prize List
Sextant Farm Map
Please make sure your coggins test is current.
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Find info about all RMDS, shows, clinics and events via the link below and find prize lists an detailed information in your RMDS Omnibus:
RMDS Calendar
RMDS Show Entry Form
The USEF has implemented the Dressage Rider Tests Program for the 2013 competition year. The Dressage Rider Tests are available for use by riders at Training, First and Second Levels.
USEF statement about the new 2013 Rider Tests
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We invite you to participate, attend and support the many multi-discipline events, clinics and horse shows in the greater equine community. Find 2013 scheduled opportunities via the link below:
2013 Multi-Discipline Show Calendar
Click on the + after the initial calendar entry on any date to view a drop down list of the additional events scheduled for that day.
Further details about discipline specific events listed can be found at the following:
Rock Mountain Dressage Society
Mountain States Eventing Association Colorado Hunter Jumper Association |
Top Reasons to Volunteer this Season
Make new friends! Learn new skills!
Volunteers are eligible to enter win prizes!
You could win the Patti Taylor Memorial BVD Volunteer of the Year Award !
For a description of positions available click here. No experience necessary, we will train you!
Ready to sign-up? e-mail us at bvdrsvp@gmail.com and we'll put a show manager in touch with you!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you!
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BVD Members and Friends,
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.
Be sure to add bvdrsvp@gmail.com to your address book to assure that you will continue to receive our newsletter and other related BVD communications. Feel free to forward this newsletter to friends that you feel may benefit from receiving our newsletter. Non-members may sign up to receive our newsletters via the link in the 'Stay Connected' area on the right of this newsletter, and previous issues may be viewed via the BVD Newsletter Archive link.
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 a great year riding and showing in 2013!
Happy Riding!
BVD Volunteer Board of Directors
Sarah V. Barnes, President
Stephanie Margulis, Vice President
Kathie Hibbard, Secretary
Beth Geier, Treasurer
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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.
Please direct inquiries regarding Boulder Valley Dressage and the BVD
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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Mark your Calendar and please plan to join us!
Monday, August 12th
6:30 PM
Location TBA in
August Newsletter
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USDF INSTUCTOR TRAINER WORKSHOPS
USDF workshops will be held for instructors and trainers at Phantom Hill Farm in Ft. Collins. Applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Auditor space is unlimited. October 12-13, 2013 (Teaching - Training-1st Level) October 14-15, 2013 (Longeing - Training-1st Level) March 15-16, 2014 (Riding - Training-2nd Level) May 3-4, 2014 (Refresher Training-4th Level)
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RMDS NOW SEEKING OFFICER CANDIDATES
RMDS will be electing new officers in November. Please consider participating in a leadership role within our governing organization. No experience is necessary. We are seeking candidates for: President (2 yr term) VP (1 yr term) Secretary (2 yr term) Treasurer (2yr term). Nominations may be made by contacting BVD President Sarah Barnes for more information and/or submitting |
Youth Connection Corner
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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Advertising
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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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? view list
Do you know the requirements you and your horse need to meet so that you are eligible for year-end awards?
learn more
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? find out how
If you have additional questions or would like to sponsor an award, please contact Julie Barringer-Richers, BVD Awards Chairperson via e-mail
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Owner, Horse and Rider must be members prior to the show test / ride for scores to count toward BVD Chapter and RMDS Year end awards and qualifying for RMDS Championships!
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