The Olympics Come to Folsom - Southern Eventing and Dressage ...

IN THIS ISSUE 

� COLUMNS 

what’s up? – 2 

barn dirt – 4 

your horse’s health – 8 

newsworthy – 24 

� EVENTS 

loma fowler clinic – 3 

juniors only show – 6 

calendar, (insert) 

� MEMBERSHIP 

schooling standings – 11 

scholarship report – 14 

volunteer hours – 13 

member report – 18-19 

recognized standings – 20 

meeting minutes – 21 

eventing standings – 22 

event/volunteer forms – 23 

classifieds – 27 

contacts – 28 

membership form, (insert) 

� RESULTS 

fleur de leap – 12 

le bon temps – 16 

� ADVERTISERS 

anne hornbeak – 9 

ree photographics – 12 

tina cope – 13 

facility/trainer directory – 26 

A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR SEDA MEMBERS � NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 

The Olympics Come to Folsom 

It’s not often that Folsom, Louisiana, plays 

host to an event of international scope like 

the Olympics. But one weekend in August saw 

competitors of all ages, from all corners of the 

globe, competing to be the best in the world. 

Or, at least in our local ‘horse world’. 

The first Louisiana Mini-Olympics, 

organized by Elizabeth Cummins and Lacey 

Salinas, was a great success. Participants 

competed in dressage, jumping and an obstacle 

course. Forty-four teams pitted their skills 

against each other and scary obstacles like 

bridges and coats. 

In addition, each team was judged on ‘team 

spirit’; participants – four-legged and twolegged 

– dressed in costume to reflect the 

country they represented and stalls were 

decorated accordingly. Everyone had a great 

time and there were calls all around to host 

another Mini-Olympics next year. 

The final medal count went like this: 

Baby Beginner: Gold – Russian Federation 

(Jamie and Logan Barowka); Silver – USA (Sara 

Jane Lowery, Stevie Lynn Roth, and Amelia 

Hollifield); Bronze – Scotland (Maggie 

McMillian). 

Beginner Advanced: Gold – Bahamas 

(Kerby Rhodes); Silver – Panama (Christine 

Davis, Emily Barbin); Bronze – Monaco 

(Katherine Salinas). 

Novice: Gold – Belgium (Mary Hozenthal, 

Stephanie Pace, Jo Gallion); Silver – Argentina 

(Alex Varisco, Jordan French); Bronze – Cuba 

(Annie Wentzel). 

Intermediate: Gold – Canada (Alex 

Varisco); Silver – France (Joe Gallion, Jen 

Adragna); Bronze – India (Kalie Beckers, 

Sarah Vales, Daphne Zimmer). 

Advanced: Gold – Great Britain (Craig 

Peterson, Elizabeth Cummins, Jen Adragna); 

Silver – Macedonia (Elizabeth Cummins, Jen 

Adragna, Lacey Salinas); Bronze – Finland 

(Lynn Quast, Allison Barca, Maria Cowan). 

More photos from the event inside... � 

SOUTHERN EVENTING & DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION � NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008

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WHAT’S 

UP? 

It’s a Wrap 

By Nicole Landreneau, Off Course Editor 

You really never know what is going to 

transpire from one issue of this newsletter 

to the next. In the past couple of months, we’ve 

all been through a lot. Some good, some not so 

good. We’ll start by mentioning the good. 

As our front page story mentions, the Mini 

Olympics were a huge hit and a lot of fun for all 

involved. I know I certainly enjoyed all the 

festive costumes and decorations on display – 

we have some really creative people out there! 

Everyone seemed to really embrace the spirit of 

the event, too – I really got a chuckle out of the 

comments flying around about Team China 

being ‘under age’. Who says people don’t pay 

attention to the news? 

While a more ‘stately’ event, Le Bon Temps 

had perfect weather and all the competitors 

seemed to have a good time at what turned out 

to be a rather relaxing weekend. For the riders, 

anyway. Laura Freeman did a fantastic job, as 

always ... she 

deserves a break from show management, 

though, so do we have a member(s) willing to 

step in and learn the ropes to run the 2009 

show? Please contact Laura or a Board member. 

Of course, I can’t avoid mentioning the notso-perfect 

weather we dealt with in early 

September...Two of our members share their 

experiences with Gustav on pages 18–19. We 

all have our own stories, I’m sure. Hopefully 

few are as dramatic as what Nancy Burba went 

through with losing her barn roof and other 

assorted damage. Fortunately, it seems most of 

us can claim that we and our loved ones lived to 

tell the tale. I have quite a tale with our 

evacuation to Nashville, but the details would 

fill a small novel – so I’ll just say that it’s a good 

thing I’ve been blessed with a sense of humor! 

The roller coaster ride that was the last half 

of 2008 is quickly wrapping up. There’s still a 

lot going on, though, so make sure to check the 

calendar for the latest events. It’s time to renew 

your membership, too. Remember to do that – 

you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun 

next year! 

Happy reading, happy riding, and Happy 

Holidays, too! (Yes, it’s that time already!) � 

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January/February 2009 issue. Please make sure that your 

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2 | SOUTHERN EVENTING & DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION � NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008

OFFERED BY SEDA 

Loma Fowler 

Clinic 

DECEMBER 5-7, 2008 

Loma Fowler will be at Stirling Farm. Lessons will be $125 for members / $135 for 

non-members for a 45 minute private session and $75 for a 1 hour semi-private session 

(non-members $85). To reserve a lesson with Loma, please send check (payable to 

SEDA) for lesson or lessons with the form below and a copy of your horse’s negative 

Coggins to: Leslie Morris, 238 Papworth Ave., Metairie, LA 70005 

SEDA MEMBERS SHOULD ONLY SIGN UP FOR 2 PRIVATE LESSONS. IF YOU 

WOULD LIKE MORE RIDES IN THE CLINIC, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR SEMI- 

PRIVATE LESSONS. 

This clinic will fill on a first-received basis as per SEDA rules. Opening date is Nov. 1. 

Every effort will be made to group riders and horses according to levels for semi private 

lessons, so indicate on form. Call Leslie at 504-833-7923 if you have any questions. 

Stirling Farm will have stalls available. Indicate if you need a stall…$25 per night and 

$15 per day. Please pay for stall when you arrive. 

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Barn Dirt 

By Judi Dauterive 

I lost my 

Sloughi. “Oh no!” 

I hear you cry, 

“What’s a Sloughi 

and how do you 

find one in the 

first place in order 

to lose it?” A 

Sloughi is a 

Moroccan sight hound and I found Pharo 

in Iowa (close enough!) Being a sight 

hound he required constant supervision – 

as soon as you turned your back, he 

rocketed off with the velocity and range of 

a Cruise missile and was out of sight in a 

heartbeat. They should really be called “out 

of sight hounds”. The first time I lost him, 

I had recently moved to the outskirts of 

Folsom. I got a call from Allison Barca to 

tell me that my dog was at the dressage 

show down the road. Of course, when 

everyone was asking what kind of dog he 

was, she was able to blow them away with 

her knowledge of exotic canine breeds (it 

helped that she had given him his puppy 

shots and instantly recognized him, but 

she wasn’t going to let on). I went to collect 

him and started my involvement with 

LMDCTA (now SEDA). That was 12 years 

ago. 

The next time I lost him, a nearby race 

horse owner called to say he was extremely 

impressed at the speed Pharo displayed 

while chasing his racehorses, but would I 

please come and get him. Another time 

found him parked hopefully outside the 

Global Wildlife – Sloughis are bred to chase 

gazelle, after all. He lived most of his life 

with me on the other end of his leash – for 

his own good! 

Coming home recently, he reluctantly 

greeted me with an expression of such 

profound sadness and regret I realized 

something was badly amiss. Dr Roger 

hastened over and confirmed my suspicion 

of Torsion – a twisted gut. So, you see, this 

time I lost my Sloughi for the final time but 

I know where he is. He’s under a tree in my 

pasture, off his leash at last. 

Jessica San Diego-Brister has taken 

up with a Senator and her husband Travis 

knows all about it! Her mother Laura is 

the one who spilled the beans. Before you 

all become agog with scandalized delight at 

such juicy gossip, let me tell you that 

Clifton Senator is a seven year old 

imported New Zealand warmblood. He 

plans on being Jessica’s new eventing 

partner. At 16.2hh, he’s considerably 

larger than Jessica’s current mount, GF 

Prince Albert and towers over all the 

other ponies in the barn and pastures. His 

bigger ears give her a better aiming point 

towards the fences, so that’s useful. 

Deanna Miles and Craig Thompson 

Staff from the ‘Paint Horse Journal’ recently visited 

Crooked Creek Farm. 

assisted in buying the Senator who has 

been competing in USEA Novice and 

Training events. 

Having lost her beloved Hunter in a 

tragic accident, Kittye Rouse has acquired 

a Dutch Warmblood cross called Oberon. 

He is a grey two and a half year old gelding 

who will find his own place in Kittye’s 

heart while keeping company with her 

other horse, Exeter. 

Here’s me thinking there’s a recession 

and there’s Watson Copeland also 

finding himself with a new horse. His 

show name is Durufle (after the French 

organist/composer), but Watson just calls 

him Huck. He is a flea bitten grey TB 

gelding that has evented successfully and is 

schooling second level dressage. So far 

Watson has ridden in clinics with Leif 

Sorensen, David O’Connor, Sally 

O’Connor and plans on auditing Karen 

O’Connor. Hurry up and come to a show 

– I can’t wait to hear Andy trying to 

pronounce ‘Durufle’. 

Maybe Watson will sign up for the one 

day clinic offered by Jimmy Wofford, 

event rider and international coach. It’ll 

take place at Hunter’s Bluff on December 

16, following the USEA convention. The 

clinic is open to riders of all levels, but 

space is limited. Contact Joan Bergmann 

for more info (985) 373 8818. 

And still more new horses! Mollie and 

Jamie Phelps are the proud owners of 

Los Angeles, HilCat Farm’s award 

winning yearling. Angel was first in his 

class at the Danish inspections at Oak Hill 

on September 28th and by the 30th he was 

tucked up in bed at Crooked Creek 

Farm. He will be Mollie’s future dressage 

horse and Jamie’s future show jumper. 

It’s all go at Crooked Creek. The 

American Paint Horse Journal is 

spotlighting Louisiana in its spring issue 

and chose to shine said light on Crooked 

Creek Farm. Joannie Cooper and AF 

Johnnyonthespot have just received 

their APHA dressage PAC award. They are 

currently 3rd in the nation in dressage. 

Who knew Paints could do it all? Joannie 

and Johnny performed a beautiful 

freestyle for the Paint Journal peeps in 

CCF’s very impressive new dressage arena 

to the stirring warblings of Neil Diamond’s 

“Coming to America”. If that isn’t cover 

material, I don’t know what is! Joannie 

also bent their ears a little about adding 

dressage to the American Paint Horse 

World Show. Hopefully they’ll listen. 

Also buying Danish is Deb Epperson. 

She acquired the broodmare Lollipops 

and Roses (DH – approved in Danish 

mare book) as a replacement for La-Mour. 

La-Mour will have a final date in the spring 

with Oak Hill’s newly approved stallion, 


Joannie Cooper and AF Johnnyonthespot recently 

received their APHA dressage PAC award. 

Highlight. Hopefully at 23, she’ll be up for 

one more time around before passing the 

reins of motherhood to L & R. 

Corinne Titus’ daughter, Cammy 

Serafin is a new member of Highlands 4-H 

Club and has entered her first competition 

at the Saint Tammany Fair. Cammy won 

two first place ribbons for photography, 

and three first place ribbons for her 

bracelets in the categories of jewelry, 

beaded jewelry and string art. Cammy has 

been selling her bracelets since August and 

is now advertising them as “Award 

Winning”. 

Another Highlands 4-H member, Alex 

Varisco has two new goats. Beebop is a 

Nubian X Boer and Buttercup is an 

American purebred Boer. Of course this 

doesn’t mean she’s giving up the horses, 

just adding to the feed bill. Goats are easy 

though, they’ll eat anything – horse’s tails, 

laundry, you name it. 

While I’m bleating on about Highlands 

4-H, I would just like to add that they are 

seeking donations. If anyone has any old 

jump standards, poles, cups, flower boxes 

etc. that can be reconditioned, Highlands 4- 

H would like to repair them. They would 

then go to St Tammany 4-H. The goal is to 

collect and recondition enough jumps to 

create a decent course for the parish shows. 

Any and all assistance would be 

appreciated. It’s tax deductible too; just 

contact Kelley Varisco for details. 

Also “Award Winning” is our fabulous 

newsletter. For the third year in a row Off 

Course won the USDF GMO award for the 

best newsletter layout and design. This year 

our membership increased, so we were 

running with the big dogs in the group 

with memberships of 175-499! Our 

threepeat may just have something to do 

with our esteemed editor, Nicole 

Landreneau – double her pay! 

Camille Coleman is yet another award 

winning member. Camille and her horse, 

Bally Bay went to Texas in the middle of 

July and got the scores needed for her 

USDF Bronze Medal. It was a terrific way to 

end the summer vacation and now Camille 

is neck deep in college classes and Bally is 

up to his in grass. 

Casino staffer, Vickie Schiefelbein has 

done some doubling down of her own. 

Crooked Creek Farm’s new acquisition, Los Angeles. 

Twins! They’re due in the spring and Vickie 

and husband Jim are just over the moon. 

Vickie’s mom is already up to her ears 

making baby blankets, and is just itching to 

shop for everything infant. Vickie has 

understandably put her riding on hiatus for 

the time being. She’ll find out soon 

whether or not they’re identical twins and 

what flavor they’ll be. 

Heather Blitz was recently spotted at 

Oak Hill Ranch, doing a quick stint riding 

their horses for the Danish inspectors. 

Heather is much in demand with clinics 

and symposia around the world and was 

recently in England where she held a three 

day clinic with mentor and coach, Mary 

Wanless. Currently based in Denmark at 

Ove Mortensen’s barn, Heather appears 

to be building momentum on the 

international circuit with Otto, his 12 year 

old Danish gelding by Rambo. Heather 

and Otto finished third in the Grand Prix at 

the Morndorf CDI show in Luxembourg, 

beating Isabell Werth aboard Warum 

Nicht – only the current Olympic gold 

medallist! Oh yes! I wonder if Heather has 

a “I just beat Isabell” dance. I’m sure we all 

do, it’s just that most of us will never get a 

chance to use it. A fifth place in the GP 

Special secured an invitation for Heather 

and Otto (currently ranked 68th in the 

world) to compete at the Stuttgart CDI in 

November. 

The LASPCA is looking for donations to 

help with the upkeep of around 30 horses 

seized in a cruelty case last year. You can 

make a donation to the LASPCA earmarked 

for the horses. They may also be looking for 

suitable homes for some of these horses, so 

if your feed bill isn’t high enough and 

there’s room in your heart for another 

tenant or two, give them a call. 

Last but definitely not least – a giant 

thank you to Laura Freeman for all her 

work on Le Bon Temps. There were loads 

of great giveaways and prizes thanks to 

generous sponsors and donors. A happy, 

relaxed atmosphere pervaded the show 

grounds, helped by the gorgeous weather. 

Carmen Hall did an excellent job as 

volunteer coordinator, keeping all 

necessary positions filled. Volunteers are an 

integral part of a successful show, and all 

the competitors are grateful that you give 

your time. 

As the hoof pick of chance probes 

around the frog of fate while the leaky 

Koppertox bottle of chaos makes you 

realize why it ain’t easy being green, I shall 

leave you to ponder life’s greater mysteries 

until the next riveting episode, when all 

will be revealed. 

Send me the dirt. 

ponyparade@hotmail.com � 


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Eligibility: Rider must be a Junior or Young Rider (less than 21 years old) 

Attire: Casual and tidy with hard-soled shoes. Helmet required when mounted. 

Schooling: Available Friday & Saturday. 

Socials:Friday night schooling get-together in the pavilion. Saturday potluck 

lunch in the pavilion – all SEDA members invited 

Demos (lunch break): Driven dressage demo by Dr. Karen Wolfsheimer 

Grand Prix Level demo by Anne Hornbeak 

Stabling: Overnight $30 / Day stall $15 / Shavings $7/bag 

Class Fees: $20/class • Quadrille = $40/team • Lead Line = $10 

Equitation Classes = $15 

Awards: Award and ribbons 1st through 4th place, plus Champion and Reserve 

for Intro through First Level 

Special Awards 

High Score Pony – highest scoring rider on a pony 

High Score Connemara – highest scoring rider on a Connemara 

My Fair Lady Award – highest scoring rider on a mare 

High Score Welsh – highest scoring rider on a Welsh 

Oldest horse or Pony Award (lead-line does not count) 

Poise Under Pressure Award – competitor demonstrating poise & sportsmanship 

under adverse circumstances 

Horse of a different color – rider on a non-solid-colored horse (App, Paint, etc) 

High Score Prix Caprilli – highest scoring rider in Prix Caprilli 

SEDA Juniors Schooling Dressage Show Entry Form 

SHOW NAME OF HORSE ____________________________________________________________ 

BREED ________________________________________________________________________ 

RIDER ________________________________________________________________________ 

AGE __________ PHONE __________________________ E-MAIL ______________________ 

CLASS# CLASS DESCRIPTION CLASS FEES 

TOTAL FEES ________________ 

OWNER’S NAME__________________________________________________________________ 

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this event from any claim of right for damages, which may occur to me or my horse. I also assume and 

accept full responsibility for any damage done by me or my horse. 

WARNING: Under Louisiana Law, an equine activity sponsor or equine professional is not liable for an injury or 

death of a participant in equine activities resulting from inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to R.S. 

9.2795.1 

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Owner/Exhibitor (parent or guardian if under 18) Owner/Exhibitor (parent or guardian if under 18) 

CHARGES 

OVERNIGHT STALL FEE ($30) ____________ 

DAY STALL FEE ($15) ____________ 

ENTRY FEES ____________ 

SHAVINGS @ $7/BAG ____________ 

TOTAL DUE ____________ 

S E D A S P O N S O R E D 

Juniors Schooling 

Dressage Show 

November 22-23 • Amen Corner 

Entries must be received by 

November 17, 2008. Mail entries (with 

checks payable to SEDA) to: 

Paula Gregory 

1384 Rue Bayonne 

Mandeville, LA 70471 

Class List 

1. Intro test 1 – standard USDF walk/trot test 

2. Intro test 2 – standard USDF walk/trot test 

3. Training Test 1 – standard USEF walk/trot/canter 

5. Training Test 3 – standard USEF walk/trot/canter 

6. Training Test 4- – standard USEF walk/trot/canter 

7. First Level Test 1 – standard USEF test 

8. Prix Caprilli Intro 1 – low X-poles; walk/trot 

9. Prix Caprilli Intro 2 – fences 2 feet walk/trot 

10. Prix Caprilli Training Level 

11. Prix Caprilli 

Equitation Section – these are group classes. Riders will be asked to 

perform at the level of their dressage test, with that level’s gaits. The rider’s 

position and seat will be judged along with the correct use and effectiveness 

of the aids. The rider’s position will be judged as it relates to the horse’s 

balance. 

12. Dressage Equitation – age 9 and under (judging rider’s position 

& effectiveness) 

A. Intro Level (walk/trot) 

B. Training Level (walk trot/canter) 



A. Intro Level (walk/trot) 

B.Training Level (walk/trot/canter) 



A. Training Level (walk/trot/canter) 

B. First Level (walk/trot/canter) 

15. Quadrille Intro 1– group ride to music 

16. Pas de deux (any level) – two horses ridden to music 

17. Musical Freestyle – any level; indicate which test will be ridden to music 

18. Lead-Line – riders less than 8 years old 

19. Tack Room Competition – teams stabled together can decorate stall 

areas/tack rooms; judged on set-up, cleanliness and originality 

(request stabling together) 

19. Games Class 

A. Golf ball & spoon race 

B. Dollar bill race – horse ridden bareback with dollar under rider 

20. WRITE IN a class 

Ride times will be posted on the SEDA web site (www.sedariders.org) 

Every entry is included 

in a raffle for prizes! 

Entries must be received by November 17, 2008. Mail entries (with checks 

payable to SEDA) to: Paula Gregory, 1384 Rue Bayonne, Mandeville, LA 70471 

Questions? Contact Paula Gregory at (985) 778-9221 or e-mail 

connemara_dressage@hotmail.com 


OLYMPIC GLORY 

Highlights from the Louisiana Mini Olympics 

MINI OLYMPICS 


Horse 

Laughs 

If horses were in high school, 

what ‘group’ would they be in? 

Quarter Horses: Definitely ‘jocks’. 

Strutting around, flexing those 

muscles, showing off their butts... 

Not real bright, but they get ahead 

since they’re responsible for all the 

trophies in the glass case. 

Thoroughbreds: ‘Preppies’. They are 

athletes, not ‘jocks’. Monogrammed 

blankets, leather halters, Nike® 

eventer shoes, and the latest 

custom trailer and tack. 

Connemaras: Gorgeous with sultry 

eyelashes, beautiful curves and 

devil-may-care attitudes. NOT into 

studying or anything to do with 

geometry. Great fun to be around, 

and the world’s best pranksters. Can 

usually be found in the nearest pub, 

entertaining the masses. 

Appaloosas: Could only be the 

stoners. They eat dried up maple 

leaves then watch their spots move. 

Arabians: Let’s get this party going! 

Enough sitting around waiting for 

someone else to make it happen! 

GOOOOOO TEAM! 

Shetlands: Frightening, any-colorof-the 

rainbow spiky hairdos, snotty 

attitudes...gotta be the ‘punks’. 

Some even sport tattoos. 

Freisians: Big, buff, and always in 

black, they are the biker clique. 

Dangerous glint in the eyes, daring 

anyone to cross their path. Always 

good looking. 

Morgans: Totally the teachers’ pets! 

On the yearbook committee, the 

prom committee, you name it. 

Drafts: No real clique, they’re just 

the big guys who sit in the back of 

the room and pass gass a lot (and 

then laugh). 

Akhal Teke: Foreign exchange 

students. And no one can spell their 

names, either. 

Hackney Ponies: A breed this 

manic would have to be band 

geeks; marching along with their 

knees and heads held high. 

Warmbloods: The school staff and 

faculty. Looking down their noses 

with righteous indignation and 

disgust, secretly wishing they were 

having half as much fun. 

YOUR HORSE’S HEALTH 

The Older Horse: Special Care 

and Nutrition 

From American Association of Equine Practitioners, www.aaep.org 

Due to improvements in nutrition, 

management and health care, horses 

are living longer, more useful lives. It's not 

uncommon to find horses and ponies living 

well into their 20's and even 30's. While 

genetics play a determining role in longevity, 

you too, can have an impact. By providing 

proper care and nutrition, you can help 

make your horse's golden years happier and 

more productive. 

The Aging Process 

Time does take its toll on many body 

systems. The horse's digestive tract isn't as 

efficient as it once was. Bones and joints are 

less resilient. Elderly horses may feel the 

aches and pains of arthritis. The immune 

system is less reliable, making older horses 

more susceptible to illness and slower to 

recover from both disease and injury. 

Parasite infestations also take a heavy toll. 

Aged horses are more prone to respiratory, 

eye and dental problems. Elderly animals are 

also less able to cope with environmental 

stresses, such as wind, wet and cold. 

Additionally, hormonal changes may affect 

overall body condition, hair growth, appetite 

and energy levels. But while some signs of 

decline may be directly related to the aging 

process, others may have an underlying 

medical problem, so be sure to consult with 

your veterinarian. 

Special Nutritional Needs 

While every facet of horse health care is 

important, proper nutrition is vital. As 

horses age, their digestive systems become 

less efficient. Hormonal and metabolic 

changes affect or interfere with their ability 

to digest, absorb and utilize essential 

nutrients in their feed, especially protein, 

phosphorus and fiber. For these reasons, 

many older horses benefit from complete 

rations with built-in roughage that are 

specially formulated to compensate for 

changes in their digestive physiology. 

When selecting feeds, evaluate your 

choices by the following criteria. The senior 

diet should be: 

• Highly palatable 

• Easy to chew and swallow 

• Clean and dust-free to prevent or lessen 

the impact of allergies or lung disease 

• Provide 12-16% protein 

• Contain enough high-quality fiber to aid 

digestion 

• Provide essential minerals, including 

calcium and phosphorus in the proper 

ratio 

• Include all essential vitamins, especially 

vitamin C and B-complex vitamins 

• Provide enough readily available energy 

to maintain proper body condition 

• Include adequate, palatable fat from a 

vegetable source to promote healthy skin 

and hair, aid digestion and boost energy 

intake 

Dental Care 

A horse that can chew its feed properly 

will waste less of it, get more nutrient value 

from it and be less likely to choke or colic. 

Have your veterinarian examine and float 

(file) your horse’s teeth at least once a year — 

twice annually if the horse is over 20. This 

will keep his nipping and grinding surfaces 

in good working order. It also gives the 

veterinarian a chance to troubleshoot for 

broken or lost teeth, and check for tongue, 

gum or other problems. 

8 | SOUTHERN EVENTING & DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION � NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 

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Our Sympathy 

SEDA extends its 

condolences to the 

following for the loss of 

their horses: Dr. Allison 

Barca for Lexa; Francie 

Stirling for Levita; Jessica 

and Rachel Fenner for 

Scarlett; and Kittye Rouse 

for Hunter (pictured 

above). Our sympathy is 

also extended to Judi 

Dauterive for the loss 

of her Sloughi dog and to 

Marie Cobb for the loss 

of her dog, Marley. 

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The Older Horse...continued from page 8 

A Total Management Plan 

You may think that turning your old 

timer out to pasture is the kindest form of 

retirement. But horses are individuals. Some 

enjoy being idle; others prefer to be a part of 

the action. 

Whatever you do, don’t abandon the 

horse. Proper nutrition, care and exercise 

will help the animal thrive. Develop a total 

management plan for your senior citizen. 

Keep in mind the following guidelines: 

Provide a safe, comfortable environment, 

free of hazards and with adequate shelter 

from wind, rain, snow, sun and biting 

insects. 

Arrange for routine dental care to keep 

the teeth and mouth in good working order; 

at least once per year is recommended. 

Observe your horse on a regular basis. 

Watch for changes in body condition, 

behavior and attitude. Address problems, 

even seemingly minor ones, right away. 

Feed a high-quality diet. Avoid dusty and 

moldy feeds. 

Feed your older horse away from 

younger, more aggressive ones so it won't 

have to compete for feed. 

For troubled chewers, wet the feed to 

soften it or add enough water to make a 

"slurry," a thick, soup-like ration that the 

horse can drink. Many horses that have 

trouble keeping on weight can be fed a bran 

mash that may assist them in digesting the 

forage component of their diet. 

Feed at more frequent intervals so as not 

to upset the digestive system; 2-3 times daily 

is best. 

Provide plenty of fresh, clean, tepid water. 

Excessively cold water reduces consumption 

which can lead to colic and other problems. 

Adjust and balance rations to maintain 

proper body conditions. A good rule of 

thumb is to be able to feel the ribs but not see 

them. 

Provide adequate, appropriate exercise to 

maintain muscle tone, flexibility and 

mobility. 

Be vigilant in controlling pests and 

parasites. Deworm at regular intervals 

(consult your veterinarian to establish a 

schedule). 

Manage pastures and facilities to reduce 

infestations. 

Provide regular hoof care. Your farrier 

should trim or shoe the horse whether or not 

you ride to maintain proper hoof shape and 

movement. This will help prevent lameness 

and injuries. 

Groom your horse frequently to promote 

circulation and skin health. 

Be aware that older horses are prone to 

tumors. Look for any unusual lumps or 

growths from head to tail as well as beneath 

the tail (especially on gray horses). 

Provide adequate ventilation in barns. 

Keep pastures mown and weed-free to reduce 

allergens. Reduce dust in paddocks as much 

as possible to prevent respiratory distress. 

Schedule routine checkups with your 

veterinarian. Call immediately if you suspect 

a problem. 

Health Care Partnership 

While there is much you can do to keep 

your older horse healthy and spry, some 

conditions associated with aging require 

medical intervention. Your equine 

practitioner can identify and treat such 

things as tumors, hormone imbalances, renal 

disease, Cushing's syndrome, arthritis, 

reproductive problems and other maladies. 

Remember too, that older horses are at 

greater risk of developing laminitis 

(founder), so proper nutrition is essential. 

Schedule regular check-ups and keep a 

good line of communication open with your 

veterinarian. A quick response to ailments, 

injuries or a decline in fitness can keep your 

older horse from having a serious or 

prolonged setback. That means less worry for 

you and a better quality of life for your old 

friend. 

For more information, contact your 

veterinarian. � 


Schooling Dressage Standings 

As of 08/18/08 

RIDER HORSE TESTS/JUDGES SCORE 

PRIX CAPRILLI INTRO LEVEL - JR/YR 

Sarah Vales Ginger Snap 1/1 64.500 

Jordan French Bobby Sox 2/2 61.250 

Shelby Rome H’ai Wish 1/1 61.000 

INTRO LEVEL - JR/YR 

Margaret Shepard Ginger Snap 2/1 68.000 

Alexa Watson Chill the Bubbly 4/2 62.500 

Dylan Pellegrin Angel 2/1 59.250 

Shelby Rome 

INTRO LEVEL - AA 

Derby Day Diva 1/1 56.000 

Carmen Hall Bravo 1/1 73.800 

Jamie Barowka Angel 4/2 68.000 

Rebecca Doleac Bella Octavia 4/3 67.750 

Julie Kilduff Camelot 3/2 64.500 

Rebecca Doleac Riverwind 2/2 62.000 

Gloria Bush Wenteltavia 2/1 56.500 

Michelle Crowley 

INTRO LEVEL - O 

Indian Dancer 2/1 56.250 

Joan Bergmann Gemini 2/1 71.040 

PRIX CAPRILLI TRAINING LEVEL - JR/YR 

Jessica Fenner Kodak Moment 1/1 72.000 

Daphne Zimmer Nilla Wafer 1/1 71.200 

Alex Varisco Appy Go Lucky 3/3 67.200 

Kalie Beckers Red Hot Investment 2/2 67.000 

Jennifer Adragna Pictures of Lily 1/1 64.000 

Alexis Laguna Hershey 1/1 55.600 

TRAINING LEVEL - JR/YR 


Cherry Ann Muscat Made Ya Look 1/1 69.200 

Marguerite Matherne Hades 6/2 65.870 


Grace Bellone Lexa 2/2 60.835 

Claire Draper Black Tie Affair 3/2 60.714 

Amanda Kilduff Sunny 4/3 58.990 

Jordan French Angel 1/1 56.071 

Alice Shepard Cream Puff 2/2 53.036 

TRAINING LEVEL - AA 

Pauline Appleby Without a Trace 2/1 66.800 

Joanie Cooper AF Johnny on the Spot 4/2 65.233 

Cathy Shepard Walter 2/2 64.800 

Carmen Hall Bravo 2/1 63.400 

Ann Marie Lane Watch Me Go 2/2 63.106 

Allison Caponetto Chocolate Puddin' 1/1 62.608 

Ann Marie Lane Sir Basil 2/2 62.244 


Allison Caponetto Tiramisu 2/2 60.613 

Joanna Leake Without Comparison 2/1 59.400 

Paula Gregory Pied Piper 2/2 59.348 

Mollie Phelps CCF Trey 6/3 59.247 

Constance Henry Riverwind 4/3 57.920 

Judy Travelbee Tempest 2/1 54.892 

Rebecca Doleac 

TRAINING LEVEL - O 

Butter Cream 1/1 53.043 

Anne Hornbeak Graffen Lieber 2/2 71.400 

Nancy Burba Lord Loxley 4/2 64.679 

Nancy Burba Dieder K 2/1 62.504 

Nancy Burba Rowan 4/3 62.143 

RIDER 

FIRST LEVEL - JR/YR 

HORSE TESTS/JUDGES SCORE 


Maggie Glynn Bacchus 2/2 65.389 

Alisia Moore Angel 1/1 61.000 

Marguerite Matherne Hades 2/1 60.444 

Cameron Dauterive 

FIRST LEVEL - AA 

GF Windchime 4/3 56.833 

Nicole Landreneau Shalom 1/1 69.444 

Allison Barca Risqué 1/1 67.632 

Louise White Cayenne 2/1 67.237 

Elaine Mendel-John Triple S Blackwood Image 5/3 65.277 

Rhiannon Kincaid User Friendly 2/2 61.352 

Victoria Schiefelbein Hollywood 

FIRST LEVEL - O 

2/1 58.101 

Anne Hornbeak Cold Snap 4/3 66.992 

Ashley Dell Desert Scarlet 4/2 58.555 

Chris Schlect Boot Scootin' Boogie 1/1 54.000 

SECOND LEVEL - JR/YR 

Camille Coleman 

SECOND LEVEL - AA 

Bally Bay 4/2 63.829 

Elaine Harmon Tactician 1/1 63.810 

Laura Freeman Laoma 3/2 63.023 

Rhiannon Kincaid 

SECOND LEVEL - O 

User Friendly 1/1 55.263 

Elizabeth Cummins 

THIRD LEVEL - AA 

Appy Go Lucky 1/1 56.052 

Elaine Harmon 

THIRD LEVEL - O 

Tactician 1/1 62.051 

Nancy Burba 

INTERMEDIARE - AA 

Checkers 1/1 63.256 

Gerlinde Beckers Oliver Twist 1/1 61.220 

Allison Barca 

INTERMEDIARE - O 

Roux 1/1 63.750 

Anne Hornbeak M. Ruberth 1/1 69.000 

PRIX ST GEORGES - AA 

Bonnie Ferrell Dancon 1/1 66.250 

USEA BEGINNER NOVICE - JR 

Daphne Zimmer Nilla Wafer 2/1 71.289 



Sarah Vales Ginger Snap 1/1 60.000 

Alexis Laguna Hershey 4/2 59.474 

Jordan French Bobby Sox 2/2 58.684 

Kendell Richter Bon Temps Rouler 2/1 54.579 

Shelby Rome Derby Day Diva 3/2 54.500 

USEA BEGINNER NOVICE - AA 


Mark Beckers Traveler 3/2 62.789 

Jennifer Adragna Pictures of Lily 1/1 61.578 

Rebecca Doleac Butter Cream 3/2 60.526 

USEA BEGINNER NOVICE - O 

Joan Bergmann 

USEA NOVICE - JR 

Tchoupitoulas 3/2 60.526 

Jessica Fenner 

USEA NOVICE - O 

Kodak Moment 2/1 69.211 

Michelle Bergeron 

USEA TRAINING - SR 

Imaten 3/2 64.869 

Michelle Bergeron Imaten 1/1 68.800 

Elizabeth Cummins Appy Go Lucky 3/3 66.500 

Craig Peterson The Countryman 6/3 65.000 

☞ SEDA Schooling 

Dressage Award Chair: 

Vickie Schiefelbein 

11504 Old Fort Bayou Road 

Vancleave, MS 39565 

228-806-5917 

Vfn03@bellsouth.net 

☞ Volunteer Hours Chair: 

Janel Martin 

P.O. Box 250 

Folsom, LA 70437 

How do members 

participate in the SEDA 

Awards Program? 

B Make copies of the 

front of your recognized 

dressage test results 

making sure score, date, 

and judge’s name is 

legible. 

C Mail copies to Vickie 

no later than 14 days 

after the last day of the 

weekend on which the 

show in question was 

held. Include a valid 

e-mail address. 

D Check your standings 

and volunteer hours on 

the web site and with 

each issue and report 

any discrepancies to 

the appropriate chair. 



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September Fleur de Leap Results 

HORSE RIDER SCORE 

PRELIMINARY 

Alleyoop 

TRAINING 

Elizabeth Cummins 47.30% 

The Countryman 

NOVICE 

Craig Peterson Rain 

Ego Trip Melissa Mysing 34.50% 

Nilla Wafer Daphne Zimmer 37.50% 

Romeo 

BEGINNER NOVICE JR 

Janet Shea withdraw 

Appy Go Lucky Alex Varisco 36.30% 

Maggie 

BEGINNER NOVICE SR 

Michaela Corb Eliminated 

Butter Cream RebeccaDoleac 35.80% 

Degen Allison Caponetto 36.80% 

Bella Octavia Rebecca Doleac 40.80% 

Pictures of Lilly 

TADPOLE 

Jennifer Adragna withdraw 

Red Hot Investment Kalie Beckers 34.70% 

Loretta Emma Sullivan 39.50% 

Tiny Dancer Joan Bergmann 43.09% 

Tchopitoulas 

AMOEBA JR - GROUP 1 

Joan Bergmann 43.70% 

Chocolate Éclair Brooke Quast 39.50% 

Bobby Sox Stevie Lynn Roth 51.66% 

Cream Puff Alice Shepard 98.31% 

Hanky Panky Eva Plemb 103.85% 

HORSE RIDER SCORE 

AMOEBA JR - GROUP 1, continued 

Angel Marlies Carter 136.84% 

Doc 


Simone Page 120.08% 

Bobby Sox Katherine Salinas 41.00% 

Whistlin Dixie Megan Cato 42.00% 

Chocolate Éclair Claudia Hemb 44.00% 

The Muffin Man Margaret Shepard 47.34% 

AMOEBA JR - GROUP 2, continued 

Tiramisu Sara Elliott 51.78% 

Nilla Waffer 


Izzy Hemb 54.48% 

GF Windchime Cameron Dauterive 36.00% 

Frenchie Alex Varisco 43.50% 

Cream Puff Natalie Pethke 46.19% 

Rex Alex Varisco 48.00% 

Morning Glory Rebecca Rhode 100.85% 

DRESSAGE TEST ONLY - INTRODUCTORY TEST A 

Gemini Joan Bergmann 59.50% 

DRESSAGE TEST ONLY - INTRODUCTORY TEST B 

Gemini Joan Bergmann 59.50% 

DRESSAGE TEST ONLY - TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 

PK Mystic Stardust Kalie Beckers 58.70% 

DRESSAGE TEST ONLY - TRAINING LEVEL TEST 2 

PK Mystic Stardust Kalie Beckers 58.50% 


Volunteer Hours 

As of 10/13/08 

NAME # OF HOURS 

Jen Adragna 2 

Pauline Appleby 4 

David Banister * 

Allison Barca 4 

Logan Barowka ** 

Emma Beckers 2** 

Gerlinde Beckers 4 

Kalie Beckers 8** 

Mark Beckers 4 

Grace Bellone ** 

Joan Bergmann 1 

Nancy Burba 16 

Jennifer Burts 4 

Nobie Cannon ** 

Allison Caponetto 3 

Kathryn Chabaud ** 

Terri Chabaud 8* 

Victoria Chabaud 6** 

Betty Connerly 16 

Leslie Coe ** 

Camille Coleman ** 

Lena Coleman ** 

Kimberly Conklin ** 

Maria Cowan * 

Elizabeth Cummins * 

Alexandra Daray ** 

Cameron Dauterive ** 

Judi Dauterive * 

Tiffany Davis 2 

Rebecca Doleac 1 

Claire Draper 4** 

Amy Dugas ** 

Megan Dugas ** 

Carla Dupuis 2 

Mary Alice Edwards 4 

Emily Embree 4** 

Deborah Epperson 4 

Jessica Fenner ** 

Bonnie Ferrell 8 


Demi Francois ** 

Sunny Francois 4 

Catherine Frazier ** 

Laura Freeman 12* 

Jordan French 4** 

Maggie Glynn ** 

Paula Gregory 6* 

Carmen Hall 20 

Elaine Harmon 4* 

Lisa Head 7 

Barbara Hoopes 4 

Anne Hornbeak 4 

Caity Howell ** 

Ashleigh Humphrey ** 

Anne Husted 16 

Linda Katz 4 

Amanda Kilduff ** 

Katherine Kilcreas ** 

Rhiannon Kincaid 2 

Susanne Knudsen 4 

Stacy Koch 6 

Alexis Laguna ** 

Nicole Landreneau * 

David Leake 2 

Jennifer Lewis 3 

Kim MacGregor 5.5 

Allison Maestri 8 

Janel Martin * 

Marguerite Matherne ** 

Sandra Mann 6 

Ann Mayer 4 

Cecilia McAlear ** 

Elaine Mendel-John 8 

Leslie Morris 1* 

Corinne Morrison 6 

Alisia Moore ** 

Cherry Ann Muscat ** 

Dylan Pellegrin ** 

Nancy Penny 6 


Craig Peterson 4.5 

Greta Peterson 11 

Carol Petranek 4 

Jamie Phelps ** 

Emily Pizarro ** 

Brooke Quast ** 

Lynn Quast * 

Christy Rawls 19 

Margaret Rice * 

Sally Richards * 

Kendell Richter ** 

Jacob Roberts ** 

Shelby Rome 4** 

Sandy Russell 4 

Katie Ryan ** 

Katherine Salinas ** 

Victoria Schiefelbein * 

Chris Schlecht 4 

Mary Schrantz 9.5 

Brooke Seifert 20 

Alice Shepard ** 

Margaret Shepard ** 

Julie Stagg 5 

Laura Steffee 6 

Lori Summers 4 

Corinne Titus 4.5 

Sarah Vales 4** 

Alex Varisco ** 

Kelley Varisco 16* 

Jodi Wadrip 10 

Brenda Walters 12 

Alexa Watson ** 

Clair Williams ** 

Luci Winsberg ** 

Kathryn Wise ** 

Sophia Wijnbergen-Lusthuis 2 

Daphne Zimmer ** 

All SEDA members over the age of 18 are required to complete 4 volunteer hours, or submit a $25 fee, to be eligible for year-end awards. See 2008 Awards Program rules for complete details. 

*SEDA board members and/or chairpersons are not required to complete additional volunteer hours to be eligible for year-end awards. 

**Riders under the age of 18 are highly encouraged, but not required, to complete volunteer hours. 

Dressage Training and Instruction 

with Tina Cope at Oak Hill Ranch 

Ship-ins are welcome • School Master available 

Upper Level Trakehner gelding available for 

1/2 Lease • Appaloosa gelding for lease with 

option to buy; Second Level Prospect 

Contact Tina Cope @ 985.839.0036 

2008 USEA 

Annual Meeting 

& Convention 

December 11-14 

New Orleans 

The 2008 Meeting and 

Convention is sure to be 

one of the best yet. You 

definitely won’t want to 

miss the annual Awards 

Luncheon, sponsored by 

Maui Jim Sunglasses, with 

Master of Ceremonies, 

Jimmy Wofford or the 

presentation by Lucinda 

Green, this year’s keynote 

speaker. 

And our own Gina Miles, 

silver medalist from the 

2008 Olympic Games – 

as well as the entire US 

Olympic Eventing Team 

– will be there to sign 

autographs. You’ll also 

get to participate in open 

forums and committee 

meetings. And you don’t 

want to miss the exciting 

education seminars and 

panels being featured the 

convention! 

For more information 

and to register, visit 

www.useventing.com. 


SCHOLARSHIP REPORT 

SEDA Adult Scholarship 

Yields Positive Results 

By Nicole Landreneau 

Let me begin by saying ‘thank you’ to 

SEDA for offering this scholarship 

opportunity to its members. I consider 

myself very fortunate to have been chosen 

as a recipient, and I was very eager to put it 

to good use! 

I chose to use my scholarship to attend 

the Loma Fowler clinic in September. 

Admittedly, I was rather nervous. My 

previous clinic experience left me feeling 

hopelessly unqualified to ride a horse, much 

less attempt to master anything dressage, so 

I was rather apprehensive. Having observed 

other Loma Fowler clinics offered by SEDA, 

I knew this experience would be different, 

but that did little to calm the butterflies. (It’s 

that whole lack of confidence thing I 

perpetually struggle with, I suppose.) 

The first few minutes in the arena were 

rather humorous. It had been ages since my 

horse, Shalom, had been in a covered arena, 

and he’d never encountered mirrors before, 

so I really wasn’t sure what his reaction 

would be: he’d be either ‘ho-hum’ or ‘totally 

terrified’. Fortunately, it was somewhere in 

between. Once he grew accustomed to the 

layout of the arena at Stirling, and the fact 

that people were sitting ‘above’ him, I 

introduced him to the mirrors. He was 

fascinated and had to repeatedly snuffle 

noses with that handsome horse he couldn’t 

quite reach. At that point, it was time to get 

down to business. 

Our first ride was a private session with 

Loma, and I found her both kind and 

patient. She asked about our history, some 

of our issues and some of our goals. My 

trainer, Leslie Morris, was there, too, so she 

could fill Loma in on some of the problem 

areas we’ve been trying to address at home. 

After watching us trot around for a few 

minutes, the first thing Loma wanted us to 

‘fix’ was my leg position. I needed more 

‘weight’ in my knees – this is something I’ve 

always struggled with, as, during the course 

of a ride, my knees slowly creep up toward 

my lap. Next, I needed to relax my shoulders 

and put more weight in my elbows, but 

leave the forearm supple and relaxed. This 

allows for more steady but ‘moveable’ 

contact with the horse. Essentially, you 

shouldn’t be locking your arms and holding 

the horse in frame, but you want to 

maintain a steady contact to offer support 

and correction when necessary. 

Of course, using your core is key to 

control and moving correctly with the 

horse; and using your weight in the proper 

way helps you to motivate and control the 

horse with less pulling and ‘muscling’ the 

animal around. She suggested that using 

the muscles in the front part of your hip and 

upper leg helps you use your weight to 

maintain control rather than just your 

hand. It all makes perfect sense, but the 

execution is another matter entirely! 

Once Loma had me busy concentrating 

on legs, hands and core, we addressed some 

of the issues with Shalom. He tends to get 

strung out and I have difficulty keeping him 

in a proper frame. This, of course, affects 

everything we do. To help me understand 

what we needed to fix, Loma had me close 

my eyes and put my hand out to indicate 

where it felt like his shoulders were as we 

moved. When I opened my eyes, my hand 

was pointed well in front of me and the 

saddle. This is a problem! The shoulders 

should be under me, not waaay out in front. 

To alleviate this, Loma had me use a 

very strong half-halt and then immediate 

release every couple of strides. This almost 

immediately caused Shalom pick his 

shoulder up, resulting in a straighter and 

more uphill horse. The difference was 

amazing. We continued to work on other 

movements using this technique to keep 

Shalom’s shoulders up throughout, and it 

wound up being a very successful ride. 

The next day, I shared a lesson with Joe 

Gallion. Loma had me continue with some 

of the same things from the previous day, 

and amazingly, Shalom was spot on. In fact, 

I thought for certain someone had swapped 

horses with me during the night – he was 

that different! It was a great feeling to have 

a more responsive horse, especially at the 

canter where he tends to get really heavy 

and then run off with me. 

To help with that ‘run away’ problem, 

Loma had me do a series of turns on the 

forehand, which again forced Shalom to 

pick up his shoulders and back off my 

hands. She suggested doing this movement 

whenever he gets unresponsive or runs 

through my aids, and then pick up where 

we left off for at least a few strides. This will 

help us leave off on a positive note, and will 

also help Shalom to realize that it is easier to 

respond correctly right away rather than be 

made to work harder for longer at another 

gait. Using his laziness to my advantage! 

Since Shalom responded so well to the 

aids I was using, the next thing Loma had 

me do was push him to extend his gait and 

then come back to me. In fact, she said he 


was so well ‘in the box’ now, that he was 

‘boring’ and needed ‘more expression in his 

gaits’. This was achieved by me releasing and 

allowing him to move out more freely, and 

then bringing him back with the strong halfhalt. 

We did this first on a circle and then on 

a straight path. I’m happy to say that we had 

several strides of an honest-to-goodness 

extended canter! Wow! I never thought that 

would be possible! 

We also did some work on the shoulderin. 

What a treat to do this in front of mirrors 

– I could actually see what we look like and 

have a visual on what we are doing wrong. 

What a concept! Loma stressed that at least 

for right now, the depth of the angle at the 

shoulder-in is less important than the 

straightness of the shoulder through the 

movement. Everything seems to come back 

to keeping his shoulder up with that strong 

half-halt every few strides. 

I’m not going to say that the strong halfhalt 

is an ‘easy fix’ to all of our problems – I 

finished the weekend feeling like I should be 

Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Shalom is rather 

strong at times, especially when he gets 

tired). I’ve been assured, though, that 

lightness will come as he continues to 

develop the muscles necessary for selfcarriage 

... so we will continue working on 

keeping his shoulder up and look forward to 

those moments of lightness! 

In addition to all that I learned during 

my own sessions, I had the pleasure of 

watching others ride. I seldom have the 

opportunity to sit and watch other riders, 

so, what a revelation it was that other people 

have some of the same issues I do! 

It was interesting to watch other riders 

do some of the same things I know I do: 

uneven shoulders; contorting your own 

body in mimicking the position you want 

the horse to be; twisting your body to 

compensate for the imbalance of the horse. 

There are ‘fixes’ for all of these things, 

and I picked up a few more hints from what 

Loma told other riders. In fact, something 

simple like concentrating on spreading your 

toes will help to drop your leg into the 

proper position. Who knew?! 

Another interesting comment Loma 

made to someone was to not ‘hold the bit in 

your lap.’ The bit is in the horse’s mouth so 

you need fluid, moveable flexion in the 

mouth which is achieved with fluid, 

moveable flexion in your arms. I know I’ve 

been guilty of the death grip on the bit, 

literally holding it in my lap with my hands 

... and that doesn’t solve anything. The 

horse’s jaw locks to match your locked 

elbows and you have a pulling contest. So, 

remembering to keep weight in your elbows 

– like someone tied a bag of sand to your 

elbow – but your forearm flexible will help 

maintain proper contact with the horse. 

There’s so much to remember! 

The end of my experience came all too 

soon, but I can certainly say that this was a 

positive experience for both Shalom and I. 

We both learned a lot, and it was fun, too! I 

am most grateful to SEDA for awarding me 

this opportunity, and I strongly encourage 

all of our members to apply for the 

scholarship. There is SO much to be learned 

and everyone can benefit from another 

point of view. � 

“A horse can lend its rider the speed 

and strength he or she lacks – but the 

rider who is wise remembers 

that it is no more than a loan.” 

–Pam Brown 

Paula Gregory’s Connemara, Pied Piper. 

Calling All 

Connemaras 

Do you own or ride 

a Connemara or a 

Connemara Cross? 

We are looking for information 

on Connemaras and their 

owner/riders competing in this 

area. We represent the American 

Connemara Pony Society and 

want nothing more than to 

keep up with you and your 

Connemaras’ progress to show 

that Connemaras really can 

do it all. 

You may be eligible for 

achievement awards through 

the ACPS if you compete your 

Connemara in recognized shows, 

open shows, or even schooling 

shows! 

Please e-mail Robyn Taliaferro at 

rthonor@hotmail.com or Ashley 

Dees at werethedees@yahoo.com 

with information...and feel free 

to include pictures of you and 

your ponies! 


Le Bon Temps Recognized Dressage Results 

Le Bon Temps Awards 

Saturday 

FEI Open . . . . . . . . . David Banister 

FEI AA . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Barca 

Training AA. . . . . . . Jennifer Burts 

Training Jr/YR . . . . Kalie Beckers 

First Level Open . . . David Banister 

First Level AA . . . . . Allison Barca 

First Level Jr/YR . . . Kalie Beckers 

Second Level Open. David Banister 

Second Level AA. . . Louise White 

Third Level AA . . . . Tiffany Davis 

Fourth Level Open . Leslie Morris 

Fourth Level AA . . . Tiffany Davis 

Dover Medal . . . . . . Louise White 

Trakehner Ribbon . Tactician 

NADWA award. . . . Cayenne 

AWS Medal . . . . . . . Leslie Morris – Gold 

Overall Open. . . . . . David Banister 

Overall AA. . . . . . . . Jennifer Burts 

Overall Jr/YR . . . . . Kalie Beckers 

Sunday 

FEI Open . . . . . . . . . David Banister 

FEI AA . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Barca 

Training AA. . . . . . . Jennifer Burts 

Training Jr/YR . . . . Kathryn Chabaud 

First Level Open . . . David Banister 

First Level AA . . . . . Allison Barca 

First Level Jr/YR . . . Kalie Beckers 

Second Level Open. David Banister 

Second Level AA. . . Louise White 

Third Level AA . . . . Tiffany Davis 

Fourth Level Open . Leslie Morris 

Fourth Level AA . . . Tiffany Davis 

Freestyle Open . . . . Anne Hornbeak 

Freestyle AA . . . . . . Gerlinde Beckers 

Dover Medal . . . . . . Louise White 

Trakehner Ribbon . Tactician 

NADWA award. . . . Cayenne 

AWS Medal . . . . . . . Leslie Morris – Gold 

Weekend 

None of the Above . Zydeco ZSH 

High Score Mare . . Risqué 

Overall Open. . . . . . David Banister 

Overall AA. . . . . . . . Jennifer Burts 

Overall Jr/YR . . . . . Kathryn Chabaud 

Volunteer drawing for Schleese Gift 

Certificate: Paula Gregory 

RIDER HORSE SCORE 

TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 - JUDGE STINE-MASEK 

Kathryn Chabaud Zydeco ZSH 63.913% 

TRAINING LEVEL TEST 3 

Alison Caponetto Degen 61.600% 

TRAINING LEVEL TEST 4 - JR/YR GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Kalie Beckers Red Hot Investment 65.200% 


TRAINING LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Jennifer Burts Little Joe 72.800% 


FIRST LEVEL TEST 1 - JR/YR 


Cameron Dauterive GF Windchime 55.333% 

FIRST LEVEL TEST 1 - AA 


FIRST LEVEL TEST 3 - O 

David Banister Roxanna 57.143% 



FIRST LEVEL TEST 4 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 

David Banister Voodoo 62.895% 


FIRST LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Allison Barca Risqué 69.737% 

Sally Richards Rocky Raccoon 61.579% 

Stephanie Pace Picasso 52.368% 

SECOND LEVEL TEST 2 - AA 


SECOND LEVEL TEST 3 - AA DOVER AA MEDAL 

Louise White Cayenne 59.302% 

SECOND LEVEL TEST 4 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 


SECOND LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 


THIRD LEVEL TEST 2 - AA 

Ted White Carolina Knock Out 56.667% 

THIRD LEVEL TEST 3 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Tiffany Davis Zhivago 61.395% 

Elaine Harmon Tactician 58.605% 


FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 - O 

Leslie Morris Meant To Be 58.837% 

FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 - AA 


FOURTH LEVEL TEST 3 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 


PRIX ST GEORGES - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Bonnie Ferrell Dancon 55.500% 

INTERMEDIATE I - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 

David Banister Rascale 59.000% 

INTERMEDIATE I - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Allison Barca Roux 59.750% 

INTERMEDIATE II - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Gerlinde Beckers Oliver Twist 58.293% 

FEI GRAND PRIX ‘B’ - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Anne Hornbeak Gambler 57.708% 

RIDER HORSE SCORE 

TRAINING LEVEL TEST 2- JR/YR JUDGE: POULIN 


TRAINING LEVEL TEST 3 - AA 


TRAINING LEVEL TEST 4 - JR/YR GAIG/USDF QUAL 


TRAINING LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 






FIRST LEVEL TEST 1 - AA 




FIRST LEVEL TEST 3 - O 




FIRST LEVEL TEST 4 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 



FIRST LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Allison Barca Risqué 66.842% 


Stephanie Pace Picasso 56.579% 

SECOND LEVEL TEST 2 - AA 


SECOND LEVEL TEST 3 - AA DOVER AA MEDAL 


SECOND LEVEL TEST 4 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 


SECOND LEVEL TEST 4 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 


Elaine Harmon Tactician 65.952% 

THIRD LEVEL TEST 2 - AA 


THIRD LEVEL TEST 3 - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 



FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 - O 


FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 - AA 


FOURTH LEVEL TEST 3 - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 


FOURTH LEVEL FREESTYLE - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Bonnie Ferrell Dancon 62.500% 

INTERMEDIATE I - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 

David Banister Rascale 65.500% 

INTERMEDIATE I - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Allison Barca Roux 68.500% 

INTERMEDIATE I FREESTYLE - AA GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Gerlinde Beckers Oliver Twist 66.750% 

FEI GRAND PRIX - O GAIG/USDF QUAL 

Anne Hornbeak Gambler 74.000% 

Congratulations to All of Our Winners! 


Allison Barca on Risqué at Le Bon Temps. Stephanie Pace on Picasso at Le Bon Temps. 

Elaine Harmon is all smiles aboard Tactician. 

Cameron Dauterive on the spunky GF Windchime. Kalie Beckers with a nice finish on Red Hot Investment. 

Lolly White on Cayenne at Le Bon Temps. David Banister riding Voodoo. 


Lessons Learned 

from ‘Gustav’ 

No matter how many times you flick the 

switch, lights don't work without electricity. 

Vienna sausages only appear on the food 

pyramid during hurricane season. 

Lovebugs do not disappear in 80mph wind 

gusts. 

Disasters can cancel one LSU football game, 

but there will be even bigger casualties if 

we cancel two. 

Baton Rouge without traffic lights resembles 

Mexico City, Rome, Los Angeles and New 

York City all rolled into a single snarl. 

Calories consumed during a hurricane or 

power outage do not count. 

Telemarketers function no matter what the 

weather is doing. New Delhi does not check 

the weather report in Baton Rouge. 

Most popular text message after September 

1: do u hve pwr. 

Feeding unrefrigerated hot dogs (4 days old 

in the heat) to your kids is okay...they are 

still alive. 

You don’t want to go camping for the next 

10 years because you’ve been doing just 

that for the past week. 

Twenty-seven of your neighbors are fed from 

a different transformer than you, and they 

are quick to point that out! 

Crickets and cicadas can increase their 

volume to overcome the sound of fourteen 

generators. 

Dirty clothes in an unsupervised hamper 

multiply at an exponential rate. 

Coffee, spaghetti and frozen pizzas can be 

made on a grill. 

If you owned a store that sold only ice, 

chain saws, gas and generators, you would 

be rich. 

Submitted by Corinne Titus 

STORM STORIES 

Storm Perspectives 

By Marie Cobb, Opelousas, LA 

Hurricane Gustav roared through St. 

Landry Parish in central Louisiana 

leaving behind uprooted trees, torn roofs 

and destroyed buildings. I snapped a few 

shots from my house during the storm... 

Our 24x36 hay shed wound up in the 

trees less than 25 feet from the patio. My 

daughter and granddaughter watched as 

it flew through the air and headed straight 

for the French doors they were standing 

in front of. 

Two of our horses, Simon and 

Donovan, paced in the field during the 

high winds and pelting rain, aggravated 

and fleeing from the hay shed – it had 

been next to the stall they were in when it 

was blown away. Two hundred bales of 

hay were soaked and began molding 

within two days. 

I saw some amazing things during the 

storm, too: like a bird’s nest hanging on, 

seemingly untouched while the tress 

around it bent to the wind. 

Two days after the storm I looked up 

from examining our damage to see what 

appeared to be a house totally destroyed 

on the next street. We took a ride to see 

what had happened. It was a mobile home 

that had been properly tied down for 

hurricane force winds – now upside down 

and twisted like a pretzel. It looked like a 

balsa wood model that had been stepped 

on! 

A few blocks further down that line, 

the elementary school’s roof had been 

lifted off, yet plastic playground toys for 

the pre-K class sat undisturbed. 

Power was out for four days, ... and we 

were the lucky ones, some were still 

without power two weeks later. 

All of us, humans and critters came 

through the storm unscathed, and that's a 

lot to be thankful for. In the end, the rest 

is just stuff. � 

18 | SOUTHERN EVENTING & DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION � NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 

©REE PHOTOGRAPHICS ©REE PHOTOGRAPHICS

STORM STORIES 

Dressage Horse Returns to His Roots 

By Dr. Karen Wolfsheimer, Baton Rouge, LA 

Editor’s note: The aftermath of hurricane 

Gustav was awful for many, so it was a 

welcome bit of relief to read Dr. Karen 

Wolfsheimer’s tale of managing storm 

debris – the old-fashioned way. 

The “Tree Krewe” came to cut up and 

haul to the street the tree in our back 

yard which was blown down by Gustav. 

And what a crew they were! They were 

much cheaper than the ones that wanted 

$5000 to do the job! Since they had no 

other way to haul the big pieces of the tree 

other than a simple dolly, we thought we 

would pitch in and help. 

Our dressage show had been canceled 

because of the hurricane, so Murphy 

figured a little cross-training couldn’t 

hurt. And, since the Morgan was 

originally bred to pull logs in Vermont, we 

thought we would give it a try. 

Granted, we didn’t have the sled used 

to haul (I believe that is called a “stone”? 

There was a great article in Simply Morgan 

not too long ago describing how to build 

one...that will be my next project!), so we 

had to improvise by connecting the traces 

of our NEW Camptown marathon 

harness to a improvised singletree 

(attached by emergency quick release 

gadgets) which we tied to the tree limb. At 

one point we also attached the singletree 

to a four-wheeled dolly – which was much 

easier until a wheel fell off! 

Murphy actually loved throwing his 

weight into the breastplate and pulling 

the logs. He was very patient in waiting 

until we were ready and was very 

responsive about transitioning his speed 

depending on the terrain. 

It was very interesting to observe, 

however, that if the log was too heavy, 

after two attempts to move it he would 

absolutely refuse to try again. He would 

stand there and open his mouth and chew 

as if to tell me “No way with this one”! 

Once the load was lightened to a weight 

he felt comfortable with, he would pull 

away. The only time he got upset was 

when he stepped into a newly discovered 

sinkhole (as deep as my arm!) in our front 

lawn next to the sidewalk. 

Once we got the log to the street, he 

would stand patiently and let us unhook 

it. Then I would pick up the traces with 

the singletree and carry it behind him 

while he walked back down the driveway 

and into the back yard, straight back to 

where the rest of the tree remained – he 

did this all by himself, with me holding 

the leadrope behind him (only a halter 

with no bridle). He knew exactly what his 

job was! 

This work was actually “applied 

dressage” because we utilized turn on the 

haunches and leg yield to maneuver 

around the trees and limbs in the 

backyard. He had to do lots of “reinbacks” 

and had to “transition” within the walk 

and between halt and walk frequently as 

we pulled over tree roots. Murphy was 

quite the happy horse with occasional bits 

of carrot after each log and occassionally 

sneaking a mouthful of bermuda grass in 

the back yard. Once he was finished, he 

relaxed with a bucket of water and bag of 

hay while his human counterparts 

lunched on fried chicken and homemade 

brownies. Ah, for the good ole days! � 


☞ SEDA Recognized 

Dressage Awards Chair: 

Sally Richards 

75171 Old Military Rd. 

Covington, LA 70435 

985-809-7391 

gridweek@bellsouth.net 

☞ Volunteer Hours 

Chair: Janel Martin 

P.O. Box 250 





B Make copies of the 

front of your recognized 

dressage test results 

making sure score, date, 

and judge’s name is 

legible. Include 

a valid e-mail address. 

C Mail copies to Sally no 

later than 14 days after 

the last day of the 

weekend on which the 

show in question was 

held. 

D Check your standings 

and volunteer hours on 

the web site and with 

each issue and report 

any discrepancies to 

the appropriate chair. 


Recognized Dressage Standings 

As of 10/10/08 

RIDER HORSE TESTS/JUDGES SCORE 

TRAINING LEVEL - JR/YR 

Kalie Beckers Red Hot Investment 4/3 68.478% 

Daphne Zimmer Magnum Chancelor 4/2 63.044% 

Daphne Zimmer Sugar Daddy 4/2 60.200% 

Cameron Dauterive GF Windchime 2/2 57.600% 

TRAINING LEVEL - AA 

Jennifer Burts Little Joe 2/2 71.600% 

Catherine Shepard Walter 4/4 65.600% 

Alison Maestri Pocket Man 2/1 62.800% 

Alison Caponetto Degen 4/2 62.400% 

Alison Caponetto 

FIRST LEVEL - JR/YR 

Chocolate Puddin’ 4/3 61.304% 

Cameron Dauterive 

FIRST LEVEL - AA 

GF Windchime 6/4 57.167% 

Allison Barca Risqué 2/2 69.869% 

Lolly White Cayenne 2/2 67.628% 

Jennifer Burts Little Joe 2/2 67.334% 

Maria Cowan Chanel 11/7 63.000% 

Elaine Mendel-John Triple S Blackwood Image 1/1 62.500% 

Karen Wolfsheimer Suntime Celebration 1/1 61.579% 

Vickie Scheifelbein Hollywood 1/1 60.000% 

Catherine Shepard Walter 2/2 60.000% 

Robyn Taliaferro 

FIRST LEVEL - O 

Glenormiston Billies Bay 7/4 58.000% 

Anne Hornbeak Hello Dolly 2/1 68.969% 

Anne Hornbeak Cold Snap 4/1 64.361% 

RIDER 

SECOND LEVEL - AA 

HORSE TESTS/JUDGES SCORE 

Elaine Harmon Tactician 3/3 63.095% 

Lolly White Cayenne 5/3 61.829% 

Laura Freeman Laoma 1/1 59.286% 

Sally Richards Rocky Raccoon 5/4 59.211% 

Karen Wolfsheimer 

THIRD LEVEL - AA 

Suntime Celebration 1/1 56.053% 

Elaine Harmon Tactician 4/4 61.491% 

Ted White 

THIRD LEVEL - O 

Carolina Knock Out 7/3 60.256% 

Nancy Burba 

FOURTH LEVEL - AA 

Checkers 2/2 61.047% 

Lolly White 

FOURTH LEVEL - O 

Chance Encounter 2/1 50.582% 

Anne Hornbeak Debonaire 3/2 63.023% 

Leslie Morris Meant To Be 4/3 61.829% 

Nancy Burba Checkers 2/1 58.489% 

FOURTH LEVEL FREESTYLE - AA 

Bonnie Ferrell Dancon 1/1 69.583% 

PRIX ST. GEORGES - AA 

Bonnie Ferrell Dancon 3/2 62.000% 

PRIX ST. GEORGES - O 

Anne Hornbeak Battle 1/1 62.500% 

INTERMEDIATE II - AA 

Gerlinde Beckers Oliver Twist 1/1 63.171% 

Ted White on Carolina Knock Out at Le Bon Temps. Tiffany Davis on Zhivago at Le Bon Temps. 


MEMBERSHIP NEWS 

Board Meeting Minutes 

August 25, 2008 • Metairie, LA 

Board Members Present: Lynn Quast, David 

Bannister, Elaine Harmon, Janel Martin, Leslie 

Morris, and Nicole Landreneau. 

Guest: Laura Freeman 

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm. 

Treasurer’s Report: Janel presented the 

Treasurer’s report indicating that SEDA is 

fiscally sound. 

Lynn moved to accept the Treasurer’s 

report as presented. Elaine seconded the 

motion. The Board voted and the motion 

carried. 

Membership Report: Maria reported that 

SEDA currently has 187 members. She and 

Nicole will be sending out renewal cards to the 

membership for the 2009 membership year. 

Dressage Committee Report: Leslie reported 

that the Freestyle clinic was successful. The 

clinic was full and all who audited or 

participated enjoyed the clinic. She has also 

received interest in holding another Freestyle 

clinic in the future. Leslie is currently working 

on obtaining a grant from the USDF for a 

sound system to be used by SEDA for clinics 

and horse shows. She will research prices of 

sound equipment and report her findings to 

the Board at a future meeting. 

Leslie also reported that the Loma Fowler 

clinic in September is full. 

Le Bon Temps: October 4-5, 2008. Laura 

reported that all was going well. She is looking 

into placing an ad in the 2009 Omnibus. 

SEDA is looking for an organizer for the 

2009 Le Bon Temps. Anyone interested should 

contact Lynn Quast. Laura is also researching 

the 501(c)3 tax status and will report to the 

SEDA Board at the next Board meeting. 

Region 9 Summer Meeting: Paula attended 

the Region 9 Summer meeting in Woodlands, 

Texas. She reported learning a lot about the 

Region 9 business and finances. Additionally, 

she learned about what other GMOs are doing 

and shared the many programs/clinics/shows 

that SEDA provides to its membership. Paula 

also reported that Region 9 will be hosting the 

USDF Convention in 2009 in Austin, Texas. 

Paula is on the planning committee. More to 

come… 

Eventing Committee Report: Elizabeth 

reported that all was on track for Fleur de Leap 

on September 20th and the Cross Country 

Schooling Day on September 21st. 

Newsletter/Website Editor Report: Nicole 

reported that the latest newsletter has been 

sent to print. She also reports that a copy of the 

newsletter has been sent to the USDF for 

consideration for Year End Awards. Nicole has 

been selected to attend the USDF Convention 

on SEDA’s behalf in Denver on December 3-7, 

2008. Nicole reports that the membership has 

been receptive to the newsletter going “green” 

starting with the January issue. 

The next Board meeting will be November 

17th at 7pm in Mandeville. The meeting was 

adjourned at 8:15 pm. 

Respectfully submitted by Elaine Harmon. � 

Happy 

Holidays 

from SEDA! 

Homemade 

Grooming Aids 

Save some pennies and still 

look polished... 

Petroleum jelly also has a 

place in the grooming box. 

Circle a fidgety horse’s 

eyes with a thick ring of 

petroleum jelly when you’re 

bathing him to keep 

shampoo out of the area 

and lubricating oils in. 

A dab of petroleum jelly or 

a bit of baby oil can soften 

and shine the nose of a show 

horse. Be careful, however, 

because petroleum jelly 

smeared on the nose to 

moisturize may cause 

sunburn instead. 

Horses who spend a great 

deal of time outside during 

the summer will benefit from 

an application of the same 

sort of sunscreen you use. 

Zinc oxide ointment, aniline 

dye (such as gentian violet) 

or a racing hood may also 

protect sun-sensitive faces. 

During the summer, when 

horses are bathed frequently, 

keep in mind that shampoo 

baths, given more often than 

once a week, deplete vital 

skin oils. Mild dishwashing 

liquid provides an 

inexpensive alternative to 

expensive shampoos. An 

anti-dandruff shampoo, 

such as Head and Shoulders 

or Selsun Blue, used once 

a month, can help prevent 

ringworm from getting 

started. 

From ‘Is There a Better Way? Practical Facts 

At Your Fingertips’, Primedia Equine Network 


☞ SEDA Eventing 

Award Chair: 

Kelley Varisco 

21112 Wilson Road 


985-892-1997 

m_kv@bellsouth.net 




> Eventing scores must 

be mailed to the Eventing 

Chair within 14 days after 

the last day on which the 

horse trial/combined test 

was held. Use the form on 

page 23 to submit your 

scores. 

� 

“A horse is like 

a best friend. 

They’re always 

there to nuzzle 

you and make 

your life a 

better place.” 

–Unknown 

Eventing Standings 

As of 10/10/08 

RIDER HORSE POINTS 

*RECOGNIZED STANDINGS – HORSE TRIALS* 

BEGINNER NOVICE - SR 

Rebecca Doleac Bella Octavia 7 

Rebecca Doleac Butter Cream 7 

Pauline Appleby 

BEGINNER NOVICE - JR 

Without a Trace 3 

Daphne Zimmer 

NOVICE - SR 

Nilla Wafer 24 

Pauline Appleby Without a Trace 17 

Allison Maestri Pocketman 11 

Ann Mayer Gentleman Jack 9 

Bonnie Fay 

NOVICE - JR 

FreshCatch 8 

Chelsey Adams 

TRAINING - SR 

Radiance 3 

Ted White Carolina Knockout 46 

Craig Peterson The Countryman 13 

Bonnie Fay 

TRAINING - JR 

Twix 3 

Luci Winsberg HandyMan 12 

Sophie Koch 

PRELIMINARY - JR 

Checkmate 8 

Chelsey Adams Cruise in Style 6 

*SCHOOLING STANDINGS – HORSE TRIALS* 


Jacob Roberts Ricky 14 

Jordan French Bobby Sox 8 

Shelby Rome Derby Day Diva 4 

Alex Varisco 


Dibs 0 

Elizabeth Cummins Appy go Lucky 8 

*SCHOOLING STANDINGS – COMBINED TESTS* 

AMOEBA - JR 

Cameron Dauterive GF Windchime 12 

Christian Maloney Lil’ Bit of Color 7 

Brooke Quast Chocolate Éclair 7 

Katherine Salinas Bobby Sox 7 

Alex Varisco Frenchie 5 

RIDER HORSE POINTS 

AMOEBA - JR, continued 

Alisia Moore Rex 4 

Katherine Salinas Angel 4 

Alice Shepard Cream Puff 4 

Alexa Watson Chill the Bubbly 3 

Margaret Shepard The Muffin Man 3 

Alex Varisco 

AMOEBA - SR 

Rex 3 

Stacy Palowsky 

TADPOLE - JR 

Nellie Gray 7 

Kalie Beckers Red Hot Investment 7 

Sarah Vales Ginger Snap 5 

Shelby Rome 

TADPOLE - SR 

Hai Wish 3 

Rebecca Doleac 


Bella Octavia 7 

Alex Varisco Appy Go Lucky 14 

Daphne Zimmer Nilla Wafer 5 

Jordan French Bobby Sox 4 

Kalie Beckers Red Hot Investment 3 

Alexis Laguna Hershey 2 

Shelby Rome 


Derby Day Diva 1 

Rebecca Doleac Butter Cream 11 

Jen Adrgana Pictures of Lily 7 

Mark Beckers Traveler 5 

Allison Caponetto Degen 5 

Rebecca Doleac Bella Octavia 4 

Sunny Francois 

NOVICE - JR 

Loretta 0 

Daphne Zimmer 

TRAINING - SR 

Nilla Wafer 5 

Craig Peterson The Countryman 11 

Ted White 

TRAINING - JR 

Carolina Knock Out 7 

Luci Winsberg 

PRELIMINARY - SR 

Handyman 3 

Elizabeth Cummins Alley Oop 12 

Maggie Glynn Bacchus 3 

It’s Time! 

...to renew your SEDA 

membership, that is. 

Remember, the 2009 season 

begins Dec. 1, 2008. Renew in 

time so you won’t miss out! 

Renewal forms may be found 

on the back of the calendar. 


SEDA VOLUNTEER HOURS FORM 

� Mail form to: Janel Martin, P.O. Box 250, Folsom, LA 70437 within 14 days after volunteering. Thank you! 

VOLUNTEER’S NAME (PLEASE PRINT) 

IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE, NAME OF MEMBER TO WHOM HOURS ARE TO BE CREDITED 

ADDRESS 

CITY STATE ZIP 

PHONE (INDICATE HOME OR OFFICE) E-MAIL 

EVENT NAME DATE(S) # OF HOURS 

EVENT MANAGER’S NAME SIGNATURE DATE 

SEDA EVENTING RESULTS FORM 

� Mail 2007 results to: Kelley Varisco, 21112 Wilson Road, Covington, LA 

70435 within 14 days after the last day on which the horse trial/combined test 

was held. Use one form per horse/rider combination. Thank you! 

RIDER’S NAME (PLEASE PRINT) HORSE’S SHOW NAME 

ADDRESS 


PHONE (INDICATE DAY OR EVENING) E-MAIL 

EVENT NAME (INDICATE H.T.,C.T., OR OTHER) DATE(S) 

DIVISION NUMBER OF HORSES IN DIVISION PLACEMENT IN DIVISION 

I am a: ❏ Senior ❏ Junior This Show is Recognized by: ❏ USEA ❏ SEDA 

SEDA AWARD POINTS For the Awards Chair 

Placement __________ Completed ____________ 

Clean Cross Country_______ Total ____________ 

❏ Postcard mailed ❏ Added to YTD totals 

❏ Sent to USEA Area III or IV 

Penalty Points: ❏ Dressage _______ ❏ Stadium ________ ❏ Cross Country __________ ❏ Total ____________ 

EVENT SECRETARY/MANAGER NAME SIGNATURE DATE 


Candid Corner: 

remember to smile! 

An adorable illustration was one of the stall 

decorations for Team Russia at the Mini-Olympics. 

Chilling out at Le Bon Temps. 

Warming up for the Olympics. 

Team Barbados eyes the competition. 

One of the Olympians awaiting her ride time. 

USDF / USEA / USEF NEWS 

Newsworthy... 

Competition Schedule Set for 2010 

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 

Sixteen days of eight world 

championships are officially scheduled for 

the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian 

Games. The competition schedule was 

released today by the World Games 2010 

Foundation. 

A detailed competition schedule is now 

available online. 

“This schedule is certain to provide an 

exciting variety of top sport on each of the 

16 days of the Games,” said Competition 

Director Kate Jackson. “Spectators will 

find events of interest every day and will be 

entertained by the beauty and spectacle 

that is inherent to equestrian competition 

at this level.” 

“I am particularly happy that we are 

able, for the first time, to include Para- 

Equestrian as an integral part of the World 

Equestrian Games. We are pleased and 

honored to do so,” Jackson said. 

The Games will begin with opening 

ceremonies on September 25, 2010. The 

first weekend of competition will include 

Vaulting and Endurance. 

The Vaulting competition will continue 

into week one, along with Dressage and 

Eventing. 

In week two, Jumping, Para-Dressage, 

Driving and Reining will be contested. The 

Games will end with closing ceremonies on 

October 10, 2010. 

“We are excited to share these details 

with competitors and spectators who are 

already making their plans to join us in 

Kentucky,” said Rob Hinkle, Foundation 

Chief Operating Officer. 

“We know that many local 

communities, businesses, 

volunteers and others have 

also been waiting for this 

schedule to begin making 

plans for 2010.” 

The schedule may still experience 

minor changes, but no major shifts to the 

individual discipline schedules are 

expected. 

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian 

Games, to be held at the Kentucky Horse, 

are the world championships of the eight 

equestrian disciplines recognized by the 

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), 

and are held every four years. The Games 

have never been held outside of Europe; 

nor have all eight disciplines competed at a 

single site – both firsts that will be achieved 

at the Kentucky Horse Park. 

The Games will be broadcast on NBC 

Sports, which has made the largest 

network commitment to coverage of 

equestrian sport in U.S. television history. 

For more information on the 2010 

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games visit 

www.feigames2010.org. � 

American Horse Council Announces 

Opportunity for USDF Members 

In an effort to better represent and 

serve the horse industry in Washington, 

DC, the American Horse Council (AHC) 

has organized a new grassroots effort, 

entitled "The Congressional Cavalry 

Program." The AHC represents the horse 

industry before Congress and the federal 

regulatory agencies on important 

national issues. The AHC invites USDF 

members to participate in this program 

and help make a difference in federal 

legislation and regulations that affect the 

horse industry. 

All USDF members who wish to be 

involved in grassroots efforts in 

Washington, DC can join the 

Congressional Cavalry Program at their 

discretion. The purpose of the program is 

to identify people in each Congressional 

District across America who will agree to 

contact their Representative/Senators or 


other federal officials when asked by the AHC. 

Contacts from constituents are the most 

effective way to persuade a Member of 

Congress or a federal official to take action 

with respect to a particular issue regarding 

horses. 

Individuals will be mobilized when there is 

a need for grassroots contacts, such as letters 

and telephone calls. Members of the program 

will be put on an E-mail or telefax list so they 

can be contacted and activated quickly. The 

AHC will provide participants with whatever 

information is necessary. Any level of 

commitment by participants is welcome. 

The Congressional Cavalry Program might 

eventually provide the base for additional 

activities like visits with Members of Congress 

back home; invitations to Members of 

Congress to visit a facility or event; and reports 

to Congress about activities back in the district 

that illustrate the importance of the horse 

industry to the state and local economy, the 

sport, and recreational life. 

If you want to sign up for or have any 

additional questions about the Congressional 

Cavalry Program, please contact the American 

Horse Council at 202-296-4031 or 

ahc@horsecouncil.org. � 

USEF/USEA Launches Frangible 

Technology Research Campaign 

A group of cross country course designers 

including USEF President and licensed course 

designer, David O’Connor, are taking another 

step in their continuing commitment to 

Eventing safety. O’Connor and other course 

designers and builders will join with faculty 

and students at the University of Kentucky, 

forming a multidisciplinary team to develop 

and demonstrate additional frangible 

technology for cross-country fences. 

Frangible technology, often referred to as 

“breakaway fences”, must be based on sound 

engineering principles; it is not as simple as 

making fences that fall down when 

impacted. Ill-designed frangible 

technology can cause more 

problems than it is 

intended to prevent. This is 

an important project and 

will be costly in terms of testing and 

development. The USEF is committed to this 

effort and has launched a fundraising 

campaign to raise the funds to support this 

program. 

This team expects to build on the extensive 

prior work of the Transportation Research 

Laboratory and Bristol University in Great 

Britain. The engineers plan to evaluate 

prototype and full scale jump concepts that 

course designers and course builders are 

developing. 

“The University of Kentucky was connected 

with the USEF by a member of the Engineering 

Advisory Board,” said Dr. Eric Grulke, 

Associate Dean for Research. “We leapt at the 

chance to participate in this project, which has 

such importance for our state. We are excited 

to be teaming with such an experienced group 

of designers. We are going to research ways to 

make safer jumps through new and improved 

materials, different construction and better 

design. With work in all three areas, we think 

we can build revolutionary and safer eventing 

jumps.” 

“We are excited to be partnering with the 

University of Kentucky to help design the next 

generation of cross country fences so that all of 

us can continue to enjoy the sport,” said 

O’Connor. 

ur USEF membership is deeply committed 

to safety as has been exhibited by the 

outpouring of communication and the 

participation at the USEF/USEA Safety 

Summit in June. Safety is paramount in every 

aspect of the organization. The technology is 

expensive to develop and the USEF has set a 

goal of raising $150,000 to support the 

University of Kentucky’s research project. 

Stalwart USEF and safety supporter Dr. 

Craig Ferrell has kicked off the fundraising 

effort in order to get the program underway. To 

make a donation to the Frangible Technology 

Fund please visit: 

https://www.usef.org/_AUAIFrames/Disaster 

Relief/Frangible/Frangible.aspx. 

For more information, please contact 

Joanie Morris, USEF High Performance 

Communications Manager at 

jmorris@usef.org. � 

Tidbits... 

Mark your calendars 

The SEDA membership year 

ends November 30. Make 

sure to renew for 2009 so 

you don’t miss out! Renewal 

forms are on the back of the 

calendar insert and will be 

mailed to all current 

members. 

USEF Performance 

Standards 

Here is your chance 

to chime in and make 

comments on the proposed 

rule changes specifically the 

Performance Standard PRC 

329-08. 

All Dressage Rule 

changes may be found at 

http://www.usef.org/content 

page2.aspx?id=rulebook 

Select “Comment Form” to 

to submit your comments or 

concerns. 

Congratulations! 

Congratulations to SEDA 

for winning the USDF GMO 

Award for best newsletter 

layout and design for groups 

with 175-499 members. This 

is the third year in a row Off 

Course has been chosen for 

this honor! Thank you to all 

who have submitted content 

to the newsletter – it 

wouldn’t be possible without 

your input and support. 


Trainer Directory 

Tina Ann Cope 

Classical Dressage • Combined Training 

(985) 839-0036 

tinaacope@yahoo.com 

Anne Hornbeak 

Dressage 

(985) 796-9434 

(985) 796-9693 

annehornbeak@aol.com 

Vicki Macgowan 

Dressage 

(985) 373-5464 

(985) 796 0317 

Leslie Morris 

Dressage • Hunter/Jumper 

(504) 833-7923 or 

(504) 858-5944 

leslielm57@yahoo.com 

Lynn Quast 

Dressage • Eventing 

(985) 893-4500 

lquast4184@aol.com 

Stephanie Rolison 

Dressage • Jumping 

Pleasure 

(601) 310-3939 

D. Jayne Stewart 

Tellington Method 

(TTOUCH / TTEAM) Dressage • Pleasure 

(985) 789-8275 

journeyhorse@charter.net 

To have your facility or services included in 

this directory, please see the application 

and additional information on the SEDA 

web site (www.sedariders.org). 

Equine Facility Directory 

Alivio Farm 

39366 Reeves Road 

Franklinton, LA 70468 

Tina Ann Cope 

(985) 839-0036 

tinaacope@yahoo.com 

www.tina-ann-cope.com 

Anne Hornbeak Stables 

15081 Highway 40 


Anne Hornbeak 

(985) 796-9434 

(985) 796-9693 

annehornbeak@aol.com 

The Billabong 

12250 Hwy 1077 


Sunny Francois 

(985) 796-1271 

sfrancoi@bellsouth.net 

www.labillabong.com 

Cedar Lane Farm 

P.O. Box 2178 

Opelousas, LA 70571 

Laura Ryan 

(337) 945-3355 

lauraryan@charter.net 

www.lauraryan.com 

Danish Warmblood Inspections 

at Oak Hill Ranch 

Heather Blitz returned ‘home’ to Louisiana and rode at 

Oak Hill’s Danish Warmblood Inspections in September. 

Equi-Best Equestrian Center 

82136 Hwy 437 


Lynn Quast 

(985) 893-4500 

lquast4184@aol.com 

Folsom Equestrian Center 

16191 Highway 40 


Vicki Macgowan 

(985) 796-0317 

(985) 373-5464 

Three Oaks Farm 

100 Three Oaks Rd. 

Perkinston, MS 39573 

Greg & Sylvia Rolison 

(601) 928-0229 

threeoaksfarm@earthlink.net 

Sophia Wijnbergen-Lusthuis also rode at the 

Danish Inspections hosted by Oak Hill Ranch. 

Windsong Equestrian Center 

10282 River Road 

St. Rose, LA 70087 

Ana Denman 

(504) 231-0638 

anadenman@cox.net 

To have your facility or services 

included in this directory, please 

see the application and additional 

information on the SEDA web site 

(www.sedariders.org). 


CLASSIFIEDS 

Please send your ads to: Terri Chabaud 

(985) 796-0018 or zydecofarm@aol.com 

FOR LEASE 

Four Self-care Stalls at private facility. Ammenities include: 

12' by 12' stalls in a newer barn, 130' by 60' river sand outdoor 

arena, seperate tack room & feed room, 2 large turnouts and 1 

smaller one. 6 miles North of the light in Folsom. Contact (985) 

839-0036. 

HORSES 

Amigo - PMU rescue, cute guy. Shown Intro (1st & 2nd place) 

at June Schooling show. Gentle, responsive, quiet. 3 years old, 

14.3/15 hands, bay with some white. Appendix bred. Needs 

a home! $1,500. Lisa Pepitone (225) 413-8092 or 

pepfarms@bellsouth.net. 

Bourbon – PMU rescue, growing into handsome man. Started 

under saddle in August. Quiet. 3 years old, 15.1 hands, solid 

dark bay. Percheron / thoroughbred. Not drafty. Needs a home! 

$2,500. Lisa Pepitone (225) 413-8092 or 

pepfarms@bellsouth.net. 

1997 grey Welsh gelding, jumps 2'6". Suitable for a child, 

but not for a total beginner. 12.3hh; $8,000 or OBO. Call 

Robyn (318) 992-7479. 

Nice selection of horses for sale. Various ages, sizes and levels 

of experience. All well mannered and going under saddle. Priced 

based on experience and potential: 4 yrs - 13 yrs old, 15.1h- 

17h! Contact Joan Bergmann (985) 373-8818. 

Focus on 

Farms 

We’d like to feature your farm 

or facility in an upcoming 

‘Focus on Farms’ column. If 

you’re interested in submitting 

4-6 photos and a short article 

about your place, please 

notify the editor before the 

October 10 deadline at 

offcoursenews@hotmail.com. 

TRAILERS 

1999 3-horse Featherlite slant trailer. Dressing room with AC. 

Located in Mobile, AL. Asking $14,000. Contact Sparkles Tanner 

(251) 402-3344 or e-mail happytrailsst@bellsouth.net. 

2001 Exciss 4-horse all aluminum horse/stock trailer. 

Oversized dressing room, extra tall TB height. $9,500. Call 985- 

795-0595 

TACK 

Saddles: New Stübben Roxanne. 17.5", 29 cm tree. Used 10 

times. $1000. County Eventer. Dark brown, 17.5", #3 (medium) 

tree. Excellent condition. $700. Contact Elisha (337) 258-7040 

or elishagt@excite.com 

Stübben Romanus dressage saddle, black, 32cm wide, 17.5'' 

seat. Fittings included. Excellent condition. $750.00. Contact 

Lorraine Jenkins (985) 966-3634. 

16" close contact Crosby Collegiate jumping saddle, excellent 

condition. $300 obo. Call Chris at (251) 342-8197 

or e-mail clschlecht@zebra.net for additional information. 

New Schleese Derby saddle with 

new Schleese leathers. The saddle is $4995.00 new and the 

leathers are about $150. Used for about 1 month. Asking $4500 

for saddle and leathers. Call Stacy at (504) 982-0521. 

Schleese semi-custom dressage saddle, 

17" extra soft, deep seat, “FLAIR” adjustable panel system, 

black French leather. Asking $2200. Call Lolly (985) 796-1836 or 

lollyw@charter.net. 

Courbette Merkur II DLX All Purpose Close Contact English 

saddle. 17" seat, med. width spring tree. Extra long flaps 

for a taller rider. No fittings, very good condition. $300. 

Nicole (985) 725-1137 or offcoursenews@hotmail.com. 

Leaping Lizards! Well, leaping kids, anyway ... Cameron Dauterive shows off her ‘Olympic’ jumping skills. 


Established in 1975, the Southern 

Eventing and Dressage Association 

is a non-profit, educational 

organization founded to foster an 

interest in, and a understanding 

of, the equestrian sports of 

Dressage and Eventing. The 

Southern Eventing & Dressage 

Association is governed by the United 

States Equestrian Federation. We 

are also a Region 9 Group Member 

Organization of the United States 

Dressage Federation and an Area III 

& V Affiliate of the United States 

Eventing Association. 

c/o Margaret Rice 

7048 Moniteau Court 

Baton Rouge, LA 70809 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

PRESIDENT | Lynn Quast 

504-905-3690 • lquast4184@aol.com 

VICE PRESIDENT | David Banister 

985-796-3866 • francie12158@bellsouth.net 

SECRETARY | Elaine Harmon 

504-469-9652 • Harmon692@aol.com 

TREASURER | Janel Martin 

985-796-8199 • janelmar@bellsouth.net 

DRESSAGE CHAIR | Leslie Morris 

504-833-7923 • leslielm57@yahoo.com 

EVENTING CHAIR | Elizabeth Cummins 

985-796-5011 • lizappy@hotmail.com 

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR | Maria Cowan 

504-723-3407 • Mariaec25@aol.com 

PUBLICATIONS CHAIR | Nicole Landreneau 

985-725-1137 • nmiller@millermark.com 

COMMITTEES 

AWARD CHAIR - ANNUAL | Position Open 

AWARD CHAIR - EVENTING | Kelley Varisco 

985-892-1997 • m_kv@bellsouth.net 

AWARD CHAIR - RECOGNIZED DRESSAGE 

Sally Richards • 985-809-7391 • gridweek@bellsouth.net 

AWARD CHAIR - SCHOOLING DRESSAGE 

Vickie Schiefelbein • 228-806-5917 

vfn03@bellsouth.net 

S E D A O F F I C E R S & C H A I R S 

JUNIOR/YOUNG RIDER CHAIR | Paula Gregory 

985-778-9221 • connemara_dressage@hotmail.com 

LE BON TEMPS 2008 CHAIR | Laura Freeman 

985-796-5188 • llfdvm@bellsouth.net 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE | Board Members 

OFF COURSE ADVERTISING | Terri Chabaud 

985-796-0018 • zydecofarm@aol.com 

OFF COURSE CALENDAR | Vickie Schiefelbein 

228-806-5917 • vfn03@bellsouth.net 

OFF COURSE MAILING | Margaret Rice & Barbara 

Merritt • mrice8622@yahoo.com 

VOLUNTEER HOURS CHAIR | Janel Martin 

985-796-8199 • janelmar@bellsouth.net 

WEB SITE CHAIR | Nicole Landreneau 

985-725-1137 • nmiller@millermark.com 

FLEUR DE LEAP HORSE TRIALS 2008 CHAIR 

Elizabeth Cummins • 985-796-5011 

lizappy@hotmail.com 

It’s Time to 

Renew! 

Forms may be found on the back 

of the calendar insert or on the 

SEDA web site www.sedariders.org.

Please send calendar items to 

Vickie Schiefelbein 

vfn03@bellsouth.net or (228) 806- 

5917. SEDA events are in bold. Y 

Dates subject to change; check 

www.sedariders.org for up-to-date 

information. 

NOVEMBER 

1 SEDA SCHOLARSHIP 

DEADLINE 

1-2 Dave Thind Clinic 

Lorraine Wacaster (304) 258-0711 

lmsporthorses@yahoo.com 

www.lmsporthorses.com 

Berkeley Springs, WV 

1-2 Rocking Horse Stables HT 

rockinghorseht@aol.com 

Florida 

1-2 River Glen Horse Trials 

RGlen2000@aol.com 

Tennessee 

7-8 Blue Angel Dressage 

Linda Lester 

blueangeldressage@cox.net 

Escambia County Equestrian Center 

Pensacola, FL 

8-9 Instructor’s Continuing 

Education Clinic featuring 

Sophie H. Pirie Clifton 

Ashley Hammill 

ahammill@sbcglobal.net 

(210) 317-1840 

www.alamodressage.org 

Double Diamond Equestrian Center 

Boerne, TX 

8-9 Linda Strine Clinic 

Susanne Knudsen (985) 773-2234 

ksusanne@bellsouth.net 

Equi-Best Equestrian Center / 

Covington, LA 

8-9 Lars Petersen Symposium 

www.theHorseOfCourse.com 

Las Colinas / Irving, TX 

8-9 Poplar Place Farm Horse Trials 

donna@poplarplacefarm.com 

Georgia 

13-16 Ocala Horse Trials 

shelley@flhorsepark.com 

Ocala, FL 

15 Judy Campbell-Urban Dressage 

and Sporthorse Clinic 

Monica Adams (512) 892-2611 

L&L Boarding / TX 

15-16 Turkey Trot Dressage 

Hernando, MS 

EVENTS CALENDAR 

21-22 SEDA JUNIORS-ONLY 

SCHOOLING DRESSAGE 

Paula Gregory (985) 778-9221 

Amen Corner / Folsom, LA 

28-30 Pine Top Farm Horse Trials 

glenn@pinetopfarm.com 

Georgia 

DECEMBER 

3-7 Adequan/USDF National 

Convention & Symposium with 

Kyra Kyrklund 

www.usdf.org/convention/2008 

Sheraton Denver Hotel / Denver, CO 

5-7 LOMA FOWLER CLINIC 

Leslie Morris (504) 858-5944 

Stirling Farm / Folsom, LA 

6 Debbie Hill Clinic 

Elizabeth Rice (901) 277-8108 

Clifton Farms / Hernando, MS 

10 OFF COURSE DEADLINE 

10-14 USEA Annual Meeting and 

Convention 

www.useventing.com 

Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel 

New Orleans 

13-14 Serenity Schooling Dressage Show 

Vicki Macgowan (985) 796-0317 

Serenity Farm / Folsom, LA 

15-16 Lisa Wilcox Clinic 

Melanie Lawrence 

(678) 231-6869 

Applewood Farm / Georgia 

16 Jimmy Wofford Clinic 

Joan Bergmann (985) 373-8818 

Hunter’s Bluff / Covington 

JANUARY 2009 

25-26 Houston Dressage Society Winter 

Show 

Marilyn Kulifay 

HDSshows@gmail.com 

Houston, TX 

FEBRUARY 2009 

14 Schooling Dressage Show 

Rene or Judi: 

amencornerfarm@hotmail.com 

(985) 796-3712 


MARCH 2009 

7-8 Freestyle Farm Frostbite 

Christie Raisbeck trabour@aol.com 

Katy, TX 

14-15 Schooling Day (14th) and 

Combined Test (15th) 

Rene or Judi: 


(985) 796-3712 


21-22 Jane Savoie Dressage Seminar 

and Clinic 

Applications due Dec. 15, 2008 

Cynthia Werner 

BACH.clinic@gmail.com 

www.bachdressage.org 

Bryan, TX 

21-22 Alamo Dressage Associaiton 

Spring I & II 

Bill Askins williamaskins@att.net 

San Antonio Rose Palace 

San Antonio, TX 

28-29 Dressage Across the Lake I & II 

Betsy Gosling 

gozzi@earthlink.net 


29 Topsider Farm Dressage I 

Ginni Cifelli, ginni@flash.net 

College Station, TX 

APRIL 2009 

4-5 Ft. Worth Spring Fling I & II, 

Susan Peacock 

www.showsecretary.com 

Glen Rose, TX 

4-5 Sherry Levin Memorial 


Sherry G Pride 

sp4horses@united.net 

Hernando, MS 

10-12 Texas Dressage Classic I & II 

(612) 290-8523 

www.dressageshowinfo.com 

dressageshowinfo@aol.com 

Texas Rose Horse Park / Tyler, TX 

16-19 FEI World Cup 

Las Vegas, NV 

17 ASBA Sporthorse Classic 

Judy Dent, jadent@uams.edu 

Diamond TR Ranch / Perryville, AR 

18-19 FLEUR DE LEAP COMBINED 

TEST AND SCHOOLING DAY 


(985) 796-5011 

Lagniappe Farm / Folsom, LA 

25-26 Blue Angel Dressage 

Linda Lester (850) 862-6158 

blueangeldressage@cox.net 

www.dsdcta.org 

Pensacola, FL 

29-May GALA Spring Fling (Jumpers) 

3 Kathleen Posey (985) 796-0760 

serenityfarminc@aol.com 

www.galahorseshows.com 


MAY 2009 

1-3 Memphis in the Springtime 

Sandy Donavan (910) 218-0613 

sandydonavan@gmail.com 

Tunica, MS 

23-24 Dressage Across the Lake III & IV 

Betsy Gosling 

gozzi@earthlink.net 


JUNE 2009 

10 Delta Blues Classic 

Suzanne Mayo (615) 790-2953 

wldwoo@aol.com 

Tunica, MS 

14 Schooling Dressage Show 

Rene or Judi: 


(985) 796-3712 


JULY 2009 

10-12 Blues City Dressage 

Sandy Donavan (910) 218-0613 

Tunica, MS 

SEPTEMBER 2009 

5-6 Serenity Farm Fall Recognized 


Vicki MacGowan (985) 796-0317 

bigwheez@bellsouth.net 


19-20 FLEUR DE LEAP COMBINED 

TEST AND SCHOOLING DAY 


(985) 796-5011 

Lagniappe Farm / Folsom, LA 

OCTOBER 2009 

11 Cedar Wind Farm Dressage Show 

Sherry G. Pride 

sp4horses@united.net 

Oxford, MS 

29-Nov.1 GAIG/USDF Region 9 

Championships 

Great Southwest Equine Center 

Katy, TX 


WHAT 

COMES WITH 

YOUR SEDA 

MEMBERSHIP? 

ELIGIBILITY FOR SEDA AWARDS 

AND YEAR-END AWARDS 

BANQUET 

� 

SUBSCRIPTION TO 

THE NATIONAL AWARD 

WINNING OFF COURSE 

NEWSLETTER AND THE 

USDF CONNECTION 

MAGAZINE 

� 

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NATIONAL AWARD WINNING 

SEDA WEB SITE 

� 

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO 

SERVE ON THE BOARD OF 

DIRECTORS, CHAIR COMMITTEES, 

EVENTS, OR SHOWS, 

AND VOTING PRIVILEGES 

IN ALL ELECTIONS 

� 

NETWORKING 

OPPORTUNITIES WITH AREA 

EQUESTRIANS AND AN ANNUAL 

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 

� 

MEMBER DISCOUNTS 

ON SEDA-SPONSORED 

CLINICS, SEMINARS, FUN PACES, 

AND ADVERTISING 

IN THE OFF COURSE AND 

ON THE WEB SITE 

� 

UP-TO-DATE EVENT INFO 

� 

ELIGIBILITY FOR 

USDF QUALIFIED RIDER AND 

MEDALS AWARDS 

Ride with SEDA! 

Established in 1975, the Southern Eventing and 

Dressage Association is a non-profit, 

educational organization founded to 

foster an interest in, and 

understanding of, the equestrian 

sports of Dressage and Eventing. 

SEDA is a group member 

organization of USDF, affiliated 

with USEA, and governed by 

the United States Equestrian 

Federation. Club activities include 

educational clinics and seminars, schooling 

shows, Le Bon Temps (a recognized 

dressage show), Fleur de Leap (an 

eventing show), fun paces, and an 

annual awards program. SEDA is 

one of the largest USDF 

affiliated clubs in Region 9 and 

growing. We invite you to join us 

in supporting, learning, and 

enjoying the sports of dressage 

and eventing in our area. 

SEDA APPLICATION/RENEWAL 

� Mail form & check (made out to SEDA) to: MARIA COWAN, 624 EDENBORN AVE., 

METAIRIE, LA 70001 

The membership year begins December 1, 2008 and expires November 30, 2009. New members 

applying after October 1 will receive free membership for the balance of that year. 

❏ SENIOR $50 ❏ JUNIOR $40 ❏ *FAMILY $75 ❏ NEW APPLICATION ❏ RENEWAL 

Please Note: 1) To qualify for USDF Regional Championships you must be a Participating Member 

by joining USDF directly. 2) $17 of your SEDA membership fee goes directly to USDF for your Group 

Membership. *FAMILY is defined as two people at the same address. 

NAME (PLEASE PRINT) 

ADDRESS 


PHONE (INDICATE HOME OR OFFICE) E-MAIL 

List names for *Family Membership: _________________________________________________________ 

Birthdate(s) (Juniors / Young Riders) __________________________________________________________ 

Interest: ❏ Dressage ❏ Eventing ❏ Both Number of horses leased/owned: ___________________ 

I am currently riding at ________________ level in Dressage and / or level _____________ in Eventing. 

I am a ❏ Adult Amateur ❏ Steward ❏ Technical Delegate 

❏ Instructor (level) __________ ❏ Judge (grade)__________ 

I am interested in volunteering! 

❏ Board ❏ Clinics ❏ Committees ❏ Shows ❏ Publications ❏ Scribe ❏ Steward ❏ Media Relations 

❏ Tack Sales ❏ Other ______________________________________________________________________ 

Beginning January 2009, the SEDA Off Course newsletter will be distributed electronically. Please make 

sure to include a valid e-mail address above. Printed copies will only be mailed to members who request 

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