NEDA Fall Festival 2011 - New England Dressage Association

October 2011 

Saugerties, New York – 

With the exception of a little rain, 

one could not have asked for 

much better weather for this year’s 

NEDA Fall Festival, held September 

13-18 at the HITS-on-the-Hudson 

show grounds. It may have been a bit 

chilly for riders, but it was perfect 

weather for horses – and it was dry. 

The Fall Festival features multiple 

competitions – a breed show, the 

U.S. Dressage Federation Region 8 

Championships and two international 

competitions, the CDI and the CPEDI 

performance competitions. This year’s 

big winner in the CDI competition was 

a western invader who made her way 

north from New Jersey after competing 

in the National Dressage Championships 

the week before. Adrienne Lyle, longtime 

working student of Olympian 

Debbie McDonald won the popular 

CDI Grand Prix Freestyle at NEDA 

with her partner Wizard and a score of 

74.925. The 26-year-old rider, who is 

based in Idaho, faltered a bit in 

Friday’s CDI Grand Prix but learned 

from her mistakes and came back 

strong. 

The NEDA CDI was the first East 

Coast CDI competition for Lyle and 

Wizard, a 12-year-old Oldenburg 

gelding owned by Peggy Thomas. “It’s 

a whole new experience being here 

competing against all these people – 

some of the best competitors we have 

– and being able to put faces to names 

T HE N EWSLETTER OF THE N EW E NGLAND D RESSAGE A SSOCIATION 

Sun Shines on NEDA Fall Festival! 

� BY LYNNDEE KEMMET � 

Sharon McCusker on Wrigley. 

photo by Carole MacDonald 

I just read about,” Lyle said. “The 

volume of horses is a lot bigger than 

what we’re used to out West.” 

After NEDA, Lyle and Wizard 

made their way south to Dressage at 

Devon before heading back West. 

They are aiming to qualify for the 

Selection Trials next spring that will 

pick the U.S. Dressage Team for the 

London Olympics next summer. Their 

freestyle win at the NEDA CDI put 

them ahead of such leading international 

competitors as Catherine 

Haddad Staller, who was on a trip 

back to the U.S. from her base in 

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Don’t Miss the NEDA 

Fall Symposium with 

Kyra Kyrklund 

November 5-6, 2011 

see page 5 for walk-in details 

...He (Wrigley) got over 70 

percent yesterday in high 

winds. I was thrilled with 

how he kept it all together. 

And today he was a little 

tired so I kept my warm-up 

pretty short and it turned 

out that he wasn’t tired. He 

was a little fresh in the I-1 

and it cost us some points,” 

McCusker said. photo 

by Carole MacDonald

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In This Issue... 

2011 Fall Festival...................................1 

President’s Message...............................3 

Fall Symposium Walk-In Sign-Up ...........5 

USEF Para-Equestrians ........................10 

NEDA Fall Festival Results....................13 

Fall Festival Volunteer Thank You ........22 

Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg Clinic...........24 

Hurricane Irene Damage Report ...........26 

Hay Drive to Help Vermont ....................28 

Johanna Lombardi Obituary..................30 

Classifieds............................................33 

2011 NEDA Calendar ............................34 

Early Bird Membership Sign-Up ...........35 

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Ijust returned from NEDA Fall 

Festival at Saugerties – volunteering, 

not competing. This year for the 

first time the Para Equestrian national 

championships were held in conjunction 

with the fall show. Now that is a 

lot to manage, five overlapping shows 

running: Breed championships, Open 

dressage show, USDF Region 8 championships, 

FEI CDI competition, and 

CPEDI National championships. 

Whew! Beth Jenkins managed the 

additional challenges of the Para 

Equestrian discipline with aplomb. It 

was exciting (and humbling) to be able 

to watch top Para Equestrian competitors 

from all across the country compete 

in Saugerties, and the competition 

was fierce. The competitors were 

enthusiastic and every bit as driven 

and disciplined in their riding as any 

of other competitors at the show. A 

good influence on the show as a whole 

and an honor for NEDA to host this 

national event. 

Our army of volunteers personalized 

the experience of riding at such a 

large and competitive show, offering 

encouragement and solace as appropriate 

from whatever their vantage 

point. Our volunteers are all horse 

lovers and dressage enthusiasts, but 

they have other lives as varied as you 

can imagine. For example, my roommate, 

whom I had not met previously, 

is an undersea defense systems engineer 

for the Navy and has been scribing 

at the NEDA Fall Show for 12 

years. The variety of their backgrounds 

was surely matched by the 

competitors who remained unfailingly 

courteous and grateful for the volunteer 

participation. I served as a gate 

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President’s Message 

Notes from Saugerties 

� BY KATHERINE MCHUGH, NEDA PRESIDENT � 

steward for the Third Level Region 8 

Championships Class for Adult 

Amateurs, and nearly every one of 

them thanked me for volunteering, as 

they left the arena! 

And then there is the generosity of 

the dressage community. Lisa Curry 

Mair, a Third Level Championship 

rider and accomplished folk art painter 

(http://www.currymairdesigns.com) who 

lives near the Green Mountain Horse 

Association in Vermont, created an 

original artwork depicting the GMHA 

grounds, turned it into a poster and 

sold the poster with all the proceeds to 

benefit the GMHA Flood Recovery 

effort. No New England dressage competitor’s 

dance card is complete without 

a trip to this beautiful venue, with 

children and dogs taking advantage of 

the clear cold stream running right 

through the grounds, surrounded by 

the green hills of Vermont. That 

stream turned into a raging torrent 

during Tropical Storm Irene’s visit to 

Vermont and rerouted itself, taking out 

large portions of the grounds, not to 

mention cross-country jumps, stall 

doors and mats, pedestrian bridges, 

portapotties and anything else in its 

path. Insurance does not cover any of 

the damage. All September events 

were cancelled - the first event not 

cancelled will be the fall dressage 

show October 1-2. Lisa’s efforts raised 

over $1,600 for GMHA. If you didn’t 

get one of her charming posters there, 

you can see and purchase it online at 

http://www.gmhainc.org/irenedamage.h 

tml, where you may also make a direct 

donation. 

Claudia Tarlov, longtime NEDA 

member and dressage trainer, learned 

of the plight of many Vermont farmers 

who lost pasture land, buildings, livestock 

and their entire winter hay supply 

to Irene. She offered to fill her 

trailer with hay donated by competitors 

at the Fall Show and drive the hay 

to Vermont for distribution. Her story 

and amazing results are detailed in an 

article elsewhere in this issue of the 

Tip. Thank you to all who have made 

a difference for horse owners and 

lovers in Vermont. Z 

Congratulations to 

NEDA President, Kathy 

McHugh on Her USDF 

Silver Medal Win! 

NEDA Members would like to 

send out a huge CONGRATU- 

LATIONS to NEDA President 

Katherine McHugh for achieving 

her goal of earning USDF Silver 

Medal riding her horse Schando at 

the Vermont Dressage Days competition 

in Essex Junction, Vermont 

August 13 & 14. Not only did she 

earn her medal, she WON her PSG 

class of 6 competitors! A Job well 

done Kathy! 

October 2011 3


NEDA Fall Symposium with Kyra Kyrklund 

Tentative Schedule 

Saturday, November 5th 

9:30 – 9:45 Introduction 

9:45 – 10:15 Young Horse 

10:15 – 10:45 Young Horse 

10:45 – 11:00 break 

11:00 – 11:30 Novice Rider 

11:30 – 12:00 Advanced Medium Horse/Rider 

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch break 


1:30 – 2:00 PSG/Intermediare 


2:30 – 2:45 break 

2:45 – 3:15 Grand Prix 

3:15 – 3:45 Grand Prix 

3:45 – 4:15 Questions & Answers 

Sunday, November 6th 

10:0 – 10:15 Introduction 

10:15 – 10:45 Young Horse 

10:45 – 11:15 Young Horse 

11:15 – 11:30 break 

11:30 – 12:00 Novice Rider 


12:30 – 1:30 Lunch break 




3:00 – 3:15 break 

3:15 – 3:45 Grand Prix 

3:45 – 4:15 Grand Prix 

4:15 – 4:45 Questions & Answers 

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Germany and who placed second with 

Winyamaro on a score of 71.475, and 

Canada’s Jacqueline Brooks who rode 

D-Niro to third place with a score of 

67.579 per cent. Haddad took first 

and second in Friday’s CDI Grand 

Prix with Winyamaro and Cadillac. 

Lyle and Wizard rode their 

freestyle victory at NEDA to music 

originally used for a previous horse 

competed first by McDonald and then 

by Lyle – Felix. 

“It was a last 

minute decision to 

use this music,” 

Lyle said. We’ve 

been working on a 

new freestyle for 

next year. But this 

music was used 

for Felix and he’s 

not competing 

now so it was just sitting around. I 

thought we should try it with Wizard 

and see if it might work. Terry Gallo 

does our music and she tweaked the 

tempo a little bit for him.” 

In CDI Prix St. Georges competition, 

Northeasterner Sharon McCusker 

took the win with Wrigley and a score 


Mendiburu and What 

Happen have been steadily 

moving up the levels, but they 

have a strong support team 

behind them. Mendiburu is 

the mother of four and all of 

her children ride, so too does 

her husband. 

of 70.158. The pair also took second 

in the CDI Intermediaire competition 

with a score of 67.325 behind winners 

Caroline Cheret and Sandokan with a 

score of 68.728. NEDA was Wrigley’s 

first CDI. “And he got over 70 percent 

yesterday in high winds. I was thrilled 

with how he kept it all together. And 

today he was a little tired so I kept my 

warm-up pretty short and it turned out 

that he wasn’t tired. He was a little 

fresh in the I-1 

and it cost us 

some points,” 

McCusker said. 

McCusker 

acquired Wrigley 

from a former 

roommate during 

one of her stays in 

Florida and while 

she knew he was a 

good horse, she 

didn’t know how good he was until she 

had him in training for several 

months. “And then he really started to 

take off,” she said. “Last year I knew 

what I had and this year it was solidified. 

He got 70s consistently at First 

Level the first year and a lot of 70s 

last year at Fourth Level. He’s getting 

Adrienne Lyle, long-time working student of Olympian Debbie McDonald won the popular 

CDI Grand Prix Freestyle at NEDA with her partner Wizard and a score of 74.925. 

Hannah McCabe and GB Classic – Jr/YR 

3rd level winner. 

a lot of 70s this year in Prix St. 

Georges and Developing Horse classes. 

His quality is good enough that as 

long as my training stays I see his 

future as a grand prix horse.” 

A number of New Jersey residents 

also came up to compete in the 

Region 8 Championships and it paid 

off. Heather Mason, of Lebanon, New 

Jersey, took four regional championships 

– Third and Fourth Level 

Freestyle championships, Fourth 

Level Open and First Level Freestyle 

regional champion. “I like it,” 

Heather said of her many wins. When 

asked her secret, she said, “Good 

horses and consistent training. The 

horses have been really good.” 

Another New Jersey resident, also 

named Heather, was just as thrilled 

with being crowned both this year’s 

Region 8 Fourth Level Adult Amateur 


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photo by Carole MacDonald




Champion and Prix St. George Adult 

Amateur Champion. Heather 

Mendiburu of Sussex, New Jersey 

earned her win with the help of What 

Happen, a horse she bought in 

Germany as a four-year-old. She 

brought What Happen back to the 

U.S. as a five-year- 

old and worked with 

Cesar Parra until 

she brought the 

horse home to enjoy. 

Mendiburu and 

What Happen have 

been steadily moving 

up the levels, 

but they have a strong support team 

behind them. Mendiburu is the mother 

of four and all of her children ride, 

so too does her husband. 

“Benjamin just turned 17 and he’s 

here riding Training Level and First 

Level. And Lea is 15 and she’s also 


Bailey-Miller works at 

Bath Iron Works designing 

ships and said she goes 

into work at 5 a.m. to get 

out early enough to ride. 

riding Training and First Level in the 

regional championships. Austin is 12. 

He rides but he doesn’t want to show. 

Caleb is five and he rides lead-line. 

Last year, when I took the year off 

from showing, the two older ones 

started showing and it was kind of 

nice. I was their groom. This year we 

had an exciting 

show at the 

Maplewood 

Warmblood qualifier 

when we all got over 

70 percent at that 

show. So it was kind 

of a neat thing. We 

give God all the 

credit for our successes,” Mendiburu 

said. “It’s fun. We’re a team. I think 

we have to get a logo and some 

shirts.” 

In other amateur championship 

competition, Margaret Bailey-Miller 


Susanne Hamilton on Lord Locksley. 

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showed that size doesn’t really matter. 

She took the Third Level Adult 

Amateur Regional Championship with 

her Morgan partner Kennebec- 

Ladyhawke, who stands a mere 15 

hands. “Everyone thinks she’s a 

pony,” Bailey-Miller said. She trains 

with Karen Folan in Maine and said 

“we’ve never won anything like this 

before so I’m excited.” 

Bailey-Miller works at Bath Iron 

works designing ships and said she 

goes into work at 5 a.m. to get out 

early enough to ride. Along with her 

husband and Border Collie, Kennebec- 

Ladyhawke is the love of her life. She 

got the mare from a breeding farm 

where she worked and she did all the 

training on her. “I’ve had her in my 

heart since the beginning.” 

Among professionals, one happy 


Marie Louise Barrett on Roxorella. 


rider was Bill Warren who won the 

First Level Sweepstakes competition 

with the eight-year-old Hanoverian 

mare Rohanna, owned by Leslie 

Cokin. That win included earning an 

80.270 in the First Level Test 2 

Sweepstakes class before international 

judge Linda Zang. 

Warren found the mare in Florida 

and felt it would be a good horse for 

Cokin to ride. “We knew we bought a 

good horse but I don’t think we knew 

how good,” he said. “She has a super 

work ethic and temperament and is 

very manageable to ride.” 

Warren said he knew when he finished 

his ride on Thursday that he had 

a good score but didn’t realize it would 

be in the 80s. “She was so spot on. I 

felt like all I had to do was sit there 

and steer her through the test.” Z 

2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship Results 

CHAMPION: Jonathan Wentz NTEC 

Richter Scale, Grade Ib, 71.531 

RESERVE CHAMPION: Dale Dedrick 

Bonifatius, Grade II, 71.223 

GRADE IV– 

1) Mary Jordan, Sebastian, 66.835 

2) Robin Brueckmann, Radetzky, 

64.634 

3) Mary Jordan, P. Sparrow Socks, 

64.086 

GRADE III – 

1) Wendy Fryke, Lateran, 67.063 

2) Eleanor Brimmer, Carino H, 54.754 

3) Eleanor Brimmer, Vadico Interagro, 

53.413 

GRADE II – 

1) Dale Dedrick Bonifatius, 71.223 

2) Rebecca Hart, Lord Ludger, 67.890 

3) Elizabeth Pigott, Whitney's Willow, 

64.350 

GRADE IB – 

1)Jonathan Wentz NTEC Richter 

Scale, 71.531 

2) Jonathan Wentz, NTEC Jabriel, 

67.743 

3) Laurietta Oakleaf, Niekele fan 

Busenitz, 58.739 

GRADE IA – 

1) Donna Ponessa, Otto, 66.689 

2) Donna Ponessa, Western Rose, 

66.612 

3) Kim Decker, Dasher's Destiny, 

60.873 

TEAM RESULTS: 

1.) USA 

2.) CANADA 

USA TEAM MEMBERS: 

Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale 

Wendy Fryke and Lateran 

Rebecca Hart and Lord Ludger 

Mary Jordan and Sebastian 

CANADA TEAM MEMBERS: 

Robyn Andrews and Fancianna 

Madison Lawson and McGuire 

Stephanie Ross and Wiesenblute 

Jody Schloss and Inspector Rebus 

WINNER OF 2011 TRILOGY 

AWARD: 

Wendy Fryke 

2011 NEDA FALL FESTIVAL OF 

DRESSAGE BEST DRESSED 

"JOGGER" AT THE FEI JOG 

(Compliments of SHO CLOTHES 

www.shoclothes.com) 

BEST DRESSED FEMALE- 

Rebecca Hart 

BEST DRESSED MALE- 

Jonathan Wentz 

*both riders earned $100 Gift 

Certificate to SHO CLOTHES 

$50 Cash Award to Highest CPEDI 

Freestyle Donated by Elaine Donogue: 

James Dwyer of Ireland 


Wentz Obtains 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian 

Dressage National Championship 

USA Team Achieves First at CPEDI3* 

Saugerties, NY - September 18, 2011 

Intensity, impulsion, power are three words that defined 

Sunday's Para-Equestrian Individual Test competition at 

the 2011 NEDA Fall Festival of Dressage. Sunday was the 

last day of the CPEDI 3* and it was the championship day 

for the 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National 

Championship. After Saturday's 

Freestyle only a tenth of a point 

separated Jonathan Wentz and Dale 

Dedrick for the National 

Championship. Following an exceptional 

day of tests Wentz earned the 

scores he needed to earn the 

national championship. Only .308 

behind Wentz was Dale Dedrick 

and Bonifatius who garnered the highest score of the day 

from Judge E, Anne Prain of France, a 75%. Dedrick's percentage 

secured the reserve championship accolade. In the 


� BY LINDSAY MCCALL � 

"Everyone has been riding really 

well this weekend and it is very 

exciting to see so many new horses. 

The growth that is happening is 

awesome to see." - Rebecca Hart 

CPEDI3* Team competition Para-Equestrians from USA, 

Canada, Ireland, Mexico, and Bermuda competed in Grades 

Ia-IV under judges Anne Prain of France, Kjell Myhre of 

Norway, and Carlos Lopes of Portugal. The USA achieved 

the top ranking with team members Jonathan Wentz, Mary 

Jordan, Wendy Fryke, and Rebecca Hart. 

Hart was the third place finisher 

in the 2011 USEF Para- 

Equestrian Dressage National 

Championships in addition to supporting 

the USA Team competition. 

After three days of tests Hart was 

delighted with Lord Ludger. She 

noted, "I was really happy with 

LoLu; this was his first major competition where he had to 

be on it three days in a row. He handled the pressure and 

he even stepped up to the plate for me." 

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The judges’ cards from Saturday gave the Para- 

Equestrians big goals for Sunday. Hart explained, "They 

want to see power, energy, and moving forward. I was there 

a few times and LoLu said, ‘too much.’ There were a few 

little bobbles on my test today that I would have loved to 

fix. When we were coming into an extension I asked for a 

little too much and he was like, ‘oh, canter’ and I said ‘no, 

trot,’ and he came right back to me. I also got a little over 

driving at the walk and I needed to settle because the walk 

was already big enough." 

Keeping a consistent pace while creating impulsion 

was important in Wentz's rides on both horses during the 

Individual Tests. Wentz acknowledged, "Yesterday I did 

well on Gabe (NTEC Jabriel) but we went really fast and 

got a little wild. That type of ride was not a good foundation 

to build on to attain our final goal, the Olympics. Today 

we worked on keeping a slower pace while riding a more 

precise test and keeping his head up. We lost some points 

but it was a good foundation ride to build on." 

Wentz continued, "Both horses today were wonderful 

and their extensions were beautiful. Richter was giving it Jonathan Wentz and Richter Scale. 

all today and I could tell he was tired. I had to work hard to keep him nice and forward but I couldn't get too pushy 

NEDA Fall Festival 

because there is a fine line between going forward and 

keeping him supple." 

Lost and Found 

Today's National Championship came down to decimal 

- Navy Blue Polar Fleece w/ Gray Zippers – tell me the points between Wentz and Dale Dedrick but the individual 

name brand and it’s yours 

scores were not necessarily the main focus today since 

- Child’s Black Fleece Lined Zip Up Sweatshirt – tell me there is only one year before the 2012 London Paralympics. 

what else it has on it and it’s yours 

Hart mentioned, "Everyone has been riding really well this 

- Kelly Green Polar Fleece – (found on the bleacher at Ring weekend and it is very exciting to see so many new horses. 

3) tell me what type, pullover or zip up, and it’s yours The growth that is happening is awesome to see." Wendy 

Fryke whose scores counted toward the CPEDI3* Team 

- 3 Pairs of Glasses: 

event responded, "I think everyone has had really good 

- Woman’s Prescription Glasses with poka dots on 

rides today. It's hard to want to beat the Canadians 

tortoise shell 

because they are the nicest people on earth so you feel bad 

- “Native” Sunglasses – tell me what color 

about wanting to do that. However, our team really did 

- A pair of Flip Sunglasses – I’m pretty sure they belong their job today. As Para-Equestrians we have made huge 

to a NEDA Volunteer but not sure who it was that strides but the reality is we can't sit on our laurels." 

asked if a pair of flip sunglasses had been found in any Dr. Dale Dedrick came into Thursday's jog, as a new 

of the golf carts. 

Grade II Para-Equestrian. With consistent scores never 

- Black Make Up Kit with Square Gold Buttons 

dropping below 70% she rightfully earned the reserve 

- “International” Black IRH Helmet – not sure if it championship aboard Bonifatius. "My horse was great 

belongs to a dressage rider or hunter/jumper rider. today, he was ready and he answered every question I 

- “Canterbury” Fleece Dressage Saddle Pad (found in asked. This was the first time I had the feeling of an upper 

2010) – pony size with Velcro opening for padding level horse. He was really lifting up and acceleration off. I 

inserts 

can't praise him enough for his performance” 

Dedrick of Ann Arbor, Michigan will be traveling to 

Contact: Debbie Carr-Kirk 

Wellington, FL this winter along with many other Parawillowdck@aol.com 

or 508.539.3534 

(Para-Equestrian continued to page 12) 

October 2011 11 


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Equestrians including Rebecca Hart and Elizabeth Pigott 

to compete in a CPEDI at the Jim Brandon Equestrian 

Center. 

Jonathan Wentz earned the national championship followed 

by Dale Dedrick in reserve and Rebecca Hart taking 

home the third place ribbon. Wentz added more accolades 

earning the fourth place with NTEC Jabriel and Wendy 

Fryke followed for fifth place. In the sixth position was 

Mary Jordan. As a Grade IV rider Jordan also represented 

the USA team. 

Jordan had an exciting week overall, the owner of 

Sebastian, Deecie Denison, gave Jordan the opportunity to 

ride this horse just one week before the CPEDI3*. Jordan 

had a short week to qualify to ride at the CPEDI3*. Jordan 

noted, "I brought him home on Friday, I rode Saturday, had 

bladder surgery on Monday, rode Wednesday, and brought 

Sebastian to Saugerties on Thursday. With only my fourth 

ride on this horse we received our qualifying score. Both of 

my horses didn't put a foot wrong all weekend." 

Jordan was looking forward to the Team competition 

when she was chosen for the U.S.A. Team this week. She 

smiled, "I was thrilled to be selected to ride on the team. It 

really motivated me to earn good scores for the team. This 

weekend has been a great team experience and a wonderful 

team building opportunity." 


For Team Canada this weekend's competition was also 

about growth. Chef d'Equipe Elizabeth Quigg noted, "This 

weekend was good exposure for those riders who are coming 

up through our ranks. We brought some less experienced 

horse and rider combinations to really test them on 

the international scene. This CPEDI also gave everyone a 

chance to have the team experience. It is really important 

to get these riders and horses into an environment that is 

unfamiliar." After this weekend Team Canada is planning 

to travel to Florida to compete at the Jim Brandon 

Equestrian Center and then onto Del Mar, CA for the 2012 

Dressage Affaire 

Para-Equestrian competitors have an exciting year to 

look forward to. In January, the first CPEDI3* in 

Wellington, FL will occur. Many Para-Equestrians will be 

traveling to either Florida, Mexico, California, or even 

Portugal to gain more experience in the international show 

scene before the 2012 the London Paralympics. 

The 2011 NEDA Fall Festival of Dressage and the 

2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National 

Championship would not have been possible without the 

support of sponsors, volunteers, the NEDA horse show 

managers, USEF, equestrians, and family members. The 

USPEA would like to thank NEDA for providing a beautiful 

facility and for hosting the Para-Equestrians at a spectacular 

horse show. Z 



Results from the NEDA Fall Festival 

September 13-18, 2011 

000/0 – BREED SWEEPS COLT/GELDING/STALION 

1 76.800% Preston Elizabeth/Barrett Susan Encore! Encore! 

2 75.700% Rosenblatt Alicia/Rosenblatt Alicia Winchester 

3 74.100% Carter Patricia/Carter Patricia Dikson 

000/1 – BREED SWEEPS FILLY/MARE 

1 78.900% Malcolmson Debbie/Malcolmson Debbie Felicha CHF 

2 78.900% Silva Felisberto/Finnegan Paige Karola 1 

3 78.800% Cross Lisa/Cross Lisa Synergy 

000/2 – DRESSAGE SWEEPS TRAINING LEVEL 

1 79.721% Andersen Fie Studnitz/Andersen Fie Studnitz Rocazino 

2 73.086% Bennett Natalie/Gavriluk Danielle Royal Flush 

3 68.971% Even Rebecca/Even Michael Wilona 

000/3 – DRESSAGE SWEEPS FIRST LEVEL 

1 75.458% Warren William/Cokin Leslie Rohanna 

2 71.447% Garfinkle Wendy/Brody June Vanessa 

3 70.275% Trundy Maureen/Trundy Maureen Sir Lancelot 

000/4 – DRESSAGE SWEEPS SECOND LEVEL 

1 68.860% Barrett Marie Louise/Berry Roberta Roxorella 

2 65.940% Lee Jutta/Lee Jutta Capriol 

3 64.195% Maynard Clara/Maynard Clara Diamond Delight 

000/5 – DRESSAGE SWEEPS THIRD LEVEL 

1 68.377% Poulin Lawrence/Grigg Natasha Rivage 

2 67.627% Poulin Hana/Platz Candace Maestoso Glena III 

3 66.601% Szepesi Alix/Meyer Michele Catamount 

000/6 – DRESSAGE SWEEPS FOURTH LEVEL 

1 68.635% Barrett Marie Louise/Ferber Elizabeth Cantaris 

2 65.983% Pearson-Keating Jodi/Pearson-Keating Jodi Bauke 

3 64.652% Hay Bridget/Hay Bridget Fitzhessen 

000/7 – NEDA CHAMPIONSHIPS JRYR 



3 72.000% McCabe Hannah/McCabe Hannah Mein Pipsqueak 

000/8 – NEDA CHAMPIONSHIPS A A 

1 72.400% Berube Jon/Tomson Alexandra Cassandro 

2 72.400% Gimbel Amy/Mason Heather Addiction 

3 70.000% Rioux Rebecca/Sigfridson Laurie Davis Shine 

001 – BRMARES J: WYSOCKI 

1 75.600% Vanecek Sara/Krist Candice Biene 

2 73.500% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Harmony GS 

002 – YMARES J: WYSOCKI 


2 78.600% Wylie Cindi Rose/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Romanze K 

3 77.600% Wylie Cindi Rose/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Cheyenne M 

003 – MARE CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Wylie Cindi Rose/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Romanze K 

2 Silva Felisberto/Finnegan Paige Karola 1 

3 Vanecek Sara/Krist Candice Biene 

004 – STALLIONS J: HESS 

1 79.000% Silva Felisberto/Dolnier Alessandra Favory Marinna II 

005 – STALLIONS J: HESS 


2 78.500% Vanecek Sara/Reynolds Marthe Statesman’s Signature 

3 75.750% Silva Felisberto/Schofield Frederick Acorino 

006 – STALLION CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Andersen Fie Studnitz/Andersen Fie Studnitz Rocazino 

2 Vanecek Sara/Reynolds Marthe Statesman’s Signature 

3 Silva Felisberto/Dolnier Alessandra Favory Marinna II 

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PLACE % RIDER/OWNER HORSENAME PLACE % RIDER/OWNER HORSENAME 

007 – MATURE CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Andersen Fie Studnitz/Andersen Fie Studnitz Rocazino 


008 – FILLIES 2011 J: WYSOCKI 

1 76.800% Bruno Frank/Bruno Amanda Liberte B 

009 – COLTS 2011 J: HESS 

1 84.100% Kropf Christine/Kropf Christine Dalziel HHF 

2 75.100% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Halloween FHM 

010 – FOAL CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Kropf Christine/Kropf Christine Dalziel HHF 

2 McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Halloween FHM 

3 Bruno Frank/Bruno Amanda Liberte B 

011 – FILLIES3 J: WYSOCKI 


2 71.800% Crossen Thomas/Arabians Crossen De Laurian 

3 67.700% White Silene/White Silene Shutterfly’s Buzz 


1 75.900% White Silene/White Silene Kween Bee 



2 78.600% Hickerson Kathy/Hickerson Kathy Frauloma MG 

3 75.600% Scattergood-Tooey Ashley/Scattergood-Tooey Ashley Fidelia 

014 – FILLY CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Cross Lisa/Cross Lisa Synergy 

2 Crossen Thomas/Arabians Crossen De Laurian 

3 Malcolmson Debbie/Malcolmson Debbie Felicha CHF 

015 – COLT/G3 J: HESS 




2 75.000% Crossen Thomas/Arabians Crossen Baccarat 

3 73.700% Silva Felisberto/Waite Heather Frej 


1 82.100% Vanover Jen/Vanover Jen MW Feinermark 

2 82.100% Silva Felisberto/Waite Heather Durante 

3 75.400% Kropf Christine/Kropf Christine Deneb HHF 

018 – C/GCH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Silva Felisberto/Waite Heather Durante 

2 Vanover Jen/Vanover Jen MW Feinermark 

3 Preston Elizabeth/Barrett Susan Encore! Encore! 

019 – YH CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 

1 Cross Lisa/Cross Lisa Synergy 


020 – GR CH J: HESS/WYSOCKI 



031 – IBCOLDVER J: HESS 


032 – IBCHAN J: WYSOCKI 




033 – IBCDUTCH J: HESS 

1 79.300% Wylie Cindi Rose/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Cheyenne M 





NEDA Fall Festival 2011 


IBCHOL J: HESS 


IBCTRAK J: WYSOCKI 

1 72.800% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Harmony GS 

2 72.400% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Finale W 

IBCA/L J: WYSOCKI 

1 74.700% LaDue Harold/New Lois Fantasia of Bon Accord 

2 73.700% LaDue Harold/New Lois Eliana of Bon Accord 

3 73.200% Hollis Sarah/Tintagel Enterprises Giorgio 

IBCWEST J: HESS 

1 83.100% Niemi Elizabeth/Churchill Melvin Donndi 

IBCPONY J: HESS 

1 71.700% Knight Jeanelle/Knight Jeanelle Taraco Mourinho 

IBCAWR J: HESS 


IBCISR J: WYSOCKI 

1 75.700% Silva Felisberto/Waite Heather Frej 

IBCFRIES J: HESS 

1 69.000% Manos Stevie/Manos Stevie Kensington 

IBCMOR J: HESS 


2 78.400% Bailey-Miller Margaret/Bailey-Miller Margaret Kennebec 

Ladyhawke 

3 74.800% Maloof Pamela Steere/Dipietro Joe Queen’s Cultured Pearl 

IBCDRUM J: HESS 

1 78.300% Hollis Sarah/Tintagel Enterprises Gunther 

2 77.500% Hollis Sarah/Tintagel Enterprises Selika 

GETSIRE J: WYSOCKI 

1 72.850% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Abdullah Pg E 

BRGROUP J: WYSOCKI 

1 81.750% Silva Felisberto/Waite Heather Waite Breeder 

2 77.300% Crossen Thomas/Crossen Thomas Crossen Arabians 

AMHAN J: WYSOCKI 

1 81.500% Scattergood-Tooey Ashley/Scattergood-Tooey Ashley Fidelia 


3 68.700% McCulloch Leslie/McCulloch Leslie Finale W 

PONYHANDFM J: HESS 

1 80.600% Vanecek Sara/Krist Candice Biene 

2 74.600% Maloof Pamela Steere/Dipietro Joe Queen’s Cultured Pearl 

PONYSAD J: HESS 

1 Cummiskey Ciara/Dipietro Joe Queen’s Cultured Pearl 

SUITABLITY J: HESS 

1 Hendrick Kelly/Hendrick Kelly Queen’s Moody Blues 

MATMARES J: HESS 

1 78.200% Smith Sue/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Cheyenne M 

2 72.600% White Silene/White Silene Fusion 

MATSTGELD J: HESS 

1 79.400% Cropper Adam/Cropper Adam Fortune 

2 78.100% Bruno Amanda/Bruno Amanda Ruffino 

3 73.700% Hendrick Kelly/Hendrick Kelly Queen’s Moody Blues 

FUTURITY FILLIES J: HESSWYSOCKI 


2 75.800% Bruno Frank/Bruno Amanda Liberte B 

FUTURITY C/G J: HESSWYSOCKI 




USDFCHFOAL J: WYSOCKI HESS 


USDFCHMARE J: WYSOCKI HESS 



3 80.375% Niemi Elizabeth/Churchill Melvin Donndi 

USDFCHSTALLION J: WYSOCKI HESS 



3 75.350% Silva Felisberto/Dolnier Alessandra Favory Marinna II 

USDFCHFILLY J: WYSOCKI HESS 




USDFCHC/G J: WYSOCKI HESS 


2 79.000% Vanover Jen/Vanover Jen MW Feinermark 


TRAIN 1 J: HOTZ 

1 65.833% Gershberg Adam/Gershberg Adam Charley 

2 64.167% Smith Sara/Smith Sara Galileo 

3 62.500% Sigfridson Laurie Davis/Green Katie Cadillac Jack 

TRAIN 2 O/S J: HEAD 


2 70.714% Spettel Patricia/Spettel Patricia Eclipse 

3 68.571% Carlson Doris/Carlson Doris Wilhelmena 

RCH TRAIN O J: HOTZ 


2 72.000% McPherson Gwyneth/Pineland Farms Inc Flyer 

3 70.000% Gershberg Emily/Ehrlich Jane Blues Singer 

FIRST 1 J: ZANG 

1 81.034% Lizotte Carissa/Pineland Farms Inc Cadence 

2 75.862% Donnelly David/Labrie Robert Hendrik van de Heemstede 

3 73.793% Smith Emily/Smith Emily Welp’teg 

FIRST 2 O/S J: ZANG 



3 70.541% Olsen Tracy/Rose Jennifer Al Pacino H 

FIRST 2 J: HESS 

1 69.054% Angstadt Kaylee/Angstadt Keith Firenze 

2 65.946% Gersdorf Dilara/Fischer Bonnie County Limerick 

3 64.865% Hill Catherine/Miller Ellen Lucca 

SECOND 1 J: HEAD 

1 62.000% Englund Dan-Erik/Enterprise Farm Sebastien 


3 60.000% Viveiros O’Donnell Jessica/Sandman Phyllis Buxton 

SECOND 2 O/S J: ZANG 



3 65.000% Gervais Amanda/Schmotzer Fletcher Connie Lingren 

RCH SECOND O J: HESS 

1 69.524% Herslow Kimberly/Herslow Kimberly Rosmarin 

2 67.500% Mattisson Ida/Enterprise Farm Let’s Dance Raphael 


THIRD 1 J: HEAD 

1 65.263% Gavriluk Danielle/Gavriluk Danielle Highlife K 

2 62.895% Niemi Elizabeth/Churchill Melvin Ferrari 

3 58.947% Von Martels Chris/Hanover Toni Sandroletto 

THIRD 2 O/S J: POT 

1 73.171% Gershberg Emily/Gershberg Emily Zatino H 







FOURTH 1 J: POT 

1 66.571% Duksa Olivia/Duksa Olivia Uno Farmer 

2 65.143% Caron Elizabeth/Fagnant Annette Tagus Corona 

3 63.143% Staehling Koryn/Glover Clair Serafin of Bel Aire 

FOURTH 2 O/S J: POT 



3 64.054% Hay Bridget/Hay Bridget Fitzhessen 

FEI TOC STAKES J: YUKINS BARNETT 

1 71.579% Von Martels Chris/Pillow Penny Usher 

2 69.737% Rembacz Silke/Teheault Joane Embassy III 

3 65.132% Wiedmaier Debra/Walker Francine Ferragamo 

RCH PSG AA J: YUKINS BARNETT 

1 66.842% Mendiburu Heather/Mendiburu Heather What Happen 

2 64.605% Glossman Diane/Glossman Diane Bajanus 

3 64.079% Isler Renee/Isler Renee Lightning 

RCH PSG O J: SEEFRIED VALENTIN JENA 

1 67.193% Pierson Lisa/Fletcher Leeda Baryshnikov 

2 66.491% Wilson-Horr Jennifer/Wilson-Horr Jennifer Unika 

3 65.702% Batchelder Nora/Hahn Jeanie Wilde Card 

RCH GP AA J: HOTZ SEEFRIED VALENTIN WYSOCKI JENA 

1 57.021% Wolfe Barbara/Wolfe Barbara Lucien 

RCH GP O J: HOTZ SEEFRIED VALENTIN WYSOCKI JENA 

1 63.191% Zinglersen Tine/Zinglersen Tine Neumunster 

2 61.234% Mabragana Micaela/Grunkorn Sam Nexus 

3 60.170% Kucinski Brenna/Kucinski Brenna Regent 

TRAIN 2 J: POT 


2 71.786% Bradley Rollins Sara/Bradley Rollins Sara Champion of Hearts 


TRAIN 3 O/S J: WYSOCKI 




TRAIN 3 J: HESS 

1 72.400% Berube Jon/Tomson Alexandra Cassandro 


3 72.000% White Abigail/White Laurie Valparaiso 

3 72.000% Chick Jennifer/Hoag George Beaverwoods Fairy Tale 

FIRST 2 J: WYSOCKI 



3 68.649% Smith Emily/Smith Emily Welp’teg 

FIRST 3 O/S J: POT 



3 69.355% Angstadt Keith/Angstadt Keith Fenway 

FIRST 3 J: WYSOCKI 

1 69.355% Detering Martha/Detering Martha Rarity 

2 66.452% Green Michelle/Green Michelle Fhaltair 

2 66.452% McCloskey Valerie/McCloskey Valerie Betoeren 

2 66.452% Williamson Wren/Nash Nancy Redford 

RCH FIRST O J: HEAD YUKINS 

1 72.742% McPherson Gwyneth/Pineland Farms Inc Flyer 

2 70.968% Lizotte Carissa/Pineland Farms Inc Cadence 

3 70.806% Van Eyck Jessica/Van Eyck Jessica Furstin Rufina 

SECOND 2 J: HESS 

1 63.158% Boardman Susan/Boardman Susan Floriana FH 

2 62.105% Cullen Jean/Cullen Jean Ibsen 

3 58.421% Viveiros O’Donnell Jessica/Sandman Phyllis Buxton 

SECOND 3 O/S J: WYSOCKI YUKINS 



3 64.286% Bain Mary Beth/Caron Elizabeth Dimension 


1 64.390% Sacre Sydney/McInnis Donna Valhalla 

2 58.293% McIsaac Marissa/McIsaac Marissa Wolkenstar 

3 57.805% LeBlanc Crystal/LeBlanc Crystal Seek His Face 

THIRD 3 O/S J: POT 




THIRD 3 J: HESS 

1 70.513% Mattisson Ida/Enterprise Farm Blue Hors Diamond Dancer 

2 63.846% Marchand Jennifer/Sporthorses Harmony Harmony’s Zygosch 

3 59.231% Marchand Jennifer/Serena Charlotte Wind and the Willow 

RCH THIRD O J: HEAD YUKINS 



3 68.846% Mason Heather/Perkins Kimberley Roark 

FOURTH 2 J: POT 

1 66.216% Riley Katie/Riley Katie Zanzibar 

2 61.081% Zugel Sonia/Zugel Sonia Truman 

3 56.216% Davis Alida/Davis Alida Watch Me 

FOURTH 3 O/S J: HEAD 

1 69.250% Van Eyck Jessica/Van Eyck Jessica Wittelsbach D 



FEI TOC MSC J: HOTZ VALENTIN 


2 64.211% Leblanc Lexie/Leblanc Lexie Slip n Slide 

3 62.396% Mabragana Micaela/Grunkorn Sam Nexus 

FEI TOC PSG J: HOTZ VALENTIN 

1 69.079% Rembacz Silke/Teheault Joane Embassy III 

2 67.895% Larsen Mette/Larsen Mette Ulivi 

3 65.526% Pierson Lisa/Gould Melinda Donhana RH 

FEI TOC INT1 J: HOTZ VALENTIN 

1 65.658% Pierson Lisa/Fletcher Leeda Baryshnikov 

2 63.947% Poulin Lawrence/Grigg Natasha Wiley 

3 63.816% Tansey Aurelia/Tansey Aurelia Tacoma M 

FEI TOC YH J: HOTZVALENTIN 

1 61.600% Walker Shawn/Walker Shawn Lago Di Lugano 

RCH JR TEAM J: HOTZ VALENTIN 

1 60.270% Keohane Hanna/Keohane Hanna Kenneth 

REGCH INT 2 AA J: ZANG SEEFRIED WITHAGES JENA 

1 58.368% Wolfe Barbara/Wolfe Barbara Lucien 

2 55.211% Soros Robert/Enterprise Farm KGS Horgaards Hustler 

3 52.737% Gimbel Amy/Gimbel Amy Ramazotti 

REGCH INT 2 O J: ZANG SEEFRIED WITHAGES JENA 

1 59.737% Chatfield Sarah/Chatfield Sarah Pattent 

2 54.316% Zinglersen Tine/Revson Eugenia Today 

CDI JR TEAM J: ZANG WITHAGES HESS JENA 

1 62.919% Strasser Shostak Tanya/Strasser Evi Rolex Tyme 

2 62.270% Strasser Shostak Tanya/Strasser Evi Dancing Tyme 

3 61.405% Rivera Dana/Gallagher-Legriffon Denielle Abrikos 

CDI YR TEAM J: ZANG WITHAGES HESS JENA 

1 64.053% Day Ashley/Day Ashley CP Perolus 

2 63.605% Schrager Krista/Schrager Krista Kamelot 

3 58.684% Barlow Cash Bronwyn/Haupt Ferdinand Rubirondo 





CDI PSG J: ZANG WITHAGES HESS JENA 

1 70.158% McCusker Sharon/McCusker Sharon Wrigley 

2 67.921% Strasser Evi/Strasser Evi Renaissance Tyme 

3 67.079% Batchelder Nora/Batchelder Nora Farleight 

CDI GP J: ZANG SEEFRIED WITHAGES JENA 

1 68.660% Haddad Staller Catherine/Haddad Staller Catherine Winyamaro 

2 68.553% Haddad Staller Catherine/Haddad Staller CatherineCadillac 35 

3 67.681% Lyle Adrienne/Thomas Peggy Wizard 

CPEDI IA TEAM J: MYHRE LOPES PRAIN 

1 66.765% Ponessa Donna/Niblo Kristi Sue Otto 

2 65.196% Ponessa Donna/Dunham Wesley Western Rose 

3 65.000% Andrews Robyn/Rooyakkers Santana Ravallo Son 

CPEDI IB TEAM J: MYHRE LOPES PRAIN 

1 71.515% Wentz Jonathan/Handt Kai NTEC Richter Scale 

2 64.697% Wentz Jonathan/Zent Rachel NTEC Jabriel 

3 57.652% Oakleaf Laurietta/Bosma Joanne Niekele Fan Busenitz 

CPEDI II TEAM J: MYHRE LOPES PRAIN 

1 70.079% Dedrick Dale/Dedrick Dale Bonifatius 

2 66.825% Otheguy Maria Fernada/Cristo Regina One Night Stand 

3 65.317% Hart Rebecca/Ransehousen Jessica Lord Ludger 

CPEDI III TEAM J: MYHRE LOPES PRAIN 

1 66.728% Fryke Wendy/Fryke Wendy Lateran 

2 62.901% Alberda Erin/Berenstain Emily Pavalina 

3 61.914% Ross Stephanie/Ross Stephanie Wiesenblute 

CPEDI IV TEAM J: MYHRE LOPES PRAIN 

1 69.271% Dwyer James/Dwyer James Orlando 

2 64.271% Poole Lynne/Poole Lynne Frisbee 

3 64.219% Jordan Mary/Denison Deecie Sebastian 

TRAIN 1 J: HEAD 



3 67.083% Gershberg Emily/Ehrlich Jane Blues Singer 

TRAIN 2 J: 

1 72.857% Donnelly David/Labrie Robert Mathijs Fresians of Majesty 



TRAIN 2 J: HEAD 

1 67.857% Donnelly David/Labrie Robert Othello de Berthonval 

2 67.500% Smith Sue/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Romanze K 

3 65.357% Postleb Ron/Pinard Jeanette Royal Kavalier 

RCH TRAIN AA J: POT WYSOCKI 

1 73.200% Larsen Mette/Larsen Mette Stedinger’s Hit 

2 70.000% Healey Celeste/Healey Celeste Rey Del Mundo 


RCH TRAIN JYR J: SEEFRIED VALENTIN 

2 72.000% McCabe Hannah/McCabe Hannah Mein Pipsqueak 

3 69.600% Chick Jennifer/Hoag George Beaverwoods Fairy Tale 

FIRST 1 J: HOTZ 

1 72.069% McCloskey Valerie/McCloskey Valerie Betoeren 

2 68.276% Pasquale Sherri/Pasquale Sherri Zalani 

3 67.241% Trickey Katie/Fay Laura Obligato 


1 65.946% Gersdorf Dilara/Fischer Bonnie County Limerick 



FIRST 2 J: HEAD 

1 68.649% Rembacz Silke/Lahov Patricia Xander 

2 67.838% Holden Sandra/Holden Sandra Cano Cristales 

3 64.865% Tomson Alexandra/Tomson Alexandra Dora the Explorer 

SECOND 1 J: HOTZ 

1 65.714% Olsen Tracy/Rose Jennifer Al Pacino H 

2 64.857% LaFave Adriana/Archer Barbara Ann Faith Hill 

3 64.286% Borkoski Melissa/Borkoski Melissa Napolean 

SECOND 2 J: POT WYSOCKI 


2 65.658% Cerny Melanie/Cerny Melanie Prime Time MC 

3 64.868% Detering Martha/Detering Martha Rarity 

RCH SECOND AA J: SEEFRIED VALENTIN 

1 67.143% Schmidt Lisa M./Schmidt Lisa M. Graham 

2 65.952% Sigfridson Michelle/Sigfridson Laurie Davis Ryfeside Verdi 

3 63.929% Gordon Mary Beth/Gordon Mary Beth Piz-zaz GLS 

RCH SECOND JYR J: SEEFRIED VALENTIN 



3 62.857% Cummiskey Ciara/Dipietro Joe Queen’s Cultured Pearl 



2 64.211% Niemi Elizabeth/Churchill Melvin Ferrari 


THIRD 2 J: HOTZ 

1 65.854% Morin Angie/Morin Angie Mister Mastwijk 


3 63.659% Postleb Kaptein Lisa/Phitoussi Caroline Vandalo Interagro 

FOURTH 1 J: HEAD 

1 71.143% Marchand Jennifer/Rukeyser Alexandra Atomic 

2 69.714% Wiedmaier Debra/Wiedmaier Debra Sandro’s Boy 

3 65.714% Mabragana Micaela/Pine Nancy Zodiaco HM 

FOURTH 2 J: HOTZ 

1 63.784% Johnson Alison/Johnson Alison Apropos Lerup 

2 61.892% Caron Elizabeth/Fagnant Annette Tagus Corona 

3 61.351% Nowak Nicole/For Kids Dressage Gismo 

RCH FOURTH AA J: POT WYSOCKI 

1 63.375% Mendiburu Heather/Mendiburu Heather What Happen 

2 62.875% Larsen Mette/Larsen Mette Ulivi 

3 62.625% Glossman Diane/Glossman Diane Bajanus 

RCH FOURTH JYR J: POT WYSOCKI 

1 64.625% Nowak Stephanie/Hendrick Kelly Malipacao 

2 62.875% Fanara Courtney/Fanara Courtney Brighella 

RCH FOURTH O J: POT WYSOCKI 

1 67.625% Mason Heather/Mason Heather Zar 



FEI TOC MSC J: JENA ZANG 

1 70.965% Holzer Ashley/Rizvi PJ Breaking Dawn 

2 65.263% Dressler Hans Henning/Dressler Hans Henning Valintino 

3 63.262% Cordia van Reesema Eliane/Cordia van Reesema Eliane Jewel’s Adelante 

FEI TOC PSG J: SEEFRIED VALENTIN 

1 64.474% McCusker Sharon/McCusker Sharon Mister B 

2 64.211% Huber Jennifer/Huber Jennifer Vito 

3 60.658% Theallet Kathryn/Bregman Mickey Teodore 

FEI TOC INT1 J: WITHAGES 


2 64.145% Fell Jamie/Fell Jamie Superstarr 

3 63.947% Goodrich Pamela/Chin E. J Wyvern 

FEI TOC YH J: POTWYSOCKI 

1 67.800% McCullough-Leibfried Laurie/McCullough-Leibfried Laurie Decorus 




FREE TOC J: YUKINS ZANG 


2 67.667% Bailey-Miller Margaret/Bailey-Miller Margaret Kennebec Ladyhawke 

3 67.167% Edelmann Kimberley/Edelmann Kimberley Piper Warrior 

CDI JR IND J: JENA ZANG 

1 65.175% Rivera Dana/Gallagher-Legriffon Denielle Abrikos 


3 63.070% Strasser Shostak Tanya/Strasser Evi Dancing Tyme 

CDI YR IND J: JENA ZANG 




CDI INT I J: JENA ZANG 

1 68.728% Cheret Caroline/Sigal Ruth Sandokan 

2 67.325% McCusker Sharon/McCusker Sharon Wrigley 


CDI GP FREE J: YUKINS WITHAGES ZANG HESS JENA 

1 74.925% Lyle Adrienne/Thomas Peggy Wizard 

2 71.475% Haddad Staller Catherine/Haddad Staller CatherineWinyamaro 

3 67.575% Brooks Jaqueline/Dressage Brookhaven D-Niro 

RCH GP FREE J: YUKINS ZANG HESS 

1 66.000% Batchelder Nora/Batchelder Verne Bretone 

2 63.875% Wylie Cindi Rose/Rose Martha Audacity 

RCH INT FREE J: YUKINS ZANG HESS 

1 67.333% Hamilton Susanne/Stevens Margaret Lord Locksley 

2 66.833% Bradley Rollins Sara/Bradley Rollins Sara Baffin 

3 63.042% Brainerd Laura/Brainerd Beth Taylor Rose 

RCH MEDAL A J: POTWYSOCKI 

1 75.000% Rupert Asia Ondaatje/Rupert Asia Ondaatje SSP Shazam 

RCH MEDAL B J: POTWYSOCKI 

1 90.000% Econopouly Eleni/Glover Clair Welt Lady 

2 82.000% Savage Samantha/Savage Samantha Acclimation 

3 80.000% Simons Lilly/Simons Lilly Willoughby 

CPEDI IA FREESTYLE J: MYHRE PRAIN LOPES 



3 64.417% Schloss Jody/Schloss Jody Inspector Rebus 

CPEDI IB FREESTYLE J: MYHRE PRAIN LOPES 




CPEDI II FREESTYLE J: MYHRE PRAIN LOPES 




CPEDI III FREESTYLE J: MYHRE PRAIN LOPES 




CPEDI IV FREESTYLE J: MYHRE PRAIN LOPES 



3 68.000% Poole Lynne/Poole Lynne Frisbee 


1 67.083% Smith Sue/Shooting Star Dressage Horses Cheyenne M 

2 66.667% Pasquale Sherri/Pasquale Sherri All the Aczets 




2 72.000% Donnelly David/Labrie Robert Mathijs Fresians of Majesty 





FIRST 1 J: HEAD 



3 64.483% Donnelly David/Labrie Robert Hendrik van de Slothoeve 


1 67.742% Pierson Lisa/Pierson Lisa Feld Gold 



RCH FIRST AA J: VALENTIN WYSOCKI 

1 70.000% Healey Celeste/Healey Celeste Rey Del Mundo 


3 67.903% Tomson Alexandra/Tomson Alexandra Dora the Explorer 

RCH FIRST JYR J: WITHAGES POT 


2 70.000% Simons Lilly/Simons Lilly Willoughby 


SECOND 1 J: HEAD 


2 59.714% Gersdorf Dilara/Palumbo Elizabeth Markant-RH 


SECOND 3 J: HOTZ 


2 64.762% Cullen Jean/Cullen Jean Ibsen 



1 68.421% Marchand Jennifer/Sporthorses Harmony Harmony’s Zygosch 

2 62.368% Sammis Lauren/Greenfield Hope Lombard V 




2 62.051% Postleb Kaptein Lisa/Phitoussi Caroline Vandalo Interagro 

3 61.026% Nowak Nicole/For Kids Dressage Gismo 

RCH THIRD AA J: WITHAGES POT 


2 61.538% Currie Linda/Currie Linda Gemini 

3 60.897% Korus Carolyn/Korus Carolyn Goldbaron 

RCH THIRD JYR J: WITHAGES POT 

1 66.538% McCabe Hannah/McCabe Hannah GB Classic 

2 63.462% Maloney Molly/Maloney Molly Fly Boy 

3 61.154% Janiga Mae/Janiga Mae Reach For The Stars 


1 70.857% Wiedmaier Debra/Wiedmaier Debra Sandro’s Boy 

2 65.714% Marchand Jennifer/Tyler Betsy Don Romeo 

3 51.429% Meyer Elizabeth/Meyer Elizabeth World Fashion 


1 63.500% Nowak Stephanie/Hendrick Kelly Malipacao 

2 62.500% Alexander Brooke/Alexander Brooke Pavarotti 

3 59.000% Bilodeau Melissa/Bilodeau Melissa Versace H 

FEI TOC MSC J: HESS SEEFRIED 


2 61.974% Wiedmaier Debra/Walker Francine Ferragamo 


RCH INT 1 AA J: WITHAGES POT 

1 67.895% Huber Jennifer/Huber Jennifer Vito 

2 62.368% Gimbel Amy/Gimbel Amy Ramazotti 

3 60.526% Soros Robert/Enterprise Farm Oscar 

RCH INT 1 O J: VALENTIN WYSOCKI 


2 66.053% Bradley Rollins Sara/Bradley Rollins Sara Baffin 

3 64.474% Diel Harry/Walk Nancy Carry on F. Damgaard 







REGCH INT 2 JRYR J: VALENTIN WYSOCKI 

1 57.632% Benedict Margot/Diel Adria Bari 

CDI JR FREE J: SEEFRIED ZANG HESS YUKINS 


CDI YR FREE J: SEEFRIED ZANG HESS YUKINS 




CDI INT FREE J: SEEFRIED ZANG HESS YUKINS 


2 64.875% Davis Karin/Robson Travis Fiderglanz 

3 60.300% Provencher Alain/Payette Denyse Ricci 

CDI GP SPECIAL J: ZANG SEEFRIED HESS YUKINS 

1 67.750% Haddad Staller Catherine/Haddad Staller CatherineCadillac 35 

2 64.875% Brooks Jaqueline/Welch Anne Gran Gesto 

3 60.896% Merkel-Beattie Sharon/Merkel-Beattie Sharon Essence of Glory 

RCH FREE1 J: ZANG YUKINS 

1 76.750% Mason Heather/Brody June Nor’ee 


3 66.917% Millett Hilary/Millett Hilary Paddington 







2 73.250% Mason Heather/Perkins Kimberley Roark 





3 56.167% Griffin Merrilyn/Griffin Merrilyn Epik 

CPEDI IA IND CH J: PRAIN MYHRE LOPES 

1 68.417% Schloss Jody/Schloss Jody Inspector Rebus 



CPEDI IB IND CH J: PRAIN MYHRE LOPES 




CPEDI II IND CH J: PRAIN MYHRE LOPES 




CPEDI III IND CH J: PRAIN MYHRE LOPES 




CPEDI IV IND CH J: PRAIN MYHRE LOPES 



3 64.731% Brueckmann Robin/Brueckmann Robin Radetzky 

Year-End Slide Show 

We need your pictures! 

Throughout the upcoming year, we’ll be collecting pic- 

tures for the 2011 Year-End Banquet slide show from 

NEDA members. For every one of your pictures select- 

ed for the slide show, you’ll receive an entry in a draw- 

ing for free admission to the 2011 Fall Weekend (sympo- 

sium plus banquet). To enter your pictures, email 

Suzanne Walker at suzanne.walker@comcast.net. Be 

sure to include your name, email, phone number, and 

address, as well as a caption about your photo (who’s 

in it, who took it, where it was taken, etc.). 

Winner will be announced 

at the 2011 Year-End Banquet. 





2011 NEDA Fall Festival Volunteers 

Thank you! 

NEDA is so fortunate to be able to count on a fantastic team of competent 

and caring individuals to make our events a success! 

CB Adams 

Paula E. Adelson 

Joseph Akin 

Laura Akin 

Lisa C Amtower 

Laurie Andrews 

Micah Andrews 

Marty Arsenault 

Ellen Baker 

Matthew Baldelli 

Ann Barber Smith 

Peggy Barisone 

Cindy Belanger 

Emily Belanger 

Margot Benedict 

Janet F. Black 

Deb Borra 

Kari Bradshaw 

Mary Bradshaw 

Terry Brennan 

Amy Bresky 

Constance Brown 

Allison Bzdafka 

Carrie Cabral 

Suzanne Carreker-Voigt 

Debra J. Carr-Kirk 

Carol Cohen 

Sarah Conley 

Susanne Conley 

Paul D. Cormier 

Lee Cullen 

Alexandra C. Dane 

Susan Dean 

Dorothy Demis 

Nick Demis 

Deecie Denison 

Charles Denton 

Arlyn Diamond 

Marilyn Duer 

Cary Dyer 

Quinn Dyer Hawes 

Kelley Eason 

Paul Eason 

Meredith Ferland 

Paula Foote 

Cyndi Kurth 

Karen Giordano 

Cauleen Glass 

Lucy Gogarty 

Carol Gordon 

Ann Marie Gregoire 

Rich Gregoire 

Kathy Grisolia 

Ken Grumer 

Sarah Hamilton 

Laura Haney 

Lyn Hannah 

Kathy Hechler 

Robert Higgins 

Diane Holston 

Liz Hoskinson 

Catherine Howard 

Heidi Humphrey 

Betsy Hunnewell 

Polly Ingham 

Roberta Jackson 

Holly Jacobson 

Patricia Jacobson 

Beth Jenkins 

Anne Johnson 

Lainey Johnson 

Lori Kaminski 

Erin Keehan 

Hannah Keohane 

Doug Keslin 

Tyrelle Keslin 

Janet Lane 

Phyllis LeBlanc 

Norman J Levine 

Jeff Livingstone 

Jackie Luebke-Puetz 

Andrea Lurie 

Carole MacDonald 

William Matheney 

Kristina Maynard 

Andrea McCauley 

Katherine McHugh 

Andrea McManus 

Bill McMullin 

Jeff Mendenhall 

Linda Mendenhall 

Susan Mercer 

Laura Mitchell 

Emmerence Morales 

Linda Muerle 

Paula Newbanks 

Susan Nickerson 

Deborah J. O'Connor 

Kathleen O'Connor 

Liz Oertel 

Sharon Packer 

Ann Pafenback 

Andrea Palumbo 

Gayle Dorsey Paquin 

Kimberly Porter 

Elizabeth Preston 

Debra Reinhardt 

Rob Reinhardt 

Steve Reinhardt 

Tracie Richardson 

Sydney Ridder 

Marie Rittman 

Jane Rodd 

Elaine Rose 

If anyone, who volunteered, was inadvertently left off this list, 

please contact Debbie Carr-Kirk so we can thank you appropriately. 

Sandra San Clemente 

Steven Schubert 

Annette Seidenglanz 

Meghan Shannon 

Jane R. Sheehan 

Liz Shepard 

Lauren Simon 

Melanie Sloyer 

Emily Smith 

Jamie Smith 

Marian Smith 

Cindy Snowden 

Ellen Straus 

Alexandra Strauss 

Barbara Strauss 

Daniel J Swanfeldt 

Karin Swanfeldt 

Claudia J. Tarlov 

Nancy Marsh Terry 

Carol Urban 

Helen C. Van Der Voort 

Nelsie Vincze 

Carly Voerge 

Lisa Voerge 

Bryn Walsh 

Robin Weinstein 

Laurie White 

Sue A. White 

Susan M. Wildman 

Susan Williams 

Barbara Wilson 

Kerstin Witaszek 

Peggy Wood 

Judy Wright 

Lexi Wright 

Philip Wyss 


NEDA is Pleased to Announce the Volunteer Winners 

from the NEDA Fall Festival 

For the past few years Leslie de Grandmaison, of Salt 

Box Farm in Auburn, NH, has been donating Volunteer 

Gift Certificates to be given to individuals who volunteer at 

the NEDA Spring Show, THE Farm Schooling Shows and 

the NEDA Fall Festival. Each winner receives a $25 

Dover Saddlery Gift Certificate, thanks to Leslie. 

Norman Levine – Head Steward 

Now, that’s a big job! Norman was 

on grounds from Monday, helping on 

grounds crew, thru Sunday afternoon, 

coordinating and training Stewards for 

the Breed and Performance Shows. 

Thank you, Norman! 

Helen van der Voort – Jack of all Trades 

Helen was a wonderful, energetic 

volunteer for 5 days this year. She 

helped on the Grounds Crew Tuesday 

morning, then scored for the Breed 

Show on Tuesday afternoon and all day 

Wednesday, scribed for the Dressage 

Show on Thursday and Friday, and for 

the ParaEquestrian CPEDI on 

Saturday. Thank you, Helen! 

Paula Adelson – A most willing and 

reliable scribe 

Paula worked the show from 

Tuesday thru Saturday as scribe for the 

Breed Show, the Performance Show 

and the CPEDI. Paula’s last assignment 

was to be on stand by at 7:45 

Saturday morning just in case a scribe 

was late. Thankfully, all Saturday 

scribes were in place and accounted 

for at 8:00 AM and Paula was on the 

road and on her way to meet other 

commitments. Thank you, Paula! 

Polly Ingham – Twice as much fun 

Polly had so much fun volunteering 

for two days in 2010 that she 

signed up to scribe four days this year. 

Polly scribed for the Perfomance show 

on Th, F and S, and for the CPEDI on 

Sunday. Thank you, Polly! 

Sandra San Clemente – Stayed a little 

bit longer 

Sandra is an integral part to the 


NEDA would like to thank Leslie for supporting NEDA 

and for recognizing the dedication and generosity of all the 

NEDA Volunteers. The NEDA Fall Festival is a success 

year after year because of the experience and the commitment 

of our fantastic volunteer team. 

This year’s Fall Festival Volunteer Winners are: 

Fall Festival. She helps announce the 

Breed Show (T, W and Th AM) and was 

the CDI/CPEDI Jog Announcer 

Thursday afternoon/evening. That was 

a very long day. For many years now, 

on Friday, Sandra is NEDA’s Ring 1 

Steward for the CDI. On Saturday 

mornings, Sandra is usually on standby, 

just in case, a steward is late or 

missing. This year, Sandra agreed to 

stay longer and worked the entire 

Saturday morning shift as Ring 1 

Steward for the CPEDI. Thank you, 

Sandra! 

Nelsie Vincze – A Newcomer to the Team 

The 2011 NEDA Fall Festival was 

Nelsie’s first opportunity to volunteer 

for NEDA and she had so much fun 

that she is already looking forward to 

volunteering at the 2012 NEDA Spring 

Show. Nelsie jumped into the dressage 

show fray, Saturday afternoon, as “On 

deck” Steward for Rings 2, 3, 4, and 5. 

Being an “On deck” steward for four 

rings is a lot of information to process 

and it requires a lot of interaction with 

others. Nelsie was excellent at both. 

Thank you, Nelsie! 

Micah Andrews – Two are generally, 

but not always, better than one 

Luckily we matched Micah up with 

Nelsie as “On deck” stewards on 

Saturday afternoon. The two very 

capable young women learned to do 

the job together. Micah was so confident 

that by Sunday she was covering 

“on deck” by herself. What a way to 

grow! Thank you, Micah. 

I would like to take this opportunity 

to thank every single Fall Festival volunteer. 

The show cannot happen without 

dedicated individuals who are willing 

to be outside in the rain, cold and 

hot sun so the competitors can have a 

fair and fun event. Thank you to all 

who made the show a success! Z 


The Yin and Yang of It 

Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg Comes to New England 

Hurricane Irene brought more to New England than high 

winds and massive rainfall. Preceding it by a day, 

Arthur Kottas-Heldenburg arrived at Kenridge Farm in 

Kensington, NH, for a 4 day clinic on Friday, August 26th. 

Both events were not anticipated by much time, but Herr 

Kottas was, unlike Irene, fortuitous. Despite the ominous 

forecasts, the clinic was uninterrupted by the weather, and 

Herr Kottas, or Arthur, as he was quick to encourage participants 

to call him, was the far more potent force. Irene was 

downgraded to a mere storm by a master of dressage, and a 

brilliant teacher. 

Irene Greenberg organized the 

clinic in exemplary fashion, having 

been informed by a dressage friend in 

Canada that Arthur had 2 days free, 

and possibly 4, after a clinic in 

Toronto. With very little time at her 

disposal, she contacted as many people 

as possible, utilizing Facebook 

and the NEDA website. The results 

were excellent; the clinic was filled 

with a combination of dressage professionals 

and individual riders, and 

Arthur was able to show his talent in 

instructing a varied group of riders, and demonstrating the training 

protocol with a heterogeneous group of horses. 

It was immediately evident that Arthur has an inner core 

of classical dressage principles with which he would teach 

and train, applying to each rider and horse. He exemplified 

the commitment to the concept that these principles should 

be applied at the very beginning of a horse’s training to make 

it easier for the horse to advance to the higher levels of collection 

while retaining the suppleness and elasticity of the 

basic gaits that we see, or hope to see, in young horses. He 

consistently urged the riders and auditors to consider the 

“why” as well as the “how” of training: to lengthen the stride 

of the gait, the back must be relaxed and the movement 

should swing through it; to allow this to happen, the rider 

should lighten the seat and allow the horse to stretch its 

topline. Without a relaxed back that can swing, the engagement 

cannot develop. Without the engagement, collection 

becomes a shortening of the gait without a lowering of the 

croup. Without the raising of the forehand, the lowering of 

the croup is not possible without tension, which destroys the 

gait. Yin and yang. The horse should be ridden with a positive 

encouragement to contract the inside muscles of his body, 


� BY ALEXANDRA DANE � 

He exemplified the commitment to 

the concept that these principles should 

be applied at the very beginning of a 

horse’s training to make it easier for the 

horse to advance to the higher levels of 

collection while retaining the suppleness 

and elasticity of the basic gaits that we 

see, or hope to see, in young horses. 

so that movements such as shoulder-in and half-pass are not 

initiated by an inside rein. To do so requires that the rider 

allow the stretching and relaxation of the outside muscles of 

the horse’s body: yin and yang. Most important of all, judging 

by the earnest and heartfelt emphasis Arthur repeatedly 

placed on it: the horse provokes a rider’s reaction, just as a 

rider provokes the horse’s reaction – yin and yang. To ignore 

this principle is to ignore classical dressage training. 

Through all the intense teaching and focus on educating 

the riders while improving the horses, Arthur retained and 

demonstrated a whimsical sense of humor and an empathy for 

his riders and horses. While I 

was not able to be present at all 

sessions, the reaction that I heard 

was positive and very enthusiastic. 

Arthur demonstrated in-hand 

work on Saturday evening; I regret 

that I yielded to my husband’s 

heartfelt pleas that I not venture 

out, and did not attend. Still, 

Arthur worked several horses in 

hand on all days of the clinic, so 

that I have a feeling for what his 

work sets out to accomplish. 

What makes him a master is his ability to sense that the horse 

is within a stride or two of giving the correct response, and 

then praising him AS he is doing so; a training aid that is 

more than effective, it is a game-changer. 

Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg will be returning for clinics at 

Kenridge Farm. He enjoyed working with the participants, 

and found New England a hospitable and welcoming venue. 

We are grateful that we will have the opportunity to have him 

available in the future. The information will be posted on the 

NEDA website, and you can contact Irene at irene.e.greenberg@gmail.com. 

Z 


• Bring your horse to train/show 

• Vacation and ride our schoolmasters 

• Send your horse to be trained/maintained 

and come down to ride/show 

• Three FEI trainers (two USDF gold medalists, 

one high performance, one USDF certified) 

• Low key North Florida Dressage circuit plus 

many schooling shows and opportunities 


i Options j 

i Amenities j 

• The Nature Coast: birding, snorkeling, manatees, fishing, kayaking, state forest system 

• Golf, tennis, sky diving! 

• Gainesville/Ocala: night life, art, theater, museums, etc. 

• 90 minutes to Orlando and theme park “heaven” 

• 90 minutes to historic St. Augustine 

Nora Batchelder under the live oaks on Bahai (Baroncelli/Rotspon) 

• Horse Heaven 

• Ten minutes to HITS Ocala 

• Close to the Ocala Horse Park (winter home 

of the USCTA) which is open for schooling 

• World class combined driving near by 

• Rodeos,TB breeding and large sales events, 

trail ride the national forests 

• Four hours to Wellington 


Help Bring the Green Mountain Horse Association 

Back from Hurricane Irene 

It all started when Hurricane 

Irene blew in on August 28th. 

My horses were happily munching 

on hay in their stalls in our 

cozy 200 year old Weathersfield, 

Vermont barn. The power didn’t 

even go out at our house. Yes. It 

was a lot of rain. But the wind 

didn’t blow and our place stayed 

relatively dry, so we thought all 

was good. 

Monday morning we awoke to 

news of massive flooding statewide. 

I checked my email and 

Facebook. Horrifying pictures 

were coming in. Bridges were washed out. Houses, barns and 

fields were swept away. One of the most devastating videos, 

for me, was the clip my friend, Garry, posted showing his 

drive past the Green Mountain Horse Association in South 

Woodstock on Sunday afternoon. That quiet little brook 

which I’ve crossed so many times to get from the Dust Bowl 

to the Walker Ring had jumped its banks and the water was 

at least waist deep all the way from the Dust Bowl to “D” 

Barn. The barns, parking areas, bridges, cross country fences 

and vehicles were submerged or floating all along Route 106, 

all the way to the Upwey Barn. 

By Wednesday the shock of the whole thing had settled 

in. Now what? I am a painter. When I have to work things 

Hurricane Irene took it’s toll on the GMHA grounds. 


� BY LISA CURRY MAIR • WWW.CURRYMAIRDESIGNS.COM � 

Lisa Curry Mair’s painting is available as a poster to help raise 

funds to rebuild GMHA’s buildings and grounds. Go to 

www.gmhainc.org/irenedamage.html for more information. 

out in my head, answers 

come in pictures. GMHA 

was calling to me. I spent 

the next three days creating 

a painting of the way 

GMHA should be. I 

painted sunny skies, 

grassy fields, horses 

doing dressage, cross 

country, jumping and 

driving. 

Then it occurred to 

me that maybe this painting 

could help GMHA. 

The company that does 

GMHA’s printing offered to print it as a poster for the cost 

of the paper. Beth Jenkins offered to let me sell them at the 

NEDA Fall Festival as a Fundraiser. My mother volunteered 

to help out at the show, since she knew I’d be 

focused on riding my tests. GMHA gave us their display 

wall. Everyone has been on board with this project from 

the get-go. 

We sold posters on Saturday and Sunday and raised 

more than $1600 to go towards GMHA’s Flood Recovery 

Fund. Now the posters are available on GMHA’s website at 

http://www.gmhainc.org/irenedamage.html . They are $40 

and every penny goes directly to rebuilding GMHA’s buildings 

and grounds. I will be at the Pasta Dinner and Auction 

on October 1st and on Oct. 2nd at the Fall Dressage Show 

to sign posters. Check out and bid now on items in the 

Silent Auction at http://straffordsaddleryshop.com/2011- 

GMHA-silentauction.htm Z 



Brookside Stable of Vermont Suffers Severe 

Damage from Hurricane Irene 

To those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ann 

Brown from Brookside Stables in Wilmington, Vermont. 

Our farm has been owned and operated by three generations 

on land that has been in the family for over 100 years. Our 

main goal is to provide solid instruction for youth from the 

very start of their horse career and to assist the everyday 

rider with practical common sense horsemanship, to create a 

better partnership with their horse. My daughter Melissa 

Elliot, Shelby Lawrence (ShelbyLoo’s Ponies), and I together 

have 21 horses here on our property and currently offer lessons, 

training, and boarding year round. 

Like many others in Vermont, August 28th was a day we 

will never forget. We are in a low-lying area and though our 

barn has never before flooded, we had between 3-6 feet of 

water rise into our various buildings within an hour of the 

first trickle. When we realized the possible extent of what 

could be happening, we immediately started moving our 

horses to evacuate. With only a 3-horse trailer and water 

waist deep, we knew trailering to a 

nearby farm was not nearly quick 

enough. So several of us started taking 

two each in hand and running them up 

the road to safety. Amazingly, a neighboring 

farm had an empty horse barn 

with 12 standing stalls we could fill. 

With six others already trailered elsewhere, 

we had three left with no choice 

but to place them in the trailer up the 

hill from the barn while the water continued 

to rise. I have never appreciated 

the generosity and patience of every 

single one of our animals more than that Sunday. We lost hay, 

bedding, and all of our pasture fencing. We have soaked gritty 

tack and equipment in piles. But every single one of our 

animals is safe and sound. We are incredibly thankful that 

the flooding came on during the day, and have to actively 

stop saying ‘what if, what if’. I still can’t walk into my indoor 

ring without feeling the tears coming back. We had 7 horses 

temporarily stabled there during the storm and every time I 

see the 6 ft water mark I stress over what they would have 

went through if we were not able to get them out. 

And then we have had angels appearing. We cannot give 

enough thanks to the volunteers who have shown up in 

droves to pitch in to get us back on our feet. Whether it is a 

strong back to help us clean, tractors to help scrape the 

sludge off the field, or donations of hay, such as the incredi- 

� BY ANN BROWN, OWNER OF BROOKSIDE STABLES � 

Like many others in Vermont, 

August 28th was a day we will 

never forget. We are in a lowlying 

area and though our barn 

has never before flooded, we had 

between 3-6 feet of water rise 

into our various buildings within 

an hour of the first trickle. 

The flood waters not quite at it's worst. At it's worst you could 

not see the ring fence at all. 

ble and generous load of hay that Claudia from Turtle Hollow 

Dressage brought down for us this week. Prior to the flood, 

we had a large amount of grazing space with all of our horses 

on fulltime grass. With the amount of contaminates floating 

through our fields they are off limits until at least spring, putting 

us far far over our estimated hay 

usage for the year. When Claudia, who 

has no ties to our barn, called to say 

she was organizing a hay drive at the 

dressage show, we were blown away by 

the generosity. To anyone who pitched 

in to contribute what amounted to be 

an incredible 160 bales of hay, several 

bags of shaving, and a sack of apples, 

we want to send out the biggest thank 

you we possibly can. If you are ever in 

the area, come visit us and let us pass 

on the hugs and thank you’s that you 

really deserve. And if you are ever in need, we are here to do 

our best to ‘pay it forward’. Check us out as brooksidestables.com 

and keep in touch! Z 

CAROLE 

MACDONALD 

� � � � 

Equine Photography 

Official Photographer for the 


carolemacdonald@verizon.net 

1 bowman ln. | westboro, ma 01581 | 508.366.7886 


“Help Vermont” Hay Drive Collects Bales 

for Hurricane Victims at the NEDA Fall Festival 

Chris, my son, and I greatly enjoyed 

our time working with NEDA. I am 

happy that Chris was able to put his 

concerns of the Vermont Floods into 

action, and we thank NEDA for the 

opportunity to do that. 

As you may have known, Chris 

was in Vermont the Friday after Irene 

hit Vermont. He drove past a horse 

farm that was throwing out their hay, 

putting their mud-caked blankets in 

the sun to dry. When he read a notice 

about this farm being in a state of great 

difficulty, he called me to ask me what 

we could do. I was leaving the next 

morning on a flight to check our 

Florida farm where we train in winter, 

and told him I could not get hay there 

immediately but would see what I 

could do while away. After he contacted 

me, I was thinking of my assignment 

at NEDA FF where I was to steward. 

I thought how lucky we were to 

have come through Irene with a few 

trees down, some fence repair and 

power outages, and still be able to do 

what we love at the Fall Festival and 

how the Fall Festival dodged this bullet, 

thought of the times it didn’t. At 

this point I connected the number of 

lucky people coming to NEDA FF, a 

bale of hay each, and ideas came 

together by the time I left for Orlando. 

I contacted the Vermont Horse 

Council and VT-Can, an animal support 

non-profit that Kathy McHugh 

recommended. The Vermont Horse 

Council asked that the hay go to the 

same farm Chris had passed, which 

was known to be in great need, and 

other horse farms could come to share 

whatever we brought if needed. Thanks 

to a very helpful show management 

team and fast NEDA footwork by 


� BY CLAUDIA TARLOV, REPRINTED EMAIL TO FALL FESTIVAL COORDINATOR, BETH JENKINGS � 

email, we got permission to place my 

trailer somewhere at the show to take 

hay bale collections. Our theme was 

“Buddy, can you spare a bale?” I did 

what I could through Bulletin Boards, 

emails, Facebook, and had to wait to 

see what evolved. By the time we left 

Colchester for Saugerties on Friday, 

September 16, we had five bales in the 

trailer. On Saturday Chris waited by 

the trailer to accept hay. By Saturday 

night, we had 34 bales. I sat with Chris 

at dinner and thought, ‘I hope we can 

fill half the trailer to give these people 

a boost for a few weeks’. What happened 

on Sunday was completely sur- 

There was a house lying 

on its side, like a tossed 

Monopoly token. Cloth, paper 

and other trash were hanging 

in branches high up, brought 

there by floodwater. 

prising. While I stewarded, Chris continued 

to take donations and stacked 

them in my trailer. On my first break I 

called him and the number had grown 

to 50+. At lunch we had 86 bales and 

some shavings and a bag of apples. I 

returned to Arena 1 to finish stewarding 

until 2:30 and when done there 

headed back to the trailer to help wrap 

up the hay effort. I arrived to a trailer 

nearly full with 150 bales. People were 

coming from everywhere with a bale 

here, four there. The HITS suppliers 

came by with two bales that someone 

must have purchased and sent over. 

The show farrier and several competitors 

gave me dollars to send to the 

Vermont Horse Council. As I was getting 

ready to hook up the trailer, peo- 

ple were riding by from their tests and 

awards ceremonies and telling us to 

come get another few bales at different 

barns, which we continued to do until 

4:30. The last bale was thrown in the 

bed of the truck as we left the showgrounds, 

and we were on the road for 

VT with between 170 and 180 bales of 

hay! We were at maximum capacity! 

As we passed through Bennington 

to Route 9, which leads to Wilmington, 

our destination, the situation became 

more obvious. Trees in the small river 

that winds along 9 were ripped out by 

the roots and stacked horizontally by 

flood waters. A large bonfire with people 

standing around it got our attention. 

What they were burning were the 

remains of the rear of their house. 

Another house lost one of its floors, two 

stories down to one. Getting closer to 

Wilmington the damage was surreal: 

many heating oil tanks lying on the 

side of the river, wash outs that took 

out the shoulders of the road and sometimes 

the lane we were in which had 

been quickly repaired. There was a 

house lying on its side, like a tossed 

Monopoly token. Cloth, paper and 

other trash were hanging in branches 

high up, brought there by floodwater. 

The quaint Main Street businesses 

were sadly damaged. One restaurant 

was lit but empty, its owner sitting on 

the front steps. The old breakfast 

restaurant, Dot’s, a town favorite for 50 

years had the foundation washed out 

from under it, and will not reopen. A 

handmade sign was tacked to the door, 

We (heart) Dot’s. An iron handrail was 

bent into a 90 degree angle by the 

force of the water. All the buildings at 

the main intersection sustained a com- 

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plete loss of the first floor, and most 

likely the rest as well, as ‘condemned’ 

signs were on all the buildings, mostly 

historic buildings. As we turned north 

in the middle of the town, we saw boulders 

in the middle of paddocks, corn 

and hayfields, newly deposited by the 

rushing water. Fields still had standing 

water two weeks later. Between the 

center of town and the farm we delivered 

to just a few miles north, a woman 

was swept from her car, one of the 

casualties of the storm and a monument 

was erected where she was lost. 

This was a town that was so damaged, 

and yet the signs of rebuilding have 

already begun. 

We arrived at Brookside Stables to 

a group of four people, led by owner 

Ann Brown, overwhelmed and grateful 

by the size of the load. They were 

incredibly thankful to the Show for letting 

this come together, and showed us 

their barn. The farm is a nice family 

farm where the owners breed 


The Brookside Stable tackroom covered 

in a thick layer of stinky mud. 

Some of their barn items 

were washed away and 

blankets were covered in 

mud, as the receding flood 

water left inches of silt on 

everything. They lost their 

fencing, including posts that 

were pulled from the ground 

by the rushing water. 

Hafflingers and many young riders get 

their start in all disciplines. It is the 

type of place that many first learn to 

ride. The horses were beautifully kept 

and obviously part of their family. They 

showed us pictures of the flood, which 

filled their buildings in some places six 

feet deep within a half hour of the first 

sign of a problem. They had little time 

to evacuate, and led their horses out 

with water thigh-high. Some of their 

barn items were washed away and blankets 

were covered in mud, as the receding 

flood water left inches of silt on 

everything. They lost their fencing, 

including posts that were pulled from 

the ground by the rushing water. Ann 

said that even if they were able to 

replace fencing, they could not use the 

fields for a while, since the water was 

full of sewage, oil, chemicals and junk 

that she would not expose the horses to. 

She said she wondered how she could 

continue doing what she has dreamt of 

in her farm, and then people came forward 

to help, including the NEDAsponsored 

Hay Drive. She said knowing 

that she had this encouragement made 

her believe she could continue. 

We left a bit tired, but glad we 

could do something. When I got home, 

my students heard about the results 

and are now starting up a second drive 

for hay, barn articles and grain to 

deliver as soon as we can return. Ann 

and other farm owners are in for a long 

difficult winter. 

Thanks for all you did to give us 

the support to do this. I can tell it 

meant a great deal to Chris too, as he 

loves the area and was very concerned 

for those he has met in the 

Wilmington/Dover area. Cash donations 

can continue through the Vermont 

Horse Council website, who told me 

last night that a surge of out-of-state 

donations had come in which they 

believe was from the NEDA FF publicity. 

They wanted to use NEDA’s support 

as an example to other organizations. It 

was a very rewarding project! Z 

NEDA’s Headgear Policy Begins 2012 

Beginning in 2012, it will be NEDA’s policy that all photos of 

mounted riders that appear in any NEDA publication or on 

NEDA’s website must be shown wearing headgear that comply 

with it’s policies. 

Please visit http://www.neda.org/NEDAHelmetPolicy.html for more information. 


The New England dressage community 

has lost a dear friend. On 

July 21, Johanna Lombardi passed 

away after her long fight with cancer. 

Over the past decade, Johanna could 

be found competing around New 

England and Florida on her Morgan- 

Quarterhorse cross, Simon Says. Her 

favorite class was the Freestyle in 

which she and Simon danced to the 

music of Riverdance. She attended 

many clinics and educational events 

and her company, Kartush Jewelry was 

a vendor at many NEDA Symposia as 


In Loving Memory of Johanna Lombardi 

� BY LINDA MENDENHALL � 

Johanna Lombardi and Simon Says. 

well as a NEDA Education Sponsor. 

Johanna was a kind and gentle soul 

that was always up for a lively discussion 

over a glass of wine about her two 

passions… horses and dressage. 

Johanna is survived by her husband, 

Richard, her horse, Simon Says, and 

her sheltie, Wings Of Weelock. In lieu 

of flowers, her family has asked that 

donations be made to the NEDA 

Scholarship fund in her name. The 


would like to thank her family for this 

generous gift. Z 





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It is such a fun and busy time! 

On that note, I'd like to once 

again remind you about the High 

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available. The $25,000 Anne B. 

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Finally, this year's edition of The 

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available. I hope you take a moment 

(or two) to read about some of our wonderful 

programs and funding opportunities. 

This issue includes many 

reports from grant recipients, so you 

can hear about their experiences from 

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Good luck to those of you heading to 

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that you will all be able to take some 

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October 1 

NEDA FALL SCHOLARSHIP AND ANN VILLANI 

MEMORIAL AWARD DEADLINE 

Scholarship Application is available on line at www.neda.org 

Contact: Sue Edelen at 978-356-8704 or Scholarships@neda.org 

October 4 

DEADLINE SUBMISSION FOR NEDA YEAR END 

AWARDS 

Contact: Karin Swanfeldt at 978-772-5197 or YEA@neda.org 

November 5 & 6 

NEDA FALL SYMPOSIUM WITH KYRA KYRKLUND, 

UMASS Hadley Farm, Hadley, MA, 

Contact: Jennifer Dillon at FallSym@neda.org 

November 5 

NEDA YEAR END CELEBRATION AND AWARDS BANQUET 

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEDA FALL WEEKEND 

Banquet and YEA Contact: Karin Swanfeldt at 978-772-5197 or 

FallBanquet@neda.org 

Nov 10 – 13 

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Contact: Karin Swanfeldt at 978-772-5197 or 

Exhibitions@neda.org 

November 30 

DEADLINE FOR 2012 NEDA EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 

Contact: Debra Carr-Kirk at 508-539-3534 or 

Membership@neda.org 


2011 NEDA Calendar of Events 

� VISIT WWW.NEDA.ORG FOR MORE INFO � 

December 1 

BEGINNING OF THE 2012 USDF MEMBERSHIP YEAR. 

December 31 

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October Tip Highlights 

What’s Inside 

Fall Festival Review - pg. 1 

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Para-Equestrians Compete 

at the Fall Festival - pg. 10 

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Fall Festival Volunteer 

Winners – pg. 23 

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Arthur Kottas-Heldenburg Braves 

Hurricane Irene – pg. 24 

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Hurricane Irene Devastates 

Vermont Horse Farms – pg. 26-29 

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