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Spring 2012 | Official Newsletter of Dressage Winnipeg

Official Newsletter of Dressage Winnipeg 3 Spring 2012

Message from the Vice Chair Courtesy of Heather Thomas

Well, our show season started off with the May Kendra McBain show feeling more like a summer show without the bugs. Everyone seemed very happy to be there and the atmosphere was very calm and relaxed. This appeared to transfer to the horses as well resulting in very few incidents. Maybe the unusually warm temperatures decreased the exuberance of some of them! The addition of the Saturday fun show classes certainly added a nice touch of lightness to the day and we all enjoyed watching them. It was one of those weekends when you would look around and really appreciate what a fabulous facility we have to hold our shows at and take the time to notice the little details like flowers at each letter, exceptional footing watered and harrowed, judge’s booths instead of a car, great barns to house our horses and beautiful natural surroundings around the rings, a show schedule that runs smoothly no matter what, an efficient, cheerful show secretary to help us as needed, volunteers who ensure the show goes on by fulfilling their commitment and a canteen right on site! We are very lucky here in Manitoba! Results and award photos from the May show can be found on pages 24 - 27.

Dressage Winnipeg is able to run shows and offer educational opportunities because of the ongoing support of our members and our many sponsors. Please take a minute to read the ads for our sponsors in the newsletter. Many are DW members as well as sponsors. If you meet one don’t be shy – thank them for sponsoring our club. They may offer a service that you are looking for right now!

We have much to look forward to over the next few months with the June show happening June 16 - 17, followed by a talk by Bonny Bonnello on June 22 on her experiences preparing for and competing in the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky and what it took to make that happen. Please check the DW website for more info.

The always popular Dressage Camp is from July 10 to 13 followed by a one day Bronze level show on July 14 at Pineridge Equine Park. Details are available in this issue and on our web site. Don’t delay in registering for camp! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn a lot in a comfortable, low stress environment and make new friends while enjoying your old ones. It’s money well spent for both adult and junior riders - it will set you

up for a successful fall championship show and Bronze show September 8 - 9th and put you in the running for the many year end awards presented at the awards banquet held Friday October 19th at Fort Gibraltor.

Mark your calendars now – if you haven’t attended in previous years this is an opportunity to visit with your horse related friends while eating great food and wearing real, even fancy, clothes! All for a great price too!

May you enjoy all the opportunities offered to you through your Dressage Winnipeg!

Heather Thomas

inside this issue:Clinics Corner ...........................................................5

An Invitation to Camp 2012 ......................................7

Ariana Chia - Qualification for the North American Championship ..........................................................7

Moving on Up .........................................................10

EcoLicious Grooming Tips - Red Carpet Ready Makeover ...............................................................14

Navigate the Warm Up Arena .................................15

4th Annual Dressage Development Camp - Clinician Bios ............................................................. 19

2012 Kendra McBain Memorial Show - Champions & Reserve Champions .................................................24

2012 Kendra McBain Memorial Show - Award Photos .........................................................25

2012 Manitoba Equestrian Challenge ....................27

On The Cover: Liane Parker & Light Lime


Chairperson Cheryl Heming email | [email protected]

ViCe-ChairpersonHeather Thomas email | [email protected]

seCretaryLiane Parkeremail | [email protected]

show ChairpersonMyriam Dyckemail | [email protected]

treasurerSue Matthewsemail | [email protected]

eduCation & CliniCsAshley Fudgeemail | [email protected]

Volunteer CoordinatorSusan Canal & Sheryl Felleremail | [email protected] email | [email protected]

MeMbershipAlexa Claytonemail | [email protected]

newsletter/websiteLindsay Felleremail | [email protected]

MeMber at large Sandra Hobdayemail | [email protected]

show seCretary Cat Fouillard email | [email protected]

sponsorship & Manitoba horse CounCil rep.Jane Fudge email | [email protected]

de Kenyeres prograMMerelyn Hunkinemail | [email protected]

dressage Canada rep. Cheryl Heming email | [email protected]

photographerBarb Wansbutter

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Dressage Winnipeg 2012 Show Dates

CapT. DeKeyneres MeMOrial BrOnze & GOlD COMpeTiTiOnsJune 16th & 17th

Birds Hill Park

BrOnze DressaGe shOwJuly 14th

Pine Ridge Judge: Liane Parker

auTuMn ClassiC BrOnze COMpeTiTiOn ManiTOBa prOvinCial DressaGe ChaMpiOnshipsSeptember 8th & 9th

Birds Hill park

2012 ManiTOBa equesTrian ChaMpiOnshipThe date for the Championship will be September 21, 22 and 23, 2012 and will once again take place at the Manitoba Horse Council Equestrian Facility located in Birds Hill Provincial Park.

iMpOrTanT DaTes:October 19th

Awards Banquet Fort Gibalter

AGM - November NOTE: It is very important that members attend the AGM. Please watch for updates with date & location. wesTMan DressaGe shOw sCheDule 2012

Lemonade Daze July 7th & 8th

Fall Festival September 15th & 16th

Location: Keystone Centre, Brandon

Judge-TBA

Both are Bronze Shows: Classes from Walk Trot to Fourth Level

Contact Tammy at 724-9202 or [email protected]


Bonny Bonnello ClinicsJune 22 to 24, 2012 September 21 to 23, 2012 November 2 to 4, 2012

Contact Heather Thomas 233-2825 or email [email protected]

Joan Johnston Clinics

StoneHill Farm for the following dates in 2012: August 11 - 12 September 22 - 23 October 13 - 14

For more information about Joan – go to www.karsridingschool.com and for more information about the clinics email StoneHill Farm at [email protected] or call Lori at 204-727-2922

CliniCs Cornera Centered riding Open Clinic with sue lefflerCentered Riding Level IV Clinician

July 19 - 22, 2012

Centered Riding Clinics: Open, Advanced, Instructor Courses, Instructor Updates, www.centeredriding.org

Balimo Equestrian Clinician, Balimo Faculty Member: 2006 - 2010, Balimo Equestrian Seat Clinics including demonstrations, workshops and presentations

Contact: Ashley Fudge 204-485-7433 or [email protected]

armand valkenborg ClinicJuly 27-29 Contact Liane Parker [email protected] or 444-2805

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This past show season has been a total journey for me. I have owned Wishtadanz, a nine year old Dutch Warmblood mare that was bred in Manitoba, since she was under a year old.

When I started the season, Wish was only doing 4th level, and I had the goals of qualifying for the Young Rider team for the North American Championships.

I will be 21 this year, so it’s my last year to make the team and qualify, and it has been a dream of mine to go with a horse I have trained on my own and have literally grown up with (I started backing her myself when I was 13). She has come a long way in the past few years; when I first took her to Florida to compete in 2010 she was only showing at training level.

An Invitation to Camp 2012For many Dressage Winnipeg members who already know me this may seem like old news. For those who don’t, I would like to share a little about my trip to Vienna, Austria last year and how this became the influence for Dressage Development Camp 2012. I was very fortunate to attend the 17th Annual Centered Riding Symposium held at the Vet school in Vienna with participants from around the world. In addition to presentations by Centered Riding Instructors Susan Harris and Peggy Brown there were also lectures and presentations by Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg, Eckart Meyners and at the Spanish Riding School itself.

As fascinating as all of this was, it was seeing the transformations in the riders and horses that worked with Eckart that really captured my attention. He worked with riders who had represented Austria in international competition in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing. He even involved the audience and had us do exercises in our seats so we could feel and or appreciate the changes he was making with the riders. It wasn’t so much what exercises as how and when he used them. As he made changes in the riders, the changes in how the horses worked were truly inspiring. Sometimes these changes were made with exercises for the rider on the ground and others while on the horse. I can remember thinking to myself: this is why I came to Austria. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I

wouldn’t have believed it. This one rider in particular I remember...he spoke in German so fast that the English translator could not keep up (and at the end he spoke in perfect English). This rider came in riding a big bay stallion that moved so big and was so expressive in his movement, well, it took my breath away. The rider however was so braced, tight and locked down - he looked like a beginner, although obviously he was not. Eckart very quietly worked with this rider and it was like peeling layers of tension off on this combination until all that remained was fluid, beautiful motion. I have never up close watched a horse and rider move more beautifully and harmoniously together. At the end of the day he worked with a young girl riding her Haflinger, the changes were just as wonderful. Now as it turns out this spring I was talking with Westman Dressage member Lori Versavel, she has also watched Eckart work at a clinic in Texas.

How did this inspire Camp 2012? Two of the clinicians: Joan Adler and Lauren Layton-Bamford have studied with Eckart. All three clinicians have had extensive training and education in Europe. We are going to have wonderful days of learning and fun in July at Dressage Winnipeg Development Camp 2012. The application forms are available on the Dressage Winnipeg website. I am looking forward to seeing you at camp!

Written by Ashley Fudge

The odds of getting her consistent and comfortable in the PSG this year felt slim, and the time was tight, but under the careful guidance of my trainer, and with a lot of hard work, we managed to successfully obtain all of our qualifying scores for NAJYRC.

Being qualified with Wish is a total dream come true for me, and I owe a huge thanks to my team: my parents; Morris & Laurie Chia, for the constant support... My trainer; Tom Dvorak, for guidance and education this past winter, and my sponsors; EcoLicious Equestrian and Equus Athletics, for supplying me with the best products that really make my team complete.

The North American Championships will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, from July 17 - 22nd.

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We had a wonderful May show –members renewing friendships, riding excellent tests and enjoying fantastic weather (with the exception of the fuzzy white stuff). One of the most exciting things to me was that so many riders were moving up and riding their first tests at a new level. By my count, five of the ten competitors at First Level were riding it for the first time, we also had five newcomers at Second Level and one each at Fourth Level and Prix St. Georges. This was encouraging for Manitoba dressage because moving up the levels, after all, is the main purpose of our sport. If we look at our EC rule book, we read that “the object of dressage is the development of the horse into a happy athlete through harmonious education” and the levels have been developed as a way of measuring the progress of this training.

This brings up the question of how you know when to move up. There are probably three basic areas that riders & coaches look at to make this decision, each more subjective than the other. On the most concrete level, test scores can be used as a criteria. The common rule of thumb is that if you are consistently scoring in the 50’s that you are not ready to move up. If you are consistently scoring 65% and higher, you are ready to move up. This leaves a fair bit of grey area – if you are scoring in the lower 60’s but are having issues with turkeys, polo players, off course errors and show nerves, other areas may give you more information.

Schooling the movements is something that riders often concentrate on when deciding what level to compete at. Several new movements are introduced at each level. Reading the rule book gives a very clear idea of how the movement should be performed and one rule of thumb is that if you are schooling the movements correctly 80% of the time then you are ready to ride them in shows. Most people agree that you should generally ride tests at shows that are a level below where you are training in your daily work. In other words, the skills should be established not just being learned.

The third and perhaps most subjective area of evaluation is in the quality of movement. This is where it is so valuable to have an experienced person watch you ride. Each level builds on the previous one, for example in Second Level the horse having “achieved the thrust required in First Level, now accepts more weight on the hindquarters” and “a greater degree of straightness, bending, suppleness, thoroughness, balance and self-

carriage is required than First Level”. In this case, you need someone who knows what a Second Level horse should look like to help you decide if you are there.

I sent out a short survey to the riders that moved up a level this show and they have very graciously shared their thoughts with us….here is a sample…with thanks to Cheryl Heming, Liane Parker, Kali Parry, Megan Peterson, Heather Thomas & Jade Warkentin.

1. how did you decide that it was time to move up a level?

• I had spent two years in first level and had achieved all my goals – Dressage Canada award, Provincial CH, Gold Medal at MHC Championships. Attempting to do Second Level was hard but fascinating.

• Last season we scored consistently 65% and higher at First Level, but what really prompted me was that we were schooling all the Second Level movements at home and I felt very comfortable with them, not only individually but performing them all in a row in a test setting.

• I took two years off showing and started back this year at Second Level. I generally aim to move up when I am confident that 60’s are achievable despite nerves, distractions and other factors. I think it is a good general rule to be schooling a level above what we show.

• I had trained for Third Level for two years but was unable to compete due to various complications. We had scores of 63% and 64% in the one show we were able to attend. I decided that Third Level was a “jinx” for us and that we needed to move up to the challenge of Fourth Level.

• All our marks at Fourth Level were in the 60’s, we could perform all the movements at home and a clinician confirmed that the horse was ready for Prix St. Georges.

• The First Level tests made my horse more supple and moving through his back better.

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2. how did you find the new level more challenging than the previous one?

• Second Level was more difficult due to requiring a greater degree of engagement and self-carriage and learning the new required movements. Establishing more effective half-halts took some time.

• The levels are progressive so the actual movements were not that difficult but the new demand for increased suppleness and self-carriage did prove difficult for us. Maintaining collection and maintaining the counter canter were the most difficult to master.

• Being consistent with the new more uphill frame and teaching the horse that he needs to be more uphill in all that he does. Also needed to work at improving his fitness level.

• Fourth Level is all about doing everything more than you did it before – more collection, more extension, more bend, clearer transitions, more expression in all movements. It’s a very big jump from Third Level and truly reflects the soundness of your application of

the training pyramid and how well established your basics are. Tempi changes and canter pirouettes are very challenging.

• Need to do both 3 and 4 tempi changes, is difficult to keep the count right. The walk pirouette has been challenging.

• The leg yields were difficult at first, however, as I keep practicing, they keep getting better and better.

3. what exercises helped you improve suppleness and thoroughness to the new level?

• The best exercises for me were leg yielding in and out on a circle, shoulder-in and half-pass.

• It was useful to never stay in the same gait for very long, always going forward and bringing him back to see how responsive he was has been very helpful. Also the shoulder-in was a good test of thoroughness for us.

• Riding very precise lines; incorporating lots of transitions within the gait and from one gait to another; riding with a good connection on both

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reins; doing lots of variations of shoulder-in, travers, half-pass combined with small circles to improve bend.

• Because I have an older horse I have come up with a series of exercises that help prepare for the tests but don’t continually practice the elements avoiding too much repetition. So, instead of doing a lot of collected trot, we do changes with the gait – working trot, collected trot, extended trot. I work in a 20 X 40 arena so must figure out where to place the movements so I work on the correct angle and length for the show ring.

• I find that practicing a lot of 10m and 15m circles and leg yields helps my horse to become more supple and round. Riding lots of transitions between gaits and within gaits helps to engage my horse’s hind-quarters and he moves with more impulsion.

4. Did someone help you decide when it was time to move up?

• No, I had become bored with First Level and needed some new challenges.

• I made the decision to move up without consulting my coaches. I went to a schooling show this spring to try a Fourth Level test in advance of the show season. It was a good idea and helped to build my confidence that we could do the level.

Moving on Up…. (continued)

• When I was successful at all the Second Level work at a clinic, I knew we would be ready.

• It has been my personal goal to ride Prix St. Georges. Given the age of the horse there were probably not going to be too many more opportunities.

• My coach helped me with the decision.

5. what are your future plans?

• I want go as far as I can with my horse, to keep on learning and to have fun.

• If all continues to go well, to buy a fancy shadbelly jacket!

• I hope to really strengthen our fitness program.

• Hope to keep my older horse going but as the work gets more difficult his well being is upmost in my mind. The horse will dictate what we will do.

• I hope to earn good enough scores to qualify for the regionals in Red Deer, AB.

I would just like to conclude with a comment from Megan Peterson that I thought summed it all up beautifully…..”Sometimes you just gotta get out there and see where you are at, take the experience and the judges comments and then go home and make improvements.”

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Navigate the Warm Up Arena Written By: Louisa Zai Source: www.dressagetoday.com

Learn how to stay sane during the pre-test chaos in the warm-up arena at a dressage show.

The warm-up arena at a dressage show can be a happening place, but if you don’t know your way around, it can quickly become a scary one. Savvy riders share the warm-up arena with others who may be distracted by the antics of their horses or the directives of their instructors. Some riders may boldly think they own the warm-up arena and act as bullies while others may simply be petrified with dressage show nerves. The more prepared you are by knowing a few common rules, the more smoothly you will be able to warm up your horse and get ready for your test at the dressage show.

Fortunately, good warm-up arena techniques, like any skill, can be learned. Did you know that the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) publishes an official protocol for warming up at a dressage show? This should be required reading for all competitors (usdf.org). The following are tips, insights and rules for the warm-up arena at a show from instructors who have taken many students to shows over the years: Bill Woods, Sarah Martin, Jessica Rattner and Tracey Lert give sound advice for every competitor.

Follow the Basic Code of Conduct

Riders should pass each other left hand to left hand. This is the first, most elemental rule riders must observe, say the experts. If you are traveling to the right and you see a horse coming toward you, steer your horse off the track so that you will pass with your left hands nearest to each other. This rule is easy to

remember if you have your driver’s license since the same rule applies when driving (in the United States, at least). Circles are an exception. If you are circling, stay to the inside of oncoming riders. If you are passing another rider who is circling, you can stay your course on the rail. It’s not necessary to try to thread through her circle in order to pass left hand to left hand.

Slower gaits take the inside track. As Florida author, judge and instructor Bill Woods succinctly puts it: “If you are walking, whether you’re going to do a Prix St. Georges test or Intro, for heaven’s sake, get off the track!” Look up, he insists. This simple habit is critical to harmony in any warm-up arena. If you are studying your horse’s neck, not only are you not looking where you are going, you are also probably lost in your thoughts.

The warm-up arena is for work. If you need to take a break for any reason, exit the warm-up arena. Parking your horse on the rail will cause traffic-flow problems for the rest of the riders trying to get ready for their tests. You will encounter all kinds of good reasons to stop—to strategize with your trainer, to chat with a friend about your last test or to put on your coat and get the last-minute boot buff. Whatever the reason, just take it outside the gate, and make sure you aren’t blocking the entrance or exit either.

Control your whip. Just the sound of a whip can disturb other horses. Horses need their personal space. If you are close enough to touch another horse with your whip, you are too close. Keep at least one horse’s length away from other horses in all directions. “Treat every horse like they might kick,” advises

Jessica Rattner, rider and head trainer at Devonwood Equestrian Center. “You never know when a horse will decide that close is too close and fire out. It’s just better to be safe than sorry!”

prepare for the pre-test warm-up

Be aware of the kind of message your horse might sending and receiving from other horses. For example, a Friesian coming up behind someone in a thundering canter might make another horse think he is running away from something and out of control, which is contagious. A young horse seeing upper-level movements for the first time might interpret them wrongly. A passage is definitely a sign of an excited horse. Half passing toward a horse might seem to be an attack. To get your horse more comfortable with the show experience, make sure you school him with other horses.

Sarah Martin, an instructor based in Colorado, prepares her students by holding a mock show warm-up lesson with up to 15 horses. She directs the riders in an orchestrated set of test patterns. “It’s a wonderful tool,” she explains. “In this way, the experienced horses provide an example of how to behave for the younger horses. The riders have an opportunity to learn how to space themselves and control the tempo.”

Martin advises her students to watch the warm-up arena for a few moments before entering. She says a rider must learn to read the arena much like a raft guide must learn to read the water. Which way is the current flowing? An observant rider



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can pick out which horses are high and unpredictable, which riders look like a deer in the headlights and who is quietly doing their work. Some riders may be circling at one end so that they can hear their coaches. Others might be looking down and only dimly aware of their surroundings. Use this information to know where to direct your horse and when to do your movements. When you enter the warm-up ring, Martin suggests staying toward the middle at a walk to give your horse time to adjust to the tension and hum of activity.

Since dressage movements can take a horse in any direction, it can be difficult to predict which way another rider is going. In these cases, it’s OK to speak up. “Sometimes a simple ‘heads up’ or ‘on your left’ is enough,” says Rattner. She also suggests, “If you want to take a particular line, declaring your intentions can help other riders plan.”

Martin agrees but cautions, “Shouting out your next move does not absolve you from watching out for other riders, and endlessly narrating your intentions just adds to the overall confusion of the warm-up.”

“Let’s start with responsibility,” suggests Woods. “If you can steer, you are supposed to be more generous and self-aware than those who cannot. If you are a princess, you get no dispensation. Make your tempis around the helpless novice riders, not through them!”

Martin teaches her students to ride defensively, no matter who else is in the warm-up. “I do not differentiate between green and experienced,”

she explains. “Advanced horses can also sometimes be claustrophobic or very high. I read the energy level of the horses around me, and I avoid the high energy ones, no matter what their level.”

Everyone agrees that if you are experienced and/or are riding a well-trained confident horse, you are in the best position to watch out for other riders and set up your movements in the right places. “I think it’s up to advanced riders to keep their antennae up,” says Tracey Lert, a longtime instructor in California.

using wireless headsets

In the last few years, wireless communication devices have changed the way riders warm up at a show. The devices function like walkie-talkies complete with headsets, thereby allowing coaches to discreetly instruct their riders without yelling across the arena. “I like them,” says Lert. “It makes the atmosphere calmer and it’s more centering for the rider. She doesn’t have to hug one corner of the ring in order to hear her coach.”

Martin appreciates them, too, but is quick to add that the warm-up is not the place for a riding lesson. She often finds that she is coaching several students at once, so she will give her newbie rider the headset while offering an occasional comment to the others as they ride by. “In general, I do very little shouting from the side, although a loud ‘good!’ can help to pump up a timid rider or boost the confidence of a rider who is about to enter the show ring.”

Rattner notes that the wireless systems make it more difficult for riders to keep track of everyone. “You don’t have the benefit of hearing an instructor tell her student to do a half pass. And if you are wearing a headset, you may find it harder to hear someone right behind you. Make sure you take note of who is ‘plugged in’ and who is not,” she suggests.

The wireless systems do have some disadvantages, Woods points out. “I appreciate the notion of decorum and golf-commentator-like whispered tones, but one downside to headsets is that each student retreats into a self-oriented cocoon with little regard for anyone or anything outside her sphere. Programmed to follow her coach’s orders, the rider titanically plows along, oblivious to whatever icebergs other coaches are unwittingly throwing in her path. One advantage of the old aural system of coaching aloud was that since each trainer could hear what the others were saying, each could steer his students into uncontested zones, free of hazards and hindrances. On the bright side,” he adds wryly, “the prevalence of techie devices spares the rest of us from the guy on the sideline who, instead of actually coaching, insists on shouting arcane bits of dressage philosophy so the rest of us will acknowledge his brilliance. I prefer to be a minimalist. If your student doesn’t understand the heavy stuff by now, trying to flood them with it moments before their test isn’t going to do them any good.”



Navigate the Warm Up Arena (continued)Woods does acknowledge one obscure benefit to the wireless communication systems with this recollection: “I appreciated one kid’s approach to TMI [too much information] which I observed at a wintertime Florida show. An advanced Young Rider was being prepped for her test by not one but by both of her parents—well-known professionals. Each was wearing a headset and standing at an opposite end of the schooling ring. North end: Dad’s advice. South end: Mom’s. I watched as, overwhelmed with their input, the child discreetly took her reins in one hand and slipped the switch on her belt to off. Problem solved!”

use warm-up Time effectively

The warm-up arena is not the place for a last-minute review of your test. Not only is it difficult to navigate a test pattern with a ring full of riders, it is not the best preparation for your horse either. “Trust the training you did at home,” advises Lert. “Use your warm-up time to get your horse through and to test his responsiveness to the aids.”

Lert learned the secret of building a horse’s confidence from her father, Peter Lert, instructor, competitor and winner of the USDF Lifetime Achievement award. He began his career as a jumper trainer. “Show-jumping riders use the warm-up to build a horse’s confidence so he believes he can jump anything,” says Lert. “I see a lot of dressage riders make the mistake of creating anxiety in their horses by drilling the stuff that is not working. You don’t want your horse thinking, Oh no, Mother is upset! It’s especially important to finish your warm-up with something your horse does really well, so he

will enter the show ring in a good frame of mind.”

The warm-up arena can be an electric place, and for an inexperienced horse it can be overwhelming. If you suspect that your horse might act up, Martin suggests riding him out first or warming him up on the longe line. Recognized shows usually provide a designated longeing area. “Of course, no one can stop a young horse from bucking and spooking completely,” she says, “but taking your fractious horse into the warm-up puts other riders on green horses at risk.”

When another horse in the warm-up arena just loses it, or if a rider gets thrown from her horse, everyone agrees that you should stand as still as possible and wait until the situation is resolved. Lert tells her students, “Just halt and wait for things to get under control.” She feels that it is safer to stay on and not dismount.

Martin encourages her students to dismount so that they can steady their horses. “The safest place is on your two feet,” she says, adding, “Don’t try to be the hero and catch the loose horse. You could cause another situation when your horse and the other one start kicking and squealing.”

Speaking of heroics, Woods recalls, “Once I was on an especially obnoxious Thoroughbred, trying to

get him ready for his first Training Level test. As he tried a sudden, uncontrolled dash for the exit, another professional on a massive warmblood blocked his path and cheerfully offered, ‘It’s OK. If you have to, run him into me!’” While we can’t recommend this kind of chivalry, the spirit of goodwill toward other competitors is one of the best things you can bring to any warm-up arena. “Remember that everyone at a show is probably stressed,” says Rattner. “Polite riding can keep you and your ringmates from getting further stressed out. Niceness often perpetuates itself.”

4th Annual DressageDevelopment Camp

JULY 10 - 13, 2012Pine Ridge Equine Park

Full camp package:• Stablingfor3nightsplusasharedtackstall• Allmeals-TuesWelcomeBBQ,Wed/Thurs

Breakfast,Lunchanddinner• Fridaybreakfastandlunch

Educational component:• Tuesday,WednesdayandThursdayPMlectures• OneprivateBalimosession• 4semiprivatedressagelessons

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Clinicians include:Joan Adler www.joanadler.caNatalie Hinneman www.hinnemannfarms.comLauren Layton-Bamford

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Contact: Ashley Fudge204.485.7433 or [email protected]

Registration package will be available online at www.dressagewinnipeg.com

Participant packages available for member and non-member riders and auditors, juniors and adult riders

photo by Ravenwood Tack Photography


4th Annual Dressage Development Camp - Clinician Bio’snaTalie hinneMan

Started my dressage training with Grand Prix Dressage and “S” Judge William Solyntjes of Brandywine Farms, Hamel MN. I worked at Brandywine for 7 years before accepting a working student position with 2 time Olympic Team member Kathleen Raine. I worked with Kathleen for 4 years and was promoted to Assistant Trainer. In 2003 I worked for Leslie Morris through the Grand Prix Championships in Gladstone, NJ. After the Championships I accompanied Kathleen’s husband David Wightman to the Varden Young Horse World Championships.

Once over in Germany I decided to stay and work with Dutch Olympic team Coach and now father in-law, Johann Hinnemann for 9 months. I had the opportunity to work with Olympic Silver medalist Coby Van Baalen, helping her bring her Grand Prix stallion Weltino back from an injury. Some of my other duties while there was riding Laurentainer (World champion six-year-old dressage horse in Arnhem and won at the international stallion show in Zwolle) and Roman Nature (Reserve World Champion five-year-old dressage horse in Arnhem).

I have also worked with Michelle Gibbson and have clinics consistently with Steffen Petters, Jan Ebling, Christine Traurig, Shelly Francis, Axel Steiner, Janet Brown, Betsy Steiner and Debbie McDonald. In my young-rider days I also worked with Conrad Schumaker, Micheal Polin, Lois Yukins, Heather Bender, Natalie Lamping and Lilo Fore.

I love to teach and to coach, I grow up doing competitive sports and know very well how important a good instructor is. I try to relate to my students and set realistic and encouraging goals that we can make into a reality. I love to teach all levels of riders from newbie dressage rider to F.E.I.

Some of my accomplishments:

• 2011 Hanoverian Horse of the year 4th place, 3 year old and under Fillys (Wambertina)

• 2011 Deven Festival of Champions 3rd place finish, 3 year old and under colts (Quantum))

• 2011 Hanoverian Horse of the year 6th place finish, 3 year old and under colts (Copa Cabana)

• 2011 USDF Champion Filly (Wambertina)• 2010 USDF Champion Filly (wambertina)• 2010 USDF Champion Colt (Quantum)• 2010 USDF Res. Champ Filly (Dalwhinny)• 2010 USDF res. Champ Colt (Copa Cabana)• 2010 Student: Molly Shiltgen 1st Hanoverian USDF

year end 3rd Level and 3rd USDF year end • 2010 Student: Lisa Rush 2nd Hanoverian USDF year

end and 5th USDF for 3rd level• 2009 Winner of F.E.I Prix St. George for young horse

7-9 year olds (Windsor CA)• 2008 Winner of Six-year-old young horse selection

trial at Lamplight Equestrian Center (Windsor CA)• 2006 Purchased Hinnemann Farms with Husband

Stephan Hinnemann and gave birth to my wonderful daughter Josephine Hinnemann.

• USET World Cup Qualifier Top 10 finisher• 2005 Winner of the six-year-old Divison at the USEF/

Markel Young Horse Dressage Central Selection Trail and top 10 finisher in National Young Horse Championships in Kentucky. (Dark Dream)

• 2002 NAYRC Individual Top 5 Finisher and Team Silver medal Captain.

• 2001 Ranched 3rd USDF Prix St. George jr/yg and 18th open

• 2001 California Dressage Society Prix St. George Jr/yg rider of the year and horse of the year (Donnerworth)

• 2000-2002 North American Young Rider Championships (NAYRC) Team member

Many more USDF Regional Championships with different horses.

I now work out of my farm in Oak Park, MN. I teach and train horses and riders of all levels and we are now just in the first phases of starting out breeding program with the purchases of the Hanoverian Stallions Quantum (Quarterback/Rohdiamont) and Copa Cabana (Contucci/Bordeaux) full brother to Cabana Boy, and the Hanoverain Mare Wambertina (Wamberto/El Bundy), and the dutch mares Forty Creek (UB-40/Warkanson) and Fiona(Juventus/ Olympic Cocktail) we also have a great sport/pony mare that gave birth to our very first foal of the farm this past spring by Bundes Champion at Stallion Benetton Dream.


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I teach at different barns around the Minneapolis area during the week day evenings and do monthly clinics in South Dakota at Gable Acres and in Wisconsin at Bit-and-Bridle Farms.

My students and I compete in the region 4 and region 2 area and I make winter trips to CA or FL for training where I work with Kathleen Raine or Debbie McDonald and Scoot Hassler with the young horses to continue my training and compete.

I also go back to Germany over the Christmas and New Year Holidays to spend family and training time with Johann and the Hinnemann farmiy to keep learning.

I work with Johann Hinnemann, Kathleen Raine, Heide Gains and Pam Nelson at Villa Rosa Ranch, my partners Five Star Farm and Gable Acres to breed and bring along quality young horses to sell.

My future goals are to further continue learning and to develop young-horses and rider-horse combinations into the best they can be and show and compete and to try to make a USET team and to grow the farm by breeding and selling quality sport horses.

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• 2011- Trainer B license for both dressage and jumping from Westfalisches Reit- und Fahrschule in Münster-Handorf

• Competed with Paso Doble in L and M dressage in Hessen, GER

• Competed with Rose Royal (Austria) in A and L dressage in Hessen, GER

• 2010- trained in Herborn, Hessen with Michael Rohrmann

• Competed with Paso Doble in A dressage in Hessen, GER

• Competed with Karajan (Germany) in L and M dressage in Hessen, Germany.

• 2009- International Trainers Passport• Competed Don Arminio at PSG/ I1 in SK, AB, MB

(season cut short due to injury)• FEI Champion at Winnipeg Dressage show• 2006- Trainer C qualification from The

Landeslehrstette in Vechta, GER.

• Klasse II “silver” reitabzeichen• Reitpass• Klasse IV longing performance medal• 2005- Klasse III “big bronze” reitabzeichen • 2004- Klasse IV “little bronze” reitabzeichen • Bassispass• Competed with Don Duriello in AB, WA at first level• AB provincial champion 1st level with Don Duriello• AA High Point with Don Duriello• 1999- SHF provincial champion and reserve

champion in basic dressage with G-I-Jim-n-I I attended the University of Lethbridge 2000-2007 and earned a B.Sc in Agricultural Biotechnology.

The gap in competitions is mainly due to juggling university and going to Germany to train.

I have over 3 years combined training in Germany. I have ridden at Stall Ramsbrock and Sportpferde Süss. I have trained with many different people including Alex Wortmann, Henk Glinj, Michael Rohrmann, Hannes Müller, Hella Kunzt, Sharon Merkel-Beattie and Martin Plewa, Eckhardt Meyners.

I have been training with Michael Rohrmann since 2005. He has influenced my teaching and riding immensely. I enjoy working with students of all levels, especially those who have goals to improve themselves and their horses. I like working with both competitive and recreational riders in the pursuit of riding excellence.


JOan aDler

Joan’s passion for horses started while riding backyard ponies and through Pony Club. As a young adult she became a working student with Canadian Eventing coach Michael Herbert, FBHS. Discovering dressage led her to train with German instructor Dr. Renate Peiper, who encouraged Joan to go to Germany to achieve her Bronze Reiterabzeichen (Rider Performance Medal).

Joan became a certified Canadian Equestrian Coach and began riding with Jane Rincker, whose eye for detail proved very influential. The Canadian dressage scene was strong and provided clinic auditing opportunities


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DW will have a bin in the show office this year to accept very good condition class ribbons for reuse. Just bring them to the next show and drop off at show office. Go green!

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from such Masters as Shultheis, Peilicke, Michaelis, Nigli, deKunffy, Schumacher, Balkenhol and Zettl.

Moving to a farm in Prince Edward County gave Joan the opportunity to offer lessons and training, while continuing to ride and train her own horses.

While raising a family and assisting in her husband’s business, Joan began her next phase of riding with the help of Eddo Hoekstra. His enthusiasm and dedication for Classical riding principles advanced both her competitive and training aspirations.

In 2005, Joan discovered Balimo. With Jill Hassler-Scoop’s support, Joan ‘signed on’ for her Balimo ‘journey’. Over the next two years, she attended several Seat Symposiums and Instructor Training Workshops. Working with Eckart Meyners and Hannes Müller proved beneficial to both Joan’s riding and teaching. The idea that ‘striving for excellence’ can be an amazing learning journey, especially when partnered with a four legged friend, has made this program particularly meaningful.

Joan graduated as a Balimo Instructor graduate in 2007 and was invited by Hannes Müller to attend the German Riding School - for an intensive week of training in October 2007. It was a truly unique opportunity.

Integrating Balimo exercises and it’s methodology into her teaching is rewarding - helping both horses and riders improve their way of going. With this in mind, Joan looks forward to meeting you and your horse and the potential for a shared experience!

September 2010, Joan spent a month in Germany, studying under Martin Plewa. She was successful in passing her Trainer B license in BOTH dressage AND jumping! (equivalent to EC Coach 2)

June 2011, Joan returned for two weeks to Germany to take exams for her Silver Performance Medal.

In September 2011, she spent the month studying to take her International Trainer A license (equivalent to EC Coach 3).

Joan looks forward to sharing her knowledge and expertise with the riding community.

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Dressage Winnipeg’s Education Committee presents

An Evening with Bonny Bonnello

June 22, 20127:00 p.m.

Deer Field Farm7292 Roblin Blvd.

Bonny will be speaking about

Living the Dream of Preparing for and

Competing at WEG, Kentucky. What it takes to get there.

Questions welcome!

ADMISSION:$5.00 DW Members

$10.00 non DW Members

Bring your own chair!

Contact: Ashley Fudge at [email protected] or (204) 485.7433


2012 Kendra McBain Memorial Show

Bronze Show

Walk/Trot: Kayla Kuebler and My Little Secret – Champion 117.036

AA Training Level: Sandra Harder and L. E. Fantzie Pantz – Champion 126.043

Open Training Level: Sandra Harder and L. E. Fantzie Pantz – Champion 129.671

Open Second Level: Stephanie Rudd and Jerrycho – Champion 126.429

Gold Show

Jr Training Level Champion: Nachelle Forde and Taurus Moon 125.536

AA Training Level Reserve: Champion: Erika Rob and Levario 116.457 Cathy Toews and Diesel Will Do 118.500

Open Training Level Reserve Champion: Dr. Brandy Catton and Ramira 122.421 Lucero DesRochers and Endeavour 126.114

Jr First Level Champion: Stephanie Brick and Weatherman 107.465

AA First Level Reserve Champion: Jade Warkentin and Genesis 124.963 Lindsay Feller and Unbelievable 125.149

Open First Level Reserve: Champion:Gaetane Manaigre and Santosha 129.059 Lauren Bamford and Pele 130.475

AA Second Level Reserve: Champion:Megan Peterson and Piksun 118.729 Kali Perry and Dom Ferro 126.729

Open Second Level Reserve: Champion:Ashley Fudge and Riviera JRF 120.652 Lauren Bamford and Paso Doble 40 134.863

Junior Third Level Champion: Izzy Biron and Abraxas 117.717

Open First Level Freestyle Champion: Bob Parker and Armani 113.100

AA Fourth Level Champion: Heather Thomas and Marcus 114.957

Open FEI Junior Reserve: Champion:Izzy Biron and Abraxas 118.542 Mackenzie Ryall & Danao 127.770

Open FEI Prix St. Georges Champion: Liane Parker and Light Lime 117.632

Child Dressage Seat Equitation: Gold: Kaitie Mann & Aces High 80%

Jr Dressage Seat Equitation: Gold: Izzy Biron and Abraxas 80%Silver: Nachelle Forde and Taurus Moon 70%

AA Dressage Seat Equitation: Gold: Heather Thomas and Marcus 85%Silver: Kali Perry and Dom Ferro 81%Bronze: Jade Warkentin and Genesis 78%

2012 Kendra McBain Memorial ShowChampions & Reserve Champions


Kendra McBain Memorial Show - Bronze Champions

Kayla Kuebler & My Little Secret Walk/Trot Champion

Sandra Harder & L.E. Fantzie Pantz AA & Open Training Level Champion

Stephanie Ruud & Jerrycho Open Second Level Champion

Kendra McBain Memorial Show - Gold Champions

Nachelle Forde & Taurus Moon Jr. Training Level Champion

Dr. Brandy Catton & Ramira Open Training Level Reserve

Lucero DesRochers & Endeavour Open Training Level Champion

Steph Brick & Weatherman Jr. First Level Champion

Jade Warkentin & Genesis AA First Level Reserve

Lindsay Feller & Unbelievable AA First Level Champion

Gaetane Manaigre & Santosha Open First Level Reserve

Lauren Bamford & Pele Open First Level Champion

Megan Peterson & Piksun AA Second Level Reserve



Kali Perry & Dom Ferro AA Second Level Champion

Ashley Fudge & Riviera Open Second Level Reserve

Lauren Bamford & Paso Doble 40 Open Second Level Champion

Izzy Biron & Abraxas Jr. Third Level Champion

Bob Parker & Armani Open First Level Freestyle Champion

Heather Thomas & Marcus AA Fourth Level Champion

Izzy Biron & Abraxas Open FEI Jr. Reserve

Mackenzie Ryall & Danao Open FEI Jr. Champion

Liane Parker & Light Lime Open FEI Prix St. Georges Champion

Katie Mann & Aces High Child Dressage Seat Equitation - Gold

Nachelle Forde & Taurus Moon Jr. Dressage Seat Equitation - Silver

Izzy Biron & Abraxas Jr. Dressage Seat Equitation - Gold



Jade Warkentin & Genesis AA Dressage Seat Equitation - Bronze

Kali Perry & Dom Ferro AA Dressage Seat Equitation - Silver

Heather Thomas & Marcus AA Dressage Seat Equitation - Gold

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Cathy Toews & Diesel Will Do - AA Training Level Champion

Erika Robb & Levario - AA Training Level Reserve

Mariah Applelmans & Cordarex - Kendra McBain Jr. High Point

The date for this year’s Manitoba Equestrian Challenge has been set for September 22 & 23. The games will again include disciplines such as Dressage, Show Jumping, Competitive trail, Driving and Endurance. Bird’s Hill Park will be the site. It will be a bronze competition so marks earned may be used for DW awards - so keep track of your scores.

In the spirit of promoting Manitobans - local officials will be used. DW’s own Elaine Banfield will again perform the Dressage judge duties.

Teams will be made up of equestrians from the east side of the Red River and those from the west side of it.

Attention Adult Amateur Training Level Entrants!

A special award is to be presented at the Autumn Classic Bronze level show in September 2012.

An embroidered cooler will be given in memory of Kaiak by his owner Darcy Fudge Kamal. It will be presented to the high score recipient in the adult amateur Training Division at the autumn Classic Bronze

show held at Birds Hill Park.

2012 Manitoba Equestrian ChallengeFor a $50 fee - you can be part of the fun. You will receive a welcoming BBQ, stabling with initial shavings, tack stall and class entries for that price. Dressage will be offered at Training, First and Second Level. Each team will have up to 2 riders at each level - for a total of 6 riders from the east going head to head with 6 riders from the west. At each level tests 2 & 3 will be ridden by the participants.

Once approved the prize list will be posted on the MHC web site. We’d love to see you there!.

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