I hope you all are looking forward to a wonderful 2008. I know that my calendar is already looking incredibly busy. Of note this month I am going to the USEF Annual Meeting where I am on the Dressage Committee. the Youth Sports Committee, the Dressage High Performance Committee, and several subcommittees. I also am attending the USPC Annual Meeting (Advisory Board and Dressage Committee). I am also taking a quick trip to Florida for the USDF Trainers Conference with Jan Brink.
One of the sub committees of the USEF Dressage Committee is the Pony Committee and I am chair of that. I would love any suggestions you might have to encourage more ponies in Dressage, to encourage shows to hold pony classes. It is still amazing to me that we have almost no FEI ponies competing (ridden by riders 12 - 16 in the FEI Pony Test) in the entire US.
I am also on the Equitation sub committee. Any suggestions to encourage more participation would be welcome. While at the Frankfort CDI with Mica, we saw a typical German equitation class. The kids were divided in groups of about 6 --most were on ponies and they all had sidereins or sliding reins on. They worked walk and trot and then cantered individually from the front of the line to the back. These classes are huge at their shows.
Please remember that the D4K Weekend Educational Program is February 2/3. The final info will be posted soon.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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