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Affiliated with EA and HRCAV Newsletter of the Mid South East Dressage Club SEPTEMBER 2015

SA Country Champs

are upon us

The draw is done, sponsors are all locked in, an amazing

list of prizes is being collated, judges are preparing for

the trip across, down and up, horses are loosing their

coats ready to present their best, committee are

starting to tie up the loose ends of organisation,

volunteers assignments are nearly complete, caterers

are ordering in the good tucka, the ribbon order is in,

and soon the program will be off to the printers. So

tighten you girths, pull on your hats and cross your

fingers for a super weekend of great spring weather,

fun, smiles and good riding.

See the list of sponsors throughout this newsletter. We

are so grateful to them for supporting our event and we

urge everyone to support their generosity by using their

products, spreading the word and thanking them at

every opportunity for the support they have shown us.

New committee has grown in

numbers

Congratulations to the new committee for 2015/16. Delightful

to see the addition of Kristy Boord, Lester Masters, Ellie

Ballinger, Gorgia Batt and Sinea Grundy to the current

committee who all agreed to continue their great work and

embrace the new members. Thank you to all, and welcome. We

certainly hope you enjoy this group of fun, can-do people.

In another new innovation for the club, all members were

elected to the committee with no specific office and when the

committee meets at an appropriate time after the Champs,

allocation of jobs will enable a sharing of the load equally

between the group.

Members will have an increased opportunity to bring ideas and

thoughts to the committee for activities they would like to see

for their membership.

In this issue

Winter Series wrap up

Winter Series Results

SA Country Dressage Championship Sponsors

Event calendar

Volunteer of the Month

www.msedc.org.au

Reminder

Have you given your name and contact details

to Kristine Hancock who is coordinating the

pencillors, gear checkers and other volunteer

duties? Members need to assist with the

smooth running of the Country Champs. Drop

her an email or text. Remember this will give

you brownie points should you wish to

participate in the January Extravaganza

kblacksell@gmail.com

0448922276

Check out all the

super sponsors

for the Champs in

these pages

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If you can’t find a product or have an enquiry, please contact us.

Need

We need members to man the gate at the Naracoorte Show, Saturday October 17th. If

there is enough, only a couple of hours and then a shift change. This will give us access to

the Naracoorte showgrounds for January for a reduced charge, and allow us to have

cheaper entries for participants in the extravaganza.

Contact Amanda president@msedc.org.au

NARACOORTE

Gordon Wallace Farrier

Gossip from outside the arena

Michelle Dupree has been seen out and about with her new horse.

Many members have migrated north to the Royal Adelaide Show for some fun and competition and yummy treats. Good

luck to all from those waiting at home for news of successes.

To hand by all accounts the new trend within South East circles of owning new and unusual chooks is becoming very popular

amongst a few of our members. To date at the Royal the Lock family have a Champion Chinese Goose, Champion All Breeds

Goose, Champion Elizabeth duck, Champion Andalusian hen and a very proud Eddie Lock, arena builder extraordinaire, has

his first Royal Show Champion Cockerel. The CLM team have been going great guns in the Show Horse section with placings

in a number of classes as has Nikki Ballinger and her ponies. Congratulations. We anxiously wait for more news from the

competition arenas!

As you looked around during the day it was clear that the benefit of the four month

competition was showing. Riders showing more confidence and horses swinging

through the tests showing more understanding of the level that they are competing at.

Being the final the scores at every level were so close it was also clear that some

nerves were starting to filter the cracks in the weak movements of individuals tests.

I heard a good conversation recently “When wanting to win becomes the goal, good

training and riding disappears”

We should all remember that this was the objective of the Winter Series from the

beginning; to be used as a training exercise and an opportunity to test your training by

inviting the horse to have a go at the next level up, whilst having the opportunity to

gain qualification at official events in the level that was well established. An

opportunity to introduce new horses and competitors to the art of dressage

We have to acknowledge the sad but often seen at higher levels of competition

(Europe) where the stakes are higher, the abusive training and riding that turns to the

abuse of the horse. I would have to say we find this not only in the sport of dressage

but also in many other equine pursuits when the need to fulfil human satisfaction for

winning, overwhelms the need to take time for the horse to understand and learn.

Always we should be looking for understanding and working each horse’s

development ability at their own rate.

This year the introduction of the Team Event was such a hit, the competition was

fierce but fun, and the scores so close it was not until the final moment that the

Champion Team was found.

Congratulations to all and thank you to the committee for your continued efforts to

bring this competition to the forefront of dressage competition for the local

enthusiast. Bring on next year!

The best arena building team ever! From left: Henry and Finn Dennis, back Eddie and front Lucy Lock. Their reward a safe ride

in the arena trailer to the lolly storage point…..Thank you team great fun!

Finals of the Winter Series Done and Dusted

EA CHAMPIONSHIP

Preparatory

Champion Special Pleasure & Susan Thornley

Reserve Champion Argyl Footman & Nikki Ballinger

3rd Miss Maple & Jessica Parker

Preliminary

Champion HPS Grandeur & June Whitehead

Reserve Champion Vibrant & Bev Copping

3rd Churinga Swift & Jess Herring

4th GP Furst Hit & Lauren Herring

5th Simply Aussie & Lucinda Raedel

6th Al-Jay Oaks Deejay & Yasmin Black

Novice

Champion Weltmaya & Ann Dodd

Elementary

Champion Roxleigh Frangelica & Sally Toulmin

Medium

Champion Absolut Harmony & Amanda Lock

HRCAV CHAMPIONSHIP

Level 5

Champion Nikeldo & Natalie Lewis

Level 4

Champion Tivio & Natasha Exell

Reserve Champion Duchess of Avalon & Kristy Boord

Level 3

Champion Maximus Horsimus & Tara Batt

Reserve Champion Lochanside Abigail & Susan McKenry

3rd Smytzer’s Smytzer & Kerry Exell

Level 2

Champion Anastarsia & Michelle Dupree

Level 1

Champion Sanlirra Snapshot & Amanda Lock

Advanced

Champion Kinnordy Respighi & Kristine Hancock

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

1st Dig the Vibrant Mayanasing Garnet Girls (Bev Copping, Ann Dodd, Jacki Black & Yasmin Black)

2nd Spydar’s Angels (Susan Thornley, Amanda Lock & Sue McKenry)

3rd Red Herrings on Boord (Lauren Herring, Jess Herring, Kristy Boord & Kristy de Bruin)

4th Rangers Plus (Colleen Smith, Lucinda Raedel, Nikki Ballinger)

2015 Winter Series Championships Results

Preliminary 1.2

Ninja Kate Dennis Open CR 61.154 1 GP Furst Hit Lauren Herring Open CR 60.192 2 Churinga Swift Jess Herring Pony Off 63.269 1 HPS Grandeur June Whitehead Open Off 59.615 2 Vibrant Bev Copping Open Off 59.423 3 Byalee Bliss Melissa Shaw Open Off 62.500 1 Wattleheath Winter Lester Masters Open Off 57.500 4

Novice 2.2

Grandeur June Whitehead Open Off 62.000 2 Vibrant Bev Copping Open Off Scratch Weltmaya Ann Dodd Open Off 69.000 1 Cashelmara Black Rose Paul Scragg Open CR 58.857 1

HRCAV 1.6

Sanlirra Snapshot Amanda Lock 63.026 1

Elementary 3.3

Cruden Park Maxmillion Donna Eichler Open Off 61.125 3 Guignol Marg Howard Open Off 63.438 2 Roxleigh Frangelica Sally Toulmin Open Off 63.500 1 Garnet Girl Yasmin Black Pony CR 54.000 1

HRCAV Adv 6 Kinnordy Respighi Kristine Hancock 63.649 1

Medium 4.3 Absolut Harmony Amanda Lock Open Off 60.338 1

HRCAV 2.6 Flash Dance Sarah Magor 61.718 2 Anastarsia Michelle Dupree 63.125 1

Fourwinds Rhapsody Kristy deBruin 61.250 3

HRCAV 4.5 Cobb Gorgia Robbie 60.000 1 1 Tivio Natasha Exell 52.200 2 2

HRCAV 3.5 Maximus Horsimus Tara Batt 65.172 1 1 Lochanside Abigail S McKenry 63.276 3 3 Smytzer's Smytzer Kerry Exell 64.138 2 2

HRCAV 5.5 Nikeldo Nat Lewis 57.857 1 1

HRCAV 2.5 Anastarsia Michelle Dupree 58.636 4 Lochanside Abigail Susan McKenry 59.242 3 Flash Dance Sarah Magor 62.879 2 Fourwinds Rhapsody Kristy deBruin 65.152 1

Preparatory C Argyl Footman Nikki BallingerJnr/Py 64.500 1 Special Pleasure Sue Thornley Open 59.500 1 Miss Maple Jessica Parker Junior 60.500 1 Rivington Edge Nikki Ballinger Jnr/Py58.500 2

HRCAV 5.6 Nikeldo Nat Lewis 60.227 1

HRCAV 4.6 Tivio Natasha Exell 57.400 2 Cobb Gorgia Robbie 63.000 1

HRCAV 3.6 Lochanside Abigail S McKenry 61.129 3 3 Smytzer's Smytzer Kerry Exell 63.065 1 1 Maximus Horsimus Tara Batt 61.935 2 2 Special Pleasure Sue Thornley 58.065 4 4

Novice 2.3 Weltmaya Ann Dodd Open Off 69.655 1

Preparatory D Argyl Footman Nikki Balinger Jnr/Py CR 61.579 1 Special Pleasure Sue Thornley Open CR 50.789 1

HRCAV 1.5 Sanlirra Snapshot Amanda Lock 63.472 1 1

HRCAV Advanced 5 Kinnordy Respighi Kristine Hancock 68.065 1 1

Preliminary 1.3 Churinga Swift Jess Herring Pony Off 67.609 1 Byalee Bliss Melissa Shaw Open Off 66.522 2 Wattleheath Winter Lester MastersOpen Off 56.739 4 HPS Grandeur June Whitehead Open Off 64.783 3 Vibrant Bev Copping Open Off 66.739 1 Ninja Kate Dennis Open CR 58.478 3 GP Furst Hit Lauren Herring Open CR 61.957 2 Cashelmara Black Rose Paul Scragg Open CR 66.522 1

Medium 4.2 Guignol Marg Howard Open Off 64.359 1 Absolut Harmony Amanda Lock Open Off 60.000 2

Elementary 3.2 Garnet Girl Yasmin Black Pony CR 57.500 1 1 Cruden Park MaxmillionDonna Eichler Off 63.611 3 Guignol Marg Howard Off 69.306 1 Roxleigh Frangelica Sally Toulmin Off 68.472 2

The committee would like

to take this opportunity

to thank all the judges

who Officiated at the

2015 winter series

Nat Goldsworthy Ken Croser

Marg Howard Margie Stuart

Helen Whittle Mary Hovers

Meredith Phillips Kay Platt

Graeme Rodda Paula Ellul

Sue Thornley

We are sure the competitors appreciated

your knowledge and the time you have

given to support our popular event

The quality of the judging always reflects on

the development of the sport in this region.

Thank you also to

everyone who fulfilled

their volunteer duties so

eagerly and well.

11.10.2 Etiquette for Warm-Up Arena

As there are many horses warming up in a restricted area it is important that all riders have knowledge of the etiquette

required in group riding. This ensures safe riding and achieves harmony in busy areas

a) safety is paramount and a collision should be avoided at all times

b) before entering the warm-up area make sure the gateway and immediate track are clear

c) riders should pass left shoulder to left shoulder when on the track

d) when not on the outside track, e.g. on a diagonal line, riders should give way to horses on their left

e) the more progressive gait has priority on the track

f) halt should not be on the track

g) walk should not be on the track and does not have right of way

h) trot has priority over walk

i) canter has priority over trot

j) lateral work has priority over all paces

k) when circling, anticipate your return to the track so as to not stop the flow of other riders

l) mounting, dismounting and gear adjustment should be done off the track

m) consideration should be given to behaviour of other horses in the arena that may upset your horse

n) it may be necessary if your horse is upsetting others to leave the area

o) if a horse is upsetting the majority, an Official should be sought with a view to requesting that horse’s removal for safety’s

sake

Please read below, those people competing at the Championships in a couple of weeks time. A need to know from the

EA Rule book under which the warm up area will be governed. For everyone's safety

Judges Seminar Held at Naracoorte 29th & 30th August 2015 Judge Educator Felicity Yuncken

The first day held was held at the Naracoorte Work Options Function Room, a superb facility which lent itself perfectly to

enable Felicity to display her excellent repour with everyone in the room, along with her ability to engage and encourage

people. Everyone became comfortable enough to interact without fear of judgment which was outstanding, so much so

that eventually she needed to ring the bell (judges bell) to quieten everyone down in order to carry on to the next subject.

No one wanted to go home at the prescribed time, only the need to put up an arena for the following day necessitated a

conclusion at the function room.

The following day was again very successful, with club members giving generously of their time and energy to give good

examples of what a judge will come across during the days judging. Felicity took horses from Preliminary through to

Elementary showing movements and common problems, offering advice to the riders on how to improve. After judging

tests at each level, marks and comments were analysed in a constructive and educational way. Riders and judges felt no

pressure or embarrassment regardless of their comment or discussion.

The success of the weekend was evident with all who attended singing the praises of their experience. Congratulations to

Ceri Johns from Adelaide for participating as an H Candidate along with Amanda Lock, June Whitehead and Andrea Reidel-

Carrison; wonderful to have these four begin their EA judging careers. E Level judges Janene Clark from Adelaide and Margie

Stuart reaccrediting and Carly Boon were accrediting at this new level for her. Although the Seminar was for H Candidates

and F and E Level accreditation, Susan Thornley was able to use the weekend as a workshop requirement for her D Level.

Meredith Phillips and Jessica Mulraney attended both days. Lester Masters, Pricilla Baker, riders and strappers also

observed on the second day.

Thank you to all who participated and to Felicity for the long trek to Naracoorte to make this so successful To the riders

and their horses a special thankyou Lucinda Raedel and Aussie, Michelle Dupree and Star and Kate Dennis and Ninj

for the preliminary movements. To Kristy Debruin and Roo and Ann Dodd and Maya for the Novice movements. Amanda

Lock and Brandy and Keely Murch from Bordertown and her pony for the Elementary level.

Judges Seminar and Workshop

CALENDAR

September

26th - 27th SA Country Dressage Championships

October

3rd Goroke Show (including HRCAV

ring & dressage)

4th - 5th Kingston Show (including dressage)

10th - 11th Spring Champs Strathalbyn

18th Naracoorte Show (including HRCAV

Show Horse)

NOTE there is no dressage scheduled at Naracoorte

show this year

Kate Dennis - local Theatre Nurse, Mum, Farrier and all round

horse woman. It’s taken a while for the jumps rider but finally she

is embracing the dressage training and adding the skills to her

already large kit bag of experience.

Kate is one of those lovely volunteers who rings up and says “what

time are you putting the arenas up? Right I will be there”

YAY. So not only has she put arenas up on a couple of occasions

and brought her delightful sons with her to help, but she has

without hesitation, given herself and her lovely th/bred jumping

horse Ninj, to do demos for our judges clinic. Kate, we are not only

thrilled to recognise you as our volunteer of the month this month

but are excited that you have joined our great club and hope you

enjoy all it has to offer. Pictured here on young horse George.

Volunteer of the Month Kate Dennis

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2016 Committee

Amanda Lock 0418813214

Michelle Dupree 0428828883

Lisa Hurrell 0437119929

Margie Stuart 0429799966

Sue Thornley 0408847026

Colleen Smith 0427662086

Tara Batt 0408827720

Kristine Hancock 0448922276

Kristy Boord, Lester Masters, Sinea Grundy, Gorgia

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