August 2020 ~ Dressage Letters ~ Page 3 California Dressage Society www.california-dressage.org CDS Central Office Paula Langan • manager/editor
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[email protected] Junior Rider Sara Mosqueda • (909) 203-9290 Mari Naten • (916) 798-5844 CONTENTS Articles CDS Jr/YR Championship..................................page 17 CDS Member Dues..............................................pages 1, 4 Futurity.................................................................pages 7, 15 Membership Benefits...........................................page 8 Modified Qualifying Scores................................page 14 Monthly Departments Activities Calendar .............................................page 12 Bulletin.................................................................page 7 Classifieds............................................................pages 18-19 Membership Renewal Form ...............................page 20 Monthly Clinics ..................................................page 10 President’s Column..............................................page 3 Show Calendar ....................................................page 11 USEF, USDF, FEI ...............................................page 6 President’s Column By Joan Williams We have returned to competition!..I took a group and we competed at Osierlea mid June. I was wondering how they would organize everything and how it would feel with the schedule being done by barn to keep as few people on the grounds as possible, and no spectators. It felt surprisingly familiar with already being familiar with masks and hand sanitizers! We all wore masks while unmounted, but were able to ride and compete without masks as we were so far away from others. I would have to say, for me the rest felt pretty much the same as a normal horse show. They took good precautions with hand sanitizing stations and signage with wear a mask displayed prominently. They had a nice wash station outside the restroom as well. They had a clear shower curtain that was cleverly held up by PVC frames were between the show office and competitor as well as between the judge and scribe. I am pretty much a “glass half full” type of person and I was overjoyed at being able to return to competition! Our group was stabled near each other and with the large stall fronts we were well over 12’ apart. We diligently wore masks but were able to watch our friends ride as we stood over 6’ apart in the viewing area. They had a nice check in to give us our packets upon entrance. No one was admitted on the grounds without written waivers and had to be on the “list” of riders, trainers, coaches, owners, haulers etc. They checked out our temps with a hand held “gun” pointed at our foreheads. We were all asked questions upon entrance to ensure we were all healthy and able to inform USDF of any virus. All in all, lots of well thought out precautions. Other than the safety precautions, everyone was friendly, saying hi and visiting with each other, catching up with old friends, encouraging each other and commenting on how nice horses looked, how good rides were etc. It was a really familiar feeling being at the show, it was super fun and of course there were beautiful horses and riders. It was a really fun show for us. I will put on my judging hat for a moment and say how nice Creeky Routson’s mask was. I am living in the past with my disposable blue cloth one!.. She had a gorgeous black one like a scarf that was color coordinated with her outfit. She was able to judge unmasked and it was nice to see her smiling face in the judge’s booth, but when on break, it looked totally really great with her outfit. I came right home and ordered a couple fromAmazon. I can see I might want them in many colors to coordinate with the judging outfits! Thanks Creeky for being a great example for me! A real highlight of the show for me was my daughter Melissa was able to come and show as well. She rode three horses but the special one was little Mazerati DG. He had his 3rd birthday on the Saturday of the show and she showed him intro and training once he was officially 36 months old, he was soooo perfect. It got windy in the afternoon at his time to go and he was able to canter nicely forward and on the bit in all the arenas. She is a brave soul, a vaulter in her younger years, hence the super brave. I think if you can canter standing up on the back of the horse, jump off and land on your feet, not much worries you...lols!! We had our Judge Panel Webinar on Thursday night and it was so great getting to learn from Melissa, Sue and Axel! They are all super judges and all around fine people. They shared what their experiences were like getting back to competition, and I will have to say, similar to mine. All well run shows, super organized, we all felt like everyone was taking every precaution. We still have our Championships planned for LAEC but...as I write this, The LAEC facility, the planned host for the southern CDS Jr/Yr Championship show scheduled for the end of August, is currently closed to the public due to Covid restrictions specific to LA County. The Championship show committee has ideas for plan B and plan C as well as a potential Plan D.... Our first choice of course would be to keep the show where it is planned. There are so many things already booked and ready but if must, we will plan to move to accommodate the fluidly changing situations. The committee and the board are working tirelessly to plan a good championships for all. As I am writing this I am packed and ready to head down to judge my first show since the Virus hit. I have my lovely masks (Thanks Creeky) disposable gloves, hand sanitizer, lysol spray for the hotel room, clorox wipes and an ice chest full of my own food so I don’t need to eat out. It feels like alot of preparation for what will probably be lovely and easy as the show at Osierlea was to compete in. I will keep you posted as to how it goes! Looks like I will be at a show of some sort either judging or competing every weekend now for two months. Ahhhhh.... It is good to be back to a normal routine! I am really looking forward to Jr Champs, RAAC and Championships this year. We will all learn to be safe together while loving and riding our horses.