Dressage Letters June 2020

June 2020 ~ Dressage Letters ~ Page 3 California Dressage Society www.california-dressage.org CDS Central Office Paula Langan • manager/editor [email protected] P. O. Box 417 Carmel Valley, CA93924 (831) 659-5696 • fax (831) 659-2383 Tue, Wed, 2-7pm • Thur, Fri, 1-5pm DressageLetters:June2020,Vol26,Issue6 Publishedmonthlyby theCaliforniaDressageSociety, . Periodicals#5940atCarmelValley,CA andadditionalmailingoffices.POSTMASTER:Pleasesend addresschanges to POBox417,CarmelValley,CA93924-0417 PrintedbyAPi-Marketing President Joan Williams (408) 512-2890 Vice President Pat Hart (714) 299-6507 Scholarship Committee Chair Nancy Szakacs (408) 476-4743 Treasurer Diana Muravez • (760) 728-6325 [email protected] Insurance Equine Insurance Donna Parker 800/321-5723 [email protected] Junior Rider Sara Mosqueda • (909) 203-9290 Mari Naten • (916) 798-5844 CONTENTS Articles Best Educational Event........... page 7 CDS Adult Amateur Clinics... pages 18 CDS JRYR Championships.... page 20 CDS North Chapter Reports... pages 1, 4-6 Modified Qualifying Scores... page 14 Who Is Qualified..................... pages 15-16 Monthly Departments Activities Calendar ................ page 17 Bulletin.................................... page 10 Classifieds............................... pages 22-23 Membership Renewal Form .. page 24 Monthly Clinics ..................... page 11 President’s Column................. page 3 Show Calendar ....................... pages 12-13 USEF, USDF, FEI .................. page 8-9 President’s Column By Joan Williams If you have not had a chance to log on to our California Dressage Society Members Facebook Page...do so now. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1505995302890306/ . We have been broadcasting fun “watch parties” and “Q and A with your judges” taking live questions and running sponsored giveaways while we are sheltering in place! If you have not signed on in awhile it is the place to be! Judge panel discussions are posted so you can watch anytime. What a fun group! Members are able to reply to posts about your favorite “between the ears” photos, andAdult Amateur clinic photos and share fun heartwarming stories as well as showing off their latest Bling purchase. The Central Office has just put all the members scores for the year and the early bird qualifiers online so you can check your scores often. Here is a link to the early bird qualifiers: Great work to this group. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac4ce33297114a27fcd37f2/t/5eadeb03553856782ae5c5d7/1588456195534/ NEW+2020+Q+SCORES.pdf CDS is eager for everyone who wants to qualify for championships and awards to be able to. New lowered qualifying procedures have been made to stay in step with the changing climate. I just finished taking the “S” final exam. It has been the most comprehensive training program I have attended in my lifetime. I have learned so much through this training program. I have developed lifelong friendships with fellow judges. Through our own personal wordsmithing, we agonize over what comment and score to give, whether to award a 6 or 6.5. We develop our own personal methodology to arrive at Basics plus Criteria plus or minus modifiers equals our score. How to tell the rider why it was not a 7, but to also be kind and respectful to the rider. I have found wording something more as a positive rather than a negative helps. IE “Needs relaxation” rather than “horse not relaxed”. When we have the opportunity to judge on panels we compare our scores and placings to those of more senior judges to continually evaluate our scale. I was awarded the first newly formed judge scholarship by CDS when I was an “L” and entering the “r” program. (I was not yet on the CDS board, but was on our local SC-CDS Chapter board). It was a great help towards achieving this goal. Last year I was awarded a scholarship by The Dressage Foundation. I am so grateful to them as it so incredibly helpful towards the expense of the many travel requirements this past year. As I wrote this column I just received my letter of acceptance from USEF. I am an “S” judge!! For anyone not familiar with judging requirements they are: “L”-To enter the “L” as a participant” You must be a current USDF Participating Member. The minimum score requirement is three scores from three USEF Licensed Dressage judges: two scores of 65% or higher at the highest test of Second Level and one score of 62% or higher at Third Level or above. Three scores of 62% or higher at Third Level or above from three different judges or any combination of these requirements. Members designated as L Graduates with Distinction who received a 72% or higher on the Practical Exam and an 85% or higher on the Written Exam are designated as L Graduates with Distinction. Graduating the L Education with Distinction within 5 years preceding an application is a prerequisite to entering the USEF/USDF ‘r’ Dressage Judge Training Program. “r”-Applicants must earn five riding scores of 65% or higher at the Fourth Level or above. Must attend a judge clinic. Apprentice for a total of 22 classes at a minimum of four different Federation licensed/USDF recognized open Dressage Competitions with at least two different approved judges approved per the mentor criteria: 1. A class must have a minimum of four riders to receive credit. a. Six classes in Training Level b. Six classes in First Level c. 10 classes in Second Level d. At least 20 rides must be at Second Level, Test 2 or 3. “R”- Applicants must have been licensed as a ‘r’ judge for two years. Must have officiated at 10 Federation licensed/USDF recognized competitions within five years of applying for a Training Program. Competitions must include Second Level rides. Must have officiated with a total of 40 Second Level Test 2 rides and/or Test 3 rides within five years of applying for a Training Program. Must earn five riding scores at a minimum of 65% or higher from four different judges at Prix St. Georges or above. Must attend a judge clinic. Apprentice a total of 18 classes at a minimum of three recognized open dressage competitions with at least two different approved USEF Federation licensed judges approved per the mentor criteria from the approved list:. A class must have a minimum of four riders to receive credit. a. Nine classes at Third Level b. Nine classes at Fourth Level c. At least three classes must be Fourth Level, Test 3, PSG or FEI Young Rider or Developing Horse test “S”- Applicants must have been licensed as a ‘R’ judge for at least two years. Must have officiated at 10 recognized Dressage competitions within five years of applying for a Training Program. These open Dressage competitions must include Second Level rides. Must have officiated with a total of 40 Second Fourth Level Test 2 rides and/or Test 3 rides within five years of applying for a Training Program. Must earn five riding scores at a minimum of 60% or higher from four different judges at the Intermediate A, B or II /Grand Prix/Grand Prix Special level. Three of the five scores must be at the Grand Prix Level at recognized open Dressage competitions. Attendance is required at one Federation/USDF Dressage Judge Clinic preceding license application. Apprentice at a minimum of three recognized open dressage competitions with at least two different judges approved per the mentor criteria. A class must have a minimum of four riders to receive credit. a. Eight classes in Intermediare 2, Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special, or Brentina Cup. 10 tests at Prix St. Georges or YR or Developing Horse. 10 tests at Intermediare 1. Applicants must apprentice at least six classes outside of their home USDF region. Applicants must fulfill the required apprenticing in a group setting. A class must have a minimum of four riders to receive credit. Must sit as an observer at a minimum of four recognized open dressage competitions. This must include a minimum of:. 10 tests at Intermediare 2 or Grand Prix or Grand Prix Special or Brentina Cup. This must be completed with at least two different USEF licensed Senior or FEI judges. 10 tests at Prix St. Georges or YR or Developing Horse. 10 tests at Intermediare 1. Six tests each of 4, 5, and 6-year old Young Horse tests. Candidates may substitute this sitting/observing by attending a USEF/USDF Young Horse clinic provided the clinic is approved by the USEF Dressage Committee or is conducted by an FEI certified judge/instructor and was attended within five years of final licensing. Suffice to say this has been a long journey with rigorous requirements! I look forward to seeing everyone in the show ring.