2nd Annual Awards Banquet presented by Dressage Winnipeg
Friday, October 10, 2008
Dinner, awards, dancing & more! On the Paddlewheel Queen Riverboat
Boarding at 6:00pm (dressage time...sharp!)
Location: Alexander Docks at the end of Alexander Ave.
$45 / ticket - Tickets available from Alison Elliott — trgunlim@mts.net
or 284-3976
and Sarah Biron — biron@mistyriverranch.com or 255-1537.
Clinic Demo Night with Irene Schweckendieck
Dressage Winnipeg is once again sponsoring a demonstation night with
international judge, coach and rider from Germany, Irene Schweckendieck
! The Demo Night will be hosted by Pine Ridge Equine Park. Sign up
now to reserve your spot! If you are interested in auditing the riding
clinics coached by Irene on October 11 through 16 during the day,
please contact Alison Elliott (info below). Cost is $10 per day to
audit whether or not you are a Dressage Winnipeg member.
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Pine Ridge Equine Park
Cost: No charge for Dressage Winnipeg members
$15.00 for non-DW members
Coffee and cookies to follow and a chance to talk with Irene.
Format: The demo will be more instructive than past demo nights -
Irene will watch the horse/rider perform, tell the audience what she
sees, then tell how to improve the horse/rider, work with the horse/rider
and then explain to the audience the exercises and improvements that
were accomplished. The clinic will be oriented toward higher level
movements with two riders schooling 2nd Level, 2 schooling at 3rd
Level, and two at 4th Level and above. There will also be a focus
on the problems that all judges have seen in the shows; i.e., engagement,
throughness and suppling.
We hope to cover introduction and improvement of the following movements
in the clinic: shoulder-in, travers, renvers, half pass, flying changes
and other movements depending on the horse/rider combinations. Irene
will also comment whether she feels the horses/riders have had sufficient
grounding in the basics to move up to the higher levels. We will have
six riders. If you have suggestions for movements that you would like
we should include in the demo, please send these to me asap. Thank-you!
How to Register:
Dressage Winnipeg Members: send an email by October 10, 2008 to Alison
Elliott trgunlim@mts.net or call her at 284-3976
Non Dressage Winnipeg Members: mail a cheque for $15.00 payable to
Dressage Winnipeg, c/o Alison Elliott, 535 McNaughton Avenue, Winnipeg,
MB R3L 1S7. Include your name, address, phone # and email address
with your cheque. Cheque must be received by October 10, 2008.
Entry fee can also be paid at the door. Please arrive early so we
can start promptly at 7:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call me at 284-3976. We look forward
to seeing you at the demo night!
ATTENTION ENGLISH COACHES!!! - Professional Development Opportunity
The Coaching Committee of Manitoba Horse Council has authorized as
professional development the upcoming Dressage Winnipeg demo night
with international judge, coach and rider, Irene Schweckendieck.
Bonus for coaches: Coaches who pre-register will be invited into
the arena with Irene so they can observe horses/riders more closely
and converse with each other and with Irene throughout the evening.
They will also receive completed and signed professional development
forms at the conclusion of the clinic. Those who don't pre-register
must provide their own paperwork and present themselves to the registration
desk by 6:30 p.m.
Cost: No charge for Dressage Winnipeg members - coaches and general
audience
$25.00 for coaches who are not DW members (If you wish, you can apply
this $25 toward a 2009 membership in Dressage Winnipeg)
Alison Elliott
Dressage Winnipeg Chair
Congratulations to the Western Regionals Team!
The Manitoba Team did well at Red Deer, placing in both the Alberta
Regionals and the Western Regionals. Cassandra Sinnock and Legend
were the Junior Training Level Champions, and Kayla Kuebler on Mary
Poppins were the Jr. Training Level Reserve Champions. Most of the
other team riders placed in their respective categories.
Western
Regional High Point Award - Junior
Cassandra Sinnock and Legend
Western Regional Championships:
Junior Training Champion- Cassandra Sinnock and Legend
Reserve Champion- Kayla Kuebler and Mary Poppins
Alberta Provincial Champion
Junior Training Champion- Cassandra Sinnock and Legend
Congratulations to Cassandra Sinnock and Legend! Together they won
the Manitoba Provincial Championship, the Alberta Provincial Championship
and the Western Canadian Regional Championship for junior training
level dressage. Legend by Laptop out of Ramira and bred by Helen Page
is only 5 years old and has been trained by Cassandra alone.
Wishing these two talented athletes continued success for their future
in the dressage and jumper rings!
Spirit of Dressage Nominations 2008
It is again that time of the year when the show season is complete
and the Annual General Meeting draws near. One important feature of
the AGM is the awarding of the annual Spirit of Dressage Award. The
Board of Dressage Winnipeg asks its members to give this some serious
thought and submit a nomination for this important award. Let’s
recognize and honour the person who has made the most significant
contribution to Dressage Winnipeg in 2008.
Thanks to the sponsorship of CIBC Wood Gundy, we are able to assist
a team of 9 horses & riders who have qualified and applied for
assistance to travel to Red Deer, Alberta for the National Championships
(Western Region) and represent Manitoba! The team has a lovely set
of jackets and will be travelling together as a group, leaving this
week for the Championships. We are looking forward to hearing how
they did after the competition Sept 13/14th. The team includes Kayla
Kuebler, Eileen Blais, Stephanie Ruud, Sarah Biron, Cassandra Sinnock,
Rachel Kilgour, Christy Lee, Samantha Audet and Heather Thomas.
Elite Mare Rosalind
Congratulations goes out to the local Hanoverian mare ROSALIND by
Rotspon out of Ramira for earning the highly prestigious title of
Elite Mare (EM) from the Hanoverian Verband. This is the highest ranking
a Hanoverian mare can receive and it means she is considered among
the very best quality representatives of her breed in the entire world.
EM Rosalind travelled to the Masters Tournament at Spruce Meadows
in Calgary, Alberta in September 2008 to be critically evaluated under
saddle, through the jumping chute and in hand by globally renowned
experts flown in from the Hanoverian Verband in Germany.
EM Rosalind was ridden by Dressage Winnipeg member and Equine Canada
dressage judge Dr Brandy Catton and was bred by Helen Page of Eildon
Croft Hanoverians in Headingley, Manitoba. This was the second time
Helen has produced an Elite Mare out of her broodmare Ramira, the
first being EM Windsor by Warkanson.
Saddle Fit Clinic
If your horses are like mine, more consistent work over the summer
plus access to lush grass may have caused them to change shape somewhat.
Fortunately, Danny Kroetch will be in the Winnipeg area the weekend
of
October 4/5 to make sure all our saddles fit our horses going into
the fall and winter.
Letting people sign up on-line has been working well, so if you've
come to a Danny clinic before, you know what to do, and I'll look
forward to getting your application via email. If you're new to DK
or have any questions, send me an email (jrodger@xplornet.com) or
give me a call (467-8920) and I will clarify things for you. I will
let you know, likely within 24 hours, when I have received your application,
so if you haven't heard from me, you might want to get in touch with
me to make sure I did receive it.
Looking forward to seeing you--in barely over a month! Johanna Rodger
Show Photos
An excellent selection of show photographs from the June show are
available for purchase from either Digipics http://helenesavard.com/
or at A Pawsitive Image's website.
Dressage Wpg. Member Ashley Fudge is the first ever Equestrian coach
to win the Vince Leah award from Sport Manitoba in the 20 year history
of this award. Dressage Winnipeg offers to her their congratulations!
Anyone interested in attending a clinic with Gina Smith on September
20th and 21st contact Hilary Versavel 467-2083 or Laurie Neufeld 895-3024.
The lessons are 45 minutes and the cost is $340.00 for 2 private
lessons or $170.00 for 2 semi-private.
This is the first increase in the cost of the Gina clinics since
Laurie and Hillary started hosting the Gina Smith clinics, the increase
reflects the higher cost of airline tickets.
There is also an October clinic scheduled for the 18th & 19th.
Cost to be confirmed closer to the date of the clinic.
2008 Dressage Winnipeg Board Meeting Dates (held at the Sport
MB Building at 6:30 PM) February 28, March 27, April 24, May 29, June
26, July - none, Aug 7, Sept 25, Oct - none, Nov 6 - AGM. DW members
are encouraged to attend Board meetings to get more involved and learn
more about how Dressage Winnipeg works. Meetings are open to all as
long as they are not disrupted. Please notify the DW Secretary in
advance that you plan to attend a meeting to ensure we have enough
chairs and space for all!
The Glover Bucks Rewards Program is a great way
for Dressage Winnipeg to get more prizes for our shows!
If DW members purchase any Glover products from any Glover Dealer,
please fill in and
submit this form. DW will receive 10% in Glover Bucks.
Thank you for your support..
Dressage Scribing Information?? Check out this
wonderful site and read up on what you will be expected to do when
it's your turn to scribe sometime.... ;-)
(click picture)
Please consider sponsoring
Dressage Winnipeg or getting your workplace or equine-related businesses
you deal with to sponsor the club! We rely upon donations from sponsors
to improve our show prizes and for support of the activities of Dressage
Winnipeg throughout the year. As an added incentive and to acknowledge
sponsors for their contributions, some advertising is provided free
of charge so this can be an opportunity for equine-related businesses
to support their local sports association and get some advertising to
a special target audience as well! Forms are available for download
from this website and can be filled in. If you have any questions about
how sponsorship works, you can email Andrea Kilgour at AKilgour@exchange.hsc.mb.ca
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Western
Regional High Point Award - Junior
Longest Trip Award: