CenterLine Dressage
Letters from the President
November 2011
Dear Members and Friends of CLD,
We will celebrate our 40th year as a dressage club throughout 2012. Although it will be a celebratory year, it will also present many challenges. Our membership numbers are not as healthy as they should be.
You might ask, "Why does this matter?"
It matters because our representation within U.S. Dressage Federation is determined by our number of members; it matters because we cannot continue to provide access to schooling and approved shows, youth programs, fabulous clinicians, and other programs without the support of strong member participation.
Let's have a "CLD Challenge for 2012!" Whether you are an individual member, a family member, or a junior member, you probably know at least one person who loves horses but does not belong to CLD. Invite them to join us - - - tell them what our programs are like, explain how easy it is to audit a clinic. One does not have to compete in shows, or even have a horse, in order to appreciate what dressage training can do for all breeds and styles of riding. You don't need to be a rider to help put up a dressage ring or be a ring steward. For example, my horse passed away several years ago. I had not shown him since the mid-1980's, but I still enjoy seeing what others are doing with their horses, still enjoy watching and listening to the fabulous clinicians CLD has brought to our area.
As our clinician and Awards Banquet speaker Sarah Geike said - - - "we do this because we love horses." Let's all try to reach out to more friends and family, and share with them what we have learned and enjoyed as CLD has matured through these past 40 years.
There is one person among us who is responsible for this growth and maturation; one person who kept us going through the '35 degree with sleet' schooling shows, the show ring set up with concrete blocks and warped 2 x 4s, the judge sitting in a trailer that had seen better days: Alice Martin. Thank you, Alice. Please feel free to communicate any ideas, comments, or criticisms, to me, Nancy Simpson, 217-793-6810 or president@centerlinedressage.com
It matters because our representation within U.S. Dressage Federation is determined by our number of members; it matters because we cannot continue to provide access to schooling and approved shows, youth programs, fabulous clinicians, and other programs without the support of strong member participation.
Let's have a "CLD Challenge for 2012!" Whether you are an individual member, a family member, or a junior member, you probably know at least one person who loves horses but does not belong to CLD. Invite them to join us - - - tell them what our programs are like, explain how easy it is to audit a clinic. One does not have to compete in shows, or even have a horse, in order to appreciate what dressage training can do for all breeds and styles of riding. You don't need to be a rider to help put up a dressage ring or be a ring steward. For example, my horse passed away several years ago. I had not shown him since the mid-1980's, but I still enjoy seeing what others are doing with their horses, still enjoy watching and listening to the fabulous clinicians CLD has brought to our area.
As our clinician and Awards Banquet speaker Sarah Geike said - - - "we do this because we love horses." Let's all try to reach out to more friends and family, and share with them what we have learned and enjoyed as CLD has matured through these past 40 years.
There is one person among us who is responsible for this growth and maturation; one person who kept us going through the '35 degree with sleet' schooling shows, the show ring set up with concrete blocks and warped 2 x 4s, the judge sitting in a trailer that had seen better days: Alice Martin. Thank you, Alice. Please feel free to communicate any ideas, comments, or criticisms, to me, Nancy Simpson, 217-793-6810 or president@centerlinedressage.com
October 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
This is my last letter to you as President. I promised I would serve for two years, if elected. A new president will be elected at the November 5 Board Meeting. The ballot for four nominees to the CLD Board of Directors is enclosed in this newsletter. Be sure and vote before October 31.
I am sorry to report that CLD has 94 members for the 2011 convention. Our delegate, Judy Nordstrom, will carry three votes for our club, one vote for each 25 members. Years ago as CLD Delegate, 1984 to 1994, I carried as many as 8 votes to the Board of Delegates meeting.
Our declining membership has worried me for several years. That is why I bored you with the monthly count at the beginning of each President’s Letter. We all need to be concerned. We had gotten down into the 80’s, climbed to 108 for 2010, and declined to 94 this year. If each 2011 member rejoined for 2012 and recruited just one new member. Wow!
At the end of each letter since February, I have pleaded for an assistant Volunteer Coordinator to assist Deb Porter with Classic and to find the manpower for our two schooling shows, IceBreaker and FireCracker. I am pleased to announce that Judy Nordstrom has agreed to undertake the position.
Kathi Cannon, Editor of the Reader and our Safety Officer for rated shows, has done what I hope all co-ordinators will do. She has found her own replacement! A neighbor of Kathi’s, Mary Ann Barnett, RN, has agreed to become the Safety Officer for 2012. Kathi hopes to show Trixxter next year and cannot, by USEF regulations, do both at the same show. Thank you, Mary Ann. Thank you for your service, Kathi.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the November 5 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. By then Secretary Nancy Simpson will have the Director ballots counted. The Board of 12 voting Directors will elect officers from their midst. The new officers will be presented at the annual Awards Banquet at the Illini Country Club the following Saturday, November 12. (Cocktails start at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.) Please get your dinner reservations into Paula Briney by November 9.
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in NY. There will be a two hour lunch/lecture at StarWest each noon for $6. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or to ride in the clinic.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. And, just in case you thought you were getting rid of me, I am chairing the 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee. I am pleased to introduce the members of that committee: Debbie Baird, Janet Fitch and Nancy Simpson. If you have an anecdote, an old picture, or contact information on former members, please let me know. If you want to join the committee, the more the merrier. There will be plenty to do.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
This is my last letter to you as President. I promised I would serve for two years, if elected. A new president will be elected at the November 5 Board Meeting. The ballot for four nominees to the CLD Board of Directors is enclosed in this newsletter. Be sure and vote before October 31.
I am sorry to report that CLD has 94 members for the 2011 convention. Our delegate, Judy Nordstrom, will carry three votes for our club, one vote for each 25 members. Years ago as CLD Delegate, 1984 to 1994, I carried as many as 8 votes to the Board of Delegates meeting.
Our declining membership has worried me for several years. That is why I bored you with the monthly count at the beginning of each President’s Letter. We all need to be concerned. We had gotten down into the 80’s, climbed to 108 for 2010, and declined to 94 this year. If each 2011 member rejoined for 2012 and recruited just one new member. Wow!
At the end of each letter since February, I have pleaded for an assistant Volunteer Coordinator to assist Deb Porter with Classic and to find the manpower for our two schooling shows, IceBreaker and FireCracker. I am pleased to announce that Judy Nordstrom has agreed to undertake the position.
Kathi Cannon, Editor of the Reader and our Safety Officer for rated shows, has done what I hope all co-ordinators will do. She has found her own replacement! A neighbor of Kathi’s, Mary Ann Barnett, RN, has agreed to become the Safety Officer for 2012. Kathi hopes to show Trixxter next year and cannot, by USEF regulations, do both at the same show. Thank you, Mary Ann. Thank you for your service, Kathi.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the November 5 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. By then Secretary Nancy Simpson will have the Director ballots counted. The Board of 12 voting Directors will elect officers from their midst. The new officers will be presented at the annual Awards Banquet at the Illini Country Club the following Saturday, November 12. (Cocktails start at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.) Please get your dinner reservations into Paula Briney by November 9.
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in NY. There will be a two hour lunch/lecture at StarWest each noon for $6. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or to ride in the clinic.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. And, just in case you thought you were getting rid of me, I am chairing the 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee. I am pleased to introduce the members of that committee: Debbie Baird, Janet Fitch and Nancy Simpson. If you have an anecdote, an old picture, or contact information on former members, please let me know. If you want to join the committee, the more the merrier. There will be plenty to do.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
September 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage . . .to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums . . . from the By-Laws of CenterLine Dressage adopted August 1983
As of August 26, CLD has 94 members. A big CLD welcome to our newest member, Allison Davis, the hunter trainer of Tower Hill Equestrian Center, just returned triumphant from her first rated dressage shows, CenterLine Classic I & II with a couple of scores above 69%. She rode her own Best Yet at Training Level.
There were several outstanding horses attending the 29th Annual Classic I and II shows on August 27 & 28. Both judges, Bill Solyntjes and Fran Dearing, commented on the depth of quality. We had horses from Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri and a scribe, P. J. Koehler from Iowa! Seven of the 21 classes that had entries on Saturday were topped with scores above 70%. Six of the 19 classes that had entries on Sunday were topped with scores above 70%. (One competitor won his class with better than 80%.)
The Friday night “Movin’ In” party hosted by Show Manager John Simpson, his wife Nancy, and Jon and Pinky Noll were well attended. Pinky’s outstanding Italian beef was cleaned out. The officers provided a sumptuous dessert buffet to complement the fried chicken dinner provided by Hamilton’s to feed exhibitors and volunteers on Saturday night. A big thank you to John, Nancy, Jon, Pinky and members of the CLD Board.
A special thank you to Classic Volunteer Coordinator, Deb Porter. She had lots of good, informed help manning the positions during the show. Thank you ring stewards: Rita Bass, Mary Feagans, Janet Fitch, Brett Fisher, Karen Kohnke, Deanna Mayberry, Chrissie Moran, Pinky Noll, Kate Turner, Meri Voigt, and Teri Zeal.
Thank you runners: Jessalyn Gradley, Jaime Geisler, Phyllis Nichols, and Hailey Phillips. Thank you to our scorekeepers: Jeanne Craver (also our show secretary), Kathy Floyd, and John Simpson (also our show manager). Thank you to our scribes: Leslie Burket, P. J. Koehler, and Judy Simms.
Another member who put in long hours each day was Kathi Cannon, our safety officer. Unfortunately she had to put her emergency plans into effect as two riders were unhorsed. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt and the show was able to continue. (You probably are familiar with the other great labor that Kathi does for CenterLine each month. Kathi is your Reader editor.)
Nancy Simpson, better known as CLD Secretary, also undertook the position of Sponsorship Chair for CLD Classic. A round of applause for successfully corralling nine parties who sponsored eight classes, bought four pages of advertising plus two business card ads, and donated an additional $665 to the show for a total of $1275 in additional income to the show. A doff of the top hat to our generous contributors: Heartland Equine Health Center, HorseQuest. MJ Kellner, Inc., Noll Law Office, Judy and Charlie Simms, SIU School of Medicine, StarWest, Ted, Judy & Nick Sunder, and SVF Water, LLC.
It takes all kinds of people to pull off an enterprise as large as Classic. One non-member we cannot do without is Chuck Martin of Parkway Printers. An error was discovered in the program cover when it was picked up on Friday. Inadvertently 2010's cover had been sent electronically to Parkway instead of the 2011 cover. At no cost to CLD he ran the correct cover. That is Service with a capital "S".
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the September 24 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. This is an important meeting as the end of CLD’s official year is fast approaching. The Nominating Committee of Alice Martin, Deb Porter and Nancy Simpson will present the new slate of nominees for four Directors whose term will expire at the annual meeting. Directors whose terms are expiring are Paula Briney, Marie Meadows, Treasurer; Nancy Simpson, Secretary; Elena Voigt, Vice-President. If you are interested in serving CLD on the Board of Directors or know someone you believe would make a good director, please contact a member of the nominating committee.
Looking farther ahead on the local dressage calendar, Al Khamsa Dressage will be held at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on September 17. Judge Natalie Lamping will clinic the next day. Please sign up with Manager Teri Morenz, tmorenz1@aol.com
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in NY. If there is enough interest, we will again provide a two hour lunch/lecture at StarWest each noon. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or to ride in the clinic.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
As of August 26, CLD has 94 members. A big CLD welcome to our newest member, Allison Davis, the hunter trainer of Tower Hill Equestrian Center, just returned triumphant from her first rated dressage shows, CenterLine Classic I & II with a couple of scores above 69%. She rode her own Best Yet at Training Level.
There were several outstanding horses attending the 29th Annual Classic I and II shows on August 27 & 28. Both judges, Bill Solyntjes and Fran Dearing, commented on the depth of quality. We had horses from Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri and a scribe, P. J. Koehler from Iowa! Seven of the 21 classes that had entries on Saturday were topped with scores above 70%. Six of the 19 classes that had entries on Sunday were topped with scores above 70%. (One competitor won his class with better than 80%.)
The Friday night “Movin’ In” party hosted by Show Manager John Simpson, his wife Nancy, and Jon and Pinky Noll were well attended. Pinky’s outstanding Italian beef was cleaned out. The officers provided a sumptuous dessert buffet to complement the fried chicken dinner provided by Hamilton’s to feed exhibitors and volunteers on Saturday night. A big thank you to John, Nancy, Jon, Pinky and members of the CLD Board.
A special thank you to Classic Volunteer Coordinator, Deb Porter. She had lots of good, informed help manning the positions during the show. Thank you ring stewards: Rita Bass, Mary Feagans, Janet Fitch, Brett Fisher, Karen Kohnke, Deanna Mayberry, Chrissie Moran, Pinky Noll, Kate Turner, Meri Voigt, and Teri Zeal.
Thank you runners: Jessalyn Gradley, Jaime Geisler, Phyllis Nichols, and Hailey Phillips. Thank you to our scorekeepers: Jeanne Craver (also our show secretary), Kathy Floyd, and John Simpson (also our show manager). Thank you to our scribes: Leslie Burket, P. J. Koehler, and Judy Simms.
Another member who put in long hours each day was Kathi Cannon, our safety officer. Unfortunately she had to put her emergency plans into effect as two riders were unhorsed. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt and the show was able to continue. (You probably are familiar with the other great labor that Kathi does for CenterLine each month. Kathi is your Reader editor.)
Nancy Simpson, better known as CLD Secretary, also undertook the position of Sponsorship Chair for CLD Classic. A round of applause for successfully corralling nine parties who sponsored eight classes, bought four pages of advertising plus two business card ads, and donated an additional $665 to the show for a total of $1275 in additional income to the show. A doff of the top hat to our generous contributors: Heartland Equine Health Center, HorseQuest. MJ Kellner, Inc., Noll Law Office, Judy and Charlie Simms, SIU School of Medicine, StarWest, Ted, Judy & Nick Sunder, and SVF Water, LLC.
It takes all kinds of people to pull off an enterprise as large as Classic. One non-member we cannot do without is Chuck Martin of Parkway Printers. An error was discovered in the program cover when it was picked up on Friday. Inadvertently 2010's cover had been sent electronically to Parkway instead of the 2011 cover. At no cost to CLD he ran the correct cover. That is Service with a capital "S".
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the September 24 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. This is an important meeting as the end of CLD’s official year is fast approaching. The Nominating Committee of Alice Martin, Deb Porter and Nancy Simpson will present the new slate of nominees for four Directors whose term will expire at the annual meeting. Directors whose terms are expiring are Paula Briney, Marie Meadows, Treasurer; Nancy Simpson, Secretary; Elena Voigt, Vice-President. If you are interested in serving CLD on the Board of Directors or know someone you believe would make a good director, please contact a member of the nominating committee.
Looking farther ahead on the local dressage calendar, Al Khamsa Dressage will be held at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on September 17. Judge Natalie Lamping will clinic the next day. Please sign up with Manager Teri Morenz, tmorenz1@aol.com
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in NY. If there is enough interest, we will again provide a two hour lunch/lecture at StarWest each noon. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or to ride in the clinic.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
August 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage . . .to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums . . . from the By-Laws of CenterLine Dressage adopted August 1983
As of July 28, CLD has 90 members. We are still running behind the membership pace
of last year. Do you suppose it is the weather? A big CLD welcome to our newest Jr.
member, Lexi Dragoo, 2011 member number 90.
All riders and members of CenterLine Dressage are welcome to attend the dinners on
Friday and Saturday nights in the Party Room of Barn 14, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hamilton’s will
be serving a fried chicken dinner on , August 27, with the officers of CLD providing
the desserts. Show Manager John Simpson, his wife Nancy, and Jon and Pinky Noll
will provide dinner for the Moving In Party on Friday night, August 26. Volunteers are
needed for set up, serving and clean up both evenings.
If you are not showing this year at CenterLine Classic I & II, August 27 and 28, please
consider volunteering. There are many positions available. Previous experience is not
necessary for some jobs. Do not let inexperience hold you back. Contact Volunteer
Coordinator Deb Porter, D.Porter5000@sbcglobal.net to sign up. For that matter, you are certainly welcome to volunteer for certain positions even if you are showing.
When you get your ride times and know when you have a couple of free hours, call Deb at 217-498-8731. I bet she can find a position where you can serve.
Nancy Simpson, CLD Secretary, has also undertaken the position of Sponsorship
Chair for CLD Classic. Please let her know if you are willing to sponsor a class or take
an ad in the program, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net Better yet, sponsor a class and sell a
sponsorship or ad to someone with whom you do business on a regular basis. Forms
are available in this issue.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the August 13 meeting of the CLD
Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest.
Looking farther ahead on the local dressage calendar, Al Khamsa Dressage will be
held at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on September 17. Judge Natalie Lamping will
clinic the next day. Please sign up with Teri Morenz, tmorenz1@aol.com
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week
clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in
NY. If there is enough interest, we will again provide a two hour lunch/lecture at
StarWest each noon. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or
to ride in the clinic.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-coordinator to work with Volunteer Co-coordinator
Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the
rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this
office and are willing to help.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
As of July 28, CLD has 90 members. We are still running behind the membership pace
of last year. Do you suppose it is the weather? A big CLD welcome to our newest Jr.
member, Lexi Dragoo, 2011 member number 90.
All riders and members of CenterLine Dressage are welcome to attend the dinners on
Friday and Saturday nights in the Party Room of Barn 14, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hamilton’s will
be serving a fried chicken dinner on , August 27, with the officers of CLD providing
the desserts. Show Manager John Simpson, his wife Nancy, and Jon and Pinky Noll
will provide dinner for the Moving In Party on Friday night, August 26. Volunteers are
needed for set up, serving and clean up both evenings.
If you are not showing this year at CenterLine Classic I & II, August 27 and 28, please
consider volunteering. There are many positions available. Previous experience is not
necessary for some jobs. Do not let inexperience hold you back. Contact Volunteer
Coordinator Deb Porter, D.Porter5000@sbcglobal.net to sign up. For that matter, you are certainly welcome to volunteer for certain positions even if you are showing.
When you get your ride times and know when you have a couple of free hours, call Deb at 217-498-8731. I bet she can find a position where you can serve.
Nancy Simpson, CLD Secretary, has also undertaken the position of Sponsorship
Chair for CLD Classic. Please let her know if you are willing to sponsor a class or take
an ad in the program, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net Better yet, sponsor a class and sell a
sponsorship or ad to someone with whom you do business on a regular basis. Forms
are available in this issue.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the August 13 meeting of the CLD
Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest.
Looking farther ahead on the local dressage calendar, Al Khamsa Dressage will be
held at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on September 17. Judge Natalie Lamping will
clinic the next day. Please sign up with Teri Morenz, tmorenz1@aol.com
Make plans now to attend CLD Education Days, November 8-10. This is a mid-week
clinic as we are sharing Col. Christian Carde’s ticket from Paris with another clinic in
NY. If there is enough interest, we will again provide a two hour lunch/lecture at
StarWest each noon. Sign up with Alice Martin, alice.martin@mac.com for lunch or
to ride in the clinic.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-coordinator to work with Volunteer Co-coordinator
Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the
rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this
office and are willing to help.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
July 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage . . .to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums . . . from the By-Laws of CenterLine Dressage adopted August 1983
As of July 2, CLD has 87 members. Welcome to new member Morgan Ebert of Rochester who joined at this year’s FireCracker. Morgan is a working student at StarWest and a newcomer to dressage with her horse Dune.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-coordinator to work with Volunteer Co-coordinator Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
Whether it is the economy or the weather, many shows were down in entries: IceBreaker, Tower Hill Schooling, Chevaux and Al Khamsa Dressage. (If it is any consolation, Gerhard Politz told us on his last visit that the annual June show at Flintridge Riding Club in CA, was pretty lonely as well, less than half the usual number of horses.) Thus it is heartening that our area’s new rated show,
Carrousel Connection Dressage, had nice fill at the State Fairgrounds on May 7 and 8. ARAB, Inc./ILINOIS All-Arabian Dressage was overfilled again on June 1-5, also at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
FireCracker is coming right up on July 2 at StarWest. Judge Amanda Johnson-Borchardt will be clinicing the next day at Tower Hill. This is a subsidized clinic for CLD’s riders under 21. See details elsewhere in this issue for a great discount.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the July 9 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. Gerhard Politz returns to StarWest for a weekend clinic, July 22-24.
If you are not showing this year at CenterLine Classic I & II, August 27 and 28, please consider volunteering. There are many positions available. Previous experience is not necessary for some jobs. Do not let inexperience hold you back. Contact Volunteer Co-coordinator Deb Porter, D.Porter5000@sbcglobal.net to sign up. Nancy Simpson, CLD Secretary, has also undertaken the position of Sponsorship Chair for CLD Classic. Please let her know if you are willing to sponsor a class or take an ad in the program, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net
Remember heat exhaustion on these hot and humid Illinois days is a possibility not just for riders, but for your horse as well. Take it easy out there when temperature and humidity numbers add up to more than 150.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
As of July 2, CLD has 87 members. Welcome to new member Morgan Ebert of Rochester who joined at this year’s FireCracker. Morgan is a working student at StarWest and a newcomer to dressage with her horse Dune.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-coordinator to work with Volunteer Co-coordinator Deb Porter. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
Whether it is the economy or the weather, many shows were down in entries: IceBreaker, Tower Hill Schooling, Chevaux and Al Khamsa Dressage. (If it is any consolation, Gerhard Politz told us on his last visit that the annual June show at Flintridge Riding Club in CA, was pretty lonely as well, less than half the usual number of horses.) Thus it is heartening that our area’s new rated show,
Carrousel Connection Dressage, had nice fill at the State Fairgrounds on May 7 and 8. ARAB, Inc./ILINOIS All-Arabian Dressage was overfilled again on June 1-5, also at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
FireCracker is coming right up on July 2 at StarWest. Judge Amanda Johnson-Borchardt will be clinicing the next day at Tower Hill. This is a subsidized clinic for CLD’s riders under 21. See details elsewhere in this issue for a great discount.
All CLD members and guests are welcome to attend the July 9 meeting of the CLD Board of Directors at 2 p.m. at StarWest. Gerhard Politz returns to StarWest for a weekend clinic, July 22-24.
If you are not showing this year at CenterLine Classic I & II, August 27 and 28, please consider volunteering. There are many positions available. Previous experience is not necessary for some jobs. Do not let inexperience hold you back. Contact Volunteer Co-coordinator Deb Porter, D.Porter5000@sbcglobal.net to sign up. Nancy Simpson, CLD Secretary, has also undertaken the position of Sponsorship Chair for CLD Classic. Please let her know if you are willing to sponsor a class or take an ad in the program, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net
Remember heat exhaustion on these hot and humid Illinois days is a possibility not just for riders, but for your horse as well. Take it easy out there when temperature and humidity numbers add up to more than 150.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or alice.martin@mac.com
May 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage . . .to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums . . . from the By-Laws of CenterLine Dressage adopted August 1983
As of April 16, we have 80 members. We grew ten members since my last letter, some as a result of the discount for showing at the CLD IceBreaker Schooling Show on April 16. Thank you to Sue and Amanda Graham for co-managing our spring schooling show. They were ably assisted by Amira Anthony, Ryan Ballinger, Brett Fisher, Kim Jones, Julie Nichols and Judy Nordstrom.
I think it is safe to call the weather for IceBreaker simply miserable. It was cold and wet and windy. Of the 47 rides scheduled, 37 actually were performed. All the rides went indoors. Jayme Geisler was the high scoring youth and highest Training Level score with a 74.167% at Training 1. The show made a profit of $291.83.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. Family responsibilities make it impossible for Deb to assemble volunteers with the last CLD schooling show of the year, FireCracker on July 2. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
The Col. Christian Carde Symposium, April 29-May 1, was again a great success on many levels. Forty different people audited, rode, ate or helped with the Symposium. The meal and lecture once each day was just as popular this year as last. The Colonel has a wealth of AV material to share as well as years of knowledge working at the highest level. Thanks to Leslie Burket for helping prepare the lounge, meals and for assisting to collect fees. A couple of fees are still arriving before final figures are available, but the Symposium made a profit. Another $115 worth of CLD apparel was sold over the weekend. Only two XL sweatshirts remain at our closeout price of $18 each.
With show season moving to full steam, I hope to be seeing you soon. A new rated show, Carrousel Connection Dressage, is at the State Fairgrounds, May 7 and 8. StarWest hosts a Gerhard Politz Clinic during the week, May 16-18. Tower Hill Equestrian Center has a schooling show on May 21. You are all invited to participate in a mid-week CLD Board meeting at StarWest at 5 p.m. in the lounge on Tuesday, May 24. ARAB, Inc. hosts five days of dressage June 1-5 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Manager John Simpson could sure use some volunteers, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net
Gerhard Politz returns to StarWest for a weekend clinic, June 3-5. Now the second rated show of the season is Al Khamsa Dressage, held this year for the first time at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on June 11. Whew! That’s just the beginning of the summer. Surely we will see each other soon.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
As of April 16, we have 80 members. We grew ten members since my last letter, some as a result of the discount for showing at the CLD IceBreaker Schooling Show on April 16. Thank you to Sue and Amanda Graham for co-managing our spring schooling show. They were ably assisted by Amira Anthony, Ryan Ballinger, Brett Fisher, Kim Jones, Julie Nichols and Judy Nordstrom.
I think it is safe to call the weather for IceBreaker simply miserable. It was cold and wet and windy. Of the 47 rides scheduled, 37 actually were performed. All the rides went indoors. Jayme Geisler was the high scoring youth and highest Training Level score with a 74.167% at Training 1. The show made a profit of $291.83.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. Family responsibilities make it impossible for Deb to assemble volunteers with the last CLD schooling show of the year, FireCracker on July 2. This is the perfect entry job for a new member that wants to get to know the rest of the membership. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help.
The Col. Christian Carde Symposium, April 29-May 1, was again a great success on many levels. Forty different people audited, rode, ate or helped with the Symposium. The meal and lecture once each day was just as popular this year as last. The Colonel has a wealth of AV material to share as well as years of knowledge working at the highest level. Thanks to Leslie Burket for helping prepare the lounge, meals and for assisting to collect fees. A couple of fees are still arriving before final figures are available, but the Symposium made a profit. Another $115 worth of CLD apparel was sold over the weekend. Only two XL sweatshirts remain at our closeout price of $18 each.
With show season moving to full steam, I hope to be seeing you soon. A new rated show, Carrousel Connection Dressage, is at the State Fairgrounds, May 7 and 8. StarWest hosts a Gerhard Politz Clinic during the week, May 16-18. Tower Hill Equestrian Center has a schooling show on May 21. You are all invited to participate in a mid-week CLD Board meeting at StarWest at 5 p.m. in the lounge on Tuesday, May 24. ARAB, Inc. hosts five days of dressage June 1-5 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Manager John Simpson could sure use some volunteers, jsnrhorse@prodigy.net
Gerhard Politz returns to StarWest for a weekend clinic, June 3-5. Now the second rated show of the season is Al Khamsa Dressage, held this year for the first time at Tower Hill Equestrian Center on June 11. Whew! That’s just the beginning of the summer. Surely we will see each other soon.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
April 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage . . .to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums . . . from the By-Laws of CenterLine Dressage adopted August 1983
As of March 24, we have 70 members. Please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. Annually we have a big jump in membership with the advent of IceBreaker, members get a discount. Well, IceBreaker is practically here (April 16th!) and I, for one, am happily awaiting those new members.
Right here is the ARAB Inc./CLD Show Prep Clinic on Saturday, April 9, at Pratense Farms. Thanks to Paula Briney and her folks, Paul and Sally Jo Briney, for hosting this first time offering of a way to get ready for the show season. Come and learn about scribing, braiding, and how to fill out show entry blanks. Besides Paula, your instructors will be Marilyn Weber, Leslie Burket, Jordan Meadows, Chrissie & Nancy Simpson, Paula and Jeanne Craver. Don’t forget all members are welcome for the potluck at noon, a great way to get re-connected after a long, hard winter.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. Family responsibilities make it impossible for Deb to assist with the two schooling shows, IceBreaker on April 16 and FireCracker on July 2. The manpower needed for these smaller schooling shows make it the perfect way to easily learn the ropes of this important job. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help. It is a great way for you to give back to CLD and to meet lots of members.
Many of us had had a hard, hard time this winter, myself included. My daughter-in-law lost her beloved step-grandmother, Glenna Sprang, last October. Glenna’s husband Neil was lost in February. My mother, Eleanor Martin, died on February 24. We appreciate the calls and cards we have received from so many of you. It is comforting to know that our “horse” friends gather the circle in times of trouble as well as in the times of joy. Thank you all.
The first Gerhard Politz clinic of 2011 was a happy time made happier by Pinky Noll taking part with her new horse, Dulcinea. Coming to see her, on crutches, driving his bright yellow truck, was Bill Schomburg! He left this kind note to all of us:
(The cover said “Thankful for You”)
To the Members of CenterLine Dressage:
Words are all I have to express my gratitude for the love and financial support you have given to my wife Alison and me during my recovery. I have further work to do to get back to a regular life, but I am forever grateful to each and every one of you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Bill Schomburg
P.S. I am walking on crutches and driving, so don’t be bashful if you see me around town.
Bill, you are an inspiration to us. Thank you for making the effort to say thank you in person.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
As of March 24, we have 70 members. Please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. Annually we have a big jump in membership with the advent of IceBreaker, members get a discount. Well, IceBreaker is practically here (April 16th!) and I, for one, am happily awaiting those new members.
Right here is the ARAB Inc./CLD Show Prep Clinic on Saturday, April 9, at Pratense Farms. Thanks to Paula Briney and her folks, Paul and Sally Jo Briney, for hosting this first time offering of a way to get ready for the show season. Come and learn about scribing, braiding, and how to fill out show entry blanks. Besides Paula, your instructors will be Marilyn Weber, Leslie Burket, Jordan Meadows, Chrissie & Nancy Simpson, Paula and Jeanne Craver. Don’t forget all members are welcome for the potluck at noon, a great way to get re-connected after a long, hard winter.
We still need an assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with Volunteer Co-ordinator Deb Porter. Family responsibilities make it impossible for Deb to assist with the two schooling shows, IceBreaker on April 16 and FireCracker on July 2. The manpower needed for these smaller schooling shows make it the perfect way to easily learn the ropes of this important job. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about this office and are willing to help. It is a great way for you to give back to CLD and to meet lots of members.
Many of us had had a hard, hard time this winter, myself included. My daughter-in-law lost her beloved step-grandmother, Glenna Sprang, last October. Glenna’s husband Neil was lost in February. My mother, Eleanor Martin, died on February 24. We appreciate the calls and cards we have received from so many of you. It is comforting to know that our “horse” friends gather the circle in times of trouble as well as in the times of joy. Thank you all.
The first Gerhard Politz clinic of 2011 was a happy time made happier by Pinky Noll taking part with her new horse, Dulcinea. Coming to see her, on crutches, driving his bright yellow truck, was Bill Schomburg! He left this kind note to all of us:
(The cover said “Thankful for You”)
To the Members of CenterLine Dressage:
Words are all I have to express my gratitude for the love and financial support you have given to my wife Alison and me during my recovery. I have further work to do to get back to a regular life, but I am forever grateful to each and every one of you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Bill Schomburg
P.S. I am walking on crutches and driving, so don’t be bashful if you see me around town.
Bill, you are an inspiration to us. Thank you for making the effort to say thank you in person.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
February 2011
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
As of January 30, we have 60 members, almost halfway to the 2011 goal of 125. If you have not already done so, please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. The consensus of the CLD Board was to keep the present dues structure through the year. Dues will rise for the 2012 year as USDF raised the amount each GMO pays per member for 2011.
Happily Kathi Cannon agreed to be Safety Officer for 2011. Deb Porter, newly elected to the CLD Board, has agreed to be Volunteer Co-ordinator for the CLD Classic I & II. She will not be in town for IceBreaker, April 16, or FireCracker, July 2, so we do need another volunteer to be the Co-ordinator for our schooling shows. It is a great way to get in touch with other CLD members. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about the office of Volunteer Co-ordinator and are willing to help.
Many of you know Julia Trone. She has been a member of CLD over the years, since a teenager. She is now working at Lincoln High School where a fund has been set up to help with her bone marrow transplant expenses in her fight against leukemia. If you would like to help, please send a contribution to Lincoln High School, 1000 Primm Road, Lincoln, Illinois, 62656. Make the check payable to Lincoln High School and put “Julie Trone” in the memo line, please.
It has been a rough winter thus far for horse keepers. You will find a lot of help at this link to keep your four-footed friends safe and happy: http://www.TheHorse.com/enews/02042011.html
To turn to Spring thoughts, Paula Briney and Marilyn Weber have agreed to chair our first scheduled event of the new season on April 9, the Show Prep Clinic. This is a joint effort with ARAB, Inc., the local Arabian Horse Association affiliate. New tests for 2011 will be demonstrated and those interested in learning to scribe will have guidance from some pros, John and Nancy Simpson and Leslie Burket.
With the continued growth of ARAB, Inc. dressage (managed by our own inimitable John Simpson) over five days at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, the area needs more trained scribes. If you have always wanted to learn, this is your chance. Lunch will be potluck. In the afternoon Chrissie Simpson will show you how to braid and Show Secretary Jeanne Craver will help you with the increasingly complicated entry blanks.
All are cordially welcome to attend the next CLD Board Meeting at StarWest on Saturday February 19, 2:00 p.m.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
As of January 30, we have 60 members, almost halfway to the 2011 goal of 125. If you have not already done so, please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. The consensus of the CLD Board was to keep the present dues structure through the year. Dues will rise for the 2012 year as USDF raised the amount each GMO pays per member for 2011.
Happily Kathi Cannon agreed to be Safety Officer for 2011. Deb Porter, newly elected to the CLD Board, has agreed to be Volunteer Co-ordinator for the CLD Classic I & II. She will not be in town for IceBreaker, April 16, or FireCracker, July 2, so we do need another volunteer to be the Co-ordinator for our schooling shows. It is a great way to get in touch with other CLD members. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about the office of Volunteer Co-ordinator and are willing to help.
Many of you know Julia Trone. She has been a member of CLD over the years, since a teenager. She is now working at Lincoln High School where a fund has been set up to help with her bone marrow transplant expenses in her fight against leukemia. If you would like to help, please send a contribution to Lincoln High School, 1000 Primm Road, Lincoln, Illinois, 62656. Make the check payable to Lincoln High School and put “Julie Trone” in the memo line, please.
It has been a rough winter thus far for horse keepers. You will find a lot of help at this link to keep your four-footed friends safe and happy: http://www.TheHorse.com/enews/02042011.html
To turn to Spring thoughts, Paula Briney and Marilyn Weber have agreed to chair our first scheduled event of the new season on April 9, the Show Prep Clinic. This is a joint effort with ARAB, Inc., the local Arabian Horse Association affiliate. New tests for 2011 will be demonstrated and those interested in learning to scribe will have guidance from some pros, John and Nancy Simpson and Leslie Burket.
With the continued growth of ARAB, Inc. dressage (managed by our own inimitable John Simpson) over five days at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, the area needs more trained scribes. If you have always wanted to learn, this is your chance. Lunch will be potluck. In the afternoon Chrissie Simpson will show you how to braid and Show Secretary Jeanne Craver will help you with the increasingly complicated entry blanks.
All are cordially welcome to attend the next CLD Board Meeting at StarWest on Saturday February 19, 2:00 p.m.
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
December 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
It begins again, another new year for our GMO CenterLine Dressage. As of December 1, our 108 members of 2010 dwindles to 33 members that have joined for 2011. Please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. USDF has raised our contribution for each member, so I am reasonably sure dues will be increased at the next Board Meeting on January 16, 2 p.m. at StarWest. Join now and beat the increase.
It is my pleasure to welcome again an “old” member of CLD who not only joined at the David Blake Clinic, but she hosted the event at her own Oak Hill Farm, just south of St. Joseph, IL. Thank you, Terri Elsesser Stark, for hosting, and thanks to Grassroots Chair, Kelly Griffith, for organizing the event. (And for the delicious soup that warmed everyone on a nippy day.) Welcome to Terri and to a new, new member who joined at the clinic, Sherri Lanzo, of St. Joseph. The clinic was held November 12-14.
Thank you to David Blake for giving four private lessons and a lecture on the training pyramid after lunch. CenterLine helped David get to the European Young Horse Championships with his five-year-old Lord Albert in 2007. He and his mother Nancy Blake have been members of CLD for many years. The half-day clinic was David’s payback to CLD for our club’s contribution to help one of our own.
The Education Days with Cindy Ishoy were a great success. Cindy’s teaching style is learning by doing. The lessons moved right along leaving some riders panting, but giving the auditors much to watch. A plane delay in Chicago meant Friday started with Cindy at 1:30 teaching. The Friday luncheon lecture moved to Saturday and everyone enjoyed another luncheon lecture as scheduled on Sunday, November 7. Thanks to the riders who participated: Paula Briney, Kate Fleming-Kuhn, Allison Gertl, Judy Kellner, Deb Klamen, Jordan Meadows, Judy Nordstrom, and Marilyn Weber. Forty-three different people attended, audited, ate and/or rode in the clinic. We are angling for Cindy’s return in March. Welcome to new member, Allison Gertl of Champaign, a junior.
We still need a new Safety Officer for 2011 and a Volunteer Co-ordinator. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about these offices and are willing to help.
As we approach Christmas, let me tell you about a wonderful gift that warmed my heart. Those of you who attended the Awards Banquet on November 13 know that we passed Marilyn Weber’s green cowboy hat. On Sunday, Cindy Ishoy agreed to teach an extra lesson at the clinic provided the proceeds went to Bill Schomburg’s fund. On Monday the Board of CenterLine Dressage voted to make our club’s contribution top $2000 by adding $600 to the $1469 collected at the Banquet. Wow, wow, wow, it is beginning to feel like Christmas!
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
It begins again, another new year for our GMO CenterLine Dressage. As of December 1, our 108 members of 2010 dwindles to 33 members that have joined for 2011. Please take the time to re-up either on line or by using the membership form that is a part of this issue. USDF has raised our contribution for each member, so I am reasonably sure dues will be increased at the next Board Meeting on January 16, 2 p.m. at StarWest. Join now and beat the increase.
It is my pleasure to welcome again an “old” member of CLD who not only joined at the David Blake Clinic, but she hosted the event at her own Oak Hill Farm, just south of St. Joseph, IL. Thank you, Terri Elsesser Stark, for hosting, and thanks to Grassroots Chair, Kelly Griffith, for organizing the event. (And for the delicious soup that warmed everyone on a nippy day.) Welcome to Terri and to a new, new member who joined at the clinic, Sherri Lanzo, of St. Joseph. The clinic was held November 12-14.
Thank you to David Blake for giving four private lessons and a lecture on the training pyramid after lunch. CenterLine helped David get to the European Young Horse Championships with his five-year-old Lord Albert in 2007. He and his mother Nancy Blake have been members of CLD for many years. The half-day clinic was David’s payback to CLD for our club’s contribution to help one of our own.
The Education Days with Cindy Ishoy were a great success. Cindy’s teaching style is learning by doing. The lessons moved right along leaving some riders panting, but giving the auditors much to watch. A plane delay in Chicago meant Friday started with Cindy at 1:30 teaching. The Friday luncheon lecture moved to Saturday and everyone enjoyed another luncheon lecture as scheduled on Sunday, November 7. Thanks to the riders who participated: Paula Briney, Kate Fleming-Kuhn, Allison Gertl, Judy Kellner, Deb Klamen, Jordan Meadows, Judy Nordstrom, and Marilyn Weber. Forty-three different people attended, audited, ate and/or rode in the clinic. We are angling for Cindy’s return in March. Welcome to new member, Allison Gertl of Champaign, a junior.
We still need a new Safety Officer for 2011 and a Volunteer Co-ordinator. Please call or e-mail me if you want to know more about these offices and are willing to help.
As we approach Christmas, let me tell you about a wonderful gift that warmed my heart. Those of you who attended the Awards Banquet on November 13 know that we passed Marilyn Weber’s green cowboy hat. On Sunday, Cindy Ishoy agreed to teach an extra lesson at the clinic provided the proceeds went to Bill Schomburg’s fund. On Monday the Board of CenterLine Dressage voted to make our club’s contribution top $2000 by adding $600 to the $1469 collected at the Banquet. Wow, wow, wow, it is beginning to feel like Christmas!
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice Martin
217-546-9400 or president@centerlinedressage.com
November 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
You have through Tuesday, that is next Tuesday, November 9, to make your reservations for the annual CLD Awards Banquet. Call Paula Briney at 217-652-1635 or e-mail her, BRINEYPAULA@aol.com, for the number of dinners and your entree selection of chicken, pork or vegetarian. Adult dinners are $25 at Illini Country Club or $7.95 for a children’s plate on Saturday, November 13.
You have through Tuesday, November 9, to make lunch reservations for a light lunch and lecture with Cindy Ishoy during Education Days. Lunch will be served in the StarWest lounge adjoining the arena where Canadian dressage Olympian Ishoy will be teaching on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12-14. She will deliver the keynote lecture at the Awards Banquet on Saturday night, and will deliver another luncheon lecture on Sunday at StarWest. The clinic is filled and the schedule will be available on line shortly.
On a sad note, the first week of October was a hard one for many members of CenterLine Dressage. We lost former members and close relatives of members. On October 3, Jane Schachtsiek lost her mother, Harriett Farr of Taylorville. Memorials may be made to the Harriett Farr Scholarship at St. John’s College of Nursing. 729 E. Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62702.
On October 4, Carolyn Firch, a former member of CLD and a Morgan Horse exhibitor,died while visiting her sister Kathy, also a former member, in Hamilton, OH. Memorials may be made to New Salem Lincoln League (where Carolyn was a village docent), 15365 Lincoln League Lane, Petersburg, IL 62675-6197 or to the American Morgan Horse Pavilion, 2501 Russell Cave Rd. Lexington, KY 40511.
On October 5, Kathy Buzzell died at home after a courageous year long battle with cancer. Memorial contributions may be made to Refuge Ranch, 3845 Delay Road, Pawnee, IL 62558. On behalf of CLD, our condolences to Jane, to Kathy Firch, to Kathy Buzzell’s husband Bob and to her son James.
On September 16, Mae Herndon Noll, mother-in-law of CLD member Pinky Noll and mother of Jon Noll, a sponsor at CLD Classic, passed away at the Regency Nursing Home. Memorials may be made to Illinois College, 1101 West College Ave. Jacksonville, IL 62650.
On October 15, Glenna Sprang of Boothwyn, PA, died at Crozer Chest Medical Center. CLD members Kate Fleming-Kuhn and Martin Kuhn had just returned home from Dressage At Devon the preceding week after staying at the home of Kate’s grandfather and grandmother, Neil and Glenna Sprang. Glenna was a pipe organist and her memorials can go to the Valley Forge Organ Fund, 1001 Eagle Rd. Wayne, PA 19087.
Earlier this summer, on July 28, Julie Kellner’s mother-in-law, Janet L. Kellner, passed away at home. Her son, Bill Kellner, says memorials can be sent to her favorite charity, which she actively served: Memorial Medical Center Foundation, One Memorial Plaza, Springfield, IL 62781-0001.
You have many worthwhile ways to honor their memory and to show your support for fellow members.
On a happier note, congratulations are in order for Jordan Meadows, the first recipient of the new CLD Participating Scholarship. You can see her in action on Saturday and Sunday of CLD Education Days at StarWest. You have an opportunity to put in CLD volunteer hours yourself, part of the requirements for this scholarship. Anne Scrivner, last year’s Safety Officer, is giving up that job after establishing the template for USEF requirements. You can ask her what you have to do to accomplish this job, 217-652-2294 or AScrivner@hughes.net. Then call me to let me know that we have a Safety Officer for 2011.
There are many committee positions to choose from as well. We made it to 108 members for 2010!
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
You have through Tuesday, that is next Tuesday, November 9, to make your reservations for the annual CLD Awards Banquet. Call Paula Briney at 217-652-1635 or e-mail her, BRINEYPAULA@aol.com, for the number of dinners and your entree selection of chicken, pork or vegetarian. Adult dinners are $25 at Illini Country Club or $7.95 for a children’s plate on Saturday, November 13.
You have through Tuesday, November 9, to make lunch reservations for a light lunch and lecture with Cindy Ishoy during Education Days. Lunch will be served in the StarWest lounge adjoining the arena where Canadian dressage Olympian Ishoy will be teaching on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12-14. She will deliver the keynote lecture at the Awards Banquet on Saturday night, and will deliver another luncheon lecture on Sunday at StarWest. The clinic is filled and the schedule will be available on line shortly.
On a sad note, the first week of October was a hard one for many members of CenterLine Dressage. We lost former members and close relatives of members. On October 3, Jane Schachtsiek lost her mother, Harriett Farr of Taylorville. Memorials may be made to the Harriett Farr Scholarship at St. John’s College of Nursing. 729 E. Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62702.
On October 4, Carolyn Firch, a former member of CLD and a Morgan Horse exhibitor,died while visiting her sister Kathy, also a former member, in Hamilton, OH. Memorials may be made to New Salem Lincoln League (where Carolyn was a village docent), 15365 Lincoln League Lane, Petersburg, IL 62675-6197 or to the American Morgan Horse Pavilion, 2501 Russell Cave Rd. Lexington, KY 40511.
On October 5, Kathy Buzzell died at home after a courageous year long battle with cancer. Memorial contributions may be made to Refuge Ranch, 3845 Delay Road, Pawnee, IL 62558. On behalf of CLD, our condolences to Jane, to Kathy Firch, to Kathy Buzzell’s husband Bob and to her son James.
On September 16, Mae Herndon Noll, mother-in-law of CLD member Pinky Noll and mother of Jon Noll, a sponsor at CLD Classic, passed away at the Regency Nursing Home. Memorials may be made to Illinois College, 1101 West College Ave. Jacksonville, IL 62650.
On October 15, Glenna Sprang of Boothwyn, PA, died at Crozer Chest Medical Center. CLD members Kate Fleming-Kuhn and Martin Kuhn had just returned home from Dressage At Devon the preceding week after staying at the home of Kate’s grandfather and grandmother, Neil and Glenna Sprang. Glenna was a pipe organist and her memorials can go to the Valley Forge Organ Fund, 1001 Eagle Rd. Wayne, PA 19087.
Earlier this summer, on July 28, Julie Kellner’s mother-in-law, Janet L. Kellner, passed away at home. Her son, Bill Kellner, says memorials can be sent to her favorite charity, which she actively served: Memorial Medical Center Foundation, One Memorial Plaza, Springfield, IL 62781-0001.
You have many worthwhile ways to honor their memory and to show your support for fellow members.
On a happier note, congratulations are in order for Jordan Meadows, the first recipient of the new CLD Participating Scholarship. You can see her in action on Saturday and Sunday of CLD Education Days at StarWest. You have an opportunity to put in CLD volunteer hours yourself, part of the requirements for this scholarship. Anne Scrivner, last year’s Safety Officer, is giving up that job after establishing the template for USEF requirements. You can ask her what you have to do to accomplish this job, 217-652-2294 or AScrivner@hughes.net. Then call me to let me know that we have a Safety Officer for 2011.
There are many committee positions to choose from as well. We made it to 108 members for 2010!
I am just a phone call or an e-mail away. Please get in touch.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
September 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
I imagine CLD has topped out for 2010 at 107 members as we are nearing the end of our membership year. This is a great comeback for a GMO that has dropped below 100 members for the last few years. My personal goal is 125 members for 2011. I truly believe CenterLine membership is cost effective for someone interested in dressage. Check out our scholarships, show discounts for members, clinic discounts, and our award system. If you take advantage of these incentives, it pays to be a member. Please re-join for 2011 and tell your dressage friends, CLD is a good deal!
The only way a club like this works is with the skills of our volunteers. The power of this concept is no more evident than at our annual rated shows, CenterLine Classic I and II held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 28 and 29. Our scribes were Leslie Burket, Cathy Schwartz, Brooke Powell, Kathy Kirby, Lisa Lehr, and Nancy Simpson.
Our scorers were Kathy Floyd, Jane Schachtsiek, Janet Maurer, Elta Ozier, John Simpson, Debbie Mackie, Kayla Reimer, and Linda Riseman. Our runners were Karen Pautz, Kristen Solberg, Hope Tewes, Linda Fraembs, Chrissie Moran, Terri Zeal, and Beth Haxel.
Our paddock stewards were Brett Fisher, Doris Bernardy, Brenda Coss, Kelley Clausing, Cathy Schwartz, and Deb Porter. Please note that several of these volunteers are not members of CLD, but they serve and enjoy the camaraderie of this large event. We are in their debt. Thank you for volunteering!
Next, our thanks go to the lady who assembled all these volunteers, Cathy Schwartz. It was great to have you back on board at a horse show, Cathy. Of course we are always indebted to our show manager, John Simpson, who does much work before, during and after each Classic. As a GMO, we are privileged to have his continuing dedication to this job. Like riders, show managers just get more savvy the more times they tackle the project at hand. You cannot mention John without saying Nancy Simpson as well. She takes judges to dinner, fills in as scribe, grabs paper products for the club sponsored dinners, the list goes on and on.
A big thank you to Jon and Pinky Noll and John and Nancy Simpson for sponsoring the Friday night Italian Beef dinner welcoming exhibitors to the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Board of Directors hosted a potluck dinner for everyone, exhibitors, sponsors and volunteers on Saturday evening. The pork barbecue from MJKellner’s was nummie!
CLD has also received a thank you from Katie Foster on behalf of the Region 2 Jr/Young Rider Team. They did not medal this year, but learned a lot. They were glad to receive our contribution of $200 to the Team. Paula Briney has also thanked the club for the $1000 scholarship she received from the Cheryl Finke Developing Rider Fund to help with her fees at the Conrad Schumacher clinics she attended this year at Tempel Farms. Check out the scholarship opportunities available from CLD. There is money available for beginners as well as those competing at Fourth Level and above.
All are welcome to attend the Board meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, at StarWest. Nominations will be taken for the ballot to elect four directors for the coming term. The four Directors whose term expires at the annual meeting on November 12 are Janet Fitch, Kate Fleming-Kuhn, Alice Martin and Tracey Walker.
Look forward to the Awards Banquet with keynote speaker, Canadian Olympian Cindy Ishoy reporting on her experiences at WEG in Lexington. September 25-October 10. The 2010 banquet will be held at Illini Country Club thanks to the generosity of CLD and Illini member, Chrissie Moran. It will be the Saturday meal shared with Cindy Ishoy speaking. On Friday, November 11, she will speak at lunch at StarWest where the annual Education Days clinic will be held, Friday-Sunday. There will also be a lecture with lunch at StarWest on Sunday, November 12.
Full particulars and prices will be in the October newsletter as will your ballot to elect officers for the coming club year. Ya’ll vote and enjoy these great events coming up.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
I imagine CLD has topped out for 2010 at 107 members as we are nearing the end of our membership year. This is a great comeback for a GMO that has dropped below 100 members for the last few years. My personal goal is 125 members for 2011. I truly believe CenterLine membership is cost effective for someone interested in dressage. Check out our scholarships, show discounts for members, clinic discounts, and our award system. If you take advantage of these incentives, it pays to be a member. Please re-join for 2011 and tell your dressage friends, CLD is a good deal!
The only way a club like this works is with the skills of our volunteers. The power of this concept is no more evident than at our annual rated shows, CenterLine Classic I and II held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 28 and 29. Our scribes were Leslie Burket, Cathy Schwartz, Brooke Powell, Kathy Kirby, Lisa Lehr, and Nancy Simpson.
Our scorers were Kathy Floyd, Jane Schachtsiek, Janet Maurer, Elta Ozier, John Simpson, Debbie Mackie, Kayla Reimer, and Linda Riseman. Our runners were Karen Pautz, Kristen Solberg, Hope Tewes, Linda Fraembs, Chrissie Moran, Terri Zeal, and Beth Haxel.
Our paddock stewards were Brett Fisher, Doris Bernardy, Brenda Coss, Kelley Clausing, Cathy Schwartz, and Deb Porter. Please note that several of these volunteers are not members of CLD, but they serve and enjoy the camaraderie of this large event. We are in their debt. Thank you for volunteering!
Next, our thanks go to the lady who assembled all these volunteers, Cathy Schwartz. It was great to have you back on board at a horse show, Cathy. Of course we are always indebted to our show manager, John Simpson, who does much work before, during and after each Classic. As a GMO, we are privileged to have his continuing dedication to this job. Like riders, show managers just get more savvy the more times they tackle the project at hand. You cannot mention John without saying Nancy Simpson as well. She takes judges to dinner, fills in as scribe, grabs paper products for the club sponsored dinners, the list goes on and on.
A big thank you to Jon and Pinky Noll and John and Nancy Simpson for sponsoring the Friday night Italian Beef dinner welcoming exhibitors to the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Board of Directors hosted a potluck dinner for everyone, exhibitors, sponsors and volunteers on Saturday evening. The pork barbecue from MJKellner’s was nummie!
CLD has also received a thank you from Katie Foster on behalf of the Region 2 Jr/Young Rider Team. They did not medal this year, but learned a lot. They were glad to receive our contribution of $200 to the Team. Paula Briney has also thanked the club for the $1000 scholarship she received from the Cheryl Finke Developing Rider Fund to help with her fees at the Conrad Schumacher clinics she attended this year at Tempel Farms. Check out the scholarship opportunities available from CLD. There is money available for beginners as well as those competing at Fourth Level and above.
All are welcome to attend the Board meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, at StarWest. Nominations will be taken for the ballot to elect four directors for the coming term. The four Directors whose term expires at the annual meeting on November 12 are Janet Fitch, Kate Fleming-Kuhn, Alice Martin and Tracey Walker.
Look forward to the Awards Banquet with keynote speaker, Canadian Olympian Cindy Ishoy reporting on her experiences at WEG in Lexington. September 25-October 10. The 2010 banquet will be held at Illini Country Club thanks to the generosity of CLD and Illini member, Chrissie Moran. It will be the Saturday meal shared with Cindy Ishoy speaking. On Friday, November 11, she will speak at lunch at StarWest where the annual Education Days clinic will be held, Friday-Sunday. There will also be a lecture with lunch at StarWest on Sunday, November 12.
Full particulars and prices will be in the October newsletter as will your ballot to elect officers for the coming club year. Ya’ll vote and enjoy these great events coming up.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
August 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
The membership needle climbed to 104 in July, thanks to a new entrant at FireCracker. Welcome to our newest member, Kim Benko of Peoria. Kim rode and placed in three classes, Intro A, B, and Canter with a Prayer, on WE Zmora’s Princess.
The July Board meeting made it under the 90-minute goal I have for the maximum length for Board meetings. One hour and 25 minutes for those of you considering running for the Board this year!
If you have not already been in touch with Volunteer Coordinator Cathy Schwartz to offer your services to CLD Classic, time is running out. Please call Cathy, 217-726-8357 or cell 217-652-6713, or e-mail cathyschwartz@cpmrc.comback. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Saturday, the last before Classic, on August 14, 2 p.m. at StarWest. Volunteers are also needed for the Region 4 Championships. If you are able to serve their fall show and the Region 4 Championships, October 8-10, at the National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO, please contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Szachnieski, at seszachnieski@gmail.com.
You missed a pleasant outing if you did not attend the CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Library on Friday, July 16th. Armed with her Currier and Ives books, Rita Bass led us through two hours of good conversation and learning about the trotting horse world of the most popular print making company the U.S. has ever seen. Your newsletter editor, Kelley Clausing, joined us from her day job at the Library and added much history about 19th century America to our walk through the Gallery. Also attending were Deb Porter, Anne Scrivner, and Deanna Mayberry who enjoyed a Dutch treat lunch at Bennigan’s.
I am closing with some comments from participants of the Melanie Michalak subsidized CLD youth clinic held at Pratense Farm on July 11th:
From Jayme Geisler and Knight Hawk:
I learned to open my fingers to make the horse go forward. I like how Melanie Michalak relates to you and the horse. I also learned to half halt to go around corners, and to hold my core and ribcage up when I ride. I would drop Knight Hawk’s head to ask him to canter, Melanie taught me to hold the reins and push him into the canter and forward and down into the walk.
From Hailey Phillips and Banditaa:
I learned that the reason why I always get tense in the ring is because I get nervous. Melanie Michalak taught me to take deep breaths. When I take deep breaths I become more relaxed and so does my horse. Her ears will go forward which means she is listening to me. Before Melanie taught me to relax and take deep breaths I would tense up in my core and thighs and her ears would go straight back which means she would get nervous with me. I learned how to feel that I can get my canters right away with out pushing and getting tense. Melanie told me that I can do a breathing technique. First you hold your index finger to your mouth and breathe in for 3 seconds then blow out for 10 seconds. You can then increase the amount of seconds once you get better breath. Melanie has taught me a lot because before I would get nervous and tighten up then my horse would get angry with me and then I would totally loose my ability to trot.
Fnd from Marilyn Weber, their instructor who filled a last minute opening, and Shenanigans Too:
I learned to ride Shenanigans a bit more forward at the walk. She also had me 2 point on my trot circles to increase his stretch. We did some small diagonal lengthening having me open my fingers more often. He also needs more half halts when he gets too low in the poll. We also challenged him a bit by riding 1st one and two being generous on the circle sizes and not worrying much about the lengthening.
And from Mary Godart, mother of participants Megan and Madison:
Both of the girls had an enjoyable time at the clinic yesterday.
Megan said that she worked on training test 2 and picking up the canter with Beau. She also learned about breathing exercises from watching and listening to Melanie coach a rider before her.
Madison said that her very first clinic was fun. She worked on Intro A and her form during walking and trotting. She thought the best part was ………………..lunch!
(This girl is gonna fit right in at CLD potlucks!)
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. See ya at Classic I and II at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. We need potluck dishes for the Saturday night feed. Please join us at the Exhibitors’ Party.
The membership needle climbed to 104 in July, thanks to a new entrant at FireCracker. Welcome to our newest member, Kim Benko of Peoria. Kim rode and placed in three classes, Intro A, B, and Canter with a Prayer, on WE Zmora’s Princess.
The July Board meeting made it under the 90-minute goal I have for the maximum length for Board meetings. One hour and 25 minutes for those of you considering running for the Board this year!
If you have not already been in touch with Volunteer Coordinator Cathy Schwartz to offer your services to CLD Classic, time is running out. Please call Cathy, 217-726-8357 or cell 217-652-6713, or e-mail cathyschwartz@cpmrc.comback. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Saturday, the last before Classic, on August 14, 2 p.m. at StarWest. Volunteers are also needed for the Region 4 Championships. If you are able to serve their fall show and the Region 4 Championships, October 8-10, at the National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO, please contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Szachnieski, at seszachnieski@gmail.com.
You missed a pleasant outing if you did not attend the CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Library on Friday, July 16th. Armed with her Currier and Ives books, Rita Bass led us through two hours of good conversation and learning about the trotting horse world of the most popular print making company the U.S. has ever seen. Your newsletter editor, Kelley Clausing, joined us from her day job at the Library and added much history about 19th century America to our walk through the Gallery. Also attending were Deb Porter, Anne Scrivner, and Deanna Mayberry who enjoyed a Dutch treat lunch at Bennigan’s.
I am closing with some comments from participants of the Melanie Michalak subsidized CLD youth clinic held at Pratense Farm on July 11th:
From Jayme Geisler and Knight Hawk:
I learned to open my fingers to make the horse go forward. I like how Melanie Michalak relates to you and the horse. I also learned to half halt to go around corners, and to hold my core and ribcage up when I ride. I would drop Knight Hawk’s head to ask him to canter, Melanie taught me to hold the reins and push him into the canter and forward and down into the walk.
From Hailey Phillips and Banditaa:
I learned that the reason why I always get tense in the ring is because I get nervous. Melanie Michalak taught me to take deep breaths. When I take deep breaths I become more relaxed and so does my horse. Her ears will go forward which means she is listening to me. Before Melanie taught me to relax and take deep breaths I would tense up in my core and thighs and her ears would go straight back which means she would get nervous with me. I learned how to feel that I can get my canters right away with out pushing and getting tense. Melanie told me that I can do a breathing technique. First you hold your index finger to your mouth and breathe in for 3 seconds then blow out for 10 seconds. You can then increase the amount of seconds once you get better breath. Melanie has taught me a lot because before I would get nervous and tighten up then my horse would get angry with me and then I would totally loose my ability to trot.
Fnd from Marilyn Weber, their instructor who filled a last minute opening, and Shenanigans Too:
I learned to ride Shenanigans a bit more forward at the walk. She also had me 2 point on my trot circles to increase his stretch. We did some small diagonal lengthening having me open my fingers more often. He also needs more half halts when he gets too low in the poll. We also challenged him a bit by riding 1st one and two being generous on the circle sizes and not worrying much about the lengthening.
And from Mary Godart, mother of participants Megan and Madison:
Both of the girls had an enjoyable time at the clinic yesterday.
Megan said that she worked on training test 2 and picking up the canter with Beau. She also learned about breathing exercises from watching and listening to Melanie coach a rider before her.
Madison said that her very first clinic was fun. She worked on Intro A and her form during walking and trotting. She thought the best part was ………………..lunch!
(This girl is gonna fit right in at CLD potlucks!)
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. See ya at Classic I and II at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. We need potluck dishes for the Saturday night feed. Please join us at the Exhibitors’ Party.
June/July 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
The membership needle climbed to 103 this month. Welcome to our newest member, Caroline Bean of St. Louis, who joined at the Carde Symposium. Caroline rode in the clinic on her mare Aqua JP and was taught in French at her request. She was one of 32 different people who took part in the meals, auditing, riding and enjoying the film presentations. Martin Kuhn was able to copy a couple of the video presentations which will be shown at a club meeting next winter. Those who missed these times together with Col. Carde are the poorer for it. We had participants from two adjoining GMO’s (SLADS & LEDA) as well as an auditor from Colorado and, of course, from our own club.
It has been crazy here with virtually no internet service for us since the week before the Carde Symposium. If you have received outdated e-mails or no response at all from me, I do apologize. We have been online again since June 21. This has impacted everyone as Kelley Clausing, your newsletter editor, and Martin Kuhn, your CLD webmaster, are all on the same system. Both the May and June Board meetings made it under the 90-minute goal I have for the maximum length for Board meetings.
Nancy Simpson was proud to report for show manager John Simpson that a Volunteer Coordinator has indeed surfaced for CenterLine Classic. We are pleased to welcome Cathy Swartz back to CLD activities. You may remember her from IceBreaker and FireCracker show staff several years ago. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, July 18, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
It is with a great deal of regret that I withdraw from the commitments of a lifetime and end the Al Khamsa Dressage shows, Al Khamsa and Al Khamsa Fall Dressage, effective 2011. For many of the same reasons I also announce the end of the Sir Celebrations effective this year. The horses and the people who enjoyed them and supported them are, for the most part, gone. This unfairly puts the heavy financial and labor burden of those large endeavors on the shoulders of those who did not enjoy the camaraderie of the earlier efforts.
If you are interested in a CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Library on Friday, July 16th, please let Rita Bass know: hughb63@yahoo.com or call (217) 816-9400. We will meet at 11 a.m. at the Presidential Library (NOT the Museum), 112 N. Sixth Street, and plan on a meal together (Dutch treat) afterwards at Bennigan’s. Please note this is a date change from Saturday to Friday as the Library is no longer open on the weekend.
We are gearing up for our 40th Anniversary bash in 2012. Do you have addresses, e-mail and otherwise, for any of these possibly charter members that Elaine Gibala has remembered? Vanda Bidwell, Mary Clevenger, Bev Crow, Terri Elsesser (Stark), Betty Gib, , Sara Kliner, Meg Laidlaw, Dennis Masonary, Gayla Sargent, Sherri Vermillion, Maureen White, Shirley Wyatt. (I have no addresses at all for Bev, Betty, Sara, Meg, Dennis, Sherri or Shirley. I have complete contact information only for Terri and Gayla. If you have e-mail addresses for Vanda, Mary, or Maureen, I would appreciate them.)
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. I hope to see you on July 10 at FireCracker at StarWest and at the Michalak clinic the next day at Pratense Farms. We still need runners and a scribe for the show. Join us on Friday, July 16 at the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Lincoln Presidential Library, and on Sunday, July 18 for the 2 p.m. Board Meeting at StarWest. Don’t forget the CLD approved schooling show at Merri Voigt’s on July 24th.
The membership needle climbed to 103 this month. Welcome to our newest member, Caroline Bean of St. Louis, who joined at the Carde Symposium. Caroline rode in the clinic on her mare Aqua JP and was taught in French at her request. She was one of 32 different people who took part in the meals, auditing, riding and enjoying the film presentations. Martin Kuhn was able to copy a couple of the video presentations which will be shown at a club meeting next winter. Those who missed these times together with Col. Carde are the poorer for it. We had participants from two adjoining GMO’s (SLADS & LEDA) as well as an auditor from Colorado and, of course, from our own club.
It has been crazy here with virtually no internet service for us since the week before the Carde Symposium. If you have received outdated e-mails or no response at all from me, I do apologize. We have been online again since June 21. This has impacted everyone as Kelley Clausing, your newsletter editor, and Martin Kuhn, your CLD webmaster, are all on the same system. Both the May and June Board meetings made it under the 90-minute goal I have for the maximum length for Board meetings.
Nancy Simpson was proud to report for show manager John Simpson that a Volunteer Coordinator has indeed surfaced for CenterLine Classic. We are pleased to welcome Cathy Swartz back to CLD activities. You may remember her from IceBreaker and FireCracker show staff several years ago. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, July 18, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
It is with a great deal of regret that I withdraw from the commitments of a lifetime and end the Al Khamsa Dressage shows, Al Khamsa and Al Khamsa Fall Dressage, effective 2011. For many of the same reasons I also announce the end of the Sir Celebrations effective this year. The horses and the people who enjoyed them and supported them are, for the most part, gone. This unfairly puts the heavy financial and labor burden of those large endeavors on the shoulders of those who did not enjoy the camaraderie of the earlier efforts.
If you are interested in a CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Library on Friday, July 16th, please let Rita Bass know: hughb63@yahoo.com or call (217) 816-9400. We will meet at 11 a.m. at the Presidential Library (NOT the Museum), 112 N. Sixth Street, and plan on a meal together (Dutch treat) afterwards at Bennigan’s. Please note this is a date change from Saturday to Friday as the Library is no longer open on the weekend.
We are gearing up for our 40th Anniversary bash in 2012. Do you have addresses, e-mail and otherwise, for any of these possibly charter members that Elaine Gibala has remembered? Vanda Bidwell, Mary Clevenger, Bev Crow, Terri Elsesser (Stark), Betty Gib, , Sara Kliner, Meg Laidlaw, Dennis Masonary, Gayla Sargent, Sherri Vermillion, Maureen White, Shirley Wyatt. (I have no addresses at all for Bev, Betty, Sara, Meg, Dennis, Sherri or Shirley. I have complete contact information only for Terri and Gayla. If you have e-mail addresses for Vanda, Mary, or Maureen, I would appreciate them.)
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. I hope to see you on July 10 at FireCracker at StarWest and at the Michalak clinic the next day at Pratense Farms. We still need runners and a scribe for the show. Join us on Friday, July 16 at the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Lincoln Presidential Library, and on Sunday, July 18 for the 2 p.m. Board Meeting at StarWest. Don’t forget the CLD approved schooling show at Merri Voigt’s on July 24th.
May 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
We have finally broken the 100 barrier in our membership. The current roster stands at 102. Welcome to our newest member, Kjersti Cory, who joined at IceBreaker. Treasurer Marie Meadows distributed Handbooks and membership cards at the show. She was able to give Kjersti the new CLD Handbook, one of 55 Handbooks that have been hand delivered to date. Our April Board meeting was the first to fall within my personal goal of 60 minute Board meetings; maximum time, 90 minutes.
For the April 12th meeting we had 11 Board Members present in the flesh and three calling into speaker phones. 10 of your 12 voting Board Members were present. Four of your 10 Co-ordinators (who are not also officers) attended, including our new Librarian, Brigitte Franzen. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
Later that afternoon the Board will move north about a mile north to 925 S. Farmingdale Rd. to the CLD Barn Tour of Sangamon Equestrian Center at 4 p.m. New member Deanna Mayberry is the barn manager of the boarding facility that many of you may remember as Cobblestone. At 5 p.m. Dr. Deb Klamen will discuss emergency medicine for the rider, a timely topic with the accident of Courtney King-Dye on everyone’s mind. Afterwards we will enjoy another good CLD Potluck. Ya’ll come and learn.
Eighteen members of CLD enjoyed a tour of Heartland Equine Clinic on Sunday, April 19, in Curran. Drs. O’Keefe and Boyce gave good presentations on colic and equine nutrition to the group using AVA visuals. Thanks to Jo Keim and Hansen Engineering for use of their projector. All visitors coveted the soft flooring of the stall area and the soon to be completed indoor arena.
We received a minor miracle at IceBreaker on April 24. Despite a terrible forecast, we made if through with only a minor five-minute drizzle around 2 p.m. The show ran smoothly with lots of good volunteers helping Co-Managers Sue and Amanda Graham. Sue and Amanda want to thank those who helped: Amira Anthony, Ryan Ballinger, Susan Edwards, Deanna and Russ Mayberry, Marie Meadows, Julie Nichols, Anne Scrivner, and Judge Brenda Zeitler.
On April 12, I traveled to St. Louis to attend the Board meeting of SLADS. This is from their May newsletter: “Alice Martin, President of the Centerline Dressage Club spoke regarding the 2011 June show date conflict with the Al Khamsa Dressage show. Alice said it was nice to put a face behind the letter she wrote. She wanted to stress how important it is to think of neighboring clubs when planning the show season. She said clubs should exchange calendars. All in attendance discussed different show dates and the sharing of information on show dates. Leslie Burket, Liaison for the newly formed Community Involvement Committee, will be helping with this.” (Leslie is also a member of CLD and is on our Inter-Club Liasion Committee.)
SLADS will be hosting the Region 4 Championships this year at their annual fall show. As those of you who volunteered to help with our 2001 hosting of the Region 2 Championships well know, it is a huge effort that requires much manpower. If you are able to serve their fall show and the Region 4 Championships, October 8-10, at the National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO, please contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Szachnieski, at seszachnieski@gmail.com (John Simpson, our able manager of CLD Classic I and II, has already volunteered to be their Asst. Mgr, and I have volunteered for a yet unknown position.)
John Simpson also needs help for the Region XI Arabian Dressage Championships, June 2-6. Contact him at jsnrhorse@prodigy.net if you can help with the largest Arabian show in the country if you do not count the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals.
We still need someone to step up for the position of Volunteer Co-ordinator. This job helps event managers find their work force. It is a great job for a people person who enjoys catching up with other members. Happily, long-time CLD supporter, Brigitte Franzen has stepped up to fill the Librarian position. She is converting the old video library from VHS to DVD. Plans are underway for some new videos to be added to the club’s collection. If you have a recommendation for a desired title, please let Brigitte know: fairness@gmx.com
Two new Junior members of CLD (of nine juniors participating) enjoyed a perfect spring day and enthusiastic instruction from Melanie Michalak at Pratense Farms on April 10. Riders participated from Quincy to Carlinville. It was my privilege to spend a couple of hours there enjoying the potluck and interviewing a couple of riders who had already gone. Thanks to Paula Briney for hosting the clinic and to whoever made the terrific brownies.
Chrissie Jacobs was grateful Dexter behaved himself as she rode him for the first time in a new place. Chrissie thought Melanie was friendly and had a positive way of teaching. She thought the best hint she got was to keep Dexter going when he broke from canter. Jayme Geisler on Bandana V +// liked how Melanie related riding to her own interest: playing the drum. The most valuable thing she learned was how to slow the canter down.
Make plans now to attend the Col. Christian Carde Symposium on June 4-6. CenterLine has received a $1000 grant from The Dressage Foundation to help pay his airfare from Paris. His three-day clinic has been upgraded to Symposium status with a group meal and lecture planned each day. Auditors are welcome at $10 per day or $25 for all three days. Your catered meal will be $7 for each luncheon on Friday and on Sunday. I hope you will all attend the Banquet on Saturday night ($20) to help thank one of the world’s top equestrians who has brought a little bit of the French school to Illinois. RSVP’s are necessary for all meals. Two slots are left open for riders, contact alice.martin@mac.com
If you are interested in a CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Museum on July 17th, please let Rita Bass know: hughb63@yahoo.com Full details later, but plan on a meal together afterwards at a downtown restaurant.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. I hope to see you on May 23rd: 2 p.m. Board Meeting at StarWest
4 p.m. Barn Tour of Sangamon Equestrian Center
5 p.m. Emergency medicine for the rider by Dr. Deb Klamen
CLD Potluck to follow
Our prayers go out for Courtney King-Dye and her family.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
We have finally broken the 100 barrier in our membership. The current roster stands at 102. Welcome to our newest member, Kjersti Cory, who joined at IceBreaker. Treasurer Marie Meadows distributed Handbooks and membership cards at the show. She was able to give Kjersti the new CLD Handbook, one of 55 Handbooks that have been hand delivered to date. Our April Board meeting was the first to fall within my personal goal of 60 minute Board meetings; maximum time, 90 minutes.
For the April 12th meeting we had 11 Board Members present in the flesh and three calling into speaker phones. 10 of your 12 voting Board Members were present. Four of your 10 Co-ordinators (who are not also officers) attended, including our new Librarian, Brigitte Franzen. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
Later that afternoon the Board will move north about a mile north to 925 S. Farmingdale Rd. to the CLD Barn Tour of Sangamon Equestrian Center at 4 p.m. New member Deanna Mayberry is the barn manager of the boarding facility that many of you may remember as Cobblestone. At 5 p.m. Dr. Deb Klamen will discuss emergency medicine for the rider, a timely topic with the accident of Courtney King-Dye on everyone’s mind. Afterwards we will enjoy another good CLD Potluck. Ya’ll come and learn.
Eighteen members of CLD enjoyed a tour of Heartland Equine Clinic on Sunday, April 19, in Curran. Drs. O’Keefe and Boyce gave good presentations on colic and equine nutrition to the group using AVA visuals. Thanks to Jo Keim and Hansen Engineering for use of their projector. All visitors coveted the soft flooring of the stall area and the soon to be completed indoor arena.
We received a minor miracle at IceBreaker on April 24. Despite a terrible forecast, we made if through with only a minor five-minute drizzle around 2 p.m. The show ran smoothly with lots of good volunteers helping Co-Managers Sue and Amanda Graham. Sue and Amanda want to thank those who helped: Amira Anthony, Ryan Ballinger, Susan Edwards, Deanna and Russ Mayberry, Marie Meadows, Julie Nichols, Anne Scrivner, and Judge Brenda Zeitler.
On April 12, I traveled to St. Louis to attend the Board meeting of SLADS. This is from their May newsletter: “Alice Martin, President of the Centerline Dressage Club spoke regarding the 2011 June show date conflict with the Al Khamsa Dressage show. Alice said it was nice to put a face behind the letter she wrote. She wanted to stress how important it is to think of neighboring clubs when planning the show season. She said clubs should exchange calendars. All in attendance discussed different show dates and the sharing of information on show dates. Leslie Burket, Liaison for the newly formed Community Involvement Committee, will be helping with this.” (Leslie is also a member of CLD and is on our Inter-Club Liasion Committee.)
SLADS will be hosting the Region 4 Championships this year at their annual fall show. As those of you who volunteered to help with our 2001 hosting of the Region 2 Championships well know, it is a huge effort that requires much manpower. If you are able to serve their fall show and the Region 4 Championships, October 8-10, at the National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO, please contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Szachnieski, at seszachnieski@gmail.com (John Simpson, our able manager of CLD Classic I and II, has already volunteered to be their Asst. Mgr, and I have volunteered for a yet unknown position.)
John Simpson also needs help for the Region XI Arabian Dressage Championships, June 2-6. Contact him at jsnrhorse@prodigy.net if you can help with the largest Arabian show in the country if you do not count the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals.
We still need someone to step up for the position of Volunteer Co-ordinator. This job helps event managers find their work force. It is a great job for a people person who enjoys catching up with other members. Happily, long-time CLD supporter, Brigitte Franzen has stepped up to fill the Librarian position. She is converting the old video library from VHS to DVD. Plans are underway for some new videos to be added to the club’s collection. If you have a recommendation for a desired title, please let Brigitte know: fairness@gmx.com
Two new Junior members of CLD (of nine juniors participating) enjoyed a perfect spring day and enthusiastic instruction from Melanie Michalak at Pratense Farms on April 10. Riders participated from Quincy to Carlinville. It was my privilege to spend a couple of hours there enjoying the potluck and interviewing a couple of riders who had already gone. Thanks to Paula Briney for hosting the clinic and to whoever made the terrific brownies.
Chrissie Jacobs was grateful Dexter behaved himself as she rode him for the first time in a new place. Chrissie thought Melanie was friendly and had a positive way of teaching. She thought the best hint she got was to keep Dexter going when he broke from canter. Jayme Geisler on Bandana V +// liked how Melanie related riding to her own interest: playing the drum. The most valuable thing she learned was how to slow the canter down.
Make plans now to attend the Col. Christian Carde Symposium on June 4-6. CenterLine has received a $1000 grant from The Dressage Foundation to help pay his airfare from Paris. His three-day clinic has been upgraded to Symposium status with a group meal and lecture planned each day. Auditors are welcome at $10 per day or $25 for all three days. Your catered meal will be $7 for each luncheon on Friday and on Sunday. I hope you will all attend the Banquet on Saturday night ($20) to help thank one of the world’s top equestrians who has brought a little bit of the French school to Illinois. RSVP’s are necessary for all meals. Two slots are left open for riders, contact alice.martin@mac.com
If you are interested in a CLD Club Tour of the Currier & Ives Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Museum on July 17th, please let Rita Bass know: hughb63@yahoo.com Full details later, but plan on a meal together afterwards at a downtown restaurant.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. I hope to see you on May 23rd: 2 p.m. Board Meeting at StarWest
4 p.m. Barn Tour of Sangamon Equestrian Center
5 p.m. Emergency medicine for the rider by Dr. Deb Klamen
CLD Potluck to follow
Our prayers go out for Courtney King-Dye and her family.
April 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Since your last letter, CLD has grown from 84 members to 98. Our last Board meeting was a little noisier than the February meeting. This time we had 16 present (Elena Voigt loud and clear phoning in from Carbondale). Nine of your 12 voting Board Members were present. Five of your 10 Coordinators (who are not officers) attended. We were pleased to have two member guests, Brenda Coss and Teri Morenz, who contributed to the far-ranging business of the Board. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, April 18, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
At 4pm that afternoon we will move to the "Open Barn" at Heartland Equine Health Center in Curran. Some of you attended their Grand Opening on March 13 to see their lovely new facility at 6000 Industrial Drive. This time the members of CLD are invited to tour and learn more about colic and hay quality and nutrition in PowerPoint presentations made by Drs. John O’Keefe and Rachel Boyce. Then we will enjoy another good CLD Potluck at 5:30 p.m. in the clinic. Ya’ll come.
I hope you were one of the 40 people who enjoyed a bracing tour of Pratense Farms’ many thoughtful additions to their arena on Saturday, March 20. Thank you Paula Briney for the invitation. At 5 p.m. that evening Gerhard Politz, who was instructing a three-day clinic at nearby StarWest, brought us up to date on what plans USDF has for furthering dressage education in the US. New programs are in the works for those just embarking on their dressage journey and for those at the top of the Training Pyramid. The chairman of the Instructor/Trainers Council filled us in on big ideas that should appeal to every level of dressage enthusiasts.
For me the highlight of the lecture was a video of Rembrandt and Nicole Uphoff at the top of their form. It was an elegant picture of elevation and tempo, quite unlike some of the current favorites on the world stage with their thrashing tails and diving forehands.
Coming right up is a CLD-subsidized Youth Clinic with Melanie Michalak, a Freestyle specialist and, quite simply, the most enthusiastic clinician I know. The clinic will be held at Pratense Farms on Saturday, April 10, for Youth, and on Sunday, April 11, for others until 1 p.m. For more information, please contact Paula Briney at brineypaula@aol.com or 217-652-1635. (Older riders can take part on Saturday if it does not fill with Youth, so do get your name in as wanting to ride, even if you can only ride on Saturday.) Auditors are welcome.
Now a plea for a Volunteer Coordinator. Over the years our club has enjoyed the unpaid labor of Mary Lou Flowers. She served for years as show secretary, manager, and, most recently, as Volunteer Coordinator. Last year was a rough one for her family. She lost both her parents in quick succession. She has many responsibilities to her family this year and is bowing out of the job she has always done with a smile and a quiet way of making you want to volunteer. Please call me if you are willing to serve in this necessary position. You would help show managers find their work force and ditto for other large CLD undertakings.
The next date I want you to put on your calendar is June 4-6. Many of you already know of Col. Christian Carde, the former ecuyer en chef at Saumur, the French national school of horsemanship. Family health problems may make this his last trip to central Illinois where he has been teaching twice a year since he was the 2001 instructor for CLD at Illinois Horse Fair. CenterLine Dressage has received a $1000 grant to help pay his airfare from Paris. His three-day clinic has been upgraded to symposium status with a group meal and lecture planned each day. Auditors are welcome at $10 per day or $25 for all three days. Your catered meal will be $7 for each luncheon on Friday and on Sunday. I hope you will all attend the banquet on Saturday night to help thank one of the world’s top equestrians, who has brought a little bit of the French school to Illinois.
Please let me know if you are interested in riding all three days with Col. Carde or helping with the symposium. As we move headlong into the show season, the pace with only quicken. Your entries for IceBreaker are due. See you there on April 24th where you will receive your handbook and membership card.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. Merri Voigt has prepared guidelines for CLD Approved Schooling Shows. She also submitted her own application for a show at her farm in Chrisman on July 24th this year. Thanks, Merri, for the guidelines and application form that you designed, and for hosting the show. he show was approved by the CLD Board electronically on March 30.
Wooo-hooo,
CenterLine of Region 2.
From shows that are schooling,
to a symposium, no fooling.
Wooo-hooo,
CenterLine of Region 2.
(Poetry for April Fool’s Day, of course!)
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Since your last letter, CLD has grown from 84 members to 98. Our last Board meeting was a little noisier than the February meeting. This time we had 16 present (Elena Voigt loud and clear phoning in from Carbondale). Nine of your 12 voting Board Members were present. Five of your 10 Coordinators (who are not officers) attended. We were pleased to have two member guests, Brenda Coss and Teri Morenz, who contributed to the far-ranging business of the Board. You are cordially invited to take part in the next Board Meeting on Sunday, April 18, 2 p.m. at StarWest.
At 4pm that afternoon we will move to the "Open Barn" at Heartland Equine Health Center in Curran. Some of you attended their Grand Opening on March 13 to see their lovely new facility at 6000 Industrial Drive. This time the members of CLD are invited to tour and learn more about colic and hay quality and nutrition in PowerPoint presentations made by Drs. John O’Keefe and Rachel Boyce. Then we will enjoy another good CLD Potluck at 5:30 p.m. in the clinic. Ya’ll come.
I hope you were one of the 40 people who enjoyed a bracing tour of Pratense Farms’ many thoughtful additions to their arena on Saturday, March 20. Thank you Paula Briney for the invitation. At 5 p.m. that evening Gerhard Politz, who was instructing a three-day clinic at nearby StarWest, brought us up to date on what plans USDF has for furthering dressage education in the US. New programs are in the works for those just embarking on their dressage journey and for those at the top of the Training Pyramid. The chairman of the Instructor/Trainers Council filled us in on big ideas that should appeal to every level of dressage enthusiasts.
For me the highlight of the lecture was a video of Rembrandt and Nicole Uphoff at the top of their form. It was an elegant picture of elevation and tempo, quite unlike some of the current favorites on the world stage with their thrashing tails and diving forehands.
Coming right up is a CLD-subsidized Youth Clinic with Melanie Michalak, a Freestyle specialist and, quite simply, the most enthusiastic clinician I know. The clinic will be held at Pratense Farms on Saturday, April 10, for Youth, and on Sunday, April 11, for others until 1 p.m. For more information, please contact Paula Briney at brineypaula@aol.com or 217-652-1635. (Older riders can take part on Saturday if it does not fill with Youth, so do get your name in as wanting to ride, even if you can only ride on Saturday.) Auditors are welcome.
Now a plea for a Volunteer Coordinator. Over the years our club has enjoyed the unpaid labor of Mary Lou Flowers. She served for years as show secretary, manager, and, most recently, as Volunteer Coordinator. Last year was a rough one for her family. She lost both her parents in quick succession. She has many responsibilities to her family this year and is bowing out of the job she has always done with a smile and a quiet way of making you want to volunteer. Please call me if you are willing to serve in this necessary position. You would help show managers find their work force and ditto for other large CLD undertakings.
The next date I want you to put on your calendar is June 4-6. Many of you already know of Col. Christian Carde, the former ecuyer en chef at Saumur, the French national school of horsemanship. Family health problems may make this his last trip to central Illinois where he has been teaching twice a year since he was the 2001 instructor for CLD at Illinois Horse Fair. CenterLine Dressage has received a $1000 grant to help pay his airfare from Paris. His three-day clinic has been upgraded to symposium status with a group meal and lecture planned each day. Auditors are welcome at $10 per day or $25 for all three days. Your catered meal will be $7 for each luncheon on Friday and on Sunday. I hope you will all attend the banquet on Saturday night to help thank one of the world’s top equestrians, who has brought a little bit of the French school to Illinois.
Please let me know if you are interested in riding all three days with Col. Carde or helping with the symposium. As we move headlong into the show season, the pace with only quicken. Your entries for IceBreaker are due. See you there on April 24th where you will receive your handbook and membership card.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. Merri Voigt has prepared guidelines for CLD Approved Schooling Shows. She also submitted her own application for a show at her farm in Chrisman on July 24th this year. Thanks, Merri, for the guidelines and application form that you designed, and for hosting the show. he show was approved by the CLD Board electronically on March 30.
Wooo-hooo,
CenterLine of Region 2.
From shows that are schooling,
to a symposium, no fooling.
Wooo-hooo,
CenterLine of Region 2.
(Poetry for April Fool’s Day, of course!)
March 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Since your last letter, CLD has grown from 80 members to 84. We held a lively Board of Directors Meeting on February 20 with 13 in attendance, two by phone. The following Saturday we enjoyed an afternoon with Conrad Schumacher (on video) with 18 present including five guests and three attendees that signed up with CLD.
Welcome to new members Deanna Mayberry, Manager of Sangamon Equestrian Center, and her daughter Sammy, a Youth member. Thanks also to Dr. Rachel Boyce for renewing her membership. We have been invited to farm tours at both establishments.
We will tour Heartland Equine Health Service’s new digs in Curran on Sunday, April 18, at 4 p.m. Drs. John O’Keefe and Rachel Boyce will give presentations on colic and on hay quality and nutrition. A potluck will follow in their clinic building at 5:30 p.m.
Several people have stepped up to the plate and accepted Coordinator positions with the club. Leslie Burket, who is also a SLADS member from Westchester, MO, is investigating charities that our club might undertake in a continuing relationship. Leslie is also working on Inter-Club promotions with adjoining GMO’s to spread the news on CLD projects and symposiums. Vice-President Elena Voigt from Carbondale is chair of Inter-Club Liaisons.
The By-Laws Committee is chugging along with several housekeeping (grammar, spelling, punctuation) corrections in the works, plus a couple proposed clarifications to the By-Laws. Immediate Past President Tracey Walker heads the Committee and is ably joined by two lawyers we are lucky enough to have as members, John Simpson of Springfield and Sue Schultz of Belleville. Our target is to distribute copies of the revised Handbook and By-Laws at IceBreaker on April 24.
Our new Show Safety Coordinator, a position mandated this year by USEF, is Anne Scrivner of Rochester. At the February 20 Directors Meeting, she brought pages of material she generated to fulfill the requirements of this new position.
Under the general heading of education, we have Kate Fleming-Kuhn of New Berlin working on the Education Day speaker for November. Kelly Griffith of St. Joseph presented ideas for her Grassroots Coordinator position. A Youth Clinic with David Blake in the Champaign area is also in the works. David is a CLD alum, now working with Steffen Peters in California. His mother, Nancy Blake, is still a Champaign member of CLD. Jordan Meadows of Auburn, our Jr/Young Rider Coordinator, brought ideas to build Youth membership. Scholarship Chair Janet Fitch of Champaign is working on promotion of our two current scholarships. Janet is also preparing guidelines for a new scholarship to pay clinic fees for Youth or Adult Amateurs, which was proposed by Newsletter Editor Kelley Clausing of New Berlin. Paula Briney and Marilyn Weber are securing an instructor for a Youth Clinic at Pratense Farms and a Quadrille Clinic for Youth members.
Kelley Clausing has set up a Facebook account for CLD. At this writing, 42 have members have become "fans" of CLD! Jordan Meadows will help with the Facebook pages specifically to help attract Youth. The Omnibus has been printed. We are folding, stapling, sealing, labeling and stamping. It will soon be in a mailbox near you and online at www.CenterLineDressage.net.
IceBreaker Co-Managers Sue and Amanda Graham of Glenarm reported on their progress in securing personnel for April 24. They still need volunteers! Scorers and runners are particularly needed. Jan Gurga of Lincoln and Julie Nichols of Mt. Pulaski have agreed to be Co-Managers of FireCracker on July 10. They also need volunteers! Manager John Simpson of Springfield is hard at work on Classic I & II, August 28 and 29.
Former Director Merri Voigt traveled the furthest to attend the meeting to present her guidelines for CLD-approved schooling shows. She is planning a CLD-approved schooling show at her Chrisman farm in July.
There are still areas for which no one has yet volunteered. If something strikes your fancy, please get in touch with me. We need a Sponsorship Coordinator, an Audit Coordinator, a Parliamentarian, and a Volunteer Coordinator. We are looking forward to our as-yet-unscheduled invitations to barn tours at Tony Correa’s, Sangamon Equestrian Center, Monfort & Associates DVMs, and Tower Hill Equestrian Center. Our next farm tour will showcase the new addition to Pratense Farm at 4 p.m. on March 20. Gerhard Politz will give an overview of dressage education as envisioned by USDF at 5 p.m., and we will enjoy a potluck together at 5:30 p.m.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. Under long-range planning, Janet Fitch has agreed to assemble your ideas for the big 40th Anniversary Celebration in the works for CLD in 2012. Certainly we want to serve cake and punch to everyone at each show and CLD event, as well as have a super star for Education Day. Your ideas for this year-long party are eagerly awaited.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Since your last letter, CLD has grown from 80 members to 84. We held a lively Board of Directors Meeting on February 20 with 13 in attendance, two by phone. The following Saturday we enjoyed an afternoon with Conrad Schumacher (on video) with 18 present including five guests and three attendees that signed up with CLD.
Welcome to new members Deanna Mayberry, Manager of Sangamon Equestrian Center, and her daughter Sammy, a Youth member. Thanks also to Dr. Rachel Boyce for renewing her membership. We have been invited to farm tours at both establishments.
We will tour Heartland Equine Health Service’s new digs in Curran on Sunday, April 18, at 4 p.m. Drs. John O’Keefe and Rachel Boyce will give presentations on colic and on hay quality and nutrition. A potluck will follow in their clinic building at 5:30 p.m.
Several people have stepped up to the plate and accepted Coordinator positions with the club. Leslie Burket, who is also a SLADS member from Westchester, MO, is investigating charities that our club might undertake in a continuing relationship. Leslie is also working on Inter-Club promotions with adjoining GMO’s to spread the news on CLD projects and symposiums. Vice-President Elena Voigt from Carbondale is chair of Inter-Club Liaisons.
The By-Laws Committee is chugging along with several housekeeping (grammar, spelling, punctuation) corrections in the works, plus a couple proposed clarifications to the By-Laws. Immediate Past President Tracey Walker heads the Committee and is ably joined by two lawyers we are lucky enough to have as members, John Simpson of Springfield and Sue Schultz of Belleville. Our target is to distribute copies of the revised Handbook and By-Laws at IceBreaker on April 24.
Our new Show Safety Coordinator, a position mandated this year by USEF, is Anne Scrivner of Rochester. At the February 20 Directors Meeting, she brought pages of material she generated to fulfill the requirements of this new position.
Under the general heading of education, we have Kate Fleming-Kuhn of New Berlin working on the Education Day speaker for November. Kelly Griffith of St. Joseph presented ideas for her Grassroots Coordinator position. A Youth Clinic with David Blake in the Champaign area is also in the works. David is a CLD alum, now working with Steffen Peters in California. His mother, Nancy Blake, is still a Champaign member of CLD. Jordan Meadows of Auburn, our Jr/Young Rider Coordinator, brought ideas to build Youth membership. Scholarship Chair Janet Fitch of Champaign is working on promotion of our two current scholarships. Janet is also preparing guidelines for a new scholarship to pay clinic fees for Youth or Adult Amateurs, which was proposed by Newsletter Editor Kelley Clausing of New Berlin. Paula Briney and Marilyn Weber are securing an instructor for a Youth Clinic at Pratense Farms and a Quadrille Clinic for Youth members.
Kelley Clausing has set up a Facebook account for CLD. At this writing, 42 have members have become "fans" of CLD! Jordan Meadows will help with the Facebook pages specifically to help attract Youth. The Omnibus has been printed. We are folding, stapling, sealing, labeling and stamping. It will soon be in a mailbox near you and online at www.CenterLineDressage.net.
IceBreaker Co-Managers Sue and Amanda Graham of Glenarm reported on their progress in securing personnel for April 24. They still need volunteers! Scorers and runners are particularly needed. Jan Gurga of Lincoln and Julie Nichols of Mt. Pulaski have agreed to be Co-Managers of FireCracker on July 10. They also need volunteers! Manager John Simpson of Springfield is hard at work on Classic I & II, August 28 and 29.
Former Director Merri Voigt traveled the furthest to attend the meeting to present her guidelines for CLD-approved schooling shows. She is planning a CLD-approved schooling show at her Chrisman farm in July.
There are still areas for which no one has yet volunteered. If something strikes your fancy, please get in touch with me. We need a Sponsorship Coordinator, an Audit Coordinator, a Parliamentarian, and a Volunteer Coordinator. We are looking forward to our as-yet-unscheduled invitations to barn tours at Tony Correa’s, Sangamon Equestrian Center, Monfort & Associates DVMs, and Tower Hill Equestrian Center. Our next farm tour will showcase the new addition to Pratense Farm at 4 p.m. on March 20. Gerhard Politz will give an overview of dressage education as envisioned by USDF at 5 p.m., and we will enjoy a potluck together at 5:30 p.m.
I am still just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
P.S. Under long-range planning, Janet Fitch has agreed to assemble your ideas for the big 40th Anniversary Celebration in the works for CLD in 2012. Certainly we want to serve cake and punch to everyone at each show and CLD event, as well as have a super star for Education Day. Your ideas for this year-long party are eagerly awaited.
February 2010
The purposes of CenterLine Dressage: "to promote interest in and further the knowledge of dressage; to conduct dressage events and activities; to provide educational forums" from the Bylaws of CenterLine Dressage, adopted August 1983.
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Resolutions, resolutions. As we embark on a new year, we always have hope for the future. Certainly there was hope in March 1972 when CenterLine Dressage was first organized at Elaine Powell’s Golden Miss Stables in Fisher, IL. (Elaine is now Gibala, an “R” judge living in Winchester, KY.) At one point, not so many years ago, CLD had over 200 members. That number is important because our delegate to the USDF Convention receives one vote for every 25 members in our GMO (Group Member Organization). Currently, CLD has 80 members, at a time when dressage is a growing sport in the U.S.
Obviously the first order of business in 2010 is how to grow the membership of CLD. Your ideas and help are needed. If each member recruits a new member this year, we would double our membership. If CLD is not serving your needs as your local dressage organization, we need to know how we can serve you better.
Take a look at the Calendar of Events to get an idea of what is currently planned for this year. It can be found on page 9 of The Reader, as well as online at www.centerlinedressage.com. Is there something there that you would like to help with? We can certainly use volunteers. Is there something that you would like to see added to the calendar? Can you help put it on the calendar?
Finally here is a list of some items that we already do and some items that we have as possibilities:
1. Charity - Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society (HARPS)? Salem Children’s Home?
2. Inter club liaison to get addresses for each club president and newsletter editor of adjoining GMO's to receive our newsletter
3. By-Laws
4. Member Handbook
5. New Safety Coordinator - Anne Scrivner
6. Growing CLD
- Youth Members: YR’s, activities, education, scholarships
7. Symposium Education Coordinator - Kate Fleming-Kuhn
8. Grassroots Education Coordinator
9. Awards Banquet
10. USDF Convention - Paula Briney
11. Sponsorships - coordinate sales for event programs
12. Annual Audit of Books
13. Guidelines for Board procedures
14. IceBreaker Manager
15. FireCracker Manager
16. Classic I & II Manager, John Simpson
17. Parliamentarian
18. Scribing/Judging Clinic
19. Farm Tours - Thus far we have received invitations from Tony Correa, Cobblestone, and Monfort & Associates, DVM
20. AA and/or Jr. Scholarship for three slots in a three-day CLD clinic
21. Equine Wellness Presentation
22. Volunteer Coordinator to help secure volunteers for events and keep track of volunteer hours for awards
Do any of these strike your fancy as an area you would like to help with? Do you have other ideas? I would love to hear them. I am just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Please get in touch.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com
Dear Member and Friend of CLD,
Resolutions, resolutions. As we embark on a new year, we always have hope for the future. Certainly there was hope in March 1972 when CenterLine Dressage was first organized at Elaine Powell’s Golden Miss Stables in Fisher, IL. (Elaine is now Gibala, an “R” judge living in Winchester, KY.) At one point, not so many years ago, CLD had over 200 members. That number is important because our delegate to the USDF Convention receives one vote for every 25 members in our GMO (Group Member Organization). Currently, CLD has 80 members, at a time when dressage is a growing sport in the U.S.
Obviously the first order of business in 2010 is how to grow the membership of CLD. Your ideas and help are needed. If each member recruits a new member this year, we would double our membership. If CLD is not serving your needs as your local dressage organization, we need to know how we can serve you better.
Take a look at the Calendar of Events to get an idea of what is currently planned for this year. It can be found on page 9 of The Reader, as well as online at www.centerlinedressage.com. Is there something there that you would like to help with? We can certainly use volunteers. Is there something that you would like to see added to the calendar? Can you help put it on the calendar?
Finally here is a list of some items that we already do and some items that we have as possibilities:
1. Charity - Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society (HARPS)? Salem Children’s Home?
2. Inter club liaison to get addresses for each club president and newsletter editor of adjoining GMO's to receive our newsletter
3. By-Laws
4. Member Handbook
5. New Safety Coordinator - Anne Scrivner
6. Growing CLD
- Youth Members: YR’s, activities, education, scholarships
7. Symposium Education Coordinator - Kate Fleming-Kuhn
8. Grassroots Education Coordinator
9. Awards Banquet
10. USDF Convention - Paula Briney
11. Sponsorships - coordinate sales for event programs
12. Annual Audit of Books
13. Guidelines for Board procedures
14. IceBreaker Manager
15. FireCracker Manager
16. Classic I & II Manager, John Simpson
17. Parliamentarian
18. Scribing/Judging Clinic
19. Farm Tours - Thus far we have received invitations from Tony Correa, Cobblestone, and Monfort & Associates, DVM
20. AA and/or Jr. Scholarship for three slots in a three-day CLD clinic
21. Equine Wellness Presentation
22. Volunteer Coordinator to help secure volunteers for events and keep track of volunteer hours for awards
Do any of these strike your fancy as an area you would like to help with? Do you have other ideas? I would love to hear them. I am just a phone call or an e-mail away.
Please get in touch.
Alice E. Martin
217-546-9400
president@centerlinedressage.com