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Southern Garden State Dressage Society
SGSDS
June/July/Aug./Sept. 2014
Newsletter
Region 1
DE - MD - NC
NJ - PA - VA
a CBLM Registered GMO
Next Meeting 10/9 @ 7pm
at The Double Lazy S (Shannon Fornari)
1150 Centerton Rd., Pittsgrove
2014 Officers
President
Jennifer Allen
[email protected]
856-453-2866
Vice President
Shannon Fornari
[email protected]
609-412-9216
In this newsletter:
• Upcoming Events............................................... pg. 2
• Congratulations.................................................. pg. 3
• Riding With Bent Elbows................................ pg. 4
• Fix It With Feed: Part 8.................................... pg. 5
• Meeting Minutes: 6/18/14........................... pg. 7
• Meeting Minutes: 9/11/14............................ pg. 9
• Classifieds........................................................... pg. 11
Secretary
JoAnn Schmidt
[email protected]
609-561-4790
Treasurer
Debbie Evans
[email protected]
856-794-8713
2014 Chairs
Membership
Valerie Heritage
[email protected]
856-498-5671
Media Mistress
Eileen Keller
[email protected]
From the Editor:
I’d like to apologize for the lateness of this newsletter and for
the lack of meeting minutes. There are meeting minutes for the
meetings that have not been discussed, but they have to be written
from a recording. I plan to have them online sometime in the
course of the next month or so.
- Eileen
There are times when you can trust a horse,
times when you can’t
and times when you have to.
732-569-1542
Volunteer Coordinator
Tiffanie Clark
[email protected]
856-381-1250
Education
Debbie Morrison
[email protected]
Clinic Chair & Committee
Debbie Morrison
[email protected]
Cara Tozour
[email protected]
Have something you want included in the monthly newsletter?
Announcements - Congratulations - Specific Articles
Please e-mail Eileen @ [email protected] & Let me know!
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Upcoming Activities
Sept. 23-28 Dressage @ Devon - Devon, PA
Sept. 28
Good Times Farm - Jackson, NJ • www.goodtimefarm.com • Closes: 9/21 • Judge: Karin Worm “L”
Oct. 2-5
USDF/GAIG Region 1 Championships - Williamston, NC
Oct. 5
Pam Turner Memorial ECRDA Championship Show @ Saddlebrook Ridge - Shamong, NJ
Judges: Barb Ebner “S” & Cheryl Ash “L” • Closes: 9/3 • www.ecrda.com
Oct. 11
Saddlebrook Ridge - Shamong, NJ • www.saddlebrookridge.com • Judge: Vicki Rickabaugh “L”
Closes: 10/4
Oct. 11-12 Garden State Dressage Classic @ NJHP - Allentown, NJ • www.esdcta.org
Oct. 12
CJHA @ East Freehold Park - Freehold, NJ • www.cjha.org • Judge: Mary Harrison “L” • Closes: 10/5
Oct. 12
Woodbine Equestrian Center - Woodbine, NJ • www.woodbineequestriancenter.com • Closes: 10/5 • Judge: TBA
Oct. 16-19 CBLM Championships - Lexington, VA • www.cblm.org
Oct. 18
Dressage @ Bucks County Horse Park - Revere, PA
Oct. 18
Blue Spruce - Jackson, NJ • www.bluesprucedressage.com • Judge: Pam Wooding “S” • Closes: 10/11
Oct. 26
ECSJ Championship/Open Show @ Fidler Run Farm - Woodbine, NJ • www.fidlerrunfarm.com
Judge: TBA • Closes: 10/11
Nov. 1
Saddlebrook Ridge - Shamong, NJ • www.saddlebrookridge.com • Judge: Kem Barbosa “S”
Closes 10/25
Nov. 1
Bountiful Blessings Farm - Howell, NJ • www.bountifulblessingsfarm.homestead.com
Judge: TBA • Closes: 10/25
Nov. 8
SGSDS Championship/Open Show @ Windfall Farm - Bridgeton, NJ • www.sgsds.org
Judge: TBA • Championship Classes Close: 11/1
Nov. 9
Bit O’ Woods - Hainesport, NJ • www.bitowoods.com • Judge: TBA • Closes: 11/2
Are there more events going on that I’m missing? Please let me know!
Email Eileen @ [email protected]
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Congratulations!!
Several members of the club have been extremely busy this year!
USDF Regional Championships
USDF Medalist
Region 1 - Training Level Jr
Sarah Consalo & Booker
Morgan Heritage & Table for Two
Lilli Matusow - Bronze Medal
Region 1 - Training Level AA
Eileen Keller & Dezdemona
Region 8 - Training Level AA
Kim Mullins & Bacchus
Kim Mullins & My Last Hurrah
Region 8 - First Level AA
Kim Mullins & Bacchus
Kim Mullins & My Last Hurrah
Region 8 - First Level MFS
Kim Mullins & My Last Hurrah
Region 8 - Fourth Level Open
Alexis Tozour & Baltic Rose
Alexis Tozour & Don’t Blink
Region 8 - Fourth Level MFS
Alexis Tozour & Baltic Rose
Alexis Tozour & Don’t Blink
Region 8 - PSG Open
Alexis Tozour & Baltic Rose
Alexis Tozour & Don’t Blink
CBLM Championships
Training Level Jr
Sarah Consalo & Booker
Morgan Heritage & Table for Two
Training Level Sr
Eileen Keller & Dezdemona
First Level Jr
Grace Culley & Li’l Lady’s Legend
Grand Prix
Jennifer Allen & Laredo
ECRDA Championships
Starter Horse W/T Sr
Iris Biely & Panda
Colleen McGuigan & All That Jazz
George Rickabaugh & Cudjo
Starter Horse W/T/C Sr
Iris Biely & Panda
Training Level Sr
Colleen Curtin & Rocket Man
Lori Farace & Perfectly Buff
Training Level Jr
Morgan Heritage & Table for Two
First Level Sr
Colleen Curtin & Rocket Man
Colleen Curtin & Veritas
Second Level Sr
Iris Biely & Kosmic Karma
Sharon Lutgen & Bonjour
George Rickabaugh & Mystical Magic
Third Level Sr
Iris Biely & Don Cooper MF
Nicole Rettino-Lambert & Irish Lore
Third Level MFS
Nicole Rettino-Lambert & Irish Lore
Fourth Level Sr
Henry Holbrook & Better Than Gold
Sharon Lutgen & Bonjour
George Rickabaugh & Inspiration
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Here’s How (And Why) You Should Ride With Bent Elbows
by Kathy Farrokhzad
http://horselistening.com/2013/03/18/heres-how-and-why-you-should-ride-with-bent-elbows/
Have you ever watched riders going around the ring
with straight, stiff arms?
What have you noticed?
The exact opposite of what they probably want is
happening. Although they are likely trying to be quiet
and still, their hands are in fact bouncing up and down
with the horse’s movement. The end result is an onagain, off-again contact with the horse’s mouth – in
other words, a pull/release repeated over and over.
Some horses truck along and find ways to hide
behind the pressure, and other horses complain through
head shaking, rooting of the reins, or shortening their
strides till the movement minimizes. In every case, the
communication between horse and rider suffers.
Of course, we know very well that contact is more
than just about the hands and reins. But for today’s
purpose, we’ll focus on one part of the body: the
elbows.
1. Hang Your Upper Arm Straight Down
The ideal arm position is one that keeps a vertically
straight upper arm. Essentially, the upper arm belongs
to the body. In other words, if the upper arm comes
off the body either forward or backward, the arm is
interfering with the horse in some way.
The arms (and hands) should only aid in conjunction
with the seat and upper body aids anyway. Therefore,
keeping the upper arm on the body helps to prevent
what we would naturally like to do – move the arm
forward and backward in attempt to influence our
horse.
3. Put Some Life Into the Elbows and Wrists
Now all you need is to find lightness in the joints.
It is almost counter intuitive that stillness comes from
movement (but it does make sense if you think about
it). At first, it might feel awkward while you try to figure
out how to move your elbows so that your hands can
stay still on the reins.
Try This Trick
Hold your reins with your hands in front of the
pommel with the light “L” shape in your elbows. Get the
horse moving (walk, trot or canter). Put your pinkies
down on the front of the saddle pad and work out how
you must move your elbows to keep the hands steady
on the pad. Once your hands are fairly steady, lift them
off the pad and keep the elbows active in the same
way.
After you have discovered soft, moving joints in
your arms (all the way from the shoulder down), you
2. Create A Light “L” Shape in Your Elbows
will wonder how you ever could go with straight or
While your upper arm stays on the body, your lower pulling arms. You will discover so many benefits. Your
arm comes off the body toward the horse’s mouth. The horse might move forward more eagerly, start to swing
arm takes the shape of a soft “L”, hands staying in line through the back and maybe even give you a snort or
two. All your aids will “go through”softly and with less
with the reins that go to the horse’s mouth.
interference, making communication suddenly easy
Elbows can not point out (“chicken elbows”) nor and matter-of-fact.
pull backward (pulling).
But the bottom line is that your horse will benefit
In this way, your arms will position your hands from a kinder, gentler bit that communicates rather
quite naturally a couple of inches in front of the saddle than punishes. And isn’t this what we are always
pommel. That is the ideal place for the hands.
working for?
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Fix It With Feed Part 8:
Choose The Right Diet For Your Horse
By Coree Reuter
www.chronofhorse.com
Once upon a time, there weren’t a lot of
options when it came to feeding horses. If a
horse couldn’t maintain a healthy weight on
grass and hay, then adding oats was one of
the only choices.
science has come a long way in deciphering
exactly what horses need and how much
of it. The newer commercially formulated
concentrates take much of the guesswork
out of trying to balance your horse’s ration.
Today, the variety of commercial feeds
available makes choosing your horse’s
diet seem quite complicated. Although you
can still buy cereal grains such as oats,
barley and corn, most feed companies
produce various specialty-feed options, all
nutritionally balanced for different types of
horses in varying levels of work. But the fact
of the matter is: There’s no absolute right
way to feed.
“There seems to be a movement toward
‘natural’ horse feeding, which some people
seem to think includes feeding unprocessed
grains, and this could be construed as an
advantage,” said Martin. “But generally,
the advantages of feeding straight grains
(without additional fortification) are few.”
“Every horse has different needs when it
comes to calories and sources of energy,”
said Olivia Martin of Performance Feeding in
Croton Falls, N.Y. “It is most important that
the owner (or person managing the feeding
program) has a clear understanding of
appropriate body condition for the individual
horse, the calories required to maintain that
body condition as it relates to the fortification
level of the total ration and any medical
issues that may govern the decisions made
for a single feeding program.”
The Scoop On Cereal Grains
The horse’s natural diet is composed of
forage and forage alone, but since we ask
our modern horses to perform a variety of
unnatural things, we have to provide the
additional calories they need.
The problem with just feeding cereal grains is
that they vary in their nutrient profile. Some
have adequate protein for a mature horse
when paired with grass hay, but others do
not. Cereal grains do not contain a balanced
nutrient profile, and they must be paired
with some type of additional fortification for
the health and longevity of a performance
horse.
Additional drawbacks of cereal grains
include:
• In order to make grains digestible for
the horse, they must be processed in some
way such as crimping, rolling, steaming or
micronizing (cooking).
• Cereal grains, depending on the rate of
intake, represent a high starch meal. The
horse’s digestive system doesn’t cope well
with large starch meals, and digestive upset
may result.
“The reason we started using oats is
because when horses were the main
source of transportation, they needed the
extra calories. They’re cheap, and horses
like them,” said Juliet Getty, Ph.D., of Getty
Equine Nutrition LLC in Bayfield, Colo.
“People often use the term ‘grain’ to talk
about anything that comes in a bag. Grain
is cereal grain.”
• There may not be a huge cost savings
when choosing cereal grains over a
commercial feed.
While cereal grain diets did, and still do,
provide calories and energy, equine nutrition
• Most horses with equine metabolic
syndrome should not be fed cereal grains.
• Hard keeping horses may not be able
to take in enough calories from a cereal
grain ration; the use of fats and fibers in
commercial feeds allow them to condense
the number of calories per pound.
“If I had to feed whole grains, I would
probably pair some oats with beet pulp,
add some oil or other fat supplement, and
a balancer pellet to fortify the ration with
protein and minerals and vitamins my horse
needs,” said Martin.
Know Your Facts About Cereal Grains
Oats – Oats are palatable and easy to chew,
less susceptible to mold and are considered
a safe grain since starch from oats is easily
digested in the small intestine. However,
they don’t offer all the nutrients needed,
cannot be considered a complete feed, and
processed oats have a short shelf life.
“There are times where oats can provide
energy for a heavily exercised horse,” said
Getty. “It’s not a bad thing for a horse that’s
heavily exercised and needs the extra
starch, but there are so many horses that
are exercised on the weekends, occasional
rides or pasture pets that don’t need to be
fed oats. They don’t need those calories.
Feeding oats to a horse that’s overweight
will lead to laminitis.”
Corn – Most horses like the taste of corn.
But it’s high in starch (70%), low in protein,
may not be completely digestible in the small
intestine in large amounts, and undigested
starch can trigger colic or laminitis. Also, it
molds easily if not stored properly.
Barley – Barley contains high energy,
moderate protein and low fiber. Crude
protein from barley is easier to digest than
corn, and the energy is higher than oats, but
barley starch has low digestibility in small
intestine, it’s low in lysine and methionine,
and it molds easily if not stored properly.
Why Concentrates Work
Concentrates, or commercial feeds, on the
other hand, are formulated specifically for
the needs of a modern horse. Sure, you
could buy cracked corn at the feed store and
feed it to your horse, but you’re likely better
off saving it for your chickens.
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Fix It With Feed Part 8:
Choose The Right Diet For Your Horse
If chosen and used properly, commercial feeds represent the total
nutrition package beyond forage. Benefits of commercial feeds
include:
• They’re easy to handle and portion out.
• They’re uniform and consistent.
• They’re generally easy to digest.
• They have an extended shelf life.
• They make use of some byproducts of the human food
industry such as wheat middlings, soybean meal and
hulls, rice bran and beet pulp.
• They guarantee a consistent intake of nutrients.
• They simplify ration balancing.
• They give the owner options for horses with problems such
as poor teeth or respiratory tract disorders.
Complete commercial feeds can even be used to replace forage if
necessary.
“The major difference between a regular commercial feed and one
that is a ‘complete feed’ is the level of fiber in the feed,” said Martin.
“A complete feed is designed to be fed without forage and offers the
horse adequate nutrition and fiber levels to survive. There is also
usually a higher level of fortification in a complete feed to account
for the lack of nutrition from forage.”
Be A Knowledgeable Consumer
However, not all commercial feeds are created equal.
“With commercial feeds, you get what you pay for,” said Getty. “The
less expensive feeds are generally high in oats, sugar and molasses.
The more expensive feeds contain less starch, have more beet
pulp, soybean meal, alfalfa meal and other byproducts. These feed
sources are much more expensive, but much better for your horse.”
Different feed companies use different recipes for their concentrates.
Some will used fixed formulas, while others do not. In a fixed-formula
feed the ingredients will never change. No matter where you are in
the country, that bag of feed will have the same ingredients all the
time.
Other companies formulate their feeds based on least cost. They
shop around for the ingredients that will allow them to offer a
consistent nutrient profile, but in the cheapest way.
fixed-formula feeds to be better quality because they’re far more
consistent. With the national brands that you can buy anywhere,
they tend to have feed mills that are located regionally. They’re going
to have feed ingredients that are regional. The tag will be the same,
it’ll look the same, but the ingredients will be slightly different.
“Commercial feeds have to be processed in a mill. Given different
levels of quality control in local versus national mills, there is the
possibility of poor quality ingredients or cross contamination
between feeds for different species,” added Martin. “Least-cost
formulas will occasionally have ingredient changes that may be a
problem for horses that have feed allergies.”
Examine Your Feed Tag
One of the more important aspects of choosing the right feed for
your horse involves knowing what you’re looking at when it comes
to the feed tag.
“Law requires feed labels to include net weight, product name,
guaranteed analysis, ingredient listing and manufacturer’s name.
For commercial formula feeds, guarantees must be listed for
minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber,
minimum and maximum calcium, minimum phosphorous, and
minimum and maximum salt,” said Martin.
There should be a list of ingredients (in order of concentration) used
to make the feed, but for least-cost formulas, there may be collective
terms used to group ingredients rather than individual ingredients.
This allows manufacturers to substitute ingredients within that
defined group, such as grain byproducts, rather than changing the
label every time there is a reformulation.
“If you’re ever in doubt, call the manufacturer,” said Getty.
“Sometimes they’ll talk to you, sometimes they won’t. I prefer a
company that has full disclosure. If you see things like ‘forage
products,’ or ‘grain products,’ then no one knows what that means,
and they don’t want you to know either. Make sure the label is
specific.”
One of the most important pieces of information on the feed tag or
bag is the feeding directions. These tell you how much to feed your
horse based on his size and workload, and this information will help
you choose the correct feed.
If the feeding directions or ingredient list is missing, then that’s
probably a feed to avoid. “Lack of any of the required information on
the label should be a red flag,” said Martin.
“That’s a huge distinction,” said Martin. “Typically I would consider
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Meeting Minutes
June 18, 2014
Attendees: Jennifer Allen, Oliviah, Lilah & Connor Carr, JoAnn Schmidt, Yasmin Mahmood, Shannon Fornari,
Lilli Matusow, Valerie Heritage, Morgan Heritage, Toni & Grace Culley, Jennifer & Madison Sauder, Eileen Keller,
Tifffanie Clark, Bri Jones, Katheryn Sabella, Colleen McGuigan, Chris Shallcross
Our hostess was Jennifer Allen
Jennifer called all to order and welcomed guests and newer members.
Good News:
Jennifer’s mare , Acapella, leased to Yasmin is due to foal in July.
The schooling show on the 14th went well. Valerie brought in $115.00 at the food booth and the 50/50 ticket
drawing will be pulled at today’s meeting.
Treasurer’s Report
Debbie stated that we now have a balance of 3,926.00. The show brought in $575, food $115, and new
membership $50. A donation of 1000.00 was received for the Jr. Team . Monies out were $220 and $35
respectively.
Membership Report
Valerie stated that we now have 49 members in the club. Welcome to our newest member Linda Lewis from
Ocean City.
Youth Team Finals Championship in Leesburg,Va. July 25-27th
Team Members: Morgan, Sara, Grace , and Madison
Team Coaches: Toni Culley and Jennifer Allen
Club will pay for riders entry fees, warm-up fee and one tack stall
Jennifer went over parent responsibilities and costs. Jennifer will be camping and Toni will be getting lodging.
Other youth members and volunteers may attend if with parent or Jennifer. Jennifer reminded us all that everyone
there is representing our club and that appropriate language, behavior , and dress is expected of everyone.
Team shirts are done and embroidered thanks to Valerie Heritage..Thanks a bunch.
Team saddle pads are coming in soon.
Team name was discussed but nothing was decided at this time.
Summer show schedule:
July 13th Sunday Next show date SGSDS Windfall Farm
July 18-20 Rec Show Windy Hollow Hunt Prize list not available yet. This is considered two shows.
July 19-20 Jen is available to take members to outside show if wanted.
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Meeting Minutes
June 18, 2014
Aug 3rd Fidler Run SGSDS show
Aug 10th Fidler Run Recognized show
Nov 8th SGSDS Championship Show
(Cara Tozour will enter free at next show since she was not able to attend this show .)
Devon Box and tickets
Debbie Evans will be sending out our money to hold a box this year and will advise us when the tickets arrive.
Toni motioned for the club to pay for this and it was voted yes by all.
Beach Rides
This was discussed but tabled until a later meeting.
50/50 Raffle – Winner Eileen Keller $108.00 Yea!
High Score Ribbon Sponsors
HS means high score
Shannon F. HS Thoroughbred
Debbie E. HS Pony
Valerie H, HS Quarter Horse
Chris S. HS Adult Rider
Jennifer A HS Junior Member
Eileen K HS Mare
Thanks to Shannon F. for taking on the responsibility of keeping a record of these scores for the show season.
Meeting Program- Colleen McGuigan brought her miniature horses today for us to observe . She discussed
driving them and gave the kids a ride. Colleen is well versed on raising , training and showing miniature horses
and has received many awards. Thank you for an interesting evening Colleen.
Next Meeting- July 16th at Toni Culley’s home 7 pm
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Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2014
ATTENDENCE :
Eileen Keller, Chris Shallcross, Jennifer Allen, Maryann Curtin, Carmela Verga-Haaf, Colleen Curtin, Samantha
Rocap, Kim Mullins, Deborah Evans, Yasmin Mahmood, Lori Farace, Tiffanie Clark, Nikki Lambert, Vicki
Rickabaugh, George Rickabaugh and Iris Biely
ELECTIONS :
Nominations in October
Voting in November
Nomination committee: Shannon Fornari and Lori Ferace
Email ([email protected] or [email protected]) or text them with your interest/nominations.
AWARDS/BANQUET:
Committee:
Chris Shallcross (609)425-2558, [email protected]
Debbie Evans
Maryann Curtin
Probable date for banquet will be 3rd weekend in Jan. (Sat.)
Awards: Ribbons, vests
Shannon to order Ribbons
DEADLINE for submitting for your awards is DEC. 15th!!
Please contact Jennifer Allen or Eileen Keller for assistance/questions on how to
Put in for your awards. ALL levels can apply, including western Dressage.
TREASURERS REPORT:
Balance in July:
$2360
Transactions: Devon Tickets, Reimburse Valerie for Youth Team saddle pads,
Vada/Nova refunds for overpayment, Paid to Jennifer and Toni
for coaching and trailering, profit from last schooling show…
Current Balance:$2520
Blue Spruce made donation towards youth competition and is making more donations
for end of year awards…Thank you!!
VOLUNTEER INFO: 8 HRS. minimum needed to qualify for member in good standing and end of year
awards. We are on the HONORS system, so please be diligent in your time keeping.
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Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2014
OLD BUSINESS:
Colleen and Maryann Curtain traveled to Blue Spruce for impromptu meeting. They discussed how the club
works and ideas for raffles for the banquet. Jennifer suggested that SGSDS match raffles for banquet. Dual membership in SGSDS and ERDCA for a discounted fee. Discussion followed and it was tabled for a
vote for next meeting.
Championship show is November 8th! Need 2 scores of 55 or better from 2 separate judges. All/any shows
will be accepted.
Mary Grace is not judging, we are reaching out to see if Gabrielle Armando is available.
DEVON:
Drawing was done by members present at meeting. Congratulations to everyone who got tickets. REMEMBER:
if you pick tickets and don’t go and don’t find someone to take your place, you will not be allowed to pick for the
next year.
NEXT MEETING:
Next meeting will be on Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at Shannon Fornari’s home:
1150 Centerton Rd., Pittsgrove, NJ 08318. Meeting will start at about 7pm.
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