Check out our 2011 show season dates, and don’t forget to check our Show Page for more information as the season heats up!
SFP 1* Show
June 5, 2011
Webb Ranch
Judge: Ginny Bergman-Wailes
Entries opened May 1 – entries close June 1.
CLICK HERE for Omnibus entry information and scroll down to page 40 for the SFP show details, including class numbers, fees, and mailing address for show entries.
CLICK HERE for the CDS entry form, which you can fill out online and then print to send to the show Manager/Secretary, Susan Lombardi.
Northern RAAC Hosted by the SFP Chapter
July 16, 2011
The Horsepark at Woodside
SFP 44th Annual Show 3*
July 30-31
Webb Ranch
SFP Perpetual Trophies – Only at the SFP Annual Show! This outstanding collection of perpetual trophies includes beautiful awards for every level of competition.
JENNIFER SHEARER . . . you’re going to the 2011 CDS Adult Amateur Clinic with Donna Richardson!
Jennifer Shearer is the lucky winner of the SFP chapter drawing to participate in the CDS Northern California Adult Amateur Clinic with Donna Richardson. The clinic will be held May 20-22, 2011, at Santa Rosa Equestrian Center. Valerie Metcalfe’s name was drawn as the backup rider. All chapter members are encouraged to attend as auditors – this is a great learning opportunity for everyone. Congratulations Jennifer!
January 9th saw more than 50 chapter members, family and friends gathered upstairs at NCEFT to applaud the highest scoring chapter members at every level of CDS competition in 2010, as well as the top winners in the Coastside Schooling Show Series.
Akiko Yamazaki gave a special presentation about her superstar horse, Ravel, who brought home two bronze medals from the World Equestrian Games held last fall in Kentucky. In addition, she generously donated a Breyer model of Ravel for a silent auction fundraiser for the chapter.
Sandy Holmes won the bid, along with the chapter’s thanks for her generous donation, and Akiko later had Steffen Peters, Ravel’s revered rider, include his autograph for Sandy.
Rachel Williamson accepts her award from Nan Meek and Michele De Luna
Akiko Yamazaki presents Ravel to Sandy Holmes, with Nan Meek
March 14
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November 14
NCEFT: New Meeting Location
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy
880 Runnymede Road
Woodside CA 94062
Meetings are held upstairs in the main building.
Click here for map.
National Center for Equine Assisted Therapy
The Regional Adult Amateur Competition, known as “The RAAC”, gives CDS members a great way to gain competitive experience, have fun, and win great prizes.
This year, SFP will be hosting the Northern RAAC in partnership with the Woodside Summer Dressage and Breed Show July 14-17 at The Horse Park at Woodside.
NEW in 2011! At the recent CDS Annual Meeting, the state board added to the RAAC a “Basic Level”. Riders can now qualify and compete at Intro Level Test C for Basic Level RAAC awards. It’s a great entry-level competition goal for even the newest dressage rider or competitor, as well as young and green horses.
Click here for more information about the RAAC.
SUMMARY of new USEF helmet rules effective March 1, 2011, for dressage: Anyone mounted on a horse must wear protective headgear except those riders age 18 and over while on horses that are competing only in FEI levels and tests at the Prix St. Georges level and above (including FEI Young Rider Tests, the USEF Developing Prix St. Georges Test and the USEF Brentina Cup Test).
Click here for complete rule information.
2:00 to 5:00 pm
Chapter Awards Presentation
Akiko Yamazaki on the US WEG Victory
Refreshments courtesy of SFP
Location: N.C.E.F.T.
880 Runnymede Road, Woodside
Indoors, rain or shine!
Click for N.C.E.F.T. directions
See you there!
Elected by Acclamation
If you’re wondering what happened to the electronic election that was planned for this fall, wonder no more. The news on chapter elections: [Read More…]
Welcome Aboard CDS!
Sign up now and prepare to experience a weekend of education and fun at the 2011 CDS Annual Meeting, being held in Long Beach on the Queen Mary, January 21-23, 2011. CDS Chapter Chairs, Chapter Representatives and CDS members are in for a treat. [Read More…]
Pictured, left to right: Katherine Bateson-Chandler (team member riding Nartan), Tina Konyot (team member riding Calecto V), Todd Flettrich (team member riding Otto), Courtney King-Dye (who came to visit!), Ravel and Steffen, Anne Gribbons, and friend of the team.
As the World Equestrian Games gets underway in Lexington, Kentucky, SFP chapter member Akiko Yamazaki gives us an insider’s view of the preparations. USA hopes in the dressage competition are centered on her horse, Ravel, but there’s more to the story than that …
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