Just dropping in to share some fun things with you.The highlights are here but look further in the email for more details. The Training Grant application deadline is June 1st. Whether you are an amateur, junior, or professional, you may qualify for one of our four (4) $800 Training Grants! Everything you need to know about participating in the Grant program is on the website or click the link below. The Yearbook is well underway! Advertisement commitments for the Yearbook are due June 1st with ad materials and payment due June 20th. Youth Tee Shirt Fundraiser - Looking for Youth Members to create the design for the 2020 GDCTA Youth Club Shirt! Designs needed by June 1st. Future event updates… check the website or click the links in this email for complete details. You can also follow on Facebook event pages. - May 30-31: We are excited to be hosting 5* eventer Michael Pollard for a jumping clinic at Chatt Hills, Fairburn, GA: This clinic is nearly full! Auditors are welcome. There will be water but we will not be providing lunch. There is a 5k running at Chatt at the same time so we will find out if the concessions will be open.
- July 11-12: Greater Atlanta Dressage Southern I & II, Conyers, GA
- July 18-19: Kim Gentry Bitting Clinic, Bear Creek Farm, Moreland, GA
Return to Competition - Scores accepted as of June 1st. It's time to get to work! While the return of shows will come as a relief to many of you, a return to competition is not risk-free. As a community, we all need to be vigilant. The objective is not only to reopen competitions, but also to keep them open. If we don’t individually and collectively do our part, we could find ourselves shut down again. None of us wants that. Please see Are You Ready to Show Again? in the May issue of Collected Remarks. Also, you can stay up to date on the USEF requirements on the USEF website at https://www.usef.org/media/coronavirus-resources We will set up a Zoom meeting with the recognized schooling show managers shortly (tentatively May 19 at 7:00 PM) to discuss the new requirements. USDF has invited our members to their GMO book club Zoom meeting with Janet Foy. The June book is “Dressage For The Not-So-Perfect Horse” by Janet Foy. We will be having a Zoom meeting with her to discuss it! The Zoom Meeting is scheduled for June 24th at 7:00 PM EST. Even with all these changes, some things remain the same. I'm forever grateful for this community and for this reliable method to communicate with you all. I treasure each one of your responses and thank you for sharing a bit of your day with me. Caren Caren Caverly President, GDCTA ccaverly@comcast.net 770-713-4025 |
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The GDCTA Training Grant has been established to provide funding support for GDCTA member-riders who are working to sharpen their riding skills. Four grants of $800* each will be offered to GDCTA members for concentrated work with a trainer of their choice within one year of receiving the grant award. | | |
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The GDCTA Training Grant has been established to provide funding support for GDCTA member-riders who are working to sharpen their riding skills. Four grants of $800* each will be offered to GDCTA members for concentrated work with a trainer of their choice within one year of receiving the grant award. One grant will be awarded in each of the following categories: Adult Amateur – Dressage Professional Combined Training Jr/YR
Eligibility: GDCTA members in good standing. US Citizen or permanent US resident holding Green card Involvement in a regular riding program with active instruction over the last three years
Closing Date: June 1, 2020 Questions: Amanda Moretz Grant Program Committee Chair 404-645-4469 Amandamoretzbodywork@gmail.com |
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| | View the full details of GDCTA events, including GDCTA-recognized schooling shows, on the website calendar HORSE SHOWS USEF/USDF 2020 Show Season - July 11-12: Greater Atlanta Dressage Southern I & II, Conyers, GA
- August 29-30: Labor Day Classic I & II Dressage Show, Conyers, GA
GDCTA Schooling Shows* August 1-2 Summer Finals at Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA October 10-11 Atlanta National Fall Dressage at GIHP, Conyers, GA CLINICS, ETC. May 30-31 Michael Pollard Eventing, Chatt Hills Eventing, Fairburn, GA - This clinic is nearly full! Auditors are welcome. Jun 1st/20th Deadline for Yearbook Advertising Jun 1st Deadline for the GDCTA Training Grant Applications (members only) ON HOLD - Jun 27-28 Jeremy Steinberg Dressage, Shannondale Farm, Milton, GA Jul 18-19 Kim Gentry Bitting Clinic, Bear Creek Farm, Moreland, GA Nov TBA Trainer’s Symposium Dressage, Shannondale Farm, Milton, GA
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| | Michael Pollard Eventing Clinic May 30-31, 2020 Chattahoochee Hills Eventing 9445 Brown Lake Rd Fairburn, GA 30213 Show Jumping Saturday and Cross Country Sunday All Levels Offered This clinic is nearly full! Auditors are welcome. PRICING GDCTA Members
Group Lessons: $85 per lesson Private Lessons: $135 per lesson (Limited Availability) Non GDCTA Members
Group Lessons: $100 per lesson Private Lessons: $150 per lesson (Limited Availability) Each rider can bring one "assistant" for free. Stabling (upon request) $40 a stall (Shavings not included)
Chatt Hills Facility Fee
$50 per lesson (Chatt Hills Volunteer Vouchers Accepted) Auditing $25 CONTACT Joanne Morse joannemorse1@yahoo.com 770-313-6283 Facebook Event Page: here | | |
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| | USDF has invited our members to their GMO book club Zoom meeting with Janet Foy. The June book is Dressage For The Not-So-Perfect Horse by Janet Foy. We will be having a Zoom meeting with her to discuss it! The Zoom Meeting is scheduled for June 24th at 7 PM EST. This Book Club is for all USDF Group Members - GDCTA members are welcome! Since it is not location dependent, Book Club members can be members of any GMO nationwide making this a larger group and an enthusiastic crowd. To attend this USDF GMO Book Club Meeting with Janet Foy, register through Strider (used to be Eventclinics) below so that we can keep track and connect with members reading the book. When you register, please include City, State and GMO in the "Notes to Organizer" section so you can included on the map. If you don’t own a copy, you can pick one up at Amazon – they have an Ebook version and a few hard copies or Trafalgar Books has plenty of them. Here's a link to Trafalgar: https://www.horseandriderbooks.com/product/DRNOPE.html | | |
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| | Calling All Youth Artists! The GDCTA Youth is proud to present the Equestrians Unite During COVID-19 T-Shirt fundraiser! This collaboration will show that through unity and strength anything can be achieved! Design submissions are being accepted from any GDCTA Youth Member in good standing. Submissions* are due by June 1st! The winner will have their custom design printed on the 2020 GDCTA Youth Club Shirt. Limit 4 colors per design. Submissions should be emailed to:
Joanne Morse at joannemorse1@yahoo.com
Erin McCloud at McCloudErinL@icloud.com (images are just for inspiration) | | |
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The yearbook issue of the Collected Remarks magazine will take a look at important (and FUN!!) 2019 results, remarks, and reflection. Marketing is often the first thing that is cut when times are tough, but realistically marketing should receive even greater focus when things are slow. Increasing your visibility while your competition is decreasing theirs makes you poised to capture an even larger market share when things begin to recover. We've added BUSINESS CARD Ads – 2"x3" horizontal Member price: $40 / Nonmember price: $45 Don't miss your chance to place an ad that reaches more than 800 Dressage and Eventing riders throughout the region. RESERVE SPACE TODAY! Contact a Caren Caverly ccaverly@comcast.com 770-713-4025 or submit the form before June 1st. Ad creative due by 6/20/2020. | | |
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The Collected Remarks May issue has been published. Collected Remarks is the official publication of the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association, Inc. (GDCTA). STORIES Outside the Sandbox delivering general articles and activities 5–COVID-19 Update from GDCTA 7–USDF GMO Book Club 9–Are You Ready to Show Again? by Penny Morse 10–Just One Mom 11–In Loving Memory – Michelle Futral Dressage inside the sandbox 13–Ours IS to reason why! by Bill Woods 15–Wesleyan Equestrian Team 17–Youth Corner: Wannabe Dressage Queen by Taleen Hanna 19–Dressage Upgrade: Kane 2.0 by Alison Cochran Eventing 3 time the fun 23–Support Your Sport Tee Shirt Campaign 24-25–Equestrian Air Vests: What you Need to Know by Leslie Potter GDCTA Business a glimpse behind the curtain 27–Volunteers Needed 28-29–GDCTA Board & Committees 30-31–Meeting Highlights 32–Donors 35–Event Calendar | | |
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