We are in the process of updating all the old forms that have a 5 hour volunteer requirement for eligibility for Year End Awards. It was decided that for 2015, 8 hours per horse/rider combination is required. Please note this as you plan your show year. We are always in need of volunteers and 8 hours will not be hard to get if you plan ahead! You must have a signed Volunteer Hours Form that you are responsible for keeping until end of the year submission along with your Rider Report Form. Shelley Fugitt (tnsaf@comcast.net) is the new Volunteer Coordinator and she will be happy to help find a volunteer duty for you. 

If you are from out of Tennessee and are entered in the Tennessean at  Brownland Farm, you will need a health certificate within 10 days.

Click here for the scores from the 2015 Spring Fling.

Congratulations to our three award winners for $500 each to advance their dressage education:

Open–Rebecca (Becky) Brown

AA—Bonnie Lake

JR/YR—Emme Blandford

Let’s put behind us those months that end in “ary” and look forward to some spring weather!

April 4 is the first CTDA schooling show at Walnut Trace. You can access the online entry form by clicking here . Absolute closing date is Saturday, March 28. These shows are very popular and everyone will be ready to get outside so get your entries in early! Once we fill the day, we cannot accept any more entries, even if it is before the closing date.  

Then, it’s Spring Fling, our USDF recognized show at Old Hillsboro Manor in Franklin on May 2. It is a one day, one ring show so, again, you will want your entry in early! Prize list can be downloaded by clicking here. The judge is Charlotte Trentelman and she will be conducting an educational symposium the next day on the new 2015 tests. Watch for more news about that!!!!

You can get ready even in this wicked weather by at least putting the dates on your calendar and memorizing your tests. You can even start practicing in the living room (oh you know we’ve all done it!). Things that are new for this year are a schooling show cancellation policy (click here to view) and an increase to 8 volunteer hours required for Year End Awards.

Schooling Shows

April 4                   Walnut Trace- Grace Johnson, owner
                              Judge:  Meris Gregis

May 30/31           Roberson Equestrian Facility—Jessica Roberson Wright, owner
                              Judge: Danielle Perry

July 18                 Double H Farm–Jenni Hogan, owner
                              Judge: Lori Hoos

Aug 8                     Travelers Rest—Tami Crawford, owner
                                Judge: Darlene Dixon-Botroff

Sept. 19                Willing Horse Farm—Brandie Heidenway, owner
                               Judge: Andrea Pappano

Oct. 17                  Walnut Trace—Grace Johnson, owner
                              Judge: Jenni Hogan

USDF Recognized Shows

May 2                    Spring Fling
                               Old Hillsboro Manor

June 6-7               Tennessean
                                Brownland Farm

Aug 21-23            Ole South Dressage
                               Miller Coliseum

Opportunity Classes are offered at Ole South PRELUDE and Ole South Classic Dressage Shows. We will accept any late entries in these classes without penalty. 

Friday: August 22, 2014
101n – Training 1 opportunity
103n Training 3 Opportunity
111n First 1 Opportunity
113n First 3 Opportunity

Saturday: August 23, 2014
202n Training 2 Opportunity
203n Training 3 Opportunity
212n First 2 Opportunity
213n First 3 Opportunity

Sunday: August 24, 2014
301n Training 1 Opportunity
303n Training 3 Opportunity
311n First 1 Opportunity
313n First 3 Opportunity