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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION
Aiimiur. u/nm nP. 0. BOX 3663, SARATOGA, CA 95070-1663 NEWS FROM
MARCH AND APRIL 1990
INSIDE: Eastern Regional Fest Update, NARHA&AVA, Therapeutic
Vaulting - Fentress, Salzburg FEI Vaulting Judges Seminar, Moore
onEuropean Judging, WEG Update, AHSA/International Update, Board of
Directors Actions. 1991 Budget. Pegasus and Monte Vista Fest
Reports
Monte Vista Vaulter Valerie Bantner Performs IndividualTrot Kur
for a 2nd Place Finish at Monte Vista's Fun Fest
Monte Vista HostsApril 3rd Fun FestByPaitiSkipton
Monte Vista Vaulters' 3rd AnnualFunFest was held Saturday,
April!, I990,at theMonte Vista School, Watsonville, Califor-nia.
Although the weather was never hot,
there was no rain exceptduring lunch breakso, for the first
time, we were able to holdour competition at the Equestrian
Centeron Monte Vista School's beautiful 90 acrecampus. Nine area
clubs brought a total of142 vaulters to participate in classes at
alllevels—Tiny Tot to Gold. Classes includedIndividual Compulsories
to the Left and
(Cemt'au^J at Pagt 14)
Photo; W.Bro»mPegasus Vaulters Samantha Ross, KaliPeterson, and
Terri Brenkwitz perform"Open Triples" Kur at Pegasus Barrel
Fest
Pegasus 4-H HostsThird Annual Barrel Fest,Sequel, CA, March
3,1989Ruth Nelson-Moe
Pegasus 4-H Vaulters of Soquel, Cali-fornia, hosted their 3rd
annual spring barrelcompetition on Saturday, March 3,1990, atSoquel
High School. Excellent attendancemade the event very competitive,
excitingand enjoyable for everyone.
Vaulters from Monte Vista, Watson-ville; ML Eden, Saratoga;
Tambourine 4-H,Sonoma; Black Point, Martinez; Califor-nia Carousel,
Woodside; Shoreline, SanFrancisco; Mission Vineyard, San
JuanBaulista; Timberline, Soquel; and Alham-bra 4-H, Martinez
joined Pegasus 4-H forthis event Our special "Dad and daughter
(Coiiiiiuud on Pag, 14)
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AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION DIRECTORYEXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT: JanGarrod (6:30 -7:30am.6-9 pm) 408/741-1191'22621
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EDUCATION:Stephanie Siemens (7-8 am, or evenings)
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91765NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THERAPEUTIC VAULTING:Liz Helms
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THE VIEW FROM THEPRESIDENT'S DESK
competitive vaulting >eas6n'.'is; Good luck to 'thpsKj of
ybH p a h i d i & i i n tlieNatimiaiiu Cn\i-.
pionsliips ift Virginia' I Wist you will enjoyyiinrsdytes _ aud
imd fed competitions dial-"
T)iff :WM"'l earn will shortly ;be trav-
We all scaidowr'^owi thoughts and hopes-fpt 'sijcctjas-'lt
wtJuld he 'wonderful if our.
lhe;\vbtkl !iow $M Vaulting is here in the':s(ates;:-V ;- ' ;• '
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The Fiscal year is ending June 30, lampleased to inform yon that
we are in good-shape financially; 'Itafc'you all again forthe great
support and tlie generous dona-tions. We are changing our fiscal
year torunfroiii teoberl through September 30.
; This will Simplify many matters 'and easefinancial planning.
There will be an interim:shbrt Jiriontfi feol period from July
1through "Soptemlw* 30, 1990, to effect ourptauheri change,.-
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Our 1991 Annual Meeting of Sustain^ing Members will be in
beautiful SantaRosa^ California,' next February. Pleasemake plaits
to attend'; We will be checkingoui. (he iairgipiihds tiiere for a
possible sitefor the 1992 National Championships. TheAVA would love
to find a permanent homefor our Nationals every second year. Weare
sUH looking for the perfect spot and.'Would aiHrfate ^my; input.
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::;:::::New Mexico will be the site of the1991 Nationals. Let's
start plantiing andgeaiiug Hp'now; We arc a National
sport.Lbt'ssupp6rtdiirNationalFest. Albuquer-que is truly an
amazing place, with bothPueblo Indian and Spanish influence-
aperfect spot for a family vacation. One of."the besipsrismi^it be
gettiug were 'through'•our. lovely" Southwest; : :' :-,-.. ' '.: ;
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First AVA Vaulting Championships
in the East are Scheduled for JulyBy Christine
Appel-Bucierka
Frying Pan Park in Herndon, Virginia,is the site for the very
first Eastern StatesAVA Vaulting Championships. Twentyfive classes
will be offered for teams andindividuals, ranging from Pre-Novice
toGold levels. The competition offers AVArecognized classes for
Bronze, Silver, andGold rated individuals and will run in
ac-cordance with AVA Rules as published inthe 1990-91 AVA Rule
Book.Show Manager Chris Appel Bucierka
703/378-5987Registrar Judy Baldwin
703/978-0887Day Manager Charlie Bittenbring
703/437-0551Tentative Class List
Saturday, July 14,1990Pre-Novice 3 Compulsories and
Kin-Beginning Canter Compulsories and KurNovice Compulsories and
KurTrot Compulsories and KurOpen Team Canter Compulsories and
KurOpen Team Trot Compulsories and Kur*Bronze Compulsories and Kur,
Men's
and Women's Divisions*Silver Compulsories and Kur Round I,
Men's and Women's Divisions*Silver Compulsories and Kur Round
II,
Men's and Women's Divisions*GoId Compulsories and Kur Round
I,
Men's and Women's Divisions*Gold Compulsories and Kur Round
II,
Men's and Women's DivisionsOpen Individual 2-PhaseOpen Trot and
Canter Pas de Deux, Kur II* = AVA Recognized Class
The competition, to be judged byAdrienne Stang (I), Saratoga,
California,and Joyce Gussenhoven (R), San JuanBautista, California,
is open to all AVAregistered vaulters. Entry packets weremailed May
10 to all AVA Clubs through-out the nation, as well as to
SustainingMembers in Regions 4, 9 and 10. Entriesare due back
postmarked June 20. Order ofgo will be mailed to participating
clubs byJune 30, with corrections due back July 5,1990.
Stabling is available at Frying PanPark for $20 a night
including bedding,from Thursday July 12 through MondayJuly 16.
Housing is available for all vaultersand parents through the
generosity of localteams, or in stalls at Frying Pan Park at acost
of $5.00 per 4 person stall. RV's arealso welcome at the Park.
Participants areasked to bring their own sleeping bags,pillows,
cots, etc., and should pre-registeron the housing form provided in
the entrypacket.
Most Competition Classes will be heldon Saturday but, if
necessary to complywith the AVA's horse use rules, some maybe
scheduled for Sunday morning.
A clinic will be offered on Sunday byAVA Judges Adrienne Stang
and JoyceGussenhoven. There will also be medaltests on Sunday.
Apply at least 30 days inadvance to AVA Medal Test SecretarySuzanne
Detol.
Sharon Davis Elected President of AYHC
Sharon A. Davis, AVA Judge (r) andDirector of Chantilly, VA, was
recentlyelected President of the American YouthHorse Council. She
has been active withthis organization, the youth arm of theAmerican
Horse Council (AHC) for thepast 14 years. Sharon has served as
editorof the AYHC Newsletter, Secretary, VicePresident, and now
President. The term ofoffice is two years.
This council's purpose is to keep theeducational networks
between breeds,
extension services, and the equine industryactive and open to
the youth of America.AYHC's educational materials and videosreach
hundreds of thousands of horse-minded young people each year.
As President, Sharon will continue toserve these goals as well
as to address theever present concerns of land use and ade-quate
equestrian/equine youth insurance.In her words she will also
"continue topromote the values and benefits of vault-ing."
Vaulting World June 1,1990
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NARHA and AVA—Together at Last!
Questions and answers from the "Just Ask" Clinic(Continuedfrom
page 5 of the September/October issue which reported on the A
ugust12,1989fVaulting for the Handicapped Clinicat the Western
Regional Conference of theNorth American Riding for the
HandicappedAssociation (NARHA) which was held at theAhead With
Horses facility in Sun Valley,California.)
NARHA Executive Director,William Scebbi addressesthe issues of
helmets andinsurance:
NARHA's purpose in life is to promoteequine octivitiesfor the
disabled. They changedtheirpurpose two years ago. It is not just
horse-back riding, not recreational riding, not ins truc-tion, it
is no singular horse activity, it's allencompassing. We want to be
that associationfor you, but we need to learn more about whatyou
folks feel that vaulting is for the disabledand then we need to
mesh that with the so-calledbureaucratic tape that we have to go
throughwith insurance companies.
You know, I just learned at lunch todaythat you
don'twearhelmetsbecauseit'sasafetyhazard when you're vaulting. How
many timeshave you come to the therapeutic riding group tosay, 'You
guy's, now let's think about this alittle bit. If we're wearing
those helmets andthey're too big and they're too cumbersome, it' sa
real problem for us. So let's sit down at thetable and let's break
some bread and drink acouple of glasses of wine and figure out how
wecan mesh this all together so that we can helppromote vaulting
and that type of thing.
Q. Is that really going to get resolved—there has been such
resistance to that?
A. (Scebbi) I am at the national head-quarters a lot and I don't
hear the nationalresistance. Several years ago there might
havebeen, I keep on hearing this.
Q. Insurance-wise—that's the ticket.A
(Scebbi)Insurance,business-wise,the
legalities of running a center like this—wenever want our
centers to be hanging out thereon a limb by themselves. We want to
be able tosay 'we support you for these reasons and you'redoing
things for these reasons.* Get it endorsedby the national
association—the AmericanPhysical Therapy Association has written
anendorsement about dierapeutic riding. A lot oftherapists came to
the meeting and said, "Bygosh, it took us a year and a half or ten
years orwhatever it was, but we got them to make thestatement about
therapeutic riding," which wasan exciting, exciting part for
NARHA.
I think we can work very closely with thevaulting association.
We've got another na-tional camping association that wants to
workclosely with NARHA. We need to work to-gether to get rid of the
stigma that maybe fiveyears ago, some people came in and
donnedthemselves gurus of different practices anddifferent events.
Ask who they represent. Youprobably would never get a
straightforwardanswer from them until it was pretty much inwriting
and in the guidelines. Then I ask every-body out there who is using
our guidelines,using our handbook, to question those things,
toimprove upon them and to make them better.You'll notice the
format is a three-ring binderand there's reason to that madness. We
can takeout a chapter and put a new chapter in.
We cannot remain dormant in the field.You are an industry. When
I think about justcalling 78% and getting responses from
21,000people involved yearly in these programs sup-ported by 10,500
volunteers, with 3,500 horsesworking on a daily basis you've got to
sit backand say it's significant. There's a lot of thingsgoing on
here and so think about who's tellingyou, who they represent.
LizHelms'conferencetoday, Ahead With Horses, is pure Ahead
WithHorses. She has said some fine things aboutNARHA and the
vaulting association which Ithank her for. I think we're all in the
same boat.Just working together through networking willpull some of
these things together.
Ahead With HorsesStaff Focus on Questionsabout the Cossack
Hang
Q, What are the contra-indicaltons youneed to be aware of when
using the CossackHang?
A. (Evelyn Ruchard, Head Instructor atAhead With Horses) None
except for the verylarge autisticmale you saw today. I wouldneverdo
a Cossack Hang with him as he will flip rightoff the horse because
he is stronger than me.
A. (Loraine Wolnisty, Instructor/Physi-cal Therapist at Ahead
With Horses) Contra-in-dications: First of all, we are only holding
oneleg down in a Cossack Hang. The other leg incompetitive vaulting
is extended up and we willnot always ask our students to extend
that legstraight up, but allow it to remain loose inconsideration
of the back. We don't want to bedeveloping back problems. Also, if
you havesomeone with hydrocephalus or a conditionrequiring a shunt,
you must need to be awarethere is a shunt and monitor the person's
re-sponse as they go into a Cossack Hang. And
then the size in some of our children withbehavioral
problems—you never want to put astudent in a situation that you
can't maintainthem perfectly safely in. Some of our childrendo not
tolerate changes in position well and soyou need to be very careful
how you introducea Cossack Hang or even a layout to someonelike
that.
Q. Spina bifida students can all handlethis?
A. (Loraine Wolnisty) Yes. The girl thatI was working with can
tolerate aCossackHangvery well.
Q. What are other benefits of the Cos-sack Hang?
A. (EvelynRuchard)TheCossackHangcan be used to encourage and
facilitate "spa-ghetti arms" (referring to reduction in
spas-ticity). I use the Cossack Hang to encouragearticulation.
For further information contact the AVA' sNational Councilfor
Therapeutic Vaulting (seeDirectory on page 2 of this issue), or
NARHA,P.O. Box 33150, Denver, CO 80233.
Guidelines forWorking with
Developmental^ Disabled
Courtesy of Liz Helms, Director, NationalCouncil for Therapeutic
Vaulting
Your prim arysubjectis the person, notthe disability;
individuals are not "epilep-tics" or "spastics." They are persons
with/who have epilepsy or cerebral palsy. Neitherare they "cerebral
palsied," nor "the re-tarded."
A developmental disability is not asickness. Although a person
who has hadpolio may use a wheelchair, the person is notill after
thcdiscase has run its course. Mentalretardation, autism and
cerebral palsy, con-ditions usually manifested at birth or in
theearly childhood years, are notillnesses. Theyare permanently
disabling conditions andshould nothave terms applied to them
whichimply sickness.
If the physical or intellectual limita-tions arc an intrinsic
part of the story, \ry Voemphasize theessenceof the
individualratherthan the disability. The limitations shouldnot be
made more significant man the per-son. If not pertinent to the
story, the fact ofthe disability should be omitted. To includeit in
those circumstances may seem a pleafor pity or sympathy.
Vaulting World June 1,1990
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A Salute to Therapeutic VaultingJames FentressFinds His Niche
inMainstream Vaulting(From Momentum, Vol20:No3, Spring1990, Autism
Society of Los Angeles)
Valley View Vaulter James Fentress ofNorth Hollywood,
California, has allbutforgot-ten the days when his physical
education pro-gram consisted of wheelchair basketball at
asegregated high school for the handicapped.Ten years ago, when
James was 17, his coun-selor suggested that he go out to Sun Valley
tosee Liz Helms, who teaches handicapped chil-dren and adults to do
gymnastics onhorseback.The sport was vaulting and Liz also serves
asDirector of the AVA's National Council forTherapeutic Vaulting.
James visited Ahead WithHorses the very next day, saw a
demonstrationby beginners and champions, and got his
firsttrialride. There was no turning back. James hadfound something
he loved to do; something hewanted to learn to do better. The
thrill of a "goodride" was all the reward he needed. Although itwas
hard work at first, with the patient teachingof Liz Helms and her
staff, James learned tofocus his body and his mind as a single
entityand to master the basic maneuvers of competi-tive
vaulting.
When he was ready, Liz encouraged Jamesto join a mainstream
team, Valley View Vaul-ters of Tujunga, California, coached by
RickHawthorne, a determined young man who hadlost his left arm and
shoulder in "a battle withbonecancerwhenhewas 11.Despite this
trauma,Rick went on to graduate from Cal Poly, Po-mona, where he
participated on the school'svaulting team.
Rick, James and the VW team hit it off
James Fentress Performs the "Mill" on "Sherman" Phoio: Ctwrttiy
ofMomtntun
from the start. Most of the over 50 vaulters
are"normal,"butnooneasks,"What'syour handi-cap?"—-only, "What can
you do and how canyou do it better?"
In what Coach Hawthorne calls the "nor-mal" course of events,
James became the firstdevelopmentally disabled person in history
tobe awarded both of the American VaultingAssociation's Trot
Medals, one with the horselonged to the left (1985) and the other
to theright(1988).InAprill990heearnedhisBronzeMedal, again a first
for a developmentally dis-abled person. James has been a member of
theAmerican Vaulting Association since 1984.
Valley View, an AV A registered club since1981, competes with
other vaulting clubs atfests throughout Southern California, and
mostyears attends the A VA National ChampionshipFest- Rick hopes
one day to take a team to
Pkaa: Ci»a1tiy ofMommtxmJames Featress (left) with ValleyView
Vaulters' Coach Rick Hawthorne,who has unshakeable faith in the
powerof the human spirit to achieve in spite of handicaps
Photo: Cota-iety ofMomtntuLiz Helms, who started it all,
isDirector of both Ahead WithHorses, Sun Valley, Californiatand
theAVA 's National Councilfor Therapeutic Vaulting
compete in internationally in Europe.Itwas at the 1989
AVANational Champi-
onship Fest in Ventura, California, that Jameswon first place in
Men's Individual Trot Kur.Ironically, this event has proven the
most diffi-cult for him, for autism manifests itself by im-pairing
his ability to remember his individuallydesigned routine, and once
he has entered thecompetition arena he must function alone withno
one prompting or helping him in any way.The compulsories are easier
for him as theyrequire asetpattem of action, the same for
everyvaulter, so there is little chance for James tobecome
confused. Also at the 1989 NationalsValley View Vaulters won the
AVA's AnnualTeam Excellence award, proving that handi-capped people
don't impede truly great main-streamers! Valley View also won Trot
Teamcompulsories. Trot Team 2-Phase Overall, TrotWomen's overall
and Trot Women's 2-Phas e atthe 1989 Fest In recognition of these
achieve-ments the club was honored by the Los AngelesCounty Board
of Supervisors who presentedthem with a congratulatroy scroll
The 1990 National Championships inSaratoga, California, will
present a new chal-lenge for James Fentress as he competes for
thefirsttimein canter events. Canter is afastergaitwith new rhythms
to master and competition ismuch stiffen James is looking forward
to the ex-citement of Fest '90, the barbeque, skit night,pizza
parties and new people. "Vaulting," hesays, "can be very scary on
one hand, but it's areal blast on the other. It's a fun sport!'
Now 27 years old, James continues tomature mentally, socially
and physically. Onecan only wonder what mighthave been if Jameshad
met Liz Helms and Rick Hawthorne ear-lier—say, when he was
five!
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J. Ashton Moore Reports on Salzburg Judges' SeminarJ.Ashton
Moore (FBI, I)
The weekend of February 17-18,1990,found eighteen FEI
International Judges andCandidateJudges comparing notes,
exchang-ing ideas and furthering their education inSalzburg,
Austria. Director of this interest-ing, well prepared and well
received seminarwas Dr. Gemot Spitzer, expert in biomechan-ics
andfather/longeur of top Austrian vaulterGemot Spitzer.
Dr. Spitzer began by defining the scopeand purpose of the
seminar—Visual Train-ing . He made the following points about
ourway of observing and registering what wesee:
1) I can only recognize what I know.
2) The more I see, the better I am able tocomment on it-
3) Everybody sees something different inthe same picture.
4) I remember best those things to which Ihave built up a
relationship.
5) My perception generally depends on myforce of will. However,
I sometimes seethings in the way that I want to see them.
In-depth discussion of the compulso-ries, especially the Flag,
Mill and Scissors,followed our viewing of and remarking
onindividual observations of video tapes of thecompulsory exercises
at the 1988 WorldChampionships. The greatest difference
inobservation among judges present was inthe Basic
Seat—unfortunately in its mostbasic and essential elements—depth or
light-ness of seat, suppleness and correctness ofthe lower back and
hips, and leg placement(LF or not).
Another exercise which was observedquite differently by
different judges was theScissors—particularly thefirsthalf, in
whichsome judges did not notice, or were muchless concerned than
others, with UElh or"slicing right leg" (though the agreement
ismuch better now since the InternationalJudges' Seminar in 1987 in
Goslar, WestGermany). There was also a difference inobservation as
to NC—not completely clear-ing the horse with the right leg in the
first halfand the left leg in the second half.
The exercise that generated me greatestdisagreement as well as
the greatest differ-ences in observation was the Flag. Rag hasbeen
the biggest area of disagreement sincethe Scissors was finally
hashed out in Goslar.Most judges (other than American judges)have
not been judging the Flag in very closeaccordance with the FEIRules
for Vaulting.
An excessively high front with low hips, ahigh leg, with the
knee of the down leg grind-ing into the horse's back, generally
havebeen rewarded by many judges. Dr. Spitzeroffered some thoughts
about the Hag whichwere accepted by those present, and whichseemed
to be based on fashion, not function;
1) Flag has 2 major aspects besides the me-chanics
a) Position of the center of gravity
b) Distribution of weight
2) Rag should be judged according to 3major criteria
a) The hips must be on the same level, andthe shoulders must be
directly over thesurcingle
b) Shoulderandhipjointsshouldbemaxi-mally extended (scope)
c) The body/spine must complete or con-tinue the
arc/semicircleAine formedbyarm and leg
All judges agreed that a "kink" at thesacro-lumbar joint
(waistline area) is unde-sirable, though observation and
agreementas to how much of a "kink" is really a "kink",tended to be
variable. Agreement was strongthat grotesqueness and balance
problems inthe Flag occur most often when the down(left) knee is
too far forward.
In addition, I pointed out that besidesthe technical points of
the Flag, the comfortof the horse (which should be of
paramountimportance to every horseman) is most oftencompromised by
the too-far-forward posi-tion of the down leg (which concentrates
thebody weight in one spot—the knee—insteadof along the lower leg
and ankle).
I am afraid that many judges, unfortu-nately, are not
sufficiently knowledgeable,or sufficiently concerned about the
effect ofsome of these considerations on the horse'scomfort.
There are two schools of thought aboutjudging the Flag—that
which most valuesstretch and line; and that which most
valueselevation, with little eye to line or stretch sothatjudges
are easily "bluffed" (Dr. Spitzer'sexcellent word), and predations
on correctmechanics and the horses' comfort are mostoften seen.
Judges will have to work hard notto be fooled, especially because
so many areused to seeing the "seated dog" kind of Flagboth in
their own countries and internation-ally. Now that there is more
agreement (as aresult of this seminar) it remains to
improveobservation which, even after our discus-sions, was still
quite variable. I hope that
future seminars will help iron out this thornyproblem.
Discussion was also hot about the ex-tension (raising) of the
right leg in the Flag.Presently a vaulter is allowed to lower the
legso that it is stretched first, then raised alongwith, and tike,
the arm; or it may be "stuck"out. However, one judge said that,
rules or norules, she would never judge the stretched liftas highly
as the "stuck" out leg. Remember-ing Dr. Spitzer's item #4 above,
one might inthis instance rephrase it to say, "I value mostthose
aspects with which I have a relation-ship." Those of us who
havearelationship to,i.e. background in or knowledge of, dance,tend
to dislike the ugliness of the "stuck-out"leg as poor line, while
those with an espe-cially gymnastic background prefer it.
Un-fortunately, it seems very likely that the ruleswill be changed
to require the "stuck-out"leg. Even more unfortunately, if that
doeshappens, it is for no good reason of func-tion—but merely
fashion. The only reasonsputforwardforrequiringthe "stuck-out"
leg,are that "it takes less time" and "it makes itharder"—both
extremely weak and over-rationatized arguments which say only
that"we prefer this fashion." Consequently, myadvice to
international competitors is—"ForEuropean judges it is safer to
"stick it out"—even if you do feel like a dog at a fire
hy-drant."
One point which, to my delight, was em-phasized by several of
the top Europeanjudges was "Correct Mechanics vs. Flash."Ms. Rieder
called it "dazzling" or "fooling"the judges, while Dr. Spitzer
called it "bluff-ing" the judges. The outcome of
extensivediscussion was essentially that correct me-chanics is more
important than"flash" orfancy, though faulty, elevation, all else
beingequal. For example, given the same anglebetween the legs and
body in the Mill, erectposture of the upper body (even with a
lowleg) should be scored better than the sameangle with the upper
body leaning back (eventhough the leg is "higher'7). Another
exampleis that it is more important in Flag that thehips be level
and the down leg far enoughback, and the back not "kinked," than
that thehand and foot be grotesquely high. This gen-eral principle
has been a basic premise in thetraining of American judges for20
years, andwas a point of great discussion at the 1987International
Judges* Seminar (especiallywhen we-hadsLprolongeddisagreement
aboutmechanical correctness vs. fancy fals e eleva-tion in the Scis
sors). That seminar was, with-out doubt, the catalyst that has led
to thissudden turn-about in emphasis.
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Moore Compares U.S. and Foreign JudgesJ. Ashton Moore (FEI,
I)
My observations and conclusions aboutthe German/Swiss/Austrian
way of judging,i.e., what is scored better, encouraged,
discour-aged, overlooked, etc., compared to the Ameri-can way of
judging is simplified below. I men-tion Germany, Switzerland, and
Austria par-ticularly because they are such strong
vaultingcountries with strong ties of language (German)to each
other. But I have also found much ofinterest in the contributions
of Ame Sigtenbir-gaard and Birgit Kyster of Denmark. Both aretop
dress age (the highest and most sophisticatedform of equitation)
riders and trainers, and havevery much the horseman's viewpoint
AnneGittens of Great Britain, too, has much of im-portance to say,
as a very knowledgeable all-around horsewoman and a specialist in
anat-omy, gymnastics, and therapeutic horseman-ship, as well as
much valuable background indance. The French judges, Mnies. Turcat
andTheulHer, have considerable horse knowledgeand have instituted
strong rules in France aboutgaits, which may lead to further
developmentsinternationally.
My observations below are very simpli-fied and generalized, and
not meant to be judg-mental, but may be useful to judges,
coaches,and vaulters, especially those competing abroad,
' Only apparent and fairly obvious and consider-able differences
in emphasis are mentioned. Inall other cases, which is,mostly,
there are nosignificant differences between U.S. and for-eign
judges.
Basic SeatUnited States, Denmark, Great Britain—Moreemphasis on
and awareness of the fault of LF.More emphasis on depth of seat and
supplenessof the lower back and hips.West Germany,Austria,
Switzerland—More em-phasis on arm position and rotation of leg,
andon arched feet, sometimes at the expense ofnoticing very much
about the most importantaspects such as depth of seat, and
suppleness ofback and hips.
FlagUnitedStates, Denmark, Great Britain—-Moreemphasis on
"stretch," "length," "suppleness,""good line,"DL(for cons ideration
of the horse).Need more attention to levelness of hips. Excel-lent
awareness of down leg for correctmechan-ics. Excellent
consideration for the horse.West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More
em-phasis on elevation. More tolerance of me-chanical
incorrectness, if flashily performed.Excellent awareness of
levelness of hips. Excel-lent awareness of down leg for correct
mechan-ics. Need more awareness and attention toconsideration of
the horse.
MillUnited States, Great Britain—Much moreemphasis on suppleness
in harmony (as op-posed to suppleness and harmony) with thehorse's
movement. Not enough emphasis onposture between phases.
West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on posture of
upper body, especiallybetween phases.
ScissorsUnited States—Much more emphasis on equalwidth and
clearing horse in first half (UElh—not slicing UW and NC). Need
more emphasison posture between halves.West Germany, Austria,
Switzerland—More em-phasis on elevation and extension
inbothhalves,and posture between halves. Not enough em-phasis on
equal width and clearing the horse.
StandUnitedStates, Great Britain—'More emphasison suppleness and
posture of the lower back,and on biomechanics of the lower back and
itsrelationship to the placement of the center ofgravity.West
Germany, A ustria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on arm and hand
position.
FlankUnitedStates, GreatBritain,Denmark—Muchemphasis on softness
and correctness whencoming to the inside side seat. More emphasison
having the legs together in the second half.Need more emphasis on
posture between parts.West Germany, Austria,
Switzerland—Muchemphasis on extension and elevation. Lessemphasis
on the correct mechanics aspect ofstraight legs together in the
second half. Lessemphasis on softness into side seat
In general, the most remarkable two orthree points of difference
are:UnitedStates, Great Britain, Denmark—Moreemphasis on
consideration for the horse'scomfort (HH, DL in Flag, length of
side reins,back pads, having a break between the Compul-sory and
Kur sections). More emphasis onwasting less time between parts of
multi-partexercises. More emphasis on suppleness inharmony (rather
than suppleness and harmony)with the horse.West Germany, Austria,
Switzerland—More em-phasis on posture, elevation and extension,
armand hand position, hips not level in Flag
Although Free Style (Kur) was not dis-cussed at this seminar,
the last several years ofseminars and exchanges of ideas has given
aclear impression about the following points thatmight be
interesting to compare.United States—negative reaction to
"emptyhorse" and "starting over" (loss of continuity) inthe
composition. Emphasis on static punctua-tion of dynamicperformance.
Emphasis on goodline.European—"Empty horse" and "starting over"are
okay. Emphasis against repetitiveness, es-pecially in vault ons.
Emphasis on dynamicpunctuation of static performance. In
team—emphasis on "pile-ups."
Odds and Ends1) Thisseminarwasespeciallyvaluableinbring-ing the
judges ever closer together—in
observation and evaluation.
2) Dr.Spitzer'sseveralpointsclarifywhythereare sometimes
apparent differences between in-dividual judges andnational
trends—gymnas-ticbackground versus dance background, horse-man
first or vaulting/gymnastic person first,dressage/equitation
background versus little orno horse training experience.
3) There is a very positive trend in Europetoward correctness of
the mechanics. In Go-slar in 1987 we argued endlessly about
correctmechanics versus (incorrect) flashiness. Timeshave changed,
and for the better.4) The French national rules now require
ascoreofO for any exercise performed at a4-beatcanter. This seems
to me to be a bit stiff, but itis true that this is a problem (and
one which theyintend to eradicate from France!). There hasbeen a
reaction against the incorrect cantersoften seen in international
competitions. Therewas discussion at this meeting of this
problem,butnothing was decided. There are some severeproblems in
judging and penalizing 4-beatcanters. Many horses canter
incorrectly bee auseof lack of impulsion, many because of
constric-tion and tension, some to protect their backs.But there
are also some who go comfortably buthave a4-beat canter by nature,
and nothing canbe done about it The big buckskin horse of theSwiss
national team is agood example of the lat-ter. It would be a pity
to punish a horse who isgoing naturally, but itis understandable to
wantto punish the frequent situation in which horsesare tied down,
forced, and constricted into acaricature of a horse. Unfortunately
it wouldtake a dressage judge (and even some of themmight not have
enough knowledge) to deter-mine the difference between a ruined
canter, aconstricted canter, and a naturally ocurring 4-beat
canter. Among vaulting judges there arefew dressage trainers, and
fewer dressage judges.
5) Endless discussion of the problem of vaul-ters entering the
arena or circle inappropri-ately (Chapter VI, Art 741.8 on pages
47/48FEI R ides for Vaulting Events') took time aw ayfrom more
important issues, but at least, even-tually, there was a
conclusion: It should beannounced at the Chef d'Equipe's
meetingbefore the competition that the bell will be rungif more
than the correct number of vaulters is inthe arena or the circle.
The extra person(s) willbe sent back out to wait. There will be no
penaltyfor the vaulter then performing (and
thereforeinterrupted).
6) The value and importance of seminars suchas this was
emphasized by the number of
timesIheard,"atGoslarweagreed...'Thefactthatsomany things were
already agreed upon from aprevious seminar speaks well for the
ability ofthe judges to come to agreement and stick totheir
commitment. If we have the same kind ofcarryover from this and from
future seminars,we can look forward to an ever
increasingimprovement in the international judging pic-ture.
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World Equestrian Games Promise Beauty and ExcitementStockholm,
Sweden is hosting the impres-
sive World Equestrian Games, July 24 to Au-gust 5,1990. With
1,000 horses and participantsthe games are expected to attract
thousands ofspectators from Europe and the United States.This is
the first time that one locale will be thesite for collective world
championships in allsix official disciplines: show jumping,
dres-sage, three-day event, four-in-hand driving,vaulting and
endurance. All of the arenas arewithin 10 minutes of Stockholm's
city center.
The Vaulting Championships will beconducted in accordance with
the FEI GeneralRegulations,17theditionl986,inchidJngl981revision
and published corrections as well as theFEI Rules for Vaulting
Events, 2nd Edition1986, and all subsequent changes and
correc-tions published by the FEI.
Officials for Vaulting—Director of theVaulting Section for this
event is MonicaKarlsson. The Ground Jury (judges) for vault-ing is
composed of President and TechnicalDelegate, Mr. Erich Breiter,
Austria; Mrs. Bir-git Kyster, Denmark; Mrs. Ulrike Rieder,
WestGermany; and Reserve, Mr. Werner Brunner,Switzerland. On the
Appeal Committee forVaulting is Prof. Vittorio de Sanctis,
Italy.
Competitors—For the vaulting champi-onships each National
Federation (NF) is al-lowed to send, in addition to a nine
membervaulting team and 3 women and 3 men individ-ual vaulters,one
Chef d'Equipe, two attendants,one team veterinarian and two grooms.
Nomi-nated entries are due to the WEG from the NF'son June 26, 1990
and Definite entries are dueJuly 15,1990.
Age limits for vaulters—-Vaulters maycompete as part of a team
until the end of the cal-endar year in which they reach the age of
18.Vaulters may compete as individuals from thebeginning of the
calendar year in which theyreach the age of 16 with no upper age
limit.
United States Entry—The AHSA (theU.S. NF) announced in April
that AdrienneStang, AHSA Vaulting Committee member,AVA Judge (I)
and FEI candidate judge, hasbeen selected as Chef d'Equipe for the
Ameri-can Vaulting Team and Individuals participat-ing at the 1990
World Equestrian Games inStockholm, Sweden. U.S. vaulters selected
pre-viously are the Timberline Vaulting Teamcoached by Nancy
Stevens (John Alongi, BryanJones, Jon Becker, Sarah Hart, Kerith
Lemon,Samantha Ross, Libby Stow, Danny Sommer-ville, and alternate
Nicole Woltcr), and individ-ual vaulters SoniaHansen and Patrick
Siemens,Rainbow Vaulters, coached by StephanieSiemens;
LanaSchumacher and DianaTy 11, Mt.Eden Vaulters, coached by Emma
Drinker, JonBecker, Timberline, and David Long, Inde-pendent.
According to the most recent listing in theFEI Bulletin,
participants are alsoexpected from16 other nations. Teams and
Individuals from
WORLDEQUESTRIAN
GAMES1990
Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany,France, Great
Britain, Holland, Hungary, andPoland; Teams only from Brazil,
Czechoslova-kia, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland, andIndividuals
from Spain.
The vaulting competition arena is alargetent in the Royal Park
Gardet with seats for over2000 spectators. Two exerciserings are
locatedin the same tent with direct connection to thecompetition
ring. Stablingfor the vaulting horsesis in the immediate vicinity
of the vaulting tentand is available free of charge, along with
hayand straw, from July 22 to August 6th. The ratesbefore or after
these dates are 250 SEK per day(about $41).
Vaulting Tent in Royal Park GardetCeremonies—All prize
ceremonies re-
quire participation with horses. The openingceremonies will
require that one competitorfrom each federation carry the flag of
his nation.Other competitors are invited to participate, buthorses
are not required. The closing ceremonywill not require
representatives of the partici-pating federations.
The Vaulting Competition—Tuesday,July 24 through Friday, July 27
at 8 am on thefirst day and 9 am on the following days.
Team vaulting (9 vaulters, 1 longeur and
1 horse) will take place in two rounds of com-pulsory and Kur.
Individual competition,women's and men's divisions, is open to
amaximum of three female and three male vaul-ters pernation. The
competition will take placein two rounds of compulsory and Kur
per-formed separately. Only the 12 best vaultersafter round one
will qualify for the secondround. In both team and individual
competition,the starting order of the second round will bedecided
according to the scores of the firstround, with the vaulter/team
with highest scorestarting last. The longeur will decide the
startingorder of the vaulters participating on the samehorse.
There will also be a competition for indi-vidual vaulters who
did not qualify for the finalround in the World Championship
competitionand for reserve individual vaulters.
Schedule for VaultingChampionships, Royal Park,Gardet,
Stockholm, SwedenMon, July 23—1 pm, Inspection of vaulting
horses
Mon, July 23—3 pm, Chefs d'Equipe meetingand draw for starting
order
Tue, July 24—8 am - 4 pm, Round I Team andIndividual
Compulsories
Tue, July 24—5-6 pm. Opening Ceremony,Olympic Stadium
Wed, July 25—9 am - 6:30 pm—Round I Teamand Individual Kur,
Individual Compulsoriesfor reserve vaulters and those not
qualifyingin top 12
Thu, July 26—9 am - 3 pm, Round II WorldChampionship
Compulsories; Individual Kurfor reserve vaulters and those not
qualifyingin top 12
Fri, July 27—9 am - 5:30 pm. Round IJ Kur
Sun, August 5—4 pm. Closing Ceremony
Passes allowing entry to competitors'stands, exercise areas, and
stables will be issuedat the accreditation office to competitors,
Chefsd'Equipc, team veterinarians, horse owners,grooms, and
husbands/wives of team officials.However the WEG must be fully
informed inadvance by the National Federation (NF) usingthe
appropriate entry forms.
Accomodations and Meals—Competi-tors, Chefs d'Equipe, team
veterinarians andgrooms are the guests of the Organizing Com-mittee
which will make reservations in ad-vance, based on information
submitted on entryforms by the National Federation (NF) at thetime
of nominated entries (June 26, 1990).Breakfast will be served at
the hotel, and vouch-ers for other meals will be valid at
officialrestaurants within the competition area. Anextensive social
program will be offered.
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U.S. Team Prepares For Stockholm Vaulting
ChampionshipsfContiiaud from prrvioia paft)Competitors and team
officials will be lodgedwithout cost in centrally located hotels.
How-ever, vaulting competitors will be charged anaccommodation fee
of SEK 500 (about $82)each, but will not be charged the entry fees
duefrom those competing hi the other five disci-plines at the
games. A preliminary list of as-signed hotels has already been
distributed tocachNational Federation. The WEG Secretariatin
Stockholm can give additional informationupon request. Double or
triple occupancy roomsfor grooms have been reserved athotels near
thestable areas. All fees are due at the latest uponarrival at the
competition site.
Transportation - A free shuttle servicebetween hotels and the
various competitionsites is available to competitors, Chefs d'
Equipeand team officials. The WEG has also made anagreement with
Hertz for the rental of additionalcars at special rates (see
below), but car passes
TimberlineUSASports New ColorsBy Nancy Stevens, Coach
The Timberline US A Team, Soquel, C ali-fornia, has spent the
winter months preparingfor the spring calendar of events which are
ourstoppings tones to Stockholm. We are honoredto have been
selected to represent the AVA inthe World Equestrian Games! The
vaultershave spent these last months working hard tohone their
skills and to strengthen their spiritsand bodies. Along the path to
Sweden webecame aware of how much we owe all of youin the American
Vaulting Association. Yourwork, support, effort, and competitive
drivehave encouraged us to reach for new heightsfor ourselves and
our sport!
And so, although inpastyears Timberlinehas sported purple, red
and white with pride,this season—we are Red,White, and Blue forall
of you! We could not have gotten this farwithout you. Together,
with your continuedsupport, we promise to be the "Best from
theWest." Thankyou—yours for the AVA—USA,John Alongi, Jon Becker,
Sarah Hart, BryanJones, Samantha Ross, Kerith Lemon, Dannyand
Jeanine Sommerville, Libby Stow, NicoleWolter, and coach Nancy
Stevens.
for the competition areas are limited primarilyto Chefs
d'Equipe, farriers, and veterinarians.
Sightseeing In Stockholm—AmongStockholm's numerous scenic
attractions areGamla Stan—The narrow streets of Old Townare fun to
explore: Vasterlanggatan, a shop-ping mall with antique shops,
artists* galleries,and a variety of small cafes; and
StorkyrkanCathedral opposite the Royal Palace (whereSwedish kings
and queens are crowned) whichdates from 1306 and is one of the
oldest struc-tures in Scandinavia. The Stadshuset (city hall)is one
of the most lavish buildings in Swedenwith magnificent mosaics and
an impressivestatue of Birger Jarl, founder of the city. Toursarc
given daily at 10 a.m. Boat trips into thearchipelago, afavorite
retreat of Swedes, thesebeautiful islands to the east are peaceful
anduncrowded. Vaxholm and Saltsjobadcn are twoof the best.
Drottnlngholm Palace, the royalresidence, is surrounded by spacious
formal
gardens, and magnificent 17th, 18th and 19thcentury rooms are
open to visitors, May throughSeptember. Kaknas Tower, the tallest
struc-ture in Scandinavia, offers sweeping views ofthe city and
some of the 24,000 islands in thearchipelago.
For Information—A free brochure, in-cluding hotel and ticket
booking forms, can beobtained from SAS (the official airline for
thegames) by calling 800 221-2350 and asking forthe tour
department, or from the WEG at46 8 6620049. Hertz is offering
special rates forrentalcars in Stockholm for games participants,
rang-ing from SEK 216-SEK 436 ($35-371) per
dayorSEK1080-SEK2180($177-$346)perweek.(Does notinclude parking
passes for the Games).Contact Mr. Patrik Wahren 46 8 18 13 15 orFAX
46 8 744 45 43. Reference :WEG 1990.The World Equestrian Games
Secretariatcanbereachedat4686619871,FAX4686608443.
The Timberline World Team who will represent the United States
at the World VaultingChampionships in Stockholm are show with their
horse "Woody". Pictured are DannySommerville, John Along!, Bryan
Jones, Jeanine Sommerville, Kerith Lemon, Jon Becker,Julie Jones,
Libby Stow & Sarah Hart. (Notpictured, Samantha Ross &
Nicole Wolter)
Timberline Thanks Generous SupportersThe Timberline USA Team
wishes to thank all of the followinggenerous sponsors. We are
touchedby the outpouring of encouragementand financial help. We
promise torepresent all of you in a way whichmatches the faith and
trust you showin us.
As of May 1st the followingpatrons have contributed to our
jour-ney to the World Equestrian Games.
Asli Cafe, Santa Cruz, CAMichael and Kalhryn Agnone, Santa Cruz,
CAKieran Bahn, Santa Cruz, CAHaku Baldwin, Makawai. HIMargaret
Barr, Aptos, CAJudith S. Bryer, Saratoga, CACharles and Patricia
Bfltenbring. Herndon, VACalifornia Carousel VuuHera, Woodside,
CAJames £. Caldwell, Jr., Woodside. CAJamas Coffie. Ashland,
CAAHhene Collins. San Rafael, CASally Collins, Santa Rosa, CASydney
Curtis. Sacramento, CA]
Daikoku Construction, Aptos, CAWilliam and Karen D'Alri, San
Carlos, CAF.M. and Betty Devrtt, Caprtola, CAJames and Cecelia
Donahue, Woodacre, CACarole Dwinell, Martinez, CAWaller Harris,
Columbus, GAKelley Holly, Sonoma, CASara Lord Ike. Oldwick.
NJValette Jordan, Mil ledge villa. GAJerry Koch, Chioo, CASonja
Lazear, Fairfax, VALouisa Legato, Wast Mifford, NJJohn and Anne
Lewis, Novato, CA
Pam Lovell. Paso Robles, CADrury Melone and Kunia Vaulters,
Wahiawa, HIJ. Ashton Moore. San Juan Baulisla. CAMt. Eden Vaulters,
Saratoga. CACarl Mulkey, Santa Cruz, CABarbara Obey, Milpitas,
CAGerald and Joan Pascetti, Hayden. COMark and Patti Reschar, Los
Gates, CAHope Scherf, Saratoga, CAElizabeth SeaHe. San Juan
Bautisla, CASherbourne and Susan Slack, Pt. Reyos, CARichard
Kenneth Stevens, Cupertino, CATambourine 4-H. Sonoma, CA
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International and AHSA UpdateStang and TakemotoNamed
InternationalJudges by FEI
AVA Judges (I) Adrienne Stang and NaomiTakemoto were notified by
the AHSA in Aprilthat they have been accepted as FEI
CandidateVaulting Judges. The AVA congratulates thesetwo vaulting
experts on their acceptance into theinternational judging field.
They join the AVA'sother two noteworthy (FEI J) judges,
ElizabethSearle and J. Ashton Moore.
AdrienneStanghas served as Chairman ofthe AVA Technical and
Judges Committee since1984 and spearheaded efforts for the
1990-91edition of the AVA Rule Book as well as thecurrentAHSA
Vaulting Rules. Sheis amemberof the AHSA Vaulting Committee andhas
alsobeen selected by the AHSA as Chef d'Equipefor the U.S. entry in
the 1990 World VaultingChampionships in Stockholm. Adrienne be-came
an AVArecorded (r) Judge in 1982, waspromoted to senior judge (R)
in 1986 and GoldExaminer (I) in 1987.
Naomi Takemoto, past chairman of theAVA Technical Committee, and
past AVAPresident (1983-86), most recently has servedas Director of
the AVA's Council for VaultingEducation (1987-90). Naomi has been a
seniorAVA Judge (R) for over 10 years and waspromoted to Gold
Examiner (I) in 1986.
1989 FEI VaultingTrophy to Be Awardedat Vienna Ball
The Vaulting Trophy Committee has an-nounced that the 1989
Vaulting Trophy will beawarded Saturday, June2,1990, ataceremonyat
the Palais Ferstel in Vienna, Austria .Billed asarea! ViennaBall -
Vienna Waltz and Disco, theevent's admissionfee is 180 Austrian
schillings.Cocktail or ball dress and dark or dinner suitsare
required. Reservations are to be made withthe Vaulting Trophy
Secretariat. In firstplaceinthe 1989 trial competition were Ute
Schoenianand Christoph Lensing, both of West Germany.
FEI Vaulting TrophyCommittee Announces1990 Trophy Events
Chairman Erich Breiter of the FEI Vault-ing Trophy Committee has
announced the fol-lowing 10 events qualifying forthe 1990 Vault-ing
Trophy. The six events in which vaultersreceive the highest scores
will be considered.Only compulsory scores of 9.0 or higher
willcount (For the complete Trophy Rules seepage8 of the
November/December issue of AVA'sVaulting World, magazine)March23-25
CVIBudapest, HungaryApril 21-22 CVE Bratislava, Czechoslo-
vakiaMay 5-6 CVA Dornbirn, AustriaMay 26-27 CVI Bern,
SwitzerlandJune 2-5 CVI Ebreichsdorf, AustriaJune 15-17 CVI San
Francisco, USAJune 30-July 1 CVI Saumur, FranceJune 30-July 1 CVA
Sala, CzechoslovakiaJuly 24-27 CH-W Stockholm, SwedenSeptember
13-16 CVI Hohenhameln, West
GermanyOctober 6-7 CVI Houten, Holland
FEI Vaulting TrophyCommittee PublishesFirst Newsletter
TitledInternationalVaultingNews anewpublication was launched by
the FEI VaultingTrophy Committee with the March 1990, No.lissue. To
be published 4 times a year this small(6" x 8") 28 page periodical
is published byCommittee Chairman ErichBreiter of Switzer-land. The
newsletter plans to include informa-tion, results and standings for
the VaultingTrophy, as well as news of new vaulting rules,seminars,
and competitions. It will be sentto allNFs and FFJ Vaulting Judges,
but is also avail-able by subscription to everyone. A check for$
15.00 should be sent to Erich Breiter, Wiener-str. 111-115/5,
A-2352 Gumpoldskirchen,Austria.
CVI Scheduled for 4th San Francisco Equestrian FestivalJune
13-17 at Cow Palace
An international v aulting competition willbe part of the SFEF
sponsored by the HearstCorporation's Sunical division.at the Cow
Pal-ace in San Francisco June 13-17,1990. RoundICompulsoriesandKur
are scheduled Wednes-day morning and afternoon. Round TJ finals
willbe Friday evening. In addition the new FEIVaulting
Demonstration Team will give mati-
nee performances on Saturday and Sunday. In-vitational Jumping
andDressage Classics and aCombined Driving Classic will round out
theschedule. Tickets for Saturday or Sunday are$7.50 and $25.00
from BASS and the CowPalace Box Office. For information call
SFEF415 546-7314. The Festival is a Benefit for theNational Center
for Equine Facilitated Therapy.
Trophy Committee SetsUp Demonstration Team
FEI Vaulting Trophy Committee Chair-man Erich Breiter has
announced details of theCommittee's Demonstration Program.
Vaul-ters to participate will be selected from thosewho have made
points in the preceding year'sVaulting Trophy competitions, but
other vaul-ters may be invited if necessary. Between 2
and6performances will be given at each EquestrianShow. Three horses
will perform in separatearenas at once with one horse in reserve.
Ten to18 vaulters are needed for each Individual andPas de Deux
program, and agroup of 3 to 5 teamvaulters will be invited from the
host nation oranearby vaulting group.
The Program will consist of 8 timed parts:1)
60seconds-theentryofhorsesandvaulters,2) 40 seconds - "fireworks"
featuring vaulters
rapidly mounting and dismounting withdynamic movements. Arena's
A andB willhave 5 vaulters each wearing demo dress,and Circle X
will have team and individualvaulters with individual dress.
3) 60 seconds - Individual Kurs by a vaulter indemo dress in
each ring;
4) 150 seconds - a Short team Kur in the centercircle;
5) 60 seconds each - High level Kurs by twovaulters in
individual dress, first in circle Aand then in circle B;
6) 90 seconds - In circles A & B, Kurs by 2vaulters in demo
dress and in CircleX aPasde Deux by vaulters in individual
dress;
7} 40 seconds - "fireworks" as in part 2;8) 60 seconds - Salute
and run out.
The 1990 demonstrationprogram schedule:May 9-13 CAT, Windsor,
GreatBritainJun 16-17 Equestrian Festival, San Fran-
cisco, USAJun 22-24 European Jr Jumping Champi-
onships, Berlin, W. GermanyAug 24-26 European Y.R.Dressage
Cham-
pionships, Kaposvar, HungarySep 5-9 CSIO, Calgary, CanadaSep
13-16 CSI, Moscow, RussiaOct 11-14 CSIO, Guadaljara, MexicoOct
30-Nov4 National Horse Show, East
Rutherford, NJ, USANov 8-11 Fieracavafli, Verona,Italy
Vaulting World 10 June 1,1990
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International and AHSA Update1991 .GraduatesEligible for
AHSAScholarships
Highschoolstudentswhowillbeseniors in the fall of 1990 are
eli-gible to apply for 1991 coflegeschol-arships available through
theAHSA. Applicants must be mem-bers of the AHSA. They will
beevaluated on financial need, aca-demic achievement, contribution
totlie sport, and sportsmanship.
The American Horse ShowsAssociation awarded $2,000 schol-arships
to eight outstanding juniormembers of the AHSA This year,from a
fund underwritten by Inter-fund Corporation of Cannon
Falls,Minnesota.
For information and applicationforms contact AHSA, 220 East
42ndStreet, New York, NY 10017.
AHSA RequiresProof of Insurance
Beginning June 1, 1990, allAHSA recognized competitions
arerequired to submit to the AHSA acertificate of insurance
coveringeach day of the competition. Cover-age minimums are $ 1
million thirdparty general liability insurance and$50 thousand on
equipment andproperty. Certificates of insurancemust be addressed
to the attentionof "Competition Department—In-surance" at the AHSA
offices inNew York City, and must arrive atleast two weeks in
advance of therecognized competition. A coverletter from the
insurance agentmustspecify the correct name and datesof the
recognized competition cov-ered by the insurance. Competi-tions
failing to provide this infor-mation will be enrolled in the
AHSAService Company group policy andwill be billed for the
coverage.
AHSA RevampsEquestrianAwards
The AHSA has announced that itwill henceforth offer two awards
torecognize individual accomplish-ments. The AHSA Equestrian ofthe
Year Award (replacing theHorseman and Horsewoman of theYear) will
recognize the equestrianwho has demonstrated superiorsportsmanship,
dedication and thepursuit of excellence in the sport ofequestrian
competition in the cur-rent show year.
The AHSA will also offer a Life-time Achievement Award to
recog-nize an individual whose lifetimeexperience and
accomplishmentsexemplifies uncommon devotion tothe sport of horse
showing.
The nomination and voting pro-cedure have also been revised so
asto involve equally all breeds anddisciplines recognized by
theAHSA. Voting will be by eques-trian journalists, active members
ofthe AHSA who register to vote, andchair persons of the AHSA's
divi-sion committees.
The AHSA's Junior Equestrianof the Year Award (Formerly
AHSAJunior Horseperson of the Year),which carries with it a $ 1000
schol-arship, will no longer be based onan open vote of AHSA
members.Instead it will be based on an evalu-ation of each
candidate's merits,with a selection panel of represen-tatives from
the six breeds and dis-ciplines recognized by the AHSA.The winner
will be selected follow-ing a personal interview and anevaluation
of the candidate's com-petitive merit
1990 ARICP Directory AvailableThe American Riding Instructor
Certification Program has an-nounced that the 1990 edition
oftheir Directory of Certified RidingInstructors is now available.
TheDirectory lists instructors alphabeti-cally by state and
includes instruc-tors in 34 states, Canada, the B aha-mas, and the
Dominican Republic.ARICP Certified Instructors have
passed extensive written and oralexaminations in safety,
horseman-ship, general stable and veterinaryknowledge and specialty
equitationstyles.
The next ARICP National Rid-ing Ins tructor Seminar,
Conferenceand Rating Center will be held onNovember 14-17,1990, in
CherryHill,NJ.GeorgeMoms, Sally Swift
U.S.VaultersCompete forDenmarkDiane Songster, SFEF Publicist
Former U.S. Vaulters JeannetteBoxall of San Jose, California,
andJill Oldford of Pittstown, New Jer-sey, who have moved to
Denmarkfor the 1990 vaulting season, com-peted under the Danish
flag at CVIBudapest March 24-26. Jeannette,who had won the Silver
Medal inBudapest in 1988 and the Gold in1989, had to be content
with an-other Silver this year. Jill, in her 4thinternational
competition, placed15th, justout of therunning for finalround
eligibility.
Jeannette has won several U.S.National titles but was edged out
byup-and-coming Diana Tyll, Sara-toga, California, at the 1989
AHSANational Championships. She andJill Oldford moved to Europe,
wherevaulting has been established formany years, to improve their
skills.Jeannette plans to compete hi theWorld Cup CVTs in Europe
withthe goal of winning the WorldVaulting Trophy for 1990.
Bothwomen plan to compete in Austria,Switzerland, the U.S., France,
WestGermany andHolland, as well as tovault as members of the World
CupVaulting Demonstration Team inGreatBritain, Canada,
Mexico.ItalyandtheU.S.S.R.
Results — CVI Budapest,March 24-26, 1990
Women's Individual EventsSirnone Strohmeyer, W&st Germany
8.7191
2 Jaannette Boxall, Denmark3 Margot Banz, Switzerland4
AtexandraBreiter, Austria5 SusanneWahL WestGormany6 Potra Rusch,
Switzerland
Men's Individual Events1 Alexander Harth. West Germany2 Thomas
Roslnl, West Germany3 Thomas Tarpatakl. Hungary4 Garnet Sptaer.
Austria5 Christian Maier. West Germany6 Andras Tatar. Hungary7
Georg Rosenberger, Austria8 Lasse Kristensen. Denmark
8.5418.324B.1378.1318.1 05
8.8748.6888.6588.4488.427B.3348.3198.302
and Carol Aim will be guest speak-ers.
It is reported that the RhulenAgency has reduced insurance
ratesfor some riding establishmentswhose instructors are
certified.
For further information or toobtain a free copy of the
Directorycontact ARICP,P.O.Box4076,Mt.Holly, NJ 08060, 609
261-1777.
Bibbler ThanksAVA and theInternationalCommittee
The AVA received the followingcard from Isabelle
Bibbler,Wbodside, California, who, alongwith Diana Tyll of
Saratoga, Cali-fornia, represented the United Statesof America at
CVI Bratislava,Czechoslovakia April 21 and 21,1990. Diana finished
4th in thecompetition and Isabelle was 6th.Vaulting for Denmark,
JeannetteBoxall placed 3rd and Jill Oldfordwas 10th. We hope to
have competeresults in the next issue of VaultingWorld.
Greetings from Germany!!! Iwould like to thankyouforsupport-ing
me on this trip to Europe. I amreally enjoying myself. Last
week-end I took my Bronze Medal forGermany and went to watch a
re-gional competition. I got a lot ofgreat ideas to try out on my
team athome. I've done some sightseeingwith Jeannette [Boxall, D
enmark],Michael Lehner and Oliver Peter[both of West Germany] as
well aslots of vaulting and a little bit ofvacationing. Tomorrow we
are offto Bratislava where I will meetDiana [Tyll, USA] and
Emma[Drinker, Diana's coach], I amreally excited for the
competitionbut also a bit nervous! Once againthanks and Happy
Easter. This hasreally, so far, been a neat experi-ence. Isabelle
Bibbler.
Sixteen year old Isabelle Bib-bler, vaulting on "Rym", a
PolishWarmblood, took her GermanBronze Medal test April 1, at
Rid-ing Club Heidenheim, along with35 othervaulters going
forBronzeorsilvermedals. Among them wasCalifornian Jeannette
Boxall, whotook and passed her Silver.
For Bronze the vaulters had toaverage at least 5.0 for the
compul-sory exercises and for Silver, 6.5.The vaulters were also
asked 10 to15 questions on vaulting theory,FFJ vaulting rules,
competitionrules, organization of the GermanNational
Federation,horsemanship,stable management, equipment,
careandfeeding of horses.
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Board of Directors MeetingsExecutive BoardMeeting, April 7,1990,
San Juan
Bautista, CAPresent: Suzanne Detol, JanGarrod, Karen Lemon,
GailOstendorf, Marianne Rose,Stephanie Siemens,
Motions Passed1) TheAVAshallbudgetforthecost of service
agreements onFinancial Manager equipment.A list of all equipment
coveredwill be available.
2) Upgrading membership willbe discussed at the
GeneralMeeting.3) To accept Joy and CraigCoburn's life
memberships.(Ed.note: Board Members JoyCoburn and Craig Coburn
hadpaid $170, to "update," and $200respectively for life
member-ships, rather than the $300 setby the Board in April
1989.]
Directors Meeting,April 22,1990,
Sacramento, CAPresent: Kitchy Burdette, JoyCoburn, Suzanne
Detol, Colette,
Garrison, Kelley Holly, Jan Gar-rod, Karen Lemon, MarjorieOakes,
Gail Ostendorf, CindyPaul, Freda Radich, MarianneRose, Stephanie
Siemens,Nancy Stevens, Marcia Sullivan,Nina Wiger, and Regional
Su-pervisors Rick Hawthorne andTeresa Keville.
Motions Passed1) To recog n ize th at the meet-ing was held on
Earth Day and tosupport the ideas behind EarthDay.2) To approve
Judith S. Beyer'scontract.3) To obtain an AVA seal anduse it on
things such as teamregistration forms.4) To obtain 5018-month
orfis-cal year calendars for AnnualMeeting.5) To accept the
following defi-nition of sponsorship for theEastern Regional
Champion-ship:
a) The AVA will endorse theevent;b} AVA will process all
donations for the Eastern Regional Championship;c) AVA will make
our taxpayer identification numberavailable;
Board of Directors ApprovesFiscal '90 and '91 Budgets
Budgets for Fiscal Year 1990 (revised), the Fiscal 1990
shortperiod (July 1 - September 30,1990) and Fiscal Year 1991
(October1, 1990- September 31, 1991) were presented by AVA
TreasurerKaren Lemon and approved by the Board of Directors at
their April1990 meeting.
The following table presents, in summary form, actual
receiptsand expenditures for Fiscal 1989 as well as Budgets
approved by theBoard of Directors for Fiscal 1990 (July 1,1989-June
30,1990); the1990 Short Period (July 1, 1990-September 30, 1990),
and Fiscal
d) AVA Financial Managerwill be available at $10 perhour
(estimated 4to 5 hours);e) AHcontributions receivedforthe benefit
of the EasternRegional Championship willbe granted back to the
Or-ganizing Committee upon request for the further promo-tion of
vaulting.
6) To require the OrganizingCommittee for the East Coastevent to
have their own operat-ing account forthe champion-ships. [This was
later recindedby the Executive Board.]7) To accept the proposed
3-month fiscal budget.8) To accept the proposed1990-91 budget.9) To
accept the El RanchoTropicana in Santa Rosa Cali-fornia as the
location and Feb-ruary 1 -4,1991, as the datesforAVA's 1991 annual
meeting.10)To put the Board MeetingCommittee underGeneral
Sec-retary and the Annual MeetingCommittee under
ExecutiveVice-president on the AVA or-ganization diagram.11)To
require that motionspassed by the Board and Ex-ecutive Board
concerning rules,regulations, fees, sanctions,carry a precise date
upon which-theywillgo into effect.12)To require that minutes
ofboard meetings contain thename of the organization, dateof the
meeting, whether previ-ous minutes were read andapproved, and all
motions voteon and passed.13)To publish in Vaulting World
Board Votes toPublish OnlyMeeting MotionsAt the April Board of
DirectorsMeeting in Sacramento, the AVABoard of Directors voted,
due tospace limitations, to discontinuepublishing complete
meetingminutes in Vaulting World. Vault-ing World will continue to
pub-lish the text of all motions passedby the Board. Anyone wishing
acopy of the complete minutesmay send a self addressed,stamped
($0.45) long envelopeto AVA General Secretary,Suzanne Detol, Rt.2,
Box 261 A,Cornelius, OR 97113. Pleasespecify the date of the
meetingfor which you wish minutes.
only motions passed at BoardMeetings, in orderto save
space.Anyone wishing a copy of thecomplete minutes may obtainthem
from the General Secre-tary.14}To adopt the following sanc-tion for
any vaulterturning 18 onor before February 1 who doesnot register
as a SustainingMember: Said vaulter cannotcompete.15)To establish
as the effectivedate of receipt of time sensitivedocuments such as
applicationsfor recognized competitions,memberships, etc., the
datepostmarked, orif hand delivered,the date the document
reachesthe National office or is receivedby the event manager.
Continued at bottom of next page
EXPENDITURES1 -*J-J I y WIWWUI 1 , 1 *f*SV l_H?L/LQI 1 IUGI
\f\Jf 1 &*J 1 1 . 1 \JI O, t'Ujjy Ul MULtlllf U
budget figures for these periods, please contact AVA Treasurer,
KarenLemon.
Fiscal 1989 Totals and Fiscal 1990 and 1991 BudgetsRECEIPTS
AnnuaJ
MootingMembershipsCompetitionsEducationInternationalDonationsMiscellaneous
TOTAL RECEIPTS
ACTUALFY1989
$3,30017,5653,431
13,823558681825
$39,625
BUDGETFY1990
$3,00021 ,20049,06010,9823,8074,810
297
$93,156
BUDGETShort FY
$o300500
1,050200
00
$2,050
BUDGETFY1991
$2,20021,10027,2907,147
3001,000
85
$59,122
Annual
MeetingCommitteesCompetitionsEducationPublicationsInternationalAwards/GrantsNational
Off iceExecutive BoardRegionsOther AdministrativeBank ChargesTOTAL
EXPENDITURES
ACTUALFY1989
$2,4811,065
12,1916,0208,994
2613,505
1 1 ,4702,820
1401,759
16
$50,722
BUDGETFY1990
$3,0002,061
43,0429,029
10,3122,8001,509
11,9164,005
8302,032
20
$90,556
BUDGETShort FY
$00
9,8931,0252,950
00
3,260550
01,000
0
$18,678
BUDGETFY1991
$2,2001,050
21,9674,1289,842
0925
13,3003,175
2801,200
0
$58,067
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Skipton Conducts Ohio Camp's ClinicPatti Skipton, AVA Camps
Committee Chair
Faith Ranch, Jewett, Ohio, was the site forthe Camp Horsemanship
Association (CHA)Regional meeting April 18-19. Two days ofSkills
Clinics followed. I was asked to give avaulting exhibition as many
had never seen thesport.—Afterwards several people tried exer-cises
on the barrel and horse. Some had had novaulting experience at all,
but several alreadytaught vaulting in their camps. These
instruc-tors were especially interested in learning indi-vidual Kur
moves as their previous experiencewas limited to compulsories.
Among the 7 students in the VaultingSkills clinic, three camps
were represented:Faith Ranch, Ohio; Marmon Valley Farm, Ohio;and
Valley View Ranch, Georgia, All wereanxious to update their
vaulting knowledge andtrain new instructors.
Three ladies from the Maryland SalemChildren's Trust, a group
home for abused andneglected children between the ages of 8 and18,
attended the clinic also. All are involved inteaching basic riding
skills at the home yearround and were really excited about the
possi-bilities of vaulting for their students.
My clinic covered all 6 compulsory exer-cises on the barrel and
the horse, as well asindividual and double Kurs. Many tried theKurs
on the horse so as to better rememberthem. Cameras were busy and
sketchpads aswell. In addition to vaulting exercises.my
cliniccovered horse selection and training. By thetime the clinic
was over we had started 3 newhorses for the host camp. One was
practically"old hat" at vaulting, and we used him for thelessons on
the last day. It was encouraging towork with this group as all were
already profi-
B oard Motions, continued from page 1216) To provide that, in
the event there
is no established procedure fora request,the request shall be
passed on to the "sen-ior Executive officer available".
17) ToprovidethatAVAmembersmayupgrade their membership to a Life
Mem-bership at any time during the year, withtheir current sustain
ing membership apply-ing towards the life membership dues.
18) To provide that if the Board de-sires to delegate the
responsibility of Mem-bership for specific events/functions to
an-other individual other than the ExecutiveSecretary, the National
Office shall be noti-fied in writing by the Senior Executive
Offi-cer as to the nature and duration of thedelegation and the
person to whom this re-sponsibility has been delegated.
19) To waive the reading of the lastminutes.
cient horse people who had been through theCHA certification
program.
Recognition is due the CHA for theirconcem with safety and
professionalism in theirprograms. I will be working with them on
pos-sible levels of achievement and instructor cer-tification for
vaulting. CHA already has estab-lished programs inbothhorsemanship
andpackand trail.
The CHA's National Conference will beheld in Chesapeake,
Virginia, Thursday throughSunday, November 1-4,1990, and will be
pre-ceded by Vaulting Skills clinics on Tuesday andWednesday,
October 30 and 31. We hope thatmany East coast camps and stables
will be ableto send representatives to this clinic. For
infor-mation, call CHA at 616 674-8074.
CHA Notes IncreasedInterest in VaultingBy Sharon Davis
Sally Butler, Executive Secretary for theCamp Horsemanship
Association, Lawrence,Michigan, estimates that 20 to 25 summer
campsaffiliated with CHA offer vaulting as a regularpartof their
pro grams andmanymoreofferit asan occasional activity. She comments
thateveryone who sees vaulting or has had an op-portunity to have
"hands on" experience is veryexcited about including it in camp
activities. ACHA Camp Vaulting Manual has been on theback burner
for a few years, and now is a goodtime to put it on' 'high'' as
more and more campdirectors are looking for ways to improve
theirprogram's format.
Albuquerque Club LosesVaulting Horse "Potomac"
By Marge OakesThe Albuquerque Vaulters lost a good friend
when "Potomac", their trot horse, died in Febru-ary. He had been
retired for a number of months,after years of teaching young
vaulters. He lovedthe little kids and was a faithful team member
formany years.
"Potomac" had cometo Albuquerque eight yearsago by way of the
National FesL Merry Cole hadmoved from Virginia to Albuquerque and
madearrangements for "Potomac" to be shipped toCalifornia for Fest,
and afterwards to Albuquer-que, his future home. The trot team was
a compos-ite team from the east coast and Albuquerque. Theteam
members flew to California and stayed withMt.Eden until their horse
arrived. When Potomacarrived, late, he had a bad knee and the team
hadonly one practice before their event. But whenawards were
announced, the team and "Potomac"were the new Trot champions.
The team will miss their trot horse friend. Hewas a loyal,
friendly and hard working member ofthe Albuquerque Vaulters
team.
Focus on AVA Region 10
By Sharon DavisU.W. Hoofers Vault at Wisconsin
Horse Fair-The University of WisconsinHoofers Vaulting Club,
coached by RoseMartin, presented a wonderful vaultingdemonstration,
as part of Sharon Davis'(AVA Judge (r)} vaulting presentation atthe
Midwest Horse Fair April 21 and 22 inMadison, Wisconsin. On both
days crowdsof 400 - 500 people jammed the DraftHorse Pavilion to
watch the U.W. Hoofersperform compulsories and Kurs at boththe trot
and canter on their quarter horse,"George." Mostly college age
students atthe University, the Hoofers vaultas partoftheir regular
riding activities in order toimprove their balance, stretch and
confi-dence. Club President and coach, RoseMartin, a graduate
student, vaulted inSouthern California with Scott McDonaldin her
younger years, and continues toshow very good technique and
style.[Ed.note:The 1990 American Youth HorseCouncil Leaders'
symposium was held inconjunction with the Midwest Horse
Fair.Focussing on youth, about 30 speakersand demonstrators were
scheduled toappear at the AYHC event. The MidwestHorse Fair, which
attracted 25,000 in 1989,featured riding demonstrations,
retailexhibits, barn displays and educationalprograms.]
Red River Valley Vaulters Step upTheir Pace InNorth Dakota—Kris
Rohde,President of Red River Valley EnglishRiders Vaulting Team,
Grand Forks, NorthDakota, reports that vaulting is thrivingand the
club hopes to attend a fest some-where soon! This primarily adult
groupworks mostly at the trot on their quarterhorse, "T.J.",
although Kriskeepstrying toconvince them that canter is better!
Theclub is excitedly looking forward to a July28 clinic with Jane
Egger of Michigan'sAgape Vaulters who will be vacationing inNorth
Dakota. They are also planningvaulting demonstrations for a local
diabe-tes camp this summer.
Agape Vaulters "Dance ThroughTime" atHoosier Horse Fair—The
AgapeVaulters of Eau Claire, Michigan, traveledto Indianapolis,
Indiana, for the April 7and8 Hoosier Horse Fair and Exposition
whichdrew 23,000. Enthusiasticaudiencesnum-bering 8,000 people
watched Agape per-form on Saturday afternoon and eveningand again
on Sunday. Coach Karen Kollersaid the team selected the theme
"Danc-ing through Time" tailoring their Kur rou-tines to different
periods in history. TheKurswere quite short, 30 secondseach.
Inorder to get exactly the right music andhand movements they had
consulted alocal choreographer.
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Pegasus 4-H Hosts Third Annual Barrel Fest, Soquel,
CA,Coni'muedfromjront pagedoubles class was a chal-lenge to the old
and a de-light to the young! Manyparents made our day com-plete by
joining their chil-dren in this class.
Although all vaulterspractice on barrels, fewcompete on them.
Thesecurity of the barrel andthe bounce of the trampo-lines offered
all an opportu-nity to extend themselvesand try new moves. The
re-sults were creative, imagi-native, and original—agood kick-off
for the 1990competition season!
We thank our judgesEmma Drinker (AVA (r))and Michael Sisul
(whohelped us out on amoment's notice). Both dida marvelous
job.
We thank all the partici-pating clubs and look for-ward to next
year and our4th annual spring barrelcompetition.
Team EventsCanter Team Bar. Comp
1 Tambourine 4-H 6.62Canter Team Bar. Kur
1 Tambourino 4-H 6.37Canter Team Bar Overall
1 Tambourine 4-H 6.40Trot Team Barrel Comp.
1 Slack Point 5.40Trot Team Bar. Kur
1 BlackPoin! 7.17Trot Team Bar. Overall
I Black Point 6.29Canter Bar. Kur Triples
1 Keltey Holly/Teresa KevilWHeather Byrd, Tambourine 7.20
Results—Pegasus Unrecognized Barrel Competition, March 3,19902
Teri Bronkwttz, Samantha floss/
Kali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 7.003 Kelley Hotty/Teresa
Keville/
Julie Keville, Tambourine 6.50Canter "Dad & Daughter"
Barrel Doubles1 Kali & Peter Pet arson.
Pegasus 4-H ?2 Freya * Flossie Miller.
Pegasus 4-H ?Trot "Dad & Daughter"
Barrel Doubles1 Anns-Lurid & Tamara Tal,
Black Point ?2 Julie & Teresa Kevtlte,
Tambourine 4-H ?3 Barbie & Tom Burdette,
Pegasus 4-H ?Barrel Pas de Deux
EventsGold Pas de Deux
1 Sara Hart/Keri Lemon,TimrjerNrw ?
Silver Pas de Deux1 Samantha Ross/Honami Dean,
Pegasus 4-H 8.682 Ten Brenkwitz/Samantha Ross
Pegasus 4-H 6.90Bronze Pas de Deux
1 Mary Jarboe/Chad Ross.Peg:wus 4-H 5.90
2 Colleen Fuller/Cheri RiversShoreline 5.40
3 Angela Olivieri/Shaena Debok,Timber line 5.00
Pro. Canter Pas de Deux1 Heather ByrcVEmma Byrd,
Tambourine 4-H 7.702 Rachel Nelson/Melissa Roes,
Pegasus 4-H 7.623 Sarah Raskin/Rebecca Raskin.
Calif om ia Carousel 7.20Trot Pas de Deux
1 Ateta Kotocttt, Nicole Gtippi,Pegasus 4-H 6.58
2 Lori Peterson'Sandy Hill,Monte Vista 6.06
3 Shannon Moriarty/Barbie Burdette.Pegasus 4-H 5.96Beg.Trot Pas
de Deux
1 Gillian Casey/Micaela Collins,Pegasus 4-H 6.32
2 Sian Parry/Margaret Lloyd,Mt. Eden 5.76
3 Corie Howard/Jana Dadant,
Pegasus 4-H 5.70Individual Barrel
EventsGold Compulsories
Keri Lemon, Tirriberline B.71Kelley Holly. Tambourine 4-H
8.01
Gold KurKelley HoHy. Tambourine 4-H 8.82Keri Lemon. Timborline
8.72
Gold OverallKeri Lemon, Timberline 8.72Kelley Holly, Tambourine
4-H 8.42Silver Compulso ries
Samantha Ross, Pegasus Q.23Courtney Antrim, Pegasus 7.81Teresa
Keville, Tambourine 7.43
Silver KurSamantha Ross, Pegasus 8.15Teresa Keville, Tambourine
7.95Courtney Antrim, Pegasus 7.77
Silver OverallSamantha Ross, Pegasus 8.19Go u rtmiy Antrim,
Pegasus 7.79Teresa Koviilo, Tambourine 7.69Bronze Comp-WomenKali
Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 7.90Mary Jarboe, Pegasus 4-H 7.35Libby Stow,
Timberline 6.88Bronze Kur - Women
Lfoby Stow, TimberHne 8.25Kali Peterson, Pegasus4-H 8.15Mary
Jarboe. Pegasus 4-H 7.B7
Bronze Overall - Women1 Kali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 8.022 Mary
Jarboe, Pegasus 4-H 7.613 LbbyStow, Timberline 7.56
Bronze Comp-Men1 Andrew Davern, Pegasus 5.68
Prelim Comp - Women1 Leslie Johnson, Pegasus 4-H 7.312
MandiMuzzi, Pegasus 4-H 6.8B3 Sarah Raskin, Ca. Carousal 6.68
Preliminary Kur-Women1 Leslie Johnson, Pegasus 4-H 7.B72 Melissa
Ross. Pegasus 4-H 7.503 Sarah Raskin, Ca. Carouse! 7.25
PrelIm.Overall - Women1 Leslie Johnson. Pegasus 4-H 7.592 Sarah
Raskin, Ca. Carousel 6.962 Melissa Ross, Pegasus 4-H 6.963 Rebecca
Raskin, CA 6.75Preliminary Comp - Men
1 Danny Hentog, Mis. Vineyard 5.432 Chad Ross, Pegasus 4-H
5.05
Preliminary Overall - Men1 Chad Ross. Pegasus 4-H 5.412 Danny
Herzog, Mis. Vineyard 5.25
Trot Comp-Wom(11 +)1 Valerie Bantner, Monte Vista 5.862 Sarah
Rubinfald, Black Point 5.503 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 5.41
TrotKur-Wom(11+)1 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 7.822 Melissa
Farinha, Tamb. 7.623 MoBy Brooks. Monte Vista 6.97
TrotOvr'l—Wom(1l+)1 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 6.622 Melissa
Farinha. Tamb. 6.273 Valerie Bantner, Monle Vista 6.24
TrotComp-Men(11 +)1 ZackCole. Pegasus 4-H 5.00
TrotKur-Men{11+)1 Ariel Tal, Black Point 6.402 ZackCole, Pegasus
4-H 5.80Trot Overall—Men (11 +)
1 Zack Cole, Pegasus 4-H 5.40Trot Comp-Women (6-10)
1 Aleta KoteckJ, Pegasus 4-H 5.662 Michelle Brucker, Monte
Vista5.433 Sandy Hill, Monte Vista 5.42Trot Kur—Women (6-10)
1 Sarah Barr, Monte Vista 8.622 Tamara Tal, Black Point 8.073
Sandy Hill, Monte Vista 7.00TrotOvr'l—Women (6-10)1 Sarah Barr,
Monle Vista 7.022 Sandy Hill. Monte Vista 6.213 Rosie Brown,
Pegasus 4-H 6.10
Trot Comp-Men (6-10)1 Clinton Skipton. MonteVista 4.85
Trot Kur—Men (6-10)1 Clinton Skipton, Monte Vista 6.42Trot
Overall—Men (6-10)
1 Clinton Skpton, Monte Vista 5.63Beg.TrotComp-Wom(11 +)1
Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 6.632 Dana Sanchez, Monte Vista 5.683
Tammy Emrnrich, Pegasus 5.51Beg.Trot Kur-Wom(11 +)
1 Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 7.122 Tammy Emmrich, Pegasus 6.623
Sian Parry, Mt. Eden 6.32Beg.Trot Ovr'l-Wom(11 +)
1 Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 6.872 Tammy Emmrich. Pegasus 6.623
Dana Sanchez, Monte Vista 5.79Beg.Trot Comp-Men (11 +)1 Donny
Herzog, Mis.Vineyard 5.70
2 James Carlson, Black Point 5.66Beg.Trot Kur—Men (11 +)1 James
Carlson. Black Point 4.502 Donny Herzog, Mis. Vineyard 4.37Beg.Trot
Ovr'l-Men {11 +)
1 James Carlson, Black Point 5.082 Donny Herzog, Mis. Vineyard
5.03Beg.TrotComp-Wom(6-10)1 Tina Campbell, Ca. Carousel 4.832
Margaret Lloyd, Mt. Eden 4.582 Mtesie Dassell, Mis. Vineyard 3.863
Lindsey Randan, Monte Vista 3.703 Erin Carman, Alhambra 4-H
3.61Beg.Trot Kur-Wom (6-10)
1 Lindsey Randall, Monte Vista 6.272 Corie Howard, Pegasus 4-H
5.653 Sarah Kleiwer, Monte Vista 5.40Beg.Trot Ov'l-Wom( 6-10)
1 Lindsey Randall, Monte Vista 4.982 Tina Campbell, Ca.Carousel
4.793 Corie Howard, Pegasus 4-H 4.52Beg.Trot Comp-Men (6-10)1
Matthew C.-Pinlo, Tamb. 3.662 Frank Tool, Alhambra 4-H 3.583 Jerrod
Hill, Monte Vista 3.23Beg.Trot Kur—Men (6-10)1 Matthew C.-Pinto,
Tamb. 4.622 Frank Tool, Alhambra 4-H 4.273 Jerrod Hill, Monte Vista
3.02Beg.Trot Ov'll—Men(6-10)1 Matthew C.-Pinto, Tamb. 4.142 Frank
Tool, Alhambra 4-H 3.923 Jerrod Hill. Monte Vista 3.12Tiny Tots
Comp-Wom (5 -)1 Katelin Brucker, Monte Vista 3.782 Caillin Riddell,
Tamb. 3.683 Danielle Skipton, Monle Vista 2.81Tiny Tots Kur-Wom. (5
-)
1 Kalelin Brucker, Monte Vista 4.872 CEiitlin Riddell,
Tambourine 4.25Tiny Tots Ov'l—Worn. (5 -)1 Katelin Brucker. Monte
Vista 4.322 Caillin Riddell, Tambourine 3.96
Tiny Tots Comp. (5-)1 Sean Keville, Tambourine 2.702 Jonathan
Tal, Black Point 2.583 Alex Obrecht. Monte Vista 2.41
Tiny Tots Kur (5-)1 Sean Keville, Tambourine 3.802 Jonathan Tal.
Black Point 2.95
Tiny Tots Ov'l-Men (5 -)1 Sean Keville. Tambourine 3.252
Jonathan Tal, Black Point 2.76
Results—Monte Vista Vaulters' Unrecognized Fun Fest, Saturday,
April 7, Watsonville, CACont. irom front pageand Right, Horse
andBarrel Kurs, and TeamCompulsories. HighPoint Awards were
givenfor each of the individ-ual divisions. Ourjudges,
AdrienneStang(l), Suzanne De-tol (r), and Anne How-ard were great.
By us-ing 3 competition areaswe were able to fini sh al 1classes
before dark. Thebig hay bam was a per-fect place for the
AwardsCeremonies. We thankall who participated andmade this a truly
FUNFest![Ed. note: Feat organizers gaveail score sheets to dubs so
werenot able to provide scores forthis report.]
Team EventsA Team Comp
1 Mt. Eden Zoo Crew2 Pegasus
B Team Comp1 Monte Vista
C Team Comp1 Mt. Eden Loony Toons2 Mt. Eden Whoa Mama Joe's
Trot Team Comp1 Monte Vista2 Black Point FarmsBeg.Can.TeamComp1
Sundance2 MonteVistaBeg.Trot Team Comp1 Pegasus2 Sundance3 Monte
Vista4 Mt. Eden
Individual EventsGo Id Comp-Women
1 Diana Tyll. Mt. Eden2 Nicole Mt. Eden3 DiedraOstendorf. Ml.
Eden
Gold Kur— Women1 Diana TyK, Mt. Eden2 Kelley Holly, Tambourine3
NkoleWoKer.Mt.Eden
4 Diedra Ostendort, Mt. Eden
Gold CompRLWomI Kelley HoHy, Tambourine
Gold High Pt-Women1 Kelley Holly, Tambourine
nL° .7?m^ j"11 Devon Manozo, Sundance2 Tom Hogye, Monte
Vista
Gold Kur— Men1 Devon Maitozo, Sundance
Silver Comp-Women1 Amy Garrod, Mt. Eden2 Chase Woriey, Monte
Vista3 Courtney Antrim, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Kim Dunham,
Mt. Eden6 S ami 9 Sokolow, Sundance7 Teresa Keville, Tambourine8
Maureen Roy, Mt. EdenQ Samantha ROES, PegasusSilver Kur— -Women
1 Amy Garrod, Mt. Eden2 Chase Woriey. Monte Vista3 Samantha
Ross, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Kim Dunham, Mt. Eden6 Courtney
Antrim, Pegasus7 Maureen Roy, Mt. Eden8 Teresa Keville,
Tambourine
Silver Co mpRt-Wom1 Chase Woriey, Monte Vista2 Samanlha Ross,
Pegasus3 Courtney Antrim, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Teresa
Keville, Tambourine6 Kim Dunham, Mt. Eden7 Maureen Roy, Mt.
EdenSilver High R-Wom
1 Chase Woriey, Monte Vista2 Pam Geisler, Rainbow
Bronze Comp-Wom1 Jennie Tarn, Mt. Eden2 Kali Peterson, Pegasus2
Lori Campbell, Sundance3 Tamzin Smith, Mt. Eden3 JoelleVerhagen,M.
Vista4 Michelle Bender, Rainbow4 Ketlee Rasor, Sundance5 Shan
.Sokolow, Sundance5 Michelle Joyce, Mt. Eden6 Michelle Bell, Monte
Vista6 Honami Dean, Pegasus7 Dawn Greensides, M. Vista7 Bree
Hylkema, Mt. Eden8 K.Nunn encamp, Mt. Eden8 Emma Byrd, Tambourine9
Alissa Parkinson, M. Vista0 Camille Waldorf, Pegasus10 Fran.
Tortorelli, Rainbow10 DlenaC- Pinto, Tantourine
Bronze Kur— Women1 Michelle Bender, Rainbow1 Honami Dean,
Pegasus 4-H2 Kali Peterson. Pegasus 4-H3 Kelley Razor, Sundance4
Lori Campbell, Sundance5 Fran .Tortorelli, Rainbow6 Jennie Tarn,
Mt. Eden7 JoelleVerhagen, Monte Vista8 Emma Byrd, Tambourine9
DlenaC- Pinto, Tambourine10 Heather Byrd, Tambourine10
JeanineGhiorzi.M. Vineyard
BronzeCompRt-Wom1 Honami Dean, Pegasus4-H2 Kali Peterson,
Pegasus 4-H3 Not available4 JoelleVerhagen, Monte Vista5 Heather
Byrd. Tambourine6 Emma Byrd, Tambourine7 D'LenaC-Pinto,
Tambourine
Bronze High Pt-Wom1 Kali Peterson