Monday, September 21, 2009

Congratulations to the New "L" Graduates!

A huge 'Congratulations' are in order for the candidates that graduated from the Potomac Valley Dressage Association "L" Program's final exam (held September 12-13th).


Mary R. Brown, ID
Lorna Donahue, IL
Laurie Ford, NC
*Jessie Ginsburg, VA
Denise Jostes, MN
Jane Judson, WA
Jennifer Moran, VA
Amy Talley, TX

*Denotes those that graduated with distinction from the "L" Program.

The above "L" graduates will also be listed on the USDF website at: http://www.usdf.org/about/contact/lprogram.asp?TypePass=Graduates&RegionPass=1, under their specific USDF region.

Friendly reminder: After a successful graduation, candidates are referred to as “L” Graduates. “L” Graduates are NOT licensed dressage judges. Therefore, they may not advertise themselves as “L” judges

Friday, September 18, 2009

Congratulations to the new "L" Graduates!

A huge 'Congratulations' are in order for the candidates that graduated from the Central Vermont Dressage Association "L" Program's final exam (held September 12-13th).


Catherine Christenson, VT
Lisa Curry Mair, VT
Jill Delaney, VT
Gretchen DeMone, MA
*Rebecca Hicks, NY
*Catherine Hill, VT
Darcy Miller-Brown, PA




*Denotes those that graduated with distinction from the "L" Program.

The above "L" graduates will also be listed on the USDF website at: http://www.usdf.org/about/contact/lprogram.asp?TypePass=Graduates&RegionPass=1, under their specific USDF region.

Friendly reminder: After a successful graduation, candidates are referred to as “L” Graduates. “L” Graduates are NOT licensed dressage judges. Therefore, they may not advertise themselves as “L” judges

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Congrats to new USDF "L" Grads!

A huge 'Congratulations' are in order for the candidates that graduated from the Pomona Chapter of CDS (California Dressage Society) "L" Program's final exam (held August 20-22nd).


Cynthia Allen Lapp, CA
L.J. Banks, CA
Mary Kehoe, CA
Lena Nordlof-Davis, CA
*Kathy Pavlich, CA
*Patti Thurman, UT
Ampara Visser, CA
Kristine White, CA



*Denotes those that graduated with distinction from the "L" Program.

The above "L" graduates will also be listed on the USDF website at: http://www.usdf.org/about/contact/lprogram.asp?TypePass=Graduates&RegionPass=1, under their specific USDF region.

Friendly reminder: After a successful graduation, candidates are referred to as “L” Graduates. “L” Graduates are NOT licensed dressage judges. Therefore, they may not advertise themselves as “L” judges

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Part 2 Approved

The Utah Dressage Society will be hosting a Part 2 in 2010, with organizer Stephanie Brown-Beamer.

Below are the dates, locations and instructors:
*This program is following the new program format. Part 1 includes A, B and C Sessions. Part 2 includes Sessions D1, D2 and Final Exam.

Part 2:
Session D1; May 8-9, 2010; Nampa, ID with Maryal Barnett

Session D2; July 30-31, 2010; Heber City, UT with Marilyn Heath

Final Exam; November 6-7, 2010; Scottsdale, AZ with Marilyn Heath and Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez

Participant prerequisites include:
1. USDF Participating Membership
2. Competition Score Requirement: Scores must be earned prior to entering the program You must have three scores of 60% or higher at Second Level or above from three different USEF-licensed judges. Only scores from USDF/USEF recognized competitions will count. Scores for Freestyle and Young Horse tests are not eligible as one of the three scores

Contact Stephanie at sbbeamer@earthlink.net or me at lprogram@usdf.org if you'd like to participate.
Also check out the educational calendar at www.usdf.org.