Congratulations L Graduates

USDF is pleased to announce and congratulate the new “L’ Graduate and “L” Graduates with distinction who graduated from the Eastern New York Dressage and Combined Training Association Final Exam held October 11-12, in Gales Ferry CT.

*Melanie Cerny

                                                                   Kristie Bigham

                                                                  *Regina Cristo

                                                                  *Julia Handt

                                                                  *Leslie Lopardo

        Sherry Meier

          *Linda Parmenter

         Suzanne Mente

   Gale Wolfe

*Denotes those who have graduated with distinction from the "L" Program and may be eligible to enter the USEF “r” program

The above "L" graduates will also be listed on the USDF website on the Instructors & Officials list.

 “All those who complete the “L” Education Program receive a valuable education which will help them become better trainers, instructors and future judges” states Sharon Vander Ziel, liaison for the “L” Education program committee”

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

Continuing Education in Judging Freestyles

The NCDCTA has been  approved to host the Continuing Education in Freestyle Judging Program on January 24, 2015.

 The instructors will be L Faculty Member, Marilyn Heath and  Freestyle committee member and expert Terry Gallo. 

The program will be held in Raleigh. More details will be available on the NCDCTA website soon.

For more information contact organizers

Donna Kelly dkelly958@aol.com 336-681-4581 or  

Carol Kelly carolkellync@gmail.com 919-616-6845

Congratulation to new "L" Graduates

USDF News

USDF is pleased to announce and congratulate the new “L’ Graduate and “L” Graduates with distinction who graduated from the New England Dressage Association Final Exam held September 19-21st , in Saugerties, NY.

                                                *Linda Currie, MA

                                                *Valerie McCloskey, NY

                                                   Martina Mertens, IL

                                                   Heather Reynolds-Dostal, MA

                                                   Michele Southwick, VT

                                                   Ashley Theodore, MA

                                                 *Krystal Wilt, NY

                                                 *Shari Wolke, MI

*Denotes those who have graduated with distinction from the "L" Program and may be eligible to enter the USEF “r” program

The above "L" graduates will also be listed on the USDF website on the Instructors & Officials list.

 “All those who complete the “L” Education Program receive a valuable education which will help them become better trainers, instructors and future judges” states Sharon Vander Ziel, liaison for the “L” Education program committee”

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

For more information on the USDF “L” Education Program, to view a calendar of program dates, or to obtain details on hosting a Part 1 (Education portion) or Part 2 (Evaluative session), please visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org or contact the  L Program liaison at lprogram@usdf.org