Spanish Riding School Clinic

DVCTA member Jill Murray recently received a DVCTA scholarship to attend the Christian Bachinger Clinic the week of July 21, 2010.  This is an annual USDF accredited clinic held at Melanie and Tom Adam’s Four Winds Farm, White Hall, Maryland. Herr Bachinger is a 3rd  generation rider at the Spanish Riding School (SRS) in Vienna.  Both his Father and Grandfather were SRS riders. Today his Father, Ernst Bachinger, serves as the current Director of the School overseeing the horses and riders.

Read more about Jill and her horse Cody's experiences at this exciting clinic here ->  2010 07 SRS Clinic

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August 22, 2010

THE COL. BENGT LJUNGQUIST MEMORIAL (CBLM) CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCES A NEW MANAGERIAL PLAN and SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

2010 marks the start of a new chapter in the CBLM Championship Finals. The financial and organizational aspects of the 28 year old Dressage championship show have been formalized and combined into a Limited Liability Corporation operating under the name CBLM, LLC. The initial managerial team includes Bettina Longaker, President, Alison Head ,Vice-President, Dianne Boyd ,Treasurer / Secretary, and Terry Masters, Sponsorship Director.

Each participating GMO and dressage show offering CBLM qualifying classes will now, upon payment of their dues, become members of the CBLM, LLC. . Creating a supporting organization allows the CBLM Championships to collect membership dues to support prize money for competitors, refine its rules and qualifying system, offer region-wide advertising opportunities, seek region-wide sponsor relationships and present a consistent championship-quality show experience for competitors and sponsors alike as the show moves to different venues within Region 1.

Championship show locations will continue to be determined thru a regional application process and members of the LLC will be able to select their choice by formalized vote. In addition, members will be involved in the creation and modification of Championship rules. Whenever possible, votes on these matters will take place at USDF Region 1 Regional meetings.

Sponsorship support will now be affiliated with the Championship itself regardless of location or host GMO. This will provide advertising exposure for our sponsors throughout the region and help generate multi-year sponsorship agreements.

Under an initial three year agreement, Trilogy Saddles will be the first Title Sponsor. The new name for the CBLM Championship Finals will be: 

The 28th Annual Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championship
Presented by: Trilogy Saddles

The 2010 Championship will be held at the Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Virginia, hosted by Virginia Dressage Association, October 21-24, 2010.  Additional information can be found at www.cblm.org

24 August 2010

The 2010 Dressage at Devon Forum is proud to present Anita Curtis

Date: September 29, 2010
Time: 6:00PM dinner, 7:00PM lecture
Price: $35.00

Anita is a well known and respected animal communicator who specializes in helping people and animals better understand each other. She will speak about her life-long experiences communicating with horses and animals of all kinds, and share the valuable insight she has learned. This evening should help us all better understand the animals we have and love; and hopefully improve our communication with all species. See You There!!   http://dressageatdevon.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=33&Itemid=53

23 August 2010

An Informative Series Presented by Dressage at Devon

and the Faculty of Penn Vet's New Bolton Center

Friday, October 1

• 10:00-11:00 a.m. What's in a cough? Airway disease in the dressage horse

Rose D. Nolen-Walston DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor at New Bolton Center

Dr. Nolen-Walston earned her DVM at University of Georgia and went on to complete both an internship in large animal medicine and surgery and a residency in large animal internal medicine at Tufts University. Her clinical and research interests focus on equine pulmonary function testing and measurement of airway reactivity.

• 11:30-12:30 p.m. Piaffe To Passage: Foot To Suspensory Injuries

Elizabeth Davidson DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine at New Bolton Center

A graduate of Michigan State University’ veterinary school, Dr. Davidson completed an equine internship at Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital and a residency in large animal surgery at New Bolton Center. Her expertise lies in diagnosis and treatment of lameness. She has particular interest in the use of the high speed treadmill for performance evaluation and nuclear scintigraphy for identification of stress related injuries.

• 1:00-2:00 p.m. Diagnostic Imaging Techniques For The Lame Horse: Turning Shades Of Gray Into Black And White

Liberty Getman DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Lecturer at New Bolton Center

After earning a DVM from the University of Florida, Liberty Getman completed an internship and residency in large animal surgery at New Bolton Center where she is currently a Lecturer in Large Animal Surgery. Her main areas of clinical and research interests are equine orthopedic injuries and orthopedic surgery.

Saturday, October 2

• 10:00-11:00 a.m. Equine Colic: Getting To The Guts Of The Matter

Samantha Hart BVMS (Hons), MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Emergency and Critical Care Fellow at New Bolton Center

Following graduation from Murdoch University School of Veterinary Science in Australia, Dr. Hart completed an equine neonatology internship, equine medicine, surgery and anesthesia internship, and combined equine surgery residency and Master of Science program at Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia. She is currently completing a large animal emergency and critical care fellowship at New Bolton Center.

• 11:30-12:30 p.m. Well Balanced Dressage? A Hoof's-Eye View Of Dressage Movements Through In-Horseshoe Force Measuring

Patrick Reilly Chief of Farrier Services, New Bolton Center

Patrick Reilly has been the Chief of Farrier Service at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center since 2007, previously working at various referral clinics in New England. In addition to therapeutic horseshoeing, Patrick's background includes the shoeing performance horse, specifically in the area of dressage. His wife Karen Monks-Reilly is an USDF “L” graduate with distinction and an accomplished FEI rider.

• 1:00-2:00 p.m. The Unintentional Half-Pass: How To Recognize Signs Of Neurologic Disease And Its Common Causes

Amy Johnson DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Lecturer at New Bolton Center

Amy Johnson earned her DVM at Cornell University. Following an equine internship at B. W. Furlong and Associates, she returned to Cornell to complete a residency in large animal internal medicine, achieving board certification in 2007. She is now a Lecturer in Medicine at New Bolton Center and completing a second residency in Neurology.