Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
I am ready to start showing, but I am not sure my boys are with me. Speedy is lame again, left hind. From what, I don't know. It looks like it's in the stifle or hock. Initially, I thought he'd work out of it within a few days, but here we are a week later, and he's only slightly better. He's mostly sound at the walk, but the trot is still a no go. While I showed Izzy a half a dozen times last year, it was at Introductory Level, and we were just there for exposure. I was hoping to wait until April for a schooling show, but the one and only show that we have in town is in two weeks. While it's CDS-rated, I hate to pass it up. I paid all of my memberships in the winter, but the cards were crammed in an envelope, and I hadn't bothered to make copies yet. I have no idea who I'll be riding at the upcoming show, but I realized that whoever I take, my show binder needed to be updated and fresh copies of my cards needed to be made. It rained yesterday, and the wind howled. When better to update show stuff than a rainy day? I dug out the cards I had and then printed the ones I didn't. USDF hasn't sent me a card yet, and USE doesn't send cards for Horse IDs, so those needed to be printed. To keep track of all of the cards, I like to put all of them on one page and then make a copy. I do a separate page for each horse. Once I have each horse's page done, I make a few extra copies to submit with show entries and then put the original copy in a sheet protector. I don't know how many shows I'll make it to this year, but at least my health and show records are up to date. How do you organize your membership cards and health records?
jenj
3/6/2017 06:02:14 am
All of my stuff is electronic these days - I can't remember when I've needed a paper copy. I've even got PDFs of everything on my phone! 3/10/2017 05:21:58 am
That is really interesting. Many of the USDF shows allow you to complete an entry electronically, but they charge you extra to do it. Schooling shows and CDS shows still require paper entries with photocopies of all cards being mandatory. Do your smaller, non-rated shows have electronic entries? 3/10/2017 05:23:00 am
Same question ... what about smaller shows? They do things electronically as well? I am really surprised to hear that California is so antiquated. LOL 3/10/2017 05:24:19 am
Mine has quite a few tabs for things like insurance and health records, but I don't carry around the rulebook. I do have a link to it on my blog though and have needed to look something up at a show though. :0)
Laura
3/7/2017 05:48:14 am
I have a binder as well, but mine is one of those black zip up ones, so no nice pictures on the cover! :-) 3/10/2017 05:25:47 am
A zip up would be helpful as I have a few heavy things that like to fall out - Izzy's passport for one and my Winnie Widgets for another! Comments are closed.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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