Welcome to VADAF:

Virginia Dressage Association,
Fredericksburg Chapter

News and Website Updates

10/11/07 The November meeting date, place and time have changed; please see the October newsletter or this flyer.

10/11/07 The October newsletter is now posted; see Newsletter link above.

9/19/07 The September newsletter is now posted; see Newsletter link above.

9/17/07 Congratulations and thank you to all riders and their mounts, to all their friends and supporters, and to all the volunteers who made our shows such a rousing success this weekend! Results will be posted soon.

9/11/07 Ride times now posted for this Friday's schooling show here.

9/7/07 Ride times and Day sheets for our Sept. 15th Recognized Show are posted here

9/7/07 The lastest information and Prize List for the 2007 USDF/GAIG Region 1 Championships are available here

8/24/07 Our SUPERSTAR Junior Teams had a great writeup in the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star: see it here.

7/31/07 The phone number of the Secretary for our next schooling show, Sept. 14th, has been corrected on the Schooling Show Entry form. It should begin with 220, not 200. Thanks, and sorry for any inconvenience.

7/19/07 The new Newsletter is posted--thanks to Nikki Seitz as our new editor. See the Newsletter link above. Paper copies are being mailed today.

7/17/07 Results of 7/15 schooling show are now posted. Congratulations to all!

7/10/07 Only limited concessions will be available at the Bayberry Schooling Show Sunday, on July 15th. Plan accordingly, please!

7/10/07 Prize List and information are now posted for the Twin Shows Dressage Sport Horse Breed Show here.

7/9/07 Ride Times for 7/15 Schooling Show are posted here. If you get times from a previous show, please refresh your browser window. They ARE there!

7/9/07 Prize List and information are now posted for the September Recognized Show. Click Recognized Show link at the left of this page. Notice: Entries close AUGUST 9th!!

7/5/07 Ride times for the July 15th Schooling Show are expected to be posted by Monday, July 9th.

6/28/07 VADA-F is saddened at the loss of our member, Heather Hayes, on June 24, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at Royston Funeral Home, Middleburg, with visitation one hour prior to the service.

6/26/07 Help is needed for the North American Young Riders' Championship; Click here for the flyer

6/20/07 Results are posted for our June 17th Schooling show. Thanks to all who helped, and congratulations to all exhibitors! Results

6/13/07 Ride times now posted here for the June 17th Schooling Show. If you get a message that they're not up yet, or if you get the times from the May show, please refresh your browser window. They ARE there!!

6/10/07 Ride times for the June 17th Schooling Show will be posted as soon as they are available

6/10/07 May/June newsletter is now posted

5/21/07 Congratulations to Nicky Vogel and Nancy Lowey on attaining their "R" dressage judge rating!

5/14/07 Due to unforseen circumstances, the May newsletter will be combined with June's issue.

5/14/07 Results of the May 13th schooling show are posted: Results

5/8/07 Ride Times for the May 13th Schooling Show are posted at here. If you get the April times, please refresh your browser window.

4/20/07 CANCELLATION: The Show Management Workshop scheduled for Sunday, 4/22, has been cancelled.
Due to the rescheduling of the Chestnut Oaks Show to this Sunday and the tragic events at Virginia Tech, we have decided to cancel the workshop on Show Management scheduled for 1:00 p.m. this Sunday at Marianne Filice's house. There are just too many of our members, including many of the presenters, who are unable to attend. Barb Snapp, Mary Radintz and Tammy H will try to work one-on-one with any volunteers new to our organization. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to a successful show season. Please share this message with as many other members as possible just in case some miss this e-mail. Thanks, Marianne

3/30/07 April 2007 Newsletter now posted--click the newsletter link above or scroll to the bottom of this page.

3/27/07 Ride times for the Fix-a-Test clinic are posted here.
Directions to Touch Point Farm

3/21/07 Entry forms for our Schooling Show Series are now posted under the Schooling Shows link

3/15/07 A list of participants in the April 1st Fix-A-Test clinic with Carter Bass has been posted under clinics (and here). If you have applied but are NOT on the list please contact Anne Bruce immediately! Ride times will be posted here about a week before the clinic.

3/11/07 Don't forget: March Meeting, Tuesday, 3/20, 7pm, Ukrops Meeting Room!

3/11/07 VADAF's 2007 Schooling Show Management Workshop will be held on April 22--check here for more information.

3/4/07 Updates to Schooling Show information, re: judge and closing dates

3/2/07 March 2007 Newsletter now posted--click the newsletter link above or scroll to the bottom of this page.

2/24/07 Equine Herpes Virus-1(EHV1) virus information is available here: VDACS EHV Updates

2/16/07 February 2007 Newsletter now posted--click the newsletter link above or scroll to the bottom of this screen. Note this will be the last printed newsletter--all will be posted on line after this point. See this month's newsletter for details.

1/26/07 VADAF 2006 Award Winners are highlighted in today's Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Newspaper! Click here

1/19/07 Schooling Show Schedule change: July show now scheduled for July 15, due to conflicts. Also, the web site listing of our Recognized Shows was wrong--it's now corrected to September 14 & 15.

1/16/07 Application/entry form for Fix a Test clinic, April 1st, is available here

1/13/07 The next Debbie Bowman clinic dates, at Broadview Farm, are posted on the Clinics page

1/12/07 Thanks to Anne Bruce, Nikki Seitz and Peggy Minnich, details are coming together for the Fix-a-Test clinic. Check the Clinics page for more info.

1/8/07 Volunteers are needed for our schooling shows, in all positions, but especially managers and scribes. Interested, but not sure how to do it? Just ask, and you can learn! Contact Marianne Filice

1/7/07 Congratulations to all VADAF 2006 Award Recipients! Check VADAF Honorees at the left for the listing!

1/5/07 The USDF Region 1 Omnibus, listing show and other information for the coming year, will be available soon. Click here for more info.

12/31/06 The VADAF Honorees page now contains the 2006 VADAF Schooling Show Series winners, and is all ready for the 2006 VADAF Annual Award winners, to be announced 1/6/07!

12/28/06 The 2007 Membership application form is now posted in .pdf and .doc format. Click the tab at the left of this page.

12/23/06 January 2007 newsletter is posted. Happy Holidays to all!!

12/13/06 2007 Contacts, Meetings and Schooling Show information updated

12/11/06 The VADAF Year End Awards Banquet is at Shenandoah Crossings Resort & Country Club on Jan 6 at 1:00. There will be a buffet of barbecue with various side dishes and tea/coffee. The cost is $15-members and $30-guests/nonmembers. Please RSVP with a check to Tammy Hryczaniuk at 16333 Louisa Road, Louisa VA 23093

VOTE NOW!! Your votes are needed to determine recipients of some awards--check here for details on the banquet and for your ballot!

12/6/06 The December newsletter is now available

11/29/06 Check under Clinics for new information on the New Test Clinic to be held next Spring--Email or call today to express your interest!

11/22/06 The 2007 tests are available--you can print copies from the USEF site under the Authorized Users Area. And what is more appropriate with new tests than a clinic to explain the changes? Watch the Clinics link for information on an upcoming New Test Clinic being organized by member Anne Bruce!

11/22/06 Congratulations to our slate of 2007 officers and committee chairs--check the Contacts page soon for updates.

11/8/06 Don't forget the November VADAF meeting--click at the left for more information. And get your scores, volunteer info, etc. in NOW for the 2006 awards!

11/7/06 October and November Newsletters posted--click the link above or scroll to the table below. And the classified ads link has been updated, too!

10/31/06 Ad form for 2007 VADA Purple Book is now available here

10/31/06 Scores for our Fall Recognized show posted here

9/7/06 September Newsletter posted

9/4/06 Alphabetical List of Ride Times for September 9th Show Best wishes to all riders!

8/23/06 August Newsletter posted!

8/22/06 Please note update in Sept. 9th show prize list: Barbara Wiefelstede is an "R", not an "S", judge.

7/12/06 Minor update posted to Ride Times for Sunday.

7/11/06 OOPS! The information for our September Breed Show, as printed in the July Newsletter, is incorrect. Please use the links at the left for updated information on the Friday, September 8th Breed Show! Thanks!

7/11/06 Ride times for our Schooling Show at Bayberry Riding Center, Sunday, 7/16, are posted. Good luck to all!!

7/9/06 Our Fall Recognized show entry opening date is here; entries close in just a month! A new link to the Prize List for the Friday Breed Show has been posted.
Reults from our last schooling show haven't been received by the webmaster yet but will be posted as soon as they arrive.

6/20/06 An updated schooling show entry form is posted. Exhibitors and spectators are asked to leave dogs at home--thank you!

6/17/06 OK, we're in business: RIDE TIMES POSTED! Sorry for the delay. Use the Ride Times link above, or the Schooling Show link at the left of this page.

6/15/06 Oops! 6/16 update: Ride times will be posted shortly--we're having some technical problems.

6/5/06 The June issue of the Pirouette Report Newsletter is now posted. Use the newsletter link at the top of this page, or scroll to the bottom of the page.
The Prize List for the September recognized show is now posted, and the breed show prize list should be up soon. Go to the Recognized Show link at the left.

5/27/06 Sponsors and Advertisers--the information and form for ads in our September Recognized show program are now available--click the Recognized Shows link at the left

5/16/06 Results are now posted for the May 14th schooling show

5/10/06 Ride times are now posted for our May 14th show--use the link above or the link from the Schooling Show page. Good luck to all riders, and thank you to all volunteers!!

5/3/06 The May issue of the Pirouette Report newsletter, and the May classified ads, are posted--please use the links above.

5/1/06 New dates for Debbie Bowman clinics are posted under Clinics

4/06/06 The April issue of the Pirouette Report Newsletter is available--click the newsletter link. Also, check out the Clinics tab at the left for our April 23 Saddle Fitting clinic and our April 30 Equine Alternative Medicine/Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic

3/23/06 The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star's 2006 Horse Scene supplement has articles featuring VADAF members Barb Ellis and Debbie Bowman (no link, sorry!) Check them out!

3/14/06 The March issue of the Pirouette Report is available--click the newsletter link.

3/10/06 Your webmaster apologises for the delay in the March newsletter posting--look for it after 3/13. Don't miss our next VADAF meeting on 3/21!! And check back after the meeting for details on the April 30th equine alternative medicine clinic.

2/7/06 A new service from one of our members: Blanket cleaning and repair

2/2/06 Looks like 6 more weeks of winter...so read your February VADAF newsletter, now posted on line!

1/24/06 Information posted on our 3rd annual "How to Run A Dressage Show clinic", February 19th. Take the Clinics link at the left.

1/10/06 The 2005 VADAF Award Winners are finally posted! Also, information on our 2006 Schooling Shows and Recognized show has been posted. Breed show info coming soon.

1/8/06 Don't forget: VADAF meeting, Ukrops Community Room, Tuesday, January 17th, 7pm. Be there! See directions under Meeting Information link.

1/8/06 Don't forget: Sunday, January 15th, 11am, VADA Annual Awards Luncheon at Virginia Crossings Resort, Glen Allen!

1/5/06 The January newsletter is posted--Happy New Year to all!
Please be patient with updates for 2006--your webmaster will get to them soon!

VADAF AWARDS BANQUET at Shenandoah Crossing, in Gordonsville, will be held at noon on December 11th. RSVP to Tammy H. Cost is $15 for members, $30 for non-member guests. Click here for directions to Shenandoah Crossing.

VADA 2006 AWARDS flyer

12/02/05 The December newsletter is posted--Happy Holidays to all!

11/03/05 Check out the November Newsletter! Lots of pictures! Reports on championships and the trip to Devon!

10/6/05 Oops! Due to Webmaster error, the September newsletter was delayed. You can now access both Sept. and Oct. issues by clicking on the Newsletter link above.

9/19/05 The recognized shows' results are now posted at Bettina's site .

9/13/05 Whew! The Twin Shows and Breed Show for 2005 are over, and were a great success. Thank you, everyone who supported the shows, whether by volunteering, donating items to the tack sale, sponsoring rings, advertising, showing,...we appreciate it all!
Congratulations to all VADAF members who competed!

9/5/05 RIDE TIMES are posted for the Recognized Shows at Rose Mount, September 9-11.

Read all about our SUPER JR/YR teams at this year's USDF Region 1 Championship!  

8/11/05 The August newsletter is now available. Click the link above or go directly to August Newsletter

8/5/05 New dates for Debbie Bowman clinics at Broadview Farm have been posted--see the listing under Clinics.

7/28/05 The flyer and registration form for the trip to Devon, October 1, is posted under Clinics. Non-members are welcome; members receive a discount. Reserve your spot now!

7/25/05 CONGRATULATIONS! Our three JR/YR teams each won FIRST PLACE! Details to follow--check back soon.

7/20/05 Results are posted from the July 17th Schooling Show. Congrats to all!
Best wishes to our THREE JR/YR teams at Morven Park next weekend--Go Teams, Go!

7/12/05 Ride times are posted for next Sunday's (July 17) schooling show at Bayberry. Please use the link above. Best wishes to all riders and participants!

7/6/05 Reminder: the July 19th meeting will be held at the Ridgecroft Stables swimming pool. More details about this special Junior-member friendly meeting are in the July newsletter.

7/5/05 The July Newsletter is posted--click the link above or go directly to July Newsletter

6/21/05 Results are posted for the June 19th Schooling Show. See the link under Shows at the left of this page. Congrats to all! (Thanks, Heather!)

6/14/05 RIDE TIMES are posted for the June 19th Schooling Show at Touch Point Farm.

5/31/05 The Debbie Bowman Clinic scheduled for June 6th has been cancelled; see the Clinics page for more dates.

5/31/05 The June issue of the Pirouette Report is posted from the link below--a big issue chock-full of pictures and news from VADA-F's first 2005 Schooling Show!

5/19/05 Riding Clinic dates have been posted for both Debbie Bowman and Rebecca Langwost. See the Clinics link at the left.

5/12/05 Results for the May 8th show are now posted. Use the link at the left of this page.

5/12/05 VADA-CC has asked that I remind members about their Summer Recognized Dressage Show at Aria Farm, June 12th. Entries close 5/23. For a prize list/entry form and FMI, contact Lisa.A.Taylor@pmusa.com

5/11/05 Thanks to all exhibitors, volunteers and supporters for making the May 8th Schooling Show a great success! Results will be posted shortly. (Thanks, Justine!) Please note: A pair of glasses were turned in to the snack shack at the show on Sunday. (They are silverish, with tortoise-shell ear pieces, may be reading glasses.) Somebody must be looking for them--please contact anyone on the Contacts page if they're yours.

5/6/05 May 8 Touch Point Farm Schooling Show Ride Times Posted--click on Schooling Shows link at the left

5/2/05 May 2005 Pirouette Report Newsletter posted in .pdf format. Lots of news and pictures! See newsletter links at the top of this page.

4/7/05 The trip to Dressage at Devon is ON!! Reserve your space now--see the Clinics link at the left.

4/6/05 Debbie Bowman Clinic dates revised--see Clinics link at the left.

4/4/05 April 2005 Pirouette Report Newsletter posted in .pdf format--it's a big file, but worth the wait. See the Newsletter Links at the bottom of this page. (Thanks, Heather!) Don't forget the 4/19 seminar on Feeding the Equine Athlete (see under Clinics).

3/2/05 March 2005 Pirouette Report newsletter posted in .pdf format--thanks to Editor Heather Hayes!

2/28/05 February 2005 Pirouette Report newsletter posted in .pdf format--thanks to Editor Heather Hayes! March should be up soon. See the Newsletter Links at the bottom of this page.

2/25/05 Membership application revised; Clinics page updated with information about Equine Nutrition seminar and the proposed trip to Dressage at Devon.

2/16/05 Grant Application (link above) and Schooling Show Entry form now available as .pdf files.

1/27/05 January Newsletter The Pirouette Report posted

1/22/05 Read about VADAF in the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star.

1/22/05 VADAF Grant Information/Application link added on News page.

1/21/05 Our Schooling Show and Recognized Show entry forms are now available. New information about clinics has been posted. Some officer contact information has been updated.

1/21/05 Sorry for the delay, but we plan to begin posting the 2005 newsletters in .pdf format within the next few weeks.

12/26/04 Welcome to VADAF's updated and improved website! As new information is added, this page will be updated.