 SCDCTA IMPORTANT DATES |
Sept 30 – Last day for scores to count for Dressage Year End Awards.
Nov 1 – Last day for you to submit your horse & rider usef & usdf numbers in an email to DressagePoints@scdcta.com. *Must be emailed by this date.
Nov 9-10, 2013– Lowcountry SCDCTA USDF Fall Dressage Show.
Nov 15 – Dressage Year End Awards posted - preliminary.
Nov 30 - Very last day for score corrections to be reported for Dressage.
Nov 30 – Last day to submit Eventing/CT scores that were out of area. *Must be postmarked by this date.
Nov 30 – Last day for scores to count for Eventing Year End Awards.
Dec 14 – Eventing Year End Awards posted - preliminary.
Dec 31 – Very last day for score corrections to be reported for Eventing. Please contact Briana Timmerman with any corrections requests at Eventingpoints@scdcta.com by December 31st.
Jan 25, 2014 –2013 Awards Banquet. |
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SPECIAL DISOUNT FOR SCDCTA MEMBERS! |
Take advantage of your SCDCTA Membership with the following offers:
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ATTENTION SPONSORS! |
Please help us raise needed funds for our SCDCTA/USDF Dressage shows!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! |
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| Attention all SCDCTA members: We will be needing lots of volunteers for the Lowcountry Dressage Show on John's Island on February 23-24, 2013. Please mark your calendars and come help us make this show as successful as the last one! To volunteer or get more information, contact our Volunteer Coordinator. |
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WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! |
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We are updating the website and would like YOUR feedback. We want to make the website more useful to you!
It will take less than 1 minute and answers are confidential.
Click here to take the survey now.
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NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL |
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If you are a current SCDCTA member, and would like to receive your newsletter by email, click
the link provided
below:
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Newsletter will be provided in an Adobe Acrobat file (pdf) for ease of opening by all
individuals. If you are on a
dial up connection, it may take a few minutes for the file to download. Your email address will
not be visible when sent
to maintain your privacy. |
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MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS |
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Second Monday of the month, 7PM in
Columbia. Members are invited. Contact the president for more
details. |
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2012 AWARDS BANQUET - A SUCCESS! |
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The Annual Awards banquet held January 12th at the Country Club of Lexington was a huge success! We had our largest crowd ever of 112! We had hundreds of wonderful donations for our Silent Auction and it was certainly a highlight of the evening. The food was great and the program ran relatively smooth and was over by 9:30 so all could be on their way. We had many out of town folks attend this year.
Thank you so much to all of those who so generously donated to our auction. And thank you to all of the volunteers that helped to make the banquet so well received. Specific thanks to Jeanine Khoury and Melanie Murphy for the organizing, set up and coordination of the Banquet and Silent Auction; Valerie Swygert for the coordination of the venue with her husband, Mark, and the fabulous awards (the stall plates, the beautiful dressage vests and the chalkboard stall hangers were a hit!); and the Point Coordinators - Lisa Hinkle, Laura Getz and Jill Allard.
Congratulations to our many award winners!
Next year, we will try to accommodate "group seating" with "group sponsored/reserved" tables. We did not realize we would have such a magnificent turnout and will plan for this next year!
Good luck for the 2013 Show Season!
Congratulations to the 2012 Year-End Award Winners!
Thanks to our many Sponsors who made this year's banquet such a success |
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NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BEGINNING FOR 2013! |
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SCDCTA will now offer 2 - $400 annual scholarships.
Application deadline is October 15th, 2012. Please refer to the Forms section for further information and application. |
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CHANGES STARTING WITH 2012 EVENTING YEAR-END AWARDS |
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Attention SCDCTA eventers! New for the 2012 competition year, we will be awarding points for rides through 10th place at USEA events and horse trials ( see new points chart here), rather than through 6th place, as has been done previously. For complete rules regarding year-end awards for USEA events and combined tests at schooling shows, as well as for USDF and schooling show dressage awards, go here. |
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OUR MISSION |
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The South Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Association (SCDCTA)
is
dedicated to the promotion of equine sports of dressage and combined training
in the
state of South Carolina. |
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION |
The New 2013 Membership Application is online now! Click Here to View. Please note we have a new Membership Chair and address on this form. Contact Lisi Tibrea with any questions.
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FREE CLASSIFIEDS! |
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A reminder to all SCDCTA members: You each get one FREE classified ad per month. That’s
right: one totally
free classified ad in Tracking Up and on our website each month. Please try to limit your ads to
35 or fewer words;
small pictures or graphics (in jpeg format) are welcome. To take advantage of this service,
contact newsletter editor Lisa Hinkle. |
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FEBRUARY 23-24, 2013 LOWCOUNTRY SHOW |
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- RESULTS
- Next show is in November, 2013.
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EVENTING SCHOOLING POINTS |
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As of February, 2013 -- Points are now available to review online for the eventing schooling awards. Please send schooling point corrections to EventingPoints@scdcta.com. |
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SC HORSEMANS COUNCIL EXPO |
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The SCDCTA was represented at the SC Horseman's Council Expo held February 9 at the SC Equine Park in Camden. We were proud to have Dressage and Eventing represented.
Valerie Swygert and Lisa Hinkle were our demo riders in order to present both upper and lower
levels. Lellie Ward did a full presentation on Body Awareness.
We also had a membership booth set up that was staffed by Carol and Missy Freligh.
Thanks to all of you for volunteering to represent our organization to the state! |
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SCDCTA RECOGNIZED JUDGES EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR |
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The SCDCTA Recognized Judges Educational Seminar was held February 2 in Aiken.
It was a huge success and many thanks to the following for so generously assisting with the program:
Valerie Swygert - for Organizing and handling the entire program single handedly.
Marlene Groman, together with her husband Elliott, for allowing the use of the fabulous Aiken Museum.
Margaret Freeman - USEF "S"Judge - Instructor who did a wonderful job educating our judges.
Attendees: Elaine Sweet, KC Betzel, Diana M Wood, Jodi Lees, Holly Spencer, Katie Poag, Katie Butt, Susan Selvey, Susan Todd, Shannon Burnett, Rebecca Housley, and Lellie Ward.
The complete SCDCTA judges list on the website will be updated shortly. |
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RESULTS FOR THE 2012 DRESSAGE SEAT EQUITATION CHAMPIONSHIPS SPONSORED BY LISA SEGER EQUINE INSURANCE |
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Congratulations to the winners of the first annual SCDCTA/Markel Dressage Seat Equitation Finals held at the Toopler Branch Dressage and Combined Test Show on November 17, 2012.
14-18
Champion: Melissa Ferral
Reserve: Amie Osment
3rd: Adriana McMurphy
13-under
Champion: Virginia Quarles
Reserve: Ally Robinson
3rd: Gabriella Barry
Start planning for next year, now: 2013 SCDCTA Dressage Seat Equitation Rules. Please contact Jill Allard for additional information. |
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ATTENTION SCHOOLING SHOW ORGANIZERS: |
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We have important information for those of you who offer Dressage Seat Equitation classes at your shows. Please note the following, per USEF rules:
The policy for dressage seat equitation is to post riders’ scores, but riders are not allowed to see the judges score card/comments. Riders also may not get a copy of the judge’s score card/comments, even if the other riders’ comments are blacked out.
Please follow this guideline at your SCDCTA recognized shows as well.
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