Junior & Young Riders
YOU are the future of NODA & USDF!    NODA has many Junior/Young Rider members.  Our goals and objectives are to encourage you to take advantage of  educational opportunities and to become involved in your club. 
                                                                 UPDATED 01/24/2012

     ~ CONGRATULATIONS CLARA & JENNY & NOEL ~  
 
NODA Young Riders, Clara Etzel, Jenny Harding and Noel Williams have been selected
to participate in the 2012 USDF/ USEF Young Rider Graduate Program in
West Palm Beach, Florida on January 14 & 15, 2012.    Learn More   
                                                                                    
Clara and More Coffee, "Reggie"            Jenny Harding with trainer, Lauren Ball-Tisdale                    Noel Williams

       
CONGRATULATIONS CASSANDRA AND TIZAYO!   
 

NODA Junior Rider,  Cassandra Hummert-Johnson, successfully competed at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm / USEF Festival of Champions in Gladstone, NJ!   More photos on NODA's Facebook page!
Picture:  Cassandra and Tizayo 

USDF e-NEWS FOR JUNIORS AND YOUNG RIDERS               Read more e-News

Youth Silent Auction
USDF is seeking donations for the Youth Silent Auction to take place at the 2011 Adequan/USDF National Convention in San Diego, CA. Donations are fully tax deductible and all proceeds will benefit the USDF Youth Convention Scholarship Fund. If you, or your business, have an item or service to donate to the Youth Silent Auction, please contact the USDF office.

Upcoming Youth Awards/Scholarship Deadlines    Contact youth@usdf.org for more information on youth awards.
USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award—October 1

Encouraging Dressage Seat Equitation Classes   Starting August 1, 2011, riders will be able to qualify for the 2012 Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Finals by obtaining a qualifying score in any Dressage Seat Equitation class. No special fees or additional paperwork is required from riders or competition management! If you are interested in riding in Equitation classes, encourage competitions that you frequent to offer equitation classes and USDF will track the results. Questions?

USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program   The next Young Rider Graduate Program will be held January 14-15, 2012 in West Palm Beach, FL. Applications are due October 30, 2011 and are available HERE or contact the USDF office for more information.

Platinum Performance/USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinic Series  Don’t miss an upcoming junior/young rider clinic in your area! Check out the dates and locations HERE.

                                     FREE to NODA Adult Amateurs & Junior/Young Riders

                                                                                                                                     2011  Video Clinic Opportunity 
                                                                   Presented by Northern Ohio Dressage Association

This exciting and educational opportunity is open to Adult Amateurs and Junior/Young Riders!   It is designed to help improve your dressage test riding skills by having your performance critiqued by Northeast Ohio professionals.    Want to see what this is all about?    The first pilot was conducted successfully in March/April.  The second pilot was conducted May 29 at the NODA/Rocky River Schooling Dressage Show.    Click HERE to view video from the March 2011 LEC show, critiqued by Lauren and Nancy.   More news coming soon!

Pilot Program Information for May 29 NODA-Rocky-River Schooling Dressage Show 

This free educational program is offered to NODA member adult amateurs, juniors or young riders.   The program consists of: 
*    Taping of horse and rider at the show
*    Your ride/test will be reviewed by NODA member professionals clinicians, Lauren Ball-Tisdale of Transitions Dressage LLC
      and Nancy Lewis-Stanton of Sendon Way Equestrian Center
*    The clinicians will then provide feedback, which will also be taped
*    The taped ride and clinicians’ responses will be combined to create a short educational clip of 15–30 minutes
*    It will be posted on the NODA Website or NODA YouTube page.
*    A DVD will also be produced and distributed to the NODA Member(s) who participate in this program 

Lauren Ball-Tisdale is the owner and trainer of Transitions Dressage LLC based at Meridian Farm in Newbury, OH.  She is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and has also earned the Bronze Bar Freestyle Award. Lauren enjoys starting and developing young horses and bringing them up to the FEI levels of Dressage.    Lauren's students have had great success at the local, regional and national levels, from Training through I-1.  In 2005, she was selected as a demonstration rider, with one of her young training horses, for the first-ever Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium run by Scott Hassler and has attended every symposium since then.  Riding Charlotte Bayleys Hanoverian gelding, Lauren competed at the USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships in 2008 and 2009, finishing 3rd in 2008. At Meridian Farm, Lauren offers full training and sales as well as coaching and competing at shows.  Please visit www.TransitionsDressage.com   (Pictured:  Lauren Ball-Tisdale and Ricardo) 

Nancy Lewis-Stanton began her amazing riding career at the age of 5. With a natural feel and genius for dressage, she trained her first horse Carrousel to Prix St. Georges by the age of 15 and competed him at Grand Prix before her 20th birthday. She competed on six North American Young Rider teams and won her first Team Gold Medal in 1985.   Nancy and  Izaiah were placed on the USET Developmental List in 1992, which gave the pair a chance to work with some of the best trainers in the world, including Gunter Seidel, Robert Dover, George Williams, Jessica Ransenhousen, Harry Boldt and Team Coach Klaus Bakenhol. While in Germany, Nancy trained with the great Col. Von Ziegner. She has also attended numerous clinics with Conrad Schumacher, who has coached and trained a wide variety of Junior Young Riders.  In addition, Nancy and Izaiah won the USET Intermediare National Championships in 1993, they were the first alternate for the 1995 Pan Am Team, and were 17th in the country for the 1996 Olympics.   Nancy’s approach stresses the basics, and she brings the horse and rider along at a pace best suited for their individual needs and capabilities. By never overfacing the horse and rider, but pushing them to do their best, Nancy gets the most out of her students. She has trained every type of horse, from recently broke babies to improving the seasoned Grand Prix horse. Her varied and extensive background has helped her train hunter/jumpers, eventers and dressage riders.  Nancy has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals. Please visit www.SendonWay.com  (Pictured:  Nancy Lewis-Stanton and IdleHour Forio)

2011 USDF FEI JUNIOR/YOUNG RIDER CLINIC SERIES    The Programs that continue to be supported by Platinum Performance in 2011 include the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, the USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinic Series with additional support provided by The Dressage Foundation, the USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program, Youth Convention Scholarship, High School Dressage Club Pin Program, Shining Star Sportsmanship Recognition Program and USDF Youth Regional Team Competitions.    More information available on the USDF website under Education - Clinics.

DO YOU:  Ride horses?  Love dressage?  Compete in recognized or  unrecognized competitions? Take lessons or attend clinics? Have your own Horse? Lease a horse? Have special horse related travel plans?  Enjoy talking about your riding pursuits?  Email Clara Etzel, our JR/YR Newsletter Reporter.  You can earn NODA bucks if your idea or story is printed in the NODA Newsletter.   Cool, huh? 

WHAT IS A JR/YR LIAISON?   A NODA member volunteer who is responsible for reaching out to Juniors and Young Riders who are not necessarily involved in NODA, as well as being the contact person to work with NODA”s "youth membership".
 
Meet Cassandra Hummert Johnson, NODA Junior/Young Rider Liaiason  Email:  JR-YR@Nodarider.org
Hi! My name is Cassandra and I am the JR/YR Liaison for NODA. If you are a junior or young rider interested in the GMO or Dressage in general I’d love to hear from you! I have been around horses my entire life, and I grew up on a farm with Norwegian Fjord ponies. Over the years I’ve owned and ridden different horses and I have competed through the FEI Intermediare I and have earned my USDF Bronze and Silver medals. This year I am excited to start the show season with a new partner, Tizayo (Ozzy), a ten year old KWPN gelding. Besides dressage I am a runner and a junkie of good food!

WHAT IS A JUNIOR RIDER? 
WHAT IS A YOUNG RIDER?

USDF & NODA DEFINITION - Anyone age 21 and under (from the beginning of the calendar year)This is true for membership, awards, and competition.

FEDERATION EQUESTRIAN INTERNATIONAL(FEI) DEFINITION
FEl Junior:  Anyone may compete as a Junior from the beginning of the Calendar Year in which she/he reaches 14 until the end of the Calendar Year in which she/he reaches 18
FEI Young Rider:  A rider may compete as a Young Rider from the beginning of the Calendar Year in which she/he reaches 16 to the end of the Calendar Year in which she/he reaches 21

 

INTERESTING SITES

USDF -  Youth Programs

• USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinic Series
• USDF/Platinum Performance® North American Junior and Young Riders’ Dressage Championships
• North American Junior and Young Riders' General Information
• Youth Regional Team Competitions
• USDF Arts Contest
• USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year (Nomination) (PDF)
• USDF Youth Shining Star Sportsmanship Program
• USDF High School Dressage Club Pin Program
• USDF Youth Convention Scholarship Program
• USDF Nomination for USEF Youth Sportsman's Charter Award
• USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program
• Youth Activities Guide (under revision)
• Education Forms & Documents
• United States Pony Club

USDF - Region 2 Advanced Young Rider's On the Web The webmaster of the Region 2 AYR page, Lauren, has asked that we have our NODA Advanced Young Rider's send in any submissions to the page.  Click on Lauren's name to e-mail her.    

DRESSAGE 4 KIDS     Operated by Lendon Gray, one of the most respected Junior/Young Rider trainers in the Northeast.  It's also the home website of the Northeast Junior/Young Rider Dressage Championships  (NEJYR) 

INTERCOLLEGIATE DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION  Web site for all JR/YRs interested in Inter- Collegiate Dressage  Equestrian Sports Programs.

TRI-STATE REGION PONY CLUB - This website serves Ohio, Western Pennsylvania  and Northern West Virginia which includes 14 member clubs and two Riding Centers of the United States Pony Club.   The mission of the United Staes Pony Club is to provide a program for youth taht teaches riding, mounted sports, and the care of horses and ponies, thereby developing responsibility, moral judgment, leadership and self-confidence.

BATH PONY CLUB *New 2010 Website*  - Affiliate club of the United States Pony Club, Inc.   Members  range in age from 8 to 21 years old.   They host various shows and horse activities, including a May Dressage Show.

UNITED STATES PONY CLUB 
Pony Club is one of the leading junior equestrian organizations in the world, represented throughout 30 countries! The United States has over 600 individual Clubs spread throughout 48 states and the Virgin Islands, with more than 12,000 members,  It is not necessary for a child to own a horse or pony, but they must have access to one when required. Programs are offered in dressage, eventing, show jumping, mounted games, tetrathlon, quiz, vaulting, foxhunting, and polocrosse..  During "unmounted" meetings members learn about feeding, shoeing, veterinary care, and other areas of horse management. Under adult supervision, the more experienced Pony Club members instruct and assist younger members.

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