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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SUCCESS REPORTED BY NODA MEMBER, KAREN DONLEY-HAYES   August 28, 2008

KAREN & her husband, ARNOLD, reached their goal of raising money & walking almost all of the 60 miles over 3 days!     They thank everyone who supported them in this challenge.   Over $3.1 million dollars was raised by this 3 day walk this year.

KAREN WRITES:   Just wanted to send everyone an email to let you know that the Cleveland Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk was a great success!! Over 1,240 walkers started and braved walking 20 miles a day in 90+ degree temps - and earned over $3.1 million for breast cancer research, education, and outreach! WOO-HOO!! Yeah, us!! :)   Arnold and I fared much better than we thought we would, and actually walked all three days, covering about 55 of the 60 miles (we did get a brief ride one morning) - and we have the blisters to show for it!! Well earned, and for such a good cause!   Thanks everyone, again, so much for your support and thought.

HORSE SHOW NEWS - NODA MEMBERS

August 29, 2008   Reported on www.DressageDaily.com

FIRST TIME OUT AT PRIX ST. GEORGES ENDS IN A WIN FOR
YOUNG CHELSEA ALLEN AT DRESSAGE AT WATERLOO SUMMER FINALE
By Lynndee Kemmet

Grass Lake, Michigan – It's been a summer of firsts for Chelsea Allen. In July, she competed in her first North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. And now she's followed that up with her first Prix St. Georges win. The 16-year-old Allen, who hails from Erie, Pennsylvania, was the winner of Friday's FEI Prix St. Georges at the Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale. It was only her second Prix St. Georges ever. She rode her first Prix St. Georges just the day before, on Thursday, finishing with a score of 62.50 percent. She raised that to a 65.25 for her winning ride on Friday. Behind her in second was Colleen Haveman riding Warello 6 with a score of 60.50. Third went to Judy Kelly and Leonardo with 60 percent. Read More...

NODA BARN NEWS
Newsletter Reporter, Kelly Walker from August Newsletter

News from Coventree Farm:   Congratulations to our NODA members SKYE MacEWAN on SMOKEY JOE; LIZ BEGLEY on Watch the Fire; CAITLIN BOBB on TEXAS T; SUSAN SCHNITTKE on OLIVER; and NIKI SACKMAN on SMOKEY JOE for their great rides at the June Crosswinds Farm NODA show! Niki, Liz and Caitlin all qualified for the year end championships. Way to go!

News from North Crest Equestrian Center: JULIE TAYLOR rode WiILL ROBINSON, a 5 year old Hanoverian gelding by Widmark to the Training Level Open High Score and the High Score Hanoverian Award (and a blue ribbon for the class) at the Grand Haven Horse Show on June 7/8 with a high score of 73.2% at Training 4 qualifying test. This was Will's first recognized show! Will also won the Training Level Open and Qualifying class on Friday with a 68% at the WPDA show. North Crest Equestrian Center is offering summer day camps to children ages 7 and up. A good opportunity for children to get a private riding lesson each day and learn all about caring for a horse. Camps run Monday thru Friday from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. every week throughout the summer. See website for details (www.northcrestequestrian.com)

News from Meridian Farm:    LAUREN BALL TISDALE is proud to announce that she has a new home base for her business, TRANSITIONS DRESSAGE LLC, MERIDIAN FARM, owned by Lauren's parents, Larry and Maggie Ball, is a lovely working farm located on Music Street in Newbury, Ohio. The whole family has been very hard at work preparing the place for the arrival of horses mid-June. They are all very excited about this new venture and look forward to having a warm, friendly atmosphere where horses and boarders can enjoy the endless pursuit of dressage!

News from Crosswinds Farm : Noda member, BOB WESTON, had a successful show day at the June NODA Schooling with his NODA member students.  LINDA COOLEY (NODA Webmaster) and her beautiful mare, "KNIGHTHAWKE", debuted with a flair. KnightHawke is a 9 year old Friesian-cross mare with tons of talent and potential. Together since October 2007, they are developing into a lovely team – in dressage and jumping.   Competing Training Level Test 3 (63.2%) & Test 4 (67.6%), they won both classes and qualified for the October Championship. This was KnightHawke's first show ever at Training Level. Linda and Bob were thrilled with KnightHawke's composure and performance!   New member, HANNAH PALUMBO, competed very successfully in her very first dressage show on her handsome, 11 year old thoroughbred, "DOUBLE STEAL" – competing Intro Horse Level, placing well in each class with excellent scores. Hannah trains with Bob Weston and has been working hard over the past year, learning dressage and "Double Steal".   Way to go, Hannah!    KIMBERLY MOODY and her elegant thoroughbred, "ROCK ISLAND LINE", continued their winning ways in Novice Training Level with a 1^st & 4th and excellent scores. Junior Rider, HANNAH PLATT competed in her first dressage show ever, with her chestnut gelding, "MAJOR".   They qualified for the Championship Show for Dressage Equitation-Junior and Novice Training-Junior.

News from RIVENDEL Farm
DALE LAPPERT has a new colt, born June 21. His sire is a blood bay Welsh Cob, Knightwynd’s Topaz; and his Dam is Jen’s Wishing Star, a bright bay Appendix AQHA mare, also sired by Sindarin. The baby is bay with 2 hind white socks and a blaze. He’s quite uphill and promises to be a big talented mover. Like most foals, he’s all legs and curiosity, with a big personality. Wishing Star is also the dam of LINDA COOLEY’s half Friesian mare, KnightHawke, who is also showing successfully and received two 1^st places with scores of 64.4% and 64% in Tr 3 and Tr 4 at the NODA Grand Haven Show.
Congratulations to GAIL PATTON on showing her homebred 4 year old filly Summer Breeze. Summer was sired by the Trakehner, Exsar; and is out of Gail’s Appendix AQHA mare, Frivolous Pursuit. “Frilly” was sired by Dale’s old TB stallion, Sindarin. The NODA Show at Chagrin Valley Farm was their debut and they placed 1^st in both Intro A and B with scores of 66% and 70%. Kudos to Gail who bred Summer, backed her and has done all of her training.
Congratulations to GAIL PATTON for winning 1^st place for ceramics at the Orange Art Show!
Congratulations to CAROLYN HAHN for winning the Dressage Equitation Class at Crosswinds with a staggering 80%.
Congratulations to JENNIFER GRAY! Jenn showed her 5 year old Belgian Cross mare, “Jen’s Second Chance” at First Level for the first time at NODA’S Grand Haven Show and received a 1^st place and 64% at 1^st 1. She also won a 1^st and 68.69% in Tr 1 and a 2^nd with 68.21% in Tr 2. Jenn bought Chance when she was a weanling and has done all of her training herself. Chance has also served some time as Jenn’s Mounted Police horse, jumping guard rails and chasing bad guys down stairs in downtown Akron. Congratulations to TOM GAZLEY and his 5 year old TB mare, Tiger Lilly. Lilly was bred and raised by Tom and Cindy. Tom has done all of her training. NODA’s Grand Haven Show was their first and they received a 1^st in Intro A with a 63% and a 4^th in Intro B with 60%.
RICH JAGGERS has a new 10 year old Molly Mule, Jasmine (The Destroyer). Jasmine, while handsome and affectionate, has a certain weakness for gates. She’s Rich’s project while he’s waiting for his gorgeous 2 year old Welsh Cob Stallion to grow up.

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	IN THE SPOTLIGHT
SUCCESS REPORTED BY NODA MEMBER, KAREN DONLEY-HAYES August 28, 2008 KAREN & her husband, ARNOLD, reached their goal of raising money & walking almost all of the 60 miles over 3 days! They thank everyone who supported them in this challenge. Over $3.1 million dollars was raised by this 3 day walk this year. KAREN WRITES: Just wanted to send everyone an email to let you know that the Cleveland Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk was a great success!! Over 1,240 walkers started and braved walking 20 miles a day in 90+ degree temps - and earned over $3.1 million for breast cancer research, education, and outreach! WOO-HOO!! Yeah, us!! :) Arnold and I fared much better than we thought we would, and actually walked all three days, covering about 55 of the 60 miles (we did get a brief ride one morning) - and we have the blisters to show for it!! Well earned, and for such a good cause! Thanks everyone, again, so much for your support and thought.
HORSE SHOW NEWS - NODA MEMBERS August 29, 2008 Reported on www.DressageDaily.com FIRST TIME OUT AT PRIX ST. GEORGES ENDS IN A WIN FOR YOUNG CHELSEA ALLEN AT DRESSAGE AT WATERLOO SUMMER FINALE By Lynndee Kemmet Grass Lake, Michigan – It's been a summer of firsts for Chelsea Allen. In July, she competed in her first North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. And now she's followed that up with her first Prix St. Georges win. The 16-year-old Allen, who hails from Erie, Pennsylvania, was the winner of Friday's FEI Prix St. Georges at the Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale. It was only her second Prix St. Georges ever. She rode her first Prix St. Georges just the day before, on Thursday, finishing with a score of 62.50 percent. She raised that to a 65.25 for her winning ride on Friday. Behind her in second was Colleen Haveman riding Warello 6 with a score of 60.50. Third went to Judy Kelly and Leonardo with 60 percent. Read More...
NODA BARN NEWS Newsletter Reporter, Kelly Walker from August Newsletter News from Coventree Farm: Congratulations to our NODA members SKYE MacEWAN on SMOKEY JOE; LIZ BEGLEY on Watch the Fire; CAITLIN BOBB on TEXAS T; SUSAN SCHNITTKE on OLIVER; and NIKI SACKMAN on SMOKEY JOE for their great rides at the June Crosswinds Farm NODA show! Niki, Liz and Caitlin all qualified for the year end championships. Way to go! News from North Crest Equestrian Center: JULIE TAYLOR rode WiILL ROBINSON, a 5 year old Hanoverian gelding by Widmark to the Training Level Open High Score and the High Score Hanoverian Award (and a blue ribbon for the class) at the Grand Haven Horse Show on June 7/8 with a high score of 73.2% at Training 4 qualifying test. This was Will's first recognized show! Will also won the Training Level Open and Qualifying class on Friday with a 68% at the WPDA show. North Crest Equestrian Center is offering summer day camps to children ages 7 and up. A good opportunity for children to get a private riding lesson each day and learn all about caring for a horse. Camps run Monday thru Friday from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. every week throughout the summer. See website for details (www.northcrestequestrian.com) News from Meridian Farm: LAUREN BALL TISDALE is proud to announce that she has a new home base for her business, TRANSITIONS DRESSAGE LLC, MERIDIAN FARM, owned by Lauren's parents, Larry and Maggie Ball, is a lovely working farm located on Music Street in Newbury, Ohio. The whole family has been very hard at work preparing the place for the arrival of horses mid-June. They are all very excited about this new venture and look forward to having a warm, friendly atmosphere where horses and boarders can enjoy the endless pursuit of dressage! News from Crosswinds Farm : Noda member, BOB WESTON, had a successful show day at the June NODA Schooling with his NODA member students. LINDA COOLEY (NODA Webmaster) and her beautiful mare, "KNIGHTHAWKE", debuted with a flair. KnightHawke is a 9 year old Friesian-cross mare with tons of talent and potential. Together since October 2007, they are developing into a lovely team – in dressage and jumping. Competing Training Level Test 3 (63.2%) & Test 4 (67.6%), they won both classes and qualified for the October Championship. This was KnightHawke's first show ever at Training Level. Linda and Bob were thrilled with KnightHawke's composure and performance! New member, HANNAH PALUMBO, competed very successfully in her very first dressage show on her handsome, 11 year old thoroughbred, "DOUBLE STEAL" – competing Intro Horse Level, placing well in each class with excellent scores. Hannah trains with Bob Weston and has been working hard over the past year, learning dressage and "Double Steal". Way to go, Hannah! KIMBERLY MOODY and her elegant thoroughbred, "ROCK ISLAND LINE", continued their winning ways in Novice Training Level with a 1^st & 4th and excellent scores. Junior Rider, HANNAH PLATT competed in her first dressage show ever, with her chestnut gelding, "MAJOR". They qualified for the Championship Show for Dressage Equitation-Junior and Novice Training-Junior. News from RIVENDEL Farm DALE LAPPERT has a new colt, born June 21. His sire is a blood bay Welsh Cob, Knightwynd’s Topaz; and his Dam is Jen’s Wishing Star, a bright bay Appendix AQHA mare, also sired by Sindarin. The baby is bay with 2 hind white socks and a blaze. He’s quite uphill and promises to be a big talented mover. Like most foals, he’s all legs and curiosity, with a big personality. Wishing Star is also the dam of LINDA COOLEY’s half Friesian mare, KnightHawke, who is also showing successfully and received two 1^st places with scores of 64.4% and 64% in Tr 3 and Tr 4 at the NODA Grand Haven Show. Congratulations to GAIL PATTON on showing her homebred 4 year old filly Summer Breeze. Summer was sired by the Trakehner, Exsar; and is out of Gail’s Appendix AQHA mare, Frivolous Pursuit. “Frilly” was sired by Dale’s old TB stallion, Sindarin. The NODA Show at Chagrin Valley Farm was their debut and they placed 1^st in both Intro A and B with scores of 66% and 70%. Kudos to Gail who bred Summer, backed her and has done all of her training. Congratulations to GAIL PATTON for winning 1^st place for ceramics at the Orange Art Show! Congratulations to CAROLYN HAHN for winning the Dressage Equitation Class at Crosswinds with a staggering 80%. Congratulations to JENNIFER GRAY! Jenn showed her 5 year old Belgian Cross mare, “Jen’s Second Chance” at First Level for the first time at NODA’S Grand Haven Show and received a 1^st place and 64% at 1^st 1. She also won a 1^st and 68.69% in Tr 1 and a 2^nd with 68.21% in Tr 2. Jenn bought Chance when she was a weanling and has done all of her training herself. Chance has also served some time as Jenn’s Mounted Police horse, jumping guard rails and chasing bad guys down stairs in downtown Akron. Congratulations to TOM GAZLEY and his 5 year old TB mare, Tiger Lilly. Lilly was bred and raised by Tom and Cindy. Tom has done all of her training. NODA’s Grand Haven Show was their first and they received a 1^st in Intro A with a 63% and a 4^th in Intro B with 60%. RICH JAGGERS has a new 10 year old Molly Mule, Jasmine (The Destroyer). Jasmine, while handsome and affectionate, has a certain weakness for gates. She’s Rich’s project while he’s waiting for his gorgeous 2 year old Welsh Cob Stallion to grow up.
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