SHOW RESULTS
7/26/2008  NODA DRESSAGE '08 ~ and ~ 7/27/2008  NODA DRESSAGE '08 ENCORE
at Grand Haven Stable, Jefferson, OH     Pictures Available:    7/26  (2 pages)           7/27
   
Despite fluctuating weather conditions on Saturday, the show attendance and rider performances were excellent.    Sunday provided beautiful blue skies, temps in the low 80’s, and lots of smiles from volunteers, competitors, and spectators.   The Silent Auction booth was loaded with goodies.   Thanks to the numerous and wonderful volunteers (**) and judges,  as well as our very  hard working Grand Haven Stable Hosts, Robyn & John Ambrose.  Congrats to all our Competitors too!

(**) VOLUNTEERS
PHOTOGRAPHER  Dee Liebenthal

RUNNERS 
Judy Adams, Erin Arbeznik,  Jennifer Ball,  Amanda Bucks, Clara Etzel, Colin Gaffney,   Debb McCaughtry,
Caitlin Milford, Angela Schon, Brittany Schon, Cindy Sender, Debi Smith, Ashley Warner, Sharon Warner

 SILENT AUCTION
Karen Bossard, Lisa Lynn Brice, Debra Sue Brice, Kathy Kirchner  Silent Auction Chairman,  Sara Schierberl

PADDOCK MASTERS
Lynn Butcher,  Carolyn Hanlon, Pat Herrick,  Mary Jo Keptner, Kathy Krutyholowa, Dee Liebenthal, 
Kimberly Moody, Sally Pla,  Barbara Soukup, Janet Thompson,   Brenda Trautman,  Jana Tuckerman   

TABULATORS
 Jean Clancy, Karen Donley-Hayes,  Lisa Gorretta, Sue Horst, Yvonne Huff,  Michele Sheliga,  Sandy Snyder 

SCRIBES

Cassandra Crowley, Fran Cverna,  Charma Fargo, Sally Pla,  Lisa Hammond-Johnson,  
Kris Ropp, Traci Schon,   Shana Sgro,  Amy Sturdevant 

OFFICE ASSISTANTS

Bitsy Gascoigne, Karen Meade, Jennifer Milliner,  Carol Nelson,  Linda O'Keefe

Karen Eisenhauer - Volunteer Chairman Extra-ordinaire

EIA (Coggins) FORMS UPDATE

Riders should be aware that USEF rule GR907.3 has been updated to include the following statement:  For Dressage Competitions, any documentation such as negative EIA certification that is required for entry to a competition must list the same horse name and description as is listed on the entry blank and on the USEF horse identification or recording documents.  Effective 12/01/07.  This is meant to guard the safety and well being of horses at the shows. So remember, when you have those coggins tests done - no barn names, use the horse's registered USEF name

Comprehensive list of Recognized & Unrecognized (Schooling) Shows, including Show Prize Lists and current Dressage Tests     IMPORTANT NOTE:   This Omnibus is NOT the same as the Central USA Dressage Omnibus.  The Central Dressage Omnibus represents USDF Regions 2 & 4 and provides information on Recognized Shows only.  Questions? Contact: Jennifer Moyne – USDF Region 2 Volunteer  Phone (734)-516-5570 or E-Mail: region2omnibus@comcast.net
 

THE USEF/USDF MASTER VERIFICATION SEARCH
By Mary Lou Gallagher, TD
ARTICLE FROM THE FEBRUARY NODA NEWSLETTER 2008

Spring will be here before we know it and some of you will be preparing for the recognized show season. You had a new Coggins drawn, your USEF and USDF memberships were renewed in January, and all that needs to be done is fill out the entry forms that will be mailed on the opening date. For the other 99% of us, panic strike as we try to get everything to the post office by closing date. You can’t find your new membership cards, you’ve lost the horse’s registration papers, (or you need to get both papers and new cards from the horse’s owner) and now you don’t have time to get copies made before the post office closes. And the final straw--by the time you cram copies of every required document into an envelope, you end up paying extra for the postage

In order to maintain your sanity (and to keep your local show secretaries happy) may I suggest that you make use of the USEF/USDF Master Verification Search engine. If you have all of your memberships renewed in time, you can print a copy of all your documents on one page. This search engine can also be used even if you have only HID numbers for your horse and/or a USDF non-member identification number for yourself.

I have found that it is much easier to get to the search engine through the USDF webpage. Before you get started, one word of advice. Have your numbers, your horse’s numbers and the rider’s number (if different from the owner) with you when you start.    You can try filling in just the name of your horse if it is unique, but there also might be twenty other horses with the same unique name. Differences in spelling the rider’s name can also halt the process. For example, if the USEF has my first name as Mary Lou and USDF has it as Mary L., the search cannot be completed. (Another problem is different spellings of last names—McCoy will not be considered the same as Mc Coy.) So it is actually easier to start with the numbers in front of you.

Start by logging onto USDF.org and then clicking .membership. on the banner. On the new screen, click onto the first choice .Search Membership and Horse Status. The new screen will give you several choices. You want .USEF/USDF Verification Search (Both USEF & USDF information.). When you open this screen, the directions are very clear. You will first have to enter the horse’s numbers and click on the choices given to you. The owner’s numbers will then come automatically. If given a choice between selecting a USDF participating membership or USDF group membership, choose the participating membership. You will next have to type in the rider’s numbers, even if they are the same as the owner’s. Finally, you are given a link to print out the page. If you send this verification page in with your entry, you do NOT need to send copies of your cards or horse’s recordings.

The only additional documentation you must include with your entry is a copy of the Coggins. (By the way, requirements for Coggins tests are not set by national and/or local riding organizations but by state governments). If the results have not come back from a new test, write "new test pending" on your entry.  You can send a copy later to the show secretary or bring it with you when you check in. If you want to be considered for a breed award offered at the show (such as ones offered for Trakehners or Hanoverians), you will also have to supply a copy of the breed’s registration papers.   The master verification search is a easy way to guarantee that you have all the necessary documents. It might save you money since you won’t have to fill out affidavits at every show. It definitely will make this show secretary very happy by making her job so much easier.