Alaska Dressage Association


CALENDAR OF 2008 DRESSAGE EVENTS

Event

Date and Place

Contact Information

ASH Awards Banquet for 2007 SeasonSaturday, January 12, 2008
Alyeska Prince Hotel, Girdwood
ASH

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, January 28, 2008, 6 p.m.
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Jennifer Schrader-Williams Clinic

Auditing free

Feb. 2-3, 2008
Sindorf Equestrian Education Center (Valley)

Nicole Ringler
(907) 746-7765

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, February 25, 2008, 6 p.m.
(One week later than usual)
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

March Judy Thocher Clinic

$115 per 40-minute session

March 2-5, 2008
Huffman, Diamond H, and other Anchorage sites

Carolyn Schultz
(907) 345-4076; cell 360-8241

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, March 17, 2008, 6 p.m.
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Spring 2008 Open
ADA Meeting

Join us for lunch and learn about the latest research on equine metabolic syndrome from Dr. Julie Grohs.

March 30, 2008
1 p.m. at Gallo's Mexican Restaurant, 8615 Old Seward Highway, $10

Spring Meeting Reservations
345-1090

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, April 21, 2008, 6 p.m.
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

2008 ASH Swap

Free for ASH members, $10 non-members
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Setup at noon, swap 1-4 pm
Eagle River Lion’s Den,
18344 Eagle River Road (just west of E. Eagle River Loop Rd.)
Rebecca Weiant, (907) 982-2473

April Judy Thocher Clinic

$115 per 40-minute session

April 27-30, 2008
Huffman, Diamond H, and other Anchorage sites

Carolyn Schultz
(907) 345-4076; cell 360-8241

Sue Kolstad Clinic
at SEEC

May 2-4, 2008
Sindorf Equestrian Education Center (Valley)

Jenny Rousey-Dick, (907) 746-7777

Chamberlin Cleanup and dressage arena setup

Bring work gloves, stall forks, buckets, etc.

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10 a.m.
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK


Mary Kaye Hession,(907) 345-1090

ADA Spring Clinic
Clinician: USDF Gold Medalist Anne Appleby
Gallo's Mexican Restaurant, $10
Evening with the Judge: Learn about dressage protocol, ask those dressage questions you've always wondered about, and join us for a Mexican buffet dinner; Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Gallo's, 8615 Old Seward Highway, 6 p.m.; ticket price $10

Clinic sessions Friday, May 9; $110, 45 minutes
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK
For lecture and buffet: Spring Lecture Reservations,
Mary Kaye Hession, 345-1090



For clinic: Linda Kelley, 746-5994

Margaret Adams Memorial Schooling Show/Anchorage Horse Council May Schooling Show

Judge: Anne Appleby

Dressage class list

Entry form

May 10, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK

For dressage: Susie Merritt (That's Susie on Doreean)
(907) 346-2351

Equifest


Breed parade, breed showcase, horse shopping!

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK


Patrice Weinmeister,(907) 688-0381

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, May 19, 2008, 6 p.m.
ADA Office Building, Chamberlin Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Valley "Nothin' But Fun" Schooling Show #1

Judge: Brienne Mabry

May 31-June 1, 2008
(dressage on Sun., June 1)
France Equestrian Center, Palmer, AK

Cherrie Ruesch,
746-7170 or 841-1592

Closing date for June 7-8 ADA Spring FestivalMay 30, 2008

Britany Kaiser

ADA Spring Festival
Judge: Lois Heyerdahl

Saturday ride times

June 7-8, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK
Entries close May 30

Britany Kaiser

Anchorage Horse Council June Schooling Show

Judge: TBA

June 9, 2007 (no dressage)
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK

Anchorage Horse Council

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board Meeting

June 23, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Midsummer Festival Horse Show
Judge: Alistair Buchanan

Ride times
Dressage classes June 21-22, 2008
France Equestrian Center, Palmer, AK

Prize list (big file, please be patient)
Entries close June 5
Joe Kornegay, State Fair Horse Shows
(907) 350-8441

July Judy Thocher Clinic

$115 per 40-minute session
Outdoor ride times
Indoor ride times (in case of bad weather)

July 5-7, 2008
Huffman, Diamond H, and other Anchorage sites

Carolyn Schultz
(907) 345-4076; cell 360-8241

ADA work party for
WCCEC Annual Show

Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 6 p.m.
ADA Office Building, Chamberlin Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

William Clark Chamberlin
Eq. Center Horse Show

Dressage Judge: Charlotte Trentelman

Dressage classes Sat., July 19, 2008
(Closing date July 10)
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK

TBA

Valley "Nothin' But Fun" Schooling Show #2

Judge: William Burke

July 19-20, 2008
(dressage Sat., July 19)
France Equestrian Center, Palmer, AK

Cherrie Ruesch,
746-7170 or 841-1592

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, July 21, 2008, 6 p.m.
ADA Office Building, Chamberlin Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

ADA/Anchorage Horse Council July Schooling Show

Dressage judge: Karen Adams

Dressage class list

Entry form

Dressage and other classes July 26, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK

Anchorage Horse Council
For dressage: Susie Merritt
(907) 346-2351

ADA Dressage Clinic

Clinician: Karen Adams
$110, 45-minute sessions

July 27, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK


Carolyn Schultz
(907) 345-4076; cell 360-8241

Closing date for Aug. 9-10 ADA Biggest Event EverAugust 1, 2008

Britany Kaiser

ADA Biggest Event Ever
Judge: Wayne Quarles


August 9-10, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK
Entries close August 1

Britany Kaiser

ADA Dressage Clinic

Clinician: Wayne Quarles
$110, 45-minute sessions

August 11-12, 2008
William Clark Chamberlin Equestrian Center, Anchorage, AK


Deana Johnson
(907) 248-2503

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, August 18, 2008
Tentatively Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Valley "Nothin' But Fun" Schooling Show #3

Judge: Cal Gomes

Aug. 21-22, 2008
(dressage on Thursday, Aug. 21)
France Equestrian Center, Palmer, AK

Cherrie Ruesch,
746-7170 or 841-1592

State Fair Horse Show
Judge: Paula B. Kierkegaard
Dressage Sept. 1-2, 2008
(New dates!)
France Equestrian Center, Palmer, AK
Prize list (big file, please be patient)
(Check ASH website for prize list revisions)
Entries close August 12
Joe Kornegay, State Fair Horse Shows
(907) 350-8441

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, September 15, 2008, 6 p.m.
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, October 20, 2008, 6 p.m.
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

ADA Awards Banquet/Fall Meeting/Silent Auction

Saturday, November 1, 2008
O'Malley's on the Green, Anchorage, AK
Drinks 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.
Tickets tentatively $35 (pay at the door)

Mary Kaye Hession
or 345-1090

ASH Annual Forum
Rule change proposals (including dressage proposals): ADA needs strong representation from dressage riders!
Mid-November; details TBAASH

Regularly scheduled
ADA Board meeting

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Huffman Horse Center, Anchorage, AK

Mary Kaye Hession

Note: Horse show dates in bold are USEF/USDF/ASH-rated shows.
Events in bold are sponsored or co-sponsored by ADA.