Arkansas Dressage Society

Meeting Minutes for August 2020...

Oct 13, 2020

ADS Meeting Minutes August 13, 2020 Call To order: 7:00 pm; Sandra Thompson, Kerry Evans, Ashley Martin, Jennifer Landers, Anne Tursky, and Joanne Homeyer President Report General membership issues and feedback ADS Member Committees for specific tasks Carole Smith offered to help organize an educational activity Jennifer completed a Facebook survey for interest All projects have been on hold due to COVID restrictions Discussed replacement for Vicki Lend for Member-at-Large We will reach out to members to see if someone is interested in that board position Show schedule for 2020 Shows continue to be virtual (see details below) Secretary Report Meeting minutes: August minutes approved by Jennifer, seconded by Anne Membership status: 55 members Treasurer Report ADS has been breaking even or making a small profit on all virtual shows so far. Vice President...

Results for September Virtual Show 2020...

Oct 9, 2020

Please click below to view the results from the September Virtual Show for 2020. ADS_Virtual_Show_Sep2020_Results Congrats to our High Point winners! Junior HP – Aislin Falasco riding Unscripted 71.071% Amateur HP – Brandi Wilson riding Beringer 71.724% Open HP – Alex du Celliee Muller riding Del Rio...

Rider List for the ADS Virtual Show for September 2020...

Sep 21, 2020

Please click below to view the rider list for the September 2020 Virtual Show....

Volunteer Hour Due October 1

Sep 3, 2020

All volunteer hour(s) must be completed and turned in by October 1, 2020. ADS has reduced the required number of volunteer hours to 1 per rider for this year only. You must have completed at least 1 hour by October 1 to be eligible for year end awards and must notify Jennifer. ...

Results for August Virtual Show 2020...

Sep 3, 2020

Please click below to view the results from the August Virtual Show for 2020. ADS_Virtual_Show_Aug2020_Results Congrats to our High Point winners! Junior HP – Emily Hale riding Pez Volante 69.000% Amateur HP – Brandi Wilson riding Beringer 78.654% Open HP – Alex du Celliee Muller riding Southern Blue...

Rider List for the ADS Virtual Show for August 2020...

Aug 26, 2020

Please click below to view the rider list for the August 2020 Virtual Show....

Results for the June Virtual Show...

Jun 29, 2020

Please click below to view the show results for the June Summertime Bliss Virtual Show sponsored by SmartPak. ADS_Virtual_Show_June2020_Results Congrats to our high point winners who will receive a $25 gift certificate to SmartPak! Lilly Henry – The Flying Burrito – Junior Jennifer Landers – Taylor Time – Amateur Alex du Celliee Muller – Fern RC – Open *Must be ADS member for scores to count towards...

ADS Virtual Show Rider List for June 2020...

Jun 24, 2020

Please click below to view the rider list for the June Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show. Please contact us if any changes need to be made. ADS_Virtual_Show_Rider_List_June2020 SmartPak has graciously sponsored this show. Open, Amateur, and Junior high point awards will be given a $25 SmartPak gift certificate. Good luck to all entries! *Note – You must be a current ADS member to be eligible for any...

Enter the Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show...

Jun 8, 2020

Entries are now open for the Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show hosted by ADS for June. We are very excited to announce that our show has been chosen by SmartPak for sponsorship. They have donated 5 $25.00 gift certificates as prizes for our show (more details on this TBA). We appreciate SmartPak’s generosity! Prize List: June Virtual Show Prize List SUMMERTIME BLISS VIRTUAL DRESSAGE SHOW Entry Received by/Closing Date: 6/23/20 Expect your results to be sent/posted by: 6/30/20 Judge: Becky Brown Online Entries: Enter online at arkansasdressage.org under the Horse Shows tab. Please follow the instructions under “ADS Virtual Horse Show Entry.” Classes are $20 each, and there is a 3% additional fee to cover our processing fee. Classes will be paid for via Paypal. It is very important you click on the Return...

Results for the May 2020 Virtual Show...

Jun 1, 2020

Please click below to view the score results for our Virtual Show for May 2020. Thank you to everyone who participated!...

ADS Virtual Horse Show May 2020 Rider List...

May 26, 2020

Please click below to view the rider list for the May 2020 Virtual Horse Show with judge Amanda Bailey....

Show Results for March 15, 2020 Show...

Mar 19, 2020

Please click below to view the show results from the March 15, 2020 show at Maumelle Equestrian. Judge was Gabrielle Callahan. 3.15.20 ADS Show Maumelle...

Ride Times for the March 15 Show...

Mar 13, 2020

Below are the links for the ride times for the show on March 15, 2020 at Maumelle Equestrian Center. Judge is Gabrielle Calahan. The second link is the volunteer schedule for the show. Ride Times for March Show 0315 Volunteer Times for March Show...

Rider List for March 15, 2020 Show...

Mar 12, 2020

Please click below to view the rider list for the March 15, 2020 show at Maumelle Equestrian Center. Please let us know if any changes need to be made. 3.15.20 rider list Stall List: Rider Name: (paid for stall) Horse Name: Stable with 1 TL Jumper KA Saffron RCTS 2 Addy Batcheller Panic at the Disco 3 Ashley Martin Pixelated RCTS 4 Katie Letcher Rendition RCTS 5 Elizabeth McGibbony Ladies Man RCTS 6 Audrey Rasch Expecto Patronum 7 Vicki Lind Fortissimo RCTS 8 Aislin Falasco Unscripted RCTS 9 Ally Petro Glamor Guy...

2019 ADS Year End Award Results...

Mar 9, 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Year End Awards Banquet and helped us celebrate our members! Congrats to all of our winners and thank you for your continued support of ADS. Please click below to view our year end award winners: 2019 ADS Year End Award...

Meeting Minutes for January 2020...

Feb 26, 2020

ADS Meeting Minutes January 9, 2020 Kerry Evans, Sandra Thompson, Joanne Homeyer, Vicki Lind, Ashley Martin, Jennifer Landers, Alex du Celliee Muller, Kat Cromer present; Anne Tursky also attended Call to order: 7 p.m. In lieu of a December ADS Board meeting, the following update was prepared and distributed to all board members on Dec. 11, 2019, and further discussed at the 1/9/20 board meeting. Board Members for election at year-end banquet on March 7, 2020: President, Secretary, Web-master, Two members-at-large (Alex and Ashley). We need to finalize and publish this list at the next board meeting on January 9, 2020. Please come prepared to either commit to another two-year tern or have a replacement for your position identified. Also, if you know people that are interested in board participation, please invite them to...

Silent Auction Items

Jan 30, 2020

We are busy planning our annual awards banquet and are collecting items for the silent auction! If you have an item(s) you would like to donate, please contact Jennifer at [email protected] It can be new or lightly used items and since we are a 501(c)3, all donations are tax deductible! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and helps to fund our schooling shows and educational events during the year. We truly appreciate the support of our members, local businesses, and international brands. We couldn’t do it without...

Judging Western Dressage at Schooling Shows – What USDF L-Graduates need to know...

Jan 28, 2020

Judging Western Dressage at Schooling Shows – What USDF L-Graduates need to know As an L-Graduate, you’ve just agreed to judge a schooling show several months away, and as you look at the entry form, you realize that you are also going to be judging Western dressage. Although as an L-Graduate you have attended and passed the excellent L-Program sessions and the required annual continuing education, you have no experience with judging Western dressage. Wanting to give the Western Dressage competitors comments which are appropriate to their discipline, you seek out additional information about Western dressage. As you begin researching and reading, you realize that contrary to what you perhaps initially believed, Western dressage is not just English dressage ridden in Western tack. Although Western dressage as a discipline may be fairly new, there...