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INSIDE News from November/December 1993: 1994 A VA Board of Directors, A VA Annual High Point Awards, Vauiters and Judges Meet in Buenos Aires, ProvisionalSTandings tor 1994 World Equestrian Games, Dateline Germany, FEI Hearst Vaulting Trophy Final Standings, Fest '94 Changes, Ahead With Horses Honored, WateringYour Horse, AHSA Marketing Seminar, 1994 Club Reports Part II, Grooming Safety.

Sommervilte ofTimberlineVauiters,Soquel,California,performs amagnificent"flare" in his1993 AHSA/A VA GoldChampionshipKiir on Chancyat Nationals '93in Ventura,California,

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ANNUAL MEETING 1994: Kim Benson (Best M-F) 303/467-98807872 Indiana, Golden, CO 80403 (FAX 303/456-9622)BALLOT: Laura Nichols 703/759-2440438 River Bend Road, Great Falls, VA 22066COACHES: Kim Benson {Best M-F) 303/467-98807872 Indiana, Golden, CO 80403 (FAX 303/467-9880)CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS: Joy Cobum (Best 6-8 pm) 818/888-8621'5340 Scott Robertson Road, Hidden Hills, CA 91302 (After 9 am/Before 9 pm)FEST '93: Rick Hawthorne (Best 7-11pm, not before 8 am) 818/834-8963'11295 Orcas Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (FAX 818/834-8973)

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Vaulting World February 1,1994

THE VIEW FROM THEPRESIDENT'S DESK

Reflections onthe past can. eithergel you down, orget you going.

Two very for-ward-thinking ladiesin our association,Colette Garrison andGail Oslcndorf havegenerously donated a perfectly beaut i ful per-petual "I lorse of the Year" award which willbe presented for the first Lime at this year'sAVA Annual Meeting.

This graciousgesturc is madcin memoryof two of vaulting's most memorable horses:Dimple, Central Valley Vaultcrs1 elegantHanovarian gelding, and lialali, Gail's sil-very, dappled grey Pcrcheron marc. Bothhorses carried teams, individuals and pas dedeux pairs to victory on many occasions.

These horses of ours become more thanmere work horses—beasts of burden whoobediently follow our cues to stay out on theircircles and steady their gaits. They are mem-bers of a family which extends far beyond therelationships of riders to mere pleasure orshow horses. Our vaulting horses are lovedand trusted by children and young adults-athletes of all ages, parents and coaches.Beyond their own clubs, the horses arewatched and admired by vaullers from otherclubs and audiences of vaulting enthusiasts.When (hey are gone, they are missed by all.

The horses in contention for the awardare selected by our AVA judges. Each timea horse is seen by a judge at an AVA recog-nized event, it is being evaluated specificallyfor this annual award. The more times thehorse competes in AVA recognized events,the more chance it has of winning. At the endof each competition, a sheelis turned in to ourTechnical Committee with one horse of theday selected by each judge as his or heroutstanding selection. The "AVA Horse ofthe Year" is the horse with the most "wins".

The award will be presented at the Satur-day night awards banquet in Fort Collins,Colorado on February 5,1994, You will wantto share this very prestigious moment withColette and Gail as we all honor AVA's first"Horse of the Year" recipient.. . I hope to see you allJn Colorado!

1994 AVA Board MembersThe AVA welcomes the1994 Board of Directors

The 1993 AVA Ballot CommilleeChair Laura Nichols has declared the fol-lowing election results:

Incumbents returning to the Board ofDirectors are: Jcannic Bcattle, KitchyBurxlelle, Carol Fuller, Colclte Garrison,Kelley Holly, Teresa Kcville, MarjoricCakes and Stephanie Siemens.

Seven Directors are now to Ihe Boardthis year. Bruce Bender from Region I isaffiliated with Diamond Bar Country 4-HVaulters. He has been the coordinator fornumerous competitions including Facili-ties Mmiager for Nalion^ds 1993 ill Ventura.After 10 years, his daughter Michelle hasstopped vault!ug but Bruceclaims thai "OldVaulting Dads never die, they just...keepgoing!" Kim Benson coaches the FlyingStar Vaulters in Region IV. Her AVAresume includes past scats on Ihe Board ofDirectors and AVA Coaches Committee,Region Supervisor and President and co-host of Regional and National Champion-ship Fcsts. Kim is interested in providingbelter support and networking for outlyingareas so that "We all don't have to re-createUie wheel." She will figure strongly inplans for 1995 Nationals in Fort Collins,Colorado. Doris Dyer is from Blacksburg,Virginia in Region IX. She has hostedAVA clinics featuring Ilelma Swatzmann,Silke Bernard and Ulrike Rcider and AVARecognized Fests. Doris plans to supportcoaches and judges training sessions andclinics and promote vaulting through exist-ing 4-H programs throughout Ihe UnitedStates. Priseilla G. Faulkner manages ahunter/jumper stable in Covington, Geor-gia in Region IX. Her varied backgroundwith people and horses has helped her hostclinics and organize (he first vaulting clubsouth of Virginia. Priseilla is chair of theAVA Olympic Committee. David Long ofRedwood City in Region IT holds Nationaland International Vaulting Championships.He sees himself as a "go-getter" and willuse his experience as an international com-petitor, member of the AVA InternationalCommittee, and eoaeh to serve the AVA.Susie Sanchez from Corralcs, New Mexicoin Region IV has helped in the Nationalsscoring office for the past two years. Susie

has also managed Regional competitionsand feels her 15 years of office experiencewill help her to professional ly carry ou t herduties as AVA Secretary. Tom Scott ofGolden, Colorado in Region IV longes forand assists Kim Benson and Ihe Flying StarVaultcrs. I le has served as Regional Presi-dent and co-hosted Regional Champion-ships. He "would like to promote a smootherworking lest—before, during and after-through belter cooperation and communi-cation with lest committee and groundsproviders".

Directors with one more year to serveare: Linda Bibbler, Charlie Biltenbring,Craig Coburn, Joy Coburn, Merry Cole,S uzanne Delol, Jan F. Garrod, Jane Garrod,Karen Lemon, Gail Oslcndorf, PatliSkipton. and Life Member I ili/abcth Scarle.

The 1994 Executive Board is com-prised of:

President Stephanie SiemensExecutive V. P.Kelly HollyV. P. Fest Marjorie OakcsV. P. Promotions Colette GarrisonV. P. Regions Kim BensonGeneral Scty Susie SanchezTreasurer Charlie BiltenbringThe AVA thanks exiting Board Mem-

bers Gerry A. Brown, Joyce Fanchcr,Marianne Rose, and Nancy S levcns-B rown.

With the help of you, the GeneralMembership of Ihe AVA, these Directorswill make 1994 an exciting vaulting year.

The AVA NationalOffice has moved to

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The AVA National OfficeAdministrator isSuzanne Detol

Vaulting World February I , 1994

1993 AVA Annual High Point Awards Thank You!!Following is a list of all AVA High Point scores. Vaultcrs

must have three or more scores from AVA Recogni/.cdcompetitions within the year (from just after Nationals to thenext Nationals) in order to be considered Tor the High PointAward. Winners have been notified and invited to theAwards Banquet on Febru;iry 5, 1994 in Fort Collins,Colorado to be honored by the AVA membership.

Placing Name ScoreGOLD WOMEN1 Kerith Lemon 8.7992 Honami Dean 8.4843 Chase Worley 8.3414 Isabclle Bibbler 8.1795 AlexaStent 8.0816 Sarah Fancher 7.9567 DristiDueber 7.6678 Kelley Holly 7.353GOLD MEN1 Danny Sommerville 8.6532 Devon Maitozo 8.4433 Evan Oldford 8.1914 John Along! 8.005SILVER WOMEN1 Courtney Bittenbring 7.6142 Marcia Sicgal 7.5953 Kim Dunham 7.3884 Jennie Lauzze 7.2535 AletaKotecki 7.2196 Kellee Rasor 7.0557 Maureen Roy 6.9608 Valerie Bantner 6.7759 Kristcn Meek 6.76910 Lauren Saputelli 6.76911 Teresa Keville 6.71912 Shanna Pomeranl/ 6.71213 AnnaKahl 6.58814 Michelle Arnold 6.54615 Sian Parry 6.43316 Julie Beutler 6.42017 Darcie Purcell 5.383SILVER MEN1 Chad Ross 6.430BRONZE WOMENI Jill Main 7.1083 Ann Roscmurgy 6.8333 AnnaLoeb 6.7384 Melissa Ross 6.7205 Shannon Moriarty 6.7076 Kristic Warren 6.5887 Jandc Kyes 6.5678 Amanda Korfman 6.4389 Rebecca Lee 6.28910 Nicholle Taylor 6.275II Melody Ross 6.271

Placing Name Score

12 Lee Anna Fraker 6.25713 Kristin Hlipponi 6.13614 ColeenRoss 6.10315 Diana DiGennaro 6.04516 Mirari Jacobson 6.00517 Tylcnc Forte 5.94318 LissyPope 5.89919 Renee Kroger 5.85920 Jennifer Hall 5.75522 Becky Dickmeier 5.69123 Megan Logan 5.60024 KaticIIutchinson 5.58925 Tracy Thurston 5.56426 Carla Digennar 5.52127 Danielle Teitelman 5.47828 Jenny MacSwain 5.44529 Summer Evert 5.269RRON/E MEN1 Clinton Skipton 6.1492 Scott Warmen 5.7993 Mallicw Campagmi-Pinto5.4984 Kenny Geisler 5.158TROT WOMEN1 KariKucera 7.0812 Jackie Bors 6.5933 Sarah Griner 6.5584 Jacquclyn Skipton 6.5315 Mary McCormick 6.4116 Carrie Martin 6.1907 Lindsey Curran 6.0808 Anncssa Curran 6.0139 Jessica Skipton 5.91610 Julie Sawyer 5.72511 Jodie Howard 5.63112 KimDeaver 5.55713 Jennifer Miller 5.28314 Emily Tool 5.26215 Katie Nilscn 5.16816 Tiffany Buchanan 4.81217 Emily Brooks 4.67318 Rachel Gordon 4.38819 Natasha Buchanan 4.07520 MargritLent 3.152TROT MEN1 Jarcd Quan 4.304

Suzanne Dctol.AVA National Office Administrator

A very big Uiank-you goes to JudithS. Bryer, Marianne Rose and Gerry A.Brown during this National Office transi-tion period. I am not sure anyone reali/.eshow much work went into this move, andhow much help those three people havebeen to me. (Now, why doesn't someonecome up here and help unpack the last 40boxes in my garage???)

Judith, as always, has been profes-sional and so very helpful in introducingme to the wonderful world of Macintoshcomputers. We spent several hours on thephone gelling me "on-line" with the mem-bership data bases. She is an incredibleresource, not to mention a good friend.

Marianne Rose has been generouswith her time and always is there to listenand answer questions. She took a big loadoff my shoulders by temporarily assum-ing llie National Office Vaulting Worldresponsibilities while I struggle to get upto speed with me rest of the administrativeduties. She continues to provide me muchmoral support.

Gerry Brown donated the followingsystem to the AVA: A Macintosh Ilcicomputer with 12 MB RAM, 210 MBHard Disk, DaySUir Cashe Card w/malhspeedup, Macintosh ColorDispIay Card,Macintosh High Resolution RGB Moni-tor with stand, Macintosh Extended Key-board, Apple CD-SC SCSI Compact DiskPlayer and Supra V32bis Fax Modemwith optional OCR. Now, I know that is"Greek" to many of us, but it is a wonder-ful system and a very big donation to UieAVA! Gerry has also been an incredibleresource person, helping me "set up" (hesystem. I le even look the tune to find andsend me a connector cable which I couldn' tfind in the entire state of Oregon!

I cannot thank these three peopleenough. They have made the transition assmooth as it could be and have kept mesemi-sane—Thank you.'O

The AVA ThanksFrankel Properties

for its generous donation of$100.00

Vaulting World February 1, 1994

A Big Step Forward

J. Ash tonMoors,

(FBI O)

AVATechnical

Advisor

TheFEI Vaulting Committee has beenseen as a tiny group of people makingdecisions for theentire vaulting world basedon individual preferences without inputfrom the vaulting community. Rightly orwrongly, this is typical of the way any rule-making body or commi ttec is viewed—it'salways "They".

In the U.S., we are accustomed to, ifnot a democratic process, atleasta willing-ness to accept and evaluate input fromvaulters, coaches and members in the es-tablishment of rules and criteria. Input isalways solicited. We are accustomed tointeraction and general discussion. His-torically there has been little such expecta-tion of, or by, the FBI Vaulting Committee.At the CV1 Buenos Aires there was a realstep forward in this area.

A contingent of vaulters led bytop international competitorsTamas Tarpatoki of Hungaryand Thomas Fisbaek of Denmarkasked for a meeting with thejudges to clarify some issuesand exchange ideas.

They particularly wanted to discusscriteria in the new FEI Rules and the newFEI Guidelines for Judges. With dieirproven expertise the vaulters were excel-lently prepared for the specifics of themeeting.

Mrs. Helma Schwarzmann of Ger-many, current member of the FEI commit-tee and co-author of the new rules andguidelines chaired the meeting. The otherparticipating judges had all judged WorldChampionships and three had served on

the F1SI Vaulting Committee. The agendaincluded an analysis of the compulsoryexercises, especially the FEI descriptionsand the judges' expectations. Disagree-ments between the Rules and Guidelineswere addressed, discussed and partiallyresolved.

Perhaps the most important single is-sue discussed was that of the second half ofthe Scissors. Clarification of the FEI de-scription and criteria for the exercise wasaddressed but, more importantiy, a prece-dent for consideration of input from thevaulting community was set.

The vaulters pointed out that the FEIdescription of the Return Scissors is ame-chanical impossibility, backing up theircontention with good facts and great exper-tise. Mrs. Schwarzmann invited commentfrom vaulters andjudges. Everyone agreedthat the vaulters were absolutely correct—the Return Scissors cannot be done as de-scribed. Positive, productive and livelydiscussion about how the move really

should be executed followed.The welcoming of input as a move-

ment toward democratic process was a

great step toward improving the perceptionand function of the FEI Committee.

The important aspect ofthis meeting was not justclarification of criteria andexecution of the Scissors andseveral other exercises andissues, but the inclusion ofvaulters and non-FEI-Committee-inembers inthe process and determinationof the clarification.

Everyone left this landmark meeting

with a feeling of positive accomplishmentand productive involvement. Frustrationspalpably dissolved. The vaulters, judgesand particularly Ms. Schwarzmann are tobe congratulated on the outcome and, moreimportantly, the concept, of this meeting.Hopefully this informal meeting will seta new standard for the operation of meFEI Committee and the potential forinvolvement and input by all the membersof the international vaulting community.Well done! 0

Goodbye and WelcomeJ. Ashton Moore,AVA Technical Director

As co-founder of the AVA, I have aspecial interest in how the organizationthrives and grows and how it fulfills itsgoals. As former General Secretary andNewsletter Editor, Ihave an all-too-clearunderstanding of how difficult the jobs,and all they've grown into, inevitablyare. I officiate on various boards andcommittees for a number of national andinternational organizations—somcmorecheerfully than others. All of which, Ithink, makes me qualified to say thatJudith S. Bryer has done a remarkablejob for the AVA. Of all the many orga-nizations within which I function, noother official, staff member or employeehas done a better job of reminding me,cajoling me and prodding me into being

productive and getting my job done!Judy's frequent cheerful, but pointed,notes and faxes nearly always galvanized

me into instant guilty attacks on the wordprocessor. She has been a pleasant, qui-etly relentless dynamo who has had nosmall effect on the on-going success ofthe AVA. Herrctircmentisthcbadnews.

The good news is that she will bereplaced by S uzanne Detol. I' vc workedwith Sue for years in her various AVApositions. I feel assured that she willpester me into productivity every bit aseffectively and relentlessly as Judy hasfor so many years. The AVA has beenincredibly lucky to have not only two,but many such dedicated and productivepeople working for the improvement ofthe organization and the sport. 0


To Compete Abroad 1994 World Equestrian Games UpdateIn order to receive permission from

the AHSA to compete at foreign CVA'sand CVF s, individual vaulters and teamsmust satisfy the following requirements:1. Vaulters and longeurs must be in

good standing with the AHSA as ofthe date of the foreign competition.

2. Vaulters and longeurs must be fullsenior or junior members of AIISA.

3. Vaulters must be U.S. Citizens.4. Foreign longeurs need not be AHSA

members.5. Vaulters muslcomply with age quali-

fications for individual vaulters and/or team vaulters as determined bycurrent Hil rules.

6. Horse going from the U.S. must be atleast 6 years old, hold a valid FBIpassport, and be AHSA registered.

7. Vaulters must have earned an AVASilver or AVA Gold Medal in accor-dance with the criteria specified inthe AHSA Rules for Vaulting.Applications to compelc abroad must

he submitted to the AHSA at least 60days prior to the competition in question.

Under extraordinary circumstances,the AHSA Vaulting Credentials Com-mittee, after consulting with (he AHSAVaulting Committee, may grant waiversto the above criteria, but only in unusualcircumstances, and for potential candi-dates for World Championships.

The Long List CriteriaFollowing is the criteria set forth by

the AHSA Vaulting Committee whichwill govern the long list for vaulters. Thislist will be comprised of individuals withAVA Silver or AVA Gold medals. Thiscriteria for the long list will determinewho will compete when more than theinvited number of vaulters wish to par-ticipate in international competitions.This is in addition to the above require-ments for permission to compete abroad.

One year preceding the competitionin question the two top scores from AHSArecognized S il ver and/or Gold Individualand/or one individual CV1 competitions(i.e. two top scores from AUSA recog-nized individual competitions or one topscore from an AHSA recogni/ed indi-vidual competition and one lop scorefrom an individual CVI competition) willbe averaged for an overall score. Indi-viduals with the highest scores will deter-mine participation. 0

WEG VaultingJudges Selected

The Ground Jury for Vaulting at the1994 World Equestrian Games in TheHague will be comprised of:

Arne Sigtenbjerggaard of Denmark,President; Adrienne Suing of the U.S.A.and Inge Schiitt of Germany. If the Orga-nizing Committee pays for three more

judges, they will be Werner Grunncr ofSwi i/erland, J. Georges Sleinmel/ of I -raneeand Erich Breiter of Austria. H. Boelsmaden Harlog of Holland has been appointedPresident of the Appeals Committee. ArneSigtenbjerggaard of Denmark has beenappointed Foreign Technical Delegate andthe Foreign Veterinary Delegates are Ger-mans Dr. Peter Cronau and Dr. Kuno vonPlocki. 0

Provisional Standings for Selection forthe 1994 World Vaulting ChampionshipsThree scores are required , thereafter only the top three are counted.1. 1993 AIISA National Championships 4. CVI Buenos Aires, Argentina2. CVI Malmo, Sweden 5. CVI Sao Paulo, Brazil3. European Championships, Holland 6. AHSA Fall Classic, Calif. USA

1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL

TEAMMonlc Vista 8.068 7.437Sundance 7.9 6.817 6.871 7.19 7.3203Timberline 7.785 7.424

INDIVIDUAL WOMENIsabella Bibblcr ....7.902 7.069 7.704 7.5583

Courncy Bittenbring7.783Airnee Dullard

Rebecca Balke 7.479Heather CappsSarah Crossingham 6.242

Kristyn Ducbcr 7.753 7.828PamGeisler 7.281Kelly Holly 7.609 7.267Teresa Kcvillc 6.825 6.371Kerith Lemon 8.705 8.036 8.088 8.346 8.454 8.5017KelleeRusor 7.328 7.32

Samamha Ross 8.438Jessica Schrocder

MarciaSiegel 7.932 4.418Summer Smith 6.922 6.822

Chase Worley 8.4 7.646

.8.535

INDIVIDUAL MENJohnAlongi 8.556 8.259

Devon Maitozo 8.683 8.393 8.529 8.312Chris Sealcy 7.542 7.097Daniel Sommerville 8.738 8.336

Three more AHSA recognized events are planned for the Selectionschedule: Diamond Bar Country Vaulting Competition in SouthernCalifornia on February 26, Monte Vista's Fun Pest on April 17 andGarrod's Fcst on May 14 in Noriliern California.

Vaulting World Februaiy I , 1994

Dateline Germany From Voltlgierzlrkelaktuell October/November/December 1993

Ulrike Rieder

Editor

Translation byEva D. Bryer

Vaulters on TourThe world-famous Austrian

Lippizaners toured Germany and vaultingwas included as part of the program.Christoph Lensing and the Rhede teamgave demonstrations during each perfor-mance. Christoph unfortunately suffered atorn elbow tendon during a dismount, butexpects to heal quickly. The show contin-ued until the end of December.

Christoph LensingVaults at the EuropeanDressage ChampionshipsKlaus Overkamping

The European Dressage Champion-ships took place in September in Lipica,Slovenia,neartheltalian border. Christoph,longeur Astrid Lensing and horse Aladingave demonstrations every day which werewell received by both the audience and thejudges, riders and other officials.

Vaulting Judge: ALifelong License?Wolf/Darmstadt

Does passing the judging test give onethe ability to judge effectively for the restof one's life without participating in anymorejudging clinics?

The State Commission of Hessen hasfor years required that all judges give proofof having attended a clinic at least onceevery two years. They admit this hasn'tbeen applied as rigorously to vaulting judgesas it could be, yet they feel with the rapid,changes and development of the sport, it isnecessary for judges to continuously par-ticipate in clinics to keep abreast of what ishappening.

Tanja Benedetto, BarbaraStrobel, Tiiomas Focking

and Christoph l^ensingwon a free ticket from

LuftJwnsa for theirsuccess at the last World

Championships, anddecided to go to Tunisia.

During a ride in thedesert, they couldn't resist

attempting their Kiirs onthe camels, much to thehorror oftlie Tunisian

leading them!

South AmericanAdventure—AnotherViewpointSusanne Jager, Ingelsberg

After 13 never-ending hours on theplane, we finally landed in Buenos Airesand were picked up by a beaming BjoraAhsbahs. Our hotel accommodations wererather cramped-—6 people to one room andone bath tub with no shower curtain. Butwhat was the flooding of the bathroom incomparison to humid, happy evenings?

Scheduled practice tunes allowed usenough time to prepare for the competitionand find the best horse. Even though thecompetition didnotgo as wehad hoped, wehad a great time and also the honor ofhaving Michael Jackson next door in thesoccer stadium giving concerts.

Boredom was fought off by DevonMaitozo's handstands and other acrobaticexercises everywhere. When we didn'tfeel like doing any more handstands, wecaught frogs. We joined Gerald Spitzer intransporting them to various rooms. Betswere in vogue. Naturally TamasTarpatarkiamused us by jumping into the stinkingswimming pool water for money.

Sao Paulo, Brazil was our next stop.We had different horses, as not all hadcome from Argentina and the two USAteams had left with their horses. The com-petition went smoother for ah" participants.Both the horses and participants were lessstressed and nervous. The competitionarena was quieter leading to improved per-formances by all. After the competitions aparty was held for all countries which hadparticipated. Almost all competitors gave

a skit or some other show. Even the judgescame at their own cost. HelmaSchwarzmann and our "super OrganizerProfessor Dr. vaulter" Bjom Ahsbahsvaulted a double. The individuals fromDenmark, Holland, Hungary and the USAsang and gave a demonstration as to how a"technically correct" scissors should beperformed. The party continued in varioushotel rooms.

The next day we went to the beach,where a barbecue, sun and waves werewaiting for us as a wonderful way to end agreat trip to South America.

I would like to thank Bjora Ahsbahs,who made it possible for everyone to vaultonahorseandforallhisotherhelp. Thanksalso to me judges who participated hi oorsilliness and who judged fairly. 0

VaultingDown UnderJenny Denby, EFA VaultingSteering Committee

Vaulting in Australia is progress-ing, but slowly. We are in the throesof devising a recognized coachingscheme with, the Australian SportsCommission. I'm sure that govern-ment bodies work as slowly in theU.S.astheydoinAustralia. Wehopeto have this program up and runningsometime during 1994. We have ap-pointed a German national now resid-ing in Austria as National CoachingDirector. She is a coach and a judgewith much expertise to share. 0


1993 FEI Hearst Vaulting Trophy

In ihe past decades vaulting has devel-oped into a competitive sport which hasfound recognition worldwide. The F.E.I.Hearst Vaulting Trophy contributed muchto this development through the encour-agemenl and honoring of international com-petitors.

Founded by Erich Breiler of Austiiaand energetically supported by AmericanPhoebe H. Ccoke, the trophy has beencarefully managed with great dedicationby Use Lorenz of Germany. The Trophyhas become a very important recognitionfor the best individual vaulters in the world.One of the largest media organizations inthe world, the Hearst Corporation/USA,sponsors the Trophy with a yearly budgetof $40,000.00. Every year the Federationsof the top ten female and top ten malevaulters receive generous donations alongwith the honors. Organizing committeesparticipating in the Trophy program areawarded a generous gift.

rllie scoring for the Trophy is based onscores of 9.0 or better given by a F.E.I.Judge in individual events participating inthe Vaulting Trophy program. No otherscores are counted. A score of 9.0 equals1.0 Trophy points. A score of 9.1 equals1.1 Trophy points. A score of 9.2 equals1.2 Trophy points, and so forth. A score of10.0 equals 2.0 Trophy points.

1993 Trophy winners will be honoredat a major vaulting event in 1994. 0

1993 TROPHY EVENTS1 CVI Bratislava, Slovakia, April 9-11 2 CVI Samur, France, May 21-23

3 CVI Sala, Slovakia, May 28-31 4 CVI Kaposvar, Hungary, June 4-6

5 CVI Aachen, Germany, July 9-1 1 6 CH-E-V The Hague, Netherlands, July 28-August 1

7 CVI Malmo, Sweden, August 14-15 B CVI Frenstat, Czech Republic, September 18-20

9 CVI Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 8-10 10 CVI Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 15-17

CVI Frenstat, Czech Republic replaced CVI Jamszoka, Poland which was cancelled.

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Mieke Lorentz, GermanyInes Jiickstock, Germany - - 6.4Barbara Strobel, GermanyAnja Nielsen, Denmark - 4.0

Tina Johannsson, SwedenCynlhia Darwers, Holland - - 2.0Brilta Carstensen, Germany - - 3.0

Anke Laetch, GermanyI vela Dvorakova, Slovakia - - 3.5Tanja Benedetto, GermanyKerlth Lemon, U.S.A.Gudrun Wehner, GermanySabine Bistan, Austria - - 7.0

Claudia Liebold, GermanyGisela Pinla, AustriaSzilvia Nemeth, Hungary - - 1.3

Steffi Zulauf, GermanyCorinne Tanner, SwitzerlandNirmala Dias, SwitzerlandClarissa Eser, Germany 3.0Marline Ottosson, Sweden

Ruth Jiickstock, GermanySabine Kaubisch, AustriaUte Walden, GermanyCle'mence Picot, FranceAllessandra Peixolo, BrazilRuth Rosenberger, Austiia 1.0 1.0Sonja Ehrke, Germany

Kirsten Graf, GermanyFlavia Themudo, BrazilJolanta Krupa, Poland - - 1.3NataschaGretzel, Austria - - 1.2Kirsten Scheming, Germany 1.0Juliette Hinard, France - 1.0

Katarina Splrkova, Czech Rep. - - 1.0Katalin Csuthy, HungaryOrsolya Fuezes, Hungary

Anja Hofmann, GermanyEva Mueller, AustriaIsabella Kibbler, USA

Tamas Tarpataki, Hungary (3.8) - 15,5Georg Rosenberger, Austria97.0) 11.0 (4.0)

Pavel Pospisi I, Slovakia (3.0) - (5.2)Christoph Lensing, Germany -Jan Valstyn, Slovakia 7,0 - 1.0

Thomas Pocking, GermanyDevon Mallozo, U.S.A.PavolZagata, Slovakia 6.4 - 2.0

Thomas Fisbaek, DenmarkKurt Stockinger, Austria 1.0 - 2.2Alexander Hartl, Germany

Sebastien Thibot, France - 4.0Philip Lehner, Germany 1.0Gerald Spitzer, Austria 1.0

Luis Pernando Pita, Argentina -Michael Lehner, GeimanyMichael Heuer, SwitzerlandHeinz Stockinger, AustriaTorbjorn Persson, SwedenJean-Benoit Gullmet, France - 2.0

Dalibor Blazek, Czeck Rep.Morten Espesen, DenmarkRonald Musakia, France - 1.0Philipp Koenig, GermanyAugusto F. Vergano, Argentina -Oliver Voss, Germany

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Fest 1994 - Changes & Information

IMPORTANTThe dates for the 1994 AHSA/AVA National Championships in

Watsonville have been changed to July 14th through July 17th.

Tentative Schedule

Monday, March 7 Mail preliminary schedule and updatedinformation to all clubs/officials/staff

Monday, April 11 Entries mailed out

Wednesday May 18 Deadline for postmarks on entries mailed back.

Monday June 13 Preliminary Order of Go mailed out

Monday June 27 Deadline for changes/corrections to Order of Godue in toFest Office

Monday, July 11 Stabling AvailableBegin Ring preparation

Tuesday, July 12 At least 1 vaulting ring ready for practice

Wednesday, July 13 Coaches check in 12-4 pan.AVA Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 14

Friday, July 15

Begin 3 arenas at 8:30 end at 5All teams weigh-in 12:00 - 2:00 pan.Silver & Gold Compulsories and Kiir RJBronze and Trot Individual CompulsoriesWelcome Ceremonies/Awards 5:30 p.m.

Begin 3 arenas at 8:30 end at 4:30A Team CompulsoriesSilver & Gold Individual Compulsories RJ1Bronze and Trot Individual KiirAwards 4:45 pan.

Begin 3 arenas at 8:30 end at 4Trot, C and B Team CompulsoriesA and Trot Team KiirsSilver & Gold Kiir RHInternational Send-off & Awards 4:30 p.m.Coconut Grove Dinner

Sunday, July 17 Begin 3 arenas at 8:30 end at 4:30C and B Team KiirAwards/Closing Ceremony 4:45 pan.

Note: Only the Team & Individual classes are listed above.

Saturday, July 16

The schedule is mixed overall with ah" levels com-peting on all days (that means trot on Sunday too!) Thecomplete preliminary schedule will be sent out inMarch.This year we are trying a FOURD AY f est but beaware that Sunday will be a full day.

Facility: In November several AVA volunteersreviewed the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds atWatsonville, California. Everyone was very enthusias-tic about the facility. Our contract is signed. There aretwo competition arenas, including warm-up rings andtwo more arenas for horse warm-up already there. Thereseems to be plenty of room for everything we need. Youwill receive a map in March.

Officials: Many wonderfully helpful AVA mem-bers have volunteered to pitch in and get the vast amountof needed work done. Marge Oakes is the 1994 AVAFest V.P. and Kitchy Burdette is the 1994 Fest Chair.Bruce Bender and Bill Dean will be handling the set-upand ring preparation. Carol Beutler will manage theScoring Office. Patti Reschar will handle the Judges'Hospitality. Shari B allenger will organize the Officials.Kathy Bossenmyer and Laurie Brandt are working onthe 25th Anniversary and Alumni projects. There aremany other jobs which need doing. Please call KitchyBurdette at 408 475-8679 if you would like to takecharge of something. Officials and their phone numberswill be announced in the March mailing.

Housing: Please note the date change and adjustyour reservations accordingly. You should not havedifficulty in changing the weekdays as I have found theweekends are me major difficulty. Patti Skipton hasbeen advised of the change and has switched all thereservations already received to the appropriate dates.The Monte Vista School is offering dorm housing withbreakfastincluded and swimming pool access for $25.00per person per day. There is plenty of room for campersand RV's on the Fairgrounds (no hookups). There area few showers. Many people have suggested the AAAtourbooks as a good source for housing information.There will be an update in March.

Activities: The AVA Board Meeting will be onWednesday, July 13th. There will be an elegant 25thAnniversary dinner-dance at the Coconut Grove inSanta Cruz. More information to come.

Do you have any suggestions or great ideas on howto make Fest 1994 even better and more fun? Pleasewrite or phone AVA Fest V.P. Marge Oakes or FestChair Kitchy Burdette. 0

Vaulting World February' 1, 1994

Nancy Stevens Weds Liz Helms HonoredOn December 26,1994 Nancy Stevens,

coach of TimberlineVaulters married Wil-liam Brown of Santa Cruz. Bill is an astro-physicist teaching at SCUC. The im-promptu wedding was held at TimberlineRanch in Soquel, California. Nancy andBill exchanged vows under an arbor by thecreek with approximately a dozen friendsand family members. Former Timberlinevaulter and coach Laurie Brandt assistedwith the arrangements and Laurie's son,DJ, served as the ring bearer. KathyBossenrnyer, past AVA president and herhusband, Gold Medalist Matt, arrived assurprise guests and AVA judge (r) LynneOwen and ber husband, John, attended assurprise photographers.

Nancy included remembrances of hermother in the poem she wrote for the cer-emonies. Jane Poggi died on December 22.She was a Life Member of the AVA and along time generous benefactor of the sportof vaulting.

The bride and groom drove from Tim-berline to the Watsonville Airport. Theyflew to Monterey in order to scatter Mrs.Poggi's ashes at sea. The couple enjoyed alimosine ride to the recently remediedCarmel Mission Ranch. 0

Photo: Nelson and Owen

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A year of honors for AVA NationalCouncil for Therapeutic Vaulting Chair,Liz Helms, brought much needed attentionto therapeutic vaulting and her program,Ahead With Horses.

"Pioneer Woman of the Year" wasawarded to Liz by the Commission on theStatus of Women's Pioneers Project for theinnovative and visionary origination ofAhead With Horses—a unique form ofdevelopmental therapy using vaulting—the first of its kind in the world. Famedactress and director MarciaMason createda documentary on Liz. The film was pre-miered at the Director's Guild of Americain July and aired on the official City of LosAngeles television channel. An avalancheof contacts, letters and inquiries about AWHand vaulting bas ensued. Another honorfor Liz was the rare extended re-appoint-ment to the Commission onDisability. TheSunlandTujungaBusinessandProfessionalWomen's Association selected Liz as theRegional and Professional CommunityWoman of the Year for her outstandingcontributions to the community and uniqueprogram designs. Finally, Ahead WithHorses was selected to host 500 commu-nity leaders at Councilman Joel Wachs'Second District Leadership Luncheon.Special guestMay or Richard Riordan com-pleted the honors and the event generatednew friends and contacts for vaulting. 0

Shivani Patel and Christopher Freemanperform a doubles routine at tlie Leadership

Photo: Ron Bulcker

Vaulting World 10 February I, 1994

Los Angeles Mayor Riordan Visits Ahead With HorsesAhead With Horses was thrilled to

have the opportunity lo host the prestigiousLeadership Luncheon on November 4 andto show how vaulting has ehanged (he livesof multiple handicapped children. Theexcitement level went completely off thescale as each child performed to the cheersand tears of an enthusiastic crowd of com-munity leaders.

Firslin the program, liny blond "baby"Michael was assisted to a basic seal andthen leaned forward to hug his horse. Thencame nine year old Jacob who has severecerebral palsy. Lacking head control, useof hands and arms and no speech, Jacobcommunicates by crying—a characteristicthat denies him participation in social orceremonial events except atAWH! He wasable to show how vaulting gives him headcontrol needed lo use ahead-activaled com-munication device at school which revealshis true high cognitive ability. Next adoubles routine was performed by two yearold Shivani who is deaf with facial paraly-sis and four year old Christopher who can-not walk but stood on the back of the horse!To finish, they turned to face each otherand shoot hands symbolizing the philoso-phy that we are all "more" if we overcomeobstacles together. Five year old Danieldemonstralcd his ability to follow direc-tions, stay focused on a task, completecognitive challenges involving color andshape malching while performing vaullingexercises. B lind since birth, seven year oldHeather mounted to a handstand and per-formed a doubles with head instructorBecky Graham. Mayor Riordan, Council-man Wachs and Barbara Barri assisted sixyear old Dana only when she let ihein.Dana has no arms and a very short right leg.Her left leg and footmust work asher handsand arms. None of these details sloppedher! Wilh her million kilowatt smile, shehas lobe seen to be believed. Four year oldNicky has cerebral palsy, yet he presentedthe technical aspects of A WIT therapy andcompleted his "first" walking steps intothe arms of Mayor Riordan!! The presen-tation was completed with a theatrical fi-nale. Certificate awards were presented byMayor Riordan and Councilman Wachs.Councilman Wachs caused a "spotlight oflove" lo shine on all the kids—and AheadWilh Horses 10

Dana Sachsis assistedby Mayor

RichardRiordan.

Excerpts from a Letter from an AWH Parent:

Dear Ahead With Horses:

I know this program is designed to help kids and toprovide them with a good and healthy way of having fun,but don't forget about the parents. I sure look forward toher lesson every week. Its nice to be involved with aprogram that lets you feel so good.

I've never felt so proud of Dana as I did last Sunday atthe horse show. I was very proud of all those kids out there.When Dana finally got her turn to ride, I was fighting backthe tears, but I didn 'tfeel silly because other people in theaudience were in tears. As Dana was doing her routine Icould hear people talking about her. They were amazed byher. They really loved her. With Dana in the spotlight, Ifelt 10 feet tall.

The best part of the show was when Dana did herdismount and looked up at me in the crowd as if to say,"Look at me, Dad, I'm very proud of myself!" At thatmoment we both knew that she was the best rider in theworld. Now that's what I call therapy. Thanks for every-thing.

Sincerely,Kevin Sachs

Vaulting World 11 February 1, 1994

Watering Your HorseCheck the WeatherWhile FillingWater BucketsFrom The Chronicle of the Horse,October 1, 1993by Heather Smith Thomas

Keeping abreasl of weather changesmay be as easy as checking equine waterbuckets. A horse's daily water require-ments are directly affected by weather con-ditions—and it shows in the amount ofwater he consumes.

Normally a horse drinks up to 10 gal-lons each day. During periods of 90- or100-degree weather, me horse will con-sume approximately 16 gallons just to re-place the fluid lost through sweat.

Conversely, most horses drink onlyfour to five gallons of water daily whentemperatures drop to sub-freezing. Whendaytime temperatures stay in the 50s and60s, water requirements will increase toabout 12 gallons per day.

The horse maintains his water balanceby drinking as much as he needs for hisbodily functions—digestion, maintainingfluids for body (issues, producing urine toeliminate waste products and other meta-bolic processes.

Sweatingis the body'smethod of cool-ing during hot weather or exertion, and thelost fluid must be replenished with morewater intake. If a horse is ridden on a hotday, sweating more than he would undernormal circumstances, hemay need as muchas 25 gallons of water or more to keep hiscooling system functioning. On cold days,a horse won't sweat at all unless he isexerting, as his body is geared to conservefluid.

Always allow the horse water—espe-cially when riding on a hot day. Warm

water is safer for the horse to drink afterexercise. When a hot horse drinks coldwater, it can shock his system, often caus-ing intestinal cramps.

Lukewarm water in a tup or tank isideal. Cool water won't hurt the horse,however, if he keeps working after hedrinks, keeping the blood circulating to hismuscles. The biggest danger comes fromletting a hot horse stand idle after he drinks.He's much more apt to cool off too rapidlyand suffer cramps.

If a horse stands around after a hardride, water him gradually as he cools.Slowly let him replenish his fluid loss andprevent dehydration.

A large portion of the water a horseconsumes is used to produce saliva, hemixes saliva with his feed as he eats, toassist in chewing and swallowing. Notsurprisingly, horses produce more salivawhen eating dry feeds such as hay.

An adulthorse produces approximatelysix to seven gallons of saliva daily whileeating. Much of this moisture can be "re-cycled." The salivary glands pull water outof the bloodstream for producing saliva,which is mixed with the feed and swal-lowed. The moisture is then pulled out ofthe gut and back into the bloodstream as thefeed is digested and passes through thefinal stage of processing in the large intes-tine.

Green grass is also a source of water,crucial electrolyte minerals and nutrients.Often, the best thing for a tired, dehydratedhorse is grazing.

Horses grazing on green pastures willobtain water through the grass, due to thehigh moisture content. If a horse is on hayor dry grasses, he will need all of his dailyrequirement supplied through drinkingwater—so keep those buckets scrubbedclean and full of fresh drinking water. 0

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The AVA NeedsYour Help!

There are many ways to make adifference in this wonderful sport ofours. Please consider some of thefollowing:

• Offer your organizational skillsand time to your regional supervisorto aid in developing programs forexpanding vaulting activities in yourslate or region.

• Write articles about vaulting orreport on activities. Send them tolocal media

• Send lots of vaulting pictures(with complete names and where andwhen on the back) to local media.

• Advise your regional supervi-sor or any B oard Member of any spe-cial skills (technical, artistic or me-chanical) you have. There is prob-ably a need only you can fill.

Wish ListThe AVA would be very grateful

for the donation of a small copier andany communications (i.e. radio handsets) and sound equipment (i.e. tapedecks) we could use for Nationals.All donations are tax deductible.

Bloopers WantedDo you have any new or old vid-

eos of funny vaulting events. Do youhave video of any historic occasions?Did you catch any of the fabulous skitson video? Dig down into those bot-tomless cabinets and see if you haveany really <?/tf videos of vaulting events.We are putting together a "SpecialVideo" for airing at the 1994 Nation-als. Please contact Gail Ostendorf at415 948-8137 or Colette Garrison at916 487-4204 if you have any contri-butions. 0


AHSA: Making Strides for Equestrian SportSteplianie Siemens, AVA President

In early December of 1993 a diversegroup of equestrian enthusiasts met inWashington, D.C. as part of the AmericanHorse Shows Associalion'sMarketing Sum-mit, "Getting and Keeping CorporaieSpon-sorship in Equestrian Sport". With the aidof an AVA grant, I was proud to representvaulting at this important and educationalevent.

The seminar was specifically designedto assist AHSA affiliated organizations de-velop and refine their abilities to attract andmaintain corporate sponsors. Technicalassistance with other facets of fundraisingfor equestrian organizations was provided.

To begin the seminar, several corpo-rate sponsors discussed how and why theyelected to market their product throughsports sponsorships. For example, IBMsponsored 522 sporting events in 1993and offered 4,000 computers to the 1996Olympics.

Emphasis on creating agood "partnership'1between sporting groupand sponsor was stressedby all the speakers.

Volvo spends from 6 to 10 milliondollars a year on sports marketing as theyseek to portray a healthy, active lifestylewith international possibilities. "Look nofurther", I thought. The Volvo VaultingClassic! I liked it. 1 could hardly wait to tellthe Volvo representative that vaulting wasjust what he was looking for. He asked"How much exposure can Volvo get—howmuch T.V. and media exposure?" He ex-plained Lhat Volvo counts each and everytime their name and/or logo appears (i.e. asthe race carpasses the banner). He asked ifVolvo wouldbethe exclusive sponsor, werethere any local or product tie-ins, and is theAVA a good organization to work with.I felt that, while the AVA is not quite readyto fill a major sponsor's media needs, weare a cooperative organization. With edu-cation and help, we may someday have themedia draw to become more attractive tosponsors.

Joan Flannigan, a nationally acclaimedfundraiser and author of three books onthe subject gave an upbeat lecture, Joanbelieves that you can "choose" to have a

good attitude when it comes to asking peoplefor money. Knowing where the money isand how to go about getting it is half thebattle. No one modality will work withevery donor. Always solicit in person andon the telephone and by mail. Believe inyour cause and maintain a standard of eth-ics about who you do and do not want as asponsor.

Planning is vital• Solicit a year in advance of your

need and often.

• Don't promise more than youcan deliver.

• Give a donor more than expected.• Expect annual donations.

• Make sure your sponsor or donorhas fun.

• Provide entertainment and "VIP"handling for sponsors, theirfriends and families.

• Offer program ads and hangbanners to make the sponsor feellike a true partner.

The importance of demographics wasdescribed. Equestrian audiences are 40years old on theaverage, comprised of 59%women, 77% college educated and 70%professionals, with an average income of$75,000. These are very positive demo-graphics. Themostimportantthingaspon-sor wants to know is: can the audienceafford their product?

Hermes makes donations for no otherreason than to allow others to enjoy theelegance of the horse. Not all donors are sobenevolent. Chase Manhattan Bank re-ceives hundreds of requests per week fordonations. Be prepared to rise above a seaof requests. Know something about thesponsor's business and point out how youcan helpreach an optimum target audience.

The presentation by Nina Kaminer,President of Nike Communications wasone of the highlights of the seminar. Nikeseeks upscale, sophisticated clients such asTaghcuer watches. Nina locates sportingevents which "fit" this client's image ofauto racing, sailing and skiing and targets ahighly technical, male dominated, interna-tional and upwardly mobile audience.Tagheuer owns the event as in the "TagheuerProfessional Cup" and serves as official

tuner. They incorporate their sponsor-ship into their advertising campaignswith slogans such as "What makes Indydrivers 'lick'? or "Guess the winningtime of the Indy 500".

Ninasuggested some "buzzwords"which create the image equestrianorganizations could use to solicit spon-sors: power and speed, daring, grace andposition, elegance, presence, aristocracyand gentility. She also recommendedthe following phrases to aid in targetingthe proper corporate sponsors: tradition,heritage, legacy, women, gourmetmagazines, fashion, perfume, leather,crystal and wines. For an audience ofteenage girls a possible sponsor maycome from the cosmetics industry. Shealso warned against trying to beall thingsto all people, or in this case, sponsors.

The last speaker was Steve Day,President of Statelrne Tack, Inc. Hebelieves that the decline of equestriansports is related to the continuing loss ofspace for horses near urban centersthrough housing developmcn ts andshop-ping malls. He also feels that TV offerslittle chance for youngsters to relate tohorses. A generation or two ago sawshows like "Fury", "My FricndRicka","Mr. Ed", "Roy Rogers", and "GeneAutry". Equine sport and breed groupshave become introverted whilethe largerissues are ignored. Steve compared theNBA draw to the relative obscurity ofequestrian sports. Basketball becamean extremely popular sport as a result ofa carefully plannedmarketing campaign.In Great Britain, basketball is the ob-scure sport and equestrian events arevery popular. The reason for the differ-ence is marketing.

The AHSAMarketing seminar gaveme an ovenvhelrning amount of infor-mation. It Look some time to digest it all.I came to the conclusion that we mustlook at ourselves a bit differently.

If we hope to move forward inthe equestrian world,, as well asthe world at large, we musteducate ourselves aboutmarketing at every opportunity.

Armed with new information wemay choose a path toward financial suc-cess and look toward the future wherevaulting is a household word.O


1993 Club Reports Part IICALIFORNIA CAROUSELP.O. Box 620664,Woodside, CA 94062408 248-5460Coach: Susie BarnesAVA Region II; First Registered in 1986AVA Registered Vaulters; 32;28 Female, 4 Male; 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 12 Bronze,

8 Trot, 3 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members; 31Regrettably, no report vsas received.

CAPRIpLE VAULTERS4648 Via Clarice,Santa Barbara, CA 93111805 895-2848Coach; Lindsey ParksAVA Region I; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 0;AVA Registered Sustaining Member. 1Ffetjreffab/y, no report was received,

CEDAR TRACE VOLTIGEURS3132 East 29th St. #36,Bryan, TX 77802409 774-0483Coach: Amy OnufrockAVA Region IV; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 8;7 Female, 1 Male; 1 Silver, 4 Trot, 1 Novice,

3 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 8Regrettably, no report was received.

DELTA VAULTERSP.O. Box 75, Ryde, CA 95680916776-1590Coach: Jessica SchroederAVA Region II; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 4;4 Female; 4 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members; 4Regrettably, no report was received.

EVERGREEN VAULTERS9844 Pibrock Lane,Wilton, CA 95693916687-8996Coach: Barbara ThompsonAVA Region II; First Registered in 1992AVA Registered Vaulters: 109 Female, 1 Male; 4 Trot, 6 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 10

Evergreen survived its second year of opera-tion and continues to learn, grow and develop.We are very fortunate to have two new coacheson our team. Jill (Thorvald) Humburg, a formerCentral Valley vaulter, represented the U.S.A. inEurope close to a decade ago. Sabine Matarvaulted and coached with the Mattingen, Ger-many team for many years before relocating toCalifornia. Both women bring a wealth of much-needed knowledge and technical skills to Ever-green students. Nina Wiger, Keri Lemon andDavid Long have come to our facility to teach usvaluable lessons and more clinicians are sched-uled throughout 1994. Our parents group isfeeling brave enough to try their collective handat running a barrel competition. Please putEvergreen's Irish Spring Fest on your calendarfor March 20th, 1994.0

Seth tVasca, Jessica Hcinsen and ChryssciTliompson perform In the Evergreen Flying

Machine composite Trot Team Kur atNationals on Pearl. Photo: .\'ch-on & Own

EMERALD CITY VAULTERS5821 Key Peninsula Hwy. N.,Lakebay WA 96349-9664206 277-8192Coach; Jodi L. DohmenAVA Region II; First Registered in 1992AVA Registered Vaulters: 25;22 Female, 3 Male; 2 Silver, 9 Bronze, 7 Trot, 3

Novice, 4 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 9Regrettably, no report was received.

GOLDEN GATE 4-H VAULTERS5016 Crawford Gulch,Golden CO 80403-8112

303 277-0356Coach; Erik MartonovichAVA Region IV; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 1;1 Male; 1 BronzeAVA REeglstered Sustaining Members; 0

Regrettably, no report was received.

DIAMOND BAR COUNTRY 4-H2132 Indian Creek Road,Diamond Bar, CA 91765-3345909 861-1564Coach Connie GeislerAVA Region I; First Registered in 1989AVA Registered Vaulters: 23;20 Female, 3 Male; 1 Silver, 7 Bronze, 10 Trot,

5 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 11

For Diamond Bar Country 4-H Vaulters, 1993could be called 'The Year of The Horse(s)". Wehave had almost as many horses join and/orleave our club as vaulters. Princess, one of ourclub's first vaulting horses died in the spring. AnArabian, rare to vaulting, she had recently begunwork as a trail horse to help vaulters learn to rideand control the horse as well as simply "stay on".Ourmagnificentnewhorse, Goliath, wentth rougha'teenager" period in his training. We all workedon his "attitude adjustment". He became a nicotrot horse in lime for Fest, but our C Team waswithout a suitable canter team horse, JeannieBeattie came to the rescuell Less than a monthbefore Fest Jeannie loaned us ProspectorSam,a sweet, handsome black Percheron. Sam hadbeen outof commission forthe pasttwo festsdueto a variety of ailments and was somewhat outofcondition, but seemed willing to do what he couldto help us out. He did a noble job at Fest and won

all our hearts and we prepared to make him apermanent member of our team. However anexam revealed several deteriorating conditions..With a great deal of sadness Jeannie and Iagreed that Sam's best future was with AheadWith Horses working only at the walk with the aidof needed medication. We have purchased two

Diamond BarCountry 4-Hvaulting team at Mt.Eden's HalloweenFest: top l-r:Goliath, CoachConnie Geisler,Kenny Geisler,Nicole Tayhr, MaryAnn Chun, RachelGordon, KassleKim, KiyomiFurukawa; front:Jenny Sterger,Steplianie Higashi.

Photo courtesy ofDiamond Bar Country

new Belgian rnares who are learning about lifewjth24eagervaulters. We have had a variety ofnew experiences this year including holding ourown competition, hosting a German team, takingtwo composite teams to Fest, and hosting anAVA clinic by Gemot Spjtzer. If s been a greatyear! Q


1993 Club Reports Part IIGREAT FALLS VAULTING TEAMRt. 4, Box 38,Leesburg,VA 22075-9710703777-1743Coach: Patti BittenbringAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1978AVA Registered Vaulters: 19;15 Female, 4 Male; 2 Silver, 6 Bronze, 5 Trot,


The highlight of 1993 forthe Great Falls Vault-ers was, without a doubt, the month CourtneyBittenbring, Jenny Hall and Jenny Nichols spentin California, preparing for Nationals. The entireGreat Falls Vaulting Club sends its thanks to theCalifornia Carousel club, specially Susie Barnesfor her excellent coaching and the Mascia andSiegel families' for their generous hospitality.Back at home, the club had several clinic oppor-tunities. The year began with a few days withTanya Benedetto. Unfortunately, the UlrikeReider clinic was snowed out in March, butseveral vaulters attended the Spitzer clinic inBlacksburg at the end of August. Nearly aneighbor, Jen Williams has given several clinicsand plans many more, FormerGreat Falls vaulter,Aleta Nickles has returned to the area and workswith our team as time permits. Other than Na-tionals, Great Falls vaulters went to four otherfests: a fun fest in Blacksburg in early spring(Brrr), our own in May, Topaz Fall Fest in Sep-tember, and the Regional Championships inBlacksburg in October. Ouryear's comings andgoings included two members to the AVA AnnualMeetings, five vaulters to visit Falconwood Fly-ers in Georgia and one to a Coach's clinic.Visitorsincluded Hanna Leiserfrorn Heilbronn inJuly and several members of the AVA Board forthe October Board Meetings and Clinic given byNaomi Takemoto. Some of ourmembers partici-pated in AVA activities including the NominationsCommittee, Ballot counting and Grievance Com-mittee. Our winter program includes regularbarrel work inside and gymnastics program spe-cially designed for vaulters by Northern VirginiaGymnastics Academy while Patty Bittenbringoffers swimming conditioning. Patience and theundying support of our parent committee hasseen us through ourfirstyearsince Carol Fullerretired as Coach. Patty Bittenbring Is In theprocess of starting a new club in Leesburg,Virginia to join Catoctin Vaulting Club, Topaz 4-H Vaulters, and GreatFallsinagrowing harmonyand collaboration in this area. 0

HELEN WOODWARD VAULTERSP.O. Box 64, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067619746-3791Coach: Lisa GreggAVA Region I; First Registered in 1989AVA Registered Vaulters: 6;5 Female, 1 Male; 6 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 6Regrettably, no report was received.

HIDDEN HILLS HORSEMEN VAULTERS5340 Scott Robertson Road,Hidden Hills, CA 91302818 888-6621Coach: Craig CobumAVA Region I; First Registered in 1974AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1Regrettably, no report was received.

KAIMANA VAULTERS6733 City Rd., 132, P.O. Box 433,Elizabeth, CO 80107303 646-4363Coach: Linda OhlsonAVA Region IV; First Registered in 1992AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 0Regrettably, no report was received.

LEADING EDGE VAULTING TEAM1810 E. Cataldo, Spokane, WA 99202509 534-4803AVA Region II; First Registered in 1992Coach: Julie StephensAVA Registered Vaulters: 44 Female; 2 Bronze, 1 Novice, 1 TrotAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 3Regrettably, no report was received.

LOMPOC 4-H VAULTING TEAM3765 Miguelito Canyon Road,Lompoc, CA 93436805 736-4420Coach: Jeannie BeattieAVA Region I; First Registered in 1976AVA Registered Vaulters: 2; 2 Female; 2 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members; 2

Last year was very low key due to our coach'sothercornmitments. In February we lost our"o!dfaithful" vaulting horse, Tawny Eagle, to old age.In June we gotanewAppaloosanamed Soboba.She seems to like vaulting a lot. At the presenttime we have five very enthusiastic vaulters andhope to be more active in 1994.

MAUI KO KAI Ol356 Aulii Place, Pukalani, HI 96768808 572-9129Coach: N/AAVA Region HI; First Registered in 1980AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 0Regrettably, no report was received.

MEADOWCREEK VAULTERSP.O. Box 2007, Christianbuig, VA 24068703 382-9400Coach; Annick MikailoffAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters; 10; 10 Female; 10

UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 0Regrettably, no report was received.

MISSION VINEYARD VAULTERSP.O. Box 736, Yerington, NV 89447408 623-4138Coach: Joyce GussenhovenAVA Region II; First Registered in 1989AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1Regrettably, no report was received.

MT. EDEN VAULTING CLUB12711 McCartysville Place,Saratoga, CA 95070408741-0528Coach: Emma DrinkerAVA Region II; First Registered in 1979AVA Registered Vaulters: 2928 Female, 1 Male; 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 11 Bronze,

4 Trot, 7 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 36

The Mt. Eden Vaulting Club spent a very busyyear practicing and competing. Our'ready1 and'steady' horses, Mr. Tubbs and Pegasus, wereas reliable as always. Callen and Shoshone bothdid their best Rosie, the grey Percheron is stillvery much in training, as are some otherpotentialteam horses. Coach Emma Drinkerdirected thecanter groups: a B Team, a C Team and indi-vidual vaulters; and coach Marianne Rose ledthe Beginning Trot Team. Various Mt. Edenteams and vaulters competed at the TambourineBarrel Fest in February, the California CarouselBarrel Fest in March, the Monte Vista Fest inApril, the Garrod's Mothers Day, California Car-ousel and Vaulting and All That Jazz Fests inMay, the Timberiine Fathers Day and Tambou-rine (Region II Championships) Fests in June,and Nationals in July. We held Medal Tests forTrot through Gold Medalists. Emma traveled toHollandfortheWorld Equestrian GamesandtwoCVI's in South America as Chef d'Equipe of theU.S.A. Teams. Mt. Eden vaulters including "thenext generation", 7 year old Alexis Garrod, per-formed at two of the major Garrod Family Cen-tennial celebrations in Saratoga. The entire clubincluding coaches, vaulters, parents, siblings,grandparents, and friends produced two hugelysuccessful fests: Garrod's Mother's Day and Mt.Eden's Halloween Fest. This yearthe HalloweenFest was preceded by Mt. Eden's Fall Classic(AHSA recognized). Mt Eden parents andfriends assisted in many AVA activities. JanGarrod supervised the Grants Review Commit-tee. Club president, Roger Roy assisted inseveral Region I! fests and Nationals as gatemanagerand/orannouncer. Jane Garrod addedher experience and wisdom to many projects,including a restructuring of the election proce-dures. Gerry Brown worked hard as the AVAGeneral Secretary. Gail Ostendorf was the AVAVice President for Promotions/Publicity. Marianneturned hertrotvaultersoverto Gold medalist andassistant coach, Nicole Wolter, for Nationals sothat she could concentrate on keeping thingsrunning smoothly as AVA Fest Vice President.The Mt. Eden Vaulting Club continues to pro-mote vaulting and lookseverforward to more andmore strong, bright youngsters reaching for ex-cellence in our wonderful sport. 0

Mt. Eden'sFall Classic

Mt. Eden'sHalloween Fest


1993 Club Reports Part IIMT. TABOR 4-H VAULTERS2178 Mount Tabor RoadBlacksburg, VA 24060703 552-0085Coach: David DyerAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1990AVA Registered Vaulters: 2623 Female, 3 Male; 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 6 Bronze,

1 Novice, 17 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 13

Ml. Tabor's Jan Mauer, David Dyer andiMuren Shinnick work on their team Kiir.

Phom courtesy Ml. Tabor Vaulters

Our 1992-1993 year has been our first withoutour super coach, Jen Williams. Jen took employ-ment in Baltimore, MD. David Dyer, Jen's assis-tant, has taken on the head coaching job withintermittent help from our senior vaulters. Wealso had to return our super horse "Proto" to hisowner.

We were fortunate to have several interna-tional vaulting experts visit Mt. Tabor. DuringChristmasTanya Benedetto from Germany spentseveral weeks. Ulrike Reider came to clinic butbecame snowed in with the Dyer Family duringthe 30 inch "snow storm of the century". Wespent three days visiting, admiring the snow andlearning about vaulting at the international level.In July several regional teams joined us to clinicwith Gernot Spitzerfrom Switzerland. To each ofthese clinicians go our deepest thanks—welearned so much from them.

We hosted an unrecognized fest in March.Some clubs don't start their horses until April butwith those who came, we had a great time. Weattended Great Falls' fest in May and the Topazfest in September.

An annual spring highlight for our club isdernonstratingat the Virginia Horse Festival. Weperformed in the new $4 million indoor arena toenthusiastic crowds,

David made several trips to the Carolinas toclinic with Shea Rose and Horrell Hill Vaulters.Doris and David held "D" team camp for 5 to 12yearold vaulters. Rose Shawhan, Danielle Car-penter and Jennifer Shrader served as juniorcounselors. The counselors and kids were de-

lightful and the Mt. Tabor 4-H D Team Vaulterswas born.

We are training a new horse, Bullwinkle, andlooking forward to hosting the first Region IXChampionship at our Autumn Fest in late Octo-ber with Opening Ceremonies and all! Manythanks to all of our new vaulter parents for beingso supportive of this sport we love! 0

NU BALANCE7547 Cook Avenue #3,Citrus Heights, CA 95610916723-1426Coach: Michelle G. SolorzanoAVA Region II;First Registered in 1992AVA Registered Vaulters: 16;16 Female; 4 Bronze, 12 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 3

It takes a lot for a new club to make it throughtheir first year, but I must say the second yearwas harder. We experienced ourfirst Nationalswith two Bronze vaulters—Krystal Solorzano andAnika Higgins. In a class of over 80 competitors,Krystal earned the highest compulsories score of8.0. Annika stood strong with her Kiir. Our teamcanter horses are Joey and Julio and trot horsesare Carny and Indigo. Julio is for sale. He is a 7year old, 16.3 hand Quarter Horse who carriesdoublesandtriplesat both the trot andcanter. Hehas a great disposition and is sound.

We attended the very informative "All YouWanted to Know..." seminar at Gibson Ranch.Judges Naomi Takemoto and Stephanie Siemenswere excellent clinicians. My vaulters were im-pressed and charmed by Kerith Lemon, espe-cially my young ones. We cannot say enoughabout David Long's awesome coaching and childpsychology techniques. We would love to havehim back. Special thanks go to Colette Garrisonfor the guidance and support. We are lookingforward to a new season. 0

Afanda Methrin and Krystal Solorzanopractice Kiirs while training Julio.

Your photos make Vaulting Worldmore exciting. Please send lots ofpictures of all your events and enclosea self-addressed, stamped envelopewith any photos you wish returned.

OAKLAND VAULTERS6114 La Salle Avenue,Ste 215, Oakland,CA 94611-2800510531-7011Coach: Ziaa SzymanskiAVA Region II,First Registered in 1992AVA Registered Vaulters; 2321 Female, 3 Male; 23 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1

V A II L T I! I I S

Alexys Mogollon supports Tiger Hays-Lohreyfor a Jump Through on Kcnjaminoat a demonstration at the club's new home,the Grizzly Peak Stables in Oakland.

I'ltfilfi: 7.i,m Siymmsti

Midnight Missy left us for "horse heaven" inJanuary. We still think of her, but Benjaminodoes the work of two horses and seems to enjoybeing the only center of attention. We gave ademonstration at a school variety show. In anaudience poll, we received the most votes forbest performance. We also performed with theU.C.Berkeley Gymnasts with two half-hour dem-onstrations for the Science Circus at U.C.Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. We dem-onstrated our Team Kur at our new weatherproof home arena at the Grizzly Peak Stables onthe Oakland/Berkeley border. At Mt. Eden'sHalloween Festourvaulters, Elyse Hays-Lohreyand Emily Courtney, won the double barrel Kiirclass. Khalia Jackson took a blue ribbon for theindividual barrel Kur. and eleven ribbons wereearned by our vaulters in horse compulsoriesclasses.

We continue with twice weekly practices onboth the barrel and the horse. A ballet teacher ishelping us with form, strength and movement.Many of our vaulters are planning to test for theirmedals before spring. 0


1993 Club Reports Part IIPEGASUS RECREATIONAL VAULTERS2643 Old San Jose Road,Sequel, CA 95073408 462-4686Coach Kitchy BurdetteAVA Region II;First Registered in 1980AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1Regrettably, no report was received.

QUICKSILVER VAULTING CLUB200 Calle Marguerita, Los Gates, CA 95030408 370-1610; Coach: Leslie PedersonAVA Region II; First Registered in 1991AVA Registered Vaulters: 9;9 Female; 5 Bronze, 4 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 9Regrettably, no report was received.

RED RIVER VALLEY VAULTERS711 South 21st Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201701 746-5392; Coach: Karen BohnsackAVA Region X; First Registered in 1987AVA Registered Vaulters: 43 Female, 1 Male; 4 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 3Regrettably, no report was received.

RED ROCK RAINBOWS50 Rim Shadows Dr., Sedona, AZ 86336602 282-3548; Coach: Starr W. DenisonAVA Region I; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members: 2Regrettably, no report was received,

ROCKING HORSE VAULTERSStar Route Box150XX,Corrales, NM 87048505 697 2334Coach: Theresa SalazarAVA Registered Vaulters: 7;7 Female; 2 Silver, 4 Bronze, 1 NoviceAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 7Regrettably, no report was received.

SAN VICENTE VAULTERS16202 Spangler Peak, Ramona, CA 92065619788-7494; Coach RebeccaJ. BarberAVA Region I; First Registered in 1989AVA Registered Vaulters: 24;18 Female, 6 Male; 1 Silver, 4 Bronze, 4 Novice,

7 Trot, 8 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 7Regrettably, no report was received.

At the Great FallsVaulting Festival

Shea Rosevaulters show off

their ribbons.L-r: Shari Haber,

Anya Mefferd,Joanna Wheeler,

Emily Green,Abby Haber, Anita

Keho, NelsonPorown and coachCarol Land; back:

Sarah Weeler;front: Bracken

Johnson.

Photo courtesy Shea Kase

SHEA ROSE VAULTERS2411 Waxhaw-Marvin Rd.Waxhaw, NC28173704 843^306Coach: Carol LandAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 1311 Female, 2 Male; 13 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1

This is ourfirst year as a recognized team andwe are the only team from North Carolina. Wewere able to attend four fests this year, winningthe Region V Championships forteam as well asboth individual men and women in the Trot divi-sion. We have 13 members of our club whopractice one or two times a week. The SheaRose Vaulters have been able to put on numer-ous exhibitions in a variety of settings from themountains to the beach, at church gatheringsand in school yards. We vault on a Morgan mareand are actively looking for a larger horse tolaunch into cantering. Ourcoach, Carol Land, isa newcomer to vaulting but has already helpedher sister, Alison Gieschen, start a team in NewJersey. We are grateful for all the assistance wehave received from othercoaches and vaulters.

AE the Starlite Vaulters with Penny: l-r: Hailey, Casey, Amber, Jaime, Breanne, Lauree,Alethea, Kristy, Margot, GiuUe. Phott • • •

David Dyer has been invaluable to our growthand success. We plan to take our medal tests inDecemberwith Sharon Davis judging. The me-dia has been supportive, covering our club'sactivities. We are in the process of trying to findcorporate sponsors to help support our club andupgrade ourequipment. Shea Rose Vaulters area great group of kids trying to help show the EastCoast how beautiful and fun vaulting can be. 0

STARLITE VAULTERS1042 Pierce Dr. #BClovis, CA 93612209 323-8550Coach: Alethea TraskinAVA Region I; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 1313 Female; 1 Silver, 4 Trot, 8 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 5

1993 has been exciting and a great growingexperience forus. We gave several demonstra-tions, attended clinics, participated successfullyin four competition sin eluding the National Cham-pionships in Ventura, were medal tested, andincreased in size, confidence and expertise, Asa club we are working on fund raising and in-creasing awareness of horse vaulting locally.People are recognizing our group by name andwe are excitedl

It was with great sadness we learned our well-mannered mule, Penny, could not be used inrecognized competitions. Left with no mount forNationals, Marianne Rose and Mt. Eden Vaultersgraciously offered us the use of their trot horse,Pegasus in Ventura. Since then Woodside hasoffered us a 16.2 hand Percheron, Celeste. Weeagerly await her arrival. With sincere apprecia-tion we thank these generous vaulting support-ers.

We also appreciate Manuel and Bemita Garciawho continue to haul Penny for us and let us usetheirarena and facilities for lessons, OurStariite4-H group would not be possible without themand our great coach Alethea Traskin who do-nates her time and effort to teach us. Penny isour "Star" and Alethea is our "Lite".

We look forward to a new year in 1994 andNationals in Watsonville! 0


1993 Club Reports Part IISPECTRUM VAULTERS407 Oak Street, Chariottesvilte, VA 22903804 295-2585Coach: Bonnie ScribnerAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1990AVA Registered Vaulters 0AVA Registered Sustaining Members; 1Regrettably, no report was received,

SUGARLOAF VAULTERS7733 Polara Place, Rockville, MD 20855-2045301 258-9811Coach: Dorothy FontanaAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1981AVA Registered Vaulters:?;7 Female; 7 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 2

1993 was a very successful year for theSugarbaf Vaulters. The team placed highly inboth spring and fall East Coast Vaulting Fests.Sugarloaf Vaulters won both the trot team Kiirand overall championship at the Spring Fest.During the past year, Sugarloaf Vaulters per-formed three demonstrations at various Mary-land locations. Coach Dorothy Fontana wasjoined by former tarn member, gold medalistKelly Frizzell as co-coach, Kelly recruited abeginning level team which meets immediatelyafterthe advanced team's practice session. Weare based out of Camp Waredaca in Damascus,Maryland, using three horses while activelysearching for an additional canter horse. 0

The Tambourine 4~H Vaulting Club: horses l-r: Monte, Ruby, Teresa; people back row:Teresa Keville, Katy Nilsen, Haley Everson, Glenda Yenni, Julie Sawyer, Leah Morgan,D'Lena Campagna-Pinto, Katie Hutchinson, Carrie Martin, Sydney Holly, Kelley Holly;middle row: Rachel Rub inger, Mary McCormick, Sarah Dawdle, Julia Lee, AlexaRosemurgy, Casey Sawyer, Sean Keville, Lea Rosemurgy, Matt Yenni, Julie Keville, AnnRosemurgy, Matthew Campagna-Pinto; front row: Chnsti Yenni, Hannah Trappe, Gillie

James Trappe. Photo: Diana Winters

SUNDANCE VAULTERS250 Mountain Home RoadWoodside, CA 94062415851-7597Coach: Sydney MclntoshAVA Region II;First Registered in 1978AVA Registered Vaulters 4341 Female, 2 Male; 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 12 Bronze,


The Sundance vaulting season began with asuccessful medal test in December, held inWoodside, California. Two Gold medals andthree Silver medals were awarded.

1993 was a golden opportunity for SundanceVaulters to train and compete internationally onour own vaulting horses. Stabled in Neubulach,Germany were Wolon and Faustus, both sevenyears old and sixyearold Jonas C. During Eastervacation, Sundance traveled to Czechoslovakiato compete in CVI Bratislava.

As soon as they returned, they jumped rightinto local competitions which included MonteVista, Garrod's Mother Day Fest and Carousel.In June the A Team left for Germany to spend amonth training in Neubulach. They competed inthree German competitions: Murrgau on June20th, Leonberg on June 26-27 and CVI Aachenon July 9-11, Sundance had two teams andnumerous individuals entered in Nationals onJuly 15-18 in Ventura, California, so they flewhome. One weeklatertheATeam traveled to theThe Hague, Netherlands to representthe USA inthe Open European Vaulting Championships onJuly 29 through September 1. From The Haguethe Sundance Vaulters and their horses droveback to Neubulach, Germany to attend theWildberg Vaulting Camp on August7th. AmandaCorfman, Anna Kahl, Lyssa Rogers and ScottWarman passed the German Bronze Medal Test.

In August the C Team and ten beginning levelvaulters performed a demonstration at the Cali-fornia Mid-State Fairin Paso Robles. They used

At the 1993NationalsSundance A Teamvaulters RitaKoelsch, KristinFilipponi andAnna Kahlperform their Kliron Tarzan.

Barney, Victor and Litus on three circles like theFEI Demonstration Team, InOctoberSundancetraveled to Argentinato representthe USAat CVIBuenos Aires with two teams and three individu-als. Two of ourGsrman based horses, Faustusand Jonas C. and their longeurs were flown toBuenos Aires.

Sundance appreciates all the support theyhave received throughout the year from theircoaches; Michi Beske, Jeannette Boxall, Lori

Pholo: Nelson and Owen

Campbell, Thomas F/skbaek, Sabine Heiser,Karen Mutton, Sydney Mclntosh and AnjaNiels&n. We also thank our longeurs: MonikaHoffmann, Candy Howe, Natalie Kapsoff, UteReiser, Odette Riegman, Andrzej Salacki andArny Shadle fortraining and longing ourwonder-ful vaulting horses, Sundanceisespecially grate-ful to Ila Lorenz for her assistance and supportand to Phoebe Cooke for providing Sundancewith world class vaulting horses. <>


1993 Club Reports Part IITAMBOURINE 4-H VAULTERS404 Napa Road,Sonoma, CA 95476-7627707 938-2447Coach: Kelley HollyAVA Region II; First Registered in 1983 '-ltLfi"AVA Registered Vaulters: 35;30 Female, 5 Male; 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 8 Bronze, 3

Novice, 12 Trot, 10 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 27

The Tambourine 4-H Vaulters experienced anawesome, fun and exhilarating 1992-1993 sea-son. Again our team grew in size and horsepower. We hosted a barrel fes, a two day horsefest, and held many successful medal tests. Oneof our main goals forthe yearwas to educate ourcommunities about vaulting. We performed 15demonstrations, some of which were carried onlocal broadcasts and kept our local newspapersfilled with competition results, personal inter-views and feature articles. Another of our goalswas to individually perform to the best of each ofour capabilities and challenge ourselves to reachfor the edge. Time and time again the smiles ofour vaulters at competitions showed that theirindividual goals were being met. Finishing off theseason, our team pulled together to make thefinal effort for Nationals. Our hard work was wellrewarded. Yips of glee could be heard as wereceived the B Team Championship, B Team ofthe Year Award and Trot Team of the YearAward. Several Tambourine vaulters won indi-vidual recognition. Best of all, each of ourvault-ers came away from the 1992-1993 season aschampions, having reached many goals. To-gether we look at a new season with eageranticipation, love for our horses, and friendshipswhich will last a lifetime. 0

THE PHOENIX VAULTERS10514 Nassau Avenue, Sunland, CA 91040818 951-3428; Coach: Darin WrightAVA Region I; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 32 Female, 1 Male; 1 Trot, 2 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 2

We've had a great first year of vaulting! Wewon lots of ribbons at our first Regional Champi-onships. Our inexperienced horse, Lil1 Girl,adapted quite well to the unusual activity ofvaulting and is doing better all the time.

Nationals—whatagreatexperience! CobySill

The PhoenixVaulting Club;

l-r top: Li'l Girl,Coby, Caitlyn,

Ryan, Cory;bottom; Blue,

Darin, Megan,Justin.

came home as the Tiny Tots Fest Champion,Coryallyn Sill won third place in the Novice TrotBarrel Compulsoriesand Kur, Caitlyn Sill placednineteenth out of sixty one in the Trot Individualclass, and Blue and Caitlyn earned eighth placewith theirjazzy barrel Kur. We were very proud tojoin the Mountain Springs Club coached by DebbiePakizerin winning forth place overall in the TrotTeam competition. Pretty good for two newclubs! Ron helped Gail Ostendorf and MarianneRose with Fest publicity. He arranged for Fox'sChannel 11 in Los Angeles to coverthe Gold firstround KG rand airnice interviews with John Along!and Keri Lemon.

We have attended five functions including theAntelope Valley Fairwithour"sisterclub", Moun-tain Springs. We hope to settle in to our new bamand grow. Our five new vaulters have had thewonderful experience of rock pickingin the arena.WQ are very grateful for the encouragement andsupportof Maria Favingerand Stephanie Solario—they have helped in ways too numerous to men-tion. Thankyou very much! Thanks, Darin, Blueand vaulters for a great first year, v

T1MBERLINE VAULTERSP.O. Box 101, Soquel, CA 95073408 478-5901Coach: Nancy StevensAVA Region II; First Registered in 1975AVA Registered Vaulters: 38;31 Female, 7 Male; 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze,

10 Trot, 18 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 33Regrettably, no report was received.

TOPAZ VAULTERS 4-H3912 Chantilly Road, Chantilly, VA 22021703 378-5987; Coach: Chris Appel-BucierkaAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1981AVA Registered Vaulters: 17;17 Female; 3 Novice, 2 Trot, 12 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 6

The Topaz Vaulters 4-H sponsored their an-nual Fall Vaulting Fest in September, 1992. Itwas well attended by east coast ciubs. In Octo-ber we held a clinic to new groups showinginterest in vaulting from Fauquier andRappahannock counties. Stephanie Siemens

Molly and Meghan Mahar of the Topaz 4-Hperform their blue ribbon Pas de Deux onHelen of Troy at the Mt. Tabor Fest,

J J Phow: Ken Pin

Photo courtesy ThePhoenix VaaSlers

followed with another clinic forthe same groupsin November. MedalTests were held at the clinicand all our vaulters passed! During winter wepracticed indoors with tumbling and gymnasticsand taught 3 or 4 more indoor clinics. We wentback to horse practice in March to get ready forGreat Falls Spring Fest and prepare for moreclinics. In August we performed a well receiveddemonstration at the Fairfax County 4-H Fair.We also demonstrated vaulting at the AmericanHorse Protection Association Day and we in-cluded our Belgian, Chauncy and our 3/4Percheron, Helen of Troy in the Paradeof Breeds.Frantic planning and preparationsforour AnnualFall Fest filled September. 15 clubs includingseveral new groups planned to attend. JoeHoffenbergerof Virginia Beach requestedavault-ing team to demonstrate at a 4-H rodeo on thesame weekend as our Fall Fest. UnfortunatelyEVERYONE was at the competition. On thepositive side, he is getting a group started in theVirginia Beach and Newport Newsareasand wewill hold a clinic for him in November, We endedthe year with participation at Mt. Tabor 4-H'scompetition. We expect 1994 to be just as busyas 1993 .0


1993 Club Reports Part IIU.W. HOOFER VAULTING TEAM4211 Pleasant View Rd, Middleton, Wl 53562608 831-6230; Coach: Ann NederAVA Region X; First Registered in 1990AVA Registered Vaulters: 5;3 Female, 2 Male; 5 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 6Regrettably, no report was received.

VALLEY VIEW VAULTERS11295OrcasAve., Lake View Terrace, CA91342818834-8963; Coach: Rick HawthorneAVA Region I; First Registered in 1981AVA Registered Vaulters: 3523 Female, 12 Male; 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze,

1 Novice, 10 Trot, 16 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 18Regrettably, no report was received.

VAULTERS OF ICE POND94 Hope Valley Road,Amston, CT 06231203 228-1827Coach: Vicky SherradenAVA Region IX;First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 11;9 Female, 2 Male; 7 Trot, 4 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 2

VAULTING VISIONS239B Asbury Rd., Swedesboro, NJ 08085609 467-4511; Coach: Alison GieschenAVA Region IX; First Registered in 1993AVA Registered Vaulters: 6; 6 Female; 6 UnratedAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 1

Vaulting Visions formed in July of 1993. SarahBianucci, Dana Gage, Jackie Sabol, JamieWadkins and Erica Devault attended their firstfest after having only three months of vaultingunder their belts. Thanks to a superb clinic heldby gold medalist, Evan Oldford, the girls placedwell in the novice trot division. Sarah Bianucciastounded us all with a reserve championship.While the east coast does not offer many oppor-tunities to participate in competitions, the girlsare still full of enthusiasm for this new and chal-lenging sport. Theirgoals are to compete in D-Team next spring and, by 1996, to be able toperform an exhibition at the Olympics. v

VICTORY VAULTERSP.O. Box 2021,Fullerton, CA 92633714879-6020;Coach: Deborah A. Schade

AVA Region I;First Registered in 1990AVA Registered Vaulters: 15;15 Female; 1 Silver, 4 Bronze, 2 Trot,


This year has been marked with success forVictory Vaulters. They won the Bronze, Prelimi-nary Canter and Trot Championships at the Re-gion I Competition and scored very well at Na-tionals '93. These victories have strengthenedthe vaulters' team spirit.

Victory Vaulters is gaining community supportthrough fund raisers and sponsorships. Theyhope to acquire a new horse and save for travel-ing expenses to future competitions. Recentmedal tests put smiles on all the participants,especially those with 'commended' scores. Goodwork!

Victory Vaulters enjoyed making new friendsand participating in Nationals '93. Hard, work,dedication and a good sense of fun was sharedby family members, coach and teammates andrewarded all with unforgettable memories. Theyare looking forward to Fest '94 in Watsonville.Keep up the good work, Victory Vauiters. 0

Vaulters of Ice Pond's canter team members Adele Dawley, Shana Lotting and DanielleDcojay perform a triple on Cody at a local demonstration. Photo.- vicki sh

VIP vauiters met at least once a week throughthe tough Connecticut winter and it all paid off inthe Spring. Eight of ourvaulters earned theirTrotMedals and five also earned their Novice pins.Our medal tester, Stephanie Siemens also gavea clinic to prepare us for our first competition, theGreat Fails Fesl in Virginia. We traveled withour horses to give clinics to the Bethany PonyClub and the Ethel WalkerGiri's School SummerRiding Camp. Overtwenty participantsattendedeach clinic. Vaulting is also a big part of the threeweek day camp held at Ice Pond Farm. Weperformed at the Connecticut Trail Rider's Asso-ciation, Foxledge Open House, Teikyo PostUniversity's "Showcase of Horses", the Tolland4-H, and a Total Horse Club educational series:

the Nutmeg Ballet Fundraiser. A major highlightof our season was the opportunity to host theSilke Bemhardt Clinic in August. We saw a greatdeal of improvements our performances at thefollowing demonstration and the Virginia FallFest. Our club has grown through the year andwe continue to educate people about our sport.We will be conducting further clinics for 4-H andPony Club groups. Our club received an AVAgrant toward the purchase of a second surcinglewhich will enable us to expand our clinics andeducational activities. Itwillalsoenableustousetwo horses at demonstrations. We are all anx-iously awaiting the arrival of the new surcingle—and then on to promote vaulting! Thank youAVA. 0

WOODSIDE VAULTERS1840 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, CA 94062415851-7391; Coach: Isabella BibblerAVA Region II; First Registered in 1991AVA Registered Vaulters: 31;30 Female, 1 Male; 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze,

11 Trot, 14 Unrated, 1 ForeignAVA Registered Sustaining Members: 19

Greetings to all from the Woodside Vaulters.We offer thanks to all of our coaches, longuersand the members of the AVA for helping us out.Highlights of our successful season include earn-ing the 1993 Team Excellence Award, NationalTrot Team Championship, Women's National 2-Phase Trot and Bronze Championships, Na-tional Trot and Preliminary (composite) 2-PhaseTeam Championships, National Novice Pas deDeux Championships and 5 of top 8 placings inthe National Women's Trot division. We addspecial recognition for Jill Main and Anna Loeb,the first of the new Woodside Vaulters to move upto canter, thereby providing uswith a season fullof entertainment and joy. We also recognize theWoodside begining trot vaulters and tiny tots asfuture Nationals competitors. The WoodsideVaulters are moving in new directions for 1994—coach Nina Wiger has moved to Ojai. MalinLlndell from Sweden has fearlessly taken overNina's coaching work and is doing a wonderfuljob. Coach David Long has entered the AVAJudges training program and we look forward tohis participation in the future of our club. AllistonBibbler has begun coaching the D Team atWoodside this year. Finally, coach IsabelleBibbler will spend next semester studying inVienna, Austria and vaulting with Gemot Spitzer.Woodside Vaulters proudly has added twohorsesto our team (Willie Wonka and Hesed) and arehelping our trot horse, Minnesota Magic, con-querthe canter. Moving up with 'Minnie' will bethe majority of the 1993 trot contingent and weplan to field complete trot and canter teams in ourfourth season. We all send thanks to the Frankelfamily for providing a home for Woodside Vault-ers. The Frankels are a treasure for bothWoodside Vaulters and the entire AVA. 0


1993 Club Reports Part II

Woodside VauUers clown around at bit. Eden's Halloween Fest in October.Top row, /-/v Sarah Griner, iWalin Lindell, Allison Bibbler, Heidi Kucera, Becca Kucera;bottom row: Anna Carlstone, Carly Adams, Jodie Howard, Lindsey Curran,Atina Lock,Kirstie Kucera, Anessa Dailey, Jackie Bors, Jsabette Bibbler, Kari Kucera.

Photo: Kuily Griner

AVA Affiliate ClubsBLACK RIVER FARM AND RANCH5040 Sheridan Line, Croswell, Ml 48422313 679-2505Coach: Tara BrickerAVA Region X; First Affiliated in 19B7Regrettably, no report was received.

CIMARRONCITA VAULTERSP.O. Box 121, Ute Park, NM 87749505 376-2376Coach: N/AAVA Region IV; First Affiliated in 1970Regrettably, no report was received.

COFFEE CREEK VAULTERS17 E. Coffee Creek Road, Edmond, OK 73034405 340-8377Coach: Joy MilliganAVA Region IV; First Affiliated in 1993Regrettably, no report was received.

CRISTA CAMPS -MIRACLE RANCH1599 Sidney Road SW,Port Orchard, WA 98366206 851-4410Coach: Lisa PetersonAVA Region II; First Affiliated in 1988

Miracle Ranch was founded in 1960 at Horse-shoe Lake near Port Orchard, Washington. WeIntroduced vaulting into our summer program in1991. Nearly all our 1976 boys and girls weeklyenjoy our Western, English and Trailside horse-manship classes, Welimitvaultingclassesto 15participants and run 3 classes per day foraS dayprogression. Vaulting is a thriving and popularelective. We alsooffervaulting on ourfun-filled,intensely"horsey"horsemanshipweekends. Twoof our 73 horses are enjoying their new vaulting

Miracle Ranch's Luke Peterson stands inthe cossac loops on Blondie.

Photo courtesy Miracle Ranch

workload and love the attention of the campers.Both are blond Belgian mares. Blondie is 17years old and extremely dependable, Daisy isonly 10 years old, still green, but coming alongwall. This past summer our vaulting instructorwas Amy Tysseling, a junior at Seattle PacificUniversity. A vaulting video showing campersperforming selected exercises to music windsup each summer week program. The video isenjoyed by the entire camp! Miracle Ranch is aministry of CRISTA. 0

CULVER ROUGH RIDERSCulver Military AcademyCulver, IN 46511219842-8325Coach: Ed LittleAVA Region X; First Affiliated in 1992Regrettably, no report was received.

Mormon Valley vaulters Kaye and AnneBrown practice a doubte Kur on Remington,

Photo courltsy Mormon Valley Farm

MARMON VALLEY FARM5807 County Road 153,Zanesfield OH 43360513593-8051Coach: Kathy WileyAVA Region X; First Affiliated in 1990

This summer was filled with even more newvaulters than lastyear. The newvaulters alwayslearn quickly and enjoy the fun. The returningvaulters continue to improve each year. Thehighlight of the summer was having a regionalgymnastics finalist in a demonstration show forparents. Of the three horses used for vaulting,this year We were able to use Comet to do somework at a lope. All the campers enjoyed them-selves and all participants were successful.

MONTE NIDO VAULTERS540 Crater Camp Dr., Calabasas, CA 91302818 591-0509; Coach: Stevie StevensAVA Region I; First Affiliated in 1993Regrettably, no report was received.

PEGASUS RIDING ACADEMY3900 Hursh Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845219 637-3608; Coach: Beth BarrowsAVA Region X; First Affiliated in 1991Regrettably, no report was received.

PIONEER CHEHALIS CAMPBox 127, Harrison Mills, BC VOM 1LO Canada604 796-9832; Coach: Leslie ArmerdingAVA Region: F; First Affiliated in 1990Regrettably, no report was received.

QUINTE VOLTIGEURSFallowfield Farm, RR#4,Trenton, ON K8V5P7 Canada613 394-5559; Coach: Mel Burnett "VAVA Region: F; First Affiliated in 1993

The Quinte Voltigeurs was founded atFollowfield Farm in October 1992. Ournumbershave steadily grown. We sent a team to theVoltiging Federation of OntarioWoltigeFest" inMay. In September Fallowfield Farm hosted thefirst voltige competition in Ontario and EasternCanada. We were thrilled by the teams whichcame out participate. Voltige is alive and well inthe Great White North! Our coaches are MelBurnett and Carla Pound. Both are excited aboutattending the East Coast Coaches and JudgesTraining Seminar in October. We will vault intoDecember and switch to dance over the cruelwinter months until we can get back on horse-back in March. We plan a Voltige Trade Show inApril, lots of demonstrations, and Quinte Voltige'94 in August. Our powerful parents group isresponsible for the hard work behind our activi-ties. They fundraised for our uniforms and areplaning a trip to visit a big U.S. vaulting competi-tion. You will be seeing us in the near future! 0

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1993 Club Rpts Pt II Viking Vaulters

Instructor Elinor Hood poses with someenthusiastic intermediate vaulters fromCamp Red Rock. Fhola coumsy Camp Red Rock

RED LANDS COUNCILOF GIRL SCOUTS121 NE50th,Oklahoma City, OK 73105405 528-3535: Coach: N/AAVA Region IV; First Affiliated in 1992

The summer of 1993 was Camp Red Rock'ssecond featuring vaulting. We offered beginningand intermediate sessions. They were both verypopular programs. Our horse, Gabalon, reallyenjoyed all the attention and helped the girlsdemonstrate vaulting for their parents at the endof the session. Our instructors this year were;Elinor Hoad, a memberof the Pony Club of GreatBritain and Amanda Westervelt, one of our out-standing vaulters from the summer of 1992.They did a wonderful job helping the giris learnthe basics of vaulting. We hope to include anadvanced session next year, perhaps addinganother horse. We are proud to be AffiliateMembers of the AVAand hope to take advantageof some AVA educational activities next year. 0

STARGAZERS 4-H VAULTERS23618 Parrotts Ferry Rd.,Columbia, CA 95310209 532-7652Coach: Maggi WittmanAVA Region II; First Affiliated in 1993Regrettably, no report was received.

SYDNEY VAULTING GROUP90 Darcey Road, Castle Hill, NS 2154

Australia0110 634-3840Coach: Jenny DenbyAVA Region F; First Affiliated in 1993Regrettably, no report was received.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD RIDING ACADEMYBar Rest Ranch, Rt. 1 Box 1210,Warm Springs, GA 31830-9780706 655-2354Coach: N/AAVA Region IX; First Affiliated in 1993Regrettably, no report was received. 0

Wow,Did wcevcrhaveabusy fall andholiday season. We have nearly doubled insize to almost 20 members and have addedan assistant coachAongeur from Germany.Sondra Low from Evenhausen is experi-enced in dressage, jumping and vaulting.She brings an incredible energy and enthu-siasm to our practices and the extra supportI need. Jutta Weimcrs from Vancouver,B.C. and her daughter Hanna worked usvery hard, mentally and physically, in a sixhour clinic. With the help of a generousAVA grant we held two clinics in the fall.We also received publicity in three news-papers.

Suzanne Detol from Oregon held anintensive clinic on the compulsorics, indi-vidual and team Kiirs. Sue improved andrefined our performance Not only did Suebring her skills and good humor to VikingVaulters, she also broughtusournew vault-ing girth.

We all very busy planning and practic-ing for our big Christmas Show when ourhorse "tied up". We found a nock of"angels" who helped us through the event.Tamy Denault of Emerald City Vaulterslent us one of her horses for a day and ahorse for sale at the barns was offered andturned out to be a quick learner and won-derful canter mount. Finally, MiracleRanch in Port Orchard, Washington res-cued our trot vaullers with their experi-enced 16 H Belgian draft horse. The horsesand kids, sparkling in red and white ri bbonsvaulted beautifully for a crowd of almost100. We are proud that in less than sixmonths we have come together as a team,gained new friends, and become vaullers.

We plan to do more clinics, exhibi-tions, medal tests and attend competitionsin 1994. We may start a ladies vaultinggroup and another team in Port Angeles. Itwill be a grand year for Viking Vaulters.

Viking Vaulters is a brand new 1994AVA club. They may be contacted at 642Alford Place, B ainbridge Island, W A 98110or phone 206 842-8620.0

The Safety NetColette Garrison,Safety Committee

Chaii person

This will most likely be my lastopportunity to author this column. Anew Safety Committee Chairperson,ycL to be named, will be selected at the1994 AVA Annual Meeting.

Proper footing is? In myopinion, the single mostimportant safety concernof our sport.

There-arc nearly as many opin-ions about "proper Tooting" as thereare vaulters, coaches and longeurscombined. Most agree thai, what isgood footing Tor vaulters may not begood footing for horses and vice versa-Most agree that the higher levels ofvaulting require more attention to allthe specifics of footing..

Concerns regarding the depth,loft, base, dust, drainage, circle size,pitch, track or trough, material, etc.are constantly being expressed. IL isLime to formulate "minimum stan-dards" as recommendations for AVAcompetitions. Obviously we cannotregulate1 or control every vaultingarena used for practice or demonstra-tions, but we can certainly have someinfluence on die quality of footing wewil I allow at AVA Recognized events.

The responsibilities of tne AVATechnical Delegate or Chair of theparticipating Judges and the AHSASteward are clearly described inthe AVA and AHSA rule books.We must encourage more of ourmembers to become Technical Del-egates and Stewards.

If we continue to focus on pro-tecting the interests of exhibitors,judges and com petition managementsby monitoring the vaulting arenas, wewill be able to determine if they aresafe for horses and vaulters. 0


Grooming Safetyfrom the Bit and Bridle, November, 1993

In the wild, horses are huniecl by ani-mals such as wolves and lions. These wildhorses survive by kicking and running awayfrom lliings that scare them. Your horseprobably always has lived in a sale barn orpasture, but when scared, its natural behav-ior is the same as its wild relatives—kickout and run away. Kven the kindest horsemightaccidentally hurt, you if it gets scared.

The horse should be tied up before youstart to groom. If your horse will not tie up,then at least put a halter and lead line on itso you will have some control if the horsespooks or acts up while you are grooming.

Remember the safety rules for tyingup. Tic the horse in a safe area whereneither of you can bump into stored equip-ment or sharp objects. Use a quick releaseslip knot so the horse can be released easilyin case of an emergency. The tie knotshould be at the horse's eye level to mini-mize chances of injury if the horse shouldbecome scared and pu 11 back on the tie line.Tie the horse with a short line (2 to 3 feetbetween the halter and the tie knot). This

prevents the horse from getting tangled inthe line, always make sure that the tic is toa solid object thai the horse cannot break ormove. Many bad injuries have happened tohorses that suddenly discover that theyhave a scary object, attached to the end oftheir lead line.

To be safe while working aroundhorses, you must stay in an area where thehorse cannot easily step on you or kick youif it becomes startled. This safe area isroughly between the horse's shoulder andpoint of the hip. From mis area you cangroom most of the horse's body withoutgelling stepped on or kicked accidentally.Stay close to your horse's body when youare working around the horse. If your horseshould kick you, it will have less wind-updistance when you are close to it and lessforce in the kick. When you are groomingthe horse's lower legs, it. is safest to bendover to reach these spots. Never sit. on theground to groom the lower legs. If yourhorse were to acl up, you would be rightunder ils feet, and you would not be able tostand up fast enough to avoid being stepped

on. When grooming the horse's face or tail,stand lo the side of the horse and reacharound to clean these areas. Standing di-reclly in front or behind the horse can resullin your getting run over or kicked if thehorse were to act up.

When you are working around yourhorse, keep one hand on your horse. Thislets the horse know where you arc and willhelp push you out of the way if your horsej umps suddenly in your direction. Speak toyour horse oflen while you are workingaround il, and always speak to your horsewhen you approach it. Again, this lets thehorse know where you are and you will notstartle the horse accidentally. 0

The AVA WelcomesNew Members

Jennifer Williams of Maryland hasbecome the AVA's newesl

Life MemberKaku Baldwin of Hawaii

has become the AVA's firslContributing Member.

CALENDAR OF VAULTING EVENTSContinued from back cover

August 13-14

August 19-21

September 9-11

Sep 23-25

Sep. 25

October 1 -2

October 8-9

October 22

October 30

February 2-5

April 24

Friday-Sunday—CVI Malmo, Sweden. ContactLinda Bibbler 415/851-7751Friday-Sunday—German Championships,Soltau, Germany. Contact Linda Bibbler415/851-7751Friday-Sunday—CVI Frenstat, Czech Republic.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751Friday-Sunday—CVA Milan, Italy (tentative).Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751Sunday—Black Point's Harvest Fest, Oakland,CA. Contact Carole Dwinel! 510/372-3374Saturday-Sunday—CVI Houten, Netherlands.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751Saturday-Sunday—CVI Buenos Aires, Argen-tina. Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851 -7751Saturday—AVA Board of Directors Meeting,Location to be announced. Contact StephanieSiemens 607/642-8754Sunday—Mt. Eden Halloweeen Fest,Saratoga, CA. Contact Marianne Rose408/867-1789

1995Thursday-Sunday—AVA ANNUAL MEETING,Location to be announced. Contact StephanieSiemens 607/642-8754Sunday—AVA Board of Directors Meeting,Location to be announced. Contact StephanieSiemens 607/642-8754

May 6

June 16-18

August 4-5

August 9-13

October 22

October 28

October 29

July 3-8

July 24-Aug 4

Sunday—AHSA/AVA Recognized Garrod'sMay Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact MarianneRose 408/867-1789Friday-Sunday—CVI Arhus, Denmark.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.Saturday-Sunday—Open EuropeanVaulting Championships, Saumur, France.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.Wednesday-Sunday—AHSA/AVA NA-TIONAL VAULTING CHAMPIONSHIPS,Fort Collins, CO. Contact Marjorie Oakes505/898-0236 or Kim Benson303/467-9880Sunday—AVA Board of Directors Meeting,Location to be announced. ContactStephanie Siemens 607/642-8754Saturday—AHSA/AVA RecognizedMt. Eden's Fall Classic, Saratoga, CA.Contact Marianne Rose 408/867-1789Sunday—Mt. Eden's Halloween Fest,Saratoga, CA. Contact Marianne Rose408/867-1789

1996Wednesday-Monday—World VaultingChampionships, Applications: Budapest,Hungary; Arhus, Denmark; Brazil. ContactLinda Bibbler 415/851 -7751.Wednesday-Sunday—Vaulting Demonstra-tions at Olympic Games, Atlanta, Georgia.Contact Priscilta Faulkner 404/786-7283 0

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CALENDAR OF VAULTING EVENTS

1994February 13

February 18-20

February 26

February 26-27

March 6

March 15-16

March 20

March 27

April 1-4

April 16

April 17

April 24

May 1

May8

May 14-15

Sunday—Tambourine Barrel Fest, Sonoma,CA. Contact Kelley Holly 707 938-2447

Friday-Sunday—AYHC Youth LeadershipSymposium, Chicago. Contact Ann Swinker303/491-6271

Saturday—AVA Recognized Diamond BarCountry Vaulting Competition, Diamond Bar,CA. Contact Connie Geisler 909 861 -1564.

Saturday-Sunday—FEI Seminar for VaultingCoaches, Neubulach, Germany. ContactSharon Gallagher, AHSA 212/972-2472 orAdrienne Stang 408/867-0184

Sunday—Oakland Vaulters Barrel Fest,Oakland, CA. Contact Ziaa Szymanski510531-7011

Tuesday-Wednesday—AHSA StewardsClinic, East Rutherford, NJ. Contact AHSA212972-2472 Ext. 256

Sunday—Evergreen Irish Spring Barrel Fest,Sacramento, CA. Contact Barbara Thomp-son 916/687-8996

Sunday—California Carousel Barrel Fest,Redwood City, CA. Contact Martha Dunn415851-7645

Friday-Monday—CVt Saumur, France.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.

Saturday—AHSA/AVA Recognized MonteVista Fun Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact PattiSkipton 408/724-9382

Sunday—Monte Vista Fun Fest, Saratoga,CA. Contact Patti Skipton408/724-9382

Sunday—AVA Board of DirectorsMeeting, Saratoga, CA. Contact StephanieSiemens 607/642-8754

Saturday—CVI Dornbirn, Austria.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.

Saturday—Equestrian VaultingAssociation of British Columbia Fest.Contact Jutta Wiemers 604/224-3738

Saturday-Sunday—Great Fails Spring Fest.Contact Patti Bittenbring 703/777-1743

May 14

May 15

May 21 -22

May 28

May 28

May 28-30

June 12

June 17-19

June 25-26

June 25-26

July 1-3

July 8-10

July 14-17

July 29-Aug 1

July27-Aug7

Saturday—AHSA/AVA Recognized Garrod'sSpring Classic, Saratoga, CA.Contact Marianne Rose 408/867-1789

Sunday—AVA Recognized Garrod's May Fest,Saratoga, CA. Contact Marianne Rose408/867-1789

Saturday-Sunday—CVI Sala, Slovak Republic.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.

Saturday—Vaulting & All That JazzFest, Sacramento, CA.Contact Colette Garrison 916 487-4204

Saturday—Equestrian Vaulting Associationof British Columbia Fest.Contact Jutta Wiemers 604/224-3738

Saturday-Monday—AVA Region IVChampionships, Fort Collins, CO.Contact Kim Benson 303/467-9880

Sunday—Ahead With Horses 25th AnniversaryCelebration, Sun Valley, CA.Contact Liz Helm 818 767-6373

Friday-Sunday—CVI Aarhus, Denmark.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.

Saturday-Sunday—CVI Houten, Netherlands.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751

Saturday (Trot)-Sunday (Canter)—AVARecognized Timberline Fest, Soquel, CA,Contact Nancy Stevens-Brown 408/476-5901

Friday-Sunday—CVI Dornbirn, Austria.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751.

Friday-Sunday—CVI Kapsovar, Hungary.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851 -7751.

Thursday-Sunday—AHSA/AVA NATIONALVAULTING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Santa CruzCounty Fairgrounds, Watsonvilie, CA.Contact Kitchey Burdette 408 475-8679

Wednesday-Sunday—WEG CH-M-V WorldVaulting Championships, The Hague, Holland.Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851-7751

Thursday-Sunday—World Equestrian Games,World Vaulting Championships, The Hague,Holland. Contact Linda Bibbler 415/851 -7751


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