Cash Prizes!
IDCTA has created a new benefit for its members who participate in dressage shows – cash prizes.
IDCTA will provide cash prizes for the highest and 2nd highest percentage score for the adult amateur and Junior/Young rider dressage divisions at both the national and FEI levels.
This new benefit will be provided for 3 shows in the 2019 season: (1) the May 18 and 19 dressage show at Lamplight Equestrian Center and (2) the IDCTA Dressage show at Silverwood on June 22 and 23; and (3) the National Dressage Pony Cup, and Small Horse Championships, July 19-21, at Lamplight Equestrian Center. The highest and 2nd highest percentage scores will be calculated for the entire weekend.
To qualify for a cash prize, participants must be an IDCTA member in good standing at least 2 days prior to the start of the dressage show (i.e., by May 16, for the May show at Lamplight).
IDCTA Summer Show Coming Soon
Friday, June 21. IDCTA Summer Schooling and Western Dressage show
Saturday, June 22, IDCTA Summer Kickoff Dressage Show (USDF/USEF Recognized)
Sunday, June 23, IDCTA Summer Dressage Show (USDF/USEF Recognized)
Western Dressage Clinic with Fatima Kranz
Any USEF member who wants the dressage freestyle qualifier changed BACK to 60% from the 63% currently in effect (via an extraordinary rule change made last fall without member input), now is your chance to comment. There is a new rule change proposed to bring the qualifying score back to 60%:
1. log in to USEF.org
2. hover over the COMPETE link in the top navigation, select the Rules & Regulation link in the pop out menu that appears.
3. Scroll down to the Rulebook image – click on learn more. It’s the first image link on the left.
4. Scroll all the way down to Additional Resources and click on Rule Changes/Learn more. Again, first block on the left.
5. Under “Currently Active Proposed Rule Changes by Category”, select “DR-Dressage” and hit the search button.
6. Select the rule change entitled “022-19 DR 129.9 musical freestyle ride” You can view the change and then click comment
7. Write a comment about why you think the extraordinary rule change should be rescinded
Or login to USEF and then try this link:
https://www.usef.org/…/resou…/rules-regulations/rule-changes
News from USDF Convention:
1) There has been a new rule concerning the Musical Freestyle (USEF rule DR129.9).
As of December 1st a rider must have a score at the highest test of the level of 63% in order to compete in a musical Freestyle class at that level. This applies to all levels Training through Grand Prix. It was submitted through the USDF Executive Board and passed as an extraordinary rule change by the USEF rules committee. The usual process for rule changes is for the Board of Governors to have input on rule changes. This did not happen. There has been much discussion at the comvention.
The Board of Governors at the convention passed a motion for the Executive Board of USDF to request that USEF rescind the rule, based on a break in the established process for instituting new rules.
There is no established process for rescinding rules that have come from USEF and therefore no established timeline for resolving the issue. It is USEF who owns the rule and there is no guarantee that they will accept the request to rescind the rule. The rule is in effect as of today. USDF will keep the delegates informed as the process proceeds.
Remember that until the rule has been rescinded, a 63% is required at the highest test of the level to ride a freestyle at that level. The time required to get USEF to consider the request is unknown and there is no guarantee that the rule will be overturned.
2) REMINDER – To compete in USEF/USDF licensed competitions in 2019 and beyond, you must complete training provided by the US Center for Safe Sport. It is free and when you renew, you will have access to a portal on USEF site to complete the training. There is a 30-day grace period for those members who are renewing after December 1. This requirement is Federally mandated.
Enjoy scenes from the 2017 IDCTA Summer Dressage Shows, courtesy of KYB Dressage:
Please click HERE for results.
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