OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION

Aiimiur. u/nm nP. 0. BOX 3663, SARATOGA, CA 95070-1663 NEWS FROM MARCH AND APRIL 1990

INSIDE: Eastern Regional Fest Update, NARHA&AVA, Therapeutic Vaulting - Fentress, Salzburg FEI Vaulting Judges Seminar, Moore onEuropean Judging, WEG Update, AHSA/International Update, Board of Directors Actions. 1991 Budget. Pegasus and Monte Vista Fest Reports

Monte Vista Vaulter Valerie Bantner Performs IndividualTrot Kur for a 2nd Place Finish at Monte Vista's Fun Fest

Monte Vista HostsApril 3rd Fun FestByPaitiSkipton

Monte Vista Vaulters' 3rd AnnualFunFest was held Saturday, April!, I990,at theMonte Vista School, Watsonville, Califor-nia. Although the weather was never hot,

there was no rain exceptduring lunch breakso, for the first time, we were able to holdour competition at the Equestrian Centeron Monte Vista School's beautiful 90 acrecampus. Nine area clubs brought a total of142 vaulters to participate in classes at alllevels—Tiny Tot to Gold. Classes includedIndividual Compulsories to the Left and

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Photo; W.Bro»mPegasus Vaulters Samantha Ross, KaliPeterson, and Terri Brenkwitz perform"Open Triples" Kur at Pegasus Barrel Fest

Pegasus 4-H HostsThird Annual Barrel Fest,Sequel, CA, March 3,1989Ruth Nelson-Moe

Pegasus 4-H Vaulters of Soquel, Cali-fornia, hosted their 3rd annual spring barrelcompetition on Saturday, March 3,1990, atSoquel High School. Excellent attendancemade the event very competitive, excitingand enjoyable for everyone.

Vaulters from Monte Vista, Watson-ville; ML Eden, Saratoga; Tambourine 4-H,Sonoma; Black Point, Martinez; Califor-nia Carousel, Woodside; Shoreline, SanFrancisco; Mission Vineyard, San JuanBaulista; Timberline, Soquel; and Alham-bra 4-H, Martinez joined Pegasus 4-H forthis event Our special "Dad and daughter

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AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION DIRECTORYEXECUTIVE BOARD

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The Fiscal year is ending June 30, lampleased to inform yon that we are in good-shape financially; 'Itafc'you all again forthe great support and tlie generous dona-tions. We are changing our fiscal year torunfroiii teoberl through September 30.

; This will Simplify many matters 'and easefinancial planning. There will be an interim:shbrt Jiriontfi feol period from July 1through "Soptemlw* 30, 1990, to effect ourptauheri change,.- .'-",':•-.''"'-'''.""" "'

Our 1991 Annual Meeting of Sustain^ing Members will be in beautiful SantaRosa^ California,' next February. Pleasemake plaits to attend'; We will be checkingoui. (he iairgipiihds tiiere for a possible sitefor the 1992 National Championships. TheAVA would love to find a permanent homefor our Nationals every second year. Weare sUH looking for the perfect spot and.'Would aiHrfate ^my; input. :,;-7;,:::':-:; • • • • •'" ;-:

::;:::::New Mexico will be the site of the1991 Nationals. Let's start plantiing andgeaiiug Hp'now; We arc a National sport.Lbt'ssupp6rtdiirNationalFest. Albuquer-que is truly an amazing place, with bothPueblo Indian and Spanish influence- aperfect spot for a family vacation. One of."the besipsrismi^it be gettiug were 'through'•our. lovely" Southwest; : :' :-,-.. ' '.: ; ; •' • '• •••• .".• ; .

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First AVA Vaulting Championships

in the East are Scheduled for JulyBy Christine Appel-Bucierka

Frying Pan Park in Herndon, Virginia,is the site for the very first Eastern StatesAVA Vaulting Championships. Twentyfive classes will be offered for teams andindividuals, ranging from Pre-Novice toGold levels. The competition offers AVArecognized classes for Bronze, Silver, andGold rated individuals and will run in ac-cordance with AVA Rules as published inthe 1990-91 AVA Rule Book.Show Manager Chris Appel Bucierka

703/378-5987Registrar Judy Baldwin

703/978-0887Day Manager Charlie Bittenbring

703/437-0551Tentative Class List

Saturday, July 14,1990Pre-Novice 3 Compulsories and Kin-Beginning Canter Compulsories and KurNovice Compulsories and KurTrot Compulsories and KurOpen Team Canter Compulsories and KurOpen Team Trot Compulsories and Kur*Bronze Compulsories and Kur, Men's

and Women's Divisions*Silver Compulsories and Kur Round I,

Men's and Women's Divisions*Silver Compulsories and Kur Round II,

Men's and Women's Divisions*GoId Compulsories and Kur Round I,

Men's and Women's Divisions*Gold Compulsories and Kur Round II,

Men's and Women's DivisionsOpen Individual 2-PhaseOpen Trot and Canter Pas de Deux, Kur II* = AVA Recognized Class

The competition, to be judged byAdrienne Stang (I), Saratoga, California,and Joyce Gussenhoven (R), San JuanBautista, California, is open to all AVAregistered vaulters. Entry packets weremailed May 10 to all AVA Clubs through-out the nation, as well as to SustainingMembers in Regions 4, 9 and 10. Entriesare due back postmarked June 20. Order ofgo will be mailed to participating clubs byJune 30, with corrections due back July 5,1990.

Stabling is available at Frying PanPark for $20 a night including bedding,from Thursday July 12 through MondayJuly 16.

Housing is available for all vaultersand parents through the generosity of localteams, or in stalls at Frying Pan Park at acost of $5.00 per 4 person stall. RV's arealso welcome at the Park. Participants areasked to bring their own sleeping bags,pillows, cots, etc., and should pre-registeron the housing form provided in the entrypacket.

Most Competition Classes will be heldon Saturday but, if necessary to complywith the AVA's horse use rules, some maybe scheduled for Sunday morning.

A clinic will be offered on Sunday byAVA Judges Adrienne Stang and JoyceGussenhoven. There will also be medaltests on Sunday. Apply at least 30 days inadvance to AVA Medal Test SecretarySuzanne Detol.

Sharon Davis Elected President of AYHC

Sharon A. Davis, AVA Judge (r) andDirector of Chantilly, VA, was recentlyelected President of the American YouthHorse Council. She has been active withthis organization, the youth arm of theAmerican Horse Council (AHC) for thepast 14 years. Sharon has served as editorof the AYHC Newsletter, Secretary, VicePresident, and now President. The term ofoffice is two years.

This council's purpose is to keep theeducational networks between breeds,

extension services, and the equine industryactive and open to the youth of America.AYHC's educational materials and videosreach hundreds of thousands of horse-minded young people each year.

As President, Sharon will continue toserve these goals as well as to address theever present concerns of land use and ade-quate equestrian/equine youth insurance.In her words she will also "continue topromote the values and benefits of vault-ing."

Vaulting World June 1,1990

NARHA and AVA—Together at Last!

Questions and answers from the "Just Ask" Clinic(Continuedfrom page 5 of the September/October issue which reported on the A ugust12,1989fVaulting for the Handicapped Clinicat the Western Regional Conference of theNorth American Riding for the HandicappedAssociation (NARHA) which was held at theAhead With Horses facility in Sun Valley,California.)

NARHA Executive Director,William Scebbi addressesthe issues of helmets andinsurance:

NARHA's purpose in life is to promoteequine octivitiesfor the disabled. They changedtheirpurpose two years ago. It is not just horse-back riding, not recreational riding, not ins truc-tion, it is no singular horse activity, it's allencompassing. We want to be that associationfor you, but we need to learn more about whatyou folks feel that vaulting is for the disabledand then we need to mesh that with the so-calledbureaucratic tape that we have to go throughwith insurance companies.

You know, I just learned at lunch todaythat you don'twearhelmetsbecauseit'sasafetyhazard when you're vaulting. How many timeshave you come to the therapeutic riding group tosay, 'You guy's, now let's think about this alittle bit. If we're wearing those helmets andthey're too big and they're too cumbersome, it' sa real problem for us. So let's sit down at thetable and let's break some bread and drink acouple of glasses of wine and figure out how wecan mesh this all together so that we can helppromote vaulting and that type of thing.

Q. Is that really going to get resolved—there has been such resistance to that?

A. (Scebbi) I am at the national head-quarters a lot and I don't hear the nationalresistance. Several years ago there might havebeen, I keep on hearing this.

Q. Insurance-wise—that's the ticket.A (Scebbi)Insurance,business-wise,the

legalities of running a center like this—wenever want our centers to be hanging out thereon a limb by themselves. We want to be able tosay 'we support you for these reasons and you'redoing things for these reasons.* Get it endorsedby the national association—the AmericanPhysical Therapy Association has written anendorsement about dierapeutic riding. A lot oftherapists came to the meeting and said, "Bygosh, it took us a year and a half or ten years orwhatever it was, but we got them to make thestatement about therapeutic riding," which wasan exciting, exciting part for NARHA.

I think we can work very closely with thevaulting association. We've got another na-tional camping association that wants to workclosely with NARHA. We need to work to-gether to get rid of the stigma that maybe fiveyears ago, some people came in and donnedthemselves gurus of different practices anddifferent events. Ask who they represent. Youprobably would never get a straightforwardanswer from them until it was pretty much inwriting and in the guidelines. Then I ask every-body out there who is using our guidelines,using our handbook, to question those things, toimprove upon them and to make them better.You'll notice the format is a three-ring binderand there's reason to that madness. We can takeout a chapter and put a new chapter in.

We cannot remain dormant in the field.You are an industry. When I think about justcalling 78% and getting responses from 21,000people involved yearly in these programs sup-ported by 10,500 volunteers, with 3,500 horsesworking on a daily basis you've got to sit backand say it's significant. There's a lot of thingsgoing on here and so think about who's tellingyou, who they represent. LizHelms'conferencetoday, Ahead With Horses, is pure Ahead WithHorses. She has said some fine things aboutNARHA and the vaulting association which Ithank her for. I think we're all in the same boat.Just working together through networking willpull some of these things together.

Ahead With HorsesStaff Focus on Questionsabout the Cossack Hang

Q, What are the contra-indicaltons youneed to be aware of when using the CossackHang?

A. (Evelyn Ruchard, Head Instructor atAhead With Horses) None except for the verylarge autisticmale you saw today. I wouldneverdo a Cossack Hang with him as he will flip rightoff the horse because he is stronger than me.

A. (Loraine Wolnisty, Instructor/Physi-cal Therapist at Ahead With Horses) Contra-in-dications: First of all, we are only holding oneleg down in a Cossack Hang. The other leg incompetitive vaulting is extended up and we willnot always ask our students to extend that legstraight up, but allow it to remain loose inconsideration of the back. We don't want to bedeveloping back problems. Also, if you havesomeone with hydrocephalus or a conditionrequiring a shunt, you must need to be awarethere is a shunt and monitor the person's re-sponse as they go into a Cossack Hang. And

then the size in some of our children withbehavioral problems—you never want to put astudent in a situation that you can't maintainthem perfectly safely in. Some of our childrendo not tolerate changes in position well and soyou need to be very careful how you introducea Cossack Hang or even a layout to someonelike that.

Q. Spina bifida students can all handlethis?

A. (Loraine Wolnisty) Yes. The girl thatI was working with can tolerate aCossackHangvery well.

Q. What are other benefits of the Cos-sack Hang?

A. (EvelynRuchard)TheCossackHangcan be used to encourage and facilitate "spa-ghetti arms" (referring to reduction in spas-ticity). I use the Cossack Hang to encouragearticulation.

For further information contact the AVA' sNational Councilfor Therapeutic Vaulting (seeDirectory on page 2 of this issue), or NARHA,P.O. Box 33150, Denver, CO 80233.

Guidelines forWorking with

Developmental^ Disabled

Courtesy of Liz Helms, Director, NationalCouncil for Therapeutic Vaulting

Your prim arysubjectis the person, notthe disability; individuals are not "epilep-tics" or "spastics." They are persons with/who have epilepsy or cerebral palsy. Neitherare they "cerebral palsied," nor "the re-tarded."

A developmental disability is not asickness. Although a person who has hadpolio may use a wheelchair, the person is notill after thcdiscase has run its course. Mentalretardation, autism and cerebral palsy, con-ditions usually manifested at birth or in theearly childhood years, are notillnesses. Theyare permanently disabling conditions andshould nothave terms applied to them whichimply sickness.

If the physical or intellectual limita-tions arc an intrinsic part of the story, \ry Voemphasize theessenceof the individualratherthan the disability. The limitations shouldnot be made more significant man the per-son. If not pertinent to the story, the fact ofthe disability should be omitted. To includeit in those circumstances may seem a pleafor pity or sympathy.

Vaulting World June 1,1990

A Salute to Therapeutic VaultingJames FentressFinds His Niche inMainstream Vaulting(From Momentum, Vol20:No3, Spring1990, Autism Society of Los Angeles)

Valley View Vaulter James Fentress ofNorth Hollywood, California, has allbutforgot-ten the days when his physical education pro-gram consisted of wheelchair basketball at asegregated high school for the handicapped.Ten years ago, when James was 17, his coun-selor suggested that he go out to Sun Valley tosee Liz Helms, who teaches handicapped chil-dren and adults to do gymnastics onhorseback.The sport was vaulting and Liz also serves asDirector of the AVA's National Council forTherapeutic Vaulting. James visited Ahead WithHorses the very next day, saw a demonstrationby beginners and champions, and got his firsttrialride. There was no turning back. James hadfound something he loved to do; something hewanted to learn to do better. The thrill of a "goodride" was all the reward he needed. Although itwas hard work at first, with the patient teachingof Liz Helms and her staff, James learned tofocus his body and his mind as a single entityand to master the basic maneuvers of competi-tive vaulting.

When he was ready, Liz encouraged Jamesto join a mainstream team, Valley View Vaul-ters of Tujunga, California, coached by RickHawthorne, a determined young man who hadlost his left arm and shoulder in "a battle withbonecancerwhenhewas 11.Despite this trauma,Rick went on to graduate from Cal Poly, Po-mona, where he participated on the school'svaulting team.

Rick, James and the VW team hit it off

James Fentress Performs the "Mill" on "Sherman" Phoio: Ctwrttiy ofMomtntun

from the start. Most of the over 50 vaulters are"normal,"butnooneasks,"What'syour handi-cap?"—-only, "What can you do and how canyou do it better?"

In what Coach Hawthorne calls the "nor-mal" course of events, James became the firstdevelopmentally disabled person in history tobe awarded both of the American VaultingAssociation's Trot Medals, one with the horselonged to the left (1985) and the other to theright(1988).InAprill990heearnedhisBronzeMedal, again a first for a developmentally dis-abled person. James has been a member of theAmerican Vaulting Association since 1984.

Valley View, an AV A registered club since1981, competes with other vaulting clubs atfests throughout Southern California, and mostyears attends the A VA National ChampionshipFest- Rick hopes one day to take a team to

Pkaa: Ci»a1tiy ofMommtxmJames Featress (left) with ValleyView Vaulters' Coach Rick Hawthorne,who has unshakeable faith in the powerof the human spirit to achieve in spite of handicaps

Photo: Cota-iety ofMomtntuLiz Helms, who started it all, isDirector of both Ahead WithHorses, Sun Valley, Californiatand theAVA 's National Councilfor Therapeutic Vaulting

compete in internationally in Europe.Itwas at the 1989 AVANational Champi-

onship Fest in Ventura, California, that Jameswon first place in Men's Individual Trot Kur.Ironically, this event has proven the most diffi-cult for him, for autism manifests itself by im-pairing his ability to remember his individuallydesigned routine, and once he has entered thecompetition arena he must function alone withno one prompting or helping him in any way.The compulsories are easier for him as theyrequire asetpattem of action, the same for everyvaulter, so there is little chance for James tobecome confused. Also at the 1989 NationalsValley View Vaulters won the AVA's AnnualTeam Excellence award, proving that handi-capped people don't impede truly great main-streamers! Valley View also won Trot Teamcompulsories. Trot Team 2-Phase Overall, TrotWomen's overall and Trot Women's 2-Phas e atthe 1989 Fest In recognition of these achieve-ments the club was honored by the Los AngelesCounty Board of Supervisors who presentedthem with a congratulatroy scroll

The 1990 National Championships inSaratoga, California, will present a new chal-lenge for James Fentress as he competes for thefirsttimein canter events. Canter is afastergaitwith new rhythms to master and competition ismuch stiffen James is looking forward to the ex-citement of Fest '90, the barbeque, skit night,pizza parties and new people. "Vaulting," hesays, "can be very scary on one hand, but it's areal blast on the other. It's a fun sport!'

Now 27 years old, James continues tomature mentally, socially and physically. Onecan only wonder what mighthave been if Jameshad met Liz Helms and Rick Hawthorne ear-lier—say, when he was five!

Vaulting World June 1,1990

J. Ashton Moore Reports on Salzburg Judges' SeminarJ.Ashton Moore (FBI, I)

The weekend of February 17-18,1990,found eighteen FEI International Judges andCandidateJudges comparing notes, exchang-ing ideas and furthering their education inSalzburg, Austria. Director of this interest-ing, well prepared and well received seminarwas Dr. Gemot Spitzer, expert in biomechan-ics andfather/longeur of top Austrian vaulterGemot Spitzer.

Dr. Spitzer began by defining the scopeand purpose of the seminar—Visual Train-ing . He made the following points about ourway of observing and registering what wesee:

1) I can only recognize what I know.

2) The more I see, the better I am able tocomment on it-

3) Everybody sees something different inthe same picture.

4) I remember best those things to which Ihave built up a relationship.

5) My perception generally depends on myforce of will. However, I sometimes seethings in the way that I want to see them.

In-depth discussion of the compulso-ries, especially the Flag, Mill and Scissors,followed our viewing of and remarking onindividual observations of video tapes of thecompulsory exercises at the 1988 WorldChampionships. The greatest difference inobservation among judges present was inthe Basic Seat—unfortunately in its mostbasic and essential elements—depth or light-ness of seat, suppleness and correctness ofthe lower back and hips, and leg placement(LF or not).

Another exercise which was observedquite differently by different judges was theScissors—particularly thefirsthalf, in whichsome judges did not notice, or were muchless concerned than others, with UElh or"slicing right leg" (though the agreement ismuch better now since the InternationalJudges' Seminar in 1987 in Goslar, WestGermany). There was also a difference inobservation as to NC—not completely clear-ing the horse with the right leg in the first halfand the left leg in the second half.

The exercise that generated me greatestdisagreement as well as the greatest differ-ences in observation was the Flag. Rag hasbeen the biggest area of disagreement sincethe Scissors was finally hashed out in Goslar.Most judges (other than American judges)have not been judging the Flag in very closeaccordance with the FEIRules for Vaulting.

An excessively high front with low hips, ahigh leg, with the knee of the down leg grind-ing into the horse's back, generally havebeen rewarded by many judges. Dr. Spitzeroffered some thoughts about the Hag whichwere accepted by those present, and whichseemed to be based on fashion, not function;

1) Flag has 2 major aspects besides the me-chanics

a) Position of the center of gravity

b) Distribution of weight

2) Rag should be judged according to 3major criteria

a) The hips must be on the same level, andthe shoulders must be directly over thesurcingle

b) Shoulderandhipjointsshouldbemaxi-mally extended (scope)

c) The body/spine must complete or con-tinue the arc/semicircleAine formedbyarm and leg

All judges agreed that a "kink" at thesacro-lumbar joint (waistline area) is unde-sirable, though observation and agreementas to how much of a "kink" is really a "kink",tended to be variable. Agreement was strongthat grotesqueness and balance problems inthe Flag occur most often when the down(left) knee is too far forward.

In addition, I pointed out that besidesthe technical points of the Flag, the comfortof the horse (which should be of paramountimportance to every horseman) is most oftencompromised by the too-far-forward posi-tion of the down leg (which concentrates thebody weight in one spot—the knee—insteadof along the lower leg and ankle).

I am afraid that many judges, unfortu-nately, are not sufficiently knowledgeable,or sufficiently concerned about the effect ofsome of these considerations on the horse'scomfort.

There are two schools of thought aboutjudging the Flag—that which most valuesstretch and line; and that which most valueselevation, with little eye to line or stretch sothatjudges are easily "bluffed" (Dr. Spitzer'sexcellent word), and predations on correctmechanics and the horses' comfort are mostoften seen. Judges will have to work hard notto be fooled, especially because so many areused to seeing the "seated dog" kind of Flagboth in their own countries and internation-ally. Now that there is more agreement (as aresult of this seminar) it remains to improveobservation which, even after our discus-sions, was still quite variable. I hope that

future seminars will help iron out this thornyproblem.

Discussion was also hot about the ex-tension (raising) of the right leg in the Flag.Presently a vaulter is allowed to lower the legso that it is stretched first, then raised alongwith, and tike, the arm; or it may be "stuck"out. However, one judge said that, rules or norules, she would never judge the stretched liftas highly as the "stuck" out leg. Remember-ing Dr. Spitzer's item #4 above, one might inthis instance rephrase it to say, "I value mostthose aspects with which I have a relation-ship." Those of us who havearelationship to,i.e. background in or knowledge of, dance,tend to dislike the ugliness of the "stuck-out"leg as poor line, while those with an espe-cially gymnastic background prefer it. Un-fortunately, it seems very likely that the ruleswill be changed to require the "stuck-out"leg. Even more unfortunately, if that doeshappens, it is for no good reason of func-tion—but merely fashion. The only reasonsputforwardforrequiringthe "stuck-out" leg,are that "it takes less time" and "it makes itharder"—both extremely weak and over-rationatized arguments which say only that"we prefer this fashion." Consequently, myadvice to international competitors is—"ForEuropean judges it is safer to "stick it out"—even if you do feel like a dog at a fire hy-drant."

One point which, to my delight, was em-phasized by several of the top Europeanjudges was "Correct Mechanics vs. Flash."Ms. Rieder called it "dazzling" or "fooling"the judges, while Dr. Spitzer called it "bluff-ing" the judges. The outcome of extensivediscussion was essentially that correct me-chanics is more important than"flash" orfancy, though faulty, elevation, all else beingequal. For example, given the same anglebetween the legs and body in the Mill, erectposture of the upper body (even with a lowleg) should be scored better than the sameangle with the upper body leaning back (eventhough the leg is "higher'7). Another exampleis that it is more important in Flag that thehips be level and the down leg far enoughback, and the back not "kinked," than that thehand and foot be grotesquely high. This gen-eral principle has been a basic premise in thetraining of American judges for20 years, andwas a point of great discussion at the 1987International Judges* Seminar (especiallywhen we-hadsLprolongeddisagreement aboutmechanical correctness vs. fancy fals e eleva-tion in the Scis sors). That seminar was, with-out doubt, the catalyst that has led to thissudden turn-about in emphasis.

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Moore Compares U.S. and Foreign JudgesJ. Ashton Moore (FEI, I)

My observations and conclusions aboutthe German/Swiss/Austrian way of judging,i.e., what is scored better, encouraged, discour-aged, overlooked, etc., compared to the Ameri-can way of judging is simplified below. I men-tion Germany, Switzerland, and Austria par-ticularly because they are such strong vaultingcountries with strong ties of language (German)to each other. But I have also found much ofinterest in the contributions of Ame Sigtenbir-gaard and Birgit Kyster of Denmark. Both aretop dress age (the highest and most sophisticatedform of equitation) riders and trainers, and havevery much the horseman's viewpoint AnneGittens of Great Britain, too, has much of im-portance to say, as a very knowledgeable all-around horsewoman and a specialist in anat-omy, gymnastics, and therapeutic horseman-ship, as well as much valuable background indance. The French judges, Mnies. Turcat andTheulHer, have considerable horse knowledgeand have instituted strong rules in France aboutgaits, which may lead to further developmentsinternationally.

My observations below are very simpli-fied and generalized, and not meant to be judg-mental, but may be useful to judges, coaches,and vaulters, especially those competing abroad,

' Only apparent and fairly obvious and consider-able differences in emphasis are mentioned. Inall other cases, which is,mostly, there are nosignificant differences between U.S. and for-eign judges.

Basic SeatUnited States, Denmark, Great Britain—Moreemphasis on and awareness of the fault of LF.More emphasis on depth of seat and supplenessof the lower back and hips.West Germany,Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on arm position and rotation of leg, andon arched feet, sometimes at the expense ofnoticing very much about the most importantaspects such as depth of seat, and suppleness ofback and hips.

FlagUnitedStates, Denmark, Great Britain—-Moreemphasis on "stretch," "length," "suppleness,""good line,"DL(for cons ideration of the horse).Need more attention to levelness of hips. Excel-lent awareness of down leg for correctmechan-ics. Excellent consideration for the horse.West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on elevation. More tolerance of me-chanical incorrectness, if flashily performed.Excellent awareness of levelness of hips. Excel-lent awareness of down leg for correct mechan-ics. Need more awareness and attention toconsideration of the horse.

MillUnited States, Great Britain—Much moreemphasis on suppleness in harmony (as op-posed to suppleness and harmony) with thehorse's movement. Not enough emphasis onposture between phases.

West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on posture of upper body, especiallybetween phases.

ScissorsUnited States—Much more emphasis on equalwidth and clearing horse in first half (UElh—not slicing UW and NC). Need more emphasison posture between halves.West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on elevation and extension inbothhalves,and posture between halves. Not enough em-phasis on equal width and clearing the horse.

StandUnitedStates, Great Britain—'More emphasison suppleness and posture of the lower back,and on biomechanics of the lower back and itsrelationship to the placement of the center ofgravity.West Germany, A ustria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on arm and hand position.

FlankUnitedStates, GreatBritain,Denmark—Muchemphasis on softness and correctness whencoming to the inside side seat. More emphasison having the legs together in the second half.Need more emphasis on posture between parts.West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—Muchemphasis on extension and elevation. Lessemphasis on the correct mechanics aspect ofstraight legs together in the second half. Lessemphasis on softness into side seat

In general, the most remarkable two orthree points of difference are:UnitedStates, Great Britain, Denmark—Moreemphasis on consideration for the horse'scomfort (HH, DL in Flag, length of side reins,back pads, having a break between the Compul-sory and Kur sections). More emphasis onwasting less time between parts of multi-partexercises. More emphasis on suppleness inharmony (rather than suppleness and harmony)with the horse.West Germany, Austria, Switzerland—More em-phasis on posture, elevation and extension, armand hand position, hips not level in Flag

Although Free Style (Kur) was not dis-cussed at this seminar, the last several years ofseminars and exchanges of ideas has given aclear impression about the following points thatmight be interesting to compare.United States—negative reaction to "emptyhorse" and "starting over" (loss of continuity) inthe composition. Emphasis on static punctua-tion of dynamicperformance. Emphasis on goodline.European—"Empty horse" and "starting over"are okay. Emphasis against repetitiveness, es-pecially in vault ons. Emphasis on dynamicpunctuation of static performance. In team—emphasis on "pile-ups."

Odds and Ends1) Thisseminarwasespeciallyvaluableinbring-ing the judges ever closer together—in

observation and evaluation.

2) Dr.Spitzer'sseveralpointsclarifywhythereare sometimes apparent differences between in-dividual judges andnational trends—gymnas-ticbackground versus dance background, horse-man first or vaulting/gymnastic person first,dressage/equitation background versus little orno horse training experience.

3) There is a very positive trend in Europetoward correctness of the mechanics. In Go-slar in 1987 we argued endlessly about correctmechanics versus (incorrect) flashiness. Timeshave changed, and for the better.4) The French national rules now require ascoreofO for any exercise performed at a4-beatcanter. This seems to me to be a bit stiff, but itis true that this is a problem (and one which theyintend to eradicate from France!). There hasbeen a reaction against the incorrect cantersoften seen in international competitions. Therewas discussion at this meeting of this problem,butnothing was decided. There are some severeproblems in judging and penalizing 4-beatcanters. Many horses canter incorrectly bee auseof lack of impulsion, many because of constric-tion and tension, some to protect their backs.But there are also some who go comfortably buthave a4-beat canter by nature, and nothing canbe done about it The big buckskin horse of theSwiss national team is agood example of the lat-ter. It would be a pity to punish a horse who isgoing naturally, but itis understandable to wantto punish the frequent situation in which horsesare tied down, forced, and constricted into acaricature of a horse. Unfortunately it wouldtake a dressage judge (and even some of themmight not have enough knowledge) to deter-mine the difference between a ruined canter, aconstricted canter, and a naturally ocurring 4-beat canter. Among vaulting judges there arefew dressage trainers, and fewer dressage judges.

5) Endless discussion of the problem of vaul-ters entering the arena or circle inappropri-ately (Chapter VI, Art 741.8 on pages 47/48FEI R ides for Vaulting Events') took time aw ayfrom more important issues, but at least, even-tually, there was a conclusion: It should beannounced at the Chef d'Equipe's meetingbefore the competition that the bell will be rungif more than the correct number of vaulters is inthe arena or the circle. The extra person(s) willbe sent back out to wait. There will be no penaltyfor the vaulter then performing (and thereforeinterrupted).

6) The value and importance of seminars suchas this was emphasized by the number of timesIheard,"atGoslarweagreed...'Thefactthatsomany things were already agreed upon from aprevious seminar speaks well for the ability ofthe judges to come to agreement and stick totheir commitment. If we have the same kind ofcarryover from this and from future seminars,we can look forward to an ever increasingimprovement in the international judging pic-ture.

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World Equestrian Games Promise Beauty and ExcitementStockholm, Sweden is hosting the impres-

sive World Equestrian Games, July 24 to Au-gust 5,1990. With 1,000 horses and participantsthe games are expected to attract thousands ofspectators from Europe and the United States.This is the first time that one locale will be thesite for collective world championships in allsix official disciplines: show jumping, dres-sage, three-day event, four-in-hand driving,vaulting and endurance. All of the arenas arewithin 10 minutes of Stockholm's city center.

The Vaulting Championships will beconducted in accordance with the FEI GeneralRegulations,17theditionl986,inchidJngl981revision and published corrections as well as theFEI Rules for Vaulting Events, 2nd Edition1986, and all subsequent changes and correc-tions published by the FEI.

Officials for Vaulting—Director of theVaulting Section for this event is MonicaKarlsson. The Ground Jury (judges) for vault-ing is composed of President and TechnicalDelegate, Mr. Erich Breiter, Austria; Mrs. Bir-git Kyster, Denmark; Mrs. Ulrike Rieder, WestGermany; and Reserve, Mr. Werner Brunner,Switzerland. On the Appeal Committee forVaulting is Prof. Vittorio de Sanctis, Italy.

Competitors—For the vaulting champi-onships each National Federation (NF) is al-lowed to send, in addition to a nine membervaulting team and 3 women and 3 men individ-ual vaulters,one Chef d'Equipe, two attendants,one team veterinarian and two grooms. Nomi-nated entries are due to the WEG from the NF'son June 26, 1990 and Definite entries are dueJuly 15,1990.

Age limits for vaulters—-Vaulters maycompete as part of a team until the end of the cal-endar year in which they reach the age of 18.Vaulters may compete as individuals from thebeginning of the calendar year in which theyreach the age of 16 with no upper age limit.

United States Entry—The AHSA (theU.S. NF) announced in April that AdrienneStang, AHSA Vaulting Committee member,AVA Judge (I) and FEI candidate judge, hasbeen selected as Chef d'Equipe for the Ameri-can Vaulting Team and Individuals participat-ing at the 1990 World Equestrian Games inStockholm, Sweden. U.S. vaulters selected pre-viously are the Timberline Vaulting Teamcoached by Nancy Stevens (John Alongi, BryanJones, Jon Becker, Sarah Hart, Kerith Lemon,Samantha Ross, Libby Stow, Danny Sommer-ville, and alternate Nicole Woltcr), and individ-ual vaulters SoniaHansen and Patrick Siemens,Rainbow Vaulters, coached by StephanieSiemens; LanaSchumacher and DianaTy 11, Mt.Eden Vaulters, coached by Emma Drinker, JonBecker, Timberline, and David Long, Inde-pendent.

According to the most recent listing in theFEI Bulletin, participants are alsoexpected from16 other nations. Teams and Individuals from

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Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany,France, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, andPoland; Teams only from Brazil, Czechoslova-kia, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland, andIndividuals from Spain.

The vaulting competition arena is alargetent in the Royal Park Gardet with seats for over2000 spectators. Two exerciserings are locatedin the same tent with direct connection to thecompetition ring. Stablingfor the vaulting horsesis in the immediate vicinity of the vaulting tentand is available free of charge, along with hayand straw, from July 22 to August 6th. The ratesbefore or after these dates are 250 SEK per day(about $41).

Vaulting Tent in Royal Park GardetCeremonies—All prize ceremonies re-

quire participation with horses. The openingceremonies will require that one competitorfrom each federation carry the flag of his nation.Other competitors are invited to participate, buthorses are not required. The closing ceremonywill not require representatives of the partici-pating federations.

The Vaulting Competition—Tuesday,July 24 through Friday, July 27 at 8 am on thefirst day and 9 am on the following days.

Team vaulting (9 vaulters, 1 longeur and

1 horse) will take place in two rounds of com-pulsory and Kur. Individual competition,women's and men's divisions, is open to amaximum of three female and three male vaul-ters pernation. The competition will take placein two rounds of compulsory and Kur per-formed separately. Only the 12 best vaultersafter round one will qualify for the secondround. In both team and individual competition,the starting order of the second round will bedecided according to the scores of the firstround, with the vaulter/team with highest scorestarting last. The longeur will decide the startingorder of the vaulters participating on the samehorse.

There will also be a competition for indi-vidual vaulters who did not qualify for the finalround in the World Championship competitionand for reserve individual vaulters.

Schedule for VaultingChampionships, Royal Park,Gardet, Stockholm, SwedenMon, July 23—1 pm, Inspection of vaulting

horses

Mon, July 23—3 pm, Chefs d'Equipe meetingand draw for starting order

Tue, July 24—8 am - 4 pm, Round I Team andIndividual Compulsories

Tue, July 24—5-6 pm. Opening Ceremony,Olympic Stadium

Wed, July 25—9 am - 6:30 pm—Round I Teamand Individual Kur, Individual Compulsoriesfor reserve vaulters and those not qualifyingin top 12

Thu, July 26—9 am - 3 pm, Round II WorldChampionship Compulsories; Individual Kurfor reserve vaulters and those not qualifyingin top 12

Fri, July 27—9 am - 5:30 pm. Round IJ Kur

Sun, August 5—4 pm. Closing Ceremony

Passes allowing entry to competitors'stands, exercise areas, and stables will be issuedat the accreditation office to competitors, Chefsd'Equipc, team veterinarians, horse owners,grooms, and husbands/wives of team officials.However the WEG must be fully informed inadvance by the National Federation (NF) usingthe appropriate entry forms.

Accomodations and Meals—Competi-tors, Chefs d'Equipe, team veterinarians andgrooms are the guests of the Organizing Com-mittee which will make reservations in ad-vance, based on information submitted on entryforms by the National Federation (NF) at thetime of nominated entries (June 26, 1990).Breakfast will be served at the hotel, and vouch-ers for other meals will be valid at officialrestaurants within the competition area. Anextensive social program will be offered.

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U.S. Team Prepares For Stockholm Vaulting ChampionshipsfContiiaud from prrvioia paft)Competitors and team officials will be lodgedwithout cost in centrally located hotels. How-ever, vaulting competitors will be charged anaccommodation fee of SEK 500 (about $82)each, but will not be charged the entry fees duefrom those competing hi the other five disci-plines at the games. A preliminary list of as-signed hotels has already been distributed tocachNational Federation. The WEG Secretariatin Stockholm can give additional informationupon request. Double or triple occupancy roomsfor grooms have been reserved athotels near thestable areas. All fees are due at the latest uponarrival at the competition site.

Transportation - A free shuttle servicebetween hotels and the various competitionsites is available to competitors, Chefs d' Equipeand team officials. The WEG has also made anagreement with Hertz for the rental of additionalcars at special rates (see below), but car passes

TimberlineUSASports New ColorsBy Nancy Stevens, Coach

The Timberline US A Team, Soquel, C ali-fornia, has spent the winter months preparingfor the spring calendar of events which are ourstoppings tones to Stockholm. We are honoredto have been selected to represent the AVA inthe World Equestrian Games! The vaultershave spent these last months working hard tohone their skills and to strengthen their spiritsand bodies. Along the path to Sweden webecame aware of how much we owe all of youin the American Vaulting Association. Yourwork, support, effort, and competitive drivehave encouraged us to reach for new heightsfor ourselves and our sport!

And so, although inpastyears Timberlinehas sported purple, red and white with pride,this season—we are Red,White, and Blue forall of you! We could not have gotten this farwithout you. Together, with your continuedsupport, we promise to be the "Best from theWest." Thankyou—yours for the AVA—USA,John Alongi, Jon Becker, Sarah Hart, BryanJones, Samantha Ross, Kerith Lemon, Dannyand Jeanine Sommerville, Libby Stow, NicoleWolter, and coach Nancy Stevens.

for the competition areas are limited primarilyto Chefs d'Equipe, farriers, and veterinarians.

Sightseeing In Stockholm—AmongStockholm's numerous scenic attractions areGamla Stan—The narrow streets of Old Townare fun to explore: Vasterlanggatan, a shop-ping mall with antique shops, artists* galleries,and a variety of small cafes; and StorkyrkanCathedral opposite the Royal Palace (whereSwedish kings and queens are crowned) whichdates from 1306 and is one of the oldest struc-tures in Scandinavia. The Stadshuset (city hall)is one of the most lavish buildings in Swedenwith magnificent mosaics and an impressivestatue of Birger Jarl, founder of the city. Toursarc given daily at 10 a.m. Boat trips into thearchipelago, afavorite retreat of Swedes, thesebeautiful islands to the east are peaceful anduncrowded. Vaxholm and Saltsjobadcn are twoof the best. Drottnlngholm Palace, the royalresidence, is surrounded by spacious formal

gardens, and magnificent 17th, 18th and 19thcentury rooms are open to visitors, May throughSeptember. Kaknas Tower, the tallest struc-ture in Scandinavia, offers sweeping views ofthe city and some of the 24,000 islands in thearchipelago.

For Information—A free brochure, in-cluding hotel and ticket booking forms, can beobtained from SAS (the official airline for thegames) by calling 800 221-2350 and asking forthe tour department, or from the WEG at46 8 6620049. Hertz is offering special rates forrentalcars in Stockholm for games participants, rang-ing from SEK 216-SEK 436 ($35-371) per dayorSEK1080-SEK2180($177-$346)perweek.(Does notinclude parking passes for the Games).Contact Mr. Patrik Wahren 46 8 18 13 15 orFAX 46 8 744 45 43. Reference :WEG 1990.The World Equestrian Games Secretariatcanbereachedat4686619871,FAX4686608443.

The Timberline World Team who will represent the United States at the World VaultingChampionships in Stockholm are show with their horse "Woody". Pictured are DannySommerville, John Along!, Bryan Jones, Jeanine Sommerville, Kerith Lemon, Jon Becker,Julie Jones, Libby Stow & Sarah Hart. (Notpictured, Samantha Ross & Nicole Wolter)

Timberline Thanks Generous SupportersThe Timberline USA Team

wishes to thank all of the followinggenerous sponsors. We are touchedby the outpouring of encouragementand financial help. We promise torepresent all of you in a way whichmatches the faith and trust you showin us.

As of May 1st the followingpatrons have contributed to our jour-ney to the World Equestrian Games.

Asli Cafe, Santa Cruz, CAMichael and Kalhryn Agnone, Santa Cruz, CAKieran Bahn, Santa Cruz, CAHaku Baldwin, Makawai. HIMargaret Barr, Aptos, CAJudith S. Bryer, Saratoga, CACharles and Patricia Bfltenbring. Herndon, VACalifornia Carousel VuuHera, Woodside, CAJames £. Caldwell, Jr., Woodside. CAJamas Coffie. Ashland, CAAHhene Collins. San Rafael, CASally Collins, Santa Rosa, CASydney Curtis. Sacramento, CA]

Daikoku Construction, Aptos, CAWilliam and Karen D'Alri, San Carlos, CAF.M. and Betty Devrtt, Caprtola, CAJames and Cecelia Donahue, Woodacre, CACarole Dwinell, Martinez, CAWaller Harris, Columbus, GAKelley Holly, Sonoma, CASara Lord Ike. Oldwick. NJValette Jordan, Mil ledge villa. GAJerry Koch, Chioo, CASonja Lazear, Fairfax, VALouisa Legato, Wast Mifford, NJJohn and Anne Lewis, Novato, CA

Pam Lovell. Paso Robles, CADrury Melone and Kunia Vaulters, Wahiawa, HIJ. Ashton Moore. San Juan Baulisla. CAMt. Eden Vaulters, Saratoga. CACarl Mulkey, Santa Cruz, CABarbara Obey, Milpitas, CAGerald and Joan Pascetti, Hayden. COMark and Patti Reschar, Los Gates, CAHope Scherf, Saratoga, CAElizabeth SeaHe. San Juan Bautisla, CASherbourne and Susan Slack, Pt. Reyos, CARichard Kenneth Stevens, Cupertino, CATambourine 4-H. Sonoma, CA

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International and AHSA UpdateStang and TakemotoNamed InternationalJudges by FEI

AVA Judges (I) Adrienne Stang and NaomiTakemoto were notified by the AHSA in Aprilthat they have been accepted as FEI CandidateVaulting Judges. The AVA congratulates thesetwo vaulting experts on their acceptance into theinternational judging field. They join the AVA'sother two noteworthy (FEI J) judges, ElizabethSearle and J. Ashton Moore.

AdrienneStanghas served as Chairman ofthe AVA Technical and Judges Committee since1984 and spearheaded efforts for the 1990-91edition of the AVA Rule Book as well as thecurrentAHSA Vaulting Rules. Sheis amemberof the AHSA Vaulting Committee andhas alsobeen selected by the AHSA as Chef d'Equipefor the U.S. entry in the 1990 World VaultingChampionships in Stockholm. Adrienne be-came an AVArecorded (r) Judge in 1982, waspromoted to senior judge (R) in 1986 and GoldExaminer (I) in 1987.

Naomi Takemoto, past chairman of theAVA Technical Committee, and past AVAPresident (1983-86), most recently has servedas Director of the AVA's Council for VaultingEducation (1987-90). Naomi has been a seniorAVA Judge (R) for over 10 years and waspromoted to Gold Examiner (I) in 1986.

1989 FEI VaultingTrophy to Be Awardedat Vienna Ball

The Vaulting Trophy Committee has an-nounced that the 1989 Vaulting Trophy will beawarded Saturday, June2,1990, ataceremonyat the Palais Ferstel in Vienna, Austria .Billed asarea! ViennaBall - Vienna Waltz and Disco, theevent's admissionfee is 180 Austrian schillings.Cocktail or ball dress and dark or dinner suitsare required. Reservations are to be made withthe Vaulting Trophy Secretariat. In firstplaceinthe 1989 trial competition were Ute Schoenianand Christoph Lensing, both of West Germany.

FEI Vaulting TrophyCommittee Announces1990 Trophy Events

Chairman Erich Breiter of the FEI Vault-ing Trophy Committee has announced the fol-lowing 10 events qualifying forthe 1990 Vault-ing Trophy. The six events in which vaultersreceive the highest scores will be considered.Only compulsory scores of 9.0 or higher willcount (For the complete Trophy Rules seepage8 of the November/December issue of AVA'sVaulting World, magazine)March23-25 CVIBudapest, HungaryApril 21-22 CVE Bratislava, Czechoslo-

vakiaMay 5-6 CVA Dornbirn, AustriaMay 26-27 CVI Bern, SwitzerlandJune 2-5 CVI Ebreichsdorf, AustriaJune 15-17 CVI San Francisco, USAJune 30-July 1 CVI Saumur, FranceJune 30-July 1 CVA Sala, CzechoslovakiaJuly 24-27 CH-W Stockholm, SwedenSeptember 13-16 CVI Hohenhameln, West

GermanyOctober 6-7 CVI Houten, Holland

FEI Vaulting TrophyCommittee PublishesFirst Newsletter

TitledInternationalVaultingNews anewpublication was launched by the FEI VaultingTrophy Committee with the March 1990, No.lissue. To be published 4 times a year this small(6" x 8") 28 page periodical is published byCommittee Chairman ErichBreiter of Switzer-land. The newsletter plans to include informa-tion, results and standings for the VaultingTrophy, as well as news of new vaulting rules,seminars, and competitions. It will be sentto allNFs and FFJ Vaulting Judges, but is also avail-able by subscription to everyone. A check for$ 15.00 should be sent to Erich Breiter, Wiener-str. 111-115/5, A-2352 Gumpoldskirchen,Austria.

CVI Scheduled for 4th San Francisco Equestrian FestivalJune 13-17 at Cow Palace

An international v aulting competition willbe part of the SFEF sponsored by the HearstCorporation's Sunical division.at the Cow Pal-ace in San Francisco June 13-17,1990. RoundICompulsoriesandKur are scheduled Wednes-day morning and afternoon. Round TJ finals willbe Friday evening. In addition the new FEIVaulting Demonstration Team will give mati-

nee performances on Saturday and Sunday. In-vitational Jumping andDressage Classics and aCombined Driving Classic will round out theschedule. Tickets for Saturday or Sunday are$7.50 and $25.00 from BASS and the CowPalace Box Office. For information call SFEF415 546-7314. The Festival is a Benefit for theNational Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy.

Trophy Committee SetsUp Demonstration Team

FEI Vaulting Trophy Committee Chair-man Erich Breiter has announced details of theCommittee's Demonstration Program. Vaul-ters to participate will be selected from thosewho have made points in the preceding year'sVaulting Trophy competitions, but other vaul-ters may be invited if necessary. Between 2 and6performances will be given at each EquestrianShow. Three horses will perform in separatearenas at once with one horse in reserve. Ten to18 vaulters are needed for each Individual andPas de Deux program, and agroup of 3 to 5 teamvaulters will be invited from the host nation oranearby vaulting group.

The Program will consist of 8 timed parts:1) 60seconds-theentryofhorsesandvaulters,2) 40 seconds - "fireworks" featuring vaulters

rapidly mounting and dismounting withdynamic movements. Arena's A andB willhave 5 vaulters each wearing demo dress,and Circle X will have team and individualvaulters with individual dress.

3) 60 seconds - Individual Kurs by a vaulter indemo dress in each ring;

4) 150 seconds - a Short team Kur in the centercircle;

5) 60 seconds each - High level Kurs by twovaulters in individual dress, first in circle Aand then in circle B;

6) 90 seconds - In circles A & B, Kurs by 2vaulters in demo dress and in CircleX aPasde Deux by vaulters in individual dress;

7} 40 seconds - "fireworks" as in part 2;8) 60 seconds - Salute and run out.

The 1990 demonstrationprogram schedule:May 9-13 CAT, Windsor, GreatBritainJun 16-17 Equestrian Festival, San Fran-

cisco, USAJun 22-24 European Jr Jumping Champi-

onships, Berlin, W. GermanyAug 24-26 European Y.R.Dressage Cham-

pionships, Kaposvar, HungarySep 5-9 CSIO, Calgary, CanadaSep 13-16 CSI, Moscow, RussiaOct 11-14 CSIO, Guadaljara, MexicoOct 30-Nov4 National Horse Show, East

Rutherford, NJ, USANov 8-11 Fieracavafli, Verona,Italy

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International and AHSA Update1991 .GraduatesEligible for AHSAScholarships

Highschoolstudentswhowillbeseniors in the fall of 1990 are eli-gible to apply for 1991 coflegeschol-arships available through theAHSA. Applicants must be mem-bers of the AHSA. They will beevaluated on financial need, aca-demic achievement, contribution totlie sport, and sportsmanship.

The American Horse ShowsAssociation awarded $2,000 schol-arships to eight outstanding juniormembers of the AHSA This year,from a fund underwritten by Inter-fund Corporation of Cannon Falls,Minnesota.

For information and applicationforms contact AHSA, 220 East 42ndStreet, New York, NY 10017.

AHSA RequiresProof of Insurance

Beginning June 1, 1990, allAHSA recognized competitions arerequired to submit to the AHSA acertificate of insurance coveringeach day of the competition. Cover-age minimums are $ 1 million thirdparty general liability insurance and$50 thousand on equipment andproperty. Certificates of insurancemust be addressed to the attentionof "Competition Department—In-surance" at the AHSA offices inNew York City, and must arrive atleast two weeks in advance of therecognized competition. A coverletter from the insurance agentmustspecify the correct name and datesof the recognized competition cov-ered by the insurance. Competi-tions failing to provide this infor-mation will be enrolled in the AHSAService Company group policy andwill be billed for the coverage.

AHSA RevampsEquestrianAwards

The AHSA has announced that itwill henceforth offer two awards torecognize individual accomplish-ments. The AHSA Equestrian ofthe Year Award (replacing theHorseman and Horsewoman of theYear) will recognize the equestrianwho has demonstrated superiorsportsmanship, dedication and thepursuit of excellence in the sport ofequestrian competition in the cur-rent show year.

The AHSA will also offer a Life-time Achievement Award to recog-nize an individual whose lifetimeexperience and accomplishmentsexemplifies uncommon devotion tothe sport of horse showing.

The nomination and voting pro-cedure have also been revised so asto involve equally all breeds anddisciplines recognized by theAHSA. Voting will be by eques-trian journalists, active members ofthe AHSA who register to vote, andchair persons of the AHSA's divi-sion committees.

The AHSA's Junior Equestrianof the Year Award (Formerly AHSAJunior Horseperson of the Year),which carries with it a $ 1000 schol-arship, will no longer be based onan open vote of AHSA members.Instead it will be based on an evalu-ation of each candidate's merits,with a selection panel of represen-tatives from the six breeds and dis-ciplines recognized by the AHSA.The winner will be selected follow-ing a personal interview and anevaluation of the candidate's com-petitive merit

1990 ARICP Directory AvailableThe American Riding Instructor

Certification Program has an-nounced that the 1990 edition oftheir Directory of Certified RidingInstructors is now available. TheDirectory lists instructors alphabeti-cally by state and includes instruc-tors in 34 states, Canada, the B aha-mas, and the Dominican Republic.ARICP Certified Instructors have

passed extensive written and oralexaminations in safety, horseman-ship, general stable and veterinaryknowledge and specialty equitationstyles.

The next ARICP National Rid-ing Ins tructor Seminar, Conferenceand Rating Center will be held onNovember 14-17,1990, in CherryHill,NJ.GeorgeMoms, Sally Swift

U.S.VaultersCompete forDenmarkDiane Songster, SFEF Publicist

Former U.S. Vaulters JeannetteBoxall of San Jose, California, andJill Oldford of Pittstown, New Jer-sey, who have moved to Denmarkfor the 1990 vaulting season, com-peted under the Danish flag at CVIBudapest March 24-26. Jeannette,who had won the Silver Medal inBudapest in 1988 and the Gold in1989, had to be content with an-other Silver this year. Jill, in her 4thinternational competition, placed15th, justout of therunning for finalround eligibility.

Jeannette has won several U.S.National titles but was edged out byup-and-coming Diana Tyll, Sara-toga, California, at the 1989 AHSANational Championships. She andJill Oldford moved to Europe, wherevaulting has been established formany years, to improve their skills.Jeannette plans to compete hi theWorld Cup CVTs in Europe withthe goal of winning the WorldVaulting Trophy for 1990. Bothwomen plan to compete in Austria,Switzerland, the U.S., France, WestGermany andHolland, as well as tovault as members of the World CupVaulting Demonstration Team inGreatBritain, Canada, Mexico.ItalyandtheU.S.S.R.

Results — CVI Budapest,March 24-26, 1990

Women's Individual EventsSirnone Strohmeyer, W&st Germany 8.7191

2 Jaannette Boxall, Denmark3 Margot Banz, Switzerland4 AtexandraBreiter, Austria5 SusanneWahL WestGormany6 Potra Rusch, Switzerland

Men's Individual Events1 Alexander Harth. West Germany2 Thomas Roslnl, West Germany3 Thomas Tarpatakl. Hungary4 Garnet Sptaer. Austria5 Christian Maier. West Germany6 Andras Tatar. Hungary7 Georg Rosenberger, Austria8 Lasse Kristensen. Denmark

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8.8748.6888.6588.4488.427B.3348.3198.302

and Carol Aim will be guest speak-ers.

It is reported that the RhulenAgency has reduced insurance ratesfor some riding establishmentswhose instructors are certified.

For further information or toobtain a free copy of the Directorycontact ARICP,P.O.Box4076,Mt.Holly, NJ 08060, 609 261-1777.

Bibbler ThanksAVA and theInternationalCommittee

The AVA received the followingcard from Isabelle Bibbler,Wbodside, California, who, alongwith Diana Tyll of Saratoga, Cali-fornia, represented the United Statesof America at CVI Bratislava,Czechoslovakia April 21 and 21,1990. Diana finished 4th in thecompetition and Isabelle was 6th.Vaulting for Denmark, JeannetteBoxall placed 3rd and Jill Oldfordwas 10th. We hope to have competeresults in the next issue of VaultingWorld.

Greetings from Germany!!! Iwould like to thankyouforsupport-ing me on this trip to Europe. I amreally enjoying myself. Last week-end I took my Bronze Medal forGermany and went to watch a re-gional competition. I got a lot ofgreat ideas to try out on my team athome. I've done some sightseeingwith Jeannette [Boxall, D enmark],Michael Lehner and Oliver Peter[both of West Germany] as well aslots of vaulting and a little bit ofvacationing. Tomorrow we are offto Bratislava where I will meetDiana [Tyll, USA] and Emma[Drinker, Diana's coach], I amreally excited for the competitionbut also a bit nervous! Once againthanks and Happy Easter. This hasreally, so far, been a neat experi-ence. Isabelle Bibbler.

Sixteen year old Isabelle Bib-bler, vaulting on "Rym", a PolishWarmblood, took her GermanBronze Medal test April 1, at Rid-ing Club Heidenheim, along with35 othervaulters going forBronzeorsilvermedals. Among them wasCalifornian Jeannette Boxall, whotook and passed her Silver.

For Bronze the vaulters had toaverage at least 5.0 for the compul-sory exercises and for Silver, 6.5.The vaulters were also asked 10 to15 questions on vaulting theory,FFJ vaulting rules, competitionrules, organization of the GermanNational Federation,horsemanship,stable management, equipment, careandfeeding of horses.

Vaulting World 11 June 1,1990

Board of Directors MeetingsExecutive BoardMeeting, April 7,1990, San Juan

Bautista, CAPresent: Suzanne Detol, JanGarrod, Karen Lemon, GailOstendorf, Marianne Rose,Stephanie Siemens,

Motions Passed1) TheAVAshallbudgetforthecost of service agreements onFinancial Manager equipment.A list of all equipment coveredwill be available.

2) Upgrading membership willbe discussed at the GeneralMeeting.3) To accept Joy and CraigCoburn's life memberships.(Ed.note: Board Members JoyCoburn and Craig Coburn hadpaid $170, to "update," and $200respectively for life member-ships, rather than the $300 setby the Board in April 1989.]

Directors Meeting,April 22,1990,

Sacramento, CAPresent: Kitchy Burdette, JoyCoburn, Suzanne Detol, Colette,

Garrison, Kelley Holly, Jan Gar-rod, Karen Lemon, MarjorieOakes, Gail Ostendorf, CindyPaul, Freda Radich, MarianneRose, Stephanie Siemens,Nancy Stevens, Marcia Sullivan,Nina Wiger, and Regional Su-pervisors Rick Hawthorne andTeresa Keville.

Motions Passed1) To recog n ize th at the meet-ing was held on Earth Day and tosupport the ideas behind EarthDay.2) To approve Judith S. Beyer'scontract.3) To obtain an AVA seal anduse it on things such as teamregistration forms.4) To obtain 5018-month orfis-cal year calendars for AnnualMeeting.5) To accept the following defi-nition of sponsorship for theEastern Regional Champion-ship:

a) The AVA will endorse theevent;b} AVA will process all donations for the Eastern Regional Championship;c) AVA will make our taxpayer identification numberavailable;

Board of Directors ApprovesFiscal '90 and '91 Budgets

Budgets for Fiscal Year 1990 (revised), the Fiscal 1990 shortperiod (July 1 - September 30,1990) and Fiscal Year 1991 (October1, 1990- September 31, 1991) were presented by AVA TreasurerKaren Lemon and approved by the Board of Directors at their April1990 meeting.

The following table presents, in summary form, actual receiptsand expenditures for Fiscal 1989 as well as Budgets approved by theBoard of Directors for Fiscal 1990 (July 1,1989-June 30,1990); the1990 Short Period (July 1, 1990-September 30, 1990), and Fiscal

d) AVA Financial Managerwill be available at $10 perhour (estimated 4to 5 hours);e) AHcontributions receivedforthe benefit of the EasternRegional Championship willbe granted back to the Or-ganizing Committee upon request for the further promo-tion of vaulting.

6) To require the OrganizingCommittee for the East Coastevent to have their own operat-ing account forthe champion-ships. [This was later recindedby the Executive Board.]7) To accept the proposed 3-month fiscal budget.8) To accept the proposed1990-91 budget.9) To accept the El RanchoTropicana in Santa Rosa Cali-fornia as the location and Feb-ruary 1 -4,1991, as the datesforAVA's 1991 annual meeting.10)To put the Board MeetingCommittee underGeneral Sec-retary and the Annual MeetingCommittee under ExecutiveVice-president on the AVA or-ganization diagram.11)To require that motionspassed by the Board and Ex-ecutive Board concerning rules,regulations, fees, sanctions,carry a precise date upon which-theywillgo into effect.12)To require that minutes ofboard meetings contain thename of the organization, dateof the meeting, whether previ-ous minutes were read andapproved, and all motions voteon and passed.13)To publish in Vaulting World

Board Votes toPublish OnlyMeeting MotionsAt the April Board of DirectorsMeeting in Sacramento, the AVABoard of Directors voted, due tospace limitations, to discontinuepublishing complete meetingminutes in Vaulting World. Vault-ing World will continue to pub-lish the text of all motions passedby the Board. Anyone wishing acopy of the complete minutesmay send a self addressed,stamped ($0.45) long envelopeto AVA General Secretary,Suzanne Detol, Rt.2, Box 261 A,Cornelius, OR 97113. Pleasespecify the date of the meetingfor which you wish minutes.

only motions passed at BoardMeetings, in orderto save space.Anyone wishing a copy of thecomplete minutes may obtainthem from the General Secre-tary.14}To adopt the following sanc-tion for any vaulterturning 18 onor before February 1 who doesnot register as a SustainingMember: Said vaulter cannotcompete.15)To establish as the effectivedate of receipt of time sensitivedocuments such as applicationsfor recognized competitions,memberships, etc., the datepostmarked, orif hand delivered,the date the document reachesthe National office or is receivedby the event manager.

Continued at bottom of next page

EXPENDITURES1 -*J-J I y WIWWUI 1 , 1 *f*SV l_H?L/LQI 1 IUGI \f\Jf 1 &*J 1 1 . 1 \JI O, t'Ujjy Ul MULtlllf U

budget figures for these periods, please contact AVA Treasurer, KarenLemon.

Fiscal 1989 Totals and Fiscal 1990 and 1991 BudgetsRECEIPTS

AnnuaJ MootingMembershipsCompetitionsEducationInternationalDonationsMiscellaneous

TOTAL RECEIPTS

ACTUALFY1989

$3,30017,5653,431

13,823558681825

$39,625

BUDGETFY1990

$3,00021 ,20049,06010,9823,8074,810

297

$93,156

BUDGETShort FY

$o300500

1,050200

00

$2,050

BUDGETFY1991

$2,20021,10027,2907,147

3001,000

85

$59,122

Annual MeetingCommitteesCompetitionsEducationPublicationsInternationalAwards/GrantsNational Off iceExecutive BoardRegionsOther AdministrativeBank ChargesTOTAL EXPENDITURES

ACTUALFY1989

$2,4811,065

12,1916,0208,994

2613,505

1 1 ,4702,820

1401,759

16

$50,722

BUDGETFY1990

$3,0002,061

43,0429,029

10,3122,8001,509

11,9164,005

8302,032

20

$90,556

BUDGETShort FY

$00

9,8931,0252,950

00

3,260550

01,000

0

$18,678

BUDGETFY1991

$2,2001,050

21,9674,1289,842

0925

13,3003,175

2801,200

0

$58,067

Vaulting World 12 June 1,1990

Skipton Conducts Ohio Camp's ClinicPatti Skipton, AVA Camps Committee Chair

Faith Ranch, Jewett, Ohio, was the site forthe Camp Horsemanship Association (CHA)Regional meeting April 18-19. Two days ofSkills Clinics followed. I was asked to give avaulting exhibition as many had never seen thesport.—Afterwards several people tried exer-cises on the barrel and horse. Some had had novaulting experience at all, but several alreadytaught vaulting in their camps. These instruc-tors were especially interested in learning indi-vidual Kur moves as their previous experiencewas limited to compulsories.

Among the 7 students in the VaultingSkills clinic, three camps were represented:Faith Ranch, Ohio; Marmon Valley Farm, Ohio;and Valley View Ranch, Georgia, All wereanxious to update their vaulting knowledge andtrain new instructors.

Three ladies from the Maryland SalemChildren's Trust, a group home for abused andneglected children between the ages of 8 and18, attended the clinic also. All are involved inteaching basic riding skills at the home yearround and were really excited about the possi-bilities of vaulting for their students.

My clinic covered all 6 compulsory exer-cises on the barrel and the horse, as well asindividual and double Kurs. Many tried theKurs on the horse so as to better rememberthem. Cameras were busy and sketchpads aswell. In addition to vaulting exercises.my cliniccovered horse selection and training. By thetime the clinic was over we had started 3 newhorses for the host camp. One was practically"old hat" at vaulting, and we used him for thelessons on the last day. It was encouraging towork with this group as all were already profi-

B oard Motions, continued from page 1216) To provide that, in the event there

is no established procedure fora request,the request shall be passed on to the "sen-ior Executive officer available".

17) ToprovidethatAVAmembersmayupgrade their membership to a Life Mem-bership at any time during the year, withtheir current sustain ing membership apply-ing towards the life membership dues.

18) To provide that if the Board de-sires to delegate the responsibility of Mem-bership for specific events/functions to an-other individual other than the ExecutiveSecretary, the National Office shall be noti-fied in writing by the Senior Executive Offi-cer as to the nature and duration of thedelegation and the person to whom this re-sponsibility has been delegated.

19) To waive the reading of the lastminutes.

cient horse people who had been through theCHA certification program.

Recognition is due the CHA for theirconcem with safety and professionalism in theirprograms. I will be working with them on pos-sible levels of achievement and instructor cer-tification for vaulting. CHA already has estab-lished programs inbothhorsemanship andpackand trail.

The CHA's National Conference will beheld in Chesapeake, Virginia, Thursday throughSunday, November 1-4,1990, and will be pre-ceded by Vaulting Skills clinics on Tuesday andWednesday, October 30 and 31. We hope thatmany East coast camps and stables will be ableto send representatives to this clinic. For infor-mation, call CHA at 616 674-8074.

CHA Notes IncreasedInterest in VaultingBy Sharon Davis

Sally Butler, Executive Secretary for theCamp Horsemanship Association, Lawrence,Michigan, estimates that 20 to 25 summer campsaffiliated with CHA offer vaulting as a regularpartof their pro grams andmanymoreofferit asan occasional activity. She comments thateveryone who sees vaulting or has had an op-portunity to have "hands on" experience is veryexcited about including it in camp activities. ACHA Camp Vaulting Manual has been on theback burner for a few years, and now is a goodtime to put it on' 'high'' as more and more campdirectors are looking for ways to improve theirprogram's format.

Albuquerque Club LosesVaulting Horse "Potomac"

By Marge OakesThe Albuquerque Vaulters lost a good friend

when "Potomac", their trot horse, died in Febru-ary. He had been retired for a number of months,after years of teaching young vaulters. He lovedthe little kids and was a faithful team member formany years.

"Potomac" had cometo Albuquerque eight yearsago by way of the National FesL Merry Cole hadmoved from Virginia to Albuquerque and madearrangements for "Potomac" to be shipped toCalifornia for Fest, and afterwards to Albuquer-que, his future home. The trot team was a compos-ite team from the east coast and Albuquerque. Theteam members flew to California and stayed withMt.Eden until their horse arrived. When Potomacarrived, late, he had a bad knee and the team hadonly one practice before their event. But whenawards were announced, the team and "Potomac"were the new Trot champions.

The team will miss their trot horse friend. Hewas a loyal, friendly and hard working member ofthe Albuquerque Vaulters team.

Focus on AVA Region 10

By Sharon DavisU.W. Hoofers Vault at Wisconsin

Horse Fair-The University of WisconsinHoofers Vaulting Club, coached by RoseMartin, presented a wonderful vaultingdemonstration, as part of Sharon Davis'(AVA Judge (r)} vaulting presentation atthe Midwest Horse Fair April 21 and 22 inMadison, Wisconsin. On both days crowdsof 400 - 500 people jammed the DraftHorse Pavilion to watch the U.W. Hoofersperform compulsories and Kurs at boththe trot and canter on their quarter horse,"George." Mostly college age students atthe University, the Hoofers vaultas partoftheir regular riding activities in order toimprove their balance, stretch and confi-dence. Club President and coach, RoseMartin, a graduate student, vaulted inSouthern California with Scott McDonaldin her younger years, and continues toshow very good technique and style.[Ed.note:The 1990 American Youth HorseCouncil Leaders' symposium was held inconjunction with the Midwest Horse Fair.Focussing on youth, about 30 speakersand demonstrators were scheduled toappear at the AYHC event. The MidwestHorse Fair, which attracted 25,000 in 1989,featured riding demonstrations, retailexhibits, barn displays and educationalprograms.]

Red River Valley Vaulters Step upTheir Pace InNorth Dakota—Kris Rohde,President of Red River Valley EnglishRiders Vaulting Team, Grand Forks, NorthDakota, reports that vaulting is thrivingand the club hopes to attend a fest some-where soon! This primarily adult groupworks mostly at the trot on their quarterhorse, "T.J.", although Kriskeepstrying toconvince them that canter is better! Theclub is excitedly looking forward to a July28 clinic with Jane Egger of Michigan'sAgape Vaulters who will be vacationing inNorth Dakota. They are also planningvaulting demonstrations for a local diabe-tes camp this summer.

Agape Vaulters "Dance ThroughTime" atHoosier Horse Fair—The AgapeVaulters of Eau Claire, Michigan, traveledto Indianapolis, Indiana, for the April 7and8 Hoosier Horse Fair and Exposition whichdrew 23,000. Enthusiasticaudiencesnum-bering 8,000 people watched Agape per-form on Saturday afternoon and eveningand again on Sunday. Coach Karen Kollersaid the team selected the theme "Danc-ing through Time" tailoring their Kur rou-tines to different periods in history. TheKurswere quite short, 30 secondseach. Inorder to get exactly the right music andhand movements they had consulted alocal choreographer.

Vaulting World 13 June 1,1990

Pegasus 4-H Hosts Third Annual Barrel Fest, Soquel, CA,Coni'muedfromjront pagedoubles class was a chal-lenge to the old and a de-light to the young! Manyparents made our day com-plete by joining their chil-dren in this class.

Although all vaulterspractice on barrels, fewcompete on them. Thesecurity of the barrel andthe bounce of the trampo-lines offered all an opportu-nity to extend themselvesand try new moves. The re-sults were creative, imagi-native, and original—agood kick-off for the 1990competition season!

We thank our judgesEmma Drinker (AVA (r))and Michael Sisul (whohelped us out on amoment's notice). Both dida marvelous job.

We thank all the partici-pating clubs and look for-ward to next year and our4th annual spring barrelcompetition.

Team EventsCanter Team Bar. Comp

1 Tambourine 4-H 6.62Canter Team Bar. Kur

1 Tambourino 4-H 6.37Canter Team Bar Overall

1 Tambourine 4-H 6.40Trot Team Barrel Comp.

1 Slack Point 5.40Trot Team Bar. Kur

1 BlackPoin! 7.17Trot Team Bar. Overall

I Black Point 6.29Canter Bar. Kur Triples

1 Keltey Holly/Teresa KevilWHeather Byrd, Tambourine 7.20

Results—Pegasus Unrecognized Barrel Competition, March 3,19902 Teri Bronkwttz, Samantha floss/

Kali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 7.003 Kelley Hotty/Teresa Keville/

Julie Keville, Tambourine 6.50Canter "Dad & Daughter"

Barrel Doubles1 Kali & Peter Pet arson.

Pegasus 4-H ?2 Freya * Flossie Miller.

Pegasus 4-H ?Trot "Dad & Daughter"

Barrel Doubles1 Anns-Lurid & Tamara Tal,

Black Point ?2 Julie & Teresa Kevtlte,

Tambourine 4-H ?3 Barbie & Tom Burdette,

Pegasus 4-H ?Barrel Pas de Deux

EventsGold Pas de Deux

1 Sara Hart/Keri Lemon,TimrjerNrw ?

Silver Pas de Deux1 Samantha Ross/Honami Dean,

Pegasus 4-H 8.682 Ten Brenkwitz/Samantha Ross

Pegasus 4-H 6.90Bronze Pas de Deux

1 Mary Jarboe/Chad Ross.Peg:wus 4-H 5.90

2 Colleen Fuller/Cheri RiversShoreline 5.40

3 Angela Olivieri/Shaena Debok,Timber line 5.00

Pro. Canter Pas de Deux1 Heather ByrcVEmma Byrd,

Tambourine 4-H 7.702 Rachel Nelson/Melissa Roes,

Pegasus 4-H 7.623 Sarah Raskin/Rebecca Raskin.

Calif om ia Carousel 7.20Trot Pas de Deux

1 Ateta Kotocttt, Nicole Gtippi,Pegasus 4-H 6.58

2 Lori Peterson'Sandy Hill,Monte Vista 6.06

3 Shannon Moriarty/Barbie Burdette.Pegasus 4-H 5.96Beg.Trot Pas de Deux

1 Gillian Casey/Micaela Collins,Pegasus 4-H 6.32

2 Sian Parry/Margaret Lloyd,Mt. Eden 5.76

3 Corie Howard/Jana Dadant,

Pegasus 4-H 5.70Individual Barrel

EventsGold Compulsories

Keri Lemon, Tirriberline B.71Kelley Holly. Tambourine 4-H 8.01

Gold KurKelley HoHy. Tambourine 4-H 8.82Keri Lemon. Timborline 8.72

Gold OverallKeri Lemon, Timberline 8.72Kelley Holly, Tambourine 4-H 8.42Silver Compulso ries

Samantha Ross, Pegasus Q.23Courtney Antrim, Pegasus 7.81Teresa Keville, Tambourine 7.43

Silver KurSamantha Ross, Pegasus 8.15Teresa Keville, Tambourine 7.95Courtney Antrim, Pegasus 7.77

Silver OverallSamantha Ross, Pegasus 8.19Go u rtmiy Antrim, Pegasus 7.79Teresa Koviilo, Tambourine 7.69Bronze Comp-WomenKali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 7.90Mary Jarboe, Pegasus 4-H 7.35Libby Stow, Timberline 6.88Bronze Kur - Women

Lfoby Stow, TimberHne 8.25Kali Peterson, Pegasus4-H 8.15Mary Jarboe. Pegasus 4-H 7.B7

Bronze Overall - Women1 Kali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H 8.022 Mary Jarboe, Pegasus 4-H 7.613 LbbyStow, Timberline 7.56

Bronze Comp-Men1 Andrew Davern, Pegasus 5.68

Prelim Comp - Women1 Leslie Johnson, Pegasus 4-H 7.312 MandiMuzzi, Pegasus 4-H 6.8B3 Sarah Raskin, Ca. Carousal 6.68

Preliminary Kur-Women1 Leslie Johnson, Pegasus 4-H 7.B72 Melissa Ross. Pegasus 4-H 7.503 Sarah Raskin, Ca. Carouse! 7.25

PrelIm.Overall - Women1 Leslie Johnson. Pegasus 4-H 7.592 Sarah Raskin, Ca. Carousel 6.962 Melissa Ross, Pegasus 4-H 6.963 Rebecca Raskin, CA 6.75Preliminary Comp - Men

1 Danny Hentog, Mis. Vineyard 5.432 Chad Ross, Pegasus 4-H 5.05

Preliminary Overall - Men1 Chad Ross. Pegasus 4-H 5.412 Danny Herzog, Mis. Vineyard 5.25

Trot Comp-Wom(11 +)1 Valerie Bantner, Monte Vista 5.862 Sarah Rubinfald, Black Point 5.503 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 5.41

TrotKur-Wom(11+)1 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 7.822 Melissa Farinha, Tamb. 7.623 MoBy Brooks. Monte Vista 6.97

TrotOvr'l—Wom(1l+)1 Lori Peterson, Monte Vista 6.622 Melissa Farinha. Tamb. 6.273 Valerie Bantner, Monle Vista 6.24

TrotComp-Men(11 +)1 ZackCole. Pegasus 4-H 5.00

TrotKur-Men{11+)1 Ariel Tal, Black Point 6.402 ZackCole, Pegasus 4-H 5.80Trot Overall—Men (11 +)

1 Zack Cole, Pegasus 4-H 5.40Trot Comp-Women (6-10)

1 Aleta KoteckJ, Pegasus 4-H 5.662 Michelle Brucker, Monte Vista5.433 Sandy Hill, Monte Vista 5.42Trot Kur—Women (6-10)

1 Sarah Barr, Monte Vista 8.622 Tamara Tal, Black Point 8.073 Sandy Hill, Monte Vista 7.00TrotOvr'l—Women (6-10)1 Sarah Barr, Monle Vista 7.022 Sandy Hill. Monte Vista 6.213 Rosie Brown, Pegasus 4-H 6.10

Trot Comp-Men (6-10)1 Clinton Skipton. MonteVista 4.85

Trot Kur—Men (6-10)1 Clinton Skipton, Monte Vista 6.42Trot Overall—Men (6-10)

1 Clinton Skpton, Monte Vista 5.63Beg.TrotComp-Wom(11 +)1 Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 6.632 Dana Sanchez, Monte Vista 5.683 Tammy Emrnrich, Pegasus 5.51Beg.Trot Kur-Wom(11 +)

1 Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 7.122 Tammy Emmrich, Pegasus 6.623 Sian Parry, Mt. Eden 6.32Beg.Trot Ovr'l-Wom(11 +)

1 Gillian Casey, Pegasus 4-H 6.872 Tammy Emmrich. Pegasus 6.623 Dana Sanchez, Monte Vista 5.79Beg.Trot Comp-Men (11 +)1 Donny Herzog, Mis.Vineyard 5.70

2 James Carlson, Black Point 5.66Beg.Trot Kur—Men (11 +)1 James Carlson. Black Point 4.502 Donny Herzog, Mis. Vineyard 4.37Beg.Trot Ovr'l-Men {11 +)

1 James Carlson, Black Point 5.082 Donny Herzog, Mis. Vineyard 5.03Beg.TrotComp-Wom(6-10)1 Tina Campbell, Ca. Carousel 4.832 Margaret Lloyd, Mt. Eden 4.582 Mtesie Dassell, Mis. Vineyard 3.863 Lindsey Randan, Monte Vista 3.703 Erin Carman, Alhambra 4-H 3.61Beg.Trot Kur-Wom (6-10)

1 Lindsey Randall, Monte Vista 6.272 Corie Howard, Pegasus 4-H 5.653 Sarah Kleiwer, Monte Vista 5.40Beg.Trot Ov'l-Wom( 6-10)

1 Lindsey Randall, Monte Vista 4.982 Tina Campbell, Ca.Carousel 4.793 Corie Howard, Pegasus 4-H 4.52Beg.Trot Comp-Men (6-10)1 Matthew C.-Pinlo, Tamb. 3.662 Frank Tool, Alhambra 4-H 3.583 Jerrod Hill, Monte Vista 3.23Beg.Trot Kur—Men (6-10)1 Matthew C.-Pinto, Tamb. 4.622 Frank Tool, Alhambra 4-H 4.273 Jerrod Hill, Monte Vista 3.02Beg.Trot Ov'll—Men(6-10)1 Matthew C.-Pinto, Tamb. 4.142 Frank Tool, Alhambra 4-H 3.923 Jerrod Hill. Monte Vista 3.12Tiny Tots Comp-Wom (5 -)1 Katelin Brucker, Monte Vista 3.782 Caillin Riddell, Tamb. 3.683 Danielle Skipton, Monle Vista 2.81Tiny Tots Kur-Wom. (5 -)

1 Kalelin Brucker, Monte Vista 4.872 CEiitlin Riddell, Tambourine 4.25Tiny Tots Ov'l—Worn. (5 -)1 Katelin Brucker. Monte Vista 4.322 Caillin Riddell, Tambourine 3.96

Tiny Tots Comp. (5-)1 Sean Keville, Tambourine 2.702 Jonathan Tal, Black Point 2.583 Alex Obrecht. Monte Vista 2.41

Tiny Tots Kur (5-)1 Sean Keville, Tambourine 3.802 Jonathan Tal. Black Point 2.95

Tiny Tots Ov'l-Men (5 -)1 Sean Keville. Tambourine 3.252 Jonathan Tal, Black Point 2.76

Results—Monte Vista Vaulters' Unrecognized Fun Fest, Saturday, April 7, Watsonville, CACont. irom front pageand Right, Horse andBarrel Kurs, and TeamCompulsories. HighPoint Awards were givenfor each of the individ-ual divisions. Ourjudges, AdrienneStang(l), Suzanne De-tol (r), and Anne How-ard were great. By us-ing 3 competition areaswe were able to fini sh al 1classes before dark. Thebig hay bam was a per-fect place for the AwardsCeremonies. We thankall who participated andmade this a truly FUNFest![Ed. note: Feat organizers gaveail score sheets to dubs so werenot able to provide scores forthis report.]

Team EventsA Team Comp

1 Mt. Eden Zoo Crew2 Pegasus

B Team Comp1 Monte Vista

C Team Comp1 Mt. Eden Loony Toons2 Mt. Eden Whoa Mama Joe's

Trot Team Comp1 Monte Vista2 Black Point FarmsBeg.Can.TeamComp1 Sundance2 MonteVistaBeg.Trot Team Comp1 Pegasus2 Sundance3 Monte Vista4 Mt. Eden

Individual EventsGo Id Comp-Women

1 Diana Tyll. Mt. Eden2 Nicole Mt. Eden3 DiedraOstendorf. Ml. Eden

Gold Kur— Women1 Diana TyK, Mt. Eden2 Kelley Holly, Tambourine3 NkoleWoKer.Mt.Eden

4 Diedra Ostendort, Mt. Eden

Gold CompRLWomI Kelley HoHy, Tambourine

Gold High Pt-Women1 Kelley Holly, Tambourine

nL° .7?m^ j"11 Devon Manozo, Sundance2 Tom Hogye, Monte Vista

Gold Kur— Men1 Devon Maitozo, Sundance

Silver Comp-Women1 Amy Garrod, Mt. Eden2 Chase Woriey, Monte Vista3 Courtney Antrim, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Kim Dunham, Mt. Eden6 S ami 9 Sokolow, Sundance7 Teresa Keville, Tambourine8 Maureen Roy, Mt. EdenQ Samantha ROES, PegasusSilver Kur— -Women

1 Amy Garrod, Mt. Eden2 Chase Woriey. Monte Vista3 Samantha Ross, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Kim Dunham, Mt. Eden6 Courtney Antrim, Pegasus7 Maureen Roy, Mt. Eden8 Teresa Keville, Tambourine

Silver Co mpRt-Wom1 Chase Woriey, Monte Vista2 Samanlha Ross, Pegasus3 Courtney Antrim, Pegasus4 Pam Geisler, Rainbow5 Teresa Keville, Tambourine6 Kim Dunham, Mt. Eden7 Maureen Roy, Mt. EdenSilver High R-Wom

1 Chase Woriey, Monte Vista2 Pam Geisler, Rainbow

Bronze Comp-Wom1 Jennie Tarn, Mt. Eden2 Kali Peterson, Pegasus2 Lori Campbell, Sundance3 Tamzin Smith, Mt. Eden3 JoelleVerhagen,M. Vista4 Michelle Bender, Rainbow4 Ketlee Rasor, Sundance5 Shan .Sokolow, Sundance5 Michelle Joyce, Mt. Eden6 Michelle Bell, Monte Vista6 Honami Dean, Pegasus7 Dawn Greensides, M. Vista7 Bree Hylkema, Mt. Eden8 K.Nunn encamp, Mt. Eden8 Emma Byrd, Tambourine9 Alissa Parkinson, M. Vista0 Camille Waldorf, Pegasus10 Fran. Tortorelli, Rainbow10 DlenaC- Pinto, Tantourine

Bronze Kur— Women1 Michelle Bender, Rainbow1 Honami Dean, Pegasus 4-H2 Kali Peterson. Pegasus 4-H3 Kelley Razor, Sundance4 Lori Campbell, Sundance5 Fran .Tortorelli, Rainbow6 Jennie Tarn, Mt. Eden7 JoelleVerhagen, Monte Vista8 Emma Byrd, Tambourine9 DlenaC- Pinto, Tambourine10 Heather Byrd, Tambourine10 JeanineGhiorzi.M. Vineyard

BronzeCompRt-Wom1 Honami Dean, Pegasus4-H2 Kali Peterson, Pegasus 4-H3 Not available4 JoelleVerhagen, Monte Vista5 Heather Byrd. Tambourine6 Emma Byrd, Tambourine7 D'LenaC-Pinto, Tambourine

Bronze High Pt-Wom1 Kali Peterson