By Jen Roytz
The Mid-South Eventing and Dressage Association’s annual meeting and awards banquet was held on January 30th and 31st in Lexington, Kentucky and included a wide arrange of speaker topics, updates and, of course, the year-end awards for the 2015 competition season.
Photo by Suzanne Fischer
The featured educational speaker on Saturday was internationally renowned coach, clinician and author Daniel Stewart. Stewart, who has trained riders to success in various World Championships, World Equestrian Games and Olympics, also gave a riding clinic on Sunday and Monday at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Sunday’s MSEDA board meeting covered a wide range of topics, including updates and takeaways from the USEA and USDF conventions, the unveiling of the new MSEDA website and the election of six new MSEDA board members for 2016: Kristin Posner (VP, Dressage), Cheryl Steele (Treasurer), Julie Congleton (Central Seat), Chelsea Smith (Central Seat), Megan Carr (Western Seat) and Eric Sampson (Northwestern Seat).
The highline of the weekend was Saturday evening’s 2015 MSEDA Awards Banquet, which honored all year-end award winners. Special award winners include:
Volunteer Julep Cups
Debbie Hinkle- 158 hours
Millard Spencer- 140.5 hours
Vicki Baumgardner- 124.5 hours
Ron McGinley- 123.5 hours
Carol Robertson- 121.5 hours
Shelley Ryan- 101.5 hours
Leigh Ann Robertson- 95.5 hours
Rudy Vogt-90.5 hours
Thomas Bell- 87.5 hours
Mary Ann Andres- 83.5 hours
Lori Snyder- 81.5 hours
Margorie Hines- 80.5 hours
Special Recognition Awards
Mary Margaret Sterling
Lynn Anthony Miles
MSEDA Grants for 2016
Anastasia Curwood $500
Susan Harris $1,000
Christine Brown Memorial Grant (2016)
Katie Hagerty- $1,500
Dressage Show of the Year (2015)
Antebellum
Horse Trials of the Year (2015)
Midsouth Pony Club Horse Trials
Kob Ryen Memorial Trophy
Mary Margaret Sterling
Dressage High Point Junior Rider
Mary Grace Timmons
Dressage High Point Young Rider
Madison Deaton
Dressage High Point Senior Rider
Joan Gariboldi
Dressage High Point Master Rider
Catherine B. Jacob (tie)
Susan Posner (tie)
Dressage High Point Adult Amateur
Catherine B. Jacob
The Spy Games Memorial Trophy Dressage High Point Award
Susan Posner and Tympani
The Tundra Memorial Trophy Dressage High Point Mare
Aryus (tie) owned by Catherine B. Jacob
Brunswik (tie) owned by Catherine B. Jacob
The Craig Bryant Memorial Trophy Eventing High Point Junior Rider
Paige Pence
Eventing High Point Young Rider
Chelsea Kolman
The Bennet Trophy Eventing High Point Senior Rider
Megan Moore
The Helmut Graetz Trophy Eventing High Point Master Rider
Alston Kerr
The Midnight Sam Memorial Trophy Eventing High Point Award
Sir Earl Grey owned by Alston Kerr
The Philosopher Trophy Eventing High Point Mare
Miss Airheart owned by Mandy Alexander
The Grasshopper Trophy High Point MSEDA OTTB
Miss Airheart owned by Mandy Alexander
The Bryn Wilborn Memorial Trophy for MSEDA members who competed at the NAJYRC Championships
Paige Pence and Class Action
Hope Walden and Lily Langtry
Mary Peabody Camp and Rivertown Lad
Click here to see the full list of year-end award winners.
