I have been on the USDF Nominating Committee for nearly a year. The convention is in Salt Lake City this year. If you are a Participating Member (PM) of USDF and interest in being a Delegate please let me know. Your responsibilities would be to attend the Board of Governors meeting and vote on governance issues, go to the meetings that you are interested in and meetings for delegates to get information. Let me know if you are interested in becoming a PM Delegate and I will send your name to the Chairman of the committee. You will need to write a 50 word blurb on your own behalf and then you will be added onto the voting ballot. Click here for PM Delegate FAQ I also volunteered to be The Dressage Foundations State Representative. This organization gives scholarships to both individual riders and funds to GMO’s for various activities. I have been donating to them for years and feel they give riders a wonderful chance to get more education. I would have starved if I had become a salesman so if any of you have good fundraising skills I would love some good ideas or even some help. I plan to have a jar at most activities for donations and will contact Horse Crazy for a raffle item. A copy of the Dressage Foundation brochure is attached below. Also, please check out their website! www.dressagefoundation.org - Eva-Maria Adolphi

Register now and take advantage of this great education opportunity! March will be here before you know it! join us! Saturday, March 3 @ the Park City Equine Center Topics include equine sports psychology, understanding collective scores, equine first aid, colic awareness & preparedness, mounted archery, and how children learn. Light breakfast and lunch to be provided! UDS Members $45.00 - Non-UDS Members $55.00 (at the door add $10 to either price)

Thank you all for coming! It turned out to be a wonderful event. Good luck to everyone in the 2018 show season!!! (We love seeing your photos! Submit them on our Facebook page or email them to communications@utahdressagesociety.org.)

We are currently pulling together the Omnibus for 2018. If you would like to advertise in the Omnibus, on the website or in the Newsletter, here is the current policy, excerpted from the UDS rules for your convenience: UDS Advertising Policy Newsletter The UDS Newsletter encourages and supports member services and products through pre-paid commercial advertisements. Please send an e-mail to the Communications Director for information or to place an advertisement. Prepayment is necessary for single month advertisements, while invoicing and net 30 is available for repeat advertisements. 1. Full Page: $50 2. Half Page: $35 3. Quarter Page: $20 4. Business Card: $15 Omnibus Omnibus Ads have a separate pricing structure. All ads, including prize lists, must be paid in full prior to printing each year. The deadline for all Omnibus submissions is December 15. Payment via Pay-Pal is acceptable. 1. Back Cover - full color: $450 2. Inside Front or Back Cover: $350 3. Full Color Insert Page: $250 4. Full Page Black and White: $200 5. Half Page Black and White: $150 6. Quarter Page Black and White: $65 7. Business Card Black and White: $45 Advertise Events in the Newsletter (Member Only) All ads are considered commercial ads unless you are a UDS member. Members are allowed to run an ad in the Newsletter. The ad is limited to 50 words or less, and may include one photo. Each add will cost $5 and will run for one issue of the Newsletter. The ad must be received by the Newsletter Editor no later than the 25th day prior to the month the Newsletter is to be published. E-mail Blasts E-mail blasts are available to current UDS members for community "cork board" communications. free of charge. Classified Ads If a member would like to list an item for sale, e.g. tack, clothing, horse, house, land, etc. and would like it listed in the Newsletter, they may submit a classified ad. The ad is limited to 50 words or less, and may include one photo. Additional words and/or photos may be purchased at an additional cost. The ad is free as a benefit of current membership (Non-members are charged $15). If a current member would like an item for sale listed on the website, the fee is $10 for 50 words or less and may include one photo. Non-members may place website ads for an additional $15. Barn and Trainer Listings One way to develop and increase Barn & Trainer business is to place your information on the UDS website at no charge. The listing is a benefit to members. In order to be included in the barn or trainer directory, you must be a UDS member and submit the information you want listed on the website to the Communications Director. Business Directory The UDS Business Directory is a collection of the businesses that advertise in the UDS Omnibus and website. It is updated yearly in concert with the publication of a new Omnibus and regularly with the website

Jasmine Beckstead has declared her candidacy for Membership Director! Here's a little bit about Jasmine: Hello UDS members I know I’m a little late to the game but I want to announce my intent to fill the Membership Director Position for 2018. I am currently a student at UVU and will be graduating this December with a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science with a minor in business management. With my newfound free time I would love to become more involved with the dressage community again! I am a lifelong horse girl who spent my adolescence heavily involved in raising, training and competing dressage horses. I currently help care for my family’s horses including several warmbloods, arabians, and arabian-warmblood crosses. I look forward to being more involved in the dressage world again. Thanks for your consideration, Jasmine Beckstead

Lindi Kopecki has announce her candidacy for secretary of UDS! Here is a little bit about Lindi: Utah Dressage Society members, I am writing to express my interest in volunteering for the position of Utah Dressage Society secretary. I am a 2008 graduate of University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Throughout my lengthy academic career, I became very adept in taking notes and keeping those notes in order. In my undergraduate career, I was an honors English student, which allowed my writing and communication skills to grow. I have a deep love of dressage. I have been riding dressage since I was 8 years old. I have only been in Utah for a short period, but during that time I have been active in the Utah Dressage Society. I believe dressage has a promising future here in Utah and would like to help ensure that future is encouraged and nurtured. I believe that volunteering and staying active in UDS is the best way to make this possible. Thank you for your consideration of my interest in this position. Lindi Kopecko, DVM

Congratulations to Maddie Mortensen! Her photo for the 2017 UDS Omnibus has just won the "Best Amateur Photography" award from the UDS, for entries from GMO's with 75 to 174 members! The award will be given on Saturday, December 2nd at the Adequan/USDF convention.

Will be on November 13th, at Summerhill Equestrian and Event Center, 8194 Coyote Creek, Saratoga Springs, UT 84045. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

Emily Sagers has announced her intention to run for Membership Director this year! Here is a little bit about Emily: Emily Sagers has ridden and owned horses her entire life. She was raised in Alvin, Texas where she spent her childhood riding and loving horses. She was introduced to the horse show world when her family moved to Utah in 1986. Emily spent many years riding and showing Arabian horses locally and riding the trails. She was introduced to Dressage years later and fell in love with the sport. She has enjoyed the friendships and knowledge found at competitions and clinics and enjoys helping others when needed. She looks forward to serving on the UDS Board.

UDS will host a cavaletti clinic at Millbrook Farms on June 24th. Download the Cavaletti Clinic Flyer and Registration Or, register and pay online: Riders: Register here Auditors: Register here

Sage Creek has extended the entry deadline for the Short Tour show on April 22nd.  They will now accept entries until Wednesday, April 19, or a full show, whichever comes first. Prize List Entry Form

A reminder: Both the rider and the horse's owner must be UDS members in order to be eligible for year-end awards!  Before the Short Tour Series begins, check to make sure that you and the owner of the horse you are riding are UDS members!