CALLING ALL Trainers/Instructors!We are now accepting applications for the USDF's Instructor Certification Program for Training/First and Second levels! Detailed info will be coming out in the June newsletter soon! We will hold the 3 essential workshops in October and November. Applications are due by July 1st! Email Stacey Hornsby at stacey.hornsby@gmail for an application or questions!!

Notice to all members: The UDS Board will not be meeting in person this Wednesday May 6. We have decided to take care of business this month via email reports instead. If you have any business for the Board please email it to Lara Oles: lara.n.dan@gmail.com. Formal Board meetings will resume in June.

The Junior/Young Riders attended a Horse Care/Show Prep clinic at Sage Creek Equestrian in Heber on April 18, 2015. They were treated to presentations on braiding, leg wrapping, stretches, and clipping. All the attendees had a great time and we are looking forward to future clinics that will cover the topics more in depth. Please note that we won't hold a Jr/YR activity in May. Our June 20 activity will be a trail ride; please watch for more details about location, transportation for horses that need it, etc. If you haven't already, please renew your Jr/YR membership so you don't miss out on any of our great activities. And remember to join our closed Facebook group so you can keep up with all the latest Jr/YR news: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583808938500638/.

Hi all! The May 30th and 31st rated dressage show, "Dressage Undercover" will be held at the South Jordan Equestrian Park as previously scheduled.

ATTENTION UTAH DRESSAGE TRAINERS! It's time to update the UDS Trainer List! Please send name, address and contact information (web address if you have one) to Nance Allen at nance@xmission.com We look forward to hearing from you and updating our list to better serve the Utah dressage community.

The Junior/Young Riders had a great turnout at their lunging clinic at Sweetwater Equestrian Center on February 28. UDS President, Stacey Hornsby was a fabulous coach as she taught the girls the fundamentals of safety, technique, and the "whys" of lunging. Thanks to everyone who helped make the clinic a success! Remember there is no Jr/Young Rider activity in March. The next activity will be the Horse Care and Show Prep Clinic at Hilltop on April 18. We hope to see everyone there! Please contact Tiffiny Felix with any questions, tiffinyfelix@yahoo.com.

How to get some of those show nerves settled? The answer might just be the Ride-A-Test Clinic at Zephyr Ranch Equestrian on Saturday, April 11. This clinic will offer you an opportunity to ride the test(s) of your choice from Intro A to 4th Level. First you will ride the test to your best ability. Then you will get immediate feedback from the judge and have an opportunity to ride the same test again. This has been a very popular method for riders to go over their tests and to practice before the show season. Lot less pressure than in an actual show and a perfect way to get some objective feedback and advice to take back to home arena! The tests will be judged by our local "L" Judge, Marlo ViVenzio. The atmosphere will be very realistic. The tests will be scribed by the participants of the Scribe Certification Clinic.

The Scribe Certification Clinic will be a good place to learn how to scribe or to sharpen already existing skills. Scribing is more than simply writing down the judges comments on the tests. There are many details that makes one a competent scribe. This clinic will help the participants to understand the responsibilities of the scribe and offer many helpful hints on how to be a organized during the show. The clinic be offered in two parts. April 2nd is the classroom portion and on April 11th will be the practical application portion. First part will utilize videos in a classroom setting and Alison Child will offer her "L" Judge experience as a teacher with Stacey Hornsby. The second part is held in conjunction with the Ride-A-Test Clinic. The scribes get to practice as the riders and horses are being judged during the clinic by Marlo ViVenzio, "L" Judge. This is a nice way to learn in a situation where there is less pressure than in an actual show. The participants who finish both sessions to the satisfaction of the clinic teachers, will receive a certification for scribing from UDS. If you have always wanted to volunteer to be a scribe in some local shows, but lacked the confidence, this is a good opportunity to gain the knowledge and practice needed.

January 31st marked the first ever conference like educational event – the Winter Education Symposium. This first time event had 45 in attendance and half of those were non members. The event had guest speakers such as our own member and Para Rider Cambry Kaylor and Dr. Kate Schoenhals from South Mountain equine. Cambry gave a very inspirational talk that was many participants’ favorite of the day. We all came away uplifted and inspired. Dr. Kate Schoenhals did a fantastic job educating the group on nutrition for the equine athlete and the question to supplement or not to supplement was discussed. The Symposium had 4 breakout sessions: Jan Lawrence ran us through various exercises to loosen tight lower backs, hips and IT bands to help with pain and to increase feel in the saddle. We also learned exercises to strengthen the core for an improved seat and came away with great handouts and a chance to purchase one of the miracle balls. Everyone loved the exercises with the miracle ball and we all felt a loosening of our tight hips and lower back muscles. Dallas Sweat gave a great presentation on showing 101 and had a phenomenal handout to guide those new to showing. Next was Hicks who had a powerful video and slide presentation where we learned the most important way to bring a young horse along is learning how to read the horse’s language and interpret what they are trying to convey to us and how to handle them to gain a trusting relationship. Jim’s passion for the horse and fostering the human horse connection was very powerful and spurred a lot of great discussion. Last we had Marlo ViVenzio presenting on intro to biomechanics which was also a well liked breakout session. There were enlightening videos that demonstrated the difference in a horse’s way of going depending on the position of the rider. Seeing the research that is being done on biomechanics at the TOSH Biomechanics Research Lab was fun and fascinating as we got to see how our skeleton looks while sitting in the saddle and how our movements affect our seat bones in the saddle. It was fun to see how the skeleton videos were made and how technology is helping us understand how our bodies affect our horses. The most unique event of the day was the panel discussion. We had Bethany Wilhelmsen, Courtnay Gray a new eventing trainer who moved to Park City from Atlanta, Jim Hicks and Jan Lawrence. We had more questions from those that participated than we ever could have expected! There was good discussion between the panel guests and it was fun and informative to see the exchange between the trainers. There was a lot of food, fun, laughter and everyone loved the leather bound notebooks embossed with the UDS logo. We received many words of praise and thanks for offering this event as participants learned a lot. Thank you to all our trainers who presented or were on the expert panel – we could not of done it without your support - Educate, promote, encourage and inspire!

Saturday January 31st Moreau Building 1002 East S. Temple, SLC, UT If you have not registered yet, consider taking part for this year's first educational offering by UDS. This is the perfect time to participate in an educational symposium in a nice warm setting to get some information, inspiration and ideas from local trainers and experts, like Dr. Kate Schoenhals, DMV, who is coming to talk about equine nutrition. Local trainers will participate in a round table discussion and offer their tips for starting young horses, for show preparation, for rider fitness, for rider biomechanics and much more!

Millbrook Farms Congratulates Tasha Coleman! Millbrook Farms would like to congratulate Tasha Coleman and Bellini for earning their USDF Bronze, and Silver Musical Freestyle Bars Millbrook Farms has produced 22 USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalists and Musical Freestyle Bars with more on the way!

Year End Awards Submission Deadline is October 15th 1. Go to USDFscores.com and print out your score history for the current competition year. If you are reporting an equine achievement award using scores from prior year(s), print out the lifetime history of scores instead. If you are not a member of USDF, then you may photocopy the fronts of the tests you want to use and submit. Only scores that are obtained from UDS recognized shows are counted toward year end awards. 2. At the top of the printed page, write out what level(s) and division you completed in for that year. For example, you might write "2nd Level Adult Amateur". Indicate which scores are to be tabulated. If you also have your equine achievement scores, write "Equine Achievement Scores Obtained". This can be done on either the score history of the current year or on the lifetime history report. 3. Write Year End Awards on the outside of the envelope. Send to: Corinne Cody, 4956 Silver Springs Rd. Park City, UT 84098. Do not mail envelopes to the UDS post office box. Envelopes must be marked on or before October 15th. Please remember that emailed scores of hand delivered scores cannot be accepted. For complete list of rules you can check the rules for the year end awards.