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Make sure you have a jack or "trailer aid" in case you get a flat along with a working cell phone and charger. (I know NO HUMAN who can break all the lug nuts on a tire that have been put on with a hydraulic tool) Of course, make sure all your mirrors are aligned and that you can see both sides of your rig clearly. Once your pony is ready to roll, double check all windows, doors, and the back of the trailer one last time. It goes without saying that trailering in a safety halter and with some form of leg protection is important even if you are "just going down the road". My own horse (Stormy) has turned around and fallen in a trailer before (he was alone and it was his first time hauling in St Thomas) and the shipping boots spared him any serious injury. PHEW! No matter how much you might want to, slamming on the brakes is not an option. (even for a puppy) If you are able to pump the brakes effectively to slow down gradually this will save your pal from being thrust one way or another. Of course, slow sweeping turns will also help ensure he isn't tossed off balance. Planning ahead as much as possible and trying to see things before they happen will also help you to stay on your toes. If you hit bad weather its best to pull over a wait it out, and its a good idea to cautious on bridges and aware of winds on the highways. People will pull out in front of you, cut you off on the highway, change lanes without signaling... that much is certain. Please take an extra few minutes, look things over one more time... double and triple check. Our cargo is so pre-

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So, when it rains it POURS! Goodbye June welcome to July and welcome to the RAIN! I guess you get what you ask for, and all those rain dances paid off! I know that many of us were under water, dealing with mud, loss of power, wet stalls, and of course... the mold. I hope that all your hooves have found a dry place and that no one suffered any large amount of damage. The green is electric, grass is growing, and mowers across the area are fired up! In light of a recent Facebook article I read, I wanted to focus on trailer safety this month. One great thing about Florida is that we have a HUGE and thriving equine community. Many of us load up a horse or two for lessons, camping, and or showing almost every week, that said... we've all had that moment when someone pulls out right on front of you and you think... OH @#**% this is not going to end well. Very few folks on the road realize how much additional space is needed to stop the locomotive that is a truck and trailer. So, we can only control our own actions... Maybe some of these tips will come in handy next time you are ready to "hit the road"! Before you haul out its important to check the pressure in all the tires in the truck and trailer, also make sure all your electric connections and signals are working. Give your trailer a good once over checking for any new rust spots, hornets nests including under the floor and around the tires. If you hitch up alone and often its a good idea to have another set of eyes look everything over before you pull out. Sometimes its the things that are right in front of us that we miss.

Chief - owned by Kate Johnson. cious and we are so protective, we can never be too careful. Safe travels..... See you on the Centerline! ~Kate

Vegan And

Loving It!
By Maria Barton need a bit more moisture when replacing eggs using Ener-G, so you may need to compensate with an extra tablespoon of water or soy milk. Why should you give up all your favorite desserts just because you're not eating eggs and dairy anymore? It's simple and easy to use vegan substitutes to make egg-free and dairy-free versions of almost any dessert, including cookies and cakes. So lets break this down a little: 1 cup soy or almond milk = 1 cup dairy milk 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup soymilk with 1 Tblsp lemon juice allowed to sit 5 minutes 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup vegan sour cream 1 cup butter = 1 cup vegan butter + 3/4 cup olive oil 1 egg = 1/4 cup applesauce, pureed banana, squash or even pumpkin This is confusing, but with a little practice, YOU WILL BE A SUCCESS.

potatoes or pasta sauces. Add a one tablespoon of lemon juice to a cup of soy milk to replace buttermilk. Rice Milk is not as thick as soy milk and has a somewhat translucent consistency. Because it is slightly sweet, rice milk works well in desA vegan lifestyle requires a little discipline and a special drive inside. sert recipes and is not suited for savory or salty dishes, such as mashed You have to ask yourself, Why potatoes. Compared to soy and aldo I want to experience this change? There are several reasons mond milk, rice milk has less profor taking charge of YOU. Do you tein. Almond milk is made from almonds or other nuts, such as cashwant to lose positive weight while replacing with toned muscles or do ews. It has a creamy consistency similar to soy milk with a nutty taste you have the passion to help the perfect for making vegan fruit planet while helping yourself? smoothies or other creamy drinks Whatever the reason, it will be a and desserts. It doesnt taste much success when you take baby steps. Nothing happens overnight and go- like dairy milk, and is best in nonsavory dishes. ing cold turkey doesnt benefit most. Vegan cooking is an art form in itself and there are several ways and items available. It takes a little What if you need eggs in a recipe? Substitute the egg with bananas and variation and imagination to make the transition. The worry for most applesauce. Smash up or blend is that the food will be bland or dull about a half a banana or 1/4 cup apand you wont be able to stick to it. plesauce to use as an egg replacer in baked goods such as muffins, panDont beat yourself up if you consume something that has an animal cakes or yeast-free quick breads, product in it this is a learning ex- such as pumpkin bread, banana bread or muffins. Bananas and apperience that you will catch on to plesauce add the perfect amount of quickly, so give yourself the thick moisture, like eggs, but they chance. won't help your dishes rise or turn out light and fluffy, so be sure the Do you like soy milk, rice milk or recipe you are using includes a bit of almond milk? Which do you choose? All three of these milks are baking powder or baking soda to substitutes for milk from an animal. help it rise if needed. Ener-G is an Soy milk is healthy and easy to find incredibly versatile and easy to use and use. From a nutritional perspec- commercial egg replacer available in most health food stores and larger tive, soy milk has almost as much well-stocked grocery stores like Naprotein as dairy milk, less fat, no tive Sun or Grassroots. Despite the cholesterol, and, since most soy milks are fortified, is a comparable instructions on the package to mix source of calcium and a good choice Ener-G with two tablespoons of wafor baking, salad dressings, mashed ter, I find that some recipes will

Maria Barton is a long time resident of Jacksonville, FL. She is actively involved with volunteering her time. Youll catch her at a NFDA show, helping her sister-in-law, Heather Rodney.

Free Horse?
By Julie Quintrall But he sure did love to lick my hands. So the whole first week I spent grooming and held up my white flag and walked away. loving on my pony. But the real reality of it all came with my first fall. I hit the ground the But with every bad moment, the amazing first time I rode him after he bucked me off was there. That feeling...deep in him - in and it never stopped. myself - that he has so much to give; so much that I had to keep trying. Keep I fell and fell and fell with every mistake I pushing. Dont give up based on somemade. one elses opinion. This is meant to be hard, otherwise everyone would do it. Concussion, broken ribs, broken wrist and The hard is what makes it great. I couldbeing dumped all over the property or was nt let those people keep pushing me and being galloped over it because he bolted. I making that decision for me. He deserved was constantly asking myself What the a good try and I had to do it. Not try &*^^ was I thinking??? What do I want? Is DO! When I first got Adiemus I couldnt it really worth this? The barn I boarded Bucky even trot or steer him. We were disqualiwith refused to teach me on my free horse and fied in our first show for leaving the aretold me he should never be shown and would na and the judges comment was This never amount to anything. With that I sudhorse shouldnt even be here doing Intro denly felt the shock. NO - he and I will Level. prove you wrong. I know we can be something and just because someone thinks we I have now owned him for 3 years and cant I refused to allow it to be my undoing. we are shooting for our qualifying scores One persons opinion will not determine my in Training destiny. and First Level for So with that I ventured out to another boardRegionals ing barn and for the first time I was able to this year. I ride free horse who then became will never ADIEMUS. New barn - New name - New give up on trainer. Adiemus began to gain some weight this horse or and shoes soon came after. The expenses myself. climbed and I had to get a second job to make There will always be people who say it work. I was able to work at the barn, allowWhy do you keep riding? You should ing for a discount off some of my board, too. sell him! He is too dangerous! Riding is too unsafe. You should stop! These My world began to open in riding. I became people will surprisingly be the ones that exposed to other riders, clinics, training methshould be the most supportive. You must ods, and shows. Adiemus and I began to have dig deep into yourself and keep pushing more of a connection with each other and I that limit. was finally able to ride him with less and less bucks and bolts. I began to gain confidence. Keep pushing yourself and that dream or goal will become a reality. But all good things come to an end. Time brings change, growth and, unfortunately, a Stop making excuses. time to move on, again. After two years at the boarding barn, I left my once, oasis, which Everything can be overcome with pasthen, became my nightmare. The trainer also sion. thought Adiemus was too dangerous and that I shouldnt really be riding him. A clinician Where there is a will there is a way. said he was too dangerous. Over and over, people kept hinting and pushing the too danIts all about the journey and the only gerous for me horse. opinion that should matter is yours and your horse. At one time, I almost believed them. I almost

Free Horse...?
That caught my attention, too. Free horse! Oh my...I cant believe it! But a free horse is never really free and free usually comes with a catch. I have waited all my life to ride and be around horses but never got the opportunity to dive into this world. Only was I able to experience it from the observer eyes in films and festivals, admiring the beauty and dreamed to one day, ride and feel that amazing freedom that cant be described in words. In 2008, I started working at a barn three days a week which enabled me to ride a Appaloosa mare two days a week. After doing this for 6 months, I felt I could learn and improve much more if I just had my own horse. So one late night I typed gelding into that tiny Craigslist box and Voila Free Horse. This free horse was said to have a few issues Cow Kicking and he needed extreme groceries. I immediately emailed the ad owner without a second thought. At first sight, he was thin...horribly thin. I rubbed my hands all over his large body and felt every bone. You could visibly see every rib. Free Horse had the horrid name of Bucky. The owner was trying so hard to rid herself of this horse. She had broken her shoulder and she March, 2009 could not earn any money to feed him, hence his thinness and reason why she was giving him up. She free longed him in the round pen and I was just memorized by his beauty and flow of his body. At that instant I said I would take him and 24 hours later I had a horse and didnt even have a damn halter.

From: The Dressage Foundation 1314 "O" St. Suite 305 Lincoln, NE 68508 402-434-8585 www.dressagefoundation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2012

The Dressage Foundation Chooses Four Young Riders for Olympic Dream European Tour Lincoln, NE Four young riders have been selected for the 2012 Olympic Dream Program that annually sends young riders to Europe for an intensive 10-day dressage experience. The program is administered and funded annually by The Dressage Foundation (TDF). An independent selection committee, after reviewing dozens of applications, chose Nicole DelGiorno (NJ), Catherine Chamberlain (AZ), Jaclyn Pepper (CA) and Jennifer

Detandt (FL)

to make the eleventh annual TDF trip to Europe. The selection committee based their decision on candidates essays, competition scores, recommendations, DVDs of their riding and signs of commitment to the sport of dressage. Jenny Johnson, Administrative Director of TDF said, "The Board of Directors and staff of The Dressage Foundation congratulates the four candidates chosen for this year's Olympic Dream Program! We received many high quality applications, so the selection committee had quite a task." The program, conceived by Olympic medalist and TDF board

member, Michael Poulin (FL), will be led this year by Eliza Sydnor (NC) and Ashley Perkins (MD). Beth Baumert (CT) is serving as administrator as she has since the program's inception. Poulin believes TDFs Olympic Dream program helps American young riders reach their potential. He aims to fuel the power of the dream for young people, and help them develop a sense of proportion, a sense of themselves and of being proud of who they are and what theyre doing. On August 12, the tentative plan is for the group to travel to Germany. Subject to the schedules of German trainers, the plan is to visit former U.S. team coach, Klaus Balkenhol, Spanish team coach, Jean Bemelmans and German Olympians, Ingrid Klimke and Hubertus Schmidt. The group also may visit Michael Klimke, Helen Langehanenberg or Matthias Rath, rider of the great Totilas. If possible, they will spend a few days near Birmingham, England visiting the stable of Carl Hester and his famous student, Charlotte DuJardin. The group will return to their home towns on August 22nd. While traveling, the young riders will record their observations in daily journals and chronicle the events with photos and video to share with their home dressage organizations. Primary chaperone, Eliza Sydnor is a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth Level. She has been on past Olympic Dream trips, both as

a young rider and as a secondary chaperone. This year's other chaperone, Ashley Perkins, is a young professional working with JJ Tate in Chesapeake City, Maryland. This annual trip is made possible by very generous donors, said Jenny Johnson. "We're very grateful to those who provided funding support for this program. Further information on the Advanced Young Rider Olympic Dream Program will be kept current on the TDF website: www.dressagefoundation.org. The Dressage Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is To cultivate and provide financial support for the advancement of dressage. For more information contact Jenny Johnson, The Dressage Foundation, 1314 O Street, Suite 305, Lincoln, NE 68508. Telephone: 402-434-8585 Fax: 402-4363053. Email: jenny@dressagefoundation.org.

Jenna Detandt. Photo credit, Cathy Detandt

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JUNIOR RIDER TO COMPETE AT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Newark, Ohio. Hes the horse of a lifetime for her, said Dayle Holleger about her daughter Lindseys Trakehner, Friedensfurst, her equine partner for the upcoming North American Junior and Young Riders Championships for riders 14-21 years old. Now 16, Lindsey Holleger just won a place on the U.S. Dressage Federations Region 3 NAJYRC dressage team with the 10-year-old gelding she calls Fenway. I dont even think of him as a horse anymore, Lindsey said. He is very smart and he just has the greatest personality he loves to make people laugh. She said she picked Fenway from among several horses she looked at because of that personality. I was really looking for an upper-level horse, she explained, but I liked him instantly, and he is so talented. He has moved up in training way faster than anyone expected! She explained Fenway is now schooling, and fairly solid, at Prix St. Georges level. Lindsey herself moved up from the pony shed outgrown to the big 16.2 hands Trakehner gelding and brought him from green third, according to the horses breeder, Erin Brinkman of Valhalla Farm in Wellborn, Fla., to 4th level dressage in on-

ly three years. Lindsey is naturally gifted in riding, said Brinkman, who is herself an international dressage competitor and trains Lindsey and Fenway. She puts her heart and soul into this horse and their work together. Now Lindsey and other young equestrians from the USDFs Region 3 (Ala., Fla., Ga., S.C., and Tenn.) will meet in Lexington, Ky. July 1722 to vie for team and individual medals. The competition is run under rules of Fdration Equestre Internationale, the governing body for equestrian sport, and is the only FEI championship held annually on this continent. It will bring together riders and horses from the U.S., Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands. Celebrating 280 years of history this year, the Trakehner is the oldest warmblood breed in the world and has been carefully bred since 1732 for elegant movement, endurance and intelligence. Originally developed as cavalry horses by the father of Frederick the Great, Trakehners were sought -after by the military of many European countries. The breed came to the precipice of extinction by the end of World War II and has had a long road to recovery since then. But Trakehners are not just about the historytheyre about performance engineering. Strict adherence to the original breeding principles from the main stud farm in Trakehnen, East Prussia and a closed stud book have slowly brought the breed back from a small number of war survivors and made Trakehners recognized as both international per-

formance horses and refiners for other warmblood breeds, producing horses such as the recent World Equestrian Games dressage gold medalist and current world dressage record-holder, Moorlands Totilas. For more information on the Trakehner horse, visit www.americantrakehner.com. ###

Lindsey Holleger, 2011 Jr. National Champion at 2nd level, and dressage horse Friedensfurst are again enroute to the NAJYRC. Photo credit: Robert Cieszenski, WNC Photography

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SERVICES Personalized, bead embroidered stock pins. You pick the picture and colorsI do the rest. Starting at $30. Heather Rodney rprincess73@yahoo.com or 904-294-2563. 18 M Amerigo Cortina Dressage Saddle4 years old. Contact Shantel Brooks 904-334-3479 or ixitellyixi@aol.com.

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TACK 17.5 Passier Antares Dressage Saddle Medium tree, very good condition. Does have a few surface scratches from a barn cat. E-mail for pics. $800 Jill Morris onthebit@morrisholdngs.com 17 Wintec Isabell with CAIR. Sold with Medium gullet plate. Saddle only used maybe 2 dozen times. Excellent condition. $650 Jill Morris onthebit@morrisholdings.com

17" adjustable tree king saddle, with new billets, am asking $950 firm. The seat rides larger than 17". Contact Michelle Velasco at sunvetmc@gmail.com.

APPAREL 17.5 Toulouse Aachen Dressage Saddle Medium Tree. One scratch on cantle. $500 OBO. Heather Rodney rprincess73@yahoo.com 9 1/2 Petrie Dressage Boots. Style 3000. These boots are barely broken in. Sell new for $547. Will sell for $250. Jill Morris onthebit@morrisholdings.com

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