United States Dressage Federation

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Judges Committee

Mission

To promote the pursuit of excellence in dressage judging.

Goals

1. Provide education opportunities for all levels of judges.
2. Continue to improve the training of individuals currently licensed or aspiring to be licensed judges.
3. Recognize progressive development of judges.

Objectives

1. Monitor all FEI and USEF rule changes and make proposed rule changes available to membership as soon as possible.
2. Continue to promote and enhance the Continuing Education Program for Judges and USDF "L" Graduates by adding more potential program formats.
3. Promote and update the Musical Freestyle "L" Elective Weekend format of the Continuing Education Program for Judges and USDF "L" Graduates, as well as all other program formats.
4. Continue implementing new 2011 test videos for judge-related educational materials.
5. Continue to work with professional videographers to gather 2011 tests videos from competitions to use in judge-related educational material.
6. Discuss and develop a strategic plan regarding continuing education for "L" graduates, researching potential requirements and ideas.
7. Work with the USDF Test Writing Subcommittee on gathering feedback from the membership on the 2011 tests and present those suggestions to USEF.
8. Carry on with "The Judge's Box" in USDF Connection to further open communication and promote educational opportunities within the area of judge education.
9. Continue to work and keep improving on open communication between riders, trainers, judges and show management.