USDF Congratulates 2018 GMO Award Winners
Lexington, KY (October 18, 2018) - The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is pleased to congratulate all of the winners of the 2018 GMO Awards, which will be presented during the Board of Governors General Assembly at the 2018 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention, in Salt Lake City, UT. These awards are given annually, to recognize outstanding achievement within USDF's GMO community. Recognition is given in the following categories: GMO amateur photograph, website user experience, newsletter first person experience and general interest articles, and creative GMO-sponsored program. USDF also recognizes outstanding volunteers at the regional level along with the recipient of the Ruth Arvanette Memorial Fund grant.
This year's winners are:
GMO Photography Awards:
Best Amateur Photograph:
GMOs
with less than 75 members: |
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First
Place: Columbia
Dressage & Combined Training Association, Direct Rein, July
2018, Photographer: Leah Strid |
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GMOs
with 75 to 174 members: |
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First
Place: Southern
Eventing & Dressage Association, Off Course Online-The Bleep,
August 2018, Photographer: Nicole Miller |
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GMOs
with 175 to 499 members: |
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First
Place: Central
States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, July
2018, Photographer: Ann McMillan |
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GMOs
with 500 or more members: |
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No
nominations
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GMO Newsletter Awards:
First Person Experience Article:
GMOs
with less than 75 members: |
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First
Place: Eastern
Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association, "On the Bit",
March 2018: Members Unearth Free Digital Content for Riding at February
EIDEA Meeting by Donna Hammond |
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GMOs
with 75 to 174 members: |
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First
Place:
Central Tennessee Dressage Association, The Half Halt, December
2017: A Bigger Stage: "More" is a four-letter word by Jody
Wilson |
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GMOs
with 175 to 499 members: |
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First
Place: Central
States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, November
2017: The Case For Pony Club: What today's young eventers are missing
by Jennifer Selvig, DVM |
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GMOs
with 500 or more members: |
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First
Place: Rocky
Mountain Dressage Society, The Centaur, July 2018: RMDS Adult
Amateur Clinic with Bill McMullin by Judi DeVore |
General Interest/Informational Article:
GMOs
with less than 75 members: |
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First
Place: Long
Island Dressage Association, The LIDA Extension, October 2017: The
Value of Showing Locally by Lucille Sullivan |
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GMOs
with 75 to 174 members: |
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First
Place: Lehigh
Valley Dressage Association, The LVDA CenterLine, February 2018: Stepping
Outside Your Comfort Zone: Taking a Lesson with a New/Different Clinician or
Trainer by Patty Weston |
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GMOs
with 175 to 499 members: |
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First
Place: Central
States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, July
2018: Choosing the Right Horse: How Equine Personality Plays a Role by
Ingrid Henry |
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GMOs
with 500 or more members: |
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First
Place: Georgia
Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc., Collected Remarks,
July/August 2018: Mustangs at Wills Park by Caitlyn Bennett |
GMO Website Awards:
Best User Experience:
GMOs
with less than 75 members: |
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First
Place: Eastern
Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association (www.easterniowadressageandeventing.com)
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GMOs
with 75 to 174 members: |
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First
Place: Nebraska
Dressage Association (www.nebraskadressage.org)
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GMOs
with 175 to 499 members: |
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First
Place: Central
States Dressage and Eventing Association (www.csdea.org)
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GMOs
with 500 or more members: |
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First
Place: California
Dressage Society (www.california-dressage.org)
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Creative GMO-Sponsored Program Award:
First
Place: |
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Inland
Northwest Dressage Association - The Judge's Eye |
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Honorable
Mention: |
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Eastern
Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association - Taste A Wine/Ride A Test |
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Regional GMO Volunteers of the Year:
Region 1: Gary Maholic (Doylestown, PA - Eastern States Dressage &
Combined Training Association)
Region 2: No nominations
Region 3: Judy Downer (Ocala, FL – STRIDE)
Region 4: Elizabeth Hotchkiss (Columbia, MO – Columbia Dressage & Combined
Training Association)
Region 5: No nominations
Region 6: Julie Loudon (Cheney, WA – Inland Northwest Dressage Association)
Region 7: Ellen Corob (San Luis Obispo, CA – California Dressage Society)
Region 8: Karen Steffy (Freeville, NY – Cayuga Dressage & Combined
Training, Inc.)
Region 9: Judi Dauterive (Folsom, LA – Southern Eventing & Dressage Association)
Ruth Arvanette Memorial Fund Grant
Kathryn P. Kostenbader (North Liberty, IA – Eastern Iowa Dressage &
Eventing Association)
For more information on GMOs in your area or GMO award programs, please visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org, or contact the USDF Group Member Organization Committee liaison at gmoliaison@usdf.org.
Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, email usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.