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  • Understanding the Rules of Dressage Competition: What's New for 2026

    • 24 Mar 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    CVDA's March Winter Webinar will feature USEF 'r' Technical Delegate Jennifer Koch

    Back by popular demand, Jenn Koch will review several recent rule changes for sanctioned ("recognized") dressage shows that have generated a lot of discussion and some confusion.  Ms. Koch will address these and other changes, as well as give guidance on do's and don'ts for those new to showing at recognized shows. 

    Ms. Koch presented to CVDA last winter and was clear, concise, very approachable - and funny! 

    If you have particular questions for Ms. Koch, please email them to CVDA by March 15 so that she has time to research her answers.  We look forward to an educational and informative session!

    Speaker Bio

    Jennifer Koch is a USEF 'r' Technical Delegate from Eastern Pennsylvania. She also has experience serving in multiple GMO leadership roles and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the local horse park. She is the President of the Youth Dressage FUNdation, which runs the Region 1 Youth Dressage Team Challenge held annually in Virginia. Jen has deep interest in promoting dressage among youth and has worked with several organizations to increase youth engagement, including serving on the USDF National Youth Programs Committee. She enjoys helping all competitors navigate the rules to allow riders to have a positive show experience. 


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  • Stable Core Training with Joyce Kramer (Unmounted, In-person)

    • 25 Apr 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Town Hall/Story Memorial Hall, 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road, West Windsor, Vermont
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    Personal trainer and long- time riding/vaulting instructor Joyce Kramer will present key points of her first book in the Stable Core Training series. Come dressed comfortably, bring a water bottle and be ready to try some of the exercises. Joyce has worked extensively with some CVDA members.

    Joyce will explain her system of combining stability and suppleness to achieve a riding position that will enhance your horse’s movements. She will set aside time in this workshop to address some specific riding challenges that participants would like to hear about. She will reference specific pages of her book.

    For those who bring a copy of Joyce’s book Stable Core Training, which was released in 2025 by Trafalgar Square Publishers, Joyce has offered to do a book signing!

    Jump start your riding season with Joyce’s unique exercises and learn to use them as part of your warm-up routine. You will love the results!

    Speaker Bio

    Joyce Kramer earned a BS in Animal Science from Cornell and a master’s degree in Agricultural Education from the University of New Hampshire. She has completed extensive coursework in Education and Special Education at the University of Vermont. Her educational background has informed her professional career teaching horseback riding, which now spans over 50 years and includes the direction of numerous learn-to-ride programs and summer
    camps throughout the Northeast. Kramer has also been a personal trainer certified through the American Council on Exercise for over a decade. She continues to passionately study the fields of movement, posture, biomechanics, somatics, and mind-body techniques to further inform her innovative Stable Core Training program. Kramer regularly teaches her approach to students, including Grand Prix dressage riders and top-level eventers, in regions near her home base in Wilder, Vermont. For more information about her work, visit www.stablecoretraining.com .

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  • CVDA Spring Development Day

    • 2 May 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association
    Registration is closed

    Opening Date: April 4, 2026

    Closing Date: April 23, 2026


    Clinicians

    Katie Rocco "r"
    Doris Carlson "L"

    Pricing

    CVDA Members - $60/session

    Non-Members - $80/session

    Preference will be given to CVDA Members


    Manager: Penny Williams

    Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com


    Only entering Development Day? Contact Secretary for stabling requests.

    Also showing? Please arrange all stabling through the show's entry system.


    Download Waiver (Must Be Included with Entry): CVDA-GMHA Liability Release

    Click Here for more information on our Development Days.

    Click here for easy step-by-step instructions for entering Development Day


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  • CVDA Spring Schooling Show

    • 3 May 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association

    Opening Date: April 4, 2026

    Closing Date: April 23, 2026


    Judges: Katie Rocco "r" & Doris Carlson "L"

    Show Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com

    Click Here for more information on our schooling shows and to enter online.

    Our judges:

    Doris Carlson is a USDF Certified Instructor/Trainer, dedicated to upholding the highest standards of horsemanship. With over 30 years of experience, Doris focuses on developing a harmonious partnership between horse and rider through clear, classically correct instruction. A USDF Bronze and Silver medalist and USDF 'L' program graduate, she specializes in helping riders to not only achieve their competition goals, but to be confident, happy riders.
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  • CVDA Summer Development Day

    • 18 Jul 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association
    Registration is closed

    Opening Date: June 20, 2026

    Closing Date: July 9, 2026


    Clinicians

    Krystal Wilt "r"
    Carly Collari "L"

    Pricing

    CVDA Members - $60/session

    Non-Members - $80/session

    Preference will be given to CVDA Members


    Manager: TBD

    Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com


    Only entering Development Day? Contact Secretary for stabling requests.

    Also showing? Please arrange all stabling through the show's entry system.


    Download Waiver (Must Be Included with Entry): CVDA-GMHA Liability Release

    Click Here for more information on our Development Days.

    Click here for easy step-by-step instructions for entering Development Day


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  • CVDA Summer Schooling Show

    • 19 Jul 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association

    Opening Date: June 20, 2026

    Closing Date: July 9, 2026


    Judges: Krystal Wilt "r" & Carly Collari "L"

    Show Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com

    Click Here for more information on our schooling shows and to enter online.

    Our judges:

    Krystal Wilt is a dressage rider, trainer, active competitor, and USEF r Dressage Judge based in Glenville, NY.  She has been riding horses since a very young age and is passionate about dressage education opportunities on all levels.  Krystal holds a B.S. in Biology and a Masters in Secondary Education and is a mother of two boys. 

    She is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and is currently working towards her USEF R Dressage Judge License, as well as her gold medal.  She has also volunteered extensively for her local GMO, including serving on their board for over a decade. Krystal stays actively involved in the dressage community and especially enjoys working with horses and riders that are new to dressage, as well as unique breeds, as correct dressage basics will benefit every horse and rider!

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  • CVDA Fall Development Day

    • 29 Aug 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association
    Registration is closed

    Opening Date: August 1, 2026

    Closing Date: August 20, 2026


    Clinicians

    Bobbi Carleton "R"
    Christina Keim "L"

    Pricing

    CVDA Members - $60/session

    Non-Members - $80/session

    Preference will be given to CVDA Members


    Manager: TBD

    Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com


    Only entering Development Day? Contact Secretary for stabling requests.

    Also showing? Please arrange all stabling through the show's entry system.


    Download Waiver (Must Be Included with Entry): CVDA-GMHA Liability Release

    Click Here for more information on our Development Days.

    Click here for easy step-by-step instructions for entering Development Day


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  • CVDA Fall Schooling Show

    • 30 Aug 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Green Mountain Horse Association

    Opening Date: August 1, 2026

    Closing Date: August 20, 2026


    Judges:

    Bobbi Carleton "R"

    Christina Keim "L"

    Show Secretary: Erin Keehan

    Event Email: irishelk@outlook.com

    Click Here for more information on our schooling shows and to enter online.


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