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Virginia Dressage Association

Building and Sustaining a Strong Dressage Community

VADA State Board Meeting

Zoom Meeting scheduled for 22 October at 8:00 pm​​

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Latest News


Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Region 1 Championships/VADA Fall Show
10-13 October 2024
Opening Date: 22 August 2024
Closing Date: 16 September 2024
VADA is excited to host Part I of the USDF “L” Education Program: “A Judge’s Perspective!”

PART I: 
A Judge’s Perspective
Louisa, Virginia


Application Deadline:
12 October 2024 (Filled)
Accepting Participant Waitlist
Openings for Auditors

VADA Year End Awards
Recognition Luncheon
2 February 2025
(Proposed Date)
Greencroft Club Charlottesville, VA
The deadline for Year-End Awards submission is
1 December 2024.

Stay Tune!


 
Dressage Horse

2023 VADA

State Board of Directors

Michelle King, President

Bettina Longaker, Vice President

Alison Douglas, Secretary

Jessie Ginsburg, Treasurer

Beth Rippel, State Membership Chairperson

Beth Ripple, Grant Coordinator

Nancy Doody, Webmaster

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VADA Licensed

Show Management Committee

Dianne Boyd,  Show Manager

Bettina Longaker, Show Secretary

Rachel Rice, Volunteer Coordinator

Michelle King, Awards

Nancy Doody, Awards

Nancy Lowey, Sponsorship Team

Nancy Doody, Sponsorship Team

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USDF Region 1 Website:

USDFreg1.org

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USDF Region 1 Director:

Bettina Longaker

vadvirag8@gmail.com

About VADA

Virginia Dressage Association (VADA) is a Group Member Organization (GMO) of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF). VADA is committed to building and sustaining a strong dressage community through educational opportunities and programs, scholarships, licensed and schooling shows for its members. VADA recognizes rider achievements through the Year-End Awards Program. By joining a VADA Chapter you automatically become a dues-paying group member of USDF. 

 

The Association is made of up eight (8) chapters: Central (VADA-CC), Charlottesville (VADA-CH), Fredericksburg (VADAF), Northeast (VADA-NE), Northern Virginia (VAD/NOVA), Shenandoah Valley (ShenVADA), Southeast (SVDA), and Southwest (SWVADA). 

Virginia Dressage Association Membership

Virginia Dressage Association (VADA) is a Group Member Organization (GMO) of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF). VADA is committed to building and sustaining a strong dressage community through educational opportunities and programs, scholarships, licensed and schooling shows for its members. VADA recognizes rider achievements through the Year-End Awards Program. 

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The Association is made of up eight (8) chapters: Central (VADA-CC), Charlottesville(VADA-CH), Fredericksburg (VADAF), Northeast (VADA-NE), Northern Virginia (VAD/NOVA), Shenandoah Valley (ShenVADA), Southeast (SVDA), and Southwest
(SWVADA).  Individuals join VADA by joining the chapter of their choice. You can find out more information on each chapter by going to https://virginiadressage.org/vada chapters and clicking on the link to each chapter’s website. Once you join a VADA chapter, you automatically become a member of VADA as well as a dues-paying group member (GM) of USDF.

Virginia Dressage Association
Chapters

Area Legend

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Central (VADACC) - Hanover, Caroline, Louisa, King Willima, Goochland, Powhatan, Chesterfield, New Kent, King and Queen, Essex, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, James City, Charles City, Prince George, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Wakefield, Ivor, Nottoway, Cumberland. 

Charlottesville (VADA-CH) -City of Charlottesville and Albermarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Orange Counties.

Fredericksburg (VADAF) - Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Prince William, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Westmoreland, Caroline, Orange, Madison, Louisa.

Northeast (NEVADA) - North and East of Richmond to the Chesapeake Bay, including Norther Neck, Middle Peninsula and the Williamsburg Region.

Northern (VADA/NOVA) - Northern Virginia area - Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Clark, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Stafford, Warren, as well as DC, MD, PA and WV.

Southeast (SVDA) -Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Isle of Wright.

Shenandoah Valley (ShenVADA)- Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, Rockingham, Page, Augusta and parts of eastern West Virginia.

Southwest (SWVADA) - All of Southwest extending to Staunton and Waynesboro and east to Lynchburg, Amherst, Altavista and Danville. Most members are from the New River Valley, Roanoke, Lexington and Lynchburg areas.

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Charlottesville
Southwest
Central (VADACC)
Southeast
Shenandoah
Northern
Fredericksburg
Northeast (NE-VADA)
Richmond
Leesburg
Virginia Beach
Fredericksburg
Blacksburg
Staunton
Williamsburg
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Central (VADACC)

Virginia Dressage Association 

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Board Members

President: Heather Escobar and 

Christina Arrington

Vice President: XXX

Secretary: Heidi Gayle

Treasurer: Alison Douglas

Webmaster: Michele Whalen 

Newsletter Editor: Michele Whalen 

Membership Coordinator: Patty Howell 

VADA State Chapter Representatives

Alison Douglas 

Christina Arrington 

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Board Members

President: Eleszabeth McNeel

Vice President:  Erin Fitzwater

Secretary: Shaleena Arreguin

Treasurer: Bettina Longaker

Webmaster: Nancy Doody

Newsletter Editor:  Nancy Doody 

Membership Coordinator: Sandy Worley

Volunteer Coordinator: Nancy Doody

VADA State Chapter Representatives:

EleszabethMcNeel

Nancy Doody 

Bettina Longaker 

Charlottesville (VADA-CH)
Virginia Dressage Association

 

Fredericksburg (VADAF)

Virginia Dressage Association 

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Board Members

President: Anna Fox

Vice President:  Karen Rice

Secretary:  Hannah Bowers

Treasurer:  Sharon Ackley

Webmaster: Cambray Walmer

Newsletter Editor:  Karen Rice

Membership Coordinator: Sharnette Atkinson

VADA State Chapter Representatives: 

Anna Simmons 

Karen Rice 

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Board Members

President: Diann Carpenter

Vice President:  Judy Grass

Secretary:  Michelle King

Treasurer:  Lisa Rice

Newsletter Editor: Veronica Gogan

Membership Coordinator: Michelle King

Volunteer Coordinator: Rachel Rice

VADA State Chapter Representatives: 

Jessie Ginsburg 

Rachel Rice

Michelle King 

Northern Virginia (VADA.NOVA)

Virginia Dressage Association

 

North East (NE-VADA)

Virginia Dressage Association 

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Board Members

President:  Sandy Monolo

Vice President:  Sam Kambeck

Secretary: Sheryl Wyatt

Treasurer:  Tara Dean

Communications:  Lisa Powers

Membership Coordinator: Margie Brown

VADA State Chapter Representatives:

Anne Draine

Sandy Monolo 

Angela Stanaway 

Shenandoah Valley Association (ShenVADA)

Virginia Dressage Association 

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VADA State Chapter Representatives: 

Jane Palmer

Polly Capanski 

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Board Members

President: Lorna  "Cookie" Parsons

Vice President:  Beth Rippel

Secretary:  Deb Sweetman

Treasurer:  Shari Cutchin

Webmaster: Wendy Wilde

Newsletter Editor:  Sarah Miller

Membership Coordinator: Susan Gaston

VADA State Chapter Representatives: 

Beth Rippel 

Robyn Nunally 

Sandy Toby 

Southeast (SVDA)

Virginia Dressage Association 

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Southwest (SWVADA)

Virginia Dressage Association 

Board Members

President: Lindsey Carr

Vice President: Laura Nelson

Secretary: Judy Altizer

Treasurer: Annie Harris 

Webmaster: Elizabeth Irons

Facebook: Lindsey Carr 

Membership Coordinator:  Candi Hylton

VADA State Chapter Representatives: 

Laura Nelson 

Muffin Smith 

Katie Kelly 

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