Welcome to
Virginia Dressage Association
Building and Sustaining a Strong Dressage Community
News Highlights
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VADA News and Useful Links
2022 State Board Minutes
February 2022
July 2022
November 2022
December 2022
2023 State Board Minutes
February 2023
July 2023
November 2023
December 2023
2023 VADA
State Board of Directors
Michelle King, President
Bettina Longaker, Vice President
Alison Douglas, Secretary
Jessie Ginsburg, Treasurer
Beth Rippel, State Membership Chairperson
Nancy Doody, Webmaster
VADA Licensed
Show Management Committee
Dianne Boyd, Show Manager
Bettina Longaker, Show Secretary
Rachel Rice, Volunteer Coordinator
Michelle King and Nancy Doody, Awards
Nancy Lowey and Nancy Doody, Sponsorship Team
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.
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.
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Virginia Dressage Association
Chapters
VADA State Board Chapter Representatives:
Nancy Lowey -nlowey@rocketmail.com
Nancy Doody -ndoody15@gmail.com
Bettina Longaker – vadvirag8@gmail.com
Area: City of Charlottesville and Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Orange Counties.
Charlottesville (VADA-CH)
Virginia Dressage Association
North East (NE-VADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Anne Draine – edgehillfarm@msn.com
Lynn Ramsey
Angela Stanaway – bridlecreekvet@yahoo.com
Area: Located east of Richmond to the Chesapeake Bay, including the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and Williamsburg region.
Northern Virginia (VADA.NOVA)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Jessie Ginsburg – sardburg@aol.com
Diann Carpenter - dcarpenter@vadanova.org
Michelle King – amking91@verizon.net
Area: Northern Virginia - Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Clark, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Stafford and Warren, as well as DC, MD, PA and WV.
Central (VADACC)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Board Chapter Representatives:
Alison Douglas – shortydouglas@gmail.com
Alex Jeffers - ajeffers@msn.com
Joann Collins - jcollins0645@gmail.com
Area: Hanover, Henrico, Caroline, Louisa, King William, Goochland, Powhatan, Chesterfield, New Kent, and Queen, Essex, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, James City, Charles City, Prince George, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Wakefield, Ivor, Nottoway, and Cumberland.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Anna Simmons - blueribbondreams@gmail.com
Karen Rice - rice.kc@gmail.com
Fredericksburg (VADAF)
Virginia Dressage Association
Area: Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Prince William, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Westmoreland, Caroline, Orange, Madison, and Louisa.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Beth Rippel - horsemomva@cox.net
Robyn Nunally - robynnunnally@aol.com
Sandy Toby - omdressage@gmail.com
Area: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, and
Isle of Wright.
Southeast (SVDA)
Virginia Dressage Association
Shenandoah Valley Association (SHENVADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Jane Palmer- dpalmer@shentel.net
Polly Capanski -pcapansky@gmail.com
Area: Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, Rockingham, Page, Augusta and parts of eastern West Virginia.
Southwest (SW-VADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Annie Connelly – Anniec@vt.edu
Denise Lennon - xcrkfarm@gmail.com
Laura Nelson – galliard.laura7@gmail.com
Area: All of Southwest VA 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.