Virginia Dressage Association
Building and Sustaining a Strong Dressage Community
VADA Newsstand
VADA State Board Meeting
Zoom Meeting Scheduled
6 December 2023
8:00 pm
Build 2024 Show Calendar
Dressage at Lexington
12-14 July 2024
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 1 Championships/
VADA Fall Show
10-13 October 2024
Virginia Horse Center
Lexington VA
Year End Awards Luncheon
4 February 2024
Greencroft Club
Charlottesville, VA
SAVE THE DATE
VADA State
2023 Year End Awards
Online submission:
1 December 2023
VADA Board Minutes and Useful Links
2022 State Board Minutes
February 2022
July 2022
November 2022
December 2022
2023 State Board Minutes
July 2023
October 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
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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:
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USDF Region 1 Director:
Bettina Longaker
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.
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Virginia Dressage Association
Chapters
Click on Logo to visit Chapter website.
Area:
City of Charlottesville and Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Orange Counties.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Nancy Lowey -nlowey@rocketmail.com
Nancy Doody -ndoody15@gmail.com
Bettina Longaker – vadvirag8@gmail.com
Charlottesville (VADA-CH)
Virginia Dressage Association
North East (NE-VADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
Area:
Located east of Richmond to the Chesapeake Bay, including the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and Williamsburg region.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Anne Draine – edgehillfarm@msn.com
Sandy Monolo - ssmonolo@aol.com
Angela Stanaway – bridlecreekvet@yahoo.com
Northern Virginia (VADA.NOVA)
Virginia Dressage Association
Area:
Northern Virginia - Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Clark, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Stafford and Warren, as well as DC, MD, PA and WV.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Jessie Ginsburg – sardburg@aol.com
Diann Carpenter - dcarpenter@vadanova.org
Michelle King – amking91@verizon.net
Central (VADACC)
Virginia Dressage Association
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:
Alison Douglas – shortydouglas@gmail.com
Alex Jeffers - ajeffers@msn.com
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Area:
Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Prince William, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Westmoreland, Caroline, Orange, Madison, and Louisa.
Fredericksburg (VADAF)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Anna Simmons - blueribbondreams@gmail.com
Karen Rice - rice.kc@gmail.com
Southeast (SVDA)
Virginia Dressage Association
Area:
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, and Isle of Wright.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Beth Rippel - horsemomva@cox.net
Robyn Nunally - robynnunnally@aol.com
Sandy Toby - omdressage@gmail.com
Shenandoah Valley Association (SHENVADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
Area:
Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, Rockingham, Page, Augusta and parts of eastern West Virginia.
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Jane Palmer- dpalmer@shentel.net
Polly Capanski -pcapansky@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.
Southwest (SW-VADA)
Virginia Dressage Association
VADA State Chapter Representatives:
Laura Nelson – galliard.laura7@gmail.com
Muffin Smith - muffin.smith@jetbroad.com
Katie Kelly - Klarkin@aol.com