Carol Plough ENDOWMENT awarded to:

RYDER MOSQUEDA

Hello my name is Ryder Mosqueda and I am a member of the Temecula Valley Chapter. I currently train with Sara Mosqueda and clinic with Willy Arts and Kathleen Raine. I am an active pony club member with Whitebrook Riding Center. I am applying for this scholarship to help me achieve my goal of competing at the 2024 Festival of Champions. I come from a large family with four other siblings and want to try to help fund some of my clinic expenses in preparing for the show. This year I am competing at the FEI Children’s level and have already qualified for the Dressage Seat Medal Finals at Lamplight as well.

My show record started when I was 5-years-old showing intro on my pony and winning the Inland Communities Chapter’s year end high point award at Intro level and walk trot equitation for three years with scores in the 70%’s. In 2020 I was the year end Reserve Champion for training level from my chapter Temecula Valley CDS. In 2021 I finished Reserve Champion at the CDS Championships in a very competive Jr/Yr Training Level class. I was the Extend the Championships Champion at Junior Championships for Frst Level in 2022 and ended up top 5 for First Level in the USDF Regional Championships. Last year I was blessed to receive an invitation to the Festival of Champions and took a 6th place finish as the youngest rider in the children’s division. I was also lucky enough to  attend the USDF Finals in Kentucky and ended with a third place finish for First Level.

My involvement with CDS has been from a very young age. I volunteer at CDS clinics, Junior Championships, State Championships and at our CDS Annual meeting and Symposium. I have competed in the CDS Junior Championships every year since 2020 and I have ridden in the CDS Junior Clinic for the past three years. I was also honored to be the USDF nominee for last year’s Sportsmanship Award.

RAAC Scholarship

north - PAM ENGLUND

 How long have you been a CDS member:  11/9/1999

What Chapter do you belong to?  Sacramento Valley Chapter

I currently have a young horse, First Glance, that I started competing in 2024 and plan to compete in the Northern RAAC competition.  We are currently qualified.  I am bringing along this young horse with great potential and have high hopes for her career.  I have shown her at Training Level this year and plan to move her to First Level within this 2024 season.  My hope is to develop her through the levels to a Grand Prix horse. 

I currently take lessons locally every other week with Jennette Scanlon and would use the funds for those lessons.  I also ride every other month with Jeremy Steinberg and Brian Hafner and could use the funds for those clinics as well. 

What Years have you ridden in the RAAC?   2020, 2014, 2012, 2010

Medals:  Bronze and Silver medals

Volunteer Activities

I hosted and managed Tanya Vik clinics at my home and other local barns for 8 years.  I plan to give a talk at the 2024 upcoming Sac Valley Dressage Camp about managing mindset while riding.  I am an accredited International Coaching Federation coach and plan to use these skills with our local riding community. 

Horses and riding have been a passion of mine since I was 5 years old.  I started riding Western, showing at Gymkhana, Pleasure, and Equitation.  I converted to 3-day eventing when I was about 10 years old.  I have competed very successfully through Preliminary on the west coast and was selected to be on the UC Davis Equestrian Evening Team during my college years. 

Through my eventing experiences, I learned a great deal about dressage and decided to devote all my riding time to dressage in the early 90’s.  I aspired to reach Grand Prix as an amateur rider on my horse Le Sovereign (Laser) who I showed in our area for years.  I purchased Laser in 1997 as a coming three-year-old.  I embarked on starting and training him myself and I am really proud I was able to train him and compete through I-1 without sending him out to any trainers. I was incredibly fortunate to have great trainers and clinicians help me and provide fabulous instruction and guidance along the way.  Laser and I achieved the CDS Amateur reserve champion at I-1, ISR Oldenburg Amateur Champion I-1 and 16th USDF Overall Amateur Champion I-1.  I was able to train most of the Grand Prix movements on him when unfortunately, he had an injury and I had to retire him. Through this journey, I received my Bronze and  Silver medals and I need two Grand Prix scores for my Gold.  My latest Bucket list accomplishment was to qualify and ride Lady Ga Ga at the Dressage Nationals in Kentucky where I placed 4th at Third Level in a very competitive class where the scores were extremely close.  I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the experience and feel blessed to have qualified and been able to compete at that level.  I had chills from the experience.

Central - NICOLE CONRAGAN

I have been a Northern California Gavilan Chapter CDS member off and on since I bought my first horse in 1999! This is my first time applying for a scholarship for several reasons. Firstly, I feel emotionally ready because my mentally handicapped child is doing better. Secondly, this is the first time I have ever purchased such an extraordinary horse, and one for whom I have high ambitions.

These funds would go toward coaching. I have a young horse that I need help with to train properly in the fundamentals so that we can be successful in the upper levels. For safety reasons, I currently require two lessons per week. A scholarship for a week’s worth of lessons would be extremely helpful and gratifying! My goal is to get her trained up so that I can begin showing this year, including in the RAAC.

In addition to the Annual Show with my first horse in 2000, I have also participated in the RAAC in 2009 (2nd place, Training Level) and 2012 (3rd place, Second Level) and won the Dover Medal for Second Level in 2012. I have had the privilege of riding a variety of horses over the years who have helped me achieve my Bronze Medal in dressage.

In the interim years, I rode other horses that were not suitable for showing, which explains the break in my membership.

I have volunteered for local dressage shows over the years, but it has certainly been too long to ask for a letter of reference from an event coordinator! I have also held practice shows in my arena for my friends and neighbors over the past 5 years to get them inspired to do dressage and help them build confidence in their riding skills.

This application was certainly an enjoyable walk down memory lane for me!

south - NO APPLICATION

GWEN STOCKEBRAND Scholarship Awarded:

NO APPLICATION

JUDGE CANDIDATE Scholarship awarded to:

PENDING APPLICATION

This scholarship is available to assist aspiring judge candidates to defray some of the significant expenses related to obtaining USEF certification. It is in the interest of growing the sport of dressage to encourage qualified L Program graduates to continue their education and to become the rated judges of the future, and to assist current judges to progress to higher ratings if desired.

To be considered, applicants must have been accepted to a specific program and must produce an acceptance letter along with the dates and place where the program will be held.

CLUB 100 GRANT FUND

The CDS Club 100 has budgeted certain funds for each calendar year. CDS would like to support junior riders and young riders who are competing at a minimum of Training Level. The Grant money can be used for any dressage educational purpose. Both rider and owner must be member of CDS in good standing to be eligible for grants. Grants are up to $200, to be given to juniors wanting help with lessons or costs for an educational event. Grants are also available for Chapter Junior events. Payment is made directly to the event or clinician.
Marie Charlotte Guion Buechley
Hailey Styerwalt
Lilica Guanga Myers
Victoria Chan

Stacy Berry Scholarship Awarded To:

Elizabeth Coffey-Curle

Sierra Nevada Chapter member since 1994

Chapter Chair, CDS Board two terms

                  If awarded the Stacey Berry Memorial Scholarship Fund, I plan to use the funds for dressage lessons with professional dressage rider Jocelyn Tackitt and continue the development of a 4-year-old mare that I acquired through the kindness of Ericka Reinig, KEFA Performance Horses, and KWPN breeder, Alanna Sellers, Remember the Horse in 2023. Competitions and events on the 2024 calendar include the KWPN keuring and the USDF Reg 7/CDS Championship show in September, 2024.

CDS Championships / Competitions/Other Awards:

USDF Regional Championship 2007, Fourth Level Freestyle, Reserve Champion CDS Championship 2007, Fourth Level Freestyle, Reserve Champion

USDF All Breeds, Anglo-Arab, Half Arabian 4th Level Champion

CDS Volunteer of the Year

USDF Region 7 Volunteer of the Year

                  I competed minimally for several years to financially support my daughter’s skiing/lacrosse/equestrian and my son’s skiing competition goals and accomplishments. I did occasionally show one of our family-shared horses through fourth level until 2022 and had planned to show another family owned horse in 2023 but that horse unfortunately had health issues and was put down before I could show him last year.

                  In 2024, I plan to show my young horse Training Level. I have worked with a number of professional dressage trainers over the past years including Jocelyn Tackitt, Willy Arts, and Volker Brommann.

                  I have been the SN Chapter chair for many years and have contributed over 20 years as a board member. I was the SN Chapter volunteer and show coordinator prior to taking on the position of chapter chair. Since COVID, the number of competing dressage horses in our community has reduced and we can no longer afford to pay a professional USEF horse show manager to manage and secretary our USEF/USDF licensed and CDS recognized shows. I took the USEF Horse Show Manager test and have taken on managing and being the secretary for our SN Chapter shows since 2022.

Educational Scholarship Awarded to:

Educational Event $400

Sierra NV Chapter

JenMar Acres, 14755 Toll Road, Reno, NV 89521

Educator: Kathy Pavlich

Horse & Rider Coordinator: Jocelyn Tackitt

“Why is that a 6 and not an 8” test movement review was presented by Kathy Pavlich, USEF “S” with Jocelyn Tackitt supplying the demonstration horses and riders for the SN Chapter hosted dismounted clinic on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The dismounted clinic was open to all Sierra NV Chapter members, the local USPC club, the local 4H, and everyone in attendance was encouraged to bring friends and family non-chapter members from their home stables. The event was free for everyone to attend and announced monthly to bi-monthly via email and social media to the SN Chapter members and other active equestrians in the northern NV area.

Kathy designed a full discussion program specifically geared to spectators. Prior to the start of each new level, Kathy reviewed the requirements and expectations specific to that level and the differences between that level and the level above and the level below.

Kathy & Jocelyn coordinated 3 sets of demo horses and riders to demonstrate key level movements from Training Level, First to Second, and Third to Fourth Level with two level-appropriate demonstration horses and riders in each group. Kathy directed the riders to demonstrate key movements for each level and then Kathy, an USEF “S” licensed judge, verbally scored the movements and gave explanations for each score. The audience was encouraged to ask questions, which many did throughout the 2.5-hour session.

Everyone commented at the conclusion of the session that seeing the movements ridden and hearing the scores really helped everyone understand the expectations for each level. There were 35 people in attendance.

Expenses: $400 Facility Rental Fee paid to JenMar Acres for the use of the facility. This fee was paid for from the SN Chapter bank account.

All other services and hospitality (drinks, snacks, coffee) were donated by SN Chapter members.