Important News and Announcements

End of Show Season – Scores Final December 10

The 2024 show season ended November 30. Please check your volunteer hours and the standings for schooling dressage and eventing and licensed dressage. We want everyone to get the prizes they’ve earned! Scores are final as posted as of December 10.

Holiday Fleur de Leap December 14-15

Entries are closed. It’s going to be a BIG show and we’re excited to see everyone! Note that this will be the first show of the 2025 season, make sure your membership is up to date! We will need LOTS of volunteers to make it happen. Get your hours in right away! Contact Sharon if you can volunteer.

Sponsored Awards for the Holiday Fleur de Leap

Thanks for your participation in making this a fun show!

Awards Being Offered

• Perfect Pinto (Dressage) – best score by a pinto – Millermark Creations
• Singing the Blues (any) – competitor who came ready to show but had to scratch at last minute due to illness or injury of horse or rider – Millermark Creations 
• Dancing Dragon (CT) – lowest dressage score – Elite Rhythm Eventing
• Crescent City Classic Award (CT) – Highest placed oldest horse any division – Elite Rhythm Eventing
• #glitteryourride (HT) – For the person who completes a HT wearing any glittermarx! More points for the more disciplines you wear the glittermarx in. – Glittermarx Ponies
• Volunteer with the Most Cheer (any)- for the volunteer with the most positive presence – Lori Tucker
• Best Unplanned Dismount (any) – in the warm up or while being judged, any division – Lori Tucker
• Let’s Hear it for the Boys (any) – highest/lowest scoring male rider – Southern Sporthorses
• Dancing Arab  (Dressage) – highest scoring Arabian or part Arab – Southern Sporthorses
• Leaping Arab (CT) – lowest scoring Arabian or part Arabian – Southern Sporthorses
• Golden Dancer (Dressage) – best dressage score – Kalie Beckers Dressage
• Dressage Rules! (CT) – Lowest dressage score in CT with an Adult Amateur – Grandbeck Farm, Mark & Gerlinde Beckers
• Dressage Rules! (HT) – Lowest dressage score in HT with an Adult Amateur – Grandbeck Farm, Mark & Gerlinde Beckers

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED  for the Holiday Fleur de Leap December 14-15

Volunteers make a show happen, and we can’t do this one without YOU! Get those 2025 volunteer hours in early. Contact Sharon Londono (985-630-1830) if you can help. Coerce a friend, or your parent/sibling/significant other… we need you!

SATURDAY
Dressage scribes
Cross country jump judges
Runners
Dressage warm-up gate

SUNDAY
Jump crew
Runners
Dressage warm-up gate
Scribes

Abi Lyle Clinic February 7-10, 2025

Great opportunity in Folsom. Based in England, warm and friendly Abi is a gifted clinician who excels at working with horses and riders of all ages and abilities. She particularly enjoys working with those who need a boost of confidence. Abi has numerous international competitions under her belt including the World Young Horse Championships. She represented Ireland at the 2022 World Dressage Championships and competed for Team Ireland at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Flyer / Sign Up Form

Participate in the the Southern Circuit!

Compete in at least one (hopefully both) Le Bon Temps shows, The First Dance, and Blue Angel to be eligible for a special prize! This is a great opportunity to show your support for your local shows!

SEDA Schooling Dressage Championships

Did you know that we have a schooling dressage championships? It’s easy to qualify! We have all the information written out for you here. Have you already qualified? Check out the qualified rider list here.

Make sure to participate: the more the merrier! It’s a great time with great prizes!

SAVE THE DATE: SEDA Awards Banquet

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Fleur de Lis Event Center
1645 N Causeway Blvd / Mandeville, LA
$60 per person
Doors open 5PM, program begins 5:30PM, Dinner at 6PM. Please be prompt.

Saddle up, grab your hat and boots, round up your posse and mosey on down to SEDA’s Wild Westward Ho!(down) for a boot scootin’, rootin’ tootin’ good time! Everyone is welcome – even tenderfeet!

• Dinner
• Dancing
• Door prizes
• Raffle baskets (start planning yours now!)
• Cash bar in the saloon for those of legal age
• Western attire encouraged, but not required
• Reservations will open mid-December and close January 15
• Polite request: please leave the firearms at home.

SEDA Jackets!

You’ve seen them around. You missed the initial opportunity to purchase them. You want one! Well, we heard you and we’ve gotten some more in! Purchase your SEDA by contacting Judi Dauterive. $60 each. Limited quantity in ladies sizes M,L.

Important Reminder for Eventing Riders

EVENTERS remember that you cannot enter a year’s worth of scores at the end of the year. You have 30 days post event to get those scores in, anything outside the 30 day window will not be counted. You can find more information on the SEDA website and the online entry is here.

Volunteer Coordinator Needed

We all know how essential volunteers are to our events. SEDA is in need of someone to take on the role of Volunteer Coordinator. Tasks will include: working with show organizers to fill and schedule all volunteers needed, follow up with volunteers to ensure they arrive, being on hand (or appoint someone if you can’t be there) to serve as a point of contact for volunteers at the show, tracking volunteer hours. If this sounds like something you’d like to take on, please contact Nicole.

Sponsors Needed!

One of the ways to earn volunteer hours is by getting sponsors for SEDA. Consider sponsoring something yourself or asking people or businesses you know to sponsor our events. Use the SEDA Sponsorship Flyer for additional information. The earlier in the year we obtain sponsors, the more exposure they will get…and we want to give our sponsors LOTS of exposure!

Stay on Top of What’s Going On in Region 9

Go to http://www.usdfregion9.org/  and click on the sign up button to receive the Region 9 Newsletter that goes out mid-month carrying the latest information.

Tell us all about it!

You’ve been to a clinic, a show, or some other event? We want to hear your story. Tell us about what you learned, your successes, or just the experience. Toot your own horn if you’ve earned it. Share your knowledge! Send your submissions to: newsletter@sedariders.org.

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