USA Equestrian and NSDA Present Judging Dressage Riders with a Disability

March 1, 2002 - USA Equestrian and the National Disabled Sports Alliance (NDSA) have joined together to present the forum, "Judging Dressage Riders With A Disability." The forum will be hosted by the United States Equestrian Team at the Olympic Training Center in Gladstone, New Jersey, beginning Friday, November 1 and running through Sunday, November 3, 2002.

Course leaders for the forum will be Mrs. Jonquil Solt, I.P.E.C. Chairman and Master Judge and Mrs. Inger Bryant, I.P.E.C. Dressage Committee Chairman and Master Judge. The forum is designed to provide an in-depth review of judging dressage for riders with disabilities and will include lecture, discussion and demonstration, along with practical judging of riders with disabilities performing the I.P.E.C. tests.

Information will also be presented on the USA Equestrian Dispensation Program which allows riders with disabilities to compete in USA Equestrian Recognized Dressage shows. Qualified judges who show competency during the practical segment of the forum will be eligible to become I.P.E.C. international candidate, provisional or national level judges.

The course will be open to a maximum of 30 participants, accepted on a first come, first serve basis with priority given to those judges with a dressage "R" rating or above. The course will be free to judges with an "R" rating or above and $50 for judges rated "r", "L" graduates or observers. To register for the course please contact Andrea Ice at USA Equestrian at (859) 225-6977. Please direct other inquiries to Denise Avolio at NDSA (914) 949-8166.