Upcoming events

    • 24 Feb 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    This informal session will feature experienced CVDA volunteers Margaret "Peg" French and Kylie Tuttle, as well as Judge Erin Hurley. Bring your questions!

    Interested in volunteering at a CVDA event but feel unsure about the roles, the process, or the expectations?  This session is designed for you!  CVDA Board member and Show Committee Chair Kylie Tuttle and CVDA Volunteer Coordinator Peg French will provide responsibilities and expectations of volunteer positions at CVDA development days, show days, and clinics. We will also have CVDA Board member and "L" Judge Erin Hurley explain the role and duties of the volunteer scribe. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions and to gain the confidence you need to volunteer with CVDA.


    There are many ways to become involved - to the right is a scribe for the judge. (Photo courtesy of Renee Casavant, Creek Dreams Photography.)  





    At left are ring stewards. (Photo by Katherine Roe)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       


    At right are the show scorer and office aide. (Photo by Katherine Roe) 

    There are many other positions as well, and we hope you will attend this webinar to find your volunteer place with CVDA!

    • 24 Mar 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    CVDA's March Winter Webinar will feature USEF 'r' Technical Delegate Jennifer Koch

    Back by popular demand, Jenn Koch will review several recent rule changes for sanctioned ("recognized") dressage shows that have generated a lot of discussion and some confusion.  Ms. Koch will address these and other changes, as well as give guidance on do's and don'ts for those new to showing at recognized shows. 

    Ms. Koch presented to CVDA last winter and was clear, concise, very approachable - and funny! 

    If you have particular questions for Ms. Koch, please email them to CVDA by March 15 so that she has time to research her answers.  We look forward to an educational and informative session!

    Speaker Bio

    Jennifer Koch is a USEF 'r' Technical Delegate from Eastern Pennsylvania. She also has experience serving in multiple GMO leadership roles and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the local horse park. She is the President of the Youth Dressage FUNdation, which runs the Region 1 Youth Dressage Team Challenge held annually in Virginia. Jen has deep interest in promoting dressage among youth and has worked with several organizations to increase youth engagement, including serving on the USDF National Youth Programs Committee. She enjoys helping all competitors navigate the rules to allow riders to have a positive show experience. 


    • 25 Apr 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Town Hall/Story Memorial Hall, 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road, West Windsor, Vermont
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    Personal trainer and long- time riding/vaulting instructor Joyce Kramer will present key points of her first book in the Stable Core Training series. Come dressed comfortably, bring a water bottle and be ready to try some of the exercises. Joyce has worked extensively with some CVDA members.

    Joyce will explain her system of combining stability and suppleness to achieve a riding position that will enhance your horse’s movements. She will set aside time in this workshop to address some specific riding challenges that participants would like to hear about. She will reference specific pages of her book.

    For those who bring a copy of Joyce’s book Stable Core Training, which was released in 2025 by Trafalgar Square Publishers, Joyce has offered to do a book signing!

    Jump start your riding season with Joyce’s unique exercises and learn to use them as part of your warm-up routine. You will love the results!

    Speaker Bio

    Joyce Kramer earned a BS in Animal Science from Cornell and a master’s degree in Agricultural Education from the University of New Hampshire. She has completed extensive coursework in Education and Special Education at the University of Vermont. Her educational background has informed her professional career teaching horseback riding, which now spans over 50 years and includes the direction of numerous learn-to-ride programs and summer
    camps throughout the Northeast. Kramer has also been a personal trainer certified through the American Council on Exercise for over a decade. She continues to passionately study the fields of movement, posture, biomechanics, somatics, and mind-body techniques to further inform her innovative Stable Core Training program. Kramer regularly teaches her approach to students, including Grand Prix dressage riders and top-level eventers, in regions near her home base in Wilder, Vermont. For more information about her work, visit www.stablecoretraining.com .

Central Vermont Dressage Association, Inc is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 
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