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Spirit of Vaulting conference
Here's the info I've been able to gather on this conference:
Dates: Friday, March 12 - Saturday March 13 - Sunday March 14
Place: United States Equestrian Team facility, Gladstone, NJ
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Feb. 14; pay add'l $25 late fee after this.
For conference fees please see registration form:
registration
Spirit of Vaulting Conference
Tentative Schedule FRIDAY
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Indoor Arena
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Board Room
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Trophy Room
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Outdoor Arena
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Barn
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8:30 - 9
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Registration & Coffee
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9 - 9:50
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Christoph Lensing Session 1
Vaulting Clinic
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USET Introduction
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Training the Beginning Vaulting Horse
Session 1
Martonovich
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10 - 10:50
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Therapeutic Vaulting Session 1
Hawthorne
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11 - 11:50
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Warm-up the Fun Way!
Kahl de la Motte
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Lunch provided
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Coaches Roundtable
Stevens-Brown
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1 - 1:50
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Christoph Lensing
Session 2
Conditioning & Performance
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How to Start a Beginning Team
Weber
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Vaulting for Kids & Parents One-on-One
Flannagan
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Vaulting Exercises for the Riding Instructor
Dawley
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2 - 2:50
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Selection of the Vaulting Horse
Deb Dyer
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3 - 3:50
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Vaulting: Line, Focus & Art
Stevens-Brown
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Working w/ Kids & Keeping it Fun
McCormick
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Longeing to Win
Deb Dyer
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4 - 4:50
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Start a University Team
Dawley
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SATURDAY
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Indoor Arena
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Board Room
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Trophy Room
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Outdoor Arena
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Barn
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8:30 - 9
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Registration & Coffee
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Macrame Craft for Teams - all morning
S. Thomas
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9 - 9:50
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Christoph Lensing
Session 3
Vaulting Clinic
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Therapeutic Vaulting
Session 2
Hawthorne
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Team Building for Kids
Dalby & Flannagan
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Training the Intermediate Vaulting Horse
Session 2
Martonovich
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10 - 10:50
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11 - 11:50
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Performance Nutrition
Land
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Working With Kids & Keeping it Fun McCormick
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Lunch Provided
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Lunch Forum
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1 - 1:50
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Therapeutic Vaulting
Session 3
Hawthorne
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Surcingle Design
C. Lensing
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Grooming & Braiding for Competition
Flannagan & Dalby
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Longeing to Win
Deb Dyer
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Fitting the Surcingle to the Horse
Lensing
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2 - 2:50
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Vaulting Exercises for the Riding Instructor
Sherraden
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3 - 3:50
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Soundness
USET Vet
M. Leitch
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Warm-up the Fun Way
Kahl de la Motte
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4 - 4:50
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5 - 6:30
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Region IX Meeting
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SUNDAY
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Indoor Arena
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Board Room
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Trophy Room
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Outdoor Arena
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9 - 9:50
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Christoph Lensing
Session 4
Coaches' Clinic
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Soundness
USET Vet
M. Leitch
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Therapeutic Vaulting
Session 4
Hawthorne
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Training the Advanced Vaulting Horse
Session 3
Martonovich
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10 - 10:50
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11 - 11:50
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Getting Media Attention
R. Van Vranken
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Vaulting: Line, Focus & Art
Stevens-Brown
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12 - 12:50
No Lunch Provided
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How to Start a Beginning Team
Weber
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Selection of the Vaulting Horse
Deb Dyer
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1 - 1:50
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Christoph Lensing
Session 5
Vaulting
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2 - 2:50
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3 - 4PM
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CONFERENCE DIRECTIONSThe Conference will take place in Gladstone, NJ at the headquarters and training facility of the United States Equestrian Team. The site is located at P ottersville Road, Gladstone, NJ 07934. Tel: (908) 234-1251.
From New York City
I-78 West to I-287 North to Exit 22B (Rte 206 North). Proceed North to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/Pottersville Rd). Turn Left. USET Headquarters is on the Left.
From Connecticut
I-80 W est to I-287 South to Exit 22 (Rte 206 North). Proceed North to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/Pottersville Rd). Turn Left. USET Headquarters is on the Left.
From Southern NJ
Turnpike I-287 North to Exit 22B (Rte 206 North). Proceed North to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/Pottersville Rd). Turn Left. USET Headquarters is on the Left.
From Western I-80
Take I-80 East to Rte 206 South. Go approximately 6 miles past Chester to Rte 512. Turn Right immediately after sign for USET.
LODGINGEmbassy Suites Hotel Piscataway-Somerset (Tel: 1-732-980-0500 Fax: 1-732-980-9473 ) has a special conference rate of $105 per suite if booked by M arch 1. The Embassy Suites Hotel - Piscataway, located 30 minutes from the conference site, is a full service, all suites hotel featuring a five floor Tropical Atrium. The hotel is set in a corporate park in central NJ. Suite rates include a complimentary breakfast and manager’s reception. Also available are indoor pool, hot tub, and exercise room. The address is 121 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
Many other hotels are available within 30 minutes of the conference site.
An Open letter to all the Region IX vaulting community:Vaulters, Parents, Coaches, Longeurs, Horse Owners, & Trainers
On March 12, 13, & 14, 2004 the American Vaulting Association in conjunction with Region IX is offering to your community an incredible opportunity. “The Spirit of Vaulting” conference will provide for you a variety of national & international experts in the field of vaulting. It is a chance for us all to come together in a learning environment, share our experiences, and celebrate this wonderful sport as well as spread the knowledge and understanding of this wonderful sport to the rest of the equestrian community.
Our goal is to educate, inspire, and mentor vaulters, coaches, longeurs, and yes, parents. Parents, this is your golden opportunity to learn about vaulting and to become a part of your child’s life. Vaulting can be a wonderful family sport. You can become involved and educated about this sport and help support your vaulter.
This conference is a first in the history of US vaulting and it is happening in your region. Please support it. Many people are volunteering tremendous amounts of their time and effort to bring this conference to you. The tremendous generosity of the presenters in donating their time & effort in this endeavor is incredible. We need all of your support in order to be successful. The benefit to your region is enormous. If we all work together and keep in mind the overall goal, we will make this into a wonderful experience for all those involved. Don’t be left behind. This is your opportunity to experience 3 days of fun, enrichment, and education.
Thank you for your support,
Noel Martonovich
VP Education
More Information on Sessions & PresentersSESSIONS
Christoph Lensing - three time World Vaulting Champion, and twice the reserve World Vaulting Champion currently world class coach
5 three hour vaulting sessions
Design & Fit of the Surcingle
Midge Leitch, DVM Dr. Leitch, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. She has served as Team Veterinarian at recent Olympic and World Equestrian Games and is a member of the USEF Veterinary Committee
Soundness & Fitness in the Performance Horse
Rick & Virginia Hawthorn - founded the Valley View Vaulters in 1980 Valley View Vaulters is the largest vaulting club in the United States with over 150 vaulters two thirds of which are handicapped vaulters
Therapeutic Vaulting & Coaching
Session 1
Overview of disabilities
a) strategies for working with differing disabilities
Session 2
a) techniques for spotting
b) techniques for mounting
Session 3
Working with the horse
a) movement of horse
b) inspiration of the horse
Session 4
Coaching the special needs vaulter
a) self esteem
b) desire to succeed
c) behavior problems
Nancy Stevens-Brown - AVA President and former coach of Timberline Vaulters 1972 - 1996 Timberline A teams won the National Championships seven times
Vaulting Focus, Line & Art
The presentation will explore methods of creating strong, balanced, and interesting contours, when developing a freestyle program. We will examine the 1-2-3’s of building personal styles of performance designed to stand out from the pack.
Mary McCormick - Gold level vaulter & coach of Silver Star Vaulters
Being a young coach and vaulter myself has made me realize how important it is to keep vaulters confidence high and to keep vaulting fun.
Working with Kids and Keeping It Fun
Noel & Yossi Martonovich - Yossi and Noel have worked professionally training riders and horses for the last 20 years at Little Spring Academy of Equestrian Arts in Golden, CO. In 1991, we started a vaulting program which became the Golden Gate Vaulters. Classical Training for the Vaulting Horse
Session 1
The foundation-QUIET, SUPPLE & OBEDIENT-Starting the beginning horse
a) establishing respect
b) leading - halting, turning, backing
c) work in hand
d) establishing light and steady contact with the horse on the longe line
e) extending the distance from the handler
Session 2
Progressing with the intermediate horse
a) establishing relaxation and rhythm
b) suppling exercises in hand and under saddle
c) introducing vaulters to the horse
d) dealing with problems
Session 3 Improving the advanced horse
a) exercises to improve the canter
b) improving the horses carriage
c) work in hand and under saddle
d) dealing with problems
Deb Dyer - founder and director of the ADVANTAGE RANCH Center for Equine Interactive Concepts, longeur for Mt. Tabor and Silver Star Vaulters
Selection of the Vaulting Horse -1. The Four Factors in Selecting a Vaulting Horse: Temperament, Physical Characteristics (Size, Conformation, Way of Going), Suitability for Purpose, Training
Lunging to Win - Competition longeur
warming up your horse: how much time is enough in the warm up arena
conveying a winning attitude to the judges: professional turnout of horse, team, & longeur
Carol Land - BS in Human Nutrition and Foods from Cornell University, MS from Winthrop University in Human Nutrition. Have worked in the field of Nutrition for over 30 years, with clinical, community and educational experience. I have also been a vaulting coach for 12 years, teach riding lessons to 70 students a week and am a Clinic Instructor with CHA. Performance Nutrition
Adele Dawley - UConn Vaulting Team coach, longeur, & vaulter
Master's Degree and Teacher Certification in Special Education.
How to start a University Vaulting Program
Jan Weber, Amy McCune and Rachel Markels Webber - This team of presenters has experience in both coaching and management of vaulting programs. Participants have developed successful recreational and competitive vaulting programs over the last 15 years. Members also have experience training and judging other equestrian disciplines.
1. Vaulting 101 - How to Incorporate a Successful Equestrian Vaulting Program into your existing equestrian program.
Why Equestrian Vaulting is the Perfect introductory Equestrian Sport. Management, Recruitment and
2. Vaulting ABC's - Issues for the new vaulting program.
Rick Van Vranken - Agricultural Agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County, NJ - vaulting Dad for five years
Media Attention for your Equestrian Program
Vickie Sherraden - Coach of Vaulters of Ice Pond - certified ARICP for Adv Dressage, Bronze medal thru USDF teach and train using principals of Classical Dressage, B.S. degree in Education
Vaulting Exercises for Riding Instructors
Kids Corner
Katie Flannagan - master’s degree in education and worked professionally as an educator for the past 25 years - coach of Balance Vaulters in Maidens, Virginia
Vaulting one-on-one: Parent & Vaulter
Emily Flannagan & Logan Dalby - silver level vaulters who have been involved in vaulting for a combined total of 16 years as vaulters & asst. coaches
Team building for Kids: learn communication & teamwork with fun creative games & dance
Proper grooming & horse care plus the fine art of braiding
Sharon Thomas - BFA in crafts from Virginia Commonwealth Univ. - professional focus in making beaded jewelry
Team building with macrame - Participants will complete a simple macrame project using beads in team colors or letter beads that spell out a team’s name. All materials will be provided to make a key chain, bracelet, choker, or anklet.
Anna Kahl de la Motte - Member of National A Team of the Year 1993, '94, '95 - Member of Reserve National A Team, '96, '97 - Silver Individual National Champion, 1996 - Reserve Gold National Champion, 1997, '98
World Championships, Rome 1998, 8th Place Women's Individual
Competed in 16 International Competitions
Warm up for the Vaulter; the Fun Way - Fun and creative ways to do aerobic, anaerobic, and stretching exercises. Kids will create exercises to music on the mats & the barrel.