USDF Congratulates 2018 GMO Award Winners
Lexington, KY (October 18, 2018) - The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is pleased to congratulate all of the winners of the 2018 GMO Awards, which will be presented during the Board of Governors General Assembly at the 2018 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention, in Salt Lake City, UT. These awards are given annually, to recognize outstanding achievement within USDF's GMO community. Recognition is given in the following categories: GMO amateur photograph, website user experience, newsletter first person experience and general interest articles, and creative GMO-sponsored program. USDF also recognizes outstanding volunteers at the regional level along with the recipient of the Ruth Arvanette Memorial Fund grant.
This year's winners are:
GMO Photography Awards: 
Best Amateur Photograph: 
| GMOs
  with less than 75 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Columbia
  Dressage & Combined Training Association, Direct Rein, July
  2018, Photographer: Leah Strid  | 
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| GMOs
  with 75 to 174 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Southern
  Eventing & Dressage Association, Off Course Online-The Bleep,
  August 2018, Photographer: Nicole Miller  | 
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| GMOs
  with 175 to 499 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Central
  States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, July
  2018, Photographer: Ann McMillan  | 
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| GMOs
  with 500 or more members:  | 
 | No
  nominations
   | 
GMO Newsletter Awards: 
First Person Experience Article: 
| GMOs
  with less than 75 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Eastern
  Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association, "On the Bit",
  March 2018: Members Unearth Free Digital Content for Riding at February
  EIDEA Meeting by Donna Hammond  | 
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| GMOs
  with 75 to 174 members:  | 
 | First
  Place:
  Central Tennessee Dressage Association, The Half Halt, December
  2017: A Bigger Stage: "More" is a four-letter word by Jody
  Wilson  | 
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| GMOs
  with 175 to 499 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Central
  States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, November
  2017: The Case For Pony Club: What today's young eventers are missing
  by Jennifer Selvig, DVM  | 
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| GMOs
  with 500 or more members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Rocky
  Mountain Dressage Society, The Centaur, July 2018: RMDS Adult
  Amateur Clinic with Bill McMullin by Judi DeVore  | 
General Interest/Informational Article:
| GMOs
  with less than 75 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Long
  Island Dressage Association, The LIDA Extension, October 2017: The
  Value of Showing Locally by Lucille Sullivan  | 
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| GMOs
  with 75 to 174 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Lehigh
  Valley Dressage Association, The LVDA CenterLine, February 2018: Stepping
  Outside Your Comfort Zone: Taking a Lesson with a New/Different Clinician or
  Trainer by Patty Weston  | 
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| GMOs
  with 175 to 499 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Central
  States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, July
  2018: Choosing the Right Horse: How Equine Personality Plays a Role by
  Ingrid Henry  | 
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| GMOs
  with 500 or more members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Georgia
  Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc., Collected Remarks,
  July/August 2018: Mustangs at Wills Park by Caitlyn Bennett  | 
GMO Website Awards: 
Best User Experience: 
| GMOs
  with less than 75 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Eastern
  Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association (www.easterniowadressageandeventing.com)
   | 
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| GMOs
  with 75 to 174 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Nebraska
  Dressage Association (www.nebraskadressage.org)
   | 
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| GMOs
  with 175 to 499 members:  | 
 | First
  Place: Central
  States Dressage and Eventing Association (www.csdea.org)
   | 
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| GMOs
  with 500 or more members:  | 
 | First
  Place: California
  Dressage Society (www.california-dressage.org)
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Creative GMO-Sponsored Program Award:
| First
  Place:  | 
 | Inland
  Northwest Dressage Association - The Judge's Eye  | 
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| Honorable
  Mention:  | 
 | Eastern
  Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association - Taste A Wine/Ride A Test  | 
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Regional GMO Volunteers of the Year:
Region 1: Gary Maholic (Doylestown, PA - Eastern States Dressage &
Combined Training Association) 
Region 2: No nominations 
Region 3: Judy Downer (Ocala, FL – STRIDE) 
Region 4: Elizabeth Hotchkiss (Columbia, MO – Columbia Dressage & Combined
Training Association) 
Region 5: No nominations 
Region 6: Julie Loudon (Cheney, WA – Inland Northwest Dressage Association) 
Region 7: Ellen Corob (San Luis Obispo, CA – California Dressage Society) 
Region 8: Karen Steffy (Freeville, NY – Cayuga Dressage & Combined
Training, Inc.) 
Region 9: Judi Dauterive (Folsom, LA – Southern Eventing & Dressage Association)
Ruth Arvanette Memorial Fund Grant 
Kathryn P. Kostenbader (North Liberty, IA – Eastern Iowa Dressage &
Eventing Association) 
For more information on GMOs in your area or GMO award programs, please visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org, or contact the USDF Group Member Organization Committee liaison at gmoliaison@usdf.org.
Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, email usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.

 
					