In 2010 Licensed Shows began to offer classes meant to make the competitions more welcoming to a wider range of riders.
Introductory Classes have been added to Licensed shows to offer a chance for beginners to attend. The USDF and USEF do not offer awards or "recognition" at the Introductory Level.
Opportunity Classes have been added to Licensed Shows to allow riders a chance to get a taste of showing in Dressage without having to make a large financial commitment in memberships.
These additional kinds of classes in Licensed shows have required some new policies to be created for the Year-End Awards.
VADA/Nova and VADA Policy:
Both VADA/Nova and VADA state have agreed on the same policy for handling
Intro Level classes and Opportunity classes ridden at Licensed Shows. Other chapters may have made other policies but
here are the guidelines for VADA/Nova and VADA:
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Introductory Classes:
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All Introductory Tests, whether earned at schooling shows or licensed shows, are to be submitted as
SCHOOLING show scores.
Intro Test C can be used for a Schooling Show score, but is not required.
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Opportunity Classes:
- All opportunity class tests (with the exception of Intro) which have been earned at licensed shows are to be
submitted as LICENSED show scores.
If you have any questions about VADA/Nova year-end awards, you should contact
Barb Pickering at goldenmorgan@verizon.net or call 703-754-8506
If you have questions about VADA state year-end awards, you should get in touch with
Robin Dannels at reigndear01@aol.com or 540-439-0994.
Please do contact us if you have questions. It is easier to deal with confusion before
the awards packets are evaluated then try to fix problems after the awards have been made!