I. AVA VAULTING NEWSA PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION

AVA • P.O. BOX 1307 • SAN JUAN BAUTISTA • CALIFORNIA 95045 • NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1980

AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 1307 SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA 95045 Tel (408) 623-4446

General SecretaryAdrienne Stang

20449 Glen Brae DriveSaratoga, CA 95070

408-867-0184

Medal Testing & Films SecretaryPatricia Reschar112 Calfhil! Court

Los Gatos, CA 95030408-356-8660

EditorKitchy Burdette

2643 Old San Jose RoadSoquel, CA 95073

408-462-4686

Historian, Insurance & Annual ReportBettylou Hutton

12851 Sonoma HighwayGlen Ellen, CA 95442

707-996-1777

Technical AdvisorJ. Ashton MooreP. O. Box 1307

San Juan Bautista, CA 95045408-623-4446

Budget CommitteeMary Parker

P. O. Box 252Capitola, CA 95010

408-475-7420

Clinics, Courses & CompetitionCheryl Davidson

15644 La Barca Dr.La Mirada, CA 90638

714-522-7239

Camps & ClubsJean Dempsey

24425 Loma Prieta Ave.Los Gatos, CA 95030

408-353-1850

Promotion & PublicityBettylou Hutton

12851 Sonoma HighwayGlen Ellen, CA 95442

707-996-1777

Judges & TechnicalNaomi Takemoto5332 Soquel Dr,

Soquel, CA 95073408-475-5034

FestLillet Bossenmeyer

9835 Caminito CuadroSan Diego, CA 92129

714-484-1710

Constitution & By-LawsAdrienne Stang

20449 Glen Brae DriveSaratoga, CA 95070

408-867-0184

Vaulting For The HandicappedLiz Helms

9311 Del Arroyo Dr.Sun Valley, CA 91352

213-243-7187

InternationalJ. Ashton Moore

334 Mission Vineyard Rd.San Juan Bautista, CA 95045

408-623-4446

AVA FEES

Registered Teams - $35 first year, then $25 per year.Vaulters - $7.50 per year.Sustaining Members - $16.50 per year.Subscription to the AVA News - $10 per year.Medal Exams - $7.50 per vaulter.AVA Rule Book -$5-50 to AVA members.AVA Rule Book - $7.50 to non-members.Patches - $2.50 each.Score Sheets (Team, 3-Phase, Medal, Test) 10" each,AVA Brochure - Free.Medal Test Application - Free.

Please send Membership Fees to Adrienne Stang, and Medal TestFees to Patti Reschar. Patti is also in charge of the AVA Films that arefor rent. Rule Books and Score Sheets are available from AdrienneStang. Contact the General Secretary's office for paperback copies ofElizabeth Friedlander's book, "Vaulting" at $7 each

BE SURE TO SEND INQUIRIES TO THE CORRECT PLACE(Membership, films, etc.) as there is much delay when

information goes to the wrong place or person!!!

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ANNUAL DRESSAGECLINIC HELD IN MAUI

Haku Baldwin, owner of the Maui HorseCenter on the island of Maui in Hawaii spon-sored an annual dressage clinic with ElizabethSearle and J. A. Moore in late October. Mrs.Baldwin, who also sponsors the Maui No Ka OiVaulting Team, arranged for a medel exam atthe center. There were candidates for the trotmedal, bronze medal, and one candidate forthe gold medal. The gold candidate, RunaEngel, has been seen by most active Californiavaulters because she has competed severaltimes at the National Championships on Hawaiicomposite teams and on the Maui team.

Runa earned her gold medal with no whisperof doubt on the part of the examiner that thiswas certainly gold medal material. Her wholeperformance in that exam was notable for its ef-fortless security in all exercises, the most difficultseeming to be as easy for Runa as the easiest,and for her particularly elegant and free vault-ons time and again.

Runa has in the past had difficulty achievingsufficient elevation and flight in flanks, pike-offs, and other flight exercises. However, inthese last few months it seems that she hasovercome gravity and suddenly become able todemonstrate gold medal quality in her flight ex-ercises.

It was especially nice to be able to award agold medal to someone who not only istalented, but who has worked long and hardand has always been noted for being one of themost cheerful faces and one of the most sup-portive vaulters to other members of her teamand to her coaches. She has also been abletime and again in Hawaii, on the mainland, andin Europe to be able to fit in perfectly with mix-ed teams, compostie teams and groups of peo-ple that she doesn't know. Certainly, she willbe a great addition to our elite corps of goldmedalists.

TIMBERLINE GOLDOn November 7th, Timberline Vaulters had anall gold medal exam with no fewer than 8 can-didates, of whom 6 passed. Six may be thelargest number that have ever passed from oneteam at one time. Certainly it was a remarkableacheivement.

In general, their performances were marked

by excellent and unrestrained elevation. Inspite of a few basic mechanical faults in basicseat, in scissors, and in flank, the level and per-formance of all of these vaulters was, for themost part, definitely up to gold standard, eventhe two who didn't pass this time. As was ex-plained to them on that day, chances are if theytook the exam again the next day, they wouldhave a very good chance of passsing. Theywere not suffering from a lack of ability orpreparation, but just one of those things on oneof those days.

After the end of the gold medal exam was avery enjoyable demonstration of the doubleroutines that the Timberline Vaulters arepreparing for their performance in Paris inDecember at the Salon du Cheval InternationalVaulting Competition. After the horse activitieswas a very nice champagne reception andvideotapes were shown of the day's vaulting.

'MCIXE VAN BRUGGENMelle Afch Bruggen, Coach of the USET

Dressage Team, conducted a clinic at Osierleafrom November 4 to 7, 19&0. Riders includedvaulting coaches J. A. Moore, Inez Fort, andJoyce Post and two former members of the Fly-ing Buttresses, Terry Wilson and Aloyslia Hard,so when Melle's son Bobby, who had accom-panied him on his trip, from New Zealand to theU.S., wanted to vault, everyone got into theact.

Melle questioned the way Inez was teachingBobby to vault on, saying that when he vaultedin Switzerland at the Swiss Circus, the techni-que was different. The ensuing discussion as tothe vaulter's head position during the vault-onled to the entrance of Osierlea's Candy Bars on-to the scene. Then everybody vaulted, Melledemonstrating his technique and then teachingJeff to do it his way.

The most important part of this entire episodewas to discover that the U.S. Dressage Coachnot only vaults himself, but emphasizes that it isthe basis for all riding.

GREAT FALLS VAULTING CLINCSWhile on the East Coast to judge th National

Dressage Finals, Jeff Moore journeyed to GreatFalls, Virginia to conduct three evening vaultingclinics for Merry Cole's Great Falls Pony ClubVaulting Team. Jeff expected 8 - 10 vaulters ineach of the three sessions hoever, it turned out

GREAT FALLS VAULTING CLINIC(Cont'd.)

that over 80 people came. As a result in onesma\r ring, they had four instructors,three groups working on horses, and one groupworking on the ground with Jeff policing the en-tire affair so that there would not be 'head-oncollisions amongst the horses.

Apparently the clinic was received very suc-cessfully with Merry getting a lot of positivefeedback from it. Jeff will conduct anotherclinic for this Great Falls Vaulting Team in earlyMay, 1981.

COLORADO VAULTERS SEEK AIDSeveral talented young vaulters from a team

in Colorado would like to find a way to par-ticipate in the trials to select individuals to com-pete in a German International Competition thissummer. If we have trials, in fact, they will pro-bably be held in March or thereabouts. Thesevaulters do not have horses or coaches who cancome to California with them. They would likevery much to find a team in California withwhom they could vault and try out as in-dividuals. They need to come for some periodof time prior to the try outs. Anybody who is in-terested and who can provide this opportunity,please contact the International Committee,Jeff Moore Chairman, for further information.

J. A. Moore

VAULTING LOUNGERCOACHING CLILNIC

This clinic, sponsored by Garrod Farms, willdefinitely be held the first two weeks of July,1981. Herr Peter Peterson will be coming fromGermany to teach the session. The A.V.A. hasgreed to sanction the clinic. It will probably beheld for ten days straight starting July 2nd or3rd.

We are starting to receive requests for ap-plications. This \ a clinic for beginningcoaches. The clinic may be observed by AVAmembers on a day by day bases for a small fee.

A schedule of what will be happening duringthe two week period will be sent out with theapplications. If interested, please contact bymail.

Jan Garrod22600 Mount Eden Road

Saratoga, CA 95070

ANNUAL MEETINGSET FOR JANUARY

Be sure to attend the Annual Meeting of theAVA this year. This is the place to come to findout what is going on in the AVA and to havesome say in it! It is a lot of work and a lot of fun.

It • is open to ALL and ONLY sustainingmembers. You may pay your membershipdues when you arrive at the meeting. You willnot be allowed to attend if you are not paid for1981.

The conference will be held January 30-February 1, 1981, in Santa Cruz at the HolidayInn. Friday morning there will be a closedboard meeting with committee chairmen. Fri-day afternoon, beginning at 2:00, will be anopen general meeting discussing topicspreviously sent into the General Secretary.Saturday will be open committee meetings, andSaturday night will be a dinner-board meeting.Sunday morning will be for closed committeemeetings if needed. Sunday at 12:00 will bethe luncheon and annual meeting. You mustcome to the luncheon and pay for it. More in-formation will be coming from the GeneralSecretary.

Only current sustaining members receive theAVA newsletter. Will this issue be your last?Send your dues, $16.50, for sustainingmembership, to Adrienne Stang, 20449 GlenBrae Dr., Saratoga, CA 95060 or bring it to theAnnual Meeting. 1980 shows us having 190sustaining members. We usually have a 25 percent loss each year, (why?) This year, wewould like to keep all sustaining members andINCREASE our membership 25 per cent. Youcan help!

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PROMOTION & PUBLICITY REPORTby Lili B.

The Promotion & Publicity Committee has beenhaving some exciting results this year. We have senthundreds of publicity releases and pictures tomagazines and newspapers all over the country.

CALIFORNIA HORSEMAN'S NEWS

This terrific newspaper published a beautiful arti-cle. It was written by Catherine Kauffman who isassociated with the Hidden Hills Team. The coverconsisted of two color pictures, Hidden Hills &Timberline. The rest of the newsletter was followedby page after page of pictures and articles. Totally,there were 5 full pages of the main article, a full 2page collage of the International Fest in Amsettan,Austria, 6 additional pictures and an article by BradWells about his experiences in Amstettan.

We can't thank California Horseman's Newsenough for their continued support.

L.A. COUNTY FAIR

This Fair is one of the largest events in SouthernCalifornia. This is the first time that vaulting will beused as part of the Fair's Horse Show. Nineteendemonstrations will be given by Ahead With Horses,Hidden Hills and the Via Verde Vaulters.

REAL PEOPLE

Real People is a nationwide TV show which wasfascinated with vaulting. They will be doing a storyon vaulting this June.

CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR

After 3 years of work, we have convinced thispopular nationwide show to cover our NationalFest. They might even go to the International Festin Germany in 1981.

ABC EYEWITNESS NEWS

At Fest 1980, this station showed several inter-views with Rick Hawthorne of Ahead With Horsesand Brad Wells, an independent. Their coveragewas very clear and showed all the excitement of theFest.

NBC's GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

A fairly new show has been very excited about asmall Individual Fest that I am hosting on November15.

NEWSWEEK NEWS

This group also spent a great deal of time at Fest1980. They are a subsidiary of NewsweekMagazine. Their show will be released sometime inOctober on KTTV, Los Angeles.

GYMNAST MAGAZINE

Brad Wells will be featured in this internationalmagazine. We don't know, as yet, when the articlewill be published.

CBS NEWS

Hidden Hills gave a special pre-Fest demonstra-tion to CBS News. They showed the compulsories,team kur and even a few falls.

"A" HORSE SHOW

More and more large horse shows have asked forvaulting demonstrations to be a part of their show.The most recent ones have been the Del Mar Na-tionals and the Santa Anita National. Ahead WithHorses, The Freedom Vaulters, Hidden Hills andTimberline performed. Everyone helped to make asuper showing for the vaulting world.

ROSE PARADE

For the last 3 years, teams irom Southern Califor-nia have been performing for the Rose Paradecrowds. Twice on new Year's Eve and all day NewYear's Day they vaulted next to the spot where thefloats were held for viewing. Because of this work,we are now being allowed to actually ride down theparade route. They will not let us do any vaulting asthey walk but they will be showing film clips of thevaulters from a few days before. We will still be per-forming all day by floats so look for us on NewYear's Day! We won't be hard to find.

THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

In this year of the presidential election, politics wasn'tthe only thing being promoted. The candidates' cam-paign trails took them mostly to major cities and govern-ment buildings, whereas, my campaign trail (for vaulting)took me from a small ranch near the shores of LakeMichigan to the middle of a pasture in Pennsylvania andall the way south to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

October 1st found me riding a bus through the Wiscon-sin countryside on my way to my first, of many, vaultingclinics. Robin Erhiick is the Business Manager for TempleFarms in Wadsworth, Illinois but she also spends once ortwice a week at the Haft Farm in Racine, Wisconsin withher vaulting group. After I arrived, Robin and 1 went outand caught their vaulting horse "Home". Home is a bigdapple-grey thorobred-percheron cross gelding. Hebelongs to Robin's mother who fox hunts with him. Ibegan the clinic with a video tape of the 1980 Nationals inMalibu and another fi lm. From there we went to the bar-rel and began the first three compulsories, then on to thehorse for practice. While Home was resting, we workedon the full flank and the scissors and then back to thehorse. During the last half of the clinic, everyone waseating pizza between turns. The Racine Vaulters are avery promising and enthusiastic group!

Following Jeff Moore's successful clinics in Great Falls,VA., Sharon Davis, AVA Judge, who lives in Spr-ingfield, VA, set up a number of clinic / demonstrationsfor us to conduct during my visit in the east.

October 5th found me at a Renassaince Faire in Col-umbia, MD. 1 was a small part of a demonstration put onjointly by the Rocking W (coach: Chriss Bucherka) andGreat Falls Pony Clubs. It was great fun working withthese groups.

A few days later saw Sharon Davis and me withSharon's daughter, Debbie, giving a clinic / demonstra-tion at Blacksburg, VA., the home of VPI&SU. It washeld at the indoor arena used by the College's equestrianstudents. The 12 participants were the Blacksburg Sad-dle Club and a local 4-H club. They broke into twogroups after a demonstration by Debbie and me. Then agreat deal of practical teaching by Sharon and myself leftthe neophyte vaulters well versed in the mechanics of thesix compulsories. Upon our departure there was talk ofanother clinic and possible medal testing in the spring.The enthusiastic leaders of these groups are Trish Cutnm-ings and Mrs. Meacham.

October 15th, Sharon and I visted the beigin-ner / intermediate vaulters of the Great Falls Pony Clubcoached by Merty Co\e. A great deal of time was spenton the 14 vaulters' form and elevation for upcomingmedal tests. I demonstrated and directed them on thebarrel, taking apart each of the compulsories and drillingthem on their form and stretching for elevation. Thescenario began to pick up its tempo as vaulters would gofrom doing an exercise on the barrel with me poking andprodding to doing it on the trotting horse, Daisy. Eachvaulter did two repeats under the fierce promoting fromSharon, then quickly back to the barrel for the next oftheir exercises. The vaulters applied themsleves with

vigor and everyone felt a big step forward had beentaken. Aftrerwards we were guests at a Pot Luck provid-ed by the parents of the vaulters. Dessert was served asfilms from the AVA were shown. This clinic plan ofrotating from the barrel to the horse and then back to thebarrel worked so well we used it at .all the rest of ourclinics.

At 4:00 am October 18th, Sharon and I leftWashington D.C. for Pittsburg, PA. The Deer Foot PonyClub is taught by Dottie Fontana, a former instructor atGarrod Farms, Saratoga. This is where she saw and par-ticipated in vaulting and decided it was truly a worthwileequestrian activity. The newly constructed vaulting areawas a level pad bulldozed in the middle of their pasture.Its footing was most remarkable. It was cinders that of-fered soft but well drained footing. Draining was impor-tant that day, as during most of the clinic there was aslight rain. Dale, their vaulting horse, is 24 years old. Heis a heavy hunter type that showed terrific stamina. Usingthe same techniques we used at the Great Falls clinic, werotated the vaulters from the barrel to the horse. In thismanner, the group was able to keep moving (and warm)and still put a lot of concentration of perfecting mechanicsfor rank beginners, and form and elevation for the moreexperienced vaulters. At lunch, we were fed a deliciousmeal (sometimes I think thats the best part!) Afterwardsthe AVA films were shown with a question and answerperiod. This clinic generated much enthusiasm. A newvaulting group was organized by the Chestnut Hill PonyClub as a result of taking part in this clinic.

Judy BryerSecretary

Mt. Eden Vaulting Clubl 1/14/80

MT. EDEN VAULTERSGO TO EUROPE

by Judy BryerSecretary

Mt. Eden Vaulting ClubOn Friday, July 11, 1980, after months of planning,

fundraising and anticipation 12 Mt. Eden vaulters, ourlonger, Jan Garrod, and chaperones Arden Bendorf andJudy and Dick Bryer gathered at San Francisco Interna-tional Airport for Pan Am's 11:15 a.m. flight to Hamburgvia New York and London. Our 3 hour layover in thehot, humid New York City airport stretched to 6 hoursand coach Sue Scherf needed to stretch out on a waitingroom bench, felled by the stomach flu. Finally airborne at9:30p.m. California time, we were served our dinner justas dawn was breaking over the North Atlantic Ocean.(Midnight in California!)

After a short stop to change planes at Heathrow wecrossed the English Channel under grey skies, arriving inHamburg at 4 Saturday afternoon to a rousing welcome,despite the 3 hour delay, A contingent of Hohenhamelnvaulters waved a huge U.S. flag and plied us withorgange juice, champagne and warm greetings. Claimingour luggage and going through customs was a breeze forall but Sue Scherf and Jan Garrod, each of whom hadlost a piece of luggage - - and Jan's contained frozensteaks for his host family. Neither bag turned up untildays later, and by then the steaks were good only for avery aromatic addition to the garbage can! I was gratefulfor the fatigue which set in during our 2 hour drive in therain from Hamburg to Hohenhameln as it gave me an ex-cuse to keep my eyes closed so as not to notice the highspeed tailgating on the autobahn. Apparently the strategyis to approach as close as possible to the car in front atvery high speed to induce it to move over to the slowerlane. Terrifying!

Another warm welcome awaited us at theHohenhameln Reitverein (riding club) where we allgathered around a large table laden with 3 scrumptiousGerman layer cakes filled with whipped cream, fruit andnuts. There was more champagne, orange juice and cof-fee. Warm, welcoming speeches followed, plus therenewal of friendships made during the time theHohenhameln vaulters stayed with us in 1979. As theluggage was sorted out and cars assigned for our disper-sal to 14 homes in 6 or 7 different villages in the area,some of us peeked into the huge covered riding hall toobserve "our" horse, a beautiful black Hanoverian, pran-cing about, bucking and tossing his head. Herzog(translates to Duke) turned out to be a marvelous horse.

SETTLING INDick and 1 stayed in the home of Use Kucklick, who

had chaperoned the Hohenhameln team on their trip toCalifornia. Her daughter, Gabriella, had been a teammember at that time, but is now over 16 and no longervaults. Heinz, the very charming man of the house, iscounty administrator for Landkreis Peine, the area inwhich we stayed, which is southeast of Hanover in thestate of Lower Saxony. A son, Klaus, is studying law atthe university does) not!live at home. The village ofRosenthal, population 800 , is typical of villages in thearea, with ancient red brick and dark wood beam homesand barns, tile roofs and narrow streets. Since there had

been no war damage in the area, it looked much as it hasfor 100's of years. The Kucklick's house, however, ismodern, being only 11 years old, and they drive a FordGranada. Heinz also has a chaffeur driven Mercedes athis disposal due to his position. The homes all have hugevegetable gardens with potatoes the largest crop. Sur-rounding fields are planted to sugar beets and variousgrain crops, and groves of trees separate the many similarvillages which are connected by narrow, straight roads.Since the area is in a latitude even further north thanNova Scotia, the sun does not set until after 9:30 in mid-summer.

Our German hosts were all growing very weary of therain which had continued for over 6 weeks with little signof abating. It was cold and damp there even as Californiaand much of the southern and middle U.S. were in thegrip of a heat wave. When we first entered our bedroom,we were somewhat taken aback by the bedding. Therewere fitted bottom sheets and large pillows. The onlyother bedding was 2 fluffy feather beds encased in theirown large "pillowslips". It was strange getting used to notbeing tucked in, but oh so snuggy and warm when we gotthe hange of it. And bedmaking was a breeze!

Heinz had just begun three weeks of vacation, the firstevent of which was to be a large 50th birthday "fete" thefollowing morning at the local biergarten (called "pubs"by the locals). Dick and I were invited, of course, as wereArden Bendorf and her hosts, the Schapers. We found ita most enjoyable and impressive introduction to the localcustoms. Over 160 people attended, sitting at long tablesat either side of the hall. The bar and German band wereat one end of the long room and at the other was thepodium for congratulatory speeches, which weredelivered to the accompaniment of flashbulbs, applauseand laughter. Thirty feet of tables down the center of thehall were heavily laden with a great variety of cold meats,cheese, breads, vegetable relishes, white wine, beer,schnapps and brandies. Several of the male guests wereresplendant in their military-type Schutzenfest uniformsadorned with colorful medals and ribbons.

Later in the afternoon we went to the riding club towatch the first practice session on Herzog. As it wasalready Sunday and we were to leave at the crack ofdawn Thursday moring for the International FriendshipFest in Austria, our vaulters had only 4 days to recoverfrom jet lag and get used to a new horse. We were all gladto see each other again and reassured to learn that all thevaulters were settled into their German homes, most withmembers of the team we had hosted, but some with com-plete strangers. A bit of homesickness and a few sorethroats surfaced, but most were happy and enthusiasticabout their new environments. Many of the vaulters hadspent the previous evening attending the annualHohenhameln Schutzenfest, a traditional summer villageparade and carnival with rides, games, dancing, musicand ubiquitous beer tent.

We awakened Monday morning to find that Heinz'sbirthday party had resumed in their celler game room,with friends coming and going all day to offer their con-gratulations and partake of leftovers of the previous day'sfeast. Use drove us to afternoon vaulting practice. Undercoach Peter Peterson's expert tutelage, our longer JanGarrod did a very creditable job with Herzog and webecame increasingly enthusiastic about "our" horse.

The sun attempted to peek through the rain cloudsTuesday morning for our trip with Heinz and Use intoPeine, the county seat, where he took us on a tour of hisoffice, followed by a stroll around the town which turnedout to be very picturesque. There were a large variety ofshops, a big department store, and even a Safeway onthe pedestrian mall. After lunch back at "home" Heinztook us "wandering" through the nearby wood, a smallbeech forest with footpaths going through it. We passedan old cemetary on the way back and went in to lookaround. Grave plots are sold for only a 25 year period,Heinz explained, and then someone else is buried there.(He did't explain what happens to the previousoccupant!) We also passed a thickly wooded ducal estatewith the local castle in the center. Heinz pointed outnea houses which are part of the estate and were us-ed by peasants who worked for the duke. Four o'clockvaulting practice found the team polishing up their kurroutine, and talking of Mike Sisul's 21st birthday celebra-tion the evening before. All the vaulters had attendedand it sounded like QUITE a party! As local schools arein session this week, our kids are pretty much on theirown during the day. Some have been loaned bikeswhich they ride to practice and around the area. Five ofour girls and longer are staying in Hohenhameln, but therest of us are in villages varying distances away. In theevenings most of them get together with theHohenhameln vaulters to "party".

Wednesday Arden accompanied Heinz Kucklick andus to the Peine archives where all manner of fascinatinghistorical artifacts had been gathered from different partsof the county and catalogued in preparation forestablishing a museum. Antique household items, pot-tery, cast iron family crests, huge decorated wooden doorlintels with the family names and date carved on them,artwork, weapons, uniforms, etc. We found itfascinating! We were joined there by Herr Schaeffer,who served as translator. He also accompanied us onour drive to an ancient farm house in Bortfeld. TheBauernhaus was set up as a museum with the original fur-nishings. Rooms on either side of the entrance had hous-ed pigs, chickens and cattle; grain and hay was stored inthe attic, and there were separate rooms for butchering,making butter, spinning and weaving, and grindinggrain. Our guide was as fascinating as the house itself-alittle old lady who talked enthusiastically a mile a minute,hardly pausing long enough for Herr Schaeffer to be ableto translate our questions to her. The final vaulting prac-tice before our departure for Austria was that afternoon.

WE SET OFF FOR AUSTRIA

July 17, Thursday morning, we were up early andafter a big breakfast, bag lunch in hand we joined theothers at the Riding Club for a 6:30 departure time. Aftera detour to pick up Kim and Utre, and then backtrackingto Hohenhameln when we realized we had forgotten SueJordan, we were off. The sun began to break throughthe clouds as our large chartered bus took to thehighway, but it rained intermittently during the first part ofour 13 hour journey. Even with most of theHohenhameln team plus all of us in the bus, it was veryroomy and comfor t ab l e . Chaperoning theHohenhameln team was Gabe's mother, RenataSchaper, with whom Arden was staying. HeinrichSchaper is the president of the Reitverein. Renata is alovely lady with a great sense of humor and kept up alively conversation with the driver most of the trip. Abuilt-in tape player provided us with both German andU.S. music, and a small, well stocked refrigerator sup-plied our thirst. Despite his almost total ignorance ofEnglish, Karl, our bus driver was destined to become oneof our favorite people with his good natured ways. (Buthe really herded us in and out of the autobahn rest andfood stops with dispatch!)

As we progressed south through Bavaria, the coun-tryside became very scenic-villages nestled among roll-ing hills surrounded buy green and golden fields of grainstudded with cone shaped haystacks. Each village hadone or two very picturesque onion dome churches andthe German boys delighted in urging us, "photo, photo,click, click!" and we certainly obliged. We crossed theDanube River at 4:30 and in another hour were at theAustrian border. Two more hours brought us to theAmstettan Riding Ciub at 7:30 where coach, PeterPetersen, Rolf, and Guido had just arrived with the twohorses.

Our vaulters were eagerly awaiting their first glimpse ofthe Schloss (castle) where all were to be housed. Imaginetheir disappointment to find the the "schloss" was a run-of-the-mill rectangular 3 story dormitory building for the"Castle School of something or other". With 10 to aroom, coed showers, and the building locked all day longand after 10 at night, a few adjustments were necessary!Since dorm space was at a premium, we 3 chaperons(plus Arden's husband, Bob, who interrupted a businesstrip to join us during our stay in Amstettan) were directed

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to the charming old Hotel Hofmann next to the train sta-tion, about a half mile from the dorm. The riding clubwhere the competition was held was a 3 mile walk fromthe dorm, so everyone got a lot of healthy exercise. For-tunately, the weather was marvelous, the food at 2 near-by restaurants was good and the company congenial.Since Vienna was less than ll/2 hours away on the train,almost all of the Mt. Eden group took advantage of thisrare oppoprtunity to visit one of the most famous cities ofthe world. Highlights were the huge castle we zippedpast on the train, the many shops on Mariahilfer Strasse,and the Hapsburg Palaces in the Ringstrasse. Althoughthe Spanish Riding School schedules no performances inJuly, our tour of the stables and riding hall were most en-joyable.

THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP FEST

The competition began Friday morning with the entireday set aside for 3-phase at A, B, and C levels. Our 4 en-trants, Leslie Keen, Sheila Reschar, Ellen Scott, and KimShriver, competed at the A level and did very well. Ellenplaced second overall, with first place going to BertaMeier of Branau, whom you will all remember from the1979 International competition at Bolado Park.

Competition- was held in a large outdoor arena,decorated with flowering potted plants and colorful flagsof all nations. The limits of the vaulting rings were mark-ed by movable low white fences. Ample bleachers pro-vided sitting space for all spectators and the two ringswere raked frequently. During "A" team competitionthey were raked between teams.

We-marvelled at the efficiency of the scoring booth.Scores were announced over the loudspeaker withinminutes of the end of each kur for each vaulter or team,and xerox copies of names, rankings and scores wereavailable within an hour after a particular event ended, toanyone wishing one. At the end of the Fest there was afolder for each team with a copy for each vaulter of scoresfor all events in which he was entered. Another nicetouch was the bag full of juice drinks available each morn-ing for each team, with another supply available rightafter they finished their part of the competition. Blackand white glossy photos from the previous day were alsoavailable for purchase.

On Saturday 3-Phase awards were presented, with thetrophies delivered by a charming pony cart. Followingwas "C" Team competition and awards. The individualcompetition was in the afternoon. Our entrants werePam Bendorf, Rick Bryer, Sue Jordan and Sue Scherf.This event was randomly divided into two groups ir-respective of medal ratings, with both groups vaultingsimultaneously, each judged by a separate judge.Awards were made from 1st through 6th place in eachgroup. Brad Wells placed 1st in the group he was in,receiving a huge trophy, while Rolf Mucha ofHohenhameln placed 3rd in the group Mt. Eden was in.In both team and individual competition the kur followedimmediately after the compulsories without skipping abeat. It seemed like a very efficient way to proceed.

Sunday began with "B" Team competition andawards, followed in the afternoon by the "A" Teams. Mt,Eden's "A" Team included Eva Bryer, Emma Garrod,Leslie Keen, Sheila Reschar, Ellen Scott, Kim Shriver,Mike Sisul, and Amy Templeton, with Sue Scherf assubstitute. The 3 judges for this event were spacedaround the arena so each viewed from a differentperspective. Enthusiasm was considerably dampenedwhen the champion Neuss Gremlinghausen team (whichhad placed first in the 1979 Internationals and was cur-rently ranked 1st in Germany) suffered a serious injury totheir number 1 vaulter midway through the kur. A badlanding after a flipthrough resulted in a broken leg bonerequiring an operation and insertion of a pin. Afterwardsmany of the European coaches decried the dangers ofoutdoor vaulting due to the inferior ground surface.Vaulting indoors on the carefully prepared and groomedsurfaces in the riding halls is more usual and is consideredmuch safer by Europeans. Mt. Eden vaulters were theteam to follow the Neuss team. One can imagine theirapprehension, especially that of Eva, who was to performthe same kur as had resulted in the injury of the Neussvaulter! But they carried on and vaulted beautifully, plac-ing 3rd in the A level competition, and proudly acceptingthe lovely Amstettan medals on tri-colored ribbons whichwere awarded to all members of teams finishing in 1stthrough 3rd place. Our host team placed 1st and wewere as delighted as they. The award ceremonies werefollowed by a parade of all teams and individuals enteredin the fest. A flag from each nation was carried by amember of a team from that nation. After maraching inthey lined up single file by teams and made an impressivesight. Each team was given a heavy bronze mortar &pestel as a souvenir of the fest, and then they marchedsingle file asround the ring to exit.

BACK TO HOHENHAMELN

After 3 beautiful sunny, warm days in Austria, the rainscame Sunday night, complete with thunder and lighten-ing, so our 7:30 A.M. departure Monday morning was abit damp. Our bus driver routed us along the scenicDanube River, past lovely villages, campgrounds, castlesand monasteries perched in the wooded hills. On theriver itself were tourist excursion boats, swans, kids inorange kayaks, and barges. We entered Germany about10A.M. and after theusualhustle and bustle at the border(restrooms, changing currency, getting passportsstamped), we resumed our journey, detouring up win-ding road to a hilltop overlooking Passau and topped

with a castle now used as a youth hostel. We enjoyed themagnificent view all up and down the Danube before Karlherded us back on the bus. The rains resumed in earnestas we proceeded further north and we were glad we hadtaken advantage of the picture taking opportunities onthe trip down.

By now we felt we were seasoned travelers as concern-ing the restaurant stops along the autobahn, but wererather non-plused at their refusal to cash travelers checks.Even German travelers checks were not acceptable andwere cashed with difficulty and a 10 per cent penalty atthe gas station! After 14 hours on the road we arrived inHohenhameln to be greeted and taken home by our pa-tiently waiting hosts.

EXCURSIONS IN LOWER SAXONY

After a good nights rest, followed by a big breakfast,Dick and I accompanied the Kucklicks on a days tripthrough the Harz Mountains. First stop was Gosling,where we saw a 1000 year old Kaiser's castle, one ofmany scattered throught his empire, at which he wouldstop periodically to give audiences with his subjects andcollect tribute. The day cleared as we proceeded throughthe gently rolling wooded mountains, and it was verypleasant and sunny by the time we arrived at Braunlageon the East German border. There we saw the "IronCurtain", a very depressing sight, with a high wire fencestudded with spring release guns and bordered by a widecleared dirt area as far as the eye could see. Guardtowers loomed up every so many yards, but with no signof human habitation, although the Kucklicks assured usthat the towers are all manned. We had "tea" at a charm-ing cafe--good German coffee and lucious cake--beforecontinuing our journey, heading toward home on analternate route even more scenic than before.

Wednesday dawned bright and clear for our trip toHanover with Arden and the Kucklicks. After an hoursdrive from Rosenthal we parked alongside a lovely lakeand strolled through the park in front of the Rathaus (cityhall), a very impressive castle-like building. Inside we ex-amined the 4 large scale models of Hanover showing it asit had been at 4 different periods in history: in 1689; in1939 before the war; in 1945 after the bombing; and in1978 after much rebuilding had been done. What agraphic demonstration of the destruction of war! We con-tinued our stroll through the older part of town, stoppingfor lunch at an outdoor restaurant along a canal near theancient tower which had been part of the original citygates. After exploring the modern part of the city wereturned to Hohenhameln to watch the vaulters practicethe kur routines for the demonstration both teams were togive in Holland on Saturday. Peter warned us to keep itsimple and secure as the Dutch horses are not well train-ed and would be likely to buck! Coach Sue Scherf, hav-ing foregone an excursion to Vienna due to her coachingresponsibilities, was away with her hostess on a welldeserved overnight holiday at the Baltic Sea. That even-ing, after a delicious supper of pickled herring in sourcream and garden fresh new potatoes in a creamymustard flavored sauce (which Heinz and I finished so thenext day would be clear-an interesting German supersti-tion, and it worked!), we were invited for wine and con-versation at the Schapers. They live in a hugh old far-mhouse on the edge of the village of Solshen. As is the

case with most German farmhouses in the area, the farmbuildings are all connected with house, barns, etc. form-ing a three sided structure around a courtyard.

Thursday, July 24, was another lovely, sunny day- - I 'think the good weather followed kus from Austria (oreven, perhaps from California with a few days time lag!)as it turned out to be lovely in Holland and London, bothof which had had rather gloomy cool weather until we ar-rived. After breakfast, Heinz took us on a tour of thelarge regional high school in Ilsede which Gabriella at-tends. Consisting of over 100 classrooms, 2 gyms, an in-door pool, and a community library, it houses the 3 typesof high schools plus an intermediate school. Across thestreet were the athletic fields and a school for retardedchildren. Following the midday meal, Heinz took us tothe small Peine airport where a pilot friend took us for al/2 hour overview of the area in his 4 seated Cessna. Weflew over the riding club (seeing the extensive outdoorriding and jumping areas for the first time), the Kucklickshouse, and other now familiar places. Vaulting practicein the afternoon was followed by Peter's movies of theirtrip to California last year and of a vaulting clinic anddemonstration they had done in Holland last winter.

ON TO THE NETHERLANDS

When we got up early Friday for our trip to Holland, wewere greeted by fog which made us feel like we were backin the Bay area. Boarding the now familiar bus at theRiding Club, we departed at 8, crossing the Dutch borderat noon with 2 more hours ride before we reached ourdestination. The terrain along the way was flat with veryfew windmills, but many sand dunes thatched, hip roofedhouses and bike paths along all the highways.

At the Federatie Centrum riding club near Uddel, wewere ushered into a small garden with a circle of benchesbeside the huge outdoor show arena where a horse showcomposed entirely of Norwegian fjord horses was in fu l lswing. The horses are small and sturdy, buff colored withmanes clipped to stand straight up. The outer mane isbuff colored but the inner mane is black, making thesehorses quite striking in appearance. We were servedlunch al fresco, and then brought our luggage from thebus and settled into our dormitory rooms, 8 or 10 to aroom in bunk beds.

Boarding the bus again at 4 with some members of theFederatie Centrum accompanying us, we rode a shortdistance to the Dolphinarium at Hardedrwijk. There wesaw an indoor Marine World type show, plus a perfor-mance by a trained walrus. Our trip back was along nar-row roads overhung with tree branches and borderedwith forest thick with ferns-a rather storybook, Hanseland Gretel wandering through the woods, feeling.

On our return we found that one of the vaulting horseswe were to use had arrived. Both teams practiced on itand it was found adequate after Peter discouraged someill mannered rearing during which everyone scurried tothe fence top. We attracted quite an audience during ourpractice session! Supper was served in the garden wherewe had lunched, and later in the evening a dance washeld in the indoor riding arena.Saturday morning sore throats, laryngitis, and congestionhad cropped up amongst the vaulters so Arden and Idelved into our supply of Vitamin C and Sinutabs, itemswhich had been entirely omitted from our carefullyassembled first aide kit, but seemed more in demand thanany other item, even bandaids! After a large breakfast inthe upstairs dining roomn of the club, we anxiouslyawaited the arrival of the other vaulting horse, and waitedand waited. To fill in the time we watched the colorfulhorse show classes which included a parade of wagons,carriages, and coaches with the occupants in traditionalcostomes of different lands. We also browsed in thebooths where various horse related items were offered forsale. Several vaulters bought bright yellow FederatieCentrum t-shirts, and Jan Garrod purchase the jauntycap he now uses as part of his longers outfit.

Finally the long awaited horse arrived and both teamstried it. The time of our demonstration was shifted from 2to 3:30 to 5 and then to 3:15. Peter and Jan warmed upthe 2 horses and Peter instructed both teams in a preci-sion bowing routine, then on to the large outdoor arenawhere the 2 teams performed simultaneously at oppositeends. The exhibition went very well and was observed bya huge and enthusiastic audience. At the conclusion bothteams were presented with bouquets of flowers, eachvaulter receiving a souvenir ribbon. The day had becomeincreasingly hot and muggy, so at 4 we gladly donnedswimwear, climbed aboard the bus and were off to anearby lake for a refreshing swim.

Sunday, accompanied by several people from theFederatie Centrum, we boarded the bus for an excursionto Amsterdam. After less than an hour's drive past redbrick houses with bright orange or blue awnings, and tileor thatched roofs, fields of ducks, geese, sheep, goats,and cattle, across flat land bordered by water, canals andscattered goves of trees, we arrived in the city. Our firststop was a canal excursion boat on which we took afascinating hour long tour of the waterways and harbor ofAmsterdam. Then to the central Dam area for lunch andsouvenirs - wooden shoes being a popular item. Onegroup lunched in a 6 story MacDonald's restaurant whilethose with more sophisticated tastes chose an IndonesianRestarant with a sidewalk cafe.

We left Amsterdam via a long underwater tunnel to theZuide Zee area and the charming little dike-top touristtown of Vollendam. Aftger 45 minutes of browsing wedrove to a beach at Hoom where we sunned ourselvesand played and swam in the fresh water. We returned tothe Federatie Centrum for a farewell banquet and saidgood-by to Kim Shriver who was to spend the rest of thetrip at Vera Wisnevski's home in Hamburg.

BACK 'HOMETO GERMANYAND MORE EXCURSIONS

After swabbing the decks of our rooms at theFederatie, we boarded the bus Monday morning for ourtrip "home", arriving in midafternoon. The following daythe Kuckliks took Dick, Arden and me to the historic andpicturesque Celle, a favorite tourist attraction withbuildings dating back to the 1400s and a genuine castle.Several Mt. Eden vaulters had gone there previously withtheir hosts and found it quite charming. We browsed upand down the narrow cobbled streets, stopping for lunchat a "steak house" where Heinz convinced us to samplethe noted Celle brandy, nutmeg flavored and ratherstrong. A tour of the Castle followed and then back tothe riding club in Hohenhameln.

Peter came with a suitcase full of German vaultingshoes which we had ordered, so the next several minuteseveryone was trying them on for size and trying to figureout how may pairs they could afford at 20 DM each. Thiswas followed by tandem vaulting with Peter longing Her-zog and Bianca simultaneously. The vaulters thought itwas great fun and Peter promised them some 3 horsevaulting the following day. That evening the Eblings,where Sue Jordan stayed, had a farewell gathering for allthe vaulters and their teenage hosts.

Wednesday, July 30, our last day in Germany dawnedclear. I finally managed to squeeze in an hour and a halfof shopping for souvenirs while Dick & Heinz were busy''congratulating'1 Herr Schaffer on his birthday in Peine.My goal was to purchase a few of the colorfully paintedwooden folk art figures produced by the Steinbach fac-tory right in Hohenhameln. After considerable searchingI managed to find a medium sized nutcracker figure and 3incense burners, all in the form of German woodsmen or''wanderers".

A farewell ceremony in one of the large riding clubhalls followed the promised 3 horse vaulting practice thatafternoon. All our hosts were invited and speeches weregiven by the Mayor of Hohenhamelh, the Peine County

Sports Commissioner, and the President of the RidingClub, Heinrich Schaper. Following this we were eachgiven gifts by the county, the town, the riding club andPeter. We each received a set of 3 pewter Hohenhamelncoasters, a riding club t-shirt, 2 stick pins, one with theriding club crest and one with the Hohenhameln villagecrest, A Peine county decorative ceramic tile for thevaulters and similarly decorated earthenware beer mugfor the adults, and from Peter a key chain attached to asmall leather coin purse, "for parking meters", he ex-plained. We then presented our gifts to each of thevaulter hosts and members of the vaulting team - a lovelyIndianhead nickle silhouette medallion necklace, whichwe had had handcrafted in California. Then everyoneretired to the riding club "pub" for kuchen, coffee andlibations. It was a lovely time of warm fellowship and thefirst time many of us had met the parents of theHohenhameln vaulters.

WE HEAD FOR HOME, VIA LONDON

Thursday morning arrived very early. Arising at 4:15A.M. to an overcast sky, we breakfasted and embarkedon our journey to Hamburg, with a short stop at theRiding Club, where luggage was piled into a van, noseswere counted, and cars were assigned for our 2 hour trip.After warm and sometimes tearful farewells, last minute

souvenir buying and currency changing, it was time toboard our plane. The flight took off on schedule at 9(midnight Wednesday in California!} and we enjoyed atypical German breakfast of cold cuts, bread, cheese andcoffee on our \/z hour flight to London.

We had 6 hours between flights, so, according to aprearranged plan, 2 people from the London office ofBob Bendorf's firm met us at the airport and guided us viaa 45 minute ride on the "underground" to Piccadilly Cir-cus in the heart of London. We had anticipated taking a2 hour sightseeing bus but unfortunately, the bus pulledout just as we emerged on the platform. A quick changeof plans resulted in a brisk 2 hour walking tour of thenearby highlights under the sunniest skies London hadhad in many a week.

Guided by the lovely gentleman from Bob's office wesaw Lord Nelson's statue in Trafalgar Square, AdmiratlyArch, No. 10 Downing Street, the Horse Guards,Whitehall, The Parliament Buildings, Big Ben, theHay market Theatre, St. James Park, BuckinghamPalace, Westminster Bridge over the Thames River, all atvery close range, and even spent some time insideWestminster Abbey. We caught our breath again on theride back to the airport, where we arrived just in time tocheck in and have a quick bite to eat. The plane startedloading at 3:15 and departed at 4 p.m.

It seemed a very long flight back, over 10 hours, andour arrival time of 6:15 on Thursday evening, July 31,was actually 3:15 A.M. Friday German time (23 hoursafter we had gotten up Thursday morning! No wonderwe were exhausted.) We were delighted to be greeted byalmost the entire Mt. Eden "B" Team. However, it was agood 2 hours between their enthusiastic greeting behindthe separating glass well, and the time we were actuallyable to talk to them. We were herded down to the lug-gage claim area and then through customs before beingset free! Weary though we all were, we carried homewith us, in addition to a multitude of souveniers, manywarm memories of friendships made and renewed andcultural horizons broadened.

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EMMA BACK EAST

October 19th we gave a clinic at Robert O. Meyer'sEquestrian Center. We worked in a large airy coveredarena on excellent footing with approximately 22vaulters, ranging from age 6 to 30 plus and a!l eager tolearn. We spread the vaulters out into three long linesand went through the warm-up exercises. Next, wemoved to the barrel and began from scratch with detailedinstruction on the proper mechanics of the vault-on, pro-per leg position (wrap) and how to dismount. Then wecontinued on with the Great Falls format. This group wasfortunate to have two vaulting horses to work on at once.They went, first, to the closest horse and then did thesame exercise on the second horse. In this way we couldkeep a large number of vaulters busy and attentive. Theywere rewarded by seeing very rapid improvement in theirperformance in a short period of time. A very nicetheater had been set up in the hay barn for the films.Bales of hay were used for seats and the screen was setup on the hay stack at the back. After the films and ques-tion and answer period, we went back to the arena andbegan to practice Kurs. Many had very "interesting"ideas of what the kurs from the rule book were. Weshowed, demonstrated and critiqued their kurs. It soonbecame too cold to vault so a bon-fire was built for aweinie roast and s'mores for all partaicipants. At this timewe made tentative arrangements for another clinic andpossibley a pre-bronzer or bronze medal testing in the spr-ing.

October 20th, Mary Rose of the Whitings NeckEquestrian Center set up a clinic for us to give. I hadpreviously met her while visiting her Equestrian Center.

This clinic was held in a beautiful new barn and arena.This group didn't have a barrel so we used their twovaulting horses at the stand still. We split the group inhalf - the taller half on the bigger horse and the shorterhalf on the smaller, Sharon took one group and I tookthe other. We would rotate groups every couple com-pulsories. This group was fortunate to have a video tapemachine. They videoed most of the clinic itself and alsoof a short demonstration that ! did. After vaulting wewent into the new administration building to watch films,drink hot chocolate and sit by the wood stove.

November 6th, the Foxcroft School in Middleburg,VA. asked us to do a clinic for them. Here the studentsorganize, coach and run the vaulting classes themselves.They have some help from Margaret Leigh who is thehead mistress of the equestrian portion of the school.These girls show a lot of talent and enthusiasm.

All the vaulting that I saw in the east was performed atthe trot although a few teams are repidly advancing to thecantering horse. It won't be long before all parts of thecountry will be represented at the Nationals!!

It was very enjoyable for me to be able to help newvaulting groups. The enthusiasm is unending!!! I visitedfive riding schools - Morven Park, Meredith Manor,Whitings Neck, Potomac Horse Center and Pen-y-Beyn-- and all five schools expressed a growing interest in ad-ding vaulting to their programs. This shows me thatvaulting is a rapidly growing sport on the easst coast andeverywhere, i hope that I can use my knowledge and ex-perience in helping many other new and old vaultinggroups.

Emma GarrodGold Medalist

Mt. Eden Vaulting Club

PEGASUS FLIES HIGH

The Pegasus Vaulters completed their first BronzeMedal exam in high style. Of eight applicants beingtested, 2 went With Honors, and 6 passed with verysolid Commended scores. Their names and scoresare recorded in the list in this issue of all medalistsand scores for 1980. Please take a look!! This is thesame team who was in last place in the Com-pulsories at Pest!!!

TIMBERLINE HAS THE MIDAS TOUCH

I had the opportunity of watching Timberline'sGold Medal exam on November 7. The quality ofvaulting was high and one vaulter, David Long,even received a 10+ on an exercise. This is reallysomething, since we all know that J. Ashton Mooredoes not give out 10 -f 's every day! All the vaulterswere gold medal quality, but two failed by making

mistakes they prolbably haven't made in ages. Thereason I am mentioning this is because I feel thesetwo girls, Dana Tinker and Lislie Pederson, deserverecognition anyway. They are beautiful vaulterswho, unfortunately, made one too many mistakes.

A Gold Medal exam is serious business and themood that day was exactly that. Every detail hadbeen attended to and everyone knew just what todo. Complete with judges stand, music, and asilently engrossed audience, the day went verysmoothly. The exam was video-taped and at achampagne and hors d'oevers reception, the tapewas shown. At this time, everyone could review, inthis "instant" replay, exactly what had transpiredone half hour earlier. It was a great learning ex-perience that each vaulter valued to be able to seethemselves on film the same day as the films weremade.

The names and scores of the new Gold Medalistsare listed elsewhere in this issue. Please take a look.

MEDAL EXAM SCORES 1980

CENTRAL VALLEY 3-2-80

Holly Kerin TrotLori Wrigglesworth TrotSarah Goldberg TrotLisa Graves TrotTracy Slavich TrotTiana Doyle TrotStacey Lee TrotDenise Bonds TrotChris Cowgill TrotMike Collins TrotKari Mortenson TrotRobin Lininger TrotLuann Hinshaw TrotElizabeth Gorman TrotJennifer Garrison Trot

CENTRAL VALLEY 8-6-80

Stacy Lee Bronze 6.166Kari Mortensen Bronze 6.166Ann Hamilton Trot

FREEDOM 8-6-80

Susan Pruett Silver 7.5Susan Pruett Bronze 8.Dana Covarrubias Silver 6.6Lisa Derr Bronze 5.5Mary Derr Bronze 5.83Christine DeSilva Bronze 5.66

HIDDEN HILLS HORSEMEN8-6-80

Leigh Ann Goodgame TrotElissa Williamson TrotVicky Heiner TrotMike Smith TrotMark Rathsam TrotMorgan Mayer TrotMatt Smith TrotJustin Mayer TrotSkip Seeder TrotDiane Williamson TrotLaurel Seiko TrotWarren Seiko TrotKenny Seiko TrotKaren Williamson Trot

HIDDEN HILLS HORSEMEN7 - 2 6 - 8 0

Karen Bedrosian TrotKim Freeman TrotJohn Fitzgerald TrotKristie Fitzgerald TrotBrook Worth Trot

HIDDEN HILLS HORSEMENFest 8-6-80

Kim Freeman Bronze 6.5Silver 7.5Denny McCoy

Debby SmithKellyn MarksJaimie MarksCraig Coburn

SilverSilverSilverGold

8.27.17.38.57

KUNIA 7-12-80

6.5

Carole Roberts Bronze 5.66Ruth Noreen Bronze 6.0Alethias Cadaoas Bronze 7.0Melissa Keith Bronze 6.33Tracy Olson Bronze 6.16Kris Luis Bronze 6.16Alissas Cadaoas Bronze to the Right

KUNIA 8-6-80

Aiethia Cadaoas Silver 6.7Alyssa Cadaoas Silver 6.5

LEPERCHAUNS 8-6-80

Kenneth Hughes Silver 7.0

LOMPOC 4-H 8-6-80

Susan Flinkingshelt Bronze 5.33Kathy Sell Bronze 5.33Hilary Holden Bronze 5.33Dorothy Walker Bronze 6.166Gina Simmons Bronze 6.0Kristen Gustafson Bronze 5.5Judy Holden Bronze 5.83Kelly Beattie Bronze to the Right 7.33Carrie Norcutt Bronze to the Right 7.0Rebecca Ranjo Bronze to the Right 5.33Lynn Benhart Bronze to the Right 5.33Sally Teeple Silver 6.9Charlene Wygal Silver 6.4Lynda Leonard Silver 6.5

UP MAUI No KA Oe 7-15-80

Jennifer Silva TrotNan DcCoite TrotRosemary Hoskinson TrotTiare Bishop Bronze 5.8Raena Bishop Bronze 5.8Valerie Vairetta Bronze 5.7Nancy Darling Bronze 5.7Chris Morrell Bronze 5.7

MIDLAND 4-H 3-14-80

Carrie Isaacs Silver 6.8Hillary Stimmel Silver 6.3Karen Eggleston Bronze 6.2Sara Purvis Brone 6.3Erin Hotchkiss Bronze 5.5

MIDLAND 4-H 8-6-80

Valerie Manzel Bronze to the Right 6.5Valerie Manzel Silver to the Right 7.1

. , OAKDALE 3-28-809

Kara Sullivan Bronze 6.8Nyssa Clarabut Bronze 6.5Nancy Hall Silver 6.6Melissa Henson Bronze 6.3

ORCHID ISLE 8-6-80

Lisa Marrack Silver 7.6

PEGASUS 2-24-80

Samantha Fritz TrotAmy Crews TrotCynthia Johnson TrotJenell Fontes TrotLesa Mekis TrotCarol Quitzau TrotAmy Harger TrotMelanie Mistor TrotLisa Aquilera TrotAnne Fieberling TrotLisa Perron Trotr Celeste Deck TrotKelli Scardina TrotWarren Barry TrotGina Cornell Trot

PEGASUS VAULTERS Nov. 9, 1980

Melanie Mistor Brone 70.0Carol Quitzau Bronze 70.0Warren Barry Bronze 66.67Lisa Aguilera Bronze 68.33Anne Fieberling Bronze 65.0Kelii Scardina Bronze 68.33Amy Harger Bronze 68.33Lisa Peron Bronze 66.67

SHORLINE 6-20-80

Kathy Anderson Bronze 5.5Lisa Taggart Bronze 5.3Annmarie Martin Bronze 5.3Tami Bradley Bronze 5.2Jim Bradaley TrotSuzie Bradley TrotMichael St. John

Bronze To TheRight 7.0Teri McCready

Bronze To TheRight 6.7Annette Bezy

Bronze To TheRight 6.3Theresa Collins

Bronze To TheRight 7.2Ruth CollinsBronze To TheRight 7.7Martine Colby Bronze 6.2Cole Bodrero Silver 6.6Sonya Hammond TrotNicole DeBernardi Trot

SUNDANCE 6-11-80

Andrea Vollersen Bronze To The Right 8.0[lisa Toews Bronze To The Right 7.2Jeannette Boxall Bronze To The Right 8.2Mike Engman Bronze 7.5Sydney Stang Bronze To The Right 8.7Sydney Stang Silver To The Right 8.7Sydney Stang Gold To The Right 8.9

MEDAL EXAMS 1980 (Con't.)

TIMBERLINEDavid Long W/HonorsMark Zollo CommendedNancy Stevens CommendedKrissi Johnson CommendedHolly Johnson CommendedShelley Davis Passed

TIMBERLINE 2-24-80

Rachael Doxsee TrotJoali Clark TrotEmily Irby TrotStacy Bishop TrotKrista Alongi TrotJennifer Horn TrotDenise Woodbridge TrotMaureen Wang TrotJosie Barry TrotSandy Giles TrotSimone Le Mieux TrotMelissa Rossi TrotCarrie Schraeder TrotBrynn Ceccone TrotAimee Ceccone Trot

TIMBERLINE 2-24-80

Sonja Walton TrotTracy Luther Trot

TIMBERLINE 11-7-80

Gold GoldGold Gold Gold Gold Gold

WOODLAKE RANCH 5-31-80

Tina Kafka TrotLisa Terstegge TrotSuzy Sweeney TrotBrenda Deitz BronzeBecky Deitz Bronze

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GOLD MEDAL TESTS ~

Dates for Gold Medal Tests have been scheduled for1981 in Northern and Southern California. Examinerwill be J. Ashton Moore. All requests for medal testsshould be sent to Patti Reschar, 112 Calf hill Ct., LosGatos, CA 95030 at least 30 days before these test dates.In the event that no requests for Gold Medal Tests are

received at least 30 days before the scheduled test date,the test will be cancelled.

March 8, 1981. Gold Medal Exam at Osierlea - Nor-thern California Test Date.

March 22, 1981. Gold Medal Exam, location to be an-nounced. - Southern California Test Date.

September 13, 1981. Gold Medal Exam, location tobe announced. - Southern California Test Date

November 1, 1981. Gold Medal Exam at Somers FieldEquestrian Center, Woodside - Northern California TestDate

In addition, a competition will be held at Osierlea onMarch 8, 1981. This will be a competition for individualvaulters. Team competition will not be held. Details andclasses will be announced later.

The AVA is happy to welcome six new teams; ,-<•%^f

Rocking W. Vaulters3912 Chantilly Rd.Chantilly, VA 22021Coach: Chris Bucierka

Rancho Santa Fe Vaulting Club623 Santa RositaSolana Beach, CA 92075Coach: Cindy Paul

Ojai Valley School723 E! Paseo Rd.Ojai, CA 93023

Saddle Chime Vaulters35280 Washington St.Indio, CA 92201Coach: Paula Ogno

Malibu Riding & Tennis Club Vaulters33905 Pacific Coast Hwy.Malibu, CA 90265Coach: Brad Wells

Marshcroft SpringersRt. 1, Box243A ^Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53528 ( ,•Coach: Linda Kath

GETTING HERZOG READY

MT.EDEN KUR-STANDING DEAD MAN

AWARD TIME FOR MT. EDEN

AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATIONP. O. BOX 1307

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA 95045

Mark R. Reschar112 Calfhill Rd.Los Gatos, CA 95030