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USDF Announces Dues Increase
for 2011 Membership Year
LEXINGTON, KY--United States Dressage Federation (USDF)
has announced a membership dues and horse registration fee increase
for the 2011 membership year, which begins December 1, 2010. At the
2009 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Austin, TX, the following
dues and fees were approved by the Board of Governors (BOG);
one-year Participating Membership (PM) $75; Youth PM $60; five-year
PM $300; Life PM $1,500; Business Membership $200; Group Member
Organization (GMO) Membership $20; GMO Supporting Family Membership
$10; Horse Identification Number (HID) $25; and Lifetime Horse
Registration (LHR) $95.
This is the first dues increase the USDF
membership has seen in seven years. Following a presentation
before the Board of Governors (BOG) on December 3, 2009, by Ken
Levy, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate the Membership
and Fee Structure, which was formed the previous year at the Board
of Governors in Denver, the BOG passed all recommendations made by
the committee. In his presentation, Ken stated: "Costs change,
unfortunately they never go backwards. Things have gone up. We're
just trying to catch up cost wise. "
Sam Barish, former president of USDF,
who presided over the 2009 BOG, was pleased with the passage of the
dues increase, and the subsequent balanced budget that was also
approved. Sam stated, "The new budget puts USDF on firm financial
footing for the future."
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Great American/USDF Regional Championship
Dates and Locations Announced for 2011
Lexington, KY (June 2, 2010) - The United States
Dressage Federation (USDF)
has announced the dates and locations for the 2011 Great American
Insurance Group/USDF
Regional Dressage Championships: USDF Region 1 (October 20-23) at
the Virginia Horse
Center in Lexington, VA; USDF Region 2 (September 22-25) at Majestic
Farm in Batavia,
OH; USDF
Region 3 (October 14-16) at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL;
USDF Region
4 (September 9-11) at the North Iowa Fair Grounds in Mason City, IA;
USDF Region 5
(November 4-6) at WestWorld of Scottsdale, AZ; USDF Region 6
(September 22-25) at the
Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, ID; USDF Region 7 (October 6-9) at
the Murieta Equestrian
Center in Rancho Murieta, CA; USDF Region 8 (September 13-18)
at HITS on the Hudson in
Saugerties, NY; and USDF Region 9 (November 3-6) at the Great
Southwest Equine Center
in Katy, TX.
These championships recognize
the outstanding efforts of riders in each USDF region
and provide an excellent opportunity for spectators to view the top
competitors in their respective
regions. Kathy Stringer of Great American Insurance Group added,
“By being the title sponsor,
we are able to help USDF showcase these commendable individuals and
provide them with the
recognition they so greatly deserve.”
Competitors qualify for Great
American/USDF Regional Championships by competing in
designated qualifying classes throughout the year at USDF-recognized
competitions. For more
information on the Regional Championship program, visit the
USDF Web site or contact the
USDF sport programs department.
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United States Dressage Federation
Issues Protective Headgear Safety Statement
LEXINGTON, KY (May
25, 2010) - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) released
an official statement regarding protective headgear use following
the Spring USDF Executive Board
meeting held at their headquarters in the Kentucky Horse Park in
Lexington, Kentucky.
The statement, “USDF strongly
recommends all riders wear protective headgear when mounted,"
is in line with USDF’s current policy to require all photos of
mounted riders in the USDF Connection
magazine include protective headgear.
USDF is also requiring the statement
on all videos it produces and any videos or educational materials
for which it offers accreditation for its University program.
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USDF Announces New On-Line Process
For Group Member Organizations
Lexington, KY (June 3, 2010) – United States
Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that GMOs now have
the ability to submit membership roster entries online by logging
onto the USDF Web site. This new program allows GMOs to submit
their member updates in a more efficient manner, eliminating the
need to e-mail or mail hard copy.
When a GMO representative logs onto the USDF Web site, they will be
able to view the previous year’s membership roster. Members for the
new year can then be selected from the previous roster and edits
made to their contact information. The roster can then be submitted
and a batch number will be provided. The GMO can then call the USDF
office with a credit card number or mail a check, referencing the
batch number. Once payment has been received, the roster will be
entered into the USDF database.
Online membership roster submission will greatly reduce the lag time
from when the member joins the GMO to when they are entered into the
USDF database and will allow for greater ease in updating group
member contact information by the GMOs. The new online roster entry
program promotes the “Going Green” campaign effort between USDF and
the GMOs by eliminating the need for mailing hardcopy roster updates
to USDF.
Chad Compton, Director of IT Services, added “The new roster
submission program will help to keep all data up-to-date and allow
for faster processing times which will result in better service to
our members as well as reducing data entry errors inherent in manual
processes.”
For more information on Group Membership or Group Member
Organizations, visit the USDF Web site at
www.usdf.org or contact the USDF
Group
Membership Coordinator.
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