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Junior-Young Riders--Welcome! Minimize
Youth that share a passion for Dressage and Horses !!

KDA's JR/YR Club invites any horse enthusiast under the age of twenty-one to
join!  The KDA JR/YR Club is newly developed and has been established for one
year now.  We welcome any suggestions or comments.  There are many benefits to
being a member of the JR/YR Club!  We offer specific year end awards for
jr/yr's, have a letterman jacket program, a college scholarship, social events,
fundraisers, and a clinic that is held specifically for jr/yr's.  Join the FUN!


Come join us!

Rebekah Mingari
JR/YR Co-Chair

        Congratulations to Tori Retamoza for representing Region 2 at the NAJRYR Championships in 2011! 
                                                                                Way to go Tori!

Jr / Yr Clinic Minimize
April 6-7, 2012
JR/YR Kassandra Barteau Clinic
Wanaja Farm, Goshen, KY
details entry form 
KDA JR/YR's Achieve Wins in USDF Art Contest--Congratulations! Minimize
USDF Contest Winners

 
Photo by:  Emily Howser
USDF Winner--Photography 15 & Under
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USDF Writing Competition Winner 16-21

By:  Tori Retamoza















































  PDF version

The Power of a Smile


            When I was a little walk- trotter; my trainer required my friends and me to have a huge smile as we were showing in the

arena.  As little ten year- olds, my friends and I loved the idea of showing off ours smiles in the arena!  When we were little, showing
 
was so laid back and enjoyable, we didn't care about the color of the ribbon.  We felt lucky to be able to experience what it was like to

show; if we messed up, oh well!

            As my friends and I got older, we stopped smiling in the show ring and even while schooling.  No more walk/ trot meant no more smile in our eyes!  What had really happened was that the competitiveness had taken over.  Riding was no longer fun;  it was only for the trophies and ribbons.  I will be the first one to admit that I, too, was becoming a monster.  Friends were no longer friends; they were becoming enemies.  We fought to ride and show our trainer's best horses, and disrespected our parents.  When we lost our smile, we lost the true meaning of riding.

            At fourteen years- old, I realized that the pressure I was feeling was not how horseback riding should feel.  I decided at that point, I was no longer going to act like that spoiled bratty kid I was becoming.  I was taking everything for granted and not enjoying the moment.  

            As I have gotten older, I have learned that competitions can be just as fun as they were when I was a walk- trotter.  If you do not enjoy what you do, then you shouldn't do it.  Every person's needs and desires vary, do what makes you happy.      

            Nobody is ever to good to smile!  Smiles are infectious, they spread like a disease.  Be happy while on a horses back, they know and can feel your mood.  The horse world is one of many ups and downs.  Smile because you love what you are doing and the journey that goes along with it!     

JR/YR Information Minimize
YOUNG RIDER OLYMPIC DREAM PROGRAM
From the The Dressage Foundation
Apply now!



April 2012--Junior Young Rider Clinic
Clinician:
Kassandra Barteau
Location:  
Wanaja Farm, Goshen, Kentucky.  
Contact Tori Retamoza for more info:
tori_reta14@hotmail.com
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