Quarter 2, June 10, 2025

CHAIR'S CORNER

Dear SBC-CDS members,

Hello and Happy Spring to All!

We hope everyone is taking the opportunity to get out with their horses to enjoy our beautiful Santa Barbara County weather. We are so very fortunate in this part of the country.

Our 2025 Spring Dressage show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds was well attended and feedback could not have been more positive. Competitors and spectators commented on how much they love coming to our Santa Barbara shows. First time volunteer coordinator, Sara Beth Cutter, did a stellar job coordinating over 60 volunteer positions which led to this show's success. Hats off to Sara for stepping into a daunting task and pulling it off without a hitch.

The list is very long of amazing volunteers throughout the horse community who enhance this chapter by working these shows. Their enthusiasm is contagious which makes for a fun-filled weekend. We are always looking for volunteers not just at the shows but we also need volunteers to fill other important roles throughout the year.

One of those "throughout-the-year-volunteers" is Nicole Walther, who has been doing a great job interviewing members with the help of board secretary Lisa White, and recruiting guest bloggers for our monthly Transitions Blog. Please contact Sara Cutter (808) 990.6200 or sbcutter@gmail.com if you’d like to get involved with our dynamic and growing chapter or contact Nicole at nicole.silverliningpr@gmail.com if you want to contribute the blog.

We also have activities, virtual shows, clinics and socials you can find listed on our website's events page.

Lastly, be sure to check out our general website at https://www.sbccds.org.

Thank you for being a part of this amazing chapter…..you make it happen!

Mary Couch

Chapter Chair

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Keep the good times rolling by scrolling. Here's a quick look at the sections below:

• Previous events (2025 Spring Dressage Show Recap & Member Event at The Mill)
• Membership updates (Meet SBC CDS members Susan and Judith)
• Upcoming chapter events (chapter sponsored)
• Other events (not chapter sponsored)
• Sponsors' Corner

TRANSITIONS BLOG

Our Transitions Blog is growing and is home to member features and guest blogs! We love to highlight our members and their special interests. Since the last newsletter was sent in February, we added two member features and our article about the Spring Dressage Show at Earl Warren Showgrounds.

We hope you visit Transitions regularly to see our updates, such as... spoiler alert for the August newsletter...a feature by our website editor Tory Names on Equine Structural Integration Bodywork.

Just a 'lil tap with the whip to entice you as a guest blogger: Do you have an equine-related business, skill, interest or opinion you'd like to write about for our blog? Please submit your blog topic suggestion to nicole.silverliningpr@gmail.com with the subject title "CDS Guest Blogger" and we'll let you know more details. Want to introduce your horse to our members? Complete our feature questionnaire HERE.

Now, lets introduce you to our two members featured on the May and June blog: Susan Soderman and Judith Raimondi in the member section below.

Our Dressage Shows are often a great time to join CDS and we are excited to welcome several new members to our chapter. We look forward to getting to know them more. Please help us in welcoming Judith Lipton, Tamara Spears, Olivia Moore, Lisa Uchiyama, and Alice Howland. We hope they'll let us feature them in an upcoming article on our website and in the newsletter! Just a reminder, if you haven't already, fill out our member survey to help us make the chapter better. If we can put a little spotlight on you or your horse partner in the future, complete our short questionnaire HERE. We can't wait to get to know you and see you at our events and shows.

SBC CDS EVENTS:

June 13-15 > Rider Pilates with USDF Gold Medalist Beth Glosten, MD. Enjoy a Potluck dinner with 2 hours of unmounted lessons with individual mounted lessons on Saturday and Sunday. Contact Carolyn Adams, SBC-CDS Education Chair at 206-890-7519 or cac.architect@comcast.net

August 16-17 > Summer Dressage in Santa Barbara/ Central RAAC at Earl Warren Showgrounds Regina Antonioli 805-306-1885 or eqconcepts@earthliknk.net - Want to volunteer? Contact Sara Cutter at (808) 990.6200 or sbcutter@gmail.com

August 15 > Jr/YR Pizza Social at Earl Warren Showgrounds 

More info on our Events page soon!!

OTHER RELATED EVENTS

Dressage Clinics & Schooling Shows



Please note that private clinics and schooling shows are not sponsored by SBC CDS, but are shared as a courtesy and to benefit our members. If you are hosting a clinic or schooling show in or near Santa Barbara County and would like us to include them in our next newsletter, please provide detailed information including contact information to nicole.silverliningpr@gmail.com no later than July 31, 2025. This is for events happening after August 10, 2025, the publishing date of our next newsletter. Late or incomplete submissions can not be accepted.

Please contact organizers about the events.

JUNE

June 21-22 > Dressage at El Sueno II, Somis. Contact Kim Goto Miner at 559-779-8765 mystikfarms@gmail.com www.elsuenoequestrian.com/

JULY

July 11-12 > Terri Rocovich Clinic at In the Irons Farm. For address, scheduling a ride or auditing, contact Christi Sulzbach at christi@intheironsfarm.com or 805-964-6240 intheironsfarm.com

AUGUST

August 1-3 > Terri Rocovich Clinic at In the Irons Farm. For address, scheduling a ride or auditing, contact Christi Sulzbach at christi@intheironsfarm.com or 805-964-6240 intheironsfarm.com

SEPTEMBER

September 18-21 > 58th Annual California Dressage Society State Championships. Murieta Equestrian Center, Rancho Murieta. Contact: Glenda McElroy,  818-841-3554, glenda@glenroys.com

September 7 > On the Bit Schooling Show. Santa Ynez Equestrian Center, 195 North Refugio Road, Santa Ynez. Contact: Kelly Greene, OnTheBitSYV@Gmail.com

NOVEMBER

November 23 > On the Bit Schooling Show. Santa Ynez Equestrian Center, 195 North Refugio Road, Santa Ynez. Contact: Kelly Greene, OnTheBitSYV@Gmail.com

Sponsors are an important part of our chapter. They enable us to offer shows, educational activities, and other chapter benefits.

Please head to our sponsor page to see a list of all our absolutely amazing supporters.

Have a business and want to get extra exposure while supporting the chapter? Feature your business card on our Classified page for only $200 per year! We also have amazing merchandise that you can buy at our next show in August. If you want to get any of the items before the show, reach out to us via our contact page on the website.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

For current updates, photos and videos follow us on Instagram @santabarbaracds. Thanks to Avery Klein and Kelly Thoits for always bringing us the most fun content!!

We still want to hear from all our members to make the chapter and events better. If you have not yet completed our chapter survey, will you PLEASE take a moment to answer a few, but very important questions? We promise it won't hurt and only take a few minutes. Please click HERE to access the survey!