The Gifted Fund was seeded with donations from Carol Lavell, received in special remembrance of her great dressage horse, Gifted. The Fund has grown steadily over the years and now provides scholarships each year to benefit adult amateurs. These scholarships enable adult amateurs to set aside quality time in concentrated training with a horse they own, with a trainer of choice, away from the daily pressures of job and family. The recipients chosen to train in 2007 are listed below. Each scholarship recipient is required to prepare and submit a written report of the training experience to be shared with others. These reports contain much information, which you can read on the Foundation website at www.dressagefoundation.org. The menu located at the top of the home page lists Funds & Programs. Click on this tab to access the Gifted Fund.

The following adult amateurs have been chosen as recipients from their respective USDF Regions to receive grants of $750 for training in the 2007 calendar year.

USDF Region 1—Laura Serkes (VA) and her horse Rosenstolz will train with Kathy Connelly. Serkes is a member of the Northern VA chapter, VADA.

USDF Region 2—Jennifer Storey (MI) and her horse Apollo will train with Nancy Smith. Storey is a member of All Dressage Association.

USDF Region 3—Laura Crane (TN) and her horse Expertin B will train with Sarah Martin. Crane is a member of Delta Dressage Association.

A second scholarship recipient from USDF Region 3—Marsha Allen (FL) and her horse Ferdelance will train with Patti Becker. Allen is a member of Northeast Florida Dressage Association.

USDF Region 4—Jennifer Brandl (MN) and her horse Privateer will train with Wm. Solyntjes. Brandl is a member of Central States Dressage and Eventing Association.

USDF Region 6—Helen Ferguson (OR) and her horse Galahad will train with Thomas Ritter. Ferguson is a member of Oregon Dressage Society.

USDF Region 7—Christie Cooper (CA) and her horse Radetsky will train with Gayle Smith. Cooper is a member of Pomona Chapter, California Dressage Society.

USDF Region 9—Marilyn Kulifay (TX) and her horse Bacchus will train with Paul Kathen. Kulifay is a member of Houston Dressage Society.

The Dressage Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, whose mission is to cultivate and provide financial support for the advancement of dressage. For more information, contact The Dressage Foundation at Wells Fargo Center, 1248 ‘O’ Street, Suite 732, Lincoln, NE 68508; (402) 434-8585, fax (402) 436-3053, e-mail [email protected]; or Visit www.dressagefoundation.org.


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