MARCH 2026 NEWSLETTER

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Cross Country Awards issue should be landing in your mailbox soon. Click here to see Carmel Huppert's gallery of photos from the February 7 Annual Meeting and Awards banquet.
Miss the banquet? You can see the entire presentation here.
Survey. CSDEA wants your input! Click here to take a quick survey on how CSDEA is or is not meeting your needs.
Advertising. Have a special horse/instructor/barn owner, etc. you want to thank? Consider a thank-you in Cross Country. Click here to see all the ads we offer. We also post on-line business ads; click here for info.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

APR 11-12. CSDEA dressage clinic with Katherine Abrams. Katherine Abrams is a USDF bronze and silver medalist and FEI Grand Prix competitor. Katherine has extensive experience in competitive dressage and her recent accomplishments include winning the FEI Intermediate 1 championship at the US Dressage Finals as well as multiple first place finishes in small tour CDI’s. (photo courtesy of Huppert Photography)

MAR 14. North Run Farm Hunter Show. Delano MN. Please contact Jacki Danielson via email for entry forms and class lists at jackinorthrunfarm@gmail.com.
MAR 25. Mindset Coaching with Kerstyn Cornelsen via Zoom meeting. This course focuses on Equestrian Mindset using psychology and coaching techniques to better your personal equestrian journey.

IN CLOSING

Many of you know or remember Jennifer Shuck, former CSDEA member, eventer and dressage competitor, trainer, and riding instructor at the former Pine Meadow Farm outside of Delano. Jennifer, who moved to Florida 10 years ago, recently participated in "The Great Florida Cattle Drive 2026." Click here to read the article she wrote for the Ocala Gazette about this fascinating experience, including how she prepared her horses for it.

" I grew up riding three-day eventing, foxhunting and dressage, the latter being my forte. But if I’m honest, I always wanted to be a cowgirl."