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V I D &nbsp;D R E S S A G E &nbsp;R I D E R</span></b></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:24.0pt; font-family:Baskerville;color:#57A0BF'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>This month has been filled with exciting changes, additions and developments. &nbsp;As many of you already know, Barb has moved to her own training facility - Turning Point Farm in Clarksburg, Maryland. &nbsp;We have included the Press Release in this update so that you may be the first to share in this marvelous new beginning. &nbsp; Along with this, Barb and some of her students christened the new barn by raking up a few championships at this year's BLMs in New Jersey.</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Here are the results:</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>First Level Championship &nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#060606'>68.429%</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Jennifer Foulon on Ferrero&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>PSG Reserve Champion</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#060606'>69.211%</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - &nbsp;Barbara Strawson on Degas</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Intermediate 1 Freestyle Champion</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=apple-tab-span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>71.00%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - &nbsp;Barbara Strawson&nbsp;on Degas</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Intermediate 1 Champion&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#060606'>69.05%</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - &nbsp;Barbara Strawson&nbsp;on Degas</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Most Elegant Rider&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'> - &nbsp;Barbara Strawson&nbsp;on Degas</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;">&nbsp;<b>(Second Year in a Row)</b></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Not a bad initiation for a new barn!&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#00466A'>The Journey to Excellence Reaches a Turning Point</span></b></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#00466A'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#00466A'>Clarksburg, Maryland - October 15, 2009</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'> - </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>Barbara Strawson, LLC is proud to announce the relocation of its training facilities to Turning Point Farm in Clarksburg, Maryland. Under her management, the 20 acre facility will be offering innovative programs customized to each horse and rider, as well as introducing new technologies to provide training consistency.&nbsp; Clinics provided by world class riders and trainers such as Nicole Uphoff-Selke, Chris Hickey, etc. are scheduled.&nbsp; In addition, specialty clinics such as Balimo, Freestyle Development and Coaching, and Pilates for Riders are in the works. &nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&quot;Our goal is to provide each horse and rider a balanced and consistent system based on individual goals,&quot; says Barbara Strawson, FEI Competitor and Trainer. &nbsp;&quot;We offer quality care and attention to detail in all aspects - horse care, training, teaching, relationships. The team is always available to attend to the needs of horses and owners alike.&nbsp; We will be experimenting with the mix of programs.&nbsp; Although the foundation will be full training, we will also be offering short term training for people in need of a tune up or an intensive training period.&nbsp; We would like to provide different integrative methods for them.&nbsp; For example, they would come in, receive an evaluation, have traditional lessons as well as lunge lessons, Balimo, Pilates, massage, work on their freestyles, goal setting, etc.&quot;&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>TeamStrawson has always taken great pride in giving back to the community.&nbsp; Each year, the Potomac Valley Dressage Association presents the Ride for Life and the Dancing Horse Challenge - a licensed show and performance established to benefit the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center.&nbsp; Barb has chaired the Dancing Horse Challenge since 2008, &quot;The inspiration to create the Dancing Horse Challenge was in honor of my mentor Jill Hassler-Scoop who passed away from breast cancer in 2006. I thought back to the last conversation we had, and to a letter I wrote her about one week before she died,&quot; says Barb. &nbsp;&quot;I told her that I would do my best to continue my appreciation for the beauty of horses; to do my part in helping horses and helping people through horses - all the things that she, over the years, had inspired me to do.&nbsp; With the move to the exclusive facility, several new projects are underway in honor of that promise.&quot;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'>Barbara Strawson</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'> has brought her 20 years of experience to training and competing horses from USDF Training Level through FEI Grand Prix.&nbsp; Earning her USDF Bronze and Silver medals as well as her USDF Silver Freestyle Medal, Barb continues to seek out and provide excellent levels of education.&nbsp; Through her degree in Psychology from the University of Delaware and her certification in Balimo, Barb exceeds the expectations and the varying training needs of both her riders and horses by providing each the necessary tools to achieve their goals.&nbsp; As an active competitor, Barb has studied and competed in Europe under the tutelage of four-time Olympic gold medal winner, Nicole Uphoff-Selke, and is working towards representing her country internationally.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#060606'>In case you missed the first issue of TeamStrawson's Newsletter, please follow the links below.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0000FD'>LINK TO ONLINE NEWSLETTER</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#6C553F'>Ride for Life 2009&nbsp;</span></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0D456A'>Even in uncertain economic times, the </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#000097'>PVDA Ride for Life </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0D456A'>and the&nbsp;Dancing Challenge succeeded in breaking all records to donate over&nbsp;$85,000 to the </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#000097'>Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0D456A'>. Take a&nbsp;sneak peak behind the scenes.</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0D456A'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0D456A'>Traveling with Your Horse</span></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0D456A'>Summertime is a great time to take yourself and your&nbsp;horse on the road. However, make sure you are&nbsp;prepared. Here is a compilation of information from&nbsp;the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Contains useful links, packing checklist, vaccination information, and much, much more. Print it out an keep it handy!</span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0D456A'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#0000FD'><a href="mailto:newsletter@equichord.com">SUGGEST A FUTURE BARN MATTERS ARTICLE</a></span></p> </div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p> <div></div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>