Be on the lookout in your email box for a ballot for our candidates for the Board of Directors!  Meet our candidates below:

President - James (Jim) Humphreys

I'm Jim Humphreys, a pathologist who came to San Antonio a long time ago to attend medical school, and then never left. I am a relative newcomer to horses having started out as an ignorant but interested barn dad for my daughter and eventually trying riding myself. I am a low skill, high enthusiasm dressage rider but working on it and am very excited about the coming year for this organization.

Secretary - Claire Oxley

Claire K. Oxley is a retired U.S. diplomat who served abroad in seven countries as well as in Washington, D.C. and New York. She took up riding as an adult, first trail riding, then jumping and finally dressage. She takes regular lessons and occasional clinics, and competes a few times a year. She joined ADA several years ago and has enjoyed attending educational events as well as competitions. She looks forward to getting to know the ADA membership and board in the coming year.

Member-at-Large - Anastasia (Stacy) Parker

Anastasia (Stacey) Parker is a violinist in the San Antonio Symphony and Camerata San Antonio. She grew up riding as a working student at a local barn in PA and took several years off from riding to go to college and take orchestral auditions. In her spare time Stacey likes to take dressage lessons, audit clinics and rescue/foster/TNR cats. She has been a member of ADA for the past four years and has enjoyed showing and volunteering with this great group of horse lovers.

Thank you to all our riders for supporting the show! Our judge was Sue Machin from Ann Arbor, MI.  Virtual shows allow us to use L grads across the country. 

Don't forget to enter the November virtual show and Championships! View the September results here!

2020 September Virtual Schooling Show Results.pdf

We are seeking nominations for the following Board Positions. Nominations are due October 16th:

• President
• Vice President
• Member-at-Large
• Secretary

We also need volunteers for the following positions:

• Education - this can be a committee - get your friends together and make a difference!
• Website/Communication

Contact a board member if you are interested!

Due to the limited voluneer opportunities availabe this year, we are waiving the volunteer requirement for year end award applications.  Members who have earned volunteer hours will have their hours rolled over and applied to 2021 year end award applications. 

In addition, we are changing the awards for virtual show year end awards to an actual award vs. a certificate.   

View the updated rules here. 

Congratulations to all our competitors and thank you, Matt Eagan for judging!  Enter to ride in our next virtual show in September!2020-07-31 July Virtual Schooling Show Results.pdf

Get ready to submit your entries for the ADA Fall Show on August 29-30, 2020 featuring two great freestyle award opportunities:

Chauffers on Demand/Fairfield Inn & Suites $500 Freestyle Challenge and

The Rebecca Snell Musical Freestyle High Point Award Medal  sponsord by Olva Stewart Pharo. 

Results for the May Virtual show can be found here! Don't forget about our next show during the month of July.  Entries and videos are due by July 31!

May Virtual Schooling Show Results.pdf

Earn two scores of 60% or better at each level to be eligible for an award to be presented at year end awards.  You must have one score from an ADA virtual show.   Next show is July 1 - July 31.

Since our May show was such a success we are holding another virtual show in July!  Entries are due by July 31st.  Our judge is Matt Eagan, an L graduate with distinction from Kirkland, WA!  Start working on your videos!

Due to all the show cancellations this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,  the Board and Awards Chair, Susan Hancock have modified the rules a bit to make it easier to qualify.  Review the awards instructions on the Awards page.