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Cornhusker Classic

Did you participate in the 2016 Classic?
If so, please take a moment to complete this SHORT survey. We would love your feedback!
2016 Classic survey
Cornhusker Classic Schooling Show results
Cornhusker Classic I results
Cornhusker Classic II results

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Check out our Snapchat geofilter while you're at the Event Center (Pavilion 2)! Send us your snaps and we'll put them on the website!
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Don't forget to get your Classic t-shirt featuring beautiful artwork by Janna Harsch! They are $15 and ladies sizes.

The 39th Annual Cornhusker Classic

L A N C A S T E R   E V E N T   C E N T E R     •     L I N C O L N ,   N E
Cornhusker Classic Schooling Show: May 27, 2016
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Cornhusker Classic I & II: 
May 28-29, 2016
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>> Friday - Schooling Show TENTATIVE ride times
>> Saturday - Classic I TENTATIVE ride times
>> Sunday - Classic II TENTATIVE ride times

(final ride times will be posted in the show office at noon the day before each show)
>> Stall Chart
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Stall List

>> Photography Signup
​>> Videography Signup
Schooling Show Judge: Joyce Hardesty "L"
Classic Judge 1: Carter Bass, “S”, R/DSHB
Classic Judge 2: Janet Foy, "S" R/DSHB

Classic I & II Technical Delegate: Joyce Hardesty
Location: Lancaster Event Center
2016 Classic Schooling Show Prize List
2016 Classic I & II Prize List
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Notes from the Competitions Committee:

  1. The Lancaster Event Center says horses can move into the barn Thursday any time after 9:00 a.m.  Concessions won’t be open in the barn area until 5 p.m. but their operations staff will be around if you need anything.

  2. Remember to bring your vaccination record (not required for schooling show) and Coggins with you if you haven’t already sent it with your entry.  Online uploading is available if you entered online.

  3. Please join us Saturday evening 5:00-7:00 p.m. by the show office for a GREAT band, a free drink, appetizers, desserts, silent auction . . . a super fun Competitor’s Party with special award presentations, too.

  4. Pre-registration for our professional, affordable photography and videography services is appreciated. Register ahead of time for photography here and for videography here.
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  5. Buy souvenir t-shirts designed by Lincoln-based equine artist Janna M. Harsch for $15 each!  E-mail jcrawlinson@windstream.net your order by May 23rd as limited quantities will be available.  Ladies sizing (men’s and youth sizes available by request).
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  6. Friday’s schooling show will be in the Multi-Purpose Arena from 8:00-4:30.  Due to the size of the schooling show, Amy Countryman arena will also be used from 8:00-11:30 AM. Everyone has all day Friday to school in the Pavilion 3 show ring. Pavilion 4’s Amy Countryman arena will be open after 11:30 AMFriday.  P2 warm-up is reserved for schooling show participants on Friday.

  7. Concessions, camping, shavings, and stall mat rentals will be available Thursday evening and all day Friday at the General Store in Pavilion 2.  No outside bedding is allowed by the Lancaster Event Center.  Concessions Saturday and Sunday will be near the show office in Pavilion 4.

  8. Our Lexus of Lincoln VIP Lounge in Amy Countryman Arena is reserved for Classic volunteers and sponsors.  If you’d like access to padded chairs and premium viewing, please e-mail graciarae@yahoo.com to become a class sponsor ($25/class for $60/three).

  9. Our weekend show trophies are for Nebraska Dressage Association members only and you must be an NDA member to participate in our year-end awards program.  Join online before the show for your scores to count!

  10. WiFi will be available onsite starting at $1.95 for each 24-hour period.  Simply follow the instructions when you log in to the network.

  11. THANK YOU from your show committee and NDA board of directors for coming to Lincoln, the birthplace of USDF and home of The Dressage Foundation.

  • About our Judges
  • About our Facility
  • About the Competitors' Party
  • Important Forms & Information
  • Volunteering
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About Our Judges

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J A N E T   F O Y  –  " S "   R / D S H B

​Janet’s interest in dressage started when she lived in Oxford, England, and she passed several British Horse Society Instructor Exams.  She is currently an FEI 4* judge, USEF “S” Dressage Judge and an USEF "R" Sport Horse Breeding judge. She also serves as an FEI Technical Delegate.  She has judged at all major shows in the United States including the USDF/USEF National Championships and many USEF/USET Festival of Champions.
 
She has also judged national championships and CDI’s in Guatemala, England, Costa Rica, Barbados, Canada, Poland, Australia, France, Korea  and Mexico as well as the FEI World Cup League Finals for the United States, Canada and Australia.  The FEI appointed her to judge the 2010 Central American Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico and the first European Under-25 Grand Prix Championships in Germany in 2016. She served as the FEI Technical Delegate at the 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica.
 
As a rider and trainer, Janet has won her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and gives clinics throughout the United States.  Her students have also won many Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.
 
She writes articles for various horse magazines and was involved in producing and writing the scripts as well as doing the voice overs for several USDF judges training videos and USDF On The Levels.
 
She is a former member of the USDF Executive Board,  the  USEF Board of Directors, a  former Chair of the USEF High Performance Committee. She has volunteered for the USEF Dressage Committee for over 20 years.  She is also on the USDF “L” Faculty and instructs federation judges training programs throughout the United States for dressage and sport horse breeding. She has conducted highly successful Trainer/Judge Symposiums with Steffen Peters , Debbie McDonald, Christopher Hickey and Scott Hassler.
 
Her first book  Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse was published by Trafalgar Press in June 2012 and reached the best seller lists.  Her second book Dressage Q&A was published in the Summer of 2015.

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C A R T E R   B A S S  –  " S "   R / D S H B

Carter was born in North Carolina. Raised in a Navy family, she moved numerous times throughout childhood and graduated from the University of Washington with a BS degree in Physical Education.

She's been involved with horses since childhood, competing in Hunters, Eventing and Dressage. Carter has been a dressage instructor for over 40 years, students have won numerous Horse of the Year awards, regional championships, competed through Grand Prix.

A licensed official with USEF since 1989, Carter has earned her “S” Dressage and “R” Dressage Sport Horse Breeding licenses.

Carter is also an in-hand competitor, winning many championships, including Dressage at Devon, with homebred horses and handling for other owners. A breeder of Dressage Sporthorses for over 25 years, Carter's received numerous premium awards for foals presented to the German Oldenburg Verband and the Swedish Warmblood Association of North America.
 
Carter Bass has competed through Grand Prix winning regional championships and earning USDF Bonze, Silver and Gold medals on her homebred Oldenburg gelding, Gossamer.
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Last year's footing garnered many compliments from our Technical Delegate and judges, and it only continues to improve under LEC's new management.
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The all-new General Store concession stand located in Pavilion 2 (in the stall area) is a super convenient place for competitors to get snacks and supplies.
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Lancaster Event Center - Lincoln, NE

The many exciting changes to the Lancaster Event Center for this year’s Cornhusker Classic are promising to be an event you will not want to miss. From newly added amenities for competitors and upgraded lodging for the horses, the Classic is prepared to be the show of the season.

NEW General Store in the stall area!
New for 2016, Pavilion 2 now hosts a convenient General Store concessions location to serve competitors. Centrally located and featuring expanded hours to meet the needs of those caring for their horses in the stalling area, visitors now can order shavings, camping, rubber stall mat rentals, and Nixall disinfectant alongside their bottled beverages, snacks, and hot food items. Additional concessions locations, all upgraded and redecorated in the past year, are located in Pavilion 3, adjacent to Amy Countryman, and next to the Multi-Purpose Arena with hours custom-designed around each class.

Lots of stalls on dirt—plus stall mats available!
There will be excellent availability of stalls on dirt as the Cornhusker Classic has reserved the entire grounds for our 2016 Memorial Day weekend show. Double (20’ x 10’) stalls are available for just $60/ night (compared to $40 for a single stall). Portable interlocking rubber stall mats are also available to rent for your stay and don’t forget that all stalls will be professionally disinfected before our show begins.

Excellent footing!
Arena footing continues to improve under new management. The Lancaster Event Center’s new Kiser DragMaster equipment offers consistent depth and prevents ridges from forming. Additional sand is being added as needed, and a rock removal service is hired just before horse show season begins each year. Trained footing specialists are now scheduled to be available during shows to work the arena under show management’s guidance, and show management has a walk-through scheduled prior to the Classic to allow for any last minute adjustments to moisture content. Footing in the two show arenas and two full-size warm-up arenas are of the same composition and will be worked in the same way to ensure consistency.

Photography and video services available this year!
Since the lighting has been upgraded in the Amy Countryman arena, we will be adding affordable professional videography and photography services for both show arenas. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but sameday availability for these services will also be offered.

If you have shown at the Lancaster Event Center in the past, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the improvements and the steps taken to be more dressage-friendly. If you haven’t shown at the Lancaster Event Center yet, please join us and enjoy the convenience of showing indoors, out of the elements! And, bring your fan club to enjoy the facility improvements along with you!

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LEC actively disinfects the equine facilities between horse shows, spraying all group areas and stalls, and making bottles available to horse owners.

Biosecurity
from the Lancaster Event Center's April 20, 2016 Press Release

We’ve stayed the course for two years with strong commitment to a clean, disinfected facility trying to do our part, in partnership with you and every equine exhibitor, on following equine bio-security best practices so we can continue to host horse shows as scheduled.

In addition to keeping our facility as clean as possible between and during horse shows, the Lancaster Event Center has been actively disinfecting our equine facilities between and during horse shows since April 2014. In addition to spraying all group areas (aisles, arenas, walkways, doorways) and making smaller bottles of Nixall available for purchase to horse owners, we also disinfect EVERY stall top to bottom (floor, walls, bars) between shows. We continue to use the highly recommended, natural, safe & effective disinfectant used in many horse facilities, called Nixall.

​Nixall is the only EPA disinfectant that will kill all the CDC superbugs and is non-toxic to animals and humans. This is a large investment of supplies, manpower and time, as you can imagine, but we believe strongly it is important to all our guests and equine shows. We encourage horse owners to keep vigilant on your own horse’s health as you travel.

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Saturday Night Competitors' Party

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After the last ride Saturday evening...
All competitors are invited to come have a drink with our NDA members following the last ride Saturday evening just down the hall from the show office. Snacks and desserts will be provided, competitors will receive the day’s championship prizes and breed awards, and scores to beat on Sunday for the NDA trophies will be announced. Enjoy the music of the Lightning Bugs band while you unwind!

Prize Lists

>> Cornhusker Classic Schooling Show Prize List
>> Cornhusker Classic I & II Prize List

​>> Dressage Trail Pattern (schooling show)
>> Prix Caprilli pattern (schooling show)

Important Links

>> Register for the Show Online
​>> RSVP and get updates on Facebook
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>> Lancaster Event Center

Additional Forms

>> Photography Signup
​>> Videography Signup
​>> Class Sponsorships
>> USEF Equine Vaccination Record

Contacts:

Show Manager: Jennifer Rawlinson
Show Secretary: Anne Sushko
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Volunteer Coordinators: Deb Stephens and Judy Seward
NDA Competitions Committee Chairperson: ​Jennifer Rawlinson
Classic Sponsorship Requests: Gracia Huenefeld

We Need Volunteers!

Whether you are planning to ride in this year’s Cornhusker Classic or come watch a friend, there are many opportunities for you to get involved as an NDA volunteer at the Classic this year. We have steadily grown each year and we need your help to make this event a success. We have always received compliments from outside competitors on the graciousness of our staff and we want to continue to uphold that image.

As a show volunteer at the Classic you will be able to get to know your fellow dressage enthusiasts and gain the satisfaction of knowing that your contribution of time has been invaluable in helping NDA put on a dressage competition that we can all be proud of. This year, we want the Classic to ​be a reflection of how much growth NDA has experienced, which means we have the need for more volunteers than ever.

Learn more about the different volunteer jobs we have available:
>> VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Contact our Volunteer Coordinators!
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Click to see our ad in the Regions 2 & 4 Omnibus!

And if you want to plan for 2017...

​​Cornhusker Classic Schooling Show: May 26, 2017
Cornhusker Classic I & II: May 27-28, 2017
Schooling Show Judge: Gwen Ka'awaloa "r" r/DSHB
Classic Judge 1: Dolly Hannon, “S”
Classic Judge 2: 
Debbie Riehl-Rodriquez, "S" R/DSHB
Classic I & II Technical Delegate: Joe Coleman
Location: TBD
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