As you know, the Cornhusker Classic was unable to take place this Memorial Day weekend as planned due to COVID-19 and a USEF/USDF moratorium on score reporting through the month of May.

Nebraska Dressage Association has been hard at work over the past several weeks exploring options for a rescheduled show later in the year. Our Competitions Committee worked tirelessly with our venue, health officials, USEF, and show management to find a way to make it happen. But ultimately, we were unable to find a new date and scenario that the NDA Board of Directors was comfortable with, so it is with heavy hearts that we announce that the Cornhusker Classic will not take place at all in 2020.

NDA’s commitment is to now focus all our energy on creating other opportunities for our members, like educational events and virtual shows, to help our community find ways to celebrate our horses together this season.

Thank you for your support, and we hope to all ride together at the Cornhusker Classic in 2021.

COVID-19 has made 2020 a challenging year for horse shows. While we all wait patiently for what we hope will be an eventual return to "normal," let's have some fun with a virtual competition!

Take this opportunity to ride a test, get scores and comments from a judge, AND compete as a team with your friends or barnmates!

Some notes about the virtual show:

• FREE office fees to members of any GMO, including NDA.
• You'll provide a shareable link (YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) with your entry.
• Your ride must take place between May 1, 2020 and May 22, 2020.
• Schooling show tack and attire—fun colors are allowed.
• Video your ride from C in a small or standard dressage arena WITH letters.
• Readers are allowed, but no coaching or other communication from trainers.
• Videos must include sound!
• Each video must start with a sign indicating rider, horse, and test ridden.
• Video must end with a 360° view of the mounted rider as an equipment check.
• Score sheets will be e-mailed unless you add $5 to have paper tests mailed.
• Classes will be placed and posted online for bragging rights (no ribbons).
• Individual high point prizes WILL be awarded to the highest score at each level.
• You can compete as a team of 3 or 4 people; the lowest average score will be dropped.
• Team placings will be posted for fame, not fortune.
• Results will be posted by June 1, 2020.
• Scores are not eligible for NDA year-end awards.
• We will NOT score videos that cannot be judged due to poor quality.

​Be sure to visit the website, where you can find the entry form, as well as some guidelines and tips for making sure your arena is set up correctly, and you can pay for your entry via PayPal.

If you have any questions about the show, be sure to contact the show manager, Heidi Helmer, the show secretary, Kathy Hanford, or the NDA Competitions Committee.