As our normal routines and expectations continue to revolve around the restrictions placed on us by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are complying with national organization recommendations and will not host any events through June. We will keep you posted on the CNYD&CTA website and Facebook pages when we begin scheduling events.
Our Calendar of Events is posted on our website and we will keep this updated.
In the meantime, we’re here with some online recommendations!
CNYD&CTA is here for you!
USEF and USDF offer some great resources that can help you get your horse fix from home.
We've compiled a list of the online resources for you below ...
The USEF Network has On Demand viewing of past horse shows in a variety of disciplines.
USEF's Learning Center has a variety of videos ranging from tips on dealing with spooky horses, breed highlights, exercises for equestrians, to horse safety and welfare.
If you haven't done it already, it's a great time to get your Safe Sport training out of the way for the year!
USDF has an official podcast if you want to listen in while you get some chores done around the house or barn.
USDF University gives you an opportunity to earn continuing education credits and gain some new knowledge. Certificates and diplomas are awarded yearly for those dedicated to continuing their Dressage education.
USDF Arts Contest – Entry deadline: July 1 Updated Revision of Show Biz Now Available Nomination deadline extended for USDF Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement and Member of Distinction Awards nominations through May 31, 2020.
Free Online reports available to USDF Participating, Group or Business Members
USDFScores.com (Education Members & Non-Members may access for a nominal fee)
CNYD&CTA has some book recommendations for while you’re stuck at home and still itching to get that horse fix!Compiled by Alex Belton
For fans of Eventing… Ambition (The Eventing Series Book 1) by Natalie Keller Reinert
Jules Thornton didn’t come to Ocala to make friends. She came to make a name for herself. Young, determined, and tough as nails, she’s been swapping stable-work for saddle-time since she was a little kid - and it hasn’t always been a fun ride. Forever the struggling rider in a sport for the wealthy, all Jules has on her side is talent and ambition. She’s certain all she needs to succeed are good horses, but will the Eventing world agree?
On her own at last, Jules is positive she’s poised to become Eventing’s newest star, but soon finds she’s making more enemies than friends in the close-knit equestrian community. Little mistakes cost big -- her students are losing faith in her; her owners are starting to pull their horses. And then there’s the small matter of Peter Morrison, the handsome, on-the-rise event rider who keeps showing up when she least expects him.
Jules is convinced that all she needs is good horses -- not friends, not romance, not anyone’s nose in her business. But it’s just the beginning of the long, hot, Ocala summer, and as Jules tumbles through the highs and lows of a life with horses, she might find she’ll need help after all to weather the coming storm.
In the equestrian literary tradition of Jane Smiley (Horse Heaven) and Sara Gruen (Riding Lessons, Water for Elephants), Natalie Keller Reinert takes readers into the riding life as only a horsewoman can.
Also in the Eventing Series:
Pride (The Eventing Series Book 2)
Courage (The Eventing Series Book 3)
Luck (The Eventing Series Book 4)
Forward (The Eventing Series Book 5)
The Dressage Chronicles by Karen McGoldrick *Karen McGoldrick is a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth Level
You know what happens to all those girls who are just crazy about horses? Once they discover boys, the horses are history. Or maybe not. For Lizzy, and others like her, no boy, no man who knows what’s good for him, speaks the unspeakable—“It’s me or the horse.” It’s no contest. And so, Lizzy snips the threads that hold her, however tenuously, to a conventional life, and begins her journey into the world of horse sports. She signs on as a working student for dressage superstar Margot Fanning, heading to south Florida with her six year old mare, for “the season.” She immerses herself in an extraordinary world of high-dollar horses and ambitious women and receives an education in more than just riding dressage. Welcome to The Dressage Chronicles.
Also in the Dressage Chronicles series:
A Matter of Feel: Book II of The Dressage Chronicles
The Right Girl for the Job: Book III of The Dressage Chronicles
Rings of Fire: Book IV of The Dressage Chronicles
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
**#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.
Watch the documentary Harry and Snowman on Prime Video!
For someone who loves a classic… Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom.
Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set on owning her. They were itching to buy and tame her and worked hard to earn the money that she would cost. But the roundup men had tried to capture her and for two years she had escaped them....
Pony Penning Day holds a surprise for everyone, for Paul not only brings in the Phantom, but her newborn colt as well. Can Paul and Maureen possibly earn enough to buy them both?
The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr
From Philip Kerr, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels, comes a breathtaking journey of survival in the dark days of WWII in Ukraine, a country that remains tumultuous today. This inspiring tale captures the power of the human spirit and is perfect for fans of The Book Thief, Milkweed and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
It will soon be another cold winter in the Ukraine. But it's 1941, and things are different this year. Max, the devoted caretaker of an animal preserve, must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken this precious land. He must also learn to keep secrets—for there is a girl, Kalinka, who is hiding in the park.
Kalinka has lost her home, her family, her belongings—everything but her life. Still, she has gained one small, precious gift: a relationship with the rare wild and wily Przewalski's horses that wander the preserve. Aside from Max, these endangered animals are her only friends—until a Nazi campaign of extermination nearly wipes them out for good.
Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horses—and herself.
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