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Sharon Jerdeman-Bates
USDF Bronze & Silver Medallist
"L" Judging program Graduate
FEI Competitor


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Skywalker--NEW! For Sale
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Chinook--For Sale

JANUARY NEWS 2010
Happy New Year!
Canterbury Schooling Dressage
Let's Dance, a Holsteiner gelding owned by Dallas Maddox of Hartford, CT earned a 68% and a Blue at First Level.
Ocala Dressage
Chinook and Sharon earned a 63.4 % in the Intermediare 2.
Pat Sullivan's mare Nautika and Sharon earned a 62 & 64% in the Intermediare 1.
Kris and her mare Lauren won 2 of their 2nd Level tests and won the Dover Medal!

Twice as Nice 1, Newberry, FL
Congratulations to Kris Kuchinski Broome and Renee Genther who were Champion and Reserve First Level AA!
Both are now qualified for 2010 Regional Championships
Sharon and her Falconer(Fritz) won their 4th Level class on Sunday and Sharon and Chinook earned a 64% in their Inter
mediare 2 !
DECEMBER NEWS
Dressage on the First Coast, Jacksonville, FL
Chinook and Sharon earned a 60+% at Intermediare 2
Kris Kuchinski Broome received a 65%, a qualifying score, and a win at First Level, Test 4 with Nightlife,
and Renee Genther and Ricochet placed well in all of their classes and earned a qualifying score at First Level, Test 4!

NOVEMBER NEWS
Happy Thanksgiving!

OCTOBER NEWS
Region 3 Championships, Wellington, FL

Sharon & Nautika: 8th place Prix St. Georges Open Championship
7th place Intermediare I Open Championship
Sharon & Skywalker: 4th place Second Level Open Championship
Kris & Lauren: Reserve Champion First Level Freestyle
6th place First Level AA Championship
Kris & Nightlife: 7th place Training Level AA Championship

For complete show results
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Region 3 Championships Qualified Horses & Riders
Sharon and Nautika (owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan)--Prix St. Georges and Intermediare 1
Sharon and Skywalker (owned by Amy Mannik, bred by Masu Hamacher)--Second Level open
Renee Genther and Ricochet--First Level AA
Kris Kuchinski Broome and Lauren--First Level AA, Second Level AA, First Level Freestyle AA
Kris Kuchinski Broome and Nightlife--Training Level AA
Ride Lite Dressage, Newberry, FL
Sharon and Chinook received a 60.5 and 63.6% in the Intermediare 2 and Skywalker made his Third Level debut with a respectable score of 63.8%
Kris Kuchinski-Broome and Lauren again won the Dover Medal at 2nd Level!

SEPTEMBER NEWS
Sunshine Classic 1&2, USDFBC SE Championships Ocala, FL
Congratulations to Highlife's Bon Jovi aka "Burberry", Weser-Ems pony owned by Dr. Heather Luing, handled by Sterling Graburn and ridden by Sharon.
3rd place overall Southeast Championships for colts/geldings
2nd highest Materiale (under saddle) score both days
HSITP Dressage, Newberry FL
Congratulations to Kris Kuchinski-Broome and her mare Lauren for winning the Dover Medal and
to Renee Genther and Ricochet for winning 3 of their classes and earning their final qualifying score for regionals.

NA/WPN Keuring Ocala, FL
Congratulations to Theresa Floyd, owner of Dutch Warmblood mare Alyeska, one of only 2 mares at this site to earn a First Premium rating!
AUGUST NEWS
Canterbury Summer Sizzler 2 Newberry, FL
Holsteiner gelding Skywalker, owned by Amy Mannik and ridden by Sharon: Reserve Champion Second Level
Dutch Warmblood gelding Nightlife, owned and ridden by student Kristine Broome, won his AA Training Level classes with scores up to 74%, and received the AA Training Level Championship.

Suncoast Sunburn Classic 1 & 2
Holsteiner gelding Skywalker, owned by Amy Mannik and ridden by Sharon were Second Level Open Champions both Saturday and Sunday. In addition, they earned Reserve Champion High Point of the Saturday show with a score of 73% in second level test 4.
Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and ridden by Sharon, put in great tests at Intermediare 1 for scores of 64% both days.

JULY NEWS
7/10/09 German Oldenburg Verband/Weser-Ems Inspection
Congratulations to 3 year old German Riding Pony Bon Jovi aka "Burberry" (Bodyguard X Conda) owned by Dr. Heather Luing. Burberry became the first U.S. bred Weser-Ems stallion to become approved for breeding in this country! This fabulous pony is in training with Sharon and is for sale. _REG2751 Burb US 5
Burberry 5 months under saddle

Canterbury Summer Sizzler I, Newberry, FL
Oldenburg gelding, Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and ridden by Sharon was Open FEI Champion!

MAY NEWS
Horse Shows in the Park, Jacksonville, FL
Oldenburg gelding Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and ridden by Sharon was Reserve Champion 4th Level
Nicole, riding her horses GB Classic and GB Marko, was FEI Champion and Reserve Champion!
Sharon's own Falconer made his 4th Level debut after several years off with scores over 60%
CDI Raleigh, Raleigh,NC
Nautika, owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan and ridden by Sharon, competed in her (and Sharon's!) first CDI.

APRIL NEWS
Dressage on the First Coast, Jacksonville, FL
Holsteiner mare Nautika, owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan and ridden by Sharon was Reserve Champion FEI with scores of 70% and 77% in the PSG and I-1.