SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHAPTER
of the
CALIFORNIA DRESSAGE SOCIETY

Meet SBC-CDS member Kelly Thoits and learn more about her.

Gina who? Legally she is Gina Funderburgh but to all of us in dressage she is our beloved Gina von der Burg. If you have ever attended a dressage show at Earl Warren you are familiar with the site of Gina in the golf cart, often with one of her Basset Hounds!

SBC-CDS member Wendy Brown started Dressage later in life. She's working her way up to a Century Ride at Earl Warren Showgrounds.

SBC-CDS offered a laid back atmosphere for 95 riders competing in RAAC and USDF/USEF classes.

Cutting Horse Champion Valentales that Barbara Cleveland chose for a dressage horse.

SBC-CDS was excited to offer 10 members a Pelvic Floor Exercise Workshop at Core Sport in Santa Barbara. Pelvic Floor Specialist Cat Myklebust offered the 45-minute session in the Fitness Center nestled between Harry’s Plaza Café and Gelson‘s market on upper State Street.

Structural Integration is a body work modality that can address core body imbalances because it provides access to the deepest layers of your horse’s body through his fascial network, or connective tissue.

Lisa White shares insights from the 3-day RiderPilates clinic with Dr. Beth Glosten, held in Santa Barbara and hosted and sponsored by the Santa Barbara Chapter CDS. With nine different riders, Dr. Glosten analyzed different rider challenges and offered helpful and long-term solutions through exercises.

SBC CDS members socialize at The Mill in Santa Barbara.

The Spring Dressage Competition at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara was laid back despite a full show schedule with two rings.

Meet SBC-CDS member Susan Soderman.

Warm welcome to new chapter members Lauren Ogden and Tim Forster, a husband and wife team training in Templeton, CA.

On Sunday, January 26th, members of our chapter got together at The Santa Barbara Inn to celebrate the 2024 SBC CDS accomplishments, members

Santa Barbara CDS 2024 Central Coast RAAC Dressage Show with a vendor village and 123 competitors the biggest show in years.

Our spring show at Earl Warren was a great success. The atmosphere was relaxed.