Welcome to the new format for Direct Rein!

This embedded email format will enable me to include more variable length content, make it easier to share links/resources (check out the Link Roundup at the end!), and automatically archive each issue online at our newsletter website, along with any longer content that can be linked into this monthly newsletter. The email embed should also be more accessible for readers on mobile devices. Let me know your thoughts or if you encounter any issues!

Along with the new format, I’m introducing a new column: Member Spotlight. I hope to feature a club member each month with a Q&A interview so we can get to know the members who shape our club and the equine community in Mid-Missouri.

As always, send me your horsey happenings, pictures, articles, etc. for next month’s newsletter! You can email me direct at [email protected], or reply to this email.

Happy spring! I hope you all are getting some time in the saddle.

Anne

The spring dressage and combined training schooling show previously scheduled for May 2 has been cancelled. The show committee is actively planning the fall show.

Sophia Lieberman, junior CDCTA member, was awarded the 2026 Liz Hotchkiss Memorial Fund Scholarship. Sophia competes in eventing and combined training with her horse Tazmanian Pegasus and will use the scholarship towards lessons. Congratulations, Sophia!

Here’s the cliff notes version of this month’s business meeting. Read the complete meeting minutes online. Read more →

Main Fund - $9,525.68, Liz Fund - $2,170.34, Members - 30

There’s a new newsletter format! You’re reading it. 🙂

Potential jumping clinics for this year: Jeannine Lamb and/or Julie Wolfert.

Fall dressage clinic to be scheduled with Jamie Lawerence Slocum. Send in your suggestions for spring/summer 2027 dressage clinicians.

Potential combined driving clinic.

Spring show cancelled.

Show committee is actively seeking additional venues that could host the schooling shows. WWU and Stephens are considerations.

Need ideas for the take-home award for the Beth Hussey Memorial Trophy.

Liz Hotchkiss Scholarship Awarded: Sophia Lieberman.

Taxes submitted and insurance paid.

Each month, Direct Rein will highlight a CDCTA member and give us a chance to learn more about the people behind our club.

For our first Member Spotlight, we’re featuring Lauren Fritz who, as CDCTA president, has contributed immensely to our club in recent years. She’s an active volunteer, a regular at clinics, and a consistent source of encouragement for other riders. She always knows what’s on the calendar, who might be attending, and where to find the perfect matching outfit for the event.