2010 Morgan Dressage Association Scholarships Awarded
Rebecca Totten of West Bath, Maine, is a professional rider currently training her 4-year
old gelding, Kennebec Starwalker, as well as showing Margaret Gardiner’s mare, Kennebec
Sashay at First Level. Rebecca has worked as a sport horse trainer at Kennebec Morgan
Horse Farm for the last 15 years as well as running the Dressage & Sport Division of the
Maine Morgan Horse Show and serving as the Maine Morgan Horse Club Dressage Program
Chair. Rebecca plans to use her funds to take lessons with Patsy Shaffer, Karen Folan and
Georges Malleroni of La Escola de Equitacion.
Ciara Cummiskey of Hope, Rhode Island, is a Junior/Young Rider competing her mare, Queen’s
Delilah, at the FEI Junior level. In 2010 the pair made the Region 8 Junior Dressage Team
and traveled to Kentucky for the NAJYRC. Ciara has attended clinics with Lendon Gray,
including her Dressage 4 Kids clinic and in 2010, and plans to use her scholarship monies
for extra lessons with her regular instructor, Pamela Maloof, as well as attend clinics held
by Evi Rainsborough, a Grand Prix Rider from Germany with a Reitwart Instructor’s license,
and Lendon Gray.
Erika Wolff of Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts, is a Junior/YR currently competing on her horse,
TNP Rob Roy. She is the President of the Mass Bay Morgan Horse Youth Group as well as
volunteering at a local therapeutic riding program. Erika and Robbie showed at First Level
in 2010, and were Reserve World Champions at First Level at this year’s Grand National and
World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Erika plans to use her scholarship monies to ride
with Dee Loveless, “R” Judge, Grand Prix rider and Morgan enthusiast as well as with Ida
Anderson, an “S” Judge and Grand Prix rider.
Leigh Holman is a professional rider in South Haven, Minnesota. She currently competes
the gelding WK’s Northern Brigadier at First Level and is schooling Second Level. Leigh
has been riding dressage since 1995 on a variety of horse breeds and volunteers at open
and schooling shows including judging for schooling shows. She trains regularly with
Ginger Kawell, a Grand Prix trainer and rider. Leigh plans to use her funds to attend a
Heather Bender 3-day clinic as well as continuing lessons with her current trainer.
Marthe Reynolds of New Paltz, New York, is an adult amateur who currently competes her
stallion, Statesman’s Signature. Marthe and Sigi were the 2010 Adequan/USDF All-Breeds
Champions at Second Level as well as winning the 2010 Adequan/All-Breeds Dressage Sport
Horse Breeding Championship, Stallions 4 & Over. Marthe plans to use her scholarship funds
to take lessons with Louisa-Marcelle Eadie, up-and-coming FEI rider and student of Anne
Gribbons, the internationally known FEI coach and O level judge.