Friday November 19, 2004

People With a Passion for Dressage
Dressage in California with Cornerstone

Glenda Mc Elroy – Cornerstone Event Management

For Glenda McElroy, dressage event manager, her greatest joy can be summed up in one sentence. “I love to walk out to the dressage rings, when the show is underway. The horses look so beautiful and everything is running smoothly”

Since 1986 Glenda McElroy has been managing dressage shows and events from her home base in California, but that does not mean her company is limited to one state. With over 22 dressage shows a year, she manages 16 herself, and shares responsibilities with her able associates Jennifer Killinger and Meghan Anderson. In California, McElroy has seen the number of entries climb, and the quality of horses and riders soar.

The California Dressage Society has 5000 members in 40 chapters CDS has set high standards. For example to qualify for the CDS Finals, at training level a rider need 5 qualifying score of 67% or better, with four different judges. This year at the 2004 CDS Show there were 350 horses, all qualified, requiring 6 rings, and 10 judges, making it the biggest championship ever. McElroy who has seen the championship grow considers the show a statement of the impact California has on Amerocan dressage. “It was a fabulous championship, with so many wonderful horses.”