SSMDTA

2024 High Point Standings as of September

09/12/2024 SSMDTA

Here are the High Point Standings after the first 3 qualifiers of the 2024 season.

Compulsory

The Renegades – 3,316 points
Hearts For Horses – Adult – 3,200 points
Ring N Spurz – 3,075 points
Grace & Grit – 3,000 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,968 points
Hearts For Horses – Youth – 2,946 points
Swamp Donkeys – 2,937 points
The Outsiders – 2,929 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner – 2,797 points
Silk & Sable – 1,805 points
Grace & Grit – Quad – 1,677 points
Southern Outlaws – 910 points

Youth Theme

Grace & Grit – 2,955 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,887 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,680 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,727 points

Novice Quad

The Renegades – 2,942 points
Hearts For Horses – Open – 2,709 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner – 2,567 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,447 points
Swamp Donkeys – 2,429 points
Southern Outlaws – 2,345 points
Grace & Grit – 1,637 points
The Outsiders – 930 points

Open Freestyle

The Renegades – 2,962 points
The Outsiders – 2,818 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,732 points
Ring N Spurz – 2,671 points
Hearts For Horses – NEW – 800 points

Novice Freestyle

Hearts For Horses – 2,646 points
Swamp Donkeys – 2,349 points
Southern Outlaws – 2,296 points
The Outsiders – 894 points
Gypsy Rebels – 829 points

Open Theme

The Renegades – 3,219 points
The Outsiders – 3,175 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,884 points
Ring N Spurz – 2,742 points
Grace & Grit – 1,765 points
Silk & Sable – 1,303 points

Short Program

The Renegades – 2,979 points
Hearts For Horses – Open – 2,788 points
The Outsiders – 2,665 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner – 2,570 points
Hearts For Horses – Youth – 2,562 points
Ring N Spurz – 2,501 points
Southern Outlaws – 1,498 points

Open Quad

TIE: The Renegades AND The Outsiders – 3,087 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,803 points
Grace & Grit – Youth – 1,883 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,733 points
Grace & Grit – Adult – 1,677 points
Silk & Sable – 1,497 points

Rodeo

The Renegades – 3,381 points
The Outsiders – 2,230 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,064 points

Novice Theme

The Renegades – 3,146 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,883 points
Southern Outlaws – 2,721 points
Swamp Donkeys – 2,622 points
Grace & Grit – 1,739 points
Gypsy Rebels – 946 points
The Outsiders – 917 points

Youth Quad

Grace & Grit – 3,040 points
The Outsiders – 2,895 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,752 points
Ring N Spurz – 2,615 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,583 points

Youth Freestyle

Gypsy Rebels – 2,617 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,468 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,549 points

Beginners Freestyle

Grace & Grit – 2,561 points
Gypsy Rebels – 2,415 points
The Outsiders – 2,195 points
Swamp Donkeys – 933 points

Beginners Theme

The Outsiders – 1,728 points
Gypsy Rebels – 1,640 points
Swamp Donkeys – 818 points

Beginners Quad

Grace & Grit – 1,734 points
Swamp Donkeys – 1,668 points
The Outsiders – 1,666 points
Gypsy Rebels – 1,629 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,434 points

September Qualifier Numerical Scores

09/12/2024 SSMDTA

Here are how all the numbers played out to create the scores for the third qualifier of the season.

September Qualifier Results

09/12/2024 SSMDTA

All the teams did amazing in the extreme hot conditions and there were lots of great runs and fun costumes. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the State Championships in November.

Compulsory

First Place • The Renegades • 1,026 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses – Adult • 950 points
Third Place • Ring N Spurz • 917 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses – Youth • 913 points
Fifth Place • Grace & Grit • 894 points
Sixth Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 884 points
Seventh Place • Swamp Donkeys • 836 points
Eighth Place • The Outsiders • 818 points
Ninth Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginner • 790 points
Tenth Place • Grace & Grit – Quad • 763 points
Eleventh Place • Silk & Sable • 702 points

Novice Freestyle

First Place • Southern Outlaws • 735 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses • 719 points
Third Place • Swamp Donkeys • 653 points

Beginners Quad

First Place • Grace & Grit • 885 points
Second Place • Swamp Donkeys • 856 points
Third Place • The Outsiders • 817 points
Fourth Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 768 points
Fifth Place • Ring N Spurz • 704 points

Novice Theme

First Place • The Renegades • 1,049 points
Second Place • Southern Outlaws • 835 points
Third Place • Swamp Donkeys • 805 points
Fourth Place • Grace & Grit • 802 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses • 795 points

Youth Quad

First Place • Grace & Grit • 963 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 834 points
Third Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 822 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 765 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses • 701 points

Youth Freestyle

First Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 794 points
Second Place • Ring N Spurz • 762 points
Third Place • Hearts For Horses • 733 points

Open Theme

First Place • The Outsiders • 989 points
Second Place • The Renegades • 986 points
Third Place • Hearts For Horses • 899 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 831 points
Fifth Place • Grace & Grit • 831 points _{(tie broken by Horsemanship Score)}
Sixth Place • Silk & Sable • 536 points

Beginners Freestyle

First Place • Grace & Grit • 773 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 760 points
Third Place • The Outsiders • 705 points

Rodeo

First Place • The Renegades • 1,045 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 964 points

Short Program

First Place • The Renegades • 951 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 872 points
Third Place • Hearts For Horses – Open • 752 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 739 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginners • 711 points
Sixth Place • Hearts For Horses – Youth • 701 points
Seventh Place • Southern Outlaws • 639 points

Novice Quad

First Place • The Renegades • 945 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses – Open • 908 points
Third Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 825 points
Fourth Place • Grace & Grit • 823 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginners • 750 points
Sixth Place • Southern Outlaws • 707 points
Seventh Place • Swamp Donkeys • 686 points

Beginners Theme

First Place • The Outsiders • 902 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 857 points
Third Place • Swamp Donkeys • 818 points

Open Freestyle

First Place • The Renegades • 953 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 893 points
Third Place • Ring N Spurz • 833 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 830 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses – NEW • 800 points

Open Quad

First Place • The Outsiders • 1,005 points
Second Place • The Renegades • 986 points
Third Place • Grace & Grit – Youth • 861 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 833 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses • 775 points
Sixth Place • Grace & Grit – Adult • 759 points
Seventh Place • Silk & Sable • 601 points

Youth Theme

First Place • Grace & Grit • 934 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 921 points
Third Place • Ring N Spurz • 882 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 859 points

Judge’s Choice Awards

Clara Keller Noble • Sofia Mercado • Grace & Grit
Kelley Young • Grace Zarza • The Outsiders

Sportsmanship Award

Ring N Spurz

2024 High Point Standings as of June

06/04/2024 SSMDTA

Here are the High Point standings after the first 2 qualifiers of the 2024 season.

Compulsory

The Renegades – 2,290 points
Hearts For Horses – Adult – 2,250 points
Ring N Spurz – 2,158 points
The Outsiders – 2,111 points
Grace & Grit – 2,106 points
Swamp Donkeys – 2,101 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 2,084 points
Hearts For Horses – Youth – 2,033 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner – 2,007 points
Silk & Sable – 1,103 points
Grace & Grit – Quad – 914 points
The Southern Outlaws – 910 points

Youth Theme

Grace & Grit – 2,021 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 1,966 points
Hearts For Horses – 1,821 points
Ring N Spurz – 845 points

Novice Quad

The Renegades – 1,997 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner – 1,817 points
Hearts For Horses – Open – 1,801 points
Swamp Donkeys – 1,743 points
The Southern Outlaws – 1,638 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 1,622 points
The Outsiders – 930 points
Grace & Grit – 814 points

Open Freestyle

The Renegades – 2,009 points
The Outsiders – 1,925 points
Hearts For Horses – 1,902 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,838 points

Novice Freestyle

Hearts For Horses – 1,927 points
Swamp Donkeys – 1,696 points
The Southern Outlaws – 1,561 points
The Outsiders – 894 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 829 points

Open Theme

The Renegades – 2,233 points
The Outsiders – 2,186 points
Hearts For Horses – 1,985 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,911 points
Grace & Grit – 934 points
Silk & Sable – 767 points

Short Program

Hearts For Horses – Open – 2,036 points
The Renegades – 2,028 points
Hearts For Horses – Youth – 1,861 points
Hearts For Horses – Beginner -1,859 points
The Outsiders – 1,793 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,762 points
The Southern Outlaws – 859 points

Open Quad

The Renegades – 2,101 points
The Outsiders – 2,082 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,028 points
Grace & Grit – Youth – 1,022 points
Grace & Grit – Adult – 918 points
Ring N Spurz – 900 points
Silk & Sable – 896 points

Rodeo

The Renegades – 2,336 points
The Outsiders – 2,230 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 1,100 points

Novice Theme

The Renegades – 2,097 points
Hearts For Horses – 2,088 points
The Southern Outlaws – 1,886 points
Swamp Donkeys – 1,817 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 946 points
Grace & Grit – 937 points
The Outsiders – 917 points

Youth Quad

Grace & Grit – 2,077 points
The Outsiders – 2,061 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 1,930 points
Hearts For Horses – 1,882 points
Ring N Spurz – 1,850 points

Youth Freestyle

The Gypsy Rebels – 1,823 points
Hearts For Horses – 1,735 points
Ring N Spurz – 787 points

Beginners Freestyle

Grace & Grit – 1,788 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 1,655 points
The Outsiders – 1,490 points
Swamp Donkeys – 933 points

Beginners Theme

The Outsiders – 826 points
The Gypsy Rebels – 783 points

Beginners Quad

The Gypsy Rebels – 861 points
Grace & Grit and The Outsiders- 849 points
Swamp Donkeys – 812 points
Ring N Spurz – 730 points

June Qualifier Numerical Scores

06/04/2024 SSMDTA

Here are the breakdowns of the scores in each category for all the teams and classes for the second qualifier held June 1-2 at the Florida Horse Park.

Wow! What a weekend! Our second qualifier of the 2024 season was the largest show we’ve ever hosted with 9 teams competing in 15 classes with 76 individual runs! Congratulations to all the teams on all of your accomplishments throughout the weekend. Here are the results.

Compulsory

First Place • The Renegades • 1,185 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses – Adult • 1,133 points
Third Place • Silk & Sable • 1,103 points
Fourth Place • The Outsiders • 1,081 points
Fifth Place • Ring N Spurz • 1,070 points
Sixth Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 1,046 points
Seventh Place • Swamp Donkeys • 1,018 points
Eighth Place • Grace & Grit • 1,004 points
Ninth Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginner • 983 points
Tenth Place • Hearts For Horses – Youth • 969 points
Eleventh Place • Grace & Grit – Quad • 914 points
Twelfth Place • The Southern Outlaws • 910 points

Novice Freestyle

First Place • Hearts For Horses • 931 points
Second Place • Swamp Donkeys • 801 points
Third Place • The Southern Outlaws • 747 points

Rodeo

First Place • The Renegades • 1,153 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 1,126 points
Third Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 1,100 points

Beginners Freestyle

First Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 876 points
Second Place • Grace & Grit • 829 points
Third Place • The Outsiders • 772 points

Youth Freestyle

First Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 860 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses • 814 points
Third Place • Ring N Spurz • 787 points

Beginners Quad

First Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 861 points
Second Place • Grace & Grit • 849 points
Third Place • The Outsiders • 849 points
Fourth Place • Swamp Donkeys • 812 points
Fifth Place • Ring N Spurz • 730 points
Second & Third Place Tie was broken by Horsemanship score.

Open Quad

First Place • The Outsiders • 1,060 points
Second Place • The Renegades • 1,035 points
Third Place • Grace & Grit – Youth • 1,022 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 1,002 points
Fifth Place • Grace & Grit – Adult • 918 points
Sixth Place • Ring N Spurz • 900 points
Seventh Place • Silk & Sable • 896 points

Youth Quad

First Place • Grace & Grit • 1,029 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 1,019 points
Third Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 884 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 873 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 873 points
Fourth Place tied both in Total Score and Horsemanship, so both received same placing.

Novice Theme

First Place • The Renegades • 1,044 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses • 1,039 points
Third Place • The Southern Outlaws • 978 points
Fourth Place • Swamp Donkeys • 947 points
Fifth Place • Grace & Grit • 937 points

Short Program

First Place • The Renegades • 987 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses – Open • 981 points
Third Place • The Outsiders • 916 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses – Youth • 891 points
Fifth Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginner • 867 points
Sixth Place • The Southern Outlaws • 859 points
Seventh Place • Ring N Spurz • 827 points

Novice Quad

First Place • The Renegades • 966 points
Second Place • Hearts For Horses – Beginner • 821 points
Third Place • Hearts For Horses – Open • 817 points
Fourth Place • Grace & Grit • 814 points
Fifth Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 803 points
Sixth Place • Swamp Donkeys • 801 points
Seventh Place • Southern Outlaws • 761 points

Open Freestyle

First Place • The Renegades • 945 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 899 points
Third Place • Hearts For Horses • 874 points
Fourth Place • Ring N Spurz • 837 points

Beginners Theme

First Place • The Outsiders • 826 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 783 points

Youth Theme

First Place • Grace & Grit • 905 points
Second Place • The Gypsy Rebels • 878 points
Third Place • Ring N Spurz • 845 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 845 points
Third & Fourth Place Tie broken by Horsemanship Score

Open Theme

First Place • The Renegades • 1,087 points
Second Place • The Outsiders • 1,063 points
Third Place • Grace & Grit • 934 points
Fourth Place • Hearts For Horses • 907 points
Fifth Place • Ring N Spurz • 879 points
Sixth Place • Silk & Sable • 767 points

Judge’s Choice Awards

Tina Ray • Easton Greene – Grace & Grit
Michelle Wheeler • Evelyn Herrera – Grace & Grit

Horsemanship Award

Grace & Grit

June Qualifier Schedule

05/14/202405/20/2024 SSMDTA

We are very excited about our second qualifier of the season to be held June 1-2 at the Florida Horse Park. We have 9 teams that are competing with a record number of 77 individual runs. It’s going to be a jam-packed, fun weekend.

Here is the Order of Go for the weekend.

Here are the stall assignments for the teams.

Here are the RV sites assigned to the teams.

Here is the Main Arena practice schedule for Friday, May 31.

Additional Classes for Remaining Shows

03/14/2024 SSMDTA

SSMDTA is excited about the amount of teams that are participating in the drill classes this year and are very excited about the up-and-coming Youth Riders that are learning to ride while doing drill at the same time.

The Youth Beginners class was a last minute addition to the schedule for the 2024 show year as we weren’t sure how much interest there would be in a class catered towards riders that are new to horses as well as drill. The class had several entries at the February competition and those riders want to do more at the next show.

So, we have made “Beginners” its own division like Novice, Youth and Open and at the remaining shows Freestyle, Quad and Theme classes will be offered. For the teams that participated in the February competition, we are counting that class as Beginners Freestyle.

What makes Beginners different than Youth?

The Beginners class is for our newer Youth riders, but we are allowing 2 adults to ride with them as needed for leaders and safety reasons. This class is only Walk/Trot. (The regular Youth classes only allow 1 adult and are Walk/Trot/Canter.)

All 3 classes (Freestyle, Quad and Theme) will have a 3-5 minute time limit to make it easier for you to run the same drill in all 3 classes (but you’re welcome to change up your drills in each class – totally up to you).

The Beginners Theme class will dress up (costume) at all remaining shows. Beginners Freestyle and Quad will only dress up (costume) at the State Championships in November.

We want to have these young riders to focus on their horses and their drill so flags and props are NOT allowed in the Beginners Division. We are also removing the the Inside/Outside Coaching Penalty for this Division in the interest of safety.

The Handbook has been updated and is available on the website or you can click here. Pages 19 – 21 give all the details for the Beginners Division classes.

We are adding these classes at this time in order to encourage our future riders and to give them additional classes to showcase what they’ve been working on so long. However, if we don’t have at least 2 teams in each class, we will either cancel or combine the class(es) with only 1 entry.

If you have any questions about these additional classes, please have your coach post them in the WhatsApp group so we can answer in a format for all teams to see the questions and answers.

We look forward to seeing our future drill team riders compete throughout the year and hope these additional classes will help.

Belt Buckle Update

02/28/2024 SSMDTA

For those of you who weren’t at the show, or didn’t hear the update, the buckles did not ship before the show, so I was unable to bring them with me.

However, there was a box waiting for me when I arrived home today! Wahoo!

I will go through them tomorrow and figure out where they need to go and will reach out to the team contacts to see the best way to get them distributed so you don’t have to wait until the June show.

Thanks for your patience!

February Qualifier Numerical Scores

02/28/2024 SSMDTA

Below are all the numerical scores for the 13 classes from the February Qualifier. But first, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to the team behind the scenes that kept the weekend running smoothing for everyone.

Marc Stalvey – Announcer and Music Master – making sure we had sound throughout the weekend.
Georgia Acosta – Show Secretary – keeping up with the judges, timing runs, getting the results tallied and score sheets copied.
Mark Lindsey – Show Manager – kept up with all of the team’s requests/needs and was the general “go-to guy” for the entire weekend.
Carrie Lindsey – Show Spouse Volunteer – served as a scribe to one of our judges and pitched in as needed.
Alice Kampen – Judge – joining us from Idaho!
Jorga Stark – Judge – joining us from Washington!

Here are the numerical scores for each of the 13 classes this weekend.