The Area VII meeting is almost here! We hope to see you Jan 23rd at the Inn at Gig Harbor (www.innatgigharbor.com) the meeting is approaching quickly. Thank you to those that have already registered. The meeting agenda, leaderboard results, and registration form are on the Area VII website (www.areavii.org). Please get your registrations in ASAP so that we have a headcount for the hotel for food. Registration forms need to be sent to Lorilee Hansen (20317 SE 119th Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027)
Lots of exciting vendors include Gallops saddlery, Shai Steiner, Tulip Springs, LMF, Pegasus Equine Rehab Center, Dynamite products, Kiwi Fencing, Eve Willet insurance, Tupperware and Make your Mark Stables from Eugene, OR. A huge Silent Auction is planned- items include handmade stadium fences, a breeding to Gatesby, USEA t-shirts, Cross country schooling sessions at Aspen Farms, and entries to all of our Area VII events, just to name a few. A door prize will be given out to one lucky Dinner attendee. Back this year is Eventing trivia to kick off our awards dinner to be followed by our dessert auction.
Plan to spend the night and come join us Sunday for more fun with your event friends you have missed all winter! Everyone is invited to the 2010 Dressage Test Demonstration Sunday morning with Janis Linnan at Northwind Farm, in Port Orchard just a few minutes from Gig Harbor. We will be working through the BN-Prelim tests with Demo riders. Following this will be a short wine tasting and light lunch before Janis spends the afternoon teaching dressage lessons at Nelson and Maggie Mittuch’s beautiful farm.
We still need your help: More Joanna Herrigstad stories and pictures are needed ASAP. Send those to Maggie Mittuch mmittuch1@mac.com.
It is not too late to still contribute of a few more auction items. Please send these to: Anni Grandia PO Box 928, 17616 S. Vaughn Rd KpN Vaughn WA 98394.
See you on Jan 23rd!
Anni Grandia and the meeting organizing commitee |
January Newsletter:
Dear Area VII Members,
Happy New Year everyone! If you haven’t done so already don’t forget to renew your USEA membership. This is your ticket to the biggest adrenaline rush you can have on horseback. Also, be sure to continue your participation in the Area VII Adult Rider or Young Rider Program when you renew your USEA annual membership. These programs provide access to valuable educational activities that you just can’t participate in if you are not a member.
Coming up later this month is our Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 23 at the Inn at Gig Harbor. Registration is now open, register by January 10th for a discount. Visit www.areavii.org for the latest details on the annual meeting and registration form (also included here in Flying Changes). We have continued to maintain a below cost registration fee so more people can participate in the annual meeting. If you are able to contribute an additional amount with your registration it would be greatly appreciated.
We are looking forward to sharing with you a day filled with education, friendship and celebration. After the morning meetings, Dr. Mark Revenaugh or Dr. Sue Emerson at the Equine Performance Institute will share their insights on lameness issues and current technology.
Starting in 2010 is a whole new set of eventing dressage tests - are you ready for them? Janis Linnan will share her perspective as a judge. We will be introducing the new dressage tests for those that were not at the national meeting in December.
Later in the afternoon Eve Willit will discuss the Pros and Cons of Horse Insurance. The Pegasus Equine Training and Rehabilitation Center will present a discussion on getting your horse back on track with their world renowned state of the art facility.
Gallops Saddlery, Columbia River Tack, Purina Feed, and the artist Shai Steiner with her Animals in Primary colors are just a few of the vendors expected to be at the meeting. If you didn’t get the gifts you were looking for over the holidays pick out exactly what you want at the meeting. Between these businesses and the silent auction you are certain to find what you need. This is a great way to benefit Area VII and support businesses and individuals that give back to our sport.
Congratulations to our year end award winners. The year end awards presentation is the high light of the meeting and will follow the cocktail party and dinner. Once again we will have a dessert auction with some of the best cakes and deserts available.
Following the meeting on Sunday, there will be a mounted demonstration of the new 2010 BN – Prelim dressage tests at North Wind Farm. Janis Linnan will be there to provide feedback on the tests. A dressage clinic with Janis Linnan will be on Friday and Sunday at North Wind Farm, located just 20 minutes from Gig Harbor in Port Orchard. If you would like further information contact Maggie Mittuch (mmittuch1@me.com, 253-370-5395)
See you at the meeting.
Luigi
Adult Riders Report.
February 5-7th sees the return of Leslie Law for a clinic at Aspen Farms in Yelm. The Olympic Gold medalist has become a favorite with Area VII Adult Riders.
I expect this clinic to fill fast so please contact me if you are interested. Maggie magsnags@aol.com.
As usual discounts are given to members so make sure you have joined.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the annual meeting in January. There will be great prizes for AR members based on their results in team competitions. These will be both year end and also for the new Year Long Team concept brought to us by John Meriwether.
2010 Area VII Calendar.
At writing, the much anticipated calendar, is heading to the printers. The goal was to get them into the tack shops before Christmas so if you didn't pick them up while doing a little Christmas shopping at the following tack shops: Gallops Saddlery Tigard OR, Olson-Mills Bellevue, WA, the Gift Shop Woodinville and Bills Country Farm and Feed, Enumclaw, WA, you can pop in and get the things you didn't get for Christmas. If you wish to have them mailed to you please contact Maggie for costs. Magsnags@aol.com.
Huge thanks to artist and local eventer, Shai Steiner for not only donating the art work for the cover, but also for donating a commission for auction to benefit the program. See her work at www.shaisteiner.com.
Maggie
Young Rider Report
Area VII's current Young Riders and YR alumni topped the charts at the Poplar Place CCI* in Hamilton, GA, on Nov. 13-15. Current Area VII YR Lizzie Snow placed third, former Area VII YR Tiffani Loudon placed 2nd, and former Area VII YR Maren Foster won the division.
Lizzie Snow had a great year, finishing it off as the top Junior Preliminary rider and third placed Overall Young Rider on the USEA 2009 Leaderboards. Also on the Junior Preliminary Leaderboard, Mackenna Shea is tied for 6th and Erin McPherson finished 10th. Tessa Beckett is 4th on the Young Adult Preliminary Leaderboard. Katherine Cole ended 7th on the Junior Novice Leaderboard. Congratulations to all YRs!
Don't forget to sign up to come to the USEA Area VII Annual Meeting. There will be a track of educational sessions specifically designed for YRs, and we'd love to see you there!
Don't forget to renew your YR memberships when you renew your USEA membership this winter.
Erin |
