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March 2004 |
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President's Message
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SWVADA MINUTES
January 2004
Next Meeting: Mar 15,
2004 7:00pm at the Wildflour Restaurant
7770 Williamson Rd., Hollins VA 540-362-1812
| The regular monthly
meeting of SWVADA was held on Monday, 16 February 2004 at Wildflour
Restaurant in Hollins, VA. President Beckie Mitchell called the meeting
to order. Board Members Present: Pam Bennington, Susan Dallas, Gabi
Hooten, Megan Irby, Robin Jones, Harriet Keys, Blanche Mahoney, Beckie
Mitchell, Laura Nelson, Pat Nelson, Kim Reid, Annette Massey Shaw,
Rebecca Splan, Elise Tyminski. Board Members Absent: Gary Goodale.
Members/Guests also Present: Ellen Aiken, Sue Cooper, Bobby Dallas,
Alyssa Leib, Kelly Pendry, Jeanette Shires. President’s Report: Thanks again to Blanche Mahoney and crew for the hard work on the Year End Celebration. Secretary’s Report: Correction to the minutes: Holly Veloso will be secretary for the August schooling show; Rebecca Splan will be manager. Amended minutes approved. Treasurer’s Report: Blanche Mahoney revised the year end financial statement to reflect the Dressage Foundation Grant as a donation rather than income for camp. The bottom line of the report remained the same. Also, the board agreed that all expenses (i.e. facility fee, insurance, ribbon cost, prizes, etc. should be recorded on the financial statement for an event. Non-reimbursed expenses should be listed as donations. Committee Reports Education/Clinics/Camp: Laura Nelson is proceeding with plans for a September camp at Fancy Hill. Liz Steacie will not be available at that time, so other instructors will be pursued. It was decided that campers will have to sign up and fees will need to be collected in a fashion similar to a show entry. (Non-refundable after a :closing date" unless spot is filled from a waiting list.) The Freestyle Symposium with Tigger Montague is scheduled for March 27-28 at Chimney Hill Equestrian Center. Saturday’s session will look at quadrilles and pas de deux and Sunday’s session will address matching music to horses. Demo riders are needed and auditors are encouraged. Call Laura (540-382-0078) for more information. Educational Sunday: Ellen Aiken and Jeanette Shires reported that everything is in place for Educational Sunday at Virginia Tech on February 29. Nametags will be available for all. VOTED: In case of weather issues, the decision to cancel will be made by Ellen and Jeanette by Saturday night and notification will be made via the website, TV and radio. Discussion followed re: the prospect of remunerating SWVADA members who are presenting at Educational Sunday. The board will try to establish a policy regarding remuneration. Green Hill Equestrian Park: Pam Bennington reported an $800 profit from the first “fun show” of the season. The GHEP committee is planning to increase their advertising to make people aware of the facility. Someone may have been found to drag the rings on a semi-regular basis. Horse Show Committee: Meeting at Blanche Mahoney’s house on Sunday, February 22 at 1 PM. Membership: Pat Nelson reports that we are currently standing at 92 members, including life members. |
VADA: Harriet Keys reported on the recent VADA meeting. Amended by-laws were distributed with ballots. Members at the meeting were apprised of the changes and encouraged to return the ballets to Harriet before leaving. Purple Books (State Omnibus), will be mailed to members. Next year, purple books will be available on a "for purchase" basis. SWVADA reps explained our newly initiated Virginia Horse Center Benefit Trophy, other chapters expressed interest in doing something similar. The minutes from the VADA meeting will be posted to the SWVADA website. Next VADA meeting March 20. Video Library: Gabi Hooten has ordered several new videos: Up the Levels, Vols. 1 & 2, Building Blocks to Dressage, Vols. 1 & 2, and A Matter of Trust, Vols. 1 & 2. If you have requests for videos to order, please contact Gabi or any Board Member. Contact Gabi if you wish to check out any SWVADA videos. Old Business Virginia Horse Center Benefit Trophy: John Scott, Executive Director of the Horse Center, is thrilled with the new division. A trophy case is being built in the lobby of the coliseum and the SWVADA Virginia Horse Center Benefit Trophy will be on permanent display there. Omnibus: Harriet Keys and Rebecca Splan are nearing completion of the Omnibus. It should come out in the next couple of weeks. Recognized Show: Jeanette Shires distributed sponsor forms. Please contact her if you would like to sponsor a class or division or advertise in the program. This year’s show will include a Dover Medal class at second level, and a Dressage Foundation class at training level. VOTED to offer the Dressage Foundation class with ribbons from the Foundation (requiring a minimum $200 donation to the Foundation). Show Fund: Blanche Mahoney reminded everyone to send her Southern States proof of purchase feed labels,(which are redeemable for cash for SWVADA). Points/Awards: VOTED that if a trophy is not returned in acceptable condition, the recipient will be billed for the repair. A label will be placed on the bottom/back of each trophy with a statement to this effect and a “must be returned by” date. New Business VOTED to donate the use of a dressage arena to the Virginia Tech Intercollegiate Dressage Show on March 21 with the stipulation that the arena be returned in good condition. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Minutes by Megan Irby and Beckie Mitchell for Gary Goodale. Respectfully submitted, Gary Goodale, Secretary |
