May 2006
OFFICERS BOARD of DIRECTORS
President - Susan Dallas
Vice-President - Laura Nelson
Secretary - Jeanette Shires
Treasurer - Blanche MahoneyEllen Aiken
Sue Cooper
Sarah Denham
Gary Goodale
Gabi Hooten
Annette Massey ShawBeckie Mitchell
Pat Nelson
Rebecca Splan
Nancy Stone
Bob Whitehurst
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
SWVADA's competition year is in full swing! I hope you are taking advantage of all the schooling opportunities that SWVADA is offering. Annette Massey Shaw ran the April Ride-a-Test and it was very informative. Louise St. Amour came from Michigan to judge and teach.
Many of you remember Louise from her days at SWVADA. She is a past SWVADA president and we really appreciate her taking the time to come down and help us.We had our first schooling show on Sat. April 22. We had a great turnout in spite of the threat of rain. I would like to thank Harriet Keys for a terrific job managing this show. We had thunder storms and rain the night before and mornings of both of these events but most of our competitors showed up and the events went off without a hitch. Dressage is not for the faint of heart! Our next event
is our recognized show on May 27. The closing date is May 5 and the
entries go to Bob Whitehurst (whitehst@aol.com).I would also like to remind everyone of the threat of colic and founder. Since the rain has arrived the grass is really growing. Be sure to acclimate your horses to the new grass gradually. Take care and keep riding. We are lucky to live in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. Enjoy it!
~Susan Dallas
SWVADA MINUTES
April 2006
Next Meeting: 7 PM, Monday, May 15, 2006
Hollywood's Restaurant at Hollins
SWVADA Meeting - April,
Call to Order @ 7:05 pmBoard Members Present: Sarah Denham, Gary Goodale, Beckie Mitchell, Blanche Mahoney, Susan Dallas, Pat Nelson, Ellen Aiken, Jeanette Shires, Laura Nelson
Board Members Absent: Rebecca Splan, Gabriele Hooten, Sue Cooper, Bob Whitehurst, Nancy Stone, Annette Massey-ShawPresident’s Report: Susan Dallas
Many THANKS to Annette for managing a great Ride-A-Test even though the weather was trying to be uncooperative.
Beckie Mitchell will create guidelines for filling and assigning rides and times for future Ride-A-Tests held by SWVADA.
Vice President’s Report: Laura Nelson
Have hired Judy Westenhofer as the second judge for the Recognized Show on May 27th, 2006.
Secretary’s Report: Jeanette Shires
A motion was made by Laura Nelson to accept the minutes with amendments. Seconded by Pat Nelson. Passed unanimously.
A suggestion was made to change wording from ‘Nothing new’ to ‘No report’ in the minutes where appropriate.
Treasurer’s Report: Blanche Mahoney
Checking Account $4261.07
Savings Account 1062.02
CD $3000.00
A motion was made that the portion of money dedicated to the Virginia Horse Center from the auction at the banquet should be designated for the footing fund. Seconded. Passed unanimously.
Adult Camp 2006: Laura Nelson
Contract from Fancy Hill has been received. Fancy Hill has again not raised rates for stabling.
Contracts to the clinicians for this year’s camp are going out soon.
Clinics/Education: Annette Massey-Shaw/Gary Goodale
No official report.
Educational Sunday: Ellen Aiken/Jeanette Shires
No news from the grant application. Should hear in May.
Equipment: Bob Whitehurst
No official report.
Green Hill Park : Bob Whitehurst
No official report.
A discussion about stall usage at shows ensued.
Hospitality: Blanche Mahoney
No official report.
Membership: Pat Nelson
Currently we have 118 members. The number of junior riders joining has increased this year.
A reminder: If your email address changes after your membership form has been sent in PLEASE let Pat Nelson and Frances Yeardley know so you can continue to receive your newsletter!!
Points/Awards: Ellen Aiken
A reminder that the recognized show score reporting form, the SWVADA medal application and the new division declaration form were not included in the omnibus. They will be available at show and online.
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A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers at the April 8th Ride a Test, we all had a lot of fun. ~Annette- We need volunteers for the May 27th Recognized Show and the June Ride-A-Test.
- SWVADA Spring Schooling Show
On Saturday, April 22, 2006, the first schooling show of the year was held at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center in Salem. The show was fully scheduled, with 65 riders making for a very full day. Early thundershowers started the day, and caused both management and competitors some nervous moments, but by 8 am, the rain had slowed. No thunder and lightening appeared, and the sun even peeked through once or twice.
Judge Beckie Mitchell saw some lovely rides. SWVADA was well represented by our Junior and Young Riders, with six showing their horses. One Junior Rider, Marie Yuhas, won the competitors' drawing, and received a lovely cooler donated by Susan and Bobby Dallas.
This show had some changes from last year. On the plus side, Green Hill's twelve new stalls were available, and greatly appreciated. Green Hill Park just gets better and better. As a minus, health regulations at the park will cause us to limit the availability of lunch. Remember to pack your picnic, or plan to drive a short distance to have lunch during the upcoming shows. Drinks and wrapped snack food will be for sale.
Show manager Harriet Keys, and secretary Susan Dallas, want to thank the volunteers who were the backbone of the show. By the way, all of these wonderful people actually did volunteer! Ellen Oliver and Cat Oliver, with their JR terrier Dixie, took care of scoring and running all day. Rebecca Cohen, Ellen Aiken, Mary Kafura, Annette Massey-Shaw, Anita Cox, Blanche Mahoney, David Keys and Gary Goodale all helped. Special thanks goes to Brigitte Peterson and Jim Stinson and their students and parents who waited patiently until the end of the show in order to help take down and clean up.
Thanks also goes to the competitors and their horses, who braved the iffy weather, and who understand that dressage shows do go on!
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