November 2011 Chair Message:
Greetings!
A few important notes to everyone regarding the end of the calendar year and our chapter activities:
1) There will be no ICC board meeting in November. We meet again, Wednesday, December 7th, at Mi Cocina Restaurant, 27961 Highland Ave, Highland, CA 92346 (909) 425-0393 at 6:30 p.m. It's our traditional no-host dinner meeting at which time the chapter board election results will be announced. All members are welcome so please email Cindy Taylor to RSVP so we can let them know how many of us are coming!
2) VOTE!!! You should have received a ballot for the 2012 chapter board. Please mark and return the ballot to the address on the paper (fold the ballot so the address shows, tape the ballot, stamp it, and send it in by November 15, 2011.
3) Our annual awards banquet is early this year--January 7, see the attached flyer--to put more of a "spotlight" on our chapter year-end awards (high point winners at the different levels as well as our chapter trophy winners). Get your reservations in early--it's at Casa Trejo, the food is EXCELLENT, and we will have another of our fantastic raffles with wonderful items including a $100 gift certificate for a freestyle from Cynthia Collins of Luna Tunes Freestyles.
4) At the banquet, we'll also draw names for the Inland Communities representative and alternates for the CDS Southern Region Adult Amateur Clinic with Jan Ebeling. It will be held in May 2012 (exact dates and place TBA). Any ICC adult amateur member who wishes to be in the running must send an email to Nancy Franklin, by January 4, 2012. The chapter representative must be a member in good standing of CDS for 2012 and have proof of amateur status from USEF.
The holidays are fast approaching, so don't forget to mark your calendars for all these upcoming events.
Kathy Young
760-953-8682 *cell
October 2011 Chair Message:
Greetings.
Fall is the time for cooler weather, hairy horses and preparing for elections for the 2012 Board of Inland Communities Chapter, CDS. If you'd like to nominate yourself to run for a position, let our fantastic secretary Nancy Franklin, taneyeam@aol.com, know as soon as possible.
Our board meeting is either Oct. 12 or Oct. 19--we're debating a change and haven't decided for sure yet--but it will be at Shadow Ridge at 6:30 p.m. whichever day we decide on (if you'd like to come to the meeting, give me a call--phone number is below my name--and I'll give you the date).
Ballots will be mailed out after the October board meeting and will be due back to the person collecting the ballots by the date printed on the ballot itself.
Our final rated show is Oct. 29 at Pepper Glen with judge Peggy Klump. She's got her "S" card, so if you want to ride a Third or Fourth Level test of choice, this is your chance. Pepper Glen is a wonderful facility, and the atmosphere is very low key. Premiums and everything are on our website. Directions, too, I believe.
Our awards banquet and drawing for the chapter representative for the CDS Southern Region Amateur Clinic will be Jan. 7 (place TBA). It's always fun--we have fantastic raffle prizes. (I don't know this for a fact since I've never WON any of them, but they sure look nice sitting on the table ;o) And the Junior-Adult judging event is Jan. 21 at Shadow Ridge. Details to come on both of these events.
Happy Halloween!
Kathy
760-953-8682 (cell)
September 2011 Chair Message:
Greetings.
First of all, we hope you have all received your Third Quarter issue of Take Contact! via email, a fantastic effort by our new newsletter editor, Dusty "Perry White" Williams, husband of board member Susan Williams. He did a fantastic job, and you'll notice he had lots of submissions from members--Sara Mosqueda and Ruth Corrao Harris, to name but two, as well as photos and tidbits submitted by others.
Dusty is ALWAYS looking for news, so if you have anything to share--show news, horse news, riding news--please submit it to him at dustyandsusan@verizon.net. We ALL have bragging rights, you know.
Second: It's that time again--time to nominate yourself or get a friend's permission to nominate them for a position on the Inland Communities Board of Directors. The board meets once a month as a rule--sometimes we do our business via email because we are so organized there is no need to meet in person--and the meetings are generally less than an hour.
If you're interested in running for the board, send your nomination form (emailed signatures are accepted) via email or snail mail to our wonderful secretary, Nancy Franklin, or P.O. Box 1000, Highland, Ca 92346. Nominations are due by October 12. Nancy will compile the nominations and send them to the nominating committee, three people who are not on the board.
They will then send out ballots by snail mail to each ICC member. Members vote and mail them to the return address on the ballot in time for our December board meeting, which is usually a no-host dinner. The chairman is elected by the board and appointments made at the January meeting.
Third: Our final show of the year, CDS recognized, is October 29 at Pepper Glen in Norco with "S" judge Peggy Klump. This is perfect for anyone who wants to ride an upper level "Test of Choice." Pepper Glen is a great facility--lots of parking, nice warmup arena, and beautiful dressage court. Very low key and the perfect place to try out that first upper level test. Premiums will be on our website.
Fourth: Our Junior and Adult Judging Event has been moved to January 21 at Shadow Ridge. Test your skills at judging dressage suitability, dressage equitation, and conformation. You don't have to do anything but bring your eyes. Each division will have four participants, and the day goes very quickly. Stay tuned for more information (cost, time, etc.) in the coming months.
Finally, we're still in the planning stages for our January 7 awards banquet where we'll hand out chapter awards--trophies and high-point levels for the 2011 show year. We'll also hold the drawing for the chapter representative for the 2012 CDS Adult Amateur Southern Clinic and of course, our fantastic raffles, as well, with lots of prizes.
Don't forget the USDF Convention and Symposium Nov 30-Dec. 4. The Symposium at Del Mar Dec. 3-4 features demo riders and four fantastic USEF National coaches: Anne Gribbons, Technical Advisor and National Coach; Scott Hassler, Young Horse Coach; Debbie McDonald, Developing Coach; and Jeremy Steinberg, Youth Coach. Details available at www.usdf.org.
The next ICC board meeting is October 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Shadow Ridge. Why not come to the meeting and see what goes on. We love input.
Kathy Young
760-953-8682 (cell)
August 2011 Chair Message:
Greetings!
Our first rated show of this year is Saturday, August 20, at Shadow Ridge with judge Laurie Falvo Doyle. Premiums and other information are available at www.icccds.org. Entries close August 13, but if you'd like to volunteer, contact Ruth Corrao-Harris. The start time is 8:30 a.m., per the judge.
Our second, now rated, and final show of 2011 is October 29, judge and place to be announced.
With luck 2012 will be kinder to us weather- and horse-health-wise and we'll be back to two schooling shows in March and October and two CDS-recognized shows in May and June, as is our usual format.
We're planning another Junior Judging event at Shadow Ridge on Saturday, November 5. Our Juniors Coordinator Sara Mosqueda and her husband Ralph organized a great event last year with halter classes for various breeds (four horses per class) as well as two riding classes with four riders (Dressage Suitability and Dressage Equitation). This year adults can judge as well--you can come as an individual OR get a "team" of friends together and show up to match your "eyes" against that of our "official" judge, Meg Hammond (at least I think Meg is "up for it" again this year)--and challenge those juniors!!
This year the USDF annual convention is November 30-December 4 in San Diego--with the riding symposium December 3-4 at Del Mar. Volunteers are needed (those who volunteer for a day at the Symposium will be "comped" for the day--a $95 value. Duties are things like ring stewards, gate people, etc. The forum riders will have their own staff to handle grooming, etc., but all the rest of the coordination requires volunteers).
There is also the need for people at the registration tables at the official hotel Town and Country Resort Hotel all four days there--the "comp" is tickets to attend some of the meetings and presentations the day you volunteer. We are having another conference call sometime between now and the fall, and I'll let you know the updates.
To volunteer, contact Southern Regional Representative Sandy Harper.
Our chapter year-end awards banquet is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 7, place and time TBA, to honor our chapter trophy and division high-point winners for the year. We will also hold the drawing for the representative and alternates for the CDS Adult Amateur Clinic. Dates and clinician haven't been announced yet, but that information will be available soon. We'll introduce our 2012 chapter board members too--elections will have taken place by then.
Finally, if you know of a business or service that could benefit by advertising in our newsletter or website or would be interested in becoming a sponsor at our shows--for tests or high point prizes, let us know. Prices for advertising are available on the website, address above. Also, if you have news or photos for Take Contact!, send everything to Dusty. Dusty is our editor and he needs news and/or photos. Got a new horse? Bought some new tack or equipment you're happy with? ?? Send it to Dusty ;o)
Any questions or comments, give me a call!
Kathy
760-953-8682 (cell)
July 2011 Chair Message:
Greetings, all!
My chair message is a bit later -- and LONGER -- than usual this time. Normally the message goes out right after our board meeting, but there were a few pending items. Now we know more:
Meg Hammond, our fantastic show manager is in Europe (poor thing), and in her stead, super show secretary Nancy Franklin has done a great job fixing our show schedule.
We are still holding two rated shows for 2011. The first is Saturday, August 20, at Shadow Ridge with judge Laurie Falvo Doyle. Our October schooling show has been changed to a rated show, as well. Details on that show are pending.
Holding THREE shows in 2011 does change the requirements to win several of our Chapter Awards, as follows:
- Junior trophy and Rae Lockwood trophy: Highest average score from TWO tests at any two ICC shows.
- ICC high point level awards: Two best scores from all ICC shows.
- For the Holy Smoke and Diane Prisco Mink chapter trophies: No change.
The USDF Convention and Symposium is in San Diego, Nov. 29 to Dec. 4. The Convention hotel is the Town & Country Resort Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. The meetings Nov. 29-Dec. 2 and the Gala and Awards Banquet Dec. 2 are at the Hotel.
The Rider Symposium is Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4, at Del Mar with a lecture Saturday evening back at the Hotel. (The Symposium also includes a trade fair). Presenters are USEF National Coaches Anne Gribbons, Technical Advisor & Coach; Debbie McDonald, Developing Coach; Scott Hassler, Young Horse Coach; and Jeremy Steinberg, Youth Coach.
CDS Central Office announced that Southern CDS chapters will be counted on to provide most of the volunteers for this event, mainly to staff the registration and GMO tables at the Hotel Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 -- two to three volunteers to work four-hour shifts ("table hours" are 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) during those four days.
The biggest need for volunteers will be during the Symposium.
Demo riders and horses will begin arriving at Del Mar on Thursday, Dec. 1. They will be bringing their own "staff," but volunteers needed include one or two barn managers, and, for each day, one "hospitality presenter," one announcer assistant, one gate steward, four to six registration/lunch/support and general helpers, two question card collectors and four "attendee monitors." (Details on the exact duties are TBD).
Southern chapter chairs and representatives from USDF had a conference call with Sandy Harper, CDS Southern Regional Rep July 13. We'll be "meeting" again via phone, but bottom line is this:
If you would like to volunteer but are not planning to attend the convention, your help is still very welcome. Contact Sandy Harper, Southern Regional Rep via email and sign up.
For volunteers working one of the shifts, USDF will give you "a small gift" to thank you for your time. If you can volunteer a full day at the Symposium, you will be "comped" for the full day.
Convention information and registration are on the website.
After our second conference call, I'll send out another message with updates.
Finally, our next ICC board meeting is Aug. 10 at Shadow Ridge, 6:30 p.m. We usually meet the first Wednesday, but because of the show Aug. 20, we are meeting a bit closer to that event. All members are welcome to attend.
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please give me a call.
Kathy
760-953-8682 (cell)
May 2011 Chair Message:
As you are all aware, there is an outbreak of a neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus 1, with the number of cases increasing, in the western states. Ten cases are confirmed in California as of this writing, with one horse euthanized a few days ago in Bakersfield.
EHV-1 is spread "horse to horse." In order to protect our horses, the Inland Communities Chapter June 5 show has been canceled. It will be rescheduled when the outbreak has been controlled and it is once again safe to transport our horses.
Inland Communities' May 1 show, which was canceled due to high winds, will also be rescheduled, date to be determined.
Any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
Kathy Young
760-953-8682 (cell)
April 2011 Chair Message:
Warmer weather and sunny days are just around the corner, and isn't THAT good news?
If you missed the ICC award banquet at Casa Trejo March 26, you missed a(nother) good one. Cindy Taylor has got "organizing" down to a science, and she did her usual bang-up job. We enjoyed delicious food and excellent company, our raffle was filled with many wonderful raffle prizes--acupuncture and massage certificates, horse cookies, saddle pads, jewelry, a stall disinfectant kit, metal feeder, a Dover cooler and gift certificate, stirrup leathers, certificates for a class fee for an ICC show, and more. We also handed out CDS plates and certificates and our chapter awards.
Our chapter award winners were Cathy Ghazal, who won the Diane Prisco Mink trophy. Lena Persson won an embroidered saddle pad for First Level High Point for 2010 as well as the Rae Lockwood Memorial (Amateur) trophy. Lena and Cathy were on hand to receive their awards. Pictures of the event will be posted on the ICC website (www.icccds.org) soon.
Our Volunteers of the Year for 2010 were a team effort--Susan Williams and her husband Dusty were, as presenter Nancy Franklin said, always available whenever we needed them. Susan got an embroidered saddle pad and Dusty, as an honorary ICC member, now has a fancy windbreaker with the Volunteer logo embroidered on the front.
Upcoming events: The CDS Adult Amateur Clinic is April 9-10 at Shadow Ridge, 7256 Weaver St., Highland. Donna Richardson is the clinician. ICC members get to audit free, so plan to make a weekend of watching adult amateur representatives from chapters in Southern California improve their riding under Donna's watchful eye. Lunch will be on your own, but there will be coffee and other "hospitality" available. Our CDS-rated show May 1 at Pepper Glen Farm, 3563 Pedley Ave. in Norco with Judge David Schmutz, and promises to be a great event. Premiums can be downloaded from the ICC website. You can also contact Meg Hammond (meghammond2001@yahoo.com) or Nancy Franklin (taneyeam@aol.com) for information. Remember, do not turn on Pedley to get to the facility. Drive to the next light, California, and turn right. Follow the road around the "hill," and you'll see the Pepper Glen sign on the right. Our next show is June 5, another CDS rated event, this time at Shadow Ridge with Judge Laurie Falvo Doyle. As always, if there is anything I can help you with, please don't hesitate to give me a call. I look forward to meeting you at an upcoming ICC event. Kathy Young Lots going on, but a short message from me this time (okay, stop cheering). 1) The ICC Awards Banquet is March 26. If you showed last year and got a plate or certificate from CDS, please consider coming to the banquet so we can cheer your accomplishments. (It is 6 p.m. at Casa Trejo in Yucaipa, $20 per person including tax, tip, and drink and one raffle ticket. It's buffet style, and our program is the WEG dressage DVDs--a flyer is coming from Cindy in another e-blast). And of course, a fantastic raffle with many GREAT prizes and both chapter and CDS awards. 2) The CDS Southern Region Amateur Clinic is April 9 and 10 at Shadow Ridge with clinician and top dressage rider Donna Richardson. Susan Williams will be the ICC representative, and Cathy Ghazal is the alternate. ICC members can audit free because your chapter donated $100 toward hospitality (coffee, water, snacks, etc.) for the weekend. Do consider auditing. Call Carol Tice, (714) 777-2898, for more information. 3) Check the frequently updated website, www.icccds.org, for the latest in show news, results, downloadable show premiums, ride times, etc. Our rated show in May is also at Pepperglen, which is a very nice facility with a huge parking lot. 4) Any questions, please e-mail or call me. Hope to see you all soon. Kathy Quick notes here--hope everyone is taking advantage of our wonderful weather and riding often (and well ;o) 1) If you are an adult amateur member of the chapter and want to ride with Donna Richardson for two days at Shadow Ridge April 8-10 (note the correct dates), send your name to Nancy Franklin at her e-mail, taneyeam@aol.com, by February 28. The names of the winning rider and two alternates will be selected at the March 2 meeting (6:30 p.m. at Shadow Ridge). Nancy will notify the winner and alternates. The ICC representative has his/her clinic fee paid by the chapter. The horse's stall at Shadow Ridge is also provided at no charge. The representative will provide his/her own feed and bedding. Be prepared to show your USEF Amateur card (a requirement now) to be able to ride. You do not have to join USEF to possess an amateur card. (Go to www.usef.org and search "amateur card" in the search box--not the "Search" link--and select the first or second link that comes up on the screen. If I'm reading the site correctly, there is a $30 fee for the non-USEF member Amateur card. The application for the non-member card must be submitted as a hard copy--fax okay). Any questions about the clinic itself, read the last e-blast from Cindy Taylor or the December 2010 Dressage Letters from CDS. Questions about the drawing, e-mail Nancy. Auditors are invited and encouraged to attend. The actual riding is Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10. Clinic participants are expected to watch the other riders to further enhance their own riding experience with Donna. Speaking personally, I always learn a lot about riding correctly (and certainly about riding better) when I audit, and this is a terrific opportunity to watch one of the best dressage riders teach others. 2) Our first show for 2011, March 6, is at PepperGlen Farm in Norco (enter on California Street, the next signal just beyond Pedley off Sixth Street). Judge is Cauleen Glass. Check the website, www.icccds.org, for the show premium and updates. Times will also be available on the site, and times will be called March 3. 3) Our Awards Banquet is March 26 at Casa Trejo, 34636 County Line Road, #21, in Yucaipa. It's $20 per person which includes tax and tip. There is a no-host bar available. The board is working on some terrific raffle prizes and we'll be handing out the CDS plates as well as our chapter awards. It's a "don't miss this" evening, and everyone is invited. The food is delicious, and the company is wonderful ;o) Questions, contact Cindy Taylor, taylorcindy82@gmail.com. Mark all those dates on your spring calendars and as always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Kathy Young Once again I will serve as your Inland Communities Chapter Chair, and after our very productive meeting last night, I can say we have a fantastic board of directors. Our board meetings are generally held at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, read your newsletter, Take Contact!, or the website. Here are the appointed officers: Volunteer appointments: Lots of business: The CDS Amateur Clinic this year features Donna Richardson. There is a very comprehensive biography of Donna in the December 2010 issue of Dressage Letters. The Southern clinic is April 8-10, 2011. All adult amateur members of ICC may submit their name by mail or e-mail to Nancy Franklin, by FEBRUARY 28. All names received will be placed in a hat and winner and alternates will be drawn at our March 2 meeting. The winner's clinic fee and board will be paid by ICC. Auditing this clinic is a wonderful way to learn dressage, too. You'll see riders of different levels, many different types of horses, and learn some good exercises you can try on your own horse, too. Mark the dates on your calendar, submit your name if you're an adult amateur, and plan to join us that weekend. ICC is also considering sponsoring another a clinic opportunity. We have been approached by Erica Poseley (www.gotseat.com) who has studied with many top names in dressage, most recently Mary Wanless. Our chapter sponsored a three-day Erica Poseley clinic in 2006, I believe, and everyone I talked to who rode in it had very positive things to say about her. The other clinician who submitted a proposal to us is Cynthia Collins of Luna Tunes Freestyles. She offers a two-day clinic that is $150 per rider for the two days. Any rider ordering a freestyle from Cynthia receives a discount on the freestyle cost. For more information on Luna Tunes Freestyles. If either of these clinics sounds like something you'd be interested in, either as a rider or auditor, let me know. I'm waiting to hear from Erica about costs for her clinics, and we would have a reasonable auditor's free for either clinic. The dates and location are still up in the air, too, but let me know if you're interested. Our first schooling show is March 6 at PepperGlen Farms in Norco (the site of our July rated show last year). Our judge is pending, and premiums will soon be available for download on our website. We have lowered our class prices, too. Intro A, B, and C are $20 each; Training and above are $25 per class. Dust off your horse (and yourself ;o) and get a jumpstart on the show season with us on March 6. Our year-end awards banquet is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 26, at Casa Trejo in Yucaipa. In addition to chapter trophies and awards, we'll probably have the CDS plates and certificates by then, too. As usual, we'll have a fantastic selection of raffle prizes, and this year our program will be DVDs of the WEG from Kentucky. It's buffet dining, fabulous food, and always great fun. Come meet your board and enjoy an evening with friends. That's about it for my first chair message of 2011. Please let me know if there are any activities or events you would like us to consider--and don't be shy about coming up and introducing yourself to us at ICC functions. We'd love to meet you, too. Mark those calendars! Kathy Young
760-953-8682 (cell)
March 2011 Chair Message:
Happy March!
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Greetings Members!
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