SPRING 2010 BOARDER QUARTERLY
Hi everyone!
Yes, spring ( summer ?) is FINALLY here and what a winter it was. “One for the record books” doesn’t begin to describe it. All of the staff sincerely thank each of you for your support and encouragement thru the difficult times. Above it all, your horses and our farm’s best interest were always foremost on everyone’s list. If you need a ‘cool’ reminder this summer if temperatures reach the scorch level, just refer back to the Winter Gallery on the web site!
HORSE TRIALS....
The first event is approaching—Memorial Day weekend in May; Friday will feature both a Future Young Event Horse and a Young Event Horse competition. The weekend will follow the usual format of two levels each on Saturday and Sunday. Our usual Volunteer Incentive Program details are on the website for your review and Katherine and Liz, our exceptional volunteer trackers, asked me to remind you that is it never too early to volunteer!! SAVE THOSE DATES! Also suggest this to a friend as there many positions that do not require hands on horse experience, just willingness and desire to spend the day at Waredaca! Also Margaret asked me to remind everyone to consider being a fence sponsor—you, your family, your favorite pet, almost anyone can be noted on the fence plaque, and for a very affordable fee! Sign up for either via the website—Volunteer and /or Sponsorship pages.
And here are our Waredaca VIPs who have stepped up to lead the following areas:
May
Dressage Phase Co-chairs - Pam Parker /Karen Smith
XC Chief Jump Judge-Mary Sue Mood
June
Dressage Phase Chair-Pam Parker
Jumping Announcer-Devon Butts
XC Chief Jump Judge- Mary Sue Mood
Jumping Chair: Skip Simmons/Helen Casteel-Assistant
August
Dressage Phase Co-Chairs: Helen Casteel/Karen Smith
October
Dressage Phase Chairs: Karin Johnston
XC Chief Jump Judge- Mary Sue Mood
November
Dressage Phase Chairs: Helen Casteel
XC Chief Jump Judge- Mary Sue Mood
Jumping Announcer-Devon Butts
XC Controller-Steph Butts
Jumping Phase Chair: Nancy Seybold
We still need some Chair positions to be filled-check with Liz or Katherine if you are interested! Also someone to SCORE (need computer skills) is very much needed!!!
Following closely on the heels of this is our SUNDAY JUNE 20 STARTER EVENT! VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OR BOTH!
Summer Boarder and Staff BBQ Picnic: DATE to be determined; anyone with suggestions about this, please contact Gretchen :)
Wednesday Evening Summer Schooling Shows: JUNE 23, JULY 14, AUGUST 4 beginning at 4:00 with dressage.
August EVENTING EXTRASPECIAL ATC WEEK activities for any and all riders, not just ATC competitors; lots to do for everyone !!
….featuring the Eastern Regional Adult Team Championships sponsored by the Chronicle of the Horse!
Beginning with a Tuesday/Wednesday Leslie Law afternoon/evening Eventing Clinic….If you have ever ridden with Leslie, it is easy to see why he is an Olympic Gold Medalist. This man ‘practices what he preaches’ and can effectively ‘preach what he practices’! Make NO mistake—you will finish this clinic a better rider with a better-educated horse!!
Moving thru this ‘prep’ week of opportunities for any rider but especially for those competing in the ATCs, Thursday offers a Fix A Test before the Friday ATC dressage phase.
Visitors can arrive anytime in the week, take advantage of these wonderful riding options and enjoy some great sightseeing in the Baltimore/Washington area! More specifics to follow! Stay tuned…..
Adult Team Championships, Summer Horse Trials and YEH/FEH Test: August 14-16:
Fall Horse Trials and Training 3 Day: October 20-24
Starter Event: October 31 (Halloween!!) featuring a costume class!
For each and every competition, we need people to set up the week before as well as assist during competition day. Please call the office or speak to any staff member if you have an extra hour or two to share with us—it is greatly appreciated!
WELCOME TO
New faces and horses... Karen Siegrist with her other horses, Smokey & Quiet Virtue
PONY CLUB CENTER COMINGS AND GOINGS...
WOW, what a great center of great kids-- Remy, Anna, Caitlin, Jamie, Annie, Anne, Abi, Bibi, Kate, Amy, Evie, Sarah, Rachel, Haley, Colleen, and Madeline!
The Senior D Team-Jamie Humphries/captain, Anna Britton, Amy Berbert and Colleen McAleer bested the rest and are representing Waredaca and the Maryland Region at USPC Nationals in Lexington, Virginia this summer!! Way to go team!! And our Junior team-Kate Beckham/captain, Remy Nash, Rachel Bartley and Evie Jones finished a VERY respectable 7th as well!!
Jamie shared with us her first person account of the day, basically what it was like from the competitor point of view: We had a great time. After hearing the other teams names being called (Burntwoods, Iron Bridge, etc. who did amazing!) we didn't think we placed at all. Everybody answered high point questions and we tried our best and it payed off! We all had a lot of fun and it was a great experience for everybody. Nationals are going to be awesome! I don't think we took any pics... the photographers took pics of us with our ribbons, as a team while we were waiting for barn phase, and during stations though. Thanks for getting us this far as we couldn't have done it without everybody's help!
Two of our supportive parents shared their sentiments with me....Gretchen, you would of been so proud of the girls. They were polite, well spoken and composed. They were supportive of one another with a real team attitude. When they announced that our Senior D team had won first place, I thought I would explode! I was so excited for them. Our Junior D team handled themselves beautifully and we were all so proud of their 7th place achievement among the 23 teams that showed up for the rally. Unfortunately, I have no photos to contribute………..Susan Bartley
The kids were great!!! They were responsible, eager, well behaved and
most of all accurate in their responses. Great job training them
Kristen!!………. Deborah Steel
Mark your calendar now: National’s will be held in Lexington, Va. from July 29th – Aug. 1st.
These girls have been very busy with lessons from Kristen, Devon and Steph. Now onto spring ratings and events for the group!
DON’T FORGET TO UPDATE THE OFFICE WITH ANY CHANGES TO YOUR
E-MAIL, CELL PHONES, WORK NUMBERS, AND AN EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME AND NUMBER…
Some reminders as spring approaches....
- Parking can be a problem on weekends and evenings! We ask that boarders please NOT park by the indoor arena, leaving that area free for visiting lesson students.
- For field boarders, that groom in the Red Barn, please move outside and use the corral instead of the aisles—more room, less traffic-you get the picture! And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF AND YOUR HORSE ESPECIALLY IN THE WASH STALL—PER ROBERT! There are pitchforks and wheelbarrows, brooms and trashcans in each barn; please use them!
- Don’t forget to keep the lights OFF in the barn areas except in the late evening when they are truly needed.
- Trailers with or without attached trucks can be parked in the West Entrance gravel area for now rather than the area at the White Barn off of Howard Chapel; an alternative site may be where some of the jumps are stored behind Mr. B’s house; stay tuned for more details about that.
Enough said for one letter! Thanks for all of your extra attention “around the edges” during this very busy time of the year. Let’s keep Waredaca safe and pleasant for all!
Sincerely.....the STAFF at WAREDACA................
Robert, Gretchen, Janey, Rob, Gayle, and Steph
