2009 Area Rep. Report by Judy Wanner

This year we successfully produced 6 Bronze and 2 Silver shows at
5 different host sites: Langford Church Stables, Drummer Hill Stables,
Reschburl Equestrian Centre, Fox Run Stables, and Center Line Equestrian.
The Glanbrook executive extend our thanks to the owners, Murray Hisey
and Dana Karczewski, Donna Heyman, Dieter Werner, Regina Schmitter
and Family, and Heather and Andrew Warner for their generosity in providing
us with facilities that allowed members and guest riders to compete in a
safe and professional environment and for putting up with all the extra
work that hosting a show entails.

I would also like to thank the many people who volunteered their time
to work at the shows. The volunteer response was very good this year
with new and old friends of Glanbrook pitching in to help. Signe Schnaar
was at the secretary’s desk at every show and Judy Lessard, winner
of our 2009 volunteer award, was the whipper-in no one escaped from
and also a very efficient announcer at our last show. We have tried to
acknowledge all our volunteers in our individual newsletter show reports
and I hope we haven’t overlooked anyone because the shows are
completely dependent on volunteers.

In addition to volunteer time members also provided prizes. Don
Barnes again sponsored a Vintage Award for Glanbrook riders admitting
to being over 39, Mary-Joe Figueira donated stock pins for high point
winners, and show hosts Regina Schmitter and Heather Warner organized
prizes for all the classes held at their stables. Our sponsor DreamRidge
Tack Shop also contributed to our prizes, as did Wellington Tack and
Fox Run Horse Products. The Rider Encouragement Award we are able
to provide at every show is the result of profits from the annual Jon Costin
clinic which this year was hosted by the Warners at Center Line Equestrian.
Jon has donated his time for member clinics for several years and this fall
was joined by Don Barnes for a combined clinic with both riding instruction
and judges comments.

Our major purchase this year was a new 20x60 dressage ring allowing us
to retire our infamous white buckets. The new one, white pylons with white
chain, not only looks much better but is even more portable than the buckets
and more easily stored in Glanbrook’s official storage unit – my garage.
We plan to buy new letters in the coming year. We are able to afford these improvements because we have had very well attended and successful,
although sometimes very wet, shows this season and our financial situation
at the moment is quite healthy.

Although we are well ahead financially we are still a bit behind in executive
member numbers. S usan Anderson, our treasurer is also wearing the
newsletter editor’s hat and has taken on management of the web site
as well. Present executive members will continue for 2010 but we would
happily welcome some new faces on the executive to share in the planning
and running of our activities. If any member reading this is interested and
would like to volunteer or to attend a meeting to see what we do (only
about 4 a year) contact me. We would be happy to have you.

In closing I would like to congratulate all of our competitors who came
out and showed the results of all the time spent in lessons and practice
with their equine partners, thank our judges for their insightful comments
and long hours of officiating and our steward Brenda Delano, and also
recognize the family members who support our riders in so many ways
throughout the show season.

May your holidays be happy, the winter mild, and your horses healthy.
I look forward to seeing you all again at our 2010 shows.

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