December 2017 FRC Member Newsletter

We have used 103 volunteers this year - and had to turn away volunteers at
some of our events. This is an envious position for any Non-Profit Organization.
We try hard to reward our Volunteers for their time and service to FRC:
- Volunteers get Club Bucks for their time - which really translate to money
that can be spent on any FRC events including Membership dues.
- We throw an Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Party in August where
we get to give out our major awards and a lot of small fun awards over a dinner
that is free to anyone who has volunteered during the year.
Award Winners this year at the Appreciation Dinner were:
1st Place was Jan Bellows
2nd Place was Sara Zordan
3rd Place was Amy Barrington
Husband of the Year was Dave Mullen who also was inducted into our FRC Volunteer
Hall of Fame
- And this year, we initiated a new Volunteer Appreciation Program -
recipients to be announced and awarded at the Gala in January. This
program is an accumulation of hours over time - so many hours for a polo
shirt, so many hours for a vest, so many for a jacket. Once you have
received your jacket, the hours begin again.
We had a lot of new volunteer faces in 2017 and we give HUGE thanks
to our Membership for this help in making us so successful in our endeavors!
FRC held 7 Educational Seminars this year, organized by Kailey Beck:
- Pasture Management with Laura Backus for Little Man Farm Supply
- Rider Rehab with Physical Therapist, Mason Shelton
- Animal Welfare Topics with FERA and Attorney Lee Mulligan
- Saddle Fit for Happy Horses with Katherine Stancliff
- Maximus, the Equine Simulator with Barbro Ask-Upmark
- The Role of Massage/Muscle Therapy in Rehabilitating Horses with
Martha Kemmer
- A presentation by HERD - Helping Equines Regain Dignity
We held three special events:
- Dressage judge Jennifer Roth Ride-A-Test Clinic at Motlow Equestrian
Center