November 2019 FRC Member Newsletter
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NEWS <strong>November</strong><br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
<strong>2019</strong> Calendar of Events<br />
Join us for the yearly report, voting on 2020 board members, voting on charities to receive<br />
<strong>FRC</strong> donations, and our featured presentations for the night. Pizza will be served and members<br />
and guests with the last name A - L are requested to bring dessert and those with the<br />
last name M - Z salads and/or side dish.<br />
The theme of the presentations will be "Horse Holidays: Combining a Love of Horses with<br />
Your Sense of Adventure."<br />
Date: Wednesday, <strong>November</strong> 20th<br />
Location: FENCE (Great Room, the house)<br />
Social time & Meeting: 6:15pm - 7:00pm<br />
Presentation: 7:00pm - 8:00pm<br />
<strong>FRC</strong> will also be collecting dog and cat food to donate<br />
to a well-deserving charity. Bring your item(s) to the<br />
Annual Meeting and place in the labeled bin! Let's<br />
show how great the <strong>FRC</strong> membership is!<br />
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Annual Winter Banquet<br />
January 18, 2020<br />
(with a weather reschedule date of January 25, 2020 )<br />
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<strong>Member</strong> of the Month<br />
Rachael Bradley<br />
We caught up with <strong>FRC</strong> member Rachael Bradley this month. Take a few minutes to learn more<br />
about her and her horses!<br />
If you could try any other discipline which would you choose?<br />
Vaulting if I were even slightly coordinated enough!<br />
Near future showing goals?<br />
Hoping to take Joe to several events in 2020.<br />
Best show memory?<br />
Exactly a year after I got and trained my OTTB, winning our<br />
hunter division with him when the odds were against us.<br />
Horse that left the biggest impact?<br />
My OTTB, Mister. He has taught me patience, responsibility,<br />
dedication and perseverance. We have learned so much together.<br />
What three items can usually be found in your refrigerator?<br />
Lemonade, extra sharp cheddar cheese, Green onions.<br />
What’s your favorite meal?<br />
Honestly nothing beats pizza or nachos with a tall glass of super<br />
sour lemonade.<br />
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?<br />
Talking to animals-imagine the dressage test you could lay out<br />
What’s your favorite item of clothing to wear?<br />
Pajamas, hands down.<br />
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<strong>FRC</strong> Scholarship Reminder<br />
One of the perks of being an <strong>FRC</strong> member, is that you are eligible to apply<br />
for one of the four $250 <strong>Member</strong> Scholarships that we award each year.<br />
Scholarships can be used in a variety of ways. In the past, they have been used for riders to<br />
defer the cost of going to events such as championship competitions, rare educational opportunities,<br />
or clinics applicable to your discipline. There are only a few requirements to be<br />
considered for a scholarship. You must be a member at the time of your application, and<br />
you also must be willing to share the knowledge you gained through your scholarship experience<br />
with the club in some way (ideas must be approved by the scholarship committee).<br />
This could be a short presentation at one of our seminars, info table or infographic at shows,<br />
newsletter report, etc.<br />
Want to apply for a scholarship, but not sure if your endeavor would be approved- don’t worry!<br />
The application is short, sweet and to the point. If there happens to be an influx of applicants<br />
at any deadline, volunteer service to the <strong>FRC</strong> in the current and preceding membership<br />
year will be considered when awarding scholarships. Application deadlines are April<br />
1 st , July 1 st , October 1 st , and January 1 st depending on the date of the event. Any member<br />
is eligible to apply!<br />
Bit ‘o News<br />
Don’t think your news is worthy of publication? Sure it is!! We are all interested in what<br />
is happening with you and your horses.<br />
Send your news to frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
The first weekend of <strong>November</strong>, two <strong>FRC</strong> members, Cathy Berlin and Sue Mullen, audited a trainer's symposium with clinicians<br />
Charlotte Bredahl-Baker and Anne Gribbons, put on by the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association and hosted by<br />
Shannondale Farm near Alpharetta, GA.<br />
Fourteen horse and rider combinations each rode two days under the astute and educated eyes of Gribbons and Bredahl-<br />
Baker. Some were on their own horses, while others rode client horses.<br />
Anne Gribbons is a former USEF technical advisor. She has trained and shown 16 of her own horses to Grand Prix - 9 of which<br />
were long listed for the US Equestrian Team. Charlotte Bredahl-Baker is the US dressage developing coach, has been on US medal<br />
winning teams two times, was a selector for two Olympics, and has been awarded the USEF gold medal of distinction.<br />
A memorable saying from Anne: "now she has a nice melody to her trot".<br />
And from Charlotte: "never get greedy - stop before you make a mistake".<br />
It was a fun and inspirational weekend watching two renowned coaches help trainers train!<br />
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It’s okay to not compete.<br />
I have a student that only rides her horse at the walk. In her lessons, we work on accurate figures, correctly<br />
sized circles, body position and lateral work. We talk about terminology, arena rules, the history of dressage<br />
and more.<br />
I have a student that never canters. We work on transitions, geometry, suppleness and more. We have<br />
lunge line lesson days where we focus on rider balance and exercises.<br />
I have a student that has no desire to compete. We work on correct basics, different movements, work<br />
over ground poles and more. We practice dressage tests as a way to mark progress and to set goals.<br />
Other riders ask these students… Why don’t you trot? Why don’t you canter? When is your next show? All<br />
of these are valid questions and I believe it’s important to challenge yourself, to push yourself outside of<br />
your comfort zone to learn more and become a better rider.<br />
However.<br />
There is beauty and value in simplicity. If you find peace, happiness and fulfillment in only walking or only<br />
brushing your horse right now, that is okay. Give yourself permission without feeling guilty or bad for not<br />
doing what other equestrians are doing. You can do those other things, if you want, when you are ready.<br />
Everyone has their own individual journey to follow, their own thoughts, feelings, reasons, insecurities<br />
and desires and that is okay.<br />
By Deanna Corby (with permission)<br />
Calling All Volunteers! <strong>FRC</strong> Needs YOU!<br />
We can’t run all of our great shows, events, clinics, and seminars without some help<br />
from our awesome membership, and there are some great perks!<br />
Volunteers earn $10 club bucks for up to a half-day of volunteering, $20 for a full day,<br />
or $30 for set up of a horse show. “Club bucks” can be used for membership, shows,<br />
clinics, and many other club activities.<br />
Email frcvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com or<br />
call Carole Foster at (803)730-9068 to sign up!<br />
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CLASSIFIED ADS<br />
Do you have your own tack/horses/equipment, etc. to sell, services to<br />
offer, or events to promote? <strong>Member</strong>s can post those items in the <strong>FRC</strong><br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> for free! And non-members only pay $10. Email us at<br />
frcnewsletterads@gmail.com by the 1st of the month to get yours into next<br />
month’s issue. Please limit ads to 3 small photos and 5 lines of text.<br />
Wintec 250 17 inch Flocked Dressage Saddle with medium gullet. Never used, tags still on.<br />
Includes Wintec gullet gauge, additional XW gullet and new Wintec stirrup straps.<br />
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Almost new, worn 3 times. Size 78, medium weight. Smartpak Ultimate Combo Neck Turnout Blanket.<br />
Retail $190. Asking $150.00 jhstone56@gmail.com<br />
navy blue<br />
Collegiate 17.5 Hunt Seat Saddle in excellent condition.<br />
Has wool flocking and comes with easy change gullet system.<br />
Asking $250.00 864-630-1745<br />
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For Your Consideration: C U Amazin Hot Knight – “Miles” 15.3 8 yr old reg. Appendix<br />
$15,000 Miles is a capable Thoroughbred/Quarter horse cross gelding with training focused on<br />
jumping and dressage. Miles has experience in the show ring, always in the ribbons, and recently<br />
debuted his First Level 1 dressage test, finishing with a 65.69%. Miles has years of professional<br />
training and could go any direction with his career. Miles is easy to handle with great ground<br />
manners and a very low-key personality. Call Marie Cowgur (828) 279-6257. Miles resides in<br />
Traveler’s Rest, SC. First Level 1 debut: https://youtu.be/<br />
m2WZBBQaX00<br />
Get Ready.., Get Set.., Go!!!<br />
A new Volunteer Appreciation Incentive Program is happening this year. We<br />
will have a program in place that allows Volunteers to rack up hours to win an<br />
embroidered <strong>FRC</strong> Polo shirt, an embroidered <strong>FRC</strong> jacket or an embroidered<br />
<strong>FRC</strong> coat.<br />
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Business <strong>Member</strong>s<br />
Have you ever wanted to display your business card in a monthly publication seen<br />
by people who have the same interests as you at just pennies a day? If you’ve answered<br />
yes, please consider the <strong>FRC</strong>’s new BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP. For just<br />
$35 per year, the Business <strong>Member</strong>ship allows <strong>FRC</strong> Business members to advertise<br />
their business card in every monthly newsletter publication. And, of course,<br />
this membership option includes all the perks of <strong>FRC</strong> membership, such as educational<br />
seminars, member rates at <strong>FRC</strong> shows, clinics, and a monthly newsletter!<br />
Joining the <strong>FRC</strong> is easy! Go to www.foothillsridingclub.org/membership for the<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Member</strong>ship Form.<br />
In addition to the Business <strong>Member</strong>ship option, the <strong>FRC</strong> is also offering new pricing<br />
on monthly newsletter advertising:<br />
∙$10 for half page ad<br />
∙$20 for a full page ad<br />
∙$10 for a non-business member to print a business card<br />
** All ads must be supplied to frcnewsletterads@gmail.com and paid in advance**<br />
Checks made out to <strong>FRC</strong> PO Box 637 Landrum, SC 29356<br />
MEMBERS<br />
Cynthia Milligan<br />
Motlow Creek Equestrian Center<br />
Murray Acres, LLC Ashley Guinn Hemlock Farm<br />
Jatha Austin Carole Foster Tracie Hanson<br />
Kemper Penny - Pennwod Barn<br />
Tryon Equine Hospital<br />
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BUSINESS ADS<br />
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BUSINESS ADS<br />
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BUSINESS ADS
<strong>2019</strong> Board <strong>Member</strong>s<br />
President: Cathy Schwartz: smokeyhollowfarm@windstream.net<br />
828-337-8350<br />
Vice President: KC Betzel: betzelfarm@hotmail.com<br />
702-300-4455<br />
Secretary: Bri Ambrosic: briambrosic@gmail.com<br />
330-962-6467<br />
Treasurer: Natalie Schembra: natalie.schembra@gmail.com<br />
843-422-3874<br />
Education (Clinics/ Special Events): Jan Bellows: janbellows@gmail.com<br />
828-273-8303<br />
Education (Seminars): Barbara Clarke: jbbaclarke@hotmail.com<br />
214-585-3945<br />
Hospitality: Jane Lynch: jntlynch@gmail.com<br />
513-312-6395<br />
<strong>Member</strong>ship: Margo Savage: 200redgate@gmail.com<br />
864- 399-3473<br />
Community Outreach/ Environmental Chair: Virginia Maclure maclurevirginia@yahoo.com<br />
864-414-1054<br />
Volunteers and Publicity: Carole Foster: clockhart23@gmail.com<br />
803-730-9068<br />
Web Site: KC Betzel: betzelfarm@hotmail.com<br />
702-300-4455<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> Editor: Janet Stone frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
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