September 2020 FRC Member Newsletter
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NEWS <strong>September</strong><br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
OCTOBER 31st DRESSAGE and COMBINED TEST SHOW at FENCE!!<br />
Opening Date is <strong>September</strong> 19th, Closing Date is October 24th!<br />
**Be sure to enter our fun COSTUME CLASS!! It is Halloween after all, and we could<br />
all use some smiles this year!! Costume class is open to kids AND fun loving adults,<br />
mounted or unmounted, and will be run at lunch break. Entry fee will be $15 and<br />
proceeds will benefit FENCE. Special awards!!! Costumes or partial costumes allowed<br />
in all classes as long as helmets, riding boots, and equipment follows normal<br />
rules. Let's have some Halloween FUN!!!<br />
We are VERY excited about our new entry procedure for the October 31st show and<br />
all future shows! All entries will need to be submitted and paid through Blue Horse<br />
entry, no handwritten, mailed, or emailed entries will be accepted. Entry details<br />
will be provided on the Show page on our website. Once you join Blue Horse and enter<br />
your information, entering and paying for the shows is easy! The new software<br />
will streamline the entry and scheduling process for both competitors and show<br />
management.<br />
Entries will be limited to the first 120 entries. Each rider may ride up to 2 horses,<br />
and a total of 2 classes per horse/ rider combo. The costume class does NOT count<br />
toward the 2 classes.<br />
Please come and join us for our October 31st show!!<br />
Due to the unprecedented turn of events this year with COVID, which led to the cancellation of 2 of our 5<br />
shows in our show series, we will unfortunately not be offering our normal amazing year end<br />
awards. However, all points earned in <strong>2020</strong> WILL COUNT towards the 2021 show series year end awards!!<br />
We won’t be able to do our awards banquet this January due to complications of social distancing, but we<br />
will still be offering volunteer year end awards and special competitor awards, and we are looking forward<br />
to hopefully doing our full awards banquet the following year for the combined <strong>2020</strong> - 2021 show series!!<br />
Thanks to ALL of our dedicated competitors for your patience while we do our best to navigate uncharted<br />
waters!<br />
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<strong>Member</strong> Memories<br />
With Bri Ambrosic Nordmark<br />
Moving Day!<br />
Ten years ago when I started my business the end goal farm was always at least 20 stalls, a<br />
covered arena, and lots of pasture; a few months ago with the help of a friend I got the opportunity<br />
to move my whole business to a farm with all of that and more. This new adventure<br />
took me to a farm with 22 stalls, an indoor and an outdoor arena, 25 acres of pasture,<br />
and a ton of area to hack out and trail ride which was more than I could have hoped for at<br />
this point and in this area. Moving my entire program and horses there and preparing the<br />
partially renovated which had been closed for over a year was definitely a challenge,<br />
though.<br />
The whole endeavor started months before the horses even stepped foot on the property. I<br />
was running a boarding facility with 14 horses and a busy lesson program while trying to<br />
prepare the new farm for us to move. The barn owners were replacing fencing, stall walls,<br />
stall floors, and even adding new footing to the arena and an additional tack room all with<br />
my input while I ran around back and forth always needing to be in two places at once. The<br />
final weeks when things began to come together it all happened because of my wonderful<br />
group of clients and friends (and an exceptionally supportive husband).<br />
Moving day was like putting together a puzzle. We were moving 13 horses with all of their<br />
equipment, trunks, our entire feed room, and all of the little things you never realize you<br />
have until you have to move. Thankfully we had four trailers and lots of people to load horses<br />
at the old farm and settle them in at the new farm. Each horse already had a stall prepared<br />
for them and their pastures planned out but as all horse people know horses don’t<br />
even follow our plans.<br />
The next few weeks were full of trial and error and moments of “what did I do!?” while the<br />
horses learned their new home and routine, and continually decided to add fun new challenges.<br />
Moving from a small farm where every horse could see all the other horses to a big<br />
farm with sprawling hills meant there was a lot of horses calling to each other determined<br />
that their friend was gone forever; it meant that I spent a lot of time walking the lovely 25<br />
acres of pasture to bring horses in and find the lost fly masks. Horses adjusting to new<br />
fields, new arenas, and new routines, along with 14 extra inches of rain in <strong>2020</strong>, meant I<br />
saw a lot of my farrier to fix thrown shoes. My assistant and I spent a lot of time schooling<br />
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<strong>Member</strong> Memories<br />
With Bri Ambrosic Nordmark<br />
horses so they could learn about their new workspace, and figuring out how to make<br />
feeding everyone not take the entire day.<br />
While we are still learning as new horses join our herd, and still making changes to create<br />
the space that works the best this new adventure has proven to be the best thing for<br />
everyone with so many possibilities.<br />
If you want to check in with us and see what happens next you can follow us on<br />
Facebook at Breezy Valley Farm or on Instagram at BreezyValleyPonies.<br />
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<strong>Member</strong> Memories<br />
With Rachael Bradley<br />
I first met Joe the spring of 2018 while lessoning with Cathy<br />
Schwartz. He had a reputation in the Tryon horse community as being<br />
a great school master, teaching many people the ins and outs of<br />
eventing and was owned, leased and ridden by many. He was aptly<br />
named Boomerang Joe by Annie Maunder after several instances of<br />
returning to her care after students moved on to other horses, parts<br />
of the country or decided to quit riding. This eventually led him to<br />
Cathy Schwartz’s farm, where he was working as a lesson horse. I<br />
rode him a handful of times and quickly fell in love. He was kind and<br />
forgiving, not to mention, adorable. Cathy approached me about<br />
ownership and I knew I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to have a<br />
horse I felt so connected to. My husband and I really were not in a place financially to get a<br />
second horse, but when I approached him about the possibility, he said “You need him, he’s<br />
meant to be, we will make it work.” So we did.<br />
Joe has taught me so much about eventing as I transitioned<br />
from a lifetime of riding hunters. He has been the<br />
best partner I could ask for, as I tend to be a type A control<br />
freak rider and he is forgiving and carefree. He helped<br />
me through the growing pains of changing disciplines and<br />
has never told me no when most would have. We love<br />
competing but more than anything, I love to spend a day<br />
out on the trails with Joe and my little dog trotting along<br />
side while I let everything from the week vanish. He<br />
teaches me how to really enjoy life, how to forgive, relax<br />
and not sweat the small stuff. My life often times is consumed with anxiety and deadlines<br />
and Joe reminds me of what is really important. I love the sport but I am so grateful for the<br />
friendship I have in Joe and for the reminder of why I fell in love with horses.<br />
I promised Annie I would continue to show him under the name Boomerang Joe, but he<br />
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<strong>Member</strong> Memories<br />
With Rachael Bradley<br />
won’t be boomeranging anymore! We are<br />
hoping to get a small farm in a couple years<br />
and fulfill the dream of having my two heart<br />
horses on my own property where they can<br />
live out their golden years at their forever<br />
home. I’m looking forward to more years<br />
ahead exploring the wooded trails, galloping<br />
XC show courses and bareback rides after<br />
long work days, talking with my good friend,<br />
Joe.<br />
Do you have a horse related memory to share with<br />
us? We’d love to read it. Pictures are welcome!<br />
Send a Word document to<br />
frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
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Educational Seminar<br />
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Educational Seminar<br />
<strong>FRC</strong> online Educational Seminars continue with the two-part<br />
EquiZen Holistic Horse therapies Series! Part One is an overview<br />
of Acupressure and Massage Therapies. Part Two, which<br />
will be presented in November, will cover Seasonal Allergies.<br />
This series is proudly to presented by Nicole Watts of EquiZen<br />
LLC. An Internationally Renowned Expert in the field of Holistic<br />
Animal Wellness and Natural Performance Enhancement Therapies,<br />
Nicole is a Certified Animal Acupressure & Massage<br />
Therapist offering acupressure and massage therapy for hors-<br />
Learn how the modalities of Acupressure & Massage Therapy work to relieve pain,<br />
prevent illness and<br />
maintain your horse's comfort by watching Nicole's twelve minute Educational video...<br />
https://youtu.be/ddRIkmrPE2M<br />
Riding horses for 35 years, Nicole rode Show Jumpers for 17 years, and has been studying<br />
Dressage for 18 years. Nicole worked for 12 years as a Certified Veterinary Technician in both<br />
large and small animal practice.<br />
About 12 years ago she decided to pursue a more holistic approach to animal care. A graduate<br />
of the Rocky Mountain School of Animal Acupressure and Massage in Colorado, Nicole has also<br />
attended classes through Reiki Blessings Acadamy and the International Institute of Holistic<br />
Healing.<br />
Nicole's work has been featured in both national and local publications, including Dressage Today,<br />
Sidelines, The English Equestrian, Pet Gazette and The Loris Scene.<br />
For an appointment with Nicole,<br />
Phone 864-276-8536<br />
Email nicole@equizenbiz.fatcow.com<br />
Serving All Breeds and Disciplines in the USA, Ireland and France.<br />
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Carol-Ann Genevieve Riley<br />
Guest Author, Carol-Ann lives in Alberta, Canada<br />
Owning a farm<br />
Why do we even choose this? We've reviewed all the choices available to us,<br />
and yet we choose this lifestyle, an occupational hazzard within itself. We have to be a jack of all trades.<br />
Mowing. Haying. Mending fences. Repairing shelters. Building things. Taking apart things. Painting. Trying to<br />
figure out why the ride-on mower won't start today, when yesterday it worked just fine. And what was that<br />
ominous clunk sound the truck just made? Operating heavy machinery, and all manner of other equipment,<br />
large and small. Lifting heavy bags of grain and bales of hay. Be the first aid attendant to those who can't<br />
speak, and sometimes to the humans who speak very well - #$£^$ in between grimaces, or the farm accountant<br />
calculating feeding:weight ratios, budget analysis, tax filings, and chequebook balancing. Cleaning<br />
stalls, getting trampled and stepped on, and thumped by big bodies. Trying to be safe at every turn because<br />
this is an every day job, and they need you. There are no holidays here, even for Christmas. No sick days.<br />
There was a birthday last week? Wait, what is the date today? No weekends off (what are those?). Having a<br />
horse farm, any farm really, doesn't have time for excuses. "I'm tired" doesn't mean stop. You stop when the<br />
work is done, no matter how long that happens to take or how early you started. Sometimes, especially during<br />
foaling season, your bed is a stranger, and you're so tired your teeth hurt. It can make you feel elated,<br />
and yet simultaneously feel at your worst. The highs and lows can be epic. Everything here revolves around<br />
the horses, 24/7/365. You are always on call, and always waiting for the other shoe to drop.<br />
And yet we revel in it, and love the punishment it hands out. We show up yet another day, hot beverage in<br />
hand, walk out the door and see their faces lined up along the fence, ears pricked up in our direction, and<br />
hear their snuffles and nickers of greetings. And the familiar sense of amazement and contentment at their<br />
warm soft noses nuzzling you for that carrot they know you have for them. You listen to them thumping<br />
their feet, wanting breakfast, encouraging you to be faster about it, and it makes you smile. And then for a<br />
few precious minutes, you lean on the fence, the pile of hay at your feet, and you watch and listen to these<br />
gentle giants, who are woven into your very DNA, munch their hay in contentment, feeling the stress just<br />
melt out of your soul. That is why you choose this.<br />
To my fellow farm owners - a head nod. Another day, another dollar out the window. You have my respect,<br />
and my sympathies.<br />
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Rider Review<br />
For our first Rider Review of Dressage Position, we had several entries<br />
of beautiful horse and rider pairs.<br />
Our mystery judge this month is JODI LEES<br />
Jodi Lees is an FEI rider and instructor living in Campobello, SC. She<br />
is an active dressage competitor, instructor and judge. Jodi is a<br />
Jodi Lees<br />
USEF licensed “S” dressage judge and has earned the USDF Bronze,<br />
Silver and Gold medals plus numerous riding awards and performance certificates. She<br />
and her husband own a 30 acre facility named River’s Edge Farms where she trains and instructs.<br />
Jodi instructs at a number of regular clinics and welcomes teaching clinics and educational<br />
opportunities. For more information on Jodi, visit her website<br />
at www.RiversEdgeFarms.com or at www.JodiLeesDressage.com. She has a personal<br />
page (Jodi Jones Lees) and a business page (Jodi Lees Dressage) on Facebook.<br />
Pair # 1<br />
I appreciate the overall picture of this partnership.<br />
The horse seems to be willing to follow the bit<br />
and to be on the vertical. There is a clear reach of<br />
the inside hindleg under the horse’s body. The rider<br />
has a pleasant expression on her face and seems to<br />
be enjoying her ride. At the moment that this picture<br />
is taken, the rider has clearly collapsed her right<br />
side which has caused her right shoulder to drop, her right leg to fall forward and the toe<br />
to turn out. It is common for riders to try to “help” their horses by bending their own bodies<br />
when turning but most of the time, this actually causes an imbalance in the relationship<br />
- an imbalance for which the horse has to compensate. Even as the horse is obviously coming<br />
through the corner of the arena, the rider should keep the horse more squarely in front<br />
of her hips with shoulders remaining back and the inside hip and seat bone pushed slightly<br />
forward to keep the horse's inside shoulder up in the turn. We want our horses to lift<br />
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Rider Review<br />
themselves through their turns, not dive or fall onto their forehands and a correct position<br />
can aid the horse’s balance as he exits the corner. Also, notice that the rider has tipped her<br />
chin a bit down and to the inside. Keeping your chin on the horse’s neck line can help the rider<br />
to maintain alignment of both spines. I do note that there is a nice, straight line from the<br />
rider’s elbows through the hands to the bit. And her thumbs are in a correct, upward position.<br />
Pair # 2<br />
This rider shows a basically sound position. And because<br />
of that, I am going to get very picky. With<br />
some minor adjustments, her position could be<br />
more effective and the presentation more attractive.<br />
First, the rider sits with her upper body leaning<br />
slightly in front of the vertical. This pushes her<br />
seat out behind her. If she could bring her body<br />
more upright and put more weight towards the<br />
back of her seat, her hips would open and invite<br />
the horse to lift in front of her. We want the horse<br />
to lower the hindquarters and lift the shoulders rather than pull downward onto the forehand.<br />
Because her upper body is leaning a bit (it only takes a little bit!!), her elbows are<br />
being pulled forward and in order to hang on, she has turned her thumbs inward rather<br />
than keeping them in an upward position. If her seat was deeper, she could allow her<br />
thigh to be longer with hips more forward and then her lower leg could fall more under<br />
her hip allowing her calves to stretch towards her heels. She is braced on her toes rather<br />
than having the stirrup firmly under the pad of her foot. All of these minor corrections<br />
would make a huge change in this picture. I do note that the rider keeps her chin level<br />
and seems to be willing to go forward. The horse seems content and thinking with forward<br />
intention.<br />
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Rider Review<br />
Pair # 3<br />
This picture is not an easy one to assess the rider's position because<br />
of the angle in which it is taken. There is a nice unbroken<br />
line from her elbow to her hand to the bit. Her thumbs could<br />
be held in a more upright position. The most obvious issue in<br />
this picture is that the rider is leaning forward and does not<br />
have her body stacked vertically on top of the horse and saddle.<br />
Even a small amount of forward leaning encourages or<br />
causes the horse to tip onto his forehand. If the rider could sit<br />
more deeply, with back of the seat down, shoulders back and square, hips slightly forward,<br />
she could help the horse come with more uphill balance through the corner. In other<br />
words, that the horse’s shoulders would lift rather than head downhill. If we are balanced,<br />
our horses have a better chance of being balanced.<br />
Pair # 4<br />
This picture captures a moment of suspension and an eager<br />
reach of the foreleg. The low shoulder and higher<br />
croup indicate that the horse might be balanced towards<br />
the forehand and against the hand/bit. In this picture,<br />
the rider is hugging her lower leg and ankle to keep from<br />
getting pulled forward/out of the saddle. The horse’s<br />
balance is pulling the rider’s elbows a bit forward and we<br />
can see that her knee is drawing up to help support her<br />
own balance. Though she does a good job of maintaining<br />
a fairly vertical upper body, if she could sit deeper in the saddle (back of the seat down<br />
more so pelvis can lift the withers), with hips a bit more forward, a longer thigh to a longer<br />
calf, she may be able to help the horse find more balance from the hindquarters. With balance,<br />
there should come a softer connection and more ease in the contact. I do believe<br />
this rider has a strong core. She just seems to depend on her core solely - without the correctness<br />
of the rest of her position to support the balance of the horse.<br />
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Rider Review<br />
Remember when you could submit a picture of your<br />
position to the Practical Horseman for a chance to<br />
be reviewed by George Morris?<br />
We all would sit on the edge of our seats to see what he<br />
thought about someone's position and eagerly read for<br />
whether his comments were nice or not so nice. Does the<br />
rider pictured look familiar? That would be our own <strong>FRC</strong><br />
president, Cathy Schwartz, who was the lucky recipient of<br />
an almost glowing review from George himself!<br />
We have decided to host our own Rider Position Review! Lucky riders will have their position<br />
critiqued by a local <strong>FRC</strong> member trainer to be featured in our next newsletter and social<br />
media! All rider identities will remain anonymous and our trainer's name will only be released<br />
when the critique is published. Each month we will have a different trainer review a<br />
different position. So keep an eye on our newsletter and social media sites to see what kind<br />
of position we are requesting.<br />
Thank you everyone for participating in our first rider review. We loved seeing everyone's flat/<br />
dressage position. For next month we want to see everyone's jumping position.<br />
We welcome all disciplines. So if you happen to be sitting in a western saddle, send us your picture!<br />
The classical dressage position is very similar to how you sit in a Western saddle.<br />
Please send all entries to Social Media Coordinator, Erin Stroud,<br />
at erin.e.stroud@gmail.com. All Entries are Due Oct1!<br />
Get Ready.., Get Set.., Go!!!<br />
Volunteer Appreciation Incentive Program<br />
We have a program in place that allows Volunteers to rack up<br />
hours to win an embroidered <strong>FRC</strong> Polo shirt, an embroidered <strong>FRC</strong><br />
jacket or an embroidered <strong>FRC</strong> coat.<br />
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Bit O’ News<br />
Do you have a new horse? Accomplish<br />
something new? Have a funny photo or<br />
tidbit to share?<br />
Send it to:<br />
frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
Annual Donation to FENCE<br />
A pandemic could not keep the Foothills Riding Club from its annual FENCE Benefit schooling<br />
dressage show on July 18th! Thanks to long-time show secretary Cathy Schwartz, superstar<br />
Volunteer Coordinator Carole Foster, other dedicated members of the <strong>FRC</strong> Board and<br />
the best volunteers around, a limited-entry show was held in the SC heat! The result?<br />
Horses and riders practicing dressage tests in a safe, hot, masked environment. The best<br />
part? Donating the profit to FENCE, as the <strong>FRC</strong> has for many years. The <strong>FRC</strong> thanks the riders,<br />
volunteers and FENCE for working together to make this show happen. We look forward<br />
to the potential for another successful show in October!<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 />
Have you ever wanted to volunteer at an <strong>FRC</strong> show but were not sure what<br />
the different jobs entail?<br />
The volunteer job descriptions are now up on the website!<br />
Go to www.foothillsridingclub.com and look for the links to job descriptions<br />
on the right hand side of the shows page.<br />
Volunteers earn club bucks for their time which can be used like cash for<br />
club events and merchandise. <strong>FRC</strong> also has a volunteer appreciation<br />
program where hours served count towards great year-end awards!<br />
Contact Carole at frcvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com if you are<br />
Interested in learning more or would like to volunteer at any of our<br />
upcoming shows.<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<br />
next month’s issue. Ads will run until you request cancellation.<br />
Please limit ads to 3 small photos and 5 lines of text.<br />
Video Dressage Fix-A-Test Consultation:<br />
Use your cell phone to video a test and upload<br />
it to a private YouTube link. The test will<br />
be judged by "S" dressage judge Margaret<br />
Freeman and the score sheet returned to<br />
you. You will then have a 45-minute phone<br />
consultation where you watch your ride at the<br />
same time as the judge, with comments<br />
throughout concerning how you can improve<br />
your score. Cost $50. For further details<br />
email: margfree@aol.com.<br />
Amazing, fast, and clean jumper for sale.<br />
16.0hh, 9 year old find his ad on BigEq.<br />
Contact Brianna Manning (864)642-8322<br />
for more information.<br />
Sensation dressage treeless saddle, 17 1/2", black/dark<br />
brown. Includes nearly new Ecogold saddle pad which is<br />
an integral part of the saddle, leathers, no irons. Comfortable,<br />
puts the rider into a correct position easily. Wonderful<br />
for trail riding as well as riding dressage. Made in Canada<br />
with a long waiting period after an order. Firm price of<br />
$1000. Very good condition. Used lightly for 7 years and<br />
very well cared for. Located in Green Creek area on SC<br />
line. Only selling because I retired the horse I used it on.<br />
Call Sue at 864-461-8119 or<br />
email carriersusan@yahoo.com.<br />
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CLASSIFIED ADS<br />
Horse property for lease : 2 BR/2 bath<br />
cottage style home on 21 acre parcel in<br />
Columbus near TIEC, with privacy and<br />
pastoral views. Several recent updates<br />
and renovations including large master<br />
bedroom and bath. Equestrian amenities<br />
include 2 barns (10 stalls total), studio apt.<br />
above main barn, 100x200 riding arena<br />
with irrigation, 5 fenced pastures, large<br />
pond, and direct access to CETA trail system!<br />
$2,500 - $3,300 per month depending<br />
on length of lease and number of horses.<br />
Willing to rent just the barns and pastures<br />
as well.<br />
Call or text Greg 210.870.6090<br />
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CLASSIFIED ADS<br />
2018 County Perfection saddle 17” Wide almost new and hardly used. Excellent condition. Color<br />
Black, bull, Velcro knee<br />
Contact Debra Faraone 703-402-1581 or debrafaraone5@gmail.com. Located in Campobello.<br />
$2695.00 new over $5600<br />
Three pair of Pikeur Romana high waisted white show breeches and one pair of cream colored<br />
- size 24 long - for sale at $50 each. Pictures shown of front and back of each pair.<br />
All in good condition - show darkening where saddle has stained seat but not shown when in the<br />
saddle. Contact Allie Wright at 864-431-0916<br />
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CLASSIFIED ADS<br />
32cm tree<br />
(MW/W) 18"<br />
seat Stubben<br />
Tristan<br />
Dressage<br />
saddle.<br />
Longer<br />
flaps, comfy<br />
seat. Billets<br />
replaced within last few years.<br />
Comfy saddle that doesn't fit<br />
my new horse! Looking for its<br />
new home. $1,000 obo.<br />
11yr old, 16hh Belgian WB gelding ready for 2nd level<br />
and has wins at novice eventing. Sound and safe. Contact<br />
Emily emt3@clemson.edu (864) 395-4429<br />
Jillian Woolridge<br />
(864) 315-0231<br />
jillian.j.woolridge@gmail.com<br />
Black Country Adelinda saddle<br />
17.5 inch seat Medium tree Very good condition<br />
except small rub on right knee roll (pictured)Priced to<br />
sell - $2000 !!!! Contact Allie Wright at 864-431-0916<br />
or Jodi Lees at 864-921-1059<br />
Macel close contact jumping saddle.<br />
Medium tree. 17” seat. Very good<br />
condition. $800.<br />
Contact Jodi at 864-921-1059<br />
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CLASSIFIED ADS<br />
SADDLE FOR SALE:<br />
Make: Custom Model: Icon Star recently<br />
reflocked<br />
Tree: Med/Med Wide<br />
Seat: 17.5 Flap: 16 (reg) Year: 03-2015<br />
Price: $3,000 obo Condition: Very good<br />
Contact: Karen 828-290-3434<br />
Let me take care of all your sewing and alteration<br />
needs!!<br />
Nina’s alterations<br />
From clothing to horse blankets<br />
Alterations ~ take in ~ let out<br />
Zippers ~ mending ~ curtains ~<br />
And so much more!!<br />
call 828-722-1030 or text 828-980-8369<br />
Silver Maple Farm in Columbus offers full board in a new facility. We feed top quality hay and<br />
feed, have easy access to FETA, have a large outdoor ring with jumps, small covered ring,<br />
someone lives onsite, professional instruction in multiple disciplines is available, but your approved<br />
instructor is also welcome, horses available for lease. Please call or text 828 817 7875<br />
and see our Facebook page for pictures and more information.<br />
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1999 Sooner Tradition Gooseneck Trailer - 3 horse slant (or 2 horse box with center divider removed)<br />
7’6” high, drop down windows, tack/dressing room. One owner, well maintained. Great for larger horses<br />
Price: $9,250<br />
Contact: Debbi Brown 828.817.5635 or dbrown@skyrunner.net<br />
For Sale - 2 dressage saddles - 1) Prestige D1zero dressage saddle. $2495, 18". M (but fits<br />
like a MW), good condition, good for big shoulders, allows free movement, 2) Sensation<br />
treeless dressage saddle; 17 1/2" $875; every Sensation is semi-custom from Canada,<br />
often long wait, super comfortable and allows for correct dressage seat. Both are located<br />
southern Green Creek area and are in great shape. For more info, call 864-461-8119 or<br />
email carriersusan@yahoo.com.<br />
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Business <strong>Member</strong>s<br />
Send in your dues and business card to get your listing renewed!!<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 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>2020</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 ∙$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 />
Tryon Equine Hospital<br />
Target Marketing Group<br />
Murray Acres<br />
Gena Meredith<br />
Foothills Amish Furniture<br />
Mark Jump Photography<br />
BUSINESS MEMBERS<br />
Pangaea Equestrian Services<br />
Debra Faraone<br />
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center<br />
Cadence Equine Sports Alliance<br />
Leslie Scott<br />
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Send your business card via email to frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
Or mail to Janet Stone, Editor, 438 Pumpkintown Rd, Marietta, SC 29661<br />
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<strong>2020</strong> Board <strong>Member</strong>s<br />
President: Cathy Schwartz: smokeyhollowfarm@windstream.net<br />
Vice President: KC Betzel: betzelfarm@hotmail.com<br />
Secretary: Bri Ambrosic: briambrosic@gmail.com<br />
Treasurer: Natalie Schembra: natalie.schembra@gmail.com<br />
Education (Seminars): Natalie Bacon: nwbacon@gmail.com<br />
Hospitality: Jane Lynch: jntlynch@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Member</strong>ship: Margo Savage: 200redgate@gmail.com<br />
Community Outreach: Luanne Johnson: Luanne.h.johnson@gmail.com<br />
Volunteers: Carole Foster: clockhart23@gmail.com<br />
Publicity: Erin Stroud: erin.e.stroud@gmail.com<br />
Awards: Hailey Morris: hmmorris2018@gmail.com<br />
Clinics/Special Events: Rachael Bradley: raemister@gmail.com<br />
Web Site: KC Betzel: betzelfarm@hotmail.com<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> Editor: Janet Stone frcnewsletterads@gmail.com<br />
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