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Letter from the President Season Greetings Fellow AiM members I want to thank the AiM Board of Directors for electing me to be the AiM president for 2012. We had our first Board of Directors meeting Monday night, Dec. 12 and am excited to move forward down a positive road. My main goal for the coming year as your president, is to engage the membership – endurance riders, youth, non showing members as well as members that compete. The board approved an endurance high mileage award for 2012 to the horse and rider combination that logs the most miles in an endurance competition for the upcoming season. The recipient needs to be an AiM member as they log their miles. Cari Carter, our youth coordinator has ideas to engage the youth. She has in mind a membership meeting featuring the youth of our club. We are planning to have more general membership meetings. The first one in January will be a basic 101 class on how to fill out an entry form. This will cover what memberships are required for the show and also what awards are available to AiM members through the Arabian Horse Association, US Dressage Federation and the US Equestrian Federation. How about a meeting on Pilates for riders? Dentistry for horses? Acupuncture for horses? Let me know if you have any ideas. How exciting that Sport Horse Nationals is returning to Nampa Idaho. The Arabian Horse Association has signed a contract for the show to be held there in 2012 and 2014. How about getting as many members there with their horses as possible. Remember, you can qualify for dressage through US Dressage Federation open shows. However, you must sign up with the AHA. The meeting in January will tell you how to do this. Plans are underway for two horseshows in 2012. Neither will be on a holiday weekend this year so hope to see everyone there either as an exhibitor or as a volunteer. AiM at the Hood is April 27-29 and the AiM Classic and Region 4 Sport horse Championships is June 29 – July 1. The show board set a goal of $3000 in corporate sponsors for the Regional show. Scott Bowman has some good ideas on how to get there. If anyone has ideas or wants to help, let him know. We are also going to have a return of the silent auction during the AiM classic and Regional Sporthorse Championships. This was last done in 2007 at our AiM Classic Salem show. We will be looking for quality donations of goods and services. Again, contact Scott or myself with ideas. The board has also endorsed the continuing support of Sound Equine Options. We not only want to support both financially and with donations of goods, but encourage AiM members or ex members to contact this organization if they find themselves in need of their service. Lastly, the board has a established a new fiscal responsible policy. We have implemented a system of checks and balances. Expenses are going to have to be approved in advance and no one will be writing a check to themselves. The club now has a debit card so this will make it easier to purchase ribbons, get AHA show approval and other on line transactions that may occur. Details of the new policy will become part of the new policy and procedures manual that is being developed. The AiM Board of directors has accepted the resignation of Kaye Phaneuf, Lisa Kolke and Zoe Ann Arrington. We thank them for their many years of service to the club and wish them well on their new chosen paths. My best wishes to all of you for a successful 2012 – both personally and in the show ring. Hope to see you at the Christmas party on Dec. 18 at the Lake Oswego Hunt Club Club House. Please contact me with any concerns or suggestions. Yours truly, Sarah Asby *********************************************************** Election Results Congratulations to the following AiM members for being elected to a two year term on the AiM Board of Directors: The Board of Directors have elected the following officer positions for 2012. Congratulations to all. *********************************************************** AiM Congratulates Members winning 2011 USDF All-Breed Awards Open Tedi Paasch & Mandy's Manhattin+/ - Champion, Hafl-Arabian Fourth Level, mean score of 65.135% Junior/Young Rider Amanda Howell & HH Antonia +// - Champion, Arabian Training Level, mean score of 67.959% Sarah Paul & FTF Baythoven - Champion, Arabian First Level, mean score of 65.499% Amanda Howell & HH Antonia +// - Reserve Champion, Arabian First Level, mean score of 62.069% Congratulations to AiM's own winning 3 National Champion awards in the USDF All-Breeds! *********************************************************** REMINDER! Ballots for the election of directors were mailed in early October. Votes will be counted at the next meeting of Arabians in Motion: Monday, November 7, 2011 • 6:30 pm Completed ballots may be mailed using the envelope enclosed with your ballot or hand-carried to this meeting. Ballots returned by mail must be received no later than Monday, November 7, or they will not be counted. Ballots hand-carried to the meeting must be received by 7pm or they will not be counted. Nominations are now open for Arabians in Motion Board of Directors positions! Four Directors are elected each year, for a total of eight staggered two-year terms. The ninth position is occupied by the immediate past President. ELECTION PROCESS Adult voting members of AiM elect the Directors. The Directors then elect officers from amongst themselves. Nominations will close Sept. 30, 2011. Nominations must be postmarked or e-mailed on or before Sept. 30, 2011. Paper ballots will be mailed first class to the voting membership on or before Oct. 7th, 2011, and will be counted at the election meeting on Nov.7th, 2011. QUALIFICATIONS
CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHY Please provide the following information:
Send your candidate bio no later than Sept. 30th to Kathy Darneille at crosbycreek@canby.com or 16828 Mountain View Lane, Woodburn, OR 97071 *********************************************************** Club Meeting Minutes ********************************************************* Thank You Volunteers! I want to give a big thank you to all who volunteered their time to help make the AiM Clasic and Region 4 Sporthorse Championship show a BIG SUCCESS. Without their help, the show would not have been able to run as smoothly as it did. All were pleasant to work with and helped make the exhibitors feel special. The gold star volunteers are as follows: Current and Past AiM Members: Kathy Aguayo Non AiM Members Noah Rattner I especially appreciated those who filled in at the last minute due to a schedule change or other circumstances. The biggest thank you goes to the show committee, headed by Ahna Bowman who worked together to make sure all details were attended to. Sarah Asby ********************************************************* Show Committee Notes The AiM Sporthorse Classic and Region 4 Sporthorse Championship show committee has met and looked at what was good about the show and what could be improved for next year. If anyone has any input they would like to share, contact the committee as a whole or the individual members in regard to your ideas. Chairman - Ahna Bowman Hunter/Jumpers - Scott Bowman Carriage Driving - Jon Howell Sporthorse In hand - Natalie Williamson Awards - Marcia Donnelly Dressage and Sport Horse Under Saddle - Committee Sponsors and Vendors - Barb Zellner Volunteers - Sarah Asby Prize list, schedule,program and other issues - committee If anyone wants to be on the show committee for next year, contact any of the above and let them know what you are willing to do. Sarah Asby ********************************************************* Dear Essay Contestants: On behalf of the Arabs in Motion and Board of Directors, we are happy to announce the winner and runner up of the "AiM Just for YOUth" dressage camp essay: FIRST PLACE: Amanda Howell, of Lake Oswego OR RUNNER UP: Sarah Childs, of Rigby ID Congratulations! It has been determined that both of these essay participants will each receive a scholarship to the Youth Dressage Overnight Camp held at Devonwood Equestrian Centre. All essays submitted were of high quality and expressed a heart-felt love of the Arabian breed:-) Thanks go out to all the participants for their efforts! It is hoped by the AiM Board of Directors to expand this contest next year to an even greater degree:-) Sincerely yours, AiM Scholarship Essay Committee ************************************************************** |
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