Horse show season is slowly starting up and we've got some really exciting news. The Western part of the UWO Equestrian team (for which I am the official coach) is going to have an opportunity to show!
The English part of the team belong to an association with a number of shows hosted by various Universities each year. Unfortunately there are very few (if any) opportunities for the Western girls. The Western division of the team is very young in comparison to it's English counterparts, but even more determined to run a great show!
We're starting small:
Since the Western part of the team is run almost solely by Daina Robinson (VP of Western), I have offerred my help and resources to put together a show for UWO vs. Guelph. We are starting from nothing here, and are looking for all the help we can get!
The Challenges:
0$ Funding. The university doesn't give any funding to the team, and since the western division is so new, we don't have any previous funds to look to.
A facility: we are currently in the process of viewing some of the fantastic facilities that some of our contacts have suggested or volunteered. Again, without funding it's a difficult duty. We need somewhere close to London, with a big enough arena to support 6 to 8 horses at a time for group classes, and a warm-up area/ rest stop for the remaining horses in between individual classes. Restroom facilities, viewing areas, HEAT, lighting, parking etc. are all some of our criteria.
Neiiiiiiiggggggghhh! Horses! We can't have a show without horses to ride! Fortunately I am blessed with some fantastic lesson horses that I would love to share for the show (thanks Jessie). Thanks to Don Pletch for offerring some of his horses as well, and to Cathy Cofell for offerring use of her horses ad 6 saddles and bridles! Thanks to Greg Crispin for offering his services as a Judge.
Volunteers. No horse show can run smoothly without the helping hands of eager volunteers. Any students, parents, friends who want to be a part of the show we will be needing everything from people to direct parking, to holding horses between classes, to arena clean up, gait openers and closers, to loping horses the morning of the show, to grooming and saddling, to photographers!
Have a skill or some supplies you would be willing to lend us? Let me know!
Interested in coming out to support Western and watch some of the events? Tentative dates are March 7th or March 28th. I will keep you posted!
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