H Oof P Rints B N U D L a C L the Journal of ERAHC the Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club U S E — Si O R a N H Spring 2014
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n R t e r e g s i o a n E A H oof P rints b n u d l a C l The Journal of ERAHC The Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club u s e — si o r a n H Spring 2014 A Message from the President We have all enjoyed the benefit of Linda Denniston’s steady, competent leadership during her eight-year tenure as ERAHC president. I feel honored to now have this opportunity to serve. I have a healthy respect for the responsibility that comes along with this job, and I will do my best to see that we maintain momentum and continue our forward progress. We have a great team going forward—all proven players and loyal to the cause. Susan Hart moved up from a board position to that of VP, and Mindy Finelli made the same leap to take over Treasurer responsibilities. Cynthia Roberts will continue on as Secretary, offering a dual benefit of continuity and experience in that function. Jane Creagh and Maria Blackstone agreed to fill the open board positions for this year, which greatly en- hances our experience base and energy level. Our remaining board positions feature the stalwart and durable incumbents who have served so long and so well: Diane Kozwich, Janet Tenney, and Rosalie Wenckoski. We have some new committee assignments to herald: Becky Brok has taken on the lead of the Education Committee, an important function that will figure prominently in our plans for this year. Linda Denniston will lead the Bylaws and Non-Profit Committee; she and her team will be taking a fresh look at our bylaws. Carol Stockton has agreed to lead the Commu- nications Committee, one of the most important functions of the club. She is working with Diane Kozwich on the website and Susan Hart on FaceBook. Mindy Finelli has taken over as Membership director; her team is working on plans for the upcoming membership directory. The Nominations Commit- tee will continue to be led by Rosalie Wenckoski; she’ll be in touch with you later this year when it’s time to think about the board member elections. And our show committees are in excellent hands: Linda continues with the VA team and Mindy with the NE team. This is where continuity and experience are Photo by Madeline Maciel especially vital. And the extra good news is that we have some brand new members on these committees, which is a great 2014. It will not only be at a new venue (Three County Fair- segue into my next topic: goals for 2014. grounds in Northampton, MA) but will also include classes for During our first board meeting in January, we developed a Friesians and Gypsy Vanner/Drum Horses. In addition, we will list of goals for this year. One of the first goals expressed was to have a full roster of Baroque Equestrian Games to be run con- involve new people in club activities. We have already taken currently with our classes on Saturday. The NE team has been some very strong steps in this direction with our new board working very hard to pull this all together. and committee members, but we’re going to do more. So don’t The VA Classic has its challenges this year as well. The Vir- be surprised if you get a phone call one day asking for a little ginia Horse Center raised its prices significantly this year (their help on some project or other. Some of the goals are inherent first price increase in a number of years), which compelled us within the scope of the existing committees, e.g., expanding to raise our prices. We kept the increases for entries and sta- the membership base. But some goals will require extra effort bling as low as possible and will offset the remaining shortfall to implement. Two of the more challenging ones are to revamp by carefully managing the use of extra arenas, ring set-ups, etc. the website and set up a PayPal capability for membership and So this is the “state of our union” as of March 2014. I sin- show entries. We are very excited about these endeavors and cerely welcome any thoughts and ideas you wish to share and will keep you posted on progress. look forward to hearing from you. Our NE Classic Show is taking on a whole new look for —Jeanne Bond, President, ERAHC Hoof Prints is published five times a year by ERAHC OFFICERS, ERAHC—The Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club BOARD of DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES and is mailed or emailed to all current members. Submit articles and ads for Hoof Prints to: Officers [email protected] Or they may be mailed to: Jeanne Bond, President 410-275-1858 Carol M. 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[email protected] Manuscripts for articles and copy for classified ads must be submitted in Word or in the body of an email. If mailed, please provide cd or dvd. Jane Creagh 802-454-9390 Deadlines for Articles and Ads [email protected] Issue Articles Ads Diane Kozwich Spring (March) February 14th February 21st 603-679-8548 Summer (June) May 17th May 24th [email protected] August Show Special July 25th August 1st Fall (September/October) September 19th September 26th Janet Tenney 937-456-1244 Winter (December) December 5th December 12th [email protected] Advertising in Hoof Prints Rosalie Wenckoski • Until further notice, Hoof Prints will be printed in grayscale, but please 740-676-6271 submit color copy, as the pdf version (emailed and posted online) is full [email protected] color. • Acceptable graphic formats are .tif, .jpg, .psd, and .pdf and should be at least 300 dpi. The advertiser is responsible for the quality of copy and Committees graphics provided. Membership • Copy less than 10mb may be emailed, or copy may be sent on cd or dvd. Mindy Finelli Payment must be received at the address above before the deadline(s) for advertising to be included in the following issue(s). Nominations • Please make checks payable to: ERAHC Rosalie Wenckoski • Note on check what payment is for Bylaws & Non-profit • Mail payment to: Mindy Finelli Linda Denniston Cornerstone Andalusians Communications 825 County Road 579 Carol Stockton (Chair & Newsletter) Flemington, NJ 08822 Diane Kozwich (Website) Size (approximate w x h) Per Issue Business Per Year Business Susan Hart (Facebook) Members (5 issues) Members Education/Promotion Full page (7.5” x 9.875”) $45 $40 $180 $160 Becky Brok Half page – horizontal (7.5” x 4.875”) $35 $30 $140 $120 Shows or vertical (3.6875” x 9.875”) Linda Denniston (VA) Quarter page (3. 6875” x 4. 875”) $20 $15 $80 $60 Mindy Finelli (NE) Business card (3.6875” x 2”) — $45 $35 Year-End Awards Classified – 50-word limit Free to members Free to members Rosalie Wenckoski – Includes one 1” x 1.5” photo $5 non-members $15 non-members (approximate size) with ad Spring—Page 2 Hoof Prints Virginia Classic Show Report How does your dressage horse measure up? A show participant’s job is done when the show is over, but a For those of you who are interested in Spanish and Portuguese show committee member’s job is never done! No sooner was horses for dressage, there is a recent study that you might find of the 2013 Virginia Classic over than the work began for 2014. particular interest. Published in 2013, “Relationship between And we have some new and returning committee members conformational traits and gait characteristics in Pura Raza Es- who are infusing some great ideas and energy into the evolv- pañol horses” by Maria José Sánchez and others fro the Uni- ing plans for next year. versity of Seville and University of Cordoba describe how trot Most of these plans are not far enough along to report much, quality re- but I can say that developments for the Saturday evening exhi- lates to bition are well under way (as you may have noticed from the various “ad” in this issue).