GRCHA 2011 Calendar
To
volunteer or update GRCHA activities, contact Melissa Viviano, redhorse98@att.net
Send other items to Lora Conrad at lpconrad@tctwb.com On-Going
ActivitiesRiding
Lessons at Windrush Hill Farm. Note:
Strangles on the farm—no horses coming or going now. Scheduled to
re-open April 1. Saturday
mornings will be reserved for private lessons by appointment. New
students start with private lessons, and then may join a small
group lesson. The children enjoy riding together.
The youth group lessons will be on Saturday, 1pm to 2pm for children
needing help saddling and the children should come half an hour early
for help so come at 12:30pm. For children that can groom
and tack up by themselves, the lesson will be 2pm to 3pm, come at
1:30pm to groom and tack up your horse. There will be an
adult group lesson from 3pm to 4pm, you will want to be tacked up and
ready to ride by 3pm. Sometimes a family wants to ride
together, so that could be scheduled in the morning. Private lessons
by appt on Tuesdays. Individual arrangements for
lessons with owners of horses in training are made throughout the
week as our schedules permit.
Lesson
Fees:Ride your own horse in a group lesson: $25; Ride
your own horse in a private lesson: $30; Ride a school horse in a
private lesson: $35; Ride a school horse in a group lesson:
$35; Ride a school horse while your horse is in training for group
lesson: $25; Ride a school horse while
your horse is in training for a private lesson: $30
Email
windrushhill@farmtel.net
or call Ann at 319-986-2199 to schedule a lesson either with a group,
or privately. Free to audit. For
directions to Windrush Hill Farm, go to www.windrushhill.com. (
GPS and Mapquest directions are WRONG.) Roping/Cattle
Working Practice.
Check for the schedule before you come or send an e-mail request to
be on our activities e-mail list.
Location: indoor arena at Dreamcatcher
Stable,
18859
152nd Ave,
Sperry, Iowa. Contact Cheryl or Mark Lieurance at
cheryl.lieurance@yahoo.com
See http://www.dreamcatcher-stable.com/ Private
Dressage Lessons with
Genelle Royer at
Pat Pollpeter's Arena are cancelled
until better weather.
Contact
Genelle for further information at 217-453-2409 or
g Riding
Lessons in Fairfield.
Cancelled
for now. Ann
Bennett is teaching lessons in Fairfield on Wednesday
afternoon/evening. For location and an appointment, email
windrushhill@farmtel.net
or call 319-986-2199. There is a $5 trip charge added to each lesson,
so $30 for semi-private one hour lesson, $40 for private 30 minute
lesson, your horse. Riding
Lessons at Flying Change Stables, 1925 295th Ave.,
Ft. Madison, IA. Ali Glenn teaches riding by appointment any day of
the week between 9 AM and 7 PM. Lessons are $30 per hour for private
lessons; $15 for 30 minutes. There is no extra charge to use one of
her school horses. To ride and school someone's horse, she charges
$15. She has one lesson pony and two lesson horses that can all
jump. Group jumping lessons for three riders can be arranged at $15
each. Contact Ali on her cell phone at 319-371-6034. Hatha
Yoga for Equestrians Makes Good Horse Sense with Jewel Marie
McDonald,
at Morningstar Studio, upstairs, on the square in Fairfield. The 2nd
Annual Winter Equestrian Yoga Series is now underway,
Mondays at
5:30pm.
See details in calendar below. For further information, contact
Jewel at morningstar@lisco.com
GRCHA
Calendar 2011 Feb
27 11:00AM GRCHA Soup Social and Silent Auction at
the home of Art & Judy Duke, 1307 Redwood Ave., Brighton, IA.
Bad Roads Reschedule date: March 6. Join us. Bring a friend.
Enjoy conversation about our horsy plans for spring and catch up
on what our friends have been doing, great food, a silent auction,
a business meeting, a tour around Art & Judy's home and farm.
For directions, you can Google Map their address or use the
following:
Coming
from the south through Fairfield, IA. Take
the Pleasant Plain Road (W21) north about 10 miles until you see a
sign for St Mary's Polishville Cemetery. Turn right (east)
in about 100 feet onto 136th street. Go 1/2 mile east and
turn left (north) on Redwood Ave. At the top of the hill,
the Duke farm is on the right (east) down a quarter mile lane.
Coming
from the north through Brighton, IA. Go east on Hwy 1
out of Brighton for about 1 mile and turn south on Pleasant Plain
Road (W21). Then go about 3 miles south until you see a sign
for St. Mary's Polishville Cemetery. Turn left (east) in
about 100 feet onto 136th Street. Go 1/2 mile and turn left
(north) on Redwood Ave. At the top of the hill, the Duke
farm is on the right (east) down a quarter mile lane.
Feb.
21, 28 5:30 – 7:00 PM Hatha Yoga for Equestrians with Jewel
McDonald.Deepen the Breath - Improve
Flexibility - Release the Hips-
Create a Deeper Seat and Neutral Pelvis - Enhance Suppleness of
the Lower Back - Cultivate
Core Strength- Improve the Postural Alignment - Relax
in Mind & Body
(10
Class Series Monday, Jan. 17- Mar.
21 5:30 - 7:00pm $150.00)
Morning
Star Studio, 51 S. Court Street - Fairfield, IA (East side
of Square)
for
More Info please call 641-472-4287 Interested in joining us or
want further information, contact Jewel at morningstar@lisco.com
Mar
4-6 Illinois Horse Fair, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield,
IL
Features
Craig Cameron, 2010 Road to the Horse Colt-Starting World Champion
and Hall of Fame Cowboy, along with West Coast trainer Charles
Wilhelm, The Behaviorist Ryan Gingerich and others
See:http://www.horsemenscouncil.org/HorseFair/
March
7, 14, 21
5:30 – 7:00 PM Hatha Yoga for Equestrians with Jewel McDonald.
Interested in joining us or want further information, contact
Jewel at morningstar@lisco.com
April
16 Doug Bogart Lessons at Field Farm.
Contact Lori Field at lori_field@fmi.com
April
17 GRCHA Horse Trailer Clinic
at Melissa Viviano's home at 3390 175th
St., Wever, IA (directions later). Clinic coordinator is GRCHA
member Randy Goble. To ask for specific issues to be addressed
regarding owning, maintaining and using your trailer, send an
e-mail to Randy at dmculloch@dresser-rand.com.
Its a hands-on workshop—bring your trailer! (But not your
horse this time)
May
2-12 Bob King Clinics at Dreamcatcher Stable, Sperry , IAALL
CLASSES LIMITED TO 10 RIDERS – Auditors welcome
$25/day
A
non-refundable deposit of $100 is required for each
class.
Make
checks payable to: Cowboy School Inc.
Mail
checks to: Dreamcatcher Stable, 18859 152nd Ave. Sperry, IA 52650
Further
details on camping, meals & horse pens are on the website:
www.dreamcatcher-stable.com
or call
319-759-5679 May
2-3-4 Foundation Horsemanship $450
Starting
with the basics. Groundwork essentials will lead to a partnership
with your horse.
Learn how to
prepare your horse on the ground so he’ll be a willing partner
under saddle.
May
5-6-7 Advanced Horsemanship $450
For riders
familiar with the basics that are ready to expand their
Horsemanship skills
May
9-10 Cow Working $300 plus cattle fee TBDLearn
how to 'read' cattle. This will not only help the rider with the
skills necessary to move cattle from one place to another, but
will give the horse the ability to help it's rider! May
11-12 Ranch Roping Fee: $300 plus cattle fee TBD
The working Ranch
Horse is a valuable tool to many cattlemen. Ranch Roping is
popular
with those interested in low-stress management of their cattle.
This style of
roping
is slow and artistic, using a 60' rope to throw a large variety of
head and heel loops.
May
14 9 AM-4 PM Iowa Trail Riders Association De-Spooking Clinic
at
Windrush Hill Farm. ITRA
Members $35 (participate); Nonmembers $45 (participate); Audit
only $15; Deadline for registration is May 6, 2011. Maximum number
of participants is 15. Registration includes lunch.
For a complete brochure, contact Denise
Schieffer at (319) 728-8737 or email ponyexpress11@hotmail.com
May
19-20 Tentative Dates Equine Dentist Dr. Tom Allen in Keosauqua
(at
Conrad's barn and Achenbach's barn) To reserve dates and times,
contact Lora at lpconrad@tctwb.com.
May
30 Memorial Day Holiday
June
4 Doug Bogart Lessons at Windrush Hill Farm.
Contact Ann Bennett at
windrushhill@farmtel.net June
16-19 GRCHA Centered Riding Clinic at DreamCatcher Stable with
Carol WilsonJune
16, Thursday – Pre-Clinic Program---5 to 7pm DreamCatcher
Stable-Lecture by Carol Wilson: Topic “Introduction to Centered
Riding Principles”, beverages and snacks pot-luck. Free to
all GRCHA members, riders and auditors. June
17-18-19 Schedule:
7:30 - 8:30am Check-In
8:30 - 10:00 Morning Group Session
10:30
- 11:30 Riding Group #1
11:30
- 12:30 Riding Group #2
12:30
- 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Riding Group #3
2:30 - 3:30 Riding Group #4
3:30 - 4:30 Riding Group #5
4:30 - 5:00 Wrap Up Session
Clinic
Tuition covers costs for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday Clinic,
including 3 - One Hour 2 or 3 person Riding Lessons, Unmounted
Exercises, Handouts, and Riding Lesson Observations. Limit: 12
riders. The cost per 2011 GRCHA member rider will be $200. The
total amount is due and payable to reserve your slot for the
clinic. Send the completed registration form and your check to
Dena McCulloch, Treasurer, as noted on the registration form.
NOTE:
All 12 riding slots are reserved – contact Dena at
DMcCulloch@Dresser-Rand.com
about being on a waiting list in case of a change of plans.
Participating
auditors will participate in the 1.5 hour unmounted exercises
daily and receive handouts as well as riding lesson observations.
Cost is $20 per day or $45 for the entire clinic, payable to GRCHA
now. Participating auditors are limited to 6.
June
16-18 2011 Iowa Trails Summit in Waterloo/Cedar Fall.
For more information, see www.iowadot.gov/iowabikes
July
4 –Monday—Holiday
July
23
Doug Bogart Lessons at Field Farm.
Contact Lori Field at lori_field@fmi.comAug.
27-28 GRCHA sponsored “Saddle-Up for St. Jude”
Kathy and Gerald James, Coordinators. Camp-Out and Trail Ride
Fund-Raiser. Still being planned. If you have suggestions, send
them to gkjames@dishmail.net
