Earlier this year the Executive of our club
worked diligently on the Strategic Planning document; through that process your
Executive set out some goals to be achieved in 2012.
This year’s BCCTRA Schooling
Ride & Equine Educational Fair will provide education on
Competitive Trail riding to members and non members, and education on other
aspects of horse ownership.
Additionally, I believe it will provide one of our key goals and that is
to create a social opportunity for members to meet with one another in a “non
competitive” environment and have a chance to share stories, swap ideas and
take in some learning all at the same time.
Camping will be available at the Cowichan
Exhibition Grounds and horse stalls will be available using a reservation
system. There are a number of hotels and
B&B’s within a close proximity of the grounds to enable participants to
come and enjoy the activities without the concerns of camping on site.
While the entire weekend has not been
firmed up yet and, the organizing committee has planned a dinner for the
Saturday night with a key note speaker and some of the other ideas being worked
on are;
a) Gear swap /used tack sale
b) Various clinics and workshops on both the Saturday and Sunday.
c) Silent Auction and 50/50 draws
The organizing committee will also be
offering to all our members in good
standing the unique opportunity to advertise their business at this year’s
event. We will include business cards,
brochures in participant’s packages and in the event program. Please contact me via email at ridingforfreedomranch@shaw.ca to discuss your needs.
We welcome your ideas and suggestions and
of course volunteers are required throughout the weekend. If you can volunteer as a mentor rider for
our Schooling Ride and/or any of our other opportunities we’d like to hear from
you.
Look for a registration and information
form on both the BCCTRA blog, bcctra.blogspot.com and the website www.bcctra,ca
in the coming weeks.
Tammy Mercer - President BCCTRA
Co-Chair BCCTRA Schooling Ride &
Equine Educational Fair
Contact Tammy
Mercer 250 335-3390
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