NYSMHS Bulletin Board

Got this email and it sounded like fun:

THE BEST IN EQUESTRIAN SHOW JUMPING ALONG WITH Entertainment, Educational Events & Professional Seminars, October 28th-November 1st, And New This Year….Silly Pet Trick Contest & I LOVE NY HORSES! Art contest/exhibit. Visit us at syracuseinvitational.com for event schedule.  

Here are some highlights:
·    How It’s Done: Dressage and Jumping by George Morris, Ian Millar &  Courtney King-Dye, presented by Practical Horseman
·    SI Horseman’s College – 3 days of professional seminars for smart horse folks who want to be in the ‘know’;   Seminars are: Judging the Hunter Seat horse; Equinomics; Horse Power and Performance.
·    Equine Industry Career and College Fair - Thursday October 29th.
·    Learn to think like a horse! Harnessing the Power of Positive Reinforcement.  As seen at the George Morris Horsemastership clinics in Wellington Florida. Don’t miss out on participating in this one-of-a kind equine behavior clinic!!
 

Elizabeth and I thank you for your thoughts and prayers over the last two weeks. I was overwhelmed with your many cards, kindnesses and generosity.

As we all know, it is often friends who help thru the difficult times, and I feel fortunate indeed to have you as my friends.

Regards,

Jo Ann Squier

August 23, 2009

Dear Friends and Family,

First let me apologize for this mass email. I would prefer to send an individual letter.

Everybody Rides is a therapeutic horseback riding program for people who have developmental disabilities. I spent the last 20 years of my career building it from a 100% volunteer organization to a full time, state of the art facility serving hundreds of children and adults each year . I retired in October of 2006. The program continued but now it's in trouble. One parent summed the situation up with these words. "My daughter, Leslie, has been riding for 15 years. She has derived great benefit from it including increased physical stability, confidence, and independence. Most importantly she LOVES it. It is her very favorite activity. It's not fair to take this away from her." You can visit our (very outdated) website for more information at www.everybody-rides.org.

Because of the current economic climate New York State is threatening to shut down Everybody Rides on Dec. 31, 2009, because of lack of funding. This is an urgent plea! We need your help today. Whatever you can give to help fund Everybody Rides through the next year will be greatly appreciated. Another agency is excited about the possibilities for the future of the program and interested in taking it over. The budget is $150,000 over the allocated funds. We need to raise that money.

I am asking you to make a pledge now. You can make a one time, quarterly or monthly donation. Time is short! Please let me know how much you are able to pledge. Any amount will help enable Everybody Rides to continue to serve our loved ones as it has since 1984.

When we have reached our goal I will ask you to send a check or make an online donation to the Everybody Rides Family Council. Every single penny of your donation will be used to keep this program alive.

All the riders, parents, staff, horses and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Please forward this plea to others who might be interested in helping. We are planning fund raisers and are looking into grants. Your ideas and feedback would be appreciated tremendously. I will keep you up to date on our progress.

With warmest regards,

Sue

**(Everybody Rides Family Council is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible)
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Susan Epstein
4375 Brantling Hill Rd.
Sodus, NY 14551
315-573-4031
315-483-4213

We're very saddened to hear of the passing of George Arnold (Arnona Farm, husband of Mary Arnold.)  He passed away at 2Am Sunday, June 22nd. 

His obituary as published in the Corning-Leader reads:

George E. Arnold, 99, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Taylor Health Center.
He was born December 18, 1908 in Pike, NY. He was a farmer of Holstein dairy, member Allegany-Steuben Holstein Club, New York State Morgan Horse Society, Bath Grange and the Kanona United Methodist Church Men’s Club. He was predeceased in death by his wife, Mary L. Arnold on November 2, 1998. He is survived by his daughter, Esther A. Bowen; his son, Robert W. Arnold; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Alton Arnold; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours are being observed Thursday, June 26, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Bond-Davis Funeral Home of Bath, where his Funeral Service will be held at the conclusion of calling hours at 3:00 p.m. His burial will be held in Nondaga Cemetery, Bath, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in George’s name to the Kanona United Methodist Church.
 

Download our new Membership Handout!

We've a big gap in our Archives - and we do not have most of the Trader newsletters from the 1970's.  Is there anyone out there that has been saving issues that would be willing to donate them or let me copy what you've got?  This will go straight into our club archives.

I'm also looking for any show programs for Western District, Eastern District, Central District....please contact me if you've got any of the above and would consider donating them to the club.

Thanks,

Valerie (Valerie Low, vlow@rochester.rr.com  )