2013 AEF Annual General Meeting

 

When: March 23, 2013

Where: Airdrie Agricultural Centre, Theatre Room,  

   97 East Lake Ramp NE, Airdrie, AB

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

 

All members are highly urged to attend.

 

Click Here to review and download the AGM Meeting Agenda    

 

    *Current membership required to vote

 

NCCP/EC Equestrian Theory Courses

 

 We are currently taking registration for our north and south NCCP/EC Equestrian Theory Courses for spring/summer only at this time, but don't worry we will be offering two in the fall as well in Grande Prairie and Calgary area again too!

 

The NCCP/EC Equestrian Theory Course is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Instructor/Coach candidates, and is also a great way for already certified coaches to gain hour for hour coaching update hours.

 

If you are wanting to brush up your Lesson Planning Skills, or even your mentoring for Lesson Planning Skills then this is the course for you! Maybe you want to learn more about Making Ethical Decisions in your environment, or touch base on Equestrian Teaching and Learning? This course offers all of these great topics as well as Analyzing Beginner Equestrian Performance.

 

This course is not discipline specific so everyone is welcome regardless if they are  a coach, want to be or are not at all!

 

The course is a 2 day classroom based course, delivered by our highly skilled Learning Facilitators. Participants receive NCCP credit for attending, a certificate for completion of the course, and get to take some great manuals home to always have for reference!

 

Our next offerings of this course will be:

AEF Sports Psychology Workshop

 Are you looking to understand how pyschological factors impact performance and how participation in equine sport and training affect you?

This workshop is specifically designed for the rider, driver, trainer and coach to help harness your potential and make the most of your motivational style thus using all of your assets. This is done by:

• Learning how you communicate through styles of relating
• Discovering your motivational style
• Defining personal strengths and weaknesses
• How other people's different styles of communication affect your performance and how to communicate more effectively with them
• Profiling non-productive activity
• Controlling your state of mind thus body performance
• Determining your learning style
• Peak performances by understanding your emotions
• Controlling fears and reframing negatives through affirmations
• Learning progressive relaxation, imagery & visualization, concentration & focus

Location: Lakeview Inn and Suites (Boardroom), Okotoks, AB

Facilitator: Sadie Turko of Sunrise Meadows
Friday April 12th: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday April 13th: 9am-4:30pm 
Sunday April 14th: 9am-12:00pm

Conclusion Session for Coaches
Sunday April 14th: 12:00pm-4:30pm
Cost: $105.00 (+ gst) Participant Fee
Saturday Lunch Included
(max. 20 participants)

Workshop Poster and Registration Form

To register please complete the above form and return via email, fax or regular mail with payment to marketing@albertaequestrian.com

The Mane Event April 26-28 2013

The AEF will be attending The Mane Event in Red Deer again this year. Below is an exerpt from The Mane Event March Newsletter. To view the full Newsletter click here

Trainers Challenge VIP Tickets
Another new addition this year is the addition of the Trainers
Challenge VIP tickets. These tickets are not numbered seats but a
section of the grandstands set aside for these ticket holders. With
these tickets you also receive the following:
* VIP Guaranteed Seating at all Trainers Challenge sessions & Finals
* Weekend admission to all expo events and trade show
* Admission to a VIP Reception - meet the trainers and judges
* Access to the VIP Lounge all weekend
* Access to Exhibitors Lounge to buy meals, snacks & Beer/ Wine
* 20% off discount in The Mane Event souvenir booth
* Special 2013 VIP Thank You Gift

These tickets are $140.00/adults each and also include general
admission to all other Mane Event clinics, demos and presentations.
Call (250) 578-7518

Alberta Veterinary Medical Association Survey

Bromont Bids for 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games

 

A delegation led by Paul Côté, President of the Bromont Bid Committee, was at FEI Headquarters today to make an in-depth presentation to the FEI Evaluation Commission as part of the final stages of the bidding process for the hosting rights to the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018.

The seven-strong team which presented the official Bromont and Montreal bid book to the Evaluation Commission also included the Mayor of Bromont Pauline Quinlan, President of Equine Canada Mike Gallagher, President of Bromont International Roger DesLauriers, technical advisor Leopoldo Palacios, and President of the Bromont Olympic Park Marcel Bundock. The presentations were led by the Bromont Bid Director Benoit Girardin.

The presentation included details on the delivery of the sport, including horse welfare and anti-doping, the competition venue in Bromont, the financial plan and revenue generation strategy for the 2018 Games, the public and private partners, the local organising committee, risk management and security, and the legacies to Canadian equestrian sport if the Games are awarded to Bromont.

The Bromont bid committee plans to use the Montreal 1976 Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony, and the Bromont Equestrian Park, which staged the equestrian events in the 1976 Olympic Games, is the proposed venue for all seven disciplines at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018.

 

Click here for the full news release.

Alberta Budget 2013

 

The Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) funding will be suspended indefinitely, a cut of $7 million.

• Alberta Primetime recently hosted Volunteer Alberta'sown Steven Kwasny to respond to rumours about the closure of the Summer Temporary Employment (STEP) Program

Community Spirit Program has been eliminated, a cut of $15.5 million to Alberta's nonprofit/voluntary sector.

• The Community Spirit Program provided matching grants for nonprofit/charitable organizations based on total annual cash donations from individual Albertans that have been received by the organization.

Other Initiatives Program under Alberta Culture has been reduced from $4.1 million in 2012-13 to $2.7 million, a decrease of $1.4 million.

• The Other Initiatives program provides support to Alberta projects which cannot be funded under the criteria or existing funding levels of other Alberta Lottery Fund grant programs.

Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) has been reduced from $45.7 million in 2012-13 to $38 million, a decrease of $7.7 million.

• CFEP is intended to reinvest revenues generated from provincial lotteries to respond to local facility enhancement needs and to work in partnership with community groups and volunteers.

Funding to Family & Community Support Services  has remained the same at $76.1 million. The Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) will be maintained.  

• The MSI provides significant long-term funding to enhance municipal sustainability and to enable municipalities to meet the demands of growth.

Click here for the full budget overview. 

Olds College Equine Alumni Celebrate with the

Equine Centennial Games

To help celebrate this marvelous achievement we will be running a contest open to all members.

               

We will be running articles in all four editions of Alberta Bits with valuable information about the history of the AEF. The winter 2013 edition will have a list of 35 questions pertaining to the information from the articles ran throughout the year. Answer all 35 questions correctly and you will be entered to be one of 35 people to win their individual 2014 AEF Membership (value of $50)!

               
So keep your eye out for our historical articles and save all the editions of 2013 Alberta Bits so you can answer the questions in the Winter magazine.

 

Note: No registration is necessary.  

    

2013 AEF Scholarship Package

Are you interested in pursuing an equine-related post secondary education? The AEF offers Scholarships to active members who exemplify the objectives, vision and mission of the AEF. To apply for the AEF Educational Scholarship, please view the AEF Scholarship and Information Package.

Application deadline is the last Friday in April each year. Applicants will be notified by August 1 of each year.

With thanks to additional financial support from Capri Insurance, the AEF has been pleased to be able to offer an increased number of scholarships to AEF members annually.

 

 Click here to download and print a copy of the 2013 Application.

 

 

 

About Us

The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is a member driven, nonprofit Provincial organization responsible for organizing, coordinating, sanctioning and administering equine sport and recreation in Alberta since 1978. 

 

Membership is in excess of 13,000 individual members as well as over 200 member equine Provincial organizations and industry partners. The AEF is the only Equestrian Body recognized by Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation. As such, we are the only body to directly receive funding and to have a voice within the Alberta Government on behalf of all equestrians in Alberta.

Vision

The Voice of Equine Alberta.  The premier source for education, information and support for Alberta's entire equine community.

Mission

To assist in creating a positive environment for the enjoyment of equines through leadership and a proactive approach we promote, facilitate, and coordinate equestrian related activities in Alberta.