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October 2, 2013
Issue No. 16
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AEF Member Photo
 | | Donna Sichermam and Wheeler |
The AEF is always looking for photos of its members and their equine partners. Send us your photo and it might get featured in an upcoming publication! Send to: marketing@albertaequestrian.com |
Does it really matter which credit card you use? Yes, it really does matter which credit card you use, and here's why. When you use your BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard to make purchases, YOU ARE helping to support the equine industry in Alberta! Every time you make a purchase with the card, a percentage of the dollar value of the transaction goes directly to AEF. By you having this card, you are helping to fund programming for all members from the young and the young at heart! When received, your contribution through this program will support Education, Recreation, Sport development, Industry, Health and Welfare. The Alberta Equestrian Federation programs make a significant difference in the lives of horses and riders across the province of Alberta ranging from the beloved backyard pony to the high performance athlete. There are many ways of investing in the health and well-being of all equines through the Alberta Equestrian Federation.
Whether you're looking for great value in a card or are interested in higher levels of rewards, the BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard offers you both. If you don't have a BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard yet, we invite you to review the card features online. or call 1-800-263-2263 to switch your BMO MasterCard to a BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard today. If you already have one, thank you for your support! Make the choice that matters. Please help support the Alberta Equestrian Federation by applying today and selecting the card that makes sense for you.
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Did you Forget to Renew Your Membership for 2013?
The AEF extended membership is now available and will provide membership and insurance coverage from the date of purchase to the end of 2014. To renew your membership you can log into our website and complete it online. Or visit our website to complete an application and return with payment to our office.
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Refer a Member
If you are a new member and have been referred by an existing AEF Member, remember to include their Name (as it appears on their membership card) AND their AEF Membership Number on your membership application so the referring member can receive a $5 credit toward their 2014 Membership Fees. |
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NEW Online Store products!
 English Learn to Ride 1-2 Handbook $30
English Learn to Ride 3-4-5 Handbook $30
Equine Canada Learn to Drive Handbook $25
  Bling Lanyards $15.00 |
Ride & Drive Program 
The AEF Ride and Drive program is a great program to keep equestrians motivated and staying active! Simply register for the program and receive your very own Ride and Drive Log book, and pen, and start logging the hours you spend in the saddle or driving your horse to win some great prizes! The hours you log never expire as long as you keep your Ride and Drive subscription active. There is no age restriction for this program - It is for the young and the young at heart!
You can now submit your hours online by completing and emailing the form on the Ride and Drive website.
For more details, to register and to find out what great prizes you can earn please visit our website
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Live Outside The Box
Are you 7-15 year old or do you know an AEF member who is 7-15 years old and Want a chance to win a Camcorder, a digital camera or an ipod!?
Dust off those boots, get outside and have some fun with a horse. You could win some great prizes for doing just that. We want you to spend less time in front of the TV and computer and spend more time outside being active. Less Screen Time and More Horse Time = Great Prizes! It's that easy!
This creative program has stirred up a lot of interest and enthusiasm over the years. AEF members from all over Alberta aged 7-15 are leaving the TV and computer behind and getting out and spending more time with their horse. Not surprisingly we receive a lot of support from parents too! Young members keep track of how they are spending their time this year from April 1st until September 30th of each year and win great prizes. You don't even have to own a horse to participate! If you are 7-15 years old and want to Live Outside the Box!
Click here to download the 2013 registration form
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Want to learn to ride English/ Western?  The English Learn to Ride 1-8 and Western Learn to Ride 1-4 programs are excellent programs that allow individuals to learn to ride these disciplines with an EC certified coach. Riders can be recreational riders or with the intention of becoming competitive riders as well!
GET RIDING TODAY!! Contact one of our Equine Canada certified Western or English coaches and enroll in the Learn to Ride program of your choice!!
Click here for more details about these programs.
Click here for a list of certified English coaches.
Click here for a list of certified Western coaches.
For questions regarding these programs please contact the AEF Coaching Administrator at coaching@albertaequestrian.com
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AEF Trail Supporter Program
The Alberta Equestrian Trail Supporter Program provides recreational riders the opportunity to support a funding initiative which addresses local, regional and provincial needs. By joining the Trail Supporter Program, you can help. The annual trail supporter fee is $35.00. These funds are used for trail development to provide facilities such as high lines, toilets, fire rings, signage, wells for stock watering, trail bridges, etc.
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P'tit Trot is a riding book designed for children 5 years of age and over.
It is also a teaching program which allows children to learn the basics of English and Western riding with a horse or a pony, and to understand its world.
Generously illustrated and divided into four levels, P'tit Trot's amusing comments and the presence of fun characters makes initiation to riding simple. Everything has been done to help children discover on their own the ABC's of riding and basic care of horses and ponies.
However, the child can simultaneously explore riding at an equestrian centre, under the supervision of a qualified professional. An instructor will help the student learn all the notions presented in each chapter of the book. The instructor validates the knowledge acquired by presenting the child with a diploma for each level completed: bronze horseshoe; silver horseshoe; gold horseshoe; platinum horseshoe.
For more Information, visit: P'tit Trot webpage or to order: go to our online store |
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Alberta Equestrian Federation
Suite 100, 251 Midpark Blvd SE
Calgary, AB T2X 1S3
403-253-4411
1-877-463-6233
Fax: 403-252-5260
www.albertaequestrian.com
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CIEC
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM ALBERTA
Provincial Team Champions!!
Chef d'equipe: Sharon Crawford
Dressage: Annie Coward, Samantha Mills, Mary-Anne Eeuwes, and Carol Hall, Coach Doreen Horsey
Dressage Team Silver
Carol Hall: Sr Individual Silver
Jumping: Chantelle Moore, Jessie Prpich, Ashley Boone, and Michelle Gulick, Coach: Trish Mrakawa
Jumping Team Silver
Michelle Gulick: Sr Individual Silver
Reining: Margaret Besuijen, Alexandra Hibberd, Nicole Flood and Janice Hepburn, Coach: Wendy Nelson
Reining Team Gold, Alexandra Hibberd: Jr. Individual Gold, Margaret Besuijen: Jr Individual Bronze, Janice Hepburn: Sr Individual Gold
Full results are available on the CIEC website
http://www.cec-en.ca/results.html
Thank you to our amazing hosts and host facility RMSJ, John Anderson, and Caroline Jones. We couldn't have asked for a better place place to hold the Championships!!
Thank-you to all our many sponsors for supporting the 2013 Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships and helping to make it a wonderful success.
http://www.cec-en.ca/our-sponsors.html
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Member Priority Program (MPP) business members
Your membership working for you! Save $ with participating retailers: visit our MPP webpage for the full list of MPP partners
 | High Performance Luxury Saddle Pads
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EquineLUX English saddle pads are designed to provide efficient sweat absorption and evaporation, improved saddle fit, and protection for the horse's back.
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Strathcona Animal Bedding provides quality pine and wheat straw bedding products in addition to customized video surveillance solutions to horse owners, equestrian show barns, agricultural event facilities and veterinary clinics.
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2nd Annual Wild Rose Trail Ride
In partenrship with HIgher Trails we raised $2730!!
 | | Ross and Dee MacInnes of Higher Trails, Les Oakes - AEF president, Laura Stenhouse, Jessica WIlliams, and Brandi-Lyn Malysh of Millarville Therapeutic Riding Association. Photo Credit: Just for Kix Photography |
We had another great day at Rafter Six Ranch Resort. After a huge brunch buffet, 67 riders, some bringing their own horses, and others on rental horses, departed for either a 2 or 3 hour guided ride through the Kananaskis back country.
Post ride refreshments were sponsored by Walsh LLP and were very well recieved by the returning riders. The weather had started to cool off so fingers were warmed around hot cups of coffee while other goodies were enjoyed around a campfire.
Representatives were on hand from Millarville Therapeutic Riding Association to recieve their cheque for $910.00.
Just for Kix Photography was on hand to capture great moment form the day. Photos can be viewed at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v5djh3drbs6w4gj/z3KvbesBWJ
To order photos please email Amber at info@justforkix.ca and provide the file name of the photos desired.
Proceeds from the 2013 Wild Rose Trail Ride were shared between:
Peace Area Riding for the Disabled Society (PARDS) www.pards.ca
Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association
Millarville Therapeutic Riding Association www.millarvilletherapeuticriding.ca
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Upcoming Clinics/Courses - Mark your calendars
WESTERN DRESSAGE CLINIC
What: Western Dressage Clinic with theory sessions and practical riding sessions
When: Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27, 2013
Who: with clinician Cliff Swanson (USEF judge) from Colorado (www.swanstrainingstables.com)
Where: Ironhill Equestrian Centre, Priddis, AB (www.ironhill.ca )
Registration deadline: October 11, 2013
Cost:
A limited number of semi private and private lessons are available on Sunday.
Click here for more details and the Registration Form .
This clinic is offered to any AEF member: judges, coaches, riders and anyone interested in learning more about this new and upcoming discipline!
For more information, please contact Sophie, AEF Competitions Coordinator at competitions@albertaequestrian.com
Upcoming NCCP Courses for Fall!
The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is excited to be able to offer the following courses this fall:
NCCP Equestrian Theory Course - Fall
Maximum 20 spots. First come first serve basis.
- November 2/3, 2013 Calgary/Okotoks
NOTE: This course is very strongly recommended prior to Coach Evaluation, and prior to Instructor Evaluation, and for already certified coaches for updating hours
Includes the following modules:
- Equestrian Teaching and Learning
- Planning an Equestrian Lesson
- Analyzing Beginner Equestrian Performance
- Making Ethical Decisions
NCCP Competition Coach Workshop - Fall
Maximum 20 spots. First come first serve basis.
- October 19/20, 2013 Edmonton
This workshop is open to Instructors/Coaches/ and Candidates of both of these. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that Competition Coach/Competition Coach Specialist Candidates consider attending this course. Already certified coaches may also choose to attend to broaden their expertise, and gain coaching update hours. Excellent course for those looking at Competition Coach or Competition Coach Specialist certification.
Includes the following modules:
- Managing an Equestrian Sport Program
- Training Mental Skills for Equestrian Sport
- Designing Equestrian Sport Program
Please contact the AEF Coaching Administrator at coaching@albertaequestrian.com for details and to register.
EC National Steward & Dressage Stewards Clinic
Both clinics offer an exciting opportunity to work with highly qualified and deeply experienced Canadian Stewards, giving participants an incredible chance to learn from the best.
At the National Stewards clinic, registrants will be hosted by Neil Ratledge, FEI Jumper Steward, EC Senior General Steward and EC Senior Dressage. Ratledge is also chair of Equine Canada Stewards Committee and has acted as an FEI Steward at International competitions in North America, including Spruce Meadows and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
At the Dressage Stewards clinic, registrants will be hosted by Linda Miller, FEI Dressage Steward, EC Senior General Steward, EC Senior Dressage Steward and EC Para Senior Steward. Miller has acted as an FEI Steward at International competitions in Canada.
The Clinics will be held at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel November 16-17, 2013. Registrants will be provided all material on a Flash Drive and must bring a laptop computer.
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Alberta Sport Plan Renewal
Help shape the direction of amateur sport
Share your priorities for amateur sport by completing the short survey at AlbertaSportPlan.ca by Friday, Oct. 11.
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Explore Equine Practices on an International Level
 | | An in-depth look into the current issues of wild horse management is just one of the many topics that will be explored in Equine Guelph's Global Perspectives in Equine Welfare course. |
What better way to learn about the issues of welfare for horses than by travelling the globe with Equine Guelph's new online course, Global Perspectives in Equine Welfare.
Offered in January, 2014 for the first time as part of Equine Guelph's Equine Welfare Certificate, this 12-week course will provide students with the opportunity to explore different practices of equine welfare used worldwide while focusing on the horse's perspective.
Click here to view the full media release
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Biosecurity Assessment tool
A new resource is available to assess the biosecurity risk for horses on your property.
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AEF Celebrates our 35th Anniversary
2013 marks the 35th year that AEF has been in operation
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.
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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. |
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