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December 2, 2013
Issue No. 29
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AEF Member Photo
What fun tricks have you taught your horse?
 | | Phhhtttt!! Vista and Lindsey Fraser having fun! |
The AEF is always looking for photos of its members and their equine partners safely enjoying time together. Send us your photo and it might get featured in an upcoming publication! Send to: marketing@albertaequestrian.com
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AEF Online Store Products
Start your Christmas Shopping Early
Nobody's Horses
This beautiful coffee table book by nature and wildlife photographer, Gilles Korent would make a wonderful addition to your coffee table or buy it as a gift for someone special.
The book has been signed by Mr. Korent.
$37.75 includes GST
 | | Nobody's Horses the wild ponies of Alberta |
Horse Savvy 2014 day planner and equine care health record
Makes a great stocking stuffer! Order yours from the AEF online store or drop by the AEF office. Available while quantities last!
 | | Horse Savvy 2014 planner |
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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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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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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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Member Priority Business Members
Save with these retailers with your AEF membership!
 | | Strathcona Animal Bedding |
Quality products and services for commercial and private barns arenas and event centres, and veterinary clinics including: EquiCrown Medical compression braces for horses - WHOA Dust - Equimats - NAG Bags - Kentucky Komfort Platinum pine shavings - Pinnacle Pine pellets - Barn & Arena consultation
5% discount on product purchases for AEF members.
(Cannot be combined with event or horse show specials.)
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FIRST NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFIED EQUINE-ASSISTED LEARNING BUILDING BLOCK PROGRAM This is the #1 equine-assisted learning program in North America. Look through the website about the most incredible interactive horse-human learning experience available in the country. Only four potential facilitators are selected for each course. Offered limited times in Calgary/area.
5% off program fees for AEF members
view all the AEF Member Priority Business members.
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AEF Member Online Forums and Classifieds
NOW LIVE!!
 | | NEW!! AEF Member Forums |
Individuals, clubs and business members of the AEF now have access to post Classified Ads or post events or comments and questions in our Forum threads.
Needing horse transportation? Have a saddle or horse to sell? Looking for a great place to trail ride, or wanting to get a ride group together? Visit our new forum and classifieds and get connected to equine Alberta
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AEF Business Membership-new benefits!
Save 20%-40% on Alberta Bits advertising rates!
AEF business members now receive exclusive discounts on advertising in Alberta Bits magazine the quarterly AEF members' magazine. Alberta Bits is distributed to our 16000+ membership. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to promote your product or services.
Regular Business members receive a 20% discount off regular rates, while our Member Priority Business Members receive a 40% discount. In addition to these great savings opportunities, AEF business membership offers many other benefits.
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Over 500 calls to ALERT LINE
A valuable service to the Livestock industry
In 1995 producers requested it. Today the Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) ALERT Line (1-800-506-2273) is an integral part of the province's livestock industry. "Producers were asking for an alternative service where the
public could report any suspected animal care concerns in a confidential way, and enable producers themselves to get some help. We know animal welfare is a growing public concern - agriculture is definitely under scrutiny.
The ALERT service also helps to educate the public," says Pam Miller ALERT Line coordinator.
AFAC has established resource leaders and team members across the province to respond to situations arising from ALERT Line calls. "The ALERT Resource Team members have successfully nipped problems in the bud, providing practical hands-on advice to improve animal care and support responsible producers when the public calls were unfounded," adds Miller.
Last year over 500 calls were received at the ALERT Line. Of those, 88 cases were investigated that required
some form of intervention. Miller explains that when a call comes in the ALERT coordinator determines the nature of the call. "If the caller is unfamiliar with agricultural practices the coordinator will provide information that will enable them to better understand the situation they were calling about. We receive a lot of calls that are unfounded. More and more,
ALERT has become a source of information."
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AEF membership referral program
Save on your AEF membership
As a member of the AEF, you have an opportunity to save on your next year's membership fees. Join the many AEF members who have referred friends and family and have received financial credits towards their own membership. The highlights of the member referral program are: - The member referral program is ONLY effective for referrals for brand new AEF members
- Members MUST refer a person who has NEVER been a member.
- Referral Credits: Members will receive a $5 credit for each NEW member who joins the AEF! MAXIMUM of three (3) referrals per year (Individual or Family) for a total of $15.
- Referral credits can be accumulated by an individual member, a family membership, a club or coach - they all count! $5 per referral to a maximum of three.
- Membership referral credits will be applied to the following year's membership renewal. ie People receiving referral credits for 2014 will have those credits applied against their 2015 AEF membership fees. Unused credits from the 2014 year do not carry forward. Referral credits have NO CASH VALUE.
- IMPORTANT-Members giving referrals MUST tell the NEW member to provide the AEF with the current member's individual, family, club name and AEF member number. Credits will NOT be applied if the NEW member does not provide a referring individuals name and AEF number at the time of purchase.
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AEF is looking for pictures of your horse!
Do you have a great photo of your horse? Want to see him/her featured on the new AEF BMO Mastercard?
Images must meet the following criteria:
- must be scalable to fit card size: International standard: 85.60 × 53.98 mm (3.370 × 2.125 in)
- Image Resolution: At least 300 dpi
- Orientation: landscape
- Images must accommodate placement of the AEF logo in the top left hand corner, the electronic chip and the BMO and MasterCard logos on the right hand side (as depicted in the image above.)
- Pictures may not contain images of people and must be equine related.
About the AEF BMO MasterCard
When you use your BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard to make purchases, YOU ARE helping to support the equine industry in Alberta and earning rewards for yourself!!
Every time you use your BMO Alberta Equestrian Federation MasterCard to make a purchase, a payment is made to the Alberta Equestrian Federation from BMO Bank of Montreal at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!
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Upcoming clinics
Officials:
Equine Canada National Stewards Clinic - Winnipeg, MB - Feb 8 (details to come)
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Equine Guelph e-news
Click on teh picture below to learn about new online workshops and courses as well as links to preventing colic and calculatign your horse's colic risk.
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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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