Martin Deerline John Deere Tractors. Construction, lawn + garden and agricultural equipment sales, parts and service in Alberta

Up to 23% off new John Deere Equipment at Martin Equipment and Deerline sales to all AEF Members.

Clinics for all breeds (connect, center & balance your ride), lessons for all abilities, including special abilities.  Specialize in gaited horse training and clinics, Canadian dealer for Orthoflex saddles, Equine Education. 

10% discount on horse clinics for AEF Members.

 If you are aware of a deserving coach, one that goes the extra mile, is fabulous in your eyes, or special in their own little way, nominate them today for the EC/NCCP Coaching Awards. "Coach" is defined in terms of the new NCCP description and should not be confused with "trainer" or "elite athlete" although your nominee could be all of those! The coach does not have to be competitive as there are a number of different categories available for nomination including para/therapeutic coaches! Coaches being nominated must hold a valid and current Equine Canada certification.

Categories for Nomination includes the following:

• Para/therapeutic coach or instructor
• Instructor/Instructor of Beginners
  • English
  • Western
  • Saddle Seat
  • Drive
• Coach 1 / Competition Coach
  • English
  • Western
• Coach 2 / Coach Specialist
  • Western
  • English
• Coach 3 / High Performance Coach

For more information on these awards please contact coaching@albertaequestrian.com 

or visit the following link: http://conta.cc/1dmQkVq 

• Equine Canada National Stewards Clinic - Winnipeg, MB - Feb 8 (details to come)

Dressage Stewards

• February 9th, 2014 - Equine Canada National Convention, Winnipeg, Manitoba - Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Clinician: Linda Miller FEI Level 2 Dressage Steward

Dressage Judges

• June 7th - 8th, 2014 - Cornerstone Spring Into Dressage CDI3*, Palgrave, Ontario Clinician: Cara Whitham, FEI 5* Dressage Judge

• July 26th - 27th, 2014 - Canada Cup Dressage Show, Maple Ridge, British Columbia Clinician: Brenda Minor, FEI 4* Dressage Judge

These clinics may be used for certification, promotion and updating to maintain current certification requirements as outlined in the Equine Canada Rules for Dressage.

Clinics are also open to individuals interested in possibly pursuing official certification or to anyone interested in gaining additional information about the sport of dressage or the role of officials at competitions.

Registration details will be circulated when finalized. 

For most horse owners, the approach of a new year encourages us to reflect back on how things were done in the past, by examining what worked and what didn't, in order to make positive changes for the future.

This January, Equine Guelph will be providing students with the opportunity to re-examine their knowledge regarding equine welfare with its online course, The Equine Industry. Allowing those to learn from the comfort of their own home, this 12-week course, is designed to assist dedicated horse owners in furthering their knowledge about the horse industry as it relates to horse welfare and the future of this industry. This course provides students with the flexible learning opportunity no matter what their levels of involvement within the equine industry.

We ran articles in the first 3 editions of Alberta Bits with valuable information about the history of the AEF. The winter 2013 edition (mailing Dec 17th) 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)!

Note: No registration is necessary.  

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 16,000 individual members as well as over 200 member equine clubs, businesses 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.

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