Issue # 34

Feb 21, 2014

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Interested in a Dressage Symposium?

Coaching Award Winners!!

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New (2013) English Rider Level manual bundle -levels 1 -8)

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Ginger, an 8 year old Norwegian Fjord. Submitted by Greg and Allison McCallum of Dalroy

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Welcome to the latest AEF Enews-apologies for it's tardiness! Effective March the AEF Enews will be migrating to a monthly newsletter, sent out the first Friday of each month, as opposed to the previous bi-monthly schedule.

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2014 Dressage Symposium

The AEF is looking into the possibility of organizing a Dressage Symposium and bringing in Dutch Olympic Silver Medalist, Ellen Bontje to Calgary, the weekend of June 7-8, 2014. The idea would be to have demo riders ride tests through the levels and Ellen would coach them with a headset and help improve the tests. There would be a question/answer session at the end of each day.

Please help us gauge the interest/feasibility of hosting this event by completing this short, 2 minute survey linked below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K265JG6

The survey will close for responses Thursday, Feb 27 at which time we will make a determination on the feasibility of offering the event.

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Renew online by logging in on our website or complete the interactive membership form

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EC/NCCP Coaching Award winners
Congratulations to our excellent Alberta coaches!

We are pleased to announce the Alberta recipients of the EC/NCCP Coaching Awards! We're thrilled to once again have many Alberta Coach recipients. Congratulations to the following individuals for all their hard work and continuing to strive to be the best coach they can be:

Western Coaching Program - Wendy Johnston

English Evaluator - Kathy Playdon
Learning Facilitator - Lorraine Hill
Drive Coach Program - Kathleen Winfield
English IOB - Danielle Gallant
Western IOB - Sarah Andrews
English Coach 1 - Irina Yastrebova
Western Coach 1 - Lisa Wieben
English Coach 2 - Janet Adams/ Susanne Rauhut
Western Coach 2 - Ruth Ratcliffe
Level 3/HP Coach - Wendy Nelson

The Alberta Equestrian Federation takes pride in our Equine Canada Certified coaches. Please consider your Equine Canada Current certified coach for the 2014 EC/NCCP Coaching awards. Learn more on how to become an Equine Canada certified coach

Winter Cool Down

What to do with a wet horse in the cold

After a winter workout a 10 - 15 minute walk will not only guard against muscle soreness, it is essential to allow their skin to dry.

One method does not fit all. Your winter workout regime will be different depending on a number of factors including whether your horse is: clipped, blanketed, lives inside or outside, maintaining condition or working on higher intensity training. Read more...

Upcoming Clinics
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EC stewards clinic - Calgary, Apr 12 2014

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Sincerely,

Your AEF Team

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