Hi Folks,

 

Now that we are using a school again for our monthly meetings, during the summer months when the schools are closed we need to move our meetings to an alternate location.  The automated reminder that is sent out by our Yahoo Group calendar is a generic message indicating the regular meeting location of Marsteller Middle School.  Please always check our website at www.NokesvilleHorseSoceity.org for updated info regarding events and alternate meeting locations.

 

Wednesday, July 8:  Our July meeting will be held Wednesday, July 8 at Oakwood Farm, the corner of Sudley Rd. and Catharpin Rd. in Gainesville.  Oakwood Farm is the location of the "Chesapeake Bay-Friendly Horse Farm" project by the Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District office. This is a grant project to improve a privately owned farm that had some environmental challenges (mud, manure, and eroding pastures) into a model. Membership will be able to see several types of fencing, a stream side buffer, two auto troughs that do not require electricity, two new sacrifice area paddocks with gravel dust, two pastures that were renovated this March, the current state of the yet to be renovated pastures, and potentially some wildlife habitat improvements and the manure storage bins

PWSWCD will be providing refreshments. Times: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Address: 4540 Sudley Road, Gainesville, VA  Special Instructions: PLEASE ENTER USING DRIVEWAY ON SUDLEY/RT. 234*

For more information and directions via Google Maps, go to our website at www.NokesvilleHorseSociety.org and click on the link on the home page.

 

Saturday, July 11: Our next Pleasure Driving Schooling Show will be held at the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park at 10708 Bristow Road Bristow. (just off the intersection of Rt. 28 & Bristow Rd.)  Our Pleasure Driving Schooling show is perfect for the complete novice to the experienced driver.  For those who have never driven before, but would like to learn more about the sport, the show will feature a mini-clinic just prior to the pleasure driving classes.  For the new folks who may be interested in driving but don’t have a driving horse or rig, contact our Show Manager, Martha Duchnowski at mmduchnowski@... or 703-753-3291.  Martha has a team of champion miniature driving horses that are available for those that want to try driving for the first time.  However, you must contact Martha in advance to make arrangements. 

Still want to find out more about Pleasure Driving, but don’t want to get in the cart yet?  Well, we always need volunteers.  No experience is necessary.  We always need folks to simply help set up and tear down after the show and help all around during the clinic and show.  And of course, volunteers get to observe the clinic and show at no charge.  Experienced drivers can also enjoy our Schooling shows.  As with all of our Schooling shows, they are great for the experienced show person to hone their skills in a low key, low pressure environment or to get some work with your novice horse.  And with the addition of the mini-clinic you get some great instruction as well.

For complete details about the mini-clinic/schooling show and a link to directions and map for the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park go to our website at www.NokesvilleHorseSociety.org and click on the link on the home page for the Pleasure Driving Schooling Show.

 

Saturday, July 18: Our next schooling show in our Jumper Series is July 18.  Nokesville Park is the location for our Jumper Schooling Show Series. If you'd like to learn what jumpers are all about come out and join us.  Once again, we always need volunteers at our shows.  Volunteering gives you a free division at any of our show series.  Even if you're a JUMPER, come volunteer while you're not showing and earn FREE CLASSES!!!  For more information about our Jumper Schooling Show Series contact show manager, Tara Skillman at TaraSkillman@... or 703-929-8735.

 

Wednesday, August 12:  Our August Monthly Meeting will be held at the home of Karen Basala at 11991 Memory Ln. in Nokesville.  Our meeting topic will be “Saddle Fitting” and we will have a professional saddle fitter to answer all your questions about saddle fitting.

 

Wednesday, September 9:  Even though schools are back in we will move our September monthly meeting to an alternate location for a very special presentation.  Dressage demonstration and discussion by Debbie Marriott.  Debbie will be talking about the dressage and how everyone can apply it to their horses. We will have a dressage demonstration and explanation of the aides used in dressage. A discussion also on how different saddles cause riders to be put into different positions and how that affects the aides given to the horse.  The September meeting will be held at Homestead Farm, 8382 Burwell Rd., Catlett, VA.

 

For more information about all NHS events and activities go to www.NokesvilleHorseSociety.org

 

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Jeff Shoup

Director of Events

Nokesville Horse Society

Cell: 703-402-3726

Home: 703-754-4981

Email: jeffshoup@...

Yahoo Messenger ID: jeff_shoup

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