The Annual Wish Ride in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation will be held in Ootiscenia on June 16th. If you aren’t able to ride but you want to support the ride, you can volunteer or pledge a rider! Check back with us for how to pledge and more details of the ride, soon.

A little more of the skijoring action from NDRC this past weekend. Zoom!

Photo Journalist Doug Pyper was on hand on Sunday and has graciously shared this link with us. All photos are available as prints for purchase for those of you who see yourselves, just go to the photo, enlarge it and you’ll be able to order a print.

Enjoy!!

Photo Slideshow

You’ve probably seen posters around the area. Diane Kinraide of Nelson Therapeutic Riding is putting together a fundraising event for their society and has booked the NDRC grounds on Sunday, March 11th  to hold a Skijoring event. Safety is her first concern and fun is her second concern so come and register to ride/ski or just to watch these folks try this fast paced sport for the first time. You can find videos of skijoring on YouTube – go take a look!

The newsletter now has a name and an archive. Thanks to Jocelyn Templeman for the suggestion “Hoof Beats”. We liked it! If you missed or misplaced your monthly newsletter, don’t worry – all the NDRC news that’s fit to print is available here on the website. Go to the  ‘newsletters’ tab to see what you’ve been missing.

If you have photos, stories, history, “Kicks, Carrots & Quotes” or Classifieds to submit, send them to the editor by midnight on the 20th of each month. We’re looking for regular columnists or guest columnists to submit articles of a horsey nature. View one of the newsletters to find editor Heather Farrell’s email address. You can also bring hard copies to any monthly meeting for submission to the next month’s newsletter.

April’s photo theme: “Goodbye Winter!”

Announcing “NDRC Bucks”. Now available for NDRC members and non-members. NDRC Bucks can be used towards your membership, concession purchases, gymkhana entry and fundays. “Bucks” can be purchased as gift certificates, and they can also be won at volunteer work parties and there is a draw at the end of every monthly General Meeting!

AGM  date is set for  January 5th, 2012 7pm at the Hume Hotel. All current 2012 members will be eligible to vote for the 2012 executive as well as for the proposed policy changes.

The intended purpose of these changes is to simplify the instructor/clinician/trainer grounds use fees and provide a sustainable fundraising avenue  for the maintenance of the club facilities and equipment.  If you have any questions about the policy changes please contact an executive member who can answer any questions you might have. Questions may also be brought to the 2012 AGM to be discuussed briefly before voting occurs.

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2011 NDRC Policies Proposed Changes

2012 Membership Form

Ask anyone who attended last year, it was FUN – and this year promises to be even better. The evening of Friday December 16th at the Granite Pointe Golf Club – Santa, Gift Basket Raffles, Silent Auction, and an amazing dinner with friends…

Get your tickets from any executive member.

Don’t forget your food bank donation! See you there!

Hi everyone,

The 2011 Schedule is filling fast and will be posted on the website in the next few weeks. New Applications for Grounds Use will still be considered by the executive – dates should conflict as little as possible with what we currently have going on. Back this year after a long absence NDRC is presenting Yvonne Labounty clinics. Yvonne’s clinics are very popular and fill quickly. Clinic Info page has the details. Enjoy planning your riding adventures while the snow melts! Suggestions for the website, the grounds and the club are always appreciated.

Happy Trails.