Tamarack Pony Club is hosting a Dressage Schooling Show on May 27, 2012 at Wild Child Farm in Pittston. Intro A through Second Level. Re-ride option includes 10 minutes after your first ride with our judge to fine tune your ride! Fun, relaxing show to practice dressage. FMI contact Stacy Barnes, Secretary at 350-0022.
Omnibus CORRECTION!!! Foxcroft Horse Trials is SUNDAY September 9.
Eric Horgan clincs - Oakwood Equestrian Center, Auburn, ME. June 15, 16, 17, July 17, 18, 19 and August 3, 4, 5. FMI contact Tina Nichols - matrix606@roadrunner.com, 207-229-4593. FMI about Eric - click here.
Penobscot Pony Club is hosting a 3 day eventing camp in Newburgh in June. For more information and for registration form - click here.
From The Horse’s Maine about Maine Equestrian Barn Open Day, May 27:
Maine Equestrian Open Barn Day is just for equestrian barns. We’ve often wondered why Maine didn’t have one and finally realized that it was because there was no one to “declare” it. So we did. My hopes are that there are tons of barns doing open barns that day, and we are going to send press releases to TV stations and newspapers that include the list of barns participating in hopes of turning out hordes of people. When the State of Maine tries to do something awful, like the hay tax, it is always surprised to find that there are tons of “horse people” in the State that they didn’t know about (and who vote!). I’d really like the State to realize just how prevalent equestrian barns are, and the people of the State to get into the horse scene more. I’m really hoping that if it’s big enough, newspapers and TV will cover the event and wouldn’t THAT be nice- to see horse stuff in the news!
Each barn can do whatever it likes for their open barn. We’ve got an article on giving an open barn in the March issue that might help. To take part all a barn has to do is email or send us their name, county, address and phone number to be added to the list (which we will carry in the March, April and May issues). No requirements and no charge. We aren’t charging anything for any of this; just want to promote horse barns in Maine.
MAINE Volunteer Training Workshop - brought to you by NEDA, MDS & Pineland Farms. NEDA is partnering with local barns to run FREE training workshops throughout New England and New York. The goal is to take the sport of dressage to a higher level by training scribes, scorers and future show secretaries. Saturday April 14 from 10-2 are Pineland Farms. FMI contact Paula Foote onthebit31@aol.com or Debbie Carr-Kirk willowdck@aol.com. To register click here
February meeting has been changed to Thurs, 2/16, CALL-IN ONLY. dial 760-569-6000 access code 353263
Save yourself some money by renewing your Membership before March 1! membership form
Great article on equestrian fitness by Denny Emerson - show season will be here before we know it!! Click here to read!
Letter from our President - Debbie Place - click here
2012 Organizer's Meeting - 6 PM Tuesday January 10. UMA Campus Center, 16 Farmhouse Drive, Augusta. While MeCTA will be affiliating only 3 phase events this year, everyone who is planning to hold an event or show is encouraged to attend so the calendar can be coordinated.
Advertising space is available in the 2012 MeCTA Omnibus. Ads are due by February 15. For rate sheet and advertising instructions - click here.
Membership renewals are due!! Be sure to renew your 2012 membership now so you will continue to receive The Horse's Maine and the Omnibus. Click here for the membership form.
Read Debbie Place's speech from the November banquet here
There are several great clinics scheduled at Rest & Be Thankful Farm in Lyman, ME! Check out the calendar page for more information.
A new approach to MeCTA's Adult camp!! Openings still available! These camp has been reformatted in response to member requests. Past participants have told us they get a lot accomplished through the intensive instructional format (4 lessons and the lecture) that progressively builds to achieve significant improvements. The camp accomplishes in a short amount of time, what might take a much longer time to accomplish through weekly lessons and one day clinics. The camaraderie is also an important part of the experience, particularly for those who come year after year to share in each other’s progress and accomplishments. This year’s camps will continue to provide excellent instruction with 4 lessons and a lecture. More information on the clinics page
Puckerbrush 3 phase on July 17th has been cancelled due to insufficient entries. Anyone who has already entered will be contacted by the organizers and their checks will be destroyed.
NOTE - Kim Shaffer's address is incomplete in the Omnibus for the Foxcroft Pony Club Ultimate 2 phase on July 30. Correct address is - 140 Elm Street, Milo, ME 04463
TA Training 101 Info check it out! HERE
Be sure to check out the updated 2011 Calendar. Got something to post? Contact the webmaster!
TEAM CHALLENGE ENTRY FORMS, Can be found under Forms and has a printable entry check it out!
2011 MeCTA RULES for Eventing - Can be found under Rules + Info tab, MECTA GENERAL RULES
MDA "L" PROGRAM - people willing to judge at MECTA events can be found under Organizer Notes
The 2010 MeCTA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet:
Full report, complete with Year End Results can be found here> AnnMtng2010
Do you read the USEA Eventing News? One of the riders in Jan Bynie's Position-Critique section is jumping the Novice Barn at Snowfields (and very nicely, we might add) :) .... and it just happens to be Jessica Champagne on Miss October! (thanks for the ID!)
New Service: Tired of cleaning your tack? Let the folks at Freeport Tack do it for you!
See a few clinic photos here: ClinPix10 (go to Clinics page and scroll down for links to prior years)
NOTICE for USEA competitors: Please be aware of a new (2010) USEF NSAID form. If more than one Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug has been administered to your horse within 5 days before competing, you are required to submit this form to a USEF Steward /TD or to the designated Show Office Official prior to competing. This NSAID Disclosure form is effective for FIVE DAYS including the day of filing unless a different NSAID than those indicated is administered within that five days, then a new disclosure form must be filed. Permitted NSAID's: Surpass, Naprosyn, Banamine, Arquel, Ketofen, Equinoxx, Phenylbutazone (Bute)
Did you miss ROLEX on TV or want to see more?
(we love their tag line: "Red on the right, white on the left, insanity in the middle")
JOIN MECTA: Membership in MeCTA is required for clinic participants. Save yourself the non-member fees at MeCTA competitions. Horse's Maine subscription included! Find the membership form on the FORMS page.
FMI: Membership_page You can check your membership status from that page or find your Membership Number!.
The MeCTA Rules Committee is looking for recommendations on rule changes from all MeCTA members.
please send any and all comments to the Rules Committee (see CONTACTS Page for current info)
Please remember that ALL that MeCTA does is done by volunteers. These people all have jobs, horses, families, lives of their own, yet somehow manage to find time to keep a full suite of activities and information before our members.
Have YOU offered to help? It would be appreciated!!
Planning your horse's shots? EEE, EWE & West Nile are out there and dangerous to your horse and to YOU. Mosquitoes carry these diseases. Read more here> CDCEEE ...about human infections > MaineCDC-ha
Ever thought of riding in the Training 3-Day? Read here! T3D even if you haven't, this is a great read.
(from USEA Area1 newsletter, "Optimum Minutes")
New Intro to Eventing program from USEA read more here: USEAeventintro
Virtual Course Walks are up for Foxcroft and Snowfields Horse Trials! Check them out from the Omnibus page. Organizers, you can have this for your event, too. Contact the webmaster FMI.
We love our TAs!! Want to know more about the Technical Advisor program? Check out the TA section on the Rules+Info page. Want to help? Contact TA co-ordinator Wendy Madore (wmadore@aol.com)
To submit your own question(s) to the TAs, go to RULES+INFO, TA Info, TA Q&A, and click on "Real Questions"
YEAR END POINTS - we try to keep running totals of Year End points on the web.
To make this work, you MUST be sure to use the same name for you and your horse(s) when you enter each event! To check your scores, click on the link at the top of this page and view a page that will be updated as scores come in. Remember, you can only earn points if you are a MeCTA member at the time you competed!
Did You Know...
- The USEA (US Eventing Association) - www.useventing.com and the USEF (US Equestrian Federation) www.USEF.org . are the governing bodies for Eventing in the USA.
- The USEA requires that all Novice Competitors be members of USEA. Only Beginner Novice competitors may pay non-member fees. (this applies only to USEA events, of course)
- Riders are now Eliminated at their first fall in Stadium or their first fall at a fence on XC (whichever comes first). The USEA is debating this rule (as of Jan 2010), Stay tuned for further developments!
- At USEA events, stadium competitors at Training and below will be eliminated after 3 refusals on course, while Prelim and above get only 2 refusals. In Cross-Country, the total number of refusals allowed on course is now 4 (used to be 5). FMI: USEAnews
- Medical Armband Forms are required at all USEA events. Look for the forms (free from USEA) at www.useventing.com look under Resource: Forms) and available at many USEA events. You can purchase the armband itself ($10 from USEA and select tack stores). Be sure you have your own. You will be fined $100 if you are caught wearing someone else's medical card!!
- Protective body vests are required during the cross country phase of all sanctioned USEA events. Protective headgear, meeting or exceeding ASTM/SEI standards with harness securely fastened is required when jumping ANY obstacle at ANY level of eventing.
- You may carry a whip in your dressage test, even at most USEA Championship competitions. See the USEA Rules for specifics.
