Hi everyone!
I hope you’re all having a great start to 2023! The weather has been pretty cooperative for those of us with horses at home, and I’m really hoping it stays that way!
We have scheduled our annual club banquet. It will be held on February 5th from Noon to 3pm with our lunch served around 1pm. We have a new location this year, so we are excited for everyone to try out Cooper’s Hawk in Springfield, IL. Our members will have a choice of parmesan chicken, glazed salmon, or pasta with a carbonara sauce. Dessert will also be included. ARAB, Inc. is covering the meal cost, and there will be a cash bar.
Cooper’s Hawk
https://chwinery.com/locations/illinois/springfield
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to John Simpson with how many by January 31st.
As far as other club news goes, we are nearing the final schedule for the Springfield AVS in April. Hopefully the schedule for the AVS will be released by the end of this month. Once again, the AVS will include schooling dressage and western dressage classes open to all breeds. The Region XI Sport Horse Champs schedule will likely be right behind that.
We are always looking for volunteers for both the AVS (April 22 & 23) and the Region XI Sport Horse Champs (May 25-28). We can use any help we can get. I do currently plan to show at the AVS and secretary it again, so I will definitely be looking for help for scoring and watching the office a bit more.
ARAB, Inc. has picked up a lot of new members in the last year. We are thrilled to have you! If you haven’t already, be sure to follow our page on Facebook. One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to develop a little more interaction within the club, so wish me luck and expect more club emails!
If you have any news, events, etc. coming up, please reach out to me so I can share them with the club. I do try to share local events on our Facebook page as much as possible, but I’d love to share more events as well. I’m going to start listing events within the Region at the end of my emails to help everyone out. I can add open shows, clinics, seminars, whatever to this list. Just send me an email or a message on Facebook. I’d like this list to be as comprehensive for equine events in our area as possible!
Thank you so much! I hope to see many of you on February 5th!
Chelsea Wesson
ARAB, Inc. 