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suggestions about show procedures produced one that the volunteer coordinator could use an assistant.
4. Annette Davis received a congratulatory note from Anita Owens, "S" judge.
5. T. Wayne reported that t-shirt sales did well with sales of $754. In May she will work on polo shirts. 2-O has offered to sell the balance of the t-shirts.
Freestyle Clinic
1. J. Parker passed out a sheet with a budget that makes about $600.
2. She requested volunteers for some chores as yet left undone.
3. Dinner is informal and limited to clinic participants.
Tabulations for Annual Awards
1. E-mail from Noel Hansen reported the difficulty in tabulating scores and requesting assistance.
2. J. Parker motioned and B. High seconded that show scores will be published in Transitions, with the rider being responsible for checking his scores. If the score(s) are incorrect, the rider must contact either R. Ritter or D. Leacy by the fifteenth of the following month. Also, a list of current qualifiers for horse/rider combinations will be published. This motion will become effective this year. The motion passed.
3. The qualifiers are for the horse/rider combination from three shows of six scores at each level.
General Meeting
1.It will be held at the UofA Meat Lab on December 7, 2001, at 6:30 p.m., before the Cindy Collins freestyle clinic.
Schooling Shows
1. M. Manshardt reported the following schedule for the schooling shows: Jan. 13, An Oasis
2. Faye Gandolfi from Desert Dove gave a presentation about her program that combines horse training and intensive tutoring for at-risk boys and girls. B. High motioned and J. Parker seconded that TDC hold a recognized schooling show and the proceeds above expenses would benefit Desert Dove. The motion passed. TDC will provide ribbons. La

Mariposa has been donated, Lia Falco is the judge, and Beth Glass is the show manager. The show date will be in February.
Annual Meeting
1. The Annual Meeting will be at the UofA Meat Lab on January 7, 2002, at 7:00 p.m.
2. The slate of 2002 officers is:
President, Jennifer Parker
Vice-President, Holly Small
Recording Secy, Iréna Callahan
Corresponding Secy, Julie DiNatale,
Treasurer, Lynn Boice
Board, Rachel Tanenbaum, Leanne Ragel, and Shelley Rosenberg
Parliamentarian, Robin Ritter
3. Committees:
Ways & Means, Terri Wayne
Juniors, Anna Calek
Membership, Stephanie Glock
L Judge Program
The program has been officially filed and is in the organization stage. The program will be offered in late spring.
Newsletter
D. Legner has resigned as newsletter editor. Kindra Ochoa has volunteered for this position. A newsletter will be out around Christmas.

NEW BUSINESS
1. Beth Glass has requested assistance from TDC for expenses to attend the USDF annual convention. J. Parker motioned and I. Callahan seconded that the request be honored by a $500 expenditure. Motion passed.
2. J. Parker passed out a draft of new rules for the Marilyn Quinto Memorial Scholarship. This matter will be addressed at the next meeting.

The next Board Meeting will be January 7, 2002, at the UofA Meat Lab following the General Meeting.

I. Callahan motioned the meeting adjourned, seconded by J. Parker, and passed. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

BERTALAN DE NEMETHY
PASSES AWAY

Bertalan de Nemethy, 1992 AHSA Lifetime Achievement Award winner and coach of the United States Equestrian show jumping team from 1955 to 1980, passed away  Wednesday, January 16, 2002.

A former Hungarian cavalry officer and riding instructor at the Royal Hungarian Cavalry School, the 90-year-old de Nemethy moved to the U.S. in 1951 and his impact on the world of show jumping has been without equal. His teams won the silver medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and the 1972 Munich Olympics as well as being Pan American Games Gold Medalists in 1959, 1963, 1975 and 1979. His individual riders, which include such names as William Steinkraus and Frank Chapot, won 72 international grand prix's and over 400 international classes around the world. One of the most notable wins was Steinkraus' gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. The methods de Nemethy used to train world-class jumpers are outlined in his book, "The de Nemethy Method."

Alan F. Balch, USA Equestrian President, said, "I feel Bert's loss so very personally, and I think everyone who knew him must feel the same way. He was one of those few people who could always engage you in a very personal way, as though you were one most important person to him. Everyone knows his horsemanship is legendary. So is his course designing. He had a great sense of humor, too, and a sophisticated optimism that was inspiring. I worked most closely with him in the years leading up to 1984 in Los Angeles, where by acclamation his courses set a new standard of brilliance for the Olympic Games. Those courses of his may be equaled for genius, but never surpassed. He was a steadfast friend of the entire sport, and a great teacher of the principles of indivisible horsemanship. All I can say is that with all of the great horsemen and horsewomen we have lost in the last year or so, and just in the last few months alone, there has to be some kind of sensational reunion and partying going on in Heaven right now."

Memorial services for Bertalan de Nemethy will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. at the Winter Equestrian Festival's Spectator Club on the grounds of the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, Florida.