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Board Meeting
May 6, 2002
Home of Lynn Boice
Present were Board members Jennifer Parker, Holly Small, Ellie Stine-Masek, Iréna Callahan, Lynn Boice, Shelley Rosenberg, Michelle Manshardt, and Beth High. Also present were Anna Calek and Terri Wayne. Necessarily absent were Julie DiNatale and Robin Ritter. Present Jennifer Parker called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Minutes: Minutes from the previous meeting were motioned for approval by E. Stine-Masek. L. Boice seconded the motion and it passed with minor corrections being made by I. Callahan.
Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's Report was approved as submitted by L. Boice. The organization is in fine financial shape. S. Rosenberg motioned and M. Manshardt seconded that $12,000 from the horse show account be transferred into an interest-bearing checking account. The account has a limit of six checks per month, which is needed by D. Seabury during the recognized horse shows. The motion passed.
Membership Report: there are 166 paid memberships. Pat Baker-Hutter will assume the duties of Membership Chairperson for S. Glock.
OLD BUSINESS
Schooling Shows
S. Rosenberg reported the following:
1. The schooling show at Milagro made $760.
2. Elizabeth Palmieri would like to hold the July schooling show in the evening. TDC could host a schooling show at Raven Ranch, with a charge of $175 for one show and $150/each for two shows.
3. Scheduled schooling shows include November 2, TDC-hosted, Sunkist (Northwest), judge Lia Falco.
L Judges Program
A. Calek reported the following:
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1. The paperwork has been sent to T. Hunt. A. Calek will follow up with emails.
2. Anna is working on the USDF grant.
3. The next topics that need to be addressed are facilities, demo riders, and hospitality.
4. The 20m X 40m arena at the U of A Meat Lab may be adequate. Anna will pursue this option.
May Show
1. E. Stine-Masek reported that the two arenas need to be delivered to the Fairgrounds. M. Manshardt will be responsible for this task.
2. E. Stine-Masek will find a place for one of the judge's scribes to spend the night.
3. The show boxes were inventoried and B. High will bring TDC membership forms to the Fairgrounds.
4. E. Stine-Masek has hired all the personnel required for the show.
5. The TD will be C. VandenBerg; announcer will be S. Manshardt; awards will be V. Johnson and K. Gail; Show Program will be done by A. Hausner.
6. E. Stine-Masek said there is a need for sponsorships and ads for the show. The ad will be rerun again the newsletter.
7. Coolers for volunteers along with cups and water will be taken care of by L. Boice and S. Rosenberg.
8. One hundred and three horses have been entered in the show.
9. There is a need for a CD player for the public address system for use by the freestyles at the show.
10. S. Rosenberg will provide transportation for the judges to the airport on Sunday.
11. S. Plasman and Liz Barene have made bids for the next show. The Show Committee will meet in the near future.
Awards
1. The awards year is October 1 through September 30 and requires two consecutive memberships. The participant must be a member in the year the award is presented and in the year in which the scores are earned.
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There is no grace period for membership renewal.
2. Awards Chairpersons are R. Ritter and Doris Leacy. D. Legner has written a computer application to track scores. Peggy Nicholas and Karen Dotson both volunteered to learn from Debbie how to work the program should TDC purchase it.
3. There will not be an award for the quadrille until it becomes competitive. This issue was formally discussed and will be answered as such in response to an inquiry from a member.
Public Address System
The public address system was purchased by E. Stine-Masek. It worked well at the Walter Zettl Clinic. Stine-Masek will take care of finding a box for storage.
Ways and Means
T. Wayne has ordered the shirts for the show.
TDC University Credit Program
B. High reported:
J. Parker, 5/18, Aim High, topic: effective seat;
Alixe Etherington, June, Aim High, topic: bitting clinic;
Saddle fitting.
Several suggestions for other programs included certification for CPR and a Pilates session.
The Board decided that if a TDC Dressage University session does not have at least four paid participants, the session would either be cancelled or the instructor given the option to do the session pro bono.
NEW BUSINESS
There will be a General Meeting Saturday, August 24th, at the home of L. Boice. This meeting will include a used tack sale and barbecue.
The next board meeting will be June 4, 2002, at the home of H. Small at 6:45
p.m.
B. High motioned and S. Rosenberg
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