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Fort Worth Dressage Club News


The Fort Worth Dressage Club


(FWDC) is a club devoted to dressage and dres- sage activities for its members. We work through- out the year to provide educational opportunities and fun activities for our members.


FWDC holds


monthly meetings at Szechuan Chi-


nese Restaurant off Bryant Irving the4th Monday of every month at 6:30 PM. Every- one is welcome. Our


website is


fortworthdressageclub.com. Please check out our website, we have pictures of mem- bers at different activities and our latest hap- penings. FWDC sends out a monthly newsletter


Casey McQueen doing


massage at our Education day.


and group e-mails to members to keep them informed of club activities and other dres- sage events in the community. Let me know if you would like a dressage event added to our calendar. Next up is our Region 9 Championships


and our ever popular camp! FWDC is proud of our members who have


qualified for Nationals in Kentucky. Nationals are a head to head competition of the horses that place


JINGLE BELL JAUNT BEGINS NEW YEAR


The North American Trail Ride


Conference (NATRC) launches the 2018 ride season at the Jingle Bell Jaunt CTR on December 2-3, 2017 at Parrie Haynes Ranch in Killeen, Texas. This traditional holiday cele- bration ride offers three divisions and a variety of distances and speeds for teams at all levels. "We are delighted to be on the


east side of the ranch this year," said ride manager Marjorie Shenkir. There are electric hook ups and pens avail- able for all entrants. Reservations can be made through Ona Trubee at the Parrie Haynes Equestrian Center. The Jingle Bell Jaunt is also the


final event of the 3rd Annual Parrie Haynes Trail Versatility Champi- onship. The first event was the Pony Pilots Texas Trail Challenge in Sep- tember. The AERC endurances races in early November were postponed. Additional information is avail-


able from the NATRC website or from Elaine Swiss at 830-825-3032. w


COMPETITIVE TRAIL NEWS IN THE SOUTHWEST


Gretchen Aycock on Deeno and Tami Creesery.


either 1st or 2nd in the 9 Regional Championships so this is quite an honor. Join FWDC and learn more about the won-


derful sport of dressage. WE welcome all levels of riders on all breeds of horses! w


CONVENTIONS AND AWARDS BANQUETS AROUND CORNER


With all competitive trail organizations fin-


ishing the 2017 ride season, volunteers are busily planning for the well-deserved acknowledgment of outstanding performances throughout the year. NATRC and AERC in the southwest offer


regional and national recognition at their respec- tive, and sometimes combined, events. The Texas Trail Challenge Club also hosts an annual banquet. Annual awards for all organizations include


trophies, rosette ribbons, plaques, saddles and other tack, mileage medallions for horses and rid- ers, jackets and chairs, just to name a few items that are earned. Points are accumulated through- out the season based on different criteria for each organization. The National conventions feature trade


shows for great shopping, and both national and regional conventions invite well-known speak- ers who are experts in various aspects of horse care. Membership is not required to attend! The NATRC national convention will be in


Albuquerque, NM in February and the AERC national convention will be held in March in Reno, NV. Details for these and for regional events are on the respective websites. w


November 2017 SouthWest Horse Trader 17


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