USA Working Equitation

CA: EOH clinic for Intro and Novice level riders
2021-02-07
Ease of Handling clinic Feb 7, 2021- Clements, CA with Jessica Mosbaugh!
This clinic is geared towards Intro and Novice level riders. We’ll work through individual obstacles in the morning then work through navigating the course in the afternoon. This facility has a beautiful covered arena. Come ride with us!
Cost to ride: $150
Auditors welcome- please leave a donation for our facility host!

2021 Member Meeting
2021-02-06
Dear USAWE Members,
I would like to invite you to join the USAWE Board of Directors for the Annual Member Meeting (via Zoom) to be held Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10 a.m. Mountain Standard time.
This is your opportunity to meet the full Board of Directors, including an introduction to your Regional Director.
At the meeting we will provide you with information about the happenings at USAWE – some exciting, and some that cover the day-to-day, nitty gritty of running an organization.
Several days prior to the meeting we will email you the meeting agenda along with a list of questions submitted by members when they registered for the meeting.
Our goal is to have these questions guide the discussion and give the board the opportunity to provide you with information on a variety of topics. Included in the email will be the logon information to join the Zoom meeting.
I hope you will consider joining us – come with a cup of coffee, a snack and a smile! The board is looking forward to meeting more of our members and sharing our enthusiasm for working equitation and our brand new organization – USA Working Equitation!
All members were sent a meeting notice / invitation via MailChimp on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. If you did not receive the notification (your email server might have identified it as “spam”, thinking it was a highly processed meat-like product) but would like to attend, please email info@usawe.org to request a new link to RSVP / reserve your spot.
With Enthusiasm,
Leslie Martien
President – USAWE

BOD Meeting
2021-01-25
Agenda will be added closer to the date of the Board meeting.
The USAWE Board will be meeting on Monday, January 25th via Zoom.
The meeting will begin at 5:00 Pacific, 6:00 Mountain, 7:00 Central, 8:00 Eastern.
The agenda for the meeting is pasted below.
All USAWE Board meetings are open to current members of USAWE.

To receive the codes to enable you to log on, please contact President Leslie Martien (President@usawe.org) at least 6 hours prior to the start of the meeting, (President@usawe.org). Please note: these codes should not be shared with others. Each USAWE member who requests the codes with sufficient time for the President to send them will be sent the information they need to be able to log on to the Zoom call.
Members are welcome to attend and listen but may not provide input at board meetings. This allows the board to finish their agenda in the time allotted. If you have questions or concerns please contact a board member after the meeting.
If you have questions prior to the meeting please go to http://usawe.org/. At the bottom of the Home Page there is a place to get in touch – we will respond to you as soon as possible.
If you are not on the Board of Directors, please refrain from using the Chat feature during board meetings. Chat conversations are very distracting and should be reserved for board member usage only.
Prior to the start of the meeting, all guests will be placed in a “waiting room” to enable the Board to get organized. One of the Directors will be serving as a moderator, verifying the membership status of each person in the waiting room and ensuring that each person has their first and last name showing, so that the minutes can accurately reflect all in attendance. It may not be possible to continue to process people who arrive late, once the meeting has started, so we encourage any members in attendance to log on at least 5 to 10 minutes prior to the posted start of the meeting and add their first and last names to their Zoom profile to help expedite the process.

We value you and your contribution. Thank you for attending our meetings and helping us run our meetings as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
Warm Regards,
Leslie Martien
President – USAWE

Board Meeting Agenda
Meeting Date: Monday January 25, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Before the meeting download Zoom:
Please follow these steps below to download and install the Zoom application for Mac and PC.

Open this Zoomlink using your web browser: https://zoom.us/download
Choose the “ZoomClient for Meetings” option.

At least 12 hours prior to the start of the meeting, please contact President Leslie Martien (President@usawe.org) to request the log-in codes. Please note: these codes should not be shared with others. Each member who requests the codes with sufficient time for the President to send them will be sent the information they need to be able to log on to the Zoom call.
Meeting Logistics

The meeting will be facilitated by Leslie Martien
Only Board members and guests whom the President requests to speak are permitted to speak or use the Chat window during the meeting, to ensure that the Board is able to focus on agenda topics without interruption.
Please mute your line when it’s not your turn to speak.
Every Board member will have the opportunity to speak once on every motion up for discussion. The “chat” feature on Zoom is also a way for Board members to share thoughts with other Board members as you are listening to the discussion without interrupting the person speaking. Note: if you are in general agreement with a motion proposed it is 100% OK to simply write that in the chat window to help save time. If all Board members speak for one minute, each motion will require twelve (12) minutes of discussion, in addition to the time for making the motion and taking the vote.
To reduce confusion/interruptions, each time there is a matter up for discussion, we will have people participate in the following order:

Kristine Strasburger Rebecca Algar
Robin Bond Trisha Kiefer-Reed
Cindy Branham Doreen Atkinson
Kiki Pantaze Erin O’Shaughnessy
Alex Tyson Julie Alonzo
Kim Hillyer Barbara Miller-Price
Leslie Martien
Voting Order
When we vote, Leslie Martien will either call for a voice vote or a roll call vote. A voice vote will be used if there appears to be consensus on a particular item. A roll call vote will be used if any member of either Board requests it, or if there does not appear to be consensus.
If a voice vote is called, meeting secretary (Julie Alonzo) will record whether there were any ‘nay’ votes cast. If a roll call vote is called, Julie will call on individual Board members by name and record the votes. She will call for votes in the following order:

Region 1 Kristine Strasburger
At-Large Director 1 Trisha Keifer-Reed

Region 2 Robin Bond
At-Large Director 2 Doreen Atkinson

Region 3 Cindy Branham
Treasurer Erin O’Shaughnessy

Region 4 Kiki Pantaze
Secretary Julie Alonzo

Region 5 Alex Tyson
President Elect Barbara Miller-Price

Region 6 Kim Hillyer
President Leslie Martien

Region 7 Rebecca Algar

IN: Working Equitation clinic with Lidia Taylor
2021-01-24 | Transitions Equestrian Center, 2525 E 850 N, La Porte, Indiana, 46350, United States
Working Equitation clinic with “r” Judge and certified Technical Delegate Lidia Taylor. Come learn all about this fun and fast growing sport. No prior experience is required. Riders and horses or all levels and all disciplines (English and Western) are welcome. Gaited horses are welcome. ALL RIDERS MUST WEAR HELMETS. Unmounted lecture in the morning, including segment on how to read a course map for EOH and Speed and a course walk. Small group 1.5 hr lessons over obstacles.
RIDER COST: $100
AUDITOR: $35
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment are required.
https://fb.me/e/17cBDdU9l

CA: RDVC Winter Schooling Show #3
2021-01-24 | Rancho Descanso, 29748 Valley Center Rd (call for directions), Valley Center, CA, United States
Great opportunity to try out WE or school your horse at a higher level. Fun, friendly, inviting atmosphere – no stress. Come out and join the fun!
The ranch can be a little hard to find using GPS, so PLEASE call in advance for directions if you haven’t been here before!

CA: Clinic with Robin Bond
2021-01-23 | Rancho Descanso, 29748 Valley Center Rd (call for directions), Valley Center, CA, United States
Learn more about this growing sport, or advance your knowledge to the next level with champion rider and trainer Robin Bond.
The ranch can be a little confusing to find if you are using GPS, so PLEASE call in advance for directions. Thanks!
