Stayin' Alive; Champaign, IL

Hi everyone!

Hope you have been having a good time horsing around this season.

Our bombproof clinic on the 19th was a wonderful experience. Deby Brown abd Cindi Rothrock provided us with a great opportunity to work with our horses and expose them to a variety of new stimuli. We have a number of pictures that I will get posted to the national OPRC website. We are hoping to make this an annual event.

A big thanks to all the others who helped organize, set up and run the event, especially Brandon Breaux of Timberland Stables who provided us with a wonderful facility where we could hold the clinict.

I would like to welcome our 3 newest members - Debi Brown and Cindi Rothrock of Arcola and Donna Tresslar of White Heath. Donna and her daughter Eva came to the clinic as auditors. Donna joined the club that morning and she and her daughter immediately jumped in with both feet to act as helpers before the ink was even dry on her membership application!

Our club has a photo gallery on the OPRC website, if you aren't on there, if you want to be send me a picture of you and your equine partner i will get it posted.

So that we can all be dressed in the latest styles, Sara will be sending out a message soon regarding shirts that we can order with the club logo.

Our next activity will be a horse camping trip at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Park ( northwest of Springfield) the weekend of June 8th - 10th. Some of us will be arriving late afternoon or early evening on Friday the 8th. On Saturday our first ride will be at 10 am, then head back to camp for a lunch break. This will be followed by an afternoon ride and a cookout. On Sunday after breakfast we will have a morning ride. Let me know if you have any questions about the facility or itinerary. Also, please let me know by Thursday, June 7th if you think you will be going, that way i will know who to contact in case there is a last minute change of plans due to inclement weather or some other reason.

On Sunday July 8th we will have a day ride at Jubilee near Peoria.

July 22nd will be a road trip to Tempel Farms in Wadsworth to tour the farm and see a performance by the Lipizzans.

Sunday, August 12th we will have a trail ride at either Shelbyville or Middlefork.

Saturday, August 25th will be a possible road trip to Peoria to see a polo match.

 

If anyone has any other ideas for activities please let me know and we will get them planned.

 

Thanks!

 

Linda 

President - Stayin' Alive Chapter