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Welcome to All of Our
New Students!
We are very happy to welcome new students
to WNEC and to help you pursue your riding goals. This newsletter is published monthly to keep both new and established students
and friends of WNEC informed about happenings around the farm with events and opportunities to expand their riding beyond
the weekly lesson.
WNEC on Facebook
To our new students and established students
and friends, WNEC is now on Facebook! Become
a fan, talk to us and give us feedback, post pictures and discussions. To sign up, go to
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Martinsburg-WV/Whitings-Neck-Equestrian-Center/275355938659?ref=ts
If you do not
have, or do not wish to have, a facebook page, just bookmark the link and check in with us for updates and new WNEC photos
and videos. You can see all interactions on the site without signing up. Everyone under 13 years old can view
the site only.
Upcoming Events
Dressage Schooling Show,
Sunday, March 29 - Sign Up NOW!
Sunday, March 29 Dressage Show
This will be our first ever all-dressage show. Plan your entry, and let us know if you want an emailed copy of the test(s) you will ride. These are .pdf files. Our judge will be Jocelyn Pearson. Jocelyn has not been to WNEC for the past year, and she is really looking forward
to seeing both our school horses’, and our students’, progress. Dressage
is the highest form of training for all horses, and a successful dressage program can help you prepare for cantering courses
and the hunter ring.
Improve Your Balance for Riding – How Easy is This!
http://isrb.org.uk/ARTICLES/Horse_Rider_Balance/Tips_to_Improve_Horse_Rider_Balance.htm
School Parents and Students
If your school
does an auction as a fundraiser, WNEC will happily provide a gift certificate for free lessons to be auctioned.
If your school
has a music performance, play or yearbook that sells advertising, let us know the rates and closing date. We might want to
advertise our farm.
Spring Forward!
Don’t
forget to move your clocks 1 hour ahead Sunday, March 14, 2 am. The longer daylight
hours will allow us to once again do lessons in the outdoor arena, if winter cooperates and yields to springtime.
Summer Camp!
Dates have
been posted to our web site and we are taking reservations now! Please see our
web page - http://www.whitingsneckfarm.com/id13.html
Weeks are
ALREADY filling up. Don’t be left out of WNEC’s amazing summer camp. Special rates for multiple weeks, and no price increase this year.
Student-Get-Student Promotion
The highest compliment you can give us
is to refer your friends to WNEC. Tell them we offer a free introductory lesson. When you refer a new
student, and that student commits to ride with us (signs on for a month of lessons), we’ll give you a free lesson as
a thank you.
Boarder News
We will be worming in March. If WNEC worms your horses, please include the $15 fee with your board payment.
Everyone who has an account with Valley
Equine should have gotten a letter announcing a Spring Vaccination Special discount of 10%.
Three shots, covering 8 diseases, for $72 if paid while the vet is on-site. WNEC
will ask you to add Internasal Strangles. We will give you ample time to plan
and get your checks on site prior to our scheduling of Valley Equine for Spring vaccinations.
Normally, this farm call is in April. Watch for an announcement from WNEC.
In the April/May timeframe, we will also
have our equine dentist, Ronnie Sigler, check all the horses on the property. We’ll
let you know if your horse needs to be floated and the date Ronnie will return, so you can have your check in the office beforehand.
The farrier list for March is as follows:
- March 3: Trent, Nina
- March 10: Jo Jo, Ben, Lacy, Mighty
- March 17: Chips
Please have your checks in the office
before Nathan’s Wednesday visit.
Half-Lease Opportunity
Boarder Christine Colantoni is offering
a half-lease opportunity on her horse, Jo Jo. The terms can be arranged from 2 – 5 days per week, and monthly
cost will vary with the days agreed upon. This half-lease is open to advanced teens and adults only. Please
contact Christine at cdgracie@aol.comif you are interested.
On Line Consignment Store
If you have tack you would like to list on our newsletter consignment store, please send the details
to whitingsneckeqcenter@yahoo.com
WNEC
Farm Rules for the Comfort and Safety of Our Riders and Horses
- ALWAYS loudly call out “DOOR!” when you pass any of the doors leading to our indoor arena. This includes
not only the entry door from barns 1 & 2, but also when passing from the barn through the walkway to the outdoor arena,
anytime you need to pass the doorway at the far end of the arena (the “A” gate), and if you walk along the fence
line of the outdoor arena by the window to the indoor arena (the “B” window). It may seem silly, but
horses are often spooked by sudden movement (running first is how their ancestors lived to breed). We need all riders, parents,
and your visitors to observe this rule. It may feel embarrassing to call out, but it would be far more embarrassing to cause
a rider to fall by spooking the horse he/she is riding.
- Put away your saddle, saddle pad, bridle, and grooming bucket after your lesson. Please rinse the bit before hanging
on the rack in the tack room.
- If the horse you are riding poops in the cross ties, please clean it up right away. If you wait until after
your lesson, someone else will probably have needed to use the cross ties and will have to clean up after you. This is doubly
important in the wash stall.
- After your lesson, please ask an instructor for permission to enter the indoor to clean up any poop your horse left in
the arena.
- Dogs must be leashed on the farm property. Please clean up after your dog.
- Smoking is ONLY permitted on the front porch of the lobby.
- The Wash stall is only to be used for bathing
and hosing horses. Please DO NOT use it as a set of cross-ties to groom or tack up your horse.
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