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Forward Stride’s benefit bonanza, the COWGIRL BALL, is just 4 weeks away! Join us at the Crystal Ballroom for dinner, dancin’, gamblin’ and “Buck” the mechanical bull, as we honor the Cowgirl of the Year, Arlene Schnitzer. Ticket sales have officially opened for this year’s event. Last year, we sold out, so purchase your tickets early! To make your purchase, go to www.cowgirlball.com. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Trisha at trisha.thompson@forwardstride.org or call the office at 503.682.9022.

DETOUR AND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:

The road is being paved this week, but they are not done, yet. Please plan for occasional delays. The City of Wilsonville indicates that local traffic may experience delays up to 20 minutes. Please allow extra travel time and thanks for your patience!

CLASS VOLUNTEER NEEDS:

Tues from 2:30-3:30 (Leaders)

Wed from 1:30-2:30 (Leaders)

Fri from 2:30-4:30 (Leaders)

Sat from 4:30-6:30 for Shriners’ riders (Leaders and Sidewalkers)

HORSE CARE VOLUNTEER NEEDS:

We want to try something different to feed and turn out our horses in the morning. We would like to feed everyone at 6:00 AM in their overnight stalls/paddocks. We would then turn out around 9:30 for the day. This would accomplish several goals. Our hay expenditures will be reduced because less hay will be wasted outside. The mud in the pastures will be reduced because there won’t be wasted hay to turn into muck out there. The overall health of our herd will improve as each horse will eat their intended amount of hay and fewer parasites will be spread at meal times. In order to achieve this, we will need one person per day to feed at 6:00 AM and two people per day to turn out around 9:30.

We also need help with PM chores on Mon, Tue and Fri. The ideal is 3 individuals per day arriving around 3:00 and leaving at 6:00 PM

Please contact Kathy Kelley (503.682.9022 or kkelley8@gmail.com) or Amber Henneck (information below) to become involved!

HORSE CARE WORKGROUP:

The next horse care workgroup will be 4:00-5:30 on Sep 10th. We will work on leading this time and on longlining next month.

ARENA PROGRAMMING:

FRIDAY 9/7/07: Open Arena until 3:00, 3:00-6:00 Sport Riding, 6:00-7:00 Open Arena, 7:00-8:00 Vaulting

SATURDAY 9/8/07: 9:00-4:00 Sport Riding, Open Arena after 4:00

SUNDAY 9/9/07: 9:00-2:00 Sport Riding, 2:00-3:00 Vaulting, 3:00-4:00 Open Arena, 4:00-6:00 Sport Riding, Open Arena after 6:00

MONDAY 9/10/07: 9:00-10:00 Sport Riding, 10:00-5:00 Hippotherapy, 5:00-6:00 Open Arena, 6:00-7:00 Vaulting

TUESDAY 9/11/07: Open Arena until 3:00, 3:00-8:00 Sport Riding

WEDNESDAY 9/12/07: Open Arena until 2:00, 2:00-8:00 Sport Riding

THURSDAY 9/13/07: 10:00-12:00 Sport Riding, 12:00-5:00 Hippotherapy, 5:00-7:00 Sport Riding

FRIDAY 9/14/07: Open Arena until 3:00, 3:00-6:00 Sport Riding, 6:00-7:00 Open Arena, 7:00-8:00 Vaulting

SATURDAY 9/15/07: 9:00-5:00 Sport Riding, Open Arena after 5:00

SUNDAY 9/16/07: 9:00-2:00 Sport Riding, 2:00-3:00 Vaulting, 3:00-4:00 Open Arena, 4:00-6:00 Sport Riding, Open Arena after 6:00

OFFICE PROGRAMMING:

MONDAY 9/10/07: 4:00-5:00 Hors Care Workgroup, 5:00-6:00 Vaulting, 7:00-9:00 Staff Meeting

THURSDAY 9/13/07: Vaulting 5:30-7:00

FRIDAY 9/14/07: Vaulting 6:00-7:00

SUNDAY 9/16/07: Vaulting 1:00-2:00

SPECIAL EVENTS:

OCTOBER 6th: 3rd Annual Cowgirl Ball

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Tel: (503) 682-9022 | info@forwardstride.org