Volume 1 Issue 2
Quarterly Newsletter May 2014
Reins of Rhythm
Riding & Horsemanship
Spring has FINALLY arrived and… summer is here!
News: Reins of Rhythm’s program is continuing to
grow and reach more in the community.
 Our first home school group session was
such a success that we added a second
session which just finished in May.
 Our Easter Egg Hunt
was extremely well attended –
what a crowd! Thank you so
much to everyone who helped
stuff the 1,000 + eggs. With
all those kids we sure needed
every egg that was out there!
 The Yard Sale & Pony Rides fundraiser had
a great variety of vendors and yard salers,
lots of pony riders, and was also well
attended.
 Reins of Rhythm Saddle Club was formed
as an extra activity for program participants
to gain more horse experience and
knowledge (more details below).
 Pony Day Camps are coming up in June.
This is an open to the public activity so
please
share
the
information with anyone
you know who may be
interested.
 Mindy has been added as
the newest program
lesson horse.
Dressage Show:
Our dressage show was lots of fun and a great
learning experience for both our participants and the
audience. The participants
gave the audience opportunity
to see a great variety of stages
in learning to ride. Our older
participants were a great help
in keeping the show going
smoothly. Our judge was great
at
giving
the
riders
encouraging and constructive remarks to help
further develop their skills. We are really thankful
for these opportunities for our participants to “show
off” what they have been learning.
Feature Event:
Saddle Club events are open to current Reins of
Rhythm participants only. The purpose of the club
is to give participants
more hands on
experience with the
horses, opportunity to
further develop their
current skills as well
as learn new skills,
and to encourage team work skills.
Our first saddle club meeting had a focus on
working with young horses, and then some skill
building team work activities with the horses. Our
second saddle club meeting gave saddle club
members opportunity to participate as they learn
how to clip horses, band and braid manes, and
prepare their horse to look their best for showing.
Featured Horse: Gucci’s Grace, “GiGi”, turned
one year old in March. She
is now a yearling and has
given program participants
a chance to learn about
young horses, and to see
how it actually takes a very
long time to train and
prepare a horse to be a
dependable saddle horse. As part of our Saddle
Club project, participants researched training
methods and activities used with yearlings and will
have opportunity to put some of these into practice
with GiGi as she grows.
Lots of work to be done: Keeping up with a
facility takes a lot of work and we couldn’t do it
without all our volunteers and helpers. River Rock
Academy has been bringing students out weekly to
help keep up with all this extra work. We are
always looking for volunteers, if you are interested
or know of someone be sure to fill out a volunteer
application off our webpage under forms.
Dressing for Summer: Summer brings hot days
and we understand everybody wants to try to stay
cool. Please remember, closed toed and heeled
shoes are mandatory for being around the horses.
Long pants are preferable for riding to avoid saddles
pinching and rubbing legs (bring shorts and flip
flops to change into!).
Summer Schedule: With school letting out soon
we will be changing
lessons to the morning
hours to try and beat the
heat for our riders and
horses. Please let me
know the day and time
you
prefer
ASAP.
Friday will be used for
the Pony Camps so
lessons will be held Monday through Thursday.
Remember to let us know as soon as possible if you
have vacations planned so we can work around it
with lessons.
Date Changes:
~First day camp has been changed
to Monday, June 16 due to the
extended school year.
~The May 25th show is being
rescheduled, date to be announced
once we have volunteer availability
figured out!
May’s Expenses
Facility Lease
$1200.00
Insurance
100.00
Hoof Care
300.00
Vet
250.00
Past Medical
100.00
Feed
75.00
Deworming
120.00
Joint Supplement
80.00
Massages (3 Horses)
95.00
CPA for Non-Profit
100.00
Continue Education
80.00
Arena Maintenance
60.00
Tack Repairs/Replacement
80.00
Office Supplies
50.00
Payments: We are always trying to find a way to
make things simpler. We have payment information
for each participant on the website so everyone can
keep track of where they are with payments but this
still hasn’t seemed to be most efficient so we are in
the process of switching everything to QuickBooks
and everyone will receive their bills via e-mail. If
you have not received an email already you will
shortly. We are sending out a general letter
reminding everyone of the new rules from January
on billing and lessons times. Please do your best to
consistently attend your scheduled lessons. There is
a new Payment Box at the parking lot arena gate
entrance, please feel free to leave payments there.
If you have any questions please e-mail Beth at
billing@reinsofrhythm.org.
Fill in Instructor: Reins of Rhythm will have a
substitute instructor coming in on the arrival of
Patience new baby (due August 1st). Watch your
email for an introduction to the substitute instructor.
It takes special qualifications and skills to work
safely with horses and children. As most of you
know, Patience volunteers full time to instruct
lessons as well as care for the horses. We will be
having some fundraisers to help cover the extra
costs to the program for hiring our substitute
instructor that we will have during this time in
addition to the regular program expenses. If anyone
is willing to help, has fundraiser ideas or is willing
to organize a fundraiser contact Beth or Patience.
2014 Calendar of Event
June 29th (Sunday)
Fun Show at Mt View Veterinarian Clinic
Time: 2:00 pm
Entry Fee $15.
June 13th (Friday)
Day Camp (Ages 3-7)
Time: 10:00Am - 2:00 pm
$65 ($50 for current riding students)
Pizza for lunch and snacks provided.
June 20th (Friday)
Day Camp (Ages 6-10)
Time: 10:00Am - 4:00 pm
$65 ($50 for current riding students)
Pizza for lunch and snacks provided.
June 27th (Friday)
Day Camp (Ages 4-15)
Time: 10:00Am - 4:00 pm
$65 ($50 for current riding students)
Pizza for lunch and snacks provided.
July 12th (Saturday)
Picnic at the stable (Ages 9 and under)
Time: 10:30am – 1:00PM
Games with the horses. Picnic lunch. $15/
Participant
July 12th – 13th (Saturday – Sunday)
Camp Out at the stable (Ages 10 and above)
Time: 2:00 pm Saturday to 10:00AM Sunday
Games with the horses. Campfire. Dinner and
Breakfast provided.
$45/ Participant
September 20th (Sunday)
Back to School Fun Show
Time: 1:00 pm
$15 Entry Fee
**Confirm participation with Patience by
September 1st
October 11th (Saturday)
Fall Festival At the Barn
Games. Pony rides by donation. PUBLIC EVENT.
Time 10:00AM – 2:00PM
October 17th (Friday)
Costume Party At the Barn
Time 6:00 – 7:00PM
December 6th (Saturday)
Christmas Festival
Games. Pony rides by donation. PUBLIC EVENT.
Time 10:00AM-3:00PM
December 13th (Saturday)
Christmas Barn Party
Time 2:00-3:30 pm
BRING A FRIEND!
All events are listed on the website and will be posted there along
with registration information in more detail closer to the dates!
www.reinsofrhythm.org