October 11th, we will be hosting an inspection by the KNN at Cedar Creek Stables.

Come on out for a day of beautiful horses, lots and lots of spots. We have two horses doing ridden perfromance tests, and two yong stallions plus mares and foals and young horses galore. We will have lunch and refreshments available everyone is welcome.

Bring a chair!

Hope to see you there.

Cedar Creek Stables,

2435 Shutterlee Mill Rd, Staunton, VA 24401

Take Exit 225 from I-81, go West on 262/275, at the second yellow flashing light is Shutterlee Mill Rd, go Right.

Cedar Creek is 1 mile (approx) down on the right, you can’t miss us a HUGE green and tan building down in the Valley, there is a sign by the drive way.

Hope to see everyone there. a day of gorgeous spotted horses.

WE are in the process of getting ready for the upcoming KNN inspection. We have horses coming in from all over the place, some from as far away as Ohio and Texas.

All the young horses have to come up from the fields and get prepped, bathed, groomed, manes shortened, reminded how to lead in hand etc.  Mares and foals too!

I’m out there marking out the galloping/trotting course for the ridden tests for the stallion and the mare who are both doing a ridden test.

We are practicing the young stallions down the jump chute. Plus they have to be shown in-hand  at walk and trot.

Plus all the ridden horses have to be ridden and schooled.

April Reedy is marrying Brenden Schultz on Saturday Sept 19th and then leaves for her honeymoon on the Sunday for a week. So all of next week we have no April. Arrgh!

But it’s going to be fun. I hope we’ll get a lot of visitors and spectators to watch the grading.  But boy this is going to be a lot of work.

Remember Oct 11th Sunday come on out to Cedar Creek and watch the grading.

Thanks to Debbie Winters and her failthful staff  for a great 2008. Debbie has just sent me the provisional calendar of events for RWP for 2009.

AS we get more info we will keep you posted. But for now this is what she has planned!

March 21st- Ttouch clinic- 12:30 to 4:00pm?

June 20-  Special Olympics Area 5 Equestrian Competition
At RWP 9am to 1pm
July 25th- Open Horse Show– at RWP
August 15- Fun Horse Show-  at RWP
October 24th- Student Horse Show-  at RWP  9am to 1pm

2009 Therapeutic Riding Sessions:

____Session 1   February 23 to April 4

____Special Olympic Session:     April 6th to June 13th

____ Session 2                          April 13 to May 23
____Session 3                  June 8th to July 18
____Summer Session     July 27th to August 22nd
____Intro Riding            July 27th to August 8th
____Session 4                Sept. 7th to October 22
___  Image Enhancement Program:
3 hours per day, once or twice a week based on the client’s needs and
Supervision level. Starting dates are adjusted based on needs of the
Clients

For more info on the activities of RWP, to volunteer to help please contact Debbie Winters  <Dwintersw@aol.com>