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Letter from the President
from Collected Remarks - July/August
by GDCTA
I’m in a warm-weather state of mind, i.e., I feel melted around the edges! You gotta love Georgia in the summer!
This past weekend GDCTA hosted the Summer Finals Schooling Show at Wills Park. It’s always a hot but fun show! It also marks the approximate halfway point of the summer. This summer has unfolded in ways unimaginable, hasn’t it? There are a couple more shows this show season. We are currently preparing for the Labor Day Classic Dressage show at the Horse Park at the end of the month. Entries are open on EqEntries.com. There will be no spectators allowed this year, but volunteering is a wonderful alternative that will still allow you to experience the event. If all goes well and the officials can travel, it’s on to the Dressage4Kids and Atlanta Youth Festival at the Horse Park in September. Watch the website for updates.
Based on the reported trends in our state and an increase in cases since the re-opening, we are reaching out to remind you that it is important we all continue to do our part to limit the spread of COVID-19. USEF has adjusted its guidelines which GDCTA follows and you can find on the USEF.org website.
Our goal, of course, is to make every event safe, fun, and beneficial to the participants.
Also important: •GDCTA is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to help with events, primarily the horse shows. Our Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for recruiting and managing groups of volunteers for our events. Ideally, you will have strong communication and management skills since you must work with many different kinds of people. It’s a valuable position, but it is a volunteer (i.e., unpaid) job.
•It's time to join the Board! The nominating committee will be happy to discuss your interest with you. The 2020 Nominating Committee is Liz Molloy: missliz@taramiaridingschool.com / 770-634-4089 and Carol Tresan: happy_horses@hotmail.com / 404-786-4232.
Let me take a moment here to appreciate all of you who already volunteer and participate and sponsor at our GDCTA events. I will say, as the voice of the Board, Thank you! We do this for you. Caren
Caren Caverly President, GDCTA
