WECID - Working Equitation Club Idaho, LLC

12/04/2024

Newsletters have gone out to WECID members via email. Thanks to all who helped grow our club in 2024. As a member, you have nomination and voting rights. Please help continue to grow your club and participate; the how-to information is in the newsletter. Attached to the newsletter is a roster of member's names to help you select a nomination. If you'd like to volunteer for an officer position, nominate yourself!

For members of this FaceBook page, if you'd like a newsletter, please send a request to our club email, and I'll send one to you: info4working [email protected]

Warm regards,
Willa Rose
President,
Working Equitation CLUB Idaho, LLC

11/01/2024

Dear Working Equitation Enthusiast,

Thank you so much for being one of the many people who participated in our Working Equitation events this year. We hope you had a great time.

We feel privileged to have hosted events that give so many people an opportunity to participate in the wonderful sport of Working Equitation. Thank you for being a great part of this group.

Did you know that you have a special opportunity that will help Working Equitation continue to grow in our area?

On this day, November 1st, all adult USAWE members will receive a USAWE election ballot. After voting, scroll down to view all the organizations where we members can designate $5 from our USAWE membership fee already paid this year. Select the Affiliate Organization of your choice (undesignated funds will remain in the USAWE general fund.)

Please consider selecting us, Working Equitation CLUB Idaho, LLC, to receive your USAWE member designated funds.

We are planning to provide a variety of Working Equitation events next year. These designated funds go into the CLUB account and will be used to help grow our sport and continue to provide fun events. This funds designation program is one way the national organization supports local affiliate organizations.

As a USAWE Affiliate Organization, we are working to provide you with Working Equitation opportunities in South-west and South-central Idaho. Selecting us is a great way for you to help us do this.

Thanks so much for considering Working Equitation CLUB Idaho, LLC, when you are filling out your USAWE ballot this November.

We are looking forward to seeing you at our events next year.

Happy riding!

Willa Rose
President
Working Equitation CLUB Idaho, LLC
208.602.3265

10/23/2024

EOH maps (L1-L4) for our Halloween Spook-tack-ular Working Equitation Schooling Show, Saturday October 26th, 2024, 10am-4pm. Register here: https://dunnriteranch.com/halloween-spook-tacular-working-equitation-funday-schooling-show/

Read the Event Page below for more details on this FUNday of challenges. Costume class, Dressage, Ease of Handling (obstacles with finesse) and Speed (obstacles with speed).

Dinner included. Please RSVP today for your spot in the challenges and for dinner. [email protected]

10/22/2024

Second ring holder added to the bull at the Dream River Ranch. Can't wait to test it at this weekend's Halloween Spook-tackular.

09/20/2024

Our Vice-president, Mary Kimball in the lead after the completion of 2 trials. Next trial is Speed. Go Mary Go!

08/23/2024

Sunday Aug 25th 2024 Club BBQ, Games and Silent Auction.

Our fabulous Silent Auction opens Saturday morning, the 24th, and closes Sunday afternoon. We have many great items to bid on. Take advantage of this great opportunity to get something of great value for a great cause.

Also, there is a volunteer's raffle for the weekend. Get a ticket for each hour of volunteering and enter to win a bucket of prizes. Drawing is at the same time as the close of the Silent Auction.

Fun mounted and unmounted games to play. Come join us and be silly together.

Willa Rose
President
WECID

07/26/2024

We're excited to be putting the final touches on the the 4th WECID Buckle Series Schooling Show taking place this weekend, Jul27. We're adding an additional class sporting a Renaissance theme. Those who have studied historic mounted military maneuvers with Willa will totally enjoy this class... and there are points to earn for you and your horse's costume. This class takes place after the traditional 3 WE trials. We have an 8:AM start. The Renn Class starts at 1PM.

Here is a little write up of what to expect. Spectators are welcome. Cheering is very acceptable. If folks like this, we will consider adding it again next year.
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Turn the Page
Historically a 7yo boy would be shipped off to serve a high-born lord as a Page in hopes to become a Squire at 14yo, and then a Knight at 21yo. Though the numbers were higher for boys, there were some very famous female knights in history.

In Europe the well-known Joan of Arc dressed in armor and fought alongside of her army.

In ancient Persia, females inherited their father’s armor and armory, and wearing it often fought to defend their tribes.

Many of the games used to train males and females were eventually put to a spectacle performance called the Carousello… also known as the tournament.

Our Turn the Page Tournament will follow a themed story going like this:

A rider will enter the tournament knowing there will be a cross-country journey to get to the tournament field. Each contestant’s scores will be measured against others, and there will only be One standing in the end. Don’t’ worry. There will be no blood shed as we will battle against stationary objects and not each other. It’s quite fun… you’ll see. There will be points for costume attempts too.

Games of Skill using 1-handed riding:
Carry a (pretend) sword as you journey across the countryside to enter the tournament. You will go through a forest, then a marsh with reeds that will need chopping down. Once you pop out of the marsh, you will encounter the king’s henchmen. You will need to behead them to continue on. Once your reach the tournament field, you will be asked to spear the golden rings for the Queen. Finally, smash the spinning quintain to demonstrate your prowess with a lance. “They call it a Lance”… guess what movie that comes from?
Tournament prizes and Schooling Show Ribbons presented afterwards around 3PM.

07/09/2024

Our WE Freedom Bootcamp weekend went well. Friday we practiced obstacles, and used some historical lance handling games to build confidence in riding with 1- hand while handling weapons. It improved the garrocha pole handling for both horse and rider. Targets were the Quintain and a giant horseball... now that was fun, but there are no pics. Brand new and begining riders and horses had great success going slow... after all slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Evening performance with a local Irish/Gaelic band.

Saturday we enjoyed an early morning start to beat the heat in our 3rd schooling show in the WECID Buckle Series, where Miss Rebecca Page competed for the first time at Level 1 in a lead-line class. 👏

Everyone loves the schooling shows. ❤️❤️❤️

06/04/2024

Hey peeps, let's celebrate Summer's longest day at Idaho's first set of 2024 WE licensed shows. We'll have fun in the obstacles and with the cows. Ribbons, awards & prizes along with feasting and entertainment. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHmACc2pg_HTugpr5AlTeGZ--l3vHdPe7caznZs0bpcqEp2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

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