Holiday Season at CTRH

Welcome to the holiday season. Now is the time to bring in your spare change so you can vote for the CTRH Horse of the Holidays. You get to choose which horse deserves the 2009 title and the winner will be announced after Thanksgiving.

Please join us for the CTRH Christmas party on Wednesday, December 16th at Noon. We will have a grab bag gift exchange (bring a gift of no more than $5) and lots of fun and merriment!

The Big Red Barn Inaugural Bash

Please join us on October 17th to celebrate the opening of the Big Red Barn featuring the Hatton Riding Center and Thomas Family Viewing Room. The party starts at 5:00 and features dinner by the bite catered by the Village Pantry, music and dancing, activities for the kids, and more. Tickets are $100 per person ($30 for children under 16), $150 per couple, $420 for 6 guests, or $700 for 10 guests.

Tickets can be purchased by cash, check, Visa, or Mastercard. You can RSVP by calling us at 831-7050 or emailing at ctrh@fuse.net. Feel free to call with questions.

CTRH is hiring!

Are you an experienced horse person? Interested in working with special horses at a very special place? CTRH is now looking for part-time help to join our barn staff. Hours are 8:00am-12:00noon Monday-Friday. Please call 831-7050 for more details.

CTRH Horse Show

The First Annual CTRH Horse Show was a great success and we have lots of people to thank! Thank you to our judges - Gail, Shanessa, and Scott - for doing such a fantastic job. Thanks, also, to all of the volunteers who made the day run so smoothly. We couldn't have done it without you.

Thank you to the following class sponsors:

• Tom Bach
• Judge Ken Zuk
• Galina Rolf
• The McVey Family
• Alan Cameron
• Boots & Judy Johnson
• Morley & Brenda Thompson
• Kathy Mowery
• The Hayes Family
• Ken & Judy Klosterman
• Cliff Craig
• Susanne Geier
• Judith Davis

We would like to congratulate all the riders who demonstrated their amazing riding skills on our fabulous program ponies. Those riders are Diego, Nick B., Nick M., Raymond, Zach M., Mason, Zach S., Ali, Grace, Shane, Nick S., Dave, Julia, Caroline, Judy, and Isaiah. Congrats!!!

Thanks to Laura and Frank Kovacs for a wonderful Lilyfest. We raised over $3,300 at the event this year and had lots of fun.

Don't forget to check out our new CTRH postage stamps. There is a stamp for each horse and 15% of the price goes to CTRH. Check out all of our stamps by clicking on www.zazzle.com/kellie_ctrh*. The link takes you to our Zazzle storefront where you can choose your favorite stamp.

Summer at CTRH

Happy summer from CTRH! Summer classes started back this week and we are excited about our summer plans. Lilyfest is Saturday and all the proceeds from the lily sales and the silent auction go directly to CTRH. If you haven't RSVP'd for this event, please do so before Friday.

We are also excited about our new CTRH postage stamps. There is a stamp for each horse and 15% of the price goes to CTRH. Check out all of our stamps by clicking on www.zazzle.com/kellie_ctrh*. The link takes you to our Zazzle storefront where you can choose your favorite stamp.

It's SUMMER!!!

Last weekend marked the official beginning of Summer and our Benefit Horse Show at Windfall Farm. Sixteen of our riders and four of our program horses showed off their skills in front of an appreciative crowd on Saturday, June 20th. Special thanks to Erica Staib for allowing our riders to shine, and to our volunteers for all their help. We would also like to say thank you to the following individuals who were sponsors for our show:

• Tom Bach
• Judge Ken Zuk
• Gary Smith
• Kirk and Marie Huenefeld
• Paula Ott
• Tryin 4 Brian
• The Williamson Family
• James Sprague
• Jeannie Phillips
• The Schultz Family
• The Hayes Family
• Cliff Craig
• Betsy Connell
• Carol O'Reilly

Lilyfest 2009 is right around the corner. The event is Saturday, July 11th from 4:00-??? and will feature food from Hitch's, Games, a Silent Auction, and of course...Lilies!!! Tickets are only $15 (ages 10 and under $10) and include all the food and drinks you want. All proceeds from the lily sales and the silent auction go directly to CTRH. Please RSVP to Laura at lkovacs@fuse.net by July 3rd.

As always, remember to call the barn after 5:00 if the weather looks threatening to check the status of class.

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather. Keep your fingers crossed that the good weather holds out for the new session starting on June 8th.

A huge thank you to the members of the 2009 Deloitte & Touche Impact Day. About 50 Deloitte employees came out to the barn to lend a hand. They trimmed up the fence lines and the trail, built a new wash rack, planted flowers, and even painted the building! The place looks great and we couldn’t be more thankful.

Don’t forget about the Benefit Show and Food Booth the weekend of June 20th. We need volunteers to help side walk our riders as well as work the food booth. Sign up sheets are at the barn.

We also have two contests running. You can guess the number of spots Sunny has or when you think the new ring will be completed. Check it out next time you’re here.

Welcome to our blog

Hi everyone! Welcome to the CTRH blog. This is where you will find all of the latest information about CTRH. This post will be updated weekly, so check back to get all the news worth knowing.

The first spring session is finishing up this week. Session two starts the week of June 8th. Paperwork for the summer sessions goes out next month, so check those mailboxes. Remember that classes fill quickly. Get your paperwork and payment in as soon as you can to get your first choice of class times. New riders must complete a pre-enrollment visit prior to acceptance in the program.

Also, please remember that with the ongoing construction, classes can only be held in the outdoor ring. If the weather looks uncooperative, we may have to cancel classes. Please call to check the recording after 5:00 on the day of class for updated class status. Riders will receive credits for classes canceled due to inclement weather.

Check out all the latest construction and event pictures at our Picassa web albums. Follow the link for the photos. Thanks! http://picasaweb.google.com/CTRHpics