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The 2008 Omnibus is OUT! If you are a member and haven't received yours yet, please contact our increible omnibus editor Sandy Welsh at sandywelsh949@hotmail.com We are looking forward to a great show season!

2006 Horse of the Year

CONGRATULATIONS go out to Lydie Worcester and her horse, My Excelerator (Rator) for their 2006 achievements.  The pair could be seen at all the shows working hard and improving throughout the year for their final award.

Together they earned a 69.81 in Training Level for the Junior Division.  Rator also received an award for the Appaloosa horse award. 

We would like to apologize for the error in the Omnibus in that their picture was on the front cover but their names were omitted.  No one knows who the great cover photo is and they deserve a big round of applause!

As always, make sure those memberships are in to your club BEFORE your first show of the year so your scores will be sure to count!

On January 27, 2008 we had the Maine Dressage Society 2007 annual meeting and awards banquet. It was so nice to see all our horse friends that we haven't seen since the summer! There were tons of people there to congratulate all the year end winners and to hear about the USDF national convention from outgoing president, Willette Brown. Thank you to all who helped out with the silent auction and congratulations to all those who received awards! Please visit our list of 2007 award winners by clicking here!

Some notes from the annual meeting that should be noted (the minutes in entirety will be added soon)!

    ~ 2009 memberships will be due to your club by October 1, 2008. If you have not received your 2009 membership form by then- please check with your club membership person.

    ~ The 2008 Omnibus will be out in mid- February! Yay!

    ~ A BIG thank you to Willette Brown (president) and Rebecca Reed (secretary/newsletter) for their service over the past year! They were a wonderful addition to the board of directors!

    ~ Please remember that if you specify that you would like your newsletter electronically you WILL NOT receive a hard copy. If you would like both, please specify that on your membership form!

    ~ MDS will be giving out lapel pins from here on out for all rider achievement awards. Medals will be available for purchase while supplies last for $5/medal. All riders who have received rider achievement awards in the past and would like a lapel pin may purchase them for $5/pin.

Please check out our Online Newsletter under the minutes page! So many people have requested an electronic version of the old newsletter that we have decided to just list it on the website! This will eliminate all transcription errors! Let us know if you would like to see anything different in the future!

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