Annual Meeting January 13, 2019
Potluck at noon
Meeting directly after lunch
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT
Potluck at noon
Meeting directly after lunch
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT
Our Annual Auction is May 4th - Addison Fair and Field Day Grounds
New Haven VT
The Green Mountain Draft Horse Association
was formed to establish friendly communication and encourage the exchange of ideas for the purpose of assisting its members in the areas of breeding, exhibiting, buying, selling and promoting the varied uses of draft horses, mules, ponies and oxen
was formed to establish friendly communication and encourage the exchange of ideas for the purpose of assisting its members in the areas of breeding, exhibiting, buying, selling and promoting the varied uses of draft horses, mules, ponies and oxen
Letter From the President
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man"
Hello everyone,
If you were at the annual meeting you already heard me tell this story. A reporter asked Abraham Lincoln how he liked being president. He said " It reminds me of the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. When they asked him how he liked it he said if it wasn't for the honor of the thing he would just as soon walk." So if you were there you know I received that honor. Not the tar and feathers. I guess that comes later.
If you are on our email list or you were at the annual meeting you already know I'm your new president. If you are not on our list and would like to be, contact Jean. I promise we won't fill up your inbox with puppies or even fillies but we would like to give people news of upcoming events and I would love to hear your ideas and thoughts on the club and our events. Not just the good stuff. I've been in the club over 35 years and I've seen a lot of ruffled feathers but I never take it personally.
I started this letter with a quote because I seem to always be coming across new ones (at least new to me) that I want to share and I don't know what to do with, other than tape them up on the kitchen cabinets which are pretty much covered. This one's about as old as they come. Generally it's attributed to Winston Churchhill, sometimes Ronald Reagan. They both said it but it goes way back, some say to the ancient Greeks. Yeah, it leaves some stuff out - like half of the human race and all of the horse except his hide- but it sounds good. Here's something from Winston Churchill's memoir My Early Years, which is a great read by the way, and has lots of horses, polo in India, daring escape from prison in south Africa and this bit of advice."And here I say to parents, especially wealthy parents, 'Don't give your son money. As far as you can afford it, give him horses.'no one ever came to grief except honorable grief through riding horses. No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle. Young men have often been ruined through owning horses, or through backing horses, but never through riding them unless of course they break their necks, which, taken at a gallop, is a very good death to die."
Now that's a sentiment I can get behind - as long as you include hours spent driving a pair.
Hope to hear from you or see you at the next event.
Ted
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man"
Hello everyone,
If you were at the annual meeting you already heard me tell this story. A reporter asked Abraham Lincoln how he liked being president. He said " It reminds me of the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. When they asked him how he liked it he said if it wasn't for the honor of the thing he would just as soon walk." So if you were there you know I received that honor. Not the tar and feathers. I guess that comes later.
If you are on our email list or you were at the annual meeting you already know I'm your new president. If you are not on our list and would like to be, contact Jean. I promise we won't fill up your inbox with puppies or even fillies but we would like to give people news of upcoming events and I would love to hear your ideas and thoughts on the club and our events. Not just the good stuff. I've been in the club over 35 years and I've seen a lot of ruffled feathers but I never take it personally.
I started this letter with a quote because I seem to always be coming across new ones (at least new to me) that I want to share and I don't know what to do with, other than tape them up on the kitchen cabinets which are pretty much covered. This one's about as old as they come. Generally it's attributed to Winston Churchhill, sometimes Ronald Reagan. They both said it but it goes way back, some say to the ancient Greeks. Yeah, it leaves some stuff out - like half of the human race and all of the horse except his hide- but it sounds good. Here's something from Winston Churchill's memoir My Early Years, which is a great read by the way, and has lots of horses, polo in India, daring escape from prison in south Africa and this bit of advice."And here I say to parents, especially wealthy parents, 'Don't give your son money. As far as you can afford it, give him horses.'no one ever came to grief except honorable grief through riding horses. No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle. Young men have often been ruined through owning horses, or through backing horses, but never through riding them unless of course they break their necks, which, taken at a gallop, is a very good death to die."
Now that's a sentiment I can get behind - as long as you include hours spent driving a pair.
Hope to hear from you or see you at the next event.
Ted
Green Mountain Draft Horse 2018 Officers
President - Ted Russell 1tedrussell@gmail.com
Vice President - Cathy Wells
Secretary - RoseAnn Lombard
Treasurer - Jean Cross
President - Ted Russell 1tedrussell@gmail.com
Vice President - Cathy Wells
Secretary - RoseAnn Lombard
Treasurer - Jean Cross
Our 2019 Driving clinic will be on April 20 and 21 at Shelburne Farms. Find the signup form at the top of the calendar page.
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