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The chapter meeting of the Fairfield / Westchester P.H.A. held at Coker farm was called to order at 7pm by President Lynn Peters. There were 21 members in attendance. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the Blue Seal and Triple Crown Feed companies who gave a very thorough presentation about the different types of grain and forage offered by these two companies as well as detailing some services offered such as hay analysis, horse trials and professional feed programs. The minutes were read from the March 10th meeting which were accepted as presented. TREASURER'S REPORT: Naomi Gauruder read the financial report for the March 11 thru April 14th period which was accepted as read. A copy of this is on file with the recording secretary. CORRESPONDENCE: A note was received from Allan Magnotta thanking the chapter for the fruit basket. A note was also received from Peter Herman expressing sincere appreciation for the chapter's aid during a difficult time. AID TO MEMBERS: Allan Magnotta is out of the hospital and doing well. MEMBERSHIP: Welcome to our two newest professional members, Dr. Andrea Dube and Heather Hull. Our newest professional applicant is Sloane Milstein who is the coach for Sacred Heart University. Her application will be held over until the May meeting. HIGH SCORE AWARD PROGRAM: The program is running very smoothly. Thanks to Scott Tarter for doing such a great job. HORSE SHOW COMMITTEE: We need volunteers for our June horse show! Please contact Naomi Gauruder if you can help out in any way. Naomi can be reached at (203) 650-3148. The judges for our September 6th finals will be Todd Karn and Tucker Erickson. Please return all perpetual trophies that were won at last year's PHA show to Lynn Peters as soon as possible. Lynn can be reahed at (914) 669-8262. These trophies MUST be cleaned before returning. JUNIOR/ASSOCIATE PHA: Norman Dello Joio will be our guest speaker at our next event, "A Day at the Show, Behind the Scenes." This session is designed to educate members in ideas and strategies behind jumper course designing as well as jumper class scoring.I t will be held on Sunday, May 18th beginning at 12 noon at Stony Creek Farm in North Salem, NY. A fterwards the class will watch the Old Salem Farm Grand Prix. At the conclusion of the Grand Prix, Norman Dello Joio will then discuss the class as well as the strategy of his ride. This is not to be missed so mark it on your calendar!! OLD BUSINESS: The PHA 70th anniversary calebration was a blast with about 90 members attending. The food was great, the band spectauclar and Scott Tarter should definitely sign up for "Dancing with the Stars." Many,many thanks to all who put such tireless effort into making this evening such a special one. Our "Art of" clinic will be held on Monday April 21st at the Ethan Allen Inn in Danbury, CT. Our speaker will be Margaret Freeman ("S" judge dressage) and Jimmy Lee ("R" H/J/HE/HB). At the writing of these minutes, this event has already happened and it was a fabulous evening. Everyone had to score both a dressage test as well as several hunter rounds on their own and a lot was learned. The question and answer periods were vigorous and anyone who didn't get goosebumps watching the "Brentina video" is not alive. NEW BUSINESS: The charity has been chosen for our "Ride for the Ribbon" program. It will be the Support Connection of Yorktown Heights, NY. Many FWPHA shows have already signed up for this wonderful program. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm. Respectfully submitted, Barbara K. Filippelli NEXT MEETING WILL BE
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