Message From The President
July/August/September 2018
It is with great pleasure that we welcome so many of you back to TROD. We have a great year planned and we are already more than half way through it! In May we had a grand time attending the Memorial Day Parade in Wood Dale. If you missed it, the video is on You Tube. The Indepence Day Parade in Warrenville on July 3rd was a great time for all. We dressed the mini horses in TuTu's and paraded them down the street. TROD was right behind a band and Juan Galvan had his 2 dancing horses in the parade, they were keeping beat to the music. Thanks again to all of you TROD members who made both of these parades a success. TROD would like to do one more parade in fall of this year.
Thank you to those of you who participated in the MSAR Mounted Search and Rescue Unit being formed in DuPage County. The class room training took place at the Sheriff's department in Wheaton on Saturday July 28th and the Field training took place the next day at Pratts Wayne woods, north of Army Trail on the east side of Powis. The weather was perfect for the 3 hour field certification and all persons who attended received their certifications along with the horses that participated. If you would like to be part of MSAR, but were not able to attend this last training session, call Nick Grumbos to to register 630-308-3503. Please pass the information onto anyone who might be interested, you do not have to be a TROD member to participate in the MSAR unit. All persons 21 and older are welcome.
TROD would like to participate in the Danada Fall Festival this year, being held on Sunday, October 14, from 11 am-5 pm. We would like to hear your ideas. TROD needs to have presence there as there are about ten thousand persons who attend each year. We would like to do something different this year, like staging a photo with Santa or with a Christmas Pony. What can we do that will create a fun and memorable event? Your ideas are welcome!
The August membership meeting was "Despooking the trail horse" with Maureen Tolemy. It was held on Tuesday August 7th at 7 PM at the Medinah Black Horse Troop barn. The meeting demonstrated different obstacles and exercises, not only de spook your horse, but to gain trust and grow relationship. We look forward to scheduling play nights, this fall at the MBHT indoor arena. The play nights will be held on a Friday evening. Members can register to participate with their horses as we work through the obstacles together. First come first serve. You can register by email or by phone, nolansranch@aol.com or 630-202-6932.
Sharon Nolan
TROD President
