ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 of the
 BERMUDA DRESSAGE GROUP
held on
Friday, September 9th 2011 at 6.00pm
at Seaview Stables

Present:  Roz Collins, Michelle Ingham, Dawn Fox, Joy Nash, Lisa Dolan, Elka Gibbs, Ashley Gibbs, Alison Mitchell, Ann Lindroth, Michael Rodrigues

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 of the
 BERMUDA DRESSAGE GROUP
held on
Sunday, June 6^th 2010 at 6.00pm
at the home of
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Collins

Present:  Roz Collins, Michelle Ingham, Helen Terceira, Dawn Fox, Joy Nash, Amie Pigott, Yvonne Hubbard, Leida Collins-Strijk,  Lisa Dolan, Elka Gibbs, Andy Gibbs, Ashley Gibbs, Judy Montgomery Moore

Approval of Minutes of June 29^th, 2008
Mrs. Hubbard proposed that the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on June 29^th, 2008 be accepted.  The motion was seconded by Dawn Fox.

President’s Report
As co-president Roz Collins welcomed those in attendance and gave her report on the BDG’s activities throughout the financial year.  A copy of her report is attached and forms part of these Minutes.

Financial Report
The Financial Report for the year 2009/10 prepared by Amie Pigott were circulated, and are attached.   It was agreed to write off the BDG supply of pins over the next two years.  

Slate of Officers
The following were elected to the Board of the Bermuda Dressage Group for the year 2010/11:

President:                            Michelle Ingham
Vice President:                    Dawn Fox
Recording Secretary           Joy Nash
Treasurer                             Amie Pigott
Membership Secretary       Michelle Ingham

Trophies and Awards
International rider Leida Collins Strijk presented the awards and are detailed on the attached list prepared by Roz Collins

Thanks were made to Mrs. Collins for kindly opening her home and hosting the meeting, trophy presentation and barbecue, and was presented with a gift by Michelle Ingham for the hard work and services rendered during her Presidency.  Michelle also presented gift certificates to those members of the 2009/10 board.

Respectfully submitted

_____________________________
Joy Nash
Recording Secretary

Awards and Trophy Winners

President’s Report

I would like to welcome you all to our Annual General Meeting, Prizegiving and barbecue.  I am also thrilled to have Michelle Ingham and Joy Nash back on the Board.  They were the face of the BDG this season.  Joy has redesigned and updated the website, and Michelle has organized our major shows and acted as liason with all the stables.  In August 2009,  Kelly Glazebrook stepped down as Vice President/Terceira stable representative and invaluable ring constructor; the Board therefore made the decision to hire Michael Rodrigues to take over this task.

In September Bermudian Chris Taylor judged our show and conducted clinics.  Michelle did a super job putting together the show schedule – this show offered USEF tests, World Dressage Challenge tests and Prix Caprilli test.

October 2^nd and 3^rd last year Tyler Lopes attended the Children of the Americas Dressage Invitational finishing 2^nd overall with 70% and attaining 76.6% in the musical Kur gaining a first place position.   Overall he came an admirable second place, the winner scoring 73.434% and Tyler 73.304%, so it was very close.  The Bermuda Dressage Group paid for Tyler’s flight at a cost of $387.45.

In October also, the BDG hosted the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s Bermuda portion of the Mini Dressage Challenge held on Oct 15^th and 16^th.

In December a Christmas show slated for December 13th at Spicelands’ Riding Centre had to be postponed the week prior due to suspected cases of strangles. 

On February 17^th 2010 Bermuda’s World Dressage Challenge Team won Group 10 with the following results :

Ashley Gibbs FEI Preliminary Test for Juniors  67%
Ann Lindroth FEI Elementary Test 63%
Dawn Fox FEI Elementary Test 69%
Suzette Sailsman FEI Medium Test 64%

Country results were:
1^st Bermuda                          67.02%
2^nd Cayman Islands            65.67%
3^rd Trinidad and Tobago    64.28%
4^th  Barbados                        63.91%
5^th Jamaica                           63.34%

On March 14^th our Combined Training Show was judged by Nicky Vogel as a replacement for an injured Sally O’Connor.  Prior torrential rain made setting up difficult and the committee were admirably helped out notably by Charlie Oleksak, Peter Belton and Ann Lindroth.

In May the BDG held the postponed December Christmas Show, renamed “Christmas in May” with impressive entries, although some complained the entries for gymkhana events were expensive. 

Next year I will be stepping down and we will have a new President, Michelle Ingham.  Helen Terceira is also regrettably stepping down.

Roz Collins
June 6th 2010