ECI BULLETIN HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! ABBY VASTOLA, FEB. 23RD, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROL PHAKLIDES, (SARAH’S MOM) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KRISTIN LOESER, 30 YRS. OLD WOW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMARA HOROWITZ, BEST WISHES!, KELLIE GREENE, ALWAYS BEST WISHES!, JOE VASTOLA, HAVE A GET A DAY, BROTHERIN LAW!, BREANNE WHITE, HAPPY 31ST! LIFE AT ECI. MEG YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR HEARTS! ‘STRUT’ IS ALSO NOW WITH MEG, A WONDERFUL HORSE THAT TAUGHT SO MANY YOUNG RIDERS (BEGINNERS) THAT WENT ON TO RIDE AND SHOW THEIR OWN HORSES! USA PENTATHLON MEMBERSHIP ECI-STARSEARCH, MY SISTER DENISE’S GRAN PRIX HORSE, NOW IN HORSE HEAVEN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! LIMERICK, JO ANN’S -GRAND PRIX HORSE, MEMORIES OF THE GREAT CANADIAN GRAND PRIX HORSE AND ALSO TO JO ANN FAGERQUIST BOTH IN THE HEAVENS AND IN OUR HEARTS. ******************************** FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE USA PENTATHLON FOR 2015 PLEASE E-MAIL OR SEE MICHAEL AND HE WILL SEND YOU A MEMBERSHIP FORM OR YOU CAN GO ON LINE AND JOIN! PLEASE SUPPORT US! 35050 Via Josefina Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 321-2235 FEBRUARY 2015 “HAPPY VALENTINES” Website: www.eqcntrintl.com E-mail: [email protected] FAX: (760) 328-6402 ‘RIP’ DONALD CHAMBERLAND, DON, MARRIED TO CHRISTINA MICHAS AND OWNER OF STORMY LEFT OUR HOME ON EARTH AND WENT TO SEE GOD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, AT 9 P.M. DON WAS ONE OF OUR CLOSEST AND DEAREST FRIENDS AND PART OF ‘TEAM-ECI’ & THE ECI FAMILY OF FRIENDS. DON, UP UNTIL LAST APRIL RODE & TRAINED TWICE A WEEK ON HIS HORSE STORMY. WE WILL ALL MISS DON VERY MUCH, AND HIS PERPETUAL SMILE & GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. A TRUE LOSS TO ALL OF US. WWW.MODERNPENT.COM ALSO: WHEN SOME-TIMERS HITS, I SOMETIMES FORGET BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! SUSAN LINSK, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERI NOVASCONE, HAPPINESS! JACQUIE BEAUDIN, (WE LOST JACQUIE IN 2012, SHE IS IN THE HEAVENS, A WONDERFUL PERSON, AND WE TAUGHT HER DAUGHTERS HERE AT ECI FOR MANY YEARS TO RIDE AND THEY OWNED A VERY NICE PENTATHLON HORSE ‘STEEL THE SHOW” THAT I DONATED TO USA PENTATHLON 10 YEARS AGO. . MICKEY CLAWSEN “HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY! MEG BURLEIGH-(OWNER OF “STRUT YOUR STUFF” WE LOST MEG 6 YEARS AGO TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE AND SHE SET UP A TRSUT FUND FOR STRUT TO ENJOY AND LIVE IS REMEMBER THIS YEAR STARTS ARE CLIMB TO 2016 IN “RIO” FOR THE 2016 OLYMPIC’S. TEACHING/COACHING FEB. 2014 MICHAEL TEACHING 1-2-3-4-5-9-10-11-16-1718-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28. (MICHAEL TEACHING 22 DAYS) RANDI FARNSWORTH & JULIE CARTER WILL BE ON STAFF TEACHING! *Note: Michael may be gone for 3 days to SARASOTA to coach the USA Men’s & Women’s Pentathlon Team-World Cup-1) ALL OF YOU CAN AND WILL GET YOUR FULL/ PARTIAL TRAINING AND LESSON PACKAGES IN, PLEASE CHECK WITH ME IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. ‘OUR TENTATIVE SHOW SCHEDULE FOR 2014 FOR THE FIRST THREEMONTHS” MARCH 10-15TH ‘HITS’-THERMAL APRIL 3-4-5-6TH BLENHEIM SPRING CLASSIC MAY 5-10TH, SHOWPARK RANCH & COAST “THE ECI TEAM OF EXCELLENCE” THANK YOU; Coach Michael, Ryan Bell-(Orion Dressage),. Julie, Randi, Emily, Gonzalo, Carlos & Our BIG and little Critters! THE HORSES OF “TEAM ECI” ECI BULLETIN WELCOME & WELCOME BACK: WELCOME OUR NEW APPRENTICE VICKIE GRAY MARIAN SHAUGHNESSY MICHAEL SHAUGHNESSY TERRI McMILLAN STEPHANIE (VOSS) KING WELCOME, MARSHALL STYMER FROM OREGON STATE, MARSHALL IS HERE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR DOING HIS AGRI-STUDIES, FARM MANAGEMENT, EQUINE CARE AND RIDING SKILLS. HE WILL EARN 12 CREDITS THIS QUARTER IF HE COMPLETES ALL OF HIS STUDIES UNDER THE TUTELEDGE OF MICHAEL. HORSE & RIDERS SHOWING IN THE 2015 SHOW SEASON: MARIAN SHAUGHNESSEY, TEDDY KNEE, TAY ARCHER, KIRSTEN ANDERSON, CAMILLE FENSON, SYDNEY ARMOR, ELLA MAURITZSON, AVA SINGH, HARLI OTTO, AMANDA MORLEY, MARCY SMITH WE WILL BE TRAINING FOR USA WORLD CUP 2015, BETWEEN JANUARY & APRIL 2015. PENTATHLETES & OLYMPIANS WILL BE FLYING IN TO TRAIN WITH MICHAEL FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP IN SARASOTA & THE PAN AM GAMES IN TORONTO. WORLD CUP FINALS, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO THE 2016 “RIO” OLYMPIC’S. UPDATE ON FRECKLES Our rescue horse last August, that was within hours of being euthanized and fed to the wild/bobcat Sanctuary in Gardner Valley. Has now been with us for 17 months and has gained over 250 pounds, and looks beautiful and all the young ‘TEAM-ECI” riders along with Julie Carter spend much time with Freckles, grooming, bathing and working with her. Freckles has HER NEW LEASE on life, and on January 19th, 2014, she gave her first up-down lesson to one of our new 5 year old riders Toria. Freckles was the perfect angel and enjoys all the attention she gets. FRECKLES NOW TEACHES MANY BEGINNERS ON THEIR FIRST RIDING LESSONS~ USA WORLD CUP TRAINING CAMP-ECI OLYMPIC TRAINING FACILITY! WE WILL BE TRAINING FOR USA WORLD CUP 2015, BETWEEN JANUARY & APRIL 2015. PENTATHLETES & OLYMPIANS WILL BE FLYING IN TO TRAIN WITH MICHAEL FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP IN SARASOTA & THE PAN AM GAMES IN TORONTO. WORLD CUP FINALS, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO THE 2016 “RIO” OLYMPIC’S. MARIAN, WILL BE TRAINING AND SHOWING WITH “RYAN BELL DRESSAGE” RYAN BELL WILL BE ON THE CDI TOUR IN 2015 (CONCOURSE INTERNATIONAL DRESSAGE) WORKING TOWARDS A SPOT ON THE SENIOR TOURING TEAM! LUVI, A 8 Y/O BROWN, BLACK POINTS BEAUTIFUL MARE THAT IS 16.3 HANDS, VERY SWEET, VERY PLEASING AND BRAVE, DRESSAGE AND EQ. /HUNTERS, WILL BE A TOP JUMPER AND IS PARTNERED NOW WITH PHILIPP WAEFFLER AND MICHAEL CINTAS THEO, A MAGNIFICENT EQ. /JUMPER 17 HANDS 18 YRS. OLD, WILL MAKE ANYONE PROUD AND WILL DO THE 4 FOOT DIVISION AND LOVES HIS JOB. THOROUGHBRED GELDING AND PENTATHLETE, HUGE STRIDE, LOTS OF SCOPE AND WILL TAKE A 4’ FENCE. STELLA, A WONDERFUL 9 YEAR OLD THOR. MARE, CHESTNUT, PERFECT COUNTRY SHOW HORSE FROM CROSS-RAILS THROUGH 3 GOOT HUNTERS. VERY PRETTY 16 HANDS. ORION A 16.2 HAND APPENDIX GELDING, 7 YR. OLD CHESTNUT, JUST AN ALL AROUND NICE RIDING HORSE ENGLISH OR WESTERN, LOOKING FOR A VERY GOOD HOME FOR HIM. MONTY, 16 HAND THOROUGHBRED, WILL WIN THE JUMPERS, IN THE BEST OF HANDS. BELLINI, 5 YEAR OLD THOROUGHBRED, MARE 15.3. VERY BRAVE, AND LARGE STRIDE WITH A BIG JUMP. AND MORE PICTURES AND DESCIPTIONS TO COME OF: COUTURE, COSMO, AND DITTO PLEASE CHECK WITH MICHAEL ON ALL INQUIRIES, AND MORE DETAILS Bump & Grind January 14th, 2015 KELSI & BANJO Ryan Bell & Judy Priebe KELSI HEMSTREET RODE WITH MICHAEL FOR THREE YEARS IN THE HUNTERS AND EQUITATION