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Help Wanted – Volunteer Board and Committee Members

We are looking for a few conscientious and dedicated volunteer Board and Committee Members who are interested in getting actively involved with the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association (WELCA) in supporting the Whitemud Equine Centre. We are especially looking for people with experience in accounting, fundraising and construction but knowledge and skills in policy development, business management and committee leadership would be beneficial. Board members are initially elected for a three-year term.
Requirements:
- Commitment to the mission of WELCA;
- Attendance at monthly Board meetings and Annual General Meeting;
- Willingness to serve on committees;
- Attendance at committee meetings; and
- Support of and participation in fundraising/special events.
If you have any questions or if you would like to submit a resume, please contact:

Diane David
Ph: (780) 435-3597
Fax: (780) 430-9527
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WELCA Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7pm in the Community Room.  All members are invited to attend.

The agenda for the meeting will include presentation of the annual financial statements, reports from the working committees and election of Board members.

There are five vacancies on the WELCA Board.  Deadline for nominations is September 8, 2010.

Equine Assisted Therapy offered at Whitemud

Horseplay is all in a day's work for Amanda Slugoski. Instead of dishing out their troubles on a couch, Slugoski's clients take their problems to the horse pen, where Slugoski tasks them with grooming or catching a horse.

"Rather than sitting on a couch and talking about their issues and challenges, I tell them, 'we're going to go out, we're going to catch a horse and we're going to see those issues and challenges come up,'" she said.

"You might feel fear, you might fear anger but we get to work with those emotions in the moment rather than just talking about it."

Based at the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre,  Slugoski's staff includes four horses and a donkey named Jasper. Amanda has her Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology with a concentration in Equine-Assisted Mental Health. Amanda offers one-on-one therapeutic services for adolescents and adults who are experiencing challenges in their life journeys, including: anxiety, trauma, grieving and loss, life transitions, eating disorders, addiction, self-esteem and empowerment, depression and/or relationship difficulties.

For more information, or to book a session, please contact Amanda by telephone at 780-885-6454 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Further information can also be found on her website. Click here

Horsemanship Program - Registration for New Riders

New riders ages 8 and up are encouraged to take advantage of our Advance Registration for the 2010/11 session of the Horsemanship Program.

The Advance Registration goes from July 1 - 30, 2010. The Horsemanship Program is a 39 week program in 2 semesters.  Students ride once a week in a group of 6 riders.

Please note that we have had to increase fees this year due to the escalating costs for hay. We are open to discussing different payment plan options with you.

2010/11 Registration Form - Current Rider (79.37 kB).