IEA Zone 4

IEA Zone 4Our Years of Change

Looking Back

Just a hand full of teams with Keely Ryan as Zone Chair

The 2002-2003 Season

St. Francis: one of 7 teams in 2004

Zone 4 had 22 teams and sent 3 to Nationals.

The show that year was much smaller than in 2010!

2006 – 2007 National Finals

By 2008 – 2009, Zone 4 had added 4 Western Teams.

Mary Beth Cornelius, Zone Chair, helped Zone 4 grow

from 34 to 57 teams with 483 members.

2008 - 2009

• Membership Grew From 483 to 841 in 2009 and to 1269 in 2010• 42 new teams were added in 2009 and 65 in 2010 • New teams in Tennessee and Alabama were added

• Eleven new western teams were added

Zone 4 Doubled in 2009 and 2010!

Zone 4 is now the largest zone in the IEA

With Growth Comes Change

In 2009-2010, Zone 4 added an Executive Board to help run the larger group. In 2010-2011, Zone 4 added a Zone Ethics Board to assist the National

Steward.

We Recruited More Leaders

We Created A Juniors Group

-Created the Best Turned Out Horse Award and the Most Valuable Horse Award

-Experimented with lower numbers of rides

-More shows with stalls and overnight stabling

-Created a Master Horse Description to better understand our horses

We focused on our horses

-JustWorld International Horseless Horse Show--Zone Finals Horsemanship Test Fees Went to justWorld International

--Zone 4 Juniors Assisted Evacuated Horses During the 2009 Flood

We Focused on Giving

-Zone 4 Website

-Zone 4 Facebook Fan Page

-Zone 4 Forums

We Improved Communication

-Six Regions and all Western Teams hosted Zone Finals in South Georgia

-The entire Zone hosted a National Final horse show

-60 New Coaches joined the Zone, receiving guidance

and support from our current Trainers

We Worked Together

Where Do We Go From Here?

Improve Show Planning

Improve Horse Use

Build Community Relationships

Provide Financial Assistance to Selected Riders

Improve Sportsmanship

Goals for 2010-2011

-More Efficient Show Calendar

-More Co-hosting with New Teams

-Better Show Facilities and Use of Judges

-Better Planning For Winter Weather

-More Support From the Zone for New Teams

Improve Show Planning

-Locate horses Better Suited to IEA Showing

-Larger facilities for handling large groups of horses

-Better system for providing horses; consider

different Hoofprint rules for different regions

Improve Horse Use

-Improve relationships with local Show Managers and Trainers

-Increase support from Schools and Horse Community

-Create more interaction with IHSA teams

-Offer more educational opportunities for members and community

Be Better Neighbors

Train – Provide riding instruction and competition for middle and high school students

Educate - Provide education about equestrian related topics

Prepare – Provide education about and opportunities for college level riding

Support – Provide support through zone wide philanthropic program

Overall, Zone 4 IEA Is Here To. . .

And Accomplishing All That Will Be A Job Well Done!