Our monthly meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month 6:30 - 7 social time / speaker at 7 PM. Locations may vary.
Meetings feature lectures and demonstrations from veternarians, trainers and other equine experts discussing out favorite topic - HORSES.
EIDEA Meetings
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at 7 PM (social time 6:30-7:00 pm)
Russian Ag Tour by Jesi Hainline
at Kirkwood’s Iowa Hall, Marland Room
Meeting Host is Lois PienkosJesi Hainline, a graduating senior at Western Illinois University, has recently returned from an agriculture tour of Russia. She will share her experiences. Come join Jesi for an interesting look at a country that is foreign to most.
Directions: See map! From I380, take US Hwy 30 East/US 151 North to Kirkwood
Blvd. Turn South on Kirkwood Blvd SW. You will pass the main campus
entrance. Turn left into the South Entrance and left into the parking area.
Iowa Hall will be towards the northeast.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 7 PM (social time 6:30-7:00 pm)
Judge for Yourself!
at Lois Pienkos farm, 4437 Jordans Grove Road, Central City, IA
Meeting Host is Lois PienkosCome and join us for an evening of watching dressage tests through the eyes of the judge! Anne Cizadlo, USEF “r” judge, will explain some of the primary things that judges see with lower level dressage horses. We will start with a little bit of theory and terminology that is standard to current judge training, followed by some live demo horses performing tests and parts of tests. If you would like to be a demo rider, please contact Anne at
218.349.3452 or email kodetser1@yahoo.com. We will need 3 or 4 demo horses ranging from Training Level through Second level. Bring a chair and we will watch the horses in Lois’ outdoor ring (weather permitting.)
Directions: 4437 Jordans Grove Road, Central City 52214 Hwy 13 to Central City. Turn east onto County E16 at the flashing yellow. Go 1 1/2 miles thru town and past the golf course to the first four corners outside of
town. Turn right/south on Jordans Grove Road. go 1 1/2 miles and our farm is on the left.
Tuesday July 6th, 2010 TBA
Tuesday Aug 3rd, 2010 TBA
Tuesday Sept 7th, 2010 TBA
Tuesday Oct 5th, 2010 TBA
Tuesday Nov 2nd, 2010 TBA
Tuesday Dec 7th, 2010 Annual Awards Banquet by the Award Committee
