This has been a sad winter.  Colleen Rutledge's daughter, Ciena, has had a reoccurrence of her rhabdomyosarcoma and has undergone extensive surgery to remove it.  She is now in chemotherapy.  Please send Ciena and the Rutledge family your thoughts, and wish Colleen the best as she continues her quest to compete at the WEG in 2010.

As many of you know, Courtney King is in an induced coma in a Florida hospital after a fall last week.  All signs indicate that she will recover, but she has a long road ahead.  Please send her your support through her website at CourtneyKingDressage.com.  We will be organizing a fundraiser for her here in Region 8.  Please keep watching for details.