2010 Activities Survey Results

Thanks to everyone who responded to our 2010 Activities Survey. Summary of survey results is shown below. See link at bottom of page for *.pdf copy of full results.

Congratulations to Mary Bauldauff who's name was drawn at random from all the survey respondants. Mary chose a bling stocktie as her prize.

For each of the survey results below, the CFD Board is planning to concentrate on providing activities which rate in the top half of each of the following sections.

2010 Activities Survey Summary

Respondants to Survey: 49

1. Types of events respondants would attend or participate in ranked highest (most favorable) to lowest (least favorable).
a. Riding under a Clinician
b. Riding as a Competator & judged
c. Exhibition (preforming, not judged)
d. Learning clinic as student
e. Lecture (listen to presentation)
f. Riding Fun Day
g. Trail Riding Social
h. Social Event
i. Networking to Promote CFD
J. Teaching (being an instructor)

2. Types of Events for clinics (most favorable to least favorable)
a. Riding clinic with nationally known trainer
b. Riding clinic with locally known trainer
c. Multi-clinician or multi-activities event
d. Young Horse Training
e. Driving Clinic: Ground Driving, Long Lining
f. Ground Manners Clinic
g. Driving in hand (cart or buggy) clinic
h. Young Rider Clinic
i. Backing to Saddle
i. Loading Training

3. Lecture Topics from (most favorable to least favorable)
(Three way tie first place)
a. Rider Position
a. Equine Therapies
a. Vet Talk
b. Bio Mechanics
c. Farrier Talk
d. Saddle Fitting
e. Horse Trailer Eval, Inspection, Maintenance
f. (Write in Topic) Equine Nutrition

4. Non-Dressage or Fun events (most favorable to least favorable)
a. Cavalia Group Trip
b. Trail Ride Socials
(three way tie third place)
c. Riding Game Day Youth and Adult
c. Medieval Times Group Trip
c. Arabian Nights Group Trip

5. Specialized Musical Freestyle Activities (most favorable to least favorable)
a. Musical Freestyle Fundraiser
(tie for second place)
b. Inter-GMO Musical Freestyle Competition
b. Dancing with your Horse Competition w/Celebrity Judging
b. Freestyle Exhibition Rides at Recognized Dressage Shows

6. Musical Freestyle Clinic topics (most favorable to least favorable)
(three way tie for first place)
a. Music Selection, Editing, Synching Music to your horse
a. Freestyle Choreography clinic
a. Ride Practice, Strategy, Techniques Clinic
b. Preparing for Performance
c. Musical Freestyle Rules and Regulations
d. Musical Group Rides

7. Specialized 'How to Show' clinics (most favorable to least favorable)
a. Riding the test, Whats Important, Setting Reasonable/personal goals
(tie for second place)
b. Picking and Preparing the test, Practice Techniques
b. Getting into the ring without stress. The Right Preparation
c. Clothes, Grooming, Braiding, Packing

8. Interest in a video night clinic. Bring video and have riding video critiqued by a judge.
Low Interest