Free Gas!

I am still raising money to try and make it to Houston, TX to the 3* there and then to Selection Trials. The ipod raised $200.  $200 down, $54,800 to go.

Anyone who makes a donation (tax deductible!) in my name to USPEA (our non-profit for our international riders) this month will be entered to win a free $100 gas card.  Every $2 will generate one raffle ticket.  You will be contacted with your ticket numbers.

The dates are from now through the end of the month.  The winner will be notified by phone or email on April 1st with a blog post to follow here not long after.

There are two ways to give:
1.  Donate by clicking on and following the directions of the purple label near the top of this page OR by going to www.uspea.org   Donations MUST be earmarked for Kim Jones or it goes to a general fund and I won't know of your gift.

2.  Paypal as a gift to my email:  kimjonesmaestro@yahoo.com

Thank you so much and good luck!

Black Bottom Tack Shop; Ladson, SC

Black Bottom Tack Shop in Ladson, SC has been established since 1989 and provides all ranges of tack and equipment for the horseman at affordable prices. Their staff is wonderful and can help you find anything you might need. They bend over backwards to help me with my needs: before WEG in 2010, after WEG, and now as I aim for the 2012 Paralympic Games. They always go over and beyond the call of duty for anything needed. I have many friends who also shop there and have always heard nothing but great things about their tack shop! If they don't have it, they can get it for you. Check them out HERE or at  http://jeffreycrider.tripod.com/tack.html

Thank you, Black Bottom Tack!

The Dressage Foundation

The Dressage Foundation is an organization founded by Lowell Boomer in 1989 with the mission: "To cultivate and provide financial support for the advancement of dressage."  Mr Boomer was also the founding organizer of the USDF in 1973.

I had the honor of speaking with him by phone for about an hour and a half in 2010, asking all kind of questions of how to fundraise for competing internationally.  There are not many organizations that help financially with para riders in dressage, but that is changing.

The Dressage Foundation has quite a few avenues for someone wishing to invest  funds and receive a return as well as grants to help athletes, judges and coaches ease the financial burden.  You can check out The Dressage Foundation's website HERE or you can go to www.dressagefoundation.org

If you have any questions, contact me and I'll try to point you in the right direction.  You can also contact them directly by clicking on the contact button on their website.

And the winner is...

Dachia Arritola!  Congratulations on winning the February raffle Ipod Touch!  May you have hours and hours of fun with your new ipod :)

A big thank you to all who participated!  I will be raffling another item for March.  Let me know if you have any ideas!

(I was going to post a video of the ticket being drawn, but am having trouble uploading the video clip.  Here is a picture of the winning ticket.)  Thank you again to all who participated and a huge congratulations to Dachia!