RIBBON, PRIZE

Description: FIRST PLACE RIBBON. A TWO LAYER RED ROSETTE WITH A BUTTON IN THE CENTRE THAT HAS A HORSE'S HEAD ON IT. SUSPENDED FROM ROSETTE ARE 6 RED RIBBONS, CUT INTO DOVETAILS AT ENDS. ONE OF THE RIBBONS IS MUCH SHORTER THAN THE OTHERS AND HAS A GOLD BANNER ON IT WITH "FIRST" IN THE CENTER. ANOTHER RIBBON IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE OTHERS AND READS "WHOOP-UP DAYS WHOOP-UP SADDLE CLUB LIGHT HORSE SHOW" ON IT. THE OTHER 4 RIBBONS ARE PLAIN. ON BACK OF RIBBON IS A TAG THAT READS "JULY 11/75" "1/2 CENTURY" "CALYPSO" "DEAN MAYBERRY".

History: RIBBON WON BY DONOR'S HORSE CALYPSO; PART BRED ARABIAN, DONOR TREASURED HER. DONOR IS AN ACCOMPLISHED HORSEWOMAN. OVER THE YEARS SHE HAS COMPETED IN ALL TYPES OF HORSE SHOWS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE AND BREED SHOWS. VIVIEN DID ALL THE TRAINING OF HER HORSES AND HAS ACCUMULATED COUNTLESS RIBBONS TO ATTEST TO HER EFFORTS AND SUCCESS. VIVIEN WAS A MEMBER OF THE WHOOP-UP SADDLE CLUB FOR OVER 45 YEARS. SHE ORGANIZED THE FIRST MUSICAL RIDE THAT THE CLUB PERFORMED AND WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING THE FIRST HORSE SHOW THAT THE CLUB HOSTED. VIVIEN HAS ASSISTED MANY EQUESTRIAN CLUBS WITH LOANS AND GRANTS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA EQUESTRIAN COUNCIL. AMONG HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 1963, FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CHINOOK ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION; 1965, BEGAN A RIDING SCHOOL AND TRAINING CENTER ON 13TH STREET NORTH IN LETHBRIDGE; 1973, FOUNDED THE ALBERTA HORSEMEN'S COUNCIL; 1974, WAS THE MAIN FORCE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA EQUESTRIAN COUNCIL; 1975, FOUNDED AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE OLD MAN PINTO CLUB; 1984, FOUNDED THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION; 1988, PRESIDENT OF THE GOLDEN AGE EQUESTRIAN CLUB. IN THE 1990S A STROKE RESTRICTED VIVIEN'S PHYSICAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CLUBS, BUT SHE CONTINUES TO OFFER SUPPORT AND INCENTIVE IN OTHER WAYS. IN 1997 & 1998 VIVIEN DEVELOPED "THE VIVIEN GOODRICH AWARD" TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD PARTICIPATION IN A S.A.E.C. EQUINE FAIR. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.