May 1 Meeting Minutes

Greetings! We had a very productive meeting on May 1st. I'm going to post the minutes in two parts. One will contain all the minutes except for the Desert Color Classic, which will be posted separately. There was a lot discussed about the DCC, and since it is in two weeks, it will be easier to find and read through in case anyone needs to be reminded of what has to be accomplished. So here are the all the minutes except those pertaining to DCC:

May 1, 2009
MRVHA Meeting
Meeting called to order at 6:59 p.m. by Lisa LaMere

Present: Lisa LaMere, President; Kathy Brown, Vice President; Kaitlyn LaMere, Secretary (non-voting)
Board Members: Sherry Krig, Laura Fowler, Sara Henson, Liz Swaffield
Absent: Suzi Smith, Treasurer; Kara Krig Olson, Show Chairman
Members: Stacy Nichols; Junior Members: Alyssa Brewer and Ashley Brown

Presidents Report: None
Vice President’s Report: Membership: 31 members – 12 memberships from the April show.
Treasurer’s Report: Liz reported for Suzi Smith that the Club has $2528.37 in the checking account and savings is unchanged. April’s show deposit – has not been made. Lisa needs to meet with Suzi at bank to be added as signatory.
Show Chairman Report: Kara e-mailed a report. We had 31 horses and 33 riders in 141 classes. The park grounds fee the Club pays is $134.65 for each show, and the show report needs to be revised to change it from $341. This adds $206.35 to the reported profit of $1,017 for a net of approximately $1,223.35.

Old Business
Sponsorships: Year-end sponsorships will remain as published for the April show however, must be paid by the end of the May show.
Rules were discussed
· Revise rule 19 to remove “if the horse has never been shown in a shank bit.”
· Riders in the 40 & Over Buckle class (non-pro only) are allowed to cross enter from Walk/Trot 11 & Over class.
The September MRVHA show will be double judged; MSC Sara Henson/LauraFowler. A second judge will be chosen at the meeting in June.

(DCC on next post)

New Business
We will put in a ½ page ad in the June Horse Trader and run another ad (¼ page) in time for the September show; MSC Sherry Krig/Sara Henson; Kathy to call
Laura brought up the possibility of purchasing EZ Show Horseshowsoftware.com $200. This will be discussed at next meeting.
We need new traffic cones – I Avenue biz may have – Liz to call

Adjourned: 8:39 p.m.