Please note that there may have been more winners than pictured, but they weren't present. We missed them! All winners were listed in the program, which is available in the previous post.
The Marlee Martin President's Awards
This year the award was renamed the Marlee Martin President’s Award, and it was my great pleasure to present this award to member Liz Swaffield, who spent many long hours in the show office and behind the scenes as Co-Show Chairman; and to Kay Williams, our corporate sponsor who has generously supported the mission of MRVHA with annual sponsorships.
My heartfelt thanks and gratitude goes to Liz and Kay for their service, dedication and contributions to MRVHA.
~Lisa
Perpetual Awards were presented to the following members and horses:
Alyssa Brewer ... The Rose Family Perpetual Trophy for Most Improved Horse Show Rider
Kaitlyn LaMere ... Clint Upchurch Memorial Perpetual Sportsmanship Award
Laura Fowler ... Nicole peacock Memorial High Point showmanship Award
Smokey Illusion ... Jere Miller High Point Trail Horse
HF Artistic Babe ... Roelle High Point Horse
I must apologise for being pretty lax about posting to our blog. A few weeks ago we had our MRVHA Awards Banquet, hosted by Suzi and Dale Smith. The potluck was amazing, with appetizers (franks in BBQ sauce); hearty entrees like sandwich wraps enchiladas, mac & cheese and Cowboy Stew, wonderful salads (a Greek Salad and a brocolli salad, to name a few) and Sara's simply scrumptious dessert ... and more (I can't remember them all, but I tried a little of everything!).
We had a 'formal' program. You can view smaller versions below (click on them to enlarge, or download and print a copy from here: http://www.yudu.com/item/details/127800/2009-Awards-Banquet---February-7--2010
Following the presentation of all the awards, The Marlee Martin President's Awards went to Kay Williams and Liz Swaffield.
NEWS FLASH!
Tomorrow's show has been cancelled due to rain. While it may not be raining tomorrow, the arenas and grounds more than likely will not be in great shape.
Our Rain Date is Sunday March 14. If you have any questions, please contact Show Chairman Kara Olson at 760/559-1091 or Lisa LaMere at 760/948-1315. Watch for future announcements on these pages, or in the Daily Press Horse Talk column.
The third annual Apple Valley Equine Extravaganza will be held Oct. 16, 2010 at Horseman's Center in Apple Valley from 9am to 6pm. Vendors, demonstrators and speakers are needed to help make for another successful event. This is a great opportunity for all trainers, breeders, farriers and business owners to come out and show the High Desert what they've got!
Last year's attendance was just under 1,000 and 2008 was just over 1,000. We will have merchandise and food vendors booths available. There will also be demonstrations taking place with the same type of format as in previous years in both arenas, western and english, throughout the day. We are entertaining all new ideas, demonstrations and speakers. If you would like to put your name down for a vendor application or demonstration application please contact Sherry Regner or The Town of Apple Valley, (760) 240-7000 ext 7071. Please mark this date on your calender.
Thank you for your past support and for helping build a greater Horse Community in the High Desert.
