Meeting Minutes
August 30, 2010
Meeting called to order at 6:45 PM. People who attended the meeting were Sherry K, Laura, Suzi, Sara, Alissa, Kara, Kaitlyn, Lisa, and Sherry M. A quorum was present.
Treasurer report: There is $4255.57 in the checking account and $209 in the savings. There are no outstanding bills. Halter ribbons are ordered.
Show Secretary report: There was a total of 29 horses at the show. There were 5 halter and 5 performance sponsorships paid. There was a profit of $877.99.
Motion to allow late sponsorships. Sherry K 1st and Kara 2nd. We need to remember to put it in writing for next year that there will be a penalty for late sponsorships.
We need to reserve $2500 total for awards and have a starting bank next year.
Halter tie breaker will be whoever has the most 1st places.
Pre entries are due by the 16th of September.
Kara will make up new judges cards. Megan will help in the office. Lisa will check batteries for the walkie-talkies. We need to look into new form of communication between judges and announcer.
No jackpot trail at this show.
No need for 4-H kids this show as we will collect trail warm-up fees with entries. Warm-up trail will be $10 per horse – mandatory.
No moolah will be given. Treat bag/grab bags for prizes. Tail bags for the first 20 entries.
Becky will be the ring steward and will be paid gas/food. $50 gas card. Motion-Lisa 1st Sara 2nd
Kara will pick up Bernice.
Food will be same as last show. Hamburgers/hotdogs, soda, ice tea, water, chips. Will add cookies to the menu. Lisa making chili. Laura MIGHT make some cupcakes.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
~Alissa Osburn
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
September 19, 2010 Open Show
The last show of the season is in two weeks. You have to see the improvements that have been made at Horsemen's Center. Trees have been planted near the Show Office and near the bleachers and I hear that sand has been added to the big show arena. The Town of Apple Valley has really stepped up. Come check it out!
The show is PAC and OCAP approved. Registration begins at 7:00; judging starts at 8:00 a.m. Premiums and show packets are available - call Kara Olson at 760/686-3695 or 760/961-4242 or Lisa LaMere at 760/948-1315. (A copy is also attached to this posting. Click to enlarge.)
Pre-entries are due Thursday, September 16. You will save you $2.00 per class and will help move things along in the Show Office. ;-) Pre-entries can be faxed to (760) 244-8990.
As always, we have some great prizes and our raffle is already stocking up! Expect hamburgers, hotdogs, chili and other goodies at our Snack Shack. As always, free coffee before 8:00 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
The Announcer,
~Lisa
The show is PAC and OCAP approved. Registration begins at 7:00; judging starts at 8:00 a.m. Premiums and show packets are available - call Kara Olson at 760/686-3695 or 760/961-4242 or Lisa LaMere at 760/948-1315. (A copy is also attached to this posting. Click to enlarge.)
Pre-entries are due Thursday, September 16. You will save you $2.00 per class and will help move things along in the Show Office. ;-) Pre-entries can be faxed to (760) 244-8990.
As always, we have some great prizes and our raffle is already stocking up! Expect hamburgers, hotdogs, chili and other goodies at our Snack Shack. As always, free coffee before 8:00 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
The Announcer,
~Lisa
Bodie at the Rainbow Bridge
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday June 10
Kaitlyn continues her reign as the Queen of Finals. She made finals today in English Showmanship and English Bareback Equitation.
It was a very long day today, finishing around 6:30. Fortunately, the ice cream social helped cool things down while we waited to see if Kaitlyn got called back for Bareback Eq. - which she did and was placed by one judge, but no Top Tens today.
Enjoy some photos.
Laura, Jenn and Sherry
Scott
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
On the Road to Worlds
Here’s a short recap for our first day,
Twelve-plus hours of driving; four people; two horses, one blown tire; destination Albuquerque.
Written on Day Two:
We’re on the road at 8:49 local time (Sunday), which is a whole lot better than yesterday, when we started out at 5:15. Ah yes, yesterday.
Three a.m. arrived too quickly, especially after getting to bed late as we packed at the last minute. We got to Sherry’s around 4:30. The girls hooked up the trailer, gave the horses their supplements, while I fed Tucker roses. He likes the dried roses from the bushes around the stalls. Sherry came out in her bathrobe and the pretty pjs she bought at last year’s World show.
Somewhere in Arizona, we had a trailer tire blowout , and while Scott and Kaitlyn were putting on the spare, Jenn discovered a trailer tire on the opposite side had a hole in it, tread pealed back and some steel showing – there was no way that we were going to get very far with it – and no spare. About 20 miles later, we made our way to a truck stop with tire repair and bought two new tires.
Later, as we were driving, Scott thought he noticed something sticking out from the horse trailer. Turns out that the bars from the feed window had dropped down and Tucker was sticking his head out to look around. Fortunately, he had his fly mask on, and Scott pulled over so the bars could be put back into place. Don’t need any eye injuries to ol’ Tucker-butt!
We rolled into Albuquerque around 6:30 – and Kaitlyn easily remembered how to get to the state fairgrounds. The security guy who checked us in was an idiot, but other than that, the horses were settled in pretty quickly. We went to have dinner and found an inexpensive hotel that, incongruously, had a cheesy replica of the Statue of Liberty outside of the check-in area.
Kaitlyn and Jenn snuck into another motel’s pool for a few minutes (ours closed at 9:00 – the other at 10:00). I was asleep within minutes of them getting back and slept soundly until a little before six this morning.
Included with the room was an advertised “hot breakfast” which we consumed before leaving – waffles and toast and pre-made egg patties – yum!
We got back to the fairgrounds, hooked up the trailer; the horses were fine and Tucker had guzzled a half bucket of water – Feather was working on her third, I think! They were fed and loaded into the trailer, and we hit the road.
Here’s the conversation taking place while we drive the endless highway: “Cyborg blogsters, I want a red vine, turn on the radio! Quack like a duck, can’t wait to get to Texas, I deserve a medal! That’s a Studebaker! It’s kind of insane!”
Scott wanted today to be a singing day. We all vetoed him - a capella.
Yesterday the air conditioner took required rest periods and after giving it some time off, it cranked out cold just fine. Unfortunately, that’s happening again, so we are driving with the windows down as I write this. Yesterday was the hottest day in Albuquerque’s recorded weather history. They haven’t seen heat this early in the year since 1890-something. Lucky us! Right now it’s 79 at 9:30 in the morning. And the laptop is making my legs sweat, so I’m signing off for now. More adventures later.
Twelve-plus hours of driving; four people; two horses, one blown tire; destination Albuquerque.
We’re on the road at 8:49 local time (Sunday), which is a whole lot better than yesterday, when we started out at 5:15. Ah yes, yesterday.
Kaitlyn and Jenn snuck into another motel’s pool for a few minutes (ours closed at 9:00 – the other at 10:00). I was asleep within minutes of them getting back and slept soundly until a little before six this morning.
Included with the room was an advertised “hot breakfast” which we consumed before leaving – waffles and toast and pre-made egg patties – yum!
We got back to the fairgrounds, hooked up the trailer; the horses were fine and Tucker had guzzled a half bucket of water – Feather was working on her third, I think! They were fed and loaded into the trailer, and we hit the road.
Here’s the conversation taking place while we drive the endless highway: “Cyborg blogsters, I want a red vine, turn on the radio! Quack like a duck, can’t wait to get to Texas, I deserve a medal! That’s a Studebaker! It’s kind of insane!”
Scott wanted today to be a singing day. We all vetoed him - a capella.
Yesterday the air conditioner took required rest periods and after giving it some time off, it cranked out cold just fine. Unfortunately, that’s happening again, so we are driving with the windows down as I write this. Yesterday was the hottest day in Albuquerque’s recorded weather history. They haven’t seen heat this early in the year since 1890-something. Lucky us! Right now it’s 79 at 9:30 in the morning. And the laptop is making my legs sweat, so I’m signing off for now. More adventures later.
Desert Color Classic Results
For those who attended, we appreciate your good humor regarding the flooding of the show arena. One of the valves at the north end of the arena broke the night before and ran to the southwest corner of the arena and formed a small pond, rendering that end of the arena unusable.
Staff from the Town of Apple Valley Parks and Rec were on hand before we arrived, and quickly drained the water; they also barricaded the area and dragged the arena for about an hour. At the end, we had the better part of a nicely groomed arena available to use. Our thanks to Chops and the rest of the crew who assisted.
Of course, the snow, rain, hail, sleet and wind was as big a surprise as the waterlogged areana. Great appreciation to everyone who came up with extra winter-gear for those of us who weren't prepared for this less than May-like weather!
There were some awesome prizes that were raffled throughout the day. Many, many thanks to everyone who donated. If I've forgotten your name, I apologize - I'm sitting in Tulsa with my notes at home. Sara Henson, AJ - Hooves N Paws, Sherry Krig, Alissa and Linda Osburn, Scott & Lisa LaMere, Laura Fowler, Nature's Farmacy.
Lynn and Jake Jaroszewski - Kudos to your Snack Shack! The hamburgers were a hit! And the Laura/Kaitlyn cupcakes were beautifully scrumptious! As always, Sherry's and Lisa's homemade chili remains a crowd-pleaser!
Desert Color Classic - MRVHA Open Classes
Halter High Point
Exclusives Design/Morgan Betts
Reserve: Mighty Cool Sis/Cindy Polly
Walk-Trot High Point
Teresa Osburn & An April Impression
Reserve: Emily Cullins & Katchmyblaze
Youth High Point
Kaitlyn LaMere & Fairly Special Tale
Adult High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Suzi Smith & So Slow Zippo
Open High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Pam Boyd & Scandalous Vision
Desert Color Classic - Pinto Classes
Youth High Point
Kaitlyn LaMere & Fairly Special Tale
Amateur High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Vicki Phipps & Yes Im Pawnee
Breeding Stock High Point
Exclusives Design & Morgan Betts
Open Horse High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Staff from the Town of Apple Valley Parks and Rec were on hand before we arrived, and quickly drained the water; they also barricaded the area and dragged the arena for about an hour. At the end, we had the better part of a nicely groomed arena available to use. Our thanks to Chops and the rest of the crew who assisted.
Of course, the snow, rain, hail, sleet and wind was as big a surprise as the waterlogged areana. Great appreciation to everyone who came up with extra winter-gear for those of us who weren't prepared for this less than May-like weather!
There were some awesome prizes that were raffled throughout the day. Many, many thanks to everyone who donated. If I've forgotten your name, I apologize - I'm sitting in Tulsa with my notes at home. Sara Henson, AJ - Hooves N Paws, Sherry Krig, Alissa and Linda Osburn, Scott & Lisa LaMere, Laura Fowler, Nature's Farmacy.
Lynn and Jake Jaroszewski - Kudos to your Snack Shack! The hamburgers were a hit! And the Laura/Kaitlyn cupcakes were beautifully scrumptious! As always, Sherry's and Lisa's homemade chili remains a crowd-pleaser!
Desert Color Classic - MRVHA Open Classes
Halter High Point
Exclusives Design/Morgan Betts
Reserve: Mighty Cool Sis/Cindy Polly
Walk-Trot High Point
Teresa Osburn & An April Impression
Reserve: Emily Cullins & Katchmyblaze
Youth High Point
Kaitlyn LaMere & Fairly Special Tale
Adult High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Suzi Smith & So Slow Zippo
Open High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Pam Boyd & Scandalous Vision
Desert Color Classic - Pinto Classes
Youth High Point
Kaitlyn LaMere & Fairly Special Tale
Amateur High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
Reserve: Vicki Phipps & Yes Im Pawnee
Breeding Stock High Point
Exclusives Design & Morgan Betts
Open Horse High Point
Laura Fowler & HF Artistic Babe
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