Hoosier Equestrian - Jan/Feb 2011

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Newsletter of the Indiana Saddle Horse Association The Oldest All Breed & All Discipline Organization in the State of Indiana

January/February 2011

Hello everyone! I hope your holiday season was as rewarding as mine was. As your new ISHA President, I am looking forward to a fun and eventful show season in 2011. This organization has a very long and successful history and I feel honored to be able to represent us as President. Thank you in advance for your support for ISHA this year! ISHA is moving forward with some new plans for 2011. Our show formats have changed over the last year and we are making further changes for this upcoming year. All horse clubs have been challenged over the last several years as economic recession has affected show entries across the board. A-rated shows are as affected as local shows. In response to the new challenges for us as a state-wide club, ISHA has decided to institute some pro-active changes that we hope will enable us to have a very successful year. We recognize that in order to survive as an organization, we must collaborate with other organizations so that we can be more effective with our resources. Consequently, we have arranged to work with both the Indiana Arabian Horse Club (IAHC) and Hartmeyer Stable and Saddlery to help keep our overhead costs down with our Spring and Fall shows this year. We will be sharing costs at the Hendrick’s County site with IAHC who is working on a planned show on Sunday, following our show. We also will be collaborating with Hartmeyers tournament show by holding our Fall show there in combination with their Fall Tournament show. We are thrilled to be working with both groups and hope that you will make every effort to attend our shows and those of our affiliates this year. Also in the works is a Speed Show to be held on Friday evening, May 20th at the Hendricks County site. Many thanks to Katy and Kandi Allen for taking the lead here. First of all, we have moved our Spring show to the Hendrick’s County 4-H Fairgrounds and scheduled our show for Saturday, May 21st. Later in this issue, you will see a “tentative” showbill that is a working document. Please review it carefully and feel free to contact us if you see any mistakes or want to add any classes, feel free to contact us with your suggestions! Our Fall show will be at Hartmeyer Stable and Saddlery in Muncie, Indiana, on Saturday, September 10th. Amanda and Jane have been wonderful to work with and we are looking forward to staging a show in that part of the state for the first time in many years. As with all of our ISHA events, we need help with the in and out gates, with the office, with ring stewarding and ribbons again this year. Please consider giving us a couple of hours at each of the shows to help us make them successful Again this year, we will be raffling a miniature horse at the Hoosier Horse Fair (HHF), April 1-3. Our HHF committee will be contacting you to ask you to volunteer to work in the booth this year. ISHA will provide tickets for volunteers who give 2 or more hours. Please let them hear from you. Rob and Ruth Lickliter and Sandy Bryant are in charge of setting up and tearing down and will need help to get it done this year. Also, contact Rob or Ruth to volunteer in manning the booth. As always, remember that this is your organization. We have a very dynamic board of directors. We have some new faces this year and I’m thrilled to welcome them to ISHA’s board. As members, please remember we need your input and your ideas. Feel free to contact anyone on your board to voice your opinions, concerns or ideas. Better yet, try to attend our next meeting on February 20, at 2:00 pm at Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria in Greenwood, Indiana!

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ISHA Board of Directors – 2011 President: Mary Weeks 317-850-6192 1st Vice President Sandy Bryant 317-862-4085 2nd Vice President: Rob Lickliter 317-787-2267 Secretary: Donna Skatrud 317-418-6381 Treasurer: Nancy Buccieri 317-446-8211 Past President: Kathy Welling 812-755-4671 Board of Directors Katy Allen 317-835-7764 Kandi Allen 317-413-7449 Mary Bowen 812-398-5452 Becky Cherry 317-403-0573 Sarah Cowan 317-627-8644 Pat Crutchett 812-755-4848 Margaret Earles Val Harley 765-795-2490 Chad Robinson 317-326-1033 Maryanne Watts 317-373-1140 Tara Wolenhouse 317-892-6689 Honorary Lifetime Directors Jan Decker Jim Kirkham Roselyn Faut Barb Kyler Art and Dove Griffin

Spring/Fall Show Secretary Christy Lenon (765) 947-5182 [email protected] Hoosier Equestrian Co-Editors Mary Weeks and Meg Forster (317) 563-2121 Affiliate Directors Canterbury Manor Stables: Vickie Daugherty (317) 259-7758 Circle City Equestrian: Elizabeth Obrecht - [email protected] (317) 972-9367 Davis Ranch: Ginny McIntosh (812) 595-5072 Heartland Welsh Pony Club: Val Harley (765) 795-2490 Hartmeyer Tournaments: Jane Hartmeyer Hoosier Acres Horse Club: Roselyn Faut (317) 861-4992 Hoosier Ladies Aside: Christy Lenon Indiana Arabian Horse Club: Pat Crutchett (812) 755-4848 Indiana Half Arabian Horse Club: Ruth Lickliter Indiana Hunter & Jumper Association: Elizabeth Orbrecht [email protected] (317) 972-9367 Indiana Miniature Equine Club: Shelby County Western Riders: M. Joan Taylor - [email protected] (765) 763-002

Important Dates! 2/20/11 ISHA Meeting – 2:00 pm, Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria, Greenwood, IN 4/1 – 4/3 Hoosier Horse Fair - IN State Fairgrounds 5/21/11 ISHA Spring Show – Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds, Danville, IN

Congratulations to our 2010 High Point winners in the H/J Division

Beginner Rider Jr. Ch Gabriella Van Slyke Res Kerryanne Chambers Very Green Hunter Ch Star Strider 2' Hunter Ch Outlaw Res Who'syer General 3rd Dallas 4th Star Strider 5th Bella Noir 6th Schmoopy Hang On 2'6 Hunter Ch Total Darkness Res Im Finally Painted 2' Jumper Ch Alcapony Res Schmoopy Hang On 2'6" Jumper Ch Five Star General Res Kamikaze 3rd Strawberry 4th Be Sorta Bad 3' Jumper Ch Be Sorta Bad Res Instant Karma 3rd Kamikaze Hunter Breeding Ch Paint My Town Red Res Relentless Pleasure Horse Ch Star Strider Res I'm Finally Painted Pleasure Pony CH Five Star General Breakdown by horse/rider Gabriella Van Slyke CH Beginner Rider Jr. Kerryanne Chambers RES Beginner Rider Jr. 4th 2' Hunter CH Pleasure Horse

Scenics Outlaw CH 2' Hunter Who'syer General Res 2' Hunter Dallas 3rd 2' Hunter Bella Noir 5th 2' Hunter Schmoopy Hang On 6th 2' Hunter Reserve 2' Jumper Total Darkness Ch 2'6" Hunter I'm Finally Painted Res 2'6" Hunter Res Pleasure Horse Alcapony CH 2' Jumper Five Star General CH 2'6' Jumper CH Pleasure Pony Kamikaze Res 2'6" Jumper 3rd 3' Jumper Paint My Town Red CH Hunter Breeding Relentless Res Hunter Breeding Be Sorta Bad 4th 2'6" Jumper CH 3' Jumpers Total Darkness CH 2'6" Hunter Strawberry 3rd 2'6" Jumper Instant Karma RES 3' Jumper

Dressage Show Plans 2011’s Spring Dressage show planning is under way. Once again, the show will be held on Mother’s Day Weekend at the Hoosier Horse Park in Edinburg, IN. Val Harley and her team are putting together a great event and we look forward to seeing you there. Thanks, Val, for all you do for the Dressage – Hunter/Jumper Divisions of ISHA. Griffins Help with ISHA Miniature Horse Again this Year Some of you may know that our raffle mini is being prepared by Art and Dove Griffin again this year. While they are planning a move to Virginia, they’ve kindly allowed us to leave him with them until then. What a wonderful asset the Griffin family has been for ISHA over the years! They’ve been tireless in the support they’ve shown us, not only on the board but also in all the activities ISHA stages. Thanks SOOO much Art and Dove! You will be missed. New Planning Underway for High Point Program Mary Bowen has graciously accepted the responsibility of “tweaking” the ISHA High Point Program for the arena shows. If you have any ideas or want to see any changes, please contact Mary at (812) 398-5452. Volunteers Needed ISHA again will need lots of help with its activities this year. Take some time to contact the committee chairmen and offer some time to help at the shows, the Hoosier Horse Fair or one of the other activities ISHA stages. Contacts for these events include: Hoosier Horse Fair Rob and Ruth Lickliter (317) 331-7640 [email protected] ISHA Spring and Fall Shows Mary Weeks (317) 850-6192 [email protected] ISHA Spring Contest Show Katy and Kandi Allen (317) 835-7764 or (317) 413-7449 [email protected] or [email protected] ISHA Dressage Shows Val Harley (765)795-2490 [email protected] ISHA Hunter/Jumper Shows Val Harley ISHA High Point Program Mary Bowen (812) 398-5452 Please help us make 2011 a successful year. We can’t do it without you! ISHA Affiliates Information Please take some time to take the Affiliate Form in this issue to your local saddle club if you haven’t already. We look forward to working with our affiliates in 2011. Affiliates are eligible for the following: Affiliate showbills* published in the Hoosier Equestrian Affiliate organizations receive a seat on the ISHA Board of Directors Affiliate board representatives can participate in planning Spring and Fall horse shows Exhibitors at affiliate horse shows are eligible for ISHA monthly bonus program** Affiliate members can participate in educational seminars Affiliate’s events can be featured on ISHA’s new web site www.indianasaddlehorse.net Affiliate show results count towards ISHA High Point Awards*** Affiliate showbills* will distributed at ISHA’s exhibit booth during the Hoosier Horse Fair Affiliate showbills* will be on display, on the sponsor’s table at the ISHA Spring and Fall shows Annual cost to ISHA affiliate club is only $30.00

Please feel free to comment or send in your suggestions to these classes.

As you can see, it is a very ambitious showbill and we imagine we will go well into the evening. Unfortunately, the Hendricks County Fairgrounds, like many others in the area, requires all horses who are showing to purchase a stall and not show out of your trailers. We will try to offset stall costs with sponsorship dollars but at the moment wanted you to be aware of the stall requirement.

We are looking forward to this year and are excited to be moving into a new dimension with our partners in the coming months. Thanks to every one of you who have made ISHA the organization it is today!

To: The Board of Directors and Officers of ISHA

As well as our friends and the membership of ISHA

Re: Tributes to Dove’s Minicamelot and the perpetual trophy

We had the opportunity over the Thanksgiving Weekend to both view the award and the wording of the perpetual trophy. All we can say is WOW! This is certainly a surprise and deeply appreciated.

We have enjoyed the camaraderie and fellowship that ISHA has promoted thru good horsemanship and sportsmanship thru the years. We started with ISHA after showing miniature horses at Rosie’s Brookwood Farms Hoosier Acres shows for several years. Several members there (who for their own sake shall remain nameless) prompted Dove to join ISHA. From there we (and a few friends) started bringing minis to the ISHA shows showing in mini specific classes (halter, and some performance classes) as well as competing against the full sized horses in halter and color classes as appropriate. All in all, the minis did ok. As time progressed, both Dove and Art served in different capacities on the Board and/or as Officers. The mini’s became a fixture in the ISHA show bill, with gender specific halter, obstacle, jumping, and driving classes being included.

We have enjoyed our times spent and hope we left the organization better than when we came in. We would encourage the organization to continue to promote youth participation thru the Jr and Sr trophies at the ISHA shows, as well as the year end youth trophies. We would also encourage the organization to continue to look at the overall horse show activity and explore options such as Speed Shows or other related activities not recently under the ISHA activities.

Finally, we would encourage Mary Bowen to keep up the level of her practice as we may well show up to try to claim the perpetual trophy at least one year!

Sincerely

Art and Dove Griffin

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