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NMAWHC BOARD CONGRATULATES ITS MEMBERS! 
Congratulations to all the winners at the 2011 NMAWHC Banquet! Great friends, great food and great memories of this past show season were among the highlights of the afternoon. Approximately 130 people attended the annual event. We extend a special thank you to everyone that bid on the items at the auction. The auction items, the table auction, the raffle tickets and the photo donations totaled to $2,005.54! Below is a list of some of those that helped with the banquet and/or awards. I know that I have missed a few people. If you know someone that helped and I haven’t listed them please let me know by email at terris231@gmail.com so I can add them to the list. Thank you!
Jennifer Smith – Coordinating the banquet, coordinating & purchasing all the awards, set-up, clean-up
Outback Steak House & Christine Tate – table service, food and desserts
The Golden Cowboy – center pieces & awards
Elaine Bossingham – Leadline trophies, grand champion buckles, additional tables, set-up, announcing
Rebecca Hagerty – Pee Wee trophies and buckles, securing the location for the banquet, set-up, miscellaneous supplies, coffee, clean-up
Hope Ann Smeltzer – auction items, taking pictures, making the Most Improved Rider Slideshow, delivering the awards, set-up, clean-up
Mike Zerbe – set-up, clean up, announcing
Terri Shoemaker – set-up, pop, clean-up
Maggie Scholtuz – set-up
Betsy Howell – set-up
Sandra Stevens – set-up
Honor Ridge Photography – pictures for awards, pictures of the banquet
Patrick Smith – center pieces
Amanda, Amber and Hannah Harner – set-up, clean-up
Sandy Zerbe – line dance Instruction
Alyssa Reardon – Set-up
Ron Bancroft – auctioneer, lamps for the auction
Lake Ann Grocery – pop
YEAREND AWARD WINNERS!
Rookie Of The Year – Jessica Tate
Most Improved Rider - Paige Rosema
Groom Of The Year – Gerianne Street
Member Of The Year – Jennifer Smith
Show Of The Year – Barn Fundraiser
Sportsmanship Awards
Peewee – Paige Rosema
W/T 13 & Under – Hadley Booth
W/T 14-19 – Nick Musser
W/T 20 & Over – Rebecca Hagerty
13 & Under – Zoe Wahr
14-18 – Katie Deisler
19-34 – Jennifer Smith
35 & Over – Sandy Zerbe.
Buckle Winners
PeeWee ~ Grand – Paige Rosema Reserve – Grace Wahr
W/T 13 & Under ~ Grand – Katie Athanson Reserve – Hatti Penrod
13 & Under Grand ~ Zoe Wahr Reserve – Kylee Carroll
W/T – 14-19 ~ Grand – Alyssa Bigelow Reserve – McKenzie Watson
14-18 ~ Grand – Alyssa Reardon Reserve – Megan Kessel
19-34 ~ Grand – Chelsea Deisler Reserve – Jessica Tate
W/T 20 & Over ~ Grand – Rebecca Hagerty Reserve – Jennifer Smith
35 & Over ~ Grand – Lisa Johnson Reserve – Heidi Truman
GET READY FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TACK SALE!
Whether your selling or buying this event is a great one to take advantage of! It will be held at the Wexford Civic Center in Cadillac, Michigan on February 25, 2012 from 9am – 5pm. Vendor forms are available on our website under ‘Member Information’.
We are excited to add a Breyer Horse Show to the Tack Sale. Check out the following website to get an idea as to what it’s all about. http://miniatures.about.com/od/showing-model-horses/a/Performance-Classes-For-Model-Horses-Halter-Showmanship-For-Breyer-Models.htm
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PERFECT PATTERN CLINIC FOR 2012
This spring we will once again be offering the Perfect Pattern Clinic. This is a great opportunity for members to start the year off with an outing that isn’t as stressful as a horse show. It will give members a chance to see what they need to work on in the weeks ahead to prepare for the first show. There will be more information coming but for now, mark your calendars for April 28th, 2012!
FUZZY FEEDBACK SHOW FOR 2012
Looking for another opportunity to ride your horse before our official shows begin? Here it is! The Fuzzy Feedback Show! Dates are already booked for May 19th, 2012 at the Rocking Horse Arena in Kalkaska. Watch for more information coming on this great opportunity!
NMAWHC 2012 SPONSORED SHOWS HAVE BEEN BOOKED!
This year our club will be hosting four horse shows over two weekends. We are excited about the addition of two more shows this year. All four shows will be held at the Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds in Traverse City. The first weekend will be June 9th and 10th. The second will be held on July 7th and 8th. We will be adding more shows to the schedule once we receive and approve the additional show bills from other clubs. It’s sizing up to be a great year!
~ A LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ~
ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2012
The ballots have been counted and the results are in! We are so pleased with the response we had to this year’s election. It is wonderful to see so many people getting involved! Some of the items you voted on will remain a secret until the banquet but below is a list of the results we can share at this time.
Vice President – Terri Shoemaker
Treasurer – Florence Ludka
Point Secretary – Michelle Henderson
Board Members – Gerianne Street, Hope Ann Smeltzer, Betsy Howell, Maggie Scholtus, Sandra Stevenson
By-law Changes – All six revisions and/or additions were approved.
We extend a big thank you to everyone that was willing to run this year. We also thank everyone that has served in the past but can no longer continue. It has been a pleasure to work with you and hope that you will join us once again in the future.
OUR ASSOCIATION LOOSES A LIFE-TIME MEMBER
Many of you remember Junior Parks. He was a life time member of our association.
Lynn Dean Parks Jr., 75, of Traverse City, passed away unexpectedly at his home Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
He was born March 6, 1936, in Alma, to Lynn and Alice (Helman) Parks. Lynn moved to the Traverse City area in 1968, where he owned and operated the Spring Valley Ranch for more than 18 years. His love of horses carried through in everything he did from his hobbies to his occupation. He devoted his life to the 4-H organization. He was a leader and a judge, and spent time training, buying, selling and breeding horses throughout his life.
We extend our condolences to his family.
NEW WALK/TROT DIVISION ADDED IN 2011
New this year is our Walk/Trot Division. We are very excited about the opportunities this will bring. We will no longer have a Novice division. We will instead have a Wak trot 13 and Uner, Walk/Trot 13-19, and Walk/Trot 20 and Over. These will be buckle divisions, and horse and rider will accumulate year end points. Everyone is eligible to ride in the walk/trot as long as the same horse/rider combo that enters the Walk/trot does not go into an age division or open class. For example, A rider could ride a horse in walk/trot and then ride a DIFFERENT horse in their age group. Horses cannot jump from one to the other. We are hoping this new addition will help those who have graduated from the Novice division but needed a walk/trot class to ride new/young horses in.
THE 2011 TACK SALE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
It was great to see all our horse friends at the Tack Sale! It has become one of the biggest winter horse events in Northwest Michigan. The commercial and non-profit vendors offered a variety of wonderful displays and items for sale. We thank you for your participation! We also hope that everyone shopping found that special item they were looking for.
Be sure to take the time to thank our board members for the hours of effort they put forth to make this event such a huge success. Many of the board members participated but Jennifer Smith and Hope Ann Smeltzer put in endless hours of work. We extend a special thank you to both, their passion for our club is an inspiration to us all!
We have already contracted with the Wexford County Civic Center in Cadillac to host our 5thannual tack sale next year, February 25, 2012. We already have 22 vendors signed up to come back. If you had a booth this year and would like the same location again, please plan to get your contracts to Jennifer Smith by June 1, 2011. After June 1 we can’t guarantee your same booth. The 2012 contract is on the website for your convenience. Please mail your contract and fees to Jennifer Smith at quilla141520@aol.com.
