The CANTER Official Publication of Washington State Horsemen Inc. www.WashingtonStateHorsemen.org / PO Box 1010 - Mckenna WA 98558-1010 VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE SECOND QUARTER 2016 Robin Hudson and Ace preparing for competition to begin at the Bonina Ranch Trail Challenge in Eltopia, WA on March 18-20 Page 2 - WSH Canter / April 2016 Executive Board President’s President - Chris Thompson Message 509.760.6760 / [email protected] It’s Show Time! Vice President - Terri Lehnertz 509.993.5439 / [email protected] Treasurer - Carolyn Kennedy 360.898.2793 / [email protected] One thing is for sure, the weather is getting better and you can tell Secretary - Glenna Eilers that it is by the amount of hair flying off of horses. Our days are get- ting longer and warmer. I see more and more shows in the calendar 509.760.0713 / [email protected] of WSH. Show season is upon us. Immediate Past President - Erica Lackey To all our new members, I welcome you to WSH and to our family. 509.526.3487 / [email protected] As you will find out, there is so much to do in this great organization. The Horse Show Division has many disciplines of Showing, Dres- sage, and Driving. If you have the need for speed, then the timed events of the Games Division may be just what you are looking for. Games Director - Melissa Stockman Working Horse is for those who like Ranch Sorting, Team Penning, 509.276.9862 / [email protected] Mounted Shooting, Extreme Trail, Cutting, and Roping. The Trails and Pleasure Division gives you the opportunity to ride your horse, Horse Show Contact - Lisa Gardner track your hours, and compete for yearend awards. Youth Merit is 253.208.8319 / [email protected] for those 17 and under to earn points by completing tasks for awards. WSH even has a Royalty Court program available to you Trails and Pleasure Director - Michelle Fitzhugh and your family. There is so much to do that I find myself having 509.928.1230 / [email protected] trouble deciding what to do. Working Horse Contact - Erica Lackey Our new website is great. Thank you to all that have been working on 509.526.3487 / [email protected] it and getting all the information uploaded to it. It has all the sign-up forms and rules for all of the major divisions. We have a calendar that has the show dates and locations. There is even a section for our publications so if you missed a newsletter, Canter, or e-Canter you can find them all there. Director 1 - Tracy Crotsley (12/31/17) The Working Horse and Horse Show Divisions have a new look this 509.764.2227 / [email protected] year as they led by committees. Thank you all who have stepped up Northeast, North Central and taken the reins. Have you ever thought about sharing your time Director 2 - Rich Parnell (12/31/16) and talents with Washington State Horsemen? We have a few com- mittees that could use your help. Please contact the Committee 509.276.0776 / [email protected] Chair listed if you have some time that you could volunteer. The Northeast, North Central committees include Awards (Joan Thomson at Lthom- Director 3 - Dawn Spencer (12/31/17) [email protected]), Convention (Chris Thompson at thomp- [email protected]), Finance (Robin Knutson at 509.773.3047 / [email protected] [email protected]), Historical (Mary Brady at Zone 1, South Central [email protected]), Legislative (Shane Laib at Director 4 - Chris Kelley (12/31/16) [email protected]), Marketing / Membership (Lisa Gardner 509.452.9877 / [email protected] at [email protected]), Publications (Jessie McLaughlin at Zone 1, South Central [email protected]), and Royalty (Sondrea Garcia at [email protected]). For a brief description of the tasks Director 5 - Barb Hento (12/31/17) undertaken by the committees, visit our website to download a copy 360.398.2729 / [email protected] of the bylaws. Your help would be greatly appreciated and it is a NWB, Evergreen, Cascade great way for new members to meet other members who share the same love and passion for their equine partners. Director 6 - Robyn Yoder (12/31/16) We will be holding our 2nd quarter Board Meeting on April 9th at the 425.941.2359 / [email protected] Kittitas Valley Event Center in Ellensburg, WA. Please watch the NWB, Evergreen, Cascade WSH Facebook page for time. All members are invited to attend. Until the next time, Partner...see you in the arena. Director 7 - Willie Hansen (12/31/17) 360.264.4043 / [email protected] - - Chris Thompson Canal, Olympic, Pacific, Prairie, PSZ, SWB Director 8 - Kyle Ellis (12/31/16) The Canter is published in January, April, July, and October 360.461.0006 / [email protected] each year. Deadlines for submission are the 15th of the Canal, Olympic, Pacific, Prairie, PSZ, SWB month immediately prior to publication. Please e-mail articles to [email protected]. Page 3 - WSH Canter / April 2016 TRAILS AND PLEASURE Springtime Means That it is Time to Hit the Trails DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: Happy Spring to all of you! As the weather is changing on a daily basis, we all are getting the bug to get our ride on. Whether you’re new to WSH or have been around for years, the Trails and Pleasure Division has something to offer eve- ryone. You get credit for the time (hours) you spend in the saddle, cart or even on the ground. Please feel free to email me for the forms and sign-up sheet @ [email protected] or you may sign-up using the form provided below. I would like to thank those of you who supported the Trails and Pleasure Division for the past years and I’m thrilled to welcome those of you who have joined us for 2016. Yep, folks were growing….so I encourage you all to spread the word and join the fun. If you haven’t already joined, the time to start is now. Now the that the new WSH website is up and running, I have had a little time to update the Trails and Pleasure Division page so if you have events and pictures, please email them to me with at least one-week’s notice (for the events) so that I can get them posted on the WSH website and the Trails and Pleasure Face book page. Speaking of rides...Equine Trail Sports / Three Mtns Ranch is hosting an obstacle course trail challenge on June 11-12 at Mount Spokane State Park. Each day, the event will consist of seven miles of trails with obstacles and challenges. Riders choose their own challenge level that best suits them and their horse at each obstacle. Obstacles are not timed. Events are open to all breeds of horses, donkeys, and mules. There will be tournaments for added fun. The cost is $54 and event registration is half price for all students. For more information contact the hosts at 509.370.8231 or via e-mail at [email protected]. If you have information on additional rides, please don’t hesitate to send the information to me at [email protected] so that I may share the information with the rest of our members. Happy trails to you all and be safe out there -- Michelle Fitzhugh. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Trails and Pleasure Sign Up Form Mileage is calculated from October 1 through September 30 - Join Now for 2016 !! Name: ______________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City: ______________________ State: ______ Zip: ____________ WSH #: _________________ Zone: ____________________________ Club:______________________________________ Birthdate: __________________ Age: _________ Email Address: ________________________________________________ Breed of Primary Horse: ___________________________ First Year that I Joined WSH T&P: _______________________ Send Form along with $10 Sign Up Fee to: Director Michelle Fitzhugh 9518 E 4th Avenue #92 - Spokane WA 99206-3058 For more information contact the Trails and Pleasure Division Chair: Michelle Fitzhugh at [email protected] / 509.928.1230 Interested in placing an ad in the July issue of the Canter? Please send the ad (jpg for- mat) to [email protected] no later than June 15. Business Card - $25 Quarter Page - $40 Half Page - $80 Full Page - $160 Page 4 - WSH Canter / April 2016 SPRINGTIME FUN FOR EVERYONE Page 5 / WSH Canter - April 2016 Page 6 - WSH Canter / April 2016 HORSE SHOW DIVISION Compete for WSH Points and Compete for a Win for Your Zone Team! DIVISION MESSAGE: The first shows of the year are just around the corner; prize lists can be found on the WSH website (www.WashingtonStateHorsemen.org) for your convenience. The new WSH yearend award forms can also be found on the website. If you have any questions or need a permanent number prior to the show, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. Getting signed up prior to the morning of a horse show will help take the stress off of your first show of the year. Our committees have been busy. The rulebook had a major overhaul with countless hours of editing. We were all proud when it went to press and the website. We meet monthly via conference call and are ticking away at the list of things to accom- plish this year. While the Horse Show Division does not produce the Year End Awards (YEA) Show, the proceeds from this show are invaluable. The club donates the funds to help purchase our year end awards and ribbons. This year the show has a change of venue and dates. It will be held in Spanaway at the newly updated Tacoma Unit on August 6-7.