PSHA Newsletter |
Compiled by Gina Mulderig
Send all news to Gina at: Mulderig@gotsky.com
Send all news to Gina at: Mulderig@gotsky.com
May 6, 2008
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Classified ads:
2003 Featherlite Trailer,
Gooseneck, 3-horse, Fully
self-contained weekender
package. Contact Sheri
(evenings) (360) 240-1113
$28,000
2004 Featherlite Trailer,
Gooseneck, 4-horse, Fully
self-contained, 7'-6" wide, 8'
living quarters. Contact Bill
(360) 927-7223 $28,000
Kid's Pony For Sale: Goldie is
an excellent kids pony. He is safe
and a great confidence builder.
He is well broke and light
mouthed. He knows all the games
events. We have hauled him
every where with us, my 5 yro
daughter warms him up with the
big girls at the rodeos and barrel
races. He is excellent on the
ground, she can load him in and
out of the trailer and the kids at
our barn crawl all over him. I
have given beginner lessons on
him. He is about 16 yro and 13.1
hands. We have moved my
daughter up and can't keep two
ponies. $2500 360-642-8755
Amy McHale
FOR SALE: If you are looking
for a top quality quarter horse for
a gaming, reining or performance
project, contact Jerry Miller at
Miller's Quarter Horses. We've
got several outstanding coming
two-year olds on up for sale.
These horses are not only good
looking, but they've got the
athletic ability to do anything you
would like. We've produced
champions such as "Miller's Gray
Baron", "I'd Rather Be Satin",
Sylvia Hylton's "Yippy Skippy"
and Amy DeBoer's "Gimmie Dat
Cash", which all came from our
bloodlines and
ranch. Contact Jerry Miller at
Miller's Quarter Horses for more
information - (425) 432-1504 or
tamiler@aol.com
Now in Washington ~ an own
son of Dash For Perks!
Perks The Man is one classy colt,
very athletic and extremely smart.
Backed by a solid pedigree,
here is the complete
package...proven bloodlines,
flawless conformation, and a
winning mind!
With all this Perks is sure to be
an excellent barrel and race sire.
Both sire and dam lines are
proven producers of Stakes
Winners, Superior Race, AQHA
Hall of Fame Horses, World
Champions, Race & Show
ROM, and Barrel Racing Money
Earning offspring. We are very
excited to offer you the
opportunity to breed to an own
son of the legendary Dash For
Perks at an affordable price. Call
Rehm Quarter Horses at 360
793 2698 or email
jjbara@gte.net for photos and
more information.
Check out the new website
www.rehmquarterhorses.net
BID OF A BULLY
SI 92
$500.00
Will be standing at my home in
MALAGA.
Mare Care $5 Day. I will be
using exclusively artificial
insemination. Veterinary Fees are
additional.
You will save in mare care what it
will cost you in vet fees!
Shipped semen available, $250
per shipment.
2003 Featherlite Trailer,
Gooseneck, 3-horse, Fully
self-contained weekender
package. Contact Sheri
(evenings) (360) 240-1113
$28,000
2004 Featherlite Trailer,
Gooseneck, 4-horse, Fully
self-contained, 7'-6" wide, 8'
living quarters. Contact Bill
(360) 927-7223 $28,000
Kid's Pony For Sale: Goldie is
an excellent kids pony. He is safe
and a great confidence builder.
He is well broke and light
mouthed. He knows all the games
events. We have hauled him
every where with us, my 5 yro
daughter warms him up with the
big girls at the rodeos and barrel
races. He is excellent on the
ground, she can load him in and
out of the trailer and the kids at
our barn crawl all over him. I
have given beginner lessons on
him. He is about 16 yro and 13.1
hands. We have moved my
daughter up and can't keep two
ponies. $2500 360-642-8755
Amy McHale
FOR SALE: If you are looking
for a top quality quarter horse for
a gaming, reining or performance
project, contact Jerry Miller at
Miller's Quarter Horses. We've
got several outstanding coming
two-year olds on up for sale.
These horses are not only good
looking, but they've got the
athletic ability to do anything you
would like. We've produced
champions such as "Miller's Gray
Baron", "I'd Rather Be Satin",
Sylvia Hylton's "Yippy Skippy"
and Amy DeBoer's "Gimmie Dat
Cash", which all came from our
bloodlines and
ranch. Contact Jerry Miller at
Miller's Quarter Horses for more
information - (425) 432-1504 or
tamiler@aol.com
Now in Washington ~ an own
son of Dash For Perks!
Perks The Man is one classy colt,
very athletic and extremely smart.
Backed by a solid pedigree,
here is the complete
package...proven bloodlines,
flawless conformation, and a
winning mind!
With all this Perks is sure to be
an excellent barrel and race sire.
Both sire and dam lines are
proven producers of Stakes
Winners, Superior Race, AQHA
Hall of Fame Horses, World
Champions, Race & Show
ROM, and Barrel Racing Money
Earning offspring. We are very
excited to offer you the
opportunity to breed to an own
son of the legendary Dash For
Perks at an affordable price. Call
Rehm Quarter Horses at 360
793 2698 or email
jjbara@gte.net for photos and
more information.
Check out the new website
www.rehmquarterhorses.net
BID OF A BULLY
SI 92
$500.00
Will be standing at my home in
MALAGA.
Mare Care $5 Day. I will be
using exclusively artificial
insemination. Veterinary Fees are
additional.
You will save in mare care what it
will cost you in vet fees!
Shipped semen available, $250
per shipment.
LINKS:
OREGON BARGAIN
CORNER: WHO Web site
http://www.
westernhorsemenoforegon.com
Other Western games:
http://www.oregonbarrelracing.com/
http://www.brn4d.com/
OREGON BARGAIN
CORNER: WHO Web site
http://www.
westernhorsemenoforegon.com
Other Western games:
http://www.oregonbarrelracing.com/
http://www.brn4d.com/
Hello everyone!
The season is finally under way. Hopefully the summer weather will be better than
the spring and we won’t have any rainouts. The cost of gas is so high that many of
us will be forced to stay fairly close to home this summer and looking at ways to
trim the cost of going to the shows. We hope it won’t affect our overall ride count.
Here's a reminder that we need to be on the lookout for sponsors. If any of you are
contemplating a large purchase (truck, trailer,RV, tractor, etc.) don’t be afraid to
ask the dealer for a sponsorship. We will still be giving free stall at State Finals to
people who bring in sponsorships (Contact Brian Strong for info), so do what you
can. Julie Harter wants to encourage everyone to shop Country Supply online
(www. horse.com ). 5% of your purchase will be rebated back to PSHA if you use
the Country Care code PSHA. They just sent PSHA a check for $50! If we can get
everyone on board with ordering from them, we can get a lot more. Thanks, Julie
for taking the initiative to get this started.
I am sad to report that Bud Runyon passed away last week. Bud was Betty Jean
Runyan’s husband and just an all around nice guy. Graveside services are planned
for May 10 at 11 AM in Menlo.On a happier note, Melanie Plagerman is doing well
enough to have left the hospital. She is still undergoing therapy but it looks as though
all the prayers for her have been answered. Colleen Price also appears to be doing
well. She has sure been tearing it up at the barrel races lately!
If you are going to Appleatchee for the May 10 & 11 show, please call or email Jill
English for a stall reservation: Scott_english21@hotmail.com or (509) 662-5093.
There is going to be a performance show going on at the same time as the games
show and stalls will be in short supply. If you don’t call ahead, you may not get a
stall!!!
There will be a benefit barrel race and silent auction for Steve Goforth at the BLT
Arena in Granit Falls on May 18. Steve is an Everett firefighter who is awaiting a
heart transplant. Call Kay Brooks for more info (360) 691-5224 or see the website
at www.firefightersheart.org
Annual meeting information
*October 25, Saturday, Campbells Resort, Chelan, 1-800-553-8225 Ext 1 Group
number 98010. All rooms totally remodeled. They are awesome. All have lake view.
It is a very nice place. Go to their website at www.campbellsresort.com for a list of
all their amenties.Traditional Rooms $78 for 2 Queen Beds, Frig, Microwave and
coffeemaker. Lodge 2 & 4 Deluxe Rooms $98 for 2 Queen Beds, and small
Kitchen. Lodge 1 & 3 2 Bedrooms, & couch with Kitchen units $98. Lodge 5
Terrace
There is lots to do for kids as well. Within walking distance there is a skate park,
bowling alley, movie theatre, and arcade. For adults there is 2 golf courses, casino
in Manson, Winery’s, shopping, Starbucks and Safeway across the street from the
resort. The price of dinner has not been decided yet, but we do want your opinion
on whether you would like buffet (which is cheaper) or an entrée pre-selected.
Children ages 2-12 will be half-priced. So you might want to come early on Friday
and enjoy the town and what it has to offer.
President’s Message
Lesa Bland
lbland@televar.com
The message should be short and sweet this month.
Yeah, right…….
Can you believe it snowed in April? I thought April
was supposed to be April Showers (see photos at bottom of page). “Old man
Winter” just doesn’t want to give up to “pretty girl Spring.” Oh well, hasn’t stopped
me from riding.
High School Seniors - We will award two $500 scholarships this year from
PSHA. The Application can be found on this link, PSHA Scholarship, or you can
e-mail me for a copy. It is due by May 18th so we can award by June 1st.
E-Mail Addresses: In using our e-mail address list I have come across some e-
mail addresses that are not good and I know that Gina has encountered the same
problem. So if you are looking at the news on the website, which is great, but would
like to get it by e-mail, please contact me with your correct e-mail address. Or if
you hear someone complaining about not receiving the newsletter, please pass on
the word that we may not have the correct e-mail address.
Website: Karen Griffiths is doing a wonderful job with the website; she is also a
member of PSHA. She has added a BLOG page to the website. So far I am the
only one making comments. BORING This is a great spot to list if your show has
been cancelled or any other information that you want to get out to the membership
and very quickly without going through Gina or myself. We are not always at our
computers. So take a look at it. I didn’t know how to use it either, but it was very
easy, so don’t use that as an excuse. Click on the Blog link on the PSHA opening
page. Click on comment to add your own.
Rule Books: I just received our second order of Rule Book covers so I have been
in the process of mailing them out. Sorry it took so long for those of you who had
paid for one on your membership application.
Apparel: If you have ordered your apparel and are wondering where it is at, I can
clue you in.Gene Hopkins, who is also a member, has this side job of printing. I
have talked with himpersonally last week and he promised that they would be done
by the end of the week. Between Amy and I we will deliver what we can to those at
game shows and what we can’t we will mail to you.
Last minute note from Amy: Gene said that they can contact him or email him at
HopkinsPrinting@comcast.net. Have them call him directly at 206-396-3652 which
is his cell or his home 425-432-4666. I did talk to him and he's fine with people
contacting him and arranging for pick up.
Thanks,
Amy
Important Dates for PSHA members:
them on your calendar.
Flooding Victims in Chehalis: Cash help for horse hay needed. All monetary
donations will go to purchase feed to help these animals. There are no administrative
costs, salaries or overhead costs. If you would like to make a credit card donation
to help the animals, please go to www.folcas.org Donations can also be mailed to
FOLCAS, PO Box 1421, Chehalis, WA 98532. Please call me if you have any
questions Patty Kaija - 360-508-0151 www.folcas.org.
“Pay it Forward”: Have you done something for someone lately just “because”? I
challenge you to make this world a better place by helping someone who needs that
extra bit of help in any way you can. It feels good and it is so appreciated. This
weekend I was treated to just that. I was on the tractor working the arena for a
show. My horse was still standing in a stall, not ready to go. This person caught my
horse led her to the trailer, cleaned her stall, and then my wonderful husband
saddled her and I didn’t even ask anybody. I so appreciated it and it was one of
those “warm fuzzy feelings” for me. I plan to “pay it forward” at the next opportunity
.
To keep you up-to-date on how we are doing we have 602 members as of 4/17.
WOW! And I know at our Appleatchee show we added a few more this past
weekend. As of 4/21/08 our treasury has Total Income of $15,015.52, Total
Expenses of $6,659.38 for a Net Profit of $8,356.14.
Thanks everyone -- See you at the shows!
Lesa Bland, President PSHA
lbland@televar.com
509-782-1461
State Finals Report from Brian Strong
Carole and Kelsey are still busy shopping for awards; I think this year’s awards will
be even better than last. Prices have gone up quite a bit, but all you have to do is
look at the cost of Diesel and you understand why.
Barb has lined up a new photographer for this years’ show. I don't know much else
about them,but I will fill you in once I have a chance to talk with her. Ken Perrine
and his company, Kool Change Printing, will be doing our State Finals Program this
year. Ken designed and printed the PSHA Brochure, and has done the PNW
O'Moksee programs for years and is a wonderful new asset to PSHA. I'm sure the
programs will be great for our first State Finals.
State Finals positions are:
Arena Crew -
Awards - Carole Reece and Kelsey Morgan
Announcers - Diane, Shannon and Scott English
Goodie Bags - Junior Riders
Golf Tournament - Terri Morrow
Gate - Barb Short
Grand Entry - Jill English
High Point Calculations - Sylvia Hylton
Judges and Timers - Rules Committee
Office Manager - Dan Salkawske
Photographer - Barb Short has someone lined up
Program - Rose Ridlon (Kool Change Printing)
Secret Pals - Kathy
Stalls - Shannon Davis
Stall Tags - Lesa and Shannon
Stewards - Rules Committee
T-Shirt Design and Order - Amy and Sylvia
Thank You cards for sponsors - Brian will work with Kool Change Printing.
Water at Gates - Vince
Please contact me if I've omitted anyone, or committed the wrong person... I'll help
get that corrected.
Thanks, Brian
Interstate Report from Shannon:
Interstate 2008 is well on the way to becoming a reality. As I am sure you all know,
we will be returning to the Clark Co. Fairgrounds. The drive will be quite a bit
shorter for some of us. We had some great Interstates there in the past and I am
sure 2008 will be just as great.
The Queen contest will be a little challenging this year, as there will be just one
Candidate.Princess Alyssa is doing a wonderful job representing both of our states.
Please give her a hand and see if you can get some ads from your area. We put a lot
of pressure on the girls that dedicate the better part of a year of their lives to fund
this great show. We all need to step up and do a little funding ourselves. Princess
Alyssa will still be going through the entire judging process, so please attend the
breakfast to show your support.
We are planning a Junior Interstate Princess event. I won’t call it a contest as
everyone who participates will be a winner. I won’t give you any details yet, but it
should be fun and will give our Princess a well needed break between the stages of
her competition.Our next meeting will be in July at the fairgrounds. If you have any
questions, please contact one of the Interstate committee and we will do our best to
get them answered at that meeting.
State Finals 2008:
Hi everyone. I am pleased to be your 2008 State Finals Chairperson, and look
forward to working with all of you to make this first PSHA State Finals, a show to
remember. Barb Short and Lesa have both offered to guide me through this
process, so you can be assured that the State Finals show is in great hands. The
most important thing on our plate at this point is to lock down our sponsorships.
Some other organization has been using our sponsors list. It is critical that we
contact all of last year’s sponsors and let them know about the new organization so
they are not fooled into sponsoring the wrong club. Please download the sponsors
form from our website on our Join page and contact the sponsors you know. This is
how we finance most of our saddles, so please make an effort to do your part. As
an added incentive sponsor logos and Website links will be added to our PSHA
Web site.
We are busy buying awards already in an effort to get great awards at a reasonable
price, Carole Reece and Kelsey Morgan are heading this effort, and from what I
see I think we are going to have outstanding awards for the 2008 show.
I have received a couple of ideas for a 'Show Theme', but would love to receive
more. Please email me at brian.v.strong@gmail.com if you want your idea
considered. I also need you to be thinking about 'Secret Pals'. Is there someone out
there wanting to lead this effort? I plan on having some discussion about this at the
meeting in Ellensburg. So bring your ideas and suggestions.
Thanks,
Brian Strong
PSHA Apparel:
Apparel order forms are online on the PSHA apparel page. We have 8 items to
choose from. You will have to fill out the order form, print it, and mail your check
made payable to PSHA to Shannon Davis, Treasurer. This process should allow
people to get exactly what they want without the hassle of carting around boxes with
sizes nobody wants. Every item sold will generate money back into the general
account for PSHA. We are encouraging everyone to place orders ASAP. This is a
great way to get our name out there.
The color of most shirts are bright royal blue with turquoise used on the logo (front)
and the saying on the back of the shirts, “Making the Right Moves.”
Thank you,
Amy DeBoer
CASCADE REGION OF PSHA NEWSLETTER
We want to thank the CR members that attended the PSHA March 8th meeting in
Ellensburg. The meeting was well attended and the excitement over our new
association seems to be growing. We are trying to make every effort for our past
judges and timers to renew their cards and for the new judges and timers to be able
to take the test. It was decided at our last CR meeting that we would have monthly
meetings, at least for now since so much is going on. The meetings will be held on
the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Gloria’s Restaurant in Maple Valley.
Classic Show to be held at GRSC on August 23/24 as well as Cascade Region’s
year-end awards. Robin Brown, gambit1.wa@netzero.net, needs help from
everyone in gathering donations. She has a form business solicitation letter that you
can use in asking for donations. She also has a flyer to hand out to your friends and
family as well as posting on bulletin boards around the area to get the word out
about this fundraiser. Robin will also need help from our members in putting on the
Ride. The more successful this ride is, the better our awards will be. Please contact
Robin to offer your assistance
We want to send our sincere condolences to Randy and Jackie Little on the loss of
ShoeJet. ShoeJet was one of the great games horses and it was always fun to watch
him run when he was in his prime. Shoe sired many of the horses that are competing
at our shows so his memory will live on in his offspring.
Mark your calendar for these IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Back in 2000 CZ was like many other Zones in our State – dying. Our membership
numbers were decreasing and our shows were getting smaller. Then in 2001 a core
group of dedicated CZ members decided they would like to turn things around. This
was a group of no more than 10 members that went to work to bring CZ back to
life. If anyone would like to know more about our ideas, we will be very happy to
share – all you have to do is ask! We started by charging an award fee. If you
wished to be eligible for year-end zone awards, you had to pay the fee. Then we
started having fundraisers. We had easy fundraisers at first - such as bake sale,
raffles and Silent Auctions. Each of our Silent Auctions have raised between $300
- $1200. We decided to take on a bigger fundraiser and we had our first Arena
Sale. This was a huge undertaking, but it proved to be worth the effort. The first
year we only made $700. With the second Arena Sale we doubled our earnings and
made $1500. All of the fundraiser money goes toward our year-end awards.
Then the Miller Family came up with the idea of having a Prize Ride to raise
additional money for The WS Classic Show. A Prize Ride has the ability of raising a
lot of money but it is also dependent on good weather and help is needed from a lot
of people to gather prizes, clear and mark the trail, signing up riders, etc. The first
Prize Ride brought in $1300. The Kratzer Family purchased a SilverLite trailer.
Kathy approached SilerLite and was able to work out a deal and they made a very
generous donation to CZ in exchange for hanging their banner at our shows and
having their trailer on display. Lori Many, Dena Reiter, Robin Brown, Sherry Scott,
Amy DeBoer, Kathy & Ali Kratzer, Lisa Guthmiller, Krystal Sweetser, Karla
Sperber and other CZ members have approached local businesses and talked them
into making very generous donations to CZ – either for the Silent Auctions, Prize
Ride or with money/prize donations .Due to our hard work and extra efforts, the
dollar value per point for the CZ year-end awards exceeded the dollar value of the
awards you could win at State Finals and Classic combined! The number of riders
signing up for awards increased to a whopping 82 riders! Our high point jackets
for the age groups and all-around awards are sponsored by CR members, local
businesses or the clubs in our areas. The sponsor’s name is embroidered on the
jacket for additional advertising and incentive to sponsor our jackets. By having
sponsors for the high point awards, it does not take any money out of the general
award fund to pay for these special achievement awards.
The Clubs in our Region changed the show format from Time Only Shows to
Jackpot/Payback Shows. The first year we tried this, the payback was only $.25,
which did not put much money back into the rider’s pocket, but compared to
getting nothing in the past, this was at least something! Then we raised it to $.50
payback. Having a payback show does require you have someone in the office
willing to do the paperwork involved. If you can’t find anyone willing to volunteer
their time to do this, there are a number of ways to get the job done. Increase your
arena fee so you can pay someone to do the paperwork. Offer to buy their lunch.
Ask riders and non-riders in your area if they would be willing to do the paperwork
for free or a nominal fee. Many non-riders are already at the shows and they may
be willing to help if someone just asked them. The paperwork does not require a
rocket scientist, but it does take time. Since the person doing the paperwork can’t
do anything until the arena sheets come in from the first event, they do not need to
be present until the show has ran an event or more – rather than being there all day.
As the arena sheets come in, the person doing the payback places the events to 3
placings, looks at the cheat sheet for the amount of money for each placing, and
then puts the placing and money won on a 3x5 card. Once you get a feel for the
riders that go to your shows, you can even make the 3x5 cards up in advance to
save time at the show. On Saturday you can either do the placings after each event,
or do them all at the end of the day. Sunday gets a little crazy when people are
trying to pay up and head for home.
There are several ways you do this if you get behind and people need to leave:
#1 the rider can arrange for someone else to pick up their winnings;
#2 the rider can ask to carry their winnings over to the next show at that club
and pick it up at that time;
#3 have your winnings mailed to you – holding out sufficient money to
cover postage and handling;
#4 donate the money back to the club.
The reasons we feel it is important that we offer payback shows are:
1. People need instant gratification. They need to see they are getting
something for their efforts. New riders do not understand the time only
concept.
2. With the price of gas getting close to $4/gallon, people are going to be
looking at where they can go without costing an arm and a leg. With all of
the other activities offered today, we need to make sure that our product
(game shows) are a worthwhile activity.
3. As Don Eaton said at The March Rally Meeting – we need to look at this
as a business. What can we do to make our organization grow and
succeed? We have to offer something that will help us grow. If changes
are not made, then the problems that we had as WSHGD will follow us in
our new association.
Thank you-
JERRY MILLER
CASCADE REGION PRESIDENT
The season is finally under way. Hopefully the summer weather will be better than
the spring and we won’t have any rainouts. The cost of gas is so high that many of
us will be forced to stay fairly close to home this summer and looking at ways to
trim the cost of going to the shows. We hope it won’t affect our overall ride count.
Here's a reminder that we need to be on the lookout for sponsors. If any of you are
contemplating a large purchase (truck, trailer,RV, tractor, etc.) don’t be afraid to
ask the dealer for a sponsorship. We will still be giving free stall at State Finals to
people who bring in sponsorships (Contact Brian Strong for info), so do what you
can. Julie Harter wants to encourage everyone to shop Country Supply online
(www. horse.com ). 5% of your purchase will be rebated back to PSHA if you use
the Country Care code PSHA. They just sent PSHA a check for $50! If we can get
everyone on board with ordering from them, we can get a lot more. Thanks, Julie
for taking the initiative to get this started.
I am sad to report that Bud Runyon passed away last week. Bud was Betty Jean
Runyan’s husband and just an all around nice guy. Graveside services are planned
for May 10 at 11 AM in Menlo.On a happier note, Melanie Plagerman is doing well
enough to have left the hospital. She is still undergoing therapy but it looks as though
all the prayers for her have been answered. Colleen Price also appears to be doing
well. She has sure been tearing it up at the barrel races lately!
If you are going to Appleatchee for the May 10 & 11 show, please call or email Jill
English for a stall reservation: Scott_english21@hotmail.com or (509) 662-5093.
There is going to be a performance show going on at the same time as the games
show and stalls will be in short supply. If you don’t call ahead, you may not get a
stall!!!
There will be a benefit barrel race and silent auction for Steve Goforth at the BLT
Arena in Granit Falls on May 18. Steve is an Everett firefighter who is awaiting a
heart transplant. Call Kay Brooks for more info (360) 691-5224 or see the website
at www.firefightersheart.org
Annual meeting information
*October 25, Saturday, Campbells Resort, Chelan, 1-800-553-8225 Ext 1 Group
number 98010. All rooms totally remodeled. They are awesome. All have lake view.
It is a very nice place. Go to their website at www.campbellsresort.com for a list of
all their amenties.Traditional Rooms $78 for 2 Queen Beds, Frig, Microwave and
coffeemaker. Lodge 2 & 4 Deluxe Rooms $98 for 2 Queen Beds, and small
Kitchen. Lodge 1 & 3 2 Bedrooms, & couch with Kitchen units $98. Lodge 5
Terrace
There is lots to do for kids as well. Within walking distance there is a skate park,
bowling alley, movie theatre, and arcade. For adults there is 2 golf courses, casino
in Manson, Winery’s, shopping, Starbucks and Safeway across the street from the
resort. The price of dinner has not been decided yet, but we do want your opinion
on whether you would like buffet (which is cheaper) or an entrée pre-selected.
Children ages 2-12 will be half-priced. So you might want to come early on Friday
and enjoy the town and what it has to offer.
President’s Message
Lesa Bland
lbland@televar.com
The message should be short and sweet this month.
Yeah, right…….
Can you believe it snowed in April? I thought April
was supposed to be April Showers (see photos at bottom of page). “Old man
Winter” just doesn’t want to give up to “pretty girl Spring.” Oh well, hasn’t stopped
me from riding.
High School Seniors - We will award two $500 scholarships this year from
PSHA. The Application can be found on this link, PSHA Scholarship, or you can
e-mail me for a copy. It is due by May 18th so we can award by June 1st.
E-Mail Addresses: In using our e-mail address list I have come across some e-
mail addresses that are not good and I know that Gina has encountered the same
problem. So if you are looking at the news on the website, which is great, but would
like to get it by e-mail, please contact me with your correct e-mail address. Or if
you hear someone complaining about not receiving the newsletter, please pass on
the word that we may not have the correct e-mail address.
Website: Karen Griffiths is doing a wonderful job with the website; she is also a
member of PSHA. She has added a BLOG page to the website. So far I am the
only one making comments. BORING This is a great spot to list if your show has
been cancelled or any other information that you want to get out to the membership
and very quickly without going through Gina or myself. We are not always at our
computers. So take a look at it. I didn’t know how to use it either, but it was very
easy, so don’t use that as an excuse. Click on the Blog link on the PSHA opening
page. Click on comment to add your own.
Rule Books: I just received our second order of Rule Book covers so I have been
in the process of mailing them out. Sorry it took so long for those of you who had
paid for one on your membership application.
Apparel: If you have ordered your apparel and are wondering where it is at, I can
clue you in.Gene Hopkins, who is also a member, has this side job of printing. I
have talked with himpersonally last week and he promised that they would be done
by the end of the week. Between Amy and I we will deliver what we can to those at
game shows and what we can’t we will mail to you.
Last minute note from Amy: Gene said that they can contact him or email him at
HopkinsPrinting@comcast.net. Have them call him directly at 206-396-3652 which
is his cell or his home 425-432-4666. I did talk to him and he's fine with people
contacting him and arranging for pick up.
Thanks,
Amy
Important Dates for PSHA members:
- Aug. 15-17. State Finals at Appleatchee Riders in Wenatchee Brian Strong
Chairman - Aug.23-24.Classic Shows-West Side Green River Robin Brown Chairman.
East Side Appleatchee Riders Candice Sweitzer - Aug. 29-31.Interstate Meet- Clark County Fairgrounds Shannon Davis
Chairman - Oct. 25.PSHA Annual Meeting- Campbells Resort, Lake Chelan Joyce
Goodwin/Jack Weinz Jr Chairman.
them on your calendar.
Flooding Victims in Chehalis: Cash help for horse hay needed. All monetary
donations will go to purchase feed to help these animals. There are no administrative
costs, salaries or overhead costs. If you would like to make a credit card donation
to help the animals, please go to www.folcas.org Donations can also be mailed to
FOLCAS, PO Box 1421, Chehalis, WA 98532. Please call me if you have any
questions Patty Kaija - 360-508-0151 www.folcas.org.
“Pay it Forward”: Have you done something for someone lately just “because”? I
challenge you to make this world a better place by helping someone who needs that
extra bit of help in any way you can. It feels good and it is so appreciated. This
weekend I was treated to just that. I was on the tractor working the arena for a
show. My horse was still standing in a stall, not ready to go. This person caught my
horse led her to the trailer, cleaned her stall, and then my wonderful husband
saddled her and I didn’t even ask anybody. I so appreciated it and it was one of
those “warm fuzzy feelings” for me. I plan to “pay it forward” at the next opportunity
.
To keep you up-to-date on how we are doing we have 602 members as of 4/17.
WOW! And I know at our Appleatchee show we added a few more this past
weekend. As of 4/21/08 our treasury has Total Income of $15,015.52, Total
Expenses of $6,659.38 for a Net Profit of $8,356.14.
Thanks everyone -- See you at the shows!
Lesa Bland, President PSHA
lbland@televar.com
509-782-1461
State Finals Report from Brian Strong
Carole and Kelsey are still busy shopping for awards; I think this year’s awards will
be even better than last. Prices have gone up quite a bit, but all you have to do is
look at the cost of Diesel and you understand why.
Barb has lined up a new photographer for this years’ show. I don't know much else
about them,but I will fill you in once I have a chance to talk with her. Ken Perrine
and his company, Kool Change Printing, will be doing our State Finals Program this
year. Ken designed and printed the PSHA Brochure, and has done the PNW
O'Moksee programs for years and is a wonderful new asset to PSHA. I'm sure the
programs will be great for our first State Finals.
State Finals positions are:
Arena Crew -
Awards - Carole Reece and Kelsey Morgan
Announcers - Diane, Shannon and Scott English
Goodie Bags - Junior Riders
Golf Tournament - Terri Morrow
Gate - Barb Short
Grand Entry - Jill English
High Point Calculations - Sylvia Hylton
Judges and Timers - Rules Committee
Office Manager - Dan Salkawske
Photographer - Barb Short has someone lined up
Program - Rose Ridlon (Kool Change Printing)
Secret Pals - Kathy
Stalls - Shannon Davis
Stall Tags - Lesa and Shannon
Stewards - Rules Committee
T-Shirt Design and Order - Amy and Sylvia
Thank You cards for sponsors - Brian will work with Kool Change Printing.
Water at Gates - Vince
Please contact me if I've omitted anyone, or committed the wrong person... I'll help
get that corrected.
Thanks, Brian
Interstate Report from Shannon:
Interstate 2008 is well on the way to becoming a reality. As I am sure you all know,
we will be returning to the Clark Co. Fairgrounds. The drive will be quite a bit
shorter for some of us. We had some great Interstates there in the past and I am
sure 2008 will be just as great.
The Queen contest will be a little challenging this year, as there will be just one
Candidate.Princess Alyssa is doing a wonderful job representing both of our states.
Please give her a hand and see if you can get some ads from your area. We put a lot
of pressure on the girls that dedicate the better part of a year of their lives to fund
this great show. We all need to step up and do a little funding ourselves. Princess
Alyssa will still be going through the entire judging process, so please attend the
breakfast to show your support.
We are planning a Junior Interstate Princess event. I won’t call it a contest as
everyone who participates will be a winner. I won’t give you any details yet, but it
should be fun and will give our Princess a well needed break between the stages of
her competition.Our next meeting will be in July at the fairgrounds. If you have any
questions, please contact one of the Interstate committee and we will do our best to
get them answered at that meeting.
State Finals 2008:
Hi everyone. I am pleased to be your 2008 State Finals Chairperson, and look
forward to working with all of you to make this first PSHA State Finals, a show to
remember. Barb Short and Lesa have both offered to guide me through this
process, so you can be assured that the State Finals show is in great hands. The
most important thing on our plate at this point is to lock down our sponsorships.
Some other organization has been using our sponsors list. It is critical that we
contact all of last year’s sponsors and let them know about the new organization so
they are not fooled into sponsoring the wrong club. Please download the sponsors
form from our website on our Join page and contact the sponsors you know. This is
how we finance most of our saddles, so please make an effort to do your part. As
an added incentive sponsor logos and Website links will be added to our PSHA
Web site.
We are busy buying awards already in an effort to get great awards at a reasonable
price, Carole Reece and Kelsey Morgan are heading this effort, and from what I
see I think we are going to have outstanding awards for the 2008 show.
I have received a couple of ideas for a 'Show Theme', but would love to receive
more. Please email me at brian.v.strong@gmail.com if you want your idea
considered. I also need you to be thinking about 'Secret Pals'. Is there someone out
there wanting to lead this effort? I plan on having some discussion about this at the
meeting in Ellensburg. So bring your ideas and suggestions.
Thanks,
Brian Strong
PSHA Apparel:
Apparel order forms are online on the PSHA apparel page. We have 8 items to
choose from. You will have to fill out the order form, print it, and mail your check
made payable to PSHA to Shannon Davis, Treasurer. This process should allow
people to get exactly what they want without the hassle of carting around boxes with
sizes nobody wants. Every item sold will generate money back into the general
account for PSHA. We are encouraging everyone to place orders ASAP. This is a
great way to get our name out there.
The color of most shirts are bright royal blue with turquoise used on the logo (front)
and the saying on the back of the shirts, “Making the Right Moves.”
Thank you,
Amy DeBoer
CASCADE REGION OF PSHA NEWSLETTER
We want to thank the CR members that attended the PSHA March 8th meeting in
Ellensburg. The meeting was well attended and the excitement over our new
association seems to be growing. We are trying to make every effort for our past
judges and timers to renew their cards and for the new judges and timers to be able
to take the test. It was decided at our last CR meeting that we would have monthly
meetings, at least for now since so much is going on. The meetings will be held on
the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Gloria’s Restaurant in Maple Valley.
Classic Show to be held at GRSC on August 23/24 as well as Cascade Region’s
year-end awards. Robin Brown, gambit1.wa@netzero.net, needs help from
everyone in gathering donations. She has a form business solicitation letter that you
can use in asking for donations. She also has a flyer to hand out to your friends and
family as well as posting on bulletin boards around the area to get the word out
about this fundraiser. Robin will also need help from our members in putting on the
Ride. The more successful this ride is, the better our awards will be. Please contact
Robin to offer your assistance
We want to send our sincere condolences to Randy and Jackie Little on the loss of
ShoeJet. ShoeJet was one of the great games horses and it was always fun to watch
him run when he was in his prime. Shoe sired many of the horses that are competing
at our shows so his memory will live on in his offspring.
Mark your calendar for these IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
- May 17-18 – Show date at GRSC
- May 20th – CR Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gloria’s Restaurant
- May 31/June 1 – Tentative Show date – Omoxee Riders at SVRC
- June 7-8 – Show date at GRSC
- June 14-15 – Tentative Show date at SSSC
- June 17th – CR Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gloria’s Restaurant
- June 21-22 – Show date at GRSC
- June 28-29 – Tentative Show date at SVRC
- July 12-13 – Tentative Show date at SSSC
- July 19-20 – Tentative Show date at SVRC
- July 26-27 – Tentative Show date at SSSC
- August 23/24 – West Side Classic at GRSC
- Sept 13-14 – GRSC rain out date
Back in 2000 CZ was like many other Zones in our State – dying. Our membership
numbers were decreasing and our shows were getting smaller. Then in 2001 a core
group of dedicated CZ members decided they would like to turn things around. This
was a group of no more than 10 members that went to work to bring CZ back to
life. If anyone would like to know more about our ideas, we will be very happy to
share – all you have to do is ask! We started by charging an award fee. If you
wished to be eligible for year-end zone awards, you had to pay the fee. Then we
started having fundraisers. We had easy fundraisers at first - such as bake sale,
raffles and Silent Auctions. Each of our Silent Auctions have raised between $300
- $1200. We decided to take on a bigger fundraiser and we had our first Arena
Sale. This was a huge undertaking, but it proved to be worth the effort. The first
year we only made $700. With the second Arena Sale we doubled our earnings and
made $1500. All of the fundraiser money goes toward our year-end awards.
Then the Miller Family came up with the idea of having a Prize Ride to raise
additional money for The WS Classic Show. A Prize Ride has the ability of raising a
lot of money but it is also dependent on good weather and help is needed from a lot
of people to gather prizes, clear and mark the trail, signing up riders, etc. The first
Prize Ride brought in $1300. The Kratzer Family purchased a SilverLite trailer.
Kathy approached SilerLite and was able to work out a deal and they made a very
generous donation to CZ in exchange for hanging their banner at our shows and
having their trailer on display. Lori Many, Dena Reiter, Robin Brown, Sherry Scott,
Amy DeBoer, Kathy & Ali Kratzer, Lisa Guthmiller, Krystal Sweetser, Karla
Sperber and other CZ members have approached local businesses and talked them
into making very generous donations to CZ – either for the Silent Auctions, Prize
Ride or with money/prize donations .Due to our hard work and extra efforts, the
dollar value per point for the CZ year-end awards exceeded the dollar value of the
awards you could win at State Finals and Classic combined! The number of riders
signing up for awards increased to a whopping 82 riders! Our high point jackets
for the age groups and all-around awards are sponsored by CR members, local
businesses or the clubs in our areas. The sponsor’s name is embroidered on the
jacket for additional advertising and incentive to sponsor our jackets. By having
sponsors for the high point awards, it does not take any money out of the general
award fund to pay for these special achievement awards.
The Clubs in our Region changed the show format from Time Only Shows to
Jackpot/Payback Shows. The first year we tried this, the payback was only $.25,
which did not put much money back into the rider’s pocket, but compared to
getting nothing in the past, this was at least something! Then we raised it to $.50
payback. Having a payback show does require you have someone in the office
willing to do the paperwork involved. If you can’t find anyone willing to volunteer
their time to do this, there are a number of ways to get the job done. Increase your
arena fee so you can pay someone to do the paperwork. Offer to buy their lunch.
Ask riders and non-riders in your area if they would be willing to do the paperwork
for free or a nominal fee. Many non-riders are already at the shows and they may
be willing to help if someone just asked them. The paperwork does not require a
rocket scientist, but it does take time. Since the person doing the paperwork can’t
do anything until the arena sheets come in from the first event, they do not need to
be present until the show has ran an event or more – rather than being there all day.
As the arena sheets come in, the person doing the payback places the events to 3
placings, looks at the cheat sheet for the amount of money for each placing, and
then puts the placing and money won on a 3x5 card. Once you get a feel for the
riders that go to your shows, you can even make the 3x5 cards up in advance to
save time at the show. On Saturday you can either do the placings after each event,
or do them all at the end of the day. Sunday gets a little crazy when people are
trying to pay up and head for home.
There are several ways you do this if you get behind and people need to leave:
#1 the rider can arrange for someone else to pick up their winnings;
#2 the rider can ask to carry their winnings over to the next show at that club
and pick it up at that time;
#3 have your winnings mailed to you – holding out sufficient money to
cover postage and handling;
#4 donate the money back to the club.
The reasons we feel it is important that we offer payback shows are:
1. People need instant gratification. They need to see they are getting
something for their efforts. New riders do not understand the time only
concept.
2. With the price of gas getting close to $4/gallon, people are going to be
looking at where they can go without costing an arm and a leg. With all of
the other activities offered today, we need to make sure that our product
(game shows) are a worthwhile activity.
3. As Don Eaton said at The March Rally Meeting – we need to look at this
as a business. What can we do to make our organization grow and
succeed? We have to offer something that will help us grow. If changes
are not made, then the problems that we had as WSHGD will follow us in
our new association.
Thank you-
JERRY MILLER
CASCADE REGION PRESIDENT
| Just wanted to give you an update on the junior stuff that is going on right now. Cascade Region juniors had a carwash last Saturday. The weather turned out great, we had 14 kids that attended who raised $318. Terry Guthmiller is busy working on the cookbooks for the juniors to sell but he needs more receipes as soon as possible. Please email them to Terry at ringnex@gmail.com or tguthmiller@cederrivermort gage.com. Terry has someone who has offered to print them and someone who has offered to bind them at little to no cost to the juniors. Terry himself is donating his time to make this cookbook look great. If everything works out like planned this will be all profit to the juniors. Cookbooks will be available to sell as soon as we get enough reciepes to put the finishing touches to the book. Huge THANK YOU TO TERRY. I went a met with Tari Crossland from Stitches in Design- Tari has offered to make a new junior flag for us. We came up with some great ideas and the flag will be available to be carried at State Finals. I have also spoken with Tari about making the junior sweatshirts this year. I would like something different this year and bright so that everyone notices PSHA and the Juniors. I have decided on Orange sweatshirts with blue writing. The wording on the sweatshirt will match the flag. If we don't like this next year we can choose to make the sweatshirts different. They will say PSHA, Juniors, 2008 and your last name across the back. I am able to get sweatshirts down as small at 2T so if you have a buckaroo that would like to fundraise they will be eligible to purchase a sweatshirt also. Since Tari purchases a lot of clothing through the sweatshirt company she is able to get them on sale at times, so as you reach your goal of $30 I will be asking your sweatshirt size so that she is able to buy the sweatshirts when she catches them on sale. The plan is to have all sweatshirts available at State Finals, Classic and Interstate. We will place all orders by August 1st.? ANOTHER HUGE THANK YOU TO TARI. I still have some neckbands to be sold (about 10) but I have purchased more material, Kathy Kratzer donated the beads to go inside and Erin Stebly will be sewing the them together. We will hopefully have them all made within the next month. These neckbands sell for $10 each. If you would like to sell any of these items- cookbooks, neckbands and you don't see me through out the season. Please get in contact with me. I will send them with someone who will see you or I will get them in the mail to you. If anyone would like to do any other fundraising in their area please feel free. I am not able to get together with all the juniors as well as I can with the ones in my region but if you keep me posted on what you are doing I will try to make it to your things. Please send all money raised to me or to Shannon Davis with the details of which juniors participated so that everyone gets credit. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Thanks Krystal Sweetser sonny153@aol.com 253-709-7659 |
| *Junior News* |
By Krystal Sweetser
May 2008
May 2008
| Things got a bit chilly during this year's first spring show in Wenatchee! The adults don't look so look very thrilled with the snow, but these young riders thought racing during a blizzard was fun! Burrrrrrrrrrrrr |
Are we having fun yet???
