Tuesday October 14th at the Woods House at 7:30, the constitution committee will be meeting to start working on a 4-H constitution for our club. If you are on the committee or would like to be you are encouraged to attend.
Friday October 17th at Waddy Arena, 7:00 PM, Drill team practice, at the end of this practice you would need to make a commitment to the team if you decide you like it, so if you haven’t tried it out yet and would like to this is your last chance to join. If you join after this date you would most likely be an alternate. If you can’t make it or are going to be late remember to call Jeff. I believe the cookie orders will also be due at this practice.
Saturday October 18 6:00 PM Waddy Saddle Club Show-Last show of the season, don’t forget to fill out your high points forms.
Tuesday October 21 7:00 PM Horse-N-Around business meeting
Thursday October 23 Horse-N-Around 2008 Appreciation and Recognition Banquet.
Friday October 24-Drill Team Practice.
Thanks,
Michael & Jessica
BANQUET
The banquet is coming together we have invited a few more businesses as I have received contacts. The awards have been ordered, We have had pulled pork donated as our meat so that will save the club some expense. We have had Dr Fernanda Camargo-Stutman, DVM, Ph. D agree to come to be our key note speaker. We have had a few door prizes donated, if anyone else can get any door prizes let me know. Also, if anyone knows any business who would donate drinks that would save the club some money. This banquet is for last year’s activities, if you are new to the club you are welcome to attend to support last
years members. Here is a link to RSVP or if you need to change the number of people you are bringing. Parents, siblings, grandparents are encouraged to attend. So far we have 73 people attending, so it should be a fun night. Please start e-mailing me any 4H photos you have from last year so we can have them up on the screen. I still need some volunteers to help decorate, set up, and work in the kitchen.
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First Tuesday of the month meeting/Cloverbuds
Last year our club reserved the extent ion office twice a month so we had access to the building more often. They get booked up quickly. We had a couple of thoughts when Michael did this, first most of the other counties in 4-H meet twice a month, we were talking about starting cloverbuds, and we were starting new teams.
We decided not to use it for cloverbuds because it defeats the purpose of starting cloverbuds. The idea was to give the younger kids something to do when they were attending 4H practices with their older siblings, not to have the
parents bring them out at an additional time. So once I get the Cloverbuds program together (which has kind have been on the back burner with everything else going on) My idea is that we have a project or activity for them at the same time as the older kids, and that they can feel a part of the club at our meetings and events. Right now we only have 3 cloverbuds, if any one is
interested in starting this project or have any ideas let me know.
We decided to use the first Tuesday of the month to start as “Team Meetings and or Clinics” All four teams would meet with their coaches. This gives us an extra opportunity to get together during the winter to make team decisions, Jeff will be able to work on drills on the board, the kids would have a
chance to work on the music and costumes. The Horse Bowl Team would be able to meet and get any new reference material, trade books, ect. (I am working on a grant to purchase the books needed for horse-bowl so we have our own set).
The endurance/mounted games team would be able to go over all the stuff that will go along with being part of a pilot, rule suggestions, introduce new games, video ect. This would not be a “business meeting’ like we are used to. However it does give us an additional fortuity if we need to vote on something, as long as everyone is notified 24 hours in advance we will be voting on
for instance “sending flowers to a sick club member” as long as 2/3 of the club (a quorum) is in attendance we could vote without waiting for the next meeting. Hopefully this will make our business meetings shorter like it was in September. We did put on the ca lander that was handed out that October 7th
we would be having our first team meeting for horsebowl, mounted games, drill team would not be meeting since Coach Radcliff is out of town. We have three family’s out of town, who will also be out of town for the first Mounted games practice. If most parents think we should cancel the 7th meeting let me
know.
MOUNTED GAMES
Last Saturday our family and the McCarthy’s went to Red Orchard to watch the mounted games. It looked like a lot of fun Kelsey, Kim, Rachel, Sherry, and Jake participated. Congratulations to Sherry, Jake, Rachel and Kim for taking first place in the novice division.
This week I contacted the UMGA (United Mounted Games Association) they are the group that brought the idea to 4-H. With the help of Dr Stutman they have agreed to have their coaches meet with Michael tomorrow to go over what we
will need to do to get started. They also will be sending coaches, and all the equipment we need to John & Cyndi’s this Sunday at 3:00 PM and are going to show us how to make our own, and help get us started.
Please remember helmets, and current coggins if I don’t already have up to date coggins on your horse. Parents you might want to bring chairs. I have attached a calendar for anyone who doesn’t have one.
Thanks,
Michael and Jessica
Reminder there is drill team practice tomorrow and registration for theb2009 team. Registration will be at 6:30, with a short meeting to answer any questions, bring your horses there will be practice at 7:00 PM. If I do not have your cogins on your horse you are riding please bring me a copy, with a health certificate. Once registration is finished and we know who is planning to be on the 2008-2009 Drill team we need to get fund raising started so bring your idea’s and information so the kids can vote on a fund-raiser. I will have registration paperwork at the meeting. Also, just a reminder you can come and ride with the drill team tomorrow and October 17th without making a commitment to the team. So if you just want to try drill team to see if you like it, or if you want to try a new horse now is the time to do that, don’t forget your helmets.
Just a reminder tomorrow night is our first 4-H meeting of the new season, if anyone kids or parents have anything they would like put on the agenda for tomorrow please let me know today. The meeting is at 7:00 new officer’s need to be there by 6:30, (Returning officers do not need to be there early but can attend if they choose.) We will be going over the 4 options of teams and getting a list of interest for Drill team, Endurance
Team, Horse Bowl, and Mounted Games (a new team being started as a pilot program this year). Attached is New York 4H rules for mounted games, they are the first 4H to adopt the mounted games. Kentucky would like to be the second, these rules are just a starting point if our club decides to do this, we will be able to adjust the rules before we submit them to the
state.
We will also be discussing fund raising activities so if you have idea’s bring the information with you.
Also, I wanted to let you know I am not receiving all of my e-mail at my work address, because of the company’s mail filters. So if you e-mail me at work please cc emtwoods@aol.com so I know you e-mailed me. I am
automatically notified of my aol mail on my cell phone so it works for the weekends too.
Jessica Woods
This weekend:
On Friday there is no drill team practice due to Tho Promise Ridge Rodeo the 5th and 6th at 7:00 PM
On Saturday: The Horse Fair at Rea Farm
11:00 Welcome & introductions, Cindy Isaacs - Who is Purina Mills? by Dr. Randy Raub, PhD
11:30 Bringing up Baby: Ground Manners by Barbara Rea
12:00 Riding to Gain Control : Moving your horse’s body parts by Rusty Rea
12:30 Lunch : Must RSVP for complimentary lunch – Hoof Care by Bart Cissel
1:00 Feeding for Health, Dr. Randy Raub, PhD
1:30 Rider Balance by Barbara Rea
2:00 What to look for in a Performance Horse by Rusty Rea
2:30 Problems : Question & Answer Session for all clinicians & speakers
On Sunday September 7 at 3:00 PM at the Waddy arena, we will have Drill Team Practice. If you can not be there please call Jeff so we can get an alternate to ride in your place. You need to be saddled and in the ring ready to ride by 3:00.
Banquet Committee Meeting: will be Sunday at 3:30 to figure out food, and the agenda, awards, ect. If you are on the committee, want to be on the committee, or just want to help out and share idea’s come join us.
I also still need the contact name and address of individuals or businesses who donated money last year. If you had a sponsor please bring that information in we want to invite the people who helped us last year to show our appreciation.
I had some incorrect information on the days Red Orchard is open and those dates are updated on the new calendar attached.
The new date for the banquet will be Thursday October 23rd.
If you are on the drill team please locate your red white and blue shirt, the Sentinel says they are coming to see you preform on September 13 at the Mt Eden show.