January 2016
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January 2016
Tennessee Walking Horse Enthusiasts’ Association of Montana RUNNING WALK NEWS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED IN JANUARY, APRIL, JULY AND OCTOBER January 2016 Volume 5 Issue 1 Dedicated to the Tennessee Walking Horse Breed in Montana This newsletter is compiled by Trish Foster. If you would like to submit an article, advertisement or classified ad, contact Trish at 406 777 4383, or [email protected] Your comments and feedback are always welcome. FROM THE TWHEAM PRESIDENT, Trish Foster Well, I am coming to the end of my fourth, and last, term as TWHEAM President and must say that it has been a very satisfying experience. This is primarily due to the fact that I have been working with some of the finest people I could have asked for. Thanks is in order to the following folks: Karen Harlan, Barbara Jennings, Pat Nikrasch, Jean Larson, Sandra Brosious, Catherine Hanson, Jan Sousa, Jack and Lisa Emory, Mike Starmer, Mike Foster, Sally Suk, and Tom and Cherie Russell. You all have made this work fun and gratifying. I pledge my support to the TWHEAM member who steps forward to become the next President. It really is a job worth doing. PLEASE REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP THIS MONTH!! CURRENT TWHEAM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN THIS ISSUE Letter from the President 1 2016 Member App. 2 Annual Meeting Notice 3 Larry Whitesell Clinic 4 2015 Obstacle Course 6 East Fork Ride 7 Member Ads 9 TRISH FOSTER, PRESIDENT JEAN LARSON, VICE PRESIDENT SANDRA BROSIOUS, TREASURER JAN SOUSA, SECRETARY REGION 1 DIRECTOR, JEAN LARSON REGION 2 DIRECTOR, LAURA DRESCHER REGION 3 DIRECTOR, JOELEEN RAMSEY KAREN HARLAN, EVENT DIRECTOR 1 TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE ENTHUSIASTS’ ASSOCIATION OF MONTANA 2016 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ______ Individual Membership $20 _____Family Membership $30 Member Name(s) Address Phone Cell E-mail Membership is renewed on a calendar year basis. Please make checks payable to: “TWHEAM” Mail your check and application to: Sandy Brosious, TWHEAM Treasurer 15700 Mill Creek Road Frenchtown, MT 59834 PLEASE READ AND SIGN BELOW Serious injury or even death can result from horse riding and related activities. There are risks inherent in equine activities, and those dangers, or conditions that are an integral part of equine activities include but are not limited to: The propensity of an equine to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm to, or death of a person on or around the equine; The unpredictability of an equine’s reaction to such things as medication, sound, sudden movement, and unfamiliar objects, persons or other animals; Hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions; Collisions with other equines or objects; The potential of another participant to not maintain control over the equine, or to not act within the person’s ability. Participants in any TWHEAM activity shall act in a safe and responsible manner at all times to avoid injury to themselves and others, and shall be aware of the risks inherent in equine activities. TWHEAM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT AS A RESULT OF THEIR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN ANY SPONSORED ACTIVITY. I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE NOTICE. SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________DATE_______________ SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________DATE_______________ 2 TWHEAM ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 25, 2016 5 P.M. Location: Home of Joe and Pat Nikrasch Huson, MT Draft Agenda 2014 Annual Meeting Minutes 2015 Treasurer’s Report Review of 2015 Events Election of Officers: President, Region 2 and Region 3 Directors Brainstorm ideas for 2016 Please join us! Potluck Appetizers and BYOB RSVP to Pat [email protected] 3 LARRY WHITESELL GAITED HORSE CLINIC JUNE 26-28, 2015 Blue Ribbon Arena, Deer Lodge, MT We were fortunate to get Larry Whitesell to come to Montana this year. Those of us who attended this clinic learned a lot from him. We look forward to him returning in 2016. I apologize for not having pictures of clinic participants. I was too busy trying to learn things myself! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Larry Whitesell will be back June 24-26, 2016, for Clinic #2! Contact Karen Harlan if you are interested in attending 406 542 2286/[email protected] Suzanne Miller and Dunrovin Ranch have been supporters of TWHEAM activities for many years. They generously allow us to use their 20 acre pasture for our Obstacle Course in May. If you have not visited them, begin to familiarize yourself with what they do. A wonderful place to visit, in Lolo, MT http://dunrovinranchmontana.com 4 5 TWHEAM OBSTACLE COURSE MAY 16 AND 17, 2015 DUNROVIN RANCH, LOLO, MT We had two days of challenges and achievements. Coaches, Lori Roy and Ethan Zimmerman, provided expert guidance and guaranteed safety and success for all participants. This has become a very popular annual event. 6 TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE EAST FORK CABIN, SULA, MONTANA AUGUST 27-30, 2015 Despite valley smoke a small group of us spent four days at the East Fork Cabin just north of Sula, Montana. We managed to get in a few good rides and enjoyed time around camp, playing games until we had to break out the headlamps. Those who attended were: Catherine and Gary Hanson, Coe Dolven, Trish and Mike Foster, Ann and Ross Damrow, and Pat and Joe Nikrasch. Of course, this group also included a motley crew of canines! 7 TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE-EAST FORK CABIN 8 TWHEAM MEMBERS ADVERTISE TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE EAST FOR CABIN Bitterroot National Forest 9