Meeting Minutes from January 16th meeting

Start and end time: 7:13 - 8:55

Pledges: American: Jacob, 4-H: Kaitlyn

Skillathon: Feb. 10th (counts for "leadership" in record books)

Burgerville Fundraiser: Held in April (don't know the exact date), helping serve, 10% of proceeds go to 4-H

Area presentations: March 23rd

County presentations: April 20th

Horse expo volunteering: dates: Feb. 15th-17th, every person who volunteers must be available to work for at least 4 hours at a time

Trail practice event: at Saddle Club, March 10th, not judged, potluck afterwards (12:30)

Design a medal contest: entries must be entered by next leader's meeting (Feb. 13th)

Jumping clinic: held at Saddle Club by Fran, participation in this can qualify you to enter jumping at the Clark County Fair, (dates?)

Spring Fling show: April 20th-21th at Fairgrounds, tack sale (every club can buy one table and sell tack)

State Fair updates: you can now enter in 4 classes, jumping has been removed, judges command (disciplined rail) has been added for Seniors only

Next Winter Woolies show: Feb. 10th-11th

Next business meeting: Feb. 20th

Meeting Minutes from November, 2012

November's meeting was held at the Saddle Club on the 28th and begun at 7:09 pm. Our American pledge was led by Lauren and our 4-H pledge by Jacob.

We have no dues and no expenses. Our current balance is $150.00.

Some things we discussed were, the workshop at the Vancouver Hilton who is taking down ideas for different booths/workshops, so if you have any good ideas, let Mary Jo know.

Also we wanted everyone who is a club member to know that you are most definitely allowed to attend the 4-H leader meetings and that they are full of useful information if you wanted to go.

We also talked about the medal program. The medal program committee has 3 levels, bronze, silver, and gold. There is a set of medals for each age group and you have to advance level by level on a variety of riding and written tests.

There is a Jumping Clinic on April 2nd from three to five  at the saddle club; if you would like to attend, please sign up at least one week in advance.

We discussed some fundraising ideas too. We were thinking that we could volunteer at the Winter Woolies and they would pay us in class tickets. If you are interested please confirm with Mary Jo.

Our enrollments are due on December 14th so make sure you get that turned in soon, although new members have until March to turn theirs in.

The Clover Crest annual Christmas party is going to be on December 19th at 7:00 pm at the Kukula's residence. There will be a secret santa, awards, food, and more.

Finish Up those record books - Due 10/16

You can finish up your record books (from the Fair on to 9/30) and turn them in on October 16th to Marcia at the Extension office. They will be judged for the County Competition (and you'll have a complete record of your year).

The Return of the Record Book!

Head down to the 4H Extension office to pick up your record books...

Did you know that record books can be completed with the remainder of the 4H year (through 9/31) and turned in AGAIN for the County Record Book competition?

That's right! They judge them again at the County level. Past winners have received pins, but you will be guaranteed a little kudos from your 4H leaders, AND you will have a very comprehensive document that covers a true full year of activities. Very handy!

I believe they are due again sometime during the first week of October, but check back for the exact date. I'll put it up on the calendar.

Links Added and Meeting 5/16

Reminder about the Business Meeting Wednesday, 5/16: Painting and Pizza! Be there or be square.

I added links to the right side of the blog page for Clark County Fair 2012 Entry Forms. Don't panic -- the completed forms aren't due until June 29th. At the business meeting on June 20th, I'm sure we'll set aside time to make sure everyone has their forms filled out and ready to hand in.

New pics -- please!

I think it's waaaay past time for some new pictures on the blog. Do you have any from recent 4h or other horse events? I'd love to freshen things up. Email them to Andrea.

Thanks!

Extreme Trail Riders at the Horse Expo!

Great job Aliva and Maggie for taking part in the Extreme Cowboy Trail Race at the 2012 Washington State Horse Expo, and a BIG congratulations to Aliva, making it to the championship day and taking second place in the youth division! Wahooo!

This was no easy course with 12 (?) obstacles with free rides at the start and finish of the race (that means going really fast fast fast around the rail) and a HUGE crowd of people screaming and yelling and music blaring, too. And just to make it more "extreme", you only have 30 seconds to get through each element. It's not trail for the feint of heart (how long would it take you to convince your horse to go over a teeter-totter bridge?)! A friend of our club, Amber Rios, made it into the top 10 of the adult division. A HUGE accomplishment and the competition was tough! The Columbian newspaper caught up with her in the warm-up ring and did a human interest angle on Amber... check it out: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/feb/19/washington-state-horse-expo-back-in-the-saddle-van/

So proud of our riders and a big thanks to the volunteers from our club who came out and set up the course, reset obstacles during the competition and had to put it all away after each day. It's heavy equipment and a lot of time on your feet. Thanks for your effort and time! And thanks to MaryJo and Stephanie for giving us the opportunity to help out! It might be the most glamorous volunteering opportunity we have all year -- remember the bathroom painting at the Saddle Club?? It's not as glamorous nor as "voluntary"!!

Can't wait to see you there!  :-)

Clover Crest Meeting Agenda, 11/16/2011

Clover Crest November 16, 2011  Agenda

Call to Order                                    

Pledges

Roll Call – What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Treasurer’s Report                                       

Old Business

Leaders Meeting Notes

            Medals program PNW574

            Trail Qualifier for Fair

            Multi show qualifier for state fair

            Judging Clinic

            Fundraisers

                        PUD Car Wash?

            Community Service

                        Painting Bathrooms at Saddle Club

            Xmas Party/Awards for 2010-2011          

            Enrollments & Dues

            T Shirts

New Business

            Record Books

Adjourn

           

Upcoming dates:

December 18 – Riding meeting saddle Club

December 14 – Clover Crest Business Meeting

January 14-15 – Winter Woolies

January 18 – Clover Crest Business Meeting

January 22 – Clover Crest Ride Meeting Saddle Club

Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, 10/19

Clover Crest October 19, 2011  Agenda

Call to Order                                             

Pledges

Roll Call – What have you been doing since the county fair? State fair results?  

Treasurer’s Report                 

Old Business

Clark County Fair

Record Books

Leaders Meeting Notes

         Medals program PNW574

         Trail Qualifier for Fair

         Multi show qualifier for state fair

New Business

         Fundraisers

                     PUD Car Wash?

         Community Service

                     Painting at Saddle Club

         Goals for Year

         Xmas Party/Awards for 2010-2011          

         Club Requirements

         Riding Meetings for 2011-2012

         Enrollments & Dues

         Officer Nominations/Elections

         T Shirts

Adjourn

        

Upcoming dates:

November 5 – Riding meeting saddle club

November 16 – Clover Crest Business Meeting

December 18 – Riding meeting saddle Club

December 21? – Clover Crest Business Meeting

January 14-15 – Winter Woolies

January 18 – Clover Crest Business Meeting

January 22 – Clover Crest Ride Meeting Saddle Club

Here are the minutes for the January 2011 Business Meeting!

Called to Order: 7:23 p.m.

Pledges:        American- Alivia- 4-H- Lauren

Roll Call:     What happened over Christmas break?

Treasurers Report:

Previous Balance, Debits, Deposits, Balance

                        Insurance

Reimbursement request for awards to MaryJo

Old Business:

                        Enrollments & Dues

                        Fundraisers- PUD carwash

                        Demonstration/Presentation sign-up list

Community Service- Horse Expo- Helping run the Noodle Horse craft Sat/Sun or help set up?

Clover Crest Blog/Facebook- Put long posts on the blog and short ones on Facebook

Group Field Trip- Trip to racetrack still pending

New Business:

Skill-a-Thon- February- MaryJo will be there at 6:15 for setup, please come early and help

2011 Fair: We have it this year…

4-H Recognition Day: Jan.22.2011@ Water Resources Center 1-4 p.m.

Record Books – a how-to review

Adjourn:     9:13 p.m.

Upcoming Dates:

Riding Meetings:

Jan.22(10:00-12:00), Feb.5(8:00-10:00), 

CORRECTION: Mar.12(10:00-12:00) 

ALL meetings at Saddle Club!

Business Meetings:

Mar.16 (Feb. 16 meeting will be the Skill-a-Thon)

Other Info:

Kolton did his presentation

New project: Working Ranch Horse

Mar.26.2011-Presentations at CASEE or Battle Ground Library- E-Mail Stephanie prior to event to set up a time!

If you are going to the 1/22 ride meeting on Saturday,  R.S.V.P
on Facebook

Washington State Horse Expo is on Facebook and has their
own website: http://www.wastatehorseexpo.com/

Maggie

Record Books for County

We picked up record books last Thursday and Marcia in the 4h office told us that the date for resubmitting the completed record books is October 15th.

I also heard that our Clark County Senior Groomsquad Team was awarded a Blue Ribbon at State! Way to go!

Record books are ready for pick up!

Whew! Back to school and I guess the summer is over! Record books are available for pick up at the extension office. Last year, the kids completed them and turned them in at the end of September, so I assume we're doing the same thing this year.


Good luck to all of you going on to State!

Here are the Secretary's Report from the last business meeting, 6/16. Our next business meeting is July 21st.
See you then!

Call to Order @7:15
Pledges- 4H: Katelyn, American: Lauren
Roll Cal
Secretary's Report- Katelyn
Treasurer's Report- Previous Balance: $86.66, Debits: $0.00, Deposits: $0.00, Balance: $86.66 -Travis
Old Business
    Dues
    T Shirts- need to have by fair groom squad!
    Community Service- no pony rides @this point
    Blog
    Record Books- record book help at 6:30 before each meeting
    Club Presentations- Kolten, July presentation
    Stall Requests for Fair- done, asked for 6
    Fair Entries- Due June 30th
    Last Chance Show- July 17th
    Last Chance Gaming Show- July 18th
    Jumping Qualifier or Fair- call Fran to set up time after June 18th & before July 15th
           Frans #: 254-3249, Email: Duncanfmd@aol.com
    Dressage sign up form due by July 15th
    Equine Round up- June 30th 7pm
    Ride Meetings for July
    Trail Clinic for July Ride Meeting
    Groom Squad - SIGN UP ASAP!!!!
New Buisiness
    Stall Decorations for Fair/Inventory of buckets/halters
    Last chance show Trail Set up help @10 AM
    Tack/helmet fitting clinic Friday night before Last Chance Show
    Parent helpers/riders for fair horse judging contest
Acticity
    Stall Posters
Adjourn: 8:54 pm

Upcomimg Dates
    July 8- record book workshop
    July 10- trail trials
    July 16- Tack/Helmet fitting Clinic
    July 17- last chance show
    July 18- Last chance Gaming show
    July 21- Clover Crest Business Meeting
    July 26- Record books due for Fair

record book links, upcoming record book workshop

Thursday, July 8th is the next Record Book Workshop. I thought I'd repost the links for the download-able record book components:

From the WSU Clark County Extension 4H Record Book page(http://clark.wsu.edu/youth/RecordBooks.html) you will need:

* C0856 Individual Horse Record

* C0857 Horse Management Record

* C0934 Clark County Version Project Record, Computer Version (or the Handwritten Version if you are handwriting it)
* C0935 Permanent Record

You will have to scroll down the page and click the link for each document. Save each file to your computer.

Area Fair, Performance Day-- One Person's Account

Evergreen and Area IV Area Fair 2010 is now in the history books. Here are a few observations:

I saw Katelyn, Alivia and Maggie from Clover Crest. Did I miss any other Clover Cresters?

An unconfirmed total number of entrants on Saturday: 130

I think showmanship classes wrapped up by 12:30, but it may have been a little later than that. It felt like a long morning, but lots of great showing!

Senior classes had the highest number of entries. Juniors had the least number of entries, although the Novice Junior Showmanship class did have enough kids to warrant two lots.

The day was quite pretty and warm. Warm day at the barn = you need to drink a lot of water or you might not feel well!

Trail classes were canceled because the show was running long. The mini trail course was set up in the goat barn (or was it the sheep barn?) and was held during the regular classes. There were four minis at the show.

The outdoor "ring" was, of course, too muddy to use. Let's all hope that the rain will stop before July so that space can again be utilized!

Geez, it sure rained on Sunday for the Gaming Show... Did you go? Tell us about it!

Area Fair, this Saturday, June 5th

Area Fair is this Saturday. Let's hope the weather forecast for Saturday holds (mostly sunny and 73)!

I asked Kelly Payne, the show organizer, a couple of questions about hauling into the show. Here's what she had to say:

What are the haul-in times for Friday night? 5-8 PM

Will anyone be in the office Friday night? From 5-8

What time does the gate unlock on Saturday morning if we plan to haul in Sat. morning? 6:30 But the office does not open until 7

Will trailers be allowed to park at the arena level? There will be limited parking, you will be required to remain hooked up to your trailer

The 4H Market Sheep and Goat Weigh In is also Saturday the 5th, so our members that are in 4h sheep won't be able to attend this show. (Guess how I knew that. By following the link on the side of this page to the WSU CC Extension 4-H Members Calendar!) But we'll be there and I hope to see some of you!

Is anyone going to the Gaming Show on Sunday? We'd love to hear about it!

Area Fair -- Have you sent your entry form?

Area IV and Evergreen Area Fair entry forms are due June 1st... that's next Tuesday, and Monday is a mail holiday! So get your forms in the mail if you haven't already.

MaryJo sent out an email with attachments from the Horse Leaders Meeting, and one of the attachments was the Area Fair entry forms, in case you need one.

Agenda for Business Meeting, Wednesday, May 19

**Note: MaryJo will be at the Saddle Club 1/2 hour early for anyone who wants to come in to work on their record book!**

Clover Crest May 19, 2010 Agenda

Snacks: Kolton

Call to Order
Pledges
Roll Call – Ideas for Poster List
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report

Old Business
Dues
T Shirts
Horse Leaders Silent Auction Basket/items – Auction made $784
Community Service – Saddle Club Clean Up Day June 12 (Pony Rides)
Blog
Horse Certificates For Fair
Record Books – record book help at 6:30 before the meeting
Horse Council Scholarships www.ccehc.org
Horse Symposium May 22
Club Presentations Maddy, Alivia, Maggie

New Business
Stall Requests for Fair – Due June 9
Fair Entries - Due June 30
Evergreen & Area 4 Area Fairs – June 5
Pre Fair Game Show – June 6
Last Chance Show – July 17
Last Chance Game Show – July 18
Jumping Qualifier for Fair – Call Fran to set up time after June 18
Fran’s number 254-3249 or email Duncanfmd@aol.com
Dressage/Jumping for fair
Equine Round Up – June 30 7 PM
Ride Meetings for June/July
Trail Clinic for July Ride Meeting
Groom Squad

Adjourn

Meeting Minutes from April Meeting

CALL TO ORDER @7:24 pm

Maddy did the American pledge, and Travis did the 4-H pledge

Nice Job everybody on the Show Homework from last meeting! very nice work!

Secretary's report-katelyn

Treasurers report-travis
 
T-shirts: Loran & Megan need one

Horse Leaders Silent Auction Basket/Items: thanks everybody for bringing items

Community Service: call/email MaryJo until she emails you about it

Blog: leave a comment & sign up for topic for magazine hunt
 
Horse certificates for Fair: due May 3rd

Horse Symposium May 22
 
Adjourn @8:57 pm

(Thank you so much Katelyn for sending these on for the blog!)

Ride Meeting Saturday 5/15, Equine Expo 5/22

I'm sure everyone got the word on the ride meeting THIS Saturday, May 15th, 10-noon!

Another upcoming event is the Equine Education Expo is next Saturday, May 22nd at Silver Buckle Equestrian Center.

From their flyer: 
 Classes include:
• Farrier 101
• Saddle Fitting Basics
• Equine Stretching: Horse Yoga
• Barefoot Trimming
• Trail Course Basics
• Equine Dental Care
• Equine Nutrition
• Bits and Bitting
• Legal Issues for Horse Owners
• Equine Conformation 101
….and more….
Visit www.ccehc.org for a class schedule

Proud sponsor: Clark County Executive Horse Council
Gates open at 9am. Classes start at 9:30am and end at 4:45pm
Attend as many classes as you like!! No pre-registration required.

Adults: $20
Youth (18 & under): $10 with 4-H or Pony Club ID
Expo attendance only w/o classes: $5 per carload
(Includes entry to the grounds to visit vendor and educational booths and attendance at
the Trainer Versatility Riding Challenge)
• Equine Nutrition
• Bits and Bitting
• Legal Issues for Horse Owners
• Equine Conformation 101

Gates open at 9am. Classes start at 9:30am and end at 4:45pm
Attend as many classes as you like!! No pre-registration required.
Adults: $20
Youth (18 & under): $10 with 4-H or Pony Club ID
Expo attendance only w/o classes: $5 per carload
(Includes entry to the grounds to visit vendor and educational booths and
attendance at the Trainer Versatility Riding Challenge)