What a Sunday we had on February 6. That is definitely our Super Bowl for the year. Our tack sale was a great success. Thank you to all the members and your families for helping us out. Like I said it takes a village. We hope you enjoyed it if it was your first time or you were overjoyed to have it back. I’m sure Emily will have some great updates regarding how well we did financially.
Next week is our Countywide Meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM at the Kenosha County Building on the corner of HWY 45 and HWY 50.
During this meeting Amber will be presenting on riding disciplines followed by what should be a hilarious game of charades!
BUSINESS ITEMS>>>
Please find below the following information for the countywide meeting…
TREASURER’S REPORT
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES>>>
New Member Orientations
The last new member orientation will be held prior to the February countywide meeting. Make sure you’ve signed up if you are brand new to the project. ORIENTATION EMAIL
Project T-Shirt Design Contest
Last chance to get those designs in. We do not have a lot of entries. We will be voting on February 16. Details can be found here.
Please turn designs into Ms. Splyzman as she is heading up this committee
State Educational Days
Ms. Stalter and Rebecca will be hosting before the February countywide meeting an informative meeting on State Educational Days. What it all entails. Where you can lend a hand, etc. Participating in this event will give you pony points. It has been added to the pony points form recently. A detailed email will be coming out shortly.
Be an Amigo to a Buckaroo
We are still looking for a few seasoned members to help new members navigate the waters of the horse project and be their go to person when they have questions.
COMMITTEE REPORT>>>
We still have some committee items that could use some help getting off the ground or picked up and ran with. If you can help out with any please let us know.
Tack Sale - Ms. Krupinski
Our tack sale was a huge success. We didn’t miss a beat. We sold out of spaces in the main area and then the overflow went into the fieldhouse. The food booth was spot on as usual. We sold out of food I overheard. That’s wonderful. Colette does a fantastic job with it. Ginger and Sue knocked our raffle items out of the park this year. What a variety of items we had from horse boots, grooming totes, baseball tickets, to tickets for a Kid Rock concert. So many wonderful things. If you didn’t see what we received just head over to our Facebook page. You’ll see the bulk of items. Thank you again to all that helped out.
Remember in order to get the pony points from the tack sale you must have worked a minimum of 2 hours to get the points.
Wednesday Night Workouts - Ms. Szplyman
Workouts are every Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds pending weather and begin in June through August before fair. Youth get a group lesson from very experienced amateurs to professional trainers with their horse. No further details at this time. They will come later in the year. If you have a suggestion for an instructor please reach out to her.
Gymkhana Workouts / Clinics - OPEN
At this time we do not believe we have any gymkhana active members. If we misunderstood please email us and let us know ASAP. Gymkhana is for managerial members who go fast and run the timed speed events such as barrel racing, poles, flags, etc.
Mini Camp - Ms. Ellis
No new updates at this time.
Public Open Horse Show - Ms. Stalter & Ms. Mizwicki
Currently it looks like we have two co-chairs to run the open horse show. They will be working on confirming the date in July with the fairgrounds and getting a judge hired. Once that ball gets rolling they will be reaching out for volunteers. This too is a big event that does require a lot of help.
Pre-Fair Horse Show - Ms. Moran
No update at this time. It is typically the last weekend of July.
Model Horse - OPEN
Volunteers needed to launch this project. Educate youth on model horses and showing. In addition, just enjoying the hobby and possibly making things for your horses and learning about horses through the model horse.
Horse Judging - Ms. Zimmer
No update at this time.
Horse Bowl / Hippology - Ms. Stich & Ms. Vanderpool
No update at this time.
Field Trips & Activities - Ms. Mizwicki
I believe she is on the brink of scheduling things. Stay tuned.
Horseless Horse - Ms. Schmid
It’s a slow go to be honest. There are six kids who need to be paired up.
If you know anyone who is interested in becoming a buddy or if you are interested please have them or yourself fill our buddy form.
Make sure if you are a new HH member you attend our member mandatory orientation meeting. Buddy's you'll have your own orientation meeting so you are not left in the dark and get a thorough understanding of the lay of the land.
OUR PROGRAMS >>>
Pony Points
There has been an addition to the pony points sheet. Line 25 State Education Days participation is new. There will be a meeting on this prior to the start of our countywide meeting if you are interested in helping and learning more about the event.
Remember you need to have a minimum of six points in order to be a member in good standing to participate in the horse show at the fair.
Bring your annual sheet with you to every meeting and keep it in your horse project binder in case you have questions, forgot to fill it out, need help filling it out, etc.
Please find the links to the forms here. Remember Pony Points is our way to make sure our project members continuously learn and also earn the status of a member in good standing in order to show at fair.
Merit Program
The merit program is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn more about horses and ponies. It was developed to help you learn independently and has qualities of the Girl Scout badges.
Members will learn a ton by utilizing and participating in this program. This program in some respects can double and triple dip into your Pony Points yearly sheet to help you become not only a member in good standing but also aid in your overall points for the year towards awards.
NEXT COUNTYWIDE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022
HOUSEKEEPING >>>
Emails MIA?
Don’t forget if you misplace an email or cannot find it you can always find them on our website under the Hay What’s Up page.
Make sure you take a moment to check out our website. Lots of hard work went into creating it just for you! So, you have the information at your fingertips.
Available When You Need Us!
Whether you are new to the project, a few years in, new to showing, etc. we are here to help you out. Feel free to reach out to any of your project leaders. We all have or had horses. We all have shown or are still showing. Our experience ranges from 4-H, open shows, to breed shows. We have tons of knowledge. It can be anything from show apparel - i.e. is this appropriate for fair? Can I wear my helmet in showmanship? I need help finding apparel. To tack - where can I find a used saddle? What is a good brand?
Warm Regards
-js
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