Hoofbeats

A publication from the Northeast Zone

A Division of Washington State Horsemen’s Association

January 2012 Issue

Upcoming Events

Christmas December 25, 2011

New Years Eve December 31, 2011

New Years Day January 1, 2011

NEZ meeting January 5, 2012

Youth Merit Meeting January 10, 2012

Horse Show Division Meeting ~1/22/12

NEZ meeting February 2, 2012~TBA

NEZ meeting March 1, 2012~TBA

4-H Tack Swap March 10, 2012

Presidents Message: Janet Edwards~ President

Closing the Books on 2011

As 2011 draws to a close and we turn up the thermostat and blanket the horses, this is a great time to reflect on the accomplishments that the year brought your way. Our awards program was full of great moments and celebration of successes that you all enjoyed. Achievement comes from hard work, patience and endurance. I believe all of you put in hours of dedicated work and enjoyed many good rides and reached goals that you set for yourself.

As we reach for a new calendar for 2012, let’s take a little time to reflect on the year coming to a close. We have seen ups and downs along the way but the year-end brings anticipation of new opportunities. Put lessons learned to work, pat yourself on the back for your successes and take a step forward.

My challenge to you for 2012 is to make it a growing year:

* Set new goals for yourself and your equine partners

* Invite a newcomer to join the NEZ fun

* Attend a monthly NEZ meeting --meet new people, add your voice, keep the wheels of NEZ turning

* Take on a community service project

* Smile and offer a helping hand to someone facing a challenge--be a friend!

I want to extend a personal thank you to all who contributed to the working of the Zone. The officers, the working committees, the members, the clubs, the show management, and the supporters who helped us all along the way. Happy holidays to you all and I look forward to working with you all in the New Year.

Janet Edwards

President

News from WSH:

First we would like to congratulate our own Jessie McLaughlin, who was voted as our 2012/2013 Washington State Horseman’s President… Way to go Jessie…

A message from WSH President Jessie:

What an honor and thrill it was to be elected as the 2012 / 2013 Washington State Horsemen President at the Convention last month. I am truly looking forward to working with the other members on the Board as we continue to make positive strives with WSH. The website will be redesigned to be more effective and printed communication will continue with the members quarterly through the Canter. Members of the marketing, membership, and public relations committees continue to find new ways to entice equine enthusiasts into joining our organization and my personal hope is to see at least a 10% increase in membership by the end of 2012. The Working Horse Division is under development and will bring a new feel to our organization as well. Please get involved as a member of this great organization whether it be on a club, zone, or State level. There are plenty of opportunities to serve and if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me at LDSMacs@comcast.net and we’ll find something for you to help with. Remember…this is YOUR organization. Let’s take the RIDE together as we continue to tell our story that WSH is Washington’s premier multi-age, multi-discipline association in which the whole family can play together!

Introducing your WSH officers for 2012:

President: Jessie McLaughlin~NEZ

Vice President: Jean Garcia~PSZ

Immediate Past President: Shane Laib~ SC

Executive Treasure: Carolyn Kennedy~ Canal

Executive Secretary: Glenna Eilers~NCZ

For a complete list of the Board members for the 2012 year please check out the WSH website.

It’s time to start thinking about renewing your WSH membership, the 2012 fees are the same as last year contact your club secretary for renewal or visit the WSH website at www.wshorsemen.

Horse Show Division: Jole Birdsell ~HSD Chair

Reflections on the year 2011

The season did not start well with shows canceling or looking for later dates as show grounds and stables went into lockdown and exhibitors waited for the next report of horses falling ill or even succumbing to a serious and very contagious virus. Eventually shows that could move found new dates or new facilities and things gradually returned to normal. We did lose one show when Appleatchee's two days of Dressage canceled after Appleatchee went into quarantine for an undetermined length of time.

There were, however, four other dates for Dressage and eleven weekends committed to open shows. If you went to every day of every NEZ recognized show in 2011 you would have been at a show for 24 horse show days, figuring in all the multiple-judge shows for the season which ran April to Sept. Some people wish for more a more varied slate of judges. It

Might not be as bad as you think. Those 24 show days were judged by 16 different judges who each had one show. The remaining 8 slots were filled by four judges who each did two shows. The bottom line: 20 different judges were available to see your horse.

2011 NEZ HSD Class Awards At the present time the High Score Awards list has131 horse show classes that count for points. This year 84 of them qualified, which means at least two on the books with three rides. The other 46 did not qualify because they lacked entries or rides. Ages can be combined to qualify if necessary.

Out of 105 horses recorded for points this year, 65 qualified for one or more classes and received a plaque. Qualifiers included our three new classes, Green English Pleasure, 1st & 2nd Year Walk Trot, Limit Rider Western Seat Equitation and Limit Rider Western Pleasure for riders who have not won six firsts in recognized shows In the Equitation Division, sign-ups totaled 57, of which 24 qualified for awards, Showmanship, being the most popular. Of the 78 first place awards, 41 of the winners chose a trophy, 34 chose cash, and 3 chose crystal for their award. First place ties occurred in Advanced Western Pleasure Horse and Trail Horse in Hand, Open. The winners were an Appaloosa, an Arabian, Paint and a Miniature. How's that for spreading it around?

Perpetual and Challenge Awards The Horse Show Division has 41 Special awards. Two new ones were added this year. The Lucky LaChees Memorial donated by Janel Holden in memory of her retired show horse and long time friend. He was a great kid's horse and she wanted him to be remembered for this. So his trophy is Most Versatile Horse, Junior Exhibitor 17 & Under. The Four Seasons Versatile Horse award is now limited to senior exhibitors. Interesting to note, that it has only been won by seniors. The other new trophy is a perpetual for Limit Rider sponsored by Diane Kadel.

Special Recognition for Special Members

The Early Bird Award - First signed up:

Sarah Puthoff, Sucha Nu Knockout- Jan. 1

The Full Trailer Award - Most Sign Ups

Toroison Family, Eight horses and three Eq people in various combinations.

The Globetrotter Award - Farthest Traveled:

Patricia Nettleton and Sun Dun Keyno, who showed in Pasco and Wenatchee. They live in Yakima. Thanks for your support, Pattie!

Show with most Zone approved rides:

Four Seasons' Three-in-One: 669 Rides, and $167.25 in quarters for the awards fund. Way to go, guys!

Top Five - Total Points

792

SWF Maximus, J. Chick

777

Docs Eastar Ruckus, M Crittenden

609

AGR Frankly Radical, A Jacobsen

397

Image in the Rain, G. Chick

348

Moh's ACDC, S. Hagen

Horse Show Divn. Rule Change Meeting

1:00 PM Sunday, Jan 22, Fire District #3, Station 34 - 7616 S Grove Rd, Spokane.

More information to follow. 624-2468

Jole Birdsell, HSD Chair

Horse Show Division 2011 Special Awards:

DONCLIFFS JURA* MEMORIAL, HIGH POINT HORSE, JUNIOR 13 YS & UNDER

2011 – Skip Bar Sonny & Taylor Chism

NEZ PERPETUAL HIGH POINT HORSE, JUNIOR EXHIBITOR 14-17 YEARS

2011 – Docs Eastar Ruckus & Mackenzie Crittenden

NEZ PERPETUAL HIGH POINT HORSE, SENIOR EXHIBITOR

2011 – SWF Maximus & Jole Chick

RHEA SHIPLEY* PERPETUAL MEMORIAL, HIGH POINT ENGLISH HORSE.

2011 – SWF Maximus & Jole Chick

NORTHEAST ZONE PERPETUAL, HIGH POINT WESTERN HORSE.

2011 – SWF Maximus & Jole Chick

NORTHEAST ZONE HIGH POINT ADULT AMATEUR PLAQUE

2011 – SWF Maximus & Jole Chick

FOUR SEASONS HORSEMEN HIGH POINT VERSATILE HORSE SR. EX. 18/OVER PLAQUE

2011 – AGR Frankly Radical & Alyson Jacobsen

LUCKY LA CHEES* MEMORIAL HIGH POINT VERSATILE HORSE JR. EX.17& UNDER

2011 – Docs Eastar Ruckus & Mackenzie Crittenden

VINTAGE CUP PERPETUAL TROPHY

2011 – Sun Dun Keyno & Patty Nettleton

HOOFPRINTS ANNUAL AWARD

2011 – Dun Spreadin Rumors & Roby Harden

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD, THE “THEO” MEMORIAL

2011 – Moh’s AC/DC & Sonja Haagen

NORTHEAST ZONE HIGH POINT LIMIT RIDER PERPETUAL AWARD

2011 – Skip Bar Sonny & Taylor Chism

MOUNTAIN EMPIRE VETERINARY SERVICE, HIGH POINT JUVENILE HORSE, THREE YEARS & UNDER

2011 – Flying Gs Expression of Beauty & Karen Toroison

NORTHEAST ZONE HORSE SHOW DIVISION GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

2011 – Dennis Weitman

E.C. NORDHAGEN* MEMORIAL, HIGH POINT APPALOOSA HORSE

2011 – Image In The Rain & George Chick

GUS STROHMAIER* MEMORIAL, HIGH POINT ARABIAN HORSE

2011 – SWF Maximus & Jole Chick

TA’NISHRAF* MEMORIAL, HIGH POINT HALF-ARABIAN

2011 – Jamaal’s Blue Moon & Michelle & Brittany Fitzhugh

HIGH POINT ARABIAN (OR HALF-ARABIAN) AND JUNIOR EXHIBITOR

2011 – BK Luckys Carmen & Brittany Davis

COCOLALLA CREEK HIGH SCORE JUNIOR DRESSAGE RIDER AWARD

2011 – Masta & Amy Penaskovic

COCOLALLA CREEK HIGH SCORE JUNIOR DRESSAGE HORSE AWARD

2011 – Dark Side Of The Moon & Pam Rhodes

POST FALLS EQUESTRIAN CENTER DRESSAGE AWARD

2011 – Tiger & Cheri Carrigan

IRONWOOD FARM HIGH POINT DRIVING TROPHY

2011 – Keno & Dennis Weitman

QUAIL RUN HIGH POINT TROPHY FOR DRIVING PONIES

2011 – Champagne Truffle & Sandy Smith

NORTHEAST ZONE HIGH POINT DRIVING HORSE

2011 – Keno & Dennis Weitman

NORTHEAST ZONE HIGH POINT DRIVING PONY

2011 – Champagne Truffle & Sandy Smith

ART DAVIDSON* MEMORIAL JUNIOR HORSEMANSHIP CHALLENGE TROPHY

2011 – Mackenzie Crittenden

BALLENTRAE FARM SENIOR-AMATEUR HORSEMANSHIP TROPHY

2011 – Alyson Jacobsen

THE LEADING EDGE EQUESTRIAN CENTER CHALLENGE TROPHY FOR HIGH POINT HUNTER TYPE AND JUNIOR 17 YEARS & UNDER

2011 – Doc’s Cruzen Hollywood & Kelly Hamlin

SUMDAY A RANCH HIGH POINT MINIATURE HORSE

2011 – Sunriver Royal Tinkertoy & Edward

SABRINA DOLL* PERPETUAL, HIGH POINT PAINT HORSE

2011 – RM Too Awesome & Ashley Brown

ON GOLDEN POND PERPETUAL TROPHY, HIGH POINT HALTER PAINT

2011 – Extreme Gold Addiction & Ashley Brown

ARENA ANGELS PERPETUAL TROPHY, HIGH POINT PAINT, SOLID PAINT-BRED

2011 – Shametwoskipthescotch & Connie Jean Ribbeck

NE ZONE PERPETUAL TROPHY, HIGH POINT HALTER PAINT, SOLID PAINT-BRED

2011 – Shametwoskipthescotch & Connie Jean Ribbeck

LONNIE HICKS* MEMORIAL HIGH POINT PLEASURE PONY CHALLENGE TROPHY

2011 – Spirit Thunders Rusty Gold & Karen Toroison

J&T QUARTER HORSE RANCH PERPETUAL, HIGH POINT QUARTER HORSE HALTER

2011 – Secured Dividends & Sherrie Long

J&T QUARTER HORSE RANCH PERPETUAL HIGH POINT YOUTH QUARTER HORSE CHALLENGE TROPHY

2011 – Docs Eastar Ruckus & Mackenzie Crittenden

HIGH POINT CHALLENGE TROPHY, ALL OTHER BREEDS

2011 – Sun Dun Keyno & Patty Nettleton

EXORDIEM* PERPETUAL TRAIL HORSE TROPHY

2011 – Moh’s AC/DC & Sonja Haagen

HIGH POINT TRAIL HORSE IN HAND

2011 – Flying Gs Expression of Beauty & Karen Toroison

HIGH POINT 4-H MEMBER

2011 – Docs Eastar Ruckus & Mackenzie Crittenden

Youth Merit: Michelle Fitzhugh~Advisor

My name is Michelle Fitzhugh; I will be serving as your new youth merit advisor for the Northeast Zone. First, I am very excited to be able to work with your kids; I hope that they and you will be just as excited as I am… For those of you who don’t know me I have been a member of the Northeast zone for around 16 years. I am an active member in the horse show division, have also been involved in the games division, Trail & Pleasure, and participated in the youth merit program for several years with my daughter Brittany. I would like to say thank you to Jessie for all her years, taking the time to teach our kids about what it means to be, confident, committed and responsible young horse people. Her commitment is measured by the amazing young adults that have grown through her and the Youth Merit program over the years, and with those who follow. Thank You. Our first meeting will be on January 10, 2012, 6:00 Pm @ Cooperative Extension Office 404 N. Havana ( by the main entrance of the fair grounds , for directions or any other questions please feel free to call me at 509-869-5795. If you do not live in the Spokane area but still wish to participate In the NEZ Youth Merit program please call me and we will get you started…Remember this is a FREE program offered to youth members of Washington State Horsemen you can be involved in any division, and you don’t even have to have a horse to join just a love for horses and a desire to learn about them.

2011 YOUTH MERIT AWARDS

The following awards were presented at the 2011 Washington State Horsemen, Inc. Convention in Yakima, Washington on November 11-13, 2011.

Participation Plaque and Certificate (50 points)

* points -

Heck, Taylor (Northeast Zone)

* points -

Neumann, Cierra (Northeast Zone)

* points -

Putz, Halinah (Northeast Zone)

55 points -

Saccomanno, Christy (Northeast Zone)

Yellow Tag and Certificate of Merit (100 points)

186 points -

Heck, Taylor (Northeast Zone)

150 points -

Neumann, Cierra (Northeast Zone)

* points -

Putz, Halinah (Northeast Zone)

Red Tag and Certificate of Excellence (200 points)

232 points -

Putz, Halinah (Northeast Zone)

Superior Award Jacket (650 points)

653 points -

Gray, Connlee (Northeast Zone)

Gold Medallion (1,200 points)

1267 points – McLaughlin, Connor (Northeast Zone)

1200+ points - Stockman, Courtney (Northeast Zone)

$150 US Savings Bond Level (1,600 points)

1,607 points - Stockman, Wyatt (Northeast Zone)

$200 US Savings Bond Level (1,800 points)

2,747 points - McLaughlin, Emma (Northeast Zone)

High Point Awards (Each Child Eligible for Only One Award)

High Point 11 to 13 – Emma McLaughlin / Northeast Zone (274 points)

Games Divisions: Colleen Trego~ GD Chair

Hi All-

Happy Holidays. Have you hit all of the tack stores and gotten your shopping done? We are running out of time. I wanted to remind everybody that winter's cold moisture can be hard on your leather tack. You should set one of your New Year's goals to get your tack cleaned and conditioned by say March. Then it's done before riding season begins.

Our banquet was packed with a full house. It was nice to see most everyone there, although there were some that could not make it and you were missed. I had fun helping give out the awards. I wanted to thank those of you that helped me on the horse shoe awards. Missy & Darrin Stockman, Sharon Kelsey, Frank Ham, and of course, Michael Lyngstad. And my boys, too. A lot of blood, sweat, tears, and a few cuss words were put into those horse shoes and I couldn't have gotten them done so nice without all of your help.

I want to remind you that it is time to get your 2012 dues in. There's a meeting the first week of January and I'd love to see as many as can attend. We will be working with some proposals and it's a great time to get the dues & paperwork in. It's also a good night to get out and see everybody after the busy holidays.

Also, it's time to get show dates in. We already have a good number of shows on the calendar. I know there will be more to come. Let's get the calendar done. We have people working on getting the WSH website all up-to-date. It's gonna be great! Now we can refer people to the website for current information and especially a current calendar of events. I'm so excited!!

Gosh! I cannot believe that 2011 is almost over! There is still a lot to be done before our meeting the 1st week of January. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need any information. I certainly don't know it all, but I can usually point you in the right direction.

Please remember to keep our Director, Melissa Stockman, in our thoughts as she recovers from a full knee replacement. It's been a long time coming and, as expected, she is recovering really well so far.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe & Happy New Year.

High Point winners

Lead line~ Jaiden Johnson on Dancer

Buckaroo~ Courtney Stockman on Mystic

Junior ~Wyatt Stockman on Pal

Intermediate~ Mary Jane Lowry on Sundance

Sr. A ~Kimberlee Lowry on Refund

Sr. B~-Colleen Trego on Pacman

Super Sr. A ~ Melissa Stockman Ought To Be A Dancer

Special Awards

Donny Kenworthy Trophy~ Wyatt Stockman Pal

Joan Deardorff trophy~ Jim Riddle

Most Improved Rider ~Halinah Putz

A plate~ Gunna Be Peppy in Keyrace.

Most Versatile Games Horse Trophy ~Ought To Be A Dancer.

Super Sr. B ~ Sharon Kelsey on Gunna Be Peppy

Trails and Pleasure: Jennifer Holmes~ NEZ Chair

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year….Hopefully you have been able get some riding in the last couple weeks, since we have been lacking on our usually winter weather. A few reminders: 2011-2012 T&P season started on Oct 1, 2011 it runs thru Sept 31, 2012. The forms are located on the zone website; you can mail or email them to me anytime, monthly, quarterly or at the end of the season.

You must be an active member of Washington State Horsemen Assoc and have paid your NEZ admin fee ($10.00 admin fee can be Pd thru any of the major divisions)

This year we will be having a meeting in February, location, date and time TBA, our main focus will be how to make T&P easier, like changing from miles ridden to hours ridden, the purpose behind the form used for both WSH and Zone. Propose a scheduled trail ride or two. Encourage NEZ T&P member to try out the program offered thru Washington State Horsemen. We would like to encourage everyone to come and put in your 10 cents.

If you have any questions please call Jennifer 509-251-4973 or email @ rockinghorse5511@msn.com.... New Address is 4725 N. Billy Jack Rd. Otis Orchard WA 99027

2010- 2011 High Pt Winners:

Diane Kadel

Paige Lawson

Jennifer Holmes Sue Norton

Julie Boehrig

Kaycee Wick

Brittney Davis

Marcia Keene

Hoofbeats is a quarterly issued news letter, put out by the Northeast Zone of Washington State Horsemen.

Regular updates, Divisions information and forms can be found on the zones website @ northeastzone.org

Look for your Next issue of Hoofbeats in April 2012 … Thank you, have a great New Year!

It excites me that no matter how much machinery replaces the horse, the work it can do is still measured in horsepower.....even in this space age. And although a riding horse often weighs half a ton, and a big drafter a full ton, either can be led about by a piece of string if he has been wisely trained. This to me is a constant source of wonder, and challenge.

-Marguerite Henry