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| August 2010 - Piedmont News From
The President Remember the NC State Fair show is coming up and it will start the points over for the coming year. The Paso’s will show on October 18th, 2010. This is on a Monday and check-in for the horses is on Sunday afternoon on October 17th. Flat Rock Farm will again be hosting a “Pig Picking” for all the Paso people so make plans to attend. To all of our members who will be attending the Grand National Show in Perry, Ga. Good Luck, do your best and have fun. Also remember that New Officers will be elected in November at the Awards Banquet. Think about who you would like to have as your Officers for the coming 2 years. We need people who are committed to our breed and want the best for our association and they must be willing to devote a lot of time to the position. There will be a nominating form in the next written “Password”. Take the time to fill it out and send it in. Jill Graff and Rhonda Moreen are on the nominating committee. Thanks, Ali Casey Upcoming Piedmont PFHA Events Late August:
Piedmont
BOD meeting.
October 18: NC State Fair Piedmont Paso Fino Horse Show The
Prizebooks should be out in early September. As of mid-August,
the horse show info is not online yet, but will be available at:
http://ncstatefair.org/2010/Competitions/HorseShow.htm
Judges are Carmen Micheletti and Alice Page for 2010. PFHA/USEF Steward is Fred Moretti. Show Manager is Dale Barnett. The 2010 Paso Fino show will offer the same classes as in 2009 on Monday, October 18th. The fair is going to continue with draft hitches and draft under saddle classes mixed in with the Paso Fino classes in the evening. The draft horse hitch classes always pulls in a good evening crowd! Piedmont exhibitors -- please support this fantastic show, please let Ali Casey or Lynn Gallup if you have any questions. Lynn Gallup Piedmont Members News and Notices Piedmont
Membership Drive for 2010-2011 You can advertise: Paso Fino Horses and Related Items For Sale; Categories are: Geldings, Mares, Stallions, Fillies, Colts, Tack and Equipment, Services, and Wanted. Send your ad info to Lynn Gallup info@gracewoodpasos.com after you renew your membership. New Ads will be posted for the October website update. Congratulations to Micah Furr and Castile Centellas for winning the non-trotting pleasure Reserve Championship at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show, held in Clemson the last week of July, 2010. Over 500 youth riders from 13 states took part in this all discipline equine extravaganza. All ages from 9 to 19 compete together and no adults are allowed to school the horses, as in all 4-H shows. The pleasure class had 27 entries and contained all the gaited breeds. Micah of Rowan County also placed 4th out of 15 in showing for mare conformation and made the final cut for showmanship out of 46 entries. It really was something to see, as every stall was filled and every trailer space taken! Please see your county extension agent if you would like to be involved in showing in 4-H. It is very reasonable cost to show and well -run, with good manners and safety being the primary concern. Crosby Reed of Burke
County showed with her Peruvian Paso "Rico". Crosby won
all phases of the Southeast Region Hippology contest. PFHA New Address PFHA's new address is as follows: PFHA, 4047 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 1, Lexington, KY 40511 Piedmont Futurity and Southern States - Coupon Clip Program Remember to CLIP those coupons from your Southern States Feed bags, and send them to Joe Wilhem to benefit the Piedmont Futurity Program. It doesn't take that do, and a little effort can go a long way if everyone participates! Here is the SS Fact Flyer (to download) with info about the Southern States Coupons to Earn $$ Program.
Asheville is Alive! ... After The Show Thank you to everyone that attended and supported Asheville ALIVE 2010! The concept of Asheville ALIVE 2010 had been in the works for over a year and is the foundation to build upon for future years of Asheville ALIVE ! We welcome your comments and suggestions, please send to our email: Ashevillealive2010@yahoo.com Mark your calendars for June 23 – 26, 2011 – 29th Piedmont Classic Paso Fino Horse show in Asheville! Don't forget to vote on www.USEF.org for Best Event - Cast your vote for Asheville ALIVE 2010. See Photos and Videos of Asheville Alive 2010
NC
Horse Council ACTION ALERT: It has come
to the attention of the North Carolina Horse Council that The
NC General Assembly has seized funds in the amount of $1,000,000
from the NCDA & CS general reserves generated by the NC State
Fair for use elsewhere in state government. The State
Fair’s revenue and expenses can be segregated into three principle
areas: year-round operations, the Annual State Fair, and the Hunt
Horse Complex. While the Hunt Horse Complex (HHC) generates revenue,
its expenses often exceed their revenue and the HHC relies on
the dollars from the NC State Fair to sustain and improve its
operation.
The State has just raised rental rates at the Fairgrounds, effective January 1, 2011. This includes raising the Hunt Horse Complex indoor arena rate from $1000/day to $1200/day. Stall rates fees have also been raised. Horse owners and show operators are willing to pay these fees because we believe it will go back into the operation and maintenance of the facility…NOT the State’s General Fund…from which no dollars are received to help fund the HHC. Simply put, this
appears to be taking dollars from the users of the NCDA&CS
facilities and does not seem fair and equitable to the Agricultural
and the Equine Community. Piedmont Info Submission Deadlines and Guidelines Piedmont
PFHA Website and E-News Deadlines Piedmont
Password Deadlines
Regional News Piedmont Futurity Sponsors
Southern States Feed Program still gives Piedmont money back on every feed bag coupon that is sent in and for bulk deliveries, which supports the Piedmont Futurity. If you feed "bag" feed, please take the time to clip the coupon (in dotted lines) off the back of each bag. Piedmont gets $.25 for Legends or Equitech bag and $.10 for every Reliance bag coupon submitted. Piedmont also gets credit for 50 lb. for bulk deliveries, so save the pink weight slip. Thank you for taking the time to support the Futurity through this program. All coupons and weight tickets can be turned in any time to: Joe & Eileen Wilhem, 1285 Stony Ridge Rd., Pinnacle, NC 27043.
Country Supply's online "donation program" Country Care, donates a portion of a customer's payment to a non-profit group of the customer's choosing. The Piedmont Futurity is the non-profit group we can contribute to. The Piedmont Futurity will get up to 5% of purchases back (excluding dewormers and shipping costs), much like a Discover Card gives cash back. In order to participate, all you have to do is make an order with www.countrysupply.com and after you put in your credit card information, you will see a box for "Country Care Code." In this box you should type PiedmontFuturity written without a space between words. Country Supply will tally our corresponding purchases and send us a check monthly to benefit the futurity program. Any of you who have shopped through Country Supply probably know that their prices on grooming supplies, barn tools and supplies, and horse care items are the best around. Please consider using them if possible and remember to type "PiedmontFuturity" as your Country Care Code. Pass this along to any of your friends who shop for horse supplies and ask them to help us out by shopping at Country Supply. |
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