NEWS
HORSE SENSE AND PREMISE ID

Below is important information for those of us who only have horses on our land (those with cattle likely have already applied for their premise id). I will have these forms with me when I am at either Thorsby or Get-A-Long for the next few shows. If there are questions, please contact the Ag-Info Centre toll free at 310-FARM(3276) or call Arlene direct at the Stony Plain Agriculture office at 780-968-3516.

Arlene Kristiansen , Ag-Info Centre
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
Room 106, 4709 – 44 Avenue , Stony Plain, AB, T7Z 1N4
Phone: (780) 968-3516 , Fax: (780) 963-4709
E-mail: arlene.kristiansen@gov.ab.ca
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HORSE TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS
Attached is some information on the new horse transportation documents from LIS (Livestock Identification Services). Please contact us or LIS if you have any questions.
Teresa
Teresa van Bryce
Manager

www.albertahorseindustry.ca
Ph: (403) 420-5949
Fax: (403) 948-2069
Hosts of the Horse Breeders & Owners Conference January 15-17, 2010
Red Deer, AB
Hi Everyone,

This is just a friendly reminder that there are still lots of prior year members who have not yet sent in their membership.  If you notice one of your team members is not on 2010 membership list, you may want to contact them.  Please help make it easier for all of the organizers by sending in your memberships before the April show.  Late fees now apply to our existing membership for all Associate and Adult Individual Memberships submitted. 

Leanne advises we only have approximately 100 stalls available and they are almost gone.  It’s important to get your membership monies in now. She has also advised volunteers are low for the “Emergency Response Plan” as well as the “Open Class” or the “Five Class.”  We now have enough volunteers for the “Ten Class” and the “Seven Class.” Our shows are run so well because we have a great volunteer group.  Help us, help you, in making this years shows run just as well as our previous years!

Chris Smith asked we remind all new members that their number may change after the rating committee has had a chance to watch them ride.  In addition, riders previously rated will ride with their old number until the local rating committee has a chance to watch them ride again.

Thanks Everyone!!
 
Teresa Brunner
Secretary
IN OTHER NEWS ...
Hello All and Happy New Year!

I bring this message to you on behalf of Clarence Knight, our president, who appears to be smarter than a lot of us and has sought out the warmer dirt of the southern U.S. for a few  months.
Already your new Board has had three meetings and it seems as though we have hardly scratched the surface in terms of business to deal with. The AGM was held on December 6, 2009 at the Moose Factory. Our thanks to Len McCullough and the Sawmill Restaurant Group for the use of their banquet room. There were approximately 20 members in attendance including incoming and outgoing Board members. The minutes of the meeting are posted on the website. I will however touch on a few highlights.
  • Membership numbers were slightly down from 2008 (202 in 2009 from 218 in 2008).
  • 2010 show dates are posted in the “Shows” section of this site.
  • Emergency Response Plan – We are delighted that Sandi Feth has come forward to head up a sub-committee to prepare and implement a first-aid and emergency response plan for the Society. She will be presenting a draft plan to the Board in the next few weeks.
  • Zender Fall Classic: Ken Zender, Grant Sterling and their committee should be commended for the great job they did with the 2009 Fall Classic. The 2010 show looks to be even better so watch for news.
  • Change Out Two Rider Rule: While there have been some members that would have preferred to see this rule changed to “one rider change-out”, a motion was passed to keep the “two rider rule” in effect for another year.
  • Society book keeping and accounting: We are sorry to see Vicky West decide to “hang it up” after many years of looking after the Society’s bookkeeping and accounting. She did a great job and for that we are most appreciative. Vicky will continue to be a regular at our shows, except that now the only numbers she going to worry about are dollars she wins. Thanks again Vicky.

Kim Hull is off to a great start with sponsorship this year. There are some new sponsorship opportunities on the horizon that are exciting.

Sheldon Greanya, along with Glen Olfert, are busy organizing facilities and cattle for the coming year.

Leanne Murray and James Tardif are the Directors responsible for volunteers this year and I have overheard some of their conversations on how they are going to pull this job off.

Dave Bradley as Director responsible for Officials already has some new recruits and is planning a judges clinic in the soon.

Arlene Boyde is Treasurer and overseeing the our finances.

The Canadian Team Cattle Penning Association has approved the formation of a new penning club in northeastern Alberta. We wish this group much success and look forward to an ongoing relationship with them.

Futurity Penners: You can look forward to a great year. You will be able to see more about futurity penners on our website in the near future.

Susan Shephard has been doing a great job of looking after our website and we look forward to, among other things,  her home page inspirations.

Last but not least, I would like to give special thanks to the Society Secretary, Teresa Brunner. In hasn’t taken long for me to realize the magnitude of her job and how well she executes it. She has been key to facilitating a smooth transition from the previous Board. Thanks Teresa for all your help.  

Looking forward to the coming year and seeing all of you.

Regards,
Howard Pratley
Vice – President

As I am sure you are aware, every year there is usually some kind of injury or incident that happens in or around the arena. While everyone wants to help, as a club we do not have an organized response. Therefore at the AGM it was decided that for the safety of our members we will organize an Emergency Response Team. This is a new undertaking and we are looking for volunteers and any suggestions you may have. MEDICAL EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY, if you have any and would like to participate, great, but we also need people without. This will count as your work levy. Please contact Sandi Feth sfeth13@xplornet.com or call 780-963-7602 for more information or any help you can provide.

FIRST AID/EMG RESPONSE TEAM
MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
MESSAGE FROM YOUR SECRETARY
March 17, 2010