010 Saturday Sept. 8 Alfy`s Pizza September, 2012

September, 2012
PNPHC
General Membership Meeting
Saturday
Sept. 8th
Alfy’s Pizza
1020 Ave D
Snohomish WA
6:00 – 7:30
½ price pizza for members
at the meeting
the meeting will be earlier than usual
since we only have the room until
7:30
2012
Pacific Northwest Paint
Horse Club Officers:
President:
Marian Belcher
(360) 568-2534
Vice President: Christina Delusa Wilson
(360) 420-0178
Secretary:
Angela Kilcup
360-856-1172
Circlek5729@hotmail.com
Treasurer:
Pat Mann
(360) 435-4129
remodelbyeb@cedarcomm.com
2012
Pacific Northwest Paint Horse Club
Officers and Chairpersons:
Board Members:
Lori Bentley (2 years)
Bob Belcher (2 years)
Lola Whitford (1 year)
Staci Whitford Johnson (1 year)
Cindy Vos (2 years)
(206)
(360)
(360)
(360)
(360)
817-1502
568-2534
757-1357
757-1357
966-2123
Club Delegates:
NWCC:
Traci Olney
Zone One: Traci Olney
Committee Chairperson:
Banquet:
Sue Dahlsten
(425) 334-9385
Barbecue:
OPEN
APHA Show:
Pat Mann
(360) 435-4129
Lori Nevin
High Point:
Lola Whitford
(360) 757-1357
sqpaints@frontier.com
High Point Fund
Raising:
OPEN
Stallion Preview: Marian Belcher
(360) 568-2534
Scholarship:
Sue Dahlsten
(425) 334-9385
Paint Promotion: Angela Kilcup
(360) 856-1172
Hospitality:
Pat Mann
(360) 435-4129
Newsletter:
Web Site:
Sue Dahlsten
(425)334-9385
SueDahlsten@comcast.net
Laura Rice
425-350-6442
Laura@solelyequine.com
Pacific Northwest Junior Paint Horse Club:
Chairpersons: Angela Kilcup
(360) 856-1172
Advisor:
President:
Angela Kilcup
Vacant
(360) 856-1172
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Upcoming Shows & Events
Sept. 1-2
BCPHC/LMQHA
Langley BC
3 judges
Sept. 21-23
Inland PHC
Spokane WA
4 judges
Oct. 12 - 14
Oregon PHC/Central Oregon PHC
Albany OR
4 judges
PAC shows hosted by NWCC clubs
May 5, 2012
Rainier PHC
Donida Farms-Enumclaw, WA
June 30 - July 1
SWW PHC
Clark County Fairgrounds
4 PAC judges
2 APHA judges
August 18 2012
Rainier PHC
Donida Farms-Enumclaw, WA
December
NWCC Meeting/
Zone One Council Meeting
Hood River Inn, Hood River OR
Corporate Sponsor Purina and APHA Announce
Contest
Purina is the official feed partner of the American
Paint Horse Association. APHA and the feed company
will soon announce their latest contest to win a “Feed
Room Makeover!” on APHA’s Facebook page. “Like”
the page for details on how to participate in the
contest. The one grand prize winner will receive of a
feed room makeover to be awarded at the 2012 APHA
Open/Amateur World Championship Show November
7–16 in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more at Purina Gets
Social.
2013 APHA Calendar as Unique as the Paint Horse
itself
The 12-month calendar celebrates the distinctiveness
of the American Paint Horse and features striking
photography submitted by the very heart of APHA—its
members. Each month also contains a fitting quote.
The Paint Horse Journal, the association’s official
publication, sponsored a photo contest where over
600 photos were submitted for consideration. Voting
was held at the association’s international
headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and winners were
selected by a panel of judges based on a strict set of
criteria. Find out more here Calendar or buy the
calendar here 2013 Calendar.
Speaking of calendars, our 50th anniversary calendar
won an Award of Excellence in the Calendars
category of the APEX 2012 Annual Awards for
Publication Excellence competition. With 3400 entries
from businesses, ad agencies, etc., from all over the
world in 130 categories, this was an outstanding
achievement. Our category was part of the Design &
Illustration group which had 316 entries. Overall
worldwide competition included the Walt Disney Corp.,
USA Hockey, Holland America, American Airlines
Publishing, AAA, the American Bar Association, the
American Cancer Society, ESPN, and Hilton Hotels.
There was only one other ag-related company, the
National Dairy Council. Click here to purchase the
50th Anniversary Calendar 50th Anniversary
Calendar.
APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic
design, editorial content and the ability to achieve
overall communications excellence with exceptional
entries in each of the individual categories being
recognized. Congratulations to the staff involved in the
making of this historic calendar. For the complete
story, click on APEX Award.
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STILL NEED A CO-MANAGER
FOR THE BREED SHOW
TO WORK WITH LORI NEVIN
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
As a part of celebrating APHA’s 50 years of color, APHA decided to induct the inaugural class of Hall of Fame
nominees. Although many worthy names were submitted and considered, the Hall of Fame Committee was tasked
with choosing a few out of the earliest years. This was not an easy task to make selections out of fifty years of viable
candidates. It was decided that an attempt would be made to honor the earliest decades first. It is without a doubt not a
complete list, but a good start, to recognize those horses and individuals that helped make APHA great! I’m sure it will
take us the next 50 years to recognize everyone, and every horse, that contributed so mightily to the success of the
Paint Horse breed, and we’re going to give it a valiant try. Our hats are off and our thanks are great to this group of
wonderful individuals and horses, and we will be proud to recognize them on Friday night, October 5, during the
upcoming APHA Convention here in Fort Worth.
Horses
Adios Amigos #1525 (1962)
Babette #1050 (1944)
Calamity Jane #21 (1949);
Cherokee Maiden #23 (1960)
Crystal Eye #2022 (1960)
Delta #2120 (1963)
Dual Image #555 (1961)
Hank-A-Chief #14149 (1969)
Mister J. Bar #1044 (1961)
Nylon #360 (1961)
Painted Breeze Bar (1962)
Painted Joe #50000 (1939)
Painted Lasan #2300 (1963)
Painted Robin #800 (1960)
Powder Charge #4400 (1965)
Q Ton Eagle #345 (1960)
Sabru Indio #1200 (1962)
Skip Hi #8 (1959)
Skippa Rope #12012 (1968)
Skippa Streak #3818 (1964)
Snip Bar #73889 (1966)
Tinky’s Spook #5165 (1965)
Uvalde Doll #5065 (1960)
Wahoo King #31 (1957)
Yellow Mount #3300 (1964)
People
Fred & Marian Adam
Joan (Soso) Barnett
Ralph & Barbara Brunner
A. J. “Jack” Campbell
Bud & Betty Crump
Alfonso Gonzalez
Paul Harber
Bernard “Punk” Hoban
J. D. Hooter
Claude Howard
Junior Hudspeth
Bill James
Rebecca Tyler Lockhart
Dale Lukens
W. L. “Lowell” Miller
Buster & Marion Naegle
Bill Neel
Junior Robertson
Ralph & Dorothy Russell
Jay and Nancy Simons
Sam Ed and Marge Spence
L. N. Sykes
H. J. “Hank” Wiescamp
Stanley & Jodie Williamson
Lyle & Butch Wonderlich
Congratulations to all the inductees!
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PNPHC
General Membership meeting
July 28, 2012
Fun started 2 pm, BBQ 4 pm, General Meeting 5:55 pm
CORRESPONDENCE: Received card from Baylee Ostrom, thank you for Scholarship.
BANQUET: Marian on behalf of Sue, asked if we have a preference of sit down or buffet style. For those in
attendance, either is good. Please give her a call, email, message if you have a preference.
TREASURES REPORT: Read by Pat, Show is all finished in the books.
BREED SHOW: Ready to appoint committee for 2013. Would like to consider working with the RPHC
folks again on a show. Follow up with Connie and Lori to see if they agree.
HI POINT: No New News
FUNDRAISING: No Tracy
SCHOLARSHIP: Receiving applicants checks are ready to be sent to the institution upon receipt copy for
their enrollment account.
STALLION PREVIEW: Marion’s sister is no longer in the Spokane area to consider a place for her to stay
so she would like to ask for office fee to cover for room for the stay during the INPHC show that hosts the
PNPHC futurities. Approved.
Already have our first entry for the classes now, forms for entry also in newsletter.
She will be sending out Stallion Applications for next year in September.
PAINT PROMOTION: No New News.
YOUTH: Congrats to Amber Cook with her recent High Point earnings again with Charlie at the Monroe
show.
YARD SALE: Marion is wanting to host the garage sale in August. 3rd weekend picked. Has a bunch of stuff
that was recently donated. Couch, hide abed, TV, punch back, hammock, dresser, sawzall, Honda rims,
leather jackets, vacuum, carpet cleaner, sewing machine and more. Early visitors ok with a call.
BBQ: SUCCESS! Thank you to Silver Quarters for the space and Tabi/Lola in Coordination of prizes for the
games and drawings. Good Food and Good Company. Thanks to Bob for managing the grill too.
NWCC
OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS: Check to see if Rainer did receive their funds from APHA.
NEXT MEETING: Sept 8th, location to be determined. Will be South… Will be posted to Facebook and
noted with newsletter. ---NO AUGUST meeting.
ADJOURNED 6:30 pm
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Shannon O’Dell
June 28, 2012
Whew – what a busy past few weeks I’ve had with horse stuff and my job. Finally found a few minutes in
between projects to let you all know about my trip to the APHA Workshop May 31st through June 2nd in
Grapevine, TX. My report tends to be long because I want to try to relay as much information to you as I
can about all that I tried to absorb!
This being the first Workshop I’ve attended, I was correct that this is really where the heavy lifting of our
Association for rules and ideas is done. There is a lot to do and very little time to get it all accomplished
– being active in your committee and getting to know people who are active in other committees is
essential in my mind because there is not time to visit all committees to get a first-hand idea of what they
all are doing.
I started out on May 31st by attending the Director Orientation. While I had attended that in September,
APHA did roll out some new information about stuff on the regional club websites, the new Gold Star
logos, and a few other bits of interesting information. Also, the AjPHA website now has information on
scholarships for horse people nationwide (not just APHA scholarships). There I also got to meet some
old & new directors from other states.
The next morning we received the Executive Director’s Report from our new Executive Director Billy
Smith who comes to us from AQHA (also has an interesting history as a professor as well as a journalist
in Nicaragua during some scary times). He grew up in the oil fields of rural Texas and his family has a
long history in horses (his grandparents had racehorses on the New Mexico circuit). I think he is bringing
a fresh perspective to APHA and the tough job ahead of us that we have in this economy to ensure that
we continue to work to grow our Paint horse family.
He is a very data driven decision maker and was able to provide a lot of statistics. As we all know, these
show that horse economics are different now than they were just a short few years ago. Potentially there
will be more horse owners, but those owners will have few horses and will keep them for longer periods
of time. This obviously affects our Association and programs going forward.
In his first 100 days, Mr. Smith has been able to reduce APHA operating expenses by around $900,000.
Since most of this was through letting go of some really good APHA staff and combining job duties
amongst the current staff, much of those savings will not be realized until 2013. He has implemented an
internal program of MemberCare that empowers the staff to be strong advocates for the membership and
to be able to come directly to him with problems and their potential solutions. He has also added one
major corporate sponsor and is working on another, plus he has renewed agreements with our 5 major
sponsors (Gist, Hart, Merial, Markel & Purina). He is aggressively pursuing RFD TV about covering the
November Open/Amateur World show to increase awareness about APHA and Paint horses. He is also
pursuing other media outlets.
Knowing that “purses build shows”, Mr. Smith is working to put in place proper partnerships to make that
happen. I’m sure many of you may have read the news story that Farnam has added $10,000 to the
purse for the 2 Year Old Western Pleasure Stakes to increase that futurity payout to $40,000
(http://oawcs.apha.com/news/2012/06/13/2-year-old-western-pleasure-stakes-class-payout-hits-$40-000). I hope
he is able to continue to pursue partnerships to get added money for other APHA classes / programs.
In his role as the new Executive Director, he is trying to tackle the hard questions about how to save the
Association (and our members) money. Difficult discussions with no easy answers are things like (1) can
we afford to have 2 meetings a year for Workshop & Convention, (2) can we continue to go head-to-head
in November against the AQHA World Show, (3) can we continue all our existing APHA programs with
20 fewer APHA staff? Obviously there are no easy answers to any of those questions and he welcomes
the discussion and ideas from everyone. He advocates communication and wants all of us to feel free to
contact him anytime. Here are some of the ways to reach Billy Smith (he seems to be active on email &
Twitter):
Email: billy@apha.com
Twitter: @BillyAPHA
Mail: P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, TX 76161
Call: (817) 222-6401 (direct); (806) 679-9412 (mobile); (817) 222-8470 (Fax)
In Person (best to make an appointment) at APHA HQ - 2800 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX
After the Executive Director Report, the directors broke into their respective committees. First, I had a
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joint session with General Show & Contest (my committee) and Judges, Amateur & Youth to discuss the
rule change proposals that we would all be discussing to see if there were any questions that we had as
a collective group. The only one that garnered a lot of discussion was about having classes where the
judges had to give their reasons. Some pros & a lot of cons – the Judge’s committee indicated they
would be discussing that.
Then the General Show & Contest Committee convened. The main topic of discussion was the proposal
for Performance Halter. Sharon Bonner-Brown, one of the directors behind the proposal, came to the
committee to discuss why this was being brought back and the number of exhibitors and halter people
she had discussed this with over the past year who thought this was a good idea and why. There was a
lot of discussion on whether shows should be required to offer the division or if it could be optional (the
proposal was written as it being a mandatory class to be offered). Also a lot of discussion on whether it
was worth allowing performance horses that have some flaws that make them better performance horses
be able to get halter points over a nice halter horse that places 2nd in a 5 horse class. Some felt that if
the proposal were to be an optional class that more people might be in favor of it. Sharon indicated she
was OK with us amending her version for this to be an optional class for clubs to try.
We adjourned for lunch and came back to get right into discussion on which rules we would put forth for
voting at Convention in the fall. I am going to identify these with a quick version of what they were about
rather than the rule number. If you want more information about the exact language, please let me know
and I’ll be happy to forward you a copy:
Performance Halter (both versions) – defeated without any further discussion.
Changing Point Structure for ½ point in a class of 2, and 2nd to earn ½ point in a class of 3-5 –
there was some discussion on this as some feel it could be an incentive to get people who show
in habitually small classes (for example, solid bred classes) to bring out their horses. If horse’s
A&B are out showing all year and horse A is earning ½ point each show, then maybe horse C will
join the fun and it will become a point class. Others had some concerns on whether or not it will
diminish the point value since you only have to defeat 1 horse instead of 2. But we pretty much
all felt this was worthy of more discussion with our states throughout the year so it was passed
through to Convention in the fall.
Restructuring Special Event Categories – passed through to Convention
Allowing Regional Clubs that encompass an entire state to increase the number of allowed PaintO-Ramas – discussion on how this would impact (and generally negatively) surrounding clubs
that don’t cover an entire state. Currently APHA allows for a club to apply for a variance and the
committee felt that was still the appropriate way to go so it would be decided on a case-by-case
basis. There was also some discussion about APHA trying to notify other regional clubs of an
approved variance if it could impact their club’s activities.
Forcing Exhibitors to retroactively purchase a membership in case of a show office error – I was
the author of this rule and I withdrew it after discussion. The specific situation I was referencing
when drafting this rule was that an Amateur accidentally was allowed to show in a class without a
current Ammy card. The show office just overlooked it somehow. There were only 3 in the class
and this exhibitor placed 2nd. After the show, APHA did contact that exhibitor about purchasing
an Ammy card and that exhibitor refused since they did not earn any points. This resulted in the
1st place horse losing all their points. In this case, the show secretary, the show manager, nor the
hosting club were notified until the exhibitor who lost their points contacted them. According to
APHA, they normally will contact the club and/or manager in those situations to allow them to try
to work a solution. As such, I felt a new rule was not appropriate at this time.
Hunter Hack fence heights – discussion was that a club needed to know the level of their
competition before going to the max height, but that this brought the rule in line with the industry
and allowed the World Show to actually raise the fence heights for those competitors. Passed to
Convention.
Working Hunter scoring – passed to Convention.
Working Hunter class procedures – there was some discussion in that we didn’t understand how
this worked. At most shows the course is normally set and practiced and the judges walk the
course right before allowing horses to go over – even if there is a slight change. So this just
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changes the order in that there must be a minimum 5 minute warm up after the judges walk the
course. Passed to Convention.
Jumping Jump-Off Procedures – passed to Convention.
Adding Green Jumping – most felt this was adding a class to the Green Division that most
regions of the country don’t have entries for. Defeated.
Requiring Extended Lope – discussion that we didn’t feel this was mandatory as the judge
already has it at their discretion. And while some feel it needs to be used more, we don’t need a
rule requiring it. Defeated.
Changing the Point Structure to allow an ROM in Green classes – discussion that the point of the
Green classes was not so horses could earn an ROM just in Green classes but rather to allow
horses without a lot of points to compete against other horses without a lot of show points. If
exhibitors want to earn an ROM in green, they need to just show green before moving on to Jr/Sr.
Defeated.
Working Cow scoring – passed to Convention.
We then went on to discuss some things that others have seen around this year (not in order of our
discussion):
1. Whether or not shows had seen any problems with people being in violation (or nearing violation)
of Rule SC-160.O.1 regarding logos. We didn’t feel there have been any real problems with this
so felt no need to take any action to change the existing rule.
2. Apparently some people are trying to use a weight in their horse’s tail that looks like a section of
pipe that is cut nearly in half so that it will lie flat against the tail bone. The photos look like it
would be fairly heavy. There is nothing else except this pipe that you would tie into the tail. We
reviewed Rule 160-R regarding tails and all felt that this specific device really fell under the
prohibited use of any item or appliance that restricts the movement or circulation of the tail (Rule
SC-075.A). It was brought up that someone could try to attach a little bit of hair to this device to
call it a “weighted tail”. We sent a recommendation to APHA that Rule SC-160.R be clarified that
any weights must be attached to the artificial tail and the artificial tail is what must be attached to
the natural tail. Hopefully we don’t see this device hit our shows.
3. Horsemanship & Equitation rules do not specify that a pattern must have all 3 gaits or whether a
back is required. APHA indicates they have already put in a clarification for the 2013 rule book
that a pattern must exhibit all 3 gaits (I believe a back but I forgot to write that down).
4. At some shows, Trail is becoming more of an obstacle course in how many obstacles can we
send a horse through rather than a technical course. Many shows have gone to combining 2 or 3
things into a single obstacle to get around the maximum of 10 obstacles allowed (so you can
technically have 20 or 30 obstacles in a single course). Of course this means courses are getting
longer & taking more time and in some cases, the course designers are getting above the level of
their average exhibitor and only those who could show on a World Show level can get through the
course cleanly. One judge gave an example of a recently judged show were about 50% of the
exhibitors were off course or just left the class getting off course because they were lost in the
pattern. Plus the younger horses were crabby and not smooth by the end of the never-ending
pattern, plus how it made it difficult to judge and give a single score for some of the combination
obstacles. At this point we didn’t see how we could draft a rule that could adequately be written
and enforced but it will continue to be discussed. In the meantime, we sent a recommendation to
the Judges committee that Judges feel more empowered to remove or limit obstacles after they
have walked a trail course (which they are allowed to do). We all recognize that trail is becoming
a serious event and people want to show challenging courses, but we want to make sure it
doesn’t get out of hand (which then starts limiting exhibitors and/or costing clubs in overtime, etc.
when the class goes long).
5. Discussion about moving the Open/Amateur World Show to September to avoid the conflicting
dates with AQHA. Fort Worth has dates available in September that would follow the Reichert.
Not conflicting with AQHA should open up the door for more corporate sponsors and more
vendors in the trade show and not force exhibitors/trainers to choose which show they will attend.
The group pretty unanimously felt this was a bad idea because of the impact on Regional Clubs
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and the better futurity programs that occur in September. Our recommendation to the Executive
Committee was not to move to September (I personally think the EC needs to continue to explore
other options – including other dates & other facilities).
That night was the 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Foundation Fundraiser at the Austin Ranch
right next door. Again had an opportunity to meet some new faces around APHA. The event was a lot of
fun – President Scot Jackson got to introduce all of the past presidents in attendance as well as some
faces that have been instrumental in APHA for a long time. Then the DJ got a bunch of people on the
floor to teach some Texas line dancing (must admit I was not brave enough for that). The venue had a
photo booth where people could dress up for old time photos (really enjoyed seeing some of those).
Also, the teams who had signed up for the Corn Hole Tournament (bean bag toss for all of us
northerners!) were auctioned off. The winning bidder of the winning team took home some money but
the majority of the funds raised stayed with the Foundation. Surprisingly, this competition lasted a long
time and I must admit was fun to watch! During the tournament, the delegates from Idaho challenged
other delegates to join them in the Chicken Dance. Sadly – no one joined them except our own Lori
Nevin (again, I must admit I was “chicken” to join them since I didn’t know the whole dance!). Just over
$3,700 was raised for the APHA Foundation from the evening’s events.
The next morning we all convened for the Board of Directors Meeting and Standing Committees reports.
At the beginning, the AjPHA delegates introduced their new code of conduct (at the very end of my
report). I must say I was VERY proud of our youth and hope that APHA as a whole will adopt this code
of conduct. At this year’s Youth World Show, exhibitors are being asked to sign that pledge before they
will get their back number. They are hoping this will prevent the very unsportsmanlike conduct that
occurred at the 2011 Youth World Show.
The financial report was presented (available on the APHA website under Forms & Downloads, Annual
Reports, 2011 Annual Report). Revenues were down but down a smaller percentage than in year’s past
so we feel like we are leveling out. But with how APHA has itself positioned (no long term debt, etc.) we
are still very financially strong with our assets versus our liabilities. The Fall World Show did make a
profit, but the World Show Sale lost money. We are hoping this will turn around with some of the
changes that are being implemented and the economy improving.
With no old or new business, we went into the presentation of those Regional Clubs who were awarded
the new Regional Club sponsorship money (including several NW clubs). For a full list, visit
http://www.apha.com/pressroom/12_RegionalClubsSecureSponsorships.html
Standing Committee Reports (at the end I’ll go over the rules they passed/defeated):
Youth – they are working on a rule change that youth that are being paid to train will not be
allowed to get a novice card. This discussed some fundraising ideas for scholarships, World
Games, etc. and would like all clubs to sponsor something towards a Member Of The Year
scholarship. Also, to promote their new Code of Conduct, they will be wearing lime green
bracelets at the World Show that say “Remember The Code”
Rules – they would like to see the discussion about the World Show moving to September have
consistent talking points.
Registration – they passed through 2 of their proposals
General Show & Contest (see my report above with those rules we passed/defeated)
Judges – the proposal about requiring shows to have classes where Judges give their placing
reasons brought up some very good committee discussion. But there are some real cons to
consider. As such, they felt they need to work on an Ask The Judge program where judges can
be available at a show at certain times so interested exhibitors can approach them and ask
questions. Also, the committee will be working to clarify apprentice judge approval. They
discussed the perception of no accountability of World Show judges and clarified that judges have
been sent home of not judging to the rules. They are also looking to improve the collegiate
program and judges academy to make these programs pay for themselves as they are very
beneficial to APHA. Committee was non-committal on whether World Show should be moved.
Amateur – their meeting started with some words from Billy Smith that we need to create an
environment where everyone has a chance and the need to explore ways of creating level playing
fields while adding value to our Paint horses. The committee is requesting 2 clarifications from
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APHA – (1) moving Working Cow into it’s own category, and (2) that any Walk/Trot exhibitor who
enters a loping class with another breed will be disqualified from showing Walk/Trot the
remainder of the year. They also are requesting a rule that those in Walk/Trot cannot show in the
W/T Showmanship as well as the Novice and/or Amateur Showmanship (that was not their intent
when they created the W/T category). This committee felt that while the World Show might be
better served if it moved to September that APHA really needed to go back to regional clubs to
assess the true impact on them instead of just World Show exhibitors.
Breed Improvement – they discussed bullying and how every exhibitor should sign an antibullying
/ sportsmanlike code of conduct. They are deferring the move of the World Show to
regional club input and feel that the Association is best served if we stick with 2 annual meetings
(Workshop & Convention) as it would be a lot to get everything done & discussed in a single
annual meeting. They are also challenging themselves to create new articles for The Journal
regarding Paint horses in interesting service (therapy, search & rescue, etc.) as well as our
“platinum performance” members (over 60) and what they are doing. Felt we also need to focus
on some PAC and Solid Paint Bred articles to try to get more people focused & interested on
these programs. They would also like to find a way to award “longevity pins” for breeders like we
do for directors (but recognize this is obviously a budget issue).
Long Range Planning – they would like to find a way to locate and create opportunities for Solid
Paint Bred. Ideas are mandating registration or for sellers to initiate transfers, etc. but recognize
we don’t yet have the current tools. They would also like to see SPB horses able to compete in
the World Show futurities with the colored horses just like they do at virtually every other futurity.
They would also like to improve member involvement – maybe something like a flat fee for those
who might utilize several services (again, recognize we don’t quite yet have the available tools).
They would like to find a way to “deal” with “commercial breeders” (better defined as a ‘puppy mill’
kind of breeder who cranks out quantity and not quality) because these breeders do not do
anything to support APHA or our mission. They are working on some ideas on how to keep
people connected to APHA so that we can improve membership retention. And finally, they
discussed the animal welfare issue and how we need to be concerned with PETA coming in to
our association with videos of horses with HYPP attacks or reiners running their horses at a wall
or some of the training methods we consider fairly standard. We all need to be concerned about
the welfare of our Paints and how what we do appears to others.
Membership Services – they have pulled lots of data from our database and will be analyzing for
future ideas for improvements.
Professional Horseman – they now have 71 members with 5 new applicants pending. They have
created a reinstatement procedure for suspended members and are working on ways to involve
members with their professional horsemen (print advertising, website, logo attire, having
members give clinics, etc.). They will not approve members who hold an Amateur card. And
they would like to add a box to the Judge application that asks whether or not the applicant is a
Professional Horseman.
Racing – their committee had a presentation on a digital magazine and they would like APHA to
move forward. They would also like to see APHA add track records to the online database of a
horse’s performance record (just like we do for PAC and showing).
Recreational Riding – they would like to recommend that EVERYONE go to the American Horse
Council website (www.horsecouncil.org) to see what rules are being proposed to Congress on
horse activities (like trail riding) and stay involved with our Congressmen on our thoughts to
preserve those activities. They also discussed their trail ride program – Fort Robinson was again
a huge success and filled early with a long waiting list. South Dakota will continue their Black
Hills ride and the states of Washington & Oklahoma are working on putting on a ride. They
discussed how they could try to improve the current Ride America program to get more people
interested and participating.
Regional Clubs – they had a presentation from Annie Surratt on our March Ride For The Cure
show. The committee would like to encourage all of our Zones to put on a similar event to raise
money for cancer around the US. They discussed non-APHA groups putting on APHA approved
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shows and have recommended to APHA that those groups should be charged a higher show
application fee than a regional club (to help protect regional clubs). They also discussed the
regional club sponsorship program and the pitfalls experienced this first year – Julie Haney with
APHA will be working to improve that application. The committee would like to improve Gold Star
and Club of Distinction applications and allow for progression. They also discussed a code of
conduct and feel that all clubs should post & make known the grievance process at their events.
Ways & Means – they are in favor of moving to have Workshop & Convention combined into a
single annual meeting & moving the World Show to September (because of the savings to APHA)
Foundation – they will be accepting the Hall of Fame under the Foundation “umbrella”. Also, they
would like articles of heritage and historical significance to auction off at our 50th Anniversary
celebration at Convention.
Nominating Committee – chaired by our own Linda Vance. After discussion on several people,
they have recommended two people for us to vote on for the next Executive Committee open
spot in the fall – Don Beard and Craig Wood.
At the end, there was some clarification about why APHA is looking to move the World Show. There
have been NO contracts or commitments – just investigating options to see what this might mean to
clubs, World Show participants, etc. and what might be best for APHA as a whole moving forward. If the
change were to be approved, it would take effect with the 2013 World Show because those dates will not
stay open in the Will Rogers Facility indefinitely. They are basically looking at the financial impact which
will include losing revenue for impacted regional club shows. There is no discussion of putting the
Open/Amateur show back with the Youth show. October is not an option because of the AQHA
Congress which is bigger than the AQHA World Show. But a move needs to be discussed because of
the conflict with the AQHA World show and the proximity to the big reining shows & futurities which is
drawing away some of our working Paint horses. As those of you who were following my Facebook
posts know, the Executive Committee decided earlier this month NOT to move the World Show to
September after all the feedback they received from members. But if any of you have other ideas to
minimize our conflict with the other Breed shows, I do suggest that you send them on to Billy Smith.
With that, the meeting adjourned. I had a GREAT time and am looking forward to the fall. And a special
thank you to those of you who voted for me as national director this year – I will be a director serving
Washington State in 2013 (I will remain an alternate for 2012).
If any of you have any questions about the report, you can reach me all over the place! I look forward to
chatting with you!
Shannon O’Dell
shannon@gozags.com
509-951-8053
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/shannon.odell.520
Twitter: @ZagFan93 (I’m trying to get better using this but be patient!)
FEI Releases New Position on Cloning
On June 18, 2012, the FEI announced that clones would be allowed in sport. In their press release, the FEI said that
"the latest research on the issue of equine cloning was presented and debated at the FEI Sports Forum. The FEI
Bureau accepted that the position of the FEI on equine clones and their progeny should be changed to: The FEI will
not forbid participation of clones or their progenies in FEI competitions. The FEI will continue to monitor further
research, especially with regard to equine welfare.” For more information, read the press release at FEI Cloning
Update.
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST PAINT HORSE CLUB
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST JUNIOR PAINT HORSE CLUB
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
NAME:______________________________________________APHA #__________________
ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________
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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP (1 member only)
$20________
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP (married adults & children 18 & under)
$25________
$5 of every membership goes to PNJPHC.
PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO PNPHC. SEND FEES TO:
ANGELA KILCUP
5729 BROOKINGS RD
SEDRO WOOLLEY WA 98284
360-856-1172
I (WE) AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN PAINT HORSE
ASSOCIATION, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PAINT HORSE CLUB AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST JUNIOR
PAINT HORSE CLUB.
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST PAINT HORSE CLUB
STALLION PREVIEW FUTURITY
ENTRY FORM
2012 WEANLING PAINTS
REGISTERED NAME________________________________________________________________
APHA # OR WORK ORDER #___________________________DATE FOALED________________
completed registration required before futurity payout.
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Please mail completed form, copy of registration papers (or copy of work order from APHA)
Entry Fee if paid by 9/15/2012: $85
Late Entry Fee if paid from 9/16/2012
until one day prior to class: $160
PNPHC Stallion Preview
Marian Belcher
9321 163rd Ave SE
Snohomish WA 98290
360-568-2534
All paint offspring from the following stallions are eligible for the 2012 futurity:
Goodnite Partees Over
A Mighty Sensation
Im The Prosecutor
Awesome Andy
KidsLookinTouchable
This Kid Dominates
LSP Dominate To A Te
Stylizer
Painted N Sunspots
WKN Ever So Awesome
Color To Impress
An American Tribute
Tenacitys Timepiece
Classy Will
Hes Lopin Supreme
Obviously Mortgaged
Barlnkhasbentuffmacho
Justa Pleasure
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THE END
If you have any news such as
accomplishments in or out of the horse
world, new foals (pictures good) or
anything else you would like in the PNPHC
newsletter please email me before about the
25th of each month and I will be glad to
include it.
SueDahlsten@comcast.net
425-334-9385
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