January 2016

Tennessee Walking Horse Enthusiasts’ Association of Montana
RUNNING WALK NEWS
A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED IN JANUARY, APRIL, JULY AND OCTOBER
January 2016
Volume 5 Issue 1
Dedicated to the
Tennessee Walking Horse Breed in Montana
This newsletter is compiled by Trish Foster. If you would like to submit an article, advertisement or classified ad,
contact Trish at 406 777 4383, or tmfoster@cybernet1.com
Your comments and feedback are always welcome.
FROM THE TWHEAM PRESIDENT, Trish Foster
Well, I am coming to the end of my fourth, and last, term as TWHEAM President and must say that it
has been a very satisfying experience. This is primarily due to the fact that I have been working with
some of the finest people I could have asked for. Thanks is in order to the following folks: Karen Harlan, Barbara Jennings, Pat Nikrasch, Jean Larson, Sandra Brosious, Catherine Hanson, Jan Sousa, Jack
and Lisa Emory, Mike Starmer, Mike Foster, Sally Suk, and Tom and Cherie Russell. You all have made
this work fun and gratifying. I pledge my support to the TWHEAM member who steps forward to become the next President. It really is a job worth doing.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP THIS MONTH!!
CURRENT TWHEAM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
IN THIS ISSUE
Letter from the President
1
2016 Member App.
2
Annual Meeting Notice
3
Larry Whitesell Clinic
4
2015 Obstacle Course
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East Fork Ride
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Member Ads
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TRISH FOSTER, PRESIDENT
JEAN LARSON, VICE PRESIDENT
SANDRA BROSIOUS, TREASURER
JAN SOUSA, SECRETARY
REGION 1 DIRECTOR, JEAN LARSON
REGION 2 DIRECTOR, LAURA DRESCHER
REGION 3 DIRECTOR, JOELEEN RAMSEY
KAREN HARLAN, EVENT DIRECTOR
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TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE ENTHUSIASTS’ ASSOCIATION OF MONTANA
2016 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
______ Individual Membership $20
_____Family Membership $30
Member Name(s)
Address
Phone
Cell
E-mail
Membership is renewed on a calendar year basis. Please make checks payable to:
“TWHEAM”
Mail your check and application to:
Sandy Brosious, TWHEAM Treasurer
15700 Mill Creek Road
Frenchtown, MT 59834
PLEASE READ AND SIGN BELOW
Serious injury or even death can result from horse riding and related activities. There are risks inherent in equine
activities, and those dangers, or conditions that are an integral part of equine activities include but are not limited
to:
 The propensity of an equine to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm to, or death of a person on
or around the equine;
 The unpredictability of an equine’s reaction to such things as medication, sound, sudden movement, and
unfamiliar objects, persons or other animals;
 Hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions;
 Collisions with other equines or objects;
 The potential of another participant to not maintain control over the equine, or to not act within the
person’s ability.
Participants in any TWHEAM activity shall act in a safe and responsible manner at all times to avoid injury to
themselves and others, and shall be aware of the risks inherent in equine activities.
TWHEAM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT AS A
RESULT OF THEIR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN ANY SPONSORED ACTIVITY.
I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE NOTICE.
SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________DATE_______________
SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________DATE_______________
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TWHEAM ANNUAL MEETING
JANUARY 25, 2016
5 P.M.
Location: Home of Joe and Pat Nikrasch
Huson, MT
Draft Agenda
2014 Annual Meeting Minutes
2015 Treasurer’s Report
Review of 2015 Events
Election of Officers: President, Region 2 and Region 3
Directors
Brainstorm ideas for 2016
Please join us!
Potluck Appetizers and BYOB
RSVP to Pat at-pnikrasch@yahoo.com
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LARRY WHITESELL GAITED HORSE CLINIC
JUNE 26-28, 2015
Blue Ribbon Arena, Deer Lodge, MT
We were fortunate to get Larry Whitesell to come to Montana this year. Those of us
who attended this clinic learned a lot from him. We look forward to him returning in
2016.
I apologize for not having pictures of clinic participants. I was too busy trying to learn
things myself!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Larry Whitesell will be back June 24-26, 2016, for Clinic #2!
Contact Karen Harlan if you are interested in attending
406 542 2286/jkharlan67@gmail.com
Suzanne Miller and Dunrovin Ranch
have been supporters of TWHEAM activities for many years. They generously allow us to use their 20 acre
pasture for our Obstacle Course in
May. If you have not visited them,
begin to familiarize yourself with what
they do. A wonderful place to visit, in
Lolo, MT
http://dunrovinranchmontana.com
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TWHEAM OBSTACLE COURSE
MAY 16 AND 17, 2015
DUNROVIN RANCH, LOLO, MT
We had two days of challenges and achievements. Coaches, Lori Roy and Ethan Zimmerman,
provided expert guidance and guaranteed safety and success for all participants. This has become a very popular annual event.
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TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE
EAST FORK CABIN, SULA, MONTANA
AUGUST 27-30, 2015
Despite valley smoke a small group of us spent four days at the East Fork Cabin just
north of Sula, Montana. We managed to get in a few good rides and enjoyed time around
camp, playing games until we had to break out the headlamps. Those who attended
were: Catherine and Gary Hanson, Coe Dolven, Trish and Mike Foster, Ann and Ross
Damrow, and Pat and Joe Nikrasch. Of course, this group also included a motley crew of
canines!
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TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE-EAST FORK
CABIN
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TWHEAM MEMBERS ADVERTISE
TWHEAM SPONSORED TRAIL RIDE
EAST FOR CABIN
Bitterroot National Forest
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