September 2006 Meeting Minutes

by Donna Franus

 

The meeting on September 7th was officially called to order at 7:45 p.m. by President Roger Dougan after the evening’s program was presented.

 

Program

 

Robin Chouteau, with a little help from her daughter Acacia, put on a wonderful presentation teaching us how to prepare a horse for a show.  Originally she had planned to provide a demonstration on the courthouse lawn with a live horse, but plans had to be changed and she used lots of photographs instead.

 

Club Business

 

Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as read by Donna Franus. The Treasurer’s report was approved as presented by Jenni Dougan.

 

The following summary of the actions taken at the Executive Meeting held on August 16th was provided by Roger Dougan:

 

1.        Service Directory Ads – Starting January 1, listings in the HAT Chat Services Directory will be sold in annual 12-month blocks. Prices will be unchanged ($6/year or $0.50/month for HAT members and $12/year or $1.00/month for non-members).

2.        Show Manager - the new Show Manager, Sheila Johnson, is currently working on an operating guide to help with organizing upcoming shows.

3.        NAIS - a decision was made to not issue a statement regarding the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

4.        2007 Event Schedule – the following events were scheduled for 2007 (show dates were set pending confirmation of Loy Lake Arena’s availability):

·         Mare and Foal Clinic – January 4th (takes the place of our January monthly meeting)

·         Adult Clinic – March 24th

·         Spring Show – April 21st

·         Mother’s Day Trail Ride – May 12th

·         Youth Clinic – June 9th

·         Autumn Show – September 8th

·         Membership Drive Trail Ride – September 29th

·         Futurity and Show – October 20th

5.        Futurity Changes - a restructuring of the Futurity format was presented and approved. Details will be published in the HAT Chat. Agreed to award 1st-6th place ribbons at the Class level and larger trophies than in the past to the Grand and Reserve Champions. May want to look into ordering special ribbons.

6.        Adult Riding Clinic - the adult riding clinic is tentatively set and will handle 5-6 riders. Need to provide input to Gerry Snipes on what the riders want to cover.

7.        Fund Raising and Sponsorship Committee - Paul Johnson is heading this new committee and looking for volunteers to help.

8.        By-Laws Review – a committee of Robin Chouteau, Roger Dougan, and Sandra Shiver will review the current by-laws and recommend changes.  Mike Bernier will be the committee’s technical advisor.

 

Committee Reports:

  • Scholarship Committee – No report; Sandra Shiver was not present.
  • Show Committee – Sheila Johnson is working on a Standard Operating Procedures notebook for shows. The notebook was passed around during the meeting for members to review and provide input. Volunteers are still needed for the September 30th show. Prizes for daily high point were discussed.

 

Old Business:

  • None discussed

 

New Business

·         Foal Handling Clinic – HAT will be holding a Foal Handling Clinic on September 23rd from 9am-12:30pm at Bagnell Farm in Calera. Michael Pat Linderman, an Equine Behavior Specialist, will be the clinician.  Cost is $10 for HAT members and $20 for non-members (the $20 fee includes a 1-year HAT membership).

·         William Walker with Tahitian Noni International introduced himself and handed out newsletters with information about his company’s products for horses.

 

The meeting was adjourned and HAT Chats were handed out for distribution to the surrounding communities.