SQHA News
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The 2009 show season is in the books for another year. 2009 was another successful year for the SQHA. Our final show for year, the Harvest Gold Show & Futurity brought competitors from all over Western Canada and the Northern US. We kicked off the show with our 2nd Annual Versatility Ranch Horse Competition September 3rd, which was another huge success!!! We would like to thank all the competitors that came out to support this event and congratulate Clint Christianson and MTR Anuthagenuinenic (Open), Kevin McCutcheon & Tuko Two Wood (Amateur) and Kaylynn Malmberg & Juan Mighty Sailor (Youth) on their wins. A HUGE thank- you to Moose Jaw Toyota Trailer Sales for their generous sponsorship of the amazing 4 Horse Sooner Trailer that was awarded to the winner of the open, Clint Christianson. Fun was had by all!!!
The Harvest Gold Show & Futurity brought together many new and old competitors for some good times and good showing. The barns were at maximum capacity along with the show ring!!! The classes were large and quality of horses was amazing!!! Congratulations to all the winners!!! THANK-YOU to Techna Vet, O&T Farms, Valhalla Horse Enterprises, and Boston Pizza for donating an abundance of random exhibitor draws, they were much appreciated.
Coalmine Creek Quarter Horses – Ian & Melanie Burns have generously donated a yearling gelding, Smart And Firey, to the SQHA. We are selling tickets on this nice colt and will be drawing the winner at our Agribition Booth on November 28th. If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets please contact any of our youth members or Patti Gasper @ pj.gasper@accesscomm.ca. Come see us and Smart And Firey at our Agribition Booth!
We would also like to congratulate Taylor Lindgren and RMW Zippo Lee Bar on their Reserve Canadian National Championship in Youth Novice Horsemanship at Red Deer!!!! Good job, Taylor!!!!!
Our 2009 Banquet and Awards will be held in Saskatoon, February 13th, 2010 at Smiley’s Buffet & Catering. A small block of rooms are available at the Super 8 until January 11, 2010, to reserve a room call 306-384-8989. Along with our banquet and awards we will once again be hosting a clinic. This year we are proud to announce Dianne Eppers from Grayslake, Illinois. For more information on this year’s Banquet, Awards, and Clinic please check out our website @ www.sqha.org or any SQHA director.
Thank- you to all who supported us in 2009 and we look forward to another great year in 2010!!!
~April Williamson
Great weather and great people sum up the 2008 SQHA Awards Banquet and Clinic held in Moose Jaw on February 6-8 2009. It was nice to see all the people that came out to the Awards Banquet and a big CONGRATULATIONS to all the year-end winners!!! This year we decided to try something new and make a weekend out of the Awards Banquet by hosting a clinic. Katy Jo Pickard, winner of the 2008 Equine Sports Medicine $250,000 Two Year Old Western Pleasure Challenge , was our clinician for the weekend. Katy Jo shared her expertise with 19 participants as well as a mini clinic with the youth kids on Saturday afternoon. Everyone had a great time and Katy Jo was a blast to have here. It was a great opportunity to learn from one of the best!!! We wish Katy Jo a great 2009 and thank her for coming and putting on a great clinic! We also held our AGM on Saturday afternoon and would like to thank all the out going directors for all their hard work as well as welcome the new directors on board.
Our show dates are set for 2009 and we will be kicking off the year with the Spring Classic in Moose Jaw on April 10-12th 2009. To book your stalls call Bev Neuman @306-776-2302 For more information about upcoming events check out our webite @ www.sqha.org
Till next time, happy foaling!
~April Williamson
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