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Davidson County Horsemen's Association/R.E.I.N.S
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November 6th DCHA ride - Tori's Den to Rock House Rd. See details below. November 6th & 7th Southern Horse Festival Open Horse Show, Williamston, NC November 8th DCHA Board Mtg. 7pm, Ag Bldg. November 10th NCHC Board of Directors Mtg. at Tanglewood Park, 7:00 pm November 13th DCHA 2nd Annual Tack Sale/Swap, 10am to 2pm November 13th General meeting and Chicken Stew/Social at 6pm. at Klynt & Gayle Nifong's farm. This is for DCHA/REINS members and their family. RSVP by Nov. 8th. December 10th, Christmas Social, 6pm, Ag Center
TRAIL RIDES AND INFORMATIONThe 2010 Trail Ride schedule is on the web site under 'Trail Rides'. We hope to have many of you join us this year. It’s a wonderful time with each other and our horses. Let us know if you need a ride and we’ll see if anyone has room. Most of our rides are very suitable for your children. Consider bringing them along and don’t forget their helmets. Enjoy the trails you ride and be safe. Enjoy these wonderful animals; horse, mules and donkeys, that God has given us. The location of the November trail ride has changed. We rode at Hanging Rock this past weekend and the colors were only half bright. In two weeks the colors should be at their peak; even the weatherman said Pilot Mtn and Hanging Rock would peak the first week in November. So we are changing the ride to Nov 6th at Tory's Den parking lot and riding to Rock House Rd parking lot. - gff - 10/25/10. This is approximately a 4 hour ride. Below are the directions: As always, don’t forget your coggins. Also, pack a lunch or snacks for the trail. Please come be a part of this fun adventure called trail riding. We have a lot of fun and fellowship on these rides and would love to see new faces and horses. If a ride is cancelled due to weather, a message will be put on the DCHA website.
REINS INFORMATION/COMING EVENTS REGIONAL EQUINE INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM R.E.I.N.S. Volunteer: Gayle Nifong Please send me your ideas for 2011 events. What kind of clinics, events, demos and speakers do you want me to check into? We do not meet in July. All the other meetings will be on location this year. Please bring a chair at all 'on location' meetings. Always call an officer or board member if weather is an issue. Check out the website regularly to keep informed of current happenings. All meetings will begin at 7pm at the Agricultural Building in Lexington unless otherwise noted. Further info on what will be held at each meeting and meetings on site will be provided monthly in the newsletter and the DCHA web site.
Events DCHA Trail rides are held the 2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am. 2nd Annual Tack Swap, November 13th, Sat. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Wholesale Alley 308 Berrier Ave. Lexington. Flyer here Contact Lori for a booth at 336-309-9470 or email ohsoclassy@hotmail.com Christmas Social December 10th, Fri. - 6pm
From Brock Griffith Horsemanship:
Hello again, its time for our monthly Newsletter &
Updates
November 10, 2010 - North Carolina Horse Council Board Meeting We are excited to inform you
that the November 10, 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors of the North
Carolina Horse Council will be held at the beautiful Tanglewood Park in
Clemmons, just west of Winston-Salem, N.C. The nip of fall will be in the
air and the exquisite colors of autumn in the foothills of N.C. will be all
around us! The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Walnut Hall. The address
for Tanglewood is 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012. November 6-7 Southern Horse Festival Champion Open Horse Show Bob Martin Agricultural Center, Williamston, NC. For more info: www.nchorsecouncil.com November 13th
will be the evening for our general meeting and social at 6pm. (Note change
from 3rd Tuesday to Saturday.) This is a Chicken Stew for DCHA/REINS
members and their family. It will be at Gayle and Klynt Nifongs’ 1129 Ruff
Leonard Rd.
Lexington 27295. December: No Board Meeting and No General Meeting. December 10th DCHA/REINS Christmas Social at the Ag. Building on Friday at 6pm. Bring covered dishes, desserts and drinks. Paper and plastic items will be furnished. Davidson County Fair 10th Halter ShowIt was a beautiful but ‘hot’ day for the Halter Show on Saturday, September 25, 2010. There were 24 participants with their horses to show plus 4 in the Lead Line. The youth were well represented from DCHA/REINS. Chase Smith won 1st place in the Costume Class, Audrey Everhart and Hallie Nifong placed in a class of 8 entries. Congratulations to ALL the participants in all the many classes. Gayle Nifong handled the pre-registration forms and organized the DCHA/REINS volunteers to assist at the show. Barn manager was Phil Zimmerman and Marie Freeman assisted. Sam Welch checked coggins and Fran Bassett assisted. Gail Fritts took pictures. (Click on the Horseshow link on the left side of this page to see pictures.) Doug Owen made sure entrance area was clear. Larry Hamilton was our ringmaster. Doug Meredith had our music and sound system. Dave Harvey did the announcing. Carl McKnight was our scorekeeper. Bonnie McCutcheon was the Judge. She is from Dublin, Va. Our Jr. Horsemen did a fine job with our Flag Presentation and giving out the ribbons. Thanks to everyone for making our 10th annual DCHA/REINS Fair Halter Show a big success!
Sept.28th, 2010 Call to Order: Doug Owen Pledge of Allegiance & Prayer Minutes approved. Treasurers report approved. Gail also reported we received $500 from the NCHC this month. Newsletter: deadline September 29th. Web page: Marilyn is working on the website making corrections. Please contact her if you have anything you want to sell on the Market Place. Trail Ride: Saturday October 9th at Rock House Rd Trail. Be ready to ride at 10 am. Hamby Creek Trail: Several reports were given on how much the public is using the trails. We are very pleased to hear so many people are enjoying the trails. DCHA/R.E.I.N.S. The Davidson County Agricultural Fair Halter Show was a success again this year. Thanks to all the participants and their horses. We appreciate all the DCHA volunteers and the Jr. Horsemen for caring our flags for opening ceremony. Thanks to all the Jr. Horsemen who gave out ribbons also. Fund Raiser: Tack Swap November 13th at Wholesale Alley on Old Hwy 64 from 10am – 2pm. Booth cost is $15 before November 7th and $20 after November 7th. We sent around a sign-up sheet for items to be donated for the concession stand. All non-perishable items should be brought to the October general meeting. Nominations: Doug Owen needs your nominations for January elections by the general meeting in October. We need a president, vice-president, and secretary for 2 year terms. We also need 3 board members for 3 year terms. Please step up and help make the decisions for our club. Next Meeting: The next General Meeting will be October 19th at Sinks’ Farm Equipment at 6:30pm. Sinks’ Farm Equipment will be serving us dinner. They will be demonstrating equipment and tools. Please remember to bring your chairs. We appreciate greatly Tractor Supply of Lexington for having our meeting here tonight. Manager William Bass and his staff showed us some attachments for our tractors. We discussed hooking up and the use of a bush hog. I felt the price range of these well built attachments were very reasonable. Tractor Supply of Lexington can order any type farm attachment you may need if they don’t have it in stock. Thanks again to Lexington Tractor Supply for an informative meeting on tractor attachments. We would also like to say a great big THANKS to Phil Zimmerman for bringing his tractor tonight.
DCHA/REINS needs your help. We need a president, vice-president, and secretary for 2 year terms. We also need 3 board members for 3 year terms. Doug Owen of the Nominating Committee could use your help in volunteering to take a position yourself or talk to others about taking one. Our Board Members and Directors have volunteered for most of the years of our association and we thank them for their time and effort. Now it’s time for the rest of us to fill the needs. Please consider how you can help. Susan Hilton Kathy Walker will be taking over the Newsletter/Membership Chairperson position starting in Jan. of 2011. Kathy is one of our newest members and works at Wooten Graphics in Welcome. Please help her in this transition. Thanks Kathy for stepping up and helping. The North Carolina Equestrian Special Olympics was held at the Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC this past Friday and Saturday. We had around 100 Athletes competing from across our state. The Davidson County Equestrian Team consisted of 7 athletes; Evelyn Stapleton, Allison Douglas, Savanna Pusey, Samantha Cloer, Anne Freeman, Justin Brannen, and Andrew Darr. We had 10 gold metals, many silver metals and 10 bronze metals. Evelyn Stapleton was awarded the NC Special Olympics Athlete of the Month. We had some of our own DCHA members as volunteers and coaches. Linda Garwood is our Head Coach. Lynn Garwood and Rita Briscoe are our Advanced Coaches. Susan Hilton is a Coach. Allie Crouse and Cassidy Garwood were volunteers. We also had Dawn Miller and Joe Joey as Coaches and Emma Miller as a volunteer. Mary Ann Brown from the Recreation Center is our Leader in Special Olympics. Congratulations to all the athletes and a big thank you to all the volunteers. I’ll have some pictures by next month. DCHA will be
having our 2nd Annual Tack Swap on Nov. 13th 10:00 am
- 2:00 pm. Please send me information to include in the newsletter. I’m sure other DCHA members would love to hear about your riding, your suggestions, yourself even. This is your page and I need your help. - Susan Hilton
Gayle Nifong has NCHC equine liability law (ELL) signs are for sale. Contact her at 764-2277 if you are interested. Please remember to cut out & save your Southern States Proof of Purchase Feed Coupons and Bulk Feed Order Forms. Give to Phil or Brenda Zimmerman at our meetings. Contact them at 764-1043 if you need more information North Carolina Horse Council questions can be directed to Bev Duval, Phil Zimmerman or www.nchorsecouncil.com
THE DCHA MARKETPLACE Check www.dchaweb.com for listings. Click on 'Classified Ads' on the left side of the page to view current listings. DCHA WEB ADSIf anyone wants their ad on the DCHA Classifieds page, they must email Marilyn Colvin. You must submit a new ad EVERY month. Ads are listed as they are worded and sent to Marilyn. Ads are free for DCHA members. NEWSLETTER AVAILABILITYOur newsletter is available to read on our Website. A message will be emailed to you when it is posted for viewing. Only those with No Internet access will receive a paper newsletter. Please let me know if you need a paper version. Please only choose the paper version if you don’t have a computer at home or work where you can receive email. If you have not sent Susan your email address, please send it to me so you will receive newsletter announcements. Susan’s email address is shilton@lexcominc.net
DEADLINE for Nov,2010 newsletter – Oct.25th
DCHA/REINS Newsletter Editor
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