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Updated for your Reading 08/1/09
By Michelle Kilcullen, President PtHA of IL. Show season is moving right along. We had a great turn out at our Youth sponsored open show, and now we’re getting ready to end our PtHA of IL show season with our six-judge show in Sterling. Remember, if you pre-enter you only have to pay to show under five judges.
We’re all very proud of our Queen, Paige Heinke, for her first rate representation of our charter at the World show. Paige won Miss Equitation, ended up 10th overall out of near 70 in showmanship, and won the rubber animal toss. On top of those placings, she showed the rest of the country just what kind of fierce competition and friendly faces they can expect at our Illinois Pinto shows. We’re very proud of you Paige; and thank you for all the time and money you put into running as Queen. Please continue to check out our websites for information on our Mary Kay and Tupperware fundraisers for our Royalty. Though Worlds is over, Paige and her family paid quite a bit out of their pocket that we’d love to reimburse them and we also need to ensure sufficient funds for future Royalty. Again…YEAH PAIGE!!
We had to reschedule our July 11th meeting and trail ride at the Pompei Ranch in Bristol, WI due to scheduling conflicts. Please watch for the rescheduled date on our websites and in the newsletter. The rescheduled event will be a (hopefully) big trail ride to show Mr. Pompei how much we appreciate him letting us come ride at his ranch. Bring your friends!
Please check out the website for a proposed change to our bylaws changing our minimum required meetings from six annually to two. We will vote on this change at our November meeting.
Please remember to get your nominations for soon to be vacant offices in to Jocelyn English. Up for election at our November meeting will be President, Treasurer, and two board positions. Our club stays strong thanks to the tireless efforts of our VOLUNTEER Officers and Board Members. Please remember that in order to keep the charter strong and progressive we need new volunteers stepping up to donate their time and skills to benefit the club. Please consider running for office. A list of open positions and those nominated for them can be viewed on our website.
Lastly, thank you to Jennifer Driessens for working with the Holiday Inn Rock Falls and getting our judges’ rooms for the August show donated! Please return the favor and book your August hotel room at the Holiday Inn Rock Falls by calling 815-626-5500.
The Open Fun Show was a huge success. We had lots of riders and some beautiful horses of all breeds. Congratulation to our High Point and High Point Reserve Winners!!
Gaming: High Point: Kyle Grogger. Reserve: Kristine Zengeler.
Tiny Tot: Addie Ringel. Reserve: Brooke Kilcullen.
13 & Under: High Point: Kristine Zengeler. Reserve: Kacy Gramm.
Youth 14-18: High Point: Jasmine Brown. Reserve: Kelly Hospodka.
18& Over: High Point: Amanda Glissman. Reserve: Becky O'Connor.
Everyone did a great job, preparing, helping out, loaning items, announcing, keeping track of high point, cleaning up before and after and more. See more details in the upcoming Newsletter.
Michelle Kilcullen wrote; Here's a link to pics from the horse show today. Brooke and Peaches took 2nd out of 14 in English Horse Halter, 1st out of 12 in walk trot pleasure 12 and under, and 4th out of 12 in walk trot equitation 12 and under. Nikki and her new horse Jane took 5th out of 20 in 13 and under English pleasure and 5th out of 13 in Senior Horse. New video on youtube under pinto236.
The Youth Sponsored Open Fun Show is just Around the Corner. Remember no show clothes required. It will be a fun day. Check out our showbill and High point Awards.
Good luck to Sam Suida who is taking her Pinto to World! Sam you will do awesome!! We will be watching you on the Webcam.
We had an early, but awesome show on April 4th & 5th. The weather was beautiful Saturday. On Sunday the weather turned a bit cold, but the show was finished at about noon so everyone was able to beat the wind and snow. Thank you all for coming. We had riders from Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio. The classes were full and the halter classes were huge. There were some beautiful Pintos and riders already getting a jump start on points for the year. Remember there are zone awards for trailers this year!! The potluck was once again a huge success with lots of food and visiting with members and new friends.
"Steve and I just wanted to say thanks for all the warm welcomes we got at the show. Everyone was such great help, the show was wonderful and lots of great horses seem to be everywhere. We really enjoyed ourselves. Was really nice to just sit back and watch the show. What a nice weekend we had chatting with all of you. Trevor loves his awards, he is already wanting to know when the next show is. Thanks for a great weekend."
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> The Driessens
> Steve, Jennifer & Trevor
The judging clinic in Springfield was a lot of fun.
Shelby Massarelli was the winner for the 2009 Directory Cover. Her entry is featured on the new Directory. If you haven't received your copy please let us know. Congratulations Shelby.
Sam Suda is the 2009 Princess. Congratulations Sam.
Amanda Bohmann received a letter from Erin Stauffer at nationals confirming her new position as the Youth
Sector Director position for our sector 18 for the 2009 year. This means she will represent the youth for our area on a national level. Amanda is joined by 14 additional youth sector directors who will all be asked for feedback and new ideas regarding youth activities for The Youth Conference, World Show & Congress. Please encourage the fellow youth in the area to email or call Amanda with any ideas they may have. Thanks! Her first trip to represent the youth will be the Convention held in March down in Oklahoma City.
Although the Walworth County Fair at Elkhorn over Labor Day weekend was not a Pinto Show it was a fun show to see lots of old and new friends ride their Pintos. The Cunninghams were there riding their Pinto Aspen and their sorrel Buddy. Kelsey Anderson and Rolex looked beautiful together-wow what a team! Lauren and Kristine Zengeler were there with Fergi and Mickey. Kristine won High Point on Friday. Lauren won High Point on Monday. Kaitlynn was there doing gaming-way to go Kaitlynn! Shayna was there on Rawhide and did several classes. Did you know Shayna was the youngest to win a World Championship in Tulsa. Bianca rode her tall new Pinto-what a beautiful Pinto. Jenna and Elsa rode their Pinto. They both were all smiles, as usual, all day. Sam won High Point on Sunday. Sam and her new horse are an awesome team. There were lots of horses for sale, lots of gaming and on Monday a Drill Team competition. And, if you stayed for the entertainment you got to see Billy Rae Cyrus. (No Hanna was not there!!)
Thank you R.A. Adams for hosting our July meeting. We had a really good attendance by adults and youth. Everyone got to see the horse trailers and living quarters that Mary Beth and R.A. Adams sells. Their facility was huge and they have everything you could possibly need for trailering and hauling. The food and special horse chocolate treats were awesome.
Amanda our Youth Secretary wrote: At the meeting, we discussed the following:
*we want to decorate shirts, halters and tailbags to sell at the shows as an Illinois Pinto Fundraiser.
*Beth said her mom would be able to order halters online.
*we thought (maybe) to do all of the decorating on August 6 (Saturday) but if someone can't show up, we would probably change it.
*Possibly doing this at Emily Maude's, Katie Zimmers, or Beth Petrovics house?
*we decided to talk about the banquet stuff closer to the banquet date.
*we decided we should have an officer's meeting once a month to update on a few things.
*we need to decide what to do for the video??
Congratulations to Lauren & Kristine Zengeler!! Both girls did AWESOME in Minnesota this past weekend. Yes, Lauren totally rocked in walk-trot on Mickey (5 firsts and 1 second in walk trot Horsemanship) and we think that Fergus knew that he had to be good (seeing as he's named after the town "Fergus Falls") because he was the best we have ever seen him. Lauren earned 71 points in 4 events and Kristine earned 181 total points in 14 events.
Sam Shiro also had her first ever show with her new Pinto, Jess. They did so great together for their first show. I am not sure of her total points though but know that she got quite a few placings!
Congratulations to Beth Petrovic who placed first in Dressage Training Level Test #1 and 2nd, in Dressage Training Level Test #2, Junior Division. Also a big congratulations to Shelby Massarelli for placing 1st in Intro level A, and 3rd in Intro level B. Both girls had qualifying rounds for Illinois Dressage and Combined Training under Trainer Polly Hall.
World Results from our Youth!! Way to GO!!
Beth Petrovic
9th Overall in Dressage, Test#1
Lauren Zengeler
3rd overall in Girls Leadline on Mickey
Kristine Zengeler
10th overall in W/T Pole Bending
7th overall in W/T Keyhole on Fergus
Kathryn Bohmann
English Disciplined Rail Sr Youth-10th
English Showmanship Sr Youth- 10th
She made her finals in most of her classes too.
Amanda Bohmann
Western Horsmanship Jr Youth-3rd
Youth Keyhole-3rd
Youth Pole Bending-3rd
Youth Stake Race-7th
Youth Barrel Race-9th
Jr Youth English Bareback-9th
Jr Youth English Disciplined Rail-9th
Karisa Clark
6th Overall in Western W/T Showmanship
Katie Zimmer
8th Overall in English Ideal Pinto YA Sr.
Amanda and Kathryn Bohmann just got back from the MPtHA and we are very proud of what they accomplished. Amanda wrote, " well me and Kathryn both won reserve high point for our divisions. we ended up receiving grooming bags with the Michigan Pinto logo on it. The show all together was good. It was really organized and planned well. Beautiful weather, we rode in the outdoor all 3 days." Kathryn wrote, " The memorial show in Michigan was great!! There were alot of people who showed up. Amanda and I did a good job. We each got reserve Hi-Point for our age divisions. (Amanda is in 13 and under and I'm in 14-18) It was a good preparation for the world show! We had great weather and a good time with the youth. We even went bowling with them that Saturday night, it was a blast! We can't wait till the world!"
Where is the Youth "We Support Our Troops" Banner now? Right now it is at the Barrington Feed Store located on Northwest Highway in Lake Barrington. Need any feed for your horse or animals check them out.
A message from the Youth President, Beth. It was great to see everyone at the show and i hope it was successful for all of you. I want to start out saying that there was a huge turnout for the youth classes, which was totally great. I know I got to talk to many other youth from out of state and it was nice to see some new faces at the show. At the show we decided against having a meeting because of everything that needed to get done in preparing for the show day ahead. Still, I know that all of the youth got to talk over the potluck dinner that we had, or while we rode our horses. Overall, I think that the show went smooth and that The Illinois Pinto Youth represented themselves well. Looking towards the future we only have about a month until the world show. I know that there are a few youth going from Illinois. So i would like to wish all of the youth that are going good luck along with all of the other members that are participating. As for all of the youth I have been hoping to do one teambuilding activity this year so with summer coming up we should all come up with some ideas that would be fun for everyone. I hope that everyone is having fun so far this show season and I cant wait to see you in the future!
HighPoint For the April 19th Show. Congratulations!
13 & under Hi Point:
Amanda Bohmann & Ready Made Cash
Res: Brandy Smith & Zips Sacred Slipper
14-18 Hi Point:
Cailtlin Arthur & Ima Customized Jet
Res: Lisa Laske & Frosted Assets
The Youth went to Lauren and Kristine Zengler's home to sign the banner and make postcards to send to our troops and display at our first PtHA of IL Show on Sunday April 19th. See photos in the photo gallery. Sunday April 13th the youth are invited to Kaitlyn O'Connors home to continue to make postcards and make the laminated permanent numbers for the show. Thank you to Mrs. Zengler and Mrs. O'Connor for hosting these events. Thank you also to Jocelyn English for this idea. See you at the Show!!
A great big congratulations to Shelby Massarelli who won Youth Overall High Point in Wisconsin. Devan Knipfer who also won several youth awards in Wisconson. Devan did awesome in Showmanship. And Karisa Clark won Walk Trot High Point in Wisconsin. Karisa is also the Princess of the WI PtHA Club. Congratulations to all.
Had a great turnout at H.A.H.S. Shelby Massarelli, Grace McCauley and Beth Petrovic spent the day in Woodstock and helped out at their Fundraising Events. They also received a tour of the farm and the rescue facilities. Thank you girls for helping out.
What a bummer! The complete Illinois Horse Fest because of safety and electrical issues has been cancelled. So take the opportunity and go for a trail ride if it's not too cold.
The youth raised $1,005. on the Silent Auction. Thank you Maria & Kimber and Lisa for your hard work. The highest bidders were;
Jessica Harris, The Horse Makeover before a show went to Laura Flores.
Mark Killick, A Dance with Mark. Highest bidder was Dale Timmermann.
Katie McGill and Paige Kopecky, Horse Trailer &Tack Makeover. Highest bidder Steve Angell
Dale Timmermann. "A Complete Makeover" for your horse awareded to Lynn Mielke.
Be treated like a queen during a horse show, The Bohmann's living quarters as your changing base for the show complete with beverages and snacks. Highest bidder was Maria Maude.
Want to know about Fall Harvesting with Jeff Bohmann, Highest Bidder was Mike Petrovic.
A Voice Lesson with Tamara Anderson, Won by Kelly Rogers.
A Special Dance At The Banquet, Rocco Massarelli. Highest bidder was Jeff Lencioni.
A Special Dance At The Banquet, with Mark Killick. Highest bidder was Dale Timmermann.
A Special Dance At The Banquet, with Member Donna Meyer awarded to Jeff Bohmann.
The Maude Family, A Fabulous homemade Italian Dinner for (8) couples. Kimber & Rocco Massarelli were the highest bidder.
From The McCauley Family, Invite (8) of your friends, come to our Kitchen Design Studio and have a fun evening with Mary Rose from Cucina Della Rosa. Awarded to the Massarelli's.
Haylo Farm, Steve & Trish Angell, Long Horn Steer herding on the Angell's farm. Highest bidder was Michelle Kilcullen.
Ed McCauley, Starbucks run the morning of a show awarded to Kimber Massarelli.
From Katie Zimmer, The Youth Vice President, Katy will babysit-sorry no bidders!
Michelle Kilcullen, Polish up to three pair of English boots. Awarded to Dale Timmermann.
The Zimmer Family, Tom will haul your horse to any horse show up to 150 miles. highest bidder was Kimber Massarelli.
The Masserellis, One Animal Psychic session. Highest bidder was Lisa Schiro.
Lauren at Chestnut Hills Farms, (4) Jumping lessons went to the Massarelli's.
The Petrovic Family, Mike Petrovic will be photographing for Lisa Schiro.
Docks Restaurant for (4) , From the Lencioni family. Awarded to Dale Timmermann.
Congratulations to all the new youth officers. Beth Petrovic is the new Youth President. Katie Zimmer is the new Youth Vice President. Amanda Bohmann is the new Secretary and Emily Maude is the new Youth Treasurer. We have lots of fresh new ideas for this year with an exciting bunch of youth. Congratulations and we look forward to 2008. Lisa McCauley has been reappointed as the youth director. She has asked Maria Maude to assist in the youth committee.
We have our 2008 Show dates. Look under calendar or Show Dates for more information and location.
Some of the youth went to the first Iowa Pinto Horse Show held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Kirkland Equestrian Center. If you haven't been there, the facility is all indoors and heated. Grace is in the white chaps, Beth is in the beige chaps, Shelby is in the black chaps, Kelsey from Minnesota is in the green chaps and Taylor from Ohio is in the blue chaps. The judge asked the girls to dismount and whoever was the last three to keep the hoola-hoops up won extra door prizes. Thank You Iowa for a great show! It was a fun weekend. With show season fast coming to closure Grace, Beth and Shelby got to compete against the #1 and #2 youth in the 13& under division. All these girls displayed excellent riding skills and sportsmanship skills. Good luck to all the youth in their final tallies.
While in Iowa, we went to dinner with our new Minnesota friends. Altogether we had 22 adults, trainers and youth at dinner. We got to talk about our Pintos, training, barns, horse shows, World & Congress. It was so much fun and we really look forward to going to the Minnesota shows next year.
The Youth did a fantastic job helping out at HARPS this year on Sunday 9/23/07. Karisa and her friend Amanda, Grace, Beth, Kathryn, Amanda, Shelby, Katy all were a big help. Thank you! The girls helped washed some of the white horses that were rescued. Also some of the girls gave pony rides. Rhonda Ewing did a beautiful jumping demonstration on her mustang stallion rescue. If you ever have the opportunity visit HARPS. They are a fantastic rescue operation located in Barrington Hills, IL. They had recently rescued two
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NEW YOUTH, GIRLS T-SHIRTS WITH THE PtHA OF ILLINOIS LOGO $20.
NEW PROUD PARENT OF A PtHA OF ILLINOIS YOUTH ZIP UP HOODIES $30.
these make great gifts for your mom!!
Polos Shirts in turquoise with the PtHA of IL Logo. $20.
Unisex pink T shirts with our logo only $10.
Email or call one of our youth officers to reserve your shirt, or we can send it to you!!
By Katie Zimmer. What do you do when your horse is injured – and you are experiencing show withdraw? Volunteer to help ringmaster! It is a truly eye opening experience. Have you ever wondered what goes through the judges mind as you are entering a class ,or you miss your lead, or maybe get the wrong diagonal? Participating as a ring master will help you understand the judging process better. Well recently I got to help ringmaster the Illinois pinto show at the Belvidere fairgrounds. This was quite an experience for me because I got to interact with the judges as they were judging the classes. Seeing what the judges see from the ground is really exciting and hearing their comments provided me with valuable insight into how I can become a better rider. I found out how different judges definitely have different styles and that they really put a lot of thought and experience into the judging process.
I also realized just how hard the judges work. Standing out in the middle of the arena – paying close attention to class after class is the toughest job at the show. I don’t know how they do it every weekend – it is truly a love of the sport. Let me tell you something else, the judges really want you do well, they share your disappointment when you have a good ride going and something goes wrong. They want to see all of us succeed. We can’t speak to the judges during the normal course of the show season, and I think we all miss out on knowing these people because they are such a big part of what we all work so hard to achieve.
So from all of us – thanks to all the judges who make our pinto shows so special – I have a new appreciation for everything you do!
Being a Ring Steward for the first half of the June 3rd show by Bianca Lencioni.
" Being ring steward was a lot of fun. I was there with 4 different judges and they were all easy to talk to.
They made it very clear as to what they wanted to have done and they told you how to set up the patterns and cones and stuff.
So it’s not like you had to know by knowledge but mostly it was a good experience for someone like me who hasn’t shown a lot to know what the judges look for in shows. I hope in the future I could do it again because it was so much fun although I did get tired from all the running and setting things up and stuff. But other then that it was a lot of fun.
If I had to recommend it to someone I think I would recommend it to everyone because you don’t need to know a lot about horses because the judges will instruct you the whole time and you also learn a whole bunch and its a really great experience.
I would also like to congratulate everyone that showed June 3rd because every one did extremely well.
You all deserve a pat on the back because not one of you went out there and didn’t look like a winner.
Everyone’s horses looked beautiful."
3/5/07. What a fantastic weekend, March 2,3 & 4th. The PtHA of Illinois participated in the Youth Judging Trial in two divisions and did GREAT!! Check it out under the Calendar tab at left. Then click on the Springfield Judging Trials link.
3/4/07 We have a new youth member. Please welcome Bianca Lencioni.
Check out the Letter from the Queen under the Photo link at left.
Check out all the Banquet pictures under the Calender Tab. Also view the Royalty pictures under the Photo tab at left. Thank you Fire & Earth Photography, Mike Petrovic and Jocelyn English for sharing your wonderful photographs with PtHA of IL.
Have a new Pinto. Send us a picture and tell us all about your new horse.
WINNER OF THE 2007 DIRECTORY DESIGN COVER
CONGRATULATIONS BETH PETROVIC!!
