WHAT'S UP?
September 11-12: Prairie Moon "D" Series at Valley Park - Des Moines, IA
September 14-19: "A" Circuit Medal Finals at Lamplight - St. Charles, IL "A" (IHJA, USEF)
October 2-3: MIHJA Fall Benefit MIHJA Medal Finals Show - Coal Valley, IL (MIHJA x2)
October 31: Halloween Fun Show 1:00
For the chronological list of shows we are traveling to AND hosting in 2010, click here: 2010 Calendar (all activities)
| USEF shows on the road |
** USHJA Foundation Awards |
| 2009-2010 Winter Series | on the MIHJA calendar | Fun Show Calendar |
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| Upcoming Birthdays | Summer Horse Camp | |
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| For more student birthdays,
visit the
Birthdays Page! If your birthday isn't there, e-mail it now! |
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| Horse Show Videos! |
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John Ryan (some of you may know him as "Ashlyn's
dad") has kindly offered his services as the 2010
videographer. In addition to filming the horses for
sale to help create their promotional videos, he will be
filming students rounds by request. He will have a
sign-up sheet where you can indicate rounds that you would
like to have taped and at the end of the year he will
compile them onto DVDs for a small fee (under $20).
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| Potluck for Summer Series | |
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We have decided to go with a potluck breakfast and lunch rather than a concession stand for the summer series. This is what we've done for the last two years during the winter series and it works out really well when everyone helps out. Everyone gets hungry when they spend a long day at the barn, but sometimes very few people contribute to the cause. If everyone would bring a dish to share there would be plenty of food for all, and it should be cheaper for everyone than buying food at the concession stand or having to go to a restaurant. We would like to see this system pay off for everybody, so please contribute and help make this a great success! |
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| High Point Equitation Rider Announced | ||
| The winner of the 2009 Stephanie VanDeWoestyne Memorial High Point Equitation award is Summer Lawrence riding Rock Solid, for the second year in a row! This award is earned by the rider with the most points in equitation classes in all the summer shows held by Huntermark combined. This includes the MIHJA recognized and USEF recognized shows. Summer's name will be engraved on the traveling trophy on display in the Club Room. | ||
| Customer Appreciation Day | Find Huntermark on facebook! | |
This summer
Huntermark Farm will hold its first annual customer appreciation
day. Activities will include: a delicious meal, a bonfire
marshmallow roast, having your ride videotaped, edited, and
posted on YouTube with links from our site. Pictures
captured from the video will also be posted on our web site.
There will be drawings with great prizes and some funny prizes.
Since this is the first year, we are especially open to
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Huntermark has joined the 21st century and created a Facebook page! It's a public profile so search it out the next time you're on. If you add Huntermark Farm as a friend you'll get updates from a status change before horse shows and whenever new results are posted after the show. The profile also includes a Horsebook containing some of the horses for sale. Huntermark Farm is also part of several groups including MIHJA - Midstate Illinois Hunter Jumper Association and there's even a group called Huntermark Farm Barn Groupies! If you don't have a Facebook page yet, you might want to go to www.facebook.com and give it a try and join in the fun. | |
| Shows at Huntermark are now
recognized by the American Paint Horse Association |
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Thanks to Darla Bridges getting it put
together, all of the shows held at Huntermark in 2010 will be
recognized by the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) as a
Paint Alternative Competition or PAC. For more information, see
this page of the
APHA web site. The horse must be registered with the APHA
in order for the credits to count. The owner is responsible for
filling out their own paperwork and bringing it to the show
secretary to sign. At that time they must also present the
horse's APHA registration papers. |
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| Huntermark Show Team Accolades for 2008 |
| 2008 USHJA Zone 5 3rd Place Children's Pony (size combined) - Tickle Me Elmo ridden by Cathryn Bridges |
| 2008 USHJA Zone 5 5th Place Children's Pony (size combined) - Chasing Rainbows ridden by Savannah Chapman |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit Champion Children's Pony (Small) - Chasing Rainbows ridden by Savannah Chapman |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 3rd Place Hunter Breeding Three Year Olds - Rock Candy handled by Jan Rock |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 4th Place Hunter Breeding Yearlings - Rock Legend handled by Richard Rock |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 4th Place Hunter Breeding Three Year Olds - Freshly Painted handled by Darla Bridges |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 5th Place Non-Thoroughbred - Rock Solid ridden by Jan Rock |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 7th Place Children's Pony (Large) - Tickle Me Elmo ridden by Cathryn Bridges |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit 8th Place 11 & Under Equitation - Savannah Chapman riding Chasing Rainbows |
| 2008 INHJA Champion Children's Pony - Chasing Rainbows ridden by Savannah Chapman |
| 2008 INHJA Reserve Champion Non-Thoroughbred - English Ivy ridden by Ellen Reeder |
| 2008 INHJA 3rd Place Non-Thoroughbred - Rock Solid ridden by Jan Rock |
| 2008 MIHJA High Point Hunter - Rock Solid ridden by Summer Lawrence, Jan Rock, and Rachel Rock Robinson |
| 2008 MIHJA Reserve High Point Hunter - Tickle Me Elmo ridden by Cathryn Bridges |
| 2008 MIHJA Dick Madrigal Memorial High Point Equitation Rider - Summer Lawrence riding Rock Solid |
| 2008 IHJA A Circuit Medal Finals Warm Up 8th Place - Ellen Reeder riding Valentino |
| Reserve Champion Non-Thoroughbred at Midstates Summer - English Ivy ridden by Ellen Reeder |
| Champion Shortest Stirrup at Valley Park Charity - Chasing Rainbows ridden by Savannah Chapman |
| 2008 MIHJA Mini Medal Finals winner - Cathryn Bridges riding Tickle Me Elmo |
| 2008 Winter Series High Point Rider - Ellen Reeder |
| 2008 Stephanie VanDeWoestyne Memorial High Point Equitation Rider - Summer Lawrence riding Rock Solid |
| 2008 Winter Equitation Classic Finals Winner - Cathryn Bridges riding Tickle Me Elmo |
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