Grace Brunk Maya Chinana Katie Dewane Lynn Flucke Ava Georg Libby Kraemer Filothei Lagos Emily Landolt Katie Landolt Ellie Noone Ellie Ott

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1 Minutes Pledge: Lynn assisted by Ava How well do you know your horse? Grace, Alex, Emily L., Maggie were left standing. Good job! Certificate Badges from last year s ratings were handed out 2012 Year-end awards (given out at the Christmas Brunch): Trail Blazer (attended the most pony club events) Grace; Leg Up (biggest helper to other members) Katie L; Star Gazer (attained the highest rating that year) Emily S; Work Horse (always working; usually without being asked) Maya; Humpty Dumpty (had a bad spill that necessitated involvement of medical professionals) none (yeah!); Champs (represented our club in championships) none; Horsemaster of the year Jean Blando 2013 Member Forms (on web site) due to Cari ASAP. Kwik Trip Gas cards are available ($50 and $100). Our club receives 10% of the proceeds! Marlie Nauta Clinic January 19; there are still some openings. She will also give a talk on conditioning after the lunch break. Marlie is very knowledgeable and is our region s RIC (Regional Instructional Coordinator) Kiera Steins Clinic Feb 16 Next month candy bar sale Family Mentor Program old pony club families are paired with newer families in order to help them figure out how pony club works, and to give advice in preparation for testing, rallies, camps, etc. Landolt s are paired with Weickert s, Brunk s with Ott s, Ullrich s with Prewitts, Flucke s with Georg s, and Setton s with Stedl s. Old members please contact your new member family. Omnibus Love ads are due Jan 15. Jen L. ASAP Quiz Our new (old) Quiz Queen is Cari Ullrich. She will be ing shortly about quiz practices. Quiz is March 16 and 17 in Gladstone MI and is really fun!! Highly recommended for all members! The new edition C manuals are here, as well as the new badge books Sponsorships every pony club is required to have sponsors. Sponsors are adults that help plan the activities for the year as well as help out. Cost is $5; we need you! Scrapbook please send in your pictures to our club s Shutterfly picture sharing site. Cari is putting together the 2012 scrapbook. (these are also available to order) The site is Activity: We did the USPC Horse Management Badge books. We have the new edition that has 5 new badges added. If you have the first edition we ll give you the copies of the five new ones. Thank you, to our member instructors; Katie L. teaching horse parts/marking, Libby teaching feet/ferrier tools and Lynn teaching leading/tying. Please feel free to work on your badge books at home and bring it to meetings to receive your badge. Next Meeting: Feb 14. Snack: Lagos and Noone

2 Minutes Pledge: Laura and Filothei Welcome, Badges, Pins, n Boots: Welcome new member and guest! Who is Left Standing? Quid Queen Emily S. (You ve got to be quidding!) 2013 Membership packets were handed in. Cari is missing: Chinana, Dewane, Flucke, Kraemer, Lagos, Noone, Ott, and Smith. Please bring to next meeting. Horse Management Clinic Feb 23 and EBTH Rally Feb 24 at Racine Pony Club FVPC polo shirts and sweatshirts are on order; size samples coming soon Quiz paperwork is due tonight! Family mentors: Landolts are paired with Weickert, Brunks with Otts, Ullrichs with Prewitts, Fluckes with Georgs, and Settons with Stedls. Old members please contact your new member family monthly to see if they have any questions you can answer. There are still a few War Horse tickets available. Thus far, Settons and Ullrichs have purchased tickets. The show is at the PAC in Appleton and tickets sell for $87.00 each. Contact Cari. Treasurer s Report: The cash disbursement form report is completed and we were $1500 better than last year, despite expenses such as a new Tet gun and signage. Junior Board Scholarships coming soon! Spring testing is June 1. Intent to test form and nonrefundable $25 deposit are due April 8. Candy bar sales begin tonight. Each member is given two boxes to sell. We sell each candy bar for $1.00. Our profit is $20 per box! Please pick up your boxes at your earliest convenience. If you want yours brought to quiz practice, let Cari know. Questions? Mary Setton. March 9- Debbie Chinana clinic flat and jumping at Bittersweet Farm. Deadline Monday Feb 25. $5 late fee after 2/25. March 1-3 Lake Hunt is sponsoring a Brad Hall clinic at WEC in DePere Quiz Rally sign up for your hotel room if you haven t already: Comfort Suites Lake Shore block held til 2/21 at $75 price. Our teams are: Jr. D Alex, Hailey, Rachel, Jr. mixed Emily L and Ava, Sr. D: Katie L, Grace, Maggie, Madelyn. Next quiz practice Wed Feb 20 at Ullrichs Italian night. Quiz Practice: Thank you Emily, Kelly, and Grace you rock! Next Meeting: March 14. Snack: Dewane, Shannon

3 Minutes Pledge: Jennifer Welcome: Emily and and our newest member Badges, Pins and Boots How Well Do You Know Your Horse? (Identifying Pictures) Left standing were: Alex, Kelly, McKala, Emily K, Filothei, Emily S Quiz Rally we leave tomorrow! Order jackets and shirts Candy Bars keep selling Letter of intent to rate due April 8 along with $25 deposit. Form is on our website under forms April 13 and 14 Karen Marcot Instructor s symposium at BSF April 27 Equine Trailering Emergencies with Veterinarian Dr. Howard Ketover and his 700lb mannequin in the morning. Testing Prep in the afternoon. Carole Briones is looking into community service projects. Quiz Practice: Review and new Next Meeting: April 11. Snacks Settons

4 Minutes Pledge: Ava and Grace Welcome: Hannah s friend Emma. Maddie introduced Travis, and Sue Hase and her two daughters Emily and Isabella visited tonight. Sharing: Kelly s horse Miles got an abrasion on the inside of his hock. Hannah s horse, Hannah(!) got a laceration from the electric fence. brought her saddle that had unfortunately been on her pony as she rolled in the arena. The tree was broken and the panel was torn off of the sweat flap. Moral of the story: Don t let your ponies roll while you re leading them. Quiz Rally Congratulations Alex, Ava, Emily, Maggie, Maddie, Grace, and Katie! Job well done! All agreed that is was a lot of fun and are looking forward to next year! June 1 Spring Testing: good luck Maggie, Isabelle, Hannah and McKala. Checklist due 5/6/13. Except for six of them, the jackets are on back order until July. Money is due for all of the items that have arrived. Candy Bar money due tonight April 27 trailering seminar at 10:00am to 11:00am Dr. Ketover had to cancel due to call obligations. Great Lakes Equine Wellness, Dr. Rob saved the day! There is no cost, so any money already paid will be returned. Please turn in forms ASAP, so that Jennifer has a head count. April 27 Testing prep to follow trailering seminar and lunch. This is especially for those who are participating their first testing, but all are welcome. Instructors Symposium Saturday and Sunday at Bittersweet Farm with Karen Marcotte, national examiner. Maggie, Grace, Katie L, and Kelly are riding in both the symposium and clinic. We need help in the kitchen Sunday. Please wrap your desserts individually for easy sale. We intend to charge $1.00 for them, so make them generously sized; about 3 x 3. The new scrapbook is here; anyone wishing to buy a copy please contact Cari Ullrich. The new 2013 Omnibus is here. It will be the last one. Fall Rating September 21, Expressing interest are Grace, Maddie, Emily L, Maggie, Ellie O, Hailey, Rachel, and Kelly. Intent to test letter and deposit are due July 27. Treasurer s Report: Our balance is $ There are Quik Trip gas and store merchandise cards for sale in $50 and $100 denominations. See Sandy Brunk. Topic Tonight: How to determine the condition of horses by using the Body Conditioning Score chart. HORSEWORK (AKA homework) Score your horse and be ready to tell us about it at the next meeting. Next Unmounted Meeting: May 9. Snack: Weickert/Weickert GREAT MEETING! Thanks everyone, JK and JL

5 Minutes Pledge: and Welcome: Sue, Isabella and Emily Hase attended again. Reviewed body conditioning and scoring horses which was learned last time. Emily Hase indicated that she had body scored her horse at home. Reviewed Trailering Seminar. shared what she learned. and Grace Brunk to write thank you cards to Dr. Rob and Ray. Reviewed first aid kits and what should be included. Concussion forms were collected. It was requested that those who did not bring them, should mail them to Jennifer Kraemer. It was reiterated that participation in all regional events would require this signed form. The photo albums were distributed to the Brunks and Otts. Check to PVPC $ All clothing was distributed to those in attendance who had placed orders. Discussed those signed up for spring testing June 1 Hannah, Maggie, Isabelle, McKala, Hailey Discussed Regional Camp on June 24th. indicated that, unlike past years, there are still openings. Described it was for strong D2 riders and above. Also discussed Jamboree and its application for D1 s and less confident riders. Rally teams, beginning August 23 rd, will be assembled at the next meeting. It will be in DePere again at WEC. Treasurer s Report: Instructor s Symposium earned $ Recycled cans were taken in for $56.00 Account balance is currently $ , but several monies will be collected yet for clothing and candy sales. Topic Tonight: Preparing for your testing Next Unmounted Meeting: June 13, Snacks: Brunk / Chinana

6 Pledge: Grace and Maggie Minutes Welcome: Elizabeth Engelhard (BFF of Natalie) How well do you know your horse? Not many standing at the end of the game. We reviewed the importance of an equine emergency kit and the must have thermometer and stethoscope. Congratulations to Hailey D1, Maggie D3 HM/F, Isabelle and Hannah - D1, D2, HM/F, McKala D3 T, C1 HM/F Thank you Laura, Katie L, and Grace who helped out at the rating Tet Rally: In Lake Geneva this year; NOT DePere. There may not be enough teams to warrant running the rally this year. Sleepover camp July at Bittersweet Farm. We are in the process of securing an instructor. The flyer has been sent out. Libby and Katie L. are signed up to be counselors at D Jamboree. Thanks girl s! A Little d Rally our big fundraiser to take the place of wine tasting is Sep 7. It is a oneday, 5-team event at BSF for UR, D1 and D2 children (target age is 12 yrs. & younger). We will sell food, have a silent auction, and members are expected to secure sponsors for this event. Natalie has designed a T-shirt and businesses can buy a spot on the back of the t-shirt or show bill. Packets and envelopes detailing the sponsorship process were handed out to members at the meeting. Sandy Brunk is in charge of the fundraising. Everyone must be involved. Keep September 7 th open. A Little d Rally deadlines: June 17 paperwork out for Rally July 1 sponsors secured by members. Don t procrastinate! Aug 17 paperwork due Sept 7 Rally! Next Mounted Meeting: July Sleepover camp Next Unmounted Meeting: August 8 (no unmounted meetings in July) Snacks: Ott / Prewitt

7 Pledge: Ava and Emily L. Minutes Welcome: Barb Carrick-Riley and her daughter Mia, Crystal Schulz and her daughter Taylor and Christina Huber and her daughter Maddy. Thank you for visiting we hope you join the fun! Sharing: Emily S. went back to Meadowbrook this summer; she rode a stallion and also brought Scotch. She was offered a job for the whole summer next year.ava and Starlight jumped 3 feet..katie L and Buck getting over lameness issues Emily S., Kelly, and Natalie leave for college in the next few weeks Natalie and Cari showed at Silverwood Horse Trials. Spring 2013 testing sheets and badges are on the lounge door; pick them up! The Regatta jackets are on backorder until September FVPC Camp was really fun. Stay calm and trot on was the theme and was printed on tiedye t-shirts. We are taking suggestions for next year. D Jamboree Thank you for volunteering Emily S., Katie L., Libby Ann Haller Clinic - a LSR clinic at Bittersweet Farm our club had many riders (FVPC and FVHM) for this wonderful clinician. She is tentatively scheduled to return May 9! Little D Rally our big fundraiser, which focuses on UR, D1, and D2 members. It is a one-day rally hosted by us at Bittersweet Farm, consisting of 5 or less teams with 2 stable managers and 5 riders (one on a lead line). It will be FUN and there will be cool ribbons. Ava and Ellie O. are on a team thus far with Libby as 1 stable manager. WE NEED VOLUNTEER HELP FROM EACH FAMILY! We ll have duties posted soon. PYR Rally (Pick Your Ride) Captain Libby, Ellie N., Grace, Katie L., and Stable Manager Emily L., August at Geneva Equestrian Center. Libby will be setting up a pizza and rally trunk night with the team members. This rally is a qualifying rally for Dressage and Show Jumping USPC Championships in Fall testing Sept 21 candidates: Maya C2 Traditional, Maggie D3 J, Ava D1 and D2 Traditional, Laura C2 HM, F, Grace D3 J and Hannah D2 J Examiner is Marlie. C2 HM might possibly be Friday night. Checklists (aka. flow sheets) are due Aug 31; no later!

8 Aug. 31 testing preparation date for members who have not tested before. Anyone is welcome! Let Jennifer know if you are interested or it will be cancelled. Newsletter articles are due October 1; let Jen L. know about what you would like to write. Assignments for article will be out soon. Remember these are article about pony club and related activities. Think about in Kentucky in 2014 it is incredible! It includes 2014 USPC Championships and Festival clinics with hands on horse management sessions with National Examiners, Rolex riders, and Olympians. One must qualify for Championships at a regional rally. Fall Trail Ride: October 12. Cari to organize. We will meet at the Kettle Moraine State Park Jen L will be sending out an asking for up to date s Treasurer s Report: Our balance is $2318, which is good considering we just hosted our club camp. Kwik Trip Gas cards are available for purchase. Little d Rally keep trying for sponsorships; it s not too late. Tonight s topic: How well do you know your Horse Management? What does ASTM SEI stand for? Left standing: Emily S and Grace and Did you really watch the concussion video? Left standing: Ava Teaching: If you haven t watched the concussion video, do it now! We learned about concussions from Dr. Cari and that our melon has a much better chance of survival in a correct fitting helmet!! Next Unmounted Meeting: September 12, 6 pm. Please bring your helmet(s)! Snacks: New member / new member

9 Mia Riley Madeline Huber Lilly Huber Pledge: and Welcome: Yolanda and Maria Meincke Sharing: shared that she had earned Quarter Horse high point award at the Oshkosh Classic Dressage show. At the Pick Your Ride Rally the FVPC team earned 7 th in Horse Management and 6 th Overall in Riding. Congratulations! How well do you know your horse management? Reviewed helmet testing guidelines and what ASTM and SEI stood for again. (Grace received a Popsicle for being the only one remembering!) Everyone helped answer the question.why Horse Management? After all the heavy sighs, many terrific answers were given (see the white board). Talked about Cancellation of Little D Rally. Discovered from other groups that it was basically a timing issue September and the beginning of school year, etc. just didn t work for most members. May consider still doing the Little D next year, but moving it to another time. Got several donations for the rally and have mailed a letter telling donors about the cancellation and offering to return the money. No one has asked for their donations to be returned yet. We have also offered to put their names in our upcoming newsletter for advertisement and on pur web site. Fall testing coming up on September 21 st and whether or not we could do a separate testing for D1s in November since there are several who want to test at that level. Fall Trail Ride in the Northern Kettle Moraine on October 12. Being organized by Cari Ullrich (thanks!) Wear bright orange and be creative with it! Details for pie sales will be given out in the upcoming October Meeting. Newsletter articles were assigned as follows: o to write on Regional Camp o for Sleepover Camp o will be asked to write on Junior Board o on being a Camp Counselor o on going through her first testing and what that s like. o Lilly to write on the POA for the breed spotlight o to write about her time in England and the horse experience there. All articles should be less than 500 words and should be submitted by October 31 st. Please them to Mrs. Landolt. If you have any other article suggestions, drawings or horse jokes Mrs. Landolt.

10 Isabella Hase Emily Hase Lily Huber Maddie Huber Minutes Mia Riley Welcome: Laura and Craig Rogne, Ava s Grandma Bonnie, Lilly s Grandma Shelly, Sammi Vnuk Armbands, Boots, and Pins: Grace, Hanna, Ava, and Lilly Sharing: Hannah dressed Patrick in pink from head to hoof for the Breast Cancer Awareness and won the Tipperary helmet contest How Well Do You Know Your Horse? UR-D2 - Name one vaccination your veterinarian gives this time of year? D3 and up add symptoms and cause of the disease to your answer (Flu/Rhino, Strangles, Potomac Fever, and Rabies) September 21 Testing: Ava earned her D1 and D2 Traditional, Hannah earned her D2 Jump, and Grace finished her D3 Jump today! Congratulations! Jackets are at the embroiderers Compost: Donations to Colorado equine flood victims Saturdays 9-12 in October. We ve made $200 so far! Trail Ride this Saturday at 10:00am. Bring your lunch and wear orange. Newsletter stories, pictures due Oct 31 to Mrs. Landolt. You know what you need to do! Pie Sales orders due Nov 9. Pie pick up is Nov 21 at 5:00pm at BSF. Pies cost $16 each, arrive frozen, and there is a $5 profit per pie. They make great Christmas or hostess gifts. Collect $ at time of sale; make checks out to FVPC. People may also donate a pie to Father Carr s in lieu of buying it for themselves. New this year; breads and hams. We make a $7.50 profit on the ham. For a pie form go to: Cans: removed from Quints. Send a thank you note! Executive board/sponsor meeting: November 7 th 6:30 Gardina s. See for directions. We are taking sponsors for next year. Sponsors have a say in how the club is run. It costs $5.00 to be a sponsor; please consider it! Nominating committee consists of Matt Kraemer, Connie Shannon, and Mary Setton. They are going to come up with a nomination for secretary to replace Cari and for a second Joint DC. Oct 26 Standards and Certificates in Waukesha, WI. They need riders and auditors. USPC Membership Renewals have been ed. It is to be completed online this year. Tonight: Appropriate pony club halters and leads, correctly turning and tying your horse (Blind folded!)

11 Minutes Pledge: Lily and Mia Maya Chinan Maddie Smith Maddie Huber Maria Meincke Ava Gerog Mckala Kiessling Lily Huber Mia Riley Sharing: Mia moved her horse, also went to the standards and ratings clinic with her Mom. They learned a lot. Kelly s horse, Myles, was purchased by Horsemaster Jean Blando and moved to another barn closer to home. Jennifer K re-bought Koty, a mustang. Jitterbug is finally sound! How Well Do You Know Your Horse? Describe roughage (hay, hay cubes, etc), concentrates (corn mixed feed, beet pulp, supplements, pellets), and succulents (grass, carrots, apples, juicy foods.) Everyone signed the notes we sent with our donations of $110 each to USPC and USEF disaster relief; we earned the money selling compost The Kettle Moraine Trail Ride was really fun we had a beautiful morning ride with Katie L, Grace, Ellie, Libby, and Cari, but the three Jens were rained out of their afternoon ride. We decided to sleep over on the grounds next year. Mrs. Landolt is busy working on the newsletter thank you everyone for your contributions The Annual Board and Sponsor Meeting was 11/7/13. Our new secretary is Brenda Ott. (Thank you Brenda!) We are accepting 2014 club sponsors; adults who want to help run and plan club activities, as well as vote. The fee is $5 per year. Each club is asked to participate in the National PC s Annual Fund drive. Next year we plan to set out a spare change bucket and at the end of the year, and send the money to National. Certificates and bandages were handed out: Ava D1, D2 Traditional, Hannah D2 Jump, Grace D3 Jump. Pie Sale: We sold 156 pies, 11 hams and raised $ Our top seller was Libby (29 pies/7 hams), then Hannah (24 pies/3 hams), and Mia (17 pies). Libby s secret: she ed family and friends. Great Job everyone! Jen L. serenaded us beautifully with the pie song. We got it on video :) Pie pick-up is Thursday Nov 21 after 5pm at Bittersweet Farm. All $ should be turned in now. Brunk family will host our annual Pot Luck Christmas Party December 30 at 6pm. We will continue the tradition of the Purple Pony Gift Exchange, where each member brings a gift ($15 or less), wrapped with something purple. Look for your ed invitation soon. Quiz 2014 will be in Gladstone, MI. Our Quiz Queen this year is Katherine Prewitt. Molar Horse tooth was passed around Look for opportunities soon to write an essay for scholarships for camps, rallies, festival. All from the LSR junior board. Activity: Badge Books and do the opposite cards on riding in an arena with others on our stick ponies. Next Meeting: No December unmounted meeting; Christmas Party at Brunks