January 9, 2014 Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Sandy Brunk and Brenda Ott Pledge: Mia Riley and Maria Meincke

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1 Lily Huber Libby Kraemer Laura Setton Ava Gerog Maddie Huber Ellie Ott Maggie Prewitt Emily Setton Kelly Shannon January 9, 2014 Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Sandy Brunk and Brenda Ott Pledge: and Welcome: Visitors Kathy Trelc and her daughter Rebecca! Sharing: We shared ideas on how to keep our ponies safe and warm in the very cold weather we had been having! Congratulations to for completing her entire Horse management badge book! Mrs. Brunk informed us that we have around $4,400 in our treasury account. Much of that was a donation for the Little D Rally that was cancelled and is rescheduled for this year. We offered to return the donations to the corporations; no one requested their money back. She reported that we have plenty of Kwik Trip Gas Cards to sell, which is at a 10% profit and very easy for our club to earn money on. Van De Walle s candy bar sale will be in February...please be present to pick up your boxes. At $1 they are a very easy sell! Mrs. Kraemer pointed out the letters of appreciation we have received for the donated pies to the local warming shelter and the USPC disaster relief money sent from the compost sales. Keep in mind that we are collecting spare change for the USPC Annual Fund. We will be collecting all year and will send whatever we get by next December. Discussed the Christmas party (thank you, Brunk s for hosting!) We all had a great time; the purple pony game was a blast (again!). Mrs. Kraemer reviewed the rewards given out that night for those who did not attend. Activity Calendar is out for the upcoming year and has been ed to everyone and given out at the meeting. It was suggested that maybe the acronyms would be further defined for those new pony clubbers who are unfamiliar with the events and abbreviations. Mrs. Kraemer will be working on more clarity for that. Don t forget Quiz! Rally is scheduled for March in Gladstone Michigan. Everyone should have received an ed schedule of dates and topics for prep meetings. Feel free to attend even if you cannot go to the Quiz Rally. Winter Lecture Series at Great Lakes Equine...check out their Website for more info! We had fun discovering the horse s digestive system by using a very long rope, many people, and the whole barn aisle to represent the basic parts and their functions!

2 Ava Georg Kaeli Grunska Emily Hase Isabella Hase Lilly Huber Madeline Huber Libby Kraemer Gabrielyn Ott Maggie Prewitt!! Emily Setton!! Laura Setton!! Kelly Shannon!! Madelyn Smith Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Sandy Brunk, Jen Landolt and Brenda Ott Pledge: Hannah and Maggie Welcome: No visitors tonight...but a welcome to new club members, Kaeli Grunska, Isabella and Emily Hase. Sharing: Hannah shared about her new horse, Wishes. Mia talked about how she enjoyed attending the Everything but the Horse Rally. Ava shared about her jump rope competition in Ohio. We began with a How well do you know your saddle? quiz and 5 were left standing! Mrs. Brunk informed us that we have around $2,217 in our treasury account. Kwik trip order with payment has been sent in and Vande Walle s paid for candy bars...so outstanding money in will be profit. Four boxes were left and were given out to members for selling. She reported that we have plenty of Kwik Trip Gas Cards to sell, which is at a 10% profit and very easy for our club to earn money on. The following forms that were ed to all members were collected tonight; the Athlete agreement, the FVPC regulations form and the Bittersweet release of liability form. The following members have turned all three forms in: Libby Kraemer, Kaeli Grunska, Emily and Isabella Hase,, and Katie and. If your name is not listed here, please get those forms in either by or on the next meeting date. Reminder about the instructor s clinic on March 29th and 30th. Reminder! Scholarship applications are DUE APRIL 1st. There are many possible free dollars given by the Junior Board for all kinds of upcoming activities...including the upcoming July Kentucky events! Fill one out! April 12 is the DEADLINE for turning in an intent to test for upcoming ratings on June 7. This is important because our raters are chosen on this information. April 6 is the Marguerite Brown clinic...it is full, but you are welcome to come and watch! May 10&11, Bittersweet to host an LSR clinic with Maureen Pach for flat dressage and jumping. We will provide a luncheon for fundraising and we will need volunteers to help out. JUNE 21 we will need ALL HANDS ON DECK for the Little D Rally at Bittersweet for D1 and D2 s. Again, food will be provided for this one day rally. More information will be on the website soon. If you cannot help out that day, please let us know and we can try to get you projects that can be done ahead of time so we all take a part! We all helped the Quiz team prepare for the weekend with a game of Pony Club Jeopardy.

3 !! Ava Georg Kaeli Grunska!! Emily Hase!! Isabella Hase!! Lilly Huber!! Madeline Huber Libby Kraemer Gabrielyn Ott Maggie Prewitt Emily Setton!! Laura Setton!! Kelly Shannon!! Madelyn Smith Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Sandy Brunk, Jen Landolt and Brenda Ott Pledge: Jennifer Landolt and Jennifer Kraemer! Welcome: Greetings to the Wilsons...McKayla, Samantha and Olivia! Sharing: How well do you know horses? Rather than our horse specifically, we guessed, then identified the ergot, its location, use, and what horses we are likely to see it on. We also discussed the Quiz Team standings and the fun time had at the Quiz Rally in Gladstone, Michigan last month. Mrs. Brunk informed us that candy bar sales are now over and we have a new batch of Kwik Trip cards. Soliciting donations for the Little D Rally are still encouraged, but need to be dollars rather than items, as we are not doing a silent auction for this event. Item donations collected for last year s cancelled event will likely be given out as prizes or drawings. Forms ed to all members were collected tonight; the Athlete agreement, the FVPC regulations form and the Bittersweet release of liability form. The following members have turned all three forms in: Libby Kraemer, Kaeli Grunska, Emily and Isabella Hase,, and Katie and, Ellie Ott, and Maggie Prewitt. If your name is not listed here, please get those forms in as soon as possible. Letters of intent forms for June 7th testing were due by April 12. Flow charts are to be turned in May 10 (with notes in the boxes!!) If you are not testing in June, you have another opportunity in September. We were reminded to test at a level of comfortability...meaning we are familiar with and able to perform at and even above, the level we want to test at. This makes allowances for testing jitters and unforeseen circumstances. May 10&11, Bittersweet will host an LSR clinic with Maureen Pach for flat dressage and jumping. We will provide a luncheon for fundraising and we NEED volunteers to coordinate. Food will be provided by cooperative parents, but we need someone to plan, organize and staff this event just during the lunch preparation, serving and clean up times. JUNE 21 we will need ALL HANDS ON DECK for the Little D Rally at Bittersweet for D1 and D2 s. Again, food will be provided for this one day rally by our club members. More information is on the website. If you cannot help that day, please let us know and we can try to get you projects that can be done ahead of time so we all take a part! This is a huge event and the response from other clubs has been very encouraging! Opening day for registration is May 15...D1 s and D2 s...think about participating in our own team!! Libby Kraemer updated us on the Jr. Board meeting last month. Jamboree has been expanded from a 3 day event to a 4 day event, with mini rally and games on the fourth day. This will give the participates an opportunity to get experience rallying and showcase what they learned in the prior three days at camp. This will also give an opportunity and more time for them to test at camp, if they choose to do so. Sleepover camp at Bittersweet is now expanded to two nights of fun! August come join us for crafts, games, lessons, more riding and lots of fun. In preparation for upcoming June testing, we broke into groups and groomed three horses appropriately for D1, D2 and D3 ratings!

4 Ava Georg Kaeli Grunska!! Emily Hase!! Isabella Hase!! Lilly Huber!! Madeline Huber!! Libby Kraemer Gabrielyn Ott!! Maggie Prewitt Emily Setton Laura Setton!! Kelly Shannon!! Madelyn Smith Board Members Present: Brenda Ott Pledge: Emily Setton Welcome: Welcome to our visitor, Romy, a friend of Mia s. Sharing: How well do you know your horse? We had to answer three questions about our farrier...name, how often they came to trim, and if our horse wore shoes. Mrs. Brunk left word that we had about $2500 in our account. Forms ed to all members were again collected tonight; the Athlete agreement, the FVPC regulations form and the Bittersweet release of liability form. The following members have turned all three forms in: Libby Kraemer, Kaeli Grunska, Emily and Isabella Hase,,, Katie and, Ellie Ott, Emily and Laura Setton. Ava and Maggie are missing the concussion form, Natalie the FVPC acknowledgement and Goals. If your name is not listed here, please check with Jennifer and try to get those forms in as soon as possible. We discussed the testing checklist, due May 10, for Katie, Emily, Mia and Kaeli. Examiner is Carley Moreau. If you are not testing in June, you have another opportunity if you attend camp and again in September. It was announced that there were still openings for the LSR clinic this coming weekend, May 10 and 11th with Maureen Pach. Help still needed for serving lunch with Barb. JUNE 21 we will need ALL HANDS ON DECK for the Little D Rally at Bittersweet for D1 and D2 s. Again, food will be provided for this one day rally by our club members. An sign up will be coming out soon. We will need help even from Dads! If you cannot help that day, please let us know and we can try to get you projects that can be done ahead of time so we all take a part! Opening day for registration is May 15. Interested D1 s and D2 s were Ellie, Ava, Hannah, and Mia for our own team. Announced the speed show coming up May 24th at Keunzi Center. Flyer was circulated for more info. Emily discussed with us the upcoming camps. Deadline for sign ups is May 12. Jamboree is July 30 through August 2. LSR camp is for strong D2 s and is 3 days beginning June 24th. Both will offer an opportunity to test while at camp. FVPC will be offering a fall testing on September 20 at Bittersweet. Sleepover camp at Bittersweet is now expanded to two nights of fun! August come join us for crafts, games, lessons, more riding and lots of fun. We played three rounds of horse bingo!

5 Ava Georg Kaeli Gunska Emily Hase Isabella Hase Lilly Huber Madeline Huber Libby Kraemer Ellie Ott Maggie Prewitt Emily Setton Laura Setton Kelly Shannon Minutes Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Jen Landolt, Sandy Brunk Pledge: Laura Setton Welcome: Kate Bruecker and her daughter Heidi. Kate was a pony club member in New York when she was younger. Kaley came with the Stedl s. She rides with Hannah at the barn and is in 4H. Sharing: How well do you know your horses teeth? What kinds, how many, and when was their last dental? Treasurer s report: NA Testing with Carley Moreau was June 7th. 3 pony clubbers tested - Mia, Katie & Emily. Next Testing will be September 20 with Marlie Nauta. There will be a clinic to follow on Sunday. Little d Rally on June 21st - workers wear khakies and red polo or yellow t shirt, barn boots. T shirts are $7 (half price) Lunch is selling for $8 Ham or chicken salad. Set up Friday night from 4-8 all helpers needed. Calendar - June 14, 15 schooling show in Lake Geneva, Qualifying Rally at Silverwood, Regional Camp at Silverwood, July Championships and Festival, July 30-Aug 2 D Jamboree, August 13-15, FVPC sleepover camp with VI, Aug PYR Rally at WEC. Today: Teaching: Abcesses - Conformation - Trailer Safety - Ended with a ride in the horse trailer to see how our ponies might feel about traveling in that noisey, bouncy box. Next Meeting: NO JULY MEETING! Next meeting is August 13 for the sleepover!

6 FVPC meeting Sept 11, 2014 Attendance: Ava, Grace, Mia, Katie L. Ellie N., Katie S. Board member attendance: Jennifer and Sandy Pledge: Welcome: New member; Katie and Rhonda (mom) Stucky. Welcome! And welcome potential Jr. FVPC members; Evelyn Riley, Heidi Breucker, Lanie Banker, Anna and Amber Clark How well do you know your horse? You use this tool, which can be invisible or physical to determine the conformation of the front and back legs of your horse. Use the laminated cards, letter on each to figure of the word (s). P L U M L I N E Business: OLD: Lake Shore Region Camp was attended by Laura S. and Grace. Grace tried out the new Horse Management (unmounted) section of camp and said it was well worth doing. She used it as study prep for USPC Quiz Champs. FVPC Sleepover Camp was a BLAST! I received a bunch of feedback regarding the VI, Alex Ambelan. Happy 10 th Birthday FVPC! Pick Your Ride Rally was attended by Libby. She had a good experience with her scramble team and is happy to be back riding novice on Lucy. NEW: Jr. FVPC first meeting was at 5 pm today. Thank you Ellie N., Grace and Katie L. for helping out! We ll be meeting at 5-6 pm on FVPC regular meeting days (second Thursday of the month). Older members we could use your help with Jr. PC. Dover and Temple Farms field trip is this weekend. Persons going Barb, Mia, Jennifer, Brenda, Ellie O., Mary, Ava, Sue and Emily H. Staying at the Hyatt. Brenda, thank you for getting us a great deal. Testing is September 20, 2014 with Marlie Nauta; The candidates are as follows: Laura Setton C2 HM; Grace C1 HM; Hannah D3 Trad.; Katie S. D1/D2 Trad. September 21 Clinic rides with Marlie. This clinic time was bought by a FVPC parent at the Quiz LRS Jr. board silent auction. The riding fees are FREE! Thank you FVPC parent (not sure who bought it, sorry). Grace and Freckles; Laura and Axel; Ellie N. and Mel; Katie L. and Crystal Oct ride to Kettle Moraine camping trip has been canceled. Sandy will cancel the reservations on the camp site. They re way too many conflicts in schedules to try to fit it in. We could try to fit in a one day local or Kettle trail trip if we have enough riders. Let Jennifer K. know ASAP if you re interested. Oct. meeting is the beginning of our Pie Sales. The dates are as follows. Sell Oct. 9 th - Nov. 13 th & Pie pick up November 24 th after 5 pm. Nov. 8 th The LSR is having a banquet. Sounds fun! Information will be to you soon. Treasurer Report by Sandy: Spent $1125 on FVPC Sleepover Camp and $ 800 profit on Little D Rally Sandy will be setting up an invoicing system to be ed directly to you for $ due to club. Kwik Trip gas cards are still available. Topic: Lower leg (front and back) conformation and using the Plum Line.

7 !! Ava Georg!! Kaeli Grunska!! Emily Hase!! Isabella Hase!! Lilly Huber!! Madeline Huber!! Libby Kraemer Ellie Noone Gabrielyn Ott!! Maggie Prewitt!! Emily Setton!! Laura Setton Katie Stuckey!! Kelly Shannon!! Madelyn Smith Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Jen Landolt, Sandy Brunk, Brenda Ott Pledge: Gabrielyn Ott Welcome: Welcome to our second time visitor, Romy, a friend of Mia s. Sharing: Discussed Ermines, their history, and what Ermine spots are regarding horses. Officially our 10th Birthday as FVPC this month! Hooray! 2015 Renewal Packets have been ed to all. Renew by November 15 to avoid a $10 late fee. Pie sales officially begin! All numbers need to be received by Jennifer K by November 3rd. Pickup after 5:00 on November 17 at Bittersweet. Jr. Board...Reps are and. Congrats to Emily Setton as the new chair! LSR Banquet...Nov. 8. Everyone is invited. Jennifer Kraemer to attend. Show award nominees for best upholding the values of Pony Club. Nominess for the Little D Rally were Libby K. Grace B, and. Congrats to for obtaining her D3 classic and to Katie Stuckey for her D1 and D2 ratings. Cari U. to plan possible trail ride for October 24 as many are off school. Let her know if you have interest. Quizzed on the types of knees on horses.. charades style! Then studied the lower leg of the horse by labeling boards. From D levels to C levels. Earned $1100 last year in Kwik Trip dollars. Please buy those cards! Newsletter Assignments: Deadline, Sun. Oct. 26th. your article, 250 words or less, to Jen Landolt. Mia R. on Jamboree; Barb Carrick, EBTH Rally; on Champs; Hannah on Sleepover Camp; Gabrielyn Ott on Lippizaners and Trip to Tempel Farms; on Festival; Emily Setton on Jr. Board; Ellie Noone on Jr. Pony Club; Laura Setton on Camp, Ava on Quiz Rally and Libby on Little D Rally. Next Unmounted Meeting: November 13. Snacks?

8 November 13, 2014 Board Members Present: Jennifer Kraemer, Jen Landolt, Sandy Brunk, Brenda Ott Jr. Members Present: Anna, Amber, Laine, Heidi, Laura R. Sr. Members Present: Grace, Ava, Katie L., Mia, Ellie, Karie S., Hannah, Romey, & Laura S. Pledge: Mia Welcome: No new visitors tonight. Sharing: Game...How well do you know your pony parts? Two minute race...quiz style...fill in the blanks. Practice! We will do it again in January and you ll get 5 minutes to fill in all the blanks Renewal Packets have been ed to all. Renew by November 15 to avoid a $10 late fee. Big meeting in Waukesha. LSR banquet! First annual...it was great food, games, nice location! Mia, Barb, Emily S., Libby and Jennifer K. attended. Mia had the idea of a Dance Off between clubs next year! Anyone can attend. Pickup pies after 5:00 on November 17 at Bittersweet. Good job to all! We sold just short of $1000 goal at $925. Our three top place winners were Mia (3), Hannah (2), Libby (1). And our top sellers for Jr. FVPC were a tie; Heidi and Laine. Congratulations and thanks for your fundraising! Emily Setton applied and was voted in by the LSR representatives to go to the USPC, National Youth Congress. The NYC meetings are helding during the USPC annual meetings. NYC is a Think Tank for members. The 2015 meeting will be held in Arlington, VA., January Congratulations Emily! $Change$ for Annual Pony Club Fund...Everyone got change??? Needs to be counted and sent in to USPC. All signed the card. Mark your calendars! December 13 th at 11 am FVPC Christmas Party Brunch at Ott s this year in New London. The Purple Pony Gift Exchange will be happening...spend $10 or less! REMEMBER wrap your gift in purple. The 2015 calendar will be out soon! We re waiting on the LSR calendar. $634 balance currently as the gas money just went out to purchase Kwik Trip cards. Unmounted Activities: Junior Pony Club took a tour of the barn. They checked out the tack room, feed room, hay room and stalls. Everyone got a chance to help clean a stall. Activity coloring sheets went home with the members. Sr. member pony clubbers brought their favorite model horse. Members filled out a stall card and then wrote a detailed description of their horse and completed the rest of the stall card for practice.