Lana Grieve Clinic: Everybody loved it and we would all look forward to another one in the future! Thanks a bunch, Jessie!

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1 May 2018 Idaho Miniature Horse Club Newsletter Maria Redinger, President Heather Jaillett, Vice President Valerie Marshall, Secretary Lynne Wing, Treasurer Jane Steele, Robin Willeman, and Kelli Phillips, Directors Minutes of May 10, 2018 at the Sunrise Café in Middleton, ID Maria Redinger called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Those in attendance: Maria Redinger, Valerie Marshall, Heather Jaillett, Lynne Wing, Kelli Phillips, Courtney Phillips, Niki Phillips, Ty Siegmann, Katherine Siegmann, Payton Siegmann, Crystal Siegmann, Jamie O Leary, LeeAnn O Leary, Pam MacFarlane, Lois Cant, Tom and Linda Hughes, Karen Mettler, Jessie Hunting, Donna Bernadelli, Jamey Robbins, Robin Willeman, Cassie Edelman, Doug and Christine Dredge. Guests: Sandra Penney. April secretary minutes were reviewed. Lois s last name needed to be changed from York to Cant. Other than that, the club approved them. Jamey motioned to approve April minutes, and Jessie seconded that motion. Lynne gave the treasurer s report. April s ending balance was $4, Receivables was $0.00, and expenses were $ to epromo Promotion Production for club logo attire. Cash on hand is still $50.00, which is in the hands of Valerie Marshall. This leaves the May checking account balance at $3, Heather motioned to accept the treasurer s report, and Kelli seconded. OLD BUSINESS Points Committee: Now that more events are happening, everybody was reminded to get declarations in if they still needed to so that points could be accounted for! If anybody ever has any questions, contact Valerie Marshall, Heather Jaillett, Felicia Humpherys, or Lois Cant. Show Committee: The class list is being revamped! The order of some classes is changing, some classes have been removed, others added, and it s a Luau theme! Don t forget there will be a silent auction, and anything being donated needs to go to Kelli Phillips. A board(s) full of gift cards was mentioned for a possible item as well if any club members want to help donate for that. Our show is September 15th at Birts Arena in Nampa, ID. Horse Expo: The demonstration the club put on was a success and got a lot of positive feedback. The location of our booth was better, and everybody had a great time. Big thanks to Jamey and Donna for all that they did to make this happen! Club Swag: Everything has been ordered and should be shipped and delivered in the next coming week!! Remember, you must pay for what you ordered before you will receive it! Make checks out to the Idaho Miniature Horse Club. Lana Grieve Clinic: Everybody loved it and we would all look forward to another one in the future! Thanks a bunch, Jessie!

2 WISK: Deadline is May 15th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW BUSINESS Mini Hoofbeats 4-H Club: Remember there will be a silent auction and raffle at the WISK show, put on by the Mini Hoofbeats. Any donations need to go to Maria Redinger. Also, Amy, LeeAnn, and Courtney competed in the Ada County Hippology Contest. Amy and Courtney s team placed first, LeeAnn s team placed second. Individual placings were; Courtney fourth, Amy ninth, and LeeAnn tenth. LeeAnn went on to Districts and her team took fifth, which qualifies her for State in July! Way to go girls! Pam had a bag full of good horsey stuff to donate to the Mini Hoofbeats for the auction at the WISK show in June! Thanks, Pam! Facebook page: It was mentioned that a few more administrators had been added to the club's Facebook page to keep up with more events through more people! Reminders: **May 12th, 4-H horse show at Birts Arena, **May 19th, Ranch It Up/ISHSA horse show at Canyon County Fairgrounds, **May 20th, Idaho State POA Club Playday at Toresdahl s Cutting Horse Arena in Caldwell, ID, **May 26th, 4-H horse show at Mt. View Stables in Caldwell, ID, **June 1st-3rd, WISK breed show in Nampa, ID at the Idaho Horse Park, **June 9th, IDAMHC Driving Playday at Birts Arena, **July 14th and 15th, Idaho State POA Club Clinic with Joanne Richey at Toresdahl s Cutting Horse Arena in Caldwell, ID. Play Day Committee: The Driving Play Day is on June 9th. There will be three divisions; ground driving, youth, and adult. There will be six classes for each division; Obstacle Driving, Cones Course (no cantering), Simon Says Disciplined Rail, Dressage (Level test 1), Reinsmanship (ISHSA test 2), and Fabulous Hat Pleasure Driving (Bonus if your horse wears one too!). It starts at 9:30 a.m., and remember you re supposed to have FUN!! Bring your own food! The committee asked if the club would provide beverages for the event. Jamey motioned for the club to supply drinks, and Lynne seconded. The club voted on it, and it passed. Treasure Valley Whips has graciously let us borrow their cone sets for the Cones Course and their Dressage cones! Any equine under 46 inches is welcome, and there will be random prizes! Have FUN! Mini Angel Wings: Lynne went to the first day of the Lana Grieve clinic and had fun! The next day she went to Boise s Got Faith Fun Run and spent time doing what she loves. Lynne and her therapy horses go to different events and put smiles on peoples faces who are sick and going through rough times. It s a tough job, but Lynne puts herself out there and takes her little minis out and about to put smiles on more faces! Thank you so much, Lynne! Jessie mentioned that she wanted to start a youth version of the IDAMHC to keep the kids active and interested. There would be youth meetings and activities during the monthly meeting, just in a different room! Pam motioned to let Jessie make the youth club, Heather seconded, and the club voted on and approved of it all. If you have any neat ideas and/or neat obstacles, share them with Pam or an admin so we can post them! Also, any cool trailer set-ups, or barns and show gear! Cupcakes were brought to the meeting for Mother s Day, as well as some roses. Happy Early Mother s Days to all the Mothers out there! (Including Fur-Baby Moms!) Cupcakes were also

3 brought to celebrate Brock s birthday! Happy Second, little boy! Door Prize: Jane was gone, so the club will wait until next month! Kelli mentioned to possibly make name tags for members to wear at meetings and other club events since we keep getting more members. The next meeting will be June 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center in Middleton, ID. The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Heather and seconded by Jessie and everyone else at 7:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Valerie Marshall, Secretary Hope to see you at the Western Idaho Summer Kickoff, June 1-3 at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa!! Show premium is on the website Click on the Events button We've been invited to participate in the Star Hometown 4th of July Celebration again, so here's some general information about it. On the 4th of July in Star Parade lineup is at 9:00 a.m. Parade begins at 10 a.m. Specific lineup location and time will be determined by entry information and relayed via to the IDAMHC contact person. The contact person will disseminate the parking location and lineup details to IDAMHC members. The contact person will also receive a hold harmless agreement and adult waiver for minors to be signed before entering the parade. Applications can be ed to starhometowncelebration@gmail.com or turned in at Star City Hall. Questions? Call Dana Partridge at

4 4-H News It's not just about the adults in our club, it's about the kids also. Congratulations to Maria Redinger & Christine Dredge for being such great 4-H leaders. Just want to congratulate my 4H girls of the Mini Hoofbeats that competed today at the Hippology Contest. LeeAnne's team took 2nd and she got 10th individual. Amy, Courtney, and Elyse were on a team together and the team got 1st, Amy took 9th individual, Courtney took 4th and Elyse took 1st. LeeAnn will be moving on to Districts on May 5th. Good luck girl! Thank you, Felicia Humpherys, for the pics of the girls.?? facebook post April 22 by Maria We had a fun day doing 4H Hippology! Elyse got 1st Individual Overall for ADA County, 1st team with Amy and Courtney from mini Hoofbeats, 1st in written and 1st in stations.? Way to go girl!! Nathan was awesome and placed 6th overall! Good job buddy!!! Edward and Jack participated as cloverbuds for the 1st time and were thrilled to get ribbons! Edward is a smart little cookie and did really well! Jack thought it was funny to pick the silliest answers? The kids really like this competition! Elyse and Nathan ride and work with minis. Edward and Jack are cloverbuds. They made horse treats at 4H last night. Edward is in the green shirt. Jack is in the orange shirt. Lilly is too young for 4H, but she got to sit on Willow, a fjord. Elyse was learning to drive Willow last night at 4H. She also practiced driving our mini Toffee. Lilly rides Toffee and has recently learned to mount and dismount all by herself. She turns 3 on Friday 5/18. from a post and from Christine

5 Spring Double Point Show Photos Submitted by Pam and Pete MacFarlane IDAMHC members and friends showing in the Halter, Showmanship, and In-Hand Trail classes were Maria Redinger, Barb Miskell, Valerie Marshall, Robin Willeman, Cassie Edelman, Jane Steele, Madison Holly, Tammi Turpin, Jessie and Jaydyn Hunting, Lois Cant (with Butch Mowdy), Cassie Edelman, Donna Bernardelli, and Jamey Robbins. Wow!

6 At the RMSPMHC Show Submitted by Felicia Humpherys We had a wonderful weekend at the RMSPMHC Show! Brandy took a 2nd and 3rd in Cool Halter Obstacle. 1st under both judges in 2 year old halter mares over. Unanimous Junior Champion Over Mares. One Grand Champion and One Reserve Grand Champion. She then took 1st in Halter Mares and Supreme Halter at our local open Show. Tee took 1st under both judges in Youth Hunter, Youth Halter Obstacle, Youth Showmanship, Youth Halter Geldings Over, 1st in Western Stock Geldings Over, Reserve Champion Western Stock. 1st and 2nd in Youth Costume Class. In the open show he Took 4th in halter, 1st in Showmanship and In hand Trail. Elsa took 1st under both judges in Cool Jumper, Cool Showmanship, Cool Halter, Cool Western Country Pleasure. 2nd and 3rd in Cool Halter Obstacle. 2nd under both Judges in Amateur Western Country Pleasure and 3rd under both judges in Western Country Pleasure Stakes. 1st under both judges for Youth Western Country Pleasure. Beauty took 2nd under both Judges in Golden Age Jumper. 1st under both judges in Showmanship. 1st and 2nd in Aged Halter Mares Over. Champion and Reserve Champion Senior Mares. Reserve Grand Champion Mares. 2nd under both judges for Golden Age Western Country Pleasure Over and Reserve Champion under both judges for Western Country Pleasure Stakes. Sparty in the open show took 2nd in Halter Geldings and Reserve Champion Halter.

7 Desensitizing and Lana Grieve Clinic at SHH Stable in Kuna Miniature Horses and handlers at the desensitizing clinic on Saturday afternoon Thanks to Jessie Hunting for organizing 2 clinics: the first one for desensitizing equines of all sizes during one weekend, and the second for another 2-day weekend with trainer and World Champion, Lana Grieve. The number of people attending each event was impressive, and the weather was about perfect! Here are a few photos from the Lana Grieve Starpoint Horsemanship Clinic:

8 Classified Miscellaneous Advertising on the Idaho Miniature Horse Club website: Items for sale (horses or other) can be added to the club website, including photos. Items valued at $200 or more cost $5 (payable to IDAMHC) and those under $200 are free. Contact Pam MacFarlane at or at to contribute an article, event information, or advertisement to the newsletter and website. Cart and Harness *Harness fits both A and B sizes. Bridle has an overcheck. $200 for harness *Located in Walla Walla, WA. *$350 for cart *Contact info for these is Maria Redinger's grandparents. Bob Vance ((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))) Jessie Hunting has started managing the barn at SHH Stable in Kuna, and we have open stalls. Stalls are $75 for minis and $300 for big horses. Contact Jessie at or jeremyhunting@msn.com. ((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))) Are you thinking of learning to drive a single or pair of miniature horses? See if driving is your thing before you make a financial commitment! I will teach you to drive a miniature horse using my school horse and cart. $35 per session Contact Susan Welch at This is not a texting number; phone calls, only.

9 Miniature Horse Bridles Water Heaters and Heated Buckets 4-Wheel Miniature Horse Wagon Miniature Horse Trailer *2 leather bridles, $25.00 each *Two 16 gallon tubs (new at D&B are $79.00): will sell for $75.00 buy one, get one free. One is almost new, the other only used 2 years for about 2 months. Also have 3 floating heaters, one with wire cage. Take all heaters for $ Miniature Horse Custom-Made 4 Wheel Wagon, with Green Upholstery * Features a driver's seat plus a wider passenger seat * Appropriate for wedding, anniversary, holiday, & birthday parties * Kept inside and covered * Removable U-shaped shaft so cart can be hauled easily * Excellent condition with new rear tires Priced at $ Miniature Horse Trailer I am wanting to sell my brown mini trailer that has 3 dividers for hauling 4 up to 34" & slant them for 3 larger minis. *It also has a horse size divider. *The tires are good & has a spare. *It has "Caution Miniature Horses" signs on it. *Double doors on back, with a ramp for hauling a cart. *Tack space under manger, & emergency door on right side. Asking $ or trade. Make an offer. Contact Lee Clark at or hollowtreehorses@q.com.

10 May 2018 Membership Bernardelli, Donna, Kingsbury Rd., Middleton, ID 83644, Cant, Don & Lois, 106 Barbara Dr., Middleton, ID 83644, Clark, Lee, P.O. Box 62, Emmett, ID 83617, Cell Dredge, Christine, Doug, Elyse, Nathan, Edward, Jack, & Lilly Stamm Ln., Nampa, ID Edelman, Cassie, S 21st Ave W, Middleton, ID 84644, jumpingqueen@hotmail.com Fries, Janet and Ken, 920 E. Firestone Dr., Kuna, ID 83634, mfriesjnt@aol.com Hughes, Tom & Linda, 9177 Brill Rd., Emmett, ID or cell horseladyhughes@gmail.com Humpherys, Felicia & Amy, S. 21st Ave. W, Middleton, ID 83644, colormefarms@gmail.com Hunting, Jeremy, Jessie, Jayden, Jordyn, & Jaxxyn, 2199 N. Interlachen Way, Meridian, ID jeremyhunting@msn.com Jaillett, Heather, Sweet Ola Hwy., Sweet, ID hjaillett@yahoo.com MacFarlane, Pam & Pete, 2416 S. Black Cat Rd., Kuna, ID 83634, pete_macfarlane@hotmail.com Marshall, Valerie Long St. Loop, Middleton, ID 83644, Val.angel4evr@gmail.com Mettler, Karen and Shane, 1522 Greenfield Loop, Emmett, ID shane@mettler.ws Phillips, Kelli, Sarah, Courtney, & Dylan, River Rd., Caldwell, ID kellip1970@gmail.com Phillips, Niki, 2210 E. Colter Bay Drive, Nampa, ID nikijane@att.net Rea, Alishia & William Carlson, 1119 Johnson Ave., Emmett, ID / kick.ass.cowgirl@hotmail.com Whispering Sands Stable Redinger, Maria, Long St. Loop, Middleton, ID 83644, shortmexican2mr@gmail.com Robbins, Jamey, Kingsbury Rd., Middleton, ID 83644, jameyandshady@gmail.com Siegmann, Kathryn & Crystal, 5860 El Paso Rd., Caldwell, ID leathernlacetackstore@gmail.com 7 Bar S Livestock farm; Leather N lace Tack Store Steele, Jane, S. 21st Ave. W, Middleton, ID 83644, horse_show_mom@msn.com Welch, Susan, 2106 E. Bentley Ave.. Meridian ID 83642, Willeman, Robin, 230 E. Lake Hazel Rd., Meridian, ID 83642, robinwilleman@gmail.com Wing, Lynne, 1530 W. South Slope Rd., Emmett, ID 83617, / ldw588@gmail.com