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New Members Best Wishes for a speedy and full recovery to Piedmont members Donna Brooks and Beverley Ransenberg. The
Piedmont Paso Fino Celebration Show is
August 6th The
Biltmore Estate Piedmont Trail Ride is August 13th
(rain date August 14th) UPDATE: The entrance to the Biltmore Equestrian Center is being moved. Please check with Biltmore Estate or Lori West before you head out to the ride. Please join us for a ride at Biltmore Estate. We will meet in the main day rider parking area beside the French Broad river, ready to ride at 10:30AM. Galopando TV will be filming the ride. Please do not arrive before 9AM, the time the Equestrian Center office opens. Each rider will need to pay a $20.00 fee to Biltmore Estate Fees are payable by check, Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. All trailers will stop at the main barn office and check in during equestrian center hours, pay fees, and receive a pass for your vehicle. Have a current coggins dated within twelve months for each horse you bring, and be prepared for staff to check them.
Release of liability forms must be completed and sent to Lori West
by August 7th, 2005 (faxed, snail mailed, or emailed). Please provide
names and contact information (home phone, cell phone, email) of
each rider. If you are concerned about weather, please call Greg
& Lori West or the equestrian center office. These release forms
are very important for Biltmore Estate, and they have specifically
requested groups send them in ahead of the ride. Please complete
and send them in, even if you are unsure you will be able to attend,
it is no problem if you need to cancel. 2005
NC State Fair Horse Show is October 17th We will have an expanded class schedule this year. Performance will be expanded to the same as Pleasure with Open and A/O split by Mares, Geldings and Stallions. Youth classes will be expanded: Horsemanship will be split to Sub-Junior and Junior, and there will be an Advanced Equitation Silver Medal Equitation class offered. Walk-Corto Leadline is newly offered for our youngest riders and disabled riders, too! Specialty classes will expand with Trail offered, so plan and practice your Trail Obstacles. We plan a Parade of Flags to kick off the evening session, followed by the festive crowd pleaser Costume class. Now everyone will have noticed and time to plan and put together a costume. This show draws many more Non-Paso Fino spectators than our others, so we want to put on a SHOW for them! Piedmont will be able to set up their breed display booth in a well-traveled area for Fair goes who would like more information on Paso Finos and Piedmont PFHA. Entry and stall fees are very reasonable, and there is prize money awarded, including Bella Formas Championship thru 5th place. Since it is a USEF Show you will get 4 sets of points. Ali & Paul Casey of Flat Rock Farm has graciously agreed to host a bar-be-que pig pickin’ again the evening before the show. This show is also the start of the new show year for Piedmont points towards Year End High Point Awards. See all your old Piedmont friends there and meet some new ones too! For more info on the class schedule, prize list and entry booklet, contact the NC State Fair Horse Show office: ph. 919-733-4845 (pre-show), 919-828-9478 (during show), email sheri.bridges@ncmail.net. L ynn Gallup Order
your NC State Fair Horse Show Prize books Attention
Piedmont Trail Riders •The Grand Prize winner will receive a
trail rider’s basket filled with goodies for your
future trail rides. This prize is
valued at $200, donated by the Piedmont Region. If you want to be included in the excitement, be sure to submit your Ticket to Ride cards to the Paso Fino Horse Association. Ticket to Ride cards must be in the PFHA office no latter than September 1, 2005. Ticket to Ride cards may be faxed. Contact the Events Department for more information at (813) 719-7777 or via email at showmgr@pfha.org or showaide@pfha.org. Galapando
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available 2005 Piedmont Futurity Winners earn $26,300 Total Prize Money Bella Forma 2004 Fillies Bella Forma 2002 Fillies Bella Forma 2004 Geldings Bella Forma 2003 Geldings Bella Forma 2002 Geldings Bella Forma 2004 Colts Bella Forma 2002 Colts Classic Fino Fillies - 4 Years Old Classic Fino Colts & Geldings - 4 Years Old
Performance Fillies - 4 Years Old Performance Colts & Geldings - 4 Years Old Performance Geldings (5 Year Olds) Pleasure Fillies - 4 Years Old Pleasure Colts & Geldings - 4 Years Old Pleasure Geldings (5 Year Olds) See the Futurity Stallion listing and a nomination form. Any offspring from a nominated stallion is eligible to enter the Futurity Classes and, once nominated, each horse can show until its eligibility is finished. If you have any questions, call Milda Minter (336) 764-4785 or email mpminter60@aol.com. Startown
Stables News NEW.
Don't Forget the Free One Year Membership for First Time Paso
Fino Buyers Asheville
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Piedmont Membership
There is a new printable size Piedmont membership form online you can use. Remember a person buying a Paso Fino horse from a Piedmont member can give the buyer a free annual Piedmont membership, along with a PFHA membership (need free new membership form from PFHA). If you have not renewed your 2004 membership, you will not receive the Password edition. There is a new Trail Ride Guest Membership category available for one trail ride at $10.00. Important Piedmont News Deadlines Piedmont PFHA Web site Deadlines The 25th of each month will be the tentative deadline for getting new information to the webmaster with a target date around the1st of each month for page updates to be online. Email information in MS Word or notepad format if attachment or within the email message to Lynn Gallup webmaster email . News and Event photos should be sized to 72-100 dpi before emailing. Paso Fino Horse World Regional News and Deadlines From Lori West... Have you and your horse, your child or friend accomplished something you would like to see in print and share with the rest of our region? Did you have a great time at a Piedmont event, and would like to let others know what they missed? Would you like to encourage a new Paso Fino enthusiast publicly? If so, please send it to Lori West. I am asking each of you to help by providing news and photos. Deadline for submission of news for the Piedmont
article is the first day of each month. There is a 60 day print
publishing deadline, so early submission is essential. Photos
can be scanned and emailed at 300 dpi resolution, or send prints
to me with a stamped, self addressed envelope for their return.
Most digital cameras by default take shots at only 72 dpi,
not very good for printing. Please adjust your cameras to take the
highest quality photo possible. Send news to: Lori
West,
74 Gibbs Road, Leicester, NC 28748 or email to lorihwest@yahoo.com.
Lori's phone: 828-683-1793; Fax: 425-963-5074.
Piedmont Password Deadlines Email or send your Password news to Marcia Carrico, 305 Clayton Drive, Mocksville, NC 27028. Fax: 336-998-1111 or casacarrico@yadtel.net. The Password deadlines are the first day of the following months: January, March, May, July, September, November. The Password is issued bi-monthly and is mailed around the 10th of the stated months. Piedmont
PFHA Web site Advertising Rates
Ads run for one year and text info can be updated if horse is sold or price changes.
Southern
States Feed Program
Southern States still gives Piedmont money back on every feed bag coupon that is sent in and for bulk deliveries, which supports the Piedmont Futurity. If you feed "bag" feed, please take the time to clip the coupon (in dotted lines) off the back of each bag. Piedmont gets $.25 for Legends or Equitech bag and $.10 for every Reliance bag coupon submitted. Piedmont also gets credit for 50 lb. for bulk deliveries, so save the pink weight slip. All coupons and weight tickets can be turned in any time to Milda Minter, by mailing or giving them to her at any Piedmont event. Thank you for taking the time to support the Futurity through this program. Piedmont
PFHA and Country Supply
Recently I was ordering supplies from Country Supply online and discovered that they have a "donation program" called Country Care, which donates a portion of a customer's payment to a non-profit group of the customer's choosing. So, I signed up the Piedmont Futurity as the non-profit group we can contribute to. We will get up to 5% of purchases back (excluding dewormers and shipping costs), much like a Discover Card gives cash back. In order to participate, all you have to do is make an order with www.countrysupply.com and after you put in your credit card information, you will see a box for "Country Care Code." In this box you should type PiedmontFuturity" written without a space between words. Country Supply will tally our corresponding purchases and send us a check monthly to benefit the futurity program. Any of you who have shopped through Country Supply
probably know that their prices on grooming supplies, barn tools
and supplies, and horse care items are the best around. Please consider
using them if possible and remember to type "PiedmontFuturity"
as your Country Care Code. Pass this along to any of your friends
who shop for horse supplies and ask them to help us out by shopping
at Country Supply.
Piedmont Trail Ride Requirements
You must be a Piedmont member or Trail Ride Member, and contact the Trail Ride Host prior to Trail Ride deadline to participate. PFHA Trail Ride Calendar The Trail Ride Calendar for 2005 includes all our favorite places to ride, plust a few new and exciting additions. Our goal is to offer rides in different areas of our Region so that all our membership can participate. Suggestions for locations are always welcome, so if you have a favorite place you would like to see us ride, please let me know so it can be added to our Calendar. Your trail ride chairman and trail bosses are planning wonderful rides all around the region. Our attempt is to have one ride per month. We are putting together a clinic on trail safety, trail training, and competitive trail riding for later in the year. For those that are new to
our Association, we try to offer rides to accommodate the needs
of all our riders. Trails are selected for location and terrain
that is geared toward the gaited horse. To ensure the enjoyment
of all the riders, Trail Hosts generally lead two groups, those
that prefer a slower pace and one for those that prefer a faster
pace. The main goal is to arrive for lunch at the same time to enjoy
fellowship with other riders.
The Trail Hosts listed on the Calendar
of Events have graciously accepted the responsibility for leading
rides at locations they often ride. If you plan to participate in
that ride, you will need to contact the Host so they can obtain
a head count for the ride and food. Some rides are in locations
where food is not nearby and will require you to pack a lunch. If
the ride requires a packed lunch, your Trail Host will inform you
to bring your lunch, a dish for potluck, or tell you food is provided.
If you plan to participate in a Piedmont Ride you
must be a Piedmont member. Membership is an insurance requirement
for designated Piedmont Rides. For non-members and/or members that
may have guests that want to come ride, we do offer a one-time Trail
Ride Membership for $10.00 per person You must contact the host
with your name(s) of the people riding and a telephone number where
you can be reached. Your Trail Host will need this information to
verify your membership and so you can be contacted in the event
the ride has to be cancelled due to weather or other reasons.
Trail Etiquette Be a courteous trail rider. If you horse kicks, please tie a red ribbon its tail so others will know to stay clear. If you are riding a stallion, please ride in front of the group so as not to annoy mares. Do not run up on horses from behind trying to catch up or take off in front without warning those around you first. Pay attention to your Trail Host instructions! Remember, you are there to make sure everyone has a good safe ride. Ideas
for Trail Ride Involvement
If you know the trails at the host location, offer to help your Trail Host lead a group. Often we have those that prefer to go slow or are on a young horse and prefer a smaller group. Also, if we have more than 10 horses, it is nice to split into smaller groups to ride and meet back at an allotted time and location. Coordinate with you Host to help lead a group. Offer to help with food: Not everyone rides or prefers
to ride as long as the trail may be. If you are a short-ride person,
or a non-rider who has tagged along to enjoy the day, ask your host
what you can do while the others are riding, volunteer to set up
tables, pick up ice, drinks and food.
Things you need to bring: Lawn chairs. Shovel and/or poop-scooper. Leave no trace at all facilities so we may continue to ride there. We have some new and exciting places to ride this year. Hope to see you there. Happy Trails! Candace Link, Trail Ride Coordinator, (336) 940-2936 pasolink@msn.com PFHA
Trail Ride Calendar
If you know of any trail rides your region is sponsoring, tell your region you want them submitted to the PFHA. If they are submitted to the PFHA they will be listed on the web site, in the magazine, on E-News and in Association information packets for FREE. That means more people will attend and if you would like to participate in other trail programs provided by the PFHA (Ticket to Ride, Pleasure Trail, Endurance Trail, Competitive Trail) you can use these rides as sanctioned trail rides. Trail
Riding Buddies
If anyone would like to be a Riding Buddy, or if you want a Buddy to ride in a Park you are interested in exploring, please let us know! Remember to be courteous enough to give all these folks at least a day or two’s notice! If anyone else would like to volunteer to be a Riding Buddy, or if you want a Buddy to ride in a Park you are interested in exploring, please let me know so I can put the information in the Newsletter. Contact Marcia Carrico at (336) 998-1111 or casacarrico@yadtel.net. Llyn Shook has volunteered to be
a “Riding Buddy”, if anyone wants to come to DuPont
State Forest near Brevard, NC and needs someone to ride with them.
Call (828) 884-246 or email her at llynbill@citcom.net.
Marcia Carrico has volunteered to be a “Riding Buddy”, if anyone wants to come to Salem Lake Park in Winston-Salem and needs someone to ride with them. Call (336) 998-1111 or email her at casacarrico@yadtel.net. Brian & Jill Smith have volunteered to be “Riding Buddies”, if anyone wants to come to Moses Cone Park in Blowing Rock, NC. Call (828) 268-0608 or email them at basvprop@bellsouth.net. Valerie Fox has volunteered to be a “Riding Buddy”, if anyone wants to ride at Cane Creek Park in Waxhaw, NC and needs someone to ride with them. Call (704) 243-0113 or email her at vfox@alltel.net. Candace Link has volunteered to be a “Riding Buddy” if anyone wants to come to Pilot Mt, Latta Park, New River Trail and Sand Hills State Forest and needs someone to ride with them. Call (336) 940-2936 or email her at pasolink@msn.com. Ticket
to Ride PFHA Program A member can complete as many tickets as they wish. The more tickets a member completes the better their chances are for the drawing. The tickets will be held at the PFHA until time for the drawings. The ticket has five spaces to have completed before the ticket can be returned to the PFHA. Every time you participate in a PFHA sanctioned trail ride it will count for two rides. A non PFHA sanctioned ride is worth one ride. You may use organized trail rides (must have a Ride Manager and be advertised) or any other event you participate in with your registered Paso Fino. Backyard pleasure riding/exercising can not be used for the Ticket to Ride program. Have the ride manager initial the spaces and sign off on the back of the ticket. All-Breed Open Horse Shows News Spartanburg
Horsemen’s Association All-Breed Horse Shows
The East Coast Open Horse Show Circuit offers Non-Trotting Classes just for Paso Finos and Peruvian Pasos. The other gaited breeds would enter in the Racking classes. Check out their web site for more info... East Coast Open Horse Show Circuit is held at the Bob Martin Eastern North Carolina Agricultural Center and offers year end awards. Contact info is Trish Andrews at 252-799-0334 or email sitrish123@earthlink.net. NEW.
Attention: PFHA Trail Riders and Regions
Western
Horseman Article PFHA
National Show Billboard up on on I-75 near Perry, GA Paso
Finos on RFD-TV NEW. The South Dakota video production by PFHA RFD-TV air dates are:
See the Paso Fino videos on RFD-TV found on both
DirecTV and Dish Networks. Check guide at www.rfdtv.com
for programming information. DirecTV is on channel 379 and Dish
Network on 9409. New
PFHA DVD/Videos Now Available 2004 Paso Fino Grand National Championship
Show: 53 minute program including highlights of the competition
and festivities. Support
The PFHA Sponsors PFHA
Signs New Sponsor 2005
PFHA Rule Book Ordering
DNA Kits The 2004 Paso Fino Stud Book is available on CD from PFHA. They are $65.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling, Florida residents add 7% sales tax. To order contact PFHA at 813-719-7777, or via email at mbrsecy@pfha.org or PFHA, 101 N. Collins St, Plant City, FL 33563. The PFHA Sponsors are now listed on the PFHA/Links page on Piedmont's web site. When shopping, support the official PFHA sponsors! They support PFHA. Ticket
to Ride PFHA Program PFHA
Paso Fino Video Sale These are all the videos that have been aired on RFD-TV; they are now on sale. The Grand National Shows listed below are approximately
50 minutes 5 - EQUINE AFFAIRE, COLUMBUS, OHIO 2004 ______ 6 TEXAS AMERICA WITH JOHN LYONS ______ 7 - 1999 MUNDIAL WORLD CUP ______ 8 - PASO PARTICIPATION IN THE CARRIAGE OF THE HORSE
SHOW 9 - CHAMPIONS IN PERRY/BEHIND THE SCENES 2001 ______ 10 - PASOS ON THE ROAD ______ 11 - SMOOTHEST RIDE ______ 12 - SMOOTHEST RIDE EVER ______ 13 - VERSATILITY OF THE PASO FINO ______ 14 - DON WEST CLINIC (back ordered till 6/30/04)
______ 15 - SMOOTH TRAILS ON A PASO FINO ______ American
Horse Council’s 2005 Horse Industry Directory is Now Available USEF
Safe Rule Changes at Recognized Competitions The second rule change unanimously passed by the
Board was GR318 which pertains to the use of approved safety
helmets by everyone, juniors and seniors, competing over fences. 2005
and 2006 USEF Membership Renewals Available Online
To Renew On Line: Go to https://www.usef.org/content/aua/userSystemArea.php
or click
here for printable form. If you don’t have a Authorized
User Account (AUA), you can create one through this page with your
membership number (USEF # ) and last name. After creating your account,
click LOG IN to log in to your Authorized User Account. Select 2005
Membership Application/Renewal to renew your 2005 membership under
the Member Forms. A Licensed Official must also indicate the license(s)
he/she is renewing. After renewing your membership, a page will
appear giving you verification of credit card approval. Please print
this page for your records. North Carolina Horse Council News NEW
For Equine Hurricane Awareness and Preparation Information
Horse Health Awareness. Protect your horse from diseases like Rabies (spread by wild animals, vaccinate once a year); Sleeping Sickness/EEE (spread by mosquitoes, vaccinate twice a year); West Nile Virus (spread by mosquitoes, vaccinate twice a year). Interstate
Health Permit To receive a permit, North Carolina horse owners must send proof of negative Coggins test and Certificate of Veterinary Inspection along with an application and a $5 processing fee for each animal to the NC State Veterinarian. Owners must also submit proof of permanent identification, which includes tattoos, brands, microchips or digital photos showing the left and right sides, as well as a frontal view, of the horse. The issued permit will be good for six months, unless the Coggins test expires beforehand. Owners will still be required to carry the Coggins information and original Health Certificate with them when they travel. Owners will also be required to travel with a microchip reader if the equine is identified by microchip. The application and more information about the Permit can be downloaded at the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Veterinary Division website, www.ncagr.com/vet/ or by calling (919) 733-7601.
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