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Updated
January 31, 2005
January
2005 Piedmont e-News
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Piedmont
Member News
Congratulations
to Hechicera PM, the 2004 PFHA High Point Horse
Hechicera PM, owned by Piedmont members Bill Minter of
Lexington, NC, Paul "Woody" Mercer of
McArthur, OH and Alan Dwayne Tilley of Winston
Salem, NC, was awarded the 2004 Paso Fino Horse Association High
Point Horse of the Year during the 2004 PFHA Grand National Championship
Show in Perry, GA, September 19 - 25. The PFHA High Point Horse
of the Year is the horse that accumulates the highest number of
total points in all recognized classes at PFHA sanctioned shows
during the course of the show year, with the exception of the Nationals.
Piedmont members with PFHA High Point Horse of the Year-
Hechicera PM
(from right) Bill Minter, Dwayne Tilley, Woody Mercer
Bill Minter stated: “Hechicera PM was one of
the most naturally talented horses we have owned and shown. She
has proven herself this year by winning 2 National Championships
under saddle and 6th National Champion Bella Forma mare at our national
show. The 2004 High Point Horse was the icing on the cake."
Congratulations
to Ponderosa Coloso, 2004 PFHA Top Ten #4 Sire
Piedmont's Ponderosa Coloso, owned by Paul
"Woody" Mercer and managed by Bill Minter,
is honored to become # 4 on the PFHA Top Ten Sire list. What an
accomplishment for this great stallion as this is his third consecutive
appearance on this prestigious list. The top ten stallion list is
a barometer to which stallions are measured for their ability to
pass to their get the genetic attributes which enable them to compete
on the very highest levels.
Ponderosa Coloso
2004 PFHA #4 Top Ten Sire
Coloso’s offspring won 5 National high point
titles in bella forma and pleasure divisions during 2004. There
were many regional high point titles as well confirming Coloso offspring
are very talented and admirably trainable to compete at such levels.
Coloso won the Get of Sire National Championship for the third consecutive
year against very stiff competition. Team Coloso won 8 National
Championships and 3 Reserve National Championships both in bella
forma and the pleasure and performance divisions, and the 2004 Breeders
Sweepstakes. Coloso's daughter Hechicera PM also earned the 2004
Paso Fino Horse Association “Horse of the Year”.
The
NC Horse Council Horse Judging Short Course
is January 7-9, 2005 in Raleigh
This will be the first year that Paso Fino judging will be included.
On Friday January 7, "Judging Paso Finos and Rocky Mountain
Horses" will be instructed by Piedmont member and Judge Lynn
Gallup of New Hill, NC in a one hour session. More Paso
Finos are being exhibited at open horse shows; now there will be
some constructive education to open horse show judges on what to
look for. Along the same line, the Open Horse Show Judges Certification
Clinic is February 5-6, 2005 in Raleigh. Course information can
be found at: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/hhmain.html
New
PFHW Regional News Reporter
Piedmont
member Lori West has agreed to coordinate the Piedmont
regional news column. She is working with a 60 day advance print
deadline, so if you don't send it to Lori, it won't get printed.
Members are reponsible for submitting member news and event reports
for the PFHW Regional News, The Password Newsletter, and the Piedmont
website E-News. See all deadlines for these publications under Notices
below.
If you don't know Lori West, here is some background on her and
her husband Greg. They have owned Paso Finos since 2001, thanks
to Greg's Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Charles Minter, who along with Charlie
and Milda Minter, introduced us to the breed. Since then, they've
enjoyed learning, riding, watching, listening, and reading about
Paso Finos. They enjoy participating in Piedmont events tremendously
and have made many new friends. I look forward to helping Piedmont
share in the PFHW how much fun we're all having! ...Lori West
Green
Creek Heritage Days
Piedmont members Rita Magaha and Jeanne
Griggs particpated in a Breed exhibition at the Green Creek
Heritage Days Festival in Green Creek, NC. Rita's stallion Debonair
Bravo and the beautiful mare Carmelita EZG were fantastic ambasadors
for the breed. It looks like this will be an annual event due the
success of the event in 2004.
Piedmont
members will miss Russell Reid
Piedmont sends condolences to Sylvia Reid and her
family, (long time Piedmont members) whose husband Russell
Reid passed away on November 3, 2004 after a long illness.
Russell, formerly an original member of Atlantic PFOBA, was able
to attend the 2004 Nationals where his filly Cabrio RRR was awarded
2004 Reserve National Champion Bellas Formas Filly. Our thoughts
and prayers go out to Sylvia and her family.
Piedmont
Notices
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 next Password edition.
Piedmont is planning a Gaited Horse Training Clinic
and also a Competitive Trail Riding Clinic with Mary Britt. There
is a new Trail Ride Guest Membership category available for one
trail ride at $10.00.
Important
Piedmont News Deadlines
Piedmont PFHA Website 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.
Since
I am an active exhibitor in the shows, I don't get to actually see
many of the classes, and will not know about the highlights at these
events unless each of you share them with me. Please, don't be shy,
let us put your achievement in print. If you would like to be a
"volunteer reporter" for the column, please let me know.
I am not a reporter, but a coordinator, so please do not wait to
be asked about your accomplishment, send it to me. The quality of
the news that is published will be 100% dependent on you, our members
and leadership, to take a much more proactive stance to make sure
that the information you most want to see in the magazine gets in
there. Let's show folks what fun we're having and why being a member
of Piedmont is a great thing!
Paso Fino Horse World news specifics:
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 Website Advertising Rates
Ads
run for one year and text info can be updated if horse is sold or
price changes.
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Text Only For Sale Ad. Up to
50 words; Ads runs up to 1 year (Piedmont member rate); may
be canceled if the horse is sold. Includes e-mail link and URL
link - $25.
(Non-Piedmont member rate - $35).
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Text with One Photo For Sale Ad.
Up to 50 words; Ad runs up to 1 year (Piedmont member rate).
Includes e-mail link and URL link - $40.
(Non-Piedmont member rate - $60).
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Text with 2 Photos For Sale Ad.
Up to 50 words; Ad runs up to 1 year (Piedmont member rate).
Includes e-mail link and URL link - $50.
(Non-Piedmont member rate - $75).
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Photos for ads should be digitalized
or scanned; size specifications should be 300 px by 300 px max.
and 72-100 dpi. There will be an additional charge of $25 per
each photo that needs scanning. Please contact Lynn
Gallup or see the Advertising
page for more info.
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Farm and Membership Directory Email
and/or Website URL Links
Don't you want your website and
email address in the farm listing or membership listing to be
just a click away? The link(s) will stay in
place unless you don't renew you membership the following year.
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$10 for each Piedmont Member Directory
email link
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$10 for each Piedmont Farm Directory email
link
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$10 for each Piedmont Farm Directory web
site URL link
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.
Many thanks, Milda Minter
Piedmont
Trail Ride News
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
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 website,
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! 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
Ticket
to Ride PFHA Program
The Ticket to Ride PFHA Program is a free program offered to PFHA
members. Download the ticket from the PFHA website or click
here to get your ticket. Have the Ride Manager sign your ticket
after each trail ride. Each PFHA sanctioned trail ride counts for
two rides and non-PFHA sanctioned trail rides will be worth one ride.
After attending five rides the ticket is sent to the Association office
and you can start a new ticket. There is no limit to the number of
tickets you submit to the PFHA. At the end of the year a drawing is
held at the Grand National Championship Show. You do not have to be
present to win and you must be a current member at the time of all
rides and at the time of the drawing. Three tickets are drawn and
prizes are awarded.
All-Breed
Open Horse Shows News
Spartanburg Horsemen’s Association All-Breed Horse Shows
The Spartanburg Horsemen’s Assoc is a non-profit all-breed organization
that is having shows at Croft Park in Spartanburg, SC, shows.Paso
Finos are welcome in EVERY class and each person is instructed to
dress appropriate for their breed. We hope to see lots of Piedmont
Paso Finos at the next show! Contact: Jeanne Griggs at (864) 489-9397
(work) or (864) 490-5339 (Home) for more information and a class list.
The
East Coast Open Horse Show Circuit is offering Non-Trotting
Classes just for Paso Finos and Peruvian Pasos. The other gaited breeds
would enter in the Racking classes. Check out their website for more
info... EC Equine
Show Circuit is held at the Bob Martin Eastern North Carolina
Agricultural Center and offers year end awards.
PFHA
News
PFHA
Signs New Sponsor
The Paso Fino Horse Association is pleased to announce that Galopando
TV Magazine has signed on as a new sponsor for 2005. The partnership
will enhance the promotion of the Paso Fino as Galopando TV magazine
works to educate, entertain and update, and also allows people to
advertise and sell horses, farms, tack and other goods. To learn more
about Galopando TV visit www.galopandotv.com.
Stallion
Reports Due by Jan 31 to PFHA
If
you haven't send in your stallion Breeding report for 2004, you need
to send it to PFHA by January 31, 2004.
You can download the form to print
off from the PFHA website or click
here.
PPFHA Membership & Elections
As you know, the election of PFHA officers that will guide the Association
for the next two years will take place at the Annual Membership Convention
in Miami, FL on January 15th, 2005. In order to vote, or have your
vote represented, you need to be sure your PFHA membership is current
on December 16th 2004 and at least through January 15th, 2005. In
accordance with the PFHA Constitution you must be a current member
of the Association on the day of the meeting and for at least 30 days
before the meeting for your vote to be counted. Be sure to take a
few minutes to check your membership card to insure you are current
now and will be current on January 15th, 2005.
You may vote in one of three different ways, either
by having your regional delegate cast your vote, you may vote via
an Absentee Ballot (available PFHW, via the PFHA Web site at
http://www.pfha.org/documents/pdf/forms/2005.absentee.proxy.pdf
or call the PFHA office), or you may choose to vote in person at the
Membership Meeting. Just remember, you must have been a current member
in good standing, thirty days prior to the meeting to be an eligible
voter and if you are casting an Absentee Ballot it must be AT THE
PFHA OFFICE NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 5, 2005 (NOT POSTMARKED AND, FAXES/
E-MAILS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE). Members not affiliated with a region
(i.e., national or non-specified) must vote in person or by Absentee
Ballot otherwise your vote is lost. Ensure your voice is heard at
this all important event.
2005
PFHA Rule Book
The PFHA Rule Book which becomes effective 9/1/04 is now available
on the PFHA Web Site. he book can be downloaded and printed off any
pages needed. The paper version of the new rulebook can be purchased
from PFHA for $10.00.
Ordering
DNA Kits
You can now order DNA kits when registering your Paso Fino horse.
Simply check the box under Section 1 on the Registration Application
and include the $55. for PFHA members or $110 for non-PFHA members.
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
The Ticket to Ride PFHA Program is a free program offered to PFHA
members. Download the ticket from the PFHA website or or click
here to get your ticket. Have the Ride Manager sign your ticket
after each trail ride. Each PFHA sanctioned trail ride counts for
two rides and non-PFHA sanctioned trail rides will be worth one ride.
After attending five rides the ticket is sent to the Association office
and you can start a new ticket. There is no limit to the number of
tickets you submit to the PFHA. At the end of the year a drawing is
held at the Grand National Championship Show. You do not have to be
present to win and you must be a current member at the time of all
rides and at the time of the drawing. Three tickets are drawn and
prizes are awarded.
New
PFHA Video Now Available
A new video entitled “Basics of Trimming Your Horses
Hooves” with Don West, is now available from the Paso
Fino Horse Association. The video is $9.95 plus shipping. Please contact
the PFHA at 813-719-7777 or via email at dirmkt@pfha.org
to order.
PFHA
Paso Fino Video Sale
Sarah Holt is the new Assistant to the Marketing Director at PFHA.
She announces this Paso Fino Horse Association video sale. Call 813.719.7777
to order. All videos $9.95 each, plus shipping. While supplies last.
Buy 3, get one free, Buy 6 get two free.
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
in length, and feature interviews, and championship competition
1 - 2000 Paso Fino Grand Nationals ______
2 - 2001 Paso Fino Grand Nationals ______
3 - 2002 Paso Fino Grand Nationals ______
4 - 2003 Paso Fino Grand Nationals ______
5 - EQUINE AFFAIRE, COLUMBUS, OHIO 2004 ______
Great Lakes PFHA Regions breed demos and interviews
Scenes from the 2003 Paso Fino auction in Perry, GA
6 TEXAS AMERICA WITH JOHN LYONS ______
High lights of the Paso Fino’s participation in this event,
plus the Texcelentes drill team performance
7 - 1999 MUNDIAL WORLD CUP ______
Pasos in competition from the US and many South American Countries
8 - PASO PARTICIPATION IN THE CARRIAGE OF THE HORSE SHOW
Features Stardust drill team. Lots of carriages and ______
a tour through the Horse Carriage Museum in central Florida
9 - CHAMPIONS IN PERRY/BEHIND THE SCENES 2001 ______
This video captures the action both in and out of the ring. Find out
what it takes to put on a show of this size. Interviews with youth
riders
and horse owners. A look at the colorful stall decorations, exhibitor
booths and costume class competition.
10 - PASOS ON THE ROAD ______
Highlights of Equine Affaire, Piedmont Classic, and Spectrum Shows
11 - SMOOTHEST RIDE ______
Explains Fino, Corto, Largo and aspects of owning a Paso Fino
Original Smoothest ride video
12 - SMOOTHEST RIDE EVER ______
Similar to #11 but has various trail ride scenes with Mary Ann Kennedy
singing the Paso Fino song.
13 - VERSATILITY OF THE PASO FINO ______
Shows Paso Fino’s team penning, beach and trail riding, Extravaganza
show in Ocala, Florida, explanation of the Paso Fino gait, John Lyons
Interview.
14 - DON WEST CLINIC (back ordered till 6/30/04) ______
22-minute session of Don teaching basic Paso Fino horsemanship
Includes short clip of the Spectrum Paso show in Tampa, Florida
15 - SMOOTH TRAILS ON A PASO FINO ______
Various trail rides from the great northwest to beach riding in Florida
USEF
News
2005 USEF Membership Renewal Available Online
Don't let your membership benefits lapse! In addition to
being able to compete in more than 2,700 USEF-recognized competitions
throughout the year, as a USEF member you receive:
- Significant discounts from companies like John Deere, Dodge, Nextel
and FedEx through the USEF Purchasing Program.
- $1,000,000 personal excess liability policy for horse-related
accidents that cause bodily injury or property damage to third parties.
- Travel discounts
- Annual subscription to EQUESTRIAN magazine, the official publication
of the Federation
- And much more……(USEF Purchasing, Automatic Insurance
and annual subscription to EQUESTRIAN provided to our Life, Platinum,
Senior and Junior members)
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.
PRINT your temporary United States Equestrian Federation 2005 membership
card.
Congratulations, You have just joined On Line! If you have questions
please contact the United States Equestrian Federation Membership
Department or, for Licensed Officials, the Licensed Officials Department
at 859/258-2472.
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