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SSHOW Meeting Minutes January 31, 2004 - Awards Banquet
Members present:

Mike Morgan welcomed everyone to the First Annual Awards Banquet SSHOW meeting.  Mike Morgan extended thanks to the previous Board Members, Tom Pearce, Wendy Morgan and Janae Christianson and to all officers and committee members for the excellent jobs they have done.   Mike also recounted the activities that SSHOW has been involved with including the Horse Expo, trail rides, shows and the special Riverbend SSHOW/Morgan Horse Club show.

Nance Walker stated that the annual Charity Show at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Center in May will again be a fully sanctioned show thru SSHEBA.  Hopefully this year we can add a second show to our sanctioned list.

Julie Christianson was awarded the TWH 17 and Under Championship High Point Cup, and the Spotted Saddle Horse Reserve Championship Ribbon, won with her horse “Design at Sunrise”

OF special note, Dennis and Becca Pennington and their stallion “Compact Impact” were awarded the TWH Lite-Shod English 2 Gait High Point Championship Cup, and the TWH Western Lite-Shod 2-3 Gait Reserve Championship Ribbon.  Congratulations to all of you!

Treasurer’s Report - $676.00 to date.  Janae also requested that next year at our Annual Awards Banquet, we hold a silent auction.

The first order of business was the election of new Board Members.  Per our club’s ByLaws, membership dues need to be paid by the 2nd of February.  Everyone who is a paid member can vote.  Ron Kunz presided over the elections for new Board Members.  Per SSHOW’s bylaws, there are seven members of the Boards of Directors.  Also per our bylaws, the Board of Directors is elected by the general membership, and the Board of Directors elects the Officers.  Three members of the Board of Directors will be elected on even years, four will be up for election on odd years.  For 2004, three board members slots are open for election by the general membership.  The three current members were Wendy Morgan, Tom Pearce and Janae Christianson.  Ron opened nominations for the three open Board Member slots.

Val Christianson nominated Wendy Morgan
Nance Walker nominated Becca Pennington
RayLynn nominated Tom Pearce
Pam Jensen nominated Marilyn Sizemore
Wendy Morgan nominated Janae Christianson

Val motioned for nominations to cease and was seconded by Janae.

Ballots were handed out to all active club members.  The results of the elections:   Becca Pennington, Tom Pearce and Marilyn Sizemore are the new Board Members.

Awards and Presentations

Michelle May presided over the Awards and Presentations for the 2003 year.

Performance Classes
English 2 Gait Championship – Vicki May on Storms A Comin’
Reserve – Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
Western 2 Gait Championship – Sheila Johnson on Whiskey’s Royal Flush
Reserve – Kace Kjome on Majorette’s Sunny
English/Western – 2 Gait Championship – Dena Weber on Storms A-Comin’
Reserve - Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
English/Western – 3 Gait Championship - Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
Reserve – tie – Nance Walker on Domino’s Lucky Spot and Mike Morgan on Storms A Comin’
Amateur Owned/Trained – Wendy Morgan on Starlite Mint
Reserve – Daleen Collins on Pride’s Rocky Wind
Novice Horse/Rider – Sheila Johnson on Whiskey’s Royal Flush
Reserve – Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
English/Western 2 Gait 17 and Under - Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
Res. Heidi Meyers - Domino’s Lucky Spot
Trail Pleasure – Janae Christianson on Delite Merry Angel
Reserve - Kathleen Keller on Vali Hi Shadow
Halter – Tom Pearce with Spots by Intrigue
Reserve - Julie Christianson, Design at Sunrise, – Daleen Collins, Pride’s Rocky Wind, Wendy Morgan, Starlite Mint and Mike Morgan, Storms A Comin’
Rookie of the Year – Daleen Collins
Sportmanship Award – Katheen Keller
Trailblazer Award – Ron Kuntz
High Points Horse of the Year – Storms A’Comin
Reserve – Julie Christianson on Design at Sunrise
Honorable Mention – First Time to Show – New Spots on the Rail – Dennis Pennington, Mike Dodge, Gay Schmidt

New Business:
The Horse Expo for 2004 will be held on March 13, 14 and 15.  SSHEBA has again paid for our fees .  This is the third year that SSHEBA has sponsored our club at the Horse Expo.  We are looking for volunteers to man the booth on the above dates.

Also, Nance Walker said the Utah All Breeds association needs input before the end of February for any changes to the shows for this year.  One suggestion is to split out the English and Western Spotted Saddle Horses classes.  Also, Nance wanted to know if SSHOW wants to sponsor a second High Point Trophy.  

The next meeting with be held at 7:00 pm on the 16th of February at the Prudential Real Estate Office.  

Val Christianson motioned that a certificate be made for the outgoing Board Members for a job well done.  Pam Jensen seconded.

Dennis Pennington asked a question regarding the current DQP fees.  He said that most people in shows in others States only entered one or two shows whereas we enter sometimes 10 or 12 shows.  He suggested a flat fee.  He also wondered why the TWEBA club is paying a fee plus the DQP fees.  Mike Morgan said he planned to find out about the extra TWEBA fee.  Val Christianson wondered if we could challenge the ruling for having a DQP, but Nance Walker said no, it is a requirement of all sanctioned shows.

Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.