Club News

Last updated: Feb. 17, 2003

Feb. 16, 2003

 

News update

 

Submitted by Jennifer Cording, President

 

Feb. 8 meeting, Easton, Md.

Vice President Kathy Earehart announced some very exciting news for The Delmarva Morgan Horse Club:

 

The Delmarva Summer Classic has been voted the People’s Choice Reserve Winner for Most Improved Show in the country!

 

The readers of Horse World magazine, a national publication, vote for the People’s Choice winners, so it’s a very prestigious award. Thanks to all of our members who helped us win this award, and especially to Kathy, who works so hard as our show manager to pull it all together!

 

Kathy also announced that Richard Boule has been confirmed as this year’s judge. Mary Lynn Whitley will be our show steward and her husband, Bill Whitley, will be our ringmaster. These respected show officials will be another big draw for the show.

 

The most important thing you can do to help our club and the show is to get those sponsorships! If every member of our club sponsored a class, and gathered two more sponsorships from friends or local businesses, we’d be in good shape.

Sponsorships can be for specific classes, or an ad in our show program. Class sponsors’ names will be announced several times when the class is held, and will be printed in the show program.

Ideas for businesses to contact are: tack shops, feed stores, pet shops, sawmills that sell shavings or lumber for stalls, garden centers, hay/straw dealers and truck/trailer dealerships. These businesses are looking for opportunities to advertise directly to their consumers, so what better place to advertise than at a horse show that draws hundreds of people who buy those products and who live in areas within driving distance of those businesses?

Sponsorship forms are available on this Web site. If you don’t have access to a printer, just e-mail or call Kathy (hksheather@aol.com, 302-659-1936), President Jennifer Cording (Saracen@intercom.net, 757-336-3043), or any of the officers listed on the site and we will mail forms to you.

 

The Comfort Inn on Rt. 301 will again be our official horse show hotel. Rooms go fast, so make your reservations early. For more information, contact Kathy.

 

We still need volunteers at the show to hand out ribbons, work the gate, and move jumps and carriage obstacles. We also need someone to serve as paddock master at the top of the ingate. This person will direct traffic in and out of the ring, as well as keep exhibitors in the barns informed of progress in the ring. If you can volunteer for any of these positions for any amount of time during the show, please contact Kathy or Jennifer.

 

Once again, we will hold a silent auction at the show. This event was a lot of fun last year and raised good money for our club. Please consider donating an item, horse-related or not. Jennifer and Mark Cording will coordinate the auction. Please contact them if you are bringing an item to donate, or if you would like to donate something and need to send it by somebody else to the show. You could also ask local businesses to donate an item.

 

Tom, Liz and Alexis Molin will organize a consignment table at the show. Items can be horse-related or not. If you have outgrown kids’ show clothes, used saddles, or crafts that would appeal to horse people, you can sell them at the consignment table. The charge is just 10% of the item’s selling price, which will benefit the club. If you have items to sell, please contact the Molins at 302-653-4346, tmolin6240@aol.com.

 

Other news:

 

Clinic at Heatherstone

Our next Delmarva Morgan Horse Club event will be a free clinic at Heatherstone Morgans in Clayton, Del., on Saturday, March 15. The clinic will be held rain or shine, thanks to Heatherstone’s spacious indoor arena.

From 10 a.m. until noon, Dr. Greg McDermitt, a veterinarian at Brenford Animal Hospital, will address lameness and equine reproduction.

Catherine and Howard Stump will host a lunch at noon. There is no charge for the meal! Thanks to the Stumps for their generosity!

From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Heatherstone’s resident trainers, Jim and Michelle McCleester, will demonstrate how to train a young horse to harness and tips on preparing horse and rider for the show ring, including proper show ring attire. They also will host an open forum for questions on any show-related topic.

This fun and educational day will also feature a silent auction to raise funds for the club. Please consider bringing an item to donate to the silent auction.

Please RSVP to Heatherstone Morgans at hksheather@aol.com or by calling their barn at 302-653-9092.

 

Dover Days

The Molins in Townsend, Del., plan to ride in the “Dover Days” heritage parade in Dover, Del., in early May. Several other club members may also attend. To join them or for more information, contact the Molins at the above phone number/e-mail address.

 

Secretary’s Report
Saturday, February 8, 2003

I.   Meeting called to order by President Jennifer Cording at 1:00 p.m.
II.  Secretary’s report--minutes read and approved
III. Treasurer’s report
A.  Treasurer Liz Molin reported a balance of $3618.53
B.  Balance reflects new memberships paid and $241.00 from the silent auction
C.  Treasurer’s report to be posted on Delmarva web site
D.  Kathy Earehart will call previous treasurer to see if there is any other money
     not included in this report
E.  Treasurer’s report approved
IV.  Membership report
A.  Membership chairman Liz Molin reported 17 current members
B.  Liz will follow up on memberships not yet renewed
C.  Membership report approved
V.   Old business
A.  Membership drive
1.Sponsorship and membership forms will be mailed to everyone
   who showed at Delmarva Summer Classic
2. Show highpoint contest paragraph will be added to the forms
3. We will get list of AMHA members and send membership forms
    and cover letter to those who might want to join Delmarva
4.  Amy Foster will send out the letters
B.  Meeting location
1. Jennifer asked how long it took everyone to get to the meeting in Easton
2. Those present agreed this is a good central location for meetings
3.  Banquet will be in Delaware
VI.  New business
A.  Show report
1.  Kathy Earehart reported that the Delmarva Summer Classic was
     Saddle Horse Report’s reserve most improved show by vote
     of exhibitors
2.  Show officials will stay at Comfort Inn
a. Richard Boule to judge
b. Mary Whitley steward
c. Bill Whitley ringmaster
d. Tom Molin announcer; Adam _____ to assist
e. Debra Steffen secretary
f.  Bob Moseder photographer
g. Need paddock master and organist
h. Veterinarian--may need new vet; S MD very expensive now
3. Show fundraising
a. Need sponsors to pay for ribbons and trophies; forms going out
b. Skyboxes available

c. Auction of two stalls for 2004 show
d. Vendor fee $175 for 10’x10’ booth plus $35 for electric hookup
e. Silent auction--try to donate something and ask for donations
f. Consignment booth
1. Liz will manage
2. Please call her if you are bringing anything
3. Bring items marked with price
4. Club will take 10%
g. Will ask vendor to make a few club or show T-shirts
4.  Computer software for secretary
a. Debra has two samples
1. US Equestrian for sale expensive
2. Horse Show software for rent for $249
b. Club approved renting Horse Show Software pending
     assurance it fits US Equestrian format requirements
5. New class suggestions
a. Adult stick horse
b. Novice hunter over fences
6.  Perpetual trophies
a. Need to send letters to have perpetual trophies returned
b. Liz will replace her trophy
7.  Exhibitor fees
a. Class fees stay the same
b. Stall fees may need to be raised this year or next
c. Exhibitors "may" be assessed fees to change classes
B.  Clinic at Heatherstone March 15
1.  Veterinarian James McDermott will discuss lameness and reproduction
2.  Jim and Michelle McCleester will present
a. Show attire
b. harnessing and breaking to drive
c, Fitting harness and bridle
d. Show preparation
3. Baked goods table or silent auction for fundraiser
4. Invite interested non-members
5. RSVP necessary
C.  Future events
1. No fun show--not enough money
2. World Horse Expo at Timonium
a. No Morgan booth this year
b. Marcia Wakefield will check on cost of having an exhibit next
     year and whether another club wants to share a booth with us
c. Dover Days
1. Tom Molin will check on being involved
2. Those wanting to participate call Tom

D.  Other new business
1. AMHA Convention
a. Lauren Marsh, Region 10 AMHAY VP, requested donation
               to help her get to the convention
B. Club voted to donate $25
2. Next meeting will be during Delmarva Summer Classic; update at clinic
VII.  The meeting was adjourned at ___

Jan. 16, 03

A message from the president:

 

I'd like to start off the new year by thanking everyone for their past support of the Delmarva Morgan Horse Club. Our 2002 Delmarva Summer Classic was a success, and we expect the 2003 edition to be even better. In addition, we have other new and exciting activities planned for the year, so please plan to join us.

 

Welcome to new members Debra and Kendall Steffen, Sandra and Ellen Shaw, Amy Foster, and Jim and Michelle McCleester. We are so happy that you have joined the club!

 

Our next meeting will be Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Golden Corral in Easton, Md. We will eat at noon and the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Please try to join us for lunch to support the restaurant owner, who is letting us meet there for free. The Golden Corral is located on Route 50, the main road through Easton. The phone number is 410-822-8414. We will discuss the upcoming show, the March clinic, and other club issues, so please try to attend. We need as much support as possible from all of our members to keep the club going. Please RSVP by Feb. 7 to Jennifer at saracen@intercom.net or 410-632-1434 (not the Cordings' regular number, but they are farm-sitting that weekend).

 

We have also planned a clinic for Saturday, March 15 at Heatherstone Morgans in Clayton, Del. This event will offer something for everyone as Heatherstone's veterinarian discusses lameness issues and equine reproduction. In addition, Heatherstone's new resident trainers, Jim and Michelle McCleester, will present tips on getting ready for the show season. The format will be open discussion with topics to include attire, harnessing and any other show-related topics in which attendees are interested. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and lunch will be served. We hope to have a baked goods table to raise funds for the club. More information will follow. Please RSVP to Heatherstone at HKSHeather@aol.com or by calling their barn at 302-653-9092.

 

Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, please renew your membership if you have not already done so. The cost is minimal and is very important to the future of the club. We have attached a membership form to this e-mail. If you are unable to access the attachment, please e-mail me at saracen@intercom.net. Please mail your form and dues to Treasurer Liz Molin. Her address appears on the form.

 

If you have any ideas for the club, the show or future activities -- especially ideas for raising funds -- please come to the Feb. 8 meeting. If you can't attend, please e-mail or call me so that your ideas can be presented at the meeting.

 

Thanks very much for your support.

 

Jennifer Cording

President, Delmarva Morgan Horse Club

 

 

 

News from the Nov. 30, 2002 banquet and meeting

 

The Delmarva Morgan Horse Club held its annual banquet at the Sail Loft Restaurant in Milford, Del. on Nov. 30, 2002. As usual, everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner and great company.

 

Outgoing vice president Carol Knight presented outgoing President Kathy Earehart with a gift. Thanks, Kathy, for your hard work over the years. Kathy will continue as the show's manager. She does a great job and the show would not go on without her.

 

The club voted for the following slate of 2003 officers:

 

President - Jennifer Cording

Vice President - Kathy Earehart

Secretary - Anne Byrd Donaldson

Treasurer - Liz Molin

 

Jennifer appointed the following state representatives:

 

Delaware - Carol Knight

Maryland - Sandra Shaw

Virginia - Mark Cording

 

Members held a brief discussion about the 2003 show. Contracts were to go out soon. Members were asked to begin securing sponsorships for the show. Marcia Wakefield will chair the sponsorship committee.

 

Brenda Wallace presented Howard Stump of Heatherstone with the Wilson Memorial Trophy for his support and dedication to the club.

 

An auction followed the meeting with lively bidding and a great auctioneer job by Mark Cording.


 
                                    

Oct. 26, 2002 meeting

 

This year’s show dates will be June 25-28. At the Oct. 26, 2002 meeting in Salisbury, Tom Molin volunteered to be the show’s announcer at no charge. Deborah Stephan also has volunteered to be the show secretary. Thanks, Tom and Deborah, for your generous gestures!

The club again will hold a silent auction at the show. It was a big success at this year’s show (we raised $400), and we hope that this year’s auction will be even better.

We also will raffle two free stalls, one for the 2003 show and one for the 2004 show. Jennifer and Mark Cording will coordinate the auction and raffles.

A new feature of the 2003 show will be a consignment table. All exhibitors and attendees are welcome to bring items to sell at the table with the club receiving a 10% commission. Liz Molin and Sue will coordinate the consignment table.

The club will hold a show meeting in late January or early February. Details will be announced.

DMHC clinic

The club plans to hold a clinic around the end of March at Heatherstone Morgans in Clayton, Del. A veterinarian will offer a seminar on breeding and lameness, and we plan to invite a recognized Morgan instructor/trainer to give lessons. Catherine Stump, Alexis Molin and Jennifer Cording will coordinate the clinic. More information will be forthcoming.

 

“Meet the Morgan” event

The club hopes to hold a “Meet the Morgan” event in the fall to give the public an opportunity to learn about the Morgan horse. If you have suggestions or would like to participate, contact Tom or Alexis Molin at 302-653-4346.

 

“Dover Days”

Tom Molin is investigating how the club can participate in “Dover Days,” which offers a parade. If you would like more information, call Tom.

 

 

 

SHOW REPORT

Once again, the Delmarva Summer Classic was a resounding success. Held June 26-29 at Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., the event attracted about 130 horses from as far as New Hampshire. Comments were uniformly positive, with many people commenting on the exhibitor-friendly nature of the show. 

Wednesday evening's exhibitors party kicked off the show with an excellent catered dinner in the air-conditioned conference room situated over the show ring so party-goers could watch Judge Bernard Parker pin the evening's final classes.

All of the divisions were well represented, with a wide variety of classes for young horses and riders in each division. See the show results on this site.

The 6th annual Morgan Masterworks Youth of the Year Contest, coordinated by Leitha Stone, was held on June 27-28 at the show. Contestants gave oral presentations on the topic "Interview a Morgan Horse You Admire," with the horsemanship division following the next day. The 11 & under winner was Elizabeth Fawsett, the 13 & under winner was Lauren Marsh, and the 14-17 winner was Katie Butterworth.

Thanks to oral judges Wanda Remez, Leah Rayburn and Jennifer Cording; proctor Gayle Lloyd; scorekeepers Adam and Jeri Cropper; volunteers Cathy Altomare, Carol Woodard, Melinda Sorenson, Connie Hose and others; senior horsemanship judge Bernard Parker; and, junior horsemanship judges Susan Martin and Scott Butts. The Delmarva Morgan Horse Club congratulates Leitha Stone on a job well done.

One of the show's new - and highly successful - features was the silent auction. Exhibitors had great fun bidding on the items and the club raised approximately $400. Thanks to our prize sponsors: Heatherstone Morgans; Kathy Earehart; Carol Knight; Janet Dorman; John and Beth Sibolski; Lee and Ruth Sadler; Michael Vannoy; Fairwinds Tack in Chincoteague, Va.; Fiddler's Green Tack Shop in Salisbury, Md.; Pocomoke Farm and Lawn in Pocomoke, Md.; and, Mark and Jennifer Cording.

Special thanks to all of our show officials and volunteers, especially Show Managers Kathy Earehart and John Sibolski, without whom the show would not be possible.

Also, thanks to our exhibitors and sponsors, who are the lifeblood of our show. There are not many shows like the Delmarva Summer Classic left, so please spread the word about the great time to be had in Upper Marlboro next June. See you there!

 

 

Other News:

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