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2013 Membership
 WHAM is only as good as the sum of its parts, or in our case, its people. WHAM is a great organization that brings together people and horses to forge friendships of a lifetime. Go to www.whamline.com and check us out or you can download the 2013 membership application here. Join today!
WHAM Membership Chair and Executive Secretary
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2013 Calendar of Events
April 27: WHAM Region 1 Tack Sale (see below for details)
May 10-11: WHAM Spring Fling Mgr: Mike Cook 517-223-3965 ShowbillJune 1: Michigan Futurity Nominations Due: Contact: Dan Glaza (586) 405-5833
June 8: All Breed Judged Trail Ride at Silver Creek Park, Hamilton, MI FLYER
August 2-3: WHAM Youth & Summer Sizzler Mgr: Col. Don Packard
October 19: All Breed Judged Trail Ride at Cummings Center, Mt. Morris, MI
Trail Events Details are on the website
April 6 Trail Maintenance at Silver Creek
April 13 Trail Ride and Lunch at Fort Custer
April 13 Desensitization course at Tuthill Farms
May 4 Trail Ride and Lunch at Highland Rec. Area
May 25-26 Trail Camp-out at Luzerne
June 1 or 2 Trail Ride at Gladwin Game Area
June 8 All Breed Judged Trail Ride at Silver Creek
June 22 Trail Ride at Waterloo
June 22 St. Jude Ride at Ionia Rec. Area
July 4 Parade in Milford
July 26-28 Camp-out at Yankee Springs
July 27 Trail Ride and campfire at Yankee Springs
August 17 Trail ride and Lunch at Hungerford
August 17 Trail ride at Kensington MetroPark
Sept. 21 Trail ride at Brighton
Sept 21-22 Camp-out at Pigeon River
Oct. 19 Judged Trail Ride at Cummings Center
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MHC Stallion Expo & WHAM
If you didn't get a chance to get to the stallion Expo - you missed a great time. Lots of vendors and exhibits were on hand to make one of the most successful Expo's in recent years. Twelve new members signed up and over ten volunteers manned the tables throughout the three days.
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Thank you to Janice Bennett and Marsha Coffey who updated the WHAM booth photos. What a beautiful job at gathering photos of our members and what they are doing with their walking horses. From young to old, from trail to rail, our members and their horses prove that you can do anything with your walking horse! |
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NEW DIVISIONS - PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!
Effective 2013
If you are considering showing your horse this year at any horse show affiliated with The National Walking Horse Association, please pay attention.
NEW NWHA DIVISION
These rules and division will be in effect for the upcoming WHAM Spring Fling. This year, there are new divisions and some shoe ruling changes. Please go to www.nwha.com to read and become familiar with what is going on. A quick highlight is
1. (NEW) Park Lite Shod Division: Lite Shod division with a maximum shoe size of (1"wide). Can cross enter up to plantation pleasure.
2. (NEW) All Day Pleasure: Any shoe size and any gaited breed. All rider levels. Gait calls: Walk, Pleasure gait. Can cross enter in to ANY division. Key to this division is the horse that can go "All Day".
3. (REDEFINED) Country Pleasure: CP is limited to a keg shoe only. Also, only Amateur level riders and only Tennessee Walking Horses. Gait calls: Flatwalk, Running Walk, Trail Walk, Canter/lope. This division is basicly Trail Pleasure, but limited to Keg Shoes and Amateur riders.
If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact the show manager before you get to the show or contact NWHA directly.
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REGION 1 TACK SALE - April 27 (10:00 am - ???)
 Where: The Clemens Farm: 1313 W M-55
West Branch, MI 48661
Contact: Brandi Clemens
(989) 709-6530
Cost: $10 per table
FREE table to all Youth Equine Groups (1 table per group)
$1 per person (goes to door prize, don't have to be present to win)
Other: May have a guest speaker
More details and flier to come - please stay tuned!
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2013 Spring Fling
Just a reminder that show season is just around the corner and our annual Spring Fling Horse Show will kick off our show season in Michigan.
- Date: May 10-11
- Location: St Josephy County Fairgrounds, 316 East Charlotte Street, Centreville MI 49032
- Judge: Honorable June Kasper
- Casual Attire
- Free Exhibitors Dinner
- All sponsors welcome!
- Contact: Mike Cook (517) 223-3965
- Showbill (draft)
There are new barns and upgraded footing! Great place to show and catch up with friends and family. |
If you aren't on our WHAM Facebook page - you really should "like" us. Lots going on from our members:
- For Sale: Julie DeWitt has a nice 13yr old walking horse for sale
- For Sale: Kris Dipple is selling WHAM Trail clothing
- For Sale: Agata Zieleniak is selling a nice western saddle
- For Sale: Tina Lamoreaux is selling a 2h slant horse trailer
- Need Boarding: Gail Nowicki is looking for a boarding barn
- Show Bill: Spring Fling Show Bill is posted
- Video: Mindy Lightner posted some video of her mare
This is only a tiny tidbit of what gets posted on our FB page. For further information on any of the above items (and more) take the step into facebook and "like" us. It is a great social network for all of us. |
