YEAR END REMINDERS - IMPORTANT DATES!!

There are many GVHS initiatives that may require your action at this time:

AWARDS

Every year at the Annual Meeting Awards are presented in various categories.   

The Vanner Advantage awards are to recognize those who get their Gypsy Vanner out to events to present the breed to the public including open shows, expositions; American Driving Society events; other pleasure driving events such as Driving Club drives; organized trail rides; clinics, parades. Forms for 2014 events with your horse are due by January 15, 2014. More information regarding the program and the submission form can be accessed on the GVHS website! 

The GVHS High Point awards are determined based upon placings at GVHS approved shows throughout the year.   We receive the results and calculate these awards automatically. Separate YOUTH and AMATEUR awards are included. To qualify for these awards, Youth must be GVHS Youth Members in good standing and AMATEURS must fill out the Declaration of Amateur Status form.

STALLION OWNERS

Stallion Service Report: Due January 31, for your form click HERE! 

MEMBERS

A general membership is $80 per year. (Memberships run the calendar year; however for members joining after September 30, membership will run through the next calendar year.)   

Membership benefits include discount on registration and other fees, voting right (subject to ownership and requirements per the bylaws), The Vanner magazine, free advertising of your stallion at stud on our Gypsy Vanner Stallion page on the GVHS website, free advertising of your horses for sale on the GVHS website Gypsy Vanners for Sale page, free listing in the published GVHS members list with a hot link to your email and to your website, access to the Members Only section of the website, eligibility to participate in the year end High Point & Vanner Advantage Awards and other GVHS programs.  

Please renew today for 2015 HERE!   

SHOWS/ EXPOS

In addition to sponsoring breed shows, on an annual basis the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society budgets money towards the sponsorship of Expos, breed demonstrations and other special events where the purpose is to EDUCATE the public about the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society and the Gypsy Vanner Horse breed through displays and demonstrations.

In 2014, the GYPSY VANNER HORSE SOCIETY contributed over $10,000 to shows, expos, demonstrations and other events throughout North America.  

These included:

Pomona Horse Expo

Ohio Equine Affaire 

Michigan Horse Expo  

MA Equine Affaire

USDF Dressage Finals

Feathered Horse Classic shows

California Gypsy Club Show 

Central Alberta Gypsy Vanner Horse Show

Spruce Meadows Battle of the Breeds 

Colorado State Fair Gypsy Horse Show 

Oklahoma State Fair Gypsy Horse Show

Buckeye Baroque Summer Jubilee   

Thank you to all who helped GVHS with these events!

SAVE THE DATE FOR 2015!!

2015 GVHS Annual Meeting

February 20-22, 2015

Grand Oaks Resort, Weirsdale, FL

 Tentative Schedule along with Registration Forms, Evaluations and Hotel information have been posted on the GVHS website! Click HERE! 

For Larger Image and information click HERE!

GVHS Evaluations @ Texas Feathered Horse Classic

For the last set of Evaluations this year, the GVHS coordinated with Gail Shrine to organize GVHS Evaluations at the Texas Feathered Horse Classic Show in Belton, TX.     

The highlight of the Texas Evaluations was the horse Bandera Tiger Moth owned by Sherri Barnes of Texas. In a single day,  Tiger Moth completed all four Evaluations, Conformation- Movement, English- Under Saddle, Western- Under Saddle and Driving, scoring above 70% in all. This makes Bandera Tiger Moth just the second Gypsy Vanner Horse to achieve the Versatility Medallion of Honor and the first to do it in just ONE DAY.

Congratulations to Sherri Barnes, Bandera Tiger Moth and trainer Jackie Rollins, for this significant achievement!