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August 11, 2011
Wyoming Cutting Horse Association Members,
We will not be having the annual Year End Show or the
Wyoming
Futurity this year due to the cost of the cattle in the
Casper area. The
show committee worked very hard right up until the last
minute trying to
make it work and unfortunately it did not pan out. The
WCHA board members
have voted to save the budgeted money and regroup for
the 2012 show season.
Thank You Cutters for showing at Saratoga and Torrington
; this has
been a tough season for all. PLEASE know your support is
GREATLY
appreciated. Year end awards will be mailed after the
results of the August
20-21 show in Torrington are tallied.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free
to contact me
or any WCHA board member. We look forward to hearing
from all of you at the
annual WCHA membership meeting scheduled to be held at
the Torrington show
on August 20, 2011. At the meeting we will be electing
new officers and
board members so PLEASE plan on attending.
Take Care,
Carie Whitman
WCHA President
NOTICE! The upcoming
cuttings have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the
EHV-1 virus: HJK May Show, Sevenbar Memorial Day
Cutting and the Area 4 NCHA Days in Dillon, Montana.
Please read below for information about the virus! We
would like to send our heartfelt sympathy to those who
have lost horses to this deadly virus and our prayers
for those horses that are infected!
There has been an outbreak
of a horrid equine disease: Rhino EHV-1 (Equine
Herpesvirus). This is a mutant strain of the
neurological variation of Rhino, there is no vaccine for
it, and it is lethal.
There are multiple confirmed
deaths due to EHV in Arizona, California, Utah,
Colorado, Canada, Idaho, and unfortunately, is spreading
like you cannot believe. It is believed that a horse
with the virus attended the NCHA Western National
Championship cutting in Ogden, UT and has caused a
massive cross contamination. All the horses that are
dead or are being treated were vaccinated for Rhino, it
doesn’t matter, this strain does not respond to any
vaccine. The first death was a Canadian cutting horse
that attended the Ogden show, there have been more in
Weld County Colorado, there is a barrel racing stable in
Colorado that has a confirmed case, which shows that it
is rapidly and easily spreading through different
disciplines and through many venues - CSU is now full
and most Vets are not accepting Rhino horses, and have
considered worldwide experts in this matter.
This is considered an emerging disease. It is behaving
in an extreme manor. A similar outbreak
occurred before, and at CSU, despite the fact the school
runs one of the nation's top veterinary biosecurity
programs, the EHV virus spread to over 20 equine
patients on the premises, and spread out of control.
The EHV-1 organism spreads
quickly from horse to horse and the neurologic form of
the virus can reach high morbidity and mortality rates.
The incubation period of EHV-1 is typically 2-10 days,
but there has been a case of a horse showing symptoms as
many as 12 days after contamination. In horses infected
with the neurologic strain of EHV-1, clinical signs may
include: nasal discharge, discoordination, hind end
weakness, recumbency, lethargy, urine dribbling and
diminished tail tone. Prognosis depends on severity of
signs and the period of recumbency. There is no specific
treatment for EHV-1. Treatment of symptoms may include
intravenous fluids, anti-inflammatory drugs and other
appropriate supportive treatment. Currently, there is no
equine vaccine that has a label claim for protection
against the neurological strain of the virus.
Horse-to-horse contact,
aerosol transmission, and contaminated hands, equipment,
tack, and feed all play a role in disease spread. They
cannot stress enough about the cross contamination, this
deadly virus can be on anything - your steering wheel in
your truck, door handles, trailer latches, your purse,
your hat, sunglasses, cell phone, pop or food wrapper,
bucket, feed pan, hay bag, rubber bands, brushes, tack,
boots, clothing, ANYTHING you touch or rub against could
have the virus on it!
PLEASE monitor your horses,
the first symptom of this disease is a spike in
temperature of 102 degrees. Horses with severe clinical
signs of neurological EHV-1 illness are thought to have
large viral loads in their blood and nasal secretions
and therefore, present the greatest danger for spreading
the disease. Immediate separation and isolation of
identified suspect cases and implementation of
appropriate biosecurity measures are key elements for
disease control.
This is a serious matter
that demands immediate attention, becoming aware and
knowledge about this detrimental outbreak is a necessity
– and we ALL, as equine owners, trainers, and event
producers MUST do our part to STOP the spread of this
horrible mutant and deadly virus. Serious thought needs
to be made on hosting events within infected states and
their bordering neighbors. Many national level events
that are scheduled within the next month have been
CANCELLED to STOP THE SPREAD of this disease.
WCHA Newsletter
WCHA General Membership Meeting
January 15, 2011
The General Meeting of the WCHA was
called to order by President Cathy Stalcup. Members
present were: Justin Johnson, James Johnson, Cathy
Stalcup, Kristen York, John and Judy Hayes, Cindy
Thompson Carnes, Jack Enright, Muffy Rodgers, Terry
and Bonnie McClure, Dick Mulligan, Traci Hatten, Tom
Stalcup, Karen True, Kim Asay, Maddie Clark, Michelle
Aimes, Mike Asay, Carrie Whitman, Steve James. Others
who joined midway through the meeting included Jerry
Rankin and Robin Hayes.
OLD BUSINESS
The first order of old business was
the reading of the minutes of the January 10, 2010
General Membership Meeting by Association Secretary
Traci Hatten. Tom Stalcup motioned to accept the
minutes as read, Kristen York seconded and the motion
passed.
Next was the Treasurer’s report,
given by Cindy Thompson Carnes. The total Current
Assets of the Association are in the amount of
$71,809.95 and are divided as follows: CD Savings:
$36,995.18, Checking Account: $3,647.89, Money Market
Account: $27,742.56 and Scholarship Account:
$3,424.32. Cindy remarked that approval fees were down
in 2010 along with sponsorships. Memberships, however,
were increased. Added costs which were increased this
year included: cattle and advertising due to producing
the NCHA Days show. Both WCHA produced shows profited
in 2010 and the Futurity had a small loss. Dick
Mulligan moved that the Treasurer’s report be accepted
as read, Tom Stalcup seconded and the motion carried.
The next item on the agenda item
was the Show Committee Report. Cindy Thompson Carnes
was delighted to report the both the NCHA Days Show and
the Wyoming Year End Show had made a profit. NCHA Days
made: $1671.00 and the Year End Show made $1118.00.
Cathy Stalcup gave the report on the 2010 Wyo Futurity
and Aged Event. She remarked that entries were down by
approximately 33% causing the income of the Futurity to
also be down. The very regrettable incident of the
mixing of the fresh cattle with the used cattle was also
discussed in great detail. After ordering an extra load
of cattle to try to alleviate the situation, the
futurity did suffer a loss of $1313.97.
Next, was the National Director’s
report given by the Wyoming National Directors Richard
Mulligan and Kristen York. Dick Mulligan informed us
that this has been a very busy year for the NCHA, with
many changes to the Constitutional By-Laws of which
Mulligan was responsible for rewriting. Mulligan also
remarked that the NCHA is also suffering from the
economic condition of the country and had made some
financial adjustments to try to alleviate those losses
of the previous years. Some of these changes are as
follows: The show approval fees have been increased
from 6% of the jackpotted monies to 8%. Lomited Aged
Event approval fees will be increased by .5% and 1%
respectfully. The threshold for receiving an
Achievement Buckle has also increased from $1500 to
$2000.00. The NCHA will also no longer provide trophies
for the affiliates for the 2000 Limited Rider, high
point trophies for affiliates and high point trophies
for the Open and Non Pro for shows with added money of
$3000 or more. NCHA produced shows have also increased
their fees, with the one that affects our cutters being
the Western Nationals entry fee will now be $600 instead
of $500 with no changes in the jackpotted portion.
Both Wyo National Directors urged anyone with questions
regarding these changes to contact them.
Next was the Spnsorship committee
report. Cathy Stalcup reported that a total of $5913
was the total for sponsor contributions of the year with
$4650 being from regular sponsors and $1263 from the
NCHA Days silent auction. There was much discussion on
the fact that the Association’s members needed to pursue
new sponsors diligently in the upcoming year.
The Awards committee report was
next. Kristen York heads this committee and she was
commended for bringing in the year end awards under
budget, with quality awards that our members liked. The
total awards budget was $20,000, which included three
saddle certificates. And, the budget also accounted for
$1500 worth of circuit awards for NCHA Days.
The last order of Old Business was
the President’s report, given by Cathy Stalcup. Stalcup
commented on how excited she was at the attendance of
this General Membership meeting….the largest attendance
in the past four years. Through out her year as
President, she used the motto: Be hard on the issues
and soft on people. At the beginning of the year, she
set lofty goals for the Association and met some of
those goals. Once again, she made a plea to the
membership to help with the goings on of the
Association, such as producing shows, sponsorship,
stalls, shavings, practice pens and fund raisers. She
also urged that our members have to start giving back to
the Association.
NEW BUSINESS
The first order of New Business was
the nomination of Directors. The nominations were: Tom
Stalcup, Carrie Whitman, Cindy Carnes and Jack Enright.
Tom Stalcup moved that nominations cease, with Karen
True seconding. After a vote, the new directors are as
follows: Carrie Whitman and Jack Enright for a three
year term, Cindy Carnes for a one year term and Tom
Stalcup will serve as an Alternate. The Dirctors of
the Wyoming Cutting Horse Association are as follows:
Karen True, Justin Johnson, Jerry Rankin, Carrie
Whitman, Jack Enright, Cindy Carnes and Tom Stalcup.
Past President is Cathy Stalcup and National Directors
Kristen York and Richard Mulligan.
Next was the nomination for
President. Karen True and Tom Stalcup were nominated
and declined. Cindy Carnes nominated Carrie Whitman and
Mulligan seconded. There was a vote and the motion
carried. Jerry Rankin nominated Tom Stalcup for Vice
President with Jack Enright seconding. A vote was taken
and the motion carried. The new President for 2011 is
Carrie Whitman with the Vice President being Tom Stalcup.
Kristen moved that the secretary and treasure remain the
same. Mulligan seconded the motion and it passed.
Next order of New Business was the
approval of the 2011 tentative show schedule. Kristen
moved that we approve the scheduled shows and all others
that came along. Steve seconded the motion and the
motion carried.
Next was discussion about the 2011
Futurity and Limited Aged event. The approval forms had
been sent in already. The added money for the upcoming
futurity has remained the same, along with the entry
fees. It was decided to delete the Amateur classes, cut
back the show one day and add NCHA classes on the week
end. The classes will be the Open, Non Pro and 50,000
Amateur, with 500 added to each. The show is slated
for September 15-18, 2011.
Next, the WCHA class roster was
discussed. As the Two Handed Class entries have not
been up in the previous years, Steve James motioned that
the class would be deleted from the roster. Carrie
seconded and the motion carried.
Next, there was discussion about
setting the Awards budget for 2011. The awards budget
will be as follows: $7500 for Year End awards, $4500
for the Futurity and $6000 for saddles certificates.
The saddle classes for 2011 are: The Wyoming Owned and
Ridden, the Open and the 50,000 Amateur.
Fundraising ideas were then
discussed. Robin Hayes offered his services to have a
clinic before a WCHA cutting with the Wyoming trainers,
with all proceeds going to the Association. Kristen
York offered to have the clinic on the Friday before one
of her cuttings. The idea will be explored by York,
James and Hayes. Also, Hayes commented that the WSCHA
was willing to help the Wyoming Association and
suggested that the WCHA and WSCHA combine their Year End
Shows as to produce a bigger and better week end for
both Associations. Steve James and Kristen York
volunteered to explore this idea with the WSCHA.
The last topic that was discussed
was the possibility of having another Ireland trip
raffle. Jack Enright offered to explore this idea and
will get back to the Board on his findings.
Next, sponsoring a lunch at Western
Nationals was discussed and it was determined that
Kristen York would ask WSCHA if they would like to
co-sponsor a lunch with the WCHA. She will contact the
NCHA person and explore this matter.
The last order of New Business was
the filling of the 2011 committees:
Sponsorship and Membership
Committee: Jack Enright, Michelle Haimes and Jerry
Rankin
Awards Committee: Kristen York and
Karen True
Show Committee: Traci Hatten, Cindy
Carnes, Steve James and Kristen York(work with WSCHA)
Justin Johnson, Jerry Rankin
Futurity Committee: Cindy Carnes,
Traci Hatten, Carrie Whitman, Karen True and Justin
Johnson (with Cathy Stalcup and Steve James as
consultants)
Scholarship and Youth Committee:
Michelle Haimes, Traci Hatten, Carrie Whitman
Committee members were urged to
select a Chairperson and make quarterly reports to the
Board to keep track of progress.
Tom Stalcup moved that we adjourn
the meeting with Mulligan seconding. The motion passed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Traci Hatten, Association
Secretary
DECEMBER 5, 2010
Merry Christmas WCHA members!
Below is a list of our qualifiers
for the Western National Championships for 2010. This
event is held in beautiful Ogden, Utah every year at the
Golden Spike Arena. The show begins during the last
week of April and runs through the first week of May and
each qualifier will be receiving an entry form from the
NCHA in the near future. If any of you have never gone
to Ogden, I highly encourage you to participate in this
prestigious NCHA produced event! The cattle, ground and
conditions are top of the line and it is a cool
experience, to be sure. Wyoming CHA qualifies as an
affiliate this year so please be sure to designate us on
your entry form as the affiliate you will be riding
for. All of the affiliates contest against each other
for the top spot, which is determined by number of
entries and results of the entrants. Last year, the
Alberta CHA took home top billing with the Western
States CHA taking a close second and Montana CHA placing
third. So, congratulations to everyone and best of
luck if you decide to go!
After the first of the year, we
will be holding a General Membership meeting . Please
check on the WCHA website for the date, time and
location as I will post it as soon as it is organized.
Until then, here’s hoping you all have a very merry
Christmas and happy New Year!
Click
here for a list of Western National Championships
qualifiers
December 20, 2010
Happy New Year!
The Wyoming Cutting Horse
Association will be holding a very important General
Membership meeting on Saturday, January 15, 2011. The
meeting will be held via teleconference. To attend, you
may go to one of the following locations:
Cheyenne: Jack Enright, 307-221-1234
Buffalo: Big Horn Tire, 307-680-6815
Jackson: Mulligan Law Office, 307-733-5961
Saratoga: Contact Kristen York, 307-327-5881
If you are unable to make it to one
of these locations, you may access the conference by
using this number: 1-866-519-2804 and enter the pass
code: 743349
At the upcoming meeting, we need to
elect our officer team for the upcoming year and we have
two Board positions to fill along with an alternate. If
you are c(307)
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position, please contact that person before hand to be
sure that they would have the time and dedication to be
a part of our officer team. We also need to fill
committees for the upcoming year. Our standing
committees are as follows: Sponsorships, Year-end show,
Awards and the WCHA Futurity. A complete agenda will be
posted on our website: wyomingcha.com
This is a very pivotal meeting for
the WCHA. For the past several years, our Association
has struggled due to the economy and a lack of
participation from our members. The hard work of a
handful of people has actually kept the Association a
float. At this point in time, we are in great need of
help from our members and I ask that you come to the
meeting armed with fresh ideas, suggestions and a
willingness to work! Finally, we would like to once
again thank everyone who helped the WCHA have a
successful year in 2010 and wish all of our members a
blessed and prosperous New Year!
JUNE 20, 2010
AREA 4 NCHA DAYS IS A BIG SUCCESS!
The WCHA was proud to host the Area 4 NCHA Days in
Douglas, Wyoming over June 4-6 and with around 250 works
for the week end, the show was considered to be a big
success! The new equestrian building was a great place
to host a cutting and since this is the first big
cutting that has been hosted there, there were a few
bugs to work out but all in all, things went pretty
smoothly. We look forward to having more events there,
perfecting the ground and making any other improvements
that could make a show better! The Wyoming State
Fairgrounds crew were very good to work with and they
tell me that a covered outdoor arena is on the agenda
for more improvements to the fairgrounds, which would
be great for a larger warm up area and practice pen. We
would like to especially thank Cindy Thompson, who
worked extremely hard putting this event together!
Thanks, Cindy for what you have done for the WCHA!
Also, thanks very much to Bill and Carlo Shepard, Mari
Marquart, Kaycee Meyers, Kacy Hatten, Brady Cochran,
Brandon Krein, Traci Hatten and Chubs Grub for all of
their help and hard work. Thank you Frank Thompson for
providing some of the best cattle that we have seen in a
long time and there were plenty of them! And, thank you
very much to everyone who donated silent auction items!
There were quite a few bidding wars going on for all the
wonderful items. Lastly, and most importantly, thank
you very much to all of the participants who attended
the show! Of course, without you all, the show would
not have been the success that it was!
June 5, 2010
Thad and Kristin
York and the Sevenbar Ranch hosted a great show this
past Memorial Day weekend in Saratoga, Wyoming. If you
attend a Sevenbar cutting, you can count on experiencing
spectacular scenery, beautiful spring mountain weather,
and great hospitality. The Sevenbar is part of Silver
Spur Ranches, which has units in Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico; and operates one of the country’s largest
cow/calf operations, all managed by Thad, Kristen‘s
husband of 11 years. Thad is also an accomplished
trainer of Border Collies, and competes in cattle dog
trials.
Sevenbar hosts a
couple cuttings a year, as well as their annual bull
sale, featuring charolais and charolais cross bulls,
maine and angus bulls, and some quality ranch horses.
In fact, according to Kristen, Thad was the one who
originally wanted to branch out into the cutting horse
industry after showing rope horses, but when he didn’t
have time to ride, Kristen ended up going and doing a
few lessons and the rest, as they say, is history!
Kristen came from a
childhood filled with showing pleasure horses in youth
activities and the AQHA. So, showing cutting horses came
pretty naturally for her, even though she remarked that
the first cutting she attended was “hilarious.” “We
bought a couple of war horses, and I showed for the very
first time at Cindy Thompson’s show after barrowing
everything.”
After showing for
several years and having a good deal of success, the
Yorks decided to purchase an aged event horse, and Docs
Alota Pepto, a six year old stallion, by Sweet Lil Pepto
and out of Barb A Doc x Smart Little Lena, came into the
picture. Docs Alota Pepto, aka Xpress, was purchased by
the Yorks at one of their cuttings two years ago. “He
has a lot of presence on a cow,” Kristen remarked, “and
we just fell in love with the way he worked.” Xpress
has been with Texas-based trainer, Jamie Snider, since
he was a 4 year old, where he has earned a little over
$73,000, all in open aged event classes. Xpress has
made the finals in almost every show he has competed
in.
Kristen began
showing Xpress this year, where their first two outings
were a picture of consistency. Their debut run was at
the Arbuckle Mountain Futurity in Ardmore, Oklahoma,
where they marked a 219 to win the first round. With a
score of 216 in the finals, they finished 3rd
overall. Then, with no additional practice on cattle,
it was off to the Super Stakes Classic Amateur Finals,
where the duo marked a 219, winning the go round. In
the finals Kristen and Xpress marked a 216, winding up 5th
in the Classic.
Next stop was the
Breeders Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they
marked a 215.5, making the finals by half a point.
Kristen said, “Jamie had already worked him, and he was
kind of naughty.” But, naughty or nice, he was one of
only 14 out of 75 horses to qualify for the finals.
After one day’s rest, the pair drew up 6th in
the finals, “All Jamie said to me was get up out of
there and be smooth.” Easy right? Kristen describes
her run, “I got a real slick cow, it was decent but
nothing spectacular. Jamie picked one that didn’t shape
well; I got a grey roan cow that just kept turning into
us without pushing on us which really allowed me to ride
harder into the stops. I could hear them counting down
and everyone, the whole crowd, was into it! When I
completed the run I knew it was going to be good.” And
that it was, they marked a 219, earning $8,900, a new
saddle made by Bob’s Custom Saddles, and a shiny Gist
buckle.
Back home in
Saratoga, the York family, including 9 year old Kasen,
couldn’t be more proud. “We knew he was good, and it’s
been icing on the cake that he has done so well in the
open,” says Kristen. The next show on the agenda for
Xpress is the Derby in July, then down to West Texas,
mission: get as much aged event money won on him as
possible. They started breeding Xpress last year after
the super stakes, and he has his first foal crop on the
ground: two fillies. It should be easy for his babies
to follow in their sire’s footsteps, as his success will
only continue to grow.
March 2010
Howdy Cutters,
Looks like spring has sprung at last and that means our
2010 show season is about to begin. Actually, it
already has begun with the conclusion of HJK’s show in
Torrington in January. Their February show was
cancelled, as you all know, so the next show on the
schedule will be at Top Hatt Arena in Wheatland on April
23-25. All the show info is posted here in the Wrangler
and on the website and other shows will be loaded as I
receive the information from the producers. Please! If
you are planning to go to the Top Hatt Show, reserve
your rooms right now as at that time of year in
Wheatland, motel rooms are hard to come by!!! I will
reserve as many as I can so if you need any help with
that, just give me a call.
After Wheatland, I hope that a lot of you are planning
to go to the Western National Championships in Ogden!
If you qualified, you should have received your entry
forms in the next few days or so and entries are due by
April 1, 2010. Judging by the participation in the
Eastern National Championships, I am sure that Ogden
will prove to be bigger and better than before! As you
all know, the $2.00 World Final fee that we all pay at
the week end shows now goes to the Eastern and Western
Championships so the added money is increased by around
60%! For the Eastern Nationals this year, there are
1,128 entries which is a 24% increase from last year.
The total added money is $200,000 which is a 67%
increase and the total prize money is a record of
$454,440 which is a 36% increase. All finalists in
every class will receive larger checks and first place
in each class could pay up to $8,600! And, entry fees
are not increased from last year and remain at only
$500.00! Ogden begins Wednesday, April 28 and
concludes Sunday, May 9.
Next, a couple rule changes that we need to all be aware
of………First of all, the National Cutting Horse
Association Rules Committee unanimously agreed that
effective immediately, Western Attire will strictly be
enforced at all NCHA approved cuttings. Sweatshirts of
any kind will no longer be allowed in the show arena
when astride a horse. So, don’t forget to take that
hoodie off! Please refer to Judging Rule 16.
Also, the $20,000 Non Pro has become the $35,000 Non Pro
and the $10,000 Amateur has become the $15,000 Amateur
with all conditions remaining the same as currently
written. Please take a look at the current rule book
for all of the current rule changes for 2010.
Our Association has a full and exciting show schedule
this year, with some cool changes! It is our turn to
host the Area 4 NCHA Days and that will be held at the
new equestrian facility in Douglas, Wyoming at the State
Fairgrounds, June 4, 5 and 6. The equine facility is
pretty much brand new, with air conditioned stalls
surrounding the cutting arena. It all comes complete
with seating, bathrooms, wash racks and showers! The
WCHA is requesting that everyone pre enter that event by
May 31 and you may do so by calling Cindy Thompson @
307-320-6512. Go to cuttingnews.com and click on Area
4 for all the information on this show and all the
others as I receive the info.
Lastly, saddle classes for Wyoming this year are the
2000 Limit Rider and the 15,000 Novice Non Pro so enter
up! And, get your dang memberships paid! No grace
period this year! After being your secretary for two
year, I am getting a little cranky! Take care all and
best of luck in the upcoming show
season!
Traci
To all WCHA members,
In case you haven’t already heard, there has been a
changing of the guard! Following the resignation of Jack
Enright on January 25th, 2010, I will assume the vacancy
of President of the WCHA. Jack will continue on the
Board of Directors as Past President for one year and
will also remain active on his committees as well as a
member. On January 27th at a special Board Meeting, the
Directors appointed Dick Mulligan as Vice-President. The
two of us will fill these positions until next years
General Membership meeting.
First I would like to personally thank Jack for his hard
work and the many hours he gave to the club. All his
hard work will not be wasted though as the Board and
myself agree to continue down the path we were forging
last year. I will be listing the goals that the Board
and the Officers worked hard on in 2009. The years 2007
and 2008 were difficult years financially and we had to
make some tough but necessary decisions(not popular with
everyone). But in the end we saw some satisfying
results, we were in the black for the first time in 2 or
3 years. Goals are meant to be set high and we didn’t
achieve them all but we had a good start.
2009/10 Goals:
1. Cut expenses
2. Produce profitable shows
3. Increase memberships, member participation,
contributions, fund raisers
4. Promote the sport of cutting and showing cutting
horses
5. Make it fun and enjoyable for all members
Our 2010 goals are the same but not necessarily in that
order. My personal focus will remain on helping to make
or keep the WCHA produced shows profitable, holding
expenses down, cutting where we can. Other Officers and
Directors will be working not only on the above but the
other critically important items as well. As Directors
and Officers it is our responsibility to make financial
decisions for the benefit of the club. A Non Profit
organization is not intended to accumulate money but, it
must maintain a certain amount of liquidity to continue
to due business from year to year. At this time we have
only enough to maintain in operation for 2 to 2 ½ years
(if we don’t remain in the black) at the level we see
now. Operating expenses alone are enormous not to
mention our awards budget. So when we talk about show
profitability, contributions and fund raisers, they only
cover our yearly expenses with a little left over
(hopefully). Every year that we incur a loss the 2 to 2
½ years of longevity are reduced.
PLEA TO THE MEMBERSHIP
Obviously finances are only part of the workings of any
club. It seems that the Board has their hands full as
usual and so many important things go unattended each
year. I am asking for help from the membership. Clubs
are like families and friendships, they require
communication, participation and commitment. Your ideas
are always welcome and your helping hands will be
greatly appreciated. I will list a few areas that need
attention. If you have ideas, talents or can make a
commitment to one of these areas please contact one of
the Board, an Officer or myself.
1. Wyoming Produced shows: NCHA Days, Year End show,
Futurity
a. set up/tear down crews- banners, clocks, equipment
b. help with activities-BBQs, Calcutta’s, fun stuff,
birthdays etc…
c. put together year end banquet
d. help with stalls, shavings or practice pens
2. Sponsorships
a. sell raffle tickets
b. sponsor an award $ 50-$250
c. help with the website
d. help with Western Nationals sponsorship
3. Promotions
a. put on a clinic
b. put together an exhibit
c. help promote youth/youth scholarship fund
d. help with a membership drive/Rookie of the year
e. help with the club history book
Together let’s make this year a fun and successful
cutting season for every member. Hope to see you at the
next cutting.
Cathy Stalcup
President
WCHA
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