Salmon Model Horse 4-H Club
Leader - Susan
Dudasik
756-3182 [email protected]
April
2005 Newsletter
Looks like April is going to be a busy month for the club. We�ll kick it
off with the Salmon Select Horse Sale on Saturday, April 16th. This
will be a big day and we have lots to do. We�ll meet at the fairgrounds from
9 a.m. to noon. During that time we will have a table set up with our
club display to promote the Abaco Barb horses and hopefully sell some Abaco Barb
bookmarks. We also have about 60 4-H candy bars to sell and for a community
service, we will be signing up folks for the Lemhi/Custer County Equine Resource
List. At last month�s meeting the girls made jugs to collect pop tops and we�ll
be putting them around the fairgrounds also. And, just to make things really
busy, I have a scavenger hunt list planned. Again, I�ll be taking photos of the
sale so I need to be done by noon. For
this event, I need to go to work right away so as soon as we dismiss at
noon, I will not be able to watch
after your daughter. I�m just letting
you know that after noon, I can�t be responsible for your daughter
as the official part of the 4-H meeting will be
over.
I�ll also be at the fairgrounds on Friday about 4 p.m. if anyone wants to come out and sell candy bars or
check things out during the mule sale. I�m doing photos there also but will be
around beforehand. The Backcountry Horsemen usually have a hands-on packing
demonstration that�s fun to do.
Our April meeting will be on the
20th at the Commissioner�s Annex from 1:30 to 3 p.m. We�ll be discussing the model show and
entering the models for the show. Therefore, members should know by that time
what models they will be using. I�m enclosing the class list. Parents, please go
over this with your daughter and help her decide what she�s going to do. I�d
also like to work on record books and hopefully have the demonstrations done.
I�d like to get the Model Horse stuff pretty much finished before the other
clubs get busy. Please encourage your daughter to do her demonstration and book
and video reports. Enclosed is a list of everything your daughter has done and
what we did as a club. This information
should help your daughter with her
record book and the information needs to be recorded in her own words, not copied
from the list. We will be working on a draft copy of the record book and I will
have new copies at the June meeting which should be neatly filled out and handed
in one week before fair.
Our Model Show will be on Saturday, April 30th from 10
a.m. to 4
p.m. at the library. This is an important part of the project as
it is basically our Fair Horse Show and the highlight of the project. Members must attend to complete their
project or make arrangements to participate in some type of model prior to
fair! Enclosed is a copy of the show list and
the rules we will be following. If you have questions, DON�T HESITATE, PLEASE
ASK!!!!! Members will be required to
wear a Western style long-sleeved shirt and neat jeans. If they don�t, they will
be heavily penalized during the show and will not be eligible to receive a blue
ribbon for their over-all showmanship efforts. This doesn�t mean they need to
wear a $50 show shirt. The club will purchase a Subway sub for lunch for the
show exhibitors and those helping with the show. If you�re bringing friends or
relatives, please have them bring a lunch or purchase their own sandwich. We will need someone to get the sub
for us around noon. If you can provide
drinks or snacks that would be appreciated. I�m not sure if the show will go
till 4 p.m., it just depends on how
many entries we have. Members of the Custer County Hot Wheels Model Horse 4-H
Club have also been invited. Since the show registration deadline is April
20th, I should have a better idea of the time by our next
meeting.
Good news! As of now,
thanks to Juanita Snyder in Oregon, we now have an official Salmon Model Horse 4-H
Club website! It�s awesome! You can check it out at www.geocities.com/smh4hc . She even
has us linked to model horse 4-H clubs in California and New York as well as the Abaco Horse website and a
number of general model horse clubs
and collectors.
Our May meeting is tentatively set for May 18th from 1:30 to 3:00
p.m. at the Commissioner�s Annex. School will be out on May
27th. Parents, I need to know if you still want the meetings after
that on the third Wednesday from 1:30
to 3:00 or if you need a different day during the summer. I can do it in the
morning if that would work better. I�d like to do 2 hour meetings in June and
July to be sure record books and everything is ready before Fair. Remember,
record books are to be turned in to me one week before Fair so they can be
judged and ready to go by Fair. This helps take the pressure off the judging
committee if we can do this ahead of time and it's one less thing you have to
deal with right before Fair. Members are also encouraged to do a scene for our
club display at Fair. The scenes will be judged.
Please call me if you
can�t attend any of these events, my phone number is 756-3182.
Salmon
Model Horse 4-H Club
***************2005**************
April 15th,
Friday - Salmon Mule Sale - come enjoy and learn new
things!!!!
April 16th,
Saturday - Salmon Horse Sale booth to sell candy, promote club, community
service, scavenger hunt and fun from 9:00 a.m.
till noon.
April 20th,
Wednesday - Club meeting at Country Commissioners Annex 1:30 to 3:00
p.m. bring record books and
model show information.
April 30th,
Saturday � Open 4-H Model Horse Show for all clubs at the library from
10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MUST ATTEND.
May 18th, Wednesday � Club
meeting at the County Commissioner�s Annex from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
