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What's New in 2008?

Hallowe'en FUNtastic Horse Show Ready for Entries!

The horse show entry forms and class list for the Hallowe'en FUNtastic Horse Show on Saturday, October 11th is now available and you can download the information here.

Barn Raising on September 28th

Thanks to the efforts of several dedicated members, the Outriders now have a barn on the grounds! Ron Szigety drove down to Ladner to pick up the barn on Saturday, and the gang showed up on Sunday for the official "barn raising"! Thanks, Carolyn for taking photographs during the day. The barn does not yet have a roof on, but at least the walls are up and it looks great! Take a boo for yourself!

Unloading the trailer... ____ Putting up the walls

Lots of supervisory assistance! ____ Viola! The finished product (roof is pending).

Outrider members winning at other horse shows!

Congratulations to Outriders members, Tammie, Jessie and Tristianna on their successful competitions at the 2007 Western Heritage and General Performance Provincial Championships! For anyone who has competed at this level, they know how much these winnings mean! It is tons of hard work to win at the provincial level! Well done, ladies!

Tammie and Aerowynn

Jessie and Tequila Sunrise

Tristiana and Stoney

And, kudos as well to long-time member and Outrider executive member Carolynn and her daughter Andrea on their winnings at the 2007 HCBC Open Summer Show. I just love the mother/daughter picture!

Andrea at the HCBC Summer Open Show, 2007

Carolyn and Andrea - mother and daughter

We ALWAYS need new members!

The 100 Mile and District Outriders club is only as good as its membership. We are sadly lacking volunteers to help with any of our many events and work bees. Please the club if you are interested in helping out, or come to the next Outriders meeting. They are held the first or sometimes second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m. at Peter Skene Ogden High School in 100 Mile House (while school is in session - during the summer, the new location will be announced later).

Club Meeting Dates for the Year

Here are the meeting dates for the club from now until November: May 6th, June 3rd, July 8th, August 12th, September 9th, October 7nd and November 4th. Locations, time changes and meeting topics to be announced prior to each meeting.

Clinics for 2008

There have been FOUR (yes - FOUR!!) clinics organized so far this year. Now, there's a fifth clinic - see the Jumping Derby information on theshows webpage. You can also check out the clinics page for more information and to see if more clinics will be happening this year .

Organized Trail Rides

Oops! I inadvertantly put in a trail ride news item from last year. My apologies to Brenda Leonew if there have been lots of calls on a trail ride for July 21st - sorry! As of right now, there are no rides yet for this year. Attend a club meeting and help out to make a trail ride happen THIS year!

Dressage Day on June 7th

There is a Dressage Day scheduled for Saturday, June 7th, judged by Kelly McIntosh. You can download the entry information here.