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ECEA Youth Show
News: The Youth Show has changed to September
20, 2008 at the Flying Dollar Ranch! The Ellis County Equine Youth Association is a very
active horse club where youth can gather together for
some great fun and educational youth activities. ECEYA
attends several clinics, trail rides, field trips, and
social events throughout the year. A high light of
their year, is organizing and promoting their own
Youth Schooling Show where they raise money for their
year end field trip, participation trophies and
sportsmanship buckle.
Each youth who participates in at least four ECEA
activities during a calendar year, will receive a
participation award at the club's year-end award
banquet. Also awarded at the banquet, is the Nancy
Jessup Sportsmanship Award belt buckle, for which only
the youth vote for whom best epitomizes a good sport
during the year's competitions. Some come join in and
have some good "horsey" fun in 2008!
The Ellis
County Equine Youth Association had a great first
meeting of the year on March 29 at the Flying Dollar
Ranch. Many new faces became involved and a fun filled
year of activities are planned for the adult and youth
club alike. The first order of business was to elect
officers for 2008. They are: Cali Mikel, President;
Tessa Linscheid, Vice President; Courtney Griffith,
Secretary; and Cole Mikel, Treasurer.
YOUTH NEWS
The
Ellis
County
Equine
Youth
Association
will
host
its
annual
Fundraiser
and
Fun
Show
on
September
20,
2008,
at
the
Flying
Dollar
Ranch
in
Italy,
Texas.
For
a
variety
of
reasons,
it
was
bumped
to
September
and
will
no
longer
be
scheduled
for
August
9.
Please
continue
to
make
plans
to
attend.
The
show
will
begin
at 9
a.m.
and
include
halter,
western,
yearling,
English
and
speed
events.
The
show
is
limited
to youth
ages 18
and
under. No
formal
show
clothes
are
required.
It's
a
great
place
to
practice,
learn
to
show,
or
just
have
a
good
time
with
your
horse
and
other
horse
kids.
A
variety
of
prizes
will
be
given
away by
drawing throughout
the
day
to
all
who
enter the
show.
All
the
proceeds
from
the
event
go
to
the
youth
fund
which
pays
for
the
Jessup
sportsmanship
buckle,
participation
trophies
and
a
field
trip.
The
youth
continue
to
seek prizes
and
sponsorships
for drawing. Lonnie
Page
of
Page
Quarter
Horses
will
be
the
judge.
Please
call
Julie
Hinz
at
972-483-7774
for
more
information.
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Year End Field Trip:
The youth have decided to hold their year-end camping field trip at Quail Hollow Farm in Wills Point. The farm features 10 miles of woodsy trails, fishing ponds, a covered arena, camping sites with electrical and water hookups, and pens and stalls for your horses. The soil is sandy and trails are fairly easy so shoes on your horses are not required for this ride. We will be spending two nights and going Columbus Day weekend October 10-12/13. The state parks booked up really fast on us. What we need to get an idea of is how many families and number of horses are going so ECEA can make the deposit. We usually leave Friday after school and return Sunday. However, many kids and parents have Monday, Columbus Day, off or as a Fair Day. So, we could go Saturday through Monday. I just need to know what will work out best for the most number of families. This trip is paid for (camping sites, horse pens, and some meals) by the youth fund and youth families are welcome to attend. To see pictures of the place, you can go to www.quailhollowfarm.com. If you are interested please e-mail me-Julie Hinz or call 972-483-7774.
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Nancy Jessup
Sportsmanship Award:
Youth members will be
voting on who will
receive the 2008 Nancy
Jessup Sportsmanship
Award at the August
show’s registration
table. If you are unable
to attend the show, you
may call or email your
vote to Julie at
972-483-7774 or
hinzjulie@hotmail.com.
Only youth members are
allowed to vote, with
only one vote per
member. Be thinking of
who deserves this
buckle. Who is friendly
and helpful at all the
shows despite if they
win or lose? Who keeps a
good attitude? Who
participates in many
ECEA and youth
events and activities?
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Please stay tuned for the date
for the next youth association
meeting date and time.
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2008
ECEA Youth Officers
from
left: Courtney Griffith,
Secretary; Tessa
Linscheid, Vice
President; Cali Mikel,
President; Cole Mikel,
Treasurer.
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