Ellis County Equine Association

P.O. Box 2763, Waxahachie Texas 75165

Hoof Prints

 

Hoof Prints is the ECEA’s monthly newsletter.  Hoof Prints encourages participation via letters to the editor - all letters must be signed and sent to the mailing address shown above. The editor reserves the right to edit the material on the basis of space and content.

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August 2008 Newsletter
ECEA NEWS
Dear ECEA Members,
We did it! After a long, hot day in August, we finally wrapped up the 2008 show season. Judge Dawn Frye was very complimentary about our club, the quality of horses, and the congeniality of our membership. Even though the show season has ended, however, we still have many irons in the fire. Be sure to read through this newsletter to find out about all the upcoming events such as the youth’s fundraiser show on September 20, the year-end awards banquet on October 18, and the youth’s year-end camping trip on October 10.
A big thank you goes out to all the members, competitors, volunteers, judges, show Moms and Dads, and others who helped make this show series continue to be one of the best quality horse shows around.
I hope to see everyone at the banquet!
Becky Hansen
ECEA President
 
HOOF BEAT
AWARDS BANQUET
The 2008 ECEA Awards Banquet will be hosted by the Flying Dollar Ranch on Saturday, October 18 at 4:30 p.m. All of the year-end awards earned at the horse show, the youth’s participation awards, and additional special awards will be presented at this banquet. The event will be catered.
Please see the banquet flyer enclosed for more information and details and please RSVP if you will be attending the banquet.
 
 
2009 Officers
If there is anyone wishing to run for an officer or board of director position, you should submit your intent to run in writing by September 1. Ballots will then be mailed to the general membership and new officers announced at the awards banquet in October. The club needs all the help it can get to keep up a successful organization, so please consider helping in leadership responsibilities!
 
ECEA YOUTH NEWS
Fun show:
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. 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.
Check out the flyer in this issue of Hoofprints for details regarding the Youth Fundraiser and Fun Show. If you would like to donate an item to the prize table, or a monetary donation to the youth fund, contact Julie Hinz or Tracey Friedmann, or just bring it the morning of the show.
A big thank you goes out to the following people and businesses for contributing cash or prizes toward the youth show:
Remax Realty of DeSoto
Leslie Linscheid Family
Flying Dollar Ranch
Ellis Co. Home Inspections
Lou Bell
John and Tracey Friedmann
Donna Weisberge Training Stables
Youth members, if you haven’t come to a meeting yet, that is okay. But we do need help recruiting prizes for the show. Call Julie Hinz (972) 483-7774 for more information.
 
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 and 11. The state parks booked up really fast on us. What we need is to get an idea of how many families and the number of horses that are going so ECEA can make the deposit. We usually leave Friday after school and return Sunday. 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. I don't have everyone's email so pass the word along and get back to Julie Hinz if you are interested. Please e-mail Julie Hinz or call her at 972-483-7774.
 
ECEA Shining Stars
Congratulations to the August Daily High Point winners at our August 2008 show.
 
OFFICERS
President:
Becky Hansen 972-977-2058
Vice President:
Julie Hinz 972-483-7774
Secretary :
Tracey Friedmann 972-921-4593
Treasurer:
Brenda Escamilla 972-483-6175
Director:
Lou Bell 972-435-6673
Director:
Missy Devall 972-617-6398
Director:
Lois Smith 972-544-2719
Director:
Alleice Summers 972-617-9945
Director:
Donna Weisberg 214-403-0932
Past President:
Sandy Neal 972-483-3084
 
CLASSIFIEDS
Horses For Sale at the Flying Dollar Ranch. Call Julie for more information at 972-483-7774.
Horses for Sale at the Flying Dollar:
3-year-old Bay Tobiano Paint gelding, 1/2 TB. Started under saddle, big and handsome. $1,800
3-year-old Buckskin Tobiano Paint Filly. 14.2 hands. Started under saddle. Nice mover and sweet. $1,800
3-Year-Old Palomino Tobiano Paint Gelding. Started in reining. Gorgeous color. Roping/penning/playday/cowhorse prospect. $4,000.
10-Year-Old Sorrel QH gelding. Well broke ranch horse/trail riding type. $2,000
 
Halloween Show
Halloween Fun Show at the Flying Dollar (non-ECEA) on October 25. PAC approved. Costume class with your horse! Call 972-483-774 for more info. This show is sure to be a fun and spooky event!!!
Please submit items for the classifieds to Tracey Friedmann at
(972)-921-4593 or by e-mail to
 
ECEA Survey
There is an ECEA survey included in this newsletter, and we would like to hear from you on what you want. Please return the surveys to Becky Hansen at P.O. Box 632 Crandall, Texas 75114
 
FROM THE EDITOR
This has been a great year for the club, and we still have many events planned including the youth show, youth field trip, and awards banquet. We are also working on another clinic for this year. If there is anything you would like to see more of in the newsletter or our club do, I encourage you to let me know. Also, we will be updating pictures on the web site this Fall/Winter, and we need your pictures to help make our website even better.
Tracey Friedmann
ECEA Secretary and Editor
 
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
General Membership meetings are open to the public and are held the third Thursday of each month at the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce at 7:30pm.
If you have any questions about the
club, you can contact any board member. Also, a calendar of events, rules, entry forms, classifieds and discussion forums can be seen on our website:
 
 
ECEA RIBBON SPONSORS
Whistlestop Ranch Palmer, Texas
Home of GQ Platinum AQHA/PHBA res champion halter stallion whistlestopequine.com
 
 
Thank You to Cari Cummings for finding Yearling Daily High Point Sponsors
 
 
SWEEPSTAKES SPONSOR
Teresa Lewis
 
 
YEARLING DAILY HIGH POINT SPONSOR
Mary Kite-Kite Business Services
 
BUCKLE SPONSOR
Red Oak Drug Shop
 
BUCKLE SPONSOR
Butch and Lou Ann Stecherr
 
 
DONATIONS TO WESTERN PLEASURE JACKPOT
Lonnie and Liz Page
 
 
Cari and David Cummings - YEARLING DAILY HIGH POINT SPONSOR
 
 
YEARLING DAILY HIGH POINT SPONSORS
include: Amy Ammerman, 5A Ranch,
and Della St. Louis
 
 
COLOR CLASS BUCKLE SPONSOR
Hilltop Haven-Lou Bell