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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.
We are also
interested in any ECEA-related digital pictures that you
would like to share for the website. All formats
ok. Please email to
jfriedmann1459@att.net
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
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
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