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AS OF JULY 1, 2008

Trail Ride On Jun 14 had 7 riders and lots of fun on a trail around the base of Grizzley Mtn originating at John Sharp's Corrals between Madras and Prineville,   If you go back into our COPHC for a number of years not only will you recognize the name John Sharp as being one of our great contributors to the COPHC when we had shows in Prineville but also as a leading horseman of the state for many, many years.  All of us enjoyed our visit with John and his wife, Joyce, and his sister at the potluck that followed the Ride.   We are in hopes we can have another trail ride in the fall and attract more riders and you will need to keep in touch with our Activities Director, Luella Clark, 541-419-8973  Paint432@yahoo.com 

We finished up with our last show of the 3 Series Silver Buckle All-Breed Open Shows on June 29th.  Pictures can be seen on this link.  Congratulations to all of our winners of the buckles as well as the High Point Awards given at each individual show and our 1st place winners in all shows.  

High Point Silver Buckle
10 & Under  Youth Cammi Benson & Stormy
13 & Under Youth  Racheal Norby & ZB
14 - 18 Youth Kody Abendschein & Taylored By Griffiti
Novice  Mari Palacio & KD Candy Bars
Open Lynda Gress & Mister Youre A Doll

We would like to thank the following people that made donations to our Shows as follows and would like to have our members and winners send a thank you to the following people:

Carolyn Horning, At cost 1st place awards, and gift certificates for the 3rd & final show.    www.showmewesterndesigns.com  541-504-5838 horning_j@msn.com for creative show apparel and supplies

Karen White, Sheets for High Point Winners 2nd Show pntenm2006@yahoo.com  Owning and Showing APHA/AQHA Halter horses.

Kelly Simmelink, Chairs for the High Point Winners 1st Show Identity Zone 541-475-8700 kelly@theidzone.com www.theidzone.com Embroidered apparel, gifts, screen printed apparel and promotional products.

Chuck Patterson, Patterson Engraving for discount on engraving and Gist Silver Buckles for High Point Awards.
541-475-8700 Madras, Oregon.  

Gigi Cramer, Katie Janes, Clothes for People & Horses, 541-419-1806 katiejanes@peoplepc.com for donated awards toward 3rd Show High Point Individual Class Winners.

Simmelink Ranch, Tropies and Lollipops for Lead Line Classes, 3rd Show.  barlnk@madras.net www.barlink.com or 541-475-2743

Big R, Shirley in the Horse Department for donations toward 3rd Show High Point Individual Class Winners.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR WORK CREWS AT EACH SHOW.

Carolyn Horning for being our Show Manager and getting all of the arrangements made for the arenas and then putting the trail, equitation patterns and making sure all of their equipment was set up and maintained.  We could not have managed without Carolyn's tireless work on the ground as well as getting this all put together for us.

Karen White with also arrangements plus doing a superb job of announcing at the 1st two shows.  Unfortunately Karen had to go back on Insurance Claims to the Midwest so she had her sister Laurie Pieterick fill in for more than half of the day for the 3rd Show and then finished by both Shannon Main and Michele Simmelink-Rask.

2008 COPHC Queen, Britny Haney, presenting our Awards at all 3 shows including ribbons, show awards and Silver Buckle High Points.

Paris Steen for being our In Gate manager for all 3 shows with the help of Luella Clark on both the In and Out Gates.  Luella also filled in to distribute the awards for our 3rd Show.

Sandy & Katie Schaff for running tickets for placing, helping set up trail and equitation courses, general work on the ground and distributing the awards.  Sandy also helped with taking entries.

Shannon Main and Kay Simmelink in the office, keeping scores and managing entries.  Michele Simmelink-Rask helped in the office before the start of the 3rd show as well as helping on the ground as Scribe for the 1st two judges and helping set up the trail and equitation courses. 

Chuck Simmelink and a few new members fathers helped Carolyn set up and take down the trail classes at all 3 shows as well as hauled the office equipment up and down the long stairs at the two arenas.  Kristi Carter also helped in this endeavor.

And a thank you to our 3 fine judges.   1st Show, Terri Nicholson, 2nd Show, Kelly Huntington and 3rd show Joan Horton.

Please take some time to thank these people.  We would like to see all of our new members attend our meetings and have some input into what we would like to see for a new show series in 2009.  Carolyn has been in contact with the Appy Club and there it is seriously being considered to put on a Colorful Classic Approved Breed Show along with our All-Breed Open show (last show of the season in 2009).  So we'd definitely like to see some suggestions along those lines as well as how to improve our All-Breed Open Shows.  We had many complements on how well our shows were run and how much fun they were so we're in hopes we can continue this into 2009 with your help.  Our next meeting will be July 9th at Madaline's Grill & Steak House next door to McDonalds on S. Hwy 97, Redmond, Oregon.  Meeting begins at 6:30/7:00PM on July 9th. 

Paint Brush Ranch, owned by Judy & Jim Schehen report that the Stallion they stand, Lasting Approval AQHA once again has sired the World Champion 2 YO gelding Isle Be Approved  (Lasting Approval AQHA x Barlink Islebeastar APHA owned by Allyson Rotan of California in the Pinto and APHA World Shows.  Their filly Amber Approval by Lasting Approval x Blonde Autograph also won the Non-Pro TCF and the Oregon Bred Futurities with their daughter, Jerry Brazeal of Bend.  Congratulations to the Schehens.

Simmelink Ranch stated that their 17 year old gelding that they raised, Barlink Double Tuff by Barlink Macho Man also added another Pinto WC to his long list of WC/RWC accomplishments in the APHA & PtHA.  Barlink Macho Man Two by Barlink Macho Man also sired another WC in the PtHA with Scoot Too Win and Ima Macho Man Two by Barlink Macho Man Two also stood in the top 5 at the APHA World Show in Aged Halter Geldings.