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Potluck dinner at Broken Arrow Farm (4880 N Benchview Dr) starting at 5pm followed by business meeting.
Agenda:
Officers’ reports
Old Business:- Greenbelt trails update
- AK Trails potential partnership
- Clinics update
- Volunteer hours
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We had a great holiday party on Sunday, and it was so great to see many of you there. We voted in our new officers for 2020-2021:
- President: Dawn Vogt
- Vice President: Chandra Wilson
- Secretary: Colleen Fisk
- Treasurer: Francine Long
- Directors: Linda Simms, Lori Benner, and Frank Sihler
Thank you to our election committee and all those who have agreed to serve as officers or directors for Mat-Su BCHA! A very special thanks to Kathy for having led us these last several years.
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Our annual holiday party will again include delicious food and a silent auction. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. This is our most-attended event of the year, and we hope you can join us – as always, feel free to bring any family or friends! The Kelsch’s are once again hosting at their house on 2480 N Hope Circle. There will be a short business meeting to review the letter to the borough about the Crevasse Morraine trail system and vote in new officers. A Parks, Rec, and Trails meeting is the next day so we want to have comments prepared. We will still have lots of fun, and hope to see many of you there!
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The pack clinic went very well at Saddle Up Arena – we had 19 participants from all around the state, most of them who weren’t members of BCHA before. Thank you so much to all the BCHA members who participated and helped out on that day.
We are doing a follow up ride on Saturday, May 4th for those who participated in the clinic to practice packing on their own (or friends’) horses. We would also like to invite other BCHA members to come for a potluck brunch and meeting starting at 10am followed by a trail ride. We will start at Saddle Up Arena (mile 10 Old Glenn Highway) and be able to ride down to Knik River from there.
Members learned a variety of packing techniques at the clinic on March 29th and 30th. Photo by Kathleen Kavalok. -
Mat-Su BCHA is partnering with Fish & Game to put on a 2-day packing clinic March 29th and 30th. There will also be follow up practice days throughout the summer. The cost is $75 for members or $100 for non-members. Contact Kathy for more information and to reserve your spot!
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Our next meeting will be March 2nd at Kathy Foxley’s house in the Butte. We will start at 6pm with a potluck dinner followed by a business meeting. See email for directions.
Agenda:
- President’s report/State meeting
- Treasurer’s report
- Secretary’s report, including approving January minutes
Old Business:
- Update on Packing clinic and trips
New Business:
- Table at 4-H symposium March 16th?
- Table at Equifest May 18th?
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At the October meeting, we set some meeting dates, including for the holiday party.
- Next meeting: November 17th, 6pm @ Sara Gotschall’s house
- Holiday Party: December 15th, 6pm @ Wildwood Farm
- 2019: January 26th @ Dawn Vogt’s house
Directions will be emailed, so if you are not on the list, please email us to be added.
We also increased our dues by $5 to match those of Kenai BCHA group. An individual membership is now $30 and a family membership is $40. The updated form can be downloaded here, or from our Membership page, which includes information on where to mail it.
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Next meeting is October 27th at Kathy’s house in the Butte.This will be a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. We will discuss the summer events and rides, report volunteer hours, start our membership drive for 2019, and brainstorm topics for winter meetings.
Directions to Kathy’s were sent in an email.
Hope to see you there!
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Come browse new & used tack, other horse supplies, and get your horse vaccinated, all in one place. Confirmed vendors: Mat-SAR Equine unit, Ribbonworks, Arctic Horse, Therapeutic Occuscope for horses, Dynamite, plus 5 tables of tack! If you’d like to rent table space to sell some of your own tack or promote your group or business, it’s $15 – email Dawn to reserve your spot. Dr. Susan Dent will be there until 1pm for 5-way vaccines ($45) and EIAs ($60) – make an appointment by emailing Dr. Dent. The Facebook event with up-to-date information is here.
Please share flyer widely!
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Is your horse looking a little overweight after a winter on the round bale? Come check his/her weight at the T&J Gravel Pit on Thursday, May 24th. You can walk your horse onto the pit’s drive-on scale and get an accurate weight. Bring your weight tape to calibrate the tape weight and the actual weight of your horse(s). Dr. Susan Dent will also be offering the 5-way vaccine and EIA (Coggins) test. The charge to weight your horse is $10, the 5-way vaccine is $45, and the Coggins is $60. The $10 for the weigh-in all goes to the Mat-Su Backcountry Horsemen of Alaska to further its mission to improve our local trails. Dr. Dent will also donate 10% of her profits to BCHA. Please email Dr. Dent to make an appointment for vaccines and EIAs.
