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Hoof Print Spring2018

President’s Cup Winner!Tezuby & Jonni Jewell

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On The Cover: President’s Cup winnerTezuby & Jonni Jewell

at the 2017Robber’s Route ride.

Photo by Mike Collins, Optical Harmonics,used with permission

Spring 2018

2 President’s Message

4 From the Executive Director

6 Convention Speakers -A Brief Recap

9 Lifetime Achievement Award

11 Workers Hall of Fame

13 National Appreciation

15 Regional Awards

25 CP National Champions

26 Open National Champions

27 High Mileage Awards

29 Breed Awards

30 Overall CP Awards

31 Overall Open Awards

34 President’s Cup Winner

37 Blessed Are TheRide Managers

38 Effective Downhill Riding

40 Rule Change Proposals

48 National BODMeeting Minutes

53 Ride Results

56 Membership Form

“Time and effort build value,and likewise success without effort

has no value.”—Kim Cowart

All photos of award winners in this issue were taken byHannah Clark and are used with permission. Photosfrom around the convention venue were taken by GregFeazell and are used with permission.

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What is a C Ride?

There is some confusion this yearabout the “C” rides that NATRC is

offering on a trial basis and that manyride managers are doing. They are ina way, a prep for having sanctioned Crides if the rule proposal for thispasses at the end of the ride season.They may be called Introductory Ridesor Clinics depending on how each ridemanager handles them.

This is an effort to introduce newcompetitors to the sport and, in thefuture, provide a place for experiencedcompetitors who, when time, financialor physical limitations prevent them/us

from doing the longer rides, will stillhave a place in NATRC.

The event would be held on 1day and consist of two classes, adult(18 years and older) and junior (under18). The cost should be about half of aregular ride entry, and the criteriawould be the same as Novice (horsesage a minimum of 4 years old) withthe pace between 3 and 4 mph. Theidea is to have the ride about half thedistance of a current Novice ride, sobetween 8 and 12 miles depending onhow management lays out the trail.This ride can be held on Saturday orSunday in conjunction with the regularNATRC ride and should give the riders

the optionof arrivingthe morn-ing of theride soovernightcamping isnotrequired.Hoof and leg protection is allowed,and stabling will not be judged.

For the purposes of this year’s“C” rides, we are encouraging ridemanagers to have the competitorscomplete one P&R and one or twojudged observation points. Becausethese are not sanctioned rides, riderswould not be scored but will receive ascorecard with observations noted.And all of the “C” riders should alsoreceive a completion award at theend.

Lets do this; encourage yournon-competitive friends to try a “C”ride this year.

Respectfully submitted,Angie Meroshnekoff, President,

North AmericanTrail Ride Conference

Please report any changes inyour membership informationto the national office. Suchchanges might include yourname, a move to a differentregion, the addition of juniorsin a family membership - partic-ularly if a junior has a differ-ent last name, or the sale of ahorse. It’s your responsibilityto keep your information up todate.

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NATRC National Board Members

NATRC National Board OfficersPresident:

Angie [email protected]

Vice President:Shari Parys

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Treasurer:Gayle Muench

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Executive Director:Sarah [email protected]

Region 1Angie Meroshnekoff (2018)

[email protected] Dieterich (2019)

[email protected] Thomason, Alt (2020)

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Region 2Mary Jo Malone (2019)

[email protected] Insko (2018)[email protected]

Audrey Pavia, Alt (2020)[email protected]

Region 3Kay Gunckel, DVM (2018)

[email protected] Wingle (2020)[email protected]

Sharon Roper, Alt (2019)[email protected]

Region 4Alice Perryman (2020)[email protected] Muench (2018)[email protected]

Elaine Swiss, Alt (2019)[email protected]

Region 5Bill Moore (2019)

[email protected] Diaguila (2020)

[email protected] Kudra, Alt (2018)

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Region 6Shari Parys (2020)

[email protected] Hanson (2019)

[email protected] Stucky, Alt (2018)

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Meet Our New Judges, Judge Applicants,Apprentices and Provisionals

Members: Your comments to the Judges Committee on the followingapplicants, apprentices or provisional judges are welcome.

VeterinaryPam Hess, DVM

440/635-8841, 440/[email protected]

HorsemanshipKim Cowart

678/[email protected]

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fice of any changes. Indicate home and office numbers.▪ Apprenticing must be done with an approved judge who has agreed to judge

and supervise an apprentice.Ride Chairs:▪ Secure your judges early. Remember, you must contact and secure your

judges well in advance of your ride date!▪ For a current Judges List, please visit the website or contact the National Of-

fice.▪ If you have difficulty securing an NATRC judge, please contact the appropri-

ate Judges Committee chair:

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Mission Statement

The North American Trail RideConference (NATRC) promoteshorsemanship and horse careas they apply to the sport of dis-tance riding by offering a varietyof challenging and educationalexperiences designed tostrengthen horse and rider part-nerships.

Code of Ethics We, the NATRC NationalBoard of Directors, ExecutiveDirector, judges, committeemembers, and employees areambassadors of our sport wheth-er at an organized event or infor-mal gathering. There is animplied code of ethics to adhereto. This code of ethics dictatesthat we behave professionally,courteously and responsibly.This includes:● Representing the sport in

a professional manner● Being respectful when giv-

ing an opinion● Substantiating information

before giving an opinion● Being kind and courteous

to others

Veterinary Judges

Horsemanship Judges

ApplicantAlina Vale, DVM (R2)

Vivian Gay McWilliams Quam, DVM (R5)Ryan Hagan, DVM (R6)

ApprenticePat Regier, DVM (R6)

Verona Chaffin, DVM (R6)

ApprenticeLori Allen (R5)

Brenda Messick (R6)

ProvisionalLin Ward (R3)

Esther Diaguila (R5)

ProvisionalSusan Dent, DVM (R1)






































Strong title perhaps…but it got yourattention right? The phrase,

“embrace the suck,” is a term I learnedin the Marine Corps that has been apart of my core life function ever since.In the Marines, it was typi-cally used in regards today-to-day life in the mili-tary and even more so dur-ing deployments.

During my service, Ihad some of the best,worst, most terrifying,humorous, and honorabletimes of my life. I thinkback to my combat servicein Operation Iraqi Freedomand the time spent in theMiddle East; I was upbefore the sun seven daysa week with a twelve-hour(or more) duty ahead,rucking my gear each dayacross the sand for a milebetween our bivouac andwork site and back, andeating cereal with warmgoat milk in cartons to topit because we had norefrigeration at the time. Itwas still better than thequestionable eggs in the hot chow line.The water we drank was rarely under95 degrees as it was shipped in on pal-lets from Saudi Arabia, stored in thesun, and again, no refrigeration to coolit.

These were just some of the notso pleasant day-to-day circumstanceswe lived, let alone the stress andfatigue of combat action. One mightsay it sucked. Marines are taught fromthe day they hit the ground at recruittraining to “embrace the suck” as it iscritical to survival, growth, and evolu-tion as an individual and as a team.There is nothing I would change aboutmy choice to serve my country, even ifI could. You don’t have to like your cir-cumstances, but you do have toembrace where you are in order tobreak through to the other side.

This article is not about doom andgloom…in fact it is just the opposite!Every day, week, year, and beyond we

make plans. We make plans to exe-cute our goals whatever they may be. Ireadily admit I am the kind of personwho sets exceptionally lofty goals formyself and I push others to do the

same. Why? Because I’ve alwaysloved the statement, “Shoot for themoon. Even if you miss, you’ll landamong the stars.”

For all of us NATRC folks, weunderstand the fun and excitement ofplanning our ride season whether it beone, three, or sixteen rides knowing fullwell that can change on a moment’snotice. Most of us have a Plan A, B, C,or even D when it comes to our rideseason…always hoping Plan A worksbut fully prepared to implement one ormore alternate plans when the starsalign differently than we’d hoped.Sometimes this means “embracing thesuck” and then embracing the neces-sary change to shift course.

NATRC as a whole has been anentity of evolution since 1961. Whilethe philosophies and our core valueshave not fundamentally changed sinceour founding, the sport has evolved inso many ways. I can think of many

changes since it became a part of mylife in 1988 and there are many peoplewho have been with NATRC much lon-ger than I that share the same senti-ment.

This isn’t about “thegood old days” or the ideathat we were better thirtyyears ago, we haveadapted and worked tokeep our sport a leader inthe distance riding com-munity over the past sev-eral decades. We are at apivotal point in NATRChistory working to maintainour relevancy and viabilitywhile not compromisingwhat makes us unique orsacrificing our philoso-phies.

We are not alone inthis venture trying toanswer the question of thetimes, and while it is easyto operate in a bit of a silo,assuming we are the onlyorganization seeking toincrease ridership, mem-bership, and overallgrowth, is not the case.

Society is busier than it has ever beenwith less time and money for recre-ational ventures. This requires allequestrian organizations to take a hardlook at how to best serve consumers inorder to continue to be a place atwhich their time and money are spent.We must think outside of the box, andtake an “outside looking in” approachas we work to answer these toughquestions and strategize as an organi-zation.

This is where NATRC needs todig in deep and “embrace the suck,” tocelebrate our past, acknowledge ourpresent, and work towards a brightfuture by setting new goals and build-ing Plans A, B and C in order toachieve them. Thank you to ournational directors, sponsors, commit-tees, ride management, ride volunteersand riders. Your loyalty and continuedsupport are fundamental to our suc-cess!

Embrace the SuckSarah J. Rinne, NATRC Executive Director


We would like to thank theCommittee that made the 2018 Convention a success!

◊ Chairpersons - Chuck Smith / Juleen Feazell◊ Convention Secretary - Cathy Cumberworth◊ Publicity - Donna Dandy / Bev Roberts

◊ Vendors - Lin Ward / Sharon Roper- Dashner

◊ GPS Presentation & AV/Technology - Bill Wingle

◊ Registration - Kerry Bingham / CheriWestmoreland / Terri Smith / CathyCumberworth

◊ Name Tags - Cathy Cumberworth

◊ NBOD Liaison - Amelia Adair

◊ National Awards Program - Sarah Rinne / Kay Gunckel / Calleen Olson / Beth Sims / Kristie LaValley / Juleen Feazell◊ Hosts for Speakers and BOD -

Laurie DiNatale / Bill Cumberworth◊ Photos Awards Presentation -

Kristie LaValley

◊ Photographer (Saturday) -Hannah Clark

◊ Photographer (Sunday) - Greg Feazell

◊ Raffle / Silent Auction - Betty Garrett

◊ National Awards Banquet -Chuck Smith

◊ Spiritual Leader - Dave Dashner

◊ Tours (Friday) - Amelia Adair

◊ Hospitality Room - Lonnie Smith /Kenny Bingham / Ed Westmoreland

◊ Trivia Pursuit (Friday) - Hannah Clark

◊ Tee Shirt Design & Fulfillment -Jody Carmen

◊ Flowers Awards Banquet -Devon Daney

◊ Convention Posters - Pam Galchutt

◊ Convention Assistants -Dave Dashner / Greg Feazell

◊ Convention Decorations (Wine bottles& Cork Lights) - Mark & Becky Rogers

◊ Lip Balm Holders - Wava O’Brien

When Shopping For Tack, Please Remember Our Sponsors. WhenOrdering From Our Sponsors, Please Mention NATRC Membership and

Please Say “Thank You” To:

Specialized Saddles & David KadenJohn NowellPrairie Sylvania ArabiansBill & Diane WinglePerry & Trent Law Firm, LLCMarla StuckyDenise FarrisSarah RinneLaurie KnuutilaBill and Nancy SluysRegion 6 NATRC, Inc.Shari ParysCheri JeffcoatCarla Jo BassJonni JewellDolly MillerAngie MeroshnekoffGary & Linda ClaytonBill & Vickie MooreGayle & Fran MuenchTeresa Galliher

Victoria WhiteheadCindy KeenKim & Shane MurphyJohn ZeliffEsther DiaguilaDebbie PayneShirley BrodersenMike & Michelle DanielsJenny SmithChuck SmithPatty LucasTravis BrinckHelen SmithKelly QueenMary GinnKim CowartKris HapgoodGreg & Juleen FeazellGina Maddox & TuloDwight & Mary HansonNATRC Region 1

A special thank you to those who sponsored specific awards:

With Thanks andAppreciation

from the entireorganizationto our 2017OutgoingDirectors:

John Horne –Region 3, 2015-2017

Lori Allen –Region 5, 2015-2017

Beni DeMattei –Region 2,

Alternate 2015-2017

Chuck Smith –Region 3,

Alternate 2014-2017

Jean Green –Region 4,

Alternate 2014-2016

Ellen Lovett - R1Larry Goss, DVM - R1Bob Santisteven - R3 Charlie Crider - R5

Mike Colby - R6

In Remembranceof Those

Who HavePassed Away:

Carri-Lite CorralsChiggerville Farms

EquisurePrairie Sylvania Arabians

Renegade Hoof BootsRiding Warehouse

Specialized SaddlesSports Saddle

The Distance DepotPerry & Trent, LLCWander Themes


Convention Speakers - A Brief RecapHere is a brief recap of the presentations given during the National Convention in Albuquerque.

Judges Panel

Dr. Bill Cumberworth moderated asession of questions from the audi-

ence posed to a panel of judges consist-ing of Greg Fellers DVM, Kay Gunckel,DVM, Kim Cowart, Patsy Conner, JerrySims and Jamie Dieterich. It was hard toend the session, but here are some ofthe take-home messages.

Q: Will the Cardiac Recovery Index(CRI) become a judging criterion?A: The CRI has been used in NATRC foryears, but the procedure and scoringhave been problematic and inconsistent.In response to these concerns, in 2014Kim Cowart, then NATRC president,asked Greg Fellers and Jamie Dieterichto work on developing a consistent proto-col and scoring system.

We now have an approved methodand scoring. Using the CRI is optional,and the veterinary judge and ride man-ager must communicate about this, pref-erably before the ride; the ride managerhas the final say. If used, it’s importantthat the veterinary judge communicateswith the riders about its principles anduse.

In response to a question abouthorses with elevated heart rates due toanxiety, Dr. Fellers commented that is apsychogenic rather than a physiologicresponse and agreed this is a difficultaspect. However, horses can learn to“power down,” and hopefully their anxietyat rides will decrease over time.

Would a baseline CRI at check-inhelp identify those horses who mighthave a normally higher CRI? We don’tknow. We have some limited data, butwe really need more to be able to drawany kind of conclusions. If rides would bewilling to provide us with before-the-rideand after the ride CRI numbers, we’dlove to look at them.

Q: How does one not have excessbody sway when riding downhill?

A: To avoid upper body sway, the ridershould keep the weight securely in thelegs and use alternating subtle counterpressure in the stirrups. “Walk” your legsopposite your horse’s forelegs, puttingweight in the stirrup opposite the horse’sforeleg making the stride and allowingthe horse to rock back and forth underyou. Visualize a hula dancer with thehips moving back and forth but the upperbody being quiet. Properly align yourlegs, hips, and shoulders. Placing yourlight non-reining hand on the pommel,horn, or swell can aid your balancethereby helping your horse as well. Seethe article on “Effective Downhill Riding”by Donna Snyder-Smith in this issue.

Q: What recommendations do youhave for using ice boots? Is icingmasking a problem? Can I just manu-ally hold ice on (my horse’s legs) aftera ride?A: Use an ice pack that is soft, not frozensolid. A means of attachment should beapplied just to hold the ice/ cooling packon, not to fix it on tightly. Icing would onlytemporarily mask a problem. Holding iceon a horse with one’s hands has beenallowed in NATRC for a long time. Seethe article on ice boots in the Winter2017/18 issue of Hoof Print.

Q: How far can you lead a horse (with-out being penalized) with the reinsinstead of a lead rope?A: We try to judge the results. Often onthe trail, after a P&R for example, it’smore expedient to lead the horse a shortdistance by the reins, ready to mountwhen you get to the judge. Whether thereins are over the horse’s neck or not, dowhat you do safely and well. As long aseverything goes along smoothly, youshould be all right. Ask the judge if you’renot sure.

Q: How should changes in metabolicparameters be scored?

A: A horse has several chances to“reset” from the Friday baseline – over-night Friday, over lunch on Saturday,overnight Saturday. Different veterinari-ans use the numbers differently, but itshould be consistent within a ride. If ahorse is dehydrated from a long trailerride at check in, we can ask to see itagain Saturday morning before it goesout.

One thing we can hang our hat on(in terms of how the horse is doing) ispulse and pulse recovery – we shouldn’tinterfere with a P&R check – we shouldlook at the horse after the check.

Q: How do you count respiration on ahorse that’s panting?A: It can be difficult, but you have tocount what you see. From P&R Instruc-tions for Volunteers under <Documents ><Riders and Volunteers> on the website,“A horse's respiration is best observedon the left lower abdomen or flankbetween the end of the rib cage and thehind leg. Each time the abdomen/flankgoes out and in counts as ONE RESPI-RATION. If you can get your watch andthe silhouette outline of the lower abdo-men in a line so the watch and in-and-outmovement are in one field of vision, thecount can be made accurately withoutyour eyes bouncing back and forth miss-ing counts. Respirations are counted for15 seconds. All breaths are countedregardless of how slow, rapid, deep orshallow the breath. There are no exemp-tions for any reason including breed ofhorse, weather factors, or rate of respira-tion, e.g. panting. Occasionally, a horsewill take multiple inspirations to one expi-ration. If this occurs, you will see two ormore rapid outward movements followedby one inward movement; this counts asone respiration. Should a horse whinny,snort or become excited while the respi-ration is being taken, recount the rate.”

The Inner Aspects of Horsemanship – Lynn Clifford

Lynn Clifford is from Santa Fe, NewMexico, and offers life coaching and

counseling for both riders and non-riders,riding lessons and training, and hasdeveloped a program that she calls “TheInner Equestrian.” She presented her

thoughts, ideas and tips during her lec-ture at the convention.

Being an effective rider involves a“whole” approach, including mind, bodyand emotions. Our relationships with ourhorses are affected by our experiences,

incidents, and accidents that happen tous through our lives. Insight into our lifepatterns may find parallels in our rela-tionships with our horses.

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are more mental/ thinking, others areemotional/feeling, still others arephysical/doing, and we may be a mixtureof all of the above. But one will be moredominant. Whether a person is extro-verted or introverted also affects theirrelationships with their horses.

Being an equestrian and havinghorses in our lives is all about balance,both physical and otherwise.

There is a very strong mind-bodyconnection. We can directly affect ouroutcomes in life and with our horses byour positive and/or negative thinking. Ourbodies respond to our thinking and so doour horses.

Science has shown that the heartgenerates a magnetic field, and that wecan directly influence one another’s heart

rhythm. Horses are much larger thanhumans and therefore generate a biggermagnetic field than humans. But calmingthoughts and “quieting our hearts” canaffect our horses. Being mindful of ourenergy and thinking can have a largeimpact on our relationship with our horse.

Something in your experience, suchas an accident involving your horse, mayhave adversely affected how you interactwith your horse. You may lose touch withyour Inner Equestrian. Some signs thatthis may have happened to you include:▪ You can’t feel your body – you feel likeyou are riding like a “balloon-head.”▪ You can’t identify your mood – youfeel “out of sorts” but don’t know why.

▪ You are “externally referenced” – youare unduly concerned or worried aboutwhat others think.

Tips to reconnect with your InnerEquestrian:

Tracking – paying attention towhat’s going on with your body, includingyour breathing, and tracking how itaffects both you and your horse.

Rating – figuring out where you areon your scale of anxiety and what trig-gers a shut-down or anxiety attack.

Choosing – which bite-size pieceyou will try, take things slowly, keepthings manageable and take small steps.Set yourself up for success.

For more about Lynn and her pro-grams, check out her website atwww.lynnclifford.com

Albuquerque Mounted Patrol

The APD Horse Mounted Unit (HMU)presented a lively and informative

talk about what they do, how they train,and invited us to visit some of the horsesoutside afterwards.

Created over 40 years ago in 1977,the unit had one Sergeant, five officersand six horses. Currently there are 10horses, one Lieutenant, two full-time offi-cers, and multiple part-time (collateral)riders.

Its purpose is Crime Prevention andPublic relations, and they work about 150events per year. The HMU uses drafthorses because of their calm nature andimposing large size. They are better suit-ed to carry the weight of riders and gearand to work for hours on the pavement.Towering twelve feet above the ground,the mounted officer is six times more vis-ible than a foot patrol officer, a bike offi-cer, or even a car. Mounted officers alsohave a 360-degree range of vision and,within crowd control functions, one horseis equivalent to 10 officers on foot.

The horses and riders go throughtraining using techniques of today’s clini-cians and good horse sense. “The mo-ment you touch the horse is part of thetraining.” The officers and riders do

ground work first to set the tone beforethey ride. They appreciate that the mind-set, outlook, energy, and anxiety of therider affect the horse. Said the conven-tion speaker, “I believe 80% of thehorse’s problems in training are wors-ened by the rider’s mind. Use your mindas a tool, but leave your experience atthe door.”

They don’t train alone. Safety first isa big aspect of their program. The term,“bombproofing”, is used sparingly be-cause they don’t think a horse is really“bomb proof.” They do spend a lot oftime on desensitization, and havelearned (as we have) that some horsestolerate some things better than others.

Repetition, repetition, repetition arekey.

Look up. Look where you want togo. The horse will follow your gaze. Givehim a job to do. Phrases we are familiarwith in an application we are not so famil-iar with.

Buckaroo Balance - Centered Riding and Body Awareness - Christina Savitsky

Christina’s Buckaroo Balance philoso-phy is simple: riding should be easy.

From her website,www.buckaroobalance.com:

“If you’re exhausted after a 3-hourtrail ride or so sore that you would notdream of riding again the next day,something’s not right. Think about thecowboys on the old Santa Fe Trail – theyrode 10 hours or more a day, 7 days aweek! They were able to roll a smoke,shoot a bandit, rope a sick cow, ANDpony a pack mule. They rode with theirbodies so they could use their hands to

do the work that needed to bedone, yet they didn’t overusetheir bodies to the extent thatthey weren’t able to mount upand do it again the next day.

My goal is to enable you tobe relaxed and comfortablewhile riding so your horse willbe relaxed and comfortable withyou. How can we do that? For astart, let’s find your neutral pel-vic position. Here are someexercises from my blog that youcan do at home.

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You can also sign up for my freetips and exercises.

I also offer online one-on-onecoaching. There are a number of exer-cises that I can coach you through to findyour neutral pelvic position, including rid-ing your horse bareback, plus certainyoga and Pilates exercises. When youthink you have it, we’ll check through e-mailed photos, or if time and distanceallow, we can get together.

Next we’ll take a very close look atyour saddle to make sure that your sad-dle allows you to easily find and holdyour correct pelvic position. Just becauseyour saddle fits you from front to back(your seat size) doesn’t mean that it’s theright width or has the right slope to allowyour upper leg to drop comfortably out ofyour hip joint. If the slope/rise of yourseat is too steep or too flat, it will forcemore of your body weight to the front orback of your pelvis, which can put unduepressure on your seat bones or your pel-vic arch at the front of your pelvis. Theseconcerns are especially relevant to uswomen!

Next, we’ll focus on increasing yourbody awareness. It’s important for you tobe conscious of being balanced, relaxed,

and comfortable while you’re riding. Thisis where my therapeutic riding expertisereally comes in handy. We’re going toevaluate the way you move in compari-son to your horse’s movement. This istwice as important if you are recoveringfrom an injury that has kept you awayfrom riding. I can even help you pick ahorse that moves in a way that will bemost beneficial to your recovery. Youmight even think about attending a Cow-girl Yoga Clinic.

The reason horses are used in ther-apy is based on similarities between rid-ing and walking. When riding a horse,your hips are passively moved three-di-mensionally in the same movement thatyour hips naturally make when you’rewalking There is a side-to-side shift, ananterior-posterior tilt, and bilateral rota-tion. Depending on the horse that youchoose to ride, you can accent one ofthese movements more than another, butin riding, just as in walking, all threedimensions of movement will always bepresent. Through your movement evalu-ation, we’ll bring awareness to areas ofyour body that need to be relaxed as wellas uneven areas that need attention.

Many of us think we’re well bal-anced in our seat and riding, but in real-ity, our normal day-to-day exercises havereally thrown us off balance. For exam-ple, I drive a standard transmission. Thatmeans working the clutch with my leftfoot and shifting with my right hand. Ioften find my left leg farther forward thanmy right when riding. Think of the thingsyou do on a regular basis that may favorone side of your body over the other -wiggling that mouse while reading a web-site, holding the phone between your earand shoulder, or always leading yourhorse from the same side – the list goeson and on.

Bringing awareness to your bodystarting with your neutral pelvic positionwill help your riding tremendously; yourbody will thank you, and your horse willthank you.”

Check out Christina’s website formore information on online coaching.Read her blog posts and sign up foremails. Check out her clinic scheduletoo.

Tablao FlamencoTablao Flamenco dancers entertained theconvention attendees during the awards dinneron Saturday night.


Trivia Pursuit - the NATRC EditionHannah Clark (front row, far left) spent considerable time puttingtogether a Trivia Pursuit game, with questions based on NATRChistory, rules, etc. This is the group of convention attendees whoparticipated in this fun event. The winning team is seated in the frontrow and consisted of Sheila (R1), Debra (R3), Patsy (R4) and Laurie(R1A).

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Known for his knowledge andprofessionalism, Greg Fellers alwaysmakes all riders feel welcome, com-fortable and important. His warmth,sincerity and personal interest in all ofthe competitors and their horses re-sounds with all those who ride underhim.

Greg started doing P&R’s at en-durance rides while he was still aveterinary student. He graduatedfrom the University of California, Da-vis in 1972, started vetting endur-ance rides in 1974, and judged hisfirst NATRC ride at Mt. Diablo in1980. Numerous veterinary judgeshave apprenticed under him. He hasjudged in all six regions, includingAlaska and was one of the judges forthe Championship Challenge Ride inRegion 2 in 1999. He emceed theawards presentation at the nationalconventions hosted by Region 1 in

1986, ’92, ’98, and 2010 and at Re-gion 1 conventions in between. In2000, he and Dr. Witt conducted a“Vets’ Viewpoint” panel at the Region1 convention, and he has been aspeaker at Region 2 conventions. Hedid clinics for Novice riders on Sun-day mornings after one-day rides.

In May 2009, he helped organizea workshop of interested Region 1members at the Concord Mount Diab-lo Trail Riders Association clubhouseto help raise the standards for Region1 rides. He has worked diligently todevelop standards for the CardiacRecovery Index for NATRC. Heserves on the Judges Committee andVeterinary Drug Committee.

Greg also judges Arabian HorseAssociation competitive trail rides,ride and ties, and was the head vetfor the Tevis for many years. Heserves on the Califonia Equine Medi-

cation Monitoring AdvisoryCommittee.

Whatever Greg does, he gives ithis all. The Loomis Basin VeterinaryHospital that he started as a mixedpractice in 1976 grew into a well-re-spected referral center. Among otherhonors, he received the UC DavisSchool of Veterinary Medicine Out-standing Alumni Award in 1988.

Greg judged his last NATRC rideat the Region 2 RAHA Rally October7-8, 2017. He has been devoted to allequine competitive distance sports forover 40 years and to NATRC for 37.With a great understanding of what ittakes to be a top long distance horse,he is an outstanding judge,veterinarian and man. Regionally andnationally, he has consistently beenproactive in protecting our equinepartners. He has given a huge part ofhis life to improving NATRC, and it isfitting that we recognize hiscontributions with the Jim MenefeeLifetime Achievement Award.

Greg Fellers, DVM – Regions 1 & 2

Thank you so verymuch for this special recog-nition. I’m honored and flat-tered to be named for thisaward.

Kathy, you share thiswith me. As all of you whohave ridden under me know,we have been a team for 30years. As my secretary, shekeeps me on the straight andnarrow, reminding me to getback to vetting when I losetrack by talking too much.After being married for 49years, I have learned how tofollow directions!

While being involved inlong-distance equestriansports for 40 years, I havebecome quite a student ofequine exercise physiology. Icontinue to be amazed at

what phenomenal athletes our horsesare. They have a magnificent cardio-pulmonary machine delivering oxygenand nutrients to working muscles forhours on end. They also have a mas-sive, evaporative cooling system ableto dissipate the heat created by all thiscontinuous exertion.

But beyond the science is an ani-mal of grace, strength, fluidity ofmovement and stamina unequaled onthis planet. Plus, we need to considerthe heart that makes this animal willingto carry us anywhere, anytime wechose. Even in crappy conditionswhen our horse has to be thinking,“Are you really serious?” THEY GO!

We are so incredibly lucky to beblessed with our equine teammates inthis sport. May we always be full ofgratitude. Again, thank you so muchfor this incredible honor.

Greg’s Acceptance Speech


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Linda has worn many hats forNATRC since becoming active in

the 1990’s, including that of secretaryfor the R1 mini-convention in 2002 and2003 and chair in 2009, 2011 and2013; publicity chair, including for the2004 and 2010 national conventions inReno; corresponding secretary on theR1 Board of Directors, and chair for 3years. She has been super-secretaryfor the Round Valley Ride for severalyears and co-chaired the R1 BenefitRide in 2017. Linda has driven hun-dreds of miles and taken numerousvacation days from work to volunteer –as P&R worker, timer and rules inter-preter. As outreach chair, she wel-

comes new riders, answers theirquestions, offers suggestions andpresents them with gift bags of goodiespurchased at her own expense. As ourhostess with the mostess, at the end ofthe ride day, she often walks throughcamp with trays of hors d’oeuvres forriders and workers alike.

In recent years, she hasexpanded her résumé, first onto thenational level significantly, becomingRegion 1’s alternate NBOD represen-tative in 2015 and single-handedlychairing the 2016 national conventionin Reno. During the past 2 years, Lindahas taken on the very daunting task ofobtaining non-profit status for our

region. She had absolutely no experi-ence in this area previously but, asusual, she seems to have a philosophyof “learning by doing”. She has spentcountless hours working with taxexperts and lawyers and is very closeto finalizing our much-needed status.And as though her plate wasn’t alreadyfull enough, she agreed to become theRegion 1 treasurer in 2017.

Always gracious and smiling,always promoting our sport, Linda trulyrepresents the kind of member andvolunteer worker that NATRC needs,treasures and can’t do without!

Every NATRC region depends onvolunteers to run rides and the

organization. Some regions have fewervolunteers; Region 2 has a small num-ber of volunteers who perform in multi-ple roles. Mary Jo is one of those.Although she seems to be a quiet per-son and doesn’t like the spot-light, don’t be fooled! She is adynamo and a hard worker. MaryJo needs to learn one thing: howto say “NO”! She can’t do it. Forexample, she put on an introduc-tory clinic, despite breaking herclavicle two weeks prior!

She has been a memberand competitor for fifteen years,riding the same horse, “PatientLaddie”, through the ranks ofNovice, CP and Open since2002. She innocently attended aRegion 2 board meeting one dayin 2007 and was elected as aboard member in 2008. She hashelped out in just about everyworker position: ride manager,ride secretary, rules interpreter,judge’s secretary, safety rider,timer, P&R crew, trail master,and the ever important, “go-fer”!

Still not enough, she reallystepped up in 2012 to managing

two introductory clinics and one rideeach year. Mary Jo has since intro-duced two new rides to the region. Herclinics are very successful and oftenbring in new riders, a valuable contri-bution in these days of limited ridernumbers. As a ride manager, she is

typically the person finding new trails,marking trails and pulling ribbons afterthe ride, all while working full-time. Ifshe isn’t managing a ride, she willoften work and ride and do whatever ittakes to keep other rides going.

In addition to rides, Mary Jo hasorganized the last severalRegion 2 annualconventions/award banquetsand has been intricatelyinvolved in the last few nationalconventions hosted by theregion.

Elected to the NationalBoard of Directors in 2014, MaryJo has been contributing inefforts to gain advertising andsponsorship for the nationalorganization. Her professionalaccounting skills are a valuableasset as a member of the Exec-utive Committee as treasurer ofNATRC.

Mary Jo is a very importantNATRC member and is a trueworker, in every sense of theword. She is deserving of induc-tion into the Worker Hall ofFame in recognition of all shedoes for our region and nationalorganizations.

Linda Thomason - Region 1

Mary Jo Malone - Region 2


4-H Junior RiderYear End High Point Award:

Just for Juniors

Are you a 4-H member? Know someonewho is? Encourage your friends to docompetitive trail rides. They and you cancompete against each other to winNATRC’s 4-H Junior Rider Year-EndHigh Point Award.To be eligible is simple. Just compete inany division, nominate yourself, andprove that you are a 4-H member! Hereare the specifics.● The award goes to the high point

horse and high point rider regardlessof the rider’s division.

● Your self-nomination must occur be-fore the end of the ride year, which isthe second Sunday in November. (For2018, that will be November 11th.)

● You must (1) be an NATRC member,(2) send an email to Sarah Rinne,[email protected], stating that you area 4-H member, and (3) have your 4-Hleader also send Sarah an email veri-fying that you are a 4-H member.

Additionally, in a number of states (Colo-rado is one example), 4-H now recog-nizes competitive trail as an activity thatqualifies as a 4-H member’s project. Howcool is that?! A form to use for documen-tation at the ride is available here or con-tact Sarah Rinne, [email protected].

Questions?Contact Cindy Keen,[email protected]

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Phil has been involved with NATRCsince 1983 when he had a strange

desire to be near the same part of Cali-fornia as his wife and/or youngest son,both of whom were afflicted with the“horse gene.” Somewhere along theline, he came to love those hairybeasts himself, although he nevershared the irrational desire to ride one.

Phil became not only an enthusi-astic P&R worker, but P&R captain,rules interpreter, ride chair, judges’

secretary and driver. He served on theRegion 1 BOD for 25 years, as chair (5years), treasurer (13 years), member-ship chair (6 years), points chair (4years), and alternate national boarddirector. Phil and his wife, Betty, wereselected for the Worker’s Hall of Famein 2002.

Phil once said, “Many horsegroups have come and gone, butNATRC is one of the only ones to trulynurture the idea of the horse and rider

as an inseparable team and to insistthat the horse, regardless of breed, beable to endure the rigors of competitionwithout artificial aids or stimulants.There are always pressures to changethat formula to suit individual desires orcurrent fads.”

Thank you, Phil, for caring not on-ly about the day to day duties ofNATRC, but also those philosophies ofNATRC that make it unique.

Great volunteers, like great leaders,have qualities that shine. They

possess inner light, inner vision andinner strength. Phil Brodersen embod-ies all three of these traits with quiet,gentleness. Region 4 would not be thesame without him!

“Have you seen Phil?”, “Do youthink Phil can help with…..”,“PHILLLLLL”, “Hey Phil, when you geta minute….” These are commonphrases heard around camp anytimePhil Brodersen is around and like anenergizer bunny, somehow Phil alwaysfinds a way to take care of everyoneand keep a smile on his face.

Since joining NATRC in 1992, Philhas volunteered his time and talents by

managing, serving as P&R Chair,judge transport, chief cook and bottlewasher. He willingly takes on each taskwith a can-do spirit and manages tomake things seem effortless evenwhen things are not going according toplan. It’s this quality that exemplifiesthe spirit of a great volunteer. Phil isquick to readjust and step in to helpwherever and whenever needed.When Phil is on your team, you justknow everything is going to be OK.

Phil Brodersen is a shining exam-ple of a great volunteer, and Region 4is so proud to call him our own.

Marty Findley is the consummatevolunteer and incredible advocate

for NATRC. She is always theresaying, “what can I do to help” whetherriding or volunteering; and she won’ttake “no, or nothing” for an answer.One of her greatest gifts to NATRCwas organizing, spearheading, andjuggling everything for the 2016national convention in Chattanooga.She encouraged thinking outside the

box for ideas and programs that wouldchallenge and encourage participantsand send them away enthused andinspired to improvement. Marty wasalso a key player in the success of the50th Anniversary national convention inNashville.

Marty was one of the early pio-neers of NATRC in Region 5 and is stillan active competitor, mentor, and vol-unteer. She is always talking about

NATRC, sharing ride stories/tales thatencourage the sense of family amongseasoned and new riders. She contin-ues to be active at both national andregional levels. For example, Martycurrently serves as the Region 5 riderrepresentative on the National JudgesCommittee. There is nothing that Martywon’t do for NATRC. Region 5 isdelighted to thank Marty Findley for herservice to all of NATRC.

Phil Young - Region 1

Phil Brodersen - Region 4

Marty Findley - Region 5

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Student loans are available up to$5,000 per person per year, at

the discretion of the NATRC Nation-al Board of Directors, after properapplication has been submitted.

Preference will be given to afull-time student who has been amember of NATRC or whose familyhas been an active member for atleast three years. Consideration willalso be given to a student or a stu-dent’s family who has been an ac-tive member of NATRC for less thanthree years but more than sixmonths.

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Ribbons sponsored by Region 1

Open Lightweight1. Desert Reinbeau / must / Angie Meroshnekoff.........................................82

Competitive Pleasure1. OM El Sharav / ar / Ashley Dillard.........................................................1142. OM El Shakeeb Dream / ar / Joe Dillard...............................................1043. Om El Bilbao / ar / Debbie York.......................................................................644. Dundee’s Playboy Bunny / mft / Robyn Berwick......................................504. Bodacious Tailfeathers / gr / Kay Lieberknecht.......................................505. Pistol Pete DF / ar / Jean Armer..............................................................40

Novice Junior1. Desert Whiskey / must / Claire Cichocki..................................................562. Denebaborr / ar / Alexis DiMartino..........................................................453. Lucky Eddie / gr / Grace Boles................................................................42

Ribbons sponsored by Laurie Knuutila

Open Heavyweight1. Willow Bey Star / morab / Brenda Grogan...............................................24

Open Lightweight1. Flash’s Gentleman Jim / mft / Donna Forrester.......................................141. Indy 2 / gr / Jane Adkins..........................................................................14

Competitive Pleasure1. Wild Ladys Nite / paint / Colleen Fisk......................................................262. Katla / icl / Claudia Sihler.........................................................................202. Future’s Razzel Dazzel / tw / Natalie Luther............................................202. Alaska Wilderness Holy Smoke / norf / Erin Przbylski.............................203. Cinch 2 / gr / William Sands....................................................................123. Raudhetta fra Alaskastadir / icl / Alys Culhane........................................124. Tinni fra Hellissandi / icl / Pete Praetorius.................................................8

Novice Lightweight1. Midas Golden Grace of KOA / tw / Dee Mohammadi................................8

Novice Junior1. Teddy 3 / gr / Kailyn Beauvais..................................................................102. Kit 3 / gr / Bailey Ditmer.............................................................................72. Hershey 6 / gr / Bonnie Weaver..................................................................7

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Carrie Garufis has been involvedwith NATRC since 1996, when

she was rehabbing her horse from aninjury obtained at an endurance ride.Like many newbies, she was intro-duced to NATRC at a clinic, one puton by the Inskos. She loved it fromthe beginning and after all theseyears, still does and is still learning.She relishes the long trail rides onnew trails, camping with her horse,learning how to better care for herhorse and loves her NATRC family.

In these 21 years, she has beena competitor, horsemanship and vetjudge secretary, driver, rules inter-preter, safety rider and trail marker.She has put on and assisted withseveral clinics, worked with otherRegion 2 members putting on the2000 national convention at Cal Poly,Pomona, the 2007 and 2012 nationalconventions in Reno, and severalregion conventions. She has orga-nized a few Equine Affair booths andwritten articles in equine publications

introducing NATRC. She serves onthe Region 2 Board of Directors.

She believes in this organizationwith all her heart and what she has

learned from NATRC literally savedher horse’s life. We appreciate andthank Carrie for all she does forRegion 2 and NATRC.

Carrie Garufis

The Jim Menefee Trophywas purchased by ananonymous bidder for$5000.00 and will be onpermanent display in a publiclocation. More details will bereleased at a future time.

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Open Heavyweight1. BJ Studmuffin J / mft / Kerry Bingham...........................1562. Talk Til Midnight / tw / Kay Gunckel...............................1403. Bailey’s Angel Baby / mft / Cheri Westmoreland...........132

Open Lightweight1. Hot Saki / har / Terri Smith.............................................1942. Dakota Cole / mft / Calleen Olson..................................1163. SAS’s Smokey Annie Oakley / tw / Juleen Feazell..........603. BR Elusive Flame / ar / Cheryl Jarrett..............................60

Competitive PleasureRibbons sponsored by Bill & Diane Wingle1. Eduardo el Negrito Knight / pf / Diane Wingle..............1942. Royal's Rock'N EZ Cinnabar / mft / Betty Garrett.........1603. Danner / tw / Gary Inman..............................................1184. Young Gun Last / qtr / Donna Dandy............................1065. Sixes Peppy Lady / paint / Juleen Feazell......................986. Mariah 3 / gr / Bill Wingle................................................86

Novice HeavyweightRibbons sponsored by Greg & Juleen Feazell1. SAS’S My Future is Spots / tw / Carrie Gardner...........1762. A Goodtime Cowboy Casanova / mft / Devon Daney...1643. Foxhaven’s Medicine Man / aihr / William Morgan.......1144. Nova Vida / har / Cynthia Roper.....................................725. Moonshine Blues / ssh / Kevin Schoenecker.................606. Aubrey / mft / Amanda Johnson......................................58

Novice LightweightRibbons sponsored by Greg & Juleen Feazell1. Rockin Silver Splash / ar / Kat Bonham........................1302. Geron / ar / Carrie Derco................................................623. Senteney’s Spirit / mft / Kristie LaValley.........................564. Zeppelin / gr / Scarlet Hager...........................................505. 4K Black Powder / tw / Leona Arnett...............................466. Spotya Sum Cash / ap / Nancie Araki.............................396. Okie Proud / thrb / Tammy Beyerle.................................39

Novice Junior1. Dixie 9 / gr / Molly Stanifer..............................................74

Kerry Bingham,Kay Gunckel,and CheriWestmoreland

Calleen Olson, Greg Feazell (standing in forCheryl Jarrett), Juleen Feazell and Terri Smith

Betty Garrett, Gary Inman, Donna Dandy,Juleen Feazell, Diane Wingle and Bill Wingle

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John started his NATRC journey in2011 volunteering as a safety rid-

er. He was very much appreciatedfor his time riding safety. He compet-ed in his first ride at the 2012 Choke-cherry CTR and quickly became ahooked competitor.

Even though John was a newermember, when the NBOD positioncame open in 2014, he wanted to puthis ideas forward on the national lev-el. John campaigned in the regionand was elected in 2015. Since hestarted on the board, John becamethe committee chair for student loansand scholarships. He provides goodinformation and recommendations tothe board regarding how and whoqualifies for the funds.

John does an outstanding job ofrelaying information back to the re-

gion and discussing topics to get Re-gion 3’s input. He listens to membersand takes their interests back to thenational level.

John is active in Region 3whose members are grateful for histenacity and will to run on the nation-

al level. We need more members likeJohn (newer member or not) for re-gional and national positions.

We thank John for his time andservice on the NBOD.

John Horne

Raffle Winners!

Thank you to all who bought raf-fle tickets for the Riding Ware-

house gift cards, and for the hardworking regional reps who soldthose tickets! We had 100% suc-cess with a complete sell out thisyear, and every penny goes toNATRC to help us keep doing thesport we love. The lucky winnerswere:Becky Rogers ($500 gift card)Jim Miller ($300 gift card)Donna Dandy ($200 gift card)

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Open Heavyweight1. Tezuby / ar / Jonni Jewell.......................................................................1742. Razmataz DBA+ / ar / Carla Jo Bass....................................................1223. WH Picos Cozmic / ar / Shirley Brodersen..............................................74

Open Lightweight1. Moonshadow 2 / ssma / Teresa Galliher...............................................1862. Wildfire Storm / nssha / Dolly Miller......................................................1603. Giacomo / har / Fran Muench................................................................1184. Buck 10 / gr / Marjorie Shenkir................................................................42

Competitive Pleasure1. Halcon / gr / Kelly Queen.......................................................................1421. Jose’s Royal Gold / tw / Amy Martin......................................................1421. Wish Upon a Star / must / Kris Hapgood...............................................1422. LRR Matt’s Buck Ledoux / rkym / Jenny Drumm.....................................863. Ellie 2 / gr / Vicki Tharp............................................................................824. Tomachichi’s Little Feather / must / Patty Lampley..................................745. Docs Franzziple / qtr / Kate Hollar...........................................................586. Cayena de la Madera Roca / pf / Teresa Musgrave................................54

Novice Heavyweight1. Jacks Red Rhubarb / qtr / Veronica Skidmore.........................................702. Sherman 4 / gr / Michael Perryman.........................................................49

Novice Lightweight1. Colt McGuire / rkym / Terri Griffin.............................................................541. Tally 2 / gr / Annette Griffin......................................................................54

Betsy Zimmerman

“This is totally unexpected”. That was Betsy’s reply when called to getdetails about her volunteer time with Region 4.

Betsy started competing in NATRC in 2004. She had no trailer ortrailering experience before she loaded her horse, April, for the 6-OChristmas ride. That’s determination, persistence and gutsy! She hasn’tlooked back. Betsy has volunteered untold number of hours as secretary forthe vet or horsemanship judge, rules interpreter and safety rider over thepast 5 years and is currently on task to earn her 100% jacket in Region 4 asa volunteer for 2017

Betsy appreciates all she’s learned and experienced as an NATRCcompetitor and volunteer, reflecting on the depth of knowledge that she hasgained. “It’s one thing to go out and ride your horse for an hour or two, butit’s a whole other ball game to go out and ride 4-6 hours or more. It’s beenrewarding to learn how to fine tune all the various aspects of distance riding.”

Her final comment, “Hats off to the ride managers; where would we bewithout them?” Well, hats off to you Betsy, thanks for serving Region 4 withyour time and talents.

Shirley Brodersen and Jonni Jewell

Fran Muench and Dolly Miller

Kelly Queen and Kris Hapgood

Michael Perryman


Being encouraging, knowledge-able, and helpful, Doanna Daniel

has been a major influence and inte-gral member of NATRC Region 4.Not only has she served and volun-teered for every position available ata CTR, she has also been a 4-Hspeaker and mentor. Her journeywith NATRC has set records andinfluenced many.

If there was a category for mosthorses competed, Doanna wouldsurely win it. She has competed on24 horses, most of them catch rides,and received horse placings for 23 ofthem and horsemanship placings for24. In 2003, Doanna placed nation-ally on 8 ‘catch ride’ horses she hadnot ridden before the competitions,and in Region 4, won 1st place inNovice Lightweight Horsemanshipplus Volunteer of the Year. Quite afeat!

Doanna wanted to be a positiveinfluence on novice and junior riders,so she became ahorsemanshipjudge in 2005.She has encour-aged countlesscompetitors onthe trail, andoften representsthe region bykindly donatingher judging fees.Another volun-teer positionDoanna retains isdistributingnational mileagechevrons todeserving com-petitors.

Doanna hasserved NATRCRegion 4 well

with her positive and open armsapproach!

She’s bouncy, trouncy, flouncy,pouncyFun, fun, fun, fun, fun!But the most wonderful thing

about KrisIs she’s the only one; yes, she’s

the only one!Unique, personable, positive and

high energy are just a few of the traitsthat Kris Hapgood has been bringingto NATRC Region 4 since 2008. Herfavorite thing about NATRC is theincredible relationship she has ob-tained with her horses, the ‘Amazing’Buddy and ‘Wild Mustang’ Dexter.Kris also acknowledges the true, life-long relationships with fellow compet-itors and volunteers; the heart andsoul of NATRC.

Trail marking is one of Kris’ spe-cialties, as she has a ‘bazillion’ milesof trail blazing under her belt. Shehas managed three Oklahoma CTR’sand donated the proceeds to theHutchinson, Kansas Wild Mustangprison program. Kris is not afraid of achallenge, she managed the 2014‘Best Ever’ National Convention, at-tributing its success to her hard work-ing convention committee.

Region 4 is indebted to Kris forserving on the R4 BOD, and for orga-nizing and leading ride clinics. Shealso loves to welcome and mentornew riders, teaching them the ropesof our sport. Kris expresses the heartof NATRC with signature ‘hugs’ to all!

Kris Hapgood

Doanna Gross Daniel

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Open Heavyweight1. Goodnight's Masterpiece / tw / Gary Clayton........1992. By the Grace of God / gr / Victoria Whitehead......1283. Windstorm Clay / morg / Tommy Mitchell................784. Norman / gr / William Moore....................................644. Ruby 8 / mule / Ben Talbert.....................................645. Ace 6 / gr / Barry Garnes.........................................50

Open Lightweight1. Terradocs Oconee Belle / morg / Sallie Kudra......2542. Sunny Georgia / tw / Patty Lucas..........................2003. Lucky Sunday / gr / Regina Broughton..................1964. Danamyte / ar / Esther Diaguila............................1165. Beau 11 / gr / Sherry Garnes...................................896. Swiss Mocha / gr / Paula Riley................................84

Open Junior1. RaJahada / gr / McKinsey Ware...............................722. Denver / gr / Mikayla Nunn......................................643. Allans Desert Rose / har / Clint Goza......................30

Competitive Pleasure1. DLC Roxies Peponita / paint / Marsha Howard.....2802. Impressive Red Rebel / mft / Paula Riley..............1823. Mariah’s Secret / gr / Leigh Riley...........................1584. Mandella Bey / ar / Carolyn Chapman..................1285. Heart’s Desire / ssh / Sandy Pegram....................1146. Blue Moon Maggie / mule / Marlene Buttrey.........102

Novice HeavyweightRibbons sponsored by Gina Maddox & Tulo1. Dawson / gr / Cassidy Moore................................1192. Pepper 9 / gr / Edward Apple.................................1153. Santana 3 / kym / Jennifer Mulligan......................1004. Johnny Reno / kym / Teresa Wolf............................545. Elvis 2 / gr / Jennifer Wertz......................................436. Willie 3 / gr / Brittany Odom.....................................38

Novice Lightweight1. Matt Dillon / gr / Carolyn Mills................................2552. JC Bronsin’s Blue Jay / qtr / Lisa Nauditt................913. Cheyenne 12 / gr / Angie Lindberg..........................624. Maverick 3 / gr / Mary Lent......................................585. Jake 26 / gr / Jami Sullivan.....................................48

Novice Junior1. Sweet Dollar / tw / Janna Stanley..........................1482. Masked Caper / tw / Hannah Hatcher...................1213. Storm Danger / gr / Kallie Smith..............................544. Koda Two Eyes / qtr / Sierra Patisaul......................355. Scarlet 2 / gr / Tabbitha Bobbit................................346. Skeeter James / gr / Olivia Lord..............................18

Lisa Nauditt and Carolyn Mills

Esther Diaguila,Patty Lucas andSallie Kudra

Gary Clayton, Victoria Whiteheadand William Moore


Region 5 welcomed Region 6transplants, Dave and Maggie

Spilker upon their retirement andmove to Florida. Dave and Maggiequickly became an integral part of R5as ride managers soon discoveredthat they were not only reliable butwere stellar safety riders with anunderstanding as previous competi-tors of what riders face out on thetrail. They willingly haul water andserve as camp gophers. No job is toobig or too small.

Dave and Maggie exhibit thebest of NATRC by positive and can-do attitudes. They are problem solv-ers who rise to all challenges. Mostimportantly, they have a sense ofhumor and are more than willing tojoin into the merriment and gamesthat make NATRC a fun organiza-tion. One example is that Dave waswilling to wear a tutu, showing that areal man looks good in lacey pink!Additionally, Dave is the go-to guywhen you have plumbing, electrical

or other kinds of problems. He hassaved many of us from weekends offrustration!

Maggie is always the quiet eyeof any storm, jumping in to assistwhen chaos ensues. Maggie’s quietcompetence is always a reassuringpresence.

Dave and Maggie epitomize thebest of NATRC.

Dave and Maggie Spilker

John Saunby

As ride managers, we need andvalue our volunteers, so when

someone comes up whom you havenever met, and states “I want to helpand I can do anything you need, justsend me somewhere.” you grab thatperson and hold on. Meet JohnSaunby, a slight, greying man with asparkle in his eye, love in his heartand a wife who rides a mule! John

has a unique way of seeing a needand filling it. John can do anythingfrom finding the correct road crossingto helping folks get parked. John isproactive and kind and can often befound giving someone a leg up on atall horse, fixing a broken stirrupleather so a rider can finish orcarrying a handicapped volunteer outof the woods after a P&R.

Lauren, John’s wife, describeshim as a bottom feeder, not in aderogatory way, but meaning he canforage and find anything that can beused to fix something or makesomething happen. John uses hisskills to help others.

We in Region 5 are truly gratefulthat John and Lauren Saunby havejoined our NATRC family!

Her journey with NATRC began ata clinic in the fall of 2015. Then

she entered her first ride the sameyear and it’s been non-stop, full-speed ahead without looking backever since. To say she has made animpact on this organization is anunderstatement.

Her first year of competition inNovice brought her both regional andnational standings.

Her sincere dedication to thissport, positive attitude and neverending smile is simply contagiousand encouraging. “No, I can’t” or “Idon’t have time” just aren’t her style.

When not competing, she isvolunteering as a ride secretary, aP&R worker, and numerous otherduties that make up an NATRC ride.This year she became a first timeride manager and trail master.

You may ask, “When will shestop?” And the answer is; when youwork hard at something you love,you respect, you learn from, and youmake a difference to those aroundyou . . . you don’t stop.

Thank you, Rita Lowery, forsharing your time, your efforts, yourdevotion, your smile and youramazing heart with all of us atRegion 5.

Rita Lowery


Open Heavyweight1. Little Ann / kym / Liz Klamm..................................................................1042. L.L.Remington / har / Marilyn Marston....................................................762. Silver Valley Tate / morg / Sarah Rinne...................................................76

Open Lightweight1. EZ Rocket WH / mft / Marla Stucky.......................................................1602. Focus Jessie / ap / Helen Smith............................................................1043. Tornado Watch / ar / Denise Farris..........................................................824. Rushcreek Allie / ar / Brenda Messick.....................................................56

Open Junior1. Angel's Ricochet Shot / tw / Ryan Klamm...............................................442. Delcies Acasia / ar / Autumn Jakopak.....................................................36

Competitive Pleasure1. VA Caradelle / ar / Margaret Reynolds..................................................1052. Risky Snickers / paint / Mary Anna Wood.................................................943. Cito Mocha Raton / hoa / Trish Cleveland...............................................864. Smoke-N-Jaz’s Big Man / mft / Kay Stich................................................805. Fives Bert Harlan / qtr / Alan Bouska......................................................726. RW Braveheart / ar / Mary Ginn..............................................................68

Novice Heavyweight1. Miss Rebels Cut N Oak / paint / Lisa M. Johnson...................................762. CC’s Rex’s Golden Rawhide / mft / Cheryl Frederick..............................42

Ribbons sponsored by Region 6

Sarah Rinne and Marilyn Marston

Helen Smith and Marla Stucky

Margaret Reynolds

Debbie Payne

Debbie Payne has been an important contributor to NATRC for manyyears. She is a great example of a solid competitor who can reach the

heights of our sport but still take the time to help others whenever needed.Her advice and steady presence have made the difference for many.

Debbie served as our membership chair in 2012 and has been a greatadvocate. This year, she stepped up to be a first-time trail master at Kanopo-lis Canyons. Little did she know what an exciting job it can be! While prepar-ing, she solicited advice from those more experienced and put thateducation to good use in a wonderfully marked trail that stood up to thewrath of Mother Nature. The maps were easy to read, and she even had aPlan B set printed and ready to go in case conditions warranted, as was in-deed the case. In the middle of her trail briefing on Friday night, the grouphad to take shelter in the women’s shower house because of a tornadowarning. Debbie did not miss a beat as the power went out and she finishedby flashlight.

Thank you, Debbie, for your commitment to Region 6 and your calmattitude in the midst of a raging storm. Your care was obvious to all involved.


After attending presentationsabout NATRC at the 2015 Horse

Trail Riding Expo, Cheryl Bohlingstarted on her path as judge’s secre-tary extraordinaire! She learnedmuch about our sport as she not onlyvolunteered at most Region 6 rides,but also traveled out-of-region tohelp. She was soon competing butstill spends much more time doingwhat she can to make our rides runsmooth.

Cheryl has served on the Re-gion 6 BOD for two years and weappreciate her suggestions on waysto improve our region and sport in

general. Her First Time Competitorbuttons have been a nice mementofor riders of their first event and are afun way to recognize them during theride. She stepped up to manage theIndian Cave CTR this year, takingthe reins on a tough weekend. Shehas already done a thorough recapof the ride and how she will improvenext year.

As a talented farrier, she is oftenour on-site contact at rides in addi-tion to her volunteer duties. Whiledoing her job, she visits with manyhorse owners about our sport and isa constant cheerleader recruiting and

mentoring others to try NATRC. Herpassion for our sport is contagiousand we appreciate her many contri-butions to our success the past fewyears.

Cheryl Bohling

After doing his first ride in the1970’s, John Zeliff realized the

value of NATRC. Although he couldnot participate for another thirtyyears, he continued to pay nationaldues every year to enjoy our newsand support the organization! Whenhe returned to competing in 2015,John jumped right in to full involve-ment. He not only earned the 100%Club honor this year but also helpedgive several new competitors a suc-cessful start, even calling to follow upon their experience after the ride.

While John can always becounted on for a friendly smile andhug, his help is just as appreciated.Whether riding safety or helping withthe Region 6 convention auction, heis one to step up to the plate whenneeded. He resurrected the CTR atSmithville as the Jesse James Ride-out and persisted with park manage-ment and other challenges to lead agreat event. John is not afraid to askquestions and learn how to do thebest job possible, and will again chairthis ride in 2018.

We appreciate John’s decadesof dedication to NATRC, and areblessed to have him as a Region 6asset. Thank you for going the extramile for our sport!

John Zeliff

John Zeliff and Cheryl Bohling

Although it may be hard for manydiehard NATRC competitors to

believe, but like the adults, our juniorsdo have lives outside of NATRC! Hereis one for example.

Region 6 junior champion, RyanKlamm, is one of 18 other teens andthree alternates (all age 13 to 17)selected to represent the USA on theAmerican Kennel Club’s 2018 Euro-pean Open Junior (EOJ) Agility Team!

Currently, there is no such thingas dog agility at the Olympics, but tothe teens and their K-9 partners, this isjust as spectacular. Training and trav-

eling to compete at the highest level ofjunior dog agility takes the sameamount of commitment and dedication.

The team will be competing in theNetherlands July 13-15. Go Ryan! GoBandit! Go team!

Wish to help support theteam? You can by donating throughGoFundMe. ALL monies collected goto the team. Once team expenses aremet, the money is divided among theteam members. Please click here todonate.

EOJ Agility Team USA memberRyan and his Border Collie,

Bandit.

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Ribbons sponsored by Bill and Nancy Sluys

Region 3 Eduardo el Negrito Knight..................Paso Fino................................Diane Wingle

(Jacket sponsored by Jenny Smith) Danner.........................................Tennessee Walker............................Gary Inman

(Jacket sponsored by Jenny Smith)

Region 4 Wish Upon A Star.................................Mustang...................................Kris Hapgood

(Blanket sponsored by Kelly Queen) Halcon...................................................Grade.......................................Kelly Queen

(Blanket sponsored by Kim & Shane Murphy and Kris Hapgood)

Region 5 DLC Roxies Peponita.............................Paint..................................Marsha Howard

(Blanket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels) Impressive Red Rebel................Missouri Fox Trotter............................Paula Riley

(Jacket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels) Mariah’s Secret......................................Grade.........................................Leigh Riley

(Blanket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels)

Region 6 VA Caradelle...........................................Arab.............................Margaret Reynolds

(Blanket and buckle sponsored by Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLC., Travis Brinck,Sarah Rinne, Cindy Frewen-Wuellner, Teresa Lippert, Paula Wolfe & Kathleen Kelly)

Gary Inman (R3), Diane Wingle (R3), Kelly Queen (R4), Kris Hapgood (R4), and Margaret Reynolds (R6)


Region 3Hot Saki......................................Half Arabian............................Terri SmithTalk Til Midnight.....................Tennessee Walker....................Kay Gunckel

(Buckle and jacket sponsored by Michael Gray)BJ Studmuffin J.....................Missouri Fox Trotter................Kerry Bingham

(Buckle sponsored by Chuck Smith)Bailey’s Angel Baby..............Missouri Fox Trotter.......Cheri Westmoreland

Region 4Wildfire Storm.....................Spotted Saddle Horse ....................Dolly Miller

(Blanket sponsored by Teresa Galliher)Tezuby............................................Arabian.............................Jonni Jewell

(Jacket sponsored by Jack Muench)Moonshadow 2.......................Spanish Mustang.................Teresa GalliherRazmataz DBA+/..............................Arab.............................Carla Jo Bass

(Blanket sponsored by Shirley Brodersen)Giacomo........................................Half Arabian........................Fran Muench

(Buckle sponsored by Jonni Jewell)

Region 5Goodnight’s Masterpiece.......Tennessee Walker...................Gary Clayton

(Jacket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels)Terradocs Oconee Belle.................Morgan..............................Sallie Kudra

(Blanket sponsored by Esther Diaguila)Lucky Sunday..................................Grade......................Regina Broughton

(Blanket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels)Sunny Georgia.......................Tennessee Walker......................Patty Lucas

(Blanket sponsored by Gina Maddox & Tulo)Danamyte..........................................Arabian..........................Esther Diaguila

(Jacket sponsored by Mike & Michelle Daniels)

Region 6Little Ann...............................Kentucky Mountain.......................Liz Klamm

(Buckle sponsoored by Helen Smith)Silver Valley Tate................................Morgan.............................Sarah Rinne

(Buckle sponsored by Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLC)EZ Rocket WH......................Missouri Fox Trotter...................Marla Stucky

(Jacket sponsored by Butch Stucky;Buckle sponsored by Sarah Rinne and Dwight & Mary Hanson)

Ribbons sponsored by Nancy and Bill Sluys

Region 3: Terri Smith, Kay Gunckel,Kerry Bingham andCheri Westmoreland

Region 4: Fran Muench,Dolly Miller and Jonni Jewell

Region 6: Marla Stucky andSarah Rinne

Region 5:Gary Clayton,Sallie Kudra,Patty Lucas andEsther Diaguila


High Mileage Horse Awards

Pistol Pete DF / ar...............................Jean Armer / R1BR Elusive Flame / ar......................Cheryl Jarrett / R3Dakota Cole / mft............................Calleen Olson / R3JOR Picasso / pf..............................Wava O’Brien / R3Not a Chance / har.................Sydney VanPoollen / R3Levi 2 / gr.......................................Dayna Morgan / R3Tezuby / ar.........................................Jonni Jewell / R4By the Grace of God / gr..........Victoria Whitehead / R5DLC Roxies Peponita / paint........Marsha Howard / R5Kiss Afire Babe / ar.............................Keri Riddick / R5Mandella Bey / ar.....................Carolyn Chapman / R5RaJahada RCC / gr......................McKinsey Ware / R5Shades / gr.........................................Rita Lowery / R5That’s My George / gr.............................Lori Allen / R5Follow Me / har................................Debbie Jones / R5Fives Bert Harlan / qtr.......................Alan Bouska / R6Risky Snickers / paint.................................Liz Klamm/Mary Anna Wood / R6RW Braveheart / ar...............................Mary Ginn / R6

1000 Mile Horse Awards

Danner / tw.........................................Gary Inman / R3Hot Saki / har........................................Terri Smith / R3Wildfire Storm / nssha..........................Dolly Miller / R4Razmataz DBA+/ / ar......................Carla Jo Bass / R4Heart’s Desire / ssh.......................Sandy Pegram / R5Terradocs Oconee Belle / morg.........Sallie Kudra / R5Danamyte / ar...............................Esther Diaguila / R5Smoke-N-Jaz’s Big Man / mft.................Kay Stich / R6


Hes a Rockstar / must................Barbie VanOrder / R4Goodnight’s Masterpiece / tw...........Gary Clayton / R5


4000 Mile Horse AwardBronze Medallion

Tommys Impressev Ace / ap.....Regina Broughton / R5

Wava O’Brien (R3), Dayna Morgan (R3),Calleen Olson (R3), Victoria Whitehead (R5), and

Jonni Jewell (R4)

Gary Inman (R3), Dolly Miller (R4),Sallie Kudra (R5) and Esther Diaguila (R5)

Gary Clayton (R5)


High Mileage Rider Awards4,000 Miles – Bronze Medallion

Sue Flagg / R1Deanne Prusak / R4Marilyn Marston / R6

5,000 MilesTeresa Galliher / R4

Shirley Brodersen / R4

6,000 Miles – Silver MedallionAshley Dillard / R1

Dolly Miller / R4

7,000 MilesGary Inman / R3

11,000 MilesTerri Smith / R3

Terri Smith

Gary Inman

Shirley Brodersen

Dolly Miller

DeannePrusak &MarilynMarston

Below is an excerpt from a letter from the Friends of Sound Horses to all of NATRC’s gaitedhorse winners.

To Gaited Horses and their Owners,Thank you for your participation in NATRC events. As

the owner and rider of a gaited horse, you chose toparticipate in events that are recognized by a nationalorganization. Through your participation, you demonstratethat gaited horses not only can participate in equine sportbut also be recognized by the governing body of the sport.

FOSH is pleased to honor the following gaitedhorses that not only participated, but earned nationalplacings or national championships during the 2017 season:

Horse’s Name Breed RiderEduardo el Negrito Knight PF Diane WingleDanner TW Gary InmanImpressive Red Rebel MFT Paula RileyTalk Til Midnight TW Kay GunckelBJ Studmuffin J MFT Kerry Bingham

Baileys Angel Baby MFT Cheri WestmorelandWildfire Storm NSSHA Dolly MillerGoodnight's Masterpiece TW Gary ClaytonSunny Georgia TW Patty LucasLittle Ann KYM Liz KlammSilver Valley Tate MORG Sarah RinneEZ Rocket WH MFT Marla Stucky

Angel's Ricochet Shot TW Ryan Klamm

In recognition of your accomplishments, you willreceive formal recognition and an award from FOSH. Yourachievement will be noted in the FOSH Sound Advocateand inspire others to participate.

Thank you for your participation in the 2017 NATRCevents. Congratulations on your success in a competitivesport.


Half-ArabianArabian Horse Association

Hot Saki / Terri Smith

ArabianArabian Horse Association

Tezuby / Jonni Jewell

MorganAmerican Morgan Horse Association

Terradocs Oconee Belle /Sallie Kudra

MuleAmerican Donkey and Mule Society

Pistol Annie / Patti Dollarhide

Missouri Fox TrotterMissouri Fox Trotting Horse

Breed AssociationOverall

EZ Rocket WH / Marla StuckyRegion 3

BJ Studmuffin J / Kerry BinghamRegion 6

EZ Rocket WH / Marla Stucky

Paso FinoPaso Fino Horse AssociationEduardo el Negrito Knight /

Diane Wingle

AppaloosaAppaloosa Horse Club

Focus Jessie / Helen Smith

Paint HorseAmerican Paint Horse Association

High PointDLC Roxies Peponita /

Marsha HowardReserve High Point

Risky Snickers / Mary Anna Woodowned by Liz Klamm

Tennessee Walking HorseTennessee Walking Horse

Breeder’s & Exhibitor’s AssnHigh Point

Goodnight’s Masterpiece /Gary Clayton

Reserve High PointSunny Georgia / Patty LucasHigh Point Junior AwardSweet Dollar / Janna Stanley

Spotted Saddle HorseSpotted Saddle Horse

Breeder’s & Exhibitors Assn.Sunny Georgia / Patty Lucas

GradeCheri Jeffcoat

Matt Dillon / Carolyn Mills

American Indian HorseAmerican Indian Horse RegistryFoxhaven’s Medicine Man /

William Morgan

Kentucky Mountain HorseKentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Assn.

Little Ann / Liz Klamm

Patty Lucas

Marla Stucky & Kerry Bingham William Morgan

Diane Wingle

Helen Smith


HorsemanshipSilver Bowl sponsored by

Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLCRibbons sponsored by John Zeliff

1. Marsha Howard / R5...............................................1562. Diane Wingle / R3...................................................1423. Kris Hapgood / R4..................................................1124. Kelly Queen / R4......................................................945. Margaret Reynolds / R6............................................865. Carolyn Chapman / R5.............................................866. Kay Stich / R6...........................................................846. Betty Garrett / R3............................................……..84

HorseSilver Bowl sponsored by

Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLCRibbons sponsored by Mary Ginn

1. Eduardo el Negrito Knight / pf ..............................................................................................................Diane Wingle / R3.....................................................1362. DLC Roxies Peponita / paint...........................Marsha Howard / R5...................................................1303. Halcon / gr..........................................................Kelly Queen / R4......................................................1184. Impressive Red Rebel / mft................................Paula Riley / R5.......................................................1045. Danner / tw.........................................................Gary Inman / R3........................................................906. Mariah’s Secret / gr.............................................Leigh Riley / R5.........................................................86

….......................

Eduardo El Negrito Knight &Diane Wingle

Grand Champion High Average HorseBuckle sponsored by Gary & Linda Clayton,

Bill & Vickie Moore, Patty Lucas, Cindy Keen &Victoria Whitehead

Impressive Red Rebel / mft..................Paula Riley....….....................98.58%

Runners Up:DLC Roxies Peponita / paint ......Marsha Howard..............….............98.25%Eduardo el Negrito Knight / pf ......Diane Wingle..............…...............97.01%

Grand Champion High Average HorsemanshipBuckle sponsored by Bill & Diane Wingle

Diane Wingle...................................................….................................98.39%

Runners Up:Marsha Howard...............................................….................................98.28%Kris Hapgood ..................................................….................................98.03%

Impressive Red Rebel &Paula Riley

Photo by Bill Wingle, used with permission

Photo by Bill Parker, used with permission


HorseBill Smith Memorial Awarded to First Place

Silver Bowl sponsored by Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLCRibbons sponsored by Kim Cowart

1. Tezuby / ar..................................Jonni Jewell / R4.............1462. Goodnight’s Masterpiece / tw..........Gary Clayton / R5.............1183. Talk Til Midnight / tw.........................Kay Gunckel / R3...............924. Little Ann / kym..................................Liz Klamm / R6.................905. Razmataz DBA+/ / ar.....................Carla Jo Bass / R4..............886. Silver Valley Tate / morg..................Sarah Rinne / R6...............86

HorsemanshipBruce Becker Memorial Awarded to First PlaceSilver Bowl sponsored by Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLC

Ribbons sponsored by Dolly Miller

1. Jonni Jewell / R4......................................................................1662. Sarah Rinne / R6......................................................................1023. Liz Klamm / R6...........................................................................924. Gary Clayton / R5.......................................................................815. Kay Gunckel / R3........................................................................786. Kerry Bingham / R3....................................................................74

Jonni Jewell, Sarah Rinne, Gary Clayton,Kay Gunckel, and Kerry Bingham

Tezuby & Jonni Jewell

Photo by Mike Collins, used with permission


HorsemanshipSilver Bowl sponsored by

Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLCRibbons sponsored by Debbie Payne

1. Sallie Kudra / R5..................................................................1222. Dolly Miller / R4....................................................................1043. Terri Smith / R3.......................................................................984. Patty Lucas / R5.....................................................................975. Regina Broughton / R5...........................................................946. Teresa Galliher / R4................................................................86

HorseSilver Bowl sponsored by

Perry & Trent Law Firm, LLCRibbons sponsored by Dwight & Mary Hanson

1. Terradocs Oconee Belle / morg. . . . .Sallie Kudra / R5...........1322. Hot Saki / har....................................Terri Smith / R3............1143. Moonshadow 2 / ssma..................Teresa Galliher / R4........1084. Sunny Georgia / tw..........................Patty Lucas / R5...........1065. Lucky Sunday / gr.......................Regina Broughton / R5.....1026. Wildfire Storm / nssha......................Dolly Miller / R4............1006. EZ Rocket WH / mft........................Marla Stucky / R6..........100

Terradocs Oconee Belle & Sallie Kudra

1. RaJahada / gr..........................McKinsey Ware / R5..............362. Denver / gr................................Mikayla Nunn / R5...............323. Angel’s Ricochet Shot / tw.........Ryan Klamm / R6................284. Delcies Acasia / ar..................Autumn Jakopak / R6.............18

HorseSilver Bowl sponsored by Shari Parys; Ribbons sponsored by Prairie Sylvania Arabians

HorsemanshipSilver Bowl sponsored by Shari Parys; Ribbons sponsored by Prairie Sylvania Arabians

1. McKinsey Ware / R5...............................................................362. Mikayla Nunn / R5..................................................................323. Ryan Klamm / R6...................................................................304. Autumn Jakopak / R6.............................................................18

Photo by Becky Pearman Photography, used with permission


Buckle and ribbon sponsored by Angie Meroshnekoff

Sarah Rinne .......................................................99.34%

Runners Up:Liz Klamm ..........................................................99.31%Terri Smith..........................................................99.31%

Perpetual Trophy Donated by Jack Menefee;Jim Menefee Buckle Sponsored in memory of Mike Colby

Tezuby and Jonni Jewell ....................................288 Points

Hot Saki / har / Terri Smith.............................................99.74%

Runners Up:Goodnight’s Masterpiece / tw / Gary Clayton.................99.28%Lucky Sunday / gr / Regina Broughton...........................98.38%

Buckle and ribbon sponsored by Jenny Smith

Terri Smith, Jonni Jewell, & Sarah Rinne

Hot Saki & Terri Smith

Tezuby & Jonni Jewell

Photo by Mike Collins, used with permission

Photo by Bill Wingle, used with permission


Saddle Sponsored by Specialized Saddles and John NowellPresident’s Cup Buckle Sponsored in memory of Mike Colby

President’s Cup Blanket Sponsored by Dolly Miller, Carla Jo Bass & Sarah Rinne

Tezuby ridden by Jonni Jewell (146 points)

In March of 1961, NATRC was born.Six and a half months later, I arrived.

I got my first pony at age two and dis-covered NATRC as a teen. NATRChas been a big part of my life foraround 40 years.

Ted is my second President’s Cuphorse. Ted is a 17-year-old Arabian Iwas given 3 years ago. Not the mosthandsome horse when we brought himhome, but with conditioning,he bloomed. In 2009, mybay Arabian, Hank, and Iwon it. Ted and Hank arevery different when it comesto competing.

Very different horses,very different ride seasons.With Hank, the goal was setearly on. With Ted, it wasnot planned until late in theseason. Hank naturally tookexcellent care of himself onthe trail, eating and drinkingconstantly. Ted neverpasses up food, but he isnot one to drink well on thetrail. I tried different meth-ods to get him to drink, andfinally decided he woulddrink when he was thirsty.Another difference is thatHank always had his ownagenda when it came to anobservation, and I had toquickly figure how to makethings my idea. Ted, on theother hand, really doeswant to please and triesvery hard to do what I amasking and not secondguess me.

Ted’s first year of competition wasin 2016, and he received his NationalChampionship and 4th in Overall OpenHeavyweight Horse. Starting in 2017, Ihad high hopes of another good year. Iset a goal at the beginning of each rideseason to get a National Champion-ship. For me, they are sort of likepotato chips, or in the horse world,saddle pads…can’t have just one.

By season’s end, Ted and I hadtraveled about 9,800 miles to 13 rides,ridden in three regions and five states.Ted had won five first places with threesweepstakes, five second places, twothirds and one fourth. He also earnedhis 1,000-mile award and high pointArabian. As you can see, we had avariety of placings and just took oneride at a time. If a competition is only

fun when you win, youneed to re-evaluate whyyou do this. Points andawards are just a bonusto time spent on the trailwith friends and one’shorse.

Many are amazedthat I do all this travelingalone. I’m really not alone,as I do have the dogs withme. They live to hop inthe back seat and sleepfor hours on end. I listento audio books to help themiles go by quicker.Between rides, the horsesgenerally need to just restand relax. While they areon turnout on pasture, Igo over the rig, clean andreplenish it, and makesure the truck is in its bestworking condition.

Ted and I traveled allover Texas, from theScamper Ride west ofHouston to Pole Canyonin the Panhandle. Ridingover the cap rock and inthe canyons of the historicPole (Continued on page 35)

Acceptance SpeechBy Jonni Jewell


Canyon cattle ranch feels like experi-encing the Lonesome Dove novel firsthand. Beautiful as it was, Ted got abad stone bruise, so I laid him off for acouple of rides and rode my husband’spinto, Flag, to try to make his 1,000-mile award.

By June, Ted had recovered, andwe headed to Bell Cow in Oklahoma.During the R4 break from the summerheat, we I hit the trails in R6 at theJesse James Ride in Missouri. Fromthere we went to R3. From ChickenCreek to Music Meadows to ColoradoTrail, we rode to over 10,000 feet, sawelk and pronghorn in some spectacularcountry and got to know some of ourR3 family better. At Music Meadows,Ted got our final points for his NationalChampionship along with reaching his1,000 miles.

Once home from our Coloradotreks I found out I was gaining on my7000-mile mark, reachable by the endof the season. Also, Regina Broughtonshared on Facebook that her lovelyhorse, Sunday, who was having anabsolutely spectacular year and wellon track for the Presidents Cup, got aninjury and was out for the rest of theseason. We were currently leading theheavyweight class, and those firstthoughts of President’s Cup enteredmy mind. I was 12 points behind R5’sSallie Kudra and Oco who were alsohaving a very, very good year in thelightweight class. President’s Cup wasin the thoughts of others too.

Next was Indian Cave inNebraska, another of NATRC’s longestrunning rides. On Saturday morningwhile waiting to time out, Ted decidedto put on a show for all the other riders,doing a mini bucking fit in place. Whilelaughing at him, I was reminded that allhorses can be naughty at times, eventhose that are super sweet. Ted wasnow just two points behind Oco.

Our next stop was Oklahoma andRobbers Route, making my third ride ina season that had been held for 40 ormore years. We were honored to pres-ent the flag for the national anthemSaturday morning and then hit the trail.

I will admit that I can put a lot ofpressure on myself competing, and it’sbeen something I have worked onsince my horse show days as a kid. Ialso confess that before we time outeach morning, after all these years, mystomach still tosses and turns until theytell me go. We only had two in our

class that weekend, and Ted got sec-ond; points were low. In R5, Sallie andOco had a very unfortunate pull due toa stone bruise, and we had nowsqueaked ahead by four points. It wasstill anyone’s game, and we both hadtwo rides left in the season. Andbecause of a planned ride getting can-celled, I was not going to hit my 7,000miles.

Then it was Grasslands Gamble,practically in my backyard. Ted andOco received the same points thisweekend, so we still led by just four

points. In 2009, going into the last rideof the season, Hank and I were justfour points ahead of Cheri Jeffcoat andPrime. As Ted and I headed to IndianTerritory, we were in the exact samesituation again.

This was going to be a toughweekend to keep myself from being anervous wreck. Well, I was so focusedon Ted’s metabolics on Saturday, that Ihad not kept track of our timing. I hadreally messed up, and we were runninglate. The last mile is a lot of tightwoods, then it opens (Continued on page 36)


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up to a mowed grass field. So to maketime, we picked up a gallop through thewoods, eased across the paved road,then a gallop to the timer. I was men-tally scolding myself that I was going toget time penalties for being late andcould cost myself the President’s Cup.We made it with about 30 seconds tospare. Sunday we kept good time andhad a good ride. Now, we would seehow awards played out.

Sallie and I had agreed to texteach other so we would know resultsright away. I was grooming Ted, wait-ing for awards, and got the text. Herweekend had not gone as well as shehad hoped, and unless we were pulled,we won the Presidents Cup. I took afew minutes to just hang out with Ted,love on him, and think about our year.To win President’s Cup with one horseis such an honor, and now I had twowho had done it!

Sallie, congratulations to you andOco. What a great year you two had!Regina, looking forward to seeing youand Sunday back in the results listingsagain. Sarah and Fran, thanks for thehours on the trail together. The stories,jokes, and memories. I want to thankmy husband, who knows that taking offwith my horse to distant locations is inmy blood, for helping to keep megrounded when the competition aspectstarts to take over; and for remindingme that this is to be fun, and if thehorse and I are not having fun, maybewe need to change some things.

Thank you to R3, for hosting theconvention and for making me feel likefamily when I joined you on the trail.R6, thank you for always making mefeel welcome. And of course, R4, for allyour support and friendships. Thanksto every ride manager, judge and vol-unteer for making these rides happen.And a special thank you to all the rid-ers who stepped up for myself and Sal-lie’s last rides to give us full classes formaximum points.

Thank you, David and Traceyfrom Specialized Saddles, for youryears of sponsorships. I’ve been ridingSpecialized since 2006 as they haveworked so well for us. Thanks, JohnNowell, for your friendship and foralways being ready to help anyonewho has saddle fit questions.

It’s an honor to have our Presi-dent’s Cup and Jim Menefee bucklessponsored in memory of Mike Colby, adedicated long time member of

NATRC and horsemanship judge,whom we lost way too soon toAlzheimer’s.

Thank you Dolly, Carla Jo, Sarahand Fran for our sponsorships andfriendship.

In closing, I want to say, if youhave a dream, do not give up on it. Ifyou have ever dreamed of going out ofregion, just do it! Pick a ride and go!Change those dreams to reality! Youwill see some lovely trails and views,challenge yourself against a whole newgroup of riders, and meet more of thisawesome NATRC family.

One of my favorite lines from asong is “Keep on dreaming, even if itbreaks your heart”. You just neverknow when a dream may turn into whatyou think is impossible, possible. Walt

Disney once said, “All our dreams cancome true, if we have the courage topursue them”.

Please click here to see Jonni’sentire presentation.

Reminder About Year-End Awards andBreed Awards

1. To be eligible for year-end awards, NATRC membership dues must bepaid by the second Sunday in November, the end of the Ride Year.

2. Many breed organizations sponsor year-end high point breed awards.Memberships in NATRC and the breed association are required, so besure to keep your breed association membership current.

3. It is the responsibility of the owner of the horse to accuratelyreport/verify the horse’s breed to NATRC.

4. Questions about the horse and/or rider records should be directed toNATRC, [email protected].


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We love our NATRC. From the re-cently completed survey, we

know our members want to have funand to be competent riders. What morecould you want in an organization?

However, I worry about the loss ofrides. There were 52 ride venues in2012. In 2017, there were only 42. Afew rides have been lost due to the lossof land, but many have disappeared forthe want of a ride manager.

Being a ride manager is a reward-ing position. You are making a commit-ment to hold an event, contract withjudges, and invite 20-60 riders to cometo your park or forest for a weekend ofcompetition. You have a thousand de-tails to keep track of and many ques-tions to answer. Things go wrong,especially the weather, but it is part ofrunning a ride and nothing to stressover. I don’t want to make it sound toodaunting, because with the right sup-port, it isn’t as hard as people think.NATRC riders are a forgiving bunch,and they appreciate their ride manag-ers.

The fun parts are: you get to knowthe judges, volunteers, and park per-sonnel and you develop an apprecia-tion for what it takes to put on a well-runride. It can be a lot of fun and each ridemanager shouldtake great pride inwhat they have ac-complished.

Many long-time rides havehad long-time ridemanagers. Theymake managing aride look easy withtheir dedicationand knowledge.Experienced ridemanagers knowsomething will gowrong but havelearned to deal withchallenges, espe-

cially the weather. These ridemanagers are very open to dis-cussing how they make it hap-pen and to sharing tips. Also, anexperienced trail master and ridesecretary are worththeir weight in goldas they take a lot ofpressure off newmanagers.

We have ex-pectations of ridemanagers, but they

have personal lives too.They often have a full-time job, get tired, retire,move, or want to competethemselves. Riders needto take care of their ridemanagers. Showing ap-preciation and tolerancegoes a long way towardsencouraging ride manag-ers to agree to manageanother year. Yes, we allclap at the end of a ridefor the manager and vol-unteers, but did you senda note of appreciation?Did you say good things about the rideon Facebook? Are you going to inviteyour riding buddies to join you at thatride the next year? If you felt somethingdid go wrong at a ride and made acomplaint, did you do it tactfully?

I know I have related this story tosome of you before. A trail rider whowould never compete asked me why Iwanted to waste my riding time manag-ing a ride for others (PonyXpress atRock Creek Station). I told him be-cause I appreciated others who giveme the opportunity to ride their parksand I want to do the same for them.More rides create more opportunities

to ride for every-one. I also enjoyshowing off ‘my’park and seeingriders having agood time.

In the threeyears Tammy Va-sa and I have co-managed PonyX-press, we havenever had a ‘per-fect’ event. Some-thing alwayshappened, but wework to improveeach year and

accept that Nebraska weather keeps ushumble.

NATRC makes it easy to be a ridemanager. The easiest way to manage aride is to mentor with a current manager

and then be the ride man-ager the next year. Currentride managers know whatto expect for expenses,know the land owner ormanager and trails andmaps already exist. IndianCave CTR is now planningits 45th ride and has hadmany different ride manag-ers.

NATRC’s website isanother valuable resource;there you will find a Man-agement Manual. All theforms and directions youwill use are available here.There are checklists andtimelines. New managerscan apply for financial as-sistance from the RideManagement SupportFund. There is also a Face-book page for NATRC ride

managers. It is a closed group, but any-one in NATRC can join. Just send mean email ([email protected]) for aninvitation to join. It has been a greatplace to ask questions and discuss top-ics. As the Ride Management Chair, Iam always happy to visit. If I can’t an-swer your question, I can find someonewho can.

Thank you to all past, current andfuture ride managers.

Blessed are the

Ride ManagersMary Hanson,

Chair, Ride Management Committee

Note to ride managers …If you are lucky enough to findsomeone willing to manage a ride –advise, defend, support and praisethem. Give them the chance tolearn. Please DO NOT say ‘This isthe way we always do this.’ DONOT complain if they changesomething as long it is not againstNATRC rules or is unsafe. Let thenew people be themselves and puttheir unique stamp on the event. Ofcourse, when a new person doeswell, you can take all credit formentoring them.

Mary Hanson andTammy Vasa in thefog at PonyXpress

with blankets becauseit was 57 degrees

in August and95 degrees theweek before.

Photo by Mary Hanson

Dick WebbPhoto by Sarah Rinne

Chuck Edwards &Sarah Rinne

Photo by Cheryl Bohling

Sarah Rinne,Shari Parys &Cheryl BohlingPhoto bySarah Rinne

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Competitive trail, enduranceand eventing competitors

have numerous things in common:each discipline demands excep-tionally fit horses at the upper lev-els and all at some time or otherrequire riding descending terrain attrot, canter or gallop. While theevent competitor is seldom askedto ride steep down hill terrain for aprolonged distance, and seldomsubjected to the types of “question-able footing” (loose rock, deepsand, and mud) which are fre-quently encountered as a part ofendurance and competitive trailcompetitions, all of the competitorsin these disciplines need to be inti-mately familiar with the mechanicsof what is being asked of theirhorses, when such an effort isextended. Certainly, balance ofboth horse and rider will weighheavily in the successful outcomeof both an individual competitionand a competitive lifetime. Many riders grew up beingadmonished that when ridingdownhill, anything faster than a

walk was both dan-gerous and injuri-ous to the horse'slegs. Can wechange those rulesand still avoid tax-ing our horses orpushing the safetyenvelope past thetearing point, ormust we make sac-rifices to participatein this sport, espe-cially in the ranks?That is our ques-tion. The degree ofdescent, the foot-ing, the length ofdescent, thehorse's age, condi-tion and degree oftraining all influenceits ability to handlethe challenge ofdescending terrainsuccessfully. By“successfully,” I

mean in defiance of the old rulesand the law of gravity. Whether theanswer to this question is yes orno, depends almost totally on therider, as it is the rider's ability toride their horse in an efficient bio-mechanical manner down hill,which is perhaps the most signifi-cant factor in helping or hinderingthe horse in this aspect of anyhorse sport which involves travel-ing long distances across country.

To facilitate the horse's abilityto utilize its natural ability of bal-ance itself, a rider must beunlocked in their joints and positionthe torso in a balance over theirbase of support, i.e., their feet.This can only happen when therider folds forward from their hipjoint, bringing their upper body for-ward while at the same time, allow-ing their buttocks to slide backtoward the cantle. Once in thisposition, the rider’s weight is borneon the inside thigh muscles (with-out tension), a little bit on the glu-teus maximus muscles (buttocks),

with some being supported by thestirrups under their feet.

In this position, the rider"floats" down the hill with theirhorse, allowing the horse's energyto move up through their jointswhich act as shock absorbers, andthrough the rest of their body with-out resistance. This unlocked,"floating" rider position allows thehorse (especially the muscles of itsback) complete freedom, allowingthe horse access to its natural, fullrange of motion, which includesthe ability to put its hind feet wellup under its mass to defend itsfront end against the impact shockresulting from the force of gravity.

Conversely, if the rider is mis-positioned, (positioned in a waywith interferes with the horse'snecessary biomechanics even alittle) tension is created in thehorse. As a result of this limitingtightness (tension) in its muscles,the horse can be said to be "handi-capped;" its stride shortening, itsweight is falling onto its forehand— all deteriorative events.

While a rider's correct upperbody angle (forward vs. backward)is of great importance in the equa-tion of balanced riding and ahorse's subsequent efficient move-ment, it is not the only factor. Inorder to position themselves insuch a manner, the rider needs toaddress several items. The footmust contact the stirrup in a waywhich allows the toes to be higherthan the rider's heel, giving theankle and knee joints the ability toact as shock absorbers, flexingwith every stride. The rider's kneesjump upward slightly in an alternat-ing manner with each stride, likeshock absorbers compressing, aseach of the horse's front legs strikethe ground. The stirrup must beshort enough to allow a platformfor the foot to rest upon lightlywhen the ankle, knee and hip jointsare flexed.

When the rider is positioned inthis manner and his or her jointscan work fluidly (Continued on page 39)

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and freely, the feeling is one of"floating" around the horse's body,rather than of "sitting" on it, as ahorse descends a hill at trot. It isboth distinct and unmistakable andwhen combined with goodmechanical execution (frame) inthe horse, produces a remark-able ability for the horse to fly (nobrakes, yet completely in bal-ance) down hills in the lightestmanner. In this state of freedom,you may notice that the interac-tive movements taking placebetween your body and yourhorse's body will cause you tofeel as though you are on theground, jogging down that hillyourself (only to a slightly lessexaggerated degree, of course).

Posting or rising to the trotdown a moderate grade is per-fectly acceptable, but as thedegree of incline and trot speedincrease, the rider is better tofree up the horse by assumingthis half-seat position. Canteringdescents are also best done inthis position, with the exceptionthat the rider's torso is held in aslightly more vertical line than inthe fast trot.

There are two common mis-takes riders make when attemptingto negotiate descending terrain.One is leaning back. While thismay seem logical, (it worked forthe man from Snowy River didn'tit?) the position forces the rider'sweight to the rear, impairing thehorse's ability to round its loin,engaging its stifles and hind legs.In order to carry its weight and theweight of its rider on its hindquar-ters, freeing the front feet to bothreach out (length of stride) andland lightly (insuring long termsoundness), the horse must beable and willing to place its hindfeet deeply under its body whendescending. A horse with more ofits weight on the rear limbs than onthe fore feet is both easier to con-trol and safer to ride. It is in a bet-ter position to correct a "misstep"whether that be quickly lifting a

front foot off a sharp stone to avoida stone bruise, or lifting the foot outof a hole or depression in the pathto avoid stumbling or a strainedtendon. If the rider's weight is toofar toward the rear of the horse,

the rider effectively blocks the nec-essary biomechanics in the horsewhich will allow it to perform its jobefficiently.

The second mistake com-monly made by riders is to stiffenthe joints of their ankles and kneeswhen riding downhill. This stiffnessfocuses the jar of motion into thehorse's back, causing the horse totense its back. Without a freelyswinging back, both the horse'sshoulder and hip become impededin their ability to allow the horse'slegs to swing, and again, we havea situation where the horse can'tbalance and defend itself becauseit can't access the free use of itsown limbs.

Work on a mini trampoline isone way to find and eliminate ten-sion blocks. Other problems whichcan be improved or solved by elim-inating tension in the rider's bodyare: sore knees, tired, sore, achymiddle and/or low back muscles,painful ankles, numb feet and shinsplints.

For an illuminating look at howit used to be taught and done,spend an evening watching Vol-ume 3 of the US Army TrainingFilms - Cavalry Collection from Vin-tage Video (POB 551, Greencas-

tle, PA 17225). Correct riderposition is only half the story inefficient downhill riding at speed.The other half is putting yourhorse into a correct "frame,” onethat aids the horse in seeminglydefying the forces of gravity as itdescends. Many riders believethat the horse will learn this auto-matically by exposing the horseto lots of hours on the trail. I wishit were so. Unfortunately, for bothhorses and riders, this is just nottrue.

Best case scenario: a per-fectly balanced (conformed)horse, with completely comfort-able tack and a skilled if not edu-cated rider, exposed to just theright amount of the muscularefforts demanded by varying ter-rain in any given training session,

during formative years, but alsoduring any conditioning period,would develop the necessary mus-cles to defend itself by efficientmovement.

The reality: the horse can notunderstand why it should changeits normal pattern of movement(two-thirds of its weight on its fore-hand) because it does not think inhuman terms. Therefore, it can notunderstand at the beginning of itstraining, that if it travels the manytraining and competitive miles in aforehand heavy position with theweight of a rider added to theequation, it will cause increaseddegeneration to its bony systemsas well as threatening the integrityof its support systems (muscles,tendons and ligaments).

So if you want the best out-come for your athletic team, cor-rect, knowledgeable, gymnasticwork is the answer.

Although correct form is only part of thestory, this rider is positioned to “flow” withthe horse without weighting its forehandunduly, as it walks down a moderateincline.



Proposed changes are in BOLD text.

1. ADDITION OF A NON-COMPETING ADULT SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1 - GENERALA. Membership

1. Any person interested in the purposes of this organization may be eligible for membership upon proper application and paymentof the required dues.a. Yearly Membership

(5) Supporting Membership: Any person 18 years of age or over. Only eligible for individual ride awards if non-member rider fee paid at the ride. Only eligible for year-end and mileage awards if adult membership fee paidbefore the end of the ride season.

2. Each membership, except lifetime …3. Each Adult, Supporting, and Single Lifetime Membership is entitled to one vote. Each Family and Family Lifetime Membership

is entitled to two votes.

ONLY NATRC MEMBERS (INDIVIDUAL, ADULT, JUNIOR, FAMILY AND LIFETIME) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR YEAR END ANDMILEAGE AWARDS. (SEE SECTION 9)

Rationale:Older riders who quit competing can easily be lost to NATRC membership. Other members who have joined, even for a year or two,and are not competing may not renew for other reasons, economic, family changes, horse issues, etc. A less expensive membershipcould encourage them to remain. Many equestrian organizations offer a similar membership, which our members often take advantageof. Suggest $40 for supporting membership with $10 returned to the regions, or $35 with $5 to regions.

2. DELETE OPTION FOR SENIOR AND JUNIOR CLASSES IN THE NOVICE DIVISION IN R1A

SECTION 4 – DIVISIONS, CLASSES AND ELIGIBILITYA. Divisions

2. Novicee. Classes

(1) This division in horse may be divided into Heavyweight, Lightweight and Junior Classes or Senior (combinedHeavyweight & Lightweight) and Junior Classes as defined in Section 4 B.

(1) This division will offer Heavyweight, Lightweight and Junior Classes in horse as defined in Section 4 B.B. Classes

3. Juniorb. Juniors may compete in Open or Novice Division Heavyweight or , Novice Lightweight, or Senior Classes if weight require-

ments are met. Juniors may compete in Open Heavyweight or Open Lightweight Classes if weight requirements aremet.

4. Senior, Region 1A only (See Section 10 for year-end awards for Region 1A): The Novice Division may be divided intoHeavyweight, Lightweight and Junior Classes or into Senior and Junior Classes at the discretion of management.

4. Weigh In5. Helmets

Rationale:For the Novice Division, the Rule Book offers the usual weight classes (heavyweight, lightweight and junior) or senior and junior as farback as the 1965. When we recognized AK as R1A, we gave them that option. The AK rides haven’t used the option for senior/juniorclasses since 1991. Using weight classes is more advantageous as it gives more competitors an opportunity to place.

3. ANY DAY DO

SECTION 4 – DIVISIONS, CLASSES, AND ELIGIBILITYC. Distance Only (DO) (not in competition)

6. One-day option: only available if both horse and rider are riding DO.a. The DO team has the option of riding one or two days of an ‘A’ CTR. When choosing to ride one day only, the team must ride

the first day, or at ride management’s discretion, they may start the second day. A DO rider must notify ride manage-ment of their intent not to ride a second day after post ride examination, but before 8:00p.m. To start on the second day,the second day’s ride distance must also meet ‘B’ ride minimum requirements.

Rationale:Region 3 would like to make a motion to make a rule change to allow DO riders to start their ride on the second day of an “A” competi-tion. After discussions with ride managers lamenting poor attendance at rides and having to turn away DO riders, offering more flexibili-ty to DO riders on what days they can attend the competition seems to have little downside, and could help make rides more profitable

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Rule Change Proposals Carried Forward – February 8, 2018


for ride managers and NATRC in general. The burden is mainly on ride management, and potentially the judges requiring a Saturdayafternoon check-in. If ride management is unconcerned about the extra effort, why is National concerned?

4. ALLOW GREATER USE OF EXISTING STABLING OPTIONS

SECTION 5 – THE RIDEB. Stabling

3. The stabling options used by CTR management and/or the CTR facility must be available to all competitors in a division.

Rationale:Permanent pens at a CTR facility should be allowed to be used by competitors when possible. Though often there are not sufficientpens for all entrants, there may be enough to allow all horses in a certain division, such as Novice, to use them.

5. ADD A METHOD TO FORGIVE TIME PENALTIES FOR GOOD SAMARITAN ACTS

SECTION 5 – THE RIDEJ. Timing and Time Penalty Points

10. In the case of an emergency/extenuating circumstance where a competitor’s assistance is required, ride managementand/or judges may agree to credit part or all of time lost to the rider’s maximum time.

Rationale:Being a good sport/ exhibiting good sportsmanship implies willingness to sacrifice your time to help another. If a horse is held at a P&Rstop, that horse must have extra time added to its minimum and maximum, but the friend who courteously waits does not get that extratime. If a rider is injured on the trail, and another rider stops to assist and subsequently comes in overtime, should the assisting rider gettime back for being a good Samaritan?

6. POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR SWEEPSTAKES

SECTION 9 – AWARDSC. Point Distribution

4. The Open Sweepstakes winner will receive points equal to the highest points awarded in any of the three OpenClasses. The Novice Sweepstakes winner will receive points equal to the highest points awarded in any of the threeNovice Classes. The Open, Competitive Pleasure and Novice Sweepstakes winners will receive the highest pointspossible based on the number of starters in the largest class of their respective division.

5. The Sweepstakes winner will receive points, in addition to other points won for horse, as follows: 3 points for a Type AA ride, 2points for a Type A, one point for a Type B.

Rationale:This change allows consistency with the first rule of point distribution that points shall be based on the number of starters. This wouldeliminate the circumstance that can arise when an entire larger class is pulled, and sweepstakes ends up being based on the pointsawarded in the smaller class.

7. DIVIDING THE COMPETITIVEPLEASURE DIVISION

SECTION 4 – DIVISIONS, CLASSES,AND ELIGIBILITYA. Divisions

3. Competitive Pleasuree. Class

(1) This division will offer Adult(combined Heavyweight &Lightweight) Heavyweight,Lightweight and Junior Class-es as defined in Section 4 B.

(2) This division will offer identicalclasses in horsemanship asoffered in horse.

SECTION 9 – AWARDSA. Ride Awards

4. The horses with the highest totalpoints scores from the Open, Com-petitive Pleasure & Novice Divisionsshall be the recipients of the Open,



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Competitive Pleasure & Novice Sweepstakes Awards.

B. Annual Awards2. National Awards

n. HIGH POINT COMPETITIVE PLEASURE HORSE: Points shall be credited to horses for the purposes of determining annualhigh score awards in each Competitive Pleasure Class, (i.e., HWT, LWT, JR), first through sixth place. Only the first 12 ridesofficially started will count. Type A rides count as 1 ride. Type B rides count as ½ ride. The horse and rider will be consideredofficially started when timed out on the first day of the ride.

o. HIGH POINT COMPETITIVE PLEASURE HORSEMANSHIP: Points shall be credited to riders for the purposes of determin-ing annual high score awards in each Competitive Pleasure Class, (i.e., HWT, LWT, JR), first through sixth place. Only thefirst 12 rides officially started will count. Type A rides count as 1 ride. Type B rides count as ½ ride. The horse and rider willbe considered officially started when timed out on the first day of the ride.

C. Point Distribution4. The Open Sweepstakes winner will receive points equal to the highest points awarded in any of the three Open Classes. The

Competitive Pleasure Sweepstakes winner will receive points equal to the highest points awarded in any of the threeCompetitive Pleasure Classes. The Novice Sweepstakes winner will receive points equal to the highest points awarded in anyof the three Novice Classes.

Rationale:Region 3 would like to make a motion to make a rule change to divide the Competitive Pleasure Division. After much discussion andlistening to many NATRC members, as well as outside horsemen, on this issue dividing the division in the same classes (Heavyweight,Lightweight, and Junior) as the Novice and Open divisions makes the most sense. Seasoned CP riders to look at the riders which theycompeted with this past year and to record which classes they felt riders would fall in if this proposal was in effect. The consensus wasthat there would be a fairly even division of riders into Heavyweight and Lightweight. The juniors could then decide to ride as juniors ormore experienced, more mature juniors could choose to enter Heavyweight or Lightweight if they chose.

8. REDUCE POINTS REQUIRED FOR JUNIORS TO EARN ANATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE CP DIVISION

SECTION 9 – AWARDSB. Annual Awards

2. National Awardsk. COMPETITIVE PLEASURE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: In the Competitive Pleasure Division a horse shall be declared a

National Champion when all the following requirements are met within the first 12 rides officially started in the same year. Forride count, points, and first or second placings,(3) Accumulated 75 points (60 points for Juniors).

Rationale:Requiring 60 points for the Junior Class in Competitive Pleasure would parallel the requirements in the Open Division. Data show thisis a reasonable requirement.

9. CP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND HIGH POINT AGE REQUIREMENT

SECTION 9 – AWARDSB. Annual Awards

2. National Awardsk. COMPETITIVE PLEASURE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: In the Competitive Pleasure Division a horse shall be declared a

National Champion when all the following requirements are met within the first 12 rides officially started in the same year. Forride count, points, and first or second placings,(4) Horses competing for a National Championship Competitive Pleasure award must be at least 60 months of age.

(a) Registered horses are considered 60 months of age as of actual foaling date on the registration papers.(b) Unregistered horses are considered to be of eligible age if they have a “full mouth” (all permanent incisors

having erupted and are in wear) as determined by the veterinary judge.

n. HIGH POINT COMPETITVE PLEASURE HORSE: Points shall be credited to horses for the purpose of determining annualhigh score awards in Competitive Pleasure first through sixth place. Only the first 12 rides officially started will count. …Age of Horses(1) Horses competing for High Point Competitive Pleasure Horse awards must be at least 60 months of age.

(a) Registered horses are considered 60 months of age as of actual foaling date on the registration papers.(b) Unregistered horses are considered to be of eligible age if they have a “full mouth” (all permanent incisors

having erupted and are in wear) as determined by the veterinary judge.

Rationale:REMOVE the age requirements on CP National Championships and High Point CP horse. The division has age requirements (48months as found in Section 4 A.3.b.). Leave it at that. I suspect the rule was written because the BOD felt they were “protecting” younghorses from riders doing what they felt were too many rides chasing points. The minimum number of rides a (Continued on page 43)



National Championship can be achieved is 5, if the horse won every ride, with full classes. So if a good 4-year-old, did 5 or 6 rides, andmanaged his National Championship, should it not be honored?

We have an age requirement for Open that a 5-year-old horse can compete, and do so for ALL awards. We do not state they cannot tryfor Presidents Cup, which could potentially be 16 rides. Yet some would argue a 5-year-old should not be asked to do 16 rides. Wehave left it to the good sense of the owner/rider, to do what they feel is right for their horse. Just as we should in the CP division.

10. REMOVE REQUIREMENT OF CP IF NOVICE IS OFFERED

SECTION 4 – DIVISIONS, CLASSES, AND ELIGIBILITYA. Divisions

2. Novicea. A ride offering a Novice Division must also offer a Competitive Pleasure Division.Paragraphs b - f now become a - e.

3. Competitive Pleasurea. May be offered alone but must be offered if Novice Division is offered.b.a. Age of Horsesc.b. Mileaged.c. Pacee.d. Classes

Rationale:This requirement was more important when Competitive Pleasure (CP) started, but not now. Though we currently allow B rides to beNovice Only as long as the A ride offered that weekend includes CP, many ride managers do not realize this. Due to this misunder-standing, they will choose to only allow CP in the one-day event as they feel forced to include too many divisions if they want to offerNovice in the B ride. This rule change would remove that confusion Since CP is the biggest class in most regions, we do not have tomake this class mandatory if Novice is offered. Ride chairs will already be including CP to make ends meet.

11. COMBINE DIVISION CLASSES BASED ON RIDE DAY DIVISION SIZE

SECTION 4 – DIVISIONS, CLASSES, AND ELIGIBILITYB. Classes

7. If any Division (Open, Competitive Pleasure, Novice) has SIX or fewer Heavyweight and Lightweight competitors (DO,Junior and Senior riders are not included in count), and neither class is full (six competitors), the Heavyweight andLightweight Classes for that division MAY be combined into a single class for that event AT MANAGEMENT’S DISCRE-TION.a. The number of competitors in the division is determined by the number of starters on the first day.b. If classes are combined, awards for both horse and horsemanship are combined.c. Regardless of whether division classes are combined, competitors must weigh in. This is to properly define their

weight class for year-end awards.d. If division classes are combined,

(1) first through sixth place awards will be presented for horse and horsemanship.(2) points will be assigned to each rider based on the combined class placing.(3) the same points assigned in the combined class will be applied to the competitors’ Heavyweight or Light-

weight Classes for year-end awards.e. The Junior and Senior classes will not be combined with the Heavyweight and Lightweight Classes.f. For the purposes of Sweepstakes Awards, the combined class is split into the traditional Heavyweight and Light-

weight Classes, and Sweepstakes is awarded for the highest scoring division horse.g. Awards rules other than as described above, follow rules defined in Section 9.

Rationale:The rule is proposed to make class competitions more meaningful. In a class of 2 Heavyweights, a 1st or 2nd is guaranteed and countstowards a National Championship, even though the 2nd place finisher finished last. Even assuming both riders were very good, themaximum points awardable for year-end awards is 8 (A ride). If there were, for example, 4 Lightweights attending the ride, they alsowould not be able to get full points for the ride. It the classes were combined though, the full 16 points would be available and all com-petitors would place.

Competitors for year-end awards would still collect points in their Heavyweight and Lightweight Classes, and their points would bebased on the combined class results. The advantages are:

● Placings are more meaningful.● Strong competitors earn more points for end-of-year awards.● 1st and 2nd place finishes are more meaningful in small divisions.● Management does not need to distribute as many awards (they may have to purchase them anyway though)

There are some disadvantages:● Heavyweight is probably at a disadvantage, but this is only true at small rides.● Competitors may not know if a division is combined until the last division competitor has timed out on the first day.● Management and judges have to deal with this flexibility. It is a bit confusing. (Continued on page 44)



● This may make year-end point calculations somewhat more complicated.○ Management could still report Heavyweight and Lightweight results using existing forms. There would just be blanks for places

won by the alternate weight class.

Examples comparing if a class is or is not combined.Example 1: At a CTR including 3 lightweight riders and 3 heavyweight riders.● At a traditional ride, every competitor would place.○ Lightweight points would range from 6 - 10.○ Heavyweight points would range from 6 - 10.

● In the worst case, no rider from either class will lose points, though half the riders will gain points.

Example 2: At a CTR including 4 lightweight riders and 2 heavyweight riders.● At a traditional ride, every competitor would place.○ Lightweight points would range from 6 - 12.○ Heavyweight points would range from 6 - 8.

● In a combined class, 4 - 16 points will be awarded to each rider.

12. TYPE C RIDE – ENTRY LEVEL DIVISION

SECTION 2 - SANCTIONED RIDES AND CLINICSA. Rides.

4. Ride Typesd. Type C: Consists of one day of riding.

SECTION 4 - DIVISIONS, CLASSES, AND ELIGIBILITYA. Divisions

4. Entry Levela. May be offered alone or concurrent with a Type AA, A, or B ride.b. Age of horses: Horses entered in this division must be at least 48 months of age.

(1) Registered horses are considered 48 months of age as of actual foaling date on registration papers.(2) Unregistered horses are considered of eligible age when the central and intermediate permanent incisors have

erupted and are in wear as determined by the veterinary judge.c. Mileage

(1) Daily and total mileage will range between 8 and 12 miles for the day. Mileage shall not be less than 8 miles andshall not exceed 12 miles.

d. Pace(1) The average pace for a ride in this division shall be in the range of 3-4 miles per hour; and when determining the

timing of the ride, management must consider, among other relevant factors: weather, terrain, season of the yearand footing on the trail.

(2) “Riding time” used to compute the pace shall not include lunch and P&R stops.e. Class

(1) This division will offer Adult and Junior Classes as defined in Section 4 B.(2) This division will offer identical classes in horsemanship as offered in horse. For purposes of awards, the horse

and horsemanship scores will be combined and averaged for team awards.5. Additional divisions may be added at the discretion of the board of directors.

B. Classes5. Adult Class: (Type C ride only) riders age 18 or over that do not meet the Junior criteria as defined in Section 4B. There

are no weight requirements.6. Weigh In7. Helmets (Continued on page 45)

Placing LtwPlacing

HwtPlacing

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CombinedPoints

PointChange

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Placing LtwPlacing

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SECTION 5 - THE RIDEB. Stabling

4. Competitors in the Type C ride are excluded from stabling judging and may use pens if space permits per managementdiscretion. All other stabling rules apply.

5. Stabling options not allowed during competition as primary containment: …6. Stallions: …

E. Hoof Protection/ Leg Protection4. Competitors in the Type C ride are permitted to use all types of hoof boots with no strap, keeper, gaiter or accessory

restrictions. Protective devices such as bell boots, splint boots or wraps are also permissible.

SECTION 6 - JUDGINGB. Veterinary Judging: Judges shall not discriminate against any animal due to conformation or type as long as the animal performs

satisfactorily. Horses are to be evaluated on the following three criteria: condition, soundness and trail ability/manners.1. Condition 40%: ….

b. There will be a minimum of two P&R recovery readings taken during each day's ride; Type C rides require one P&R. Theplanned number of P&Rs for the day's ride will be announced by management to riders. Unannounced P&R stops may beadded but minimum and maximum ride time must be adjusted.

C. Horsemanship Judging: …3. 30%:

c. Stabling: The evaluation of stabling shall include, but not be limited to, the following: feed and water, container security; blan-ket; tie (height, length, quick release knot and security); safety, choice of location, tack and gear placement; horse care. TypeC competitors are exempt from stabling evaluation.

SECTION 9 - AWARDSA. Ride Awards

1. A sanctioned ride having an Open Division will offer Lightweight, Heavyweight, and Junior Classes in horse and horsemanship.2. A sanctioned ride having Novice and Competitive Pleasure Divisions will offer the identical classes in horsemanship as offered in

horse.3. Horse and horsemanship scores for Type C competitors will be added together and averaged to determine placing

teams for both Adult and Junior Classes. First through sixth place teams in both classes will be awarded.Former paragraphs 3-9 become numbered as 4-10.

B. Annual Awards1. General

a. Ride Types:Type C: Consists of one day of riding.

3. Regional Awardsa. Team Awards

(1) These regional awards are given for combined horse and horsemanship.(2) All points for rides in which the same horse and rider combination competed, will be added together and the placings de-

termined by the most pointsb. Regional Championships

(1) These awards are given for horse and for horsemanship in all divisions and classes (See Section 4), first through sixthplace.

(2) Will be awarded annually on the basis of points awarded within the designated region of the horse and rider (See Section1 B5).

(3) Type C rides are only eligible for regional championship awards. They do not qualify for nationally sponsoredteam awards.

C. Point Distribution6. Points earned in one class will not be added to points earned in another class by the same horse or rider.

POINTS DISTRIBUTION TABLETYPE AANumber of starters

TYPE A RIDENumber of starters

TYPE B AND C RIDESNumber …

D. Cumulative Mileage Awards:1. Mileage will count as defined in this mileage table:




MILEAGE TABLE (miles) DIVISION AA A B C Open 90 60 30 n/a Novice n/a 40 20 n/aCompetitive Pleasure n/a 40 20 n/a Entry Level n/a n/a n/a 10

2. 1000-Mile Horse: This award is presented to horses completing 1000 miles.a. Mileage in Open, Novice and Competitive Pleasure Divisions will count as follows: Open: Type AA ride=90 miles,

Type A ride=60 miles, Type B ride=30 miles; Novice and Competitive Pleasure: Type A ride=40 miles, Type B ride=20miles.

Former paragraphs b – e become numbered as a - d3. Rider: Mileage chevrons in increments of 250 miles will be awarded to riders.

a. Mileage in Open, Novice and Competitive Pleasure Divisions will count as follows: Open: Type AA ride=90 miles,Type A ride=60 miles, Type B ride=30 miles; Novice and Competitive Pleasure: Type A ride=40 miles, Type B ride=20miles.

Former paragraphs b – d become numbered as a – c4. Mileage medallions will be …

Rationale:The C ride will meet the demand for rides that are shorter mileage, less time consuming and more affordable. It is an entry level ride forbeginners or a way to stay involved and competing for experienced competitors with time, physical or financial barriers.

13. CLARIFY HOW POINTS ARE CALCULATED FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS R1A

SECTION 10 – REGION 1A AWARDSB. Annual/Year-end Awards

2. National Awardsa. National Championship: …

(2) Accumulated 36 points.b) When classes are combined for the purpose of establishing points, the points earned by the same horse and

rider must be from the same class (Heavyweight, Lightweight or Junior) in which the horse was entered at theride. Points from one weight class cannot be combined with those earned in a different weight class duringany given three-year period.

c) When the entire Open Di…b. National Championship: In the Competitive Pleasure Div …

(2) Accumulated 36 points.b) When classes are combined for the purpose of establishing points, the points earned by the same horse and

rider must be from the same class (Adult or Junior) in which the horse was entered at the ride. Points fromone class cannot be combined with those earned in a different class during any given three-year period.

c) When the entire Competitive …

Rationale:To clarify that Rule Section 9 C.6 applies toR1A rides even when classes are combinedfor the purpose of establishing points:“Points earned in one class will not beadded to points earned in another class bythe same horse or rider.”


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NATRC National BOD Meeting Minutes February 8, 2018Albuquerque, NM

CALL TO ORDER by PresidentAngie Meroshnekoff, 8:03am., Feb-ruary 8, 2018.ROLL CALL. Angie Meroshnekoff,Jamie Dieterich, Bob Insko, MaryJo Malone, Kay Gunckel, Bill Win-gle, Alice Perryman, Gayle Muench,Bill Moore, Esther Diaguila, ShariParys, Mary Hanson. GUESTS.Convention Co-Chair Juleen Fea-zell; Judges Committee Co-ChairKim Cowart, Sanction Chair PatsyConner, Amelia Adair, FranMuench, Hoof Print Editor LaurieKnuutila, Judges Committee GregFellers, DVM, Beni DeMattei, R3Alternate Sharon Roper and R5Alternate Sallie Kudra.MINUTES. November 10-11, 2017.Motion made to approve by Han-son, seconded by Wingle. All infavor.PRESIDENT’S REPORT. Merosh-nekoff started the meeting withboard member introductions. Twonew board members, Wingle andDiaguila present. The previouseffort to limit the number of rulechange proposals to three hasbeen lifted. The board will carry for-ward all rules that are deemed nec-essary. We have too many things tolook at and large changes we needto make in a short period of time.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’SREPORT. Rinne. Recap of currentmembership and membershiptrends. Primary work was pre-sented in the Wednesday eveningmeeting regarding OperationNATRC. This was an excellent yearfor award sponsorships with thelarge majority of award expensescovered by member donations. Thenew buckle company producedhigh quality buckles for nationalawards as did Distance Depot forthe new national champion jacketsand blanket embroidery.TREASURER’S REPORT. Malone.Membership income down, rider fee

income and sanction fee incomedown. Sponsorships up. Ride costsare down significantly, but due inpart to last year new scorecardsbeing printed. Staff expenses downdue to transition between LaurieDiNatale and Rinne, so thatexpense is not perpetual. See fullfinancial report for details.BUDGET. Muench. We would liketo fund approximately $3,000 tosupport committee travel for Opera-tion NATRC. Muench will create abudget line for the committee underthe Administrative Cost section. Dowe continue to print enough rulebooks to send to the membershipor only print enough for two per rideplus each active judge? Dieterichstated it is one of the few memberbenefits available upon request.Moore believes it is a cost we don’tneed. It will be left as is for now andcan be decided later in the year.Conner addressed historical docu-ment retention and said she is stillwaiting on approximately six boxesof documents that will need pay-ment for shipping and eventually

scanning. Motion made by Maloneto approve the budget as pro-posed, seconded by Wingle.Motion carried.BY-LAWS & RULES. Parys. Elevenrule proposals to review. Seedrafted rule proposals carried for-ward. Parys discussed the“Extreme Rule Book”. Our standardrule book has a lot of duplicationand information that riders don’tneed. The extreme rule book wouldbe a condensed version, to make itmore simple without losing themeaning. It would result in a smallerdocument to print. Moore cautionedcutting too much and losing theintent.POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.Dieterich. No updates to report.PLANNED AND CHARITABLEGIVING. Cowart. Financial andestate planning is a very personalthing, but it is an excellent way togive back to NATRC.CRI. Dieterich. It’s a tool that canbe applied, it is not mandatory.There is still confu- (Continued on page 49)

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sion around that. Greg Fellers,DVM, spoke about the validity andbenefit of the CRI.SANCTION. Conner. There areseveral rides on the schedule butnot all are sanctioned. R1 has onecurrently sanctioned, but more onthe schedule. No rides are sanc-tioned in R2. R3 has nine rides onthe schedule, with all but threesanctioned. R4 has nine rides,Indian Territory cancelled. R5 hastwelve rides, with only three notsanctioned. R6 has seven rides andall are sanctioned.MANAGEMENT. Hanson. Createda Facebook group for ride manag-ers which has proved to be a greatquestion and answer forum. Han-son is working on developing newride managers.RULES INTERPRETER REPORT.DeMattei. Received two RulesInterpreter reports to date. Only oneaccident and typical time delays ontrail were reported.INSURANCE. Rinne. No updates.SAFETY. Andrew Murray. No reportbut currently in transition. Newchair.MARKETING. Bev Roberts. Rob-erts is hoping to be replaced in themajority of her duties. She is readyto spend time doing other things.Meroshnekoff stated we will bereplacing her on the website dutiesas soon as possible. Essentially weneed someone to assume duties formarketing, publicity and proofing.Teresa Musgrave will help proof.AWARDS PRESENTATION ANDCONVENTION. Feazell. Awardsbanquet will be in the Tablao withFlamenco dancers during dinner.It’s going to be different but it will benice.SOCIAL MEDIA. Jonni Jewell.Report filed. There have been gooddiscussions on Facebook. AERCriders have been engaging theFacebook groups and asking ques-tions, some even getting involved inthe sport.

MODEL AND MEASUREMENTS.Muench. Data presented inWednesday evening meeting.SPONSORSHIPS. Parys. NATRChad a good year getting new spon-sorships and maintaining existingones. Riding Warehouse will con-tinue the 5% donation back toNATRC. Parys wondered if weshould continue with the raffle?Muench stated it’s an easy way togarner $4,000.MEDIA ADVISORY. Dieterich.Need Hoof Print articles by Febru-ary 15th.JUNIORS. Cindy Keen. No report.FOUNDATION. Conner. A founda-tion meeting to elect foundation offi-cers needs to be held following theNBOD meeting. The board needsto decide what to do with the yearlyinterest.DRUG TESTING. Kim Murphy. Noreport. Malone stated Curtis Clarknoticed several misspelled drugs inthe appendices. He is willing to helpproof the list.MEMBERSHIP RETENTION ANDRECRUITMENT. Perryman. 66 newfree memberships have beenadded to date. Perryman stated thefree memberships seem to be agood draw while reaching out tonew interested people to try to getthem to the rides. She would like toknow who the region membershipcoordinators are.JUDGES. Cowart and Merosh-nekoff. Meroshnekoff presentedJudges Committee appointments.Rider reps are Jonni Jewell, KeriRiddick, DVM, and Marty Findley.Vet Judges are Pam Hess, DVM,Greg Fellers, DVM, and Carrie Por-ter, DVM. Horsemanship Judgesare Kim Cowart, Nancy Kasovichand Lory Walls. Appointments wereapproved by the board. There iscurrently one horsemanship judgeapplicant and one horsemanshipapprentice judge is ready to beginapprentice rides. There are threeveterinary apprentices and one pro-visional vet judge. Cowart shared

some posts from Facebook high-lighting public comments about ourjudging inconsistencies and someriders seeing judges’ expectationsas a moving target. We need toexpect professionalism from ourjudges. Cowart addressed the needfor judging accountability. NATRCshould be dictating how our judgesoperate.TRAIL ADVOCACY AND GRANTS.Hanson. Still recommends NATRCpay for a couple of our members toattend and represent NATRC at theNational Trails Conference. Theguidelines and application for inter-nal trail grant funds was redrafted.EDUCATION. Dieterich. TheNATRC introductory video hasbeen placed on the website. It isstill being edited but it is out there.They are working to get consistentvideos for the NATRC YouTubechannel. Dieterich continues towork to eliminate duplicate informa-tion, consolidating information intoone location. There continues to beissues with internet browsers creat-ing issues with fillable forms, so it issuggested people use GoogleChrome to utilize the fillable forms.HALL OF FAME. Dieterich statedthere used to be a committee thatprepared a presentation about HOFapplication. We need a betterunderstanding and expectation ofwhat we want to see in an appli-cant.STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLAR-SHIP. Emily Rand applied for a$2,000 scholarship. Gunckelmoved to grant scholarship, sec-onded by Moore. Motion carried.AHA. Insko. No new information.BREED LIASION. Terry Silver. Sil-ver is requesting support from themembers regarding membershipand engagement with breed organi-zations. We have several partner-ing breed organizations excited topromote and award registered highpoint NATRC horses, howevermany of our riders of these horsesare not members of the breed orga-




nizations and therefore not eligible.HONARARY AND APPRECIA-TION. Ruth Mesimer. No updates.ANNUAL POINTS/DATA. AndreaRogers/Rinne. Rogers is makingadjustments to ride reporting formsfor the website. Some queriesbeing adjusted for ease of use andaccuracy.ELECTRONIC MEETING COORDI-NATOR. Rinne. R1 utilized the ser-

vice recently and it went very well. Itis also very affordable.REGION REPORTS. R1. Merosh-nekoff. Just had phone conferencemeeting. Mini convention is March3rd. Six rides this year providedthere are no major storms or fires.Horrible year in 2017 for R1. DoingC rides at four out of six rides. R1A.Knuutila. Having one ride this year.Facebook page is very active andgood information. R2. Malone. Two

rides, two clinics. Preparing to hostnational convention in 2019. R3.Gunckel. Rocky Mountain Hat Trickaward again for top points of threerides, Island in the Sky, ChickenCreek and Hartsel. Nine rides andtwo clinics scheduled. Several ridesadding in one-day rides. New rideat Rush to the Brett Gray Ranch.R4. Perryman. Nine rides on thebooks, one is done. Two clinics thisyear. Several rides on board withdoing a C ride. (Continued on page 51)



Regional convention is Feb 24 inDecatur, TX. R5. Moore. Twelverides scheduled, two done. Imple-menting a trail master clinic todevelop new people for that role.Emphasizing mentoring new ridersbefore, during and after rides. R6.Parys. Seven rides scheduled,three having C rides. AERCapproached us to put on a C ride ata SD endurance ride. Two clinicsscheduled. R6 convention will beheld in conjunction with Equifest.Meroshnekoff suggested putting ona ride management clinic atnational convention in Reno nextyear. Amelia Adair voiced the needfor a solid ride manager mentor pro-gram for new or potential ride man-agers. Moore said R5 is doing aride management clinic at their2019 convention.Shared board amount for February8, 2018 is $398.24.OLD BUSINESS.

1. RMS. RMS and our websitewere officially moved to asecure server. The develop-ment of the new RMS sys-tem is going well.Meroshnekoff is questioningwhy secretaries are havingto build user profiles for newcompetitors. She doesn’tlike having to create theiruser name and password,plus recording that. Perry-man stated she emails thenew rider immediately withtheir user name and pass-word.

2. Marketing. No further dis-cussion.

3. Equitrack.Recreational/ConditioningHours Tracking. Wingle willtake a look at it and is inter-ested in possibly facilitatingit.

NEW BUSINESS.Operation NATRC

Meeting adjourned at 4:51pm.



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bridle○ Ground free of hazards○ Hay net (if used) not too low

when empty○ Buckets secured○ Evidence of food○ Access to water○ Adjust rope snap so horse’s

nose reaches ground○ Don’t tie two horses too close

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Region 4

How to read these results:1st # = Horse’s Placing / 2nd # = Rider’s Placing

CO = Completion Only / P = Pulled / DO = Distance Only / DQ = Disqualified The official record source for ride results is the NATRC national office. Results published here may be subject to audit.

Jingle Bell Jaunt A12/2-3/2017 R4-TXA-O/N/CP Total Riders: 23Chair: Marjorie ShenkirJudges: Kay Gunckel DVM, Priscilla LindseyOpen Sweepstakes: Wish Upon a Star/

Hapgood, Kris - 99CP Combo: TA Kaiser/Prusak, DeanneNovice Sweepstakes: Colt McGuire/

Griffin, Terri - 90

Open Heavyweight1/1 Wish Upon a Star/Hapgood, Kris2/2 Razmataz DBA/Bass, Carla Jo3/4 Heirlixir/Garlitz, Roger4/3 Tribute to Liberty/Perryman, AliceP Balagon/Perryman, Michael

Open Lightweight1/4 Wildfire Storm/Miller, Dolly2/1 Silver Valley Tate/Rinne, Sarah3/2 Moonshadow 2/Galliher, Teresa

4/3 Giacomo/Muench, Fran5/5 Tally 2/Griffin, Annette

Competitive Pleasure1/2 TA Kaiser/Prusak, Deanne2/1 Ellie 2/Tharp, Vicki3/5 Cimmetry/Collins, Mary4/3 Flash Black/Liebman, Cara5/6 Big Cat/Leatherwood, Cynthia6/4 Regal ET/Muench, Gayle

Novice Heavyweight1/1 KMA Ali Gator/Spell, David

Novice Lightweight1/2 Colt McGuire/Griffin, Terri2/1 River Song/Sims, Brooke3/3 WC Xpresso Xceptshahn/Weinstein, ArdenP Puffin/Quirk, Karen

Novice Junior1/1 Self Winder Go Girl Copy/Harvill, Cailen

Jingle Bell Jaunt B12/2/2017 R4-TXB-CP Total Riders: 7Chair: Marjorie ShenkirJudges: Kay Gunckel DVM, Priscilla LindseyCP Combo: Jose’s Royal Gold/Martin, Amy

Competitive Pleasure1/1 Jose’s Royal Gold/Martin, Amy2/4 Vino Que Syrah/Rogers, Becky3/3 LRR Matt’s Buck Ledoux/Drumm, Jenny4/2 NH Muscat’s Jewel/Swiss, Elaine5/5 Buddy 18/Miller, Jim JP Kairro/Lear, Janelle

Competitive Pleasure Junior1/1 Molly 9/Steele, Hannah

7IL Scamper A1/27-28/2018 Region 4 - TX Total Riders:30Chairperson: Gayle MuenchJudges: Natalie Goldberger, DVM, Sarah RinneOpen Sweepstakes: Moonshadow 2/Galliher,Teresa - 99Novice Sweepstakes: Colt McGuire/Griffin, Terri- 96CP Combo: Vino Que Syrah/Rogers, Becky

Open Heavyweight1/1 Razmataz DBA/Bass, Carla JoP/P Sunstone Sultan/Church, Trina

Open Lightweight1/4 Moonshadow 2/Galliher, Teresa2/3 Giacomo/Muench, Fran3/5 Nchantedprincevaliant/Mettes, Cynthia4/2 Halcon/Queen, Kelly5/8 HK Kruizer/Horn, Devan6/1 Moon Shadow's Black Gold/Sommer,Alanna8/6 Frisia Khorian/Betts, DebbieP/P Wildfire Storm/Miller, Dolly

Novice Heavyweight1/2 KMA Ali Gator/Spell, David2/3 Tinky Teaka Doc/Lundberg, Cecilia3/1 Balagon/Perryman, Michael

Novice Junior1/1 Gorgeous Dixie/Stenstrom, Kierra

Novice Lightweight1/3 Colt McGuire/Griffin, Terri2/2 Rock Creeks Wild Pepper/Jones, Holly3/1 Ricky 3/Swindle, Levona4/4 WC Xpresso Xceptshahn /Weinstein, Arden

Competitive Pleasure Adult1/8 Big Cat/Leatherwood, Cynthia2/1 Vino Que Syrah/Rogers, Becky3/6 Cimmetry/Collins, Mary4/2 TA Kaiser/Prusak, Deanne5/3 Jose's Royal Gold/Martin, Amy6/5 Flash Black/Liebman, Cara

8/8 Dixi Go Go Chic/Ropp, Marla8/4 NH Muscats Jewel/Swiss, Elaine8/8 Vandamere III/Perryman, AliceP/P Ellie 2/Tharp, VickiP/P Frosty's Blue Sabbath RSW/Hughes, Jill

Competitive Pleasure Junior1/1 Molly 9/Steele, Hannah

7IL Scamper B1/27/2018 Region 4 - TX Total Riders: 7Chairperson: Gayle MuenchJudges: Natalie Goldberger, DVM, Sarah RinneNovice Sweepstakes: Take's Two to Tango/Cain,Valerie - 98CP Combo: Zipadelli/Gardiner, WendyeNovice Heavyweight1/1 MGA's Fuerte del Energia/Rosser, ErinP/P Silent Night/Brewster, Crystal

P/P Ishtar's Spyderman/Bradford, Lisa

Novice Lightweight1/1 Take's Two to Tango/Cain, Valerie2/2 Ladybug/Grosvenor, Carol

Competitive Pleasure Adult1/1 Zipadelli/Gardiner, Wendye2/2 Kairro/Lear, Janelle

7IL Scamper B21/28/2018 Region 4 - TX Total Riders: 1Chairperson: Gayle MuenchJudges: Natalie Goldberger, DVM, Sarah RinneNovice Sweepstakes: Treasures Jewell/Gerik,Madison - 94

Novice Junior1/1 Treasures Jewell/Gerik, Madison

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Region 5

How to read these results:1st # = Horse’s Placing / 2nd # = Rider’s Placing

CO = Completion Only / P = Pulled / DO = Distance Only / DQ = Disqualified The official record source for ride results is the NATRC national office. Results published here may be subject to audit.

Christmas in the Pines A12/2-3/2017 R5-FLA-O/N/CP Total Riders: 27Chair: William & Vickie MooreJudges: Stephanie Ostrowski DVM,

Cheri JeffcoatOpen Sweepstakes: Goodnight’s Masterpiece/

Clayton, Gary - 100CP Combo: Mariah’s Secret/Riley, LeighNovice Sweepstakes: Swift 3/Cox, Rebekah - 97

Open Heavyweight1/1 Goodnight’s Masterpiece/Clayton, Gary2/3 By the Grace of God/Whitehead, Victoria3/4 Ace 6/Garnes, Barry4/5 Pebbles 2/Crews, Stephanie5/2 Dusty Dawn’s Little Lady/Lewis, Ray

Open Lightweight1/2 Danamyte/Diaguila, Esther2/3 Impressive Red Rebel/Riley, Paula3/1 Sunny Georgia/Lucas, Patty4/4 Beau 11/Garnes, Sherry

Open Junior1/CO RaJahada/Ware, McKinsey

Competitive Pleasure1/4 Dawson/Moore, Cassidy2/2 Mariah’s Secret/Riley, Leigh3/3 DLC Roxies Peponita/Howard, Marsha4/1 Spirit of Spotted Alen/Keen, Cindy5/5 Appalachian Spring/Moss, Linda6/6 Mandella Bey/Chapman, Carolyn

Novice Heavyweight1/2 Swift 3/Cox, Rebekah2/1 Bree/Collins, Jordan3/3 Sweet Dumpling Doll/Bass, Patricia4/5 Romeo O Romeo/Haglund, Pam5/4 Willie 3/Odom, Brittany6/6 Rook/Kelley, Keenar

Novice Lightweight1/1 Brandi/Jakovcic, Lesley

Novice Junior1/2 Echo 6/Smith, Sadie2/4 Harley D/Edelstein, Kinsley3/1 Storm Danger/Smith, Kallie4/3 Sweet Dollar/Stanley, Janna

Christmas in the Pines B12/2/2017 R5-FLB-O/N/CP Total Riders: 8Chair: William & Vickie MooreJudges: Stephanie Ostrowski DVM,

Cheri JeffcoatOpen Sweepstakes: Loco Motion/

Baldwin, Sara - 100CP Combo: Matt Dillon/Mills, CarolynNovice Sweepstakes: SkysTheLimit/

Anderson, Mary - 100

Open Lightweight1/1 Loco Motion/Baldwin, Sara2/2 Carbon’s Royal Belle/Lewis, Mary

Competitive Pleasure1/1 Matt Dillon/Mills, Carolyn

Novice Heavyweight1/1 SkysTheLimit/Anderson, Mary2/2 Roany/Fields, Bobby3/3 Tulo/Maddox, Gina

Novice Lightweight1/1 GF Lady Dominion/Browning, Erin

New Year Resolution A1/27-28/2018 Region 5 - FL Total Riders: 25Chairperson: Esther DiaguilaJudges: Stepanie Ostrowski, DVM, Wayne TolbertOpen Sweepstakes: Windstorm Clay/ Mitchell, Tommy - 98Novice Sweepstakes: Mountain Dew 2/ Hanes, Teresa - 95CP Combo: Spirit of Spotted Alen/Keen, Cindy

Open Heavyweight1/1 Windstorm Clay/Mitchell, Tommy2/2 Goodnight's Masterpiece/Clayton, Gary3/4 Dusty Dawn's Little Lady/Lewis, Ray4/3 By the Grace of God/Whitehead, Victoria5/5 Norman/Moore, William6/6 Thomas 2 /McKean, BobP/P Mandella Bey/Chapman, Carolyn

Open Lightweight1/2 Impressive Red Rebel/Riley, Paula2/1 JC Bronsin's Blue Jay/Nauditt, Lisa3/3 Loco Motion/Baldwin, SaraP/P Lucky Sunday/Broughton, Regina

Novice Heavyweight1/3 Mountain Dew 2/Hanes, Teresa2/4 Romeo O Romeo/Haglund, Pam3/2 Clutch's-In-Command/Curry, Donna4/1 Alen's Little Gypsy/Bortz, Kathy

Novice Lightweight1/1 Jacky B's Spanish Raider/Humphreys, Kerri

Novice Junior1/1 Skeeter James /Lord, OliviaP/P DLC Roxies Peponita/Edelstein, Kinsley

New Year Resolution B1/27/2018 Region 5 - FL Total Riders: 7Chairperson: Esther DiaguilaJudges: Stepanie Ostrowski, DVM, Wayne TolbertOpen Sweepstakes: Standing Ovation/ James, Trish - 97Novice Sweepstakes: Koda Two Eyes/ Patisaul, Sierra - 100

Open Heavyweight1/1 Willow 6/Kurtz, Robin

Open Lightweight1/1 Standing Ovation/James, Trish

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MEMBERSHIP FORM – Renew, Join or Buy Items online at www.natrc.org or use this form.Memberships run from January 1 - December 31. We offer six membership plans: four Regular; two Lifetime. We also offer aPlatinum Upgrade to our family and single plans which adds personal excess liability coverage with a $1,000,000 policy limit.

Continued for 2018 - FIRST YEAR FREE FOR BRAND NEW MEMBERS!Check plan desired, fill in your name(s), etc. below, and mail. Platinum Upgrade and 3-yr memberships not included.

CHECK PLAN DESIREDAll memberships include: electronic national newsletter-Hoof Print, your region’s newsletter, E-News subscription, eligibilityfor annual national and regional high score awards and championships, horse and rider mileage awards, reduced rideentry fees, sponsor discounts, enhanced member services, and automatic membership in your region.

REGULAR LIFETIME1-Year 3-Year Voting Privileges (One-time payment)

ADULT ........... __ $60 __ $165 Single adult member (1 vote) ADULT..... __ $ 5,000 (1 vote)

FAMILY .......... __ $90 __ $255 Household of 1 or 2 adults and childrenunder the age of 18 as of Jan 1 (2 votes) FAMILY.... __$10,000 (2 votes)

JUNIOR.......... __ $40 __ $105 Single junior under age 18 (no vote)ASSOCIATE... __ $50 n/a Equine groups or businesses only (no vote)Annual Platinum Upgrade: (Optional) Platinum members receive insurance benefits thorough Association ResourceGroup-ARG. Platinum members receive personal excess liability coverage with a $1,000,000 policy limit. Coverage is forclaims brought against members of NATRCTM (Platinum) arising from the use and/or ownership of a horse and for horse-related accidents involving third party bodily injury or property damage. Coverage will apply when engaged in any horserelated activity, and coverage is in excess of any existing valid and collectible insurance. There is no deductible. ProfessionalLiability and business exposures are excluded.

FAMILY..... __ $40 /yr. ADULT ..... __ $20 /yr. NO UPGRADE... __ $ 0 /yr.

NATRC Specialties (Optional)__ Patch ...................................................... $5 ea. A Rule Book is free with your membership. It can be downloaded

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__ 10’’ Round NATRC Emblem Sticker ...... $5 ea.__ 4’’ Round NATRC Emblem Sticker ........

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PRINTED HOOF PRINT (Optional) Hoof Print will be delivered electronically. For a print copy, add $15 & check box:

$ TOTAL ENCLOSED _______________ (Nebraska residents please add 5.5% on Specialty Items)

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