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The Leadline Summer 2015

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In This Issue.…

Summer 2015

The Voice of NATRC Region 1 Competitive Trail Riding

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Region 1…

…as diverseas theycome!

Come RideWith Us!

Letter to the Membership....2

2016 Convention Info..........3

Mt. Diablo Spring Ride........4

Region 1 Trail News July....4

Round Valley Ride 2015.....5

Region 1 BOD Vacancies...6

Thank You, Leroy...............6

From the Editor...................7

Ride Calendar.....................7

NBOD Candidate Resumé....................8

Region 1 Trail News Aug....9

Region 1 BOD Meeting Minutes....................10

More Region 1 BOD Meeting Minutes.......12

Photos From the Alaska Ride..............13

NATRC Membership Form.........................14

Top Photo:Riders Karen Kafkaon Smokey Sedonaand Briana Floyd on

Rocky at theRound Valley ride in

California.Photo by Kimberly Naugle, with

permission.

Bottom Photo:Riders take a breakat a foggy, wet P&R

stop at theChallenge of the

North ride inAlaska.

Photo by Mike Peralaz, DVM,with permission.



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Committees

See www.natrc.org for National Board,Committees, and Secretaries

Region 1 Board of Directors

Steve Meroshnekoff707.743.9973 [email protected]

Angie Meroshnekoff707.743.9973 [email protected]

Chairman:

Board Treasurer:

Recording Secretary:

Corresponding Secretary & Alt. NBOD Member:

National BOD Representative:

National BOD Representative:

Regional Board Member:



Phil Young [email protected] (Jun-Nov) 530.222.2978 (Nov-Jun)

Stephanie Swain707.528.2775 [email protected]

Linda Thomason510.651.9470 [email protected]

Jamie Dieterich [email protected]

Gene Boicelli925.672.6491 [email protected]

Davern Kroncke707.585.1930 [email protected]

Laura Harvey916.689.1631 [email protected]

Region 1 Points & MembershipJim Ferris

541.205.5269 [email protected]

Wonder Worker RecruitmentSteve Meroshnekoff


The Leadline EditorLaurie Knuutila


Publicity / OutreachLinda Thomason


Ride / Clinic CoordinatorJamie Dieterich [email protected]

530.394.7584

WebmasterDonna Stidolph

[email protected]

National NATRC Exec. AdministratorLaurie DiNatale


Hoof Print EditorLaurie Knuutila


NATRC Home Page: www.natrc.orgCTR Listserve Info: [email protected]

Trails Advocacy Representative:Trisha Taniguchi

trishajean6@gmailcom

We are well into the ride season now, and we have had a goodyear so far - no one injured, and horses are all doing well with thehot weather and dry conditions. There is only one ride in our regionleft, but you may consider checking out rides in other regions asthey can be a lot of fun, and a little change is always good.

Something to think about when you’re watering your horse incamp and out on trail, and that is to try to use your own bucket orwater bag rather than letting your horse drink from a commontrough. I know the big water tub looks good, and the horse may bevery thirsty, but diseases can spread by using a common trough,and no one wants a sick horse.

Coming into the P&R is always a concern for me as that is mything. When you get your P&R card, try to get in line (pull the sad-dle if you choose to), loosen that cinch, and let the horse get somewell needed rest. If your horse is not standing still and resting, itmay be something to work on at home. It does become a problemfor the P&R crew if they have a hard time with a horse movingaround making the job a challenge to get the numbers on thathorse and the horses around them. Always safety first.

At a P&R stop, I always say “get it and get out,” but rememberthe horse next to you might be in the middle of being checked, solook around before you decide to move out.

Take care, and as always, if you have a concern please con-tact myself or any of the board members. We are always here foryou.

Region 1 Chair,

Steve Meroshnekoff

Letter to the Membership…

100% ClubJoin R1’s 100% Club. If you at-tend all 2015 rides as a rider ora volunteer AND you attendedthe Davis Event in March, youcan be a member of the R1100% club and receive anembroidered blue fleecejacket.

Anyone may buy a similar green jack-et. Details for ordering will be in the Winter Leadline.

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N AT R C N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n 2 0 1 6R e n o , N e v a d a

Enjoy the excitementof Reno!

Fun for thewhole family!

Maria Pilgrim (707) [email protected]

Linda Thomason (510) [email protected]

NATRC Region 1www.natrcregion1.org

Region 1 is hosting the2016 National NATRC Convention

with the AERC Conventionon February 19-20 at the

Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.

Please mark this date on your calendars. The con-vention is a bit earlier than usual for 2016, soplan ahead for a fun-filled weekend in “The Big-gest Little City.” Rooms will be available at a dis-count for NATRC attendees. As soon as pricing isconfirmed, an E-Blast will be sent. The Grand Si-erra Resort has something for the entire family:bowling, theatres, stores, gaming, nearby skiingand of course the NATRC/AERC vendors and con-vention guest speakers.

Region 1 2015 awards will be presented at a Sun-day morning awards breakfast, whereas NationalNATRC awards will be presented at the Saturdaynight awards banquet.

We need volunteers, so please consider helpingout - everyone is welcome! This is the perfect op-portunity to support the sport you love. Familymembers and non-riders can join in the fun ANDvolunteer. Contact Maria Pilgrim or Linda Thoma-son. Stay tuned for additional information.

E-Blasts will be sent out with up-dates of convention information.Stay tuned for details. Watch theR1 and NATRC websites(www.natrcregion1.org andwww.natrc.org).





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When “my kids” and I talkabout this year’s Mt Diablo ride, wejust say it was perfect - the trailmarking, the timing, the food, theawards, the raffle (well, I’m alwayscrabby about raffles, so “perfect”means I only grouched once). Eventhe weather was perfect!

The hills were green and gold-en under a sunny blue sky, andbrightly colored wildflowers werebeautiful. At the lunch break at Dia-blo Ranch there was hay and waterfor everyone. Although my kidswere not into eating the hay, thehorses were glad to eat anyoneelse’s share. Oh yeah, did I men-

tion that the food was perfect? Thespaghetti dinner is so special onFridays, every year, and then thebarbeque on Saturdays – mmmm!

“Perfect” doesn’t come withouta lot of taking in of feedback overall these years that this ride hasbeen put on. Personally, Mt Diablois my favorite ride because I’ve giv-en feedback to the wonderful ridemanagement many times, and it’sbeen taken very well. Changeswere carefully thought out and triedout, and boy, they’ve been working!

Our favorite part of the ride isactually going through the MercuryPond – the leaps! Or maybe thecareful sniff, followed by slow, highsteps. In any case, it’s one of thosehealthy risk situations that kidsneed to experience, right? I re-member one year I had to some-how ride around it – my horse

totally refused. And that was OKtoo! What flexibility and resource-fulness is available among thosewho put on rides!

We enjoyed the long trottingopportunities, with bouncing tailsand posting girls and exclamationsof joy and wonder! The variety ofterrain is remarkable, with every-thing from switchbacks to meadowsto chaparral vistas. The obstacleswere appropriate to the various di-visions, and especially our horse-manship judge was supportive andable to teach as we faced challeng-es.

It seems like a long time untilnext May, like we’ll be longing forthe Mt. Diablo ride to happen waybefore it can. I suppose that’ll giveus time to get our horses in shapefor this not-so-easy ride.

Mt. DiabloSpring Ride

by Kay Liberknecht

Presented by Trisha Taniguchi, Region 1 Trail AdvocateTrail News

A few of our fellow NATRCmembers volunteering atthe 2014 Tevis Cup 100mile ride. Far right ishorsemanship judge, KarelWaugh. Support of thisevent helps to maintainover 100 miles of trails thatequestrians havehistorically used fromTruckee to Auburn.

Large Animal Rescue- East BayMany of you might have heard of thedevastating horse-related accidentsthat have occurred in the East Bayover the last few months. Horses havefallen down treacherous trails whileothers have been involved in fatalvehicle collisions. In both situations,large animal rescue equipment wasneeded, but not available.

As a result, the East Bay Regional ParksDistrict has initiated a fundraising effortwith the goal of purchasing the

equipment necessary for large animalrescue. They intend to use part of thedonations to provide annual trainingfor their first responders that would beresponsible for use of the rescueequipment as well.

To donate to this cause, please visit thebelow link and specify that it is for“Emperor’s Fund for large animalrescue equipment”:

http://www.regionalparksfoundation.org/

Portola Valley TrailsFor those of you who ride in the bayarea, the trails of the El Mirador Farmare still open despite the ongoing workon the property. However, theWoodside Trail Club would like toremind us to be aware of the repairs,downed tree clean up, and other userswhile enjoying the trails at this time.They have asked that riders continue tobe courteous of the property ownersand to stay on the marked trails alongthe way.

Santa Cruz Rail Trail

There have been talks of developing atrail along the railroad in Santa CruzCounty that would accommodatehikers, bikers, and equestrians. Region1 representatives have been activelyinvolved in meetings held by the SCCRegional Transportation Commissionregarding this project. A draft report isnow available online for viewing andproviding your input.

More about this project found here:http://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/passenger-rail/

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Twenty-seven hardy ridersenjoyed the Round Valley RegionalPark’s peaks and valleys on June6-7, 2015. The weather gods werekind and the temperatures didn’t gettoo high. The park service mowedunder the trees and we were againallowed to camp in some shady are-as, which was much appreciated byboth horses and riders. Round Val-ley trails cover terrain within theMorgan Territory watershed landand a few sections in private proper-ty. Once on top, there are great

views of theSan Fran-cisco Bay,LivermoreValley, andon a clearday you cansee the Si-erras loom-ing in thedistance. Achallengingbut reward-ing ride.

Weeksof prepara-tion go intoputting on

rides. Gene and Vicki Boicellli andChris Heath and a host of other vol-unteers were out there checkingtrails, working on the camp site andputting up ribbons. While it was fun,it’s many hours of preparing for thatONE weekend. Many thanks to allthe volunteers - those of you whotimed the trails, drove the judges,secretaried for the judges, timers,Rules Interpreter, P&R crews and ahost of others who truly don’t get

enough pats on the back! You arethe reason these rides happen, andyou all are the “windbeneath” the ridemanager’s wings.Thank You, ThankYou!!

Round Valleyride enjoyed a visitfrom four Region 2riders from Arizonawho had banded to-gether to compete inmultiple rides in CA.Many thanks for in-cluding us in yourjourney. The Arizonacontingent broughtone mule, our ownMarilyn the Mule fromRegion 1 competed, and our twosafety riders rode mules. It wasgreat fun (but loud at times) to havefour mules in camp. I had intendedto get all four together for a picturebut sadly missed the opportunity!

This year atRound Valley, GeneBoicelli had some sur-prises in store for us.As we enjoyed thetraditional Mexicandinner on Saturdayevening, we were en-tertained by RachelSmith who had won anational fiddle champi-onship in 2013.Rachel is a student ofthe Berkeley School ofMusic and is complet-ing her degree thisyear. She also competes in dres-sage and 3-day eventing on herNorwegian Fjord horse, “Cinco deMayo”. It was delightful to enjoy ourdinner and listen to Celtic music ona warm summer evening. It added agreat ambiance to the evening thatwe seldom get to enjoy “roughing itat the rides.”

After dinner, Gene surprised usagain! He raffled off one week at histime share in Hawaii as a fund raiserfor the Round Valley ride. Neil andKitty Weber (our wonderful, longtime timers) had the winning ticket.

They will enjoy April 1-8 2016 at ThePoint Resort, Poipu beach, on the

lovely garden island ofKauai. What a delightfulsurprise from Gene andVicki, and it couldn’thave been won by amore deserving couple.Neil stated that he’s al-ways promised to takeKitty to Hawaii and nev-er made it. Now theyare excitedly planningtheir Hawaii trip. ALO-HA to Neil and Kitty!!

This year’s RoundValley ride was unusualin that we had entertain-ment and a Hawaii raf-fle. However this ride is

always great, mostly due to Geneand Vicki and their wonderful neigh-bor, Chris Heath (famous rattlereliminator). Chris is the guy in campwith a great smile who is always onthe move, working hard to help

make the ride a suc-cess. Chris and Geneunloaded tons (literal-ly) of rock to fill inholes, patrolled thearea to eliminate anyunwanted snakes,trucked in water- wellyou get the picture. Tothose of you who havenever ridden at RoundValley- join us nextyear. Yes, it’s a chal-lenging ride. Yes,some years it can gettoasty. BUT it’s a fun

ride and we have a GREAT time!Join us in 2016 and “soar with theeagles” at Round Valley.

Story and Photos ByLinda Thomason

RV Ride Secretary

Chris Heath pounding stakes.

Gene Boicellihanging ribbons.

Rachel Smith playing her fiddleon Saturday night.

Horsemanship Award, Round Valley 2015.


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Two 3-year terms on the Re-gion 1 Board of Directors are up forelection. Any member wishing to benominated to run for one of theseseats needs to submit a short re-sumé to the R1 Recording Secre-tary, Stephanie Swain, prior toJanuary 1. Stephanie’s contact in-formation is in the Roster and inthis issue.

The health of our organizationrequires the regular addition of newfaces to the BOD to get new energyand ideas. If you would like to giveback to our sport and could consid-er devoting some time and energyto participating in its management(there are only four regular meet-ings each year), please considersubmitting your resumé for consid-eration.

Votes will be cast and countedat our annual meeting held at theNational Convention in Reno, NV,February 21, 2016. If you cannotattend, you may request a ballotfrom Stephanie Swain. She mustreceive it back before the meeting.

Region 1Board of Directors

Vacancies

Thank You, LeroyBy Kay Lieberknecht

Dr. Leroy Burnham, DVM

I wanted to share with you howLeroy handled some needs myhorse, Feathers, had at the RoundValley ride. I knew she wasn't insuper good shape and that shepants a lot when it's hot. After oneP&R that was supposed to just be atrot-by, Steve (P&R captain extraor-dinaire) had alerted me that hewanted Leroy to pay attention toFeathers' elevated respirations,and Leroy did everything to checkthat all was fine.

At the end of the first day, herpulse was 56 at the half-hour checkback, and Leroy had me bring herback after he was done with every-one else. The pulse was still elevat-ed, and he confirmed my suspicionthat she was off in the rear. Mas-saging the muscles down the rear(below the tail) that function to ex-tend the leg made her upset, so Iwent back to Leroy who had meback her up. She appeared uncer-tain in placing that foot – a brilliantway to confirm her problem. I did alot of massage that night, iced thearea, and by morning she showedno pain and her pulse was fine.During the day, I felt her hesitatefor a couple of steps going uphill,something Leroy had warned mewould be the hardest thing. At thehalf-hour check out at the end ofthe day, she was grade two lame,which I felt really sorry about.

She's gotten plenty of restsince then, me having less thanadequate opportunity to ride her.She is totally sound, spunky, andwe'll see how she does at JacksonForest!

With this rather crabby horse,Leroy was so attentive, caring andrespectfully knowledgeable, I justreally appreciated him a lot. One ofmy girls told me after the RoundValley ride that she enjoyed Leroy'shumorous comments to her, thathe'd been very supportive to hertoo. It's great to share about thispositive experience and good out-come!

Thank you, Leroy!

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From the Editor…I hope this issue of the newsletter

finds everyone enjoying summer andgetting in lots of saddle time! I’vegotten some myself the last fewmonths.

I volunteered to take on the edit-ing of this newsletter several yearsago, and I’ve enjoyed putting it togeth-er. As I review back issues, it’s fun tolook at the photos from past rides andread about everyone’s adventures onthe trails. But I’ve also noticed that, asthe time has gone by, more and moreof the content of the newsletter hasbeen left up to me.

To come up with newsletter con-tent, I’ve scoured the Web to find arti-cles about trail riding, horse care, etc.that I felt would be of interest to thefolks of Region 1. I’ve includedarticles and photos from ourAlaska rides, and when I’ve beenable to get them, I’ve includedphotos and stories from the ridesin Region 1.

And therein lies the prob-lem. For the past several issues,I haven’t received much in theway of material to include in thenewsletter. Coming up with arti-cles on my own is time consum-

ing and takes away from myenjoyment of being the Editor.

Additionally, I sort of have toguess at what you, as members of Re-gion 1, would like to have included inyour newsletter. This is not MY news-letter, it is YOUR newsletter, and Ineed YOUR input, suggestions andfeedback to keep it YOUR newsletterand not MY newsletter.

When I volunteered to be the Edi-tor, I budgeted a certain amount of mytime to compile, design and publishthis newsletter. But as more and moreof the content has been left up to me,it has gotten way over budget on thetime thing. So, if I am to continue asthe Editor, I need to bring this newslet-ter back into its time budget, and that’swhere you, as the members of Region

1, come in. If you send me things toinclude in the newsletter, it takes me awhole lot less time to put it together foryour reading enjoyment. I would likeyou to send me photos, stories, andeven if you just have a suggestion of asubject related to competitive trail rid-ing that you’d like to know more about,send me that too. If I have a subject,finding information on that subject is awhole lot less time consuming.

This issue does have some ridestories and some photos from aroundthe region. And I certainly appreciatereceiving them. But they were re-ceived well after the submission dead-line, which partially accounts for whythis issue is late in getting to everyone.

Even if you don’t send me sub-missions for the newsletter, I still need

to balance the time budget if I’mto continue as the Editor and youknow what that means? Thatmeans that your newsletter willinclude only board meeting min-utes and other regional businessinformation, like a ride schedule.How boring is that? I don’t thinkthat’s what you want in YOURnewsletter. I’m counting on you tocome through for me!

See you on the trail!Laurie Knuutila

My horses enjoying their pasture as rain clouds gather.

Region 1 2015 Ride Schedulehttp://www.natrcregion1.org/

Sept. 26-27 Lake Mendocino Ukiah, CA “A” O/N/CP; “B” NSteve Meroshnekoff (707) 743-9973 [email protected]: Maria Pilgrim (707) 795-8163 [email protected]

Sept. 26-27 Jackson Forest Fall Ride Ft. Bragg “A” O/N/CP; “B” N Steve Meroshnekoff (707) 743-9973 [email protected]

Sec: Maria Pilgrim (707) 795-8163 [email protected]

CANCELLED

THE LEADLINE is the official publication of Region 1 of the North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC). The Leadline is published three times peryear and mailed or emailed to all NATRC Region 1 members. It is available by subscription to non-Region 1 members at $8 per year. Issues containupdated information from Region 1 committees, ride results, point standings, minutes of board meetings, and the current Region 1 ride schedule. Sendsubscription requests and payments (made out to NATRC Region 1) to Phil Young, 2384 Templeton Dr, Redding, CA 96002. Contributions are welcomeand may be sent to Laurie Knuutila, 455 Ream Lane, Fairbanks, AK 99712 or email to [email protected]. NATRC Region 1 and The Leadlinedo not necessarily endorse or support the opinions expressed in printed articles or advertisements. The Editor reserves the right to edit material asnecessary. No letters to the Editor will be printed if not signed. NATRC and the staff of The Leadline are not responsible for errors in spelling of horses’or riders’ names.

Deadlines:Spring issue - Submission: April 15; Publication: May 1

Summer issue - Submission: August 1; Publication: Aug. 15Fall/Winter issue - Submission: Dec 15; Publication: Jan. 1

Advertising rates per issue:Full page—$40Half page—$20

Quarter page—$10Business card—$5

Classified ads are free to Region 1 members in good standing, one per issue, up to 30 words. Submit ads to the Editor via email or as hard copies viaregular mail; hard copies will be scanned as submitted. Make checks payable to NATRC Region 1.

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RESUMÉFOR NOMINATION to NATRC NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Three-Year Term – Region 1

In order to select a slate of nominees for this year’s ballot, we need a resume of your qualifica-tions. Please answer the following, sign the pledge and return this form to the Nominating CommitteeChairman by October 1, 2015.

NAME___________________________________________________________REGION_______________

ADDRESS______________________________________________________________________________

CITY__________________________STATE______ZIP____________PHONE________________________

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A NATRC MEMBER?_____________________________________

INTEREST IN NATRC (RIDER, MANAGER, JUDGE)____________________________________________

Please make a statement regarding your interest, qualifications, related interests and what you wouldlike to do for NATRC. Be brief and please limit it to 200 words or less. The information will be used onour ballots to acquaint the voters with you. Use the back of this page for your statement or attach anadditional page and return to the Nomination Committee Chair.

Results of the election will be presented at the fall meeting of the National Board of Directors. If elect-ed, your 3-year term will begin in January.

As a member of the NATRC Board of Directors, you will be expected to attend the National Boardmeetings held three times a year. As a dual director serving also on the Region 1 Board of Directors,you will be expected to attend four meetings a year. Expenses related to the National Board meetingsare largely borne by the Region, but you will have out-of-pocket expenses.

Thank you for your interest in serving NATRC.

PLEDGE:IF I AM ELECTED TO THE NORTH AMERICAN TRAIL RIDE CONFERENCE BOARD OF DIREC-TORS, I AGREE TO BE PRESENT AT ALL BOARD MEETINGS, IF POSSIBLE, AND TO ACCEPTTHE EQUITABLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS VOTED BY THE BOARD ON WHICH I SERVE.

SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE______________________________________________________________

Please return no later than October 1, 2015, to:

Jim Ferris8720 Eden Ct, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

541/ 205-5269 [email protected]


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Presented by Trisha Taniguchi, Region 1 Trail AdvocateTrail News

Securing Trails for the Future

An impressive group ofopen riders at the RoundValley ride this past June.To see more wonderfulphotos taken by KimberlyNaugle, search for NATRCRegion 1 on Facebook!

Upcoming Events:•September 2-7

EBHT Benefit Hike & Ride

Alameda, CA

•September 16-20

WANAC Stone Cellar

Loon Lake, CA

•September 26-27NATRC R1 JACKSON FOREST FALL RIDEFort Bragg, CA

•October 3-4

NATRC R2 RAHA Rally

San Diego, CA

•October 3

GDETF Poker Ride

Georgetown, CA

•October 30-November 1

NATRC R2 Sage Hill

Santa Maria, CA

Trail News ● August 2015 ●www.natrcregion1.org

Catching Fire…

As the drought and bark beetlescontinue to cause high fire hazards inour region, wildfires ravage many of thetrails we know and love. CowboyCamp, where we hold a benefit rideeach May, is among one of the areasthat has burned recently and is nowclosed. Before heading out to ride, besure to check the Cal Fire websiteand/or with your local park to ensurethat the area is safe to ride in. Whileriding, be alert! And for other fire safetytips for equine owners, considerchecking out online resources.

Last Ride of the Season!

Don’t forget to send in your entry forthe Jackson Forest Fall Ride! This will be our last ride of 2015! Angie,Maria, and crew have been hard atwork preparing new trails and timingthe ride among many other tasks.Come on out to enjoy the fantasticscenery the Jackson DemonstrationForest has to offer amid the wonderfulcompany of your fellow NATRC ridersand volunteers.

THANK YOU to everyone who makesthese fabulous rides possible!

Lucky for us, many areas in our regionhave recently announced theirsuccesses in securing trails forequestrians and other recreationistsnow and in the future. For instance,the Berryessa-Snow Mountain regionwas declared a National Monument,promising public access to this area forgenerations to come. The AmericanRiver Conservancy just announcedtheir acquisition of the 10,000 acreGranite Chief Wilderness which willguarantee us access to beautiful trails

along the American River.

Meanwhile, Concord Hills is a newregional park being developed. Theyare hosting public meetings to get anidea of how the land should be used.It is opportunities like this where aNATRC presence would be crucial toensure that equestrians have a say andkeep their privilege of accessingdifferent trails. If you have the time toattend one of their meetings, pleasedo! Riders will thank you for years tocome!

Haley Schlerf and Doodah try theirhand at (and totally rock!)endurance at the Fireworks ride inbetween NATRC events this July.


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Minutes of the NATRC Region 1 BOD Meeting - March 14, 2015The meeting was held at Davis, California.

Call to Order:The meeting was called to order at 9:34 amby Acting Chair, Linda Thomason.Present: Stephanie Swain, Phil Young,Linda Thomason, Angie Meroshnekoff, Ste-ve Meroshnekoff, Gene Boicelli, Jamie Die-terich and Laura HarveyAbsent: Davern Kroncke (excused)Guests: Jean Armer, Betty Young, VickiBoicelli

Board of Directors Election ResultsDavern KronckePhil Young

Junior Representative Election ResultsKarlie JohnsonKirsten Johnson – Alternate

Election of Officers:Secretary: Angie Meroshnekoff nominatedStephanie Swain for Secretary; Jamie Diet-erich seconded. All agreed.Treasurer: Jamie Dieterich nominated PhilYoung for Treasurer; Angie Meroshnekoffseconded. All agreed.Chairman: Angie Meroshnekoff nominatedSteve Meroshnekoff for Chairman; GeneBoicelli seconded. All agreed.Alternate Chairman: Stephanie Swain nom-inated Gene Boicelli for Alternate Chair;Linda Thomason seconded. All agreed.

Secretary’s Report:Linda Thomason moved to accept the Min-utes of the meetings held 22 June 2014(revision) and 11 January 2015.

Treasurer’s Report:There was a total of $880 in Region 1 duesfrom National for 2014; $280 of that wasfrom Region 1A. It was agreed upon tocontinue passing Region 1A Membershipdues back to Region 1A (as if it were aseparate organization).There was a discussion regarding reim-bursement of expenses for NBOD meet-ings, including airfare, per diem, mileageto/from airport, parking, hotel. Angie statedthat most of the hotels have complimentarybreakfast.Stephanie moved to change from a perdiem to reimbursing for actual expenses(with receipts) up to $40.00/24 hours,based on Friday afternoon to Sunday after-noon being two 24-hour periods. Linda sec-onded. All agreed.NBOD members must demonstrate duediligence/prudence/common sense in pur-chasing airfare; reimbursement of airfareexpenses are subject to approval of theboard.

Six Juniors were qualified for ride fee reim-bursement in 2014; only four requested it.Will try to make qualifications more promi-nently displayed throughout ride season. Asuggestion was made to have a JuniorFund donation “can” at rides/events. Angieto be in charge of donation can.Conclusion: Keep Junior reimbursementplan the same for 2015.

2015 Budget Projection: $4635 (see de-tailed report)

Need signature card for bank accountsigned by Treasurer, Secretary and Chair.Bring Minutes with election of officers tobank. Steve and Stephanie will meet andgo to Bank of America to sign card, thensend by mail to Phil.

Laura moved to accept the Treasurer’s Re-port; Linda seconded. All agreed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Physical Resource Coordinator: LindaThomason. The coffee pots and NATRCtablecloth have been located and returnedto Linda.

Historian: Laura has received the boxes ofhistorical items/information from Jamie.

Wonder Workers: Steve Meroshnekoff.There is the possibility of new hats.

Points/Membership: Jamie has historicalpoints/membership data files from Jim Fer-ris in Excel format going back to 1991, in-cluding horse/rider mileage andmembership information.

Publicity: Linda Thomason. Written report.

Benefit Ride: Application is in to BLM.Date is set for May 15-17. Laura Harveywill be Ride Secretary. Judges: Leroy Burn-ham, DVM and Nancy Kasovich.

The Leadline: Phil will remind Jim Ferris tomail rosters this year. LL deadline 4/15(see master calendar).

National BOD: Angie MeroshnekoffRules/Rulebook proposed changes. Finalwording at July NBOD meeting.

Hoof/leg protection – optional boot acces-sory above coronet or wraps/socks underboot not allowed. Not a change, just a clari-fication of what is already in place.

CP National Championship qualification -proposed to change from 12 ride/75 pointsto either 12 rides/65 points or 16 rides/75

points. R1 votes to keep current require-ment. All agreed.

Novice eligibility - no judge, riders havingwon prestigious awards, or riders with3,000 or more miles may compete a horsein Novice for awards. R1 votes YES. Allagreed.

For the purpose of clarification, change lan-guage “Safety Riders” to “Safety Person-nel” as some rides use ATVs. Also changelanguage “follow riders” to “available ontrail to assist riders in the event of an emer-gency.” R1 votes YES. All agreed.

For the purpose of cleaning up the Rule-book, remove superfluous statement re-garding award qualifications. R1 votesYES. All agreed.

For the purpose of making informationmore visible, “Horses receivingaward…during the ride year,..” add: ”theride year will end immediately after the 2nd

Sunday in November.” R1 votes YES. Allagreed.

Establishing a National High Point Noviceaward - R1 votes NO. All agreed.

Suggestions made to promote NATRC:● Each Region do print ads to attract

new riders, establishing a presenceon various ride calendars

● Use NATRC branded items for rideawards (logo mugs, hats, t-shirts,etc.)

● Speak at local events, 4H, club rides,etc.

● Educate the people you meet out onthe trail

● There’s a new brochure coming outsoon

● Put on Clinics/Events/Mini-rides/Introrides

● Offer discounts to new riders, return-ing newbies, 4H riders

● Take special care of new riders● Have adequate prizes (people want

ribbons!)● Have a mentor program● Award a cross-region/cross-ride buck-

le (like the AZ triple crown)

Region 1 Website: Donna Stidolph. Mas-ter Calendar posted in ‘Contact Us’ tab –Activity Schedule.

Ride/Clinic Management: Jamie Dieterich.Ride schedule submitted.

Outreach Coordinator: Linda Thomason.Wrote letter to all non-member riders.

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Trails Advocacy Coordinator: An e-blastwas sent regarding the open position. Tri-sha Taniguchi has ‘applied’ for the position.Steve will appoint her.

Bylaws: Jamie Dieterich, Phil Young. Ste-ve will investigate CA Non-profit corpora-tions.

Judging Issues: Nancy Kasovich, AngieMeroshnekoff, Jamie Dieterich. Jamie dis-tributed minimum judging standards for vet-erinary judges established at NBODmeeting in November 2014.

OLD BUSINESS:

R1 Bylaws/Non-profit status: Phil Youngand Jamie Dieterich. No update.

2015 Region 1 participation in 100%club: Linda moved to repeat; Laura sec-onded. All agreed.

National Convention 2016: To be held inReno, NV, hosted jointly with AERC. Jamiewill be the AERC liaison. Sheila Chris-tiansen would like to help. Betty to bring CDof possible Friday night entertainer forboard review. Speakers, vendors are done.Need booth chair, hospitality and all othercommittee chairs. Linda will draft an e-blastto recruit Convention committee members.

Regional Breed Awards: Discussed op-tions for 2016, and all were in favor of cer-tificates with personalized pictures.

NEW BUSINESS:

Junior Representative on R1 BOD: Seeelection results.

Trails Advocacy Coordinator: Trisha Tan-iguchi.

Opening a Region 1 PayPal account toreceive payments for Convention Regis-tration: Would allow Convention registra-tion to be done on RMS, with the option ofpaying through PayPal or sending a check.Using PayPal adds a charge (2.9% at thistime) to the registration payment for theconvenience of using a credit card. Discus-sion to be continued at next meeting.

Jamie’s position on the board: She isselling her house in CA and will be living inAZ and AK. The board will consider op-tions, one of which is to have Jamie attendmeetings electronically. To be discussedfurther at the next meeting following thesale of the house.

NEXT MEETING:

Time: 12:00 pmDate: 15 May 2015Location: Cowboy Camp

CLOSE OF MEETING:

Steve Meroshnekoff moved to adjourn themeeting at 5:19 pm; seconded by LindaThomason. All agreed.

Respectfully Submitted,

(Continued from page 10)Reminder from thePoints and Data

CommitteeCheri Jeffcoat

1. To be eligible for year-endawards, membership dues mustbe paid by the second Sunday inNovember, the end of the RideYear.

2. It is the responsibility of the ownerof the horse to accurately report/verify the horse’s breed toNATRC.

3. Year-end breed awards. Manybreed organizations sponsoryear-end high point breedawards. Memberships in NATRCand the breed association arerequired.

4. Questions about the horse and/orrider records should be directedto NATRC, [email protected].

MichellePimentelandKat Man Dat theRoundValleyRide.Photo byKimberly Naugle,used with permission

Attention All 4-HHorse Members!

To encourage participation by 4-Hmembers, NATRC offers a 4-H JuniorRider Year End High Point Award.· The award goes to the high point

rider and high point horse regard-less of the rider’s division.

· The award is a self-nominatingaward. The nomination must occurbefore the end of the ride year,which is the second Sunday in No-vember. This year, it will be No-vember 8, 2015. The rider must (1)be a member of NATRC (2) sendLaurie DiNatale an email([email protected]) stating that theyare a 4-H member and (3) havetheir 4-H leader verify that they area member with an email to LaurieDiNatale ([email protected]).

In a number of states (Colorado is oneexample), 4-H now recognizes com-petitive trail as an activity that qualifiesas a 4-H member’s project.Questions? Contact Angie Merosh-nekoff, [email protected], Chair,Riders and Juniors Committee.




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Held at Cache Creek, California.

Call to Order:The meeting was called to order at 11:59am by Chairman Steve Meroshnekoff.Present: Stephanie Swain, Phil Young, Lin-da Thomason, Angie Meroshnekoff, SteveMeroshnekoff, Gene Boicelli, Davern Kron-cke and Laura HarveyAbsent: Jamie Dieterich (excused)Guests: Kitty Weber, Betty Young, VickiBoicelli

Secretary’s Report:The Minutes of the meeting held 14 March2015 need to be reviewed and approvedwhen all agree.

Treasurer’s Report:Checking balance: $18,492.07 (+$110checks not yet deposited)2015 budget/expenses discussed: TheDavis Day event earned $411.12 whileYear End awards cost $437 for a net lossof approximately $26.00.A $600 donation was made to the DavisCenter for Equine Health (CEH) for which avery nice thank-you was received.Three vet judge memberships were paid for2015.A $200 donation was made to National forNational Awards.Region 1 rosters were printed at a cost of$120, which includes mailing seals. Phil willhand out rosters in person at rides, thenmail any which have not been handed out.Linda moved to accept the Treasurer’s re-port, Angie seconded. All agreed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Physical Resource Coordinator: LindaThomason. No change.

Historian: No report.

Wonder Workers: Steve Meroshnekoff.Will order new hats for Convention 2016.

Points/Membership: Jim Ferris. Jim hasput data from 2005 through 2014 on an HPlaptop running Windows. He will continue towork with Phil to run the system and workout any bugs. He has offered to sell the lap-top to Region 1 for $200-$300 once it hasbeen debugged, if we choose to buy it.

Publicity: Linda Thomason. A BAEN ban-ner was purchased by Linda to publish theRide Calendar, and BAEN comped two ad-ditional months of the banner publication.

The Leadline: 35 copies of the Leadlinewere printed at a cost of $50 plus postage.Phil will be reimbursed at end of year for allLL expenses.

National BOD: Angie Meroshnekoff. Pro-posed Rule Change: Open Sweepstakeshorse would be based on the number ofstarters in the division (rather than the high-est number of horses in the class +2). Oth-er proposed changes discussed at theMarch 14, 2015 R1 BOD meeting.

Region 1 Website: Donna Stidolph. Oldride dates from 2014 removed.

Ride/Clinic Management: Jamie Dieterich.No report.

Outreach Coordinator: Linda Thomason.No report.

Trails Advocacy Coordinator: Trisha Tan-iguchi. Posted report to R1 website. DonnaStidolph will attend the Fort Ord EquestrianTrails meeting on 3/22 regarding develop-ment of an overall use plan for the Rails toTrails project in Fort Ord and the MontereyBay area.

Bylaws: Jamie Dieterich, Phil Young. Noreport.

Judging Issues: Nancy Kasovich, AngieMeroshnekoff, Jamie Dieterich. Angie dis-cussed issues with contrived obstacles,such as having riders back their horse overan object, and having Novice riders canteron trails (not much issue with this in R1 asthere is not much terrain to canter on,mostly an issue in Regions with flat terrain).Riders need to email issues with judging to

the co-chairs of the Judges Committee,currently Priscilla Lindsey and Mike Bridg-es.

OLD BUSINESS:

R1 Bylaws/Non-profit status: Phil Young,Jamie Dieterich, Steve Meroshnekoff. Noupdate.

National Convention 2016: AERC is innegotiation with the hotel for dates. Lindasays a flyer will go out ASAP once thehotel/date information is available. Lindawill continue to follow up with Jamie.Betty Young brought CD of possible enter-tainer for Friday night to Cowboy Camp.Board members liked what they heard. Lin-da and Maria will get together to work onthe Convention format.

Opening a PayPal account to receivepayments for Convention registration,etc: Linda Thomason and Maria Pilgrim(Convention co-chairs) will open a separatebank account for Convention and acceptPayPal payment. PayPal fees are 2.2% fornon-profit and 2.9% for profit. We will evalu-ate the PayPal experience after Conven-tion. If it is well utilized, we will considermaking it an option for ride registration andother events.

NEW BUSINESS:

Jamie’s position on the board: The boardagrees that Jamie is an invaluable memberof Region 1 and can attend meetings viaSkype or other electronic means when pos-sible.

Region 1 Benefit Ride issues: Gene Boi-celli moved to have the R1 Board split theBenefit Ride responsibilities between theboard members. Steve Meroshnekoff sec-onded. All agreed. Jean Armer has agreedto stay on as Ride Chair for 2016.

NEXT MEETING:

Time: 12:00 pmDate: 25 September 2015Location: Lake Mendocino

CLOSE OF MEETING:

Gene Boicelli moved to adjourn the meet-ing at 3:27 pm. Seconded by Steve Mero-shnekoff. All agreed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Minutes of the NATRC Region 1 BOD Meeting - May 15, 2015

Catherine Halley andCreek’s Gunner at the

Challenge of the North Ride.Photo by Teresa Lindner, used with permission


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First time Novice rider Mark Rockwelland Pinedoll cross the finish line.

Photo by Beth Patterson, with permission

Novice rider Ivana Haverlikova and Stoneyat a creek crossing.

Photo by Brittney Damman, with permission

Dr. Mike Peralez, DVM vetting horses out of therain under the cover of a large tent.


Wet but smiling riders Colleen Fisk on Jazzy (left)and Susan Dent on Wild Lady’s Nite.


Horses, riders and crew members at a wet, foggy pulse and respiration stop.Photo by Brittney Damman, with permission


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