Palouse Empire Appaloosa Club

PEAC annual meeting minutes

Palouse Empire Appaloosa Club
Annual Meeting
November 1, 2009  Rockford, WA  2pm


President Kathy called the meeting to order at approximately 2 pm.
Minutes of the past meeting were approved as printed.

Treasurer's report  $2897.99
 Income from the 1st show was $12,000 but income from the second show was down to $7000 resulting in a loss for the shows of$6000.

Trail report- Museum Trail Ride, which PEAC will be helping provide manpower this year is set for August 6-8. Lynette will have more details of what responsibilities PEAC will have later in the year.

Year end awards- 3 horses and one youth are signed up for awards. These winners will be receiving jackets.
Suggestions for making the awards more successful-- Promotion
Moved by Melanie and seconded by Rob that there be a minimum of 2 horses signed up for an award division before we will give an award in that division. If 3 are signed up for the division we give a grand and reserve award. Youth divisions are exempted from this rule.  Passes

Show report-- at the Sept PEAC meeting those present strongly suggested to only do one show in 2010, the show in July.  Rob is going to try and negotiate with the fairgrounds and get some of the fees that they have on their new contract lowered.
 It was decided to again have the general store type awards with the change for one judge. We will need to restock some awards.
Non Pro 35 and over point classes were added to the show-- showmanship, horsemanship, western pleasure, hunt seat eq and hunter under saddle
Lynette will work on the class list and get the ApHC approval done.

Elections--
President-- Kathy Hodl
Vice President-- Sheree Black
3 year director-- Dennis Weitman
2 year director-- Penny Whitehead
1 year director-- Lynette Thompson
1 year director-- George Chick

Appointed Secretary-- Lynette Thompson
Appointed Treasurer-- Sharon West
Appointed Point Keeper-- Melanie Sichelstiel
Appointed Newsletter Editor-- Jole Sue Chick

Yearling and 2 year old Challenge-- to be held with the show, rules are being worked on

Show-- Moved by William and Seconded by Diane that PEAC hold only the July 3-4, 2010 show. Passed

The next PEAC club meeting will be held Jan 9, tentatively at Sharon West's. Watch the newsletter for time and place

Show committee will hold a meeting November 10 at the Perkin's restaurant at Central and Division at 6 pm.

Meeting adjourned at 4pm

Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Thompson
PEAC Secretary