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Hello! We’re Back!!! The Gulf Coast Appaloosa Horse Club is kicking up its heels in 2008! 2007 was a tough year but we’re back and making horsey plans for 2008. So mark you calendars and come support your club kicking and getting back strong on all four feet. The Houston Livestock Appaloosa Horse Show will be here before you know it. For those who are participating good luck and for those that are not participating this year, come anyway and support club members. As you know, this will be the first year for the “All American Appaloosa Congress” and GCApHC was invited to cosponsor this show and hopefully will do so for many years to come. This is a wonderful opportunity for this club to become a part of a major yearly Appaloosa Congress Horse show in history making. Volunteers are needed for various positions during the show. As cosponsors we need as many club volunteers as we can get to volunteer, so whether you’re available for several days or just a few hours you’re needed. Please contact Carla Peacock 540-840-1960 to get your name on the volunteer list or see Claudia Arnold or Jerre Clark at the show. It’s going to be a blast. See a Officer or Director with GCApHC to purchase a ticket for a Appaloosa horse drawing at Congress. www.allamericanappaloosacongress.com Just to bring club members up to date on club issues. Over the past few years the board had been asked to move our club shows by club members to another location due to bad area footing, deep stalls, and lack of close hotel accommodations etc. With this in mind we moved the Spring Fling show to Liberty. It was selected based on geographic location, more stalls, and cost to rent. But for whatever reason, still we had a low turnout and didn’t make a profit, in fact we lost money. Not making a profit at this show and bad weather from the previous year we were not able to fund the year end awards party. We regret this happened and are planning for a better year to bring back our year end awards banquet in 2008. At this time we are searching for a new location that everyone will like for future shows and that is affordable for the club. Currently and most important is to get the funds built back up to continue GCApHC. So with this being said the board has voted to have a one date open all breed horse show in Bryan, Texas at Still Creek Ranch. Everything from halter, Western, English, trail, speed class, walk trot, jackpot, will be on the showbill for all ages. This will be a good show to school the two year olds or practice for Congress and National. This is a fund raiser show for GCApHC and if profitable, will help fund a 2008 banquet and/or maybe help to put on a fall Appaloosa Show for the club. So please plan to attend and support your club. Volunteers are needed for various positions. See the office in the morning if you can volunteer. Lastly, remember this is a non profit organization and all donations are tax deductible so if you would like to make a donation to assist the club or sponsor a class at the open horse show for $40.00 sent your check to the club treasurer Jerre Clark. Your President Margaret Snyder |
Club Membership! Don’t forget GCApHC will point the Houston Livestock Appaloosa Horse Show and the All American Appaloosa Congress. These points can go towards your nomination for the World show, but membership needs to be paid prior to these shows for points to count. Membership form is included in this newsletter or you can see Jerre, Claudia or Margaret at the Houston Livestock show to pay dues. If possible please include your email on the membership form. Sending the Gulf Coast Express newsletter via your email will save postage and paper for the club. |
Thank you for visiting us. We are the Gulf Coast Appaloosa Horse Club. We are a club dedicated to promoting the wonderfully colored, beautifully athletic and fabulously versatile Appaloosa horse. We are a non-profit organization who through the sponsorship and membership of our area Appaloosa enthusiasts, hold shows, trail rides, get togethers and fundraisers throughout the year. We are also dedicated to promoting the Appaloosa youth enthusiast and have a youth club which holds fun and exciting events for our younger members. |