Calendar

January

12 Board meeting

6pm

12 General

meeting 7pm

28 trail ride Maple

Valley noon

February

9 Board meeting

6pm

9 General

meeting 7pm

March

8 Board meeting

6pm

8 General

meeting 7pm

Meridian Riding Club

INS IDE TH IS ISSUE:

Passing of 2

A Great Horse

Stirrin’ Dust 2

Chuck Wagon 2

Trails 3

Optimism 3

Kids Corral 4

Contacts 5

Tattler 6

Classifieds

Sponcers 6

January 12

Christmas Banquet and End of Year Awards

With great food and great company MRC

put together another wonderful Christmas

party! Even Mr. Santa Clause made an

appearance.

The 2011 award winners are:

Carlene Beckett-Wilms - Krista Dietz

Marge Griffin Award (Trails) - Laura

Bradley

Most Improved Rider - Jeff Kuhlman

Most Improved Youth - Katie King

Youth of the Year - Jarrett

Lutchendorf

Woman of the Year - Peggy Morris

Man of the Year - Bryan Cameron

Overall High Point - Stacey Kasner

High point by class:

Leadline Highpoint Cody Seldal,

Reserve Natalie McCortney

Buckaroo Highpoint Travis McCortney,

Reserve Alyssa Seldal

Junior Highpoint Sydney Kuhlman,

Reserve Sammy Kuhlman

Intermediate Highpoint Holly Bair,

Reserve Krista Dietz

Senior Highpoint Kaylen Hankenmeire,

Reserve Candie Garcia

Super Senior Highpoint Stacey Kasner,

Reserve Lynnette Lutchendorf

Silver Spurs Highpoint Bryan Cameron,

Reserve Vanessa Kuhlman

All Photos from the event are available for free

download at

http://www.snapdragonphoto.net/2011mrc

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Passing of a great horse

Sadly winter seems to bring heart ache for horse owners with older horses. The King Family

recently lost their wonderful horse Tex. Stacy Kasner her daughter Candie Garcia lost their

beloved mare, Nutmeg. She lost the battle with the illness she had been fighting for months.

Our hearts go out to you during this time. Although their time with us short, horses stay in our

hearts and forever change our lives.

From the Chuck Wagon

This will be a ground breaking year for

Stirrin Dust as we have new riders, a new

approach to drill and a new season. Its not

too late if you are interested Contact one

of the Coaches or Captain and come find

a practice location and time that is near

you and come see what drill is about! Feel

free to text or call. Leave a message!

Coaches: Alicia Burke 253-797-1982,

Lana Affonso 253-534-6093

Captains: Bonnie Vaders 253-670-0195

Shalesa Kovash 253-561-4881

The season is starting! Finally, though we are

way behind the other teams in the WLRCA the

riders and horses … and coaches really

enjoyed their time off for the fall. Trail rides and

holiday parties some schooling shows and

more gave us all a chance to rest up and get

ready for our season. The drills have been

fleshed out, I am sure many rewrites are to

come and the lesson plans for the winter

practices have been set up. Thanks to Dr

Vetter in Buckley and High Point in Puyallup for

letting use your arenas for winter practices.

Stirrin Dust

Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package smoked sausage

2 potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices

3/4 cup chopped onion

6 slices bacon

1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 cups kale - washed, dried, and shredded

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder

1 quart water

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees

C).

2. Layer the sausage links onto a baking sheet

and bake for 25 minutes, or until done. Cut in

half length-wise, then cut at an angle into

1/2 inch slices.

3. Place onions and bacon in a large

saucepan and cook over medium heat

until onions are almost clear.

4. Remove bacon and crumble. Set aside.

5. Add garlic to the onions and cook an

additional 1 minute. Add chicken base or

bouillon, water, and potatoes, simmer 15

minutes.

6. Add crumbled bacon, sausage, kale, and

cream. Simmer 4 minutes and serve.

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Were you being a couch potato December

31st, while waiting to ring in the new year? 20

MRC members and friends joined me on the

New Year’s Eve ride at Mt. Baldy. The sun was

shining and spirits were high (including the

horse’s) as we rode from the parking lot to

explore the trails across the street.

If you haven’t ridden across the street, it’s a

nice combination of road riding and trails that

wind through woods and clear cut. I was

proud of everyone as we gave our horses a

great workout going up and down some fun

hills. At one point Brian. Eric and Scott even

had to get off their horses and clear trees from

the trail that had blown down over the last

week. Thanks guys!!

The two hour ride was just perfect as both kids

and adults were still smiling and chattering.

When we returned to the parking lot, Keith had

the chili warm and corn bread ready to eat.

Thanks Keith!

Our next MRC-hosted trail ride will be Saturday,

January 28th at the Danville Georgetown trail

system in Maple Valley (no permit required).

Rain or shine, we will be riding out of the

parking area at noon. If you have never been

on these trails, I think you will be pleasantly

surprised. There is even a 4-H trail course we

can try out!! To join me on this ride, follow

Highway 169 (Enumclaw Black Diamond

Highway) to Four Corners in Maple Valley. Turn

right (East) on Highway 516 (Kent Kangley). Turn

left (North) on to SE Summit-Landsburg Road.

Approximately a mile up the road you will park

in a wide open area beside the road….the

parking is great.

http://www.trailmeister.com/washington/danvill

e/DanvilleGdetails.htm

I look forward to see you in Maple Valley! Make

your New Year’s resolution to get out and ride

your horse more!

What a Beautiful Day for a Ride!!! Submitted by Laura Bradley

One of the things I notice about humans is that they tend

to look longer and harder at the bad stuff than at the

good stuff. Do you know that you get MORE of whatever

you put your intention on? Really! It's true! If you pay more

attention to the fact that most of your transitions are

PROMPT, and that your horse almost always takes the

CORRECT lead, you'll find you get more good stuff like

that! So look for what's good in your ride today. Make a mental

list immediately after you get off your horse of at least 3

GOOD things about your ride! Do that every day this

week. Just the GOOD stuff. Even if it's just doing a relaxed

walk or that your horse stands perfectly still when you

mount or you didn’t fall off. You may find your cup is

actually half full, instead of half empty. Your horse is waiting for you at the barn! Get going!

Optimism from Ohso submitted by Alicia Burke

Don’t forget to check out the updated

bylaws on the website and give your

opinion before its all finalized.

Its under the members only section.

Log in is in the contact list portion of the

tattler.

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Officers:

President: Bryan Cameron

Cell Phone: 253-282-1646

Home Phone: 360-879-5167

Vice President: Lana Affonso

Phone: 253-534-6093

Secretary: Michelle Stamaris

Phone: 253-841-1588

Treasurer: Deana McCortney

Phone: 253-576-8909

Board:

Chris Bradley

Phone: 253-797-1585

Scott Byrd

Phone: 253-318-2121

Sue Ford

Phone: 253-732-9199

Peggy Morris

Phone: 253-847-4849

Jeff Kuhlman

Phone: 253-970-2020

Community Service: Shannon Seldal

Phone: 253-740-6170

Forest Service: Eric Seldal

Phone: 253-740-6180

Hospitality: Needs a Volunteer

Membership: Peggy Morris

Phone: 253-847-4849

History: Needs a Volunteer

Maintenance: Needs a Volunteer

Nominations: Colleen Edmondson

Phone: 360-451-3803

Playdays: Candie Garcia 253-686-3203

Scott Byrd 253-318-2121

Prize Ride: Shannon Seldal

Phone: 253-740-6170

Social: Needs a Volunteer

Trails & Men's Ride: Bryan Cameron

Phone: 253-282-1646

Women's Ride: Sue Ford

Phone: 253-732-9199

Ways and Means: Keith Kaelberer

253-770-9875

Youth Advisor: Vanessa Kuhlman

Phone: 253-970-1060

Zone Reporter: Mary Brady

Phone: 360-894-5855

Web Page: Scott Byrd

Phone: 253-318-2121

ScottByrd@meridianridingclub.org

Groundskeepers:

Keith & Barb Kealberer

Keith 206-7302790

Barb 253-468-7431

Stirrin’ Dust Drill Team:

Alicia Burke 253-797-1982

Lana Affonso 253-534-6093

Website:

http://www.meridianridingclub.org/

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Club Phone:

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Editor Phone:

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The Tattler c/o Lana Affonso

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Bonney Lake, WA 98391

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Next Meeting will be

held on

January 12th at 7pm

Followed by

Feburary 9th at 7pm

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