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ContentsMessage from the Board..............32014 CIEC..............3Recognition & Results..............4Upcoming Events..............4Spring Classic Results..............6Affiliate Finals..............20Affiliate Summit ..............20NAJYRC..............21Summer Classic..............22North Branch..............24Peace Branch..............27South Branch..............28

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Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring Classic and made it our BIGGEST ever Classic show!!! And it is looking like the Summer Classic

is on pace to be a record breaker as well!

The North Branch is hosting their next show and clinic on July 19&20 at Highthorn Arena, Stony Plain. Amanda Antifaev will be judging. The Peace Branch has Lyle Jackson coming up on July 19&20 at Hawker Pavilion for a Judging Seminar and Show; and the South Branch will be hosting their second show at Silver Slate Arena in Nanton on July 19 with Austin Seelhof judging. These are sure to be great shows!!

The Board has been very busy preparing our bid package to host the NRHA Western Canadian Affiliate Finals for 2015 & 2016. The bid was submitted on June 10, and we look forward to hearing whether we were successful by mid-August. We are very excited about the prospect of hosting this event and think it would mean great things for our Association and members to be able to host it.

The NAJYRC is coming up at the end of July, for more information on this great opportunity for Youth Riders and the Teams Canada will be sending to participate please check out page 22.

Message from the Board

2014 CIECThe 2014 Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships (CIEC) will be held in Blainville, QC, October

3-5 2014. The Alberta Equestrian Federation is very excited to be sending Team Alberta to Blainville in the Fall.

The Technical Package, the Declaration of Intent for interested reining as well as thequalification process document can all be found on the Reining Alberta website.

Last year team Alberta won the Gold Medal in the Team Championship, as well as Gold in the Jr. and Sr. individual Medals. This is a great event to participate in and represent your province in this inter-provinical challenge.

For more information regarding the event go to the official CIEC website.

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Upcoming Events

July 3-6 – Summer Classic

July 19 – SB Show

July 19&20 – PB Clinic & Show

July 19&20 – NB Clinic & Show

August 15-17 – NB Clinic & Show

August 16 – SB Show

August 23&24 – NB Show

September 4-7 – Fall Classic

September 13&14 – NB Clinic & Show

September 13 – PB Show

September 13 - SB Show

Recognition & Results

Congratulations to Jesse Beckley & Chant for Diamonds on qualifying for the Level 4 Open Finals at the NRHA Derby. A special

accomplishment for this Stallion bred & trained by Jesse.

Reining Alberta would also like to congratulate David Goodchild & Whos Wicked Good for all their accomplishments at the NRHA Derby!!

7&Up L4 ~ 7th (tie)7&Up L3 ~ 6th7&Up L2 ~ 3rdPT NP ~ Reserve (tie)NP ~ 9th (tie)Int NP ~ Reserve (tie)

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Spring Classic ResultsThank you to all that attended. We received a lot of positive feedback on the first Classic Show of the year

and plan to continue with all of the fun, great horses, great riders and great competition throughout the rest of the season.

Thank you again to ALL of our Sponsors (Buckle & Corporate), our members as well as the Sire Incentive Owners and supporters. Our judges John & Betsy Tuckey of Kentucky, our RA Board members and the RA Staff as well as the gang from HD2 Sports. Without you, we couldn’t do what do we to make these events a success.

Open Level 4 - 4 Year Old Derby Champion

Thank you to HD2 Sports for providing us with win pictures for this Edition of the Rundown. If you are looking for photos or a video of your run please contact Dave at 403-461-1041 for ordering information.

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Open Level 2 - 4 Year Old Derby Champion

Non-Pro Level 1&4 - 4 Year Old Derby Champion

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Open Level 4 - 5&6 Year Old Derby Champion

Non-Pro Level 1&4 - 5&6 Year Old Derby Champion

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Open Level 2 - 5&6 Year Old Derby Champions

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Green Reining Level 1&2 Champion

Short Stirrup Champion

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Limited Open Champion

Rookie Professional Champion

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Rookie Level 1 Champion

Rookie Level 2 Champion

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Non- Pro Champion

Intermediate Non-Pro Champion

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Open Champion

Intermediate Open Champion

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Non-Pro Novice Horse Level 1 Champion

Non-Pro Novice Horse Level 2 Champion

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Open Novice Horse Level 1 Champion

Open Novice Horse Level 2 Champion

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Youth 14 – 18 Champion

Youth 13 & Under Champion

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Limited Non-Pro Champion

Non-Pro Prime Time Champion

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Reining Alberta Sire Incentive Champions

RA Senior Non-Pro Champions

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Affiliate FinalsThe NRHA created an Affiliate system where each

area can create a regional club (Affiliate) that acts as the main organizer in the area for that

regions NRHA shows and events. Reining Alberta is the Affiliate for Alberta.

While the Affiliates do a great deal of work as part of the Affiliate designation, part of that system is the Affiliate Finals.

There will be three Reining Alberta sanctioned Affiliate Qualifiers in 2014. The Reining Alberta Spring & Summer Classic, and the Silver Slate Spring Slide.

This gives competitors three opportunities to try to qualify to compete at the Western Canadian Affiliate Finals (hosted by the Central Canada Reining Horse Association in 2014). Reiners compete at one of the qualifiers in their regular NRHA classes to qualify for that show. There is no special entry fee associated, you just need to specify on your Reining Alberta membership that you wish to designate Reining Alberta as your affiliate.

Based on the qualifiers the top 10 riders in each class qualify to compete at the Western Canadian Affiliate Finals. Based on the results of the Western Canadian Affiliate Finals the top three riders get the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma City to compete at the Affiliate Finals there.

Affiliate Summit Ron Barnes attended the NRHA Derby Affiliate

Summit via conference call. He reported a lot of great discussion about the challenges

different Affiliates are facing. Some great ideas and suggestions were shared from different Affiliates as ways they have met these challenges. Some different ideas for getting more people to volunteer at shows, and increase sponsorship.

There was also discussion on getting more entry level involvement in reining, through non-NRHA shows like 4H, Breed, and Open Shows to increase awareness and participation in Reining.

The NRHA presented its long term plans for the Association:

– Try to do improve the lives of the equine athlete (Drug testing etc)– Improve Government structure to help drive member value– Help members be more productive (Every member will be different)

Financial Report: All financial reports are posed on the members only page, NRHA is in great financial

status and you can review all report on members only page. Fiscal year is July1st to June 30. NRHA has done very well with investments. Not for Profit status has been filed and done on time.

Rule Change discussion:A question was ask why the BOD votes on rule changes not the General Membership, it is in the bylaws that the BOD vote and make the final ruling on rule changes. For the general membership to vote on rule changes there would have to be a change in the by laws.

Also a question on how the new drug policy differs from the present policy, which was answered by Tom McCutcheon. Tom stated that the new policy is that only FDA approved drugs can be administered to our horses, and must be prescribed by a registered veterinarian. They still have to look into the drug testing penalty phase.

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NAJYRCThe NAJYRC is the premier equestrian competition

in North America for junior and young riders, age 14-21. Young equestrians come from the

United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands to vie for team and individual FEI medals in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing and the FEI World Equestrian Games disciplines of reining and endurance.

The competition is run under rules of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale), the international governing body for equestrian sport, and is the only FEI championship held annually in the United States.

The NAJYRC began in 1974 as an eventing challenge between the United States and Canada. A dressage championship was added in 1981, and show jumping was added in 1982. The first complete Young Riders championship was held in British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The Championships were expanded to officially include a championship division for juniors in 2006. The discipline of reining was added to the official schedule in 2008, endurance joined the championship for the first time in 2011.

Alberta has sent riders to compete in the Reining Championship since it was added to the schedule in 2008.

This year Canada is sending 7 riders to compete on behalf of Canada:

Alexandra Hibberd (AB)Maxine Whiteside (AB)Raylyn Serhan (SK)Haley Franc (SK)Emily Wilson (ON)Amanda Peters (ON)Cecile Poulin (QC)

The AB/SK Team will be hosting a few fundraisers at the Summer Classic and would appreciate your support.

They are offering to pre-bed your stalls prior to arrival at the start of the show for a donation of $10/stall. They will also be offering a song fundraiser ($5/song) for the duration of the show. They will also be hosting a silent auction, they are looking for items to add to the auction - and be sure to stop by and bid on the great items already offered.

To book a pre-bedding for your stalls please contact Wendy Johnston at wjohnston@oldscollege.ca

We are also in the process of planning an information session for any parent or young rider who might be interested in attending the competition in 2015. Please stay tuned for more details on when this will be held.

The competition will take place on July 15–20th at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington

Best of luck to all the riders who are attending and representing Canada on the world stage!!

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Summer Classic

Summer Classic is just around the corner and we just thought we’d post a few last minute tips and reminders.

» Stall maps have been posted on the website and will be posted on the grounds on move in day

» Ring Smart bookings have been posted online. They will also be posted on the back wall of the show pen.

» Reining Alberta is introducing a new 4, 5 & 6 Year Old Derby at the 2014 Summer Classic, be sure to come out and cheer on all our riders on Friday and Saturday night!!!

» Show packages & Draw Sheets will be available on arrival at the show

» Post entries will close two hours before scheduled classes except for the first class of the day which will close at 6pm the day BEFORE the scheduled class. $50 late fee will be applied to all classes except for Aged Category classes where it will be 35% of the entry fee.

» HD2 Sports is our photographer & videographer at all our Classic shows in 2014 so please contact Dave at the show (or after) if you would like to order photos or videos of your runs. Be sure to pop by the wash bay in the agricenter after your run for a delay feed where you can review your run right after your class!

» Thanks to HD2 Sports a live feed will be available to watch the show please keep an eye on the Reining Alberta website for the link. Link will likely be posted on Friday morning.

Lastly, thank you to all our sponsors & volunteers who make these shows a possibility. Without their help and support none of this would be possible.

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Branch News

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North BranchSponsors

Beckwith Veterinary ServicesDelaney Veterinary ServicesFeed Store To Your DoorGary Zimmel, Realty Executives ChallengeHerbers Veterinary ServicesHollasch Quarter Horses/Bar IndustriesInland IndustrialLazy D Diamond Quarter HorsesLegal Alfalfa ProductsWelshs SaddleryWestwinds Veterinary Hospital

Contact Information

North Branch Chair Daryla Friesenlazyd@telusplanet.netShow Secretary Sandra Proskosprosko@cruzinternet.comSecretary Tanya Hollaschthollasch@mcsnet.caSponsorship Samantha Friesenfriesen.sammi@hotmail.com

Show & Clinic Schedule

Highthorn Arena, Stony PlainMay 31 Clinic Austin SeelhofJune 1 Show Highthorn Arena, Stony PlainJuly 19 Clinic Amanda AntifaevJuly 20 Show Whitecourt Ag Arena, WhitecourtAug 23 Show Ralph AmentAug 24 Show Ralph Ament Heatherdown Hills Arena, OnowaySept 13 Clinic Cheryl MitchellSept 14 Show

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Peace Branch

Contact Us:

Chairperson: Dallas SchwerdtVice Chair: Wendy BoggsSecretary: Trina SnisarenkoTreasurer: Dallas Schwerdt

e-mail: reiningalbertapeacecountry@hotmail.com

Clinic & Show Dates:

Judging Seminar - July 19 Clinician Lyle JacksonShow - July 20

Clinic - August 15&16 with Ralph AmentShow - August 17

Show - September 13

All clinics and shows will be held at Hawker Pavillion @ Fairview College

Chairperson’s Greetings

June was a successful month for Reining Alberta Peace Country. The feedback on the Cheryl Mitchell reining clinic was excellent with many participants saying they would happily take another one. The show was super with a significant increase in entries. Again we held the jog/trot class and it had two new entries. We also saw a few participants from just across the BC border, both in the youth and the non pro. All the extra help for both the clinic and show day was greatly appreciated as there were a few board members that couldn’t be there to assist. In particular Barb Letourneau stepped up to take on the show secretary duties for the weekend as our regular secretary wasn’t available. So a big THANK YOU to Barb.

We are just hoping the fantastic weather continues for the July 19 & 20th weekend as we are looking forward to the judging seminar with Lyle Jackson and then another successful show.

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South BranchContact Us:

Megan – rasouthchair@hotmail.caKelly – rasouthentries@yahoo.comKaren – raringsmart@gmail.comMorgan – (403) 948-3954

Chairperson’s Greetings

Wow! What a turnout for our June show! With the fantastic turn out it was a long day, but we couldn’t have been happier about how it went. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our show.

We are looking forward to our next show, running at Silver Slate Arena in Nanton on July 19th. Thanks to 10 Mile Ranch & Brad and Christine Lamport we will be offering our Dynamic Duo Challenge – a two person challenge where the pair with the highest combined scores get to walk away with some great CUSTOM Tom Balding Spurs!!! Definitely an event to come out for!

We’d like to congratulate all our members who had a lot of success at the Spring Classic. It was great to see so many of our riders in attendance and achieve so many personal successes!

Good luck to everyone heading to the Summer Classic, we’ll be cheering you on!

The South Branch would also like to take a moment to welcome Kelly Bell aboard as our new Show Secretary for the remainder of the season. Welcome Kelly! We are looking forward to working with her and all the great things she brings to this role.

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2014 South BranchEvent Schedule

July 19 – ShowAugust 16 – ShowSeptember 13 – Show & AGMTBA – Awards Ceremony

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June ResultsWe had a phenomenal turnout at our June show, and some rather large classes! It was great to see so many new faces at the show, especially some of our cow horse friends who were able to attend. Morgan found us some great Tom Balding prizes to award our class winners, which I think were a big hit!

The Tom Balding Longest slide was one of the highlights of the show! We had a great turn out for that class and were able to raise a lot of funds for the Branch. So thank you to everyone who participated! And congratulations to Morgan Girletz on his win, and Lachlan Bell for a close second. Also congratulations to Heather Burchnall our only Youth rider, and furthest sliding Non Pro for her 3rd placing. Was a lot of fun cheering this group on!!

RA Green Reiner Champion: Jessica Youngs & Maxi Boonlight

Reserve: Melissa Verge & Pep

RA Beginner Youth 13 & UnderChampion: Allie Davis & Dunny

Reserve: Heather Burchnall & Jacs Electric Slide

RA Beginner Youth 14-18Champion: Karlijin Janssen & Showlena Cash

Reserve: Brooke Kentz & Jill

RA Ranch Champion: Janet Rose & Majors Sonita

Reserve: Ron Hall & MA Badges Whiz Kid

SB Never Won A BuckleChampion: Fallon Fox Van Megen & Starlite Lista

Reserve: Janet Rose & Majors Sonita

RA Youth 13 & UnderChampion: Emily Moyes & Shes Blessed Hickory

RA Youth 14-18Champion: Maxine Whiteside & Sackett

Reserve: Brooke Kentz & Fred

Tom Balding Longest SlideChampion: Morgan Girletz

Reserve: Lachlan Bell

RA Beginner HorseChampion: Garth Sheehan & Lokota is my Dad

Reserve: Maxine Whiteside & Hawk

RA Ltd. Non ProChampion: Kerri Mallett & Candy TagReserve: Janet Rose & Majors Sonita

RA Ltd. OpenChampion: Lachlan Bell & Pikey

SB OpenChampion: Wendy Nelson & Okie Syled Chic

RA Non ProCo-Champions:

Suzanne Fletcher & Solonos Little EchoJean Todd & Reminita Mik

SB Non Pro Prime TimeCo-Champions:

Janet Rose & Majors SonitaJean Todd & Reminita Mik

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July Show

The July show is sneaking up on us, it will be held on July 19th at Silver Slate Arena in Nanton. Big thanks to Austin Seelhof who is donating his time to come out and judge this show for us!!!

Our Premier Class for this show is the Dynamic Duo Partner Challenge! Sure to be a great competition! Partners will be chosen at the show (or tell us who you want to pair up with). The highest score from each partner will be combined to determine which team wins. We have some great CUSTOM Tom Balding Spurs to award thanks to our generous sponsors: 10 Mile Ranch & Brad and Christine Lamport. So be sure to sign up and run for these great prizes!

Full concession will be available on site.

Patterns & Class Schedule are available on the Branch webpage as well as on page 39.

Entry form can be found here.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Kelly.

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DynamicDuoPartner ChallengeSponsored By: 10 Mile Ranch & Brad and Christine Lamport

July 19th

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July 19, 2014 Silver Slate Arena SOUTH BRANCH

[re]Introducing the SB Pattern Class Class begins at 9 a.m.

Class schedule

Pattern: #6

The SB Pattern class is designed as a schooling class. Riders complete a designated pattern and have an opportunity to get feedback from the judge.

Riders are welcome to modify patterns or go off pattern and school specific maneuvers, as long as their time in the arena does not exceed five minutes.

Participants in the Pattern Class may be capped at 15 runs if regular class entries are over 80 runs.

Pattern RA Green Reiner Mod. #6

RA Beginner Youth 13 & Under Runs concurrent with RA Beginner Youth 13-18

Mod. #6

RA Ranch Reiner Runs concurrent with ‘Never Won a Buckle’

#10

RA Youth 13&Under Runs concurrent with RA Youth 14-18

#3

RA Beginner Horse

#6

RA Ltd. Non Pro #7

RA Ltd. Open Runs concurrent with SB Open

#10

RA Non Pro Runs concurrent with SB Non Pro Prime Time

#8

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South Branch Committee Positions for 2015

Positions: » Mandated: Chairperson » Mandated: Vice Chairperson » Mandated: Secretary-Treasurer » Requirement: Show Secretary » Requirement: Sponsorship Coordinator » Optional: Ring Smart Coordinator

Chairperson: The Branch Chairperson will be responsible for representing the needs of the Branch membership at Board meetings, submitting a budget for the Branch to the Board for approval on or before December 15, and updating the Board on branch activities on at least a monthly basis. Additional duties include: booking facilities, clinicians, and judges for events, providing a write up on monthly Branch activities and events for The Rundown newsletter, updating the South Branch webpage on the Reining Alberta website, attend Reining Alberta AGM, attend Reining Alberta High Point Awards Banquet, chair Branch committee meetings, and act as point of contact for all Branch general inquiries. This position can be combined with any position except Secretary and Vice Chairperson. Approximate Time Commitment: 10-20 hours/month + time at events

Vice Chairperson: The Branch Vice Chairperson will act as the Branch Chairperson in any situation where the elected Branch Chairperson is absent or otherwise unavailable. Approximate Time Commitment: 3 hours/month

Secretary-Treasurer: The Branch Secretary-Treasurer will be responsible for the Branch bank account. If the positions of Branch Secretary and Branch Treasurer are separate, the Branch Committee will assign responsibility for the Branch bank account to one of these positions. This role can be combined with Show Secretary position. Approximate Time Commitment: 2 hours/per event

Show Secretary: The South Branch Show Secretary will be responsible for the South Branch Shows, accepting entries, running the show office, choosing patterns and determining the class schedule, creating draw sheets, preparing score sheets for the judge, and entry reconciliation. There is a $125/show honorarium payable for this position. This position can be combined with Secretary-Treasurer and Ring Smart Coordinator if desired. Approximate Time Commitment: 8 hours/per show + time at the show

Sponsorship Coordinator: The South Branch Sponsorship Coordinator is responsible for being a main point of contact for potential South Branch Sponsors, ensuring Sponsors receive all promised benefits, and acquiring prizes for the South Branch Shows and Awards. This position can be combined with any position. Approximate Time Commitment: 5-10 hours/month + time at the events Ring Smart Coordinator: The South Branch Ring Smart Coordinator is responsible for the South Branch Ring Smart bookings, creating draw sheets, and Ring Smart reconciliation. This position can be combined with Show Secretary if desired. Approximate Time Commitment: 4 hours/per event + time at event

The members on the South Branch Committee are stepping down at the end of the season. The Branch needs a minimum of 3 committee members to continue. We are asking that anyone interested in applying for a position send Megan an e-mail prior to August 15th along with a short paragraph on why you are interested in running. All applicants and write-ups will be posted in the September Rundown so members can make an informed decision on who they would like to elect to the committee. Our AGM and voting will take place at the September Show.

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