The WRANGLER Horse and Rodeo News is an equine and rodeo publication with circulation in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Utah and Idaho.
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President Rita Church 406-780-1989 - ritch@itstriangle.com Vice President Scott Neuman 406-671-6179 - sneuman@msn.com Secretary/Treasurer/point keeper Janel Favero 406-490-6467 - MontanaQHA @gmail.com PO Box 1352, Helena, MT 59624 Newsletter The Wrangler 800-927-7578 - Fax: 307-463-0008 horses@thewrangler.com For membership form go to www.mqha.com MQHA News Hello MQHA, I hope this issue of the Wrangler is finding everyone well. We are fast approaching the "busiest" horse season of our year, and it looks like it's going to be a good one! I'm still looking for memberships! Please make sure you go to our website and download the appropriate form(s). Being an MQHA member gives you many benefits, they include: a bi-monthly newsletter with MQHA news via "The Wrangler," great discounts at several Montana businesses when you show your MQHA membership card, which will more than pay for your membership, you can spend precious time with family and friends, earn points for fabulous year end awards, earn points for the world and championship shows, earn points on your AQHA horses to increase their value and win awards, camaraderie with fellow horse people, and be the first to learn of upcoming horse related events in Montana: shows, clinics, AQHA Ride. ANYONE can become a member, no matter if you own a horse or own another breed). Upcoming Events through August 2013 May 17-18: Helena Spring Fest at Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds May 12, 18-19 Miles City, Miles City Bucking Horse Sale Race Meet, more info: racing@buckinghorsesale.com May 25-27: MQHA Big Sky Classic in Bozeman, MT at Copper Springs Ranch June 1-2: Area 4 NCHA/AQHA Days, Big Piney, WY. For more information contact Kelly Heiken 406-591-3393. June 15-16: Reins for renewal, Saddle Peak Equestrian, Bozeman, MT – Lisa Johnson, Speaker, Clinician, Equine Assisted Life Coach June 28-30: WMQHA Sapphire Event Center in Corvallis, MT July 4-7 Freedom Celebration, at the Majestic Arena in Kalispell, MT conjunction with a youth sponsored special event, July 4&6. July 18-21 MQHA at Creek in Columbus, MT Keyser July 20-21 & 27-28 At ExpoPark, Great Falls, Mt., more info: GFturfclub@ yahoo.com August 15-18 Treasure State Quarter Horse Show in Great Falls, MT at fair grounds August 23-25 WMQHA Sapphire Event Center in Corvallis, MT August 30- Sept 2 MQHA Fall Kick Off show with Rookie classes, Keyser Creek in Columbus, MT Additional event information including entry forms and show premiums are available on our website at www.mqha.com. Input needed! Please visit our website at mqha.com for information on upcoming events, classifieds, board member information, and more. If you need to contact MQHA, you can use our contact form there, or by email at mqha@mqha.com. We can also be found on Facebook under the Montana Quarter Horse Association and Montana Quarter Horse Youth Association groups. Happy trails! Janel Favero, MQHA Secretary oming, ove Wy s book! If you l ove thi ll you wil Bill Sniffin worked with 31 photographers and seven writers to produce the first new coffee table book about Wyoming in the last 5 years. Now available in fine book stores and retail outlets for $39.95 each. Also available online at www.wyomingwonders.com. May 5 - 19, 2013 • The WrangleR, Horse and Rodeo News 61 HORSE SHOW Montana Quarter Horse Association If you are intending to run for yearend awards, you need to be registered with MQHA before the first date you show. Points will not count until your registration is complete, including the MQHA membership form, a copy of your AQHA membership card (front and back), and your horses' papers. Please do this before the first show of the year, so I can best serve your membership needs at that time, rather than getting everyone signed up then. If you intend to show and run for year-end awards your horse must have an MQHA back-number ($5/year or $50 for a lifetime number). The MQHA booth will be at the Helena Spring Fest May 17-19, 2013 at the Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds. Please stop by and visit with those at the booth, sign up for a membership, and buy some NFR raffle tickets and maybe even a few Youth Raffle MQHA Amateurs are having a NFR Rodeo Package raffle; the drawing will take place in July, tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50. Contact Tracy Brown or Lisa Fanelli for tickets and more details. MQHA Youth are having two raffles this summer; each raffle will have two $250 gift cards up for grabs. One will be drawn during the Youth Special Event at the Kalispell show, the other will be drawn at the Fall Kick Off in Columbus; they are selling 1,000 total tickets. At convention, we had some really need MQHA Logo'd jackets available for sale, Rita Church has had more made up, if you are interested in buying one, please contact her. The MQHA hosted show on Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner. MQHA is looking for volunteers of any shape and size to help us run the show better – gate people in particular. Any man (horse?) power you can supply to make our show a successful event is much appreciated, please contact Ruth Gates or Rita Church for more information.