/ MHCO Fall General Members Meeting
Royal Canadian Legion – Fergus
October 27, 2013

Time Table:

  • Executive and Board Members please arrive for 10:00
  • Members: Please arrive 10:30
  • 11:00 Award Ceremony start time
  • 12:00 Catered Lunch
  • 1:00 Annual General Meeting start time
  • 4:30 Loonie Table Fundraiser will close (will be running all day.) Members: your donations are appreciated. All proceeds go towards MHCO.
  • Silent Auction will also run all day and close @ 4:30

Location: Fergus Royal Canadian Legion: 500 Blair Street, Fergus Ontario, N1M 1S4

Phone #519-843-2345. Located off of Main Street, behind the Liquor Store.

Fall Annual General Meeting:

Time Allotment in minutes / # / Presenter / Topic
5 / 1 / Doug Savage / President's Opening Comments
10 / 2 / Raquel Dowsling / Membership
20 / 3 / Carolyn Aarup / Treasurer's Report
10 / 4 / Raquel Dowsling / Merchandise
30 / 5 / Doug Savage, Angie Trumpler / Club Shows*
*Please refer to appendix A for proposed 2014 class list
15 / 6 / Mary McKibbon / Awards
30 / 7 / John McCallum, Doug Savage, Tracy Sammons / AMHR Sanctioned Show (Classics)
15 / 8 / Janette Wagner / AMHA Committee
15 / 9 / Tracy Sammons, Carolyn Aarup / Website
15 / 10 / Amy Trumpler / Youth Plus Club
15 / 11 / Caroline Moor, Lone Swaffield: / Social Committee
15 / 12 / Carolyn Aarup / A & P
15 / 13 / Laurie Green / MHCO Historic Committee
15 / 14 / Doug Savage / Old Business
Ttl: 3:45

President's Opening Comments –Doug Savage:

- Welcome to Fall GM, welcome new members

- MHCO Members who attended this year's AMHR National Show in Tulsa OK

- Committee sign-up sheets - if you wish to help get involved, please sign up with your contact info

- All members are encouraged to give ideas and suggestions throughout this meeting at the end of each topic presentation

2) Membership - Raquel Dowsling:

- new procedure - membership is void if incomplete and no response to Membership Coordinator's requests within 30 days

- reminder of $5 off incentive program for referrals

3) Treasurer's Report- Carolyn Aarup

- MHCO Regular Acct

- MHCO Sanctioned Classics Show Account & US Account

4) Merchandise - Raquel Dowsling:

- items available for sale at meeting - orders taken for future - delivery is ?

- new MHCO Fire number signs available

5) Club Shows - Doug Savage, Angie Trumpler:

- 2013 club show report

- Proposed 2014 class list review- see attached (Appendix A)

-Are there any volunteers for Club Show Secretary? If not, Anne Savage will do again for 2014?

- Judges for 2014 - suggestions?

-Rules - flat fee of $25 for "no shows"

6) Awards - Mary McKibbon:

- Year end awards - offer alternatives to trophies - possibly Certificates for Res Champ, trophies only for Grand for each class

7) AMHR Sanctioned Show (Classics) - John McCallum , Doug Savage, Tracy Sammons:

- new Co-Chair

- 2013 report

- 2014 plans - 2 shows? 3 judges each? new facility? Class list changes

8) AMHA Committee - Janette Wagner:

- intro new AMHA Committee members

- changes to MHCO By-Laws - include AMHA referrals

- plans for AMHA shows in 2014 - fairs vs. private venues, costs involved, etc.

- fundraising to support AMHA shows

- members ideas & feedback

9)Website - Tracy Sammons, Carolyn Aarup:

- new pages added - Perpetual trophies

- Kylie to do major updates, MHCO site Admins do minor updates

- member feedback & suggestions?

- photo contest - feedback from 2013 contest on new site

10) Youth Plus Club - Amy & Angie Trumpler:

-2013 report on Fuzzy Show/Spring clinic, Youth Campout, CNE show

-2014 Fuzzy Show - includes Spring clinic, other clinic ideas/suggestions from members?

-2014 Change point: Youth Showmanship, all patterns will be utilized (1 pattern at each show)

-Obstacle class: will change up obstacles & will be available @ the fuzzy show to preview & trial -any suggestions for additions?

11) Social - Caroline Moor, Lone Swaffield:

- MHCO Calendars – 2013 Report & 2014 plans

- Banquet - facility for 2014 Spring and Fall GM

- Fundraising - 2013 report, ideas for 2014?

-2013 Spring Pleasure Drive - Report

-2014 Spring Driving clinic? - Eve Dexter's farm, tentative June 21 or 22, 2014

12)A & P - Carolyn Aarup:

- Journal Ads - Leanne Hopkins report on 2013 ads, cost for 2014?

- North of the Border article in AMHR Journal -news needed to be sentto Amelia Murray to keep it going

- Canadian flag at AMHR Nationals

- OEF grant cheque

- Can Am 2013 report - 2014 do we want to participate again?

- 2013 Royal Winter Fair report - plans for Equine display (formerly Spirit of the Horse)- Angie T

- Grey Bruce Farmer Week - Horse Day Sun. Jan. 14, 2014

-Set spendingcap for 2014?

13) MHCO Historic Committee - Laurie Green:

- need more pictures and info from members

14) Old Business – Doug Savage

Appendix A ~ Proposed 2014 Point Show Class List
CLASS / DESCRIPTION / SECTION
1 / JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP 12 yrs & Under / A & B
2 / YOUTH SHOWMANSHIP 13 yrs – 17 yrs / A & B
3 / WEANLING FILLIES & COLTS / A & B
4 / YEARLING MARES / A - NEW
ADD? 5 / YEARLING MARES / B
6 / 2 YEAR OLD MARES / A -NEW
ADD? 7 / 2 YEAR OLD MARES / B
8 / SENIOR MARES / A
9 / SENIOR MARES / B
CHANGE? / CHAMPION MARE / A
ADD? / CHAMPION MARE / B
10 / YEARLING STALLIONS / A - NEW
ADD? 11 / YEARLING STALLIONS / B
12 / 2 YR OLD STALLIONS / A - NEW
ADD? 13 / 2 YR OLD STALLIONS / B
14 / SENIOR STALLIONS / A
15 / SENIOR STALLIONS / B
CHANGE? / CHAMPION STALLION / A
ADD? / CHAMPION STALLION / B
16 / YEARLING / 2 YEAR OLD GELDINGS / A - NEW
ADD? 17 / YEARLING / 2 YEAR OLD GELDINGS / B
18 / SENIOR GELDINGS / A
19 / SENIOR GELDINGS / B
CHANGE? / CHAMPION GELDING / A
ADD? / CHAMPION GELDING / B
CHANGE? / SUPREME HALTER HORSE / A
ADD? / SUPREME HALTER HORSE / B
20 / MULTI COLOUR / A & B
21 / SOLID COLOUR / A & B
LUNCH / 22 / SPECIAL NEEDS HALTER OBSTACLE
23 / OPEN PLEASURE DRIVING - WORKING / A
24 / OPEN PLEASURE DRIVING - REINSMANSHIP / A
25 / OBSTACLE DRIVING / A
26 / OPEN PLEASURE DRIVING - WORKING / B
27 / OPEN PLEASURE DRIVING - REINSMANSHIP / B
28 / OBSTACLE DRIVING / B
29 / JUNIOR / YOUTH PLEASURE DRIVING / A & B
30 / JUNIOR / YOUTH OBSTACLE DRIVING / A & B
31 / HUNTER OVER FENCES / A & B
32 / JUMPER / A
33 / JUMPER / B
34 / TEAM DRIVING CLASS – DEMO ??
35 / YOUTH / ADULT HALTER OBSTACLE / A & B
36 / JUNIOR HALTER OBSTACLE / A & B

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