June 2009
SCHJA Board Meeting Minutes from June 16, 2010

December 8, 2009
Year End Show and Banquet

Well, we have completed another year of showing Hunters and Jumpers in South Carolina.  I would again like to thank members of the Board, the officers, and everyone else who volunteered their time to make the Association, the year end show, and the banquet a success. Congratulations to Elizabeth Ballantine for winning the first ever Palmetto Adult Medal and to Nicole Roos who repeated her performance at the Governors Cup finals and captured the Junior Palmetto Medal in 2009 as well.

I thought the show went very well and we were very pleased to have a show-grounds again in Camden South Carolina. PSJ Shows ran an excellent show for us and attendance was up this year despite the chilly temperatures.

I would like to recap some of the new things the Board has done over the past two years.  These things were accomplished in addition to all the work that has to go into managing the Association and the year end show and awards banquet.

This coming year we have some of the following goals:

As always, please let me know if you feel there is anything we can do to improve the Association or its service to the members.

Chuck Thompson
SCHJA President

November 12, 2009

The Board is busily preparing for the Year End Show & Banquet. We are very excited about returning to the Camden Equestrian Center, now the South Carolina Equine Park.

A lot of work goes on behind the scenes this time of year. We have been very busy planning the show, arranging the banquet, ordering prizes and ribbons and generally overseeing the business of the South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association. If you see a Board member, please take a moment to thank them for volunteering their time. Your Board members travel from across the state several times per year to meet and spend significant time between these meetings conducting Association business. Lots of issues arise during the year and they require a surprising amount of time to deal with.

At our most recent meeting, we handled the following issues.

•  Reviewed the status of year-end and ribbons, show ribbons, prizes, catering and banquet location, and ensuring the trophies are prepared.

•  Reviewed and approved new rules dealing with how the Association handles protests. These new rules have been posted on the website.

•  Reviewed the applications and background checking for two new judges: Ian McCarthy and Beth Stallsworth.

•  Reviewed and approved the nominations for best child rider and sportsmanship award and parent of the year.

•  Reviewed and approved a new rule setting the point cutoff for the Governors Cup and Palmetto Medal.

The nominating committee has approved the following candidates for office next year.

President -- Charles Thompson
Vice President -- Jennifer St. John
Secretary -- Vicki Bazen
Treasurer -- Cathy Cram

November 5, 2009

DIRECTIONS TO THE SCHJA BANQUET
TENELEVEN GALLERIA
1011 BROAD STREET
CAMDEN SC

Coming from I 20 take Exit 98:
Take US Highway 521 North to Camden.
At the second traffic light, Rutledge Street, turn left. 
Turn right on to Commerce Alley immediately after the brick building on you right. 
Back entrance to the Galleria, the one we have been asked to use, will be on your right. 
There is plenty of parking on your left.

Coming from US Highway 1:
Turn South on US Highway 521 at the intersection of Broad and DeKalb Streets.
Turn right at the first traffic light, Rutledge Street
Turn right on to Commerce Alley immediately after the brick building on you right. 
Back entrance to the Galleria, the one we have been asked to use, will be on your right. 
There is plenty of parking on your left.

September 2, 2008

YEAR END BANQUET DECEMBER 6.  
GUEST SPEAKER: DANNY ROBERTSHAW

$1,200.00 IN TACK ROOM CERTIFICATES TO BE
GIVEN AWAY TO YEAR-END RIBBON WINNERS!

Hello SCHJA Members.  Mark your calendars for our year end Banquet on December 6, 2008.  The reservation form is attached.  As you know, this year the banquet is not in conjunction with a show.  We moved up the year-end show in hopes of finding better weather.  The Board is very excited about the banquet.  Our guest speaker will be champion hunter trainer and rider, Danny Robertshaw.  Danny has been training top show hunters for over 30 years. He was the Chronicle of the Horse Horseman of the Year as well as a 2001 Equestrian of Honor winning the USEF’s Emerson Burr Trophy.  He is the only rider to have been champion in the Regular Working hunters at Devon, Harrisburg, Washington, Madison Square Garden and The Royal Winter Fair in the same year. He has trained over 30 champions at Devon and indoors. 

Every year-end ribbon winner will have his/her name put in the hat to win one of twelve $200.00 certificates that will be given away throughout the night!  You must be present to win.

We hope you have noticed and appreciated some changes this year.  Of course, there is a new website.  Also, we have the new logo you see in this email (thanks Amanda Cone).  You will be seeing it on the website, on T-Shirts, year end prizes, bumper stickers and in other places.  As indicated above, we are trying some new things for the Cup and the Banquet.  And on the business side, we have hired an auditor to oversee our financial reporting.  Your Board has also been very pro-active in addressing issues and has been working hard on your behalf to build a strong organization to support you.  If you have any concerns or suggestions, I hope you will contact me or a Board member. Our contact information is at:  www.schja.org/board.html

Chuck Thompson, SCHJA President

Don’t Forget

Governor’s Cup Finals September 14 at PSJ Highfields in Aiken
Palmetto Medal Finals October 26 at PSJ Highfields In Aiken

January 1, 2008

The 2008 South Carolina Governor's Cup Finals will be held Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Highfields Event Center, Aiken SC.  The last weekend to qualify for the 2008 Governor's Cup Finals will be August 22-24, 2008.

The 2008 Palmetto Medal Finals will be held Sunday, October 25, 2008 at Highfields Event Center, Aiken SC. The last weekend to qualify for the 2008 Palmetto Medal Finals will be October 11-12, 2008.

December 20, 2007

PALMETTO MEDAL FINALS HORSE SHOW

The SCHJA thanks all who participated in the Palmetto Medal Finals Horse Show and help to make the show a success.

The results of the Palmetto Medal Finals are as follows:

                               1.  Jeanette Collins - Champion
                               2.  Alexandra Foster - Reserve Champion
                               3.  Melanie Carraway
                               4.  Logan Hollar
                               5.  Arden Lowndes
                               6.  Arden Cone
                               7.  Sarah Brown
                               8.  Kelsey Metz
                               9.  Caroline Ravenel

Congratulations to Jeanette Collins. Champion and Alexandra Foster, Reserve Champion.  Jeanette trains with Leslie Krieger in Greenville SC.  Alexandra Foster trains with Mary Ann Parmelee in Aiken SC.

2007 SCHJA AWARDS BANQUET

                

The SCHJA Awards Banquet was held December 1, 2007 at the TenEleven Galleria in Camden SC.

Our thanks to Heidi and Gary Elliott and Old Camden Catering for a great meal!

 In addition to the division awards, we congratulate the winners of the following special awards:

Jerry Vehey Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the pony with the most number of points earned during the year in the Small, Medium, Large or Green Pony Division.

JUST PEACHY -KATIE DAWSON

 Jerry Vehey Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the horse with the highest number of points earned during the year in one of the Hunter Divisions.    

LIBERTAS - TARA GAIL BOSTWICk

Judy Lennox Memorial Perpetual Trophy - Awarded to the horse with the highest number of points earned during the year in the Small Junior Hunter or Large Junior Hunter Division.

LIBERTAS - TARA GAIL BOSTWICK

Pillow Talk Perpetual Trophy -Awarded to the child earning the highest number of points riding in Short Stirrup Hunter and Short Stirrup Equitation combined.

GRACE HOWARD

 Rebel Brown Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the child earning the highest number of points riding in the Junior Hunter Division (points on one horse only to count) and the age group equitation classes combined.

TARA GAIL BOSTWICK

 Amy Gabrial Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the rider with the highest number of points earned during the year in one of the age group equitations 11 and under, 12-14, or 15-17.        

TARA GAIL BOSTWICK

 SCHJA Governors Trophy - Awarded to the winner of the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Finals.

LOGAN HOLLAR

Palmetto Medal – Jeanette Collins

The following awards are particularly special as the following categories are awarded based on a vote by our  junior members.
 

Sportsmanship - Whiz Kid Perpetual Trophy 

KATIE THOMPSON

 Best Child Rider / Pony - Pine Hollow Perpetual Trophy

 ANNIE WALTERS

 Best Child Rider / Horse - Millwood Perpetual Trophy  

ALEXANDRA FOSTER

 December 9, 2007

 SCHJA GENERAL MEETING

The SCHJA General Meeting will be held January 12, 2008 at Highfields Event Center at 6:00 pm. The election of officers for 2008 will be held. The nominating committee will present the following slate of officers:

          President - Chuck Thompson                                                                   
          Vice-President - Mary Ann Parmelee                                               
          Secretary - Vicki Bazen                                                                     
          Treasurer - Cathy Cram

Additional nominations will be accepted and must be submitted in writing, along with the nominee's written consent to serve, to the SCHJA Office at the above address by January 4, 2008.

PICTURES FOR THE CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE

The Chronicle of the Horse will once again publish pictures of year end award winners in their 2008 Annual Horse Show Issue on March 14, 2008,which will now be published in color. Year End Award Winners wishing to have their picture published in The Chronicle of the Horse are asked to bring their pictures to the banquet or mail them to the SCHJA. Pictures must be received by the SCHJA no later than January 12, 2008. Pictures must be an action shot and an original print from 2007. The photographer’s authorization, if applicable, must be included. Please include the name of the photographer even if the photographer is not a professional photographer. The Chronicle of the Horse is very strict as to the prints they publish and their deadlines. Copies of any type and proofs will be refused. Pictures received after January 12th will not be sent. Please send pictures to the post office box. Do not ask for a physical address. I work during the day and I am not here to receive or sign for any mailings.

MEMBERSHIPS AND HORSE/PONY REGISTRATIONS

The Palmetto Medal Finals Horse Show is the first Palmetto rated horse show of the 2008 horse show year. In order for points to count 2008 memberships and new horse, pony and lease fees must be paid.