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NEW for 2008 - NEMHC Youth Programs 2008 promises to be an exciting year for our Northeast Mountain Horse Club youth. If you are seventeen or younger as of January 1st of this year, you can participate in two special award programs. 1. High Mileage Awards will be given to the riders who participate in the Club Trail Ride Program. The top three “high miles” riders will be awarded trophies with ribbons going to the remaining youth riders. These trophies and ribbons will be for annual miles accumulated from October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008. The awards will be presented at our annual NEMHC banquet in the fall. Trail ride logs can be found on our club website. At the end of each month send your logs to Harold Brown, 265 Bair Road, Abbottstown, PA 17301 717-624-2151 or gayleb_284@comcast.net. Each newsletter will list the riders and their total miles. 2. Show High Point Awards will be given to the club youth riders who show their horses in the Juvenile Classes at the club sanctioned shows. The top three “high point” riders for the 2008 show season will earn trophies with ribbons going to the remaining youth riders. A show form must be submitted within 5 days following the show. The awards will be presented at the annual NEMHC banquet in the fall. Contact Karen Maier at 717-266-2513 or Karensgaitway@aol.com for more information and show forms. |
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NEW - - - with the overwhelming interest of novice folks interested in learning how to show, the Northeast Club has put together a Club Novice Fun Show Program for 2008. Come out and have some fun with your horse – you might be surprised. Contact Karen for a “Learn to Show’ packet including Fun Show schedule. Should you be interested in joining this fast pace club and getting detailed information with our newsletter about the events in the Northeast, please contact Regional Rep. Karen Maier 717-266-2513 or karensgaitway@aol.com |
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“Foundation First” clinic Saturday, March 15th at 10AM Indoor facility Co-Hosted by the Alexandria Equestrian Association and the NEMHC Held at Alexandria Park in Milford, NJ Trainer and clinician, Robert Lawson will travel from Paris, Kentucky on Saturday, March 15th to share with auditors his “Foundation First” training program. This clinic is for any breed and any age of horse. Robert will demonstrate his training methods using multiple horses with different issues. The afternoon session will be obstacle training allowing you to teach your horse to calmly and willingly maneuver different obstacles found on the trail. Contact Randy Smith at 717-266-2137 or RLPK57@aol.com for more information. |
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NE Club Cavalry Patrol at Gettysburg The troops were scheduled to meet at Artillery Ridge at 0930 hours on the morning of May 6th 2007 to be briefed on the three-day battle at Gettysburg. The day started off with a skirmish of lost NE Club soldiers. Our first thought was to send out messengers to round up our battalion but then somebody thought it might make more sense to just use our cell phones. At 1015 hours General Sam Fuson rallied the troops and lead the NE Club Cavalry for a gait into history. Sam shared many interesting facts as we traveled from the Union line into Confederate territory. Our club was fortunate to have our ride on the same day as several re-enactment groups who were also taking part in the history of Gettysburg. Many thanks to Sam and Debbie Fuson for hosting and guiding our ride. |
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| Club T-Shirts are now available. Shirts are tan with a chocolate logo and available for purchase at all club events or contact John 717-757-2810 t-shirts are $10. Club sweatshirts are also available. | |
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| NEMHC NEW TRAIL RIDE RECOGNITION PROGRAM - it's new and a great way be involved with the club. Send in your Mileage Log at the end of each month - you will earn prizes for mileage levels reached plus special awards at the annual banquet. Contact Gayle for a Log Sheet at 717-624-2151. | |
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SHOW MENTOR PROGRAM: Are you interested in giving showing a try and just aren’t sure how to register or what the different gaits are?? Well, here is your chance for some one-on-one. Mentors will be available again in 2008. Please contact Karen at Karensgaitway@aol.com or 717-266-2513 for more information and watch your newsletter. |
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 Clinic and Poker Ride RecapHorse knowledge- -Good Food- -Great Trails. What more could we ask for? It was a beautiful fall day in Spring Valley Park. The leaves were colorful and the weather in the low 70’s...a picture perfect day to learn about why it is so important to have a good equine dentist. The trail ride was super and lunch was great. |
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 Scott Koehler did an outstanding clinic about horse dentistry. He explained about the importance of properly taking care of our horse’s teeth, what ages they get teeth and lose teeth and why it is so important to have the wolf teeth removed. Scott had a complete horse scull to show us exactly which teeth were which. He explained all the tools and what they are used for. Then we got out Dell, our demonstrator horse. We thank club member Kevin Smith of Parkton, MD for allowing us to use his horse. Dell needed her teeth floated and had wolf teeth that needed removed. We brought Dell up to the pavilion where Scott placed a full mouth speculum on her and we all got to feel in her mouth where the edges were sharp. (This causes pain to the cheek and tongue). Scott
 then "floated" her and we all had an opportunity to feel her teeth again. What a difference! I cannot believe anyone with this knowledge would not have their horses teeth floated at least once a year, which is the recommended time frame for horses over the age of four. Prior to four, every six months is the recommended schedule. Scott explained how the teeth come in and that some teeth come in as baby teeth and get replaced with permanent teeth. Then others come in as permanent teeth. Scott then removed Dell’s wolf teeth. Amazing...
right there in front of us with no problem and I might add, no sedation.A huge Thank You to Scott for giving us this outstanding demonstration. If you are in need of an equine dentist, please give Scott a call 717-235-8944 or 717-578-0081. |
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To learn more about your mountain horse, visit these web sites: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HORSE ASSOCIATION MOUNTAIN PLEASURE HORSE ASSOCIATION
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