Thursday, December 21, 2023

Pinal County Horse Show Dates - Update!

 Our Horse Advisory Committee is working on securing dates and arena's for this years horse shows!

So far we have locked down April 6th at the Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds. Mark your calendars. 


Watch the blog for additional horse show dates coming SOON!!!!! 

Friday, August 11, 2023

Horse Advisory Committee Conference Call

 State Horse Show entries and volunteer commitment planning

Here's the link for the HAC meeting on Friday at 6:30. This is just to talk about the state contest before the next meeting on Monday. 

Friday, April 21, 2023

Ranch Sorting Results 4/21

 Special thanks to Maricopa County 4-H Horse Advisory Committee for allowing us to participate in their Ranch Sorting Finals.  Results for Pinal County members:

1st: Rebecca & Lilah

2nd: Rebecca & Dixon

3rd: Devin & Paden

4th: Paden & Dixon

5th: Paden & Samantha

6th: Lilah & Sterling

7th: Sterling & Devin

8th: Lilah & Paden

9th: Sonny & Lilah

10th:Devin & Dixon

Monday, March 20, 2023

3/20/23 Meeting

Pinal HAC Meeting Roll Call: Amy & Rebecca Dillard, Alex & Dawn Odell, Marianne Harrison, Tammy and Sam Aden, Lily, Macy, Amy Goncalves, Victor Jimenez, Maria Melendez, 

 Treasurer Report: $2567.78 checking, $2504.85 savings
Sponsorships owed: Desert Dust Devils (3) Anonymous Donor has covered the cost of the TACC Arena for end of April show - Amy G. - Payment made to TACC? $200 - Dawn will check and pay on Saturday Potential Elks Donation - could be used to send kids to clinics or camps, set up a clinic for the county, other events, or awards. Tabled until next meeting 

Review of February Show at Pinal Cowboy Church 
Check in - no complaints 
Reminders of rules - nobody besides the board should be allowed to approach the judge 
Volunteers - no complaints 
Judge - no complaints 
Time management - breaks, warm ups - show went fast 

Alex made a motion to adjust the schedule to be showmanship then pleasure and then equitation/horsemanship. All were in favor! 

Planning for April Show at AJ Rodeo Grounds Amy will bring the Equipment trailer to AJ for April 1 show at AJ Rodeo Grounds - we have cones now! Square site has been updated to reflect April 1 date and location of show and registration is live. Food Vendor? working on it! Amy D. will post on social media about registration. Skillathon - Paden and Rachel - Feeds & Parts of the Horse Scores - Dawn spreadsheet and envelopes for ribbons - flash drive- Amy G. and Dawn Trophies - 19 horse trophies - for Grand and Reserve Adding in bareback classes for advanced riders to qualify for the state show. 

Ranch Sorting- Next Maricopa County Sorting is same as our Show Day - April 1 - Rules on State Qualifying The Pinal County Quotas for Ranch Sorting Discipline for the Arizona State 4-H Horse Show is: 8 teams total Ranch sorting is open to all junior/senior members who meet the age requirements. Teams are determined by age not skill. Members can enter on only two (2) different teams with different partners. Open teams will be filled by a voluntary draw of members qualified from each county at the state 4-H horse show, if desired. If empty qualifier slots for Ranch Sorting are left, then mixed county team competitors will fill those slots based upon the highest number of cows sorted per mixed county team. That slot will be filled as a DRAW slot. Current Qualifiers: Lily, Macy, Becca, Dixon, Devin, Lilah, Samantha, Sonny, Paden, Sterling 

End of year awards - Thanks to Tammy for your help with Year End Awards! 
Order Buckles Now? No, wait for 4/1 shows completion. 19 Total, 11 Grand, 8 Reserve Any request for vendors? We will meet 4/4 to go over award options and pricing. Budget? 
Who is doing points? Eng - Junior Adv, Intermediate, Beginning Western - Senior Adv, Junior Adv, Intermediate, Beginner Gymkhana - Senior Adv, Junior Adv, Intermediate, Beginner 

Dawn looking into Salt River Vaulting for educational awards event Options for Advanced kids to qualify for State in other events we don’t offer… 4/22 - Maricopa County Horse Show at Buena Vista Ranches in Tempe Another show? - demonstration day? - just for advanced to do bareback, Hunter Hack, Hunt Seat Equitation, Working Hunter, Reining, Western Riding, Ranch Riding 

 Our next meeting will be 4/17 @ 6:30 

See you all at our next show 4/1 at the Lost Dutchman Rodeo Arena. Check in starts at 9 am!

I will get the patterns posted by the end of the week!

Monday, January 23, 2023

1-23-2023 Meeting

 1/21/2023


Pinal HAC Meeting


Roll Call: Dawn, Alex, Marianne, Victor, Amy G, Macey, Lily, Amy D, Rebecca, Kari, Val


Treasurer Report: $1746.91 checking, $2504.45 savings


Sponsorships owed: Desert Dust Devils (3), Maricopa Trailblazers (2)


Anonymous Donor has covered the cost of the TACC Arena for end of April show


Feb 3 - Sorting at Rockin A - Sam, Sonny, Rebecca, Paden, Lily (?), Macey, Sterling, Devin, Dixon, Lilah

Recommend rotating through combos of teams for ultimate qualifying

Bring ribbons from Pinal County Fair


Feb Show at Pinal Cowboy Church

Alex and Dawn won’t be at show - they are working the Gourd Fest at Fairgrounds

Alex will drop off equipment trailer on Friday at Cowboy Church, Amy will bring it home to AJ for April 1 show at AJ  Rodeo Grounds

$5 donation for burgers - Pastor Tim 90% sure his volunteers will have cook shack open

Wants to do a prayer and hand out bibles before show

Square site has been updated to reflect Feb 4 date and location of make up show

Amy D. will post on social media about registration

Skillathon - Paden and Rachel

Scores - Dawn spreadsheet and envelopes for ribbons

Trophies - 19 horse trophies - 

Mystery Run - Gatorade grab and go - Kari will buy gatorades



End of year awards

Dawn looking into Salt River Vaulting for educational awards event

Alex recommended looking up FEI Vaulting


Monday, January 9, 2023

New Show Info

 Good news! We were able to secure a new date and location for our first show.  It will now be 2/4/23 at the Cowboy Church in Casa Grande.  Can't wait to see everyone there!  Enter here: https://pinal4hhorse.square.site/