News
Please click on the above "Calendar" link to see a listing of all scheduled events in Zone 9. Contact Diane Popp
if you would like to add an event to this calendar dpopp@ushja.org
The "Hunter and Hunter Equitation" Clinic will be held a the Oregon High Desert Classic #2 July 29, Bend, OR.
The "Ask the Judges" Clinic will be held at the Northwest Autumn Classic Sept. 1, Monroe, WA.
WSHJA presented the 30th anniversary of the Spring Nationals show circuit: Spring National Inaugural
April 7-11. Spring National Hunter April 13-18. Spring National Jumper April 21-25. The WSHJA Spring
Nationals were made possible in part with the support of its sponsors. Silver level: Farpoint Farm
Training Center, NW School of Animal Massage, Stirrup Cup; Bronze level: Legacy Hunters Jumpers Inc.,
Collinswood Farm, Pilchuck Veterinary, Equine Performance Institute; and Blue Ribbon level: Olson’s Tack Shop,
HillCrest Training, The Gift Horse, SeaPrint, Inc.
As part of its member education program WSHJA launched its 2010 Horse Sense Series with a hands-on class
teaching the basics of equine first aid.
From checking vital signs to how to recognize and treat common emergency conditions, members learned and
then practiced on volunteer horses taking the horse’s temperature, measuring breathing rate, checking the pulse,
assessing the circulatory system and verifying if the horse is adequately hydrated.
"Knowing what to do first if I come to the barn and my horse has an eye injury, an open wound or is showing
signs of colic, gives me confidence that I’ll be able to help the horse in the best possible way until the
veterinarian arrives," said Jennifer Naimy, WSHJA member. "Even if our horses are stabled at a full service
barn, we owe it to our horses to know this information for ourselves."
The next class in the Horse Sense Series is July 11. Chiropractic and Acupuncture for Your Horse with Dr.
Michael Salewski. Visit WSHJA.org to sign up
WSHJA delivers a top notch member education program, awards program and five shows a year on the backs of
its volunteers. These WSHJA members are some of the best in their field and they liberally donate their
expertise and time to making WSHJA a stellar organization. Truly generous, almost to a fault, these
volunteers never ask for much in return. WSHJA is so grateful for each and every one of them.
The 2010 Board: Shelly Kerron, president; Corene Smith, vice president; Karen Frywald, secretary; Nancy Lewis,
treasurer; Sally Collins, hunter rep.; Cara Anthony, jumper rep.; Lola Michelin, amateur rep.; Hannah Evans,
junior Rep; Kim Stuckens, pony rep. Members At Large: Melody Gilmore, Heidi Snider-Evans, Megan Chagnon,
Jodi Davis, Sara Smith, Shannon Hendrickson; and Marketing & Member Communications: Jessica Vania, Nicole Ballantyne
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