Weekly Update - Newsletter
January 6, 2012
Selection for essay equine is Feb. 15, 2012 and those forms
also can be found on pages 41 and 42 of the youth pack
(link below for youth pack as well as on "Youth Packet" page.
All equine will be comsidered as long as they are registered
within our registry and are a mare or gelding.
Deadlines for Royalty are as follows:
Junior Royalty applications are due April 1, 2012
Senior Royalty applications are due May 1, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the size of some files, it may take a while to open....
There are over 60 pages to download, so these may take several minutes.
October 29, 2011
Facebook Page is Coming Soon!!
Link will be posted here and on the home page
Send your photographs for the Facebook page to:
September 30, 2011
USEF Youth Sportsman's Award Nominations Due October 1, 2011
Release: September 17 2011
Author: USEF National Affiliates
Lexington, KY - Applications for the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award are being accepted by the applicable USEF recognized associations or international discipline associations through October 1, 2011. Now in its sixth year, the award recognizes young equestrians who exhibit exceptional leadership potential, serve as positive role models for their peers, demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the promotion of equestrian sport, are involved in their community, and exemplify positive sportsmanship principles.
All national winners will be honored during the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. Each winner will receive a $500 grant to be paid to the educational program of his or her choice, and will be invited to attend the USEF Annual Meeting as the Federation's guest, to attend committee and board meetings, a career opportunity session and awards banquet. Meals, accommodations and travel expenses (up to $500) will be provided for all who are invited to participate.
The overall winner of the 2011 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award will receive a $1,000 grant payable to the educational program of choice and a USEF Life Membership valued at $2,500, a commemorative trophy, as well as an invitation to the USEF Annual Meeting and career session. The winner also will be one of the nominees for the USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year Award.
Applications are available online at http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/Youth/sportsmansAward.aspx or through any USEF Recognized Affiliate or International Discipline Association. A listing of contact information for these affiliates is available on the Youth Sportsman's Award webpage. Each USEF Recognized Affiliate may select a National Winner, who will be considered for the overall award.
To be considered for the 2011 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, applicants must:
• Have a current membership in good standing with the USEF
• Have a current membership in good standing with a USEF Recognized Affiliate or International Discipline Association (for affiliate contacts visit http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/Youth/sportsmansAward.aspx)
• Be at least 17 years old as of December 1, 2010
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the promotion of equestrian sport
• Serve as a positive role model for peers
• Participate at any level of competition – local, regional or national
• Be involved with their community
• Exhibit characteristics that exemplify positive sportsmanship principles
For more information regarding the USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, please contact Jennifer Mellenkamp, Director, National Breed/Discipline Affiliates and Youth Programs, at jmellenkamp@usef.org or (859) 225-6955.
August 20, 2011
August 3, 2011
How time has flown by! School is getting ready to start again for many of you and for me but there are lots of summer time fun around to enjoy. Several shows, parades, and of course Nationals coming up. Always remember you can take your small equine to a group home and enjoy the faces of those who are not lucky enough to live out where there are horses and ponies and they will delight in the gift you share with them.
I do want to clear some a thing up that seems to be a miss conception among many people. The ASPC/AMHR youth program is not just for the youth showing at the Congress and Nationals. There are several programs available for the youth that never attends a show or are only able to attend the local level shows. Our registry funds along with many donations from individuals things from scholarships to companion awards. There are highpoint awards at the local shows that the shows must apply for to awards the youth must send in for based on all star points at the end of the year. The youth foundation is separate from the ASPC/AMHR youth program and I am not against it but I do wish people would get the facts straight that our programs are not just for youth at Nationals and Congress. Please check out the activities in the youth packect.
Keep in mind the next youth deadline is December for youth awards.
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American Youth Horse Council Encourages Participation in eXtension HorseQuest Survey
Connecting kids through horses—an American Youth Horse Council objective—includes
a mandate to help kids and their leaders have access to current, accurate information
about horses. AYHC is pleased to support the eXtension HorseQuest group in their plans
to develop online learning opportunities (games and activities) to supplement their
current horse content for youth.
Materials are only as good as they are usable, though, and so before eXtension
HorseQuest goes any further, they want to gather some information about kids’
internet learning styles. They’ve created an anonymous survey for youth
ages 11 and up, asking how they currently use the internet to learn about
horses, and how they would like to use it in the future for this purpose.
eXtension HorseQuest has two requests:
1. If you are a youth 11 years of age or older, please help by completing
the survey—it should take no longer than 5-10 minutes. Pass the survey link
along to friends in the horse world.
2. Everyone: Please forward the survey link below to youth and youth
group leaders, and ask them to encourage their club or organization members
to complete it by April 15, 2011.
To access the survey,
The American Youth Horse Council supports this survey project and encourages
everyone to participate, so the new teaching materials can reach as many kids
in the horse world as possible.
For more information about the American Youth Horse Council, visit www.AYHC.com.
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Wow time does FLY!
Here it is Spring is upon us and in several areas shows are starting to spring up so Good Luck to all in the show ring! BUT you never have to go into a show ring to be a winner. The youth Companion Program has a lot to offer to the person going to parades, nursing homes etc. Just having fun with equine! The point system has been revamped so that you may earn the awards quicker so do not hesitate to send that info in thinking I have been trying we WANT you to all receive awards.
The youth High point program is off to a great start again this year. Loads of shows are applying. Well you may have noticed the pictures of the offerings are not on the website. WELL let me tell you a story. I was getting the new pics and going to have it all updated and well just let us say I have the pictures and they are not the best and I can not get them from my camera to the computer so I am going to have to figure out how to get a hard copy from my camera to Cindy to get put up on the website but in the mean time if you are not sure what is offered for 2011 call Cindy at the registry office and she can help you out. My favorite is the level one sweat pants, or the level two hooded sweatshirt and of course the level three throw, oh guess I must be cold this morning as I write this snuggle in but SPRING IS ON THE WAY!!!!
Keep in mind the June one deadline for t shirt designs, scholarships and the Langfeld and Barrett awards.
Hope all has a great Spring break (some of us do not get them) and look forward to speaking to you all someplace around this summer. Hey I hae mastered email so you all can email me anytime sandygrabow@yahoo.com (that is until yahoo changes the format again and I have to learn something new).
Sandy
Become a Team Sponsors for our youth teams at ASPC Congress 2011 or the AMHR Miniature nationals 2010
To be a total GOLD team sponsor and not have anyone co sponsor with you:
$1000 - Gold
To be a total Silver team sponsor and may have one other co sponsor with you:
$750 - silver
To be a total Bronze team sponsor and may have two other co sponsors with you:
$500 - Bronze
To be a total Diamond team sponsor and may have three other co sponsors with you:
$250 - diamond
To be a total Emerald team sponsor and may have multiple other co sponsors with you:
$100- Emerald
To be a total Ruby team sponsor and will co sponsor with others:
Donation to help youth - Ruby
As the sub chair for the website committee is working on the updates please look thru the site and look at the new youth pack. Think Spring and as we look forward to the summer show season remember there are several things you can do for your youth companion program, youth foundation award, or be working on applications and shirt designs.
Sandy Grabow
ASPC/AMHR Youth Committee Chair
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