GASHA
Newsletter Greetings GASHA Members! Maybe that Say a prayer for all those families who still have loved ones stationed abroad and to bring them all home safely soon! Wishing you many gold babies and Blue Ribbons, Spring
Meeting 2005 The Spring
Meeting will again be held at the Springs Inn, After the meeting there will be an auction of donated items. This auction is the main fundraiser for GASHA. The money raised from this fund raiser helps support GASHA activities such as the sweepstakes and the futurities. Please bring an item for the auction! It can always be used as a write-off on your taxes! You can also contact Dave Swindler at (614) 296-3044 or e-mail him at horseman@cros.net to see what items have already been donated or ideas on what to donate! A block of rooms have been reserved
under the GASHA name. Please make your
reservations ASAP. The phone number to
reserve your room is 1-800-354-9503 or (859) 277-5751. The Springs Inn special rate for GASHA will
be $55.00 per night for double occupancy.
Rooms will be available Election
of Officers The election
of officers will be held during the Spring Meeting. Since there are many items on the agenda for
the meeting, a panel of officers has already been chosen. Enclosed is a listing of the names
chosen. This list is not inclusive and
is open to additional nominations. If you would like to be added to the ballot,
for ANY OFFICE, please contact me at (724) 423-7627. If you cannot attend the meeting and would
like to vote, you may do so by the absentee ballot provided. Return your ballot to me at the address
listed. Please have these votes in to me
by President Secretary Gary
Pickett Suzanne
Mamrose 1st
Vice President Treasurer Board of Directors - term expires in 2008 Russ
Chester Dave Swindler Cliff Wismer Leon
Lange Audrey Miles Ken Dobernecker Sheila
Barker Richard Valladolid High Point
Awards Enclosed are NEW Hi point award forms. Beginning this year, points can be earned in Jr-Exhibitor, Adult or Hi-point horse of the year. Points can be earned at any show and in any division. The GASHA World Show will be a Double Point show. This way, GASHA members from all 50 states can earn points towards the year end award! You can win this prestigious award by showing your golden saddlebred in open competition. All points and all divisions are combined to bring us one winner in each category – adult, Jr. Exhibitor and Horse. Please make checks payable to GASHA and send it along with your form to the address provided. This year’s winners will receive a beautiful award. For additional information Please contact me. The High Point Jr. Exhibitor award goes once again to Shannon Harris and Visa Gold. Congratulations to this great team. This year’s Adult winner was Doreen Jones and Gold Commander. GASHA Wishes you many blue ribbons for the 2005 show season. World
Horse Show Information
on the GASHA World Show will be forthcoming in the summer newsletter. The GASHA World Show will be held at the Blue
Ribbon Fall Classic Horse Show held in Megan Pickett is looking for some
help on getting sponsorships for the World Show. If you would like to assist her in this
important goal, please contact her at (419) 929-0609. Also, it is not too early to send in your
contribution forms for the show. Mail
your donations to Megan Pickett at GASHA If interested in joining the GASHA Iowa Futurity program, contact Phylis Lange at leonlang@netins.net or (563) 485-3559. These must be golden saddlebred horses and you MUST be a member of GASHA to show here. This futurity is held at the Iowa State Fair in August. Suzanne Mamrose is the new futurity
secretary for the ASHA Get of Gold Futurity.
This is an American Saddlebred chartered futurity. You need NOT be a member of GASHA to
show here. One parent of the foal must
be gold. The foal does not have to be gold to show! This futurity is held at the Blue Ribbon Fall
Classic Horse Show in These futurities are another place to show your colts, advertise the offspring of your stallion and breeding program, and win some dough!!! Both futurities offer weanling, yearling and two-year old in hand classes. Please support these futurity programs! Membership
Registration – New for 2005! A reminder to all GASHA members: Please send in your membership forms for 2005 ASAP. Memberships run January to January. Forms are enclosed with this newsletter. Individual memberships are $25/per year and family membership is $35/year. These rates enable all members to get the chance to vote in the elections of officers! Life memberships are available at a one time fee of $250. Remember that you must be a member of GASHA to participate in any futurities or sweepstakes that is promoted by GASHA and also to show at the World Show! If you’re already a member – pass it to another golden saddlebred enthusiast!! GASHA
Website The GASHA website is now managed by Val Web Creations. Erica has added many new items to the website. One new change is on the Links page. This page can now link you to any GASHA breeder or enthusiast who has a web site. If you would like your farm to be included on this site, contact Erica at erica@valwebcreations.com or www.ValWebCreations.com . Don’t forget to add your stallion or horses for sale to this site also. It is a great way to advertise at NO COST TO MEMBERS! Visit the GASHA Website at www.gasha.org . It Changes often! |
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