• BBQ. The club will host its summer BBQ on July 12^th. Preliminary planning is going well.
• Stallion Spectacular. Lynn Talavera reported on the stallion spectacular. A brief discussion was held whether to combine the Spectacular with our fall show, or keep it separate as it was last year. The discussion was tabled at this meeting, and will be discussed again at the horse show meeting.
• Horse Show Report. Margaret reported the show did very well. We had 193 horses attend, up from last year. Margaret thanked Bob Luitjens, Lindsey Harris, and all the volunteers for their help which made the show a great success. The next horse show meeting will be held April 8^th at the Wolfe Eats restaurant.
• New Treasurer. Our club has a new treasurer. A motion was made by Janice Tavener to nominate Pat Phelps as treasurer, seconded by Alm York, and approved by the Board. We welcome Pat as our new treasurer.

• Membership. No report given.
• Programs. Janice Tavener reported that she will bring a "surprise" video to the next dinner meeting.
• Youth Group. Tami Martin reported the youth group had a meeting and the subject was hunt attire with the proper appointments. The November meeting will be a "movie" meeting.
• Stallion Spectacular. No report given.

• Bob Luitjens reported the March horse show is in the preliminary stages of planning. Our judges will be Cheryl Fletcher and Jeremy Harper. Margaret Rich will be the horse show manager for the spring show, David Garrett will manage the fall show. There will be a horse show meeting November 9^th at Green Acres Ranch

• Delegates. It was reported that Phillip Chavez and Marci de la Torre are unable to serve as club delegates this year. Kimberly VerHage, Barbara DuBois, and Kathy Callahan-Smith will be our club representatives.
• Christmas Party. Our club party will be held at the Green Acres Ranch on December 8^th from 5-8 pm.
• Region One has asked the club for a sponsorship for their 2008 show. A motion was made to approve the sponsorship by Leslie Smith, seconded by Janice Tavener and approved by the board.
• Resolution 3-7. David Garrett phoned the Board members and asked that Resolution 3-7 be revisited before the delegates went to convention. After a lengthy discussion, the Board was still in opposition to the resolution and it was agreed upon to have it withdrawn at convention.
• Dinner Attendance Award. The club has decided to honor the person(s) who has the best attendance record for 2007 dinners at the Sizzler. The prize will be a paid club affiliated membership for 2008, with a value of $15.00. A motion was made by Kimberly VerHage to approve the award, seconded by Janice Tavener and approved by the Board. The prize for 2008's best attendance award will be a free box stall at the March Horse.

BOD Meeting Minutes October 2, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM.

Present were: Denise Nelson, Margaret Rich, David Garrett, Leslie Smith, Janice and Alan Tavener, Barbara DuBois, Lynn Talavera, Tami Martin, Cyndee O'Brien, Lynne Chevallier, Marci de la Torre, Donna and Mary Ferruggia, Phillip Chavez, Kathy Callahan, Ann York, Julie and Lindsey Harris.

The minutes from the September BOD meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Marci de la Torre, seconded by Leslie Smith and approved by the board.

The treasurer's report was read by Leslie Smith. A motion to accept the treasurer's report was made by Margaret Rich, seconded by Janice Tavener and approved by the board.

Committee Reports:

• Membership. A report was given stating our club now has 212 adults members, 65 youth members, and two lifetime members.
• Programs. A video on Khemosabi will be shown at the October dinner meeting.
• Youth Group. Lindsey Harris, President of the Youth Club, gave a report on their recent activities. She reported they learned to show braid manes and tails of hunter horses.

Horse Show:

• David Garrett gave a report on the September show. The club has made a profit of approximately $4700. He also thanked the many volunteers who made the two-/day show a great success.

New Business:

• Delegates. With the resignation of Ron Anderson and Bob Luitjens as a delegates, our club is now two delegates short for the national convention in November. Kathy Callahan Smith has agreed to serve as one of the delegates. Phillip Chavez has agreed to be our fifth delegate. A motion was made to accept Kathy and Phillip as our additional delegates was made by David Garrett, seconded by Margaret Rich and approved by the Board. A second motion was made by David that our club pick up the expense of late registration fees for Kathy and Phillip, seconded by Margaret and approved by the Board.
• Resolution 3-7. A discussion was held with regards to Resolution 307, submitted by our club for consideration at convention. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Lynn Talavera to have the resolution withdrawn this year and revisit it again at another time, seconded by Marci de la Tone, and approved by the Board.

Old Business:

• Stallion Spectacular. Lynn Talavera gave a report on the Stallion Spectacular. She reported the spectacular had a good turnout, however, the sale of breedings were down compared to recent years. In addition, fewer dinner tickets were sold, and sponsorships were down. With revenues of approximately $11,000, the Spectacular may have lost approximately $2,000.
• A discussion was held with regards to the possibility of adding an auction to part of the line-up of the Stallion Spectacular. Although Steve Jensen was not at the meeting, he has done some research on the fees that other auctions are charging. He submitted his report to Denise to share with the Board.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Leslie Smith and seconded by Lynne Chevallier and approved by the board at 8:50 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Chevallier

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BOD Meeting Minutes September 4, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:20 PM.

Present were: Denise Nelson. Margaret Rich, David Garrett, Leslie Smith, Barbara DuBois, Lynn Talavera, Lynne Chevallier, Marci de la Torre, Ann York and Steve Jensen. Our two guests were Cindy Hodges, Julie and Lindsey Harris.

The minutes from the August BOD meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Leslie Smith, seconded by Margaret Rich and approved by the board.

The treasurer's report was read by Leslie Smith. A motion to accept the treasurer's report was made by David Garrett, seconded by Lynne Chevallier and approved by the board.

Committee Reports:

• Membership. A report was given stating our club now has 207 adults members, 65 youth members, and two lifetime members.
• Programs. Alan Tavener will be the guest speaker at the September dinner meeting.
• Youth Group. Tami was not in attendance, therefore, no report was available. However, Youth President Lindsey Harris came to our meeting.

Horse Show:

A brief discussion was held with regards to our spring horse show. David Garrett has volunteered to be our horse show treasurer. However, we do not have any volunteers who would like to become our horse show manager. Since Bob Luitjens, who was our former manager is retiring from club activities, we may need to consider hiring a professional show manager.

New Business:

• Name Changes on Show Account. A motion was made to add David Garrett's name to our Washington Mutual show account, and delete the names of Bob Luitjens and Janice Tavener. The motion was made by Lynne Chevallier, seconded by Lynn Talavera and approved by the Board.
• Two Board of Directors seats are up for re-election as well as all the officer's seats. Nominations will be held at the next monthly dinner meeting.

• Steve Jensen offered a suggestion of having a horse auction to be held in conjunction with the Stallion Spectacular. The Board thought it was a great idea and nominated Steve to be the head up a committee to research this idea.

Old Business:

• Website. Barb Dubois has asked Jan Austin, our website manager, to put the premium list for the September show, entry form, and Stallion Spectacular information on our website.

• A brief discussion was held with regards to adding a page of business cards to the website as well as including the cards quarterly in the newsletter. A motion was made by Marci de la Torre to have the club charge a yearly fee of $60.00 got both, seconded by David Garrett, and approved by the Board.

• Margaret Rich has offered the Green Acres facility as a site for a Christmas Party. Instead of the usual formal party, it would be more of a social gathering. Her offer will be taken under consideration.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Leslie Smith and seconded by Lynne Chevallier and approved by the board at 8:45 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Chevallier

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BOD Meeting Minutes July 3, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:18 PM.

Present were: Denise Nelson, Margaret Rich, Kimberly VerHage, Leslie Smith, Alan and Janice Tavener, Tami Martin, Lynne Chevallier, Marci de la Torre, Ron Anderson and Steve Jensen.

The minutes from the May BOD meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Marci de la Torre, seconded by Leslie Smith and approved by the board $8,000 from our March horse show account, and $2000 from our general account and put it back into our restricted funds account (savings account). The motion was made by Kimberly VerHage, seconded by Margaret Rich, and approved by the board. Region I submitted a bill for the club's directory ad. A motion to pay the bill and approve the treasurer's report was made by Kimberly VerHage, seconded by Lynne Chevallier, and approved by the board.

Committee Reports:

• Membership. Cyndee O'Brien reported our club has 207 adult members, and 64 youth members.

• Programs. Alan Tavener will be the speaker for the August meeting. It will be a 3 month video series on marketing horses.

• Youth Group. Denise Nelson was the guest speaker at the youth club meeting. In addition, Tami reported the group is working on their golf cart presentation for Youth Nationals. The theme this year is "Hollywood".

• BBQ. The theme for this year's BBQ is "El Rancho Rodeo". The dinner will be catered by Richie's dinner.

Horse Show:

• Fall Horse Show. Margaret Rich reported the premium list is at the printers and will be going out within two weeks.

• Delegate Election. An election was held at the general meeting, and the following people will be our club delegates for 2007: Kimberly VerHage, David Garrett, Barb DuBois, Ron Anderson, Marci de la Torre, and Bob Lutjens.

New Business:

• Steve Jensen gave the Board some suggestions with regards to soliciting ideas from the membership. A "board corner" in the newsletter was a possibility. In addition, he asked the Board to consider changing the Stallion Spectacular rules to include partbreds.

Old Business:

• None to Report.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Leslie Smith and seconded by Lynne Chevallier and approved by the board at 9 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Chevallier

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BOD Meeting Minutes May 1, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:13 PM.

Present were: Lynn Talavera, Cyndee O’Brien, Bob Luitjens, Barbara DuBois, Kimberly VerHage, David Garrett, Denise Nelson, Ron Anderson, Janice Tavener, Leslie Smith, Margaret Rich, Tami Martin, Marci de la Torre, Phillip Chavez and Lynne Chevallier.

The minutes from the April BOD meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Kimberly VerHage, seconded by Leslie Smith and approved by the board.

Treasurer’s Report: The report was read by Leslie Smith, however, a correction was noted. A motion to accept the treasurer’s report with the correction was made by Margaret Rich, seconded by David Garrett and approved by the board.

Committee Reports:

• Membership. Cyndee O’Brien reported our club has 198 adult members, and 62 youth members.
• Programs. Ron Wyche, a horse trailer specialist will be our guest speaker at the May 22nd dinner meeting at the Sizzler.
• Christmas Party. Lori Kingston has agreed to handle the planning of our Christmas party.
• BBQ. Our summer BBQ will be held at the Green Acres Ranch on July 14^th. Margaret reported that, in addition to the dinner, we will offer a fund raising auction. All members are encouraged to donate items to the auction.

Horse Show:

• Spring Horse Show. Bob Luitjens gave his preliminary accounting report for the show. The club has made a profit! Not all sponsorship money and bills are in, so the $3000 profit (+ or -) may change. Next year’s show will be held at the LA Equestrian Center, March 20 – 23, 2008. Our club’s next show meeting will be Monday, May 7^th at 7 pm at the Green Acres Ranch.

New Business:

• Margaret Rich made a request for a club sponsorship at the Region 1 show. A motion was made by Kimberly VerHage to approve the sponsorship, seconded by Leslie Smith and approved by the board.
• The Region 1 Membership Directory is now available. They will be mailed to club members upon request or can be picked up by members at the monthly dinner meetings.

Old Business:

• None to Report.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Lynn Talavera and seconded by Margaret Rich and approved by the board at 8:45 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Chevallier

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BOD Meeting Minutes April 3, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:36 PM.

Present were: Barbara DuBois, Kimberly VerHage, Mary Jensen, David Garrett, Denise Nelson, Ron Anderson, Janice Tavener, Leslie Smith, Margaret Rich, Tami Martin, Donna Ferruggia, Lynn Talavera, Marci de la Torre, Steve Jensen, Glen and Lynne Chevallier.

The minutes from the March BOD meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Kimberly VerHage, seconded by David Garrett and approved by the board.

Treasurer's Report: The treasurer's report was read by Leslie Smith. Barb Dubois submitted a bill of $196.00, reimbursement for office supplies. A motion to accept the treasurer's report and pay the bill was made by Kimberly VerHage, seconded by Lynn Talavera, and approved by the board.

Committee Reports:

• Membership. No report was given.

• Programs. Raymond Mazzei and Dr. James Ferlita will be our guest speakers at the April 17th dinner meeting at the Sizzler.

• Youth Group. Tami gave her report on the youth group. They have elected new officers. They will be announced in the upcoming newsletter.

• Activities. Trail ride. Our club will again be holding the annual trail ride at the Glen Oaks Club House May 5th. A flyer will be in the next newsletter.

• Christmas Party. Nothing to report. We are still in need of volunteers to start planning our party. A "help wanted" message will be posted in the newsletter.

• BBQ. Our summer BBQ will be held at the Green Acres Ranch on July 14th. More details to follow in the next few months.

Horse Show:

• Stallion Spectacular. Tami Martin gave her report on the upcoming Stallion Spectacular. It will be held September 8th at the Casner Ranch starting at noon. The first class will be the Jackpot Weanling class, followed by the Get of Sire class. Later in the day will be the 2007 Stallion Spectacular. Our club is anticipating almost 1000 people this year.

New Business:

• Marci de la Torre has agreed to fill the Board of Directors seat left vacant by Phillip Chavez