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LATEST GVRHA NEWS:
A BIG thank you to all those who competed & committee helpers at GVRHA on the weekend, we hope you all enjoyed your weekend of showing.
Next Qualifying shows at Tatura are:
August 4th & 5th
September 15th & 16th
November 9th-11th
CLINICS
June 15th &16th Reining Australia YOUTH CAMP at Tatura Park
CONTACT: Tanya Powell taniandjeff@activ8.net.au or Deb Versluis dversluis1@bigpond.com
July 14th & 15th Rob Lawson at Tatura Park
CONTACT: Wendy Star Mob: 0427 801 787 Home: 03 5484 5346
Email: wendy.tarrant@hotmail.com
August 24thOllie Griffith (NRHA Judge) at Tatura Park
CONTACT: Michelle McDonald Mob: 040 240 8666
Email: brettamcdonald@bigpond.com
August 25th & 26thJudges Seminar at Tatura Hotel Tatura
CONTACT: Michelle McDonald Mob: 040 240 8666
Email: brettamcdonald@bigpond.com
November 12th & 13th Clinic: Shaun Saunders, Warren Backhouse, Wayne Williams (to be confirmed)
CONTACT: Michelle McDonald Mob: 040 240 8666
Email: brettamcdonald@bigpond.com
Any members willing to help out at the August show e.g. gate marshals, tractor divers, scribes, announcer, office please let us know prior to the show on brettamcdonald@bigpond.com
(the more helpers the less work for everyone..and more riding time on our horses.)
Show Etiquette & Reminders
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This was posted to the web site recently but given the number of new reiners and people interested in the Green Rider program, I thought it might be helpful to send it to each affiliate as well. It is just a reminder of some of the things we sometimes take for granted that everyone knows and it is good to revisit them occasionally.
As we have a lot of new Reiners joining us in the Green Rider program, we thought it might be useful to put out some general show information that might be useful for people starting out. It won’t hurt to remind the more experienced reiners as well!
Annie Woodhouse
chublet@harboursat.com.au
FREE 2 DAY YOUTH CAMP JUNE 2012
A FREE 2 day Youth Camp is being conducted by professional reining trainers Warren Backhouse, Kate Elliott and Tania Powell. The camp is to be held at Tatura Park, Hastie St. Tatura,Friday 15th & Saturday 16th June 2012. Sponsored by Reining Australia Youth, Warren Backhouse, Kate Elliott & Tania Powell.There is a RA membership form for those that are not members you will need to fill this in and pay the $45 for the Year membership which also covers your insurance.
For further enquiries please contact one of the following:
Tania Powell taniandjeff@activ8.net.au
Debra Versluis dversluis1@bigpond.com
BOOKING FORM click here
WAIVER FORM click here
MEMBERSHIP FORM click here
RESULTS
CONTINENTAL AFFILIATE QUALIFYING SHOW #1 (GVRHA, VRHA & RRHA qualifier)
31st March & 1st April 2012
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OUT NOW : JAN/FEB 2012 GVRHA NEWSLETTER
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Reining Australia Foal Raffle: All Proceeds to Reining Australia National Show
Reining Australia is selling tickets now in a beautifully bred foal due to be born in November this year. Tickets are $50 each and only 350 tickets will be sold. All proceeds from the raffle will go towards the Reining Australia National Show.
Sire is Buffalo Ranch’s RC Fancy Step (USA), 2009 NRHA Derby Open CHAMPION and 10 times CHAMPION or Reserve in his first 14 events.
Dam is CL Dun Dirt Cheap Q-53279. This mare, by Dun It Downunder* Q40026, is bred in the purple on the maternal side. Her dam is Winderadeen Its Okay Q-28055, an own daughter of Jet Boom* Q-467.
The raffle winner may elect to take $5,000 cash instead of the foal. If there is no live foal, the prize will be $5,000 cash. There will be no cost to the winner until the foal is weaned at 5 months. Any insurance will be at the winner’s expense.
Tickets are available from Reining Australia Treasurer, Mick Taylor.
Raffle will be drawn by Vince Bonello at the 2012 Reining Australia National Show, at 7.00 p.m. on Saturday 13 October.
GVRHA 2012 memberships are due
31st December 2011
click here to download current membership form
Dear Members & Reiner’s
Just letting you all know GVRHA membership starts from January 1st 2012 through to December 31st 2012. GVRHA has been in negotiation with VRHA to hold a joint buckle series for the 2012 season for the following classes:
Novice Horse Open Level 2
Limited Non Pro
Rookie Level 2
Youth
2 Handed Beginner
The series dates are as follows:
January 21st - Werribee
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February 25th - Werribee
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September 15th & 16th - Tatura
November 9th & 10th- Tatura
FINALS - November 24th & 25th - Werribee.
CONDITIONS FOR THE SERIES ARE THAT YOU MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF BOTH GVRHA & VRHA.
click here to view series conditions
Green Rider Level One and Level Two Buckle Series
Reining Australia introduces it's Green Rider Program. Contest for buckles in this Series. Want to rein but don't think your quite there yet ? Can you do a simple lead change and ride two hands ? Than this series is for you !! Check it out! All forms can be found under the Reining Australia
Forms & Documents Page - Member Forms & Documents.
Green Rider Level One and Level Two Buckle Series This Series starts the 1st of January of each year and the finals will be held at each Affiliate Clubs last show prior to the Reining Australia National Show of that year. We encourage Affiliates to promote this exciting new program to all the non sanctioned competitors and to include these classes on their show programs.
All competitors will start as Green Rider Level 1 until they attain the require number of points in that category.
How it works:
Each Affiliate Club will run these classes in conjunction with their Club Shows throughout the year, which will be Green Rider Level 1 & 2 which will be run concurrently.
Green Rider Level 1 Open to any rider holding valid RA Associate card and has less than $100 in RA lifetime earnings, all categories, has less than twenty five (25) lifetime Youth points and less than fifty (50) Green Rider points.
Green Rider Level 2 Open to any rider holding valid RA Associate card and has less than $100 in RA lifetime earnings, all categories, has less than twenty five (25) lifetime Youth points and less than 100 (100) Green points.
Green Rider Level 1 & 2 Conditions
- When exhibitors reach the point level to earn out of the class they will receive an award
- All riders must pay the Annual fee of $30 to be in the program
- Entry fees are to be determined by show management
- Show management cannot charge exhibitors a judge’s fee
- Show management can retain any percentage of the entry fee
- Must use NRHA patterns 1 – 11. However simple lead changes are allowed and the rider may use one (1) or two (2) hands at any time during the pattern.
The Point System Regardless of how many are in each class the following points will be awarded for each class run. 10 points for first through to one point for 10th Place
- Tied places will receive the same points equally. i.e. 6th place tie both receive 6 points each.
- Finals ties will be separated by highest scoring run for that year
- If both get the highest scoring run then we look at the next highest scoring run and so on.
Each Affiliate Club will hold a final at their last club show for the year, prior to the Reining Australia nationals, where their affiliate Green Rider Level 1 and Level 2 will be awarded to the winners.
Entrants in the Green Rider program will also have the opportunity to run in these two classes at the Reining Australia Nationals with trophy buckles to be awarded to the winners, this will be a clean slate final. If a rider goes out of their category during the year they will still be eligible to compete at the Nationals of that year.
Reining Australia will throughout the year send out achievement awards within the Green Rider Series to each affiliate for their finals of each class.
Reining Australia will provide awards for each affiliate for each of the winners of Green Rider Level 1 and Level 2.
GVRHA shows which will include the RA Green Rider Program are:
March/April
31st & 1st- GVRHA Qualifier Show for 2012 RA Nationals. GVRHA, VRHA & CARHA qualifier #1 at Tatura Park Judge: Pam Spokes
May
12 &13- GVRHA Qualifier Show for 2012 RA Nationals. GVRHA, VRHA & CARHA qualifier #2 at Tatura Park Judge: Pam Spokes
August
4 &5- GVRHA Club Show at Tatura Park
September
15 & 16- GVRHA Qualifier Show for 2012 RA Nationals. GVRHA, VRHA & CARHA qualifier #3 at Tatura Park Judge: Rob Lawson
November
9th & 10th- GVRHA Annual Show & AGM at Tatura Park (to be confirmed) Judge: Rob Lawson
WELL DONE TO ALL EQUITNA COMPETITORS, ESPECIALLY GVRHA MEMBERS: Cameron Halliwell 4th on Lill Puss, Glenn Browitt 5th Place on Yulgilbar Request a Melody and Mick Taylor 9th place on Whizzel with Me.
Cameron placing 4th at Equitana has earned him the first Non Pro rider in Australia to reach $100,000 earnings... WELL DONE Cameron!
View the November 2011 Digital Reiner
NRHA AUSTRALIAN AFFILIATE CHAMPIONSHIP write up by Annie Woodhouse pages 87-90
"CONGRATULATIONS"
GVRHA MEMBER RESULTS FROM THE 2011 RA NATIONALS.
click on RESULTS page for further information
Reining Australia 2011 National Futurity
August 17th - 20th 2011
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