Paint Horse Association of Australia

PHAA YOUTH • DIRECTOR - LEE WEAR
✪ Youth report...
It’s an exciting time of the year what with the World Show Team to be
selected and the new season of showing starting up along with the
wrapping up of last season’s high points. Congratulations to all of you
that have earned yourself ROMS throughout the year and to everyone on
the way in which you have conducted yourselves, I’m always impressed with
the level of sportsmanship shown throughout our Paint Youth.
It’ll be a slow start to the year with NSW & QLD in lockdown from
the Equine Flu but it’s a great chance to practice all those arena
exercises so you’re ready for your next show.
Each journal we try and spotlight a Youth member so you can all
get to know a bit about each other even if you don’t see each other
too often. This gives us a great way of getting to know each other
but is limited by the amount of space we have in our journal so
with that in mind we would like to build up our web page so we
can all get to know each other a bit better. If you would like to be
involved in providing your snapshot details and a photo for our
web page we will see about getting our page up and running. You
don’t have to show to be involved, you might be a trail rider or go
to Pony Club or even just hang out locally with your paint,
everyone is welcome. If you’re interested email me at
lee.wear@camden.nsw.gov.au or contact me on 02 4681 8508 so I
can get your information from you.
You’ll also notice a report from your Youth President and a review
of the QLD State show, Rebecca and myself are aiming at having a
dedicated page for Youth each Paint Horse Journal so if you have
a story you’d like to share please let us know so we can help
organise it. If we cant get it in the Journal then we will try our best
to get it into our web page. Please keep it in mind should you
attend anything you think might interest others, could be a show,
a Pony Club event, a trail ride or even just a great day out with
your Paint or visiting someone else’s Paint that you let us know.
Until next time we catch up
Lee
PHAA YOUTH • PRESIDENT - REBECCA GANT
✪ Youth report...
For all those youth who have been gathering enough points
together to qualify for the 2008 Paint Horse Youth Team, don’t
forget to thank mum and dad for there support and for all of those
miles they have done with you in the past 2 years, I am sure they
will be enjoying the break. I wish all of those who have qualified
the best of luck with the selection process it sure is an experience
of a life time.
The end of the show season also brings a time of change with it,
we say farewell to those older youth that have left us with there
Hello To all Youth,
As we near another busy show season, what a year it has been, with the 2007
Nationals, the new venue for the NSW State show and more recently the Qld
State show, I would like to congratulate all youth on their sportsmanship,
effort and dedication to this show season. It seems that as each year goes by
the competition within the youth takes a step further forward.
wise words and models to follow. We wish all of the youth leaving
us the best of luck in the Amateur circuit. Also for those youth who
have new horses best of luck with the new challenge.
Have a great break, hope to see you all fresh and ready for the
2008 show season.
Yours sincerely
Rebecca Gant - Youth President
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The Paint Horse Journal
October/November 2007