Hi there, Mum has kindly nominated me as Newsletter person for this year as I am way better with
2012 member of CWRA. Please send in your photos and ideas. Thanks Claire Smith
2012 2012
Deb Smith has our Youth portfolio for 2012.
Deb is asking all CWRA youth members what they want her to organise this coming season.
Deb wants your opinion on training, treks, social events........ contact her via cwranews@hotmail.com .
Deb also has the
NZWRF South Island Youth Portfolio, and is planning a training day on the Sunday after the Aoraki WRC Show in October. No Club day in July.
August 19 th Ride out along the beach.
Contact Dave Adkins for more details.
If anyone has anything they are looking for or want to sell, please contact us via this email. September 16 th Mini Ribbon Day.
Focusing on newcomers and rookies but some classes for our seasoned competitors – let’s get some new riders keen on Western. A schedule etc will come out soon.
All members are welcome to send me photos and results so these can be posted on our website and put in the newsletter for everyone to view. cwranews@hotmail.com
October 14 th (Note this one is a week early due to Rangiora A & P Show on our
Club day.) Ribbon Day – programme for all riders.
Show season is coming up very quickly, so for the November and January Shows we are looking to do the “Sponsor a Class” again. You can choose a class to sponsor for $25 and your name or business name will be listed in the programme.

Thanks to Kim Demmocks, we have up for grabs again this season, six Montana Silver Buckles.
Points will be collected over seven local shows.
Aoraki WRC October Show, Rangiora A& P,
CWRA Xmas show, CADRAC Mainland Show,
CWRA New Year Show & Cheviot A&P Show &
CWRA March Show at Cheviot .
Hi Point Junior Youth
Hi Point Senior Youth
Hi Point Junior Horse
Hi Point Senior Horse
Hi Point Rookie Rider
Hi Point Amateur Rider
If anyone or anyone’s business would like to sponsor one of these buckles, please contact Kim for details.
My name is Joanne Rietveld. Born in South Westland a while back, I spent most of my school years in Twizel. When I was 12 my non-horsey parents finally gave in and I was introduced to a lady in the pony club who needed her horse ridden over the winter months while she worked. From this point, there was no looking back, I was horse mad! At 17 I bought my first Quarter Horse. She was an unbroken 5yo mare by Jolly Barron. She was a good looking horse, really quiet but could go like wind. I won many sprint races at the Gymkhana circuit in Central Otago each year, as well as competing in Adult riding club events of which the western riding shows were the most enjoyable.
During this time I was working in the harness racing industry and eventually gained my trainers and junior drivers licences to drive at the races. My first driving win was with a 2yo gelding that I owned, broke and trained then sold for good money to Australia. But my passion was weaning and breaking the young horses to harness. I eventually moved to Canterbury and continued to work in the harness racing scene, including stud work and sales preparation until my late twenties, when I decided to get a job in the big smoke (Christchurch) and have weekends off. I took a break from horses until Wayne & I bought our 25 acre lifestyle block, 10 minutes west of Dunsandel over 9 years ago. It didn’t take long before I had voices in my head telling me to get another

horse, not just any horse, had to be another good looking Quarter Horse! That was when I meet
Lyn Malcolm and purchased from her an imported Australian Palomino Quarter Horse mare, Miss
Obsession, who was in foal. She has been a great broodmare. To date I have taken 4 of her off spring to the Quarter Horse Nationals, 3 have won the National Yearling Futurity and the other was placed second this year. Two have won the National yearling lungeline class and 2 have won the
2yo Halter Maturity.
Two years ago I was looking for a horse that would get me into the riding side of things while my young horses were growing up. That’s when I imported Makin A Mystery, a 4 year old Appaloosa colt from Bagdad, Tasmania. He had been Australian Hi point 2yo colt in halter of his year and was lightly shown under saddle as a 3yo. Paddock name Elvis (also Doofuss), I had semen collected off him to freeze, but bred him to a chestnut daughter of Miss Obsession first and then gelded him ready to show under saddle this season. Well, Elvis has done not too bad. Highlights of this season would be winning 4 x Supreme Champions, CADRAC Hi point Horse of the show, end of season Hi point Junior Horse Buckle and Hi point Rookie Buckle. Born in November last year, Elvis now has his first progeny, Ella, a chestnut filly with white spots on her hindquarters which I am weaning at the moment with a Cremello filly By Just Inviting Jack Back out of Miss Obsession.
I look forward to the new show season. Hope to see you all out there doing your thing.
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On 20 th May 2012 CWRA held their AGM.
President: Dave Adkins ( NZWRF Sth Isl
Rep & councillor)
Secretary : Iona Jones
Treasurer: Sam Demmocks
Arena Hire: Fiona Stead
Show Co-ordinator: Kim Demmocks
Vice President/Youth Co-ord : Deb Smith
(NZWRF Sth Isl Rep & Youth Portfolio)
Committee Member: Kim McLean
Show secretary (Show days): Susan
Dalziel ( NZWRF Secretary)
Welcome all the above and thank you.

Honor
Merit
Honor
WHAT OUR MEMBERS ACHIEVED LAST SHOW SEASON
Results from NZWRF
Morag Balderstone
Amateur General Performance
Morag Balderstone
Amateur Trail
Sissy Cummack Youth General Performance
Merit
Merit
Merit
Sissy Cummack
Sissy Cummack
Sissy Cummack
Youth Trail
Youth Western Horsemanship
Youth Western Pleasure
Merit Sissy Cummack
Champion Andrew Smith
Champion Claire Smith
Champion Hamish Dalzell
Youth Trail
Youth General Performance
Youth Western Horsemanship
Youth General Performance
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Hamish Dalzell Youth Showmanship at Halter
Samantha Demmocks Amateur Western Horsemanship
Lindsey McPherson
Lindsey McPherson
Adult General Performance
Adult Showmanship at Halter
Champion Sally McPherson Youth General Performance
Merit Sally McPherson
Champion Denise Miller
Merit
Honor
Merit
Denise Miller
Ngaire Poole
Ngaire Poole
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Ngaire Poole
Lily Barret-Power
Joanna Prendergast
Joanna Prendergast
Champion Emily Weibel
Champion Joe Calico
Merit
Merit
Makin A Mystery
PV Chickalog
Champion Sweet Dandy Doll
Merit
Merit
Honor
Sweet Dandy Doll
Sweet Dandy Doll
Zippabingo
Youth General Performance
Adult General Performance
Adult General Performance
Adult General Performance
Adult Western Horsemanship
Amateur Western Pleasure
Youth General Performance
Adult General Performance
Amateur Trail
Youth General Performance
General Performance
General Performance
Trail
General Performance
Hunter Under Saddle
Western Pleasure
Trail
Aren’t we all amazing!!
The show schedule is out on the NZWRF web. It is not easy to read so I will get it out to all in the next newsletter. The Mini Ribbon Day set for our September Club day will be out soon too. Spread the word.
Bye, Claire