PRAYER LIST
Please pray for Don and Lynn Lester's grandson, Blake Carpenter, who will be having another brain surgery this Wednesday, July 28th at 8:30am at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. This is a very brave young man who has been through a lot. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
Also pray for Megan Burrell, Jessica and Jason Burrell's daughter. She is having an MRI tomorrow morning at Scottish Rite in Atlanta. The doctors want to make sure that she doesn't have scar tissue built up around her spinal scar. Please keep Megan in your prayers.
SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENTS
BANKS COUNTY HORSE ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS TO SAMMY REECE ON WINNING THE POST 3 BANKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER POSITION! GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW JOB, SAMMY!
Congratulations to Nina Skinner, Courtney Carter and Justin Watkins for all their hard work at the World Pinto Show. Nina placed 3rd in Amateur Mare Halter, 5th in Open Mare Halter, 4th in Amateur Western Pleasure and 3rd in Novice Western Pleasure. Courtney placed 5th in Youth Mare Halter, 6th in Youth Western Pleasure and is the World Champion in the Youth Novice Western Pleasure. Justin Watkins placed 4th in the Open Western Pleasure. Let's give all these BCHA members a big hand for all their hard work!
Pictured here is Courtney Carter at the 2010 Pinto World. Congratulations!
Please give a hand to several of our youth members that participated at the 2010 State 4H Horse Show in Perry Georgia. Those members were Haley Woodard, Courtney Woodard & Kristy Barrett.
Pictured below is Kristy Barrett waiting to go into her Western Horsemanship class.
Courtney Woodard participated in the Junior Division. She placed 2nd in English showmanship, 3rd the Western Pleasure, 3rd in Barrell Racing, 4th in Western Horsemanship, 4th in Equitation, 6th in Trail, and 8th in Western showmanship. Overall Courtney placed 4th in the Junior Western Division and 7th in Huntseat. She also placed 1st in public speaking and 4th in the essay contest. She qualified to compete at the 4H Southern Regional Show in Clemson, SC.
Haley Woodard participated in the Senior Division this year. She placed 1st in the Cloverleaf Barrels, 1st in Arena Race, 2nd in the Stake Race, 1st in English showmanship, 8th in Western showmanship, 9th in Trail, 10th in Hunter Hack. Overall Haley placed 9th in the Senior Western Division and qualifed to compete at the 4H Southern Regional Show in Clemson, SC. In recognition of winning the contesting division, Haley will receive Master status and be recognixed at the 4H State Congress event being held on July 22nd. In addition to receiving ribbons and a trophy, Haley won a $500 scholarship.
The 4H Southern Regional Horse Show will be held the last week in July in Clemson, SC. Participants from 13 states from Florida to Virginia and along southern states extending over to Oklahoma will come out to compete. To particpate in this event, participants have to qualify by placing in the top 5 of their division at the State 4H Show, then they are invited to participate within their respective divisions, specifically Western, Huntseat and Contesting divisions. In addition to riding classes, the show will also host competitions in Hippology, Horse Judging, Quix Bowl, Public Speaking and Public Demostration.
Pictured below is Haley and Courtney Woodard.
