10 - January - 2023 www . wsca . org From the Committees
Meeting Minutes
Publicity : Lori Taylor : New Royalty Court was introduced : Kalli Koepp ( WSCA Queen ), Sarah Smith ( WSCA Princess ), Jordan Erickson ( Ms . Horsemanship ), Abby Simon ( Ms . Games ), Malli Stevens ( Ms . Congeniality ). WSCA Queen and Princess will be attending the NFR the 2 nd week of December . Upcoming they will be attending banquets , Winter Carnival parade , Skijoring , and Bell Ringing . Reach out to Lori if you would like the Court to attend an event .
Royalty : Bridget Behrns There were 8 contestants this year . The Queen won a Crown , Belt Buckle , the use of a trailer from Arena Trailer Sales for 1 year , a trip to the NFR from Sportsline Photography and $ 1500 . The Princess won the use of a Crown , Belt Buckle , a trip to the NFR from Sportsline Photography and $ 1000 . The rest of the Royalty Court each won the used of a Crown , Belt Buckle and $ 650 . Each of their 5 saddle clubs were awarded $ 500 for earning their WSCA Royalty title .
The silent auction brought in $ 2,413 and half of this amount went to the Royalty Court . Raffle ticket sales brought in $ 5,646 . Bridget would like to thank the Royalty committee members , William , Rachel , Lori , and Dani .
Safety Committee : Corey Swartout Absent . Nothing to report .
Scholarship : Julie Gintner There were 3 recipients , awarded $ 1,250 each . Grace Moeller , Isabella Witucki , and Miles Flack . Received a thank you letter from Mankato State University , for the scholarship to Miles Flack . Julie would like to encourage past applicants who have not been awarded a scholarship to reapply for next year . Remember that the Scholarship is also for those who are furthering their education .
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Adjournment :
With the purchase of the stalls , it has taken considerable time and effort to transport them , set them up , take them down . Looking into options to hire out the transportation as it takes 6 loads on a 32ft flatbed trailer to haul them . Also , it ’ s a lot of work for volunteers , might need to pay for additional help , but also trying to keep the costs down . Looking for someone that might own a trucking company to help with transportation and looking for 1400 square feet for storage .
A family reached out to WSCA with a letter regarding how they have a kid that is essentially excluded from Champ Show . It was a very thoughtful and informative letter to make the organization aware of the possibility of adding adaptive classes to Champ Show . We want WSCA to be more inclusive , so we have started the process by adding adaptive classes to Champ Show . Still in the very beginning stages , such as deciding the formatting , who can participate , determining ability levels and trying to determine the facility requirements . WSCA will be looking for people who might have interest in comping to Champ Show and participate or know of someone to participate in the adaptive classes .
Motion made by Cindy Ladd ( Over Easy Riders ), seconded by Nancy Loen ( Waska Riders ) to adjourn the meeting at 3:042 PM . Motion carried unanimously .
Next General Meeting : March 5th , 2023 Western Saddle Clubs Association , Inc . General Meeting Minutes , October 30th , 2022 Submitted by Leslie Mason , WSCA Executive Secretary