10 - May - 2024 www . wsca . org WSCA Digital Spotlight
Board Meeting Minutes
Futurity : Josh Tjosaas Absent . Nothing to report .
Historian : Tim Wampfler Absent . Nothing to report .
Judges : Lynn-Ellen St . Martin
There have been a couple of applications that have went out in February . Testing with 2 applicants . Another member is interested in using the apprentice program this year and they have been invited to the Judges Seminar . The Judges committee continues to work on seminar materials . The seminar is to be held March 22 nd -23 rd at Leatherdale Equine Center with Daren Wright as clinician . There was a question from the floor ( unanimous ) on a past topic of having “ Games Only ” judges . Lynn-Ellen vaguely recalled that topic , and replied by saying if it is something several people are interested in that it may be worth looking into . Currently there are 48 approved WSCA judges . The judges committee is working on ways to recruit more WSCA judges .
Marketing & Promotions : Rachel Duenow
All sponsorship and vendor forms have been updated and uploaded to the website . As approved in the budget last month , the Tradeshow Booth display has been ordered . Rachel thanked all those who helped secure sponsorships which helped in the success of the 2023 Champ show and hopes to continue that pattern for 2024 . Steve Tibbetts has been helping to secure a BIG sponsor for Champ Show 2024 and possibly beyond . WSCA currently has 5,500 followers on Facebook , and it continues to be a great way to communicate to WSCA members . The March Spotlight went out on Friday . The digital spotlight is free , and you may subscribe on wsca . org . Showbill advertising in the Spotlight with On Deck listings are available for only $ 25 . A tradeshow package has been purchased , so look for that at the upcoming MN Horse Expo .
Nominating : Ann Goebel
Three Board positions will be coming open ( Ann Goebel , Keith Sather , and Steve Bobzin ). There are a couple people interested in coming back . Please see Ann if you have any interest in a Board position .
Procedures : Sandy Strube
Delegates in attendance were asked to vote on the procedural change to remove the outdated word “ Telegraph ” from the By-laws and replace with “ E-Mail ”.
Motion made by Marlys Mooney ( Buffalo Saddle Club ), seconded by Alaina Dettling ( Cannon Falls Ridge Riders ), to remove the word “ Telegraph ” from the WSCA By-laws , and replace with “ E-mail ”. Motion passed unanimously .
Publicity : Lori Taylor
The current royalty shared their upcoming events which included Royalty Clinic , Horse Expo , and Royalty Fundraiser Horse show . They shared that they have wrapped up attending banquets for the year , and recently attended the Skijoring event at Canterbury Park . Ms . Games / Ms . Congeniality Courtney Betsch rode during the event . The court looks forward to all their activities to come . Lori acknowledged past WSCA Royalty who were in attendance .
Royalty : Bridget Behrns
The Royalty Clinic will be held Saturday , April 13 th at the Chaska American Legion . This is a great event for those interested in running in the Queen ’ s Contest . You must RSVP to attend . The Royalty Banquet will be held Friday , August 16 th with the location to be determined . Bridget is working with Rachel to get all of the royalty forms updated . Bridget shared the Queen ’ s Contest Incentives . Applications will go live on the website after the Royalty Clinic .