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Mission
Statement
The IHC
Horse Show Development committee serves as a liaison between the
Indiana Horse Council, Indiana Equine organizations and national
organizations to promote existing horse shows and encourage
development of new shows in Indiana through a cooperative
efforts of all disciplines.
The Indiana
Horse Council Horse Show Development Committee was formed to
respond to the need to encourage and promote horse shows in
Indiana.
The IHC
Horse Show Development Committee is working to promote the
Mission Statement above, by supporting facilities and horse show
associations through sponsorships for horse show associations,
providing education to officials and horse show management, and
supporting to continuous improvement and maintenance of horse
show facilities.
The
Committee hopes that by supporting and encouraging such
education and improvement initiatives it will allow Indiana to
host to international, national and regional competitions. Some
examples of such competitions include:
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FEI
World Cup Show Jumping and Dressage Qualifiers
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USEF
Pony Finals
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United
States Pony Club Championships
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Regional
and International Dressage Championships
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USEA
EventingChampionships
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American
Quarter Horse Regional’s
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North
American Young Riders Qualifiers and Championships
The Horse
Show Development Committee includes experienced horse show
people from all over Indiana that represent many different
horse sports from dressage to miniature horses.
In
2008, its first year of operation the IHC Horse Show Development
committee provided sponsorships for several major horse shows in
Indiana, which sponsorships totaled over $5000. The Committee
encourages organizations interested in seeking funding for 2009
to submit an application therefore to the Committee no less than
60 days prior to the event to be sponsored. For all requests
for funding for 2010, the deadline for submission of application
materials is December 31, 2009.
Long term
plans for the Committee consist of:
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Increasing the number and amount of sponsorships available
to affiliate Indiana Horse Council, Inc. members.
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Developing fund raising plans to facilitate the increase in
the number and amount of sponsorships for applicants.
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Sponsoring educational clinics, seminars and workshops
designed for horse show managers, judges, and volunteers
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Developing a centralized clearing house for qualified
volunteers for events in Indiana
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Developing a questionnaire for horse show managers in order
to compile a list of best practices to make available to all
managers for use in improving horse shows in Indiana.
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Developing a sponsorship form for funding applicants.
The IHC
Horse Show Development committee encourages cooperation and
cohesiveness between all breeds and discipline organizations in
the Indiana equine industry. If all such organizations speak
with one voice to national and local government and show boards
then all organizations can be more successful.
The IHC
Horse Show Development committee meets quarterly and is looking
for new members. If you are interested helping develop
competition venues in Indiana as safe, fun, and competitive
places to compete, then the IHC Horse Show Development Committee
needs you.
Current
committee members (see full bios
here)
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Ingrid
Schoenlein, Chairman, IHC and IHJA Director
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Jim
Kirkham, IHC Director
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Susan
Moran, Dressage
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Jane
Owen, IHC Director
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Katie
Teeters
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Holly
Banta, IEA
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Arthur
Griffin, ISHA
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