BAINBRIDGE Saddle Club - Putnam

Time really flies, doesn’t it? Here it is the last of August and with fall just around the corner it’s time to get out and enjoy this wonderful weather as long as it lasts. First thing I would like to extend congratulations from all the Club to those who rode in the 4-H Horse & Pony Show. There are some fine horsemen coming on in this group. We are all really proud to see these young folks we know do such fine work with their horses and ponies, not only locally but in open competition as well.  Our monthly meeting was held at the club ground Saturday Aug 12 at 7 o’clock. Talk throughout the evening centered around the entertainment that had been arranged. The folk singer turned out to be a stranger to no one. After the business meeting Jeff Blue brought out his guitar and sang and played for us. He started at a little after 8 and continued until almost 11:30. Everyone even the long time members agreed that it was the first time no one had gone home early.  The evening was cool and we all gathered closely round the fire to listen. Jeff sang folk songs and college songs and then answered requests from the members. Babies went to sleep wrapped in blankets on their parents’ laps, young ones dozed off soon after but still no one made a move to leave until the guitar was put away. Herschel invited Jeff to come back any time and all the members agreed that it couldn’t be too soon.

Incidentally, Lucy Jordan won the door prize this time. It was donated by Bill & Clema Perkins. Bill had told everyone it was a cat he wasn’t want to keep very much and he he gave the box to Lucy she was almost afraid to open it. Inside, however, she found a lead rope, curry comb, brush, mane comb and Hoof pick.  It all added up to a very useful gift.  Congratulations, Lucy.  

Sunday turned out to be another find day for the horse show. Placings are as follows:

Showmanship 9 years and under 1) Rita Jeffries 2) Jeff Williams 3) Doug Jordan 4) Gene Winings.

Halter open 2 years and under 1) Bill Williams 2) Freddie Gray

Equitation 9 years and Under: 1) Abby Burdett 2) Doug Jordan 3) Jeff Williams 4) Gene Winings.

Halter registered 1) Don Jeffries 2) Freddie Gray 3) Lynn Brown 4) Darrel Elmore

Halter, non registered 1) Scott Brown 2) Gerald Burdett 3) Don Winings 4) Karen Giltz.

Western Pleasure 10-15: 1) Nancy Mark 2) Karen Glitz 3) Scott Brown 4) Robin Higgins

Barrel Race 10-15 1) Julie Rickman 2) Robin Higgins 3) Tom Gorham 4) Karen Glitz.

Women’s Western Pleasure 16 +: 1) Lynn Brown 2) Lucy Jordan 3) Donna Burdett 4) Sue Cooper

Sack Race 10-15  1) Julie and Jimi Rickman 2) Karen Glitz and Robin Higgins 3) Scott Brown and Tom Gorham

Men’s Western Pleasure 1) Don Jeffries 2) Bob Campbell 3) Gerald Burdett 4) Darrel Elmore

Cob race 10-15 : 1) Julie Rickman 2) Tom Gorham 3) Karen Giltz (note: her name in this article is sometimes spelled Glitz and sometimes Giltz – not sure which is correct) 4) Scott Brown

Rescue Race Open: 1) Phil Jordan 2) Julie Rickman 3) Cowboy Phillips 4) Bob Walls

Women’s Barrel Race 1) Barb Ellis 2) Lucy Jordan 3) Donna Burdett 4) Lynn Brown

Saddle club gossip for the month indicates that there are some good horses exchanging hands about now. Bob Walls has sold his good little contest gelding, Sugar and also his tack and trailer. Phil Sowder sold his Palomino mare, Velvet and is offering his trailer for sale.  I heard that Velvet has already won some ribbons for her new owner.

Jesse Tillotson had hard luck with one of his young mares.  She injured herself while being loaded into the trailer. Darrel Emore, who has been working with her says it will probably be spring before she can get back into intensive training.

The Tom Webb family have been showing at the State Fair and probably there are several others up there, too. I’ll try to have a full report on the exhibitors and their placings put together for you next month.  Our local horsemen are good enough to bring home a few ribbons from there so the report should be good.

Next meeting night will be Saturday, Oct 9 – bring herself and a friend and some food and come on out.  If it’s cold we will have a big fire so everyone will be comfortable. Irene Stanley will provide a door prize for that meeting.  Come early and stay late, we’re all pretty friendly people and if you like horses, we would enjoy getting acquainted with you.  See you there and at the horse show.  – Janet Oliver

Note: As a reporter, this is one of the best articles I’ve read – super organized, kind of fun, informative … way to go, Janet!!