Iowa Paint Horse Club

Click here to view the 2010 unsold stallion list.

February Board Meeting
The February meeting of the Board of Directors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 20th, at the new Ellsworth Equestrian Center in Iowa Falls, which is located on Highway 65 on the southern edge of Iowa Falls.

Memorial Day Classic

The stall form reservation form has been posted. Click here to view.

The IPHC Board of Directors is accepting bids for the positions of announcer, ringman and show secretary for the 2010 show year. Please submit bids for any of these positions to Earl Vold by February 15th. Earl’s address is 2640 Little Wall Lake, Kamrar, IA, 50132, and his email is evold@netins.net

IPHC is also seeking bids for a show photographer for the Memorial Day Classic and State Show and Futurities. Anyone interested should submit a bid to Earl Vold at the address or e-mail listed above.

Change in Membership Terms and Payments

At the general membership meeting held November 22, 2009, the proposed bylaw change on varying membership terms was passed. Members may now pay their membership in one, two or three year terms. Following are the costs for each term:

One-Year: $25.00 Single/Married Adult
                   $40.00 Family (includes all children under 18)

Two-Year: $45.00 Single/Married Adult
                   $70.00 Family (includes all children under 18)

Three-Year: $65.00 Single/Married Adult
                     $100.00 Family (includes all children under 18)

All memberships will still expire December 31st of the last year of the paid term.

Please note the Single/Married Adult membership is for a single person or for a married couple who do not have children for whom they want to pay a membership. A lot of people sent in money to pay a Family membership when it was just a husband and wife, and then were refunded the difference. The Family membership is only for a membership including children. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any Board member.

Membership
Please be sure to read the Show Rules and Regulations posted as Membership Rules in the Membership tab, which were revised March, 2009. The main change and point of interest is number 5 under Requirements for Year-End Awards. Please note that to be eligible for a year-end award, a horse must be shown in the class to a minimum of one-half of the judges offered PLUS must show at a minimum of three weekend shows. In other words, showing at only the Memorial Day Classic and State Show will not qualify for a year-end award. This change was implemented to prevent an exhibitor from coming only to IPHC's two biggest shows and being able to receive a year-end award without supporting at least one smaller show. If you have questions, please feel free to contact one of the Board members.

Please remember to pay your membership fees as soon as possible. This will assure you receive all Iowa points for year-end awards, along with continued receipt of the Roundup and voting eligibility at the general membership meeting. Do it now and be able to forget about it for the rest of the year! If you have a website, remember that paid IPHC members get a link FREE on the IPHC website during the calendar year of payment. What better way to promote your stallion, horses, farm or business?!?