Calendar of events
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| 2008-2009 Calendar of Events | ||
| Combined calendar of events organized by or participated in by Red Hats and Purple Chaps. For your convenience, events are color coded as follows: | ||||
| Business meeting or other nonhorse members event. Contact Jane Howard springjane@msn.com | ||||
| Full dress parade event Parade captain listed for each event. A > in front of parade name indicates it is a judged parade. | ||||
| Casual dress trail event (* indicates weather permitting) Contact Sue Vinyard svin@sbcglobal.net | ||||
| Casual dress clinic event south central Indiana Contact Karen Humphreys Kkh923@aol.com | ||||
| Casual dress clinic northern Indiana Contact Shirley Evans Baker saevans4212@verizon .net | ||||
| Overseas ride Contact Lani Zabor zabort@comcast.net | ||||
| Multiple things going on | ||||
| Performance Team Practices 10 am to 1:30 PM Contact: Janet Corbin jlcorbin@hotmail.com |
Events open to Rowdy Red Hat Roadies marked + Event cancellations will be announced by email, on the website, and phone tree for those lacking email. |
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CLICK ON FESTIVAL ICON FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT Check your member handbook for directions |
| January 2009 | ||
January 1 Trail Ride New Years JW Jones* Contact Sue Vinyard |
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January 10 Saturday 1pm Annual Awards Program Farm Bureau 225 S. East Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226 Contact Jane Howard |
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January 18 Trail Ride Brown County* Cancelled due to cold Contact Sue Vinyard |
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January 24 10 am Whitney Farms "Shake Your Sillies Out" Clinics $20/clinic Sack Lunch Contact Karen Humphreys |
9352 N. State Road 39 I 70 west of Indpls to Hwy 39 to Monrovia, south to McCracken Rd, turn right, Whitney Farm on your left about 200 yards; from the south Hwy 67 to Hwy 39 on up to McCracken road on the left. |
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| February 2009 | ||
February 7 Crafts ClinicBrownsburg Library 10 until 4. Library closes at 5. DIRECTIONS. From State Highway 267 in Brownsburg, turn east on Tilden and go 5 blocks to Jefferson Street and turn North. Library on west side of street. 450 Jefferson Street. $20 Contact Karen Humphreys |
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Impromptu Ride when weather permits Contact Sue Vinyard |
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February 28 10 am Whitney Farms "The More We Get Together" Clinics $20/clinic Sack Lunch Contact Karen Humphreys |
9352 N. State Road 39 I 70 west of Indpls to Hwy 39 to Monrovia, south to McCracken Rd, turn right, Whitney Farm on your left about 200 yards; from the south Hwy 67 to Hwy 39 on up to McCracken road on the left. |
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| March 2009 | ||
| March 14 Healthy Horse Healthy You Contact Jane Howard | ||
| March 21 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
March 22 Clinic Whitney Farms 10 am clinic #1 1:30 pm clinic #2 Contact Karen Humphreys |
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| April 2009 | ||
April 3,4,5 Hoosier Horse Fair+ Contact Peg Carson Rafftajean@aol.com for Trail Ride Dian Spec dasspeck@tds.net for booth |
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April 11 Day Trail Ride Owen Putnam Contact Sue Vinyard |
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April 25 Edinburgh 10-4 Qualifiying clincs (2) Clinic+ $20/clinic Edinburgh Contact Karen Humphreys Mini Clinic same day Contact Kathy Sumner |
Direction: Take exit 80 from I-65 and take 252 West through Edinburgh and follow the Hoosier Horse Park signs, Go 3 miles to US 31 intersection and go straight 3 more miles to School House Rd. Turn right at the HHP sign and it is 0.7 miles on the left. Take31st Street left and go to the second gate and drive between the barns to the parking lot on the right across from Dunn. | |
| April 18 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
April 30 >Pegasus Parade+ Louisville, KY Contact Jane Howard for those wanting to caravan down same day Karen Humphreys for Deam Lake night before Peg Carson for Kentucky State Fairgrounds night before |
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Camping, Trail Riding Deam Lake before and after Pegasus Contact Sue Vinyard |
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| May 2009 | ||
May 1 American Village 500 Parade Contact Liz Shafer |
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| May 1-3 Camp and Trail Ride Deam Lake Contact Sue Vinyard | ||
May 16 Clinics+ Whitney Farms Contact Karen Humphreys |
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| May 16 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
| May 22-25 Midwest Memorial Day Camp & Trail Ride Contact Sue Vinyard |  |
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| June 2009 | ||
June 6,7 Kentucky Horse Park Drill & Flag Peformances Contact Ann Bastin |
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June 13 Trail Ride Yellowood Meet at Horsemen's Campground between 9 and 10 am Supper between 5:30-6 pm Family welcome Contact Dian Speck |
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| June 20 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
June 15-20 Buffalo River Trail Ride Waynesboro, TN (877) 654-3164 Contact Sue Vinyard |
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| June 26-28 Camp and Trail Ride Brown County Contact Sue Vinyard | ||
June 27-28 Cowboy Games Clinic Bar P This is one of our most popular clinics. Come learn to round up cattle, ride the ranch, learn to cut cows, run barrels and flags...even on your gaited horses! Contact Karen Humphreys |
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| July 2009 | ||
| >July 4 Parade+ Bloomington, Indiana Contact Jane Howard |  |
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| July 4 Parade+ Brownsburg, Indiana Contact Karen Humphreys | ||
July 11 Clinic JW Jones Natural Horsemanship Contact Karen Humphreys July 11 Driving Clinic JW Jones Contact Kathy Sumner indykas2001@aol.com or call 317 416-4361 to reserve a time for an individual session |
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July 12 Trot for Tots Vandalia Trail Contact Karen Humphreys |
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July 17-19 Camp & Trail Ride Mane Trails Contact Sue Vinyard |
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>July 18 Peru Circus Parade+ Contact Jane Howard |
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July 26 Marion County Fair Indianapolis, IN Contact Ann Bastin |
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| August 2009 | ||
August 15 Clinic at Whitney Farms Contact Karen Humphreys |
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August 18+ Red Hat Day at the Indiana State Fair Contact |
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| August 15 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
| August 15 Heritage Festival Peru, IN Contact Ann Bastin | ||
| August 21-23 Midwest Trail Ride Contact Sue Vinyard | ||
August 29 Red Hat Day at Indiana Downs Contact Jane Howard |
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| September 2009 | ||
September 5 >Miracle Mile Parade + Indianapolis, IN |
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September 4-7 Midwest Trail Labor Day Ride Contact Sue Vinyard |
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September 7+ >Blueberry Festival + Plymouth, IN Contact Shirley Evans |
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September 12 "Meet & Greet" Tippecanoe Villa West Lafayette, IN 10 am Contact Peg Carson |
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| September 19 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans | ||
September 21-25 Ladies Camp and Ride Midwest Contact Sue Vinyard Obstacle Clinics at Midwest Contact Karen Humphreys (see below) |
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| Obstacle Training at Midwest Ride on 21st (Clinic) | ||
September 19 Nineveh Fiddlers & Fur Trappers Festival + Nineveh, IN Contact Tina Nunez |
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September 25 & 26 Mizpah Shrine Horse Show Columbia City, IN RHPC Drill Team Ann Bastin Ann.Bastin@yourencore.com |
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| October 2009 | ||
October 2 Lexington Mounted Police Clinic Lexington, KY Contact Linda Riley |
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October 3,4 Kentucky Horse Park Parade of Breeds Contact Ann Bastin |
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October 3 Festival of the Horse Parade+ Georgetown, KY Contact Jane Howard |
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October >Quaker Day Parade+ Plainfield, IN Contact Dian Speck |
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October 9,10,11 JW's (Parade Martinsville Sunday) Contact Sue Vinyard |
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October 10 10 am & 2 pm Clinics, 1 pm games Supper pitch in; Line dancing JW Jones Contact Karen Humphreys |
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October 11 >Fall Foliage Parade+ Martinsville, IN Contact Dian Speck |
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October 17 Fort Vallonia Pioneer Festival+ Contact Dana Taylor |
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| October 17 Clinic Bristol, IN contact Shirley Evans | ||
October 23-25 O'Bannon Woods Trail Ride Contact Sue Vinyard |
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October 30-Nov 1 Midwest Trails Halloween Ride Contact Sue Vinyard |
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November 2009 |
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November 8 Sunday Annual planning meeting+, silent auction, no horses. Danville Chrysler 173 S. CR 525 E. Avon, IN 46123 Come west on HWY 36 toward Danville, IN Contact Jane Howard |
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November 26 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade Chicago, IL Contact Peg Carson |
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November 27-29 Camp & Trail Ride Brown County Contact Sue Vinyard |
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| December 2009 | ||
December Columbus, IN Night Christmas Parade Contact Dian Speck |
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December Brownsburg Christmas Parade+ Contact Karen Humphreys |
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| Impromptu Ride* Contact Sue Vinyard | ||
| 2010 | ||
| March 20 Healthy Horse Healthy You | ||
June 2010 Appleby Fair Northern England
and then click on "Listen to the Gypsy Horse" Contact Lani Zabor |
Come go with us and see the Gypsies and their wonderful horses. Estimated cost per person $4,000 |
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| 2010 Festival of the Horse during World Equestrian Games Georgetown, KY Contact Jane Howard |
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