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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.

 
 

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

 

January 10 Saturday   1pm  Annual Awards Program Farm Bureau 

225 S. East Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226

Contact Jane Howard

 

January 18 Trail Ride Brown County* Cancelled due to cold

Contact Sue Vinyard

 

January 24 10 am Whitney Farms  "Shake Your Sillies Out" Clinics  $20/clinic  Sack Lunch

Contact Karen Humphreys

  9352 N. State Road 39
Mooresville, IN 46158

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.

     
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

 

Impromptu Ride when weather permits Contact Sue Vinyard

February 28  10 am Whitney Farms "The More We Get Together" Clinics $20/clinic Sack Lunch

Contact Karen Humphreys

9352 N. State Road 39
Mooresville, IN 46158

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.

     
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

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

 

April 11 Day Trail Ride Owen Putnam

Contact Sue Vinyard

 

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 ParadeLouisville, 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

 

Camping, Trail Riding Deam Lake before and after Pegasus  

Contact Sue Vinyard

     
May 2009
 

May 1  American Village 500 Parade 

Contact Liz Shafer

 
May 1-3 Camp and Trail Ride Deam Lake Contact Sue Vinyard  

May 16 Clinics+  Whitney Farms

Contact Karen Humphreys

 
  May 16 Clinic  Bristol, IN  Contact Shirley Evans  
May 22-25 Midwest Memorial Day Camp & Trail Ride Contact Sue Vinyard
June 2009

June 6,7 Kentucky Horse Park       

Drill & Flag Peformances

  Contact Ann Bastin

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

  June 20 Clinic Bristol, IN Contact Shirley Evans  

June 15-20   Buffalo River Trail Ride Waynesboro, TN 

(877) 654-3164 

Contact Sue Vinyard

  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

     
July 2009
  >July 4 Parade+  Bloomington, Indiana  Contact Jane Howard
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

 
 

July 12  Trot for Tots  Vandalia Trail  

Contact Karen Humphreys

 

July 17-19 Camp & Trail Ride Mane Trails

Contact Sue Vinyard

>July 18   Peru Circus Parade+           

Contact  Jane Howard

July 26  Marion County Fair  Indianapolis, IN 

   Contact Ann Bastin

     
August 2009
 

August 15 Clinic at Whitney Farms

Contact Karen Humphreys

 

August 18+  Red Hat Day at the Indiana State Fair 

  Contact 

  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

     
  September 2009  
 

September 5   >Miracle Mile Parade + Indianapolis, IN

Contact

 

September 4-7 Midwest Trail Labor Day Ride

Contact Sue Vinyard

 

September 7+ >Blueberry Festival + Plymouth, IN 

Contact Shirley Evans

 

September 12  "Meet & Greet"  Tippecanoe Villa West Lafayette, IN  10 am

Contact Peg Carson

 
  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)

  Obstacle Training at Midwest Ride  on 21st (Clinic)  

September 19 Nineveh Fiddlers & Fur Trappers Festival + Nineveh, IN 

Contact Tina Nunez

September 25 & 26 Mizpah Shrine Horse Show  Columbia City, IN RHPC Drill Team 

Ann Bastin Ann.Bastin@yourencore.com

     
October 2009
 

October 2  Lexington Mounted Police Clinic  Lexington, KY 

Contact Linda Riley

 
 

October  3,4  Kentucky Horse Park  Parade of Breeds

Contact Ann Bastin

October  3 Festival of the Horse Parade+  Georgetown, KY 

Contact  Jane Howard

October  >Quaker Day Parade+ Plainfield, IN 

Contact Dian Speck

 

October 9,10,11 JW's (Parade Martinsville Sunday)

Contact Sue Vinyard

 

October 10 10 am & 2 pm Clinics, 1 pm games 

Supper pitch in; Line dancing

JW Jones  Contact  Karen Humphreys

October 11 >Fall Foliage Parade+  Martinsville, IN  

Contact Dian Speck

October 17 Fort Vallonia Pioneer Festival+

Contact Dana Taylor

  October 17 Clinic Bristol, IN  contact Shirley Evans  
 

October 23-25 O'Bannon Woods Trail Ride   

Contact Sue Vinyard

 

October 30-Nov 1  Midwest Trails Halloween Ride 

Contact Sue Vinyard

 
     
 

November 2009

 
 

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

 
 

November 26

76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade 

Chicago, IL

Contact Peg Carson

 

November 27-29 Camp & Trail Ride Brown County 

Contact Sue Vinyard

 
     
  December 2009  
 

December  Columbus, IN Night Christmas Parade 

Contact Dian Speck

 
 

December Brownsburg Christmas Parade+

Contact Karen Humphreys

 
  Impromptu Ride* Contact Sue Vinyard  
  2010  
  March 20 Healthy Horse Healthy You  
 

June 2010 Appleby Fair  Northern England 

Click on this picture

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

2010  Festival of the Horse during World Equestrian Games  Georgetown, KY  Contact Jane Howard
Remember out of state rides require a Coggins within one year;KY requires a Health Certificate within 30 days.
 

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