NORTH COUNTRY APPALOOSA CLUB
Welcome to our club.
North Country Appaloosa Club is a regional club located in Northern and Central Minnesota. We are a group of Appaloosa lovers dedicated to the promotion of the Appaloosa Horse and in support of Appaloosa members everywhere. NCAC sponsors 2 shows a year. We have an open show in June and our regional breed show is in July. Our members are engaged in showing, barrel racing, dressage, trail riding, and simply enjoying our horses.
History of NCAC
The North Country Appaloosa Club was chartered over 25 years ago in Northern Minnesota. Our club is working to promote the Appaloosa Horse in Minnesota. We represent the Appaloosa breed at various horse expos in the upper midwest. During the year we hold different types of fund raisers to help fund our programs. We have started a 4-H recognition program for 4-H'ers who show their Appaloosas in 4-H shows. We are always open to ideas to help promote the wonderful Appaloosa horse. Of course we are always looking for volunteers who would like to join us in promoting this great horse.
Darin Meyers
DelRay Johnson took this photo of Darin Meyers finishing in poles at our regional show this Summer.
The Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation had it's annual Challenge of the Unwanted horse. It's a trainers challenge that was held at the U of M's Leatherdale Center on August 22, 2009. The information on results can be found at www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org/
The Valley Equestrian newspaper will be having some information on the North Country Appaloosa Club in their September issue. They also have generously included information in the past and we appreciate their help keeping other horse people informed about our club.
Latest NCApC News:
Mounted Eagles will be having their 2nd Annual Benefit Trail Ride on Saturday & Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2009 in Motley. The ride will be held on private acreage normally not open to the public. Included is breakfast, Saturday night pig roast and entertainment. Please support this wonderful theraputic riding program and have a great time enjoying your horses. Contacts are: Mary Hammer 218-839-1274 and Aggie Stroot 218-568-5883. Or register on-line at www.mountedeagles.org. Mounted Eagles will also be having their Walk-n-Roll fundraiser and this information is also on the web site.
If you own horses, you might be interested in learning about the National Animal Identification System that USDA is proposing. NAIS includes premises registration and microchip ID for horses It will have an effect on the way we manage our horses and their vacinations and coggins tests, taking them off our property for trail rides, shows, or involving our kids in 4H. All horse movements will have to be reported within 24 hours of movement or there can be substantial fines. Five states now have laws preventing NAIS from being mandatory. Web sites with information are www.nonais.org, www.farmandranchfreedom.org, and www.westonaprice.org. If you have any sites you would like to add, please e-mail the webmaster.
October Club Meeting
The next meeting for the North Country Appaloosa Club will be held at the Truck Stop in Sauk Center on Saturday, October 18th. Meeting is at 2pm. The meeting will be held with several other Minnesota Appaloosa clubs ito get together on what to do for the breed shows in 2010 and into the future. We welcome all members and their friends for input. Hope to see you there.
Last update: October 14, 2009
