You're Invited to Our Christmas Party

You're Invited to Moms Daughters & Horses Christmas Get Together


When: December 7th 3:30 (meeting) 4:00-6:00 eat and have a gift exchange

Where: Roundtable Pizza on Francis

What to bring: Bring a present for the gift exchange for every member of your party who wants to participte. The limit is around $10.00 and it should be "horse themed". Also, it's buy your own pizza and drinks.

There will be Christmas cake provided and crafts for the kids.
(You need not be a member to attend--just a horse-loving woman.)

Happy Holidays!

MDH

MDH E-Newsletter

MDH Fall e-Newsletter

Happy Fall, Horsewomen and Daughters!

Are you enjoying this wonderful October weather, and getting out on lots of fun rides? If you're looking for partners--there are ladies in the Valley, West and North of Spokane, as well as North Idaho who are always wanting to meet and find riding partners. Our schedules are so busy and varied, sometimes it's difficult to match up with other women, but the more of us who can put the word out, the better we can find and meet each other. If you haven't already done so, please take advantage of the online forum to introduce yourself and let others know when and where you can ride. http://momsdaug.proboards41.com/

Next Meeting

Our next club meeting is this Sunday: November 2, 4:00-6:00 South Hill Roundtable Address: 4510 S. Regal Spokane, WA

Fund Raisers For Emergency Equine Aid & General Fund
Pampered Chef-
Our Pampered Chef Fund raiser was such a success last year, we're doing it again this year in time for Christmas--as well as a Home Interior Candle Party (See below) If you would like a packet or more information please let Katie know by e-mailing her--click on her name.

If you have friends and family out of town, they have the option to buy online (anyone else is welcome to buy online no matter where you live- in town or out of town). The website to send them to is www.pamperedchef.biz/sherrirowe in order for us to get credit for this they need to enter host name as first name- MDH and last name- Club
For every $30 in product sales (before shipping & tax) you will be put in a drawing for a $25 Gift Card to Big R (example if you brought in $60 worth of sales you get put in the drawing two times).
Each participant will be put in a drawing for free Pampered Chef Products.

Home Interior Candles Fundraiser

Club receives 50 percent of sales--Contact Tina Wilcox or go to the meeting this Sunday for packets.
Christmas Party
Our Christmas party will be held at our usual meeting on the first Sunday in December at a Roundtable Pizza—details to follow.

Fall Ribbon Ride A Success!

The Club held it's first Fall Ribbon Ride in early October, and it was amazing fun for all as we rode through Riverside State Park and found hidden ribbons on trees. Each ribbon corresponded with a prize and all the participants found at least one. Cassidy Jacobson won the grand prize--a pink designer hay bag from The Foxy Horse & Hound. The club plans to host another ribbon ride this Spring--so watch for more details. And, if you'd like to volunteer a little time to help, please contact Tiki, Activities Coordinator .

Come Blog With Us

A wonderful way to get to know each other and our horses better is to blog. There is a large equestrian community here that is already doing so and it grows daily. Blogging is free and can be as little or as much as you want to put into it. It's a great way to network and get support--ideas and encouragement. Our Club Blog is—momsdaughtersandhorses.blogspot.com . If you already have blogs, please let us know what they are, and we'll hook them up to ours. Please bookmark it and occasionally check in to see what's going on in the club. And, don't forget to check into the main website from time to time for information on college scholarships and horse adoptions as well as pictures of the club members. http://www.momsdaughtersandhorses.com/

Happy Trails, Horsewomen--hope to see you soon!

Moms Daughters & Horses

Come join us

Good Morning ladies,
I was just going over some notes that I had written down about next months meeting and I wanted to extend an invitation to join us on Sunday November 2 at 4:00 for our next club meeting. We have a ton of exciting stuff to go over and lots of exciting things to work on for the future. Tina and I have been doing some hunting and have come up with a few new fundraiser ideas and I have also been doing some hunting and have some very good leads. So please join us for this and just for some fun horse chat, and if you can't join us don't worry we will have all of this exciting news posted here and on the website so that you can find out what the club has in store for it's members in the coming year.
On another topic I hope all of you have been able to get out and enjoy some rides on these last few fabulous days that we have had. I myself have been out a few times to enjoy the company of my kids. I am not sure how much they enjoyed it as I actually got on Mercedes for the first time in 2 years. She was gold as usual but a little on the spoiled side whats new right they are my kids after all. Tug was wonderful he is remebering all of his training and I do believe we are headed for the show ring next spring I am so excited I hope he will do well and handle the stress. And for Mercedes I am thinking that she will be heading to the cow penning arena and maybe the show ring we will see. So what are all of your plans for the next riding season? Feel free to share and maybe we can get some people hooked up for trail rides or carpooling (or is it truck pooling :)) to the show ring/cow penning ring.
Thanks ladies for lending me your ear and we definitely hope to see you next Sunday and I look forward to hearing everyones plans for next season.

Samantha
Pres. MDH

Fall Horse Treats

Now that the weather's getting cold, it's time to stay in and bake treats. Here's an easy recipe for your horses.

Oat 'n' Apple Chewies
Treat your horse or pony to these simple squares made of wholesome ingredients. Keep them fresh in the fridge. Remember not to feed too many of any treat too often.
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
1 cup oat bran cereal or ground oatmeal
½ cup all purpose flour (approx.)
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350F
Oil a 9inch x 9inch square cake panSpread the batter evenly in the cake pan and bake for 20-30 minutes. The batter will start to shrink away from the sides and it will be firm to the touch.

Meeting Minutes October 2008

Hi Everyone. Here are the minutes from our meeting on Sunday, October 5, 2008


Moms, Daughters and HorsesMeeting Minutes

Old Business---------------------------------------------------------------

Going back to monthly meetings;first Sunday of each month, rotatingto Spokane area Round Table Pizzas 4-6 pm

Going back to Voluntary Dues
Dues are $10.00

Linda suggested members set up Blog accountsto link up to MDH's Blog

Ribbon Ride went well, members suggested planning another, perhaps an Easter Egg Hunt themed Ride

Tiki suggested planning it for Trail Town at Riverside,which will allow for more parking---------------------------------------------------------------

New Business---------------------------------------------------------------

Scholarships; We have one application in forthe 2 scholarships offered at $250 each

Another Horse has been added to our page of Adoption horses.

Alisa suggested doing a Papa Murphy's discount card fund raiser. Members suggested we purchase 30cards at $1.00 each and they will be sold for $5.00 each. Fund Raiser money will be put into the Emergency Fund

Katie and Linda suggested we do another Pampered Chef Fundraiser

Members would like to plan a Make Your Own Horse Treat dayin December for the Daughters

Another fundraiser activity was mentioned, having a Chili Feed again, planned for the second weekend of November--Fundraising will benefit the Scholarship and Activities Committee

The December Meeting was suggested to be our clubs Christmas

was suggested the club change the address on the website, as Charlene is still getting mail. It was decided that we'd use Sam's address. A member will look into the cost of a P.O. Box or a box at Mailboxes Etc for the club. If too costly, we'll remain using members private boxes.

Next Meeting will be the first Sunday of November, 2ndAt the South Hill, Round Table Pizza

MDH Monthly Meeting

Moms, Daughters and Horses would like to announce that we plan to start our regular monthly meetings back up again.

Meetings are the first Sunday of each month, usually at Round Table Pizza, in rotating areas of Spokane.

Our next meeting is this Sunday, October 5 at 4pm
Round Table Pizza in the Valley
At Sprague and Sullivan

http://www.roundtablepizza.com/RTP/HI/StoreInformation.aspx?StoreNum=963&?mp=0

Please arrive early if you plan to order food.

Hope to see you all there!
http://www.momsdaughtersandhorses.com/

Alisa

Club Secretary

Weekend Ride

Hello everyone,
I just wnated to drop by and say a quick hello and let everyone know that as of next month we are going back to the original set up for meetings. We will have a meeting the first Sunday of every month starting at 4:00 p.m. at Round Table Pizza the meetings will rotate to the 3 different restaurants.
Also on Sunday the 21 st of September we are hosting a Ribbon Ride for the girls. Everyone is welcome to come but the girls are the only ones who can collect the prizes. There will be approx 4 ribbons tied to trees and each ribbon brought in can be exchanged for prize. Here are the details and the directions we really hope to see everyone there:

MDH is sponsoring a Fall Ribbon Ride for our moms and daughters at Riverside State Park. The event is free, you just need to sign the liability waiver before you begin your ride. We will tie about four ribbons on trees throughout the park, depending on the number of donations that come in before the ride, and the daughters (18 and under) get to ride out and find them!! Moms should accompany their daughters, but only daughters will be able to claim the prizes this time. Those who find a ribbon and bring it back to the starting area, will get a prize. The ride itself is very easy--no water crossings--and lasts about 2 hours total. We park at the trailhead off of Old Trails Rd where there is an entrance to trail #25 that leads down into the valley. We'll give each group a map of the area before you start. The date is Sunday September 21st at 2:00 pm. Please bring a lunch/dinner to enjoy afterward as we have a tailgate social and wait for all the riders to get in. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Tiki at tikitoy@msn.com , or reply to this email and I'll forward it!
Directions: (Please Google it to get a better idea before you leave your house. Type in Old Trails Rd Spokane WA and you will get the section of map you need. Follow Old Trails Rd to where it turns into N. Inland Rd, and that is where the trail head will be.)Coming from the North or East you can come from either 7 Mile Rd or Trails Rd--The South Entrance--Take W Northwest Blvd turn right to W Fort George Wright Dr.(It will pass Spokane Fall Community College) take another right to N. Government Way which turns into Trails Rd--a mile up and toward the top--Old Trails Rd to the right. It turns into N. Inland Rd as it approaches the park--the trailhead is at the end of the pavement when it turns into gravel road.The North Entrance--West on 7 Mile Rd. to N. Inland Rd (there will be a sign that points left to the ORV--follow it and PASS the ORV--at the end of the gravel road you'll find the trailhead.

Happy riding enjoy our lovely fall weather,
Samantha
Pres. MDH

Fall Ribbon Ride September 21st at 2:00

MDH is sponsoring a Fall Ribbon Ride for our moms and daughters at Riverside State Park. The event is free, you just need to sign the liability waiver before you begin your ride. We will tie about four ribbons on trees throughout the park, depending on the number of donations that come in before the ride, and the daughters (18 and under) get to ride out and find them!! Moms should accompany their daughters, but only daughters will be able to claim the prizes this time. Those who find a ribbon and bring it back to the starting area, will get a prize.

The ride itself is very easy--no water crossings--and lasts about 2 hours total. We park at the trailhead off of Old Trails Rd where there is an entrance to trail #25 that leads down into the valley. We'll give each group a map of the area before you start.

The date is Sunday September 21st at 2:00 pm.

Please bring a lunch/dinner to enjoy afterward as we have a tailgate social and wait for all the riders to get in.

Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Tiki.

Directions: (Please Google it to get a better idea before you leave your house. Type in Old Trails Rd Spokane WA and you will get the section of map you need. Follow Old Trails Rd to where it turns into N. Inland Rd, and that is where the trail head will be.)

Coming from the North or East you can come from either 7 Mile Rd or Trails Rd--

The South Entrance--Take W Northwest Blvd turn right to W Fort George Wright Dr.(It will pass Spokane Fall Community College) take another right to N. Government Way which turns into Trails Rd--a mile up and toward the top--Old Trails Rd to the right. It turns into N. Inland Rd as it approaches the park--the trailhead is at the end of the pavement when it turns into gravel road.

The North Entrance--West on 7 Mile Rd. to N. Inland Rd (there will be a sign that points left to the ORV--follow it and PASS the ORV--at the end of the gravel road you'll find the trailhead.

Places to Ride Horses in Spokane, WA--West

Hi Horse Friends--

Today's blog from MDH is meant to generate discussion of GREAT places to take our horses locally and get in a good, hopefully beautiful, ride.

There are two on the West Side of Spokane that we recommend--one is Palisades Park and the other is Riverside State Park.

First, Palisades. Palisades park is near Indian Canyon Golf Course at the end of Greenwood Rd., Basalt, and Rimrock Dr. Take Hwy 2 to Basalt and it will end up at Greenwood and Rimrock. There is a place to park trailers there--you could probably get six. The parking area is across the street from the entrance. This area is closed off to vehicles and overlooks the entire city of Spokane and Mt. Spokane. There is a loop that takes about an hour to ride--there are also trails down into the canyon, and a creek crossing. The Rimrock area is an extremely easy trail, and great for beginners.

Second, Riverside. Riverside State Park has two good entrances--one from Audrey White off of Trails Rd. and the other, also off of Trails Rd., to Old Trails Rd. The first is an easy entrance near the bottom of trails and it's the old Trail Town Stables area. You can ride along the river and take trails that go 25 miles--clear up to 9 mile and back. There's lots and lots of trailer parking and a restroom. The second trailhead is off of Old Trails Rd and about 4 miles from the turn off at Trails Rd. There is a nice place to park trailers and then walk into the park--follow the trail markers to trail #25 and it is the same one that goes for 25 miles. If you take it to the left, you go toward Deep Creek--if you take it to the right, it goes down into the Bowl and Pitcher. #25 is a beginner trail also. It's rocky in places, but most of it is wide open and tracks along the mountain side and then slopes down gently into the valley.

College Scholarships

Hi Ladies!

Moms Daughters & Horses is offering (2) $250.00 College Scholarships this year to qualified applicants. (Applicants will be chosen based upon the merit of their essay and mentoring activities--see below).

The deadline is November 15, 2008 and will be awarded for Spring 2009.

If you want to apply for the scholarship, please click here to download an application. Scholarship Application Send your applications to:
Moms Daughters & Horses
8520 W Greenwood Rd.
Spokane, WA 99224

Pay very close attention to the requirements--and Good luck!!!

We women at MDH are dedicated to helping young women afford college--raising money for emergency equine aid, and helping out horses and horse people in our community! As well as, friendship, educations, support of our local parks, and trail riding!!

Happy Trails, horsewomen!

Moms, Daughters & Horses

Welcome Ladies

Welcome to a new edition of “Barn Talk” the blog for Mom’s Daughters and Horses. My name is Samantha and I am the President of MDH.

Let me tell you a little about me and then we can move onto more exciting things. I am 37 years old I don’t have a daughter but I am someone’s daughter so I fit right in with this group. Just wanted to let you know you don’t have to be a mom to be in our club you just have to love horses that is all. I own 2 of the critters myself, Tug is a 10 year old Appaloosa gelding, and if you have seen him you are probably thinking Appaloosa? Yes he is an Appaloosa he just forgot to grow his spots haha. Mercedes is a 9 year old Polish Arabian mare I have owned both of them approximately 6 ½ years and they are my babies. I currently also am mom to a 6 year old Sheltie named Emma and we all live in the Spokane Valley.

This club is full of wonderful ladies and we all come from different areas, ranging as far north as Newport, Wa to as far South as Plummer, Id. And everyone has different disciplines they do but most everyone is also a trail rider. We as a club meet once a month during the off riding season and during the summer we meet every other month as everyone is pretty busy doing things with their horses and families. We have had one trail ride and are looking forward to having more in the near future. Next year we hope to get together a few more trail rides and maybe a play day. I look forward to helping bring this club along as it grows and is able to put on more club events and become a bigger part of the community.

To end this so I don’t bore you too much with my chatter I wanted to let everyone know that there are 2 shows this coming weekend: one is The Arab Community Show at Spur of the Moment in Deer Park and is open to anyone who would like to attend for more information please call 509-935-8911 or go to http://www.ieahc.org/. Next is a schooling show at Lady Raven Stables for more information please call 509-466-6075, 509-953-4511, or 509-590-8410.

Thank you all and if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me or one of the board members and they would be happy to answer them for you.

Samantha Leavell
President of MDH

Welcome to Moms, Daughters & Horses

Hello Horsewomen--and welcome to Moms, Daughters & Horses Blogspot!

This blog is for horsewomen all over the world--it's an extension of our club here in Spokane, WA--a club of women of all ages and equestrian interests who just love horses.

The woman pictured above is our fearless president, Samantha Leavell, and her horse, Tug. The Blog Archives to the right are blogs from members.

You can learn more about us at http://www.momsdaughtersandhorses.com/.

But for today, we just want to welcome you and let you know we're here. If you're interested in more socializing--please come to our online forum http://momsdaug.proboards41.com/ . There's plenty for everyone.

Happy Trails!!

The Ladies of Moms, Daughters & Horses