Start getting those sponsorships

October 26, 2011

Happy New WBRA Year! We have had some races for 2012 and the new season
is off and running. Hope to see some neat costumes and barrel runs at
the two Halloweeen Races! They both have added money in the $2000, $1000
and $500 novice. So give a BIG THANKS to Diamond Slash Ranch - Randy & Cheyenne Allan.

We are glad to have some new officers! A Huge WELCOME to Jill Pennington
( Youth/Junior Director), Aundrea Stoyanov (Publicity), Teri Bangart (
Vice President/Open Director), Lexxie McClelland ( Newsletter Editor),
Jodi Fox (Awards Chairperson). All of the new officers should have their
phone number, e-mail address and address on the website and in the
newsletter.

Also, a BIG THANKS to the returning officers - Jackie Gudmundson
(Website), Lynn Bremner (Secretary/Treasurer), Shane Spritzer (Ways and
Means - Nominated again:), Tina Hanson (Chairman of the board) and Sara
Zwarg (Novice Director). Thanks for committing for another year!

If you are on Facebook look up WBRA for some information or post some of your own!
Be looking for more races in November and December.
Katy Bremner,
WBRA President

October 1
Finals are HERE! Here are a few reminders for Finals Weekend in Ellensburg.

***Entries are OCTOBER 4th! When you are entering please let me know
your entry, banquet tickets, hookups, pens and you 2012 race entries.
Also, if you are available to help with the race on Sunday we need some
barrel setters, office help and gate person. Remember if you are unable
to attend the finals and you still want your awards- You MUST enter and
Pay your entry fee and then let me know who is picking up your awards!
If you don't enter then the 11th person will move up so if you are 11th
or 12th please call in and enter with me.

***WBRA FALL MEETING is 15 minutes after the barrel race on Sunday!(Lets
meet in the beer garden behind the wooden grandstands on the north side
of the arena) Please plan to attend. We will be going over the rule
proposals, voting on new officers and do a quick recap of the events from
the last year. If you have any questions or concerns please attend. We
will be more than happy to help you!

***If you did not make finals in any of the standings - Open, 2000
novice, 500 novice, Junior or Youth. You can still run. The
Invitational is for members that didn't make standings. There is a
buckle to the winner and will have $100 added if we get more than 10
entries! Buckle will be presented at the Banquet.

***Don't forget your $20 gift if you made the standings. Please give
those to the Open , Novice or Youth/Junior directors at finals!

***If you are not hooking up to power over the Finals weekend. Please
park over by the Rodeo office and Posse Barns. This way we will not be
charged $10 for dry camping.

***Looking forward to seeing you at Finals!
Katy Bremner

Ways and Means Raffle -
Raffle Raised $587.25! Thank you to all the members who bought tickets and donated Items!

*Magnetic Horse Blanket - Sandy Falon
*Cash For Cans 17X18 limited edition signed and numbered print by Roger Archibald - Richard Miller
*Pro Equine Splint Boots - Kit Brock
*Pull on Bell Boots - Betty Howagner
*Queen Size Royal Blanket - Diane Miller
*Western Style Table Clock - Cathy Lemke
*Bling Cowgirl purse - Rose Miller
*Wine Rack - Cathy Lemke
*End of the Trail Framed art - Lindsey Bangs
*Super charge supplement paste for horses -Lindsay Walker

September 15, 2011

Two more weekends of barrel racing before the finals in Ellensburg! If
you have discrepancies with points or money please get those corrected at
Last Chance. If you wait until finals it is to late!

Last Chance is September, 24th in Okanagon this year. The Annual WBRA
meeting is in between the races. This should be a short meeting since we
only have 7 rule proposals! Bring your favorite dish to eat during the
meeting. We also have election of officers and voting on special awards.

Finals entries are October 4, 2011 for the TOP 15 Open, TOP 10 2000 and
500 Novice, and TOP 5 Youth and Junior. To be eligible for your awards
you need to enter Finals. If you have any questions on finals please
call during entry time and I can hep you.

Be looking for more 2012 races! See you down the road.

Katy Bremner
WBRA President

September 1, 2011

WOW! The summer is almost over. There are a few rodeos and barrel races
left and then Last Chance September 24th in Okanagon and WBRA Finals
October 8th in Ellensburg.

We are winding up the season and remember that the top 15 in the Open go
to Finals along with the top 10 in the 500 and 2000 novice, with the top
5 in the Youth and Junior standings. Even if you are unable to run at
finals you must enter and pay your entry fee to get your awards.

Last Chance meeting will be before the barrel race this year. I have
very few rule proposals so we will have a very short meeting. We are
going to have a quick recap of the year, rule proposals, Nomination and
voting of officers (Vice President, newsletter editor, Publicity,
Futurity Director, Awards Chairperson and Ways and Means) and then
nominations and voting of the Speciality Awards(Sportsmanship, Horse of
the Year, Rookie (not voted on), Bested Dressed,and Outstanding Service).
Please plan to attend this meeting because we need lots of support from
all the members for the upcoming year.

Be looking for 2012 New Year races coming up. I have a few people
contact me that were looking for dates to put on WBRA races!

See you down the road! Safe Travels!

August is just about here! We have picked up on the Rodeos and Barrel Races in July. We had the WBRA SpeedHorse ShootOut in Moses Lake which was a success! A big THANKS to all of you who helped out there!

We will hopefully know the location for Finals and Last Chance here pretty soon. The dates to put on your calendar are Last Chance is September 24, 2011. We are also having our Annual meeting with this race so plan to attend. This is the Meeting where we go over all the rule proposals. REMINDER - Rule proposals are due to me by August 10th. Please have the current rule, the rule proposed and then an explaination of why we need to change this rule along with your name. This will help up understand what is proposed. Finals will be October 8-9, 2011. The banquet will be October 8th. We are confirming the locations and when we know them they will be on the website and in the paper!

REMINDER- All novice racers need to report non WBRA earnings to Sara Zwarg. This is important to keep up on this! We need to know your lifetime to stay in the correct novice class.
Good Luck to everyone and drive careful!

Happy 4th of July! It still feels like April, but we are now into JULY!

We had a slow start to June, but ended on a good note at Darrington where we had $1000 added barrel race with 39 entries! A HUGE thanks to Nick Bates for putting on the Open and Novice race. We had a great turn out and hope to have another race there next year!

Reminder that if you have any rule changes those are due August 10th to me. (katybremner@fairpoint.net or mail 10080 Lyons rd Ellensburg, WA 98926) Please write down the current rule then what you want changed and a reason why. That will help everyone understand why it needs changing.

We are still working on Last Chance and Finals. So if anyone has thoughts on locations that would be helpful!

SPEEDHORSE SHOOTOUT is rapidly approaching! Plan to attend the 4-d Friday night and then the Futurity, Poles, Open ($500 added), Novice races and our feature race NEVER WON A SADDLE RACE on Saturday and Sunday. Entries are July 5th so put that on your calendar. The other information is in the newsletter or on the website!

See everyone down the road!

Well I hope this EHV-1 is behind us! It looks like the panic is over and we are free to run barrels again. Pat Heckart just put on a great race in Spokane as a novice fundraiser! Thanks to Pat and her crew! IEBRA put on the Bull O Rama race in Rosalia and will be putting on a race in Clayton during the Colville Rodeo.At the end of the month there is a $1000 added race in Darrington. Look forward to seeing everyone down the road!

May 2011
Howdy- Our season is well on the way! Spring Fling was a HUGE success a HUGE thanks to Jackie Gudmundson and her wonderful committee. We had a good turnout and a super potluck! A great arena in Gold Bar. I hope we can have more races there:)
The first weekend in May was a huge success in Ellensburg with 23 in the Open race on Saturday and 28 in the Open on Sunday! Kym LaRoche ran the fast time of the weekend with a 17.2 ! Wow, I think that might be a record at Ellensburg. Thanks to everyone that came. We had some of the biggest novice classes ever! On Sunday, there was 19 in the 500 novice. Hope to see everyone the weekend of May 14th in Ellensburg! Sure to be a super day!
IEBRA is starting their races up in Davenport on Mother's Day. They have quite a few races going on this year so be looking for them.
The WBRA SpeedHorse Shootout has more information on the Website. Their first payment is due MAY 15th so if you are going to run in the Derby or Futurity get the entry form online.
Rodeos are getting going at the end of this month. Be sure to watch out for the entry dates since they are earlier than Barrel Races.
Hope all you Mothers out there have a super MOTHER'S DAY! See you down the road!

Katy Bremner

Welcome new members! Just a friendly reminder that if you are a first year WBRA member and are running in the Open, you are eligible for Rookie of the Year and need to let me know that you are a Rookie. For old and new members, there was a rule change made for the 2011 year that requires all Open members to run in 9 Open races to eligible for year end awards. Also, your Open nomination has to be paid before any winnings will count toward the standings. Please be sure to read your rulebooks as you are responsible for knowing the rules. Hope to see you all down the road and safe travels!

Denene Douglas
WBRA Vice President

Attention Novice Entries: email pre-entries are meant for race entry day and that if you enter earlier than that, your lifetime winnings are still counted up to the day of call-in entries and you may need to re-enter on entry day to adjust what class you run in

April 2011

Howdy-

Hopefully the sun will shine more and everything will dry out!

APRIL is SRRING FLING TIME! Jackie Gudmundson has a fun day planned for April 23, 2011 in Gold Bar, WA. Plan to attend one of the BIG WBRA'races of the year. This is a great arena with wonderful ground and a super view! Thanks to Jackie and her committee for putting things together for this race. SPRING meeting in between the races. Plan to bring something for the potluck along with your ideas for FINALS and LAST CHANCE. See you there!

Shannon Watson has put on one super race in Wapato, WA in March.(12 in the open!!) She is adding more money to the Open for April! Thanks for a great race Shannon!

The Futurity committee is getting those sponsors rounded up. A huge Thanks to Dusti for jumping in and getting so many sponsors. More information on the Futurity will be coming soon!

We have a lot of new approvals including races from IEBRA! Get those horses in shape and I will see you at the races!

Katy Bremner

Hope everyone is warmer than in January! Our snow has melted and it has been so nice outside! Time to get riding and working with your horses.

Be sure to keep up on the new approvals coming in. We are getting some from new arenas in Washington. So plan to attend the new arena in Wapato in March/April or Cle Elum in July. I look forward to going to some newplaces.

Jackie is getting the SPRING FLING committee in gear. They have been getting sponsor's left and right. The added money for SPRING FLING will be posted soon!

Watch for more news on the FUTURITY! They are getting their schedule ready for a fun filled weekend of JULY 9th and 10th.

A big Thanks to Walker's & Brooks' & Lemke's for putting on some successful races in Stanwood & Granite Falls. They sure had a good turn out! Granite Falls was the same weekend and they also got a good turn out of WBRA new and old members!

We also have a new Youth/Junior Director - Theresa O'Hara! A huge thanks to her for helping us out. Tami was unable to finish out the year for us. We will be getting out Theresa's e-mail, address and phone out on the website and newspaper as soon as we can. Thanks Theresa!

Keep getting those horses in shape! See you soon.

Katy Bremner
WBRA President

The Halloween Race was a HUGE success! We had so many old and new members. I really didn't expect to see so many people still riding their horses. The costume class was a big hit! I am getting pictures rounded up and will send them in to be put on the website and the Cowboy Digest, so keep checking back for those. Thank to everyone that participated!! Ryann Mitchell (Ballerina Princess) was out costume winner. She was adorable.

Hope everyone is planning to go to Selah and Moses Lake for our next WBRA races. These should be some good races and I look forward to seeing everyone rain or snow :o)

Note the new approval in JANUARY! A HUGE thanks to Jackie Gudmundson for doing this in Monroe again.

The season has almost came to an end. We do have another New Year's Race in Ellensburg, thanks Katy!!

When you receive this we will have had Last Chance Weekend, voted in new officers and rule changes. Thank you everyone that stepped up and helped make the races run smooth. I would also like to thank my husband & son for raking during the races. When you see any of the new or old officers, please tell them thank you for stepping up and volunteering. It is a thankless job but each association needs people that are willing to step forward to make it better. I have had a great time working with the board that I have worked with for the last two years. I have had a lot of personal issues arise during my tenure and the board has been a great support. Thank you to everyone that I served with each of you have done a great job!

Finals in Ellensburg are just around the corner, remember even if you aren't in the top call in and enter, you never know when someone won't be able to attend. Katy has done a great job in setting up the arena and banquet for finals. Please plan on attending and cheering on the top competitors in each division, coming to the banquet and then riding in the New Year's race on Sunday.

Thank you WBRA members.
Tina Hansen
President

Open Riders, please check your amounts against ours and make sure we agree as it is getting close to the end of the season.

Thanks,

Denene

ATTENTION NOVICE LADIES!
We are nearing the end of the season and we are in need of sponsors so that we can have cool year-end awards! I have a sponsor letter that I can send you by email or mail you some copies of, just give me a call
(503)504-1578 or email me at karen@rockinmranch.biz and I can get you it. You will see that in the standings I have now put a box around the top 10; that is to remind you that top 10 in each division will be
eligible to compete at finals and receive year-end awards. It would be really great if those of you running and competing for those top 10 coveted positions could be trying to get at least one sponsor! I am
hoping to get at least all the same sponsors that I got last year, but more would greatly help since we have had a year of small races and therefore less money coming in towards awards. If you get a sponsor
please make sure and have them make the check out to WBRA and it can be sent directly to Lynn (as long as you specify it is for novice awards), or you can send it to me and I will take care of getting it
to her. Please make sure and get a business card from the business so that we can give them proper advertising on the website and in the finals program. I will need to know the amount of any sponsorship
received, so I know how much money I have to buy awards. I have already gotten started, but I am hoping to get more things! We also have a couple of races coming up in Odessa (September 11th &
12th) that are novice benefit races. We have average awards, so please plan on attending and helping out. Please continue to contact me with any questions, concerns, money won outside WBRA, and money won
in WBRA open or at WBRA sanctioned rodeos, remember I generally only receive novice results! I hope to see everyone at the races in Odessa!

Karen
WBRA Novice Director

Ways and Means Update - August 2010

Hello everyone,

>Summer is quickly passing and it will soon be time for Last Chance and Finals weekends. Last Chance will be held in Davenport at the Fairgrounds on September 25th. Finals will be held in Ellensburg at the Rodeo Arena on October 9th with new year races to follow on October 10th.

If you have selected one of theses committees to help with, please be thinking of sponsorships you can obtain for these events. Remember, these races are two of our major fundraisers for the year and help with year-end awards.

Below is a list of members I show on each committee. I have sent e-mails out to those I have addresses for. Please contact me if you have not received an e-mail. I will also need your help in developing work schedules for the races.

LAST CHANCE COMMITTEE:

BEIERLE, HEATHER
BLOXHAM, JOYCE
BLOXHAM, SONNY
BURRILL, CHANTELL
DEWOODY, CINDY
FIRESTONE, CHEYENNE
KAPLAN, MARY
MILLSAP, HAILEY
PENNINGTON, KATIE
PRYOR, CINDY
RALSTON, DENECE
RALSTON, LACEY
REEDY, LACEY
RHOADS, NICOLE
RICKEY, LOLA
SIMPSON, KARA
SMITH, KATIE
TIBBS, AUDREY
WALKER, CLARETTA
ZWARG, SARA
CAPPER, PAM

FINALS COMMITTEE:

BAKER, KRISTA
BILLUPS, JENNIFER
BLEVINS, DANNA
BOONE, SAMANTHA
BUNDY, JANINE
CHILDERS, PATTY
CLARK, HANNAH
COCCO, TANYA
GRAY, NICHOLE
HANSEN, CASSIE
HOBURG, RYLEE
HULL, HANNAH
KELLY, WHITNEY
KIMSEY, SHAELA
LAROCHE, KYM
LEMKE, CATHY
LORENZ, STEPHANIE
LYNCH, MARIE
MCCLELLAND, LEXXIE
MITCHELL, KAREN
PREDOLH, TRACY
QUINN, CELESTE
SARTIN, SAMI JO
SHOEMAKER, DELANEY
SULLIVAN, SANDY
WALKER, LINZIE
WALLACE, JAMIE
WEST, BARB
WOOLF, MICHELLE

Sincerely,

Shannon Springer
Ways & Means Chairman

Wow, where has the summer gone? It seems like we just started to have the sunny warm weather and we are going into the last month of summer. As the summer began, we all wondered if we were ever going to have a race because it seemed to rain every day. IEBRA had to cancel the first couple approvals because the arenas weren’t safe to compete in. The weather finally changed to heat that we would start to complain about. Are we never happy?

Some of the standings are really close. It is great to see everyone out there competing while having fun, keep up the great work ladies.

We do have some business to talk about. The races have been small this year; we need everyone’s help in securing funds for year-end awards. Our division directors are doing great jobs by holding races to benefit each of the divisions and securing sponsorships, but I know they would appreciate your help. If you know of a business that would be willing to sponsor, I’m sure the division director’s would be happy to send you a sponsorship letter.

We are currently working on Last Chance and Finals. Be on the lookout for the approvals in the upcoming newsletters. If you signed up to work on one of these committees, you will be contacted shortly.

Last Chance will be held in Davenport, September 25^th. We will be having a doubleheader on Saturday and end the day with a Potluck BBQ and the annual membership meeting Saturday evening. During the meeting we will recap the year vote on rule changes and elect officers. The following offices are up for election: President, Secretary/Treasurer, Novice Director, Youth/Junior Director and the Website Editor. Please think about stepping up and serving as one of our elected officers.

I need to have your rule change as soon as possible. They need to be submitted for printing in the 1^st newsletter of September per rule 1.3.2. Remember to include your reason for the rule change proposal.

We will be holding Finals in Ellensburg, October 9-10^th. I want to thank Katy Bremner for stepping up and securing the Ellensburg Arena and the Banquet facility. We have a different format planned for the weekend. Please plan on coming and enjoying a weekend full of barrel racing and friendship.

You cannot receive your newsletter if you don't give me a complete address. That includes city, state and zip along with street address or box number. I'm sorry, but I don't know what town most of you are from. If you are note getting your newsletter, please contact me by email: baleysboy@yahoo.com or 509-826-1101.

Thank you to everyone that has been emailing me updating their horses' lifetime earnings. It has been great for everyone to be so on top of things! I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming races. Please start thinking of possible sponsors for novice awards. When you are out and about in your town look around and think of who you might be able to ask for even a $25 or $50 sponsorship. If everyone was able to get at least one $50 sponsor it would really help out the novice awards. I will be getting a letter ready to email out to my novice email list that you can take to sponsors. Last year was my first year ever going out and asking for sponsorships and I was amazed at how much generosity I found in my small town. Think of your vets, farriers, feed stores, and even the other places you frequent! If you are not on my novice email list yet, please email me at karen@rockinmranch.biz and I will add you to it. As always if there are any discrepancies with my records, please feel free to email me or contact me by phone! Thanks! Karen

With the Fall Series that was held in conjunction with Karen Mitchell to benefit both the Novice Divisions and the Youth/Junior Divisions, we were able to kick start the 2010 season off with great success! We acquired some new members which I would like to personally welcome to the WBRA Youth and Junior Division:

These young ladies have already shown their competitive edge and each one will be a force to be reckoned with this season!

Along with our Fall Series, Karen and I offered a 4d race along with our WBRA races. It was nice to see the two formats come together and support one another! Congratulations to everyone that received an average award during this series. It was a lot of fun and be on the lookout for a Spring Series…….

Now is a good time to be bringing in sponsorships while everything has slowed down and we are into the winter months. I have a sponsorship letter available so please contact me if you need one immediately. We will accept any amount of money or donation to help the Youth/Junior Division from anyone!

Also, I would love to hear some ideas of ways to earn money throughout the year! If you have any ideas feel free to forward them to me and I will see what can be done. One idea thus far is to have an early Spring parking lot sale (i.e. yard sale) somewhere central for everyone. Sounds like fun and think of all the stuff that we could collect from people while they are doing their spring cleaning!

As a reminder, it is extremely important to know the association’s rules. If you can’t find an answer to your question please contact me or another director for guidance.