Fair Weather Barrel Racers

This past Saturday unfortunately was my final barrel race of 2012.  With the daylight fading quickly, it is to the point of not being able to get Sis rode before dark.  Typically, in the Spring, I am so pumped up and bored and ready to start the season, even though it's dark, rainy and cold out, I will strap a head lamp on my head and go ride!  However, next weekend we are going to go to the All American Quarter Horse Congress for a day and in November I have the Northstar Rally one Saturday and the Forever Safe Farm Gala so I wouldn't be able to hit any barrel races those weekends.  I know for a fact that I wouldn't be going to any barrel races Thanksgiving weekend either.  So that leaves the first weekend in November only.  So, I've decided it's time to let Sis have her several month break to recoup.

As my friend, Jeanie Bowersock and I warmed up Saturday night, walking around the outdoor arena, dark, cold, raining, we started talking about how with age, we are more "fair weather barrel racers" instead of the "die hard barrel racers".  In our younger years, we both would be outside keeping our horses fit in the rain, sleet, snow, etc..  We thought we were "tough" and "dedicated".  Now, she asked me as we walked side by side hunched in our saddles, hats pulled down over our faces, gloves and heavy coats on, "so, are you having fun yet?", and  I said "that is a BIG negative!", as I shivered, my fingers were numb and all I could think about was making my run and getting home to hop in the bathtub!   Instead of thinking we were "tough" and "dedicated" for being out there Saturday night freezing our behinds off, we both thought we were quite crazy!  We both talked about how now we do this for fun, not for a living, not to win the World, but for a fun activity to keep us fit, active and involved with the horses, sport and friends we love so much but when it's this time of year, we'd much rather be doing other activities INSIDE where it's WARM!

I did have a great run on Sis for my last one.  I won the second division, which as my husband says, I'm never happy~but, unless I am first in that First Division, I know there is room for improvement.  I thought we were smoking, but her time just wasn't as good as I thought when we came out. 

Beforehand, she was pretty "spooky" outside however.  Seemingly burning up a lot of energy that I ended up getting off for a short time and walking her back to the trailer.  As I did so, we walked between several cars as that was the only way back as cars were pretty tight, she spooked at something stupid, bucked or kicked at whatever she spooked at and hit her hoof into a friend's tail light.  So, $100 won that evening, and $348 paid out for her stupidness!  "Crazy Train" at her best I suppose.  Sean went into tell this older woman about the damage and he said he felt horrible, as she teared up a little.  He assured her though, that we would take care of it. 

I know certainly it could have been worse, but regardless makes me mad!  I will most certainly try to not walk her between cars if she is spooky.  I'll just have to find another way through I suppose.  She certainly keeps me on my toes!  What we do for these "good" barrel horses!  I felt like selling her for $348!!!! 

But, as I said, she had an awesome run and she worked her heart out.  Hard to remain mad when she gives me her all in the arena each time.

Notice her determined tongue out look.

Sean took some really great shots of some of the TEAM DO3 members as well.  (too many to show here).  I think it will be a great benefit to this local chapter of TEAM DO3 as when I'm at a show, he is the "official" TEAM DO3 photographer.  Every barrel racer loves to have their photo taken in action!  (I myself love to make fun of all my friends faces and hair in their photos).  I have encouraged the State Team Captains to try to find local photographers that can be their Official TEAM photographer as well and take pictures to email to the members as a benefit for being on the Team.

My good friend, Beth Penland, gave me a wonderful gift  that she purchased from Red Eagle Creations, who is also one of Dreaming of Three's sponsors. 

It is a beautiful rodeo shirt, blinged out and all!  I'll be wearing to Congress on Saturday to "represent" and to try to see if I can get some more Companies interested in one form or another in TEAM DO3! 

The silent auction that was an effort by Team DO3 member, Brittany Hall and her mother, raised  over $250 towards the Rodeo Kid Program.  Our next Rodeo Kid will hopefully be in January in Texas.  Our Texas Team Captain, Carlie Hayes will be entertaining this family once we find them.  This money raised will go towards purchasing their rodeo tickets, getting them dinner for the evening, and perhaps some other prizes.  I am most certain we will have plenty of sponsors giving gifts as well.

Right now for our "Year End Reward we have over $700 in prizes!  I'm very excited to be able to offer this to these people who are all giving back with their passion of horses and rodeo.  I know 2013 "Year End Reward" drawing is goin to be bigger and better!

So although my season of barrel racing has come to an end for 2012, I can certainly look back at this year full of true heart break and frustration in the beginning, true friendship throughout, true determination to grow and to go as far as possible with this organization, and true thankfulness to all of my sponsors who believed in me from the start.  I certainly hope I was able to make them all proud to be a part of Dreaming of Three and hope that all the Team members are just as proud!  I look forward to 2013 and all the great things to come!

Growing Pains

As Dreaming of Three continues to grow, I know there are certain things I have to "let go" of in order to have it be more successful and to be Nationwide.  I had decided several months ago (hard to believe when we've only been in existance for six months!), but I knew someday, I would need help in other States.  I knew I would have to hand over the reins to another Team member that has the same passion I do for what we are doing and accomplishing.  I held off, because Dreaming of Three is certainly my "baby".  It started from true heartbreak, grew into a Team from true friendship, and has grown into what it is now from true determination of wanting it to be successful and a well known organization within the equine industry and rodeo industry.  (perhaps that is thinking really large..but I hope we are a well known organization eventually!)  I could see that most the people I knew in my circles, most likely if they had an interest, had already joined.  I could only get to so many places in this area and reach only a small group of equestrians through local events.  Facebook, no doubt has helped others in other States find us.  Without that social networking, these Team members would have never found us.

So, after the Northstar stuff slowed down a little bit for me, it was time to concentrate on DO3 once more.  I decided to put together some "guidelines" in what I felt a Team Captain should follow and I emailed all the members these guidelines asking for volunteers.  As ultimately, I want it to be a person who has the same type of determination that I do for what we are doing and trying to accomplish.  I didn't want to appoint members that were in the States, as so far, we only had one in each State.  I wanted them to have the same pride as I do when I enter the arena knowing that I am out there trying to do so much more than win a barrel race.  Perhaps if they have also lost a loved one from cancer or heart disease, or that they have a link to animal rescue, Dreaming of Three will touch their heart just as much as it has touched mine. 

I had seven volunteers in the following States:

Brandi Reicheneker - Oklahoma State Captain
Carlie Hayes - Texas State Captain
Mary Elzie - Tennessee State Captain
Haylie Burch - Mississippii State Captain
Brittney  Barnett - California State Captain
Heather Jarman - North Carolina State Captain
Andrea Cherwinski - Michigan State Captain

I'm very thankful for their enthusiams on building their State's TEAM!  Once they have acquired 15 Team DO3 members in their State, they will be rewarded with a State Team Captain Jacket from Red Eagle Creations!  I felt that I wanted to do this for them, as they should be recognized as the State Captain at events so that people can ask questions about Dreaming of Three/Team DO3. 

Each Team captain was also asked to locate a local animal rescue for the Team members to donate to as well.  I felt that this would draw them closer as a State Team.  I hope it also brings awareness to these other animal rescues throughout the United States, as there are so many great organizations out there doing wonderful things!

I know we have alot to look forward to in 2013 with the addition of these State Captain's and the potential for more growth!  I have submitted an application to Tractor Supply for sponsorship and I am crossing my fingers they take notice of what we have accomplished so far!

We have raised over $3700 from Team member's reported donations, raised over $1600 from the Colorado Wildfire shirts, over $400 from the Oklahoma drought shirts, over $7000 from the Northstar silent auction, and over $6000 from the Northstar first round of shirts!  We are almost at $20,000 raised for charities and causes in just six short months!  Imagine what we'll do in a year's time!  Or when we get a full year of practice under our belts, and begin our second year!  I'm VERY excited for things to come in the future!

My new sponsor, Red Eagle Creations has made some wonderful shirts for some of our Team DO3 members! 

 

This shirt was made for Roz Taylor as she was opening up for Tommy Turvey at the Pennsylvania Horse Show in Harrisburg this past week!  She represented well, and even did a tv interview telling a little bit about her shirt and Dreaming of Three!



 My friend, Beth Penland also ordered a shirt for herself and competing at the All American Quarter Horse Congress this month in Columbus, Ohio.  She also ordered me one as well!  Thank you Beth!  Your friendshiph overwhelms me, from attending the very first Rodeo Kid night, from becoming a sponsor to help me on my way to raise money for the charities, from being the first member of TEAM DO3 and saving my behind when Sis was injured, taking my place to ride for the charities as I had sponsors and initials on my crosses I felt I had to live up to expectations, and from knowing how much I would LOVE this shirt!

I think they are pretty darn sharp!  It really makes me feel good that so many Team members are excited about wearing the logo, telling about Dreaming of Three and how proud they are to be on TEAM DO3!  I can see that all the time when a new item comes about.  Like the hoodies!

 

I have also decided that with November 15 coming up soon, and the Team members needing to send in their charity checks to me by that date, I wanted to have a "reward" for these members "giving back".  When I receive their checks, they will be entered into a drawing for the "Year End Reward".  I have added a page to the website with all the sponsors of this program.  Although, I do not have the value of all items donated, from the items I do have a value, I have acquired over $500 in prizes already!  I will continue to solicit sponsors that want to say "thanks" to these Team members for turning their passion for horses or rodeo into something to give back.  Hopefully, next year once we are a 501c, it will be easier to get donations for this prize package.  Ultimately, along with all the wonderful prizes, I want to be able to give a vacation package to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December!  (ah, I like to dream big!)

So once again, as I write this blog, I am amazed at all the wonderful things I have to write about!  There is never a dull moment with this organization!  (or at least I try to make it that way!)

The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears.

As I added a new member today from Alabama, Cindy Kivette, and read her story of losing her sister to cancer, it really made me stop to take a look at this Team once more and read their stories/bios again.  Reading thru them certainly made me tear up with pride and gratitude that these people have  joined me in honoring their own loved ones or riding for the animal rescues through our passion of horses.

I've been so busy tending to the auction for Northstar, and Tshirts for Oklahoma Drought and Northstar, that as I added new members, I really never looked at how many there were in total.  We have 59 members!  We are starting to spread across the U.S. too!  PA, OH, CA, MD, MI, MS, MO, TN, TX, FL, AL, LA!!!  (I think I got them all, as being at home, I do not have my file!).  When I looked at how many states we are in, it made me smile, as this was the hope that I had once TEAM DO3 started to grow, that we would someday span the whole U.S.!!! Team members in every state, with Team captains in every state playing the role I have been here in Ohio and Pa.  I hope that these Team captains can organize trail rides, barrel races, clinics, Rodeo Kid rodeo nights, and spread the word to all equestrians in their own areas about what we are all about.  To be able to reach more families with children fighting cancer or heart disease and take them out for a fun filled worry free evening at the rodeo.  I hope that these Team members in other states would feel that same camaraderie of being on this Team as we do up here in PA and OH.  That even though alot of us are competitors, and we want to win, if a Team member wins or places, you are just as excited as if it were yourself, as you know that there will be more money added to the tally from their donated portion of that paycheck.  I know, myself, I have met so many new friends than ever before in my life because of TEAM DO3.  Typically, I would stay to myself at a barrel race with my own group that I knew well for years.  Now, with the Team and new members, I've gotten to know so many new and wonderful people.  I want others to experience that as well. 

Just imagine, if we have only 59 members, donating portions of their earnings, or pledging a dollar amount for time in the saddle, some members matching other Team members and we raised over $3500 in six months from just riding, imagine, if we tripled the number of Team members!?  Imagine if we had 59 members in each state! I HOPE!  As, Team DO3 is unlike any other equestrian organization.  We don't focus on just one discipline, nor age, nor gender~you don't even have to ride to be part of the Team as you can be a "matching member" or you could even be a Corporate Team member donating portions of certain sales to the charities!  There are no membership fees.  There are no Top 5 awards.  No Top Dogs. We all donate with pride as we watch our tally grow.  (anonymously, as I never reveal who adds what amount.  As youth perhaps may donate .50 cents, or a beginner perhaps $1~I want them to feel just as good as those that are successful in the arena already. The "giving back" is all relative. Taking a portion of that good fortune, and taking the time to think of others.)  We may have "rewards" for those that step up and participate in Team functions or activities frequently.  We may have contests now and then to spice things up. Mostly, however, riding for a cause, gives us a way to turn our passion of horses into something more.  This is our REWARD! As an Arabian proverb is written: 

The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~

So, as some of us ride, and feel that wind, we know that those we have lost to cancer or heart disease are smiling down upon us.  That wind has perhaps brushed across their faces before it brushed upon our own, as we ride into an arena, ride onto a trail, or throw a rope at a steer (or cutting, or dressage, or jumping, or reining, HOPEFULLY Someday I'll get some of these riders!)

There are even several bull riders on this team as well.  I'm not so sure I heard any Arabian Proverbs about wind blowing between a bull's horns, but I know that those boys that are Team members only need 8 seconds to make a difference!  We are very proud of them and hope that more bull riders join us someday.  Riding and giving them that extra boost of knowing they are riding for a cause, to hang on those 8 seconds!  Perhaps Aaron's story, which will be told in Rodeo News soon (hopefully November 15 issue), will inspire more to join.  Perhaps we'll get a PBR rider someday!  Or member at the NFR!  Aaron, I'm counting on YOU!  When you make it to the NFR someday, we will no doubt be there cheering you on!

Aaron Amon, Rodeo Kid #4 and Team DO3 Member Bull Rider

In thinking of ways to make TEAM DO3 a great benefit as well.  I came up with the idea to have some clinics where Team members get first shot of participating.  Basically, I feel that to improve the skills of our Team members, it would better benefit the charities!  The proceeds will of course, go to the charities.  Nothing I do or come up with, is ever anything but to benefit the charities. 

Our first clinic will be with Sharon Camarillo, May 25 & 26, 2013 in Darlington PA at Snedekers Arena.  If you'd like to participate, just email me at Jackie@dreamingofthree.com.  The cost is $480 per rider, which includes your stall with a $225 deposit to reserve your spot.

I surely hope we get the 14 riders for this clinic.  That is my biggest worry.  As I am not holding this clinic to make money, as of course I don't own an indoor arena, I have to rent one.  I merely want to give more benefits to members, to raise some more money for the charities and to have a great learning opportunity from one of the best in the industry!  We'll also have a Open 4D barrel race Saturday evening, where competitors will get the chance to meet Sharon and to win some cool prizes she plans on bringing as well as prizes I manage to get sponsored by then.  I really would love it if it would be a success, so that I can continue to find clinicians in all disciplines and do similar and donate the proceeds to the charities.  (instead of it being a flop and having to get a second job to pay for it all!)

I thought perhaps I could hold a annual barrel race some day to raise funds for the charities, but there are so many good barrel races out there, big barrel races, that I just don't feel I could compete and make it as much of a success with the little knowledge I have about putting on a big show, big barrel race.  So for now, I think the clinics could be a better match for TEAM DO3.   I've always felt, Team members should want to improve to win more, to be able to give more back!  So what better way to improve than to attend a clinic!  So, I guess wish me luck on this new adventure!  AND spread the word to other barrel racers so we can fill this clinic!  So that we can have a good Open 4D!  (I plan on at least $500 added money!)

I truly look forward to the next six months of TEAM DO3 and the exciting things in store, to meet more friends, and to inspire more people to join!

Update on Rodeo Kid #2, Trenton Noll

Update on Trenton (Rodeo Kid #2):  10-4-2012 by Mena Noll
(Dreaming of Three will be revealing a new Christmas Tshirt, to benefit the Noll's during this difficult time-stay tuned.)

Trenton's MRI results Monday showed that although the tumor is still stable in size it has once again become enhanced. In the past enhanced has lead to growth. He has been showing more symptoms lately that we are unsure if they are tumor related. They would like to start scanning more often to monitor growth. After much discussion with the nurse I asked her that we do what is best for Trenton at this point. As you all know there is no room for growth. Growth will mean Trenton will be completely blind, growth will mean a loss of speech, a loss of movement. Two weeks ago he began to stutter more, 1 week ago he began to drag his leg. My suggestion to her was why should he wait to see how much more he looses. Start thinking, start researching NOW other options, it was then the long pause came that suggested there were no other options. The doctors currently have no other alternative because of the amount of treatment he has been given. They say he doesn't qualify for other options at this point. There is always something, we will just have to find it is what goes through my head. She kindly said she will take his case to the tumor board for discussion to see what can be found and do all she can. I trust that she will, she has been fighting for us for everything since we arrived in NC.

While dealing with this news this week I also am dealing with the fact that Trenton no longer has full medical coverage. When we made the move we failed to realize that PA and NC do not follow the same Medicaid policy. We started the process months ago when we got here and for lack of better words are dealing with idiots. Obama signed that no child be denied medical insurance that has cancer, what he didn't do is make it available to ALL children. If you are the average American you are either screwed or must jump through hoops like we are doing in order to obtain it.

As you can imagine frustration is all around me this week. My job is to be a Mom and take care of my children. Every morning I wake up and do my job, so my question is why is it so difficult for others to do their job. Doctors need to find a cure and make it available to all, and politicians need to make sure all are able to financially obtain it through insurance and insurance that we pay a ridiculous amount for needs to cover it! No child should endure this suffering and no family should be made to do what we are doing at a time like this to make sure our son can get it. We are at a point where even if there was a cure our insurance wouldn't cover it. Trust me this mamma is on the phone and I will get it covered and they will have other options :)

So this moment I sit here and question the system, the doctors, all of it. Someday I will battle for all children with cancer that families do not endure these struggles, but today I am just battling for Trenton. At this moment we will continue his current course of treatment and monitor the next few weeks for symptoms. The last three years straight October has brought nothing but bad news, but for the last three years we have placed Trenton's illness in God's hands and Trenton has prevailed. When they told us last October that we had weeks left we prevailed through prayer. The last three months have been a dream and if God willing we will enjoy more time. Trenton has come to North Carolina and affected so many in such a short period of time. He has a way of reaching out and touching so many hearts and trust me it was meant to be for him to come here. His aide at school told me she prayed for God to send her a case that would help change her life, and then she cried as she said Trenton was the answer to that prayer. He is truly a blessing.

I have to share with you the story of Trenton's hellos. Everywhere we go, ( I mean everywhere!) he says hello to each and every person (EVERY PERSON). Bryce was upset by this recently because of the amount of time it took to get through the grocery store as we waited on Trenton to chat to each person. Bryce said, " Trenton do you really have to say hello to EVERYONE!" Trenton's reply was simple, "It is nice to say Hello so yes I do have to say it, God is in my Heart!". I thought about it that evening thinking of all the faces and smiles of people when this little boy waves and says his simple hello. Who knows how their day was before that pleasant exchange. It might have been that Hello that changed their day. Then I heard it straight from an elderly man's mouth, "Thank you son, you just made my day!" Lesson learned again from my son. Stop, take the time and love they neighbor, all of them!

Thank you all for your continued support and prayers and no matter the distance we feel blessed to have so many of you in our lives. Mena Noll

Consumed with Northstar

To say the least, I have been consumed with things concerning Northstar, as I have been absent from my own blog, slightly from Dreaming of Three, although, raising funds for such things like the Northstar situation is what DO3 is all about. 

When I closed my last entry, I was about to go and meet Northstar on September 11.  I recruited another TEAM DO3 member, Melissa McCorkle to drive to Columbus Ohio to Ohio State University to meet Northstar, his owner, Jessie and her daughter Loretta, Jayne May, who had started the fund raising through helpnorthstar.com, and the team at OSU.   

We arrived about 11:00 a.m.  Jayne came out excitingly giving hugs and introduced me to Loretta and Jessie.  Then we headed into the clinic to meet Northstar.  I was lucky to have arrived AFTER they had covered up his worst wounds at his withers, where the bone was exposed.  However, Jayne took some photos.

Team at OSU working on Northstar.

 

As you can see, his withers and shoulder are where the worst of the burns were on his body.  The bone is exposed.  Seeing this photo brought tears to my eyes, as Northstar, still is a perfect gentleman, and is so loving towards people yet. 

 

 

 

 

We each took turns loving on him, and he sucked up every moment!

 

Me giving Northstar some delicious apples.

Jayne May, President of Northstar Equine Foundation Inc.



TEAM DO3 member Melissa McCorkle



Northstar's owner, Jessie Woodworth

Dr. Sam Hurcombe also giving Northstar some love!



 

We were even able to take Northstar outside for some much needed fresh air!  He was very curiuous about everything outside.

Northstar loving the camera and the attention!



After we did some visiting, we talked to Jane, who is the media/publicity coordinator at OSU.  She informed us that OSU was starting it's own fund, called the Northstar Fund at OSU as well.  We told her our stories, of how none of us knew each other before two weeks before when each one of us involved, stepped up to the plate to help Northstar and his owners.  Jayne and some of her friends with the Facebook Group page, Donations for Northstar to acquire donations through paypal and PNC bank, and myself with the silent auction that eventually ended up with 200 items and the tshirt sale which ended up with over 400 shirts ordered in the first round!  She was amazed at our story and told us she was going to sell that angle to the press, national, local, etc. 

 

We said our goodbye's to Northstar, Sam, Jessie, Loretta and Jayne and headed back the 3 1/2 hours home.  It certainly was an experience to say the least.  To be visiting this horse I've never met before, and falling in love with his spirit and determination.  To meet these women I've never met before, however feeling as if I've known them forever.  I returned home feeling more determined than ever to raise as much money as possible to help Northstar survive and to give him the veterinary care he desperately needed. 

 

We certainly had some bumps in the road since that day, with people doubting our sincerity, claiming we were fraudulent in our efforts, which no doubt took it's toll on all of us working round the clock for this cause.  Myself, for the auction, it was non-stop.  Adding items every night, monitoring the bids, as some would get hidden for whatever reason, answering questions regarding the items, and ontop of that taking tshirt orders and trying to keep all organized. 

 

I certainly learned alot about doing such a silent auction on Facebook!  I will most certainly do ALOT of things differently next time..IF there ever is a next time!  :)  Because I didn't expect it to get so large, I didn't mind if people would private message me on Facebook via my personal page, via DO3's page or email me.  Unfortunately, because these added items were everywhere, I had a hard time locating each donator after the auction was over to inform them of the winner's address!  SO, next time, it will be emailing me the information ONLY, along with the subject: Northstar Silent Auction.  Therefore making it easy to locate when it's time to email the winners address.  I did keep a spreadsheet, therefore making it slightly easier.  In the end, when all was tallied, Dreaming of Three was able to donate over $7200 to Northstar Equine Foundation Inc.!!!  So, I am VERY proud of that fact, and all my hard work and sleepless nights was worth it in the end.  I certainly am thankful to all those that bid and all those that donated!  I never would have thought it would have grown as big as it did, but I am happy it did!

 

Stupidly, I made the end of the silent auction the same day as the deadline order date for the tshirts!  So, not only was I swamped with sending invoices, I was also tallying up tshirts!  Which wasn't an easy task with over 400 shirts!  PLUS, with the addition of the long sleeve, made it hard as well, as I do believe we missed the fact in those first few days of having the long sleeve,  that some of the orders were long sleeve and not the short sleeve in our tally. 

 

 
Needless to say, I was a bit overwhelmed with trying to keep up with it all!  I think I had myself in way over my head!  Which I certainly didn't intend.  I didn't think it would be such a snowball effect with the auction nor with the tshirts, as in the past fund raising tshirts we had perhaps 150 or so shirts ordered where I could handle on my own, no where near 400! 

Knowing that packing would be an extreme task for just myself this time around, I asked for my Team members to come and have a tshirt packing party!  Alot of them didn't hesitate to spend their afternoon with me packing up shirts for Northstar! Plus, I made it on a day there was no Steeler game, and fortunately barrel races were cancelled!  So, my hubby and I cleaned our garage, set up some tables, and prepared the area for some fun!

Shirts shirts and more shirts!

Folding



Getting in envelopes





Taping

 

Inspecting ~ Koda

 

It took us about 2 1/2 hours from when we started to when we finished up and had some pizza and snacks!  I am certainly thankful I have such great Team members that want to participate in fund raising other than in the arena!

TEAM DO3 Tshirt crew with the BIG CHECK to Northstar of $7214.01
Jackie, Melissa, Megan, Sandra, Beth, Mari, Morgan, Sierra, Shane & Koda

 

 

To say the least, I was exhausted by the end of that week!  THEN stupidly, I made the 2nd batch order date for the long sleeve/2nd round of short sleeve for October 1!  The very day that I had to take the 1st round of shirts and mail!  I have NO IDEA what I was thinking! 

 

With all this exhausting work however, it is well worth it in the end, as seeing Northstar recovering well, makes me feel good inside that I am doing my utmost best to raise as much money as possible to keep him in good hands and healing and a happy life after.

 

Sam & Northstar

The Northstar Equine Foundation, Inc, continues to think of new ways to continue to raise funds for Northstar's care in the future as well as now.  We will be holding our first rally and benefit November 10, 2012 at :

Mound Grove Golf Course

‎10760 Donation Road‎, ‎Waterford, Pennsylvania

 

You can find all the information and even sign up to help at www.helpnorthstar.com. 

 

I think things are settling down a little bit for me in the Northstar area, so I can get back to my Team DO3 and Dreaming of Three's Rodeo Kids. I do plan on having another in January, in TEXAS, with our newly appointed Team Captain, Carley Hayes! 

I am organizing DO3's very first barrel racing clinic with Sharon Camarillo, hopefully May 24-26 at Snedeker's arena in Darlington, PA, where all proceeds will go to American Heart Assocation, American Cancer Association, Forever Safe Farms, and Northstar Equine Foundation, Inc.  This clinic will firstly be open to Team members and if not filled, will be open to the public to attend.  Spectators will be welcome as well, for a small fee also being donated to the charities. 

 

Dreaming of Three will also be filing Incorporation papers next week along with 501c status once we recieve the Inc. papers. 

 

I am also helping Forever Safe Farms with their first Gala in November as well, by helping them acquire some silent auction items. 

 

Rodeo Nws contacted me to do a story on my Rodeo Kid #4, Aaron Amon!  How exciting that will be for him!  He will not doubt be a super star one day!  I did finally manage to get all his photos and get his video done as well!  You can view it at:

https://vimeo.com/49393711 

 

So, big things continue to happen surrounding Dreaming of Three!  I hope it continues, although, hopefully things will get more level and smooth, so that I can get back to spending time with my family, horses, and friends barrel racing!