2009 SAHJA Awards Banquet

On Sunday, January 24th the 21st Annual SAHJA Awards Banquet was held at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, CA. The awards presented recognized the outstanding achievements in the sport of Hunter/Jumper.  Awards went to David Crowley-Gold-Walk Trot 8 and Under; Katelyn Crowley-7th place-Short Stirrup; Sabrina Voeller-9th place-Short Stirrup; Savanna Little-5th place-Kindergarten Jumpers and 9th place Training Jumpers; Kim Bare-4th place-Training Jumpers and 7th place-Junior Equitation. 

Clients from Equine Unlimited created a lovely basket full of donated items for the SAHJA Barn Competition.  Donations included:  halters, lead ropes, horse treats, bell boots, Ariat socks, a mane comb, body brush, crop, feeding bucket, feed scoop and much more.  In addition, a gourmet picnic basket was put together and donated to the SAHJA silent auction complete with wine, snacks and plates.

Grebitus Challenge Cup Award, Malinda Kregoski, Kim Bare and Savanna Little

The highlight of the afternoon was when Kim Bare and Savanna Little walked on stage to accept the 5th Annual Grebitus Challenge Cup Award; Greta Evans and Amy Balsley were unable to attend the banquet.  The entire Equine Unlimited barn was proud of their achievement. 

Dedicated Barn Families

How many fences can be painted by a group of dedicated barn families?  A lot, as long as you can scrap and sand in the heat before the kids get restless and start painting each other.   Paint cans and brushes in hand, the entire barn gang went to work for five days scraping, sanding, repairing and painting fences.

Lisa Voeller and Darnelle Little purchased all of the necessary supplies from Habitats for Humanity in Placerville, Dave Bare repaired the broken fences and rest of the group pitched in where necessary to get the job done before our trainer, Malinda Kregoski returned home from a trip.

The five day event was a huge success, at least fifteen sets of standards and fences were repaired and painted.  It’s amazing what can be accomplished when everyone comes together for the common good.  The fences are beautiful and ready for another hunter/jumper season at Equine Unlimited.