Elk River Saddle Club

Little Miss: Payton Jacques

Princess: Courtney Frojd

Queen: Mandy Chandler

elkriversaddleclub@yahoo.com

 In the evening of July 8Th, 1948 a small group of people gathered together at the Jensen home for the purpose of forming a riding club. Rev. Dan Jensen was elected president and Rhonda Kliever was elected secretary/treasurer.

It is to be the aim of every member of the club to influence other horse lovers to join and be enthusiastic members of our club.

We chose a title of our club " Elk River Saddle Club" and hope it meets with the approval of all who were not at our first meeting.

(Excerpts from the original minutes of the Elk River Saddle Club)

In 2008 we have 81 families and 220 members in our club.

ELK RIVER SADDLE CLUB BY-LAWS AND/OR CLUB RULES

MEMBERSHIP AND DUES: Membership may be acquired by attending a meeting and paying dues at that time or by submitting dues to the club secretary. The dues shall be $10.00 per person or $20.00 per family. The yearly membership runs from the second Friday in October to the same time the following year. Members may pay their dues at any time but in order to receive points toward high point trophies awarded to club members at the end of the show season, dues must be paid before or at the October meeting. The dues must be paid before the election of officers in order to be eligible to vote, run for, or retain an office. Membership in this organization may be revoked at any time by the two-thirds vote of the board of directors where it is established that a member has willfully violated the by-laws of this organization or whose actions and conduct have proven detrimental to this organization. However, no membership shall be revoked without first notifying the member in question and allowing such person to appear before the board to show cause why such action should not be taken. Charter membership will be granted to the following individuals for their dedication, loyalty and vision, no dues are required, with full privileges:

Lloyd & Pat Craig Bob & LaVon Etherington Merrill & Marge Kampa Roger & Joan Schuur

II              GOVERNMENT: The government of this organization shall be vested in the board of directors,

who shall be elected at the annual meeting in October. The board of directors shall be responsible for the control and management of the organization, subject to the will of the membership. Vacancies occurring on the board shall be filled by appointment and approval of the board.

III.                 ELECTIONS: The annual election of officers shall be held at the general meeting held in
October of each year. To be eligible to vote you must be a paid member who is at least 16 years of age.
The following offices and committees will be filled each year at the annual meeting: president, vice-
president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, safety chair, delegates, alternates, board members, ribbon and
trophy committee, queens committee, banquet committee, and all other committees that may become
necessary. Officers shall take office on conclusion of the October meeting and shall serve in office for a
period of one year. No person shall be elected or hold office unless they are a paid member in good
standing of the organization. The president shall supervise the organization's affairs and activities and shall
preside at all board and regular meetings. Any member nominated for office shall be 18 years of age fas of
Jan 1^sl) or older.

IV.                                    MEETINGS: Meetings will be held the 2nd Friday of each month unless members are otherwise
notified. There will be no meeting held in the month of December.

V.                                       CLUB RULES: Entry fees are on horse and rider combination.   A horse may be used only once
in any event, that is only once in barrels, poles (etc...).   After the show has started no riders will be allowed
to go through an event for practice. Stallions shall be allowed at shows if handled by an adult and under
control at all times. Any unruly horse or rider may be dismissed from an event at any time by the judge or
the board of directors. Any contestant abusing their horse shall be asked to leave the premises and will not
receive a refund of their entry fees. These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members
present at any special or regular meeting, provided written notification of the proposed action has been
given to each member at their last known address at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Current Western
Saddle Club Association (WSCA) rules shall govern all of our events.Dated:   October 28, 2004

 We are a family orientated club. We have all ages that compete in our shows. The littlest  of little do tiny tot around the marker.

On behalf of the Elk River Saddle Club, we would like to wish all of the riders and their families a fun filled safe show season.

President - Dan Johnson                     Vice President - Carol Chandler                       Secretary - Bobbie Flicek                     Treasurer - Michelle Murphy

Reporter - Bridget Behrns

Board members

Bonnie Rioux (thru2010)                     Becky Bistram (thru 2011)

Sue Johnson (thru 2010)                    Stacy Jacques (thru 2010)

Bridget Behrns (thru 2009)                  Shavon Erickson (thru2009)

Royalty

Queen - Princess - Little Miss -   We will be crowning our royalty next year when the season starts.  The ride will be held at our May 9th funshow.

Meetings are held the 2nd Friday of every month at 7:30 pm. May - September they are at the Sherburne County Fair Grounds in Elk River.  October - April at the American Legion in Elk River