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PREECEVILLE — The Etoimamie club held its annual trail ride/award night on Oct. 19 at the farm of Tom and Shirley Babchishin. It was a lovely day for a ride. We had two full wagons, which were driven by Lloyd Smith, and Ray Rosenkerr had his team, which was driven by Mason Bilan. We had roughly 30 riders on the ride.
Our club only held six play days this year in Sturgis. It seemed to be hard to coordinate with everyone this year, or the weather was a factor. We also ran the Sturgis Sports Days and Preeceville Western Days Gymkhana events.
I would like to thank everyone who helped at Sturgis and Preeceville, and our announcer, Amanda Kowalchuk, for announcing both weekends. We couldn’t have done it without our volunteers.
Winners received awards in four categories: weepee, peewee, junior and senior.
In the weepee category:
Ryder Beatty won first in the barrel event and received a blue grooming bag full of stuff donated by Jackie Ripa. Beatty also won first in poles and received a black pail, dewormer and candy donated by Karlee Boychuk. Beatty also received first in the games event and won horse and human treats donated by Tom and Shirley Babchishin.
In the peewee category, barrels: Arianna Neilson won first and second place and received a purple grooming bag full of a bunch of stuff donated by Jackie Ripa, and a lunge line and horse treats donated by Maddison Auchstaetter. Karlee Boychuk placed third and received horse treats and a massage glove donated by Ronda Palaniuk. In the poles event, Arianna Neilson was first and second and received spur straps donated by the Neilsons and a whip and brush donated by Tack Addict; Karlee Boychuk placed third and received a saddle cover donated by the Reynold family and a set of red reins donated by Marlene Palaniuk. In the games event, Arianna Neilson won first and second place and received horse treats and dewormer and horse treats donated by Ronda Palaniuk; Karlee Boychuk placed third and received a hay net and a rope halter donated by the Reynold family.
In the juniors category, barrels and poles: Madison Auchstaetter won first place and received a saddle stand donated by Brent and Darlene Walker and a $25.00 gift card and horse treats donated by Vitality Veterinarian Clinic; Savannah Neilson placed second and received horse cookies and horse bug spray donated by Ronda Palaniuk and horse treats and reins donated by Matty Palaniuk; Jade Beatty won third in barrels and received a blue bucket and hay net donated by Skylee Petras; Tristen Beatty won third in poles and received horse and human treats donated by Tom and Shirley Babchishin. In the junior games, Madison Auchstaetter won first place and received a feed bag donated by Jon Beatty; Jade Beatty placed second and received a black feed bucket and horse bug spray donated by Vitality Veterinarian Clinic; Savannah Neilson placed third and received horse treats and reins donated by Matty Palaniuk.
In the seniors category, barrels, poles and games: Ronda Palaniuk won first place and received a heated plush throw donated by Preeceville Gateway Co-op, a $25.00 gift certificate and horse treats donated by Vitality Veterinarian Clinic, and a bucket, rope halter and horse treats donated by Tack Addict; Jon Beatty placed second and received a black feed tub and bug spray donated by Vitality Veterinarian Clinic, a feed bucket and after-run rub donated by the Lindholm family, and horse shampoo and conditioner donated by Preeceville Veterinary Clinic; Marlene Palaniuk won third place and received a key chain donated by the Neilsons, a mane shine donated by Preeceville Veterinary Clinic, and a tail wrap and boards donated by the Reynold family.
Jon Beatty was awarded a gift for working up and keeping our arena going at Sturgis. It was a cooler bag with a thermos, Contigo mugs and jerky donated by Jackie and Tony Ripa.
Fast Barrels was awarded to Madison Auchstaetter. She had a time of 16.035. She won a breast collar donated by Lexi Young.
Fastest Poles was awarded to Ronda Palaniuk. She had a time of 25.089. She won a pizza oven donated by Canadian Tire in Yorkton.
High point went to Ronda Palaniuk with 123 points. She won fly boots, a fly mask and horse cookies donated by R & M Arabs.
-Submitted by Lisa Neilson
