 News & Info
(last updated
02/02/2010)
SCHC News Update
Winter 2009 Newsletter
Winter 2009 Newsletter
Tax Status Changed to 501 C 3
THE SOUTH CAROLINA HORSEMEN’S COUNCIL
HAS BEEN GRANTED 501(c) 3 STATUS BY THE IRS
This has been a long grueling process
requiring rewriting our By-Laws, updating our mission statement, filling
out forms, and assuring the IRS that we meet their requirements. We have
now received our approval. This means that individuals as well as
businesses may deduct gifts to the SC Horsemen’s Council from their income
taxes. This also makes our organization eligible for some prospective
grants from certain charitable organizations. So get out those checkbooks
and make a donation to your favorite non-profit organization (that would
be us). Donations may be designated for the general fund to defray
operating expenses or to the scholarship fund for recognizing deserving
students. Please give thanks to Betty Rankin and Carol Deacon for doing
most of the work necessary to enable us to achieve this status.
Unwanted Equine
District 5
Director, BB Weavil is chairing the committee on unwanted equine issues
and making a lot of progress on identifying opportunities for unwanted
horses. She is assembling information on how we can help with this issue.
The SCHC has adopted a policy to guide our activities. For more
information on how to deal with unwanted horses please contact BB at
bbweavil@msn.com_
or 843-224-9114.
Link: Unwanted
Equine Activity
Emergency Equine Evacuation
Evacuation assistance and procedures are being coordinated by Mary Ellen
Tobias, Equine Specialist, of the SC Dept. of Agriculture. Information can
be obtained with the following link:
·
http://agriculture.sc.gov/content.aspx?ContentID=702
South Carolina Trails
The SCHC
Trails Committee is dedicated to preserving and improving trail riding
opportunities for SC equestrians. This committee is actively working to
represent the interests of this very large group of equestrians.
South
Carolina State Horse Trails Link
http://www.sctrails.net/trails/ALLTRAILS/Equestrian/EQUESTRIAN%20TRAILS.html
South
Carolina Scheduled Trail Rides:
SC
Trail SC trail
rides 2010.pdf
White Oak -
Equestrian Ministries International, the parent organization of
all state equestrian ministries chapters, will hold its Spring Board
Meeting in South Carolina next year. The meeting will be held at the White
Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC, Feb. 12-14, 2010.
During the weekend,
an opening ceremony will be held for the new White Oak equestrian
campground and trail system. The campground and trails will be available
to anyone who wishes to camp and/or trail ride.
For details about the
event and the campground, please visit the following websites:
www.scequestrianministries.com or www.equestrianministries.org
Whetstone - The
Whetstone Campground at Rocky Gap is currently closed for renovation and
will be reopened sometime during the spring of 2010.
Croft State
Park:
Jim Edwards has been working with Park Management to make trail
improvements. We enjoy an excellent relationship with Park Management. If
you have any issues, please direct them to Jim.
Francis
Marion Trails:
Jim Edwards and Butch Kennedy represented the SCHC by participating in the
trails clean up day for Francis Marion National Forest.
H. Cooper
Black Recreational Area: Site Manager, Bonnie Lewis, of SCPRT, has made major improvements
to this large equestrian oriented facility. Through her efforts it has
become one of the premier sites in South Carolina for equestrians to ride
the well-maintained trails, stable their horses overnight, and enjoy
excellent camping facilities. Cecil Watkins is representing the equestrian
interests on the HCB advisory committee.
Sandhills
State Forest:
Brian Davis is the Sandhills State Forest Director, replacing Forest
Murphy, who retired last year after 34 years of service. Cecil Watkins is
representing the equestrian interests on the Sandhills Trails Advisory
Committee. This committee is composed of advocates for off road motorized
vehicle use, bicycle riding, hiking, bird watching, and equestrian usage.
Southeastern Trails
The Judges List compiles dates and locations of organized
trailrides around the Southeast.
www.judgesridelist.com
The Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference
is being hosted by the
Chattahoochee Trail Horse Association
in Atlanta, Ga July 15-17, 2010 at the Atlanta Marriott Norcross Hotel.
For more info go to http://www.southeasternequestriantrails.com/
Newsletters
The SCHC Board of Directors
publish a quarterly newsletter for the benefit of its members and
sponsors. We welcome input into the content and format of these documents.
Please feel free to submit articles of interest or suggestions for
improvement to our Editors:
·
Sylvia Roper of Simpsonville – email:
ridingropers@peoplepc.com or call 864-963-5049
·
Cecil Watkins of Hartsville – email:
cecilw1020@aol.com or call 843-383-7697
The deadline for submission of
articles is the 10th day of the last month in the quarter.
Prior Newsletters
August 2007 Newletter.pdf
Newsletter 2007 Holiday Issue.pdf
Spring 08
Newsletter.pdf
Sept 2008
Newsletter A.pdf
Winter '08 Newsletter.pdf
Year End 2008 Bulletin.pdf
Spring 2009
Newsletter.pdf
Summer 2009 Newsletter.pdf
Fall 2009 Newsletter.pdf
Membership:
The South Carolina Horsemen's Council is non-profit and totally
controlled by horse people. To continue the goals we have set, the
council needs a commitment from you and your organizations. We need you
at the decision making table. The council needs your organization behind
our efforts. To be a strong voice in South Carolina we must have all
equine owners speaking together.
We urge you to make a pledge to stand up for the equine industry by
joining and supporting your statewide Horsemen’s Council.
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