O.H.I.O EXCA
O.H.I.O. EXCA End of Year Honors and Awards CO-PRESIDENTS, Steve Fuller and Jimmy McDonald TREASURER, Robin Gigax SECRETARY, Anissa Fuller FACEBOOK, O.H.I.O. EXCA
O.H.I.O. EXCA just completed our fourth year of EXCA races as a sanctioned club through Craig Cameron’s Extreme Cowboy Association out of Texas. Our October race was the EXCA Ohio State Championship at S bar L Rodeo Arena in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Participants enjoyed the beautiful day and numerous great runs by horse/ rider teams through obstacles. Mother nature also added to the fun with her cool breeze! Let’s thank some folks! Fishers Council, in their mission to mentor urban youth through community service, provided volunteer support for course re-sets and other needs. The following volunteers did not ride but provided their time and energy: Penny Obernyer, Ashley Blake, Kelly and Ellie Bichsel,
Robin Gigax, Steve and Anissa Fuller, Shurina Tucke, Jim Hall, Mr. Friley and Mr. Horton. I sure hope I didn’t miss anyone, these folks are very important! Special thanks to Stephanie Kame of Silk Studio Photography for the professional service of snapping so many memories for everyone. Let’s congratulate our riders receiving 1st-5th places at our EXCA Ohio State Championship Race:
YOUNG GUNS: 1. Olivia Lang YOUTH: 1. Dalton Mullins; 2. Jordan Scheffler; 3. Jordan Scheffler on horse #2; 4. Rachel Brick; 5. Abby Lang NON-PRO: 1. Danelle Osinchuk; 2. Katie Finley; 3. Jennie Bower PRO: 1. Traci Wade; 2. Kayla Schlabach Ride Smart: 1. Stephen Oetzel; 2. Jennie Bower; 3. Kathy Sailer Friley; 4. Elisa Holmes NOVICE: 1. Sharon Oetzel; 2. Stephen Oetzel; 3. Alex Hangge; 4. Katie Finley; 5. Melissa Fitzgerald INTERMEDIATE: 1. Dalton Mullins; 2. Sharon Oetzel; 3. Danelle Osinchuk; 4. Jasmine Baker; 5. Alex Hangge GREEN HORSE: 1. Kayla Schlabach; 2. Katie Finley; 3. Rachel Brick; 4. Sharon Oetzel
O.H.I.O. EXCA members Stephen and Sharon Oetzel from Wilmington, Ohio, and Becky Jarvis from Sugarcreek, Ohio,
Photo credit: Silk Studio Photography.
Photo credit: Silk Studio Photography.
were the three of several of our club’s EXCA World competition qualifiers who made the journey to Glen Rose, Texas, to compete at the EXCA Worlds Championship Race. Sharon Oetzel and her equine partner Lou successfully competed to make the Final 10 of the Novice division. We are so proud of all of our racers, Worlds qualifiers and racers and Sharon for their guts and determination to enjoy their equine partner in the EXCA sport. Our End-of-Year Banquet was held at S bar L Arena with the purpose of fellowship and thanking our sponsors and race volunteers with a meal as well as awarding our high point club members with a unique and custom-made buckle. The following buckles were awarded to those O.H.I.O. EXCA club members who attended at least two of our three races and the cumulative points earned were the highest in their division:
RIDE SMART: Jennie Bower, Wooster, OH
YOUNG GUNS: Olivia Lang, Dover, OH YOUTH: Jordan Scheffler, Hartville, OH NOVICE: Stephen Oetzel, Wilmington, OH INTERMEDIATE: Sharon Oetzel, Wilmington, OH NON-PRO: Danelle Osinchuk, Springfield, VT PRO: Traci Wade, Tionesta, PA
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HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Thank you to our 2021 Mustang and Saddle sponsors providing sponsorship of $200+: Weaver Leather, Silk Studio Photography, United Equine, LLC, Saltwell Western Store, Kaycee Western Store, Solstice Equine Bodywork, Creek Side Horse Park, EquiPride and EquiLix. Sponsorships help support EXCA races and practices for our equine community through discounted youth clinic/race entry fees, payment of cattle for our races, quality prizes, etc. We are grateful for the donations that add to the enjoyment of equine partnerships. O.H.I.O. EXCA looks forward to planning our 2022 activity and race season. We’ve moved our obstacles to our winter home at Riverland Arena in Navarre for a large, indoor, and heated space. We will give our club members an opportunity for weekly meetings every Sunday 1-4 p.m. November through April. If you’d like to know more about joining the fun, please find us on Facebook or contact us at 614/314-9241. Life is too short to not enjoy the ride!
December 2021
