No Fooling with the Horsey Ladies!

By Nancy Roman

The Spring Tack Sale was a tremendous success held on April 1st at the Armstrong Curling Club.

Hosted by the Horsey Ladies Okanagan group, hundreds came out to shop and find some great deals… and that they did… one gal even picked up a western saddle for just $30 – now that’s a deal, whoa!

Normally the Horsey Ladies host a fundraising banquet in November each year; but “what’s to stop us from hosting a second fundraiser earlier in the year?”

For this spring fundraiser, we decided proceeds from the table rentals would go to an Okanagan-area equine coach who in turn would give the funds to a student(s) of theirs to further their riding lessons or equine learning experience… the brainchild of one of our committee members, Kathy Mydske of Enderby.

So after we paid out the rental fee for the venue, gave a monetary donation to the Armstrong Kin Club for the use of their banquet tables, and took out a one-day insurance policy to host the event, we were able to give $891.40 to the winning coach. Each person who came through the door, including the 36 vendors, was given a ballot slip to nominate an equine coach of their choice.

Twenty-four names were put forth (proving the caliber of horse professionals we have in the area) and the top vote-getter was Armstrong’s own Keelly Gordon of On Stride Equestrian.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the sale and to cast their vote. You can see more about the Horsey Ladies Okanagan group on their Facebook page. This volunteer group of gals have raised and given back over $126,000 to horse/animal groups over the years.

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