New club info!

Dear fellow Intermountain Draft Horse and Mule Association Friends ... At the meeting on the 25th of January,2014 .. Approximately 15 persons attended... And by voice vote it was unanimous to disband or dissolve the IDH&MA ..

Persons in attendance decided t...o continue the camaraderie of any and all persons in the area as a CLUB... The name of the club put forth as "SNAKE RIVER DRAFTERS" open to Mules , Minis, Half Drafts or any others used as a DRAFT ANIMAL. Dell Mangum accepted the challenge to be a COORDINATOR for this club. Any known Equine events or gatherings will be posted and e-mailed to persons who contact Dell either for sending or receiving information about events.

NO DUES will be required to be part of the SRD Club .. however it may be necessary to pass the hat to cover some events as needed. Persons participating in events should check with your INSURANCE CARRIER to ascertain if you have your own Liability coverage as the CLUB will not have any group coverage.

The SUCCESS of the SNAKE RIVER DRAFTERS CLUB will depend on you the members. YOU will be the reason for suggesting, planning and providing a reason to get together as friends and supporters of draft animals in the region. Suggestions of .. Plowing and planting days, wagon trains, parades, harvest days, playdays or whatever. You plan it and let the rest of us known when and where ...

A FACE BOOK Group has been started (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Snakeriver-Drafters/1390031191260628 ) and an email address has been established
( SNAKERIVERDRAFTERS@YAHOO.COM ) and will be monitored for communication of any area DRAFTERS....

This is just to let you know that items are in the state of change.. I hope all of you will utilize these changes.

PLEASE SEND your items of interest to the new E-MAIL so it can be sent on to other folks that might be interested .. Pass this information on to any of your friends that might be interested. I hope this will keep the camaraderie and interest in DRAFT Horses and mules alive here in the Snake River Valley. Members are welcome from anywhere.

DELL MANGUM............. SNAKERIVERDRAFTERS@yahoo.com

January 2014 Newsletter

An elections meeting was held November 16^th 2013. As usual there was a low turn out. Dean Jacobson was nominated and elected as President for the 2014 calendar year. We were unable to nominate or elect a Vice President to replace Von White or a Secretary to replace Ginger Cook or a Director to replace Laun Cook.



Because of our inability to elect all the necessary officers to run the association there was a discussion held with all those in attendance about the possibility of disbanding the Intermountain Draft Horse and Mule Association and simply calling ourselves a club. In doing so there would be no insurance premiums to pay, no fund raisers to raise money, no news letters, no taxes to pay, no officers to try to elect etc, etc. As a club we would simply continue with the activities we do with everyone providing their own insurance, meals, expenses etc.



The idea of a club vrs an incorporated Association has been discussed for the last year or so in the staff and planning meetings due to the lack of interest and the lack of attendance in the last couple of years. New ideas have been attempted to recruit and grow and membership and participation continues to decline.



Those in attendance at the elections meeting were all in agreement that we did not wish to make this decision without further input from the general membership. As a result, another elections meeting was scheduled for January 25^th 2014 @7:00 PM. Mountain River Vet clinic 3745 E county line rd Rigby. We intend to either elect a vice president, secretary and director, or do away with the Association. Input and or attendance is needed from all membership..



If you cannot attend, please get a hold of one of the current officers below to give input so we can make your wishes known on the 25^th.

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

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President: Dean Jacobson 356-8819 Vice President:

Secretary-Treasure: Directors: Kevin Manhart 529-8871 or 313-0177 Sally Bielby 221-1039

November Newsletter

Thank you to everyone who came out to out spud dig! We had a great turn out and everyone had a blast.

　

　

As the year nears its end it is time for elections! Please come join us on November 16^th at 7:00 pm at Mountain River Veterinary Hospital (3745 E. County Line Rigby) to elect new officers and make future plans for the Association. We will be having a baked potato bar. Please bring a salad or dessert to share.

　

　

There has been a change made to the Constitution of the Intermountain Draft Horse & Mule Association Article VI Section 1 has been changed from “ The annual meeting of the Association shall be called by the president the first Saturday in November each year at which time the year’s business shall be discussed, officers elected and installed and plans made for the coming year” to “The annual meeting of the Association shall be called by the president annually each year at which time the year’s business shall be discussed, officers elected and installed and plans made for the coming year.”

Up coming events:

Date to be announced Auction and Banquet

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President: Dean Jacobson 356-8819 Vice President: Von White 524-353- or 681-5353

Secretary-Treasure: Ginger Cook 745-7511 or 313-4818

Directors: Laun Cook 745-7511 or 313-7279 Kevin Manhart 529-8871 or 313-0177 Sally Bielby 221-1039

Pictures from the spud dig

Here are a few pictures for our spud dig! Thanks to all those who came. We had a great turn out. A big thanks to Randy for letting us dig his field!

October newsletter- Spud Dig

Thank you to everyone who came out to our play day. Everyone had a great time.

It’s that time of the year, harvest time! Please join us Saturday October 12^th at 10 am (1000 N 2100 E see map) for our annual spud dig. There will be diggers available, so bring your team or even a single animal. Don’t have a team? Come watch or help pick spuds! Questions Call Von.

Pictures from our play day

                                             Here are a few pictures from our play day.

                                                         Even the kids had fun!

September newsletter- Play day

Thanks to all those that came to the wagon train and a big thanks to those that cooked ribs! Our next event is the play day! It will be held September 7^th at 4:00 pm at the Rexburg outdoor arena. We ill have a log skid, barrel race, canadian maze, an obstacle course, and a game for the kids! We will also have hotdogs and drinks. Questions Call Von!

Please come and show your support

Up coming events:

 

November 2^nd Annual Meeting/Elections

Date to be announced Auction and Banquet

 

 

We have been invited to participate in Madison County Centennial events as follows:

 

October 12^th Spud dig

 

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President: Dean Jacobson 356-8819     Vice President: Von White 524-353- or 681-5353

Secretary-Treasure: Ginger Cook 745-7511 or 313-4818

Directors: Laun Cook 745-7511 or 313-7279   Kevin Manhart 529-8871 or 313-0177
                 Sally Bielby 221-1039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

　

Early Iron Festival

Sally's chuck wagon that she put in the early iron festival!

 

 

Pictures from the wagon train

Madison County Wagon rides/parade

As part of Madison county's 100th year celebration they are wanting teamsters to come give wagon rides on Aug 16th at 6:30pm in rexburg ( see the map below, X is where the event will be.) There will be dutch oven cooking and music as well! On Aug 17th there will be a  heritage parade. It starts at 9 am at the Jr high, go down main street and end at the fairgrounds. Bring your teams or just come enjoy the fun.

New baby!

A new arrival at the Cook's. (July 14th, 2013)

Here's Midnight at a few days old

 and at 2 weeks old

Mowing Hay

If anyone is interested in using their team to mow some hay, we know of a lady in Victor looking for someone to mow 1 to 2 1/2 acres (depending on how much you wanted to do). She has the mower and would like it to be done fairly soon! If your interested call Von for contact info 208-681-5353

Wagon Train

The Wagon Train will be Friday August 2nd- Saturday the 3rd in Kilgore, Idaho. There is a creek for watering animal, but please bring drinking water for your family. Please see map below.
Follow the signs.
Dutch Oven Cook Off
- Friday for dinner, we would like to have a dutch oven cook off. The club will provide country style rib for you to cook. There will be a prize for the winners. Please call Ginger 208-313-4818 to let us know if you would like to participate. Please try to RSVP (We want a head count for food). Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share with everyone.

Friday
- Wagons ho at 10:00 A.M.
- The trail will be about 10-12 miles (Cottonwood loop that we did last year)
- We will stop for lunch on the trail (Bring your own lunch)
- Dinner -Potluck (Meat and drinks will be provided by the club)
- After dinner we’ll have an activity for the kids.
Saturday
- Breakfast (Club will provide)
- Wagon ho at 10:00 A.M.
- Head back to camp for lunch.
-Put away camp and head for home.
- More than welcome to stay and camp with family.
Rules for Safety
-No Stud Horses - No Dogs -No Guns
Shoes for animals are recommended. Nice well maintained roads great for all wagons, carts ect.

 

Please come and show your support

Up coming events:

 

September 7th- Play day

                                               November 2^nd Annual Meeting/Elections

Date to be announced Auction and Banquet

 

We have been invited to participate in Madison County Centennial events as follows:

August 17^th Wagon train/parade

October 5^th Spud dig

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President: Dean Jacobson 356-8819 Vice President: Von White 524-353- or 681-5353

Secretary-Treasure: Ginger Cook 745-7511 or 313-4818

Directors: Laun Cook 745-7511 or 313-7279 Kevin Manhart 529-8871 or 313-0177 Sally Bielby 221-1039

National Day of the Cowboy

National Day of the Cowboy is July 27th. There will be a parade in Dubois and they are looking for teamsters to participate. Parade starts at 10 am. If you are interested in being in the parade be there at 9am! Questions call Von 681-5353

Wagon train

Due to scheduling conflicts the wagon train has been moved to Aug 2nd - 3rd.  We will reschedule the play day sometime in Sept. We will post more info as it becomes available.

Day wagon ride

There will be another day ride for anyone that would like to go. It will be on June 29th at 10:00am.
Take hwy 33 toward Rexburg/ Sage junction. We will meet at the first road with the cattle guard after you pass the road the dump is on. Bring your own lunch and drinks. (See map below) It will be 5 miles in, stop for lunch and 5 miles out. There will be shade and places to tie up.

Desert Drive June 1st

We are going on another day drive June 1st at 10 am. Bring your own lunch and drinks. See map

Wagon for sale

FOR SALE ... Light wagon ...  $1250.00 ..

 

 Four good 15 inch rubber tires on high speed axles  ... w/spare 

Interchangeable for either a single w/shaves, 

 Balance point approximately 4 to 6 inches ahead of the single tree..

   or team with a tongue and double trees and neck yolk. all metal 

Has a set of fold down steps on the side of the box,

  and a step built into the shaves for ease of getting on the seat. ..

Can be fitted with a canopy with curved bows  EXTRA $...  

 

Dell M. Mangum (208) 680-0087

Blackfoot, in  south east Idaho 

Delivery available .. ... 500 miles... 

4 up

 

This is Laun's first attempt at a 4 up. We were able to fumble our way through it thanks to Wade and Alan!

 

Watch a short video http://youtu.be/LH1s1xOCLyQ

 

Bingham County Commemorative Wagon Train and Trail Ride

 Thank you Dell for sharing this!  Here is the web page as provided by the Bingham County Commissioners with the info about the 3 day TRAIL and/or Wagon Train to celebrate the 150 year territory of Idaho and Bingham County..

 

http://www.co.bingham.id.us/clerk/commemorative_trailride.html

Horse back riders welcome.. Wagons and teamsters... This is a good graded county road with plenty of ups and downs..(several STEEP GRADES) ... make sure your wagon has good brakes...Dell