It is with great sadness that we tell you Ida Klepper’s husband, Paul, passed away last Friday evening (January 6) after a prolonged illness.

Paul was a member of the military and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

The family has decided not to do a funeral service at this time but to wait until the burial which will take place probably in March or April.The funeral home in charge of making all the arrangements is Fairfax Memorial.

Flowers at Arlington Cemetery are very limited and Ida has made arrangements for those.

The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Association is an association dear to Paul’s heart and information on that will be included on the website should you wish to make a donation.

The Capital Care Hospice Facility was so caring for Paul and donations can also be sent there as well.

The death notice will not be in the newspapers until about January 22 and will include information on the logistics of the burial and donation websites.

Please keep Ida and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Ida Klepper
8905 Triple Ridge Road
Fairfax,VA 22039

VQHA Queen Courtney Sturgill on the cover of the January 2012 Virginia Horse Journal

Our own VQHA Queen and 2011 All-American Quarter Horse Congress Queen is on the cover of the January 2012 edition.
We think it’s the best cover ever.

Here’s a link to the magazine online: http://virginiahorse.epubxpress.com/

Please save the date and keep an eye on your mailboxes. If you don’t get an invite soon, let us know.
We’ll be following up with details here and via email in the coming weeks.

The positions of President and Vice President are open for 2012-2013.  Emily Murphy is our current President, and would like to remain in this position for the next term.

Our current Vice President is Stephanie Cash, she does not want to run for next term.  We appreciate all of her hard work!!!

If you are interested in running for either of these positions, please contact Ida Klepper at pklepper@cox.net.  The deadline for this is November 30, 2011.  Thank you and please consider giving back to the organization.

What: Horsemanship, Equitation, Trail, and Showmanship Clinic with Gino Spagnola and T.R. Potts

When: Saturday, April 16, 2011

Where: Frying Pan Park Herndon, VA

Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm – Lunch will be provided with paid registration fees

Clinic Registration Fees Pre-Registration is required; however we will allow a limited number of walk-in auditors

• VAQHA Amateur Member w/Horse: 30.00 *see below for criteria
• VQHA Member w/Horse: 85.00 **see below for criteria
• General Public (Non-VQHA Members) w/Horse: $200.00 (If spots are not filled, clinic will be opened to the public for participation)

Clinic Auditing Fees

• VAQHA Amateur Audit: $15.00
• VQHA Member Audit: $25.00
• General Public (Non-VQHA Member): $25.00

Stall Fees

$25.00 for the day & includes one (1) bag of shavings-Fee subject to change

See more info on the VAQHA 2011 Clinic Flyer

2011 Novice Amateur Rookie Application

If anyone is interested contact Emily@qh2ride@aol.com

Attention Amateurs: We are planning a clinic for 2011,we need your input!!! We will be finalizing the details soon. Please contact Emily @ qh2ride@aol.com.

The positions of Secretary and Treasurer are up for re-election for the Amateur Association.

Nominations need to be submitted to Emily by March 5th.