March 2022
Newsletter HAFLINGER HORSE BITS
Aldorado MLF
Bits & Pieces from AHR
Calendar Contest
2023
We want YOUR submissions for the 2023 AHR Wall Calendar! Photos must be of an AHR registered Haflinger and submitted by a current member. If you’d like to submit your photos for possible inclusion in the 2023 AHR calendar, email your high resolution* landscape oriented (horizontal) photos to
promotion@haflingerhorse.com by Saturday, October 1st Please include the registered name(s) of the horse(s) pictured, owner name, names of all people pictured, and the photographer’s name. Also include a usage release with any professional photos.
Selected photos will also be featured in 2023 as “Haflinger of the Month” with a writeup on our Facebook page, viewed by thousands of horse enthusiasts, and may also be used on the AHR website or in other AHR promotional materials! *High resolution is 300 dpi or better. Photos must be at least 3300 pixels wide by at least 2550 pixels tall. For questions regarding quality, please contact us at promotion@haflingerhorse.com.
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Bits & Pieces from AHR 2022 Futurity Announcements! The Hitch Futurity will be held in conjunction with the Indiana State Fair on August 19th. Entry deadline is July 1st.
“Just wanted to thank you and the AHR for your support this year through USDF. 3 Champs for Chief, 1 Champ and 1 Reserve Champ for Wiz!! It means a great deal to me! Cheers, Tracy” Congrats to Tracy DiSabato-Aust and all of the other winners of 2021 USDF All-Breed Awards! For a full list, see the December 2021 Haflinger Horse Bits Newsletter or visit us online at haflingerhorse.com.
Newsletter Reminder Current AHR policy is to send this bimonthly newsletter electronically to all AHR members with an email address. Members who have not supplied AHR with an email address will receive a printed version of this newsletter in the mail. If you prefer to receive a printed newsletter via US mail instead of an electronic one please contact publication committee chair, Robert Eicher at (419) 566-7930.
The Sport Futurity will be held at Lake Erie Equestrian College on September 16th and 17th. Entry deadline is August 1st. Stay tuned for possible additional events to be held in conjunction with the Futurity Shows!
Don’t Miss the IHHA Haflinger Sale! March 25th and 26th, 2022 at Topeka Livestock Auction in Topeka, Indiana Uncatalogued Deadline: March 19th Must have Coggins & (30 day) individual health papers. For Sale Book, send $5.00 to: Glenn R Yoder 10269 W 650 N Etna Green IN 46524 (574) 646-3225 glennyoder@upwardprint.com
Submit Your Events!
Marketplace Ads Welcome Shopping? Selling? Don’t forget to check out the Marketplace and submit your ad today at haflingerhorse.com/marketplace Haflinger Horse Bits | March 2022
If you’ve got a Haflinger show, auction or event this summer, make sure it’s on AHR’s Calendar of Events! Just send the details to website@haflingerhorse.com and we’ll get it listed. Page 3
Haflinger Humor My Job Resume My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned...couldn’t concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the ax. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn’t suited for it—mainly because it was a so-so job. Next I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was too exhausting. Then I tried to be a chef—figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn’t have the thyme. I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the mustard. My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn’t noteworthy. I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn’t have any patience. Next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried but I just didn’t fit in. I became a professional fisherman, but I discovered that I couldn’t live on my net income. I managed to get a good job working as a plumber, but the work was just too draining. So then I got a job in a workout center, but they said I wasn’t fit for the job. After many years of trying to find steady work I finally got a job as a historian, until I realized there was not future in in. My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind. I then retired and bought a Haflinger. I have been accused of horsing around, but found I’m perfect for the job because I can finally harness my driving ambition! By Paul Nordan; originally published in the July 2002 Haflinger Highlite. Haflinger Horse Bits | March 2022
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Congrats 2021 Points & Awards Winners! Congrats to our AHR Golden Path participants who reached new milestones in 2021:
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La-Fonda Gold MMH and Peggy Patterson-Cini - 1500 HOURS American Eagle GA and Carol Anne Carpenter - 1500 HOURS Mandolin HBR and Janilyn Kooy - 1500 HOURS Patsy of Maidenview and Cathy Omann - 500 HOURS Apollo of Cedar Lane and Amy Wallace - 200 HOURS Nasser JCH and Elizabeth Crawford - 200 HOURS Nu Deal MID and Suzanne Woertz - 200 HOURS
Waylon Clark and Tiffany Baker - 100 HOURS Wind Prancer CVA and Cynthia Bates - 50 HOURS Authentic Rock MJW and Jacque Woodward - 50 HOURS PIM's Haiku VHH and Cheri King - 50 HOURS Lilac CVA and Rocky Bates - 50 HOURS Status Quo of Genesis and Anne-Laure Boyd - 25 HOURS Hope of RKFH and Elizabeth Greene - 25 HOURS Entering Miss Penelope HOF and Anne-Laure Boyd - 25 HOURS Haley TOF and Anne-Laure Boyd - 25 HOURS
Faith by Fire DAF and Anne-Laure Boyd - 25 HOURS NT Chief HBA and Karen Donn Cowan - 25 HOURS Limited Edition of Genesis and Anne-Laure Boyd - 25 HOURS
Additional congrats to those who logged hours in 2021 but did not reach new milestones!
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Congrats 2021 Points & Awards Winners! Congrats also to our AHR Ambassador participants who earned annual awards 2021:
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Lady Aphesian MDH & Carly Schwartz - Diamond Ambassador with 84 points Alexio & Suzanne and Joe Vlietstra - Diamond Ambassador with 78 points Willard TLF & Hailey Thomas - Diamond Ambassador with 76 points Wise Lee & Suzanne Vlietstra - Diamond Ambassador with 60 points Skipper CAH & Ty & Jacque Woodward - Diamond Ambassador with 58 points Crystal’s Lucky Charm & Paul Peterson - Diamond Ambassador with 52 points Authentic Rock MJW & Jacque Woodward - Diamond Ambassador with 44 points Afghan NTF & Alice Morse - Diamond Ambassador with 39 points Wiz Bang LMP & Tracy DiSabato-Aust - Diamond Ambassador with 37 points MT Aztec Gold MMS & Tracy DiSabato-Aust - Diamond Ambassador with 34 points Andrit NTF & Jena Rondinelli - Diamond Ambassador with 33 points Sabreena Sue CRHF & Suzanne Morisse - Diamond Ambassador with 33 points Cara Mia CDB & Robin Borg - Diamond Ambassador with 32 points Mandy's Miss Marley PPRH & Hayden Hadacek - Ruby Ambassador with 28 points Axel Foley KCH & Sydney Kerr - Ruby Ambassador with 27 points Mitzi MOF & Carolyn Gilmore - Ruby Ambassador with 25 points
Nifty Nevie GRS & Amy Wallace - Ruby Ambassador with 25 points Balladeer WWR & Laura Afana - Ruby Ambassador with 24 points Cadie's Shooting Star PPRH & Hayden Hadacek - Ruby Ambassador with 24 points Aftershock MJW & Jacquelyn Woodward - Ruby Ambassador with 23 points Little Star of PVAMD & Allison Ray - Ruby Ambassador with 23 points Makin'M Look DSSH & Duane Stutzman - Sapphire Ambassador with 17 points N'Decent Exposure MJW & Jacque Woodward - Sapphire Ambassador with 13 points Alf TC & Cynthia Bates - Sapphire Ambassador with 12 points Archie TC & Cynthia Bates - Sapphire Ambassador with 12 points
Avion of Genesis & Ute Long - Sapphire Ambassador with 12 points Washington S-SN & Amy Hanney - Sapphire Ambassador with 12 points Apollo of Cedar Lane & Amy Wallace - Sapphire Ambassador with 10 points Auto Bahn of Genesis & Jessica Hanney - Sapphire Ambassador with 10 points
And a special congratulations to those AHR Ambassador participants who earned their Lifetime Achievement Ambassador Award in 2021!
• Lady Aphesian MDH & Carly Schwartz - 155 lifetime points • Skipper CAH & Ty & Jacquelyn Woodward - 116 lifetime points • Nifty Nevie GRS & Amy Wallace - 110 lifetime points Visit haflingerhorse.com to sign up for AHR Golden Path recreation tracking program and AHR Ambassador performance award program. These programs are FREE with your AHR membership! Haflinger Horse Bits | March 2022
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Registrar’s Report & 2022 Officers Committee Chairs
Board Members
Inspection & Classification Kathie Hanson & Erwin Slabaugh
Directors At-Large
Futurity Erwin Slabaugh
(419) 566-7930 ● rebldrs@gmail.com
Judges John Dunkel Membership Brian Mitteer National Show Tara Williamson
Robert Eicher - Clerk Chuck Hendershot - 2nd Vice President (703) 915-9006 chuck@hendershotinvestments.com
Doug Hoskins (606) 248-1245 ● doughoskins48@icloud.com
Joey Lysinger
Pedigree Kathie Hanson & Glenn Yoder
(816) 405-4218 ● lysingerfarms@gmail.com
Points/Awards Tara Williamson
(440) 487-7940 ● clwoodworkingllc@gmail.com
Promotions Robert Eicher & Anne-Laure Boyd Publications Robert Eicher
Erwin Slabaugh Missy Shanahan - President (937) 408-3115 ● missy.shanahan5@gmail.com
Glenn Yoder (574) 646-3225 glennyoder@upwardprint.com
Regional Directors Eastern Brian Mitteer - 1st Vice President (607) 423-4616 ● showmehaf@gmail.com
Central Kathie Hanson (218) 666-5924 ● khduenorth09@gmail.com
East Central Tara Williamson - Treasurer (740) 398-8867 tara@dreamsonhorseback.org
Western Anne-Laure Boyd (916) 225-5375 ● annelaureboyd@gmail.com
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with the American Haflinger Registry
American Haflinger Registry PO Box 124 Fredericktown, OH 43019