2011 Arabian Horse Times Readers’ Choice Awards Program Of Events Opening Remarks Greg Knowles, Master Of Ceremonies Welcoming Remarks Lara Ames, Publisher Of Arabian Horse Times Introduction Of AHT Staff Recognition Of Volunteers Introduction Of Special Guest Recognition Of Supporters Of Readers’ Choice Online Auction Benefiting the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund Live Auction Benefiting Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund (Interspersed throughout the presentation of awards) Presentation Of 2011 Arabian Horse Times Readers’ Choice Awards Arabian English Performance Association Stallion Service Live Auction (20 percent of proceeds benefit the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund) Presentation Of Breeder Of The Year Award Closing Remarks
2011 Arabian Horse Times Readers’ Choice Live Auction Lot 1 An embryo for 2013 from the 2011 U.S National English Pleasure Horse Champion Starr Llight (Reign On x Charm ETA). Courtesy of Leah Beth Boyd. (50 percent of this lot’s proceeds go to the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund.) Lot 2 A beautiful “tuxedo” coat made of gorgeous lamb leather with a fox fur trim down the front and cuff (may be exchanged for proper size). Courtesy of Leather Renditions By Sandi. Lot 3 Two tickets and backstage passes to the N.Y. Broadway Show, War Horse. Courtesy of Mary Trowbridge. Lot 4 Show National Champion Tiamo SF (Georgio AF x Diviniti, by Magnum Psyche) at the 2012 Youth Nationals. Under the guidance of Sandro Pinha and Gil Valdez, this is the chance-of-a-lifetime for any youth exhibitor. Courtesy of Al Shaheed Stud. Lot 5 A one-of-a-kind bronze. Courtesy of renown artist Jill McKinney. Lot 6 Two-night stay at Rancho Nambe (www.ranchonambe.com), a 250-year-old adobe hacienda beautifully situated on 15 tree-covered acres just 20 minutes north of Santa Fe, N.M. Rancho Nambe is a working ranch and serves as a facility for training and showing Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. Courtesy of Mary Trowbridge. Lot 7 A stallion service from Nutcracker’s Nirvana (x Kingwood’s Harlem Harlem), the 2008 black son of the leading Saddlebred sire Undulata’s Nutcracker (CH Caramac x Christmas in New York ERB). Nutcracker’s Nirvana first foals are due this year. Courtesy of Shawn and Jim Stachowski.
Arabian English Performance Association Auction To Support Their New Half-Arabian Futurity Class To support their new $50,000 class for 4-Year-Old Half-Arabians, the Arabian English Performance Association (AEPA) is offering for auction five lots, each containing a group of three Arabian stallions’ services, and a sixth lot which consists of a breeding to Undulata’s Nutcracker, a well-known American Saddlebred stallion whose get have won more than 32 world’s championships and world’s grand championships. (80% of the proceeds from this auction will benefit the new Half-Arabian AEPA class, and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund.)
Lot 1 Afires Heir (Afire Bey V x Brassmis) SF Specs Shocwave (Afire Bey V x Spectra PR) CSP Grand Caymon (Mamage x JJ Sioux Hope) Lot 2 Afire Bey V (Huckleberry Bey x Autumn Fire) Black Daniels (IXL Noble Express x Victoria Bay) The Renaissance (ML Afire Dream x Fire Essense) Lot 3 Baske Afire (Afire Bey V x Mac Baske) H Mobility H (MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi) Barbary {straws} (Bay El Bey x Balalinka) Lot 4 A Noble Cause (IXL Noble Express x Sweet Sumer Fire) A Temptation (Tempter x A Love Song) HA Toskcan Sun (Baske Afire x Matoska) Lot 5 Vegaz (Apollopalooza x SMS Forever Bay) IXL Noble Express (MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi) Mamage (Zodiac Matador x CF Fire Magic) Lot 6 Undulata’s Nutcracker (CH Caramac x Christmas in New York ERB)
2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Nominees Favorite Advertisement featured in the 2011 AHT • Argent Farms, September A, designed by Jenn Trickey • Lowe Show Horse Centre, September AA, designed by Shawn Getty-Lowe • Midwest, September A, designed by AHT • Rohara Arabians, September AA, designed by Brandy Johnson • Shada, Inc., September AA, designed by AHT Favorite Editorial Story Of The Year in AHT • The Yahoo Chronicles—California Dreamin’ by Sandee Andrews, February • Trainer Confidential—Tales From The Equestrian Underbelly: Pat’s Story by Mary Trowbridge, July • The Thrill Of A National Championship by Kara Larson, August • Fazenda Floresta & Luciana Fasano by McKay Stirland, July • 2011 Youth Nationals by Kara Larson and designed by AHT, October Favorite 2011 AHT Front Cover • February—GSF Rizing Son, owned by Boisvert Farms and photographed by Mike Ferrara • March—DA Valentino, owned by Dan & Maureen Grossman and photographed by Stuart Vesty • July—Al Hadiyah AA, owned by Fazenda Floresta and photographed by Shira • August—Voodoo Child, owned by Brooksley Sheehe and photographed by Brandy Johnson • September A—Star Of Marwan, owned by Mystica Arabians and photographed by Stuart Vesty Favorite AHT Calendar Month Of The Year • March—PCF Vision, owned by Sam & Laura Peacemaker and photographed by Elise Peacemaker • April—Bey Ambition, owned by Rae-Dawn Arabians and photographed by April Visel • June—Marjestic WA, owned by Lisa K. East, Arabians of Qiran Al Sa’dain, LLC and photographed by April Visel • August—The Grand Dams Of Strawberry Banks Farm, owned by Barbara Chur and photographed by Stuart Vesty • November—Da Vinci FM, owned by Gemini Acres and photographed by Victor Ricigliano Photographer Of The Year • Mike Ferrara • Stuart Vesty • Brandy Johnson • April Visel • Darryl Larson Show Of The Year • Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show • Youth Nationals • Canadian Nationals • Iowa Gold Star • U.S. Nationals Judge Of The Year • Judy Delongprè-Kibler • Corky Sutton • Terry Holmes • Lisa Jo White • Mitch Sperte
Instructor Of The Year • Shannon Beethe • Julie Daniel-Adams • Rick Nab
• Carole Stohlman • Lisa Jo White
Best Team (Farm) Spirit Award • Hesten Park • Shada, Inc. • Midwest • Springwater Farms • Rooker Training Stable A/HA/AA Sport Horse Of The Year • Ivory Shaddara, owned by Ivory Arabians, Inc. • Khalena Royale, owned by Sarah and Hillary Booth • O Lordy, owned by VWV Venture, Inc. • One More Round, owned by Bill Doughty • Oration, owned by Stephanie and Ricci Desiderio Purebred Working Western Horse Of The Year • Im The Real Deal, owned by Audrey Zinke • Just N Style, owned by Timothy Anderson • LD Tsunami, owned by Wolf Springs Ranches, Inc. • Navaho Joe BPF, owned by Michelle Pease-Paulsen • VLQ Friendly Fire, owned by Allison Mostowich Half-Arabian Working Western Horse Of The Year • CR Dudley Dun Right, owned by Vickey Bowman • Delwoods Jude, owned by Katharyn and Audrey Hart • Hollywood Blockbuster, owned by Olivia Pakula • HH Charmed N Color, owned by Kim Niven • TR Skid Mark, owned by KGB Texas Marketing/Public Relations, Inc. Purebred Specialty Horse Of The Year (Driving, Show Hack, Side Saddle, Native Costume) • Ability Bey, owned by Lori Foster • Expressamo, owned by The Martin L. Sherman Jr. Family Trust • MM Sabe, owned by Cynthia and Morgan Kelly • MWF Benedykt, owned by Fortun Arabians LLC • ROL Trade Cycret, owned by Wolf Springs Ranches, Inc. Half-Arabian Specialty Horse Of The Year (Driving, Show Hack, Side Saddle, Native Costume) • All Dolled Up EA, owned by Burrline LLC • Chance To Jam, owned by Ashley Toye • Glory Got Game, owned by Conway Arabians, Inc. • MA Poker Chips, owned by Jessica Ferranti • Prince LOA, owned by L. David Pease Purebred Hunter Horse Of The Year • Cielo E, owned by Ashley Toye • Court Marshall PA, owned by Jackie and Olivia Pakula • Cylent Lightning CCA, owned by David and Kathryn Morrison • GJR Shameful, owned by Matthew and Jody Hoffman • O Lordy, owned by VWV Venture, Inc.
Half-Arabian Hunter Horse Of The Year • Chance To Jam, owned by Ashley Toye • Everlastin Love, owned by Phillip and Brooksley Sheehe • Money Plays, owned by Alisha and Adele Kinney • Vivienne LR, owned by North By Northwest LLC • WD Noble Ladd, owned by Audrey Zinke Purebred Western Horse Of The Year • Alerro, owned by Jerry Newman • Monticello V, owned by Setting Sun Stables, LLC • Onyx A, owned by Richard, Gail and Anne Whitaker • SC Don Julio, owned by Mayree Nolan • Zefyr, owned by Chaos Arabians LLC Half-Arabian Western Horse Of The Year • Caliente Virtuoso, owned by Robin Porter • Call Me Awesome, owned by Dennis and Linda Clark Limited Family Partnership • Capt Jack Sparrow PGA, owned by Remington Monroe Equine LLC • Lets Get Loded, owned by Sally Leonardini • The Girl Nexxt Door, owned by Shamrock Farms Purebred Saddle Seat Horse Of The Year • Bonfire ROF, owned by Lee Ann Flynn • Defying Gravity RGS, owned by Cheryl Doran • Hawk Haven Farms LLC • Mandalay Bay, owned by • Pheobe Afire, owned by Kimberly Jarvis • Starr Llight, owned by Tom and Elizabeth Moore Half-Arabian Saddle Seat Horse Of The Year • CF Jimmy Neutron, owned by Burrline LLC • ERA Moonlite Serenade, owned by Norma and John Diver • Papa Rhazi, owned by Beth Jupp • Polkapalooza, owned by Starline Arabians LLC • Second Sight, owned by Windwalker Enterprises LLC Purebred Halter Horse Of The Year • AAS-Elishahh, owned by Luciana Fasano • Bey Ambition, owned by Murray and Shirley Popplewell • LD Pistal, owned by Carlos and Christiane Roizner • Star Of Marwan, owned by Mystica Arabians • Vitorio TO, owned by Oak Ridge Arabians Half-Arabian Halter Horse Of The Year • Ebony By Valentino, owned by Sally Bedeker • Ima Cool Cat CB, owned by Elaine Finney • Mai Oh Mai, owned by Jessie Szymanski • Mi Bella Rosa, owned by Angela Larson • Shes Still Jammin, owned by Jeff McAlpin Rising New Star Award (Trainer Under 30 Years Of Age) • Jenna Ball • Abe Cotton • Austin Boggs • Johnathan Ramsay • Leah Beth Boyd
Western Trainer Of The Year Horse • Brett Becker2011 Arabian • Gordon PottsTimes Readers’ Choice Live Auction • Tommy Garland • Josh Quintus • J.T. Keller
Lot 1 An embryo for 2013 from the 2011 U.S National English Pleasure Horse Champion Starr LlightSeat (ReignTrainer On x Charm ETA). Courtesy of Leah Beth Boyd. (50 percent of Saddle Of The Year this •lot’ s proceeds go to the Arabian Horsemen’ s Distress Fund.) Vicki Humphrey • Shawn Rooker
• Jim Stachowski Lot •2 Joel Kiesner A beautiful “tuxedo” coat made of gorgeous lamb leather with a fox fur trim • Tish Kondas down the front and cuff (may be exchanged for proper size). Courtesy of Leather Renditions By Sandi. Working Western Trainer Of The Year
Lot 3 • Michael Damianos • Crystal McNutt Two tickets and backstage passes to the N.Y. Broadway Show, War Horse. • LaRae Fletcher-Powell Courtesy of Mary Trowbridge. • Tyson Randle
• Greg Harris
Lot 4 Show National Champion Tiamo SF (Georgio AF x Diviniti, by Magnum Psyche) Of The Year atHalter the 2012Trainer Youth Nationals. Under the guidance of Sandro Pinha and Gil Valdez, this is• Joe the chance-of-a-lifetime for any youth exhibitor. Alberti • Sandro Pinha Courtesy of Al Shaheed Stud.
• Andrew Sellman Lot •5 David Boggs A one-of-a-kind bronze. Courtesy of renown artist Jill McKinney. • Rodolfo Guzzo Lot 6 Two-night stay at Rancho Nambe a 250-year-old adobe Show Hack/Hunter Trainer(www.ranchonambe.com), Of The Year hacienda beautifully situated on 15• tree-covered acres just 20 minutes north of • Cynthia Burkman Tom Theisen Santa Fe, N.M. Rancho Nambe is a working ranch and serves as a facility for training WendyArabian Pottsand Half-Arabian • Kimberly VerHageof Mary Trowbridge. and •showing horses. Courtesy
• Sally Randle
Lot 7 A stallion service from Nutcracker’s Nirvana (x Kingwood’s Harlem Harlem), Versatile Trainer Year the 2008 black son ofOf the The leading Saddlebred sire Undulata’s Nutcracker (CH Caramac Christmas in New York•ERB). Nutcracker’ • Robx Bick Gordon Pottss Nirvana first foals are due this year. Courtesy of Shawn and Jim Stachowski.
• Cynthia Burkman • John Rannenberg • Larry Hoffman Arabian English Performance Association
Auction To Support Their
Youth Exhibitor Of The Year Futurity Class • Chloe New HolmesHalf-Arabian • Josh Shino • Jackie Pakula • Holland Stevens To support their new $50,000 class for 4-Year-Old Half-Arabians, the Arabian English • AnnaAssociation Redmond Performance (AEPA) is offering for auction five lots, each containing a group of three Arabian stallions’ services, and a sixth lot which consists of a breeding to Undulata’s Nutcracker, a well-known American Saddlebred stallion whose get have won more than Of Year 32Adult world’s Amateur championships andThe world’ s grand championships. (80% of the proceeds from this auction benefit the new Half-Arabian AEPAPease-Paulsen class, and 20% of the proceeds will be • Mikewill Beethe • Michelle donated to the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund.)
• Lori Foster
• Amanda Purdin
Lot •1 Marikate Matthews Afires Heir (Afire Bey V x Brassmis) SF Specs Shocwave (Afire Bey V x Spectra PR) Breeder The (Mamage Year x JJ Sioux Hope) CSP Grand Of Caymon
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Lot 2 Rohara Arabians Bey x Autumn • Varian Afire• Bey V (Huckleberry Fire)Arabians Black• Rooker Daniels (IXL Noble Express Training Stable x Victoria Bay) The Renaissance (ML Afire Dream x Fire Essense)
Sire Lot 3 Of The Year Baske Afire (Afire Beyowned V x Macby Baske) • Afire Bey V, Maroon Fire Arabians, Inc. H Mobility H (MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi) • Baske Afire, owned by Strawberry Banks Farm Barbary {straws} (Bay El Bey x Balalinka)
• DA Valentino (deceased), owned by Dan and Maureen Grossman
Lot •4Khadraj NA, owned by Lawrence Jerome and Indira Van Handel A Noble Cause (IXL Noble Express x Sweet Sumer Fire) • Mamage, ownedx A byLove Beth Jupp and The Jupp Family Trust A Temptation (Tempter Song) HA Toskcan Sun (Baske Afire x Matoska) Lot 5 Vegaz (Apollopalooza x SMS Forever Bay) IXL Noble Express (MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi) Mamage (Zodiac Matador x CF Fire Magic) Lot 6
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