Issue 1 • 2020
The Official Magazine of the Arabian Horse Association
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Black Daniels x My Long Song, by Allience 2011 Black Stallion | 15.2 Hands Sweepstakes | AEPA Enrolled SCID and CA Clear
erengeti U.S. NATIONAL TOP TENS • 2017 Arabian Park Horse Open • 2016 Arabian English Pleasure Junior Horse • 2015 AEPA Arabian Horse Times $100,000 Arabian Saddle Seat Futurity • 2014 Arabian English Pleasure Futurity
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QH Serengeti x Style’s Dream On (ASB) 3-Year-Old Filly 2019 U.S. Reserve National Champion HA/AA 2-Year-Old Filly
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QH Serengeti x Style’s Dream On (ASB) 4-Year-Old H/A Mare Heading to the 2020 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
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QH Serengeti x Style’s Dream On (ASB) 5-Year-Old H/A Gelding 2019 Region 16 Champion CEP Jr. Horse
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The SBE horse traces in every line of its pedigree to some or all of Henry Babson’s 1932 imports from Egypt – *Fadl, *Maaroufa, *Bint Bint Sabbah, *Bint Serra I, *Bint Saada, and *Bint Bint Durra. The SBEs fit into many of today’s larger import-based Arabian horse groups – The Pyramid Society, Al Khamsa, Early American Foundation, Sheykh Obeyd, Heirloom – and have been successfully out-crossed in the past with other Arabian blood lines by breeders/ breeding farms such as Bentwood, Ansata, Anchor Hill, Nellie Jackson, Doyles, Atkinsons, Malabar, Schimanski, Rudalaro, Fantasia, and Henry Babson. Including most of the imports, the SBEs have been and are performance horses. Even now, the qualities – Athletic Ability, Intelligence, Disposition, Character, Arabian Type, Versatility, Tractability – of the SBE fit into the life styles and uses of today’s horse owner/lover. Pictured here is the SBE stallion Serr Sotamm+/ (by Ibn Sabbah Bedu+// and sire of Kahlidah Kamar Rou++/), a horse that exhibits the qualities listed above in just two pictures.
Serr Sotamm+/ and Tyler
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Serr Sotamm+/ and Kelli Lowery
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2011 Grey Stallion 2019 Egyptian Event Liberty Gold Champion
Ramses Mishaal Nadir x MB Maymaara Mayaan Al Nadir SA possesses some of the most desirable characteristics of a Straight Egyptian breeding stallion. He contributes valuable strengths needed in current breeding programs including, his extreme type, big dark eyes, solid body and “off the charts” movement. When turned loose in an arena he always commands the attention of those in his presence. He is sired by Ramses Mishaal Nadir, and out of MB Maymaara, an El Halimaar daughter. Empire Egyptians is excited for the future of this young stallion and feels certain he’ll pass along these valuable strengths for other breeding programs. We look forward to the future of Mayaan and believe he will bring Straight Egyptian breeding programs to the next level.
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+ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION RBR HESA TWISTER
(EAF Hesa Wizard+ x Tanzoriah, by Tanzmen) Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated Yearling Chestnut Colt
RBR TINMAN
(EAF Hesa Wizard+ x Zsazsa Jaborr, by Jaborr) Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated Yearling Grey Colt
RBR IT TAKES FIRE
(What It Takes+ x Fire Mistress, by Abidon+) Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated 4-year-old Bay Arabian Filly In training with Elise Ulmer
RBR THE WIZARD DUNIT
(EAF Hesa Wizard+ x Brennas BH 86, by Brennas Golden Dunit AQHA) 3-year-old Half-Arabian Gelding 2018 Sport Horse National Top Ten Colt/Gelding In Hand Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated In training with Elise Ulmer
RBR GIRL ON FIRE
(EAF Hesa Wizard+ x Fire Mistress, by Abidon+) Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated 2-year-old Chestnut Arabian Filly
RBR SHEZA HIGHBROW
(EAF Hesa Wizard+ x High Brow Solano, by High Brow Hickory AQHA) Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated 2-year-old Chestnut Half-Arabian Filly
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PARTNERSHIP Equine Athlete Veterinary Services Corneal Ulceration: Identification & Treatment Identification and treatment of corneal ulcers, a commonly treated ophthalmic condition in horses.
By Meagan Szarek, DVM On the cover: Tanzanite LRA, black stallion Owned by Robin LaValley Ridden by Keith Krichke
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Photography by Suzanne Sturgill SuzannesPhoto.com
WHOA Breeding Soundness Exam for Stallions: Be Prepared for Breeding Season A breeding soundness exam allows the stallion owner and/or manager to evaluate reproductive status.
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IMPACT US Equestrian Honors 2019 Horses & Equestrians Arabian individuals who were recognized by US Equestrian as outstanding in their respective disciplines.
2019 AHA Recognition Awards
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Highlighting the accomplishments of the Open Competition winner, Ambassador Award winner and Distance Horse of the Year.
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By Debra Powell, PhD
GET INVOLVED AHA Convention Wrap-up Resolution highlights and award winners from the 2019 Convention.
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HERITAGE The Wrigley Family: A Legacy of Arabian Excellence Philip and Helen Wrigley’s profound influence on Arabian horses in America.
By Tobi Lopez-Taylor
34 IN EVERY ISSUE 16 President’s Letter 16 17 Corporate Partners & Sponsors 17 18 EVP’s Letter 18 22 Jibbah Jabber 22 26 AH AHYYA 28 Praiseworthy 28 68 Stallion Directory 69 AHA Listings 72 Discovery Farms 72 75 Advertisers’ Index 75 80 FOCUS Life
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THE NOW 2019 U.S. Nationals: Taking the Decade Out in Style Highlights and a few insights from U.S. Nationals.
By Colleen Scott Rain No Match for 2019 Distance National Champions The Distance National championship allowed top distance athletes as well as ride management to shine in spite of rainy weather.
By Erin Glassman
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2019 AERC National Championships The AERC National Championships took place October 31 and November 1 in the Mojave Desert outside Ridgecrest, Calif.
By Merri Melde
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Rise Up and Ride On
•B eing humble, inclusive, patient, committed and good ambassadors for the breed.
Each of us have the ability to brighten someone’s day, and our actions have the power to make a lasting impact. Every month we challenge you, our members, to share your #RiseUpAndBeAHero moments on different challenges. Show your stories via Instagram posts and videos for a chance to win great prizes. The monthly challenges to achieve these goals will include: February.... Lend a helping hand March........ Do a volunteer project April........... Make a new friend DEAR MEMBERS: Welcome to 2020! We started the year with a big bang as part of the Tournament of Roses parade. Last year ended with the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona attending the Fiesta Bowl parade, and between those two events, over 800,000 people viewed the parades in person along with a television audience of over 38 million nationally and 29 million internationally. Thank you to all of those volunteers who gave up their holidays to promote the Arabian Horse in this way. In this letter, I would like to highlight a program that was originally created by our AHYA Board of Directors in 2019. They are looking to expand and include both youth and adults in 2020. The program they started called “Rise Up and Ride On” has been extended to include a “Be a Hero Challenge” #RiseUpAndBeAHero. It is designed to discourage bullying and encourage sportsmanship and positive activities both in and out of the competition arenas. We all can do our part to help develop positive attitudes through good deeds and sportsmanship. We can help grow the confidence of our teammates and provide a positive environment to celebrate the Arabian Horse. By creating a positive environment, we will subsequently be able to attract more new people to enjoy our beloved horse. It is important to remember what makes a good sportsman. Some examples include:
May............ Introduce someone new to your horse (example - hold Meet an Arabian Horse Day) June............ Show your appreciation for a volunteer or event staff person July............. Congratulate a fellow competitor August........ Compliment a person from another barn September.. Appreciate your barn family October...... Win or lose gracefully and share a smile even if you lose November.. Remember from where you come December... Share your story The amazing part of this is that it was created by our youth board — the leaders of tomorrow. We adults can learn from them and help move this amazing program forward. So to participate, tag @arabianhorseyouth, #RiseUpAndBeAHero and #RiseUpAndRideOn in your social media posts for the chance to be featured on our pages. We will be sharing more info about each challenge during its designated month and give some ideas on how you can share your #RiseUpAndBeAHero story. As always, I wish you wonderful times spent with our amazing Arabian, Half- and Anglo-Arabian Horses.
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• Winning and losing with grace. •R especting the other competitors and the event staff. •V olunteering for the betterment of your breed or event. • Being kind to your horse. 16
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Canada. Going back 10 years, we had 245 clubs, but we have since lost 48 clubs and gained 22 new clubs. AHA leadership is going to be working with the new Local Ad Hoc Committee to look at ways to promote Arabian ownership and membership at the local level. As previously stated, it is through our clubs, breeders and professional stables where this has to happen. Our Social Media is successful in reaching Arabian horse enthusiasts, members and potential new owners. FACEBOOK
• 102,528 Likes. • Posts reached 117,593 in the last 28 days alone. INSTAGRAM
• 12,900 followers on AHA Page, 4,461 on AHYA Page. • Leading age demographic on AHA Instagram Page: 25-34. EMAIL MARKETING
Issue 6, 2019 featured the first half of Glenn Petty’s final Convention speech. The last part of his talk is presented here. DEAR MEMBERS:
The Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes Program has made many changes that are starting to bring stability and growth to the program, and the downturn seems to be turning back up. This is great news since many sister organizations’ Prize Money Programs are struggling or have been discontinued. The Last Chance Buy-In for horses not previously enrolled in Sweepstakes ended on October 15th and was a bigger success than anticipated bringing in 384 Original entries, which totals a little over $1.3 million in new revenue to the program. For next year’s classes at U.S. Nationals, there are five Sweepstakes-only classes — Arabian Stallion, Mare, Gelding and HA/AA Mare and Gelding in AAOTH Performance Halter — offering $25,000 each for the Purebred classes and $15,000 each for the HA/AA classes. MEMBERSHIP
Membership continues to decline for all sister organizations in the same trend as AHA. AHA presently has 16,507 members. At this time last year, we had 17,632 members — a decline of 6.3 percent. Our membership has been in decline for most of the past ten years. The decrease has ranged from four to seven percent yearly. Of our members, 59 percent have a Competition Card. Members join the association to conduct business such as a registration or transfer; to access our online section; to participate in competitions; or to join a committee or commission. We currently have 215 affiliate clubs throughout the United States and 18
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•A verage open rate on email campaigns: 21.3 percent, which is 4.3 percent better than industry standard. • 460,000 total unique email views in 2019. • Best open rates for targeted content is by USN Exhibitors, Club officers, eblasts, Regional clubs, etc. Our Convention attendance appears to be tied to our membership downturn. Over the last 10 years, we have dropped from over 500 eligible delegates to under 400. Certified delegates follow the same pattern. From all this, it is clear AHA’s work is never done, and we have our challenges ahead. In closing, I want to let everyone know I am going to miss you! That includes the leadership, commissions, committees and especially the staff I have enjoyed working with over the years. Some of my best friends are within AHA’s membership so I don’t intend to just go away. I welcome the opportunity to continue as a volunteer in whatever areas I could be of service to the association. I am excited for AHA and the Arabian Horse’s future. Join me in celebrating the Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian Horse! Sincerely,
Glenn T. Petty Executive Vice President glenn.petty@arabianhorses.org
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Corneal Ulceration: Identification & Treatment
Equine Athlete Veterinary Services CORNEAL ULCERATION IS A COMMONLY TREATED OPHTHALMIC CONDITION in horses. When identified early and appropriate treatment is rapidly initiated, it is often treated without complications. Noticeable signs of ocular issues include tearing, squinting, and swelling. As immediate, intense treatment is a large factor in preserving eyesight, abnormalities with your horse’s eye should always be considered an emergency. The most prevalent type of corneal ulceration seen in horses are superficial ulcers — a small abrasion or scratch in the transparent outer surface of the eye. They can occur in a myriad of ways, but are oftentimes the result of trauma. While you may not be able to visualize an injury to the cornea, you may notice signs of ocular pain, such as tearing and swelling. Additional signs of pain relative to the eye include squinting, the inability to fully open the eyelids, eye twitching, or your horse may be holding the eyelid tightly closed. All horses show pain differently, therefore mild or even seemingly insignificant signs should be evaluated by a veterinarian as soon as possible. Left untreated, a simple superficial corneal ulcer can quickly become infected with bacteria or fungi. Inflammation within the cornea (keratits), along with infectious organisms, can cause the surface of the eye to deteriorate and develop into a melting corneal ulcer. As complications arise, more aggressive treatment is required and the need to preserve vision through surgical intervention is drastically increased. Initial assessment of the eye begins by staining with fluorescein — a green dye readily absorbed by any defect in the cornea. Generally, if stain uptake is noted, a corneal ulcer is present (with the exception of micropunctures, such as those caused by vegetation, which may not allow for stain uptake). Depending on the severity of injury to the eye, your veterinarian may apply topical anesthetics to check for foreign material trapped under the eyelids. Local anesthesia may also be used to block nerve innervation, allowing for a more thorough investigation of the injury and help identify any complicating factors. Several factors may influence the type of ophthalmic medications your horse is prescribed. The type and severity of injury, secondary inflammation, as well as climate and Brought to you by:
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Penetrating foreign body causing deep corneal ulceration and subsequent melting. Photo by Dr. Jillian Minuto
Corneal scarring following resolution of large corneal ulcer. Photo by Dr. Casey Larson
Left untreated, a simple superficial corneal ulcer can quickly become infected with bacteria or fungi.
geographic location are all considered when formulating the most effective treatment plan. Most superficial corneal ulcers are treated topically with a broad-spectrum antibiotic ointment, administered directly onto the surface of the eye every four to six hours for about a week. Depending on your horse’s level of comfort, anti-inflammatory medication may also be administered. These may include systemic oral Banamine or topical pain medications. In uncomplicated cases, it takes approximately five to seven days for corneal cells to regenerate and heal the eye. Unsurprisingly, the size and depth of an ulcer will influence the time it takes for the ulcer to heal. Your horse should be examined every 48 hours with repeated staining of the eye until completely healed and no stain uptake is noted. If at any point signs of ocular pain worsen or cease to improve, your veterinarian should be contacted immediately. This may be an indication that bacteria or fungi have been able to proliferate within the ulcer and adjunctive therapies are needed. In some cases, samples may be taken from the cornea and submitted for cytology to further direct treatment for bacterial or fungal keratitis. It is not uncommon in warmer geographic locations for even the most diligently treated corneal ulcer to quickly become refractory to treatment. Oftentimes, veterinarians in these particular regions will administer topical antifungals in conjunction with antibiotics as a part of their initial treatment plan. Infectious keratitis is a common sequela to corneal ulcers. Once bacteria or fungi have proliferated within the eye, keratitis can quickly become severe causing further damage. In some cases, the cornea can appear to liquify as a result of enzymes and inflammatory proteins beginning to digest corneal cells. To more effectively treat progressed keratitis, your veterinarian may place a subpalpebral lavage system (SPL). An SPL is a small piece of tubing placed through the eyelid in direct contact with the eye. Medications are placed through a port and delivered directly onto the ocular surface, completely bathing the entire affected area. In advanced cases, your veterinarian may refer your horse to a hospital for further evaluation and with the understanding that it may be the best option for preserving your horse’s eyesight. Managing corneal ulcers in your horse can be an involved and sometimes stressful process. Appreciating signs of ocular pain is paramount in early detection of abnormalities with your horse’s eye. Further evaluation by your veterinarian will allow for appropriate therapies to be initiated promptly and preclude complicating factors. ~ Meagan Szarek, DVM Associate, Equine Athlete Veterinary Services
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Why Not be Successful in Open Reining With a Half-Arabian? Jane Lyon, FEI Reining Steward - Canada Y Not Farms, in its entry into the business of horses, named their horse shows “Spirit of Excellence,” setting the bar for excellence in all their equine endeavours. ~ Ron Lubinski, owner Y Not Farms
IN 2003, RON AND GILLIAN LUBINSKI, THE OWNERS OF Y NOT FARMS, began to concentrate their equestrian
efforts, and it became clear that the sport of reining would become their cornerstone. Their first show was held under the Reining Canada banner, which is the Canadian Affiliate of the National Reining Horse Association. To pursue their goals, a decision was made to purchase a well-regarded Quarter Horse reining stallion Dun It You Won It. Most Reining horses are American Quarter Horses, but Dun It You Won It was bred to an Arabian mare that was in Y Not Farm’s broodmare band. Traverston Gizell (Gigi Fix x Arabi Zara) produced a nearly flawless colt with the best characteristics of both breeds named Y Not Dunny, and this colt was to be the proof that the direction of Y Not Farms was taking would be the right one. In 2007, Dun It You Won It’s reputation as a sire of Half-Arabian reiners began when Y Not Dunny won the Ontario Reining Horse Association (ORHA) Three-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Futurity; the first time in the NRHA and AHA’s history that a Half-Arabian had won a threeyear-old Futurity. Plans were put in motion to prepare for the first ever NRHA Limited Open Half-Arabian Futurity class in Scottsdale, Ariz. Y Not Dunny not only won the class in style but clinched a Top Ten finish which allowed him entry to the next day’s Open Futurity for Half-Arabians. Upon coming home in early spring of 2009, Y Not was treated for a torn suspensory, missing the early Reining shows that year. By July, at the ORHA
ABOVE: Y Not Dunny proved that Half-Arabians could compete successfully in open reining competitions. RIGHT: Y Not Dunny is also comfortable in the Dressage show ring, here competing at the Cornerstone Summer show. 22
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show held at Y Not Farms, Y Not Dunny won the ORHA-Sired Stakes NRHA-sanctioned Derby in his first competition of the season. Y Not Farms continued to look for avenues to prove the versatility of their Half-Arabian Reining horse. After a conversation with a neighbor, it was suggested that Y Not Dunny could be a candidate for competitive Dressage. It turns out that neighbor was Joyce Cameron, a successful young Dressage competitor at the FEI level and someone interested in seeing how this Half-Arabian would be accepted by the Dressage judges. With a three-week introduction to Dressage and his successful Reining training, Y Not Dunny was entered in a show at the Cornerstone Summer Dressage Show. Showing at 3rd Level, he took home three second place ribbons. In 2015, Y Not Dunny won the ORHA Grande Finale Novice Horse Open Level 2 and the NHRA Intermediate Open classes with rider/trainer Harvey Stevens. It was then decided to reach for the NRHA Category 1 Gold Certificate. Therefore, in 2017, Y Not Farms reached out to Alain Allard of Quebec. Alain is an extremely accomplished trainer and only one of two Canadians to have won the National Reining Horse Association 4th Level Pro Futurity in Oklahoma. Under Alain’s guidance and the help of a talented young rider, Darby Mailhot, Y Not Dunny continued to accumulate wins and by 2018 he had reached nearly $25,000 in lifetime winnings and was 11th in the Intermediate Open World NRHA standings out of 1200 competitors and earned the NRHA Gold certificate. This year, Y Not “just had to look after Gillian (at age 72) and help her improve her riding,” said Ron. “He did not have to prove any more to us.” One of the biggest lessons Y Not Farms has learned and promoted is that the basics of reining training can be used for any discipline that may lie in that horse’s future. They have produced Reining horses, Dressage horses, and Hunter/Jumpers from Half-Arabians, Purebred Arabians, Quarter Horses, Paints and a handsome Warmblood. Each of these successful individuals have all been started in Reining before going on in their respective disciplines. Many of them have been shown with great success in multiple disciplines just as Y Not Dunny has. Compliments come frequently from the horses’ various riders across what might seem like polar opposite sports regarding the correct and soft way of going each one has, combined with a willingness to participate in a new form of riding. Alongside Y Not Farm’s belief in reining basics for any discipline is a dedication to letting each horse develop in his own time. If individuals need more time to grow up or rest from their training, they are allowed all the time they need. There is no push to meet man-made deadlines. The results are being proven repeatedly by the longevity of the individual horses in their program. It can be seen in the productive and enjoyable lives they are leading and will continue into old age. That is a legacy worth pursuing. Ron and Gillian Lubinski have pursued excellence in their love of horses by always remembering the words of Robert Browning, “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” You can learn more at ynotfarms.ca n
I Love a Parade! ARABIAN HORSES WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE ROSE PARADE THIS YEAR! This year's theme was the power of HOPE! The Arabian Horse Association teamed up with Warrior Horses for Warrior Kids to share the power of hope that Arabian horses can bring to kids with cancer. To donate or become involved in the Warrior Horses project visit warriorhorses.org.
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AHL Writer and Longtime AHA Member Wins EQUUS Film and Arts Festival Literary Award THE EQUUS FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL HAS NAMED HOPE ELLIS-ASHBURN as the 2019 Literary Award winner in the Best
Memoir category for her book, Always Hope: How dairy cows and Arabian horses inspired grit in a young girl's life. The award was announced at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. during the 7th annual EQUUS Film and Arts Festival. The EQUUS Film and Arts Festival showcases equestrian-themed content from around the globe including documentaries, both feature and short films, commercials, music videos and educational content in addition to art and literature. As a freelance equestrian journalist, Hope’s work has appeared in a number of luminary publications including Arabian Horse Life. Always Hope, which debuted on Amazon as a number one new release in Horse Riding and Equestrian Sports, is her second book. “I am thrilled that Always Hope has earned the 2019 EQUUS Film and Arts Festival Literary Award for Best Memoir,” said Hope EllisAshburn. "It is indeed a special honor to receive such an award among such quality books and authors." When Hope is not writing, she wears many other hats including wife, mother, high school teacher and farmer. She has been a horse owner for over 30 years, AHA member for over 20 years and enjoys riding in a variety of disciplines, including Hunter, Western and trail riding, with her Half-Arabian mare, Aallusive Angel. She and her family live on a Tennessee Century Farm where they raise hay and black Angus cattle in a cow/calf beef operation. She and her family reside in their remodeled 1927 farm house that once belonged to her husband’s grandparents. Visit Hope’s website, Red Horse on a Red Hill, where she shares her published works on topics ranging from horse health, to farm management, to true stories of her life with horses. n
AHA Club Member Wins Awards at Major Equestrian Film Festival Children's Books Recognized with Winnie Awards RAE RANKIN, A MEMBER OF THE ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION (AHA), the Mother Lode Arabian Horse Association
(MLAHA) club, and children’s book author, won awards at the 7th Annual Equus Film and Arts Festival held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY December 5-8, 2019. The culmination of the event, the WINNIE awards, celebrates storytellers who show the rich history and diverse tapestry of horses in human culture through equestrian content. Rankin’s book Cowgirl Lessons won Best Children’s Book - USA, and her book Cowgirl Christmas won Best Children’s Holiday Book - USA. “It’s a dream come true,” Rankin said. “I am honored to have my work recognized at such a prestigious event.” The books were inspired by Rankin’s daughter, Elizabeth; her first lesson horse, an Arabian Welsh Pony named Duchess; and her trainer, Valerie Baker of White Horse Dressage. Rankin’s daughter continues to ride on WHD Shazaam Arabian Youth Team. “I really wanted to share the love and bond between children and horses,” Rankin said. “I see it all the time when I watch our youth team members at the barn, on the trail, and at shows.” All of her books are available online at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other online book retailers. Signed copies can be purchased at www.raerankin.com. She can be reached via email at raerankinauthor@gmail.com. n
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RECOGNIZED DIVISION Rank
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Regional 166 1 Stealin' the Show! Ann-Dee Moore Mckenzie Rodedl, Reagan Knaack, Ashlyn Areias, Champion Saritah Sinha, Jocelyn Moore, Saylor Weidauer Regional 282 3 WHD Shazaam Valerie Baker Champion
Timothy Moss, Margaret Culver, Dakota Weinberger, Lauren Gervaise, Elizabeth Rankin, Allie Groninger
Regional 212 5 N Joy Too Joyce Thomas Champion
Sophia Janssen-Madden, Audrey Price, Delaney Nielsen, Amanda Ploegman, Abigail Churchill, Elise Mason
Regional 132 7 Sterling Steeds Darcy Damron Champion
Melanie Bennett, Savannah Rhodes, Brianna Rhodes, Corin Fitzpatrick, Evyn Fitzpatrick
Regional 145 8 Champion
Diane Underwood
Makenna Martinez, Jessi Jacobucci, Delainey Haight, Alexandra Miller, Grace Forbes, Jessie Burton
Regional 172 9 BAEC 3 Laurie Long Champion
Mackenzie Zimbeck, Riley Lallo, Bella Sobral, Brianna Mullen, Lauren Gassen, Emma Kate McClosky
Regional 210 10 Ridin Dirty Champion
Jenna Kerkaert, Ethan Braucht, Ella VanVeldhuizen, Abbey Stegenga, Natalie Stewart, Mia Andrejeski
Regional 61 11 Champion
Rocky Mountain Six Pack
Sondra McPadden
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Brandon Bishop, Emma Maggio, Madison Priest, Audrey Desousa
Regional 209 13 All Around Arabians Heather Noon Champion
Makenna Noon, Nina VanTassel, Madison Austin, Skyler VanderWal, Brooke Leininger, Teagan Hill
Regional 132 14 Team Firelight Lorie Henderson Champion
Tabitha Taylor, McCartney Swears, Paige DeVrooman, Mattie Armstrong
OVERALL 303 16 RGB Team 3 CHAMPION
Audrey Bartholomew, Marissa Bartholomew, Alexis Forster, Amelya Drake, Arabella Ferris, Kennedy Sims
Ronald Bartholomew
Regional 183 17 AAHABC Team Five Jan McKim Champion
Alexis Vasseur, Samantha Bosones, Summer Ricards, Molly Grubman, Sarah Collison, Keira Hockersmith
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Regional 73 1 The Mane Attraction Ann-Dee Moore Champion
Jocelyn Moore, Saritah Sinha, Saylor Weidhauer, Keara Moore
Regional 83 3 WHD Shazaam Valerie Baker Champion
Timothy Moss, Margaret Culver, Dakota Weinberger, Lauren Gervaise, Elizabeth Rankin, Allie Groninger
Regional 122 7 Sterling Steeds Darcy Damron Champion
Melanie Bennett, Savannah Rhodes, Brianna Rhodes, Corin Fitzpatrick, Evyn Fitzpatrick
Regional 92 9 Champion
ARAB Youth Lynn Francis Champions
Jade Cantu, Addison Dedmon, Macey Faulkner, Reagan Partee, Allie O'Connell, Vivian Post
Regional 237 10 Champion
Golden Ridge Anna Holicky Starlets
Hailey Feucht, Maia Hetzel Warhol, Mackenzie Lassen, Ruby Mussman, Hannah Schwartz, Elise Williams
Regional 47 14 SAHIBA Champion
Danny Thompson
Marsha Watts, Elise Goff, Ashley Staley, Madeleine Hofmeyer, London Eller
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Achievement awards FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, AHA has recognized and rewarded the outstanding accomplishments of horses and riders through the Achievement Awards program. Participants can receive award plaques at every level, earn the honor of placing prestigious Achievement Award symbols behind their horses’ names, and compete for the Annual High Point Awards presented to a horse, amateur and youth. Learn more at ArabianHorses.org/aa.
HORSE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Horse Achievement Awards Program has six award levels that recognize a horse’s accomplishments in AHA-recognized shows, Open Dressage, Eventing, Racing and Distance rides. Owners receive plaques, recognition in the magazine, prestigious symbols inscribed after their horses’ names and are eligible for a year-end High-Point Horse Award.
LEGION OF HONOR
VINCENT PCF+++, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
ELJOMAR GAI REYNA+, Siefkes, Laura Or Gabriella, Aberdeen, SD HOLANA E+, Mackey, Leigh Jasper, Fall City, WA JENS AJF+, Hilliard, Samantha Or Michael, Salado, TX LEGACY GOT YOUR BLACK+, Williams, Kathie, Terrell, TX NO GREATER HONOR+, Sheridan, Nyssa, Stoughton, WI SALTY JOHN+, Gassen, Lauren Or Gassen, Alexis, Pearland, TX SAPHYRA+, Herbst, Kristin Or Denny, Farmington, MO SHEDIR RE+, Kohler, David Or Debra, Pasco, WA FH MY OWN HERO+, Dubnoff, Angie Or Katy, Concord, CA THYMELESS DREAM+, Wallace, Dori Haller, Renfrew, PA VA VOUVRAY+, Hall, Katie E, Gainesville, FL TC AZLEAH+, Mcdonald, Gerald Or Kathryn, Nanaimo, BC
HALF ARABIAN
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SALTY JOHN+/, Gassen, Lauren Or Gassen, Alexis, Pearland, TX STONE OF FIRE+/, Walsh, Phyllis, Byron Center, MI TA CAARNOT+/, Herbst, Kristin Or Denny, Farmington, MO CA AFLAME OF FIRE+/, Gavin, Karen, Rancho Santa Fe, CA DA VINCENZO+/, Christopherson, Curtis, Little Rock, WA RAMSEY BD+/, Benson, Carlene, Salem, OR THYME TO DANCE+/, Granberry, Victoria West, Phoenix, AZ VA VOUVRAY+/, Hall, Katie E, Gainesville, FL HALF-ARABIAN
PIK ANDROMEDA+/, Dadd, Joanne, Bedminster, NJ SAL MINEO BF+/, Boisvert Farms LLC, Baton Rouge, LA FAME N FORTUNNE+/, Tobie, Jennifer, Scottsdale, AZ
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KISS MY CHROME+, Klingler, Amanda Or Baum, Marsha, Corrales, NM NOBILISTICS CRUSH JF+, Beverly, Martha, Blountville, TN PIK ANDROMEDA+, Dadd, Joanne, Bedminster, NJ SAL MINEO BF+, Boisvert Farms LLC, Baton Rouge, LA LEXUS NOBELE COLOR+, Guentner, Madison, Southgate, MI MIZ BEYBERRY+, Skittino, Mary C, Ofallon, IL THE ARTFUL DODGER AP+, Touchette, Danielle Or Joelie, Lake Stevens,WA
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SALTY JOHN++, Gassen, Lauren Or Gassen, Alexis, Pearland, TX
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ELASHAHN+++, Dasenbrock, Tom, Waterloo, NE
LEGION OF EXCELLENCE
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PUREBRED
MSU SUPERSTICIOUS+//, Boatman, Valarie V, South Lyon, MI RS MONTAO+//, Kieffer, Vicky, Vancouver, WA VARGAS JCA+//, Will, Kimberlee, Snohomish, WA ANSA GALLEN JJ+//, Campbell, Karen, Argyle, TX JAZZ-N-IT UP+//, Messier, Rhonda Or Alicia, Plymouth, MA VINCENT PCF+//, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC HALF-ARABIAN
SAL MINEO BF+//, Boisvert Farms LLC, Baton Rouge, LA KHOMETS STORM RUNNER+//, Van Deusen, Cheryl & Hall, Katie, New Smyrna Beach, FL
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VINCENT PCF++++, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
LEGION OF supreme honor/ merit ++/ PUREBRED
SALTY JOHN++/, Gassen, Lauren Or Gassen, Alexis, Pearland, TX HALF ARABIAN
KHOMETS STORM RUNNER++/, Van Deusen, Cheryl & Hall, Katie, New Smyrna Beach, FL
EGION OF supreme honor/ L supreme merit +++/ PUREBRED
VINCENT PCF+++/, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC HALF ARABIAN
ELASHAHN+++/, Dasenbrock, Tom, Waterloo, NE
EGION OF MERIT/ L excellence ++//
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PUREBRED
AL-MARAH TIFFANY++, Lange, Cornelia, Albuquerque, NM ELJOMAR GAI REYNA++, Siefkes, Laura Or Gabriella, Aberdeen, SD
VARGAS JCA++//, Will, Kimberlee, Snohomish, WA ANSA GALLEN JJ++//, Campbell, Karen, Argyle, TX VINCENT PCF++//, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
HALF-ARABIAN
KHOMETS STORM RUNNER++//, Van Deusen, Cheryl & Hall, Katie, New Smyrna Beach, FL
EGION OF supreme MERIT/ L excellence +++// PUREBRED
VARGAS JCA+++//, Will, Kimberlee, Snohomish, WA ANSA GALLEN JJ+++//, Campbell, Karen, Argyle, TX VINCENT PCF+++//, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
EGION OF MASTERS/ L SUPREME HONOR ++++/ PUREBRED
VINCENT PCF++++/, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
EGION OF MASTERS/ L EXCELLENCE ++++// PUREBRED
VINCENT PCF++++//, Rossomme, Mckenna, North Charleston, SC
AMATEUR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
MASTER HORSEMAN CHAMPION
Bell, Arianna, Ardrossan, AB Saunders, Sophia, Providence Forge, VA Swears, Mccartney, Louisville, KY
The Amateur Achievement Awards Program has nine award levels that recognize amateurs and youth for Riding, Handling and/or Driving any registered Arabian, Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian in AHA-recognized shows and distance rides. Competitors receive plaques, letters of certification, recognition in the magazine and are eligible for either an Adult or Youth Year-End High-Point Amateur Award.
DISTANCE HORSE AWARDS The Distance Horse Award Program recognizes horses that have competed in Endurance and Competitive Trail rides sanctioned by an AHA recognized organization. Owners receive a perpetual plaque after completing 500 miles and a brass mileage marker plate for each increment of 500 miles.
HANDLER OF HONOR CHAMPION
Swears, Mccartney, Louisville, KY HANDLER OF SUPREME HONOR CHAMPION
Bell, Arianna, Ardrossan, AB
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RIDER OF HONOR CHAMPION
PUREBRED
Steinbrink, Olivia, Scottsdale, AZ Thompson, Mercy, Boonville, NC
NH MUSCATS JEWEL+/, Swiss, Elaine, Round Mountain, TX
RIDER OF SUPREME HONOR CHAMPION
Ferris, Arabella, Fayetteville, NY Freeman, Gerald, Cave Creek, AZ Swears, Mccartney, Louisville, KY
4500 PUREBRED
HORSEMAN OF MERIT CHAMPION
PW SEPTEMBER HERO+/, Gowen, Patricia Lynn, Rock Hill, SC
Steinbrink, Olivia, Scottsdale, AZ
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Shezaffirecracker+// 2007 HALF-ARABIAN MARE (AFRIENDLY FIRE X FOXY STYLE/FOX’S LEGACY) OWNERS: CHRIS & SONYA BICKFORD SHERWOOD, ORE.
Shezaffirecracker+// has collected numerous carriage pleasure driving accolades with co-owner and trainer Chris Bickford over the years, and 2019 was no different. Shezaffirecracker and Bickford began their season by winning a total of four carriage pleasure driving classes at the California Springfest Horse Show and the BC Morgan and Open Horse Show. Next, they earned eight Regional Championships and three Regional Reserve Championships at the Region 5 Arabian Horse Association (AHA) Sport Horse Championships. Shezaffirecracker and Bickford made the trek to the Sport Horse National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show hoping to prove their mettle. They tallied two National Champion titles in Carriage Pleasure Driving Gambler’s Choice and Pick Your Route and three Reserve National Champion titles in Carriage Pleasure Driving Turnout, Scurry Obstacles and Timed Obstacles, as well as finishing in the top 10 in two other classes. They closed out 2019 by winning five classes at the Arabian Fall Classic to end their season on a high note.
US Equestrian Announces 2019 Equestrians of the Year Nominees Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2019 Equestrians of Honor. For the first time, an International Equestrian of the Year and a National Equestrian of the Year were named for their achievements in 2019. Winners are determined based on the results of online voting. The 2019 International and National Equestrians of the Year
were awarded during the 2019 Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Fla. Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) was voted the International Equestrian of the Year and Nick Haness (Temecula, Calif.) was voted the National Equestrian of the Year.
Cheryl Van Deusen
THE FOLLOWING ARE ARABIAN INDUSTRY INDIVIDUALS NAMED AS A 2019 EQUESTRIAN OF HONOR:
International Equestrians of Honor Cheryl Van Deusen DISCIPLINE: ENDURANCE NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA.
The Becky Grand Hart Trophy is presented to international-level non-Olympic athlete. ••• Cheryl Van Deusen has consistently been the top-ranked U.S. endurance athlete, and she collected numerous top placings. She partnered with four different horses to earn four first-place finishes in endurance rides in 2019. Van Deusen rode to the win in the Fun in the Sun CEI1* 80 kilometer ride with Spotless Summer Magic. Her next win came with LR April Breeze in the Indian Springs Endurance Ride CEI2* 120 kilometer division. The Biltmore Challenge was another successful ride for Van Deusen with a win in the CEI1* 80 kilometer aboard Snake Eyes Leroy+. Her final win of 2019 was the inaugural USEF CEI1* Endurance National Championship at the Broxton Bridge Plantation ride aboard longtime partner Hoover The Mover. Van Deusen tallied 13 other top-six finishes in rides across the U.S., ranging from 80 kilometers to 160 kilometers in length. She
consistently ranked at or near the top of the FEI Endurance Open Rider World Ranking List in 2019. In addition to her riding accomplishments, she organizes endurance rides and serves on the Endurance Sport Committee.
National Equestrians of Honor Elizabeth Bentley ARABIAN ORONOGO, MO.
The Vaughan Smith Trophy is presented to the best rider of any horse or pony breed shown in Hunter
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Chris Bickford ARABIAN SHERWOOD, ORE.
Pleasure, Show Hack, Hunter Hack, Dressage Hack, Costume, Sidesaddle, or Western Dressage. ••• Elizabeth “Liz” Bentley is a talented Arabian horse trainer in the Western, English, and Hunter disciplines, and she owns IIB Farms in Oronogo, Mo. With more than 30 years of experience, Bentley has helped produce a successful group of amateur riders who consistently place at both the regional and national level. In addition to her training business, Bentley holds a National/Regional Arabian Judging Card and has judged some of the largest shows that the Arabian Horse Association recognizes. Since 1996, Bentley has garnered six National Championship titles, four Reserve National Championship titles, and 27 National Top Ten awards from the U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show and Canadian National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show in the Hunter Pleasure section. Bentley impressed at U.S. Nationals in 2019, winning the prestigious Arabian Hunter Pleasure 32
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The Bill Robinson Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing with horses or ponies across all the breeds in Harness or for Driving Performance in non-international competitions. ••• After years of training and showing horses for clients, Chris and Sonya Bickford have chosen to compete their own horses in the Carriage Pleasure Driving division, and that decision continued to pay sporting dividends in 2019. With Chris at the reins, the couple’s 12-year-old HalfArabian Shezaffirecracker+// swept through the Arabian world’s carriage pleasure driving division in 2019, winning half of their classes this past season. At the U.S. Arabian Sport Horse Nationals, they won two Carriage Driving Championship titles and were never out of the top three. They later also won five Regional Championship titles and a Regional Reserve Championship title. Results like these propelled Chris and Shezaffirecracker to their second USEF Horse of the Year Carriage Pleasure Driving Grand Championship.
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Kim Morgan ARABIAN PILOT POINT, TEXAS
The Norman K. Dunn Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing at Halter or In-Hand. ••• Kim Morgan is the trainer, manager, and co-owner of Kim Morgan Arabians in Pilot Point, Texas. Morgan grew up with Arabian horses and first competed at the U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show at the age of 14. She has established a close-knit community of clients and trainers, many of whom have been with her for years, and she is the first to praise her ranch’s team of staff, managers and other helpers in aiding in her success. Morgan has accumulated a lengthy competition record, handling more than 11 National Champions, 16 Reserve National Champions and 126 National Top Ten winners since 1996. At U.S. Nationals this year, she placed in every class, earning a unanimous National Championship title with Kheeping The Faith, a Reserve National Championship title, and five National Top Ten awards.
Each year, US Equestrian names a National Horse of the Stanley White III ARABIAN CONROE, TEXAS
The Barbara Worth Oakford Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in a non-reining Western discipline. ••• Stanley White III comes from a long line of horsemen that have made their marks on the Arabian horse industry, but he didn’t feel the passion for riding and competing until he was 13 years old. With some help from his grandfather, White became a proficient horseman in his own right and chose to train horses professionally after high school. He first began
Year and an International Horse of the Year as well as a National Equestrian of the Year and International Equestrian of the Year. Winners are determined based on the results of online voting. n Horse World AWPA $100,000 Arabian Western Pleasure Futurity, in addition to numerous Top Ten placings.
Cheryl Van Deusen & Kate Bishop Awarded Top Honors in Endurance
Stanley White III working with the Arabian horse at Long Meadow Arabians and then set up his own operation, White Oak Farms, LLC, in Conroe, Texas. White has received numerous regional and national honors in Western Pleasure. Since 1997, he has earned 85 awards at the regional level and 58 at the national level. This year’s U.S National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Show was particularly rewarding for White. He won the Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse Championship unanimously and won both the Arabian Western Pleasure Futurity and Arabian
Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the winners of two prestigious awards in the discipline of endurance. Cheryl Van Deusen has been awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, and Kate Bishop has been awarded the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award is presented to the top U.S. senior endurance rider. This award is sponsored by Gold Medal Farm and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, in memory of Maggy Price. Price was the 1992 FEI Endurance World Championship silver medalist and was instrumental in the development of international endurance in the U.S. The Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy is presented to the top U.S. young rider and is awarded in memory of Kathy Brunjes. Brunjes was a successful endurance athlete and an active supporter of the junior/young rider program. Van Deusen (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) is currently ranked in the top five on the FEI Endurance Open Riders
World Ranking list. Van Deusen’s characteristic consistency and dedication shone through again throughout 2019, kicking off the competition year at Gallop on the Greenway with sweeping wins in the CEI3*-160 aboard Hoover The Mover, her 16-yearold Arabian gelding, and in the CEI2*-120 with EBS Regal Majjaan, her 15-year-old Arabian gelding. Van Deusen later won the inaugural USEF CEI1* Endurance National Championship with Hoover The Mover, finishing the 80.6-kilometer race in a time of 04:50:01, with an average speed of 16.7 kilometers per hour. Van Deusen currently sits second and third in the FEI Endurance Open Combination World Ranking list with Spotless Summer Magic, her 16-year-old Half-Arabian mare, and EBS Regal Majjaan, respectively. This is the third consecutive year Van Deusen has won the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award. Bishop (Raleigh, N.C.) made her first appearance on a U.S. team in 2019, competing at the FEI Endurance World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors in Pisa, Italy, where she led the team to an impressive sixth-place finish. Bishop also rode to the top individual placing for a U.S. rider in the competition, completing the race aboard LR April Breeze, Lisa Green’s 13-year-old Arabian mare, in 06:39:40, with an average speed of 18.02 kilometers per hour. Back home in the U.S., Bishop added a number of top finishes to her resume throughout the 2019 competition year, including the CEIYJ2*-120 at Gallop on the Greenway and Broxton Bridge, as well as the CEIYJ1*-80 at the Biltmore Challenge. The 2019 Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy were presented at the Horse of the Year Awards presented by AON during the 2020 US Equestrian Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 11, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Issue 1. 2020
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Awards Open Competition Award Winner THE 2019 OPEN COMPETITION AWARD WINNER WAS AWARDED TO BUC NAKED (APHA stallion Fancys Smokn Hotstuff x Far Colette) a 12-year-old pinto buckskin Half-Arabian gelding owned by Janet Leli and bred by Dianna Jackson. “Squiggy” began his show career on the open circuit in 2017. With his amateur rider in the saddle, he has earned many accomplishments in the open shows and at Pinto recognized shows where he competed in Halter, Ranch Halter, Showmanship, Horsemanship, Western Pleasure, Trail, Ranch Riding, Sport Horse and Leadline. Squiggy has earned more than 30 Champion and Reserve Champion titles in his show career. He has also won the NJ Pinto Horse Association Year-end High Score Award in 2017 and 2018. Since Buc Naked has been shown in more open shows than AHA recognized shows, Janet decided to enroll him in the Open Event Incentive Program where he has earned the OEIP high-point award in the Walk-Trot division in both 2017 and 2018 as well as Walk-Trot, Showmanship and Halter in 2019. He has earned over 100 points and hours in the OEIP and FRP program and is close to hitting his 200 point milestone for OEIP. Through AHA recognized competitions, Buc Naked has earned USEF Region Horse of the Year in 2017 and 2018 in Halter; Western Pleasure in 2018 and Reserve Champion Western Pleasure in 2018. In Janet’s local AHA affiliate club, Buc Naked has been awarded the High-Score Awards for In-Hand and Western in 2017 and 2018, and he has been the Half-Arabian Versatility Award recipient at past NJHAHA Arabian shows. 34
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He truly represents the versatility of the Arabian and is consistently successful in the Western allaround competitions. Fellow competitors and judges have often complimented his performances and his kind disposition. He has won over the hearts of many Leadline riders who have ridden and shown him. From all of us at AHA, we wish Janet and Squiggy the best of luck as they continue their show career together. n
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Ambassador Award Winner THE 2019 AMBASSADOR AWARD WINNER IS EMPRES++++// (Monogramm x Empressa), a 24-year-old Polish Purebred Arabian stallion owned by Prue Critchley and bred by Michalow State Stud Farm, Poland. At the age of three, Empres started in competition life as a racehorse in Warsaw, Poland before he was used for breeding with a few farms. In 2002, he was sold to the Netherlands where he was shown throughout Europe and earned First Premium at the Dutch National Show. Empres was exported to the United States in 2007, which is how Prue was able to purchase him at the age of 16 in 2011. He competed extensively for a few years once he arrived in Canada, receiving many Regional and National titles in a variety of disciplines. Empres received his Legion of Masters/Excellence in 2016. Over the years, Empres has entertained many audiences, including a group of young children at the 2015 Canadian Nationals. For two years, he competed in the Liberty class at the Western Canadian Breeders Show where he was crowned champion both years. In 2018, Breyer chose Empres as a model horse that was released early that year. His likeness proved to be quite popular, and he was even invited to attend Breyerfest, an annual event held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Not only was he adored by thousands of fans, but he also performed Liberty and Mounted Native Costume each of the three days of Breyerfest. He was loved by many children and adults who visited him at his stall and at the meet and greets after every performance. Many people said that Empres was their favorite horse at the event, and his model horse sold out. In March 2019, Empres was invited to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair as a Celebrity Horse where hundreds of visitors met him at his stall daily. Each day of the fair, Empres represented the Arabian horse well during an Ag-education talk about the breed. Empres also made appearances and performances in Liberty and Mounted Native Costume at the Midwest Horse Fair and several other Arabian horse shows in Canada as well as being invited back to Breyerfest in 2019. Empres’s beauty, versatility and kind disposition makes him popular and loved by both children and adults. Empres is truly a remarkable Arabian stallion that represents all the amazing attributes the Arabian horse has to offer the equine industry and the world. n
Distance Horse of the Year CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2019 DISTANCE HORSE OF THE YEAR, Giacomo “Jack”, a 15year-old gelding (Gianni x Ahlaks Angel) owned by Frances Muench.. Jack began his distance career in December of 2015 at not quite 12 years of age; since then this rock solid gelding has covered over 2000 miles. He has completed 36 North American Trail Conference (NATRC) rides and four American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) Limited Distance rides. The 2019 season was a stellar season for Jack as he completed 840 miles, 14 NATRC rides in seven different states with eight–1st place awards, seven of those being Sweepstakes. In 2019, he took the honor of earning NATRC’s prestigious President’s Cup (National Sweepstakes Champion award) and garnered other Regional NATRC awards. His previous accomplishments include multiple NATRC National Championships and AHA Region 9 Championships. Jack originally was bred to be an endurance carriage driving horse, but while waiting for him to mature, Jack’s original owner, who was battling cancer, realized that after eight years, Jack should have a chance to do what he was bred for and gave him to a trainer. This is where Frances and Jack’s paths came together, Frances states “We literally hit the trails and haven’t looked back. He travels well, takes care of himself on the trail, eating and drinking when he can while covering miles of various terrain whether technically steep and rocky or flat and fast. Competing in NATRC has enabled our partnership to bloom thanks to mentoring and guidance from other successful friends and competitors in the sport”. GIACOMO
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Reproductive History The history needs to be complete to avoid inaccuracies and allow for a more thorough recommendation of stallion suitability for breeding. The following information should be gathered: 1. Age of the stallion 2. Foaling rate of the last breeding season 3. Record of services/foaling 4. Number of mares the stallion is expected to cover for
the upcoming breeding season 5. Intended use of the stallion (live cover versus artificial
insemination or both) 6. Underlying medical issues or infections 7. Information from any previous breeding soundness
evaluations 8. Current medications 9. Free of Equine Infectious Anemia, Equine Viral Arteritis
and Contagious Equine Metritis diseases
Physical Exam It is important to look at the physical condition of the stallion. Is he overweight or underweight? Evaluation of the stallion’s body condition is an effective tool for determining if the stallion is being over- or underfed. An extremely thin stallion (condition score 3 or less) may not have the energy stores needed to make it through an active breeding season
MARHAABAH MARWAN AL SHAQAB x SHALINA EL JAMAAL+
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without compromising performance. The number (stallions should Similarly, stallions should not be have two!!) size, shape and consistallowed to become too fat (condition ency of the testicles and epididymis score of 8 or 9) as the increased fat should be noted. Measuring scrotal deposited within the scrotum insulcircumference using calipers or an ates the testicle, which, in turn, ultrasound of the testicles will increases the temperature, which, in determine the size of the testicles. turn, affects sperm production and Testicular size is a good indicator of BELLAGIO RCA quality. Additionally, obese stallions sperm production capability; stallions ALIXIR x RHAPSODY IN BLACK carry extra weight that can aggravate with larger testicles will normally arthritis and increase the risk of have larger daily spermatozoa output. developing laminitis or causing a heart attack. Ideally, Average size is 9 x 6 x 5 cm and total scrotal width should stallions should be maintained in a moderate body condition be greater than 80 mm. Ultrasonographic examination can (condition score 5 or 6). also be used to evaluate the scrotal contents and accessory It is good for the stallion to get out as much as possible sex glands and assist in identifying pathological issues. not only for exercise, but also for his overall well-being. Other areas that should be evaluated are conformation, vision, Sexual Behavior/Libido Exam teeth, and lameness. During the physical examination, Some stallions may have an aversion to displaying identification of any inherited defects that may be passed natural breeding behavior based on past experiences or on to offspring should be noted, such as cryptorchidism training. For example, stallions used as performance animals (only one testicle contained within scrotum), parrot mouth, are expected to not show stallion breeding behavior in the mature cataracts, HERDA (hereditary regional dermal show ring. This training may create difficulties in the asthenia) and PSSM (polysaccharide storage myopathy.) breeding shed. Any genetic disorders that can be tested for prior to breeding When assessing sexual behavior, the stallion should have should be performed. immediate interest and interaction with a mare in heat, should obtain an erection within two minutes, display a readiness to mount within five to 10 seconds following erection and Reproductive Genitalia Exam should ejaculate on the first mount. The total breeding time An evaluation of the reproductive anatomy of the stallion should not take longer than five minutes. Young, inexperienced is also important. The stallion’s penis, sheath, testes and stallions may need additional training during mounting, but epididymis should be anatomically correct, functional and should still display all of the other breeding behaviors. free from pain, injury or disease. Check for edema (fluid) and adhesions (bands of scar tissue causing tissue to stick together) between the testicles and the scrotum as these will Semen Evaluation inhibit thermoregulation. Semen is collected with an artificial vagina or AV and 38
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DUN IT YOU WON IT • NRHA Platinum Category 1 • Over 60 NRHA Championships • Winning to age 13 is evaluated using appropriate laboratory equipment. It is important to evaluate semen, usually by January, to assess the horse’s semen parameters prior to going into the breeding season. Semen evaluation will provide information to indicate the number of mares a stallion can breed per collection. Good quality sperm should have: Progressive Motility • Fast moving in a straight line across a microscopic slide field; a range of 60-70 percent of the sperm being progressively motile is a good range and below that being a problem Morphology (structure) • In general, more than 50 percent of the sperm should be morphologically normal Number of Sperm (in the ejaculate) • Varies with size, season and stallion age; a range of 1020 billion per ejaculate; • Breeding evaluations, two collections are taken one hour apart, volume and motility should be the same with 60 -50 percent as many sperm; if this relationship is not seen, then one of the ejaculates is not a representative sample Concentration • Acceptable range from 50 to 950 million per ml Volume • Normal range of an ejaculate is from 30 to 60 cc (ml) • Reference range is from 20 to 200 cc (ml) Appearance • Normally semen is a dilute milky color • Brown or grey color may represent the presence of dirt, smegma (accumulation of dead cells, oils, wax, dirt, moisture) or bacteria
Sire: Hollwood Dun It (NRHA’s 1st $4,000,000.00 Sire) Dam: Stages Melody (Ranked 6th in top 10 NRHA Mares)
H GREAT MIND H GREAT
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H GREAT LOOKS H GREAT PEDIGREE
Standing at Y Not Farms ~Frozen or cooled semen~
H D UN IT H
H GREAT CONFORMATION
produces IMPRESSIVE
Offspring like HALF-ARAB
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• 2007 Y Not Dunny won ORHA 3-year-old snaffle bit futurity, the first time in the NRHA and AHA history that a 3 year Half-Arabian won a 3-year-old NRHA Futurity, a Canadian first and world first and as a 33-month-old • 2009 Scottsdale Reining Futurity Winner • 2009 Reining Canada Novice Horse Level 2 Open Champion • July 2009 Y Not Dunny wins NRHA/ORHA sired stakes derby with rider Jared LeClair • 2009 year-end Reining Canada Novice-Horse Open L2 Champion against all QH’s • 2015 Y Not Dunny wins ORHA Grand Finale NHOL2 and Intermediate Open class with rider Harvey Stevens • 2017 placed 4th at FEI Syracuse, winner of Morrison AQR Open • 2018 with riders Alain Allard and young Darby Maihoit, reaches 11th in world NRHA Intermediate Open out of 1,200 horses competing worldwide, achieving NRHA Gold certificate, a Canadian first and possible world first for Half-Arabian reiner. Y Not Dunny also achieved an ORHA Intermediate Open year-end Championship. • NEARLY $25,000 NRHA lifetime earnings *See Dunny’s dressage article by The Rider at http://bit.ly/sHhFLa “Y Not Dunny Shoulder To Shoulder With QH and Warmblood Competition” Y NOT DUNNY
With completion of a breeding soundness examination, the stallion will be classified as satisfactory, questionable or unsatisfactory for service. Any stallion not passing the exam should be rechecked in 60 days. Depending on where the problem areas are, a stallion with a questionable service might still be very successful in breeding a small number of mares with proper management. Breeding stallions in efficient breeding programs require high maintenance and have certain management needs. Performing a breeding soundness exam on a stallion prior to breeding season can provide an indication of the reproductive soundness of the stallion so that realistic goals can be set toward maintaining his health and use as a breeding animal. Dr. Debra Powell PhD, PAS, CESMT, CCMT, CAC, CAA is the Associate Professor of Equine Studies at Saint Mary-of-theWoods College in Indiana and owner/operator of Powell’s Equine and Canine Therapeutic Services (PECTS) that specializes in non-invasive therapies and nutritional consulting.
Y NOT FARMS, Meaford, ON 519-538-0510 • ynotfarms@ynotfarms.ca
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Celebrating the past and present while creating the future of the Arabian Horse Association.
PRESIDENT’S BANQUET very year, right on the heels of U.S. Nationals, is the equally important AHA Convention. Held at the Hyatt Regency in Tulsa, Okla. from November 13 to 16, this time fortunately did not feature the dramatic hotel fire like last year. Instead, attendees were able to celebrate their outstanding accomplishments and focus on shaping the future of the Arabian Horse Association.
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President’s Award The following individuals were presented with the President’s Award: Rebecca Nash, Region 8; and Andrew Sellman, Region 10.
Distance Horse o the Year Award Art King, AHA National Distance Commission Chair, presented the 2019 Distance Horse of the Year award to Giacomo, AHR # 355913, owned by Frances Muench of New Ulm, Texas.
SUBJECT
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Amend Bylaws Article VIII, Section 2, - Charles Bass Subparagraph a DIRECTORS (Bylaws - 2/3rds vote)
Bylaws Committee
No
Withdrawn
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Amend Bylaws Article VIII, Section 1. Qualifications Charles Bass (Bylaws - 2/3rds vote)
Bylaws Committee
No
Withdrawn
2 Regional Director Election Process Bruce Johnson (Bylaws – 2/3rds vote) 3 Remove Exception for Number of Dressage Rides Carol Spangler (USEF/EC)
Bylaws Committee
No
Approved
Dressage and Western Dressage Committee
No
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4 Removing Age Restriction in Sport Horse In-Hand Janet Henderson (USEF/EC)
Sport Horse Committee
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5 Clarification to Sport Horse In-Hand (USEF/EC) Janet Henderson
Sport Horse Committee
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6 Additions to Sport Horse Appointments (USEF/EC) Janet Henderson
Sport Horse Committee
No
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7 Appointing Another Rider in Owner Classes for Jim Porcher Working Hunter (USEF/EC)
Sport Horse National Show Commission
Yes
Approved
8 Performance Halter Scoring Options (USEF/EC) Joan Palelek-Shelton
Half Arabian Club of Washington
No
Withdrawn
9 Addition of Ranch Horse Cow Work (USEF/EC) Sandy Woerle
Working Western Committee
No
Approved
10 Addition of Ranch Horse Trail (USEF/EC) Sandy Woerle
Working Western Committee
No
Approved
11 Addition of Ranch Horse Rail Pleasure (USEF/EC) Sandy Woerle
Working Western Committee
No
Approved
AHA President
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Approved
Equitation & Showmanship Committee
No
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Region 10
No
Approved
15 Rescind Resolutions 20-03, 18-09 and 33-15 Nancy Harvey
AHA Board of Directors
Yes
Withdrawn
16 Allow Concurrent Specialty Classes to be Held Jim Hitt at Regionals
Competition Advisory Committee
Yes
Approved
17 Combined Regional Championship Shows/Rides Peggy Weems
Regional Review Task Force
Yes
Approved
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Redefining Age Splits for Youth (USEF/EC)
CONTACT
Debbie Himmel
13 Showmanship Rules Modified (USEF/EC) Sheri Odom 14
New Section for Walk/Trot/Jog Classes 11 & Over (USEF/EC)
Laura Mickelson
FROM
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18 Allowing Board Modifications to Resolutions Nancy Harvey AHA Board of No Referred to with Restrictions Directors Bylaws 19 Filing Fee on Judges and Stewards Complaints Mary Jane to be set by the AHA Board of Directors Brown
Education/ Evaluation Commission
Yes
Approved
All Resolutions marked as USEF/EC will be implemented upon approval from each governing body. Some of those effective dates may be for the 2021 show season. To view each resolution in its entirety, please go to the AHA website under Membership, Convention and Resolutions.
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Regional Volunteer Service Award Presentations The following individuals were presented with the Regional Volunteer Service Awards (letter of congratulations, certificate and lapel pin) by their respective regional directors: Darleene Barrett and Diana Bein, Region 1; Patti Belanger and Bridget Fitzpatrick, Region 3; Sarah Asby and Karla Moffit, Region 4; Bonny Braden and Dan Overstreet, Region 5; Cheri Clark and Cindy Collins, Region 6; Randi Preiser, Region 7; Jim Hitt and Gary Martinez, Region 8; Ray LeMaster and Larry Shallcross, Region 9; Charles Rickart and Joan Rose, Region 10; Dave and Valerie Waggoner, Region 11; LaRue Allen and Lisa Blackstone, Region 12; Ronald Gekiere and Susan Tuck, Region 13; Danny Thompson and Jennifer Tosch Tucker, Region 14; Susan Butterworth and Robin Lohnes, Region 15; Don and Marcia Schwartz, Region 16; Karen Caughell and Gerald McDonald, Region 17; Matthew Harbridge and Samantha Hirniak, Region 18.
Andrew Sellman, Region 10
Rebecca Nash, Region 8
Distance Horse of the YearAward
Youth of the Year Award
Giacomo
Nina Barretts
Club Excellence Awards
National Volunteer Service Award
Wine Country AHA, Region 3
Pam Bingham, Region 3
Georgia AHA, Region 12
Janice Birk, Region 15
Diablo AHA, Region 3
Mary Jane Brown, Region 8
National Volunteer Service Award Presentations The following individuals were presented with the National Volunteer Service Awards: Pam Bingham, Region 3; Janice Birk, Region 15; and Mary Jane Brown, Region 8.
Club Excellence Awards BREED PROMOTION:
Wine Country AHA, Region 3. CLUB PROJECT:
Georgia AHA, Region 12. MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT & RETENTION:
Diablo AHA, Region 3. CLUB OF THE YEAR:
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he Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is among the largest, most prestigious and best-known events of its kind in the Arabian world. Three couples, all of them Arabian breeders from Chicago, sponsored the first show, held in 1955: Ed and Ruth Tweed (profiled in Arabian Horse Life, Issue 1, 2018); Anne and Fowler McCormick (profiled in Arabian Horse Life, Issue 1, 2019); and Philip and Helen Wrigley. The name Wrigley is usually associated with chewing gum and baseball, but Philip and Helen Wrigley also had a profound influence on Arabian horses in America, beyond the beginnings of the Scottsdale Show. Philip Wrigley’s father, William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932), a native of Philadelphia, started his career by selling his father’s product, “Wrigley’s Scouring Soap,” out of a horse-drawn wagon. When William was 30 years old, he relocated to Chicago, where he and a cousin sold his father’s scouring soap as well as baking powder. William discovered that the baking powder sold much better than the scouring soap. To further increase sales, he hit upon the idea of giving small items (called “premiums”) such as silver-plated teaspoons or packs of gum to customers who bought the baking powder. It became clear that customers were more interested in the gum than the baking powder, so by 1893, Wrigley’s company focused its efforts on making chewing gum. The first flavor the company offered was Juicy Fruit, followed by Spearmint and Doublemint. Sales of chewing gum made Wrigley a very wealthy man, and he regularly met with several fellow titans of industry to brainstorm about other business opportunities. Among these men was John D. Hertz, who founded the Yellow Cab Company. Hertz and his wife were the breeders and owners of Triple Crown winner Count Fleet. Although Wrigley was not particularly interested in horse racing, he did enjoy riding, and he was a founding member of the Chicago Riding Club; its other investors included Robert McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. McCormick was the uncle of Arabian breeder Bazy Tankersley, of Al-Marah Arabians, and second cousin of the previously mentioned Fowler McCormick, whose wife, Anne, is known as the importer of the Russian Arabian stallion *Naborr. In 1906, William Wrigley bought a mansion in Pasadena, Calif. (now the home of the Tournament of Roses, which puts on the yearly Rose Parade). A decade later, he became an investor in the Chicago Cubs baseball team, and eventually assumed ownership; the Cubs’ home, Wrigley Field, is named for him. In 1919, William purchased a controlling interest in Catalina Island, off the coast of California. According to historian Jeannine L. Pedersen, “Wrigley’s vision for his island in the Pacific would bring many improvements to the island’s infrastructure, build new attractions and steamships, and make Catalina Island known to the world.” The island would later become home to his son’s Arabian breeding operation and serve as a spring training camp for the Cubs. Two years later, work was completed on the first of two towers comprising the Wrigley Company’s corporate headquarters on Chicago’s
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RIGHT A 1920s postcard showing the home of Mrs. and Mrs. William Wrigley on Catalina Island.
BELOW Postcard showing the view from the Wrigley Mansion of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, circa 1940.
Michigan Avenue. Known as the Wrigley Building, it was the first skyscraper to be constructed on what has come to be known as the Magnificent Mile. And in the late 1920s, Wrigley invested in the construction of a hotel in Phoenix known as the Arizona Biltmore. He became the hotel’s primary owner, and in 1931, on a hill overlooking the hotel, he built a 16,000-square-foot home known as the Wrigley Mansion. Arabian breeder Tom Chauncey, a TV and radio station owner, claimed that Phoenix got its CBS radio affiliate because of William Wrigley. The story goes that, despite living in his mansion atop a high hill, and being “a tremendous sponsor of radio,” Wrigley could not tune in to the radio programs he enjoyed. Chauncey recalled, “So I took it upon myself to call the network and said, we’ve got to have [an antenna] here.” When the network brass replied that it wasn’t economical and wouldn’t serve enough people, Chauncey replied, “How much money does Mr. William Wrigley spend with you?” A day later, Mr. Wrigley — and many other Phoenicians — got to hear the CBS radio network. William Wrigley died in Phoenix, at his Wrigley Mansion, in January 1932. He was survived by his wife Ada (Foote)
Wrigley (1868–1958), his daughter Dorothy Wrigley Offield (1886–1979), son Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977), their spouses and five grandchildren. Upon his father’s death, Philip Wrigley became Chief Executive Officer of the Wrigley Company and took over ownership of the Cubs. Philip had married Helen Atwater in 1918, and they had three children: Ada Blanche, known as Blanny (1923– 2010), Dorothy, known as Deedie (1925–1992), and William III, known as Bill (1933–1999). Philip treasured his early memories of horseback riding with his father. According to the 1918 Arabian studbook, William Wrigley owned the bay gelding Sheik (Nejdran Jr. x Saaida), bred by Albert W. Harris, who had a farm in Lake Geneva, Wisc., near one of the Wrigleys’ homes. Harris was a well-known Arabian breeder, banker and philanthropist who prioritized hardiness over beauty in his horses. Sometime before 1927, Sheik passed into the ownership of Philip Wrigley, who purchased Sheik’s full brother Alladin, also a bay gelding, from Harris. In the 1980s, the Wrigleys’ daughter Deedie said, “I still recall when I was three years old, dressed in my jodhpurs riding with my father on...the gelding Sheik, which he gave to my mother when they were married.” Historian Mary Jane Parkinson noted that “the geldings were a perfectly matched pair of handsome bays. Whenever the family went to Catalina, the geldings accompanied them. They eventually were retired to the island, where they lived to be over 30 years old, dying within 24 hours of each other.” In 1930, Philip and Helen purchased the Arabian stallion Kaaba (*Nuri Pasha x Ophir) from Harris. Two years earlier, Kaaba had run in a time trial on a half-mile track, posting
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a time of 1:50 for the mile, while carrying 132 pounds. Kaaba and some Palomino mares (purchased in New Mexico) were shipped to Catalina Island, where they became the first residents of the Wrigleys’ El Rancho Escondido. Thanks to their golden color, Palominos were becoming popular in the 1930s. However, Philip and Helen didn’t feel that Kaaba’s foals out of the Palomino mares were of sufficiently good quality. Like other breeders who started out breeding HalfArabian Palominos (including Anne McCormick), they changed course and decided to breed some Purebred Arabians. From Harris, the Wrigleys also purchased four mares: Bint Yildez (Segario x Yildez) and her daughter Ismailia (by *Nuri Pasha); and *Ana (Dwarka x Amida) and her daughter Kholey (by *Nuri Pasha). Later, the Wrigleys purchased the mare Alsagha (Alla Amarward x Fersagha) and the stallion Wardamar Alla (Alla Amarward x Kontessa Lee) from breeder Herbert H. Reese. Both would go on to produce National winners, including Alsaghez++, U.S. National Champion Stock Horse and winner of five other National titles; Kamsar, U.S. Top Five Novice Cutting; and Thaltar, U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure. In early 1932, Bint Yildez, who had been bred to Harris’s stallion *Alcazar before her purchase, produced Bakir, the first foal born at the Wrigleys’ ranch. Bakir appears in many champions’ pedigrees today via popular sire Gazal Al Shaqab. Bakir was the grandsire of Hillcrests Bint Imaraff, a regional halter winner who produced Ivanhoe Tsultan, U.S. Top Five Futurity Stallion and sire of National Champion Mare Rohara Tsultress+. Bakir was also the grandsire of the Wrigley-bred Adibiyez++, U.S. National Champion Stock Horse and Canadian Reserve National Champion Stallion. 48
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Kaaba, the Wrigleys’ first herd sire, is in the pedigrees of Wrigley-bred performers like Catalina Dawkins, U.S. National Champion Trail Horse; Catalina Skanin++, twice U.S. Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Amateur Owner to Ride, 17 and Under; Aka, U.S. Top Ten Trail; Sadimez++, U.S. Top Ten Novice Cutting Horse; and Catalina Muzalbo, U.S. Top Ten Second Level Dressage. In the 1930s and ’40s, Philip and Helen, their children and their horses made a seasonal round of travel. Each year, the family spent the months of December through April in Phoenix at the Arizona Biltmore and Wrigley Mansion; April through June at their home on Catalina Island; June through September at their place in Lake Geneva; and September through November in Chicago. Deedie Wrigley remembered that when the family left Catalina Island each year, the horses “would be led to the barge on the island, and taken to Los Angeles. There we would ride them to the train station and load them in a boxcar with stalls in it.” Aboard the Santa Fe Chief, the Wrigleys and their horses would take the four-day rail trip back to Chicago. Right about the time that Catalina Island had become a prime tourist destination, the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 forced the closure of the island to civilians. It was thought that the Japanese navy might attempt to use the island as a base of operations from which to attack the mainland. The U.S. Maritime Service constructed a training station on the island, and anti-aircraft guns were installed. The Wrigleys’ breeding program was, understandably, curtailed during that time. Another of Philip Wrigley’s interests was also curtailed during wartime: Major League Baseball. There was concern among team owners and players that the game might cease during the war years because of the large number of players who enlisted in the service. In 1943, Wrigley founded the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own.” As baseball historian Andrew Steele wrote, “The new league would last 12 years, drawing as many as a million fans in its best season.” Around the time that the Girls’ Baseball League was closing down, Philip and Helen became involved in a more enduring endeavor: the creation of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. In 1954, the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona was formed. That year, according to horse trainer and ranch manager Harold Daugherty, “Helen Wrigley, Ed Tweed, [Wrigley trainer] Joe Dawkins and myself got together in Ed Tweed’s [Brusally Ranch] trophy room to talk about putting on an Arabian Horse Show. Mr. Tweed was the president of the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona at that time; Mrs. Wrigley wanted to do it at once, but after talking about it, we decided on waiting till the following February [1955], which was at the height of the tourist season....This was quite an undertaking as our [association’s]
RIGHT Postcard of a presentation of Arabians at El Rancho Escondido, 1959. Photo by George E. Watson.
MIDDLE The Wrigley-bred gelding Tasamar (Wardamar Alla x Tasallak), ridden by the Wrigleys’ trainer Joe Dawkins, cutting a buffalo at El Rancho Escondido, 1963.
BELOW The Wrigley-bred Warda (Wardamar Alla x Al Sadiseh), ridden by Deedie Wrigley, poses near the Arizona Biltmore in an advertisement in the 1958 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show program.
bank balance was almost zero. Mrs. Wrigley put up $5,000 and Mrs. McCormick put up $5,000 and Mr. Tweed said that he would do the same if it was needed [and he did]. The show was put on at the Arizona Biltmore, thanks to the Wrigleys.” The first show, a two-day event, featured 135 horses from six states, and the Wrigleys held an exhibitors’ dinner, served by the hotel staff, in the desert adjacent to the Arizona Biltmore stables. Texas breeder Gerald Donoghue, who attended that first show, remembered that “there had been some talk, mostly just speculation, that Scottsdale might become an Arabian horse center.” The early years of the Scottsdale Show were, in the words of breeder Hal Clay, “fun and festive.” Donoghue called it a time when “Arabian owners helped each other and pulled together to promote the Arabian horse.” The LaCroix family would cook an exhibitors’ breakfast, the Tweeds served a luncheon, the McCormicks held a dinner and Robert Aste, owner of the stallion *Lotnik, gave a cocktail party. Donoghue recalled that in 1957, “Mr. and Mrs. Wrigley had gone to the trouble of bringing four stagecoach horses and the coach from Catalina Island to Scottsdale to entertain visitors.” Out-of-state competitors sometimes left their show mares in Scottsdale to be bred
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Kaborr+++ (*Naborr x Bint Kholameh), shown here at age four, was a product of the Wrigley and Chauncey breeding programs. He racked up eight National wins in halter and performance, including European Champion Stallion, Canadian National Champion Stallion, and Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure. Photo by Foucher.
to local stallions. The Wrigleys, for example, bred mares to Anne McCormick’s Mustafa and to Ed Tweed’s Skorage. And Hal Clay remembered seeing Philip Wrigley “painting all the flag poles [at the showgrounds] and his baseball team manager, Charley Grimm, was helping.” In early 1959, Anne McCormick’s son Guy Stillman and his wife Carol decided to hold a dinner party, and invited their friend Deedie Wrigley. As her daughter Misdee Wrigley Miller later wrote, “What [Deedie] didn’t know was that the Stillmans had conspired to talk one of their bachelor friends into attending the same party”— Tom Chauncey. “Their whirlwind romance included a trip to Sea World, in San Diego, where, during the whale and porpoise show, he popped the question. She answered ‘Yes’ and they were off...to Albuquerque to be married.” The Stillmans served as the Chaunceys’ best man and matron of honor. Tom Chauncey — at that point not an Arabian fancier — could never have foreseen that, a decade later, he and Wayne Newton would buy the world-famous *Naborr for a record $150,000 from the estate of Anne McCormick, or year’s Scottsdale Senior Champion Stallion, Sultan GK, that Wrigley-bred mares would contribute to *Naborr’s owned by Al Babtain Stud of Kuwait, is a descendant of success as a sire, producing National winners Kaborr+++, the onetime Catalina Island residents Kaaba, Bint Yildez, Indyez and TC Naari. Kaborr+++, out of the Wrigley Bakir, and *Ana. As for El Rancho Escondido, it is still in mare Bint Kholameh, also sired numerous champions for the Wrigley family and is now the home of Rusack Vineyards, Chauncey, including the National winners Amiir Kaborr, which, according to its website, “produces chardonnay, Arabesqua, Kajora (dam of Gazal Al Shaqab) and Tikuahs Orr. pinot noir, and zinfandel grapes. The owners hope the In 1977, Philip and Helen Wrigley died within two months vineyard can be an example of an organically correct, of each other. They had continued to breed horses until sustainable agricultural operation.” almost the end of their lives; in fact, six foals were born in Musing about his adventures in Arabian breeding, 1976, five of them by stallions bred by Philip Wrigley wrote, “Catalina is the Wrigleys, and one by *Naborr. All not too different from the Arabian were out of mares that traced to the Desert where these horses originated, “The show was put on at the Wrigleys’ original purchases. Misdee so it seemed like an excellent idea to Wrigley Miller recalled her grandstart an Arabian Stud at El Rancho Arizona Biltmore, thanks to the mother’s emphasis on “the strength of Escondido. By raising Arabians in the the distaff line.” Two of the Wrigleys’ open, and on rough terrain similar to Wrigleys.” The first show, children, Deedie and Bill, became their native land, we could maintain notable Arabian breeders themselves. in an American Arabian those qualities a two-day event, featured And Deedie’s daughter Misdee — whom for which they had been noted for so Arabian aficionados may remember many years.” 135 horses from six states, as the rider of National Champions Heritage Emir+ and Brusally Gwiazdor+ Tobi Lopez Taylor is an award-winning and the Wrigleys held an — now drives Warmbloods and shows writer and editor. She is the author of American Saddlebreds. In 2018, Misdee “Orzel: Scottsdale’s Legendary Arabian exhibitors’ dinner, served by was a member of the gold medal-winStallion” (2016), served as coauthor ning four-in-hand Combined Driving of Shelley Groom Trevor’s memoir, “A the hotel staff, in the desert Team at the World Equestrian Games. Riding Life: Memories, Dreams, Art, and The Wrigley family’s Arabian horse Love” (2019) and is working on a book adjacent to the Arizona legacy can be experienced today at the about *Naborr. She can be reached Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, which at tobitaylor.com. She thanks Dolores Biltmore stables. owes its existence, in part, to their Adkins and Teresa Rogers for their generosity and vision. Notably, last valuable assistance. n
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ABOVE SM Azraff with handler David Boggs win the Arabian Senior Stallions 6 and over.
LEFT Caliente Virtuoso+// with owner Robin Porter win the ABS Half-Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR Jackpot.
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With every U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Show comes reinvigoration — there’s something about being surrounded by the best horses in our industry performing at the highest levels that inspires and lifts everyone up, whether they landed in the winner’s circle, were there to watch or were there as part of a support system. have to pay to have the shavings hauled in and then pay to have them taken back out because the group after us doesn’t like them. But I’m optimistic we’ll be able to do more arenas next year.” In other areas, efforts continue to enhance the environment. “The decorations in the Mustang ring were improved upon this year, and we have some additional decorating ideas for the Ford Truck Arena for next year. As the USN show commission prepares for its next meeting (at the end of January) the class schedule continues to be a topic of discussion.” One of the opportunities the commission has had and will continue to have is working with the various specialty groups that help enhance the show. “We will continue to work with the youth, Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund (AHDF) and other multiple specialty groups to put on another great event next year.” “I think what helps make the show successful is the accessibility of the commissioners,” says Walters. “We’re all out there, walking around or in our golf carts visiting with people and helping them resolve problems. We have the ability to respond to issues quickly, and people aren’t afraid to approach us with opinions and concerns. Overall, I think most people seemed extremely pleased with the show.” While the logistics of the class schedule, stabling, decorating and footing are all critically important to the show’s ultimate success, it’s the other little things that make U.S. Nationals special.
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How can it not be fun to spend ten days in the “horse show bubble,” away from household obligations like laundry and dishes, work commitments and “everyday life?” Any horse show is a good escape, but big shows like U.S. Nationals present Wonderland. We’re so lucky to carve out those ten days in time and surround ourselves with extended family and friends, great causes, inspired competition and best of all – the horses that bring us all together. The 53rd annual show boasted 1,777 horses, 1,000 exhibitors and 210 classes from October 17 – 26 in Tulsa, Okla. New classes included four Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes (ABS) AAOTR Jackpots in Purebred and Half-Arabian English Pleasure and Reining. These were in addition to the already existing Hunter, Western and Country Pleasure Jackpot classes. With these new classes, prize money totaled $409,500. Show Manager and commission member Angela O’Neill says she felt the show went very well and is pleased with how the Tulsa community and Tulsa State Fair have made good on their commitment to AHA. “The facility continues to work with us on improvements. The second year in the new barn was good; more stalls were added and more are slated for next year.” Show Chair Lance Walters said one of the changes that made a big difference this year was to the footing in the north warm-up arena. “We added shavings to that work arena, and that was very well received. We
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Kola J and Stanley White III win the Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse class.
Shannon Murphy and Duchess Of Bayridge were Champions in the AHPA Tamar Arabians Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Futurity.
In HA/AA Ranch Riding, Jessica Bein was Reserve National Champion on Twylite Zone+// and rode two others to Top Ten honors.
Every year the show is marked with memorable moments and behind every horse, win, rider, owner, breeder and trainer is a story. We can only highlight a few of them here. Some of these stories make us laugh, some of them make us cry and some of them make us do both. But they all do one thing — they unite us and help us celebrate what brings us together.
Remembering Dick Ames A larger than life influence on the Arabian breed, Richard C. Ames passed away on January 30, 2019, just shy of what would have been his ninetieth birthday in May. 54
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A pillar in the industry for his dedication to the breed and show ring presence, he inspired all of us who had the pleasure of ever meeting or watching him. In his honor, a memorial trophy was awarded to the winner of the Arabian Pleasure Driving Championship, Saxton DGL (Afires Heir x Sweet Summer Fire) with Joel Kiesner. Dick’s contribution to the industry was also recognized both Friday and Saturday evenings as Mary Trowbridge and Larry Hoffman rode his crowd favorite reining horse TA Mozart (Kordelas x Marieta) while carrying the American flag.
A Bittersweet Show A video tribute to Jerland Farms’ Khadraj NA+++/ (*Ponomarev x Khatreena NA), lost just weeks before the show, made its debut at U.S. Nationals. The loss of Khadraj NA was only tempered by the unanimous victory of the much-loved stallion’s grandson, Kola J (x Jer-Koko), in the Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse class. Stanley White III piloted the youngster to the win. The loss of Khadraj was not just felt by Larry, but by the entire Arabian horse community, as evidenced by the crowd’s reaction to the tribute video. A favorite in performance, and then a popular choice of breeders, Khadraj was truly a legend and helped build the Jerland Farms’ breeding program. He will be missed.
Goodbye to the Show Ring A long-time favorite Half-Arabian Western Pleasure horse, Caliente Virtuoso+// (CA Hermoso +++/ x Crystal Blue Persuasion), made his last official show ring appearance with owner Robin Porter. The duo, fixtures in the show ring since 2009, had amassed seven National Championships, four Reserve National Championships and 15 Top Tens in the Half-Arabian Western Pleasure Maturity AAOTR 40 & Over, AAOTR 36 - 54 and ABS Jackpot class. Trainer Josh Quintus also earned numerous titles on the golden horse throughout his career. The two didn’t disappoint and made their final trip around Ford Truck Arena memorable. Robin and Caliente Virtuoso were named Reserve Champion in the Half-Arabian Western Pleasure 36 - 54 AAOTR and National Champions in the ABS Half-Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR Jackpot.
Ranch Riding – Biggest Class of the Show With 55 entries, the HA/AA Ranch Riding class was the largest of the 2019 U.S. Nationals. In its second year, the class specifications include language that states the purpose of the class is to “measure the ability of a horse being a pleasure to ride while being used as a means of conveyance from performing one ranch task to another. The horse should reflect the versatility, attitude and movement of a working ranch horse riding outside the confines of an arena. The horse should be well-trained,
Arabian Pleasure Driving winner Joel Kiesner with Saxton DGL (Afires Heir x Sweet Summer Fire).
relaxed, quiet, soft and cadenced.” Jessica Bein, Bein Performance Horses, was Reserve National Champion on Twylite Zone+// (JB Dos Jalapenas x ES Dos Equis) and rode two more horses to Top Tens in the class, Wimpys Little Cat+// and Dun Waltzin. She says “Ranch riding draws the people in to watch and every level of rider feels like they can adequately attempt the class. It’s a crowd favorite and continues to grow at most shows.”
The Horse That Almost Wasn’t When Shannon Murphy, Gilbert, Ariz., first watched a video of the Duchess Of Bayridge (SF Aftershoc+ x My New Year’s Eve) in the summer of 2018, she said “no.” “I had lost my heart horse two months prior, and I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” she recalls. “Gabe DeSoto had sent Ali Brady a video and photo of a mare he thought was going to be a phenomenal hunter, but I guess I just wasn’t ready.” Two weeks later, Shannon changed her mind. “It was almost like an out of body experience. I had this feeling that I needed to go watch the video again. I did and called Ali right away and changed my decision to a resounding yes.” Sight unseen, the deal was made based on one video and one still photo. The Duchess Of Bayridge rolled into ABC Training Centre, and as soon as the mare walked off the trailer, Shannon knew she had made a good decision. “I had lost my heart horse two months earlier, so it was really emotional for me,” she says. “But Duchess was just so beautiful and put together so well. I knew as soon as I saw her that she was something special.” Ali and the mare were Reserve Champions in the 2018 Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Futurity. And in 2019, the trainer/owner/horse team walked away with a Championship and two Reserve Championships. In the AHPA Tamar Arabians Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Futurity, Ali and the mare were named Champions, first on four of the five judges’ cards. Shannon and the mare were Reserve Champions in both the Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Select and Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Maturity classes. Shannon, who also trail rides the mare at home, is glad she changed her mind. “She’s a special girl. I know how lucky I am!”
Paying It Forward Every year, volunteers work tirelessly to help make the U.S. Nationals a special occasion. This year was no exception. The popular Sip & Stroll (formerly known as the Wine Walk) returned to Tulsa and was held on Thursday, October 24. Organized by Michelle Werts and Matt Summer, the 2019
event was a huge success, with 10 sponsored drink bars and five sponsored food tables. The event has expanded from wine only to include other types of cocktails and beer, making it even more appealing. The Sip & Stroll made more than $12,000 for the Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund (AHDF) and will return in 2020. “I loved getting to know more people in our amazing Arabian horse community,” says Michelle. “Regardless of their disciplines, everyone I interacted with was positive, helpful and excited to bring this event back to U.S. Nationals.” Another benefit for AHDF was hosted Friday, October 25. Having heard throughout the years that the final weekend needed to be more of an “event,” the dynamic threesome of Becky Nash, Carrie Fritz and Leslie Doran Summer took the reins, working tirelessly planning and executing “The Stars Come Out at Night.” The evening combined the goals of making a memorable event out of finals night and raising funds for AHDF. Classes held included the Senior Mare Championship, Arabian English Pleasure Association Arabian Horse Times $100,000 Arabian English Pleasure Futurity, Arabian Western Pleasure Association Arabian Horse World $100,000 Arabian Western Pleasure Futurity and the Arabian Hunter Pleasure Royal Arabians $75,000 Arabian Hunter Pleasure Futurity (AHPA). A Calcutta was held before each of the futurity classes, with members of the audience bidding on their favorite horse and rider combinations, with proceeds going to AHDF and the three futurity organizations. “I thought the event was amazing,” says Samantha Hilliard, president of the AHPA. “Showcasing the variety of disciplines with high dollar prize money was fun and all for a good cause. I was proud for AHPA to be a part of a great night of fundraising. The people that we have helped through the program are part of our horse family, and it makes me feel good knowing we helped them when they needed us.” Organizer (along with Becky Nash and Leslie Doran Summers) Carrie Fritz states, “I would say that bringing all disciplines, English, Western, Hunter and Halter together on Friday night was my favorite part.”
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division has minimum mileages the horse must have completed in the past in order to take part in Distance Nationals. “Having the caveat that the 50-mile and 100-mile horses have been able to finish their respective distances previously helps us to protect the horse,” explained Paige Lockard, AHA’s event organizer. In addition to Arabians, several other breed organizations partnered in the event to provide competition amongst the breeds. “Putting all of the breeds together helps the industry,” said Lockard. “We’re here together and striving for the same goals.” Competing for two of those sponsoring breeds, veteran 50-mile rider Kerry Lowrey showed what experience could provide on her 11year-old Half-Arabian, Half-Appaloosa gelding Takoda on Friday’s 50-mile championship. The team caught the lead after two other riders missed a turn, which put the pair ahead by 20 minutes early on in the race. They kept the lead throughout the rest of the ride. “We had pouring rain on Friday,” stated Lowrey. “It’s the worst rain I’ve seen in a while. The ride conditions were not ideal, but then if we only rode when conditions were ideal we wouldn’t ride very much in this sport.” Despite many miles on roads, Takoda performed well and secured not only first place in the championship 50-mile ride, but also best condition in a ride time of five hours. “My pony was fit and in the best
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Lynn Reichert Riding W H Procrastinator and Victoria Robison Riding SC Zhivago (HA-AA CTR Champion & Res Champion)
shape of his life, and he put it all on the line for me,” beamed Lowrey. “What a way to finish off our season!” The competitive trail ride portion was held concurrently with Friday’s ride. This year’s winner was a Purebred Arabian, Psyche On Fire, owned and ridden by Candy Barbo. The Half-Arabian winner was Lynn Reichart on WH Procrastinator. Open rides in the 25-, 50- and 100-mile distances were held along-
side the AHA championship rides, and any horse and rider may compete in these. Not only do the open rides help cover expenses for managing a ride such as this, but they also allow the opportunity for Arabian horse owners to compete on a national basis. These rides were held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and competitors experienced the same challenging trail conditions. Mud and moisture inOPPOSITE camp worsened on the second day
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MIDDLE Gunnar Frank and Trinity riding with Gerald Cummings and Bethany GreyC+// on Sunday’s 100 mile competition.
from the rain, although storms had lightened up. “It was a mentally tough ride,” stated Saturday’s 50-mile open ride winner Elisa Daniel. “The trails we used went on roads and mud.” Daniel and Half-Arabian partner Brego look forward to continuing success with distance competition after securing a 6 hour 51 minute completion time. They have spent their career building from slow 25-mile rides to 50s. “I’m going to go for my competition card next year through AHA,” related Daniel. “He’s doing so well in his 50-mile rides, and I would like him to get full credit.” One of the newer features of Distance Nationals consists of a three day Limited Distance challenge, consisting of 25 miles each day. This has brought an additional component to the multi-distanced event. “Seventy-five miles overall are ridden by the same horse and rider, after designating prior to starting that they are taking place in the challenge. We weight the point system based on placement of the 62
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day, Cardiac Recovery Index and the vet scores,” said Lockard. “This is to help encourage the best care of the horse all three days.” Outstanding care was definitely shown by the LD challenge winner, Laura Hudson. Not only did she place first in two out of the three days, she won the highly sought after best condition award for every ride. “Each day was a learning experience with Redemption CA. As each day came to an end, he just got better,” Hudson told of her Arabian. Sunday brought the chance for Gunnar and his horse Trinity, 15, to shine on their home trails. Trinity, a purebred Arabian horse, took first place and earned best condition in the 100-mile division with a ride time of 13 hours and 27 minutes. This team came together in 2013 as a result of an endurance ride early in Gunnar’s competitive journey. An acquaintance noted the great care he gave to his former horse and approached Alanna with an offer: “I have a horse for Gunnar if he treats him like he does his other horse.” Gunnar did not accept the horse
blindly and requested a vet exam. When the pre-purchase testing proved clear, Trinity found his new home. Trinity, whose registered name is Dorudd, has consistently proven his worth, although he came with no price tag. “We were told he was bred by Darley Stud in Kentucky by Doran SBFAR out of Viroudd, and we were told that he had French bloodlines,” informed Alanna Frank. “He's definitely an all business horse. He knows his job, which is to go down the trail. He doesn't go in for the fluffy stuff. Don't bother him with snuggles and petting. A massage and body work is okay, but don't expect a 'thank you' when you’re done.” Trinity’s sire Doran SBFAR (Domane x Ortie by Djouran) was imported from France and was a multistakes winner on the racetrack. His dam, Viroudd, also came from French racing bloodlines. Trinity notably has won best condition, an award given by control vets to indicate the best horse in the top ten finishers of an endurance ride, in over half of the 4,330 endurance miles he has completed. “Trinity is a powerful horse,” related Gunnar. “He is an excellent horse on trail; he knows his job, knows exactly what to do. He waits until the end to speed up. He’s very smart!” In addition to being happy with his horse’s performance, Gunnar marvelled at the work Alanna put into managing the weather challenged event. “Alanna did an awesome job,” said Gunnar proudly. “Her work was excellent.” Although the rain provided a huge hosting challenge, the Franks look forward to future events. “We loved hosting Distance Nationals,” expressed Gunnar. “We would really like for it to come back a third time!”
DNL-Laura Hudson Riding Redemption CA
Paso Fino 50 Mile Entrants.
DNL-Olvia Rudolphi with H. WineGlass Syrah (100 Mile).
100 Mile riders enjoy some better weather on Sunday's ride.
Julie Figg riding Bask In My Pizazz in the ApHC 50 Mile Endurance Championship.
Sue Jaffe riding Morgan Brooks.
For the Costume Contest, we had (left to right), Rusty Cook (AHA Steward), Art King (Commission Chair), Cynthia Richardson (Board Liaison), Tony Troyer (Commissioner), Lucie Hess (ApHC Representative), Paige Lockard (Event Coordinator) and Carter Hounsel (Vet/Judge).
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CHAMPIONSHIPS The AERC National Championships rotate around the nine U.S. regions each year. This year’s edition took place October 31 and November 1 in the Mojave desert outside Ridgecrest, Calif., over a course that originated in the 1970s as the Twenty Mule Team Endurance ride. Started and managed until 2007 by AERC Hall of Famer Jackie Bumgardner and her husband Jim, the ride continued with ride managers Robert and Melissa Ribley through 2015, and Brian and Valorie Reeves through 2019. This year’s National Championships were managed by the Ribleys and assisted by the Reeves and a crack support crew of volunteers, who ably handled more than 100 starters each day in the Championship rides and additional open rides.
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50 Mile Championship: From Survivors to Winners Winners of the 50 Mile Championship, Diablo Maj (Rushan AHSB x Paradisa), and his owner Susannah Jones, of Rough and Ready, Calif., could be poster children for a Survivor episode. In 2005, Jones found the three-year-old gelding listed on the Bay Area Equestrian Network, 24 hours before he was to be hauled to auction. “The lady that was selling him was 75 years old,” Jones recalled. “She was going to hospital. He was literally in the middle of Gilroy in her backyard, waiting for the truck. “I sent my daughter to go look at him. I told her that as long as he can walk, I’m coming to get him. She put $500 down, and I picked him up the next day.” It wasn’t until Jones got her new horse home that she found out what she had. “He was bred by Dr. Barbara Newell, out of Potters Valley and brought up in Seabiscuit’s barn. He came from royalty. His mother belonged to Merv Griffin and Eva Gabor, and his father was a British National champion.” The gelding had 60 days’ training on him, and from the day Jones got on him, he made a wonderful trail horse. “He’ll do anything — swim rivers, go in oceans; he’s not spooky.”
Story & Photos By Merri Melde In 2012, Jones realized she had a potential Endurance horse, and she wanted to try the sport. But on their very first training ride, they both had a horrific accident that could have killed them both. “We were riding alone on a 9000-acre ranch in the Oregon Outback, and we got tangled up in rusty barbed wire. It wrapped our legs together, we fell down a 40-foot hill, and I broke my knee. The barbed wire tore me up badly and missed my femoral artery by a centimeter.” Diablo ran off one way. Jones crawled the other direction. She was eight miles from a road. It took 13 hours — her very survival on the line — before someone finally found her. While Jones was in the hospital, her dear friend Claudia Southmartin went out with cowboys the next day to search for Diablo. They found him, also severely lacerated by barbed wire.
It took Jones and Diablo three years to get their confidence back. “In 2015, he felt like he was back to his old self. So I decided I wanted to at least ride him in one Endurance ride.” Veterinarians told her that Diablo might be lucky to do a 25-mile ride. They went on to complete 31 rides in 35 starts over five seasons, including the Tevis cup twice. “We ended up winning a lot of rides. Then I was semiretiring him until I heard the Nationals were down here. So I thought I’d bring him down, and this would be his last ride, however it turns out.” It turned out that Diablo Maj and Jones smoked the 50-mile course in a ride time of 3:57. “The pressure was really on, but I know his capabilities. He’s focused, forward and extremely competitive. He’s just an incredible horse. We came back from hell.”
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with the leaders throughout the day, cleverly using the terrain and his mount’s abilities to his advantage and using Etta’s outstanding heart rate recoveries to make up time at the vet holds. “She recovers insanely fast in the vet checks. She’s amazing,” he said. Etta was in the lead leaving the final vet check at 90 miles. “She came alive after we crossed Highway 395 and put on 15 minutes in the next six miles. Then I just maintained that to the finish.” Ride time for the 100 miles was 10:51.
Full Circle in the 100 Mile Championship Twelve-year-old RTR Rimfires Etta (RTR Rimfire x PS Sierra Sage) scored an impressive win in Saturday’s 100 Mile National Championship. Ridden by Jeremy Reynolds of Dunnellon, Fla. and owned by Dublin “Tinker” Hart and her mother, Kay Matthews, of Wellington, Nev., the win neatly tied a bow on the Bumgardner-Endurance connections. Hart owns Etta’s sire RTR Rimfire, a son of Sierra Fadwah+/. The Bumgardners purchased Sierra Fadwah in 1980 at age seven from Bob and Lorry Wagner of Sierra Dawn Arabians. They started him in Endurance shortly thereafter in a career that would become a legend in the Endurance world. Over 15 seasons, Sierra Fadwah earned 7280 AERC miles and entered the AERC Hall of Fame in 1992. His bloodlines are still coveted, and his get continue to reach milestones in Endurance. Hart purchased Etta’s dam, PS Sierra Sage, from LAS Racing Arabians in Fernley, Nev. and bred her to RTR Rimfire. Etta was born and raised by Hart, and once she had a few seasons of Endurance on her, Hart rode her through her FEI qualifications. That’s when she sent Etta to Jeremy and Heather Reynolds, top USA and world Endurance riders. “Jeremy and I literally grew up in Endurance together,” Hart said. “So they were the first people I called.” Reynolds said, “We took Etta to make the World team — she competed at the [2018 North Carolina] World Championships for Team Israel. Then she was doing so well, Tinker thought she should keep going and see what we could do with her this season.” It proved to be an outstanding year for Etta and Reynolds. They finished five of six rides, with four first places, three Best Conditions, and a second place in the Tevis Cup by a whisker. In the National Championship 100, Reynolds paced 66
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And it all circles back to Jackie Bumgardner, who passed away in January of 2017 and who was on the minds of so many people at the National Championships. “Jackie started this race. She got me into this sport,” Reynolds said. Hart added, “What makes it all the more special is to win here with all the attachment to Jackie. Somewhere, Sierra Fadwah is looking down, and he’s pretty proud. He’s saying, ‘Those are my kids!’”
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STALLION DIRECTORY
Adrenaline Rush
Majestico
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As the number 1 choice for our embryo transfer Stallions, Adrenaline Rush is back for his third season of the Black Market Breeding program for Classic Arabian lines. A stellar performance horse line — whether pure-bred get or mixed with other classic breeds — AR delivers on his promise of producing a flashy, well-bodied, and loyal foal that will please your ego and yet protect you in a way only Arabs are known for. His 50 billion-count semen puts to shame the notion that it only takes one! We love our boy and you will too. Choose endurance, racing, polo, trail, or pleasure. This is a line that gives you that choice! End your day with a smile on your face. SCID/CA/LFS Clear, EVA Negative. Nominations: Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated Sire 2019 Stud Fee: Private Treaty Standing Stud at: Black Market Breeding Farms LLC Contact: Margaret Edie or Wendie Schoessler Phone: (503) 899-7257 Email: TheSpiritRacer@hotmail.com CA Website: www.blackmarketbreedingfarms.com
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(PA SCIMITAR X AFA ATHENA BEY) 2011 ARABIAN BAY STALLION He is bold. He is beautiful. He is pedigreed and he will pass that on to his get. Aside from a winning personality and flare for impressing all who meet this handsome stud, River’s size is complementary for many riding and show disciplines. His lovely body lines, conformation, fantastic legs and feet create the allaround winning package. His ancestry is undeniable, and highly desirable. Check out our website for his heritage write-up. We love our River for so much more than the pedigree. He’s just plain awesome! SCID/CA/LFS Clear, EVA Negative and Vaccinated. 2020 Stud Fee: $2020.00 Standing Stud at: Black Market Breeding Farms LLC Owner/Contact: Margaret Edie or Wendie Schoessler Phone: (503) 899-7257 Email: TheSpiritRacer@hotmail.com Website: www.blackmarketbreedingfarms.com
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2016 APAHA Halter Horse of the Year 2016 Canadian National Champion Halter Stallion 2011 Canadian National Champion Futurity Colt U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt (3rd with a 1st place vote) Majestico transmits his type, balance, quality and athleticism to his foals. 53 of 63 horses in his six-generation pedigree are national winners or producers, in Halter and several performance disciplines. Visit his website www.majesticostallion.com for detailed information including photos, videos and extended pedigree analysis. Nominations: Sweepstakes / Minnesota Medallion Stallion 2019 Stud Fee: Private Treaty Standing at: Gordon Training Center Contact/Owned by: Nancy Cowette Seward Phone: (763) 477-5310 Email: csanancycowette@aol.com Website: www.majesticostallion.com CA
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ETHICAL PRACTICE REVIEW BOARD
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The following individuals are under suspension by the AHA Ethical Practice Review Board:
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A ARAGO, MARSHALL, LANDON, BORING, OR AL MALIKK, SHELLBIRD INC, SILT, CO ARIA CASANOVA, CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN EQ LLC, ST JOSEPH, MI BENICIO PCF, PCF ARABIANS, GILBERT, AZ CAA JUSTA FEZ KING, CONTRERAS, NICHOLAS A, FT LAUDERDALE, FL CW STALLONE, PEGASUS ARABIANS, BERLIN HEIGHTS, OH DEFIANCE JG, GARCIA, JUNE, NEW CASTLE, CA DIVO DI FIRENZE, LOY, AMANDA, ALVIN, TX DUCATI CFA, SALISBURY III, BLINN, MD ENZPERATION XX, SHAMROCK FARMS LLC, MANSFIELD, TX EQUIBORN K.A., ZOUTEKREKEN NV, IEPER, BE EVALUTION, TRAVELLER JR, ROBERT D, GRASS VALLEY, CA E ZEE SLIDER, WALLING, KEN & CONNIE, LEBANON, OR GRAAF KELLY (KWPN), CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN EQ LLC, ST JOSEPH, MI IBN FARID UAE, IBN FARID PARTNERS LLC, COLDWATER, MI MAITYE WA, NELSON, TENILLE MARIE, MILK RIVER, AB MAJOR DURABLE SPARK (AQHA), NELSON, TENILLE MARIE, MILK RIVER, AB MARBACH RCA, ROCK CREEK ARABIANS OF TEXAS INC, WACO, TX MF OWN THE NIGHT+, FOCHT, BRIANNE DAWN, UNITY, SK NAVAN LRA, ARMSTRONG, RON OR LAURA, NEWAYGO, MI OM EL BENICIO, OM EL ARAB INTERNATIONAL, SANTA YNEZ, CA VG DREAMS AFAR, BUTTRAM, JODY M, HILLSBORO, AL ZEE KAHILI, MILLER ARABIANS, SOMIS, CA ZEES MR FOX, MILLER ARABIANS, SOMIS, CA
• BOGART, Benjamin and PLATZER, Michael, of Texas, have violated AHA Rule of Conduct Ethics 104.6 in that they mistreated and neglected Arabian horses under their ownership and/or control. Both Benjamin Bogart and Michael Platzer, individually, are hereby suspended from membership in AHA from September 22, 2018, through September 21, 2020, and are denied all AHA membership privileges, including, but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events and denial of participation in any AHA recognized competitions or events for the same period of time. Furthermore, both Benjamin Bogart and Michael Platzer, individually, are placed on probation for five (5) years commencing on September 22, 2020, through September 21, 2025, subject to the following conditions, and as a prerequisite for reinstatement of membership: 1. Within 60 days from the date of this order, and annually thereafter, provide EPRB Staff Liaison with a statement from their attending veterinarian as to the condition of all horses in their care, custody and control. This includes authorization for the EPRB Staff Liaison or a member of the EPRB to contact said veterinarian to confirm the status of any horses in their care, custody and control. 2. Must provide to the EPRB Staff Liaison current addresses and notification of any change of addresses from now through the end of probation on September 21, 2025. In the event a condition is not met within the stipulated time frame, the EPRB has the authority to extend or reinstate the time of Suspension to a date of the EPRB’s determination. • BOYLE, Amanda L. – aka Lea Boyle, individually and dba Zalea Arabians LLC (Sioux City, IA) – permanent suspension • BUCHANAN, Ty (Little Rock, WA) – permanent suspension • FEULING, Brian, of Hudson, Wisconsin, has violated AHA Rules of Conduct, Ethics 104.19 by the misappropriation of an asset of the Minnesota Arabian Horse Association. Brian Feuling is hereby suspended from Arabian Horse Association membership for a period of five (5) years commencing November 1, 2017. This suspension of membership includes a denial of all Arabian Horse Association privileges, including but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events, all AHA registration privileges, and a prohibition of all involvement in and attendance at any and all Arabian Horse Association events, including, but not limited to, all recognized shows. Furthermore, Brian Feuling will be on probation for an additional 3 year period commencing November 1, 2022. Any further violation of the Arabian Horse Association Rules of Conduct during the probation period will result in the above mentioned 5 year penalty period being extended an additional three (3) years from the time of the subsequent finding of a violation of the Rules of Conduct. And, furthermore, the EPRB imposes a fine of $2,500.00 against Brian Feuling for his violation of the Rules of Conduct, said fine to be paid to AHA before he is eligible for membership reinstatement in AHA. • HART, Christie, of Terrebonne, Oregon, has violated AHA ETHICS RULE 104.6 in which she mistreated and neglected Arabian horses under her ownership and/or control. In addition, Christie Hart has violated AHA ETHICS 104.15 in which she failed to exhibit and highest standard of integrity at all times as an AHA Judge. Christie Hart is hereby permanently
NOMINATED SIRE TRANSFERS ARMANDO DEL BESSON, WRIGHT, WHITNEY, PALMYRA, NY SA BRAVISIMO, BORROR, DUSTIN, BEDFORD, KY SF SIR REAL, MARCHETTI, CHRISTIAN, EDEN PARK MELBOURNE, VI SIGNIFIKAYNCE, VAN DYKE, LES OR DIANE, CHANDLER, MN WINDY BEY V, VARIAN ARABIANS, ARROYO GRANDE, CA
NOMINATED MARES DIVVA, PICKETT, WILLIAM W & SEYMOUR, PRISCILLA L, ANAHUAC, TX AL-MARAH EMPRES ELECT, HAMILTON, JERRY, WILLIAMS, AZ ANDARAZJA ROSE+, WIGMOSTA, TARA, WEST RICHLAND, WA ATHENA SMA, CREEKBEND PROPERTIES LLC, EDMOND, OK AZIZZA, PICKETT, WILLIAM W & SEYMOUR, PRISCILLA L, ANAHUAC, TX BSF FIONA, TILLMAN, KIMBERLY KIRK, TIOGA, TX DALARNA+++/, DAGNALL, ELIZABETH C, CANYON CREEK, MT EVITA MRF, MOSS ROSE FARM LLC, KUNA, ID MSU SOLE SEDUCTION, KEMETER, MICHAEL OR AUBERT, JENNETTE, NEW TRIPOLI, PA PA TANTARA ALWAYS, MARTOGLIO, RICHARD & ANDREA, AUBURN, CA PINK ROSE SRA, GROSSMAN, DAN OR MAUREEN, BLOOMINGTON, IN WCA E-TERNAL ANGELL, WILLIBY, DONALD OR ANJANETTE, HENDERSON, NC WC MARISSA, DILLIN, HOLLY WOODS, WEATHERFORD, TX
NOMINATED MARE OWNER TRANSFERS BETSI ROSS, NITZ, DON E OR JOANNE V, HOLLAND, MI SHEAREE, ATHALA ARABIANS AND MAGINN, CAROL, LOCKHART, TX SPARKLES RC, SHONE, DEBRA, GLASGOW, KY TEMPTED BY FAIT, HENSLEY, CAROLYN M, PHELAN, CA
expelled from membership in AHA and permanently denied all AHA privileges, including, but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events, any AHA registration privileges and denial of participation in any manner in any AHA recognized competitions or events. • HAYWARD, Bob (Louis Creek, BC Canada) – permanent suspension • HAYWARD, JILL (Louis Creek, BC Canada) – permanent suspension • L AVIN, Marjatta individually and dba Skyland Arabians of (Woodstock, VT) –permanent suspension • SHAFFER, Emily Bellows (Chester, NH) – indefinite suspension • SPERLE, Rita (Stroughton, WI) – permanent suspension • STREAM, Linda, of Terrebonne, Oregon, has violated AHA ETHICS RULE 104.6 in which she mistreated and neglected Arabian horses under her ownership and/or control. Linda Stream is hereby permanently expelled from membership in AHA and permanently denied all AHA privileges, including, but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events, any AHA registration privileges and denial of participation in any manner in any AHA recognized competitions or events. • VINCE, Robin, of Crewe, Virginia, has violated AHA ETHICS RULE 104.6 in which she mistreated and neglected Arabian horses under her ownership and/or control. Robin Vince is hereby permanently expelled from membership in AHA and permanently denied all AHA privileges, including, but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events, any AHA registration privileges and denial of participation in any manner in any AHA recognized competitions or events. • VITIELLO, Rhiannan, of Crewe, Virginia, has violated AHA ETHICS RULE 104.6 in which she mistreated and neglected Arabian horses under her ownership and/or control. Rhiannan Vitiello is hereby permanently expelled from membership in AHA and permanently denied all AHA privileges, including, but not limited to, denial of entry into any AHA programs and events, any AHA registration privileges and denial of participation in any manner in any AHA recognized competitions or events.
FILING OF EPRB COMPLAINTS As noted in the AHA Handbook, ETHICS 108 delineates the procedure to submit an EPRB complaint. Contact the AHA office to obtain the required form to submit an EPRB complaint along with a $200 non-refundable filing fee (unless exempt). EPRB CENSURES & SUSPENSIONS
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OTHER SUSPENSIONS • HATFIELD, Susan and Terry (Port Lavaca, TX) – permanent Registration privileges •P OWELL, Mark (Riverton, UT) – permanent Registration privileges
DELINQUENT PAYMENT SUSPENSIONS CURRENT SUSPENSIONS The following individuals, horses, corporations, partnerships or entities have delinquent accounts with the Arabian Horse Association (AHA), an AHA Member Organization or an AHA Recognized Competition, and are suspended under Chapter 4 of the AHA Handbook. This list only reflects suspensions eligible for publication and in effect as of the published editorial deadline of this issue. Please contact AHA during regular business hours for the complete list, any changes that have occurred since the publication deadline, or a filing form. ADAMS, Judd – Boulder, CO ADAMS Jr, Gary – Isanti, MN ALLEN, Caroline – Oregon, WI ALLEN, Sara Y – Oregon, WI ANDERSON, Colter – Cottonwood, CA ANDERSON, Glenn – Everett, WA ANDERSON, Richard – Plainville, NJ ANTHONY, Beverly J – Cowlesville, NY ARNETT, Tricia Sportsman – Ponder, TX ATKINSON, Nancy J – Clovis, CA
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MARTIN, Maria – La Mesa, CA MARTIN, Santonia – Detroit, MI MARTINEZ, Manuel – Albertville, AL MARX, Joanna M – Louisville, KY McCLAIN, Lynette – Paso Robles, CA McCLELLAND, Katrina – New Oxford, PA McGETRICK, Victoria – Weedsport, NY McLAUGHLIN, Marie – Parma, ID MCMANUS, Kallen – Las Vegas, NV McMATH, David Russell – Leamington, ON, Canada MESSER, Abraham – California, KY MESSINIO, Brandi – Crown Point, IN MESSINIO, Samantha Jo – Crown Point, IN MESSINIO, Suzanne – Crown Point, IN MILLER, Michael – Berlin, PA MITCHELL, Shauna – Prattville, AL MITZELFELT, Scott – Crawford, NE MOOMEY, Sonya – San Antonio, TX MORELL, Martina – Bradford, ON, Canada MORLEY, Melba – Burley, ID MORRISON, Richard – Covington, OH NELSON, Jamie – Southgate, MI NELSON, William or Kimberly or Jamie – Southgate, MI NIE-SUTTON, Karan – Phoenix, AZ NOVARK, Kenneth – Montgomery, TX OLSON, Patricia J. – Conifer, CO O’NEAL, Jim – Scottsdale, AZ O’NEILL, Jacquelina – Aubrey, TX ORTIZ, Joyce Ann – Phelan, CA OVER, Denise – Chicago, IL PAINE, Daniel – Plymouth, MA PENCE, Cheryl J – Floral City, FL PERA, Nicole – Valdosta, GA PERSANYI, Carol – Shepardsville, KY PROGENY REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES. INC. – Ocala, FL RASHE, Kate – Dellwood, MN RAYBURN, Alice – Chatom, AL RED FERN LLC – Muskogee, OK REIMERS, Katherine – Poway, CA ROBART, David – Snow Hill, NC RODGERS, Diane – San Jose, CA RODRIGUEZ, Hector M – Penrose, CO ROSS, Jill – Pensacola, FL RUPE, Vicki – Mansfield, AR RUTGERS, George – Eaton Rapids, MI SA SELECT SIRES – Zion, IL SALCZYNSKI, Kristen – Griffith, IN SANGER, Debi – Ashley, ND SAXON, Amy – Muskogee, OK SCHWERTFERGER, Bill – Morristown, NJ SCHWERTFERGER, Julie – Morristown, NJ SELLERS, Kathy – Bristol, MA SHORT, Lisa – San Marcos, TX SHRANK, Max – Mena, AR SHRUBBI, Lisa – Shannock, RI SIK, Holly Millard – Temecula, CA SIMON, Lori – Scottsdale, AZ SMITH, Kimberly – Grapeview, WA SMITH, Andrea – Jackson, TN SQUIRES, Diana – Colleyville, TX STAFFIERI, Ardell H. Phillips – Phoenix, AZ STARNES, Lisa R – Gray, TN STEVENS, Vicki – Ortonville, MI STOLLER, Curt – Walnut Creek, CA STUART, C J - Baton Rouge, LA STUART, Carolyn Busby – New Orleans, LA SUMMERSKILL, Lesley Jo – Kansas City, MO SWEENEY, Robert – Solvang, CA TALAVERA, Frances L – Oceanside, CA TEAGUE, Christina L – Naples, FL THE BLACK STALLION GROUP – Burlington, Wi THOMPSON, Dave – Seneca, IL TOUBMAN, Mary Belle – Cave Creek, AZ
TRABER, Bethany – Wickenburg, AZ TREXLER, Terry A. – Sumter, SC TSAI, Dee – Red Bluff, CA VAUGHN, Blossom – Louisville, KY VICARI, Midge – Holland, MI WALKER, Patty – Trenton, MI WATSON, Linda – Marietta, SC WENDT, Laura – San Diego, CA WEST, Shana – Christiansburg, OH WHITE, Judy – Collingwood, ON Canada WHITE, Lauren Ashely – Elkton, MD WOODARD, Becky Marie WIDDOWSON-ROLFE, Linda – Bell Canyon, CA WILSON, Fawn – Cicero, IN WOOD SR, Ted – Smyrna, SC YOUNG, Alena – Tucson, AZ ZAVADIL, Terry – Parker, CO
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS REGION 1 MAR 27 - MAR 29 RANCHO CA SPRING SHOW B CONCURRENT - 200114852 - BURBANK, CA Contact: JANET M DUNLAP / 31942 FRITZ DR - EXETER, CA 93221 (559) 786-6488, janet.dunlap4@gmail.com APR 19 STEPPING INTO SPRING DRESSAGE AVS 200114821 - NORCO, CA Contact: CAROL SPANGLER / 575 E CUMBERLAND ST - UPLAND, CA 91786 (909) 573-4983, wrks4good@aol.com MAY 13 - MAY 14 REGION 1 PRE SHOW 200114884 - DEL MAR, CA Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312, nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org MAY 14 - MAY 17 REGION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP 200114885 - DEL MAR, CA Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312. nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org
REGION 2 MAR 26 - MAR 29 RANCHO CA SPRING SHOW A CONCURRENT - 200214851 - BURBANK, CA Contact: JANET M DUNLAP / 31942 FRITZ DR - EXETER, CA 93221 (559) 786-6488, janet.dunlap4@gmail.com MAR 28 - MAR 29 REGION 2 SH & DRSG OFFSITE CHAMPIONSHIP - 200214853 - BURBANK, CA Contact: JANET M DUNLAP / 31942 FRITZ DR - EXETER, CA 93221 (559) 786-6488, janet.dunlap4@gmail.com APR 9 - APR 12 AHANC ANNUAL ARAB AND HA B CONCURRENT - 200214913 - RANCHO MURIETA, CA Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312, nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org
REGION 3 MAR 27 - MAR 29 64TH ANNUAL GGAHA ARABIAN AND HALF-ARABIAN SHOW - 200314834 - SANTA ROSA, CA Contact: MARGARET SHEPHERD / 10840-B MINNESOTA AVE - PENNGROVE, CA 94951 (707) 235-8902, margaretsh@aol.com APR 9 - APR 12 AHANC ANNUAL ARAB AND HA A CONCURRENT - 200314912 - RANCHO MURIETA, CA Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312, nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org APR 11 - APR 12 PACIFIC SLOPE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW - 200314916 - RANCHO MURIETA, CA Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312, nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org MAY 1 - MAY 3 COMSTOCK AA SPRING FIESTA A CONCURRENT - 200314860 - RENO, NV Contact: SHANNON JOHNSON / 8600 OSAGE RD - RENO, NV 89508 (775) 750-0237, shannon2789@yahoo.com MAY 14 - MAY 17 DIABLO ARAB SPRING SHOW 200314832 - ELK GROVE, CA Contact: MELANNI A HERSHBERGER / 13031 N 76TH ST - SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 (480) 443-3372, melannih@aol.com
REGION 4 APR 3 - APR 4 DESERET A CONCURRENT 200414981 - SOUTH JORDAN, UT Contact: ASHLEY MARSEE / 113 N. 750 W. - LAYTON, UT 84041 (801) 755-0104, ASHLEYMARSEE75@GMAIL.COM MAY 2 - MAY 3 COMSTOCK AA SPRING FIESTA B CONCURRENT - 200414861 - RENO, NV Contact: SHANNON JOHNSON / 8600 OSAGE RD - RENO, NV 89508 (775) 750-0237, shannon2789@yahoo.com MAY 7 - MAY 8 TREASURE VALLEY CLASSIC AVS A CONCURRENT - 200414995 - STAR, ID Contact: GINNY KELSCH / 3188 W BALLARD LN - MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 884-3071, kelschfamily4@hotmail.com MAY 9 - MAY 10 REGION 4 SPORT HORSE OFFSITE CHAMPIONSHIP - 200414996 - STAR, ID Contact: KAY KELLEY / 530 BLACK DIAMOND DR - RIO VISTA, CA 94571 (909) 234-6913, KAYKELLEY221813@GMAIL.COM MAY 14 - MAY 17 AHACO ARAB SHOW A CONCURRENT - 200414899 - EUGENE, OR Contact: PATRICIA ANN HOUGH / 7912 266TH ST E - GRAHAM, WA 98338 (253) 279-6722, peprmntpatii@q.com MAY 21 - MAY 23 IEAHC MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC B CONCURRENT - 200414888 - SPOKANE VALLEY, WA Contact: BONNY BRADEN / 11913 SEATTLE HILL RD - SNOHOMISH, WA 98296 (425) 338-1431, jbbbtjdd@aol.com
REGION 5 APR 4 - APR 5 PRAHA ARABIAN SPORT HORSE SHOW 200514563 - SPANAWAY, WA Contact: LISA JOY KOLKE / 16017 NE 319TH ST - BATTLE GROUND, WA 98604 (360) 687-2256, lkolke@aol.com APR 24 - APR 26 DAFFODIL ARAB SPRING SHOW 200514819 - Monroe, WA Contact: PATRICIA ANN HOUGH / 7912 266TH ST E - GRAHAM, WA 98338 (253) 279-6722, peprmntpatii@q.com MAY 7 - MAY 10 CASCADE ARABIAN YOUTH BENEFIT 200515035 - SPANAWAY, WA Contact: LISA JOY KOLKE / 16017 NE 319TH ST - BATTLE GROUND, WA 98604 (360) 687-2256, lkolke@aol.com MAY 14 - MAY 17 AHACO ARAB SHOW B CONCURRENT - 200514900 - EUGENE, OR Contact: PATRICIA ANN HOUGH / 7912 266TH ST E - GRAHAM, WA 98338 (253) 279-6722, peprmntpatii@q.com MAY 21 - MAY 23 IEAHC MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC A CONCURRENT - 200514887 - SPOKANE VALLEY, WA Contact: BONNY BRADEN / 11913 SEATTLE HILL RD - SNOHOMISH, WA 98296 (425) 338-1431, jbbbtjdd@aol.com MAY 24 - MAY 25 IEAHC SPORT HORSE & WESTERN DRSG AVS - 200514971 - SPOKANE VALLEY, WA Contact: BONNY BRADEN / 11913 SEATTLE HILL RD - SNOHOMISH, WA 98296 (425) 338-1431, jbbbtjdd@aol.com
MAY 30 - MAY 31 ARABIAN SPORT HORSE CELEBRATION - 200514932 - AUBURN, WA Contact: LISA JOY KOLKE / 16017 NE 319TH ST - BATTLE GROUND, WA 98604 (360) 687-2256, lkolke@aol.com
Contact: JIM S PORCHER / 589 ALMA ENCANTADA CT NW - LOS RANCHOS, NM 87114 (505) 228-6865, jsporch@comcast.net MAY 14 - MAY 16 UTAH VALLEY ARAB AVS 200815024 - SOUTH JORDAN, UT Contact: ASHLEY MARSEE / 113 N. 750 W. - LAYTON, UT 84041 (801) 755-0104, ASHLEYMARSEE75@GMAIL.COM
REGION 6 APR 17 - APR 19 SOUTH DAKOTA SPRING A CONCURRENT - 200614891 - SIOUX FALLS, SD Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 1 - MAY 3 SUNFLOWER ARABIAN VALUE SHOW CONCURRENT B - 200614911 - TOPEKA, KS Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 8 - MAY 10 GREAT PLAINS ARABIAN CLASSIC VS B CONCURRENT - 200615012 - LINCOLN, NE Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com
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REGION 7 FEB 13 - FEB 23 65TH ANNUAL SCOTTSDALE ARAB SHOW - 200714849 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ Contact: MARY KANAGA / 9090 EAST PROVIDENCE DRIVE - FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 (480) 322-7437, MARYKANAGA@YAHOO.COM MAR 22 CHAMISA VALUE SHOW B CONCURRENT 200714998 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM Contact: JIM S PORCHER / 589 ALMA ENCANTADA CT NW - LOS RANCHOS, NM 87114 (505) 228-6865, jsporch@comcast.net APR 20 - APR 22 ASHO4U 200714855 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ Contact: MELANNI A HERSHBERGER / 13031 N 76TH ST - SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 (480) 443-3372, melannih@aol.com APR 22 - APR 26 REGION 7 CHAMPIONSHIP 200714856 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ Contact: NANCY HARVEY / 490 E MONTECITO AVE - SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 (720) 322-3312, nancy.harvey@arabianhorses.org MAY 29 - MAY 31 SAAHA SUMMER DAZE AVS A CONCURRENT - 200715031 - TUCSON, AZ Contact: RANDI PREISER / 2941 N COUNTRY CLUB RD - TUCSON, AZ 85716 (520) 240-0124, randi.preiser@gmail.com MAR 21 CHAMISA SPORT HORSE VALUE SHOW 200814999 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM Contact: JIM S PORCHER / 589 ALMA ENCANTADA CT NW - LOS RANCHOS, NM 87114 (505) 228-6865, jsporch@comcast.net MAR 22 CHAMISA VALUE SHOW A CONCURRENT 200814997 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM Contact: JIM S PORCHER / 589 ALMA ENCANTADA CT NW - LOS RANCHOS, NM 87114 (505) 228-6865, jsporch@comcast.net MAR 26 - MAR 29 GREEN COUNTRY SPRING FLING AVS B CONC - 200814941 - TULSA, OK Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 3 - APR 4 DESERET B CONCURRENT 200814982 - SOUTH JORDAN, UT Contact: ASHLEY MARSEE / 113 N. 750 W. - LAYTON, UT 84041 (801) 755-0104, ASHLEYMARSEE75@GMAIL.COM APR 24 - APR 26 BORDER BONANZA B CONCURRENT 200814847 - SEDALIA, MO Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 1 - MAY 3 SUNFLOWER ARABIAN VALUE SHOW CONCURRENT A - 200814908 - TOPEKA, KS Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 8 - MAY 10 GREAT PLAINS ARABIAN CLASSIC VS A CONCURRENT - 200815011 - LINCOLN, NE Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 10 ZIA CLASSIC ODS 200815002 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM
MAR 6 - MAR 8 SPINDLETOP ARABIAN SPRING HORSE SHOW - 200914879 - KATY, TX Contact: LINDA STOUDEMAYER / PO BOX 8047 - LUMBERTON, TX 77657 (409) 755-0993, LINDASS@AOL.COM MAR 13 - MAR 15 COWTOWN CLASSIC 200914977 - FORT WORTH, TX Contact: PATTY LIARAKOS / 16240 SAN PEDRO #180 - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210) 912-8679, pliarakos9868@gmail.com MAR 25 - MAR 26 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW I A CONCURRENT - 200914920 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER/ 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com MAR 26 - MAR 29 GREEN COUNTRY SPRING FLING AVS A CONCURRENT - 200914940 - TULSA, OK Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 16 - APR 19 ALAMO ARABIAN FIESTA A CONCURRENT - 200914813 - BELTON, TX Contact: PATTY LIARAKOS / 16240 SAN PEDRO #180 - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210) 912-8679, pliarakos9868@gmail.com MAY 1 - MAY 3 THE MAYFEST CHALLENGE 200914867 - FORT WORTH, TX Contact: PATTY LIARAKOS / 16240 SAN PEDRO #180 - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210) 912-8679, pliarakos9868@gmail.com MAY 9 GREEN COUNTRY WORKING WESTERN AVS 200914751 - EL RENO, OK Contact: VELMA BOODT / 53708 W 231ST ST S - DEPEW, OK 74028 (918) 284-7505, 51vboodt@gmail.com MAY 15 - MAY 17 ARK ARAB VICTORY CHALLENGE A CONCURRENT - 200915045 - TEXARKANA, AR Contact: BETH A WALKER / 20506 ELDERWOOD TERRACE - RICHMOND, TX 77406 (225) 772-6815, bethwalker5@hotmail.com MAY 15 - MAY 17 ARK ARAB VICTORY CHALLENGE B CONCURRENT - 200915046 - TEXARKANA, AR Contact: BETH A WALKER / 20506 ELDERWOOD TERRACE - RICHMOND, TX 77406 (225) 772-6815, bethwalker5@hotmail.com MAY 16 CPDS SPORT HORSE VALUE SHOW 200915055 - STILLWATER, OK Contact: STACIA WERT GRAY / 3420 SE 40TH - EDMOND, OK 73013 (405) 204-3870, GTGRAY@AOL.COM MAY 26 - MAY 30 REGION 9 CHAMPIONSHIP 200914862 - FORT WORTH, TX Contact: MELANNI A HERSHBERGER / 13031 N 76TH ST - SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 (480) 443-3372, melannih@aol.com
REGION 10 MAR 20 - MAR 22 MAHA SPRING FLING 201014989 - WINONA, MN Contact: LEESA BERHOW / N12861-190TH ST - BOYCEVILLE, WI 54725 (715) 643-2494, springridgeforge@gmail.com APR 17 - APR 19 SOUTH DAKOTA SPRING B CONCURRENT - 201014892 - SIOUX FALLS, SD Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com MAY 1 - MAY 3 SAHARA SANDS SPRING CLASSIC 201014919 - ST PAUL, MN Contact: LEESA BERHOW / N12861-190TH ST - BOYCEVILLE, WI 54725 (715) 643-2494, springridgeforge@gmail.com MAY 16 NMAHA MAY ODS I 201014914 - VERNDALE, MN Contact: MARY SMITH / 515 JEFFERSON ST #102 - ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 (859) 489-3145, msmith56334@gmail.com MAY 17 NMAHA MAY ODS II 201014915 - VERNDALE, MN Contact: MARY SMITH / 515 JEFFERSON ST #102 - ALEXANDRIA, MN
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REGION 11 MAR 20 - MAR 22 THE MISSOURI EXTRAVAGANZA A CONCURRENT - 201114909 - LAKE ST LOUIS, MO Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com MAR 28 - MAR 29 SPRING POTPOURRI 50/25 MILE ENDURANCE - 201115041 - SMITHVILLE, MO Contact: JANET HATCH / 2976 W STATE RT HH - KINGSTON, MO 64650 (816) 277-1586, JGHATCH@CENTURYTEL.NET MAR 29 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW III A CONCURRENT - 201115047 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER/ 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com MAR 30 REGION 11 H/J OFFSITE CHAMPIONSHIP 201115049 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER/ 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 3 - APR 4 ARABIAN SPRINGFEST AVS A CONCURRENT - 201115053 - GIFFORD, IL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 18 - APR 19 IOWA SPRING AVS A CONCURRENT 201115061 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS - PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 24 - APR 26 BORDER BONANZA A CONCURRENT 201114846 - SEDALIA, MO Contact: RUTH CHARPIE / 500 NW TIMBER RIDGE TRL - LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 668-4447, RuthCharpie@kc.rr.com APR 25 - APR 26 SPRINGFIELD AVS 201114990 - SPRINGFIELD, IL Contact: CHELSEA WESSON / 1248 MT OLIVE TRL - LITCHFIELD, IL 62056 (217) 556-3971, chelseawesson@yahoo.com APR 30 - MAY 3 64TH MICHIGAN ALL ARABIAN B CONCURRENT - 201115038 - EAST LANSING, MI Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com MAY 8 - MAY 10 NIAHAC ARABIAN AVS 201115034 - SPRINGFIELD, IL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com MAY 14 - MAY 15 REGION 11 SPORT HORSE PRE SHOW - 201114896 - SPRINGFIELD, IL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com MAY 16 - MAY 17 REGION 11 SPORT HORSE OFFSITE CHAMPIONSHIP - 201114897 - SPRINGFIELD, IL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com
APR 15 - APR 19 ANNUAL MAGNOLIA SPRING CLASSIC II B CONCURRENT - 201515005 - Perry, GA Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com
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MAY 1 - MAY 3 EMPIRE STATE ARABIAN SPRING SHOW B CONCURRENT - 201514950 - SYRACUSE, NY Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com
MAR 20 - MAR 22 THE MISSOURI EXTRAVAGANZA B CONCURRENT - 201314910 - LAKE ST LOUIS, MO Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 3 - APR 4 ARABIAN SPRINGFEST AVS B CONCURRENT - 201315054 - GIFFORD, IL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com APR 15 - APR 19 ANNUAL MAGNOLIA SPRING CLASSIC I A CONCURRENT - 201315006 - PERRY, GA Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 30 - MAY 3 64TH MICHIGAN ALL ARABIAN A CONCURRENT - 201315037 - EAST LANSING, MI Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com MAY 15 NJHAHA I B CONCURRENT 201314959 - ALLENTOWN, NJ Contact: JOAN MITCH / 5455 HEIDELBERG HTS RD - GERMANSVILLE, PA 18053 (610) 914-7008, murphy15@ptd.net
MAY 2 - MAY 3 REGION 15 100 MILE END CHAMPIONSHIP - 201515050 - ASHEVILLE, NC Contact: CHERYL F NEWMAN / 41 PISGAH VIEW RANCH RD - CANDLER, NC 28715 (828) 665-1531, cherylnewman@charter.net MAY 15 NJHAHA I A CONCURRENT 201514958 - ALLENTOWN, NJ Contact: JOAN MITCH / 5455 HEIDELBERG HTS RD - GERMANSVILLE, PA 18053 (610) 914-7008, murphy15@ptd.net MAY 16 - MAY 17 NJHAHA II CONCURRENT A 201514880 - ALLENTOWN, NJ Contact: JOAN MITCH / 5455 HEIDELBERG HTS RD - GERMANSVILLE, PA 18053 (610) 914-7008, murphy15@ptd.net MAY 29 - MAY 31 VIRGINIA ARAB SHOW B CONCURRENT - 201515039 - DOSWELL, VA Contact: SHERRI L RE / 2603 CYPRESS VINE DR - HOUSTON, TX 77084 (281) 513-5745, sherrire101@yahoo.com
MAY 29 - MAY 31 SHOWTIME 2020 A CONCURRENT 201314882 - EAST LANSING, MI Contact: DONNA AUBER / 12550 STATE RTE 44 - MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2039, horseshows101@yahoo.com
MAY 29 - MAY 31 VIRGINIA ARAB SHOW A CONCURRENT - 201515040 - DOSWELL, VA Contact: SHERRI L RE / 2603 CYPRESS VINE DR - HOUSTON, TX 77084 (281) 513-5745, sherrire101@yahoo.com
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MAR 22 BLUEGRASS DRSG & SH VALUE SHOW 201415027 - LOUISVILLE, KY Contact: KRYSTINA WRIGHT / 620 KENOVA TRCE - LEXINGTON, KY 40511 (859) 684-6952, kwright@usdf.org MAR 25 - MAR 26 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW I B CONCURRENT - 201414921 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 10 - APR 12 OHAHA SPRING SHOW A CONCURRENT - 201414926 - WILMINGTON, OH Contact: DONNA AUBER / 12550 STATE RTE 44 - MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2039, horseshows101@yahoo.com APR 15 - APR 19 ANNUAL MAGNOLIA SPRING CLASSIC I B CONCURRENT - 201415007 - PERRY, GA Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com
MAY 1 - MAY 3 EMPIRE STATE ARABIAN SPRING SHOW A CONCURRENT - 201614949 - SYRACUSE, NY Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com MAY 16 - MAY 17 NJHAHA II CONCURRENT B 201614881 - ALLENTOWN, NJ Contact: JOAN MITCH / 5455 HEIDELBERG HTS RD - GERMANSVILLE, PA 18053 (610) 914-7008, murphy15@ptd.net MAY 22 - MAY 24 ELMIRA ARAB & SPORT HORSE CLASSIC A CONCURRENT - 201614948 - ELMIRA, NY Contact: NICOLE BARTHOLOMEW / 12942 IRA STATION RD - MARTVILLE, NY 13111 (315) 406-9338, bartholomewn@msn.com
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APR 16 - APR 19 ALAMO ARABIAN FIESTA B CONCURRENT - 201414814 - BELTON, TX Contact: PATTY LIARAKOS / 16240 SAN PEDRO #180 - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210) 912-8679, pliarakos9868@gmail.com
APR 17 - APR 19 SPRING FLING HORSE SHOW 201715060 - PONOKA, AB Contact: LESLIE WILLIAMS / 404 2384 SAGEWOOD GATE SW - AIRDRIE, AB T4B 0K7 (403) 863-1849, LAW@SHAW.CA
MAR 7 - MAR 8 OCALA ARABIAN ANNUAL AMATEUR SHOW - 201214898 - OCALA, FL Contact: RYAN CHAMBERS / PO BOX 508 - BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 (314) 717-7683, ryan.chambers.rc@gmail.com
APR 24 - APR 25 BAHA SPRING BLAST SPORT HORSE VALUE SHOW - 201415051 - SHELBYVILLE, KY Contact: LORIE HENDERSON / 509 SPINPOINTE RD - FISHERVILLE, KY 40023 (502) 477-1018, firelite01@aol.com
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MAR 27 - MAR 28 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW II B CONCURRENT - 201214923 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com
MAY 8 - MAY 10 SAHIBA ARAB SPRING SHOW 201414866 - FRANKFORT, KY Contact: EVETTE MOODY / 6168 QUINELLA WAY - CENTERVILLE, OH 45459 (937) 623-7934, blueribbonhs@sbcglobal.net
MAR 29 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW III B CONCURRENT - 201215048 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 11 CENTRAL FLORIDA ARAB SPRING CLASSIC AVS A CONCURRENT - 201214829 - NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL Contact: CHERYL A VANDEUSEN / 656 SAPP RD - NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 (386) 566-4820 , cvandeusen@gmail.com APR 15 - APR 19 ANNUAL MAGNOLIA SPRING CLASSIC II A CONCURRENT - 201215004 - PERRY, GA Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 24 - APR 26 SYH ALL BREED EXTRAVAGANZA 201214965 - JACKSONVILLE, FL Contact: NANNET H READ / 14824 SW 26 PL - NEWBERRY, FL 32669 (352) 215-7030, USEFSteward@aol.com MAY 4 - MAY 9 REGION 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
MAY 21 - MAY 25 BUCKEYE SWEEPSTAKES 201414936 - COLIMBUS, OH Contact: DONNA AUBER / 12550 STATE RTE 44 - MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2039, horseshows101@yahoo.com
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REGION 15 MAR 27 - MAR 28 ALABAMA ALL ARAB HORSE SHOW II A CONCURRENT - 201514922 - TUNICA, MS Contact: LINDSEY HAGER / 13669 JENNINGS RD - COLLINS, NY 14034 (716) 481-4907, LHager6486@gmail.com APR 10 - APR 12 OHAHA SPRING SHOW B CONCURRENT - 201514925 - WILMINGTON, OH Contact: DONNA AUBER / 12550 STATE RTE 44 - MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2039, horseshows101@yahoo.com APR 11 CENTRAL FLORIDA ARAB SPRING CLASSIC AVS B CONCURRENT - 201515058 - NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL Contact: CHERYL A VANDEUSEN / 656 SAPP RD - NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 (386) 566-4820 , cvandeusen@gmail.com
MAY 22 - MAY 24 ELMIRA ARAB & SPORT HORSE CLASSIC B CONCURRENT - 201814947 - ELMIRA, NY Contact: NICOLE BARTHOLOMEW / 12942 IRA STATION RD - MARTVILLE, NY 13111 (315) 406-9338, bartholomewn@msn.com MAY 29 - MAY 31 SHOWTIME 2020 B CONCURRENT 201814883 - EAST LANSING, MI Contact: DONNA AUBER / 12550 STATE RTE 44 - MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2039, horseshows101@yahoo.com
DISCOVERY FARMS The Discovery Farm program offers you the opportunity to explore Arabian horses at farms with knowledgeable owners in a relaxed, no pressure atmosphere. If you own Arabian horses and want to share your passion for the breed with newcomers, contact AHA to sign up as a Discovery Farm. ABSOLUTELY ARABIANS / Barb Suvaka
4030 WEST 6 1/2 MILE RD., CALEDONIA, WI 53108 (414) 835-2073 bsuvaka@yahoo.com
ACADEMY FARMS, LTD. / Gayle Reveron
5250 BONETA ROAD, MEDINA, OH 44256-8111 (330) 239-3526 academyfarmsltd@aol.com ACEVEDO ARABIANS / Suzanne Acevedo 51 N 200 E, BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 (208) 760-0816 acevedoarabians@hotmail.com www.acevedoarabians.com AK ARABIANS / Ed Kouzi 3058 Hill Valley Drive, Escondido, CA 92029 (949)-310-0355 akarabians@yahoo.com www.akarabians.com ALARA EGYPTIAN ARABIANS / Marlys Vermeire 9813 US HWY 6, GENESEO, IL 61254 (309) 945-2143 alara@nbson.net www.alaraarabianstables.com ALEXANDRA ARABIANS / Sandra Markoff 1700 CRANE CANYON RD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 (707)-585-2233 alexian84@aol.com www.alexandraarabians.com ALLADAR ARABIANS / Alisa Guffey 505 NOEL DRIVE, MT. JULIET, TN 37122 (615)-320-1001 aguffey@nashmed.com AMERIKAN FARMS / Michele Smith RR1 BOX 197A, AGRA, OK 74824 (918) 375-2689 amerikanfarms@brightok.net www.amerikanfarms.com AMETHYST ACRES EQUINE CENTER, LLC / Deborah Burke 9195 SPRINGWOOD ROAD, BUCHANAN, VA 24066 (540) 254-1017 deb@amethystacres.com www.amethystacres.com AMURATH ARABIANS / Sharon Eider-Orley 13750 E. Peak View Road, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85262 (602) 377.7885 eiderorley@aol.com www.amuratharabians.com ARAB-DEL-SHEP FARMS / Carol Picoriello PO BOX 3458, EDGEWOOD, NM 87015 (505)-869-3262 cpicoriell@aol.com ARABIANS AND MORE / Catie Adeyemi 16025 W. GLENDALE AVE, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340 (623) 224-5100 arabiansandmore@gmail.com www.arabiansandmore.com ARBOR MEADOW / Bess Ohlgren-Miller 3800 NORVELL RD, GRASS LAKE, MI 49240 (734) 426-2853 arbormeadowfarm@msn.com ARMSTRONG ARABIANS / Laura Armstrong 9450 S. MAPLE ISLAND RD., HOLTON, MI 49425 (231) 652-9687 larmstrong@riverview.net www.armstrongarabians.com ARRIBA ARABIANS / Cecil Martinez PO BOX 897, TEMPLETON, CA 93465 (805) 434-0293 www.arribaarabians.com ASH LANE FARM / Mary Newton HAVENS ROAD, NEW BRAINTREE, MA 01531-0192 (508) 867-9927 ashlanefarm@hotmail.com BARAKA ARABIANS / Shelley White 9591 BLACK CRK RD, BREWERTON, NY 13029 (315) 668-2782 swhite100@twcny.rr.com BEAHR RIDGE ARABIANS & TRAINING CENTER
Sylvia Beahr 3333 FM 85, ENNIS, TX 75119 (319) 988-3021 beahrridgearab@mchsi.com www.beahrridgearabians.com BEAUX CHEVAUX FARM / Carolyn W Jacobson 18126 BIRMINGHAM HWY., ALPHARETTA, GA 30004 (678) 947-0959 beauxchevauxfarm@aol.com BEAVER CREEK FARM / Patrea Pabst 2966 HARTWELL HWY, DEWY ROSE, GA 30634 (706) 213-1197 aepied@aol.com www.beavercreekarabians.com BEIN PERFORMANCE HORSES / Jessica L Bein 27804 NORTH 152ND STREET, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85262 (480) 471-3623 slidenflsh@aol.com www.beinperformancehorses.com BELLA VISTA EQUESTRIAN CENTER
Danny & Deneb Thompson 1011 EDGEHILL DR, LAWRENCEBURG, KY 40342 (931) 478-0976 bellavistaec@usa.com www. bellavistaequestrian.com BELLA VITA ARABIANS . Lisa D Ethell 32455 HERMAN ROAD, EUGENE, OR 97408 (909) 731-2882 lethell@earthlink.net www.bellavita-arabians.com
BITTERROOT RANCH / Meloena Fox
DANA ARABIANS / Wyona Worthington
1480 EAST FORK RD., DUBOIS, WY 82513 (307) 455-2778 www.bitterrootranch.com BLACKBERRY RUN ARABIANS / James Hoffman 1199 SECOND AVE, ROYERSFORD, PA 19468 (610) 960-2434 blkberryrunarabs@aol.com BLACKHAWK VALLEY ARABIANS / Cory Soltau 240 JOSEPH LANE, PLEASANTON, CA 94588 (925) 248-4555 BVARABIANS@AOL.COM BOWLAND ARABIANS / Rebecca Pierce Bowland 6020 N. LAKE SANFORD RD., SANFORD, MI 48657 (970) 824-2480 Bowlandranch@wreawildblue.org www.arabhorse.com/stallions/synafix/ BURNT HICKORY ARABIANS / Connie Crunkleton 218 AGAPE DRIVE, RANGER, GA 30703 (770) 846-9027 burnthickoryarabians@frontier.com www.burnthickoryarabians.com CALIENTE CREEK RANCH / Candace Berry 8525 WATERS ROAD, MOORPARK, CA 93021 (805) 439-0187 buck.berry11@gmail.com www.calientecreekranch.com CARSONS ARABIANS / Larry & Charlene Carson RT. 1 BOX 61, JULIAETTA, ID 83535 (208) 843-2610 ccarson@lewiston.com www.carsonsarabians.com CASTAWAY ARABIANS FARM / NATALIE TYSON 2911 ALGOMA ROAD, BOONES MILL, VA 24065 (540) 759-9479 castawayarabiansfarm@yahoo.com CEDAR COULEE PINTABIANS / Lynn Brubaker 11622 50TH ST NW, RAY, ND 58849 (701) 859-3221 lbrubaker@dia.net www.ccpintabians.com
6212 COFFEL ROAD, ROY, WA 98580-9463 (253) 843-9100 DanaArabians@hughes.net www.danaarabians.com DAYSTAR ARABIANS / Annetta Tinsman 26110 HWY 45 BOX 349, HACKETT, AR 72937 (479) 639-2401 horsewize@aol.com DEBUT ARABIANS / Lane Williams 3068 HIGHWAY OO, FARMINGTON, MO 63640 (817) 483-5344 BeyStar@yahoo.com www.debutarabians.com DEEP CREEK ARABIANS / Susan White 206 GLOVER ROAD, ZEBULON, GA 30295 (770) 567-4937 swdeepcreekarabs@aol.com DEMPSEY ARABIANS / Diane Dempsey 337 WHARTON RD, KERRVILLE, TX 78028 (830) 895-5665 diane@dianedempsey.com www.arabiancuttinghorse.com DESHAZER ARABIANS / Hank & Sandra Deshazer 17025 SHAW RD, CYPRESS, TX 77429 (281) 351-7829 JOLLIN@DESHAZER.COM www.deshazer.com DIAMOND B TRAINING STABLE / Mary J. Brown 4720 NE TANGEN RD, NEWBERG, OR 97132 (503) 538-1903 beetrainin@aol.com DOMIST ARABIANS / Lon K. Peterson 16901 HIGHWAY 83 NE, BALDWIN, ND 58521 (701) 258-7350 domistarab@msn.com www.domistarabians.com DORAN SHOW STABLES, LLC / Laura Doran 5900 OLD SCHOOL RD, PLEASANTON, CA 94588 (916) 434-8335 fivedorans@yahoo.com doranshowstables.com DORSETT FARMS / Ann Dorsett 169 RUSSELL MILL ROAD, WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, NJ 08085 (856) 476-0870 dorsett1@mindspring.com DOUBLE M RANCH / Mike & Maryann Boseth 1230 N CENTER VALLEY RD., SANDPOINT, ID 83864 (208) 263-3760 boseth@mindspring.com http://geocities.com/yosemite/falls/6198/ DREYM BAY FARM / Nan Harley 1500 J.D. WALTON RD., NEWNAN, GA 30263 (770) 252-2705 nan_harley@yahoo.com DVORAK ARABIAN HORSE FARM / Jody Dvorak 1721 E. QUINLAN PARKWAY, QUINLAN, TX 75474 (903) 356-2456 jdvorak3@verizon.net
CEDAR RIDGE FARM EGYPTIAN ARABIANS, LLC
Merrie Aiken 665 ISLEY ROAD, HAW RIVER, NC 27258 (702) 845-6752 CRFEGYPT@aol.com www.crfegypt.com CENTRAL COAST ARABIANS / Marsha L Walters 8775 SIERRA VISTA DR, ATASCADERO, CA 934 (805) 461-6535 CHEROKEE ARABIANS / Halene Or Robert Petterson 14245 E. LEXINGTON ST., GILBERT, AZ 85296 (480) 899-5257 r_petterson@msn.com CHERRY HOLLOW ARABIANS / Doris & Lee Cherry 2989 IKE STONE RD., MONROE, GA 30656 (404) 267-2627 CLANTON PERFORMANCE HORSES / Jeanna Murphy 21622 S HARPER RD, PECULIAR, MO 64078 (817) 296-3442 alan@ClantonPerformanceHorses.com www.clantonperformancehorses.com CLOVER RIDGE FARM / Aimee Pahl 6148 BEAR RIDGE ROAD, LOCKPORT, NY 14094 (716) 440-9006 Aimee@CloverRidge.com www.cloverridge.com COLD BROOK ARABIANS / Marjorie & Timothy Roe 1917 STATE RT. 13, CAYUTA, NY 14824 (607) 594-2414 cbarab@lightlink.com www.lightlink.com/cbarab COLORS OF THE WIND FARM, LLC / Carole Eaton 12216 280TH AVE., TREVOR, WI 53179 (847) 395-0348 cecolors@hotmail.com www.colorsofthewindhorsefarm.com/ COMET’S TAIL ARABIANS / Jamie Dehart PO BOX 1533, BRANFORD, FL 32008 (386) 935-2711 Untamedfancy@hotmail.com www.myspace.com/comets_tail_arabians CONWAY ARABIANS, INC. / Lorie Mangan 18080 CTY RD 2, CHATFIELD, MN 55923 (507) 867-2981 lori@conwayarabians.com www.conwayarabians.com COOL FIRE FARMS / Susan Ernst 1145 GREENVILLE PIKE, HAZEL GREEN, AL 35750 (256) 829-1514 coolfire@mchsi.com CRESCENDO TRAINING CENTRE, LLC / Kristine H Phelps 288 S. FAIRMOUNT ROAD, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 354-5585 CrescendoTraining@gmail.com www.crescendotrainingcentre.com CRESSANT HILL ARABIANS / Letta & Jerry Smith 138 PONDEROSA DR., TRUXTON, MO 63381 (636) 597-4023 cha@socket.net www.cressanthill.com DAH-BAN ARABIANS / Kristin Urban 18104 PLEASANT ROAD, MARIBEL, WI 54227 (920) 863-8253 urbankristin@msn.com www.dahbanarabians.com
EGYPTIAN STAR ARABIANS
350 POLK 60, MENA, AR 71953 (479) 243-0555 egyptianstar@rocketmail.co www.egyptianstararabians.com EL DI SAR ARABIANS / Elizabeth K Sarver 33650 E. GRAND AVE., WINCHESTER, CA 92596 (951) 926-9764 sales@eldisararabians.com www.eldisararabians.com ELLIS SUPREME ARABIANS / Terie Ellis 1438 W 97TH SOUTH, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402 (208) 524-7247 tmellis@if.rmci.net ESQUIRE ARABIANS / Donna Knight 748 E FM 813, PALMER, TX 75152 (972) 658-2000 arabnyt2@airmail.net www.deserthorses.com ESSER VALLEY ARABIANS, LLC / Duane Esser 9057 JORDAN RD, CLEVES, OH 45002 (513) 941-2737 duane@esservalleyarabians.com www.esservalleyarabians.com EXECUTIVE EAST/VALLEY VIEW FARMS / Mary Ann Rafferty PO BOX 548, SPRINGTOWN, PA 18081-0548 (610) 972-7079 bayfilly10@aol.com FABLE ARABIANS / Robert M Dryden 13455 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD., TUCSON, AZ 85748 (520) 298-7393 rmdryden@flash.net www.fablearabians.com FAIR OAKS ARABIANS / Linda Ziegler PO BOX 1319, LINCOLN, CA 95648 (916) 408-2499 kheeystone@att.net FIREDANCE FARMS ARABIANS / Louise Burton 5220 HONEY CREEK RD, OKMULGEE, OK 74447 (918) 756-3757 firedancefarms@prodigy.net www.firedancefarms.net FIRELIGHT ARABIANS / Lorie Henderson 502 SPIN POINTE RD, FISHERVILLE, KY 40023 (502) 477-1018 Firelite01@aol.com www.firelightarabians.com
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FOOTHILLS ARABIANS / Robert Hall
27 EMERALD DR., SILVER CITY, NM 88061 (575) 538-5080 fharabians@zianet.com FOUR SEESONS TALLPONY RANCH / Sharon Nelson
18921 JUDGE ORR RD., PEYTON, CO 80831 (719) 749-2214 fourseesons@rmi.net FOX HOLLOW FARM / Juli Goder-Larson 7926 E STATE RD 67, CLINTON, WI 53525 (608) 676-5159 foxhlw@aol.com
FRANKTOWN MEADOWS EQUESTRIAN FACILITY /
Bridget Fitzpatrick 4200 OLD HIGHWAY 395, CARSON CITY, NV 89503 (775) 782-0353 leparchon@cs.com www.leparchonfarmstraining.com G FORCE ARABIANS / James Gromelski 35251 COUNTY RD. 17, ELIZABETH, CO 80107-7904 (303) 646-3691 www.gforcearabians.com
GATEWAYS TO TRANSFORMATION FARM / Alisha Adrian
9993 N 65TH STREET, LONGMONT, CO 80503 (303) 859-7385 alishaadrian99@yahoo.com www.gatewaystotransformation.com GAZON ARABIANS / Connie Baker 20990 AVE 322, WOODLAKE, CA 93286 (559) 564-2133 GZGEMILI@AOL.COM GENESIS EQUESTRIAN CENTER / David Bottorff 8282 HALEY LN., COLLEGE GROVE, TN 37046-9111 (615) 395-4228 ARABIANDQ@AOL.COM www.genesisequestrian.com GLYNNSONG FARMS / Patience Prine-Carr 15215 SERAPE CT, CASTROVILLE, CA 95012 (831)-633-9023 patience4444@sbcglobal.net www.glynnsong.com GRAPS ARABIAN HORSES / Roland Grap 173 BRINK ROAD, VAN ETTEN, NY 14889-9411 (607) 589-6238 GRASSROOTS ARABIANS / Peggy Ann Root 12013 HILLVIEW TERRACE, HOLLAND, NY 14080 (716) 537-2744 grarabians@aol.com GRATIA ARABIAN BLOODSTOCK / Suzanna Hupp PO BOX 648, KEMPNER, TX 76539 (512) 556-2436 sghupp@yahoo.com www.gratiaarabianbloodstock.com GULFWINDS FARM / Dorothy Younger 9995 HOLSBERRY RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32534 (850)-476-3396 djyounger@bellsouth.net HACIENDA DEL S-PAR ARABIANS / Suzy Sankpill 16567 KENNETH RD, STILLWELL, KS 66085 (913) 897-2652 spsspar@aol.com HACKBERRY ARABIANS / Yvonne Jones 8130 JORDAN ROAD, MANVEL, TX 77578 (713) 715-9300 emceyvonne@aol.com www.hackberryarabians.com HAWK’S FLIGHT FARM / Karin McMurtrie 5952 VANDERIPE ROAD, SARASOTA, FL 34241 (941) 925-1730 HAWKSFLIGHTFARM@AOL.COM www.hawksflightfarm.com
HEAVEN SENT FARM PERFORMANCE ARABIANS /
Elizabeth Pizzonia 8000 WEST HIGHWAY 326, OCALA, FL 34482 (352) 369-5678 elizabethpizzonia@yahoo.com HERBST ARABIANS / Victoria Herbst 82 ANDERSON RD, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492 (860) 575-8699 herbstarabians@gmail.com www.herbstarabians.com HERBST FARMS / Kristin Herbst 2119 POSSUM HOLLOW RD, FARMINGTON, MO 63640 (573) 756-6592 ozarkmanor@wildblue.net HERDER ARABIANS / Matt Herder 2720 PEEBLES RD, TROY, OH 45373 (210) 896-0296 info@herderarabians.com www.herderarabians.com HIDDEN FALLS FARM / Kim Lacy 20002 A 127TH AVE NE, EVERETT, WA 98205 (425) 343-2905 halfpass10@hotmail.com www.hiddenfallsfarm.net HIDDEN HOLLOW STABLES & TRAINING / Keri Simpson 9222 BRIMFIELD-JUBILEE RD, DUNLAP, IL 61525 (309) 243-7979, JHJJOHNSON@AOL.COM HOLLY ARABIANS / Holly & Kim Reuter 11375 MCKISSICK RD, PEYTON, CO 80831 (719) 749-0331 holly@hollyarabians.com www.hollyarabians.com HOLMHAVEN ARABIANS / Lily Sayre 5101 SW 145TH AVE, SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FL 33330-2404 (305) 434-3984 holmhaven/main.htm www.hometown.aol.com/
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HONEY CREEK FARMS / Carrie A Woolverton
15699 CR 4015, MABANK, TX 75147 (214) 418-1328 honeycrek2@aol.com www.honeycreekfarms.biz/ HONEYSUCKLE ROSE NORTH / Amanda R. Mitchell 135 SOUTH STREET, TROY, NH 3465 (603) 242-3491 hrnarabians@yahoo.com www.honeysucklerosenorth.com HONEYTREE FARM / Richard Selk 9016 THOMPSON, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 (815) 338-7191 honeytreefarm@att.net www.bandyt.com HUGUS ALFALFA & ARAB PINTOS / STEPHEN H HUGUS 323 SHEEP CAMP RD, PAVILLION, WY 82523 (307) 856-0212 info@arabpinto.com www.arabpinto.com HY-WYNNE FARM / Edwin & Corky Sutton 56 BUELL RD., AKRON, NY 14001-1309 (716) 542-9841 hywynne@aol.com ISLAND FARM / Suzette E Johnson 19262 ENGLEWOOD RD., LAKE CRYSTAL, MN 56055 (507) 726-2174 suzettej@hickorytech.net JEFFREY WILMS TRAINING & MANAGEMENT, INC. /
Amy Wilms 22607 East Pleasant View Rd, FORT MCDOWELL, AZ 85264 (480) 614-8812 amy@amywilms.com www.jeffreywilms.com JENSEN ARABIANS, INC. / Gail & Mick Jensen 13887 HWY 75 NORTH, BLAIR, NE 68008 (402) 426-4673 vgj@gpcom.net www.jensenarabians.com JERICHO CREEK FARM II / Wendy Konichek S101 W34628 COUNTY ROAD LO, EAGLE, WI 53119-1857 (262) 594-3667 morabrep@yahoo.com www.jerichocreekfarms.com JP ARABIANS, LLC / Jon Anson 6220 EL GATO LANE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 888-0954 ansonj@asme.org KHYSUS ARABIAN HORSES / Susan E Seago 10207 ASHLEY CREEK RD, SALEM, MO 65560 (573) 548-0219 khysusarabians@hotmail.com www.ashleycreekhorseco.com KIM MORGAN ARABIANS / Kim Morgan 10898 FRIENDSHIP ROAD, PILOT POINT, TX 76258 (940) 453-4228 arabsbykim@aol.com KINGSWOOD FARMS / Kristie Shipp 7741 KINGSWOOD RD, SOUTHPORT, FL 32409 (850) 319-8572 kristie@kingswoodarabians.com www.kingswoodarabians.com KNIGHT FOX ARABIAN FARM / Carrie L Fuchs 2053 PINNACLE ROAD, RUSH, NY 14543 (585) 746-7395 foxlandser@aol.com www.arabiansonknightfox.com KOWETA ARABIANS / Denni K. Mack 855 GILBERT ROAD, MONTICELLO, GA 31064-8128 (706) 468-2549 koweta@bellsouth.net www.kowetaarabians.com LACEY’S ARABIAN RANCH / Sheryl Lacey 5200 ANDY WOLF RD, GARDEN VALLEY, CA 95633 (530) 333-4393 DLacey7616@aol.com LADAMAS ARABIANS / Laura Thomas 9554 S PINES RD, WARRENTON, VA 20186 (540) 351-6056 ladamas@comcast.net www.ladamasarabians.com LANGEDORD / Theodore Lange 2729 ENGLISH PLACE, CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 (562) 945-0933 kazuri@earthlink.net LAS COLINAS / Lucy Whittier 4530 RATTLESNAKE BAR RD, PILOT HILL, CA 95664 (530) 823-5951 lcr@inreach.com LAWSON ARABIANS / Carla Lawson 2068 HIGHLAND LICK ROAD, RUSSELLVILLE, KY 42276 (270) 725-1652 arabbossmare@yahoo.com www.lawsonarabians.com LEGENDARY ARABIANS / Sharon Byford-Ruth 30136 ROLLING HILLS RD, CALIENTE, CA 93518 (661) 861-1763 flyingchanges2003m@yahoo.com www.legendaryarabians.com LIBERTY ARABIANS, LTD. / Bob & Mary Rombs 2455 LAKE COHOON RD, SUFFOLK, VA 23434 (757) 934-3566 libertyarabians@hotmail.com LOFTEE ARABIAN FARMS / Elizabeth Wheeler 6786 SE CHERRY CREEK RD, FRANKTOWN, CO 80116 (303) 660-9521 lizw37@aol.com
LYDAY FARMS / Bryan Jeffrie
RT. 1 BOX 106-2, HONEY GROVE, TX 75446 (903) 378-3479 garyfern@aol.com M & M ARABIAN ENTERPRISES / Patti Meier 3611 TRAILS END RD, BURLESON, TX 76028 (817) 295-0796 mmarabs@sbcglobal.net MAGNOLIA ARABIAN STUD / Gretchen Boronow PO BOX 254, RAYMOND, MS 39154 (601) 857-5633 jsmelcer@wildblue.net MARANATHA ARABIANS / Sue Thompson 35480 RICHARDSON GAP, LEBANON, OR 97374 (541) 251-0069 sue049@centurytel.net www.maranathaarabians.com MARY CAMPBELL TRAINING CENTER / Mary Campbell 9525 E GRAF LN, TUCSON, AZ 85730 (520) 885-1237 msmhc@aol.com MIARS ENTERPRISES LP / MIARS ARABIAN RANCH
11370 CR 3807, MURCHISON, TX 75778 (903)-681-0302 bob@miarsarabians.com www.miarsarabians.com MILLAR VENTURE ARABIANS / Gary Millar 54229 RANGE RD 210, FT. SASKATCHEWAN, AB T8L 3Z1 (780) 499-9219 gary@millarcom.com MORTHANA DREAM ARABIANS / Michelle Aherin PO BOX 337, GENESEE, ID 83832 (208) 285-1223 mdarabs@moscow.com MOUNTAIN VIEW ARABIANS / Laurie Emery 222 RIVER RD, MADISON, ME 04950 (207) 696-8399 rlemery@prexar.com www.arabhorse.com/mountainview MS PERFORMANCE HORSES / Jennifer Mccloud 22630 YEAGER ROAD, MONROE, WA 98272 (425) 750-8465 jen@msperformancehorses.com www.msperformancehorses.com MUSIC CITY RIDING ACADEMY / Rebekah Hall 13905 OLD HICKORY BLVD, ANTIOCH, TN 37013 (615) 509-3596 nashfad@aol.com www.musiccityridingacademy.com MY GOLDEN FARM / Maria Wallis 8792 CR 135, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 962-2596 MY LORD’S ARABIAN HORSE FARM / Deborah Graham 1522 COUNTY RD. 10, GASSVILLE, AR 72635 (870) 481-5478 dlgraham@centurytel.net MY-BON ARABIANS / Robert & Bonnie Rupp PO BOX 790, GARRISON, ND 58540 (701) 337-5581 mybon@restel.net www.mybonarabians.com MYSTIC ROSE ARABIANS / Jennifer L Whittaker 80 WINDSONG FARMS WAY, EADS, TN 38028 (901) 465-2119 Jlwarabs@aol.com mysticrosearabians.com NEAR RIVER FARM, LLC / Nancy Russell 117 MONROE ST, DOUGLAS, MA 01516 (508) 476-9974 Neariver@charter.net www.nearriverarabians.com NELSON FARMS INC. / Trish Nelson 7650 S CACTUS THORN LN, TUCSON, AZ 85747 (520) 647-3009 nelsonfarmsinc@aol.com www.nelsonfarmsinc.com NORDY ARABIANS / Renel Nordeman 4190 MEADOWVIEW LANE, HYDESVILLE, CA 95547 (707) 768-2003 kubanka@aol.com www.nordyarabians.com PAINTBRUSH ARABIANS / Marjorie Pope 16485 US HWY. 220, CASPER, WY 82604 (307) 266-6768 mpope@tribcsp.com PEGASUS ARABIANS / Pegasus Arabians 12270 STATE RTE 61 E, BERLIN HEIGHTS, OH 44814 (419) 588-3000 farm@pegasusequestrian.com PENNFIELDS FARM/P N R TRAINING LLC / Pamela Rosenborg 32 HAINES RD, STOCKTON, NJ 08559 (908)-656-1206 Pennfields@gmail.com www.pennfieldsfarm.com PEREGRINE BLOODSTOCK, LLC / Mark Wharton 5466 Tates Creek Road , Lexington, KY 40581-2212 (859) 221-5094 info@peregrinearabians.com www.peregrinearabians.com PERFORMANCE PLUS ARABIANS, LLC / Deb Mcguire 46622 267TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106 (605) 310-6159 debmcguire6159@gmail.com www.pparabians.com PRAIRIE WOODS / Yvonne Metcalfe 304 - 15215 N KIERLAND BLVD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 (604) 538-3357 prairiewoods@yahoo.com
210 EAST WIGWAM, LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 (702) 269-7620 skylayne@aol.com R.O. LERVICK ARABIANS / Roger Lervick PO BOX 699, STANWOOD, WA 98292 (206) 629-3565 cytosk@whidbey.net www.rolervickarabians.com RANCHO BORREGO MONTANA / Darlene Hopkins 27667 NORTH TWIN OAKS VALLEY ROAD, P.O. BOX 2434, SAN MARCOS, CA 92069 (760) 535-9293 ranchoborrego@hotmail.com www.rbm-arabians.com RATTNER BLOODSTOCK / Martha Rattner 2000 Stamping Ground Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324 (859) 879-1842 martha@rattnerbloodstock.com RENAISSANCE ARABIANS / David Myers 7819 OLD COLUMBUS CINCINNATI RD, SOUTH CHARLESTON, OH 45368 (937) 572-3279 david@rearabians.com www.rearabians.com RENAISSANCE FARMS / Theresa Rathbun 1326 QUARRY LANE, MANHATTAN, KS 66502 (785) 776-5269 trathbun@oznet.ksu.edu www.showscene.com/renfarms.htm RENO-TAHOE EQUESTRIAN CENTER / Deborah Johnson 2455 Rhodes Rd, Reno, NV 89521 (775) 720-3548 deborah@renotahoearabians.com www.renotahoearabians.com RICIA E ARABIANS / Patricia Bennett 5586 MCINTYRE ROAD, NORTH STREET, MI 48049 (810) 385-2094 patbennett@kkcorp.net www.kkcorp.net/tiercel.html RIO ESTANCIA ARABIANS, LLC / Mary Houge 17440 E Pinnacle Vista Dr, Rio Verde, AZ 85263 (480) 473-3520 mhouge@aol.com RISING K ARABIANS / Yvonne L Knowland 15731 RIO RANCHO RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 (956) 364-2945 yvonneknowland@aol.com www.risingkarabians.com ROCK VIEW RANCH, Dawn Kimball 10355 PIKE ROAD, AGUA DULCE, CA 91390 (661) 565-5689 dawn@rockviewranch.com www.rockviewranch.com ROGERS ARABIANS / Connie Rogers 10330 SE 251ST STREET, LATHROP, MO 64465 (816) 740-3862 cdrogers@grm.net www.rogersarabians.com ROMANCE ARABIANS/ROCOCO SPORT HORSES /
Kathy Towery 272 ANGUS ROAD, CORRALES, NM 87048 (505) 890-8386 RomanceArabians@msn.com ROYAL LEGEND ARABIANS / Lisabeth Robertson 7786 RILEY RD, BRYAN, TX 77808 (979)-589-1638 lisa@rlarabians.com www.royallegend.com ROYAL STEED ARABIANS / Cherlyn Clark 1486 W CAMERON BRIDGE RD, BOZEMAN, MT 59718 (406) 388-3364 showringcc@aol.com www.royal-steed-arabians.hub.biz/ ROZE ARABIANS, LTD. / Angela White 2055 N. MARKET STREET, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022 (717) 585-0855 RozeArabians@gmail.com www.rozearabians.com SANCHAS ARABIANS / Sandra Miller 276 SEARS ROEBUCK ROAD, TULLAHOMA, TN 37388 (717) 982-5858 sandy.sanchasarabians@gmail.com SANS SOUCI SHOW HORSES / Grace Greenlee 250 GRACE GREENLEE RD, MARION, NC 28752 (828) 442-6442 graceggreenlee@gmail.com www.sanssouciarabianhorses.com SCARAB FARM ARABIANS / Sara Bagg 23911 HOLL RD, MALIN, OR 97632-9703 (541) 723-2017 SCOTTSDALE RIDING CLUB / Alicia Ward 15217 E. RIO VERDE DR, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85262 (480) 201-7039 scottsdaleridingclub@yahoo.com www.scottsdaleridingclub.com SHAHIDOVA ARABIANS / Hilary Lucas 2636 ANGUS RD SE, TENINO, WA 98589 (360) 264-5854 cowgirl@scattercreek.com www.shahidovaarabians.com SHALWYN ARABIANS / Gerwyn & Diane Jones 411 CALDWELL ROAD, WALLA WALLA, WA 99362 (509) 529-4067 shalwyn@charter.net
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7500 CAMINO TASSAJARA, PLEASANTON, CA 94588 (925) 216-6316 shermanrancharabians@gmail.com www.theshermanranch.com SIEMON STABLES, INC. / Chuck Siemon 9311 LOWER VALLEY PIKE, NEW CARLISLE, OH 45344 (937) 849-1487 CHUCKSIEMON@AOL.COM SIGNAL FIRE RANCH / Ellen Ketchum 886 HUDSON RIVER CHURCH RD, DANIELSVILLE, GA 30633 (706) 789-2010 signalfire@windstream.net SILHOUETTE SHADOWS ARABIANS / James Myers RTE. 3 BOX 155, BIRCH TREE, MO 65438 (417) 764-2522 silhouette@townsqr.com SILVER MAPLE FARM / Henry Metz 1695 EDISON STREET, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460 (805) 688-9873 henry@smfarab.com www.smfarabs.com SINGINGHEARTS FARM / Sharon Davis 7600 E FARM RD 182, ROGERSVILLE, MO 65742 (417) 753-7750 singingheartsfm@aol.com www.singingheartsfarm.com SKATRUD ARABIANS / Donna Skatrud 8343 S ADDISON AVE, KNIGHTSTOWN, IN 46148 (317) 418-6381 skatrudarabians@gmail.com www.skatrudarabians.com SMITH HORSE COMPANY / ABBY SMITH 3728 N 5000W RD, KANKAKEE, IL 60901 (815) 530-8472 Abby@smithhorsecompany.com www.SmithHorseCompany.com SOUTHERN HERITAGE FARM / C. Edward Davidson, DVM 3050 SOUTHPORT RD, SPARTANBURG, SC 29302-3702 (864) 582-5402 southernheritagefarm@msn.com SOUTHWIND EQUINE SERVICES / Corry or Gary Christoff 4803 UNIONTOWN HWY, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 (417) 257-1074 www.southwindequineservices.com SPC ARABIANS / Patricia Crutchett 6309 N WHITE RIVER RD, CAMPBELLSBURG, IN 47108 (812) 755-4848 spcarabs@aol.com SPRING HOLLOW FARM / Frank Galovic 8714 HOLLOW SPRINGS RD, BRADYVILLE, TN 37026 (615) 765-7065 STACHOWSKI FARM WEST / Jonathan Ramsay 3154 LADY BUG LANE, SAN MARCOS, CA 92069 (760) 505-7447 jon.ramsay@stachowski.com STACHOWSKI FARM, INC. / James Stachowski 12561 ST RT 44, MANTUA, OH 44255 (330) 274-2494 info@stachowski.com www.stachowski.com STAR WEST / Alice Martin 1736 S. FARMINGDALE RD, NEW BERLIN, IL 62670 (217) 546-9400 starwestnb@att.net www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/3805
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ARC...........................................................................51 Black Market Breeding Farm LLC.......................68 Classicala Farms................................... IFC, 1-3, BC Davenport Arabian Horse Conservancy............10 Empire Egyptians.....................................................5 Equine Athlete Veterinary.....................................59 Esperanza Arabian Farm.................................... 6-7 Farnam.....................................................................21 Hat Lady, The..........................................................43 Hidden Falls Farm..................................................11 Karma Arabians.................................................. IBC Markel Insurance Co.............................................19 Meadow Starr Ranch............................................23 Nancy Cowette Seward........................................68 Nymeyers................................................................75 Quarry Hill Farms.....................................................4 Round Barn Ranch...................................................9 Straight Babson Egyptians / Jody Dvorak...........8 Tamara Werth.........................................................29 Wilms Training........................................................15 Y Not Farms.............................................................39
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4750 OLD CLIFTON RD, SPRINGFIELD, OH 45502 (937) 605-4779 info@stowearabians.com www.stowearabians.com STRUB ARABIANS / Terry Strub 37483 253RD, LAMOTTE, IA 52054 (563) 773-2330 strubarabs@aol.com www.strubarabians.com SUGAR HILL FARM, LLC / Elizabeth Kubiak 6505 GILLIS RD, VICTOR, NY 14564 (585) 924-8240 sugarhil@rochester.rr.com www.sugarhillarabians.com SUN VALLEY ARABIANS / Holly Anderson 6391 FULTON MILL RD, LIZELLA, GA 31052 (478) 788-9357 egyptarabs@aol.com www.sunvalleyarabians.com SUNDUST ARABIANS & PINTOS / Sandy Antilla PO BOX 4950, CAVE CREEK, AZ 85327 (480) 488-5711 sundustsda@aol.com SUNSET ARABIANS / Brenda Lane 4161 E. 460 N., RIGBY, ID 83442-5530 (208) 745-8037 lanestables@inbox.com SUNSET HILL FARMS
17497 SW SANTA FE LAKE RD, ROSE HILL, KS 67133 (402) 735-7322 sunsethillfarms@pixius.net SUNSET RIDGE RANCH / Leigh Holman 18036 COUNTY ROAD 145, SOUTH HAVEN, MN 55382 (320) 558-2980 RILEHOLMAN@aol.com www.sunsetridgeranch.com SUNSHINE ACRES ARABIANS / Sheri Boito 8716 W RUTTER PKWY, SPOKANE, WA 99208 (509) 847-4701 SheriBoito@msn.com www.sunshineacresarabians.com SUSAN’S ARABIANS & PINTOS / Susan Skow 1725 LINCOLN AVE, (US HWY 169), HUMBOLDT, IA 50548 (515) 368-1234 suesarab@wildblue.net TAKING THE REINS / M. J. Haven 3919 1/2 RIGALI AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90039 (818) 769-4550 drmjane@aol.com www.takingthereins.org TALARIA FARMS / Allison Mehta 1101 EMMETT YOUNG RD, NEWNAN, GA 30263 (404) 892-1975 allison@talariafarms.com TANZYR ARABIANS / Tammi Johnson 17138 90TH TERRACE, LIVE OAK, FL 32060 (407) 716-2878 tanzyrarabians@aol.com www.tanzyrarabians.com TAYLOR RANCH ARABIAN HORSES / Isaac Taylor 4728 W 12240 S, PAYSON, UT 84651 (801) 592-5601 isaactyl1@gmail.com www.taylorarabians.com TEAM TROXLER ARABIANS / Kathy Troxler 105 N .PAGE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80930 (719) 683-3415 teamtroxarab@elpasotel.net www.pcisys.net/~teamtroxarab TERIJEF PARTNERSHIP / Teri Gonzalez-Reichman 11798 PRADERA RD, CAMARILLO, CA 93012-9280 (805) 491-3315 t.terijef@verizon.net TEZMARAL ARABIANS / Lisa Skalski 1918 E HICKORY HILL RD, ARGYLE, TX 76226 (940) 241-3333 lisa_skalski@yahoo.com www.tezmaralarabians.com THE FOURTY ACRES / Vicky Carnahan 22627 COYOTE TRAIL, SAND SPRINGS, OK 74063 (918) 363-8468 fourty2000@yahoo.com THE NEW ALBION STUD / Michael Bowling 24920 RD 96, DAVIS, CA 95616 (530) 756-3911 cmk@cal.net www.cmkarabian.com THE RIDING ACADEMY AT RHAPSODY IN BLUE /
Leigh Meyer 20500 HIGHWAY 17 NORTH, CHATOM, AL 36518 (251) 847-6343 meyers@millry.net www.rhapsodyinbluestables.com THREE OAKS ARABIANS / Bob Bennett Jr. 307 HENRY STABLER ROAD, SWANSEA, SC 29160 (803) 794-3673 ThreeOaksArabian@aol.com TRADE WINDS ARABIANS / Pat Hendershot 23400 N BRYANT RD, ACAMPO, CA 95220 (209) 835-5181 twarab@sbcglobal.net www.extendinc.com/tradewinds TRADITIONAL ARABIANS / Barbara Dunn Hoefer 260 HANSEN LANE, GARDNERVILLE, NV 89460 (775) 749-5054 bbarbies5@aol.com
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1299 E 3500 N, BUHL, ID 83316 (208) 358-4173 Info@twsarabians.com www.twsarabians.com TRIPLE H / Heather Carlson NEAR SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA / WORTHING, SD 57077 (605) 212-9105 equestrianheather@yahoo.com TROWBRIDGE’S LIMITED / Mary Trowbridge 236 HENRY SANFORD RD, BRIDGEWATER, CT 06752 (860) 354-8926 mary@trowbridgesltd.com TUSCANI / Stuart & Brenda Schuettpelz 1921 NILES-BUCHANAN RD., NILES, MI 49120 (269) 683-5449 tuscan2@msn.com www.tuscaniarabians.com TWIN BROOK FARM ARABIANS / Henry & Marguerite Illing 853 COOLEY ROAD, PARKSVILLE, NY 12768 (845) 292-7797 milling853@gmail.com www.twinbrookarabians.com TWIN CREEK FARMS / Theresa Rorabaugh 18075 FOUR MILE ROAD, MORLEY, MI 49336 (231) 856-4693 twincreekfarms@charter.net TWIN FIDDLES RANCH / Diane Malone PO BOX 448, ALVARADO, TX 76009 (817) 783-3620 tfranch@aol.com www.egyptian-arabians.com TWIN L PERFORMANCE HORSES / Linda Leslie 27613 N. 42ND STREET, CAVE CREEK, AZ 85331 (480) 515-4495 twinlperf@hotmail.com www.twinlperformance.com V & J ARABIANS / Johnny Heflin 2369 HWY 163, DOYLINE, LA 71023 (318) 745-9921 VALLEJO III, INC. / Vallejo III Ranch, Inc. 55613 EAST 260 RD, AFTON, OK 74331-6253 (918) 257-8383 VALLEJOIII@AOL.COM www.vallejoiii.com VANGO ARABIANS / Toni Trego, DVM 1072 AMBOY RD, AMBOY, IL 61310 (815) 857-4411 VangoArabs@aol.com VARIAN ARABIANS / Varian Arabians 1275 CORBETT CANYON RD, ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420 (805) 489-5802 angelaalv@aol.com www.varianarabians.com VENTURA FARMS / Ventura Farms 235 W. POTRERO RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91361 (805) 496-0767 info@venturafarms.com www.venturafarms.com VICKERS ARABIANS / Evelyn Vickers 16965 GRANT RD, CYPRESS, TX 77429 (281) 351-1391 eve101935@sbcglobal.net VICTORIA ARABIANS / Michelle A Watson 15695 NW HIGHWAY 318, WILLISTON, FL 32696 (352) 528-6914 michelle@victoriaarabians.com www.victoriaarabians.com WAGGONER STABLES / Dave Waggoner 32249 N STATE RTE 78, FARMINGTON, IL 61531 (309) 338-5128 dave_val_waggoner@att.net WATERGAP STABLES, LLC / Judith Scott 325 NOBLE RD, P O BOX 73, CHRISTIANA, PA 17509 (610) 593-2000 watergapstables@gmail.com www.watergapstables.com WE TIRED ACRES / Joan Rose 22789 KETTLE RD, WILTON, WI 54670 (608) 435-6405 joan@rosesarabians.com www.wetiredacres.com WEBSTERS ARABIANS / Tracy Webster 16601 ADELAIDE LANE, MOUNT DORA, FL 32757 (352) 988-3040 fasasbaby@me.com www.webstersarabians.com WEDDLE TRAINING STABLES / Dana Weddle 12416 FM 1826, AUSTIN, TX 78737 (512) 657-8612 weddleshowhorse@hotmail.com www.weddleshowhorse.com WEIDEL’S BOXWOOD FARM / Pamela Weidel 1429 TRENTON-HARBOURTON RD, PENNINGTON, NJ 08534 (609) 737-1036 BOXWOODY@AOL.COM www.pyramidarabians.com WEST WIND ARABIANS / Donald Gigante W8202 COUNTY Q, WATERTOWN, WI 53098 (920) 262-0256 dgwestwind@aol.com westwindarabians.weebly.com WHISPERING WIND ARABIANS / Pam Harris 1946 PIPERS GAP RD, GALAX, VA 24333 (276) 236-4446 pharris@inter-page.com
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PAGE 58, FIRST COLUMN Our list of current and active Discovery Farms listed an incorrect email and website. The correct information is shown below and can also be viewed in this section’s listings. FIREDANCE FARMS ARABIANS Louise Burton 5220 HONEY CREEK RD, OKMULGEE, OK 74447 (918) 756-3757, firedancefarms@prodigy.net www.firedancefarms.net
WILD OAKS ARABIANS / Jane Wilder
3200 DRISKELL LOOP RD, WILMER, AL 36587 (251) 649-9279 wildoaksjbw@yahoo.com WILDFLOWER FARMS / Debbie & Mark Helmick 930 WOLFENSBERGER RD, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 (303) 814-2214 wildflower_farms@mindspring.com WILDWOOD ARABIANS / Deb Omara 1189 E TUTTLE RD, IONIA, MI 48846 (616) 527-2042 wildwoodarabians@earthlink.net www.wildwoodarabians.com WILLOW BEND FARM / Tom & Debbie Whelan 6875 PROVIDENCE CHURCH RD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105-9786 (336) 744-7533 www.willowbendfarm.com WINDAMERE ARABIANS / Sharon Litizzette 9121 ASPEN DRIVE, WEED, CA 96094 (530) 938-3558 windamer@inreach.com www.windamere.com WINDFEATHER TRAINING CENTER / Gail Rentmeester 5254 HE TOWNLINE RD, GREEN BAY, WI 54311 (920) 536-0447 riding.master@yahoo.com WINDMASTER FARMS / Melissa Forberg 5756 HWY 1087, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433 (850) 834-3060 smforberg@aol.com WINDOVER ACRES ARABIANS / Lisa Martin 1238 FOREST RD, ALSTEAD, NH 03602 (603) 558-5501 aladinscrystalbascat@gmail.com WINFIELD FARM & FORGE / Sarah Vas 34342 LAW RD, GRAFTON, OH 44044 (330) 483-3646 svas507@att.net www.winfieldfarm.com WINGS OF A DREAM ARABIANS / Julie Koch 3903 W BENNET RD, MARTELL, NE 68404-9600 (402) 794-4974 sk65258@windstream.net WINNING EDGE TRAINING CENTER / Christine Daling 6415 LEONARD ST, COOPERSVILLE, MI 49404 (616) 292-3787 chris@winningedgetrainingcenter.com www.winningedgetrainingcenter.com YELLOW ROSE ARABIAN HORSES / Barbara Hoover 12117 KAPOWSIN HWY E., GRAHAM, WA 98338 (253) 847-2879 hooveryr@aol.com www.yellowrosearabianhorses.com ZANDAI ARABIANS / William Hudson 6010 RILEY RD, CUMMING, GA 30040 (770) 887-0472 whudson@acgmd.com www.zandaiarabians.com
in memoriam
12/17/41 - 12/20/19
Remembering Those We’ve Lost
Don DeLongpré
NOTED ARABIAN HORSEMAN AND BREEDER DON DELONGPRÉ passed away on December 20th of natural causes. Don is survived by his daughter Dedee DeLongpré Johnston, her husband, Luke Johnston and their son, Eli Johnston of Winston Salem, N.C. He also leaves his life partner of 42 years, International USEF Judge, Richard Petty of Jacksonville, Ore. Born in Pasadena, Calif., Don spent his early childhood in a home in that town on Montana Street. According to his daughter, Dedee, his lifelong passion for horses was already evident in Don as a young pre-teenager. “My dad used to love to tell me that as a child he would save his money until he could put together enough to rent a horse,” Dedee says. “He would bring the horse, or pony, back to his house and keep him in the back yard for the day, grooming, riding and enjoying his favorite pastime. It was his best childhood memory.” Later Don was seriously involved with the local FFA, and as a teenager his family moved to Covina, Calif., about 20 miles away. As a young man Don attended Pierce College in Los Angeles, Calif., eventually going on to California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. He studied human nutrition in college, but eventually switched over to Animal Husbandry when his passion for horses got the best of him. During this time he got a job riding Saddlebred horses and gradually began to meet and work with California Arabian owners and breeders like Frank McCoy, Frisco Mari and others. At Cal Poly he trained Arabians at the horse unit at the behest of department head Norman Dunn. There Don met his wife-to-be Judy, whose parents raised Arabian horses nearby in Whittier. Norm Dunn was the best man at Don and Judy’s wedding. Soon the couple was training horses locally for Bert and Ruth Husband and other noted Californians and began to make a name
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at the National level. In addition to his training barn and several years working for Gainey Arabians, Don began breeding Arabian horses on his own. Breeding was to become something he would work at proudly with Arabians, dogs, and eventually a variety of animals, both rare and ordinary, for the rest of his life. Beginning with the imported Polish stallion, *Eter, Don was associated with many exceptional Arabian show and breeding horses like Mi Toska+++, Khara Mia+, Khari++ and, of course, the legendary Barbary+++. Don’s marriage to Judy ended in the early 1970’s. In 1975 Don formed an Arabian horse partnership with Broadway producer and Arabian horse breeder Mike Nichols and moved to Connecticut with everything he owned, his crew and horses. Richard Petty joined the Nichols-DeLongpré operation soon afterward. Meanwhile back East, Don’s work with the young stallion Barbary began to bear fruit and Barbary soon became a national sensation, both as a show horse and as a sire. Six years later the NDL partnership, the horses and the sales that had become an annual event for the farm moved back to California. Don brought in members of his family to work and help at Nichols-DeLongpre, California, including his parents, Millie and Jim Hanna, and his sister Pamela. Don remained in California for many years with his *Eter and Barbary show horses, his life partner Richard Petty, his renowned Arabian breeding program, his clientele and his world class stallion syndications. By the late 1980’s Don DeLongpré had become a noted and famous horseman, not only for his Arabian bloodstock and his ground-breaking apprentice programs that mentored young trainers and horsemen, but also for the horse breeding operations he was instrumental in designing and orchestrating for breeders like Dave and Gail Liniger of Maroon Fire Arabians. In 1997 Don DeLongpré was awarded the APAHA Breeder of the Year Award, something he was to treasure wholeheartedly for the rest of his life. Richard Petty, in memory of Don, offers a favorite quote from Rudyard Kipling … “This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments; some meaningful adventures.” Dedee notes that her father wished to have his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, a place that he dearly loved. Thinking that there are many who loved and found joy in their friendship with Don and that they may wish to express respect for his passing, Dedee offers this suggestion: in lieu of flowers and cards Don would have appreciated a token in his memory to The Livestock Conservancy. The Livestock Conservancy is a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and promoting rare breeds, also known as “heritage breeds” of livestock. Contact them at www.livestockconservancy.org. n
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Burbeck, Robert - Region 14 Cameron, Peter - Arabian Horse Judge Cavanaugh, Richard - Tierra Del Norte AHA Cubbage, Cynthia - Region 12 trainer/instructor of Arabian Sport Horses DeRosa, Robert - Longtime Ringmaster Dunlap, Lana - Arabian Riders & Breeders Society of Texas of Region 9 Fertig, Joyce - Region 17 Gersch, John - Region 12 longtime USEF Steward and Show Secretary Griffin, Audrey - Cowgirl Hall of Fame member and one of the original Sheila Varian book club girls Guiraldelli, Bruno - Arabian Halter Trainer Hammer, Al - Ann Hammer's husband Johnston, Johnny - Arabian Photographer Lemke, Rita - Deer Haven Ranch Lockard, Michael Jon - Leslie's father-in-law and Paige’s grandfather McNeff, Olive - longtime Region 11 volunteer McRae, Bonnie - Minnesota AHA, wife of Jerry McRae Miller, Tom - Miller Arabians and involved with Arabian Cutting in California Monico, Larry - Mike & Scott Monico's father Morgan, Aubrey - Illini AHC Inc of Region 11 Nitz, Don - Longtime breeder and horseman from Michigan Panner, Judge Owen - Past IAHA/AHA president Perkins, Allyn - former Region 12 Show Manager Picardi, Chris - Past president and treasurer of Rhode Island AHA Ruff, Joseph Russell - Stephanie Ruff's father Schwichtenberg, Sharon - Church Hill Arabians Smith, Loretta - Val Waggoner's mother Tachoires, Gary - Georgia Tachoires’ husband Thompson, Sonny - former National Show Judge and Ring Master from Indiana Veeters, Cheryl - Roz Gilbert & Debra Hennington’s sister Wardlaw, Patt - Penny Wardlaw’s husband Westley, Carl - Region 12 breeder and husband of Allison Mehta of Talaria Farm Whelihan, Austin - Region 17 Issue 1. 2020
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For thirty years, Dr. Marvin Beeman, a founder of Littleton Equine Medical Center, has counted on Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) for his patients. He even uses it on his own horse, Foxy, his beloved third-generation homebred mare. Adequan® has helped keep Foxy perfoming into her teens—so together, they’re still galloping strong. Only Adequan® may help improve joint function by: 1, 2 REVERSING the disease cycle REPAIRING cartilage RESTORING joint lubrication and REDUCING inflammation to help keep joints moving and horses performing.
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Ask your veterinarian if Adequan® is the right choice for your horse. Visit adequan.com. BRIEF SUMMARY: Prior to use please consult the product insert, a summary of which follows: CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. INDICATIONS: Adequan® i.m. is recommended for the intramuscular treatment of non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic joint dysfunction and associated lameness of the carpal and hock joints in horses. CONTRAINDICATIONS: There are no known contraindications to the use of intramuscular Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan. WARNINGS: Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Not for use in humans. Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children. PRECAUTIONS: The safe use of Adequan® i.m. in horses used for breeding purposes, during pregnancy, or in lactating mares has not been evaluated. For customer care or to obtain product information, visit www.adequan.com. To report an adverse event please contact American Regent, Inc. at (800) 734-9236 or email pv@luitpold.com. Please see Full Prescribing Information at www.adequan.com. 1. Adequan® i.m. [package insert]. Shirley, NY: Luitpold Animal Health; 2008; 2017. 2. Burba DJ, Collier MA, DeBault LE, Hanson-Painton O, Thompson HC, Holder CL: In vivo kinetic study on uptake and distribution of intramuscular tritium-labeled polysulfated glycosaminoglycan in equine body fluid compartments and articular cartilage in an osteochondral defect model. J Equine Vet Sci 1993; 13: 696-703. 3. McIlwraith CW, Frisbie DD, Kawcak CE, van Weeren PR. Joint Disease in the Horse. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2016; 33-48. 4. Kim DY, Taylor HW, Moore RM, Paulsen DB, Cho DY. Articular chondrocyte apoptosis in equine osteoarthritis. The Veterinary Journal 2003; 166: 52-57. Adequan and the Horse Head design are registered trademarks of American Regent, Inc. © 2018, American Regent, Inc. PP-AI-US-0184 10/2018
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