SAQ December Newsletter

M ESSAGE FROM PR ESIDENT

Inside This Issue 1-2

Message from the President/SAQ Matched

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The new Committee

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2015 Committee SAQ Address Book

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Endurance talking

9-22 Up for Adoption 23

2014 Brisbane RNA Results

24-25 SAQ Member Awards 26-28 National High Points Results 29-30 Noosa

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Well it’s that time of year again, Summer. The weather is warming up, the days are getting longer, the rugs can start to come off and we can all recoup after a big competition season and ready ourselves for the next year’s season.

August saw our 8th Annual State Championships held at Gatton Showgrounds over 3 days. This year we had 76 horses nominated, and the weekend once again saw some fantastic competition, and beautifully presented horses! Although we did get some rain on Saturday during the dressage, it wasn’t enough to dampen any ones spirits, and our championships continued in the indoor arena for the remainder of the weekend.

Despite moving indoors, all events were still run and finished in the day light.

Results for the state championships have been posted on our website.

Congratulations to everyone who competed!

I would thank the events team for all their planning and preparation leading up to

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the championships, and everyone who helped in any way over the weekend.

Special mention must go to Paul Dearden and Reg Armstrong, who commentated over the weekend and kept things running on time, Nicole Schuemann, who coordinated everything during the day, and then entered all the scores into the database every evening, and Tara Carney and Owanna Francisca, who both assisted our judges each day. And a big thankyou to all our sponsors! Without their support, we would not be able to run such a huge event! Make sure you support our sponsors who support our club, their details can be found on our website. Also, don’t forget to order your photos, if you haven’t already done so. You can view these on Terri D’s website www.terridsphotography.com .

September we had our Open Sporting Day, which was held on Sunday 21st September at Rosewood Showgrounds. This was a fun day, with all levels of riders accommodated for.

The competition was open to members and non-members, and all breeds of horses competed. We had some

great feedback about this event and will be running it again next year.

October we had our AGM and awards night on Saturday 25th at Albion Park Raceway.

Welcome to our new committee members! It looks like we have a great bunch of enthusiastic members who are all keen to assist in the running of our club! Details of our 2014/2015 SAQ Committee and the Annual Awards recipients can be found on our web site and in this newsletter. A big congratulations to everyone who participated in our Annual Awards this year!

Make sure anyone competing this season downloads the new seasons score card from our website, and ensure you get it signed at all events.

spent 2 days there assisting the SPPHA Vic to run their stall. It always amazes me that every year we seem to get more and more people visit the Standrdbred stand that are Standardbred lovers.

This year proved just that, when our Standardbred representative, the lovely stallion from Victoria “Unique Icon� won Reserve Champion Judges choice

Melissa Bell SAQ President

We would like to wish all Members, Friends and Sponsors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Our beach ride and camp at Noosa North Shore was held Friday 7th Nov till Monday 10th November, 2014. Everyone that attended this weekend had a lot of fun, and it was a great way to wind up the year with a group of friendly people.

In November, we also once again assisted with the Standardbreds Unharnessed Stall in the breed pavilion at Equitana in Melbourne. I

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Announcing your 2014/2015 SAQ Committee: Position

Nominee

President

Melissa Bell

Vice President

Julie MacdonaldMall

Secretary

Karyn Stieler

Treasurer

Jess Lewin

Horse Placement Office

Nicole Schuemann

Melissa Bell

Events Co-ordinator

Pat French

Nicole Schuemann

Karyn Stieler

Natasha Manning

Nicole Schuemann

Emma Rushby

Natasha Manning

Melissa Bell

Sarah Millard

Events Team

Events Team (Show Secretary)

Sarah Millard

Newsletter Editor

Emma Abbott

Merchandising Nicole Officer Schuemann Risk Owanna Management/Safety Francisca Officer Grants/Fundraising Officer Wendy Jones Horse Welfare Officer Public Relations Officer WebsiteEditor

Proposer Nicole Schuemann Melissa Bell Nicole Schuemann Nicole Schuemann

Seconded

Confirmed

Karyn Stieler

Melissa Bell

Nicole Schuemann

Julie MacdonaldMall

Wendy Jones

Karyn Stieler

Melissa Bell

Jess Lewin

Karyn Stieler

Nicole Schuemann Pat French

Nicole Schuemann Emma Rushby Wendy Jones

Karyn Stieler Karyn Stieler

Nicole Schuemann

Nicole Schuemann

Wendy Jones

Owanna Francisca

Melissa Bell

Nicole Schuemann

Emma Abbott

Wendy Jones

Teresa Moor

Nicole Schuemann

Melissa Bell

Emma Abbott

Melissa Bell

Emma Rushby

Emma Abbott

Debbie Summerhayes

Melissa Bell

Wendy Jones

Debbie Summerhayes

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Teresa Moor

SAQ ADDRESS BOOK General Enquiries (SAQ President): Melissa Lewin Email: president@saq.com.au

Natasha Manning Email: eventsteam@saq.com.au Treasurer: Jessica Lewin Email: treasurer@saq.com.au

Julie Macdonald-Mall (Vice President) Email: vicepresident@saq.com.au

Newsletter Editor: Emma Abbott Email: newsletter@saq.com.au

Horse Placement/Adoption Program: Nicole Schuemann Email: horseplacement@saq.com.au

Public Relations: Emma Abbott Email: publicrelations@saq.com.au

Horse Placement Welfare/Health Checks: Nicole Schuemann Email: horsewelfare@saq.com.au Teresa Moore Email: Horsewelfare15@saq.com.au Membership Enquires: Karyn Stieler Email: secretary@saq.com.au

Safety Officer Owanna Fransisca Email: Safetyofficer@saq.com.au Grants and Funding: Wendy Jones Email: grandsfunding@saq.com.au Shows Sarah Millard Email: shows@saq.com.au

Events and Shows Enquiries: Nikki Mihulka Email: events@saq.com.au

Merchandise Sales and Enquiries: Nicole Schuemann Email: merchandise@saq.com.au

Pat French Email: events-co@saq.com.au

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Email: webmaster@saq.com.au Webeditor Debbie Summerhayes Email: webeditor@saq.com.au

Lets talk Endurance A lot of our members are talking or taking interest in Endurance. We found this article in a Dr Kohnke Newsletter and thought we share it with you Endurance horses are considered to be the most well trained and conditioned of all equine athletes, often competing over thousands of kilometres during 5-7 years in competitive long distance rides.

Surprisingly, the majority of endurance horses maintain physical and musculoskeletal soundness, often with very little downtime due to injury. Any horse in training will occasionally develop joint, tendon and muscular problems related to ‘wear and tear’ on their limbs as a result of repetitive joint flexion, tendon loading and bone weight bearing.

Endurance horses are often subjected to long distances of concussive exercise in each season of training. Many soundness problems result from accidental injuries due to a fall, lacerations or occasionally long term structural stress resulting in a sprain of a joint, strain of a tendon or other musculoskeletal injury. A rest-up from training, with the duration relative to the type, location and severity of lameness and response to supportive therapy, can help horses recuperate and return to full training. A turn-out rest period in the paddock, combined with a program of specific physiotherapy, including limb icing, cold water hosing, limb support bandaging, poulticing or liniment massage, can help to repair minor injuries. If training is continued, more serious joint or tendon damage is likely to occur, which may require X-rays, ultrasound scanning, expensive medical therapy, surgery or even force early retirement.

Rehabilitation and Recuperation during the ‘Off-Season’ Just as human sportspersons benefit from a holiday or vacation with a rest-up period and the absence of daily training and work routine, a change of scenery, mental relaxation, so do horses when turned out to pasture to roam free, relax and regenerate.

Recuperation during the ‘off-season’, usually over the summer months when training is cut back because of the heat, provides an opportunity to refresh a horse mentally, as well as physically to allow natural repair and rehabilitation of bone, joint or tendon/ligament structures.

Regular rest periods are an important part of training and planning for any horse’s long term soundness during a successful endurance career spanning over a number of years. Horses are not machines, but have living bone and muscle structures. Well managed training, combined with judicious use of modern medical treatments, such as anti-inflammatory agents and joint therapies, as well as physiotherapy methods, such as icing joints after exercise, support bandaging, massage and magnetic field therapy, can also help to extend a horse’s competitive career into the mid to late teen years.

Common Injuries Endurance horses are prone to a number of musculoskeletal ‘wear and tear’ injuries related to their use as long distance athletes. In the lower limb, these include joint ligament sprain, cartilage erosion and sub-chrondral bone deformation and collapse, in the front fetlocks, knees and hocks, particularly when ridden over rough country and by heavy weight riders as 5

they age. As an example, many endurance horses develop ‘wind galls’ on the sides of their hind limb fetlocks. Although ‘wind galls’ rarely cause lameness, they are a sign that joint capsule inflammation has occurred earlier due to a minor joint sprain or ‘wear and tear’ from repetitive loading, flexion and concussion. The cumulative loading of the flexor tendons at the rear of the front legs in particular, where 60% of the weight loading is focused in a horse under saddle, increases the long term risk of internal COMP matrix damage and associated fibril strain within the core of the tendon structure. The hooves are subjected to sole concussion, cyclic sidewall flexion and repetitive loading during exercise which can result in wall deformation, heel shear, sole collapse and pedal bone erosion and demineralisation. Long term weight bearing on the lower back of a horse under saddle can lead to lower back spinal arthritic changes, sacroiliac ligament strain and joint arthritis as a result of years of long distance training and competition. These cumulative exercise related injuries can be minimised by providing a well-balanced and adequate diet, expert farriery and often bare foot trimming, as well as careful and regular strapping and efficient routine cooling-out and limb supportive management after training and competition. It is well recognised that endurance riders look after their horses before themselves in many cases.

However, because of the nature of long distance ‘cross country’ competition, cumulative concussion to the hooves and accidental injuries do occur due to hoof misplacement, falls, abrasions and bruising from sticks and stones, Rehabilitation Principles By definition, the term rehabilitation can encompass the repair, rejuvenation and recuperation of a horse’s body, reducing stress and relaxing the mental state and attitude to training during a planned rest period.

In most cases, forced downtime from training most commonly occurs as a result of more severe grades of lameness and underlying musculoskeletal injury. The choice of the rehabilitation method and the duration of downtime from training of a joint, tendon, hoof or bone related injury or stress conditions, will reflect the type and severity of the injury, the response to therapy and the risk of recurrence.

Short-term Rest Periods from Training In common with many other equine athletes, endurance horses, even at their peak of fitness, are likely to benefit from 2-3 weeks of down-time from daily long distance training to rest, relax to ‘freshen-up’. A short rest will also recharge their mental well-being and willingness to train, as well as rejuvenate and repair themselves physically. Studies have shown that if a horse in an aerobically fit condition with near optimal oxygen uptake (V02max) is given paddock rest, a gradual loss of 10% of aerobic fitness will occur each month. If a horse is rested in the first 6- 10 weeks of aerobic conditioning for endurance or other intense equine sport, a loss of 10% per week in aerobic fitness is likely to occur.

In many cases, even turning a horse out for 2-3 weeks in early LSD aerobic conditioning because of a respiratory viral infection to help its recovery, may require a complete restart of the aerobic groundwork.

Rehabilitation of Joint Injuries Studies indicate that lameness accounts for around 70% of lost training days and that joint injury contributes up to 60% of the underlying cause of lameness in training. Joint deterioration is associated with progressive damage to the soft tissues, cartilage and underlying sub-chondral bone within the joint. Most joint injuries are initiated by the physical 6

disruption of the joint’s structural components due to excessive or abnormal weight loading, excess flexion and sprain forces. These types of joint injuries can be cumulative over a training season and are often influenced by the age of a horse or how many kilometres in training it has totalled over months or years of endurance training and competition.

However, although joint injuries are the most common cause of lameness and need for downtime from training, with modern therapies and careful rehabilitation, joint injuries can be easily managed to allow a horse to return to training. This is in contrast to tendon injuries, where even a mild tendon strain will need long term rehabilitation and have a high risk of recurrence in an aging endurance horse, especially in heavy weight rider divisions or in a horse with low heel, long pastern and ‘cut behind the knee’ conformation.

1. Minor Joint Sprain - It is relatively common for a horse which is trained on roads, tracks and hill climbs to suffer a minor knock, twist or over-extension of a joint, with associated ligament sprain. Cumulative concussion on a hard track or training surface can lead to increased joint fluid swelling in response to a relatively minor earlier injury. The horse may exhibit a shortened stride and pain on flexion of the joint, and if not rested up from training, it could develop into more chronic joint damage if the internal cartilage layers become distorted, compressed and devitalised due to continual trauma or load-bearing insult. These are graded as minor ‘wear and tear’ type injuries and commonly affect the front fetlock joints. They may appear as early windgall type soft swellings in the joint pouches on the rear upper sides of the joint, which indicates an internal joint capsule inflammatory reaction. This is a sign that joint damage has occurred, which is a natural response with inflammatory radical and destructive enzyme infiltration, causing heat and swelling, reduced flexion and discomfort.

A grazing horse would normally rest up and hobble around for a few days to reduce further aggravation of a minor joint sprain. In a ridden horse in training, it is important to assess the condition and rest the horse, initially confining it to a stable and small yard, rather than turning it out into a paddock where it is likely to develop further damage to the joint. If the horse only exhibits a low grade lameness (warmth in the joint, lameness score 1-2 with increased discomfort on backward flexion), in most cases, minor joint sprains with fluid swelling in the joint, will respond to a short period of rest for 7-10 days, complemented by anti-inflammatory medication, once daily ice packing under an elastic pressure bandage or 5-10 minutes of cold water hosing, with an overnight poultice applied to the joint and limb.

These simple therapies may help to reduce the joint swelling and discomfort.

2. Acute Joint Injury - The rapid onset of an acute lameness with heat, swelling and minimal flexion in a joint, are symptoms associated with external or internal ligament sprain or tearing, cartilage erosion or damage to internal joint bone structures. Prompt first aid by ceasing exercise, confining the horse to a small yard, reducing its ration to maintenance level, combined with cold therapy by icing for 5-10 mins, repeated 3-4 times daily, or cold water hosing of the affected joint for 10-15 mins, to reduce joint swelling and tissue oedema is beneficial for repair and rehabilitation. Applying a firm, carefully wrapped support bandage to minimise flexion of the injured joint, and judicious use of oral anti-inflammatories, such as ‘bute’, is an essential early part of the planned rehabilitation process. Once the swelling and discomfort has subsided, then X-rays, nerve blocks and ultrasound scanning may be necessary to fully evaluate the degree of damage. A rest, treatment and rehabilitation program over a few weeks or longer, relative to the severity, can then be planned to help heal the injury and allow the horse to return to training.

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Rehabilitation of Tendon Injuries If an endurance horse develops swelling, heat and pain on finger pressure (palpation) over the swollen area in a flexor tendon or suspensory ligament on either the front or hind legs, it should be considered a long term rehabilitation and even salvage case, right from the start.

The structure and load bearing capacity of the flexible elastic tissue of the flexor tendons and suspensory ligaments is influenced by the loading during exercise and aging processes within the tendons. At the canter and gallop, tendons on the front limbs operate near to their functional limit of loading. Tendons, unlike joints, can become fatigued by long term repetitive weight loading during exercise, heat retention after exercise and can begin to deteriorate within the matrix and fibril structure, especially as a horse ages, resulting in a higher long term risk of strain injury and breakdown with forced retirement. Any rehabilitation program for tendon and suspensory injury is a long term project. The program should incorporate measures to minimise tendon overloading by reducing weight bearing, ideally with a lighter weight rider, minimising sustained speed exercise and changing to more flat work with less hill training will assist repair processes. These measures, combined with regular hoof trimming to avoid long toe and low heel conformation or the correction of sheared heels, all complemented with diligent daily physiotherapy and targeted nutrition, will help maintain the strength, elasticity and structural health so as to prolong the ‘expiry date’ of a working tendon.

It is a good idea to have any tendon injury examined by your vet because of the long term risk of ongoing tendon injury which could curtail a horse’s endurance career. Careful physical palpation of the injury, combined with ultrasound scanning to image the severity and size of internal damage and fibril tearing, is cheaper in the long term to develop a rehabilitation program, rather than ‘wait and see’ if the injury settles down. In most cases, inadequately treated tendon injuries are likely to recur and result in long term lameness and require extensive downtime from training. Tendon rehabilitation is a long term project based on a stepwise plan to increase weight loading in 3-4 week time increments, starting with hand walking, walking under saddle, trotting on the lead, being trotted under saddle and finally light cantering under saddle over a 4-6 month period to allow the tendon to regain function and strength. Tendon tissue is slow to repair and any overloading by returning to full training too quickly, will risk a delay in healing or complete breakdown necessitating retirement. During this rehab program, daily cold therapy after exercise to reduce internal inflammation and physiotherapy with daily magnetic field bandaging overnight and weekly laser therapy where available, can be carried out to support the graded increase in exercise.

The tendons must be re-examined regularly, and ideally scanned after the first month and then every 2-3 months to monitor the repair process.

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Not Ridden/not broken to saddle: SAQ # 818 SINGLE M ALT Foaling Date: Sex: Sire: Dam: Broodmare Sire: Colour: Country of birth: Freezebrand: Breeder:

04-Oct-2001 Mare PERFECT ART USA GOLDEN CHOICE LAND GRANT USA Bay AU S4010301 EGMONT PARK STUD, QLD

She is is turning 13 and is 15 hh. She is broken to harness. She is quiet and it will be no problem to put her under saddle. She is sound.

She has a beautiful nature and is looking for a new home to excel as pleasure horse.

No kick/bolt/bite Located at Purga/Ipswich Available now

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SAQ # 820 Unnam ed-Chloe Foaling Date:

01-Sep-2011

Sex: Sire:

Mare ENRIQUE NZ LADY PENOLA

Dam:

Colour: Bay Chloe is a 2 year old Mare and is at the moment approx 14hh. She is broken to harness and sound.

No kick/bolt/bite Chloe is a typical young mare which needs an experienced horse person to excel as riding horse.

Located at Purga/Ipswich Available NOW

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Not Ridden/not broken to saddle: #SAQ 822 Unnam ed-Em m a Foaling Date:

01-Sep-2011

Sex: Sire: Colour:

Mare Artistic Fella USA Bay

Emma is a 2 year old Mare and is at the moment 14.2 hh. She is broken to harness and sound. She had a torn tendon sheath but it is all healed.

Emma is a typical young mare which needs an experienced horse person to excel as riding horse.

No kick/bolt/bite Located at Purga/Ipswich Available NOW

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SAQ - #824 Elisabeth Ar Foaling Date: Sex: Sire: Dam: Broodmare Sire: Colour: Country of birth: Freezebrand: Breeder:

03-Nov-2011 Filly JEREMYS GAMBIT USA LEICA TORQUE ALBERT ALBERT USA Bay AU S4110082 I J CORAZZOL, QLD

She is turning 24 Years old and has been over the past approx. 15 years used as Broodmare.

We like to find her a home where she can stay for the rest of her life maybe on a big paddock with a lot of other horses or someone may want to take this gorgeous girl on as a companion horse.

She is up-to-date with worming and Tetnus/Strangles vaccination She is 15.3hh Located at Pittsworth QLD 4356 Available Now

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Ridden SAQ # 834 M AR SHALL LAW Foaling Date:

16-Sep-2007

Colour/Sex:

Brown Gelding

Sire:

RUSTLER HANOVER USA

Dam:

MIDNIGHT LACE

Broodmare Sire:

FAKE LEFT USA

Country of birth: AU Freezebrand:

S4070206

Marshall – 7yo brown gelding. Marshall is broken to saddle and has been out to a couple of dressage training days but he is better suited to a trail riding/all rounder home.

Finished racing July 2013, been under saddle for 12 months but not ridden regularly until recently in preparation for State Show.

Is currently being taught basic leg aids and softening. Has a big floating trot & a lovely canter but can be strong willed sometimes when asked to work. Vaccinated for tetanus and strangles Has been to a number of ag shows this as a led horse and placed in most classes. Has also been on a few of trail rides including the beach and seems to have no issues with traffic.

Prefers to have a buddy when being ridden and in the paddock. Has gone over small jumps with no issue and free jumped larger. Easy to float, will sometimes self load. Easy to shoe, worm, rug, wash, feed. Easy to handle on the ground and easy to prep for a show He is great on trail rides just doesn't like leaving his mates but you just don't take his crap and he is fine. I never had him shy once. To leave his mates he will flick his head up and try to turn around. He will try a kick up when being asked to canter for correct frame but it is a straight kick and actually took me a couple of times to work out that was what he was doing not that it was his action lolTrail rides I took him with Nikki's spooky mare and he was the quiet one.

He stands approximately 16.2hh but is a big gentle giant. Best suited to an intermediate rider as he can be reluctant to leave his mates behind.

Located in Gracemere Qld 4702.

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Broken to Harness SAQ # 837 - Girls Racing Name: IRON EYE Foaling Date: 18-Oct-2009 Colour/Sex: Bay Filly Sire: IT IS I Dam: WENDY STAR Broodmare Sire: FAKE LEFT USA Country of birth: AU Freezebrand: S4090173 Adoption pending Located in near Walloon Available NOW

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Ridden SAQ # 839 - Mingo Name: NOTHIN BUT COMFORT Foaling Date: 03-Sep-2002 Colour/Sex: Bay Gelding Sire: PERFECT ART USA Dam: LIVE IN COMFORT Broodmare Sire: FAKE LEFT USA Country of birth: AU Freezebrand: S4020058 Mingo is easy to handle, great to float.

Is currently bare foot trimmed.

Has been showed and won 2nd and 3rd (inexperienced show rider). Mingo has a bowed tendon but does not affect him at all.

Has done trail riding and one show season. Can be left for a long period of time and jump back on like he was ridden yesterday.

He is approx. 16.3-17 hh arge paddock with other horses.

Located in Hattonvale Available NOW

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Broken to Harness SAQ # 838 AUGUSTUS MCCRAE/Gus

Foaling Date: 20-Oct-2009 Colour/Sex: Bay/Brown Gelding Sire: PONDER USA Dam: GRECIAN ROBIN Broodmare Sire: GOLDEN GREEK USA Country of birth: AU Freezebrand: S4090370 Gus a handsome appr 14.2 hands, 4 yr old Standardbred Gelding.

He has just retired from racing. He is extremely quiet. Not started under saddle but has been broken to harness.

Gus is very quiet and a great temperament. Due to his lovely temperament it will be no problem at all to put him under saddle.

No buck or bolt.

Located at Beaudesert Available now

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Broken to Harness SAQ# 836 Ruby/Toffee Foaling Date: 15-Nov-2012 Colour/Sex: Bay Filly Sire: BETTORS DELIGHT USA Dam: JESSE NZ Broodmare Sire: NEW YORK MOTORING USA Country of birth: AU Freezebrand: S4120296 Approx 14.3 hh Very sweet little girl. She was trialed for racing but didnt pace.

We haven't done much with her education wise, but attempting to get some done this week so at least the basics are there.

She is good to float, trim her feet, and worming wasn't a problem. She is pretty quiet but needs a person who is happy to take their time and get her confidence Would need an experienced home Located Ripley Available Now

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Broken to Harness SAQ # 835

AREUFOREAL/Jacob Foaling Date: 12-Nov-2010 Colour/Sex: Bay Gelding Sire: LIVE OR DIE USA Dam: UNREAL JAN Broodmare Sire: FAKE LEFT USA Country of birth: AU Freezebrand: S4100229 Beautiful natured horse, no nastiness at all, very trusting and inquisitive, would be a loyal life-long friend; however, still young and a little fearful at times (does not bolt but rather jumps to the side and then settles down) but would need an experienced home to bring the best out in him.

He has good feet (just done), wormed and good to wash and rug, pick-up feet etc.

He was good to float (had a couple of kicks) but no scrambling etc.

I think he would make a great jumper or dressage horse with the right education and he would thrive on having one dedicated person who he can attach to...

He is between 16.1hh-16.2hh Located Pullenvale Available NOW

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2014 Brisbane RNA Results Once again the SAQ sponsored the Led and Ridden Standardbred classes at the Royal Brisbane Show. The classes were well represented, and as always, beautifully presented, doing the breed proud. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Best Presented 1st No Recess nd 2 Flashing Red rd 3 Broken Halo th 4 Mickey Jay Legal 5th Got the Life 6th Catch a Crystal th 7 Bye Factor

Lisa Bahr Tahn Camilleri Fran Bahr Melissa Crisp Rhiannon Dwane Maxine Murphy Maxine Murphy

Led Stallion/Colt 1st Flashing Red

Tahn Camilleri

Led Mare/Filly 1st Broken Halo nd 2 Catch a Crystal rd 3 Chaton Arma

Fran Bahr Maxine Murphy Will Abbott

Led Gelding 1st No Recess nd 2 Got the Life rd 3 Bye Factor th 4 Zanzare 5th Mickey Jay Legal

Lisa Bahr Rhiannon Dwane Maxine Murphy Emma Abbott Melissa Crisp

Champion Led Standardbred Flashing Red Tahn Camilleri Reserve Champion Led Standardbred Broken Halo Fran Bahr Harness Racing Turnout 1st Flashing Red nd 2 Broken Halo

Tahn Camilleri Lisa Bahr

Ridden Standardbred 1st Catch a Crystal nd 2 Mickey Jay Legal rd 3 Chaton Arma 4th Zanzare

Maxine Murphy Melissa Crisp Will Abbott Emma Abbott

SAQ MEMBER AWARDS – 2013/2014 SAQ Inc Show Horse of the Year 2013/2014 Ay Pee Warrior SAQ Inc Pleasure and Performance Highest Point Scoring Horse 2013/2014 Ay Pee Warrior SAQ Inc Led Show Horse 2013/2014 No Recess SAQ Inc Ridden Show Horse 2013/2014 Yogi’s Making Magic SAQ Inc Presentation Horse 2013/2014 No Recess SAQ Inc Dressage Horse 2013/2014 Celestial Eagle SAQ Inc Showjumping Horse 2013/2014 Sovereign Fantasy SAQ Inc Harness Horse 2013/2014 Broken Halo SAQ Inc Newcomer Exhibitor 2013/2014 Madison Barton-Harris SAQ Inc Newcomer Horse 2013/2014 Zanzare SAQ Inc 24

Open Competition Horse 2013/2014 Sovereign Fantasy SAQ Inc Attendance Award 2013/2014 Nichola Mihulka SAQ Inc Presidents Encouragement Award 2013/2014 Emma Rushby SAQ Inc Volunteer of the Year 2013/2014 Wendy Jones SAQ Inc Excellence in Achievement 2013/2014 Nicole Schuemann SAQ Inc Adoption Horse of the Year 2013/2014 Dancing Caesar SAQ Inc Junior Award 2013/2014 Sarah Spreadborough

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OUR LOVELY NOOSA WEEKEND

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