Equine Journal (June 2011) by Equine Journal

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A Penny Saved… …Is a penny earned, or so the saying goes. Our list of affiliate organizations and clubs continues to grow. We are pleased to welcome the Purebred Morab Horse Association, Blackstone Valley Dressage & Combined Training and Flatlanders Dressage and Berks County Equine Council to name a few. I believe the value added for the club and its members is without a doubt the primary reason the list continues to expand. As everyone continues to reevaluate their budgets, clubs need to offer members more incentive to renew memberships. An Equine Journal affiliation includes club benefits such as newsletters, advertising and show sponsorships, but it also gives the members a monthly magazine, discounts on their farm or business advertising and free advertising options through classified ads to move a saddle or horse to a new home. Recently, one of my coworkers took advantage of promotional coupons offered by her feed manufacturer. Not only did those savings add up, but she realized that a club she joined participated in that feed company’s club support program. A few quick calculations and she realized she could help her club earn more than $50 in a year. What a win-win situation! I hope that for you, our readers, our monthly magazine is a win-win situation too! It never ceases to amaze me the progress and new technologies that continue to shape our industry. Not only has it changed the way in which we deliver information to you, but it has also significantly changed the way in which we are able to treat our horses. As I read through the feature articles each month I continually learn something new. As I read Pamela Mansfield’s article on Alternative Therapies this month, I realized that my horses enjoy the benefits of regular chiropractor and massage visits far more often than I do! The treatment our horses receive, whether show or pleasure, has come so far over the past 20 years. Audrey Humphrey interviewed Dr. Melissa R. Mazan, D.V.M., a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine for our article on how ulcers and nutrition can affect your horse’s health. Both of these articles speak to the high level of care that we provide to keep our horses looking, and performing, their very best. Dr. Mazan’s advice to perform routine blood work is not to be ignored. My daughter Jenn’s horse, Little Red Khorvette, became muscle sore and his coat didn’t have the bloom that was so typical to him. A blood test confirmed that his Vitamin E and Selenium levels were just a little bit below normal. An initial shot to boost the levels, and then a daily supplement, have made a world of difference. Two of our upcoming bonus issues, Sport Horse and The Voice, will each be containing some of the informative, educational and fun content that we provide. Be on the look out for Sport Horse, which will mail at the end of July 2011 and for The Voice, which will be released at Equine Affaire Massachusetts in November 2011. Until then, consider how you can make a difference in the industry by giving back to your club or your horse. Yours in Sport,

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BigTherePurchase was a great article about purchasing a trailer in the March 2011 issue of the Equine Journal (Big Purchase, pg. 68). The article was well written and very informative. Thank you. Donna Martin Owner/Manager of Blue Ridge Trailers

M&M Breeds I want to commend the Equine Journal for its efforts in promoting the Mountain and Moorland (M&M) breeds in the March, April and May issues of the magazine. The full-color, six-spot advertising pages you provided to breeding farms offered a fantastic opportunity to those of us interested in promoting these rare and very special ponies. As a breeder of Dales and Dartmoors, as well as the current Chairman of NPS America – the ﬁrst international chapter of the United Kingdom’s National Pony Society – I took part in this advertising special for all three issues. I personally worked with Advertising Representative, Brenda Lee Ide. Ms. Ide provided excellent and timely communication through the entire process, and I truly enjoyed working with her. What a gem! With all of this in mind, I look forward to the Equine Journal’s M&M issue in July. The NPS America’s mission is to support, promote and recognize the nine M&M breeds in the United States. Your magazine has made the organization’s job, and mine, a little bit easier in 2011. Thank you! Kelly Davidson Chou Chairman of NPS America

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Reducing reliance on fossil fuels by: â&#x20AC;˘ Using draft horses for on-site logging and using the harvested wood for future construction. â&#x20AC;˘ Using renewable energy sources.

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The project at HighďŹ elds Farm and the SITES program make clear that the green movement has taken hold in the equine community and the nation in general. Many would agree that the equine community has long understood the importance of sustaining the natural environment and see this project as a way to expand our knowledge and give evidence of the contribution equine facilities can make to the natural environment. We would love to feature YOUR creativity and ideas. Contact Ellen Whittemore at ellenmwhittemore@yahoo.com

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By Marianne Eberth Owner of Little King Farm

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hen I was a small child growing up with Shetland ponies, I remember from time to time seeing the occasional small or midget pony that would measure under 38.” My grandparents purchased a four-year-old grey stud that was only 30-31” and they bred it to their taller Shetland mares. I remember my grandpa being able to stand over the top of him. I thought how cool he was to be so small. My grandparents had plans to produce smaller ponies for the grandkids. They didn’t realize what their plans would do – not just for me, but to the entire miniature horse industry. In the early 1950s, the small ponies weren’t so desirable, but several visionary pony breeders foresaw a possible market for such “midget” horses. Back then, these small ponies were considered more exotic than functional. They became pets and attractions as the “smallest” horse. With this vision, and more interested breeders, came a surge of popularity to produce the smallest horse. At that time, smaller was better, even if it meant sacrificing quality and perpetuating genetic abnormalities, poor conformation, loss of form to function and the basic desirable characteristics of their larger versions, the Shetland Pony and full-size horse breeds. The development of the miniature horse emerged with small height as the number one criteria, which created the disfigurement and short, mal-conformed legs, heavy and thick disproportionate bodies, large heads and genetic dwarf characteristics. As their popularity increased and the numbers of breeders increased, so did the number of small horses with little to no purpose except as pets and exotics. For many years, the genetics of this foundation were producing some characteristics that not many horsemen would recognize as desirable. Overall, these horses were mere oddities, pets, or at times, maybe “cute.” Owners advertised them as house pets on the couch, passengers in cars, wearing children’s clothes, etc. The breeders thrived on “the smallest horse” concept as something to be proud to produce and own. The breeders that could tout the “smallest horse” would find themselves with a very valuable item in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. During this time, the American Shetland Pony saw a decrease in breeders, and many of them moved to the smaller versions where they were selling for more money. The smaller the horse, regardless of conformation, the more money it would bring at auction. Some of these small mares would bring as much as $30,000 and up, especially with a dwarf foal on their side. The increase in demand and the increase in value created a growing market, and more breeders began to

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John, Heather, Robin and Brian Eberth - 2nd Generation LKF in 1982.

pop up all over the country. Registries were started for these small horses and shows were being held nationally. The American Miniature Horse was described as an animal under 38” in height at the base of the mane with classes for horses measuring as small as 28” and under. To date, there are hundreds of thousands of miniature horses worldwide. The majority of today’s miniature horses have the founding bloodlines of these small dwarf-type horses. After growing up with Shetland Ponies as a child, I had a desire to raise my children with these small horses as well. In 1976, I entered the world of the miniature horse in the early stages of its existence. I purchased a small colt for my two children at the time. We quickly acquired many more and started Little King Farm in Madison, Indiana. Although small size was appealing at ﬁrst due to the ease of care and safety for my children, I quickly saw that I didn’t really care for all of the miniature horses that were popular. I still wanted horses with correct legs, square con-

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formation and proportion with as much form to function as I could ﬁnd in an under-34” horse. That is when I found Boones Little Buckeroo. At the time, I had several small stallions and taller mares, yet I still wasn’t producing the style and look that I desired. Buckeroo changed my entire breeding program and my future in the breed. Buckeroo is a grandson of a very wellknown Shetland Pony – Gold Melody Boy. This particular pony went back to many other very successful Shetland show horses. Lucky for me, Buckeroo genetically reproduced himself year after year with careful selection and breeding. With almost 400 foals sired by Buckeroo and 33 years later, the breeding program has reached a pinnacle that I would have never imagined reaching. He has won the coveted World Champion Get of Sire Award an unprecedented four times. Buckeroo has also sired or grand sired 165 World Champions in AMHA alone! As Buckeroo ages, and so World Champion Get of Sire; the fourth time do I, my goals of breedwinning for Buckeroo at the AMHA Worlds. ing miniature horses has evolved to a new level of expectation and challenges. I have witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly of breeding a man-made creation. I have witnessed the American Miniature Horse go from the oddity-exotic freak show of the “smallest horse in the world” to animals competing at the World level that not only are correct in conformation, but actually have form to function. Yet, there is no perfect horse in my eyes, and there is still a challenge ahead of me. Buckeroo has been the center of our program now for almost 30 years. We currently have 200 miniatures and half of them are Buckeroo sons or daughters! I am now in the stage of creating a new version of my miniature horses. The demand for more athletic, leggier miniature horses has increased drastically in the last ﬁve years. The genetic dwarf research now available on the miniature horse is proving that the founding breeders did not realize what their dwarf breeding programs were going to create.

Miniature breeders are more aware of the negatives of the small founding horses of the early breeding programs and are searching for small equines to bring more motion, balance and consistency to the miniature breed. The American Shetland Pony is witnessing a comeback after almost 50 years of being in the background of the miniature horse. More miniature breeders like myself are ﬁnding what we now want back where it all began in the Shetlands. Small size is no longer the only criteria in today’s miniature horse industry. We have added several horses to our Buckeroo breeding program that are not only American Shetland Ponyregistered, but also Miniature-registered as they measure under 38”. We are redeﬁning our breeding program to produce the proportion and motion that the modern Shetlands have to offer, combined with the small size and look of Buckeroo that has been so successful in the miniature industry. I am now seeing my grandchildren in the barn with little horses like I once grew up riding and petting. I am looking forward to The third generation of the Eberth family. what the next generations of Buckeroos will become. As I watch Buckeroo age and turn 33 years old this May, and as I watch my grandchildren grow up in the barn, I am positive that not only the next generation of Buckeroos will continue on, but so will the third generation of Little King Farm. For more information on Little King Farm and Buckeroo, visitwww.LittleKingFarm.com.■

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Miniature Horse Makes History TIME/CNN published a list of history’s ten most courageous animals. Some of the Top 10 animals included: Bucephalus, the famed steed of Alexander the Great; Togo, the sled dog who brought serum to save Nome, Alaska, when diphtheria broke out in 1925; Stubby, the World War I hero war dog who became a lifetime member of the American Legion and later became the Georgetown University’s mascot; and...a Miniature therapy horse named Magic. The tiny, blue-eyed mare works inside hospitals, assisted care programs, and helps children with developmental delays, and at-risk and abused children. From wearing tuxedos to a magical tea party for a child with a life-ending illness, to working with autistic children, Magic brings her special love where it is needed most. She walks up and down stairs, rides in elevators, walks on unusual ﬂoor surfaces, works near other animals (including elephants and zebras for a literacy photo shoot!) and moves around hospital equipment. She also has learned to let her handler know when she needs to go outside for a bathroom break. Magic has even traveled on airplanes. She is always calm in challenging situations and trusts her handler completely when something unexpected happens. Magic is a member of Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses™, an allvolunteer 501(c)(3) non-proﬁt charity. To see photos of Magic at work, visit www. Horse-Therapy.org.

CHA International Conference Plan on joining us for the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) International Annual Conference on October 27-30, 2011, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The conference is open to the public and includes mounted workshops for participants, lessons from master level certified instructors, top veterinarians, horse trainers and much more. Visit http://www.cha-ahse.org/conferences. htm to register and for a tentative schedule of events and a silent auction donation form! Visit http://www.kyhorsepark.com to find out more about where CHA has its Corporate Office and all the wonderful things to do and the famous horses to see during your visit at the Park.

American Shetland Congress Moves The American Shetland Pony Club held its first Shetland Congress in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1947. Since the first Congress was held, it has moved to several different locations, including Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Oklahoma. With the addition of the new Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the Shetland Congress is returning to Des Moines, Iowa, on July 12-16, 2011. For further information, visit www.shetlandminiature.com, or call the association office at 309-2634044.

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The Horse Whisperer may be the stuff of Hollywood legend, but the charismatic horseman who inspired the novel and the film, BUCK, is very real. For Buck Brannaman – a true cowboy who is also part guru and part philosopher – horses are a mirror of the human soul. BUCK, winner of the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, is a richly-textured and visually-stunning film that follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his unusual approach to horse training. Eschewing the violence of his past, he teaches people to communicate with horses through instinct, not punishment. He possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In the film, the animal-human relationship becomes a perfect metaphor for meeting the challenges of daily life. It’s a truly American story about an unsung hero: an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds. Visit www.buckthefilm.com for more information on the film.

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DoHerYou Know Her? face bears the lines of determination. Her eyes reflect the wisdom of life’s experience. Her hands bear the marks of days well lived. Her bearing sends a message of confidence and fortitude. She is a National Cowgirl Museum Hall of Fame Honoree. The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for Hall of Fame inductees. Nominations must be received by August 15, 2011, in order to be considered for the following year. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to preserve the history and highlight the impact of western women from the 19th century to the present – the artists and writers, champions and competitive performers, entertainers, ranchers (stewards of land and livestock), trailblazers and pioneers. More than 200 extraordinary women have been inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame since 1975. Only four or five successful candidates per calendar year are honored with the prestigious distinction of becoming a National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree. To download a copy of the nomination form, or for additional information, visit www.cowgirl.net.

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BlackBerry® Commercial Features Horseman Sometimes you find yourself in the right place at the right time. That’s exactly what happened when horseman Jonathan Field was showing off his new phone like a kid with a shiny new toy. “It was a real fluke,” says Jonathan. “I had a new BlackBerry smart phone and was bragging about how cool it was to a lady whose horse I was training. It turned out that she’s an executive with Research In Motion (RIM), the company that owns BlackBerry. Her comment was, ‘Hey! You’d be perfect for the BlackBerry “Do What You Love” campaign!’” When asked about the filming, Jonathan’s enthusiasm became almost palpable. “It was amazing! They had a 25person film crew, 40’ revolving camera cranes, and trucks that bounced alongside me as I galloped Hal.” So what did Hal think of this whole thing? “Oh, he was great as usual,” laughed Jonathan. This commercial has an impact beyond one horseman using a BlackBerry® Bold™ smart phone. “I was very excited and honored, of course,” states Jonathan, “but the importance of this commercial goes beyond me and BlackBerry. The presence of horses and the horse/human relationship in a mainstream commercial is remarkable. This benefits the entire horse industry; perhaps the inclusion of horses in commercials will now happen more often. RIM understood how horses capture people’s minds and dreams, and recognized the opportunity for the BlackBerry/horse connection. Let’s hope other companies follow.” To view two versions of the commercial, visit: • 30-second version: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9hMYeCdQKyE • 75-second version: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=D41kep_nUbk For more information about Jonathan Field and his program, visit www.JonathanField.net, or call 888-533-4353.

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By Tim Malin and Natalie DeFee Mendik

Coming of Age: Dressage for Mature Riders

ressage is well known for being a beautiful sport, yet there are some subtle beauties to the sport you may not have considered: • You can take up dressage at any point in your life, whether you’re in grade school or a retiree • Dressage can help improve your performance in other disciplines through improved balance, lightness and ridability • Dressage is not a sport that you age out of • Any horse can perform in and beneﬁt from dressage • Dressage is a skill and art you never ﬁnish learning Convinced yet? Dressage may not have a reputation for rip-roaring excitement, but in reality, the journey of discovery can be both deeply satisfying and lots of fun. Join Grand Prix dressage trainer Tim Malin as we explore all that dressage has to offer to mature riders.

The Journey Whether dressage is your sole focus or you use dressage as cross-training within another discipline, dressage training is a journey that you control. Take charge of your development by creating your own toolkit. This toolkit includes your personal goals, awareness of your body mechanics, the right mental approach and grasping the principles of dressage. Putting it all together simply involves breaking down ideas into workable elements.

What’s Your Purpose? Adult dressage riders come from many backgrounds. Perhaps you’ve ridden dressage already for many years and are continuing your journey, or perhaps you’ve lost the appetite for a riskier discipline. Maybe you’ve taken time off from riding for family and career and are returning to the saddle. Other riders may look to dressage to supplement other horse sports they’re involved in. Whatever draws you to dressage, you’ll ﬁnd that your possibilities are endless. Many dressage riders choose not to show; their focus is simply on developing a more meaningful relationship with their horse. Riders that show have opportunities at the local, regional and national level. Recent years have brought about a greater awareness of adult amateurs being the backbone of many horse sports; in dressage, this means educational and awards programs for this demographic abound. Being a part of your local United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Group Member Organization (GMO) opens many doors for opportunities in training and showing. If you choose to stay at the local level, you can compete in your GMO’s sanctioned schooling shows and ride at adult camps and clinics. On a larger scale, the USDF offers a medal program, an adult clinic series, adult scholarships and regional championships. Annual awards abound at all competitive levels, both locally and nationally, including such offerings as Vintage Cup Awards designated solely for riders over 50. June 2011, Equine Journal, 39

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The Physical Component Being a successful dressage rider requires developing the position and seat structure unique to dressage. For riders from other disciplines, this may require some rethinking of their approach to equitation. Visualizing the body as a vertical box can help provide the seeds for the upright position required in dressage. From the side, check that your shoulders, hips and heel are in alignment. From the front, check that your shoulders, elbows, hands and weight in the stirrups appear even. By learning to stack your body parts from a strong core, the horse can carry itself balanced and uphill. Imagine stretching from your core upwards. At the halt or walk, put your reins in one hand and put your other hand on top of your head. Make yourself as tall as possible, pressing your head into your hand. Feel that by engaging your stomach muscles you are creating greater distance from your bottom rib to your hip. Riders coming from a western and saddle seat background are already familiar with riding in an upright position, but riders from a jumping background may need to learn to ride with less bend in the joints and a point of balance farther back on the horse. Such riders should also learn to allow the leg to drape in a position based on balance rather than grip. Soft legs allow the motion. Gripping inner leg muscles tend to create a corresponding tightness in the horse, losing relaxation and the smooth ﬂow of energy through the horse into

the contact. Your legs form a “U” shape around the horse with seat bone, hip, thigh and leg all having a uniform, soft point of contact. One exercise to help realize the feel of a draping leg involves taking your feet out of the stirrups and just letting go, enjoying a passive, loose feeling through the leg. Have a helper then place a hand under the ball of your foot where the stirrup would be and slowly lift the foot. While focusing on relaxing the leg out of the hip joint, you can get a feeling how the stirrup should support the leg as opposed to the leg pushing down into the stirrup. This feeling can be especially helpful when riding tense horses that overreact to any electricity in the seat and leg. Often, riding itself is not enough in terms of muscular and cardiovascular strength. Many riders benefit from additional exercise such as yoga, Pilates or just working out at the gym. Being fit is particularly useful in sitting well. The more motion you have to sit, the fitter your body has to be to follow and develop the horse’s gaits.

The Mental Component Riding isn’t just a physical pursuit; there’s a strong mental component as well. Approaching your daily riding with good mental imagery can set the stage for positive experiences in the saddle. Conjuring an image of a matador with a tall, secure stature leads to feelings of being a proud leader and capable rider.

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rounder and on the aids, establishing relaxation and connecWhen you already tion, the next two elements in know horses, changing the training scale. disciplines or adding a disPlaying with speed control cipline is probably less of a within the gait while on each leap than you might think. circle helps develop impulsion, Riders who are changing the fourth step of the training disciplines or adding dresscale. If added energy stays put sage to their skill set will on the middle circle without notice much universality: drifting in or out, you have eyes up, heels down, elbows added straightness, the fifth elby your side, thumb on top ement of the training scale, to of the rein. One idea unique your training. to dressage that may be Look through the ears of new to many riders is the the horse to check that your training scale [see diagram]. nose, chin, sternum and belly The training scale forms the button line up with the crest basis of dressage training; by of the horse’s neck. The horse’s understanding the training head and neck are positioned scale, riders can make sense between two points of shoulof the sport. der. These items promote One exercise that helps straightness. Straightness on a make the training scale circle is energy that stays on tangible is a spiral exercise. this path, not falling in or out Start by riding a rhythmic with the hind hooves following large circle. Establishing the track of the front hooves. rhythm first fulfills the first This exercise brings the step of the training scale. One exercise to help realize the feel of a draping leg involves taking your feet fi rst fi ve elements of the trainSpiral in to a medium circle out of the stirrups. Have a helper then place a hand under the ball of your foot ing scale into tangible focus. and stay there. From there, where the stirrup would be and slowly lift the foot. While focusing on relaxing The final element, collection, spiral to a small circle, the leg out of the hip joint, you can get a feeling how the stirrup should support is introduced at Second Level. staying on the small circle, the leg as opposed to the leg pushing down into the stirrup. Carry these feelings with you before spiraling out to the into other movements and let them serve as a check that you are medium circle again, and then back on to the large circle. riding correctly. Often, when riders are learning a new moveReturning one more time to the middle circle helps solidify ment, they focus too much on that new movement and lose the wall the outside aids create. With your horse also respectfocus on maintaining the basics. Let the training scale be your ful of your inside leg, you create a corridor to push the energy conscience. from the hind legs over the topline to the bit, bringing the horse

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By learning to stack your body parts from a strong core, the horse can carry itself balanced and uphill. Imagine stretching from your core upwards. At the halt or walk, put your reins in one hand and put your other hand on top of your head. Make yourself as tall as possible, pressing your head into your hand. Feel that by engaging your stomach muscles you are creating greater distance from your bottom rib to your hip.

Whether you choose to show or ride for your own pleasure, being familiar with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) tests can help guide your riding. Within these tests lie two gems of information: the purpose of each level and directives for each movement. These tell you what is important when riding at that level and help bring the training scale from theory into reality. By keeping these thoughts in mind while you ride, you can maintain quality in your riding. As with the exercises breaking down the trot work and the canter work into smaller pieces, you can look at how movements are put together into smaller chunks, along with what is important when riding that movement. If you decide to take your riding “on the road” by showing, look at test riding as an opportunity to gain constructive criticism from the judge on the test sheet; use this information to raise the bar in your riding.

The Forever Learner Dressage is a process sport that involves continually developing your own riding skills, your communication with your horse and the quality of your horse. There is no “it.” The “it” keeps changing daily. There is no “there” you are trying to reach. This constantly-evolving sport is for anyone and everyone.

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FEATURE There isn’t a set roadmap; each path is unique to each person. The fun lies in being in charge of yourself and where you want to go. Take advantage of the many training videos and books, clinics, symposiums and lesson opportunities that come your way, helping you stretch and grow as a rider. United States Dressage Federation Gold Medalist, Tim Malin, teaches and trains horses and riders of all levels through Golden Mean LLC in Florida and Connecticut. He began his dressage journey after many successful years working his way through the hunter ranks and is now highly competitive in dressage at the Grand Prix level. Visit him online at www.goldenmeanllc.com. Freelance writer and amateur dressage rider Natalie DeFee Mendik has shown through Fourth Level. She has lived and ridden in England, Switzerland and various parts of the United States. Mendik Media can be found on the web at www.mendikmedia.com. Equine Journal and Competitive Rider are teaming up to offer you insightful articles and videos that help demonstrate training tips for all disciplines. This month, don’t miss the video with Tim Malin that demonstrates helpful tips and ideas for mature dressage riders. Visit equinejournal.com for a clip of the video and information on downloading the video right to your computer for future reference. Also, be sure to visit competitiverider. com to download the complete video as well as other helpful videos on a variety of equine topics. ■

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Michigan’s Premiere Pure Raza Espanola Breeders “We respect one another as ethical, honest breeders of quality PRE Andalusians. We register our Pure Spanish Horses with ANCCE, the only manager of The Spanish Stud Book. Through this revision process (similar to Warmblood Keuring), each horse must pass an assessment for breed correctness. Only then can it be registered as P.R.E. Most importantly, our focus is to match our beloved horses in their forever homes.”

Artista Andaluz, Holly, MI It was her artistic eye that drew Lee Ann Hole to the Andalusian horse in 1995; from their proud arched necks to their flowing tails, the Andalusian was the essence of what a horse should be in her eyes. Before jumping in to this amazing breed, Lee Ann spent years researching pedigrees and conformation standards both in Spain and the United States. Her breeding program reflects this thirst for knowledge, with her herd originating from some of the best bloodlines in Spain such as Cardenas, Terry, Lovera, Escalera, Benitez, and Yeguada Militar. At Artista Andaluz, it is obvious that they are committed to breeding horses that can compete in modern competition but still hold true to the traditional standards that have been bred for centuries in Spain. Their stud, Ecuador ART, exemplifies what Artista is all about with a powerful presence, correct conformation, massive bone

and a wonderful temperament. Foals that are born at Artista truly become a part of the family. For Lee Ann it is important to not only find a home that will showcase her spectacular offspring, but to find a special home that appreciates them in a loving way. If you are looking for your Movado ART, just one of the quality own Spanish treasure for breeding, sport or showing, (or looking horses bred at Artista Andaluz. for your soulmate), they invite you to visit their farm and meet their horses.

Maravilla Andalusians, Kalamazoo, MI Like every horse crazy young child, Pam Geniac dreamed of having her own horse. Every holiday was another request for a best friend with a flowing mane and deep, liquid eyes. Christmas wishes turned into graduation requests and soon into a bridal registry, but it was not yet in the cards for Pam to fulfill her lifelong desire. That first horse is a magical experience at any age, and Pam’s was no different, but that dreamed of connection with her equine counterpart was not there. Pam tried out several breeds with the same result, wonderful horses but just not what she was looking for. When Pam discovered Andalusians, it was truly love at first sight. Even though they were still rare in the United States, Pam knew that one of them was destined to become her soulmate. Destiny works in funny ways, and Pam ended up purchasing not one, but two Andalusian mares. This was the beginning of Maravilla Andalusians. The breeding program at Maravilla is dedicated to

producing an athletic horse, while maintaining the ageold standards for which the PRE is known: a kind, welcoming temperament, a brave heart, intelligence with willingness, and a noble character. The foals at Maravilla evoke that horse crazy girl in Pam, being played with and Marabella, a four-year old PRE mare at well handled before they are Maravilla Andalusians. sold on to their forever homes. These versatile young horses look to bond with people as they enter their adult lives.

Yeguada Romerito, Dansville, MI When Gabi Baker started her search for her ideal dressage partner in Germany, she knew exactly what she was looking for. “He had to be a solid bay Andalusian colt with the breed’s affectionate disposition and their traditional short-coupled back, yet with the breathtaking movement, extension and height of the German Warmbloods.” It was destiny and love at first sight when she discovered Romerito. Although purchased to become her future dressage gelding, little did she know what would happen when her nonhorsey husband Jim fell in love with Romerito too… This was the beginning of Yeguada Romerito. Today, Romerito is a worldwide proven sire of champion foals in America, Europe and Australia, competitive in dressage and jumping. Being able to offer taller pure Spanish Andalusians (16.1-17.2hh) is just one piece of this farm’s successful breeding program. Yeguada Romerito’s specialty is to breed horses that are gentle 52, Equine Journal, June 2011

enough to be enjoyed by their amateur owners and athletic enough to be desired by professional competitors. Gabi and Jim continue to maintain a small-scale breeding program that focuses on quality horses. Gabi’s pride and joy are the few foals she lovingly raises each year. She explains, “Matching these precious foals with their very own person is truly special!” Yeguada Romerito’s up and coming P.R.E. Andalusian stallion, Glorioso YR, will be presented for ANCCE revision in 2012. He is solid black and is, just like his sire Romerito and dam Fantasia PMF, an absolute delight to handle. Jim and Gabi Baker enjoy welcoming and introducing interested people to their four-legged family, their beloved Pure Spanish Andalusians of Yeguada Romerito, with PRE breed introduction and private treaty sale scheduled for this June.

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Approved Warmblood registries are as diverse as their horses. Learn what they offer to their members and why you should consider joining.

oday’s warmbloods represent centuries of selective breeding and relentless testing. Those tests have come not just from dedicated breeders, but also from the atrocities of war and strife; yesterday’s bold cavalry horses are today’s bold athletes. When so many of the warmblood breeds share common bloodlines, what separates their registries’ offerings for owners and breeders? This month, Equine Journal takes a closer look at the U.S. associations for seven primary warmblood breeds.

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The Trakehner stallion, Windfall, won the 2003 Pan American Games as well as the 2004 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, and was part of the 2004 U.S. bronze-medal eventing team.

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FEATURE

Trakehners

Holsteiners

The Trakehner is a tribute to tenacity. The oldest warmblood breed, they were nearly destroyed by World War II. A few tough survivors found new careers as high-performance athletes and did so well they went on to influence other warmblood breeds as well. In fact, there is Trakehner blood in every warmblood breed, but there is no other breed of warmblood carried in the Trakehner. The American Trakehner Association (ATA), the North American sister organization of the Germand Trakehner Verband, maintains this purity with a “closed” studbook. The ATA works to expand the breed’s “network of friends” in the U.S. That starts with a free annual membership for firsttime Trakehner owners. After the first year, the ATA offers three levels of membership: youth, active and lifetime, ranging from $35 to $850. Benefits include reduced registration fees, a bimonthly newsletter, an annual yearbook and breeder’s guide, an online membership directory, free online ads and eligibility to attend and vote at the annual meeting. Notably, voting is open to its youth members between the ages of 18 and 21. ATA also offers awards to recognize its ambassadors – human as well as equine. Its futurity, started in 1989, has paid more than $500,000 in prize money. The futurity competition is open to three year olds competing in hand, and five year olds competing in dressage, eventing, hunter and jumper performance divisions. Also, ATA Trakehners representing the U.S. or Canada in the Olympics or world championships can collect a $10,000 Board of Directors Award.

Holsteiner horses were prized as elegant riding and carriage horses, and during their long breeding history, they also served as cavalry mounts. With the introduction of mechanized agricultural practices, this noble breed almost disappeared; in the early 1960s only a thousand mares were kept for breeding. Holsteiners are thriving today thanks to careful management and the aggressive use of outside stallions to reﬁne the breed with infusions of lighter blood. The Holsteiner warhorses and utility horses were bred to become world-class sport horses, showing particular talent as jumpers. Other studbooks continue to infuse Holsteiner jumping talent into their breeding programs, particularly the Dutch and Hanoverian studbooks. The American Holsteiner Horse Association (AHHA) recognizes that athleticism with an awards program that offers prizes in all the Olympic disciplines as well as in hunter classes and sport horse and hunter breeding. AHHA membership levels include youth, associate, full and lifetime, and range in cost from $30 to $850. Other membership beneﬁts include a magazine and stallion roster.

Oldenburgs The Oldenburg is a breed of “neighborliness,” coming from Germany’s Lower Saxony province, just east of the Netherlands’ Friesland, home of the Friesian horse. Not surprisingly, the Friesian had an inﬂuence on the Oldenburg, followed by a mingling of Spanish, Italian, Thoroughbred and Arabian blood. In the U.S., the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society or GOV

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(German Oldenburg Verband), an afﬁliate of Germany’s Verband der Zuchter des Oldenburger Pferdes, registers Oldenburg horses. The organization also registers Oldenburg ponies, or German Riding Ponies. Annual membership dues are $65. As with other warmblood registries, Oldenburgs must be inspected to earn permanent status in the stud book. The registry offers annual premium awards to recognize its topscoring horses at those inspections.

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Named for the former kingdom of Hannover, The domestically-bred Hanoverian, EMC Lucette (Liberty Gold-EM Aluette/Argentan I), owned and bred by Jo Ann Thomas, Germany, Hanoverians were was the highest-scoring mare on the 2010 AHS inspection tour. originally known for their subthe Germany Hanoverian Society, recognizes those talents with stance and stamina as carriage awards in dressage, hunter, jumper, eventing and sport horse and military horses. Like so many other warmblood breeds, breeding (in-hand) competitions. It also recognizes the top-scorWorld War II brought a “job title” change from carriage horse to ing horses at its inspections each year. sport horse. Today, Hanoverians are known for their prowess in Four levels of AHS membership are available, from dressage and show jumping. youth ($25 annually) to lifetime (a one-time $800 payment). The American Hanoverian Society (AHS), an afﬁliate of

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Swedish Warmbloods Born from centuries of war and work, today’s Swedish Warmblood shows the heritage of its early days. Isolated from the rest of Europe, Sweden focused on breeding horses that were small, hardy workhorses and steadfast cavalry mounts. Selective outcrossing with Thoroughbred, Selle Français and Hanoverian blood helped create a taller, more refined athlete well suited to today’s sport horse disciplines. Today, the Swedish Warmblood Registry of North America (SWANA) offers four levels of membership, ranging from a $60 annual youth membership to an $850 lifetime membership. SWANA is the official U.S. affiliate of the Swedish registry, Avelsföreningen för Svenska Varmblodiga Hästen, or ASVH. Members receive quarterly newsletters, a yearly stallion directory (non-members can buy it for $10) and other SWANA publications. All but the inactive memberships entitle members to register foals, be eligible for USDF All Breeds Awards and participate in inspection tours. Lifetime and active memberships also allow owners to stand approved, licensed SWANA stallions and carry voting privileges to the annual meeting. The SWANA awards program recognizes Swedish Warmbloods who compete in dressage, dressage sport horse breeding (in-hand), hunter, jumper and eventing competitions. SWANA also offers awards for the top five- and six-year-old USDF dressage champions.

Dutch Warmbloods Just as clay and sand form a fertile loam, the bloodlines of the heavy Dutch horses that worked the clay soil of the Groningen region, and the lighter horses that worked the sandy soil of the Gelderland region, have mixed to create the Dutch Warmblood. This mingling has proven successful, with one of the world’s largest warmblood stud books and high rankings in jumping and dressage. In the Netherlands, Dutch Warmbloods are registered through the Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN). The KWPN of North America, Inc. (KWPN-NA) is the North American afﬁliate of this stud book. The KWPN-NA recognizes the top-scoring horses from its keurings each year, noting specialization in hunter, jumper, dressage and harness types. It also names a Horse of the Year – a recent winner was Steffen Peters’ legendary Ravel – as well as the year’s top breeders, members and young riders. Four levels of KWPN-NA membership are available, from youth ($35) up to lifetime ($850). Members receive newsletters and free ads on the registry’s website, along with eligibility to participate in keurings, auctions, year-end awards and other members-only events.

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American Warmbloods The breeds of the Old World have found a home in the New World. Two registries for American Warmbloods are available. The ﬁrst, the American Warmblood Registry (AWR), covers the U.S., Canada and Mexico. It was founded in 1981 and encourages the mix of European bloodlines with U.S non-draft breeds (though offspring of half-draft mares may be eligible). AWR maintains a strong focus on education, including a young breeders’ education program entering its seventh year. Annual AWR membership dues are $75. Members compete for awards in approved dressage, jumping, eventing, driving and hunter competitions. Of interest, the AWR driving program includes pleasure driving, and its hunter program is especially diverse. The American Warmblood Society (AWS) was founded two years later and evaluates horses of all bloodlines – including

Are Multiple Approvals Right for You? Americans don’t achieve, we overachieve – and we expect the same of our horses. Fifty years ago, owning an registered horse was desirable. Today, it’s more likely that one horse may have double- or even triple-studbook approvals. While that sounds impressive, the decision to have a horse approved through multiple warmblood registries is more complicated than sending in paperwork and enclosing a check. Extra approvals do add marketability to a horse or high-use breeding stock, but the process requires physical examination, performance testing and, for most breeding stock, annual licensing or breeding fees. Warmblood registries typically do not offer discounts for horses already afﬁliated with other registries, though they may accept other registries’ papers as bloodline veriﬁcation. Some registries also accept performance records at approved competitions instead of personal evaluation, and these may be good “double-up” alternatives to repeated inspections.

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Ulcers Deﬁned Most equine owners equate their horse’s ulcer with their own discomfort that sometimes occurs when drinking too much coffee or having a spicy meal. But what exactly is an ulcer? According to Dr. Mazan, horses are very different than people with this medical condition. “You can think of an ulcer as a sore or erosion in the equine stomach,” she begins. “Horses have two different areas of their stomach – the part that is most like our stomachs is the glandular portion. This is not, however, the part that tends to get ulcers. The part that is

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FEATURE In addition to acidity due to concentrates and a deficiency in blood flow to the stomach, Dr. Mazan points to lack of food as a major contributor to an acidic stomach. “As a matter of fact,” she says, “if you wanted to create ulcers in a horse, the best thing to do would be to deprive it of food for a day or two.” To further complicate the situation, when horses are exercising, blood flow to the gut becomes interrupted, instigating more harm to the stomach. Additionally, drugs such as Banamine® and bute, or corticosteroids can also play a role in damaging the stomach.

Diagnosis & Treatment Diagnosing an ulcer in your horse is not very complicated, and there is a wide range of ways to detect and then confirm this ailment. Telltale signs include a poor appetite (especially for grain), pawing at the ground vehemently during mealtimes, and looking unthrifty or having an appearance of a dull, rough coat. Horses suffering from an ulcer may grind their teeth, dislike their bellies being touched, or present with a mild colic. Some owners notice these signs and opt to “treat and see;” that is, dose a horse with ulcer medication and see if behavior and training improve. However, Dr. Mazan cautions against this practice. “Ulcers are diagnosed with a 3-meter endoscope – there is no other way to make a definitive diagnosis,” she says, and continues, “It is not a good idea to do trial and error – the medications that actually work are expensive, and you are going to waste money this way. Your time, and your horse’s time, is also important. If you waste time on various potions when you don’t even know if your horse has ulcers, you are wasting your training dollars as well.” “Once confirmed, treating an ulcer is straightforward and effective,” says Mazan, as long as you are willing to understand why the horse developed an ulcer initially. “There are drugs which succeed in increasing the pH in the stomach (making it less acidic), and this is an important short-term therapy, but the most imperative thing is to address the problems in management that resulted in the ulcer in the first place,” she instructs, and suggests specific horse-keeping practices be followed to avoid this painful condition. “It is really important for the horse to be out on grass pasture – of course, you must gradually introduce the horse to pasture to avoid consequences of sudden diet changes, and you will want to be particularly careful if you have a horse with metabolic syndrome that is prone to laminitis,” she instructs. “That said, a horse with ulcers needs turnout, relaxation, and the ability to graze and chew all day long.” For meals, Dr. Mazan recommends alfalfa hay and grass hay, as they are good for helping to moderate the pH in the stomach. “Alfalfa pellets have also been shown to help,” she says. “The problem with alfalfa is that it is very high in protein and energy, too much for many horses,” she explains. “At any rate, more than 65 – 70% of the horse’s dry matter intake should be in the form of grass or hay. If the horse has a requirement for grain, then the grain meal should be split into as many small meals as possible, ideally at least four meals throughout the day. If horses are going to be taken off feed for some reason, you may consider using anti-ulcer medications.” For horses with confirmed ulcers, Dr. Mazan has found a regime that works well to heal and ease discomfort. “We always put horses with diagnosed ulcers on medication, usually for a period of four weeks,” she says. “If I have a horse with severe

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Chiropractic therapy for horses is a growing field. In the United States alone, about 100 new students a year are enrolled to become certified equine chiropractors through Options for Animals in Wellsville, Kansas. Only Doctors of Veterinary Medicine or Doctors of Chiropractic Medicine can enroll. Veterinarians comprise 60% of the students. The other 40% are already certified chiropractors for humans, and they have discovered how rewarding it is to treat animals. Dr. Dennis Eschbach, a co-owner and instructor at the school, says the goal of the teaching is to “bring our gift of chiropractic care into animal health care and give animals a better quality of life.” The emphasis is on integrating the treatment with the care of the primary veterinarian. Equine pathology, anatomy, physiology, and functional neurology of the horse are all part of the program. Chiropractic adjustments are often considered part of an ongoing wellness program when the horse may be a little stiff or not moving properly. “You don’t have to wait till the animal is lame,” Dr. Eschbach advises. The horse may begin performing better almost right away, and because they are so good at hiding pain, their behavior may improve as well. “It helps the body deal with problems better and improves the quality of life,” he says. It can help geriatric horses deal with degenerative issues or can help foals with development problems. It can relieve stiffness

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vertebrae, which are supposed to move in different planes, get stuck. As a result, the muscles and ligaments tighten, and the nerves that control organ and muscle function can “short circuit.” Chiropractic therapy can help a horse be more comfortable after stall rest, which upsets the horse’s natural balance. It can resolve issues after the owner discovers that poorly fitting tack has caused pressure points. It can help when any injury has caused the horse to compensate by overusing different parts of the body. And because it’s not always just a one-time treatment, Dr. Indek gives his clients “homework” to help flex the affected areas between visits. Horses respond well to chiropractic work. “Most of them get a dazed, inward look. Then they lean on me, because the force of the pressure feels good,” Dr. Indek says. Some horses don’t want to move away at the end of a treatment. He pointed out that in the late 1800s, chiropractic treatments were done on animals to prove the benefits because there was no “placebo effect” – the animals had no expectations or influence one way or the other.

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Massage Therapy Chiropractic therapy and massage therapy complement one another, and equine massage therapist Denise Bean-Raymond, of Exclusive Equestrian Services in Danvers, Massachusetts, has often worked on the same horses in conjunction with Dr. Indek, as well as many of her own clients, at show jumping events and at barns around the northeast. “By having the muscles soft and pliable and rid of tightness, the results of chiropractic adjustment will be more effective and longer lasting,” she says. Working on a horse’s muscles “helps to balance the entire body so the horse can move, work, and perform at his full capacity. Horses are 60% muscle, so they have a very large muscle mass compared to their body structure. When the muscles are tight, they are no longer able to effectively eliminate waste products, which results in a buildup of toxicity and compromises the muscles’ ability to collect oxygen. It’s a vicious cycle. “Manipulating the tissues of the different muscle groupings releases the tightness and also releases endorphins, which are natural painkillers. It increases blood flow, flushing out the toxins and stimulating the lymphatic system. It gives the muscles an anaerobic workout, where you are doing the work for the horse, helping to prevent muscle atrophy and muscle breakdown. Massaging helps to restore the length of the muscle fibers, restoring mobility.” Massage therapy can be a wonderful, preventive treatment to ensure the horse’s muscles are working properly and at full capacity, and are free from knots, congestion, and cellular waste. This reduces the risk of strain. Bean-Raymond compares it to changing the oil in a car, which is necessary even though the car may be running fine at the time. The majority of her clients choose massage for routine maintenance of their horses, and they report on the improvements in the horse’s performance: longer strides, easier lead changes, better collection, rounder jumping, going better to the right or left than before. “Very often you do not notice a loss in the range of motion until the range of motion is restored,” she says. Massage therapy is also an effective tool for speeding up the healing process after an injury by increasing the blood flow to the area, bringing swelling down and helping to rid the area of fluid. For horses coming back from a long layup or for geriatric horses, massage can help tone the muscles and reduce muscle loss.

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Physical Therapy, Not Just For People Physical therapy has proven to be an integral part of the rehabilitation of humans after surgery and injuries. Jennifer Brooks PT, MEd. of Equine Rehabilitation Services, LLC offers this successful ingredient of well-being to our equine counterparts. Equine physical therapy offers alternative non-invasive methods for your horse to heal after surgery or an accident. This collaborative approach with veterinary medicine offers a complete therapeutic experience. Massage, joint mobilization, therapeutic ultrasound, ﬂexibility and strength training exercises are just a few of the wide variety of skills that are employed by licensed equine physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapy assistants (PTAs). Brooks comments, “Many times horses are put on stall rest right after surgery, but there is a lot that can be done to rehab horses in this time period. Many times as an equine physical therapist, I am called in late in the game, whereas with humans, physical therapy starts just days after surgery or injury.” One of the goals of physical therapy is to return horses to full mobility and work so that they may return to performance. For the most successful outcomes, physical therapy should be integrated into the early phases of healing, rather than later when chronicity may become problematic. Physical therapy is not just for horses that have recently had surgery though. This avenue helps horses address back pain, arthritis, recovery from cellulitus and prevention of lymphangitis. It has also proven instrumental in helping horses with neurological conditions by challenging them with various exercises that improve coordination and balance. For more information on what equine physical therapy can provide for your horse’s recovery, visit www.equinerehabservices.com or call 603-566-6561.

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Basic Equipment In order to install and remove your studs effectively, you will need some basic equipment to get started. “You will need a wrench to put them in with,” says John Nunn, owner of Bit of Britain Saddlery in Oxford, PA. “A crescent wrench works as well as anything, though there is also a multipurpose tool sold at tack stores that you can use.” Davis says that the next piece of equipment you need is a tap, usually called a “T-tap” due to its shape. The traditional T-tap is made of metal and has threads around the base. The base is inserted into the stud hole and the tap is twisted, similar to a corkscrew on a wine bottle. The purpose is to rethread the stud hole after it has been cleaned. This process can sometimes be awkward, and so innovative alternatives to the traditional T-tap have been developed. “I invented the Safety Spin Tee Tap,” says Nunn. “If a horse steps down while it is inserted, they will step onto a flat disc, rather than breaking the metal T-tap.” Some eventers find the round shape of the Safety Spin easier to manipulate with one hand than a traditional T-tap, as the other is usually holding up the hoof. When your studs are not installed, you will need some kind of a “stud plug” to insert into the holes in your horse’s shoes. While not all eventers plug their studs, our experts agree that doing so will ensure more efficient installation and a better fit. There are numerous types of stud plugs available. “Plugs are made of cotton, rubber, and foam,” says Nunn. “Use whatever you are most comfortable with.” Next, you will need some kind of a small wire brush and pick, used to remove the stud plugs along with any dirt or debris that lodged in the holes since the last use. “I prefer a spiral brush with wire, so I can use it to clean the stud holes as well as brush off the sides of the studs,” says Davis. Nunn says that there is a tool called a “stud hole cleaner” that comes with a small wire brush on one end and a pick on the other that can be used for this purpose. Finally, you will need a stud box or similar apparatus to assist in keeping your studs organized. While boxes are sold at tack stores for this specific purpose, any small, multi-chambered portable container will do. Nunn suggests lining the compartments in which your studs will be kept with sheet cotton sprayed with WD40®. “This will help your studs to stay oiled and prevent rusting in between uses,” says Nunn. While not essential equipment, both Nunn and Davis highly recommend purchasing a magnetic stud dish. “Using the stud dish has saved so many of my studs,” says Nunn. “When you are putting your studs in, you can just drop your equipment into the dish. This way they don’t go scattering all over the ground and get lost in the grass.”

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choice of studs, he asks them to consider three factors: what kind of ground they will be on, what level they are competing at, and whether their horse has worn studs before. It is important to remember that studs may be installed on the inside and outside corner of each hoof, but that doing so is not always necessary. Some studs are appropriate for use in any hole, while some are only suitable for the outside of a hoof. Road studs are widely considered the most basic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;plain vanillaâ&#x20AC;? stud. Usually hexagon shaped, they provide the horse with slightly more grip than the plain shoe alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are perfect for the lower levels because they do not give too much grip and can be used on all four legs in and out,â&#x20AC;? says Nunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a basic setup, I start with roads in front, raised roads on the outside of the hind and a regular road on the inside,â&#x20AC;? says Davis. Nunn says that it is not necessary to use different studs in different holes on the same foot, although many competitors do. However, it is quite common that the pairs used on the front feet do not match the pairs being used behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never use pointy studs on the inside of a shoe,â&#x20AC;? says Nunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are only appropriate for the outside. When you are trying to match pairs of studs, you still need the horse to be able to place its foot onto the ground in a level manner.â&#x20AC;? In order to evaluate pairs of mismatched studs for compatibility, Nunn says that you must consider the height of the block of the stud. The block is the base of the stud and is closest to the shoe once it is installed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any component that is pointing beyond the block will be going into the ground,â&#x20AC;? says Nunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So you are looking to match the height of the block.â&#x20AC;?

Grass studs are also an excellent choice of basic stud, especially for summer time events when the ground can become hard and slippery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grass stud has a little bit more of a point and gives you just a little more bite,â&#x20AC;? says Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to use these if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need them because they are more spiky and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the horse to spike himself. Usually, we use these on the outside of the hind shoe with a raised road on the inside. It would be highly unusual to use a grass stud on all four shoes.â&#x20AC;? Nunn points out that grass studs can be very helpful during the dressage phase to provide better traction on grass arenas. While it is easy to go overboard and to purchase a large number of the same kind of stud, it is a good idea to have at least a few extra of each type. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never want to get to your event, drop your stud and lose it, and then not have a back-up,â&#x20AC;? says Nunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try to have at least two to three extra, so around six to seven total, of each kind of stud.â&#x20AC;?

Installation and Maintenance of Studs When you begin to use studs, it is important to practice the process of installation and removal before you ever get to a competition. In addition, your horse will need time to adjust to the feel of having extra grip when the studs are in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a horse is not used to wearing studs, it will be a whole different way of moving for them,â&#x20AC;? says Nunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You must practice with your studs at home, because the rider needs to practice installing the studs and the horse needs to get used to the feeling of it.â&#x20AC;? Davis recommends using your studs for cross-country schools, jump schools on grass, or conditioning days in order to

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FEATURE get used to them. “If the horse’s normal movement involves sliding over the ground, the studs will prevent that and the horse can take some time to adjust,” says Davis. While practice is important, Davis cautions against trying to put your studs in and take them out every day. “You will test your horse’s patience,” says Davis. “You need to develop a system that keeps you organized through the whole process. Also important is to not ask the horse to lift the hind legs too high the first time while you fuss around. Your horse will get annoyed.” To install your studs, you will first need to remove the plug with your pick and then sweep the hole with your brush. The Ttap comes next, followed by the stud itself. Use your wrench to tighten the stud down. Make sure that the stud goes into the stud hole in a level manner, rather than at an angle. After you have used your studs, you simply remove them with the wrench, tidy up the hole, and reinstall the plug. However, it is extremely important to clean the studs themselves before storing them. “I recommend cleaning and oiling the studs after each use,” says Davis. “Otherwise, you end up with rusted, useless studs the next time you open your box.” Stud cleaning may be done with just a clean cloth or wire brush. Nunn says that when studs get really dirty, there are special soap products (similar to jewelry cleaner) that can be used. WD-40 or a similar lubricating oil is more than sufficient for rust prevention. Studs should never be left in the horse’s shoe for long periods of time or overnight; they are only meant to be worn when the horse is being ridden or for short periods in between phases.

Final Thoughts Learning to use studs need not be an overwhelming task but rather just one more step in acquiring the skills needed to be safe and successful in the jumping (and sometimes dressage) phases of an event. One of the most common questions that competitors ask is at what level they should start using studs. “We start with them at beginner novice and get the horse and rider used to the process,” says Davis. “A beginner novice competitor can come out of a turn and slip just as easily as anyone else.” Davis cautions that studs do not serve much purpose when riding in dirt arenas, but with more events requiring competitors to transition from a dirt show jumping phase (or even a dirt warmup area) directly to cross-country, you can certainly wear them with no ill effect. “A reasonable stud will not cause a problem when moving from sand footing to cross-country,” says Davis. Nunn says that all studs are appropriate for all phases, but that really large ones will not be used in dressage. “For dressage, we are mostly looking for just a little extra traction on grass,” says Nunn, as opposed to the ability to really grab the ground and push, as in the jumping phases. There are many excellent resources available to educate yourself more about the selection and use of studs. Nunn highly recommends The Stud Book: A Thorough and Practical Guide to Everyday Questions About Horseshoe Studs, by Malcolm Kelley (published by Kelley Equestrian Products), as one resource that covers the topic very well. ■

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Also when they face it and kick sand on it, it only complicates the issue. Once comfortable walking quietly by it, go ahead and jump it. For the next few schools move the Liverpool to different places and build both verticals and oxers over it. You can : First of all you are on the right track make it open face with the vertical at the wanting to practice the water at home back edge and reverse that with the vertiprior to encountering one in the ring. cal at the front edge. When that goes well, I would start by first introducing your try putting some water in it. Then you may horse to a small Liverpool with a single consider putting some blue color in the pole in the center about 2’6” without wawater, and then later, some dark color that ter. Start with the blue ones, as I find the is more spooky. black ones are spookier. Introduce your Once you are happy with your horse horse to it by walking parallel to it, about over Liverpool’s, the next step is to introthree inches away from both sides and duce a larger water jump. The ones in the directions. I don’t like to face them as the ring usually vary in size from eight feet to horse has really no desire to get close to it over 12 feet and may have take off boxes and I don’t want them to back away from or small walls on the front side. Some will it. When they face it, they should jump it. have a pole and some will be just open water without a pole. Hopefully you will find a class that offers one with a pole in your first attempt at a show. A blue tarp will serve as a less expensive means to purchasing a water jump. Start with a tarp folded to meaBoarding • English Riding Lessons sure approximately Training • Shows • Sales 12 feet long by six feet wide. Place a Summer Pony Camp small take off (flower boxes or small The Facility: wall) on the front Radiant Heated Barn & Tack Room • 55 12x14 Stalls side. Build a 2’9 to 100x200 Indoor Arena with Viewing Arena 3’ ramped oxer and 100x200 Outdoor Arena • Individual Paddocks for Turnout center it over the New Trails on Property water. Get your horse comfortable with walking by it, again parallel to it, and then canter Kimberley Asher, owner/trainer over it. If all goes well, increase the size of the tarp to Roberts Road nine feet wide, still Cazenovia, NY www.canterburystablesny.com with the ramped

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oxer centered over it. Ride this with a bit more pace and enough leg off the ground to encourage him to jump way out and not land on the tarp. That is the purpose of the ramped oxer. Jump it once without poles at nine feet, and if that goes well, do not jump it without poles again. You may then move the water to another location and make it slightly larger. Once he jumps it well, I would not jump it again. You want him comfortable with it but not bored with it to the point he wants to step on the tarp. If you are clever, you can also construct this tarp to hold water and introduce some color to it. I think in this way you will give your horse a much better chance of a nice experience in the ring with water for the ﬁrst time. Remember to keep the oxer over the tarp, as it’s important that he does not land on it. There is no correction from the tarp, and he will quickly lose interest in clearing it! Bernie Traurig has represented the United States Equestrian Team on many occasions and reached the top of the sport in three of the International Equestrian Olympic disciplines: show jumping, dressage and eventing. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame, and in 2010, the California Professional Horsemen’s Association honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. He is currently the West Coast’s associate Chef d’ Equip to George H. Morris, the Chef d’ Equip of the USET. Bernie also launched EquestrianCoach.com, which offers video clinics and a “riding simpliﬁed” approach designed for every horse and rider, from novice to advanced. For further information, go to www.bernietraurig.com.

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: Teaching your horse how to carry his body while in a slow, balanced and rhythmic lope should be done before you even think about going over poles. Having your horse guide properly and steer effectively are important skills he should know. Working on your horse’s lope is a fundamental key to getting him to place his feet properly and not hit the poles. Start with the poles lying on the ground, with the proper spacing in between each pole. For a loping stride, six feet is a good distance. When measuring the distance, always measure from the inside of the ﬁrst pole to the inside of the next pole and so forth, this keeps the distances consistent. Start by warming your horse up properly; take your time. Make sure he is listening to you and is quiet. He will listen better if he is not fresh. Ask him to lope off on whichever lead you choose to start with. It really doesn’t matter which lead you choose ﬁrst, you are going to work on both. As you approach the poles, you need to sit deep in the seat of your saddle, holding your reins steady with light contact on his mouth. You can determine how much pressure you need to apply to your reins, depending on if he speeds up or doesn’t guide in a straight line. As you get closer to the pole, again, sit down and keep your body balanced over his motion. This has a big effect on how he gets over the poles. Remember, if you are out of balance, so is he. Feel how

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he is loping. Is he too slow? Is he too fast? How do I know what is the correct speed? These are all good questions to keep in mind as you teach your horse this part of trail. If he is too fast, you will feel him leave the ground too fast and strong before the ﬁrst pole. This will catch up with you quickly; by the second and third pole you’ll know it. He will have hit every one of them, and you will be bouncing around the seat of your saddle; this is another reason to sit deep in your seat. If he is too slow, he will feel like he’s dragging himself around the arena. You will also hit the poles, because he does not have his body lifted and framed. You need to pay attention to the distance your horse’s front foot takes off from the ground away from the pole. You

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We recently had one of our colts gelded. A day or two after he was gelded his sheath was swollen and warm to the touch. Why does this happen to some horses, but not all? We gave him a cold rinse in the general area, and then put him out with the older geldings to get him moving. Is there something else that could have been done to either prevent it or to help the swelling go down? Cara McNamee, DVM

: Castrations are a very routine surgery that usually involves a short recovery period with minimal complications most of the time. However, aftercare is important, and potential complications can be severe. While antibiotics are not often necessary, many veterinarians prescribe oral antibiotics post-castration for a few days to reduce the risk of infection. Furthermore, adequate exercise is extremely important in decreasing swelling in and around the sheath. After the initial 24 hours post-surgery, the horse should be hand-walked or lunged for at least 20 minutes twice daily. The incisions should be completely healed by three weeks. The main complications of castration include hemorrhage, evisceration, edema, and infection. Hemorrhage usually occurs shortly after emasculation of the testicles, as one of the vessels does not get closed off enough. Some bleeding after emasculation is normal, but prolonged streaming of blood for 15-30 minutes is a cause for concern. Ligation of the cords or re-emasculation with packing of the incisions with gauze is usually sufďŹ cient to stop the bleeding. Evisceration is a rare complication that occurs when intestine travels through the vaginal ring (the opening to the abdomen) and through the scrotal incisions. It usually occurs in horses that have had congenital inguinal hernias. Other risk factors include castration before six months of age, and breed dispositions in Standardbreds, drafts, Tennessee Walkers, and Saddlebreds. If these risk factors

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exist, care should be taken by your veterinarian at castration to prevent herniation by using a closed technique and ligation of the cords. Evisceration usually occurs within four hours of castration, and severe colic signs result. General anesthesia and surgery are required to thoroughly lavage and reduce the herniated intestine. Edema is the most common complication after castration and occurs in almost every one. It is usually greatest on the fourth day post-op. It is prevented by exercising the horse daily to promote drainage. Edema usually occurs when the skin edges close and trap bacteria and ďŹ&#x201A;uid within the incisions. Hosing of the incisions may help decrease swelling, but is reported with a greater risk of infection. Infection can occur in any open incision, but may result from inadequate drainage or contaminated equipment. Uncomplicated infections of the cord stump usually resolve with re-establishing drainage and antibiotics, but removal of the cord may be required. A chronic type of infection called schirrous cord results in abscessation and can sometimes not become apparent for weeks after castration. It may become so large that it interferes with normal motion and is treated by removal of the infected stump under general anesthesia. Therefore, the best way to minimize complication associated with castration is to ensure that your veterinarian is comfortable and conďŹ dent with the procedure, and you adhere to the exercise regimen prescribed by your veterinarian.

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Mane Taming Unruly manes? They just need direction. When you wake up with bed head, do you use a wet brush? If you want to style your hair, do you dry it in that direction? Manes don’t need to be tamed. A little love does wonders. Regardless of the style, a crisp topline is stunning. Here are easy pointers for that painted-on look.

Save Money First off, forget about gadgets. I don’t even use a metal comb. They sound awful when they hit the ground and they are hard on my hands. Most tools actually make manes difﬁcult to manage. If you cut hair at the base of the crest, that short hair pushes the other hair out of place. Easy effective and relaxing ways to thin manes are detailed at TopTurnout.com. If you cut the bottom of the mane blunt, it will fall in unnatural and amateur-looking clumps. To shorten or clean the bottom line of a mane so it falls naturally, I often use an old clipper blade to tease and cut. I ﬁnd it the only implement that effectively tapers the mane, leaving it most attractive and easiest to braid, too.

Which mane do you want to bring to the ring? Read on for easy practices that make all the difference.

horse is braided to show several times a week, it will be a mess. Wet comb the mane to avoid wildness. Hair actually stretches when wet. So, it is more forgiving and less apt to break. Like tails, with long manes you want to start at the bottom and comb up to your grip until you get to the base of the crest. To best protect the roots and length, ﬁrst twist a section of hair. Hold it near the bottom. Comb from the end up to your hand. When that is organized, move your grip up and work from the bottom up to your hand. Do this all the way to the crest for each section. A good all-in-one shampoo conditions, so that combing will be easy. Then, when it dries, hair will be very full and will resist tangling. If you use an allin-one shampoo rich in aloe vera and organize the hair wet, it will dry wanting to separate instead of making ringlets or dreads. So, daily care is quick.

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Train If your mane needs a leg up to lie over well, put in training braids. Wet hair and put in big braids to get hair moving in the right direction. They don’t need to be too tight. In fact, it’s better if they are not. Leave them in a day or two. Then wet brush hair thoroughly to get kinks out. Straightening hair promotes its strength and suppleness. Natural oils can more easily slide down hair shafts to fortify it. So, never leave your horse’s hair kinky. It will 112, Equine Journal, June 2011

Before and after riding, wet brush the mane over. You’ll want to dampen and organize hair from both edges of the crest. The direction, moisture and its weight does the trick. First, pick a large stiff or medium dandy brush. Dip the tips into a bucket of water. Drips of water feel like flies. So, remove excess water with a flick of the brush. Always start under the mane. Wet the base, moving the brush upward from the crest. Once the underside is in order, reach over the mane to flick all hair flat over the top of the crest. I make a series of short strokes just along the hairline. Then, go back and bush over the top and down the length of shortened manes. With natural manes, just brush the crest, not the long length.

Wet Comb A bath is not complete without combing the mane. You want it to dry in the proper direction. Otherwise, even if the

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Use a Towel Towel usage distinguishes great grooms. Simple gestures make very dramatic differences. Here are three pivotal techniques: • Lay. While your horse is waiting on the ties, put a bath towel over the length of the neck. The weight will ﬂatten wisps of hair. A moist towel is even better. • Clip. If your horse shakes his head or is grazing after a bath, clamp the towel under his neck. As a sleeve of sorts, the towel will assure the mane dries falling in the right direction. • Slide. Whether you secure the towel or not, the way you take it off is key: slide

Horse care it off one side, in the direction you want the hair to lie. For best results, put pressure on the towel as you slide it off the side. Do this quickly, a few times in a row, for the ultimate ﬁnishing touch.

Turn Heads Manes are the icing on the cake of your horse’s turnout. If your horse is well presented, you stand for quality. People will pay mind. Plus, a sound daily grooming program offers your horse a sense of predictability and preparedness. Consistent proper care, with quiet handling, builds a horse’s conﬁdence. So, with these relaxing mane care routines, you not only look, but also feel like winners.■ Braiding and shortening hundreds of thousands of manes, Ruthann Smith had plenty of time to consider best care practices. She shares lots of world-class grooms’ tips at TopTurnout.com, as well her award-winning Lucky Braids coat care and braiding products. Easier, faster and most costeffective, Lucky Braids™ All-In-One Shampoo and Enzymatic Spray, were awarded Product of the Year and Top Pick for Greys & Whites by Horse Journal, the equine Consumer Reports. Lucky Braids Handy Salve treats the worst tail rubbing and hot spots. For more information, visit LuckyBraids. com and Facebook.

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Real Estate Showcase By Karen E. Baril

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ave you ever wondered what it would take to be your own boss? Perhaps you’d like to start your own boarding facility or offer training services to clients while enjoying the many rewards of having horses on your own property. Your dream has power and passion. That’s important, but unless you have an unlimited cash flow, you’ll need to obtain financing to make that dream come true. In this month’s real estate column we show you where to find financing and how to increase your chances of getting approved for a loan.

Writing a Business Plan A detailed business plan is your most important tool to creating a successful small farm entity. Make sure you have one in place before you talk to a lender. Writing a business plan is time consuming, but it’s a dynamic tool you’ll return to as your farm business grows and changes. The effective business plan includes at least four topics: market analysis, production, ﬁnancing, and human resources. The market analysis should demonstrate your indepth knowledge of the market you’ll serve. Let’s say you’re planning to open a boarding and training facility. Your market analysis identiﬁes your target market, including demographics, size, geographic location, and potential changes to that group in the future. You’ll want to know the approximate age of the population in your area and whether or not they are interested in, or could be interested in, riding lessons and training. How big is the population, and will you be sharing them with other boarding and training facilities? Where do they live? Are they within reasonable driving distance? How will the market change in the future as children grow up and move off to college? You’ll also want to show the bank how you plan to market your business. Will you advertise in an equestrian newspaper or spring for an ad on the local cable station? How effective have these strategies proved for other similar businesses? You’ll need to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors and show how you will do things even better. The production section describes the service you’re offering, in this case, boarding, lessons, and training, and how this service appeals to adults and children in your area. You’ll show how you’ll offer this service to customers and clients, being sure to cover items like zoning restrictions, insurance requirements, and liability laws. Lenders will want to know that you’ve done your homework. Show also where your business offers an advan114, Equine Journal, June 2011

tage over all other similar businesses in the area. In the ﬁnancing section, provide a detailed statement of how you plan to make money, taking into account hidden expenses. If you already have a small lesson business or have been offering training services, be prepared to bring at least three years of ﬁnancial statements to prove your ability to achieve success. Human resources is critical in a barn environment. Create a chart showing who is responsible for what and who answers to whom. Every employee, from barn managers to stall muckers, need to appear on the chart with a brief job description and a little background information showing their ability to perform the job well.

Finding a Lender You have many options when it comes to small farm financing, but finding a lender that specializes in farm loans usually brings more success than approaching a traditional bank. The exception to this is the smaller rural bank with a vested interest in their community. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides loans to those who cannot obtain loans through a commercial credit agency. Visit them at www.fsa.usda.gov for more information. FSA loans may be used to purchase land, livestock, equipment, and make farm improvements, like adding a shelter or arena. These loans cater to family-sized farmers and ranchers. Some are available at subsidized interest rates. The Farm Credit System is a “nationwide network of borrower-owned lending institutions.” Established in 1916, the Farm Credit System provides credit to America’s farmers and ranchers. Mortgages can be obtained for up to 80 percent of the appraised value of the property. Fixed or variable interest rates are available. Visit www. farmcreditnetwork.com for more information. Seller Financing is an option worth exploring as well. (See May 2011 Real Estate Tip) Sellers are often motivated to provide financing if it means closing a sale. When it comes to buying equipment, don’t overlook the financing arm of manufacturers. Like the auto industry, several manufacturers of tractors and farm equipment offer zero percent financing, cash back, and low cost lease options. For more information on small farm financing, visit the USDA’s National Agricultural Library at www.nal. usda.gov. There you’ll find a wealth of info for your small farm business.■

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Bridgeport, West Virginia: Just a short drive to I-79 access and city amenities. The North Central West Virginia Airport is close by for commuters This large barn has ﬁve horse stalls, tack room, horse shower, plus a 100x100 indoor arena.

Enjoy the incredible scenery surrounding the stunning horse and cattle farm! The beautiful, contemporary ranch is the centerpiece of this special offering. The kitchen offers cherry cabinets and hickory floor; appliances include microwave, dishwasher, disposal, compactor, sub-zero refrigerator, Viking range with six burners and griddle, double oven; large farmers stainless steel sink with window above overlooking the farm. Great room encompasses kitchen, dining room and living room. The walkout basement has an unusually large family room with stone fireplace.

One Hidden Valley, Jane Lew, West Virginia Within an easy drive of many eastern metropolitan areas, this farm enjoys easy access to I-79, Exit 105, at Jane Lew. The North Central WV Airport is minutes away and accommodates the Boeing 727.

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• Ashby Stock Farm situated on 247 acres of rolling hay ﬁelds and woodlands. • Ideally located on Rt. 119, Ashby MA attractively set back from the road. Generous parking, easy access and turnaround for trailers and other horse equipment. • Morton buildings complex and facility with 39 stalls (with window, automatic waterers, feeder and matts).

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• Heated tack room with brass saddle holders, 2 heated viewing observation rooms.

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• Interior common area has large ofﬁce, reception area, kitchen, extensive storage, horse wash stall area, laundry room, and 3 handicap bathrooms.

• 2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment in renovated farmhouse, wood ﬂoors, storage, porch, garage also included in this lease 1 bedroom apt. & studio apt.

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LAST LAUGH

By Ange Dickson Finn

Your Horses vs. Your Husband

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t seems an equine insurance company in the UK dared to actually ask horse owners the question that everybody jokes about: Who do you love more – your horse or your spouse? Regardless of who we love more, the stats say we may end up keeping the horse longer than the spouse. Marriages that don’t make it are ending a lot sooner, and horses are living a lot longer, says the study. So 90% of horse owners plan to keep their horse for the rest of its life, but only about half of them will keep their mate for more than a decade. I have already busted the curve by being married to the same guy for a ton of years and by owning horses for only about half that time. And although he accuses me regularly of liking the horses better than him, I’m fond of Husband; he’s well-broke and goodminded, an easy keeper. I plan to hang on to him if possible (it makes keeping the horses a lot easier, too!) Given the results of their survey, the UK equine insurance company does give some pointers for taking care of that horse you’re going to have longer than your mate. I find these very useful and feel they should also be applied to husbands, while we have them, so I’ve modified their list slightly from the wifely point of view: • Have your horse or husband regularly checked over by a qualified vet. • Check their teeth at least twice a year. • Watch out for signs of the horse having problems eating. (Not likely to be needed with the husband, unless you’re on that tofu kick again.) • Make sure they are always warm, whether inside and sheltered or outside riding or playing touch football. • Ensure all vaccinations and wormers are up-to-date, especially for husband. • Watch out for any general signs of discomfort, such as pinned ears, tense muscles or grinding teeth. • Make sure that there is a field shelter available for your horse or husband, that it is warm and dry, and that you don’t have to clean it. From my own experience and observation, I’d also like to offer some guidelines on how to compare horses and husbands. If you assign a numerical rating to each of the following items, and then use a lot of complicated adding and subtracting, you may come up with a pretty good prediction of which you’re likely to have longer.

Seven Ways Horses are Better Than Husbands 1. They don’t mind eating the same thing every day. If food is readily available, they will get their own meal. 2. Having one who’s broke is a good thing. 3. They will listen patiently to the story of your troubles and never say things like, “Is there a point in here somewhere?”, “Don’t be so sensitive,” “You’re overthinking things again,” or, worst of all, “Huh?” 4. With patient training, you can get them to respond to your subtle cues. 5. They’ll never complain about you showing up with another new outﬁt. 6. They don’t say a word if your breeches are getting a little tight. 7. Their backside will make yours look petite by comparison. 130, Equine Journal, June 2011

Seven Ways Husbands are Better Than Horses 1. They will usually cough up some jewelry, ﬂowers, or a nice dinner from time to time. 2. They can be let into the house with only minimal damage to the furnishings. 3. They are nominally easier to clean up after. 4. Sometimes they listen to your problems and actually have something sympathetic and insightful to offer. 5. They’re able to wash themselves, trim their own feet and tend to their own teeth. Usually. 6. It’s easier to take them somewhere. 7. They can usually ﬁx the things they tear up – or get you a new one.

Seven Ways Horses and Husbands are Just Alike 1. They both get grumpy when dinner is late. 2. Neither will notice or care when you change your hairstyle. 3. If left alone too long, both become untrained very easily 4. The best pre-purchase exam in the world won’t necessarily guarantee a successful union or reveal all the hidden ﬂaws. 5. They’re not fussy about clothes, but they can be hard on them. 6. They have no idea when your birthday is. 7. A good one will always have your back. Let’s face it; some days it’s a lot easier to keep a good horse than a good marriage; but in the end, it’s a heck of a lot more rewarding if you can have both. Ange Dickson Finn is a freelance writer, western pleasure competitor and retired horse show mom who is not weighing in on either side of the horse vs. husband debate. Visit her at www.theingate.com and www.ridewithoutfear.com, or email her at ange@ ridewithoutfear.com.

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with EQUINE JOURNAL INDUSTRY NEWS: Northeast ..............................................................................133 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................165 ARABIANS: Northeast ..............................................................................152 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................179 MORGANS: Northeast ..............................................................................159 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................181 Affiliations.............................................................................198 QUARTER HORSE: Northeast ..............................................................................161 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................184 Affiliations.............................................................................199

DRESSAGE: Northeast ..............................................................................136 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................168 Affiliations.............................................................................189 DRIVING: Northeast ..............................................................................143 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................170 Affiliations.............................................................................190 EVENTING: Northeast ..............................................................................144 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................174 HUNTER/JUMPER: Northeast ..............................................................................149 Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................176 WESTERN: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond ................................177

AFFILIATIONS: 186 Conservation Organization ............. 187 Distance Riding .................................... 188 Fjord.......................................................... 191 Friesians .................................................. 192 Gaited ....................................................... 194

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Gypsy ........................................................ 195 Miniature Horse ................................... 196 P.R.E. Horses........................................... 198 Quarter Pony ......................................... 200 Affiliation Coupons ............................. 202

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Northeast News White Haven Farm Spring Lecture Donna White of White Haven Farm in Upton, MA, opened her store doors on Saturday, March 26 to over 100 horsemen interested in furthering their equine knowledge. Local professionals donated their time and wisdom to send the attentive audience home with an overwhelming education. Dr. J. Fred Nostrant of North Bridge Equine Associates in Concord, MA, gave everyone the latest and greatest updates in the diagnosis and treatment of Cushing’s disease and equine metabolic syndrome. “It was super for the layman and addressed all the issues that these horse have, whether they are metabolic or Cushnoid,” explained White after the event. Dr. Katrina Altmaier of Grafton Equine Association in Grafton, MA, educated attendees on ﬁrst aid and what to do in the case of an emergency. Dr. Altmaier’s presentation covered all the nuts and bolts, leaving everyone more comfortable to handle nearly any situation they may face in the future. The buzz in the equine industry recently regarding parasite resistance has been tremendous. Dr. Mark Reilly of South Shore Equine Clinic in Plympton, MA, spoke on the topic of parasitology, giving each horse owner different options to ensure their deworming program is effective. Dr. John Sylvester of Buckeye Nutrition in Dalton, OH, discussed what hay analysis really means, while covering the entire spectrum of hay. Farrier, Barry Hulse of Pomfret Center, CT, provided a wealth of information on laminitis and founder. He went over various situations and discussed how one would determine if it’s a workable laminitis situation and what to do. Attendee Jean DeSantis wrote afterwards, “I took so much away, it was incredible. The talk on equine metabolic syndrome was phenomenal.” Visit www.whitehavenfarm.com regarding upcoming lectures and events.

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Recently, a bright green banner hung across Halls Road in Old Lyme, CT, with the words “Thank You, Volunteers!” This simple phrase does not seem adequate to express the gratitude due to the more than 500 volunteers who donate their time, energy and enthusiasm to High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. Our organization simply could not provide the services we do without the commitment of our volunteers. We claim that “horses are therapeutic magic,” and those who have witnessed can attest – the joy of our participants interacting with the horses, the self-esteem and physical strength that many gain through riding and the freedom accessed through carriage driving is magical. While the horses may work that magic, it’s the volunteers who make the magic possible. Because of volunteer support, High Hopes is able to subsidize 70% of the services we provide and provide additional scholarship support for 44% of our participants. The volunteers at High Hopes say the riders inspire them, but participants and staff feel “the volunteers inspire us!” Operating since 1974, High Hopes is one of the oldest and largest therapeutic riding centers in the United States and delivers over 8,200 horsemanship lessons each year to children and adults with disabilities. Last year, volunteers donated 34,400 hours of support.

Cassidy, Vice President Eugene J. Cassidy, of Longmeadow, MA, has been named Executive Vice

President and Chief Operating Officer of Eastern States Exposition (ESE), West Springfield, MA. The announcement was made by ESE Chairman of the Board, Donald R. Chase, following a meeting of the Exposition’s Board of Directors. “It is important for an organization to identify and reward key individuals, consistent with our long-term succession plan,” said Chase, who indicated that Wayne McCary will continue as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Calling All Mountain & Moorland Pony Owners! The hardworking horse show committee of the American Connemara Pony Society’s Region 1 has announced that, for the second year running, it will include classes for all nine British Mountain & Moorland pony breeds at its annual Connemara show July 30-31. The ACPS Region 1 show is the oldest Connemara show in the U.S., having been held annually for over 40 years, nearly always at The Green Mountain Horse Association in South Woodstock, VT. “Woodstock,” as the show is familiarly known among Connemara people, has become one of the most looked forward to events of the equine year, attracting ponies from as far away as the Mid-Atlantic states and southern Canada. It provides Connemara owners and fanciers a great opportunity to show their ponies in hand and in performance, while enjoying a lot of relaxed socializing that extends from barn to ring to Region 1’s famous Connemara dinner and rafﬂe. The people of ACPS Region 1 welcomed a small but cheerful group of six M&M ponies at the Connemara show last summer. These six ponies – four Dales, a Welsh, and a Highland – entered not only the two open M&M in-hand classes offered them, but competed all weekend in open classes that included trail, costume, pleasure, dressage, hunter, equitation, and driving. The ACPS hopes that the word will spread this year and many more Mountain and Moorland ponies will appear, and the owners of these lovely breeds will join enthusiastic Connemara people at the dinner and rafﬂe as well as in the ring. So don’t be shy, come on and join the fun July 30 & 31 at GMHA in South June 2011, Equine Journal Northeast, 133

Woodstock, VT, with your beautiful Native Pony. For prize lists and information, please check out the ACPS website at www.acps.org, or call Region 1’s Linda Haines at 603-934-3895 or NPS America’s New England liaison Caroline Nesbitt at 603-677-2739.

Donate for the Cure This June, Kathy Mercurio will be riding her horse in the Fourth Annual “Ride for the Ribbon,” a beneﬁt for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Kathy has ridden each year since its inception. One in eight women in the U.S. will suffer from breast cancer in her lifetime. Thanks to public awareness and support for research, early detection now means a cure for many women. But much still needs to be done, and you can help! All of us have been touched in some way by this disease. Whatever you can give will make a difference in the lives of so many. Whether you are able to make a large donation, a small donation, or no donation at all, please join Kathy in sup-

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Pam Deberardinis, Annie Murphy, Kathy Mercurio, and Katrina Polanski at the 2010 Ride for the Cure.

porting the ﬁghters, admiring the survivors, honoring the taken, and never, ever giving up hope. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the cause by visiting www.komenmass.kintera.org/kathymercurio, together we can help Kathy reach her fundraising goal and help to ﬁnd a cure for breast cancer.

West Greenwich Horseman’s Association The West Greenwich Horseman’s Association invites you to come participate

in the three hunter paces they are holding this year. The hunter paces will be held in June, July and August. They have also added a new event this year, the Christmas in July horse versatility competition. This will be held at the LeGrande Horseman’s Area at Arcadia park. Test out your teamwork. How will you and your horse make your way thru ten jolly Christmas obstacles? Check out their website for up-to-date events and more information at www. orgsites.com/ri/wgha/.

Equine Land & Trail Conservation On Wednesday, April 6, Norfolk Hunt Club members, along with local equestrians, gathered at SmartPak’s retail store in Natick, MA, to hear Deb Balliet, CEO of Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR), speak about equine land and trail conservation. Lisa Lewis of Norfolk Hunt Club began the evening by introducing Deb Balliet and informing attendees of upcoming events

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The Paddock Reopens Karen and Keith Parkinson, owners of The Paddock, in Ledyard, CT, held their grand reopening on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Five months after a devastating electrical fire wiped out all of their inventory, over 500 people walked through the doors and shopped until they dropped finding wonderful bargains on the third floor (breeches for $20 anyone?) and a large variety of merchandise at all price points on the first and second floors. Karen is quick to note that they were actually four months ahead of schedule as they were originally told it wouldn’t be until August 2011 that they would be ready to reopen. “We’re glad to be back. It wouldn’t have happened without the super cooperation from the town, fire department, insurance company and work crews. All of the play-

ers made our recovery happen.” The night before, a private party was held for close family, friends and customers to not only celebrate the reopening, but Karen and Keith’s 50th wedding anniversary. An abundance of food, including two cakes, kept the crowd of nearly 250 energized throughout the evening. On Saturday, representatives were on hand from JPC and Ariat, along with The Paddock staff, to help clients ﬁnd exactly what they needed to get ready for show season. “We especially appreciate all of our customers support,” said Karen. “We heard time and again, ‘so glad you’re back!’” Having long been touted as “The Totally Stocked English Tack Shop” they are well on their way. As they continue to increase their inventory, suggestions from customers are welcome. Karen notes, “Given the economy, we have spent a lot of energy trying to ﬁnd high quality items at affordable prices.” Visit them at 55 Rose Hill Road in Ledyard, CT, or www.thepaddockinc.com.

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Ride With Zang Five Stars Farm of Brentwood, NH, is proud to present their symposium with Linda Zang on June 11-12, 2011. Zang is currently one of four “O” FEI Judges in this country and one of 20 in the world. She judged the 2009 World Cup and was inducted into the USDF Hall of Fame. She judged at, and was chairman of, the

Ground Jury for the dressage portion of the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. Linda Zang of Idlewilde Farm in Davidsonville, MD, has represented the United States as a dressage competitor at the 1978 World Championships, the 1979 Pan American Games, and the 1980 Alternate Olympics at Goodwood, England. She has been an FEI Judge since 1985 and judged the dressage event at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Auditors are welcome. You may register by emailing happydresshorse@ aol.com or calling 603-686-0189. Zang likes to really engage her audience while teaching, which makes for a fun but enriching learning experience.

Gunnar in Vermont Gunnar and Birgit Ostergaard are planning on bringing horses to their old farm in Chester, VT, this summer. They plan to be in residence from June 15 until October 15, and Gunnar will be available for clinics throughout the country. For

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Youth Dressage Festival Returns By Theresa Davidson

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Industry Dressage class and individual dressage test, both ridden on Saturday; and a written exam, held Friday. Other opening day activities include practice rides, a schooling show and practice vet jog. Also scheduled for Friday are two new classes. The Handler class assesses the handlers’ ability to present a horse for inspection; and the Judging Sport Horse Conformation class tests the participants’ ability to evaluate a horse for correct con-

formation, gaits and overall development. Throughout the weekend there are activities for younger children, demonstrations and exhibition rides, receptions, dinners and a spirited Parade of Teams. On Sunday, optional classes are run and include the Leadline, Musical Freestyle, Dressage Trail and Prix Caprilli classes (a dressage test incorporating jumps). Capping off the Festival is the Awards Ceremony, which boasts prizes

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The Lorenzo Driving Competition is a two-day event held on the scenic grounds of the Lorenzo State Historic Site. This year the event will be held on July 16-17, 2011. This event welcomes approximately 100 horses and carriages to compete in a variety of classes including ring work, obstacles and a cross-country marathon. Since its conception in 1977, the Lorenzo Driving Competition has been a ﬁrst-rate display of pleasure driving attracting spectators and competitors from all over the Northeast. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Lorenzo Driving Competition. Join them for a festive weekend of friendly competition, shopping, entertainment and food. For more information, visit www. lorenzodriving.com.

Visitors to GMHA will notice a new feature this season leading to the spectator seating behind the White Ring. Late last fall, the entry way and ﬁrst stones were installed on the “Enjoy the Ride” walkway. This walkway was created to allow members and friends to honor loved ones (both human and animal) in a permanent way on the GMHA grounds. Stones are now available for purchase, customized with your words of dedication. The stones are locally quarried Vermont Gray granite and are manufactured in Barre, VT, using a combination of thermal and hand chiseled ﬁnishes to produce a rustic old stone appearance. They are also lettered locally by Artistic Stone. To purchase a stone, please visit www.gmhainc.org or call 802-457-1509.

Docent Training Mary Stokes Waller conducted the ﬁrst orientation on March 5, 2011 for the new Carriage Collection at Orleton Farm Docent Program. The following volunteers have signed up to assist visitors to the carriage museums during club events throughout the year: Rikke Borge, Diane Bozyczko, Janet Cazavelan, Jim Chevalier, Laura Corsun, Maureen Gamelli, Hilary Harty, Kay Konove, Jim Leahey, Pat Musser, Carol Terry, and Marilee Wagner. They received an ofﬁcial Orleton Farm bag to store their materials to use during their time in the program, which include a detailed guidebook to the collection, a copy of Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages For Carriages for Pleasure by Francis T. Underhill and The Private Stable: Its Establishment, Management and Appointments by James Albert Garland. Mary shared interesting and entertaining information about the history of the 50 antique vehicles, harnesses, and accessories on display. The Wallers are committed to quality in their collection and only keep those vehicles that can be used by the family.

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to Maine this summer, offering a summer day camp at Bangor Raceway in conjunction with the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association. Applicants must be between the ages of 12-14 and preference is given to those not from immediate families of racing. The participants will be taught basic horsemanship as well as given a broad overview of the industry. Exposure to a wide range of career opportunities is stressed. The highlight of the week is participation in exhibitions held early in the racing card. Application forms can be obtained on the HHYF website at www.hhyf.org or at www.meharness.com or by calling the MHHA ofﬁce at 207-623-6442.

Drive in Northampton The Northampton Driving Society, Inc. is pleased to present the 25th Annual Northampton Driving Society Competition. This show will be held at Northampton Park on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Todd Hunter will be judging this event. In addition to the wide variety of classes, the show offers a competitor dinner in the hospitality tent at the end of the day. For more information, visit www.northamptondrivingsociety.org or e-mail info@ NorthamptonDrivingSociety.org.

The very popular Colonial Carriage: Pleasure Driving Show at Orleton Farm in Stockbridge, MA, has been expanded to three days this year: June 17-19. Several new divisions have been added to the prize list this year: very small equine (VSE), trade/commercial, maiden to drive, and junior to drive. Dressage, timed Want to see YOUR NAME in driving news? obstacles, and pleasure marathon pace Send your information and will be on Friday, and the pleasure driving photos to Jenn@equinejournal.com. show will take place on Saturday and Visit www.equinejournal.com Sunday. for the latest driving news. It will be an exciting weekend at Orleton Farm. Jeannette Rotondo is coordinating volunteers for the show. Please call her at 413-2430989 if you can volunteer for any or all of the days. Visit www. We offer delivered: colonialcarriage. We are now able • 20 yards/$240 to $315 org for more inforto offer within 30 miles mation and a prize deliveries all over • 50 yards/$800 list.

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Eventing News Larkin Hill Horse Trials Larkin Hill of North Chatham, NY, hopes you will join them at their ﬁrst USEA Recognized Horse Trials on June 12, 2011. They will be offering Novice, Beginner Novice and Intro Horse Trials as well as combined tests at Training and Preliminary. Larkin Hill has basically ﬂat, welldrained terrain. Dressage arenas and warm-up is in a very large outdoor sand arena. Stadium is on a well-groomed and prepared grass area exclusively reserved for the Horse Trials. The cross-country course is open and inviting, with courses designed by Tremaine Cooper and built by Chris Milanesi. The introductory course is very inviting for the green horse and/or rider. They have an excellent team of volunteers, many of whom have lots of

experience from helping at other Area I events, who will contribute to the day’s smooth ﬂow. Visit www.LarkinHill.com for more information.

Beth with Beniah Join Beniah Hill Farm for a crosscountry clinic with Beth Perkins at UNH on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Small groups are available for cross-country schooling. Some private dressage sessions may also be available. The cost is $120 for a small group, two-hour cross-country session. Private lessons may be available by arrangement depending on the length of the lesson and availability. For more about Beth, check out her website www. bethperkinseventing.com.

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Please welcome Mary Ann Fernandez as the next Area 1 Adult Rider Coordinator. Mary Ann is an avid competitor on her super horse, Delano “Dell”, and with her enthusiasm and generous smile, a great addition to the program. She also loves the long format (winning the • Join us for Wednesday PM Cross-Country/ best conditioned Derby Cross Schooling Beginning in June Senior Novice Horse at GMHA June 26: Derby Cross last summer), is an avid photographer July 3: Schooling Dressage Show & Horse Trials and soon to be a July 15: King Oak Farm Dressage Day 1 Master Gardener.

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they are making. They want to thank each of you for your continued support of Riga Meadow, both at the combined test and the horse trials. Because of this support, they have been able to add to and improve their competitions. They will be hiring an experienced scorer, Erin Keenhan, as a new member of the Riga Meadow’s team. She will start at the horse trials and will be assisted by a familiar face, Peggy Jenks, who has been with them faithfully since day one.They will be adding a training division to the horse trials in July. This will be a brand new course, but without a water complex. After the new training level fences have been ridden as part of a competition, they will know better where a water complex will ﬁt into the course. Their goal is to add the water complex for the 2012 season.

True North Clinic With riders in short sleeves, horses clipped, and the ﬁrst cross-country school on the new schooling course for the Tom Davis Eventing Clinic, it was clear spring had arrived at True North Farm, located on Cape Cod, MA. Tom comes to TNF monthly, but this was the ﬁrst clinic

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Jenny Ricci, on Ali Whoops, working with Tom to tune up for the 2011 Eventing Season.

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came away with meaningful lessons and useful and productive homework in the final weeks of preparation before their first competitions. True North Farm is a new facility built specifically for developing young riders in the sport of eventing. The farm was designed and developed by Kay

Slater, daughter of the late Heather St. Clair Davis, a pillar of the development of eventing in New England and wellknown sporting artist. Every detail of True North Farm has been created to foster development of crucial riding and mental skills toward success. From signed autographs of world-class eventers, to signs with riding cues on the bright, indoor walls, to the names of great events from Area 1 and around the world, there are signs and cues for excellence. Their aim is to rebuild the young rider base in eventing across Area 1 by producing safe, skilled, competent young riders that are wellrounded horsemen and people. For more information on TNF’s programs, check them out at www.truenortheventing.com or call the barn at 774-408-7157. Want to see YOUR NAME in eventing news? Send your information and photos to Jenn@equinejournal.com. Visit www.equinejournal.com for the latest eventing news.

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JJ Lavieri is the new head trainer at Westbrook Hunt Club.

Welcome JJ Westbrook Hunt Club in Westbrook, CT, welcomes JJ Lavieri as their new head trainer. The Venezuelan Grand Prix rider Juan Jose “JJ” Lavieri, has 23 years of experience in the show ring, obtaining many victories in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and for the last six years he has been in the Top 10 South Florida open riders standing. JJ Lavieri trained the University of Miami Equestrian Team for the years 2003-2005, helping the team perform as never before in all IHSA Horse Shows and for the very ﬁrst time a member of this team qualiﬁed for the zone regionals. He is an active professional Grand Prix rider and trainer that will be proud to train you and your horses to be simply the best.

Rocking Horse Moves The Pines in South Glastonbury, CT, welcomes Kristen Newton and Cindy Ferguson of Rocking Horse Farm to their facility. They are available for training and lessons and ship-ins are welcome.

Condolences Hal Angelo Vita, Sr., 83, of Somers, CT, entered into eternal peace Friday, April 15, 2011 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving wife Frances Vita (Roupe) and family. Born on September 22, 1927, son of Giuseppe and Angelina Vita, he was raised in Hartford, CT, and lived life to the fullest. He honorably served in the U.S.

Air Force from 1945 to 1947. During that time, he met his wife and soul mate of 63 years, Frances Roupe. In 1962, Hal, Frankie and their five children opened the doors of the Shallowbrook Equestrian Center where he touched the lives of the hundreds of adults, children and families who came through those stable doors. During his lifetime, Hal spent time in Munich studying horsemanship, founded the Connecticut Valley Hunt Club, was President of the Connecticut Hunter Jumper Association and coached several generations of riders, including his own children to National and State equestrian championships. He started polo at the University of Connecticut and coached the polo team to their first National Intercollegiate Polo Championship in 1972 with a follow up win in 1973. He remained actively involved in the polo community, whether it was teaching a new rider how to hold a mallet or coaching high school players to multiple interscholastic polo championships. Nearly every Friday night, he and Frankie could be found at the stable watching and coaching from the sidelines at Shallowbrook. Throughout the many years Hal coached hundreds of young riders, teaching them much more than the fundamentals of horsemanship. He instilled a lifetime of strength, courage and pride in each student who had the honor of riding with “Mr. Vita”. Besides his loving wife, Hal is survived by his three sons, Joseph Merle Vita and wife, Laura, of SC, Francis Salvador Vita of Somers and Hal Angelo Vita Jr. and partner, Thomas Keough of Ellington; his two daughters, Angela “Pink” LeRoyer and husband, William of Edgartown, MA, and Sally Anne Allison and husband, Geoffrey of Newtown, his former daughter-in-law, Kathy Vita, his fourteen grandchildren, Anthony, Jennifer, William, Jr., Dominic, Joey, Stephanie, Hal, III, Logan, Molly, Mackenzie, Matt, Angelina, Johanna, and Asa; and four great-grandchildren, Kaylyn, Boden, Sophia and Colin. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the U.S. Polo Training Foundation, 70 Clinton Street, Tully, NY 13159 or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

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A young pony rider in the pony derby classic at Fieldstone Equestrian in 2010.

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Riders have a great alternative to their traditional horse show schedule in 2011 with a premiere line-up of “AA” hunter/four-star jumper competitions at the beautiful Fieldstone Equestrian and Show Facility in Halifax, MA. The 2011 Fieldstone schedule began with the Fieldstone Spring Festival on May 18-22, and will be followed by a brand new week of competition with the Plymouth 150, Equine Journal Northeast, June 2011

tsl Melanie Finkeldey 70 Shields Road, Woodstock, CT 06281 Cell: 802-380-0886; Barn 860-315-7419 www.hiddenfieldsfarm.com

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Melanie E. Scott is re-opening her Turning Leaf Farm Hunter/Jumper Horses at the new location in Millis, MA. After taking time off from the horse industry to be a mom, Melanie said she is excited to have her own barn again and will be bringing her son Evan, now three years old, out in lead line this season. The new facility, located at the former Little Acorn Farm at 172 Ridge Street has indoor and outdoor rings for yearround riding. Melanie teaches hunt seat to both children and adults of all levels, and will be offering full board, horse showing at the local and “A” rated shows, and performance horses for sale. Her long history re-training off track Thoroughbreds for new careers in the show world goes back to her early junior years showing for her mother Melody Taylor-Scott and the family farm, Evergreen Equestrian Center. Check out the new website for Melanie Scott and Turning Leaf Farm, www. TurningLeaf-Farm.com, and stop in any time to say hi.

The University of New Hampshire Equine Program is proud to announce that its Intercollegiate Hunt Seat Association (IHSA) Equestrian team has won the Zone I Team Reserve Championship and advanced to the IHSA National Championships for the ﬁrst time in program history. (L-R: Valerie Goeman, Sarah Truchon, Carolyn Kelsey, Kate Frazier, Victoria McTague, Sara Barone, Anna Stoebel, Christina Keim)

Rock Hunter Jumper Classic on June 2125, and the Fieldstone Summer Showcase on August 23-28. Conveniently located in southeastern Massachusetts, The Fieldstone Equestrian and Show Facility is easily accessible from anywhere in the Northeast region. Renovated in 2009, the facility boasts nearly 100 acres, equipped with nine allweather hybrid sand/felt/fiber show rings, permanent and temporary stabling, ample parking, and a beautiful all-grass Grand Prix field. The Plymouth Rock Hunter Jumper Classic in June will feature top classes, including a $2,500 2’9” Hunter Derby, a $2,500 Pony Derby Classic, and $7,500 Welcome Stake. Two Junior A/O Jumper Classics totaling $7,500 in prize money and a $10,000 Open 3’3 Hunter Derby will be held, and the $25,000 Grand Prix will conclude the week. The best horse show facility in New England, the Fieldstone Equestrian and Show Facility will play host to the finest competitions in the region in 2011. With show schedules boasting over $100,000 in cash and prizes and great exhibitor parties and events, these horse shows are not to be missed!

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turing the $75,000 Grand Prix, will challenge competitors this year on the grass Grand Prix and Derby ﬁeld. Award-winning course designer, Anthony D’Ambrosio, will be testing the top riders in the high performance classes to be held at Silver Oak Equestrian Center, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, September 14-18.

Volo Farm btsl 84 Powers Road, Westford, MA 01886 978-692-7060 www.volofarm.com btsl Kellie Monaghan Plainville, MA 508-699-1900 kellie@walnut-hill-farm.com www.walnut-hill-farm.com

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Thank You New England trainer Kyla Makhloghi, who trains out of Kenny and Linda Lagmeier’s Kelianda Farm in East Granby, CT, won the “Draped In Draper” raffle during the 2011 Winter Equestrian Festival. Draper Equine Therapy, makers of therapeutic horse and rider products featuring the innovative “smart fiber” Celliant®, sponsored the raffle, which awarded Makhloghi with a complete line of Draper Equine Therapy products valued at $1,500.

The riders at Miles End Farm in Sterling, MA, would like to thank Barbara DavidsonMiles and Julie Ulrich for another great show season in Wellington, FL. Congratulations to Karen Eisenhauer and Kelsa Zereski on their new lease horses Wintergreen and Reiki and a special thank you to Stoneleigh-Burnham School for four great seasons with Mighty Mouse.

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Honeysuckle News Honeysuckle Rose North of Troy, NH, would like to congratulate Tenkenva Arabians of TN on the lease of their foundation mare, SS Heiress (Amurath Baikal X Lainy Shahzana). SS Heiress is in foal for 2012 to the straight Egyptian stallion, Thee Envy (Thee Desperado X Ruminaja Ali daughter). Thee Envy has been sold to Qatar. This will be a highly anticipated foal! HRN received the great news from Arabians LTD, TX that the Straight Egyptian stallion who they leased for two breeding seasons, Mishaali RCA (*Mishaal HP X Maali RCA) was sold to Doha, Qatar. HRN extends their congratulations to his new owners and wishes him success in his new home.

Additions at Ash Lane Farm Congratulations are in order for Sarah Newton DVM. On February 28, 2011 she welcomed the newest addition to the family. She had a beautiful baby girl who they named Molly. Molly was a big girl weighing in at 9 pounds 4 ounces. Ash Lane Farm is currently waiting for a Welsh /Arabian foal out of their mare Aria. This foal is going to be the future show mount for Sarah’s daughters, Samantha and Molly.

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Feels So Good to Be Back Congratulations to Caroline Ventura of North Dighton, MA, on the repurchase of LH Feels So Good+. In 2005, she had to sell “Hamlet” due to life circumstances. Her husband Matt knew how much Hamlet meant to her, and when his owner offered him for sale, Matt bought him as a surprise for Caroline. Look for this duo in half Arabian sport horse under saddle and show hack as well as in hand this season.

Trip of a Lifetime By Kelsey Selig

I recently spent five days living with Michelle Watson and her husband Cliff McCurdy. They live on a beautiful 90-acre farm in Florida. While I was there, I was lucky enough to experience my first foaling. Shahraz VA (SF Veraz x Rohara Shah Song) is a beautiful, large chestnut colt with a star and four white socks and quite the personality. I was able to get hands on experience not only with the birthing, but also with the care in the hours and days to follow. I was also able to work with both of her stallions, Seventh Son V (Huckleberry Bey x Sweet Sanadika V) and MSU Flaming Fire (Afire Bey V x Aieda), both of whom have fantastic personalities. Getting to ride Seventh Son was a very cool moment for me because he is the sire of my horse, Moon n Son VA, who was given to me by Michelle four years ago as a graduation gift. I learned a lot about how a breeding program is run while I was down there in addition to what it takes to care for a large

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One of the Ash Lane Farm babies that was bought as a newborn and is out of the farm’s broodmare, Spring Sojourrn, by Freestyle, has moved to New York to be with his new owner, Anne Zahradnik. Look for Anne and ALF Freetime showing at the Arabian shows this summer.

bow. He certainly was one amazing horse. At the last show Junior attended in 2010, he was named Arab/Half Arab Hunter Pleasure Champion. We had plans this year to debut in the western pleasure division, but his time with us was tragically cut short. Thank you, Junior, for all of the amazing memories you have given us, from your ﬁrst win in your ﬁrst ever class to the day you passed when you snuck out of the paddock that morning, every memory of you is a cherished one.

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Where to start about Junior… He was our ﬁrst-born here on the farm. We bred him, trained him, and loved him more than he will ever know. Junior started showing at the age of one, winning the year-end award in the yearling division at NHHT. He started giving lessons as a three-year old. People thought we were crazy for using him for lessons, but when the saw him, they too knew he was special. He was our trick horse; we taught him how to rear on command, perform the Spanish walk, and

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Hasty’s Honor, owned by Katelyn Jenkins.

Are you looking for a trainer who specializes in Morgan horses? The New England Morgan Horse Association is offering an interactive map on their website to ﬁnd Morgan stables offering lessons in your area. Visit www.nemha.com and click on Morgan Links to ﬁnd this feature.

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Jr. Exhibitor Division was Ellen Atkinson aboard Primera Danger-Field (now owned by Tori Travers).

Norma Gibney’s Castleridge Cambio Corsa.

Top Honors Once again, Chrislar Farm in Rowley, MA, takes home USEF Horse of the Year 2010 honors. In the Region One Championships, Norma Gibney’s Castleridge Cambio Corsa took home the Championship in Morgan Hunter Pleasure Amateur with Norma riding and in the Morgan Hunter Pleasure Open with Chris Cassenti in the irons. The Champion Morgan Hunter Pleasure Jr. Exhibitor is Chrislar Farm’s own Hasty’s Honor, owned by Katelyn Jenkins. The Champion in the Morgan English Pleasure

Morgans in Art The National Museum of the Morgan Horse, located in downtown Middlebury, VT, is pleased to announce that they are currently showing a photographic exhibit featuring the Lippitt Morgan. The exhibit contains photographs from the Museum archive dating from the early 1900s to the 1960s. Information is included in the exhibit about A. Fullerton Phillips and Robert Lippitt Knight and their respective breeding programs. The Museum is devoted to preserving and sharing the history of the Morgan horse, and the Lippitt Morgan is an important piece of this history. The exhibit will be on display through August. Middlebury Art Walks will be occurring now through October,

By Erin R. Morrell Anyone who is even barely associated with Randallane Lippitt Morgan Farm of Northfield, MA, knows the incredible number of girls who are connected to the barn, and I am part of that number. Aptly named the “Randallane Girls,” we love horses – especially Lippitts. But even more than that, we take care of one another; we’re like a family, with Crescent Peirce (owner of Randallane) as our mother. That is why, when one of our own, Linda Sheperd, turned 18 on March 12, we just had to plan something epic! Natalie Sheperd, the birthday girl’s younger sister, and I, best friend of the birthday girl, put our heads together, and we came up with a brilliant plan. We decided to give Linda 18 things on her birthday, one of which was going to be a trail ride from Randallane into the center of Northfield, where we planned on stopping for ice cream. As soon as we arrived at the barn on the morning of her birthday, we surprised her by telling her about the ride. She was thrilled. Linda got first choice of horses, and naturally picked her favorite – a little brown mare named Randallane Narnia. Crescent Peirce chose to ride Dew Meadow Tippecanoe Too; Natalie was up June 2011, Equine Journal Northeast, 159

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on Randallane Belyea Liberty; our friend and barn-sister, Brittany Perna, joined us and she picked as a mount Randallane Testa Rosa; and I chose for my mount a new – but extremely smart – little gelding named Belyea Gabriel. Taking lots of back roads as well as going along Route 63 quite a bit, we made our way into Northﬁeld. We enjoyed our ice cream and a few picture perfect moments with our Lippitts. Overall, it had been perfect. On our way back to Randallane, Linda kept saying over and over, “This is the best ride ever… heck, this is the best day ever!” Natalie and I high-ﬁved each other for coming up with the idea. But, how hard could it have been? We had the ideal ingredients to work with: a loving and awesome barn family, a birthday that needed celebrating, and the Lippitt Morgans to do the job they perform best – paste a smile on our faces!

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CopperDragon III On May 13 and 14, Dragonsmeade, CopperBeech and Sebring Stables teamed up to once again to offer top quality stock at their annual sale. Held at Sebring Stables in Richmond, MA, the sale was an incredible success with bloodlines that included And The Beat Goes On, GLB Bell Pepper and Tug Hill Whamunition. The schedule of events on Friday included an open barn and a preview of the sale horses. Saturday started out with an open barn followed by an afternoon sale session, a cocktail reception at 5:30, and an evening session of sales. For more information, visit copperdragonsale.com. Want to see YOUR NAME in Morgan news? Send your information and photos to editorial@equinejournal.com. Visit www.equinejournal.com for the latest Morgan news.

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Quarter Horse Spring Breakout Success Troy Green Quarter Horse sends their congratulations to Cory Welch and Zippolocity who were Circuit Champions in Novice Amateur Trail at the Spring Breakout Horse Show in Lexington, VA. Also, congratulations to Ima Krymsun Too, owned by Michele Racine, who was Circuit Champion with Troy in Green Western Riding. Troy Green and A Good Reputation, owned by Alyssa Fasolo, were Reserve Circuit Champions in Senior Pleasure.

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Stork Alert Congratulations to Pam and Macy Saulnier on the birth of their big chestnut colt born on April 6, 2011. With a big blaze and two tall hind socks, he is sure to get some attention in the show ring. His dam is Bitten By Asset by Investment Asset, owned by Diane Harris Gill. His sire is Hot Ones Only.

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Congratulations to Terrie Briand on her purchase of Outta Range. Watch for “Chase” in open and amateur all-around events. A special thanks to the Rapp family for selling this great horse.

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Cindy Anderson and Bentley at the MassQHA Clinic.

MassQHA Spring Clinic The MassQHA Annual Spring clinic was a great success. Their sessions ﬁlled both days, and a number of people enjoyed auditing the clinic for free. Thank you to both of their clinicians, Kara Daugherty from Briggs Stables and TR Potts from Potts Performance Horses. They both offered helpful tips and techniques that allowed all that attended a chance to learn during the two-day clinic. A special thank you goes to Robin Hinton, owner of Windswept Farms, for opening her facility to MassQHA.

Jen Cahoon’s mare, Sky’s Movin Artfully, had a bay colt sired by Hot One’s Only on February 21, 2011.

The Loss of a Cowboy By Cynthia Hackett Jay Mele, of Keeseville, NY, passed away on April 7, 2011 with his steady quiet mare Dutchess and his “Earth Angel” Cynthia Hackett by his side. Jay had suffered from numerous health complaints for several years but persisted in

his passion right to the end. Born, John Dominic Mele Jr. in Bristol, CT, on August 22, 1943, Jay was a 1961 graduate of Bristol Central High School. His senior quote, “A quiet tongue, shows a quiet head,” speaks to his evolution toward being a cowboy. He spent time with horses and cows in Canada, but returned stateside to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1966, where he served a tour of duty in Vietnam. After returning home in the early 1970s, he proved himself a successful salesman for several years but disliked the trade and returned to his passion of horses. This led to training horses in Connecticut. Jay went on to own and operate J-Lin Acres, a Paint and Quarter Horse breeding/training farm in MA. As Paint Horse breeding was still in its infancy in the Northeast, he was dubbed “Mr. Paint” in trade magazines. Jay was one of the founding members and a past president of the New England Paint Horse Club. Somewhere around this time Jay would meet up with his McQues Gypsie Bar, a black and white Paint stallion that took Jay to all round success in the show ring. Gypsie had his own following. Jay added horse show judge to his credentials and went on tour as a clinician in various places in the Northeast as well as in England and Ireland. Eventually memories of a childhood spent in the Adirondacks led the horseman to move his operations to the North Country. When Gypsie crossed over the rainbow bridge a few years back a part of Jay died with him. Recently his health became of greater concern, and he turned his efforts to passing on his craft. His last months were spent warmly sharing his insights and scaling back. Friends who knew him well said he was the happiest he had ever been. This cowboy was predeceased by his mother, Jean P. Mele. He is survived by his son, John D. Mele III of Bellingham, MA; his father, John D. Mele of Bristol, CT; his brother, James Mele of Whitinsville, MA; his sister, Janet Schooler of West Redding, CT, and his beloved companion, Cynthia Hackett of Saranac, NY.

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Flowers’ New Friends Makayla Flowers, of Winchester, NH, came home from a trip to Florida with two new horses. She has returned with a two-year old gelding named “Yogi,” registered name Smokin’ Hot Zip, who was purchased from Cristy Quarter Horses, and a yearling ﬁlly named “Wegie,” registered name pending, purchased from Sue Weston. She is looking forward to showing Yogi in the hunter under saddle classes this year at Quarter Horse shows, the Cheshire Fair and local open shows, and Wegie in ﬁlly halter classes. Want to see YOUR NAME in Quarter Horse news? E-mail your information and photos to Jenn@EquineJournal.com. Visit www.EquineJournal.com for the latest Quarter Horse news.

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Novel Features Maryland Equestrian Community A new, young-adult novel by Valerie Ormond highlights the Maryland equestrian community, military family life, and the plight of unwanted horses. Through the story of Sadie, a 12-year-old horse lover, and her tri-color Pinto, Lucky, Ormond takes readers through a tale of heartbreak, determination and love.

Believing In Horses, from J.B. Max Publishing, is Ormond’s debut novel. A career Naval Intelligence Officer, she decided to combine her love of horses and writing with her first book. Ormond and her family live in Maryland, which serves as the backdrop for Sadie’s story. The story begins with Sadie’s move to Bowie and her dad’s deployment to Afghanistan. Throughout Believing In Horses, Ormond draws on first-hand knowledge of Maryland horse rescues. Freedom Hill Horse Rescue, in Calvert County, and Thoroughbred Placement and Rescue, in Prince George’s County, worked with Ormond to give the book a realistic feel. Ormond sprinkles well-known Maryland establishments into the book. In addition to the rescues, the book features Loftmar Stables in Bowie, where Ormond keeps her own horses, as well as the Maryland Horse Council and The Equiery. Believing In Horses is available at www.believinginhorses.com for just $11.95. Ormond will sign all copies purchased directly from her website. Books can also be purchased at Amazon.com. A portion of the proceeds from the book goes to all the horse rescues mentioned in the book.

Help for Suki On July 10, 2009, Suki’s owner, Fran Wade-Whittaker, received a phone call that no horse owner ever wants to hear. There had been a ﬁre at the barn; all the horses were set free, but Suki, an 11-yearold Oldenburg mare, was burned with molten debris as she exited the blaze. She sustained burns covering 65 to 70 percent of her body. After 47 days of intensive care management at New Bolton Center’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals, she was released. Throughout the two-year recovery process, Wade-Whittaker consulted Centenary College Equestrian Center for medical and surgical options. Surprisingly, the skin grew back over the majority of her body except for a small, ulcerated area over her back where the saddle sits. This non-healed area on her back has had repeated episodes of infections. A team was assembled at Centenary College to help with the care of Suki and improve her quality of life. Team Suki consisted of Dr. Michael Fugaro, Centenary

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College’s Associate Professor of Equine Studies and Veterinarian, Rebecca Huestis, Equine Facilities Manager, Kimberly Twiggs, Centenary College Veterinarian Assistant and two Centenary students: Meagan Grady ‘11 and Sarah Ciamillo ‘11. In preparation for surgery, Suki’s wound was repeatedly cleaned and scraped (debrided) for two weeks. In late March, thirty 8mm punch skin grafts were removed from the left side of her neck and placed in the unhealed area of her back. “The surgery took several hours and required members’ meticulous efforts,” says Dr. Fugaro. “The surgery went extremely well and we are encouraged that the grafts will be accepted and that skin will cover this area permanently.” Twenty days after the surgery, the wound has signiﬁcantly reduced in size, her sensitivity has decreased, and Suki overall feels more comfortable. Suki will continue her recuperation period at Centenary College over the next month. The institution and team continue to donate all of their time and resources in caring for Suki. “Much of this would not be possible if it wasn’t for the generosity and volunteers involved in Suki’s post-operative treatments,” says Dr. Fugaro. Donations include customized alterations of Suki’s blankets donated by Patrick McClune and Linda Sweet of Horse Duds and Suds. To follow Suki’s progress, visit her Facebook page, Suki the Horse: Burn Survivor. Many burn survivors have come to meet her and can relate to her protracted medical ordeal. Suki will also visit a children’s burn survivor camp this summer.

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Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) has named a Missouri Fox Trotter its Horse of the Year for the third time. The Kansas Kowboy D, owned by John Brandreth of Brandreth Farms, www.brandrethfarms. com, is the 2010 FOSH Horse of the Year, earning more than 1000 FOSH show points. “Kowboy” was the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association’s (MFTHBA) World Grand Champion Open Versatility horse in 2010 with six World Championships, and was an MFTHBA gaited performance champion, winning four World Championships in 2008. For more information about FOSH or to become a member, please visit www. fosh.info or call 1-800-651-7993. For more information on the Missouri Fox Trotter, visit www.mfthba.com to sign up.

Scholarship Awarded to Pony Club Member Thanks to the generosity of the Brennan family, Rebekah Polacek, a C3 rated member from Willamette Valley Pony Club in Salem, OR, is the ﬁrst 2011 Eleanor Brennan scholarship recipient. Pony Club awarded a $500 check from the Eleanor Brennan Memorial Fund during the U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) ICP Instructors Assessment, March 21-23, 2011, at Cloverﬁeld Mar in Aumsville, OR. Rebekah is one of the creators of the PonyTube, educational videos for the United States Pony Club website. She was selected to represent the U.S. in the Pony Club North American Quiz Exchange and teaches Pony Club lessons regularly. In 2011, Pony Club instructors or upper level members are eligible to

An equine biomechanics clinic was held at the NARHA regional convention this March.

Equine Dynamics at NARHA Convention On March 19, farrier Mike Stine teamed up with professional trainer Trisha Dingle to give a presentation on equine biomechanics at the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) regional convention. This year’s convention was hosted by Misty Meadow’s Mitey Riders, a therapeutic riding center located in Weddington, NC. While many of the activities were held in nearby Charlotte, Saturday found attendees at the beautiful farm owned by Harry and Marilyn Swimmer, where various demonstrations and presentations were given using the farm’s wonderful therapy horses. Mike and Trisha focused on teaching attendees how to evaluate their horse’s overall balance. Any imbalance in

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Fox Trotter Named Horse of the Year

a horse’s musculature and build can affect a rider’s balance, which is doubly important when dealing with disabled riders. Left unchecked, it can also cause wear and tear on the horse’s body and eventually lead to lameness. Mike stressed how an improperly trimmed or shod hoof can cause problems to the horse’s musculoskeletal system, but also how unevenness in the horse’s body can cause uneven hoof growth. Trisha stressed the importance of proper schooling in both directions and careful monitoring of the horse’s strong and weak sides. Together, Mike and Trisha touched on how important proper saddle ﬁt and placement is to the horse’s overall health and comfort. Mike Stine, of Equine Dynamics, based in Monroe, NC (www. equinedynamics.com), is a board-certiﬁed farrier who travels across the country giving presentations and teaching about biomechanics and proper hoof care. Trisha Dingle is the manager/trainer of Whitehaven Plantation in Bishopville, SC (www.whitehavenplantation.com), a sport horse breeding/training/boarding facility.

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Kansas Kowboy D was named Horse of the Year by FOSH.

receive scholarship assistance to attend ICP Certiﬁcation Program Workshops or Assessments. Three scholarships are still available for the 2011 year. Interested Pony Club members and instructors are encouraged to submit the scholarship application and reference forms to be considered. The application form is available on the USPC website, www. ponyclub.org. Contact Connie Jehlik, USPC Instruction Director at instruction@ ponyclub.org; or, call 859-256-7669 if you have any further questions. To register with the USEA Instructors’ Certiﬁcation Program, ask questions, and/or obtain further information about ICP, contact: Nancy Knight at nancy@useventing.com, or call her at 703-669-9997; or, contact Sue Hershey at swhershey@cs.com, or call her at 412-963-6359.

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Judson College Equestrians Learn About Equine Therapy By Jennifer Hoggle

Five Judson College students have completed application and testing requirements for phase one instructor certiﬁcation candidacy through the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. They include: Heather

Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Beyond News Hodge of Thomasville, AL; Laura Hyer of Marion Junction, AL; Sara E. Jones of Chickamauga, GA; Rebekah Lowrey of Saraland, AL; and Jennifer Neal of Pelahatchie, MS. The students have been enrolled in a two-semester program, learning about therapeutic riding, and have completed some of the required mentoring hours at the Montgomery Area Nontraditional Equestrians (MANE) facility. Both Rebekah Lowrey and Jennifer Neal will be testing for their phase one instructor status this week. Judson College is located in Marion, AL.

Show Series a Smashing Success! Cedar Valley Stables and Crescendo Training Centre teamed up to offer the Jack Frost Jubilee Fun Show Series in Ephrata, PA, to provide entertainment and competition over the winter months. Shows were held December 12, January 16, February 13 and March 27, 2011, with something

auto accident. Rafﬂe winners of the ﬁnal two baskets were Patti Colyer and Peggy Moyer. Based on the turnout and response to the show series this year, Cedar Valley and Crescendo will offer this series again next winter. The Jack Frost Jubilee Fun Show Series was a huge success.

for everyone. The turnout of horses, riders and drivers was fantastic for the series, despite the cold, snow and rain, with over 150 horses and 160 riders competing over the fourshow series. The series featured over 80 dressage rides and over 200 hunter rounds, along with numerous entries in horsemanship, equitation, driving and gymkhana classes. Fabulous series-end, high-point prizes were awarded at the March show in nine different divisions. Two baskets were also rafﬂed off at the March show with the proceeds beneﬁting Cory Peterson. Over $200 was raised for the 20-year-old who was in a near-fatal

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Industry Dressage

Dressage News Haddad in Europe Photo Courtesy of JRPR

American dressage rider Catherine Haddad capitalized on an eighth place finish in the Freestyle at the final Reem Acra/FEI Western European League World Cup Qualifier in s’Hertogenbosch, to earn a trip to the Final on Winyamaro. Haddad, who is based in Germany, has had consistent results throughout Europe. Photo Courtesy of Susan J Stickle

Janne Rumbough won the Everglades Dressage Adult Amateur High Score Award on JR at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI. Everglades Dressage Farm, and trainer Bethany Peslar of Wellington, sponsors the award.

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Caroline Roffman rode Bon Chance to victory in the FEI Young Horse Test for Six-Year-Olds at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup.

Cesar Parra swept the CDI with Grandioso at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup Show. It was Grandioso’s ﬁrst CDI, and the horse won in grand style.

International Horse Sport Champions Cup In Florida, the last CDI of the spring season took place in Loxahatchee at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI*/3*. Arlene (Tuny) Page and her rising star Alina won the CDI3* Grand Prix for Freestyle with a score of 67.532% and went on to secure a win in their ﬁrst Grand Prix Freestyle outing, scoring 72.650%. In the Grand Prix for Special.

James Koford rode Rhett to the win on a score of 67.489%. Susan Dutta and Currency DC improved on their fourth place ﬁnish in the Grand Prix to win the Special on a score of 67.021%, just ahead of Koford and Shannon Dueck. The small tour saw a large ﬁeld of competitors in the CDI*. Cesar Parra and Grandioso dominated all weekend, winning the Prix St. Georges with a 71.579%, the Intermediaire I with a 73.114% and the Intermediaire I Freestyle with a 73.950%. For complete results. please visit www.ihspb.com.

All American Saddle Fit Challenge World Equestrian Games Bronze Medalist Steffen Peters, who recently made headlines with record scores at the World Dressage Masters, rides his famous mount Ravel in a saddle from Custom Saddlery. Three more lucky dressage riders will soon join Peters as proud owners of saddles from Custom Saddlery, as the saddle company is gearing up to give away three more Custom Saddlery dressage saddles as part of their All American Saddle Fit Challenge.

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The program, designed to bring awareness to the fact that all saddles need to ﬁt both the horse and rider properly, has already awarded two lucky riders with free saddles. There is no purchase required to enter the All American Saddle Fit Challenge and winner’s names will be drawn at random. For more information on Custom Saddlery or to enter the All American Saddle Fit Challenge online, visit their website at www.mysaddle.com.

Festival of the Horse At the final CDI-W in the United States, Jan Ebeling secured his trip to the 2011 Reem Acra World Cup Final with Rafalca. The pair won the Grand Prix at the Festival of the Horse CDI-W in Burbank, CA, on a score of 69.298%. Guenter Seidel and U II were second with 65.830%, and Shannon Peters rounded out the top three with Odyssey on a score of 65.766%. Ebeling kept the winning going, scoring again in the Grand Prix Freestyle. He was the only rider to receive marks above 70 from all five judges, making his final score 73.025% with Rafalca. Kathleen Raine was second on Breanna, and Alisa Wilson and Weltclassiker were third. In the Grand Prix Special, Shannon Peters found her way to the top of the leaderboard. She rode Odyssey to a score of 64.208%, beating Seidel and U II and Barbi BreenGurley on Octango.

Industry Dressage

Lindsey Whitcher and Questt.

News From Sherwood Lindsey Whitcher of Sherwood, OR, sent us the following news about her show seasons: “During the 2010 dressage show

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On the small tour, Steffen Peters continued to produce an exciting new star in Weltino’s Magic. The pair swept the division winning the Prix St Georges, the Intermediaire I and the Freestyle. The Prix St Georges marked their narrowest margin of victory, as Guenter Seidel kept Peters working for his prizes. Weltino’s Magic scored 75.395% to win, and Seidel and Sundayboy scored 73.596%. Ebeling was third, this time with Sandrina. In the Intermediaire I, Peters and Weltino’s Magic scored even better, this time a 77.237% over Seidel and Sundayboy who ﬁnished on 75.000%; Peters was also third on Pallas. Weltino’s Magic then dominated the Freestyle, scoring 79.417%. Ebeling and Sandrina were second. Jessica Wisdom was third with North Forks Cardi. All the results are available at www. cornerstonedressage.com.

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Industry Driving

Astegiano Finishes Second Photo courtesy of My Elisabeth Weber

In Portugal, at the CAIP-B 4 LeziriasSamora Correia, American Four-in-Hand Pony Driver Laurie Astegiano drove to second place in her division. Astegiano, who lives in Roussac, France, was second following the dressage phase and won the Marathon. She ﬁnished 12 points behind Belgian Mia Allo, but Astegiano and her team were well clear of third place ﬁnisher Gilles Moussu of France. Astegiano is vying for a spot on the U.S. Team at the Pony World Driving Championships.

was third. Chester Weber swept the Four-inHand division, winning at every turn. Josh Rector was second and Darryl Billing was third. Competition coverage is at usefnetwork.com /2011DrivingNatl Champs.

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Driving News

Chester Weber proved unstoppable at CAI Live Oak, when he won the FEI Horse Team Division for the ninth year in a row.

Jamaica, combined driver Chester Weber’s equine teammate who was named the 2008 USEF Horse of the Year and has been made into a Breyer Horse Model, recently enjoyed a retirement party in his honor presented by Breyer.

Jamaica Retires

Jennifer Matheson on course at Live Oak.

Live Oak International By Joanie Morris

USEF National Champions were crowned at the Live Oak International CAI in Ocala, FL. Joe Yoder built a commanding lead over the three phases and won the USEF National Pairs Championship – his ﬁrst National title. With a second place dressage effort, a narrow margin of victory in the marathon and three balls down in the cones – Yoder bested Alan Aulson, who was second and Kathrin Dancer in third, for top honors. In the USEF National Single Pony Championship, Shelly Temple drove LR Ami B-Line to a narrow victory over Suzy Stafford to score her second

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Pixie Keating and her ﬂashy Paint mare Harley drove away as the winners of the Premier Sportsmanship Award during the Live Oak International CDE.

consecutive (and third overall) win in the division. Temple ﬁnished on 124.6 and Stafford on 127.05 making it the closest championship of the weekend. Randy Cadwell was third. Jennifer Matheson won her second consecutive USEF National Pair Pony Championship, winning the dressage and maintaining her advantage over Katie Whaley. Elizabeth Keathley was third. Lisa Stroud was a one-woman/fourpony machine in the USEF National Pony Team Championship winning for the sixth consecutive year. In the non-Championship FEI divisions, Marcie Quist drove to victory in the Single Horse division, over 2009 winner Robin Groves. Nifty Hamilton

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Chester Weber’s classy veteran Dutch Warmblood Jamaica, was honored in a retirement ceremony at the Live Oak International CAI. Now 20, the flashy bay gelding made a prolific rise to the world stage and was part of Chester Weber’s Silver medal-winning four-in-hand team from the 2008 FEI World Four-in-Hand-Championships. Jamaica was initially bought to be a tourist carriage horse, rescued on his way to the slaughterhouse. He made it clear right away that the patience required for this job wasn’t for him. It was this tenacity and strength of character that made him the star of Weber’s string. He was honored by the entire equestrian community for his achievements in 2008 when he was named the Farnam/Platform USEF Horse of the Year. He was a member of seven USEF National Championship efforts for Weber, and Weber’s career flourished with Jamaica as part of his team. Jamaica will live out his retirement at the Webers’ Live Oak Stud in Ocala, FL, sharing his opinions with a field full of other retired driving and race horses.

Industry Driving

Fjord Fest The Fjords and Friends Fun Fest will be held June 20-26, 2011 at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve. Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve is located next to Moses Cone Memorial Park in the mountains of North Carolina. There are 26 miles of easy to moderate carriage trails in the park and access is easy from the stables. In addition to scheduled and free time to explore the 26 miles of beautiful trails, they will offer activities in driving, conformation evaluation, grooming and mane trimming, trail riding, natural horsemanship, and more. All Fjord owners and their friends are welcome. Several people will be riding/driving horses of other breeds. The objective is to have “fun” with your horses, socialize with other Fjord owners and their friends, and to provide something for everyone. Visit www.fjordfest.org for more information. Want to see YOUR NAME in driving news? Send your information and photos to Jenn@equinejournal.com. Visit www.equinejournal.com for the latest driving news.

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manship. The Accredited Trainer Course is the next step in the Lyons Legacy plan. This course focuses primarily on the finishing work for both horse and trainer, thus building on the curriculum of the Certification Course. Canter pirouettes, flying lead changes and riding bridleless are only a few of the advanced skills which are taught in this course. The newest of the programs, the Lyons Legacy Master Training Course, is now being offered to a number of select applicants. The aim of this program is to give the participants the skills required to bring their equine businesses to the next level of success. Topics such as marketing your website and acquiring sponsors are covered, as well as teaching clinics. Graduates of this course will have attained the highest degree of Lyons education currently available, as well as be eligible to become licensed “Lyons Legacy Horsemanship Training Instructors.” Moving forward to the future, Josh sees the program continuing to thrive. He says, “There is so much to learn and so many new media through which to teach others what you’ve learned, that the Lyons Legacy School of Horsemanship will forever be changing how it reaches out and serves its audience. For instance, I want to make more use of online tools and technology, as well as create a suite of training videos that covers common and advanced training topics. I’m never satisfied with my horsemanship skills and knowledge – pleased sometimes, but never satisfied. When your horse understands what you are teaching, then it’s time to raise the bar. And, there’s no ceiling for how high that bar can go.” For more information on the Lyons Legacy programs and Josh Lyons, as well as their line of videos and select training products, visit www.JoshLyons.com or call 615-379-1056.

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Industry Eventing

Ride-A-Round

Allie Slusher and Last Call.

Galway Downs The second American CIC3* of 2011 kicked off on the West Coast, and Allie Slusher rode Last Call to top honors at the Galway Downs Event. Slusher won the dressage on a 43 and added just one rail in the show jumping to win on a 47, narrowly beating out her coach, Canadian Olympian Hawley Bennett-Awad on Gin & Juice. James Alliston (GBR) and his Rolex Kentucky-bound Jumbo’s Jake were third on a score of 53.6. In the CIC2*, Bennett-Awad took top honors on 5 O’Clock Somewhere, adding just one rail to her winning dressage score of 43.4. Anna Collier and Upper Crust D were second on 48.8 Lauren Billys and Ballingowan Ginger rounded out the top three. The CIC1* was close throughout the weekend, and when the dust settled, Karen O’Neal was on top of the leaderboard with Rafﬂasia Z. Two jumping time faults were the only penalties they added to their dressage score of 47. Jolie Wentworth was second on Bratton Little John with 52.3, and Gina Miles and Sunsprite Patronus were third – they won the dressage but had two show jumps down. Results are available at www. eventingscores.com.

CW Event Team is holding a RideA-Round in Lexington, KY, on June 19, 2011. The stadium jump course ﬂows into the cross-country course. This is an informal and educational outing for your horses. Courses will start at 2’3” and increase in increments of difﬁculty and height equal to the eventing levels of Starter through Preliminary. The courses will also include some cross-country obstacles, and each rider will negotiate the show jump course and then have the option to proceed directly to the cross-country. It is similar to the USEA Young Event Horses classes where there is a course with a combination of obstacles. There will be no scores taken or counted. For more information, visit www.CWEvent.com.

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Eventing News

Boyd Martin and Remington XXV.

Boyd Wins at The Fork Boyd Martin and Remington XXV, owned by Ron and Densey Juvonen, jumped clean and fast to win the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced division at The Fork (Norwood, NC). The pair’s double-clear round boosted them from second to ﬁrst, ahead of the overnight leaders, Will Faudree and Andromaque, who ended their day with a third place ribbon after picking up a rail. Heather Morris and Slate River had a

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flawless round to finish in second place. Nina Gardner’s Cambalda jumped his heart out for Jennie Brannigan to win the competitive CIC3*, part of the PRO Tour Series, and finish on his dressage score of 45.9. Canadian Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch and Port Authority picked up a second place in the division with their doubleclear round, while a single rail left Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen with a third place finish.

Philip Sawin Passes Philip Garrett Sawin, a resident of Bellville, TX, since 1978, passed away March 18, 2011 from a ladder accident at his horse training facility, Pine Hill Farm, where he lived and worked. Phil was born in Austin, TX, on August 26, 1942 and grew up in Houston. He fell in love with horses and the people around them while working at Almeda Stables in Houston in the 1950s. Phil did computer programming for insurance companies in Houston to support his love of horses. Phil enjoyed maintaining the horse training facilities at Pine Hill, designing jumps and courses, and relating to the people that used and helped him construct and maintain his facility. Pine Hill was started in 1978. Phil brought the Olympic Equestrian sport of eventing to Texas in the 1980s. For 25 consecutive years, he ran two USEA recognized horse trials each year as well as many schooling horse trials. Having achieved the United States Equestrian Federation license as cross-country course designer allowed Phil to travel over the country and help others with their course designs. Phil will be missed by all those lives he has touched: family, friends, equestrians, builders, workers and all of his animals. Want to see YOUR NAME in eventing news? Send your information and photos to Jenn@equinejournal.com. Visit www.equinejournal.com for the latest eventing news.

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Industry Hunter/Jumper

HITS Ocala In Review Photo: Kathy Andersen

Hunter/Jumper Olympic show jumping veteran Pablo Barrios and junior jumper champion Daniela Stransky have more in common than riding, horses and Palm Beach. Hector Florentino (head trainer and rider at Stransky Mission Farm and Le Club Wellington) and his French wife Eve De Lengaigne have asked the duo to be Godparents to their daughter, due this summer.

Chagrin Valley Set to Begin Congratulations to Catlin Rugg Garrison and Likely Story, trained by Cynthia Brewster-Keating, on their walk, trot, canter championship at the 95th Annual Aiken Horse Show to beneﬁt the Hitchcock Woods Foundation held April 1-3, 2011.

Sweet Briar College Sponsors Sweet Briar College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts and sciences colleges for women, has recently signed on as presenting sponsor of USHJA’s Equine Junior Apprentice Program: Your Backstage Pass. Previously known as the Junior Career Development Program, the Equine Junior Apprentice Program provides junior and collegiate riders with an opportunity to apprentice for a day with a competition judge, show manager, show secretary, steward, course designer, vet or farrier. “USHJA and Sweet Briar College share a common goal of providing educational opportunities that will enhance the equestrian experience of our constituents, by utilizing tailored educational programs that focus on developing the resources needed for success. Sweet Briar College and the Equine Junior Apprentice Program is an ideal match and we look forward to the opportunities this relationship will create,” stated Bill Moroney, President of USHJA. Sweet Briar’s new Riding Director Mimi Wroten agreed that the goals of the program are aligned with the College’s. “Sweet Briar has historically focused on developing well-rounded, educated horsewomen, so it makes sense to support the USHJA Equine Junior Apprentice program’s effort to broaden a young rider’s education,” Wroten said.

The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic will run from Friday, July 8 through Saturday, July 23, at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH. The prize list is available on the horse show website. New this year, the show’s second week will be rated “AA,” the top level of competition and prize money. Also new this year is the addition of a second Grand Prix, the new $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix, plus the addition of the $5,000 National Hunter Classic. The ﬁrst rated week, July 13-17, will include USEF AA-rated hunters and Level 4-rated jumper competition. Special classes include the $10,000 Welcome Stake, the $5,000 Open Jumper Speed Stake, the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, and the prestigious $30,000 Cleveland Grand Prix on Sunday, July 17. The second week of rated showing, July 19-23, will include USEF AA-rated hunters and Level 4-rated jumper competition. Special classes include the $5,000 Welcome Stake, the $3,000 Open Jumper Speed Stake, and the new $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Classic and $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix on Saturday, July 23. The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic is presented by the Chagrin Valley PHA (Professional Horsemen’s Association) Horse Show, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization headed by a voluntary Board of Trustees, comprised of local residents, business leaders and equestrians, who run the show with the help of a large volunteer team. For more information, please visit www.clevelandhorseshow.com or call 330903-9915.

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The 30th Anniversary of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit could go down as the most memorable one, ever. The eightweek Circuit was blessed with beautiful weather, stellar competition, and recordbreaking entries in both the Grand Prix and Devoucoux Hunter Prix, proving that qualifying for this year’s Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final has captured the hearts and minds of equestrians from coast-to-coast. “The HITS Winter Circuit in Florida was our very first circuit and helped pave the way for all of our other show series in Arizona, California, Culpeper, and Saugerties,” said Tom Struzzieri, HITS President and CEO. “I’m proud of the longevity we’ve had and deeply appreciate the support that our customers have shown us over the years. There are several equestrians who were with us at our very first show back in 1982 who are still with us today. That really says something, to me.” The Ocala Winter Circuit continues to be a winter favorite for thousands of repeat exhibitors and each year attracts a group of first-timers, who can’t help but fall in love with all that the Circuit and the horsefriendly community surrounding the show grounds has to offer. Space and pastoral beauty abound in Ocala, and show jumping at HITS Post Time Farm is a true winter treasure. Glory in the Grand Prix was pretty evenly disseminated for much of the circuit, as the first 10 Grand Prix at HITS Post Time Farm were won by different riders, representing six different nations. It wasn’t until Week V that a repeat winner emerged. By the end of the Circuit, Germany’s Andre Thieme, Texas’ Tracy Fenney, and Chicago’s Kent Farrington were the only three riders to win more than one Grand Prix in Ocala. Thieme had three victories, while Fenney had two, as did Farrington, who picked the right time to win his second when he captured the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group, to close out the season. For a complete list of winners, please visit www.hitsshows.com. Want to see YOUR NAME in Hunter/Jumper News? Send your information and photos to reddy@equinejournal.com. Visit www.equinejournal.com for the latest hunter/jumper news.

Industry Western For more information, contact Ben Balow at 602-989-2098 or Renee Balow at 602-505-0403. You can also email skullvalleyranch@gmail.com, or visit Ben’s website at www.benbalowreining.com.

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Ben Balow Training Stables is proud to announce his summer clinic series, to be held at the picturesque Skull Valley Ranch in Skull Valley, AZ, just 17 miles from Prescott. The clinic series is for riders of all ages and skill levels, and participants can improve their showing and reining skills. Ben Balow is a natural coach for nonpro riders, as he has consistently taken his students to the NRHA Rookie of the Year competition and North American Afﬁliate Finals held during the NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City. Ben is also an NRHA judge who has been selected to judge such prestigious events as the NRHA Derby and NRHA European Futurity. Seeing riders from a judge’s point of view gives Balow a unique viewpoint in helping riders improve their show skills in the arena. The dates for the events will be July 910 and August 20-21.

Win a piece of history, a Team USA Reining Hat autographed by the WEG USA Gold Medal Reining Team. The hat is only one of 24 in existence and will be won by a Rate My Horse PRO™ Member; it was donated by Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses. In order to qualify to win the hat, individuals must be a member of the site and have contributed a minimum of three ratings by June 22. The winner will be announced in late June. For more information about the giveaway or to view and contribute ratings, go to www.ratemyhorsepro. com. Rate My Horse PRO is the ﬁrst and only online resource, which is like a BBB for the horse industry. Veriﬁed users can anonymously rate and review horse train-

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Arabian News GAHA Performance Clinic The Georgia Arabian Horse Association, in conjunction with the GAHA Summer Classic (June 3-5, 2011), announces a new concept combining education and application – a performance clinic with Rob Bick and Caralyn Schroter followed by a class A show where you can apply what you have learned. The performance clinic will be preceded on Thursday evening, June 2, by a free Trainer and Judge’s Round-table with Dale Brown, Beth Stover and others. Videos will be presented of the “ideal” horse in a division, and discussion will follow. Find out what the judges are looking for, and then learn how to get it from your horse in the clinic. Horse and rider teams will be limited to just 18 teams. Each team will get 30 minutes of one-on-one time with Rob and Caralyn on Friday and then a group lesson with others in your division on Saturday. The group lesson will start with a “practice class,” and then each team will be advised on how to make a winning presentation in the ring. The class A show in the main ring starts Saturday at noon with a full slate of qualifying classes for Region 12. Reservations are on a ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served basis. For more information, visit www.georgia-arabian.com or contact Nan Harley at Nan_Harley@yahoo.com or 770-252-2705.

Tragedy at Oasis By The Horsemen’s Distress Fund

On April 5, 2011, a barn ﬁre destroyed the main barn belonging to the long-time Arabian breeding farm, Oasis Arabians, located near Cincinnati, OH. The farm, co-owned by Deborah Crosby and Nancy Brant, was home to over 40 beloved Arabian horses that exhibited in reining, working cow, cutting, and competitive driving, among other disciplines. As of this writing, 24 horses were lost, with 16 surviving, two of whom are currently at Rood and Riddle under

veterinarian care. Virtually everything else, including feed, hay, tractors, equipment, tools and carriages, was lost in the blaze. Obviously, there are many items that will be needed to care for the remaining horses and continue the day-today operations of the farm, as well as substantial rebuilding and replacement costs. Donations to benefit the farm and family can be made online by going to www.horsemensdistressfund.com/howyou-can-help/, where you will find a Pay Pal button through which you can make a secure credit card donation. To earmark your donation toward the fire fund, simply then send an email to mary@trowbridgesltd.com that includes the electronic receipt provided by Pay Pal with a note to earmark your donation for Oasis Arabians. If you prefer to donate via check, make a check payable to The Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund with an Oasis Arabians notation with it, to The Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund, 236 Henry Sanford Road, Bridgewater, CT 06752. The Arabian Horsemen’s Distress Fund is a separate, restricted fund with 501c3 charitable status managed by a five-person board. The family will be supplied a list of all who have donated, and all of the monies collected will be available to them in order to rebuild and replace what has been lost. During these times when our worst fears as horsemen are realized, one of the few saving graces is the support that generates among fellow Arabian horse-owners from around the world. Every donation matters, regardless of amount – thank you in advance for being A Horseman Who Helps.

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DA Valentino (February 28, 2003- April 8, 2011).

Always Valentine MI, Kharisma M, OFW Ana, and the Half-Arabian Ebony By Valentino. Our condolences go out to everyone whose life had been touched by this young stallion.

$100,000 Futurity Arabian Horse Association announced an agreement with the Arabian English Performance Association (AEPA) to hold the AEPA $100,000 English Performance Futurity at U.S. Nationals commencing in 2012. The class will continue with its current format and

Loss of a Legend On April 8, 2011, the Arabian horse breed lost one of its most decorated young stallions when six-time national champion DA Valentino (Versace X DA Love) succumbed to colic. Owned by Dan and Maureen Grossman, DA Valentino bred his ﬁrst full book of mares in 2007, and since that time, his record of winning sons and daughters had indicated a rare ability to reproduce his own attributes. On his list of offspring are increasingly familiar names, such as Onitnelav, Cavalli, Valerio, Baciano,

Kriss Phelps and Crescendo Training Centre, LLC would like to announce their newest addition. Born April 1, 2011, Crescendos Allegro (pending) is a chestnut ﬁlly by Magics My Dad (AQHA) out of LF Jubilee.

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funding through the AEPA, and will also award AHA National Championship trophies and ribbons. AEPA President, Peter Conway, said, “This is the perfect venue for the futurity. It offers breeders and trainers an opportunity to highlight their programs with individual performances in the preliminary section, and then proceed to an incredibly exciting National Championship rail class offering $100,000 in prize money. For more information on the AEPA $100,000.00 English Performance Futurity, visit their website www. arabianenglishperformanceassociation.com.

Ofﬁcial Move in Canada AHA President Lance Walters is happy to announce that the AHA Board of Directors has voted to approve the move of the Arabian & Half-Arabian Canadian National Championship Horse Show to the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The show will take place August 15-20, 2011. Please see the Arabian Horse Association website for more information, www.arabianhorses.org.

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Remembering Kenneth C. Moore Kenneth C. Moore’s Celebration of Life Service was held on March 20, 2011,

at St. James the Less Episcopal Church in Ashland, VA. The celebration included facets of life that Ken held dear. It was held outdoors, celebrating his love and devotion to the richness of rural farm living. A special tribute to Ken were the solos of “Amazing Grace” and “I Can See Clearly Now,” sung by Journey Entzminger, age 11, who first sang “Amazing Grace” to Ken when she was only five years old. Among those celebrating with Gwynn Owens, his wife and companion of 32 years, were: Frank Calhoun and Carlton Huhn, Ellen Strangeway, Debby Eure, Sally Perkins, Irene Hines, Chuck Hines, and LaToya Mundi, Ken’s stepson, James Owens, Marian Martin and her granddaughter Journey Entzminger, Stephanie Pons of France, Ted Johnson, and Bill Metzger. Ken was interred at Quantico National Cemetery on March 21, his 85th birthday and the first day of spring. Anyone who wishes to honor Kenneth Moore and his life may make a donation in his name to Heifer International, a program that gives animals (such as cattle, chickens, pigs, rabbits, etc.) and training

(care and animal husbandry, etc.) to the rural poor of the world to help them and their communities alleviate hunger and to provide desperately-needed income. Information may be found at www.heifer. org.

Progressive Changes in the Morgan Division From the USEF Communications Department

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Remembering Rob Wilson Noted Morgan trainer and judge, Robert H. “Rob” Wilson, 65, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in Houston, TX. Son of the late Robert and Martha (Harbison) Wilson, Rob was a United States Army veteran. Rob was an owner, breeder, and trainer at Shamrock Farms in Smithﬁeld, KY. He was a loved mentor to many young men, women, and children. He was preceded in death by a son, Ethan M. Wilson. Survivors include his wife, Julianne; daughter, Ashley; sister, Sarah Morgan; niece, Kelsey Morgan; nephew, Tom Schatzinger; aunt, Ellen Topmiller; and brother-in-law, Jon Schatzinger and his wife, Ann. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Shamrock Farms Horse & Pony Camp, c/o Beth Jones, 467 Dugan Road, Urbana, Ohio 43078.

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Submitted by Michelle Aulson With fabulous weather upon them, the third show in the Florida Triple Crown of Driving Events, Live Oak International CAI, took place at the pristine Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, FL, March 24-27, 2011. This show also was host to the 2011 USEF Pony Driving and Pairs Driving National Championships. Marking a great success for Morgan horses, 20 percent of the 80 entries competing at Live Oak were Morgans, with entries in six of the 16 offered divisions. This is conﬁrmation that the Morgan horse is not only a show horse, but also a sport horse with the elegance, endurance, and agility to compete with other larger breeds, such as warmbloods, that have long been the dominant breed favored in combined driving events. In the FEI Single Pony division, for the third time, Rochelle “Shelly” Temple was named the USEF Single Pony Driving Champion after two solid presentations in both dressage and cones with her 13year-old Morgan gelding, LR Ami B-Line

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Quarter Horse Battle in the Saddle Mark your calendars for the 2011 Battle in the Saddle on July 5-9 in Oklahoma City. Battle in the Saddle is owned by Oklahoma State Fair and managed by the American Quarter Horse Association, but is open to all breeds. The ﬁrst Battle in the Saddle was held in July 2010 in Oklahoma City and featured $130,000 in added money for an estimated $340,000 in purses. Although still in the preliminary planning stages, events will include cutting, a match roping, working cow horse, cowboy mounted shooting, ranch horse competition, plus others. All breeds are welcome, but American Quarter Horses competing will receive AQHA points.

NCHA Weekend The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to sponsor the National Cutting Horse Association’s biggest event of the year, NCHA Weekend, June 3-5, in 25 cities throughout the United States and Canada. NCHA Weekend is cutting’s biggest celebration of its grassroots participants, and this year, all of the shows are dualapproved. For the ﬁrst time, points earned in designated classes will count toward qualiﬁcation for the youth, amateur, select and open AQHA world championship shows. “We are excited to partner with NCHA on this full weekend of cutting in June,” said Tom Persechino, AQHA executive director of competition and breed integrity. “A large percentage of the horses that compete in NCHA are American Quarter Horses, and this

nationwide weekend of cutting is a great opportunity to spotlight the crossover between NCHA and AQHA.” As most cutters know, the AQHA world shows offer big prize money, so NCHA Weekend is a great opportunity to earn qualifying points. The amateur cutting ﬁnals at the 2011 Bank of America Amateur World Championship Show averages $60,000, and the open cutting ﬁnals during the 2011 Fed Ex Open World Championship Show offers nearly $70,000, with 100 percent of entry fees paid back.

Reined Cow Horse Stakes Anne Reynolds had a triple-dip of success March 23-27 at the 2011 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes in Nampa, ID. On More Magic Please, a brown gelding that she bred and raised, the King Hill, ID, resident won the Coyote Rock Ranch Non-Pro Bridle

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Spectacular with a strong score of 653.5. Earlier in the day, Anne’s son, Wilder Jones, won the youth bridle championship with More Magic Please, who has lifetime earnings of more than $70,000. Anne’s program got another boost when Smart Luck, a horse bred by her and owned by Cindy Warn of Cable Creek

Ranch in Aurora, OR, won the open stakes championship. Smart Luck, a ﬁveyear-old sorrel stallion by Very Smart Remedy and out of Gunna Be Lucky by Gunna Smoke, was piloted by trainer Todd Bergen of Eagle Point, OR. AQHA Professional Horseman Todd Crawford of Blanchard, OK, was reserve champion in the open on Moms Silverado Cat, owned by Rhodes River Ranch. Moms Silverado Cat is by High Brow Cat out of Moms Stylish Pepto. Virgil Valdez of Alamosa, CO, won the reserve championship in the non-pro with a 650 composite on He Be Fierce by Peptoboonsmal and out of Smart Starlight by Smart Little Lena.

nowned trainer Joe Schlegel passed away after a long ﬁght with cancer. Though his life was cut short, he will always be fondly remembered by Rainbow Run, the farm he helped to start, and the staff there. He passed while pursuing his lifelong dream to be a respected cutting horse trainer. “Some people live a long time, but they never truly live,” said Brad Benson, owner of Rainbow Run Farm. Joe Schlegel had only a short time on this Earth, but he made it count. He’s up there now looking down on all of the cutters he left behind saying, “Just bring it.”

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Equus Survival Trust Fell Pony Documentaries Highlight Remaining Semi-Feral Herds in UK “Pack-Pony Walk Over the Howgills” is a collection of five films produced and directed by Tom Lloyd and researched by Emma Aylett featuring the semi-feral herds of fell ponies living in Northern England. The films, which were released last year, truly express the deep passion of the breeders in the Howgills and Lake District hills in Cumbria, their way of life with the ponies, and how that relates to Cumbrian heritage and the conservation of the rural landscape. “Cumbrian Fell Ponies living wild on the Howgills and on the Lake District hills could disappear forever if younger breeders do not come forward.” warns a concerned Tom Lloyd. Motivated by that deep felt concern, Lloyd and Aylett visited and interviewed five prominent Fell hill breeders. But Lloyd felt he needed more footage to show off the mares and foals actually on the fell, so an additional round of footage was planned in a unique way. In August of 2010, Tom Lloyd, along with his camera gear, six fellow breeders, and four ponies began a trek originating from Murthwaite that would take them into the heart of the Howgills with the intentions of reaching Bybeck Fell pony farm in Tebay. The first few hours of crossing the Howgills proved to be most tedious and demanding, including being forced to stop often to straighten and secure the equipment they were bringing with them. “We were using an assortment of traditional and hand fashioned packs and bag. Each had their problem,” explains Mr. Lloyd. However, despite this rather dismal initiation, the little group was not disheartened and simply continued along with their steady ponies, reaching Bowderdale by lunchtime. They walked for many miles that day, and while they did come across a few ponies, none were the elusive mares and foals he wished to film. It was near dark when the seven and their four ponies reached Bybeck. There they were joined by friends and family.

The following two traveling days were distinctly more manageable. The group now comprised of thirteen adults and five ponies departed from Tebay towards Greenholme. They made their way across the Fell mare and foal courtesy of Fell Lune, coming across Pony Society, UK many beautiful tells Mr. Lloyd. Some spectacucamps on the sides lar footage was harvested from of the lanes. They this trek.. frequently encounWhat began as a mere tered curious people idea developed into an awing inquiring as to where journey with a beautiful outthey were traveling come that hopes to inspire new to. breeders and supporters for the The third day continuance of Fell ponies on cloaked the group their native fell. with rain, but they Fells on the fells courtesy of Fell The five individual breedreached Bampton Pony Breeders Association, UK ers’ interviews can be viewed by the late afternoon, online at the Fell Pony Breeders Associawhere they made camp on the rough tion website: www.fpba.co.uk The film common at the edge of the village. They collection is available on DVD through were joined by more people, friends who FPBA member Christine Kerbec, chrisMr. Lloyd had traveled with from Cumtine@kerbeck-fell-ponies.co.uk. bria to Cornwall with two ponies and a small dray in 1995. The fourth day was Submitted by Alexandria Tollman, a freelance distinctly simpler, for it was only a couple writer and a member of the Equus Survival of miles up the slopes to the grand old Trust since its inception in 2004. Alexandra’s Roman Road of High Street, and from endangered breed involvement over the years there they made their preparations for the has included owning/breeding/training and/or important day ahead. exhibiting Fells, Highlands, and Gotland ponies, “What can I say about this day? That Marsh Tackies, and Caspian horses. The Equus the weather was perfect? That the ponies Survival Trust is a nonprofit dedicated to the were beautifully behaved? That the scenconservation of endangered historical breeds of ery was inspiring? That without fail everyequines www.Equus-Survival-Trust.org EquusSurvivalTrust@yahoo.com (356) 352-5520 one we passed wished that they were in our shoes? All of the above and more.” June 2011, Equine Journal, 187

Distance Riding

Ohio Arabian & All Breed Trail Society Are we drying out yet? Still pretty soggy as I write this. But this is Ohio, which means that in six weeks when you read it we could be bone dry or we may be building an ark. Anything is possible. I’m just hoping that the below-average temperatures all winter cut down on the bug population a bit. As I write this, Equine Affaire is over for another year. We had a good year. Quite a bit of trafﬁc at the booth, which is always good, and combining OAATS, Region 14 and AHA worked very well. Since I tend to be in charge of the booth and there all four days, I especially enjoyed the amount of help we had this year. Vivian Stefanchik was there to help me set up, which was wonderful. Then Thursday my friend Becki Buchroeder came up to help, and she and I traded off with Mollie Krumlaw-Smith and Maureen Fehrs to give us all time to work and shop. Barb Oberhaus, Jo and Danny Decker, and Caroline Sullivan stopped by to check if we needed help, too. So all went very smoothly. Kal was the horse in the booth that day. He entertained everyone quite a bit, even though Mollie didn’t bring him any toys and he had to make do with an empty water bottle and his reining moves. And of course mugging for treats. Friday, Deb and her horse Dawn were there. Dawn has been there several years now and is always a crowd-pleaser. Very sociable and pretty besides. We also had help from Jeff Caldwell, Louise Michaels and Lisa Stanley, so the booth was well-manned. Saturday, Jeff and I started the day (he actually beat me there; what a nice surprise!), then I went shopping once Larry Kineer arrived. Tom Smith ended up pinch-hitting too, and after the breed demo, Suzy and Caitlin Zech worked. The stall horses that day were theirs, Boss and Vinnie. It was Vinnie’s ﬁrst time doing anything like that and he did quite well for a newbie, though he was ready for Boss to take over later. Many thanks to Suzy for coordinating the breed demo 188, Equine Journal, June 2011

The booth

LKA Kahli Kateef (Kal)

and stall horses. Sunday Dawn was the display horse again. Sharon Hanks, Deb and I worked (Sharon and Deb the most; I was helping a friend’s saddle-shop). And also Bill and Kathy Cameron came up, so tearing down and packing was a breeze. I will say that my truck was much messier on the way home than it was on the way there, but that’s okay. It didn’t matter on the way home! I’m very glad that Deb was able to take Larry’s furniture and TV back for him however, as with the water tank I’d bought there, packing might have been a bit interesting otherwise! It truly does take a community to do this. I’m fortunate to have time to be able to go up there and spend the ﬁve days, thanks to OAATS springing for the motel room. But Larry provided the furniture, which included him bringing it to me and Deb taking it back. Mollie got the display, banner stand (which was very striking!) and literature stand and brought them to me and I returned them. I do the copying we need at the place where I work. Then we have a lot of people to work the booth, all the people who work to bring horses and participate in the breed demo, the people who come help set up and tear down, and it’s

Powerraid Dawning Sun (Dawn)

a big undertaking. Not cheap either, and many thanks to Region 14 for paying for the booth this year. But it’s well worth it, because we need to market ourselves. It’s not too late to start thinking of next year. Obviously you probably cannot commit this early, but if you think you might enjoy it, keep it in your mind. Most likely it will be the second weekend of April again. With plenty of us working, we can take turns shopping, attending clinics, and staying at the booth, and it’s a lot of fun. I think this is the ﬁrst year that I did not get three to four books read while I was there. I spent more time yakking with the people working with me. For those of you who have been around a long while, I wanted to let you know that Marybelle Cooper, one of the founding members of our club, died at her home in Kansas on April 6, 2011. She was an inspiration to all of us early on. Member spotlight will return next month. Happy riding! Submitted by Mickie Newnam

Dressage

Blackstone Valley Dressage and Combined Training Association Just a reminder that the Blackstone Valley Dressage and Combined Training Association (BVDCTA) is hosting a three show series of two-Phase and Dressage Schooling Shows at Camp Marshall in Spencer, MA. The show series offers divisions from ground poles through 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3â&#x20AC;? working in the new 2011 tests. The dressage divisions will offer Leadline, Intro, Training, and Upper Level Test of choice. Gaited horses and bitless riders are welcome. High Point Dressage Scores are awarded for both the two-Phase and Dressage divisions. The Gamblerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice class offers payback and was extremely popular at the May Show. The ďŹ nal two dates of the series are July 31 and October 2. Missy Tansey is our BVDCTA member proďŹ le of the month. Missy was one of the founding members of the club and can be found at most BVDCTA activities. At present she is President and a member of the Board of Directors. She has been active in the horse community for over 30 years with horses. Most of her history includes Hunter/Jumper/Equitation, Western, and Breed Shows. Missy has operated her own boarding stable for over 15 years before moving to the Blackstone Valley area. Most recently she has started training and showing AMHA/AMHR/PtHA miniature horses. Missy has started her own equine

management company called Equine Events and you can see her managing many shows through out the New England region. She lives in Sutton, MA with her mother, Pat aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margaretâ&#x20AC;? at her farm, Almost Paradise Stable, with her retired hunter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gonzoâ&#x20AC;? and their four minis (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pippin,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bella,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theo,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newman.â&#x20AC;? Corinne Ashton will be offering a Cross Country clinic on July 2, 2011 at Apple Knoll Farm. Corinne is one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier three-day event riders and trainers. Corinne has competed successfully at the four-star level with her most well-known partner Dobbin. Corinne trained and rode the Thoroughbred gelding to the title of 2008 United States Eventing Association Horse of the Year. Corinne enjoys training riders and horses of all levels. She enjoys helping riders reach their goals and horses reach their full potential by explaining the â&#x20AC;&#x153;whyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? in addition to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? and encouraging them to take the next step. In addition to competing several horses in eventing, Corinne is training and competing Dobbin at the FEI levels in Dressage. This clinic will offer all levels of riders the opportunity to come out and work on the beautiful course that Apple Knoll Farm offers. As always, the 2011 Progressive Tack Trunk RafďŹ&#x201A;e will be at all the events offering opportunities for people to view the trunk and purchase tickets. This trunk has over $1000 worth of items in itâ&#x20AC;Ś the rafďŹ&#x201A;e is pulled at our November meeting. Visit the website for more information, PayPal is also available.

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Dressage

Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Training Association One of the highlights of the Flatlanders year is our Dressage Camp which runs over four days in July with members bringing their horses to the University of Findlay’s Western Campus.

It is four days ﬁlled with riding, camaraderie and fun. This year we have two outstanding dressage clinicians: Janet Harms, the Director of the Dressage Program at The University of Findlay and Jane Kelly, Grand Prix rider and Instructor from Hard Scrabble Farm, MI. The chance to have several days of concentrated instruction of this level is wonderful, you can see the changes in the riders and their horses as camp progresses and it gives us all so much to work on during the year. We have private

and group lessons throughout the week. Camp however is not just the riding, it is the friendships, time spent with our horses and of course the eating along with the opportunity to audit other rides that plays a big part in the whole experience. We have such a variety of ages both in our riders and horses that it is like a family vacation and equally unforgettable. What more could we ask for? Go out and ride and give your horse a pat, camp is just around the corner. Submitted by Alison Schmidbauer, Camp Chair

Driving

Black Swamp Driving Club Hi Swampers! Things are moving on! By the time you get this issue of the Equine Journal we will have had several events already completed. On April 10, we had the Safety Clinic at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, on May 14 we had the Civil War Days in Kenton, OH and May 22 we had the drive at Independence Dam, in Archibald, OH. Things are moving right along, so come and join us! The next event we are looking forward to is the Carriage Round-Up at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY on June 3-5, and the Higgins Amish Drive on June 18. Here is a list of the upcoming events still in store for the club: July 9 - Wyandot County Museum, Exhibition Only, Upper Sandusky, OH * August 21 - Carriage Display - Cedar Cove, Ada, OH 190, Equine Journal, June 2011

September 25 - Coon Hunters Drive, Tifﬁn, OH October 4-9 - National Drive at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY October 8 - Hites’ Homestead Drive, Kenton, OH * October 16 - Parker Bridge, Upper Sandusky, OH November 5 - Maumee Bay State Park Drive, Oregon, OH * December 17 - Christmas at the Farm, Kenton, OH * We still have a couple of activities still pending. So we still have a lot of drives and events yet to enjoy. I also wanted to let everyone know to watch for your BSDC Newsletter. This is our avenue for any changes and updates that may occur. So please make sure you read both items. The Board of Directors have been busy working on several issues at hand. We are in the process of developing a new look for our brochure, and discussing updates to the webpage. So, the BSDC could have a new look in the near future. We also would like to stress when attending the activities, that everyone respect the people and the property of the hosts. Please use common sense when you are on other’s property that isn’t yours. If you have questions please ask before you “think” it’s alright to do something. It’s kind of weird, but we are look-

ing into plans for the Annual Banquet. We have been checking places and they are booking up already for the end of the year… it doesn’t seem possible, but it’s true. I will have more updates on this and other things as they progress. I am going to put in the contact numbers again for the Board of Directors so if anyone has questions or concerns you can give us a call. Julie Emmons, President, 740-361-3885 Angie Hohenbrink, Vice-President, 419274-1122 Jackie Minges, Treasurer, 734-856-6122 Molly Owen, Secretary, 419-569-6573 Roger Higgins Jr., Reporter, 740-251-7193 Mary Elliott, 419-561-1332 Sandy Young, 419-569-5389 Contact us for any details that you need. For those folks that are interested in our club, give us a call! If you have any news or any items you would like to appear in the article, please send them to me at higgy122@msn.com, and the items need to be submitted before the twelfth of each month. I have to submit the ﬁnal draft by the ﬁfteenth. This way it will give a couple of days to make sure your news gets to me in time. As always, our doors are open to new members, so please feel free to join us. Until next month… Enjoy! Submitted by Roger Higgins Jr., Reporter

Fjord

Northeast Fjord Horse Association Possible rain was in the forecast but sun in our minds as we prepared to head out to what was going to be the biggest event in our career together. Frits, my Fjord, was calm cool and collected as I packed his belongings for his overnight trip that could potentially give us an opportunity of a lifetime. He might have had the indication that something was up as strangers had come to visit him, “speak” with him, and photograph him, but in typical Fjord fashion just brushed it off, walked onto the trailer, and munched his hay. At 3:00PM on Saturday April 16 we were on the road and off to decide our fate of becoming America’s Favorite Trail Horse at Camp Marshall in Spencer, MA to be held on Sunday April 17. America’s Favorite Trail Horse (AFTH) is a competition being put on by the American Competitive Trail horse Association (ACTHA) to find America’s Favorite trail horse. One of ACTHA’s missions with this event is to encourage people to get back in the saddle again and rescue a horse in need of a home by doing so. They are heavy supporters of horse rescues and percentages of the profit from each ride they host go to local rescues around the nation. In this competition there are regional auditions set up throughout the nation. At the auditions each competitor will have to complete four ACTHA obstacles simulating those you’d find out on the trail, a 45 second freestyle to show your trail horse off, and an interview with two to three questions. From there about 100 horses in total will be selected as finalists and head to Texas for the finals. In Texas

Angela and Frits during their ACTHA interview Frits and Angela with some of their supporters

Frits and Angela with tow of the people that encouraged them to audition

they will be coached by national celebrities and participate in a Competitive Trail Challenge which will all be filmed for the American audience to vote for America’s Favorite Trail Horse. It will be aired after the finals on HRTV and ACTHA TV. Did I also mention that we’re competing for up to $100,000 in cash and prizes? No pressure at all as we prepared to enter the arena. As we entered the arena we were cool, calm and composed ready to face the challenges ahead of us. The wonderful judge gave us the ok and we began. We first trotted over eight to ten cavaletti poles at varying distances, judging our cadence over poles. We didn’t knock one! We then proceeded to halt over the sidepass pole and sidepass to our off side. From there we entered the two cones and performed a figure eight back up. Lastly, we trotted out of the cones at the other end of the arena to stop our time. From there we began our freestyle to show the judge what we were all about. We caught the eyes and ears of all as we went and performed the Electric Slide. We were able to show our person-

ality a bit and how well we can move off of leg and change directions from side to side. I was pleased. After our dance we concluded our audition with our interview where I spoke a bit about Frits and I, why I thought he should be America’s Favorite Trail Horse, and how I came up with the Electric Slide. We got lots of cheers claps and praise as we moved from the interview area. So many wonderful people came out and drove long distances to support us in this event. I was so very excited to participate in such an event and honored that people thought that we were good enough to even stand a chance not to mention come out and root us on. Of course I think we make a good team but never really thought about the fact that we could actually have a chance at doing something so big and so meaningful together! What a fabulous time. While you are reading this article our fate to Texas will have already be determined as we will have found out on April 25. Hopefully we’ve made it there and you’re ready to pick up that phone or open that computer and VOTE for us to be America’s Favorite Trail Horse. If not, there’s always next year for us but for the people that did make it…pick up the phone and VOTE! For more information visit the ACTHA website. As usual, until next time, Happy Fjording and make sure if you’ve got a story to share to send it my way. Submitted by Angela Young

June 2011, Equine Journal, 191

Friesian

American Friesian Association Overview of the American Friesian Association Thanks to a dedicated group of individuals who love the Friesian horse, the American Friesian Association has been formed. The American Friesian Association (AFA) was organized to preserve and promote the purebred Friesian horse in America, to promote the Friesian Derivative horse in America, and to serve the owners of these horses. The AFA is committed to the breed standard of the purebred Friesian horse, as interpreted from the Friesch Paarden Stamboek (FPS) with regard to the needs of American owners for a healthy, sound horse suitable for performance in the current equestrian world. Our goal is to maintain the beauty and uniqueness of the Friesian horse, as it has been known throughout history. The AFA is also committed to high standards of quality, integrity, honesty, and fairness for all horses and members. The founders recognized the evergrowing demand for an American-based registry for the Friesian. The AFA wishes to register purebred and partbred Friesians while providing equal and fair representation for all horses and owners while maintaining the quality and integrity of the breed. The AFA was born out of a need for an American registry with American rules. A registry was needed for American owners who have felt like they deserved a registry that they believed in, one that did not feel so distant and out of reach. There was a need for a registry whose interest lies in promoting the American bred and owned horses, offering them attainable goals, and allowing for equality for all purebred Friesians. The AFA is also committed to embracing the Friesian Warmblood (Friesian cross) and giving those horses and owners 192, Equine Journal, June 2011

an association that is everything to them as it is to the purebred horses and owners. Mirrored benefits such as registration, breed inspection, awards, and more will all be available to the Friesian Warmblood. The AFA will honor horses of quality through breed inspections and predicate levels, and we have built these standards into our rules. The AFA will view all purebred registered Friesians as equals, offering the ability to earn predicates and status to all horses based on their individual quality and ability. Inspections will be done using a “blind judging” system, meaning that the horse’s pedigree, owner, trainer, and other information will not be disclosed to the judge(s) prior to their being judged and receiving their scores. For those owners who wish to breed their horses, AFA will offer pedigree information, inspection results, and performance scores to empower owners to make wise breeding decisions. The AFA understands that many purebred Friesian owners may not feel comfortable immediately switching over to a new American registry, and with the foreign based registries not allowing dual registration, the recording option has been developed by the AFA as a good way for owners to “try out” the AFA without putting their original registry affiliation in danger. In this way, the Recorded horses may participate in AFA inspections and other functions. Their offspring may be AFA registered. This gives the owner a chance to learn more about the AFA, see where the AFA is going, and decide if they want to continue with membership and registering horses. Recorded horses may at any time be upgraded to Registered horses, keeping all titles and predicates earned from the foreign registry and/or any AFA inspections. Additionally, the AFA meets the requirements of IFSHA (International Friesian Show Horse Association) by microchipping and DNA testing our horses as a means of positive identification, so that all our registered horses may participate in the IFSHA and USEF (United States Equestrian Federation) recognized Friesian shows. The AFA is also recognized by the USDF (United States Dressage Federation) as a breed registry so our members and

their horses may participate in the USDF Breed Year End Awards. Here are just a few highlights you can look forward to with the AFA: • Sensible breeding practices – AFA will register all Purebred Friesians equally. • Opportunity to belong to a registry that wants to hear your voice and concerns. • Inspections with licensed American Judges and Blind Judging for all horses, Purebred and Derivatives alike. • Emphasis on breed type, movement, and conformation, with athletic talent and ability also considered important. • All honors/status/predicates earned by your horse from the foreign registries will be honored by AFA. No removal of earned status/predicates. Once earned, always respected and held. • AFA Status/Predicate Level earnings. • AFA Supreme Sire or Supreme Dam awards. • AFA Friesian Fun Riding and Driving Log Program. • AFA Year End Awards for many competition and promotion categories. • AFA Lifetime Cumulative Awards for individual performance as well as for production of quality performance offspring. • Timely response to member inquiries, requests, Registration Documentation, Transfer of Ownership, etc. • A place for the Friesian Warmblood (cross) complete with mirrored beneﬁts of a purebred. • Recording of horses belonging to foreign registries, whose owners are not yet ready to give up registration within those registries, allowing participation in AFA inspections, as well as allowing the owners to “try on” the AFA. • Tracking of Bloodlines, Inspection Scores, and Performance records. • A forum for having fun and enjoying our Friesian or Friesian Derivative. Please check out the AFA at our website www.americanfriesianassocation. com or email info@americanfriesianassocation.com or call 912-462-6330 and ask for Button Lee for more information. Submitted by Button Lee

Photo: Gabrielle Boiselle

Friesian

Northeast Friesian Horse Club Show season has arrived in force, and it’s time to gear up for an exciting summer with your Friesians! June offers a number of shows with classes for the Friesian exhibitor, including: the Twin State Horse Show in Deerﬁeld, NH; Carriage Town in Amesbury, MA; and the North Shore Horseman’s Association Pleasure Show in Chester, NH. Check our website for details! And of course, we hope you are getting ready for the annual NEFHC Classic Horse Show July 22-24, 2011! The Show Committee has been working away and it sounds like it is going to be an especially fun show for participants this year! Exhibitors will be treated to a Thursday night moving-in Pizza party, an ice cream social Saturday evening and daily coffee and donuts! Additionally, there will be a barn competition on Friday, so pick your team of six and get ready for some good-natured fun Friday evening! NEFHC members should have received a full class list by this time which includes an array of Open, Friesian, Gypsy, Canadian, Arabian and Morgan classes, two nights of performance entertainment and a full Dressage test schedule on Sunday! We are lucky enough to have multiple precious metal sponsors who have signed on as of the time of this posting. Thank you to: Friesian Events Association (FEA), Cowboy Magic – Pinecrest Farm, IFSHA, FHANA, Lazy Stallion Friesians, and Poulin Grain. There is still time to promote our wonderful breed by becoming a Platinum, Gold or Silver sponsor. You can also support the show by sponsoring a class or classes. As always you can check our website nefhc. com for the latest updates! Hope to see you there! In member news, Lynne and Steve

Two-year old colts Calvin and Armani, owned by Gabrielle Boiselle and bred by Bill and Doris Kennedy, show off their potential as a driving pair before they are shipped to their permanent home in Germany.

Byers are proud to announce that their Friesian, Macht of the Manor (2010 recipient of the NEFHC Horse of the Year Award), has also won the United Professional Horseman’s Association (UPHA) Horse of the Year trophy! This is quite an accomplishment, as the horse must ﬁrst be nominated then voted upon, rather than a decision being made solely through a tally of show points for the year. Congratulations to Macht, Lynne and Steve, and may you have another wonderful showing year in 2011! Well we all knew our Friesians were intelligent, but the O’Connells are proving it by sending their horse to college! Shauna O’Connell and her horse, Incantation (Inga) are both heading to Becker College this fall in Leicester, MA. Shauna will be studying Equine Studies with a minor in Business, and will be enjoying her ﬁrst year with Inga on the show circuit as an Amateur rider rather than a Jr. Exhibitor. Inga will be boarded at the college’s equine facility. Good luck to them both as they accustom themselves to college life! Those of you familiar with the Northeast Friesian community during the last few years may know of Bill and Doris Kennedy’s lovely pair of colts, Armani and Calvin, who have been featured in regional publications in the past. The colts, now both two-years old, will be leaving the United States this summer to head to their new home in Germany with world renowned equine photographer Gabrielle Boiselle. Gabrielle plans to train the boys

Shauna O’Connell and her mare, Incantation (Inga) head to Becker College in the fall.

It’s warm now, but remember that snow? Susan Werner’s mare Aviana struts her stuff in chest high snow during the late winter snowstorm earlier this year.

as a driving pair, and though we’re very sad to see them go, it looks as though they are already suited to their new job, and perhaps we will see them featured in some of Gabrielle’s future calendar photos. Good luck Calvin and Armani! For more information on the NEFHC and its members, please visit our website: www.nefhc.com. Want to share? Send member photos and news to Kelsey Evans at: friesiancrazy@gmail.com. Submitted by Kelsey Evans June 2011, Equine Journal, 193

Gaited

Friends of Sound Horses Dear Gaited Horse Enthusiasts, Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) is a nonproﬁt 501(c)(3) sound, gaited horse organization dedicated to providing information and resources for all gaited horse owners through its gaited horse magazine, the Sound Advocate, which is printed bi-monthly. FOSH provides competition opportunities for all natural, sound gaited horse breeds, and our Independent Judges’ Association (IJA) rulebook provides exhibition rules for fourteen gaited horse breeds. Our Calendar of Events page on our website, www. fosh.info, provides information on sound gaited horse shows around the entire U.S., sound gaited horse clinics and listings of various events that gaited horse owners may enjoy. FOSH President’s Letter There certainly is some interesting news coming our way from Tennessee. First, William and Sandra Johnson were put on one-year suspension for all of 2011 by the USDA for violating the Horse Protection Act, including “ﬁnancing

others to show.” On the Waterfall Farm website, the farm owned by the Johnsons is described as “an industry showplace for more than a decade” standing a line-up of over 12 World Grand Championship stallions. Just on the heels of that news, a Federal Grand Jury in Tennessee indicted Barney Davis and two others on charges of horse soring, falsifying records and a conspiracy which could carry a maximum jail sentence of three years in prison. This is a time of great unrest in the “traditional Tennessee Walking Horse world” due to the expected decertification of certain HIOs that have refused to honor recommended penalties, fighting and distrust between some HIOs and show groups, and uncertainty in the financial futures and leadership stability of these organizations. It’s especially gratifying, during this time of unrest in parts of the industry, that FOSH can announce receipt of our second largest-ever donation, unexpected, from an informed source that has been following our progress over the years. This surprise generosity was a wonderful boost to help us succeed at the goals we have planned. We also just welcomed a new volunteer with an outstanding legal background and mind, to help with our data analysis and research projects. We are outlining plans for the next Sound Horse Conference and are considering November 2-3, 2012, in Nashville, TN. Anyone who would like to help plan this event is encouraged to contact me at Lori@Northrup.com.

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the location remains central—in Missouri, there is a different venue—the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, MO. The NAC was held in Lake St. Louis in 2002, 2003 and 2005, and many exhibitors are excited to return to this great facility. The dates are October 13-15, Thursday-Saturday. Returning breed classes are for Tennessee Walking Horses, Spotted Saddle Horses, Missouri Fox Trotters, and Open Gaited Breed. New breed classes are Paso Finos and Mangalarga Marchadors. Rail classes are wide and varied enough to provide classes for everyone. Due to popular demand and the foresight of prior Show Committees, Thursday will continue to be Versatility, Friday mostly English and Saturday mostly western. The Hi-Seven Payback Challenge has been updated with new rules and minimum payouts and $500 total in award money will be paid for EquiTheater winners. Due to a generous donation, a cash prize will also be awarded to winners of the TWH English Pleasure and Trail Pleasure Grand Championships provided a minimum number of entries from qualifying classes compete. More classes have been added for Missouri Fox Trotters along with new classes such as the MFT Heritage. All winners will earn triple points towards the FOSH High Points award. The Silent Auction is returning from 2009 and an exhibitor dinner and educational session is planned for Wednesday evening prior to the show start. NAC exhibitors may have a much larger audience this year as the National Equestrian Center is host for “The Whole Horse” symposium October 15-16 and those attendees are welcome to attend the show and view sound, gaited horses receiving top national honors. For more information, please visit www.naghc.com or email tbippen195@ yahoo.com. Save the Date FOSH is a national leader in the promotion of natural, sound gaited horses and in the ﬁght against abuse and soring of Tennessee Walking Horses. For more information about gaited horses, FOSH or to become a member, please visit www. fosh.info or call 800-651-7993. Submitted by Teresa Bippen

Gypsy

Gypsy Horse Registry of America, Inc. The Gypsy Horse Registry of America, Inc. would like to congratulate its Merit Award Program Champions for 2010. FLYNT HYLLS GYPSY SHERMAN T Julia Bruggemann, Keller, TX Champion B Halter Gelding 3 years old and older Champion B English Performance Champion B Western Performance Champion B Trail YAVENS CHOORMOOT OOCHIPE Gypsy Station, Mandy Mondiel, Angwin, CA Champion B Utility Champion B Dressage Champion B Exhibition PEPEROOGAS JOOVILKANO ZEN Gypsy Station, Mandy Mondiel, Angwin, CA Champion B Halter Mare 3 years old and Older LAKE RIDGE BRITISH TRUFFLE Gypsy Lane, Gary & Sue Niesen, Anson, TX Champion A Exhibition GYPSY LANES ELEGANT TINKER Gypsy Lane, Gary & Sue Niesen, Anson, TX Champion B Mare Color 4C FLASHY MAYA 4C Gypsy Horses, Randy & Brenda Hearon, Blanchard, OK Champion B Halter Mare 2 years old and under 4C LITTLE GYPSY FABLE 4C Gypsy Horses, Randy & Brenda Hearon, Blanchard, OK Champion A Halter Mare 3 years old and older Champion A Mare Color Champion A Trail 4C LORD CALIDOREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GYPSUM 4C Gypsy Horses, Randy & Brenda Hearon, Blanchard, OK

Champion A Halter Stallion 2 years and under Champion A Stallion Color ROMANYS MS BODI GRR001 Gypsy Rose Ranch, Lynn Strauman, Lodi, CA Champion A English Performance Champion A Western Performance Champion A Utility Champion A Driving GUTHRIE DECADENCE Blue Heron Ranch, LLC., Debbra & James

Bridgman, Southwest Ranches, FL Champion B Halter Stallion 2 years old and under CLONONEEN KILCORRAN BREE Linda & Gerald Enger, Palmdale, CA Champion B Driving Submitted by Jan Easter

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Gypsy Vanner Horse Society Welcome to summer and a show and exhibition season that is well under way. Mandy and Kim Kramar of WillowWind Stables in Charlotte, MI were on hand to proudly represent the GVHS at the Michigan Horse Council’s 2011 International Stallion Exposition. This event was held at Michigan State University’s Pavilion on March 11-13, 2011. They brought their two-year old Gypsy Vanner stallion, WW Brigadoon, who received the Championship Award for the 2011 event. The Cotton Country Open Horse Show Association held its first show of the season in Ruston, LA. Attending the event was GVHS member, Joyce Christian, with her eight-year old Gypsy Vanner stallion, Babes. Babes was entered in the Senior Stallion class taking first place. He participated in the Amateur Stallion class taking first place and won Grand Champion Stallion for the event. Babes’ trainer is Jim Antley and his show handler is Donnie Gates. Needless to say the entire Babes’

Feathered Gold Midas Touch. WW Brigadoon, Championship Stallion Michigan Stallion Expo with owners Mandy and Kim Kramar.

team was extremely proud of this beautiful Gypsy Vanner stallion. Many GVHS farms have been celebrating the arrival of wonderful Vanner foals. Thanks to Denise Krauss of Feathered Gold Stables we share a photo of one of their latest arrivals. We proudly let this little guy remind us of all the wonderful Vanner babies on the ground so far this season. While traveling this summer check out the GVHS farms in your area or where you travel. Go visit and experience the beauty, versatility, and magic that is the Vanner Horse. Visit us online at www. vanners.org. As always the Gypsy Vanner Horse

Left to right: Jim Antley, Donnie Gates, Joyce Christian with Babes in Ruston, LA.

Society, the world’s ﬁrst registry for the British/Irish Gypsies selectively bred horses, invites you to, “Come share the dream with us!” Submitted by Joyce M. Christian

Miniature Horse

New England Miniature Horse Society Foaling and Show Seasons Continue Foaling season is over for the season at Sawmill River Farm, where Kristina Slobody reports a total of four ﬁllies and two colts sired by SRF Nobility and SRF Revelation. Other members were 196, Equine Journal, June 2011

still awaiting foals as this article went to press. The second and last AMHA show for NEMHS will be held Sunday June 19 at Camp Marshall 4-H Fairgrounds in Spencer, MA. Judges are Gene Holloway, Karen Iverson, and Jennifer Baker-Kennett. Full details, class list, and entry forms are on the club web-

Dolly is NFCs Dandy Shady Lady’s twelfth foal, a buckskin ﬁlly born April 2 at Sawmill River Farm. Dolly is sired by SRF Nobility, making her a full sister to AMHA World Champion SRF Perfection.

Miniature Horse site at www.nemhs.org. Check out the club website for news, meetings, photos, show details, and for contact information. Please send news (e.g. new foals) and photos for the Equine Journal and/or the website to Mary Adams, 247 North Stone Street, West Sufﬁeld, CT 06093 (860) 370-9035 or targetsmom@ cox.net Submitted by Mary Adams On April 4, Brewers Megabucks Mistress delivered a bay ﬁlly (as yet unnamed), sired by SRF Nobility. Owners are Roger, Laurie, Kristina, and Wesley Slobody of Sawmill River Farm in MA.

World Class Miniature Horse Registry, Inc. Greetings, Most miniature horse breeders have lots of fuzzy little foals on the ground by now and WCMHR is again promoting the Fuzzy Foal Online Photo Class in order to show the world the variety of colors, sizes, features, and of course, conformation of the breed. Foals should have good legs, hooves, and a good bite. The fuzzy foals in their natural state are like puppies to the dog breed. Just the sight of a fuzzy little foal can warm the heart. This year only one photo will be required. The photo must be taken in 2011 when the foal is four months of age or younger. It should be of full body from the front, or of either side, preferably, a

“Princess Fiona” 2010 WCMHR Champion Fuzzy Foal Class. Owned by Edie and Wesley Robertson.

The ﬁnal 2011 foal at Sawmill River Farm is this black colt by SRF Revelation and out of Buck Ons Hot Gossip, born April 7.

side view with the head turned toward the reduced to a size of no larger than 4”x6.” camera. There is no size requirement for photos The entry fee will be $10 per horse sent via snail mail. However, all photos will and payable in US Funds. Online entries be reduced to the same size to be judged. will be available through the WCMHR Best Wishes for producing a healthy Store or via Paypal. Entry period will begin crop of foals in 2011. May 1, 2011 and end December 31, 2011. Submitted by Ken Garnett There will be three categories for the 2011 Fuzzy Foal, Best Overall, Best Solid Color, and Best Multicolor. M I N I AT U RE H O R SE S Champions will Proudly Offers For Sale receive $100 in US Funds. Reserve Champions will 2008 AMHA/AMHR Gelding receive $50 in US Trained to Drive Funds, Third Place will receive $25 $2,000 in US Funds and placements 4-10 will be mailed a ribbon. Current Membership with WCMHR is re2005 AMHA/AMHR Mare quired for all ownTrained to Drive ers and all horses entered must be $2,500 currently registered with WCMHR or Over 30 Quality Double Registered proof of a paid, Miniature Horses Available for Purchase pending application. The owner submitting the entry Roger T. Slobody does not have to be West Brookfield, MA ✦ 508-867-9337 the breeder. www.srfminis.com Photos submitted online must be

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Morgan

Lippitt Morgan Breeders’ Association Edgewood Springs Morgan Farm, Warrenton, MO announces the sale of Edgewood Gen. Geo. Patton (Mint Jacob X Edgewood Captiva) and

Edgewood Amanda (Edgewood Xerox Mouse X Edgewood Leah Moro) to Anthony, NM. The two Lippitt Morgan horses traveled well during their 30 hour trip to their new home on the Mexico and New Mexico border. Both have settled in and are enjoying trail riding on

the expansive grounds of the beautiful hacienda they now call home. The Lippitt Morgan Breeders’ Association had its spring meeting on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Ninety Nine Restaurant in Brattleboro, VT. The meeting included a program by Nancy Plimpton and Joy Smith talking about the Morgan Heritage Museum. Submitted by Jane Myers

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P.R.E. Horses

Foundation of the Pure Spanish Horse All Roads Lead to National Celebration! It doesn’t matter in what corner of the country you live. All roads will lead you (if you drive long enough) to the largest, most prestigious P.R.E. Show in the continent, National Celebration 2011 in Las Vegas, NV at the South Point Casino and Equestrian Center from August 30 through September 4. The Foundation Ofﬁce is taking names for ride shares to Celebration. If you are planning on bringing your horses and need a ride for them please let the ofﬁce know. If you are driving to Celebration and have extra space in your trailer, also please let us know. Let’s help each other out and have a great time doing it! If you would like to hire a commercial hauler and organize a group of horses from your area or region we can help with that also. Call 505-294-0800 or email barb.clark@prehorse.org We have added some new performance classes this year and still have our favorites too! Working Equitation Classes that 198, Equine Journal, June 2011

are open to all breeds will be added to National Celebration this year! Working Equitation is a fun class that everyone can enter and spectator’s love as well. The founder countries of this sport are Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy but it is now an international discipline and the rules are the same for all countries. There are many different levels from Basic through Advanced and there are just as many divisions, from children to professional. There is a fun obstacle portion of Working Equitation that has both required and optional obstacles some of which are; The Jug, The Gait, The Single Pole Slalom, The Lance Pickup from Barrel, The Jump, The Knock Down Ball or Spear Ring, The Lance Replace in the Barrel, Corridor with Bell, The Bridge, The Livestock Pen, The Figure 8 Barrels, The Rein Back Obstacle, Pass Over a Pole, The Three Barrels, The Glass on a Pole, The Elevated Bank, and The Double Pole Slalom. As the levels advance the obstacles are timed for speed. If you would like to read more about this fun and exciting discipline please visit the website: www.workingequitationusa.com Prix Caprilli tests have also been added to the list of performance classes. This fun class is made for everyone to en-

joy and is like a dressage test with jumps. The Prix Caprilli test provides an opportunity for the horse and rider to demonstrate elementary skills in dressage and jumping. It is understood that in the working gaits, a jumping horse is not expected to be as on the bit (round) as a competing dressage horse. The horse must softly accept the bit and may show more roundness in the parts of the test separate from the jumps. All trot work is done posting. Transitions into and out of the halt may be through the walk. Test may be called. Refusals will be penalized as an error, of course. Knockdowns will be penalized at the judge’s discretion. In the case of a knocked down rail being in the way, the judge will ring the bell for the rider to stop without penalty. After the jump is replaced, the bell will be rung again telling the rider to continue from where they stopped. Errors: ﬁrst – two points, second – ﬁve points, third – elimination. Three refusals at one jump – elimination. There are three tests and they are judged by awarding points out of a maximum. The maximum points vary in each test from

P.R.E. Horses 150 points in test one (the intro test) to 260 points in test two (the Training Level test), all the way to test three (First Level Test) that has a possible 400 points. Dressage at Celebration will now be two days! The Dressage at Celebration show, including the very popular Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Classes, is open to all breeds of horses. It will take

place on August 30-31. The $5,000 musical Freestyle Challenge will once again be on Saturday night but this year the prize will be split between two divisions, Fourth Level and under and FEI Levels (PSG and above). Be sure to start practicing soon! Other performance classes that are open to all breeds of horses are Doma

Vaquera and Alta Escuela. To learn more about these wonderful sports visit your favorite P.R.E. website, www.prehorse. org and look under the Horse Show pull down. See you at National Celebration in Las Vegas! Submitted by Barb Clark

Quarter Horse

Massachusetts Quarter Horse Association Hi everyone The MassQHA Annual Spring clinic was a great success. Our sessions ﬁlled both days and a number of people enjoyed auditing the clinic for Free. Thank you to both of our Professional Horse Clinicians Kara Daugherty from Briggs Stables in MA and TR Potts from Potts Performance Horses in CT. They both offered helpful tips and techniques that allowed all that attended to learn during the two-day clinic. We especially want to thank Robin Hinton owner of Windswept Farms for opening her facility to us. The MQHYA youth, under the guidance of MassQHA Youth Adviser Marge Tanner, ran a fantastic food booth where everything was delicious. The youth want to say thanks to all for the food donations and to the youth that helped out in the food booth. Our Royal Court participants, Princess Alyssa Freitas and Jr. Princess Jacqueline Fasolo where there greeting all and doing their royal duties, nice job ladies. More events to come! Watch for the details about our FIRST Versatility Ranch horse clinic to be held August 20-21 at Hillside Meadows, Grafton, MA. Our clinician for this event is Mitchell Leslie, from Cookville, TN. Come on... try something new! This should be a fun and exciting event. And YES we will be holding a casual fun trail ride this September. Please

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Cindy Anderson and Bentley

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visit or website www.massqha.com for more info on the upcoming events we have planned. Birth announcements: Jen Cahoon’s Mare Sky’s Movin Artfully had a bay colt with a star on February 21, sired by Hot One’s Only. His name is Hunter! Congratulations to Pam and Macy Saulnier on the birth of a big chestnut colt born on April 6! Big blaze and two tall hind socks! His ham is Bitten By Asset by Investment Asset owned by Diane Harris Gill. His sire is Hot Ones Only! Submitted by Toni Gregoire

Pam and Macy Saulnier’s colt

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Quarter Pony

Quarter Pony Association There’s “a lot of horse” in a little Quarter Pony So what’s so great about the Quarter Pony? Lots! They have great looks, smarts, are athletic and willing. Within a good breeding program, this can all be true. They can have super conformation, as well as great bloodlines. It’s a matter of breeder “choice”, as to which Quarter Horse bloodlines are produced. The QP can handle a wide range of disciplines. They can be cowy, awesome jumpers, someone’s best rodeo pal, hunting partner, or buddy

on the range. The list goes on; QP’s can be known as a super trail partner, show ring celebrity, or pasture pet that the grandkids and neighbors love to visit. As a lifetime fan, I’ve met a lot of Quarter Ponies, they all seem gentle and willing. I suppose the brag list can be unlimited, when you meet a bias QP person. So just what is a pony? Answer: a measurement of size. A pony is a smaller horse. Quarter Ponies often tend to be more horse sized, not teeny tiny, but a ridable size, that most likely will not grow too tall. Their height is such that they are able to participate and compete in horse programs. They are a horse indeed, but called pony, because many of them are near the height limit of being referred to as either a horse, or a pony. Experience has shown me that QP’s are good for kids, as they can grow up together with their horse, instead of outgrowing the pony. Also QP’s seem to be well matched for folks who have aged, or have ailments, such as aches and pains. The QP is easier to mount and dismount, in addition to a better distance to fall, if

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one must do so. The QP is just fun-fun, a super awesome all around horsey kind of pony. The Quarter Pony Association: Uniting all QP enthusiasts. Welcome to the world of QP’s. A world wide Association for quarter type ponies, regardless of color. Registration: The QPA recognizes the desire to include ponies of various colors and color patterns. Acceptance of color will enable breeders to raise a variety of recognizable color patterns onto the quarter pony size and conformation. The QPA will promote correct, well-balanced, sound pony with quarter type conformation and enough body, speed, and eye appeal to sufficiently compete with larger breeds as well as other ponies. QPA is not a registry. Instead of creating another registry, the QPA forms alliances with Quarter Pony registries. To qualify for QPA benefits, ponies must be registered with one of the affiliated Quarter Pony registries. Currently the Western Quarter Pony Registry and the new International Quarter Pony Registry

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IN TN are QPA affiliated registries. For a registry to be considered for affiliation, the QPA Board of Directors reviews the registration practices of that registry. Before an affiliation is formed, the registry’s registration requirements as well as their customer service are taken into consideration. QPA Mission Statement: To provide beneficial services for its members that enhances and encourages Quarter Pony ownership and participation. To generate growth of QPA membership via the marketing, promotion, advertising and publicity of the Quarter Pony. To help organize shows in all the different regions of the US that exhibit significant interest in the Quarter Pony (note this is expanding to other countries as well). To form alliances with Quarter Pony registries to ensure a common direction. QPA Originated: The “United” Quarter Pony Association was a concept started in 2004 by a few dozen Quarter Pony owners who were unsatisfied with the direction the Quarter Pony industry was taking. There were also several different registries that were formed all over the country with similar goals, but very different ideals. The founders of QPA had two main goals... one was to give the owners a voice in how the QP industry was controlled & the second was to try to find common ground where QP owners could stand. This idea is not about forming a business, but about giving the ponies we all love the recognition they deserve. Our hope is that with the right motivation behind our actions, then we can all work together to make Quarter Ponies a nationally recognized breed. Our desire is to unite owners, breeders, registries, and pony lovers and give them all a place to voice their opinions and concerns. There is strength in numbers. We hope you find that a united Quarter Pony Association fulfills your QP needs. For groups considering becoming an affiliate of the Quarter Pony Association, please contact the QPA Board for discussion. Hopefully we can work together in promoting this small horse breed. Human Membership Quarter Pony Association P.O. Box 104, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403 Website: www.quarterponyassociation.com

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Any Questions: E-mail: riaha16@verizon.net or call (401) 783-4227 Make Checks Payable to: RIAHA Mail to: Shirley Russell, 77 Palm Beach Ave., Narragansett, RI 02882

breed speciﬁc Membership Application

Arabian Horse Association of MASSACHUSETTS

www.massarab.org Name_______________________________________Date ____________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ City_____________________________________State________Zip______________ Email _____________________________Phone_____________________________ Membership Fees: __$15 Junior __$40 Jr w/IAHA __$20 Individual __$80 Ind. w/IAHA __$30 Family (No IAHA) __$10 IAHA Late Fee after Dec. 15th __$10 per horse Year End Awards

__/__/__ Date of birth ( Jr.) ____-____-______ Soc. Security# Adult ______________________Junior Name(s) ______________________ Horse Name(s)

Arabian Horse Association of New England Name: _____________________________Phone: ____________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: _________________________State: _____________Zip: __________ DOB: _______________SS#: _______________Email: ________________ New: ______ Renewing:______ AHA#: _______________________ Member Since: __________________ Mary Kay Newton Ash Lane Farm, P.O. Box 192 New Braintree, MA 01531 Membership has increased to reﬂect an increase in membership from AHA.

~ Ride To The Beat Of A Different Drum ~ ADHA Membership Application Name: _______________________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Farm: _______________________________________ Fax: ____________________________ Address: _____________________________________ Email: ___________________________ _____________________________________________ Website: __________________________ Membership categories (please check one): Annual Individual Membership (1 vote) Annual Family Membership (2 votes) Lifetime Individual Membership (1 vote) Lifetime Family Membership (2 votes) Annual Junior Membership (under age 18, Non-voting)

____$ 65.00 Renewal? ____$100.00 Renewal? ____$500.00 ____$750.00 ____$ 25.00 Renewal?

Yes / No Yes / No

Yes / No

Would you like to be included in our published Members/Breeders list? Yes / No Please make check to: ADHA ___________Total Amount Enclosed

Make checks payable to: A.H.A.M. Mail to: 5A Farm Street, Blackstone, MA 01504 Memberships include a subscription to the Equine Journal

Send form and check payable to AHANE to:

American Drum Horse Association

American Drum Horse Association 33822 Bluff Dr., Coarsegold, CA 93614

americandrumhorse@yahoo.com • 559-676-7990 www.drumhorseassociation.com

The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse Invites You to Join Our Family! Name: ________________________________________________________________ Breeder/Owner Codigo if known or if applicable _______ Do you own? ( ) Stallion ( ) Mare ( ) Gelding Birth Date (optional):_______________ Farm/Ranch: ______________________________ Billing & Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________ City: ______________________________ Zip:_______________ State: _____________ Website: _______________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________ Fax: ________________________________ Cell: ___________________________ Email: ________________________________

____ $80.00 AHA Adult with Competition Card (AHA membership, Competition Card, AHA excess personal liability insurance)

____ $75.00 AHA Senior with Competition Card (AHA membership, Competition Card, AHA excess personal liability insurance) (60 years by 12/31/09)

____ $65.00 AHA Youth with Competition Card (Under 18 years by 12/31/09)

____ $25.00 AHANE Individual Membership

You may also join AHANE online via the AHA website: www.arabianhorses.org

Passage Club - $12/Month See other benefit levels available at www.prehorse.org Please make checks payable and send to: The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse 4001 Juan Tabo NE, Ste. D, Alburquerque, NM 87111 Questions about membership? See www.prehorse.org or call us at (505) 294-0800 or email foundationabq2@qwestoffice.net June 2011, Equine Journal Affiliation Coupons, 203

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conservation organization

Northeast Fjord Horse Association “Promoting and Enjoying the Norwegian Fjord Horse”

www.northeastfjord.com

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ FARM NAME: _____________________________ PHONE: ___________________

Equus Survival Trust Working Together to Save Endangered Equines Yes! I want to support the conservation work of the Trust. Name:___________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______________________________________________________

Phone:_________________ email: ___________________________

E-MAIL: _______________________________ # OF FJORD HORSES: ___________

Annual Dues: ___$30 Individual __ $45 Family ___ $15 Junior P Junior Membership – $15.00 P Single Membership (1 vote) – $30.00 P Family/Farm Membership (2 votes) – $40.00 MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Northeast Fjord Horse Association MAIL NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS AND DUES TO:

Rita Maccini, 152 Frank Williams Rd, Shelburne, MA 01370

___ $50 Bronze Supporter ___ $100 Silver Supporter ___ $500 Gold Supporter ___ $1,000 Platinum Supporter 775 Flippin Road, LowGap, North Carolina 27024

(336) 352-5520 • www.Equus-Survival-Trust.org

distance riding Membership Application First Name: ______________________ Last Name: ______________________ Address: _________________________ _________________________________ City:_____________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______________ HomePhone :______________________ Email: ___________________________ Member Type: (__) Individual $20 (__) Family

$30 (__) Corporate

(__) Club

$50 (__) Youth under 18 $10

$100

Renewal #: ____________________

Reg. Prefix: ______________________ Farm Name:______________________ Club N ame: ______________________ Corp N ame: ______________________ Website URL: ____________________ Under 18-Age: ___________________

Please make check payable to: PMHA Mail to: Donna Lassanske, P.O. Box 203, Hodgenville, KY 42748

OAATS MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM Name _____________________________ AHA # (If applicable) _____________ Address ____________________________________________________________ City _______________________________ State ________ Zip _______________ Phone number _______________________ Email __________________________ ❑ New Member ❑ Renewal Member Membership runs from January 1st of any given year to December 31st of the same year. Membership and Horse registration must be current for any competitions and/or recreational riding hours to be considered for all programs.

❑ Full OAATS & AHA Member - Adult ($80) ❑ Full OAATS & AHA Member - Youth ($65) ❑ Associate OAATS Member - Adult ($30) ❑ Associate OAATS Family - Adults ($50) ❑ Associate OAATS Membership - Youth ($25)

CURRENT AND/OR NEW HORSE REGISTRATION FEES New Horse Recording $15 Renewal Horse Recording $10 One-Time Recreational Riding Enrollment Fee $25

Horse Name ________________________ Breed _____ Age ____ Sex ______ Barn Name ______________________ Check One: ❑ New $15 ❑ Renewal $10 ❑ Rec Riding $25 Please make all checks payable to OAATS and send to:

OAATS, Inc., PO Box 231, Rising Sun, OH 43457

Please check the website for forms, schedules, program rules, news, and updates throughout the year!

WWW.OAATS.ORG

dressage QUARTER PONY ASSOCIATION Membership Application ❑ Junior (17 & Under) ..... $15 ❑ Single Lifetime ........... $100

❑ Single (Adult) .................. $25 ❑ Family/Farm Lifetime ..... $150

❑ Family/Farm .... $30

Sr. Name: _________________________ Sr. Name: _______________________________ Youth Name: ____________ DOB: ________ Youth Name:_____________ DOB: _______ Youth Name: ____________ DOB: ________ Please list additional family members on separate sheet Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________ State: ______________ Zip: ________________ Phone: _____________________ email: ___________________________________________

I hereby make application for membership/renewal in the Quarter Pony Association and agree to abide by the rules of QPA and/or the decisions of the Board of Directors.

Signature: ______________________________________ Dated: __________________

A note about points: Both the exhibitor and the owner of the pony must be QPA members for year end award points to count.

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO QPA & MAIL TO: Quarter Pony Association P.O. Box 297 Leon, KS 67074 204, Equine Journal Afﬁliation Coupons, June 2011

Blackstone Valley Dressage & Combined Training Assoc. BVDCTA Membership Application Membership Fees:

Juniors Members (under 18) $25.00 Adult Members (over 18) $30.00 Family Membership (not to exceed 4 family members) $40.00

Name: ______________________________________________________________ (Include All Names if Family Membership)

Street Address: _______________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code: __________________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________________________________ If you are interested in volunteering, please check the form below, we will contact you I am interested in helping out, please contact me by ❑ Email or ❑ Phone Make checks payable to: Blackstone Valley Dressage & Combined Training Association, 87 Purgatory Road, Sutton, MA 01590 For more information, contact: info@bvdcta.com

dressage

FLATLANDERS Dressage & Combined Training Association

Pat Boutwell 18380 TR 51 Bluffton, OH 45817

Phone: 419-231-4688

THE NEW ENGLAND REGION/ CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NER/CAA Annual Dues: $20.00/Family or Individual

Join Us! Contact:

driving

Name: __________________________________________________________

Annual Membership fee: $36 Family membership fee: $36 + $10 additional fee per family member

Address: ________________________________________________________

Visit our website or contact Pat Boutwell to receive a complete membership form.

Telephone: (____) _______________ Email:____________________________

www.flatlandersdressage.com

City: ______________________State:_________________Zip: ____________

Please make checks payable to NER/CAA and send to: Alan Retter, 35 Flagg Rd., Hollis, NH 03049 Phone: 603-465-2720 • Email: alretter@dsadetection.com

english disciplines

driving

New Hampshire Hunter Jumper Association Membership Application Name________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ E-mail Address _______________________________________________ City____________________________State______ZIP_______________ Phone _______________________________________________________ Type of horse driven____________________________________________ Type of vehicles driven__________________________________________ Membership ( ) $25.00 Names of family members_______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Make check payable to: Black Swamp Driving Club Send completed application to: Jacqueline Minges, Treasurer BSDC, 9048 Summerfield Rd, Temperance, MI 48182 Phone: 734-856-6122 Email: JMinges@hotmail.com

PRESIDENT Chelise Storace 38 Frying Pan Road Stratham, NH 03885

❏ Individual $20.00 per year

VICE-PRESIDENT Cynthia McLaughlin 109 Lexington Avenue Manchester, NH 03104 603-625-8392

❏ Adult

SECRETARY Melissa Barden PO Box 31 Dublin, NH 03444

TREASURER Kelly Hawkins 23 Cobb Meadow Rd Dublin, NH 03444

❏ Junior (under 18 as of Dec. 1, of previous year)

❏ Individual Life $150.00 (Membership year Oct. 1 - Sept. 30) ❏ Family (2 Riders) $30.00 - Parent(s) & children under 18 (as of Dec. 1, of previous year) ❏ Grande Family (3 or more riders) $40.00 - Parent(s) & children under 18 (as of Dec. 1, of previous year) Name ________________________________________________________________ Street ___________________________City/Town _____________________________ State _______ Zip ____________ Phone ____________________________________ Date of Birth(s) for children under 18 _________________________________________ Make checks payable to: NHHJA Mail to: Melissa Barden, PO Box 31, Dublin, NH 03444

friesians | |

Breaking News Upcoming Events

| |

Informative Articles Current Event Blogs

American Friesian Association Please print clearly. Send this completed form and fees to:

American Friesian Association, Route 2, Box 60, Nahunta, GA 31553 • (912) 462-6330

Visit DAILY

www.equinejournal.com

Farm/Company:_______________________________________________________________ Your Name:__________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________ City/State: ______________Zip:___________ Phone: _________________________________ Fax:_________________________________ Email:_________________________________Website:_______________________________ Memberships run from January 1st through December 31st • Fee Schedule: All fees are given in US Dollars { } Individual: $40 All households must have an individual or family membership. { } Family: $65

Family memberships available for 2 or more members in a given household (must have same physical address). Please list first and last names of ALL members.

{ } Youth: $15

Youth membership requires one individual membership from an adult residing at the same physical address. To qualify for youth membership individuals must be under the age of 18 on January 1 of the calendar year in which membership is applied for.

{ } Lifetime: $250 Individual membership only. TOTAL FEES ENCLOSED $____________

www.americanfriesianassociation.com • info@americanfriesianassociation.com

June 2011, Equine Journal Afﬁliation Coupons, 205

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gypsies

Northeast Friesian Horse Club

Gypsy Horse Association

Membership Form

Membership Application

www.NEFHC.com The Northeast Friesian Horse Horse Club invites you to join our club formed because of our mutual admiration of the Friesian Horse. We are an official chapter of The Friesian Horse Association of North American (FHANA) & are organized under their rules & regulations. Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________ Family/Farm Membership: $55.00 • Individual Membership: $45.00 Associate Membership: $35 Please make your checks payable to NEFHC & mail to: Cathy Zine, 115 Waterford Drive, Hanover, MA 02339, 781-829-2086

Thank you!

Name:______________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ City:_____________________________State:_________Zip: __________ Email: ______________________________________________________ Telephone: __________________________________________________ Farm Name: _________________________________________________ Website: ____________________________________________________ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏

General Membership - One Vote, Subscription to Equine Journal, $75.00 Associate Membership - No Vote, Subscription to Equine Journal, $50.00 Youth Membership - No Vote, $20.00 Founding Lifetime Membership available through Sept. 30, 2008, $525.00

www.gypsyhorseassociation.org Please see website for mailing information

gaited horses FRIENDS OF SOUND HORSES, INC. Application for Membership 6614 Clayton Rd. #105, St. Louis, MO 63117 800-651-7993 • www.fosh.info ❏ Annual Individual Membership $30 - Includes bi-monthly newsletter “Sound Advocate” and an Educational Packet ❏ Annual Organizational Membership $50 - For your Tennessee Walker club or association. Includes bi-monthly newsletter “Sound Advocate” & an Educational Packet

Additional Donation to help the horses: ❏ $20 ❏ $30 ❏ $40 ❏ $50 ❏ Patron $100 ❏ Benefactor $300 ❏Life $600 All Donations are Tax Deductable Payment by: ❏ Check ❏ Credit Card

CC Number: ______________________________

Exp Date:______________ Authorized Signature: ________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ City/State/Zip:________________________ Phone:_______________________ Fax:_____________________ Email: ____________________ Breed of Horse(s): ________________________________________________________________ Where did you hear about FOSH? _____________________________________________________

gypsies The Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association, Inc. Preserving, Protecting & Promoting the Traditional Gypsy Cob Name: ______________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________ City:_____________________________________ State:_______ Zip:____________ Phone: (

)___________________ E-Mail:_________________________________

Type of Membership: ___________________________________________________

Voting: Single: $75 Family (2 Votes): $125 Lifetime Voting: Single: $500 Family: $750 No Vote: Associate Adult: $40 Associate Family: $60 Junior (Under 18): $30

Mail to: GCDHA • 1812 E. 100 N. • Danville, IN 46122

Gypsy Horse Registry of America, Inc. Membership Application Please complete form and mail with appropriate fee to address below. Please make checks payable to GHRA.

Name:______________________________________________________________________ Farm Name:__________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________Phone:____________________ City/State: __________________________________________Zip:______________________ Spouse’s Name: _______________________________________________________________ Fax:_____________________________ Email: ______________________________________ Website:____________________________________________________________________ Full name of youth member and birth date, if applicable: ____________________________________

Membership Required (Circle One)

Renewal? Yes / No

Lifetime $500 Regular (Annual voting) $40 Associate (Annual Non-Voting) $35 Foreign (check this box for voting membership ❒ ) $50 Youth (One time only, under 18 years old) $10 Would you like to be included in a published Breeder’s List? Yes / No

Gypsy Horse Registry of America, Inc. • 1611 Old Reno Road • Springtown, Texas 76082 Tel/Fax: 817-677-4272 • ghra@flash.net • www.gypsyhorseregistryofamerica.org A tax-exempt, not-for-profit, educational organization, IRS-501(c)(3)

GYPSY VANNER HORSE SOCIETY www.vanners.org Membership categories are as follows (please check one): General Membership (1 vote) ____ $80 Associate Membership (non voting) ____ $50 Lifetime Membership (1 vote) ____ $750 Youth Membership (non voting) ____ $25 Please mail completed form and make checks payable to: Gypsy Vanner Horse® Society, P.O. Box 65, Waynesfield, OH 45896 Or you can submit your application on our website and pay dues through the GVHS store by using your credit card on paypal.

New Member __________________________________ Renewal ________________________________________ I currently DO DO NOT (circle one) own a registered Gypsy Vanner Horse. Name ____________________________________ Spouse’s Name ________________________________________ Farm Name _______________________________________ Phone ________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Email ________________________________________ Fax ____________________________________ Website ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I have read the history, mission, goals and beliefs of the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society and hereby submit my membership to the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society.

317-745-6746

Come share the dream with us!

E-mail: gypsycobs@aol.com • Website: www.GCDHA.com

Signature _____________________________________________________________ Date ________________

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miniature horses

morgans

The New England MINIATURE HORSE Society

Maine Morgan Horse Club, Inc. Membership Form

PROMOTING, PROTECTING AND PERPETUATING THE MINIATURE HORSE

Dues for January to December: $25 - Family (includes all children 18 & under) $20 - Individual (18 and over) $15 - Junior (under 18 years old) $400 - Life Member

President: Clinton Jury, cajury01@gmail.com Vice President: Victoria Chalut, classact143@yahoo.com Secretary: Missy Tansey, missytansey@gmail.com Treasurer: Laurie Slobody, laurieslobody333@aol.com

Special Memberships: To show your dedication to the Maine Morgan horse and support the activities of the MMHC. These special memberships are published in each newsletter throughout the paid calendar year and on the www.memorgan.com website. Below are the levels available and include a full family membership. Bulrush - $60 Sherman - $45 Woodbury - $35

www.NEMHS.org NEW ENGLAND MINIATURE HORSE SOCIETY, INC. ENCLOSED IS $35 FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL OR $50 FOR FARM MEMBERSHIP (2 ADULTS & ALL YOUTH) TO NEMHS FOR CALENDAR YEAR _____.

NAME ________ PHONE____________________ FARM NAME ____ MAILING ADDRESS _____ EMAIL ADDRESS _ CITY __________ STATE ZIP____________ JR’S NAME ___________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH _____ JR’S NAME ___________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH ____ MAIL TO: MISSY TANSEY, 87 PURGATORY RD., SUTTON, MA 01590

Mail this form to: Karen Marlin, 10 Sea Grass Farm, Brunswick, ME 04011 Name:_______________________________________________________________ Spouse:______________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________ County:_____________________________________Telephone:__________________ Email Address:__________________________________________________________ Other Family Members (please list date of birth for children under 18 years of age): ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ www.memorgan.com

quarter horses

WORLD CLASS MINIATURE HORSE REGISTRY, INC.

Membership Form

12009 Stewartsville Rd., Vinton, VA US 24179

( (

Tel./Fax: (540) 890-0856 www.wcmhr.com Divisions: A-34” & under B over 34”-38” Types of Registration: Open, Qualified & Hardship

Type of Membership Name:_____________________________AQHA # _____

MEMBERSHIP FEE - US Funds Only $32 US $47 Canada $67 Foreign Countries

Name: ___________________________________________________________ Farm Name: ______________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________________________________________ State: ___________________________________________________________ Zip: _____________________________________________________________ Spouse/Partner if included ___________________________________________

) Renewal Membership ) NEW Membership

Occupation: ___________________________________ Spouse: ____________________________AQHA # _____ Occupation: ___________________________________ Youth: _______________ D.O.B. ______ AQHA # _______ Youth: _______________ D.O.B. ______ AQHA # _______

[ ] Adult

$30.00

Individuals, 19 & over, as of January 1st, 2011.

[ ] Joint

$40.00

Two (2) adults in the same household.

[ ] Family

$50.00

Two (2) adults & youths in the same household.

[ ] Youth*

$10.00

Address: _____________________________________

Individuals 18 & under, as of January 1st, 2011. *Must be accompanied by a parent/guardian membership.

City: ____________________State: ___ Zip Code:_______

[ ] Lifetime

Telephone: _______________ E-Mail: ________________ Trainer/Barn: __________________________________

$300.00

Individuals, 19 & over, as of January 1st, 2011.

[ ] Joint Lifetime

$500.00

Two (2) adults in the same household.

morgans

MEMBERSHIP FORM Please fill in all applicable information: Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ City:_______________________________ State: _____________ Zip:_____________

A P P L I C A T I O N

Lippitt Morgan Breeders’ Association

MAIL APPLICATION WITH CHECK (PAYABLE TO CQHA) TO:

LISA ROSNER, 57 BOPP RD., CANTERBURY, CT 06331

Farm Name:Registered Farm Prefix:_________________________________________ Registered Lippitt Morgan:AMHA #:______________________Foaled: ______________

Membership Options: Voting Membership $30.00 (Registered Lippitt Morgan Owner) Farm Voting Membership $45.00 (2 Votes; Breeder for 4 years or more) Associate/Non-voting Membership $30.00 Mail to: Anne Millett, 25 Knollwood Dr., E. Longmeadow, MA 01028 FOR MORE INFORMATION, BY-LAWS, EVENTS, ADVERTISING, ETC., VISIT:

www.lippittmorganbreedersassociation.com

M E M B E R S H I P

Email:______________________________Website: ____________________________

CQHA points accumulation will commence with receipt of membership application and dues.

PLEASE SELECT MEMBERSHIP TYPE:

___ Individual $25 ___ Mr. & Mrs. $35 ___ Youth $10 (Aged 18 an under. Must be accompanied by an individual or Mr./Mrs. Membership of a parent or guardian.) Name (Adult Member (s)):__________________________________

___ Family Street: ______________________________________________

$50

(Voting privileges for each Adult member;

City: ________________________ State: ___ Zip Code: ________ this membership for families with 3 more Youth, 18 and under, who are joining.) e-mail address:_________________________________________ (for MassQHA use only; will not be shared)

phone number (____) _____-_______ Check here if you want to receive MassQHA Newsletter electronically: ❑ YES or ❑ NO (Newsletter will not be mailed to you.) Youth Name: _________________________ Birth Date: ______ Youth Name: _________________________ Birth Date: ______

___ Life (per adult) $200 ___ Riding $25 Program (This is a one time fee, however, if membership lapses in MassQHA this fee must be paid again to resume the Riding Program.)

Youth Name: _________________________ Birth Date: ______

___ Associate $20

USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY.

(No voting privileges; does not qualify as accompanying membership for youth. For other limitations contact membership coordinator.)

For more information contact:

Nancy Moos: 781-536-4119 or nmoos@yahoo.com

Make checks payable to: MassQHA MAIL THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO: Nancy Moos, 1245 Ferry St., Marshfield, MA 02050-1802

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state associations

Vermont Quarter Horse Association Inc.

Make a Difference – JOIN TODAY! Membership Types:

www.vtqha.com Membership Application

c $25–INDIVIDUAL c $75–CLUB OR ASSOCIATION

❏ Family $30.00 ❏ Single $20.00 ❏ Youth $10.00 ❏ Lifetime Membership $200.00

c $75–BUSINESS/FARM

Name:_________________________________________________________________ NAME:

Address: ______________________________________________________________ Tel #: ________________________________Cell #: __________________________

BUS. NAME:

Email: ________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:

Youth Name: ________________________________________ D.O.B. ___/___/___

CITY:

(18 and under) Youth Name: _______________________________________ D.O.B. ___/___/___

PHONE:

Membership includes one year subscription to Equine Journal. Please make checks payable to VQHA and mail to : Lucille Evarts, 3796 Green St, Vergennes, VT 05491 802-233-0567 • evartsl@yahoo.com

STATE:

ZIP:

CELL:

E-MAIL:

Make checks payable to NHHC, mail to: NHHC, P.O. Box 32, Ctr. Barnstead, N.H. 03225

or join online at www.nhhorsecouncil.com

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DATELINE

Dateline

June - July 2011

Camps

Mid-Atlantic/Midwest July 07-10 FDCTA Member Camp, www. flatlandersdressage.com. Sarah Potts. 419-3694989. sarah@etpfarm.org. Findlay. OH.

Northeast June 10-12 Horse Fever for the Ladies: Horsemanship Camp, www.crosbyequilibrium.com. Dorothy Crosby. 603-446-3685. crosbyequi-librium@gmail.com. Stoddard . NH. 14-15 CVDA Adult Dressage Camp, www. CVDA.org. Terri Satterlee. 802-228-2103. tfglover@tds.net. S. Woodstock. VT. 19-25 Pony Farm Summer Camp, www. PonyFarm.com. Boo Martin. 603-654-6308. boomartin@ponyfarm.com. Temple. NH. 24-26 Womens Camp, www.friesiansofmajesty. com. Sharon Re. 802-365-7526. information@ friesiansofmajesty.com. Townsend. VT. 26-07/09 Pony Farm Summer Camp, www. PonyFarm.com. Boo Martin. 603-654-6308. boomartin@ponyfarm.com. Temple. NH. 27-07/01 Gelinas Farm Adult Horsemanship Camp, www.GelinasFarm.com. 603-225-7024. Joanne@GelinasFarm.com. Pembroke. NH. 28-30 Horse Fever for Kids: Horsemanship Mini Camp, www.crosbyequi-librium.com. Dorothy Crosby. 603-446-3685. crosbyequilibrium@gmail.com. Stoddard . NH.

July 06-08 Adult & Young Rider Event Camp, www. equine.unh.edu/events. Liz Oertel. 603-8620027. liz..oertel@unh.edu. Durham. NH. 10-16 Friesian Frolic Girls Camp , www. friesiansofmajesty.com. Sharon Re. 802-3657526. information@friesiansofmajesty.com. Townsend. VT. 10-23 Pony Farm Summer Camp, www. PonyFarm.com. Boo Martin. 603-654-6308. boomartin@ponyfarm.com. Temple. NH. 11-13 Horse Fever for Kids: Horsemanship Mini Camp, www.crosbyequi-librium.com. Dorothy Crosby. 603-446-3685. crosbyequilibrium@gmail.com. Stoddard . NH.

11-15 Berkshire Equestrian Center Camp, www.theberkshireequestriancenter.com. 413-698-3200 . berkshireequestriancenter@ hotmail.com. Richmond. MA. 18-20 Horse Fever for Kids: Horsemanship Mini Camp, www.crosbyequi-librium.com. Dorothy Crosby. 603-446-3685. crosbyequilibrium@gmail.com. Stoddard . NH. 18-22 Berkshire Equestrian Center Camp, www.theberkshireequestriancenter.com. 413-698-3200 . berkshireequestriancenter@ hotmail.com. Richmond. MA. 18-22 Independence Stable Barn Days, www. indepencencestablellc.com. Dottie Brittingham . 413-284-0371. independencestable@yahoo. com . Belchertown. MA. 25-29 Horse Fever for Kids: Horsemanship Camp, www.crosbyequi-librium.com. Dorothy Crosby. 603-446-3685. crosbyequi-librium@ gmail.com. Stoddard . NH. 25-29 Berkshire Equestrian Center Camp, www.theberkshireequestriancenter.com. 413-698-3200 . berkshireequestriancenter@ hotmail.com. Richmond. MA.

27-31 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Eventing Clinic, www. oconnoreventteam.com. Brian and Penny Ross. 540-348-1152. vht@cfw.com. Lexington. VA.

July 01-03 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Swanton. OH. 08-10 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. South Lyon. MI. 11 Getting that Show Ring Look for Rider and Horse, www.hcsaddleclub.com. New Castle. IN. 15-17 Buster McLaury Clinic at 7 Springs Farm, www.7SFarm.com. Dick McCoy. Lara@7SFarm. com. 908-238-9587. Pittstown. NJ. 15-17 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Grafton. WI. 30-31 Debbie McDonald Dressage Clinic, Barbara Ries. 248-670-9031. blondmane@ yahoo.com. Ortonville. MI.

Northeast June

Clinics, Seminars, Symposiums Mid-Atlantic/Midwest June 03 Peggy Cummings Connected Riding Clinic, www.meadowsweetranch. com. Kathy Boettcher. 815-675-1177. meadowsweet60081@yahoo.com. Spring Grove. IL. 03-05 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Edwardsville. IL. 16-19 Joe Wolter Clinic at 7 Springs Farm, www.7SFarm.com. Dick McCoy. Lara@7SFarm. com. 908-238-9587. Pittstown. NJ. 24-26 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. St. Leonard. MD. 25-26 Scioto Run, www.OAATS.org. Mollie Krumlaw-Smith. 513-583-5034. mkrumlaw@ webcincy.com. Chillicothe. OH. 27-29 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Newton Square. PA.

03-05 NYSHC 24th Annual 3-day Competitive Trail Riding Clinic, www.NYSHC.org . Eva Norris. 607-693-4024.. Eva83919@aol.com. Brookfield. NY. 05 Enhancing the Relationship Course, www. JulieRobins.com. Julie Robins. JulieRobinsInc@ gmail.com. High Falls. NY. 07-09 Tom Curtin Clinic, Ranch Horse Versatility, www.GelinasFarm.com. 603-2257024. Joanne@GelinasFarm.com. Pembroke. NH. 10-12 Tom Curtin Clinic, Colt Starting and Horsemanship, www.GelinasFarm.com. 603-225-7024. Joanne@GelinasFarm.com. Pembroke. NH. 11 Educated Equestrians Fly Spray Making Workshop, www.JulieRobins.com. Julie Robins. JulieRobinsInc@gmail.com. High Falls. NY. 11 Basic Obstacles Clinic, www. GentleDoveFarm.com. 585-738-7477. JKLong@ rochester.rr.com . Nunda. NY. 12 Enhancing the Relationship Course, www. JulieRobins.com. Julie Robins. JulieRobinsInc@ gmail.com. High Falls. NY.

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DATELINE 12 Advanced I Obstacles Clinic, www. GentleDoveFarm.com. 585-738-7477. JKLong@ rochester.rr.com . Nunda. NY. 13 Tom Curtin Clinic, Cow Work, www. GelinasFarm.com. 603-225-7024. Joanne@ GelinasFarm.com. Pembroke. NH. 19 Enhancing the Relationship Course, www. JulieRobins.com. Julie Robins. JulieRobinsInc@ gmail.com. High Falls. NY. 25 Hampshire County Riding Club Trailer Clinic, www.hampshirecountyridingclub.com. Diana Harris. 413-634-0167. Goshen. MA. 26 Dressage Clinic with Lois Yukins, www. snhdcta.org. Karen O’Malley. 603-382-7044. Atkinson. NH. 27-07/01 Different Drummer Farm Equitation Intensive, www.differentdrummerfarm.com. 603-483-2234. jodiddf@gmail.com. Camdia. NH.

Southeast

July 09-10 Clinic with Robert Costello , www. coursebrookfarm.com . Laura Chandra . 617-256-3818. info@coursebrookfarm.com. Sherborn. MA. 12-16 Kids Driving Clinic , www.carriage-barn. com. 603-378-0140. Newton. NH. 16 Vermont Quarter Horse Clinic , www.vtqha. com. Lucille Evarts. 802-233-0567. evartsl@ yahoo.com. New Haven. VT. 16 Tyrone Farm Cross Country Jumping and Obstacle Clinic, www.tyronefarm.com. Susan Boone. 860-928-3647. events@tyronefarm. com. Pomfret. CT. 26-30 Kids Driving Clinic , www.carriage-barn. com. 603-378-0140. Newton. NH.

Mid-Atlantic/Midwest

Other Locations June 06-07 Eventing Clinic at Briar Fox Farm, www. thehorsefarm.com. 316-775-5512. briarfox@ aol.com. Augusta. KS. 10-12 Photographer of the American West Photo Workshop, www.DrsPhoto.net. 208726-5191, ext 1. Tess@DrsPhoto.net. Mackay. ID. 16 Obstacles Made Easy Trail Clinic, www. gaitedgala.com. Val Delana. 903-675-2953. tnwalking3@sbcglobal.net. Athens. TX. 30-31 Lone Tree Farm Cross Country Clinic, www.lonetreefarm.net. 209-874-3401 . lonetree.ca@gmail.com. Waterford. CA.

July 22-24 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Ames. IA. 23-24 Jan Ebeling Clinic Series, www. derbyfarms.com. Pam Pentz. 425-483-9583 . pam@derbyfarms.com. Woodinville. WA. 29-31 “Photographer of the American West” Photo Workshop, www.DrsPhoto.net. 208726-5191, ext 1. Tess@DrsPhoto.net. Mackay. ID. 29-31 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Wakarusa. KS.

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June 10-12 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Gay. GA. 17-19 Brent Graef Clinic, www.BrentGraef.com. Bahama. NC. 18 B&M Stables Group Horsemanship Lessons, www.ipass.net/blaine_mclaughlin. Michele McLaughlin. 919- 934-1344. sileeno@ipass.net. Four Oaks. NC. 19 GDCTA Hunter Equitation Clinic, www. simplesite.com/newclassichorseshows. Sara Juriceck. 404-386-1651. sadie1@mindspring. com. Cartersville. GA.

Dressage & Eventing June

03-05 VADA/Nova Summer Dressage, www. vadanova.org. Bettina Longaker . Vadvirag8@ gmail.com. Leesburg. VA. 04 The Meadow Dressage, www. meadowshows.com. 609-261-0601 . meadowshows@verizon.net. Mount Holly. NJ. 04 Mystic Marsh, Darla Maybee. 269-623-3878. mystics@mysticmarshfarm.com. Delton. MI. 04-05 NJ Pony Club Dressage Rally and Starter Horse Trials, www.horseparkofnewjersey.com. Cathy Brogan. 908-510-7999. horseparkofnj@ aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 11 Evergreen Farm Schooling Show, www. evergreenfarm.info. 540-955-0529. evergreendors@juno.com. Berryville. VA. 12-13 Derbyshire Farms Horse Trial I, www. derbyshirefarms.com. Lucinda Henderson. 269429-7259. henderson@qtm.net. Stevensville. MI. 19 Friendly Horseman’s Club Dressage Schooling Show, Alice Hummel. 717-4842222. Denver. PA. 24-26 Mid South Pony Club Rally, www. midsouthponyclub.org. Nancy Smith. 256-6530997. Lexington. KY. 25 Crossroads at QRC Combined Tests, www.QuentinRidingClub.com. Steph@ CrossRoadShows.com. Quentin. PA. 25 High Point Stables, Lindsey Vanderlaan. 517490-7013. linsdey@highpointstablesllc.com. Charlotte. MI. 30-07/01 Dressage by the Bay, Week 1, www. horseshowsbythebay.com. Alex Rheinheimer. 561-723-6287. alexrheinheimer@aol.com. Traverse City. MI.

July 02 The Meadow Dressage, www. meadowshows.com. 609-261-0601 . meadowshows@verizon.net. Mount Holly. NJ. 02 Horse Park Horse Trials, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. Jane Cory. 609259-0170. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 02-03 Dressage by the Bay, Week 2, www. horseshowsbythebay.com. Alex Rheinheimer. 561-723-6287. alexrheinheimer@aol.com. Traverse City. MI.

09 Dressage at Willow Tree I, Karin Bielefeld. 269-470-5007. bielefeldk@att.net. Bangor. MI. 10 Dressage at Willow Tree II, Karin Bielefeld. 269-470-5007. bielefeldk@att.net. Bangor. MI. 15-17 Dressage at Lexington, www. DressageAtLexington.com. Debbie Rodriguez. 757-229-9722. rrodriguez42@cox.net. Lexington. VA. 16-17 Dressage at the Park, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. Jane Cory. 609259-0170. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 17 FDCTA Schooling Show, www. flatlandersdressage.com. Sarah Potts. 419-3694989. sarah@etpfarm.org. Findlay. OH. 23 Evergreen Farm Schooling Show, www. evergreenfarm.info. 540-955-0529. evergreendors@juno.com. Berryville. VA. 27-31 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, www.usef.org. 859-2582472. Lexington. KY. 30 VADA/Nova Summer Breed Show I, www. vadanova.org. Lori Kaminski . lori_kaminski@ verizon.net. Leesburg. VA. 30-31 HPNJ Horse Trials, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. Jane Cory. 609259-0170. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 31 Derbyshire Farms Dressage Show , www. derbyshirefarms.com. Lucinda Henderson. 269429-7259. henderson@qtm.net. Stevensville. MI. 31 VADA/Nova Summer Breed Show II, www. vadanova.org. Lori Kaminski . lori_kaminski@ verizon.net. Leesburg. VA.

Northeast June 04-05 June Horse Trials, www.gmhainc.org. 802-475-1509. kmanner@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT. 05 Horse Power Dressage Series, www. WILDAIREFARM.com . Nancy Digregorio . 508765-0641 . Southbridge. MA. 10-12 Mystic Valley Dressage Show, www. MysticValleyHuntClub.com. 860-464-7934. mysticvalleyhuntclub@juno.net. Gales Ferry. CT. 12 Oak Rise Farm Dressage 2-Phase Show, www.OakRiseFarm.com. 603-656-9730. OakRise@Comcast.net. Goffstown. NH. 12 Oak Rise Farm Gaited Dressage Series, www.OakRiseFarm.com. 603-656-9730. OakRise@Comcast.net. Goffstown. NH. 12 SMDA Dressage Schooling Show, www. southernmainedressage.com. Robyn Cuffey . 207-929-6562. robyn@sacoriver.net. Hollis Center. ME. 12 Larkin Hill Horse Trials, www.larkinhill.com. 518-441-2176. mhutch5100@aol.com. North Chatham. NY. 12 Stadium Practice Event, www.wndrc.com. Kathryn West McLeod. kwest978@comcast.net . West Newbury . MA. 17-19 June Dressage Show, www.gmhainc. org. 802-475-1509. kmanner@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT. 25-26 UNH June Dressage Show, www.equine. unh.edu/events. Liz Oertel. 603-862-0027. liz. oertel@unh.edu. Durham. NH.

DATELINE

26 Great Vista Farm Schooling Horse Trials, www. GreatVistaFarm.com. Sarah Dalton Morrie. sdmgreatvista@ wildblue.net. Fort Plain. NY. 26 TSHA Dressage Shows, www. tristatehorsemen.com. 860-5644700. Oneco. CT.

July 02 Hitching Post Farm Schooling Horse Trial, www. HitchingPostFarm.com. Laurie Hudson. 802-763-8164. laurie@ hitchinpostfarm.com. South Royalston. VT. 02-03 Schooling Horse Trial, www.gmhainc.org. 802-4751509. kmanner@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT. 03 Flatlands Equestrian Center Mix & Match Schooling Event, www.Flatlands-Equestrian.com . Rehoboth. MA. 03 King Oak Schooling Dressage and Horse Trials, www. kingoakfarm.com. Fran and Tom Cross. 413-527-4454 . inquiries@ kingoakfarm.com. Southampton. MA. 09 CVDA Summer Schooling Show, www.cvda.org. 602-4481355. centralvtdressageassoc@ gmail.com. Norwich. VT. 10 Oak Rise Farm Dressage/2Phase Show, www. OakRiseFarm.com. 603-6569730. OakRise@Comcast.net. Goffstown. NH. 10 UNH Summer Horse Trials, www.equine.unh.edu/events. Liz Oertel. 603-862-0027. liz.oertel@ unh.edu. Durham. NH. 10 Oak Rise Farm Gaited Dressage Series, www. OakRiseFarm.com. 603-6569730. OakRise@Comcast.net. Goffstown. NH. 10 Pipestave Hill Horse Trials, www.wndrc.com. Kathryn West McLeod. kwest978@comcast.net . West Newbury . MA. 15 The Vershire Riding School Schooling Trials, www. vershireridingschool.com. 802-685-2239 . info@ vershireridingschool.com. Vershire. VT. 15-17 King Oak Farm Dressage Days, www.kingoakfarm.com. Fran and Tom Cross. 413-5274454 . inquiries@kingoakfarm. com. Southampton. MA. 17 SPHOME Dressage Schooling Show, www.sphomaine.net. Brenda Bryant . 207-985-9144 . bbriona@gmail.com. Hollis Center. ME.

20 Hitching Post Farm Schooling Horse Trial, www. HitchingPostFarm.com. Laurie Hudson. 802-763-8164. laurie@ hitchinpostfarm.com. South Royalston. VT. 22-24 Dressage Days, www. gmhainc.org. 802-475-1509. kmanner@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT. 23 Lollipop Farm Schooling Dressage Series, www. lollipopdressage.com . lsigfridson@juno.com. Brooklyn. CT. 24 Horse Power Dressage Series, www.WILDAIREFARM.com . Nancy Digregorio . 508-765-0641 . Southbridge. MA. 24 CDCTA Dressage, www. cdctaonline.com. Donna Legere. 860-642-4418. bandit@99main. com. Gales Ferry. CT. 25 Members Day Dressage, www. gmhainc.org. 802-475-1509. kmanner@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT. 30-31 Dressage on the Seacoast I & II, www.equine.unh.edu/ events. Liz Oertel. 603-862-0027. liz..oertel@unh.edu. Durham. NH. 31 BVDCTA Two-Phase and Dressage Show, www.BVDCTA. com. Missy Tansey. 508-9178488. info@bvdcta.com. Spencer. MA.

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Southeast June 04 Oxer Farm Dressage and CT, www. OxerFarm.com. 770-654-3934. Sandra@ OxerFarm.com. Clermont. GA. 04-05 Poplar Place Horse Trial, www. PoplarPlaceFarm.com. 706-582-9999. donna@ poplarplacefarm.com. Hamilton. GA. 11 GDCTA Dressage/Combined Tests Series, www.simplesite.com/newclassichorseshows. Sara Juriceck. 404-386-1651. sadie1@ mindspring.com. Gainesville. GA. 11 Red Horse Stables One Day Three-Phase and Dressage Schooling Show, www. RedHorseStables.com. 770-258-0444. Carrolton. GA. 12 Lumber River Horse Trials, www. CarolinaHorsePark.com. 910-875-2074. Raeford. NC. 13 Cross Country Schooling, www. CarolinaHorsePark.com. 910-875-2074. Raeford. NC. 18-19 Summer Time Blues, www. CarolinaHorsePark.com. Kay Whitlock. 910692-8467. Raeford. NC. 18-19 Poplar Place Dressage Show, www. PoplarPlaceFarm.com. 706-582-9999. donna@ poplarplacefarm.com. Hamilton. GA.

19 Gold Coast Dressage Schooling, www. wellingtonclassicdressage.com. Noreen O’Sullivan. 561-227-1570. nosullivan@ wellingtonclassicdressage.com. West Palm Beach. FL. 23-24 Wellington Classic Dressage in the Tropics I & II, www.wellingtonclassicdressage. com. Noreen O’Sullivan. 561-227-1570. nosullivan@wellingtonclassicdressage.com. West Palm Beach. FL. 25 Poplar Place Schooling Dressage Show, www.PoplarPlaceFarm.com. 706-582-9999. donna@poplarplacefarm.com. Hamilton. GA.

July 09 Poplar Place Schooling Dressage Show, www.PoplarPlaceFarm.com. 706-582-9999. donna@poplarplacefarm.com. Hamilton. GA. 16 Red Horse Stables One Day Three-Phase and Dressage Schooling Show, www. RedHorseStables.com. 770-258-0444. Carrolton. GA. 16-17 Rise ‘n Shine, www.CarolinaHorsePark. com. Kay Whitlock. 910-692-8467. Raeford. NC. 24 July Started Horse Trials, www. CarolinaHorsePark.com. 910-875-2074. Raeford. NC. 24 Oxer Farm Dressage on Sunday, www. OxerFarm.com. 770-654-3934. Sandra@ OxerFarm.com. Clermont. GA.

30 Poplar Place Schooling Dressage Show, www.PoplarPlaceFarm.com. 706-582-9999. donna@poplarplacefarm.com. Hamilton. GA.

Driving

Mid-Atlantic/Midwest June 03-05 Carriage Round-Up, Charles Poppe. 513315-7143. Lexington. KY. 12 Brandywine Carriage Driving Show, www. bvdc.org. Margaret Gillet. margaretgrillet@ yahoo.com. Elkton. MD. 17-19 Columbus Carriage Classic, www. columbuscarriageclassic.com. Nancy Osterhaus. 920-623-4925. nancy@ ColumbusCarriageHouse.com. Columbus. WI.

July 01-03 Carriage Association of America Driving Event, www.caaonline.org. 859-231-0971. Lexington. KY.

Northeast June 12 GMHA 25 Competitive Trail Ride and Drive, www.ectra.org. June Hamel. 802-457-1509. june@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. VT.

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DATELINE

18-19 Orleton Farm 13th Annual Pleasure Driving Show , www.colonialcarriage.org Carol Frank. 518- 459-1235. carol.frank@ saratogadriving.com . Stockbridge. MA.

Horse Shows

July

01-05 Illinois Arab Inc All Arab Show, www. aha11.com. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Springfield. IL. 02-05 Region 11 Dressage, H/J, Sport Horse Offsite Championships, www.aha11.com. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Springfield. IL. 03-05 Southern States Showdown, www. justhorseinround.com. Beth Tew. 252-7538069. btew2@nc.rr.com. Lexington. VA. 03-05 Showtime 2011, www.region13.net. Sally Epps. 920-992-3293. E. Lansing. MI. 03-05 NE Feathered Horse Classic, www. gypsyshowhorse.org . Greensburg. PA. 03-05 Boumi Temple, W. Gary Baker. 540-6873455. wgbrosecroft@aol.com. Owings Mill. MD. 04 HRCNJ Open Horse Show, www.hrcnj.com. Linda Downin . 973-903-6769 . Augusta. NJ. 04 Friendly Horsemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Fun Show, Alice Hummel. 717-484-2222. Denver. PA. 04 Michigan Region 1 Fun Show, www. whamonline.com. Sue Scott. 231-269-3262. sueburtscott@gmail.cm. Big Rapids. MI. 05 The Meadow Horse Shows, www. meadowshows.com. 609-261-0601 . meadowshows@verizon.net. Mount Holly. NJ. 05 Hear the Beat Horse Show , www.HoofBeats.com. Deb Work. 540-464-2953. dwork@ hoof-beats.com. Lexington. VA. 05 PHC Hunter Schooling Show , www. potomachorse.com. 301-208-0200. N. Potomac . MD. 06-11 Egyptian Event, www.pyramidsociety.org. 859-231-0771. Lexington. KY. 06-12 Upperville Colt & Horse Show, www. upperville.com. 540-687-5740. uchs@crosslink. net. Upperville. VA. 07-10 Region 11 Championships, www.aha11. com. Gary Paine. 641-466-3320. Springfield. IL. 08 QRC Open Fun Show, www. QuentinRidingClub.com. Hannah Salvadore. 610-693-8228. Quentin. PA. 08-12 Country Heir I, www.countryheir.com. Frankie Stark. 513-875-3318. Lexington. KY. 10-11 Michigan Little Celebration, www. michiganlittlecelebration.com. Pierrette Dagg. info@michiganlittlecelebration.com. Mason. MI. 10-12 Mason Dixon Spectacular Paso Fino Show, www.masondixonpfha.org. BJ Shuler. 215-723-8499. bjshuler56@comcast.net. Lexington. VA. 10-12 Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Show, www.HorseCenter.org. Chris Kelly. 540-4603390. ckelly@horsecenter.org. Lexington. VA. 10-12 Jersey Classic Horse Show, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. Joan Booth. 908995-9807. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 11 On Course Hunter Show Series, www. oncourseriding.com. 973-875-8780 . katie@ oncourseriding.com. Lafayette. NJ. 11-12 Tennesee Walking Horse Show, www. QuentinRidingClub.com. Maria Perez. 301-4772225. Quentin. PA. 12 Medallion II All Arabian, www.region13.net. Jean Hedger. 937-434-6114. Wilmington. OH.

09-10 GMHA Competitive Ride and Drive, www.ectra.org. June Hamel. 802-457-1509. june@gmhainc.org. S. Woodstock. CT. 16-17 Mt. Washington Carriage Road Weekend, Lisa Derby Oden. lisa@ blueribbonconsulting.com. Pinkham Notch. NH. 23 Tyrone Farm Brunch Ride and Drive, www. tyronefarm.com. Susan Boone. 860-928-3647. events@tyronefarm.com. Pomfret. CT.

Other Locations June 24-26 Summer Festival CDE 2011 , www. claystationhorsepark.com. Debbi Packard. 916687-7948. claystationhorsepark@frontiernet. net. Wilton. CA.

July 01-03 The CDE at Inavale, www.cdeatinavale. sitesvp.com . Bev White. 503-829-7828. grovenhurst@molalla.net. Philomath. OR.

Fairs

Mid-Atlantic/Midwest July 21-25 Rockbridge County Fair and Southern States Horse Show, Deborah Work. 540-4642953. Lexington. VA.

Northeast June 02-05 Vermont Dairy Festival, www. vermontdairyfestival.com. Robert Mats. 802933-5921. Enosburg Falls. VT.

July 09-10 Windsor County Agriculture Fair, Eric Johnson. 802-952-4005. vtjersey@gmail.com. Springfield. VT. 14-17 Connecticut Valley Fair, Robert Nutting. 802-291-3704. Bradford. VT. 22-24 Lamoille County Field Days, www. lamoillefielddays.com. Deanna Judkins. 802635-7113. Johnson. VT. 28-31 Franklin County Field Days, www. franklincountyfielddays.org. Fernand Gagne. 802-238-4904. Highgate. VT.

Other Locations June 10-11 Burnett Fair and Rodeo, www.urodeo. com. Burnett. TX.

July 27-31 Scott County Fair, www.scottcountyfair. com. Danelle Kinney. 651-380-9600. haugenhill@hotmail.com. Jordan. MN.

Mid-Atlantic/Midwest June

12 On Course Jumper Show Series, www. oncourseriding.com. 973-875-8780 . katie@ oncourseriding.com. Lafayette. NJ. 12 Briarwood Farm Horse Show, www. briarwood-farm.com. 908-534-8833. jackkate@ aol.com. Flemington. NJ. 15-19 Country Heir II, www.countryheir.com. Frankie Stark. 513-875-3318. Lexington. KY. 15-19 Loudoun Benefit Horse Show, W. Gary Baker. 540-687-3455. wgbrosecroft@aol.com. Upper Marlboro. MD. 16-19 Shenandoah Arabian Classic Championships, Sherri Re. 281-513-5745. sherrire101@yahoo.com. Lexington. VA. 16-19 Hoosier Horse Classic, www.region13. net. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Edinburgh. IN. 16-19 Region 13 Dressage/Sport Horse Off Site Championships, www.region13.net. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Edinburgh. IN. 17-19 Far and Away Farm Show Series, www. farandawayfarmhorseshows.com/. Marysville. OH. 17-19 North East Peruvian Horse Show 25th Anniversary Championship Peruvian Paso Show, www.neperuvianhorseclub.com. Dave Ryan. 561-212-4980. ryans2@aldephia.net. Lexington. VA. 18 Sussex County Benefit Horse Show, www. sussexcountyhorseshow.com. Lucille Pagano. 973-875-9548. Augusta. NJ. 18-19 NJ Half-Arabian Horse Show, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. Joan Mitch. 610767-3039. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 19 The Meadow Horse Shows, www. meadowshows.com. 609-261-0601 . meadowshows@verizon.net. Mount Holly. NJ. 19-20 Pennsylvania Jumper Association Horse Show, www.QuentinRidingClub.com. Cathy Latsha. 717-652-4458. Quentin. PA. 20-25 Roanoke Valley Horse Show, www. RoanokeValleyHorseShow.com. L. M. Gerald. 540-3=520-5564. Salem. VA. 22 Region 13 Pre Show A/B Concurrent, www. region13.net. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Indianapolis. IN. 22 Sussex County Benefit Horse Show, www. sussexcountyhorseshow.com. Lucille Pagano. 973-875-9548. Augusta. NJ. 22-25 Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show, www.MidAMorgan.com. Kent Moeller. 804-363-3085. kentmoeller@netscape.com. Lexington. VA. 22-26 Deep Run Horse Show, Scott Nunnally. 804-784-3245. elizabethtompkins@comcast. net. Manakin-Sabot. VA. 23-26 Middlesex County Horse Show, www. horseparkofnewjersey.com. June Marsh. 609448-3492. horseparkofnj@aol.com. Allentown. NJ. 23-26 Region 13 Championships, www. region13.net. Donna Auber. 330-274-2039. Indianapolis. IN. 23-26 Mid East Quarter Horse Association Horse Show, www.kyqha.com. Raymond Toole. 859-620-0138. Lexington. KY. 23-26 NJQHA Show, www.njqha.com. Gloucester County. NJ.

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DATELINE

24-25 Virginia Gaited Jubilee, www. gaitedjubilee.com. Jim Scullin. 540-248-5479. info@gaitedjubilee.com. Lexington. VA. 24-26 Showtime Series at Delaware, www. delawarehorseshows.com. Delaware. OH. 25 Sunday Hunter Series at QRC, www. QuentinRidingClub.com. Steph@ CrossRoadShows.com. Quentin. PA. 25-26 Ohio Classic, Maria Redmond. 513-6087058. jredmond1@fuse.net. Springfield. OH. 25-26 Sussex County Benefit Horse Show, www.sussexcountyhorseshow.com. Lucille Pagano. 973-875-9548. Augusta. NJ. 26 The Meadow Horse Shows, www. meadowshows.com. 609-261-0601 . meadowshows@verizon.net. Mount Holly. NJ. 26 FDCTA Schooling Show, www. flatlandersdressage.com. Sarah Potts. 419-3694989. sarah@etpfarm.org. Van Wert. OH. 26 Derbyshire Farms Summer Shindig, www. derbyshirefarms.com. Lucinda Henderson. 269429-7259. henderson@qtm.net. Stevensville. MI. 26 June One Day Horse Show, W. Gary Baker. 540-687-3455. wgbrosecroft@aol.com. Owings Mill. MD. 28-07/03 Region XIV Silverama, www.aha14. com. Cindy Clinton. 937-962-4336. Lexington. KY. 28-29 House Mountain Horse Show, Molly Trimble Moore. 540-291-6928. Lexington. VA.

29-07/03 Brandywine Valley Summer Series Week 1, brandywinevalleysummerseries.com. Mike Rheinheimer . mwrheinheimer@msn.com. Devon. PA. 29-07/03 Warrenton Pony Show, Tommy Lee Jones. 540-788-4806. cur4157@aol.com. Warrenton. VA.

July

01-03 Virginia Horse Show Association Summer Show, Clyde Poarch. 804-732-2138. edgewoodone@aol.com. Lexington. VA. 02 Upper Midwest Drum Horse Show, Karen Rushmore. 715-597-0057. mdhcinfo@ centurylink.net. Custer. WI. 02-03 CSHSA 3rd Annual 4th of July Bash, www.centralstate.net. CSHSA@woh.rr.com. Wilmington. OH. 03 Briarwood Farm Horse Show, www. briarwood-farm.com. 908-534-8833. jackkate@ aol.com. Flemington. NJ. 05-06 Sussex County Benefit Horse Show, www.sussexcountyhorseshow.com. Lucille Pagano. 973-875-9548. Augusta. NJ. 06-09 Brandywine Valley Summer Series Week 2, brandywinevalleysummerseries.com. Mike Rheinheimer . mwrheinheimer@msn.com. Devon. PA. 06-10 Horse Show by the Bay, Week 1, www. horseshowsbythebay.com. Alex Rheinheimer. 561-723-6287. alexrheinheimer@aol.com. Traverse City. MI. 06-10 Showday National, www.HitsShows. com. 845-246-8833. info@HitsShows.com. Culpeper. VA. 06-10 Region 15 Championship Horse Show, www. Region15.com. Marty Kleiner. 717-507-3474. meekone@comcast. RAIN or SHINE net. Lexington. VA. 06-10 The Bluegrass - 2 Judges Morgan Classic, Charles Ethier www.bluegrass and James Bolton morganclassic.com. Bryon Singer. 317-7586518. Lexington. KY. 07-09 Indiana Celebration, Gordon 4-H Camp Marshall - Spencer, MA and Pam Lawler. 765-533-2080. Great Parking & Warm Up Areas devonshirevc@comcast. net. New Castle. IN. 07-10 Robert Murphy Stable Hunter Walk trot 14 & under • Open Pleasure Jumper Show, Robert Murphy Stables. 859Pre Green • Green Horse • Green Rider 421-7323. Lexington. Walk trot Ground Poles • Arab/Half Arab • Lead Line KY. 08-10 Mint Julep Also classes for: Open Costume Cup Show, www. Check out our Halter Classes and Championship - Fun for All! mamhc1.com. Phoebe Kerby. 513-680-6101. Lexington. KY.

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