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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR A Letter from the Editor

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appy New Year to you! I hope this year brings you lots of happiness, many blessings and great joy! We are excited for 2015 and look forward to spending it with friends, family and of course, the horses!

This month’s issue is full of great information, some great articles - including coverage from the 2014 Breeders’ Cup coverage in photos from Steve Heuertz! They are always such great photos, I wish we could include one page for each one. You’ll also find coverage and results from the IBRA Thanksgiving Preferred show in Lewisburg, Ohio.

We’ll be attending the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana Stallion Service Auction at the beginning of this month, hopefully we’ll see some of you there. Watch for coverage from this event in February’s issue.

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Mare Switching Her Tail TeeKat Posted 2014-12-18 6:28 PM Location: Okla My four yr old mare really rings her tail when I begin to work her. Just walking she does not. Can not find any sorness anywhere.

Anyone have any ideas why they do this .Did it with previous owner also. work fine does not pin ears back or any other sign of discomfort. mtcanchazer Location: Montana Some horses just do that...my mare does, and she isn’t sore. It is only when we are running (mostly home from the 3rd barrel). Or hers is more up and down with an occasional ring here and there. If you watched the NFR, Brittany Diaz’s horse Rootie rung her tail a little. From what I hear it is more common with mares than geldings...and more often, I find with my mare, it is when she is in heat.

TeeKat Thanks for the response, I think you are right, I think that is just something she is going to do. I will have to get use to it :))) BarrelRacing4Christ Location: Arizona I have a mare that will switch her tail when she’s in heat. She’s not in pain, it’s just something she does. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. mruggles Location: Alberta 99.999% of the time its a pain issue..............could be ovary’s....

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Murphy Location: Kentucky She could be sucking air also. I would do a caslick and see if that corrects the problem. There ARE some horses that wring their tails and nothing is wrong, but I would say the majority of time there is a problem.

mruggles RE: Murphy good call.....could be kidneys or hocks or stifles as well .....hard to say but it generally is in the back half..lol cow pie Location: Utah Can’t say I’ve ever seen a horse lie over an issue. Dig deeper look harder.

lexyy12 Location: ohio Every time I’ve ever had a mare do this it was a soreness problem. Never acted sore but there was always some type of issue. Maybe saddle fit, ovaries, sucking air, sore hocks.

My kate showed no soreness in her back end but I could tell a difference in her and she was wringing her tail. rockinas I had a DTF mare that was completely vetted. Including complete full body bone scan. Nothing wrong with her. Her tail swishing was just a habit. She had always done it from the time I bought her as a 2 yr old, she did it out in the pasture, she did it when I ran her. She won over $20K before I retired her to be a broodmare, and guess what, she still does it even as a broodmare. It was just “her thing”. There’s not always

something wrong with them when they do this.

Murphy RE: rockinas I know of some gals that run horses all by the same sire. Each of those horses switch their tails when they run. It’s like it’s genetic!

Scorpions R Us Location: So. Cali.

I purchased a mare that was a known tail swisher. Got her checked out, vet & chiro, no soreness. Just what she did, and yes, like someone else mentioned, I googled her relatives that barrel raced and they had tail action during their runs as well, gelding and mares. But defiantly have her throughly checked, especially since she’s younger. May even be a seasonal thing? I know my other mare can get pretty cranky when she tries cycling back in after the winter months.

The Advice Guru RE: rockinas I believe you have one of the few.

I also believe you had your horse vetted thoroughly But majority of the time in my experience it is pain as what people have said hocks stifles, back, reproductive.

A vet check is only as good as your vet, some horses will flex sound (flexion only as good as the vet) but xrays show bony changes, sometimes MRI is only tool detailed enough pick up on the injury.

I ride mostly mares and have yet to have one swish her tail

cecollins0811 Location: CO A friend of mine bought a filly (broke her and trained her for ranch work) but he said the she always swished and flicked her tail with him. It bothered him so much he sold her to one of his workers but once that happened she never really did it again. Could be saddle fit, pain issues, mare doesn’t like you, bit/tack item she doesn’t like, or whatnot. It would be wise to check it out but at the same time it could just be her.

rodeomom13 It’s NOT always a pain issue. Some horses just do it. Usually mares. I had a mare that did it from day 1 of breaking her to ride. I have another one off the track that does it too, but she picked it up off the track from the jockey picking at her all the time. It becomes a habit. Sometimes they are just irritated that you are asking them to do something they find irritating, sometimes it’s pain. But as long as you’ve ruled out pain, it’s just something you need to deal with.

Usually it’s mares. I had one gelding do it. It was just because he hated his job. He went on to do other things.

TeeKat Well she is going to Dr. Kathy Brown Monday. I am thinking maybe ovaries. She is now sore in the lumbar area of her back. Hoping to clear this up as she is a keeper.

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The Indiana Horse Racing Commission reports a total of 47 rulings for positive tests for prohibited substances or substances over threshold levels at the 2014 Indiana Grand race meet. Of the total, 24 were thoroughbred horses and 23 were quarter horses. An additional 15 tests currently await adjudication – of which 11 are thoroughbred and 4 are quarter horse.

Live Quarter Horse Racing Season Opens Friday December 26 Entries Drawn For First Four Days, 40-Day Meet Features Racing Four Afternoons Weekly Hialeah, FL / December 22, 2014 – Live Quarter Horse racing, featuring the runners known as “America’s Fastest Athletes,” returns to Hialeah Park on Friday December 26, 2014 when this iconic venue hosts opening day of the 40-day 2014-15 season.

Entries have been drawn for the first week of racing as the track known the globe over as “the world’s most beautiful race course” moves to a four-day weekly schedule (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday) for the 6th season of live Quarter Horse racing in South Florida.

“Our opening day card came up solid,” said Racing Secretary Matt Crawford, starting his second season at Hialeah Park. “We have 76 horses entered for 8 races, with six 10-horse fields and a competitive Bienvenido De Nuevo stakes race at 330 yards.”

“We’ll run eight trials Saturday for the $200,000 Hialeah Derby, four trials Sunday for the $100,000 Hialeah Maturity, and four trials Monday for the $50,000 FQHRA Stallion Stakes Derby,” Crawford added.

“After this weekend, we’ll be able to card a variety of overnight races in addition to our scheduled stakes races.”

Crawford noted that “the numbers (on the backside) are good” and that several out-of-state outfits are on hold for stall space as the meet moves ahead. “And some of our loyal barns have more stalls this season,” he said. “Donnie Strickland and Judd Kearl had 25 head here last year.

Donnie’s got 44 this season and Judd has 50.”

First post time every racing day during the 2014-15 season, which runs through Monday March 2, 2015, is at 12:35 PM ET. As always, Hialeah Park offers free admission and free parking.

Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, with entrances at 100 East 32nd Street and 2200 East 4th Avenue, is easily accessible from all major Miami highways and conveniently located just minutes by car from Miami International Airport, South Beach, Downtown Miami, Coral Gables, and Doral.

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A number of factors contributed to the record positive count. The two most significant factors include the adoption of RCI Model Medication Rules (the Model Rules) with regulatory threshold levels for a large number of therapeutic medications and the primary testing lab’s delay in reporting positive test results. Earlier this year, prior to the commencement of the Indiana Grand race meet, the Commission adopted the Model Rules. Like most every other racing jurisdiction that adopted those rules, Indiana saw a spike in positive results.

“With the horsemen, both in Indiana and nationally, becoming acclimated to the new threshold levels and timely lab reports, I’d expect to see a substantial decline in positive tests in 2015,” said Joe Gorajec, IHRC Executive Director.

The Commission staff is working with the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) to issue a new Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify a new lab for 2015. Commission staff, along with IDOA, will evaluate lab proposals. Pursuant to the State’s procurement process, the final selection will be made by the IDOA. The new RFP will require the applicant lab submit an education plan geared at horsemen and veterinarians. “Our goal is for horsemen to utilize therapeutic drugs responsibly and avoid positive tests,” said Gorajec.

A synopsis of all 2014 positive test rulings to date is provided on IHRC’s website at http://www.in.gov/hrc.

Future Fortunes Concludes 2014 with a $205,600 Payout at BFA World Championships Norman, OK – The richest breeders’ incentive in the barrel racing industry, Future Fortunes awarded just shy of $500,000 at select events across the United States and Canada in 2014. An impressive $205,600 was paid at the BFA World Championships, held Dec. 8-13 in Oklahoma City, alone.

“This was the best year for Future Fortunes,” says founder Mary Ellen Hickman.

“To be able to award $500,000 in just 12 years of existence is just amazing.”

The addition of the Sires’ Slots for the Juvenile and Futurity plus the Fortunes Round elevated Future Fortunes to another level. With the Sires’ Slots, stallion owners can purchase slots for any colts by their stallions entered in the event.

It’s up to the stallion owner if they’d like to share or sell the slots to the individual horse owners.

News “The response to the Sires’ Slots has been phenomenal,” says Hickman.

“They’ve done exactly what I thought they would. They’ve pushed Future Fortunes over the top.”

To raise the gamble, the Sires’ Slots will change in 2015. Rather than offering a $10,000-added Sires’ Slots with next year’s BFA Futurity (for 4-yearolds), the Sires’ Slots will be at the Old Fort Days Futurity. Thus the three slot races available through Future Fortunes are the Sires’ Slots with the BFA Juvenile, Old Fort Days Futurity and then the Fortunes Round run within the BFA’s 4-year-old Futurity. It should be noted that Fortunes Round horses have be named in the fall of their 3-year-old year for the 4-year-old futurity the following December.

“We could have a $100,000 winner with the Future Fortunes Trifecta,” says Hickman. “If someone wins all three, they’ll win a $100,000 bonus. It’s possible we’ll have a winner in 2015 since Jud Little’s Especially Frosted won the Juvenile Sires’ Slot at this year’s BFA and is named to the Fortunes Round next December.”

Juvenile Sires’ Slot Champions Especially Frosted, a 2011 daughter of Jud Little’s leading sire Bug In My Frosty out of Especially Phoebe, by Special Effort, earned $25,000 for topping the two-run, $10,000-added Juvenile Sires’ Slots. The mare was ridden by Kelsey Deal on behalf of Little, her owner and breeder.

Future Fortunes also honored stallions that have offspring competing for the first time at the BFA with Sires’ Slot Champion Freshman Sire awards. Honors A Bounding, owned by Peggy Olfert of Scio, Ore., had the highest placing offspring in the Juvenile. The honor earned Olfert $1,500 and a crystal cup.

Tomahawk N Firewater, owned by Anderson Quarter Horses, LLC, Jonesboro, Ark., was the reserve champion freshman sire in the Juvenile, earning $1,000.

Futurity Sires’ Slot Champions Tsunami Sue, a 4-year-old mare by Ketel Won out of BB Royalty Reigns, by Royal Quick Dash, topped the Futurity Sires’ Slots for $25,000. The mare is owned by Donnie and Diane Reece of Fayetteville, Tenn., and was ridden by Donnie. Tsunami Sue also finished the reserve champion in the regular Future Fortunes Bonus for total earnings of $30,265.

MP Jet To The Sun, owned by David James of Wayne, Okla., was the top freshman sire in the Futurity Sires’ Slots, earning $1,500. The reserve champion was Pyron Six, owned by the Go Racing Partnership, Lance Graves of Hartshorne, Okla., earning $1,000.

Fortunes Round In the Fortunes Round, a sidepot within the BFA World Championship Futurity, Kassie Mowry guided yet another champion—Firewatermakemehappy for nurse practitioner Martha Smith, Hazelhurst, Miss. Firewatermakemehappy, a 4-yearold gelding by Firewaterontherocks out of Junior Country Girl, by Deep Note Jr, was bred by Karma Loftin, Dublin, Texas. It was also the second Fortunes Round Champion produced by Junior Country Girl, who produced Grace Master.

Firewatermakemehappy was the richest Future Fortunes horse of the event, earning $42,225 in bonuses. The Fortunes Round was worth $25,000 to the gelding’s connections, plus $2,500 to stallion owner Robyn Herring. He picked up $10,000 for reserve in the Futurity Sires’ Slots and $4,725 in the regular Future Fortunes Bonus, which unlike the slot races has no additional entry fee. $45,000 BFA Future Fortunes Bonus Of the nearly $500,000 awarded by Future Fortunes, $346,000 was offered with no additional entry fees aside from the nomination fees—as little as $150 if paid foals are paid in by December 1 of their weanling year. At the BFA Futurity, the bonus was $45,000 split between the two qualifying rounds and an average.

“Future Fortunes really has something for everyone,” Hickman adds. “We have the slot races for those that like to gamble and don’t mind paying the high entry fees, and we have our regular bonuses with no additional entry fees. We also

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The BFA Future Fortunes Bonus Champion was Famous Kickin Jo, owned by Terrie Van Volkenburg and Joe Trentman and ridden by Troy Crumrine. The 4-year-old solid Paint stallion by Famous Jr is out of the Kickin Country mare Kickin Jo. His total bonus earnings totaled $7,776, plus $864 for sire Famous Jr. Owner, Breeder, Rider Champion The top Future Fortunes horse competing at the BFA under the saddle of its owner and breeder was Lisa Nicholas’ Firetrain O Toole. The 4-year-old gelding by Flaming Fire Water, out of the Mitey Jody mare Tristen Vixon, earned $1,000.

Rookie & Amateur Champion First-time BFA competitor Sharee Stamper won both the Future Fortunes Amateur and Rookie titles taking home $2,500, plus a saddle, courtesy of JB Quarter Horses, on behalf of Bugs Dun It, a 4-year-old Famous Bugs mare out of Shez Ikes Woman, by Heza Lightning Ike. Future Fortunes Champion Sire & Dam Famous Kickin Jo also helped earn leading Future Fortunes honors for his sire and dam. The late Famous Jr, owned by John Read Foster and Mike and Janelle Green’s Southern Rose Ranch, become the leading Future Fortunes Sire for 2014 with his offspring earning him $2,254 in bonus money.

Although Future Fortunes is based on stallion enrollment, the program has long awarded a leading dam. Kickin Jo, owned by Van Volkenburg and Trentman, was the leading dam in 2014 with $2,028 won at just three Future Fortunes events. The remaining top 10 dams were Karma Loftin’s Junior Country Girl, Mary Pennington’s Rips Rocket Queen, Freespirit Farms’ In Pursuit Of Passion, Al Child’s Sagebrush Martha, Dorothy Charette’s Pie Sky Promises, Kenny Nichols’ Hum Dot Com, Barbee Beer’s BB Royalty Reigns, Travis and Amy Lantis’ Sun Crusade and Kenny Nichols’ Misty Dash Of Fame.

Future Fortunes Champion Breeder The 2014 Leading Breeders were Bill and Deb Myers of St. Onge, S.D. The eight foals raised by the couple earned them $2,446 in bonus money from seven events.

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News Wave Carver Standing in FLorida in 2015 AVS Equine Hospital is proud to announce Wave Carver will be standing here in 2015.

He is one of the best bred stallions and best looking stallions in the country with a sire and dam line second to none. He was sound and durable during his World Championship race career. Wave Carver has proven that he passes that very important trait to his progeny. His babies are very trainable and intelligent as were the progeny of his sire and grandsire, First Down Dash and Dash For Cash. He has proven he is a top sire of winners and money earners as he was a leading first crop sire and was #25 in 2011, #13 in 2012 and was the # 22 leading sire of money earners in 2013 He should be there again for 2014. He came very close to siring an All American Futurity winner with his close second place finisher Sudden Thoughts SI 101, $436,330 . There are only a select few stallions that can say they have accomplished what Wave Carver has accomplished at stud with only four complete years for his crops to race.

Florida racing emphasizes the American Quarter Horse classic race distances of 400 and 440 yards. Florida breds are showing up in the major stakes races such as Pacifico 1 as the 11th fastest qualifier in the Rainbow Futurity trials. Florida’s major open stakes races are all at 400 and 440 yards. Florida’s upcoming 2016 $200,000 Guaranteed Sunshine State Derby stakes that is restricted to Florida breds is 400 yards. That presents a great opportunity for a classic distance specialist to come to the classic distance state and continue to prove himself as a great classic distance sire. When it all shakes out, there are very few horses that are truly bred AND have the ability to run 400 and 440 yards. Wave Carver is one of those very few race horses and one of the even fewer stallions.

His 2015 Florida introductory fee will be $2500 with considerations. There are limited breedings available for 2015. Wave Carver is owned by a syndicate.

All foals sired by Wave Carver, no matter where they are born are accredited Florida bred eligible. We are very excited to stand such a great stallion. We welcome you all to come and see this great horse. We are already getting calls for 2015 Wave Carver bookings in just this first afternoon of having him officially in Florida. I think he is a great horse and he is certainly a great deal.

United States. She is also a USEF “R” steward, serves on the USEF Steward Task Force, is a director for the American Saddlebred Horse Association of Michigan and has served on the Michigan Horse Show Association board for 8 years.

The slate of classes and competitions for the new horse program at the State Fair for 2015 will include English (Hunt and Saddle Seat), and Western Equitation and Pleasure classes, Barrel Racing, Reining, and expanded pulling events, as well. “We are so excited to begin this new direction for the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair” adds Livestock Co-Director and Oakland County Fair Director Jackie Scramlin, “As the new Fair continues to expand, adding the equine component is the next step in the natural progression and development of longtime State Fair attractions.”

Registration for equine classes at the 2015 Michigan State Fair will begin on May 15, online at www.MichiganStateFairLLC.com, through August 1. Class sizes will be held to 18-20 competitors, and will be split if numbers exceed that level. “This expansion is the next logical evolution in our growth, and is being driven by exhibitors who wish to compete and show during the Fair. It also presents an excellent opportunity to provide another educational experience for fair goers, and showcase another facet of the Michigan Agricultural/ Livestock tradition “ says State Fair Executive Director Steve Masters, “We anticipate great interest in the new horse program, based on the deep history and enormous popularity of equine programs at the original Michigan State Fair, so we are mindful of creating a great environment to showcase Michigan’s finest horses and riders at the new Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair.”

An informational meeting for officers of equine breed associations and leaders of other riding and training organizations is planned for Wednesday, January 28 at 6:00 pm at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Avenue in Novi. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Superintendent Sara Ressler at Equestrian@MichiganStateFairLLC.com to register and for more information.

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New Equine Arenas & Equestrian Competitions planned for 2015 Michigan State Fair Labor Day Weekend at the Suburban Collection Showplace!

Novi, MI: The Fifth Third Bank Michigan State will continue to expand the fairgrounds for 2015, with the addition of two large outdoor arenas to the west of the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, and a brand new slate of horse, riding and pulling competitions during the Fair, Labor Day Weekend, August 28-31, 2015. Complete information about the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair and a link to review or download the highlights report from 2014 can be found at http://www.MichiganStateFairLLC.com The Michigan State Fair, LLC is very pleased to welcome new Equestrian Superintendent Sara Ressler, who brings deep experience organizing Equine Competitions across Michigan and beyond, including many youth and open shows and the Crystal Horse Show at the Shiawassee Fairgrounds in Corunna.

“Sara has the skills and extensive network in the equestrian community that make her an ideal person to organize and lead this new equine expansion for the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair,” says State Fair Livestock CoSuperintendent and Oakland County Fair General Manager L.C. Scramlin.

Ressler is owner of Show Office Services, which provides breed and open horse shows with secretarial and office staff throughout Michigan and Eastern

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By: Tammie Hiatt at iprarodeo.com Barbara Jimison of Swanton, OH has a lot to look forward to in January.

It will mark her second trip to the International Finals Rodeo, she will celebrate her 25th birthday during IFR week, and she could earn her first world championship.

Jimison has enjoyed a winning season in 2014 and is currently sitting 2nd in the IPRA world standings behind Natalie Overholt of Lincoln,

News AR. Overholt had a solid lead built, but Barbara has been steadily narrowing the gap between the two. Jimison recently won both rounds and the average at the IPRA’s Southeast Region Tour Finale November 7-8 at Gay, GA. “It’s going to be exciting,” said Barbara. “It’s definitely going to come down to the last run at the finals.”

To most competitors, being so close to winning a gold buckle would add a lot of extra pressure, but Jimison has her own philosophy on this.

“I’m just not going to think about the “what ifs”. It’s just another rodeo and I want to have fun and see what happens.

“I was really excited to make the IFR last year,” she said. “I had been going to some Mid-States Rodeos and decided I wanted to try a bigger association. I bought my IPRA card and thought I’d see what happened. The finals were very exciting; I picked up a check for second in a round. Overall, it was a great experience.”

“I would have to say my best IPRA rodeo experience this year was winning the second round at St. Tite. It was sloppy mud and I didn’t think my mare would do that good in it, but we pulled it out. It was a very fun rodeo and the Canadian barrel racers are so nice,” said Barbara. “It was a very fun trip.”

Barbara has been partnered with her mare, Miss Secret Memories, or “CC”, for 5 years. “We got her as a 6-year-old. She was started and was running 2-3D times. I hauled her to a lot of NBHA and IBRA races and got her finished before I decided I wanted to rodeo. She really handled the transition better than I thought she would.”

The 11-year-old bay mare out of Leaving Memories and a Zevi bred mare has a huge personality according to Barbara. “She has some really funny things she does. She’s pretty set in her ways and sometimes it’s her way or no way. She’s very spoiled but she runs so good for me, it’s ok. I can put up with some of her quirks,” replied Barbara.

“I didn’t think she would do well in smaller pens because she’s big strided, but we won Kendallville, IN this year. She loves the bigger pens and I prefer them too because she can really stride out,” commented Barbara.

“She has to have another horse with her when we travel. I travel a lot with Gabrielle Oder so that works out well. If I travel by myself I have to take my old horse along to keep her company.”

“I make sure I do everything the same before each run. From putting her boots on to warming her up, getting off to clean her feet and stretch all four of her legs. I also pray before each run. She knows the routine well and will have her feet picked up waiting for me. I never do anything different, I’m superstitious that way.”

“It makes me a little nervous that I don’t have a back-up horse for CC. I’ve been looking for another one but it’s just timing on finding another one. I’ve got an older horse that I’ve hauled some this year. I’ve been very lucky to have not had any injuries to deal with. I’m very cautious of her, I’ve turned out some runs when I didn’t have my other horse with me.”

“She stays at my friends barn, they run Tru Honor Rehabilitation and Conditioning Center. She gets time on the TheraPlates and when the weather is bad we exercise her on a treadmill.”

Barbara credits her parents, Todd and Patty Jimisom, as being the biggest influence in her rodeo career. “They have provided and allowed me to rodeo and not force me to get a “big girl job”, laughed Jimison.

“After the IFR, I will have my first “big girl job”. I will be going to work for Ingersoll Rand as a customer service representative.

I have worked as a nanny previously and currently have two that I have been with for six months. I’m really going to miss them,” she said.

For more information on the upcoming 45th International Finals Rodeo visit www.iprarodeo.com or www.ifrodeo.com.

Alpha & Omega Mounted Security Patrol Expands Jobs for Riders in its 25th Year (Southlake, TX). As Alpha & Omega Mounted Security Patrol approaches its 25th anniversary in May 2015, it has announced plans to hire a score of new Troopers. Full-time and part-time Troopers are needed to perform mounted safety and courtesy patrol duties for The Woodlands Township, located thirty miles north of Houston, Texas.

Part-time seasonal Troopers are also needed for the 2015 concert season, lasting from April to October.

“Growth in our mounted security client list has created openings in regions across North America,” said Frank Keller, founder and CEO of Alpha & Omega Mounted Security Patrol and KES, its companion security consulting company. “At 25 years, we are the oldest and largest private mounted security company in North America and our services have become critical in the outdoor festival industry where visibility and adaptability are key. Plus, we have provided year-round security for The Woodlands for 19 years and that development is growing as well with added requests for our patrol units. Riders with a love of riding, a passion for public safety, and a way with people have a place at A&O.” Horse owners possessing great people skills and residing in California, Texas, Southeast United States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States, or British Columbia, Canada, are encouraged to apply. In addition to impeccable horsemanship skills, Alpha & Omega requires Troopers to maintain a polished, friendly, and professional demeanor.

Applicants should own their mount and have dependable access to a safe truck and trailer. Applicants must be at least twenty-one years of age and be able to pass a background check.

Horses may come from any background, breed or discipline, but must be tolerant of intense visual, auditory and tactile stimuli. Geldings and mares (no stallions) must be at least 15 hands, in good health, and shod to A&O standards.

All horse and rider candidates must pass a rigorous interview process before being selected for duty. More information, including a full job description and application, can be found on the Employment page of Alpha & Omega’s web site.

About Alpha & Omega Mounted Patrol Services: From a humble beginning in 1990 as an entertainment company providing horse drawn hay rides and Santa arrivals for shopping centers, A&O has evolved into one of the nation’s most respected providers of public safety.

CEO Frank Keller and his late father, a 40-year veteran of law enforcement, designed the first privately owned mounted patrol in the United States to provide security for shopping malls. Continued expansion took the company into security for arenas, amphitheaters, stadiums, concerts, festivals, Business Improvement Districts, and other mass gatherings.

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The 1st Preferred Show of the 2015 season on November 28th – 30th 2014 at Circle G Arena in Lewisburg, OH was a blast! Show features included Division Winner Awards, 30 IBRA Wildcards for National Finals, $1,000 IBRA Member Bonus Money, a $10K Guaranteed Open + $3,700 added to rest of show. The total payout for weekend was $26,165 plus horse coolers for all the division winners. Cathi Cepek took home the largest single check of the weekend winning Saturday’s Guaranteed Race with a time of 15.566. The fastest time of the weekend earned her $1,040. The weekend was interesting as there was no one that came in and swept everyone else away. We had a new winner of each class each day. That being said, Janis Wagner proved that consistency pays off collecting 7 checks for a total $1,439 the highest collective earnings of the weekend. You can find a complete set of results in the following pages. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the show. Please keep your eyes peeled for some exciting announcements of an updated preferred show schedule this year!

Our Interview with the 2014 IBRA National Finals Champion Chris Coffey

I have noticed that anytime someone accomplishes a feat in our organization word gets around pretty quick. If you win a go-round at National Finals, if you win a class at a preferred show, if you take the State Championship for points or win your state show, people are going to pause their conversation when you are getting ready to run. When you have taken the National Championship home four out of the last six years people come to the fence. It’s a good thing that they did or they would have missed it again. The 2014 IBRA National Finals marks Chris Coffey’s fifth National Championship in the last seven years. The last three Championships have been aboard Streaking Romance.

After a big win I often hear people say things like “he/she is tough in this pen” or “this ground just suits that horse” or even “he’s loaded with great horses”. One of the greatest points of Chris’s win this year is that he has now won his last three Championships aboard the same horse in three different arenas. Roberts Arena in Wilmington, OH, Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY and C Bar C in Cloverdale, IN have all been dominated by Chris and Streaking Romance or “Snickers” as the horse is affectionately known.

The team has had a great year winning a collective $28,000+. They began by winning the Sundays Open of the IBRA Preferred Show in March. Then in April they continued on to place multiple times at the Preferred Show in Liberty, KY and were members of the winning Match Race Team. They later collected several checks from the TN and KY State Finals. They saved the best for last. In October the pair won the IBRA National Finals and the Congress Sweepstakes.

Many of todays riders are not aware that Chris’s father Calvin was an esteemed barrel racer in his day. This is where Chris learned to ride. It is clearly second nature at this point being on horseback since he was a young child.

Streaking Romance is owned by Buddy Alexander and has been ridden by Coffey for 5 years now. He was purchased off the track and started on barrels by Coffey as a 2 year old. That mean he has only been running barrel competitively 4 years 3 of which he has won our Nationals. I’d say this horse still has a bright future. Coffey says one thing that makes the horse special is “He isn’t stalled, requires very little attention and is usually covered in mud…He is a big fan of Mother Nature.”

Congratulations Chris, Buddy and Streaking Romance on another great year.

Stay tuned next month for a couple more interviews with our Champions!

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1D 1, Natasha Burow, Barvatos, 15.773, $479, 2, Gabrielle Oder, Oskar, 15.778, $377, 3, Kelly Stewart, Hannah Montana, 15.806, $308, 4, Rhoda Carnahan, Sharp and Sassy, 15.867, $240, 5, Janis Wagner, Reneoni, 16.044, $171, 6, Megan Prewit, Miss Banks To You, 16.061, $137, 2D 1, Alexa McWilliams, Cool Cool Fame, 16.282, $360, 2, Shane Cline, Roll, 16.291, $282, 3, Kevin Miron, Shakem Up Dallas, 16.302, $231, 4, Cindy Harlan, Van Buren , 16.34, $180, 5, David Williams, Hustlin Time, 16.358, $128, 6, Justin Hoover, Scotty, 16.384, $103, 3D 1, Charlie Edwards, BLR Q Tee, 16.779, $240, 2, Kyle Gray, Rusty, 16.807, $188, 3, Ashley Stout, Hulk, 16.828, $154, 4, Ashley Harlan, Dakota Pepto San Bar, 16.831, $120, 5, Charlie Edwards, VF Firin Design , 16.846, $86, 6, Eddie Gibson, Sweety, 16.852, $68, 4D 1, Ariel Harris, Piper, 17.782, $120, 2, Nicole Steelman, Bars Living Legend, 17.817, $94, 3, Ellen Ellis, Imabefamous, 17.916,

$77, 4, Kade Stump, Chig, 18.019, $60, 5, Rylee Hager, Rosie, 18.112, $39, 6, Corinna Cosentino, Jake, 18.112, $39 Saturday Youth, 56 Entries Total Payout, $1152 1D 1, Morgan Pugh, Flittin To Georgia, 16.026, $230, 2, Ellyse Shafer, Firewater Fantasy, 16.087, $173, 3, Shyanne See, Special Finale, 16.313, $115, 4, Casey Allen, Streakin Jasper, 16.358, $58, 2D 1, Mackenzie Miller, Dashing In Rare Form, 17.144, $138, 2, Cia Greene, Brat, 17.304, $104, 3, Ariel Harris, Piper, 17.396, $69, 4, Sheldon Ballinger, Hammer, 17.412, $35, 3D 1, Andi-Len Gayheart, Pepper, 18.218, $92, 2, Madison Duncan, Buster, 18.268, $69, 3, Shyanne See, Karma, 18.288, $46, 4, Reihgen Burnett, Zipper, 18.337, $23 Saturday Adult, 51 Entries Total Payout, $1,071 1D 1, Kelly Stephens, Pacific Redneck, 15.696, $214, 2, Ashley Harlan, McB Sunkinda Pistol, 15.854, $161, 3, Billy Hatzman,

Dan , 15.893, $107, 4, Jennifer Rocheleau, Sonyador Yankee, 16.087, $54, 2D 1, Crystal Ganger , Norman, 16.713, $129, 2, Brianna McMillion, Pakin In Vegas, 16.76, $96, 3, Kyle Gray, Rusty, 16.763, $64, 4, Whitney Ott, Penny, 16.768, $32, 3D 1, Corinna Cosentino, Jake, 17.86, $86, 2, Kris Barga, Tuff, 18.154, $64, 3, Megan Lustig, Roulette, 18.364, $43, 4, Jimmy Neeley , Tilda, 18.388, $21 Saturday Masters, 52 Entries Total Payout $1103 1D 1, Rhoda Carnahan , Sharp and Sassy, 15.817, $221, 2, Janis Wagner, Peroni, 15.848, $165, 3, Deena Fries, Baileys First Kiss , 16.04, $110, 4, Rhoda Carnahan , Git Go Gone, 16.497, $55, 2D 1, Kelly Lutz, RKR Lil Miss Perks, 16.852, $132, 2, Larrie Ballard, Onyx, 16.877, $99, 3, Robin Duncan, Billy Jean, 17.043, $66, 4, Matt Boice, Miss JB 1013, 17.09, $33, 3D 1, Becky Gunther, Flame , 17.907, $110, 2, Kelly Bowser, Smoochy, 17.938, $66, 3, John Carter, Tex, 18.155, $44

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The Breeders’ Cup

Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz

Breeders’ Cup 2014

On Friday, October 31 and and Saturday, November 1, the 2014 Breeders’ Cup World Championships returned to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Hosted at the “Great Race Place” for the third consecutive year, the Breeders’ Cup featured 13 races between the two days. While there was one less race than the previous year (the Marathon was removed from the Breeders’ Cup program), the 13 carded races are all of the Grade 1 (G1) variety and featured the best horses in the world, divided amongst their respective age, surface and distance divisions. Here is a look back at the fabulous weekend of racing that was the 2014 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Preparation

Top L to R: Prior to a Breeders’ Cup “Call to the Post”; Sunshine and palm trees at the “Great Race Place”; Sunset Glow struts off the track after a workout; Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, Tonalist walks in the Santa Anita paddock; Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner, California Chrome, exits the track after a workout in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Classic; Main Sequence looks to continue his winning ways in the Breeders’ Cup Turf; Bayern works two days before the Breeders’ Cup Classic

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Experience

Top L to R: Hot walking on the Santa Anita backside; Multiple graded stakes winner, past Breeders’ Cup champion and Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf contender, Stephanie’s Kitten, poses by her barn; Getting a picture with Seabiscuit; All the Breeders’ Cup excitement can leave some feeling exhausted; Working on Breeders’ Cup Friday; Breeders’ Cup trophies make their way to the winner’s circle; Frankie Dettori makes his patented “flying dismount” after Hootenanny kicks off the Breeders’ Cup and wins the Juvenile Turf

Friday, October 31, 2014

Hootenanny

Juvenile Turf (G1) 1 Mile on Turf - $1,000,000 Horse: Hootenanny, Bay Colt

by Quality Road out of More Hennessy, by Hennessy.

Foaled March 17, 2012 in Kentucky Breeder: Barronstown Owner: Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith Trainer: Wesley Ward Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori

The Juvenile Turf kicked off the weekend with Luck of the Kitten flying out of the gate and establishing a sizable lead on the backstretch. While Luck of the Kitten maintained his lead into the stretch, Hootenanny had been racing in perfect stalking position and exploded down the center of the track to run down the pacesetter. Luck of the Kitten held on for second.

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Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz

Atmosphere

Dirt Mile (G1) 1 Mile on Dirt - $1,000,000 Horse: Goldencents, Bay Colt

by Into Mischief out of Golden Works, by Banker’s Gold. Foaled March 7, 2010 in Kentucky Breeder: Rosecrest Farm & Karyn Pirrello Owner: W.C. Racing Trainer: Leandro Mora Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Goldencents

For the second year in a row the Dirt Mile was all Goldencents. Sent immediately to the lead, Goldencents dueled Vicar’s in Trouble as the two separated well clear of the pack while setting fractions similar to a sprint race. Vicar’s in Trouble couldn’t maintain the grueling duel and drifted back as Goldencents continued to romp. Tapiture made a valiant run at the defending champ, but Goldencents refused to give up the lead, crossing the finish in almost identical fashion to his 2013 victory.

Top L to R: The tote board on the Santa Anita roof; The pony brigade gets a well-deserved break during the busy two-day Breeders’ Cup; Goldencents’ connections celebrate his magnificent Dirt Mile victory; Goldencents romps in the Dirt Mile for the second year in a row; Lady Eli and Irad Ortiz Jr. take the Juvenile Fillies Turf

Lady Eli

Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) 1 Mile on Turf - $1,000,000 Horse: Lady Eli, Dark Bay or Brown Filly, by Divine Park out of Sacre Coeur, by Saint Ballado. Foaled February 2, 2012 in Kentucky Breeder: Runnymede Farm Inc. & Catesby W. Clay Owner: Sheep Pond Partners Trainer: Chad Brown Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr. Sunset Glow made the early lead and held it for the majority of the race. Lady Eli saved ground on the rail, off of the pace, awaiting opportunity. Rounding for home the rail opened and Lady Eli sped through the space, taking the the lead from Sunset Glow and never looking back. Sunset Glow stayed for second.

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Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz Longines Distaff (G1) 1 1/8 Miles on Dirt - $2,000,000 Horse: Untapable, Bay Filly, by Tapit out of Fun House, by Prozed. Foaled February 13, 2011 in Kentucky Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Trainer: Steven Asmussen Jockey: Rosie Napravnik

Untapable

H u n g wide the majority of the race, Kent u c k y O a k s (G1) winner, Untapable, bided time while ensuring she w o u l d have a clear path when it was time to run. Around the final turn and by the time the field hit the stretch that time had come.

Untapable took the lead and battled Iotapa as Don’t Tell Sophia fired at them both. Untapable put away Iotapa and held off the late charge of Don’t Tell Sophia, capping off a remarkable season and making her a legitimate candidate for Horse of the Year.

Take Charge Brandi

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Saturday, November 1, 2014 14 Hands Winery Juvenile Fillies (G1) 1 1/16 Miles on Dirt - $2,000,000 Horse: Take Charge Brandi, Chestnut Filly, by Giant’s Causeway out of Charming, by Seeking the Gold.

Foaled February 7, 2012 in Kentucky Breeder: Charming Syndicate Owner: Willis D. Horton Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Jockey: Victor Espinoza The Juvenile Fillies was Take Charge Brandi’s every step of the way.

Grabbing the lead immediately, the 62-1 shot vaulted through speedy fractions and never looked back. Despite being the longest shot in the field of 12, Take Charge Brandi crossed the wire first, pulling off the biggest surprise of the weekend.

Top L to R: After her victory aboard Untapable, jockey Rosie Napravnik announced her upcoming retirement; The amazing Untapable and Rosie Napravnik skip home to victory in the Distaff to wrap up Breeders’ Cup Friday; Tony and Emmy award winner, Kristin Chenoweth, practices “The Best is Yet to Come” the evening prior to her big performance; The crowd begins to fill up Santa Anita on Breeders’ Cup Saturday; Take Charge Brandi and Victor Espinoza pull off the shocker of the Breeders’ Cup by winning the 14 Hands Winery Juvenile Fillies at odds of 62-1

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The Breeders’ Cup

Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz

Dayatthespa

Top L to R: The Santa Anita paddock; Dayatthespa takes the Filly & Mare Turf with Javier Castellano up; Judy the Beauty (right) and Mike Smith grind out a victory in the DraftKings Filly & Mare Sprint; Bobby’s Kitten and jockey Joel Rosario are led to the winner’s circle by breeder and owner Ken Ramsey (third from right) and connections after winning the Turf Sprint

Filly & Mare Turf (G1) 1 1/4 Miles on Turf - $2,000,000 Horse: Dayatthespa, Chestnut Mare, by City Zip out of M’Lady Doc, by Doc’s Leader. Foaled February 17, 2009 in New York Breeder: Castellare DiCracchiolo Stable, Cracchiolo & Goldsher Owner: Jerry Frankel, Ronald Frankel, Steve Laymon and Bradley Thoroughbreds Trainer: Chad Brown Jockey: Javier Castellano Following Take Charge Brandi’s example, albeit at a much shorter price, Dayatthespa took the early lead in the deep Filly & Mare Turf and set comfortable fractions with Parranda glued to her outside. Eventually, she opened daylight in the stretch despite Stephanie’s Kitten and defending champ Dank moving on the outside, and Just the Judge on the inside. Dayatthespa refused to be corralled by any and crossed the wire for her third consecutive victory.

Judy the Beauty

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DraftKings Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) 7 Furlongs on Dirt - $ 1,000,000 Horse: Judy the Beauty, Chestnut Mare, by Ghostzapper out of Holy Blitz, by Holy Bull. Foaled March 17, 2009 in Ontario Breeder: Adena Springs Owner: Wesley Ward Trainer: Wesley Ward Jockey: Mike Smith Stonetastic established quick fractions on the early lead in the Filly & Mare Sprint. Racing off the speedy pace and to the outside, Judy the Beauty moved wide around the turn and overtook the tiring Stonetastic. Better Lucky made a huge run but Judy the Beauty held on to win the race she finished second in (to champion Groupie Doll) just one year before.

Turf Sprint (G1) 6.5 Furlongs on Turf - $1,000,000 Horse: Bobby’s Kitten, Bay Colt, by Kitten’s Joy out of Celestial Woods, by Forestry. Foaled March 30, 2011 in Kentucky Breeder: Kenneth L. Ramsey and Sarah K. Ramsey Owner: Kenneth L. Ramsey and Sarah K. Ramsey Trainer: Chad Brown Jockey: Joel Rosario Reneesgotzip barreled out of the gate and down the turf hill in the always exciting Turf Sprint. Bobby’s Kitten sat dead last of 14 even as the field rounded the turn and headed for home. With tremendous turn of foot, Bobby’s Kitten ran the entire field down in the last 1/8 mile to hit the wire just in front of favored No Nay Never.

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Texas Red

Top L to R: Texas Red, with Kent Desormeaux up, flies to an easy win in the Sentient Jet Juvenile; Kent Desormeaux celebrates his victory aboard Texas Red; The very handsome Texas Red; Main Sequence throws his name into the Horse of the Year discussion after his fourth consecutive Grade 1 win; Main Sequence (outside) and John Velazquez rally to win the Longines Turf; Indianapolis and Mike Smith gear up for the Xpressbet Sprint

Main Sequence

Longines Turf (G1) 1 1/2 Miles on Turf - $3,000,000 Horse: Main Sequence, Chestnut Gelding, by Aldebaran out of Ikat (IRE), by Pivotal (GB). Foaled February 13, 2009 in Kentucky Breeder: Flaxman Holdings, Ltd. Owner: Flxman Holding, Ltd. Trainer: H. Graham Motion Jockey: John Velazquez

The Breeders’ Cup Sentient Jet Juvenile (G1) 1 1/16 Miles on Dirt - $2,000,000 Horse: Texas Red, Bay Colt, by Afleet Alex out of Ramatuelle (CHI),

by Jeune Homme. Foaled March 15, 2012 in Kentucky Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC Owner: Erich Brehm, Wayne Detmar, Lee Michaels and Keith J. Desormeaux et al.

Trainer: Keith J. Desormeaux Jockey: Kent Desormeaux Four days before the Juvenile, morning line favorite, American Pharaoh, was scratched from the race due to a bruise in his left front hoof. The now wide open field of eleven remaining horses were sent off with Blue Dancer making a fast and contested lead and post-time favorite, Carpe Diem, only leading Texas Red around the first turn. The blistering pace proved too much for the tiring leaders and Texas Red split horses and hooked to the outside heading into the stretch. He surged to the lead and dominated his rivals to a 6 1/2 length victory as Carpe Diem rallied to finish second.

Indianapolis

Main Sequence finished a stellar season by establishing a comfortable position near the back of the pack in the grueling Turf. With a clear shot at the lead, Main Sequence picked up momentum into the stretch before hitting the wire 1/2 length in front of Flintshire. The Turf victory gave Main Sequence his fourth consecutive Grade 1 win and firmly catapulted him into the Horse of the Year discussion.

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The Breeders’ Cup

Work All Week

Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz Xpressbet Sprint (G1) 6 Furlongs on Dirt - $1,500,000 Horse: Work All Week, Chestnut Gelding, by City Zip out of Danzig Matilda, by Repriced.

Foaled March 9, 2009 in Illinois Breeder: Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. Owner: Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. Trainer: Roger Brueggemann Jockey: Florent Geroux Fast Anna quickly lived up to his namesake by setting a gut-wrenching opening 1/4 mile of 21.19. Work All Week stuck to Fast Anna’s outside and took a narrow lead at the top of the stretch. Defending Sprint champ and two-time Breeders’ Cup winner, Secret Circle, moved to contest Work All Week, but the Illinois-bred dug in and held off the late charge to win the Sprint and remain a perfect 8-for-8 on dirt.

Mile (G1) 1 Mile on Turf - $2,000,000 Horse: Karakontie (JPN), Bay Colt, by Bernstein out of Sun is Up (JPN), by Sunday Silence. Foaled January 30, 2011 in Japan Breeder: Flaxman Holdings, Ltd. Owner: Flaxman Holdings, Ltd. Trainer: Jonathan Pease Jockey: Stephane Pasquier

Karakontie

Won by two-time defending Horse of the Year, Wise Dan, each of the past two years, the Mile appeared to be wide open as the superstar was sidelined with injury and unable to attempt a third straight victory. Obviously (IRE) set torrid fractions throughout the race and appeared to be well clear of the field until flattening in the stretch while Toronado (IRE) swung too wide around the turn for home. Karakontie (JPN) split Obviously and Toronado and accelerated to the lead. Anodin (IRE) put in a late run, but the Japanese-bred Karaknotie held his ground and hit the wire first.

Top L to R: Work All Week and Florent Geroux celebrate victory in the Xpressbet Sprint after fighting off two time Breeders’ Cup winner and defending Xpressbet Sprint champ, Secret Circle; Illinois-bred Work All Week remains undefeated on dirt after his Xpressbet Sprint triumph; Main Sequence’s trainer, H. Graham Motion, watches the Breeders’ Cup action from the tunnel to the Santa Anita track; With two-time defending Horse of the Year and Mile champion, Wise Dan, missing the race due to injury, Japanese invader, Karakontie, and Stephane Pasquier pounce on the opportunity and win the prestigious turf race; Undefeated favorite, Shared Belief, and Mike Smith walk in the post parade prior to the Classic; California Chrome makes for a good position, just off the lead, the first time under the wire in the Breeders’ Cup Classic

Shared Belief

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California Chrome

The Breeders’ Cup

Story & Photos by: Steve Heuertz

San Gabriel Mountains

Classic Finish

Top L to R: The San Gabriel Mountains watch over another wonderful edition of the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita; Bayern (inside) and Toast of New York fight to the finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Bayern hitting the wire first; Mike Smith and Shared Belief watch the video replay of their rough trip in the Classic during the stewards inquiry; Bayern returns and finds the Classic result is under inquiry

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Bayern

Classic (G1) 1 1/4 Miles on Dirt - $5,000,000 Horse: Bayern, Dark Bay or Brown Colt, by Offlee Wild out of Alittlebitearly, by Thunder Gulch. Foaled May 3, 2011 in Kentucky Breeder: Helen Alexander Owner: Kaleem Shah, Inc. Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia With twelve races complete, the Breeders’ Cup stage cleared for it’s marquee event, the Classic. Featuring a full field of 14, the Classic appeared dominated by it’s three-yearold entrants including Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner, California Chrome, the undefeated champion Two-Year-Old Male, Pacific Classic (G1) and Awesome Again (G1) winner, Shared Belief, Belmont Stakes (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner, Tonalist, and the speedy Haskell Invitational (G1) winner, Bayern.

With little to yet be determined in the race for Horse of the Year and other divisional honors, the Classic again aimed to settle the discussion on the track. However, once the gates opened, more questions than answers appeared.

As the field was sent on their way, Bayern immediately broke inside and set off a chain reaction of contact. He veered into the path of Shared Belief who in turn moved in on Moreno. Bayern made for the lead and clear of trouble, while another chain reaction began to his outside. This time, Toast of New York moved to the inside and made contact with Moreno. Shared Belief became trapped behind the calvary charge for the lead and eventually had to be steadied by jockey, Mike Smith.

The result left Bayern uncontested on the lead with his likely pace-setting counterpart, Moreno, shuffled well back. Meanwhile, California Chrome broke cleanly on the outside and settled into fourth position just to the outside of Cigar Street and behind Bayern and Toast of New York. Shared Belief eventually got to the outside around the first turn, but at this point he had already endured an extremely difficult trip. Tonalist raced in last.

Bayern led the field around the track setting impressive fractions of 23.12 for 1/4 mile, 46.44 for 1/2 mile and 1:10.22 for 3/4 mile. California Chrome moved into third, behind and to the outside of Toast of New York as Bayern moved through one mile in a staggering 1:34.16. The three of them hit the stretch clear of the field as Shared Belief fought to overcome his troubled trip while behind in fourth.

Toast of New York continued to fight with Bayern as California Chrome inched closer to them from the outside. However, Bayern wouldn’t relent and he crossed the wire first in a brilliant final time of 1:59.88 for the 1 1/4 miles, with Toast of New York in second, California Chrome third, Shared Belief fourth and Tonalist rallying late for fifth. Candy Boy finished in sixth behind Tonalist, making it an unprecedented finish of all three-year-olds in the top six placings. The best finish by an older horse was Cigar Street in 7th.

Despite the exciting stretch run and close finish, Bayern returned to a steward’s inquiry that was looking at the chaotic start to the race. After a lengthy review process the steward’s ruled there would be no change and Bayern remained the winner.

Top L to R: Bayern hopes number 7 is indeed lucky and that he is not taken down as Classic winner; Bayern walks and awaits the stewards decision; Celebration ensues as the stewards indicate their will be no change, and Bayern will remain winner of the Classic

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2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion - Bayern

While controversial to some, Bayern’s victory was an impressive example of his tremendous talent and speed and the difficulty his rivals face when he gains an uncontested lead. His victory also served as the first Classic victory for his Hall of Fame trainer, Bob Baffert, and jockey Martin Garcia.

With that, the Classic appeared to add further intrigue to the debate for divisional honors and Horse of the Year as Bayern joined the discussion with horses such as California Chrome, Shared Belief, Main Sequence and Untapable. While those questions will be answered at the Eclipse Awards on January 17, 2015, thoughts of the upcoming year and the return of these magnificent three-year-olds has already begun.

Soon, the road to the next Breeders’ Cup will also begin. However, this time the destination will not be Southern California, but instead, the bluegrass of Kentucky and the first time that Lexington’s Keeneland will play host to the World Championships.

Steve Heuertz Bio It started with a horse named Cowboy. Disregarded and discounted, this nine-year-old Red Dun Quarter Horse left his life as a ranch horse in South Dakota and ventured a new path into the life of Steve Heuertz in 2004.

Shortly thereafter, a bond was formed that fully catapulted Steve into the world of the horse where he became fascinated with the wonderful capabilities of this majestic animal.

Of particular interest were the speed, endurance and competitive spirit demonstrated by the equine heroes within the sport of Thoroughbred Racing. Although initially satisfied with observing from afar, Steve became increasingly captivated by the sport and turned toward capturing the splendor of racing via his other passion, photography. The result was a recipe where he could combine his great love for horses, racing and photography into one harmonious blend that was greater than the sum of its parts.

Since then, racing has taken Steve across the country to such wonderful places as Saratoga Race Course, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita Park, Pimlico Race Course, Belmont Park, Keeneland and Hooiser Park. During these travels, Steve has been fortunate to witness and photograph equally wonderful races such as the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes (racing’s famed Triple Crown) as well as the Travers Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Indiana Derby, Stephen Foster Handicap and Breeders’ Cup,

Top L to R: Martin Garcia is all smiles after his victory aboard Bayern in the Classic; The sun begins to set on another Breeders’ Cup; Bayern proudly wears the coveted Breeders’ Cup Classic garland

among others. However, residing in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, IL, Steve regularly frequents Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course where he has enjoyed capturing magnificent races like the Arlington Million and Hawthorne Gold Cup. Steve Heuertz; Today, Steve’s passion for Steve’s horse and horses, racing and photograloyal friend, Cowboy, phy is like a fire that contina 19-year-old, Red ues to be stoked. While either Dun Quarter Horse behind the lens capturing the thrill of a Grade 1 race or in the saddle loping around a field with Cowboy, Steve as learned to operate under the simple truth that the more he is able to involve the horse in his life, the happier his days become.

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Strategies for Deworming Your Horses

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Article By Dr. Steve Fisch, DVM

Information worth sharing again with our readers. Reprint from December 2012

This month Dr. Fisch answers a question from one of our readers.

Elizabeth Southard asked: Can you give us guidance on an appropriate worming regimen?

Should we wait to worm until fecal egg counts are in a certain range?

What about feed-through wormers? I’ve been using Strongid C-2x for years now; should I stop? If so, should I stop immediately or phase down?

Thanks for any guidance.

Intestinal parasites are a common problem in horses, but they are not to be taken lightly. Horses can be infected with dangerous numbers and still appear healthy. The effects can range from unthriftiness and dull haircoat to colic and death. Common intestinal parasites include Anoplocephala perfoliata (tapeworm), small and large strongyles, pinworms, and roundworms. Currently there are only four categories of dewormers available to help treat and prevent these parasites: macrocyclic lactones (avermectins), pyrimidines (pyrantel), benzimidazoles, and praziquantel.

Using these dewormers there are a couple of different regimens currently in use.

“Fast rotational” deworming alternates between avermectin and benzimidazole dewormers in order to obtain the best coverage. All horses on the property are dewormed every two to three months. This schedule may be easier for owners to remember, and may be beneficial to certain horses. In addition, it comes without the added cost of yearly or twice yearly fecal exams. However, it has lead to concerns about intestinal parasites developing resistance to our commonly used dewormers.

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The second deworming schedule is referred to as “strategic” or “target” deworming. Due to genetics some horses (50% of a herd or population) are immune to heavy parasite loads. However, some have poor immunity to parasites and subsequently shed large numbers of parasite eggs in their manure. In fact, 20-30% of the horses in a herd or population are responsible for 80% of the parasite eggs in that environment. Knowing this, we can use fecal egg counts (FEC) to determine which horses in a population are more susceptible to infection and shedding and treating them.

When starting a strategic deworming regimen it may be useful to run FEC on each horse every 4 to 6 weeks for at least one year in order to establish trends for each individual. While an average egg reappearance period (ERP) is known for each deworming product, it may by different for individual horses, therefore performing serial fecal tests will help identify those horses with different ERP. Regardless, every horse on your property should have a fecal test run at least once a year, even those that are already on a deworming schedule or daily dewormers as they may have parasites that could have developed resistance. Annual fecal tests are usually run after the grazing season, in early to mid fall (October in our area), and samples should be collected at least 12 weeks after the last deworming to be most accurate.

One, fresh (less than three hours old) fecal ball should be collected from each horse. Place the fecal ball in a sealed bag and label it with the horse’s name. The sample can be stored in a refrigerator (not a freezer) or a cooler until it can be delivered to your veterinarian for exam. Samples should not be stored for longer than 24 hours before submitting.

Horses with 200-500 EPG are classified as “medium shedders.” Eight to 12 weeks after the initial dose of dewormer a repeat FEC is performed on “medium shedders” to determine if any additional deworming is needed. “Heavy shedders” are those horses with greater than 500 EPG. “Heavy shedders” will receive additional dewormings with a benzimidazole product in December and April. These horses will need repeat FEC every six to eight weeks after each deworming to ensure the selected deworming products are appropriately treating the parasites.

before they can invade gut tissues and establish infection. These types of dewormers are good for horses in environments where new horses are constantly being introduced, such as a boarding facility. Horses maintained on feed-through dewormers should still have annual fecal test performed as parasitic resistance is common with these types of dewormers.

Regardless of what program you choose, it will be important to work closely with your veterinarian to determine if the program is working well for you. Furthermore, the schedules discussed here are merely basic outlines and may need to be altered based on your location (climate is very important in the parasite life cycle) and your horse’s age.

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FEC results will tell you and your veterinarian the parasite eggs per gram (EPG) of fecal material. All horses, regardless of their FEC results, will be dewormed with an avermectin product containing praziquantel twice a year, in the fall after the initial fecal and in the spring. This is done to treat for large strongyles, bots and tapeworms, which are difficult to see on fecal exams. Horses classified as “low shedders” (less than 200 EPG) will only need to be dewormed twice a year.

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Left to right: Anoplocephala perfoliata egg; Parascaris equorum egg; Strongyle eggs

Another test that may be helpful in determining effectiveness of dewormers is the fecal egg count reduction test (FECR). FECR can be used to determine if parasites have become resistant to the dewormers by comparing FEC obtained before deworming to FEC obtained 1014 days after deworming. If the egg count in the second sample has decreased by at least 90% the dewormer is considered effective.

Feed-through dewormers are used to kill ingested strongyle larvae We would like to help you get your horse health questions answered by a knowledgeable equine veterinarian.

Submit your questions to us via email, we will present them to a qualified veteranarian that specialize in equine health and then publish the question along with the vet’s response in a future issue of The Horse Resource.

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Escondido Beach (Corona Cartel x Six On The Beach, Streakin Six)

Leading Sire in Indiana!

SI 94, $40,661

Property of Bobby D. Cox & Sheri L. Miller Leading sire in Indiana! Sire of 100% money earners. Stakes Winning producer. Sire of Surleys Bikini Beach si90, Stakes Winner; Ms Fool Me Once si94 $33,755.00, Multiple Winner and Stakes Qualifier, Shown below winning Gordon Mobley trials by 1 3/4; Beach Runner si99 $66,797.00, Multiple Winner, 3rd in Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes; WH Blazen Beach si98, Beach Birdie si96; Beach Power si90 & Sheza Del Rey Too si91.

Half brother to Babe On The Fly SI 101 $246,111 second in the Golden State Futurity G1 etc. Half brother to Babe On The Beach si 92 $193,302 etc. Out of all time leading Dam Six On The Beach si 106 $30,955, full sister to Fabulous Figure si 111 $270,112 etc

Graphic Design by: Christa Conway * The Horse Resource

BEACH RUNNER

Congratulations 2014 Winners!

HOOKED ON A BEACH

SURELYS BIKINI BEACH

MS FOOL ME ONCE

Janette Barraza BEACH BIRDE

Sheri Miller SLIPPEN AWAY

Shirley & David Gates WH BLAZIN BEACH

Robert Loudermilk BEACH BEACH BEACH

Coralee Zandbergen

Jason Keigher

Tyler & Stacy Martin SHEZA DEL RAY TOO

Lawrence Belden BEACH POWER

Dan Wasserbeck

Sheri Miller

Leading Sire in Indiana!

STUD FEE:

$1,500

Stallion Eligibilities: Indiana Sires Program ~ Indiana SSA Cooled Semen Available

iller

GLEN & SHERI MILLER 6850 N. 1000 W. Shipshewana, IN 46565

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anch

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Brimmstone (Brimmerton x Quick Moon Sign, Royal Quick Dash)

Grade 1 Qualifier!

SI 98, $28,724

Property of Sheri L. Miller

Brimmstone is a leading Indiana sire of 100% money earners.

Multiple Stakes Placed producer. Sire of Stone Toasted si 96, Multiple Stakes Placed Winner, 2nd Gordon Mobley Futurity, 3rd Miss Roxie Little Futurity. $69,070.00. Also WH Design By Dash si 101, Multiple Stakes Placed Winner, Shown below winning Blue River Derby Trials by 1 1/2 lengths, Placed 3rd in finals $104,521.

Half brother to LUMINARO si 120 $39,329, PARHELION si 101 $141,153 Finalist West Texas Derby, half brother to MIDNIGHT SUNLIGHT si 93 $105,573. Northlands Futurity Winner, Second Oklahoma Futurity G2. Out of An All-Time Leading Dam of ROM QUICK MOON SIGN si 103.

WH DESIGN BY DASH

Congratulations 2014 Winners!

Julie Rae Martin WH CHASIN THE STONE

DINE OH MITE

BOO YAH TO YAH

STONE TOASTED

Hanna Simpson NEVER SAY SORRY

Roy Moore

Timm, Gordon & Vicki Lundstrum

Standing in Indiana!

STUD FEE:

Bart Sachleben

Cueramaro Racing Co

$1,500

Stallion Eligibilities: Indiana Sires Program ~ Indiana SSA Cooled Semen Available

Good Luck in 2015! from Miller Ranch

GLEN & SHERI MILLER 6850 N. 1000 W. Shipshewana, IN 46565

iller

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QHRAI NEWS

from Executive Director, Danielle Bryan

QUARTER HORSE RACING

Dear Horsemen, It is with great pleasure that I wish you a happy and joyful New Year. I hope you all had a wonderful time with family throughout the holiday season and are looking forward to the opportunities that come with a new year.

Although I have only been with QHRAI for a few short months, the successes of this association in 2014 are undeniable. With an impressive stakes program, world-class racing facility, and some of the top horses in the country racing in Indiana, there is much to be celebrated. Both the QHRAI Stallion Service Auction & Speed Sale saw incredible results in 2014 as well as the richest races at Indiana Grand in QHRAI history.

I can assure you that after several meetings throughout the month of December, there is even more to be excited about in 2015 for the horsemen in Indiana.

Conversations with Indiana Grand’s CEO Rod Ratcliff have been extremely positive and I am thrilled to announce the plans for our new Quarter Horse barn at Indiana Grand have been approved for use by the 2016 racing meet. This year, you will see several improvements at the race track, all with the goal to make Indiana Grand the most impressive racing facility in the country. We are grateful to be working with such a passionate team at Indiana Grand and cannot wait to see what the 2015 racing meet will bring.

Moving forward, we are dedicated to representing the horsemen of Indiana with the highest level of integrity and fairness. Our Executive Board is committed to providing you with all of the information and support necessary to continue participating in this sport. In 2015, we plan to continue shining a positive light on our sport, being as transparent as possible with all members, and creating an environment for growth within Quarter Horse racing in Indiana. With our knowledgeable Board of Directors, hard-working horsemen, and talented equine athletes, the sky really is the limit here in Indiana!

Thank you all for making the transition into the Executive Director position a smooth and positive one. I encourage each of you to take time during the beginning of the year to give me a call if there is anything I can do to ensure that we keep making Indiana a great place for horsemen to call home.

Danielle Bryan

Danielle Bryan Exective Director Quarter Horse Racing Associatio of Indiana

Visit us at www.indianaquarterhorseracing.com Page 32

2015 Racing 2015 LIVE RACING CALENDAR Calendar Post times:

Thoroughbreds Tues, Wed, Thur: 2:05 Friday & Saturday 5:05 & Quarter Horses

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

JUNE SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

SUN MON TUE 3 10 17 24 31

4 11 18 25

MAY WED THUR FRI

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

SAT 1 8 15 22 29

2 9 16 23 30

JULY SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

QUARTER HORSE RACING

SUN MON TUE

APRIL WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 29 30

Turf Turf Turf Festival Festival Festival

14 21 28

15 22 29

16 23 30

17 24

18 25

19 26

AUGUST SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI 2 9 16 23 30

3 10 17 24 31

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

20 27

SAT 7 14 21 28

1 8 15 22 29

OCTOBER SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 APRIL 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4

12 19 26

13

20 27

SUN MON 6 13 20 27

7 14 21 28

14

15 21 28

16 22 29

23 30

17 24 31

18 25

SEPTEMBER TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30

2015 LIVE RACING CALENDAR Post times: Tues, Wed, Thur: 2:05 Friday & Saturday 5:05

SUN MON TUE

MAY WED THUR FRI

SAT 1 Page 2 33

Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana

2014 Statistics

Top 10 in Order of AQHA Points 2 YEAR OLD FILLY

QUARTER HORSE RACING

HORSE

$ EARNED

PTS

3 YEAR OLD FILLY

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

HORSE

FAISO LORENZO

SECRET MIRACLE

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

$58,677

94

NO SECRETS HERE

MONDAY NIGHT MIRAC

AREVALO J GUADALUP

WH STREAKIN PIE

$43,669

93

JUMPN CHIC

ROLL LA JOLLA LA

WHITE HORSE RANCH

DNA QUARTERHORSES

BEACH RUNNER

$53,407

80

ESCONDIDO BEACH

FLASHIN DEE DEE

BARRAZA JANETTE

FOOLININTHEMEADOW

LOUDERMILK ROBERT

AIR DASHIN COURAGE

$8,014

62

CAPTAIN COURAGE

AIR DASHIN ANNIE

THOMPSON RANDY L

PYC PAINT YOUR WAG

THIS GIRL IS SPECI

BODE KEITH

CHILISRAREASCANBE

$10,713

61

CHILLED CORONA

RAREASCANBE

DUKE, RAYMOND AND VICKIE

48

FIRST DOWN DASH

JTS STARLIGHT

ROSALES CESAR

EAGLE ILLUSION

$19,845

57

ONE FAMOUS EAGLE

EFFORTLESS ILLUSIO

ROSALES CESAR

$8,781

45

FIRST PRIZE PERRY

EL STREAKER

ROGERS SHANELL

BYE BYE EAGLE

$38,216

55

ONE FAMOUS EAGLE

KISS THIS BYE BYE

DUKE RACING LLC

TAC KIT T

$6,665

40

TAC IT LIKE A MAN

KITTY FOR CASH

ARENDSEN JANE MARI

BOTTICELLI SHAKE

$18,817

53

GENUINE BOTTICELLI

SCRAW BARIE SHAKE

MILLER SHERI

NO ROADS SECRET DHD

$11,865

27

NO SECRETS HERE

SLIPPERY ROAD

DALTON DAVID H

MISS AQ

$20,930

51

STOLI

MISS QH

O'BRIANT ELIZABETH

STREAKIN LIL CHICK

$8,360

25

JUMPN CHIC

RUN LIKEA STREAKER

HUNT JAMES D

SIX FOLS CORONA

$10,316

48

CHILLED CORONA

SIX FOLS DASH

MAUPIN JIM

HORSE

$ EARNED

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

HORSE

$ EARNED

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

JESSE JR FIRST DOWN

$61,134

89

JESSE JAMES JR

FIRST DOWN BEAUS

ALLEN CYNTHIA

WH DESIGN BY DASH

$39,063

100

BRIMMSTONE

FAST MANS DASH

MARTIN JULIA RAE

STINKIN RICH

$194,420

75

ONE FAMOUS EAGLE

MISS SCARLET

BRUCE CAROLYN

PISTOLPACKING PEPSI

$180,901

99

JESSE JAMES JR

WAVE OF PEPSI

BROWN, RON & RAY, BOB

ROCK CRUSHIN DYNASTY

$75,054

75

FDD DYNASTY

SARATOGA JO

FINLINSON LANCE B

HEZA FAST DEL REY

$33,117

99

HEZA FAST DASH

STOLIA DEL REY

WASSERBECK DAN L

RATED R

$17,624

67

TRES FORTUNES

AGAVI

SMITH RANDY M

FOOSE ON FIRE

$14,395

64

FOOSE

PRAIRIE FIRE

BODE ROSE

CANT CATCHA CORONA

$126,353

57

FIRST CORONA HOME

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY

SMITH RANDY M

SECRETS FLY

$19,485

62

NO SECRETS HERE

ONCE UPON A FLY

ALLEN CYNTHIA

SPARKY MCCLONE

$13,741

45

HARD HITTING

SOMETHIN FAST

LEHMAN JANE M

JESS FLY BY

$28,873

60

JESS SPECIAL

CHICS GOTTA HAVE FUN

SMITH, DEBORAH & YOUNGBLOOD, AMY

DNA IVORY CHRYSTAL

$13,439

44

IVORY JAMES

FLOYDS CHRYSTAL BE

DNA QUARTERHORSES

DNA SWEET DALE

$20,051

59

SWEET FIRST DOWN

CHRYSTAL DALE

DNA QUARTERHORSES

INTERFECTOR

$18,425

40

VOLCOM

SHAKE IT FIRST

LEWIS BRADLEY D

BORN TOO B FAMOUS

$17,454

54

ONE FAMOUS EAGLE

NURSE TONI

SMITH RANDY M

JESS A DEVIL

$15,020

37

JESS SPECIAL

LORETTA'S ANGEL

SMITH RANDY M

STEELTOED SHOES DHD

$24,213

53

GRIDIRON

RUDY TWO SHOES

HENSON JACKIE C

CHILLY IN THE SNOW

$12,737

37

CHILLED CORONA

ROYAL SNOW WHITE

DUKE RACING LLC

A ROYAL HARE

$15,709

52

ROYAL SHAKE EM

BABYS RABBITT

BENTON DICKY WAYNE

HORSE

$ EARNED

HORSE

$ EARNED

DIAMOND KISSED TOO

$40,917

67

BOKNAAI

EASY FLYIN LARK

STONE TOASTED

$69,070

62

BRIMMSTONE

CSC CINNAMON TOAST

TIMM GORDON & VICK

DNA DALES QUICK CAT

$24,424

60

QUICK ACTION

CHRYSTAL DALE

MS FOOL ME ONCE

$33,907

50

ESCONDIDO BEACH

THIS WAGON IS MINE

$14,122

49

FIRST DOWN RENATA

$27,055

SCANDALIA

2 YEAR OLD GELDING

3 YEAR OLD GELDING

2 YEAR OLD STALLION

3 YEAR OLD STALLION

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

LA JOYA MIRACLE

DYNASTY RACING LLC

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

$102,987

98

JET BLACK PATRIOT

MAN SHEZA FAST

BARTON REBECCA

JETTASTIC BP MIGHTY RARE

$36,196

76

MIGHTY CORONA

KITAS RARE JET

HAFFNER RANDY

GRAFF GLENN L

INDIGO JAMES

$16,155

63

IVORY JAMES

BLUE GRASS BOUNCE

MARTINEZ RICARDO

DARING DEBUTANTE

BUENO HIPOLITO/IBA

MERRY FOR CORONA

$6,820

15

CORONA CARTEL

MERRY FOR MONEY

GUNDER BRIAN L

LUCKS GOT IT

WASSERBECK DAN L

SHAKE EM DOWN LO

$100

2

ROYAL SHAKE EM

SHARJAH

FAISON LORENZO

DOCS FIRST DYNASTY

$41,282

87

FIRST DINASTIA

IZ SPECIAL JAMES

$37,645

58

IVORY JAMES

SPECIAL WAVE

STANLEY LINDA

SEIZE THE WIN

$71,482

31

PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON

JESS AN ILLUSION

JESS GOLD DEBUTANTE

$2,092

22

GOLD MEDAL JESS

QUICKY GOT LUCKY

$3,175

16

QUICK ACTION

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$ EARNED

Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana

2014 Statistics

Top 10 in Order of AQHA Points 4 YEAR OLD & UP GELDING/STALLION HORSE

$ EARNED

4 YEAR OLD & UP MARE

PTS

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

HORSE

AIR BORN JAZZ

THOMPSON RANDY L

SUM FUN FOR MAGIC

SIRE

DAM

OWNER

$20,015

78

SUM FUN TO BET

AIR BORN MAGIC

THOMPSON RANDY L

MY GIRLS ROCK

$19,090

76

ROCK SOLID JESS

QUICKEST CASH

LEWIS ROGER L

HOOVER JEANNETTEE

FIERCE RUNAWAY

$45,546

59

OCEAN RUNAWAY

HOP KIP AND JUMP

ROJAS SALVADOR

FAST MANS DASH

MARTIN JULIA RAE

RK SILVER LADY

$17,400

57

STRONG HOPE

STREAKIN BEDROSA

RECENDEZ JUAN MANU

TINYS FIRST CORONA

CHICS PEPSI

BROWN, RON & RAY, BOB

TATERS RARE PAPPA

$16,820

53

PAPPASITO

RARE FOR REAL

LEWIS JOHN R & JEF

56

KOOL QUICK KID

EASYETTE CASH

HOOVER JEANNETTEE

BYE BYE CORONA

$17,095

35

TOO TOUGH TO CATCH

KISS THIS BYE BYE

BYASSEE THOMAS R

$10,740

49

JUST AMAZING JESS

TRS CANDYS CASH

BUENO MARIA I

JESS SPECIAL CONCEPT

$6,933

31

JESS SPECIAL

ONE GRAND CONCEPT

BELDEN SUE

ZOOM N 324

$16,925

48

ZOOMIN FOR BUX

MISS SILK N SUCH

LEWIS THOMAS A

ROMPED

$2,455

29

LEADER OF THE CLAS

APOLLONEA

COLLINS MICHELLE J

BRIGHT EYED VISION

$55,540

47

AUSUAL SUSPECT

HOPE FOR ME

BUENO FAUSTINO SR

MI ANGELA

$12,052

29

JET BLACK PATRIOT

DASHIN FOLLIES

ROSALES CESAR

ITS CHILLY

$8,560

47

CHILLED CORONA

LUCKS GOT IT

SMITH RANDY M

EYE KELLY

$4,255

29

MR EYE OPENER

BEAM ME UP KELLY

FINLINSON LANCE B

$75,800

98

LEADER OF THE CLAS

CHILLED SIX PACK

$37,380

76

CHILLED CORONA

SIX PACKIN ROBIN

DULA RACING LLC

COOTINKS FLYING ACE

$61,276

65

FLY JESS FLY

IMA ROYAL LEADER

WH JOHNNIE BOY RED

$23,900

63

JONATHAN PERRY

TINYS FIRST PEPSI

$35,700

58

KOOL QUICK CASH

$14,100

TRS JUST LIKE NATE

TRAINER NAME

ST

STARTS

WINS

OWNER %

PTS

$ EARNED

NAME

ST

STARTS

WINS

%

PTS

$ EARNED

RANDY M SMITH

IL

162

28

17

1,062

$638,990

RANDY M SMITH

IL

48

11

23

347

226,974

RON RAPER

NC

186

28

15

943

$684,026

RANDY L THOMPSON

IN

55

2

4

321

121,231

TOM MOSLEY JR

IN

167

11

7

688

$275,106

J GUADALUPE AREVALO

IN

26

5

19

203

91,310

MATT FRAZIER

MT

92

15

16

525

$299,802

RANDY HAFFNER

IN

46

8

17

182

106,263

ANTHONY F CUNNINGHAM

MI

154

19

12

451

$337,695

JULIA RAE MARTIN

IN

25

4

16

179

68,233

SALVADOR ROJAS

IL

65

11

17

330

$194,252

DNA QUARTERHORSES LLC

IL

23

2

9

174

58,747

RANDY HAFFNER

TX

90

10

11

320

$187,392

CESAR ROSALES

TX

14

4

29

164

73,078

JULIO ALMANZA

TX

60

8

13

315

$139,423

RON BROWN & BOBBY RAY

IN

13

6

46

157

216,761

DICKY BENTON

TX

74

7

9

289

$123,362

CYNTHIA ALLEN

NC

13

4

31

151

80,619

PAUL MARTIN

TX

48

7

15

256

$104,473

DAN FRAZIER

KY

21

4

19

141

50,714

NAME

ST

STARTS

%

PTS

$ EARNED

RANDY L THOMPSON

IN

41

2

5

279

$116,192

SHANLEY JACKSON

TX

162

27

17

849

$506,359

GREG MORRISON

MI

31

10

32

264

$106,120

JUAN D GUERRERO

TX

155

27

17

822

$473,328

DIANA J KEISER

IN

28

8

29

226

$243,768

HAROLD COLLINS

TX

170

14

8

708

$412,158

CIRCLE S RANCH INC

IN

37

2

5

225

$64,605

JOSE A BELTRAN

TX

138

24

17

628

$461,401

BOBBY D COX

TX

45

4

9

215

$74,465

BEN CREED

TX

123

17

14

602

$397,741

BILL PRICE

OK

27

4

15

189

$93,295

RODNEY PRESCOTT

TX

124

11

9

548

$263,988

MARK MICHEL

IN

51

4

8

185

$85,778

VICTOR OLIVO

IL

117

11

9

522

$226,706

BREEDER WINS

QUARTER HORSE RACING

PTS

AIR BORN LEADER

$ EARNED

JOCKEY NAME

ST

STARTS

WINS

%

PTA

$ EARNED

NOEL ALEXANDER

IL

23

2

9

174

$58,747

YORDANIS AMARO

TX

74

12

16

442

$279,869

DIANA L MOSTER

IN

41

4

10

173

$151,192

GABRIEL LAGUNES

TX

85

9

11

417

$247,842

JOVETTA MEREDITH

KY

13

4

31

151

$80,619

JULIE VELTMAN

TX

98

7

7

371

$134,445

All information provided by the American Quarter Horse Association. For up to date AQHA statistics and point standings, visit AQHA.com.

To learn more about Quarter Horse Racing in Indiana, visit www.indianaquarterhorseracing.com.

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LIVING WITH HORSES - Directly from our Readers

Photos provided by Brian Corder

with

Living Horses

We’ve received some great submissions from our readers that include real life experiences from “Living” with horses. This month we’re featuring tips learned while “Living” with horses from Brian Corder of Kentucky.

We would like to encourage you to share your own experiences with us so we can pass them along to our other horse loving readers. Send submissions to: thehorseresource@msn.com. Include written permission to publish your submission. We look forward to hearing from you!

Starting A Colt - with Brian Corder

Many people have seen my prospects/colts (that I have started) over the last few years. These young horses have all broke out into nice riding, “get along with” horses. Were they champion horses? No. Trusting horses? Yes. I’ve had my share of lazy, hyper, energetic, mean and nice. But, I approach them all with one thing in mind; I want them all to trust me. Many people in the horse business talk about the round pen training, but I don’t see much talk about stall training.

Trust in the Stall

That’s where my young horses get their start, I develop trust in the stall.

First, I work with them and only a halter. I will work on bending them around, backing them up and asking them to move away from pressure I apply on their side (where leg pressure will eventually be applied.) We develop a response to “pressure and release” before I ever climb on their back. Being in a small area, I can’t and don’t ask for much, but you SHOULDN’T ask for much starting out. Alittle goes a long way with positve results.

After we’ve established a good result with only the halter, I will put a bit in their mouth and watch them in their stall for a while. I watch how they play with it and try to push it out with their tongue. I let them think on their own and get comfortable with the bit and without any pressure from me. I will do that for a few days for several minutes each day. They will eventually place their head in the bridle knowing it won’t hurt them. I have developed trust with the bit and me. I haven’t yet asked them to do anything while the bit is in their mouth.

After a few days, I will once again stand beside them and apply the pressure, this time pulling lightly on the bit with one hand and pressing on the other side of their head to make them bend. I use equal pressure with each hand.

Not all of the pressure is coming from the bit this way. I’m showing them I want them to bend and showing them what it feels like for the bit to pull them. It’s not dramatic. Slowly I will begin working my way, using more pressure on my hand pulling the bit and less on the hand assisting the head, until we have achieved trust in the bit and an understanding.

When they are bending well both ways, I will ask them to back up with the bit using the same concept; pushing on nose and pulling a little back on the bit as I ask them to back up. I stand a little to the side in case one happens to respond by bracing against the pressure and rearing up. Slowly, I work my way with less pressure of me pushing on their nose and more on the bit until they have the idea and respond well.

Driving for Trust in the Saddle

Next comes the saddle while in the stall and then we start driving. I will drive my colt for the purposes of building a trust in the saddle, not to build a trust in the bit. (I have already developed their trust in the bit in their stall.)

I don’t ever lunge horses to get the buck out of them when starting colts! I drive them to develop trust in the saddle. I don’t allow them to “play” when I put that saddle on. They know it is time to go to work. They learn quickly that the saddle means work. I drive them every day with the saddle until I feel they are ready and I am confident to get on them.

One Last Tip That Works Well for Me

I never lunge. My young horses know when they are saddled that they will have that bit in their mouth and performing duties such as bending, turning and backing up. I don’t want my horse tired or its energy burned for me to ride it. I want my horse to learn to use that energy for training. That’s my tip, and what has worked for me to getting a horse ready for riding.

Why I Take the Time to Build the Trust

After getting thrown and almost badly hurt from my first colt due to a lack of trust in equipment (and respect), I decided to find a better way. All of my young horses have come along much easier with this method. Some have bucked with me, but they have all broke out of it. I stood on Vegas (shown in puctures) the first day I ever got on his back. I knew he trusted me and his equipment.

These are baby steps in getting a young horse to understand without throwing it all on at once. It is like math, you learn the numbers first. Then you learn to add and subtract, then multiply and divide. It wouldn’t be fair as a kid if teachers threw equations at you before you even knew how to count to ten, right?

This is what works for me. We all have our own methods and I’m no better than anyone. These steps are easy and if I can do it, anyone can.

My name is Brian Corder. I am 35 years old and live in Boston, Kentucky with my wife, Tiffany. I’m a veteran and served in Iraq in 2003. My parents had horses and barrel raced before I was even born, so I have been around horses my whole life. I haven’t won anything special, I haven’t chased it, but I have always ridden horses.

When I got married, I didn’t have a horse at the time, my wife did. I lived in her shadow for a couple years and decided I was going to have my hand at starting colts. I bought a colt to start and he became something special. I was growing a name quickly with him, but I ended up selling him to buy property.

That first colt got me hungry to do it again, but I learned a lot from him. He threw me off, ran off with me, kicked me.... just put me thru hell. I just kept thinking, “I’m doing something wrong,” and I kept learning. The next one I started with the stall basics. Each one since then has broken out easier the more I used the stall training.

The pictures included are of my 3 year old named Vegas. Everyone loves him so far. He may just be my ONE.

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WOW! Winter is upon us...burrrrr! I don’t know about you’all but this cowgirl is ready for SPRING or maybe Arizona! 1st Ohio members are ready to get riding and shooting in “warmer” weather!

The year end banquet has been scheduled for the last Saturday in January at the Oasis Conference Center in Loveland, Ohio. We hope everyone will be able to attend as this is always a great evening filled with friends visiting, awards and fantastic food. Everyone is invited, you don’t have to be a member of 1st Ohio, come and share the evening with friends and CMSA family.

The North American International Livestock Expo (NAILE) in Louisville, Kentucky was a fantastic success again in 2014! The CMSA produced event went along without any hitches...well...maybe I should clarify that. The venue for this event is just a little different than any of the other CMSA events. The main match on Thursday consisted of three stages for the shooters. On Friday and Saturday the shooters shot the Double Down, Shotgun and Rifle between the “Hitch Teams”. The timing worked out perfectly giving the hitch teams time to get ready for their next class and gave the shooters time to give their horses a break between classes. We do appreciate the arena crew for CMSA, as they spent more time setting up and tearing down. If you missed this shoot...you missed an exciting match! NAILE was 5x the points and $5000 Added!

North American Livestock Exposition Top 10 Results: Overall Champion-Bobby Ruwe, OH. Res. Overall Champion-Sam Helms, NC. 3. Overall Cowgirl-Lee Ann Helms, NC. 4. Bryon Walters, NC 5.Mitchell Kramer, IL. 6. Eddie Miller, OK. 7. Res. Overall Cowgirl-Deana Miller, OK. 8. Diane Lipham, TN. 9. Chad Kreider, IN. 10. Alice Underwood, TN.

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AQHA Results: Open-Diane Lipham riding Quick Streakin Star. Amateur-Clint Lane riding IC Hancocksmokinblu. Select Amateur-Bobby Ruwe riding Binghams Rhet Butler. Youth-Sterlin Wade Helms riding Pocos Indinita.

Double Down Results: Division A Tammy Coffman collecting $920.00 Matt Campbell collecting $780.00 Division AA Lee Ann Helms collecting $1170.00 Rodney Greene collecting $870.00 Chad Kreider collecting $580.00 Division AAA Laura Wilson collecting $1170.00 Sam Helms collecting $1170.00 Glenda Wilson collecting $780.00 Bobby Ruwe collecting $780.00 Shotgun Results: Laura Wilson, MS WRANGLER CHAMPION: Ian Boettcher, OH, riding Bucks Dark Sun The NAILE shooters were also invited to attend a “FREE” clinic produced by Hired Gun Horsemanship/Sam & LeeAnn Helms. The clinic was well attended despite the chilly temps as this was in the covered arena outside!

The NAILE spectators were also treated to a BRIDLE LESS Shooting demo by shooter Jesse Peters from Ohio. Jesse was also part of the Parile Tour for 2014 where he and “W” also performed in reining and mounted shooting without a bridle!

CMSA News BREAKING CMSA NEWS! (new for 2015)

Photo provided by Marsha Butler

All Around Cowboy & Cowgirl Hi Point! This is for the Cowboy & Cowgirl with the most points combining all the point qualifying events in CMSA for 2015. Also, something special for the 2015 Youth that participate in CMSA at the major events! ALSO...the CMSA Family of the Year! A family that represents the CMSA in the best light, chosen by a special committee, to be featured in the Rundown, e-news and more special surprizes.

Congratulations to Ray Snyder!

1st Ohio December Birthdays: Sandy Snyder on the 2nd!

Gwen (photo bug) Vrh on the 15th!

Brad Melhorn on the 20th! a nd Randy Moore on the 25th!

Now, after reading everything above, are you ready to try Mounted Shooting? 1st Ohio is producing a clinic in May, however if you can’t wait that long contact us. Check out our new website at www.1stohio. com and get all the info about the club, members and up-coming events.

GOT NEWS>>>SHOOT IT TO ME, Buckskin Barbee 513-479-5984 cmsa65@aol.com Visit us online www.1stohio.com

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1st Ohio gives Special Retirement Congratulations to Police Chief, Ray C.Snyder! Ray assumed command of the Goshen Ohio Township Police department on March 5, 1991. Over the years, Ray earned many accolades including awards for Outstanding Investigative Efforts. Outstanding Improvements in Police Operations and Superior Achievement in Police Leadership. Most important and more prestigious that any commendation or award is the fact that under his direct supervision, NO Goshen homicide went unsolved during his 23 year tenure as Chief. He leaves a legacy of strong leadership and a fair and friendly disposition to both the public and the staff. 1st Ohio is proud to have Ray and wife Sandy as members and shooters!

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TEEN CORRAL

w/Clint Van

Photos provided by the families and as noted

Teen Corral w/ Clint Van Happy new year, everybody!!!! I hope everybody had a very Merry Christmas.

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This month I am writing something a little different. For Thanksgiving this year, my family and I went to a church in downtown Cincinnati and fed the less fortunate and homeless.

g n i r a C s i g n i Shar We served over 300 people, what a humbling experience.

The pastor had told us, “don’t be stingy, give them all they want.” To see the small kids look at you with those big eyes when they saw all the food was just heart wrenching. Of course, I piled the food on.

It’s so easy to take the small things for granted, “like food on our plate.” I can honestly say I really enjoyed this and it’s going to be a Thanksgiving family tradition.

The church members also told me they feed 5000 people EVERY month and invited me to help with that.

It’s easy to forget how fortunate we are..(I am guilty too.)

Now I am finishing finals and off to the Barrel Futurities of America in Oklahoma City.

Happy 2015!

Clint Van Clint is a graduate of East Central High School. His parents are Terrie VanVolkenburgh and respectively Joe Trentman. He has grown up in the horse world, both parents have rode almost all their life...Clint's grandfather as some of you may remember was the late Terry VanVolkenburgh, who would run up and down the fences when his daughters would run barrels. Clint began barrel racing at the age of 4 with a pony, then went on to particpate in Jr. Rodeo and his favorite event was the sheep riding, hard to believe he is now a barrel racer.

He has won the Ohio Youth NBHA and Indiana Youth and Open NBHA , he has also won the Congress youth barrel four times, and was runner up in the Congress Sweepstakes. He placed at Josey Jr. world numerous times, and won the NBHA Youth World 1D in 2006. He loves to barrel race and is now trying his hand at the futurities. In Clint's spare time he mows grass for a part time job and is also very active in his church where he and his cousins are bible school helpers. Clint also volunteers one day a week at a school in Cincinatti where he spends time tutoring other kids in reading.

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A Special Barrel Horse One more blow – he had to go back for another surgery because he had a small bone partial floating around that had to be removed in order for his leg to heal. He was then brought back home to heal and to be turned out for a year. Dr. Johnston also did the second surgery. By this time Joe had figured out it was too late to stop the process of caring for Terrie's baby. As he looks back on the whole ordeal, he'd say now it was well worth it!

By this time Famous Kicking Jo, barn name Deadly, was growing up and getting stronger. He was sent to Troy Crumrine to start his career as a barrel horse – and what a barrel horse he's turning out to be. At 15-2 hands tall and 1200 pounds of muscle, athleticism and determination, he's doing what he was bred to do; and being very effective at doing it!

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Famous Kicking Jo is by Famous JR (Dash Ta Fame x Some More Please) and out of the good paint mare, Kickin Jo (Kickin Country x Simba Jo.)

e lay upside down, with his left hind leg caught in a metal gate for at least 16 hours. He was there so long that the right side of his head had frozen to the ground, taking at least 5 minutes to free his head.

As a yearling in 2011 in the dead of winter, this astounding story unfolds! This is a story of perseverance and the unlikely beginning of a horse who had beaten the odds of survival to become a special barrel horse because he had the will to survive and to introduce himself to the world as a special athlete.

Close to being in shock, his eyes had begun to roll back into his head; only recovering when his eyes were forced open by hand and immediately thumping him a couple of times to his head by his owner, Terri Van. When he realized he was being helped, he seemed to relax and let his owner take care of him, giving him 10cc of Banamine and covering him with a blanket. She slowly led him to his stall. Once there, he stood in one spot shaking for at least two hours until the vet arrived and he was examined by Dr. Jason Burcham who works from River Valley Equine Services in Hebron, Kentucky. All the while Terri kept him as warm and comfortable as possible.

After the exam the vet stated that the next 48 hours would be very critical due to possible kidney failure, and other body functions. He had also severely injured his left hind leg to the point that he'd have to have surgery just to walk sound on it from his injury. The (sequestrum) bone that was chipped off his hind leg. The next 48 hours were very intense.

He was kept warm and under constant vigil – making sure he was comfortable and as stress free as possible. He was walked every four hours for at least 15 minutes to help with circulation and was monitored for signs of colic and founder.

After a few months of trying to get his leg to heal, Dr. Burcham suggested to Terrie Van that he may need to go to Lexington, KY for surgery to help the process. Terrie Van called the clinic and received another blow. She was told the surgery would be around $3000.00. Joe, Terrie Van's spouse, suggested they put the colt to sleep; that he had already invested enough money in him. At the same time, he didn't think he'd ever be the horse he was bred to be – and that was to run barrels.

Putting him down wasn't part of the plan for Terrie and her baby. She was told that there was a vet at Grove Veterinary Clinic in Liberty, IN by the name of Dr. Mike Johnston who was very good and reasonable. After a long talk with Joe, they loaded the colt into the trailer and took him to Dr. Johnston who performed the surgery. He stayed at the clinic in Liberty for five days, getting constant care and daily bandage changes. This made Joe happy; as the vet bill was less than $1000.00.

They picked him up and took him back home. He was kept in the stall for 30 days with only 15 minutes of walking twice a day.

His accomplishments so far include: Diamonds & Dirt in Bryan, Texas slot race, 4th, winning $20,000 Pac West Futurity, Buckeye, AZ, slot race winner Greg Olson Memorial Futurity , Buckeye, AZ, won 2nd go Wins at C Bar C and in Ohio.

Won the first go at the 40th Indiana Barrel Racing Futurity; placed 4th in the average.

The horse, whose barn name is Deadly, refused to die! He had something to prove and he owed something to his owner, Terri Van who believed in him; and to Joe who footed the bills. Famous Kicking Jo , AKA Deadly – his story is just now beginning because for him there are bigger things ahead!

A special thanks goes to Justin Hoover, Keith Temple, Clint Vanvolkenburgh and Troy Crumrine for their care and devotion, putting the time in to make Deadly the horse he has become.

Shortly before this article went to print, Deadly finished off his futurity year in deadly fashion, winning Reserve Champion of Barrel Futurities of America and winning the Finals Go! Deadly also won Future Fortunes at the BFA. His dam, Kickin Jo, won Future Fortunes Broodmare of the Year and his sire, Famous JR, won Future Fortunes Sire of the Year.

The light is still shining for 'Deadly'!

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IJRA Rodeo News Story provided by: Rachel Thomas

Photos provided by IJRA

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IJRA News

Looking Ahead 2015! Twenty-fifteen! Two thousand fifteen! However you say it, it means we are at the start of something new. Many see it as a new beginning, a time to change our ways, a time to declare what we want to do in the next year. As a Rodeo Mom, I am always excited to see what each year and each rodeo season brings for all of the kids in our rodeo family. What are kids can accomplish individually is amazing, but what they accomplish as a “family” is why many of us are part of IJRA. At the beginning of 2015, our kids find themselves on winter break in the middle of the 2014-2015 rodeo season. While the kids have the start to the new year in their minds, they continue to practice, keep their horses legged up, and find places to compete to keep themselves sharp as well as visit with their rodeo friends that they miss so much during the winter.

The friendships are an important aspect of what IJRA is for many of our kids. They may compete against each other, but more importantly, they encourage each other. When we replay videos of runs or rides, we hear all of the voices of the kids cheering that contestant on, even if they just ran and didn’t have the greatest time.

If someone has a bad ride, their friends are there to tell that next time it will go better. They practice together and push each other

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to become better. None of the kids seem to need a reason like a “new year” to pull out the best in themselves and others. It’s already there because of their friendships.

So this year, ring 2015 in like an IJRA cowboy or cowgirl. Work as hard at your least favorite event as you do for your favorite event. Build lasting friendships with friends who will cheer you on. Be the kind of friend who high fives the contestant that just beat your personal best, because they are the ones who helped you get there. Brush off the dust, and get back on. And if you haven’t joined us yet, check out our website and load that horse and saddle.

Best wishes to all of our IJRA cowboys and cowgirls in 2015!

A Note From Your IJRA Princess Hello everyone!!! I hope everyone is doing well!! I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the IJRA families and friends that donated for Riley’s Children’s Hospital at our October rodeo!! We had quite a bit of toys, coloring books, crayons, & stuffed animals to take to the Hospital!! Mom & I took everything down on December 17th. It was a neat experience for me to ask everyone to donate for this cause, collect the items and then actually delivery them to the hospital.

I know several families that have received care at Riley so it made me feel good to give something back to the kids and to the hospital. I was hoping to be able to actually deliver to a floor and visit some kids; but, with the new flu restrictions at the hospitals, we didn’t even ask. The hospital was very grateful. They said they usually get a lot at Christmas time that lasts them through the Spring; but, really struggle for additional donation after that. So, I’m planning on doing another toy drive for an upcoming rodeo...so be watching your email and our website: www.ijra.org!!!

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Thanks for the support ~ Your IJRA Princess, Maci Zimmerman

2015 IJRA Schedule January 31st April 11-12th May 16-17th June 6-7th August 6-7th

IJRA Awards Banquet IJRA at the Hoosier Horse Fair Greenfield, IN Greenfield, IN IJRA State Finals TBD

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IHSRA NEWS

Photos provided by IHSRA - Article by: Lauren Owens

Rodeo News from the

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Rodeo, More Than Competition!

In high school rodeo, families don’t come just for the competition; they also come for the friendships that have developed throughout their years involved. Not only is everyone helpful and supportive outside the arena, it continues into the arena as well.

When someone forgets a piece of necessary equipment or a rein snaps, another is always offered in its stead, and happily too. A forgotten tie-down becomes irrelevant as so many are offered to replace it; the issue becomes finding one that fits, rather than not having one at all. When a rein breaks during a run, a new one is found before they have to return to the arena. Everyone is amazingly helpful; no one has to worry about missing their runs due to broken or missing tack.

Another way everyone is helpful is when a horse goes lame during, or before a rodeo. When this happens, no one wants the rider to miss their runs, and so a replacement horse is offered. Someone’s old roping horse will run barrels for the weekend, or return to roping for a few days. We all want everyone to be able to compete, and the rodeos feel incomplete without everyone’s attendance.

When sitting in the stands, everyone, parents and competitors alike, cheer on the Indiana contestants. This happens when we’re in Indiana, but more so when we travel to other states and at Nationals. There’s a great feeling of support and friendship that comes from the crowd during an Indiana run.

We all know when someone has had a great run and when they’re having an off day, and we respond accordingly offering congratulations or “You’ll get it next time!” We all know what it’s like to win and to lose, so we sympathize and it makes the friendships stronger.

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Most of the rodeo families have been in the business, or at least into horses, for years. Any advice, on a barrel run or how to treat a scrape, is available as long as it’s asked for. Everyone is willing to lend a hand, to give lessons on how to goat ty, or to compare which medicines work best on puncture wounds. Assistance is always available within the association’s families.

The camaraderie that has developed over the years of the IHSRA is astounding. Families come to the rodeos not only to compete, but to also maintain their friendships within the association. The support and helpfulness of all of those involved is a big reason that the rodeos manage to function as wonderfully as they do.

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Memories Held In My Hands

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couple of weeks ago, I unzipped a gun case and found my father’s old 12 gauge double barrel shotgun. It’s a plain old JC Higgins full choke model with only minimal wood working. The years have not been kind to this old gun; and it’s probably not worth any more than what he paid for it fifty years ago.

But as I pushed the opening lever to break it open to make sure it was unloaded (a habit taught to me by my father the first time beginning at the ripe old age of four), I was taken back to priceless memories of my childhood. I was taken back to memories of annual Thanksgiving rabbit hunts with my dad. I remembered how grown-up I felt whenever my father allowed me to go get this shotgun from underneath the bed. I could never carry it in the field, but was proud just to bring it to him or carry it to the car.

As I snapped Dad’s old gun closed, I was magically transported to the edge of a field on a cold November morning. I could envision him sliding two shells in and the sound of him snapping it closed. He’d look at me, as if I was no longer a boy and ask, “You ready?”

We’d tromp through briars and fence rows.

I couldn’t wait to hear “bunny up “, which meant a rabbit had been flushed from a bush

Christopher L. Johnson, JD was born and raised in Kokomo, Indiana. He graduated from a Baptist liberal arts college with degrees in Pre-Law, Business and Theology; and from the University of San Diego School of Law. After practicing law for more than 10 years in Indiana, he resigned and became the legal advisor to the Superintendent of the state’s largest prison. He served as Professor and Program Chair of Criminal Justice and Business at “ ... an inspi r ing , the post-secondary level; and currently teaches Criminal Justice at Kokomo High School. In addition,beaut heif ul is, a partner in and Operations Manager of a thoroughbred breeding and racing farm. speaks to his students and to others and t hought He provoking about the importance of “taking snapshots of the moments” in life as a way ” $25.00 of reflecting on our own lives. He can be reached at... cutter0430@gmail.com, Dr. Rachelle Steiner, MD and his writings and thoughts—can be found at www.LivExceptionally.com

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Christopher L. Johnson, JD was born and raised in Kokomo, Indiana. He graduated from a Baptist liberal arts college with degrees in PreLaw, Business and Theology; and from the University of San Diego School of Law. After practicing law for more than 10 years in Indiana, he resigned and became the legal advisor to the Superintendent of the state’s largest prison. He served as Professor and Program Chair of Criminal Justice and Business at the post-secondary level; and currently teaches Criminal Justice at Kokomo High School. In addition, he is a partner in and Operations Manager of a thoroughbred breeding and racing farm. He speaks to his students and to others about the importance of “taking snapshots of the moments” in life as a way of reflecting on our own lives. He can be reached at cutter0430@gmail.com, and his writings and thoughts can be found at www.downthebarnaisle.com.

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In the eyes of a boy, this wasn’t a showpiece, this was a tool used by a “great hunter” to provide food for his family. Believe me; ninetynine percent of our meat was bought at the local supermarket. We did eat what we killed or the fish we caught, but the imagination of a boy fed reality.

Looking — A Soul’s Journey

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I recalled the first time, as a seven-year-old that I fired it and found myself sitting on my backside. I can still hear the sound of my dad

chuckling, as he stood nearby. As I ran my fingers over the walnut stock and across the wood checkering, I recalled how he taught me to oil it after it had been fired, so that it was kept in perfect working condition.

and was running for his life. Dad would let me have the first shot and sometimes the second, but then I’d see him raise this trusty old gun; and when there was only a slightly visible white cottontail bouncing in the brush, one barrel would thunder through the silence and there was no more bouncing.

Without question, the best sound which echoed in my ears, as I held that gun in my hands and closed my eyes, was the sound of conversation between a father and son before, during and after a hunt. Lessons of life and death were taught to me while my father’s hands carried that gun. Escape, survival, and even compassion were taught to me in both the accurate and errant shots from that beautiful old weapon.

The old shotgun only holds two shells, but it holds a lifetime of memories.

LivExceptionally, Chris

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Christopher L. Johnson has shared his heart and talent in the beautiful photographs and inspiring musings contained in this pictorial journal.

Looking - A Soul's Journey describes the path taken by the author - photographer in search of life's most precious moments. H quest has also led him to find God's blessings and the fulfillment of knowing the Creator of the Universe in a personal way. Enjoy browsing through this encouraging photography book, and allow its words and images to calm your soul and soothe your spirit.

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By Christa Conway

Making All Things New Again There is a beautiful song I ran across that Brad Paisley and Sara Evans recorded together. I’m not sure of much else about the song other than the name is “New Again” and I found it on Rhapsody.

(You can also find it on You Tube.) It is a beautiful song with so much meaning and worth a listen.

I actually ran across this song while looking for something to sing at our candlelight service at church and as I listened, I was in tears after the first few lines. I am easily brought to tears, just ask my family, but the song is a conversation between Mary and Jesus before his crucifixion.

She can’t understand what is happening and questions the motives of the people and even God’s will. Throughout Mary’s cry for answers, Jesus replies and comforts her with these words: “Whatever happens, whatever you see, whatever your eyes tell you has become of me. This is not, not the end. I am making all things new again.”

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Now that I have a son I can only imagine what Mary must have been going through. We don’t really think of these “characters” as real people, but they were. They were flesh and blood like you and me. Mary loved this child, her was her first-born. She had to watch as they crucified her innocent son. She also had to be so confused while this was happening.

Remember that she had been told by an angel that this child was God’s son and would sit on King David’s throne.

Luke 1:28-33 28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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I just finished up a book called Lineage of Grace (by Francine Rivers) that gives a fictional account of Mary’s life based on what we know from scripture and the culture of that time. (Well worth the read.) I had never taken into consideration that Mary had no idea what would happen to Jesus. She most likely thought he would some day be crowned King in the physical sense during his lifetime from what the angel had told her.

Of course he was who the angel told her he was, but God’s plan was not what anyone could fathom. He knew what had to be done, as did Jesus.

He was making all things New Again. He was laying down his life as the final sacrificial lamb to take away the sins of the world.

This song I mentioned is such a personal view of what could have occurred between Mary and Jesus. Can you imagine yourself being there? Can you imagine being Mary?

It breaks my heart to think of Mary, but when I think of what this sacrifice means to me, it breaks my heart even more. You see, Jesus died for Mary’s sins. Jesus died for my sins and he died for your sins.

When he rose from the dead three days later, He was making all things New Again. He was giving all of us a way back into the “family.”

If you had been there to witness it in person, if you knew him as a friend or a family member while this was happening, could you turn your back on him after he sacrificed himself for your benefit out of love? Don’t turn your back on him today.

John 15: 12-13 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Happy Trails & God Bless!

Love in Christ, Christa

On the Trail

By Brother Brad Curtis of Mountain Top Cowboy Church

Let’er Buck Pudge hit the saddle Then he hit the dirt Pete rode over to him Asked, Pudge are `ya hurt?

But just cause I ate some dirt Don’t think I am done Boy’s, I may be fat But that’s cause I don’t run

Yep, troubles come and go Cause of that sorry snake But I ain’t got time for him I’ve got a mare to break

Pudge just dropped his head Answered with “nope” Then he asked Pete Can I use your rope?

Life here ain’t easy Sometimes you bite the dust But climb back in the saddle So your rowels don’t rust

Pudge got her caught He wished her best of luck When he hit the saddle Devil let’`er buck

Pete handed him his rope Said, Pudge, I’ll catch your mare You just stay here And try to get some air

See, that mare she’s rank She might throw me again But before it’s over Boy’s, I will win

Pudge shook him out a loop As he walked toward the gate He said, I’m not a top hand And I know I’m over weight

The Boss made a promise When I came to the Brand Just keep dustin` myself off And I’d see Glory Land

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

By: Bro. Brad Curtis 10/18/11 Vilonia, AR

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Romans 5:15 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10: 9-10

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ITOBA NEWS - Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association

ITOBA Indiana Grand Racing & Casino completes 2014 race meet SHELBYVILLE, Ind.; – Dec. 17, 2014 – Indiana Grand Racing & Casino recently completed its 120-program meet, which included Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing. Final numbers show an increase in daily simulcast handle as well as total on-track handle.

Daily simulcast handle was up 20.2 percent in 2014, pulling in $4,497,951 compared to $3,741,981 in 2013. In addition, total on-track handle was up 7.4 percent to $8,517,278 compared to $7,927,630 in 2013. Total handle during the season was $101,246,904 and total off track handle was $97,227,577.

“I am very pleased with the entire 2014 racing season at Indiana Grand,” said Jon Schuster, vice president and general manager of racing. “The vast number of improvements that were implemented prior to the racing season, such as the new track surface, new Jumbotron, new outdoor food venues and additional barns, can be attributed to the growth of our program from both a horsemen’s standpoint as well as a racing fan’s point of view. Although we do not record attendance, our racing facility was packed on numerous occasions throughout the year, showing an increase in interest for our racing program. And, I believe this is only the beginning as our quality of racing and additional capital upgrades are implemented.”

THOROUGHBRED RACING

Thoroughbred trainer Tom Amoss came off a record setting season in 2013 to grab his fourth straight leading trainer title in 2014. The Louisiana native earned the title by a comfortable margin, winning 58 races and accumulating purse earnings in excess of $1.2 million. Amoss finished 17 wins ahead of the second place finisher, Marvin Johnson, who saddled 41 winners during the meet.

In the Thoroughbred jockey standings, Fernando De La Cruz completed the season with 130 wins and purse earnings in excess of $2.8 million. 2013 Leading Jockey Malcolm Franklin finished second behind De La Cruz with 102 wins.

Cindy Patrick also stepped into the spotlight and into the record books for leading owner honors in the Thoroughbred ranks. Horses owned by Patrick garnered 33 wins, which established a new record for most wins in one meet by an owner. Patrick’s horses accumulated purse money in excess of $700,000.

The jockey colony accepted the award for leading apprentice rider on behalf of Juan Saez, who was killed in a racing incident Oct. 14, 2014.

Moving forward, the award will become the Juan Saez Leading Apprentice Award in honor of the 17-year-old rider from Panama.

In Quarter Horse action, the standings came down to the wire for leaders in both the jockey and trainer ranks. Shanley Jackson and Juan Guerrero each completed the meet with 27 wins to earn top honors as the track’s leading Quarter Horse jockeys. Jackson pulled in purse earnings in excess of $500,000 while Guerrero accumulated purse earnings of a little more than $473,000.

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A tie was also established atop the leading Quarter Horse training ranks as Ron Raper and Randy Smith each earned 28 wins for the meet. Horses trained by Raper earned more than $684,000 while Smith’s horses earned in excess of $638,000. Smith also earned the title for leading Quarter Horse owner. Horses owned by the Broughton, Ill. native won 10 races and earned purse money of more than $226,000.

Our Valid Twirl was the top Thoroughbred for the year with five wins and two seconds in 11 starts. Pistolpacking Pepsi was the top Quarter Horse, also earning five wins for the season.

Indiana Grand’s signature event, the $500,000-added Indiana Derby, was the highlight of the meet. The race was won by East Hall and jockey Luis Saez, marking a new record for the largest $2 payoff in the 20-year history of the race, paying $35.80 to win. The race was complemented by eight other stakes races to boost purses for the night to more than $1.4 million, a new single day record for Thoroughbred racing in the state of Indiana.

Quarter Horse racing also established some new highs with Quarter Horse Stakes Night Saturday, Oct. 25 boasting purse money of more than $700,000. In addition, the largest purse ever for Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana was recorded in the $199,200 Gordon Mobley Futurity Final earlier in the season. Cant Catcha Corona and jockey Harold Collins won the race by the margin of a head over Stone Toasted in the 300-yard dash.

Racing resumes Tuesday, April 21 for the 2015 season. A total of 120 days will once again be contested with several of those dates dedicated to Quarter Horse racing during the year. Racing will begin with a fourday schedule, racing Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 2:05 p.m. with racing on Fridays and Saturdays beginning at 5:05 p.m. An additional day of racing will be added on Thursdays at 2:05 p.m. beginning Sept. 17 until the end of the meet, which concludes on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Indiana Grand will also implement a new Turf Festival set for Tuesday, July 14 through Thursday, July 16. The three-day event will feature several turf stakes, including the Listed $200,000-added Centaur Stakes for three-year-olds. Other stakes featured during the festival will be the Listed $200,000 Indiana Grand for three-year-old fillies, the Listed $100,000-added J. Kenneth Self Boys and Girls Club Stakes, and the $100,000 Girls, Inc. of Shelbyville Stakes to move the total purse money for the festival near the $1 million mark. A special Thursday afternoon racing program will complete the three-day racing festival with post times each day at 2:05 p.m.

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Bella

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Time Flies (Roosters Don’t)

hat’s right. Time does fly. This month, my little aggravating friend, Maybelline, will be two years old! I can’t believe she has been tormenting me for that long already. No wonder I have so many gray hairs around my face now.

I thought I’d share a few pictures of her over the course of her younger years. I mean,

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Miss Maybelline)

peaking of Duke, you will all be happy to know that he is completely healed from his accident a few moths ago. He is back to

according to the web she is the equivalent of a 24 year old human.

(Not exactly 7:1 like you thought, huh?)

She has turned out to be a pretty good friend (don’t tell her I said that) now that she has matured a little. That first year I wondered if she was going to make it around here.

his old self - with a few more gray hairs. I’m not sure if they’re from the accident or if he’ll blame them on Miss Maybelline like me.

I thought you’d enjoy this shot of Duke “Shaking It Off” - he’ll never admit it, but he looooves Taylor Swift! Maybe because the little girl around here does too.

I mentioned how time flies, well... like the title says, “Roosters D o n ’t . ” C h u c k has been relocated to the chicken house. He has a nice fenced in yard to wander around in, so far it’s keeping him contained.

I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

I mean, he has his own full-blown “chicken condo” but he doesn’t get to hang out with Duke as much.

It may be part of some sort of therapy for him since he was beginning to take the dog thing to new lengths. He was getting a little too

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The other critters and I aren’t planning anything special for her birthday, we are hoping the people will treat us to some cheeseburgers or something of the sort...Duke is already drooling.

aggressive with any visitors that stopped by the farm. I’m not sure if the people were more concerned with Chuck’s identity crisis or the safety of the visitors.

Chuck actually made a pretty good “watchdog” until the sun started to go down - he wasn’t worth much then...once the whole roosting thing kicked in. We’ll see how this new life in the “chicken-condo” works out for him. I’ll keep you posted. I think the people are planning on a few girlfriends for him. That should do the trick.

Until next month, cheeseburgers with Maybelline..

I’m my

Happy New Year!!

Bella

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