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The Carousel Hunter Derby presented by Paisley Pony Langer Equestrian Group’s Carousel Hunter Derby is a fun hunter derby just for children and adult riders held at an inviting 2’6”-2’9”!

The Carousel Hunter Derby is held at all LEG shows and there are even high score awards sponsored by Paisley Pony in four different series: Colorado, LA, Verdugo Hills, and Woodside. For more information and point standings, visit langershows.com and click on “Programs & Awards.”

Upcoming Carousel Hunter Derbies

Gold Coast – April 10th at the LA Equestrian Center Verdugo Hills – April 16th at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center Woodside Spring Preview – May 1st at Woodside Woodside Spring Classic – May 8th at Woodside Colorado Spring Preview – May 14th at the Colorado Horse Park Colorado Spring Classic – May 21st at the Colorado Horse Park Verdugo Hills – May 22nd at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center Colorado Spring Final – May 28th at the Colorado Horse Park

Recent Carousel Hunter Derby Winners

Verdugo Hills January Reeve Sykes with Calypso Twelve-year-old Reeve shone in the $250 Carousel Hunter Derby, earning both first place on Calypso and second on Too Cool.

“I competed in the Carousel Derby once before and actually went off course,” Reeve admitted. “Naturally, I was a little nervous about the class!” Reeve started the class with Too Cool, scoring a 79, and improved on her performance with an 81 with Calypso. “My plan was to keep a solid position over the jumps, maintain a steady pace, and keep my hands still through transitions,” Reeve explained. “I was so happy with the results, and it was a really special experience to have both horses do so well!”

Gold Coast February Amy Stubblefield and Pendleton Amy celebrated her 21st birthday in style, winning her first Carousel Derby aboard Pendleton. “Since it was my birthday, I just set out to have fun in all my classes. Pendleton was feeling good, and we had already had a super successful show,” she recounted. “As I went in the derby, I remember smiling and thinking it was going to be a good round.” Amy’s feeling was spot on and the pair received a score of 83 for the win. Amy also rides for the Cal Poly Pomona Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) equestrian team.

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Verdugo Hills March Fling Amber Calvert Jones and Fine Design Amber’s spur of the moment decision to attend Verdugo Hills March Fling proved to be the right. “I’m so glad we decided to come to the show last minute,” Amber commented. “The Carousel Derby was one of first big classes that I’ve won this year! I was so excited to have all of my friends there to watch and encourage me.”

Amber and Fine Design have only been together six months, but they are already making quite a team. “We are still getting used to each other, but I love riding him,” Amber said. “I’m looking forward to competing in the Carousel Derby again, and hopefully I can work towards the year-end trophy!”

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Getting to know...

Rachel Tanio Winner from 2015 IEA Nationals Find our more on page 14

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Rachel Tanio Tell us about yourself

Hi I’m Rachel Tanio, 15 years old and I live in Sparks, Maryland.

I currently attend the Mcdonogh School in Owings Mills MD and am in the Ninth grade.

I ride with Sandy Ferrell, and hope to move up to the junior hunters this spring.

During the school year I also ride on Mcdonogh’s Varsity riding team, with Streett Moore.

When did you start riding?

I honestly first sat on a horse as soon as I physically was able to sit up, but I didn’t start taking lessons until about 3 and a half.

level than what you sometimes find at the typical horse show. I feel like getting to ride so many different types, and having to figure out how to make it look good in just two jumps and a lap around the ring really helped my riding, giving me the skill and the confidence to get on a broader spectrum of horses with a shorter notice and still do well. I also really enjoyed the concept of being on a team, which is often hard to find in this sport. I made some really great friends through the IEA What accomplishment are you most proud of with the IEA? Winning the over fences in my division at Nationals last year (2014-2015) Do you plan to continue riding thru high school and college?

Definitely. Riding is a really big part of my life, really more of a lifestyle than a hobby, and I plan to keep it that way as long as I can.

When did you start with IEA and what team were you on?

I started doing IEA in the sixth grade (2012-2013 year). I did a year in the novice division with Greenway Featherdown before switching to the Garrison Forest Community team and moving up to the intermediate level.

What did you like most about the IEA? How do you think it has benefitted you with your riding today?

My favorite thing about the IEA was the opportunity to ride such a broad variety of horses, and how that opportunity provided a playing field that was a bit more

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www.thepaisleymagazine.com The Paisley Paisley Ambassador Ella Doerr recently attended The Concussion and the Equestrian Clinic presented by The Maryland Pony Breeders ...

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ing up. I know lots of people who put their helmets on as the very last step in tacking up to ride. Wearing a helmet is so simple there really isn’t any reason to take a chance by not wearing one. Have you ever been at a show or a barn and seen a rider driving down the road with their helmet still on? Once you wear it a lot, you will just get used to it and it will feel natural wear it all the time. That’s what we all need to do.

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My takeaways from the Concussion and the Equestrian Clinic- Wear Your Helmet!

I learned that about half the head injuries and concussions happen when the rider isn’t riding a horse. So really, everyone should wear their helmet whenever their around a horse, period! Prime examples of when you should have a helmet on and you’re not on a horse is when your leading them in from a field. Other dangerous times are; cleaning a stalls, lunging, putting on or taking off leg wraps, body clipping or show trimming, loading in trailers and even tackRoy Burek from Charles Owen helmets (and Charles Owens grandson)

Wear Your Helmet!

Helmets are designed for one fall only. If it makes contact with anything, cut the straps off and throw it away. I know you’re tempted to keep using it after a fall because they are expensive but if you saw the CAT scans of helmets after falls, you too would see that they are no longer safe. They may look perfect on the outside but they are still damaged on the inside. You are better off buying a less expensive new helmet after every fall than an expensive helmet and not replacing it. Continuing to wear a helmet after it’s been in a fall increases your brain injury risks exponentially.

Wear Your Helmet!

It’s a good idea to get a SCAT 3 baseline test done now, so that if you’re in a fall you can get checked by a first responder or doctor for a concussion. They will use your prior results as the baseline for checking you out for brain bleeds and concussions. After all even little league kids are required in most townships to get concussion baselines now, so shouldn’t riders do the same?

Wear Your Helmet!

Good brain health now, will help protect your brain in the future and help prevent long term memory loss. For good brain health, exercise regularly, maintain a nutritious diet, stay hydrated, make sure you get vitamin D, practice deep breathing exercises and get plenty of undisturbed sleep and did I mention...Wear Your Helmet!

And if you’re not sure you need it, just Wear Your Helmet! ~Ella Doerr

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Wanda Wellbred...”You didn’t hear it from me!”

My Dears, spring is upon us and what better way to usher in spring then by being at the stables riding!

Unfortunately for one Mid Atlantic Rider a morning hack along the river turned into a bit of a frightening nightmare! “I just saw this blur/blob thing from the corner of my eye and then my horse spooked and took off!” It seems that while she was out riding, a woman was wandering the woods in some drug induced statetalking to the trees and the leaves and seemingly having a great time with herself in her situation – upon seeing the rider and horse the woman screamed out to the horse and ran towards the horse and rider yelling at the top of her lungs that she wanted to pet the pony. Unfortunately the horse was not having any part of it and bolted down the path away from the still-running-after-them river woman! After galloping past some picnickers and fisherman, the rider was able to calm her horse but then she saw the woman approaching again – she was dressed in a flannel shirt that was open revealing her bra and a pair of jeans and barefoot- she kept twisting her body in these strange movements and reaching out with her hands – it was then that the rider recognized her as a barn worker from across the street from her trainer’s farm. “The fisherman were all staring at her and she would snarl at them and then she started reaching out towards me crying pony, pony and I trotted away and had to back track down a hard surface road to try and avoid her! As I left the barn I saw her coming down the road still in an obvious state so I called my trainer and he called the trainer she works for and he went out to see what was going on.”

in town, and yet seems to have no shame acting like a rabid imbecile- stealing from people’s tailgates and homes- lying about everything and everyone and constantly getting arrested. Yes my Dear’s if being arrested was an Olympic Sport we would have the Michael Phillips of Gold Medal winners here! Her latest debacle that landed her in front of a judge – I wonder if at this point she has her name engraved on a bench in court or something- started from her opening a boarding business. Some new comers to town not knowing about her reputation, moved their horses there. Sadly after there not being hay- proper feeding or turn out, they paid her a month in advance and moved out. Well my Dears, she was at a point-to point tailgate and very inebriated when she got the news – so like any good old fashioned maniac she got in her car and zoomed off to the barn as the people were pulling away with their horses. She then proceeded to follow them- screaming and cussing and trying to go around them- even through the town!! At a light she got out and tried to open the trailer, then even tried to get in their car - leaving her car parked at the light! The husband had rolled down the window to tell her to get lost and she reached in and started grabbing his arms and pulling his hair as they tried to pull away. The good law enforcement of the town- called by several shop owners - came and arrested her- which also lead to her violating her probation on another charge she had been found guilty of. Of course now before her court date she was seen out drinking without a care in the world!

It seems that this woman was not the only barn worker who was out of control. Another farm up North had to let go a long time barn worker whose alcohol problem took a turn for the worse last year. He was constantly found passed out in the tack room or sleeping under a jump in the indoor … but his latest escapade was the final straw. He climbed up an old grain silo on the property with a child’s kite tied to his back and jumped off! Thankfully he only suffered a broken leg- but the sight was both terrifying and intriguing to the 10 students taking a lesson in the ring next to the silo and the dozen parents watching!

Well My Dear’s until next time remember to keep your eyes and ears open- you never know what might happen!

Well my Dears, some people cannot help the problems they face in life but others make their own beds so –to-speak. It seems one southern Fox Hunter has made her bed more times in a week then most people ever do!! She has swindled and cheated and owes money to just about everyone

My Dear’s I always say please check your changing rooms at any store. Well it seems one tack store employee decided he was going to set up a secret camera to film women trying on riding pants … what he didn’t know was that the store camera’s caught him setting up the system and before he could commit such awful crimes he was confronted by the store manager and fired! He kept pleading it was a joke – yes it’s a joke all right – try explaining why you left your job when you’re looking for another one!

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Wilbur’s Posts...

I never really had a “bucket list” of any sort. The only bucket I ever thought of was one that held my food. That being said...I think I just crossed something off of the list I didn’t know I had. I’ve been beyone thrilled to have a job tasting treats. I’m good at it and of course I love doing it. I didn’t realize that could get any better...but it did. I recently got TWO things in the mail. The first was treats for Easter from my best pal Jenny at The Treat Barn. She never forgets us. I can so see why Buddy was her number one fan. Great handmade treats...made with love! They taste fabulous...so much so that my neighbor Leo makes a fool of himself to eat as many treats as I can! I at least have a little more dignity when I beg! If you haven’t tried Treat Barn treats yet...I highly reccomend everything there! They make great gifts too! You can get cute birthday packages or new foal baskets etc... check them out! WWW.TreatBarn.com!

Imagine my suprise after I got my treats that a second package came in the mail to me! I was super excited to see what else I got. The package was opened and I wasn’t sure what it was. It was a rubber type thing. I sniffed it and figured I couldn’t eat it. I was a little perplexed...but then I found out what it was for! It was a grooming tool! Now for some of you body clipped ponies that might not seem exciting...but to a wooly coated old guy like me...it’s heavenly.

The tool is made of rubber and I could feel it just rubbing on my coat. I liked that it wasn’t like one of those blades with the sharp metal teeth...this felt good...even on my more sensitive areas like my back and wither. It sure seemed to work well because the next thing I knew there was a pile of my hair next to me (I have a lot of hair!!).

If you need to lose some hair- I think you ought to get one of these things too. It’s called a Kirby Comb.

The label says: The amazing new grooming tool multi-tool that horses LOVE! Sheds* deep cleans the skin * safe for face and legs * sweat scraper * massages Easy to clean and sanitize * no sharp edges * virtually indestructible. Use the edge of the tool like a blad to groom the whole horse.

If you want to find out more, check out their facebook page: The Kirby Comb. Tell them Wilbur sent you!

That’s all for now. I’m not sure how I’m going to top this last month...treats and an awesome grooming tool! Feel free to send me something if you’d like me to tell everyone about it...

Happy Spring to all...

Wilbur out!!

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Give a Buc k WEF Pony Derby Gala Give a Buck for Special Equestrians is a Wellington, Florida based-nonprofit 501©3. The all-volunteer organization was founded in Vero Beach, in July 2013 by Sissy DeMaria, Dr. Heather Kuhl, and Isabel Ernst. Give a Buck’s mission is to share the joy of horses and horsemanship with children and veterans facing difficult physical and emotional life challenges. Therefore, we raise money for therapeutic riding and equine assisted therapy programs as well as provide scholarships to those who may otherwise not be able to afford the services. We believe all individuals in need should have the opportunity to benefit from the tremendous healing power of horses.

Give a Buck accepts tax deductible donations by asking horse owners to give “as little as a buck or as much as they can” with each month’s board payment. Give a Buck also raises money through merchandise sales at area tack stores and at horse shows.

Give a Buck signature fundraiser the WEF Pony Derby Gala is held each March during the Winter Equestrian Festival. The fun-filled and competitive daylong event for young riders and their families is followed by a gala evening of lively music, dancing, dinner, entertainment, and an exciting array of silent and live auction items.

Give A Buck also aims to involve young riders and horse enthusiasts to participate in our volunteer program.

Give a Buck’s Young Ambassadors, led by Isabel Ernst and Hana Bieling are children and teens ages 7-17 who are the backbone of the organization providing ongoing support through hands on volunteering, fundraising, “friend” raising, and drawing awareness to the charity’s mission.

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Give A Buc k Large Pony Derby Class ic Winner

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Give A Buc k Mediu m Pony Derby Class ic Winner

Woodland’s Stevie Ray & Emily Aitken

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1- Winners of the small section 2- Matilda and Alexis Bauman 3- Rollingwoods Knee Deep & Alexa Elle Lignelli 4- Gary Duffy & El Nino 5- Shereen and Kat Fuqua & Hillcrest Leading Lady 6- Mia Green on Farmore State of the Art with trainer Stefanie Mazer 7- Woopsidaisy & Zayna Risvi

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What did you think about The derby?

Bil l Sc haub: Beautiful Event, well done, educational and refreshing ...

The Pony Derby is an outstanding event. The course was beautiful yet inviting. It is a great prep for Pony Finals with the long lines and not set numbers. The riders really loved the event and the Gala was outstanding Ring classes get so plain and boring. The derby really gave the kids a real event. I don’t think it is debatable that I love discovering young talent and desire. I Love to make and produce both riders, horses and ponies. The derby really gives them a riding lesson where the rings can get monotonous We have large grass fields where we jump at our farm in Orlando. I don’t do a lot of ring work except when showing

Char lie Moorcroft: What did you think of the course? I loved the course. It’s a huge grass stadium and the track made sense and flowed nicely. The only real place to count strides was the combination.

What do you like about derbies vs ring classes? Derbies bring us back to the hunting tradition. Pace, brilliance and jumping style are rewarded. Ring classes are about matching distances and counting strides. It’s not always about how well they jump.

Do you do anything differently to help your kids get ready for them?

We as a general rule practice jumping all different styles of jumps and drag out straw bales and jump quite a bit on the grass when possible to prepare. This year our weather was perfect and the grass stayed dry all week. We also add studs to the shoes on those ponies competing.

Tara Beiling did an exceptional job and I hope this event continues.

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Danny Moore I have been the course designer for the past three years and have really enjoyed being a part of it. I think it’s great for the younger kids to have an opportunity to show on the derby field here at WEF. I always set out to build a challenging yet fun course that pony riders of all skill levels will enjoy. Riders and ponies having fun out there is the #1 main goal for me.

Yes. I try to give them some very different looks than what they are used to seeing in the show rings here in Wellington.

I try to incorporate materials and looks such as larger wings (standards), straw bales, bamboo, option style jumps, and several 16ft wide jumps. I like to give it that feel of some of the larger events that we have here at the Winter Equestrian Festival, just on a pony scale.

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I love how the courses are set up and how it rides. How beautiful it is all the time.

Adam Edgar The thing I liked the most about the Give A Buck Pony Derby 2016 was getting to show on the grass, its so nice to get to do something different every once in a while. I think it’s great for the ponies because it’s something new and I think they really enjoy jumping around a real derby course on the amazing grass field. What makes the derby special to me is its something that only happens once a year in Wellington. It’s a really special class because there’s not many pony derbies and I get super excited for it all year!”

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Tinity Beitl er I enjoy that it’s different then other shows. It get kind of boring with the same shows but gets more exciting with a show on grass and others. They are special because they only happen once a year and it’s a treat to compete in them. If I could have more horses I would have done more in the derbys

Lu ke Jensen I love the Pony Derby, because it’s good for the ponies, and riders, to get out of Pony Island and get a new and even more fun environment. It’s so exciting to gallop around the beautiful grass field, and jump the wide derby jumps. It truly is like Pony Hunter Derby Finals

Al ex Pace What I enjoy about doing Derby’s is the fact that they are on grass and the jumps are wider and further apart.

Anne Gittins

What makers them special is the jumps remind me of Disney World! I also loved this Derby. It was my first one and all of my friends cheered me on!

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Kat Fuqua I love to dress up in my tail coat. The Give A Buck Derby is at The Green Field of Adequan Global Dressage.

Last year I got to watch the famous eventers compete here, and met Boyd Martin and Lauren Kieffer. They are so nice and encouraging.

Lauren sends me really cool jumping shots of her horse since then. I think she may make the Olympic team this year. I love competing there because it’s good for the ponies’ minds.

They get to go out on grass. This year Tara Beiling asked us if our farm, COLLECTING GAITS WOULD BE A SPONSOR. I was very excited to help the Give A Buck organization who use horses and ponies to help kids with disabilities. We are so lucky to participate and give to this awesome group.

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When you end up with your dream job…

“Zayna was 3 when I started with her. Most trainers dread teaching beginners and short stirrup riders, but they are my favorite students to teach. She was a dream student but she didn’t like riding clothes so she wore a tutu over her jods. We did lots of lunge line and no hands lessons for her. She was jumping by 4 and did the Marshall & Sterling Finals in the International ring at age 5 ....need I say more!”

“Farah was 6 and had some horrible experiences riding already when we started working together. A pony decided to roll with her on it at a summer camp and another bucked her off, so Farah had good reason to be leery of riding. She quickly flourished and became a confident rider. She was Champion in W/T at WEF. For us it was like achieving a gold medal at the Olympics. Farah has been best child rider and Harrisburg along with other big shows.”

“Yaz was jumping cross rails when she started with me. She had a strong desire already and was very goal oriented which made training her easy. We just needed a few position tweeks. She was champion at the Hampton Classic in the Short Stirrup, which at the time was a one of my biggest goals. Thanks to Yaz I accomplished that.”

Sometimes one gets lucky enough to find a situation that is simply perfect for them. For Christine Trigger that situation is her involvement with the Rizvi family. “Being in the right place at the right time helped a lot” Christine said. “One of my lucky times was meeting Joey Currais in a coffee shop one day in Manhattan. Our chatting lead to a conversation about horses and an invite to come out to his farm. Unfortunately it was quite far to his farm, but when he moved to Riverdale in the Bronx I was able to take the train to go to see him and the horses. He impressed me so much with his enthusiasm for teaching that I wanted to get back into the horse business myself. I was thrilled when he told me in the near future there may be a position there for me.”

“I worked with Joey at Riverdale in the Bronx, which is where I met PJ Rizvi, my current employer.

It was a match made in heaven with PJ and the girls! PJ was an avid horse lover and talented rider, not to mention that she had 3 smart and super cool little girls starting to ride.”

“Most trainers and riding instructors quit working when the lesson is over, or when they feel the job is done. I don’t. I go on vacations with the Rizvi family; they treat me like part of the family. PJ and I have similar ideas about the girls’ dedication, respect and discipline. I, as do Missy Clark and John Brennan (Yaz’s current trainers) believe it’s our job to be mentors to our students; teaching them sportsmanship, to be respectful and have open lines of communication. I’m like the horse show mom and feel honored that PJ trusted me to take all 3 girls to shows alone on weekends.”

I am truly blessed to have had these special people come into my life at the right times. I honestly can’t even call Joey or PJ employers, they are both like family. I have been able to achieve more than I ever dreamed of.

PJ Rizvi:

I met Christine at The Riverdale Equestrian Center, long before the girls were ever riding. She was working with Joey Currais, and I was training with Ashley Holzer, whom I still train with today.

A couple of years later when Yasmin was 8, and Farah was 6, I brought them to Riverdale with me while I rode.

I didn’t have a full time babysitter so I put them into a little camp with Christine, which enabled me to ride my horses. At the end of the summer, Yasmin was short stirrup champion with Christine at the Hampton Classic and the rest is history. She taught all 3 of my girls to ride from the diagonals up!

Zayna was three, so she would come out to Connecticut to teach her on Buttons, our 11.3 paint pony. She would “lead line” Zanya in her Princess costume. I think Christine worked harder than Buttons: running alongside her with one hand on Zayna’s leg, and one hand on the reins.

Joey sent Christine to Florida with us, since I was going to show there. Yasmin was showing short stirrup, Farah was in the ever competitive Walk/Trot division, where she went on to become walk/trot circuit champion.

Christine took this very seriously. I think she had diagonal nightmares!!! Zayna was bouncing around on any pony Christine put her on, finding humor when the pony ran off with her! Christine did not think that was funny! Zayna would not do lead line because she couldn’t canter. My son, Arslan was only 2, Christine had to bribe him to get him on a pony!

Our first Florida experience was amazing, so I eventually asked Joey if I had his blessing to hire Christine. Joey really loves Christine and realized she would have a great home with us. Since then Christine has been a barn manager, a trainer, an agent, an advocate, an excel master, a dear friend, and most of all a part of our family. She does not work for us, she works with us.

It’s not all about blue ribbons and championships…

It is not just about being there for the big championships… what about all the times in between? Christine realizes how important it is to my husband and me to develop humility, sportsmanship, old fashioned good behavior, manners, and great academics in the girls. If you ever have the privilege of meeting Christine’s sons, Peter and Simon, you will witness what a great mother she is.

She is the kind of person I want to be with my children day in and day out.

When a person spends this much time with your children, you want to make sure they are an extension of your core beliefs and values. Christine is that person for us. She is strict when needed. She is not scared to discipline. She is not scared to love.

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My favorite experience with Christine is when she put me in the ring my first time doing high children’s, and when she took me swimming in the ocean in Italy.

Another time I had open welts on my legs and Christine was the only one who would touch them and apply the cream so I could get better.

Christine is always kind and caring. She is like (not like ...she is) my family and I love her very much.

I also do dressage on my pony Prince. He is such a good boy and I love to complete with him. I feel like my dressage really helps me to improve my riding!! I also love how Christine tries to make it over to watch me on Prince every time she can!

Zayna Rizvi My favorite memory riding with Christine is when my mom and she were trying to teach me my diagonals by singing “boom boom up!” To the beat of “we will rock you” by Queen. Christine is a part of my family. She is always very proud of me when I do well and when I don’t do great she is very supportive and helps me feel better.

Yasmin Rizvi

My most memorable moment with Christine was winning short stirrup at the Hampton classic.

Joey Currais

Christine is like family. She has a great work ethic and is very passionate. Her love of ponies is special and I have a lot of respect for her. She’s like a sponge… always wanting to learn how to do it better. I would send any ponies I have to her. She does a great job and is a wonderful person.

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By Hunter Taylor

NOTE: Initially this history of the American Quarter Horse was to be in two parts. As the project has unfolded, the story has become too long to be told in two parts. Based on the progress to date, it will be a four part series with this second part addressing the immediate post-Colonial period up to the middle of the 19th century. The third part will examine the history up through the middle of the 20th century, with the final part looking at the second half of the 20th century and the early part of this century.

INTRODUCTION

Born of the horse population available in colonial America and bred for type, what has become known as the Quarter Horse quickly emerged as important in all phases of life. These horses provided a means of transportation as saddle horses. They pulled wagons and plows. When they were not working, many were the key to a most popular form of entertainment of the day. These were the special horses which raced the short, often quarter mile, courses that gave them their name and provided the occasional pleasant break from the tough grind of colonial life and later from the hard work required on the frontier.

WESTERN MIGRATION

When the movement west out of the original colonies began in earnest in the early 1800’s, a primary mode of transportation for many headed west was their Quarter Horse. They pulled wagons and carried riders under saddle. According to records dating from this early period, short race courses and Quarter Horse breeding were on the wane in the original colonies with longer circular tracks and Thoroughbreds replacing them. The short tracks and Quarter Horses were very much on the rise with the population that was moving west.

This spread of short-horse men and their horses started with movement out of Virginia, the Carolinas and Maryland into Kentucky and Tennessee.

From Pennsylvania and Kentucky, the Quarter Horses and their owners moved into Ohio. From Ohio, the migration proceeded to Michigan. By the middle of the 19th century, Quarter Horse racing was thriving in all these frontier states. For example, Ohio had fall race meets in Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Dayton and Hamilton. In Michigan, short races were regularly run in Detroit, Adrian, Jackson, Kalamazoo and Adrian. Quarter Horse breeding farms were present throughout this newly populated area. Will Williams, lawyer and horseman, with a farm in middle Tennessee near Nashville, wrote in the mid-19th century about his fine horses being of the Janus family. He described Janus as the source of the “fleetest” quarter mile horses. From what can be garnered from Williams and other breeders of the period, Quarter Horse breeding had become a serious business across the new frontier.

According to Robert Denhardt’s analysis in QUARTER HORSES: A STORY OF TWO CENTURIES, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan are particularly important to Quarter Horse history because it is from those states that Quarter Horses were primarily exported into Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois and then into Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. One unknown in the story of the spread ot the Quarter Horses and their people, is how the Quarter Horse found its way into Louisiana. We do know that by the end of the 19th century, the Quarter Horse was very much part of the equine population of southwest Louisiana. By that time, Quarter Horses were popular among both the Cajun and the Creole populations, and were being used to herd cattle in the open grazing areas of southwest Louisiana and to race the short tracks cut in the sugar cane fields of the area. Whether the Quarter Horse was introduced into Louisiana primarily from Texas or came earlier from Kentucky and Tennessee is uncertain. Either way, clearly Louisiana has been important in the development of the modern Quarter Horse.

IMPORTANT SIRES OF THE POST-COLONIAL PERIOD

Like the Colonial Period, the early 19th century influence on the development of the American Quarter Horse was dominated by one stallion. As with Janus, the dominant stallion during the colonial period, the stallion that most influenced development of the American Quarter Horse during the immediate post-colonial period was a Thoroughbred. This stallion was originally named Robert Burns but was renamed Sir Archy. Unlike Janus, a British-bred Thoroughbred, Sir Archy was an American-bred Thoroughbred, sired by a British-bred Thoroughbred, Diomed, imported to Virginia in 1798. Both Janus and Sir Archy had impressive pedigrees. Janus was

by Godolphin Arabian out of a mare sired by a son of Darley Arabian.

Diomed’s grand-sire was Herod, a horse that traced back two generations to Godolphin Arabian. Diomed had a very successful racing career in England before being sold to buyers in Virginia. Sir Archy’s dam, Castianira, was also an English Thoroughbred that traced back, in her case, three generations to Herod.

Sir Archy had an excellent racing career as a four mile horse. He was lightly raced but beat the best of his time. He was viewed by the turf racing experts of the period as the very best of the lot. One observer referred to him as the “American Highflyer” likening him to the great English Thoroughbred that retired undefeated in the late 18th century. Sir Archy’s racing career ended when his owner’s standing bet of $10,000 that Sir Archy could best any horse that would race him stopped getting any takers. With no one willing to pit their horse against Sir Archy for money, he was retired to stud.

His breeding success threatened his career as a Thoroughbred stud. His get were so successful on the track that in 1827 both the Maryland Jockey Club and the Washington DC Jockey Club formulated convoluted rules for entry that effectively barred horses sired by Sir Archy. A number of horses he sired attained fame. For example, Timoloen (foaled in 1814) was considered the best turf horse of his day. Sir Charles (foaled in 1816) and Betrand (foaled in 1826) were both national leading sires, Sir Charles five times.

Henry (foaled in 1819) was a very good racehorse, a successful sire and the only horse to ever beat American Eclipse. Sir Archy’s most famous Thoroughbred descendant was Lexington, a grandson foaled in 1850, who won six of his seven races but was more famous as a sire. He was the leading sire in North America sixteen times and among his progeny was Preakness.

Preakness won the inaugural Dixie Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore in a major upset. He went on the have a very successful racing career, winning 19 out of 38 races. Upon retirement at age 9, he was sold to an English duke as a breeding stallion. The duke, known for his temper, had a run-in with the horse, also known for his sometime difficult disposition.

The duke shot the horse, which produced an international public outcry concerning animal cruelty. This led to a ceremony at Pimlico where the prior owner of Preakness donated his trophy from the inaugural race and the race was renamed in honor of the horse.

While Sir Archy’s influence on the American Thoroughbred was considerable, his influence on the American Quarter Horse was even greater.

Among the top Quarter Horse stallions of the first half of the 19th century was Copperbottom, foaled in 1828 and sired by Sir Archy. Copperbottom was purchased from his breeder in 1838 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Sam Houston one year after Houston finished his first term as president of the Republic of Texas. Houston had the horse shipped by river to New Orleans and then to Galveston (either by steamship or ridden overland).

Copperbottom’s name likely came from the fact that many of the war ships of that day had their bottoms fortified with copper. These ships were referred to as copperbottoms. Copperbottom was a popular sire until his death in 1860. Reports are that Copperbottom was known for his speed and

was also known to produce speed in his progeny. Helen Michaelis, American Quarter Horse Association executive secretary from 1942-46, observed in the October 1941 Western Livestock Journal that based on her research: “At one time, the Copperbottom horses were known from Galveston to Sherman and were numerous throughout West Central Texas. But unfortunately, there is very little data on them because the men who bred them did not believe in racing their horses. They believed to race a horse ruined him for top cow work.” Still, Copperbottom’s influence has found it way into modern Quarter Horse through Dexter (foaled in 1936) and his sire, Golden Chief (foaled in 1918).

old handbill promoting Dan Tucker as a sire. Harry Bluff is identified as being of Whip and Timoleon stock. Timoleon was sired by Sir Archy, thus we have a definite connection between Steel Dust and Sir Archy. But in this 1997 article, Goodhue lists the dam of Steel Dust as unknown.

Two other Sir Archy-influenced stallions that were brought to Texas close to the middle of the 19th century played major roles in the development of the Quarter Horse during that period. Shiloh was foaled in Tennessee in 1844 and brought from Tennessee to Texas in 1849 by his owner, Jack Batchler. They ultimately settled in the southern part of what is now Dallas County, Texas. Batchler had grown up in Maury County, Tennessee, south of Nashville. At age 16, he apprenticed to be a blacksmith. As he pursued his early career as a farrier, he became quite knowledgeable about horses, particularly the horses that raced on the short tracks of the day. Shiloh was inbred 4x5x4x4 to Sir Archy (meaning that Sir Archy is present in the Shiloh pedigree 3 times in the fourth generation preceding Shiloh and 1 time in the fifth). He was a dark bay or dark brown horse with a black mane and tail. Many experienced horsemen of the day described him as among the most handsome they had ever seen. When Batchler got to Texas, Shiloh quickly attained fame for his speed on the short tracks, which combined with his good looks to make him a very popular sire. As will be shown in Part 3 of this breed history, Shiloh has been a major force in the development of the modern American Quarter Horse.

The story of Steel Dust’s breeding becomes more intriguing when the All Breed Database is consulted. At the outset of this examination, an important caveat is necesCNF High Smarts, “Gatsby,” is out of sary. The All Breed Database renowned United States Equestrian Team is a user-maintained record reiner, Ceda Lena, and High Rollin Gal. system like Wikipedia. Thus At the age of two he was started as a roper the data it contains is only but Fayth Stephenson purchased him in as good as its source, which 2014 at the age of 4. From there Gatsby may not be easily verified. and Fayth began training with Ms. Bonnie With that said, the story Derr of Cutting Edge Farm for the Huntof the Steel Dust breeding er discipline. In their first year of actively presented by the All Breed showing in 2015, the team qualified for the Database is particularly Colonial Classic Local Champions’ Finals intriguing. Sir Archy is a held in August at the Pennsylvania Farm prominent factor, but the Show Complex. They also earned year end path to his prominence Champion in the Baby Green division at is a Thoroughbred mare, the Twin Brooks Horse Show Association. identified in the Database Gatsby and Fayth are currently competing as Big Nancy, foaled in in the Pre Children’s Low Hunter Horse 1835. She is identified a the division where they’ve earned two Reserve Steel Dust dam. However, Champions at their first rated show series Big Nancy’s prominence in held by Halcyon Farm. Gatsby and Fayth producing Steel Dust does have a good outlook for qualifying for the not begin with the breeding 2016 Stirrup Cup, Colonial Classic, and to Harry Bluff that produced changing the traditionally western name Steel Dust. According the the of the CNF Quarter Horses by Mr. Garry Database, Harry Bluff, foaled Garrison. three years before Steel Dust, was by Short Whip out of Big Nancy. If this record is correct, Big Nancy, with her Sir Archy influence, had a 1 x 2 influence on Steel Dust.

The second super-sire of the mid-19th Century was the legendary Steel Dust. He was bred and foaled in Kentucky. In 1844, as a yearling, he was brought to Texas from southern Illinois by his owners, Middleton “Mid” Perry and Jones Greene and their wives, the Ellis sisters, Ellen Malinda, married to Mid and Mary Ann, wife of Jones. The two men were friends and both supported the presidential campaign of James K. Polk, who was an ardent supporter of Western Expansion, including annexation of Texas.

Perry made a trip to Texas in 1837 to check it out. In 1841, the Republic of Texas, in an effort to attract migration from the United States, entered into a contract with William S. Peters and a group of 19 associates that he had put together, to promote settlement in Texas. The Peters group was paid in land. They prompted Texas settlement with extensive advertising in Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Missouri. The first group to settle near what is now Lancaster, Texas, in Dallas County was a group from Greene County, Illinois, organized by Roderick Rawlins. The Perrys, Greenes and Steel Dust were part of the Rawlins group. Their journey began in 1844 and ended in 1845, with each couple acquiring a 640 acre farm on Ten Mile Creek near what was then called Hard Scrabble, Texas. The Ellis sisters then persuaded their parents to join them. In 1846, Thomas McKee Ellis and his wife and remaining children arrived and acquired a 640 acre farm on Ten Mile Creek.

From the descriptions of the three men and their wives provided by Wayne Gard in his book FABULOUS QUARTER HORSE: STEEL DUST (1958), it is clear that they were experienced stockmen with extensive knowledge of horses. According to Gard, Steel Dust “was so promising a specimen” that Perry and Greene “paid Bill Greene a stiff price for him.” Gard went on to say “And those two weren’t in the habit of making bad guesses on horses.” What Gard does not tell us, is who Bill Greene was and the amount of the stiff price that was paid for the horse. He does say that Jones Greene’s father was a farmer and stockman. One has to wonder if Bill Greene was a relative of Jones Greene and what exactly it was that made Mid Perry and Jones Greene pay a “stiff price” for him.

It should be noted that the story of Steel Dust is shrouded in mystery. There is some uncertainty about the horse’s breeding. In Volume 3 of LEGENDS published by Western Horseman Magazine in 1997, Jim Goodhue identifies Harry Bluff as the sire of Steel Dust. This “fact” is based on an

On initial examination, the Database appears even more interesting when Short Whip’s pedigree is examined. Short Whip appears to be by Blackburn’s Whip out of a Thoroughbred mare identified as Big Nance foaled in 1835. Given the matching foaling dates and the closeness of names, one quickly suspects that Big Nance and Big Nancy are one and the same, which would result in a 1 x 2 x 3 influence on Steel Dust. The problem with this conclusion become apparent on more careful examination. Short Whip was foaled in 1824. His dam could not have been a mare foaled in 1835.

To add to the confusion, Robert M. Denhardt in his QUARTER HORSES: A STORY OF TWO CENTURIES identifies Steel Dust’s dam as a thoroughbred mare named Big Nance. The only information he provides about the mare is that she was of Timoleon stock and that Timoleon was sired

by Sir Archy. Everyone seems to connect Steel Dust with Sir Archy; the differences are in the nature and extent of the connection.

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Continued from page 45 of the 19th century referred to their horses as being of a breed known as “steeldusts”. Later, Steel Dust became known as the prototype “Bull Dog” Quarter Horse which was the favorite of cowboys and ranchers.

There is general agreement that Steel Dust excelled as a quarter mile racehorse. He trained and frequently raced on a quarter mile track maintained by his owners across the road from the Ellis farm house. The track was a straight turf course. In his early training and races, he was ridden by the younger brothers of the Ellis sisters.

Unanimity also exists as to his most famous race. While Steel Dust was attaining fame in Dallas County, another Kentucky bred horse was gaining prominence in Collin County which adjoined Dallas County to the north.

This horse was a Thoroughbred named Monmouth owned by Henry Stiff, who had migrated from Breckenridge, Kentucky to Texas with his horse.

The horse had been very successful on short tracks both in Kentucky and then Texas. According to Wayne Gard, Monmouth was once described as running “faster than a rush telegram on a downhill wire.” A match race between the two was inevitable.

In 1855, a race between Steel Dust and Monmouth was arranged. It was scheduled to take place in McKinney, Texas, the county seat of Monmouth’s home base. Both horses were trained extensively for the encounter.

Steel Dust was to be ridden by thirteen year old Henry Ellis; that is, he was the planned rider until his devout Baptist mother found out that the race was to be run on a Sunday. Despite Henry’s strong pleas to be allowed this one Sabbath dispensation, he was not allowed to ride. In his place, a young African-American boy, Tom McKnight, was picked to pilot Steel Dust. To secure his position up on Steel Dust, young McKnight would smear the saddle and the horse’s sides with thick blackstrap molasses.

Prior to the big race, Steel Dust, his owners, his rider and a lot of locals from the Ten Mile Creek area made their way from Dallas County to McKinney. Among those making the trip for the race was a newly arrived resident of the Ten Mile Creek area, Jack Batchler, owner of Shiloh. When Steel Dust and his entourage arrived in McKinney, it is reported that the Collin County folks were unimpressed. Steel Dust appeared very quiet and gentle. The pro-Monmouth crowd jokingly questioned whether his people would be able to wake Steel Dust for the race. Much money was bet. The town of McKinney was totally closed. Even the saloons took a short break.

The race was run. Monmouth was fast. Steel Dust was faster. He and his entourage returned to the Ten Mile Creek area. The horse went back home with even more fame and popularity as a sire. The entourage returned home much wealthier. From that point on, Steel Dust was ridden by young McKnight. Within a few months of the Monmouth race, Steel Dust defeated previously undefeated Brown Dick owned

by Alfred Bailes. Brown Dick was very well bred, with both Sir Archy and Steel Dust prominent in his pedigree.

By this time, Jack Batchler, Mid Perry and Jones Greene had become good friends. Despite having seen Steel Dust defeat Monmouth and Brown Dick, Batchler was confident that Shiloh was the faster horse. Perry and Greene were equally confident that Steel Dust was the faster horse. Another match race was arranged. This one was to be run in Dallas, which had become the fast growing county seat of Dallas County. Again it is reported that a huge crowd gathered for the race. The town, including the saloons, closed down. At this point the details of the race differ depending on the source. The more popular version of what transpired is the one accepted by Denhardt, Gard and Goodhue. Gard, in his book on Steel Dust, quotes Henry Batchler, Jack Batchler’s son, who was seven at the time of the race, and who described what happened as follows: “Steel Dust was so eager for the show that he reared and plunged all the time he was in the chute.

When he made his leap to clear the stall, he struck the wall and ran

a splinter into his shoulder, which disabled him. Father galloped Shiloh over the track and claimed the forfeit, to which the judges decided he was entitled. As a result of the injury to his shoulder, Steel Dust went blind and never raced again.” He did continue as a popular sire until his death around 1864.

According to both Denhardt and Gard, the debate raged for some time over the years after the aborted race as to which horse was faster, but all agreed that both were great in their impact on the Quarter Horse. In a moving passage at the end of his Steel Dust book, Wayne Gard paints a beautiful literary picture: “On stormy nights some of those who live on Ten Mile Creek may think they hear his whinny—and an answering neigh from old Shiloh on Bear Creek. If the two stallions could break away from their equine Valhalla, undoubtedly they would come back some night and finish that race of 1855 and thus settle for all time the question of which was fleeter.”

Like so much of the Steel Dust story, uncertainty abounds. Another version of the 1855 race has been told. In the book RABAN, RABONE, RAYBOURN,RAYBURN, RABURN, FAMILY in AMERICA by Dorothy Elizabeth Moore Bernay, there is an interview with Meredith Hart “Bud” Raburn, born in 1861 in Johnson County, Texas. Mr. Raburn specifically disagreed with Wayne Gard’s version of the race. According to Raburn “the trainer of Steel Dust sold out to the Batchler crowd, not telling the jockey about the deal and that the trainer caused Steel Dust to rear in the chute and fall to his knees. The jockey pulled him up, and won the race.”

Clearly, Mr. Raburn was a Steel Dust fan. In his interview, to illustrate the speed Steel Dust put in his offspring, he told the story of a mare that his father owned. The mare, Blaze, was by Rondeau, out of a Steel Dust mare.

She was pulling a plow one day with a colt by her side. A man came to the farm with a horse that was said to be fast. He was looking for a match race.

According to his story, his father unhitched Blaze, put a saddle on her and then milked her out. She “outran the other horse so far it wasn’t even a good race.”

It may well be fitting that the Shiloh vs Steel Dust contest is left unresolved. A convincing case can be made for each—that he was the best of his time period. Both deserve the honor. Both have left an important legacy in what we now know as the American Quarter Horse. Those legacies will be examined in the final two parts of this series.

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Alderdale Black Satin in the ring at Walnut Hill with Marsha Himler driving

Welsh Cob Stonecroft Bold as Brass

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Road to Pony Finals 2016

Madison Bonner & Brittney Spurs. Qualified for the Large Green Pony Hunters at The Barracks December Show, January I show, January II Show, February Show and the Hollins Spring Welcome show!

Annalyn Hoffpauir & Bracewood’s Foxfire qualified for 2016 Pony Finals at Great Southwest Winter Series IV in Katy, TX Champion Large Green Pony Hunter

Chloe Mechling & Champlain Grey (aka Otis) Qualified in the large greens

Falling Moon Huckleberry (Huck) & Ashley Schneider Owned by: Cheryl Maye Qualified August 2015 in Maryland Pictured here at Great South West Equestrian Center 2-14-16 Winter Series II Champions in Small Pony Hunter

Midnight Shimmer owned by The Hart Family and ridden by Addison Piper for the owners. Qualified in the medium green pony at WEF

Hershey’s Kiss & Jessica Bader Regular Small Pony Hunter Qualified: Charleston Summer Classic Horse Show Photo Credit: Shawn McMillan

So Enchanted & Casey Oliver qualified for pony finals in the small/medium greens at HITS Ocala VII. Pony is owned by Dr. Jessica Zandri

Mary Nichols and Cherrybrook Something Blue Qualified at Katy, Texas

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Skye Kania & Copperfield . Champion in Small Pony Hunter at State College

Kid Rock & Ellen Ebelhare Qualified at Swan Lake Holiday Blast in January

When In Roan & Isabel McLaurin Qualified for the Regular Medium Pony at Will’s Park Equestrian Center in Alpharetta GA

Perlee’ Bleu & Madeline.

Qualified for Pony Finals in the Small Green Ponies

Emma Hechtman & Sir Dragon at HITS Ocala!

Small pony hunter reserve champions.

Ann Patterson Sparks & Woodlands Boo Boo Bear Qualified for 2016 US Pony Finals.

Violet Barnett qualified her medium pony Happily Ever After (brown pony) at the Sonoma Horse Park Season Finale in Petaluma, CA. Violet additionally qualified Lindsey Ayres’s large pony Eddie Bauer (chestnut pony) at the HMI Equestrian Classic 1 also in Petaluma, CA.

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Katian Hornbostel IEA Zone 5 Region 7 Champion in both Individual and Team Future Beginner on the Flat.

Ethan Maye and coaches coaches Luanne Richards Leonard and Britni Johns Cash.

Maddie Rauschenbach IEA Zone 2 Finals

Zone 3 finals in Lexington Va

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Winner of the varsity open championship class at Regionals. Team Ace.

Chloe Mechling Zone 3 IEA Zone Finals Champion Future Intermediate Over Fences Middle School.

Zone 7 Open Varsity champion and headed to Nationals in Lexington Kentucky is Jessica Bodily

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AveryZwirn & Smartpak at HITS

A Welsh Section A broodmare with her two daughters in a filly championship class. From left to right: Copper Beech Irish Lace (Severn Merrymaker LOM out of Severn China Doll); Copper Beech Turkish Coffee (Courtway Formal Attire out of Severn China Doll); and Severn China Doll (Twyford Cadog x Hobby Horse T.T.’s Gold Doll LOM). Irish: WPCSA National Reserve Champion Welsh A Filly.

Coffee: Maryland Pony Breeders Reserve Champion Welsh A Foal. Owned and shown by Copper Beech Farm. Picture by Kathryn Southard.

Alexa Caton was Reserve Champion at the Hamilton Hunt Club in the Beginner division.

GoWin Emmett Louis Who by Blue Who Owned by Leslie Nelson

Megan DeMichele and Agripin Rudy champion pony jumpers at Hollins Spring in Lexington, VA

GoWin Peak A Blue by Blue Who Owned by Leslie Nelson

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Paisley Team Member Kyra Jones Paige Rodriguez leading her first pony, Finglebridge Fearless, and his new owner Emme in their leadline debut.

Paisley Ambassador Ryder Richardson and his friend Laura Lee making mashes their ponies

Bailey Robinson and Berry Good Reserve Champion Med Green Pony at Pin Oak 2.

Mia Green, Sienna Pilla & Kat Fuqua at The Give a Buck Derby Luncheaon sponsored

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Mary Kate Jarvis and Caia Watridge of Ridgewater Show Stables with the beloved Woodlands Moon Fox in the bridle paths at WEF - at 25 years young this pony still loves to horseshow even though he is now retired to Short Stirrup

Megan and Maddie Godard in the Family Class

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Lilly Johnson and Weewon (aka Ralphie)

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Rayna Lipsky on George Washington at the Cheryl & Co. Horse Show at Wills Park in Alpharetta Georgia.

Paisley Ambassador Ryder Richardson and his large pony Mustang Sally getting ready for the show season.

MBF Pony Club Riding Center: (left to right) Hannah Weller, Madison Rose, Abby DeMichele

Molly Ashe Cawley and Connor Cawley, Taylor Cawley, Napoleon and Ferry

The riders from Madrone Ranch Stables, Austin Texas, giving a big shout out to The Paisley Magazine!

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Lilly Geitner, Ella Tarumianz, and Maddie Godard in Aiken at March Madness II Mia Kertson, Madrone Ranch Stables of Austin Texas, and her pony Cool by the Pool aka Newton

(from L-R) Peyton, Jillian & Issi, Madrone Ranch Stables, Austin, Texas. “Just finished reading The Paisley Magazine, time to polish our boots for the show�.

Molly Ryan & Yellowstone HITS week VIII SHORT STIRRUP Eq Reserve Champion

Nikki Mathias, driving for Crowl-Mathias Draft Ponies, driving Chief, a Friesian/Hackney cross pony

Picture taken at the 2015 Continental Divide Horse Show Class: Double Jeopardy Horse: Nonesuch Simply Gorgeous - a registered Morgan mare: (on left) Trainer Nancy Goodwin (on right) Owner Claudia Wilson Photographer: Richard Gill Photography

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Ollie - adopted from the Mesquite Animal Shelter at the end of January 2016. He was found as a stray after the tornados struck the area on December 26,2015. His family never claimed him.

As it turns out he is quite the fun loving little guy. He loves to ride in my carriage and will be making his debut in the “Dog to Ride” classes this year. Owned by John and Whitney Walker of Eustace, Tx

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Picturesque By the Sea by Picturesque Formal Attire out of Miss Hopewell born 3/23/16

Jill Pizzi and Sargent Snuggles- Champion pre-children’s hunter at Woodedge

Madison Rose, Ashley Kapinos, and Paisley Team Member Megan DeMichele On pony jumpers at McDonough School Jumper show.

Pony talk with Paisley Ambassador Ryder Richardson, Emmy Stanley, and Chloe Stanley

Sarah Heller and Fox Creeks Frappuccino were reserve champion in the Suitable Hunter Division at Duncraven Horse Show Riders from Stercx Stables celebrated a great start to the season at the Verdugo Hills January Opener at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center! Join in the fun at upcoming Verdugo Hills shows such as Verdugo Hills May, May 20-22; Verdugo Sofia Whealton and her Chincoteague Pony Ziggy, both Hills June, June 17-19; or the Verdugo Hills of Chincoteague, won 1st place with their 4H Team at the August Aloha, August 19-21. Visit Virgina State Fair in Doswell, Va 2015 in Trios Division. langershows.com for more information.

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Pair of Welsh Section A type ponies, competing in the Preliminary Pairs Pony class at Clay Station Horse Park [northern CA] HDT on October 31, 2015. On the left side is Gareth Bach [Spunky] and on the right Glen Haven Sweet Dynamo [Frodo]. Driver is Roger Cleverly (owner) and the gator is Lorraine Waite. Photographer is Ted Horat.

Paisley Team Member Prima Rose & Just One Look taking home a Blue at WEF in the low children’s. 53 in her class.

Paisley Team Member Claire Lube & Sugarbrook Blue Secret at HITS10 Ocala - Photo by Anne Lube

Jasmine and her pony Sprinkles On Top were recently champion Low n Slow their very first time out.

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Abby on Connemara pony Loughin’s Dreamcatcher (Chestnut), Meg and Miley on Connemara pony Tre Awain Dare to Dream (Bay), and Lex on Thoroughbred Smoke (Grey), in a ‘gossip circle’ at a local fun show.

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“Windlea’s Time to Shine” and Ashtyn Greathouse with a blue for equitation over fences Cheryl and Co show At Wills Park Equestrian

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Paisley Team Member Mary Kate Jarvis and Woodlands Moon Fox, Champion Short Stirrup Hunter, Champion Short Stirrup Eq and First in the Classic Venice Equestrian Tour IV, Fox Lea Farm

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Paisley Ambassador Emma Monroe and Lynn Walsh, President of the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

“Land’s End Nureyev” and owner Dan Short Photo by Kathryn Southard

Jaxon and Tank - both 6

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