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Spotlight on Clanfair Signature Rainy Day at the Movies: Movie Review Interview with Sandra Caldwell Brown Oh The Places You’ll Go Meet Madison Voss Let’s Talk About The Hackney Connemaras Meet The Chincoteague Pony Let’s Get Started Girls Rule Moving Your Farm Business Card Directory The Story of Smart Little Lena Foal Announcements Cover Spotlights How A Pony Can Change Your Life Shetland Pony Races Who’s Doing What Marketplace Ads

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INSIDE: Sugarland - Multiple World Champion Hackney Roadster Pony! Expanded photo gallery Sandra Brown ~ from Hunters to Cutting Junior Rider Spotlight~ Charlie Orona

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Good Luck Maya & Friday at Pony Finals!

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We are pleased to introduce

Bills Buzz!

Bill Rube will write a regular column for The Paisley Magazine! “Bill’s Buzz” which will focus on all things horse. He will write as only he can, with a passionate, light, and fresh approach bringing attention to what he feels to be important in our industry.

Look for his column in our next issue!

Exciting things are happening at The Paisley Magazine! Deadline for the next issue is September 10th!

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PONY OF THE MONTH

“Sparklicious”

a.k.a “Sparkle” 4 yr. old Welsh Pony

he end of October of 2012 we lost Natalie’s first pony, Buzz Lightyear, only after having him for a few months...at just barely 3 years old, Natalie was devastated. My husband and I were at a loss not only from losing such a special pony, but also because our 3 year old understood that loss completely. We expected her to not really understand...and we were very wrong! She cried every time we climbed the hill driving to our family farm. It was devastating.

Of course as a parent you immediately try to find a way to “fix” it. I almost immediately started looking for a new pony for her. I thought after about 3 weeks I had found the one. I didn’t tell Natalie, and made the 2 hour drive to see a top of the line, medium, paint pony. The lady swore up down, and backwards, she was the perfect kids pony....boy was that an over- statement! No sooner had I put my foot in the stirrup that it tried to take off with me. I was so deflated.

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As I was helping tack up the paint pony, out of the corner of my eye in a paddock I saw what I thought was a weanling...on second look it was a small, gray, fancy, little welsh pony. The owner explained that “Pandora” was NOT a child’s pony and had recently turned 3. For some reason I just told her I needed to try her before I left. I got on this little 11.1 hand pony. She trotted around, rubbernecking and tried to go to the gate, but never did anything “bad.” I just had this weird feeling she would work out, that she was the right choice. Maybe it was Buzz Lightyear giving me the go ahead to pass the torch to this young green mare, to take care of his fiery redheaded little rider. We took her home on the trailer that day. No trial...with some hope and Buzz Lightyear on our side. I won’t say there were days that maybe I thought, what have I done? Buying a 3 year old pony for a 3 year old child, has had it’s interesting points. I’m lucky to be tiny enough to ride and train Sparkle, and she luckily gives up easily and is generally a happy go lucky pony with just enough attitude to match her little rider’s disposition! It has been a year and a half of ups and downs...but this young, green pony helped heal my daughter’s broken heart. She has become Natalie’s best friend, her bright spot in her day, and her trusty and noble steed. Both of them are now 4 years old and a true perfect match. Growing together and playing together.

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Sparkle loves to allow Natalie to just drag her around the ring and on the ground, walking over cavaletti’s or “jumps” as Natalie calls them. “She allows her to lead me around and teach me what I’m supposed to do when I get big enough to go in leadline!” She lets her groom her, pick her feet, attempt to braid her tail, kiss and hug her...she is everything I could have dreamed of in a pony for my daughter. This is their second show season together and their first in rated shows. Natalie and Sparklicious had their first rated show last weekend and won two seconds and a fourth...in their first local show a few weeks back they won first in leadline walk trot unassisted, and a 4th and a 6th in their other two leadline classes. This pony is so special. Not just because she’s a young green pony, taking care of a young, green rider, or because she whinnies every time she sees Natalie...she’s special because she saw a broken heart, and even though she had no clue even what a little girl was at that point...she chose my daughter to be hers, and to love her, and care for her like no pony I have ever seen in my 25 years of riding and showing. She was Buzz Lightyear’s gift to us, and she is Sparklicious...inside and out.

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Spotlight on Clanfair Signature

3 Time US National Champion Stallion Clanfair Signature Clanfair Signature has more than become the cornerstone of our Breeding Program here at BridleWood Welsh. Having earned us 3 US National Breed Ring titles and a Res. National title in the 4 years he has been shown he has more than proven he embodies all that we expect a Sec. B Welsh pony to be. In addition to his National Titles, Signature has also earned his Individual Legion of Merit and Award of Excellence with WPCSA proving his place among the champions in the performance ring as well. Now his Get are taking not only the Welsh ring by storm, but are also earning Best Young Pony titles show after show. With Multiple National Title winning Get we could not be happier with the consistency and quality Signature has been producing not only for us, but also for our mare owners across the nation. We invite you to share in our vision and join us in our dream. Clanfair Signature stands at public stud to mares of all breeds and with his extremely high conception rates you can book your mare with confidence. We also have a lovely lineup of mares bred for 2015 and many of those crosses are available for purchase in utero. We also have two amazing stallion quality colts from 2014. Please visit our site at www.bridlewoodwelsh.com for more information and to view our extensive photo and video libraries!

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Rainy Day at the Movies: The Horse Whisperer, with Robert Redford, and Buck, the true-life story of horse whisperer Buck Brannaman.

HEALING HORSES: IT’S A TWO-WAY STREET By Ruth Larson

Most of you have probably already seen the movie The Horse Whisperer, with Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Scarlett Johansson. In case you haven’t, it is the story of a young girl (Johansson) and her horse, both terribly injured and traumatized by a motor vehicle in which they were hit by a truck. The previously close relationship between Grace and her horse is also badly damaged by the trauma, with neither being able to trust the other. Both end up being taken by the girl’s mother for healing by the horse whisperer (Robert Redford), whose gentle but firm methods lead them back toward recovery. The movie also includes a complicated love story between the mother (Thomas) and Redford. Some of you may even have read Nicholas Evan’s book The Horse Whisperer, upon which the movie was based. No spoiler alert needed here: suffice it to say that the endings are different, with bloggers still arguing over which ending is better. My own personal preference for the movie (including its ending) may have been influenced in part by other factors. In particular, the beautiful scenery of the West, and the horse scenes with Robert Redford, are magnificent. The movie is long, maybe too long at close to 3 hours, but for me it flew by, and I would recommend it highly. The message I took away from it is that healing a horse and healing a person involve the same mixture of honesty, patience and gentleness. Healing the horse and girl together in the movie setting

was indeed a two-way street, with both re-learning their love for each other under the guidance of the horse whisperer. As it turns out, the true-life star of the documentary movie Buck was an inspiration for the fictionalized movie The Horse Whisperer, a consultant to the film and Robert Redford’s double in some scenes. Buck is Buck Brannaman, a horse trainer who started his horse career as a child trick rope rider working with his older brother. Both boys suffered from repeated abuse by their violent father, whose beatings (particularly after their mother’s death) eventually led to the boys being placed in foster care with a kindly and loving couple. Buck flourished under their care, and remained close to them: the foster mother truly seemed to become his second mother, and she appears as a minor star in the documentary. As she said, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape.” Buck Brannaman developed a deep empathy for troubled horses, which were initially his salvation, by giving him a feeling of safety and love. Later, he devoted his life to helping them in return, and helping the people who dealt with them. “A lot of times, rather than helping people with horse problems, I’m helping horses with people problems. It’s no different with a horse than with a kid.” Review...continued on page 14

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The kindness implicit in these remarks is not a cover for weakness, and Buck emphasizes the need for firmness, whether dealing with a child or a horse. “You can’t always be the kid’s best friend ... first you have to be the parent.” When explaining the difference between firm and hard in the treatment of horses, Buck explains that it is all about the feel, both physical and mental. According to him, the horse is so sensitive that “he can feel a mosquito light on his butt in a windstorm.” Buck’s first introduction to the gentle approach towards horses was as a young man, when he got a job at a ranch, and the ranch manager attended a clinic taught by Ray Hunt. Buck Brannaman was skeptical at first but became a convert to Hunt’s methods. When Ray Hunt died years later, Buck shed more tears than for his own dad. Eventually Buck began running his own clinics, for which he had to learn to overcome his shyness. In the documentary, we see him traveling from clinic to clinic, sometimes working with his daughter Reata, who has followed in her father’s footsteps. At one point, Buck was teaching a clinic in California and a “hippie type” movie producer approached him and asked if Buck would be willing to meet with him and “Bob.” Bob turned out to be Robert Redford, who took Buck on as an advisor on the movie production of The Horse Whisperer “because he just knew more.” In one scene in that movie, the damaged girl and her horse were to have a reconciliation scene in the horse stall, which required the horse to nuzzle Scarlett, the actress. Unfortunately, the trained Hollywood horse actor was so focused on his trainer

that 8 hours of work could not get him to shift attention to Scarlett. Buck suggested using his own horse in the scene, and after overcoming the objections (“your horse isn’t an actor” and similar nonsense), Buck and his horse accomplished the task in 15 minutes. My favorite parts of the movie Buck involve watching Buck Brannaman at the clinics, seeing him get into the ring with an unruly horse and a nervous rider, and calming them both down. The approach is always a soft one and never involves the use of force. Time after time we see Buck work what appear to be miracles, leading a horse to want to do the right thing. The concept of “breaking a horse” could not be more foreign. Even at the saddest part of the documentary, involving a horse so damaged it was beyond repair, Buck’s treatment was kindness itself. When he explained to the clinic participants what had happened, he said that the colt could have been turned into something of value had he been worked with early on. According to Buck, “the human failed that horse.” He explained that the horse is a mirror of the person, and could not be blamed. The movie is an enthralling testament to the human spirit and to the spirit of the horse. It may not make every viewer want to be a horse person, but it will make every viewer want to be a better person. And if a horse benefits from this, or a child benefits from this, so much the better.

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An Interview with Sandra Caldwell Brown: A Brief Look At Her Journey From The Hunter Ring To The Cutting Horse Pen

By Hunter taylor

rom early on, horses have been an important part of Sandra Caldwell Brown’s life. Her mother, Ms E.R. Johnson rode, and Sandra started riding not long after learning to walk. She got her first pony when she was 5. From there she moved very successfully through the progression of hunter divisions, from pony hunters to the juniors and then on to the amateur/owners, where she owned and showed a number of top performers, including Lennox, Hint of Lemon, and Pnut Painter. Those of you with memories extending almost as far back as mine will recall the success Sandra had showing one of her mother’s horses -- Lemon Springs, a wonderfully talented Palomino that is said by many to have broken the color line (at least as to Palominos) in the hunters.

y 2005, Sandra was very comfortably situated in the hunter world. She was (and continues to be) a large R judge of hunters and was still a very successful exhibitor in the A/Os. She had an ideal position that most people would simply sit back and enjoy with relative ease. Not Sandra Brown. Somewhere along the way, Ms. Brown had watched a cutting horse at work. The listener can feel the passion when Sandra describes what she saw: “You see the [cutting] horse commit to the cow with an incredible degree of concentration ... The rider’s hand comes down, the rein is loose and then it is all horse.” To any reader who has not seen a cutting horse in action, I highly recommend watching at least a few top level cutting horse performances on YouTube. Start with a YouTube search of “callisism cutting horse”, one of my favorites. Most of the good ones are 2 1/2 minutes of sheer beauty in motion. Watching a

high level cutting horse inspires the same feeling of awe that one gets seeing a flawless hunter round over fences, even though the skills involved are very different. The observer sees that the cutting horse is performing

much more independently than the hunter, with the cutting horse receiving much less help and direction from the rider. Lest you get the impression that the skill and performance of the rider is of no moment, check out NCHATV.com on the Internet, and from the home page do a search for Willoughby. This will take you to a series of 7 cutting horse runs with commentary by Judge Bronc Willoughby. From

here one gets a good idea of the importance of the horse’s performance combined with the rider’s contribution to arrive at an overall score for the run. In 2005 Sandra Brown decided to give the cutting horses a serious go. Her initial intent was to continue with the hunters and simply add cutting horses to her equine repertoire. “For several months I found myself constantly changing back and forth between cowboy boots and paddock boots.” As she became more involved with the cutting horse learning experience, Sandra recognized that the dual approach was not working. “I realized that I could not continue to show hunters and do justice to learning to ride cutting horses ... If I expected to improve, I needed to devote full attention to mastering the discipline.” Sandra acknowledges that she has been helped by many in her ongoing cutting horse education. Her most significant teacher has been Connie Overholt, whom Sandra describes as “the George Morris of cutting horses.” She

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also singles out Josh Deason for the special help that he has given her. “Both have taught me a lot and both continue to give me valuable instruction.” In summary, Sandra says, “With the help I’ve gotten and some hard work on my part I have come a long way, but I still have a lot more to learn and a long road ahead.” When asked to compare the hunter world with the cutting horse world, Ms. Brown paused before observing that the worlds are “so entirely different.” What the two worlds have in common, however, is that in both, “a good horse is a good horse.” On the significant difference between the two disciplines, Sandra noted that breeding for performance has been more successful, and thus more important, in the cutting horse world. To illustrate this point, she referenced the current importance of one particular stallion in the cutting horse world: “High Brow Cat is a major force in the current cutting horse world. No one stallion in the hunter world has even remotely approached his impact.” Statistical data underscore Ms. Brown’s views regarding breeding and High Brow Cat. The stallion was National Cutting Horse Association/American Quarter Horse Association Sire of the Year in ten (yes, 10) straight years, from 2003 through 2012. As of the end of 2012, High Brow

The Paisley Cat had sired 1,404 foals that had won $60,400,000. (In case you suspect I have misplaced the zeros in that figure, I have not: we are talking about 60 million). 166 of High Brow Cat’s foals have won more than $100,000 each in the show pen and 5 have earned in excess of $500,000.High Brow Cat was found to be sterile in 2010. Despite that, according to The Wall Street Journal, he and his semen bank were sold for just under $10 million in early 2013. Another difference between the two worlds, as reported by Ms. Brown, concerns the elements of

horse care emphasized in each. According to Sandra, hunter people are “sticklers for appearance” for whom “everything must be trimmed just so”; “coats must be shiny”, and “pretty is very important.” Cutting horse people, on the other hand, are not concerned with pretty; the emphasis for them is instead “on the picture portrayed when the horse is doing its job.” Competition also manifests itself differently in the two worlds. Both worlds are competitive, of course, and everyone wants to

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win. According to Sandra, however, “the intensity of the competition is considerably less in the cutting horse world.” When asked about the comparative cordiality of the two worlds, Sandra immediately remarked that quarterhorse people are “very friendly.” The kids are “very polite,” and it’s “Yes, Ma’am, No, Ma’am ... They do all their own work, and nobody gets waited on.” She describes the cutting horse world as having a “friendlier and less intense atmosphere all the way round.” As the interview came to an end, I asked Sandra Brown if she has future transitions in mind after her journey into the cutting horse world. She replied, “I don’t know, but I do know that I’ve got a long way left to go with this one. And I know that I am fortunate to have had the life with horses that I have had. Without the help and support of my parents, it would not have been possible.” She then mused, “I have learned from life that if you want to do something, do it before it’s too late.” Sandra Brown is living out that insight, an insight that we should all heed.

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Oh The Places You’ll Go! By Tara Miliziano-Crowley to drive often so you and the pony are getting educated together. A good trainer will usually be able to tell you in the first 2 weeks if they think your pony will be well suited to do the job for you.

Just like the title and the famous book by Dr. Seuss, my husband and I have been blessed to have seen the world because of so many wonderful little creatures due to our involvement in the driving industry. Ponies of all breeds, shapes and sizes have given us amazing opportunities to meet some of the most fun people in the equine industry- the carriage driving community. Boosting a very relaxed atmosphere and casual, friendly competition, carriage driving is becoming “the new trend” with ponies. As some of the baby boomer generation ends their productive and successful riding careers, they are finding driving as a natural progression of their involvement with horses. Others simply finally have the time and money to enjoy their life long dreams- to find a sport involving horses and ponies. It was in 1993 that I was introduced into the driving scene through my instructor, Ms. Audrey Bostwick at Delaware Valley College. Then, I was scared to death thinking to myself, “Why would anyone EVER want to do this?? You can’t feel what the horse is thinking or what he is looking at!” Although my hesitation didn’t stop me from taking on this new challenge, I instead embraced the unknown and threw myself into carriage driving, determined to master it despite my fear. It didn’t take long for the bug to bite and after one visit to a Combined Driving Event at Fair Hill International, I was tak-

en. With short legs and my squatty Italian build, I knew I’d never make it to the Olympics with my riding abilities so this seemed like a challenge to pursue and further my education learning about ‘the carriage horse and the sport of driving’. One might think that if you didn’t grow up driving, this is far too complicated to learn. Quit the opposite. In driving, your body still affects the horse similarly to riding. The reins are your only direct connection to the pony, however your leg and seat are replaced by your voice, and the whip is used to guide and bend them. It should be noted that not every pony has the conformation, brain, and/or willingness it takes to safety drive. It is a careful and time-consuming process to train any equine to comfortably and confidently take to driving. If you would like to find out if your pony would be suited to driving, it is best to find a reputable qualified driving trainer that can honestly assess your pony rather than tell you, “I can have him driving in no time!” A reputable trainer is not someone who drove a horse once, years ago when they were a kid (in my book). What may be safe for a trainer may not be safe for you, the amateur driver, no matter how good a horseman you are. Training, as in every discipline never stops. You are either training your pony, or un-training them or, they are training you! Realistically expect to pay for at least 3 months of training, which includes you coming out

Driving training not only teaches ponies to be independent and confident, but it also improves the strength, coordination, and stamina for all other disciplines. We have trained many ponies to drive that also excel in the dressage and hunter/ jumper world. It gives them the ability to work more efficiently by improving the engagement of the hind end, working more correctly through their back and traveling without being impeded by the riders’ weight and balance. It is cross training at its best. There are many avenues to explore with ponies in carriage driving. Whether you want to be competitive at the highest levels, or simply enjoy the scenery on a long drive on the trail, you can enjoy them year round, even when the snow is flying! The most wonderful thing about driving is that most ponies of all breeds and sizes from VSE’s to large Cobs and Sport Ponies, if trained correctly, can be trained to drive. It is a sport with something for every one of all ages. In many cases, ponies are enjoyed by the children and grandchildren and shown under saddle and then the parents and grandparents drive them when they are not ridden. Because of their sturdy goodhearted nature, they are ‘multi-purpose,’ providing fun for the entire family. It is not uncommon for little Mary’s top hunter pony to be shown at a rated show one weekend and then driven by grandpa in the Pleasure Driving ring the next. Driving for pleasure simply to enjoy you smaller equine because you are too big to ride or are physically unable, is the most popular form of driving. This is one of the best ways to get kids interested in learning about having fun with their ponies, much the same way we grew up riding bareback and having fun without the pressure of showing. With recreDriving ... Continued on page 30

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Driving ... Continued from page 28 ational members ranging in the thousands all over the country and with local clubs in every state, groups get together for casual gatherings to enjoy each other and their ponies. There is also ‘Competitive and Distance Trail Driving’ which is an amazing test of soundness, strength, and endurance. A newer sport that I had the pleasure of being introduced to in NC this winter is ‘Trekking’ which is similar to ‘Orienteering.’ One of the largest driving gatherings is the annual “National Drive” at the Kentucky Horse Park in October. It is a meeting of drivers from all over the country, no matter the driving style, they enjoy with the common interests- of having fun, learning more about driving, and partying with friends and making new ones. There is no size requirement- only that you have a safe pony and carriage. Approved helmets are always strongly recommended. These types of driving are a favorite of the Trail and Endurance rider. For those interested in preserving the history and tradition of antique carriages, Pleasure Driving is right up your ally. Carefully restored vehicles, often more than 100 years old are turned out to the nines with coordinated colors and whips (another name for the drivers) sharply dressed, downing the most beautiful hats, and often decked out in ribbon and feathers. There are divisions for VSE, small pony, medium and large where entries are many to make it safe and fair. It’s often difficult to show your Cob at a strong trot when the cutest little guy is on the rail in front of you. Competitions take place through local driving and riding parks and clubs as well

as larger shows with hundreds of entries over a 4-5 day show week. Drivers compete singles, pairs, tandems, and fourin-hands of all breeds. They are judged based on what they are and how they represent their breed. A judge may not be partial to any one breed, which makes for a very level playing field. Instead, classes are judged on the turnout as a whole, the skill of the driver, the obedience of the pony, and the speed in which they can safely complete cross country and cones events. Many hunter riders have turned in their spurs and crops for brass harness and antique holly whip to enjoy the camaraderie of pleasure driving. A Turnout class is judged a certain percentage on the performance and on appropriateness of the pony to the vehicle it is driving. For instance, you would have a fancy Hackney pony or high stepping Welsh Cob to a sporting vehicle such as a Gig rather than a country Meadowbrook or Roadcart. In the same respect, you would show a hunter type mover to a country vehicle such as a East Williston Cart or Back to Back Trap. It should “fit” together as the picture should be harmonious and represent what would have been as a turnout of the earlier century. Each entry is carefully examined at the end of the working portion of the class to make sure the fit and appointments are correct for each entry. Period costumes are not allowed unless it is a Heritage Division, which encourages turn of the century turnouts. Driving ... Continued on page 31

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A Working class is rated highly as a performance of the pony with an emphasis on the ability to show at a flat-footed walk, three trots (slow, working or medium, and strong), halt, stand, and back up. Manners and patience are a must. Reinsmanship is judged primarily on the drivers ability to show their pony either one handed (Aachenbach style) or two handed. Usually entries are asked to navigate a pattern specified by the judge while in line-up after the performance portion of the class. The entries are sometimes turned with their backs to the testing area of the arena. This is so they cannot watch how each other performs their impromptu test. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did he say, halt, then salute and then working trot? Or was that slow trot salute on the move, and then a figure 8?â&#x20AC;? It can be fun to watch competitors turning around trying to catch a glimpse of how everyone else is doing! Perhaps the quickest growing of all the driving sports is the fast and furious challenge of Combined Driving. Not for faint of heart, this 3-day event similar to Eventing has 3 phases: Driving ... Continued on page 32

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a Dressage test on the first day, Marathon on the second, and Cones on the third. Dressage is a test of obedience, patience, relaxation, and suppleness. Marathon tests the speed, endurance, stamina, soundness, and agility with multiple hazards, often hills and water obstacles with a series of gates over 5-7k. Cones wraps up the three days again testing the entries soundness, speed, agility, steadiness, and focus. Balls are set on a series of 20 or more sets of cones just wide enough for the width of the vehicle with very few cm to spare. Each division has a time allowed, a certain number of extra widths between cones. The goal is to be double clear with no balls down and no time penalties. Ponies 11.2 hands and under need not have a navigator, or assistant, on the vehicle to compete and there are VSE divisions at most of the competitions which are shortened versions of the course and an even smaller dressage arena than those used for larger equines in Training, Preliminary, Intermediate and Advanced levels. This sport encompasses the passion of all disciplines. You are essentially competing against yourself and the thoroughness of your training. The entry with the least penalties at the end of the three days is the winner of their divisions. The biggest groups of competitors are from the Dressage, Eventing and Fox Hunting worlds. Who knows, get involved and you and your pony may even qualify for a national championship in a few years! The best pony drivers in single, pair and four-in-hand divisions have been representing the USA since 1974 overseas in the World championships. For more information, research your local driving club to learn how you can be involved with this amazing group of people from a variety of disciplines. Join the American Driving Society and the Carriage Association of America. Google ‘driving events’ in your area and see what all the fun is about. Attend the worlds largest Pleasure Show, “Walnut Hill”, in Rochester, NY in August. You will quickly learn that whether you have a Hackney Pony or Haflinger, a Gotland or Gypsy Vanner, a Fell or Fjord, a Welsh or VSE, the possibilities are endless for starting a new career with your pony. You’ll be so glad you did. And I look forward to meeting you! Tara Miliziano-Crowley owns Forward Motion Equine, LLC where she is a Certified Human and Equine Massage Therapist and Certified Independent Saddle Fitter. She trains, rehabs, and imports sport horses and ponies for riding and driving with her husband, P.J. Crowley III and their Underwater Treadmill at Kendalwood Farm, LLC in Zionsville, Pa. They currently stand two Welsh Cob stallions and a Dutch Harness Horse stallion and consider themselves eternal students of the horse.

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Greetings, I’m Madison Voss, owner and operator of VIP Farms. I fell in love with ponies at the age of 5, and as an adult I have found that my love for them has only grown. I grew up riding on the hunter circuit, first competing in the pony hunters before gradually moving up to the 3’6 division. I was also fortunate enough to get introduced to the welsh pony world and eventually bought the perfect pony, Farmore Royal Ecstasy, who became the foundation of VIP Farms. Ecstasy is a winner in his own right, setting recorders in the sport pony registry, and in the welsh pony association, and now that I have had the pleasure of training many of his foals, I see that the four most important qualities in any horse/ pony are present in all of his get, movement, athleticism, trainability, and a truly great mind. The get that are out there showing are doing well and winning. Ecstasy’s first foal, MVPs Starswept Hero, now showing as Haribo qualified for pony finals and now is a cherished “partner in crime” for a little girl with aspirations of becoming the next big pony rider. Had life, family and higher education not put a delay on my plans, there would be even more of his get out there winning with kids. That being said, we are back and here to stay, so look out for Farmore Royal Ecstasy and his get in a show ring near you!

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Let’s Talk About The Hackney By Janet Crawford The Origins of the Hackney Breed

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The origins of the Hackney as we know it began in Norfolk, England where the horses called Norfolk Trotters had been selectively bred for elegant style and speed. Seeking to improve on both accounts, breeders bred the Norfolk mares to grandsons of the foundation sires of the Thoroughbred. The first Hackney as we know the breed today is said to be The Shale’s Horse, foaled in 1760. During the next 50 years, the Hackney was developed as a special breed.

The modern Hackney is colored black, brown, bay and chestnut , with or without white markings. He should possess a small head, muzzle and ears, giving the general impression of alertness. The neck should be long and blend into a broad chest and powerful shoulders. A compact body with a level back and round rib, a short strong loin and level croup with a tail carried high are desired. The legs should be of medium length. The Hackney has a good foot and the breed, both the horse and pony, has a good reputation for soundness.

The breeding of Hackneys in England was formalized in the founding of the Hackney Stud Book Society in 1883. This was the Golden Age of Driving, when automobiles were not even a dream. The Hackney was the ultimate driving machine of the 1880′s both in America and Britain. The first Hackney pony imported to America was 239 Stella, brought to Philadelphia by Mr. A.J. Cassatt in 1878. In 1891, Mr. Cassatt and other Hackney enthusiasts founded the American Hackney Horse Society, an organization and registry which thrives today.

The action of the Hackney, his hallmark, is spectacular and highly distinctive. Shoulder action is fluid and free with a very high, ground covering knee action. Action of the hind legs is similar but to a lesser degree. The hocks should be brought under the body and raised high. The action must be straight and true. The whole effect should show extreme brilliance. The remarkable high stepping gate of the Hackney is exciting to watch. Their natural ability is enhanced by shoeing, not created by it. Hackneys ponies are shown hackney ... Continued on page 38

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in four divisions, the Hackney Pony (Cob Tail), Harness Pony (Long Tail), Roadster Pony, and Pleasure Pony. The

Hackney Horse can be shown single, pair, four in hand, obstacle, and some are shown under saddle. The Hackney is gaining popularity as a sport horse. Their game nature and soundness make them a natural for eventing or dressage.

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The Cob Tail Also commonly called the Hackney Pony, this dynamic high stepper must stand 14.2 hands and under at the withers. The Hackney Cob Tail division is for ponies measuring 14.2 hands and under at the withers. These ponies must be shown with the appearance of a shortened tail and with a braided mane. Ponies are to be shown to a four-wheel vehicle called a viceroy; they are also shown in pairs. Classes offered in this very competitive division include Open and Amateur, including Ladies, Gentlemen, or Junior Exhibitor. This division is most recognizable silhouette of the breed. It also serves as the logo of the Devon Horse show, although that image depicts a Hackney horse. The Hackney is one breed, horse or pony, the distinction is simply by height.

THE HACKNEY PONY

The Harness Pony

Hackneys standing under 14.2 hands, or 58 inches at their withers, are considered Hackney ponies. These smaller Hackneys are primarily featured in the show ring. There are five main divisions that ponies show in, with differences being in their size, show ring performance, and mane and tail appearance. Each type is dynamic and exciting to watch in the show ring.

The Roadster Pony

This very popular and speedy Hackney measures below 13 hands and shows at three separate trotting speeds: the jog, the road gait, and at speed. The Hackney Roadster ponies are the speedsters of the Hackney breed. They are shown to a twowheeled road bike with their drivers wearing racing silks. There are three divisions for the roadsters, the Open, Amateur, and Junior Exhibitor. Roadsters are shown at the jog-trot, road gait and then at “speed.” They are also shown under saddle by Junior Exhibitors wearing racing silks. A new division, Roadster Pony To Wagon, has the road pony hitched to a miniature doctors buggy. Roadster Ponies are 13 hands (52″) or under.

Also called the Long Tail, this dynamic high-stepper stands 12.2 hands or under at the withers. The Hackney Harness Pony (or Long Tail) must measure 12.2 hands or under at the withers. It must be shown with a long mane and tail. Ponies are to be shown to a four-wheeled vehicle called a viceroy; they are also shown in pairs. The harness pony is generally more refined than the larger cob tail ponies. Classes offered in this very competitive division include Open and Amateur, including Ladies, Gentlemen or Junior exhibitor.

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Hackneys are also shown in hand, and there are futurities with prize money available. The hand classes are judged primarily on conformation. The Hackney pony is very intelligent, and willing to work. Their expression and brilliant presence make them a natural for the show ring. Driving a Hackney is likened to driving a sports car. Of course, ponies and children always go together, but a growing number of Hackney enthusiasts are older adults. Their manageable size and charming personalities are winning over new fans from other breeds. Many enjoy the thrill of driving, rather than riding, for various reasons. Some older riders find that the physical demands of driving are less, while still allowing competing at any level. The current World Champion Amateur Hackney Pony was driven by a woman in her eighties. Hackneys, while animated, are generally dependable and trustworthy partners in the show ring.

Showing in the newest of the four Hackney pony divisions, the Pleasure Pony is 14.2 hands or under, and is well mannered and a pleasure to drive. Another class for the Hackney is the Pleasure Driving Division. These ponies may be Longtail or Cob Tail, and are shown with unbraided manes and tails to an appropriate pleasure vehicle. They are shown only by Amateurs – Ladies, Gentlemen or Junior Exhibitors. They are shown at a pleasure trot, road trot, and a flat walk. They must stand quietly in the line-up and back when asked. They are to be quiet, easy, and a pure pleasure to drive.

Some enjoy the fashion aspect of showing Hackneys. The driving divisions allow street wear, and many enjoy the flexibility and fun of “pony clothes”. The larger shows, such as Lexington, “Louisville”, and The Royal, really allow the fashionable to shine with a heightened dress code. It is great fun for both men and women to find just the right outfit for their classes. This beautiful and classic breed offers something for everyone, young or old. Whether it’s the roadster ponies under saddle, with their bright silks for the junior exhibitors or the stylish harness ponies for the adults, Hackneys are just pure fun. If you sit behind one, you’ll understand why they have such a loyal following. Driving lessons are often available at Hackney stables, for those interested in giving it a try. A background in riding is helpful, but not necessary to learn the art of driving. For more information, or to learn where to find a local Hackney stable, or local organization, contact the American Hackney Horse Society. www.hackneysociety.com.

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Junior Rider Spotlight:

Charlie Orona Age: 14 years old (showing as 13)

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How long have you been riding and what made you get started? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been riding all of my life. I grew up with horses so it was only natural to want to be around them.

One of my favorite things about him is his character. He likes to get himself into a lot of trouble. In Chicago he got loose one night and went into the neighboring barn and knocked all of the saddles down and ate their food. Night watch found him and put him back in his stall. The best thing about him is that no matter how much I mess up to a jump, I know he will find a way to jump it. At home I take him trail riding about once a week. We go up to the top of the hills and I let him gallop. One of my biggest challenges with him is keeping him straight and getting to the right distances.

Fox Creeks Antony Quinn is my hunter.

14.2 bay gelding. We imported him from Germany about 4 years ago. He is now 9 years old. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of the opposite of George in attitude. He loves people. He would rather love you than get into trouble.

Tell us a little bit about your ponies:

Fox Creeks Curious George is my jumper.

13.2 bay gelding, 8 years old- he was bred at our farm (Fox Creek Farm). He is a German Riding Pony.

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My biggest challenge with him is keeping the same rhythm. After a line I need to remember to balance him back up and not get too fast. He has a really big stride. When we are at home we occasionally take some relaxing trail rides. Favorite treats: Any treat that smells good to him he will eat. He loves peppermints, but will basically eat anything. Besides riding- what else do you enjoy doing? I love swimming, fishing with my Dad and boating. Favorite things:

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Subject in school- I don’t really have a favorite but if I had to pick I would say math.

Movies: I like all movies, especially comedies. Color: Blue Book: The Percy Jackson Series What is your favorite thing about competing: Seeing how much I improved from the last time. What is one of your biggest challenges in riding: Hunters are harder for me personally, they are more precise and more disciplined. Accomplishment you are proudest of: Being a member of the Zone 7 Pony Jumper Team and being ranked 11th Nationally in the Pony Jumpers. Goal for this year: Placing (and maybe even getting on the podium) at the National Pony Jumper Championships.

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Who do you admire in the industry and why? My Mom and my trainer Jimmy Toon because when someone doubts me, they are the ones that always believe in me. Long term goal: I would love to be able to make the Olympics. I know that’s a very big goal.

What else would you tell people about yourself? Two of my favorite things are food and my friends. What will you do after Pony Finals: When I get home my best friend and I will hang out for a week or two since I’ve missed the whole summer. We’ll go to the pool and the movies.

Fox Creeks Curious George

The Book LLC Curious George was started under saddle by the dressage trainer, Elaine Wagner when he was 3 years old. And just 3 months after being started under saddle, Charlie started riding him on the lunge line with Elaine Wagner teaching. Charlie has been riding George since he was 9 years old, and the two of them have grown up together. There have been many difficult times. George is a very, very talented jumper. At only 13.2 hands the pony has no trouble clearing an entire 1.15 m course. Every trainer that has ever worked with George has made the same comment over and over again: If this pony were a horse he would be jumping the Grand Prix.

Fox Creek’s Curious George was bred by Dianna Orona, owner of Fox Creek Farm. He is a second generation breeding – Dianna also bred his mother. He is an 8 year old German Riding Pony. Charlie Orona was 6 years old when Curious George was born. Charlie loved the little foal and asked if they could name him Curious George which was at that time one of his favorite childrens’ tv shows.

In the beginning Charlie and George did the Hunters. Last year Charlie and George were the Zone 7 Reserve Champion Medium Green Pony. They qualified for Pony Finals and competed there, finishing a respectable 30th out of 71 competitors. What George lacks in the Model and the Hack he more than makes up for over fences. After Pony Finals Charlie set his sights on qualifying for the Pony Jumper Championships with Curious George. Charlie and George finished the season ranked 11th in the country, and will be representing Zone 7 at the 2014 Pony Jumper National Championship in August.

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Lauren Foley on the purchase of Severn Consort 2011 WPCSA National Champion

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Connemaras

Connemaras were first imported into America in the 1950s, the very first coming by boat and then shipped to Whitewood Farm, The Plains, Virginia, by George Orhstrom. A booklet printed in 1960 tells the following, “At George L. Ohrstrom’s farm, Whitewood, in The Plains, VA, stands one of the first Connemara pony studs in this country. In the winter of 1951, Mr. Ohrstrom imported two stallions, a black, and a dun, and four grey pony mares. These have been imported primarily to breed good children’s hunters. In Ireland these ponies are respected as bold jumpers, and have the qualities and disposition requisite for an excellent children’s hunter.” The ponies that were imported came from the west of Ireland, and Stephanie Brooks, in her book, “Seahorses, Connemara and Its Ponies” relates the following, “1960 Connemara How peaceful and quiet it was then. Our car and the doctor’s car and maybe one or two more. The post came by bicycle and ponies or donkeys were the chief beast of burden. Of course there was no electricity and no piped water. You bucketed it from the lake – or from the sea for the potatoes. The washing was turned inside out and dried over the furze bushes.” It was Into the Future for the Connemara who came across the Atlantic. Yes, the Connemara was recognized as an excellent children’s hunter, but not in the same image as today’s “pony hunter”. These ponies were no strangers to rocky footing, to jumping stone

walls, and many, were the one pony produced by the family’s good broodmare each year, grown up to wear panniers to carry the peat from the bogs, strong enough to be hitched to the wagon to take the family to market, and then agile and fast enough to be raced in the sand on the beaches on the weekends. These ponies were no hothouse plants! With this background, it’s no wonder the Connemara is often a good choice for a “do it all” equine of choice for many in America.The slogan used by the American Connemara Pony Society, “Connemaras do it all” is proven every day by individuals performing under saddle and in harness throughout the world. The Eventing world is well populated with purebred and halfbred Connemaras, and there have been many stellar performers throughout the years, including Erin’s Shamrock, the first event “pony” for Karen O’Connor. Likewise, the small horse made it big in the Dressage world, with Seldom Seen and Last Scene, both ridden and trained by Lendon Gray. In the Driving discipline, Allison Stroud has wowed crowds at combined driving events with her four-in-hand of Connemaras who have been winning in the US, England, and other places in Europe. Of course, show jumping is a natural venue for this talented breed. And, foxhunting is always one of their favorite sports! Information can be found on the American Connemara Pony web site --- www.acps.org

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hen Chincoteague Ponies are mentioned, many recall the book, Misty of Chincoteague. Marguerite Henry’s classic story of a wild pony born on Assateague Island, Virginia was published in 1947, won the Newbery in 1948 and became a film in 1961. But the Chincoteague Pony breed has evolved over the years with the addition of Mustang and Arab blood. Today they compete in varied disciplines across the United States, Canada and beyond.

Rice said she believes Chincoteague Ponies are a hardy breed. “We rarely have to blanket him. He doesn’t eat any grain unless he is on a heavy work schedule and his feet are great,” she said. “This breed is low maintenance and easy to care for. I’ve noticed the breed itself seems to be more athletic than it once was,” she added. Chance’s athleticism shows inside the show ring. “He is the most willing pony I have ever ridden,” Rice said. “Anything you point him at he will jump with ease.” “They are steady and reliable and they take things in stride,” Rice said of the breed. “Chance, by far, has the sweetest disposition of any horse I have ever known. He is calm, grounded and willing.”

den Rice’s brought home a green broke Chincoteague Pony almost two years ago. An active member of Peace Point Pony Club, the 15 year old said she wondered if Second Chance, the [then] five year old CP would be able to handle all she had planned. “But he has caught on fast and has been able to do everything I’ve asked,” Rice said of the 14.2 hand gelding.

im Porter in Michigan has two Chincoteague ponies she uses as driving ponies. “These ponies are a perfect size, and their temperaments are outstanding for driving,” Porter says of her CPs, Thunder and Surfer Girl. “They seem to develop a wonderful trust, which is important,” Porter said of the breed. “They are smart and instinctive. Mine are sensible and responsive. They don’t panic easily and although Thunder is quite energetic, he waits to listen to me if he gets worried about a situation.” Porter said she is grateful for the great start, help and advice she received from Myopia Driving Club and her trainer, Larry Poulin, eight time USET Pairs Driving Champion and owner of the training stable, Gayla Driving Center in Petersham, MA. Porter said, after training thoroughbreds for many years, the temperament of her two 13.3 hand CPs offer a refreshing break.

Chance and Eden show at a Pony Rally. Photo Coutesy of Amy Vanhorn.

“With him being green it was more difficult for me, but also more rewarding,” Rice said. “Now, I could put a little kid on him. He can test my patience,” she added with a laugh, “but I can trust him.”

Kim Porter and her Chincoteague Pony, Thunder. In the cart with Kim Porter is her husband Bob. Photo courtesy of Donna Hogan

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arah Fung’s Chincoteague Pony, Pie works hard on Coyote Creek Ranch in Texas. Training Pie has always been very easy and putting her on cattle was no exception,” Fung said. “My first time to put her on a cow was during a stock horse clinic and the clinician, an accomplished ranch versatility rider and cutter, said ‘Pony can stop!’ after Pie really got down on her hocks in a stop, mirroring the cow. Fung stresses the importance of making sure the ‘whoa’ command is solid when training a cowpony. “It’s something I feel all cow horses should have,” she said. “Pie is very surefooted, has a level temperament and is athletic. All of these attributes are needed in a cow horse, weather they work cows in the arena or in the pasture,” she said. Pie does both and Fung said the pony is fast. “It comes down to proper training and the individual pony themselves of course, but I feel quite confident on Pie in whatever work needs to be done, inside the arena or out,” she said.

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allows them to pick up on anything they are taught. I’ve found they move more like a horse than a pony, making their gaits smoother,” she said.

lana Mullaney of Derry, NH also received her Chincoteague Pony as a foal with help from the Feather Fund. The 17 year old said her two year old CP, Spartan “has a kind personality and has been extremely easy to train. Mullaney has showed Spartan in lead line and halter classes and is eager to begin saddle training her gentle 14.1 hand CP.

Alana Mullaney of NH entered her first horse show ever with Spartan Warrior, the 2 yr. old CP she raised since he was a foal. Here they compete in a leadline class. Photo courtesy of Sydney Carney

Sarah Fung and her Chincoteague Pony, Pie. Pie works cattle on her Texas ranch and in competition.

my Wetzel of Oberlin, OH says her three year old Chincoteague Pony, Babe’s Buckeye is excelling in the western arena. The 20 year old got Buckeye as a foal with help from the Feather Fund. She started her pony’s training last year as part of her studies at the University of Findlay when Buckeye was three years old. “Buckeye has excelled at western,” she said. “We can do everything from showmanship to pleasure, and horsemanship. We are working on reining and have even tried barrels,” she said. Wetzel said it is the athleticism of the breed that “allows them to be versatile in different disciplines of riding. They are also very intelligent,” she said, “which

Amy Wetzel of Ohio competes in Western Pleasure with her 3 yr. old Chincoteague Pony, Babes Buckeye. Photo courtesy of Sarah Thimmes.

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he Feather Fund helped 20 year old, Summer Barrick of Westminster, MD get her CP in 2005. She trained the mare herself and now uses her mainly for dressage. Barrick has ridden many years and works at a large training facility in Maryland. Yet she says, “Starlight has been the easiest horse I’ve ever trained.” Barrick believes it is a combination of the disposition of the breed and the bond that forms when you take a wild pony foal home from the Pony Penning auction on Chincoteague and raise it into maturity. “Growing up together and learning about each other’s quirks and strengths has helped us succeed in in the dressage ring,” she said. “Patience is key.”

n Canada, Kris Tytler-Barnes, Sydney Tytler and Jerry Barnes run Chincoteagues in Canada (ChincoteaguesInCanada.ca). You can find them at Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island in Virginia every year. Currently, they own six Chincoteague Ponies. “I love that the breed is hardy,” Kris Barnes said. “I call them ‘Game on’ [because] they are always looking to play and want attention. Another common trait seems to be [that of] escape artist,” she added. “No self-respecting Chinco stays in a stall that is not double snapped shut!” “They are so regal and majestic out in the field,” Barnes said, “[but] they are a breed that needs a firm guiding hand. These ponies thrive on company- both equine and human,” Barnes said. “A true character to the core, a Chincoteague pony is a beloved family member.”

Maryland resident, Summer Barrick and her Chincoteague pony Starlight Blessing have come a long way since she brought the filly home from the 2005 Pony Penning auction. Now she is competing in dressage and getting alot of attention in the ring.

Lois Szymanski is the author of 27 books, nine of them about Chincoteague Ponies. She is also a board member with the Feather Fund, a nonprofit group that assists children in purchasing foals at the Chincoteague Pony Penning auction, held the last Thursday of July each year. Learn more about the Feather Fund at www.featherfund.org. Learn more about Pony Penning at http://chincoteaguechamber.com and learn more about Szymanski’s books at www.loisszymanski.com

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Wanda Wellbred...”You didn’t hear it from me!” Well my Dears the times are a

changing, and you know the way it is … We have to either roll with the punches or get tossed out of the jog! The summer has been heating up in Polo fields all over the country, but the Mid –Atlantic has had its share of drama and more drama. It seems that a certain perpetual mess, has once again been asked to leave a rather “public” and inviting polo series because of her atrocious behavior. We all know that sometimes people can be their own worst enemies, but this lady has taken it to a level where she has declared World War III on herself! The first chucker was under a soft breeze filled twilight, guests were enjoying champagne and food and getting settled in for a lovely night, but no, instead of letting go of the man who obviously has no interest in her, she starts eyeing him…you know how they do…can’t let go so have to stare, like that has ever done any good in all the history of you want your Ex back and he is not interested…But hey here we go, so after drawing attention from many people in the neighboring boxes and putting away a bottle or six ( really Dears who is counting) She starts loudly talking about herself…to no one really just out loud. People who know her just laugh it off “Oh there goes crazy again” but for the guests picnicking on the hill and others who don’t, it is a bit unsettling to see an older woman, dressed in clothes for a teenage girl, carrying on various conversations with herself and in many voices to boot!…If this doesn’t get her ex back, My Dears I don’t know what will!! So in some vain attempt at either making herself look important or hiding her insanity, she suddenly started racing up to complete strangers and hugging them and welcoming them to polo? Of course to the poor startled “victims” it was more of a crazed incoherent drunk woman ,yelling and spilling drinks on them… but those are merely details my Dear in this woman’s world. So as the night progressed and she drank more and more, her behavior got worse and worse. At one point she was seen near one of the vendors slumped over in the grass as people stepped over her, like some sad discarded bag of potatoes, but unfortunately she regained her “second wind” and hit the dance floor like some sad disco bunny left out past their expiration date…and boy was that date long expired! She fell several times, cussing at something or someone as she fell from one person to the next. After what seemed an hour of her human bumper cars, one of the State Police officers tried to pull her aside and told her she had to behave. Well this might have worked for a few minutes, but

as soon as he moved on she was down in the boxes drinking as much as she could get a hold of and eating everything in sight… It was almost like she had just been released from a season of Survivor and was starving to death. The last we saw of her she had rib sauce all over her face and was clinging to chairs and railing’s for dear life…..and as we left she had fallen down several times and finally crashed… (I’m calling Timber!) onto a bar of food, crashing down on the floor followed by screams and angry shouts … having destroyed a friend of hers tailgate….well my Dears it will suffice to say do not invite this person to your tailgate unless you want to host an “animal house” style food fight! Oh, My Dears you know what they say… Karma always serves up to those what they deserve. One so called amateur rider from the South has certainly done her best to hurt others any way she can. Her latest rumor spreading about a trainer she once rode with was beyond anything I had ever heard of … she actually called the trainer’s landlords, the police, animal control etc … and reported one lie after another to any agency or person she could think of on this poor woman, who in fact is a lovely person and a wonderful trainer. She went around spreading lies that the trainer was an alcoholic and drug addict when in fact the truth was more in the mirror than out. The poor trainer was beside herself being investigated for animal abuse as well! Well my Dears the trainer finally stood up for herself and is suing the “liar” but Karma works on its own and last week we heard that the ex-client was arrested for drunk driving and a few other charges stemming from her behavior after being pulled over. My Dears I have said it once and I will say it again, be kind to each other and never try to hurt people, especially those who have never done you any harm. Karma is not as forgiving as people are. Oh My Dears, Pimms is a tasty treat for an afternoon of tailgating, but my Dears, everything in moderation! It seems one unfortunate hostess, decided to have a few friends over to watch the Belmont … well with too much Pimms, she went from the hostess with the mostess to the mess of the century, evidently she disappeared from her guests for long periods of time and returned seeming incoherent or donning a child Halloween mask!! One reappearance she was wearing an ET mask backwards and literally fell down the few stairs and landed on one of her guests seated on a nearby couch. By the end of the evening one fellow amateur rider said that she was crumpled up under her husband’s desk singing the “tea cup song.” Well My Dear’s until next time! Keep your eyes and ears open!

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L.E.A.P.’s mission is to organize, develop, raise and distribute funds to help equestrians and equines suffering from catastrophic events, illness, accidents, injuries, to help those that find themselves in an untenable situations and/or to just pay it forward where we can!. Our goal is also to provide FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE for education, assistance and training for promising equestrians and/or their horses. We hope to raise awareness of those individuals that are in need and to help, where possible, with raising funds to assist with their immediate and long term needs. Leg-Up Equestrian Assistance Program, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organization. Avalon Equine has once again, generously donated one of their spectacular warmblood foals to Leg-Up as a fund raiser. In the past, those funds have gone to help both individuals and groups in need of a hand. Last year, with the devastation due to the tornado in Oklahoma and the flooding in Colorado, funds were used to assist those so tragically hit by the catastrophe. It has been inspiring to see so many individuals come together to help those who lost so much. This year’s raffle foal is Gold Sovereign d’Avalon (Goldmaker x Macy’s Rainbow/Mannhattan). This colt is a lovely warmblood foal wrapped up in a gilded golden buckskin color. He is by the fully licensed and approved cremello Thoroughbred stallion, Goldmaker and is out of one of our best warmblood broodmares, Macy’s Rainbow. Macy is by the Oldenburg stallion, Mannhattan. Mannhattan competed to level 8 in the Jumpers and won the jumping portion of his stallion testing. He is well known for being a broodmare sire and stamps his foals with unbelievably user friendly temperaments - Macy is no exception. Gold Sovereign d’Avalon is showing himself to be a bold colt with lovely, correct movement, and a people oriented personality. A golden buckskin color, he is going to make someone a stunning performance prospect. He is a full sibling to Georgia Gold d’Avalon - RPSI 2013 Site Champion Filly. Rheinland Pfalz-saar International has once again, generously donated the cost of inspection and registration of this foal!

Gold Sovereign d’Avalon

The final drawing and announcement of the winner will be December 31st, 2014. To find out more, go to: www.leg-up.org

Miniature Horse Owners: Show us your barns!

In the next issue- we will be showcasing miniature horse barns. Show us how your barn is set up to keep your minis happy and safe! “We built our barn last year, specifically for our Miniature Horse, Breaker. It is one stall with a small tack room and feed room attached. It’s worked perfectly for our needs and provides lots of protection from our harsh, northern winters. It’s been such a great barn and we wouldn’t change a thing about it and Breaker seems to like it as well!” Jenny

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Let’s Get Started! We are excited to introduce our own version of a reality show in The Paisley Magazine! We will be following the starting of a pony named Wynnbrook Ain’t She Fancy. She is a 4 year old, 1/2 Welsh/ QH/TB filly who has been successfully shown on the line and is now ready to begin her career as a riding/show pony. We chose Kris Morris and her two kids Harrison and Jacqueline of Fat Chance Farm in Forest Hill, MD for this exciting new column. They have an extensive background starting youngsters of all breeds and all disciplines! This column will realistically chronicle the progress of this one pony and will give readers tips and ideas for starting their own ponies and horses. You are welcome to write in if you have questions and we will try and have a few answered in each issue. Now let’s meet everyone!

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Kris Reimann Morris

I was raised on a farm in Harford County Maryland riding ponies with my twin sister Sandy. I Never took lessons so I never really learned about horses from people, I learned from horses. When you listen to them, they are the best teachers of all. We would spend hours every day on the ponies racing bareback through the woods and jumping everything we could find. I got my large pony Fat Chance when I was 15 and, although he was quiet, he didn’t know much and that began my training career.

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I started working on race horse farms in the barns and walking hots when I was 16 and began getting on two-year-olds when I was 18. I had a knack for dealing with difficult ones and often would spend hours sitting in the stalls of the toughest horses and watching them. I galloped at Pimlico and a lot of the training farms in Maryland for a few years. I moved to Kentucky to gallop out there and ultimately get my trainers license. I took time off from training when I had my kids but still had horses and rode. I started getting on two-year-olds again when my kids were young. Both my children, Harrison and Jacqueline started riding at a very young age and would accompany me to the track in the mornings. I started breaking horses for clients on my own farm about 18 years ago so my kids grew up starting young horses and ponies and retraining difficult ones. Riding so many horses every day for so many years has given us all so many miles of experience. We think outside the box with training and break everything down to the simplest form for the horses to understand. If they are not understanding, we’re not teaching properly. The most important part of training any horse, but young horses in particular, is instilling confidence in them. You give them the answer before you ask the question, that way they know the answer and aren’t left questioning. Before long they think they know the answer to every question and are willing to try very hard to succeed. Horses are like the rest of us, they want to know their job well and they want to do it well and be proud of themselves. Too often people make the mistake of asking the horses to do things they simply don’t understand and then get mad because they don’t. We need to teach them in their language not ours.

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GIRLS RULE By Amy McCoy & Audrey Winzinger

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t is commonplace for equine publications to devote an entire issue to stallions. Some equine events feature a Stallion Alley. A breeding farm’s stallion barn often sits on the most prime real estate. While having the participation of a stallion is certainly necessary for undertaking a breeding venture, it is so often the broodmare that really holds most of the cards when it comes to the resulting foal. Sometimes a mare bred to a particular stallion produces a foal that hardly has any of the stallion’s traits. The foal may look and act like a “mini me” of its dam. However, that same mare, bred to a different stallion may have a foal that closely resembles the stallion. But then, every so often, a beautiful, amazing moving, correct and charming broodmare surfaces that stamps each and every foal with her image and personality. These super broodmares produce winning product after winning product, often by a variety of stallions, each of the children exhibiting the “stamp” of the broodmare.

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Farnley Belladonna is one of those super broodmares. She was by Farnley Kobold and out of Bowdler Belle II; and, among her offspring were 7 colts that were each special enough to stand at stud. What an enormous impact this little Welsh broodmare had on the US pony hunter and Welsh industry. Among her sons are Farnley Belshazzar, Farnley Bellringer, Farnley Great Tom, Farnley Carillon and Farnley Old Bailey who was gelded and became a famous show pony for Drew Taylor. Another broodmare that foaled superstar after superstar was Farnley Cufflink. She was a legend for producing the “stone” ponies for Farnley Farm. She was by Farnley Sirius and out of Gaerstone Nightingale. Cufflink is the dam of Shenandoah Opal, Shenandoah Gemstone, Shenandoah Flintstone, Shenandoah Firestone, Shenandoah Moonstone, Shenandoah Rhinestone and

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Shenandoah Milestone to name a few. One more famous than the last. Among them were Pony Finals champions, champions at Devon, Penna National and Washington International and many times Horse of the Year.

Farnley Baboushka

Tustin’s Bandoleer

Tustin’s Drumlin Tustin’s Drumlin, who was out of Zim’s Flower Drum and by Welsh Hills, was a top show pony herself winning the Devon blue and a champion tricolor as a yearling. When she retired to the broodmare

life she had many foals that went on to successful broodmare careers themselves plus she foaled the Devon Best Young Pony Tustin’s Bandoleer. Drumlin’s genes were so potent that her

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granddaughter Flower also won her yearling filly class at Devon.

Shenandoah Triscuit at MPB show

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Only a handful of these super broodmares have been mentioned; but, there are many more. Prolific ladies that, through the genetic stamp that they put on their offspring, have impacted the pony hunter world over the years. They hold a special place in history and the hearts of many a breeder.

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Moving Your Farm

New riding arena. 250’ x 150’

New training barn with mare/foal pad-

Land’s End Adagio, grazing in new field

Mares in one of our new fields

New 4 stall stallion barn

Entrance to new farm

Stallion barn

Over the course of my married life, our family has moved approximately 16 times, across continents and overseas. Twice, these moves have involved moving an entire farm and breeding operation across country. Most recently, in December of 2011, my husband took a new job and we decided to relocate from the Cleveland, Ohio area to the Charleston, SC area. We decided to wait until the summer of 2012 to move the entire family and farm as we had 2 sons in high school at the time and one would be graduating at the end of the school year. We had moved the farm to Chardon, OH in January of 2013, a move that was also challenging at the time, having moved 13 horses and ponies in the dead of winter. However, this upcoming move was a bit more daunting as my Welsh pony breeding operation had grown to over 30 ponies including 4 stallions, mares with foals and many other youngsters and ponies in training. Once we had determined an approximate moving date, I started contacting horse hauling companies for price quotes. We decided to use a large commercial hauler and contracted with Creech Horse Transport to move the ponies when the time arrived. We liked the idea of having just 2 loads of ponies making the trip on the large 15 horse tractor trailers as they could configure the stalls to suit stallions, mares with foals and older ponies. We then started to plan for our new home. Not being very familiar with the Charleston area, we were not sure about the best area to look in for a new farm. If possible, I highly recommend that you find a realtor with a great deal of experience in buying and selling horse farms. My realtor was wonderful, but had not really worked with anyone looking for the type of property that I needed. She found it odd at times when I was much more interested in how many stalls the barn had, or where a great place to put an

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By Melinda Zalesky arena was, instead of how nice the cabinets in the kitchen of the house were. It is also very important to set a budget for your new farm right away. What can you spend on your new farm? Do you want something already existing (if it’s available) or do you want to build your dream house or barn? Decide what portion of your budget you can devote towards the farm infrastructure and what portion is to go towards your home. My husband always thinks that I prefer my ponies to live in better quarters than we humans, so we needed to set some ground rules right away. Next, I suggest that you make a list in descending priority of the attributes you need at your new farm. How many acres, how big of a house, how big of a barn, proximity to shopping and airports are just some of the questions you need to consider. Others might include the location of schools if you have younger children and evacuation routes if you are moving to a coastal community as we were. I did not want to be closer to the ocean than about 10 miles and did not want to be on a barrier island as I felt that would complicate evacuating ponies in the event of a hurricane. I had hoped to find an already existing farm that we could adapt to our needs as we had done that in previous moves, but after many trips between OH and SC, hours and hours of internet searches and miles of hiking all over properties, we determined that the type of farm and home we were looking for was not available for purchase at that time. We decided to look for a nice piece of land and build from the ground up. We soon found 70 wooded acres about 5 miles north of Mt. Pleasant, SC, within a half hour of shopping, schools, hospitals, the beach and the airport. Next we began to look for a builder and decided on one Moving ...Continued on next page

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recommended to us by a colleague of my husband. Our builder agreed to oversee the entire project at the farm which proved to be invaluable to Training/foaling barn us as we were still living in Ohio at that time. I highly recommend that you interview all of the contractors you hire, talk about your plans Hay/storage barn in detail and get good feedback on their experience and reputation. We did not have the best of results with our barn and fence builder as my expectations exceeded his expeApartment for trainer above barn and office for Melinda rience, and we did not discuss all of my plans in great enough detail up front. Make sure you have a great set of plans for your barn and outbuildings and put as much as possible on paper. I recommend getting a plat of the property and then tracing it on to graph paper. Then you can pencil in your buildings, fences, etc. to an approximate scale while adding in any existing buildings, roads or other items like ponds and creeks. Our next task was to get the land cleared and usable. We asked around and hired a local company with a lot of experience in our area to clear, grade and seed approximately 60 acres of the total property. Due to bad weather, this took longer than we had planned which in turn delayed the barn and fence building to a certain extent. Make sure you plan for unexpected delays and know that while they are frustrating, they are inevitable. Once the land is clear, it is much easier to map out exactly where you want to place the house, barns and fencing. At the same time, you need to start thinking about where you want to have access to electricity and water throughout the property. Think about weather issues in case you will need to plug in fans and/or water tank heaters or electric fence chargers. If there is no city water available as is the case with most rural locations, you will need to determine where to drill a well or wells. We have a well for the house, a well for the main barn

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and a smaller well for the stallion barn in addition to water lines running to the various pastures, paddocks and arena. Be aware that you may need to apply for permits for the various construction projects on your farm, and your general contractor should take care of that. However, it is important to familiarize yourself with these requirements as they can greatly affect the placement of your buildings and fences. As you lay out your farm on paper, you need to decide what type of fencing you desire and can afford and place your orders well in advance of needing the material. We decided to use electric braid fencing for the majority of our fields. We also used flex rail for the arena and no-climb for the foal paddocks. Be sure to store all building/fencing supplies in a secure area to deter vandalism and thievery during construction. You might even want to consider having someone camp on site to provide added security to the locations. Social media is a great way to find out about an area, meet fellow horse people in that area and determine what supplies are available locally. I purchased all of our gates at a local store and was able to negotiate a discount for doing so. I also contacted local feed stores to see what brands were available and to set up an account ahead of our arrival. I did the same with local veterinarian practices in case I would need them right away. When we decided to make this move, I asked our current trainer/barn manager, Alyssa Marks, to move with us. Once she agreed to make the move, she became an integral part of our planning and execution of the farm move, the layout of the new farm and the care of the ponies during the transition. During the planning and construction of the new farm, we made sure that all of the ponies and horses were up to date on vaccinations and that they all had current Coggins tests. When we got closer to the shipping date, we switched all of them to Purina Senior feed as I knew it was readily available and easy for all of them to digest. Since the ponies would be going through a major upheaval, I wanted to keep our feeding system as simple as possible. I also arranged to have a shipment of hay from Ohio shipped down so that we could gradually transition them to local hay without causing too much digestive upset. As the barns and fencing were not complete at the end of July when our family needed to make the move, we decided to leave the ponies in Ohio for one more month under Alyssaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervision. Alyssa coordinated the loading and departure of the ponies in Ohio while I made arrangements for receiving, boarding and caring for then in South Carolina. Due to more rain, our farm was not ready for the ponies when the end of August arrived, so I begged, borrowed and leased stalls and pasture from local farms in the Charleston Moving ...Continued on page 61

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area to house our equines for one more month. We had 4 stallions, 2 mares with foals, 3 mares in foal and various ponies and horses of all ages to house at that time so it was not any easy task to find a temporary place for all of them. I will be forever grateful to several local horse friends for helping me out during this stressful time. Once the ponies had shipped to SC, Alyssa and our Ohio barn helpers packed up the remaining barn supplies and loaded them into my horse trailer which was still in Ohio. I then hired a hauler to bring me the trailer as soon as it was possible. With the help of local horse people, I quickly hired local barn help and began to prepare to bring the ponies to the new farm. As the barns and fencing became usable, we began to hang water buckets, feed tubs and fans. We placed troughs in the fields and bought hooks and chains for the gates. We matted the necessary stalls and set up the tack and feed rooms for supplies. At the end of September, we gradually moved the ponies to the new farm. Alyssa moved into her new apartment over the barn and our new house continued to be constructed. We had rented a home for our family to live in about a half hour from the farm until our house was finished. We moved into our new house in June of 2013. Our farm is still a work in progress as we are continuously trying to improve the pastures, driveways, fencing and outbuildings. We are now offering a lesson program to hunter/jumper students, training outside ponies as well as our own, foaling out and breeding our own mares and we are in the process of setting up our own stallion collection and breeding lab. I am hopeful that this is the last farm move I have to make in my lifetime, but if not, at least I feel well prepared to do it again. I am very grateful to the people of South Carolina for making us feel very welcome and we are very happy to be a part of the Charleston community now. I am happy to offer advice and suggestions to anyone undergoing this type of move in the future. There are many things that I learned the hard way, things I would do the same and things I would change. Any move is stressful, but there are ways to make it more manageable and a more enjoyable experience.

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as her sire Poco Bueno and her grandsire King. Poco Lena was a star cutting horse in her own right before her performance career came to an abrupt and unfortunate end. She was AQHA High Point Cutting Horse in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and was second in the NCHA World Standing for those years. Her performance record won her a place in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and in the NCHA Hall of Fame. Poco Lena’s performance career ended when she was left unattended in a horse trailer for four days during the confusion following the death of her owner. As a result of this incident she foundered badly and was left quite crippled for life. After three years of constant veterinary care she recovered to a point where she could be bred. Poco Lena produced only two foals, the first being Doc O’lena, and the second Dry Doc. Dry Doc went on to earn a spot in the NCHA Hall of Fame.

s a publication dedicated to ponies and small horses, we are planning a regular feature on an outstanding pony or small horse from the past. These profiles will be drawn from all the different disciplines within the equine world. Our first feature profile is of a legendary cutting horse from yesteryear, Smart Little Lena. His name echoes in some ways the song made famous by Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue.” At birth, Smart Little Lena was a little and somewhat homely colt. While the other foals frolicked randomly in the field, Smart Little Lena reportedly would wander alone chasing butterflies. Their movements became a magnet for his purposeful play in an early hint of what was to come. But before we look at his career and his unique accomplishments, let’s examine the blood lines that converge to produce this remarkable little horse. THE STAGE IS SET--FAMILY HISTORY The amazing story of Smart Little Lena starts well before his birth. When Smart Little Lena’s blood lines are examined, one sees the confluence of greatness in the little colt. On the sire’s side, an important element required more than just a little luck. Smart Little Lena’s sire was Doc O’lena, who was by Doc Bar out of Poco Lena. Poco Lena has to have been an important piece of the equation that resulted in Doc O’lena’s capacity to produce positive cutting horse talents. Her breeding included some of the greatest cutting horses, such

Doc Bar also unquestionably contributed significantly to the gene collection passed on by Doc O’lena to Smart Little Lena. Doc Bar’s grandsire was Three Bars, a thoroughbred that had an immense impact on the quarter horses of today. Bob Gray summed up that impact in an article in HORSEMAN MAGAZINE in June 1968: “[T]he key to Three Bars’ greatness came not merely from his physical appearance nor his speed on the track. It came rather from that special and elusive magic breeders call prepotency. It was his magic -- this ability to gather the best that was in him and plant those qualities in his offspring -- that made Three Bars the architect of the modern Quarter Horse.” Proof that Doc Bar had a propensity to produce talented cutting horses is reflected in the fact that nine of his offspring, including Doc O’lena’s full brother Dry Doc, have been inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame. As we will see a little later, however, the cutting talent surfaced even more profoundly in the next generation. Doc O’lena, sire of Smart Little Lena, was so small that he could run under his crippled mother without touching her underside. Despite his small stature, he went on to sweep all four rounds of the 1970 NCHA Futurity. His rider and trainer was Shorty Freeman, father of Bill Freeman, who later trained and rode Smart Little Lena. Of Doc O’lena’s talent as a cutting horse,Shorty Freeman said “I didn’t train him, he trained himself.... In my training program I always rode him last cause if I didn’t I’d be mad at the other horses...he was just that good.” Doc O’lena’s main claim to fame, though, was as a sire of talented cutting horses. When Lenaette won the Futurity in 1975, he became the first Futurity winner to sire a win-

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ner. All together he sired four world champions, four reserve world champions and 36 NCHA Futurity Finalists and his offspring had earnings in excess of $14,000,000 from the show pen. His most famous and most successful offspring was clearly Smart Little Lena. Smart Little Lena’s dam Smart Peppy also carried an impressive family history. Her sire was Peppy San, the first NCHA World Champion to sire an NCHA World Champion -- two time World Champion Peponita. Smart Peppy had a number of other recognized foundation Quarter Horses in her family tree, including Leo, King and Royal King. THE STAR TAKES THE STAGE Like his sire, Smart Little Lena started out small and less than striking in appearance. His star-studded career almost did not happen. First, his breeder Hanes Chatham, saw little to impress in the young colt. His plan was to take the colt to the Futurity sale as a three year old. That plan underwent a radical change when Chatham was visited by his neighbor, legendary cutting horse rider and trainer, Bill Freeman. During the visit, Freeman got onto Smart Little Lena and worked the little horse with cattle. The colt’s early experience interacting with butterflies in the field showed; cutting cows was a breeze in comparison to chasing butterflies. Freeman immediately recognized that the horse was special. He bought a half interest in three year old Smart Little Lena, and he and Chatham then syndicated him. The plan was now to show the horse in the Futurity. At this time there was another bump in the road before the illustrious career was launched. In the late summer of 1982, Smart Little Lena and a stablemate got into alfalfa infested with blister beetle. Both young horses became seriously ill, and the stablemate died. After several touch and go days, Smart Little Lena pulled through. Three months later, in December of 1982, Smart Little Lena was at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, competing against 781 of the best three year old cutting horses in the world. Smart Little Lena was among the 23 horses reaching the finals. Of the 23, 20 were grandsons of Doc Bar. Smart Little Lena won three of the four rounds, scoring the first 225 ever scored in the Futurity in the final round. He went on to

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win a little over $260,000 in prize money for his owners. In April of 1983, Smart Little Lena won Super Stakes, taking the second leg of the Cutting Horse Triple Crown. In the late summer of 1983, he then won the Summer Spectacular Derby, to become the first horse ever to win the Cutting Horse Triple Crown. In her September 10, 2010 blog titled “Smart Little Lena’s legacy” Sally Harrison quotes some of Bill Freeman’s observations about Smart Little Lena: “Lena loves people and for some reason people love him—not just for his ability but just for the horse himself....I’ve ridden more athletic horses, but I’ve never ridden one as smart as he is. He was intelligent enough that it was just a game to him...He showed an intensity to cut that was his natural way of wanting to work. Fortunately, I let him do his thing and it pretty much revolutionized our business.” Before Smart Little Lena was retired to the breeding shed, he had earned a total of $743,275, placing him fourth on the all time money earned list. His earnings of $643,275 as a three year old and then a four year old cutter remain to this day the highest amount earned by any cutter for that age group. Smart Little Lena’s offspring have generated over $36.5 million in prize money, making him the second highest cutting horse sire in money earned, second only to High Brow Cat. When one looks at the High Brow Cat blood line, one can readily see the extent to which he and Smart Little Lena share blood lines. Smart Little Lena is the maternal grand sire of High Brow Cat. Doc Bar, who was Smart Little Lena’s grand sire, is also the great grand sire of High Brow Cat on both the paternal and maternal sides, and he is also the great, great grand sire of High Brow Cat on the maternal side. No wonder so many of the star cutting horses of today trace their lineage back through Smart Little Lena. He was truly a great horse, both in performance and in prepotency. He showed remarkable talent in the show pen, and he passed it on to his offspring. This transmission of talent continues to this day. Smart Little Lena is proof positive that greatness can come in small packages.

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Sugarland

Dun-Haven Regal

Attraction x Mastercraftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Princess LF

Sugarland • 10 Year Old Hackney Pony Gelding that Shows in the Amateur Roadster Pony Division

lisabeth Goth LLC purchased Sugarland in the beginning of 2011. Under the ownership of and partnership with Elisabeth Goth, Sugarland has been shown 19 times and emerged victorious 18 times. Their last defeat occurred in 2012. Sugarland is trained by Majestic Oaks Hackney Farm. Sugarland is the reigning world champion of champions, and the national cham-

pion in the amateur roadster pony division. Sugarland is quite the dynamic one, especially for his size. He was not quite himself in mid 2011. No one could seem to put their finger on what was not right, but something was very wrong. After much persistence from all involved the vets continued to work and found after extensive testing that, Sugarland was in fact an atypical insulin resistant

~ Amateur Road Pony Grand Champion - 2011, 2013, & 2014 ~ Amateur Road Pony Champion - 2011, 2013, & 2014 ~ 2013 Midwest Charity Best In Show!

JD Massey Classic

~ Roadster Pony Amateur Grand Champion - 2014 ~ Roadster Pony Amateur Champion - 2014

American Royal

~ Roadster Pony Amateur Grand National Champion - 2013 ~ Roadster Pony Amateur Champion - 2013

Kentucky State Fair

~ Amateur Road Pony Over 50 To 52 Inches World Champion - 2010, 2011, & 2013 ~ Amateur Road Pony World’s Champion of Champions- 2013

Sugarland has quite the fan base if you’d care to follow him he does have his own fan page on Facebook Just type in ”WC Sugarland” and he comes right up. There you will see his latest wins, behind the scenes and all about those involved in his everyday life. He truly is an amazing pony and the Hackney world is sure lucky to have him and his dedicated team. We hope to see many more victory passes by him and his mom, Elisabeth Goth.

~ Amateur Road Pony Reserve World’s Champion of Champions - 2010

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~ Amateur Road Pony Grand Champion - 2011 & 2012 ~ Amateur Road Pony Champion – 2011

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diabetic. So, with a special diet and careful attention to make sure he didn’t receive anything with any sugars, he started to make his way back to the championship form they had seen before. He has since come back to his full World Champion ways and still now continues to take the Hackney world by storm. He is so very fortunate to have such a devoted group of people who love and care for him.

~ 2013 Amateur Roadster Pony World’s Champion of Champions ~ 2013 Overall Roadster Pony of the Year ~ 2013 UPHA Amateur Roadster Pony of the Year ~ 2013 The National Horseman’s All-American Roadster Pony Champion ~ 2013 Horse World’s People’s Choice Amateur Roadster Pony ~ 2013 Horse World’s People’s Choice Reserve Overall Roadster Pony ~ 2013 Show Horse Magazine’s Roadster Pony of the Year ~ 2013 Show Ring Time’s Roadster Pony Amateur Best of Times Reader’s Choice

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Foal Announcements

Ashton Maye * 6-17-14 Sire: Paul Maye * Dam: Cheryl Maye Full Sibling to Ethan Maye Maye Show Ponies- Fairfield,VA

2014 POA filly. Her dam is a homebred, champion line mare named Got No Worries and her sire is a foundation AQHA named LZM Whipps Jaden

Welsh Section B mare, Alvesta Electra (*CadlanValley Pirate x Alvesta Fantasia), had another beautiful blackgoing-grey filly from *Llanarth Tarquin. Owner: Alvesta Farm * Jarvie, Alberta

Welsh Section B bay colt Alvesta Thaddeas (*Eyarth Eragon x Alvesta Sweet N Spicy by *CadlanValley Pirate). Owner: Alvesta Farm * Jarvie, Alberta

Keystone’s Sir Lancelot owned by Pamela Aide with Emma Witham

DreamHayven Endora, black filly born May 4, 2014 Littletree Bodini x Corrennie Afton Owned by Dream Hayven Farm, LLC Fell Ponies

Mr. Baker (Rocky) Born April 22 11:50pm mare: Jet Set (Emily) – OTTB and success show hunter, owned by Bobbie Gibbon, Trickstar Farm stallion: Monarch’s Lands End owned by the late Gary Baker, Welsh Med Pony Owned by Judy Schaefer

Introducing Silver Buttons! (Elite Earl Grey x Lakeview Pocket Model by *Telynau Elgar). Bloodlines, conformation, and temperament to be your child’s next pony hunter star!! Owned by Dana Schaefer

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Cover Spotlights

Laughing Dog Ranch

Fox Creek Farm

Bridlewood Welsh

Mary Anne Morrison, owner/manager of Laughing Dog Ranch LLC has been obsessed with breeding, showing and training both dogs and horses since childhood. Apples don’t fall far from the tree: Her grand-father, Chick Morrison, was an internationally respected cowboy and horseman in his day, having trained the infamous Morgan stallion, Rex, King of Wild Horses, for the early silent films in Santa Barbara. As a child, Mary Anne progressively rode Welsh, then Welsh-Arab, then Arabians...fabulous ones!

Fox Creek Farm is home to a carefully developed German Riding Pony breeding program. Our breeding goal is to produce an athletic sport pony, capable of the highest levels of competition in dressage, jumping, and hunters.

Put the winning edge into your program with a pony from BridleWood Welsh!

Located in the beautiful Ojai Valley adjacent to incredible trails, Laughing Dog Ranch LLC offers exquisite ponies and horses who can do it all: Go & win @ Nationals, come home and ride in the mountains!

From the beginning our emphasis has been on the quality of our German Riding Pony mares. The quality and bloodlines offered by our group of pony mares is second to none. You will not find a group of German Riding Pony mares anywhere in North America that even comes close. Our mares represent the most sought after bloodlines in Europe: Golden Dancer, Dornik B, Brillant, FS Don’t Worry, FS Champion de Luxe, Constantin.... to name just a few! In addition to our large number of imported States Premium German Riding Pony mares, we also utilize the qualities of a very few select Welsh, New Forest Ponies, and Connemaras in our program.

In addition to wonderful horses and ponies in various ages and stages, they also offer experienced, 24 hr. camera-monitored foaling/imprinting, lay-up services and limited pasture boarding. Call us for more info 805- Our ponies have qualified for Pony Finals, the 689-1335...and come ride some of the “Most Bundeschampionate, Champions at the National Dressage Pony Cup, multiple Premium beautiful ponies on the face of the Earth!” and Champion Foals. We hope we can help www.laughingdogranch.com you find the pony of your dreams!

Home of: Goldhills Most Wanted Individual Legion of Merit Individual Award of Excellence Sire Legion of Merit Clanfair Signature 3 Time US National Champion Individual Legion of Merit In addition to their stallions, they offer “Baby Boarding/Training” to Finish Performance training. Head trainer is Megan Burtness. Megan has 15 plus years experience of showing and training all sections of Welsh to multiple Lifetime Achievements as well to National Champion titles.

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How A Pony Can Change Your Life I have always loved Quarter Horses and owned a 15h quarter type gelding for 13 years in my youth. He had such a good mind and we did everything together - pleasure and trail classes, mountain riding, mounted drill team and parading, my friend even jumped him. Then I was horseless for about 15 years,

a couple of times briefly but felt I was just too heavy for him plus I was unceremoniously dumped on a couple of occasions. That was partly his pony brain and partly my lack of agility and coordination. A big lifetime decision was needed! I decided to have bariatric surgery for a couple reasons. If I’m being honest, riding JR was the first reason, followed by a close second of getting off medications and getting healthier. At this time I was 62.

I was not healthy, had gone through a hip replacement and believed I could not ride. When I came to the Before realization that I seriously missed having a horse I made the decision to bring a pony into my life. I wanted a driving pony, but I also wanted a Quarter Horse, so the American Quarter Pony was the answer for me. I made the decision to look for a pony one Friday. I found a site selling horses and almost first thing I found an ad for “Dun In Color” or “JR”. He was a dun quarter pony, 17 months old and adorable. Seriously, he was the first ad I saw. Assuming he was back east somewhere (I’m in Northern California) I made the call to see if he was still available. He was. Next question, where are you located? She says “Durham, CA” which is about 1 hour from my home! She asked where I was and I told her Redding. She advised me she was coming to an evening show in Anderson that night (15 minutes from my home) and did I want her to “throw him in the trailer so I could see him?” Well ... yes! Long story shorter, I saw him, went to her home the next day and bought him. He was meant to be mine. Funny how things happen sometimes. JR was trained for driving at around 3 years of age and we had a great time with that for a couple of years, until I just couldn’t haul the carriage around any more. I was also about 100# overweight by this time. I decided I really wanted to ride JR, but he was 9 years old and never ridden. Still I had a young friend get up on him. He was so good. I did ride him

After Fast forward a year later. I am now 120# lighter, I’ve been riding JR for 10 months now. He has grown into a 13.3 hh 950# beauty. We have had some amazing trail rides, and our newest adventure is beginning to learn Cowboy Dressage together. I am having so much fun and he is having his little pony brain challenged as he should. I love looking at his stocky little quarter horse body and his beautiful dun color. I am constantly amused by his pony antics and have discovered he has a lovely western jog and lope. He has made me healthier in mind and body and I’m very grateful for that. I still amazed that after years as a child wishing for a pony that never came - now I have him and he’s perfect. JR was bred by Dayna Davis of Double D Quarter Ponies, in Gerber, CA. His sire is the lovely Custom Color. Thank you for taking time to read my story. Rebecca Final Redding, CA

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1) top left: Olney Smarty Pants and Colin Smith after their win 2) Top right: Caroway Tuesday and Truitt Brinsfield (left), Olney Smarty Pants and Colin Smith (middle), Olney Mardi Gras and Heather Euler (right) 3) Right: Claire and Leo the Magnificent

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Shetland Pony Races at The Devon Horse Show

U.S. Pony Racing, LLC was created and is headed by NSA licensed trainer Regina Welsh. U.S. Pony Racing, LLC is a resource for amateur and junior jockeys to learn the ins and outs of jump and flat racing. Through clinics, talks, private lessons, and other experiences, USPR aims to connect interested parties with the racing world. For more information: www.facebook.com/USPonyRacing Also visit: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shetland Pony Racingâ&#x20AC;? on facebook to learn more. Their page is for the Shetland pony racing owners, trainers, riders, and fans in the United States. Check there for upcoming details on Shetland pony racing in your area. Or, contact them to bring Shetland pony racing to your show, event, or festival!

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Maryland Pony Breeders

MidsuMMer Madness and MPB annual show 2014 July 10-12 July 12-13 The equesTrian CenTer of harford CounTy

PhoTos CourTesy of KaThryn souThard

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The Maryland Pony Breeders held back to back double-judged shows rated by the Welsh Pony Society of America on July 10-12 and July 12-13. The Supreme Welsh halter champions at the first show (Midsummer Madness) under judge Dian Cappellanti of Ashland, VA were Supreme: Farnley Triton, a Section B stallion owned by Farnley Farm, White Post, VA. Reserve Supreme: Rosehaven Lady Slipper, a two year old filly owned by Sally Steinmetz, Havre de Grace, MD. Under judge Janice Shaneberger of Palmyra, VA, the Supreme again was Farnley Triton with the Reserve going to Clarwood Night Hawk, a Section A stallion owned by Guy Clardy, Nottingham , PA. At the second show, The Maryland Pony Breeders Annual Show, the Supreme Champion under judge Barbara Magrogan of Leonardtown, MD, was Rosehaven Lady Slipper and Reserve was Winterlake Tristan, a Section C Cob stallion owned by Jen Fair, Myersville, MD. Judge Suzan Stevens placed Clarwood Night Hawk as Supreme Champion with Rosehaven Lady Slipper as Reserve.

Rosehaven Lady Slipper Clarwood Lady Hawk

Bentley Farnley Triton

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Ashley Dunbar and Cookie from BayView Farms at Let’s Show Halloween Show in Rancho Murrieta, CA.

Josephine - 2nd at her first show @ Bella Blue Horse Show at Blue Ribbon Show Stables and also her 2nd show taking home 2 ribbons at South Shore Horse Show as well! She started riding at 3yrs old last June and is now 4 and loves every second of it! She trains at Bayside Hill Stables

Zeus MR ridden by Danielle Casalett National Top Ten Sport Horse Stallion - 14.3 hands 1st Half Welsh foal due in 2015 Bred & owned by Mystic Ranch Arabians

VMA Khahpur Khopi++++// 15 hands - Purebred Arabian Stallion Owned by Centerline Sport Horses INC

2014 Summerwood colt, nickname “Bounce” getting some love from friends Hailey and Ashley. He is by Sugarbrook Blue Pacific and out of Catalina by *Carolina’s Red Fox, full brother to Benjamin Buttons.

Brock Garcia at the Tampa Equestrian Festival

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Scenes from IH Carriage Driving Show

American Sport Pony. His dam was a quarter horse of Doc bar breeding. He is 13.3 He did combined driving before I got him. He is the perfect size.

by Dawn Johnson

This is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bambamâ&#x20AC;? my miniature pony I got when he had just turned one and barely halter broke and covered in manure and mats. A month after I got him my father died suddenly. So I put all my time into working with him and spending time with him to keep my mind busy. He got me thru it. This was the 3rd time at a show now (three yrs old) he still is my source of therapy. It was fourth place in halter nope not first but im still very proud of him! He walk/trot/ canters with kids and he drives. ~ Christa carter from Rising Sun, MD & Bambam

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Aurora MR+++// ridden by Danielle Casalett Regional Champion Int. 1 and Sport Horse Mare - 14.3 hands Bred & owned by Mystic Ranch Arabians

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I would love to share the story of my new fell pony, “Dalewin Liberty”, AKA “Luna”. Luna is a special girl! She has recently made the long trip through importation from the lovely Brogan Dent of Kendal, Cumbria (home of the fells) to us here in Vermont USA. She is just 6, and out of Dalewin Amy x Lunesdale Tarquin. She is such a stunningly beautiful girl that she caught our eye on Facebook, as Brogan and her family were selling her due to the fact that Brogan is headed to college. They absolutely adored her, and talked her up so much, in that she was an amazing girl, solid, sweet, fancy in the show ring and fun at home. We made the decision to import her! We have had her for a few weeks now, she has joined our little herd of three, including another fell pony, “Moespot Hazel” and a young gypsy “Dash”. We are so excited about our addition, we thought we could share it with your pony publication. She is such a special and beautiful pony. ~ Casey Ellison of North Middlesex Vermont

Congratulations to BridleWood In Deemand on his 3rd Res. Best Young Pony Title earned thus far in 2014. All 3 titles were second only to his older sister BridleWood Classic Deesign. Sire: Clanfair Signature, LOM/AOE Dam: *Eyarth Dee, LOM/LOM. Owned by Hali Durand and Stardust Pony Dreams.

Studying the Course.

This is my Fell Pony 3 YO mare, Cordelia. She was bred by Heather Kyle of KY and is my second Fell Pony. Although I am a Saddlebred breeder, I’ve fallen in love with this breed of pony, which doesn’t at all feel like a pony! Cordelia is the most communicative horse I’ve ever known; she is taking to her training really easily and has a great work ethic. She is a grey, making her even more rare in a very unusual breed of horses (there are only a bit more than 450 Fells in North America, very few of which are grey). She will most likely reach 13.3HH, with lots of mane, tail, and feathers! Cordelia has good impulsion behind and a lovely oily open roll in her shoulder, making her a great prospect for dressage, jumping, driving, and just all around FUN!! Driven here by my friend Cyndi Conley. Submitted by Jen Corcoran ~ Maple Ridge Farm

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Congratulations to BridleWood Classic Deesign on her 5th Best Young Pony Title earned thus far in 2014!! Sire: Clanfair Signature, LOM/AOE Dam: *Eyarth Dee, LOM/LOM. Owned by BridleWood Welsh.

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Belafonte dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avalon. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 2008 German Riding Pony that is currently competing in Eventing. He was the Area V Training Level Champion in 2013. This year he competed at his first jumper show at 1.05 and 1.15 - this is with the big horses, not with ponies ;) - and placed 2nd in both classes. Owned by Kathy St.Martin - Avalon Equine Photo credit: Jim Stoner

Caitie Tomlin riding Gingersnap Ellie Gentes and her medium pony Catch Me If You Can (Chase) at a show in Camden, SC. They compete in the Short Stirrup division.

Cruella an 8 yr. old amish gaited pony meeting the Flordia Marlins mascot Billy Marlin. She had absolutely no interest in him after she realized he had no peppermints on him. Lol. Submitted by Kathy

2010 POA Gelding - Clayhill Showdown Sonny

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Ashley Redman from Summerwood Welsh and her pony Davric Tally Ho at Dressage at Waterloo in July Samantha Goode and Delightful Delilah, Berryville,VA

Emma Witham riding Joe White’s True Colors of Forget Me Not Farm, Wellington-Champion Green Pony Division, Champion Medium Pony Division and Winner of the $500 Pony Classic this past weekend at RMI Mid Florida Show.

Farmore Royal Gala Rider - Madelyn Porter Reserve Champion Green Pony Hunter at the Queenie Productions June Horse Show. Sire- Telynau Royal Charter Dam- Bronhuelog Spring Song Breeder - Tammy Burgin Farmore Farms

Anneke Davidson and her purebred Connemara pony Loughin’s Leighseach (bred by Mary Yeager, Ohio) at Longwood Farm South. in February 2014 - Photo by: Palmer Photography

Freedom Fields Farm LLC pony Flamin’ Hot Cheetos owned by Diana Burris shown by Kelsea Hall in VPBA Performance Division Reserve Champion at Loudon Benefit Horse Show 6-2014 - trained by Pam Herman Farms, Chesapeake,VA

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Ashley Schneider (9 years old) & Falling Moon Huckleberry of Leesburg,Virginia at The Warrenton Pony Show. “This is my daughters new pony we have leased. She has had him for 9 weeks & they are progressing nicely!” Submitted by~ Jill Schneider

2013 Fell pony filly DreamHayven Valhalla

Farmore State of the Art Rider Jaden Porter Champion Green Small Pony Hunter June Queenie Productions Horse Show Sire - Eyarth Grenadier Dam - Telynau Ballerina Breeder - Tammy Burgin Farmore Farms

Farmore Royal Design Rider Madelyn Porter Champion large pony hunter and winner of the pony hunter classic at the June Queenie Productions Horse Show Sire- Telynau Royal Charter Dam- Pajama Party Breeder Tammy Burgin Farmore Farms

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Dreamcatcher, owned by Cassidy Semerad of Chandler, Arizona, was 2013 High Point Horse/Pony of the Year for the Copper State Horse Shows. 12.2h mustang pony mare. She is now on her way to winning the 2014 High Point Pre-Child’s/AA Hunter for the Arizona Hunter/Jumper Association, and Cassidy is currently in 1st place for the Pre-Child’s/AA Equitation portion of the division.

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“M&M Way Too Foxy” Photo by Ashley Johnson. Maya Lombardo won the VPBA Young Ponies Under Saddle class on Stanmore’s First Blue, owned by Melinda Collie. at Upperville

Merlyn Sir Nudge and owner Chrystal Harris, Nudge is by Clarwood Formally Attired.

Misty Moon Dancer, a Chincoteague pony, and Kensington, from LaFayette, NY, nothing can stop us from riding, even upstate NY harshest winters!

Misty Morn’s Just Mo, owned by Kristy Wilkinson Double Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Photo by Kathryn Southard

The newest foal here at Muskoka Lakes Connemaras. By Morning Glorys Ilyushin out f Brambleridge March Mayhem... One week old cremello filly trying to fly!

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This is “Forever” a New Forest Pony. He is just goofing around the arena. We love him very much. Submitted by the Tomaselli family

Gaslight Armani ~ 2 yr old Section A Colt WPCAC Double Youngstock Champion Double 1st Place Section A Colt (2 & Under) Grand Champion Section A (Under Casipiti) May 9 to May 11. WPCAC Provisional Gold Show, Brookside Equestrian Park,, Elk Grove California Cindy Thomas & Danny Vollendroff Silvandra’s Welsh - Elmira, Oregon

First day out for this Summerwood colt by Sugarbrook Blue Pacific out of Bendith Artemis by Cloe Olympian Owned by Summerwood Farm

Lacy Thompson and Tucker! A match made in heaven!

Glencoe Charter Party and Andrew Heim were Reserve Champion at Brandywine I Summer Series

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4 yr old Lexus. She competed at Devon May 24th with 72 competitors and finished 2nd on Foxlair Fantasia

4 year old, yellow dun, Tarabrae Wollemi Owned by Sarah McAndrew of Tarabrae Highland Ponies ~ in Australia

Hailey Redman and Loafer’s Lodge Faded Glory at Dressage at Waterloo July

Emma Witham riding Joe White’s True Colors to Champion Medium Pony Hunters at Foxlea Farm MId June National Horse Show

Lilly Pond’s Prince Charming Owned by Beckwith Manor LLC 2014 Open Horse Show Association Champion Stallion

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22 year old veteran medium pony, Millpond Blugle Boy. with his campers at Cameron Oaks Farm Unicorn Camp

Brock and Emma Garcia at the Tampa equestrian Festival

Abby Spanu’s Glendale Mint Julep (registered as SL Glendale Bunny Bard) still kid loving and competitive at age 18! Photo credit Kathryn Southard

Eva Nicole Schoen who just turned 4 and her ASPC 14 year old mare “Michigan’s Sweet Combo” aka “Stella”- We have owned her since she was a yearling and she has won numerous national all-star/ASPC congress champions throughout the years - now she is Eva’s 1st pony and it has been a joy watching them together. Today they competed in their 1st leadline class at Lieway Hunt Club in Swanton, Ohio Hannah Loeffelbein “Oh, Henry! And Brianna and Saddle Sold Nelson have earned blue Separately ribbons in the yearling pony @ Texas Rose hunter breeding classes at Equestrian Horse every USEF rated show they Park, Reserve entered in California this year. Champion Henry is sired by *Telynau Royal Charter and owned by Lara and Bob Brown.”

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Nutter Butter aka Peanut, Shetland 11.1hh, 17yrs old and Megan McNamara, 7yrs old at The Valley Brook Equestrian Center Show in Napa, CA on July 6, 2014. They competed in the Walk trot eq, walk trot show, walk trot cross rails in eq and show HJ

This little Poa is my first pony. I had the opportunity to buy him and I took it. Right now Spike is a two year old and has been showing in-hand at welsh shows this year. His color seems to get him noticed when he is out but my favorite thing about him is his quirky personality. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so excited to bring him up with the help of my trainer Margaret. My name is Crystal Stewart, I train and show with Twin Oak Farm in Brandywine Maryland

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Orchard Hills Candle Light Seranade (Smoke Tree Dragon Tail X Nice and Steamy) Owned by: Rhonda Johnson Tockmakis Handled by: Terri Goodwin Rev. Best young Pony Charlston Summer Classic 1

Orchard Hills Dragon Flyy (Smoke Tree Dragon Tail X Vanity Fair) owned : Orchard Hill Ponies /Sara McCormick Handled by:Oliver Brown or Elizabeth Lubrano Best Young Pony Devon Horse Show Best Young Pony Mile View Horse Show Best Young Pony Warrington Pony Show Best Turned Out Pony Upperville colts and Horse Show

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Orchard Hills Fire Fly (Orchard Hills Snapdragon X The Golden Ticket) Owned Brenda Glisson Handler: Elizabeth Lubrano Rev. Best Young Pony Mileview Horse Show

Miss Wall Lake had her photo taken with Stormy and Poncho Hallberg draft ponies from Sac City

(Llandefalle Better By Far X Southern Skye) this is my yearling and her win in Florida on June 22nd. This was her very first horseshow. Owned by: Annalee Ashcraft

ORCHARD HILLS DEVINE DOLL (Orchard Hills Snapdragon X Orchard Hills Porcillan Doll) Owned Dawn Taylor-Bell Handler: Elizabeth Lubrano 1st Yearling Filly Mile View Show 6th Yearling Fillies Devon Horse SHow

Elise Heim and Rosehaven Legacy “Lego” showing at HITs I in Saugerties, NY.

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Congratulations to Orchard Hills Cherish The Moments (Smoke Tree Dragon Tail X Enchanted by Empires Power) 1st at West Brook Hunt Club. Pony hunter breeding yearlings. And stood 3rd in the Best young pony. Owned by Curry Woodland and family, Handled by Kyah Woodland Trainer Macaela Burnet

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Sandy Lobel on one of Chuckie Waters horses (Waterworks in Citra FL) and Jazz on Sandy’s horse.“JR”

Orchard Hills Red Right Return (Orchard Hills Fine China X Lee Hill Story Teller by Lee Hill Bold Rumour) Rev Champion Best young pony at West Brook Hunt Club.5th in the 3yr old colts/geldings class. 5th in the young pony under saddle out of 21 this was his first show ever under saddle and 3rd week cantering. Owned / Trained by Macaela Burnet Rider Emma Ripatrazone

3yr old Zoey at the Upperville Horse and Colt Show

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Congratulations and Best Wishes to Team Winston and Team LadyBug as they head to compete in the 2014 US Pony Finals!

Grace and her favorite best friend, Tiggy WIggy Tiggy is 28 yrs young and still teaching little ones to love ponies!

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Pony kids with Tonya Grant at Dressage at Waterloo with Davric Tally Ho (right) and her only daughter Withywindle Larkin (left) reunited by chance in the same barn after 11 years apart.

Sloane Greiner, making her Leadline Debut at Upperville, with her mom Rachel Howell and Trainer Peter Foley. Photos by Ashley Johnson

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Winterlake Tristan was Double Grand Champion C/D and went on to win Res Supreme Champion with his full sister CD Uptown Girl winning double Res Grand Champion! Tristan is owned by Jen Fair and Uptown Girl is owned by Cindy DiBrino and Jen Fair. Winnie the Blue in the small ponys at Atlanta Classic the second week. He was reserve champion in the small pony. Ridden and owned by Brianna Folk.

Thornville Dan 10 yr old UK registered and licensed Dales stallion. Imported as a yearling. By 2 major UK champions.

Gypsy vanner stallion Boktalo (which means lucky in Romany) showing him at a horse festival. Owned by: Dedrah & John Wallk -Autumn Ridge Gypsy Vanner Horses

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Somermist Bellanova (Farnley Belshazzar x Fox Ridge Cadence) Maryland Pony Breeders Show, 1st Place Yearling and Under Half Welsh Filly. Jr Champion Half Welsh. Owned by Somermist Farm Handled by Jacqueline Morris

This beautiful unicorn is TOF Sunny D’ owned by Shannon Boains of BR Farms Sport Ponies, Louisburg, NC Photo taken by Blessed Reflections

Tantallon Stars N’ Stripes and 7yo Addison Bzdak were Reserve Champion in the Short Stirrup Hunter at the Warrenton Pony Show. “Sugar” owned by Shannon Currin, is a 14yo homebred that Addison’s Mom sold as a 2yo and is ecstatic to have her back for Addison to learn from and love on.

Somermist Jailhouse Rock, (Land’s End Adagio x Benlea Pandora) 3rd MPB Section B Ponies. Owned by Somermist Farm. Handled by Jacqueline Morris of Fat Chance Farm.

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Somermist McCallan (Land’s End Monarch x Foxwater Tullamore Dew) Maryland Pony Breeders: 1st Yearling & Under Half Welsh Colts, Reserve Jr.Champion Half Welsh. Maryland Pony Breeders Yearling Futurity: 1st Hunter Breeding Colts Reserve Grand Champion MPB Yearling Handled by Harrison Morris Owned by Somermist Farm

2014 VPBA Yearling Futurity Champion South Point Sire: Wellen Gold Point x Song Of The South x Welsh Hills - Owner: Paul Maye of Maye Show Ponies Handled by 13 yr old Ethan Maye who also won the VPBA Junior/ Amateur Owner Futurity Handler Award

Emma Witham on True Colors was Champion in the Medium Pony Division, Winner of the Pony Classic and Reserve in the Green Pony Division at Summer’s Here Horse Show at Foxlea Farm in Venice, FL

If your pony/smaller equine isn’t featured in here- be sure not to miss next months deadline!

Eric Bennett from Houston Texas and Sir Narcissus

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to brag about my amazing International Quarter Pony, Smokin Doubledutch. She is the 2013 High Point Champion! The Quarter Pony Association rewards diversity and this pony does it (almost) all!!! Halter, Sport (over fences and dressage), Western, English, Driving, Showmanship/Equitation.

5yr old Aria and her pony Foxmor Bebop at Upperville

Some days itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about the Ribbons.. True love ... Hannah and Phil!!

Sugarbrook Game Plan at the Atlanta Classic - He was Reserve Champion the first week and Grand Champion the second week in the Green Pony Hunters. Ridden and owned by Brianna Folk

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3 1) The Jaleo Polo Team 2) Nate Dailey at Twilight Polo at The Great Meadow 3) Jeanne Blackwell and Nate Dailey at the MadCap Farm Box at the 2014 Upperville GrandPrix 4) Jesse Baker, who plays for Team Jaleo in Upperville VA 5) Potomac Hunt Races, Turan Atay, Jon Fisher and Stephanie Bennett