Appointments The Hoofbeats of the Carolina Foothills
Volume 5 Issue 10
F R E E July 2011
The $25,000 Equestrian Sport Productions Grand Prix winner Vick Russell aboard Lucky One is presented with the blue ribbon. On hand for the presentation were Mark, Katherine and Nicole Bellissimo with ESP; Roger and Jennifer Smith, vice-president of TR&HC and horse show chairwoman; Chuck Lingerfelt, TR&HC president; Lucky One owners, Lily Hahn and Ben Rosichan; trophy donor, Linda Lee Reynolds; and members of the Russell family. (photo submitted)
Russell wins Grand Prix in 83rd Charity Horse Show The 83 rd Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Charity Horse Show held the $25,000 Equestrian Sport Productions Grand Prix on Saturday, June 11. Course designer Doug Russell presented a technical course that whittled down the field of
Spotlight on local equestrians: Eliza Culbertson and Sandra Shyder
25 to only two riders, each with two rides in the jumpoff. A familiar sight for shows in the Southeast, it was Tryon’s own Vick Russell and Aiken’s Daniel Geitner left to duel it out for the win. Vick made it through the first
round clear with Lily Hahn’s Lucky One and his own Here’s the Deal. Daniel brought Fit to Print Farm’s Camera Ready and Karen Kerby’s T/Salemon to the second round. Vick laid down the only clear round with Lucky One, with whom both
A Conversation with George Morris, by Gerald Pack
he and owner Lily Hahn have had great success in the Grand Prix. Vick has had the reins for the last year, as Lily recently gave birth to her first son with husband Ben Rosichan. (Continued on page 3)
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June-July 2011 6/25-26: NCDCTA Dressage Show at FENCE. Info: Sandy Donovan, 901218-0613 or email sandydonovan@ gmail.com.
7/14-17: Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Show III, A-rated, at FENCE. Info: 828-859-6109 or visit www. trhcevents.com.
in Campobello. Call Nicole Watts at 864-276-8536 or email nicole@ brownbearfarm.biz to request an entry form for this camp.
7/6-10: Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Show II, A-rated, at FENCE. Info: 828-859-6109 or www. trhcevents.com.
7/17: FENCE Cross Country Schooling at FENCE. Info: FENCE 828-859-9021 or HorseShow@ FENCE.org.
7/6-10: Friends of Jennifer Baumert plan to host an evening of fund raising to help defray costs of sending her horse Don Principe to Germany for training. Baumert and Prince will spend two months training before returning to compete at the Devon Horse Show. Cross Creek Farm and Baumert's supporters have planned an evening of entertainment to showcase Baumert and Prince performing their musical freestyle (created by Marlene Whitaker.) The evening will also feature other freestyles and demos,including Baumert's horse Dewert and a Pas de Deux. In addition, there will be a silent auction. A portion of the silent auction proceeds will also go to the Polk Equine Emergency Rescue Service. For info or to RSVP, contact Jackie Harris at 828-8817-3394 or at serendipiti@ windstream.net.
7/17: FRC Ride-A-Test @ Suncatcher Farm. Judge: Jodi Lees/ Videographer: Erik Olsen. Contact: Vicki Depalma vickidep@aol.com.
8/27: Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Trials at FENCE. Info: 828-8596109 or visit www.trhcevent.com. 9/3: Dancing Under the Stars – TROT benefit at FENCE. Info: 828859-9021 or via e-mail at admin@ FENCE.org.
7/12-14: Robert Zandvoort dressage clinic. Contact: Joy Baker apchirovet@gmail.com.
8/18-21: Four Day Eventing Camp With Hilda Donahue. This camp is presented by EquiZen Horse Therapies and hosted by Long Shadows Farm
7/23-24: FRC Schooling Dressage & Stadium at FENCE. Info: Margo Savage, 828-863-4924. 7/23-24: Tryon Riding and Hunt Club Junior Amateur Horse Show, A-rated, at Harmon Field. Info: 828859-6109 or www.trhcevents.com. 7/29 – 8/1: Rick Quinn Horsemanship Clinic at FENCE. Info: Dottie Davis, 828-891-4372 or email Larryanddottie1@bellsouth.net. 8/5-8/7: Progressive Show Jumping at FENCE. Info: Rick Cram, 803-649-3505 or www.psjshows.com.
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9/10-11: Borderline Dressage at FENCE. Info: Kay Whitlock 910-6923504 or www.carolinadressage.com. 9/17: FRC Schooling Dressage & Stadium at FENCE. Info: Margo Savage 828-863-4924 or visit foothillsridingclub.org. 9/18: FRC Cross Country Schooling at FENCE. Info: Margo Savage 828863-4924 or visit foothillsridingclub. org. 9/24-25: Tryon Fall Classic at FENCE. Info: Classic Co. 843-7685503 or visit www.classiccompany. com. 10/1-2: 36th Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Trials at FENCE. Hosting the USEA/Chronicle of the Horse Adult Team Challenge. Info: 828-8596109 or visit www.trhcevent.org.
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NickerDoodles Hunter Derby at charity horse show
Jennifer Rice piloting Big Ben takes first place in the $1,500 NickerDoodles Hunter Derby at the 83rd Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Charity Horse Show. Presenting the blue ribbon on behalf of NickerDoodles owner, Lisa Otto, was Judy Donlan, Polk Equine Emergency Rescue, and Chuck Willis, TR&HC awards staff. (photo submitted)
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Katherine and Mark Bellisimo of Equestrian Sport Productions were on hand to present the Agerdoorn trophy to the winner and watch their daughter Nicole make her Grand Prix debut. She finished 12th and 13th with her two mounts. Roger Smith, vice-president
of TR&HC, and his wife, Jennifer Smith, show chairwoman, were also present, as was Chuck Lingerfelt, president of TR&HC. Always a family affair, Vick’s sons Lincoln, Shawn and Clayton joined in the awards presentation as did proud owners Hahn and Rosichan. Show manager JP Godard perfectly timed a 10-minute
break in the middle of the class so that exhibitors and spectators could pause to watch the Belmont Stakes, which was aired in the hospitality tent. The show was sold out this year, with familiar faces and some newcomers. The TR&HC has two more A rated shows at FENCE this year, July 6-10 and July 14-17, and also has an A rated Junior/
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Amateur show at Harmon Field July 23-24. For more information about the shows, visit www.trhcevents.org. See a photo of the winner of the Still Creek Aqua Center Welcome Class and Ariat Jumper Challenge Results on pages 12 and 13. - article submitted by Jen Hicks
Second place field hunters Susannah Francis, Pam Minnick and Anne McIver starting their run down the track at the Steps to HOPE Hunter Pace. (photo submitted by Jan Smith)
Eighth annual Steps to Hope Hunter Pace winners The eighth annual Steps to Hope Hunter Pace was held Sunday, May 15 at Greenspace of Fairview Farms. Many riders turned out to support the Polk County’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment Center. The optimum time for the field hunter division was one hour, 32 minutes, 30 seconds. The calculated optimum time for the trail rider division was two hours, 15 minutes, 35 seconds. In the field hunter division there were 27 teams with 54 riders. The trail riders division there were 33 teams with 75 riders, for a combined total of 60 teams and 129 riders. Taking home the first place for the field hunter division was Stephanie Schulte of Tryon with
a time of one hour, 32 minutes, 48 seconds. Second place went to Susannah Francis of Arden, N.C., Anne McIver of Greenville, S.C. and Pam Minnick of Hendersonville with a time of one hour, 32 minutes, 56 seconds. Third place went to Sara Hendricks of Mills River, N.C. and Brittany Whitmire of Brevard, N.C. with a time of one hour, 33 minutes, 20 seconds. Taking home the blue ribbon in the trail rider division were Connie Downs of Union Mills and Kimmy Katzenberger of Rutherfordton with a time of two hours, 15 minutes, 31 seconds. Second place went to Elaine Hobbs of Union, N.C., Lauri Lamb of Weaverville, N.C., and Sharon (Continued on page 5)
First place trail riders Connie Downs and Kimmy Katzenberger at the Steps to HOPE Hunter Pace, May 15. (photo submitted by Jan Smith)
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Maxwell of Canton, N.C. with a time of two hours, 16 minutes, 54 seconds. Third place went to Janet Chandler of Columbus and Flo Sommerich of Tryon with a time of two hours, 17 minutes, 27 seconds. Fourth place went to Peggy McMakin and Chris Britton of Tryon with a time of two hours, 13 minutes, 24 seconds. Honorable mention goes to Jason Tharp of Landrum with a time of two hours, 12 minutes, 57 seconds. Steps to HOPE board members prepared hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch, while Hungry Fox donated cookies. Lunch also included chips, slaw, baked beans, deviled eggs and a big variety of cold drinks. Costco donated extras and Patty Otto donated food. Volunteers included: Tom and Vickie Jackson, Venecia
Gurley, Pat Sutphin, Janice Cyrill, Bobbie McNutt, Jim King, Steve Greene, Art Lazarus, Kate and Joe Manno, Paul Sutherland, Joe Picone, Jan Smith, Larry Wassong, Tom Dashiell, Lynn and Joe Kirkwood, Bill Jones, Heidi Mendez, Elaine Belk, Helen Gilbert, Susane Brown, Sylvia and Hugh Youngers, Cindy and Ed Lubin, Jane and Mark Eden and Kathy and Ric Rondel. Steps to Hope board of directors volunteers: Pat Sutphin, Paul Sutherland, Larry Wassong, Helen Gilbert, Elaine Belk, Lynn Kirkwood, Tom Dashiell and Bill Jones. Steps to Hope staff volunteers: Rachel Ramsey, executive director, and Debra Backus. Other volunteers: Trudy Van Voorhis, Mike Riordan, Heidi Mendez, Joe Kirkwood and Bobby McNutt. Visit www.wchpace.org for information or view pictures from Lou and Jan Smith. For information on the Western
Field Hunters Charlie and Dolores Erthal return from the trails at the Steps to HOPE Hunter Pace. (photo submitted by Jan Smith)
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Carolina Carriage Club gives out HDT awards Training Division Champion - Marjean McIntyre riding Ben Along Time, a Friesian Sport Horse; Reserve Champion - Susan Emmert riding Budlight, a Pinto Sport Horse; Best Cones Alphonso Hargrove riding Liberty Storm, a Welsh/Arab; B e s t d re s s a g e - S u s a n Hartley riding Charlee, a VSE; Single Pony – 1 Elizabeth Mossina riding Hank, mixed; 2 - Susan Hartley riding Charlee, a VSE; 3 - Elaine Elmer riding Etude, Welsh X; 4 - Nancy Faller riding Hannah, Welsh X; 5 - Karen Saito riding Cricket, Quarter Horse; Single Horse – 1 Marjean McIntyre riding Ben Along Ti m e ; 2 - S u s a n E m m e r t riding Budlight; 3 - Latina Raville riding Finnegan, a Percheron/Morgan; 4 - Bill Allen riding Glenhaven Rose, a Welsh Cob; Pairs – 1 Boo Fitch riding Kiki and Koko, an Irish Draft and Welsh X; 2 - Reba Wagner riding Lewis and Clark, a Percheron.
Preliminary Division Champion - Claire Moore riding Lemon Tree Magic Illusion, a Welsh Cob; reserve champion - Bonita Ash riding Gummy Bear and Biscotti, both Dartmoors; Best cones - Gloria Ripperton riding Nemo, a Morgan; best dressage -Bonita Ash riding Gummy Bear and Biscotti; VSE – 1 Kim Allen riding Fudge, a Mini; VSE 2 - Carole Moss riding Cooper, a Mini; Single Pony (1) – 1 Claire Moore riding Lemon Tree Magic Illusion, a Welsh Cob; 2 - Arnie Brooks riding Barni, a Fjord; 3- Dana Diemer Appointments • July 2011 • p. 6
riding PR Brandy Station, a Welsh; 4 - Peggy Keeler riding Jumpin’ Jack Flash, a Canadian Sport Pony; 5 Nancy Faller riding Manoravon Master Charm, a New Forest; 6 - Alice Baughman r i d i n g S c o o t e r, a G e r m a n Riding Pony; Single Pony (2) – 1 Susan Carrier riding Willow, a Arab/Andalusian/ Haflinger; 2 - Suzan Sallstrom riding Malvern’s Firefly, a Morgan; 3 - Anna Shaw riding Amazing Critter, Haflinger; 4 Ray Mansur riding Major’s Amigo, a Haflinger; 5 - Bonnie Fahrner riding Nodder, a Haflinger; 6 - Sharon Mueller riding Sinned Pharoh, an Arabian; Single Horse – 1 Marcie Quist riding Halstead by Legacy, a Hackney Horse; 2 - Gloria Ripperton riding Nemo, a Morgan; 3 - Amy Neary riding Green Meadows Regalia, a Hackney. Preliminary Division – 1 Margaret Ross riding Hurricane Stargate, an ASB.
Special Awards Secretary award - Sue McDaniel riding Pocket Rocket, a Connemara Cross; Best CCC Member Score Training - Elizabeth Mossina riding Hank, mixed; Preliminary - Claire Moore riding Lemon Tree Magic Illusion. Team Champions Training Susan Emmert riding Budlight, Marjean McIntyre ridi n g B e n A l o n g Ti m e a n d Alphonso Hargrove riding Liberty Storm. Team Champions Prelim/Int - Claire Moore riding Lemon Tree Magic Illusion, Susan Carrier riding Willow and Sue McDaniel riding Pocket Rocket.
Tryon Summer Classic Horse Show results $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Classic (Horse, Owner, Rider) 1. Renoir Z, Alison Mills and Olivia Kasper, Christina Jason 2. Duke Principe, Lisa Otto, Holli Adams 3. Ballyhoo, Still Creek Farm, Sara Ketcham 4. Grand Traverse, Robert Stucky 5. Big Ben, Jennifer Rice 6. Windsor, Kylie McMahon, Katie Laudun 7. Alf, Showcase 81, LLC, Sky Sadler 8. Emma, Michael and Emily Kocher, Emily Kocher $10,000 EMO Insurance Agency Jumper Classic (Horse, Owner, Rider) 1. Lucky One, Lillian Hahn, Vick Russell 2. Snook, CDS Stables, Christina Jason 3. Picobello, Showcase 81, LLC, Bryn Sadler 4. Showtime, Walnut Grove Holdings, LLC, Sherra Harrison 5. Amely 12, Showcase 81, LLC, Bryn Sadler 6. Lissabon TSP, Cassandra Shipp, Christina Jason 7. Urioso, Sara Ketcham 8. Creed, Helen Landon Terranova
9. Tokade De Kalvarie, Natalie Johnson, Vick Russell 10. Watrals Gentleman, Lee Heelan Fredrick B. Farwell Grand Amateur Hunter Champion: Good Thing and Carol O'Brien The George Webster High Point Short Stirrup Savannah Smiles and Kendall Edwards (owner: Jennifer Bauer) The Fox Creek Farm Challenge Trophy Junior Hunter Funny Face and Micheal Kocher (owner: Charlotte Hoffman) Grand Hunter Champion Goodman and Bruce Christison (owner: Kathryn Coster) Grand Adult Hunter Road to Time and Grayson Schirmer (owner: Daniel Robertshaw) Grand Children's Hunter Champion Bulls Bay and Jessica Rooks (owner: Ann Rice Ervin)
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Culbertson rides Tango at the 2011 Dressage Rally at FENCE, competing second level. (photo by Fotohorse)
Rider finds pony club expands her world view by Barbara Childs
Pony club has taken Eliza Culbertson around the world and she said she appreciates those experiences as well as the ones here at home. “Last summer I was selected by the Inter-Pacific Exchange of riders to be on the Canadian Pony Club Team. We traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China to compete in show jumping and dressage against riders from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the U.S.A.,” said Culbertson. When living in Columbia, S.C., Culbertson was in the Palmetto Pony Club. After moving here five years ago, she eventually became a member of the Greenville Foothills
Pony Club. Her main goal was Examiners. The A rating is the always to go on an Internation- intermediate level of pony club al Exchange for team riding. and requires eventing skills. This Greenville Tech stu- For this rating, Culbertson has dent is now looking forward been taking tons of lessons and to nursing school next year. riding many horses. She has In the meantime, been traveling a however, she is lot to get lessons working to imwith national exSpotlight prove from her B aminers. At the on Local level status to HA end of May she and A ratings. Equestrians travels to Florida The HA rat to train with a naing is the horse tional examiner management portion of a pony for several weeks. Culbertson clubber’s training where no is also in regular school lesriding is involved. To prepare sons with Beth Perkins and for this, Culbertson has been Jodi Lees. doing her book work, shadCulbertson enjoys the owing her vet and working eventing of her equestrian on her lunging and teaching disciplines, but she said she skills with USPC National is starting to really love dresAppointments • July 2011 • p. 9
sage, too. She started her riding career on a lunge line. “I would go down to my aunt’s (a graduate 3C pony clubber) farm in Aiken once or twice a month and she would give me lessons. This started my love for horses and my aunt got me into pony club. She took me to my first eventing rally at the age of 11 and I haven’t missed an eventing rally yet. I also loved playing polocrosse because it helped me with my first horse who was an ex-polo pony. He would follow the ball as if it was rolling on the ground,” said Culbertson. Currently Culbertson owns three horses. (Continued on page 10)
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“All of them are off-thetrack thoroughbreds. One is my first horse, Pekoe, who is now 27 and enjoys keeping the other horses company,” Culbertson said. Her horse Tango has competed up to Preliminary eventing and second level dressage. “His exuberance and nerv o u s n e s s , u n f o r t u n a t e l y, doesn’t make him the ideal for
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a pony club rating candidate,” she said. Her third horse is Truman, a horse she purchased sight unseen from a racetrack in Ohio. “He’s been through many setbacks, but comes back stronger than ever every time. I look forward to his future with riding,” she said. Truman is currently competing training level eventing, and she hopes to take him for the jumping portion of her A rating.
Little horses – an underappreciated pleasure by Pam Stone
I love me some little horse. That may raise an eyebrow as, with a 36” inseam, I’m a human Pez dispenser in the saddle and, because of this, it’s assumed I’m someone who can’t wait to mount up on a massive 18 hander. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve owned and loved a couple that pushed that height and it is a marvelous feeling to come thundering across the diagonal in five strides of extended canter, knowing you can throttle back before the corner, but a big horse is a lot of animal to hold off your seat and remain truly connected throughout your ride. That’s why, lately, I’ve been
thoroughly enjoying tooling around on a most agreeable fellow who, even when quite full of himself, just clips 15.3 with his withers. This stout, bouncing bay ball is the most fun I’ve had in ages. And while it’s never a good idea to get too attached to something that’s in your barn for the express reason to be trained and sold, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t enjoy doing everything with him from grooming to riding. Perhaps he reminds me of the 12-year-old girl still inside my brain who collected Breyer’s horses and always thought ‘Cobsized’ would be perfect for her endlessly sprouting extremities.
Or maybe it’s because I can physically lift him up with my legs and put him anywhere I want in the arena ... all I know is that, like Rodney Dangerfield, the 15.3s of the world simply don’t get enough respect. His sport boots are nothing short of dear. Size “small,” for goodness sakes! Like baby booties, they make me giggle when I bring them out of the tack trunk each morning. His blankets, unlike the 84” circus tents worn by my horses, are, by comparison, doll clothes. And on the rare occasion that he has spooked and spun on the account of a deer popping out of the woods, it’s reminiscent of spinning about on a Big Wheel.
I’m past the era of riding my horses bareback, with halter and lead only, and taking them swimming, but I could imagine doing that with this fellow. I can visualize packing a lunch and a beer and heading off for a long trail ride through the Dupont Forest, hacking on the buckle and grooving to iTunes. And I can imagine reading aloud to him from “Billy and Blaze” on rainy days. Yes, there’s something evocative about these guys. I could care less that I’m too tall to wear certain fashions and totteringly dangerous high heels, but, man, I’d give anything to be a hand shorter, myself, and have a barn full of little horses.
Mules make great riding partners too Editor's note: This is an interivew with Sandra Shyder about her mule Sara. compiled by Barbara Childs
1. When did you acquire your mule, Sara, and how did you begin to ride and train her? “I purchased Sara in March of 2010 and rode her western. As a member of the Carolina Mule Association, I wanted a nice trail mule, and she fit the bill for me perfectly. I trail ride with the club members throughout the North and South Carolina and Virginia trails.”
3. What equine discipline do you enjoy with your mule? “Sara and I love to do trail riding, pace events and showing. I have just started to show her in English classes at Open Shows and also in the Green Division. My local trainer is Erin Gambrell and she has been working well with us. I learned to ride English as a child, and rode in the local pony club with George Webster. My English riding roots keep pulling me back, so I called Erin to help me improve my riding skills with Sara.”
4. What are 2. What attracts Sara’s breeding Spotlight you to the temperalines, color, size, ment of the mule and on Local temperament? how are they not like sire Equestrians was“Sara’s horses? a donkey “Mules are intel(jack) and her ligent, curious, afdam a Quarter horse. It is surprisfectionate, and possess hardiness. ing to know that many people They are not like horses in their do not know that a mule is half strong desire for self preservation donkey and half horse. She is a which most people confuse with bay and stands at 14-plus hands stubbornness. Mules can recognize with a slender build. She has a danger and they need time to evalu- very willing temperament. Breedate situations.” ing mules today have some good changes to the breeding lines. It
Sandra Shyder riding her mule, Sara. (photo submitted)
is not uncommon to see mules out of registered quarter horses, thoroughbreds, walking horses, and even warmbloods. Breeders are producing mules with very trainable and willing minds.” 5. What special things does Sara enjoy doing? “She loves to trail ride. She is the kind of equine that loves to see what is around the next curve. She doesn’t need a buddy to go on the
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trails, she’s perfectly happy to go alone. She is calm, quiet, and safe in the show ring. I hope to try the Intro. Level in dressage at a local show with Sara. “Sara wasn’t my first mule. I went approximately 25 years without equine in my life. It was by accident that I fell in love with mules. My neighbor gave me my first mule. I still have that mule today, along with Sara and one for my husband, too,” said Shyder.
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Ariat Charity Jumper results Organizers said the heat did nothing to deter supporters for the $5,000 Ariat Charity Jumper Challenge at the 83rd Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Charity Horse Show. Lincoln Russell and Tommy Frick took the blue ribbon and won the top prize of $1,500 for Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries. All of the randomly selected non-profits received a portion of the $5,000 purse. Challenge results: • First ($1,500) Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries, represented by Motlow Creek Equestrian Center (Lincoln Russell and Tommy Frick) • Second ($1,000) Polk Equine Emergency Rescue, represented by Lone Oak Farm (Lincoln Russell and Ashley Conkle) • Third ($700) Tryon Arts & Crafts, represented by Still
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A conversation with George Morris by Gerald Pack
Recently, I had the chance to talk with George Morris, an old friend and a fellow student of Show Jumping Hall of Fame trainer Gordon Wright. George has done it all in our sport. He’s been a top rider, trainer, judge and author, producing winning teams in the Nation’s Cup, the Pan American Games and the Olympics. In 2013, George will be stepping down as chef d’equipe of the U.S. Equestrian Federation Show Jumping team, which represents America at the Olympics. He will be hard to replace, but his retirement has been well earned. There are very few people who have had the impact on our sport as George. And to think it all started here, when he came to Tryon to vie for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Pack: What do you remember about those days in Tryon? Morris: In 1955, they announced they were going to have (the Olympic) selection trials in Tryon at the Cotton Patch farm … Mrs. William Joshua Barney, who was up at Fairfield (CT), had taken pity on this poor kid as she called me. I was 18 back then. She loaned me an old wonderful schoolmaster called Magnified that Billy Steinkraus had shown for her. This horse had been there, done that. And then she bought a big gray thoroughbred horse called Master William. The horse’s only preparation before going to Tryon for these Olympic trials was the hunter trials at Golden’s Bridge. That was it. I told Mrs. Barney, ‘This horse, Master William, is too green to go to Tryon.’ She was very good at four-letter words. She used every four-letter word in the world. She built some kind of crazy Puissance wall in the outdoor ring, and she told me in four-letter language to gallop down and jump that wall, which was about 5’6”. This horse easily jumped it. Well, that proved her point. The fact that he didn’t turn, bend, shorten
or lengthen in the indoor ring had nent, affluent family that owned the nothing to do with her decision. And Brooklyn Daily Eagle. And between so, on the truck we put him. This was her and my mother and my father, they socially knew everybody at the in January. I went down the first time on AHSA and the USET. In the end, my own. I wasn’t under Bert de they picked Madge McDonald to Nemethy’s tutelage at that time. tell my grandmother that her little Billy Steinkraus was, Frank Chapot darling hadn’t been selected. Madge knew her from was and Hugh Brooklyn and she Wiley was bealso a tough cause they had Then was cookie. been to Europe I shipped back & Now in ’55. But I after the trials. It hadn’t been in by Gerald Pack was absolutely that tour. So, for the best. They they were in picked more experienced riders in his little group and I was by myself … possibly Gordon was an advi- my place. I’d been very successful sor. I don’t know that he gave me on the Eastern circuit - Ox Ridge, real lessons in Tryon. But he was Harrisburg, the Garden - but I hadn’t an overseer. I didn’t have a trainer. been abroad. It was the right decision rather That winter I met the Reynolds. Arthur was a disciple of Gordon’s, than to drop an 18-year-old kid into as you know. Betty and Bucky were the Olympic games. I tell all my disciples of Gordon’s. That is where people when they are disappointed I first hooked into them because we were, as you were, all Gordon’s kids. The Cotton Patch/Harmon Field was where we schooled. Much of the work I did was up and down steep hills around Harmon Field. It was a great place to stable and base. Cotton Patch was much more comprehensive than Harmon as far as the look, which was European and very impressive. It was a magnificent setting. It was in a bowl. It had lush turf and quite a variety of real natural fences, proper hedges, proper banks, proper walls and proper ditches. Cotton Patch went well for me. I was second by score. I don’t know aboard which horse. After the trials, my family and I were positive that I was on the team for the Stockholm Olympic Games. We had a meeting the next day with Whitney Stone, Mrs. McDonald and all the head honchos who were staying at the Pine Crest Inn, which is where everyone pretty much stayed back then. Well, I wasn’t put on the team and the big problem the USET had was who was going to tell my grandmother. My grandmother was from Brooklyn, NY, from a very promiAppointments • July 2011 • p. 14
about that story, because I hadn’t gotten anywhere at the time. I went back to Ox Ridge that summer, then on to University of Virginia, which, coincidentally, was the only winter Bert ever went to Charlottesville. He was based at Whitney Stone’s Morven Park in ’56/’57. That was when I finally hooked into his group. I rode all summer with Bert, Hugh, Frank and Billy, not on the team but riding with them. I was then very close to being on the team. I took Sinjohn and a young mare called War Bride back to Tryon to train with those three guys and Bert. Tryon was still the winter base of training. But that was the last year. Again, I was based at Harmon Field. But this time, I was completely under Bert’s wing. It was completely different than in ‘56. We had a lot of fun back then. I remember Frank Chapot and I
found some little riding school in the area. I don’t know whose it was. It was a hack stable. So Frank and I went down in jeans and loafers and they got us up on horses and we pretended we didn’t know how to hold the reins. By the end of this little session we were jumping about 2’6” or 3’ high. They couldn’t believe how quickly we caught on to the sport. At any rate, there were five of us in contention for the European tour in ’58 and Charlie Dennehy was one. There were only five up for the team because there were about only five people who could do it in those days. A couple of weeks after I got to Tryon, Bert came to me and said, "I got a telephone call last night from Charlie Dennehy. He is getting married to Daphne Bedford and he can’t go to Europe so you’re on the team." So, I backed in without any trials, without any selection, without him having to make the decision—four people for four slots. Off I went to
Aachen. In ’58 that was really the end, except when I would occasionally stop at Gordon’s and ride at the Pine Crest Inn. I still took lessons from him up to ’56. Even in the late '70s I would ride in his group as a demonstrator and Gordon would tell his students that I had become an artist and I’d started off a dud. By then, I was not only an Olympiad, but established with hunters and with students. Instead of being at the back of the line I had gone to the head of the line.
Morris: Yes, like dope. They perpetuate the same thing week after week, day after day, and not getting better. That’s the problem. I just have a few at the top, what I call the super league. They are so complacent, the rest of them, with their mediocrity. They’re happy with it. Pack: Well, they are because they know no other life. It’s like
Pack: But it takes time. The problem we have here…you know and I know that this younger generation doesn’t get it. Morris: No, they don’t get it. I beat my head in these clinics. I teach a lot of clinics. There are a few that are very into it, but mostly, I’m battling horse show people who don’t have time for clinics because they are addicted to horse shows. Pack: Yes, they are. It’s like dope.
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Billy Shoemaker said about the racing world: ‘We’ve got too many races.’ Horse shows are becoming the same way. Morris: Oh yes, exactly, nothing special. It’s just more, more, more instead of better, better. Pack: Right, more is not always better. Morris: More is usually less.
Can you tell by looking at these two horses which one is the “high egg shedder?" (photo submitted)
Prevent parasites from invading your equine by Barbara Childs
Dr. Bibi Freer has given horse owners in our area new perspective on parasite control in horses. She promotes the idea that keeping our horses disease free does not necessarily mean keeping them parasite free. The recommendations of deworming every 6 to 8 weeks and rotating dewormers have been promoted for the past 40 to 50 years and were designed to control
the reinfection of large strongyles (bloodworms). These parasites are now only seen in severely neglected horses and are rarely a problem for most horses today. It is the small strongyles (cyathostomes) that should be the primary target of our parasite control programs now. Smallstrongyles have a complicated life cycle that includes an encysted stage in the horse’s intestinal wall. This makes it
difficult to eliminate the parasite from the horse in one treatment. It is imperative that parasite control programs change from treating every horse the same, to designing a program for each individual horse based on that horse’s egg shedding status, the farm’s stocking density, location and time of year. So, your horse’s health depends on knowing his egg shedding status and risk factors. Treating every
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horse the same for parasites makes as much sense as treating every horse in the barn for pneumonia because one horse is sick. Prevention of high levels of egg shedding, preserving a population of parasites that are susceptible to the drugs we have available and keeping our horses disease free is what parasite control goals should be for optimal (Continued on page 17)
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horse health. Horses need to be monitored with Fecal Egg Counts (FEC) to determine which horses need more or less frequent treatments and must be viewed by the horse owner as necessary for obtaining optimal horse health. The attitude of most horse owners is the belief that all parasites are detrimental, and that none should be tolerated in a horse. Just killing worms should not be the objective of a parasite control program, it should be directed at decreasing the amount of egg shedding and preserving good health in the horses. Small numbers of strongyles cause little harm and treating low-level infections too often can cause more harm to the horse than not treating. Horses that shed low levels of eggs and are clinically healthy only need to be dewormed once a year and have one or two fecal exams per year. Horses that are shedding high numbers of eggs need more frequent treatment and more monitoring, but these horses only make up 20 percent or less of the population. The “high shedders” may need more treatments to address the encysted stages of cyathostomes and will need to be monitored more often. Other preventive measures can be taken by a farm owner to reduce the infective nature of the
pastures and paddocks. These management procedures would reduce the likelihood of reinfection, such as cleaning manure from small paddocks, harrowing pastures and then leaving them without horses since once the strongyle eggs turn into infective larvae, the only factors that diminish the risk of future larvae infections are hot weather, time, and keeping horses off pasture. There are other parasites for horse owners to be concerned about, such as tapeworms and roundworms. These are specific to environment and the age of your horse. Ascarids (roundworms) are only a problem in young horses, between 4 and 8 months of age. Medications that are useless in parasite control for adult horses are very effective in foals. The time has come to get your veterinarian involved in your horse’s health. It will be more economical in the long run and will be better for the future of our most loved species. FEC exams are most important for horse owners Routine performance of the fecal egg count gets your veterinarian involved in the good health management of your stable. Treatments spaced throughout the year for worms make good medical and rational sense. This ensures that the drug most appropriate is used for administering to the parasites, and the parasites can be satisfactorily controlled in two or three treat-
Stoli is a “high egg shedder,” which means he requires multiple fecals per year and intensive deworming treatment. (photo submitted)
ments each year. Targeting the 20 percent of the horses who are shedding the majority of eggs is paramount to the parasite control program. “It is important to have parasites that are susceptible to the medications available,” Dr. Freer said. “By deworming every horse with the same products, in the
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same schedule, we are just promoting a resistant population. By deworming the 20 percent of horses who are shedding 80 percent of the eggs, we can lower the levels of eggs on our pastures significantly, keep our horses healthy, and lengthen the time that the currently available drugs will be useful.”
Recognizing symptoms of allergies in your horses by Karine Nunes, equine vet at Tryon Equine Hospital
An allergy is a condition in which the body reacts adversely (locally or systemically) to a certain substance (allergen). Allergic reactions can be triggered in horses by many things - environmental allergens such as dust, pollen and mold; insect bites; substances in feeds; topical agents; or injections. Allergies manifest themselves in a variety of ways – itchy and swollen runny eyes or a runny nose. Reactions can be localized to the skin and appear as swelling, redness with or without itching, or show up as generalized hives. Severe allergic reactions can involve the respiratory and circulatory systems; these conditions can become life threatening unless treated. Sometimes the cause of the reaction is easily identifiable and usually involves a change in the horse’s environment (such as new bedding, new medication being administered or new topical products being used). Other times, the cause of the reaction is hard to pinpoint. Causes and types Just like people, some horses are more sensitive to certain insects, drugs, vaccines and pollens. Vaccination reactions are fairly common in horses. Some of these reactions are allergic and some are merely local irritation (heat and swelling at the injection site) that disappears within a day or two.
A horse that has displayed signs of allergic reaction following vaccination may react again in the future; the horse owner and veterinarian should work closely together in developing an appropriate vaccination program for the horse and take measures to minimize the chances of recurrence. Skin allergies are probably the most common type of allergic conditions in horses, and many of these hypersensitivity problems are caused by insect bites. The fly most commonly responsible is a small gnat (Culicoides). Respiratory allergies are also common, especially in horses subjected to environmental dusts and pollens. Recurrent airway obstruction or heaves (previously called COPDchronic obstructive pulmonary disease) can be caused by dusty/ moldy hay or bedding; or can be caused by pollens and affect horses on summer pasture. Food allergies have been diagnosed in horses, but are not as common. Anaphylactic shock is the most severe type of allergic reaction. This can happen with any drug or vaccine to which the horse has become hypersensitive or with repeated exposure to certain allergens. Anaphylactic reactions are life threatening and require immediate veterinary attention. Diagnostics Diagnosing the cause of an allergic reaction can be difficult. The distribution of the skin lesions,
the seasonality of the condition, response to treatment and careful examination of the surroundings may be helpful in determining a cause. The veterinarian might perform several diagnostic tests (cytology or cultures) or even take a skin biopsy to rule out other diseases. Allergy testing can also be done through submission of blood samples and is often helpful in identifying certain allergens. Intradermal allergy testing is sometimes done when other methods are unrewarding. Treatment The first line of treatment in most allergic conditions is to eliminate the cause or avoid contact with the allergen. The best treatment for insect sensitivities is prevention. If the horse is hypersensitive to insect bites, diligent use of a fly spray might give relief. Keeping the horse in a stall during dusk and dawn with fans may be helpful in keeping gnats away. Severely affected horses may benefit from wearing fly sheets and masks. The two main treatments for any allergy include avoidance and anti-inflammatories/corticosteroids. Treatment for heaves (allergic respiratory disease) involves avoiding the allergen, if possible. Environmental management is the best therapy; if the condition cannot be managed by changing the environment alone, your veterinarian may prescribe corticosteroids and possibly bronchodilators.
Allergies Causes and types:
• Vaccination reaction • Skin allergies primarily caused by insect bites • Respiratory allergies from dusts and pollens • Food allergies • Anaphylactic shock is the most severe type of allergic reactions
Pasture-associated respiratory problems can be hard to manage, although some horses respond when removed from the pasture and given anti-inflammatory drugs. Treatment for anaphylactic reactions consists of immediate administration of epinephrine by a veterinarian and a steroid such as dexamethasone to try to halt inflammation and swelling and keep the horse from going into shock. Take home message Allergies in horses are caused by a multitude of factors and while some require therapy, others may resolve in a short period of time. If you suspect your horse is having an allergic reaction, contact your veterinarian and together you may be able to pinpoint the cause, develop a management program and therapeutic protocol to manage the condition.
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Editor's note: Writer Barbara Childs tells of local events throughout our horse country through the eyes, and very long ears, of Dudley the miniature donkey. Under the stars and moon of summer I hear the sounds of “Sweet Home Alabama,” blue grass tunes, and Aerosmith’s “Honkin on Bobo”(my favorite) while I munch hay. It’s so good to hear music all day long from the barbecue festival and then have more music in the evening from the horse shows and exhibitor’s party. Barbecue, pizza, watermelon, fresh squeezed lemonade and homemade ice cream are all offered at the festivals. I think I would love the watermelon. Here is the latest equine news in the area that you might like to know: Jen Baumert of Cross Creek Farms went to Kentucky and did well at the KDA show in Lexington at the Horse Parl. She showed Don Principe and won three GP classes with scores in the high 60s. Don Principe was second in the FEI Freestyle. Baumert’s horse De Wert won the Prix St. Georges classes with 69 percent and 71 percent. He was second in a 4-2 class with 71 percent. The young horse Baumert rides, Charlestown, scored between 65 percent and 70 percent at training and first levels. Motlow Creek Equestrian Center has been busy with new acquisitions - Motlow Creek’s Dutch Master and Pamgloss. Dutch Master is the entry for this year’s Hunter Derby and Sally Frick’s new Pre/Child Adult Hunter. Motlow Creek’s Pamgloss is a 10-year-old Westphalian
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stallion who will make his debut in the Grand Prix ring with Lincoln Russell. Motlow Creek is now taking applications for their summer riding program for riders who do not have their own horses but want to learn how to ride. A warm welcome from everyone at the barn to their new amateur working student from Orlando, Fla., Ashley Conkle. Conkle had many successful rides at the Mother ’s Day Show, winning a number of championships with Motlow’s Absolut Peach and also with her own horse Cruisin’ Blue. Congratulations to Shannon Dowling from team Motlow for winning reserve champion in the cross rails division at her first horse show spring fling (BRHJA). I n t h e Tr y o n R i d i n g & Hunt Club first Summer Premier, Lincoln Russell won the Puissance Class with Richard Kosa’s Winona at 5’7’’. Motlow Creek’s Dutch Master was Reserve Champion in the first year Green Division. In the Tryon Hounds Horse Show Motlow Creek’s Dutch Master was champion with Lincoln Russell in the first year Green Hunters. Cruisin’ Blue, owned and ridden by Ashley Conkle, was champion in the Jr./Amateur Jumper Division and winner of the $3,000 Jr./Amateur Jumper Classic. Robert Zandvoort will come to Joy Baker’s for clinics in July and August. July 12-15 and August 15-18 are the dates for those interested in riding. John Boyle, a hunter jumper rider, rode in the Robert Zandvoort clinic and made fantastic progress with dressage. (Continued on p. 21)
Yellow Squash Soup: Ingredients: 4 or 5 medium size squash roughly chopped 1 large onion chopped 1-2 tbls. olive oil 1 tbl. butter
1tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper one heaping handful of fresh basil 3 cups of chicken or vegetable stock
Directions: Saute squash and onion until soft. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add basil and simmer covered for 15-20 min. Cool and puree in blender until smooth and creamy. Serve hot or cold-garnish with basil leaf. Dudley the miniature donkey belongs to Joy Baker. (Photo by Erik Olsen)
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Megan Betzel finished at the top of her class in high
school and will be attending Clemson this fall. She will be part of the three-day team at Clemson. Holli Adams of Still Creek
Farms won the Nickerdoodles Derby with Duke in the Green Hunter Division. Duke is a 5-year-old owned by Lisa Otto.
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Check out my delicious summer yellow squash recipe. You can serve this yummy soup hot or cold and it is a party!
Camp the pony club way Nineteen pony club members from Greenville Foothills Pony Club (an affiliate of the United States Pony Club) gathered at Riverbend Equestrian Center June 7-10 for a camp filled with mounted and unmounted instruction and fun activities. The four-day experience stressed safety, responsibility and instruction of basic, balanced position. Participants came to camp prepared with tack, feed and equipment (even human and equine first aid basic necessities), as they were solely responsible for the care of their mount. Tack was kept clean and presentable, and safety checks of rider and mount occurred before each ride. Instructors were Denise Ritacco, Janna Bankston Ritacco, Ragan Brian and Eliza Culbertson. Unmounted instruction was included in the schedule and covered the subjects of bandaging, equine skeletal system and teeth and aging.
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Guest speakers spoke on the following topics: Emmie Osborne (Green Creek Hounds) on ground manners, Philip Osborne (PRO Enterprises Equine Transportation) on trailer safety, Ivey Sumrell (Equine Masseuse) on equine massage and Natasha Jaskiewicz (Horse N Rider Chiropractic) on equine chiropractic care. Camp was not just about horses and riding. Arts and crafts and water sports enhanced the June camp experience. Horseshoe picture frames and pillowcases were decorated to take home as mementos. For more information on Greenville Foothills Pony Club, contact 2011 district commissioner Carolyn Culbertson at chculbertson@earthlink.net or visit online at www.gfponyclub.org and www.ponyclub. org and on Facebook at Greenville Foothills Pony Club SC/NC. – article submitted by Carolyn Culbertson
Greenville Pony Club members
Top: Greenville Pony Club members enjoy camp at Riverbend Equestrian Park. Middle left: GFPC’s new D2s and D3s as a result of the club’s rating on May 28 at John and Jane Gallagher’s farm in Columbus. The club also has two new C1s and 4 new C2s. Pictured (left to right) are Amanda Fisher, Jessica Walsh, Coley Gibson, Alena Poltorak, Kyley Roberts, Audrey Poltorak and, in the front, examiner Jessi Kirkpatrick of Lake Norman Pony Club. Not pictured, Ryan Piller. Middle right: Three new D2s: Audrey and Alena Poltorak and Sidney Jeffcoat. Bottom right: Jodi Lees (in rain gear) teaches dressage at the pony club's March 6 meeting.
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