THE HORSE GAZETTE
Stud Fee:
$650
Stallions & MUCH More! March 2009 - Section B
one of the last true advertures...
the original texas star trail
AQHA, ABRA, IBHA 2000 Stallion
4x World Champion Western Pleasure
The Original Texas The ride leaves Fred- ranches, separated by only cat-
Star Trail from Fredericksburg ericksburg and proceeds to tle guards, eventually arriving
is an annual central Texas Luckenbach, home of one of in Blanco with an old fashion Diamond C Stables & Ranch LLC
weeklong trail riding event the oldest dance halls in Texas. parade around the Court House.
Owners: Bruce & Debbie Culver
usually starting around the A town made famous by Willie A Susan B.Kormen auction/
first weekend of March of each Nelson and Waylon Jennings raffle and other entertainment at
27030 Toutant Beauregard
year. The ride traverses and and the Outlaws. An official camp in Yett Memorial Park.
Boerne, TX 78006
covers a route used by most of Trail Ride dance is held for the Next, the ride goes
the former settlers in the Texas riders in the dance hall with to Cowboys for Jesus Church
830-755-4911 • www.DiamondCStables.net
Shining Spark
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2009 Stud Fees
Chelsea Lena
Lena Shine: $690
Lenas Playboy Pepto: $850
($100 booking fee included in both stud fees.)
Mare Care: $10 per day
Shipped Semen Collection: $100
AQHA
Disposable Container: $45
NFQHA (82%)
Futurity Breedings: $250 Collection Fee
100% Color
Producer
NFQHA 2004
#1 Reining
Stallion
Credit Cards
Accepted
Financing
Available
2005 AQHA
Red Roan
Stallion
hill country around the Fred- traditional music. The next day in Fisher Texas for a night of
ericksburg Texas area when the ride proceeds to Stonewall Christian entertainment in an
Kings Creek Ranch
they needed to go to the Texas with a camp at Woodrose Win- authentic Cowboy Church. Owners: Steve & Deena Powell
Capital in Austin. Starting in ery. A wine tasting and tours The next day the trail proceeds 10650 CR 133 • Kaufman, TX 75142
the historic German community are given on the growing of to Wimberley with camp at the
972-524-3660 Ranch
of Fredericksburg and traveling some the best Texas Wines after VFW Hall for another dance
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the day long ride. and a layover with a trail ride
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through the most picturesque
214-391-1142 Cell Lenas Playboy
part and the highest elevation The next day the ride playday/ranch sorting in the
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Bunny
of the Texas hill country. The proceeds down Ranch Road 1 Rodeo Arena. The last day of
trail actually covers areas that along the banks of the Peder- the trail brings the trail ride just
still have some of the original nales River through the ranch outside of Austin in the com-
1999 AQHA Blue
Roan FQHR (89%)
wagon tracks left by wagons of our late President Lyndon munity of Driftwood at Camp
of former travelers. The ride B. Johnson. A tour of the Texas Ben McCullough.
Smooth Blue Snippy is
is a full reenactment of an White House on the ranch at the The OTST is ridden
producing 7% Roan
authentic wagon train that first morning break. Camp that each year by riders from at
and 87% color after 6
came to this area in the days evening is in a very remote area least 8 different States and is
foal crops! Stop by
south of the ranch. one of the last true adventures
and see our “Roan”
of its initial settlement, cross-
pasture! Standing at
ing some ranches that are still The next day brings in Texas today.
stud until sold.
owned by their original families the traveling at the highest All information and
that settled them. elevations through numerous details of the trail can be found Reg. AQHA Chestnut
at www.Texasstartrail.com. and 88% NFQHA
Teaching beyond your comfort

zone
Anson has 87.5
AQHA Points - NRHA
The purchase of Red ID Surprise is the result of over World & Res. Cham-
By Denise Moore
two years of searching and “Hank” has a unique blend of pion - NRHA Gold
characteristics: Disposition, Conformation, Pedigree, Athletic Certificate Award
Just as no two horses was USDF University accred- graduate “A” member of the
Ability, Color, & Cow, and most importantly he is passing it to AQHA 998 High Point
are the same, no two riders ited. This “teach the teachers” U.S. Pony Club; member of the
his offspring. Hank is the best of the best of the Pitzer Ranch
Sr. Reining - Win-
are the same. Nor do riders workshop focused on how 1979 North American Junior
bloodlines.
ner of 6 AQHA Open
All-Arounds - Earnings
take in information, process to teach not what to teach. (YR) 3- Day Championship
He is an own son of the immortal Two Eyed Bartender (19
total $43,734
it and utilize it the same way. Although many of the demo Team; and a USDF Bronze and
Halter pts & 164 Performance pts, AQHA Champion, Superior
Whether it’s equestrian sports riders took home new tools Silver medalist. Since 1973,
Heeling, 2x World Champion: sire of earners of 47 Halter pts,
or the classroom – people learn and insights to their riding, it she has taught combined train- & 1355 Performance pts, 19 ROM’s, 8 Superior Performance,
differently. Good
World Champion Top-10, etc) and out of a fabulous daughter Dave, Susan &
dressage instruc-
of Mr Baron Red (43 Halter pts, 298 Performance pts in Calf
Nita Fuqua
tors are aware of
Roping, Heading, Heeling, Cowhorse, & Reining; AQHA
this and strive to
Champion, Top-10 AQHA High Point 8x, Top-10 AQHAWorld
Champion 7x, 1983 Super Horse, etc; Sire of earners of 125
communicate in
Halter pts, 83 Performance ROM’s, 3 AQHA Champions,
830-996-1105 or 210-218-4511
the learning style
3 Performance Champions, 47 Superior Awards, 4 World www.Rainbow1Ranch.com
easiest for the
Champions, 22 Top-10s, etc).
student to under-
stand. This way
the information
gets transferred
AQHA, NFQHA,
to the students.
FQHR
They learn the
Bay Roan Stallion
feeling of the
ride, assimilate
the information,
and recreate the
feeling on their
Moody, Texas
own. Many in-
structors are in-
terested in how
Royal Blueberry X
people learn and
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the different teaching methods really wasn’t about the riders or ing, dressage and hunter/jumper www.GoodwinQuarterHorses.com
of how to communicate to rid- their horses. Instead, the riders disciplines throughout the USA
ers on their horses. fulfilled a new role – helping and overseas. She has also been
A weekend in mid- the instructors in attendance an advisor to the International
November brought together to evaluate learning styles and Academy of Equestrian Studies
local dressage instructors to teach in an approach different (Warendorf, Germany), Hilltop
immerse themselves in learning from their normal teaching Farm’s Integrated Approach to
styles and teaching methods. styles. In other words, the rid- Learning & Teaching, and Jill
AQHA, APHA, PtHA AQHA, NFQHA
The Dressage Foundation, ers helped push the instructors Hassler-Scoop’s Equestrian
Sorrel Overo Stallion Bay Stallion
a national organization pro- out of their comfort zone – and Education Studies program.
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viding financial support for into utilizing teaching styles She is certified to teach GYRO-
the advancement of dressage, new or unfamiliar to their usual TONIC and GYROKINESIS,
Cluenation X
Shorty Lena X
awarded the Alamo Dressage instruction. has co-authored a manual on
Association [ADA] a $1000 Sophie H. Pirie Clif- functional anatomy for riders
Special By Far
Final Chex
grant to support continuing ton, of Tryon, North Carolina, and instructors, and is approved
education for instructors at facilitated the workshop. Pirie to teach Eckart Meyers’
AQHA IF APHA BT AQHA IF
Double Diamond Stable in Clifton, a former professor
enrolled. enrolled.
Boerne, Texas. The workshop at Stanford Law School, is a (Continued on Page 3.)
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