News&Events
Contributed by Laura Cannon
On July 27, Louisiana State University
Equine Clinic faculty and staff voted on a
name for the filly born on May 27 to Duma, a
mare donated to the SVM last year after fail-
ing to produce a foal for her past owners. The
selected name, Cadeau, meaning “gift” in
French, was submitted by LSU student Nicole
Karamichael.
The 2010 LSU AgCenter Livestock
Showwill be held at the Lamar-Dixon Expo
In July Crittendon County 4-H Horse Club
members Mollie Hutton, Dominique Lewis,
Center in Gonzales. The Ascension Parish gov-
Chelsea Rohm & Katie Hutton toured the D.E.
ernment and Lamar-Dixon officials signed an
King Equine Pavilion in Fayetteville, AR.
agreement on August 12, for the parish to buy
the equestrian events facility. The 2010 show, scheduled The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) will host the second
for February 13-20, will be the 75th annual event. annual Stallion Services Silent Auctionin conjunction with the
On August 16, animal control officers seized 76
2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show in Fort Worth Oc-
emaciated Arabian horses from Renazans Arabiansnear
tober 23-31. The auction will allow breeders to select a quality
Pilot Point. A warrant was issued for the ranch’s owner,
stallion and bid for their chance to win a breeding to that chosen
Dennis Gordon Key, who faces charges of cruelty to
stallion, with the resulting foal from the breeding to be eligible
livestock animals. Sandy Grambort, of the Humane So-
for the 2013 World Show 2-year-old incentive classes with huge
ciety of North Texas, said, “They appear to be very well-
payouts. Breeders can submit bids online or at the Stallion Serv-
bred horses, but they are in pretty critical condition at
ices Silent Auction booth at the show. Bidding begins on Fri-
the moment. It will take 6 to 8 months of good feeding
day, October 23, and ends at noon on October 31. The auction
to bring these horses back up to full weight.” Key was
for any unsold services will resume on November 1 and con-
released on August 18 after posting $10,000 bond.
tinue until January 1. For more info, go to www.appaloosa.com.
Duwaye Anderson recently donated Perfect Pepto
Louisiana Stock Horse Associationis an APHA Paint Al-
(Peptoboonsmal x Smart Little Mindy x Smart Little
ternative Competition Affiliate, having been approved for the
Lena) to Tarleton State University, where the 2001 red
Paint Alternative Competition Program (PAC) for 2009. That al-
roan stallion will stand during the 2010 breeding sea-
lows PAC members to receive APHA national credits from
son. Bred by Susan Stevens, Decatur, TX, he was shown
LaSH competition. Secretary Judy Weisgerber has PAC forms
briefly before an injury ended his cutting career.
available at shows.
If you missed the annual Brazos County Eques-
On August 20, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed an offi-
trian Market Dayin Bryan on August 22, you missed
cial declaration making the American Quarter Horse the of-
a real treat! For the first time it was held at the Brazos
ficial horse of Texas. Logan Head, a 10-year-old AQHYA
County Exposition Complex, which allowed plenty of
member from Bonham, got the ball rolling for this declaration,
space for the wide variety of wares. The best thing I got
when he wrote State Representative Larry Phillips with the idea.
this year was a business card for Brynne Bassler’s new
The declaration’s signing followed the governor’s signing of
TAK Shak, at 20240 Cypress Rosehill in Tomball. Open
House Bill 1881, which established the Texas Equine Incentive
9 to 5 Wednesday through Friday, the Tak Shak offers
Program, creating a voluntary monetary incentive program to
new and consignment items, including tack, show cloth-
keep Quarter, Paint, and Appaloosa horses breeding, showing, or
ing, gifts, and more, and shares the premises with Beth
racing in Texas.
Durlap’s High Fashion Horse. You can visit the latter’s On September 9, the NRHA Board of Directors voted to in-
site, www.highfashionhorse.com or call 281.620.3556. duct 2 people and 2 horses into the 2010 NRHA Hall of Fame.
Janet Brown has made a spectacular quilt to be sold
Honorees will include Jack Brainard, John Hoyt, Nu Chex to
to the highest sealed bidder during the 2009 Bordens
Cash, and Rest Stop. The also voted to award C.R. Morrison
Milk NCHA Futurity. It’s called the Past Futurity
with the NRHA Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award.
Champions Quilt, with pictures of all Futurity cham- Happy birthday on October 14 to Kim Morgan, the great
pions starting with Buster Welch and Money’s Glo. show secretary for Britannia Farm AQHA shows in Katy, TX.
Place your bid by sending it to NCHA c/o Jennifer Send cards to her at 5890 Highway 159 West, Bellville, TX
Laven, 260 Bailey, Fort Worth, TX 76107. fmi, call Jen- 77418.
nifer Laven or Dayna Smith at 816.244.6188.
The 9th annual Razorback Roundupwill be held on No-
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