THE HORSE GAZETTE (18 & Under and 19 & Over).


Belt buckles for High Point Halter & Color Horse. Grand / Reserve Halter awards in stallions, mares, geldings, youth, minis/ponies. FMI call Ann Hughes at 281-728-6466 or email: amswaim2@aol.com.


STPA Money Series, 300 Bri- armeadow, Friendswood, TX.


Series: 7/17, 8/7, 8/21, 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9. Exhibition 5pm. Playday 6pm. 11/6, 11/13, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18 Exhibition 1pm. Playday 1pm. Series minimum 10 shows. Contestant minimum: 7 shows. Equal prizes per age group. (9 & Under, 10-13, 14-18, 19 & Over. Age as of January 1, 2010). Poles, Cloverleaf Barrels, Straight- away Barrels, optional Jackpot Race. Event Fees: Worker = $10, Non-Worker = $15; Exhibitions, Lead-line, Jackpot Race = $5. FMI call Marietta Benson at 281-369- 2375 or email: playday@pdq.net.


Open Consignment Horse Sale, Hills Prairie Livestock, Bastrop,


TX. HUGE Tack Sale 11am. Horse Sale 1pm. Open to all horses - no pre-consignments necessary. 8% Commission - $20 Office Fee - $10 Pass Out Charge. Special Catalog Sale in the fall - visit our website or give us a call for more information. 210-885-0902, www.ringelsteinun- limited.com.


August 28 - 29


Summer Sizzler Appaloosa Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center,


John Justin Arena, Fort Worth, TX. Sponsored by Dal-Worth ApHC. FMI contact Leslie Goolsby at leslie@anchorgraphics.com.


Alamo Dressage Association Show, San Antonio Rose Palace, San An- tonio, TX. FMI call 210-698-3300.


August 29


Crosby/Huffman Metro Go-Texas Open Horse Show, Crosby Fair & Rodeo Arena, Crosby, TX. High Point & Reserve High Point Belt Buckles for age groups: 18 & under and 19 & over. Also a Halter/Color


Belt Buckle. FMI call Ann at 281- 728-6466 or email: amswaim2@ aol.com.


August 29 - September 3


Craig Cameron Working Clinic Stretched, Double Horn Ranch, Bluff Dale, TX. Popular clinic


from “Beginning to Winning” will expand your knowledge and take you and your horse to a new level of horsemanship. Participating riders are responsible for bringing feed, hay and supplements for their horse. FMI call 254-728-3082, email: doublehornd@lipan.net or visit www.craigcameron.com.


Call before you haul! Don’t forget your Coggins!


Go to www.HorseGazette.com for new August events that may have been added after press deadline.


Send in your September events to horsegazette@satx.rr.com or fax to 210-699-9928.


potential triple crown feed dealer changes in your area


Effective on August 1,


2010, the dealer where you buy your Triple Crown feeds may change. Due to mutual agree- ment, dealers who received their Triple Crown feeds from Blue Seal Feeds, Kent Feeds, Evergreen Feeds or Kalmbach Feeds will no longer be able to get Triple Crown from these manufacturing facilities. An expanded distribution arrange- ment with Southern States and a new agreement with Cargill (Nutrena), that would also in- clude ACCO and Agway, will be the replacement distribution for these companies. Existing Southern States dealers are unaffected. Your existing dealer will be notified the first week of July of the changes. Many will continue to sell Triple Crown products while others may not. Please see the chart below for


the states that are affected and then check with your dealer as to their intentions to continue selling Triple Crown products. If they chose not to, then call us at 800-451-9916 or access our website dealer locator for the new dealer near you on August 1st. In most cases, dealer avail- ability and access to more prod- ucts will improve, especially throughout the Midwest. Triple Crown was


not owned by Blue Seal, Kent, Evergreen or Kalmbach and we are not being sold to Southern States or Cargill. Triple Crown Nutrition remains independent and committed to serving the equine industry. Changes were made by Triple Crown to con- tinue to improve quality and distribution of one of the best known and respected brands in the industry. This change


will also improve distribution in states where Triple Crown was hard to locate. These states will have access to Triple Crown products sometime this fall; Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.


States Where Dealers May Change


Northeast – Pennsyl-


vania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Midwest and Upper Midwest – Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Il- linois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Lower Midwest – Oklahoma and Texas. Mountain States – Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming


HORSE SALE- 1:00 pm Open to all horses - no pre-consignments necessary.


Special Catalog Sale in the Fall - visit our website or give us a call for more information.


Original negative Coggins required on all horses. 8% Commission


$10 Pass Out Charge


For more information visit www.ringelsteinunlimited.com Cass Ringelstein • 210-885-0902


$20 Office Fee


successful year for the comal county 4-H Horse Judging Team


4-H Horse club for youth ages 9 to 19 yrs old, has had another successful year and has had the most participation in its activi- ties ever.


members in its’ Horse Judging program, four quiz bowl teams, and has had two successful club horse shows. Members who excelled in the District 4-H Horse Show are looking for- ward to heading to Abilene for the Texas State 4-H show. As Kelley King, club co-manager with Angela Butler, often says “Saddle Slappers’ rock”! The Horse Judging


The club had 32 The Saddle Slapper


have attended Texas A&M Horse Judging camp, overseen by Texas A&M coach Clay Cavinder, and many have attended Aggiefest at Texas A&M. The State 4-H Horse


5:00 pm - 6:00 pm


Enjoy a FREE 1/3 lb. burger and trimmings for adults; kids meal also available!


6:00 - 6:30 pm


Paul demonstrates the trials and tribulations of life with this colt and a cotton rope.


Enjoy a FREE concert by Suzy Gayle 4 time International Female Vocalist of the Year


6:30 - 8:30 pm


Wild Horse Ministry - See an untamed horse...gentle and broke in two hours!


For more information contact:


The Country Church of Guadalupe County at


1005 W. FM 78 • Marion, Texas check us out online at


830-914-4749


www.thecountrychurch.com Also Saturday, August 21 at the San Antonio Rose Palace, 25665 Boerne Stage Road, San Antonio, TX


Complete submission to God...will give you rest. Page 18


Junior and Intermediate members of the Comal County 4-Hy Horse Judging Team. Back Row from Left to Right: Payton Miner, Grace Buschfort, Elizabeth Simpson, Kaylee Acosta,


Ian Acosta, Kit Shook and Megan Lee. Front Row Left to Right: Cody Elbel, Ashton Dickie, Baillie Fizgerald, Shelby Simpson, Makenzie Knipe, Clay Elbel, Brenna Lee, Kellie Roach, Kristen Colyer. Not Pictured: Marina Nolen & Ashley Skidmore.


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Judging team had three junior teams (ages 9 to 11), two inter- mediate teams (ages 11 to 13) and four senior teams (ages 14 to 18). All team members gave reasons at the contests they at- tended.


tests were the Montgomery County 4-H Horse Judging contest, Johnson County 4-H Horse Judging contest, the Fort Worth Stock Show, the San Antonio Livestock Expo, the District 10 4-H Horse Judging Contest and the Houston Live- stock Show. Several members


This year those con-


place four horses in a class and give their reasoning to an official judge. Knowledge is gained in selection of horses for a specific purpose, what is required as an exhibitor, and the ability to speak orally, giving an organized set of reasons using specific terms. This year the Horse


program consists of members learning how to judge the con- formation of a horse (how a horse is physically put together as an athlete),and different classes with different criteria that are seen in horse shows, such as Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Halter, Showmanship, etc. Contestants have to


Judging contest is a qualifying event held at Texas A&M in June. This year two senior teams attended. Members who attended this year were Lexi Firth, Marci Merkle, Sarah Merkle, and Becca Shook,( whose team placed 7th overall and 3rd in the reasons category), and Amanda Driewer, Kyla Kalinowski, Daniela Mc- Carthy, and Sara Palacios (whose team placed 10th). Firth was 4th High Individual in the contest. The team members’


mal County Horse Judging Hi Point awards given by Saddle Slapper’s for 2009 are Lexi Firth, senior, Becca Shook, intermedi- ate, and Grace Buschfort, junior. For 2010 Tori Rathburn receives the award for senior, Elizabeth Simpson, for intermediate, and Kellie Roach and Shelby Simp- son, (who tied) for junior. Previous Hi Point win-


ners were Claughton and Sarah- Knuepper. The Horse Judging program is coached by Sherry Roach and Mary Lou Jenkins. Quiz Bowl is a fast and


fun competition for teams made up of four members. The general


Southern Regionals in Lexing- ton, VA, in 2008, representing Texas and Comal County as an alternate on the Brazos county team. Sara was the ninth place high individual in the contest. Recipients of the Co-


hard work and dedication paid off this year at the San Antonio Livestock Expo when the two teams listed above (along with Natalie Slocum) placed 6th and 7th out of 145 teams. Also team members Sarah Claughton, Firth, Tori Rathburn and Rebecca Roach placed third team overall at the Fort Worth Contest and won the Reasons Division at the Houston Livestock Show Horse Judging Contest. Claughton attended the


in 2 contests this year. The San Antonio Livestock Show consisted of our first year Horse Bowl Junior team members CoCo Kaufman, AllisonK- ing and Bailey Snyder who placed 7th. Junior Team Ryan King, Caleb McCarthy, Nellie Schmidt and Courtney Snyder placed 4th out of 36 teams; and Senior Team: Kaleigh King, Daniela McCarthy, Bec- ca Roach and Abigail Schmidt placing 4th out of 24 teams. The group traveled to


members were Ashley Fuqua, Allison King, and Kellie Roach; Intermediate team: Grace Buschfort, Ryan King, Caleb McCarthy and Nellie Schmidt; and the Senior Team: Kaleigh King, Daniela McCar- thy, Becca Roach and Abigail Schmidt. All placed 1st. The Senior team then


advanced to State 4-H compe- tition held June 8 in College Station, Texas where they made it through 3 rounds of play, had an awesome time and can’t wait to qualify next year! The Quiz Bowl teams


Fredericksburg, Texas for the District 4-H competition. The Junior team


knowledge gained on equine nutrition, health care, breeding, genetics, etc. that 4-Hers learn is invaluable. The teams competed


are coached by Hazel and Dan McCarthy, Susan Snyder and Kelley King. Should you like more information on how to join the Saddle Slappers 4-H Horse Club contact the Comal County Extension Office (830) 620-3440 or Kelley King (830) 620-9661.


County 4-H Horse Judging members pictured on next page. Back Row from Left to Right: Amanda Driewer, Natalie Slocum, Sara Palacios, Kyla Kylanowski, Kaleigh King, Rebecca Roach, Sarah


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