News & Events
Cowgirl News with Sherri Mell-Torres
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Braylin Moltz,
the Tejas Rodeo Year End Barrel Racing Cham-
pion, 2010 with her beautiful new saddle.
Mike Torres with wife,
Sherri Mell and Yancy James 2010 Tejas
Rodeo Finals Break A Way Champion.
Hard to believe that another NFR has
come and gone already!Hope you got to go to Vegas to enjoy some of the excitement. The Tejas Open Pro Rodeo in Bulverde,
Texas, finished up theirFinals. Iwas fortunate enough to compete in it this year finishing 3rd for the year in theBreakAWayRoping. Yancy James,manager and announcer of
Tejas Rodeo looked at me when I thought it wasmy turn to rope during theFinal perform- ance and I asked him if it was my turn. He said, “Come on”motioningme to followhim. I asked again if it was my turn to rope and I was headed for the box. He said, “Just a minute, come on.” He then introducedme leadingme in front
of the audience. I amcomfortable and used to the announcer talking aboutmewhile I amin the box but being called upwithoutmy know- ing and rightwhen itwasmy turn to rope can put a test to evenmy wits!Withmy husband behind the calf in the chute, I took my warm up swings going into the box, backed up and nodded. I was blessed with a quick run and ended up winning the Finals and a beautiful BobBerg buckle! Tejas also gives saddles to the Year End Champions of each event. This year the
Champions were: Erica Meche – Break A Way Roping, Braylin Moltz – Barrel Racing, Ralph Benson – Bull Riding, Jon Stafford – Heading, Larry Ham- mon – Heeling and Cole Moody – Tie Down Calf Roping. If you have never been to the Tejas Rodeo, you need to come out for the 2011 year. The arena and stands are covered; they have a mechanical bucking bull for en- tertainment after the rodeo along with a live band each Saturday night for a dance. They have a full bar and lots to eat including steak, hot dogs, sausage, hamburgers and baked items. This coming year, I hear they will even have an enclosed restaurant. The name of the location is Cibolo Livery and it is located on Bulverde Road. There is something for everyone there. During the NFR in Vegas, I signed auto-
graphs in the Appaloosa Booth as well as the WPRA booth again. It is always a lot of fun. Below is a photo in the Appaloosa Booth with Gary Connally, who does the booth for the ApHC. A big thank you goes out to Gary and his wife, Niece, for doing this
for several years now. God Bless you all and your families for a
wonderful New Year and I hope to see you at some functions. The Stock Shows are just around the corner! R.O.P.E.R. (Riding Opportunities Pro-
moting Exceptional Riders) are practicing on Wednesday evenings. We would like to thank the volunteers who come out to assist the rid- ers and take part in the ROPER activities. This past year, we were fortunate to have assistance with hay. Collis Markt of Von Ormy donated round bales from his own farm. Thank you so much! When he gave them to us, he said, “Any- thing for the Chil- dren!” Collis is in his 80’s and still runs the farm baling hay! If you would like
Gary Connally, former ApHC Director, Sherri Mell, ApHC Hall of Famer, & Darrel Bielke, ApHC Judge as well as Executive VP/COO for the Pinto Horse Association Of America.
30 SouthWest Horse Trader January 2011
to help out at ROPER, contact Sherri Mell at 210-633-2042, P.O. Box 201512 San An- tonio, TX 78220- 8512! w
NEWS & EVENTS - Cont from page 28
17-18 Fort Worth Stock Show Cutting, Fort Worth, FMI, 817-877-2400
21 Bluebonnet CHA, Brenham, FMI, 979-525-9700
27-29 Three & Half Amigos Cutting, Gonzales, FMI, 210-379-0450
28 M Cutting Horse Assoc, Ardmore, OK, FMI, 214-794-3108
FEBRUARY 2-3 Red River Cutting Horse Assoc, Gra- ham, FMI, 580-512-8237
3-5 San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo Cutting Show, San Antonio, FMI, 817-877-2400
4 Polo Duro Cutting Horse Assoc, Amar- illo, FMI, 806-362-4624
4-5 Diamond E CHA, Amite, LA, FMI, 601-750-5548
8-9 Brazos Valley CHA, Weatherford, FMI, 325-277-5330
10-18 Bonanza Cutting, Glen Rose, FMI, 940-322-3100
11 Oil Belt CHA, Sulphur Springs, FMI, 214-213-4979
12-13 Waller Cutting Horse Assoc, Bryan, FMI, 979-830-0287
18 Southern OK CHA, Ada, OK, FMI, 918-649-4608
18 Bluebonnet CHA, Brenham, FMI, 979-525-9700
18 PK Cutters, Graham, 940-550-8012
18-19 Dunning WJ Benefit Cutting, Texarkana, AR, FMI, 318-644-5785
19-20 SW TX Cutting, Belton, FMI, 512-218-1391
25-26 Acadian CHA, Sulphur, LA, FMI, 318-644-5788
Tejas Rodeo Clowns, Chad Tenborg & Taylor Barr with Yancy James at the Tejas Rodeo Finals.
USDF Launches iPhone Downloads for New Introductory Tests
T h e
United States Dressage Fed- e r a t i o n (USDF),
in
cooperation with Numen Communica- tions, has re- leased the first version of the new 2011 USDF Intro- ductory tests in a down- l o a d a b l e iPhone appli- cation. Each test allows the user to read the test instructions
along with the judging criteria; review dressage arena di- agrams that animate through the movements within a test; play and record your own readings of the test that are per- fectly timed for an individual horse and the arena in which you are practicing; reference the official USDF dressage test sheet; review the USDF Pyramid of Train- ing; and keep up-to-date on the latest in dressage com- petition through the USDF news feed. The iPhone application has been developed for
USDF Introductory Level Test A, USDF Introductory Level Test B, and USDF Intro-
ductory Level Test C. To download the applications or to see a full listing of EquiTests applications, visit the iTunes App Store.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZS- tore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=401903052&mt=8w
Ranch Horse/Versatility JANUARY 8 Ranch Horse Versatility Show, Burnet,
tradingdays@yahoo.com
14 Ft Worth Stock Show AQHA Ranch Versatility, Ft Worth, FMI, 817-877-2400
14 Fort Worth Stock Show SHOT Chal- lenge, Fort Worth, FMI, 817-877-2400
FEBRUARY 8 San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo Versatility Ranch Horse Show, San An- tonio, FMI, 817-877-2400
19 LaSH Show, Ike Hamilton, W Mon- roe LA, Judy Weisgerber, 877-335-3072
26 Tarleton State Univ ASHA/SHOT Show, Stephenville, Off, 325-672-6242
Rein/Reined Cow Horse
JANUARY 15 Ft Worth Stock Show Working Cow Horse, Fort Worth, FMI, 817-877-2400
26-27 Fort Worth Stock Show Reining, Ft Worth, Edward Harrell, 817-991-4827
29-6 NRCHA Celebrations of Cham- pions, San Angelo,FMI, 325-653-7785
FEBRUARY 26-27 NRHA Warm-up #1, Waco, Mark Archer, 810-966-1008
Dressage
JANUARY 2-23 Houston Dressage Winter Show 1 & 2, Katy, Kathy Jones, 832-722-6121
15 Willow Draw Winter Dressage #1, Weatherford, FMI, 817-313-1515
FEBRUARY 5 Willow Draw Winter Dressage #2, Weatherford, FMI, 817-313-1515
5-6 Froststyle Farms Dressage 1 & 2, Katy, Christi Raisbeck, 281-533-0141
27 Willow Draw Winter Dressage #3, Weatherford, FMI, 817-313-1515
Hunter/Jumper Shows
JANUARY 7-9 Britannia Farm Winter Classic H/J, Katy, Pauline Cook, 281-924-6579
19-23 Blue Ribbon Winter Festival, H/J, Glen Rose Patrick Rodes, 940-240-1207
26-30 Winter Warm Up H/J Show, Glen Rose, Patrick Rodes, 940-240-1207
FEBRUARY 2-6 GSW Winter H/J Series I, Katy, Pauline Cook, 281-579-1272
9-13 GSW Winter H/J Series II, Katy, Pauline Cook, 281-579-1272
18-20 San Antonio Charity H/J, San An- tonio, Gayle O’Rear, 830-981-5767
19-20 STHJA Show, Lane’s End, Tomball, Bill Roberts, 281-770-7152
Open Shows
JANUARY 22 CAQHA All Breed Open Buckle Show, Austin,
peggygoff@hughes.net
FEBRUARY 5 Fort Worth Stock Show Open Senior TQHVA, 4-H & FFI Horse Judging, FMI, 817-877-2400
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