Arabian news & more from around the state by Ginny Nokes of Seguin, TX.
ZAKAI shown by JESSICA SPRINGER. 2ND
KLIMITCHEK with SHA- MIN’S RACIN McCAIN. Showmanship 18 & over WIN- NER – CATY LOHMEYER. LIBERTY won by WAN MAR FANTASY. SPORT HORSE UNDER SADDLE. 1st
covers the Star Open Show at Sinton, People in the News and stories about horses and their owners. The weather, has given us a taste of what’s ahead during the Texas sum- mer. Hot!! Texas is so green with lush pastures where the horses are grazing in grass knee deep. Who would have thought it after the last year. But that’s Texas.
STAR ARABIAN CLUB SPRING OPEN SHOW April 23 –24th
Arabian Halter, Futurity, Free- style Liberty, and Sport Horse Under Saddle Classes. Winners in the halter classes were” 1st
MY PRETTI LADY shown by JESSICA SPRINGER 2 Yr. Old and under. Arabian Mares 3 and over SWEET BERRY WINE shown by MICHEALL VAHALIK was the winner. LILY LA BEAUTE shown by Virginia Morgan 3rd
JANET HORNBLOWER. . Owner . Friday night was The news this month
MARY JO LEAHY with her gelding placed 3rd
class. GRAND CHAMPION PUREBRED - WAN MAR FANTASY with J. ALEMAN HALF ARABIAN COLTS, FILLIES. GELDING 1ST
PRECISELY PEARL handler JERRY BUELL 2ND
.
MIN’S RACIN McCAIN – GLENDA KLIMITCHEK. Half Arabians Mares 3 and over winner were: ALLA MODE with MICHEALL VAHALLK, Half Arabian Half Arabian – CHAMPION – PRECISE- LY PEARL with NANCY BUELL Reserve Champion – CF SPE- CIAL EFFECTS with JERRY BUELL. GLENDA KLIM- ITCHEK won the Half Ara- bian Futurity with SHAMIN’S RACIN McCAIN. SPORT HORSE IN HAND CLASSES Purebred 1st
with DREAM’S JAZZ MAN. 2nd
VIRGINIA MORGAN. 3RD WAN MAR FANTASY – J ALEMAN. Sport Horse in
. LILY LA BEAUTE with MARY JO LEAHY SHA- in a big
GONIA for J ALEMAN 2ND GREG NOKES on ZUZU owned by LESLIE LINDSAY. Open Halter Best of Halter CF SPECIAL EFFECTS. / J BUELL. HUNTER DIVI- SION. Hunter Pleasure Walk Trot Winner 1st
PADA-
OLE ridden by KATY HEN- SON. 2nd
by M. ETTER. NOVICE RIDER 1st
On NAISENA’S FINALE 3RD
. MIE IRIE ridden KAITLYN COLE,
LOHMEYER. MYSTIC ECHO placed 2nd
– JESSICA SPRINGER riding, Hunter Pleasure 18 over. NO- BLE DYNASTY, CHRISTINE CHERRY 1st
BEAUTE/ VIRGINIA MOR- GON. GOOD GOLLY MISS DAMALI 3rd
MARIE HENSON, NOVICE HORSE –PADAGONIA win- ner with C FRAKES riding. 2nd
MALI/ANNE MARIE HEN- SON rider. ARABIAN/HALF HUNTER PL. 1ST
ECHO / NICOLE ROBERTS.
chris cox & rich skelton horsemanship and roping clinic attracts world champion cowboys
Mineral Wells, Texas
- 8-Time World Champion Team Roper, Rich Skelton, teamed up with 2-time Road to the Horse Champion, Chris, Cox for a Team Roping and Horsemanship Seminar, April 12-14. More than 30 students from several states came to improve both their horse- manship and team roping skills. Their levels ranged from begin- ner to a #7 heeler. Participants included World Champion All Around Cowboys Larry Mahan and Chris Lybbert. The unique training
partnership developed when Cox sought heeling instruction from Skelton. Chris Cox has been ranch roping most of his life, and recently began competing in the USTRC and other ropings as a header. This summer, he entered the prestigious Reno Invitational Team Roping, heeling for former World Champion Jack Roddy. Rich Skelton has always believed that good horsemanship is the basic foundation for successful roping.
The first morning, stu-
dents saddled up and roped live cattle so Chris could evaluate horsemanship skills, and Rich could determine the ropers per- formance level. That afternoon, it was dummy time for both headers and heelers. While Rich Skelton won 8 World Champion- ships as a heeler, he is well quali- fied to teach headingafter all, he did travel with Speed Williams for years!
Ground instruction
for both headers and heelers included position, building a balanced loop, swing, feeding the loop, target, and delivery. After practicing for what seemed like hours, it was time to mount up
again and rope the drag dummy. Then back to live cattle with a noticeable improvement by all as the Texas sun was setting. Day 2 began with
Chris Cox demonstrating horse- manship drills to prepares ones horse for competition. Chris training philosophy is to have total control of the horse, from the nose to the tail. He showed students how to have softness and flex in the poll, and make lateral movements in the ribcage and hindquarters. This method allows the rider to place the horse anywhere they want in relation to the box or trailing a steer. Chris training methods make a better mount for any discipline, from roping to barrel racing, and from cutting to reining. After lunch on Day
2, Richs former roping part- ner, Speed Williams arrived. Speed demonstrated how head- ers should handle cattle to make a more successful team effort. The heelers at the seminar truly gained confidence when they had the opportunity to rope behind Speed.
Day 3 saw all the hard
work come together. The par- ticipants worked on making sure their horses would run and rate at the right spot. They got more dummy work, and plenty of live cattle. Chris Cox TV production crew were on hand to video tape the participants, so they could see their progress each day. The seminar will also be the subject of upcoming episodes of Chris Cox Horsemanship on RFD-TV. Heres what the partici-
pants are saying: Chris Lybbert World
Champion Tie Down Roper, World Champion All Around
Cowboy. Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Chris has trained and sold top Calf and Team Roping Horses said he enjoyed learn- ing from Chris Cox and Rich Skelton. “I learned about moving my horse around, and I actu- ally got to where I could catch feet consistently. I had mostly headed and tried to heel. Rich changed my delivery completely. It was amazing how much better the students and horses were by the end of the school. It was especially impressive to see how much better the students handled cattle.”
Larry Mahan 6-time
World Champion All Around Cowboy, 2-Time World Cham- pion Bull Rider. Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, National Cowboy Hall of Fame. “This was an amazing event. Chris and Rich had great chemistry. They are both so knowledgeable. They worked so well together. Chris Cox is the best horse trainer I’ve ever witnessed he is a teacher with no gimmicks, no one-liners. A Chris Cox seminar is for those who re- ally want knowledge. Bottom line, two young pups showed this ole dog something new.” Brennan Harmon -
Church Point, LA. #7 USTRC Heeler/#6 Header. “This was by far the best experience I’ve ever had. The seminar touched both phases roping and horseman- ship. It was truly the best of both worlds. I cant wait to go to our local USA roping finals this weekend.”
Both Chris and Rich
have gotten positive feedback from the Seminar, another one will be scheduled soon. For more information,
www.chris-
cox.com.
extreme mutt makeover returns to fort worth shelter dogs receive a new “leash” on LIfe Georgetown, Texas, May
4 - Dogs destined to live, or more likely, die in a North Texas animal shelter will now receive a new “leash” on life as the Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) and the North Texas Humane Society team up again in 2010 to host the Extreme Mutt Makeover. Applications for trainers are now being accepted through June 1. The Extreme Mutt Make-
over will be held August 13-14 in Fort Worth, Tex., during the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover that will feature more than 100 formerly wild horses competing for a purse of $100,000.
“Since 2007, the Extreme
Mustang Makeover has placed nearly 2,000 of America’s iconic wild horses for adoption and the Foundation is using the same philosophy when it comes to placing America’s favorite companion animal for adoption,” said MHF Executive Director Patti Colbert. “This is taking rescue to an extreme by including accomplished dog trainers in the lives of these abandoned and
unwanted animals, proving that they can be truly valuable to the lives of their adopters.” In 2009, the Extreme Mutt
Makeover placed 10 dogs in North Texas homes and stories of their impact on the lives of their adopters abound, from the trainer who paid an adopter to get her trained animal back to the retiree who adopted a beautiful black lab after the death of his wife. Selected trainers will be
assigned a shelter dog through ran- dom draw, train it for eight weeks and return to compete for prizes during the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover. Trainers will be asked to complete basic obedience training, and demonstrate during exhibition any special talents or relationship develop- ment with the dog. Trainers will be competing for prize money, amount to be determined via sponsorship. Extreme Mutt Makeover
candidates will be assessed and se- lected by the HSNT, using recognized temperament testing guidelines and
Visit us at:
www.HorseGazette.com . MYSTIC GOOD GOLLY MISS DA- . with ANNE , 2ND ZAKAI
ERTS riding in the 17 and under Hunter. Hunter Pleasure Walk Trot Horse – MIE IRIE with MELANIE ETTER. 2nd
, MYSTERAE with CATY with RAVEN ROB-
SA ALZORRO
Hand Half/Arabians. 1ST GLENDA
.
THE HORSE GAZETTE 2ND
MALI/ANNE MARIE HEN- SON. 3RD
LOHMEYER, Hunter Plea- sure Championship. NOBLE DYNASTY 1ST CHERRY, 3RD
CATY LOHMEYER. WEST- ERN DIVISION Walk Trot Rider. MIE IRIE / MELANIE ETTER Winner. WP Novice rider 3rd
HENSON. Walk Trot Horse MIE IRIE – MELANIE ET- TER.
CHRISTINE MYSTERAE/
. MYSTERAE / CATY
HORSE ARABIAN/HALF ARABIAN … WAN MAR FANTASY owned by J. ALE- MAN HIGH POINT JUNIOR – KATHLEEN LANGAN ON LIL DASH-N-DOLL. HIGH POINT SENIOR (Top Five of 13) CHRISTINE CHER- RY/ NOBLE DYNASTY BAR- BARA VAN ALLEN/ SHADE OF ENVY. LINDA FORD/ ROCKIN FANCY SOCKS. HEATHER BOYD/CHROME SIERRA, CATY LOHMEYER/ OLE MYSTERAE. Rated shows aren’t
. LILY LA H I G H P O I N T
. GOOD GOLLY MISS DA- MYSTERAE/ CATY
in her classes with her Arabian mare in Hunter Pleasure. Katy Henson and Nicholas placed as well. It was worth the long drive.
a successful show - a pay off for all her hard work on Millie Powel’s Mysterae. It has been a labor of love. Millie loaned this nice gelding to her and after numerous open shows, missed canter leads and all the pitfalls we encounter trying to win a ribbon, they have proven themselves by winning in every class.
for everyone due to cost of the shows, tack and attire. Ex- hibitors that compete in Open shows are for the most part people who train their own horses. They have no desire to be competitive at the National Level. They love to show their horses and have fun. Classes range from Pee Wee to Over 40. Shows are often fam- ily affairs from the Lead Line youngsters thru the age groups. The fellowship that exists is a family affair. Our thanks to all who work to make them possible. Virginia Cherry, Ali, Millie, Trish, Darnella and all your helpers.
congratulations to MELANIE ETTER and her gelding MIE IRIE. She has done great with this very green young horse. They won two firsts, a second and fourth out of 8 in halter. We can foresee a bright future for Mie Irie and Melanie. Melanie, Anne Marie Henson, Caty and Nicholas came from Taylor, Texas to show. That’s a long haul. Ann Marie took ribbons
S p e c i a l
has attended The Star Show for years and always goes home with a Championship or two with her halter shows. Jacque- line Aleman, Micheall Vanalik and the Buells earned awards with their halter horses. I regret that I have only listed some of the winners. Space limits us but the quality of horses was tops In their breeds and the competi- tion was tough. It doesn’t mat- ter where you place in a horse show, everyone is a winner.
BUELL ARABIANS I first met Jerry and
Caty Lohmeyer had
Glenda Klimitchek
made the decision to move their horse related business to Texas in search of warmer weather and greener pastures. In 2006, they purchased 205 acres of lush farm land just outside of Nixon. Nixon is down the road from Seguin and about 50 miles east of San Antonio. The Buells say, “ It has been a very reward- ing challenge replacing miles of antique fencing and remodeling - building their horse facility. The hard work and the ability to work horses again has become productive with recent wins at the Star Arabian Horse show in Sinton, Texas taking Champion and Reserve Champion Half Arabian classes. Sales have also continued to be strong this past year of horses to Michigan, Oklahoma and here in Texas.” Nancy and Jerry are planning an open house/barn Day June 26th
Nancy Buell at the Alamo Ara- bian Open shows near Seguin. They volunteered to help at the shows. We met again at the Star show. I learned more about them, their horses and their farm and want to share with you more about the Buells. They certainly are not new comers to the breed. They have been breeding Arabians and Pintos for more than 25 years on their ranch in Sisters, Oregon. With the sales, breeding, marketing Arabians and Half-Arabians, they watched the business out grow the ranch. Buell bred horses had won the Northwest Pinto Saddle Pleasure mare of the year and the Reserve ama- teur Pinto show exhibitor for Oregon. Young breeding stock was being sold as far away as Switizerland, Guadalajara, Canada and all over the U.S. Nancy and Jerry were both born and raised in Oregon. They
horse presentation, complimen- tary refreshments, an adjacent neighborhood garage and tack sale… all will take place on the farm. Everyone interested in seeing some exciting Pinto Arabians and Purebreds are invited to come for a fun day. They are our kind of people. Their horses are a big part of their lives. For more informa- tion and directions to the farm you can visit www.BuellAra-
bians.com.
unteers, we recently had a visit with Shirley Gallaher. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, She is the lady that has volunteered year after year to work the AAHA Fiesta Show and is often remembered as the Out Gate Ribbon Lady. She and her husband Dave recently sold their property in the country and have moved into an apart- ment in New Braunfels. After years of country living with their Arabian horses and dogs, she remarked “It is taking some getting used to this apartment living.” They have plans to do extensive traveling but come show time, Shirley will be back again to help Bill Eash and the club at the out gate.
And speaking of Vol- . There will be a
scoring system, and diagnostic veteri- nary testing to determine health. The dogs will be 9 months or older and may be defined as more difficult to adopt due to their age, size or physi- cal characteristics. All dogs will be vaccinated, heartworm negative, micro- chipped and altered, and have no histo- ry of biting or mental challenges. Dogs will be selected from HSNT, as well as other area animal shelters. No less than 10 trainers
and no more than 20 will be selected through an application process. As much as possible, trainer candidates should be active in the canine rescue community, or express a sincere inter- est to become involved as a volunteer on behalf of homeless canines. Trainer candidates may be amateurs or profes- sionals.
All trainer candidates must
complete trainer application and submit by FAX or mail by June 1st, 2010 to the Mustang Heritage Foundation, P. O. Box 979, Georgetown Texas, 78626 or FAX 512-869-3229.
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