News & Events
NEWS & EVENTS - Cont from page 22
29-1 ACHA Cowtown Cutting, Fort Worth, Holly, 817-834-2742
30 NCHA Challenger Series NCASEMO, Midway, AR, Terry Beard, 870-723-9384
30 USCHA Ltd Age/Wkend/Ranch Cut- ting, DeKalb, USCHA, 903-440-4122
Versatility
SEPTEMBER 8 OK Fair Fall Sale/Rch Horse Sh, Dun- can, OK, Ricky Piggott, 580-271-0358
8-9 SHTX Cl, Sh, AQHA VRH/RR, Hamil- ton, SHTX, 855-846-7468
9-10 OKSHA Clinic/Sh, AQHA VRH, Ard- more, OK, Kim Johnson, 580-276-0662
Bluebonnet Horse Expo Benefits Needy Horses Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society will host the 11th annual Bluebon-
net Horse Expo at the Travis County Expo Center (7311 Decker Lane in Austin) on October 21, 2017 from 9AM to 7PM. The Bluebonnet Horse Expo is a day-long educational, adoption, and
fundraising event for Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society – and it includes something for all horse lovers and enthusiasts! Equine professionals Michael Battenfield, Jimmy Brown, Lindsay Burer,
Sue De Laurentis, Aaron England, Jack Lieser, Mark and Miranda Lyon, Kay- lon Robinson, Cathy Sullins, Dr. David Warren, and many others will be ed- ucating attendees on topics ranging from horse health to horse handling and training. Vendors will sell horse related goods, home décor, books, and more. A silent auction will feature horse/farm/ranch/western-themed jewelry, cloth- ing, and home décor while the Bluebonnet Art Show and Sale will offer orig- inal works of art for sale to attendees. The event also includes a live auction of saddles and other tack, a used tack sale, and 50-60 horses for adoption. The Bluebonnet Horse Expo includes the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Train-
ing Challenge. At the Challenge, professional trainers and non-professional horseman and horsewomen compete over an obstacle course and show off their horses’ skills in a freestyle competition. Before the competition, profes- sional trainers have four months to start BEHS horses under saddle or work through behavioral problems while non-professionals work with a horse for four months who was previously trained to ride or work with a horse on the ground. The Challenge horses are available for adoption at the event. Bluebonnet Equine
Humane Society is a non- profit organization that helps rescue horses, ponies, and donkeys from negligent and abu- sive owners. Not only is the event educational, but all funds raised at
the event help Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society alleviate the suffering of horses throughout Texas. There are still sponsorship and vendor opportunities available, and the or-
ganization needs donations of horse equipment and farm/ranch/western themed art-work, jewelry, and home décor for the live auction, art show, silent auction, and sale area. All donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit us
www.bluebonnethorseexpo.com or call
(888) 542 5163 w 24 SouthWest Horse Trader September 2017
10 Cross Timbers Rch Horse Specialty Sh, Gainesville, Tracy King, 817-597-8814
15 LEC Ranch Riding Clinic/Contest, New Iberia, Judy Weisgerber, 337-208-2336
15-16 Tri State Fair Versatility RH/RR, Amarillo, Kelsey Watring, 720-838-7701
16 Leon River Cowboy Ch RHAA Comp, Olden, Craig Hickman, 325-642-7903
16 LaSH Show, New Iberia, Judy Weis- gerber, 337-208-2336
16-17 ARHA Western OK Ranch HA, El Reno, OK, Sissy King, 318-465-0938
22-23 SHTX Cl, Sh, AQHA VRH/RR, Bryan, SHTX, 855-846-7468
23 Mid Tex QH Special Evt & Open Ranch Shs, Belton, Lance Wilson, 254-338-8240
30-1 Ranch Horse Champs, Las Cruces, NM, Joe Armstrong, 575-202-0080
30-1 ARHA/ARSHA Event, Searcy, AR, ARSHA, 304-602-7742
Rein/RCow Horse
SEPTEMBER 15-17 Heritage Classic, Katy, Lisa Castille, 817-929-5802
20-1 APHA World Champ Sh, Fort Worth, Amanda Cormack, 817-222-6416
22-24 Warm Up III, Waco, Mark Archer, 810-956-7987
28-1 Graham Stampede Show II, Gra- ham, Lisa Castille, 817-929-5802
Dressage
SEPTEMBER 2 LCHA Western Dressage Schlng Sh, Ca- ballo, NM, Sandy Welch, 575-740-0248
2-4 Grt Plains Labor Day USEF/AQHA, StillwaterOK, Stacia Gray, 405-204-3870
3 NMDA Schooling Sh, Española, NM, Teresa Heine, 505-604-6826
9 WDAA Star of TX Champ Sh, Mt Bel- veiu, Ereyne Mendiola, 281-798-7055
9 West Equestrian Schooling Show, Sand Springs, OK, Cheryl West, 918-798-9378
9-10 SA Fall Dressage/Team Chlng, San Antonio, Susan Peacock, 405-749-9777
9-10 GSEC Platm Classic Dressage, Katy, M Kulifay
marily2004@yahoo.com
9-11 Grt Pl Fall Sh USEF/AQHA, Still- water, OK, Stacia Gray, 405-204-3870
11 NMSF Western Dressage Show, Albu- querque, NM, NMSF, 303-941-3496
16 CTDS Mini Show, Manor, Erika, 512-922-5400
16 Green Co Dressage Schlig Sh, Inola, OK, Riverbend Arena, 918-543-7950
16 2017 DDC Schooling Show, Aubrey, Alecia Daniel, 972-978-6846
22-24 TX Rose Drsg Fall Classic, Tyler, Carolyn Vandenberg, 903-882-8696
28-1 WDAA World Championship Sh, Guthrie, OK, Stacia Gray, 405-204-3870
Hunter/Jumper
SEPTEMBER 1-3 New Mexico State Fair H/J, Albu- querque, NM, NMSF, 303-941-3496
6-10 Texas Rose Sport Horse Cup, Tyler, Kathy Brunson, 903-882-8696
9-10 River Run Farm Fall Schooling Sh, Tulsa, OK, Susan Cravens, 918-855-5032
13-17 Texas Rose Classic, Tyler, Kathy Brunson, 903-882-8696
16 CCEC Raise the Bar Ser Schlg Sh, Nor- man, OK, Tori Medlock, 405-641-6607
16 Farewell Farm H/J, Bixby, OK, Tiffany George, 918-366-2726
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Dictation vs. Dialog: Listening to Your Trail Horse
Have you ever had one of those friends
that talks nonstop? You know, the one who’s constantly telling you things, but with whom you never have a real conver- sation. That friend. Do you ever wonder if your horse sees you that way? Are you constantly telling him things, but never lis- tening so you can have a two-way conver- sation? Sometimes even a simple acknowledgment of a small effort can go a long way toward establishing a dialog. The value of that dialog is in building
a partnership with your horse. Whatever you ask of your horse, be willing to listen to the response. An “I don’t understand,” is very different from “No!”; an “I think you meant this,” is different from “I don’t want to today.” On the surface, the result may not differ much; the horse doesn’t do what you asked him to do. In a dialog, you listen to the horse’s response and reply in kind. You may need to clarify your cue, or you may need to enforce it. The difference is in the dialog. Regardless of your chosen discipline,
building a better bond with your horse helps you work as team and accomplish your goals. That bond is paramount when you ask your horse to carry you across miles of varied terrain, and that bond is based on establishing a dialog with your horse. Working through natural trail obsta- cles as a team helps build and strengthen that bond. You can learn more online at
www.TexasTrailChallengeClub.com. w
Karen Freeman
Optical Harmonics
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