Hunter / Jumper


ELD Mandate Continued from page 10


Cecotto's AS & Annie


Kartsotis


BLUE RIBBON WINTER WRAP UP Cellino & Laura


Thompson The Blue Ribbon Winter Festival Horse


Show got off to a very chilly start in Waco Jan- uary 18-21. With the bad weather and cold tem- perature, the show started on Friday. The USH- JA National Derby got things underway with Cellino, owned by Julie Thompson and ridden by Laura Thompson, taking home the blue rib- bon. Second went to Donavan owned and rid- den by Ava Brescia and third was RVF Carlyle owned and ridden by Izabella Millimet. In the Jumper Ring, the $5000 Frostbite


Jumper Classic was won by Cecotto’s AS, owned by North Shore Farm and ridden by Annie Kartsotis. Lancelot owned by Anastasia Stewart and ridden by Julie Cleveland Beam won the red ribbon. Third was Leah Curtiss on her horse Chianti AS. On Saturday the Texas Green Super Stake


got off to a good start with MTM Ditto owned by Valerie Kalderon and ridden by Rachel Lindsey taking the win. Ryker, owned by Nourah Caskey and ridden by Susan McMorris, was second and RVF Titus also ridden by Susan McMorris won the yellow ribbon for Rio Vista Farm. In the Main Hunter Ring, the Junior and


Amateur Owner hunters took center stage. Ed- inburgh and owner/rider Anna Binder took the top spot in the Amateur Owner Classic. Sec- ond went to Cellino and third was Supreme 6 owned and ridden by Margaret Lattimore. The Junior Hunter Classic top spot was captured by Splendid owned and ridden by Isabella Little- john. Second was MTM Poker Face owned and ridden by Jillian Glubke and third was Sagacity owned by Carolyn Cannon and ridden by Katia


12 SouthWest Horse Trader


MTM Full House & Natalee Haggan


Isabella Littlejohn Splendid &


Cannon. The $10,000 Winter Festival Jumper Clas-


sic was held Saturday afternoon and Natalee Haggan picked up where she left off last year taking home two of the top three places. She won on MTM Farm’s MTM Full House and took third with another MTM Farm horse, MTM Cravitz. Joining Natalee in the three-horse jump off and taking the red ribbon was Zoolander owned and ridden by Caitlin Burns. w


al Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations. This is an old fable that does not protect those hauling horses from fines for non-compliance. A “Not For Hire” sign on your rig will not protect you if it is determined that your truck and trail- er fit into the commercial category or are being used for commercial purposes. Nor will it protect you if you are driving a ve- hicle and trailer that requires a commercial license.


A recreational vehicle exemption does not always apply:


Living quarters horse trailers can be


classified as recreational vehicles for pri- vate use. This classification exempts both the truck and trailer from being considered commercial as well as the requirements for the driver to obtain a commercial driver’s license. However, if an officer or inspector determines that the truck and trailer is be- ing used in “furtherance of a commercial enterprise”, then the driver and vehicle are out of compliance with FMCSA regu- lations which can result in fines and being detained for an extended period.


What constitutes a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) classification?


o Are you writing off your truck or


trailer as a business loss or expense on your tax returns? o Are your truck and/or trailer being used for your business? o If you haul other people’s horses


and you collect payment, (for example splitting fuel costs) . o Have you won money competing


with your horse or a client’s horse? Haul- ing to an event with the intent or hopes of winning money, is pursuing a profit. o Do you have sponsors? Do you


have their stickers on your truck or trailer? Sponsorships qualify as “furtherance of a commercial enterprise”. o If your vehicle has a Gross Vehicle


Weight Rating of more than 10,000 pounds and is used for your business or with the intent to make a profit or involved in inter- state commerce.


February 2018


Don Stine


Don Stine


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