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COMPETITIVE TRAIL NEWS IN THE SOUTHWEST TRAVELING TROPHIES


HONOR NATRC LEGENDS On February 16, the North American Trail Ride Conference held its re-


gional convention and annual awards banquet at Parrie Haynes Ranch in Killeen, Texas. The special evening included the presentation of two trav- eling trophies named in honor and memory of legendary NATRC competi- tors who recently passed. The Sharon and Don Rubley Memorial High Point Junior Horseman-


ship Traveling Trophy was awarded to Hannah Steele of Round Mountain, Texas. The trophy has been presented since 1995 to the high point junior who competed in any division in memory of Sharon Rubley of Oklahoma. Don Rubley was looking forward to making the award presentation again this year, but sadly also passed two days before the convention. Both Sharon and Don were advocates of


NATRC and especially of youth in the sport. The two, along with daughter Barbara, rode SA Sirocco to 4000 miles in NATRC competitions. The Larry and Barbara Gould High Point


Junior Horse and Horsemanship Traveling Tro- phy was also awarded to Hannah Steele and her grade Quarter Horse Molly. Larry Gould passed in November 2018. He had earned 13 NATRC National Championships and cur- rently holds the third highest lifetime mileage


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Fort Worth Dressage Club News


The Fort Worth Dressage Club (FWDC) is a club devoted to dressage


and dressage activities for its members. We work throughout the year to provide educational opportunities and fun activities for our mem- bers.


FWDC holds monthly meetings at Szechuan Chinese Restau-


rant off Bryant Irving the 4th Monday of every month at 6:30 PM. Everyone is welcome. Our website is www.fortworthdressageclub.com. Pictures of


members at different activities and our latest happenings are just a couple of the things to check out. FWDC sends out


group e-mails to members to keep them informed of club activities and other dressage events in the community. Let me know if you would like a dressage event you would like to get the word out to other dressage enthusiasts. Our annual Awards Banquet


Kim Charney won the Volunteer of year trophy


and Silent Auction to benefit our Scholarship program was a great


A quick winner picture!


success! We were at The Gardens Restaurant in the beautiful Botanical Gar- dens in Fort Worth. There was a unique assortment of horse and non-horsey items members bid on and we raised over $2,000 for our Scholarship Fund. Lots of ribbons and Awards given out and FWDC was so happy to recog- nize our members for their dressage efforts in 2018. Our Recognized show is March 23 and 24 at Somervell Expo in Glen


Rose. We offer Intro through Grand Prix plus Freestyles. Go to www.showsecretary.comfor more information. Join FWDC and learn more about the wonderful sport of dressage. We welcome all levels of riders on all breeds of horses! w


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Gould at the 2012


Larry


in the nation with more than 15,000 competitive miles. Barbara and Larry raised their


Hannah Steele & Molly


children in NATRC, and their son Scott was a previous winner of the trophy more than 20 years ago. The trophy was re-named in their honor as the couple were instrumental in promoting NATRC, serving as com- petitors, ride managers, volunteers and in leadership positions on the National Board. Both were active with the Horsemasters ETC riding club in East Texas and tirelessly supported the Windridge Therapeutic Riding Center through the Horsemasters Com- petitive Trail Ride. “I am very honored to win both of the trophies. I never met these peo-


ple, but I have heard so many stories about them from other riders,” said Hannah, who is 15 years old and finished her first year of competition. “I hope I can be as successful as them someday! w


SPRING NATRC COMPETITIONS UNDERWAY Spring competitions of the North American Trail Ride Conference are


well underway, with the Scamper at 7IL Trails kicking off the season on March 2-3, 2019 in Cat Spring. The judges are Stephanie Ostrowski, DVM of GA, Doanna Danial of Magnolia, TX and Shirley Parker of Kirbyville, TX. The event will feature the newly introduced Leisure Division with shorter mileage than traditional NATRC divisions. The next NATRC event on the calendar is the Raising The Bar Com-


petitive Trail Ride at C Bar Ranch in Valley Mills on March 16-17, which also includes the new Leisure Division. More information on these and other upcoming competitions can be found on the NATRC websites and Face- book pages or by calling Elaine Swiss on 830-825-3032. w


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