Maryland’s 2016 News Makers Cap Challenge’s Banner Show
T e 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center for the 23rd year, had a banner show with 1,405 entries for its 147 classes and 38 divisions. With riders coming from all across the country, including 40 states and Canada, 40 championship awards and 16 grand championships were handed out. In addition, 27 perpetual trophies were awarded by the Capital Challenge Horse Show and 26 were awarded by the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association. Prize money awarded was $334,395. Riders ranged from nine years old to 70 with 1052 horses being shown. T e PGEC was a busy place with 1618 stalls being used. It is esti-
mated that 11,000 people attended the 10-day show and that 4,750 hotel room nights were booked. T is year’s vendor count was 35. T e staff of Cap Challenge used social media
well with photos, results and videos being post- ed onto Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. T eir accounts showed a boost during the show to a total 9,130 Facebook fans, 13,380 Instagram followers and 716 Twitter followers.
Eventing National Winners As the 2016 U.S. Eventing Association sea-
son offi cially came to a close on December 1, several Maryland names popped up on the various leaderboards from Beginner Novice through Advanced.
A Champion Retires
By Tammy Waddel When I met this young colt almost
24 years ago, I didn’t realize what an impact he would have on so many others and on me. Born on January 30, 1993, he was a feisty little guy with a partial blue eye, out of some of the greatest Appaloosa and Quar- ter Horse lines. He had been born solid color but had started to get little snowfl akes of white all over his body as a youngster. His dam is Ma- taes Dream [Conclusive (ApHC) by Mighty Matae GG (ApHC)], who
was bred by Larry Ward. His sire, Skipa Jamestar [Skipa Star (AQHA) x Silk Cora (AQHA)] was standing in Rimwold, Pennsylvania and was owned by Dave Stalman. Skipa Dreamstar, or “Albert” as we all call him, has always had a little attitude, the kind that made most people steer clear of him, but I was drawn to him. After working with him for a bit, I was completely in love. His owners Richie and Lynda Arnold knew he wasn’t a halter horse so after he was gelded they turned him out for a bit, and I wanted him. After some talking, they sold him to me and I can never thank them enough. He was a coming two-year-old and was still the same little fi ery fellow he was as a colt. We had many setbacks over the years due to injuries to both of us. T ere was a point when I wasn’t sure he would survive let alone be a riding horse due to a virus.
I wanted him to be a pleasure horse. Looking back now, I still giggle
because he had a high headset, couldn’t slow down to save his life, and still had that attitude. After a year of struggling, I decided to try English Pleasure and we won reserve green horse at a local show circuit, but he just wasn’t happy. So, when he was turning fi ve, I decided to try what I loved the most, barrel racing. I had worked so hard to slow him down that it took a lot of encourage- ment to get him to speed up. A couple of trips across a hay fi eld and he was cruising, and loving it! We found his calling! T e best part was that with all the years of slow training and showmanship work, he could lope comfort- ably and didn’t have to try to place his head where it wasn’t comfortable. Now, to say teaching that rambunctious gelding was hard is an under- statement, because once he felt his own power, he was a beast. He was super smart, arrogant and had the look of a crazy horse coming into the arena, and that made people take notice of him. T ey thought he was crazy, and I knew I was crazy, so we made a great team.
www.equiery.com | 800-244-9580 T e big winner was Nanette Schumaker of
Crofton who earned championship honors at the Training level for Master Rider and Master Amateur Rider. Her horse La Cosa Nostra was the reserve champion Training Horse. In the Top 50 Riders Overall standings, Fred-
erick’s Marilyn Little and Colleen Rutledge made it to the list again with Little in ninth and Rutledge in 24th. Little was also ranked fourth on the Top 10 Lady Riders list, and ranked tenth on the Intermediate Adult Rider list. RF Demeter (owned by Jacqueline B. Mars
and Raylyn Farms) and RF Scandalous (owned by Raylyn Farms), both ridden by Little, were ranked fi fth and sixth respectively in the Top continued ...
Over the years, Albert has claimed a bunch of local game horse cham- pionships and even competed on the regional level in the ApHC. He just loved his job. T e time came when I started a family, and I didn’t want him just standing around, so I had a couple of people try to ride him. One of my students, Brittany Moxley, who I think was only 13 years old at the time, started to ride him in the youth classes at the Carroll County Western Circuit. T ey won the championship there and went on to com- pete at J Bar W Ranch jackpot nights and a couple of rodeos. He taught her so much and truly enjoyed being a teacher. T us the routine became that when I couldn’t ride him, I’d pick a kid to
ride him instead. My niece Danielle Naill barrel raced him for a couple years. She was about 11 years old and they also cleaned up on the awards. She rode him for two or three years and then I was back in the saddle doing what we loved together. He never refused a race, came in like a train, walked out like a gentleman. I honestly can’t tell you how many kids he has taken through the pat-
terns, but he was one to teach them and challenge them every step of the way. Fast forward to three years ago when my daughter, who always wanted to ride him, was only seven years old but had that same heart and determination that I had seen when I met Albert. I decided to give them a try together. Needless to say, that fi rst ride scared her to death because he is all business in the pen. But he carried her through the pattern, and she hung on. He was 21 years old at the time but acted like he was fi ve! He was getting some arthritis in his body and I had decided to retire
him. T e following spring, her horse came up lame to the point he would never barrel race again, and she asked about running Albert. I agreed, and she started just riding him at home for about six weeks before their fi rst race. At 22 years of age, with my eight-year-old daughter on his back, they went on to conquer the world! She raced him at the J Bar W Ranch Rodeo that season and they ended up ninth in the standing, only missing two rodeos. He also ran his fastest time ever in that arena with her at 14.975! He won the CCWC youth championship and qualifi ed to compete at the IBRA National Finals in Cloverdale, Indiana. T is past year had a lot of ups and downs and we made the decision to
fully retire him from the pen after the IBRA National Finals in Octo- ber. At 23 years old, he again carried my daughter to several champion- ships. T is past season they were named 2016 Maryland IBRA Open 3D champions, Maryland IBRA Youth 2D champions and went back to IBRA Finals to fi nish third in the 4D youth division. Albert has barrell raced a total of 17 years of his life and absolutely
loved his job. He is probably the most charismatic, opinionated, and feistiest horse I have ever known. He has been my best friend for all these years and has touched the lives of so many people in and out of the racing pen and has a good following of people who defi nitely know him and probably will never forget him.
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