Lenard Davenport to Manage The St. Louis National Charity Horse Show

The St. Louis National Charity Horse Show was deeply saddened by the sudden death of Charlie Byron on August 10. He was a wonderful gentleman and will be missed by all who knew him.

The STLNCHS feels fortunate to have found an excellent replacement as Lenard Davenport has agreed to step in and manage the horse show. The Saddlebred show will take place from September 22-26 at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. The show is host to Saddle & Bridle magazines finals for Western Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, as well as the Pleasure Equitation Medallion finals. Judging this year’s show will be Tammie Conatser, Sandra Currier and Jay Wood. Lenard Davenport may be contacted at lendavenport@prodigy.net or

417-888-0608 and the shows website is www.stlhorseshow.com.

 

Superior Sales LLC Announces Dates and Location
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Superior Sales LLC announces that its 2010 Fall Sale will be held Friday and Saturday, November 26-27,2010 at the National Equestrian Center in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. New details will be released soon that will announce exciting for this sale in continuing its innovations and practicality for consignors and buyers. Vendor space will also be available. Facilities at the National Equestrian Center feature "under one roof" climate controlled facilities. Superior Sales will continue to offer consignors a $250 consignment fee. Consignment forms will be available by mid-August. For further information, please contact Superior Sales at 573/657-4622; by email at Jdmamk@aol.com, or visit the website at www.superiorhorsesales.com.

 

UPHA Pink Ribbon, Horses And Hope Bring Mobile Mammography To Kentucky State Fair

A combined effort between two equine-based organizations that raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer has resulted in mobile mammography being on site at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show.

The UPHA Pink Ribbon ProgramSM, a program of the United Professional Horsemen’s Association, and Horses And HopeSM, a program of the Kentucky Cancer Program led by Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear, will be trolling the barns and stalls to inform women about the risks of breast cancer and the importance of mammography. “Those who wish to have mammography screening while at the World’s Championship Horse Show may do so, thanks to a generous gift from UPHA,” said Jane Beshear. “Working together, we hope to reach women in the equine industry who may not have access to this potentially life-saving service.”

UPHA President James Nichols, of Metarie, La.,  said, “Our UPHA Pink Ribbon Program has collected almost $200,000 since its start. We are distributing those funds – which have been raised by horse shows -- to breast cancer organizations across the United States where they may be used to raise awareness, educate about early detection, and help to fund the cures for breast cancer.

“We are honored to work with the First Lady’s Horses And Hope program at a horse show where we can reach so many horsewomen,” Nichols said.

The alliance came about with the UPHA Pink Ribbon Program’s recent donation of $10,000 to Horses And Hope, which enabled the mobile mammography unit to be present on Thursday, August 26, during the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show. Horses And Hope will also share information from a booth located in the North Wing Exhibit Hall and be present in Freedom Hall’s center ring with the winner of the Ladies Roadster To Bike class on Thursday evening.

UPHA Pink Ribbon ProgramSM is service mark of United Professional Horsemen’s Association; registration pending. Horses And HopeSM is a service mark of Kentucky Cancer Program.

Founder of Alabama Charity Passes Away
Charles Byron of Hartselle, AL passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 following a chronic illness. He was 79 years old. Byron was the founder and manager of the Alabama Charity Championship Horse Show and had also managed other major shows across the Southeast including St. Louis Charity, Germantown Charity, Mid- South Spring Premier, and Pro Am. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Janet, three daughters and two grandchildren. Details on the arrangements to follow as soon as they become available.
(Contact Jackie Hale for more information. 205-862-8851 or jackiechale@aol.com)

2010 Saddle Seat World Cup Fundraiser

The US Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup hosted a benefit dinner on Sunday evening, July 4th, at the beautiful and historic Spindletop Hall in Lexington, Kentucky. The 2010 Gold Medal Gala featured cocktails, dinner and both live and silent auctions. Auction items included stallion breedings, barn visits, rides on very special horses, vacation packages, tack and equipment, and other unique items – including signature themed baskets designed by the riders of Team USA.

The event, which sold out for the first time in its history, raised just over $20,000. All proceeds from the event will support the USWC in funding the 2010 teams, hosting the international competition, and promoting Saddle Seat Equitation and Saddle Seat breeds at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Team USA will be competing at the 2010 International Saddle Seat World Cup competition to be held October 6 – 8 in conjunction with the Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show at Shelby County Fairgrounds in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The teams will also be participating in exhibitions at the prestigious Equine Village during the final two days of the World Equestrian Games. The US will be taking on three- and five-gaited teams from Canada, Germany, Great Britain and South Africa.
Team USA participated in a special presentation during the Friday evening session of the Lexington Junior League Horse Show at The Red Mile. New five-gaited team alternate Alexis Pearson of Salisbury, Massachusetts, made her first appearance as part of Team USA during the Gold Medal Gala and team presentation. The members of the 2010 US Saddle Seat World Cup Teams are: Teams are:

THREE-GAITED

Nick Maupin (Sussex, WI)
Brittany McGinnis (Fishers, IN)
Jessica Moctezuma (Hardwick, NJ)
Alexis Muniz (Coconut Creek, FL)
Abby Mutrux (University City, MO)
Taylor Newton (Alternate) (Lizton, IN)
Coach/Manager: Jimmy & Helen Robertson (Shelbyville, KY)

FIVE-GAITED

Brittany Baird (Hinsdale, IL)
Jacqueline Beck (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Drew Taylor Hewitt (Bermuda Run, NC)
Ali Judah (Louisville, KY)
Scooter Scheurich (New Orleans, LA)
Alexis Pearson (Alternate) (Salisbury, MA)
Coach/Manager: Barbe Smith & James Nichols (New Orleans, LA)

For more information about Team USA and the international Saddle Seat World Cup event – including sponsorships, contributions and horse donations – please contact Executive Secretary Christy O’Donnell (e-mail at WCEquitation@aol.com or telephone at 813-760-0465).

The mission of the US Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup is to expand the presence of Saddle Seat Equitation on both national and international levels through team-based competition and promotion of the discipline by our athletes and officials. The US Saddle Seat World Cup is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation.

 

ST. LOUIS NATIONAL CHARITY HORSE SHOW – CHANGE OF DATES!
The new dates for the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show will be 22-25 September at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, MO. The dates had previously been listed for the following week. Due to a conflict with the facility in 2010 – we have retained the 3rd week of September for this year’s show. If you have any questions about the horse show or need more additional information – please contact Charlie Byron, Horse Show Manager at 256-773-4594 or byronview2@aol.com.

The Iowa Summer Spectacular Judge

The Iowa Summer Spectacular is pleased to welcome Mr. Tom Sworm, Durand, MI, as our 2010 show judge. The show is scheduled for July 23, 24 and 25 at the Iowa Equestrian Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The show features a variety of classes for American Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies, Open and Morgan classes. Summer Spectacular offers Saddle and Bridle, UPHA and AHHS qualifiers as well as Academy classes and some "Just for Fun"! New this year are Five Gaited Country Pleasure as well as a walk/trot Open Pairs class. Several hospitality events are planned for exhibitors.

There is a correction in the "Sections" portion of the show bill: Open Riding/Driving Section. Class 9 is listed as Open Junior/Novice Horse Pleasure Driving - this should read Open Pleasure Driving. It is correct in the Class Schedule. We apologize for any confusion.

Show Bills are in the mail or may be downloaded from horseshowcalendar.com or at iowaequestrian.com. You may also receive one by calling or emailing show chair Susan Aschenbrenner, 515-278-2714 or susanaschenbrenner@hotmail.com.

 

Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show Announces Change For 2010

Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show will be held October 5 – 8 at the Shelby County Fair Grounds in Shelbyville, Kentucky.  Only for the year 2010 the Fall Classic will change venue because of the World Equestrian Games competition at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.  The Fall Classic will continue its long relationship with the Kentucky Horse Park again in 2011 with the show being held in the new indoor arena.

The Fall Classic will host the World Cup Saddle Seat Equitation Finals as well as the Bluegrass Futurity and the finals for Equine Services Roadster Cup Final for horses and ponies.

This year will once again benefit Cardinal Hill Rehabitational Hospital and conduct only an afternoon schedule with parties on Wednesday and Thursday evenings after the show.  We invite you to come and enjoy the autumn in Shelbyville with the Kentucky Fall Classic.

For more information please contact Chuck Walker at 859-333-1406 or cewalker9876@yahoo.com

 

St. Louis National Pole Bending Clinic with Carol Jones

EVENT:POLE BENDING CLINIC
Hands-On Instruction and Q&A Session St. Louis National, St. Louis, MO (September 22-25, 2010)
Main Show Arena
DATE/TIME: September 24, 2010
Immediately following the Friday Morning Session
COST: Free

ST. LOUIS, September 24, 2010--  Please join the Charter Clubs of the ASHA, Suzanne Bradshaw, the ASHA Ambassador for the Western Division and the St. Louis National Horse Show for a new way to promote the American Saddlebred horse in an exciting and inspiring clinic. 

DESCRIPTION:  This Pole Bending Clinic is the first of its kind to promote new ways of showing the American Saddlebred to the public in a timed, gaming event. One of the most exciting moments in sports for any spectator to watch is when a horse goes into action in a speed event at any horse show.  To experience a great horse and rider combination competing over a demanding course is thrilling and impressive.  In order to derive the full measure of enjoyment from these events, the spectator needs to understand the basics of keeping score. Pole Bending provides this for the first time in American Saddlebred competition.  There is nothing easier to understand than a timed event.  The horse that does the course the fastest wins!

Pole Bending is also a great way to make the American Saddlebred more accessible to the backyard owner. 

Carol Jones is a professional trainer of both American Saddlebred and Appaloosa horses. Carol’s Saddlebreds have won four of the Working Western Finals in St. Louis since 2002.  Carol’s Appaloosas have been the number four and number five Ribbon Winners in Pole Bending out of fifty competing at the Appaloosa World Show.

2010 IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horseshow October 13th – 17th, 2010

Mark your calendars and ready your Friesian Horses! The International Friesian Show Horse Association proudly announces that the 2010 IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horse Show are to move west this year to the Prestigious Del Mar Arena in the San Diego area of beautiful Southern California. The Del Mar Arena is a coastal Gem of a facility in a community well known for its equestrian passions and sports venues. The facility has hosted grand events before such as the 1992 World Cup Finals, The Del Mar National and the Charity Fair Horse Show. The Del Mar race track founded by Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante and Desi Arnaz is located adjacent to the show grounds.

Not only is Del Mar a wonderful Equine community by the sea, its location is central to many great Coastal Restaurants and Hotels and within an easy driving distance to the San Diego Airport, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Sea World, Lego Land and the San Diego Zoo.

Judges for this grand event have been selected from the best in their fields of expertise. Olympian Judge, Honorable Axel Steiner of San Marcos will officiate on Dressage Day with Veronica Holt of Colorado as Technical Delegate. The Honorable Audrey Bostwick of Perkasie PA., a founding member of the American Driving Society and one of the Nations most respected Driving experts will pick the winners in Carriage Pleasure Driving. A very Special Dancing Horse Competition will make its debut at this years show with the Honorable Dr. Walter de la Brosse of Los Angeles adjudicating the classes. All of the other Performance and Halter classes will be judged by a real “Dream Team” trio of extremely knowledgeable and respected USEF Officials: The honorable Chris Bickford of Sherwood, Oregon, Bill Hughes of Chino Hills, California and Richard Petty of Jacksonville, Oregon. Shirley Nowak of Medina, Ohio will be the USEF Steward all week.

Osteen photography will once again be capturing all of the magic moments of the show with stills and Lavoy Shepard Team of Classic Video will record the event in motion.

A Saturday Evening Gala performance will feature a spectacular benefit show for the WARRIOR FOUNDATION and PROJECT FREEEDOM STATION, with Warrior Foundation founder and talk radio 760KFMB AM personality, Rick Roberts. Blazing Chariots, Gleaming Knights in armor and Classical Riding will thrill the audience. IFSHA is very excited to announce that Kathie Cox has agreed to manage this very special performance. A well respected organizer of such events as the Belmont Horse Fair and exhibitions at Equitana USA, State Fair of Texas, Madison Square Garden, 2006 and 2010 World Equestrian Games, productions in Rockefeller Center and on NBC’s Today and Weekend Today’s shows. Please come join us for a night full of fantastic entertainment in honor of our armed forces which preserve and protect our freedom!

Shopping has always been a big part of the World Show and this year the sport of shopping will rise to a new level at the Del Mar facility. Come shop our Ring Side Trade Fair while you watch the competition. Dozens of booths will feature tack, costumes , jewelry, supplements, art and all things equestrian. Shopping will not be limited to the inanimate as this year a Sale Barn for Pure and Part Bred Friesians will be offered as well as Silent Auctions of Stallion Services and gift Items to Benefit the Horse Show.

Please join IFSHA , USEF, USDF, ADS and all our Registries in celebrating The War Horse of Old that is the Friesian, as we honor the Soldiers of Today! Visit our websites at: www.ifshaworld.com and www.friesianshowhorse.com. For more information contact Show Secretary, Nancy Nathanson at 805-448-3027 | email: thepark@hwy246.net or Show Manager, Gareth A. Selwood at 262-325- 0283 | email: selwoodp@idcnet.com .

 

Denver Queen City Horse Show to Holds Colorado Saddlebred State Championships on a featured UPHA Pink Ribbon Night

The Denver Queen City Horse Show is expanding in 2010.  In addition to holding the Colorado Saddlebred State Championships, this year the show will also hold the Centennial State Regional Championship Peruvian Horse Show.  Judging Saddlebred, Academy and Open classes this year is Stephen H Old from Boaz, Kentucky.  Also included at this year’s show will be world class Peruvian Horses for the Centennial State Regional Championship Peruvian Horse Show.  Peruvian Horses will be judged by the Honorable Luis Lucho from Dapelo, Texas.  The horse show is held at the National Western Events Center, 1515 East 47th Avenue, Denver, Colorado.  This grand facility has a large show ring, warm up arena and stalling all under one roof!  Queen City will be held July 22-24, 2010 and entries close on June 25, 2010.  There are two sessions at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm daily.

The horse show will hold a UPHA Pink Ribbon night with proceeds benefiting the Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation.  Celebrants will be honored in center ring during the ASB Five Gaited Amateur Championship class.  Many Pink Ribbon items will be sold during the show, including car magnets, lapel pins, hats, and carnations.  Barn aisles will be decorated with pink balloons and all exhibitors and spectators are encouraged to wear pink for Saturday night’s State Championship performance.

The 2010 Denver Queen City Horse Show is a USEF A rated show offering a full schedule for Saddlebreds plus Peruvian Horses, Academy Classes, Open Breed Classes and Equitation.  The show features the Colorado American Saddlebred State Championships, Colorado American Saddlebred Futurity, Centennial State Regional Championship Peruvian Horse Show, and also offers 2 Grand National Classes (Yearling Open with $2,400 in added money and Hunter Country Pleasure Open Championship with $1,800 in added money).  In addition to the Grand National prize money, the horse show awards over $5,000.00 in total prize money.

Friday night features the biggest horse show party of the summer.  A grand dinner is sponsored by Parker Valley Farms.  Entertainment is provided by the Colorado American Saddlebred Horse Association.  The Colorado Saddlebred youth group, the High Steppers, will be selling Bean Bag Animals at the show for the Zoolander contest for participants to win fabulous prizes!!  It’s the most fun you’ll have all summer!!

Additional cash prizes will be awarded to trainers!  Cash awards include $250 to the trainer who makes the longest drive to the show, $250 to the trainer who wins the most blue ribbons at the show, and $250 to the trainer who brings the most horses to the show.  Additionally, a name will be drawn each night following the evening performance for a $50 cash prize.  All horse show participants are eligible to win.

Come and join us in the beautiful state of Colorado for a vacation AND a horse show! Colorado offers many wonderful vacation opportunities!  We hope to see you at the show!

For more information and/or a prize list, contact Stacey Kipper at 7033 South Versailles Street, Aurora, Colorado  80016; (303) 766-6985 (home), (303) 619-8699 (cell), or e-mail at Stacey0975@aol.com.  Also see www.coloradosaddlebred.com for more information.

 

 

ROB BYERS, JAN LUKENS, BARBE SMITH 
TO JUDGE MID-AMERICA MANE EVENT OCTOBER 21-24

Rob Byers, Jan Lukens and Barbe Smith will judge the 8th annual Mid-America Mane Event Show, October 21-24 (Thursday-Sunday) at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Mane Event is produced by Mid-America Horse Show Association, one of the largest ASHA charter clubs.

Mane Event is held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum, widely recognized by the show horse community and others as the country’s best show facilities.  The excellent Coliseum arena, three warm-up areas (two enclosed, one covered – all available 24/7) and outstanding stabling are popular with show horse stables.

Mane Event offers a full and complete schedule of classes for Saddlebreds (performance, park, pleasure), plus Roadster Horses (bike, under saddle), Hackney Ponies (harness, roadster, pleasure ponies) and equitation (saddle seat, pleasure, adult, walk/trot).   New this year are the Hackney Horse Futurity classes.

Returning for the second year is the National Horse Show “Good Hands” Finals, part of the saddle seat equitation triple crown, which joins the National Pleasure Equitation Olympics Finals for riders 13 and under and 14 through 17. The National Pleasure Equitation Olympics program is sponsored by Illinois American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Association.

Mid-America Mane Event entry booklet will be ready in August.  To request a copy, contact Show Manager Joy A. Meierhans at 43W734 Old Midlothian Rd., Elburn, IL 60119; call 630/557-2575; email JM@TheMeierhans.com; or download it from www.MidAmericaHorseShow.org.