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Vol. 24 • No. 11
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When Horses Fly! Cluny takes Christian Heineking soaring over the Knights,
narrow 8-foot vertical in the jumpoff at the $25,000 Grand Prix of Germantown.
Cluny won both the Grand Prix and the Welcome Stakes at the Germantown Charity
Horse Show.
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The $25,000 Grand Prix of Germantown is the premier event at
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Book nook
A Rider’s
Reader, by
Maddy
Butcher Gray
Book Review by Leigh Ballard
at first I didn’t like this book: A Rider’s
Reader: Exploring Horse Sense, Science
& Sentiment. It seemed a little too haphazard; it was like reading journal entries
from a person’s horse-related life. some
entries were short, random thoughts about
horses or riding, other entries were a brief
report of something the author had read
about or witnessed somewhere. It seemed
rather “so what?”
But I knew that Maddy Butcher Gray
is an experienced journalist and blogger,
so I read on. The more I read, I began to
realize that many of the entries serve as
introductory jumping off points for the
reader, providing food for thought and
ideas for further exploration. an idea is
presented or explored or mused upon,
often using less than one page, giving just
enough information to make a reader pon-
der it. Blanketing, whip use, acupuncture,
rider weight and obesity, lyme disease,
mustangs; these are just a few of the topics.
among the personal essays and philosophical observations, I found enough
valuable information to recommend the
book. for example, there are a noteworthy couple of pages on bolting and rider
fear. although it is a very short discussion, it brings up some very good points,
and quotes Buck Brannaman’s opinions
on the problems and how to work through
Beyond the
Blue Ribbons
by Cindy McCauley
them. anecdotes about and quotes from
several other of today’s well-known trainers and clinicians offer insights on many
training/riding issues.
The author is very interested in Evidence Based Horsemanship (EHB) (reviewed in the May issue, Mid-South Horse
Review). EHB uses scientific findings to
explain horse behaviors and support
horsemanship and training methods. The
entries on EBH are more in-depth and informative, and they take up ten pages.
Gray includes excerpts from interviews
she has conducted with such folks as
leslie desmond, who wrote the book on
the complicated notion of “feel” with Bill
dorrance. an interview with dahlov
Ipcar, an interesting 96-year-old artist and
illustrator, offers her viewpoints on creativity and work habits. and another interview is with a man who took a 2,000
mile backcountry horse trek.
as you can see, the topics covered in
this book are all over the board. This book
will not be for everyone. But if you are the
type who wants to read in short spurts,
and/or likes to delve into thought-provoking ideas for further thought or study, it
will be for you. read more about it and
other folks’ comments about it on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/aridersreader. or find more of her musings at
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16th Annual
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Farriers Week
July 6-12, 2014
farriers work hard year-round to provide
quality hoof care for horses worldwide. To
honor their dedication and service, American
Farriers Journal created National farriers
Week. although we hope appreciation is
shown all year long, we encourage everyone
to acknowledge farriers’ hard work from July
6-12, 2014.
In its third annual farrier spotlight, American Farriers Journal asks horse owners, riders, trainers, grooms, veterinarians and others
in the equine community to to submit photos, videos and stories about their farriers..
farriers make a difference, and may have
stories to tell about a mentor who has been
meaningful in their career, or of how they
helped improve a horse’s life.
These stories will be featured during National farriers Week on facebook, Twitter
and at the website americanfarriers.com.
American Farriers Journal also posted a
certificate for National farriers Week that
horse owners can download and personalize
for their farriers at: www.americanfarriers.com/ff/2014NfW.
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Salute to
Farriers
National Farrier’s
Week Honors Our
Farriers
By MSHR staff
The 16th annual National farrier’s
Week is July 6-12. The July issue of the
Mid-South Horse Review traditionally focuses on hoof care and farriers. We offer a
special show of gratitude for the hardworking farriers, because the old saying is
true: “No hoof, No horse.” We interviewed
a random sampling of farriers from the
mid-south area, asking them about their
training, mentors, shoeing styles, and favorite hoof care products. We also asked
about any special advice they had for horse
owners regarding hoof care, horse behavior
and the like.
Shawn Clarkson of Michigan City,
Mississippi has been shoeing horses for
nearly 30 years. His father shod horses and
shawn worked with him as a young boy.
His dad wanted shawn to advance farther
than he could teach him, so he sent shawn
to school to learn how to build corrective
shoes and use other advanced techniques.
shawn studied at the oklahoma Horseshoeing school in oklahoma City. He returned to Mississippi/Tennessee and
apprenticed under Phil Mascari for a year
and then went out on his own. He traveled
around kentucky, oklahoma, Texas,
louisiana and other places, following racehorses, mostly running Quarter Horses.
after about 10 years with the racehorses,
he returned to stay in Mississippi. Now he
shoes a mix of horses, some performance
horses, mostly barrel, roping, and jumping
horses, but also trail-riding horses. during
the winter he shoes field trial horses. although he often uses venice Turpentine,
shawn doesn’t recommend any particular
product, but makes case by case recommendations. The most common problem
he sees, besides simple neglect, is founder,
although his worst “problem” horse” has
ringbone and requires special shoeing. His
strongest recommendation to horse owners
is to stay on a trimming/ shoeing schedule,
especially in the summer when hooves
grow faster. Take care of your horses’ feet
the same way you feed them-regularly!
shawn can be reached at 662-551-8914.
Corey McCrone of Grand Junction,
Tennessee is an up and coming farrier. He
has been interested in shoeing horses since
he was a teen and is currently a student in
the 24-week program at arkansas Horseshoeing school in dardanelle, ar. He en-
joys the program’s hands-on, in-the-field
style learning environment and especially
enjoys working on performance horses.
The most common problem he sees is
laminitis, which has progressed to founder.
other problems he sees are quarter cracks
and soft heel cracks. He doesn’t endorse
any brand-specific products for hoof care,
but makes recommendations on a case by
case basis. However, his biggest advice is
to keep on a regular schedule so you don’t
let hooves over-grow and set up other
problems. for owners,one bit of advice
Corey gives is: when trying to help the farrier, don’t give treats to occupy a misbehaving horse, it only rewards the bad
behavior. Corey feels fortunate to find how
easy it is to get help with unusual or difficult shoeing situations. With a picture, a
text, or a phone call, he can quickly have
an experienced answer for a problem. farriers who entered the profession in the days
before the current styles of communication
had to learn without such fast and easy access to information like he has today.
David Wentz of Tiplersville, Mississippi has been shoeing for 23 years. He
trained at the oklahoma Horseshoeing
school. His mentor was lim Couch whom
he feels is responsible for a huge contribution to his own learning, and to good horseshoeing in the mid-south. david shoes all
kinds of horses both English, Western and
flatshod gaited, and he shoes quite a few
Paso finos and cutting horses. a common
problem he sees is, with good intentions,
an owner can over-do hoof care, sometimes doing things that are unnecessary and
might create problems instead of help the
horse. He advises owners to be careful not
to set up a situation that creates bad
hooves, which then creates the need to follow up with a product to combat the problem. for example, he recommends less
exposure to ammonia from horse manure.
“I think horses are made to be more natural than we let them be.” david believes
that the more natural an environment a
horse’s feet are in, the better they will be.
“The horses I work on out in the country,
on pasture, tend to have better feet. ...It’s
not that I’m against hoof care products. I
use them. But they should be used only
when the situation calls for them, and they
should be used properly. and the biggest
Download a certificate to personalize for your farrier at:
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advice I can give on products is rEad dIrECTIoNs.” david can be reached at
662-587-2485.
Greg Speltz has been shoeing for 26
years, since 1988. He was always interested when the farrier came to work on his
horses, so he went to reggie kester’s
school, oklahoma state Horseshoeing
school in ardmore, ok. He worked with
lee Mytt in Paul’s valley, ok for a while
and then returned to Memphis, where he
learned from James luttrell, lee lyles,
Harold Elder, Phil Mascari and others. He
shoes English hunters and jumpers, mostly
Warmbloods.
He shoes each horse to its particular
needs. “You can’t be generic about the way
you shoe. The way you shoe the horse depends on understanding its conformation
and abilities and what it will be expected
to do. You have to be flexible, you can’t
shoe one way for all.”
for owners, he recommends not following new trends or old habits, but rather,
being as knowledgeable about horsemanship as possible, and having a deep understanding of care, nutrition and exercise.
Good knowledge about these things will
give an owner better insight toward their
horse, his hooves, lameness, soundness,
etc. understanding the horse’s health and
capabilities makes for good owner/farrier/veterinarian relationships and expecta-
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tions where all parties can work together
for a clear understanding of what a horse
needs and why. Greg likes several products. He says durasole is a good product,
and Magic Cushion is great for drawing
out soreness for a horse that has been
showing and jumping a lot. farrier’s formula is a good feed supplement. and for
severe cases of bad hooves, laminasaver
is a good product but expensive. Greg can
be reached at 901-568-4487.
Pete Ramey held a “barefoot farrier”
clinic in Mt. Juliet June 7, 2014 at laurel
and Matt Perrigo’s son valley ranch. Ten
participants from Tennessee and surrounding states brought a variety of breeds of
horses for evaluation. ramey’s goal was to
assess each horse and make a plan to address each horse’s particular hoof issues.
He got a detailed history on the horses
from the owners, than assessed body condition, conformation, thickness of the sole,
condition of the hoof wall, etc., while engaging audience members. ramey focused
on the holisitic health of the horse: what
they are eating, what kind of turf they eat
and walk on, soil conditions, and the environmental effects of their lifestyle on their
hooves. read more about Pete ramey and
his methods at: www.hoofrehab.com.
find a list of mid-south farriers online
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“founder.” a common layman’s term for
laminitis, “founder” denotes the sinking of
a ship – or, in the case of the foundered
By Allison Armstrong Rehnborg
horse, the sinking or complete rotation of
laminitis, or founder, may be one of the the coffin bone within the hoof as the lammost devastating diagnoses that a horse inae detach. While some people prefer to
owner can receive regarding lameness in use the terms “laminitis” and “founder” intheir horse, but it’s also one of the most terchangeably, others view laminitis as a
mysterious. Thanks to advances in re- term for mild cases of the disease and presearch and decades spent diagnosing, ana- fer to label severe cases as founder.
regardless of how the terms are used,
lyzing, and treating the disease, modern
large animal veterinarians and equine sci- it’s the degree of rotation of the coffin
entists know quite a bit about laminitis. bone that really determines the severity of
But there are still aspects of this condition a particular case – and no one knows that
that remain a mystery – starting with its better than long-time farrier dudley Hurst.
“Everyone automatically discusses dename.
“If you look at the word, ‘laminitis’ gree of rotation in cases of laminitis,” says
means inflammation of the laminae,” ex- Hurst, Manager of farrier services at the
plains steve adair, dvM, professor of Equine Performance Medicine and rehaequine surgery at university of Ten- bilitation Center at the university of Tennessee’s College of veterinary Medicine. nessee veterinary Medical Clinic in
“But we haven’t truly documented that knoxville, Tennessee. “We’re talking
[laminitis] is an inflammatory problem. about the angle that’s formed from the outThere are several theories out there. The side of the hoof wall and the top of the cofinflammatory theory is one. and then you fin bone. When you think of laminitis and
have the vascular theory, where you have how it affects the hoof, we always qualify
disturbances in blood flow. There’s also statements with, ‘he rotated ten degrees’
the endocrinology aspect, where you get or ‘six degrees.’”
although the biological mechanism
into horses with insulin resistance and
that causes the laminae to weaken or die
equine metabolic syndrome.”
regardless of how the damage may be isn’t fully understood, many horse owners
caused, the fact remains that the condition – and all veterinarians – know the typical
known as laminitis involves a compromise catalysts for laminitis by heart. retention
or weakening of the laminae in the equine of the placenta, using black walnut shavhoof – which typically results in pain and ings for bedding, excessive concussive
lameness for the horse. Horses suffering stress, and trauma (such as surgery or
from laminitis often exhibit a short, colic) are all common causes of laminitis.
choppy gait, are reluctant to turn in tight But dietary-related laminitis, or “grass
circles, and frequently stand with their founder,” is probably the most frustrating
front feet “camped out” in front of them as variant of the disease – not least because
they attempt to alleviate pain by shifting of its chronic nature and wild variation in
their weight to the hind feet. These symp- severity.
“sometimes we get mild, short-lived
toms are all due to a breakdown of the
laminae, which serve as key supporting cases of laminitis,” explains Christine
Cocquyt, dvM, equine internist at the
structures in the hoof.
In describing the anatomy of the normal Tennessee Equine Hospital in Thompson’s
hoof, dr. adair likens the laminae to a station, Tennessee. “In those cases, the
“sling” or hammock, which supports the horses are footsore for a few days, respond
coffin bone within the hoof capsule and really well to anti-inflammatories and rest,
keeps the horse’s natural conformation of and they do really well. In more moderate
cases, other horses may respond well to
bones and hoof wall in line.
“The laminae are almost like velcro,” shoeing changes that make them more
dr. adair explains. “You have a lot of comfortable. In more severe cases, it
sheet-like fingers and structures coming seems like there’s nothing you can do to
off the bone, and corresponding fingers keep that horse comfortable. and those
and structures coming off the hoof wall, cases can really impair a horse’s future
and those interdigitate, or lock together -- health and ability to have good quality of
just like when you shuffle a deck of life.”
Grass founder is most commonly assocards.”
In a healthy hoof, those structures be- ciated with “easy keepers,” those horses
tween the coffin bone and the hoof wall re- that can gain and maintain weight easily
main firmly linked, keeping everything in and often store large amounts of fat in
place. But in a laminitic hoof, laminae be- strange places, such as in the crest of the
come compromised and start to weaken, neck, in front of the sheath or udder area,
and around the tail head. These horses can
losing their hold on bone and hoof wall.
“depending on the severity of the com- also often be classified as suffering from
promised laminae, you can get little or no “equine metabolic syndrome,” or EMs, a
rotation of the coffin bone to complete de- condition which encompasses increased
tachment of the hoof wall from the coffin fat deposits, insulin resistance, and a prebone,” dr. adair says. “In those cases, the disposition to laminitis. for EMs horses,
any sudden excessive intake of sugary,
horse walks right out of the hoof.”
another common mystery surrounding starchy spring grasses can trigger a danlaminitis involves the use of the term gerous chain reaction in the gut, causing a
painful bout of dietary-related laminitis.
Laminitis
according to dr. rhonda Hoffman,
who holds her Ph.d. in equine nutrition
from virginia Tech and currently serves as
professor of horse science at Middle Tennessee state university in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, bouts of dietary-related laminitis often begin with an imbalance of good
and bad bacteria in the equine gut.
“a normal horse has a cecum and large
intestine that are functional,” dr. Hoffman
says. “There’s good bacteria that works in
balance to help the horse, and there’s some
bacteria that can be harmful in large
amounts. The good bacteria works to help
the horse digest fibers, like in forages and
hay. But if a horse gets too much rich pasture or grain that reaches the cecum, then
it promotes more of the bad bacteria,
which produces a high amount of acid.
That acid damages the lining of the cecum
and large colon, the good bacteria begins
to die, and the contents of that bacteria are
released and absorbed through the damaged intestine. Those endotoxins then
enter the bloodstream. Exactly why that
endotoxin targets the hoof is the big question no one’s been able to answer, but that
toxin goes to the hoof and affects the laminae.”
The overloading of the gut with rich
grass – or large quantities of grain, as
when a horse breaks into the feed room
overnight – is often thought of as the first
step in a dietary-related laminitic case, but
for horses with EMs, it may just be the latest event in a series of hormone- and insulin-related triggers.
“The more overweight a horse is, the
higher risk it has of developing laminitis,”
dr. Hoffman explains. “as a general rule,
overweight horses have a slight change in
metabolism that makes them more susceptible to laminitis.”
Noticing your horse’s tendencies toward obesity or easy weight gain is usually the first step in preventing an
occurrence of laminitis. But it’s easy for
excess poundage to start creeping up on a
horse, especially during the summer
months when it may be turned out on pasture. It’s also easy for horse owners to miss
some of the earlier signs of laminitis,
which can be subtle at first.
“Nobody wants their horse to be lame,”
dr. Christine Cocquyt, a horse owner herself, admits. “so we make excuses for it.
But if your horse is walking gingerly or
not wanting to turn or showing any mild
signs that their feet are sore, that needs to
be addressed. It’s not something to be
brushed under the rug until it gets better.
Clearly, this year, they have laminitis – but
when you dig into the history, that horse
may have had mild laminitis in past years,
when they just got sore for a couple of
days or weeks and then got better. You can
certainly have cumulative effects, and getting on top of that during the first episode,
rather than the third or fourth, is always
better regarding long-term outcome.”
ultimately, whether your horse has a
history of dietary-related laminitis or not,
the surest way to diagnose and treat an
episode of laminitis is to put your veterinarian on the case.
“You have to have a good relationship
with both your veterinarian and your farrier,” dr. Hoffman says. “In the early
stages of laminitis, you’re definitely going
to need help from the vet to figure things
out.”
While some conditions in the horse can
be remedied fairly quickly, laminitis isn’t
one of those get-fixed-fast problems. Especially in cases of grass founder, painful
and damaging episodes can occur again
and again, requiring a long-term commitment from the owner to manage and monitor the horse’s diet and condition.
“once you have a horse that has had
changes in the laminae, you always have
to be pretty diligent about preventing the
triggers that may inflict that,” dr. Cocquyt
says. “If it’s a metabolic problem, managing the diet and environment of the horse
is important. If there are changes in the
structure of the foot and there’s rotation in
the coffin bone, you’ve got to manage the
pressures on the laminae. I definitely think
you have to be pretty astute about that
horse’s condition, know about it, and
know what may have been a predisposing
cause so that you can continually work to
prevent any changes and detect early signs
of another episode.”
David Wentz: about
Lim Couch
farrier david Wentz explained the brotherhood of respect
in the “farrier community” for lim Couch: “I learned so
much from lim Couch. He is the reason why so many horses in the tri-state area have
good hooves - because he taught so many of the area farriers. The living I make from
shoeing, it’s all because of what came from lim Couch.
“I was a pallbearer at his funeral. There were eight of us farriers from the Memphis
area as pallbearers, and the place [funeral home] was full of farriers. We usually compete all the time; we try to do a better job than the other guy, have a better reputation
than the next guy. We never see each other, really, because if one farrier is at a barn,
another one isn’t, you know?
“But we all came together in respect for lim. We were all there as his friends and
former students. No one was competing at all; we were just there for lim. It really
spoke a lot for lim: how many of us he had influenced and how we were all there as
a group to pay our respects to him.”
Remembering
Lim Couch
By Nancy Brannon, Ph.D.
“Horseshoeing is not a job; it’s a way of life.”
– Lim Couch
The horse shoeing world of the mid-south has lost an
icon– lim Couch passed away June 13, 2014. lim taught
more folks about horse shoeing and hoof care and brought
sound hoof care, and soundness, to more horses in the
mid-south than any other single person.
lim graduated from farrier school in 1966, but had
been working with horses long before that. He established
his horseshoeing school in 1976 – the first one in Tennessee.
for 40 years lim Couch taught horseshoeing at Briarwood stables on Getwell road, Memphis, TN. during
those years he taught over 1700 students, who came from
every state in the u.s. and seven foreign countries, including Israel, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, and
france. In addition, some of lim’s students were inducted
into the International Horseshoeing Hall of fame and one
former student established his own horseshoeing school
in alabama. “It’s second and third generation horseshoeing. I’ve passed on the skill to a lot of students,” lim recalled. “I always told my students that horseshoeing is not
a job; it’s a way of life.”
lim started shoeing Elvis Presley’s horses in 1967. He
served as farrier for Elvis during his lifetime, and continued in that capacity for Graceland long after Elvis was
gone, but the horses remained. [read Tom Burris’ MidSouth Horse Review article about Ebony’s double at
Graceland at: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/ebonysdouble_elvis_last__horse.shtml]
lim always had interesting stories about the folks he
met at Germantown horse shows, including meeting doc
severenson’s daughter, august Busch, and working on
loretta lynn’s and lynn anderson’s horses. He was once
introduced to lynn anderson as the “world's greatest
horseshoer,” a compliment he didn’t take lightly. “I've
traveled with the world's greatest veterinarians and horseshoeing masters to get to learn their knowledge,” he said.
lim had a natural talent for hoof care; he could look at
a horse and know exactly what to do. “It’s a God-given
talent,” he humbly admitted. “I have had an illustrious,
enjoyable career. I’ve shod for the rich and famous and
have shod world champion horses in all respects. I’ve had
horses that were near being euthanized, and through
proper trimming (and shoeing), they got sound again and
went back to the show ring.”
In July 2001, lim moved his Mid-south farrier supplies business to Hernando, Mississippi, leaving Briarwood stables, which would soon be converted to
warehousing. at the time, lim was sad to leave. “It’s
sad,” he said. “It's like losing part of your family. I’ve
got third generations boarding there and I’ve seen kids
grow-up.” But he and Mary ann, and their clients,
weren’t long in adapting to their new “digs” on laughter
road, and lim regularly held farrier clinics at his Hernando location.
Moving from Briarwood stables to Hernando meant
that lim’s school would be the first horseshoeing school
opened in Mississippi. His newest horseshoeing school
bridged the transition from one phase of horseshoeing into
the modern era: from the time that every shoe was handmade to the use of ready-made shoes. He helped redesign
the anvil, changing it from “blacksmith-friendly to farrier-friendly,” he described. He designed and made hand
tools for farriers as well. Continuing his pursuit of excellence, he developed expertise in the medical aspects of
incapable of doing,” lim advised.
long before it became trendy, lim believed that the
farrier and veterinarian should have a good working relationship. “They should share information, and the knowledge of the two working together can have great success
and be very beneficial to the horse. do your homework on
both farriers and veterinarians!” he advised.
The other half of lim’s hoof care team, his wife Mary
ann Couch, runs the store. Mid-south farrier supplies
stocks every type of supply a farrier could need, plus supplements, all kinds of tack, saddles, grooming products,
and horse clothing. as a team, lim and Mary ann always
Lim Couch was inducted into the international operated on a soundly simple philosophy: “Be honest. If
Horseshoeing Hall of Fame in 2005
I don’t believe in a product, I won’t sell it or promote it.”
In his later years in Hernando, lim may have been “reshoeing, working mainly with foundered (laminitis)
tired”
from horse shoeing, as Mary ann took charge of
horses. “To be able to take a crippled horse and bring it
the
store,
but he was always available to advise and eduback to health and use just gives me a confidence, a pride
cate.
“We
try to get our customers’ questions answered
in the work that I do,” he said.
and
help
them
solve problems. We try to be cost efficient,
also in 2001, the International Horseshoeing Hall of
and
tend
to
the
personal needs of our customers,” lim
fame moved into a permanent home at the kentucky
said.
derby Museum in louisville, kY. a unique addition to
lim saw that his life “has been an awesome trip. I’ve
the awards program allowed horse owners and trainers to
enjoyed
it and the lord has really blessed me.” He kept a
call attention to farriers for doing outstanding hoof care
sense
of
humor about life too, making jokes about his
work. The Museum included a special dedication to the
name:
“There's
a couch in every house,” he would say.
hundreds of farriers worldwide that would be honored by
Now
the
man
with
the common name has received his
owners, trainers, fellow farriers and others. The names of
most
uncommon
reward.
72 farriers who had already been inducted into the Inter(below) Lim and Mary Ann Couch at Mid-South
national Horseshoeing Hall of fame were listed on
Farrier
Supplies
plaques. The International Horseshoeing Hall of fame
was co-sponsored by the kentucky derby Museum and
american farriers Journal, and its grand opening was
held in mid-January, 2001.
In 2005 lim Couch was inducted into the International
Horseshoeing Hall of fame, receiving the honor in January at the International Hoof Care summit in Cincinnati,
ohio. By this time, the Hall of fame had 95 members.
“I'm just flattered; I'm awed to receive the award,” lim
told the Mid-South Horse Review. “It’s the equivalent of
receiving an olympic gold medal or an oscar. It’s that
important worldwide because you are nominated by your
peers, not customers who just like your shoeing.” lim always qualified his accomplishments by explaining that
“my talent comes from God. I’ve been blessed with talent,
and customers, and now God has given me this reward.”
lim also served as President of the american farriers
association in 1996 and 1997.
read more about the International Horseshoeing Hall
of fame and the inductees at: https://www.americanfarriers.com/pages/Information-International-HorseshoeingHall-of-fame.php
lim’s formula for good hoof care and keeping a horse
Hernando, MS - lim Couch, 75, world renowned
sound was: “Proper trimming, good feed, good hay, and
supplements for hoof growth. shoeing is for protection horseshoer passed away June 13, 2014. He was the
and to enhance performance in the show ring. If you have owner of Mid-south farrier supplies and former owner
a horse, it is important that you take care of it. Take care of Briarwood stables and Midsouth Horseshoeing acadof the hooves to prevent serious problems, like cracks and emy.
lim was inducted into the International Horseshoeabscesses.
“The foundation of good hoof care is proper hoof trim- ing Hall of fame in 2005 and was past president of
ming on a regular basis by a knowledgeable farrier. This american farriers association. He was preceded in
is very important! regardless of what shoe you put on, if death by his parents, limuel Earl Couch, sr. and verna
the hoof is not trimmed properly in the first place, it ain’t lee Hall and brother, robert Paige Couch. lim is survived by his wife, Mary ann Couch of Hernando, daughgonna work!” lim cautioned.
lim understood in great detail the hoof structure, the ters, susan Couch (Bubba) of Hernando, robin Couch
bones of the hoof and leg, and importance of conforma- donovan (dan) of Jupiter, fl and lisa Couch of Memtion. He summarized: “Three words: form to function. phis, sister, Wanda Couch Wilkes of olive Branch,
form is the conformation of the horse. How the horse is grandchildren, dalton Nutting of Hernando, sydni and
built determines how to trim the hoof. function is the use Chance donovan of Jupiter, fl and his beloved sideof the horse. There are different breeds for different uses. kicks, Ethel and duncan. His memorial service was
“knowledge of conformation is vital!” lim said. “The Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Hernando funeral Home. Infarrier and horse owner should know how the bones, lig- terment was in Bakers Chapel Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent
aments, and tendons work. The horse’s conformation and
ability are important factors determining the horse’s per- to Baptist Trinity Hospice House Collierville or st. Jude
formance. don’t ask a horse to do what he is physically Children’s research Hospital.
Lim Couch Obituary
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on hoof care and horse safety day, Josh
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hoof care and handling horses safely.
“I showed the kids what a farrier does,”
Josh explained, since many of the kids did
not have experience around horses. “I
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horses safely so as not to get hurt. I
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(above) Campers with farrier Josh Pounders (far right).
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by Cori Webb
deciding to have a foal is the first and arguably easiest step in the foaling process. Then come the more difficult tasks of choosing the perfect pairing of mare and
stallion, ensuring a successful conception, and maintaining a healthy pregnancy. despite the months of care and
waiting, when a new foal finally arrives on the farm, it is
an exciting and joyous moment for horse owners and
caretakers. But what do you do when not one, but two
foals make an appearance? While twinning in horses is
rare, it can be an extremely dangerous occurrence for the
mare and foals involved. recently, however, one lucky
set of twins beat the odds.
Partys Playgirl, a Quarter Horse mare owned by Mike
and Janie akin of Counce, Tennessee, was sent to JW
ranch in slayden, Mississippi in the spring of 2013 to be
bred to alittle street smart, owned by Joe and Tricia
Wright. a year later, Playgirl was brought back to JW
ranch to foal out at the ranch around early May. Three
weeks past her due date, Playgirl kept her labor a secret
from her caretakers, and gave birth in the pasture during
the middle of the day. Not only was her mid-day foaling
a surprise, but also finding a pair of foals was a real shock
for the Wright’s. “How she birthed those [foals] in fortyfive minutes to an hour and fifteen minutes, on
her own… so often they say they try to present at the
same time and kill the mare, and both of them die,” Tricia exclaimed, still amazed by the event that unfolded on
her farm.
The Wrights immediately called dr. Megan Hunt of
Equine veterinary associates of olive Branch to inform
her about the foals. Both foals were alert, stood within a
reasonable timeframe, and began nursing adequately,
which was a relief for both the Wrights and dr. Hunt to
see. The morning after their birth, dr. Hunt went to the
Wright’s to evaluate the foals. “I did physical exams,
looking at eyes, listening to hearts, checking umbilicus,
you know, just looking at them,” explains dr. Hunt, who
followed up with blood work to check the foals’ immune
systems. The smaller of the two foals, rudy, came back
with poor levels and required plasma treatment to boost
his immune system. rudy and Trouble, his bigger brother,
were both diagnosed with angular limb deformities, due
to the lack of room in the mare’s uterus during gestation.
often times, foals suffering from angular limb deformities
can see improvement from exercise and time, or in severe
cases, confinement and time. In rudy’s case, his condition worsened as time went on, and it became evident that
he would need assistance in correcting his leg structure.
“We took radiographs to evaluate how severe his lack
of development was and consulted with surgeons, and decided to splint him to try to give him some support while
he develops more, so he can get big enough to put screws
in his legs to help straighten them up,” dr. Hunt states.
rudy continues to improve from the use of the splints,
and he and his brother both have very positive prognoses from dr. Hunt. “once we can get rudy to
grow enough and be strong enough, honestly, they
have just as much chance of being performance
horses as another foal that was born without angu-
lar deformities.” rudy and Trouble are expected to undergo their corrective surgeries when they have reached
about a month old.
Twinning in mares typically occurs when two follicles
release eggs at nearly the same time, resulting in the potential for both eggs to become fertilized. Twinning is a
dangerous occurrence for horses, as they are not designed
to carry two full-size foals at once. occasionally the mare
may naturally reabsorb one embryo in a set of twins during early gestation, leaving little evidence that there were
ever two foals in the first place. When one embryo is not
reabsorbed, the twins begin to compete for nutrients and
uterine space, often leading to poor development of one
or both foals, early parturition, and in most cases, death
of one or both foals. Twinning is preventable through
early reproductive assessment by a veterinarian. In most
cases, a veterinarian will suggest performing an ultrasound on the mare around day fourteen of gestation to detect the presence of an embryo, or more than one. If twins
are found, there are some options that the veterinarian and
owners can discuss in order to address the issue.
“With twins, usually you don’t get two live foals.
That’s extremely rare and, honestly, almost a miracle,”
says dr. Hunt. “We are well on our way to having a good
outcome for both foals, and that’s great.”
(above) Veterinarians at Equine Veterinary Associates of Olive Branch, MS, Drs. Short and Mercer
with vet tech Caitlyn, apply splints to Rudy's forelegs, which he so cutely sports (right).
(left) Brother Trouble checks out Rudy’s new “legs.”
(photos by Cori Webb)
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“Twin conceptions in the horse are very rarely derived from the division of a single fertilized ovum.
Multiple ovulations, either in the same or in separate
By Leigh Ballard
ovaries, are most often responsible for the incidence of
twin conceptions
successful live birth of twin foals is exceedingly
“In a normal pregnancy, the embryo is mobile from
rare. some resources say that the odds of successfully
day 9 through to day 16. at day 16 it will 'fix', or 'setfoaling live twins is 1 in every 10,000 births. and for
tle' either side of the junction of a uterine horn and uterthose live twins to survive is about a 1 in 15,000
ine body (corpus corneal junction). This is referred to
chance! But that was the surprising thing that happened
as Embryo fixation. The same applies if there are two
in May at Joe and Tricia Wright’s JW ranch in slayconceptions. Both embryos may fix in the same horn
den, Ms.
(unilateral fixation) or, at separate horns (Bilateral fixParty’s Playgirl is the twins’ proud mother. and
ation). It is not until this stage that a mare is likely to
proud papa is JW ranch’s stallion alittle street smart.
naturally terminate one of her pregnancies, with a high
Both are cutting horses. smarty is on a layoff due to a
proportion of an embryo discontinuing development
soft tissue injury at the NCHa World show and Playbetween 25 and 40 days.
girl is now retired from the NCHa show pen to the
“unilateral fixation is more common than bilateral
breeding barn. The two were paired last year and profixation. unilaterally fixed embryos are more likely to
duced a nice baby, so owners Mike and Janie akin bred
the mare again to the JW ranch stallion.
The newborn twins each try to find their own “faucet” as naturally reduce to a single viable embryo by day 36 40 than bilaterally fixed embryos. This is thought to be
They sent the mare back to the Wright’s in the spring momma patiently grabs some green grass.
the result of the two sets of membranes coming into
to foal. In May, as her due date approached, all the norcontact and competition for nutrients.
mal foaling preparations were in place. The mare was
“Bilateral fixation will result in fewer twin concephoused in a foaling stall by night and grazed in a padtions reducing to a single embryo by day 40. These are
dock by day. Tony swedlund, the barn manager, knew
capable to surviving longer because it is not until they
her foaling history, her daily habits. all was proceedbecome more developed that the real competition for
ing as normal in this, her fifth, pregnancy. she passed
uterine/placental space - hence nutrient availability her due date, but she didn’t look abnormally large like
comes into play.
some mares do. Then she was three weeks past her due
“as pregnancy progresses beyond day 40, there is
date, and although she looked heavy in foal, she didn’t
increasing pressure for the embryos to compete for the
look like she was going to explode.
available uterine wall space. one of two scenarios may
on the morning of May 23, 2014 Tony put the mare
develop during a twin pregnancy:
in her paddock as usual. He went on about his busi1. symmetrical distribution of the placentas –
ness, but out of habit kept a practiced eye on the mare.
where the two placentas share equal portions of the
for just a little while he worked out of sight of the
uterine wall. This may result in two live foals being
mare, even mentioning to Tricia he should probably go
born alive and at full term, but is quite rare.
check on her. Tricia fussed at him saying that mare isn’t
very rarely does it eventuate that two healthy twin
going to foal right now! He went on moving horses in
foals are born alive.
pastures, and then when he looked over toward the
2. asymmetrical distribution of the placenta –
mare’s paddock, he saw a little foal halfway sitting up.
where one fetus successfully out contests the other for
“Well good, finally!” he thought. He hurried over to
Newborn twins Rudy (left) and Trouble (right), just hours
more of the uterine wall.
the paddock, and much to his amazement there were old, lie in their “twins” position.
“If both are born alive, one of the foals is likely to be
two! and they were both breathing! He called Tricia
significantly
undersized. vital organs and bones are unon the cell phone, but she thought he was joking.
makes his way around and can even get himself up the
Tony has foaled out over 500 foals, and this was the short step into the barn. He certainly does have a lot of likely to be fully developed in most live twin foals, hence
survival rates are limited. Even a quite well developed,
first set of twins he’s encountered. looking back at the “want to.”
live,
twin foal is likely to be very open to infection, and
day, he remembers specifically the mare was not dripping
In the meantime, Party’s Playgirl is eating for three.
milk or showing any signs of impending delivery. But, she eats 12 pounds of grain, 3 pounds of alfalfa cubes and possibly have slower development.
“The actual birth of twins can often be complicated by
maybe, she looked just a little dipped in the hips? Maybe about ¾ of a bale of hay. and she and the boys are turned
presentation
problems, causing future reproductive probthat was why he kept looking over at her.
out for grazing every day. Tony estimates she drinks 35
The twins’ first days were good. The foals ran around gallons of water a day. It’s a lot of work raising boys! But lems to the mare.”
Resources:
bucking, seeming completely normal. Both are colts, and she remains calm and unflappable – unless Trouble
Yallambee stud, “Twins in Thoroughbred Breeding.”
the larger one soon showed his “larger” personality. “He’s chomps down a little hard while he’s nursing. Then she
www.yallambeestud.com/stud_notes_twins_in_thorfeisty,” Tricia says. “We call him Trouble. We ought to gets after him!
call him Mr. P.I. B. for pain in butt!” she laughs. “He
ranch life is getting somewhat back to normal after oughbreds.html
Goulburn valley Equine Hospital:
jumps, runs, kicks, bites – you name it. He’s full of it! The this amazing birth. The twin foals are basking in their
little one we call rudy. His brother knocks him down and fame as the winners of the NCHa’s 2014 cutest foals con- www.gvequine.com.au/reproduction/ultrasound/twins
The Horse.com, “seeing double,” May 16, 2014
spins him around, and he just gets back up. He’s got so test and their winning photo will be seen by cutters everykE Wolfsdorf and Ml Macpherson, “Management of
much ‘try to’ and ‘want to’. We named him after the Notre where as “future NCHa Champions.” alittle street
Twins,”
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, lexington,
dame football story about the boy rudy.”
smart is back to exercising and preparing to return to the
over the course of the second and third days rudy’s show pen. Tony and the Wrights have their hands full kY.www.hagyard.com/custdocs/Management_of_Twins.
little legs started showing some signs of underdevelop- keeping up with the boy’s care. and the akins are look- pdf
West vETs Equine reproduction Center, “double
ment. They were spreading farther and farther apart and ing to the future for the ‘one (two) in a many thousands’
Trouble: Twin Pregnancies.” www.westvets.com.au/vetlooked like they were collapsing. The veterinarians were baby cutting horses.
erinary-articles.php?id_art=48
called in, consultations were made with dr. Monty McIndr. Mina C.G. davies Morel, university of Wales,
turf at Tennessee Equine Hospital, and the decision was
aberystwyth, “Twin Pregnancies, a Problem in the Mare.
made to splint little rudy’s splayed legs until the bones in
/www.arabianlines.com/horse_health/wales_uni/uwa_twi
his knees could develop more. after some time in splints,
npreg.htm
he will have a corrective surgery at Cousa valley Equine Compiled by Leigh Ballard
Patrick McCue, dvM, Phd, Colorado state univerin alabama. His prognosis is very good, and he is exsince twins are a rarity in the horse world, we decided
sity Equine Production laboratory, “Twins.” http://csupected to grow and catch up and be fully sound.
to explore further how twin conceptions happen. Here is
“In one way he has a real head start,” Tricia points out. some information from Yallambee stud, located in one of cvmbs.colostate.edu/documents/learnmares50-pregfoal“He’s learning to use his back end, and he’s developing australia’s most prolific regions for breeding sound Thor- twins-oct09.pdf
very good balance.” Walking with the stiff splints, rudy oughbreds. additional resources follow.
Two For One
Bilateral Twins
medicine since high school. she received
both her Bachelor’s degree and doctor of
veterinary Medicine from Mississippi
state university. after graduating veterinary school, keri completed a rotating
equine internship at Equine sports Medicine and surgery in Weatherford, Texas,
By Cori Webb
where she gained experience in lameness, surgery, medicine, and
reproduction.
keri’s professional interests include reproduction,
neonatology,
diagnostic ultrasound,
and lameness in the
Western performance
horse.
keri is married to
kevin Camp, who is a
ranch hand, and they
currently have two dogs:
Buford, a boxer, and
Josie, a Hangin’ Tree cattle dog. They own
Equine veterinary associates of olive a Quarter Horse mare, ladybug, who is
Branch is pleased to announce that dr. used on the ranch.
keri Camp joins our practice this month.
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keri grew up in Madison, Mississippi at 6740 Center Hill road in olive Branch,
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factor in a horse’s opinion of water. Water
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winter is not inviting either. Water should
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about his water. What about horses standing tied to the trailer waiting for their turn
in the show ring? or how about the barrel
horse that loses much water through sweat
and hard work at a summertime show? all
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bringing water from home are other options. a horse can be accustomed at home
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him into drinking foreign water. Besides
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quite well. There are also products on the
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Article & photos by Sara Beth Raab
The Belmont stakes is the last of the
three Triple Crown races, and 2014 was
the chance to possibly see the first Triple
Crown winner in 36 years! and thanks to
the Mid-South Horse Review, I had a press
pass to this historic moment.
over 130,000 people lined up to see the
races. I walked up to the gate with my big
camera in hand, all posh in my purple
dress and my fascinator, passed through
security, and made my way to the media
room. My friends were set up in the second balcony. I could shoot photos from
there or go where ever I wanted.
I made my way to the hallway where
the horses walk out onto the track, following the other photographers onto the field.
feeling my feet on the track walking over
to the grassy inner field was exciting!
looking back at the 130,000 people in the
stands I was floored at my good fortune!
at the first race, up walked keith, the
top dog of all the 200 or more photographers in the infield, all with significantly
more experience than I. “Where is your
pinny?” he asked rather sternly. This is
where my ability to turn anything into a
Tonalist (second from left) passing Commissioner near the finish, on his way to
victory by a head in the 2014 Belmont Stakes.
joke helped. We laughed at how it would
ruin my outfit. I apologized for being ignorant about wearing a photographer’s
pinny, so he explained how to get one.
all the photographers on the track have
a pecking order, but it was interesting to
see how well they worked together. By the
second race I had made some friends and
found the rhythm.
finally, it was time for The Big race.
all of the photographers were nervous,
double, triple, and quadruple checking
their gear, while staking their claim at a
place on the rail. I met a nice guy from
Sports Illustrated who saved a spot on the
rail for me. The pre-race festivities were
electric, with thousands of people cheering, as ll Cool J sang.
Then was time for the post parade. out
came the horses for the Belmont stakes,
led by their grooms. and there he was –
the calm, cocky and very handsome California Chrome! as he was led past me, his
jockey victor Espinoza winked at me.
and then they were off! The thundering
hooves were just barely louder than the
clicking of shutters on the cameras beside
me. The crowd was so intense and loud,
compared to the still and silent press, as
we were face to face with the galloping
horses coming toward the finish.
and quickly it was over. When California Chrome didn’t win, the silence of the
press showed clear disappointment. There
were whispers of “why?” and some tears.
But the press followed the winner, as I
did too for a second. Then I saw the chestnut with a blaze and four socks passing by.
once so coveted by the press, he was now
almost ignored by them. as he walked by
I reached up to touch the handsome Thoroughbred, and the owner reached up to pat
him. I was truly in awe of the moment! He
walked back to his barn, with his grooms
and owners, to eat hay like every other
horse. I wonder if he knew the disappointment felt by his fans, and how desperately
they wanted him to be a Triple Crown
winner.
read more about The Belmont at:
www.midsouthhorsereview.com.
Tonalist and jockey Joel Rosario
head for the Winner’s Circle.
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Wednesday June 4th was the
first night of driving competition
at the Germantown Charity Horse
show. Jorja Jones with dr. ruth
Wilburn’s rollingwoods Berry
last one won the Junior Exhibitor Carriage Pleasure driving
Class. Jorja also won saturday
Robin Bates driving Coco Chanel
night’s Junior Exhibitor Champiwon the Opportunity Single Working
Jocelyn
Atkinson,
driving
Rosmel’s
Rapunzel,
onship. Wilburn’s other entry,
Horse carriage class.
rollingwoods Back In Black, won the Best Carriage Dog class.
with Clara Hickerson driving, was
second in the Junior Exhibitor class
Wednesday and reserve in saturday’s
Championship.
In the single Pony Working class,
Wilburn’s rollingwoods Cookie Thief
was the winner. on Thursday, Wilburn’s
pair were back to win the open Pair Horse
or Pony Pleasure driving class, with
Joanna Wilburn driving Berry last one
and Back In Black.
one of the crowd favorites at the show
was the Best Carriage dog class. Jocelyn
atkinson, driving rosmel’s rapunzel,
earned top dog honors. sarah foster driving Major Marlow were a close second.
Wanda Chancellor, driving flying diamond’s Twist-n-Trot, was third.
full results of the show are available at
JoannaWilburn rides along as Jorja Jones drives Rollingwoods Berry Last One
www.MidSouthHorseReview.com
to win the Opportunity Junior Exhibitor driving class.
Mrs. imogene Erb drives Kentucky
Savannah in the Opportunity Single
Working Horse carriage class.
(all photos by Nancy Brannon)
Clara Hickerson drives Rollingwoods
Back in Black in the Opportunity Junior Exhibitor class, with Dr. Ruth
Wilburn riding.
Chester Weber Sweeps
Saumur CAIO4* for Second
Year - Leads Team USA to Bronze
saumur, france (June 9, 2014) Combined driver Chester Weber proved the usa’s
mettle in the sport, leading the pack from start to finish in the CaIo4* (Concours d’attelage Internationaux officiels ) saumur for the second year in a row. This year’s Nations Cup competition CaIo saumur saw the united states win Team Bronze, with
Weber’s untouchable score lead teammates allison stroud and Misdee Wrigley-Miller
to success just behind the dutch team with Gold and the french team with silver.
Weber, a native of ocala, florida, dominated the event from the beginning, scoring
32.91 in the dressage phase on friday. He finished the weekend with a total of 129.25,
giving him a wide lead over second place finisher Theo Timmerman of the Netherlands
with 147.06. Weber’s horses, a group of kWPN geldings co-owned by him and Jane
forbes Clark, have been racking up win after win on the road to Normandy.
“The horses remain in top form,” said Weber about the team’s performance in
saumur, “and continue to prove that we are contenders. I was incredibly pleased with
my team’s overall synergy, from the horses themselves to my staff. They are like a well
oiled machine and we will continue to perfect our technique next month at aachen.”
Weber secured the win at the prestigious Windsor royal Horse show in the united
kingdom last month. Earlier in 2014 Weber added an eleventh National four-in-Hand
Championship to his name by winning the 2014 CaI (Concours d'attelage International) live oak International. His team has gone undefeated so far this year, as well
as taking the win at the CaI-a4* Caen in 2013, a test event for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Weber and his team head to Germany for the CHIo aachen and the CaI riesenbeck
before setting sights on the 2014 alltech fEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy.
for more information on Chester Weber and his team, visit his website at
www.chesterweber.com and follow him on facebook.
Chester Weber and his team in dressage and on the marathon course at the
CAiO4* Saumur. (Photo courtesy of PixelVisuel.com)
hunter/Jumper
67th Annual Germantown Charity Horse Show - June 3-7
there, while simultaneously continuing her
winning ways in the Hunter ring with her
amateur rider. keepsake was always game
to do whatever was asked of her with a
happy disposition, including trail and
cross-country rides. The keepsake Perpetual Trophy was donated by Peggy and
Barney Mallace. The trophy and $1,250
were won by dar Tanion, ridden by andy
kocher and owned by vick russell.
Winner of the Gambler’s Choice,
Zoubair Bennani and Serena.
Winner of the Versatility Challenge,
Dar Tanion ridden by Andy Kocher.
Gambler’s Choice
Versatility Challenge
despite the rain, Thursday night’s (June
5) entertainment included speed events
like the ever-exciting Gambler’s Choice
jumper class. This class is the only one in
which the riders choose their own course.
The obstacles are given a point value, and
riders try to rack up as many points within
the allotted time as possible. Zoubair Bennani came away with the trophy on serena,
owned by daniel Basconcelos. reid rickett was second on his Benderas de Bornival. stephanie ann Cook placed third on
lionsway farm’s augusto. david Wright
came in fourth on his Imperator, and david
also rounded out the top five with fifth
place on Gavin Moylan’s filip.
The class is sponsored by the family of
the late Harold Walker, Jr. as a younger
jumper rider, Harold’s favorite class at the
GCHs was Gambler’s Choice. The whole
Walker family was on hand to deliver the
trophy hand-crafted by andrea lugar.
From Margie Quina
The 26th annual Music Country Grand
Prix got underway May 31, 2014 at
Brownland farm, franklin, TN. Benefitting saddle up!, the Music Country Grand
Prix is a premier equestrian show jumping
competition featuring top riders and horses
from across the nation competing for a
purse of $40,000, the largest purse to date.
This year’s winner was daniel Bedoya,
from Magnolia, Texas, riding Quattro. He
won the class in a single round – the only
clear round on the course. This was Quattro’s first Grand Prix win.
second was Goldrush, ridden by luis
larrazabal with 4 faults. Third was Black
first night of the show, Tuesday
evening’s(June 3) performance began with
the $5,000 GCHs Hunter Jumper versatility Challenge and presentation of the
“keepsake Perpetual Trophy.” Horses entered in the class rode two rounds: Part a
was ridden as a classic hunter style round
with typical hunter-style jumps. Part B
was a jumper speed round, with jumperstyle obstacles conducted under Table II.1
– fastest clear round over a minimum of 8
obstacles, fences 3’6.” The horse with the
highest point total from both rounds was
the winner.
The keepsake Perpetual trophy is given
annually in honor of keepsake, a very special horse who could do it all! she was
successful in both the hunter and jumper
rings. keepsake was a 1990 dutch Warmblood who, from early on in her show career, was a consistent winner in the
regular Working Hunter division. she
moved to the Jumper ring, winning classes
Lochinvar, Matt Cyphert owner/
rider placed fourth in the Grand Prix.
(Bill kabel photo)
Kathleen Walker holds the pewter
Lord Byron trophy that she created.
Lord Byron Trophy
a special trophy was awarded at saturday’s (June 7) Grand Prix: the lord Byron
Perpetual Trophy, in memory of lord
Byron, Michael Tokaruk’s special horse,
on whom he won several Grands Prix at
Germantown and other shows.
The trophy was crafted by kathleen armour Walker of Tennessee Pewter,
somerville, TN. “The horse meant so
much to Michael, that, for me, it turned
into a labor of love,” Walker said. “It is
was first established in
1989 as the Music City
Grand Prix by Christian
Currey with the help of
his parents, agneta and
Brownlee. for 11 years,
their river Circle farm
in franklin, Tennessee,
was the site of the
$25,000 show jumping
event.
In 2001, the event
moved to its current
home,
Brownland
Winner of the Music Country Grand Prix Daniel farm, where it runs in
conjunction with the
Bedoya, from Magnolia, Texas, riding Quattro.
Brownland farm Horse
(below) Saddle up! rider with assistants.
diamond, ridden by kris killam,
also with 4 faults, but a few hundredths of a second slower. fourth
was laura linback on HH dauphin,
the 2013 Music Country Grand Prix
winner. fifth was sun Tzu, ridden by
Penny Brennan. laura linback’s
other horse Whittaker MvNZ placed
sixth and andrew kocher placed
seventh with le Conte.
The Music Country Grand Prix
hand spun pewter, custom made. Michael
felt confident in our craftsmanship and it
took us a full three months to craft the trophy.”
The trophy “has a double spun body to
make it thicker and heavier,” Walker explained. “The handles and filials are cast
and the whole piece is meticulously finished, down to the smallest detail. We also
did the engraving in house.
“I had a vision of what such a tribute
should be; Michael also had a vision, and
we made it come to life. Michael had a
great love for ‘lordy.’”
The engraving on the trophy begins
with 2005, the first year Michael and
‘lordy’ won the Germantown Grand Prix.
The pair won it again in 2012. Christian
Heineking won in 2013 aboard NkH selena, and his name will be engraved,
again, as the 2014 winner on Cluny.
for more information about Tennessee
Pewter, visit: https://www.tnpewter.com
show series.
since the Music Country Grand Prix’s
inception in 1990, saddle up! has been the
beneficiary of charitable dollars raised
from the event. since 2005, the Music
Country Grand Prix has raised and donated in excess of $800,000 to support
saddle up!, the oldest and largest therapeutic Middle Tennessee nonprofit organization providing horse-based programs
for children and youth with disabilities.
saddle up! has served almost 1,100 children, provided more than 42,000 hours of
services and cared for more than 110 noble
horses who serve the program.
a silent auction of highly desirable
items, including a private concert by amy
Grant, a 1975 avanti II coupe, a Tiffany
pearl necklace, and an autographed Gibson guitar by kings of leon, contributed
additional funds to the charitable cause.
Tractor supply Company is the “Grand
Champion” sponsor of the show. Many
other prominent sponsors of the show are
on display at the Major sponsors page of
the the show’s website: http://musiccountrygrandprix.com/
(Photos by Rick Stufflebean)
$25,000 Grand Prix of Germantown
Cluny, ridden by Christian Heineking, won the 2014 $25,000 Grand Prix of Germantown and Wednesday’s Welcome Stake. (photos by Nancy Brannon)
Zavira and Louise Graves, owner/
rider, took second place.
Inaugural Tri-Star Hunter Classic
perform a sitting trot
back to the line-up. “We
never get tested [in the
Quarter Horse shows],”
Henard said. “It adds
that extra competitiveness and spark to your
classes, and I think
everybody really enjoys
it. It’s an area where you
can show off your best
skills. Most medal
classes are like that in
the usEf show circuit,
and I think it’s fantastic.
The judge gets to see
your thinking skills and
what your plan is going
to be, and it really tests
the rider’s capabilities.”
Henard and TwotHannah Bedwell and Do you Have The Magic in
housand Model Te also
the Huntfield Derby
took second place in the
$1000 Huntfield derby
medal class with her 9-year-old, gray, apwith 72 points in the hunter round and 85.5
pendix Quarter Horse, deep Blue skies.
points in the handy round.
Myers trains with Clay farrell of fox lea
With the success of the first-ever Tri-star
farms in venice, florida.
Hunter Classic fresh in his mind, kayser
“The judges were good and the tests were
was already thinking ahead to next year’s
good,” Myers said after her winning ride. “It
events.
went really well. I went in for my first round
“Peak Equine Productions, llC is dediand I got a 76, so I was in second place.
cated to providing the horse industry events
Then the top four came back for testing.”
that promote the diversity of the equine athfor testing, the top four youth riders were
lete,” kayser said. “I plan to have the event
asked to drop their stirrups, canter two
next year, and I’m looking to expand. I
fences, halt, regain their stirrups, canter a
would like to have the Tri-star Hunter sethird fence, trot a fourth fence, and then reries next year by having three events, highturn to the line-up. The absolute silence in
lighted by the Tri-star Hunter Classic with a
the arena during testing only added to the
Huntfield derby in June and a possible Tritension, and since the riders had been asked
star Hunter Championship rated show in the
to stand with their backs to the course, only
fall of 2015. I am very encouraged by the
the thwack of a knocked rail or the thud of
support of the MTHJa, aQHa and NQHl.
a hard landing indicated to the top four how
I think we really can make this series great
their fellow competitors were doing.
in Tennessee.”
“The tests were a really big challenge,”
The Tri-star Hunter Classic featured
Myers said. “When they said to drop our
courses designed by Jumps By fuzzy. sponstirrups, my trainer went, ‘oh, geez!’ You
sors included the Equine Performax orthodon’t hear that a lot. and we all had our
pedic Centre at the Jaeckle Centre, the
backs to the course, so we couldn’t watch
Tennessee department of agriculture,
each other go. You never know who does the
franklin Horse supply, Missy Jo
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Hollingsworth, and Prairie star farms.
In the NQHl amateur medal class,
for more information on the Tri-star
Miller Henard of kingsport, Tennessee, took
Hunter
Classics
visit
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sand Model Te, a 14-year-old, appendixHuntfield derbies and the National Quarter
bred Quarter Horse with two aQHa World
Horse league, visit www.foxleafarm.com.
Champion titles to his name.
see more photos from the Huntfield
In the testing round, the amateurs were
derby at: www.midsouthhorsereview.com
asked to canter three fences, halt, and then
by Allison Armstrong Rehnborg
Photos by Ryan Rehnborg
for a hunt-seat rider, few things in life
bring as much pleasure as a clean trip
around a challenging course. on June 13-15,
more than 600 entries pursued that hardwon ideal trip around the ring at Peak
Equine Productions’ inaugural Tri-star
Hunter Classic, held at the Tennessee Miller
Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN. Combining
a no-frills open hunter show with aQHa
special event classes and high and low
Huntfield derbies, the show drew participants of all skill levels, from beginners to
multiple-time aQHa World Champions.
“My vision was to be inclusive,” said
Patrick kayser, show manager and CEo of
Peak Equine Productions, llC. “By joining
aQHa, Huntfield derbies, and Middle Tennessee Hunter Jumper association members, we hoped to bring together people with
a passion to ride hunters regardless of the
breed. It was fun to see the ponies, Quarter
Horses, Thoroughbreds, and warm bloods
all competing at the same show. We had exhibitors from virginia, florida, Georgia,
kentucky, ohio, alabama, and Tennessee
compete in the derbies and medal classes.”
The $1000 Huntfield Hunter derby and
$500 Huntfield low-Hunter derby on saturday were premier highlights of the weekend, attracting many great riders and
high-caliber horses.
for Hannah Bedwell of Ball Ground,
Georgia, the $1000 Huntfield derby was
one of the main reasons she chose to attend
the classic – and it proved to be her time to
shine. With usEf trainer Julie Mohr of alpharetta, Georgia by her side, Bedwell juggled multiple rides on her two american
Quarter Horse bay geldings in various
classes throughout the weekend, including
the “high” derby.
“I’ve ridden in a lot of derbies,” Bedwell
said. “I like the derbies because you get different courses, not just the usual ones, and
then in the handy round, you can use your
imagination. Your imagination can take you
so far into what you think you can do.”
like many derbies, the $1000 Huntfield
derby on saturday featured a regular hunter
round and a “handy round,” where riders
could put their own spin on the course.
“You make the course as handy as you
think you can by taking shorter turns and a
different path,” Bedwell explained. “It’s still
flowing and the judges still give you a
course, but you can change it up as much as
you like and do as much as you and your
horse are capable of.”
In both rounds, exhibitors could choose
to take “high option” fences for bonus
points, and in the handy round, riders earned
additional bonus points for more imaginative maneuvers, which demonstrated their
horse’s versatility and overall “handiness”
around a course.
“With Clay and kim farrell taking over
the Huntfield derby and developing the National Quarter Horse league, it was easy to
jump on the hottest thing in the Quarter
Horse world [with this show],” kayser said.
“The Huntfield derby is hot. The courses
are fun, challenging, and riders can raise
their scores by riding the harder lines.”
Many competitors, including Bedwell,
intended to raise their scores in the derby by
taking some of those “harder lines,” plotting
out some daring maneuvers ahead of time as
they walked the course on saturday afternoon.
“since this is a smaller show, I’m gonna
do the kinds of things in the handy round
that might make people ask me, ‘are you
sure that’s going to work?’” Bedwell said
with a laugh. “But I want to see what my
horses are capable of. I know one of them is
plenty capable, but the other one’s plenty
green – so we’ll see.”
Bedwell’s horses proved they were more
than capable – especially her veteran show
horse, 12-year-old Quarter Horse (and twotime aQHa World Champion) regal To a
Te. With “Paddy,” Hannah secured first
place in the $1000 Huntfield derby with a
score of 85 in the hunter round and an astonishing 90 points in the handy round. With
her green horse, 7-year-old do You Have
The Magic? (aka “Jackson”) Hannah took
third place, with scores in the low eighties.
other attractions were the Equine Chronicle Youth Equitation over fences Medal
Class and the NQHl amateur Equitation
over fences Medal Class. Both classes
began with riders taking a series of fences
as usual. Then the top four riders for each
class were invited back for testing, which
typically involved a series of maneuvers designed by the judges.
Youth rider Mandy Myers of Punta
Gorda, florida took first place in the youth
Christian Heineking placed third on
NKH Quanto.
young riders
Young Riders at
GCHS
photos by Nancy Brannon
The young riders were well represented at the 67th annual Germantown Charity Horse show. Exhibitors in the
lead line class Wednesday June 4 were spit-shined, polished, groomed and braided to perfection. Tuesday night
June 3 was the popular rachael smith Memorial Costume
Class, with seven entries from area stables exhibiting a
variety of themes and costumes. other fun-filled activities
included the stick horse race and face painting
Straight from Man of La Mancha, the Lugars’
entry Donkey-Oite (Don Quixote), pun intended, won
“Most Original” award. Roman Lugar rode Mr. Bubbles (donkey), supported by Andrea Lugar (right).
(photo by Bill Kabel)
in anticipation of The Belmont, Nora Land’s entry
“California Chrome,” aka Double Trouble, was ridden to the post by Kali Ryan.
Hunter/jumper trainer Dave Pellegrini starts with
the young ones!
Some serious blue braids!
Aintree Farm Stables’ entry, “Say yes to the Dress” with horse Beanie Baby, won the “Most Beautiful” award.
sophie Wiedmar, age 10, from Covered Bridge Pony
Club; reagan Thompson, age 10, from Covered Bridge
Pony Club, and dot daus, age 8, from Miami valley Pony
Club. The team had to keep their area clean and organized for stable Management, in addition to concentrating
on their riding events. anna and sophi Pierce, age 7, are
both from stones river Pony Club, but sophi was in division a 7 years old and younger. They both had the same
C advisor, Caitlin Chase.
d1s compete as individuals, not as teams at rally.
They are given appropriate assistance from a ‘C advisor,’
who is a C1-or-above-rated Pony Club member who directs and assists, but does not do the work for the d1.
d1 rally is a Combined Test, which consists of a dressage Test and a stadium round, or jumping test. dressage Test is 2011 usdf Introductory Test B, ridden in a
small arena. stadium jumps are 12” height maximum and
Anna rides her dressage test on independently.
the course consists of 8 jumping efforts.
full results and more information about the Midsouth
My name is anna Jacobs and I am 10 years old. This region d1 rally are available at: www.midsouthponysummer I went to my first Pony Club rally at the ken- club.org/rally-information/d1-rally
tucky Horse Park in lexington, kentucky, and I went
without my mom. When my trainer, Julie downard, and
I got to the Horse Park I couldn't believe how big and
pretty it was! I had the best C advisor – Caitlin Chase.
she helped me get to wherever I needed to be and kept
me from being nervous. Jumping was overwhelming, but
dressage was a lot of fun and I had my best dressage test
ever! It was a lot of fun being with my team mate sophi.
I learned a lot and made new friends and had such a good
time! I can't wait for my next rally!
About Anna and Rally: anna is a d-1 in stones river
Pony Club and her pony is Independently. she competed
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Anna returns to the barn after a successful ride
ann Beasley, age 10, from Peachtree farms riding Club; with her C Advisor and stable manager teammate.
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Allison
Springer
Clinic
Article & photos by Tommy Brannon
It’s all about correct position and a balanced seat: the prerequisites for everything
else you do on horseback. allison springer
emphasized these fundamentals at the
southern run Pony Club sponsored 2-day
clinic at Mid-south dressage academy June
13-14, 2014 in Hernando, Mississippi.
Allison Springer
friday was devoted to dressage and saturday was devoted to jumping fundamentals
and gymnastic exercises.
one of the best ways for riders at a clinic to learn is not only to listen and heed what
the instructor says, but to also observe other riders and their horses. allison stated, “regardless of the type of horse, people learn from each other. We try to group appropriately, but some difference in a group is a good thing.”
The most often heard comment to the riders was that they use too much hand and their
leg is not strong enough. Here are some other comments about hands and legs allison
made to riders in the clinic:
To a rider mounted on a fractious mare that was not slowing down or responding to
the rider: “softer arms. stay tall, lighten your rein. squeeze your leg into the halt. look
where you are going. This mare may not know what an outside rein is but, you relax,
use your leg and relax your arm. stretch and sit taller. lift your hands and be tall. If she
doesn’t think this will be a tug of war, she will soften.” after the rider followed these
instructions, there were noticeable improved results.
To the group she said, “learn to have a tighter leg. Make sure you have power, true
power in front of your leg. The more your leg swings on this horse, the hotter she is
going to get. keep your body tall. If you turn too early, it is harder to get to the fence.
use your eye, shoulder, and hip. Put your elbow in front of you so your shoulder moves
with the horse. look at the fence early.”
When some horses shied at a liverpool jump, her advice was: “Never go straight up
to it to show it to them. Walk beside it.” To another rider alison said, “What happens
after a fence is directly related to what happens before a fence.”
Instruction to a rider working through a problem horse balking at a fence: “I promise it will work. lift your hand. look at the fence. I want you to use ‘pony club kicking.’ she is getting a lot of mixed signals. Please don’t fight her mouth. shorten your
reins and try to stay light. stay organized.”
some advice on a run out: “Never turn the direction that the horse runs out. You are
under powered. Your horse needs to be behind your leg. don’t steer with your hands.”
some encouraging words to a rider on a pony: “keep that position. Ponies are helpful for you to work on your position. If you lean too far forward, you will be over his
ears. Practice not putting your hands on his neck. don’t press your knuckles on his
neck.”
To another rider: “stay in balance. You get mane in your face if you lean ahead of
your horse. If you close your leg, the horse will be safe for you.”
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The advanced rider group also received sound instruction: “You can prevent your
horse from being sassy and over strong by not being underpowered. If you are in balance
when he is strong, it will be a better conversation. use inside rein and outside leg to slow
the horse. Halt with a tight leg. Horses love to make us ride them. Your horse has to be
able to trust you with soft hands. You are less rough if you teach him to respect a light
rein. You actually pull less if you keep balanced. When going to a fence, teach him with
a tap of the artificial aid behind the leg. a shoulder tap is only a little encouragement .
You will turn better if you use the outside rein. see how much better you turn when you
are not pulling to the inside? do not tell him to accelerate to the fence. If you sit back to
make your horse go, you are riding ahead of your leg. Your butt doesn’t make him go.
Going fast and strung out is not safe. You have to sense your balance. If you don’t know
where you are, the horse doesn’t either. look with your body. keep your eyes on the
fence. If you run at the fences, then he will begin stopping at them.
“There is only one human in this conversation and that is you. an open hand is not a
soft hand. You and your horse cannot have a good conversation with an open hand.”
allison’s advice to all at the end of the clinic.”Put a smile on your face and pretend that
you are an actor. Part of riding is being an actor.”
More about allison springer Eventing at: allisonspringer.com.
Tennessean Dressage
Show
Brownland farm in
franklin, TN was the
site of this year’s Tennessean dressage show
June 6-7, 2014, sponsored by the Central
Tennessee dressage association (CdTa).
Ginger Gilmore and
killian's red won the
National dressage Pony
Cup at the show. Ginger
is from Tuscaloosa, alabama, where she is diGinger Gilmore and Killian's Red (Photo courtesy of
rector of Behavioral JLM Equine Photography)
Medicine/athletic
Trainer for the university of alabama football team. killian's red is a Welsh gelding.
The dressage Pony Cup promotes ponies in dressage competition, and the Tennessean
show is one of 19 partner shows that give american dressage Ponies their own competitions. The National dressage Pony Cup will be held in lexington, kY at the kentucky Horse Park on september 6-7, 2014. More information about the Pony Cup at:
dressageponycup.com.
High point Thoroughbreds were recognized by the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) at the Tennessean dressage show included: sharon anthony and It's
New Trainer at Cranesfield
Cranesfield farm announces the addition of a new trainer/instructor at the farm, who
started this april: Bob Crane. Was he hired just because he has the correct last name?
Is he the former star of Hogan’s Heroes? Hardly!
dressage is Bob’s passion. for the last 12 years he has ridden with a number of top
notch trainers; sarah Martin, amanda Bailey, Megg Hilly, kim fokema, Peggy
Gaboury, ally rogers, Cindy Thaxton, sabine shutz-kerry and olivia Weltz-Gray,
gaining knowledge in training and riding from them all. He has taken usdf training
through second level precertification clinics and the precertification test, so is qualified through second level, but not usdf certified yet.
His other “instructors” have been the difficult horses he has ridden. “I have ridden
some rank horses and wouldn’t have it any other way,” Bob said. “I learned more from
the difficulties than from the successes. Each horse has given me a new tool with which
to work on the next horse. I am currently working a ‘gifted’ horse, and by ‘gifted’ I
mean he is both very talented and was given to me. Being too much horse for his owner,
she has graciously allowed me to use him indefinitely.”
Bob has shown through Third level and is currently competing his horse renoir at
second level. The pair received a score of 68.4% in second level Test 2 from national
judge d. rodriguez at the Tennessean dressage show in franklin, TN, June 8, 2014. It
was high score for second level open!
Bob’s riding career started with eventing. “It was exhilarating and I thrived on the
adrenalin,” he admitted. “I breezed through Beginner Novice, Novice, and Training levels with an off-the-track Thoroughbred named Winston. dressage was always the weakest part of our scores, but what he lacked in balance and connection, he made up for in
sheer determination. ultimately, I got to Preliminary level and found I needed a new
horse with more scope, and I absolutely had to improve my dressage scores. I bought
an appendix Quarter Horse name Bodacious Bo Harley. What soul he had! I worked
with kari Barber, ralph Hill, regis Webb, and rode in clinics with karen o’Connor,
Cindy Thaxton, and Marty Hopkins. all these trainers added to my repertoire of jumping and dressage knowledge.”
Fear Factor. “The same year that Christopher reeves took his spill, I took a similar
spill at a water complex. I found I no longer had the edge needed to compete. It was the
first time I had to deal with fear. Believing myself to be a liability to myself and my
horse, I decided to go into dressage and have never looked back. I still love to jump, but
it took a few years to work through the fear and rebuild my confidence. as a teacher I
am completely empathetic with anyone who suffers from fear. You can’t just ‘get over
it;’ fear has to be brought into the conscious realm from the nervous system wherein it
resides. since I have done that, I can teach that process.”
Training Philosophy. “With all horses, it takes time and lots of patience, clear aids,
and more patience,” Bob explained. The formula starts with “creating rhythm, relax-
Teddy; kelly arnold and Corrao; letha Calvin and look Cody look; and Emily
Evans and read all over.
CTda member Jana Henry and velando (aka andy) were High Point Champions
in the first level adult amateur division. velando is a kWPN gelding, imported from
the Netherlands as a four-year-old.
door Number 3 (aka Monty) and CTda member Mimi Bliss were High Point
Champions in theTraining level / adult amateur division.
CTda member liz lindenauer and Weltwinn were the fEI High Point adult amateur and won first place in the Prix st. Georges aa.
CTda member katie Macfarlane earned her usdf Bronze Medal with Merle at
the Tennessean Express dressage show on June 7.
In addition to dressage competition, there were “shop ‘til you drop” vendors on the
show grounds, including
Harmony farms saddle
shop and Barn Girl Jewelry, which opened for
business at the show.
The previous weekend,
May 31-June 1, CdTa
held a schooling show at
the roberson Equestrian
Center in Murfreesboro,
TN. Not only did the show
include traditional dressage classes on May 31,
June 1 was devoted to
Western and Gaited dressage. The multi-discipline
dressage schooling show
A competitor in the Western Dressage classes held
was quite successful.
June 1st at the CDTA schooling show.
ation, add more patience;
forward tempo, connection,
add more patience; working
towards straightness, add
more patience; and finally,
collection. did I mention
patience? When working
with horses it is imperative
to not have a strict agenda.
Each day is unique. ride
what is presented and improve on it, even if just a little. Each step builds to the
next. My philosophy for
teaching is very similar.
lots of patience, clear communications, and work on
moving up the training
pyramid.”
Artist. The other side of
Bob Crane is the artistic
side, which he likens to
training and teaching. “as
an artist I start with a foundation which can be built
upon. Patiently I apply
layer upon layer, creating a depth of color, texture, form and composition, knowing that
with each ‘mistake’ is an opportunity to learn and to correct. I am currently represented
by the red door Gallery in North little rock, arkansas. over the years I have been represented in Colorado, Texas, oklahoma, arkansas, and Tennessee. I am currently developing my own gallery, which should open by next year. I do accept commissions and
have work ready for exhibit. I continue to create works, as I find it relaxes me and is an
excellent source of grounding.” (a sample of his work is shown above.)
Peggy Gaboury remains the manager and main instructor/trainer at Cranesfield. However, as Peggy does a lot of traveling to shows, Bob fills the gap in training and teaching when she is away. He works mainly with green horses and riders, training level and
below, and schools others on a very experienced second level school horse. He also
works with Peggy’s students sometimes, coaching them at shows while she is show secretary. “We’re both happy,” Peggy said. “our styles of teaching are different, but complementary.”
Cranesfield farm is located at 7295 Hwy. 194, Williston, TN. for more information
about Cranesfield and their instruction program, visit www.cranesfielddressage.com
Gaited horses
Gaited Divisions at GCHS
several breeds of gaited horses competed in the 67th year of Germantown’s most
well know show. Classes included: american saddlebred 5-gaited and 3-gaited, single
footing, speed racking, multiple Tennessee Walking Horse flat shod categories and
Paso finos. The most exciting classes, and crowd favorites, were the speed racking!
In Thursday night’s (June 5) amateur/owner Paso fino Performance, Norman
Timbs’ El valeroso de lM won the class, with Greg Branstetter placing second on Excelencia Bf. roberta Burns’ daja vu was third and Brandon Branstetter, fourth riding
directa Bf.
In the Paso fino Pleasure Championship, the Michael and Cindi Gascon’s Baba lu
took top honors. Jaime Gascon rode Privilegio de Quisqueya to the Paso fino Classic
fino Championship. The Paso fino Performance Championship went to Norman and
debbie Timbs’ El valeroso de lM, shown by Carmen Micheletti.
In Thursday’s speed racking Class, rowdy rawhides Wiley, owned & shown by
Bobby Parks, won the class. But in Heat 2 on friday night (June 6), Jason Todd got the
blue ribbon on Miss undertaker. The pair came back on saturday night to win the racking Horse finals. Jacob Parks was reserve Champion on Bobby Parks’ falcon’s Blue
ribbon. The pair also won the ultimate sHoBa single-footing class on friday night.
Carrie kessler rode CH red Hot Mamma to win the asB amateur Western Country Pleasure class and the saddle & Bridle shatner Western Pleasure class on friday
night. she was back again saturday night 9June 7) to sweep the asB amateur Western
Country Pleasure Championship.
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Teens from all over Tennessee and some surrounding
states converged at the show Place arena, Memphis, TN
on June 12-14, 2014 for the High school rodeo state finals. The top four winners in each division earned an opportunity to compete at the 2014 National High school
finals rodeo, July 13-19 in rock springs, Wyoming. The
High school rodeo also crowned a new Queen: Hailey
rose viars of loudon, TN.
Winners in the Bareback Bronc were: Houston Herbert
of College Grove, TN, first; logan Hughes of Huron, TN,
second; Trent Gooch of Westport, TN, third; and Carson
Wulfert of lexington, TN, fourth.
Winner in the saddle Bronc was ryan oliver.
ashley Brooks of south fulton, TN won the Barrel
racing. kelsey Phillips of New albany, Ms was second;
Cory dowell of olive Branch, Ms, third; and Jordan
fuchs of Clubb, Mo, fourth.
In the Calf roping division, david Holt of Byhalia,
Ms had the lead. Carson kennedy of Elkmont, al was
second; Garner Holcomb of Houlka, Ms, third; and adam
Jensen of franklin, TN, fourth.
Jordan fuchs of Clubb, Mo was best through the
Poles. kelsey sanders of spring Hill, TN took second.
rachel Carrington of Milan, TN was third; and Mckenna
Cox of Mckenzie, TN placed fourth.
adam Jensen of franklin, TN and Clay Tilley of Marianna, ar led the Team roping division. ross Mitchell of
Bolivar, TN and Garner Holcomb of Houlka, Ms placed
second. levi Wilson of Monterey, TN and dalton schubert of Crossville, TN were third. Cody Bynum of Boaz,
al and Trey Gargis of leighton, al were fourth.
leader in the Breakaway roping was Hannah lee of
Nesbit, Ms. Hannah James of Cordova, TN placed second. sage keener of McEwen, TN was third. shara adcock of smithville, TN was fourth.
In steer Wrestling, Cody Hattaway of smithville, TN
came away with the win. ramsey Goolsby of Watertown,
TN was second. Garner Holcomb of Houlka, Ms placed
third. Grant McEwen of Trenton, TN was fourth.
In Goat Tying sage keener of McEwen, TN brought
home the blue. ashley Brooks of south fulton, TN
claimed the red. shara adcock of smithville, TN took
home the yellow; and Hannah James of Cordova, TN
claimed the white ribbon.
Bull riding Champion was Tray Watkins of
somerville, TN. second was la-kota luna of smithville,
TN. Third was Heath Henry of lexington, TN. and fourth
was ryan Mcdaniel of Yuma, TN.
Boys all-around Champion was Garner Holcomb of
Houlka, Ms. reserve went to Cody Hattaway of
smithville, TN.
Girls all-around Champion was ashley Brooks of
south fulton, TN. reserve was shara adcock of
smithville, TN.
Boys rookie award went to david Holt of Byhalia,
Ms. Girls rookie was sage keener of McEwen, TN.
Congratulations to all the High school rodeo winners!
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Covington ---:
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“Well it's bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud. it’s the roar of a Friday night
crowd…” modified lyrics, Garth Brooks’ Rodeo
Photos by Tommy Brannon
There was certainly plenty of mud at
the for The kids rodeo, June 13-14, 2014
in Covington, TN. lone star rodeo Company brought their stock to the show that
benefitted the Boys & Girls Club of the
Hatchie river region. Performances
started at 7:30 pm nightly, with $500
added money incentives.
In addition to the usual rodeo contest
events – Bareback Bronc riding, saddle
Bronc riding, Calf roping, Cowgirl’s
Breakaway roping, steer Wrestling, Team
roping, Cowgirl’s Barrel racing, and
Brahma Bull riding – there were some
special attractions for the kids. fashion
was the thing for Best dressed Cowboy
and Cowgirl (10 & under), but mud prevented the kids Gold rush. rodeo Clown
reggie Purvis brought his antics to entertain the crowd. Cutter Madison showed his
horse training skills with his liberty Horse
flying feathers and pony little Bear
(shown right).
The sea of mud made for a little more
level playing field in the game of cowboys
vs. bulls. Jerry rogers rode rum runner
past the 8 second mark, partly because
rum runner almost stopped and stood
still at one point. Evin Golliday completed
his ride on 7-year-old Cutthroat with a
score of 83. Cutthroat had previously
tossed every cowboy who had tried to ride
him.
Cutting Horse
Weekend
Jaycee Lowery of Collierville, TN
riding Big Bow Pepto.
on May 30-June 1, 2014, arena one,
Batesville, Mississippi, offered a full weekend of aQHa-NCHa cutting events.
arena one was one of 25 select locations
across the u.s. and Canada chosen by
NCHa and its partner aQHa for three days
of fun-filled cutting action. The series
kicked off May 30, with many locations offering live music, cookouts, and other family-oriented activities as well as increased
payouts. aQHa/NCHa Weekend cutters
have the chance to qualify for the aQHa
World Championship show, which will be
held November 7-22, 2014 in oklahoma
City, oklahoma.
“aQHa/NCHa Weekend is one of the
most important events of the year because
it highlights weekend cutters,” said NCHa
Harris Cole of Lula, GA riding Bless
This Deal.
Executive director Jim Bret Campbell.
“NCHa is excited to partner with aQHa
for a successful weekend of great cutting
competitions across the nation. We look
forward to cheering those qualifying competitors on at the 2014 aQHa World
show.”
New this year, aQHa is allowing these
events to be double judged at some locations (two aQHa judges concurrently during one cutting run), which will allow for
competitors to receive double points.
last year’s aQHa/NCHa Weekend
awarded more than 200 amateur points and
approximately 160 open points, making
these weekend cutters eligible for a shot at
the $41,000 in amateur payouts and over
$80,000 in open money awarded at the
2013 aQHa World show.
Christopher Little of Batesville, MS
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Blackberry Pickin’
With Shasta
Greener pastures
By Nancy Brannon, Ph.D.
at our farm, the fourth of July traditionally kicks off
blackberry picking season, which continues through July
until the berries are exhausted. The holiday is a fine time to
grab a bucket and go on a blackberry picking trail ride.
We had a horse in our family for many years who was the ideal bareback ride: shasta.
she was half Quarter Horse and half Mustang, so had the calm temperament mixed with
a fierce streak of independence and a touch of “wildness” that never totally succumbed
to human-imposed discipline. shasta was built for comfort, but also had some speed
when needed. she had a broad round back with her own built in knee rolls, but not so
round so that a saddle would
not stay comfortably in place.
she rode as well in a halter
and lead rope as with a snaffle
bridle – either way she was in
control of the speed when she
wanted to be.
shasta was also the ideal
berry picking horse. at 15
hands, it was easy to reach the
berries on the vine from her
back and she was happy to
stand quite still as we picked
– because she was picking her
own, too! she had a knack for
Farrier, the late Fred “Cowboy” Harrison on picking the berries without
Shasta at 7901 Old Poplar Pike - now Bobby Lanier getting stabbed by the “stickFarm Park in Germantown, TN. (photo ~1976)
ers,” something we humans
could not totally avoid. But it was easiest for her just to grab a bite out of the bucket of
berries we had already picked.
We never worried about colic or digestive problems when shasta ate blackberries. she
probably never got enough to cause any “upset,” as we did our best to keep her out of
our bucket of picked berries. With a little research, we have found, as shasta showed us,
that blackberries are not harmful to horses, eaten in moderation. Even rutgers university has collected and published information about “odd Things that Horses eat” (by
sarah l. ralston, vMd, Phd, daCvN, associate Professor, department of animal sciences). on the list of those causing “No problem, assuming fairly limited quantities and
otherwise balanced ration” are blackberries.
so you might want to take advantage of the opportunity in July to enjoy fresh picked
blackberries with your favorite steed. and if you have enough left over, here’s a recipe
for my favorite dessert, blackberry cobbler. Enjoy!
ARKANSAS BLACKBERRy COBBLER
from danette Watkins, lepanto, arkansas, Published in Gracious Goodness cookbook
“Best when you grow your own blackberries and have had the fun of picking them.”
3 cups fresh blackberries
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup butter, sliced
Place fruit in unbaked 9-inch processor pastry shell and sprinkle with vanilla. Mix
sugar with flour, pour over fruit, and top with batter. Cut remaining pastry into strips and
arrange over fruit. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees, then at 350 degrees for 40 minutes
or until slightly browned.
Processor Pastry
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cold butter
2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
Briefly mix flour and butter in food processor. add ice water and process until dough
forms a ball. Chill several minutes before using. recipe must be doubled for cobbler.
serves 6.
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• ByhaLia, MS
15 Acres • Cottage • Pool • horse Barn
$245,000
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$450,000 • Hernando, MS
Everything you need and more for your horses!
4346 Highway 304 West
Hernando, MS 38632
Part of the Pat Earnheart Cutting Horse Farm
located just four miles west of Hernando, MS.
• 20 acres with possibly more land available
• 2600 ft2 home
• Four bedrooms
• Three baths
• 2 large metal & concrete barns
• Pipe Fencing
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Bob Leigh and Associates Realtors
6900 Cobblestone Blvd.
662.890.9696 • [email protected]
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• 14 stalls inside + more
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BOARDING
BoardING. raintree Equestrian Center.
olive Branch, Ms. self Board $95. Partial
Board $150 and full Board $395. round pen,
lighted arena, turnout pasture, indoor hot/cold
wash rack. lessons for all disciplines. Horse
training and Horse transport also available.
Horse shows on site. www.raintreeequestrian.com. (901) 857-4074.
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oakland stables. full board $350 or pasture board $175. Multiple horse discount.
Trails, riding arena, round pen, hot/cold
wash racks, with lots of extras. (901) 3313313. only 20 min. from Wolfchase.
SuMMER SPECiAL: $50 discount on
2nd month’s board.
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southwind stables located between Hacks
Cross and riverdale rd. on stateline rd.
Boarding, leasing & lessons. Hunter/Jumper,
Eventing, dressage & foxhunting. Horse transportation locally. Gated Community. 4 lighted
arenas/1 covered arena with mirrors. Hot/cold
wash racks. Clubhouse w/ central heat & aC.
Trails around barn. stalls, private paddocks &
field turnout with run-in shelters. Board $400.
(901) 828-4199.
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stonebridge ranch. Collierville, TN. 901486-1588. Pasture Board with grain and hay
twice daily, $275. full use of barn--hot water,
wash rack, tack room. lighted arena. Position
open. free board for minor barn work.
7-1tp
Horse board, middle Tennessee, lay-ups and
retirees. $275/mo. 12X16 matted stalls; 1 acre
grass pastures. Individual care offered. 30 years
experience; references available. Cat Hoffman
Mackenzie (908) 907-8902.
7-1tp
Boarding: Triple r ranch, Marion, ar. self
care. Covered arena, competition size arena, 60
ft. round pen, horse trailer parking, trails, and
more. 1 mile off paved road. owner lives on
site. $150 month. 901-493-4075.
7-1tp
HAY AND FEED
vaughn's #1 Bermuda: 50 to 60 lb. square
bales @ $7; ~1,000 lb. rolls @ $70. discounts
on large quantities. Guaranteed analysis:
12.5% to 18% protein; 64% to 67% TdN. This
hay will sustain a horse or cow over the winter,
feeding 2% of their body weight/day. No grain
supplements needed! We do soil tests yearly
and follow uTk Ext. ser. recommendations for
lime and fertilizer. No herbicides used during
growing season. Pick up hay at our barn at 4300
N. Watkins st., Memphis, TN. delivery available. Hardwood shavings available $4/bale.
Call Mike (901) 634-3912.
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fertilized Bermuda: Bales $4.50. rolls
available. delivery is available for a fee. (901)
299-5081. atoka, TN.
7-1tp
large round rolls. last year's mixed grass
hay. Good for cattle. (cell) 901-485-4103.
7-1tp
Horse Quality alfalfa Hay. Pure or 20% orchard Grass mix. 60 lb. bales. $7 in barn.
friendship, TN. 731-589-2238.
7-3tp
Hay for sale. vaughn Bermuda square bales
$5 each for 25 or more bales, or $5.50 per bale.
oakland/arlington area. Call 901-553-2174.
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HORSES FOR SALE
aQHa Palominos & Buckskins. Yearlings,
colts, broodmares. Excellent bloodlines & dispositions. $200 up. (662) 562-9264 or (662)
292-0368.
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EMPLOYMENT
Horse-drawn carriage drivers needed.
downtown Memphis. Will train. No experience necessary. (901) 496-2128. uptowncarriages.com
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EVENTS
PETTING Zoo: Basic farm animals. Birthday Parties, Church and Company Events, also
day Care. Memphis area. (901) 603-1121 or
(901) 487-1229.
7-3tp
St. Jude Trail Ride. sept 26-28. facebook: Buck Creek Trail ride. Website:
www.buckcreektrailride.org. kathy Moore
731-617-1225
7-2tb
FARRIERS
drW HorsEsHoEING. david Wentz. 23
years experience. Certified Journeyman I farrier. Natural and Therapeutic shoeing for lame
and performance horses. (662) 587-2485
7-6tp
diamondback Gas forge. only used 2
years. Complete with owners manual. $300.
615-316-9134 or 615-305-2530
7-3nc
FENCING
Circle 5 Outfit
PRODUCE
BLACKBERRiES. 20 acres of big,
sweet Himalayan berries. You pick $8/gal.
We pick $14/gal. 210 Mask, Hickory valley, TN. open 7 days/week during July.
Mac fawcett 731-609-3982. You won't be
disappointed!
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SADDLE REPAIR
saddlE & TaCk rEPaIr: van's leather
Craft. In stock new and used saddles and horse
health products. off Hwy. 309, 1909 Bubba
Taylor rd., Byhalia, Ms. (662) 838-6269.
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Proven friesian. Now standing in Middleton, TN. accepting all breeds. $300. 731-3761042. [email protected]
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TRACTORS & FARM EQUIPMENT
round Pen. 50 ft. less than 2 years old. 14
panels plus gate. $750. Holly springs, Ms. 702271-3073.
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REAL ESTATE
BarN for rENT: 12-stall barn on 100
acres, 25 acres fenced, less than 10 minutes
from Collierville. Eight (8) 12X12 stalls, 16 ft.
aisles, wash rack, tack room, hay & equipment
storage. Wire fenced with 6 paddocks. lighted
arena. Call for info: Walker (901) 685-2909.
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Horse Property For Lease. 12 min. from
downtown Memphis, 3 miles E. of Marion,
ar. 58 1/2 acres with 24-stall barn, 60 ft. round
pen, competition size arena, 50 X 100 covered,
partially enclosed building, and much more.
901-493-4075. robin.. leave message.
7-1tp
21 stall Barn. fully loaded. 40+ acres. 150
acres for leasing. Equestrian facilities. luke
Noe 865-389-3070 www.rarityequestrian.com.
7-1sp
Equestrian Home. 5 Br/3.5 Ba. 3 stall
barn, hay stall, tack/feed rooms. Joyce Mckenzie 901-335-8460.
7-1sp
65+/- acres Pasture land. $1,750/acre.
Cabin 1 Br/1 Ba. Home 3 Br/2 Ba. 6 stall
barn & more. Hunt 901-871-4450.
7-1sp
Hernando, Ms. Huge indoor arena, 2 barns,
2600 sq. ft. home on 20 acres. sherry Moberly,
Bob leigh & associates. 901-299-3984.
7-1sp
laGrange, TN. Cute country place on 10
acres. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Mary Jean smith,
Banyan Tree realtors. 901-359-2520
7-1sp
Coldwater, Ms near arkabutla lake. 289
acres, 6200 sq. ft.home. 4200 sq. ft. Cypress
barn. Jason Burch realty Group 662-274-4935
7-1sp
Byhalia, Ms. Country Cottage. swimming
pool. 4 stall barn, 15 fenced acres. $245,000.
allen Green. John Green & Company. 901412-2998.
7-1sp
Collierville, TN. 3900 sq. ft. home. 9 stall
barn. Covered arena. 18.06 acres. $879,000.
Molly stevens. Crye-leike. 901-672-4402
7-1sp
Moscow, TN. 10.41 acres, 4 Br, 4 Ba
home. Huge 62 X 40 ft. workshop. Tommie
Criswell, Crye-leike. 901-230-7653. 7-1sp
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Ripley, TN 38063
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Jackson, TN
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Alfalfa • Orchard Grass • Timothy
Bermuda • Mixed Grass
Small or Large Squares
Round Bales
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615-464-4575
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568 Laughter Rd. S. • Hernando, MS
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oliVe BranCh, MS 38654
Experience and Cutting Edge Care 24/7
office: (662) 895-7943
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coming three months. We attempt to keep listings current; however, we cannot guarantee the completeness
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AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA
Memphis, TN, www.agricenter.org
JuL. 25-27: West TN Quarter Horse show
AuG. 1-3: Battle in the saddle
SEP. 19-21: dynamite Barrel race
CANTON MULTIPURPOSE CENTER
501 soldiers Colony rd., Canton, Ms.
JuL. 12-13: Ms Mounted shooters assn.
JuL. 19: short strap Team roping
AuG. 2: short strap Team roping
AuG. 16-17: Ms Mounted shooters assn.
FORREST CO. MULTI PURPOSE CNTR
Hattiesburg, Ms www.forrestcountycenter.com
JuL. 4-6: fire It up Productions Team roping
JuL. 11-13: southern summer fun Barrel race
AuG. 15-16: Great southern stampede Bulls,
Barrels & Bands
AuG. 22-23: Great southern stampede E&E
Memorial Calf roping Challenge
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: Great southern stampede Barrel race
TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK CENTER
Murfreesboro, TN www.mtsu.edu/tlc
AuG. 9-10: TN Paint Horse show
AuG. 15-17: TN valley Paso fino show
AuG. 30-31: volunteer ranch Horse show
SEP. 13-14: Pony of americas show
SEP. 18-20: Ntnl. spotted saddle Horse show
TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM
Murfreesboro, TN www.mtsu.edu/tmc
JuL. 10-13: usTrC Eastern Team roping
Championships
JuL. 16-20: E.Coast reined Cow Horse Classic
JuL. 24-27: TWHBEa World versatility Championships & futurity
JuL. 28-AuG. 2: WHoa International Grand
Championships
AuG. 8-10: PaTH regional Conf.
AuG. 15-16: state IBra Barrel racing finals
AuG. 22-24: ole south dressage show
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: TN state Cowboy Mounted
shooting finals
SEP. 2-6: Eastern Cowboy Mounted shooting
Championships
SEP. 12-14: TQHa fall QH show
SEP. 30-OCT. 5: aQHa Novice East Championships
TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER
Cleveland, TN www.tsec.org
JuL. 4-5: rHPa racking Horse
JuL. 12:Tri-state spring open Horse show
AuG. 16: Tennessee state show
SEP. 3-6: World show
SEP. 12-13: uPHa Chap. 8
SEP. 20: al Miller show
SEP. 27: Mounted Games
TUNICA ARENA & EXPO CNTR
Tunica, Ms www.tunicaarena.com
JuL. 4-6: Mid-south QH show
JuL. 9-20: PHBa Palomino World
JuL. 25-27: southern Miniature Horse Confed.
AuG. 9-10: Brother N laws Team roping
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: usTrC southeast regional
finals
SEP. 5-7: lucky dog Barrel races
SEP. 19-21: WCHa Big Money Halter futurity
SEP. 26-28: Cotton Bowl Classic QH show
UT MARTIN AG PAVILLION
www.utm.edu/departments/coe/pavilion.php
JuL. 1: 4-H/ffa livestock Expo
WILLIAMSON COUNTY AG EXPO
franklin, TN www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov
AuG. 1-9: Williamson County fair
TN HS RODEO ASSN
SEP. 6-7: Memphis, TN. delta fair
4-H/USPC
JuL. 14-21: lexington, kY. kY Horse Park.
usPC festival.
JuL. 28-AuG. 2: raleigh, NC. southern regional 4-H Horse Championships
CLINICS / CLASSES
JuL. 19: Hernando, Ms. Mid-south dressage
academy. debbie Hill Clinic. Info:
www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
AuG. 3-4: Madison, al. steel Prize stables.
debbie rodriguez Clinic. Info: www.tvdcta.org
AuG. 8-10: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller Coliseum.
PaTH region 5 Conference.
AuG. 16: louisville, Ms. louisville Coliseum.
Goat Tying Clinic. 9-5. $80. Info: audrey Cunningham (662) 403-0664 or [email protected]
AuG. 19: Thompson's station, TN. Tennessee
Equine Hospital lecture. Internal Medicine by dr.
Christine Cocquyt & dr. rena Chang. Info:
www.tnequinehospital.com
SEP. 20: Hernando, Ms. Mid-south dressage
academy. debbie Hill Clinic.
COWBOY CHURCH
MONDAy: Circle Cross Church. 7 p.m. Info:
stan (901) 848-4959; email: [email protected]
MONDAy: Bells, TN. Bible study meetings. 7
p.m. Marty overton's, 4051 Cherryville rd. Info:
Marty 731-225-0237 or Clint 731-983-0511
TuESDAy: richland, Ms. His Brand Cowboy
Church, 1631 Cleary rd. 7 p.m. Info: (601) 5436023 email: [email protected]
TuESDAy: Wynne, ar. Cr 381. Three Trees
Cowboy Church. fellowship supper 6:30 pm;
services 7 pm. Info: Jimmy 870-261-2505
SuNDAy: longtown, Ms. 548 Bryant lane.
Bryant lane Cowboy Church. 10:30 am. Info:
Bro. scott urban 662-501-0031
SuNDAy: oakland, TN. 7720 Hwy 64. rafter
H Cowboy Church. J. Mark Wilson. 5:30 pm.
Info: danny Cooley (901) 485-4103
SuNDAy: Wynne, ar. Cr 381. Three Trees
Cowboy Church. fellowship B'fast 9:30 am.
Worship 10 am. Info: Jimmy 870-261-2505
HORSE SALES
JuL. 18-19: versailles, kY. lakeside arena,
1385 duncan Millville rd. BlM Mustang adoption. Info: 888-274-2133
JuL. 25: Tunica, Ms. Tunica arena & Expo
Center. registered Miniature Horse auction.
6:30 pm. Info: www.smhconfederation.net
AuG. 8-9: decatur, al Morgan Co. Celebration
arena. BlM Mustang adoption. Info:
www.extrememustangmakeover.com
SEP. 5-7: Pagosa springs, Co. Parelli Educ. Inst.
auction of 8 horses trained for 1 year by
Parelli instructors. Info: www.parelliinstitute.org
SECOND FRiDAy: Gleason, TN. West TN
auction Barn. 330 fence rd. 6:30 pm. Info:
Chucky Greenway 731-571-8198
SPECIAL EVENTS
JuL. 4-6: Barton, Ms. double r ranch arena.
Bulls, Barrels, & roping Extravaganza. Info:
901-487-9405 or www.facebook.com/BullsBarrelsroping
JuL. 6-12: 16th annual National farriers Week.
Info: www.americanfarriers.com/ff/2014NfW
JuL. 11-12: springfield, TN. Barnfly farms.
TlBra summer sale! Western wear, tack,
household items & more. Info: Casey 615-4487463
To submit your event, call or e-mail the information to: Phone: (901) 867-1755.
[email protected] or [email protected].
all submissions are subject to editing by MsHr staff to meet format and length restrictions.
Entries must be received by deadline date to ensure inclusion in the print edition.
JuL. 11-13: lexington,kY. kY Horse park.
Breyerfest. Info: www.breyerhorses.com
JuL. 12: International Helmet awareness day
2014. riders4Helmets.com
JuL. 14-21: lexington, ky. kY Horse Park.
usPC National Championships & festival: 60th
anniversary. Info: www.ponyclub.org
JuL. 15-20: lexington, kY. kY Horse Park.
fEI North american Junior & Young rider
Championships.
AuG. 1-9: franklin, TN. Williamson County ag.
Expo Park. Williamson County fair. Info:
www.williamsoncountyfair.org
AuG. 8-9: decatur, al. Morgan County Celebration arena. Extreme Mustang Makeover.
Info: http://extrememustangmakeover.com
AuG. 14-24: louisville, kY. kY Exposition
Center. kentucky state fair and horse shows.
World's Championship Horse show aug. 17-23.
Info: www.kystatefair.org
SEP. 18-21: NY City, NY. Central Park. Celebration of the Horse. Info: email: [email protected]
SEP. 18-20: fort Worth, TX. Will rogers Eq.
Center. Extreme Mustang Makeover. Info:
blm.gov
APPALOOSA SHOWS
JuL. 26-27: shelbyville, TN. Clearview farms.
lots of spots spectacular. Info: Judy schultz
256-828-0457 or [email protected]
BARREL RACING
JuL. 4-5: Byhalia, Ms. Bulls, Barrels, roping
Extravaganza. Info: Brad Hart 901-487-9405 or
www.facebook.com/BullsBarrelsroping
JuL. 4-5: Brookhaven, Ms. July Jamboree.
Info: http://ms05nbha.com
JuL. 4: McEwen, TN. Blue Creek arena. Practice 5:50-7:30 pm; IBra show 8 pm.
JuL. 5: McEwen, TN. Blue Creek arena.
NBHa show. Practice 10:30-12:30; show 1 pm.
JuL. 11-13: Hattiesburg, Ms. forrest Co. Multi
Purpose Center. southern summer fun run
JuL. 12: springfield, TN. Barnfly farms.
NBHa Barrel race. Info: alison 337-401-1496
JuL. 12: Covington, TN. Covington saddle
Club. NBHa TN05 summergeddon show
JuL. 18: Holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co. fairgrounds. Jackpot Barrel racing IBra Ms. Info:
Beau McCoy or sherri surman, 662-544-5290
or 901-335-4876,
JuL. 19: Holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co. fairgrounds. Coldwater Cross NBHa Ms01 Info:
Beau McCoy 662-544-5290
JuL. 20-26: Perry, Ga. NBHa Youth World
JuL. 25-27: Jackson, Ms. kirk fordice Equine
Center. summer Blowout Platinum series. Info:
Timmy Woodcock or kendall ladner, 228-8608104 or 228-234-2049
AuG. 1-3: Memphis, TN. show Place arena.
safe Harbor's Battle in the saddle. Info:
www.safeharborevent.com
AuG. 2: Gallman, Ms. NBHa Ms05 double
show. Info: http://ms05nbha.com
AuG. 15-16: Murfreesboro, TN. TN state IBra
finals. Info: www.ibra.us
AuG. 16: Holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co. fairgrounds. Coldwater Cross NBHa Ms 01. Info:
Beau McCoy, 662-544-5290
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: Hattiesburg, Ms. forrest Co.
Multi Purpose Center. Great southern stampede
Barrel race
AuG. 30: Holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co. fairgrounds. Coldwater Cross NBHa Ms 01. Info:
Beau McCoy, 662-544-5290
SEP. 5-7: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena. lucky
dog Barrel races. www.luckydograces.com
SEP. 13: somerville, TN. NBHa TN05 summergeddon Championship
SEP. 18-21: Gulfport, Ms. Harrison Co. fairgrounds. southern showdown Barrel race. Info:
www.facebook.com/gulfcoastbarrelracing
SEP. 19-21: Memphis, TN show Place arena.
dynamite Barrel race.
SEP. 27: Holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co. fairgrounds. NBHa Ms01. Info: Beau McCoy, 662544-5290.
SEP. 27: Brookhaven, Ma. NBHa Ms05 double show. Info: http://ms05nbha.com
COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING
www.tncmsa.com, www.cmsaevents.com
AuG. 2-3: shelbyville, TN. Clearview arena.
Western Mounted shooters. Info: darren (931)
632-0408
AuG. 9-10: shelbyville, TN. Clearview arena.
Mounted shooters. Info: Greg Hopper (731)
614-2496
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: Murfreesboro, Tn. Miller Coliseum. TN state Cowboy Mounted shooting finals Info: www.tncmsa.com
SEP. 2-6: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller Coliseum.
Eastern Cowboy Mounted shooting Championships. Info: www.cmsaevents.com
CUTTING HORSE EVENTS
arena one: suzy Barnett (662) 578-5824 or
(662) 934-9224.
JuL. 3-6: Batesville, Ms. arena one. Mid south
CHa
JuL. 5-6: Harriman, TN. East TN CHa Info:
731-587-5193
JuL. 11-13: Batesville, Ms. arena one. dixie
region Team
JuL. 12-AuG. 2: fort Worth, TX. Will rogers
Coliseum. NCHa summer spectacular. Info:
nchashows.com
JuL. 19-20: lebanon, TN. Country Music CHa.
Info: 731-587-5193
JuL. 26: verona, Ms. Northeast Ms CHa show.
added money. Info: robert ferrell (731) 6144242 or linda Clark (205) 246-3798
AuG. 2-3: Harriman, TN. East TN CHa. Info:
731-587-5193
AuG. 4-5: louisville, kY. kY Exposition Center, Coliseum & Broadbent arena. NCHa show.
AuG. 7-10: Batesville, Ms. arena one. Mid
south CHa
AuG. 11-14: Batesville, Ms. arena one. North
Ms CHa
AuG. 28-30: Batesville, Ms. arena one. Mid
south CHa Info: 662-563-1492
AuG. 30-SEP. 6: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller Coliseum. CMsa Classic Equine Eastern us Championship
SEP. 6-7: Harriman, TN. East TN CHa. Info:
731-587-5193
SEP. 20-21: lebanon, TN. Country Music CHa.
Info: 731-587-5193
SEP. 25-27: Batesville, Ms. arena one. Mid
south CHa. Info: 662-563-1492
DONKEYS & MULES
JuL. 10-12: shelbyville, TN. Great Celebration
Mule & donkey show. Info: www.tennesseedonkeys.com
AuG. 2: shelbyville, TN. Bedord Co. fair donkey show. Info: www.tennesseedonkeys.com
AuG. 3: franklin, TN. Williamson Co. ag-Expo
Center. Williamson Co. fair donkey show. Info:
williamsoncountyfair.org
AuG. 17: lebanon, TN. James E. Ward ag Center. Wilson Co. fair donkey show. Info:
www.tennesseedonkeys.com
SEP. 7: fayetteville, TN. volunteers Horse &
donkey show @ lincoln Co. fair. Info:
www.tennesseedonkeys.com
SEP. 13: Nashville, TN. 500 Wedgewood ave.
TN state fair donkey show.
SEP. 27: Westmoreland, TN. 4011 fleetwood dr.
Westmoreland Mini Mule & donkey show.
THuRSDAyS: Golden, Ms. Belmont saddle
Club arena. donkey Penning Practice. 6 pm.
TN donkey association monthly driving. Info:
sally lightner: 931-361-0086
DRESSAGE
JuL. 20: Hernando, Ms. Mid-south dressage
academy. all Things disney schooling show.
Info: www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
AuG. 2: lexington, kY. Masterson station.
Horse aid live Combined Test & dressage
show. Info: www.horseaidlive.org
AuG. 2: Madison, al. steel Prize stables.
TvdCTa dressage show. Info: www.tvdcta.org
AuG. 16-17: shelbyville, TN. Clearview farm.
Western dressage Weekend. Info:
www.clearviewhorsefarm.com
AuG. 22-24: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller Coliseum. ole south dressage show. Info:
www.tndressage.com
AuG. 30: Hernando, Ms. Mid-south dressage
academy. schooling show. Info:
www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
SEP. 21: Hernando, Ms. Mid-south dressage
academy. superheroes schooling show.
ENDURANCE
SEP. 5-6: oneida, TN. Big south fork National
river & recreation area. 30/50/100. Info: Eric
rueter 865.986.5966; [email protected]
EVENTING
AuG. 1-3: New Market, TN. river Glen summer Horse Trials
AuG. 2: lexington, kY. Masterson station.
Horse aid live Combined Test & dressage
show. Info: www.horseaidlive.org
SEP. 6: oxford, Ms. Cedar Wind farm schooling Horse Trial. Info: www.cedarwindfarm.com
SEP. 13-14: Carbondale, Il. dunnabeck Horse
Trials. Info: www.dunnabeckhorsetrials.org
OCT. 11-12: Nashville, TN. Middle TN Pony
Club HT
GAITED / WALKING / RACKING SHOWS
JuL. 4-5: Cleveland, TN. Tri state Exhibition
Center. rHPa racking Horse show
JuL. 24-27: Murfreesboro, TN TWHBEa
World versatility show
JuL. 28-AuG. 2: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller
Coliseum. WHoa Grand Championships. Info:
www.walkinghorseowners.com
AuG. 2: Millington, TN. Woodstock Cuba saddle Club. all Gaited show. 7 pm. lydia Holland
901-282-9709 or verlon Todd 901-444-1312.
AuG. 15-17: Murfreesboro, TN. TN livestock
Center. volunteer spirit Paso fino show. Info:
tvpfha.com/shows
AuG. 17-23: louisville, kY. kY Exposition
Center. World's Championship Horse show.
SEP. 18-20: Murfreesboro, TN. TN livestock
Center. National spotted saddle Horse show
SEP. 29-OCT. 4: lexington, kY. kY Horse
Park. Grand National Championship Paso fino
show & Expo. Info: www.pfha.org
HUNTER/JUMPER
JuL. 2-6: franklin, TN. Brownland farm. Midsouth Classic
JuL. 12: olive Branch, Ms. oak view stables
schooling show
AuG. 2: olive Branch, Ms. oak view stables.
longreen Hounds schooling show
AuG. 22-23: Germantown, TN. GCHs arena.
Megford schooling show
AuG. 29-31: Germantown, TN. GCHs arena.
Tenn H/J Classic. Info: www.wthja.com
SEP. 13: olive Branch, Ms. oak view stables.
longreen Hounds schooling show
MINIS / PONIES
JuL. 25-27: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena.
southern Miniature Horse Confederation
THiRD SATuRDAy: Pontotoc, Ms. Pontotoc
agri-Center. 11 am. Miniature Horses fun show.
registered or unregistered, up to 38 in. Info:
www.nomsminihorseclub.com
OPEN ARENA
TuESDAy NiGHTS: Humboldt, TN. Goodrich
arena, 403 Hwy. 45 W. Calf roping and Goat
Tying. Info: Cliff (731) 426-2530.
WEDNESDAy NiGHTS: McEwen, TN. Blue
Creek arena. Barrel Horse practice 5-9 p.m. Info:
(931) 582-3292 www.bluecreekarena.com.
THuRSDAy NiGHTS: Holly springs, Ms.
Marshall Co. fairgrounds. 6-8 pm. Info: (662)
252-5441 www.mcfairgrounds.com
THuRSDAy NiGHTS: McEwen, TN. Blue
Creek arena. Team roping 5-9 p.m. Info: (931)
582-3292 www.bluecreekarena.com
PAINT/PINTO HORSE SHOWS
Center. TN Paint Horse Club show
SEP. 27: Harriman, TN. roane state Comm.
College. TN Paint Horse Club show
PASO FINO/ PERUVIAN PASOS
JuL. 11-13: shelbyville, kY. shelbyville fair
Grounds. kentucky Classic. Info: Eric Bates
859-512-5281 or [email protected]
Center. TN valley Paso fino show
POLO
www.memphispoloclub.com
Info: alfredo Guerreno (901) 651-4944. 2650
stinson road, rossville, TN.
JuL. 12-13: Club Polo 2 pm
JuL. 26-27: Club Polo 2 pm
SEP. 6: franklin, TN. riverview farm. 1475
Moran rd. 18th annual Chukkers for Charity
Polo Match & Classic Car show
SEP. 6-7: Club Polo 2 pm. Junior league of
Memphis benefit
SEP. 13-14: Club Polo 2 pm
SEP. 20-21: Club Polo 2 pm. Benefit for Cancer
foundation
QUARTER HORSE SHOWS
JuL. 4-6: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena. Midsouth QH assn. liberty Circuit. Info:
www.midsouthqha.net
JuL. 18-20: Harriman, TN. Country Music Circuit. Info: www.tqha.org
JuL. 25-27: Memphis, TN. show Place arena.
West TN QH show. Info: wtqha.com
AuG. 4-9: louisville, kY. kY Exposition Center.
Quarter Horse show. Info: www.kystatefair.org
SEP. 12-14: Murfreesboro, TN. TQHa Circuit.
Info: www.tqha.org
RANCH HORSE
JuL. 7-12: Bowling Green, kY. Wku ag Center. arHa World Championship show. Info:
606-271-2963; [email protected]
JuL. 12: fayetteville, TN. arHC lincoln Co.
Horseman's assn. Info: 931-433-7923
AuG. 9: fayetteville, TN. arHC lincoln Co.
Horseman's assn. Info: 931-433-7923
Center. volunteer ranch Horse show
REINING
AuG. 26-31: Tulsa, ok. Expo square. Tulsa
reining Classic. livin' on Tulsa Time. Info:
www.tulsareining.com
SEP. 12-14: Harriman, TN. roane state Comm.
College. autumn reins. Info: www.tnrha.org
SEP. 20-21: Canton, Ms. Canton Equine Complex. october rein. Ms reining Horse assn.
Info: Brooks derryberry 601-573-1031
RODEOS & BULL RIDING
JuL. 4-6: Barton, Ms. robert rainey arena,
Quinn rd. Bulls, Barrels & roping
JuL. 11-12: Gallatin, TN. sumner Co. antidrug Coalition rodeo. Info: 706-373-8318
JuL. 18-19: sweetwater, TN. sweetwater
rodeo. Info: 800-639-9002
JuL. 19-20: Holly springs, Ms. knotty Bolden
Memorial rodeo. Jerry Bolden 662-551-0475
AuG. 15-16: Hattiesburg, Ms. forrest Co. Multi
Purpose center. Great southern stampede Bulls,
Barrels & Bands
AuG. 23-24: ashland, Ms. Benton Co. fair
rodeo. Info: Jerry Bolden 662-551-0475
SADDLE CLUB SHOWS
JuL. 11: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle
Club Point show. 7:30 pm
JuL. 12: Ingrams Mill saddle Club. sasCa
open show 7 pm
JuL. 12: Covington, TN. Cobb-Parr Park. summer Geddon NBHa show. 7:30 pm.
JuL. 19: Covington, TN. Cobb-Parr Park. Covington saddle Club Point show. 7:30 pm.
JuL. 19: dover, TN. 245 sandy road. stewart
County open Horse show. Hunt seat, saddle
seat, Western, speed. Info: kristi 931-232-6044.
www.legendacresboarding.com/horse_shows
JuL. 25: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle
AuG. 2: Covington, TN. Cobb-Parr Park. Covington saddle Club Point show. 7:30 pm.
AuG. 8: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle
AuG. 16: Covington, TN. Cobb-Parr Park. Covington saddle Club Point show. 7:30 pm.
AuG. 16: dover, TN. 245 sandy road. stewart
AuG. 22: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle Club Point show. 7:30 pm
SEP. 5: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle
SEP. 6: Covington, TN. Cobb-Parr Park. Covington saddle Club Point show. 7:30 pm.
SEP. 19: Mason, TN. Coyote run arena. saddle
SEP. 20: dover, TN. 245 sandy road. stewart
FRiDAyS: Hernando, Ms. robertson Gin rd.
sunset Hills saddle Club shows. 7:30 pm. May
2-aug. 8. Info: donna Hopper (901) 833-4000
STOCK / COW HORSE
JuL. 3-6: shelbyville, TN. Clearview farm. TN
stock Horse assn. show. Info: Patrick kayser
615-962-3655
JuL. 12-14: shelbyville, TN. Clearview farms.
stock Horse show series II. Info: 615-962-3655.
www.Peak-Equine.com
JuL. 16-20: Murfreesboro, Tn. Miller Coliseum.
East coast reined cow Horse Classic. Info:
www.ecrchc.com
JuL. 26-27: springfield, TN. Barnfly farms.
NWCHa Invitational. Info: barnflyfarms.com
SEP. 26-28: shelbyville, TN. Clearview farms.
stock Horse show series III. Info: 615-9623655. www.Peak-Equine.com
TEAM PENNING / RANCH SORTING
JuL. 11-13: Batesville, Ms. Bruckner Cow
Horses Classic. Brian Buckner (601)867-1090
AuG. 2: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena. region
3 & 11 finals. Info: Nick Mills (731) 879-9300
AuG. 15-17: Batesville, Ms. arena one. Cattlemen's Bash. Info: Brian McClain or lynn Goforth 270-703-5660/2
TEAM ROPING
JuL. 4-6: Hattiesburg, Ms.forrest Co. Multi
Purpose Center.fire It up Team roping
JuL. 10-13: Murfreesboro, TN. Miller Coliseum. Eastern regional finals
AuG. 9-10: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena.
Brother N laws Team roping. Info: kirby Hill
903-875-8130
AuG. 29-SEP. 1: Tunica, Ms. Paul Battle arena.
usTrC southeast regional finals
TuESDAy: Moscow, TN. roping practice,
sonny Gould arena, 1985 Poole rd. 6-9 p.m.
$20 Info: (901) 491-1678
THuRSDAy: McEwen, TN. Blue Creek arena.
Team roping 5-9 p.m. Info: (931) 582-3292
www.bluecreekarena.com
TRAIL RIDES
JuL. 18-19: Tuscumbia, al. Gardiner farm.
saddle up for st. Jude. Info: Circle 5 outfit:
800-282-7436 or 256-446-5392
AuG. 17: Jamestown, TN. True West Campground. aoC. donna Martin (931) 752-8272
SEP. 26-28: alamo, TN. 92 Weaver rd. 16th
annual Buck Creek st. Jude Trail ride. Info:
kathy Moore (731) 617-1225. www.buckcreektrailride.org and facebook, Buck Creek
Trail ride
SEP. 27: strawberry Plains, TN. river Plains
farm. legends of the fall aoC. Info: Jocelyn
smith (865) 406-6137
DEADLINE
Deadline for AuGuST issue: JuLy 25
August is our annual vacation issue.
Parting Shot: The Best Carriage dog class
at the Germantown Charity Horse show.
(photo by Nancy Brannon)

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