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HorseReview
Vol. 22 • No. 3
The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992
Annual Foxhunting Issue
FREE
NOVEMBER 2011
Tennessee Valley Hunt Opening Meet
Story on page 18
(photo by Gretchen Pelham
www.pelhamponies.com)
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Have
Hounds,
Will Hunt
Exercise of the Month
Rolling Back
by Janice Dulak, Master Romana’s Pilates Instructor/Trainer, author of Pilates
for the Dressage Rider
www.pilatesfordressage.com
So far, if you have been
faithful to the exercise of the
month, you have learned to isolate and use your core abdominal muscles and the correct
bum muscles that are helping
you achieve not only good posture, but a better awareness of
your whole body. Now we are
going to use them for another
spine stretching, bum strengthening exercise. Be careful if you have back issues as
this will flex and stretch the lower back!
Have fun, and keep me posted on my
blog: http://janicedulak.posterous.com/
Remember, as with any exercise program, please be sure you check with your
doctor to be sure it is safe to do so.
(above) Dickie Watson, MFH of Oak
Grove Hunt. Photographer Guillermo
Umbria routinely captures the equine
subject for his wife, an avid foxhunter
with Oak Grove Hunt. Originally from
Barcelona, Spain, Guillermo studied at
three photography institutes, and freelanced as a fashion photographer. His
work includes equine glamour calendar
shots for Mississippi Horses.org’s 2012
calendar, their 2011 Trainer’s Showcase, and national events with the clinician Monty Roberts. To see more
examples of his work, visit:
www.guillermoumbria.com
(below) TN Valley Hounds at 2011
Opening Meet. Photographer Gretchen
Pelham regularly foxhunts and photographs the action from her pony, who
also writes a blog, “The View From
Down Here” by Ziggy Pelham. Her
photos regularly appear in Covertside.
Read Ziggy’s hilarious blog online at
http://www.ecovertside.net/ and on
facebook.
Photo 1
S
tep 1: Sit on the floor with your
knees bent and you feet
about 6 inches apart. Pull your
stomach in and round your spine
so that your head is reaching between your knees. Be sure your
shoulders are down. [Photo 1]
Put your hands on the backs of
your thighs and use them to help
you throughout the exercise, to
help you lower down as well as to
help pull you back up!
S
tep 2: Using the Pelvic Lift muscles
you used found last month, begin to
roll back as if you were going to place
each individual vertebrae on the ground,
one at a time. [Photo 2]
Photo 2
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It is essential you use the back of your
upper thighs and lower bum muscles to do
this. If you don’t engage them, you will
feel a lot of work in the front of you hip
and this is WRONG! Go as far down as
you can keeping your stomach in and bum
tight. Keep you head forward to help you
get the maximum stretch in your back.
tep 3: Pull your stomach in more
and use your arms to return to the
starting position. [Photo 3]
Be sure your stomach stays in and
your bum engaged. If you see your stomach pooch out or feel a lot in the front of
your hip, you will not be getting the benefit of this exercise. Your goal will be to
put your waistline on theground! This
stretching of the spine and learning how
to use your bum correctly, will help you
to sit in the saddle with more flexibility
in your hips which your horse will love!
See you next month!
S
Photo 3
andrea Gilbert
Michelle Berryhill
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leigh Ballard
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issue: NOVEMBER 25
Table of Contents
Exercise of the Month
Equine Art
Book Nook
Horse Health Care
Hunter/Jumper
Dressage & Eventing
Foxhunting
Carriage Driving
Shopper’s Guide
Western Style
On the Trail
Historic View
Gaited Horses
Ranch Review
Bulletin Board
Calendar of Events
Classifieds
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Page 4
Page 4
Page 6
Page 14
Page 16
Page 18
Page 20
Page 21-23
Page 24
Page 28
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 34-35
Page 36-37
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Equine Art
Janet
Hawken
Robbins Art
By Nancy Brannon
Janet (Hawken) Robbins is a long-time
equestrienne, having foxhunted with Longreen Hounds, first in the field and then as
a Whipper-in. Dubbed affectionately as
“Hawk” by her fellow foxhunters, she
thoroughly enjoys being out on crisp fall
and winter mornings riding to hounds. At
one time, there was also a foxhound
named “Hawk.” The story goes that one
hunt day a fellow Longreen Whipper-In
was calling the hound Hawk off a line and
out of deep woods, shouting, “Hawk,
Hawk! Come outa there!” Shortly thereafter, Janet appeared saying, “I’m coming
as fast as I can!”
Janet’s main career is owner of the
women’s fashion store, Chessie’s, located
in Collierville, TN. Janet has for many
years “dressed” and given fashion advice
to one of her more fashionably-impaired,
shall we say, horsey friends.
Janet’s love for horses and riding has
never abated, nor her sense of humor
about riding and fashion. Another story is
that on a bitter cold, windy day out foxhunting, Janet queried over the radio, “I
hope everyone is wearing their moisturizer!” The answer came shortly from a fellow Whipper-In, more workmanlike in her
approach, “No, but I’m wearing my Bag
Balm.”
Her 1897 home in Hickory Valley, TN –
Duryea Plantation – provides a picturesque setting, and modern stable, for her
four equines: a young Tennessee Walking
Horse, “Bay Rum;” a mule named “Uncle
Remus;” a Thoroughbred, “Buddy,” aka
The Right Combination; and her reliable
foxhunting horse, “Dakota.” Janet primarily trail rides with her equestrienne
friends around Hickory Valley and LaGrange, TN.
Duryea Plantation was the vacation
home of Herman B. Duryea. According to
Hardeman County historical records, millionaire H. B. Duryea came to Hickory
Valley, TN in 1897, where he “purchased
thousands of acres of land and built a mansion. This house was the most modern of
its time. He built huge barns and silos, and
brought to Hickory Valley an improved
breed of shorthorn cattle.”
Duryea was prominent in horse racing.
His horse Dunbar II was only the fourth
American horse to win the English Derby.
Duryea was associated with Harry Payne
Whitney (who also built a home in Hickory Valley) and Whitney sometimes raced
his horses under the Duryea colors. In
1912, Duryea’s horse Sweeper II won the
10,000 Guineas Race in England and in
1914 Dunbar II won the Derby and the
Prix Noarelles in France. He was half
owner with Harry Payne Whitney of Irish
Lad, who won the Brooklyn Handicap in
1903 and Metropolitan Handicap in 1904.
Janet has been painting for about ten
years and her usual subjects are horses. “I
always thought I could do it,” she said,
“and I finally got around to it!” The primary subjects of her paintings are horses
and scenes associated with them. Her most
recent painting, “Neck & Neck,” shows
the muddy heads and necks of two wellmatched race horses. Two other race horse
paintings depict steeplechasing. In fact, a
steeplechase painting is what launched her
back into painting. One of her favorite
subjects, foxhounds, is depicted in an earlier painting, “Foxhounds – gone away!”
Janet’s paintings are dispersed throughout this issue.
Fireside Book Nook
Enjoy a good book while relaxing by the fire! Here are two reviewed by leigh
Ballard.
Half Broke
Horses
by Jeanette Walls
Jeanette Walls’ book, Half Broke
Horses, is the semi-fictionalized tale of her
grandmother’s life and the role that horses
played in her life, shaping her experiences.
Walls’ grandmother Lily came of age in
the hardscrabble West of the early twentieth century. Her early life on a homestead
in west Texas gave her a pragmatic, nononsense outlook on life, which allowed
her to forge her way through some very interesting experiences. Walls compiles family oral history about Lily into a
mostly-true narrative which leaves the
reader proud of the woman’s gumption.
Out of necessity, Lily knew how to get
things done, and that skill served her well
throughout a life of good times and bad.
As a very young child, Lily was in charge
of breaking the horses on the family ranch.
Her Dad taught her that “the most important thing in life is learning how to fall.”
Knowing how to fall, both literally and
figuratively, carried her through her life as
a ranch wife, a bush pilot, a bootlegger,
and through many outrageous adventures.
She always knew how to pick herself up
and move on.
Real horses are present throughout
Lily’s story, since much of her life is spent
living on working ranches. One horse in
particular, Patches, plays a central role in
her life. She broke Patches to ride. Patches
carried her out into her first world experiences alone and stayed with her for many
years. Observations and common wisdom
about horse behavior pop up throughout
the book, and various characters or chaotic
circumstances are likened to “half broke
horses.”
Walls received critical acclaim for her
memoir The Glass Castle, in which she
credits her grandmother with giving her
the background with which to form her
own sense of self. Anyone who appreciates strength of character and progressive
thinking in a woman will appreciate this
saga of a long and interesting life.
Pegasus
by Marilyn
Holdsworth
Combine steamy romance and money
with a social conscience and horses, and
what do you have? You have Marilyn
Holder’s book Pegasus, about a ranch and
a horse of the same name. When I first
started reading Pegasus, I thought it was
going to be like one of those Harlequin
bodice-ripper tales. But the story did settle
down and become an interesting read.
It’s the story of Hannah, a young widowed journalist with a focus on animal
abuse issues, and a handsome attorney,
Winston, who comes from a long line of
horse people. Together they become involved with a rescued “Mustang” who
turns out not to be a Mustang at all.
The horse Pegasus leads them into the
world of racing and unethical trainers.
Eventually, the true identity of the horse is
revealed, but not without danger and intrigue. Through Winston’s dealings with a
client, Hannah and Winston are inadvertently drawn into a tangled connection
with the exploitative black market of illegal horse slaughter. International travel
and adventure spice up the couple’s efforts
to set things right and bring some unsavory characters to justice.
For a good escapist read full of romance, mystery and adventure, Pegasus
can keep you propped up in front of the
fireplace on a cold winter day. Or on a
cozy porch on warm fall days.
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Emergency
Preparedness
Seminar
by Nancy Brannon
photos by Tom Brannon
“In the event of an emergency…” how
would you care for your horses? On October 20, Caryn and Ben Holden hosted an
Emergency Preparedness Seminar, presented by Jennifer Dunlap, DVM, at their
farm in Oakland, TN. Dr. Dunlap spent a
couple of hours explaining in great detail
how to help horses survive is a variety of
emergency situations.
Out of the pain and suffering of animals
not rescued from Hurricane Katrina came
the Pets Evacuation and Transportation
Standards Act (PETS Act), which requires
states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in
their plan for evacuating residents following disasters. Horse owners have a more
difficult task than dog, cat and pocket pet
owners. Because of a horse’s size and
transportation needs, more planning must
go into an equine evacuation plan. Following are some General Disaster Preparedness Guidelines.
Your first priority to make sure YOU
are prepared for an emergency situation.
Stay hydrated by drinking adequate volumes of water. Wear appropriate clothing.
Remain as calm as possible. Gentle but assertive guidance works best with horses.
Keep your barn clean and free of debris so
horses can be evacuated quickly and
safely. Have halters and lead ropes readily
available by each horse’s stall. Stockpile
water and food for yourself and your animals. Have a week’s worth of feed and hay
packaged in waterproof containers for
your horses. Keep your equipment in good
repair. Develop a written disaster plan,
with evacuation routes planned. If evacuation is not possible, decide which is safest
for your horse – turned out or in the barn.
Horse identification
After Hurricane Andrew, 80% of the
horses had no identification system, so reuniting them with their owners proved extremely difficult. Take a photo of your
horse with family members in the photo,
too. Include close up photos of identifying
marks. Attach your Coggin’s test papers to
the photos and, if microchipped, place
chip certificate with Coggin’s papers and
photos. Place a leather halter on your
horse. Attach a luggage tag to your horse’s
halter with your name, phone number, address, and any medication information.
Braid a second luggage tag into your
horse’s tail with the same information on
it.
Horse Health Care
Barn Fires
Preventing barn fires and being prepared in the event of a fire can mean life or
death for your horses. Prevention is key!
Prohibit smoking in or around the barn.
Avoid parking tractors and vehicles in or
near the barn. Inspect electrical systems
regularly and immediately correct any
problems. Rodents can chew on electrical
wiring and cause damage that quickly becomes a fire hazard. Keep appliances in
the barn to a minimum. Use stall fans,
space heaters, and radios only when someone is in the barn. Be sure hay is thoroughly dry before storing it. Hay that is
too moist may combust (the wet grass in
the tightly packed bale generates heat).
Store hay outside the barn in a dry, covered area when possible.
Be prepared in case of a barn fire. Keep
aisles, stall doors, and barn doors free of
debris and equipment. Mount fire extinguishers around the stable, especially at all
entrances. Have a planned evacuation
route for every stall in the barn. Have
emergency phone numbers posted at each
telephone and entrance. Keep your barn’s
street address clearly posted to relay to the
911 operator. Consider installing smoke
alarms and heat detectors throughout your
barn. Familiarize your horses with emergency procedures and common activities
they would encounter in a disaster; e.g.,
desensitize them to flashlights and flash-
ing lights.
In the event of a Barn Fire, call 911 or
your local fire department! Do not enter
the barn if it is already engulfed in flames.
If safe to enter the barn, evacuate horses
one at a time starting with the most accessible horses, using a halter and lead rope
on each horse. Move horses to paddocks
close enough to reach quickly, but far
enough from the barn so horses won’t be
affected by fire and smoke. Never let
horses loose in an area where they can return to the barn.
Flooding
If your barn is in a flood plain, plan to
evacuate your horses in the event of a
flood. Horses cannot forage under water
and if water gets too high, they can drown.
The county emergency agency will be able
to tell you where emergency evacuation
barns have been set up. Be aware that
flood waters can contain human waste and
other harmful bacteria. If your horses contact flood waters, decontaminate them
with Dawn dishwashing soap while wearing gloves and protective clothing.
Taking TPR and Gut Sounds
Normal temperature (T) obtained rectally is 90- 100.9. Normal pulse rate (P):
28-44 beats per minute. Normal respiratory rate (R): 8-16 breaths per minute.
Normal gut sounds: should hear gurgling in all four quadrants. Gut sounds are
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after hard exercise. Know what is normal
for your horse.
Bandaging
Horse’s soft tissue coverage over the
lower limbs can be damaged if the bandage is too tight. Keep the roll of your bandage to the outside and roll with gentle,
even pressure. Practice bandaging to get it
right so that the bandage will not further
damage an injured horse.
Leg bandages have 2 to 3 parts:
(1) If a wound, first an absorbent layer,
generally 4X4 gauze +/- ointment. (2) A
soft supportive layer: a Combine roll, cast
padding, or No-Bow wraps. (3) A securing
layer: Vetrap, track bandage, or standing
bandage.
Hoof bandages have multiple layers.
Basic emergency hoof wrap: diaper and
duct tape. Put bandage over a wide area to
keep it from binding. Generally:
Hooves: go up to pastern area. Pastern:
go from mid-fetlock down over hoof
Flexor tendons: from below fetlock to just
below knee. Knee: use a stack bandage.
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this year to disrupt Bermuda production in
any appreciable manner.
Pitchfork Farms, a large hay producer
in Dancyville, Tennessee, reports that their
season was somewhat short this year.
Fields under irrigation produced as anticipated, but fields without water were finished earlier than expected or produced
less hay per acre than desired. The early
season fields of orchard grass produced
two cuttings, the first cutting being ready
before any irrigation was required. The
hay was sold out as soon as it was cut, and
Pitchfork’s orchard grass season was finished in May. The fields were then replanted with Bermuda, and depending on
the field, one or two cuts were harvested
from the new plantings. The first cutting
of established Bermuda hay was cut at the
By Leigh Ballard
end of May and was selling well by early
If you’ve traveled the interstate re- June. The irrigated Bermuda fields procently, especially in Arkansas, you’ve duced five cuttings through the season, the
probably seen tractor-trailer trucks loaded last being cut in mid-October. Non-irriwith hay heading to parched Texas and gated fields produced four cuttings.
Pitchfork Farms cuts their hay approxOklahoma where they have essentially no
imately
every twenty-one days. This year
hay crop this year. The hay crop in the
the
farm
produced in excess of 35,000
mid-south was considered by most probales.
Fortunately,
Pitchfork Farms had an
ducers to be good in the early part of the
ample
supply
of
hay
to ship to desperate
season due to ample rains in spring and
drought-stricken
Texas
and Oklahoma
fairly regular rains throughout June and
horse
and
cattle
operations.
Because of the
July, but weather conditions were variable
extreme
drought
and
fire
situation
in those
from county to county. In August and Sepstates,
folks
there
are
in
dire
need
of hay
tember, however, a serious lack of rain
for
their
livestock,
and
many
mid-south
caused a slowdown in production for most
producers without irrigation. The army hay producers have been contacted to supworm problems of 2010 did not reappear ply them. As people in those states search
for hay wherever they can find it, it should
Area Hay
Report 2011
not come as a surprise if our area eventually experiences a shortage this winter.
Mid-south area horse-owners may want to
be proactive in their hay buying for the upcoming winter. With an increased customer base, and the bleak prospects for
drought recovery in the west, Pitchfork
Farms plans to meet the demand by expanding hay production into another hundred acres with irrigation for next year.
Other area hay producers report hay
sales to the west also. One medium producer contacted in Hardeman County said
he still had an ample supply of hay for
sale. However, the day before being contacted, he had sold $10,000 worth of hay
to a Texas buyer.
Another small producer in Fayette
County who sells round bales for cattle,
said that hay from one field could be
bought, but not from another, because the
hay in the second field was sold to Texas.
Area feed stores are voicing some concern about the availability of hay throughout the winter. At Russell’s Farm Supply
in Collierville, TN, where customers regularly stop in for a few bales each week,
there is some concern that their supplier
can maintain an ample supply for the entire winter. Hall’s Feed and Seed in Collierville has been assured by their supplier
that there is ample hay. However, if the
supply runs low, Hall’s will institute a
limit on purchases so all customers can
have at least some hay.
Ginger Kemp, at R and J Feed in Jackson, TN, reports that both the availability
and quality of locally grown alfalfa was
especially affected by this year’s wet
spring. She has already used up her local
supplier’s crop, and is well ahead of normal in buying from a secondary supplier
out of state. The out-of-state supplier is
also running low, ahead of normal, due to
weather problems and early sales. R and J
Feed grows some of their grass hay, and
they buy extensively from local growers
and their own customers when possible.
Some of their hay is sold in large quantities from the field, but the majority of their
customers don’t have storage space for
much hay. These customers buy ten to
twenty bales at a time throughout the winter, and Ginger is making every effort to
be able to supply them.
Harvest Feed in Red Banks and Como,
MS has seen no difference in the high
quality of the hay from their suppliers.
They have experienced some price increases, however, due to perceived upcoming shortages. Harvest Feed Manager
Blaine Lanier has started limiting purchases to 25 square bales per week and
two round bales per week in an effort to
stretch the supply. Buyers from Texas have
called seeking to buy all of his hay, but
Blaine’s goal is to supply his local customers first. “They are loyal to me, and I
will be loyal to them,” he says. His hay
sales go hand in hand with his feed sales,
since customers often stop in for both at
the same time; so maintaining his hay supply through the winter is important.
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regulate their intake. Then your horse
starts to lose weight because the hormones
moderate, and he is able to burn off body
fat. Here are some guidelines to make this
approach successful.
Start with grass hay. Grass hays (e.g.,
timothy, Bermuda, orchardgrass, brome,
Teff) tend to be lower in calories than
by Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.
legumes (alfalfa or clover) -- not because
In my work, Feed Your Horse Like A of the sugar/starch content, but lower proHorse, I recommend feeding horses in tein content. Alfalfa can boost protein
sync with their instincts and physiology. quality as part of a nutritious forage-feedEquines are grazing animals and are de- ing plan. But avoid grass/alfalfa mixes
signed to consume forage virtually all day when feeding hay free-choice. Horses will
and night. Their consistent chewing pro- pick out the tasty alfalfa and eat too much
duces acid-neutralizing saliva. Walking to of this calorie-dense forage.
analyze your hay. Free choice works
find that next bite exercises the digestive
better
if the hay is low in calories, sugar
tract muscles. Allowed to graze this way,
and
starch.
Sugar and starch increase the
they’re rarely overweight, though they eat
blood’s
insulin
level. The non-structural
constantly.
carbohydrate
(NSC)
level should be less
An empty stomach can be physically
than
12%
and
the
digestible
energy (caloand mentally stressful. Stress produces a
ries)
should
not
be
higher
than 0.90
hormonal response: the secretion of cortiMcals/lb.
sol. When cortisol is elevated, it leads to
The key to self-regulation is for your
an increase in circulating insulin levels.
horse
to always have hay available. Give
When insulin is elevated, it leads to fat
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Melanie
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October 1-9
By Lauren Fisher and Michelle Bloch for
Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD–October 2, 2011:
Hayley Barnhill, of Collierville, TN,
earned an exciting victory as she topped
the North American Equitation Championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show
at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center
in Upper Marlboro, MD.
Other winners at the show were: Pilar
Flournoy, of Topanga, CA, in the Taylor
Harris Insurance Services National Children’s Medal Finals. The North American
Amateur Equitation Championships went
to Adrienne Dixon, of Hillsborough, CA.
The North American Equitation Championships began with two rounds of competition. Nearly eighty competitors started
out the day over fences, but the field was
sharply narrowed to only twenty who were
invited back for a second round. Riding
Cayla Richards’ Asparagus, a 17-year-old
Hanoverian gelding, Hayley Barnhill
posted scores of 90.20 and 90.05 for a
two-round winning total of 180.25.
“I’m very excited!” Barnhill beamed
after her win. “It was a last minute thing
to get to come here, and I love this horse
show. I was second in this class last year.I
was so close then, so it is nice to win it.”
The previous day’s flat winner, Morgan
Geller, rode her gelding Fabricio to second
place. Sarah Milliren and War Eagle,
owned by Don Stewart, finished third.
Conor Perrin and Nat King Cole earned
fourth place honors. Alicia Gasser rode
Schubert, owned by KMG Equestrian, to
fifth place and Oliva Esse guided Oscany,
Inc.’s Fernway Park into the sixth position.
In addition to awarding the classes top
finishers, several other awards were presented. Barnhill and trainer Tom Wright
were presented with the George H. Morris
Equitation Championship Trophy, donated
by Frank and Stacia Madden and Beacon
Hill Show Stables. Wright also received a
special award as the Leading Equitation
Trainer and Karen Healey, of Karen
Healey Show Stables, presented Barnhill
with the Best Equitation Rider Award. Victoria Colvin earned the award for EMO
Equitation Trip of the show for the highest
scoring round of 88.5.
Last year, Hayley Barnhill conquered
two of the country’s biggest equitation finals, winning the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat
Equitation Finals as well as the ASPCA
Maclay National Finals. Barnhill now has
her sights set on the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search
Finals and the WIHS Equitation Classic
Finals, both in late October. The rider feels
that her experience this weekend at Capital Challenge has helped her prepare for
those finals.
“I haven’t been able to do that many
classes this year because I have just been
focusing on the Washington classes, so it
was good to have a pressure class and
tough courses to get me back in the mode
for indoors,” said Barnhill. “Missy (Clark)
brought Asparagus over for me to ride and
he is amazing. He is so easy. He has been
[around] and done it, so he is not going to
make a mistake. He just does everything
you want him to do.”
One of the many trainers that have
helped Barnhill throughout the years is
Tom Wright. Wright was present for Barnhill’s win, and feels that she is ready for
the big events to come. “Her rounds were
fantastic today; very confident,” Wright
remarked. “She really wanted to come
here and get a flavor for Asparagus indoors. He is a very quiet horse too, so
Missy gave her the opportunity to come
here and get to know him in hopes that we
have a good horse show at Washington.
“I think we are in pretty good confidence going there,” Wright added. “Missy
has been so amazing about providing
horses for Hayley for the last two years
and we have been doing a lot of jumper
work this summer, which I think has really
paid off. You can see the confidence even
more now when the questions are asked in
the ring.”
Both Barnhill and Wright agreed that
Capital Challenge is a great opportunity
for riders to get indoor show experience.
Wright noted, “I am really glad that Capital Challenge takes the time to put this eq-
uitation weekend together. It is a great beginning for all of the kids before they head
to USET, Harrisburg, and Washinton, to
really get a chance to practice all the tricks
before the big pressure finals are on.”
Results:
Horse/Rider/Owner:Rd1/Rd2/Total
North American Equitation Championships
1 Asparagus Hayley Barnhill Cayla
Richards: 90.20/90.05/180.25
2 Fabricio Morgan Geller Morgan
Geller: 89.30/85.25/174.55
3 War Eagle Sarah Milliren Don Stewart: 86.20/86.45/172.65
4 Nat King Cole Conor Perrin Conor
Perrin: 88.05/84.40/172.45
5 Schubert Alicia Gasser Kmg Equestrian: 86.00/85.85/ 171.85
6 Fernway Park Olivia Esse Oscany,
Inc: 83.25/86.60/169.85
7 Fernleigh Meg O’mara Don Stewart:
87.15/82.15/169.30
8 Clover Samantha Kraus Sail Horse
Investments: 86.00/82.05/168.05
9 Vigo Demi Stiegler Citrus Hill Farms,
Llc: 82.20/85.80/168.00
10 Vip Z Victoira Colvin Scott Stewart:
81.15/85.60/166.75
Photos above: Hayley Barnhill and
asparagus over fences. (inset) Barnhill
and asparagus take a victory gallop.
(Photos @ 2011 by Lauren Fisher)
Melanie Smith Taylor was the guest clinician at Oak View Stables October 8-9. A
former Olympian and co-Chair of the
USJHA Emerging Athlete Program,
Melanie is much in demand for clinics; she
follows a similar agenda in most of them.
The first day she puts the riders through
gymnastics, and the second day she works
on transitions, helping riders improve at
adjusting their horse’s stride. Also on the
second day, riders jump lines, practicing
parts of a course.
“I teach riders to understand how their
horse learns, as related to the horse’s survival instincts. I want riders to think about
how their horse thinks and how their horse
feels inside. So many people just observe
the horse from the outside [and work on
the mechanics of movement]. But if the
horse is exhibiting outward behavior
signs, like mouth open, ears back, or tail
swishing, I want the rider to try to understand what’s happening on the inside to
cause these outward signs,” Melanie explained.
In addition, Melanie is adept at teaching technical skills to riders. “When I’m
teaching, I observe how the horse responds, which is a positive connotation. I
also observe how the horse reacts, which
is a negative connotation, and probably
means they’re not understanding the
rider’s cues. I emphasize developing a mutual understanding and trust between rider
and horse, and the rider sharing mutual responsibility in the partnership. I want them
to think of the animal as a living, thinking
creature, not a machine or piece of sports
equipment. If the rider only considers the
horse a piece of sports equipment, they’d
be better off taking up tennis! It is important that riders ride with feel and understanding of the horse, and develop a
partnership with their horses.”
At the Oak View clinic, “I had riders at
all levels, from apprehensive adults to kids
on ponies. It was a really fun group of riders and I really enjoyed teaching the clinic.
I hope they had a good time, too,” Melanie
concluded.
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But she always wanted a Thoroughbred.
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a Thoroughbred obtained from a rescue facility in Georgia. He was not a racehorse,
but he needed a home, and Danielle provided just the right place. Bailey is now
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and might be prone to injuries. Rather, she
takes young horses that will have a future.
She doesn’t ride them before she buys
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Karen Raber rode in the Prix St.
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(top) Karen Raber
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(right) Tina C. West
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2011-2012 foxhunting season at a new fixture, with a new huntsman, and on a new
date. Nearly fifty riders and neighboring
landowners gathered for the long-established traditional Blessing of the Hounds.
Tennessee Valley Hunt has usually held
the Blessing of the Hounds on Thanksgiving Day at their hunt country near Strawberry Plains, TN. But this year they
opened a new territory at Dr. Tracy and
Debbie Dobbs’ Blackberry Ridge Farm
near Greenville, TN. This country is so
new to the club that most of the members
had never ridden there, and the staff were
hunting without prior knowledge of the
terrain, like creek crossings, and roads.
One surprise to the field of riders was a
small heard of llamas pastured an area
known as Big Valley. One rider exclaimed,
Blessing of the Hounds by Rev. Greg
Cartwright. (Tommy Brannon photo)
“It was hard to tell who was more surprised - the llamas or the field!”
Rev. Greg Cartwright of First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, TN administered the traditional Blessing of the
Hounds, as he has done for several years.
Riders and mounts were at their best turn
out, with the horses thoroughly groomed
and braided. A sumptuous feast was provided after the hunt in the Dobbs’ spotless
stables of Blackberry Ridge Farm. More
than 90 people gathered at one long table
that stretched the entire length of the stud
barn.
The new huntsman Andy Bozdon is
new to The Tennessee Valley Hunt, and
new to the U. S. Andy was fresh off the
plane from England! Originally denied a
work Visa from the Immigration Service,
it took months to get one approved. So, he
was not able to start the job until September, less than a week before the first cub
hunt. He literally got off the plane at
Washington, D.C., drove to Tennessee,
met with the staff and hounds, walked out
the hounds and hunted the pack the next
day - on an unfamiliar horse in unfamiliar
territory! Andy had never seen a live coyote before his first hunt with Tennessee
Valley! But that first hunt proved to be a
good one, as were subsequent ones.
Andy has experience hunting hounds in
England and Australia. He hunted for 17
years with the Surrey and North Sussex
Beagles; he fox hunted with the East Sussex Hunt, The Marsh Hunt, Tedworth
Hunt, and with the Northhamptonshire
Bloodhounds. Andy said he usually likes
to take things slow with a new pack of
hounds, using daily summer walk outs to
get them biddable; but he was not able to
do that this year. He had never worked
with Penn-Marydel hounds before, the
breed of the Tennessee Valley Hunt
hounds, and he believes this breed is not
as obedient as the fox hounds he worked
with in England. Future plans are to build
a new kennel in this territory.
New territory, huntsman, and kennel:
this may be the beginning of a beautiful
friendship!
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Carriage
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Article and photos by Pam Gamble
People love auctions! The 13th Annual
Southern Indiana Fall Antique, Carriage
and Machinery Auction in Montgomery,
IN, September 27-28, was a huge event.
The auction is known for carriages, but it
is also full of antiques, and lots of junk!
Even though big ticket items such as a
stage coach or hearse weren’t present this
year, the auction had a wide variety of
carriages, with over 300 carriages going
through the auction.
Bidding in person, rather than buying
online at EBay, can be rather intimidating.
Following the rapid fire sing-song voice
of the auctioneer takes some getting used
to. Is the bid $300 or $350? The potential
of getting caught in a bidding war also is
greater when we are facing off with another bidder. Plus, the bidders have to be
informed about what they are bidding on,
what the retail price of an item really is,
because sometimes an item really isn’t a
bargain!
The smart bidder arrives early, maybe
the day before, with a tape measure and a
notepad. If the bidder needs a large pony
cart, there is no need to look at small pony
vehicles. Pick out several things that are
acceptable because a budget-minded bidder sometimes may have to settle on an
earlier item if the bid stays low, even
though the nicer carriage is coming later.
Or maybe he should be patient and wait.
Sometimes the bidding gets dull toward
the end of the day and later items can be
the real bargains.
Over 40 easy-entry pony carts went
through the auction. Bidders paid on average $250 each for the new little spokewheeled carts.
Several Vis-à-vis carriages were at the
Southern Indiana Auction. Even though
many people refer to commercial carriages
as Hansom Cabs, most of them are Vis-àvis. Vis-à-vis means “face-to-face” in
French, which describes
the passenger seats in
this type of carriage.
Hansom carriages are
two-wheeled carriages in
which the driver stands
up behind the passengers.
This auction usually
has at least one carriage
made by local Amish
carriage maker, Victor
Raber. Victor has one of
the most successful custom carriage building
companies in the U. S.
His sturdy commercial carriages grace the
streets of St. Augustine, New York, and
Memphis, to name a few.
Victor’s relative and fellow carriage
maker, Paul Raber, organizes the auction
every year. In fact the entire auction is run
by the local Amish. In matters of business,
this community makes certain allowances
for technology. For example, Paul Raber
keeps a telephone only for business use
and only at his carriage shop. During the
auction, Paul will take phone bids via cellphone. Paul offered several two wheeled
carts suitable for pleasure driving and
shows. His nice full sized, easy-entry,
stained two-wheel cart went for $1400.
His elegant draft sized spindle back gig
went for $1600.
The Amish also bid on many of the vehicles since many black Amish buggies go
through the sale. Particularly interesting,
and somewhat ironic, are the buggies
decked out for “Rumspringa.” Rumspringa is the youthful time of an Amish
person between 16 years of age and marriage, according to Aaron Miller. These
buggies are outfitted more “youthfully,”
i.e., with radios, multiple lights and even
fuzzy dice. These buggies are quick sellers, and are the “hot rods” of Amish vehicles.
The highlight of the auction was an antique milk wagon in very good original
condition. This late 1800’s milk delivery
wagon, used as late as the 1920’s, sold for
$5500.
Carriage auctions full of bargains, almost like treasure hunts. When you visit
one in Amish country, you might see the
people working their teams in the fields.
The National
Drive 2011
By Wanda Chancellor
Mike Lyon is what I call a horse husband. His late wife Sue was an excellent
horse woman and Mike enjoyed the horse
people he met at shows and activities
where Sue was competing. After Sue died,
Mike did not give up his participation in
the horse world; instead, he intensified his
efforts to promote carriage driving, the
sport Sue loved until her death.
Mike Lyon is the organizer and driving
force of the National Drive, held each year
at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington,
KY. His efforts have done more to promote the sport of driving than any other
driving activity. To me, the secret of his
success is that he brings in people who do
not compete, but maybe just drive around
their own farm. He adds a social aspect to
their driving with an emphasis on safety
and learning.
Each horse and carriage goes through a
safety check at the beginning of the week
and suggestions are made by a safety officer for improvements to be made. Melissa
Boyd, an American Driving Society judge
and competitor, was the safety officer this
year, as well as a driving clinician. Safety
talks were given each morning at the coffee and donuts meeting - before the drivers
hitched up to follow the
trails through the Horse
Park.
Driving for pleasure is
peppered with learning
at The Drive. Not only
are there free talks on
various driving topics
scheduled, but personal
lessons are also available
with driving clinicians
and can be scheduled
throughout the week.
This year’s clinicians
were Bill Lower and Bob
Giles from Florida and
Mary Ruth Marks from South Carolina.
These clinicians were very busy every day,
giving lessons to seasoned competitors or
to beginners just getting involved in the
sport.
The National Drive allows lots of free
time to drive, or you can participate in
planned drives like the Trace Pace, where
horses follow a prescribed course and try
to finish within a certain window of time.
The Kentucky Horse Park has a breed
show every day for tourists who come
through. While The Drive is in the park,
tourists are also treated to a Carriage Parade put on by people who want to strut
their carriages, horses, and driving attire.
On Sunday, a Mimosa Drive caps off the
week. Everyone dresses in their best, with
shiny horses and carriages, and drives
through the park with a refreshment stop,
where they are judged while toasting a
week of great fun.
Next year’s drive is October 9-14 and
will surely outnumber this year’s horse
count of 237, which included two four-inhands. The National Drive has proven to
be so successful that Mike and his crew
are planning a Spring Training Camp, May
4-6, 2012. Check it out at www.national
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With a spacious 150 X 100 ft. indoor
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with no disruptions due to weather. The
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David hails from Oklahoma, raised on a
ranch and participated in 4-H as a kid.
“My dad and granddad were horse trainers,” David said, so his horse training
skills are a family tradition. “I got good at
starting colts. After I worked them for 30
days, they would go like they had been
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very rewarding to finally get that jog
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David trains horses for all AQHA
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MS State
Honored by
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Twenty-six breeders from across the
country and Canada were honored by the
American Quarter Horse Association as
50-Year Cumulative and Legacy breeders
at a ceremony held on October 3 at the
AQHA Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas.
Each year, AQHA honors breeders who
have dedicated their livelihoods to main-
the AQHA Youth world at age 13. He won
a scholarship to Oklahoma State University, where he competed on the school’s
NCAA equestrian team.
Amanda is originally from Kentucky
and she is keen on barrel racing and poles
– the speed events. She rode in high school
rodeo, going to the HS Rodeo Nationals.
Then she was off to college, where in addition to school, she worked for Marne
Loosenort, from whom she learned a lot of
training techniques. She worked for Marne
for six years, learning how to successfully
compete in the barrel racing super shows
with big jackpots.
Amanda is now working with about 8
barrel horses; she starts barrel racing
prospects and futurity colts, and fixes
problem horses. Amanda has a couple of
students that she hauls with her everywhere. One of her top barrel racing students is Katlin Dahl. She’s placing in 2D
with Rivers Two, a 12-year-old grey horse,
son of Dash Ta Fame. Her 1D horse has
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Kaitlin’s 1D horse, is a daughter of JA
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Hosey Jr. World next year, as well as the
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Walt
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Team Roping
Clinic
article & photos by Nancy Brannon
Blue Creek Arena, in beautiful
Humphreys County, TN hosted a team
roping clinic with World Champion Walt
Woodard October 14-16. Eight headers
and nine heelers came to learn from the
master.
Two years ago, Walt took a year off
from team roping. But this year he came
back, which is almost like coming back as
a rookie. In June when he started; he won
the Cheyenne show, and so far this year
has won $80,000, when his original goal
was to win $25,000. No one else has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR)
in such a short amount of time. Walt is
now in the top ten for the NFR.
Walt begins all his clinics with an introductory lecture, explaining his approach to team roping, the whys and
wherefores about the sport. “Horsemanship is very important,” Woodard empha-
Western
sized. “Horsemanship and team roping
might as well be one word. If you’re having problems, whether it’s the heading box
or the heeling box, I can give you the skills
to become a better horseman in the roping
pen. The essentials are: you must get in
position and hold it. The basic elements of
the delivery are the swing and the target.”
Asked why he temporarily “retired”
from roping, he said, “You have to go to
70 rodeos or more to qualify for the world
standings. All that travel can get tiring. But
I like teaching and I’m drawn back to
competing. I wonder if what I’m teaching
is actually true. I have to challenge myself
against the best ropers in the world. If I
can win, I know what I’m teaching is
true.” So Woodard tests his theories about
what he’s teaching in real competitions.
Improving one’s performance in this
sport is a learning pyramid, just as in other
equestrian sports. Skill levels are progressive, one building on the foundation of the
previous skills. “To get better, you have to
do 1 to 2 steps correctly, then move to the
next step. Then you have to pull all the
pieces in place to get the entire picture.”
After the introductory lecture, Woodard
has participants practice their roping techniques on sawhorses or hay bales with
plastic calf heads. He carefully watches
each one, then offers comments. One participant was roping the dummy well, but
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David plans to start a weekly 4-H group
at the barn on Wednesday evenings. For
more information, call Amanda or David
at (901) 317-4192 at the barn.
taining the integrity of the American Quarter Horse. These horsemen and families
see their biggest accomplishments and
proudest moments in the horses they
breed.
This year, the honorees included 14 cumulative award recipients and 12 legacy
award recipients. Cumulative breeders are
those who have registered at least one foal
for 50 years cumulatively. Legacy breeders are those who have registered at least
one foal for 50 consecutive years.
The Cumulative Award honorees included Mississippi State University of
Mississippi Station, Mississippi.
For more information on the 50-Year
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wasn’t getting the results he wanted from
horseback. Walt said to him, “I’ll tell you
three reasons why you’re not getting the
results, and you tell me which one it is.”
The participant correctly answered the reason; then Walt gave him advice on what to
work on to improve.
Following the practice and advice time,
Walt held a Q & A session, where he answered participants’ questions, and debunked long-held notions about team
roping. Woodard spent time talking about
arm techniques and swinging the rope. He
mentioned that most folks know that you
don’t lean until the tip of the rope goes
through. “But most people don’t know
why this is true,” he said. He then explained the history of how this adage came
about.
“Back in the day, people rode their
horses all day long. But today, people’s
time is too valuable. People don’t have
three hours to ride their horse and then
rope on him.”
The way Woodard described the mechanics of team roping; it’s really a geometry lesson. Advice for headers: “A great
header can take a fast steer or a slow steer
and take him across the arena at the same
speed. Too many headers get out of the
box and run down the arena trying to catch
the steer. Speed kills intermediate headers! The heeler needs the header to keep
the steer straight; set him down, bend his
head first, then bend the horse.”
Advice for heelers: “Wait until the
header starts towing the steer. Then make
your move to get in position to swing to
the target when the horse’s nose is even
with the steer’s middle. You need to be 2
to 3 feet behind the tailhead. If you swing
over the front feet, you’re too close!
“Hazing is done in the first three strides
out of the box, when the header is still behind the rope barrier. You want the steer to
go straight. The steer will eventually go
right. And haze with your horse, not your
mouth. Don’t scream!
“As soon as the header swings, the
heeler moves up and gets in the game.
Stay straight until the steer is in tow. If the
steer goes to the fence, you can still rope,
but keep the horse away from the fence
and don’t throw the rope over the plane of
the fence.”
Timing is the critical issue with all team
ropers. Formerly when he was conducting
clinics, his primary critique with most ropers was a lack of timing, a skill that is
nearly impossible to teach. “You can’t
make students get in time.” But he devised
a way to help students better understand
how to develop their own sense of timing.
“You have to time your swing to the steer.
When the steer’s back leg is up, swing
down. When the steer’s hind feet are off
the ground, the
heeler must
get his rope on
the
steer’s
feet. This is
hard to coordinate on a running horse!
In
high
school, I never
went to a
dance on a
date. I roped
all the time.
But I think I
could dance
because dancing is all about
timing.”
Woodard then
asked a participant to walk
in front of
him,
while
Woodard
swung
his
rope. He told the
audience to watch the guy’s feet, and when
his back foot came up to take the next step,
Walt showed that is when to swing your
rope.
In the afternoon session, participants
put the methods they had been learning
and practicing into action on horseback.
Want to dance with Walt Woodard, or
learn more about team roping from him?
Find more information at his website:
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The Pageant coincides with the PRCA’s
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The Smoky Mountain National Park is
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horses, although horses are restricted to
trails specifically designated for horse
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Hikers and horseback riders enjoy the
Smoky Mountains during all months of
the year with every season offering its
own special rewards. During winter, the
absence of deciduous leaves opens new
vistas along trails and reveals stone
walls, chimneys, foundations, and other
reminders of past residents. Spring provides a weekly parade of wildflowers and
flowering trees. In summer, hikers and
riders can seek out cool retreats among
the spruce-fir forests and balds or follow
splashy mountain streams to roaring falls
and cascades. Autumn hikers have crisp,
dry air to sharpen their senses and a varied palette of fall colors to enjoy.
Riders and hikers have many choices
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views? How far you would like to hike
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• Smoky Mountain, near Gatlinburg,
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• Sugarlands, near Gatlinburg, TN
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in the park. Camps are located at Cades
Cove (Anthony Creek), Big Creek, Cataloochee, Round Bottom, and Towstring.
Horse camps are open from April
through October.
If you wish to ride your own horse in
the park, you must first obtain a copy of
the park's trail map, which indicates the
trails on which you may ride horses and
explains the park's rules and regulations
concerning horse riding in the backcountry. It also provides information about
backcountry camping, and permit requirements. To obtain an official trail
map, stop at any park visitor center or
call (865) 436-0120. The cost of the map
is $1. You may download a trail map
from
the
Park’s
website:
h t t p : / / w w w. n p s . g o v / g r s m / p l a n y ourvisit/horseriding.htm.
(above)
Trail
riders
from
Jamestown, TN enjoy a warm October
afternoon on the Schoolhouse Gap
trail, which is a popular destination for
many trail riders in the area (below).
18th
Annual
Shrine
Trail
Ride
At Natchez Trace
State Park
By Sandy Lemons
The 18th Annual Shrine Trail Ride was
held October 14-16 at Natchez Trace State
Park in west Tennessee. Hosted by the Al
Chymia Shrine Carroll County Mounted
Patrol, proceeds from the ride benefit the
Shriners Hospitals for Children. Blue skies
and mild temperatures were ideal for the
ride, pleasing the riders, as well as horses
and mules. Hundreds of guests and trail
riders occupied the park’s camping sites
earlier than usual this year in anticipation
of the ride, which is held every October.
The 2011 trail ride was dedicated in
memory of W. M. “Jack” Atkins, who
passed away November 18, 2010. “Mr.
Jack” was a charter member of the Carroll
County Mounted Patrol, a co-founder of
the annual trail ride, and a former member
of the Al Chymia Memphis Mounted Patrol.
Campers and riders of all ages enjoyed
various weekend activities and delicious
food prepared by the Mounted Patrol
members. The much-anticipated BBQ dinner on Saturday night preceded the popular Auction. After an outdoor worship
service on Sunday morning, riders hit the
trails again with their horses and mules.
At noon, everyone met back at the pavilion to see who would win the drawing for
Pictured above: (l-R) Denver and Creed Melton, age 6; Dana and isaac lofton.
SHELBY FARMS EQUESTRIAN ALLIANCE
3rd ANNUAL TRAIL CHALLENGE
The Shelby Farms Equestrian Alliance (SFEA) will host its
third annual Trail Challenge on November 26, 2011, starting
at 9:00 am, at Gate 11 in Shelby Farms Park. The challenge
will include many new obstacles and will include side passing, backing, retrieving and carrying items, mounting and
dismounting, dragging objects and some fun surprises. Each
rider and horse will have a time
limit to complete the course.
There will be a limit of 40 entries, so please sign up as soon
as possible for this very fun
event!
Cost: $35 for SFEA members; $45 for nonmembers per category. The fees benefit
Shelby Farms Equestrian Alliance and
Shelby Farms Park.
For more information and to sign up,
contact Rick Richardson via E-mail at
Rangerrick76@hotmail.com, please put TRAIL CHALLENGE in the
subject line, or contact by phone at 901-262-4202.
Join Shelby Farms Equestrian Alliance at the event and get the member’s discount for the event. Entry forms are available online at www.SFEAonline.org.
Happy Trails Challenge!
the western saddle and other door prizes.
The lucky winner of the engraved saddle
was Jonathan Story of New Johnsonville,
TN.
The Carroll County Mounted Patrol
sponsors this annual trail ride and greatly
appreciates the many campers and riders
who participate and financially support the
trail ride; the volunteers who donate their
time and energy to work the ride; and the
corporate and individual sponsors who donate money, saddles, and merchandise for
the auction.
The Shriners operate 22 hospitals for
children, providing medical services at no
charge to the patients or their families. US
News and World Report recently named
the Shriners Hospitals for Children-St.
Louis as one of the top 10 pediatric orthopedic hospitals in the U.S., co-listed with
St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
(top photo) Susan & Thom Henning
of Memphis, TN
(above) Jonathan Story, winner of
the trail riding saddle.
Will and Debra Heaton enjoy the
Marilyn lubin Memorial Moonlight
Trail Ride, held October 15 at Shelby
Farms Park, Memphis, TN.
(Susan Wilson photo)
Historic View
Historic
Hancock Hall
By Nancy Brannon
Imagine driving up to Hancock Hall in
a carriage with owner Jill Cox; it’s like
stepping back in time in historic LaGrange, TN. Completed in 1857, Hancock
Hall was built by Dr. John Junius Pulliam,
father to Mrs. Lucy Pulliam Williamson
and grandfather to Mr. Peter R. Beasley.
“For many years it was the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter R. Beasley. Mrs. Beasley,
the former Ida Lee Hancock, was the
daughter of Captain Hancock, and Mr.
Beasley was the grandson of Dr. Pulliam,
the builder of the home.” [Information
from historical records: “Fayette County”
by Dorothy Rich Morton (volume in Tennessee County History Series and Architecture in Tennessee, 1768-1897 by James
Patrick]
With a century and a half of various occupants, there are many interesting stories
connected to the house. In 1862 a large
body of Grant’s army took possession of
LaGrange. According to Mrs. Williamson,
Yankee officers took possession of the
house in 1861, leaving only three rooms
for the Pulliam family, and remained in the
house until after the close of the war.
Union General Hurlbut's headquarters was
located on the front lawn in 1862, and soldiers pitched their tents in the field in back
of the house. Another source reports,
“Colonel Mizner, in command, with his
wife and small son occupied the front
rooms of the second floor. The Pulliam
family was allowed to use the three rooms
on the first floor. In the rear of the place
were the tents of the privates. General
Grant had his headquarters here for a short
time.”
The house is known for its twin Doric
tetra-prostyle porticoes. It is a fine exam-
ple of the large plantation type mansions
in the small village of LaGrange. The current owners, Jill and Charles Cox, bought
the house in 1992 from Lindsay Hill, who
purchased it from Mrs. Beasley’s estate
after her death. “The advantage this historic house has is that is has been consistently occupied since it was built. When a
house sits unoccupied, it doesn’t get a
chance to ‘breathe,’ for air circulation.
That results in problems like mold and dry
rot,” Mrs. Cox explained.
The impressive entrance displays rare
Zuber wallpaper, made in France (see
http://www.zuber.fr/). “This kind of wallpaper was contemporary in the 1850s. It is
done with woodblocks, hand printed with
a woodblock for each color, and depicts
scenes of American Rivers. It is the same
wallpaper as is in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House and at Winterthur, the DuPont family home, in
Wilmington, Delaware,” Cox explained.
The focal point of the formal living
room is the Baby Grand piano. The artistic feature of the room is a series of Japanese block prints that Mrs. Cox’s father
purchased in Japan in the early 1950s.
The most interesting part of the staircase is the hand rail and balusters that
were made on the property. The rail has a
unique twist in the curve of the staircase.
“The twist was made by boiling the wood
in a vat until it was malleable enough to
clamp,” Jill explained.
The impressive front door contains a
neo-Gothic arch with etched sidelights and
door carved with Tudor roses. Leading up
to it is a brick walk bordered by English
boxwoods planted in 1939.
Another neo-gothic arch exists over the
entrance to the den, and the outside door
contains etched glass with
William Franklin Hancock’s
initials. The side lights are
colored Venetian glass. And
the view through the window is of a Sequoia tree, rare
in the mid-south area. Locals
tell Mrs. Cox that some
nurserymen made an expedition to China in 1945 and
brought back specimens of this
Chinese Sequoia to the U.S. It is a metasequoia, one of three species of conifers
known as redwoods.
There are heart pine floors throughout
the house. Most of the original wood
framed fireplaces have been replaced with
cast iron, then painted as faux marble.
The small building near the east entrance to the house is the “milk house.” “In
the mornings, Mrs. Beasley would come
out here and skim the cream from the
milk,” Jill said. “It was originally a shift
shack for the railroad workers and was
moved from near the railroad to the home
here.”
The small cottage on the east side of the
driveway “was originally the servants’
quarters,” Jill said. She has recently completed renovations to the 1850s cottage,
and it is available for guests – traveling
people with horses, as well. She has two
10x10 stalls available, plus 4 acres of pasture. It will be available for visitors to the
Bird Dog National Championships at
Ames Plantation in February.
She eventually will make Hancock Hall
available for Chautauqua at Hancock Hall
(seminars, lectures, corporate retreats) and
special events (weddings, bridal showers,
bridal luncheons).
The house is listed on the Historic
American Building Survey. The house
and accompanying 48 acres are home to
the Coxs’ numerous cats, dog, three horses
and a burro. Mrs. Cox still regularly shows
her horse.
Gaited Horses
The Memphis
Blues Paso
Fino Grand
National
By Catherine King
Memphis, TN – The 39th Annual Paso
Fino Grand National Show mixed the old
with the new. Returning to the site of the
show in the 1980s, Memphis was a familiar location. The brand new Cowboy
Mounted Shooting, Horse Soccer, and Obstacle Trail Challenge competitions
brought in some new faces and add diversity to the show. The Ride a Paso attracted
many from the Memphis community to
ride a Paso Fino for the first time.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting clinics
were held every day, leading up to the official competition with the semi-finals Friday and final runs Saturday. When the dust
finally settled, contestant Jerry Jacobs and
his horse Mi Corazon were the National
Champions, having made four straight
clean runs to
earn the Montana Silversmith
belt
buckle.
Total prize
money payouts this year
were nearly
$90,000. Fabulous Futurity
winners were:
Performance
Futurity
Barbaro del
Bosque,
owned
by
Wo o d m o n t
Stables and
shown by Carlos J. Figueroa. Pleasure Futurity - Picadora de Eco, owned by Greg and Lori
West and shown by Pat Figueroa. Fino Futurity -Alano IA, owned by Dick Miller
and shown by Jorge Suarez.
This year’s judges put the finalists
through a series of work-offs which included figure eights, serpentines, working
down the sounding board, moving from a
halt to a fino or largo.
The winner of the acclaimed Fino Stallions division was Jordan de JN, owned by
Criadero La Quinta Real and shown by
Ruben Ibarra. Performance Mares Grand
National Champion was Mulan de ARKansas, owned by AR-Kansas Pepper
Farm and shown by Jorge Suarez.
The Grand National Show is scheduled
next year in Lexington, KY, October 7-13,
2012. For more information, visit
www.pfha.org or call 859-825-6000.
Highlights from the Paso Fino Grand
National show include the Trail Class
(top); Cowboy Mounted Shooting National Champion (left); and Rick Meyer,
2nd place Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Competition (below).
(photos by Larry Williams Photography)
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Ranch Review
Article and photos by Pam Gamble
Drew Canale of Canale Farms proudly
announced their 25th year in business in
Fayette County, TN. Over the years the
farm has evolved and changed from its
origins, allowing for success even in this
down economy.
Canale Farms has always been a family
farm, with Drew and his wife Allison
being equal partners throughout the years.
Drew’s Mom, Helen is the booking manager for Canale Farms Corporate Events.
Drew’s two daughters, Valarie and Leslie,
have worked at the farm since they were
old enough to walk. Drew reminisces,
“Leslie’s first grade teacher asked all the
students to stand and state their name.
When it was Leslie’s turn, she stood up
proudly in front of the class and said, ‘My
name is Leslie Canale Farms’.” Both
Leslie and Valarie are currently attending
Mississippi State University.
Drew’s love of horses began as a
youngster when Walking Horse Trainer
Neil Robison let him ride the smooth, high
stepping horses in his barn. The Hickory
Withe native became friends with Ray
Gilmer and Charlie Weddington, both
trainers of World Champion Tennessee
Walking Horses.
This love of gaited horses has stuck
with Drew his whole life. After returning
home from school with a law degree,
Drew began the first incarnation of Canale
Farms. Drew got involved with the Spotted Saddle Horse breed in the early years,
as The Spotted Saddle Horse Breeder’s
and Exhibitors Association was formed in
1985 in Shelbyville, TN. Drew was on the
forefront with this beautiful and versatile
offshoot of the Tennessee Walking Horse.
While Canale Farms was a Spotted
Saddle Horse breeding and training facility, Drew owned, trained and handled top
notch horses. World Champions such as
“Chocolate Soldier”, “Seminole Chief”,
and “Dirty Harry” stood at the farm, and
their offspring made a name for Canale
Farms.
In an effort to keep his barn full, Drew
offered horse boarding for a variety of
breeds and disciplines in the area. He
thinks that different breeds and disciplines
should have an open dialogue with each
other, to educate and develop camaraderie.
Drew’s next experiment was a “Paddock Club.” Canale Farms presented itself
like a country club or tennis club with
horses. Members could trail ride and use
the nice horses at the farm, and at the end
of the month their fees depended on how
much time they had spent in the saddle.
The Paddock Club was moderately successful, but another idea had already taken
hold with the Canales.
In 1995, Drew quoted a price for a
birthday party at his Farm. Surprised at the
quick deposit on the event and encouraged
by his neighbor, Davy Johnson, Drew and
his wife Allison realized, “This is what we
need to be doing!” From those early days
of birthday party hosting, Canale Farms
blossomed into a premier corporate event
center.
The Canale family had settled in to their
new lives as event coordinators when unforeseen circumstances challenged them.
Their original barn burned in July 2010,
sparked from an accident with a battery.
Friends immediately jumped in to help.
David Fowler at Fowler Paving demolished the old barn and laid a new foundation. Drew’s friend Hunter Burris of
Hunter Burris Concrete laid the concrete
for the new barn. Raymond Helmuth and
his four sons, Lyndon, Anthony, Conrad,
and Ryan, a Mennonite family, stepped
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(photo above) Palomino Tennessee
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(photo left) l-R Drew, allison and
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fashioned “barn raising.” Chris Morris of
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The result is a modern barn with a 220
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Drew calls the “Man Cave.” The “Man
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Canale Farms’ events are tailored to the
client’s requirements, whether they be
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Parties from 150 to 5,000 people can be
accommodated, but Drew said the most
common are events for 600-800 people.
The hundred acre farm is still home to
about twenty horses and ponies. Pony
rides are given regularly for children because, as Drew said, “Kids have to have
that first great experience with a horse or
we may lose a generation. The kids have
to come in and smell the sawdust and the
horse sweat. This is the way that they get
interested in learning more about horses.”
The Canales still stand a stallion, a
Palomino Tennessee Walking Horse called
“Jokers Gold Dust.” Joker is a direct descendant of Trigger, Jr., Roy Roger’s
horse, andthe unofficial greeter at the
farm.
Drew Canale and family are determined
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Mid-South Horse Review Calendar of Events
N OVEM B ER - J A N U A RY
The Mid-South Horse Review Calendar of Events lists horse shows and other equine events over the
coming three months. We attempt to keep listings current; however, we cannot guarantee the completeness
or accuracy of any item. Please contact the individuals listed for additional information and to verify dates.
AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA
7777 Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis, TN
(901) 757-7777 ext.7106
http://www.agricenter.org
NOV. 11-13: National Team Roping League Regionals
DEC. 2-4: Lucky Dog Barrel Race
CANTON MULTIPURPOSE & EQUINE
CENTER
501 Soldiers Colony Rd. Canton, MS
(601) 859-0349 http://www.cmec.ms
NOV. 14: National Barrel Horse Assn.
NOV. 21: Cutting Horse Clinic (indoor)
NOV. 21: Wayne Lloyd Team Roping Series (outdoor)
DEC. 3-6: MS Hunter jumper Associatiion
DEC. 12: Wayne Lloyd Team Roping Series
GERMANTOWN CHARITY HORSE
SHOW ARENA
NOV. 10-13: WTHJA Harvest Time show
NOV. 19: Alderwood show
DEC. 3: Alderwood show
FORREST CO. MULTI PURPOSE CENTER
962 Sullivan Rd. Hattiesburg, MS (601) 583-7500
www.forrestcountycenter.com
NOV. 11-13: Paso Fino Horse Show
NOV. 16-20: Deep South Team Roping Assn. Finals
TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM MTSU
Murfreesboro, TN http://frank.mtsu.edu/~tmc/
NOV. 11-13: Volunteer Ranch Horse Show
TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK CENTER
Murfreesboro, TN http://frank.mtsu.edu/~tlc/
NOV. 19-20: Stones River Pony Club Show
TUNICA ARENA & EXPOSITION CENTER
Tunica, MS (662) 363-3299
http://www.tunicaarena.com
NOV. 5-6: AR Reining Horse Show
NOV. 10-11: Delta Fall Classic TN Walking Horse
Show
NOV. 18-20: Fortune 5 Barrel Race
NOV. 25-27: Mid-South Quarter Horse Show
DEC. 10-11: Rope the Ozarks
DEC. 28-30: Winter Cutting Horse Futurity
JAN. 30-FEB 7: Tunica Classic Cutting Horse Futurity
UT MARTIN EQUESTRIAN
http://www.utm.edu/departments/coe/2011_AgPavillion_Schedule.pdf
NOV. 17-19: Varsity Equestrian: UTM vs.
Delaware State & UGA
WILLIAMSON COUNTY AG EXPO PARK
Franklin TN (615) 595-1227 www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/index.aspx?NID=597
NOV. 11-12: American Bull Riders Tour
INTERCOLLEGIATE HORSE SHOW
ASSN.
http://www.ihsainc.com/
MAY 3-6, 2012: Raleigh, NC Hunt Horse Complex. 2012 IHSA National Championship. Info:
L.A. Pomeroy, PomeroyLA@aol.com. (413) 5866121.
TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL RODEO
http://www.tnhsra.com/ (731) 658-5867
NOV. 19-20: Cleveland, TN. Cleveland Rodeo
DEC. 3-4: Decaturville, TN. Triple P arena.
FEB. 25-26: Verona, MS
TENNESSEE JR RODEO ASSOCIATION
http://www.tnhsra.com/tn_junior_rodeo_association(731) 855-1860
NOV. 5: Spring Hill, TN
LITTLE BRITCHES RODEO
www.nlbra.com or 662-413-4072
NOV. 19-20: Louisville, MS. MSLRB #7 & 8
DEC. 10-11: Brandon, MS. MSLBR #9 & 10
JAN. 21-22: Carthage, MS. MSLBR # 11 & 12
4-H
www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/calendar/index.htm
msucares.com/4h_Youth/calendar/calendar.pdf
SECOND & FOURTH TUESDAYS: Germantown 4-H Horse Club. Hunters Edge Stables, 5366
Forest Hill-Irene Road, Memphis, TN. Info: Lori
Hanks (901) 850-0317.
CLINICS / CLASSES
NOV. 5: Arlington, TN. The Stockyard, 10996
Hwy. 70, 10 am. Jennifer Dunlap, DVM "Diagnosing & Treating Lameness" and Rusty Bane,
Purina Equine Specialist, "Beyond the Feed Tag."
Info: (901) 867-8733.
NOV. 27: Ft. Worth, TX. Watt Arena, Will Rogers
Complex. Pat Parelli Clinic 1-4 pm. General
admission $20. Proceeds benefit the National
Youth Cutting Horse Assn. Tickets: www.nchatickets.com or Ella Hood 817-244-6188.
DEC. 10-11: Eads, TN. Showcase Equestrian Center, 755 Dent Rd. Daniel Stewart clinic. First day,
stadium; second day, cross-country. Sports psychology lecture both days. Info: Tresie Wallace,
tresie@showcaseequestriancenter.com; (901) 8509697 or (901) 270-9225.
TUESDAYS: APR 5-NOV 20: Goodrich Arena,
403 Hwy. 45 W., Humboldt, TN. 3-5 p.m. Horsemanship and Barrel Race Help Session. 5:30 8:00 p.m. Calf Roping and Goat Tying Help Session. Info: Cliff (731) 426-2530 or Julie (731)
267-0504.
THURSDAYS: Tie down & breakaway clinics. 58 pm. John Toole (901) 604-6757.
COWBOY CHURCH
MONDAY: Bartlett, TN. Circle Cross Church.
Mid South Baptist Association Office, 6896 Hwy
70. 7 p.m. Info: Stan: (901) 848-4959. www.thecirclecross.com.
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 or email dccowboychurch@yahoo.com.
THURSDAY: Sarah, MS. 4037 Sees Chapel Rd.
Bryant Lane Cowboy Church. 7 pm. Info: Bro.
Scott Urban 662-501-0031
SUNDAY: Sarah, MS. 4037 Sees Chapel Rd.
Bryant Lane Cowboy Church. 9:30 am. Info: Bro.
Scott Urban 662-501-0031
HORSE SALES
NOV. 5: Ardmore, OK. Hardy Murphy Coliseum.
Performance Horse Consignment Sale. 9 am. Info:
32 Cattle Company, Susan Reed (580) 276-4281;
polo@ardmore.com
FEB. 11: Salina, KS. Mid-Winter Classic Catalog
Horse Sale. 10 am. Info: Farmers & Ranchers
Livestock. Mike Samples (785) 826-7884 or Kyle
Elwood (785) 493-2901; (785) 825-0211.
SPECIAL EVENTS
NOV. 3-5: Thompson Station, TN. The Jaeckle
Center, 100 Saddle Springs Blvd. Horse Things
Consignment Sale.
Info: www.bethandpeppysale.com
NOV. 4-6: Doswell, VA. The Meadow Event Park.
Equine Extravaganza. All breed, all discipline
horse & dog expo. Clinics, vendors, Mustang
adoption & more. Info: 410-349-9333.
www.equineextravaganza.com.
NOV. 12: Hernando, MS. Dark Horse Rescue
"Meet the Horses." Family activities, food & beverages. RSVP info@darkhorserescue.org. Info
also on Facebook.
NOV. 19: Brewer, MS. Brewer Equestrian Center
(just outside of Tupelo). Jive Turkey and Jumpin
Event Derby. Eventing, Dressage, Hunter Jumper
Calendar of event listings are free.To submit your event, e-mail the information to:
midsouthhorsereview@yahoo.com or editor@midsouthhorsereview.com.
Phone: (901) 867-1755.
All submissions are subject to editing by MSHR staff to meet format and length restrictions.
Classes and some Western Classes. INfo: Chelsea
Robinson 662-255-2698 or
brewerequestriancenter@gmail.com.
brewerequestriancenter.webs.com
JAN. 25-29: New Orleans, LA. U.S. Pony Club
2012 Annual Meeting. Info:
www.annualmeeting.ponyclub.org
MAR. 9-11, 2012: Murfreesboro, TN. TN Miller
Coliseum. Road to the Horse.
BARREL RACING
NOV. 12: NBHA MS-01 co-sanctioned w/ Kudzu
Classic. Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
1:00 pm. $500 added. Info: Beth (662) 252-5441
or Sherri Surman (901) 335-4876.
NOV. 26: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
1:00 pm. $500 added. Info: Beth (662) 252-5441.
Dec. 3-4: Memphis, TN. Show Place Arena.
Lucky Dog Productions.
DEC. 10: NBHA MS-01 co-sanctioned w/ Kudzu
Classic. Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. Trainers 12 noon. Show 2 pm. Info:
Sherri Surman (901) 335-4876.
DEC. 17: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
JAN. 14: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
JAN. 28: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
FEB. 11: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
FEB. 25: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
MAR. 3: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
MAR. 17: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co. Fairgrounds. 1569 Hwy. 7 N. Trainers 10 am, show at
TUESDAYS: Humboldt, TN. Goodrich Arena,
403 Hwy. 45 W. April 5 thru November 20. 3-5
p.m. Horsemanship and Barrel Race Help Session.
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Calf Roping and Goat Tying Help
Session. For more information contact: Cliff (731)
426-2530 or Julie (731) 267-0504.
WEDNESDAYS: McEwen, TN. Blue Creek
Arena. Barrel practice 6-10 pm. $5 per horse. Info
(615) 310-9210, (931) 582-8834. www.bluecreekarena.com.
COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING
http://www.cmsaevents.com/
JAN. 14: Texarkana, AR. 4 States Fairgrounds &
Rodeo Arena. 9th Shootout for Breast Cancer.
JAN. 15: Texarkana, AR. 4 States Fairgrounds &
Rodeo Arena. 4 States Border War.
CUTTING HORSE EVENTS
http://www.nchacutting.com/
Arena One: Suzy Barnett (662) 578-5824 or (662)
934-9224.
NOV. 3: Batesville, MS. North MS Qualifying
Cutting Show. Arena One.
NOV. 4-6: Batesville, MS. Midsouth CHA show.
Arena One.
NOV. 7-10: Batesville, MS. North MS CHA show.
Arena One.
NOV. 26-DEC. 3: Ft. Worth, TX. Will Rogers
Complex, Watt Arena. 2011 NCHA World Finals.
Info:
http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/shows/world_finals_home.php
DRESSAGE
www.deltadressage.com, www.midsouthdressageacademy.org, mseda.blogspot.com,
w w w. ced ar w in d f ar m. co m,
www.TNDressage.com
NOV. 3-6: Houston, TX. Region 9 Dressage
Championships
NOV. 19-20: Hernando, MS. Midsouth Dressage
Academy. Turkey Trot Classic.
www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
NOV. 19-20: Hamilton, GA. Poplar Place Farm
Dressage Show. Info: www.poplarplacefarm.com/
NOV. 26: CWF Button Down Dressage Schooling Show (last MsEDA points show)
DEC. 11: Hernando, MS. Midsouth Dressage
Academy. Fun show. www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
EVENTING
http://useventing.com
NOV. 5-6: New Market, TN. River Glen Fall HT.
Info: www.river-glen.com/
NOV. 12: Shelbyville, TN. Clearview Horse Farm.
CT/Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show. Info: Dana
Ives: 931-268-1346 or 352-266-0147
NOV. 12-13: Hamilton, GA. Poplar Place Farm
Nov. HT. Info: www.poplarplacefarm.com/
NOV. 26-27: Thomson, GA. Pine Top Farm
Thanksgiving HT.
Info: http://pinetopfarm.com/index.shtml
FIELD TRIALS
NOV. 10-13: Holly Springs, MS. Marshall Co.
Field Trial Club.
NOV. 17-19: Holly Springs, MS. Prairie Field
Trial Club. Info: Dr. Fred Corder (662) 415-5244.
DEC. 8: Somerville, TN. Region 6 AFTCA AllAge Championship. Info: Earl Connolly (901)
377-7440.
DEC. 12: Holly Springs, MS. Fitch Farms Field
Trial Club. Info: (662) 401-5019.
GAITED/WALKING/RACKING SHOWS
http://www.nwha.com/, http://www.twhbea.com/,
http://www.sshbea.org/
NOV. 5: Richmond KY. Madison Co. Horse
Show. Info: 856-623-7584.
NOV. 18-19: Shelbyville, TN. Calsonic Arena.
18th annual SSHBEA Sport Horse Championship.
Info:
http://www.sshbea.org/files/SHCHAMP11.pdf
HUNTER/JUMPER
http://wthja.com/ http://www.mhja.net
www.alderwoodshows.com/
NOV. 2-6: Lexington, KY. KY Horse Park, Alltech Arena. 128th National Horse Show. Info:
www.nhs.org.
NOV. 9-13: Germantown, TN. GCHS Arena. Harvest Time - AA. Info: Ann Ford Upshaw (901)
497-9874.
NOV. 18-19: Germantown, TN. Alderwood show.
GCHS Arena.
DEC. 2-3: Germantown, TN. Alderwood show.
GCHS Arena.
DEC. 3-6: Canton MS CANTON MULTIPURPOSE & EQUINE CENTER Mississippi Hunter
Jumper Assn. Holiday Show
OPEN ARENA
SECOND MONDAY: Millington, TN. USA
Rodeo Arena. 6-9 p.m. Free hot dogs. Also church
service 7 pm. Info: Stan McCall (901) 848-4959.
www.thecirclecross.com
TUESDAY NIGHT: McEwen, TN. Blue Creek
Arena. 6-10 p.m. Info: (615) 310-9210; (931)
582-8834. www.bluecreekarena.com.
QUARTER HORSE SHOWS
NOV. 26-27: Tunica, MS. Paul Battle Arena. 2011
Mid-South Quarter Horse Assn. Liberty Circuit.
Info: www.midsouthqha.net
REINING
NOV. 5-6: Tunica, MS. Paul Battle Arena.
Arkansas Fall Classic I & II. Info: Allison Anderson 228-697-2119; fourafarm@yahoo.com
RODEOS & BULL RIDING
JAN. 19-21: Fort Worth, TX. Fort Worth Stock
Show & Rodeo. Mustang Magic. Info: Jennifer
Hancock,
jennifer@mustangheritagefoundation.org.
ROPING
WEDNESDAYS: Decaturville, TN. Triple P
Arena. Team roping practice. 6 pm. Info: Wayne
Powers (731) 549-6517.
THURSDAYS: Calf Roping & Breakaway practice. 5-8 p.m. Private lessons available.
Info: John Toole (901) 604-6757.
SADDLE CLUB SHOWS
TUESDAYS: Southaven, MS. Sunset Hills Saddle Club. 3275 Stanton Rd. 7:30 pm. Info: Donna
Hopper 901-833-4000.
FRIDAYS: Olive Branch, MS. Raintree Equestrian Center, 9142 Mineral Wells Rd. Info: (901)
857-4074.
FRIDAYS: Holly Springs, MS. Briarwood Saddle
Club.Marshall County Fairgrounds, indoor arena.
Info: (901) 496-8550. Find us on Facebook!
FRIDAYS: Millington, TN. Woodstock Cuba Saddle Club. 7:30 p.m. Info: Dana Shelly, President
(901)378-7350
www.woodstockcubasaddleclub.faithweb.com
FRIDAYS: Millington, TN. Lazy Anchor Saddle
Club. Info: (901)496-4889.
SECOND & FOURTH FRIDAYS: Covington,
TN. Covington Saddle Club. Info: Amanda Channell (901) 482-3272.
FIRST & THIRD SATURDAYS: Brighton, TN.
Dacus Riding Club. Info: (901) 268-1539.
FIRST & THIRD SATURDAYS: Somerville, TN.
Community Livestock Center. Info: (901) 4850203 or (901) 486-7566.
TEAM PENNING & RANCH SORTING
OCT. 30-NOV. 5: W. Monroe, LA. USTPA National Finals
TEAM ROPING
NOV. 12-13: Memphis TN Agricenter Showplace
Arena NTRL Regonals www.xl2events.com
NOV. 26-27: Jackson MS Mississippi Fairgrounds
Equine Center Mississippi Classic USTRC
www.xj2events.com
DEC. 7-11: Tunica MS Tunica Arena & Exposition Center. Lubrisyn Big Ticket Finals.
TUESDAY: Somerville, TN. Team Roping,
Golden K Arena. 6 p.m. Info: (901) 465-9633 or
(901) 268-2723.
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 6-10 p.m. Info: (615) 310-9211 or
(931) 582-8834. www.bluecreekarena.com.
TRAIL RIDES
NOV. 3-5: Henderson, TN. Chickasaw State Park
Riding Stables. St. Jude Trail Ride. Info: Mike
Howell (731) 989-9494.
NOV. 5: Vina, AL. 16th Annual St. Jude Trail
Ride. Morning Ride 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Lunch &
afternoon ride. Info: Larry Witt (662) 454-7131;
Jimmy Deaton (662) 676-2547; Sherry Shook
(662) 454-7540.
NOV. 5: Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, TN.
Dark Horse Rescue benefit trail ride. Check in
starts 12:30 pm. Ride at 2 pm. Dinner served after
NOV. 5: Woodbury, TN. Lance Farm, 2240 Stones
River Rd. SSHBEA Extreme Trail Competition &
Trail Ride. 12 noon. Info: Dwayne Cawthon 615785-6003 or Benny Lance 615-653-7156.ride.
RSVP: info@darkhorserescue.org.
NOV. 26: Memphis, TN. Shelby Farms Park.
Shelby Farms Equestrian Alliance Trail Challenge.
9 am, Gate 11. Info: Ranger Rick 901-262-4202.
Mid-South
Feed & Seed
Great Opportunity!
Mid South Feed & Seed is FOR SALE!
50 Years in Business,
50+ More Years To Go!
Marshall County Fair Association
Proudly Presents the 2011/2012
Kudzu Klassic 4-D Barrel Race Series
Prime Quality
Dealer’s Choice
10% Sweet Feed
$ 500.00 added each show (at least)
Mississippi Approved
November Ȃ December - January Ȃ February - March
12 & 26
10
14 & 28
11 & 25
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$ 50 per bag
Trainers Begin at 10:00 am----Shows begin at 1:00 pm
Gates open at 9:00 am ---- Gate fee $ 5.00 per vehicle
Marshall County Fairgrounds
1569 Hwy 7 N, Holly Springs, MS
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BOARDING
HAY AND FEED
BOARDING. Raintree Equestrian Center. Olive Branch, MS. Self Board $85.
Partial Board $150 and Full Board $350.
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.
FULL BOARD ONLY starting at
$275.00. Multiple horse discount. Lots of
trails, turnout, lighted arena, round pen,
hot & cold wash bay, and restrooms. Olive
Branch, MS. Call Cyrilla at (901) 6048925.
Southwind Stables located between
Hacks Cross and Riverdale Rd. on Stateline Rd. Boarding, leasing & lessons.
Hunter/Jumper, Western, 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 $365. (901)828-4199.
HAY: Vaughn's Bermuda. Horse quality. Square Bales @ $5.00. Pick up. (901)
359-1234. Oakland, TN area. whisperingmeadows.tk
Excellent quality, extra clean Tifton 44
Bermuda horse hay. $5 - $5.50 per bale at
Fay Farm, Hwy 72 east of Collierville.
901-491-3807 or 662-252-2209.
Oakland Stables. Full board $350 and
pasture board $175. Multiple horse discount. Trails, riding arena, round pen,
hot/cold wash racks, with lots of extras.
(901) 331-3313. Only 20 min. from
Wolfchase.
Christian facility, member Better Business Bureau. Full and self care; 50 X 100
covered and partially enclosed riding
arena. Competition sized arena. 60 ft.
round pen. Boarders’ tack room with concrete floor, refrigerator, microwave, picnic
tables and fans, restrooms, wash area.
Trailer parking. Owner on premises. One
mile off main road. All boarders thoroughly checked with references. 10 minutes from downtown Memphis. Robin:
870-739-4893; Triple R Ranch, Marion
AR.
Showcase Equestrian Center, located
between Macon and Pisgah Rd., offering
Boarding, Sales, Leasing and Lessons.
Training specializing in Hunter/Jumpers,
Eventing, Equitation & Dressage. Horse
transportation offered locally. 300 x 200
outdoor jumper ring with warm up area;
200 x 100 covered ring with GGT German Textile Footing, full cross country
course with water complex, banks and
ditches. 6 Hot/cold wash racks. Lounge
w/ central heat & AC, flat screen tv,
computer and wireless internet. 13 X 13
Stalls with water and electric, large
turnout paddocks. Multiple boarding options. (901) 850-9697.
www.showcaseequestriancenter.com
shoeing & therapeutic shoeing for all riding disciplines. Over 15 yrs. experience.
(901) 292-4955.
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.
HORSES FOR SALE
STALLION SERVICES
AQHA Palominos & Buckskins yearlings, colts, broodmares. Excellent bloodlines & disposition. $200 up. (662)
562-9264 or (662) 292-0368.
Attractive 16h Thoroughbred mare.
Loves people! Schooled on the flat, trail
rides. Ready for advanced training. Plenty
of talent. $2,000. (901) 573-9074.
MO. Foxtrotter. Foundation bred horses
for sale. Ronnie Esther (901) 262-7230.
4-yr-old AQHA Chestnut mare. Not
considered to be broke, but is currently
being ridden around yard on occasion with
halter and lead by 15-yr-old. Breeder Futurity eligible, Halter/Western Pleasure
prospect. Great temperament, very nice
conformation. Coggins and Health Record
available. Must sell. $600. Cash only.
(901) 896-9465.
TWH 2-yr-old Black filly with bald
face and four stockings. Great granddaughter of Carbon Copy. Very gentle,
being ridden. $800. Joe Carpenter. (662)
512-8606.
TWH 20-year-old black mare, blaze
with stockings. Grand sire WGC Ebony
Masterpiece. $600. (731)612-4059.
AQHA 11-yr-old gelding. Flashy sorrel, blaze face, back stockings. Skipper W,
Smooth Cusa bloodlines. $1600. (901)
238-1753.
AQHA Kings Doc Dun. 90% color producer of Buckskins, Palominos, & Duns.
Lott Quarter Horses. (731) 784-3251 or
(731) 414-5796.
HORSE TRAILERS
4-horse slant load bumper pull with
brakes. Tack room, dressing room, rubber
mats on floor and up sides. Drop down
windows, vents on top, slide vents on
sides. Lights and spare tire. $5,000. Serious inquiries only. (901) 896-9465.
2002 Brenderup, Baron OneTC,
bumper pull. Tack room, mats, ramp. 1horse up to 17h. Low miles, shed stored.
Needs only 125hp tow vehicle. $4285.
(662) 887-6307.
4244 West Union, Unincorporated
38053. Bring the horses to this 4 acres,
fenced and cross fenced with 4 stall barn
and
loft,
plus
32X40
metal
workshop/garage with 220 volt wiring, perfect for the car collector. If that isn’t
enough, there’s a super 3 bedroom, 2 bath
home featuring great room with fireplace,
kitchen & breakfast room, Florida room
across the back overlooking your own
country spread, all recently updated. Call
Tommy or Ginger at (901) 873-3312 or
(901) 485-1269 for your personal showing.
RE/MAX Right Way.
TRAINING
FERRELL PERFORMANCE
HORSES. Private training. AQHA Professional Horsewoman. Angie: (202)
368-7988. ferrellperformancehorses.com
TRUCKS
Two Trucks for sale $REDUCED$:
1989 Ford gas 4-door dually with gooseneck, bumper and pin hitches; 147K
miles; body in good shape; $2000. 1993
Ford F350 diesel, 4-door, 4-wheel drive,
fleet side, long wheel base; gooseneck,
bumper and pin hitches; body in good
shape; 248K miles; $3500. 870-739-4893.
HELP WANTED
Full time barn help needed at private
thoroughbred farm in Fayette county. Job
would include cleaning stalls, turning in
and out, feeding, grooming and cleaning
tack. Must be self motivated, pay attention to detail and be experienced in handling
colts.
Excellent
wages.
901-562-3703.
Wheel and Deal
in the
Try our Picture Classifieds!
(901) 867-1755
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ww.midsouthhorsereview.com
Horse Facility for Lease or Rent: Marion, AR. Stalls, pasture, trails, 60 ft. round
pen, large arena w/ lights, 50 X 100 partially enclosed building, wash area, tack
room, bathrooms. Call (870) 739-4893.
LAND SALE- 4.9% OWNER FINANCING. 5 to 20 acres of beautiful
rolling pastures with scattered trees. Nice
building sites perfect for a barn and
horses. Located in Tate County convenient to Memphis and I-55. Great owner
financing available with only $495 down
and 4.9% APR. Example: Tract 11 contains 5.02 acres priced at $43,495 with
$495 down owners will finance $43,000
for 360 months at 4.9% APR making
monthly payments $228.21. To see from
I-55 take the Coldwater Exit (Exit 271)
and turn right (west) on Hwy. 306 and go
to Hwy. 51 and turn left (south) and go to
4 way stop in Coldwater and turn right
(west) on Scenic Hwy, 304 (Arkabutla
Rd.) and go 3 1/2 miles and turn left on
Brooks Chapel Rd. and go approx. ½
mile and turn left into Cherrydale Estates. Burch Realty Group. Jason Burch,
Agent. 662-274-4935. www.burchrealtygroup.com.
FOR RENT: Pasture, pond, small barn,
5 acres, fenced. 6 miles east of Collierville
between Hwys. 72 and 302. $250/mo.
(901) 754-1231.
EVENTS
PETTING ZOO: Basic farm animals.
Birthday Parties, Church and Company
Events, also Day Care. Memphis area.
(901) 603-1121 or (901) 487-1229.
FARRIERS
DRW HORSESHOEING. David
Wentz. 18 years experience. Certified
Journeyman I Farrier. Natural and Therapeutic shoeing for lame and performance
horses. (662) 587-2485.11-2tp
AFA certified farrier. Daniel Bishop
Horseshoeing. Specializing in all types of
12580 Bragg Rd. • arlington, TN
REAL ESTATE
BARN FOR RENT: 12-stall barn on 40
acres, less than 10 minutes from Collierville, TN. Eight (8) 12 X 12 horse
stalls, 16 ft. aisles, wash rack, tack room,
hay & equipment storage. Wire fenced
with 6 paddocks. Lighted arena. Info:
Walker (901) 685-2909.
10 acres & barn with brand new roof, 23 stalls,
wash rack, feed room and office. Lighted,
covered arena, round pen, turnouts, and 3speed hot walker. Several lovely sites for your
new house! Plus, 12x40 apartment w/full bath.
Large, separate, wired garage. Wooded area
and re-seeded pastures. Reduced! $225,000
Call now to see!
Southern Properties • 901-755-7708
Wendy Turner • 901-550-1800
wturner@southernprop.net
Melanie R. Dunlap, Attorney at Law
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
901-525-1455
mdunlap@harrisshelton.com
www.harrisshelton.com
Melanie Dunlap and
Katadore Farm's Wellington
Attorney and lifelong horsewoman
Practicing equine law in the areas of:
• premises liability • personal injury
• matters involving training & boarding • horse sales & contracts
Horses Need
Adoptive
Homes
Ms. Dunlap also practices in the areas of:
• general civil litigation • business litigation
• medical malpractice and domestic relations
From Dr. Jennifer Dunlap
Dark Horse Rescue (DHR) and DHR
volunteers have been busy this fall taking
in many severely neglected and abused
horses. Some were removed from the
Memphis Animal Shelter. There is an everpresent need for foster homes for DHR
rescued horses and for donations. As the
economy remains in decline, there are
more and more animals in need. Any help
is greatly appreciated. If you would like to
volunteer, donate, foster or adopt, please
call 901-378-1071 or visit the website
www.darkhorserescue.org. Thank you!
Lovejoy (left) is a spotted saddle pony
who was seized last week from a neglectful home, and Ace (above) is a lovely 2
year old gelding who has a heart of gold
and is so easy to work with.
DECEMBER
Deadline is:
Don’t Miss it!
NOVEMBER 25
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