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 ENZO AND GREG WOW THE HORSE EXPO AUDIENCE!
LEGENDARY CA HERMOSO STARS AT HORSE EXPO TRAVIS MAHONEY WINS CALCUTTA JUMPING BRIDLELESS AND BAREBACK ON WL INTRUDER+++/
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| Saturday Night Showcase, June 10 - The crowd roared approval for US National Stallion Enzo. Following the precision driving demonstration by Olympic Gold Medalist Fritz Gruppe, Enzo took charge of the event. Enzo galloped and danced at the end of his lead in circles around the giant arena in the masterful hands of his trainer Greg Gallun, his brilliant copper coat glinting in the golden glow of the California sunset. The rapport between the stallion and trainer was impressive, and the 4000 member crowd cheered without stopping throughout the presentation. Enzo's gregarious disposition was shown earlier at the barn party where he happily greeted crowds and enjoyed presenting himself proudly, making him an ideal ambassador for the breed.
Enzo has sired some of the most promising youngsters now competing on the Arabian circuit. For information on ENZO, visit www.enzoltd.com Photos & Text by Irene Deem, Cochair, Region 3 Horse Expo Committee |
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We were honored to present a legend of the breed, the AHW top ranked western Arabian sire, CA Hermoso, owned by Priscilla Richardson and Bill Normington, trained by Bill Porcher.
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Bill Porcher put on an entertaining roping demonstration during the Calcutta - trusting CA Hermoso to handle this new experience! Bill brought the house down, roping the judge, then the jumps. For further information on CA Hermoso, visit www.challendonarabians.com. |
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TRAVIS MAHONEY WINS CALCUTTA WITH WL INTRUDER+++/ JUMPING BAREBACK AND BRIDLELESS
First $1000 Prize Calcutta a hit - crowd gets it! The announcer flubbed the script, but the audience got it anyway! Picking up on the American Idol format, they cheered enthusiastically for each of the Arabian horse, all of whom have national titles. 12 horses competed, 9 of them stallions, in a spectacular display of beauty, superb temperament and athletic ability. On the first go round judges Edie Lehman and Laura Doran selected the top five. Then they asked the audience to pick the winner. The audience cheered so loudly for each horse a second go round was needed to identify the winner! Participants were encouraged to ham it up for the audience and our competitors had a blast outdoing each other. Photo left: Travis Mahoney jumping the 4 time National Champion Working Hunter stallion WL Intruder ++/ - bareback and bridleless. Note: he did this with 9 other horses, 7 of them stallions, going in different directions at different speeds, one of them roping, and a roaring crowd of 4000 spectators. The crowd was impressed enough to select Travis and "Snoopy" as the winner! Learn more about this stallion at www.tammymcdonaldtraining.com. |
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| We thank our Calcutta Entries for having the guts to enter this totally new breed promotion competition, designed to show the "PLEASURE" of riding Arabians! 12 horses competed, 9 of them stallions, demonstrating the incredible athletic ability and great minds of our breed, and showcasing the talent of our breeders, trainers and exhibitors. They showed not only great riding and performance but wonderful entertainment! |
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Bill Porcher and CA Hermoso Triple Crown Western Pleasure stallion and 2 time US National Champion. Look at the drape in those reins...saddling up Bill said "We have been through a lot together, you are going to have to trust me." CA Hermoso has never been roped off!!! He handled the rope, the crowds, the jumper and the whole noisy program like the champion he is!
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Region 3 Director Deborah Johnson with her Region 7 Champion Park Horse Megabyte
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| Patience Prine Carr and purebred Arabian stallion OKW Entrigue++/ do a single handed pirouette waving to crowd. "Riky" is a two time Champion in Sport Horse Nationals. For more information on this breeding stallion visit www.glynnsong.com |
Arabians can shine in the combined driving circuit. Arabians under 15 h can compete as horses or ponies, and the forward attitude, endurance traits and agility of the breed makes them strong contendors in this Olympic event.
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| The hunter division was represented by the beautiful stallion Dark Alibi who is starting his career with his owner, Western States Horse Expo CEO Miki (Michelle) Cohen, and the experienced Youth National Champion hunter WA Chantar++/ . For information on the breeding stallion Dark Alibi, visit http://www.laceysarabians.com/stallions4.html | ||
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| Jesse Saldana rode the beautiful stallion Mark of Shai+/ bridleless in the Calcutta. For information on Mark of Shai+/, call 707-665-0375. | Photo of Jesse taken during Sunday breed demo, notice slack in reins, total trust in this stallion! | |
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| For information on Zane Grey, call Eric Thompson at 916-645-1630. |
For information on Hearrts on Fire+++/ visit www.wiedmanarabians.com. For information on McDaniels Training Center, call 530-894-5970. | |
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| Champion Reining Stallion JoJo Dancer. For information on this stallion, visit http://www.bobbrookstrainingstable.homestead.com/
Jo Jo Dancer's reining wins include Region 3 Top Five, 5 time DAHA Champion, and Champion in the Open Amador County Fair. "Jo" has a great disposition and is a happy, fun horse to be around. |
"Promise" is a Regional Champion Stallion. For breeding information visit http://www.tammymcdonaldtraining.com/stallionbarn.html | |
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Meet more of our Breed Ambassadors! |
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| Visit www.renotahoearabians.com |
For information on McDaniels Training Center call 530-894-5970; Chance McDaniels 530-894-5970 | |
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| Visit www.renotahoearabians.com. |
For information on Akdar Brins visit www.mortazavifarms.com. | |
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| In addition to our daily breed presentations and our participation in the Saturday Night Showcase, we had two noted Arabian trainers giving clinics, Edie Lehman doing Show Trail and Deborah Johnson doing Sidesaddle. Deborah explained the necessary safety requisites for this style of riding, and her riders demonstrated the grace and beauty of the tradition. Riding with Deborah were Shelly Lowe with TA Aurora Bey+/, Nancy Kubeck with SWA Shamrock Bey, Tammy McDonald with the stallion PH Promiscuous+ and Roberta Dixon and Mark of Shai+/. Deborah Johnson is a professor of speech communications and did a superb job of presenting the history, techniques and beauty of sidesaddle riding. | |
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Edie Lehman was also one of our judges in the Saturday Night Calcutta and judges other breeds, bringing a broad perspective to her clinics. Some people think Arabians are hot tempered and ill suited for show trail; they are amazed to see the calm poise and intelligence response of the Arabian in this discipline.
Equestrian Sport is a primarily a social experience; people often choose their breed and riding discpline based on the crowd, the clothes, the social image associated with the sport. Having our charismatic professionals at the Horse Expo is an excellent way to attract new interest in the breed. |
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Barn Party 4:30 Saturday June 10
Our barn area featured a shaded grassy area with a trellis, ideal for our party. Our beautiful banners featuring our farms and stallions decorated the trellis. We enjoyed comfortable temperatures for the season, custom wine labels featured the participating horses, fresh red roses decorated our tables and carried out our theme "An American Classic." Greg Gallun presented Enzo and CA Hermoso, guests studied our beautiful stallions, enjoyed some sandwiches and wine, and before we knew it, it was time to get ready for our evening performance! Thanks to all our volunteers who helped. Want to get involved for 2007? It's a blast - get on the committee and help us build this event into a bigger and better Arabian promotion. The formula is to have audience involvement, great horses and great people. Equestrian sport is a social experience - the key to breed promotion is providing a quality social and equestrian experience. We are looking for people who have successful sales, hospitality/catering and entertainment industry experience in addition to a strong Arabian industry background to help develop this promotion. |
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Enzo is an affable stallion who was happy with the crowds around his stall and was presented in the aisle way for guests at the barn party.
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| Shanon Anguiano holds CA Hermoso while he gets a bath. Shanon owns the US Reserve National Champion HA Junior Champion son of CA Hermoso, AurUReadytuRumble, with Steve and Karen Freeman. | CA Hermoso was shown in halter and remembers his job. | |
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| Priscilla Richardson, owner of CA Hermoso | ||
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Bill Porcher gets a big laugh from the audience after roping Judge Laura Doran during the Saturday Night Calcutta. | |
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| Opening Acts: Our presentation was preceded by the California Cowgirls, state champion drill team, and Fritz Grupe, Olympic Gold Medalist, doing a precision driving demonstration. The audience was prepared for excellence - and the Arabians met the challenge and kept them cheering throughout their 15 minute presentation! | ||
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| Arabian Horse Sale Sunday |
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| Happy Buyers include Frank Baldwin who purchased a lovely National Show Horse, above #6515. Top 5 Arabians averaged $5,950.00. Special thanks to consignors of sale horses. The only way to improve the Arabian horse market in Northern California is to increase demand and perceived value. This sale is in its infancy and offers the potential to bring the middle market buyer & sellers together. The early consignors who put horses in the sale at this stage are providing a great service that will benefit all Arabian owners in the future. We thank our consignors and also Bill Lefty for running this sale and having faith in the Arabian and Morgan markets. There is simply no other opportunity in Northern California like it. |
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Our daily breed presentation.
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| Above: Beautiful images of the Arabian Horses at Expo are available as gift cards from Greg Hawkins. Contact Greg at 209-537-5825 or 925-285-7753 or email HawkinsHT@aol.com | ||
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| Our barn party featured custom wine labels showing each participating horse. Each rider took home a complimentary bottle of wine with his custom label and a rose garland made by Champion Silks, makers of the US National garlands. | ||
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| Special thanks to SUE JOHNSON for her role in making the Banner Program a success. The redoubtable Mrs. Johnson cruised the AHANC show and brought in 19 checks in one blow! SUE and MARTIN JOHNSON also served at the Horse Expo tirelessly, providing transportation with their golf cart, expertise in managing horses, and maintaining order of go and organization in the breed demonstrations, side saddle clinics and Saturday night's Calcutta. In addition, Sue traveled to each of the planning meetings for the Horse Expo committee, providing years of experience and a deep love of the breed to help bring the quality of this breed demonstration to its current standard. Thank you Sue and Martin!!! | ||
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| Question: If a Horse Expo visitor wanted to follow up on finding an Arabian program in Northern California, how would they find your program? |
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New: Region 3 website has clickable map to help visitors find Region 3 Arabian Trainers & Breeders - check it out to make sure you are on this list. 60,000 visitors saw our ad in the WSHE Program. 4000 people saw us perform on Saturday night; 300 people saw us daily in the breed demos. How will they find your program? Make sure you are on the list! Remember, the largest market segment is the equestrian public not yet involved in the Arabian breed. How much do you spend targeting this market? Breed promotion is part of the solution, but we all need to participate and become more visible in the larger equestrian picture. |
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Special thanks to Western States Horse Expo CEO Miki Cohen for giving us time on Saturday night in front of a 4000 member audience to present Enzo and our First Calcutta! Special thanks also to Brent Stone, Philip Del Pozo, Greg and Nancy Gallun for hauling Enzo all the way from Santa Ynez, and to Priscilla Richardson and Bill Normington, Bill and Barbara Porcher for hauling CA Hermoso also from Santa Ynez. Having the leading stallions of the breed at our breed promotion is a great honor and a wonderful way to motivate new interest in the Arabian horse. Thank you to all the participants who performed not only to the highest show standards, but added their own entertainment value to their rides, keeping the crowd cheering throughout the event! Thank you to our endurance, competitive trail and recreational riders who completed the picture of Arabian versatility and the fun opportunities that await the Arabian owner. We also thank our hard working committee and volunteers, and people who came out to cheer for our Arabians! We had a wonderful time and we look forward to another fabulous breed presentation in 2007! We invite you all to get involved! Chairs: Irene Deem; irenedeem@comcast.net, 707 869-3751, and Deborah Johnson, djtraining@earthlink.net; 775 720 3548. Committee members: Pam Bingham Carolyn Falaise ,
Volunteers: Michelle Borrell, Volunteer Coordinator; Evelyn Call, Roberta Dixon, Laura & Rich Doran, Greg Hawkins, Kathi Hemingway, Edie Lehman, Terri Moody, Judy Reed, Wilma Sample, Dan Stevenson, and the Taylor Family |
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