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A yearling's first horse show
The first horse show approved by Central Carolina Western Horseman's Association was yesterday. This is an active club with several shows each year very close to the farm, and I elected to let this be...
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How a 28 second barrel pattern made me grin
Kharma is just back to work after having her first baby in 2011. To see how she took the change of coming of maternity leave, see What we did yesterday. If you don't have time to read it, let's...
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Kasino shows in Yearling Longeline and In Hand Trail
I have a rule about traveling on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Quite simply the rule is: don’t. It’s been years since I broke the rule. But this year I did. Kasino and I battled Friday afternoon...
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Points in Yearling Longeline and In Hand Trail
Last weekend Kasino and I traveled to Williamston, NC for the CPHA/VPHC 8 judge APHA show. We had a great time. The facilities were awesome and the folks were friendly. The weather was a bit warm...
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VPHC Yearling Longeline largest in recent memory
Longeline at the VPHC FuturitySo today Kasino and I competed at the Virginia Paint Horse Club Futurity in yearling longeline. The turn out was simply fantastic, with at least 13 total yearlings that I...
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Our trip to the World Show
So it took me a while to find the time, energy, and words to write this. I think the arrival of the pictures today from Larry Williams is really the instigator for today's post at all.I left Texas with...
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APHA's Amateur Walk Trot Division
New choice for APHA AmateursStarting in 2011, APHA's amateurs were given an added choice about the division they would like to show in. According to page 250 of the 2012 APHA Rulebook, the follow...
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Rule SC-060 was passed adjusting the point tabulation schedule. In the event a class only has two entries, the first place horse will be awarded ½ point. In classes of three to five entries, the...
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Kasino in his first rail class
How long has it been since I've posted? I should fire myself! I'd love to say I've been busy (and that was the reason), but mostly I didn't feel like writing about anything that was going on.But...
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Premier Paint Sires Limited 3YO
Premier Paint SiresI'm lucky that Kasino's sire's owners have elected to put him into the Premier Paint Sires program, which makes limited 3 year olds eligible for a special class at three different...
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Color on the Coast success!
We had a great time at the Color on the Coast! As usual, the show management team did a great job of putting together a great show. The venue in Williamston is absolutely one of my favorites in the...
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Action Photographers at Horse Shows
Recently I've been made aware of the most ridiculous phenomenon in horse show photography. Many of us are already aware of the numerous reasons that the modern day horse show photographer will soon go...
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Premier Paint Sires boosts industry
Recently an exciting new program was initiated for the paint industry. Premier Paint Sires launched a revolutionary program designed to both promote participating stallions as well as give some of the...
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APHA announces Breeders' Trust changes for 2015
Recently APHA changed the way it is going to handle eligibilty for their Breeders' Trust. As many of you know, I was quite disgruntled at how the AQHA handled its changes to the Incentive Fund a few...
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