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6 Bits & Pieces 9 A.K. Morgan61 Faith, Trust & Justice 64 Reading Reflections

72 Conformation Clinic78 USEF All-Breed Awards84 USDF Year End Awards86 Service Listings

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20UNDERDOGKB JULL FAHIM

68SAFARR, SO GOOD SAFARR & SUZETTE SONTAG

10THE NO-NAME FILLYBY ANNE ZAHRADNIK

76MY TRIP TO WDWC WESTERN DRESSAGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Julie Hart and her Half Arabian ROMANOV (Riverman {Old}

x Wuarantee) earned Julie’s USDF Bronze Medal together! They

scored 63.684% and 63.658% in 3rd-1 and 3rd-2 at an open

USDF show, after Romanov fought off a bout of Lyme disease

recently.

Jessica Fussner-Gould and her Half Arabian IVE BEEN RIPPED

(Shenandoahs Pride {Paint} x Roscza Sadon) placed 24th of 41

entries in Open Prix St. Georges at the GAIG/USDF Region 2 Dres-

sage Championships with a 63.224%.

Half Arabian PALADIN SF (Aul Magic x Padua Go {Trak}) and

owner Laine Sklar won both Third Level Freestyle (66.5%) and

Third Level-Test 3 (66.026%) at the AZ Dressage Assoc. Fall Fi-

esta Show. More recently, they earned a 68% to be named Third

Level Champion at the Arizona State Dressage Championships.

Three Arabians represented our breed during the Northern

Ohio Dressage Association Banquet . WWA Colino+/ owned by

Karen Potts, was Champion in Second Level Open and won third

in Third Level Open with rider Danielle Blymier-Hebler, Riften++/,

owned by Wendy Gruskiewicz, won Reserve Champion in First

Level Open with rider Danielle Blymier-Hebler and recieved the

Richter 5 Trophy , which goes to the Arabian or Half-Arabian with

the highest average score at any level. WMF Premier Adven-

ture++++// won Reserve Champion in Fourth Level Open with

rider and owner Wendy Gruskiewicz.

U.S. Army Dressage rider Kate Ferencik and her Half Arabian

HORATIO SF (Aul Magic x Himmlische {Trak}) earned a 65.128%

in Third Level-Test 3 to win their class at the Hansen Dam

Thanksgiving Dressage Show.

Arabian ZEE DE MAN (Zee Impressive x Zee Bunny) and junior

Thea O’Dell debuted at Third Level at the Hansen Dam Thanks-

giving Dressage Show, scoring 60.5% & 62.9%. Zee is owned by

Laura Hinson.

Half Arabian TRIFECTA (Traumdeuter {Trak} x HCF Falanne)

and Courtney Horst-Cutright competed in Adult Amateur Prix St.

Georges at the USDF Dressage Finals. They placed 14th of 23

with a 60.965% in the Championship class and 3rd in the pre-

show with a 62.171%.

Penelope Sachs and her Arabian cross GOOD LUCK CHARM

on placing 8th in Third Level AA Championship with a 64.188%

at the USDF Dressage Finals.

Madison Benicky and her Anglo Arabian mare PUDDING ON

AIRES (ELD Willy Bob x Zuppardos Fable {TB}) were Reserve

Champion 2nd Level & Up, 3rd in 1st Level, and helped win the

Team Competition at Lendon Gray’s Youth Dressage Festival.

Each division consisted of a written test, dressage test and Equi-

tation class. They are pictured below.

Half Arabian BR DANNYS SECRET (Danny {Friesian} x Julliet

by MS Santana) and Ange Bean earned a 6th place of 15 entries

in CBLM 4th Level Senior Rider (63.378%) at the Colonel Bengt

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Inch Pincher & Raissa ChunkoBeymoon Zela & Samantha Hodgson

Ljungquist Memorial Championships last weekend. Secret is

owned by Linda Butz.

Arabian/Oldenburg OTTOMATIC and owner Mary Callan

placed 6th in the CBLM Prix St Georges Senior Rider Champi-

onship with a 61.711% out of 16 entries at the Colonel Bengt

Ljungquist Memorial Championships. They also won the 4th

Level-Test 2 Adult Amateur qualifier (61.892%).

Michelle Freeman and her Arabian LP SNICKERS (Pasos

Perfection x LA Lali) placed 3rd in the Jr/YR Third Level-3 with a

65.577% at the GAIG/USDF Region 2 Open Dressage Champion-

ships.

Samantha Hodgson and her 23-year-old Arabian stallion

BEYMOON ZELA (Bask-O-Zel x Mar Abbie by Bay-Abi) have made

history by earning their USDF Horse Performance Certificate at

FEI Grand Prix. He is the first Arabian stallion do earn this, and

one of only 31 horses to ever do so.

Arabian/Connemara DESTINY’S PERSUIT and Mandy Robert-

son on placing 8th of 36 with a 69.1% in Adult Amateur Training

Level at the GAIG USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships. The

horse is owned by Caroline Hardie.

Rebecca Vick and Arabian/Friesian DARK WATERSPOON for

placing 9th of 21 entries with a 69.107% in Open Second Level-

Test 3 at the GAIG USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships. The

horse is owned by Camilla Vance.

USDF Region 6 Championships were held in mid-September

in Nampa. Patience Prine-Carr competed on Half Arabian DARK

PRANKSTER (Darktanion {Friesian} x Czapranka) to place 5th in

both Intermediate-1 (64.737) & Intermediate-B (63.929%).

She also rode Arabian SO JAZZD (Enzo x Balihs Treasure) to

win High Score Arabian with a 71.20% in Training Level for a 3rd

placing.

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Another dressage pair that attended USDF Reg. 6 Champion-

ships right before SHN was Amanda Howell and her Arabian HH

ANTONIA (HH Allegro x Balquena V). They placed 4th and 5th

in First Level with 67.581 & 65.968 plus 3rd and 4th in Second

Level with 61.786 & 61.380. (They also went Reserve Champion

First Level AAO at SHN with a 69.194!)

Nina Shaffer and her 25-year-old Arabian ROSSTAR SUPER-

BOY (Roed Superman x Ter Star Jubilee) placed 3rd of 10 with a

77% in the Adult Amateur Handler In Hand at Dressage at Devon.

Nina & Superboy have been together since 1991.

Also at Dressage at Devon, Angela Bean and Half Arabian BR

DANNYS SECRET (Danny {Friesian} x Julliet) scored a 65.357% in

Fourth Level Open to place 8th of 17! Secret is owned by Linda

Butz.

Adrienne Brason’s Arabian gelding KINGS RANSOM EE (Mr

Gazi x Destynctive) who placed 6th of 10 in the Four Yr Old & Up

Stallion & Gelding Under Saddle class.

Lexy Donaldson and her Arabian/Trakehner KING JUSTICE

ended their show career together on a very high note, earning

Champion in GAIG/USDF Jr/YR Third Level (63.718) and Reserve

in RMDS Jr/YR Third Level (62.094) at the USDF Reg. 5 & RMDS

Championships.

Raissa Chunko and Arabian INCH PINCHER (Virgule Al Maury

x Saahira) won Reserve Champion in the GAIG/USDF Region 5 Jr/

YR Second Level Dressage AND Reserve Champion in the Dres-

sage Seat Equitation Medal Semi-Finals (14-18 yrs)! The horse is

owned by Barbara Thomas & bred by Godolphin Racing.

Katie Lang and Half Arabian FA PATRIOT (Flurry Of Ca-Lyn

{Friesian} x La Sada Mega) on earning their USDF Silver Medal.

They placed 1st and 2nd (66.47%) in their first ever Prix St.

Georges tests at the VADAF Dressage Show.


BITS and pieces

JAG Royal Knight & Anna Tootle

Melissa Lund and her Arabian KS FADLS PHOENIX (Fadl

Attrak-Shun x LLA Latisha) were Champion in Intermediate-1

(64.7) and Intermediate-B (59.2) JR/YR at the GAIG/USDF Region

4 Championships.

Half Arabian JAG ROYAL KNIGHT (Glyncadno Fairy King

{Welsh} x JAG Silhouette) and Anna Tootle earned Reserve High

Point Hunter Overall, Champion Medium Pony Hunter and 3rd

in the Pony Hunter Derby at the Georgian Hunter/Jumper Assoc.

Finals. He is owned & bred by JAG Arabians.

Half Arabians made a splash at the East Tennessee Hunter

Jumper Association Medal Finals. RAINDROPS ON ROSES HL (Ro-

deo Road x Grade) and Bailey Lones placed 8th in the Pony class.

ILLUMINADA (Lasodo x Imbrie {SWB}) and Emily Newton earned

a 3rd place in the Junior 2’6” class plus a 7th with owner Susie

Lones in the Adult 3’ class!

Cindy Tobeck showed her 96% Arabian mare SMF ANNIE GET

YOURGUN (Aldebars Treasure x Druzkays Secret {HA}) to the Na-

tional Championship in the Pre-Adult Good Seat & Hands Medal

from the Washington State H/J Assoc. They also won the USHJA

Affiliate Excellence in Equitation Award.

10-year-old Prima Rose Bonaventura and her Arabian cross

pony JUST ONE LOOK, placed 3rd in the Pony Jumpers at the

Devon Fall Classic Hunter & Jumper Show. (Emilie Rucci photo)

Morgan McGrath and Egyptian Arabian MASADA WAHHAB (Fa

Asar x Masada Fa Hannah) who finished in 2nd at Surefire H. T.

and 5th at Olney H. T. & Seneca H. T. in Beginner Novice. They fin-

ished their successful eventing season with a 3rd place in Open

Beginner Novice at Full Moon Farm Horse Trials. Masada Wahhab

is an Al Khamsa straight Babson Egyptian and was bred by the

late Walter Shimanski.

SIROCCO DU GERS, a 21.48% Arabian SF out of an Anglo

mare, with rider Thomas Carlile won the CCIO3* at Boekelo this

fall. They were 1st in the 3* at Jardy and 6th at Blenheim this

year.

Nicole Ligon and her young homebred Anglo Arabian FF FULL

CIRCLE (Post Exchange {AA} x Pint O Mint {TB}) won the Beginner

Novice at the Maryland Horse Trials.

Arabian bred horses were rocking it at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI

event in France in October. In the very competitive 4*, QUORIA-

NO ENE HN (22.88%) & Arnaud Boiteau placed 3rd. Winning the

2* was SULTAN DE LA MOTTE (24%), also ridden by Arnaud. Both

of these horses are out of the Anglo Arabian mare LILI SAINCRIT

(40.94%) - Prince du Logis-Kachou.

Anglo Arabians dominated the FEI Young Event Horse World

Championships in France, earning the top breed placing of all

breeds competing! Only the top 3 horses’ scores of each breed

were counted.

• In the 7-Year-Olds, the Champion was last year’s 6-Year-Old

winner, TENAREZE with Tom Carlile. Placing in 4th was Michael

Jung’s FISCHERTAKINO, out of 56 entries.

• In the 6-Year-Olds, UPSILON and Tom Carlile finished 5th of

44.

Half Arabian PL IRISH PEARL (PL Diamond Hill {Irish Draught)

x PL Shirley) and owner/breeder Glenda Player competed in their

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BREEDER NEWS

PL Irish Pearl & Glenda Player

first Training 3-Day Event (classic long format) at Waredaca and

finished in 10th place. Arabians are made for the long format!

Anglo Arabian-sired HALIMEY (29.91% Arabian) and Michael

Pollard won the Open Intermediate at Rocking Horse Fall Horse

Trials over the weekend. They earned a 22.5% (wow!) in dressage

and added just 4 time faults cross country to seal their victory.

Arabian mare IN SINGLE (Wiking x Justonetime) was just ap-

proved by the American Trakehner Assoc. for inclusion in their

Preliminary Stud Book. Her Anglo Arabian colt, SIENNAS MID-

NIGHT STAR (x Sea Accounts {TB}) received high marks on his foal

evaluation. Congratulations to owner Mike Morris!

Tawna King’s Half Arabian SAINT SANDRO (Stedinger {Old}

x SES Hailey) placed 2nd in the Four & Older Stallions and 2nd

in the Great American/USDF Stallion Final at Dressage at Devon.

His get earned a 6th of 11 in Get of Sire as well. His foals have

earned 10 Premium ratings with Oldenburg NA this year.

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FAREWELLThe Arabian Sport Horse world is mourning the loss of A.K. Morgan, who passed away suddenly in November.

A.K., who with his wife Debra founded the Arabian sport horse breeding farm Ancient Oaks in Ten-nessee. A.K .was a master farrier, trained “A” show hunters and jumpers, cutters and reiners, foxhunted and was a professional polo player. He also man-aged several breeding farms of different breeds including Arabians.

The fact that he was a Master Farrier, working from California to the Eastern Seaboard for over 46 years specializing in corrective shoeing gave him a special insight into the conformation qualities that enhance or preclude soundness and way of going.

This lifetime of experiences made him the type of well-rounded horseman of which there are few these days.

Together, A.K. and Deb have bred many winning Arabian and Half Arabian athletes, including AO Breeze, Takeheart++ and WC Dealina+.

There will be a Celebration of Life and Memories party next year on AK’s birthday.


No-NameFilly

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Story and Photos by Anne Zahradnik

They gave her so little regard they didn’t even have

a name for her. No pet name. No cute barn nick-

name reflective of her personality or a funny inci-

dent from her first year. No name at all. After two

years they still just called her “the filly.”

Her owners had been stingy with the feed scoop as well as

with their time and attention. When Kristal Tremblay first met the

horse she was to eventually school in FEI dressage, she found a

rough-coated, thin, under-sized, and wary creature.

As she explains, “When I first saw her I couldn’t believe how

skinny she was. Her mane was in knots, her coat was a shaggy,

horrible, unhealthy orange color. It was the end of May, she

should have been shedding out by then. But then we walked up

to her paddock and she trotted away. The way she moved through

her shoulder and used her hind end gave me goose bumps. All I

could think of was that I needed to get her in my trailer before

this woman realized what she had and decided to keep her.”

The decision to take “the filly” home was easy. Executing the

decision, not so much. “It took us 45 minutes to catch her.” Kristal

recalls, “The woman told me that she brought her in every night.

The more I watched this filly the more I knew this woman was

lying. We opened the gate to herd her up to the barn and she

didn’t even know what the gate was. She had been in that small

paddock with no shelter for a very long time.” The owner was so

relieved to have someone take the horse she paid Kristal a bag of

grain to take “the filly” off her hands.

“The filly’s” short-term prospects were definitely looking up

but her long term future was still up in the air. Kristal

planned to get her home, get her to a healthy weight,

put some training into her, and sell her. Kristal already

had a full dance cards with her current horses, “I had

a 3 year old half Arab at home that I was in love with.

She wasn’t a dressage prospect by any stretch, but I

“The Filly” in the condition she was before Kristal Tremblay took her home.

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thought maybe I would get into hunters again. I had

told myself that when my gelding Ashtonn+ turned

15 years old I would get myself a 2 year old so that

I could bring that horse along and still be working

Ashtonn+ at a higher level.”

Not too long after “the filly” came home, Kristal

realized her hypothetical math had just taken real-

life form. She was not pleased.

“After I got her I realized that Ashtonn+ was 15, and she was

2. Then I knew she was mine.” She goes on to say, “I wasn’t re-

ally happy about it at the time. She was so scrawny and little,

about 13 hands. My vet told me that he thought she was stunted.

But once I started feeding her she started growing so fast that I

couldn’t get weight on her.”

So, “the filly” was staying, for now. It was high time she had

a name.

She had been registered, but Kristal didn’t like the name, or

the name’s connection with the farm that had thrown “the filly”

away. “I kept the Teia part, which seemed like an ok name. The

rest of it had to go. Not only was it an awful name, I didn’t want

the farm to have anything to do with her since she was thrown

away.” Kristal remembers. “It took me months to come up with

a new show name. I listen to a lot of music so I thought I would

get an idea from a song. I heard a song by Evanescence, the lyric

that caught my ear was ‘call my name and save me from the dark’

all I could think of was how the previous owner told me that they

didn’t call her by a name, they just called her “the filly”. As I lis-

tened to the song my eyes filled with tears and I knew I had found

her name, Bring Me to Life.”

Teia now had a home, a name, and was getting healthier every

week. Time to start the training. That took some diplomacy and

good old fashioned horsemanship. Kristal says, “Somewhere in

Teia’s two short years she had learned to intimidate people. I

brought her in the barn one day for a little work. She got up on

her toes, stretched herself as tall as she could and looked down

at me as if to say ‘You want a fight?!’ I just looked at her, told her

that I wasn’t going to fight with her and waited to see what she

would do. She got this confused look on her face, then just sighed

and dropped her head. The fight was gone.” Over the next year,

the lack of early handling showed up in Teia’s encounters with

vets and blacksmiths, but patience and many hours of handling

eventually turned her into a mannerly young horse.

Kristal had found her riding niche not too long before Teia

found her, “I was riding my Arab gelding Ashtonn+ dressage when

I got Teia. We had done some hunters, and eventing until I finally

discovered an instructor who made dressage fun and understand-

able. I had finally found my riding discipline!” So… there was one

last condition on Teia staying with Kristal long term, “I told her

that she was going to be a dressage horse or she was leaving.

I really enjoyed dressage, the discipline, the constant learning,

the working towards being one with your horse. I didn’t want to

change disciplines again, it was dressage or the road. Thankfully,

she chose dressage.”

Over the years since Teia and Kristal started working on their

dressage, Kristal has faced some of the frustrations we all do in

finding the perfect combination of coach/horse/rider, especially

while riding a “non-traditional” breed. “The biggest challenge

has been finding an instructor who believes that a rider’s posi-

tion is of the utmost importance to how well the horse can do the

movements. Since early 2014 Leslie DeGrandmaison has been

The beautiful mare that Teia grew to be, competing at FEI

levels with Kristal.


working me and not just my horse. She sees how Teia and I are

like an old married couple who know each other inside out, ac-

cepts who we are, and helps us build from there.”

The deal was struck, and Teia has kept her end of the bar-

gain in true mare fashion. She does not have traditional dressage

horse conformation. She’s not built like a warmblood, but she

is all heart, and the depth of the partnership between Teia and

Kristal is evident in the show ring. “She has an incredible work

ethic, more than any other horse I have worked with,” says Kristal.

“She loves to work and gives me 100% every day. The greatest

part is that Teia seems to enjoy the challenge and is giving more

than I ever thought she had. And there is still more in there.”

As they’ve worked their way from training level to schooling

FEI, dressage has been a learning experience every step of the

way. “Teia has taught me so much, Kristal says. “She is honest,

always tries to do what I ask. If it isn’t right it is usually my fault. I

have to figure out what I want to say and then how to say it in the

way that she will give me the answer I want. I have to learn not

to override her, she finds that insulting, she likes soft, subtle aids.

She is teaching me to use my seat and stay relaxed and to be real

clear in my aids. What more could you want from a horse?”

Years have passed, as they tend to do, and now Teia is the ma-

ture one with an understudy in the wings. Kristal’s next dressage

prospect is an Arab/WB cross filly who will benefit from Kristal’s

experience with Teia. Kristal explains, “Since I got Brook, my rid-

ing focus has changed with Teia. I used to want to just move up

the levels, as long as I could get decent scores that’s what mat-

tered. When I got Brook I realized that I wanted to understand

what each level is trying to teach us. I’m realizing how important

straightness is. Sounds like such a simple thing, but as Teia and

I work at harder and harder movements, lack of straightness is

coming back to haunt us. Throughness is something we are strug-

gling with also. It is a difficult thing for an Arab, so I have been

told, but when the two of us are learning together it can make it

more difficult. Brook will have her own challenges, but I’m hoping

to get the basics really down with Teia so that they are second

nature for me with Brook.”

While Teia has an understudy in the wings, her career isn’t

over yet. Kristal has plans for even more development, “I would

love to show Teia at the FEI level. I also want to show her at more

open shows. When she is too old or cannot continue her work, I’m

hoping that maybe she will be able to teach my grandchildren to

ride. I can see her taking such good care of them. I’m don’t have

any grandchildren yet, and I’m not in a hurry for any, so that’s a

long-range plan. I am not in a hurry to retire Teia.”

Teia’s show record includes three National Top 10’s. 1st, 2nd

and 3rd level and seven regional Top Fives, reserve champion-

ships and championships. But she recently added to Kristal’s col-

lection of plaques by earning her Legion of Merit and Supreme

Legion of Honor awards. Kristal enjoys the ribbons and plaques

as much as anyone, but the relationship she and Teia have is

even more precious to her, “Knowing that the little girl who was

thrown away has come further than anyone could have imagined,

even me, is the most rewarding thing of all.”

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A Visit WithMark Miller

A hands-on owner, who’s already introduced more people to horses than probably any individual in the United States, the son of the late Bazy Tankersley

is paving an innovative path for Al-Marah Arabians at its new home in Clermont, Florida with his creative, collaborative vision.

I can’t see Mark Miller as we talk cross-country by phone,

but he’s multi-tasking, as usual. There’s a football game in the

background that he’s watching with his stepson Austin. Chances

are, a cup of Tetley British Blend tea is within arm’s reach of the

one-time reporter for the Chicago Tribune. “What would people

be surprised to know about me? I have no idea,” laughs Miller.

“You have to have been in this business awhile to even know I

exist,” adds the son of the late Bazy Tankersley, founder of Al-

Marah Arabians. “Probably, what would surprise people most, is

the influence I’ve had on the herd over the years,” he reflects.

“Mother listened to me about horses, since I was a teenager. Dur-

ing her last 10 years, at least, she would ask me how I’d breed the

horses before she made her decision. She never told me who she

wanted to breed a horse to first. She always wanted my opinion.

She only changed about 10 percent and she explained why.”

Miller describes, “I’ve got the original books Mother had,

with all the history of the mares and who the foals were. She’d

write down my opinions about the foals in that book and rarely

wrote hers down. I had a much bigger influence on her than most

people realized. But, that was never important to me.” Not one

to “toot his own horn,” the lifelong car buff maintains an under-

stated presence, despite the fact he was responsible for intro-

ducing more new people to horses than probably anyone else

in the United States during the 26 years he owned and operated

By Elizabeth Kaye McCallPhotos By Liz Crawley


Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction in Orlando, Fla. (which wrapped

its nonstop run December 31, 2013).

“The thing I’m going to do most differently from Mother is

marketing,” says Miller, whose well-honed leadership and crea-

tive talents have earned him honors like Florida’s Osceola Coun-

ty Humanitarian of the Year Award. Already, for the second time

since inheriting the historic herd (which is directly descended

from the Bedouin horses first gathered in the Arabian desert

by Abbas Pasha in 1815), Miller will take Al-Marah Arabians to

Wellington, Florida, where horses and riders from around the

world compete in open dressage. “We’ve got three legitimate 4th

level horses. Chance Command [AM Chance Command++++//]

will probably go Prix St. George and there’s a good chance Hey

YouStar [AM Hey YouStar++++//] will be there as well,” com-

ments Miller. “I know what I think we can do in Wellington. I’ve

got things I want to accomplish, but we’re not going to know until

we show up. It’s like every horse show you go to. You don’t know

what your horses are going to do. I try to be realistic about this

stuff. We’re going to see what we can do. I’m not going to rush

anyone through anything.” Open shows, plus a lineup of Arabian

Sport Horse events, will keep Miller and his show team in motion

as 2015 unfolds.

A hands-on owner in every sense of the word, Miller behind

the wheel hauling horses when Al-Marah’s show string heads

to competitions. “They’re my family. I like to drive them,” ex-

plains Miller, who logged 5,800 miles on the jaunt from Florida

to Idaho for the 2014 Arabian Sport Horse Nationals in his Ford

F-450 Super Duty Lariat truck, where the odometer reveals he’s

driven 70,000 miles in less than two years. “I’ve driven more than

1 million miles in a horse trailer. You can be a great truck driver,

but a really lousy horse hauler. There are other people I trust, but

I’m going anyway, so I might as well take the horses,” says Miller,

who typically sports jeans and a cowboy hat, or the occasional

baseball cap. “And, I always like to have a nice boring trip. There’s

always a time on a long trip like that when somebody does some-

thing stupid in front of you and you make a stop you don’t want

to make. The horses will put up with a certain number of those,

but I always think, ‘Could I have done that better?’” Admittedly

picky where his horses are concerned, Miller cautions, “There are

decisions you make with horses all the time, but when you’re

traveling, these decisions are even more important.” He skipped

one overnight stop planned on a cross-country jaunt when the

stabling fell short of his comfort zone.

The conversation shifts. Miller mentions that he likes giving

lessons. It’s an unexpected revelation. “I like to teach beginners. I

like to form a rider,” he explains. “What you see at a show is they

get into the ring and get nervous. Then, the horse gets nervous.

Next thing you know, the horse is up in the air or backing around

or something,” remarks Miller. “I just go up to these people and

say, ‘Get in the round ring and get comfortable with the horse

moving forward when it’s nervous.’ They’ve got the horse so con-

fused he doesn’t know what to do.” Interestingly, Miller helped

teach deaf children when his mother Bazy Tankersley ran the first

horsemanship for the handicapped program in the United States

in Maryland in the 1950s. “I never learned very much sign lan-

guage, but our horses knew as much as I did because everything

I did the horses were looking at. I was probably seven or eight

years old teaching,” recalls Miller of an upbringing few could im-

agine.

It should be no surprise that Miller is so well versed on end-

less equine topics. He rode Roy Rogers’ horse Trigger as a kid,

literally grew up in the midst of hundreds of horses, and met the

Who’s Who of horse trainers and equestrian talent from around

the world at the dinner table. Now, with Al-Marah’s move to its

Mark and Al Marah Swift (Al Marah Quebec x Reem Al Fala)

17Winter 2014

new headquarters in Clermont, Florida, offi-

cially completed, it’s as if a treasure trove of

knowledge seemingly hidden for safekeep-

ing, is bubbling to the surface.

“People get frustrated because they

are looking at something the wrong way,”

says Miller. “You have to say, ‘How can I

do this right?’ He’s reminded of how USDF

gold medalist Cathy Morelli explains it. “I

love Cathy Morelli, the way she explains

stuff.’ When horses misbehave, she refers

to them as being naughty. She doesn’t see

the bad. She says, that if your horse is being

naughty, you’ve got to explain to him what

you want.” A longtime mentor to Al-Marah’s

head trainer Kassandra (Kassie) Barteau,

Miller’s stepdaughter Keeley Clark, a USDF bronze medalist with

multiple Arabian national championships, shares the enthusiasm

for Morelli.

Keen on collaboration, Miller seems to be weaving threads of

the “Socratic method” he mentions often in connection with his

alma mater Rollins College, into the fabric of Al-Marah Arabians

LLC Clermont operation and culture. “One of the things I’m going

to do this year, and trust me, I’m going to do this, I want Kassie to

evaluate the gaits of all the mares I have. I want to know what she

thinks of their walk, trot, and canter. Then I want her to evaluate

my stallions,” shares Miller, who will stand 10 stallions in 2015.

“Kassie doesn’t know anything about breeding horses. She would

tell you. But, I don’t want her to talk to me about type. I want

to know what a trainer like Kassie thinks about the athletic abil-

ity of the horses I’m producing. And, I’ve got Camille Reed as a

working student now. I’m interested in what she has to say about

the horses too. If you’ve got trainers that know how to articulate

what’s going on with your horses, and not all trainers do,” notes

Miller, “you need to listen to them.”

Miller is planning, “I want Kassie to get on my stallions and

see what we have. Are they willing? Do they want to go forward?

Those are things I want to know. One of the things I’m trying to

concentrate on doing now is to take all the assets I have and apply

them to everything we do. Lord knows, I want to know everything

that Jerry Hamilton knows about running a breeding program. I

know a lot, but I can learn from everybody,” adds Miller. “One of

the things that does is encourages everyone who is working on

our team to learn from everybody.”

Head trainer Kassie Barteau on Al Marah Don Power (AM Double Dream x AM Honor TheStar) and Keeley Clark on AM Power Leader (AM Double Dream x A-Marah Seasteed) with Mark.

Mark and Al-Marah Hey Thor (AM Poer Raid x AM Seaside Hayday by AM Sea Captain)

Mark with the mare Al-Marah Sophie (Bremervale Adroni-cus x Al-Marah Galen by AM Double Dream)


“This will never happen again in my lifetime,” says Mark Mill-

er, who will write a new chapter of Arabian horse history when he

rolls out the red carpet at Al-Marah Arabians LLC, on Sunday, De-

cember 14, 2014, to welcome the broodmare elite of its world-

famous herd, to the farm’s new Clermont, Florida, lakefront head-

quarters. Privately owned by only three families in 200 years,

the Al-Marah herd is directly descended from the Bedouin horses

first gathered in the Arabian desert by Abbas Pasha in 1815. It is

the oldest, continuously bred, privately-owned band of Arabian

horses in the world.

The day-long Homecoming Celebration, hosted by Miller, in-

cludes a line-up of nonstop activities and entertainment starting

at 11:00 am befitting the once-in-a-lifetime event. The herd will

be making music in multi-disciplinary riding exhibitions featur-

ing Al-Marah winners of more than 40 National Championships

in 2013 and 2014. A memorable liberty act performance will

showcase the horse-human bond as the trainer directs the horse

like a conductor leading an orchestra. Also on the agenda: a ca-

tered barbecue to barn tours (and, you can bet they’ll “deck the

stalls”), plus an invigorating educational clinic to a select sale of

Al-Marah Arabian horses.

The 2:00 pm arrival of the

Homecoming stars themselves,

spotlights 14 glistening brood-

mares arriving from Tucson, as they

step from a convoy of transport

vans to make their debut into the

Sunshine state. Mark’s hand-picked

“best of the best,” Al-Marah’s

broodmare crown jewels, includes

some with the added honor of car-

rying the forthcoming first Al-Ma-

rah Clermont foal crop due in 2015.

(About 90 days after their arrival in

Florida according to Miller).

We still know how to put on a

show,” says Miller, whose Arabian

Nights Dinner Attraction wrapped

its 25-year Orlando run last year on Dec. 31, 2013. This year, the

son of Al-Marah’s founder, the late Bazy Tankersley, will welcome

local dignitaries to horse enthusiasts from around the world to

the picturesque 78-acre farm in Clermont for a Homecoming

that’s building “buzz” as the equine event of the Season.

Al-Marah Arabian Horses LLC is located at 11105 Autumn

Lane in Clermont, Florida. Its world-renowned Arabian breeding

operation and stable of show horses is dedicated to producing

beautiful athletes with endurance, agility, the “heart of a war-

rior,” and trademark Al-Marah dispositions--safe, affectionate,

and willing horses, bred to be friends and companions. Located

in central Florida, Al-Marah Clermont is an hour’s drive from Or-

lando International Airport, gateway to one of the world’s top

tourism destinations and now, to this historic Arabian horse

breeder.

The Al-Marah Homecoming Celebration takes place on Sun-

day, December 14, 2014 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. The event is

open to the public.

Visit: www.al-marah.com. RSVP to (352) 536-1502 or email

[email protected].

An Al-Marah Homecoming

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Underdog

It seems like yesterday that I looked at one of Elaine Kerri-

gan’s yearlings and thought, “Yep, this one looks like a nice

trail horse prospect for a 40-some-year-old rider.” Since I

had had my fill of difficult Arabians and wanted to give up

endurance riding, I was only interested in finding a nice “old lady

horse.” I had always admired Kerrigan Bloodstock and noticed

that her horses had good minds and great elastic gaits so I took

the plunge and spent a whopping $3000 for 14-month-old KB

Jull Fahim. Jull was by Elaine’s young stallion KB Omega Fahim

and was his firstborn. Her dam was Wild Irish Rose, an ordinary

Overo Paint mare owned by a friend of Elaine’s.

In the early years, Elaine rode and trained Jull herself. Then,

at age 5 she entered her first schooling show and did quite well.

I concentrated on riding her on the trails and we also did a few

limited distance endurance rides. At age 6, Elaine was asked to

perform a Quadrille at a CDI show and she asked to use Jull for

the fourth black horse in this event. She also mentioned showing

her in Training Level since we would already be at the show.

To our huge surprise, Jull placed 2nd in a huge CDI/CDS class

of Warmbloods with a score of 66%. I thought to myself, “A Quar-

ab should not be able to be competitive in dressage,” but little

did I know her future. Elaine rode Jull through Second Level but

it soon became time to pass the baton to another rider. Since

Omega was with the talented Chelsey Sibley, we approached her

to ride Jull on a limited basis. Chelsey was kind enough to take

my soon-to-be “Seabiscuit” and work with her. Eventually, Chel-

BY CHRIS BAILEY

sey saw enough talent to continue and a partnership was formed.

With incredible skill, Chelsey has succeeded in riding Jull to

victory for six years at the Region 3 Championships. This duo has

won two Third Level, two Fourth Level, two Prix St. Georges, two

Intermediaite 1, two Intermediate 2 and finally two Grand Prix

tests consecutively without a loss and within a very competi-

tive region. Jull has also received four USDF All-Breed Champi-

onships or Reserve Championships in Prix St. Georges through

Grand Prix. Most recently, she received her 4th FEI Sport Horse

National Championship at Grand Prix.

In 2010, Jull and her sire Omega experienced an historic mo-

ment at Sport Horse Nationals when the pair swept the entire

Open FEI division in dressage. Jull won Prix St. Georges and In-

Left: KB Jull Fahim, known as “Jull.” Grey Horse Photography.

Top Right: Jull’s beautiful extended trot. Photo by Carol Mingst.

Bottom Right: Jull posing with her owner, Chris Bailey, and her rider, Chelsey Sibley. 2014 National Champion Grand

Prix Dressage. Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.


termediate 1 while Omega cinched the task by winning Interme-

diate 2 and Grand Prix. At the recent Sport Horse Nationals show,

history was once again made by Jull and Omega. Both sire and

daughter now have individually won all four Open FEI levels of

dressage with the talented Chelsey Sibley

These days, I chuckle when folks would look at Jull and say

“nice little mare.” Funny to think I still hear this response, even

with a USDF average Grand Prix score of 62% and a single test

over 68% in 2014. Well an underdog has a big task to prove for

a bit of respect.

I will ever be grateful to Elaine Kerrigan and Chelsey Sibley

for producing this great sport horse. Jull at 15 has a heart of a

true star and deserves recognition for a job “well done.” I truly

hope she is an inspiration to everyone especially those who may

have a partner who does not fit the image of a great sport horse

but possesses the exceptional talent and deserves the opportu-

nity to grow and excel. What a horse and what a journey!

Top Left: Jull and Chelsey, 2012 National Champion Dressage Intermediate II. Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.

Bottom Left: Jull showing off her passage at SHN 2014. Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.

Top Right: Jull as a foal.

Bottom Right: Jull (right) and her sire, KB Omega Fahim (left), swept the Open FEI division at the 2010 Sport Horse Nationals.

Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.

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25Winter 2014

With approximately 360 horses en-tered in 113 classes spread over four days, this year’s 12th Annual Sport Horse Nationals held at the

Idaho Horse Park was a lively event.

New for 2014 was the splitting of the Sport Horse In Hand for

Hunter Type and Dressage Type, which was well supported. It was

interesting to see the results, as each class was judged by a panel

of experts in that discipline. The Half-Arabian gelding DIAMONDS

BOLD HEART (Nu Black Diamond x BR King’s Bold Diana {ASB}),

owned by Rachel Davis-Heinz, was named National Champion in

all four classes under both panels.

Intro Jumpers was also new this year (as an Exhibition), and

the 13.2 hand 22-year-old PR MERRYLEGS (Tar Comet x Rose

Queen {HA}) owned and ridden by Mimi Stanley, flew around the

course to be named the winner.

The largest class of the show was the Open Arabian Sport

Horse Under Saddle, with 40 entries, and was topped by SIR SOXX

A LOT (Exxclaim x GF Lucinda), owned and ridden by Nicole Row-

ley.

The largest Dressage class was Open Arabian Training Level,

with 37 entries. The winner was HR HY LITER (BA Bey Elation x

HR Dancin Fame), ridden by Nikki McGinnis and owned by Megan

LaFave, with a score of 74.2%.

The largest In Hand class was Arabian Open Geldings-Dres-

sage Type with 29 entries, won by Kelli Bennett’s MSU STARTA

LEGACY (Hucks Legacy x MSU Eternety), who was the unanimous

Champion.

In the Hunter division, the largest class, HA/AA Regular Work-

ing Hunter ATR with 20 entries, was won by Taylor Bowman on

her family’s homebred mare LADY LORIA (Lanthan {Hanoverian}

The largest class of the show was the Open Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle, with 40 entries.

LEFT PHOTO: MSU STARTA LEGACY ++++//, SUPREME NATIONAL CHAMPION SPORT HORSE IN HAND. DON STINE PHOTO.

TOP PHOTO: MOST WINNING HORSE OF THE SHOW, AL-MARAH SWIFT++++//. PHOTO © THE ARABIAN SPORT HORSE MAGAZINE.


2014


x Chainti).

The high score in Dressage was 74.9% earned by QUICK LADY

(Quick Silver Bey x I.H. Tesar {Canadian WB}) with owner/rider

Lindsey O’Keefe in the Open HA/AA Training Level. High score FEI

was 64.079%, earned by RHOYAL CONTUCCI (Contucci {Hanover-

ian} x RMAR Royal Gal) owned and ridden by Katie Werner in Prix

St. Georges.

Supreme Champion Sport Horse In Hand was unanimously

awarded to Kelli Bennett’s Arabian gelding MSU STARTA LEGACY

(Hucks Legacy x MSU Eternety).

The Supreme Champion 2-Year-Old Sport Horse In Hand was

HANDSOME IZ (Osilvis RPSI} x Pascion S), owned and bred by

Stanley Ranch.

The most winning horse of the entire show was Al-Marah’s

Arabian stallion AL-MARAH SWIFT (Al-Marah Quebec x Reem Al

Fala). He earned 3 Championships in Green Working Hunter,

Working Hunter 14.2 & Under and Sport Horse In Hand Hunter

Type Open; 2 Reserve Championships in Regular Working Hunter

and Sport Horse In Hand Hunter Type Amateur, plus two Top Tens

in Open Hunter Hack and Open Sport Horse Under Saddle.

Right behind him and tied for second place are Al Marah’s

AL-MARAH JESSICA (Bremervale Andronicus x Reem Al Fala) and

Beth Noteman’s Half-Arabian mare MIDNITES MAGIC GENIE (Nero

{Friesian} x Precious Midnite).

The most winning horse in the Hunter-Jumper division and

winner of the ABHJA High Point Championship was Half-Arabian

GERONIMO I (Gonzo I {Hanoverian} x Zannzzibarr), owned and

ridden by Debbie Bianco. Together they garnered 3 National


Sir Soxx A Lot++, winner of the largest class of the show, Open Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle with 40 entries.Don Stine Photo.

27Winter 2014

MSU Starta Legacy++++//As I stood clutching a friend’s hand at Sport Horse Nationals in

Nampa this year (2014), waiting on the announcement of the Su-

preme Sport Horse Champion, I was quickly drawn back through

the last seven years and how much has happened since I purchased

the big red horse now standing at the end of the lead with my hus-

band, Bob Bennett, Jr. All I could think was is this dream about to

become a reality?

In April 2007, I began my search for a new purebred to fill the

shoes of my mare who was set to retire. While googling, I came

across an ad for Michigan State University and I was intrigued to

know they were breeding Arabians and had been doing so suc-

cessfully since the 1940s. Automatically clicking on the Sales

Page, several were listed, but only one caught my eye. Being in

South Carolina, a day trip to Michigan was not an option so I con-

tacted the school for a video.

When the video arrived, I ran to the house as if it were Christ-

mas. I looked at the video of the horse and it was okay. I decided I

should get Bob’s opinion. He really did not comment and thought

I should keep looking. A little disappointed, I shrugged my shoul-

ders and kept looking. Something in my gut just kept tugging at

my brain—I knew this was the horse, but Bob could not see it.

That September, we went to Sport Horse Nationals in Lexing-

ton, Virginia. Even though it had been 6 months since I ordered

the video, I frequented the school sales page to see if the gelding

was still there. I knew he would be at SHN, but never said any-

thing to Bob. A day into the show, I spotted the gelding as Bob

and I were watching an under saddle class. I mentioned his name,

the video we previously viewed and kindly reminded him that he

did not like the gelding. Bob’s opinion quickly changed. Before I

knew it, he told me to get my saddle—I needed to ride that horse.

A month later on Halloween, costumes and candy were not

on my mind. Only treat I was excited about was the arrival of my

new horse, MSU Starta Legacy (Starta).

As part of the MSU Horse Teaching and

Research Program, Starta’s form to func-

tion and temperament was the result of the

Breeding Committee’s knowledge of both

the sire and dam. His sire, Huck’s Legacy is

a Reserve National Champion Country Pleas-

ure winner sired by Huckleberry Bey ++, and

his dam MSU Eternity, a former racehorse, is

sired by Canadian National Champion Park

horse, Napitok + out of the *Bask daughter,

Easter Basket whose imported Crabbett dam,

*Silfretta was the key foundation mare of the

MSU breeding program.

Some people say dreams do come true if

you put your mind to it. My fairy tale started

Sport Horse Nationals stories continue on page 48.

Continued on page 75.

Champions and 3 Top Tens.

And last, but not least, the youngest rider competing was

Zacko Hardin, 8. Zacko rode his Half Arabian pony SUNOVAGUN

(Showgun PGN x Giddget {Grade}) to a Top Ten title in the Work-

ing Hunter 14.2 & Under. His sister Tyler, 9, was Champion and

Reserve Champion in the same class on Al-Marah’s AL MARAH

SWIFT and AM ZIPY SHARP SHOOTER respectively. Tyler also

earned three Top Tens in Amateur Working Hunter and Hunter

Hack Open and Amateur! These two certainly look to be follow-

ing in mom Kristin Hardin’s footsteps.


MSU Starta Legacy ++++//, Supreme National Champion Sport Horse In Hand. Don Stine Photo.



Handsome IZ - Supreme Champion Two-Year-Old In Hand, Champion 2-Year-Old Sport Horse Geldings In Hand.

Youngest riders Tyler Holiday Hardin, 9, and Zacko Hardin, 8. Diamonds Bold Heart, owned by Rachel Davis-Heinz, winner of all four HA/AA Sport Horse Geldings In Hand classes.

29Winter 2014


Geronimo I and Debbie Bianco - High Point Hunter/Jumper with Champion in HA/AA Working Hunter Open and AAOTR, Champion Open Hunter Hack, Top Tens in Working Hunter ATR, Hunter Hack ATR & AAOTR.

Quick Lady and Lindsey O’Keefe, high scorers in Dressage. HR Hi Lyter and Nikki McGinnis were Champion in the largest Dressage class of the show.


Long in the ToothAlong with their beauty and intelligence, Arabians are known

for their soundness and long performance careers. This year’s

Sport Horse Nationals showcased 10 horses aged 20 and over

that proved these unique qualities once again.

Arabian stallion Khemberry Bey V+// (Huckleberry Bey x Khe-

madera by Khemosabi) is 28 and owned by the Schlegel family.

He has 21 National titles in English Sidesaddle and Show Hack

with multiple National Championships in Show Hack. Not only

was he competing in Sport Horse Show hack this year, but he also

had three of his offspring showing, helping him earn a spot in

the Top Sire rankings. (See page ?) “He is such a showoff, but so

sweet,” says Helena Schlegel. “He is small, but his bright and en-

ergetic personality definitely makes up for it. He is also a teacher,

when I got him I had never ridden show hack and he taught me

everything I know today.”

Beverly Stevens’ homebred Arabian gelding Azrabey+ (Opa-

lo x Regal Serenade by Regal Bey) is 23 and has earned many

regional and national titles in the sport disciplines. He delighted

everyone with his energetic performances that earned him three

Top Tens in Working Hunter Open and Amateur and Hunter Hack

Open. Read more about Azrabey on page 30.

Khemberry Bey V. Mike Ferrara Photo. Azarbey. Done Stine Photo.


31Winter 2014

PR Merrylegs++// (Tar Comet x Rose Queen) is a 22-year-old

13.2 hand Half Arabian pony owned and bred by the Stanley fam-

ily. She is a Canadian National Champion and three-time Reserve

National Champion in Dressage and US Reserve Champion In

Hand. She came out of semi-retirement to earn a Championship

in Intro Jumpers and a Top Ten in Speed Jumpers with Mimi Stan-

ley.

The adorable Arabian gelding, Tays Benazir (Tayako Bask x My

Dee Ruffles by JML Emotion), at 22 is owner Sarah Asby’s son’s

favorite mount. Para-equestrian Nathan Asby rides one-handed

due to mild Cerebral Palsy, and rode in Training Level Dressage

ATR and AAOTR. This was their first Nationals and they scored

from 60 to 65%, just missing a Top Ten by 1%.

Suzette Sontag’s 21-year-old Arabian Safarr+// (Safire x Ries

SP Bouquet by Sar-Gamas) was a competitor at the very first

Sport Horse Nationals in 2003 where he earned a Top Ten in Sec-

ond Level Dressage. He has since earned two National Champions

and ten Reserve National Champions up to Prix St. Georges. Read

more on page 64.

Arabian stallion Prides Honore (Halima-Fa-Star x Pip Squeak

Continued on the next page.

PR Merrylegs. Erica McBride Photo.

Tays Benazir. Bob Tarr Photo.



by Valaddi) owned and bred by Pamela Kiehn, is 21 and has

shown in a versatile array of disciplines through his career, and

even won a Top Ten in 2001 in Trail Horse JTR with Pam’s daugh-

ter. This year, he qualified for and showed in Show Hack and Un-

der Saddle. “Honore is not only the cornerstone of my breeding

program but he is a beloved member of the family,” says Pam. “It

is a true treasure to have such an amazing disposition, work ethic

and the love from this loyal partnership.”

Half Arabian Prince Paso++++// (L Paso x Yesterday’s Love

{ASB}) at age 21 earned a Top Ten for his junior owner Anna

Kjems in Hunt Seat Equitation Not To Jump. Earlier this year, he

and Anna won two Reserve National Championships in Training

Level Dressage 13 & Under and First Level Dressage 13 & Under.

“He was my first horse and my first National ride,” says Anna. “He

is very trusting and will do anything for his rider.”

Darlene Bently’s Arabian mare Sioux Taboo (BL Indian Adonis

x AM Playful Ellen by AM Count Pine) is 21 and competed in Car-

riage Driving, earning two Top Tens in the Working and Reins-

manship classes at their first National show. Earlier in her career,

Sioux Taboo rode endurance and competitive trail, including two

attempts at Tevis with a previous owner.

The youngest of our senior horses at 20 is Arabian stallion

Prides Honore. Carolyn Burch Photo.Safarr. Highland Photography By Darcie.


33Winter 2014

Crimson N Smoke+++/ (Flaming Crimson x R S Krystal by First

Class) owned and bred by Larry & Kelly Alcorn. He has shown in

Reining, Trail, Working Hunter and In Hand, earning Canadian Re-

serve Champion In Hand Stallions Hunter and Top Ten Working

Hunter just this year. At SHN he placed Top Ten in both Stallion

Hunter-Type In Hand classes. Five of his offspring there earned a

Reserve and six Top Ten titles. See our story on Crimson N Smoke

on page 32.

Lastly, at 20 we have Arabian stallion Jordasch (Justin Abii x

Saladins Sangria by SX Saladin), owned and bred by Leslie Burch-

field. He earned a Top Ten in Stallions In Hand Dressage Type at

his first National show in 2014.

The SHN Show Commission has announced that they are of-

fering a special award in 2015 for the oldest horse, oldest rider

and oldest horse/rider combination, so dust off those cobwebs!

Sport Horse Nationals stories continue on the next page.

Crimson N Smoke.Prince Paso with his junior owner, Anna Kjems.



AzrabeyBy Beverly Stevens

In the Working Hunter ring in Idaho this year, there was a cute,

energetic, happy gelding jumping around the courses. To look at

him, no one would have guessed that he was more than two dec-

ades old and a veteran of the very first West Coast Sport Horse Na-

tional Show.

In September 1990, I purchased an Arabian mare named

Regal Seranade (Sera). That same year, at the Mother Lode AHA

horse show, I bought several raffle tickets for a stallion breeding.

To my surprise, I won second choice! I wasn’t sure which stallion

to choose, but ended up picking Opalo, a *Barich de Washoe son

out of an Azraff daughter. I knew nothing about him, but I knew if

BruMarBa Arabians had him as a stallion, he had to be good.

On May 1, 1991, Sera delivered a beautiful baby boy whom I

named Azrabey after his two grandsires, Azraff and Regal Bay. He

was given his barn name of “Ozzie” by my dressage trainer who

called him and his mother “Ozzie and Harriet.” In 1992, he was

named Region 3 Reserve Champion Yearling Colt in a class with

17 horses shown by Don Buswell.

While still a colt, Azrabey was bred to 3 mares; a purebred

Arabian, a Saddlebred and a Thoroughbred, resulting in two fil-

lies and a colt. He was gelded when he was 4 and started under

saddle a year later by a dressage trainer. Ozzie was subsequently

shown in hunter pleasure, show hack and dressage and later in

Sport Horse Under Saddle.

In 2003, he was started over fences and won a Region 3 Top 5

in Arabian Regular Working Hunters. The following year, he was

Region 3 Reserve Champion Working Hunter and Hunter Hack.

The same year, Ozzie went Top 10 Hunter Hack and Sport Horse


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U/S ATR at Sport Horse Nationals. For the next 6 years he was only

shown in Dressage and Sport Horse classes.

Under saddle, he is very easy to show. Several amateurs have

shown him for me after riding him less than a half an hour and

win or place in every class, Ashley Young has shown him for over

10 years in Working Hunters, Hunter Hack and Under Saddle. Also

thanks to Jordan Roberts and Nicki Tuscher for showing him U/S

at the last minute.

In 2010, I found a hunter trainer to get him going over fences

again. It wasn’t long before that trainer moved to Southern Cali-

fornia, so Ozzie was not shown for the next two years. Just this

year, I was able to find another hunter trainer and started him

jumping again. In 2014, he was Region 3 Champion Hunter Hack

and Top 5 Working Hunter ATR.

This year, at the tender age of 23, Ozzie headed to Idaho for

Sport Horse Nationals. He came home with Top 10s in Arabian

Regular Working Hunter Open and ATR, as well as Top 10 in Open

Hunter Hack. He was ridden by Ashley Young and Carly Devine.

Even more remarkable, Carly didn’t ride him until the day before

their class! They had a beautiful ride in the SH U/S class, but only

got on the hunter judge’s card.

Many people that watched him show could not believe that

Ozzie is 23 years old. I’ve always said he is 23 going on 2. I think

he proved that with the energy he had in his over fences classes

- he loves his job and it shows. I feel that he has stayed healthy

and sound by not be over ridden or jumped too much. He lives

in a 3 acre pasture with his sister and another mare, and has late

fall and winter off.

When he is jumped, it’s never more than twice a week; at

shows he never shows in more than three classes over fences. I

am sure that is what has contributed to his long term soundness.

He also wears Shock Tamer pads when ever he jumps to protect

his feet and is on a supplement for his joints and powdered coco-

nut oil that he gets with his senior feed.

His first show for 2015 will be in May, when his winter coat

has shed out. Look for Ozzie in the dressage court in addition to

SH Show Hack, SH U/S as well as Hunters. His chiropractor feels

that he will be able to continue jumping next year and maybe

into 2016.

Azrabey with Ashley Young.

Azrabey with Carly Devine.

Azrabey with Ashley Young.

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Crimson N SmokeAlthough he didn’t make the Top Sires list due to the age of

his five get that attended Sport Horse Nationals, the 20-year-

old Arabian stallion CRIMSON N SMOKE+++// deserves a special

mention.

Larry and Kelly Alcorn’s 14.1 hand black “Mighty Mouse” was

sired by Flaming Crimson, a Straight Spanish horse whose dam,

the incredible *Sabiduria, was among the last of the Steen im-

ports from Spain. Smokey’s dam was R S Krystal, a First Class

(*Bask/ Khemosabi) daughter out of a MS Ellusion daughter. “You

can see Khemo all over him,” says Kelly.

Smokey began his life as a Trail Horse in the show arena win-

ning the Region 4 Championship as a 4 year old. He continued

his life as a Trail Horse until 2002 when cattle entered his life. He

was like a kid in a candy store. They showed him in Reining and

Working Cow Horse along with his Trail endeavors until 2011. Be-

cause Smokey liked the jumps in the Trail classes so much, they

started him over fences. Kelly was thrilled to be going back to the

division she came from earlier in her life.

Last year, Smokey had to take some time off due to an almost

life ending “hock flare” and surgery to repair it. At the tender age

of 19, he was introduced to showing in hand while he was mend-

ing from the surgery. Since Smokey does not do well if left at

home from any show, and since he was not ready to jump, Kelly

and Larry drove him to keep him fit and even showed him in hand

at a few shows along the way.

At Region 13 this year, Smokey was named Champion Arabian


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Sport Horse Stallion In Hand, with his purebred son Smokin Nthe

Boys Room going Reserve to his sire.

Smokey was named Reserve Champion Arabian Sport Horse

Stallions In Hand-Hunter Type at Canadian Nationals this sum-

mer. Additionally, he earned a Top Ten in Working Hunter!

Sport Horse Nationals were a thrill for the Alcorns and their

“posse.” In the Arabian Sport Horse Stallions in Hand-Hunter

Type, Smokey placed 4th in the Open and 7th in the Amateur.

His purebred son Smokin Nthe Boys Room was Reserve Cham-

pion in the 2-Year-Old Colts class. Half Arabian son STL Smoke

Intheaire was Top Ten in the 2-Year-Old Geldings.

One of his purebred daughters, STL Smoke Before Fire, eared

three Top Tens in Green Working Hunter, Hunter Hack Open and

Sport Horse Mares In Hand-Hunter Type Open.

Smokey had two Anglo Arabian daughters (full sisters) en-

tered at SHN this year as well. Shes On My List, who tied for

Champion in her yearling class last year, placed 4th in her 2-Year-

Old class in Idaho. Just A Thought placed 4th in the Yearling Sport

Horse Filly class.

“Smokey has a heart as big as all outdoors and I am owned,

lock, stock and barrel by him,” says Kelly. Be sure to look for them

next year in Raleigh.

Crimson’s sire, Flaming Crimson.

Just A Thought

Crimson’s get that competed at the 2014 Sport Horse Nationals:

Shes On My List

Smoke In The Air

Smokin Nthe Boys Room

Smoke Before Fire


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Aurora MR+++// and Danielle Casalett Top 10 Prix St. Georges and Intermediate 1 Dressage.

ES You Gotta Be Kiddin & Cami LaLone - Champion HA/AA SH Show Hack ATR and Top Ten in HA/AA SH Show Hack Open, Third Level Dressage ATR, and

Fourth Level Dressage ATR. Photo credit to Erika Snell.

KB Jull Fahim and Chelsey Sibley - Champion Grand Prix Dressage.

Oration & Mike Desiderio Champion Working Hunter Open & Hunter Hack Open. Don Stine Photo.

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KB Jull Fahim and Chelsey Sibley - Champion Grand Prix Dressage. Ansa Miss Gifted, bred and shown by Lisa Littrell and owned by Larry And Kelly Alcorn. Sport Horse Mares Hunter Type, ATH. 3rd in the Open handled by Kelly Alcorn. Don Stine Photo.

Hermano Rojo and Philippa Sumsion - five top tens in HA/AA Training Level Dressage ATR, AOTR, and HA/AA First level

AOTR, ATR and Open.

SMF Annie Get Yourgun++++// & Cindy Tobeck - Champion HA/AA AAOTR Hunter Hack, Reserve Champion ATR Hunter Hack,

and Top Tens in 1st Level Dressage AOTR, Hunter Hack Open, HA/AA SHIH Mares Open, HA/AA SHIH Mares ATH, HA/AA SHUS AOTR, HA/AA Working Hunter ATR, HA/AA Working Hunter AOTR, Hunt Seat Eq. NTJ, and Hunt Seat Eq. over fences. Don Stine Photo.



Philippa Sumsion and Hermano Rojo carrying the Canadian flag. JMF Marquis Champion Arabian Sport Horse Stallion In Hand Dressage Type Open & ATH. Don Stine Photo.

Kristin Hardin’s group of entries.

HH Antonia and Amanda Howell - Reserve Champion First Level Dressage AAOTR, Top Tens

Second Level Open & AAO, Arabian SHUS AO.

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Trade Secret CC and Darsie Bell - Top Tens in Arabian First Level Dressage AAO, Show Hack Open and ATR. Photo by BobTarr.com.

Kristin Hardin with AM Zipy Sharp Shooter and Ability. Champion and Reserve in Open Jumpers.

Czantiago and Lisa Stapleton Champion Arabian Working Hunter AAO, Top Tens Working Hunter AT, Green Working Hunter, Hunter Hack ATR

and AAO, SHUS Open and ATR.

Piaffs Pride and Kristin Hardin - Champion Green Working Hunter, Reserve HA/AA Working Hunter, Top Tens Hunter

Hack Open, SHUS Open, SHIH Open.



TA Im Too Hsexy and Tammy Bowers - Top Tens Arabian Training Level Dressage Open, ATR & AAOTR, First Level

ATR. BobTarr.com photo.

Azh Naborrs Gemini and Dorann LaPerch - Top Tens in HA/AA Sport Horse Show Hack First Level Dressage ATR and SHIH Mares ATH. Don Stine Photo.

Elikzir & Dorann LaPerch - Top Tens in Arabian SHIH Stallions Hunter Type Open and ATH, SHIH Stallions Dressage Type Open. Don Stine Photo. ST Shaamrock, Dakoda Mower and owner Jean

Filleti - Reserve Champion Arabian Working Hunter ATR and Hunter Hack ATR; Top Tens in Green

Working Hunter, Hunter Hack Open, SHUS Open and ATR.

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Hermes Echo and Deborah Tomlinson - Top Tens in HA/AA SHUS Open & ATR, HA/AA Training Level Dressage ATR, SHIH Open & ATR Dressage Type, SHIH Open

Hunter Type. Don Stine Photo.

Al Marah Swift and Kristin Hardin - Champion Green Working Hunter, Working Hunter 14.2 & Under, Arabian SH Stallions In Hand Hunter Type, Reserve Champion Working Hunter Open and SH Stallions In Hand Hunter Type ATH; Top Tens Hunter

Hack Open and SHUS Open.Roxy Music and Peggy Weems - Champion Arabian Sport Horse Show

Hack Open and ATR.

Silk Roads Legacy and Cara Phelps - Top Tens in Green Work-ing Hunter and Hunter Hack AAO.



Bayview Farm group.

TRF Aladdin and Kimberly Graves - Top Ten Amateur Jumpers and Regular Working Hunter.

AM Token Chick and Mary Fischer - Reserve Champion H/A Training Level Dres-sage ATR. BobTarr.com Photo.

45Winter 2014


AM Token Chick and Mary Fischer - Reserve Champion H/A Training Level Dres-sage ATR. BobTarr.com Photo.

Sur Teddys Magna and Lorraine Prowse; PA Julius Caesar and Alexis Doughty in Arabian Hunter Hack AAOTR.

PA Julius Caesar and Alexis Doughty - Champion Arabian Hunter Hack Jr. Horse and AAOTR, Reserve Champion SHUS Jr. Horse.

On Tap and Hannah Darby - Champion HA/AA SHUS Jr Horse, Reserve Green Working Hunter and Hunter Hack Jr. Horse, Top Tens in Working Hunter AAO, Hunter Hack Open, ATR & AAO;

SHUS AO.


Karnavaal and Jennifer Diamond - Top Tens in Arabian Sport Horse In Hand Dres-sage Type ATH, Sport Horse Under Saddle Open and AOTR. Photo by Jieshi Yan.

Geronimo I and Debbie Bianco - Champion in HA/AA Working Hunter Open and AAOTR, Champion Open Hunter

Hack, Top Tens in Working Hunter ATR, Hunter Hack ATR & AAOTR.

Geronimo I with Debbie Bianco and BHF While U Were Out and Devon Thomas - Hunter Seat Equitation Over Fences.

Rhoyal Leggacy and Katie Werner - Champion HA/AA Second Level Dressage and Top Ten First Level Dressage.


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Sir Soxx A Lot and Nicole Rowley - Champion Arabian SHUS Open, Reserve Champion SHIH Geldings - Hunter Type Open and ATH, Top Tens in SHUS

ATH and Training Level Dressage AAO. Don Stine Photo.


LA LegacyInBlack and Dorann LaPerch - Top Tens in Arabian Sport Horse Show Hack Open and ATR, Dressage Second Level.

Photo by Jieshi Yan.

Holy Tree Farm Group. Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.

Arox II and Anna Kjems - Champion HA/AA SHUS Open and AOTR, Top Tens in First Level Dressage

ATR, SHIH Gelding Hunter Type ATH and SHUS ATR.



HA/AA Working Hunter ATR entries from Desiderio’s Tranquillity Farm - (l to r) Geronimo I/Debbie Bianco, EVG Finale/Natalie Gram-mer, Artikulate/Samantha Weinerman, BHF While U Were Out/Devon Thomas and Superstarr JLP/Julia Weinerman

Chips-A-Toi LOA and Linda Stoner - Top Tens in Arabian SHIH Mares Hunter Type Open & ATH and Arabian SHIH

Mares Dressage Type Open. Don Stine Photo.

HM Valle Bella Luna and Jerri Fuhriman - Top Ten HA/AA Yearling SHIH Fillies. Don Stine Photo.

HM Valle Halcon and Jerri Fuhriman - Champion HA/AA Yearling SHIH Gelding. Don Stine Photo.

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HM Valle Halcon and Jerri Fuhriman - Champion HA/AA Yearling SHIH Gelding. Don Stine Photo.

Hawk Meadows Ranch’s first trip to Nationals a success!

Artikulate and Samantha Weinerman - Champion HA/AA Hunter Hack ATR, Reserve Champion Open Hunter Hack, Top

Ten Working Hunter ATR and SHUS ATR.

HM Accelerando and Jerri Fuhriman - Reserve Champion in HA/AA SHIH Geldings Dressage Type ATH and SHIH Geldings Hunter

Type ATH, Top Tens in SHIH Geldings Dressage Type Open and SHUS Jr. Horse. Don Stine Photo.



CDB Aluna & Connie Arnold - Reserve Champion SHIH Mares Hunter Type Open, and Dressage Type ATH, Top Ten

SHIH Mares Hunter Type ATH.

Union Pacific and Roxann Behan - Reserve Champion Combioned Test, Top Ten Intro Jumpers.

Imnaha & Taylor Bowman - Champion A/HA/AA Jumpers Amateur & Reserve Speed Jumpers.

Tuxedo Thyme ABA - Top Ten Prix St. Georges & Intermediate-1 Dressage.

Photos on this page by Erica McBride.

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Aulways Magic and Tony Jackson- Top Tens in Third Level Open & Amateur and Show Hack.

Kaiserin and Courtney Percival - 9 Top Tens in HA/AA Working Hunter, Hunter Hack and SHUS.

SDR Total Eclipse & Erika Petrie - Champion HA/AA First Level Dressage ATR and AAOTR.

First Dance Of Color & Carol Mavros - Top Ten in Third Level Dressage Open & Amateur and

Fourth Level Amateur.

Photos on this page by Erica McBride.


1) Bremervale Andronicus 10 2 6 17 350

2) Al Marah Quebec 2 4 3 7 250

3) AM Power Raid 4 0 3 12 180

4) Monogramm 1 4 0 2 140

4) Khemberry Bey V 3 2 1 6 140

4) Nero 1 1 5 1 140

7) NU Black Diamond 1 4 0 1 130

7) Contucci 2 3 2 3 130

7) AM Good Oldboy 6 3 1 5 130

10) Gonzo I 1 3 0 3 120

10) SDA Silver Legend 1 3 0 3 120

10) Hucks Legacy 2 2 1 4 120

10) Royal Knightfyre 1 1 2 5 120

10) Golden Essence 1 1 2 5 120

10) Aldebars Treasure 1 1 1 7 120

10) Sshameless 3 1 0 11 120

THE Top Ten Sires


OverallSire’s Name # of offspring # of Champions # of Reserves # of Top Tens Total Points

Points for these rankings were calculated by Awarding Champion 30 pts., Reserve 20 pts., Top Ten 10 pts.

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Al Marah Quebec

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2) SS Annita 1 4 0 2 140

2) Rmar Royal Gal 2 3 2 1 140

2) Precious Midnite 1 1 5 1 140

5) BR King’s Bold Diana 1 4 0 1 130

5) Zannzzibarr 1 3 0 3 120

6) MSU Eternity 2 2 1 4 120

6) Pascion S 2 2 0 6 120

6) Foxy Style 1 2 0 5 120

6) MAS Knight Wind 1 1 2 5 120

6) Quest For A Dream 1 1 2 5 120

6) Druzkays Secret 1 1 1 7 120

THE Top Ten DAMS


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1) Bremervale Andronicus 9 2 5 12 280

2) Al Marah Quebec 2 4 3 7 250

3) AM Power Raid 4 0 3 12 180

4) Monogramm 1 4 0 2 140

5) SDA Silver Legend 1 3 0 3 120

5) AM Good Oldboy 5 2 1 4 120

5) Hucks Legacy 2 2 1 4 120

5) Sshameless 3 1 0 11 120

Top FIVE Sires and dams


of ArabiansSire’s Name # of offspring # of Champions # of Reserves # of Top Tens Total Points


1) Reem Al Fala 2 4 6 5 290

2) SS Annita 1 4 0 2 140

3) MSU Eternity 2 2 1 4 120

3) MAS Knight Wind 1 1 2 5 120

5) DE Naztravia 1 1 0 8 110

Dam’s Name # of offspring # of Champions # of Reserves # of Top Tens Total Points

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1) Nero 1 1 5 1 140

2) NU Black Diamond 1 4 0 1 130

2) Contucci 2 3 2 3 130

3) Gonzo I 1 3 0 3 120

3) Golden Essence 1 1 2 5 120

3) Aldebars Treasure 1 1 1 7 120

Top FIVE Sires and dams

of Half & Anglo ArabiansSire’s Name # of offspring # of Champions # of Reserves # of Top Tens Total Points


1) Rmar Royal Gal 2 3 2 1 140

1) Precious Midnite 1 1 5 1 140

3) BR King’s Bold Diana 1 4 0 1 130

4) Zannzzibarr 1 3 0 3 120

4) Foxy Style 1 2 0 5 120

4) Quest For A Dream 1 1 2 5 120

4) Druzkays Secret 1 1 1 7 120

Dam’s Name # of offspring # of Champions # of Reserves # of Top Tens Total Points


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Iam a 17-year-old Jr./Young Rider from Littleton, Colo-

rado with a passion for Dressage and endless love for

my 18 year old 15.3hh half Arabian/Trakehner, King

Justice. I am a Junior in high school and spend most

of my nights and weekends at the barn or doing homework. In

between, I dream of training internationally and earning a seat on

the United States Equestrian Team and competing in the Olym-

pics. I know…big dreams right? But I believe if you can dream it,

you can do it. It’s really a matter of faith, consistent hard work,

resilience, patience and never giving up. There are challenges

along the way, but adversity can make you stronger; it’s a choice.

I train at the Ken Caryl Equestrian Center and compete in

the Rocky Mountain Dressage Society (RMDS), a USDF Region 5

Group Member Organization. The RMDS supports the sport of

dressage in the Rocky Mountain region with chapters in Colo-

rado, Wyoming and Utah. I began riding 8 years ago after leaving

competitive gymnastics due to injuries. I began full training and

competition four years ago at Autumn Hill Equestrian Center, in

Boulder, Colorado under the instruction of Julie Barringer-Rich-

ers, and ironically, aboard a horse by the name of Magic Gift. I did

not know that a magic gift of another kind would soon change

my life.

After deciding to change schools, I moved away from Autumn

Hill and was without a ride. I began taking lessons with Lauren

Smith, a USDF Gold Medal rider/instructor at Normandy Farms.

The first horse I rode had “a hitch in his giddyup” as my trainer

said. An old injury had left him with a hiccup in his stride and

therefore was not a sound prospect for full training. We leased

another horse for a short term until my trainer moved to another

barn.

Unfortunately, it looked like I had lost my ride again, and this

time it appeared I had no options. We learned that the horse with

the “hitch in his giddyup” had come up for sale as the barn was

preparing to close its business. His name was Justice. He was be-

ing ridden bareback infrequently by small children.

Sadly, that same week I lost my grandfather. He had willed

each of his grandchildren $3,000. My trainer suggested we con-

sider buying the horse. Everyone was concerned about his abil-

ity to show as he wasn’t really under saddle that much and had

that “hitch.” But there was something special about him despite

his problems. He needed a family and I needed him. So I bought

him with the money my grandfather left me, for just $3,000. I just

wanted a horse to love on, regardless of what he was capable of

doing. So that is where my story really begins.

&Faith,TrustJustice

BY LEXY DONALDSON

61Winter 2014

We were told by many that he didn’t have the

build to compete. He was smallish and skinny and

had that “hitch” in his gait. We had no records of

his training and didn’t know what we were get-

ting ourselves into. Everyone said he’s unlikely to

be a sound competitor and not likely to progress

through the levels. But he was family now, and

that’s all I cared about. I officially changed his name

to “King Justice”, because he was MY king and the

King of Goodness!

We moved him to Ken Caryl Equestrian Center

in Littleton, CO to be much closer to home. There

we connected with Susi Primgaard of Blue Dog

Dressage, where we have been for the last 4 years.

With her wisdom we assessed his condition and

got him on a healthy diet, the right supplements,

injections, equine massage, an equine chiropractor, even a horse

whisperer! I personally think the most important supplement he

received was unconditional love and attention.

Justice was so sweet, kind and such a gentleman. I could see

his gratefulness and his willingness to return the favor in his eyes

and in his demeanor. He began what was to be an extraordinary

turn around. As he got healthier, stronger, more flexible and sup-

ple, he was able to begin full train-

ing. We were even able to work that

“hitch” right out of his movements. It

was determined that he had an old sti-

fle injury which, no matter what, that

would continue to limit him to a cer-

tain extent. We committed to regular

maintenance to keep him happy and

healthy.

There was such a connection be-

tween us, a strong relationship and

an unshakeable bond. I believed that

he was brought to me for a reason. I

had faith in him and I trusted him and

he immediately showed his trust in

me. As we trained he showed us what

he was capable of. As we competed,

we showed the judges what we were

capable of together. Our relationship

and connection was often remarked upon on our scoring sheet.

Over the past four years we progressed through training, first,

second and third levels. We were blessed to receive very good

scores along the way and qualify and win Championships at 1st

and 2nd levels and Reserve Champion at 3rd level. This season

we also won the USDF Region 5 Junior Rider 3rd Level Champion-

ships. Together we have managed to collect a lot of blue ribbons

and most importantly, extraordinary

memories.

This year we had some challenging

times as we worked through getting

teeth pulled and keeping him healthy

and happy. This kept us out of some

shows, but his health and comfort

were always top priority. After quali-

fying for championships, we limited

our shows to give him good rest and

recovery to help us prepare for what

would be our final show together. Al-

though we won Region 5 Champion-

ships, it was bittersweet coming out of

the ring. It was actually heartbreaking

for me, my family, my trainer and my

friends since all of us knew it was our

last ride together.

All of us knew that the movements


required at 4th level would be too hard on him. We knew he had

given us his best for four years without ever complaining. And we

couldn’t expect him to work any harder. So after my last salute I

simply broke down and fell over his neck as I exited the ring for

the last time with uncontrollable tears of pride and sadness that

it was our last show together.

My world was so shaken and I couldn’t breathe; I was so sad,

yet so proud and amazed by what Justice had worked through

and accomplished. Our journey together was simply amazing to

experience and for others to witness. It was such an inspiration.

Words cannot express how privileged this humble, peaceful,

hardworking gentleman makes me feel. He will stay in our fam-

ily forever and perhaps help some younger girls learn the move-

ments at training and 1st levels to help keep him active and fulfill

his strong desire to work.

Faith and patience brought Justice and I together. His genetic

ability, temperament and work ethic made him a superstar. His

presence in my life was and continues to be a magic gift. They

said it couldn’t be done. We did it Justice, and we did it our way.

Notable achievements:

• 2014 USDF Bronze Medal

• 2014 Champion, USDF Region 5 Jr. Rider 3rd Level Championships.

• 2014 Res. Champion, RMDS Jr. Young Rider 3rd Level Champion-

ships.

• 2014 4th place, RMDS Year End Median Score Junior Young Rider

3rd Level.

• 2012 Champion, RMDS Junior 2nd Level Championships

• 2012 Reserve Champion, RMDS 2nd Level Freestyle Junior and

Adult Amateur Championships

• 2012 3rd Place, RMDS Year End Median Score Open Class 2nd

Level Freestyle.

• 2012 5th Place, RMDS Year End Median Score Open Class 2nd

Level.

• 2012 RMDS Horse of the Year 2nd Level, Highest year end median

score.

• 2011 Champion, RMDS Junior 1st Level Championships

Congratulations to

Shalimar MA+/Denali BHF x Simply Margo

Bred by Jim PoyakOwned by Rocksanne Pieters

2014 national Champion sport Horse under saddle Junior Horse with Katelynn Murphy

2014 reserve national Champion sport Horse under saddle aotr with Rocksanne Pieters

2014 national top ten sport Horse in Hand Hunter type Mares open with Rocksanne Pieters

2014 national top ten sport Horse in Hand Hunter type Mares atH with Rocksanne Pieters

Rocksanne PieteRsaRabians

1150 Campbell Wayramona, Ca 92065

760-789-6218 [email protected]

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To the cutest pony ever, Daisy

Daisy is five years old. When we first got her she couldent be caught. She’s gone from not being able to be caught to a perfectly handled pony. I love her so much. She is amazing. We are doing two foot to two three right now and she has been awsome at it. Together we have jumped mostly everything from tree logs to christmas trees. We have had our ups and downs but some time in everybodys life you have that little bobble but

you just have to keep trying.

There has been so many people in my life that have helped me and Daisy through not so good times and people that have lifted me up through good times. In July Daisy and i got the chance to go to Albecerque, New Mexico to compete in Youth Nationals. I remember when I went into the ring I told Daisy that all I wanted was at least a top ten and suprisingly we brought home a champion in the Half Arabian mares in hand. I was so proud of Daisy because that was our first national champion ever. Plus, that was on the first day so all I had to was try my hardest for the rest of the show because I had already accomplished my goal.

As all people may know green pony and green rider do not always equal blue ribbon but that’s okay because to me its not about some pieces of fabric. Its about learning how to become a better rider and in order to do that you have to have that special connection with your pony and I feel that I have made that connection with Daisy. I would not trade Daisy for anything in the whole wide world.

I love you so much Daisy

Elizabeth Graves


My undergraduate degree was earned in the field of zoology

with course concentrations in physiology and behavior so I am al-

ways interested in examining horsemanship and husbandry prac-

tices from a scientific vantage point. I recently read a book based

on an international scientific conference devoted to a broad

spectrum of studies of horse behavior. “The Domestic Horse: the

Origins, Development, and Management of Its Behavior” edited

by Daniel Mills and Sue McDonnell was compiled from the pres-

entations at this conference with some additional contributions.

While each chapter provides a thorough examination of re-

search on topics from the archeological records of the domesti-

cation of the horse, to the heritability of aspects of temperament

and behavior, to feeding, breeding, social, and other behavior of

feral horses, to behaviors observed in domestic horses, to ana-

lyzing some different approaches to training, what I found most

fascinating were the questions and solutions that arise from criti-

cally examining how different husbandry and training practices

impact horse behavior.

The editors comment in the introduction, “Given the impor-

tance of the horse’s behavior and management to its utility it

may seem surprising that research into these aspects of its biol-

ogy remains largely piecemeal, with strong but relatively small

research groups scattered around the world.” Pg. 1 One of the

goals of the conference and the book is to examine how horse

behavior is impacted by how horses are raised, fed, socialized,

handled, and trained to illuminate practices that are beneficial to

the horse and its utility to people and determine which manage-

ment practices are less than optimal for the welfare of the horse.

Books have always been important to me. As a child, I spent countless hours reading at home and at the public library. Growing up in the suburbs in a non-horsey family, books were also my main entryway to the

world of horses and provided fuel for my dreams. Several decades into adulthood, books are still a treasure to me as they continue to inspire and inform all areas of my life—including riding and horsemanship.

Reading ReflectionsA Series By Dawn Jones-Low

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eating –the same percentage as grazing horses” (Pg. 96) Feed-

ing behavior encompasses both the need to satisfy nutritional

demands and the need to satisfy behavioral drives. Science has

also revealed that horses’ stomachs continually produce acid to

handle near continuous grazing, so ulcers and other digestive

problems can develop when horses are fed concentrated meals

a few times per day.

I recently saw a video where a research assistant measured

the amount of distance traveled by grazing feral horses in South

America. She counted the number of little grazing steps that a

horse would take during the day and multiplied that by the size

of those steps. While horses don’t appear to cover much distance

during grazing periods as opposed to when they travel between

“Free-ranging domestic and feral populations provide insight

into the natural behavior of horses which is valuable knowledge

for improving the welfare of their captive relatives.” (Pg. 55) In

the scientific sense, “captive” isn’t necessarily a negative term,

it simply means that the animal is contained and controlled by

human intervention so that it is dependent upon humans for ac-

cess to food, water, exercise, and socialization. Finding a balance

between practices designed to minimize costs and labor for the

humans while optimizing husbandry practices to meet the social

and biological needs of the horses is a challenge that has existed

since humans first domesticated the horse.

Even in antiquity, good horsemen recognized that healthy

horses were better able to perform whatever task was required of

them. For our contemporary sport horses we have the advantage

of an ever increasing knowledge base to rely upon to manage our

horses for optimum welfare so that they can be sound of body

and mind and perform well for us.

“Horses divide their time between activities that allow them

to satisfy their basic requirements for food, water, movement, and

rest. The time budget is the amount of time invested by animals

in each of these activities and it varies with the characteristics of

the environment, the season of the year, and the age and gender

of the animal.” That chapter goes on to describe how free-rang-

ing horses spend 13-18 hours per day grazing. Domestic horses

are typically fed a few times a day often with concentrates some-

times replacing a significant portion of their nutritional needs so

that they are only spending a few hours a day eating.

However, studies have shown that “when hay is provided ad

libitum horses [in stalls] spent approximately 60% of their time


feeding, watering, and rest areas, they actually move the equiva-

lent of *12-18 miles* during those grazing periods!!! That’s typi-

cally more than they cover moving between resource areas. All

that movement has physiological consequences including mus-

cle fitness, hoof shape and health, bone and connective tissue

strength, and efficiency of digestion.

The amount of time spent feeding and moving is not the only

significant behavioral difference between free-ranging horses

and many domestic horses. “Horses are unique among ungulates

and in fact among mammals, in that stallions and mares main-

tain long term bonds. They have developed a complex social and

communications system based on close relationships with a few

partners who, once adult, remain with each other for many years.

They have an elaborate and sophisticated parental care system.

Mothers, fathers, siblings, and the peer group all play an impor-

tant role in the social development of foals of both sexes until

they leave their family band [when they are around 2 years old].

Horses and plains zebras are rare among mammalian species in

that they have long-term co-operative alliances between unre-

lated individuals.”(Pg. 83)

The drive for social bonding and the associated ability to read

body language is at the core of why horses are able to bond so

strongly with humans and why they try so hard to comply with

our directives. But the few hours per day that horses may spend

interacting with humans cannot fully satisfy their biological

need for socialization. There is growing recognition of the value

of sufficient quantity and quality of social interaction with other

horses.

“…it is worth noting that free-ranging horses are always oc-

cupied, alert, and interactive with their herdmates as they forage,

seek shelter, rest, and protect one another. As such, free-ranging

horses have never been observed with stereotype behaviors,

self-aggression, or other problems that occur in stabled horses.

Stabled horses are provided with what human caretakers believe

to be good food, shelter, and health care, but typically lose the

long term social relationships and communication with [herd-

mates]” that seem so important in their free-ranging counter-

parts.” (Pg. 92)

In recent years there has been a shift in perspective on “vices”

like stall walking, weaving, cribbing, wood chewing, and self-mu-

tilation behaviors. Where once these behaviors were considered

to be the fault of the horses who exhibited them, now more and

more people understand them to be due to management prac-

tices that restrict horses from access to sufficient social contact

and physical activity. Stereotypies and destructive behaviors

are not the only expression of frustrated behavioral drives, some

horses cope by becoming withdrawn and “dull”. Awareness is

growing that horses benefit from being provided with opportuni-

ties to exercise freely and interact with other horses as much as

circumstances permit.

I have been privileged to be able to observe domestic hors-

es raised in mixed age social groups in large fields. There is play

between individuals of various ages, the youngsters learn to read

subtle social signals from older horses, conflict displays are brief

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and almost never result in injury, members of the group derive

a sense of safety from the sentry activities of their companions,

fillies learn some mothering behaviors from observing dams with

foals, and many other aspects of normal horse behavior are able

to be expressed due to the partial mimicry of a free-ranging herd.

International dressage rider and trainer Uta Graf has adopted

management strategies to allow her horses access to abundant

turnout with social contact and believes that the changes she

made have resulted in horses that are physically and mentally

more balanced. (Check out her philosophy and practices here:

http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2010/11/03/uta-

graf-and-stefan-schneider-kingdom-horse )

As the scientific studies continue to reveal the details of the

impacts of various methods of horse husbandry, more and more

people are beginning to appreciate how satisfying the behavio-

ral and physiological drives of horses results in improvements in

health, soundness, and mental well-being. Barn designs that al-

low horses to see more of their neighbors, careful consideration

of the size and layout of turnout areas to maximize opportuni-

ties to exercise and socialize while minimizing resource conflicts,

changes in weaning protocols, recognition of the social needs of

stallions, strategies to better emulate natural feeding patterns,

and a myriad of other management practices based on an under-

standing of equine physiology and behavior are becoming more

common.

In order for horses to satisfy their social and physiological

drives, it is not necessary for their caretakers to exactly dupli-

cate the herd structure and the environment of free-ranging feral

horses. We harness the power of the horse’s movement and ben-

efit from their sociability; we owe it to them to provide them with

sufficiently enriching social contact with other horses and the

space to satisfy their need for movement. Good horsemanship

always considers the horse’s nature; science provides us with in-

formation that we can use to maximize our horses’ well-being so

that they can be healthy and happy partners for us.

Horses that have a show record that spans a

lifetime and are still showing at and above

the age of twenty are truly special horses.

AHA should have a unique recognition for

them in the achievement awards. They are

horses that go above and beyond, year after year and still give

not just everything they have but give more than they have to.

They have a lifetime of triumphs and tragedies, easy times and

tough times, and they have an owner and rider who believes in

them through it all. Safarr+// is one of those horses, and here’s a

peek into what he’s experienced through the years.

I bought Safarr (Safire x Ries Spring Bouquet) when he was a

year-and-a-half old from a used car salesman. He seemed nor-

mal enough, although someone had purchased him the week be-

fore and had problems loading so they decided not to buy him.

He loaded smoothly for us, so I didn’t think much of it. Maybe it

was a hint of the problems that would develop as he got older.

When Safarr was three-and-a-half, I took him to a barn in the

winter to start working him some. I had saddled him and ridden

him a little during the summer, and he was well behaved. When

he got to the barn, he became totally unglued in the stall. It faced

the indoor, and he just ran in his stall. He can literally canter in

a stall—for hours. They put him in the back barn, which seemed

to help. I didn’t have stalls at home at the time, so I had no idea

he couldn’t be kept in a stall. It turns out, as I found out when I

built a barn and pens, that not only could he not be in a stall, he

couldn’t even be on the other side of the fence from the other

horses. He would run back and forth for hours until he was back

in with them.

As I struggled to figure out how to deal with this, the next

problem appeared. One day, I saddled him on the cross ties

which I had done before. He pulled back, the cross ties broke, and

he fell on his back, breaking the saddle. By that point, I valued

the saddle more than the horse. I knew then that I had to find a

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new way to train him.

Through the recommendation of my

vet, I found one of the first John Lyons

certified instructors, who actually lived

in my town, to help me out. This was

before hardly anyone knew what natural

horsemanship was. I know I sure didn’t.

He came out every week that summer to

help teach me a way to work with horses

from an entirely different perspective.

One day I asked him if I was a slow learner

or if Safarr was a really difficult horse. He

laughed and said, “A little of both.”

Safarr had a high level of herd instinct

and a really high emotional level. That’s

not a good combination. However, we

worked on it continuously. The next sum-

mer, we worked some more and I started

back in on dressage lessons. I had anoth-

er horse Safarr’s age that I was applying

the same principles to, and I showed both of them that year.

I would get high score of the show, I would get the two high-

est scores of the show with them, I would win 6 out of 6 classes, 5

out of 6, and 4 out of 6, showing them each in 3 classes. It used to

be I’d win one or two classes a year. That year I’d sometimes win

all of my dressage classes at a show. It was an amazing year—the

kind of year every competitor dreams of. Safarr was seven years

old that year.

When Safarr was ten, we headed to

Scottsdale for the first time, mainly because

a friend moved out there and wanted us to

haul her weanling for her. Safarr earned Re-

serve High Score at First Level! I had only

been hoping to place in a couple of classes.

It was our last show as an amateur. I was

spending so much time with the horses

and had become so obsessed with this new

method of training that I decided it was time

to make it a full-time job.

2003 was an incredible year. Safarr won

the Region 6 Champion First Level and Re-

serve Champion Second Level Dressage.

He had never ridden the championship test before; we had only

worked on the test to qualify. I hadn’t even read that test before

he qualified. He won a Reserve Championship in Second Level at

Canadian Nationals, and a Top Ten in Second Level at Sport Horse

Nationals.

I don’t even have a count of how many regional and national

titles Safarr has won. Safire’s 169 offspring have earned a total

of 11,174 Legion Points. Safarr is the top

earner with 1, 116!

Safarr is not an overly gifted, talented

horse with fabulous gaits—he realistically is

only about a 6 ½ for gaits—but he’s got guts

and believes he’s as big, fancy and fabulous

as those 17-hand, 9-for-gaits warmbloods.

For those who don’t know dressage, in dres-

sage, each movement starts with the quality

of the gaits the horse has. For instance, if

you do a movement that would deduct two

points for mistakes, a 9-gaited horse would

earn a 7, and 6-gaited horse would earn a 4.

Safarr always had to do everything at the top

of his game to be able to compete with the

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talented horses. As horses move up the levels, it is difficult to

keep the gaits pure and strong as the work gets harder. Safarr is

not built to do much over second level, yet he made it to Prix St.

Georges, helping me earn my USDF Silver Medal. The majority

of horses, and not just Arabians, don’t make it past second level,

fewer make it past third and even fewer make it past fourth to

Prix St. Georges. By the time a horse makes it to Grand Prix, the

highest level, the percentage of horses that made it that far is

extremely small. With Safarr being twenty-two next year, it is

doubtful he will be able to make it past Prix St. Georges.

Now that you’ve heard the glamorous side, here’s a look at

some of the things we’ve been through over the years.

At age ten, the year we went to Scottsdale the first time, Sa-

farr started rubbing his tail after we got home. Strange, I thought,

to have this problem in the winter like that. As time went on it

got worse. Long story short, he’s now on allergy shots: he’s al-

lergic to 23 different things including timothy hay and cotton. It

took Chinese herbs to get his shot schedule to the final stage of

once a month. One time he reacted so badly at a show that we

had to have the show vet come and administer drugs to reduce

inflammation. He had rubbed his tail so badly that he was swol-

len and raw. He’s still on the shots, and they’ve been a lifesaver.

Several years ago, I rode him in the morning, hosed him off

and thought maybe I’d put a flysheet on him since the flies were

starting to bother the horses. I put him out at 11 a.m. When I

went back about 2:30 to get a horse out of his pasture his head

was hanging low and he didn’t look right. I brought him in,

watched him, and decided to have the vet come. By the time

the vet got there, Safarr was going down. The vet saved him that

day. Another half an hour, and I think he would have died. I now

have to watch him whenever it’s hot and humid. He is much more

sensitive to heat now. Be very careful about putting flysheets on

horses in hot humid weather.

In 2009, the weekend before we left for Canada on a hot and

humid day, half way through his ride he started to act like he was

tying up. We treated him with all the drugs approved before a

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show, and he went to Canada doing very little

for workouts before his class or his warm-up.

He won the Championship in Third Level and

was Reserve Champion in Fourth Level that

year.

Four years ago when it was time to de-

worm horses, I dewormed Safarr after his

supper with a dewormer containing iver-

mectin and praziquantel. He went out in the

morning looking fine, but by the time I got

done with chores, he was colicking. It’s the

only time in his life he’s ever colicked. We

treated him, he got better and all was well.

I wondered about the dewormer, thinking

it was probably a coincidence. The next year

I used the same product. His mouth turned

an orangeish color and his tongue swelled

up. One horse had to be treated for colic and

three other horses were a bit colicky. As my

vet started calling around and I started

talking to other horse friends about

it, it turns out that that product has a

tendency to cause reactions.

The same dewormer in a differ-

ent brand works perfectly fine and has

never caused a reaction since we started

using it. It sounds like the carrier the active ingredients are in is

what causes reactions in that particular brand.

In early April this year when I rode Safarr, I took the saddle

off and he had a spot that had rubbed raw about the size of an

egg. There were a few bumps there, too. The next day there were

more bumps, so we started treating him, not exactly knowing

what was going on. The next day he started foundering. It took

two months for the bumps to completely heal and go away, and

I spent the rest of the summer to this day managing his feet and

the rest of his body in relation to his feet.

He improved by leaps and bounds in June and showed at the

Get Together in early July. Safarr showed at Canadian Nation-

als and won Reserve Champion in both Fourth Level and Prix St.

Georges. The rest of the season he was feeling pretty good but

just couldn’t give enough to do well at Sport Horse Nationals. He

has the next few months off as the stretched white line grows

down from the place where he foundered. It’s now near the toe,

so it’s not strong enough to do much work if I want him to be able

to show next year.

It has been quite a journey riding and showing Safarr over

such a long span. He has been in twenty-three states and Canada.

He believes he owns the farm, is herd manager and that I work

for him. He knows every horse on the farm and has a calming

influence on the newbies as they begin their journey in the hu-

man world. Safarr has figured out the system, how to control his

emotions and how to manage the herd without being neurotic.

He truly tries his best to learn what we are working on and is

quite satisfied when he figures it out. When he takes a break in

his ride he’ll swing his head over towards the mirror, take a quick

glance at himself as he’s walking by and seems to say to himself,

“Yup, still looking handsome as ever.”

There are ups and downs in riding, training and showing hors-

es, but like life, it really is about the journey, and I wouldn’t trade

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Elaine KerriganAppealing alert expression with a straighter type of Arabian

profile. Nice length and shape of neck blending smoothly into

shoulder and wither. Good length and slope of shoulder and an-

gle of humerus. Withers could be more prominent, but do extend

well into the back for a good saddle/girth position. Loin appears

a little long. Fairly good length of hip with complimenting an-

gles. Hindquarters and gaskin need more muscular development.

Fairly good bone of the forelegs, though the front pasterns look

long as well as the toes of the front hooves. Would like to see

more bone of the hind legs and hocks. Lovely turnout of a pleas-

ing horse.

Lynn McEnespyThis horse has a lovely head, neck and shoulder and appears

to have a very kind, intelligent demeanor. She has a very smooth

connection from withers to her back. Her back and topline look

nicely muscled with a smooth connection across her loin but a

slightly short croup. It is very difficult to assess her hindquarters

from this picture as her hind legs are quite stretched out behind

but it appears she is a bit light behind compared to her front end,

quite light in the gaskin and a bit sickle hocked. She has nice

With Elaine Kerrigan,Lynn McEnespy, and Peter Mileo

bone for a sport horse type, however her front pasterns are quite

soft with her feet quite long in the toe, especially the right one.

Peter MileoLovely head and expression. Nice length and shape of neck

that comes out of an adequate wither. Good length of shoulder

and it is nicely laid back. Very good front leg alignment. This

horse could have more bone, specifically larger joints for her size.

Nice flat knees. Front cannons to forearm ratio could be better if

cannons were shorter. The forearm could have more muscling.

Short back, loin could be a tad long as is the coupling. The hind-

quarter has good angulation but could be longer from point of

hip to buttock. The hindquarter could also be deeper and tie in

to the gaskin better. Gaskin could have more muscling. Overall

this horse makes a nice picture.

Elaine KerriganAlert and pleasing expression on straighter type of Arabian

head profile. Appropriate length of neck with a good shape. The

mane hides the view of the shoulder angle, but considering the

placement of the withers and the point of the shoulder, I will

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guess the angle is sloping enough to be adequate as well as the

angle of the humerus. Withers blend far enough into the back for

a good saddle position, though the back/loin is a little long. Slope

and joint angles of the hindquarters to stifle/gaskin are compa-

rable and show good angles. Could show more bone of the lower

legs and it might appear that there is a swelling or enlargement

of the left hock. Beautiful rich dark bay looks healthy and well

cared for.

Lynn McEnespyThis gelding is a sturdy type with a very cute face and alert

expression. His neck is a bit short in the poll and a bit of a low

attachment to his shoulder but comes well out of his withers. His

throatlatch could also be a bit more refined. His shoulder ap-

pears strong and well angled but he is a bit tied in at the elbow.

The back and topline are quite nicely muscled and smooth. The

mane is hiding the withers and they appear to be a bit flat. The

hindquarters are a bit short in the croup making the angle from

the pelvis to the point of the hip to the stifle a bit straight and

open. Since he is standing in the grass, the feet aren’t visible,

but the legs look adequate but the point of the hock is a bit high

for ideal.

Peter MileoPleasing head, nice shape of neck though it is a bit short and

heavy. Neck ties into an adequate shoulder. Shoulder angle is

good but could be longer. Short cannons and low set hocks. A

bit longer in the back and loin. The coupling is also a bit longer.

Good angulation in the rear end. The rear leg alignment looks

like this horse is a bit under itself behind. This horses overall

picture seems a bit coarse.

Elaine KerriganAttractive head, though could show more Arabian traits. Nice-

ly shaped neck that looks just a little short and heavy. Good an-

gle of shoulder plus nice length of humerus and angle. Withers

are high enough and placed well into the back for a good saddle

position. Pleasing length of back that blends smoothly into the

hindquarters with a strong well developed loin. Good angles of

the long hip that compliments the angle of the gaskin. Leg

joints appear clean and the pastern angles are appropriate to

the hooves. Good bone and substance in the hind leg, but a little

lacking in the fore leg. Nice turnout of an athletic smooth bodied

horse.

Lynn McEnespyThis horse is beautifully presented and groomed and has an

excellent first impression as a sport horse. The head is very at-

tractive even if it doesnt have the classical Arab influence. He

is very good in the poll and throatlatch. His neck is a bit on the

heavy side where it attaches to his shoulder but is very well

formed. His topline is exemplary with good muscling and smooth

connection from poll to tail. His overall balance and proportion

of shoulders, mid section and hindquarters is excellent. His hind-

quarters show good length and slope of hip and very good loin

connection. His hind legs appear to be well set with good mus-

cling in the gaskin, thigh and well shaped, strong hocks. The front

pasterns appear to be a bit short and upright with a slightly tied

in connection to the knee. From what is visible, the feet appear

to be nice and large.

Peter MileoThis horse has a very attentive expression. The neck is shaped

well but is short and heavy. The neck comes out of an adequate

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wither. Shoulder is a good angle but could be a tad longer which

would keep this horse from having too compact a body for its size

or height. This horse may be tied in below the knee. The cannon

to forearm ratio seems adequate. For a horse that has a full body

the joints and forearm muscling could be larger and more sub-

stantial. Short back, loin and coupling. Hindquarter is of good

length and has good angulation. The hind quarter is deep and

ties in nicely to the gaskin. Rear leg angulation could be better

as the hocks are a tad straight.

Elaine KerriganHandsome, expressive head, not showing much in the line

of Arabian features. Well shaped neck of good length attaching

deep into the shoulder of acceptable slope. Fairly good length of

humerus, though would like to see just a little more open angle.

Good wither development, extending adequately into the back

for a good saddle position. Back/loin appears a little long. Loin

connection is adequately muscled. Good length and angle of hip,

though the angle at the stifle seems more open with the long

gaskin, however the hind leg position might account for that. Fair-

ly well muscled hindquarters, but would like to see more devel-

opment. Leg joints appear clean with good bone. Pastern angles

to hoof are hard

to see as hooves are hidden by the poles, though the pas-

tern length looks appropriate. Beautiful turnout with gleaming

healthy coat.

Lynn McEnespyThis horse also presents a very attractive picture as a sport

horse with a very nice head and good bone. He is also quite bal-

anced in his proportions of shoulder, mid section and hindquar-

ters. His poll and throatlatch could be a bit longer but the topline

from his poll to his tail is quite good. His neck is slightly short

but well formed and comes well out of his withers. Despite one

hind leg being out, it appears that his hindquarters are well pro-

portioned with good angulation. Of particular note are the very

strong hocks and gaskins. Since the feet are behind the poles, it’s

not possible to evaluate but the front pasterns may be a bit short.

This horse as well as the other half arab are definitely the type of

horses ideal as sport horses for dressage or jumping.

Peter MileoAttentive expression with the handler. Good length of neck

though it could have better shape. Neck ties into an adequate

wither. Shoulder appears to be a bit straighter than ideal in this

photo angle. Front leg alignment looks good with nice cannon to

forearm ratio. Good size joints. Back is a tad longer as is the loin

and coupling. Hindquarter angles look good as does the length

form point of hip to point of buttock. Rear leg angulation looks

good with low set hocks.

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About Elaine Kerrigan About Peter MileoAbout Lynn McEnespy1970 saw the beginning of Kerrigan

Bloodstock, with the goal of producing

Arabian sport horses. With that I pursued

dressage, endurance and a little jumping.

With a special interest in the bio-mechan-

ics of horses and riders, I also have an ex-

tended education as a large animal veteri-

nary technician and as a graduate of the

USDF judges learner program. KB Omega

Fahim++++// is a stallion of my second

generation. He has achieved 4 USDF Na-

tional Champion awards at FEI level dres-

sage, and 4 AHA Sport Horse National

Champion awards at FEI level dressage. He

has offspring that have also attained USDF

and AHA Sport Horse National Champion-

ship awards. KB Omega Fahim++++// has

been inspected and approved for breeding

purebred Shagya-Arabians.

Peter Mileo has been breeding Arabian

horses since 1990. He started with Fad-

jur line horses and evolved toward CMK

horses. After several conversations with

Sandy Warren of Warren Park Stud hoping

to breed a mare to Aulrab he discovered a

coming 2 year old colt by the name of Mag-

ic Aulrab and purchased him. After a short

show career they started riding endurance

where Peter feels he learned about what

makes a good horse. “Regardless of blood-

line or even breed a horse needs to have

balance, well let down legs and solid legs

and feet.” Peter has studied many videos

of horses under saddle and at liberty from

Arabs, Warmbloods and the great Stand-

ardbred mare Monimaker. This has given

him a well rounded knowledge of what a

good athlete is and why.

I currently live in California and breed

warmbloods including standing an elite

Hanoverian stallion, Waterford (imported

from the Hanoverian State Stud in 2006).

I am a “r” USEF Dressage Sport Horse judge

and have attended several seminars in

sport horse judging and breeding including

the Hanoverian Breed Orientation Course

in Germany. I have judged sport horses in

hand and under saddle at several Arabian

shows including Championships as well as

recognized dressage shows. I am also a “R”

dressage judge and have judged for several

years including state and regional champi-

onships and at CDI’s.

I have ridden and competed several

horses in dressage, hunter/jumpers, and

combined training for many years and

have competed to the FEI levels .

the day Starta arrived, but became real when He helped Bob and

I win our first national titles.

To date, Starta has:

• 36 Regional titles in Hunter Pleasure, Sport Horse Geldings

In-hand, Sport Horse Under saddle, Training Level Dres-

sage, First Level Dressage, Show Hack and Equitation.

• 18 National titles in Sport Horse In-hand, Sport Horse Un-

der saddle, Dressage and Equitation.

• He has been Reserve National Champion five times in Pure-

bred Geldings In-hand Open and/or Amateur.

“Always the bridesmaid never the bride,” has been the running

joke with Starta the last few years, having the National Champion-

ship title elude Starta’s list of accomplishments. That is, until this

week at Sport Horse Nationals, when he won the Arabian Purebred

Geldings Sport Horse In Hand Dressage Type Open, making him eli-

gible to show for the Supreme Champion honors. The first day of

the show had been emotional enough hearing his name over the

loud speaker. I wasn’t sure how much more my emotions could

take after the long week of showing, when they announced Star-

ta had made the final four cut and excused the rest of the horses.

Watching my husband as they called Starta’s name as the unani-

mous Supreme Champion filled me with such pride and excitement.

We have worked so hard for so many years to reach this goal. I

could not have asked for a more special moment to share with my

husband and this big red horse that stole my heart the first time I

saw him!

Bob and I would like to thank Michigan State University’s

Horse Teaching and Research Program, Dr. John Shelle, Paula Hit-

zler, Brooke Fuchs, Emily Devers, Lauri Moorer, Randy Miller, El-

lie Schofield, the Galloways Training Team, Suzie Cook, Spectrum

Saddlery, Jackie Edmonds, Chrissy Bailey, Dr. Katy Carothers, Da-

vid Sims, Mary Katherine Marshall and Janet Brown for the part

they played in the breeding, training, services and support they

have provided to make this dream a reality.

I hate to say it, but Bob... I was right and you were wrong!

Continued from page 27

MSU Starta Legacy ++++//


MY TRIP TO

WDWCSavannahh +/ and Lauren Annett of Bally Vae Farm in

southeastern Pennsylvania, recently traveled to the

2014 Western Dressage Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Savannahh+/ is a 12 year old Anglo Arabian mare

(*Prosit x Bucks Careen {TB}). Lauren, a USDF L graduate with dis-

tinction, has had the pleasure of seeing an increasing number of

Western Dressage riders at local schooling shows. Seeing the di-

verse offerings of riders and horses that are enjoying their sport led

this accomplished pair to set out and explore the offerings of the

Western Dressage world.

“Go to Tulsa, Savannahh can do everything in Level 3 and

you’re going anyway. It will be fun,” and so it began. I submit-

ted an entry form, booked a horse motel in Indiana, learned my

tests, bought a shirt covered in sequins and resurrected

my brother’s old fringe chaps. Savannahh and I were off

to compete at the 2014 Western Dressage World Show in

Tulsa, OK.

Game on, I read the rule book, took the directives and

purpose of the level to heart and stuck to ‘Vannahh’s train-

ing program. One of my strengths (or weaknesses depend-

ing on your perspective) is that I am not afraid to try things.

I always have a plan. As a USDF L graduate with distinction

I see a lot of Western Dressage at the schooling shows. I

must admit I was a bit baffled initially… Western Dressage

seemed to mean many things to many people. That is

By Lauren AnnettWESTERN DRESSAGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

great, but when evaluating a test from the judge’s perspective I

believe it is important to objectively standardize the expectation.

I wanted to learn more, our student, Katie Weagley, was going to

compete and there was an Annual Convention before the compe-

tition. Let’s do this!

The drive from Southeastern PA to Tulsa, Oklahoma was

relatively seamless. The horse motel was quaint and cozy. The

excitement was brewing as we entered states where EZPass was

no longer valid! We got the horses settled into their stalls, the

tack room set up and “The Pit” (a horse show man cave) estab-

lished. It was now time to get focused, stay focused and perform.

The Convention was two days of history, updates, clarifica-

tions and interacting with people who are enthusiastically sup-

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porting this discipline. Hats off to the team of individuals who

have and are continuing to develop the sport!

I was excited to compete, I was not sure what to expect. I

saw a lot of different things in the warm up arena and at the Con-

vention. True to form, I stuck to my plan for the most part. We

finished the weekend with a first, second, third and fourth place

pinnings, a top ribbon in all of the classes we entered and three

scores above 70%. An overnight success, eight years in the mak-

ing. ‘Vannahh has and always will be my opportunity to look for-

ward and go for it. She is sensitive, dominant and smart. She has

a tremendous work ethic and I am humbled by the opportunities

she has provided for me.

I was amazed by the kindness of the competitors. I think

people were actually having a good time! The venue was spec-

tacular. The show management was polite and helpful. What an

adventure and an opportunity that would not have been com-

plete without all of the people that traveled to be with us and

stayed home to keep things going. Thanks to my mom for coach-

ing, training, teaching and general life support, I would not be

where I am today without her (and my dad). Thank you Mike for

taking care of all that you do, your tenacity, creativity and sense

of humor brings light to my life. Thank you Paula for being a part

of my adventures for the last two decades, the stall drapes and

banner are lovely! Thank you Katie for stepping up to the chal-

lenge when your training became more intense and for generally

being a kind and pleasant person. Thank you Ryan for supporting

this process and sharing the experience with Katie, it is quite a

journey. Thank you Dr. Fassinger and Dr. Lee for being a part of

the excitement.

Enjoy the journey, we certainly are!


2. DM Vivid Khemistr/Maren Cochran 64.524 3. Andarazja Rose/Tara Wigmosta 62.895 4. LL Designer/Kirby Bate 60.658 5. OFW Ambush/Jennifer Becar 60.352

Third Level1. PEM Orion/Roberta Pollock 64.872 2. Shamans Chance/Kimberlee McKenzie 62.180

Prix St. Georges1. MSU Bring It On/Susan Zilke 60.789

Junior/Young RiderTraining Level

1. HS Khozmik Enkhanted/Andrew Schnader 67.857

ARABIANADULT AMATEUR

Training Level1. Sshaq/Debbie Canaday 70.900 2. Focus Phantasm/Kayla Reimer 69.000 3. Pistachio PA/Mary Smith 67.900 4. TA Im Too Hsexy/Tam-my Bowers 67.800 5. ZLA Pepets Regalo /Katie Keim 65.836

First Level1. Andarazja Rose/Tara Wigmosta 67.097 2. Sshaq/Debbie Canaday 66.573 3. Trade Secret CC/Darsie Bell 65.000 4. Ala Cowboy/Carol Meschter 64.834 5. TA Im Too Hsexy/Tammy Bowers 64.275

Second Level1. Dance Fevor/Jessica Meredith 66.000

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2. Jazzzz/Esme Grimshaw 63.542 First Level

1. HH Antonia/Amanda Howell 67.057 2. HS Khozmik Enkhanted/Holly Schnader 66.774 3. SR Ssavant/Megan Manning 66.04

Second Level1. LP Snickers/Michelle Freeman 64.316 2. HH Antonia/Amanda Howell 62.500

Third Level1. LP Snickers/Michelle Freeman 65.000 2. AM Chance Command/Keeley Clark 63.718

OPENTraining Level

1. El Shamal D Shaklan/Suzette Sontag 71.400 2. Al-Marah Silver Charm/Keeley Clark, Kassan-dra Barteau 70.900

2. Sshaq /Debbie Cana-day 70.900 4. Apocalypto CLL/Su-zette Sontag 70.357 5. Clark Gable CLL/Kari

Schmitt 69.147First Level

1. Al-Marah Silver Charm/Keeley Clark, Kassan-dra Barteau 68.784 2. Apocalypto CLL/Suzette Sontag 67.169 3. Andarazja Rose/Tara Wigmosta 67.097 4. HH Antonia/Amanda Howell 67.0575. HS Khozmik Enkhanted/Holly Schnader 66.774

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Second Level1. El Da Vinci/Kailee Surplus 68.026 2. DM Vivid Khemistry/Maren Cochran, Missy Gil-liland 66.5323. Dance Fevor/Jessica Meredith 66.000 4. LP Snickers/Michelle Freeman 64.3165. Andarazja Rose/Tara Wigmosta 62.895

Third Level1. AAH Jabaskaset Star/Jonni Adams-Allen 66.382 2. PEM Orion/Roberta Pollock, Peggy Klump 65.193 3. LP Snickers/Michelle Freeman 65.0004. AM Chance Command/Keeley Clark, Kassan-dra Barteau 63.718 5. El Da Vinci/Kailee Surplus 63.718

Fourth Level1. AM Chance Command/Keeley Clark, Kassan-

dra Barteau 65.750Prix St. Georges

1. MSU Bring It On/Susan Zilke 60.7891. Tuxedo Thyme ABA/Jamie Lawton 62.632

Intermediate-11. Aurora MR/Danielle Casalett 64.5071. Tuxedo Thyme ABA/Jamie Lawton 65.395 2. Psymbad VF/Kara Somerville 62.500 3. Nite Wings ESF/Kristine Phelps 62.368

Intermediate-21. Aleros/Hilda Gurney 62.500

Grand Prix1. Aleros/Hilda Gurney 64.350

VINTAGE CUPTraining Level

1. El Shamal D Shaklan/Suzette Sontag 71.4002. Sshaq/Debbie Canaday 70.900

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RS Royal Edition

USDF All-Breeds Award Winners3. Apocalypto CLL/Suzette Sontag 70.357 4. ASR Fadls Willie/Marilyn Weber 65.715 5. Forte WF/Marilyn Weber 64.464

First Level1. Apocalypto CLL/Suzette Sontag 67.1692. Sshaq/Debbie Canaday 66.5733. HR Maverick/Ellen Corob 65.6454. Ala Cowboy/Carol Meschter 64.8345. HR Wajur/Lee Bergstrom 60.541

Third Level1. PEM Orion/Roberta Pollock 64.872

HALF/ANGLO ARABIANADULT AMATEUR

Training Level1. Velvet Raine/Rita Mason 71.404 2. Fames Harley Girl/Stephanie Eckelkamp 70.829

3. Titans IO/Marybeth Capell 66.200 4. KC Final Tribute/Martha Scott 66.100 5. CR Cayenne Pepper/Carla Scarmazzi 63.797

First Level1. Ive Been Splashed/Mary Skittino 66.290 2. Kurt Ali Khan/Cynthia DeRousie 66.081 3. RS Royal Edition/Carla Scarmazzi 64.516 4. DM Khem Latte/Maren Cochran 64.113 5. MC Endless Echo/Sherri Booye 63.337

Second Level1. Khemos Khopi/Heather Rudd 65.298 2. Xzibit/Chris Reidy 63.844 3. RR Rockstarr/Heather Stalker 63.750 4. Cylent Premier/Vicki Krebsbach 62.143 5. Little Traverse Bay/Samantha Gioia 61.190

Third Level1. First Dance/Carol Mavros 65.257 2. ALF Reiner/Sarah Newton 63.974

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Fourth Level1. First Dance/Carol Mavros 61.844 Prix St. Georges1. CA Davign/Judy Coats 62.040

JUNIOR/YOUNG RIDERTraining Level

1. Starfires Orion/Ella Fruchterman 63.036 2. Martellato/Rielly Strahan 62.350

First Level1. Khemos Centauri/Keeley Clark 66.379 2. Starfires Orion/Ella Fruchterman 62.492

Second Level1. Khemos Centauri/Keeley Clark 61.608

Third Level1. ES You Gotta Be Kiddin/Cami Lalone 60.513

OPENTraining Level

1. Aristocrat CD/Amy Miller 73.200 2. Velvet Raine/Rita Mason 71.404

Elijas Trubador MGF

3. Fames Harley Girl/Stephanie Eckelkamp 70.829 4. PH Gai Danseyn Wind/ Liz Petty, Kristin Cy-prus, Linda Stoudemayer, Nancy Hinz 67.4005. Royales Painted Dixie/Mary Skittino, Jackie Moss 67.200

First Level1. EF Rafikki/Sarah Duclos 69.584 2. La Croix/Erin Brinkman 67.465 3. Khemos Centauri/Keeley Clark 66.379 4. Ive Been Splashed/Mary Skittino 66.290 5. Kurt Ali Khan/Cynthia DeRousie 66.081

Second Level1. DM Khem Latte/Maren Cochran, Missy Gillil-and 67.351 2. Rhoyal Leggacy/Kathy Mueller 67.143 3. Khemos Khopi/Heather Rudd 65.298 4. CG Rights Reserved/Devin Gosselin 64.342 5. Xzibit/Chris Reidy 63.844

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Glimmeratii MC Endless Echo

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Third Level1. Elijas Trubador MGF/Tracy Pierce 68.077 2. TT Ebony Lace/Jessica Fussner 67.436 3. BR Dannys Secret/Angelia Bean 66.742 4. First Dance/Carol Mavros 65.257 5. ALF Reiner/Sarah Newton 63.974

Fourth Level1. Curzon/Patricia Harper 66.929 2. Casini/Trisha Kerwin 64.911 3. TT Ebony Lace/Jessica Fussner 63.714 4. Glimmeratii/Julie Davies Pagels 62.438 5. First Dance/Carol Mavros 61.844

Prix St. Georges1. Buster Bey/Kristine Phelps 65.066 2. Ive Been Ripped /Jessica Fussner 65.000 3. Casini/Trisha Kerwin 63.882 4. CA Davign/Judy Coats 62.040 5. Fahrenheit By Furioso/Amy Kellen 60.724

Intermediate-11. Dark Prankster/Patience Prine-Carr 67.368 2. Ive Been Ripped/Jessica Fussner 66.711 3. Mandy’s Manhattin/Tedi Paasch 65.5924. Buster Bey/Kristine Phelps 65.395 5. Firgrove Paladin/Sheila Mcelwee 63.026

Grand Prix1. Crimson N Color/Shannon Betts 64.017 2. KB Jull Fahim/Chelsey Sibley 62.190

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1. KC Final Tribute/Martha Scott 66.100First Level

1. MC Endless Echo/Sherri Booye 63.337 2. Maeday Surprise/Marilyn Weber 62.841 3. Rulette/Susan Bender 62.614

Second Level1. Cylent Premier/Vicki Krebsbach 62.143

Third Level1. First Dance/Carol Mavros 65.257

Fourth Level1. First Dance/Carol Mavros 61.844

Prix St. Georges1. CA Davign/Judy Coats 62.040

Intermediate-11. Dark Prankster/Patience Prine-Carr 67.368


2014 USDF Year End Awards

Outside of the breed-specific USDF Awards, there are quite a few Arabian-bred horses that earned plac-ings in the overall awards that include horses of all breeds together.

ADULT AMATEUR Training Level

51. SSHAQ/Debbie Canaday 68.550First Level66. AEGYPTIAN GOLD/Sondra Powers 66.456 70. SAHARA’S RAJA/Morgan Williams 66.290

Second Level

40. KHEMOS KHOPI/Heather Rudd 65.298 71. SRC PARROT BAY/Sarah Spaulding 63.44185. ANDARAZJA ROSE/Tara Wigmosta 62.89595. CYLENT PREMIER/Vicki Krebsbach 62.143

Third Level

18. GOOD LUCK CHARM/Penelope Sachs 65.737 22. FIRST DANCE/Carol Mavros 65.25739. PEM ORION/Roberta Pollock 64.145 57. SHAMANS CHANCE/Kimberlee McKenzie 62.43668. AZRAEL’S BEY RAVEN/Lori Johnstone 61.829

CA Davign

Good Luck Charm

Prix St. Georges

94. CA DAVIGN/Judy Coats 62.040

JUNIOR/YOUNG RIDERTraining Level

50. CA FIFTY FIFTY/Sarah Yeadon 66.200 89. JAZZZZ/ Esme Grimshaw 63.200

First Level

69. STARFIRES ORION/Ella Fruchterman 62.492

Second Level

22. HH ANTONIA/Amanda Howell 63.250

Third Level

18. FA PATRIOT/Katie Lang 66.546

Intermediate-1

5. K.S. FADLS PHOENIX/Melissa Lund 65.789

FREESTYLEFirst Level

57. HR MAVERICK/Ellen Corob 66.95971. ALARA BEN RAAD/Audrey Bean 65.667

Fourth Level

54. FIRST DANCE/Carol Mavros 61.844

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87. NABORS GREY TANDOLYN/Linda Kaye Hollings-worth-Jones 62.633

Third Level

64. MS SPANISH LEGACY/Laura Killian 66.16765. AZRAEL’S BEY RAVEN/Lori Johnstone, Sarah Lock-man 65.917

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MS Spanish Legacy

FREESTYLE CHALLENGEFirst Level

25. HR MAVERICK/Ellen Corob 66.171

Third Level

41. AZRAEL’S BEY RAVEN/Lori Johnstone, Sarah Lock-man 63.666


24. SSHAQ/Debbie Canaday 68.55042. OFW ETHAN/Marilyn Weber 64.792

First Level

15. APOCALYPTO CLL/Suzette Sontag 66.573

22. HR MAVERICK/Ellen Corob 65.64528. SSHAQ/Debbie Canaday 64.82849. MC ENDLESS ECHO/Sherri Booye 62.500

Second Level

30. CYLENT PREMIER/Vicki Krebsbach 62.143

Third Level

11. GOOD LUCK CHARM/Penelope Sachs 65.73713. FIRST DANCE/Carol Mavros 65.257

Prix St. Georges

33. CA DAVIGN/Judy Coats 62.040

DRESSAGE SPORT HORSE BREEDINGYearling Filly

5. VYVACIOUS BEY 75.700 Sophia Saunders

Current Year Foal-Filly7. CONTUCCI BEY 77.700 Kari McClain

2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding21. KAILANI KAI 68.525 Kristi Fly

Maiden/Yeld Mare25. DA JUST PUSH PLAY 72.500 Jackie Stott

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