Sara completed not only a clean sweep of all the Open Western Riding classes here at the show, a feat she’s never before accomplished, she took the top three spots in Senior Western Riding as well.
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Continue reading …“This was only his third Trail pattern ever, and we kind of decided to do it last minute,” Brad says. “At first, his focus on the poles would scare him, but that translated into him honing his skills and becoming more aware of his legs. I have to put him in the right spots, but he can figure it out when he gets there. I thought about showing in a hackamore today, but I thought I would have better steering in a snaffle and then still have the ability to put him on a loose rein and show him.”
Continue reading …“I think he’s a once in a lifetime animal and, as many great horses as HighPoint has had, I think he will be right up there with the best of them.”
Continue reading …Breeding fees will be for single doses with the first dose costing $2,000. A dose will consist of eight straws of 800 million sperm with a minimum post thaw motility of 35%. If subsequent doses should be necessary, the second would be priced at $1,750 and any thereafter at $1,250. RL Best Of Sudden has been well known throughout his career for fertility and high levels of successful inseminations.
Continue reading …“When I looked down, I could see his front leg soaring out there, so it felt really cool. In this pattern, you had to go from a gallop to a slow jog and lope-overs that were really intense to really slow controlled stuff. That’s what’s fun, because he’s so quiet that you can go for the gusto.”
Continue reading …“She’s easy to show and everything about her is effortless,” Marylyn says. A double-registered mare, Tatsu, has two yearlings coming up- one by A Good Machine and one by Zippos Sensation, and Marylyn is excited to watch their upbringing.
Continue reading …As Bob led his mare up to accept his award, he pointed to the sky while his favorite song, Frank Sinatra’s “I Did It My Way” played over the loudspeaker. “God is great,” Bob says. “That’s my favorite song. They’re going to play it at my funeral.”
Continue reading …Besides her bay, good looks, Bob appreciates her kind demeanor and easygoing attitude, which was evident when his great granddaughter, 7-year-old Georgia Cook, showed her to win at the APHA Youth World Show this summer.
Continue reading …“Carly has the eye to be able to critique anything, so there’s always something to work on, which I love.”
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