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features:Mongol Derby 11
new Forest show 14
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wyoMing ranCh CliniC 22
Karrin O’Loughlin and Charmaine O’Neill ride out in the Mongol Derby on
August 13, 2018. (photo by Laurence Squire) See article p. 11
Darby Duncan and Mini Burro Blessed, aka Dan, entertained each other at the
Tennessee Equine Hospital Gastroscopy clinic. (Nancy Brannon photo) See p. 8
Uma O'Neill (USA) rides Clockwise of Greenhill Z in the FEI Jumping World
Cup™ at Langley, BC Canada. (Photo FEI/Cara Grimshaw) See article p. 5
Zach McCarver & Bingo traveled to
the AQHYA World Championship.
(photo by Shelby Layne Photography)
See article page 21
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book & art nook
Hey Y’all, Watch This! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=Lp2ocvr3mUo
Probable
Claws, by Rita MaeBrownBy Tommy Brannon, MFH
since meeting rita Mae brown in
person, more than once, and having
had at-length conversations with her about
foxhunting, i have become a fan of her
books – usually the ones about foxhunt-
ing. i recently picked up her latest book at
novel book store in Memphis, this one a
“Mrs. Murphy mystery,” co-authored by
the cat sneaky Pie brown, which is titled
(pun intended, i’m sure) Probable Claws
(© 2018). since we have inadvertently ac-
cumulated a herd of cats at our farm, i
have formed a strong bond with the male
“granddaddy” of several and can definitely
identify with the feline set, although i have
not yet mastered the cat language. Despite
all the different things they tell me, i still
only understand “meow,” or “mew” in the
case of the younger set.
in her 26th Mrs. Murphy mystery,
brown and her feline co-author sneaky
Pie brown return to albemarle County,
virginia, with a plot that converges paral-
lel mysteries from the past and the pres-
ent.
with the new year just around the cor-
ner, winter has transformed the cozy blue
ridge Mountain community of Crozet,
virginia into a living snow globe. it’s the
perfect setting for Mary Minor “harry”
haristeen to build a new work shed de-
signed by her dear friend, local architect
gary gardner. but the natural serenity is
shattered when out of the blue, right in
front of harry and Deputy Cynthia
Cooper, and in broad daylight, gary is
shot to death by a black-clad figure on a
speeding Ducati motorcycle.
outraged by the brazen murder, harry
begins to burrow into her friend’s past—
and unearths a pattern of destructive greed
reaching far back into virginia’s post-rev-
olutionary history (i love history!). an old
book of building codes disappears from
gary’s office, so harry suspects that the
missing book may hold the key to his mur-
der. Just when harry finds incriminating
evidence, the killer strikes again. gary’s
friend lisa roundabush, the highly intel-
ligent and competent head of the nature
First environmental group, is poisoned.
the second murder seems unrelated to
gary’s, except that both victims were in-
terested in dinosaurs.
heedless of her own safety, harry fol-
lows a trail of clues to a construction site
in richmond, where the discovery of mys-
terious remains has recently halted work.
in a doppelganger universe, a parallel plot
set in 1787 in the same county in virginia
reveals plantation owner ewing garth and
his family, managing a plantation, and
wondering what kind of government is
being created at the Constitutional Con-
vention in Philadelphia. the book chapters
switch back and forth between 1787 and
2017.
aided by her loyal, opinionated com-
panions – the crime-solving cats Mrs.
Murphy and Pewter, as well as tee tucker
the Corgi – harry hunts for a link between
the decades-old dead, the recently vio-
lently murdered, and the ancient secrets
that underlie everything. the modern-day
mystery is connected to the 18th century
story by a bone. and while other deaths
are narrowly averted in a flurry of fur, the
killer remains at large—ever more desper-
ate and dangerous. the deep-rooted legacy
of corruption that’s been exposed can
never be buried again. but if harry keeps
pursuing the terrible truth, she may be dig-
ging her own grave.
rita Mae brown’s style is to begin with
a description of each character in the book,
both human and animal, and in this case,
in both centuries. she also describes the
locations – two different plantations plus
richmond – in each of the centuries. as
there are so many characters in this book,
this is a helpful reference. Mrs. Murphy
and her friends all talk to each other, but
the humans cannot understand them. the
animals all have distinctive personalities
and phobias.
the book combines intuitive and curi-
ous animals, a mystery to be solved, and a
good dose of virginia history. (there’s
nothing better than an ample dose of his-
tory!) the 18th century thread woven into
the fabric of the story begins in one of the
author’s previous books, A Hiss Before
Dying (© 2017) and, according to the her
postscript, will continue in her next
sneaky Pie mystery. there is also a con-
trasting writing style between the chapters
set in the two different centuries. the 1787
chapters are written in the fluid prose and
vocabulary common to that time, and the
modern writing is in the much faster pace
of today’s speech.
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horse fair & food truCK
FesTiValseptember 29, 2018
Germantown CharitY horse show arena • Germantown, tn • 4-8pmHorse Fair: polo, foxhunting, vaulting, Jumping, sidesaddle, racking horses, mounted patrol
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Horses,Music, andFood TrucksBy Wanda Chancellor
on sept. 29, 2018 the germantown
Charity horse show (gChs) con-
tinues its 70th anniversary celebration
with the second germantown horse Fair
and Food truck Festival. in June, 2018
germantown hosted one of the largest
Charity horse shows ever. the stalls were
full with competitors’ horses and the
stands were packed with spectators. but
the celebration is not over yet!
For this year’s horse Fair, local barns
and organizations will be demonstrating
their equine disciplines. For the first time
ever in germantown, the Memphis Polo
Club will demonstrate arena Polo in the
“bowl” to give us a taste of the sport that
is usually played on a grassy field.
Jumping is a staple of the gChs and
riders from southern blues equestrian
Center in Collierville, tn will show how
it’s done. Mckrell and Christian baier,
owners and trainers of southern blues,
will show the progression of training stu-
dents to compete in jumping.
the Mid-south side saddle associa-
tion, will give us a glance back in time
when ladies rode aside in big skirts.
longreen Foxhounds will show how a
pack of foxhounds are trained to follow a
scent but never lose sight of the hunters.
and the east tennessee vaulting club
will astonish us all with their acrobatics on
the backs of moving horses.
the excitement of racking horses is a
big part of the gChs, and some of our
local best round out the evening with the
very fast paces of speed racking. rack on!
Music is an integral part of the event
with aD the DJ rocking it all night long!
of course, while you are watching, you
can be eating from some of the most pop-
ular Food trucks in the Mid-south. la
guadalupaña and let’s be Frank are back
by popular demand. Fuel Café, voted best
Food truck 2013 in the Memphis Flyer’s
best poll, is new this year with a great
menu of tacos. grisanti 9Dough1 serves
gourmet pizza and toasted ravioli. Mem-
phis bar ties will serve craft beer out of
its converted horse trailer bar – how ap-
propriate is that? and desserts are avail-
able from Parkers water ice and
MemPops.
the event boasts some original ven-
dors. gChs will have its Charity store
brimming with items. others will offer
pottery, jams and jellies, dog treats, plants,
jewelry, and more. there’s something for
everyone. bring the kids because we have
Pony rides and face painting.
the great family afternoon of horses
and food trucks runs from 4-8pm. Free
parking; admission is $5 for adults, $3 for
kids. Find us on Facebook and instagram.
O’Neill EarnsFirst Victoryin VancouverBy Catie Staszak
it only took one round of jumping to
determine the winner of the $145,000
Csi4*-w longines Fei Jumping world
Cup™ vancouver (Can). Uma o’neill
(Usa) jumped the only clear round
aboard Clockwise of greenhill Z to win
the class without a jump-off - and win her
first world Cup qualifier.
second to jump the alan wade (irl)
designed track, o’neill’s round held sway
as the only faultless performance through-
out the remainder of the 29-strong field.
Defending champion Conor swail (irl)
and rubens la silla finished second with
the fastest 4-fault round (74.26 seconds),
knocking only a careful plank vertical that
fell often throughout the afternoon. Juan
Jose Zendejas salgado (MeX) and tino la
Chapelle (4th, 75.87) finished third.
wade challenged the riders with nu-
merous technical nuances on course. the
course designer from the 2018 longines
Fei Jumping world Cup™ Final in Paris
(Fra) said he never designs with a num-
ber of clear rounds in mind.
“there were a lot of little tests out
there,” he said. “[the course] was solved
very early on— second horse in—so we
knew it was solvable. there were a lot of
riders with 4 faults that, i believe, felt that
if they had a second chance, they would
have gone clear. but that’s one of the great
things about show jumping: you get one
chance and you have to take it. we got a
lot of excitement and anxiety from people
knocking poles late [in the class]. it does-
n’t all have to be about speed [in a jump-
off]. it is show jumping after all. i think it
was good sport,” wade said.
results:
1. Clockwise of greenhill Z, Uma
o’neill (Usa) 0, 76.90
2. rubens ls la silla, Conor swail
(irl) 4, 74.26
3. tino la Chapelle, be Juan Jose Zen-
dejas salgado (MeX) 4, 74.87
Uma O'Neill (USA) rides Clockwise
of Greenhill Z in her victory gallop.
(Photo FEI/Cara Grimshaw)
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Dr. MielnickiJoins FullCircle EquineFull Circle equine veterinary serv-
ices of olive branch, Mississippi is
pleased to welcome Dr. kaitlin Mielnicki
as their newest associate veterinarian.
Dr. Mielnicki was raised in lebanon,
ohio. as a child, she spent her summers at
camp, where she first learned to ride.
at bowling green state University
(bgsU), she rode with the intercollegiate
horse show association hunt seat team.
it was during this time in college that Dr.
Mielnicki realized her dream was to be-
come an equine veterinarian. she earned a
bachelor of science degree in biology
from bgsU and then received a Doctor of
veterinary Medicine from the ohio state
University.
Following graduation, she completed a
yearlong large animal Medicine intern-
ship at the University of Minnesota and a
year at Purdue University in the large an-
imal Medicine residency program.
Dr. Mielnicki enjoys all aspects of
equine medicine; however, she finds gas-
trointestinal, neurologic, and neonatal ill-
ness particularly interesting. when she
isn’t caring for the clinic’s equine patients,
she finds joy in traveling and exploring,
riding, reading and spending quality time
with family, friends and her three cats
(Fynn, Picasso and Cora). Dr. Mielnicki
also works on sick or injured goats and
cattle.
Dr. Kaitlin Mielnicki, new Associate
veterinarian at Full Circle Equine vet-
erinary Services
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horse health Care
By Nancy Brannon, Ph.D.
on august 23, 2018, tennessee
equine hospital Memphis, located
in eads, tenn., offered free (regularly
$275) gastroscopy exams to horses, fol-
lowed by an educational seminar about
equine ulcers, with dinner, at 6 p.m. the
event was sponsored by boehringer ingel-
heim, maker of gastrogard and Ulcergard,
with senior equine veterinarian hoyt
Cheramie, DvM, Ms, DaCvs, with
boehringer ingelheim animal health, the
presenting speaker. his topic: “value in
Preventing, Diagnosing and treating
equine Ulcers.” boehringer ingelheim
conducts gastroscopy seminars through-
out the year at equine veterinary practices
nationwide, providing horse owners with
the diagnostic examination for their horse
at no charge, with medication purchase re-
quired only for those patients identified
with stomach ulcers. Medication discounts
and specials are available to seminar par-
ticipants.What is EQUS, Equine Gastric Ulcer
Syndrome? there are two types (and lo-
cations): (1) squamous disease, similar to
gastric esophageal reflux Disease
(gerD) in humans with “heartburn” to
esophageal erosions; and (2) glandular
disease. Cheramie showed a diagram of
the horse’s stomach that has squamous
mucosa in the top portion and glandular
mucosa in the bottom portion, a place
where ulcers most regularly occur. in hu-
mans, the lining of the esophagus is squa-
mous mucosa and all of the stomach is
lined with glandular mucosa. another dif-
ference is that horses don’t have “acid re-
flux” as humans do.
humans only produce gastric acid
when they eat. in contrast, horses produce
gastric acid constantly, 24/7. they produce
up to 16 gallons of acidic fluid every day.
but grazing and chewing help buffer the
acid. as horses graze, they make approxi-
mately 5,000 chews, creating about 15 gal-
lons of saliva, with has bicarbonate in it
that buffers acid. when fed grains (con-
centrates), horses produce even more
stomach acid for digestion.
what are some risk factors that can
lead to ulcers? of important note is that all
of these risk factors are created by hu-
mans.
(1) Feeding Patterns. horses are bi-
ologically structured to graze (eat) con-
stantly. so when under human care they
are fed 1X, 2X, or 3X/day – a pattern that
is contrary to their biology. withdrawal of
feed prior to work or competition is an-
other. Cheramie says this is the wrong
thing to do. Diet that favors grain and con-
centrates vs. hay/grass; limited or not
turnout/grazing time; and changes in feed-
ing routines, particularly when traveling,
can contribute.
(2) Stress – physical stress and be-
havioral stress. Physical stress factors in-
clude training/competition regimens;
illness and lay up time; painful disorders
and lameness; and surgery. behavioral
stress includes transport/trailering; stall
confinement; a new, unfamiliar environ-
ment; changes in routine; and social re-
grouping (new horse in the herd).
research has shown a correlation be-
tween the levels of plasma cortisol, gastric
mucosal prostaglandins, and the degree of
gastric ulceration produced by stress. Con-
tinued stress raises cortisol levels. Corti-
sol slows the production of “good”
prostaglandins. Prostaglandins (localized
hormone like cellular messengers) are de-
rived from essential fatty acids like fish
oil. “good” prostaglandins support im-
mune function, dilate blood vessels, in-
hibit “thick” blood and are
anti-inflammatory. slowed production al-
lows for the opposite - inflammation, im-
mune suppression, etc.
Squamous Mucosa Ulcers (aka
equine squamous gastric Ulcer syn-
Tennessee Equine HospitalGastroscopy Clinic
Dr. Hoyt Cheramie
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drome) are caused by abnormal gastric
acidity in the stomach, such as hyperacid-
ity (too much acid) and acid where it does-
n’t belong. this creates physical damage
to mucosa by hCl (hydrochloric acid) and
other enzymes and organic acids, all of
which leads to decreased protective fac-
tors.
Glandular Ulcers (aka equine glandu-
lar gastric disease, eggD), refers to ul-
ceration in the ventral glandular region of
the horse’s stomach , where stomach acid
is produced. this condition was previ-
ously less known than equine squamous
gastric Ulcer syndrome, primarily be-
cause the original endoscopes used in
horses were only 2.5 meters long and were
unable to reach the pyloric antum, where
most glandular ulceration occurs, for vi-
sualization. with the advent of the three
meter endoscope, more complete observa-
tion of the entire equine stomach is possi-
ble, and subsequent research has shown
that the incidence of glandular ulceration
is higher than previously believed. how-
ever, it has been less researched and less
is known about their specific causes.
How ulcers occur. whereas acidic
content of the stomach “splashing” on the
unprotected mucosal lining above the
margo plicatus is the mechanism believed
to lead to squamous ulceration in the
horse, the glandular region below the
margo plicatus is designed to be exposed
to the highly acidic contents. the glandu-
lar mucosa is lined with gastric mucus, a
complex mixture of glycoproteins, water,
electrolytes, lipids, and antibodies that
provide natural protection from continu-
ally secreted acids.
it is believed that the glandular ulcera-
tion, then, results from the breakdown of
this protective lining, exposing the glan-
dular mucosa to damaging acids. while
there is no conclusive research indicating
exactly what leads to the breakdown of
this defense mechanism in the horse,
nsaiD use and bacterial agents have been
found to be causes in humans. Cheramie
said that acid injury and bacteria are un-
likely primary causes in horses. it could be
a defect in the protective barrier leads to
erosion and gastritis/inflammation. or is it
that gastritis/inflammation leads to barrier
dysfunction and erosion? obviously, more
research on this is needed.
Incidence. Cheramie’s data showed the
highest incidence among racehorses –
90% (Murray et al.
1996). Mitchell
(2001) found it in
63% of
hunters/jumpers; in
60% of show horses
generally (McClure
et al. 1999), and in
40% of elite west-
ern performance
horses (bertone
2000). it was found
in 66% of all horses
scoped by Merial in
august 2015. [note:
Merial is the devel-
oper of gastrogard and Ulcergard
(omeprazole) and was acquired by
boehringer ingelheim in Jan. 2017.]
Clinical signs. some horses may not
demonstrate obvious clinical signs or may
have low-grade discomfort that manifests
in subtle signs that may go unnoticed or be
blamed on something else.
the horse may be “not quite right” at
shows, be cranky, doesn’t show well or eat
well. Cheramie asked, “what is the most
common presenting complaint in horses
diagnosed with egUs? Poor perform-
ance!”
horses react to gastric pain in a variety
of ways, Cheramie said. in 84/134 horses
with ulcers studied, colic presented in
49%. the majority showed poor perform-
ance (77%), such as loss of jumping style,
resistance, not yielding, stiffness, lack of
response to leg aids, or “holding” their
body, leading to back pain or showing as
recurrent back pain. [info from Mitchell,
r. “Prevalence of gastric Ulcers in
hunter/Jumper and Dressage horses eval-
uated for Poor Performance.”21st annual
conference proceedings of the association
for equine sports Medicine, sept. 2001]
one treatment that has been used is a
“stomach block,” Cheramie said, which is
administering a combination of Maalox
(aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hy-
droxide) with lidocaine through a stom-
ach tube. Many horses will get better. but,
Cheramie’s recommended treatment is
omeprazole in the form of gastrogard or
Ulcergard.
Effects on Performance. Ulcers can
have a marked effect on performance. in
findings from a UC Davis study, horses
without ulcers have an increase in oxygen
consumption and are more efficient in
using oxygen in their red blood cells to en-
ergize muscles. they have a greater in-
crease in stride length, can run longer
before tiring, and have less lactic acid
build up.
Cheramie explained how this works.
horses breathe one time per stride. when
the front legs reach out, they breathe in.
when they do not have gastric distress,
they can reach out farther, breathe longer,
and take in more oxygen. this increase in
stride length can be 2.04 inches or greater
(24.55 ft. vs. 24.38 ft.) this may not sound
like much, but over the course of 1.25
miles (length of the kentucky Derby), the
increase is 45.7 ft or 5.7 lengths (268.84
strides). that’s enough to win a race!
why do horses with ulcers have shorter
strides? “referred” gastric pain; involun-
tary abdominal muscle contraction.
Diagnosis. gastroscopy is the preferred
diagnostic tool. Cheramie said that of the
12 horses that were “scoped” this day at
teh, 10 had grade 2 or 3 ulcers. he then
showed slides of what the various types,
locations, and stages of ulcers look like.
Current Treatment Options
(1) Medical Therapy – manage gastric
acid. histamine h2 receptor antagonists
reduce acid production by 1/3. acid pump
inhibitors virtually stop acid production.
a. glandular Ulcers: Proton Pump in-
hibitor, sucralfate, Prostaglandin analog,
Pectin-lecithin complete, corn or flax
seed oil, and if signs of infection, antibi-
otics. in Proton Pump inhibitors, the active
ingredient is omeprazole. it inhibits the
final step in acid production and sup-
presses acid production regardless of stim-
ulus for up to 24 hours. it allows the ph of
the stomach to increase, allowing the
stomach to heal itself.
omeprazole is a lipophilic weak base
that degrades rapidly in acid aqueous so-
lutions, in lower ph solutions (ph<7.5). it
must be passed through the stomach to be
absorbed in the small intestine.
From here, Cheramie showed charts
that compared gastrogard® to omeprazole
from compounded pharmacies. the com-
parisons showed gastrogard® had higher,
more consistent, more stable levels of con-
centration of omeprazole than the others.
he also gave examples of other non-FDa
approved equine omeprazole products on
the market.
(2) Adjunctive Therapy: increased
turnout with grazing or hay available.
walking has been shown to increase gas-
tric contractility and outflow as well as
colonic motility. in feeding regimens,
plenty of hay (Cheramie prefers hay bags
that allow the horse to get a little hay at a
time); multiple small grain meals. always
feed hay prior to feeding grain. that stim-
ulates saliva production, creating a physi-
cal barrier and buffering effect to stomach
acid. Cheramie prefers alfalfa hay; it is a
better buffer with with its high Calcium
and Phosphorus content.
Prevention. how do we prevent ul-
cers? through management – removal or
reduction of ulcerogenic factors; turnout;
feeding appropriate feedstuffs; continuous
roughage access; alfalfa hay. Did you
know that horses produce 30% more
saliva when they eat off the ground?
through pharmaceuticals, especially
during high stress and ulcerogenic situa-
tions. if you use nutraceuticals or supple-
ments, ask for the research behind them,
Cheramie said.
Cheramie recommended Ulcergard®,
which has 4 doses per syringe for a 1200
pound horse. Use for 28 days. he recom-
mended using it prior to and during stress-
ful situations (start 48 hours out). but,
Ulcergard is not cheap; the cost per tube
can range from $35 per tube to $202.50 for
case of 6 tubes. Ulcergard and gastrogard
are FDa approved, and currently, omepra-
zole is the only treatment drug approved
by the FDa.
Editor’s Notes:
Unanswered questions. as with any
research, the final questions asked are
what factors remain unexamined or unex-
plained? Cheramie didn’t talk about the
amount of time it takes an ulcer to develop
in a horse. i did not find that information
in other research on equine ulcers either.
the second question is: are there other
drugs that are effective in treating equine
ulcers? in an article in The Horse (1999),
Dr. Michael J. Murray, DvM, Ms, Diplo-
mate aCviM, associate Professor and
adelaide C. riggs Chair in equine Medi-
cine at the Marion duPont scott equine
Center at the virginia-Maryland regional
College of veterinary Medicine in lees-
burg, va. gives a detailed analysis of
equine gastric ulcers.
Murphy discusses two classifications
of drugs used in treating equine ulcers:
acid suppressant drugs that decrease acid-
ity in the stomach and mucosal protective
drugs. there are three categories of acid
suppressant drugs: (1) antacids and (2) his-
tamine receptor type 2 (h2) antagonists,
and (3) proton-pump inhibitors that block
gastric acid secretion. “the only mucosal
protective drug being used, says Murray,
is sucralfate and it is only effective for the
glandular lining of the stomach and the
duodenum, where ulcers and lesions are
less likely to occur.” the h2 antagonists
are Murray’s drugs of choice in most
cases. “treatment with h2 antagonists,”
he says, “has been successful in resolving
the gastric lesions and in resolving the pre-
senting problem. Cimetidine (tagamet)
and ranitidine (Zantac) are the most fre-
quently used, and both inhibit gastric acid
secretion in horses.”
Additional Resources:
blue ridge equine, “gastrogard versus
Ulcergard…” http://www.blueridgee-
quine.com/gastrogard-versus-ulcergard-
protect-your-horse-from-equine-ulcers/
kentucky equine research, “new
thoughts on gastric Ulcers in horses,”
https://ker.com/equinews/new-thoughts-
gastric-ulcers-horses/
nieto, Jorge, DvM, Ph.D., DaCvs,
“Diagnosing and treating gastric Ulcers
in horses.” UC Davis school of veteri-
nary Medicine. https://www2.vetmed.uc-
davis.edu/ceh/local_resources/pdfs/pubs-
oct2012-sec.pdf
succeed veterinary Center, “equine
glandular gastric Ulcer syndrome,”
www.succeed-vet.com/education/equine-
gi-disease-library/gastritis/eggus/
The Horse, “gastric Ulcers.”
https://thehorse.com/14523/gastric-ulcers/
The Horse, “it’s enough to give him
an Ulcer!” thehorse.com/151494/its-
enough-to-give-him-an-ulcer/
The Horse, “Compounding study:
know what you’re getting.” https://the-
horse.com/130700/compounding-study-
know-what-youre-getting/
TEH staff (left to right) Andrew Pearson, Dr. Samantha
Tate, and Dr. Matt Cochran
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Circle staff and veterinarians introduced
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on the trail2018 MongolDerbyBy Liz Ampairee with The Adventurists;
photos by Laurence Squire
this year marks the 10th Mongol
Derby, featured in the guinness
book of records as the world’s longest
and toughest horse race. the 2018 race
featured 18 men and 26 women from 12
countries riding 1000km across Mongolia
on semi-wild Mongolian horses.
the race recreates genghis khan’s an-
cient horse messenger system in epic fash-
ion. the hardy and semi-wild native
horses of Mongolia reprise their traditional
role as the legs and lungs of the adventure.
the horse stations, or morinurtuus, are
manned by nomadic herding families as
they traditionally were. the messengers
are portrayed by horsemen and adventur-
ers from around the world, all riding up to
160kms a day, navigating independently
and changing horses at 40 kilometre inter-
vals.
Pre-race training took place august 5-
7, 2018, with the start of the 2018 Mogul
Derby on august 8. the race was com-
pleted by august 15.
three previous competitors were back
for more in 2018. they know the terrain
and the worst bits. the other 41 Mongol
Derby newbies featured a wonderful mix
of professional riders and happy horsemen
– an eclectic mix of accountants, nurses,
and vets as well as a translator, a fishing
captain, and one who works pack camels.
Fourteen were from australia, one from
botswana (dual Usa/Uk citizen), two
from Canada, two from ireland, two from
the netherlands, one from Pakistan, one
from Portugal, three from new Zealand,
one from the Uk, one from Uraguay, thir-
teen from the Usa – including Michael
gascon of Poplarville, Mississippi – and
two from south africa.
liz ampairee reported daily from 2018
Mongol Derby, and enthusiasts could fol-
low her on twitter at: twitter.com/mon-
golderbylive
Following are her reports, beginning
with the last day, August 15, 2018:
today, the 10th Mongol Derby, the
longest and toughest horse race in the
world, 1000km across the Mongolian
steppe, was won by adrian Corboy from
australia and annabel neasham, a 27-
year-old brit from oxfordshire. annabel
is racing Manager to Ciaron Maher in
Melbourne, and adrian stepped in at the
last minute for Ciaron, who is one of his
work riders and hacks horses for breakfast,
lunch and dinner.
the pair crossed the line at 13.25 today
(Mongolia time) having received no vet
penalties at all throughout the race. hQ re-
ports:
“we’ve seen great horsemanship from
both - clear vet cards. at every station aC
carries both saddles in, giving the horses a
break, while an dumps the remains of
their hydration packs on their horses to
cool them down.” #mongolderby2018
the pair completed the race in six days
and faced typical Mongolian weather –
monsoon rain, fog, boiling hot sun, cold
one minute, hot the next – as well as a
flooded steppe with lots of rivers to cross.
and on finishing the Mongol Derby –
“people say when they finish, they could
easily do another 1,000k; well...i think i’m
good with this”
Report from August 14, 2018:
Many rivers to cross in the 2018 Mon-
gol Derby. (continued on page 12)
Winners of the 2018 Mongol Derby: Adrian Corboy from Australia and
Annabel Neasham, a 27-year-old Brit from Oxfordshire.
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it seems likely that the Mongol Derby will
be won tomorrow – but with a lack of
communications this evening from Mon-
golia, we’re not quite sure by whom!
it seems that aussies adrian Corboy
and annabel neasham (who apparently
i’ve just found out today might actually be
british!) are still in the lead and at horse
station 26 (just two away from the finish).
texan Devan horn is not far off their an-
tipodean tails.
in the absence of news as to where
everyone is in the field is tonight, i’ve sent
what can only be described as some ab-
solutely staggering pictures of Mongolia.
enjoy!
Report from August 13, 2018:
one Day Five of the 2018 Mongol
Derby, texan Devan horn lost her lead at
the end of the day, being forced to sit out
a vet penalty at horse station 21. the in-
trepid aussies, adrian Corboy and
annabel neasham have now taken the
lead and are camping out in a small hold-
ing just away from hs21.
the rest of the field are now separated
by some six horse stations (that’s roughly
250kms if my math is right) with a few
more retirees today.
i failed to report last night that the
hugely popular Pakistan rider saif noon
has retired, which is just as well as he
drank some strong airag overnight and de-
cided to un-retire himself this morning.
two other riders, aussie kathy garbriel
and our oldest competitor, 70 year-old rod
herman, have also had a ride in the blood
wagon and are off to Ulaan baatar for
medical checks - but rod remains “deter-
mined to finish.” hopefully, tomorrow
will make it clear who is still in the race.
the Mongol horses continue to chal-
lenge, with riders pressing their help but-
tons, left, right, and centre. as noted by
Mongol hQ: “how to get on. Mongolians
like their horses to go and expect horses
to go as soon as they feel a foot in the stir-
rup. Common problems are: rider hesi-
tates, horse goes, rider hits deck…”
today also saw what can only be de-
scribed as ‘scorchio’ weather; so for those
who hadn’t drunk enough monsoon rain
the last few days, dehydration became an
issue. Quote of the day from Portuguese
rider, Manual Mendes:
“official cocktail of the Mongol Derby
2018, straight vodka with electrolyte pow-
der mixed in, it fixes everything and
makes you happy.”
Many of the riders have yet to brave the
river crossing just past hs18 – here’s
Devan horn showing them how to do it.
( h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / i / s t a -
tus/1028827043130105856)
Report from August 12, 2018:
the world’s longest and toughest horse
race continues to live up to its reputation
for being exactly that. they’ve had hail
stones as big as snooker balls (well, al-
most), flooding, storms, blazing sun – and
today, it’s been cold and wet again.
heather ‘Flash’ accardo, 37, from
louisiana has been the latest rider forced
to retire due to a bad fall and a broken col-
larbone. the dreaded D&v seems to have
also struck a few of the riders including a
few of the aussie archibald-bell clan who
seem to be carrying on regardless. as our
Mongol hQ twitter feed informed us:
“hQ note: de pukibus, or ‘on sickness.’
every year, the dreaded D&v strikes the
Derby. strange bugs, new food - **it hap-
pens. sometimes it puts riders out of the
race, but more often than not they grit their
teeth, clench their bums, and ride on.”
with three retirees to date, the field is
now 40 strong (we think). Up the front
end, the remarkable texan Devan horn
forges on. there seems to be no stopping
this girl who is currently at hs18, has
once again shredded the field and has a
substantial lead. Future aspiring Derby
champions take note how she picks her
horses: “this guy has a nice body and was
fighting and kicking the others on the
line.”
hot on her heels (15km or so behind) at
hs17 are the ‘superlative’ aussies, adrian
Corboy and annabel neasham. tomorrow
they may have a chance to make ground
on Devan. not only does she have a vet
penalty to sit, but the riders up front will
have to swim/ford the mighty kherlen
river 5kms beyond hs18 and anything
could happen here.
Mongol hQ report: “if it's anything like
the usual hazards of Mongolia, the horses
will just sigh, roll up sleeves and crack on,
while all the humans watch from between
their fingers.”
the rest of the field are strung out
across the four previous horse stations like
the proverbial Mongolian washing, but the
support for all of them across social media
is staggering. Previous Derby runner-up,
irishman richie killoran is keeping a
close eye on his irish brethren, John
Moore, 40. richie tweeted:
“so, months before JD Moore em-
barked on the 1000km @mongolder-
bylive, he asked me for advice. i think top
of the list was get a good gPs. turns out
he didn’t even bother to bring one and
brought a compass instead... like bringing
a knife to a gunfight; oh, and he’s lost that
now, too.”
Report from August 10, 2018:
Day two of the 2018 Mongol Derby,
the world’s longest and toughest horse
race was all about the power of the mighty
Mongolian horse. in our modern world,
we tend to put sparkly brow bands on
horses and use them as a recreational
thing. but in Mongolia, horses are at the
centre of their existence – their transport,
their sustenance, their livelihood. their
horsemanship is incredible!
the horses out there are semi-wild and
every year, riders are forced to retire from
the race as they deposit them on the floor.
today, we lost samantha anderson from
south africa who dinged her ankle and
went off to Ub for a scan (damaged liga-
ments). we also lost Madison smith from
san Fran, who has a dislocated shoulder.
sad for her as it’s the second time she’s
had to retire (she’ll be back no doubt).
henry bell, one of the bell/archibald
clan from australia showed how to har-
ness the speed of a bolting horse (video on
twi t t e r :h t tps : / / tw i t t e r. com/ i / s t a -
tus/1027793780999483393). in Mongolia,
bolting isn’t a vice, it’s a good thing – they
quicker they run, the longer they live!
at the business end of the race, texan
Devan horn has now been joined at horse
station 8 by Charlotte howard, 25, a seri-
ously focused kiwi and they will start to-
morrow in joint first position. there are a
few others hot on their heels so the week-
end (for us, not them) leaves everything to
play for and no minute to lose.
Find complete information about the
Mongol Derby at: https://www.mon-
golderby.com/adventures/mongol-derby
see more photos on the Mshr website.
Aussie Eliza Allan crossing the river solo on August 14.Pamela Karner with just an eagle for company, near HS13 on August 13.
Botswanan competitor, Michael Turner trying to work out how to turn on his
satellite navigation, August 10.
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The MightyMongolHorse
“It is easy to conquer the world from
the back of a horse” - Genghis Khan
By Liz Ampairee
Mongolian horses were the inter-
continental ballistic missiles of
the thirteenth century, carrying the all-con-
quering Mongol warriors across half the
world. Diminutive, sturdy, fearless, wild,
and unbelievably tough, they are revered
in Mongolian culture and have changed
very little over the centuries, remaining es-
sentially free from human interference.
of the three million horses inhabiting
the vast Mongolian steppe, the great ma-
jority of them live in huge quasi feral
herds. they live, eat, and die here having
to survive temperature extremes from
minus 40 degrees Celsius in winter to plus
30 in the summer. they eat grass and lit-
tle else, drink water as they find it, and are
rarely given any nutritional extras by their
human compatriots.
in spite, and because of this, Mongolia
remains one of the last places on earth
where the relationship between man and
horse is symbiotic. to the nomadic Mon-
golians living on the steppe, the horses are
an integral part of their social culture.
the male horses are used for trans-
portation, racing and, occasionally, meat.
the mares are rarely ridden, but are used
for milk (up to six times a day in summer)
and breeding. Most of the horses are
‘owned’ by a herder or family and branded
appropriately, being brought in a few
times a day in a similar way to cattle being
herded.
the horses tend to seek out the same
grazing places during the seasons so the
Mongolians know where to find them.
they usually stay within 10kms; herding
takes a few hours, and is sometimes just
performed with a team of two riders.
once brought in, at the family ‘ger’
(dwelling), the horses are either put in a
pen or tied to a line whilst milking takes
place or horses are needed for work. they
tend to have four or five favored riding
horses in a herd of 25 or 30 male horses
(and a similar number of mares), and the
rest remain a symbol of wealth and status.
around four or five horses will work al-
most daily, sometimes all day. some
horses are kept for the use of the family as
riding horses, older quieter horses are rid-
den by children and women, and everyone
in the family will have favorite horses.
they also give them as ‘gifts’ to each
other.
racing plays an important part in the
Mongolian social culture and approxi-
mately half the herding families keep one
or two racehorses. ‘naadams’ or race
meetings happen four or five times over
the summer, from very local up to the mas-
sive national Festival in the capital Ulaan-
bataar in July. the children also race
yearlings and two year olds over short dis-
tances (minimum 5 kms).
Mongolians often also put the children
on foals and weanlings as they start to
‘break’ them in for work. During the day
in the summer when their mothers are
milked, the foals are tied to a line where
the toddlers play with them and socialize
them.
herded since birth, they are used to
being handled, so when it comes to being
ridden, the process is very quick. at age
two or three, the working and riding
horses are hobbled, someone is legged up,
and the horse broncs off into the distance.
if the rider falls off, they just get back on
and after a matter of minutes, once the
horse accepts the rider, it re-joins its herd.
the Mongolians ride with absolutely no
fear, and amazing balance.
tack is very basic: essentially a bridle
with two very long thin bars wider than the
horse’s mouth and a wood-based saddle
that has a high back and front, making a
very stable and comfortable seat and al-
lowing maximum freedom for the horse to
move. Mongolian horses have very tough
feet and are rarely shod.
veterinary care is similarly basic. they
might clean out a wound themselves and
cut off rotten flesh, but they cannot put a
horse on box rest or an equivalent as it will
starve. if it’s their prized animal, they
tend to it, and maybe get drugs from a vet-
erinarian if they can. but for lame horses,
they leave the pain to limit the horse's
movement, but have to let the horse go out
with the herd. only the fittest survive.
the Mongolian riding style varies
greatly from western equitation, in the
sense that they leave the horse a great
amount of freedom in a given situation
whilst they perform other tasks. they do
not expect to completely control the horse,
but trust it to do its job and find the best
way through. therefore, if a western rider
gets on a Mongolian horse and expects ab-
solute control, the Mongolian horses es-
sentially rebel!
Most horses have five gaits instead of
four (the fifth being a running walk, vari-
ously called tölt, single-footing, or rack-
ing) and most seem to prefer cantering in
virtually any situation.
Mongolian horses are not monitored by
any kind of breeding society or registry.
Mother nature is pretty much the registry
association for the breed. if they can’t sur-
vive the weather, the terrain, and cannot
exist on available plants, then they won’t
survive to breed.
standing between 12 and 15 hands,
they have short necks, short legs, and are
built like bricks. their cannon diameter is
about eight inches. Many have conforma-
tion flaws frowned on by european
breeds, such as cow hocks, ewe necks, or
ram profiles. although they are catego-
rized as ‘horses’, they are pony-sized and
pony shaped and come in all colors.
often working up to the age of 18, these
are supremely tough beasts. in a land
locked country of only three million peo-
ple, the three million horses remain inte-
gral to everyday life in Mongolia.
Michael Gascon treks across the
Steppe in the 2018 Mongol Derby.
Mongolian Horses. (photo by Laurence Squire )
“A Mongol without a horse is like
a bird without the wings.”
New ForestHorse ShowInter HuntRelayBy Cary Hart; photos by Cary Hart and
Ian Fletcher
every year at the end of July the
new Forest and hampshire County
show is held in hampshire in the United
kingdom. this year’s show was July 24-
26, 2018 at new Park, brockenhurst. the
new Forest agricultural show society
was founded in 1920 and the first new
Forest and hampshire County show was
held in 1921 as a small one day local event
at bartley Cross.
today the new Forest horse show an
annual three day agricultural show that at-
tracts around 95,000 visitors each year.
the show is rated amongst the top ten
agricultural shows in the country that
hosts many events and activities. a visit
from her Majesty the Queen and his
royal highness the Duke of edinburgh in
2012 boosted the profile of the show to its
highest level yet.
show jumping is a major feature, with
international classes held throughout the
three days. there is a full range of eques-
trian classes, with a multitude of breeds
and riding styles included – from arabs
and anglo-arabs to Miniatures, Mountain
and Moorland ponies, Connemaras, Dales,
Dartmoor, exmoor, shetlands, welsh,
Cob, and new Forest ponies to irish
Draught, world breeds, and british rare
breeds. there are in hand, as well as rid-
ing classes, including sidesaddle. there
are driving classes, coaching, heavy horse
driving, horn blowing competitions, and
donkey classes. there are classes for ex-
race horses, the atkinson action horses
stunt Display team, side saddle Con-
cours D’elegance, and a new Forest Polo
Display.
there are other livestock competitions
including cattle and sheep, a poultry sec-
tion, rabbits, caged birds, honey bees, fer-
ret races, and booths of crafts and home-
made food stuffs. there are demonstra-
tions of dog training. there is an art
pavilion with exhibits from both amateur
and professional artists; blacksmithing
with wrought ironwork; flower arranging,
a women’s institute, and a variety of award
winning vegetables found in the vegetable
Marquee.
there is an old time farming demon-
stration with a multitude of tractors on dis-
play. this year’s tractor display celebrated
60 years of Massey Ferguson tractors,
which joined the usual variety of 1900s
tractors that helped produce food through-
out the First and second world wars.
there were also stationary engines, which
did everything from powering milking
machines to lighting and pumping before
modern-day electricity. with ‘grandfa-
ther’s shed’ full of yester year tools and
displays of old milking equipment, saws
and more, there was a lot to see and to
learn about. then there is the Farmhouse
kitchen where local corn is milled and
ground to flour to be baked into bread and
cakes.
this year i was offered the opportunity
to sponsor the inter hunt relay class on
behalf of oak grove hunt. i jumped at the
chance, as i have always enjoyed watch-
ing the hunt relays. they are fast paced
and fun to watch!
the inter hunt relay is a class that has
four teams from different hunts with four
riders on each team. this year riders came
from the new Forest hounds, the wilton
hunt, and the avon vale hunt. riders
take turns carrying the hunt whip across a
variety of obstacles. this year there was a
small coop and a post and rail to a set of
flags that the horses and riders had to
weave through. next, was stopping at the
stirrup Cup and taking a drink, followed
by walking over a bridge. then they had
to jump a roll top and two verticals before
turning towards home and jumping the
bullfinch. this type of fence has a solid
base with several feet of brush protruding
out of the top, and the jump can be up to
six feet high. the horse is supposed to
jump through, rather than over, the brush.
as the announcer said each day, “what
are the rules, you ask? there are no rules.”
well, there kind of are rules. the horses
and riders lose 5 seconds for anything that
the judges deem as not completing a task,
or taking a rail down. so, for examples,
not walking over the bridge or not drink-
ing the stirrup Cup loses your team 5 sec-
onds. the team that wins is the fastest
team over their two runs – so time is of im-
portance.
the competition starts with two teams
vying against each other, running on par-
allel tracks in the arena. then the second
set of teams run. the slowest two teams
then compete for third and fourth place,
while the fastest two teams compete for
first and second place.
what you don’t see in this article is the
cheating! you may know that in most
competitions you are not allowed to show
your horse the obstacles first. that did not
stop the teams from walking over the
bridge or through the flags on their way to
the starting point! everyone was well
aware of the attempts to get an advantage
before the class, and it was enjoyed as part
of the fun of the class.
the actual relay was fantastic and a
great way to watch teamwork – from the
team members cheering each other on to
teammates taking over the run when one
rider’s horse refused to go over the bridge
to riders giving each other leads over the
bullfinch.
i was also asked to greet the huntsmen
and Masters who paraded their hounds be-
fore the relay. Michael woodhouse is the
huntsman of the new Forest hounds; will
hudson is the huntsman for the wilton
hunt; and oli thompson is huntsman for
the avon vale hunt. [Find out more about
these three hunts at their websites:
w w w . n e w f o r e s t h o u n d s . c o . u k ,
www.wilton-hunt.co.uk, and avonvale-
hunt.co.uk]
For me it was great to be an official
sponsor in the sponsor’s tent for tea and
cakes, and share my love of foxhunting in
the U.s. with a show steward who hunts
with the royal artillery hunt. she asked
lots of great questions about how we hunt
in the U.s. and was a bit surprised to find
out that it is much the same as the way
they hunt in the U.k. [Find more about the
royal artillery hunt at: www.rahsc.co.uk]
the weather was around 85 degrees,
and it was a miracle they weren’t all
passed out from the heat! but those of us
from the south enjoyed the cool spell,
compared to what our summers in July
usually feel like.
all and all it was a great three days and
i enjoyed meeting the Masters of Fox-
hounds of several of the area hunts and
their hounds! if you want to attend, next
year’s show is July 20-august 1, 2019. i
have managed to make it to many of the
shows since my first time in 2002.
Find full information about the show at:
www.newforestshow.co.uk.
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The author Cary
Hart (left) and the
show steward com-
pare foxhunting in
the U.S. and in the
U.K.
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MeridianEquine ShowPhotos by Allison Rehnborg
Meridian equine education Center
(MeeC) in lebanon, tenn. held
their third show in the hunter series on
august 11, 2018. the shows are a com-
bined effort with MeeC and lucky Fox
Farm, and this show was a double points
show with Middle tennessee hunter
Jumper association (MthJa). the show
offered primarily lower hunter fences for
new/green riders and green horses. in ad-
dition, the over the Moon jumpers at 2’6”
were fairly popular.
lucky Fox Farm is based near
Murfreesboro, tenn. and offers instruction
from Cha certified instructors with horse
science and education degrees. they offer
traditional hunter showing as well as host-
ing an interscholastic equestrian associa-
tion (iea) team. Folks at lucky Fox Farm
had this to say about saturday’s show:
“we had an amazing day out at the
MeeC/lFF double point MthJa show
on saturday. so incredibly proud of how
all our riders rode, how the horses went,
and how much everyone pitched in to put
on an awesome show! we saw several new
riders show successfully for the first time,
several riders take on new horses, and
some horses had their best show to date!
we can’t even begin to list everyone’s ac-
complishments this weekend! we had so
many great rides and learning experi-
ences!! ready to take on the next show at
brownland in two weeks and then we are
starting to iea season after that. a sincere
thank you and congratulations to all lucky
Fox riders and parents who had an awe-
some weekend showing with us! we are
so proud of how everyone did!”
Selected results:
leadline winner: tara Flenner-Preston
on salty Dog; sloan Flenner-Preston was
second on hillpost taking names
Mini stirrup Div. Champion: becky
huddleston on Peaches
green rider equitation Div. Champion
(MthJa): amanda agee with a little bit
of luck
short stirrup equitation Div. Champion
(MthJa): Charlotte beasley on Peter Pan
Pre-Childrens/Pre-adult hunter Div.
Champion (MthJa): Charlotte beasley
on a Cat named socks
special hunter Div. Champion
(MthJa): shelia Franklin on snr steel
blue Magnolias
Puddle Jumpers Div. Champion
(MthJa): Courtney alexander on Zelda
over the Moon Jumpers Champion
(MthJa): ella sutherland on bust-a-
Move.
Full results at: horseshowsonline.com
hunters & Jumpers
Cheldin Baird on Glorified Girl
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This year is going to be busy at Meridian! We will be hosting 6 trail obstacle challenges on3 dates through Equine Trail Sports; 2 openbreed Western shows; and a new 4-show hunterand jumper series. The hunter series will be co-hosted in partnership with Lucky Fox Farmand 2 of the shows will be MTHJA shows.
We are excited about the 2018 show season! It is going to be a lot of fun, and we hope to seeyou all there.
To register for any of our events, please go tothe Events page at www.MeridianEquine.com
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2018 EVENTS AT MERIDIAN EQUINE
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September 15 – MEEC/LFF Hunter Series IV
September 22 – Equine Trail Sports Fall Harvest Obstacle Challenges I & II
October 13 – Autumn Classic Western Open Show
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MegFordShowBy Tommy Brannon
the third installment of the 2018
MegFord hunter Jumper schooling
show series was held august 24-26, 2018
at the show Place arena in Memphis, tn.
this is the third year that the MegFord
horseshows have been held there.
the arena is in the process of a series of
updates and improvements which, when
completed, will make it a first rate facility.
at present, construction has been com-
pleted in the indoor warm up arena and the
show offices have been relocated to that
building. the front of that building has a
new look with stone and cedar columns.
there are new aDa compliant, handi-
capped-accessible restrooms and a new
hvaC system for the show office that is
very welcome in the mid-south august
heat. ann Ford, the show organizer said,
“the new office and warm up arena facil-
ity is absolutely fantastic! we finally have
a great place for our exhibitors to be able
to relax and cool off! the footing in the
rings was wonderful! Jamie white and his
staff have worked very hard to help our
shows be successful!”
there were 80 entries in this show. the
numbers have been increasing in the show
series at a manageable rate. both the in-
door arena and covered arena were kept
busy with classes running simultaneously.
Many of the riders and some horses were
entered in both hunter and jumper classes.
Jumper classes were held on Friday night
and saturday morning, with hunter classes
throughout all three days. Jack nash was
the course designer as he has been for
many of the past shows. the MegFord se-
ries has been running for several years and
the organizers have a format that many
competitors understand. they are always
asking for feedback to improve the shows.
thanks to the sponsorship of Magnolia
Manor Farms Friday night’s hospitality
food was provided from the Memphis
restaurant “strano by Chef Josh” [steiner].
everyone agreed: it was fantastic pizza,
salad and cookies! the restaurant was re-
cently featured in a very complimentary
article in the Memphis Flyer. the food is
tasty because steiner grows his own veg-
etables and herbs for his restaurant in east
Memphis.
the fourth/last show in the 2018 Meg-
Ford series is scheduled for november 2-
4, again at the show Place arena in
Memphis. For more show information,
visit: www.megford.com/horse-shows
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exciting british newcomer, Char-
lotte Fry (22), posted her second
sensational victory of the past two weeks
when winning the Freestyle on august 17,
2018 at the Fei european Dressage U25
Championships 2018, held in exloo, the
netherlands, august 13-17, 2018. Just 12
days ago the Dutch-based yorkshire rider,
who trained with british legend Carl hes-
ter during her teenage years, claimed the
7-year-old title with glamourdale at the
longines Fei world breeding Dressage
Championships in ermelo (neD). this af-
ternoon she added another gold medal to
her collection when posting a great score
of 82.145 with the lovely 10-year-old
gelding, Dark legend, to be crowned U25
Freestyle champion.
the result ensured she went home with
a full set of colors, having posted the
biggest individual score in wednesday’s
team Championship to boost great
britain to bronze medal position, and slot-
ting into silver medal spot behind yester-
day’s grand Prix winner Jil-Marielle
becks (20) from germany.
becks was joined by bianca nowag
(Fair Play), Juliette Piotrowski (sir Dia-
mond) and lisa-Maria klossinger (Fbw
Daktari) to top the team standings with a
score of 219.706, which left them well
ahead of their Dutch rivals in silver medal
spot. Carlijn huberts (watoeshi), Maxime
van der vlist (bailey), Denis nekeman
(boston sth) and Jeanine nieuwenhuis
(tC athene) racked up a final tally of
212.765 for the netherlands. but the
british foursome of Fry, ryan todd
(Charlex eskebjerg), rebecca Jane ed-
wards (headmore Delegate) and Claire
gallimore (annette ballerina) were hot on
their heels in bronze when posting
212.118.
becks, who with her 10-year-old chest-
nut gelding Damon’s satelite was an indi-
vidual bronze medalist at the young rider
Championships in valencia (esP) in 2016,
won thursday’s grand Prix with a score
of 75.385, while Fry took silver when
posting 75.308. bronze went to Den-
mark’s victoria vallentin (20) who rode
ludwig der sonnenkoenig to a mark of
74.000.
Fry turned the tables on Friday when
pinning becks into silver in the Freestyle,
and it was the german rider’s team-mate,
klossinger (25), who scooped bronze this
time around with Fbw Daktari.
Frysaid that Dark legend is a very
nervous horse. “this is the first show he
felt confident in the ring, so he peaked at
a good time!” she pointed out. “today was
a really good test; he couldn’t have been
better; he really rose to the music and
danced to it!” she added.
and her plans for the future? “to com-
pete at the olympic games someday, but
for now i just want to get my feet back on
the ground and start training again!” she
said.
everyone was singing the praises of the
venue at hippisch Centrum exloo, and the
quality of the performances from the Dres-
sage world’s rising stars left even the
judges in awe. “what we saw here this
week was almost at the same level as sen-
ior riders, and it’s really very exciting!”
said ground Jury President, Francis ver-
beek-van-rooy.
dressage & eventing
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By Kimber Whanger
the newly integrated Dressage Pilot
Program of the interscholastic
equestrian association (iea) begins the
season on september 8, 2018. increasing
interest in the iea Dressage program has
team development at a pace exceeding ex-
pectations, according to Dressage admin-
istrator emily David. the iea Dressage
Pilot Program has been running scrim-
mages for the past two years in Pennsyl-
vania, west virginia, new york, indiana
and ohio. in addition to these states,
teams are being organized and shows are
currently being scheduled in Maryland,
virginia, new york, tennessee, georgia,
oklahoma, arizona, Colorado, Connecti-
cut, texas and Mississippi.
beginning with this 2018-19 season,
the Dressage discipline has been officially
added into the iea membership process,
allowing riders, coaches and teams to of-
ficially register as iea Dressage members.
in addition to the growing interest
among members, the iea has recently
gained the support of the intercollegiate
Dressage association (iDa) as a partner-
ing organization to help promote and grow
the Dressage Pilot Program. Many iDa
teams are planning on hosting iea horse
shows this season which will assist the
iea with manpower, guidance and spon-
sorship opportunities.
“the intercollegiate Dressage associa-
tion is thrilled to be working with iea to
help grow the sport of Dressage. we know
how rewarding competing as a team can
be for young riders and having that avail-
able for middle and upper school Dressage
riders through iea is a fantastic new op-
portunity,” says current iDa President,
ginger henderson from averett College.
the iea Dressage Pilot Program is cur-
rently open for enrollment for the 2018-
2019 season. Dressage teams can form
with as few as one rider and one coach, of-
fering an excellent opportunity to try out
this new discipline. For more information
on Dressage membership, contact emily
David at [email protected] or visit
www.rideiea.org. For general membership
information for all disciplines (hunt seat,
western and Dressage), contact Member-
ship Marketing Coordinator, Jennifer
eaton at [email protected] or call 877-
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Young riders
By Shelley Mann, August 7, 2018 (Lex-
ington, KY)
Pony Club members returned to
tryon international equestrian
Center for the UsPC Charles owen 2018
Championships east, presented by Flair,
llC and airowear on July 25-29, 2018.
Members competed on the same grounds
where the Fei world equestrian games
will be held in september.
the event brought more than 500 Pony
Clubbers together representing twenty-six
regions to compete in Dressage, eventing,
games, Polocrosse, show Jumping,
tetrathlon and Quiz. a large group of
Pony Club leaders, volunteers, parents and
friends helped to organize and staff the
days of competition.
“i had so much fun competing in this
year’s UsPC Championships east. tryon
international equestrian Center is an im-
pressive venue that has so many opportu-
nities for spectating and competing. one
of my favorite things this year was that
Polocrosse was playing right outside the
eventing barns. i have never seen a
Polocrosse match and it was so much fun
watching in the mornings while i got ready
for my rides. that is what i love about
tieC: all the disciplines are competing so
closely the competitors have the opportu-
nity to watch other disciplines that we may
not always have the chance to see regu-
larly,” said eventing competitor Micaela
Forsyth (h-hM/h-traditional, eastern
Pennsylvania region & national youth
board Member).
in addition to traditional competition,
twenty-eight Pony Club members brought
their off-the-track thoroughbreds to
participate in the new vocations Pony
Club Challenge competition in four dis-
ciplines. seven members competed in
eventing, twelve in show Jumping, nine
in Dressage of which, two rode western
Dressage. Members used their horseman-
ship skills to retrain their adopted mounts;
over the weekend they were judged on
performances in the ring as well as their
Pony Club horse Management skills in
the barns. Caitlin Deisler (C-1 tradi-
tional/hM, red river region) navigated
Mach seven to win the eventing Division.
Keely Bechtol (h-b/C-2 traditional/C-3
show Jumping, Midsouth region) pi-
loted why not whiskey to top honors in
the show Jumping Division. savannah
ranes (h-b/C-1 Flat/C-1 Dressage,
southern California region) rode Jackson
square for the blue in the Dressage and
rhian Cline (C-1 hM/C-1 western, heart-
land region) rode Conquest neighplam to
win the western Dressage Division.
there was great competition in dres-
sage, eventing, quiz, show jumping and
tetrathlon, but the President's Cup compe-
tition sponsored by hero kids Foundation
was the highlight event during the satur-
day nights lights evening at the tryon in-
ternational equestrian Center. the
switchblade team hoisted the trophy sat-
urday night. team Members included:
Captain Cora raniowski (C-1, old Do-
minion region), Jess bradley-Johnson (C-
2, eastern Pennsylvania region),
Mackenzie raniowski (D-3, old Domin-
ion region), and azaria smallwood (D-3,
eastern Pennsylvania region).
teams in each discipline were judged
on their horsemanship skills at various
points during the competition. turnout in-
spection ensured that the horse or pony
was well-groomed and reflected regular
care and that tack fitted properly. after
each ride, turn back inspections ensured
that the young riders properly groomed
their horses and cleaned their tack and
equipment. in addition, each team worked
together to properly equip their team tack
room, which included a utility kit, first aid
and veterinary care kit, extra tack and
safety equipment.
MidSouth region riders
this year UsPC offered a Developing
horse/rider competition, with eight teams
enrolled. the Midsouth region paired
with Maryland for a scramble team. team
members were Captain taylor gibboney
(C-2, Maryland) with Flying First Class;
ella braun (C-1, Midsouth) with gigi;
lidia olyha (C-1, Midsouth) with some-
thing to scout about; Morgan trotter (C-
1, Midsouth) with Corner oak loch
lorian; and stable Manager gabrielle
brown (D-3, Maryland). the teams com-
peted in five rounds of show Jumping and,
as always, in horse Management.
the Maryland/Midsouth Developing
horse/rider team placed second overall in
the competition. in addition, team mem-
bers won individual awards. ella braun
and gigi, won the individual rider award
in the Developing horse/ rider division!
Morgan trotter, with Corner oak loch
lorian, placed second individually; lidia
olyha, with something to scout about,
placed 6th individually; and taylor gib-
boney (team captain) placed 14th individ-
ually. Congratulations!
here’s what lidia olyha said about her
experience at the 2018 UsPC Champi-
onships east:
“this year i had the opportunity to
compete at UsPC Championships in
tryon, nC. it was my first time at UsPC
Championships, tryon, and participating
as a member of a scrabble team. i could
not have asked for a more exciting and
challenging opportunity at this point in my
riding career! i met some amazing girls
and we enjoyed spending time together,
especially in our tack room, where we
would prepare for our upcoming rounds
and inspections. this has been the farthest
away from home my horse and i have
competed, as well as the largest show we
have been to together. yet, despite my
nerves, my horse jumped his heart out for
me and we finished in fourth place in our
division! i can’t thank Pony Club enough
to give me (and others like me) these
amazing opportunities to grow as both a
rider and as a person. what a privilege it
has been to be a PC member and attend
this event!”
team Captain taylor gibboney also
shared her thoughts about competing at the
2018 UsPC Championships:
“this year was my third year compet-
ing at Pony Club Championships and my
second time at tryon. going into this
championship i was really excited because
i had never been on a scramble team with
another region before. after competing at
champs, i wouldn’t have wanted it any
other way! i got to meet four awesome
girls and their horses. overall, our team
did really well, ending up second overall.
some of my favorite moments from
champs are meeting my teammates, get-
ting second in the lip sync battle, and re-
ceiving the best equitation score i’ve ever
ridden. Pony club championships is al-
ways fun, with this year definitely being
one to remember!”
at UsPC Jumping Championships
east, another Midsouth team won the in-
troductory a Jumping team competition.
the team placed 4th in horse Manage-
ment. Members were:
sarah Miller (captain) C-1 and tM
hezacash (10th individual); audrey Cozzi
D-3 and sorrella bella bleu (6th individ-
ual); sophie Jaynes C-1 and Dublin (3rd
individual); Madelyn gibbs D-3 stable
Manager
in tetrathalon, Cian and alden yorba
were on a scramble team with Capital
Pony Club. other team members were:
Jorgia walker, itM girls, and ariana
Dickey, novice girls. the team placed
eighth overall.
Find complete results at: www.pony-
club.org/events/Championships/Program-
resultseast.aspx
MidSouth team: (left to right) Morgan Trotter, Lidia Olyha, Deb Wilson
(Coach), Ella Braun, Taylor Gibboney, and Gabrielle Brown.
Pony Club ChampionshipsEast A Success
Lidia Olyha jumps Something to
Scout about at USPC Championships
The MidSouth teams march in the Opening Ceremony. (photos by Rosane Olyha)
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Five countries, 771 competitors,
1056 horses, and almost 3500 en-
tries. this is what Zach McCarver faced
when he ventured to the 2018 built Ford
tough aQhya world Championship
show on august 2-11, 2018 at the state
Fair Park in oklahoma City.
Zach McCarver, 17, is homeschooled,
a 4-h’er, eagle scout, and horse trainer
from Jackson, tennessee. he started rid-
ing horses five years ago and obtained his
first horse, Ms red Devil, a.k.a. bingo, a
year later. he has trained bingo in aQha
ranch riding himself under the instruc-
tion of barry “bear” bolton, an aQha
trainer from henderson, tennessee. Zach
has also recently begun working with bob
Johnson, an aQha judge and trainer from
burns, tn. after four years of hard work,
dedication, and showing in local shows
and in 4-h, Zach felt he and bingo were
ready to test themselves at the next level.
they qualified and were invited to com-
plete among the best of the best youth in
the world. Zach would be riding with the
tennessee Quarter horse association
(tQha) youth team.
the McCarvers embarked on the ten-
hour road trip to oklahoma City, okla-
homa, for a week full of showing. Zach
and bingo began the week working dili-
gently with bob Johnson to ensure that
they were prepared for the first class, the
l3 ranch riding Prelims on sunday, au-
gust 5th, which ran concurrently with the
l2 ranch riding class.
Zach stated, “For the Prelims, i was
15th to go. i remember being very focused
and very nervous when i went in. i don’t
remember much from that ride, but bingo
and i gave it our all and we had a great
run.”
the pair came in 15th place out of 104
entries. this qualified them for the l3
ranch riding Finals and placed them 8th
in the world for l2 ranch riding. with
this amazing accomplishment, Zach spent
the following days in high spirits as he
prepared for the l3 Finals on tuesday, au-
gust 7th.
“Finals... it was surreal. i was incredi-
bly honored and grateful just being there.
having the opportunity to show in the
arena where champions are crowned is
something i’ll never forget! surprisingly, i
wasn’t nervous at all going into my run. i
think that just being there and being able
to compete was enough for me, no matter
how the placings turned out.” said Zach.
in the final results of the show, Zach
and bingo placed 18th in the world (out
of 104 entries), due to a rough lead change
in his pattern. Despite not winning the
ranch riding Championship title – a
young cowgirl from newnan, georgia,
erin nicole Mask, and her blue roan Fig-
ured out vegas cinched that title – the pair
accomplished a lot. they had the experi-
ence of a lifetime and Zach is hopeful that
one day they will take home the champi-
onship title.
Zach is grateful to his mom and dad,
kenneth and kabao McCarver, along with
the rest of his family, his friends, all the
people who encouraged and helped him
along way, the tQha youth team, west
tennessee Quarter horse association
(wtQha) and the arkansas Quarter
horse association (arQha), and espe-
cially to his teammate through it all,
bingo.
Zach and Ms red Devil placed third
(out of 30 entries) in the $500 added
ranch riding at the arQha Memorial
Day Circuit in tunica, Miss. in June, 2018
and the pair were level 1 youth high
Point Champions at the Circle g Classic
in april, 2018, also in tunica.
Find more information about the 2018
aQha youth world, and results of ranch
riding, at: www.aqha.com/shows/world-
showresultsclassdetail
Zach McCarver’s YouthWorld Show Experience
Zach McCarver at the AQHYA World Championship.
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training & performanceRanch Clinicwith TrinaCampbellBy M. Kay Turley
July 28 through august 8, 2018 was
one of the best ten days of my life. i
was fortunate enough to be able to ride
with trina Campbell and friends in her
ranch Clinic at hat Creek ranch in
wheatland, wy. the clinic covered foun-
dation horsemanship, h1 and h2 horse-
manship, cow working, and ranch roping.
on any given day, we had twenty six to
thirty riders. they came from California,
wyoming, washington, Pennsylvania,
texas, Colorado, nebraska, georgia,
south Dakota, Michigan, arkansas (me),
and Canada. what an assortment of back-
grounds and abilities!
we started the week practicing some
basic horsemanship on some colts, “sale”
horses, and our own horses. when trina
had everybody sorted out, we went to
gather cows in the big pasture. we circled
them and rode around them to get both cat-
tle and horses used to each other.
on another day in the arena, we did ex-
ercises moving some “parts” around on
our own horses – soft feel, front quarters,
hind quarters, side pass, 360 turns, and
backing. and then we all swapped horses
and did the same maneuvers on someone
else’s horse. we were to observe the
horses and decide which was the best
horse of all; we voted on that in the pas-
ture the next day. Denny was the clear
winner!
the following day, we went to the 200-
foot round pen, which is about a mile from
the barn, and gave all the horses the op-
portunity to go through a tire “contrap-
tion” by putting one foot in the tire and
then pivoting. then we put in the other
foot and pivoted, and then the hind feet.
some of the horses had never seen such a
“contraption!” trina helped those horses
who lacked confidence, because patience
is a big key to success!
another day, we rounded up the neigh-
bor’s cow/calf pairs and moved them
through an alleyway made by four riders.
the riders had to count cows and calves as
they traveled through the alley. i still don’t
know how many there were. somewhere
in the 80s! we had to count really fast to-
wards the end.
one afternoon, we had several “semi-
nars,” beginning with one on equine den-
tistry by amanda webb from Colorado.
she gave excellent demonstrations and
was very educational about horses’ teeth.
lee robinson and Daniel Morris gave a
talk on farrier practices, which was very
informative. we had a great chance to ask
questions one always thinks of after your
shoer has left!
Dr. Jenny knutson, DvM from south
Dakota gave a talk on vital signs in horses
and showed us how to check pulse rates,
breathing rates and other vital signs. it
was really good information for every day
riding use as well as for emergencies.
aPha champion valerie baker gave us
a roping lesson on the ground, teaching us
the proper way to hold and throw our
ropes. she was very encouraging! as well
as aPha world champion, she is a retired
air Force lieutenant Colonel. [read about
her at: http://apha.com/news/lieutenant-
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we also went for roping lessons one af-
ternoon on a heel-o-Matic roping dummy
at the tim and kim weyer’s ranch next
door to hat Creek ranch. tim is a top-
notch team roper. trina has be learning
some techniques from tim and helping
him with some horsemanship tips for im-
proving what he already does well. Fast
back ropes are our new favorites!
one evening Dale harwood, known as
one of the greatest saddle makers in the
country, gave a talk on the evolution of the
wade tree saddles and the truth about
many things in the horse industry from
way back! a wade tree saddle is a slick
fork (also known as an a-fork) buckaroo
style that is specifically built to be a work-
ing saddle. it’s designed for handling live-
stock and for maximum comfort during
long, strenuous hours in the saddle. Dale’s
wife karron and Philip ellis, a local histo-
rian/rancher and past president of the na-
tional Cattlemen’s beef association,
chimed in with stories of rodeo, ranching,
and life. [read about Dale harwood at:
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tists/131 and read about Philip ellis at:
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one final note: trina is a gourmet
cook. together with some wonderful
ladies who also rode in the clinic, we had
the greatest meals on the planet. [Find
recipes for some of the ranch cooking, and
detailed instructions on how to cook them,
at: http://yourinnercowgirl.com/cate-
gory/ranch-recipes/] after dinner, some
folks enjoyed playing cornhole toss, while
some enjoyed socializing on the beautiful
patio that wraps around three sides of her
cute log cabin, along with a tiki bar. there
was plenty of laughter and friendship! in-
deed, this was one of the best ten days of
my life!
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Lucky DogBarrel RaceArticle & photos by Nancy Brannon
lucky Dog Productions brought
their fifth in the series of nine bar-
rel races across the mid-south to the show
Place arena in Memphis, tenn. on august
3-5, 2018. this is a new show date for
lucky Dog, the first time they have added
this date and location to their series. and,
apparently, it was an outstanding success,
with 1,926 total runs over the weekend.
elaina Mckinney of Carbondale, il,
won multiple races and was the high
money winner at the weekend’s barrel
races. elaina wrote: “we have had an awe-
some weekend at the lucky Dog at Mem-
phis! Cool [wrs kool Memories] won
the open all three days with 379 entries
saturday and Fame placed in the top four
all three days and won the derby side pot
each day! thank you to the whole lucky
Dog crew for always putting on the best
shows! thank you to all my family,
friends, and sponsors for everything! give
god all the glory for all he blesses me
with!”
elaina is now number one in the 2018
women’s Professional rodeo association
(wPra) Junior world standings. as of
august 6, 2018, she has earned
$25,406.98 in barrel racing winnings this
year. she is currently number three in the
better barrel races eastern 1D standings.
at the wbr league youth world Fi-
nals, held in Memphis, tn, July 4-7,
elaina was 2018 wbrl youth world
Champion and won the Jr. nFr qualifier.
“so proud of both horses,” she wrote. Cool
ran the fastest time of the weekend and
won the average! Fame placed 5th in the
1D in the Finals!”
on saturday, June 30, elaina competed
at the 7th annual independence barrel
bash in lebanon, tennessee, where she
placed first and second in the youth and
placed second in the open, with more than
300 entries, and over 150 entries in the
youth.
she is also a troxel ambassador and
sported a spirit black Duratec helmet on
the cover of barrel horse news, July 2018
edition, riding wrs kool Memories.
elaina posted the cover photo on her face-
book page, as did troxel on their facebook
page.
lucky Dog owner Christy lewis had
this to say about her: “elaina is leading the
lucky Dog high Money standings for the
year with over $28,000 in earnings, at-
tending just 4 of the 5 events we’ve held
so far. those standings don’t include any
futurity, derby, or rodeo sidepot earnings.
she has earned over $30,000 including
earnings in those sidepots. over $9,000 of
that was earned at the Memphis event.
“elaina is a very remarkable young lady
with a bright future in our industry. you
can tell she has her priorities in order and
she has always been a very humble win-
ner. she is always quick to give god the
glory for her success.”
Following is a summary of the week-
end’s races winners:
on Friday, Mckinney, riding wrs
kool Memories, won the open 1D and the
youth sidepot with a fast time of 14.451.
she won the Futurity sidepot 1D on Dad-
dys Dollar with a time of 15.247. and she
won the Derby sidepot on one hot stin-
son with a fast time of 14.803.
hannah grimwood, of bismarck, Mo,
riding runaway Dinky won Friday’s adult
sidepot 1D, with a time of 14.783.
Cheryl Ziegler of Coal hill, ar, and go
risky Frenchman won Friday’s senior
sidepot 1D, with a time of 15.165.
saturday’s Pony1D winner was short-
cake, ridden by sage scarato of high
ridge, Mo, rounding the barrels in a time
of 16.494. river weldon of bruce, Ms
won the 2D on Prissy (17.104) and the 3D
on short go (17.509).
elaina Mckinney was back to win mul-
tiple races on saturday, taking the open
1D and the youth sidepot 1D on kool
with a time of 14.568. she also placed sec-
ond in the youth sidepot 1D on one hot
stinson, with a time of 14.717. she took
her second win of the Futurity sidepot 1D
with Daddys Dollar on saturday with
15.161 seconds on the clock, as well as,
again, winning the Derby 1D on one hot
stinson (14.717). she took the number one
and two prizes in the rodeo sidepot 1D
on wrs kool Memories (14.568) and
one hot stinson (14.717).
elizabeth holloway of valley Park, Ms
rode Frenchbug on Fire to win saturday’s
adult sidepot 1D in a time of 14.714.
Cheryle laws, of Forrest City, ar, and
Jade ta Fame took the top prize in the sat-
urday’s senior sidepot 1D in a time of
14.968.
in saturday’s running with the Pack
series, elaina took another 1D win on
wrs kool Memories (14.568). elizabeth
holloway was second with Frenchbug on
Fire (14.714) and elaina also took third on
one hot stinson (14.717).
elaina continued “cleaning up” on sun-
day in the open 1D and the youth sidepot
with the fastest time on wrs kool Mem-
ories (14.390). she won the Derby side-
pot again on one hot stinson (14.672).
she took first and second in the rodeo
sidepot 1D on wrs kool Memories
(14.390) and one hot stinson (14.672).
and she won the running with the Pack
1D on wrs kool Memories (14.390).
alexandra skipworth, of Florence, al,
won sunday’s adult sidepot 1D and the
running with the Pack 1D on Perfect
Definition (14.550). the pair were third in
the weekend’s open average 1D and Pack
average 1D.
sunday’s senior sidepot 1D winner
was Cheryle laws and Jade ta Fame, with
a time of 15.068.
angela Festervan of benton, la took
sunday’s Futurity on Dark side of Fame
(15.121). that time gave her third place in
sunday’s rodeo sidepot 1D, and she
placed fourth on wedding Crasher
(15.146). (continued on next page)
Cowboys & Cowgirls
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John ressler was
the adult high
Money weekend win-
ner, taking home
$380.80 and a
buckle. Jennifer bar-
ron was the senior
high Money winner,
taking home $281.04
and a buckle.
in the weekend’s
totals, elaina Mckin-
ney took home first
and a buckle in the
open average 1D
and the running
with the Pack 1D
average with wrs
kool Memories and
second with one hot
stinson. she was the
youth high Money winner for the week-
end, taking home $842.22 and a buckle,
and she was also the overall high Money
winner, taking home $7,796.01 and a
buckle for her weekend’s work.
elaina comes by her barrel racing talent
honestly, as her granddad, bob Mckinney,
made a career in barrel racing for about 50
years. her dad rick also barrel raced, and
elaina is the third generation to keep the
family tradition. the family owns Mckin-
ney’s western store
in Marion, illinois,
and elaina’s parents
are the second gener-
ation of Mckinneys
to own/operate the
store. [phone num-
bers: (800) 897-9819;
(618) 997-6974]
elaina is on facebook
at: elaina Mckinney.
she has her own web-
site: https://mckin-
ney679.weebly.com/
but it’s a bit outdated.
Full results of all
classes and informa-
tion about upcoming
shows is available at:
w w w . l u c k y d o -
graces.com
the next stop for the big lucky Dog
semi-trailer will be tunica, Miss. on sep-
tember 7-9, 2018 for the eighth annual
tyler Parten Memorial and tunica triple
the luck saddle series. the grand finale
of the series will be back in Memphis no-
vember 30-December 2, 2018 for the bbr
Mid-south X-tra tour Finale with $5,000
added and $10,000 select stallion stakes
bonus Money.
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The Heat IsOn!Article & photos by Nancy Brannon
the heat was on at the tunica, Mis-
sissippi expo Center, august 10-
12, 2018, but, of course, it was cool
comfort inside for another JX2 team rop-
ing event. with co-sponsor equibrand,
there were 12 saddles to give away, 8 pairs
of bex sunglasses, plus 20 pairs of
equibrand bell boots and splint boots, two
gist buckles, ten resistol hat certificates,
and plenty of cash to the winners.
on august 8, 2018, Johnny Johnson
wrote: “…heading to tunica, Ms for the
heat is on roping. we’ve got equibrand
ropings, a wstr special Fees roping,
and prize events! this is always an awe-
some roping, the facility is wonderful,
plus you can come hang out with us after-
wards at sam’s town! we have a couple
of weeks off, but then we head straight
back to tunica for the vegas of the south
super Q. this is a new and improved
southeast regionals!”
the vegas of the south super Q takes
place august 31-september 2 at the tu-
nica, Ms arena & expo Center.
next on the agenda is the back in black
hillbilly red neck roping in Morristown,
tn, september 7-9, 2018; then the beast
of the east invitational, october 12-14 in
Franklin, tn in the ag expo Park.
The Heat Is On results:
resistol #8 winners: average: Jeremy
ball/ aiden reel
beX #6 saddle roping winners: bran-
der smith/ lyndon green
#10 american Cowboy winners:
Jonathan bell/ brent Duvall
#9 equibrand winners: tommy
thompson/ Carson bell
#10 equibrand winners: Jonathan bell/
shane holder
#11 equibrand winners: hunter Crof-
ford/ DeDe hunt
Jr. looper winners: 6 & Under: tee
Paul; 7-9: trenton tucker; 10-12: grant
ball
#11 slide warm Up winners: Dexter
Flannagin/ will McCraw
JnFr #10 winners: Cooper Cowan/
Cash Palmore
JnFr open winners: Cash Palmore/
blake walker
#12 equibrand winners: beverly rob-
bins/ brock Middleton
#13 equibrand winners: Chase
bierma/ Douglas henry
#13 wstr winners: Justin Johnston/
Desmond ladner
#15 handicap winners: luke tyree/
Josh hamby
#15 handicap warm Up winners:
shane overby/ Jay shaffer
Junior Loopers Sydney and Dylan
Jones
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Teel WinsMusic CityKnockout By Kacie Albert; Photos by
Andy Watson/BullStockMedia.com
nashville, tennessee – in front of a
record-setting, capacity crowd
Cody teel (kountze, texas) captured his
first Pbr (Professional bull riders) major
win saturday night inside bridgestone
arena, victorious at the 25th Pbr: Un-
leash the beast Music City knockout,
presented by Cooper tires.
after advancing to the event’s champi-
onship round for the second consecutive
year, teel outlasted Colten Jesse (konawa,
oklahoma) to earn $116,300 and 905
world points.
“glad i worked my way to the end and
stuck it out,” teel, the 2012 PrCa Cham-
pion said moments after the win. “getting
on that many bulls, and of that caliber, can
mentally and physically wear you down.
you have to regroup between bulls and
start over. it’s a challenge for sure.”
teel’s march to the win began after he
advanced to round 4 when his third round
opponent nathan burtenshaw (Coonam-
ble, new south wales, australia) was un-
able to continue due to an injury sustained
when [the bull] soup in a group (Dakota
rodeo/Chad berger/Clay struve/wilks
ranch) fell on him.
Capitalizing on the moment, teel cov-
ered big black Cat (Dakota rodeo/Chad
berger/Clay struve/heal Pro bulls) for
78.5 points, eliminating valdiron de
oliveira (Piranhas, brazil), to reach the
Final Four where he then knocked out
2016 Pbr world Champion Cooper Davis
(buna, texas) on buckoff time.
in the final faceoff of the night, teel
reached 2.46 seconds on bottoms Up
(tnt bucking bulls/hart Cattle Co.) best-
ing Jesse’s 1.83-second effort on livin’
large (Dakota rodeo/Chad berger/Clay
struve/staci wilks/n bar ranch).
the 26-year-old, who entered the vol-
unteer state event ranked no. 12 in the
world rankings, reached to the top 10, and
is now no. 6, 665.84 points behind no. 1
kaique Pacheco (itatiba, brazil). Pacheco
failed to record a qualified ride and earn
world points in nashville.
For Jesse, the runner-up finish is the
best to date of his two-year career on the
elite tour. going a combined 1-for-6 across
the two days, including an event-best 88.5
points on hedoo (Jane Clark/gene owen),
he earned 500 word points and a check for
$41,300. he soared from no. 35 to no. 17
in the world.
koal livingston (burleson, texas) was
named the ride score Champion after
going 2-for-6 to amass 173.75 points in the
aggregate. also finishing seventh overall
in the event, the 20-year-old earned
$39,300 and 410 world points, catapulting
him from no. 36 to no. 22 in the world
standings.
after falling to teel in the Final Four,
Davis, the winner of the event’s second
Chance bracket, finished third to net 340
world points and $11,800. Jumping one
spot in the world rankings to no. 8, the
texan closed the gap on no.1 Pacheco,
now 970 points off the lead.
solidifying his no. 2 world ranking,
Claudio Montanha Jr.’s (Pacaembu,
brazil) fourth place effort garnered him
280 points and allowed him to rise to
within 21.67 points of the top spot in the
world standings.
smooth operator (Dakota rodeo/Julie
rosen/Clay struve/Chad berger) earned
his first yeti “built for the wild” bull of
the event honor of the season. the bovine
was marked 45.75 points for his 2.1-sec-
ond buckoff of livingston.
event leaders (event points):
1. Cody teel - 905 Points.
2. Colten Jesse - 500 Points.
3. Cooper Davis - 340 Points.
4. Claudio Montanha Jr. - 280 Points.
5. tanner byrne - 155 Points.
6. valdiron de oliveira - 155 Points.
*7. koal livingston - 110 Points.
*Koal Livingston earned an additional
300 world points as Ride Score Champion.
Pbr comes back to the mid-south next
month. on october 6, 2018 is the sean
willingham invitational at the Mckenzie
arena in Chattanooga, tennessee. then
tennessee’s own Cody nance comes to
Jackson, tennessee for the Cody nance
invitational on october 27-28, 2018 at the
oman arena. Find more information about
the touring Pro Division at www.pbr.com.
Cody Nance bucks off Chopper
ride Score Champion Koal Livingston bucks off YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull
of the Event Smooth Operator
Sean Willingham covers Crash for 83.25 points
Event winner Cody Teel attempts rising Sun
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By M. Rebecca Jones; photos by Kay
Kass Katydid Imaging
the tennessee Paint horse Club
continued with its successful 2018
show season with their independence
shows i & ii held July 14-15, 2018 at the
tri-state exhibition Center in McDonald,
tn. the weather was near perfect for July
and there were two full days of good
horses and good competition. the youth
were well represented and there was quite
a battle for the youth high points each day.
the youth organization also sold tickets
for their tjPhC Fund raiser, a custom
cowhide tPhC saddle stand donated by
Cowhide Customs. these tickets will con-
tinue to be sold until the drawing at the
october show; the winner does not have
to be present to win, and shipping will be
arranged.
the tPhC is looking forward to the
rest of the 2018 show season with the next
show, the september 29 Fall Colors show
at the tennessee livestock Center on the
campus of MtsU in Murfreesboro, tn.
the Fall Colors show will be a four-judge
show. the final show of the season is the
october tPhC spooktacular Final with
two judges at the James e. ward agricul-
tural Center in lebanon, tn. this show
will feature the second annual Chili Cook
off on Friday night, october 26 along
with trick or treating for the kids, and a
costume class. For more information on
the tennessee Paint horse Club and their
events, visit www.tnpainthorseclub.com or
Facebook: official tennessee Paint horse
Club.
High Point Champions, July 14 show:
tPhC Pilot youth walk trot high
Point: Dakotas status Quo, tammbra
smith
youth walk trot high Point: red hot
lilly, emma womack
youth high Point: what a hot hand,
lily kennedy
nov amateur high Point: Cardinal
rule, Jessica nguyen
amateur high Point: Macnificent Ma-
chine, leila owens
open high Point: white hot spot
light, katie korsack
High Point Champions, July 15 show:
tPhC Pilot youth walk trot high
Point: Dakotas status Quo, tammbra smith
youth walk trot high Point: red hot
lilly, emma womack
nov youth high Point: lopin on bitz of
gold, olivia Campbell
youth high Point: what a hot hand,
lily kennedy
nov amateur high Point & amateur
high Point: Cardinal rule, Jessica nguyen
open high Point: Macnificent Machine,
leila owens
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Greener pastures
By Beth Hall, photos courtesy UTIA
Crossville, tenn. – budding land-
scapers, gardening enthusiasts, and
everyone interested in plants were all in-
vited to the tenth annual Fall gardeners’
Festival on august 28, 2018 in Crossville,
tenn. hosted by the University of ten-
nessee Plateau agresearch and education
Center, this event is a fall favorite for
many. Ut experts, Cumberland County
Master gardeners, and nursery profes-
sionals were all in attendance to answer
questions and share knowledge for grow-
ers, gardeners and landscape enthusiasts.
educational workshops, exhibits,
wagon tours of the facility, and an ask-
the-expert area were all on the agenda.
workshop topics covered everything from
daylilies, native trees, and vegetable trials
to aquaponics.
Formal tours and educational seminars
ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with snacks and
lunch items available for purchase
throughout the day.
in 2013 the Ut gardens, Crossville, be-
came the third site in the Ut gardens’
statewide plant collection, which is now
designated at the state’s official botanical
garden.
the Cumberland County Master gar-
deners association is a program of the
county’s Ut extension office. the Plateau
agresearch and education Center is one
of ten outdoor laboratories located
throughout the state as part of the Ut
agresearch system. both Ut extension
and Ut agresearch are part of the Ut in-
stitute of agriculture.
For more information about the Fall
gardeners’ Festival and complete list of
seminars, visit the Cumberland County
Master gardeners association website:
https://www.ccmga.org/2017-fall-garden-
ers-festival. also find information on face-
book at: Cumberland County Master gar-
deners and Ut gardens: Crossville, the
Plateau Discovery gardens.
Coming up on september 8, 2018 at the
Plateau Center, Crossville, meet and learn
from brie arthur, author of The Food-
scape Revolution. she speaks internation-
ally on a variety of horticulture topics and
is a correspondent on the Pbs television
show Growing A Greener World. Find
more information on facebook at Ut gar-
dens: Crossville, the Plateau Discovery
gardens.
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Climate change is already having an
impact on agriculture. For exam-
ple, more warm nights decrease crop pro-
ductivity. and while it presents significant
challenges to the agriculture industry, it
also presents opportunities. the american
Farmland trust hosted a Free range Con-
versation on august 13, 2018 to hear more
about how farmers and ranchers across the
nation are working and innovating to com-
bat climate change. this is part of aFt’s
Farmers Combat Climate Change initia-
tive.
on the call, aFt president John Piotti
discussed the unique role farmland can
play in putting carbon back into the soil.
Piotti: “this is a special Free range Con-
versation because you’ll take home a new
perspective of farming. …what do you
feel are the greatest threats to humanity?
at the top of the list: overpopulation and
climate change – the latter is the issue that
most concerns young folks today.”
Piotti talked about the important con-
nection between agriculture and climate
change. “it will be impossible to combat
climate change unless we rethink agricul-
ture. …through farming we have a chance
to change things for the better – signifi-
cantly. …
“as of 2009, the total excess carbon in
our atmosphere was 200 billion tons.”
the goal was to keep carbon at the “safe
level” below 350 ppm in the atmosphere,
but his March, Co2 levels reached 400
ppm. “a lot comes from burning fossil
fuels. some of it has been emitted from
our soil.” Piotti said that land and soil
degradation from agriculture since 1850
accounts for more than 50% (close to
75%) of those 200 billion tons; 155 billion
tons of carbon were put into the atmos-
phere between 1850 and 2010.
the impact of soil degradation on cli-
mate change is that when we lose top soil,
we lose carbon molecules. Much of the
carbon lost from the soil can be put back in
the soil with improved farming practices,
like no till/low till and use of cover crops.
“we need to put atmospheric carbon back
into the soil. we must also actively reduce
burning fossil fuels. Farming done right is
a big part of the answer.” Piotti said.
Caller allen said: “we have had the an-
swer since the Dust bowl, from the soil
Conservation service / nrCs, but we’re
not following proper practices.”
Piotti responded that aFt shows farm-
ers the techniques that work better for the
planet, and enhance the farmers’ bottom
line. Unfortunately, low till/no till prac-
tices are still being used with heavy doses
of herbicides and pesticides, which do not
enhance soil health. they can be done bet-
ter with organic measures.
Carbon farming is done purposely to se-
quester carbon back into the soil where it
came from. Farmers manage more than a
billion acres of land in the U.s. that can
act as a natural carbon ‘sink’ by absorbing
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and
storing it in plants and soil. building
healthy soils is a part of better farming
practices. healthy soils absorb more water
during heavy rains, which reduces runoff,
and offer better resilience during periods
of drought. healthy soil also is more pro-
ductive and increases crop yields.
in aFt’s Climate Change initiative, the
solutions are straightforward: protect the
most productive, resilient farmland and
improve its soil, which benefits farmers,
consumers, and the environment. link to
the full Climate Change initiative report:
https://www.farmland.org/initiatives/farm-
ers-combat-climate-change
environmentally sound farming prac-
tices should also include restoring health
of planet by putting more carbon in the
soil. Farmers combating climate change
are an integral part of the solution. Find
more information at the aFt website:
www.farmland.org\climate
Additional resources: yale school of
Forestry and environmental studies:
e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-world-
passed-a-carbon-threshold-400ppm-and-
why-it-matters
ePa has information on how Climate
action benefits agriculture and Forestry:
https://www.epa.gov/cira/climate-action-
benefits-agriculture-and-forestry
National Geographic describes the ef-
fects of climate change on crops at:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/cli-
m a t e - c h a n g e / h o w - t o - l i v e - w i t h -
it/crops.html
the national Climate assessment sum-
marizes the impacts of climate change on
the U.s., particularly on agriculture at:
https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/re-
port/sectors/agriculture
the Center for Climate and energy so-
lutions published a brief on “agriculture’s
role in addressing Climate Change.”
agriculture contributes approximately 7
percent of total U.s. ghg emissions. in
addition to reducing the ghs emissions,
agriculture has opportunities to assist in
offsetting emissions from other sectors.
read how U.s. agricultural sector could
take advantage of these opportunities:
https://www.c2es.org/document/agricul-
tures-role-in-addressing-climate-change/
Free Range Conversations Early FallFlowersArticle & photos by Nancy Brannon
All photos taken at the author’s farm
around our farm, and across many
other lands in the mid-south, late
august and early september present an
array of blooming wildflowers. Many of
them attract butterflies, which have been
prolific in the mid-south this year, as well
as honeybees.
of course, sunflowers have been
blooming around the area, with special
plantings at the agricenter international in
Memphis, tenn.
ironweed is a tall plant, growing up to
five feet, with purple blooms in august
and september. these showy purple fall
flowers attract pollinators, and their seed
feed birds. i can’t say the plant itself is at-
tractive, but the blooms more than make
up for the plant’s homeliness.
soon goldenrod will be displaying its
yellow flowers. it’s three-to-five foot tall
stems make excellent perches for birds and
the seeds are an important late season food
source.
thoroughwort grows three to five feet
tall with white hairs covering the stem.
the small flowers form a large cluster
which blooms white through august and
september.
Partridge pea has beautiful yellow flow-
ers with leaves that resemble mimosa
leaves. this annual plant produces so
many seeds that it is basically a perennial.
the seeds are in dark brown pods which
pop open when the seeds are developed.
two other favorites of mine are tall
Coreopsis, which has multiple small
daisy-like flowers on tall stems that reach
four to eight feet in height. impressive in
large colonies, tall coreopsis is a favorite
of goldfinches and butterflies. the other is
butterfly weed, which i don’t consider a
weed at all. it, as the name says, attracts
butterflies. it is an important nectar source
for Monarch butterflies and its leaves pro-
vide essential food for developing
Monarch caterpillars; but you may also see
a variety of pollinators making use of this
plant. it grows in various places around
my horse pastures, and i make sure not to
mow them with the bushhog. after bloom-
ing, the flowers make long, tubular seed
pods which can be harvested when they
turn brown and start to break open on their
own. the seeds have puffs of cotton at-
tached to them, which allows them to fly
in the wind and seed themselves all around
the area. so, make sure to collect the seeds
as soon as the pods start to break open.
Did i mention the “volunteer” garden?
again this year i have volunteer pumpkins
and a tomato plant. that’s the advantage
of composting with horse manure and raw
vegetable scraps. but drat those pesky
squash bugs!
IronweedIronweed w/ Butterfly
Thoroughwort w/ Ladybug Partridge Pea
volunteer
Pumpkin vinePumpkins
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AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENASEP. 15-22: natn’l walking horse Champ.
OCT. 27-28: Mid-south Qh breeders Fut.
FORREST CO. MULTIPURPOSE SEP. 1-3: southern stampede barrel race
SEP. 29-30: superior equine barrel race
GERMANTOWN CHARITY ARENASEP. 29: horse & Food truck Fair
OCT. 19-21: nashoba Carriage assn. show
MARSHALL CO FAIRGROUNDSSEP. 15: outlaw series barrel racing
OCT. 27: outlaw series barrel racing
MISSISSIPPI HORSE PARKSEP. 24-28: FarM tastic
OCT. 19-21: horse Poor barrel race
ROANE STATE EXPO CENTERSEP. 1-2: east tn Cutting horse assn.
SEP. 29-30: east tn Cutting horse assn.
OCT. 26-28: no bulls barrel race
TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK CENTER SEP. 13-15: spotted saddle horse show
SEP. 29: tn Paint horse show
TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM SEP. 1-2: CMsa tn state Championship
SEP. 5-8: CMsa east. Us Championship
SEP. 14-16: tQha Circuit
SEP. 25-27: ibra national Finals
OCT. 12-14: smoky Mtn. reining show
TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTERSEP. 5-8: nrha world show
SEP. 22-23: tagDea bitting Clinic
OCT. 6: ranch horse show
OCT. 13: tenn. nbha
TUNICA ARENA & EXPO CNTRAUG. 31-SEP. 2: UstrC se regionals
SEP. 7-9: lucky Dog barrel race
OCT. 26-28: tn high school rodeo
UT MARTIN AG PAVILLION AUG. 31- SEP. 2: vol. ranch horse show
SEP. 14-15: rodeo booster Club barrel race
SEP. 20-21: UtM equestrian team - auburn
OCT. 19-20: rodeo booster Club barrel race
WILLIAMSON CO. AG EXPO OCT. 12-14: beast of the east team roping
OCT. 17-18: Ut extension ag Fun Fair
ISHA/IEA HORSE SHOWSSEP. 2-3: shelbyville, tn. Clear view horse
Farm. iea team show. kate Moreton 570-350-
4678; [email protected]
SEP. 29-30: sewannee, tn. University of the
south
OCT. 7: wills Park, ga. Zone 5, region 2 hunt
seat
OCT. 20-21: berry College, ga. Zone 5, re-
gion 2 hunt seat
OCT. 27-28: tuscaloosa, al. Unv of alabama.
Zone 5, region 2 hunt seat & western
INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO ASSNSEP. 13-15: hattiesburg, Ms. Pearl river
Comm. College
SEP. 20-22: Marshall, Mo. Missouri valley
College
SEP. 27-29: livingston, al. Univ. of west
alabama
OCT. 11-13: sikeston, Mo. three rivers
College
TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL RODEOSEP. 7-9: harriman, tn
OCT. 6-7: Cookville, tn
TENNESSEE YOUTH RODEOSEP. 22: oakfield, tn. Pugh bourne Park. 10
am & 5 pm.
SEP. 22: shelbyville, tn. Clearview Farm.
southern star youth rodeo. allstarrodeo.com
OCT. 6: shelbyville, tn. Clearview Farm.
southern star youth rodeo Finals
LITTLE BRITCHES RODEOSEP. 15-16: brandon, Ms. #3, 4
OCT. 13-14: brandon, Ms #5, 6
OCT. 27: Columbia, tn. PJ Farms. tri-star
lbr
4-H/USPCFIrST SUNDAY: Millington, tn. west
Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
3099 west Union. woodstock Cuba ghost
riders. 3 pm. lydia holland 901-282-9709
SEP. 22-23: huntsville, al. river Pine
Farm, 3017 green Cv. rd. ahJa huntsville
Pony Club show. info: 256-603-0057
OCT. 6-7: nashville, tn. Percy warner
Park. Middle tn Pony Club horse trials.
info: Delana owen 615-598-0205
CLINICS / CLASSESAUG. 31-SEP. 2: lynnville, tn. Circle g
ranch. Craig Cameron horsemanship
Clinic. info: www.circlegranchevent.com
SEP. 27-30: thompson’s station, tn.
Jaeckle Centre. therasage eMC.
www.therasageemc.com
SEP. 28-29: shelbyville, tn. Clearview
Farm. tri-state trio stock horse clinic.
https://mtsustockhorse.weebly.com/events
SEP. 28-30: lynnville, tn. Circle g ranch.
Josh lyons horsemanship Clinic.
OCT. 3-4: thompson’s station, tn. Jaeckle
Centre. sonosite: innovations in Managing
the equine athlete.
OCT. 12-14: shelbyville, tn. Clearview
Farms. buck brannaman Clinic. info: 931-
619-0773. clearviewhorsefarm.com
OCT. 12-14: lynnville, tn. Circle g
ranch. van hargis horsemanship Clinic.
OCT. 19-21: lynnville, tn. Circle g
ranch. kerry kuhn horsemanship Clinic.
OCT. 27-28: Crossville, tn. otter Point
Farm. barb gerbitz horsemanship Clinic.
info: Christie walling riek 309-781-4825;
COWBOY CHURCHMONDAY: Circle Cross Church. 7 p.m.
stan McCall (901) 881-1908; (901) 848-
4959
MONDAY: bells, tn. bible study 7 pm
Marty overton’s, 4051 Cherryville rd.
Marty 731-225-0237 or Clint 731-983-0511
TUESDAY: richland, Ms. 1631 Cleary
rd. his brand Cowboy Church. 7 pm
info: (601) 543-6023; dccowboy-
TUESDAY: wynne, ar. Cr 381. three
trees Cowboy Church. supper 6:30 pm;
services 7 pm. info: Jimmy 870-261-2505
SUNDAY: sarah, Ms. 548 bryant lane.
bryant lane Cowboy Church. 10:30 am.
woody key, lead elder, 662-519-1784
SUNDAY: wynne, ar. Cr 381. three
trees Cowboy Church. Fellowship b'fast
9:30 am. worship 10 am. info: Jimmy: 870-
261-2505
HORSE & TACK SALESSEP. 1: thaxton, Ms. 11347 hwy. 6.
horseman Central livestock. tack sale: 10
am. horse sale: 1 pm. info: 662-840-2427
or 662-790-3699
SEP. 8: bowling green, ky. wkU ag Cen-
ter. west kentucky horse sales. info:
wayne boyd 270-365-7234
SEP. 22: Midway, ar. bar none Cowboy
Church. ozark Foundation breeders assn.
horse sale. 12 noon Ct. info:
www.ofbahorsesale.com
OCT. 6: thaxton, Ms. 11347 hwy. 6. Colt
sale. $25 consignment fee. info: 662-840-
2427 or 662-790-3699
SPECIAL EVENTSSEP. 7-9: holly springs, Ms. strawberry
Plains audubon Center. 19th annual hum-
mingbird Migration & nature Festival. info:
strawberry.audubon.org/hummingbird
SEP. 10-23: tryon, nC. tryon international
equestrian Center. world equestrian
games. info: https://tryon2018.com
SEP. 15: Cottontown, tn. safe harbor
training Center, 3585 hwy. 76. images of
hope equine Photography. www.brittney-
broadrickphotography.com
SEP. 21-23: orlando, Fl. homes for
horses Coalition Conference. info:
http://bit.ly/2018horseconference
SEP. 28-30: Fort Collins, Co. Certified
horsemanship assn. international Confer-
ence. temple grandin, keynote speaker.
http://Chainstructors.com/conference
SEP. 29: germantown, tn. gChs arena.
horse Fair & Food truck Festival. info:
wanda Chancellor: [email protected]
OCT. 4-7: lexington, ky. ky horse Park.
2018 thoroughbred Makeover. info:
www.tbmakeover.org
OCT. 20: Cottontown, tn. safe harbor
training Center, 3585 hwy 76. safe harbor
Fall Festival. www.safeharborsanctuary.org
BARREL RACINGSEP. 1: Milan, tn. Milan saddle Club.
info: David Prince 731-414-6609
SEP. 3: Pontotoc, Ms. Pontotoc ag Center
outdoor arena. info: Courtni lofton 901-
651-7622
SEP. 6-8: Cleveland, tn. tri-state exhibi-
tion center. nbha world show
SEP. 7-9: tunica, Ms. expo Center. lucky
Dog barrel race. info: 870-930-7717
SEP. 8: winchester, tn. southern Middle
tn Pavilion. neysa logan 423-903-7437
SEP. 14: treadway, tn. valley view
Farms. Jackpot barrels and Poles. info: 865-
210-0073
SEP. 15: winona, Ms. Montgomery Co.
Coliseum. stephanie raper 662-614-0215
SEP. 15: holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co.
Fairgrounds. outlaw series barrel racing
SEP. 15: newbern, tn. newbern saddle
Club. info: James bell 731-694-3273
SEP. 21: Mt. Juliet, tn. rock bottom sta-
bles arena. nicole Clawson 615-720-7870
SEP. 22: Murray, ky. wranglers riding
Club. Jackpot barrels. info: 270-293-3437;
731-363-7275
SEP. 25-27: Murfreesboro, tn. Miller Col-
iseum. ibra national Finals. info: Jamie
white 901-378-7470
OCT. 6: halls, tn. Flying h arena. info:
leanna Dyson 731-413-1211
OCT. 12-14: texarkana, ar. lucky Dog
barrel race. info: www.luckydograces.com
OCT. 13: Mt. Juliet, tn. rock bottom sta-
bles arena. nicole Clawson 615-720-7870
OCT. 13: Cleveland, tn. tri-state exhibi-
tion Center. tenn. nbha
OCT. 19: treadway, tn. valley view
Farms. Jackpot barrel and Poles. info: 865-
210-0073
OCT. 19-20: Martin, tn. UtM ag Pavil-
ion. info: katie white 270-627-1031
OCT. 20: sparta, tn. sky ann wilson
arena. info: neysa logan 423-903-7437
OCT. 26-28: harriman, tn. roane state
CC expo Center. no bulls barrel race. Jeff
robinson email: [email protected]
OCT. 27: Mt. Juliet, tn. rock bottom sta-
bles arena. nicole Clawson 615-720-7870
OCT. 27: holly springs, Ms. Marshall Co.
Fairgrounds. outlaw series barrel racing
COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTINGSEP. 1-2: Murfreesboro, tn. Miller Coli-
seum. tenn. state Championship
SEP. 5-8: Murfreesboro, tn. Miller Coli-
seum. eastern Us Championship
CUTTING HORSE EVENTSSEP. 1-2: harriman, tn. roane state expo
Center. east tn Cutting horse assn. info:
lynn hicks (423)741-1435
SEP. 14-16: batesville, Ms. arena one.
Mid-south Cha.
SEP. 21-22: batesville, Ms. arena one.
northeast Ms Cha Challenge series
SEP. 29-30: harriman, tn. roane state
expo Center. east tn Cutting horse assn.
info: lynn hicks (423)741-1435
OCT. 5-6: batesville, Ms. arena one.
northeast Ms Cha Challenge series
DRESSAGESEP. 1: Chapel hill, tn. Double h Farm.
CtDa schooling show
SEP. 8-9: lynnville, tn. Circle g ranch.
Dressage at Circle g. UseF/UsDF rated.
info: www.circlegranchevent.com
SEP. 15: nashville, tn. walnut trace
Farm. CtDa schooling show
OCT. 6: Murfreesboro, tn. roberson
equestrian Facility. CtDa schooling show
OCT. 21: hernando, Ms. Mid-south Dres-
sage academy. halloween-theme show.
www.midsouthdressageacademy.org
DRIVINGAUG. 25-SEP. 2: Clinton, arkansas. bar of
ranch. national Championship Chuck-
wagon races. www.chuckwagonraces.com
SEP. 15: Franklin, tn. MtCC Driving
Derby. info: www.midtenncarriageclub.org
OCT. 19-21: germantown, tn. gChs
arena. nashoba Carriage Classic. Driving
Derby, Pleasure Driving, sidesaddle. info:
Mindy hanisco, [email protected].
ENDURANCESEP. 7-8: oneida, tn. big south Fork
recreation area. info: eric rueter 865-986-
5966; [email protected]
OCT. 5-6: altamont, tn. skymont 25/50.
info: troy J nelson 256-431-6530;
EVENTINGOCT. 6-7: nashville, tn. Percy warner
Park. Middle tn Pony Club horse trials
info: Delana owen, DC: o_delana@bell-
south.net; 615-598-0205
OCT. 27: byhalia, Ms. Misty Meadows
Farm, 264 lake hill Cove. oak grove hunt
Combined test. Closing date: oct. 17. en-
tries: Marge nickels (901) 268-9580 or
EXCAOCT. 6: Cave City, ky. ricky Carrrey
Farm. keninten october race. info: kelsie
graham yates 615-785-0869; email: ky-
OCT. 13: Fairburn, ga. Chattahoochee
hills eventing. Cowboy Up georgia. info:
rebecca bowman 859-489-8141
GAITED HORSE SHOWSSEP. 8: lynchburg, tn. Metro Moore
County Project graduation horse show
SEP. 16: nashville, tn. tn state Fair-
grounds. tn state Fair horse show
SEP. 13-16: Murfreesboro, tn. tn live-
stock Center. national spotted saddle horse
show. info: Donna Fletcher 615-890-2864
SEP. 16-22: Memphis, tn. show Place
arena. nwha national championship
OCT. 3-6: shelbyville, tn. Celebration
grounds. sshbea Fall show
OCT. 19-20: belvidere, tn. Circle e guest
ranch, 50 Circle e lane. Fall brawl speed
racking & Pacing. info: 931-962-1790.
circleeguestranch.com
OCT. 23: Murfreesboro, tn. Mac gregor
stables. whoa versatility show
OCT. 27: Franklin, tn. harlinsdale Farm.
whoa Fall Classic
HUNTER/JUMPERSEP. 5-9: Franklin, tn. brownland Farm.
Fall i
SEP. 8-9: bristol, tn. Fox hollow. ethJa
SEP. 8-9: knoxville, tn. select sport
horses. ethJa show
SEP. 12-16: Franklin, tn. brownland
Farm. Fall ii
SEP. 15: lebanon, tn. Meridian equine
education Center. MeeC/lFF hunter
show. info: Cristin Jordan 615-289-7539
SEP. 15: olive branch, Ms. 13600 looney
rd. oak view stables show. info: oakview-
stables.net/shows
SEP. 22-23: Franklin, tn. Camwood Fall i.
info: (513) 267-8157
SEP. 22-23: talbot, tn. walnut grove.
ethJa show
SEP. 29-30: knoxville, tn. Fiesta Farm.
ethJa show
OCT. 6-7: Franklin, tn. brownland Farm.
no Frills 5,6
OCT. 6-7: bristol, tn. Fox hollow. ethJa
OCT. 13: olive branch, Ms. 13600 looney
rd. oak view stables show. info: oakview-
stables.net/shows/
OCT. 13-14: Franklin, tn. Camwood Fall
ii. info: (513) 267-8157
OCT. 13-14: talbot, tn. walnut grove.
ethJa show
OCT. 17-21: Franklin, tn. brownland
Farm. autumn Country
OCT. 20: Murray, ky. st. rt. 80 e. wran-
glers riding Club Dressage &
hunter/Jumper schooling show. info:
wranglersridingclubofmurrayky@hot-
mail.com & facebook
OCT. 20-21: lenoir City, tn. noah’s ark.
ethJa show
OCT. 24-28: Franklin, tn. brownland
Farm. autumn Classic
OCT. 27-28: knoxville, tn. Fiesta Farm.
ethJa show
OPEN SHOWSSEP. 15: Murray, ky. st. rt. 80 e. wran-
glers riding Club open show. info: wran-
OCT. 13: lebanon, tn. Meridian equine
education Center. autumn Classic western
open show. (615)289–7539; Cristin.Jor-
PAINT/PINTOSEP. 29: Cleveland, tn. tri-state exhibi-
tion Center. volunteer Pinto org. show
SEP. 29: Murfreesboro, tn. tn livestock
Center. tn Paint horse show. info: Marvin
butler 615-397-6754
OCT. 20: brandon, Ms. rankin Co. Multi-
purpose. MPhC show
OCT. 27: Murfreesboro, tn. tn livestock
Center. tn Paint horse show. info: Marvin
butler 615-397-6754
POLOSEP. 8: Franklin, tn. riverview Farm.
Chukkers for Charity. info: www.chukkers-
forcharity.net.
SEP. 8-9: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo.
UsPa tournament. Free admission.
SEP. 15-16: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo
SEP. 29-30: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo
OCT. 6: Franklin, tn. harlinsdale Farm.
state Challenge Cup: east vs west
OCT. 6-7: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo.
UsPa tournament
OCT. 13-14: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo
OCT. 20-21: rossville, tn. Memphis Polo.
UsPa tournament
OCT. 28: Franklin, tn. harlinsdale Farm.
Poloween! Franklin Polo academy
QUARTER HORSE SHOWS SEP. 14-16: Murfreesboro, tn. Miller Col-
iseum. tQha Circuit. www.tqha.org
SEP. 15-16: Jackson, Ms. MQha/
MQhya Fall Classic. www.mqha.org
OCT. 27-28: Memphis, tn. show Place
arena. Mid-south Quarter horse breeders
Futurity. Penny robertson 662-837-9089;
facebook: Mid-south breeders
RACING/STEEPLECHASINGSEP. 1,6,8,9,13: Franklin, ky. kentucky
Downs live racing. kentuckydowns.com
RANCH HORSEAUG. 31-SEP. 1: Martin, tn. Ut Martin.
volunteer ranch horse show. info:
www.volrha.com
OCT. 6: Cleveland, tn. tri-state exhibi-
tion Center. ranch horse show
REININGOCT. 12-14: Murfreesboro, tn. Miller
Coliseum. smoky Mountain reins. info:
www.tnrha.org
RODEOS & BULL RIDINGSEP. 7-8: ashland, Ms. benton Co. Fair-
grounds rodeo. info: 800-639-9002
SEP. 28-29: lebanon, tn. wilson Co. Fair-
grounds. Mending Fences Cowboy Church
rodeo. info: 800-639-9002
OCT. 6: Chattanooga, tn. Mckenzie
arena. sean willingham invitational (Pbr).
info: www.pbr.com
OCT. 12-13: iuka, Ms. tishomingo Co.
Fairgrounds rodeo. info: 662-252-4634
OCT. 27-28: Jackson, tn. oman arena.
Cody nance invitational (Pbr). info:
www.pbr.com
ROPINGAUG. 31-SEP. 2: tunica, Ms. expo Cen-
ter. UstrC super Qualifier.
SEP. 7-9: Morristown, tn. hillbilly truck
roping. info: www.Jx2events.com
SEP. 27-30: tuscumbia, al. longhorn r
arena. bigbee's biggest east of the Missis-
sippi. info: Cole 214-726-6109
OCT. 12-14: Franklin, tn. ag expo Park.
beast of the east. info: www.Jx2events.com
TUESDAY: Moscow, tn. team roping
practice, sonny gould arena, 1985 Poole
rd. 6-9 p.m. $25 info: (901) 491-1678.
www.gouldropinhorses.com
TUESDAY: humboldt, tn. goodrich
arena. Calf roping, breakaway, gymnas-
tics. 5:30-8 PM. info: (731) 426-2530
STOCK /WORKING COW HORSESEP. 28-30: shelbyville, tn. Clearview
Farm. MtsU stock horse show. info:
www.mtsustockhorse.org/events.html
TRAIL RIDES/TRAIL CHALLENGESEP. 2: springfield, tn. Paradise ranch.
safe harbor trail ride. $25 donation. info:
www.safeharborsanctuary.org
SEP. 22: lebanon, tn. Meridian equine
Center. Fall harvest obstacle Challenges.
info: www.equinetrailsports.com
SEP. 27-30: alamo, tn. 95 weaver rd.
buck Creek st. Jude trail ride. info: kathy
Moore [email protected]; 731-
617-1225; www.buckcreektrailride.org
DEADLINE Deadline for OCT. issue: September
22, 2018 at 5 p.m. Don’t miss it!
PARTING SHOTSwe leave you with some “behind the
scenes” photos from this month’s events.
we’ll have coverage of the world
equestrian games in the october issue.
see you next month!
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The Heat Is On team roping at Tunica, MS, August 10-12, 2018. See article p.
26 (photo by Nancy Brannon)
riders at Spring Mill Farm enjoy a cool summer ride through the woods.
(photo courtesy Spring Mill Farm)
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