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The Canadian Sport Horse Association Select SaleGets Rave Reviews! by Carley Sparks of getmyfix.org Sept 18, 2012Calgary, Alberta-Thumping house music, cutting edge fashion, and impeccablygroomed "models"-the Canadian Sport Horse Association Select Sale rivaled thecatwalks of London and New York. And the "collection" is getting rave reviews! Held on September 10th, 2012, the "haute couture event of breeding" broughttogether the world's best bloodlines with designer labels in a fashion-show-inspired auction. The elite affair drew the who's who of the West. Tani Zeidler,Nancy Southern, Brian and John Anderson, Laura and Brent Balisky, DebbieGarside, and 470 more flocked to Calgary's Creekside Farm for an evening offashion, philanthropy, and fine breeding. One Very Special DonkeyKicking off the gala auction was Angus, a Circle C-bred Miniature Donkeydonated by National Bank Financial Edmonton. Raising funds for the AdaptiveBike Clinic of the Calgary Cerebral Palsy Association (CCPA), Angus sold for awhopping $19,500! "This humble little donkey has no idea how many lives he's going to touch! Lastyear, we spent just over $53,000 on bikes for disabled kids. With the fundsraised by Angus, we hope to get 20 physically challenged kids on bikes. We'reso thankful to the CSHA and Creekside Farm," said Carol Mertens, BoardPresident of the CCPA. Nearly $1,500 more was raised for the longstanding, family support organizationthrough the sale of the designer fashions by Alessandro Albanese, Manfredi,Romfh, and Cavalor shown the catwalk. Tout le Monde outfitted all the models. Catering to Consumer ConfidenceGlitz and glamour ruled the runway, but it was the unique showcase for

Sale Prices1 Angus $ 19,500.002 Audi KF $ 27,000.003 Cabernet $ 60,000.004 Capistrano $ 22,000.005 Carousel'sCourteo $ 47,000.00

6 Carousel'sDelorian $ 16,000.00

7 Chamonix $ 25,000.008 Condora $ 15,000.009 Easter Ellen $ 20,000.0010 Escudera $ 25,000.0011 Fusing $ 26,000.0012 Kontrast $ 15,000.0013 Polaris $ 16,000.0014 Rio's Valiente $22,000.00

Many many thanks to Jankovan de Lageweg from the VDL

Stud for spending theevening on the podium.

Canadian breeders and customer-focused atmosphere that drove the bidding."Purchasing a horse is always a leap of faith," said CSHA president Marika vanHoogenhuize. "We strove to arm potential buyers with as much information aspossible." Every horse at the Select Sale was pre-vetted by an independent team ofrespected veterinary professionals. Daily viewings and trial rides were held atLinda and Jacques Ackermann's Creekside Farm the entire week leading up tothe event. And video footage and detailed pedigrees of each horse were madeavailable online. With daily demonstrations at Spruce Meadows during theMasters' Breeds for the World exhibition, potential buyers also had the uniqueopportunity to see how each horse performed under a high profile show setting. "They all handled the crowds and the charged atmosphere of Spruce Meadowsamazingly well. They had to haul back and forth from the farm, deal with anadoring public, waving flags, riding in very small ring. It spoke volumes to howwell the horses were prepared," said the evening's MC Shauna Cook, ofCarousel Ridge, Sherwood Park, Alberta. Celebrity BloodlinesThe supermodels of the show were the 13 expert-picked horses. Chosen fortheir exceptional bloodlines and competitive performance potential, the "designercollection" strutted the black and red runway. Video footage of the horses playedon a Videotron screen in the background as the night's MCs-local professionalShauna Cook and breeding expert Janko van de Lageweg-shared their insightsinto each horse's rideability and bloodlines. "I was very impressed by the quality of pedigree showcased at the Select Sale.The horses came from very prominent stallions in Europe," said van de Lagewegof VDL Stud in the Netherlands. The renowned breeder attended the Select Sale despite losing his colleague,Dutch chef d'equipe Sven Harmsen, the evening before to a fatal heart attack. "It's so important to have both a good stud and a good mother-line to produce aquality sport horse," he said. The highest selling horses of the night had just that. The top seller wasCabernet, a 2007 mare (Ikoon x Goodtimes) that went for $60,000. Her lineageincludes such stallion greats as Libero H, Nimmerdor 147, and Landgraf I. Thesecond top-selling horse, Carousel's Courteo ($47,000), also boasts famousparents (Cornet Obolensky x Come Back II). The 2008 Canadian Sport Horsegelding is a descendent of Lurioso, Clinton, Nimmerdor 147, Langraf I, andLadykiller. Evolving to Excellence"As our first auction, the Select Sale was a novel way to illustrate the CSHA'songoing commitment to improving sport horse breeding in Canada," explainedvan Hoogenhuize. "We believe an evolving model is a best way to accomplish

that." The CSHA is the first open studbook in North America to include EuropeanWarmbloods. "Being able to recognize a great stallion, regardless of its origin, and include it inthe studbook is a huge advantage of being open or, in other words, evolving as abreed. This allows the breed to develop great horses. This is what we do inEurope," said van de Lageweg. "As soon as a studbook begins to feel they haveeverything they need, and operates as closed, it's a dead end street." With the Select Sale collection now in barns across the nation, the CSHA isgearing up for it's next event, the Ontario Signature Series Breed Show onSeptember 22-23, featuring the first qualifier for the prestigious Royal WinterFair. For more information on the Select Sale and all CSHA events, visit www.c-s-h-a.org. Media Contact: Allison Pezzack CSHA Marketing & Communications NationalDirector canadiansporthorse@gmail.com

Alpine Show Jumping

Thank you Foot Hills Horse Transport

for donating transportation ofAngus the donkey to his new

home in California

Thank you

Shauna Cook - Trainer &CSHA Select Sale Event

Fashionista & MC

Thank you to the Ackermann Family for the beautiful facilities

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