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Birthdays!
The Brown-Klein Family
wishes to invite everyone to Sasha Klein’s 18th birthday party at
Waterford Farm in Barn 6 today, after the afternoon session. This is
Sasha’s last year as a junior exhibitor, so let’s make this birthday one to
remember!
Rick and Lisa Howa would like to
invite everyone to JR’s 21st birthday party tonight after the
evening session in the exhibitor lounge. Come on up above the in-gate and
help JR celebrate in style!
Stephanie Connor
celebrated her birthday last night with a huge win in the Ladies Pleasure
Driving World Championship with her beloved Festival Calypso. Frank Miller
turns the big 4-6 on Saturday. Be sure to help him celebrate tonight!
Notes
Best wishes go out to
Grand National Chairperson, Elaine Galatz, who fell ill this week. We all
wish her well and out of the hospital soon. Friend Fran Pugh, of Tara Farm,
has stepped in this week to help show Elaine’s horses.
Zach Howa won the
English Pleasure Junior Exhibitor 14-17 World Championship up on Minion
Mademoiselle yesterday afternoon. This was his last performance as a junior
exhibitor, as he is off to college next year. What a way to end such a
brilliant junior exhibitor career!
Last night’s Parade
class was one of the most highly anticipated of the show. Three generations
of Canadian horsewomen graced the ring with their full parade
costume, Art Perry put on a
spectacular performance, and Steve DeBolt took the ring by storm with HVK
Pavarotti. Each year in Oklahoma we get to see history in the making, and
this great class
will be one that people will be talking
about for years.
Reining started off
yesterday morning in Arena 9. Disco Fever, owned by Cindy Nord, trained and
shown by Josette Conti, kicked off the division with a blue ribbon in the
First Year Green. Come watch the versatility of the Morgan today and
tomorrow with the Freestyle runs at 1pm on Saturday. The new class, Green
Rider Finals, run right before the Freestyle in Ring 9. In its inaugural
year, this class was set up for trainers or amateurs that are interested in
getting involved in reining.
Wednesday evening’s session
featured three full brothers showing in one session. The cross of
Nostradamus and Rapidan Indigo has produced the three that were in the ring;
Springmill Encore aka “Bob”, Springmill Primary Colors aka “Steve” and
Springmill Sequel aka “Tommy”. If their barn names sound familiar, it’s
because the three brothers are named after the men of Kohler Stables; Tom
Caisse, Steve DeBolt, and of course the late, great Noble Flaire, who was
known as Bob.
Stop by the AMHA booth
today to finalize your bids in the AMHI and Youth auctions. The bidding
closes tonight!
Cochran Morgan Auction, on
November 4th-5th 2007, will be auctioning a Morgan to
benefit the families of the children killed in the Amish School Shooting.
The Morgan Horse Magazine
A percentage of each
advertisement from the Morgan Grand National, appearing in the December
issue of The Morgan Horse, will go back to help the shows. A special fund
will be set aside to be awarded to competitions and events demonstrating a
need in 2007. Contact Julie Dickie, Abbie Felton, Tony Lee or Ryan Ulrich
in Oklahoma to book your advertising.
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