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| News... |
 | Prancer and Natalie competed in the MN Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation's Challenge of | |
| the Unwanted Horse. The team showed Hunt Seat, Western and Saddle Seat and came home with a few ribbons, a win in the Vet/Farrier class and were voted "Best Groomed" by the audience. |
| Prancer and Natalie headed to North Branch for the Northwest Saddle Club's Over The Hill | |
| Open Show. Prancer showed in the Open Saddle Seat Pleasure and Open Saddle Seat Equitation classes and won them both! This was Prancer's first show, so this was pretty exciting. Prancer showed what she was all about and took home the blues. A HOT, but very nice open show. |
| Ciera and Baron made it to the Mid-Summerfest Horse Show in Cannon Falls and had their | |
| best show yet! They picked up the blues in the Novice Walt and Trot Equitation class and the Academy Walk and Trot English Pleasure class, as well as a second and two thirds in their other classes. Nalla and Natalie also made it to this show and showed in the Open English Pleasure Novice Horse class, picking up a tough fourth place. They showed back to win the Open English Pleasure Novice Horse Championship! Great show! |
| Holly and Baron attended the Lear Stables Camp Show and what a show they had. Holly | |
| showed Baron in a full bridle for the first time and it made them look like quite a pair. They won the Walk and Trot Pleasure and the Walk and Trot Equitation classes. Great job Holly! |
| Holly and Baron made it to the Northwest Riders Youth Show in North Branch and had | |
| everyone looking and complementing. They showed in the Open Walk and Trot classes against 15 western Quarter Horses. While they did well, Baron thought he should slow down to a more "western" trot and while showing a Saddlebred in WSCA shows is always fun, it doesn't always bring you a ribbon. Another great show for this strong pair! |
| Tanbark Calvacade of Roses horse show is one of the best shows in Minnesota and while | |
| attendance was down, the show was just as enjoyable as ever. Baron and Ciera made the trip and showed that being new to the show ring is not a problem when you're a good rider! They took home a third in Academy Walk and Trot Equitation as well as a third in Academy Walk and Trot Pleasure. A last minute decision brought Mya Lear-Tharaldson into the saddle to show Baron in Walk and Trot Equitation 10 and Under for a nice fourth place ribbon and they showed back in the championship for an ever better third place. This was quite impressive since Mya had never ridden Baron before this show. Congratulations on a great show! Photos of this show can be seen at TerryYoungPhoto.com. |
| The Summerfest Horse Show held in Cannon Falls, was successful for the Foster Farm | |
| team. In Charm's Image took home an impressive fourth place in the always competitive Open English Pleasure 18 & Older class and then the third place in the championship. Charmed By Destiny took home the reserve in the Open English Pleasure Snaffle Bridle class and showed back for the win in the same type of class. Photos by Washburn Photography. |
In Charm's Image Charmed By Destiny
| Baron, Holly and Ciera made it to the Riders & Ribbons horse show, bringing home many | |
| proud moments and great ribbons too! Holly won her Academy Pleasure Walk and Trot class and placed second in the Walk and Trot Equitation class for riders in their first show. Ciera had just as an impressive show bringing home the blue in the Walk and Trot Pleasure class for riders in their first show and placed third in the Academy Equitation Walk and Trot class. A great show with some cute pictures too! |
Natalie, Baron, Ciera, and the always helpful Demi
Baron, Holly, and Natalie
| Prancer has arrived at the farm to get ready for the 2010 MN Hooved Animal's Challenge of | |
| the Unwanted Horse, a.k.a. Trainer's Challenge. She is a pretty bay and white pinto who seems to think pretty highly of herself. Her training starts now, so watch for updates on the Rescue's website. |
| In Charm's Image and Natalie made it down to the Spring Tune-Up show in Cannon Falls for | |
| the first time out this year. Nalla has been working toward pleasure horse classes and proved she could do it showing well and placing second in her qualifier, then showing back in the championship to the win. Sunday was a fun day with many good classes and lots to be proud of for new teams and new divisions. |
| Sonny has been adopted by a couple who will be able to enjoy him for many years. They | |
| were very excited to pick him up and Sonny was happy getting in the trailer and moving on to his next step in life. Congratulations Janette, have fun with him! |
| Natalie has been nominated to the MN Saddlebred Horse Association's Board of Directors. | |
| Her job starts soon and she will work to make the Minnesota Saddlebred show scene a better one for all exhibitor's. |
| In Charm's Image was named Tri-State Horseman's Associations and MN Saddlebred Horse | |
| Association's Year End Open Park Reserve Champion. These awards help to put a stamp on a good show year for her! |
| The Octoberfest Horse Show was an enjoyable show this year. Just In Charm's Image and | |
| Natalie made it to the show, but picked up some nice ribbons for their time there. First was the Open Park class where they picked up the reserve title. Next was the Open Ride an Abe class (a bareback class!) where they picked up a fifth place ribbon. Last was the Park Championship where they ended with the Reserve Championship. A great way to end the season... |
| The MHARF's Pony Show is always a fun event and this year Jerry got to enjoy the fun. | |
| Natalie showed in the Halter class with two judges, picking up the blue and a third place ribbon. Later in the day four year-old Elise got to show off her newly learned skills in the lead-line class. Her and Jerry were as cute as can be and proved it as they left the ring with an impressive third and fifth place ribbons. This was a fun show and Jerry will be back next year! |
| The Mn State Fair is a show we haven't attended in awhile, but we made the trip this year. | |
| In Charm's Image and Natalie were the only ones to show, but they did put on a nice show. Nalla placed second in the Open Park class and came back to pull off the Reserve Grand Championship in Park. The championship class was perhaps Nalla's best class ever. She was truly strutting her stuff and maybe even showing off a bit with her ears staying pinned forward the whole time. A nice picture of the victory pass is below. |
| The Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Trainer's Challenge was held on August 22nd at | |
| Leatherdale Center at the U of M. Christa and Natalie took part in all of the required classes; Halter/Fitness (1st place!), Pleasure Under Saddle (2nd place), Trail (4th place), Freestyle (1st place!), and Farrier/Vet check (2nd place). Christa behaved like she had been doing this for years and did very well. Because of how well they did in each individual class, they ended up WINNING the whole thing! They are officially the 2009 Trainer's Challenge Champions! There are tons of pictures of all of the contestants here and full results are posted on MNHoovedAnimalRescue.org. Thanks for everyone's support and help! |
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