BC Paint Horse Club, cont’d In spite of the lower-than-hoped-for turnout, the live auction netted a $300 donation to the Bulkley Valley Hospice Society in Smithers. The show was followed by a two-day clinic by judge Lita Hottel. Several of the exhibitors stayed on for the clinic, while others hauled in just for the clinic itself, Barb reports. Battle of the Breeds team almost complete BCPHC member Kelly Allen is looking for just one more rider to complete a Paint Horse team to compete at the Pacific National Exhibition’s “Battle of the Breeds,” August 28-30. Teams of four riders compete in trail, dressage, jumping and barrel racing to determine the most “versatile” breed. The Paint team won the inaugural Battle of the Breeds in 2010; last year, they came third overall. So far, Kelly’s husband, Ron Stolp, will be riding his horse, Winddancers Cimaron, in jumping and barrels. Brandie Thom will ride Team Paint at PNE “Battle of the Breeds” Kelly and Ron’s (Kelly Allen photo) APHA stallion, The Huntsman, in jumping and dressage and Kristen Mozel will ride her overo Paint gelding, Snowyrivers McGregor, in trail and dressage. Ideally, they need one more horse and rider to compete for the team in trail and barrels. If you’re in town for the PNE, be sure to catch the competition which gets underway on Tuesday, August 28, with dressage at 4pm. Trail is at noon on August 29 and Jumping (noon) and Barrels (4pm) complete the competition on August 30. The PNE is also featuring cattle penning from August 23-26 and jumping from August 31-September 3. You can reach Kelly at kellyallen@shaw.ca if you’d like to be a part of the Battle of the Breeds Paint team. Kelly has also been trying to resurrect a Pinto club in BC. Check out her Facebook group under British Columbia Pinto Horse Club for more information - another good way to reach her! Free Trophy Program participants named Eight clubs and shows have been provided with awards from the BC Paint Horse Club for this show season. The Free Trophy Program is sponsored by Otter Co-op and allows us to provide open show competitions with BCPHC-branded awards from Sudden Impact for their high point Paint Horses. Geri Brown and R Bandits Success have already won an award at the Three-in-One Show in Smithers. There are several shows coming up this month where high points will be offered. Go to the “Free Trophy Program” page at www.bcphc.com for a complete list of competitions. You don’t have to be a BCPHC member to be eligible to receive an award; however, you should take a copy of your APHA papers with you to show proof of registration to the entry clerks when you enter your Paint at participating shows. You can also find a very impressive list of APHA PAC-approved shows throughout the province on the website. We have a record HCBC 2010 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
number of members registered for our Open Show and Competition Program (the flat fee pilot project appears to be a success!) and Dianne Rouse says a lot of show results are coming in the mail. Don’t forget to mail yours within the generous 60-day deadline! BC Paint members take on the world BCPHC member Louise Bruce and HF DR Feelgood (aka Brian) made the top ten in three classes at the Pinto World Championship Show, June 11-23, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They placed fourth in Amateur Elite Trail, sixth in Amateur Elite Horsemanship, and ninth in Open Trail in a field of 52 horses. In addition, they made the finals in Western Pleasure with individual calls of fi ft h and eighth. It was a very big show with hundreds of horses and a huge contingent of Paint Horses, many of whom went on to the AjPHA Youth Worlds, Louise reports. Calli Rouse and her Paint mare, Chansation, were among those at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, June 22-30, where they received a reserve world championship title in Hunter under Saddle 14-18. They also placed fourth in Horsemanship and made the top ten in Showmanship, Hunt Seat Equitation and Western Pleasure. Calli has been attending Texas Christian University in Fort Worth this past year and trains with Sara Simons in Aubrey, Texas. She is the daughter of BCPHC treasurer Dianne Rouse. Evergreen Circuit schedule on website A revised version of the schedule for the Lower Mainland Quarter Horse Association’s Evergreen Circuit, September 1-2, is now up on our website. LMQ has added APHA Amateur Walk/Trot and Reining classes to the class line-up for APHA exhibitors attending the threejudge show at Thunderbird in Langley. The show also features an all breed Yearling Halter jackpot, Yearling Tri-Challenge (Halter, Lunge Line, In-Hand Trail), the Cathy Dumaresq Memorial Trail and a Western Pleasure Maturity for horses five years and over. Pre-entry deadline is August 20, and is APHA PAC-approved. BCPHC will be hosting the hospitality BBQ on move-in day, Friday, August 31, and we’ll be looking for volunteers to help us provide salads and appetizers to make the meal a success. Colleen Schellenberg will be making calls to Fraser Valley members this month to see who can contribute. Otter Co-op is supplying their great big BBQ again and there will be pie! Keep in the Loop! Be sure to check our website (www.bcphc.com) often for updates! We’ve posted Shannon O’Dell’s detailed report about the APHA Workshop in Texas in late May (it has lots of interesting information about issues and potential rule changes at the national level) and we’ll be posting the highlights and a photo gallery from the “Back-to-Basics” Show in Langley on July 29. You might want to check APHA’s website (www.apha.com) as well; it’s been updated. And one final note relative to BCPHC president Colleen Schellenberg’s comments in last month’s column. Our BCPHC membership is up 25 per cent this year, with 28 new members coming on board! Thank you to each and every one of you. Your support makes all of our efforts on the board worthwhile! Keep in touch with us on Facebook and good luck at the shows!
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