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Life with Horses is Never Orderly

Review by Nancy Brannon

robert Burns’ poem “to A mouse” might as well have been intended for a horse, when he wrote “the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley ” which we often translate to “oft go awry ” that’s pretty much the theme in morgane schmidt’s book Life with Horses is Never Orderly: Cartoons for Riders Who Are In on the Joke if there are two things that equestrians and horse owners have learned over time it’s, one, that horses will often upset our “best laid plans” with plans of their own and, two, to laugh at these situations. schmidt certainly understands the crazy times of life with horses, having owned and competed horses in eventing and dres sage for years And she certainly knows how to bring humor to the most madden ing and frustrating situations

she has been a lifelong fan of thelwell cartoons and began her own comic series in 2011, illustrating her funny reflections on life with horses ten years later, she turned her witty observations into a book length collection of cartoon characters that every horse owner will find something to laugh about so, bring more humor into your life as you peruse the topics herein: Horse ownership, good Barn keeping, seasons Are fun, Challenge Accepted, on the road, ‘tis the season, if Horses Are from Heaven, riders vs Normal society, and Never seen Before.

the book begins with “Horses: the ulti mate in character building,” taking you through a variety of humorous situations that horse owners face every day there’s a list of “things i have worried about today as a horse owner” and “Books i could write as an equestrian,” such as

money in, manure out, a novel, and Broke, Broken and Bedraggled the illus tration of the horse trailer looking like a giant beast’s open mouth with tongue as a ramp is right on target from a horse’s point of view for not wanting to load And fa mous last words: “this horse is bombproof! Beginners ride this horse my grandma rides this horse!” is illustrated with a pony bucking and a child flying through the air

How to Read Horse Sale Ads begins with the usual sale text and translates that into what it really means “is sensitive to his surroundings” translates to “he spooks at everything ” “Always in the ribbons” translates to “mostly pink and green in shows with no more than 5 or 6 in the class ” “free horse” is illustrated as a “bot tomless money pit ” there’s also an equine vocabulary, as defined by horses themselves. throughout the book, people are characterized as “small predators, aka staff ” And, of course, social media fol lowers will want to read “if equestrians were Honest with their facebook Posts ”

Good Barn keeping takes you through daily routines at the barn, where shoveling manure is a major part of the day, illus

trated by “the top 5 most Annoying mo ments when Cleaning stalls ” of course, the most annoying is when you accidently slam the pitchfork into the stall door or wall, which flings the carefully collected manure everywhere my favorite in this chapter is “if your Horse had a Planner ” every day’s routine includes a “catered breakfast, maid service, ‘noonsies,’ catered dinner, and night snack, with var ious special events throughout the week monday is body work; tuesday is acupuncture; Wednesday is pedicure with the farrier; thursday is spa day; friday is chiropractor and massage

Puddles 101 illustrates how horses leap over mud puddles on the way to turnout, but then roll in the mud puddle after being turned out this goes well with “where would your horse choose to roll?”

in Seasons are Fun, my favorite cartoon is “when your horse has a sense of humor” that depicts a tiny “snow man” made of manure balls. “snow” compares how non horse people see it and how horse people see it And there’s “reason #17 why eques trians winter in florida ”

Challenge Accepted explains why train ing isn’t for the faint of heart “if my horse was aware that social distancing was a thing” is illustrated by the horse avoiding being haltered

Different Perspectives contrasts “what you see” with “what your horse sees ” read this to understand why horses spook Another funny illustration is using the tractor and front end loader to push the horse into the horse trailer “i thought you were into Natural Horsemanship,” the horse thinks equine yoga provides proof that your horse can bend when he wants to (imagine fergus reaching under the fence for a juicy blade of grass)

On the Road explores traveling with horses did you know that horses who ride together in the trailer for 15 minutes are married for life? don’t miss the “check lists: horse show edition” for how to pre

pare for a horse show Braiding? Another exercise in futility other funny ones are the “dressage Pit Crew” and “today’s spook is brought to you by the letter A ” then there’s deci phering your dressage test, where most of the squiggles in the “remarks” section make no sense

in ‘Tis the Season, check out “A Pony’s Christmas list,” which begins with “Horse treats ” valentine’s date Night tip#12 says: “No matter how cute he says you look in breeches and boots and no matter how unnatural it is for you, you should leave enough time to shower and change into normal people clothes before going out on a date ”

in the chapter If Horses Are From Heaven, you’ve probably seen “the many faces of mare,” all nine of which are the same irritated, ears back look regardless of whether she’s happy, bored, playful, hun gry, stressed, or whatever “time for Pony Camp” shows a horse talking to a pony covered with paintings of hearts, rain bows, flowers, and hand prints Pony says, “the next person that touches me is losing a finger ”

in Never Seen Before, “horses can be summed up simply as: it as all going so well until it wasn’t” as that plastic bag flies by solving rubik’s Cube? Child’s play compared to reassembling your bri dle after cleaning it untangling polo wraps from the wash is something we’ve all tried to do and requires the skill level of an expert problem solver finally, “my Horse’s motto: there’s never a bad time for snacks” as the horse eats the greenery in the box by dressage letter C

No doubt, you’ll find more than one thing you’ve experienced with your horse illustrated here it’s always good to bring humor into your life with horses; helps you cope with the frustrating and unex pected find out more about the book, at: www.horseandriderbooks.com/store/life with horses is never orderly html

middleburg, vA, 1/18/2022 the Na tional sporting library & museum is thrilled to present the flagstone exhibition, 2020 Hindsight: 40 Years of the American Academy of Equine Art, which opened No vember 12, 2021 and runs through march 20, 2022 this exhibition explores the rich history of the American Academy of equine Art (AAeA) with a dynamic se lection of works selected to highlight the varied talents fostered by this influential organization

Begun in middleburg, vA, in 1980 and now based in lexington, ky, the AAeA is

a non profit organization “dedicated to promoting and sharing representational art that celebrates the horse in sport and life it also offers hands on instruction from practicing equine artists with a goal of fos tering artistic excellence in the genre ” the AAeA’s founding members were some of the top sporting painters and sculptors of the day forty years later, the

organization still inspires generations of equine artists in all manner of media, tech niques, and artistic influences 2020 Hind sight features works by founders, celebrating their accomplishments and commitment to equine art sculptures, paintings, etchings, and drawings feature horses jumping, sorting cattle, playing polo, and in daily barn activities such as

Kathleen Friedenberg (American, b 1942) Opening Meet, 2006, Bronze

Dala Horse: Symbol of Sweden

the dalahast, or dala horse, is the most recognized swedish folk art internation ally once a by product of local furniture making business, it was sold as a children’s toy and later as a barter item these carved wooden figurines have been part of swedish culture for centuries it be came a permanent symbol of sweden in 1939 in the New york World’s fair there are many stories that accompa nied the dala horse, from Paganism and witchcraft to vikings the horse itself was

considered as a status symbol and highly valued property in the swedish household the dala horse’s colorful design, fancy

shoeing or grooming

find more information at the National sporting library and museum at: http://www nationalsporting org

oil painting, is a simplified form of kur bits painting this colorful painting distin guishes itself through exaggerated richness of detail and was painted on walls, cupboards, chests and mora clocks in the areas around siljan the painting started in leksand and rättvik around 1780 and during the 19th century it was even practiced in mora on the dala horses, kurbits painting is usually shown in the flower patterned sad dle traditionally these horses were painted in red or left as is without paints

But in the 1830s swedish artist, stikå erik Hansson became known for painting his own unique dala horses with a two color simplified form of kurbits decoration Hansson’s dala horse pattern has since be come the tradition for dala horse making in sweden

Booth Malone, (American, b. 1950), Burrland Road, Orange County Hounds, 2018, oil on linen

Marilyn Newmark (American, 1928 2013) Man o’ War, 1977 Booth Malone (American, b. 1950) Walk Up I, 2020, oil on canvas

Linda Volrath, Alfred Hunt Steeplethon, Glenwood Park, 2021, oil, linen on board

Richard Stone Reeves (American, 1919 2005) Mill Reef and Geoff Lewis, 1977, oil on canvas

Learnihan, Meryl (American, b. 1952) Just Taking It In, 2021

DALAHÄST. Attributed to Stikå Erik Hansson, Risa, Mora dated 1880.

Legendary Hearts of Horses

Horse lovers sometimes describe their equine partners as having a “lot of heart,” referring to their ability to go farther, do more, and perform long after we expect exhaustion has set in Champion thor oughbred racehorse secretariat was the epitome of a horse with a lot of heart He was one of the most beautiful, anatomi cally correct horses there ever was, with ideal biomechanics that produced a 24 foot, 11 inch stride.

And when thomas swerczek, dvm, Ph d performed the necropsy on secre tariat, shortly after his death on october 4, 1989, he made one of the most incredible discoveries of his career secretariat’s heart was at least 2.5 times larger than the average horse’s heart it weighed approx imately 21 22 pounds, compared to the av erage thoroughbred’s heart at 8 9 pounds dr swerczek was amazed “there were no pathological abnormalities of the heart; all chambers were normal; there were no lesions it was a perfect heart, everything was just bigger,” he found the revelation of secretariat’s super heart set the horse industry afire, reveal ing empirical evidence to support the an ecdotal Legendary Hearts of Horses follows the equine large heart trail insti gated by this famous American thorough bred Neary delves into the equine pedigree history that other researchers identified as being the fountain spring of

this marvelous trait, but then diverges from that trodden path she boldly jumps into the vast pool of equine evolution and human ambition in order to discover more outstanding exam ples of stamina and loyalty Neary clearly connects the large heart trait to ‘old World’ horses, even suggesting that horses in the wild had been very creative and proactive about their own survival this is a fascinating journey into the history of horses possessing larger than normal hearts, intertwining all the aspects of horse heart regardless of its physical size the narrative deftly unravels how in separable the tangible and intangible qual ities of heart really are. from thrilling feats of speed and endurance, to the tenderness and forgiveness freely given, you will feel the spirit of Heart that resides not only within horses, but within all of us

“While my research spanned well over ten years, it’s an ongoing passion Pedi grees tell amazing stories in my opinion, the real reason extra large hearts show up in horses is closely tied to the mysteries that govern life, not just to the chemistry involved,” Neary writes in the book’s in troduction

Adrienne N Neary is an internationally recognized equine digital artist and pro ducer of equine anatomy charts, equine re searcher, equine energy facilitator, and classical dressage rider

Horse Health & Welfare

Dunlap Equine Services

dunlap equine services, owned by Jen nifer dunlap, dvm, has expanded opera tions to a new equine veterinary clinic at 22495 Highway 194, somerville, tN Am bulatory service for farm calls continues to be available in the west tennessee, east Arkansas and north mississippi area, but this new facility allows dunlap equine to expand its offerings

With the design of the clinic, outpa tients, aka haul in appointments, inpa tients, and isolation patients can be housed separately to keep all patients safer the clinic includes 26 stalls with four of those

being iCu stalls with special fluid pumps, and there are two extra large stalls for draft horses and mares and foals there are in door and outdoor arenas for lameness workups and an in house and online phar macy and an advanced in house lab the site for the clinic was chosen for ease of access off of i 40 (at exit 35) and because even the largest 18 wheeler can easily circle within the complex, allowing for over the road horse haulers to be able to unload safely

A dedicated farrier area was placed in the outpatient barn for therapeutic farrier

needs this area was also designed to allow for plenty of client education semi nars

Client education seminars have been planned for every other month for 2022 they will vary from hands on workshops, such as a leg bandaging workshop held on January 21, 2022, to large scale seminars, such as A sports medicine Approach to lameness from both the veterinarian and farrier perspectives being held march 21, 2022 by dr Jennifer dunlap and farrier daniel Bishop the clinic is open for regular haul in ap pointments and 24/7 for emergencies find more information at: https://www dun lapequineservices.com/ and on facebook.

The ability to host client education seminars, such as this bandaging clinic, played a big role in the design of the fa cility

Inpatients, outpatients, and isolation patients are housed separately within the clinic complex.

The complex was designed with plenty of room for a farrier station.

Wintertime Equine

Help horses weather the winter with insight from equine nutritionists and a veterinarian

From Aimee Robinson, Valley Vet Supply

While impressively stout yet entirely fragile, horses require a great level of care, especially as it relates to their nutrition over the winter

“many horse owners may not realize they actually need to feed horses differ ently in the wintertime than they do in the summertime,” Jyme Nichols, Phd, direc tor of nutrition at stride Animal Health, shared in an interview with valley vet supply

Here are three main facts to consider

Fact 1: A Horse’s “thermoneutral Zone” directly impacts their Nutritional Needs

“the first thing that i think is important for everybody to understand is a term that sounds a little bit intimidating ther moneutral zone,” dr Nichols said “this is basically the temperature outside in which a horse can maintain their own core body temperature without having to exert any extra effort to regulate either their heat loss or heat gain ”

Horses in the united states have an av erage thermoneutral zone between 40 and

80 degrees, which means horses near the low end of their thermoneutral zone will have to use extra energy (thus calories) to maintain heat to identify whether your horse is out side of their thermoneutral zone, “you want to pay attention to whether or not they’re using any natural defenses to that cold weather,” explained Brittany rahm, nutrition consultant at stride Animal Health

these natural defenses can include:

• shivering

• standing with tail to the wind, head lowered

• seeking shelter

dr Nichols followed up, “Anytime you combine cold temperatures on top of moisture wind, ice and snow a horse will have to increase their heat production and will need to consume more calories

Additionally, young horses or underweight horses are going to hit that lower, critical temperature and get colder faster than a mature horse or a horse that’s going into wintertime with really good body condi tion ”

An especially important detail for those traveling for competitions or pleasure with their horses is that it takes two weeks to a full month for horses to readapt to a new

ambient temperature

“When traveling, be mindful if you're going a long distance or to a region that has a very different temperature range than what you’re coming from your horse may struggle a little bit more to retain heat or try to get rid of it depending whether you’re going to a colder climate or a hot ter climate,” said dr Nichols

Fact 2: A Horse’s feed sources Will Help them maintain Warmth, in Addition to Weight

it’s important to understand “metabolic heat production” as it relates to increasing a horse’s feed during cold temperatures

dr Nichols explained, “think of a horse’s digestive system, or their hind gut, as a furnace the more the microbes in the horse’s hind gut are able to digest and fer ment especially fibers the more heat that can be generated for that horse. that’s part of what goes into keeping them warm ”

Fact 3: As Weather Changes, so should a Horse’s diet, But Not in the Way some may think

“A lot of times, people can get hung up thinking, ‘i need to change my horse’s grain, or i need to change how much grain i feed,’” dr Nichols said However, is ei ther necessary? Not exactly, but there are some other aspects for horse owners to consider

While a well meaning sentiment, in creasing grain can be harmful to a horse’s health heightening colic risk and more

and secondly, doing so may not be enough to help a horse maintain their warmth when they need it most

“increasing the amount of hay is the best way to increase heat production and keep a horse warm during winter,” dr Nichols said “Horses will naturally in crease the amount of hay that they eat, based on the temperatures dropping ”

regarding how much more hay to pro vide, remember that the average ther moneutral zone for horses in the u s is between 40 and 80 degrees dr Nichols said, as a general rule of thumb, for every one degree fahrenheit below the lower range of 40 degrees, horses will need an extra 200 calories

“so, to put that in perspective, your av erage hay is going to have between 800 to 1,000 calories per pound let's say you've got a 10 degree drop you're going to need an extra 2,000 calories All i did there was just take that 10 degrees times 200 calories, and that gets me to 2,000 calo ries, which is roughly 2 to 3 lbs extra hay per day so, if you're feeding small square bales of grass hay, that’s probably going to be an extra flake, maybe an extra two flakes ”

Horse owners will need to increase their horse’s hay intake, but what about their grain? When the temperatures drop, up ping feed is a common practice, but not recommended dr Nichols gave two spe cific horse health examples: should horses be fed either a (Continued on p 10)

Wintertime Nutrition (Cont from p 9) fortified feed or ce real grains, such as whole corn and oats?

example 1, fortified feed in crease if horsemen are feed ing a fortified grain at a recommended level of 4 lbs per day, then increase by 1 lb per day

that feed is designed to meet all vitamin, mineral require ments, amino acid require ments, etc , at 4 lbs per day While that extra pound may not be more harmful, it will provide some extra calories, but the calories will be more quickly digested this means the increased grain does not provide horses with long term heat pro duction, like hay does

example 2, cereal grain increase say horsemen are feeding a whole corn/oat mix at 4 lbs per day and decide to double it. Corn and oats are really high in starches and sugars, which puts a really heavy load of sugar on the digestive tract that the small intestine can't digest very well or very quickly you can then have an over spill of starch into the hind gut of the horse, impacting the balance of the good bacteria in that gut and presenting colic is sues; it can also cause founder or laminitis issues in some horses

“you want to keep your grain level the same if you're going to increase anything, the most important thing to do is increase

the hay and consider a supplement that will keep them drinking,” rahm said for senior horses or horses with poor dental conditions, both rahm and dr Nichols recommend feeding forage pel lets, such as timothy or alfalfa hay pellets, or even beet pulp shreds, which all have similar benefits as long stem hay forage

“for horses who are underweight, it is important to try to improve their body con dition, which will support their ther moregulation and overall health in addition to increasing their total hay in take, we recommend adding a high quality protein and energy supplement to help support healthy weight gain,” said tony Hawkins, dvm, technical service veteri narian at valley vet supply

Bundle up, stay safe, and keep in mind these three facts to help your horse weather the winter

New Vet at TEH West

dr stephanie golm joined tennessee equine Hospital West as an equine intern in June 2021 before moving to the mem phis location at the beginning of the year she graduated from the university of Wis consin school of veterinary medicine in may 2021 with an emphasis in equine medicine

she was born and raised in the mid west, and moved to tennessee just before starting with teH she said, “i've wanted to be a veterinarian since i was about three years old. i have a passion for all animals, but developed a love for horses at a young age i grew up both riding for fun and showing in the hunter/jumper circuit through college i enjoy all aspects of equine medicine, but sports medicine and dentistry are my biggest passions my hus band, luke, has been in the military for the past three and a half years, so when i'm not working i enjoy spending time with him and our cat, ember ”

in August 2019, golm worked with the horses owned by the lakota People at Pine ridge reservation she wrote: “it was a privilege to be able to provide veterinary service to the horses that belong to the lakota People it was amazing to see both the need and how much they care for these animals Not only did i learn a lot from the amazing doctors and students on this trip, i learned so much from the people them

Dr. Stephanie Golm

selves it was humbling to learn about their history and lifestyle these people are amazing horsemen and women, and it was an experience i will always cherish ”

Her other experiences include kennel assistant at indian Prairie Animal Hospi tal, vet tech at south trail Animal Hospi tal, and large animal vet student at uW veterinary Care

she reminds animal owners: “remem ber to be kind to your veterinarians. in the end, all we want is what’s best for you and the animals whom we’ve dedicated our lives to helping.”

Ames Amateur Field Trial

Dialed In Wins Prestigious Ames Amateur All Age

By Kent Walker; photos by Vera Court ney

What has for many years been arguably one of the most prestigious and competi tive All Age events in the country, the Ames Amateur once again lived up to its storied past. drawing a field of 46 All Age contestants and 16 derby entries, the trial ran from monday december 27 to friday december 31, 2021 at the Ames Planta tion, grand Junction, tenn early morning and afternoon tempera tures remained near 70 degrees with over cast skies throughout the entire trial only one half day’s running was delayed due to thunderstorms and heavy rain

Judging this year ’s renewal were elton Bray and korry rinehart Neither are strangers to the judicial saddle Both are excellent horsemen and ride with a keen eye on each bird dog veteran eight year old performer di aled in, “Claire,” was absolutely ‘dialed in’ to the birds, as she carded three stellar finds while laying down a strong forward and responsive ground race under the whistle of matt Pendergest. With temper atures reaching 72 degrees, conditions

were less than favorable as she was turned loose on the afternoon course on thursday

Nonetheless, Claire responded with the toughness that has brought her to the win ners’ circle on so many other occasions throughout her career

taking second place honors was small’s White Charger for owner and han dler mike small of evansville, indiana Charger was credited with one find well to the front and a forward and searching ground race

third place laurels went to game rebel for dr fred Corder rebel had one find during his hour near the old agronomy shed, where he was discovered by the scout after a brief absence, as the course turned back south on the third afternoon

After a long ride back to the call of “point,” the handsome pointer was stand ing with style for wing and shot He fin ished his hour well to the front at pickup in the companion derby event, matt Pendergest was back in the winner ’s cir cle once again this time with Awakened for first place honors, Awakened ran a good forward race, carding a stylish find near the end of her brace taking second was Phillips linebacker for mike small third place was awarded to a consistent winner on the derby circuit this season,

All Age winners: Front Row: Matt Pendergest with Dialed In, Mike Small with Smalls White Charger. Back Row: Kent Walker, Korry Rinehart (judge), Megan Henry, Scott Little, Elton Bray (judge) and Mason Ashburn

Cocklebur Breaking Bad for Bubba, Amy and Colt spencer the second and third place dogs showed all age potential in their ground races

As with most trials there are many peo ple to thank this trial in particular has a great supporting cast, beginning with the Ames Plantation staff and the use of these historic grounds the ongoing, much ap preciated support of sportsman’s Pride dog food, who has represented this trial

and others throughout the midsouth and region 6, stepped up again this year do nating dog food to all the winners Club director Chris Weatherly of the Ames Plantation rode every brace and marshaled the trial ken Blackman did yeoman’s work of driving the dog wagon, providing snacks between braces, assisting at road crossings, and collecting entry fees south ern eatery and linda stewart provided tasty lunches throughout the trial. And

Gundog

Derby winners: Front Row: Mike Small with Phillips Linebacker, Amy Spencer with Cocklebur Breaking Bad, Colt and Bubba Spencer. Back Row: Kent Walker, Korry Rinehart (judge), Lowry Strickland, Elton Bray (judge), John Chandler Strickland, John Taylor, and Chris Weatherly.

special thanks to vera Courtney for all the wonderful photography during this years’ Ames Amateur. mrs. vera has been cap turing photos of the Ames Amateur for seventeen years What a great crew!

Hope to see everyone again next year

All Age winners:

First: dialed in, matt Pendergest, owner/handler

Second: small’s White Charger, mike small, owner/handler

Third: game rebel, dr fred Corder,

owner/handler

Derby winners:

First: Awakened, matt Pendergest, owner/handler

Second: Phillips linebacker, mike small, owner/handler

Third: Cocklebur Breaking Bad, Bubba and Amy spencer, owners/handlers

Bubba Spencer

Matt Cochran

Guy JHendrix onathan Burch

Youth riders

Matt Pendergest

Hobart Ames Memorial Classic

By Nancy Brannon; photos by Vera Courtney

the 69th renewal of the Hobart Ames memorial Classic, open All Age and derby, started monday, January 10, 2022 Judges for this National Championship qualifying stake were mike Jackson of Battle ground, iN and virgil moore of Canyon, tx; reporter, Jim Atchison of Caruthersville, mo. Braces were run on the National Championship courses at Ames Plantation, grand Junction, ten nessee.

there were 48 dogs running in the All Age stake on the first day a “cold morn ing with ‘bluebird skies’ greeted this morning’s riders in the 2022 Hobart Ames memorial All Age,” vera Courtney wrote day two was a “brisk 27 degrees” with an “almost cloudless sky,” she reported day three of the Hobart Ames memo rial All Age was a “cool, 35 degrees with thin clouds for this morning’s breakaway,” Courtney reported on January 13, it was another “cool 35 degrees for the kick off of the last day of All Age dogs ” there was, indeed, cold weather for the All Age braces, but most days were mostly sunny and temperatures reached al most 50 degrees by friday afternoon in clement weather held off until saturday afternoon for the last braces of the derby, when rain poured and temperatures dropped to the 30s snow came in the area later saturday night

dr. rick Carlisle of Ames Plantation said that “birds were at a premium during this trial ” in the All Age Classic, there were 12 finds from 11 dogs. in the derby Classic, there were eight finds from seven dogs in one and one half days this was in contrast to the Ames Amateur (dec 27, 2021), which saw 24 finds by the All Age dogs and eight finds by the derby dogs in eight 30 minute braces At the AftCA

National Amateur All Age in vitational (december 6, 2021), there were eleven finds on monday, ten finds on tuesday, and four finds in the call back

“We have seen an influx of hawks in the area lately, so the birds are staying close in cover,” dr Carlisle said “you fly, you die ”

All Age Results:

First: game Wardon, han dled by dr fred Corder, owner

Second: Papa Joe, handled by mike Hester for owner tremel Hester (his grandson)

third: Hendrix’s Copperline, handled by Burke Hendrix, owner the Hobart Ames memorial derby began on a “beautiful morning,” friday,

January 14, 2022 with 24 dogs contending for the honors (25 entered, but one with drew) mike Jackson also judged the derby, along with Joey mcAlexander, who is the new President of the Hobart Ames memorial field trial Club the derby was completed on saturday Janu ary 15, 2022 with the following winners Derby Results:

First: Haney’s storm Warming, handler ike todd, owner Chris Cagle

Second: knight’s little John, handler ike todd, owner scott griffin

Belle Meade

Foxhound Performance Trials

From Epp Wilson, MFH, Fred Berry, MFH, and Tom Brannon, MFH

the masters of fox Hounds Associa tion (mfHA) is sponsoring a series of foxhound Performance trials each of these events is a great opportunity to ex perience the very best foxhunting behind an exceptional pack of hounds, and in some of the best hunt country in North America.

Performance trials offer a way for fox hunters to gather, measure hound per formance, enhance breeding programs, and exchange ideas every three years, the mfHA sponsors the Performance trial Championships. during the 2021 2022 season, multiple exciting qualifying events culminate with the Performance trials grand Championship on march 26 27, 2022 in Hoffman, North Carolina

Hunts participate by invitation only and they bring only their very best hounds Hounds are numbered to allow mounted judges to record their observations, which are then loaded into a scoring program to determine the awards

All fox hunting is fun, and Perform ance trials are like “fox hunting on steroids ” you will find many of the best hounds and the most avid foxhunters at these Performance trials this level of foxhunting is definitely an adrenalin sport

Belle meade Hunt in thomson, geor gia hosted their 21st qualifying perform ance trial on January 22 23, 2022 the Pack Championship winner was ten nessee valley Hunt (tvH) of New mar ket, tenn

Competition was stiff! seven of the best packs of hounds from illinois to ken tucky to georgia competed, and they had outstanding hunting both days. A team of twelve judges scored hounds in the cate gories of Hunting, trailing, and full Cry ryan Johnsey, mfH and Huntsman for tennessee valley Hunt, was asked to com ment on the weekend’s Performance trial ryan was very complimentary about how well organized and well run this trial was, by epp Wilson, mfH and the Belle meade hunt He said that placing well at a per formance trial can be a matter of a hound being at the right place at the right time, and the stars seemed to be aligned for tvH’s hounds that weekend “We were asked to choose five of our best hounds for the competition and, when asked which one i would root for the most, it was tvH Headboard this hound lived up to my ex pectations i’ve been watching him per form well all season He shines! He is pure Penn marydel, bred and whelped at tvH, with lineage from both longreen fox

Third: seek N in, handler/owner Will dunn

(above) Riders in the gallery on a very cold first day of the Hobart Ames Me morial Classic All Age field trial (below) Brothers Shannon and Keith St John rode in Friday’s Derby. (all photos by Vera Courtney)

Whippoorwill Forever Wild (shown on left of photo) works the course ahead of handler Matt Cochran

Foxhunting

hounds and ‘doc’ Addis His dame was tvH Heartless, who was one the last drafts that we got from todd ‘doc’ Addis, mfH before he died in 2019 ”(Editor ’ s note: “doc” Addis, dvm was the first Huntsman for tvH, 1989 1991, and es tablished tvH’s foundation pack doc was instrumental in promoting the Penn marydel breed of foxhound, generously drafting hounds to hunts throughout the u s ) ryan added, “scoring of a particu lar hunt and hound at a performance trails is the culmination of placement in various categories both days, such as hunting and endurance there is a reason there is a sec ond day A particular hound may not per form as well two days in a row that said,

all hounds performed very well and no hound got picked up for running deer ” tvH and shawnee Hounds both had two hounds place in the top ten both days three hunts, tvH, shawnee, and host hunt Belle meade, had two hounds each in the top ten on the second day Belle meade Bullet was the overall first place winner and tvH Headboard placed second. tvH was the winning hunt with three hounds in the top ten these top ten hounds quali fied for the National Performance trial Championship scheduled for march 25 27, 2022 in Hoffman NC

find more information about foxhound Performance trials at: mfha com/perfor mance trials/

Results from day one: tvH’s Head board ranked number three, with tvH’s Willow number five Portia, from Bridle spur Hunt, was in the number one position, followed by Ziggy from thornton Hill in second Bell meade’s hounds: saber was fourth and Bullet was sixth shawnee’s hounds: Cuda was seventh and Jamie was ninth

Results from day two: Belle meade’s Bullet moved to number one and Bismark was number three thornton Hill’s fish

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hawk was second tvH’s Wallet was fourth, Headboard was sixth, and Hudson was ninth shawnee’s foghorn was fifth, gandalf was seventh, and gipper was tenth Bridlespur Hunt’s Bond was eighth

Overall Total: Belle mead’s Bullet placed first and Bismarck third tvH’s Headboard was second, Wallet sixth, and Hudson eighth thornton Hill’s fishhawk was fourth and Ziggy was fifth shawnee’s foghorn was seventh and gandalf was tenth Bridlespur ’s Portia was ninth

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Ryan Johnsey, MFH and Huntsman of Tennessee Valley Hunt, with Penn Mary del foxhound TVH Headboard. (courtesy of Mark Jump Photography)

Hunter/Jumper

The Arnie Pittman Outstanding Service Award

From Susan Davidoff

this year, West tennessee Hunter Jumper Association (WtHJA) had to can cel its in person awards banquet because of the rapidly riding cases of Covid 19 in the community However, WtHJA an nounced winners of awards on their face book page and on instagram the first award presented was the 2021 Arnold Pittman outstanding service award. susan davidoff wrote about the award:

“West tennessee Hunter Jumper Asso ciation has a long history of volunteer help, and is run by many different people who are integral to our success the great est volunteers are the ones who step up to the plate when they see things that need doing and are always there to help without needing to be asked

“Arnie Pittman volunteered for many years and served this association with en thusiasm and success this year ’s winner is no different the Arnie Pittman out standing service Award for 2021 goes to our past show manager and show coordi nator, Barney mallace

“Barney has been a fixture in the ger mantown area since the early 1980s He has served our area and association as a trainer, rider, board member, show com mittee member, show secretary, judge, mentor, and has helped WtHJA and the memphis horse community in many more capacities

“Barney was an amateur owner rider with the amazing keepsake, successful in both the hunter and jumper rings ” each year at the germantown Charity Horse show, Barney donates the keepsake Per petual trophy for the winner of the versa tility Challenge class this class consists of two rounds: first, a classic hunter style round over fences 3’3” to 3’6” in height second is the jumper speed round open to the top twelve horses from round one this jumper course consists of a minimum of

eight obstacles at 3’6” in height, con ducted under table ii 1, fastest clear round the winner of the keepsake trophy is equally successful in both rounds. keepsake was a 1990 dutch Warm blood who began her show career winning big in the regular Working Hunters. she moved into the Jumper ring, also winning many classes, while simultaneously carry ing her amateur rider around the Hunter ring it was quite a sight to see her win a 3’6” jumper class while the same day tak ing good care of her other rider in the Pre Adult division

Barney was most recently the show manager and show coordinator for the WtHJA shows for about 11 years

“WtHJA is a successful local horse show association largely because of Barney’s commitment to making the shows great

He has identified and foreseen problems and offered up solutions or ideas to move us in a better direction Barney was de voted to WtHJA and worked tirelessly be hind the scenes on all the small details it takes to make our shows run smoothly

Although he is receiving the outstanding service Award for 2021, he deserves to be recognized for the years and decades he has put into WtHJA and our community.

Barney is definitely enjoying his new home on Hutchison island, florida Bar ney moved to memphis from south florida 40 years ago and now, in retire ment, comes full circle in moving back to florida He only has to look outside his window to have a great view of the beach and Atlantic ocean “i can’t believe i get this beautiful view every day!” he re marked He just has to go down the eleva tor and the beach is right outside his door His plans are to get back to riding once he’s settled in and to explore working on ceramics again

Barney has not severed all ties with the mid south He’ll be back for this year ’s germantown Charity Horse show, for seven weeks in franklin, tN for the Brownland shows, and in katy, tx at the great southwest equestrian Center

WtHJA had more awards to give to its 2021 stars

The Arnie Pittman Junior Sports manship Award the Arnie Pittman Junior sportsman ship Award is given to a rider who exhibits the following qualities: a desire to learn and grow in the sport, the ability to rise from adversity, and good sportsmanship

this year ’s recipient, kitty Walters, has all of these qualities

kitty is kind and polite to everyone she is helpful to others without being asked and often is one of the first ones to arrive at the show and one of the last to leave she genuinely cares for the well being of her horses

kitty cheers on everyone, often offer ing to video rounds for her friends and barn mates. she is the epitome of a good sport, regardless of what kind of a day she is having, and she is an excellent example for all.

Congratulations to kitty Walters for being selected to receive the Arnie Pittman Junior sportsmanship Award for 2021.

The Double Stuff Award the double stuff Perpetual trophy is presented each year to the high point short/ long stirrup horse and rider the winner for 2021 is lamborghini and Han nah roark

for those who were lucky enough to have known double stuff, or oreo as he was known around the barn, remember that he was a pony rider ’s best friend and a trainer ’s dream Anything asked of oreo was done obediently and patiently until his young rider got the exercise right the word no was not in his vocabulary, and his longevity allowed many generations to learn their skills on him

oreo’s competition results span from minnesota to Palm Beach, florida and from North Carolina westward to Col orado. His usef results show 14 different riders competing over 24 years! He earned notable championships at: metamora Hunt Club, Horseshows by the Bay, trader ’s Point, ledges, gulfport, Atlanta, and the germantown Charity Horse show oreo’s time in germantown spanned from 2009 through 2016, with an estab lished fan base at Aintree stables A spe cial thanks to Carson Cash, who owned oreo for 16 years and always made sure he had everything that he needed oreo was respectfully retired in 2016 and spent two years blissfully grazing in green pas tures until he passed away in 2018

“Congratulations Barney! We will miss you in germantown, tenn , but we know you will enjoy your time in sunny florida,” davidoff concluded

Barney Mallace riding Keepsake (2008)

Mary Grayson Fauser on Captivate (photo by Nancy Brannon)

Women Dominate Again in $75,000 Battle of the Sexes

The Linda Brzoza Perpetual Trophy the engraving on the linda Brzoza Per petual trophy says: “No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have ” linda’s dedica tion and will to win can be a light to oth ers and motivation for riders to strive for the same successes that she had the linda Brzoza memorial Perpetual trophy honors an amateur rider whose ef forts through each competition year shine and reflect the spirit and hard work that linda lived every day the winner of the 2021 linda Brzoza High score Amateur rider award is rachel sutton

The Overseas Award the overseas Perpetual trophy is awarded each year to the highest scoring Adult Amateur Hunter for the year Con formation, movement, soundness, person ality, and intelligence, along with a winning form over fences, are among the criteria with which we gauge a horse’s greatness. But, there is also the horse’s winning record and longevity in the sport that contribute to its reputation of being “great.” mindy Wurzburg’s horse over seas had all of these qualities, and we are pleased to award this trophy in his mem ory the winner of the overseas Perpetual trophy for 2021 is Captivate, ridden by mary grayson fauser

The Why Not Farley Award Why Not farley was a dream horse for

many people, having had a long and suc cessful career, most notably as a Junior Hunter for Nicole Harris in germantown, tenn He began doing the 3’6” Juniors as a four year old and, even though he was quite small, he handled the big jumps with ease the grand Champion Junior Hunter award and the Why Not farley trophy goes each year to the horse that wins the most points in the 3’6” Junior Hunter di vision, regardless of size. this year ’s award goes to keebler, ridden by Abigail Arnold

From Jennifer Wood Media, Inc

Wellington, fl January 8, 2022 the first “saturday Night lights” event of the 2022 Winter equestrian festival kicked off on January 8 with the $75,000 Battle of the sexes, presented by Wellington re gional medical Center the event was a highlight of the Premiere week of the 2022 Winter equestrian festival (Wef), which runs for 13 weeks through April 3 the women’s team won for the 11th time in the 13 year history, and the class made its re turn after a hiatus in 2021.

the women’s team for Battle of the sexes consisted of team captain kelly soleau millar, Hayley iannotti, taylor land, Caelinn leahy, samantha macken zie, mia mannis, Abigail mcArdle, Jacqueline steffens, Anna Wilks, and Heather Caristo Williams

the men’s team, led by captain Charlie Jayne, also included david Blake, Chris tian Coyle, daniel Coyle, Jordan Coyle, luis larrazabal, simon mcCarthy, samuel Parot Jr , michael tokaruk, and Hardin towell

the Battle of the sexes consists of three phases, with the first being a table C faults converted speed course where the

riders go to head to head over the same course, and the one with the fastest time gains a point for their team following the first phase, the score was tied with five points for each team the standout was Caelinn leahy who had a scorching fast round

in the second phase, each team had three relay groups, wherein the three riders in the relay each did a section of the course the women’s team gained 10 more points with two wins out of the three groups, leading 15 to 10

the final phase was a match race in which riders competed over a course that mirrored itself in the ring, and they com pleted it at the same time. When the women won five of the first six rounds at three points each, they secured their vic tory, and the last four match races did not have to finish leahy sealed the deal for her team by taking the decisive victory over michael tokaruk, and the women won by a score of 30 to 13

Watch the video of the match race be tween michael tokaruk and Caelinn leahy at: pbiec coth com/article/women d o m i n a t e a g a i n i n 7 5 0 0 0 b a t t l e o f t h e sexes presented by wellington regional m edical center

Caelinn Leahy for the women’s team. (photo courtesy of Sportfot)

Keebler, ridden by Abigail Arnold

Lamborghini, ridden by Hannah Roark

Rachel Sutton

Captain of the women’s team Kelly Soleau Millar.

photo courtesy

Sportfot

2021 Equestrians of the Year

us equestrian is pleased to congratu late 2021 international equestrian of the year laura kraut (royal Palm Beach, fla ) and National equestrian of the year Hunt tosh (Alpharetta, ga ) kraut and tosh were recognized along with other award winners at the 2022 Pegasus Awards dinner Celebration at the usef Annual meeting in Naples, fla , on thurs day, Jan. 13, 2022.

International Equestrian of the Year

Laura Kraut

laura kraut’s 2021 season was high lighted by a team silver medal at the tokyo 2020 olympic games aboard Baloutinue kraut took over the ride on Baloutinue in early 2021, and they cap tured their first win together in the $137,000 Bainbridge Companies grand Prix Csi3* the pair then helped the Net Jets® u s Jumping team take fifth place at the Nations Cup of rome Csio5*, fol lowed by second place in the rolex grand Prix of rome Csio5*

kraut was selected for the u s Jump ing team for the tokyo olympics her third olympic team and became the old est u s female athlete to win a medal

since 1904 with the team silver medal kraut and Baloutinue then helped the u s team capture the win in the mercedes Benz Nations Cup Csio5*, the first u s win since 2005, and finished fifth in the rolex grand Prix of Aachen National Equestrian of the Year Hunt Tosh in 2021, tosh claimed victory at several of the most prestigious hunter competi tions in the country with a relatively new horse, Cannon Creek, owned by the Wheeler family. their first big victory of the year came at the usHJA international Hunter derby Championship where they dominated the field of 103 entries tosh also won the 2021 Pennsylvania National Horse show grand Hunter Championship with Cannon Creek, as well as earning the title of 2021 leading Hunter rider tosh had standout showings in the 2021 usHJA green Hunter incentive Champi onships, winning the 3’ to 3’3” champi onship and the first round of the 3’6” 3’9” championship on Chorus tosh was awarded the 2021 kenneth Wheeler style of riding Award for his classic riding style

2021 Horses of the Year

medal finish at the event since 2005 in the mercedes Benz Aachen Nations Cup with their double clear effort to conclude their remarkable year, the pair capped the weekend with a thrilling sec ond place finish in the rolex grand Prix of Aachen, one of the most difficult classes in the world in total, the pair were clear in five consecu tive 5* grand Prix classes in 2021

National Horse of the Year: Big Shot

Balou Du Reventon and Big Shot Win 2021 Horse of the Year Titles

us equestrian is pleased to announce that Balou du reventon, Ann thompson’s 2006 oldenburg stallion, was voted the 2021 international Horse of the year and Big shot, dulcie lou morris’s 2011 Hol steiner gelding, was voted the 2021 Na tional Horse of the year by the usef membership Balou du reventon and Big shot were honored during the smart Pak/usef Horse of the year Awards din ner Celebration on saturday, January 15, 2022 International Horse of the Year: Balou du Reventon

Balou du reventon, the 2006 olden burg stallion ridden by Brian moggre and owned by Ann thompson, had one of the most successful years of his jumping ca reer in 2021, representing the united states in multiple international competi tions and being short listed to the u.s. Jumping team for the tokyo 2020 olympic games the oldenburg stallion has had successful results with several in ternational riders, but no success has come faster than with moggre in the irons following moggre taking over the ride in 2020, the duo was selected to represent the u s Jumping team at the Wellington Csio4*, where the team took their first win of the 2021 season the pair then rep resented the u s in fei Jumping Nations Cup Poland Csio5*, where the team fin ished seventh, before secur ing an impressive victory in the longines 1 60m grand Prix Csio5* the pair fin ished in ninth at the rolex 1 60m grand Prix at the royal Windsor Csi5* before being named as a reserve to the tokyo 2020 olympic games team moggre and Balou du reventon were then selected to represent the u.s.at the prestigious CHio Aachen in september, where they lifted the u s Jumping team to their first gold

if Big shot, a 2011 Hol steiner gelding, could write his autobiography, it would be a compelling read He has been profiled several times and his 2021 competition record is all the evidence anyone would need to say that the horse, affectionately known as “dude,” can back the claim of being a Big shot He returned to the show ring in 2021 after a serious metabolic dis order kept him out of competition in 2020 the partnership between “dude,” rider Jenny karazissis and owner dulcie lou morris has helped position him for recog nition

With karazissis in the irons, Big shot earned the title of champion or reserve champion in six out of the seven perform ance and high performance hunter com petitions they entered in 2021 karazissis and Big shot had several notable wins last year, including the $100,000 World Cham pionship Hunter rider West Coast spec tacular and four usHJA international Hunter derby qualifiers.

Big shot was the leading horse of the 2021 usHJA international Hunter derby Qualifying series and is currently listed in the top 50 for the usHJA international Hunter derby Horse money Won life time standings

Big shot also competed with his ama teur owner, dulcie lou morris, while karazissis competed him in the bigger di visions and derbies

Laura Kraut riding Baloutinue at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Shannon Brinkman photo)

Hunt Tosh riding Cannon Creek at the USHJA International Hunter Derby Champi onship.

Photo: Terisé Cole/USHJ

Balou du Reventon, 2021 International Horse of the Year (Shannon Brinkman Photo)

Big Shot, 2021 National Horse of the Year

photo: Terisé Cole/USHJA)

eventing

Memphis Eventing Awards

From Kim Clark

the facebook group memphis eventing held its first fiesta and Awards Cere mony for participants in the 2021 Combined test (Ct) series. the event was held at the historic former home of elvis Presley’s physician, dr george Nichopolous, now owned by Jim Walker. mylissa Horrocks organized the fiesta, which featured a taco bar, desserts, and drinks.

the house, with its modern architecture influenced by contemporary California style, was completed in 1976, and Presley helped design and pay for it it has a very open design, with the foyer, living room, den, and dining room all radiating from a central two story, glass walled, skylit atrium the home was owned by the Nichopoulos family until June 2016, a few months after Nichopoulos passed away memphis eventing has reached over 630 facebook members since its start in october 2020 members can participate in several Cts at midsouth barns throughout the year A Combined test is a truncated form of eventing in which riders compete in two of the three eventing tests, most often dressage and stadium course the phase missing is cross country, so the Cts provide a low key show to practice dres sage tests and show jumping phases An other option is dressage only Winners for the 2021 series: tadpole: Adeline langford intro Walk/trot: may Webb

intro Walk/trot/Canter: mckinley douglas

starter: elena roberts

Beginner Novice: lillianna Chumney

Novice: lillianna Chumney

training: Allison gill shows are already scheduled for 2022, to be held at southwind stables in olive Branch, ms (march 19, April 16, August 27, october 1, November 19); North grove equestrian Park in oxford, ms (January 22, April 2, september 17); and Panther Creek stables in Nesbit, ms (June 4, october 22)

Middle Tennessee Eventing

facebook is also the home of the mid dle tennessee eventing community and the group has quite a number of events scheduled for 2022: march 12 13: stones river Pony Club Combined test at the mtsu livestock Center, murfreesboro, tN march 26: open Cross Country school ing at Percy Warner Park, Nashville, tN march 26 27: freedom reigns Charity Horse show at Walnut trace farm, Nashville, tN April 2: CtdA dressage show at Wal nut trace farm, Nashville, tN April 2: Hillsboro Hounds Hunter Pace, Cornersville, tN April 2: open xC schooling at Percy Warner Park April 9: middle tN Pony Club mini trials

April 22 24: river glen spring Horse trials, New market, tN may 7: CtdA dressage show at seren ity falls equestrian Center may 7: open xC schooling at Walnut trace farm may 8: Walnut trace farm spring mini trials

find out how to join the group at mid dle tennessee eventing Association mteA.

Lillianna Chumley and Tux, Novice winner with Mem phis Eventing (Liz Crawley Photography)

Elena Roberts, Starter Division win ner with Memphis Eventing

Cowboys & Cowgirls

Battle in the Saddle

Photos by Gary Cox

safe Harbor ’s annual fundraiser barrel race, Battle in the saddle, got underway at the show Place Arena in Cordova, tN January 13 16, 2022 Photographer gary Cox went by the show Place Arena on fri day to capture some of this year ’s action the show offered $20,000 total added money with: $250 added young guns and $500 added young guns Average; $5,000 added open 4d; $1,000 added open 3d Poles New to this year ’s event was pole bending competition, which saw 144 runs over two days

the traditional kids’ foot race (ages 10 & under) was not held after the Big drag 100 this year But the cake auction did go on during the Big drag the show had a good turnout, attracting 443 riders in friday’s classes: poles: 69; young guns: 46; open 4d: 328 As ex pected, saturday’s totals were higher with 505 runs: poles: 75; young guns: 45; open 4d: 385 All in all, there were a total of 971 entries in the open.

saturday was a typical mid south win

ter day with 40 degrees and rain, which changed to a wintry mix saturday night dumping a few inches of snow on the area

By sunday morning the area had a light dusting of snow, with temperatures around or just above freezing and only about an inch accumulation thus, sunday’s run numbers were lower: 295 total, with young guns: 37; open 4d: 258

Pole Bending was a new division added to this year ’s show denise evans on lightning rollin stone topped friday’s 1d placings with a time of 21 322 satur day’s open Poles saw Angie dowell and Cougars twister topping the charts in a time of 19 808 seconds in the Average, it was Josh morton and redneck Wheels winning 1d with a time of 20.422.

the young guns competition was fast and furious, with darcy dement setting the pace on friday night (14.825). she and her horse Hel on socks were also second in the open with a time of 14 825 satur day and sunday’s (and Average) winner was kanely Cooper on red Native dunit (14 619)

darby toole on spit N fire won friday night’s open in 14 758 seconds satur day’s open win went to Billy Hatzman on Honor Bounds ghost (14 557) on sun day, the final runner of the weekend,

sierra Waldrep and lordy Hez dashin, clinched the win with a time of 14 443 in the Average, kanely Cooper and red Na tive dunit topped the chart with a time of 14 619

Weekend winners:

young guns: 1d Champion: kanely Cooper on red Native dunit 14 619

Pole Bending: 1d Josh morton on red neck Wheels 20 422

open 1d: kanely Cooper on red Na tive dunit 14 615

saturday High stakes: Billy Hatzman on Honor Bounds ghost 14 557

find full results of all classes posted at: https://www safeharborevent com

official photographer for this year ’s event was Brent Puhl Photography. Please visit his website for photos of all the com petitors: https://puhlsphotography smug mug.com.

Next year ’s Battle in the saddle is planned for January 13 15, 2023

safe Harbor of memphis provides a va riety of faith based support services to help people recovering from addiction, the homeless, ex offenders, and the fresh start program for women who are experi encing problems in substance abuse disor ders safe Harbor provides recovery skills and relapse prevention; employment skills

and money management; pastoral support; anger management counseling; fatherhood development; and transportation services

“thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to help us raise money for safe Harbor!” event organizers posted on facebook organizers also had many thanks for sponsors of the show, to the ground crew, to Brent Puhl photography, to vendors, and to the show Place staff find more information at: www safe harborevent com and at www safehar bormemphis org

Evelyn: A Life Cut Short

A very upsetting event happened at Bat tle in the saddle: Jamie osborne’s Palomino mare, evelyn, disappeared from her stall at the show Place Arena in the wee hours of saturday morning, January 15, 2022 “she was last seen in Barn f in her stall eating her hay at the shelby showplace Arena in memphis, tN at 2:30 a m sat morning,” she posted on face book to this day, they don’t know how she got out of her stall

Jamie and husband John were, needless to say, extremely upset, but were also heartened by the outpouring of help in looking for her they even filed a report with Net Possee, which was circulated all over the country

sadly, the mare was found deceased five days later (January 20, 2022) off Wal nut grove road west of Haley Harvest road near the Agricenter No cause of death was given by the news media it was a bittersweet end to the search. then, words of condolences came pouring in from all over the country and the osbornes were, again, heartened by all the kind sup port from the horse community it was especially sad for the family be

cause they had bred for her and raised her from a foal, and she was a part of the fam ily Her sire was shawne Bug leo and she was out of Jamie’s mare A fire inside, aka “Jetta ” she was only three years old and was beginning to learn barrel racing skills evelyn’s registered name was JlB A fiery Bug leo

Jamie wrote a poignant tribute to eve lyn on facebook:

Death will always be a part of living in this big book of life Unfortunately, we can never know when our chapter is up

Sometimes things hap pen that you just cannot ex plain, that we will never understand, and that we will never want to accept Evelyn was perfect Not a single thing about her was bad or wrong I had so many big plans and dreams for her, but God does, too God knows what is best for all creatures here on this earth

Losing her was never part of my plan today And as much as I don’t want to accept it, I have to Evelyn Lou, I know in my heart that where you are now is absolutely beautiful and the most perfect place we could ever dream of being Heaven has gained one of the prettiest and sweetest horses I will ever be blessed to own and be around I love you so much and I will forever miss you sweet girl

Jamie and John osborne are so very ap preciative to everyone who came out to help look for her on foot, on horseback, flying a drone, even paddling in a boat down the Wolf river, and especially to the mPd helicopter pilot who flew over the area to try to locate her

“We greatly appreciate everyone who came out to help us. We are so thankful for all the efforts of people who temporarily put their own lives on hold to help look for her to all people in the equine commu nity, including random people we did not even know, who just genuinely cared you are all amazing and we are so grateful to you,” Jamie said

Evelyn went missing from her stall at the Show Place Arena at Battle in the Saddle on

Evelyn as a beautiful foal (photo by Dana Schocke)

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Miss. Winter Bull Riding

gary Cox traveled to New Albany, miss to capture the action at the January 8, 2022 installment of the North missis sippi Winter Bull riding series

Winners were: 14 18 division:

1st place: landon Pannell (87 pts)

2nd place: lennon Cook (85 pts)

13 & under:

1st place: Brayden smith (73 pts)

2nd place: lane Pate (72 pts)

Below are gary’s action photos from the January 22, 2022 bull riding event the series wraps up in february

Photos by Gary Cox

Ashley Brooks Memorial Scholarship Barrel Race

Photos by Gary Cox

the second annual Ashley Brooks me morial scholarship Barrel race, the New years memorial, was back at the show Place Arena in Cordova, tenn december 31, 2021 January 2, 2022 Proceeds from the show benefit the Ashley Brooks me morial (ABm) rodeo scholarship fund this year ’s show added the $15,000 Betty leek memorial futurity, honoring the late mrs Betty leek, and the $10,000 Harry Blackwell memorial derby, honoring the late mr Harry Blackwell there was also over $10,000 added in the open Brent Puhl was the official photogra pher for the show view his photos at: https://puhlsphotography smugmug com friday’s featured class was the open 4d with 90% payback the $5,000 added BfA was the main event on saturday, along with the $10,000 added open 4d sunday began with a Church service and then action got underway with the 2d fu turity, 12 & under 3d, and the finale: $4,000 added open 4d Competitors had the opportunity to enter daily sidepots throughout the weekend.

kassie mowry of dublin, tx, riding famous ladies man, was the 1d winner of the Harry Blackwell memorial derby (14 642 seconds) she also won the Barrel

futurities of America (BfA) futurity sec ond go and the Betty leek memorial fu turity second go (14 799)

Cody Bauserman of sallisaw, ok, rid ing lethal destiny, won the BfA futurity first go and the Betty leek memorial fu turity in 14 698 seconds Cody was the BfA futurity Average winner (29.722), with kassie mowry and kl touch of Heaven placing second (29 748) Cody won the Betty leek memorial open futu rity Average, as well the Hooey Junior Patriot winner was Caleb Cline of Circleville, oH, riding guys dashing Jet (14 752)

Brittany dallaire of morriston, fl and Heavenly Harvey won friday’s open 4d (14 568)

saturday’s ABm open 4d winner was ryann Pedone of sunset, tx riding Js milo and stitch (14 408) sunday’s ABm open 4d winner was Bailey Belcher of Brooks, ky on Pocket Coin five (14 680)

full results of the show are posted at: tnibra myonlineentry com/memorial new years results Also find information on facebook at Ashley Brooks rodeo memo rial scholarship

the Ashley Brooks memorial scholar ship fund was established in 2019 to

Three Trees Cowboy Church Rodeo

Photos by Gary Cox

three trees Cowboy Church Arena ministry of Wynne, Arkansas began its family rodeo series on saturday January 15, 2022 with seven more in the series to follow: february June, september and october Photographer gary Cox traveled to Wynne to capture the action at the fam ily rodeo

Classes include Poles, Barrels, flags, goat undecorating, goat tying, Chute

doggin’, mutton Bustin’, Bull/steer rid ing, Breakaway roping, ribbon roping, and team roping, divided into age groups: PeeWee, Buckaroo, Junior, sen ior, and open All events are held in the three trees covered arena find more information about three trees Cowboy Church and its arena min istry on facebook

Editor ’ s Note: the Mid South Horse Review highly recommends protective headgear for all riders, especially children

honor the memory of Ashley Brooks the $2500 scholarship is awarded annually to one cowgirl or cowboy to be used at any college, university, or trade school for tu

ition, fees, books, or campus housing it is open to high school or home schooled sen iors who are active participants in rodeo and have at least a 2 5 gPA

On the trail

Wranglers Campground

By Josh Guin

Wranglers Campground near Cadiz, kentucky is one of my favorite places to camp and ride it’s located just over the northwest tennessee state line in the heart of a 170,000 acre peninsula known as land Between the lakes National recre ation Area

the land was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John f kennedy originally managed by the tennessee valley Authority, dams were constructed along the Cumberland and tennessee rivers to create lake Barkley and kentucky lake in 1991 the land was then transferred to the u.s. forest service and remains in their care today

Wranglers Horse Campground Area is quite large, offering its campers over 230 pull through and back in campsites of all sizes, complete with hookups for riders without living quarters trailers, take your pick of 12 rustic cabins (be sure to bring linens) Heated shower houses and restrooms are centrally located throughout the campground and many of the necessities campers need, such as hay, ice, and shavings as well as food, toi letries, and apparel, can be found at the camp store for the horses, there are six covered barns dispersed throughout the campground for easy access regardless of campsite location there are 150 8’ x 10’ stalls, which are equipped with lights and water access the campground offers events throughout the year like rodeos, or ganized trail rides, and clinics. Also lo cated on site is a wrangler guided trail ride stable for non horse owners my family has enjoyed over 100 miles

of 12 different trails that connect through the area’s landscape the landscape varies from woodland hills to grassy fields and meadows, offering something for any level of rider Although i do recommend shoes or boots, as some areas are rocky,

many of the trails are wide with easy foot ing Be sure to grab a trail map at the of fice when you arrive, and then take time to ride out to some of the great destina tions they have to offer some of our fa vorite sights on the trail are: “the chimney” on trail 9, “blue hole” on trail 8, and the barn on trail 7, as well as riding alongside the perimeter fence of the nearby buffalo herd if you get your fill of riding, jump in your truck and explore the park land Be tween the lakes boasts many historical sites. “the great Western furnace”still stands in its pyramid structure near “blue hole ” originally built to create iron, the giant furnace is a sight to behold, and the

blue hematite rocks (a byproduct of the iron making process) litter the trails and streams throughout the area

Just down the road from the furnace is “the Homeplace,” an 1850s farm that of fers reenactments of the life of subsistence farming in that era there are other opportunities for tourists as well our favorites were the elk and Bison prairie, a 3½ mile paved loop drive in the middle of elk and bison herds, and the planetarium our trips to Wranglers have always been fun and adventurous and we look for ward to going again soon if you plan to

visit, check out their website and remem ber that if you’re going across state lines, get a health certificate from your veteri narian for more reviews of tennessee and surrounding trails, check out our new horse trail directory at www tnhorse trails com and join me on my youtube channel by searching Josh guin. Happy trails find more about Josh guin and Cross roads Natural Horsemanship at: www nashvillehorselessons com Cross roads ranch is located at 1875 Burke Hol low rd., Nolensville, tN 37135. Call: 615 818 7101

Greener pastures

For the Birds

By Nancy Brannon, Ph D

so many bird events recently converged early this year that this seemed the appro priate time to tell you about Jennifer Ack erman’s book, The Bird Way. January 5, 2022 was National Bird day the North delta Winter Birding field trip in the mis sissippi delta was January 15, 2022. the 25th Annual great Backyard Bird Count runs february 18 21, 2022 in december 2021, “an album made entirely of endan gered bird sounds perched at No 3 on the country’s top 50 albums chart ahead of taylor swift,” NPr reported “Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds ” An thony Albrecht, a musician and Ph d can didate at Charles darwin university, produced the album with his arts organi zation, the Bowerbird Collective And we publish the Field Trial Review this febru ary, with its focus on Bobwhite Quail, the center of attention at the National Cham pionship for field trialing Bird dogs at Ames Plantation in grand Junction, tenn if anyone ever calls you a “bird brain,” consider it the highest compliment anyone could offer you A bird’s brain may be ap proximately the size of a walnut, but “birds pack more brain cells into a smaller

space; they have higher neuron counts in their small brains than do mammals or pri mates of similar brain size,” scientists have found Ackerman’s research for her book reveals that birds are one of the most (if not the most) intelligent, innovative, curious, whimsical, multilingual, playful, and creative species on the planet she covers five main categories of birds’ way of life: talk and communication; work and play; love and wooing; and parenting skills

Talk

How many languages do you speak?

Birds speak multiple languages and di alects; they can understand each other and are, thus, multilingual they can even un derstand communication among other species, especially when it comes to alarm calls for predators or danger “Birds can pack so much information into their calls type of predator, perched or in flight, near or far, how fast approaching, how dangerous,” etc Birds are accomplished vocal imitators, too We are all familiar with the multiple songs of the northern mockingbird and the Blue Jay’s ability to imitate a Hawk this requires vocal learn ing and the use of mirror neurons, all linked to higher cognitive functioning

Work

finding food is essential and birds will go to great lengths to get a good meal And finding a good meal requires multiple sen sory capabilities, like keen smell and eye sight in this chapter, Ackerman clears up several myths about turkey vultures, who “have gotten a bad rap. those naked heads relieved of adornment are extremely hy gienic they actually prefer fresher car rion And they provide a vital, vastly underrated, service to the environment: the quick, competent cleanup and recycling of dead creatures ” regarding eyesight, “birds see a mas sive spectrum of color our brains are sim ply incapable of processing ” And “birds

have a fourth color cone that is sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths,” which allows them to perceive another whole dimension of color

did you know that “most owls listen for their food?”

Biologist sean o’donnell at drexel university who has studied birds exten sively finds that birds are capable of men tal time travel the ability to travel in the mind to remember the specifics of past events and to use this memory to plan for future actions this allows hummingbirds, for example, to remember what flowers they’ve visited and when and for caching birds like jays and nutcrackers to remem ber where they hid things like food for fu ture use.

Birds also have the capability of com pound tool construction, combining three or four elements to make one long tool.

Play When my husband tommy is out cut ting a hay field, he is fascinated to watch the flying acrobatics of mississippi kites university of California davis wildlife ecologist dirk van vuren has also wit nessed common ravens on santa Cruz is land performing elaborate acrobatic rolls like jet pilots and executing immelmann turns, something tommy has observed the kites doing, too gordon Burghardt, evolutionary psy

chologist at the university of tennessee, knoxville came up with a set of five crite ria for recognizing play in any species He and others have found play in unexpected places in the animal world did you know that all variety of birds throw things? A number of birds enjoy a good ride, like Adelie penguins surfing on small ice floes along a tide run “And parrots? Why eat that flower sitting upright when you can roll yourself over a branch, hand upside down, and nibble on it from below?”

ravens are known for their ability to in vent all variety of games mathias osvath, a cognitive zoologist at lund university, observed a raven, housed in an aviary near an electric fence that enclosed horses on a farm, who learned to imitate the click of the electric fence just to get a rise from the horses!

osvah says, “Animals quickly under stand when another animal is playing, even if it’s a different species ” And play contagion isn’t a simple matter of behav ioral synchronization; it’s the play mood that is contagious And “this kind of emo tional contagion is considered a building block of empathy ”

“Clowns of the mountains” describes the play habits of kea, large parrots with a gorgeous olive green on their backs and underwings of fiery reddish orange they are called “clowns of the mountains” in their native region of the southern Alps of New Zealand and, along with ravens, are considered the most playful birds on the planet “kea seem to understand the old clown saying, ‘laugh and the world laughs with you ’”

Love

Wooing behavior in birds is manifested in a variety of ways, with song, dance, and elaborate, ostentatious courtship displays for example, “the palm cockatoo courts his mate with a rat a tat rhythm of love this bird is so skilled at drumming that it’s known as the ringo starr of the bird world ”

Humans aren’t the only ones who value shiny, glitzy objects in courtship Bower birds go to great pains to impress females by building elaborate bowers decorated with colorful objects furthermore, he stands at the edge of the long avenue en trance to his bower and parades his deco rations in front of the female other male

birds enhance their displays with a trill song and sweet courtly flower presenta tions

Parenting

this chapter covers the wide range of parenting strategies of birds from styles of nest building, sizes and shapes of eggs, to young rearing styles the spectrum of bird parenting strategies ranges from fierce protection to complete neglect some birds minimize parental care, using geothermal heat to incubate their eggs or handing over care to other species others rely on bi parental care, female only care, male only care, and cooperative breeding and com munal care

The Last Word summarizing her extensive research into the bird realm, Ackerman reminds the reader that “our old mistaken biases and assumptions about birds are giving way to more nuanced understanding of birds and their behavior

“to witness bird behavior in its full range is to glean some perspective on our own behavior

“When i think about what we are doing to our fellow travelers on this planet, the planet itself, i feel a wave of despair over the past decades, ornithologists have found that birds that depend on insects for sustenance are rapidly declining the cul prit is not just habitat destruction, but star vation from the disappearance of their primary diet beetles, dragonflies, and other insects

“A 2019 study found that over the past twenty five years, populations of birds that depend on insects fell by 13% across europe and by almost 30% over denmark one in four birds in the us and Canada have disappeared since 1970 nearly three billion birds the vanished species span the spectrum from meadowlarks, warblers, and swallows to robins and sparrows they’re gone from all habitats, primarily due to habitat loss from development and agriculture, as well as pesticide use in secticides known as neonicotinoids pre vent migratory birds from gaining the body mass and fat stores they need to start their journeys in a timely fashion one can’t help but think of rachel Carson’s prescient words in Silent Spring: ‘on the morning that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of scores of bird voices, there was now no sound.’”

there are a few glimmers of hope in the resurgence of some bird species, but our world will greatly diminished if we do not act immediately to curtail the destructive ways of human behavior

“the word auspicious, meaning favor able or promising success, comes from the latin auspex, or observer of birds We would do well to watch birds more and learn while we can from their marvelous ways of being ”

Source:

https://www npr org/2022/01/09/10706 05843/endangered bird songs chart top 50 album

Purple Crowned Fairy Wren

in memoriam

KT Barnabus

By Laura Shifflette Lawson

Editor ’ s Note: readers of the Mid South Horse Review may recall seeing numerous photos throughout the years of kt Barnabus, aka Barney, with his driver and rider laura shifflette lawson He was even on the cover of our July 2021 issue He was a fan favorite at the germantown Charity Horse shows (gCHs) and the Nashoba Carriage Classic, as well as beloved by the folks at WarHorses for Heroes Barney per formed flawlessly with his “steady as she goes” demeanor and his willing work ethic He was so versatile: dressed in his finest he could win concours d'elegance in pleasure driving, and then turn on the speed and agility to win the Carriage gambler ’s Choice; he was a sidesaddle winner; and was gentle and steady toting veterans about the arena to display the flag at the gCHs opening Ceremony His latest success was winning the Carriage dog Class, with Corgi ernest tea riding beside laura Whatever the task at hand, he did it well laura had to say goodbye to Barney on January 5, 2022, and here she tells how he came to live in the mid south and hone his diverse career in 2010, ken and Chrissy daniels, with friends Pam (gamble) Anderson and Jamie sturgeon, hauled a carriage to raber Buggy shop in montgomery, indiana for repairs the spring horse auction was un derway, and while they waited for their car riage, they went to look at the horses for sale, even though they weren’t planning on buying a horse But when they learned that Barney, the beautiful bay Amish plow horse, was destined for the kill truck, they had to save him. And because no good deed goes unpunished, he refused to load onto the trailer after they rescued him in those hours of frustration, he lovingly earned his nickname “kt,” short for “kill truck ” i drove Barney in downtown carriages in memphis starting elvis Week (August) of 2012 He and i spent so much time to gether over the next five years driving around downtown that he was more than just a co worker, he was my best friend i am so grateful for the amount of trust he gave me No matter what i asked, he never told me no Barney was an incredibly smart horse, so he would question me if i was sure i was sure When he would swing

his head to look backwards at me, i could hear him asking me, “WomAN! Are you even driving back there?”

one could also say that his ability to par allel park on union Avenue at the Peabody Hotel was unparalleled

After his humble Amish beginnings, Barney enjoyed the finer things in life in the mid south He went through the mc donald’s drive through at i 240 and union Avenue once and ordered two apple pies We worked longer hours on saturdays, so we would share a box of dunkin’ donut munchkins to keep morale up (he preferred the jelly filled munchkins) to help him ad just to the memphis heat, he had an extra stout guinness every night for an entire summer. He also demanded that water come from only His bucket off his Cin derella carriage once we were at Hutchi son school for girls giving rides and we didn’t put the correct bucket on the car riage so the girls shared their popsicles with him to encourage him to drink the next year when we came back, they re membered and had popsicles ready!

At the 2016 germantown Charity Horse show, my now husband Phillip lawson gave me a new halter for Barney on the left side, it had his kt Barnabus name plate i was so enthralled by the Ps of swe den halter, i didn’t even notice there was a nameplate on the right cheek asking “mrs lawson?” until Phillip pointed it out to me

When Phillip and i got married in may of 2017, Barney didn’t come to our wed ding, but i was proud of him for not caring

about the wedding dress and its mountain of tulle when we took pictures with him af terwards

in August of 2016 Barney retired from downtown life to live at oak view stables in olive Branch, miss Chrissy and ken have a farm in millington, tN where their retired downtown horses live, and they very generously gave him to me Barney thrived in the world of pleasure driving under the tutelage of Joanna Wilburn He loved and excelled at cones: he knew how to look for the next obstacle, and for such a big horse, he tried his best to be quick on his feet We learned the value of driving our speed courses like a hunter round: big ger turns in order to keep a steady pace during our “flat class” lessons with Joanna, he would get bored and constantly walk out of his slow trot But he absolutely knew when he was competing; you could tell him to easy trot, and he would have this perfect, bouncy slow trot that never wavered (which is not easy in deep rings) And bless his heart, Barney didn’t under stand riding under saddle, but he indulged me sidesaddle came very easily to him since he didn’t understand the concept of “leg,” he didn’t care that one side was missing

Barney socially distanced before it was a must during the pandemic He didn’t par ticularly care for the company of other horses; my theory is that he thought he was too intelligent to hang around them. so, he preferred to make his own ad ventures He loved to jailbreak He took such great pride in breaking out of the geld

ing’s field, that he did it twice We still have no clue how he got out of the gate, but he walked down looney road, let himself in through back of the barn, and he was found in his stall the next morning waiting for breakfast He got loose on the german town Charity Horse show grounds when he learned how the handles on their stalls work At home, if his top stall door wasn’t latched, he would let himself out and then try to get his neighbors in trouble by break ing them out, too fortunately for us, he loved being inside, so at least he never wandered too far in his adventures i know everyone thinks their horse is perfect, but Barney was absolute perfec tion He was such a great ambassador to the sport of carriage driving with his patience, bravery, and reliability He would work with Warhorses for Heroes, and i’m told he had a huge following at the veterans Ad ministration because he was so big, yet so gentle with everyone some of the best moments Barney gave me were when i wasn’t driving or riding him i was such a proud horse mom when he and kayla Benson won their first gCHs Junior driving Championship in 2018, and i was extra proud when they repeated that win the next year Brooke Ballenger com peted with him in the sidesaddle classes at the 2017 gCHs, and also demonstrated with him at the Horse fair that september

He really did have the biggest heart, and always gave everything he could for his people Barney shared his light with every one he met, and i’m just so blessed that i had him in my life

Barney in Carriage Gambler’s Choice class at the 2021 GCHS. (photos by Nancy Brannon)

Barney wins the Carriage Dog class at the 2021 GCHS.

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HORSES FOR SALE

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Lynchburg Cowgirl is Miss Rodeo Tennessee

valerie faith Preston, 26, currently of tullahoma, tN, was recently crowned miss rodeo tennessee 2022 at the mid south rodeo Queen Pageant and its event partner rodeo of the mid south, sanc tioned by the Professional rodeo Cow boys Association, on saturday, January 29, 2022

As the daughter of Bobby and tonya Preston of lynchburg, tN, valerie grew up in the shadow of the world famous Jack daniels distillery today, she is a third generation employee at the distillery, working as a microbiologist, overseeing the fermentation process critical to the popular American spirit

valerie obtained her Associates degree from motlow state university in tulla homa, tN, Bachelor of science in Agribusiness in 2018, and earned her mas ter ’s degree in fermentation sciences from middle tennessee state university in murfreesboro, tN, in 2020

Her entire educational career was funded by a variety of scholarship awards, including those from Brown forman, moore County Horseman’s Association, and tennessee farmer ’s Cooperative. she was recognized consistently on the dean’s list for academic achievement she was inspired to love horses by ob serving her mother and grandfather ride At the age of five, valerie received her first pony and began riding regularly

valerie has ridden multiple breeds and styles, ranging from spotted saddle horses and tennessee Walking Horses to barrel racing, pole bending, and team roping as a header.

in her youth, she was active in her local 4 H chapter, the lincoln County Horse man’s Association and the moore County Horseman’s Association valerie and her horse Boomer won the speed High Point Championship 2016 2018 in the lincoln County Horseman’s Association, competing in barrel racing, pole bending and the open arena speed race she also won reserve Champion speed High Point Award on her second horse tk

today, she is a member of the Ameri can Quarter Horse Association with an in terest in buying and selling project horses valerie is spending 2022 representing the Professional rodeo Cowboys Associ ation within tennessee and beyond she will compete for the title of miss rodeo America 2023 this december 2022 in las vegas

for more information about the miss rodeo tennessee Association, email mis srodeotN@gmail com

Mid-South Horse Review Calend ar of Even ts

E B R U A

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA

FEB. 11 13: Jx2 team roping

FEB 25 27: st Jude Barrel Jam

MAR 18 20: tN Hs rodeo

FORREST CO MULTIPURPOSE

FEB 19 20: ustPA dJ Cinch Challenge

MISSISSIPPI HORSE PARK

FEB. 11 12: rotary Classic rodeo

FEB. 25 26: msu equestrian team

MAR. 5: 4 H Winter Classic Horse show

ROANE STATE EXPO CENTER

FEB 11 13: east tN Cutting Horse

FEB 26: se ranch Horse series

MAR 4 5: J r 's Pro rodeo

MAR 11 13: tQHA Celebration Circuit

MAR. 19 20: se ranch Horse series

MAR. 25 27: tN reining Horse Assn

TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK CENTER

FEB. 19: Block & Bridle show

MAR 12 13: stones river Pony Club show

TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM

FEB 12 13: mtsu equestrian team

FEB 18 20: mtsu equestrian team

MAR. 11 13: volunteer state Pinto org

MAR. 18 20: southern equine expo

MAR. 24 27: iBrA turning spring

TRI STATE EXHIBITION CENTER

FEB. 12 13: Centerline show

MAR 5: tAgdA

MAR 11 12: NBHA

MAR 19: scenic flight dressage

MAR 25 26: Jx2 team roping

TUNICA ARENA & EXPO CENTER

MAR. 11 13: Jx2 team roping

WILLIAMSON CO AG EXPO PARK

FEB. 16: 4 H international event

MAR. 18 20: ustrC tN team roping Champ

INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO ASSN

MAR 17 19: e ms Community College

MAR 24 26: Pearl river Comm College

TENNESSEE HS RODEO ASSN.

MAR. 19 20: memphis, tN

TENNESSEE YOUTH RODEO ASSN

MAR. 5: tuscumbia, Al

MAR. 19 20: memphis, tN

LITTLE BRITCHES RODEO

FEB 26 27: Brandon, ms mslBrA #13 14

MAR 19 20: Brandon, ms mslBrA #15 16

4 H

FEB. 16: franklin, tN Williamson Co Ag Cen ter 4 H international event info: matt Horsman 615 790 5721; mhorsman@utk edu

HORSE & TACK SALES

FEB 5: Houston, ms triple e livestock tack

10 am Horses 2 pm info: A J ellis 662 401 9760

MAR 5: Houston, ms triple e livestock mule sale info: A J ellis 662 401 9760

CLINICS / CLASSES

FEB. 8: knoxville, tN ut Ag Campus, Brehm Animal science Arena Horse management field day info: Jeannie ivey, 865 974 3157

FEB 14: lexington, tN first farmer's Coop, 6219 Highway 22 N Horse management field day info: Jeannie ivey 865 974 3157

FEB 15: spring Hill, tN middle tennessee Agresearch and education Center Horse man agement field day info: Jeannie ivey, 865 974 3157; jzivey@tennessee edu, MAR. 21: somerville, tN dunlap equine serv ices, 22495 Hwy 194 A sports medicine Ap proach to lameness seminar info: facebook

MAR 24 27: germantown, tN Wildwood farm ida Hammer and deb davies clinic Hoof to neck connection

SPECIAL EVENTS

FEB. 19: National Arabian Horse day info: www nationalarabianhorseday com

MAR 18 20: murfreesboro, tN miller Coli seum southern equine expo info: south ernequineexpo com

BARREL RACING

FEB. 1: murray, ky Bill Cherry expo Center iBrA lauren Pickett 636 465 5839

FEB. 5: mason, tN Coyote run Arena 4393 gainsville rd , Winter series info: Aubrey lem mons 901 355 3429 or tonya Childress 901 871 9343

FEB 5: Brandon, ms rankin Co multi pur pose ms03 NBHA info: Wendy Warren (601) 540 5095

FEB. 12: ripley, ms tippah Co fairgrounds ms02 NBHA dianne Holman 501 454 0803

FEB. 12: Cookeville, tN Hyder Burke Arena tN03 NBHA info: Peggy Pulley 615 568 5359

FEB 15: murray, ky Bill Cherry expo Center iBrA info: lauren Pickett 636 465 5839

FEB 19: decaturville, tN triple P Arena info: Jamie White 901 378 7470

FEB. 19: Winchester, tN southern middle tN Pavilion tN02 NBHA info: lana Blankenship (931) 247 2340

FEB. 19: mason, tN Coyote run Arena 4393 gainsville rd , Winter series info: Aubrey lem mons 901 355 3429

FEB 19: louisville, ms louisville Coliseum ms07 NBHA scott thomas (601) 504 7811

FEB 22: murray, ky Bill Cherry expo Center iBrA info: lauren Pickett 636 465 5839

FEB. 25 27: memphis, tN show Place Arena iBrA Jamie White 901 378 7470

MAR. 5: decaturville, tN triple P Arena info: Jamie White 901 378 7470

MAR 5: mason, tN Coyote run Arena 4393 gainsville rd , Winter series info: Aubrey lem mons 901 355 3429

MAR 8: murray, ky Bill Cherry expo Center iBrA info: lauren Pickett 636 465 5839

MAR. 12: Winchester, tN southern middle tN Pavilion tN02 NBHA info: lana Blankenship (931) 247 2340

MAR. 12: mason, tN Coyote run Arena 4393 gainsville rd , Winter series info: Aubrey lem mons 901 355 3429

MAR 19: Holly springs, ms marshall Co fairgrounds ms01, ms02 NBHA info: dianne Holman 501 454 0803

MAR. 19: Cookeville, tN Hyder Burke Arena tN03 NBHA info: Peggy Pulley 615 568 5359

MAR. 25 27: murfreesboro, tN miller Coli seum iBrA info: 502 239 4000

CUTTING HORSE

FEB 11 13: forest, ms scott Co forest Coli seum Central ms CHA info: linda Clark 205 246 3798

FEB. 11 13: Harriman, tN roane state expo Center east tN Cutting Horse info: frank Casey 731 514 0701

DRESSAGE

MAR 26 27: Hernando, ms mid south dres sage Academy Bunny Hop usdf

MAR 27: greystone virtual dressage show sites google com/view/greystonedressage/home

EVENTING

MAR. 12 13: murfreesboro, tN stones river Pony Club Combined test info: middle ten nessee eventing Assoc

MAR. 19: olive Branch, ms southwind sta bles Combined test info: facebook

MAR. 26 27: Nashville, tN Walnut trace farm freedom reigns Charity Horse show info: www freedomreignsranch com

FIELD TRIALS

FEB 3: Hickory valley, tN fayette Co ftC

FEB 5: Blue mountain, ms Hell Creek WmA

Alabama open All Age

FEB. 10: Hickory valley, tN Cedar Hill ftC

FEB. 10: Blue mountain, ms Hell Creek

WmA mid south Amateur field trial Club

FEB. 14: grand Junction, tN Ames Plantation

2022 National Championship info: www ames plantation org

FEB 17: Blue mountain, ms Hell Creek WmA Prairie Amateur

FEB 17: dancyville, tN West tN open All Age

FEB. 24: Holly springs, ms Hendrix farms Woodlawn field trial Club

FEB. 26: Huntingdon, tN Carroll Co lynn taylor open

MAR 4: lavergne, tN Percy Priest WmA Cumberland field trialClub

MAR 10: Blue mountain, ms Hell Creek WmA montgomery Co field trial Club

MAR. 17: Huntingdon, tN Clarksville Bird dog Club

MAR. 25: dancyville, tN u s Amateur All Age derby invitational

GAITED HORSES

FEB 26: shelbyville, tN Pleasant valley farms WHoA Academy schooling show

FOXHUNTING

SATURDAYS: dec mid mar oak grove Hunt Hudsonville, ms lodge farm info: Amanda mcgee 901 606 2119

PAINT/PINTO

MAR. 11 13: murfreesboro, tN miller Coli seum vol state Pinto org show

QUARTER HORSE SHOWS

MAR 11 13: Harriman, tN roane state expo Center tQHA Celebration Circuit

RANCH HORSE

MAR. 12 13: memphis, tN show Place Arena volrHA show info: www volrha com

REINING

MAR 25 27: Harriman, tN roane state expo Center tN reining Horse Assn

RODEOS & BULL RIDING

FEB. 4 5: shelbyville, tN Calsonic Arena lone star National finals www lonestarrodeo company com

FEB 5: New Albany, ms 1558 Hwy 30 e

North ms Winter Junior Bull riding text Heather: 662 934 6871

FEB. 11 12: starkville, ms miss Horse Park rotary Classic rodeo

FEB. 11 12: oxford, ms lafayette County PrCA rodeo

FEB 11 19: Jackson, ms mississippi Coliseum dixie National rodeo

FEB 12: memphis, tN fedex forum PBr Pendleton Whisky velocity tour PBr com

FEB 19: Pontotoc, ms Pontotoc Agri Center rodeo info: 662 252 4634

FEB. 19: knoxville, tN thompson Boling Arena PBr Pendleton Whisky velocity tour

FEB. 19: New Albany, ms 1558 Hwy 30 e North ms Winter Junior Bull riding text Heather: 662 934 6871

FEB 25 26: Corinth, ms North ms PrCA

FEB 25 26: little rock, Ar simmons Bank Arena PBr unleash the Beast tour

FEB. 26: Batesville, ms Batesville Civic Cen ter 18th annual Bill lipscomb memorial rodeo info: 337 427 6336

MAR. 4 5: Harriman, tN roane state expo Center Jr's top gun showdown 865 933 8588

ROPING

FEB 11 12: starkville, ms miss Horse Park starkville Breakaway roping

FEB. 11 13: memphis, tN Jx2 team roping info: www jx2events com

MAR. 11 13: tunica, ms Jx2 team roping info: www jx2events com

MAR. 18 20: franklin, tN Williamson Co expo Center ustrC tN team roping Cham pionships info: 423 340 0640

TEAM PENNING / RANCH SORTING

FEB 19 20: forest, ms scott County forest Coliseum dJ Cinch Challenge info: leeAnn (601)750 3850 or dustin (662)312 6073

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