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To me, this means the AAQHA is offically here too. And I am not quite sure if I'm mentally prepared for the excitement and the smells to be greeting me already this year! All I know is a definitely need some iced coffee and a wood fired pizza, pronto!
P o r t r a i t b y B r i t t n e y E l s a s E q u i n e P h o t o g r a p h y
Summer feels like it was here and gone in a matter of minutes, but fall is showing up right on our doorsteps.
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Perhaps it's the changing season, or maybe the smell of the wood fired pizza wafting through the air, or even the smell of Pepi and DMSO, but regardless of that, we all get excited for one of our favorite shows of the year.
I horse, Zippos Kat Man Do, aka Teddy. He passed away in July 2021 after complications with his colic surgery from January 2020. I have grown up visiting the Congress every year and Teddy made it possible for me to show there for the first time in 2018. I remember receiving our first medal together and absolutely crying tears of joy for hours. He allowed me to follow my dreams and compete at a show I had always idolized as a child. Now that Teddy is gone, I often think back to our lasy horse show together. Though it is bittersweet to think about, the Congress will always hold a special place in my heart.
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So what does the AAQHC mean to you? Well, we went out and asked a few of our readers, and this is what they said:
Cat Guenther
It is the best time of year for us horse folk, and we're sure we didn't even have to drop the name for you to know exactly what we're talking about. There is always something magical in the air come the middle of September into October.
ALL AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE CONGRESS
I have not shown at the Congress since 2019, but it has a special place in my heart It was the last horse show that I competed at with my heart
Raelyne Hrbac
Quarter Horse Congress is a magical place that dreams are made of! The smell of fresh sweet treats, and fair food that flows through the air, the clicking of horse shoes and the laughing of old friends.
Congress is the one time a year you can see all your friends from near and far. It's the best time of year to be kissed by the sun and snuggle up in fall clothes at dusk.
Congress is a place that warms our hearts loving the same crazy dreams we all cherish.
What does Congress mean to me??!
Michelle Trimble-Ceschan
October has always been my favorite month: it's really the start of fall, my birthday month, and the month of the All American Quarter Horse Congress! Ever since I was a little girl, we would make an annual trip to Columbus to check out the latest and greatest I'm lucky enough to live in the great state of Ohio & Quarter Horse Congress is a quick drive down 71 South. Both my parents were involved with horses, so it made it extra special to be able to walk through and hear their thoughts. This was well before there was online shopping, social media, or any of that, so you had to see and buy things in person. As I turned into a teenager, we'd still go down to Congress and we'd go along with friends that also had horses. It would be a whole day or weekend, depending on schedules Then, I got a job at a tack shop and had my own money to spend, so I'd carefully select items and proudly wear them or tell anyone that I got it "at Congress!" Fast forward several years, and even though I went away to college and got an adult job, I'd still make time to head to Congress to peruse. As I got back into showing, I'd go to watch my favorite classes, and study the winners I made it a goal to show at it "one year" even though I had a Paint horse and not a Quarter horse. I had started a small hobby business, pored through magazines, and thought it'd be cool to see my items in the winners circle. I eventually sold my Paint, bought a Quarter horse, and have since shown at the Congress myself twice.
In the past couple years, I have become further involved as an office of the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association, which supports our members & puts on an Annual Pancake Breakfast to benefit St Jude. Even though it's been a handful of years since I've stepped into the Celeste of Cooper myself to show, I've been behind many friends & clients with my products, stood next to them as they heard their names called across the grounds, and once again look forward to returning again. I'm also proud to say that my small hobby business is now well represented with a select high quality vendors at the trade show, and I am using that to fund my current show horse & plans to once again step into the showpen at the Congress.
Nowadays, there are so many ways to experience the excitement of Quarter Horse Congress. Leading up to it, there's a ton of social media promotion of exhibitors, products & vendors You can watch the show from the comfort of your couch, and see results on several social media outlets & online magazines, which I think is fantastic for those that can't attend in person.
To some, Congress is just another show, another town, even another state. Something your crew or barn attends every year, and it's no big deal. To others, such as myself, it's the end goal. It's what dreams are made of, it's what this showing is all about!
Brittney Elsas
Fast forward to graduating high school, I saw a local trainer was looking for Congress help. I jumped at the chance! I would have been silly not to when all I wanted was to train and ride horses Keri Niekamp was the trainer and I'm so glad because she ended up teaching me so much over the years after this experience. I worked side by side with Keri for about a week. I slept in her camper, I rode her horses in the middle of the night, I longed during the day, and I cleaned stalls. It was a ton of work, but I was smitten. I was in awe at the hustle and bustle of the Congress life. I idolized all the competitors and their outfits, and of course all the beautiful horses. Then and there I had a goal that one day in my life, I would show at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. There was just one big problem, I owned a paint horse. The dream seemed a bit far beyond my reach, or so I thought.
I grew up around all breeds of horses, my family worked closely with our local rescue organization and I was familiar with all walks of equine life- from miniatures to full blown 20hh draft horses, skittish abused horses (that hospitalized me) to my typical 4 H/Open show horses. My main mount was a 16hh paint gelding that I showed all over the state of Ohio. I am familiar with the breed shows, and the competition, but I was a youth rider. For some reason it just wasn't as big of a deal as I wish it would have been now as an adult.
Congress. Oh boy, where to begin?!
Jumping forward in the present, I am now a wife, a mother to three amazing children, I have my own photography business, and that paint horse? He's now my retired show horse that lugs my daughter around wherever her heart desires. I no longer had a mount, no longer could attend shows, or do the horse thing much past playing around the pasture at home. I'm blessed with the support and love from my parents, BOTH parents. I come from a divorced family yet both sides still find ways to support my horse crazy addiction no matter what. My step mother Lisa found this diamond in the rough states away He was an unbroke, barely handled, beautifully bred 9 year old gelding that upon getting him to the barn, I figured I would play with him, because why not, it would give me something to do. Boy, was I wrong! He made me nervous! He jumped at the slightest noise or movement, there was no way I was going to risk going to the hospital because this horse thinks the dragons from Hell are coming to take him away. I looked away and didn't pay him much mind after that. A year later, summer of 2021, Lisa sent me up to The University of Findlay to take some sale photos of this same horse. Lisa had sent him to Bryant Fox, a student at the University but also a local we knew from his participation in the 4 H program. This was a completely different horse in just the 4 months that Bryant had him He was riding around beautifully without a fuss I was stunned, and highly impressed. Needless to say, I sort of fell in love. Congress 2021 came and that dream of my youth resurfaced. That dream was now screaming at me, clawing it's way to the front telling me to jump. So that's what I did, I jumped head first and haven't looked back with a horse that's been broke under saddle less than a year, that I had only rode two times and decided Congress 2022 was the end goal. This is where Keri comes back into becoming a huge role in this journey. I asked her while I was at Congress shopping if she would be willing to take on a huge challenge and explained to her my crazy idea and what I wanted to accomplish in one year. She was game! Lessons through the winter, we managed to get to a late March open show and I put enough away to send my horse to the trainers for the first time in my life. This summer has been a doozy. I couldn't afford to go to many shows, and in fact only made it to a fraction of the shows I originally intended to go to. Memorial Day was my first ever AQHA show and I was able to put half a point on his record. Then lameness struck. Two solid months after coming home for the summer, he
was lame. That was two months of missed shows, missed riding, and training basically gone. I felt defeated, what's the point in shooting for Congress if I can't even get my green broke horse to shows to get him exposed? August came and he was finally sound I was able to get to two more months of training saved up and I was hell bent he wasn't coming home until after Congress. We're in this. It's real. This journey, this dream, this goal is here. We're at the end result and I couldn't be more excited. With the help and support of my parents, my family, my friends, and my amazing trainer, Congress will be accomplished. I know some of you are probably reading this thinking how silly I am to be wasting all this money and likely not place or could even blow the class. You're right, you're absolutely 100% correct, I am crazy to think I can do this. But guess what? My end goal, it's not a ribbon, it's not even a call back. It's the experience, it's the thrill, it's that bucket list checkmark, it's being able to remember my younger self and mentally tell her we made it, we're here, and we're going to have the time of our lives! All I want from this experience is a clean ride, a quiet horse, and a fun time, because honestly, that's what riding is all about. I think at this level of showing, we forget what's really important in the end.
I have a huge list of people I want to thank, but mainly my family, my friends, and of course my trainer for pushing me to reach for my goal. This year has been such a learning curve & I wouldn't change it for the world Good luck to all of the 2022 Congress exhibitors, remember to go out there and have fun with your equine partners!
Ashley Peterson
Congress to me is the culmination of hard work, sacrifice and dedication to a dream That can be true for the exhibitors, owners, breeders, or vendors All our hopes meet in Columbus to see if our dreams come true.
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September is upon us and outdoor activities are still abound with things to do. Take in a fall flea market or an end of season garage sale. You may find a great deal as this month's vintage INARCO Palomino Horse Head Vase Being purchased for just $3, the vase is in excellent condition and valued between $45 t0 $55.
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Standing 5.5" by 6" wide, it is finely detailed with a white mane and forelock. The vase can be used as a planter or could hold silk flowers Looks nice with a grouping or sitting alone It is numbered on the bottom, 08113, and has the company seal INARCO on it.
INARCO was an American company that started in Cleveland, OH in 1960, and were the ceramic designers but the products were produced in Japan The company began with the name International Art Ware Corporation better known as INARCO and was founded by Irwin Garber. In 1986, INARCO was purchased and moved to Jacksonville, FL. The company was then owned by NAPCO, also a Japanese giftware distributor. Horse head vases were made by a few different companies and were usually marked. They are somewhat rare, a little hard to find, but with a little luck you can own one! Happy Collecting!
