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Delta Ventures Equine Center– Ready for Foaling and Prepping By Barbara Newtown
Delta Ventures Equine Center in Vinton, Louisiana, is hard to miss—it’s just half a mile from the Delta Downs casino and racetrack, at 2560 Delta Downs Drive. The new barn, the elegant gates, the sturdy and safe fencing, and the lush pastures all point to a firstclass business.
Q & A with Mike Pedersen of Premier Equine Auctions By Barbara Newtown
How did Premier Equine Auctions get started?
This auction company was owned by Mr. Raymond Havard for many years and operated under the name of Havard Sales Management. We heard “We didn’t open until August 1st,” says owner Shelley Broussard, “which means that he was thinking about we missed most of the deadlines for sales prep. We didn’t want to open until selling it and we made a deal to buy it in 2008. Continued on page 28... everything was ready.” Continued on page 7...
Junior’s Show Experience: Priceless
Take It All In by Miss Rodeo Mississippi 2015 Laura Sumrall..........................17
By Grey Cummins, SEDA Junior Rider Hi, my name is Grey Cummins, and I am ten years old. I have been a SEDA member for a few years. I would like to tell you about my experience at SEDA’s Junior Classic show this past summer.
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A week before the show, I went with my friends from Highlands Riding Center to help set up the jumps for the show. My mom taught us how to make jump courses on paper and then set up the real thing in the arena. We had to pull poles and standards down from the jump wagon and move them to different places in the ring. It was a lot of work, and it was hot! But I loved being the jump cup person, which meant I brought cups and pins to each jump so they could be set up. We also put the flags and numbers out. It looked really good when we were done.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF KELLEY VARISCO
I was lucky enough to ride my favorite two ponies at the show this year – Charlie, my POA gelding, and Libby, a black-and-white Pinto pony mare. Continued on page 24...
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