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VOL. 31 • NO. 9 The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 MAY 2021 2. May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THE C OvER : may 2021 one of the cutest exhibitors at the mid-South Quarter Horse Horse Review Spring Circuit was 8-year-old lucy Christian with her horse, CONTENTS • v OL . 31 • N O. 9 Zippin awesome (barn name, murphy). We think they’re an Equus Charta, LLC awesome pair, too. ( photo by Gary Cox ) See article p. 20 Copyright 2021 6220 greenlee #4 P.o. Box 594 arlington, tn 38002-0594 901-867-1755 PUBLiSHER & E DiTOR : Tom & Dr. Nancy Brannon STAFF : Andrea Gilbert WEBSiTE : www.midsouthhorsereview.com E- MAiLS : midsouthhorsereview@ yahoo.com [email protected] P. 16 P. 16 P. 24 Jonelle Price on Grovine De Reve in Boyd Martin, On Cue, spashes MTSU National Champion Louann dressage at the Kentucky 3-Day Event through one of the water jumps at the Braunwalder riding Twentyeleven - (photo by Kristi Crowe ) KY 3-Day Event. 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We are Mid-South Horse Review are glad to showcase your talents! available by first class mail P. 19 for $35 annually. To subscribe, send payment to: LiKE US ON FACEBOOK AT : deadline : for JUNE issue: P.O. Box 594, Arlington TN THE MiD -S OUTH HORSE REviEW 38002-0594 MAY 23, 5 Pm Phone: (901) 867-1755 FiND MUCH MORE ON FACEBOOK & OUR WEBSiTE : www.midsouthhorsereview.com www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 3. 4. May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Book & art nook says the message of the book is to never Jump The give up on your dreams. for me, the book is not only about how we treat horses, but also about how we Moon treat other people, especially those who By Kathy Simmers; illustrations are mean. Perhaps finding out why they by Marjorie van Heerden behave with meanness and treating them with kindness in return is a viable way to Review by Nancy Brannon resolve personal relationships. in the late spring and early summer, read an interview with Simmers about when children are anticipating going to the book at: https://www.allpony.com/au - Summer Horse Camp, they may have thor-of-jump-the-moon/ and find her on dreams of bonding with a special pony or facebook at Kathy Simmers. horse. a little girl’s dream of bonding with About the illustrator : marjorie van a special pony is the theme of Kathy Sim - Heerden was three months old when she mers’ book Jump The Moon , illustrated by Author Kathy Simmers “rode” a horse for the first time. as a child, marjorie van Heerden. author Simmers her best friend was her horse Billy Boy. She grew up on a farm at the southernmost told us, “the bond between the girl and changes and she comes to look forward to with the long blond hair, her daughter tip of africa, where she drew animals, the pony was truly magical.” the girl’s attention and enjoys their gallops Denise, rode with merilee ventura at people, dragons, monsters, and fairies. the book tells the story of a girl with and jumping across the countryside. When Byway farms and spent one summer rid - She is also illustrator of the Hoop ‘n’ long blond hair “who had always dreamed she takes the now-spiffy pony to horse ing me too. She also tells about her Holler book series, The Adventures of of having a pony that she could love for - shows, the pair are frequent class winners. dreams of the pony, her search to find the Willy Nilly and thumper books, the Sto - ever.” She has never had a pony of her But when summer is over, me too had pony, and their eventual reunion. rieMuis series, and many others. own, but works in a horse barn where she to go back to her old home. afterwards, About the author : Kathy Simmers was See more of her illustrations at: can partially live out her dream. the pony is sold several times, moving one of those girls who always wanted to https://www.scbwi.org/members-pub - one day “a scruffy gray pony” named from home to home. live on a farm with horses, and she bought lic/marjorie-van-heerden me too is brought to the barn for training. Here’s where the book gets rather an - her first horse at age nineteen. Simmers But the pony turns out to have a very ill thropomorphic, but that’s expected in a temperament and the trainer has to warn children’s fantasy story. everyone about her potential to kick, as the the pony misses the girl more than ever pony pins her ears back and bares her and begins to dream about the girl. over teeth, leaving everyone at the barn afraid the course of seven years, the girl grows of the pony, except the girl with the long up, goes to college, gets married, and blond hair. the trainer decides me too can moves far away. then she begins to dream be the girl’s summer project and she can about the pony, too, and she decides she ride the pony every day. needs to find this pony. thus, a search for How would you react to such a pony the grey pony begins. and try to change this behavior? the girl the remainder of the book is about the with the long blond hair takes a positive search and the ultimate re-uniting of the approach. Whenever the pony shows signs girl and the pony me too. it’s a happily of ill temperament, the girl just pats her ever after story, as the girl dreams of jump - and whispers, “i love you, pony.” over the ing the moon on this lovely pony. summer, the girl gives the pony special Simmers told us that “the back story of care, grooming, riding her, and especially Jump the Moon is amazing.” at the end of giving her treats – pony cookies. through the book, Simmers explains the true cir - kindness and tlC, the pony’s behavior cumstances behind the book: how the girl

Check out Fergus the Horse at: www.fergusthehorse.com. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 5. My Horse, My Friend Hands-On TTouch® Training for Kids, by Bibi Degn Review by Nancy Brannon Children are coming to summer horse camps to learn riding and horse care, and we often photograph children riding at the many horse shows we cover. it is so im - portant to teach young horse folks good basic horse care, riding skills and safety around horses, so that the welfare of the horse always comes first. We pulled this FEED YOUR HORSES THE BEST ... ©2011 book from the shelves to remind all of the safe, humane way to treat and ride RESH OP UALITY FEED AT FFORDABLE RICES horses. F T Q A P at the beginning of the book is a photo of author and riding instructor Bibi Degn, a lovely grey arabian horse named Joram, and the children who “helped make this maria is ready to ride through the ground HaRveSt • tRi-County book.” Whenever the children are riding poles exercise called the “labyrinth” so or working a horse, they always wear she can practice riding turns and curved safety helmets. on each page of the book lines. “maria never forgets to tell Joram is an illustration of angie, the “guardian when he has been good. He loves a stroke angel” of animals, who knows what horses or pat.” FeedS want and conveys that message to humans. after the ride, it’s time for more groom - Proper horse care begins with greeting ing and sponging off. “even if your sad - Joram in the pasture and learning how to dle fits your horse well, there are many safely halter and lead him to the barn. good things that can be done for the “good manners and being polite is ex - horse’s back. for example, you can do the tremely important to horses. Joram doesn’t Zigzag ttouch after riding.” this ttouch like it at all when maria tries to put his hal - simulates what horses feel when they ter on without greeting him first.” groom each other with their teeth. “this next the children begin to learn ttouch is like a sign of friendship be - ttouches, the method that linda telling - tween them.” and, of course, there’s al - ton-Jones discovered for people’s hands to ways manure to clean up. communicate with animals with kindness. to conclude, Bibi offers a good photo “ttouches are very specific ways to lay of Joram for the children to learn the parts your hands on an animal’s body,” Bibi ex - of the horse. plains. “they are gentle, and you can use this book provides a solid foundation THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR them to win your horse’s trust and improve to teach children respect and safe, loving USTOM ILLED EEDS ATIONAL RANDS his health.” the ttouch Circle is the foun - care for the horse. the emphasis on inter - C M F & N B : dation of all other ttouches. acting with horses in a kind and gentle (1) F RESHNESS once the children learn the proper and manner instills important life lessons and safe way to lead and groom Joram, then promises years of fulfilling relationships (2) C ONSISTENT QUALITY GUARANTEED it’s time to lead Joram over a series of with animals of all kinds, sizes, and tem - ground obstacles, like a wooden plank on peraments. 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A horse enjoying Bibi Degn’s TTouch once the leg and rein cues are learned, (photo by Julia Sellman Photography ) Como, MS © MSHR 6. May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Celebrate National Pet ASPCA Launches Adopt a Week® May 2-8, 2021 Horse Month This May national Pet Week® celebrates the pets From Alexandra Garza sharing resources for adopters across dis - that enrich our lives and encourages re - ciplines, at all skill levels, and throughout sponsible pet care every day of the year. neW YorK – the aSPCa® (the each phase of their adoption process. Created by the american veterinary med - american Society for the Prevention of “We are thrilled to launch the first-ever ical association (avma) and the auxil - Cruelty to animals®) has launched the adopt a Horse month, which will give iary to the avma in 1981, it’s observed first-ever adopt a Horse month, a nation - thousands of at-risk horses new opportu - during the first full week of may each wide adoption event taking place through - nities to transition to safe homes, thanks to year. out the month of may to help more the drive, compassion, and creativity of Whether companion, comedian, confi - equines find great homes. over 150 equine equine rescue groups across the country,” dant, or protector, our pets are always adoption and rescue organizations across said Dr. emily Weiss, vice president of there for us. national Pet Week® cele - the county have joined the campaign to aSPCa equine Welfare. “according to brates this bond and encourages pet own - promote the adoptable horses in their care our research, there are 2.3 million poten - Sometimes a dog has to share his bed and engage with their communities to raise ers to be certain to provide their best with the cats. ( photo by Nancy Brannon ) tial equine adopters in the u.S., and we are friends with everything needed for a awareness about equine adoption. committed to helping shelters and rescues happy, healthy life. veterinarians, veteri - “adopt a Horse month supports equine connect with those adopters to help them • Sunday: Choose well: Commit for life rescue groups across the country working nary technicians, school groups, and com - • monday: Socialize now: new doesn't find their right horse.” munities host a variety of fun and to find safe, loving homes for the horses the aSPCa expanded its equine wel - have to be scary in their care. We hope to raise public en - informative events throughout the week. • tuesday: nutrition and exercise mat - fare efforts in november 2019 by wel - everyone loves their pets, but not thusiasm and commitments to horse adop - coming the right Horse initiative, a ter tion to the high levels we traditionally see everyone is aware of all that their pet • Wednesday: love your pet? See your program focused on increasing the num - needs to be happy and healthy long into its in dog and cat adoption, so we encourage ber of successful horse adoptions in the vet! the public to not only adopt horses, but senior years. avma’s member veterinari - • thursday: travel with care u.S. and improving the number of positive ans – experts in animal health, welfare, also use this opportunity to raise aware - outcomes for horses in transition. • friday: emergencies happen: Be pre - ness of equine adoption with their friends, and behavior – invite you to take each of pared for more information about adopt a the essential actions highlighted during family, neighbors, and social media fol - Horse month, visit aSPCa.org/adopta - • Saturday: Plan for their care: give lowers,” said aSPCa president and Ceo national Pet Week® that are vital to pro - them a lifetime of love Horsemonth. the aSPCa is asking all an - vide a lifetime of love: matt Bershadker. imal lovers across the country to share What does every pet need? lots of in addition to highlighting adoptable Daily themes tlC and petting! find more information adoptable equines on their social media each day of the week focuses on a dif - horses on myrightHorse.org, the channels using the hashtags #adopta - at: https://www.avma.org/events/national- aSPCa’s online adoption platform for ferent topic essential to responsible pet pet-week Horse and #rightHorse. ownership: equines, the month of may is dedicated to www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 7. 8. May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Horse Health & Welfare Podiatry: The Importance of Radiographs for Foot Balance By Zach Hulbert, DVM, CF, Tennessee tures. figure B represents the same foot Equine Hospital trimmed with a shoeing package applied. now the angle is positive, thus relieving there are many opinions on how to pressure on the navicular bone and easing “correctly” balance the foot with the naked the force required for the foot to breakover eye. many farriers are trained to look for forward. certain landmarks of the hoof to guide how unfortunately, many times if you ma - to trim or shoe that are learned from gen - nipulate one aspect of the foot, another erations of very observant people. Some may be compromised. in this case, heel el - of those landmarks include the widest evation can cause the heels to be over - point of the hoof or frog, coronary band loaded and crushed. this is why you may angle, duckets-dot. advancements in tech - see one farrier do one package while an - nology and shared learning in the podiatry other may choose something different. world have given us many articles refer - there are numerous ways to achieve the ring to these anatomical landmarks and same goal, and each way is just trying to (left) Figure A: Negative Palmar Angle. (right) Figure B Positive Palmar Angle different ways to apply a trim or shoe. for - minimize the side-effects of another. Just tunately, most of these methods do over - because each farrier may do something lap. after all, every hoof care veterinary/farrier team to help your horse. the red lines in the figure show the re - different, doesn’t always mean it’s wrong, professional’s goal is to keep the horse there are many measurable guidelines that lationship between the bottom of the cof - as long as there was a thought process be - sound and comfortable. we can use to help decide on trim, shoe se - fin bone and the horizontal ground hind it. although methods may vary from one lection/placement, and even possibly a surface. figure a shows a negative angle radiographs are always a great start to farrier to another, alternate factors that the medical diagnosis to explain why the in relation to the ground, whereas figure B help your veterinarian and farrier achieve farrier cannot always control should be horse is not sound. radiographs early on shows a positive angle. the green curved their goals with your horse. i personally taken into consideration. genetic predis - can help guide your farrier for proper bal - line represents the Deep Digital flexor have strived to make relationships with as positions, wet environment, and medical ance to possibly prevent soundness issues tendon (DDft) that runs below the nav - many farriers as possible in the area and abnormalities may skew traditional land - down the road. that’s the power of a great icular bone and attaches to the coffin bone to continue my education in the podiatry marks that used to be so reliable. this is veterinary-farrier team! to be able to flex the leg. the negative field. as a veterinarian i look forward to where a great farrier-owner-veterinarian above are two images of the same angle applies more tension on the DDft, the opportunity to meet your horse with relationship can thrive to help your horse. horse to illustrate one of the many meas - thus more force on the navicular bone. your farrier to develop the best option for radiographs cannot lie. urable guidelines that we use with digital this angle, over time, can cause pain on your horse’s feet. no foot, no Horse! Proper foot radiographs can guide your radiography: palmar angle. the navicular bone and surrounding struc - www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 9. © MSHR

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Horses , written and illustrated by Jan Summer Brett? there are many more to choose from. Check with you local library or bookstore, Reading and or browse the internet for “horse books for children.” Crafts arts and crafts are usually part of the fun at summer horse camp. What will you “Yet when the books have been read create this summer? Horse and rider and reread, it boils down to the horse, his Books has a craft book to Make Your Own human companion, and what goes on be - Pony Pencil Holder . get instructions on tween them.” – Walter Farley how to make it here: https://horseandrid - erbooks.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/hors What are your reading interests this efunmakeapencilholder-horseandrider - summer? are you reading about fergus? books.pdf reading thelwell books? or maybe if you have a horseshoe, you can make you’re interested in rita mae Brown’s a horse shoe frame or “luck catcher.” get foxhunting or cat mystery books. are you instructions on how to make them here: reading the Saddle Club series? We want https://horseandriderbooks.files.word - to know what books are on your summer press.com/2019/06/horsefunpicture - reading list. frameluckcatcher-horseandriderbooks.pdf Horse and rider Books offers a variety We want to hear from you! Send us an of children’s horse books and books on email: [email protected] making horse-related crafts. read about and let us know what books you read this some of them at: https://horseandrider - summer and tell us what you liked about books.wordpress.com/category/childrens- them. We want to report in our June issue books/ the horse books you’ve been reading and Have you read Charlie mackesy’s The would recommend to others. Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse ? for our July issue, we want to see some Have you read some of the classics like of the art work and crafts you made at Black Beauty, The Black Stallion, Misty of summer horse camp. Send photos of them Chincoteague and Stormy, Misty’s Foal ? to: [email protected] there’s Paul goble’s The Girl Who Send us photos of you at summer horse Loved Wild Horses . it won the Caldecott camp, too. We love to post photos of our medal for illustration. young readers having fun with horses. How about Fritz and the Beautiful See you next month! 14 . May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com How to Keep Summer Rachael Blackmore Wins Camps Safe 173 rd Grand National on april 24, 2021, the Centers for Dis - prevention strategies to slow the spread of By The Associated Press ease Control and Prevention put out new CoviD-19. Key prevention strategies in - guidelines for keeping summer camps clude april 10, 2021 – irish - woman rachel Blackmore safe. the guidelines state, in part: • getting vaccinated when eligible (31) rode minella times to “Youth and summer camps can play an • Staying home if sick or having symp - win the 173rd grand na - important role in the lives of children, in - toms of CoviD-19 tional Steeplechase at ain - cluding supporting their social, emotional, • universal and correct use of well-fit - tree in liverpool, england and physical development. Camps provide ted masks that cover the nose and mouth on april 10, 2021. at odds of opportunities for children to try new ac - • Physical distancing, including cohort - 11-1, she became the first fe - tivities, develop relationship and social ing male jockey to win the pres - skills, and be physically active. in addition • Handwashing and covering coughs tigious, grueling race. She is to allowing for free play and unstructured and sneezes only the 20th female jockey to compete in the race that learning, many camps also incorporate ed - • engaging in outdoor activities when - has been a British sporting Getty Images ucational content. the present guidance is ever possible and increasing ventilation tradition since 1839. Women races at the prestigious Cheltenham festival. intended to help camp administrators op - for indoor activities have only been allowed to enter the national She was the first woman to finish as the lead - erate camps while preventing the spread • Cleaning and disinfecting to maintain as jockeys since 1975. ing jockey at Cheltenham march 19, 2021. of CoviD-19 and protecting campers, healthy facilities “i never even imagined i’d get a ride in this minella times went out as the fourth fa - their families, staff, and communities. Remember : multiple variants of the race, never mind get my hands on the trophy,” vorite of the 40 horses in the 4¼ mile race run “this guidance is intended for all types virus that causes CoviD-19 are circulat - Blackmore said, who as a little girl was in - over 30 huge fences. minella times was al - of youth day camps with additional guid - ing globally, several of which have been spired by the movie “national velvet.” ways near the front of the field, and Blackmore ance provided for overnight camps. detected in the united States. Some of even though aintree was without race goers timed the horse’s run for victory to perfection, because of the coronavirus pandemic, cheers easing past long-time leader Jett with about “CoviD-19 is mostly spread through these variants seem to spread more easily rang out as Blackmore made her way off the three fences left to jump. the famous run to the close contact by respiratory droplets re - and quickly than other variants, which course and into the winner’s enclosure. line — about 500 meters from the last fence — leased when people talk, sing, breathe, could lead to more cases of CoviD-19. Blackmore, the daughter of a dairy farmer was a procession as minella times won by 6½ sneeze, or cough. although less likely, it rigorous implementation of prevention and a schoolteacher, grew up on a farm and lengths. is possible that people can get CoviD-19 strategies is essential to control the spread rode ponies. She didn’t have a classic racing “He was able to travel into a gap, i seemed by touching a surface or object that has the of these variants.” upbringing, which makes her ascent in the to have loads of space everywhere and you virus on it and then touching their own read full details of the new guidelines sport all the more inspirational. couldn’t have wished for a better passage. He eyes, nose, or mouth. regardless of the at:www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- a professional jockey since 2015, she rode was just unbelievable, he really was; his jump - level of community transmission, camp ncov/community/schools-childcare/sum - the second most winners in irish jump racing ing was second to none,” as Blackmore de - in 2018-19, the same season she won her first scribed the race. programs should fully implement multiple mer-camps.html

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Before now, in the 43-year history of the on the first day of inspections, april 21, land rover Kentucky three-Day event 2021, “the Kentucky Horse Park woke up Presented by marS equestrian™ to a blanket of snow Wednesday morning, (lrK3De), only michael Jung had won setting a unique scene for the start of the three times in a row. on Sunday, world #1 Kentucky three-Day event. oliver townend (gBr) made his mark “in the afternoon, CCi5*-l competitors when the two-time defending champion presented their horses to the ground jury jumped clear under pressure to add to his for the first time during the first horse in - record a third consecutive CCi5*-l vic - Oliver Townend praises his horse Ballaghmor Class after winning the Kentucky spection. the sun had emerged and the tory at the Kentucky Horse Park and sixth 3-Day Event, April 25, 2021. (photo by Grace Clark ) snow disappeared, making for a beautiful career five Star win. it was also the sec - setting on the jog strip. a total of 63 horses fourth place finish on a final score of 31.8, Alyssa Phillips and Oskar Win the ond five Star victory for Ballaghmor presented and all passed the inspection.” martin won the land rover/uSef CCi5*- Kentucky CCi4*-S Class, owned by Karyn Shuter, angela on thursday, april 22, after the first l eventing national Championship Pre - the last time alyssa Phillips won at the Hislop and val ryan. day of dressage, there was a three-way tie sented by marS equestrian™ for the Kentucky Horse Park, she won the 2011 the scores were incredibly close before for first place: “tamie Smith (uSa) and second time in a row. in 2019 he won the fei north american Junior/Young rider show jumping, with the top eight all Danito, Doug Payne (uSa) and Starr Wit - national Championship with tsetserleg Championship at age 14. on Sunday april within a rail of the lead. townend’s day ness, and liz Halliday-Sharp (uSa) and tSf. this year he piloted the 15-year-old 25, 2021, Phillips won at Kentucky again, had an unhappy start, when eighth place Cooley moonshine all received a score of mare on Cue to a national Champion title this time taking home the Kentucky Cooley master Class was spun from the 28.1 from judges Helen Brettell (gBr) in her five Star debut. CCi4*-S title riding her and Julie Phillips’ final horse inspection. By the time tow - and mark Weissbecker (uSa).” “i’m absolutely thrilled with on Cue. Holsteiner gelding oskar. Phillips and nend entered the rolex arena for his show But their lead was short-lived when When you bring a horse to this level for oskar were tied for 15th after dressage on jumping round aboard Ballaghmor Class, “marilyn little (uSa) and rf Scandalous the first time you don’t quite know what a score of 32.3. they added 5.6 time he was faced with needing a fault-free delivered a stunning performance thurs - to expect,” martin said. “She’s unbeliev - penalties but no jumping penalties on a round to win. a successful effort and fin - day, earning a 21.7 to lead the CCi5*-l.” able, though. She gave everything she had testing cross-country track Saturday. ishing score of 27.3 earned townend a this historic score was followed by tamie this weekend and exceeded my expecta - their cross-country performance put $50,000 pay day and one-year lease on a Smith (uSa) and mai Baum who turned tions. i thought it would be my other horse them second going into Sunday’s final 2021 land rover Discovery. in a score of 21.8, placing Smith and the tsetserleg that would have done better, but phase on a score of 37.9. they produced “i had a plan and just went in and did 15-year-old german Sport Horse in sec - she really stepped up and tried her ab - one of only five fault-free show jumping it,” townend said. “Ballaghmor Class was ond just 0.1 points behind little and rf solute best. i would have loved to jump rounds to put the pressure on the leader, jumping exceptionally, which makes my Scandalous. clear today, but having one pole down who ultimately pulled a rail, giving job very easy. my biggest concern is that i on Saturday april 24, 2021, “the with this company is still respectable.” Phillips her first four Star win. tamie find it easy to have time penalties with leaderboard looked very different after an the new Zealand power couple tim Smith and ruth Bley’s envogue were him. He’s a big jumper and actually quite exciting day of cross-country. oliver tow - and Jonelle Price placed second and third, leading the way after the first two phases, slow in the way he does things. it’s very nend (gBr) turned in two clear rounds respectively. they were also the only in - but an unlucky rail plus 1.2 time penalties easy to get stuck in gear. my biggest thing and sat in first with Ballaghmor Class and dividuals in the competition to finish on saw them finish second on 40.2. was to have a good strong pace, don’t be eighth with Cooley master Class. Both their dressage scores with two out of five Earlier at the LRK3DE caught on time, and just try and get him in horses lost a shoe on course, and persistent horses entered between them. Compiled By Nancy Brannon the position to clear the fences.” rain made the footing slick. tim and Xavier faer moved up from typically, the rolex arena is packed “By the time townend left the startbox 11th after dressage to finish second on the 2021 Kentucky three-Day event with fans on the final day of competition. with Ballaghmor Class, it had been rain - 28.2 with no jumping or time penalties to (lrK3De ) almost didn’t happen. on Spectators were absent this year, but tow - ing heavily for some time. the horse lost add all week. february 2, 2021 a press release stated that nend felt there was still an atmosphere to a shoe at fence seven, so townend said he “i thought it was a very difficult show the lrK3De had been cancelled because contend with. tried to protect his mount around the slip - jumping course. it had all sorts of ele - of “so many uncertainties still remaining “the stadium itself is the most special pery turns. Still, they crossed the finish ments. the time wasn’t just a ‘gimme.’ regarding the CoviD-19 pandemic. stadium in the world for eventing. When only two seconds over the optimum time You had to work for the clock,” tim said. given the importance of the health and you go in that stadium, whether it’s full to to take the lead on 27.3.” “i thought there was an opportunity in well-being of spectators and competitors, the brim or it’s completely empty, for me then the tables turned again on show there to jump a clear round, but i thought we feel the only option this time is to can - there is still a very strong aura because this jumping day. on april 25, 2021 two-time it was going to be difficult to manage cel the five Star event and hopefully pro - place is so special to us,” townend said. defending champion Cooley master Class, today. i didn’t manage it on [Bango] … i ceed with other events that fans can enjoy “of course we love to perform in front of ridden by oliver townend (gBr), was not managed to get it done with [Xavier via livestream and other outlets,” said the crowd, and we miss the crowd, but at accepted at the final horse inspection Sun - faer].” mike Cooper, president of equestrian the same time it took nothing away from day morning. “He’s picked up a cut that Jonelle Price had three horses in the events, inc. the competition.” he’s sore on, but i’ve hopped on him and competition and finished with two in the then on february 10, 2021 an updated Boyd martin (uSa) was sitting second given him a little ride this morning,” tow - top ten. She placed third on grovine de press release stated: “an unprecedented after cross-country with his and the turner nend said. “He’s sound to ride and very reve with 30.7, adding just 0.4 time outpouring of public support and a grass - family’s on Cue and needed a clear round fresh. i’ve no doubt he would jump very penalties in show jumping. She and her roots fundraising effort have led to a re - to hold his placing. a rail at the first ele - well, but unfortunately he didn’t present longtime partner Classic moet finished on versal of the announced cancellation of the ment of a double combination off a tight well. obviously the welfare of the horse is their dressage score of 35.2 for seventh land rover Kentucky three-Day event turn dashed his hopes of putting the pres - paramount in our sport.” townend's sec - place. CCi five Star presented by marS eques - sure on townend for the win, but with a trian™ (lrK3De). a new partnership be - ond ride and the overnight leader, Bal - laghmor Class, was accepted. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 17 .

Jonelle Price and Grovine de Reve on cross country ( photo by Grace Clark ) Tim Price and Xavier Faer in dres - Doug Payne (USA) and Starr Witness sage (photo by Grace Clark ) (photo by Grace Clark )

Boyd Martin and On Cue, USA Champions (photo by Grace Clark ) Kevin McNab on Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam ( photo by Kristi Crowe )

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Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class (photo by Kristi Crowe ) Tim Price and Xavier Faer (photo by Kristi Crowe ) 18 . May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Holly Hills Horse Trials By Meredith Tipton the mid-South was well represented at the Holly Hill Horse trials, at Holly Hill farm equestrian Center on april 17-18, 2021. river run eventing of Hernando, mississippi took a group of seven young riders, ages 11-15, to compete in the spring event in Benton, louisiana. With a last minute rider change, alli gill catch rode rre’s topnotch tux n Sarah Bomar and Area Fifty One on tails in the Jr. novice Division a. al - the cross country course. though she had only ridden him twice be - fore, alli had a stellar weekend and finished on just her dressage score of 29.8 (no cross country or stadium penalties) to end up third in her division. Sarah Bomar and her 8-year-old ottB, Sarah Bomar and Area Fifty One on the stadium course. area fifty one, also jumped double clear on cross country and show jumping to fin - ann Parker meyers finished an exciting Holly Hill also offered a team competi - ish on just their dressage score in seventh weekend on her dressage score of 36.7 to tion for the new iel, interscholastic place in Junior novice B. place third in the Jr. Starter a division. eventing league, a program that is open alli gill also rode her 5-year-old ottB olivia mcnatt and her 9-year-old to students in grades 7th-12th. the team in Jr. Beginner novice a, earning a score ottB, Bluesboro, earned a career best of alli gill, Sarah Bomar, grace atchly, of 31.1 in dressage and finishing fourth in score of 37.5 in dressage and jumped dou - and ally Petro, representing river run her division. ble clear on cross country to place sixth in eventing, finished fourth out of 8 teams. Skylar thornton and her flashy Paint, the Jr. Starter B division. Congratulations to these hard working ace of Spades, had a lovely dressage test Skylar Thornton and Ace of Spades Henley mcCutchen and her pony When young ladies who had a fantastic show! earning a score of 35.3, and then jumped on the cross country course. in roan had a beautiful dressage test, earn - find more information and full results clean cross country to finish in seventh in ing 39.7 and jumped double clear in show of the show at: https://www.hollyhill - Jr. Beginner novice C. jumping in Jr. Starter a. farm.net/horse-trials/

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Hunter/Jumper WTHJA Spring Shows Article & photos by Nancy Brannon Spring Schooling Show West tennessee Hunter Jumper associ - ation started its 2021 show season with a schooling show on Saturday of easter weekend, april 3, 2021 at the gCHS arena in germantown, tenn. the day’s weather was perfect – 70 degrees f and sunny, and there was good participation from area stables with 75 horses compet - ing. even for just for a schooling show, horses were immaculately groomed and riders were spiffy, dressed in formal attire. for current WtHJa members, the show counted toward year-end awards. the show primed riders and horses for the up - Al Copony, ridden by Kambree Bue - On My Honor, Lara Eason; Chil - coming uSef rated WtHJa shows: naventurs dren’s Hunter Reserve Champion, USHJA 2’6” Reserve Champion, and Springtime in Dixie (april 8-11) and Penelope Sugg on Tango Shoes Springtime encore (april 15-18). winner WiHS/NAL Children’s Classic all the shows followed all CoviD-19 biosecurity requirements to maintain a safe, healthy environment for all persons. Biosecurity for horses included the usual current negative Coggins test plus veteri - nary documentation of equine influenza and equine Herpes virus vaccinations within six months of the competition. Hunter classes ranged from 18” cross rails to 2’ short stirrup and 2’3”, 2’6”, 2’9”, 3’, and 3’3” schooling over fences. Jumper classes ranged from .70m to 1.0m over fences. there were equitation classes and a Pre-Children’s/adult mini medal. WtHJa hosted an easter egg raffle with lots of fun prizes. WtHJa t-shirts were on sale in the office for $10 each. Cash flow (owned by Beanie Cone) and elizabeth thompson won the Pre- Leslie Reynolds on Pacha De Nantuel Child/adult mini medal. Brooke Buras the show culminated with several spe - rode Cash flow to win both Short Stirrup he said the turnout was “light,” with ap - 1.10m/1.15m Jumper. cial classes on Sunday. WtHJa Hunter equitation o/f and flat classes. proximately 107 exhibitors and 715 Beanie Cone commented that his riders Derby: Katana Kennedy o’Brien took the there were four Short Stirrup division classes entered. “Had a great first week in the ring at blue on Chablis 162. giselle grench and winners: Patchwork Seagull, ridden by Special class winners included: WtHJa’s Springtime in Dixie.” maggie Casino were reserve. giselle also won the Callie mullis, and lamborghini, ridden by WtHJa Hunter Derby: Sea glass, Dixon and Brighton Whimsical were aSPCa/maclay medal on Casino and was Hannah roark, tied for Champion. Cash owned by Carita Palmer and ridden by Champions in 11&under equitation and reserve in the Dover uSef medal. abi - flow, ridden by Brooke Buras, and Billy Jason Schnelle; finished second in the Pony Hunter Handy. gail arnold won the Dover uSef medal the Kid, ridden by Piper tushek tied for Junior/amateur owner Hunter Classic: Samantha Bisignano and runway finished on Quinito. reserve. Calena, owned/ridden by Kristen as Champion in Pre-Child/adult equi - this show featured several “Classics.” the 0.70m Jumper Champion was Schnelle; tation. lisa Ballo and activated were Winner of the WiHS/nal Children’s/ Samantha Davis on Sharon nicholls’ gold WiHS/nal Childrens/adult Jumper Champions in the low open Hunter o/f, adult Classic was Heidi Duke on Delaney. Cielo (trained by Poppy Doyle). the Classic: gustav 303, ridden by meg placing first in every class. the pair were Sarah morris and gidget were first in the 0.80m Jumper Champion was amanda Selvidge; second in the WiHS/nal Child/adult a/o Hunter Classic. Calder trotz and fate Stagg on aviatrix (also trained by Poppy WiHS/nal Childrens Hunter Classic: Jumper Classic. were tops in the Junior Hunter Classic, Doyle). and the 0.90m Jumper Champion on my Honor, lara eason; Springtime Encore with sister ella trotz and as ever in re - was elizabeth o’Donnell on mr. Sailboat WiHS/nal adult Hunter Classic: Cap - WtHJa’s second a-rated spring show, serve. Calder and fate were also Cham - (trained by Jamie Kroh-Jones). tivate, mary grayson fauser. fauser and Springtime encore, ran april 15-18, 2021. pion in large Junior 3’6” 16-17. Springtime in Dixie Captivate also won the uSHJa Handy entries were up at this show, with over margaret Dixon and Brighton Whimsi - West tennessee Hunter Jumper associ - Challenge. 132 exhibitors entering nearly 900 classes. cal were Pony Hunter Champions, 11 & ation held the first of its two uSef a-rated giselle grench and Casino won the Show manager Barnie mallace com - under equitation Champion and WiHS spring shows on april 8-11, 2021 at the uSef medal, aSPCa/maclay medal, and mented about the “great weather” (cool, in Pony equitation Champion. gCHS arena in germantown, tenn. were Junior Hunter Champions. the 60s and cloudy), the “great footing,” Kitty Walters won tHiS Children’s Springtime in Dixie featured the WtHJa Kiki finneran was “popular and fash - and praised the food vendor, Chef Char - medal with an app for that. Hunter Derby, the Jr/ao Hunter Classic ionable” as Pony Hunter Champion with maigne. “Chef Charmaigne is from all show results are posted at horse - and the $1500 WiHS/nal Child/adult en vogue; owner rachel Sutton. louisiana and the food is really good,” he showsonline.com. WtHJa stays in a Jumper Classic. Show manager Barnie Chara Short and her uSa D’Horset said. Check out the menu items on face - show mode for memphis in may i (may mallace commented on the “great weather were Champions in the low Jr/ao book at Chef Charmaigne.. 6-9) and memphis in may ii (may 13-16). and great exhibitors” at the show, although Jumper division, as well as first in the 20 . May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Cowboys & Cowgirls MSQHA Spring Circuit the mid-South Quarter Horse associa - tion (mSQHa) began its spring show sea - son at the Show Place arena in Cordova, tenn. with the Spring Circuit, april 16-18, 2021. four judges presided: Bruce army, Cynthia tucker, Sissy anderson, and Jim Dudley, with Circuit awards given in each class to those who showed to all four judges. Show activities went simultane - ously, with trail classes in the outdoor Covered arena and Performance, Halter, Jeff Honey, winner of the $500 added Jenny Honey, winner of the $500 Horsemanship and Showmanship classes Open Ranch Rail Jackpot added Non-Pro Ranch Rail Jackpot in the large indoor arena. for ranch rid - (photo by Nancy Brannon ) (photo by Nancy Brannon ) ers, the show offered $1000 added ranch rail Jackpot on Saturday, with $500 added find more information about mSQHa at: www.midsouthquarterhorse.com each to open and non-Pro. 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Volunteer Pinto Horse Show Photos by Nancy Brannon over easter weekend, the volunteer State Pinto organization hosted the mem - phis madness show at the Show Place arena in Cordova, tenn., april 2-4, 2021. the show offered “package deals:” un - lead line class and Western Pleasure Carley Sheppard and a Zip n Sensation limited aPHa/PtHa classes for $350 for classes. the show concluded with a vari - were aPHa and PtHa winners of the one horse; unlimited Yearling and mini ety of Horsemanship classes. Super Horse Saddle, donated by randy Classes for $200 (one horse); and unlim - Show Secretary Carmen lay said the Johnson of natchez ford. gabe Brown ited all Breed classes for $200 (one show had a good turnout, with 75-80 and touch of Southern were reserve horse); all packages included one stall and horses coming to the memphis area. the High Point and aPHa novice Youth appropriate fees. Horses were groomed to show offered an easter morning breakfast Horse. a “spit shine” and exhibitors dressed in and devotional, followed by an egg hunt Savannah Brus and Cherry Wine won their fitted, sequined jackets. for the kids. She explained how the “in- all-around novice Youth 18 and under; the 4-judge aPHa/PtHa show started hand” classes were judged: “just like in were aPHa & PtHa High Point Youth on good friday with aPHa and PtHa aQHa, with the pattern done correctly and novice Youth winners; Zone 6 High trail classes and ranch riding. with the best form possible. for the rail Point Youth; and Zone 6 High Point ten - Saturday morning got off to a colorful classes, judges are looking for correctness, nessee State Horse. start with an array of Halter classes. mov - a true trot and true lope. they add in the olivia rose Silvey and Dm Kings ing into the performance classes, there was ‘difficulty’ factor, with the slower the tion, lay explained. Starbaby were all-around mini Champi - Western riding with some all Breed horses go the more difficult it is.” Judges for the show were Kathy ons. Showmanship mixed in, followed by the the mini classes are all in hand, she Boggetta, Kathryn Kope, Casey orr, and Wyatt fallstrom and Sassy Jean were longe line classes. Sunday’s show sched - said. and the longe line classes are for Jodi finkenbinder. Class results are posted leadline winners. ule brought in the jumping, driving, and yearlings and two-year-olds, judged on through the aPHa and Pinto Horse web - find more information at: www.volun - english classes. after the break came the movement with the element of conforma - sites. teerstatepintoorg.com www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 21 . 22 . May, 2021 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com UT Martin Women’s Team Tops Field at 53rd Annual Spring College Rodeo

By Ryne Rickman; Photos: UT Martin Univ. Relations erating times of 19.4 in average (split third), 9.5 in the first go (fourth) and 9.9 in the second round (fourth). Cole martin, tenn. – the 53rd annual ut martin Spring Walker’s 9.3 seconds in the short go was the second-best College rodeo was a stirring success as the Skyhawk time and his 19.4 average split third with van Holten. ut women’s squad finished first and the men’s team took martin’s fourth cowboy to accumulate points in the event third place in the final team standings of the three-day was tyler Brooks, who placed sixth in both average (20.7) event, april 15-17, 2021. and in the second round (10.2). the ut martin women’s team accrued 365 points – its grace Bryant stood out all weekend for the ut martin most since a 480-point performance at northwest mis - women’s squad with a remarkable performance in break - sissippi on april 25-27, 2019 – for a convincing victory, away roping. the freshman out of Pendleton, SC split first four cowgirls in goat tying. Kailey Schmidt led the way defeating second-place east mississippi by 120 points. in average (5.4), after having the best time in the opening with second-place finishes in average (14.0) and in the on the men’s side, ut martin’s 530 points ranked just go (2.4), and split second in the short round (3.0). short round (6.7). Shayne mallory earned times of 7.5 in behind east mississippi (540) in second place as missouri a pair of ut martin cowboys accrued points in saddle the second go (fourth place), 14.7 in average (fifth place) valley College won with 860 points. bronc riding. tyler Pruitt won the opening round with a and 7.2 in the opening round (split sixth). first round three ut martin cowboys earned points in bareback score of 72, and his 133 average and 61 short go per - scorers also included Bryant (6.6, split second) and lau - riding, led by Blake leamon who split first in the open - formance ranked him third and fifth, respectively. Jack ren Heck (6.8, split fourth). ing round (77) and finished fifth in average (129). Stetson Smithson was also solid throughout, collecting points in Bryant generated points in her third event of the week - Bierman’s 59 points in the short go and 114 average each all three opportunities: 66 short round, third place; 131 end – team roping, joining forces with van Holten to split finished in fifth place, while Weston Hamilton’s 64 in the average, fourth; 65 first go, split fourth. sixth in the opening round with a time of 9.7 seconds. first round was good enough to split fifth. Walker started out the steer wrestling event on a tear, Capping off the ut martin women’s team win was a in calf roping, Chase thrasher picked up points in all as the sophomore from Sparta, tenn. registered 4.8 sec - noteworthy performance by madison mcfall in barrel three phases as the senior from Columbia, tenn. placed onds for the best time in the field. that effort carried over racing. the junior from Columbia, tenn. placed second in second in average (18.9), third in the opening round (9.1) into the average to place him fifth in that category. average (26.67) and finished fourth in both the opening go and third in the short go (9.8). robbie van Holten addi - the ut martin women’s team compiled points from (13.32) and in the short round (13.35). tionally came away with points in all three phases, gen - Volunteer Ranch Horse Show Photos by Gary Cox the volunteer ranch Horse association (volrHa) was back in memphis, tn with another show at the Show Place arena april 10-11, 2021. Show manager tammy Bledsoe commented that the Spring fling was a tremendous show, with about 130 horses and over 800 entries. it was one of the largest shows the association has had in a long time, she said. the show drew Jonathan fortenberry with american points) and reserve open High Point to Point to libby Clifton and Hesalittlebit - competitors from numerous states around national insurance and insure equine Barry Bolton on lil Bear Cat (16.5 country (23 points). the mid-south. sponsored the morning’s coffee and points). amateur Select High Point award went Competitors are coming primarily to doughnuts and snack table at the show. amateur High Point award went to to Kyle Sanders and ima tinseltown earn points in the nrCHa classes, Bled - the lead line class was held on Sun - Stephanie Stalans and thisDudesShamok - Champ (19.5 points) and reserve amateur soe said. the show also offers all the day after the vrH conformation class and inHot (30 points) and reserve amateur Select High Point to Suzanne Whitehead classes to qualify for the aQHa versatility before Cowboy Church. Bledsoe said that High Point to Julie mcBroom and lil Bear and Cutter oak (11.5 points). all around award. as an affiliate of the entries in lead line are increasing, as is Cat (20.5 points). the association is planning another national ranch & Stock Horse alliance, attendance at the church service. Youth High Point award went to Julia show in memphis in may, the volrHa their volrHa classes qualify competitors the open High Point award went to Whitehead and uno miss Hollywood Salute the troops on may 22-23, 2021, for the nrSHa World Show. libby Clifton and Hesalittlebitcountry (22 (30.5 points) and reserve Youth High again at the ShowPlace arena. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 23 . New Mexico Bold & Beautiful Fashion Jackets & Coats for Men & Women

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This month we begin a series of articles something different about completing the on horse trails in Tennessee, authored by entirety of the trail. it was a sense that i Josh Guin, owner and trainer at Cross - truly had the full experience. roads Ranch and Equestrian Center in 4. terrain – the “rideability” of this Nolensville, Tenn. He and his family have trail is enjoyable with a wide variety of given themselves the enviable task of rid - terrain, from hill-country hardwoods to ing and producing a video and article for fields and meadows with pine groves every horse trail in Tennessee. They will growing alongside. the trails are well include information about each trail, the marked and maintained. the footing may terrain and footing, access, trailer park - require hoof boots or shoes for some ing, and amenities. horses, but is what i considered safe for myself and my horse. the landscape lends itself to leisurely walks under the canopy Highland of tall oaks, trotting along a babbling stream, and there is plenty of opportunity Rim Trail to stretch your horse’s legs and canter through open fields. By Josh Guin 5. local Culture – leipers fork has true southern charm. it has a lot to offer, from that the original trail was formed by herds and the parkway itself is perfect for haul - in my travels across tennessee i’ve en - country diners to fuel for your trip. my of bison traveling from the mississippi ing horses, with light traffic and a low joyed riding some of the most beautiful family and i enjoy making special trips river to nashville salt licks. Some of the speed limit. the trail conveniently paral - trails you’ll find in the Southeast. from the there when we’re not hauling horses so first people to travel the trace were native lels the trace and is easily accessible by fields of West tennessee to the mountains that we can spend time visiting the local americans, and then europeans. from the vehicle in case of emergency. of east tennessee and everything in be - shops and eating at one of the diners. garrison Creek trailhead, named after a 3. length – this 25-mile trail runs north tween, there’s a lot to experience in the Highland rim trail offers you the nearby 1800s army garrison, to riding in and south from the most northern trailhead “rocky top.” opportunity to ride the same path, in much the eroded path of the original natchez in leiper’s fork (garrison Creek trail - recently, i rode the entirety of the the same way that so many great people trace, you’ll feel the special connection to head) down through fly, tennessee (Hwy Highland rim trail on the natchez trace did who built this nation. Simply put, if those who traveled there long ago: people 7 trailhead) to the most Southern trailhead Parkway, and there was something so spe - you have not tried this wonderful trail, you like andrew Jackson, who led his troops in Shady grove, tennessee (Hwy 50 trail - cial about this trail. actually, there were should consider adding it to your list. i am down the path during the War of 1812 to head). Primitive camping is allowed by five things! sure glad i did. meriwether lewis, who explored much of permit along the trail, or you can ride from Here are five reasons why the Highland for more information on the Highland america. trailhead to trailhead with someone to drop rim trail is one of my favorite trails and rim trail and other great riding destina - 2. location – the trail is located on the you off and pick you up along the way. try why you should consider riding it. tions, follow Josh guin on Youtube or natchez trace Parkway, south of to ride the entire trail, whether in one trip 1. History – this place is seriously rich visit his website: www.nashvillehorse - nashville in middle tennessee. the roads or several. although i had ridden portions with american history. Historians believe lessons.com leading to the parkway are mostly rural of the trail in the past, there really was www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 25 . Greener pastures points from both new and ongoing citizen Earth Day 2021 News from Earth Day science projects. for example, a current project seeks to understand how insect Compiled by Nancy Brannon, Ph.D. populations like bees are changing. there Green Tennessee this year’s earth Day celebration was a is also research on air quality, plastics, and By: Chris Pianta three-day affair, april 20 through april 22, food security. the original earth Day. informative ses - find out more about each of these top - on april 22nd, people around the world sions began on april 20, 2021 with a ics, a history of earth Day, and learn more celebrated earth Day. this year’s official global youth climate summit, featuring at the website: www.earthday.org. earth Day theme is “restore our earth.” panel discussions, speeches, and special PBS Educational Programs earthday.org had lots of great suggestions messages from youngsters including greta as a prelude to earth Day, PBS aired for events and activities that you could thunberg, alexandria villaseñor, and li - two programs hosted by David attenbor - participate in to help protect our planet. cypriya Kangujam. the evening’s digital ough about the state of our planet. “ex - at the tennessee Department of envi - event examined climate concerns, envi - tinction: the facts” laid out the alarming ronment and Conservation (tDeC), we ronmental justice, and issues of pollution, rate of extinction of a variety of species on believe every day is earth Day, so we to Dark Sky compliant lighting and earned poverty, and the pandemic. earth and how rapidly it is occurring. the work year-round to be good stewards of a Silver-tier international Dark Sky Park the main attraction on april 22 was the huge variety of life on earth, known as our environment by protecting and im - designation. it became the first state park theme “restore our earth,” which cov - biodiversity, is being lost at a rate un - proving the quality of tennessee’s natural in the Southeast to gain this prestigious ered natural processes, emerging green precedented in human history. one inter - resources. to highlight our efforts, our de - recognition. visitors can enjoy sweeping, technologies, and innovative thinking that esting fact is how the extinction crisis is partment shared a series of videos that de - rich views of the night sky similar to those can restore the world’s ecosystems. other related to increases in pandemic diseases. tailed some of the programs that our found in many of the Western states. topics were reforestation efforts, regener - You can stream the entire show at: various divisions manage. the videos are Waste Management Corner ative agriculture, citizen science, clean- www.pbs.org/show/extinction-facts/ posted on tDeC’s social media pages and Did you know that earth Day origi - ups, and more. the other program attenborough website and include tips that tennesseans nated in the u. S. in 1970, and became rec - the five pillars of restore our earth: hosted was “Climate Change: the facts.” can follow to help restore our earth. ognized worldwide by 1990? Since then, (1) the Canopy Project: improves the this program brought together leading cli - tennessee State Parks created videos every year on april 22nd, men, women, shared environment by planting trees mate scientists who are documenting the that highlight the various “go green With and children have come together to plant across the globe. current changes to the planet as increased us” sustainability efforts they have imple - trees, clean up litter, and perform other en - (2) food and environment: a “food - greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and mented that enhance guest experiences vironmental activities with the goal of cre - print” measures the environmental impacts methane, are increasing the global mean while visiting our parks. these videos in - ating for a better future for our planet. associated with growing, producing, trans - temperature. these scientists examine the clude tips guests can do to help go green as the world is slowly opening back up, porting, and storing the food we eat. You consequences of rising temperatures on ice With us while visiting tn State Parks. many of us are noticing an increase in lit - can try a foodprint calculator to find out sheets, fragile ecosystems, developing remember, we only have one planet, so ter along streets and sidewalks. one sim - how your meals affect the planet. communities, and extreme weather events. celebrate earth Day by each of us doing ple activity that you can do that can have (3) the great global Cleanup seeks to extreme weather events have an impact our part to help restore our earth! a major impact is conducting your own lit - clean up the litter that we leave every - on ecosystems, with some locations be - international Dark Sky Week tle cleanup. grab some grocery bags and where. Wherever you are, you can pick up coming increasingly uninhabitable as tem - Dark Sky Week (april 5-12) raised gloves for safety, put on your shoes and go all kinds of litter and plastic pollution that peratures rise. 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We were recently honored to talk to mary anne Hughes from Hickory valley, tenn., now re - siding in florida, whose farm in Hickory valley once pro - duced some very fine tennessee Walking and gaited horses for field trialing and showing. mary anne grew up in Hickory valley in the 1940s and 1950s. “my horse connection began at a very young age, Mary Anne at a field trial at Ames Plantation Mary Anne at her retirement home in Florida with my Shetland pony, and advanced to the breeding of tennessee Walking horses, starting in 1989,” Hughes re - called. “my grandfather and father were excellent with ated from college in 1957 and the couple married on au - they decided to move back to the family farm in ten - horses, both riding their saddle horses on the family farm gust 7, 1958. nessee and breed horses. of the 250 acres, John person - where we lived in Hickory valley. the couple moved to florida, where mary anne taught ally fenced 65 acres for pasture, and they eventually had “the acquisition of a singlefooting gelding named second grade in Hollywood, fla. and then served as a as many as 30 horses at one time for riding and breeding Dan, that my Dad traded an a-model ford for, allowed media Specialist, retiring in 1988 after 30 years with the stock. mary anne was the rider in the family and John, me to bond with this ‘renagade’ energetic 14-hand horse system. John worked for the South florida Water man - who passed away in 2008, enjoyed running the farm. every day after school. after weeks of climbing on the agement District. their farm was only two miles from ames Plantation, gate to give him apples, i finally got enough courage to “my career kept me very busy, so my free time didn’t so they participated in the field trials and other activities climb on his back without any tack. We became insepa - allow my passion for horses for almost ten years,” mary at ames, including the Bird Dog national Championship. rable for the rest of my teenage years. this amazed every - anne said. “When John recognized that i was ready to get they also got many referrals and buyers of tWHs from one in the small town because of Dan’s bad reputation. a horse again, he suggested we go to Hialeah race track field trailers. Horses bred and raised by the Hughes found eventually, Dan was sold to a person in a town over 30 and buy a thoroughbred from a claiming race. We se - homes throughout the united States and Canada. for miles away. my parents were surprised to hear a horse lected makesco, a 7-year-old, 16.2-hand chestnut gelding many years they would donate a colt to the ames Planta - whinny at breakfast time the next day and looked out the for me to ride and train as a hunter/jumper. i entered local tion auction to help raise funds for the field trials. window to see the unbelievable sight of Dan standing english shows and began winning ribbons. i’ll never for - mary anne did not lose her passion for showing either, there. He had decided to come home! i was not told about get riding back to the stable with the trophy in Hunter but switched to tWH shows, including the Celebration his return home until after i graduated from college in under saddle, along with second place in equitation and a in Shelbyville. “i tallied up the number of breeds that i 1957.” third in pleasure. makesco did me proud! had ridden before selecting the outstanding tWH and was mary anne met her future husband, John Parry “at a show in Coral Springs, fla., the judge, ‘Don’ surprised to learn that i had the opportunity to ride over 18 Hughes, in their sophomore year at grand Junction High Julio valls, asked to see me after the show. John and i different breeds,” she said. She liked to show young colts School. His family had moved from north easton, mass. were rather perplexed about this, but approached the and fillies in halter classes and once got a purchase offer to the ames Plantation near grand Junction, tenn. His fa - judge, who was the former head of the Havana military from another contestant whose strategy was to buy the ther (who had emigrated from Wales) was the ames’ but - academy in Cuba and a refugee from the Baptisia revo - competition, so that his horse would always win. mary ler and his mother (who had emigrated from Sweden) was lution. He complimented my horse and thought he would anne declined the offer. the ames’ head cook. be suitable for dressage. His criteria for a good dressage John’s nephew nicholas Hughes began coming down While John was in the navy, joining in 1954 and serv - horse were conformation, intelligence, and temperament. from ohio at age 14 to spend the summer at the farm and ing on the submarine uSS Clamagore, mary anne was at He wanted to know if i would allow him to train and ex - help train and show the horses. each summer nicholas union university in Jackson, tenn. “We kept the letters hibit the horse and, in exchange, he would teach me dres - would take on a new project horse. nicholas eventually flowing during that period,” she said. mary anne gradu - sage.” attended mississippi State university and now rides and When mary anne and John retired in their early 50s, shows horses at his home in ohio. (Cont. on p. 30 ) 30 . 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She has also made several new friends The Mid-South Horse Review who are previous horse owners at her new after you read it home in florida. they all get to share their Mary Anne riding her favorite TWH past experiences and stories about their Bullet Makes great garden mulch & worm food! horses. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • May, 2021 31 . Mid-South Horse Review CCaalleennddaarr ooff EEvveennttss Please contact the individuals listed for additional information and to verify dates. to submit your event, call MAY - JUNE (901) 867-1755 or e-mail the information to: [email protected] or editor@midsouth - the Mid-South Horse Review Calendar of Events lists horse shows and other equine events. 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