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FREE HHoorrssee RReevviieeww VOL. 26 • NO. 12 The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 AUGUST 2016 2. August, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THE C OvER : at the Palomino World Show, fg Justimagine is Champion in the amateur aged mares class, shown by HHoorrssee RReevviieeww august 2016 tammy Bradshaw , co-owned by tammy and terry Brad - Equus Charta, LLC shaw of thackerville, ok. ( photo by Nancy Brannon ) Copyright 2016 ContentS • v ol . 26 • n o. 12 TRENDING NOW: HORSES 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] FACEBOOK : 17-month-old Calvin Lail checks out a Greg Walcott drives his Dressage test at Bull Riding at the Knotty Bolden Memo - The Mid-South Horse Review new John Deere tractor. (A. 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August, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Show in tunica, and the Palominos will be by kimberly rehn morrow. tle, indiana. they raise alfalfa hay, corn, coming back to tunica through 2018. next amateur golden horse winner was and soybeans in addition to horses. “We year’s show will be July 12-22, 2017. terri Skippin in the Weeds, shown by Celeste mainly raise Quarter horses, and we have green, World Show manager, said this Berger. reserve was the Seventh en - three horses that we’re showing now,” year’s show drew 1,975 entries, up 200 en - counter, shown by hannah decamp. Jake said. Jake shows r Yella Princess in tries from last year. and they came from Select golden horse winner was: irre - amateur three Year old mares and his all over the u.S. to compete for the world sistible Star, shown by Susan Chancey dad shows her in the open. they plan to championships. “it’s a good horse show,” Chaires. reserve was Cowboysainteasy - continue showing her for a few more she concluded. “We often have exhibitors toluv, shown by roxann guthrie. years, and then raise some foals from her. from Canada, as well as the lower 48 novice amateur golden horse winner “We train horses as a family,” Jake said. states.” this year marked the 75th an - was: Watch Bud Shine, shown by Janine “We have a yearling stallion, fg fella in niversary of the Palomino horse Breeders m. hess. reserve was Skipper Jetdi, Yella, who was in the top five in amateur There’s Gold association, and 50 years of the Youth as - shown by emma Jonasson. Yearling Stallions” on thursday, July 21, sociation. terry Bradshaw and his wife Jake Wickler, winner of the amateur and was 7th in the open Yearling Stallions tammy were celebrity exhibitors at this three Year old mares on Saturday, July with his dad. in Tunica year’s show. 23 with r Yella Princess, has an interest - they also have a five year old gelding, Article and photos by Nancy Brannon Judges in the Youth divisions were ing story. the young 19-year-old did all leather n tails, who led the nation in Clint fullerton of kansas City, mo; kerry the training, conditioning, and showing of 2015 aQha Youth halter gelding. last it’s official: the 2016 golden horse kyle of rossville, il; J. david lawrence the mare by himself. Clay gant, artist of year Jake led the World in Youth halter. award winners have been announced, as of Cypress, tX; and P. keith longacre of Cowboy Bronze statues, said he “could he was aQha high Point in Youth mares the Palomino horse Breeders of america glenpool, ok. Judges for the open and see muscle definition in the mare from and geldings. he was the 2015 Palomino (PBha) World Championship Show amateur divisions were delena doyle of way up in the stands. She was the only fit Youth World Champion at tunica, as well. wrapped up ten days of showing Palomi - azle, tX; Brad gibby of newberry, ga; horse in the class!” Currently Jake is enrolled at ivy tech nos of all shades of gold, July 13-23, 2016. mike Perkins of Bentonville, ar; linda Jake and his dad talked about the mare Community College in ag education. he the air-conditioned comfort of the expo Pigg of gordonville, tX; tom mcBeath of and her training. “We got her as a wean - plans to transfer to the main campus, Pur - Center in tunica, mississippi was the only union, mS; michael ochetto of Belcher, ling from an online sale in lawrenceville, due university, to finish his degree. his comfortable place to show in the swelter - la; terry thompson of aubrey, tX, and virginia. Jake works with her every day, goal is to be an ffa advisor. ing mid-south heat, as temperatures in the darren Wright of Chillicothe, oh. and this is her third trip to the World find full results and more information parking lot reached up to 109° f on some the golden horse open winner was: Palomino Show.” and this was Jake’s first about the World Show at: www.palomi - days. Justa Cruzin Carter, shown by linda Smi - year showing as an amateur. nohba.com/show-info/world-show this is the fourth year of the World ley. reserve was fortune of Jules, shown the two run Wicker farms in new Cas - Jake Wicker and R Yella Princess, Amateur 3-year-old Mares Champion Champagne Assets, Kelsey Rudy exhibitor, Amateur Showmanship Champion Watch Bud Shine, Janine Hess exhibitor, Novice Amateur ShowmanshipChampion Excellent Machine, Wayne Watlington, Palomino-bred West. Pleasure Champion www.midsouthhorsereview.com August, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review 5. Watch Bud Shine, Janine M Hess, Novice Amateur Golden Horse Champion Whata Golden Deck, Gail A Craun Irresistible Star, Susan Chancey Come On Susey, Susan Bollich ex - Strait To Paris, Edward Johnson ex - riding, in Amateur Select Western Chaires exhibitor, Select Golden Horse hibitor, in Amateur Select Western hibitor, in Amateur Select Western Horsemanship Champion Horsemanship Horsemanship Beadsandbourbonstreet, Cameron Cowgurlz And Pearlz, owned by Sean Jvf Tempt Me Not, Barbara Hoffer ex - Shez Supernatural, Felisha Ellis ex - Dees, Palomino-bred Amateur Senior Mullins, Champion, Two Year Old Mares hibitor, Reserve Champion, Amateur hibitor, Reserve Champion Amateur Mares Champion Three Year Old Mares Aged Mares 6. August, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Book nook 1938, when austria was absorbed by ger - ecutions at the hand of their superiors to The PerfecT many and the Spanish riding School orchestrate a rescue of the horses from the taken over by the german army, Podha - grasp of the Soviet army. the horses in - jsky had to don the uniform of the cluded mares and newborn foals, as well hOrSe , by Wehrmacht to keep the school intact. as stallions. the plan was to surrender the gustav rau was the civilian Chief facility to the american army, which had elizabeth equerry of the third reich’s horse breed - just fought its way across france and ger - ing program, and had been instrumental many and had orders to hold up just across the horse industry’s recovery after WW i. the border in Bavaria, awaiting a link up Letts under the nazi regime, he set up a system with the red army. Book Review by Tommy Brannon of breeding farms throughout germany in a case of the right (sympathetic) peo - and occupied eastern europe to supply ple being at the right place at the right history and horses come together in horses for farming, industry and the ger - time, the american army unit across the this well told story by elizabeth letts, au - man army.