ShetlandAREA & Miniature Association, VII Inc. Spring 2018 2018 Officers and Committee Members

President: Jacob Elliott Past President: Susan Browning-Wroe Phone: (916) 479-0962 Phone: (916) 969-9722 [email protected] [email protected] Term of office: 2 years, 2018–2020 Membership Committee: Vice-President: Susan Browning-Wroe Michele Nelson: (510) 326-6487 Phone: (916) 969-9722 [email protected] [email protected] Term of office: 2 years, 2018–2020 Show Committee: Linda Anastasio, Robert Blackwell, Lynn Secretary: Melissa Berschens Blackwell, Susan Browning-Wroe, Jacob Elliott, April 21–22, 2018 • Murieta Equestrian Center • Rancho Murieta, CA Phone: (530) 620-2751 Julie Mabie, Michele Nelson, Kathie Peterson, [email protected] and Nancy Turner Term of office: 2 years, 2018–2020 [email protected] Judges: Treasurer: Michele Nelson Sunshine Committee Richard Petty, Jacksonville, OR Phone: (510) 326-6487 Linda Anastasio: (209) 838-6399 Kim Sterchi, Grass Valley, CA [email protected] Cell: (209) 614-9346 Term of office: 2 years, 2018–2020 [email protected] Director: Richard Radulovich Newsletter and Website: Saturday Night Social Phone: (209) 368-2026 Michele Nelson: (510) 326-6487 6:30 pm–8:30 pm [email protected] [email protected] Term of office: 2 years, 2018–2020 Featuring a selection of hors d’oeuvres and desserts Area VII National Directors: catered by the Murieta Cafe. Tickets are only $10 and can be Director: John Gracey Seat purchased when you pay your entries. A limited number of Phone: (530) 741-1092 Julie Mabie, (831) 684-1555 [email protected] [email protected] tickets will be available to purchase at the show. Term of office: 1 year, 2018–2019 Term of office: 2017–2019 Special Awards Director: Robert Blackwell Open Seat Phone: (916) 723-6932 Eric Tani, (310) 704-3833 Barbara Naviaux Memorial Multi-Color Champion [email protected] [email protected] Sponsored by Half Measures Ranch Term of office: 1 year, 2018–2019 Term of office: 2016–2018 Mailing Address: 5619 Market Street, Apt. B, Oakland, CA 94608-2809 Pat Michielssen Memorial High-Point Classic [email protected] www.areaviiclub.com Sponsored by Linda Andrews Gray and Debbie Andrews Marshall • Sierra’s Dances with Gold Youth Spirit Awards Area VII Shetland Pony & Assoc., Inc. Sponsored by Ravenstar Farm The Area VII Shetland Pony & Miniature Horse Association, Inc., was incorporated on June 14, Area VII ‘‘Yes We Can” Award 1998 by the Board of Directors: President Marjorie Vliet, Director Virginia Flint and Director Sponsored by LSC Minis— Jim Curry. It is and has always been member supported and driven, with a dynamic group of people volun- Christine Morse, Stephanie Jumper, and Elizabeth Pride teering to run the club. Area VII is an Club/American Miniature Horse Registry/American Show Pony Registry (ASPC/AMHR/ASPR) registered and recognized club that is primarily active Our host hotel is the Murieta Inn and Spa in California, though our area encompasses California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. Our membership We have a special group rate for California Classic exhibitors! includes owners of both ASPC and AMHR Miniature . Area VII welcomes members from To book your room, call the hotel at (916) 354-3900, all over—and you do not need to own a mini or pony to join. and mention the group code, EQE-CACLASS to get the special room rate. Area VII’s membership is spread across California and Nevada at this time, with members of all ages, with varied backgrounds and interests. Area VII is primarily a club for those that enjoy their Shetlands and Miniatures, with a particular interest in showing. Entries are due on Friday, April 6, 2018 “We are an informal group of people of all ages who gather together for the enjoyment of friendships made, and the promotion of our beautiful equine. As members of this organization, we help maintain the The complete premium is available at www.areaviiclub.com recognition that our fine Shetlands and Miniatures deserve at the ASPC/AMHR level.”

Spring 2018 Page 3 25–27 National Area VII Show 21–22 July Jubilee 2018 Calendar of Events (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) For updates, go to www.areaviiclub.com George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, Pacific Coast Miniature Horse Club Norco, CA George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, March 28–29 Clay Station Horse Trials Jennifer Humphrey: (909) 705-6326 Norco, CA Each day is a separate event. VSE and Pony www.pcmhclub.com Jennifer Humphrey: (909) 705-6326 9–11 Western States Horse Expo Pomona divisions. Volunteers needed, no experi- 26–28 Emerald Valley Classic (AMHA) www.pcmhclub.com Fairplex, Pomona, CA ence necessary, lunch provided. Northwest Miniature Horse Club 30–August 4 2018 ASPC/ASPR Horse Expo, Inc., (800) 352-2411 Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, OR National Congress horseexpoevents.com www.claystationhorsepark.com Rinda Pullen, (425) 231-7464 National Equestrian Center 24–25 March Madness Lake St. Louis, MO May www.nwmhc.com (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) www.shetlandminiature.com Pacific Coast Miniature Horse Club 11–13 Sargent Equestrian CDE June George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, ADS approved. Volunteers needed, no 8–10 Western States Horse Expo August Norco, CA experience necessary. Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA 12–13 Clay Station Horse Driving Trials Jennifer Humphrey: (909) 705-6326 Sargent Equestrian Center, Lodi, CA Horse Expo, Inc., (800) 352-2411 Each day is a separate event. VSE and Pony www.pcmhclub.com Jeanne Williams, (209) 727-0200 horsexpoevents.com divisions. Volunteers needed, no experi- April Volunteer Coordinator: Linda Lanting, 15-17 Summer Festival CDE ence necessary, lunch provided (209) 380-2596 or (209) 838-3285 ADS approved. First leg of the 2018 West Clay Station Horse Park, Wilton, CA 13–15 Clay Station Super Clinic www.sargentcde.com Coast Triple Crown. VSEs and wel- Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 Clay Station Horse Park, Wilton, CA come! Volunteers needed, no experience www.claystationhorsepark.com Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 11–13 NWMHSPA Cavalcade of Ponies (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) necessary. Lunch provided for volunteers! 17–19 SASHA International Ponyfest www.claystationhorsepark.com Northwest Miniature Horse and Shetland Clay Station Horse Park, Wilton, CA (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) 14–15 April Flowers Pony Alliance Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 Spokane Fairgrounds, Spokane, WA (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) Tacoma Unit, Spanaway, WA www.claystationhorsepark.com Dixie Anderson, (801) 458-0261 Pacific Coast Miniature Horse Club Dixie Anderson, (801) 458-0261 15–17 Area VIII Classic www.spokanesasha.com George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, www.nwmhspa.com Norco, CA (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) September 25 Emerald Valley Classic (AMHR) Spanaway, WA Jennifer Humphrey: (909) 705-6326 6–16 AMHR Nationals Northwest Miniature Horse Club Rinda Pullen, (425) 231-7464 www.pcmhclub.com Expo Square, Tulsa, OK Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, OR 30 Area VII Summer Show 21–22 California Classic 2018 www.shetlandminiature.com Rinda Pullen, (425) 231-7464 (AMHR, Classic) (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) 28–30 JJ Horse Celebration www.nwmhc.com All-performance for AMHR minis and Area VII SP&MHA (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) “C”=rated show for Classic Shetlands. Murieta Equestrian Center, Tacoma, WA Sargent Equestrian Center, Lodi, CA Rancho Murieta, CA Jennifer Hoyt, (269) 209-3784 Rinda Pullen, (425) 231-7464 Rinda Pullen, (425) 231-7464 www.areaviiclub.com October www.areaviiclub.com 30–July 1 June Jamboree 4–7 California Fall Classic CDE (AMHR, Classic, Modern, ASPR) ADS approved. Third leg of the 2018 West Pacific Coast Miniature Horse Club Coast Triple Crown. VSEs and Ponies wel- George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, come! Volunteers needed, no experience Norco, CA necessary, lunch provided. Jennifer Humphrey: (909) 705-6326 Clay Station Horse Park, Wilton, CA www.pcmhclub.com Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 July www.claystationhorsepark.com 27–28 Clay Station Horse Driving Trials 20–22 Western Regional Championship Each day is a separate event. VSE and Pony (AMHA) Reno Event Center, Reno NV divisions. Volunteers needed, no experi- Contact: Laura Mullen: (607) 769.6743 ence necessary, lunch provided Website: www.amha.org Clay Station Horse Park, Wilton, CA Deb and Stan Packard, (916) 952-2196 www.claystationhorsepark.com

Page 4 Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Page 5 A Message from the President News from Jim Curry First off, I would like to say how honored I am to preside over this amazing club! We Life is really strange. I have been have so many incredible things happening this year that will make for an even better­ very content with living in an apart- club. I am very pleased with the addition of Melissa Berschens, our new secretary, ment and having the last two stal- who will help offset some of the many tasks that Michele Nelson has taken on over lions I still own out on long-term the years. To that end, Michele has agreed to stay on as treasurer! We have Susan leases to friends with no regular ­Browning-Wroe returning as vice-president, Robert Blackwell returning as director, contact, just happy they are well and two new directors rounding out the board—John Gracey and Richard Radulovich. cared for with no responsibility on Presently, we are finalizing the plans for main show, the California Classic, coming my part. up the third weekend in April. Our website, www.areaviiclub.com, has loads of infor- Overnight all that changed. On mation about the show. Next, we are planning a one-day performance only show at Thursday I made a trip with my Sergeant Equestrian Center in Lodi on June 30. The show will also feature a Liberty longtime friend Barbara Johnson class, so that those who want to qualify for nationals can go to two shows in Northern to deliver her Arabian gelding to California. trainer Bryce Baker—it was a long We are also planning a summer get-together, date and location to be determined. Stay day traveling to and from Paso tuned! Thank you for this opportunity. I look forward to serving you with enthusiasm. Robles. When I returned to Lodi I So let’s go out there, have fun, enjoy our horses and the spirit of healthy competion! checked my e-mails and Facebook Yours, page where I found a mention of a online auction for a fundraiser for a Texas club. Bid- Jacob Elliott, Area VII Club President ding was due to end the next day and one of the items being offered was an AMHR/ ASPC stallion donated by John Cherry. John has really nice horses and bids were very low. Barbara and I have often discussed sharing ownership on a horse, so I contacted Seeking Nominations for the her and she said make a bid. 2018 Area VII “Yes We Can! Award I did so, and now Barbara and I own SMHC Armani, a 36” eight year old stallion who has In 2017, the Area VII Board established an award, originally called the Gail Byrnes siblings that have been exported and won championships in England and Australia. His “Yes We Can!” Award, to be ­presented each year at the California Classic. This award is pictures reminded me very much of my stallion, Royal Splish Splash, who has a home meant for a person who: with the Harrison family in Arkansas. At any rate, we now own a stallion that is in Texas • Has a history of involvement with and support of our club and has to be picked up soon, and we haven’t made any plans about where he will be lo- cated, which is only one of the decisions that need to be made. He will be shown, that is • Is known for his/her willingness to help others about all that has been decided. So much for impulse decisions! Not one we regret, just • Embodies the “Yes We Can” spirit in any number of ways—this is a person whose not prepared for or planned on.—Jim ­enthusiasm, energy, and passion have contributed to the continued success of our club and our community. This year, the Board is seeking nominations from our members for this award. All nominations will remain anonymous outside of the Nominating Committee. Please help us choose our 2018 award winner by filling out the nomination form (available online at ­­ www.areaviiclub.com) and returning it to the Nom­ inating Committee. US Mail: Susan Browning-Wroe, 7312 Antelope Road Citrus Heights, CA 95621 Email: [email protected]

Nominations must be received by Heidi Jensen Arao, winner of the first Friday, March 16, 2018 to be considered. Area VII “Yes We Can!” Award. Page 6 Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Page 7 Connie’s Itsy Bitsy Ranch News Wesco Farms Ranch News

With the C.S.H.A. 2007 parade season over, it was a great year for Connie and Pogo. Greetings all and Happy 2018! They were in 14 parades, winning all in their class, Six sweepstakes awards, High Point It’s been quiet recently with only one escapee of the year—Lucy (Wesco Farms Ozs Champion, and the overall State Championship for 2017. Using a Norena Buckeye show Fashionista) that doesn’t want to be in the “TLC pen” where the fresh yearlings and cart from Ohio, Hall of Fame 2003–2004 Rodabi J Palute Pogonip (Pogo) and Connie seniors get the extra feed, etc., she wants to be out on the hills with the main herd. We driving, it was a wonderful year for all. put her in, she finds a way out. After the third time we said fine, stay there! We are now looking ahead to this year and making it to the California Classic with Deer We did get our numbers down, ending 2017 at 33. Keeping a number of seniors, retir- Haven Dazzler and Pogo if possible. It depends on many things, but we are trying. Deer ees and “that one can’t leave!!” horses does inhibit things—LOL! The bad part going Haven Dazzler is looking ahead to this year also being with Connies Time 2 Rumble from 75+ Minis, we tend to have an abundance of spring grass (we’re thinking of adding Angelita. Pogo feels he might slow down a little. With that said we hope to see you all some goats). Last year we had a few horses get sore feet from it, so we have a few acres down the . Happy Trails to all!—Ed designated for those horses. It has nothing harmful as its close to a dry lot even now. As spring progresses we’ll probably have the main group on limited grazing as well until it Radulovich Farms Celebration Parade starts getting crispy and the seed heads are fallen. We did use our three stallions last Spring breeding season—Topper (WCR Top Cop), I just love my grandkids and minis! —Penny Ringo (Wesco Farms Buckerowdyroo) and Ozzie (Fallen Ash Scouts Oscar) as we felt The Celebration Dixon (Wesco Farms Ozs Venetian Agenda) was still a young—and we had inten- Parade…Wendy and tions of showing that didn’t happen. He apparently didn’t agree with our decision and Daisy. fell/jumped into the mare/foal pen. To be safe, a stallion report was filed. As per our usual, the boys had their month of fun (May) so foals will be arriving in April. It looks like they took advantage of that time so we should have a nice selection of foals. Most are from experienced mares—yeah, but I do have two maidens. Hopefully they’ll be sensible and good dams like their mothers. We have started the genetic testing for the ACAN dwarfism that is currently available (John Eberth at Gluck University did this research: http://getgluck.ca.uky.edu/content/ dwarfism). We’ve only tested Topper and Ozzie so far. Both came back negative—so another yeah! The goal is to work our way through the herd starting with the stal- lions. There is a database in Europe (where they take breeding really seriously!) which is great. Hopefully the registries will get on board one day with testing. For more info check out the dwarfism Facebook group. Waiting for the celebration to begin…King Liam. Our LGD, Noomi, some may have seen on Facebook, was hit by the man that leases a portion of our property (purely accidental, I saw it) and ended up in emergency sur- gery at UCD. She’s recovering well, but is not thrilled about moving vehicles anymore. As she’s been taking more time off, the coyotes have moved closer and we lost a few chickens the past month. So, we’re adding another LGD this spring to help out and are likely going to get a Polish Tatra. From our research they seem to “wander” less than some breeds and aren’t as aggressive as others. Other than that, we lost our last two llamas to old age (they were 20+) along with some of our gaga special (horse, cat, rooster). Sadly as we’re all aging this will happen more—boo! I think it was also the first year I didn’t buy a new horse! Part of that was trying to stick with my under 30 Minis goal, so until that happens I’m trying to not look!—Michelle

Tired of watching all the celebrating…Mira. The Celebration is over…King Liam. Page 8 Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Page 9 Remembering Patti Funakoshi

This article will serve as a tribute to an amazing woman in the miniature . Patti Funa- koshi’s time in the miniature horse industry (and on this earth) was far too short. It was a life lived richly, and many have had the honor of knowing her and calling her “Team Patti” at AMHA Western Regionals, 2016. “friend.” that evolved was nothing short of miraculous. The following snippets from friends illus- Although she did not nec- trate a glimpse into the life of this amazing woman. essarily show in AMHR, her support for her friends Pam Brown, who was Patti’s “bestie,” met Patti a few years ago. Patti had a tendency to who attended the California “appear” in various places around Galt at the same time as Pam. “Is this woman stalking Classic the past two years me?” she wondered. Of course, they were inseparable for the last few years, and Pam was unparalleled. Patti had was instrumental in taking care of Patti during the hard times. several bouts with cancer, Gail Byrnes, a staunch supporter of Area VII, says that Patti was the best whistler and even up to the end, kept around and asked Patti to teach her. Patti instructed her to practice but to no avail. Gail fighting through the pain. would always end up with spit on her hands and no whistle! At one of the shows, Patti She showed so much enthu- ordered her to whistle, and lo and behold a small whistle came out that only Patti could siasm for others in the face hear. Gail still remembers how Patti beamed and stated “I knew you could do it!” of her discomfort that you Patti and her World Grand Champion Wingate’s Infamous Mi. Penny Radulavich says that Patti was always willing to lend a with a smile! Haley could literally feel the love surrounding you. Yost, a groomer and instrumental employee in Casey’s barn says that Patti was not Patti dreamt of taking a horse to the championship level. She accomplished this goal your average human being. Indeed, she was an angel on earth. Anyone who encoun- when she won the Amateur Grand Championship at the AMHA World Show in 2016. tered Patti was impacted positively. This dream started when Casey Campbell agreed to take her on as a client. The story She is the only person Hayley knew who could fill a church to capacity to pay their respects. Patti was one in a million, and Hayley is forever changed because of her. Casey and his sister Kelly’s poignant speech at her service depicted a woman who changed their lives in undefined ways. Her mere presence changed them as people, and not a dry eye was in the house after they told us of the good times they shared with Patti on the road and at the shows. Truly an extraordinary woman, I am thankful I had the privilege to be her L to R: Dennis Dean (Judge), Patti (heading for Casey), Sami Scheuring (Judge), and Casey Campbell friend. —Jacob Elliott Patti gets a hug from Casey after her win at the AMHA (driving Mountain Meadows Simply Sensational) at the California Classic 2017 last April. World Show in 2016. Page 10 Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Page 11 News from Black Mountain Miniatures

At the time of this writing, it is so warm on Black Mountain that I can not help but be thinking of Spring, 2018. Spring here means more than longer and warmer days. It means foaling and breeding horses. Every Spring is exciting but this Spring is partic- ularly exciting. I have five mares that are getting ready to have their first foals. Four of these mares are bred to my Rhapsody’s Latin Tango son, Black Mountain Tango’s El Presidente. At just two years old, Presidente settled all four exposed mares. The remaining first time pregnant mare and two champion show quality producing mares are bred to Establo Martini on the Rocks, a Grand Champion producing stallion. For the last four to five years, I have been working toward having a breeding herd that produces Shetland/Miniature blends. This Spring, I will be able to realize that goal. All the foals will be Shetland/Miniature blends. I wish everyone beautiful, healthy 2018 foals.—Jean Hayunga

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