Hoof Prints As a Winner
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n R t e r e g s i o a n E A b n oof rints u H P d l a C The Journal of ERAHC — The Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club l u e s r s i a n H o Spring 2016 ERAHC Encourages Competition ERAHC started 24 years ago primarily as a club for breeders of Andalusian and Lusitano horses, with the intent of promot- ing these breeds. At the time, they were a rarity in the U.S., but it’s a sure sign of the success of these pioneer breeders that ERAHC and similar organizations in the country now see at least as many “pleasure owners” at shows as we do breed- ers. After all, why breed horses unless people are going to buy, ride, and show them? In 2007, ERAHC’s Virginia Classic breed show became a USEF regional championship show. That means those showing get double points towards national awards. Of course, it also didn’t hurt that the National championship show was held in the East for the first time last year. So it should come as no surprise that there are ERAHC members high in the 2015 standings for USEF Horse of the Year (HOTY) Awards. Well, Rosalie Wenckoski did it again this year! She and Hombre Araña again took 1st Place in the A/L Amateur West- ern Pleasure division! And her trainer Mike Schmidt rode Hombre to 2nd Place in the A/L Working Western division too. Not far behind is our own vice president, Elizabeth Moros- ani, with Sonrisa TLM. They took 2nd place in Half-A/L Open and Amateur English Pleasure divisions and 3rd in Half-A/L Specialty. Long-time member Rose Watt and Sincerrey Santiago took 3rd in A/L Open Western Pleasure. Other ERAHC members placed in the top 10 in A/L and Half A/L national placements include: • Manuela Klecz/Deco – 5th in A/L Halter Horse • Craig Roberts/Carinosa GAF – 7th in A/L Halter Horse • Cynthia Roberts/Duarte GAF – 5th in Half-A/L Halter Horse • Cynthia Roberts/Nothing Toulouse – 8th in Half-A/L Halter Rosalie Wenckoski won another 1st Place HOTY Award! Horse and 6th in Half-A/L Specialty Two members placed in the top 20 for National Grand Cham- But do you also know that ERAHC has its own Year-End pion Andalusian/Lusitano: Awards program? Even if you aren’t ready for the nation- • Manuela Klecz/Deco – 14th al stage yet, this is totally in your wheelhouse! Visit https:// • Cynthia Roberts/Aragon GAF – 20th www.erahc.org/year-end-awards.html to learn how easy it is And special congratulations to Cynthia Roberts, our club sec- to participate in our own program for special recognition and retary, for placing 3rd among Leading Andalusian Breeders awards. There’s even a division for doing one of the things you and 4th among Leading Andalusian Owners nationwide. probably do with your horse just for relaxation: Trail Riding. There are also regional and zone awards available through So visit the link above, download the rules and forms, and get USEF. Surprisingly, many of these (and a few national divi- started today. Then see your name and photo in next winter’s sions) have very few or even no entries year after year. This issue of Hoof Prints as a winner. could be your chance to win big! After all, who doesn’t love For those ERAHC members who participated in both these having bragging rights? Of course, in order to win, you have awards programs, we offer “Congratulations!” and “Well to enter. The 2016 show season is just getting under way, so done!” For the rest of you, we hope this serves as encourage- now’s the time to go for your own gold. Read up section GR11 ment to get out there and set your personal goals high. Just of the USEF rulebook to see how easy it is to enter and track going for it makes you a winner. And it makes us all proud to your points. Visit USEF’s web page (https://www.usef.org/_IF- see ERAHC members going for the gold! rames/pointsAwards/hoty/Default.aspx) to learn more. Carol Stockton, Editor Hoof Prints is published four times a year by ERAHC OFFICERS, ERAHC—The Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club BOARD of DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES and is mailed or emailed to all current members. Submit articles and ads for Hoof Prints to: Officers [email protected] Or they may be mailed to: Jeanne Bond, President 301-520-5350 Carol M. 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Members Members Mindy Finelli Full page (7.5” x 9.875”) $50 $45 $180 $160 Year-End Awards Half page – horizontal (7.5” x 4.875”) $40 $35 $140 $120 Rosalie Wenckoski or vertical (3.6875” x 9.875”) Quarter page (3.6875” x 4.875”) $25 $20 $80 $60 Business card (3.6875” x 2”) — $45 $35 Classified – 50-word limit Free to members Free to members – Includes one 1” x 1.5” photo $5 non-members $15 non-members (approximate size) with ad Spring—Page 2 Hoof Prints Janet’s and Jeanne’s Incredible Birthday Party in Portugal exhausted and half starved. Mercifully we were able to buy by Jeanne Bond some crackers and wine at the train station to take back to the In June 2015 our dear friend, Bento Castelhano, turned 50. hotel. That served as our dinner. There was no trouble sleeping Turning 50 is a big milestone—one certainly justifying cele- for either of us that night. bration. But Bento’s work schedule was too hectic during that The next morning we met Bento and headed to the Portu- time to celebrate appropriately, so a party was planned for late guese School of Equestrian Art in Belem to watch the morning October when the clinic and training season in Portugal had work. I don’t think I can put into words how beautiful and at settled down a bit. Bento invited us to come help him cel- times even how emotional an experience that was. Those mag- ebrate. How could we resist? We planned for a week and man- nificent bay stallions performed an incredible array of seem- aged to jam everything we could into those seven wonderful ingly effortless maneuvers in hand, under saddle, and on long days.