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Volume 20 ● Issue 4 Haflinger & Hitch Pony Championships All About the Journey: A Trip to WDAA Worlds National Dressage Pony Cup SPECIAL YEARBOOK EDITION! Official Publication of the American Hafligner Registry TOP PERFORMANCE 16 JUDGES Debbie Banfield Volume 20 ● Issue 4 2018 AHR National Sport Horse Show Cindy Butler The Results Issue: Shane Ledyard Enjoying the Journey Susan Mandas WHAT’S INSIDE Featured Articles 16 Walnut Hill—Where Champions Are Made FIRST-RATE 22 The Versatile Nunavik GF VIDEOGRAPHY 28 Dreams Come True at the Festival of Champions Provided by 30 HHPCS Finals Richard Taylor 34 It’s All About the Journey—WDAA Worlds 40 OHA Fun Days 42 Results from AHR Hitch Nationals 46 AHR Futurity Results BE PART 50 USDF All-Breed Award Winners 34 OF THE 56 2017 Inspection and Classification 58 Ten Years of National Dressage Pony Cup EXCITEMENT! 61 19th Annual GLHA Show 64 Playing Around the Pacific Northwest Visit SignUp.com or call 315-246-2269 Specials THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS 66 SEASON YEARBOOK to become a Skip & Shelly Clark crew member! Columns 8 Bits and Pieces Dave & Aileen Ayers 10 Around the World 11 Committee Updates Entry fees and 14 Haflinger History official show 15 Golden Greetings 83 Between Golden Ears merchandise make great Regulars 4 Letter From the President Christmas gifts! 6 We Love Haflingers 78 Star/Elite/Supreme Horses 79 Inspected & Licensed Stallions 80 Board Meeting Minutes ADVERTISE 81 Advertiser Index & Advertising Rates WITH US! 82 Events Calendar Visit us online or call 517-974-7247 for details! The six horse hitch of Shanahan Haflingers, one of six finalists invited to attend and overall winner at the Haflinger and ● Hitch Pony Championship Series Finals held October 5-7, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 58 July 5Ǧ8, 2018 Kentucky Horse Park www.haflingernationals.com Board of Directors Committee Chairs Directors At Large From the President... The summer has come and gone, the beautiful fall red, orange, and yellow colors tell you that all the members of the Board have their hearts in the right place and any AHR Youth Melanie Cornman have fallen from our hills to be memories to carry us through the winter months ahead. mistakes made are in an effort to continue to improve the American Haflinger Registry Susie Haszelbart 2834 East Berlin Rd, York, PA 17408 Another show season has concluded and Haflingers have represented themselves as and promote this breed. (303) 882-2462 (717) 891-1639 well as any other horse breed in this country, across a diverse a group of equine sport [email protected] The Board held its annual planning meeting the first weekend of November. We Classification disciplines. In addition to listing results of the AHR Futurity, the Haflinger Breeder’s reviewed all of the standing committees, reviewed feedback and comments from the Bill Hendershot John Dunkel Cooperative Yearling Futurity, The Haflinger Hitch Championship Series, and the Hitch members at the annual meeting and throughout the year, and reviewed 2017 as we (607) 504-5076 First Vice President National Show at the Indiana State, this issue also highlights the success of Haflingers mapped a path forward and began the detail planning for 2018. We made a commit- 2274 Farnsworth Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446 against many other breeds. We celebrate the success of our members like Suzannah ment to try to open more lines of communication and improve the information flow Ian Wengerd (248) 231-2075 (330) 275-2975 [email protected] Rogers, who captured the 2017 National Dressage Pony Rider Championship; the with members. We listened to your comments about a members’ only section of the winners of the All-Breed Awards in Dressage, awarded by the United States Dressage website and have started the project to update and create a members only section. Futurity Chuck Hendershot Federation; Caraline Cornman, who won a second consecutive Junior Division Cham- The Board expects to have this completed in the first quarter of 2018. We are imple- Judy Winkler President pionship at The Walnut Hill Driving Competition; and Suzanne Morisse’s success over 11321 Trenton Court, Bristow, VA 20136 menting a new credit card payment system and getting rid of PayPal. The new system (330) 464-2254 (703) 361-6156 or (703) 361-6130 the last two years, capturing a Reserve Championship and a Third place finish at the will allow us to accept almost all credit cards for a small additional fee and make it [email protected] Western Dressage Association of America’s World Show. I know there are more equine easier for all transactions to be processed quicker and more efficiently. We are taking a International teams that have had great years and done well at shows during 2017; you will read Dawn Ramsdell hard look at all of our systems to make sure we are using our current software tools in Chuck Hendershot 1000 CR 150, Westcliffe, CO 81252 about some of them in the pages of this magazine, and I hope that you will read about the most efficient manner to provide service to you, and to make sure we are using the (703) 361-6156 (719) 371-5054 or (207) 487-1813 more in future issues. If you have had success in the show ring, please send us a write- most cost effective software available for the required purpose. The Board has com- [email protected] up and pictures, if possible--we would love to publish your story and celebrate your mitted to a more timely publication of Haflinger Horse in 2018. We had a steep learning Judges success. On behalf of the Board of Directors, congratulations to all of our members John Dunkel Missy Shanahan curve in 2017, with the entire publication moving to a new team. They have done a that exhibit their equine partners across the large variety of equine sport disciplines (248) 231-2075 Clerk to the Board great job and with a year of operation under their belt, we are confident that we will that represents the versatility of the Haflinger! 6449 State Route 4, Mechanicsburg, OH 43044 achieve this goal. We are going to complete these initiatives while managing all of the Membership (937) 408-3115 Fall also marks the annual election of AHR Directors to the Board. In 2017, we had current programs and putting on a spectacular National Show at the Kentucky Horse [email protected] Missy Shanahan three seats up for election. Bill Ellingson, who has represented the Central Region Park in July. So the plate is pretty full. You can see why we decided to expand the Board (937) 408-3115 Lou Sutton for the last six years decided that family commitments prevented him from seeking for 2018. However, we can still use more help. The committee chairs will be firming up (330) 715-1391 re-election. We are sorry to see Bill leave the Board, and thank him for his years of their committees over the next few weeks and could use some volunteers. New people National Show [email protected] service. We know that Bill is still committed to the breed and will be an active member produce new ideas, and new ideas result in innovations that move us forward. So be Karen Young Judy Winkler as we move forward. Thank you, Bill! Kathie Hanson stepped forward to fill the Central heard and get involved. Since the meeting was held less than a week ago, we are still (315) 246-2269 9622 Eby Rd, Sterling, OH 44276 Region Director position, running unopposed for the seat. She was elected and will working on plans for 2018. I will be providing more information on these plans and (330) 464-2254 serve a three-year term ending in 2020. Melanie Cornman’s seat was up for re-election other initiatives in communications to the members throughout the year. Pedigree [email protected] this year. Melanie stood for re-election to another term, and was opposed for the seat 2017 has not been all happy for our Haflinger family. We have said goodbye to some Glenn Yoder (574) 646-3225 Glenn Yoder by Lou Sutton. Lou Sutton won the election and will serve a three-year term ending in friends this last year much too early and long before we were ready to have them leave 6597 N SR 19, Etna Green, IN 46524 2020. The final seat up for election in 2017 was Susie Haszelbart’s seat as the Western us to the toils of our earthly existence. I would like to express my condolences and the Points/Awards (574) 646-3225 Region Director. Susie stood for re-election and was challenged by Dawn Ramsdell. condolences of the entire Haflinger family to Dennis Miller, Whitney Davis, and Second Susie Haszelbart Well, nobody can say that we do not keep things interesting in the Haflinger world. This Star Haflingers on the loss of Cindy Miller, to the Wondero family on the passing of Don (303) 882-2462 Regional Directors election ended in a tie and our bylaws provide no method for breaking a tie. The Board Wondero and to the Schrock family on the passing of Rueben Schrock. All of these indi- met and discussed the options available to it to resolve the issue. Under the current by- viduals have been active in the Haflinger world and left us much too soon. Along with Promotions CENTRAL laws the Board is authorized to have up to 12 members, so the Board voted to expand our condolences, I send a wish that in addition to God welcoming them into his loving John Dunkel Kathie Hanson for 2018, adding one seat for the year and appointing Dawn Ramsdell to fill that seat.