A Fairytale Ending for a Shooting Star How to Communicate with a Farrier 2012 ASHA High Point Award Winners 2013 ASHA Annual Convention 138870 Sire: Gypsy Santana Dam: The Glass Slipper Karrie Graham, whip INSIDE 36 2012 High Point Winners 48 A Fairytale Ending for a Shooting Star IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE NEWS 36 2012 High Point Winners 56 eNews Update 48 Facebook Photo Contest Winner 59 VERSA Club Update 52 A Special Connection 55 Obituaries 7 How to Communicate with a Farrier OUR STORIES 12 2013 Annual Convention DATES TO REMEMBER 31 2013 Youth Convention 60 Calendar of Events 10 American Saddlebred Museum 63 ASR Dates COVER PHOTO The 2012 ASHA Facebook Photo Contest winner, Magic’s Shooting Star MCL. EDITORIAL POLICY American Saddlebred eMagazine’s content will reflect primarily the programs and interests of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), and American Saddlebred Registry (ASR). Its intent is to enhance education about the understanding of the ASHA and its programs, capitalizing on the achievements of its members, and to promote the breeding and use of the American Saddlebred. Favoritism among the adherents of the breed, or promoting one individual (horse or member) at the expense of others, will be avoided. American Saddlebred strives to publish content that benefits the membership as a whole, and to that end, memberships are required of individuals or their family members who are featured in editorial content. Every effort is made to balance current and historical topics in American Saddlebred. Promoting a positive image of the American Saddlebred requires prohibiting the use of photographs of horses that are wearing any artificial training devices, i.e., chains, shackles, etc., in the pages of American Saddlebred, whether in editorial or advertising content. Cover photographs will not feature recognizable living horses, which might be considered a show of favoritism or promotion of one individual over others, except as specifically approved by the ASHA Board of Directors. Advertising Policy – (Revised July 2004) Advertisements submitted to the American Saddlebred magazine MUST comply with these guidelines or they will be respectfully returned. 1. Each must contain the horse’s full registered name and registration number. 2. Each must contain the sire and dam of each horse advertised. 3. Only purebred American Saddlebreds may be advertised. 4. For historical purposes, altered images (whether digitally or otherwise) that have changed the motion, conformation or way of going of the horse will be refused. AMERICAN SADDLEBRED Is produced four times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, and one special printed issue distributed in Winter as the Journal of the American Saddlebred to current Senior, Life, Contributing, Affiliate, and Special Junior members of ASHA) by the American Saddlebred Horse Association, Inc, 4083 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511. ISSN 0746-6153 | E-mail: [email protected] | www.asha.net SPRING 2013 | AMERICAN SADDLEBRED | 1 CONTRIBUTORS Lisa Duncan Dede Gatlin Susan Harris Michelle Krentz [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cynthia Lowell Brenda Newell Karen Winn [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ASHA ASR STAFF OFFICERS OFFICERS ASHA President - Tandy Patrick President - Dr. Margaret McNeese EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vice President - Bob Funkhouser Vice President - Judy Werner Karen Winn - [email protected] Secretary - Betsy Boone Secretary - Janet Thompson CONTROLLER/BOOKKEEPER Treasurer - Bill Whitley Treasurer - Carl Holden Scarlet Hall - [email protected] ADMINISTRATION MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charlotte Tevis - [email protected] Betsy Boone, North Carolina Redd Crabtree, Kentucky COMMUNICATION & TECH. MANAGER Randall Cates, Oklahoma Brian Curran, Wisconsin Cynthia Lowell - [email protected] Redd Crabtree, Kentucky Chuck Herbert, Indiana ADVERTISING MANAGER Bret Day, Kentucky Carl Holden, Kentucky Dede Gatlin - [email protected] Bob Funkhouser, Massachusetts Gail Kline, Kentucky SR. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR Brenda Newell - [email protected] Jackie Cline Hale, Alabama Scott Matton, Wisconsin JR. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR Chuck Herbert, Indiana Dr. Margaret McNeese, Texas Michelle Krentz - [email protected] Carl Holden, Kentucky Kim Skipton, Kentucky REGISTRAR Germaine Johnson, Kentucky Janet Thompson, Missouri Lisa Duncan - [email protected] Stacey Kipper, Colorado Kenneth Wheeler, Virginia ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Dr. Margaret McNeese, Texas Katriona Adams - [email protected] Holly Nichols, Louisiana SR. REGISTRY ASSOCIATE Tandy Patrick, Kentucky Patricia Edwards - [email protected] Leslie Rainbolt-Forbes, Oklahoma REGISTRY ASSOC./COMPETITIONS PUBLICATION Susan Harris - [email protected] David B. Rudder, Kentucky DESIGN/PRODUCTION Janet Thompson, Missouri REGISTRY ASSOCIATE Cynthia Lowell - [email protected] Carrie Mortensen - [email protected] Kenneth Wheeler, Virginia CLERK Bill Whitley, North Carolina ADVERTISING AND SALES Dede Gatlin - [email protected] Rose Rogers - [email protected] Michelle Krentz - [email protected] Reproduction of any portion of this magazine is prohibited without written permission. PHONE / FAX While every effort has been made to avoid mistakes in this publication, the American 859.259.2742 / 859.259.1628 Saddlebred Horse Association assumes no liability to anyone for errors. E-MAIL / WEBSITE [email protected] / www.asha.net 2 | SPRING 2013 | AMERICAN SADDLEBRED 2013 ASHA CONVENTION SPONSORS Bill Whitley David Rudder Family Golden Creek Farms Deer Creek Ranch Spring Acres Farm & The Kipper Family Malibu, Inc. Edmund & Candi Aversenti Equiamor LLC Cross Creek Stables MERIAL Ever Glades Farm, Inc. Jacobs Photography Janet Thompson American Saddlebred East Tennessee Joe & Sally Jackson Association of Wisconsin American Saddle Horse Saddlebred Association Breeders Futurity of Wisconsin Kay Richardson Leslie Rainbolt-Forbes Pratensé Farms Dr. Margaret McNeese Nottage Cottage American Saddlebred Association of the Carolinas Mike & Mary Anne Cronan Paula Jo Briney Callaway Woodlea Farm LLC Hills Stables Fox Grape Farms, Inc. Thank you to all our Sponsors! SPRING 2013 | AMERICAN SADDLEBRED | 3 IN STRIDE A Message from ASHA President, Tandy Patrick he Board of the American keting initiatives in 2012 included some tough challenges: decline Saddlebred Horse Associa- the creation of a stall at the new in new foal registrations, loss of tion appreciates the energy Kids Barn at the Kentucky Horse middle market, struggling horse Tand enthusiasm that our members Park; booths at several key shows shows, and the lack of American brought to our 2013 Convention! and exhibitions, including the July Saddlebred barns in certain parts The theme of this year’s Conven- BreyerFest Event with CHSprinkles, of the United States. At the 2013 tion, The Future’s So Bright, was and the Devon, Junior League, and Convention, we asked some hard particularly appropriate as we National Horse Shows; and publi- questions and had lively and candid reviewed the Association’s ac- cation of new marketing materials. discussions about the future. Our complishments in 2012, as well as At the 2012 WCHS, we instituted goals for 2013 include the creation challenges and goals for 2013. If the “First Timer” ribbon program, of a special Task Force to address you did not attend the 2013 Con- the brainchild of Board member declining numbers of foal registra- vention, you missed a great meet- Randy Cates, to recognize trainers tions; development of strategies ing, and we encourage you to let us and exhibitors in their inaugural to increase membership in the know what changes we can imple- competitions at Louisville; and ASHA and encourage our mem- ment to persuade you to make we collaborated with the USEF bers to become involved in our plans to attend our 2014 Conven- and Richfield Video to webcast Association; promotion of saddle tion. the WCHS via the USEF Network. seat lesson programs and Ameri- Our annual membership meet- The ASHA Board adopted a new can Saddlebred barns in all parts ing on Saturday morning during Mission Statement in 2012, and of the country; fundraising for the the Convention featured a “2012 established several new commit- ASHA’s new technology/computer – Year In Review” tees, including an upgrade project; and development presentation, where Audit Committee, of support and resources for strug- we summarized the Publications Com- gling horse shows. We want and past year’s notable We want and mittee, and Young need the support, energy, and ideas activities, namely an Professionals from all ASHA members! amicable settlement need the support, energy, Committee. We of the litigation that and“ ideas from all ASHA finalized our plans had been ongoing members! for a much-needed for the past few technology/com- years; the Board’s puter upgrade difficult decision to suspend publi- project that will be implemented cation of the ASHA’s magazine due over the next two years. In 2012, to budgetary constraints; and the for the first time ever, we offered ASHA’s hiring of welcome additions electronic voting for new Directors, to the staff, including Executive and we expanded and improved Director Karen Winn, Control- upon our weekly eNews blasts, as ler Scarlet Hall, Communications well as giving our Web site a face- and Technology Manager Cynthia lift. We were proud to publish the Lowell, and Registry Associate the Journal of the American Sad- Carrie Mortensen; Registrar Lisa dlbred (previously our Reference Duncan, and establishment of the