The Appaloosa Horse Club has just made it easier for 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show participants to access entry information! Now participants can simply check their entries through the ApHC Web site. It’s easy, here’s how:
1. Visit www.appaloosa.com
2. Click “Member Sign In” and enter your user name and password.
3. On the “Members Only” page, click “My Horses”.
4. Select a horse and click “View Horse Detail”.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find “View National/World Show Entry”.
You can review the entry information for each of your horses and contact the ApHC in advance of the show to make any changes.
The enduring relationship between Native people and the horse will be illustrated through vivid personal accounts and a spectacular array of objects in A Song for the Horse Nation, opening Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian in New York, the George Gustav Heye Center. Starting with the return of the horse to the Americas in 15th century, the exhibition traces how Native people adapted the horse into their cultural and spiritual lives and integrated it into their geographic expansion, warfare and defense. A Song for the Horse Nation will present 95 works, including elaborate horse trappings, clothing and photographs and will close March 7, 2011. The exhibition will then continue at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., from June 2011 through January 2013. Afterward, the exhibition is expected to tour nationally through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service program (SITES).
Originally native to the American continent, horses became extinct but were reintroduced by the Spanish, and later by the French, English and Dutchbeginning with Columbus second voyage in 1493. Native people soon adopted the horse and became some of the worlds best horsemen. Horses were used to enhance trade, expand territory, facilitate hunting and wage war. Included in the exhibition will be a Lakota winter count (ca. 1902) by Long Soldier (Hunkpapa Lakota) that depicts when horses were first sighted by the community.
Paired with the introduction of the gun, the mounted Plains warrior was a formidable fighter, upsetting old alliances among the tribes and frustrating European advances. Young men proved their valor through the horse raid, where they captured horses from enemy camps.
Horses also became integrated in Native American cultural and spiritual life, representing the primary virtues of agility, grace and beauty. The exhibition includes a graceful dance stick (ca. 1890) by No Two Horns (Hunkpapa Lakota), created to honor his horse that died at the Battle of Big Horn.
Later, the rise of reservations, the U.S. Armys calculated destruction of American Indian ponies and government policies that forced Native people to adopt farming eroded the day-to-day relationship of Native people and horses. Despite these changes, the horses place in Native culture and memory remains strong. The Crow Nation has actively maintained its horse traditions, and others, like the Nez Perce, are engaged in rebuilding their horse breeds and revitalizing their equestrian way of life. The Future Generations Ride that involves Native youth has evolved from The Big Foot Memorial Ride, held as a healing ride to honor those massacred at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
Even though the pinnacle of the horse lasted only a century, this exhibition details how Native people rapidly integrated the horse into their lifeways, quickly becoming among the best mounted soldiers in the world, said Kevin Gover (Pawnee/Comanche), director of the National Museum of the American Indian.
This exhibition, which traces the accomplishments and identity of Native people and the horse, perfectly complements our previous exhibition about Native womens dresses, Identity by Design, said John Haworth (Cherokee), director of the Heye Center. We are so proud to be premiering this exhibition, which will travel the country, here in New York.
A Song for the Horse Nation includes many examples of elaborate horse trappings, including a dazzling horse crupper adorned with exceptionally fine quillwork (Cree or Red River Metis, ca. 1850) and clothing adorned with images of the horse, such as a colorful Lakota baby bonnet (South Dakota or North Dakota, ca. 1900). New work has also been commissioned for the exhibition. A dazzling horse mask, with yellow, blue-gray and dark-red quillwork and trimmed with fresh-cut feathers, was created by Juanita Growing Thunder (Assiniboine/Sioux). The work is based on a 19th-century Northern Cheyenne quilled horse mask, also included in the exhibition.
A Song for the Horse Nation was curated by museum curator Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota). An accompanying publication edited by Her Many Horses and the scholar George P. Horse Capture (Aaninin) is available at the museums shops and the museums Web site.
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York, the George Gustav Heye Center is located at One Bowling Green in New York City, across from Battery Park. The museum is free and open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays until 8 p.m. For information, call (212) 514-3700 or visit the museums Web site at www.americanindian.si.edu.
Calizona members’ Appaloosas win big and shine at the Mojave River Valley Horsemans Association All Breed Futurity Show held September 20, 2009 in Apple Valley, California.
The Weanling Futurity was won by Dun Maid Me Grand (weanling gelding) owned by Dean’s Ranch and shown by Dennis Dean. Magic Dun Right (yearling filly) was the Reserve Champion for the Yearling Futurity and also shown by Dennis and owned by Dean’s Ranch. The Yearling Lunge Line Futurity was won by Play A Hand In Vegas (yearling gelding) shown by Caitlyn Raysser and owned by Amber Niess. Amber was very excited to have her horse win her very first futurity. The Reserve High Point Halter Horse title went to Exclusively Magic also owned and shown by Amber Niess. Other Appaloosas exhibited at the show include Prety Wild Ideas by Terri Hart and Man O Love by Toni Dean. It’s wonderful that the Appaloosa Breed is promoted to others outside the Appaloosa show circuit. Congratulations to the winners!!!
Leslie Foxvog
President Calizona ApHC
The almost-finished version of the 2009 World Sale catalog is now available on the appaloosa.com website. Click on the sale icon at the bottom of the home page and then the pdf file. The updated,final edition should be posted sometime Monday.
Don’t forget that we will again be offering the option of viewing and bidding via the Internet. Be sure to register at LiveAuctions.TV — no later than two days before the sale.
The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is accepting nominations for one of the most prestigious honors in the Appaloosa industry, the ApHC Hall of Fame and Racing Hall of Fame!
The ApHC seeks candidates that have made a positive impact on the Appaloosa industry. Each year one or more horses and persons may be inducted into the ApHC’s Hall of Fame by nominations received from members and voted on by the ApHC’s Board of Directors. Only one horse and one person may be inducted into the ApHC’s Racing Hall of Fame by nominations received by members and voted on by the Executive Race Committee.
Each inductee will be honored at the annual award banquet held during the 63rd National Appaloosa Show & 2010 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show in Jackson, Miss., June 21-July 3. An engraved plaque with a photograph and biography of each Hall of Fame inductee will be placed on permanent display at the Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center. A duplicate will be awarded to the honoree, surviving kin or the horse’s owner.
Members can download a copy of the ApHC Hall of Fame nomination packet at http://www.appaloosa.com/. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 31, 2009.
In 2008, Appaloosa Bambi E. and a pillar of the industry, Mr. Eddie Wood, were inducted into the ApHC Hall of Fame, while Perfect Union and Mr. Gilbert Keck were inducted into the ApHC Racing Hall of Fame. A complete list of Hall of Fame inductees is also on the appaloosa.com site.
Post by Kevin Pullen, ApHC Trail/Distance Coordinator; Photo by Barry Grubb.
I just got back from Ohio and the 4th annual ApHC National Championship Endurance Ride (ANCER) and WOW, was it exciting! Cat Carter and her gelding TheSpurOfTheMoment swept the field for the second year in a row. It was a heated race as the frontrunners burst out of the woods into the meadow and headed for the finish line. A gentleman on his Arabian appeared first with Cat and Spur behind. Cat urged Spur forward and it became a runoff. In the remaining 100 yards, Spur caught and passed the Arab at the finish line, winning by a neck!
Cat and Spur’s unofficial time was 50 miles in 4 hours and 46 minutes — a full 1 hour and 45 minutes faster than last year’s time of 6:31. At an average of 10 ½ miles per hour, they were bookin’! Diana Macdonald on her 14-year-old mare ‘Loosi’ came in a close third. The unofficial results show 5 Appaloosas in the Top Ten out of a field of nearly 50 entries! How’s that for a showing of SPOTS in a major competitive event?!
Spur also received the coveted Best Condition Award, a category determined by the ride veterinarian as the horse “most fit to continue”.
Keep in mind that Cat and Spur won these two awards in two categories: the OVERALL Cracked OAATS Crunch ride (on which we piggybacked our ride) AS WELL AS our National Championship Endurance Ride.
Stay tuned for more details. At this point we are still waiting for the official results!
Kevin
Another good example of regional club outreach. Thanks again to Leslie Foxvog for sharing the information.
The Calizona ApHC Banding & Braiding Clinic was held this past Saturday at TLC (riding center) in Norco. The activity netted our treasury with $210. There were 16 total participants with the primary being young students at TLC. Thanks to Toni as the Clinician. Thanks to Pam & Dean and Patti Kanegae for donations of clips and assistance to Toni in helping the students. Leslie brought down two horses for Toni to demonstrate on and participants practiced what they learned on the demo horses and their own horses too. Calizona provided each participant with a mane clip, spray bottle, and braiding puller (made by Dean).
It was fun and we not only provided others with banding and braiding techniques but we exposed TLC to our beloved Appaloosas.
Additionally, this year Calizona sponsored high point awards for two of the TLC schooling shows (buckets with various product and things CZ has from our shows). When I dropped off the buckets last weekend at the show, one of the show assistants or parent (?) expressed appreciation for the “relationship” with CZ for their shows. She said it isn’t just the high points which everyone loves but it is also that CZ supports the shows with great horses and great people. Its not about winning classes but the members show the kids quality riding, quality presentation and what to strive for. The Appaloosa people have been very supportive of the kids and show participants. I was honored to hear what she had to say and am very lucky to pass along her compliments.
We look forward to another clinic in the future – thanks to everyone for the help and donations!
Leslie
President, Calizona ApHC
Since the first live video stream of the World Championship Appaloosa Show and National Appaloosa Show/World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show, these shows have continued to grow their online audiences. With over 43,000 hits during the 2008 World Show, the popularity of the live video stream has been truly astounding. So, what’s the next step?
New for 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show, Mustang Productions and the ApHC will integrate live, :30 second commercials “spots” during arena drags and breaks in the arena action. This new service provides ranches, stallion owners and equine related professionals an extraordinary opportunity to promote their products and services via a powerful visual and audio message. Our goal is to provide our advertisers an affordable way to successfully market their products and services to our ever growing and loyal audience.
For more information on having your “spots” seen live on the web contact the ApHC Marketing Department or Julie Mohan at Mustang Productions 940-243-5124
World Show premium books and invitations were mailed on Friday, September 11. The pre-entry deadline & stall reservation deadline is September 25.
You can now look on-line to check the list of classes in which you’ve been invited to participate. This is available for non-pros and for first-listed horse owners. From the home page, click on the “Member Sign-In” button. Then click on the link that says “World Show invitations – click here to see if you’ve been invited to attend”. Finally, if you are a non-pro who has been invited or if you’re the first-listed owner of a horse that has been invited, you can enter your membership number and click “submit” to see the list of classes in which you and/or your horses are able to participate at the World Show.
In addition, the rules and regulations for the show plus all entry blanks are on the ApHC Web site. Click on the World Show logo to access this information.
The two halter slot futurity classes that were scheduled to be held at the World Show have been canceled due to lack of participation. There were minimal entries received by the deadline. All slot owners were contacted and elected to withdraw from the classes. We plan to reintroduce the slot class concept in 2010 in a way that we hope will encourage more excitement and participation. Stay tuned for more details.
The World Sale catalog should be done within the week and will be available online. Printed versions will be available as soon as possible in early October.
The banners are fluttering everywhere in Calgary; local television covered the airport arrival of equine passengers from Europe, so it must be time for the “Masters” at Spruce Meadows. The first two events of the TELUS Battle of the Breeds were held Thursday. I guess we should also mention that the world’s best jumpers are also here and providing great thrills.
Team Appaloosa includes some new faces at the battle, but the people and horses performed well. In the photo is Allie Sutton of Sundre, Alberta, riding her four-year old stallion High on Believin. He’s a son of High Sign Nugget. This was the compulsory skills portion of the competition. Team Appaloosa was edged out of the top six placings in compulsories, but came on strong in Jeopardy Jumping later in the day, placing third. Overall points are pretty close, so today’s Precision Driving and Barrel Race will be exciting for the 12 teams.
There will be other photos from the 2009 Masters added to the album (left menu). Stay tuned.
Riding in Nez Perce Heritage costume, the Calizona Appaloosa Horse Club won the “Equestrian Sweepstakes Award” in the Norco Valley Fair Parade held September 7 in the city of Norco, California for the second year in a row. Ten riders costumed in Nez Perce Indian regalia were joined by two others in Heritage of other eras riding their colored (and non colored) Appaloosas. The parade group included: Club President, Leslie Foxvog, Paul Foxvog, C.J. Brooks, Joe Brooks, Debbie Herzman, Evon Owens, Stephanie Vrabel, Larry Rawley, Danie Foxvog, Christy Wood, Steve Wood and Angila Gallagher. Club appreciation & thanks goes to CZ member, Debbie Herzman, for outfitting several of the group with her prized collection of costume pieces.
The Calizona Appaloosa Horse Club is the 2008 Regional Exemplary Award Winning Club. The club promotes horse owners to exhibit their horses as well as other breeds in a variety of diverse classes ranging from Western, English and Heritage. It is an important goal for Calizona to reach out to the public and the equine community with the focus on fun, family and friendship. The Club membership continues on a leading path to promote that the Appaloosa is a talented versatile breed, is family oriented and provides many benefits.
Calizona ApHC’s parade group will appear in the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2010.
Leslie Foxvog
President Calizona ApHC
I’m pretty sure a recently released report by USDA has critical implications for the horse industry and our breed. The conclusion that “Boomers” are expected to continue their migration to the “country” is no big surprise, but it reinforces the notion that we need to figure out more ways to take advantage of a marketing opportunity.
USDA Releases Report: “Baby Boom Migration Tilts Toward Rural America”
Economic Research Service (ERS) reports:
The size and direction of migration patterns vary considerably by age, and baby boomers are migrating to rural destinations. If baby boomers follow migration patterns similar to their predecessors, the rural population age 55-75 will increase by 30 percent between 2010 and 2020. Local economic development strategies aimed at attracting more jobs will likely have little effect on the migration decisions of baby boomers searching for a better quality of life.
See http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September09/Features/BabyBoom.htm.
The ApHC has successfully completed the first international shipment of frozen semen under our international marketing plan. The breedings were donated by ApHC stallion owners whose stallions and collection services met USDA export guidelines and Australia’s import protocols. A total of 24 breedings from two ApHC regular-registered, champion stallions should have arrived in Australia yesterday, Sept. 1st. The breedings will be part of a stallion service auction managed by the Australian Appaloosa Association (AAA). Proceeds of the U.S. donated stallions will go to start a futurity for dual-registered appaloosas in Australia.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE) funded the documentation fees and shipping and AAA will fund the clearance fees, storage. Insemination fees will be the responsibility of the mare owners and AAA.
This is the first shipment of genetic materials under the Market Access Program (MAP) branded program funded by USLGE.
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