The Appaloosa Horse Club is pleased to announce that we’ve entered into an agreement with the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada to allow ApHC-registered horses the opportunity to show at the Canadian National Appaloosa Show and earn ApHC points. The Canadian National Appaloosa Show will be held July 27-31 at the Westoba Credit Union ACE Arena in Brandon, Manitoba Canada. Judges for the show include Susan Robinson, James Simpson and R.J. Muir.
In most cases and where rules are consistent between the two organizations, ApHC-pointed classes will run concurrently with ApHCC classes. ApHC national points earned will be based on the number of horses in the class that are eligible to show at ApHC-approved shows. All horses registered with the ApHC will be eligible to participate in the show.
For a complete list of ApHC-approved classes, please visit the ApHC Web site at www.appaloosa.com and visit our show calendar section. Or you can visit the Appaloosa Horse Club Canada’s Web site at www.appaloosa.ca for complete entry information and forms. Please contact Show Manager Don McClure with specific questions. He can be reached at BOX 2 GRP 201 RR 2 WINNIPEG MB R3C 2E6 CANADA, by email at cmcclure@mts.net or by phone at (204)633-2133.
It’s a full schedule of education sessions, rules review, testing and discussion at the 2010 Color Breeds Council International Judges Seminar this week in Oklahoma City. The ApHC program included interviews and testing of judge applicants (17, I think) and specific sessions on bits and equipment, contracts and scoring of classes. Today’s general sessions covered working cow horse and cutting, the nuances of which are increasingly important to understand as the competition gets tougher at all levels of our shows.
In the photo: Randy Snodgress of Joshua, Texas, and Billy Steele of Amarillo talk about life as a carded judge.
Unfortunately and due to severe weather conditions, we’ve been notified about two show cancellations for this weekend. The Dixie National in Jackson, MS scheduled to be held January 30-31 has been canceled due to severe ice storms. The Calizona Fun Circuit in Vista, CA scheduled for January 31 has been canceled due to a large amount of rain.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export (USLGE) has received funds which will be available to private livestock breeders, companies, or cooperatives interested in promoting livestock, semen, or embryo sales in international markets through December 31, 2010. These funds are available through the Market Access Program (MAP) of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Read further details in the News Spots section of appaloosa.com. The Appaloosa Horse Club is a member of USLGE and receives funding to conduct international marketing programs throughout the year.
On page 49 of the February 2010 Appaloosa Journal, the “Online Members Only services” information is incomplete. Please note that the final paragraph should read, “Members continued to enjoy free access to reports of the Appaloosas they own until December 31, 2009.” If you have any questions regarding Members Only services, please call (208) 882-5578 ext. 235 or e-mail marketing@appaloosa.com. We apologize for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.
The ApHC Board of Directors Spring meeting will take place in Fort Worth, TX at the State National Insurance Company. The meeting will occur March 19-21.
Information regarding the meeting, including schedule, agendas, suggested accommodations and directions, will be made available online on the “Association” page as this information is developed.
Beginning January 1, 2010, the novice division of the non-pro program has undergone some changes. Eligibility to compete in novice non-pro classes will be determined by the number of points you have earned in each class rather than by the total number of non-pro points you’ve earned. Non-pros will be eligible to compete in novice classes if they have less than 20 points in that class. This includes class points earned in ApHC competition in youth, novice youth, non-pro, 35 & over non-pro, masters non-pro, novice non-pro and any other breed organization class points. Points earned in leadline, walk-trot, youth halter and non-pro halter classes do not count toward determining novice eligibility.
Novice eligibility is determined by the number of points that the exhibitor has earned in that class, no matter which age division. There are no Novice Age division classes, but an exhibitor is welcome to show in both their age division and in novice at the same show. Once an exhibitor is ineligible for Novice they can still show in all of the other Non-Pro divisions that they qualify for by age.
Former professionals reclassified as non-pros are not eligible for novice classes. And if you’ve won an ApHC National or World class title or a class championship in any other breed organization beginning January 1, 1996, you are not eligible as a novice non-pro in the class in which you earned the championship (excluding halter and hunter in hand classes).
There is a novice non-pro class for each corresponding non-pro class (except halter and hunter in hand).
Novice eligibility is determined as of January 1 of each year. If you are eligible for novice classes as of that date, you remain eligible to compete in novice through the end of that calendar year.
Because novice eligibility is determined by class, you will no longer receive a novice sticker for your membership card. You will be able to access your novice eligibility status for each class by logging on to the ApHC Web site at www.appaloosa.com. Click “Show” and then click “Verify Your Membership Here” where you will be able to enter your membership number and find a list of specific classes in which you may compete as a novice. Please print out a copy of that list and use it as proof of novice eligibility when required.
As always, we rely on non-pro members to be aware of rule changes and to understand that even if you are listed as being eligible to show in novice classes, if you don’t meet all the criteria (including points or titles that you may have earned in other breed association competition), you are expressly denied the right to compete in novice classes.
We realize that not all the data on-line is current and accurate at this point. However, we are working to update records as quickly as possible. If you access this information and feel that it is not accurate, or if you have any questions about these changes, please contact the ApHC office at 208-882-5578 ext. 400 or by email at show@appaloosa.com.
Thanks to all the members of Oklahoma Appaloosa Racing for their hospitality at this week’s meeting, stallion service auction and auction of other fund-raising items. In the case of this photo, OAR Vice President John Diediker is beckoning bids for a cake decorated with an Appaloosa. Turns out, the winning bid was offered by our own Darrell Bilke, ApHC judge and Pinto Association exec, who stopped by for a visit and became a soft target for the fund-raising auction.
Talk among OAR members has turned to the 2010 foal crop and, of course, horses already in training for racing season. The ApHC Executive Race Committee meets on Saturday morning prior to the final session of the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale in OKC.
I’ve been attending the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale in Oklahoma City this week to catch up with some of the folks involved in Appaloosa racing and to attend a couple of their meetings. Something like 1100 horses were consigned to the three-day sale that featured top racing bloodlines (mostly Quarter Horse) used in sprint races. It’s been fun to run into quite a few folks I already knew, but also interesting to meet some of the “other” people involved in the business.
Saturday morning we’ll get to be on hand for the announcement of year-end champions in Appaloosa and Paint racing. The names of those horses and people can also be found in the racing section of appaloosa.com.
Peggy Jane Bannon departed her worn out body for the tranquility of eternal rest on January 4, 2010.
She was a professional equine (horse) show judge for the American Paint Horse Association, Pinto Horse Association, Appaloosa Horse Club, Palomino Horse Breeders Association, International Buckskin Horse Association, North American Saddle Mule Association, Ponies of the Americas and National Snaffle Bit Association. She also officiated for Michigan, Ohio and Indiana 4-H Clubs.
Her judging career spanned thirty-five years and she traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe (Germany).
Peg wishes to be remembered by the family, friends and associates as the professional, vibrant, energetic and outgoing woman that she personified. Arrangements made by Wm. R. Hamilton Co., Mt. Clemens.
Thanks to Debby Letham for sending us this information.
The Appaloosa community has lost a stalwart. Don Johnson of Walla Walla, Washington, died January 1st at age 82. We’ve borrowed from the text of a memorial written by George and Iola Hatley:
Horses had been a part of Don’s life since childhood. He raised Quarter Horses and Appaloosas, many of them going on to become great race horses and good trail horses. He help organize and was a rider on the Chief Joseph Appaloosa Ride for the past 43 years, never missing a year. In the beginning, he was the manager of the ride. He hired the trail boss Dick Hammond, he ran the cooking crew and rode his horse the 100 miles in five days.
He was an ApHC director for six years, becoming President in 1993. He managed the 1967 National Appaloosa Show at Walla Walla. He served on the Board of Directors for the Appaloosa Museum.
Don is survived by his wife Sharon; three daughters and sons-in-law: Kathy and Gary Martin, Mary Jo and Gary Duncan, Donna and Cliff Cook; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Cynthia Johnson; two step-daughters: Debbie Miller and Dixie Aichele; step-son Don Roff; a sister, Harriett E. Johnson; three brothers: Ted Johnson, Mark Johnson and Eric Johnson; 12 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Results of the Appaloosa Youth Association election have been tabulated. Each AYA director will serve a two-year term beginning this week. We look forward to working with AYA board members as we prepare for this summer’s show and activities such as the speech contest and other fun stuff.
Elected to the AYA Board of Directors: Macon Henry of Billings, Montana; Jasmine Varela, Coarsegold, California; Anna Dillon of Little River, Kansas; Mackenzie Main, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Cheyanne Nolan, Mount Vernon, Texas; Kaylyn Baker, West Palm Beach, Florida; Mary Beth Blake, Middleburg Heights, Ohio; and Amanda Soffron of Topsfield, Massachusetts.
The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is pleased to announce the 2009 inductees of the Racing Hall of Fame: Noted breeder and owner Victoria Ennis of Kingston, Okla. and the 1977 mare Viking Song.
See the News Spots section of the appaloosa.com Web site for the complete news release.
The ApHC I.T. department has finalized the programming necessary to track novice non-pro status by class. This information will be available to customers after all show results and awards have been calculated and verified for 2009. Once the 2009 point year is closed, novice eligibility data for 2010 will be available on the ApHC Web site. The ApHC expects to have the 2009 point year finalized by January 20. After that date, novice eligibility information will be available to on-line users.
The ApHC will not send out novice stickers in 2010 due to this change. However, non-pro and youth members can access current membership status and novice eligibility information free of charge by logging on to www.appaloosa.com. Customers may still receive verification of membership status and novice eligibility by fax by calling the ApHC office to request this information (standard fax charges of $5 for the first page and $1 for each additional page of information apply).
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