We received this personal memorial for Wilma Tate from board member Dennis Dean:
I thought I’d pass along a note that Wilma Tate passed away over the weekend. I don’t have the exact date. Wilma is in the Cow Girl Hall of Fame, known for her Roman riding, and was a lifetime Appaloosa supporter beginning in the early 1960’s. She owned her own training facility where she trained students to ride Appaloosa horses. Together, she and her youth team dominated Appaloosa shows in Southern California, attended National Shows and produced a number of Champions.
One of her ApHC World Champions during the 1960′s era was Reboso Tildo, who was a hunter and jumper. Wilma was part of the group that worked with Bob Hawkins (Hall of Famer) that founded the Southern California Appaloosa Club in 1963. She served as President of So. Cal Appaloosa Club in 1964, and served on the Board of Calizona Appaloosa Club in the 1980’s. She was the principle designer of the Tenton Ranch in Lakeview, California, standing the Appaloosa stallion Cojo Bueno, where they specialized in reining, pleasure and halter. Later this facility became the Lakeview Thoroughbred Farm which is still in operation. Wilma Tate was most recently remembered for her highly successful monthly Open show circuit where her Appaloosa horses and students competed well against all comers in the Riverside area. This circuit continues today after being passed along to one of her protégés.
Wilma was well respected and looked to for equine expertise. Health issues forced her to be bed ridden for the recent past. Until then, she regularly hauled and sold horses between Oklahoma and California.
Wilma was a pioneer and an industry mainstay for many decades. She will be missed. By the way, a mare name after her, Sweet Wilma T, foaled this morning, having a colored filly.
Regards,
Dennis
We received sad news from former director Debby Letham that long-time Appaloosa breeder Royce Crosby of Lawton, Oklahoma, died today. According to the source we found, a memorial service will be held Sunday May 16, 2010, 3:00 PM at Whinery-Huddleston Chapel in Lawton. We’ll share more details soon.
Upon checking the file, we can tell you that Royce has been an ApHC member since 1962 and was the proud owner of Prince Rocky, a son of Prince Plaudit. Rocky sired 22 point-earning halter horses, 3 bronze medallion winners and 7 ROM earners…among other highlights.
The deadline for submitting director election and bylaw ballots has been extended — for international members only — to June 10th.
Office note: Breeders Trust checks are in the mail (really). Total payout for 2009 is slightly more than $90,000. Read more about the program on the appaloosa.com site.
One hundred percent of all funds received from stallion enrollments and foal nominations is maintained in an interest bearing account. Five percent is retained by the ApHC to help defray the cost of administering the Trust. The remaining 95% is divided into 5 equal parts. The five age categories receiving these funds are Yearlings, Two-Year-Olds, Three-Year-Olds, Four-Year-Olds and Five-Year-Olds. The total amount of funds in each age category is divided by the total number of show points earned by enrolled horses in that age category. This determines the cash value of each point.
The Appaloosa Horse Club will once again be hosting (with lots of great volunteer help) a judging contest in Jackson, Mississippi, during the National/Youth World Shows. All forms have been updated on the AYA Web site and AYA Facebook page.
The contest will be held June 24th at 10:30 am. For additional information, go to this link where you can find Rules and Entry forms. Or call the ApHC office and ext 400.
http://www.appaloosayouth.com/contests/judgingcontest.html
New American Competitive Trail Horse Association list on Yahoo Groups! It’s a great way to meet other riders, chat about ACTHA rides, post ride photos, ride information and just plain chat horses!
It’s a free and easy to use list!
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACTHA/
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.
All of us at the Appaloosa Horse Club offer greetings and best wishes for a safe and meaningful Christmas. We want to send special prayers to the families who have lost loved ones this year. Holidays are for celebrating, but also for remembering, honoring and generally coming together with the truly important people in our lives. We wish you peace and joy.
Just a reminder that the ApHC office will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. See you next week.
More importantly, we extend our best wishes to you and yours for an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Family traditions and new adventures are to be embraced along with the grandkids or whoever happens to be special. It really is a good time to honestly assess all the reasons to be thankful. Be safe and be well.
To continue receiving the Appaloosa Journal uninterrupted, be sure to renew your ApHC membership by December 8th.
To be eligible for our prize drawing for all renewing members, the deadline is December 1st.
It’s
a few days late, but thought we should still share this creative pumpkin carving for Halloween. In case you can’t tell, it’s a girl kissing a horse. Nothing frightening about that at all. Thanks to Dana Tallman of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, for sharing her work.
A quick note from the ApHC Performance Department — the 2009 World Show Pattern Book is now available online. Click on the home-page “show” button, then go to the World Show page.
Might be a good time to offer my/our appreciation to all the folks in the office. With World Show qualifying reports, invitations, entries and a raft of other show preparation details, everyone has pitched in and worked together to make things happen in Fort Worth.
Thanks to all!
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.
Word has spread quickly within and beyond the Appaloosa community that 2006 Medallion Performance Sire of the Year, The Miracle Chip, was lost in a barn fire this past Sunday. Michelle Cianflone, owner of “Tommy,” reports that three horses were rescued from the blaze, but the stallion could not be reached.
As explained on the Tumalo Cascade Equine Center website, The Miracle Chip is the only horse in the history of the ApHC to win championships at the National, World and Solid Gold shows in two-year-old Western Pleasure. The 1989 stallion was sired by Zips Chocolate Chip (AQHA) and out of Bright Lites Lady (ApHC). He has sired a number of champions and the loss is significant for the breed.
Our condolences to Michelle, her family and to the many owners of Tommy’s sons and daughters.
The 62nd National Appaloosa Show is underway. This scene is of exhibitors heading back to the barns after Non-Pro Most Colorful class. We can’t help mentioning that the temp reached 100 today, just one degree shy of the very old record. ApHC folks seem to be coping fairly well. Hydration is the buzzword for the week!
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