Be sure to check in at www.liveauctions.tv and get yourself set up as a viewer/bidder for the Appaloosa World Sale Wednesday evening. You’ll be able to watch the event in real time and submit bids for the prospect or performer of your choice.

In the meantime, of course, you can watch the World Show via webcast from the appaloosa.com site.

Be sure to check out sale consignments by clicking the World Sale incon on the home page. And be sure to go online and register with LiveAuctions.TV to view and bid during the sale.

During the week we’ll be having special remembrances for George Hatley, Karen Grimm, Ben Johnson and Bill Cass. And, don’t forget to bring an unwrapped toy (or cash donation) to Friday night’s performance (28th) for Toys For Tots. That’s Freestyle Reining night — always a fun evening.

And, hey, when you see a trade show exhibitor, ApHC partner, show sponsor, class/buckle sponsor, please be sure to let them know how much we appreciate their support.

Remember that yearlings consigned to the incentive portion of the sale are eligible to return to the World Show as two-year-olds to compete for $10,000 in each of three classes – English and Western Pleasure and Halter.

For those of you hauling horses and/or coming to the show, we wish you safe travels and look forward to seeing you in Fort Worth.

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.

Back cover/inside covers (color): $500 (outside back cover and inside back covers are reserved)
Full page (black/white): $400
½ page (black/white): $300 (one 1/2 page has been reserved)
Business card: $100

**Rates are based on camera ready art, design assistance is available for $25 hour. Accepted file formats are JPG. TIFF, PDF, or EPS. Ad sizes are: Full page 4.5’ x 8’ ; Half page 4.5’ x 4’ ; business card size 3″ x 2″. Reservations are appreciated by Aug 1 and Art work is due by Aug 15th.