The following are the results for the Morgan classes at the Red River Classic Horse Show.   I will be adding the Hunter over Fences and Dressage classes in the following days.  For more information about the show go to the Red River Classic website.                                                                   
                                                                     
MORGAN SHOWMANSHIP 13 & UNDER
1 Futurity’s Roman Torch (Mallory Stacy, rider; Tadgy & Doug Stacy, owner)
2 DVF Kingway (Austin Oplotnik, rider; Jim & Kimberly Oplotnik, owner)
3 LSR Jack Daniels (Ryne Swope, rider; John & Helen Swope, owner)
4 Elkland Oaks Beauty (Morgan Stoll, rider; Tony & Nancy Stoll, owner)
5 Back Street Rhythm (Meredith Long, rider; Meredith & Taylor Long, owner)
6 Kern’s Endeavor (Ashley Wingate, rider; Kelly Kraegel Varner, owner)
7 Kane Creek Kurgan (Phoebe Spencer, rider; Linda Hogin, owner)
   
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I am wondering how many of you out there will be participating in the UPHA Pink Ribbon Fund Raising Efforts this show season and, if you are, in what capacity? 

I think this is such a great cause that AboveLevel.com will be participating in the program at the Gold Cup Regional Show this June.  I will be donating 100% of the profits from any blog Ads purchased by trainers or exhibitors participating in the Gold Cup Regional to Breast Cancer Research.  In the next couple of weeks the Ad placement on the front page of the blog is going to be updated to accommodate a larger number of Ad photos, so hopefully we will get many interested Morgan people that want to donate to the Pink Ribbon Program.

 I will have more information in the coming weeks prior to the show.  For more information about the UPHA Pink Ribbon Program see the post, “UPHA Pink Ribbon Program“.

The Angel Animals Network (www.angelanimals.net) is sponsoring the 2008 Angel Horse Contest to find the most thought-provoking horse stories and consider them for publication in their book, Angel Horses with a Mission (New World Library, Fall 2009). There are cash prizes and no entry fee. Complete contest rules and a downloadable entry form are at http://www.angelanimals.net/awards.htmlor write with SASE to 2008 Angel Horses Contest, POB 26354, Minneapolis, MN 55426. Allen Anderson says, “By showing how the immense spirit, heart, and intelligence of horses enables them to fulfill a higher purpose, we hope the power of true stories will persuade people to challenge brutality and the practice of treating horses as disposable possessions.”

You’re invited to visit a new equestrian blog: THE VIEW FROM MY SADDLE: Observations, Inspirations, and Musings From the Equestrian Life. Outside submissions are considered. Email to morganpiaffe@gmail.com for writer guidelines for The View From My Saddle.  Apologies for any technical difficulties experienced with yahoo360—which we have been experiencing lately. A new blog and website are currently under construction. People who have visited The View From My Saddle have also visited the JP Giacomini Blog of which I am editor/publisher. New postings, Q & A, and training tips are posted often. You are invited to post questions on training. Thanks for stopping by. Julie Williams * Flytway Farm Morgans

Tryon ,N. Carolina, May 16 – May 18th.  Openings still available to ride/audit with JP Giacomini, master trainer and former Olympic coach.

We will address each horse’s problem at its own level, however basic or advanced.

Please contact the organizer, Bob Then, at 864-457-2554 or JP at: 859-339-4346 to book a spot or get more information . Read what other riders in Tyron have to say about their experiences at the:

 JP Giacomini’s Bloghttp://tinyurl.com/2ubm95

See you there.

J.P. Giacomini www.baroquefarmsusa.com
859-236-1530

This is a continuation of the report on the UPHA Spring Premier show. Hopefully everyone is aware of UPHA’s effort to raise $100,000 for breast cancer research and education (see UPHA Pink Ribbon Program) and is thinking about ways to help. Above Level is making plans to participate in the Pink Ribbon event at the Gold Cup Regional. Perhaps these photos will inspire some of you.

Look at all that PINK!

Chris McDermott and Connie D’Alesio, breast cancer survivors, making an award presentation during the Pink Ribbon Session.

A close-up of the special Pink Ribbon award cooler.