I’m considering attending the judge’s school at Jubilee this year. Since I’m not pursuing my judges card, I’m just wanting to do it for educational purposes, I was thinking I’d just audit. I’ve downloaded the forms from the AMHA website (application/schedule, handbook, etc). The schedule marks which sessions are for applicants at their first or second school and judges maintaining an r or R card but doesn’t mention auditors. I’m sure some of you have your judges cards and therefore have been to the schools. I’d appreciate any comments on what an audit of the class includes.

Thanks
-Erin

COWBOY DRESSAGE SCHOOL OF HORSEMANSHIP

Eitan Beth-Halachmy has opened up extended summer sessions for his Cowboy Dressage School of Horsemanship June  – Sept 2010. Visit: www.cowboydressage.com/school.html for more details.

WOLF CREEK RANCH OFFERS 3 BEAUTIFUL COLORED MARES FOR SALE

MEMC Neon. 5 yr old. Palomino mare, 4 stockings and blaze. 15.2 hands. This is a one and only mare. Lots of quality and talent. Very well started under saddle and good on trails.  Western, Hunt and Dressage.  This mare can go to OKC and win it all. Can sell with breeding to Santa Fe Renegade

Lighthouse Bonnie.  9 yr old.  14.2-14.3 hands. Golden Palomino mare. Very well trained. Would make nice walk/trot horse for western or hunt 11 and under. This is a beautiful mare who has given us two stunning buckskin fillies by our stallion Santa Fe Renegade. She is good on trails, easy breeder and good mother. Can sell with breeding to Santa Fe Renegade.

Holiday Juanita Fe. 2 yr old buckskin mare. Will be about 14.2 hands.  Drop dead georgous! Lots of body and very correct.  She is a looker and will be ready to start this winter.  She has a very kind disposition and very good minded. By our stallion Santa Fe Renegade out of the good mare HMST Lil Bit of Heaven.

You can visit:  www.cowboydressage.com/sale. html for pictures and more information on these outstanding mares.

SUMMER SALE ON TRAINING DVD’S

www.cowboydressage.com/storefront.html

We offer a fun, safe environment for beginner through advanced riders. 

Students may learn multiple disciplines including Huntseat, Saddleseat, Western, Showmanship and driving.  Summer camps, showing, birthday parties, scout badges, clinics and lots of family fun are all offered at our farm.  We have a variety of horses including stock horses, Morgans, Saddlebreds and Arabians.  Our show riders compete locally up through A level shows.  We are based in Northern Ohio in Columbia Station.  Please feel free to contact us at 440-236-5528 or Lilacthyme@msn.com.  Visit us at www.lilacthymestables.com

The count down has started for the annual Light Hands Horsemanship Event held May 20-23 at Art Perry’s beautiful Interpid Farms in Santa Ynez, CA. This is a one of a kind event unique in presentation and concept.  If you want to learn more this is the event for you.  It is all there from entertainment to education and a whole lot more ! Join horsemen,  Dr. Robert Miller, Jack Brainard, Rick Lamb, Jon Ensign, Lester Buckley,  Eitan Beth-Halachmy and 2009 Road to the Horse champion Richard Winters for a memorable and exciting weekend. Visit www.lighthandshorsemanship.com and blog.lighthandshorsemanship.com for more information and latest updates.

Hi everyone

I was just wondering if anyone went to the Light Hands Clinic down at Art Perry’s home.

How it went and what you  thought of it.

I heard it was the best ever and about 200 people attend.

On May 16th and 17th, Ultra Morgans will host a clinic with trainers Tim and Shirley O’Gorman,Garn Walker and Steve Smith. The O’Gormans will work with saddle seat horses, Garn Walker will work with hunters and western horses and Steve will be working with the weanlings! Space will be limited. For those attending both days, Ultra Bed and Breakfast will be available. For more information contact 419-261-8341. Check www.ultramorgans.com after March 8 for additional information!

Eitan will be doing a clinic in PA July 25/26 of 2009. Please pass this on to anyone who may be interested. Happy Trials. – Debbie Beth-Halachmy

July 25/26, 2009
Cowboy Dressage Clinic
William Wise VMD and Pam Buterbaugh
Beaver Run Arena
3460 Rt 410 Punxsutawney Pa. 15767.
Contact Info : Pam Ph # 814-939-9178
E-mail williamewise@wildblue.net

Watch for March 09 Release of new DVD
“Poetry in Motion”
“Understanding the Horse from the Inside Out.”
Debbie and Eitan Beth-Halachmy
Cowboy Dressage at Wolf Creek Ranch
Home of Santa Fe Renegade
www.cowboydressage.com
www.lighthandshorsemanship.com

Comfy Cowgirl Camp is being offered by Carole Mercer and Nancy Hazelwood Savage. Spend three nights and three days having fun while you learn the fine art of long ling and riding.

Room for  six “cowgirls.” Total cost not including your transportation is $900.00

Go to www.carts-carriages.com and click onto Cowgirl Camp for complete information

The next Equine Affaire will be April 2-5, 2009 in Columbus, OH.  So far, the only Morgan event that I know of is that Chris Cassenti will be a clinician.  Chris was so well recieved at the Massachusetts event that the coordinators have asked her to participate in the Columbus Equine Affaire.  (I can’t believe I missed her in Springfield.  I won’t miss her this time!  I’m marking my calendar now.)  Chris is looking for horses and riders to participate in her clinics.  She will need at least 3 saddle seat riders who can do equitation patterns, and 3 up headed and fancy horses that can show a good demonstration of natural motion and the conformation needed to show English Pleasure.  Anyone who is interested should contact her by following the “Contact Us” link on her website, www.chrislar.com.  Who knows?  This could be the start of an annual Morgan presence at the Columbus event.

If there appears to be significant interest in having a larger Morgan presence at the Columbus Equine Affaire, I might be talked into trying to organize something similar to what was done in Springfield by Morgan owners in the New England area.  You can comment here if you are willing to spend some time and money to promote Morgans to the masses.

While on the subject of the Equine Affaire, I want to apologize for the lack of video that I had promised.  The technical difficulties just could not be overcome.  I also want to acknowledge that Nancy Caisse of Townshend Farm was the director of the Morgan breed demonstartion that was on the video.  She is the one who organized the participants and wrote the script.  She made sure that everyone got into and out of the ring in the correct order.  It really was impressive and I’m sorry that you can’t see it. 

One last note.  Marge “Shortie” Cutler of Townshend, MA (“sidekick” of Randy Jane Crosier) passed away in September.  Shortie has been a well-known face and supporter of the Morgan World for many years.  My condolences to Randy Jane and to Shortie’s family and friends.

Diane 

While at OKC this year I had the opportunity to meet Debbie Beth-Halachmy and learn of her and her husband, Eitan’s off season activities. Many of you may already have heard of their Cowboy Dressage program at their training facility, Wolf Creek Ranch in Grass Valley, CA. For those of you who haven’t, Cowboy Dressage is a riding discipline that combines Traditional Western Riding and with Classical Horsemanship. It is quickly becoming popular with Western riders.

During our conversation, Debbie told me of a very prestigious invitation that Eitan received and accepted from Olympic Equestrian Coach, Conrad Schumacher. I emailed Debbie after I returned home to learn more about this honor and she replied with this information:

Eitan and Santa Fe were invited to be part of a clinic/symposium with famed horseman and Olympic coach Conrad Schumacher. This is quite an honor for us and we are greatly looking forward to it. The point of having Eitan and SF there is to show that dressage is for the western discipline as well..it makes a better horse. We were asked to bring a second horse and rider and Julie Adams of Futurity Farms will be joining Eitan on BEEF Ivan who Eitan trained and is Eitan’s open horse this year. Julie showed him at OKC in the World Western Class and did an excellent job. She will be showing him next year but he will remain in training here. Ivan is quite advanced in dressage and we think he will be a very good Cowboy Dressage Horse in the near future. He has lots of talent for sure. You can go to www.conradschumacher.com and read about the event.

I think it is great to see how Morgans and their trainers branch out, showing the great versatility of the breed as well as finding new avenues for them to excel. Congratulations to Eitan and Debbie on this honor and their continued success!