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2017 Issue #6 Nov. 11, 2017

Message from the President It has been an exciting show season for SNHSA members, culminating with our final two shows

of the year - the SNHSA Hunter, Equitation, and Medal Finals weekend, as well as the SNHSA

Jumper, and Challenge Cup weekend! I would like to thank my fellow board members who worked

diligently all year long planning these two events, and making sure that they were organized,

successful, and fun! I would also like to thank you, the members of SNHSA, for an outstanding season! The shows were all

well attended, with impressive competition, and fun had by all! The debut of the Challenge Cup was well received and the

Medal Finals was great preparation for our members who were continuing on to regional medal finals throughout

California.

We are looking ahead to awards season to celebrate all of your accomplishments, and are already starting to plan

improvements for you, our members, for next show season!

Sarah Mullins

Final Points Bulletin The 2017 show season ended with the SNHSA Jumper Benefit Show on Saturday, Oct. 22 and 25 riders came to compete and earned their final venue of the season. Ribbon winners also earned double points for Year-End Awards! The 2017 end of the season points have been tabulated. This is the final points bulletin notice. Year-end awards rules have been applied and the tally reflects those riders and horses who have completed three venues and have acquired 10 or more points per division. Venue rules apply for the Walk-Trot division, but riders do not have to acquire 10 points for year-end awards. Year-end points Rules Rules:

1. To be eligible for year-end awards in the Hunter or Jumper divisions, the horse must accumulate 10 points and must participate in three (3) different venues.

2. To be eligible for year-end awards in the Equitation division, the rider must accumulate 10 points and must participate in three (3) different venues.

3. To be eligible for year-end awards in the Walk-Trot division, the only qualifications are that the rider must be a SNHSA member and must participate in three (3) different venues. Criteria for year-end awards are based on points earned versus points available. The rider earns 1 point for every Walk-Trot class he/she competes in.

Members are encouraged to keep their own points totals, as well as to check their points totals in each issue of the newsletter/points bulletin to make certain they are correct. Reports of suspected errors in the final points bulletin must be submitted in writing within 15 days of publication. (Discrepancies must be sent to Susan Howe at susanhhowe@gmail.com.)

2017 SNHSA Show Season Points

UNR EQUESTRIAN CLUB is reorganizing!

Re-Organizational Meeting* Monday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m. Bibo Coffee Company, 945 Record St., Reno *Officers will be determined

Interested students in Western and Hunt Seat, of all levels of experience & skill are urged to attend!

Requirements for club membership: must be an undergraduate student enrolled in 7+ credits with a 2.0 GPA or better. Competition will be through Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) For more information and to express interest, contact: Faculty Advisor, Carrie Young cyoung@unr.edu Coach, Sarah Mullins sarah@meadowviewfarms.biz 775.830.8979 Please help spread the word that UNR Equestrian is reorganizing! Here is a flyer you can save and share!

11-20-17 UNR Equestrian Club meeting

SNHSA Youth Committee News The Challenge Quiz results for the Middle/High School Team tests are: Middle School Teams:

Middle School Team 1 (Brooke, Ava, Natalie) 85.75% Depaoli (Emilia, Chloe) 62.6% Our Lady of the Snows (Sarah, Elyse) 0% High School Teams:

High School Team 1 (Leora, Emily, Olivia) 89.06% Manogue (McKenna, Julianna, Adrianna) 84.8% Galena (Alex, Julia, Ellie) 42%

We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Educational Clinic, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3. We are pleased to have Jeff Cook return for his second year! If you are interested in participating

in the clinic, contact Ashlin Bowen at breakaway.bowen@gmail.com to sign up. The Youth Committee's Middle and High School Challenge Program just wrapped up after another year of of SNHSA sanctioned horse shows. The program allows juniors in 7-12th grades to be judged at

each SNHSA show, with one rider from each school group winning the Best Rider Award at the end of every show. Each rider competes to earn Best Rider points for their School's Team throughout the show

season.

At the SNHSA Medal Finals, all participants take a Horsemanship Quiz based on the USHJA Horsemanship Handbook to earn even more points. The Middle School team with the highest average for this year's quiz included Brooke Gutheil, Ava Mellum and Natalie Hamilton! The winning High School team average included Leora Chase, Emily Rye and Olivia Collins! CONGRATULATIONS!

SNHSA Youth Committee Educational Clinic The 4th annual educational clinic will be hosted by

Jeff Cook on Dec. 2 and 3 at Franktown Meadows. Three sessions catering to all levels will be offered and auditing is

available. All proceeds benefit the SNHSA Youth Committee programs.

2017 Educational Clinic Registration Form

Waiver form for Auditors Clinic flyer

For questions about the clinic, contact Ashlin Bowen

at breakaway.bowen@gmail.com

About Jeff Cook Jeff Cook has successfully trained hunters and jumpers since 1979. Throughout his career, he has coached, ridden and trained horses for all divisions, from low hunters to grand prix jumpers.

Jeff was fortunate to work for legendary trainer and former United States Equestrian Team Show Jumping coach, George Morris. Jeff was assistant trainer to Mr. Morris from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1998 to 2003. Over the years, Jeff's horses and riders have won classes and championships at major horse

shows throughout the United States, including Palm Beach, Devon, Lake Placid and South Hampton, as well as, Spruce Meadows and international competitions in Italy and Mexico. Jeff has also written numerous articles, including a 28-month series for Practical Horseman magazine. He is a highly regarded clinician, teaching throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada as well as training at

horse shows. Jeff now resides in Sisters, Oregon with his wife and three children.

Jeff Cook

2017 SNHSA Jumper Cup Challenge Tournament

1st annual SNHSA Jumper Challenge Cup Tournament Oct. 22, 2017 @ Brownlee Equestrian!

The first annual SNHSA JR/AM Jumper Challenge Cup Tournament took

place Sunday, Oct. 22, at Brownlee Equestrian! Thank you to the riders who competed, trainers who supported their students, parents, family and friends who came, and volunteers who helped make the day a fun, exciting day! Special thanks to Sue Leep for judging at the last minute, saving the day since the planned judge was dealing with the Sonoma fire!

The Prix de Nations style team competition featured five three-rider teams for its inaugural event. Riders rode in a warmup round, then competed in Round 1 with order of go drawn. The rider's score having the most faults and slowest time was dropped, and the team's other riders' total points, counting faults and speed, determined order of go for Round 2.

Following the results of Round 2, three teams had no faults in Round 1 and 2, and the chef d'equipe of each team chose the jump-off round rider who rode for final ribbon placement. The fastest rider with no faults was Chanlee Harvey on Anything But Ordinary, earning a first place finish for the Champions, Three of a Kind, with Jenna Rowan on Boomtown and Lexi Conrow on Cantabria completing the team.

Tiffany McCormack on Cassuer de Prix brought in a close score for a Reserve Champion finish for We BE Fast. McCormack was also the third team's rider on Exceptional, earning third place for the Safari Club team. Nevada Equestrian

earned fourth place ribbons and One Horse, Two Horse, Red Horse, Blue Horse was fifth.

2017 SNHSA Jumper Cup

Challenge trophy

The winning team was awarded a trophy, a silver cup for each rider and the chef d'equipe, and a nice embroidered sheet for each horse!

We hope to continue holding this event annually and hope to see it grow! Be thinking about your team and team name for next year's Challenge! Congratulations to the Jumper Challenge Cup teams:

First place - Three of a Kind - Pair of Aces

Chanlee Harvey on Anything But Ordinary Jenna Rowan on Boomtown Lexie Conrow on Cantabria

Chef D'Equipe - Liz Reader

Second place - We BE Fast - Brownlee Equestrian Julianna Osmetti on In the Mist

Adrianna Osmetti on Aspen LS Tiffany McCormack on Cassuer De Prix Chef D'Equipe - Wendy Brownlee

Third place - Safari Club - Star Street Farms Naima Valentin on The Chestnut Special Tiffany McCormack on Exceptional

Elyse Welch on Saving Grace Chef D'Equipe - Erin Serafini

Safari Club team, Naima Valentin on The Chestnut

Special and Elyse Welch on Saving Grace (not

pictured, Tiffany McCormack on Exceptional)

Fourth place - Nevada Equestrian

Jumper Challenge Cup Champions, Three of a

Kind: Jenna Rowan on Boomtown, Lexi Conrow on

Cantabria and Chanlee Harvey on

Anything But Ordinary

1st place winners, Three of a Kind:

Lexie Conrow, Chanlee Harvey and

Jenna Rowan

Reserve Champions, We BE

Fast, Adrianna Osmetti,

Tiffany McCormack and

Julianna Osmetti

Ally Sohl on The Big Squish

Jordan Bader on Kiss Me I'm Irish Keighley Bader on Tilburg Chef D'Equipe - Brittany O'Bryant

Fifth place - One Horse, Two Horse, Red Horse, Blue Horse - Star Street Farms

Sarah Ross on Steel Breeze Elyse Welch on Rose' Samantha Scott on Rohan

Chef D'Equipe - Erin Serafini

Nevada Equestrian team, Jordan Bader

on Kiss Me I'm Irish, Ally Sohl on The

Big Squish, and Keighley Bader on

Tilburg with chef d'equipe, Brittany

O'Bryant

Thing 1, Sarah Ross on

Steel Breeze, of One

Horse, Two Horse, Red

Horse, Blue Horse team

One Horse, Two Horse, Red Horse, Blue Horse team

members, Sarah Ross and Samantha Scott accept

their ribbons from Wendy Brownlee

2017 Jumper Cup Challenge riders

Thing 2, Elyse Welch and Rose' of

One Horse, Two Horse, Red Horse,

Blue Horse

2017 SNHSA Jumper Challenge Cup trophy, sheets, ribbons, sashes and silver cups

Three of a Kind celebrate their win!

We BE Fast celebrate their

achievement!

2017 SNHSA Medal Finals

2017 SNHSA Medal Finals Oct. 1, 2017 @ Franktown Meadows!

2017 SNHSA Medal Finals prizes

The SNHSA Medal Finals took place Sunday, Oct. 1, at Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility. Thank you to the riders who competed, trainers who supported their students, parents, family and friends who came to cheer everyone on, and the volunteers who helped make the day a fun and exciting event! Thank you also to Franktown Meadows for hosting the annual SNHSA Medal Finals.

The Champions received an SNHSA embroidered dress sheet and silver plate, Reserve Champions received silver plates, and ribbons and medals went to the top 6, courtesy of the SNHSA Mini Medal sponsor, Tricky Treats, and SNHSA JR/AM Medal sponsor, Mega Heat Project.

Congratulations to the SNHSA Mini Medal winners:

Champion - Leora Chase on Osilvia Reserve Champion - Brogan Doolan on Peppermint Smalls 3rd place - Kate Kassity on Rembrandt 4th place - Edith Espinoza on Sunny Side Up

5th place - Victoria Hardy on Love and 'Appiness 6th place - Emily Bennett on Mini Cooper

2017 SNHSA Mini Medal winners (from left)

Victoria Hardy, 5th, Brogan Doolan, 2nd, Edith

Espinoza, 4th, Leora Chase, 1st, Emily

Bennett, 6th and Kate Kassisty, 3rd

Congratulations to the SNHSA JR/AM Medal winners: Champion - Will MacLean on Coconut Key

Reserve Champion - Emily Rye on The Art Connection 3rd place - Olivia Collins on Poldi 41 4th place - Leslie Biederman on Cartireno

5th place - Juliana Osmetti on In the Mist 6th place - McKenna Owen on Viking

2017 SNHSA Mini Medal top

three: Leora Chase,

Champion, Brogan Doolan,

Reserve, and Kate Kassity,

3rd place

2017 SNHSA JR/AM Medal

Finals winners, Will MacLean,

Champion, Emily Rye, Reserve

Champion, and Olivia Collins,

3rd place

2017 SNHSA JR/AM Medal Champion, Will

MacLean on Coconut Key

2017 SNHSA JR/AM Medal winners (from left)

Julianna Osmetti, 5th, Emily Rye, 2nd, Leslie

Biederman, 4th, Will MacLean, 1st, McKenna Owen,

6th, and Olivia Collins, 3rd

2017 SNHSA Mini Medal Champion,

Leora Chase on Osilvia

2017 SNHSA Mini Medal Reserve

Champion, Brogan Doolan on

Peppermint Smalls

2017 SNHSA JR/AM Medal Reserve

Champion, Emily Rye on The Art Connection

QUICK LINKS (Links also available on www.SNHSA.org)

Upcoming Events!

Youth Committee Educational Clinic Jeff Cook returns Dec. 1 and Dec. 2

at Franktown Meadows

SNHSA Year-end Awards Banquet

Saturday, January 27, Atlantis Casino

2017 SNHSA Show Calendar

2017 SNHSA Rule Book (updated 8-12-17) 2017 SNHSA Rule Book Changes and Amendments (updated 8-12-17)

2017 SNHSA Membership Form (pg. 1) 2017 SNHSA Membership Form (pg. 2 for additional horses, emails)

Biosecurity - The Key to Keeping Your Horses Healthy brochure Strangles - fact sheet

~ SNHSA MANE TALES ~

"The Mane Tales" section of our newsletter and website is dedicated to stories of our equestrian partners in ways that inspire

and educate us.

We hope these both educate and inspire you! We welcome reader contributions, too! To submit ideas and/or articles, contact one

of the Membership Communications and Outreach Committee members. Their contact information is located at the end of the

newsletter.

A Trailer Date for Contigo & Kjartan by Allison Brunelli

In Kjartan's final trailer loading lesson of the summer, I loaded him with my older horse,

Contigo, in my trailer. From the start of the summer, this was my ultimate goal. As the weeks leading up to this sixth and

final lesson approached, I thought about the challenge. It was not just about teaching Kjartan to load and unload calmly

and confidently in and out of a small confined area like it had been in prior lessons. This time it was about teaching him to

respect the horse standing closely next to him.

Before our lesson, our trainer from Breakaway Farms, Ashlin Bowen, said most baby horses feel more secure when

loading with older horses. She expected the lesson to go well. But she also said it would depend upon their relationship

and that some horses kick others during trailering. In the back of my mind I thought the lesson could have gone either way,

like his past lessons did. Do you remember in one of my previous articles how Kjartan pawed with such force that he

brought the rubber lining to a limp heap on the trailer floor? Do you remember how, in another lesson, he loaded, stood

still, tied and unloaded like a valedictorian?

At two and a half years old, still very much a baby, Kjartan can only give his best when we are at our best supporting

him. Many times all we need to do to support a horse is to give him plenty of preparation because preparation can make

perfect.

As I walked Kjartan up to the trailer and handed him to Ashlin, then went to get

Contigo, I reminded myself of the goal: Load Contigo. Load Kjartan. Take a drive around

the property. Unload Contigo. Unload Kjartan. Remain calm and confident. No one kick. No

one spar. No one harm.

Because I had done the necessary preparation leading up to the lesson, I felt pretty

confident it would go well. I had prepared Kjartan and Contigo by letting them spend time

next to each other in the pipe corrals in the weeks prior. I let them rub noses, measure each

other up, determine who was the better leader. I felt this kind of relationship-building would

likely prevent a dramatic cross-examination in the trailer.

In their first pipe corral engagement, when Kjartan stretched his neck over the pipe to

reach out to Contigo. Contigo addressed him with his "watch yourself, Kjartan," stallion-like

posture and he struck out at him, quickly establishing his leadership stature. In subsequent

Kjartan and Contigo

pipe engagements, Kjartan never tried to rival that. Later, as they spent more time together, I found them licking and

scratching each other.

The final trailer loading lesson went just as I had hoped. We loaded them side by side. We took a drive. We unloaded

them. Ashlin helped me with loading and unloading technique and safety. Kjartan was full of energy but well-behaved. He

followed Contigo's lead, who ended up being less excited and more nonchalant than Kjartan, as if he was slightly bored.

Goal achieved: Kjartan rode side by side with Contigo in my trailer. He was well behaved and no one kicked and no one

was harmed.

Thank you for enjoying these articles written by Allison Brunelli about her trailer loading lessons with Kjartan and Ashlin. She is an avid equestrian, hairstylist, and the founder of StretchEquine.com where she helps bring awareness and prevention of Kissing Spines to equestrian communities by pointing out the importance of riding round.

~ SNHSA Barn News ~

The news submission deadline for Barn News is the 15th of each month, with the newsletter publishing by the end of each month.

Rock-A-Bye Ranch Madchen Lewallen 945 Dressler Lane, Gardnerville

775-247-1146 www.rockabyeranch.com

What a year it has been! Rock-A-Bye Ranch ended our show season at the Let's Show Halloween classic. It was a fabulous show with top placings by all. Some of the highlights are Madchen and Condesa Z placing third

in the $15,000 Bubba Grand Prix, Madchen and Elizabeth Thieriot's Under Wraps placing fourth in the $16,000 Haunted Hunter Derby out of a field of 35 horses. Hunter Beronio and her new mount Picasso placing seventh overall in the zone 10 Equitation Challenge as well as reserve

Champion in the medium stirrup division. Grace Lewallen and Coyote

Red Radish placed third in the $2500 Hughes Law Group jumper classic. Christine Effort catch rode Belize RC owned by Katie Kaiser to

beautiful rounds in the .90 jumpers. Belize is proudly offered for sale. Susie Sousa and Socrates de Midos had top placing in all of their 1.00m

jumper classes as did Veronica Klein on her mare Pialotta. Chloe Machado made her horse show debut in the lead line aboard the cutest pony, Mylo, owned by Star Dust Pony Dreams. A hug thank you to Hali Durand for letting us borrow him. Mylo is proudly offered for sale.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Brielle Bodenstein and family as well

as new sale horse, The Soloist. Congratulations to Hunter Beronio on the purchase of Picasso.

Congratulations to Katie Caldwell on the lease of Rabbit. In other exciting news, Katie Caldwell was one of the lucky

Grace and Coyote Red

Radish

Chloe and Mylo

Hunter and Picasso

recipients of a new custom Schleese Jete saddle. In honor of Schleese Saddlery's 30 year anniversary they gave away 30 saddles throughout the year to hard-working, deserving rid

ers and programs across the United States, Canada and Europe... Katie was nominated by some of her fellow barn members as well as employees of Schleese. Proof that hard work and dedication is still rewarded to those

who work for it. Congratulations!!! Thank you to Schleese Saddlery for your continued sponsorship and

dedication to producing saddles that truly fit the horse. Maplewood Stables

Julie Winkel

425 W. Laramie Drive, Reno

775-849-1849

www.mwstables.com

Julie Winkel and Maplewood Stables held their 40th Anniversary Open House, which

took place on Sunday, Oct. 29. The vent attracted more than 40 attendees who enjoyed stable tours, refreshments, a hay ride tour of the facility, pony rides, a presentation of the 2017 foals

and a costumed jumping demonstration by "the Knight in Shining Armor" (Julie Winkel) aboard the resident breeding stallion Osilvis.

"We were thrilled to celebrate our 40th anniversary

and invite our friends and neighbors to join us for this momentous occasion," said Julie. "Not many businesses

are able to achieve this milestone, and I thank all of our many supporters over the decades for helping us to

remain a successful training, showing, breeding and educational facility here in Nevada."

Maplewood Stables, Inc., was established in 1977, and since then Julie has been committed to

training, showing and breeding champion hunters, jumpers and equitation horses in Reno, Nevada.

Maplewood's horses and riders compete throughout the United States, and internationally

in Canada and Mexico.

Maplewood also congratulates Kevin Winkel on his new job as head trainer and rider at

Silver Spring Farm in Ashland, OR. We will miss Kevin at Maplewood but look forward to seeing him at horse shows and cheering him on while he

competes a string of horses for Silver Spring Farm! Maplewood is also proud to announce that Outlander (Osilvis-Diane) was the site champion

and awarded Premium status during our 14th annual Westfalen NA/RPSI Inspection held Sept. 25.

Julie has also been busy teaching clinics from coast to coast in October. She taught for Kelly

Maddox Training Inc., at the Shiloh West Equestrian Center in Castro Valley, CA, as well as for Mary Donavan during a USHJA Trainer Certification Program Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, and for

Kimber and Lauren DiTallo during a clinic at High Finance Farm in Chicago, IL. Maplewood riders and horses also competed in the Halloween Novice Fun Show on Oct. 28,

which featured an entertaining and competitive costume class! We are now looking forward to our Turkey Fun Show, to be held Nov. 25, and the First Responders Horse Handling & Safety

Clinic on Nov. 26. For more information on these and other upcoming events, please visit the Maplewood

website (www.maplewoodstables.com) or call (775) 849-1849.

Katie and Rabbit

~ Thank you SNHSA 2017 Sponsors ~ Messages may be clipped, so be sure to click on "view entire message"!

Equitation 13 & Under

Wendy Brownlee Brownlee Equestrian

www.brownleeequestrian.com

Equitation 14-17

Karan Eriksson Arbalette Castle Ranch

www.arbalettecastle.com

Equitation 18 & Over

Matthew Coats Carson Valley Horsemanship & Horse

Development

Walk-Trot

"In Honor of Niko"

Crossrail Hunters

Shelley Evans Carson Tahoe Health

www.carsontahoe.com

Pony Hunters

Lynn MacLean Franktown Meadows

www.franktownmeadows.com

Short-Stirrup

Leslie Biederman Tahoe Real Estate Group www.vchrealestate.com

Long-Stirrup The Collins Family

Ted, Robin & Olivia

Mini Hunters

Anett Mindermann Create Memories by Anett

www.creatememoriesbyanett.com

Special Hunters

Lynn and Sarah Mullins Meadow View Farms

www.meadowviewfarms.biz

Modified Child/ Adult Hunters

Natalie Davidson Ironwood Events Center

www.ironwoodeventscenter.com

Low Working Hunters

Landess Witmer Shadowood Farm Saddle Club

Child/Adult Amateur Hunters

Gibson & Associates Accounting Professionals

www.marie-gibson.com

Kindergarten Jumpers

Tiffany McCormack McCormack Plastic Surgery

plasticsurgeryrenotahoe.com

Puddle Jumpers

Jason Fish Shady Creek

Pre-Training Jumpers

Jason Murry

Murry Ranch Hay Sales

http://www.murryranch.com

Level 1 Jumpers

Juci Somogyi Balance Point Training

www.balancepointtraining.com

Low Child/ AA Jumpers

Liz Reader Pair of Aces Stables

www.pairofacesstables.com

Level 2 Jumpers

Ashlin Bowen Breakaway Farms

Level 3 Jumpers

Chrysann Collatos High Desert Veterinary Services

www.highdesertequine.com

Level 4 Jumpers Kris Purcell

Carson Valley Equine LLC

SNHSA Mini Medal

Will MacLean Tricky Treats

SNHSA JR/AM Medal

Mega Heat Project

Child Equitation Excellence

Hawley MacLean MacLean Financial Group

Adult Equitation Excellence

"In Honor of Noelle"

SNHSA Youth Committee Raffle

Michael & Son's

Membership Communications and Outreach Committee Susan Howe | susanhhowe@gmail.com

Tiffany Coury | tiffany.PortiaCoury@uhsinc.com Hayley Bowen | hayleybowen62@gmail.com

Felise Canterini | snhsa.treasurer@gmail.com

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