GYPSY HORSE ASSOCIATION Representing the Gypsy Horse, also known as the Cob - Vanner - Tinker |
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Adohr Farms Drive -- Linda Enger put her lovely mare Allure to her antique surrey, one of about 20 rigs participating in this drive, organized by the Whip’r Snappers Driving Society of Southern California. Spangle Days Parade — Midnight Sun Ranch’s Michele Bournonville and daughter Kyanna showed mares Kiah and Zaira in the parade. This was Kiah’s and Zaira’s first public outing, and both calmly took the noise and crowds in stride. BreyerFest 2010 -- Member farms Bootleg Express Draft Farm and TNT Gypsy Horses attended this event at the lovely Kentucky Horse Park. Three generations of TNT’s Tidwell family attended and two generations participated in the drill team which comprised the Gypsy Horse demo. Members of the drill team were dressed in stars and stripes and Bootleg Express’s 6-year-old Laken Adkins held the American flag. Journey's End Farm, Schooling Show -- Royal Grace Farm fielded gelding SFG Royal Silver and took the blue in the Two and Under Sport Horse in Hand Class. Carolina Carriage Club's HDT — Belladonna Gypsy Farm fielded stallion Cash Man, driven by Southern Pines, NC, trainer Alphonzo (“Fonz”) Hargrove. Cash placed 1st in cones and 3rd overall in a combined score of obstacles, cones, and dressage. Aqua Dulce Parade — Linda Enger’s two Gypsy mares, Allure and Clononeen Kilcorran Bree, were part of a 6-horse team participating in the parade, which opens that county’s fair. The remainder of the team belonged to friends Valerie Daidah and Ken Parrillo. FEI World Equestrian Games — Member farms Blarney Stone Acres and West River Gypsy Horses performed exhibitions and greeted attendees to the 2010 WEG held at the Kentucky Horse Park. BSA’s Kelsey McNamara rode Diana in a jumping exhibition, and trainer Kristin Posner performed a dressage exhibition with stallion Sailor. WRGH brought its 18-year-old stallion Nobby, who greeted visitors, especially children, with the innate kindness and exquisite manners of the distinguished gentleman he is. Gypsy Rose Ranch/Gypsy Horses West — Romany's Ms. Bodi has completed her long hauling show career. She has hauled all over the Western United States promoting the breed, and exhibiting the versatility of her lines by competing in Western, English, Driving competitions, Trail events, Parades, Cattle Sorting and Dog trials, as well as numerous clinics, including a vaulting team, to test run a Gypsy horse for their discipline. Ms. Bodi and Lynn Strauman have logged almost 30,000 miles in the past 10 ears, and closed out her show career this past year starting with the Fort Worth Stock show in January, then in August we hauled to Colorado, to compete at the Continental Divide Gypsy Horse show. Then they left there to head directly to the Oregon State Fair to show at the Oldest Organized Gypsy Horse show in North America where Ms. Bodi started her show career. Lynn felt it only fitting to close her career at that same show. Ms. Bodi performed and ribboned well in all the performance classes in which she was entered and came home in tip top shape. Ms. Bodi is happy to be retired from long hauls and is looking forward to her progeny carrying on the tradition of SHOWING AND EDUCATING the public in the coming years. If you have news to report about your |
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aThe GHA registers purebred Gypsy Horses, Drum Horses, and crosses with at least 50% Gypsy heritage in the Gypsy Heritage Division. |
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