IDHSNA 2016 Annual Blarney

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AWARDS RESULTS  BOD REPORTS  FANTASTIC ARTICLES  FINANCIALS
FOALS  HERD LIST  INSPECTIONS  MEMBER NEWS  REGION REPORTS

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Moorpark Image
STANDING AT STUD FOR 2017

Stud Fee: $1000 USD
(includes $200 nonrefundable Booking Fee)

Consideration given for Canadian,
Class 1, and performance mares.

This opportunity to breed to
Moorpark Image may not be repeated.

Fourwinds Farm is making a special
effort this year: standing Image at stud

for North America while undertaking
to have his semen frozen for export
back to Ireland. He will be at a
facility in Ontario offering
excellent service to mare
owners for live cover or
shipping of fresh cooled
semen for the
US and Canada.

Moorpark Image is a treasure of the North American Irish Draught herd.
His PEDIGREE carries outstanding rare and performance lines. He oozes breed TYPE with substance,
athleticism and quality - at a compact 16 hands with ten inches of bone. His super TEMPERAMENT is demonstrated
by his ability at sixteen years of age to transition to a new life in Canada as dressage schoolmaster and herd stallion.
Image PROGENY can be found in the hunt field, the show ring, and elsewhere making their owners happy and proud.

MOORPARK IMAGE IMAGE PROGENY (below and right, including a Class 1 ID Stallion [far right])

Katharine Locke | FOURWINDS FARM | River John, Nova Scotia, Canada | 902-351-3029
[email protected] | www.fourwindsfarm.ca | www.facebook.com/FourwindsNS

President’s Letter -Passing the TABLE OF CONTENTS
Baton.
President’s letter. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ... 1
Iwould like to thank all of our members for your continued support of masthead.... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ... 2
the IDhsNa and of our beloved breed. Please join me in in welcoming 2017 BoD contacts ... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ... 2
Karen young back to the board and extending our best wishes to 2017 calendar. .. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ... 3
connie arthur as she takes over the helm. 2016 year end awards results . .... .. .... .. 4-8
thank you to our past four (4) boards for all their efforts on behalf of the Irish 2016 usDf all-Breed award results .... .. ...9
Draught; as a team we achieved so much. so many of those great people reflections from Dublin .. .... .. .... .. ....10-11
contributed to our effort to become more inclusive and open the doors to IDhsNa Profit and loss.. .... .. .... .. ....12-13
more Irish horses. By joining the harmonized stud book every purebred Irish the annual show that Wasn’t .. .... .. .... .. .14
Draught in this country is recognized globally and with the use of the linear around the regions .... .. .... .. .... .. ....16-26
profile sheet we can better protect and preserve the traits will hold so dear. IDhsNa Inspections .... .. .... .. .... .. ....28-29
the coP has opened new doors to horses of Irish Draught descent giving them utilizing linear Profiling .. .... .. .... .. ....30-31
a place to call home as they compete across the country flying the flag for us. 2016 foals . .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ....32-36
thanks to the years of tireless effort from our executive secretary, Wicklow foxhounds hunt. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 39
sue rowdon, we are now an affiliate of the usef. this is a major stepping stone first Impressions.. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ....40-41
to us opening avenues for exposure for our horses as we strive to bring the Irish ultimate horse .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ....42-43
Draught to the forefront of every equestrian mind. IDhsNa life member listing .. .... .. .... .. .45
member News .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 46
the 2016 show committee, led by Jan robertson, worked so hard and hooray ann morss.. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 48
was so disappointed when the difficult decision was made to cancel the IDhsNa Breeding Book herd listing ....49-58
show. I want to thank them all for the work done it was the right thing IDhsNa Breed standard . .... .. .... .. .... .. . 59
to do but I know they will all be back in the future. Jan and her team deserve IDhsNa Prefix Policy & Prefix lisitng .... .. .60
a huge thanks.
as I come to the end of my term and reflect on our ups and downs I believe ADVERTISING
that the future is bright for the IDhsNa and I look forward to continuing to
support our board. I urge all of you to support the board and realize we are moorpark Image. . .. .... .. ... Inside front cover
all human and we are all here for our love of the breed. there is no personal Noel mullins .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. ... 9
benefit to doing this job, contrary to popular belief, just countless endless Dandelion gryphon. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 11
hours of volunteer work. Kleary field . .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 14
Wishing you and your horses a very prosperous New year. top gun stables .. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 15
eQ9 exclusives .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 18
Fleur Bryan. hobby horse.. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 18
North east region .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 27
oN the coVer: emerald Ivy, c1/rID, 2015 annual show supreme Windfield m’lady. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 31
Purebred show champion, owned by skip & Vicki crawford. cover Print Ballygrace .. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 37
courtesy of Karen chorney, hobby horse studio. cerulean farm .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 38
original image courtesy mayne Imaging. Windfield farm .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 44
IDhsNa membership .. .. .... .. .... .. .... .. . 47
Bridon Irish Draughts ... .. ....Inside Back cover

1Bridon Beale street . .... .. .... .. .... Back cover

The Blarney Yearbook BOD CONTACTS LIST

The Official Newsletter of the PresIDeNt
Irish Draught Horse Society of North America connie arthur | 209.985.3354 | [email protected]
23806 yosemite Blvd., Waterford, ca 95386
The Irish Draught Horse Society was established in
1993, and is dedicated to fostering an appreciation and VIce PresIDeNt
understanding of the Irish Draught Horse and its successful tom green | 609-567-3164 | [email protected]
crossbred, the Irish Draught Sport Horse. The IDHSNA is a 914 8th street, hammonton, NJ 08037
not-for-profit corporation. The Society strives to assist in the
conservation of the breed throughout the world and main- eXec sec
tains the studbooks for qualified Irish Draught and part Irish sue rowdon | 804.374.3498 | [email protected]
Draught horses in North America. The Blarney is the official 453 ampthill road, cartersville Va 23027
newsletter of the IDHSNA.
treasurer
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curacy of the advertisements contained herein. Statements, 453 ampthill road, cartersville Va 23027
opinions, and points of view expressed by the contributors
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and/or the IDHSNA Inc. We reserve the right to edit any Karen young | 707-665-0848 | [email protected]
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CONTRIBUTIONS: Articles, photos, news items, and regIoNal chaIrs
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2017 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS sc regIoN chaIr - Debbie fullilove | 281-346-2978
President: Connie Arthur | [email protected] 4615 gainsborough Drive, Brookshire, tX 77423
Vice President: Tom Green | [email protected] [email protected]
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Karen Young | [email protected] 35 martinez road, Woodside ca 94062
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ce regIoN chaIr - oPeN
Regional Chairs:
Open (CR), Brianne Sells (SER),
Chris Neher (NWR), Bob Garcia (SWR),
Debbie Fullilove (SCR), Ann Morss (NER).

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Information Officer: Rachael Cox
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2017 IDHSNA Calendar

MARCH 8/6 Plain Dealing horse trials, IDsh series end awards,
3/15 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern eventinginvirginia.com
8/9-13 rDs show Dublin, Ireland
APRIL 8/12-13 ohio Dressage society Down center line show, awards
4/9 Penmerryl horse trials, IDsh series end awards, for Irish Draught-bred horses, contact Barbara lightner
8/16 [email protected]
eventinginvirginia.com 8/20 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
4/19 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern Penmerryl horse trials, IDsh series end awards,
4/27-30 rolex Ky 3 Day event, IDhsNa awards eventinginvirginia.com

MAY ma hunter Pace, great Brooks state Park, carlisle, ma. SEPTEMBER
5/7 cori oehley, [email protected] 9/9 oakdale horse trials, IDsh series end awards, eventing-
5/11-14 Jersey fresh horse trials, IDhsNa awards,
5/13 allentown, NJ invirginia.com
5/17 oakdale horse trials, IDsh series end awards, 9 /20 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
5/18-19 eventinginvirginia.com 9/24 cedar creek horse trials, IDsh series end awards,
BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
5/21 New york state horse Breeder’s show, hunter us & of, eventinginvirginia.com
5/23 New york state fairgrounds, syracuse, Ny, classes for
Irish Draught-bred horses. contact OCTOBER
[email protected] 10/8 Wavertree hall horse trials, IDsh series end awards,
Ner hunter Pace, 10am-2Pm caledonia, Ny.
contact [email protected] eventinginvirginia.com
Ner hunter Pace, 4Pm-7Pm caledonia, Ny. 10/14 hannah george mem horse trials, IDsh series end
contact [email protected]
awards, eventinginvirginia.com
JUNE 10/18 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
6/3 10/22 chapel springs horse trials, IDsh series end awards,

6/21 eventinginvirginia.com
6/23-25 10/28 record Date for elections, Independent Nominations Due
6/25
cedar creek horse trials, IDsh series end awards, NOVEMBER
6/30 eventinginvirginia.com 11/5 New york hunter Pace, 10am-2pm,caledonia, Ny con-
JULY BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
7/19 groton house IDsh awards, hamilton, ma tact [email protected] [email protected]
7/20-23 Wavertree hall horse trials, IDsh series end awards, 11/9-12 equine affaire, eastern states expo, springfield, ma.
7/23-24 eventinginvirginia.com 11/1 enmerryl horse trials, IDsh series end awards, eventing-
Nominating com. appointed by BoD
invirginia.com
BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern 11/15 BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
the event at rebecca farm,
connemara show at gmha, Irish Draught Bred classes, DECEMBER
contact [email protected] 12/3 year end award entries submissions Due
12/15 stallion reports Due
12/tBD BoD meeting 8:00 Pm eastern
12/31 foal registration Deadline/ current year fees

AUGUST Note: all dates subject to change, contact event organizer for
8/1 Nominating com. submits candidates to BoD confirmation and information
8/3-6 millbrook, IDsh awards, millbrook, Ny

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2016 Year-End Award Results

LAST NAME FIRST NAME HORSE NAME DISCIPLINE LEVEL POINTS PLACE

Jans heather rickoshea Dressage 2 276 ch
arthur connie Bridon Beale street Dressage 2 36 res

szczech Brian touch of the guiness Blues Dressage 1 219 ch
lightner, DVm Barbara a Bt mac Diamond Dressage 1 201 res
Brockhouse annmarie anamchara temair Dressage 1 171
matthews Bergj Dcf hangon salute Dressage 1 154
Wilding alexandra Ballycahane lad Dressage 1 144
adcock terry Dressage 1 111

fitch Boo Kiko Driving 1 28 ch

arthur connie Desert Pearl eventing 1 66 ch
moore sarah lionwood glimmerglass
adcock terry Irish Belle eventing 1 48 res
lightner, DVm Barbara a Bt mac Diamond
Batzing sarah cork’s Dun Bouncing eventing 1 46

Batzing eventing 1 24
Batzing
eventing 1 5
o’Donnell
sarah star of the Irish hunt 1 364 ch
thompson sarah cork’s Dun Bouncing hunt 1 283 res
crawford
crawford ann shira Windfield flower girl hunters 1 205 ch

Welsh alta Wall street Ih 2 57 ch
arthur amy sesame street Ih 2 36 res
Batzing amy electric avenue Ih 2 27
o’Donnell
lightner, DVm mary Jo Padi’s celtic rose Jumpers 1 312 ch
connie Desert Pearl Jumpers 1 85 res
Batzing sarah cork’s Dun Bouncing Jumpers 1 50
lightner, DVm ann shira Windfield flower girl Jumpers 1 18
o’Donnell Barbara a Bt mac Diamond Jumpers 16
adcock
arthur sarah cork’s Dun Bouncing Versatility 338 ch
Barbara a Bt mac Diamond Versatility 231 res
4 ann shira Windfield flower girl Versatility 223
terry Irish Belle Versatility 157
connie Desert Pearl Versatility 151

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2016 Year-End Award Results

rIcKoshea: champion - Dressage level 2. touch of the guINess Blues: champion - Dressage level
owned and ridden by heather Jans. 1. owned by Brian szczech and ridden by sophie David.
congrats to all on their 2016 placings. things were rough around this is touch of the guinness Blues’ third season under a dressage
the edges for our competition year. I was warned by my trainer saddle. Dressage seems to be his game. he is 18.1hh of power
that when starting Intermediate 2 and grand Prix things would and grace. We are proud of his progress, and hats off to all in his
be this way. that is, it takes some 2 years at least to get a horse training and breeding lineage. looking forward another fantastic
strong enough and more solid at this level. together we have had season!
improvements, but it’s hard when horse and rider are learning
together. We are a team and enjoying the journey. that’s all that touch of the guINess Blues
matters.

BrIDoN Beale street: reserve - Dressage level 2.
owned by connie arthur.
Bridon Beale street is a delightful Irish Draught stallion who had
competed in eventing through Intermediate and is currently com-
peting in Dressage at Prix st. georges. his offspring are doing
both disciplines as well as trail, foxhunting, hunters and jumpers.
We love “liam” as he is a super easy horse to be around - he is
good at shows, at home and on the trail. he did get to participate
in the 2010 World equestrian games as an “Irish ambassador”
and had a great time meeting people! his list of awards is far too
long to list here, but his most important attribute is his fantastic
temperament.

BrIDoN Beale street

Bt macDIamoND: reserve - Dressage lvl 1.
owned by Barbara lightner.
“connor” arrived in
January 2016. he was
produced by camilla
spires at carrignfeela
sport horses and sourced
by courtney cooper of c
square farm.

In true Irish fashion Bt macDIamoND
connor is an amateur’s
dream ride with lovely
gaits, a steady tempera-
ment and a great work
ethic. he is my horse of a
lifetime!

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2016 Year-End Award Results

KIKo: champion - Driving level 1. Desert Pearl
owned and driven by Boo fitch.
Kiko had a light year in 2016. she continued her training in ridden
dressage as it is wonderful cross training for combined Driving.
she remains working at third level dressage. she travelled to the
hermitage classic cDe outside of louisville Ky in the fall and got to
compete and run around around these huge 10’ by 10’ tall plastic
pink snails decorating the obstacle. In typical Kiko style she took all in
stride. she will be competing in the 2017 Driving triple crown in fl.
Kiko at 14 years old remains very sound and very competitive. she is
a testament to the breed for sure.

KIKo

Desert Pearl: champion - eventing level 1; reserve - Jumpers lIoNWooD glImmerglass
level 1. owned by connie arthur.
Desert Pearl by Bridon Beale street is one of the most willing and
tractable horses I have ever owned. he moved up to Preliminary this
year and also excelled at Jumpers. I believe he only had two rails all
year in stadium jumping. although his mom (monique, a lusitano/
Paint/tB cross) is just a plain little mare, Desert Pearl (barn name
Wyatt) has size and presence galore, and even lets an old gal ride
him!

lIoNWooD glImmerglass: reserve - eventing level 1.
owned and ridden by sarah moore.
my heart was pounding as we walked down the lane to cross-country
warm-up. the course walk, normally a calming activity that helps me
develop a game plan, only exacerbated the roller-coaster of emotions.
fitch’s corner, a beautiful slice of heaven in the hudson Valley re-
gion of New york, isn’t the place where most people move up a level.

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“you have harriet” my best friends responded to my worried texts. I WINDfIelD floWer gIrl
have harriet, I repeated to myself like a mantra. corK’s DuN BouNcINg (left); star of the IrIsh (right)
harriet launching out of the start-box delightedly. my grin emerged
when we were mid-air over the first giant brush, then full coffin (on with JacK lamBert. Photo courtesy ann morss.
off-set lines, mind you), and became permanent as we left a stride
out over the massive Weldon’s Wall (surely they borrowed this fence
from rolex). I shouted for joy splashing through the water heading
for home.
fist pumps from mom and Dad at the finish line, and hugs all around
were our reward for an incredible ride. harriet never doubted her job
for a moment, and displayed proud look with which she crosses each
finish line. I beamed with pride, and graciously thanked the strangers
who remarked, “great round, what a horse!” my response is always
the same; just two words: “she’s Irish.”

WINDfIelD floWer gIrl: champion - hunters level 1.
ridden by shelley Q. Peters. Photo by ann shira o’Donnell.
“rosie”, as she is known by her rider, trainer, owner and fans, is en-
joying the New year enhancing her hunter skills with weekly lessons
under the watchful eye of mary D’arcy (on the ground) and shelley
Q. Peters (in the irons). ms. D’arcy describes rosie as a “smart and
willing mare”, while olympian greg Best commented on rosie being
a “powerful, willful jumper”. rosie welcomes the challenges that are
added to her training regimen but mostly she looks forward to hack-
ing out with her sister, roxie, enjoying an occasional “spa day” and
eating lots of red Delicious apples as rewards for a Job Well Done!
to describe this purebred Irish Draught mare as straightforward and
lovely, kind, sweet and athletic, is a testament to her breeder rachael
cox and to the Irish Draught Breed. top gun stables is proud to
receive the hunters level 1 champion honors for rosie’s 2016
competition season.
go green, ride Irish!

star of the IrIsh (stotI): champion - fox hunting level 1.
owned and ridden by sarah Batzing.
In the 2016 hunting season stoti hunted a remarkable 68 times,
mostly first flight. While most of his hunting is done here at the
genesee Valley hunt in geneseo, Ny, he was able to winter in aiken,
sc. While down south stoti hunted with Peter stwertka at 5 different
hunts. When he is in geneseo, stoti is mostly used as a hireling for
both local hunters and out of town visitors. all told of his 68 hunts
last year, stoti hunted with 6 different hunts and carried 11 different

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riders. In addition to his hunting duties, stoti also carried an addi- the feh as a yearling and has had great success so far. We love
tional 3 riders on numerous hunter paces. stoti is a truly magnifi- having this spunky filly in our family and are looking forward to
cent horse and a wonderful ambassador of the Irish Draught sport all of the wonderful achievements she will have as she develops.
horse. I am very fortunate to have him in my barn. thank you connie arthur/lone tree farm for this special girl!
corK’s DuN BouNcINg: reserve - fox hunting level 1. I was unable to show Wall street myself late in 2016 because of
owned by sarah Batzing. a broken ankle, so would like to take this opportunity to thank
this was a really fun year for corky and me. Not only did he megan Bittle of Blue Dreamin’ farms for showing her for us in
hunt 45 times with the genesee Valley hunt in geneseo, Ny the West coast feh championships.
but we also did many hunter paces, some 3’ jumpers and Novice
level eventing. While we had some success in the jumper ring go to Page 36 for reserve In-hand...
and eventing world, corky’s true talents shine in the hunt field.
corky hunts on the buckle in a snaffle, he is as honest and straight PaDI’s celtIc rose: champion - Jumper level 1.
forward a hunter you’ll find anywhere. In addition to being the owned by mary Jo Welsh.
IDhsNa Versatility champion, corky won the gVh master’s cup.
the master’s cup is a competition to determine horses that would of roisin’s many nicknames, “the roisin machine” is my favor-
be most suitable for the huntsman to ride to hunt hounds. Points ite. she really has become the adult amateur jumping machine!
are accumulated throughout the year for eventing, racing over In 2016 we finished our first full year in the 1m child/adult
fences and hunter pacing. the competition culminated with a skills jumpers, ending the season in the ribbons at the competitive at-
competition judged by hunt masters and staff. lanta fall classic aa show. the 2017 show season has already
corky is a truly amazing horse and I look forward to all of the won- begun and included a move up to the 1.10m adult Jumpers
derful things we can do in 2017. and plans to show at hIts ocala in february. roisin is a rIDsh
by the wonderful mountain Pearl rID. she was bred by Diane
Wall street: champion - In hand 1. Petrie at fox hollow sport horses in Ia, where I purchased her
owned by alta thompson. as a weanling 14 years ago.
Wall street (above) is a 2014 IDsh filly out of rIDsh mare congratu- PaDI’s celtIc rose
clareen Pearl (a Bridon Beale street daughter) and sired by the
eventing stallion, Worthy opponent V.e. she started competing in lations to
all the yea
participants
on a super
2016 and
best of luck
in 2017.
as the
saying (sort
of) goes –
if you’re
lucky
enough
to rIDe
IrIsh,
then you’re
lucky
enough!

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2016 USDF Award Results

PL MEDIAN LEVEL DIV HORSE RIDER/OWNER

1 68.409% training level aa Ballycahane lad alexandra Wilding
2 65.910% training level aa anamchara temair annmarie hernick Brockhouse

1 71.146% training level open Bt mac Diamond Jennifer roth / Barbara lightner
2 68.409% training level open Ballycahane lad alexandra Wilding
3 65.910% training level open anamchara temair annmarie hernick Brockhouse

1 62.647% first level aa anamchara temair annmarie hernick Brockhouse

1 70.547% first level open touch of elegance emily mcintosh / Jaclyn miller
2 67.647% first level open touch of the guinness Blues sophie David / Brian szczech
3 62.647% first level open anamchara temair annmarie hernick Brockhouse

1 61.118% Intermediate II aa rickoshea heather Jans
heather Jans
1 61.118% Intermediate II open rickoshea heather Jans

1 61.118% Intermediate II Vintage rickoshea

1 68.500% grand Prix open rickoshea lisa froehlig / heather Jans

annmarie Brockhouse and anamchara temair were also awarded a ribbon and
commemorative plate for achieving Breed high score award at the usDf finals in Kentucky.

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Reflections From Dublin

Reflections from the Dublin Horse Show - BY DENNY EMERSON

long before I was invited to judge some classes at the of course I’d heard all the stories about how many Irish breed-
Dublin horse show last July, 2016, I had owned, com- ers had basically “abandoned” their traditional roots, choos-
peted, and stood at stud numerous horses which were ing to go the continental european route of using the various
rID crossed with thoroughbred, what I think of as “Irish sport warmblood breeds to provide the outcross on the thoroughbred,
horses.” eschewing the proven formula of rID as the “heavy” piece of
When I was on the uset three Day team in 1974, at the the equation.
Dauntsey Park, england event, I won a division on the rID cross, and since this is the “elephant in the room” for rID breeders
Irish Warrior, donated to the team by Patrick Butler. and enthusiasts, I will cut to the chase.
It was the first american victory on that foray which ended for upper level dressage, let’s face reality, the dressage bred
with the uset winning the World championship gold medal. warmblood is the best way to go. Period, paragraph, end of
later, I stood a stallion named “forfeit” whose dam, fru, another statement.
rID cross, had been on the Irish show jumping team. my friend, for upper level show jumping, there are still Irish holdouts, but
michael Page, won the individual bronze medal on fru’s full the betting man would place his money on the vast machinery of
brother, “foster,” at the 1968 mexico olympics. I rode around germany, holland, france and Belgium, churning out huge num-
rolex on “griffin,” a son of forfeit, in 1993. bers of custom bred for jumping, mainly warmblood crosses.
In 2001, as a sixtieth birthday present to myself, I bought loftus
fox in Ireland, and rode him at the preliminary level for about upper level eventing, long the bastion of the rID/thor-
ten years, to fulfill my goal to ride in events at the preliminary oughbred cross, has been changed dramatically into a
level or higher for fifty straight seasons. sport where dressage has become increasingly impor-
tant, and where the plucky “all day stayer” is less of a basic ne-
Ibought the stallion “formula one,” also a rID thoroughbred cessity. this opens the door to more fancy moving warmbloods.
cross , in county clare, and he has now sired mrs. mars’ four so, where does this leave the rID? Well, I would go head first,
star event horse “landmark’s monte carlo.” directly at the reason so many of us got “smitten” by the breed
In other words, I knew what to expect when I got to Dublin – to begin with. What did we like? What did we want? What did
strongly made Irish breds with enough rID blood to provide we need?
strength, bone, sound hooves, a steady temperament, and a I can’t speak for all of you, but I can speak for myself. I like,
bold, generous disposition when crossed with the thoroughbred want and need a sound, sane, athletic horse who when I ask
or the connemara. him to perform some task is likely to say, “yes I can. yes I will,”

Thank you to all of our members! There would be no breed organization without you!

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rather than, “thanks for asking, but not today, thank you very beginning of the end of a tradition, or if I was seeing an ongoing
much.” tradition. I just don’t know.
I want generosity of spirit. I want plucky. I want steady courage,
not “whacko” unthinking courage. every one of those is a trait What I absolutely do believe is that if the Irish breeders
that I have long associated with the Irish rID/thoroughbred or are being “seduced” away from the rID as the un-
connemara crosses, and I see no reason to abandon that convic- derpinning of the Irish sport horse, it becomes more
tion. I am a great proponent of that concept, “If it ain’t broken, necessary than ever to preserve and protect the legacy. and if
don’t fix it.” that means that american breeders get put in the line of fire to
I saw plenty of these horses this summer at the Dublin horse do so, well, that is an honorable mission.
show, but in all honesty, I did not know whether I was seeing the
losINg the rID Is Not aN oPtIoN!

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2016 Balance Sheet

2016 Profit & Loss

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our enormous thaNKs go to Jan & rob robertson— maybe regional shows would be a wiser course? We could have a
Jan is show committee chair; tom green—show man- fruitful discussion on this matter on the IDhsNa official facebook
ager; mary hansen—show secretary; Debbie feemster page!
and toni Bessler—hospitality; Debbie Weakly-Bryan—sponsor-
ships; laurie monroe—show Program; Debbie cresci—stable the 2016 Inspections were still held at the show venue,
manager; fleur Bryan—course Designer; ann morss—liaison; having twelve horses applied to be inspected there. the
lucy stevenson—Inspection coordinator; and Barb mccarthy report on the inspected horses can be found in this year-
and the wonderful staff at the majestic farm for all their hard book.
work during the months leading up to the 2016 annual show.
so much time and effort was poured into the production, start- running the inspections under the harmonized rules was very
ing in march when Jan & fleur volunteered to head up the initial educational and we thank charlotte moore and george chapman
work of finding a venue and forming the show committee. most for traveling from Ireland to officiate.
of the 2015 show committee stepped up to help as the show
would be held in the North east region in cincinnati, ohio. the 2016 IDhsNa annual show committee
Jan did all the leg-work--- Judges were locked in, the hotel was
found, the annual banquet venue was procured, just to get the
project off the runway.

sponsors chimed in with many donated dollars for classes
and trophies, advertisements were set up for paying
advertisers, silent auction Items were collected, volunteers
were signed up, the prize list was created and mary entered the
horses & owners who planned to come. We had a very minimum
of entries headed into the last month of the show, and a spec-
tacular show program was designed by laurie that is available on
the annual show website. When a few owners had to drop out
for one legitimate reason after another, the entries dropped to a
number that would not allow for the show to continue. It was a
heartbreaking decision to cancel the classes a week before the
show was to start. all entry, sponsorship, advertising and ban-
quet monies were refunded, (there were several members who
donated their money back to the show and we are very appre-
ciative for these generous souls!) leaving the show in the red as
some money had to be spent early to have everything ready for
the show. We ran the silent auction through the 32auctions site
to defray some of these costs and because generous members
wished their Items to still go for bidding! the silent auction
raised $939.50, which will help to balance the show expenses.

We need to evaluate the value of running the annual show---the
shows have made money in the past due to successful silent
auctions and generous sponsors but the show should be about
proudly showcasing our horses and providing the springboard for
competition among our own----

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Southwest Region - BY BOB GARCIA

the big event of the year in the southwest region was the
september inspections on monday september 26. I was at
sfo to welcome our two Irish Inspectors charlotte anne
moore and george chapman. they had a 6-hour flight from cin-
cinnati to san francisco via chicago after completing the central
region inspections in ohio. they arrived a bit weary but chip-
per and in good spirits. It was a 92 mile, mostly uneventful drive
through rush hour traffic from the Bay area east to the central

It taKes a VIllage IAN AT INSPECTIONS
valley town of modesto. I say uneventful except for our lunch early
dinner stop. much to my surprise and chagrin they were willing the inspections took place the following day at connie
to stop at the In-N-out Burger joint in tracy. We approached the arthur’s spectacularly scenic lone tree farm in the nearby
counter and I noticed the young cashiers name tag- “sheamus”. town of Waterford. fourteen horses were presented and
he asked for our order in a thick Irish brogue. I immediately turned thirteen horses passed their inspection. It was a long day. It was a
to charlotte and george and said with a straight face “you know of bit unusual to see the judges ask all horses to free jump, not just
course I planned this In-N-out burger Irish welcome for the two of the purebred IDs as stated in IDhsNa Inspection expectations
you”! guidelines. all participants went along with this request and it
went off with all horses doing quite nicely. It was the first time I
witnessed the linear Profiling process, which seems to me a more
quantitative and qualitative approach to the inspection process,
certainly it was much different than the inspection my mare claire
(aka the rovers lady claire) attended in 2008. overall it was a
learning experience for me, and a number of others in attendance.
I would appreciate any feed-back from the south West region
members on the inspection process feel free to call or e-mail me
(my contact info is listed in the front of the Blarney).

IN haND JumP chute

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Northwest Region - BY CHRIS NEHER

the Northwest region of the IDhsNa is small in number
of members, but continues to be a large presence in our
region. for over 10 years the region has had a presence
at what has become the premier horse trial in the western u.s.,
the event at rebecca farm. the NW region has over the years
staffed a society booth, and sponsored awards for high placing
horses of verifiable ID blood.

the 2016 event at rebecca farm was held July 21-24 in Kalispell,
montana. as in past years, the Northwest region of the IDhsNa
sponsored cash prizes for the top finishers in two levels of compe-
tition, novice and training levels, and intermediate level and above.

CHEVAL DE TONNERRE (photo by Lucy Stevenson) North West region member elizabeth mcfarland presenting the
the winner of the upper level award (and highest placing ID/Ish) award for the highest placing ID/IDsh at the 2016 event at rebecca
was cheval de tonnerre (ccI 1*). cheval de tonnerre is owned by farm to cheval de tonnerre (ccI 1*),owned by Ina mcroy.” Photo
Ina mcroy and was bred by elizabeth taylor. he is by thorough- by lucy stevenson.
bred stallion, Klinsman, and out of Irish charm, an rIDsh mare
by Irish rover and out of a thoroughbred mare. Both winning horses were bred in North america and are
the winner of the novice and training level award was Dance with registered with the IDhsNa! the prize for the novice level
my heart. he is owned by Jamie gilbert. Dance with my heart was award was $250. the prize for the upper level award was
bred by Jennifer fruge. he is by Jack of hearts rIDsh and out of $1000. Next time
like mist, a thoroughbred mare. We expect to see a lot more of you are going to
Dance with my heart. compete at the
event at rebecca
farm look for the
link on the rider’s
information page in
order to sign up to
be eligible for the
award.

DaNce WIth my heart the IDhsNa
Northwest region
is happy to an-
nounce that the
rIDsh stallion Jack
of hearts (sire of
this year’s novice
and training level
IDhs rebecca farm
award winner Dance
with my heart) has

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a new home in the Northwest region. stephanie Kappes of trea- North East Region - BY ANN MORSS
sure state equestrian center in lolo, montana reports that Jack
settled in nicely to his Bitterroot Valley home, and adjusted seam- IDsh eVeNt aWarDs:
lessly to the change of venue as well as the occasional wandering Jersey fresh—We identified 21 IDshs in the entries, 20 horses
elk herd. “Jack” is by the King of hearts (rID) and out of harley competed.
Du Quesnoy (sf). Jack is a 2002 rIDsh, standing 16.3 hh. Jack awards Winners: spring easy (clover hill) with caroline mar-
has competed successfully at level 5 jumpers and is currently a tin, 8th overall in the ccI***; sportsfield candy (cruising) with
young rider preliminary horse. anyone with more questions about Phillip Dutton was 1st overall in the ccI**; sacramento (King of
Jack can contact stephanie at [email protected]. Diamonds) with Kylie lyman was 1st overall in cIc***; fernhill
fortitude (clover Dubh) with Jenny caras were 5th overall in the
JacK of hearts (photo courtesy cIc**. Please find the picture of our sponsored fence with our
laura uffelman of rough out Photography) North east region sponsored horse and rider, Northern Quest
While sometimes the isolated locations of many NW region lady’s man (ard grandpa) with Jorgen olijslager, 8th overall in the
members makes it hard for us to be present at venues such as the cIc**. *mac* jumps too quickly for my camera, thus a blurred
annual show or other large gatherings of society members, rest picture but we are very proud of this young duo and look forward
assured our members continue to breed and compete outstanding to their rising success in the eventing world!
horses, and to provide support for the society out here in the wild
west! grotoN house—We identified 15 IDshs and 1 rID! christine
lutts, cori oehley and sarah moore organized the tracking and
awards in great fashion! 13 horses finished in the top 8 places.
the winners of our awards are: Ballingowan Zeal (clover hill) with
shanon Baker were 2nd overall in the Intermediate/Preliminary;
cooley Dawn raid (seacrest) with Paige crotty were 2nd overall in
the Preliminary; fernhill swatch (grey macha) with anna loschiavo
were 1st in the training Divisions; carlingford tullyhappy (King of
Diamonds) with Jennifer tucker were 5th in the Novice Divisions.

mIllBrooK—We identified 49 IDshs! cooley cross Border
(flagmount Diamond) with Kim severson were 4th overall in the
advanced Division; our sponsored horse & rider, Northern
Quest lady’s man (ard grandpa) and Jorgen olijslager, earned
our award at millbrook in the Intermediate Divisions! they were
5th overall! flagmount’s mischief (flagmount freedom) with Doug
Payne were 3rd overall in the Preliminary Divisions; cillabraddon
ceonna (grey macha) with Katherine Knowles were 2nd in the
training Divisions; fernhill Pick Pocket (cruising) with lee lee
Jones were 3rd overall in the Novice Divisions and ringwood lady
allie (clover hill) with anna callimanopoulos finished 4th overall
in the Beginner Novice Divisions.

It was very busy at millbrook and I felt very welcomed there, our
awards were a new addition to their format and I look forward
to awarding more IDshs at millbrook. millbrook is one of the

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holdouts for keeping the traditional schedule for running an event, KIm haNNum & looK No further accePtINg the
they continue to hold Dressage, cross country, then show Jump- IDhsNa chamPIoNshIP PrIZe at the elmIra araBIaN
ing in reverse order, making a real competition to the very end! I
will support these Venues with our awards! sPort horse classIc shoW.
gmha— We identified 26 IDs & IDshs! Ballingowan Zeal and
shanon Baker earned our award in the Intermediate Division; IDs & IDshs IN Dressage shoWs:
cIc*---DhI toy Boy and matthew Bryner; Preliminary---Porter the mid ohio Dressage association approached us to include
creek and erin renfroe; training---King’s mustard and Barbara awards for Irish Draught-bred horses in their Dressage shows! We
cassani; Novice---gurruan Jessabelle and Nancy henderson; were happy to provide trophies & ribbons for the highest placing
Beginner Novice---sportsfield Jinx and lulu feeney. Irish horses and acquired a new member, Barbara lightner and Bt
there was much competition in the levels between the Irish macDiamond were the champions of the show. reserve went to
Draught-bred horses---in training, there were several horses in fernhill ceyenne.
the 3 divisions sitting in 1st & 2nd—I had to wait until all the We plan to continue to support our Irish horses at these venues
cross-country scores were posted and the division winners were and hope to see more participants as the word gets around!
announced before I was able to tabulate the winner of our award!
a good feeling! mhuNter Paces:
IrIsh Draughts & IrIsh Draught sPort horses IN ay 22nd, may 25th and November 6th, at sarah Batz-
the huNter/JumPer shoW WorlD: at the New york state ing’s farm in caledonia, Ny—We had record numbers
horse Breeders association, the Ner awarded the high point Irish of participants this year at all three of our New york
Draught-bred horse at the show at the New york state fairgrounds hunter Paces! the money earned goes to funding the awards and
in syracuse, Ny to Kim hannum and look No further, ID mare, sponsorships the Ner carries on during each season. sarah Batz-
by corcullen. candace martin yackel and aisling, IDsh mare by ing, member & owner of five Irish horses, generously organizes
corcullen, earned the reserve ribbon and trophy. these Paces on her farm, setting up the courses, buying jumps to
lay out and rounding up the helpers for each Pace. We are very
candace was the driving force behind this endeavor and we grateful and thank sarah heartily!
were warmly received by the management for this show. october 23rd in carlisle, ma—
We hope to build on this foray into the show world and Intrepid cori oehley, daughter Jamie and hard-working mary ellen
encourage more Irish Draught-bred horses to attend and compete! coyne set up a new hunter Pace in the great Brooks state Park, a
at the elmira arabian sport horse classic show, we awarded Kim wonderful venue for horses with miles of trails and jumps built by
hannum and look No further the championship Prize and also
*found* ed lake and his IDsh mare, shannyndoah’s Pearl by
mountain Pearl out of an arabian. ed heard about our Irish awards
and approached us to compete for our awards! they earned the
reserve championship honors.
We also had awards set up for the 50th anniversary connemara
show but had no entries from our ranks. We will try this venue
again in 2017 and hope for better participation.
owners have asked for classes and awards to be set up in open
shows, so we look forward to more entries as the word gets
around!

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the local hunt for competition. We had a mild turn-out of riders all sIX PureBreDs Were aWarDeD class 1:
and hope this will build in popularity each year. especially with the manu forti’s amorous with love, mare, Valerie lake; tipperary
feast presented by the ladies for hungry riders after the competi- Joy forever, mare, Jo lynn; epona’s skara Brea, gelding, alison
tion! thank you all for so much hard work in getting this new Ner muldoon; Dandelion’s atlantic lass, mare, ashley smart;
hunter Pace organized! rhapsody’s rockstar, gelding, Jan & rob robertson;
We had familiar faces come with their Irish horses, tanya Poepsel gemstone clover, stallion, amy mcNair.
with Desmond mor, ID and Brenda casey with Killian’s Irish red,
IDsh and both by corcullen, won the Prizes for the highest Plac- four PartBreDs Were aPProVeD:
ing Irish Draught-bred horses. We sent them off with saddle Pads Bhreagh, mare, connie Walker; Believe It or Not, mare, ashley
adorned with our logo for future competitions! see you next year! smart; empey Queen, mare, ashley smart; suma’s cocoa,
mare, lucy taylor.
taNya PoePsel WIth DesmoND mor, ID aND BreNDa
casey WIth KIllIaN’s IrIsh reD, IDsh, WoN the PrIZes the linear Profiles of these horses are available for viewing on the
Website for each graded horse. go to the Pedigree Database and
for the hIghest PlacINg IrIsh Draught BreD. enter the horse’s name for the information, fascinating reading for
2016 aNNual shoW: Breeders!
Please see our article, “the annual show that Wasn’t” earlier in
this yearbook. Jan robertson is to be commended for organizing the day of
2016 ohIo INsPectIoNs: the Inspections, along with rob. Jan was the on-site person
ms. charlotte moore and mr. george chapman, both from Ireland responsible for setting up the schedule, obtaining all the people
and horse sport Ireland, officiated at the first harmonized Inspec- who helped and providing a fine selection of refreshments in the
tions at the majestic farm in Batavia, ohio. We thank them for air-conditioned, upstairs viewing room which was appreciated on
their professionalism and donating their personal time and dedica- a hot day. the majestic farm was an ideal location and Barb mc-
tion in the all-important IDhsNa Inspections. carthy and her sstaff were most accommodating; we were warmly
twelve horses were presented; six Purebreds and six Partbreds welcomed and well appointed.
were vetted and inspected using the free movement and the Jump-
ing chute for the Purebreds and the Partbred stallions. We heartily thank rachael cox for stepping in to run the ground
crew for the free movement and the Jump chute. rachael is very
familiar with the procedure and gave the horses the best pos-
sible opportunities to exhibit their athleticism, gaits and jumping
abilities. rachael was tireless in working all day to put the horses
through their paces and instruct the voluntary crew assembled for
these important tests.

molly laird-moerleg, angela Wierda meyer and rob robertson
received an education in how to put the horses through their paces
to best exhibit their qualities for the free movement then putting
the horses through the Jump chute to demonstrate their abilities
over fences. the Jump chute was built to the exacting measure-
ments set by horse sport Ireland and each horse performed well.
charlotte moore and her friend, sharyn alexander, worked all the
previous evening with us to build the Jump chute correctly.

robert cox, Jan robertson and fleur Bryan kept order in bringing
horses into the Indoor for the Inspectors to begin their evalua-

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tions. Julie rath served as the scribe for the proceedings, carefully Bhreagh rIDsh holDINg court at eQuINe affaIre.
marking down the Inspectors’ scores and comments. oWNeD By coNNIe WalKer

We appreciate the close attention each horse received by 5yr. old Bhreagh and melissa went over several smaller jumps,
the ring crew to allow each horse to display their abili- showing her green nature and getting braver as the duo warmed
ties to their best potential. up to the challenge of an electric atmosphere and other horses
member Karen mulig Downer worked as the scribe for Dr. Karin whizzing by! I’m always so proud of our horses & riders at this
clark as each horse was vetted, carefully marking down measure- extravaganza, they are the best ambassadors!
ments and the comments for the Veterinarian Inspection form. the We wish to thank fleur, mary, Julie and charles for their selfless
Veterinarian Inspection took place for each horse before heading service over the years to our society and we welcome connie
to the Indoor ring and the Inspectors. Dr. clark carefully went arthur taking over the reins of the President, the return of Karen
over each horse, using the Vet. form to evaluate measurements, young as Dal and Brianne sells taking over the regional chair of
correct conformation, soundness, eyes, teeth and respiratory func- the south east region!
tions. great care was taken by Dr. clark to follow the Vet. form on
each horse throughout the day. We thank Karen and Dr. clark for sarah eVaNs moore & lIoNWooD glImmerglass
their diligence in this preliminary step of an Inspection. shoWINg theIr stuff at eQuINe affaIr.
Blaine orris and rolando addison took the reins of several horses
to show off their abilities. acting as professional handlers, they
worked hard to keep up with their charges, following the Inspec-
tors orders to present the best horse possible. We appreciate the
athleticism shown by Blaine and rolando!
yellow horse studio was the professional Videographer for the day.
a helpful video to teach owners and ring crews the correct ways
to run the Inspection process is being planned. a detailed teaching
tool will assure consistency at every Inspection across the country.
congratulations to the owners of the graded horses on this day,
we look forward to seeing them thrive in the IDhsNa herd.

oeQuINe affaIre NoVemBer 10th – 13th
ur Breed Demonstration featured one rID, lionwood
glimmerglass with sarah evans moore, one rIDsh,
Bhreagh with melissa (Walker) and two IDshs, chequers
superstar with sue Berrill and fiona with Ian Beck riding western!
Bhreagh was a model horse in the Display stall; she was so engag-
ing and polite, greeting and entertaining all the visitors. she was
especially taken with youngsters to their delight!

the Demo team wowed the crowd again, we had the jump course
from a Jimmy Wofford clinic left for us and the audience was
entertained by sue & sarah going over all the jumps, then going
through an In & out that finished up at 4ft.

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the North east region is growing and we look forward to a very training and first level Dressage and have had great fun at both of
productive year in 2017, I am forever proud and honored to be their outings so far in 2016 with wonderful scores as well as both
the representative of this region! We hope to see everyone on the a single Day adult amateur championship and weekend reserve
IDhsNa facebook Page! adult amateur championship. the judges and other riders stop to
comment on how athletic, intelligent and beautiful her mare is, and
Central Region - BY JULIE LANE to ask about her breeding. annmarie takes great pride in sharing
her Irish heritage!
congratulations to all the central region members for their
successes this year! We had several opportunities this year
for Irish enthusiasts to gather and meet at local events and
shows. IDhsNa sponsored classes at the midwest connemara
Breeders show in st. louis, mo, where Priscilla calvird rode the
show champion Irish sporthorse “maxwell” in solid form in the
jumper classes. IDhsNa also partnered with Just cruising eques-
trian center to sponsor classes and held an Irish Draught demo
and educational discussion for attendees.

ANNMARIE HERNICK BROCKHOUSE AMANDA FOUGHT PIERCE & DUNTON’S IRISH MAGNUM
& ANAMCHARA TEMAIR
amanda fought Pierce earned her usDf Bronze medal on
central region member annmarie hernick Brockhouse and her her IDsh mare, Dunton’s Irish magnum (o’leary’s Irish
lovely IDsh mare anamchara temair (hangon Johnny rID x lady’s Diamond x connemara/tB dam). the pair earned their last
contessa tB/olD) had a very successful 2016. they are showing two scores at Waterloo Dressage in June, at 3rd level!

elizabeth frey welcomed Irish Draught mare “Proud ruby rose”
to the family.
Julie lane competed with celtic Pride farm’s horses manu forti’s
royal Blue and Irish holiday, with wins in the jumper ring and at
the young horse show.

Julie and chris lane at celtic Pride farm also lost their stallion
“Kilkelly’s King of Pride” in 2016. though they only had him a
short while, he touched their hearts with his beauty and unlimited
talent.

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ELIZABETH FREY & “PROUD RUBY ROSE”. JULIE LANE & IRISH HOLIDAY
Photo by CPF Photography.

KILKELLY ‘S KING OF PRIDE (Photo by CPF Photography)

JULIE LANE & MANU FORTI’S ROYAL BLUE We have several new members and Irish Draught enthusiasts in
Photo by CPF Photography. this region, and I am thankful and appreciative of all the wonderful
people I have met and become friends with over the last year as
central region chair.

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South Central Region- BY DEBBIE FULLILOVE sights on the fall ccI * at the Virginia horse center. so off we
went at the end of october; Kit, mom, reggie the horse show dog,
In some ways it was an eventful summer here in the scr, but and I. It wouldn’t be a road trip for our family without a tire blow
also ‘un-eventful’. unfortunately for some of us, due to the out, but an hour later tire was changed and onwards we went.
flooding events, our riding and eventing competitions were put once we got to Virginia. the excitement began! all the amaz-
on hold. During the turmoil 2 foals were born, Baby Jane and ing riders stroll in. then the nerves begin. What does my outfit
Baby Bree, both out of tB mares by Braveheart rID. look? how do our braids look? We made it through the first jog,
what a relief. Now on to dressage. Kit’s ride time was in the chilly
ann o’Donnell had planned on travelling to the IDhsNa national morning. he was absolutely fabulous! throwing down a 49.3.
show with her mares this year. she has not been showing, but her Just thrilled with how he performed. on to cross country day...
horses have been actively participating in clinics. rosie has been full of hills! Now we are from texas, so we don’t see many hills at
to a greg Best clinic in June at Valhalla stables and a Dressage all. there were tons of hills! thankfully Kit loves to gallop and the
clinic last month. roxie has attended two Pam goodrich clin- hills didn’t bother him one bit. he went double clear with ease!
ics (June & august) in flower mound tX. Jacqueline hawks is the second jog is always nerve racking. What to wear this time?
training both girls in dressage. ann says she is the “good cop” and Does he look ok? It was a ‘yes’ to go on to show jumping. With
enjoys hacking about and taking in the scenery. “shelley Peters only two rails down, put us just outside of the top ten, finishing
(eventer) is training both my girls and she is loving the rides she’s twelfth place. our first one star was a success!!! We are so thankful
having on the Irish Draughts. often she comments how easy to have all the people that helped us get here. and I couldn’t have
going they are and the power underneath her -- she’s never felt done it without my Irish Draught sport horse’.
such!”
JohNNy’s PrIVate collectIoN and ava cunningham (age
christine 15) pictured above. 1st place BN and lowest scoring young rider.
mccarter colorado horse Park horse trails september 18, 2016. Johnny’s
is back on Private collection (aka Jamie) is an IDsh by hang on Johnny rID,
track and bred by Jennifer herzog.
travelled with Diane cunningham and family have owned Jamie for two years.
her IDsh, ava started out doing h/J and switched to an eventing trainer at
Deanfield Kit age 13. In 2015, Jamie & ava were area IV champions in Intro-
Baloo (left) ductory eventing. they have done very well at dressage shows too.
to Virginia the cunningham barn has many blue ribbons on the wall. During
in october the summer of 2016 ava travelled and wasn’t able to attend many
for the ccI shows. she said, “winning in september was a thrill”.
1*. Kit was
bred by scr
member
Doug Wil-
lard, By scr
rID stallion
Braveheart,
so this was
truly a scr team!

christine says, ‘I always had dreams of going to the upper
levels of eventing, so my first big plan was getting to a one
star. When I first met Kit in 2010, I knew he could get
me there. We worked really hard and went through some ups and
downs. But this year, 2016, all our hard work paid off. We set our

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Around the Regions (con’t)

Southeast Region - BY BRIANNE SELLS • liam an capall by merry mate was year end champion
Beginner Novice eventing horse and tipperary ode to Joy
greetings from the southeast region! first and foremost, by snowford Bellmean was 8th in Beginner Novice eventing
I want to thank sue rowdon and charles yates for their horse in his first year eventing.
excellent service as regional chairs! I hope I can fill their
shoes during my term. • Brandy greenwell hunts a purebred mare with middleburg
hunt and her husband Nick has been enjoying the season on
the ser gave awards to the best IDsh at the great meadow Int’l his new IDsh mare by Banks fee Daniel.
Nations cup in July. sue and I were on hand to watch the competi-
tion and give out the award to Boyd martin and his horse Welcome • skip crawford continues to hunt the purebred stallion Dande-
shadow by Welcome flagmount. connie arthur and fleur Bryan lion Diamond rebel with Potomac hunt in maryland and have
gave out the award to the highest placing IDhs at rolex. hannah introduced one of his purebred daughters, emerald Ivy, gently
sue Burnett received that award for her horse harbor Pilot sired to the sport.
by cruising. It is such a thrill to see the magnificent IDsh athletes
competing and flying the flag for Irish Draught breeding. • Dusty and michelle craig have been hunting Na bred horses
with Piedmont foxhounds that were bred by Dandelion farm
and Blackberry ridge farm.

Best IDsh at great meaDoW INt’l NatIoNs cuP hIghest PlacINg IDhs at roleX aWarDeD to
aWarDeD to BoyD martIN aND Welcome shaDoW. haNNah sue BurNett rIDINg harBor PIlot sIreD
By crusINg. WIth coNNIe arthur & fleur BryaN.
aWarDeD By sue roWDoN & BrIaNNe sells.
there are a plethora of Irish horses in the us foxhunting and
lots of members have been enjoying their Irish horses at shows, showing and one by one, I hope to get them all registered
events and foxhunting. with the IDhsNa as these are the horses that are often the
• terry adcock had a busy year with her Irish horses. Irish draw for newcomers to the breed.
I would really like to encourage all ser members to share what you
Belle by snowford Bellman was the queen of oakdale again are doing with your horses via the ser facebook page. also, I’d
in 2016. she was cVacta champion Novice eventing and love to see active, polite, dialog amongst members there on ideas
reserve champion first level Dressage horse of the year on projects, clinics, shows or activities that we can enjoy while
and was cDcta reserve champion eventing horse of year promoting the breed. my inbox is always open to hear concerns or
and top Virginia Bred horse in Novice eventing and 1st level compliments and I look forward to serving you as ser chairman.
Dressage.
• gurraun seaberi by gurraun Zidane was cVcta first level
Dressage year end champion.

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2016 IDHSNA Inspections

clareeN Pearl (rIDsh)

DaNDelIoN atlaNtIc lass (class 1 ID) sesame street (rIDsh)

chatsWorth Image of DoVe (class 1 ID) emPey QueeN (rIDsh) rhaPsoDy’s rocKstar (class 1 ID)

stroNgBoW (rIDsh) PhINeas (rIDsh) tIPPerary Joy foreVer (class 1 ID)

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chatsWorth the laDy haWK (rIDsh) gemstoNe cloVer (class 1 ID) BelIeVe It or Not (rIDsh)

NAME RESULTS PB/SH SITE GENDER REG# OWNER
Bhreagh approved IDsh oh mare fs1102022 constance Walker
BelIeVe It or Not approved IDsh oh mare fs1402279 ashley smart
emPey QueeN approved IDsh oh mare fs9302267 ashley smart
stroNgBoW approved IDsh ca ms1202078 tjode favier
clareeN Pearl approved IDsh ca gelDINg fs0702117 constance arthur
Dorset street approved IDsh ca mare ms1302155 constance arthur
rIPley's toy approved IDsh ca ms1202098 amy eldred
chatsWorth the laDy gelDINg
haWK approved IDsh ca gelDINg fs1302154 John lyons
corByN
PhINeas approved IDsh ca mare ms0901819 Dyan southern
electrIc aVeNue approved IDsh ca ms1202219 michelle max
sesame street approved IDsh ca gelDINg fs1302145 amy crawford
maNu fortI's amorous approved IDsh ca gelDINg fs1302146 amy crawford
WIth loVe
tIPPerary Joy foreVer class 1 ID oh mare fP1102026 Valerie lake
ePoNa's sKara Brae mare
DaNDelIoN atlaNtIc lass class 1 ID oh fP0801871 Jo lynn
sumas cocoa class 1 ID oh mare mP0901784 allison muldoon
rhaPsoDy's rocKstar class 1 ID oh ashley smart
gemstoNe cloVer approved IDsh oh mare Pro425 lucy taylor
foXWooD KIss me Kate class 1 ID oh gelDINg fs9702214 rob robertson
street legal class 1 ID oh mP1102283 amy mcNair
chatsWorth Image of class 1 ID ca mare mP0602238 mary anne healey
DoVe class 1 ID ca mare fP1302114 Jerry Kelly
gelDINg mP1402197
class 1 ID ca stallIoN lisa tent
mare mP0701546
gelDINg 29

gelDINg

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Linear Profiles & Breeding

Utilising Linear Profiling Information in Breeding Programmes -

BY CHARLOTTE MOORE

linear profiling is widely utilised by many breeders worldwide consistently produce useful offspring even when bred to a range of
to assist with their breeding decisions. first used by cattle stallions.
breeders in the 1970s, it was investigated by some horse the breeding objective of the Irish Draught studbook is to breed
breeders in the late 1980s, introduced by some equine studbooks sound Irish Draught horses with correct conformation, type, move-
in the 1990s and developed for use by the Irish Draught horse ment and action, calm and willing temperaments with sufficient
studbook in 2010. athleticism, that conform to the Irish Draught Breed standard.
the linear profile of an Irish Draught horse provides a very useful Individual breeders will set their own priorities and goals.
description of a number of traits which are assessed on a 9 point I believe that it is important to select stallions which do not share
scale. these comprise 26 conformation traits, an assessment of the same weaknesses or faults as the mare. however, I do not
breed type, 10 movement traits and 8 traits associated with ath- recommend using a stallion which has very different traits. for
leticism which are all currently assessed in stallions. the assess- example if a mare is very square in her body shape (short or close
ment of athleticism traits is optional for mares and geldings. It is coupled) I would not breed her to a stallion which is very long
likely that two thirds of the animals inspected will have traits which or rectangular in his body shape. I would look for a horse which
are described as average. only 2% of the population are likely is marginally rectangular or average in body shape. I might also
to have traits which are described as extreme. Provision is also expect my square mare to be a little stiff through the body, so I
made to note additional information through up to 24 additional would look for a stallion with good elasticity in his movement.
comments. overall scores are provided for each animal which
reflect the linear profile utilising the experience of the inspectors to there is ongoing concern amongst Irish Draught breeders
decide where to classify each animal within the studbook. about loss of bone in the breed. thankfully the situation
It is important to remember that the purpose of this evaluation sys- appears to have stabilised. If the mare is fine boned and
tem is not to rank horses but rather to identify the qualities which light bodied it may seem desirable to breed her to the strongest,
each individual animal has in relation to the breed standard. heaviest stallion available, hoping to produce a foal with more
the strength of the system is the information which is derived from substance and bone. however, be aware you could produce a foal
the linear profile, combined with the inspectors’ comments. this which combines the extremes of both parents. a better choice
gives a picture of the horse’s strengths and weaker areas. With may be to find a stallion which is just a little stronger than the aver-
this information it is possible to make informed breeding decisions. age and aim to move by smaller steps through each generation,
concentrating on trying to produce the offspring to be as correct,
Before starting to breed, you need to know what type of active and balanced as possible.
horse you wish to produce from your mare. the starting although half of the genes come from each parent, some stallions
point will be the mare which you are intending to breed will stamp their foals or reliably pass on certain traits, as will some
from. It is important to assess the mare critically and it is useful mares. If linear profiling of Irish Draughts is given the opportu-
to have the independent evaluation which experienced inspectors nity to be further developed, as it has been for some other horse
can provide. It is also helpful if you know the characteristics of the breeds, then we could look forward to having profiles based, not
dam and sire line of the mare and what type of progeny she has al- only on the individuals which have been inspected, but also on
ready produced. this includes not only their appearance but also their progeny. this would be particularly useful, as it tells us about
their character, soundness and quirks. Very good dam lines can the type of foals which a stallion produces.

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one of the strengths of the Irish Draught breed is the contribu- most important ones. linear profiling gives us a useful source of
tion which it makes as a foundation breed in the pedigree of many independent information which we can utilise to assist our breed-
Irish bred event horses. I believe that this is as a result of the ing decisions. We should also take every opportunity available to
inherent soundness of the breed, the depth of body providing further our own education through assessing the animals which
good heart and lung capacity, good temperament and having three have been bred and produced by others.
good paces. movement does not need to be extravagant but it is hopefully you have some nice mares which you plan to breed and
important that the paces have good regular rhythm and impulsion. can find stallions which will compliment your mares and display the
these characteristics are also important in the pure bred animals characteristics which you would like to see in your foals. after that
which are such great mounts for amateur riders. a little bit of luck is always invaluable.
the olD aDage of ‘BreeD lIKe to lIKe’ Is stIll souND.
of course horse breeding does not always go to plan.
We can never select for all of the characteristics which
we might like at one time so we need to prioritise the

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2016 Foals!

Kleary’s eXtraorDINaIre, PartBreD fIlly By salute the PartBreD fIlly (for sale) By PaIraDoX casaNoVa X touch
truth X Kleary’s DIamoND (By the KINg of hearts). BreD of Dutch. BreD By maNu fortI farm.
By lucINDa a. romero aND KareN e. youNg.

BrIDoN BreeZy street, By BrIDoN Beale street eX BrIDoN ePoNa’s KIela, IDsh fIlly By PaIraDoX casaNoVa X KNoW
summerBreeZe. oWNeD By BrIDoN IrIsh Draughts. It all (selle fraNcaIs).

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2016 Foals! (con’t)

rtf celtIc fame, PureBreD colt By PaIraDoX golD coIN X
PaDI’s classIc BaNNer. BreD By amaNDa PIerce (reD toP
farm).

BrIDoN BroaDWay, By JauNty star eX tully’s DaNcer
oWNeD By BrIDoN IrIsh Draughts.

geNesee BouNcer, By romaNce at short NotIce X aIs- Kleary’s reaDy teDDy, PureBreD colt (for sale), By Kec
lINg of graNge By graNge BouNcer. BreD By aNN morss. DouBle DIamoND X Kleary’s grace (By coIlle mor hIll).
BreD By lucINDa a. romero aND KareN e. youNg.

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2016 Foals! (con’t)

ePoNa’s shININg DIamoND (ID fIlly) By Kec DouBle DIa-
moND X KNocKaDerry Pearl. oWNeD By megaN mellett.

sPort horse fIlly By shamrocKs IrIsh mocha X lIl mIss
mooNBeam. BreD By BlacKshIre eQuestrIaN ceNtre.

memorIal street cPf, PureBreD colt, By BrIDoN Beale PureBreD fIlly By PaIraDoX golD coIN X merryPaths
street X lIoNWooD stormINg PrIDe. BreD By JulIe & tIger lIly (By Kec DouBle DIamoND).
chrIs laNe (celtIc PrIDe farm).

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2016 Foals! (con’t)

KIlKelly fleXIN fIfty (sPort horse fIlly BorN aPrIl 6) grey PureBreD colt (for sale) By BrIDoN Belfrey X haWK-
By fleXIBle X KIlKelly KeeP the faIth. BreD By Dr. Brett laNDs sIlVer rose. BreD By maNu fortI farm.
taylor.

merryPath reD JasPer Bec, PureBreD colt By BeestoN PureBreD fIlly By PrIDe of gleNogra X maNu fortI’s
laIrD X PeNmerry’s VeIl of VeNus. touch of sPIce.

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2016 Foals! (con’t)

2016 loNe tree BaBIes, By BrIDoN Beale street. IrIsh sPort horse By golDmaKer
X PeNmerryls BrIDget (By BaNKs
fee DaNIel).



2016 year eND aWarDs coN’t rosa. she is out of an athletic holsteiner mare, which we can attri-
sesame street: reserve - In hand 1. bute to her strong will, but her dad gave her a good mind and her
love to jump. the next few years will be lots of training and learn-
owned by amy crawford. ing, but I am very excited to see what we can accomplish together!
I love this mare. she is complex and very athletic. she can be a
silly 3 year old, but is also so sweet which makes the challenging
times completely worth it. maeve, as she is known at the barn, is
very friendly and open to new things she’s being introduced to.
she loves to jump which was evident when she went through her
IDhsNa inspections in 2016 at ltf. she was also awarded the
“Bronze merit” during her inspections. one of the inspectors said,
“When she sees those jumps, she just focuses in on them and at-
tacks”! If you know her sire, Bridon Beale street, it’s pretty safe to
say she got that love to jump from him!

In 2016, maeve and I competed in-hand at Woodside, twin river
and the West coast connemara and Irish Draught show in santa

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The Wicklow Foxhounds

The Wicklow Foxhounds Irish Draught Hunt Meet at Redcross -

BY NOEL MULLINS (WWW.NOELMULLINS.COM)

the Wicklow foxhounds masters henry fleming, frank and while he is only a novice he gave a good account of himself.
redmond and huntsman Philip lazenby hosted the first Devlin-Byrne won the Working hunter in the rDs in 2015 on
Irish Draught hunt meet at Ian Jones’ Domnaill rua Pub King flagmount by Welcome flagmount. Peter somers was on a
at redcross in county Wicklow. the Irish Draughts were given hunter by rebel mountain, and there were a number more that
pride of place at the head of the field, while the sport horses on time did not allow to record their breeding.
this occasion tucked in behind in recognition of the unique hunt
meet. the meet was local for master henry fleming who produces
all the hunt staff were also mounted on Irish Draughts. hunts- hunters and eventers, and on this occasion he was on a
man Philip lazenby was on his regular Irish Draught by mourne well-known performer by the late thoroughbred top event-
mountain star, while the whipper in Brendan Kavanagh’s hunter ing sire master Imp. there was plenty to test the followers, espe-
is by tipperary Boy, and master frank redmond was on a cially a good double coming out of the forestry in sheep farmer
hunter by roisin yeats. lazenby’s daughter shauna’s hunter mervyn sunderland’s farm, where there were a few casualties but
is by grange Bouncer, but the riders that travelled the longest none of which were Irish Draughts!
distance were Brian murphy who travelled from Kilkenny with It looks as if other hunt clubs around the country are planning to
the well-known show ring performer mo cara by grosvenor host Irish Draught hunt meets next season, which will certainly give
lad, who was the champion Irish Draught in Balmoral show in a much needed boost to this incredible native Irish breed that sadly
2014, and 3rd in the heavyweights in Dublin in the same year. at the moment is classified as an ‘endangered species’ by the Irish
With him were Jennifer Kennedy on a hunter by star Kingdom, Department of agriculture and food. It would be a wonderful op-
while lauren cushe was on another by grange Bouncer. three portunity also to invite visitors from abroad who were looking for a
ladies from enniskerry richel Dunne was riding an Irish Draught good Irish hunter see them perform in the natural countryside.
by mountpelier
seaview, with mary
fenlon-Burke’s
hunter by moun-
tain Diamond, and
shawna Waters was
on an Irish Draught
by mountain
Diamond. local
horse producer
elicia Devlin-Byrne
normally hunts side
saddle but on this
occasion she was
on a 4 year old
by shenandoah
Prince holly who
is a smashing type,

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First Impressions

First Impressions Are Everything in Horse Ads -

BY JULIE LANE AT CELTIC PRIDE FARM

how many buyers out there have eagerly started horse some lofty movement photos. Jumping? assuming the horse is of
shopping, only to find horses listed for sale that are an appropriate age, get some free jumping or under saddle pho-
covered in mud or doing their best camel impersonations? tos. and if your horse jumps and hangs a leg or otherwise does
my reaction is probably the same as that of any other potential something ugly, look for or take another photo to use. Photos are
buyer out there, click the red x and never give that horse a second literally everything when it comes to first impressions.
thought. JumPINg Photo selectIoN
for sale: top quality jumper, $15,000

If you are really serious sometimes you just have to pick the one you think is best,
about attracting buyers, and I’m honestly not crazy about either of these. of these
the only way to get two jumping photos, I would pick the indoor photo. even
that interest is to grab though the image quality is not as clear, the photo in the outdoor
their attention with a ring portrays him as sloppy with his front end.
compelling ad. make
them want to see more.
Who is going to fly to
see a horse that ap-
pears totally uninspiring? you generally have 150 or so words and
30 seconds to get that buyer interested.
so what’s the trick? here are some steps to get you started.

steP 1 – get gooD Photos. start with a proper conforma- moVemeNt Photo selectIoN
tion shot of a clean, tidy horse. find level ground and an unclut-
tered background. Pull the mane or braid it. Brush the horse,
head to toe. Put on hoof polish. Put on a nice leather halter or
bridle. make your horse look like the 10k horse you are market-
ing. once you have the conformation photo, ask yourself what
audience are you gearing your marketing toward? Dressage? get

coNformatIoN Photos, yes Vs No.

If I were trying to market a dressage horse, I would use the first
photo. the horse looks light in the front end and bridle; he is
tracking forward nicely, and looks happy and relaxed. as I know
this horse, the second photo does not show him at his best. his
stride is shortened, and he appears heavy on the forehand in the
picture.

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steP 2 – VIDeo. Now that your horse is all tidy and looking his or may not support selling at what you paid or put into the horse,
or her best, and you have gotten your photos, it is time for video. unfortunately.
Plan to film your horse at liberty, using a jump chute and/or under c. also be honest with yourself! If your horse has been on the
saddle depending on your horses age and training level. at a market for 2 or 3 years, something is probably wrong. time for
minimum get some short video clips of the horse going both direc- analysis to find out why. are they priced to high? are you not
tions, and at all gaits. this is much easier with two people, one to advertising them well? Do they lack the training, ability, or talent
take the footage and the other to encourage the horse. remember of similar horses on the market? If you truly aren’t sure, ask a
the goal here is first impressions. short clips showing the horse professional for an honest assessment. Is there a conformational
at his or her best should get that second glance. If you have the flaw you aren’t seeing? It’s hard to get past our own sentimentality
capability for longer more professional video, by all means do so, and an objective outsider may be able to help. you may not like
but it’s not necessary. expect requests for additional video from to hear that your perfect horse is cow hocked, but that does factor
people who are interested, as they may want to see specific things into marketability and also listing price.
that show ground manners, or reveals if the horse paddles, etc. I
try to take follow-up video as quickly as I can and believe that even steP 5 – hoNesty. Now that you have someone contacting you
if they don’t buy the horse, the secondary video isn’t a waste. It interested in your horse – be hoNest. yes, tell the great things
will then be available for the next person that inquires. about your horse, but you also need to disclose the not so great.
None of us want any surprises if we go to visit a horse. Would you
steP 3 – teXt. Why should a buyer buy your horse? It’s your want to drive a long distance or fly to see a horse only to get there
job to tell them, explain the bloodlines, the temperament of the and find out they are lame, or crib, or have some other issue that
animal, what makes your horse the one they just shouldn’t pass up? happens to be a deal breaker for you? Do they have an old scar or
I admit I struggle here with keeping it short and simple vs writing a injury? a vice? are they a bully on the ground? can the problem
novel. everyone likes to know different things, so I try to focus on be fixed? for an issue that can be resolved, in may be in your ben-
covering the basics. If you are marketing a jumper, as an example, efit to take care of it. Depending on
and you have the great free jumping photo and footage, what else your asking price, it can pay in the
might a jumper buyer want to know? Does the horse have multiple long run to invest some time, en-
generations of successful jumpers in their bloodlines? have they ergy, and/or money upfront to deal
done any showing? Do they seem eager and willing to jump? are with potential issues so that a buyer
they brave and confident, yet careful? follow the same thought doesn’t have to (for example, selling
process marketing for other disciplines; try to address the attri- a horse with good ground manners
butes and items that make your horse the ideal candidate for the vs selling one that isn’t even halter
job at hand. broke).

steP 4 – marKetINg. oKay, you shoulD KNoW….he has
a. you have to invest some to make some. list and buy ads. really BIg ears.
there are multiple sales sites, facebook sites, publications, local
associations, etc. where you can list your horse for sale, and many steP 6 – maKe the VIsIt
are free. Don’t expect word of mouth to be enough. In my own couNt. Now that you have a
personal hunt for an ID, I can’t tell you how many breeders I talked buyer that is interested, who knows what they are coming to see,
to who had horses for sale and didn’t have them listed anywhere. make their visit worth it. Be prepared to show them what they are
horses don’t sell themselves unless you are truly getting them out coming to see. ask them up front what their expectations are.
and about in the world. Do they want to see the horse caught, brushed, tacked, or just
B. Do your market research. What are similar horses listed for get there and have them ready to go? Personal preferences differ
and selling for? Knowing your competition is very important in here, which is why it is so important to ask. Be kind, be profes-
trying to sell a horse. In some instances the current market may sional, and be respectful of each other’s time.

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The Ultimate Horse

The Ultimate Purchase Experience for the Ultimate Horse -

BY BREANDAN FILBERT

this is the time of year most breeders are fantasizing I remember when I was 14 my parents had gaited horses,
about the wonderful babies their mares will produce yes and they were missouri foxtrotters. We were on vaca-
shortly, what stallions they have selected to breed back to tion and my parents spotted a lovely farm and said, “let’s stop
and the wonderful successes their offspring will produce. With here and see what Paso finos are like.” so we took a little
all of these wonderful dreams we are all experiencing we tend detour and had one of the most enjoyable afternoons of our
to forget the realities of the horse business. there are a lot of trip. the owner himself proudly brought out his two yearlings
fabulous equine athletes available and we want ours to go to he had just turned out for the afternoon for us to stroke and
the right homes who will promote them as well as pay us what admire while he had two 3 year olds saddled to demonstrate
they are worth, right? Well, this article is talking about how to the wonderful quality of movement the animals naturally posses
let your horse sell himself, and you stay out of the way. are you as youngsters. While the 3 year olds strutted their stuff, the
interested yet? read on… owner excused himself to ride their breeding stallion around
the arena while carrying a full glass of champagne on a tray.
I teach small business owners and independent sales profes- Wow! What a show! he then invited us into their lovely lounge
sionals how to sell their product and the first lesson we learn area for wine and cheese while he subtly discovered how many
is that people looooove to buy, but hate to be sold to. so horses we owned, where we kept them, what we did with them
what we have to look at is how to help our customers buy our and whether or not we were interested in those babies we had
horses without talking ourselves out of a sale. What we must fallen in love with. We stopped in there to look at a few stalls
first consider is why would someone buy our horse. everyone with horses in them and left desperately wanting to buy another
brags about statistics but you forget what makes people get out horse-we already had five.
their wallets. It’s not statistics-it’s emotion! the pure emotion
of coveting that horse. he absolutely has to come live in their What this savvy owner understood was the experience
barn. so what we will look at is how to give your horse the his horses were capable of creating and how to best
opportunity to create that emotional connection. remember represent that experience. We spend lots and lots of
when he does that is your clue that it is time to work out the $$ and time preparing our horse for shows and inspections, but
details. forget that every time your horse meets a new person he will
create an experience that is either favorable or unfavorable. We
Nordstroms and other high end retailers have figured out wouldn’t dream of presenting a muddy, shaggy, ill-kept baby at a
importance of the buying experience. so let’s just look breed show, but when we have a prospective buyer appears, we
for a minute at the buying experience you offer. Do drag ourselves out of the house as they knock on the door to
you create a favorable impression? Does your farm welcome go down and catch sir lancelot out of his muddy paddock with
your prospective client and speak to the quality of babies you his overgrown feet, long mane and bridle path that looks like a
produce? It doesn’t all have to be white vinyl, but remember it mohawk. and yes, I have been with clients to farms who have
must be neat and tidy and let your prospective buyer know you done just this. and no, we didn’t buy.
care about the details, it speaks to the care you place on your
horse and as such, is worth something and you expect to receive so at this point let’s talk about how to create that ultimate buy-
lots of those $omethings! ing experience.

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1. clean up-if it’s out pick it up. If it’s unrolled, roll it up. 7. remember the wining and dining experience. feed
If it’s cluttered, hide it. Just as you can throw your kid’s them. Just as real estate agents have figured out how
toys in the closet when your mother-in-law visits, hide the much their sales go up from baking cookies before the
junk. look around with an unbiased eye and say, does my open house, create the ‘champagne’ experience of the
farm speak to the quality of merchandise I present-and Irish horse with a good bottle of wine and some great
yes, your baby is merchandise. munchies.

2. While we are on the subject of cleaning, let’s talk horses. 8. last but not least, make sure your horse is right for
make sure your horse is clean, even if you have to get up them. Just as you wouldn’t send a child off without
early and give him a bath-we can forgive wooly, but let’s knowing where he was and who he was with, make sure
make sure his white sparkles and he looks as if you are your horse child will be appreciated and welcomed for
proud of him. what he is at his new home. Not every buyer is the right
buyer. and I promise you this, when you have the guts
3. When you have a prospective buyer call, make sure you to say ‘no’ for the right reason, it is noted and appreci-
represent the horse honestly. a surprised prospect typi- ated. But of course, remember to do it graciously and
cally does not change their mind about their wants-they endeavor the help them find the right horse.
remember you though, and will tell others. If they say
they are looking for someone over 16 hands and your once you have created this experience, make sure to find
horse is 15.3 with a high wither, make sure to tell them. out what you need to provide for them to make the
then find out if it matters that he is deep bodied and can best decision and simply ask ‘what you would like to
look good with a rider with a long leg. do at this point?’ you will be surprised at how many people say,
I need to talk with my vet, significant other, trainer, etc and then
4. show him off. I used to re-package slow racehorses to we will be back again as soon as possible, “I love him and think
sell to the hunter market and made a really good income he is perfect!”
in college by pulling manes and trimming legs. my horses
would get their legs shaved about every 6 weeks. first follow up on this visit with a phone call or handwritten note
of all, it is easier to clean them up, especially if they have thanking them for their time. always get their contact info or
white. second of all, I was proud of their clean legs, and e-mail address. make sure to find out if they had all of their
if they weren’t clean I wanted the prospect to understand questions answered. hopefully this will prompt the “When can
exactly what they were buying. my vet check him and the shipper pick him up?”

5. you are probably going to hate this, but keep his whiskers I know this has only whetted your appetite for learning more
and ears trimmed. horses look so good when they step about creating the ultimate buying experience. Become a
off of the trailer at the show, and the closer your baby student. Purchase a fabulous book like Integrity selling by ron
looks to that, the easier your prospective client can envi- Willingham. look outside of the horse industry for some great
sion him stepping off of their trailer. ideas on creating a viable business, not just inside the industry.

6. If you have kept baby pictures around and can bring your- haVe a WoNDerful sPrINg aND gooD sellINg WIth
self to spend a couple of hours, make a scrapbook of his those BaBIes!
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BOD Notes

Annual IDHSNA Life Member Listing

1289 Jolanta Bott (Ner) 1 anthea mclauchlan (NWr)
1119 melissa cason-Kinney - Kinson stud (ser) 1405 collin f. mcNeil (Ner)
111 James W. cogdell (ser) 378 laurie monroe - grafX by laurie (ser)
883 Karen cobb - Woodland hills equestrian center (scr) 1370 ann shira o’Donnell - top gun stables llc (scr)
304 rachel cox - Windfield farm (Ner) 311 Patricia orgas (cer)
1614 theresa Dabrowski (ser) 687 lauren Pollin - happy choice farm (ser)
1400 cynthia Denehy (Ner) 1530 rebecca rickly (scr)
34 elizabeth Drake (sWr) 270 sue rowdon - Ballygrace Irish Draughts (ser)
1178 andrea Duncan (sWr) 56 Brianne sells - Bridon Irish Draughts (ser)
1211 Boo fitch (ser) 414 cheryl skigin (sWr)
1117 Patrick J. flannery (sWr) 1622 Dr. Brett a. taylor (cer)
522 marion g. georgiev - chisama farm (Ner) 47 maggie tyler - harkaway farm (cer)
100 Brian gwartz (sWr) 1210 cynthia m. Walton
377 Jutta heinsohn - adsagsona (ser) 1533 lacy Warner (ser)
1484 Judy honey (Ner) 511 charles yates (ser)
1199 lisa Kemp - celtic country farm (ser) 914 susan yates (ser)
993 James B. Keogh - grovendale, llc (ser) 946 Barbara Zylbert - Kilfani farm (sWr)

Membership Matrix

REGION PERPETUAL PAID THROUGH FAMILY FARM JUNIOR GRAND TOTAL
HONORARY LIFE S2IN0G16LE S2IN0G17LE
2
CENTRAL 0 2 10 8 0 20 24
INTERNATIONAL 17 1 00 6 00 18
NORTHEAST 0 6 29 19 3 11 62
NORTHWEST 0 1 74 1 00 15
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 3 90 4 00 13
SOUTHEAST 0 15 12 13 3 51 50
SOUTHWEST 0 7 19 8 00 37

TOTALS 17 35 86 52 19 82 219

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Member News

IrIsh Belle: owned and ridden by terry adcock. joyed our first open dressage show of the season and are delighted
Irish Belle exceded my expectations again this year and I got to to report fiona received her first qualifying score at third level
check off an item on my bucket list. We got to go to aec’,s and with trainer, Jutta heinsohn aboard, two levels up from last year.
loved every minute of it. goldie competed all year long mostly While we work toward our next show we are also preparing our
at recognized events without a x-country fault. hope our silvio first freestyle! hmmmm, what kind of music will we use??
clinics this fall and next year will keep the rails up in stadium. It is nice to be able to ride and compete a horse that is fast be-
ready for 2017! coming a wonderful teacher too.

Desert Pearl: owned by connie arthur. Desert Pearl
Wyatt is just seven and has been nothing but fantastic to work
with and along with half a dozen other liam babies, he has
ventured into the realm of Preliminary eventing. We are thrilled
with the try and the bravery - and the carefulness of these
youngsters, but in particular, Wyatt stands out as being one of
the best.
I am thrilled that he is still an “old lady’s horse” and I can ride
him on the trail or over fences any time, and I am so excited to
see what the next year or two will bring with him!

my DarlINg fIoNa: owned and ridden by martha moore.
fiona has excelled in her dressage education in 2016 and I have
enjoyed trying to keep up with her! this past weekend we en-

IrIsh Belle my DarlINg fIoNa

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Hooray Ann Morss

BY APPRECIATIVE IDHSNA MEMBERS AND IRISH in sales. the North-east region is an amazing group of members
DRAUGHT LOVERS who love being part of the positive, enthusiastic, atmosphere that
ann has created. competitors, breeders, foxhunters, and even our
5years ago, the Northeast region welcomed a new leader. western riders will drive hours to be a part of ann’s events. No
member #197 ann morss took the reins and has been go- wonder the North-east membership is strong and growing every
ing at full gallop ever since. her dedication to the promo- day!
tion of the Irish Draught horse as well as membership activities
has been tireless and unrelenting. the role of Northeast regional chair also comes with the
responsibility of a voting seat on the board of directors. We
ann funds her awards program and events with a successful hunter are grateful for the years of experience and knowledge that
pace series run out of sarah Batzing’s farm in caledonia, Ny. ann brings to the board when voting for policies that will affect
ann has traveled countless miles to present awards to the best the future of the Irish Draught horse breed around the world.
scoring Irish Draught or IDsh in events up and down the east ann has served on several committees including the annual show
coast. millbrook, Jersey fresh, stuart, fair hill, groton house, committee, silent auction committee, logo committee, and many
and gmha three phase events. ann has also presented awards at others.
WNy equine festival and Nysh breeders association. recently, In addition to ann’s IDhsNa activities, she is a proud owner/
ann arranged to add Irish Draught classes to several open shows. breeder of aisling of grange, a purebred mare by the famous
a trend we hope will catch on in the years to come. from feh to eventing stallion, grange Bouncer, owned by Jack lambert of
4* level, ann has been there to shine her light on our Irish horses. co. Wexford Ireland. aisling delivered a 2016 purebred colt,
genesee Bouncer, by stargazy’s romance at short Notice. It was
ann is a selfless leader whose style is member centric. not an easy road but, we are all delighted that ann finally has her
year after year, members have been invited to join the purebred colt.
demo rides with Denny emerson or just get together at
equine affaire in ohio and springfield, ma. our display booths We cannot overstate our heartfelt thanks for all ann does
are spectacular and attract crowds that want to learn about our for the Ne region, the society, and the members. No-
horses. along the way, she has signed new members, renewed old body does it better.
members, and showcased sale horses for our breeders, resulting

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