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Letter | by Julie Alonzo

A Season of Celebration Dedicated to the Spanish and
Portuguese Horse
In this issue, we celebrate some of the
many IALHA horses who have proven IALHA PRESIDENT
themselves in a variety of competitive
endeavors, from the IALHA High Point Julie Alonzo
and Perpetual Awards programs to the
United States Equestrian Federation’s IALHA PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Horse of the Year program and the Unit-
ed States Dressage Federation’s All-Breeds Robert Malone, Chair
program. Julie Alonzo

We hope you enjoy reading their stories Meagan Hansen
and celebrating their accomplishments as Jill Glasspool Malone
much as we’ve enjoyed hearing from the
various owners who have taken the time to Allison Mathy
share their tales with us.
As we’re sure you are aware, 2014 is the Year of the Horse. Please join us in making it ANDALUSIAN MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED
the year of the Andalusian and Lusitano horse by getting out there and joining in the fun!
There are a variety of USEF and USDF shows across the United States, as well as a QUARTERLY BY:
lovely July competition in British Columbia, Canada, put on by the Pacific Association
of the Andalusian and Lusitano Horse. IALHA
Want to get in on the fun of working equitation? We have heard that shows in
Region 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 will all be offering the division this year! One show not enough REGISTRY OFFICE
for you? Consider joining AndalusianWorld organizers for their World Cup event tak- 101 Carnoustie, North, #200
ing place in Las Vegas, Sept. 25-27 (it will offer in-hand as well as rail classes in which
IALHA-registered horses are welcome to compete, as well as a working equitation com- Birmingham, AL 35242
petition open to all breeds). Scheduled about a month prior to the IALHA Nationals, Tel: (205) 995-8900
the World Cup offers a great warm-up for our own National Championships. Fax: (205) 995-8966
It’s definitely not too early to start planning to attend the 2014 IALHA National Email: [email protected]
Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 14-18. The show committee is hard at
work planning some in-depth clinic opportunities that you really won’t want to miss, as www.IALHA.org
well as discussing ways to ease the schedule slightly to allow for more time to visit with
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and distribution of knowledge of the history, use and standard, medical
and other care and treatment, and propagation of horses of the
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USDF All-Breeds Program
Helps Shine the

Spotlight on

Superstars

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The USDF All-Breeds Awards program recognizes IALHA-registered
horses competing in USDF events open to all breeds of horses.
Andalusian invited the winners of each division to send us a photo
and write-up of their champion for publication. Their stories and
pictures paint a clear picture of the rich diversity of people and
horses representing the IALHA in dressage courts across the nation
as well as the close connection the owners feel for their horses.

If you compete your IALHA-registered horse in USDF events,
please remember to sign up for this program and earn recognition
for your joint accomplishments.

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2013 USDF ALL-BREEDS AWARD RESULTS

Level Award Section Rank Horse Median Score Rider Owner
Purebred 1 Dardanos RDL 73.000 Walter Henslee
Mature Horse DSHB Award Elizabeth Morosani
Catherine Hall Elizabeth Morosani
Training Level Adult Amateur Half-Andalusian 1 Sonrisa TLM 69.018 Catherine Hall
2 Riente 66.607

Training Level Adult Amateur Purebred 1 Picasso FRF 68.500 Diane Redlich Diane Redlich
2 Baronato 68.000 Catherine Carruthers Catherine Carruthers
Training Level Open Half-Andalusian 3 Ciarinio MR 64.500 Carol Keyes Carol Keyes
Training Level Open Purebred 4 Merlin de Apollo II 62.929 Elizabeth Conroy Elizabeth Conroy
5 Cobalto 62.400 Margaret Harvey Margaret Harvey

1 Maggio 76.325 Kathryn Stoy Virginia Moon
2 Sonrisa TLM 69.018 Elizabeth Morosani Elizabeth Morosani
3 Riente 66.607 Catherine Hall Catherine Hall

1 Picasso FRF 68.500 Diane Redlich Diane Redlich
2 Baronato 68.000 Catherine Carruthers Catherine Carruthers
3 Kelico 66.727 Luke McLaughlin Linda Blake
4 Ciarinio MR 64.500 Carol Keyes Carol Keyes
5 Chinook AK 64.107 Sarah Madison Linda Butler
6 Merlin de Apollo II 62.929 Elizabeth Conroy Elizabeth Conroy
7 Cobalto 62.400 Margaret Harvey Margaret Harvey
8 Corredor II 60.179 Sandra Werner, Sandra Werner
Shelley Van Den Neste

Training Level Vintage Cup Half-Andalusian 1 Riente 66.607 Catherine Hall Catherine Hall
First Level Adult Amateur Half-Andalusian
First Level 1 Sonrisa TLM 67.779 Elizabeth Morosani Elizabeth Morosani
2 Infanta 65.415 Dana Cravey Dana Cravey
First Level
First Level Adult Amateur Purebred 1 Veloz de Quintana 64.839 Elizabeth Shafer Donna Richardson
2 Ciarinio MR 63.387 Carol Keyes Carol Keyes
First Level 3 Picasso FRF 63.226 Diane Redlich Diane Redlich

First Level Musical Freestyle Half-Andalusian 1 Maggio 72.775 Kathryn Stoy Virginia Moon
Second Level 2 Cuchicheo TRF 64.083 Lisa Harders Jessica Myers
Second Level
Second Level Open Half-Andalusian 1 Maggio 72.725 Kathryn Stoy Virginia Moon
Second Level 2 Sonrisa TLM 67.779 Elizabeth Morosani Elizabeth Morosani
Second Level 3 Infanta 65.415 Dana Cravey Dana Cravey
Second Level
Open Purebred 1 Magno G 68.387 Luke McLaughlin Judith Brown
Second Level 2 Digno HM 67.097 Donna Richardson, Elizabeth Shafer
Third Level Elizabeth Shafer
Third Level 3 Veloz de Quintana 64.839 Elizabeth Shafer Donna Richardson
4 Wanapum 64.324 Julie Van Zee Terri Meador
Julie Van Zee
5 Ciarinio MR 63.387 Carol Keyes Carol Keyes
6 Picasso FRF 63.226 Diane Redlich Diane Redlich

Vintage Cup Purebred 1 Digno HM 68.100 Donna Richardson Elizabeth Shafer
2 Veloz de Quintana 64.839 Elizabeth Shafer Donna Richardson

Adult Amateur Half-Andalusian 1 Talisman BHF 65.238 Torrey Wilkinson Torrey Wilkinson

Adult Amateur Purebred 1 Tecolote 63.512 Jane Lake Jane Lake

Junior/Young Rider Purebred 1 Xemino 60.893 Emily Smith Sarah Macone

Musical Freestyle Purebred 1 Tecolote 68.000 Jane Lake Jane Lake

Open Half-Andalusian 1 Talisman BHF 65.238 Torrey Wilkinson Torrey Wilkinson

Open Purebred 1 Cefiro do Céu 67.632 Katie Hoefs-Martin Christa Lafayette
2 Badaro Do Castanheiro 66.190 Pernille Andree Ann Conover
3 Bocelli 63.553 Debra Clark, Carlos Santos Debra Clark
4 Tecolote 63.512 Jane Lake Jane Lake
5 Xemino 60.893 Emily Smith Sarah Macone

Vintage Cup Purebred 1 Tecolote 63.512 Jane Lake Jane Lake

Adult Amateur Half-Andalusian 1 Talisman BHF 63.013 Torrey Wilkinson Torrey Wilkinson

Musical Freestyle Half-Andalusian 1 Cleopatra Jones 67.542 Susanne Frahm Susanne Frahm

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Level Award Section Rank Horse Median Score Rider Owner
Third Level Open 63.013 Torrey Wilkinson Torrey Wilkinson
Half-Andalusian 1 Talisman BHF

Third Level Open Purebred 1 Karillo G 66.251 Susan Van Lennep Susan Van Lennep
2 Novena 65.962 Charlotte Morran Mary Jo McLeod
3 Kyrie Eleison 64.936 Jennifer Strasser Janita Smith
4 Vaquarius 64.487 Allison Mathy Allison Mathy
5 Ole NF 63.462 Lisa Hall Sydney Reid

Fourth Level Musical Freestyle Half-Andalusian 1 Gibraltar 70.667 Virginia Moon Virginia Moon

Fourth Level Open Purebred 1 Voluntario Interagro 62.118 Tracy Durham Tracy Durham

Intermediate I Adult Amateur Purebred 1 Roebel Comando SN 60.132 Laura Headley Laura Headley

Intermediate I Open Purebred 1 Vinho dos Pinhais 61.632 Carmen Franco Nanette Sexton
Laura Headley Laura Headley
2 Roebel Comando SN 60.132

Intermediate II Open Purebred 1 Tomillo VII 63.158 Francisco Garcia Dori Derr

Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Half-Andalusian 1 Gibraltar 62.368 Virginia Moon Virginia Moon

Prix St. Georges Open Half-Andalusian 1 Gibraltar 62.368 Virginia Moon Virginia Moon

Prix St. Georges Open Purebred 1 Versatil Imagem 66.053 Matthew McLaughlin Matthew McLaughlin
2 Vinho dos Pinhais 65.593 Carmen Franco Nanette Sexton

Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup Half-Andalusian 1 Gibraltar 62.368 Virginia Moon Virginia Moon

Grand Prix Musical Freestyle Purebred 1 Oyente’ 71.125 Elly Schobel Harry Butler
2 Tonico Do Top 68.375
3 Tomillo VII 66.250 Felicitas Von Neumann Cosel Linda Denniston

Francisco Garcia Dori Derr

Grand Prix Open Purebred 1 Oyente’ 67.021 Elly Schobel Harry Butler
2 Tonico Do Top 66.915
3 Tomillo VII 65.319 Felicitas Von Neumann Cosel Linda Denniston
4 Quimero 61.968
Francisco Garcia Dori Derr

Megan Georges Megan Georges

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Picasso FRF:

Champion Purebred Open and Amateur
Training Level

By Diane Redlich

“I have the perfect horse for you,” she said. Yvonne Picasso FRF
Barteau had been my dressage trainer for nearly four years,
along with her husband Kim Barteau, but that was years Photo courtesy of www.3rdshutter.com
earlier. I had bought my young “once in a lifetime” horse
from the Barteaus 10 years prior – Redson, a beautiful red know much. Anyway, Picasso was broke, safe and kind – a
bay Dutch/Thoroughbred cross gelding. Redson is a super great starting point.
horse, and we had an amazing couple of years training and
winning a lot and having fun in the dressage world. He had I realized that he was surprised every time I tried to ride
obtained a turnout injury and was lately teaching me a lot a circle, wanting instead to continue across the arena as if
more about vetting than dressage. Between his injury and the turn was only a turn and not the beginning of a circle.
our move, which was more than seven hours away, my won- He didn’t understand circles at all. He had never been taught
derful dressage training and showing days were sadly to lunge. I wonder if he was so easy to break as a young
becoming a distant memory. horse, that someone just always got on and rode him – no
lunging or roundpen work was ever required. Anyway, he
I was determined to give Redson every chance to come really didn’t know anything about circles.
back from his injury since he is one of those horse-gems
who is happiest working and showing. In the meantime I Yvonne said he had next to no dressage training and that
had bought and sold a couple of horses who did not suit “a guy just rode him around,” which made me laugh as
me, a just-broke German Riding Pony, whose pony size was dressage riders never “just ride around.” We never stop train-
too small for me, and then a beautiful Dutch upper level ing! Anyway, he was definitely charming, but I wasn’t sure
dressage horse who was far beyond my current skill set. I how good of a job I did riding him. I had him vetted. Vet-
had grown disillusioned. ting complete and passed, and I still wasn’t sure he was the
right horse, but I bought him anyway. His sale ad did read
A visit to my good friend Ilona in Germany got me going “horse of a lifetime” after all. We would see if he became
again when she gave me the gift of her horse and trainer for strike number three for me. He was very green and already
a lesson – turns out I still had a very good foundation almost eight, but I knew I could count on Yvonne’s support
instilled in me by my years with the Barteaus. These lessons even though she would be far away.
I hold onto dearly, and dressage was still fun and rewarding.
I had seen and admired Andalusian horses. I had even
Soon after that I took Ilona and her trainer, Rolf, to taken a dressage training-vacation to Portugal and fallen in
Chicago to visit with the Barteaus at their magical training
stable. I was just watching the riding. When we went on the
barn tour to meet all the horses, however, I was attracted to
the very friendly gray-ish eager to meet-and-greet Picasso
who was for sale – but I wasn’t looking to buy. About a
month later, I decided that I needed to go ahead and start
looking for my next horse; someone had reminded me that
I wasn’t getting any younger.

In a conversation with Yvonne, I mentioned my new
idea, and she directed me to the idea of Picasso – that he
was perfect for me. Yvonne is an expert with people and
horse personalities (she is the author of the book “Ride the
Right Horse”), and she knows me well. When she says a
horse is perfect for me, I do take notice. So right away I went
back to Chicago to try him. He was fat and a little bit goofy
maybe. Kid-like anyway. A likeable kid though. He was very
interested in sugar. He was compliant but didn’t seem to

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love with the two horses I was privileged to ride and learn Mistakes were made, of course, but the feedback from the
on. At an Equine Affaire a few years ago, I got to meet the judges was positive and rewarding. Each time we showed,
beautiful Santiago and his gracious owner Cara Rothrock, as there were fewer mistakes, and the scores steadily increased.
I was one of the many admirers passing by and asking about I decided to show a couple more times and get the mini-
the majestic white stallion. But I was a dressage rider and as mum number of scores, eight, at both Training and First
such knew about warmbloods. Then again, after owning the Levels to see how our median scores would stack up against
awesome Redson, I didn’t want a similar horse to compare to everyone else at the end of the year. Wow, USDF All-Breeds
him and therefore to disappoint me. Something different was Awards IALHA Champion Training Level Open and Ama-
a great idea – I would welcome Picasso. I had heard that teur and third place First Level Amateur! By the end of the
Andalusians are very “user friendly,” which
seemed like a great idea. Why do hard when
you can do easy, and they sure are pretty!

I spent the winter riding Picasso in a cold
and lonely indoor arena near my house. We
started bonding since I kept showing up every
day. Besides the guy feeding and cleaning and
a few horses, there was only me. Every day we
would ride. Lots and lots of basics. Connec-
tion basics, go forward basics, pay attention
basics. Not to mention circles. In the spring I
got to bring him home to my outdoor arena
with woods lining three sides with sometimes
the wind blowing, as well as deer, maybe a cat
and some bunnies hopping about.

Picasso never put a foot wrong; he was
starting to really focus on me. He has the great-
est ears. They are very animated and flick back
on me all the time. I laugh and imagine we are
having conversations all through our rides.
Sometimes I swear he points one ear in the
direction we are about to go. He always has a
happy and interested look on his face. Also he
has great markings – his slow and artistic gray-
ing out process. People always notice him and
his charm, and they often are not sure what
breed he is or how old he is, or even what color
he is. Sometimes he looks dark gray and some-
times in the summer he looks gold, and, all the
while, he is slowly turning white.

This past winter we felt like we could start
showing – a schooling show in January sur-
prised me with the realization that he was not
a kid, that he could handle himself beautifully
in a warm-up ring full of high-level and very
low-level horses and riders, keeping his atten-
tion on me and being very handy if needed.
Adding to my pride was the steady stream of
admirers – Picasso seemed to be getting a fan
club! One other point of pride: One day I was
looking over his IALHA papers and checking
things out on the Internet, it turns out Picas-
so’s sire is Bruno, Santiago’s sire!

A few big shows later, it was possible that we
were both starting to get over the “deer in the
headlights” feeling going down the centerline.

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summer, the rides felt easy and fluid. And, a couple of basics of Training and First Levels, it is time to focus more
months ago I felt a perfect circle. Super! on the “harder stuff”: counter-canter, flying lead changes,
and half-passes. Picasso is enjoying learning. He is happy,
My new trainer Brittany McCarthy rides Picasso about sleek and muscled, turning whiter but is still “painted,” and
once a week to check on our progress and to assist with the I keep showing up every day, laughing and pinching myself
upper level training. She said,“He is so fun. I wish they were that I really, truly do own two “horses of a lifetime.” Q AM
all like him!” As it goes in dressage, after getting good at the

Riente:

Champion Half-Andalusian Vintage Rider
Training Level

By Catherine Hall

Riente and I took about a year to really bond.
Now, if I don’t make it to the barn for two days, he
pouts. I have often heard riders say,“My horse was
really with me.” In the past year, Riente was with
me. We are having great fun and hope to compete
at First Level this year. Q AM

Riente

Digno HM:

Champion Purebred Vintage Cup First Level

By Elizabeth Shafer

Six-year-old Lusitano, Digno HM, has a won- Digno HM
derful temperament, four great gaits and is very Photo courtesy of Robert Krips
handsome. When my trainer and I went to see
him, he chose me: He looked me directly in the
eyes and put his head right down in my chest. I
knew he wanted to come to California.

I showed him First Level this year at the
USDF shows. Here in southern California, the
competition is tough, but Digno and I are up
for the challenge. He takes the show environ-
ment in stride and gets great comments on his
impulsion and gaits. He has started his flying
changes, and we are moving to Second Level this
year. I couldn’t ask for a kinder, more wonderful
horse. I am a petite person, and he is the perfect
size for me. I’m delighted to say that we are
building a partnership. Q AM

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Veloz de Quintana:

Champion Purebred Adult Amateur
First Level

By Donna Richardson

Veloz de Quintana was sent as a Training Level horse to Veloz de Quintana
the U.S. from Brazil five years ago to be sold. Unfortunately,
the economy crashed and horses simply didn’t sell, so I just Digno and won 2013 CDS Amateur First Level year end
kept him and went on with his training. In 2009, I took him award. Veloz jumped back up to Intermediate II with me
to the IALHA Championships where he was judged Best and qualified for the CDS Championships in two shows.
Lusitano in Show, won the Third Level Freestyle, and was On to Grand Prix in 2014! Q AM
approved as a breeding stallion. Veloz is an incredibly fast
learner and made his Intermediate II debut with me in 2011.

By then, I had determined that I wanted to keep him at
least until he did his first Grand Prix, so I leased him to
Beth Shafer for a year and used the money to buy out
Veloz’s Brazilian owner. Beth had ridden and even shown
for quite some time, but Veloz taught her what dressage was
really all about. Because he was trained to a high level, Beth
had to learn to become a much more effective rider—and
she did, winning many classes along the way, qualifying for
the California Dressage Society (CDS) Championships, and
eventually placing fourth in a class of 20 at our Regional
Adult Amateur Championship.

A few months before her lease on Veloz was up, we
found her next perfect partner, Digno HM, another Lusi-
tano, and bought him from Victor Silva. With all she had
learned from Veloz, she was immediately successful with

Maggio:

Champion Half-Andalusian
Musical Freestyle First Level

By Virginia Moon

Maggio, a 5-year-old Half-Andalusian owned by Virginia Moon, was
bred in Canada by Shannon Sluser. He is ridden here by Kathryn Stoy,
trainer. Maggio had a very successful year that was capped off by a Reserve
Champion placing in the Region 3 First Level Freestyle class. He then trav-
eled to the U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, Ky., where he won his First
Level Freestyle Championship class with a score of 73.8 percent! Maggio
has a wonderful temperament and is always relaxed and comfortable in
new places. This has allowed him to do so well at shows. Q AM

Maggio

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Tecolote:

Champion Purebred Adult Amateur & Musical
Freestyle Second Level

By Jane Ann Lake

I am an amateur dressage rider and have previously Tecolote
always ridden warmbloods but have owned other breeds for
other sports. I bought my first Andalusian after my Olden- ond time was not so funny. My trainer can laugh about it
burg passed away. In the four years that we have had our now, but it took a week for the bruise to heal.
partnership, I fell in love with Tecolote and the breed. This
breed is so kind, sensitive, and relational compared to other I have been riding not only dressage shows but Andalu-
breeds. They have a natural curiosity that makes them bold sian breed shows, which really highlight the versatility in
versus spooky. these amazing horses. We can win the Second Level Freestyle
for our state championships, USDF awards, and also win at
Tecolote has the best sense of humor of any horse I have the Andalusian shows for western pleasure, working equi-
owned or been around. He is a practical joker with always a tation, dressage hack and hunt seat. Q AM
twinkle in his eye. At a horse show this summer, he was tied
to the back of the trailer since we had two other Andalusian
stallions tied outside too. As I climbed into the small corner
tack room to get his saddle out, he pushed the tack room
door shut with me inside and wouldn’t let me out right away.
When he finally let me out, he had the biggest “smile” expres-
sion on his face.

A little later that same day, my trainer had to get a saddle
out for her stallion. Tecolote thought, if it worked the first
time, it will be even funnier the second time. So he proceed-
ed to slam shut the door. The difference is my trainer is
much taller than me, so she still had one leg on the ground
when he slammed the door shut. I can tell you that the sec-

Talisman BHF:

Champion Half-Andalusian Adult Amateur
Second Level

By Torrey Wilkinson

Talisman BHF, Tali, is an 8-year-old Andalusian/Thor- Talisman BHF
oughbred cross mare that I bred at my mother’s farm in Photo courtesy of www.picsofyou.com
North Carolina. I fell in love with the Andalusian breed when
I studied abroad in Spain and Ecuador during college. I came Champion for Region 1 at Second Level (6th place for
back from those experiences determined to breed an Andalu- Third Level) and earning a 4th place finish at the USDF
sian that could compete against the warmbloods that I was Nationals. Q AM
used to riding in dressage.

After two years and seven attempts, we were able to
breed my mother’s Thoroughbred mare to a Grand Prix
Andalusian stallion, and Tali was the result. I’ve trained her
since she was born, and she’s been incredibly successful in
her dressage career so far – just this year becoming the

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Cleopatra Jones:

Champion Half-
Andalusian Musical
Freestyle Third Level

By Susanne Frahm

I was at the Dressage World Cup in April 2007 in Las Cleopatra Jones
Vegas when I fell in love with the breed, watching Daniel
Pinto’s musical freestyle on his Lusitano stallion, Galopin de
la Font. Their ride was incredibly fun to watch; the precision
and lightness of the movements were exceptional, and I was
convinced.

Just a few months later I found my “Spanish” horse:
Cleopatra Jones, a green-broke, 6-year-old, black-bay Half-
Andalusian, Half-Arabian mare. She had it all: work ethic,
athletic ability, level-headedness, and, of course, her exotic,
stunning good looks. She was lacking only one minor thing:
She had no dressage training. There was a lot of work to do,
and I knew we both needed professional training. We went
on an incredible journey of learning dressage together. I am
so proud of her and excited about our future. Q AM

Voluntario Interagro:

Champion Purebred Open Fourth Level

By Tracy Durham

My name is Tracy Durham. I am a small ani- Voluntario Interagro
mal and exotics veterinarian in Vestal, New York. Photo courtesy of Belinda Messersmith
I have ridden and trained horses in many disci-
plines since I was a small child. My passion is
dressage, and I have had the great fortune to train
with Olympian Carol Lavell for more than 30
years, in addition to riding in clinics with other
U.S. Olympians and several of the Spanish Riding
School’s Chief Riders.

While in veterinary school, I enjoyed an
opportunity to ride several High School trained
Andalusian stallions during their CEM quaran-
tine. I was enthralled with their extraordinary
temperaments and rideability.

Fast forward nearly 15 years and many USDF
titles with my self-trained Grand Prix Trakehner,
2005 found me looking for my next young
prospect. I love the intelligence and athleticism of

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the Trakehner, but old injuries necessitated gaits that were pionship last year for the Third Level Musical Freestyle,
easier to sit without giving up my desire to continue training and the Fourth Level USDF All-Breeds Championship this
and competing at the Grand Prix Level. Heather Bender and year.
Carol Lavell, both well-known authorities in the internation-
al dressage world, directed me to Dr. Paulo Gonzaga and Voluntario shows great aptitude for the upper level
Fazendas Interagro in Brazil. work, so I hope to make our FEI debut next year. Public
accolades aside, Voluntario has brought joy to my everyday
I purchased Voluntario Interagro, an APSL-approved riding. He is cheeky and brave and usually willing to put
stallion, as a coming 4-year-old in 2005. We’ve advanced on a show for anyone willing to watch. I am grateful to Dr.
through the levels together with excellent results – good Paulo and my friends and family for their support – they
placings against warmbloods at USEF/USDF competi- made my dream of owning an Iberian horse possible.
tions, top three standings in the USDF All-Breeds program Thank you, also, to the IALHA for your support of the
at Second and Third Levels, the USDF All-Breeds Cham- USDF programs. Q AM

Gibraltar:

Champion Half-Andalusian Musical Freestyle
Fourth Level

Champion Half-Andalusian Open Adult Amateur
and Vintage Cup Prix St. Georges

By Virginia Moon

Gibraltar ington, Ky., where he placed 9th. Gibby’s show record
includes four 1st place wins at Regional Championships
Gibraltar, a 17-year-old Half-Andalusian, owned and and two Reserve Champion wins. Plans at this time are to
ridden by Virginia Moon of Harvest, Ala., was bred in the ride and show at the Intermediate I Level at local recog-
U.S. by Manuel Insua. “Gibby” had a successful year com- nized USDF shows starting next spring. Q AM
peting in the Fourth Level Freestyle Championships in
Region 3 where he placed Reserve Champion with a score
of 67.67, earning a spot in the U.S. Dressage Finals in Lex-

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2013 USDF ALL-BREEDS PROGRAM

Versatil Imagem:

Champion Purebred Open Prix St. Georges

By Matthew McLaughlin

Versatil Imagem is an 11-year-old Lusitano
gelding imported from Brazil. Owned and
trained by Matt McLaughlin Dressage, this was
Versatil’s first year competing at Prix St. Georges
on the Florida show circuit. We have been work-
ing with Iberian horses since the early-1990s and
have had great success competing them in open
dressage competition along with our warm-
bloods. Q AM

Versatil Imagem
Photo courtesy of Heather Black

Tomillo VII:

Champion Purebred Open Intermediate I

By Diana Hunt

Under the calm, take-all-the-time-you-need
approach, trainer/rider Francisco José García
Ibañez from the Royal Andalusian School has
taken Tomillo VII from a frazzled, nervous
horse to a much more confident competitor,
earning scores in the high-60s at Grand
Prix. With this year’s new tests giving piaffe a
coefficient of 2, maybe Tomi will reach the illu-
sive 70s scores. Q AM

Tomillo VII

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2013 IALHA

Perpetual Award

Winners

Each year, IALHA members have the
opportunity to sign up for our Perpetual and
Open High Point Awards programs. For a low
$25 nomination fee, horses and riders
compete for top honors across a wide array
of disciplines, both within the IALHA shows
as well as in open breed competitions.
Winners’ names are immortalized on lovely
perpetual trophies donated by award
sponsors over the years. The winners were
contacted and asked to send a photo and
write-up about their horses. We are sharing
the stories and photos of the four winners
who responded in time to meet our press
deadline. Please join us in congratulating
the 2013 winners.

Intro photos courtesy of AndalusianWorld.com

If you would like to sign up for the 2014 competition year, please download the form from www.ialha.org (look for the “Forms & Downloads” link on
the left side of the website, and then go to the folder for “Awards Program Forms”).

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2013 IALHA Perpetual Award Winners

PUREBRED DIVISION Winner Owner, if applicable

Award Name RA Dulcineya Kimberly David
RA Dulcineya Kimberly David
Andy & Ira Dack Trophy for English HP La Fiestera Becky Brok
Penny Onstott Memorial English Pleasure Hunt Seat HP RA Dulcineya Kimberly David
Manor Hill Farm IALHA HP Junior Horse RA Dulcineya Kimberly David
Brian V Selwood Perpetual Trophy for Purebred English Show Hack RA Dulcineya Kimberly David
Arnold Houser Perpetual Trophy for Halter HP Horse La Fiestera Becky Brok
Greg Garrison Perpetual Trophy for Overall HP Performance Horse Keegan O'Brien
Terry Tenney Perpetual Trophy for HP Purebred Costume Horse Becky Brok Eric Smith
Loren Eames HP Amateur Keegan O'Brien Eric Smith
Arthur Houston Amateur Owner Carina HGF Cynthia Roberts
Luis & Anita Alfaro Award for HP Youth Exhibitor: English Carina HGF
Open Combined Training Aragon GAF
Open Hunter/Jumper
Regalado II Perpetual Trophy for HP Purebred Dressage Horse

HALF-ANDALUSIAN DIVISION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Award Name Winner Award Name Winner

Four Oaks Stable, Cheryl Kenney Diva G El Premio de Merito Lifetime Achievement RA Dulcineya
HP Half-Andalusian Halter Horse Karen Rock (Owner) Kimberly David (Owner)
Glenn Wilson Trophy for Overall El Premio de Oro Lifetime Achievement
HP Half-Andalusian Performance Horse Diva G Dardanos RDL
Open Halter Karen Rock (Owner) Rancho Del Lago (Owner)
RA Dulcineya
Cristiani Perpetual Trophy for Miss Teo Eyed Margarita Kimberly David (Owner)
HP Half-Andalusian Dressage Horse Mindy Roland (Owner)

Sonrisa TLM
Elizabeth Morosani (Owner)

Regalado II Perpetual Trophy for Purebred Dressage Horse

Aragon GAF

By Cynthia Roberts

Right:

Aragon GAF, honored previously for
his wins at halter, is now

being recognized for his progress
under saddle.

Photo courtesy of Susan J. Stickle
Photography

The notice of winning the Regalado II Perpetual Trophy for
Purebred Dressage Horse came as a wonderful surprise. Aragon
GAF, a former IALHA Arnold Houser Halter High Point winner, has taken the next step. He had a terrific first year under saddle
competing in open dressage, placing 7th nationally for USDF Adequan awards for Materiale and 33rd for his USEF 4-Year-Old Test.
We couldn’t be more proud of him.

Aragon is a wonderful breed ambassador, generating breed interest and earning exceptional comments from international
dressage judges such as Axel Steiner, Ulrike Nivelle, and Hilda Gurney. We would like to thank our handlers, trainers, family,
friends and well-wishers who have been there along the way.

Many thanks to IALHA for their recognition of our extraordinary gentleman. Aragon will be available to a limited book
in 2014. Q AM

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2013 IALHA PERPETUAL AWARD WINNERS

RA Dulcineya, Winner of 7 High Point Awards
and 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2013

By Kimberly David

Above: Dulcineya had an extraordinary 2013 Show Season. She participated in 10 shows, located in six
different states, which included dressage shows, IALHA-recognized breed shows and IALHA
RA Dulcineya displaying some of Nationals. Over the course of these shows, Dulcineya accumulated a total of 109 wins. At both
the awards that helped earn her the Midwest Baroque Horse Spring Show and the ERAHC Virginia Classic Andalusian/Lusitano
Show, Dulcineya was undefeated. Dulcineya won both Senior Mare and Champion Mare titles
both the Arnold Houser at every show she participated in this year, concluding with all three judges naming her National
Perpetual Trophy for Halter HP Grand Champion Senior Mare, (including Best Movement) at IALHA Nationals in October.
Dulcineya won A/L Grand Champion Purebred in every show where the champion mares, stal-
Horse and the Greg Garrison lions and geldings all competed against one another. At the ERAHC Virginia Classic, Dulcineya
Perpetual Trophy for Overall HP was able to participate in her first class under saddle in front of a Spanish judge and with her
junior rider Keegan O’Brien aboard. Dulcineya, the only mare in the class, won in a field of
Performance Horse in 2013. seven.

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Below:
Keegan O'Brien and RA Dulcineya won both the Loren
Eames HP Amateur and Luis & Anita Alfaro Award for
HP Youth Exhibitor: English in 2013

Above:
RA Dulcineya's 2013 wins are almost too many to
count! Show Hack, Hunt, Amateur, and Overall Halter
and Performance Horse. Wow!

At the six local/regional breed shows that Dulcineya competed in during the season,
Dulcineya was undefeated in the following classes:
• Halter (Senior Mare, Champion Mare, Grand Champion Purebred and Amateur to Handle)
• Dressage Sport Horse in Hand
• Dressage Hack (Open, Amateur & Junior to ride)
• English Show Hack (Open, Amateur & Junior to ride)
• English Pleasure Hunt Seat (Open, Amateur, Junior to ride & OTAB)
• Hunt Seat Equitation 17 & Under

Dulcineya concluded her season with a very successful IALHA National Show that resulted in
10 National Championships, including: Dressage (First and Second Levels), Halter (Senior Mare
and Mares Amateur to Handle), Hunt Seat (Amateur and 17 & Under), Hunt Seat Equitation,
English Show Hack Amateur and Dressage Hack (Open and Amateur). Dulcineya also earned
Reserve Championships in English Show Hack Open and Spanish Mares Five & Over, 14 Top
Five awards, and the 2013 Purebred Versatility Champion award.

Her remarkable success this year resulted in several year-end high point and lifetime achieve-
ment awards. She was presented with both the El Premio de Merito Lifetime Achievement and
El Premio de Oro Lifetime Achievement awards. Dulcineya also won five IALHA High Point &
Perpetual Trophy awards, including:
• Andy & Ira Dack Trophy for English High Point
• Penny Onstott Memorial English Pleasure Hunt Seat High Point
• Brian V Selwood Perpetual Trophy for Purebred English Show Hack
• Arnold Houser Perpetual Trophy for Halter High Point Horse
• Greg Garrison Perpetual Trophy for Overall High Point Performance Horse

Dulcineya’s outstanding junior rider, Keegan O’Brien, also won the following:
• Loren Eames High Point
• Luis & Anita Alfaro Award for High Point Youth Exhibitor: English Q AM

2013 IALHA Perpetual Award Winners, continued on page 30

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High Point Open Combined Training & High Point Open Hunter/Jumper

Carina HGF

By Eric Smith

Right:

Carina HGF handily won the Open
Combined Training award.

Carina HGF is a 5-year-old bright
bay mare bred by Kim Boyer of
Hampton Green Farm and acquired by Eric Smith as a 3-year-old. She has been trained and ridden by Eric’s wife, Cindy
Ramirez-Smith of Vulcan Mesa Ranch in Atascadero, Calif., in the disciplines of eventing, hunter/jumpers and dressage.

Last year Carina won the IALHA Regelado II Perpetual Trophy for Spanish Purebred Horse in dressage and the IALHA High
Point for open hunter/jumpers. Carina’s success in dressage comes as no surprise. Her sire, Camaron IX showed in the fiercely
competitive Wellington dressage circuit, and her dam, Sevillana LXXX, was sired by Pampero VII – the 1989 SICAB Champion
of Functionality. However, her stellar performance in over fences classes this year was unprecedented for a purebred Spanish
horse, especially a mare.

In 2013 Carina placed in all but one open competition, including those recognized by the United States Dressage Federation
(USDF), the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and the United States Eventing Association (USEA), where she
often competed against Thoroughbreds and warmbloods. For this reason, Andalusian World called Carina “a superlative exam-
ple of the breed’s untapped potential in open competition.”

Carina’s accomplishments this year include:
• First place finish at the USEA-sanctioned Twin Rivers Horse Trials in Beginner Novice Division.
• Fifth place finish in a field of 18, first time out at Novice Division at the USEA-sanctioned Spring Twin Rivers Three-Day Event and

Horse Trials.
• Seventh place finish in a field of 16 her second time out at Novice Division at the USEA-sanctioned Shepherd Ranch Horse Trials.
• Third place finish out of a field of 22 at Novice Division at the USEA-sanctioned Summer Event at Woodside Horse Trials.
• USDF/USPRE All-Breeds Reserve Champion at First Level in dressage.
• USEA Gold Medal in eventing at Novice Level.

In 2014, we plan to move Carina up to Second Level in dressage, show her at Novice Level in eventing, continue to show
her at open hunter/jumper shows, and possibly even have her shown in hand. Wish us luck! Q AM

Manor Hill Farm IALHA HP Junior Horse

La Fiestera

By Becky Brok

Right:
La Fiestera won the Manor Hill Farm

High Point Junior Horse award.
Photo courtesy of Infocus Equine
Photography

La Fiestera by Dichoso Uno was purchased this year in
February as a very green 4-year-old. She has been very brave
and cooperative in her training. She does very well in dressage
and that crossed over very nicely for working equitation and the other English classes. She has been fun to work with, and we
look forward to showing her next year as a more experienced horse. Q AM

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2013 IALHA PERPETUAL AWARD WINNERS

Open Halter

Miss Teo Eyed Margarita

By Mindy Roland

Right:
Margie and her owner Mindy
Roland enjoy introducing others

to the breed.

Miss Teo Eyed Margarita, “Margie,” is a Half-Andalusian by
Mateo R out of AQHA mare, Miss Bartenders Cash. Margie
was born with a larger than life personality. She is very people-
oriented and too smart for her own good. Margie enjoys climbing gates like ladders, swimming in her water tub, and standing
in her hanging feeder. We wanted to start exposing Margie to the great big world by taking her to some halter classes. She loved
going exploring and had a great time at open shows this year! Q AM

Cristiani Perpetual Trophy for HP Half-Andalusian Dressage Horse

Sonrisa TLM

By Elizabeth Morosani

Right:

Sonrisa TLM is a beloved member of
owner Elizabeth Morosani's family.

Seven years ago I was asked if I wanted to adopt a Percheron
mare bred to an Andalusian stallion. I loved her looks, and it
seemed like she was asking me for help, so I said yes! After 36
days, my mare Nebu gave birth to a wonderful bay filly that had legs for miles and a cute star. After the first vet check and a few
days outside, I had to pick a name for the big filly. I chose Sonrisa TLM. Sonrisa means smile, and my husband is a dentist. I also
chose the initials TLM, my husband’s initials, to make sure she would never get confused with the other Sonrisas out there.

As a yearling, she was registered with the IALHA, ERAHC, USEF and USDF. All of these registries have reduced fees for
horses under a year old, so I entered them all. I believed in my new filly, and I loved the chance to start from birth and see
where it would take us. I wanted all future doors to be open to her!

When Sonrisa was 13 months old, we headed to our first Andalusian show, the ERAHC show in Virginia. I knew I didn’t have
a clue, but a knowledgeable friend came along, I read the USEF rule book, and I attended the competitors’ briefing session dur-
ing the show. We ended the show 4th out of four, but my baby was mannerly and did all that I asked, so I was proud.

Just after Sonrisa’s fifth birthday, I returned to the ERACH show as a rider, and I was so excited! I taught myself to do the run-
ning braid by asking friends and watching videos and was just starting to canter the week before the show. With my husband by
my side and our child in tow, we started small and finished the day as high scoring Half-Andalusian. The next day we finished
Reserve Champion Halter Mare, and the last day we finished High Point Amateur Rider of the show. I found everyone to be so
supportive and so easy to be around that I knew I had found a safe place to learn and try my best without fear of being put
down or judged for my mistakes. I loved this new breed, and I loved the group I now found myself in.

I spent the 2012 season showing at USDF-rated shows in Training Level and qualified for the Regional Championships. At all
my shows I had to answer the question, “What is she?” I would say with pride that she is a Half-Andalusian and express how
wonderful the breed is. When I returned to the ERACH show in August, I used the security that came from having such sup-
portive peers the previous year to have my first try at First Level.

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It was great! We won 2nd place with a 70.5 percent, and Two weeks later, at the Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial
once again we ended the day with High Score Half- Championships, we rocked it. With big classes, we finished
Andalusian. The next day we were Reserve Champion Halter 9th in First Level and 3rd in Training Level. We finished 2013
Mare and then ended the last day, High Point Champion Adult with four USDF titles, five USEF Titles, and two PHR titles! In
Amateur of the show! Sonrisa TLM ended the year champion November, while I was volunteering at the USDF National
in six divisions of ERAHC and Champion USEF Horse of the finals, I found out that Sonrisa had earned the IALHA Cristiani
Year for our region. We placed 9th in the USDF Year-end Perpetual Trophy for High Point Half-Andalusian Dressage
Training Level Championships, giving me enough USDF Horse. I cried because I was so proud of my amazing mare.
scores to become Champion in the USDF All-Breeds division
for Adult Amateurs and open divisions. I went to the awards I am not a professional horse person. I train my own hors-
gala to receive my medals and show how proud I was of my es with the help of local trainers and clinics. I am an Adult
horse and her breeding. It was an amazing event, but sadly, Amateur, and I attend shows because I enjoy the test of our
there were only two of us there to represent the entire nation skills and am immensely proud of my horse. She is wonderful
of Andalusian owners and riders! I took my job seriously and to look at, but does not even remotely resemble the warm-
told everyone about my girl. bloods I am showing against. I see this challenge as a good
thing: for a horse to look so different that the judges have to
I knew 2013 would be harder. I wanted to move up to take notice. Can you imagine being a judge who sees so
First Level and try to get qualifying scores for the USDF many horses that look alike and then in comes a huge dapple
Championships at Training and First Level, so I mapped out bay mare with a unique braid and a striking way of going? The
my shows in November and sent in registration papers for the judge sees that this horse has a perfect unwavering tempo
USEF Performance Horse Registry. The GAIG finals were in that flows into every gait and the power to support her size,
October in Conyers, Ga. With 55 entries in my Training Level yet looks light as she moves around the ring. There is bend in
class and 44 in my First Level class, we ended the show with the turns and straightness down the sides. What else can they
good scores, placing just out of the ribbons in 10th for Training do, but smile and be impressed? For me, that is what it is
and 15th for First Level, missing the required score to go to about, the chance to tell those who ask that she is Half-
the National Finals by 0.3 percent. Andalusian! Q AM

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IALHA Congratulates the

USEF 2013

ProgramHorse of the Year

Champions

By Julie Alonzo Want to see how your favorite horse has done in licensed competitions? The USEF
website’s “Horse Points Search” (USEF.org) lets you search for accomplishments not
Photos courtesy of only in the current competition year, but historical tallies as well. In addition to
Meagan Hansen individual horse searches, check out the Leading Sire and Leading Breeder categories.
This online searchable database of competition results is one of the great perks that
IALHA members receive through the IALHA’s status as a Recognized Breed Affiliate
of the USEF, as all IALHA-approved shows are licensed by the USEF.

36 ANDALUSIAN u I s s u e 1 | 2 0 1 4 Above:
Malen Dell was on hand to pick up
numerous awards at the 2014 Horse of
the Year (HOTY) banquet.

Left:
IALHA's Kimberly David and Karen Rock
were among the biggest winners of the
evening; both had to get help to carry
the many awards won by their horses RA
Dulcineya and Diva G!

Far Left:
Rosalie Wenckoski, from Ohio, cele-
brates her Half-Andalusian's HOTY
National Championship win.

www.ialha.org

USEF Horse of the Year
National Champions

Halter Horse Amateur English Pleasure

Purebred Champion: Purebred Champion:
RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David – Michigan RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David – Michigan

Purebred Reserve Champion: Purebred Reserve Champion (tie):
Jalisco Dominante/Christa Probson – Texas Icaro XXIV/Martha Lott – Florida
Lista MC/Malen Dell – Texas
Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois
Half Reserve Champion:
Rihanna LHR/Dree Ward – Colorado Half Reserve Champion:
Tangueray’s Gin Martini/Lynette Jacobs – Pennsylvania
Driving
Junior Horse English Pleasure
Purebred Champion:
Acertijo Jim/Adrienne LaFar – South Carolina Purebred Champion:
Brillante RDL/Sheri Holmes – Texas
Purebred Reserve Champion:
Joyante H/Francine Dismukes – Texas Purebred Reserve Champion:
Lista MC/Malen Dell – Texas
Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois Half Champion:
Rihanna LHR/Dree Ward – Colorado
Junior Exhibitor Horse
Half Reserve Champion:
Purebred Champion: Celine/Sharon Lee – Texas
RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David – Michigan
Open Western Pleasure
Purebred Reserve Champion:
Banbury Damascada/Twila Godinez – Texas Purebred Champion:
Solana/Anna-Leigh London – Texas
Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois Purebred Reserve Champion:
Joyante H/Francine Dismukes – Texas
Half Reserve Champion:
Northside Tony/Sharon Kinney – Wisconsin Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois
Open English Pleasure
Half Reserve Champion:
Purebred Champion: Cinta de Seda/Heather Hayes – Connecticut
RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David – Michigan
Amateur Western Pleasure
Purebred Reserve Champion (tie):
Corredor II/Sandra Werner – Florida Purebred Champion:
Dardanos RDL/Walter Henslee – Texas Solana/Anna-Leigh London – Texas

Half Champion: Purebred Reserve Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois Joyante H/Francine Dismukes – Texas

Half Reserve Champion:
Cinta de Seda/Heather Hayes – Connecticut

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2013 HOTY CHAMPIONS

Junior Horse Western Pleasure Working Western:
Combined Purebred and
Purebred Champion: Half-Andalusian
Brillante RDL/Sheri Holmes – Texas
Hombre Arana/Rosalie Wenckoski – Ohio
Purebred Reserve Champion:
Keno GR/Garrison Ranch – California 2013 USEF Andalusian/Lusitano
Leading Sire
Specialty
Santiago
Purebred Champion:
RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David – Michigan

Purebred Reserve Champion:
Tornado XXVIII/Rebecca Algar – Texas

Half Champion:
Diva G/Karen Rock – Illinois

Half Reserve Champion:
Cinta de Seda/Heather Hayes – Connecticut

USEF Horse of the Year
Regional Champions

Halter Horse Junior Exhibitor Horse

Region 1 Purebred (tie): Acertijo Jim/Adrienne LaFar Region 3 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
& Vaquarius/Allison Mathy Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 5 Purebred: Banbury Damascada/Twila Godinez
Region 2 Purebred: Odalisca GF/Julie Alonzo Region 6 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 2 Half: Wychwood Spanish Secret/Lisa Camp Region 6 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 3 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 3 Half: Selwood Park Samson/Karen Rock Open English Pleasure
Region 4 Purebred: Fino/Frances Carbonnel
Region 4 Half: Valonia WSF/Elaine Tolari Region 1 Purebred: Baltizar/Dana Kanstul
Region 5 Purebred: Dardanos RDL/Walter Henslee Region 2 Purebred: Miguel BTSF/Lizann Dunegan
Region 5 Half: Magicos Takara/Sharon Lee Region 3 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 6 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 6 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock Region 4 Purebred (tie): Baltizar/Dana Kanstul

Driving & Ladino D/Sandy Panagini
Region 4 Half: Jubilee Banjo/Frances Carbonnel
Region 1 Purebred: Keno GR/Garrison Ranch Region 5 Purebred (tie): Alhena REA/Krista Cambron &
Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 6 Purebred: Fandango del Sol/Mindy Finelli Banbury Damascada/Twila Godinez
Region 6 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock Region 5 Half: Magicos Takara/Sharon Lee
Region 6 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
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2013 HOTY CHAMPIONS

Amateur English Pleasure Open Western Pleasure

Region 1 Purebred: Solana/Anna-Leigh London Region 1 Purebred (tie): Dimaggio TA/Nadine Tilley
Region 1 Half: On Fire/Colleen Carlson & Vaquarius/Allison Mathy
Region 3 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock Region 2 Purebred: Odalisca GF/Julie Alonzo
Region 4 Purebred: Tecolote/Jane Ann Lake Region 2 Half: Pamperos Fuego Brillante/Lisa Camp
Region 4 Half: Chadwick/Amy Roth Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 5 Purebred: Alhena REA/Krista Cambron Region 4 Half: Jubilee Banjo/Frances Carbonnel
Region 6 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David Region 5 Purebred: Brillante RDL/Sheri Holmes
Region 6 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock Region 6 Purebred: Hombre Arana/Rosalie Wenckoski

Junior Horse English Pleasure Amateur Western Pleasure

Region 2 Purebred: CDC Ansia/Julie Alonzo Region 1 Purebred: Solana/Anna-Leigh London
Region 3 Purebred: Camelio Ang II/Lauren Zaleski Region 4 Purebred: Tecolote/Jane Ann Lake
Region 5 Purebred: Ilustrado PRO/Sherry McGalliard Region 4 Half: Chadwick/Amy Roth
Region 5 Purebred (tie): Banbury Damascada/

Twila Godinez & Solana/Anna-Leigh London
Region 6 Purebred: Criollo I/Diana Hunt

Junior Horse Western Pleasure

Region 1 Purebred: Keno GR/Garrison Ranch
Region 2 Purebred: CDC Ansia/Julie Alonzo
Region 5 Purebred: Brillante RDL/Sheri Holmes

Specialty

Region 1 Purebred: Vaquarius/Allison Mathy
Region 1 Half: On Fire/Colleen Carlson
Region 2 Purebred: CDC Ansia/Julie Alonzo
Region 2 Half: Pamperos Fuego Brillante/Lisa Camp
Region 3 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 3 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock
Region 4 Purebred: Esmeraldo 4/Jane Harris
Region 4 Half: Jubilee Banjo/Frances Carbonnel
Region 5 Purebred: Banbury Damascada/Twila Godinez
Region 5 Half: Magicos Takara/Sharon Lee
Region 6 Purebred: RA Dulcineya/Kimberly David
Region 6 Half: Diva G/Karen Rock

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ADALID INTERNATIONAL

ANDALUSIAN HORSES



Awards Programs Open to

IALHA-Registered
Horses

Photo courtesy of Brooke Flagtwet

Amici BB, ridden by Bill Deeney for Tilley Andalusians

IALHA-registered horses have many opportunities to earn recognition for their
accomplishments, not only through the IALHA itself, but also through the United
States Equestrian Federation’s Horse of the Year program and the United States
Dressage Federation’s All-Breeds Awards program. Here is a brief overview of each of
the programs along with information about how to sign up to participate.

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IALHA Recreational Rider

Program

Participants in the IALHA’s Recreational Rider program
log their hours engaged in noncompetitive activity with
their IALHA-registered horses and earn prizes commemo-
rating reaching each major threshold, beginning with 100
hours. To sign up, go to IALHA.org and click on the link for
“Programs” in the menu bar on the left side of the screen,
then select “Recreational Rider.” The initiation fee is just $25
and covers your participation for a calendar year. Recre-
ational rider activities can include grooming, trail riding,
driving, schooling – just about anything you might want to
do with your horse in a noncompetitive environment! For
more information, contact us at [email protected].

IALHA High Point & Perpetual

Awards Program

Long before the IALHA became an official breed affiliate
with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), beauti-
ful perpetual awards trophies were established (donated by
members) to recognize the showing achievements of both
horses and exhibitors in a variety of disciplines. These perpet-
ual trophies are displayed every year at the IALHA National
Championship show, with the names of winners added to the
trophies, a lasting legacy to greatness! The IALHA High Point
Awards program contains three separate categories: annual
IALHA competition (for IALHA shows), annual Open com-
petition (for non-IALHA shows), plus Lifetime Achievement.

The awards program competition year runs from Oct. 1
of one year to Sept. 30 of the next year. To participate in the
IALHA High Point Awards program, IALHA members
should fill out an annual nomination form and send it,
along with a copy of their horse’s registration papers, plus
$25 for each of the awards they sign up for, to the IALHA
office at: 101 Carnoustie N. #200, Birmingham, AL 35242.
Nomination forms along with program rules can be down-
loaded from www.IALHA.org. On the left hand links, click
“Forms & Downloads”; then click on the “Awards Program”
folder. Choose the current year’s file “High Point Award Pro-
gram Rules & Forms.” Rule changes may occur from one
year to the next. Members record their horse’s earned points
throughout the competition year and send their official
“competition points report” to the IALHA show committee
by Oct. 4, so points can be tallied before the National Show
(when the award winners are announced).

In addition to the many divisional awards for IALHA
competition, our High Point Awards program includes divi-
sions for horses competing in open competition, including
endurance/competitive trail, working western, combined
driving, hunter/jumper, dressage, 4-H, and working equi-
tation, to name just a few! Purebred and Half-Andalusians
compete for separate awards in each open division and for
separate Lifetime Achievement awards.

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AWARDS PROGRAMS

In addition to annual awards, IALHA offers two Lifetime addition, USEF publicizes all HOTY award winners in an
Achievement Awards, one based completely on points earned awards booklet sent to every member of USEF annually.
in performance classes, the other based 75 percent on perfor-
mance points and 25 percent on halter points. Participants in For the HOTY program, it pays to submit your horse’s
the Lifetime award program pay a one-time $75 nomination paperwork early. Lifetime horse recording costs are only $35
fee, good for the life of the horse. if it is completed before Dec. 31 of the year your horse is born.
The cost increases to $85 for yearlings, $160 for 2-year-olds,
For more information, please contact volunteer high point and is $200 thereafter. Lifetime recording offers a substantial
awards coordinator Dawn Griggs at: [email protected] cost savings, in the long run, as compared to paying the annu-
al recording fee of $75, particularly if you send in your record-
USEF Horse of the Year Program ing application when your horse is a foal. More information
can be found on usef.org.
All horses officially“recorded”with the United States Eques-
trian Federation who compete at USEF competitions earn United States Dressage Federation
points in the USEF Horse of the Year (HOTY) program at both
the Regional and National level. USEF takes care of tracking the All-Breeds Awards
points accumulated throughout the competition year, although
it is the owner’s responsibility to check their horse’s points on The IALHA, in collaboration with the USDF, offers recog-
the USEF.org website regularly throughout the show season nition for IALHA-registered horses competing in USDF
and contact USEF right away if discrepancies exist. shows through the All-Breeds program. To be eligible for this
program, the horse must be registered with IALHA, and the
Champions and Reserve Champions at the national level are owner and rider must be IALHA members. USDF follows a
encouraged to attend the annual USEF Awards Banquet in Jan- very strict procedure to ensure that all the paperwork is in
uary, to pick up their awards in public. Although if they are order prior to including horses in the All-Breeds Awards pro-
unable to attend the banquet, their awards will be shipped to gram. The process begins when a member registers for the
them at home. Ribbons are awarded through 6th place at both All-Breeds Program through USDF, declaring their horse
the national and regional levels, with Regional Champions also competing in the Andalusian/Lusitano division (this includes
receiving an additional award (specific awards vary by year). In both purebreds and Half-Andalusians, so long as they are
registered with IALHA). USDF adds the horse to their online
database and the IALHA’s All-Breeds Program volunteer,
Linda Denniston, checks the horse’s registration and verifies
that the owner’s and rider’s IALHA membership is current.
If all the materials appear to be in order, she moves the horse
to “approved” status. If some of the paperwork appears to be
missing something, she tries to contact the member so the
horse can be approved and begin earning points. For more
information, please contact All-Breeds Program volunteer
coordinator Linda Denniston at [email protected].

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IALHA and Members from

Across the Regions

In addition to the formal awards programs described
above, it is not uncommon for IALHA members to offer to
sponsor high-score or high-point awards to recognize the
achievement of IALHA-registered horses competing in open
breed competitions in their area. If you would be interested
in sponsoring high-score awards for events in your area,
please contact [email protected]. For 2014, the IALHA
Board has budgeted $600 in seed money to help support
this effort, with the intention to help match funds spent by
individual IALHA members to purchase/contribute awards
for high-score/high-point IALHA-registered horses com-
peting at open-breed competitions across the regions. Q AM

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A Learning Experience

BY MEAGAN HANSEN

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MEAGAN HANSEN

During my trip to Lexington, Ky., I was able to attend multiple meetings
involving the IALHA, as well as the USEF Year End Awards Gala. I rarely get to

attend any meetings with the breed I love because, as a youth member currently enrolled in
high school, I am almost always busy. This year, however, I was lucky enough to be invited to
join in the fun, and, boy, am I glad I was!

My first day was mostly spent exploring the vast lands of the Kentucky Horse Park with two
members of the IALHA Board of Directors, Gary and Lisa Camp. Not only is this park enter-

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