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Our 2010 Show Schedule will include several Arena Drive Trials in horse division with Cocoa Chanel, pony division with Michigan Mohawk, youth division with Tucker and green as grass division also with Tucker. Combined Driving Events will be in the pony division Michigan Mohawk. Hunter Paces and Mini Trials with A Rock and halter divisions with Marquis MJW and Awesome Gold MMH. We are also looking forward to several horse camping trips! Please check back, first show starts January 23, 2010! Please look below for 09 results! Jan 23rd, First Show, Ohio Winter Arena Driving Series, Windy Knoll Farm, Sullivan, Ohio This was a great first show of the year! We headed to the ADT (Arena Drive Trial) with Mike Woodward driving Michigan Mohawk for the training pony division, and Tucker, a miniature horse who was entered in Youth with Johnathan, and Green as Grass with Gwen Wells (aka Jacque's mom). Jacque Woodward was official 'groom' and navigator for the event. :) The facility is top notch, the people were wonderful, the show was 'sold out' as exhibitors claimed each spot to showcase their horses. The first in a three series event, an Arena Drive Trial (ADT) is three separate phases, driven dressage, cones, and then hazards. All scores are tallied and then final placings are given. This was a first time driving event for Johnathan, age four, and a first time ADT for Gwen. Mike started out the day driving Mohawk, a registered Haflinger gelding who has had a previous life as an exceptional draft hitch horse, and the past 1 1/2 years has been a pasture buddy. With Mandolyn RVRW out for the year as she is due to foal in March, and the next prospect in line, Cocoa Chanel, getting kicked in the jaw and suffering an abscess, there were no horses old enough to use. So, brother in law said to use Mohawk, which Mike has enjoyed many draft wins with. However, a draft hitch horse goes around a ring, quickly, high stepping, head up, and spooks at about anything. In order to get ready for the summer, CDE's Mike wanted to start Mohawk now and this event was the perfect place. With lots of new groundwork exercises, Mohawk is being retrained to rethink, and work differently. They made it through all three phases quite nicely for the three weeks training they had working together in this new avenue (horse, driver, and carriage were all in one piece at the end of all three phases, and we were quite impressed. However, the big story goes to Johnathan and Gwen. Johnathan finished a great first time dressage round, and his cones round was nice. Since he is four, recognizing the numbers to go through got a bit tricky past 11, and then he thought it was a lot more fun to try to get Tucker to hit the cone, to watch the ball fall off! :) But, again, he made it through, and got a great applause, and finished with a 4th place finish in the youth division (out of 4) :). Gwen also came home quite happy, earning a 3rd place finish out of 6 in the VSE class (Very Small Equine) and then a 2 place finish in the Green as Grass division. After a horrific horse driving wreck four years ago, we are thrilled that mom is driving again, even if it is a 'miniature' version! Jacque enjoyed being the groom and navigator, however it is hard to get ready only 1 1/2 horses, instead of 8-10 at a time! There was a lot of down time in the event, but happily, in the dressage phase of presentation, all three showmen pulled out perfect 10's on their attire, harness cleanliness and fit etc, so the extra time of elbow grease paid off!
JD, Tucker, and Mom waiting to go in the dressage ring!
Gwen in driven dressage
Gwen in cones
Grammie Gwen and JD with their ribbons!
2009 American Haflinger Registry National Haflinger Show, Springfield, Ohio Sept 10-12, 2009
Other Notes of Interest: Mandolyn RVRW has had three foals. All three were at the 2009 National Show. They are Magdalena BOB Amber Style BOB Marquis MJW 'Maggie' won her three year old mare class, and was Junior Champion Mare, Marquis won her yearling halter class, and stood reserve Junior Champion behind Maggie. Maggie then went on to win Grand Champion Mare, with Libby Gold Reserve Grand Champion Mare! Maggie and Marquis were then entered into the produce of dam class (two offspring by the same dam) and they won that class as well! Amber Style BOB also won his two year old stallion class! And at 7 years old the dam of all three offspring, Mandolyn RVRW also won her halter class! What a great line of Haflingers!
New York Gold Classic 2009!
Libby Gold MMH, a four year old mare owned by Ray Miller of Mini Mountain Haflingers, Dundee, Ohio This lovely girl had almost 30 days of under saddle training with us when she attended this show. It was her riding show. She surpassed our expectations when she received a 4th place in Adult Intro Dressage, and also 3, 4, and 5th places in her Walk/Trot classes with up to 14 in each of those classes!
Marquis MJW, our yearling filly sired by A Rock. She placed second under both judges in her yearling halter class, with 8 or 9 in the class!
An amazing yearling stallion 'Awesome Gold MMH' sired by A Rock and owned by Joel Miller, Mini Mountain Haflinger of Dundee, Ohio, pinned first under both judges in his halter class!
Alonizio CCF, owned by Frog Hollow Farm, Max and Patti Montoya, Hebron, Kentucky This amazing A Rock son just continues to dominate in whatever discipline we take him in. For the 09 show season we have focused on driving, and he hasn't disapointed. Unanimous winner under both judges at the New York Gold Classic in Driving Turnout, Open Pleasure Driving, Men's Pleasure Driving, Ladies Pleasure Driving, and Training Level Driven Dressage Test 4 High Point Driven Dressage Training Level
2009 Tentative Show String A Rock, Hunter over Fences, Hunter Pace Mandolyn RVRW, Pleasure Driving, CDE's Marquis MJW, yearling halter, in hand trail Alonizio CCF, Pleasure Driving, CDE's Libby Gold MMH, English Pleasure, Walk/Trot, Halter Cocoa Chanel, Leadline, Western Pleasure
2008 National Haflinger Show Danville, IN Our Show String
** August 18, 2008** We are home from the New York Gold Haflinger Classic! Congratulations to MT Aztec Gold MMS, unanimous winner in his halter classes under BOTH judges, AND 1st place Adult English Pleasure Walk/Trot, AND 1st Place Open English Pleasure Walk/Trot with over 10 entries! Alonizio CCF unanmoius winner in his halter class under BOTH judges, AND Reserve Champion Senior Haflinger! Also, 1st place in Open English Pleasure!!!
**Congratulations!!! 2008 Open English Pleasure winner, Adult English Pleasure winner and English Pleasure Champions at the 2008 Western Pennsylvania Haflinger Show, July 2008, Alonizio CCF (A Rock X Melodie) shown by Jacque Woodward, Owned by Frog Hollow Farm, Max and Patti Montoya!***
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Alonizio CCF
