We got back from
the AHANM awards banquet. Alamo got High Point Award in
Amatuer Sport Horse for the year (2005) and I got the
Ambassador Award for 2005. Andrew & Danny
......email 1-16-06
We attended the Albq. Sporthorse show, put on by the
NMAHA. Alamo was entered in 9 classes: Dressage, Hunter,
Cross rails, Low Hunter, Sporthorse in Hand, Jumps
(2'3") and Equitation. We came away with 4 First
Places, a Second Place win, 2 Third Place and 2
Fifth Places. All classes had a min. of 6-9 riders. We
came away with the most wins of the day by any one horse. Surprising was the best wins came in the
dressage classes. (We hadn't trained in dressage !) The
judge asked how long he had been working in dressage, I
said ' oh about 2 hours today'. Oh, we've played at it,
but never shown in it, hadn't had any formal training
save a couple lessons last year, but mostly watched some
videos and magazines. The judge felt he was a very good
dressage prospect. We got so many compliments on him all
day. Also, the jumps were his FIRST, we've played with
some at home, but not higher than 15 inches. Here he was
jumping 27" and broad jumps to boot! Wow, it was so
fun, he didn't balk, just jumped them. He competed
against some top riders and horses and beat them out on 2
classes. I was continuely amazed and surprised each time
they called out the winners, US! Alamo, took first in Low Hunter, Dressage
Crossrails, Sporthorse Undersaddle Dressage type and
Sporthorse In-hand (dressage/hunter). He took 2nd in
Equitation, 3rd in Walk Trot Groundrails and Jumps, 5th
in Hunter and Sporthorse Undersaddle Hunter type.
What a hoot
Sunday was, at one point I thought we were done with our
classes save for that last one, when I had put him up for
the farrier and was chatting away with some Alamo
admirers, I heard my name called out and someone said,
"you're in this class,we're waiting on you!" Oh
good grief, I raced back to Alamo, got him saddled up and
raced down the fairway to the gate, the farrier hadn't
got all the nails tacked down even. It was the Sporthorse
Undersaddle dressage type class, we took First. Then had
to race to unsaddle him, get him in the last class;
Sporthorse In-Hand, we took First there too. The judge
commented, that he had nails sticking out his walls. I
told her I had to snatch him from the farrier before he
was done. One dressage rider, said by the end of the day,
she was flustered, every time she saw us enter the same
class, she said," I just knew I wasn't going to get
that blue ribbon!" When asked if we were in the last
class, she said,"aww fooey". "Oh no",
I told her, "he has never been shown In-Hand before,
you'll win". She got happy, said" well then I
have a chance". She didn't -- we won it. Andrew & Danny .....email 11-14-05
Gilbriar Alamo
WR Firestorm x Gokartilee
Danny bought Alamo as a weanling. Alamo was his first Arabian horse and he has trained him all by himself. This year they started showing. Here are the blue ribbons:
Albuquerque Spring Fever I - Hunter Pleasure Open
Albuquerque Spring Fever II - Hunter Pleasure AATR
Alamorgordo Trinity I - Hunter Pleasure Open & Champion
Alamogordo Trinity II - Native Costume & Champion
Albuquerque Zia Classic I - Hunter Pleasure Limit AAOTR
Lubbuck Plains AHS - Hunter Pleasure Limit, Hunter Pleasure ATR and High Point Horse Award.
