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Around the Regions (con’t)
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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