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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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