HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
COME ONE COME ALL TO THE 17TH ANNUAL
WCAHA FAMILY REUNION PICNIC

AUGUST 30, 2009 @ F.E.N.C.E  TRYON, NC

PICNIC @ 2:30 pm. at the Grand Hall of FENCE - WCAHA will provide fried chicken & drinks. We ask that everyone bring a complimentary covered dish and/or dessert. If possible please RSVP (not required) to
PattiRowe@ Patti.Rowe@anmedhealth.org or RobertObermiller@ robermiller@gumlog.net

We will have a great time of food, fun and frolic. We will also open up a general discussion of what you have on your minds for your club. Where would like to see your club going in the next few years?
What is going right and what isn’t?

DIRECTIONS From I-26, east or west: Take S.C. Exit #1 from I-26, toward Landrum, S.C.  Go 1.5 miles, then turn right onto Bomar Road (look for the Land Mart on the corner). Go one short block and turn right onto Prince Road. After 1.7 miles, turn left onto Hunting Country Road, just before the I-26 bridge. Go .6 mile to the FENCE entrance on the right. For additional directions & information please visit www.fence.org.

Attention Board Members - there will be a short board
of directors meeting @ 2pm.

2008 Futurity Clas Winners [click here]

Congratulations to all Western Carolinas members who participated in the 2008 Region 12 Championships at Perry, GA. The following are the results from those who have sent in their placings.

• Rebecca Fulkerson, riding RA Manaloa, was named Reserve Champion Western Pleasure, AAOTR 18-39.

• Mackenzie Iversen, riding Saratoga, was named unanimous Champion in the Arabian Hunter Pleasure JOTR 13 & under class.

• Chloe Iversen, was Reserve Champion riding Palomas Papillion, in the HA/AA Arabian Hunter Pleasure JOTR 14-17 class.

• Trisha Dingle, trainer at Whitehaven Arabians, rode Sleepy Tyme Gal (Patriot

Missle +/ x Ima Tiki Ku) to a Top 5 finish in PB Sport-Horse Mares Open (missing Reserve Champion by less than .4 points and Champion by 2 points), and just missed Top 5 in ATH (6th overall, by .2 points).  She also tied for Top 5 at Training Level in dressage. (Mary Katherine Marshall showed her in the ATH class.)

• Maarriah (Marhaabah x Tareefa Jamaal), owned by Nancy Janosik, was named Top 10 Spotlight Futurity filly. She was shown by Chris Anckersen.

• Raven Gropp was named Regional Champion in 13 & Under Showmanship with Daencin In The Dark and Regional Champion in Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR with Glenfiddich. She also won 5 Top 5's in JTR 1/2 Arab Country English & 1/2 Arab JOTR Country English, Saddle Seat Equitation on Daencin. She won 2 Top 5's on Glenfiddich in JTR 1/2 Arab Hunter Pleasure and in JOTR 1/2 Hunter Pleasure.
  Raven is 10 years old.

• Carey Cosgrove rode DA MI Mitosk to a Top 5 finish in HA/AA CEP Walk Trot 10 & Under Equitation, and a Championship in CEP Walk Trot 10 & Under.

• Emily Cosgrove, rode her horse, Heywired, to a Top 5 in the Country English Pleasure AAOTR 18-39 class.

• Jeanne Kowalczyk rode her half-Arabian mare, PF Emotion, to a Top 5 finish in the Amateur-to-Ride Park class, and Emotion was Champion half-Arabian English Pleasure horse in the Open class with Tish Kondas.

• Mizdemenor, a Versace daughter, was named Top5 in the two and over mare halter class. Mizdemenor was the youngest mare in the class, at barely three, and is owned by Connie and Kevin Jackson. She was shown by Rob MacDougall.

• Elaine Sweet, on AM Romany Honor, was Reserve Champion, Third level ATR, and Champion, Arabian Sport Horse Show Hack, ATR

• Elaine Sweet, on ZP Helios++, was Top 5 in Training Level Jr. Horse, as sell as earning Top 5 in Sport Horse Geldings in Hand, ATH.
  
• Sally Harrison’s Just Say Show, by Showkayce, was named Region 12 Futurity Champion Hunter Pleasure horse, as well as Futurity Champion Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle with Jane Garrison riding. In addition, he was Reserve Champion Junior Sport Horse Under Saddle. Just Say Show was also named Top 5 Sport Horse In Hand ATR.

• Sally Harrison’s Big Bey Be, was Region 12 Futurity Champion Country Pleasure horse with Rob Bick riding.

• Ed Davidson’s SHF Firzt In Show was named Reserve Champion in two classes—Futurity Hunter Pleasure, and Futurity Sport Horse Under Saddle. (Firzt won the Western Carolinas’ halter futurity as both a weanling and a yearling.) Firzt is by Showkayce.

• Stefanie Gagliardi earned a Top 5 riding her black half-Arabian mare, Tuscany, in English Pleasure AAOTR.

• Stefanie Gagliardi also showed her gelding, SHF Jubilation, to a Top 5 in the Futurity gelding halter class.

• Citadel Sahin (Ansata Ibn Jamila x *Fatmaa), owned by Patricia and Gunnar Palm, Three Palms Arabians, was shown to Top Five in Arabian Sport Horse Stallions in Hand, Open, by M.K. Marshall.

WCAHA Board Meeting Jan 2008 [ click here ]