Volume 37
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President: Clint Bilson 0407 934 194 [email protected] Vice President: Terry Casey 03 9707 1233 or 0418 104 046 [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer: Adele Couty 03 9707 5890 or 0404 344 808 [email protected] Secretary: Maria Daraio 03 5629 5208 or 0417 533 743 [email protected]
Life Members
Committee: Jodee Webb 03 56292 676 or 0403 056 732 [email protected] Sheila Jones 03 5629 9640 or 0408 515 685 [email protected] [email protected] Katherine McMahon [email protected] Meagan Hughes 0409 971 365 [email protected]
Paul & Norma Walker Maria Bennet-Elliot Peter McKinnon Raelene Cribbes Pam Morris Elizabeth Luckock Rosemary Dumbleton Diane Venter Gudrun Martini
If you have any questions regarding the club or events organised by the Club, please feel free to contact one of the above listed.
Front Cover Photo This stunning girl first caught my attention on facebook and I just had to share her photos, her striking colouring is amazing. This beautiful Purebred Arabian filly, Zahra Zinfandel is owned by Elements Arabians, located on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, USA. Elements Arabians have many with similar markings to Zahra, feel free to visit their website - www.elementsarabians.com
Calendar Of Events
December 2011
10th 11th Neerim District Country Show Western Districts Arabian Show Neerim, Vic Kingston, Vic
January 2012
7-8th 14th The Victorian Classic Show Wonthaggi Agricultural Show Werribee Park, Vic Wonthaggi, Vic
February 2012
711th 11th East Coast Arabian Championships Korumburra Agricultural Show Horsley Park Sydney, NSW Korumburra, Vic
March 2012
14-18th Australian National Championships Horsley Park Sydney, NSW
Photo thanks to Arabec Coloured Arabians - Tantangara Follys Way, Tantangara Delta, Verity, Daisy May, Bellamy Zorros Mark
A few things to let you know.
ENTRIES CLOSE 7TH DECEMBER
*** Height Certificates WILL be required for all height classes. If you dont have one Reg Cleeland will be available to measure horses Saturday morning at a cost of $15. As this is going to become more prevalent you should take this opportunity to get your horses measured. ***Exhibitors staying overnight are required to complete a camping form and have it lodged with WPEC by 9th December. This is not something VAHA will be dealing with. If you are not allocated a campsite you cannot camp. ***Michael Harris will be having an informal seminar on Friday evening in the barn. Please bring a drink and a chair. We will provide some nibbles. This will commence around 7.30pm and probably go for about an hour. All welcome. ***Saturday night entertainment Besides the BBQ for all the competitors, sponsors and judges we will have karaoke and some novelty events to amuse all. Please get the kids out for some hobby horse racing and hopefully some of the more inspired adults as well. *** Looking for a maximum of 10 entries in the following Rider class 9 years and under Rider class 10 years to 16 years Rider class 17 years and over (Special prizes for all the inspired riders) Please let Katherine know if you would like to nominate. ***Exhibitors packs will be ready for collection from 4pm on Friday evening in the RDA rooms. On Saturday & Sunday they can be collected from the Secretaries office on the arena from 7am on Saturday & 8am on Sunday. ***Amateur Owner ridden classes have been included in the latest program. If anyone has missed entering these they can contact Katherine by 14th December at the absolute latest for inclusion.
***All perpetual trophies are to be returned to the Secretaries office prior to
8am Saturday 7th January.
Exhibitors receipts and advice should be posted out just prior to Christmas.
Kay Edward & Katherine McMahon The Petstock Arabian Championships Victoria was held on the 29th October, 2011 at the Tatura Equestrian Complex. Just for a change we had perfect weather for the show and it set the standard for the rest of the day. We are blessed to have a great show team. People of the calibre of Jane Richards, Jeanette Cheney, Bridie White, Sheila Jones and Alistair McGregor. Our announcer Graeme Richards always does a splendid job and keeps those classes running through. Doreen Scott who has run this show for 22 years should be mentioned just for her commitment to this show. Also thanks to Jill Bromley, Margaret Parker and Clint Bilson for their assistance. Our judges this year were Cynthia Richardson from the USA who presided over the Halter Ring, Graeme Cameron arbitrated the Saddle and Elissea Schroen took charge of all the Miscellaneous. All three judges were pleasant and very easy going. This year we introduced some new classes being the Best Presented Led and Ridden, Novice Amateur/ Owner classes and the Half Arabian Jackpot. All these classes were a success. The winner of the Half Arabian Jackpot along with the Supreme Derivative Female was the beautiful grey Anglo mare Akora Fine Art owned by Akora Arabians and
Photos: Top: Steward Jane Richards & Judge Graham Cameron Above: Adelle Mahoney and Janevelyn McBeal Ch Youth Costume Right: Akora Fine Art, Jackpot winner, Supreme Deriv Female with Melissa & Jan Grieve, Kahlie Sciberas adn Judge Cynthia Richardson
The Junior Gelding class was a very strong class with a combination of Australian, East Coast and National Stud show Champions. The Champion being awarded to Kruse KA owned by Krishlah Arabians and exhibited by Future Farms. The senior gelding Champion was Halimas Desert Shaklan owned by Crystal Lodge Performance Arabians and shown by Heath Rowbottom he went on to be the Supreme Champion Purebred Gelding. The Supreme Purebred Female was the beautiful yearling filly Jesris Bey Kaarizma owned and exhibited by Jesris and Kharine Arabians. Supreme Purebred Male was the very consistent Temar Mahavee owned by Temar Arabians and exhibited by Future Farms. The Derivative Supremes had some very beautiful examples of their catagories exhibited. The decisions in all three sections were very hard for the Judge to decide on with many of the Champions being outstanding horses. The Supreme Gelding was awarded to Warrawee Regal hit owned by Jess Henne and Meaghan Wright and exhibited by Silvio Galea. The Supreme Derivative Male was awarded to the very elegant Bracknell Rodriques owned by Chloe Wearne and exhibited by JH Training. The Saddle classes also were a very high standard of ridden Arabians. The Newcomer and The Debut Class Novice Ridden was won by the gorgeous Ascot Elizabeth Arden owned by Ascot stud and ridden by Emma Adams. The Sue Kavannah Memorial Trophy was won by the Anglo Arabian Halter Champion and Derivative Stallion Ridden Champion ConchertFF owned and exhibited by Future Farms. The Supreme Ridden Arabian was awarded to the always very successful and beautiful Champion Purebred Arabian Ridden Gelding and Champion Show Hunter Galloway Electric Dreams owned by Serenity Park Arabians and expertly ridden by Clint Bilson.
Photos: Top:Halimas Desert Shaklan, Heath Rowbottom, Judge Cynthia Richardson Supreme Purebred Gelding Middle: Jason Hodgins & Bracknell Rodriques Supreme Derivative Entire ! Above: Ascot Elizabeth Arden & Emma Adams Ch Newcomer & Ch Novice Left: Ben Kelly & .Victoria Park Zaahir Ch AO Purebred Gelding
This show always has a lot of classes for our Junior Handlers and Riders and they were all exceptional and beautifully turned out on their lovely Arabians. Jessica and Cody Dertell were very successful and amongst our youngest competitors. Other successful youth were Ashleigh Meagher, Madelaine Preedy, Zoe Bilson,, Adelle Mahoney, Syenna Vasilopolous, Hayley Hinton, Alanah Wood, Ebony Stevens, Alicia Hughes and Sarah Huxtable. All went home triumphant.
Photos: Top: Youth Handler line up with judge Elissea Schroen Middle Left: Sienna Star Warrs Ch Side Saddle Bottom left: Kahlie Scibberas, Electric Dreams, Clint Bilson, Judge Graham Cameron Supreme Ridden Middle Right: Judge Graham Cameron, Zoe Bilson, Clint Bilson and Arielan Bentley Ch Leading rein Bottom Right: Jesris Bey Kaarizma, Silvio & Kristin Galea Supreme Purebred Female
This year we put on a BBQ dinner for the competitors and this was very well attended. This will be added to next years program and we especially wish to thank Lea Vasilopolous for supporting this. Thank you. On the Tuesday after the show we took Cynthia and her husband to the Melbourne Cup. We all had a fabulous day. Not only can our judges pick the show horses but they managed to have a lot of success on the track as well. It is to be noted that Sheila Jones and Clint Bilson really backed their choices by putting their money on them and both had a rewarding day. BUT they were eclipsed at the last race by Terry Casey who went home a very, very happy man.
Photos: Below Left: Jess Henne & Symarron Darby Ch Rider over 26 Below Right: Fun At the Cup!
We bought Bianca Rosetta in September 2010 after she won a reserve championship at the Region 13 Regional Show. She had already been shown at Scottsdale for a Top 10 Sweepstakes filly title out of 56 fillies. Our trainer, Terry Leek, found her for us and suggested she would be a great filly to bring out to Australia. Bianca is by the multiple US National Champion, DA Valentino and from Rosetta LA who is herself out of Brazilian National Champion mare, Opus Rose. So winning at top level is in her blood. Since her arrival in February of this year, Bianca has won every 3 y.o class she has attended which is itself a big achievement as she isnt 3 until next March. She won a reserve champion junior filly at Goulburne Valley Show, State Champion Junior filly at the Victorian State Championships, Reserve Champion Junior filly at the National Stud Horse Show and then capped it off with National Capital Junior Champion filly. For the remainder of the season she will attend The Victorian Arabian Horse Classic, Melbourne Summer Royal, East Coast Championships and then the Australian Championships. Bianca is an amazing filly to show and is as quiet as a lamb outside the ring. But as soon as she enters the ring she knows it is time to show. We enjoy watching her being shown by both Paul Hedges and Jayne Bellchambers and we thank them both for the amazing care that they have both shown our precious filly.
Owned by: Dara Park Maria & Frank Daraio
2 yo Purebred Gelding CraveFF x Breathless Australian Champion, State Champion, National Stud Show Champion, Multi Supreme. Contending Jnr Geldings with Doyle Dertell from Future Farms. Owned by Krishlah Arabians www.krishlaharabians.com
(Dunwingeri Aadhamu x Everon park Tanzia) DOB: 2nd November 2003 This gutsy little mare along with Rebecca Bramich is a contender for Newcomers and her ridden. Naarkeeta has been campaigned in endurance for the last 3 years. She has won fittest and best conditioned, ended up in top 10 in point score in Victoria from limited rides and has done numerous 40km, 80km, 120km and the Quilty which she completed for a buckle in September this year in one of the toughest and most trying conditions. Naarkeeta and Rebecca are new to the show ring so this should be just another challenge for this talented duo. Thanks has to also go to Steve Blackhurst who all along has believed in this little mare and she has not let him down once. Naarkeeta is now carrying a junior around the endurance events to obtain her qualifications . If successful at the Classic or even if she ends up last this just goes to show how talented the Arabian breed is. Owned by: El Raz Arabians
Contender Arabian Pony Stallion with Matthew Parker contender leading rein and Handler 5 - 8 and Margaret Parker contender - nervous breakdown.
Photo Danna Lingaard
Owned by: Kathmar Park
Arabian Pony Colt 2yo Khouros x Echo Of Love Already a Multi Supreme Champion Contending Jnr Arabian Pony Colt with Mathew Haddow Owned by Ajay Arabian Ponies www.ajayarabianponies.net
Truly Amazing!!!
Wow, and to think of the small things I complain about! This woman is a treasure and her horse is heaven sent! I think there is an angel in that horse! The determined Bettina Eistel and her very special horse, Fabuleax 5.I saw this photo today and it took a while for my brain to register what I was seeing Take a look. Yup. No arms. Her name is Bettina Eistel and her horse is Fabuleax 5. What is even more compelling than the fact that she can brush her horse with her feet, is that she competes, very well, at the Paralympics in dressage. Bettina didnt just overcome her disability, she walloped it! (Kinda makes me feel ridiculous for complaining about anything having to do with just about anything) What is Thalidomide? Thalidomide was a drug they gave pregnant women before it was known that it caused birth defects Hence, Bettina was born without any arms. When I was too little to understand manners, I can remember my mother telling me not to stare at kids I would see who had birth defects. She would shake her head and just whisper, Thalidomide. I remember being very appreciative that I didnt have that kind of a birth defect.
FAST FORWARD Bettina doesnt let her disability stop her. After all, this way of being is all she has ever known As an aside, another disabled Olympian was explaining the difference between being born with a disability versus being born whole and acquiring the disability. This concept is an interesting topic. You probably can come to some of your own conclusions here.
Anyway, as a small child, Bettina learned how to use her feet and toes as her hands and fingers. As a youngster, she started in horseback riding lessons. (Thank goodness her parents supported her and let go of their fears around this.) She wears riding boots with cut-outs in the toes so she can have hands (imagine how cold her toes must get and how often they clip a branch or a fence board ouch!). She can saddle, bridle, hose down, wrap, blanket and do just about anything else that is needed for her horse. And, she rides by steering with her legs and holding the reins in her mouth. IN HER MOUTH. Try that I tried to hold my brush in my mouth while braiding my girls hair and I ended up drooling all over the place in about a minute. I have no idea how she does it. Amazing. Oh, and besides all those horse riding feats, she can text, write and put on mascara with her toes! Hmmmm. Im starting to feel sheepish for complaining about anything After highschool in 1979, Bettina studied the History of Art, Archaeology and Ethnology in Hamburg, followed by an eight-year study of psychology. During her psychology studies, she participated in a project with Hamburgs home for children. In 1989 she completed her studies with a diploma and has since worked as a graduate psychologist in a Hamburg counseling center for children and family therapy.
PARALYMPICS I really couldnt find much information on her coaching (Her coach Franz-Martin Stankus) or how she learned to ride. But, I did find out that she: Eistel was formerly Vice-Europe and Vice World Champion (two silver and bronze at the European Championships in Portugal in 2002 and three silver at the World Championships in Belgium in 2003) and won two silver and one bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens , she won also three times the German championship. As the most recent successes are the bronze medal in the required tasks of the individual competition and the silver medal in the team standings at the 2008 Paralympics in Hong Kong. Not bad even for a girl WITH arms HER HORSE You have to really think about the kind of horse who would let this kind of a rider be his partner. Really what temperament is needed to perform at high level dressage as well as take care of a disabled rider? Wow. I wish I knew if they looked high and low for him or if they simply trained a good horse to understand this rider? (I need to read her book.) I mean, did they find a horse and say to him that this is the way we are going to do it now? Or, does the Fabuleax 5 know? I often hear that certain horses are much more gracious with disabled riders than with regular riders. I know that my Gwen is much nicer to children than to me I wonder how that happens? Is it the horse or the quality/feel/spirit of the disabled rider/child that effects the horse? Dunno. Bettina says she trained her horse via voice commands, head movement and leg aids. Funny, I bet hardly any of us would think it was even possible to ride a horse without arms. From where I sit, I would like to be in the presence of the wonderful Fabuleax 5. He is a saint in my book. Fabuleax lets Bettina ride him in the only way she can with the reins in her teeth and the other set of reins between her toes. And, he does his job. Simple. Gosh. Impressive. If you notice in the photos, he lowers his head to be bridled and to be brushed. Atta boy! AFTERTHOUGHT I wanted to bring this story to you because I think sometimes we give up too easily. Or maybe it is just me maybe I think I give up too easily or dont push through my/my horses issues or dont get over myself/my fears or dont put as much effort/time into training my horses as I could. Reading about Bettina was a good shot in the arm for me I sure dont feel like making any excuses or complaining I cannot even imagine folding the laundry with my feet, let alone living 24 hours without my hands. Wow. Very inspirational.
New shipment of photo frames, wall hangings and metal signs. Great addition to the home and barn decor just arrived in time for Xmas gifts. Follow the links on the website for Hot rod and memorabilia items. For more info call :
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Shele
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