Nfqha Western Regional Program.final

NFQHA Western Regional & All Breed Competition Friday – Sunday September 11th – 13th Klickitat County Fairgrounds Goldendale, WA

Photos courtesy of Barb Parker, Inhand Photography

Where Versatility Counts!

Table of Contents Show Rules ........................................................................................ 1 Schedule of Events ............................................................................ 2 Awards ...............................................................................................4 Show Judges, Staff and Volunteers.................................................. 5 OFQHC & WaFQHC Club Info......................................................... 6 How NFQHA Figures The Percentage ............................................. 7 The History, The Sport and NFQHA................................................ 9 Fun Facts and Class Descriptions ...................................................11 Sponsors .......................................................................................... 14 C Bar J Foundation Quarter Horses.......................................... 14 Knudsen Equine Center ............................................................. 15 Todd Ward Discovery Chiropractic ........................................... 16 Alex McCreary Photography .......................................................17 Burns Feed Store ........................................................................ 18 Ayutlya Restaurant..................................................................... 18 The Pink Saddle, LLC ................................................................. 19

Welcome to the NFQHA 2nd Annual Western Regional!

Pre-Quali ficati ons To show a horse in an NFQHA class, the horse must be certified by NFQHA. Owners and exhibitors do not have to members of an affiliate club, but they must be NFQHA members in good standing to compete. For more information about horse certification or to join NFQHA, please visit www.NFQHA.com or call 541.426.4403. All breed classes are open to any horse.

Show Ru les 1.

Entries can be added at the start of the preceding class, not later. 2. No refunds on show fees unless the show manager is notified before the show starts and the horse’s / rider’s inability to show is verified with a vet or doctor’s certificate. 3. No refunds on cattle fees after cattle are ordered.

4. When your number is called for class, you have 60 seconds to be at the gate. Class order will be posted shortly after the start of the preceding class. 5.

Dogs must be on a leash at all times.

6. No open fires or BBQ’s. 7.

No alcohol, please.

For complete show rules, please refer to the NFQHA rule book.

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Sche dule of E vent s

Friday, September 11th, Beginning at 9 AM Conformation and Color Classes NFQHA Only Yearling fillies Yearling colts and geldings 2 yr mares 3 & over mares 3 & over geldings 3 & over stallions Dun factor Palomino color Roan color Buckskin color In-hand trail, yearling In-hand trail, 2 yr old In-hand trail, 3 yr old & over …Lunch… Trail Ranch trail (indoor arena) Dinner and business meeting in café

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Sche dule of E vent s, Cont’d

Saturday, September 12th, Beginning at 8:30 AM Specialty cutting Reined cutting Cow work …Lunch… (lead line & walk trot) Ranch cutting Heading Heeling Steer daubing Breakaway roping Ranch sorting CTPA Ranch Sorting

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Sche dule of E vent s, Cont’d Sunday, September 13th, Beginning at 8:30 AM Reining Western Riding Ranch Riding Agility Barrels Pole Bending Key Race Point tabulation : Please allow 1 hour for awards

Award s Versatility Champions Open, Novice Horse, Youth, NonPro Lonestar custom buckles

Reserve Versatility Open, Novice Horse, NonPro Riders Rasp

Youth Reserve Versatility Grooming Organizer (Choice of colors)

NFQHA High Point Custom saddle stands designed & donated by Scott Gregory, Rusty Spurr Ranch

NFQHA Reserve High Point Horse shoe triple photo frames designed & donated by Jeff & Carol Hassebroek

All Breed High Point Spurs

Reserve All Breed High Point Embroidered hay/grain feeder

Category awards all divisions including All Breed Custom 5x7 photo frame with free photo voucher

In Hand Trail Champion Custom 5x7 photo frame with free photo voucher

Youngest Rider Custom 5x7 photo frame with free photo voucher Super Reined Cow Horse Champion - Spurs 4

Show Judge s, Staff & Volu nteers

A HUGE thank you to the following list of folks as well as those who always pitch in to help make our shows a success! Judges : Lisa Hettman, Jennifer Paulsen Show Manager : Carol Hassebroek Show Secretary : Gabi Bradley Office Staff : Cheri Scheelar, Bev Foster and Sally Taylor Awards and Hospitality : Cecilia Van Epps, Ginny Howard, Kathy Lake Announcer : Charlie Lake Judges’ Scribes : Teresa Cody, Rebecca Kroll, Sharon Craven, Randi Ashby Stall Management : Ginny Howard, Michelle Bradley Gate Keeper/Tack Inspection : Jodi Pierce, Nora Cook, and Kate Gregory Arena and Cattle Crew : Rich Howard, Robin Huiett, Dean Van Epps, Kim Bradley, Maynard Larsen and those of you who step up to the plate during the show! Trail Course Design : Lisa Hettman Show Eblast, Fliers, Program and Online Social Media Sites : Shannon Pratuch

We feel totally blessed to have your excellent help!

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OFQH C & WaFQH C Club I nfo

The Oregon and Washington Foundation Quarter Horse Clubs are very happy that you decided to show with us. If you have any questions about upcoming shows, clinics, membership meetings, campouts, trail rides or more, please feel free to contact us at any time.

PRESIDENT CHARLIE LAKE 503.359.1263 [email protected]

CECILIA VAN EPPS, TREASURER 509.962.5826 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT DARCY WRIGHT 541.388.6753

RICH & GINNY HOWARD 509.588.3614 [email protected]

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CAROL HASSEBROEK, SHOW COMMITTEE CHAIR 503.668.9329

SALLY TAYLOR 509.485.3002 [email protected]

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JOANNE MCBRIDE, TREASURER 541.388.1537

GABI BRADLEY, SHOW SECRETARY 503.307.9701 [email protected]

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How NFQHA Figure s t he Perce ntage The following is a brief explanation of how NFQHA figures the percentage of Quarter Horse blood. Our calculations are based on the amount of Thoroughbred blood in a pedigree. The reasoning behind this approach is that TB is the only outside blood that has been allowed to be added to AQHA registered Quarter Horses. Of course, when AQHA was originally founded by Robert Denhardt to preserve the Bulldog Type Quarter Horse, the blood in the founding stock was a mixture of Barb, Thoroughbred, Mustang, Arab, draft horse, and a myriad of other blood. However, the registry was closed to all of these breeds except the Thoroughbred. Our philosophy is that if the only added blood is taken out, what remains is the original foundation stock. NFQHA also believes that generally the more TB in a horse's pedigree, the more TB attributes that horse will likely exhibit, and the more Quarter Horse attributes will be lost. A horse must possess 80% Quarter Horse blood. It does not matter what generation the TB ancestors appear in as long as the combined total of TB blood does not exceed the allowable amount. In order to figure the TB percentage, the amount contributed by the first TB ancestor encountered on each line is added together to come up with the total Thoroughbred blood. Each generation contributes one half as much to the pedigree as the prior one. A parent contributes 50%, a grandparent contributes 25%, a great grandparent contributes 12.5%, etc. 7

How NFQHA Figure s t he Perce ntage, Cont’d.

A horse having one TB great grandparent (12.5%), one TB great great great grandparent (3.125%), and one TB great great great great grandparent (1.56%), carries 17.185% TB blood. (12.5% + 3.125% + 1.56% = 17.185% TB Blood) The horse in this example carries 82.815% Quarter Horse blood (which is rounded up to 83%) and is eligible for NFQHA registration. To establish the TB in a pedigree, NFQHA researches the pedigree back ten generations, or to the parents of the first registered horse, whichever comes first on each line. Each time a TB is encountered, it is added to the total. The only two exceptions to this rule are Joe Reed #3, and Oklahoma Star #6. They were honored with #3 and #6, by AQHA because of their important contribution to the breed as Founding Sires. Because of this, NFQHA does not look at the TB in their parents, and they are considered 100% Quarter Horse blood. This is a huge research project, possible only with sophisticated computers and software, but it was the only fair, comprehensive, black and white method that the NFQHA Board of Advisors could arrive at. We did not want a horse that had Thoroughbreds close up in its pedigree to be considered pure Foundation just because the offspring of those Thoroughbreds might have low AQHA numbers.

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The Hi story, The Sport & NFQ HA As many of you reading this are new to this unique show format, we’d like to share the history behind this competition and the National Foundation Quarter Horse Association (NFQHA). From the 1960’s through the early 1990’s Foundation Quarter Horse bloodlines had become increasingly unfashionable as “specialty” horses became the rage. The bulldog Quarter Horse was being lost as more Thoroughbred blood was being introduced. That’s where Gail Zscheile and Brent Jensen stepped in. They had fallen in love with the wonderful Foundation bloodlines, and while trying to build a herd of their own discovered how difficult it was to find Foundation Quarter Horses in the early 1990’s. They decided something must be done, not only to preserve these great horses, but also to help others find them. Along with Carol Hassebroek, S.A. Walls, and Ron Yelick, they decided to start an organization to preserve the “original” Quarter Horse bloodlines and make it easier for Foundation Quarter Horse enthusiasts to find them. No one imagined the overwhelming response from the very first advertisement for NFQHA. In just our 14th year, NFQHA has certified 32,000 horses and has over 13,000 family memberships with an average of three members per household. The word ‘Foundation’ has gone from being a little used and derogatory term to a prestigious term used by horsemen and horsewomen around the world. Wanting to provide a venue that would best showcase these amazing horses, the NFQHA Board of Advisors drafted show rules that allowed the horse to be the star. The Foundation Quarter Horse’s greatest attribute is his versatility, and to best show off the great minds, athleticism, and natural cow sense, Ranch Horse Versatility was born. It was decided that that all NFQHA rules would have to promote Versatility in the Quarter Horse and equality between exhibitors. Many other show organizations including AQHA have borrowed from the successful format. The NFQHA Advisors went on to draft many unique rules and standards that not only were successful in NFQHA, but have revolutionized the face of the Quarter Horse industry over the last 14 years.

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The Hi story, The Sport & NFQ HA, Cont’d NFQHA was the: • • • • • • • • •

1st breed association to promote ‘No Glitz and No Glitter’ 1st to introduce the incredibly popular In Hand Trail class (since incorporated by many horse organizations) 1st to offer Versatility competition (since adopted by AQHA) 1st to disallow excessive silver 1st to disallow excessive shaving of the protective ear, nose, and eye hairs 1st to disallow the unhealthy practice of hoof black 1st to offer a true Non-Pro class where the competitor is not required to compete against trainer’s families 1st to disqualify horses for unnatural gaits and ‘peanut rolling’ 1st to disallow the showing of babies (weanlings)

The NFQHA motto has always been that we’re different and we’re proud of the changes we have helped bring about in the industry. These new and innovative ideas received a warm welcome in 1997, at the first NFQHA point earning show hosted by the newly organized Oregon Foundation Quarter Horse Club (OFQHC), founded by Carol Hassebroek. Today there have been over 300 shows in 12 states and Canada with almost 50,000 class entries. All show records are kept and compiled at the home office in Enterprise, Oregon and four horses have become NFQHA Champions, with Oregon’s own Peppermint Brick achieving NFQHA Superior Champion. Additionally, 144 plus Certificates of Ability have been issued. We are extremely proud of the work of the NFQHA members who are organizing this great event and we applaud their efforts. It takes thousands of man hours to put together and run an event like this. Good luck to all of the competitors, and a huge thank you to the entire show management team! 10

NFQHA Fu n Fact s & Cla ss Descri ptions •

NFQHA has over 12,000 family memberships averaging 36,000 members in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and South America.

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NFQHA is the largest Foundation Quarter Horse Association in the world and has the strictest research standards.

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There must be 3 horses in a class for it to be point earning. If a class is held without points, the horse’s lifetime show record still shows the class, score, and placing.

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Ranch Riding is the working horse’s version of Western Pleasure. The horse should respond easily to the rider’s cues while exhibiting both free and balanced movement and an alert expression. The ideal horse is the one that you’d love to put in a full day’s work on. This class is required for Versatility.

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Ranch Trail showcases the horse’s ability to handle everyday chores. Horses must demonstrate their ability to open and close a gate, stand quietly while the rider dismounts, unbridles, re-bridles, picks up the off feet and remounts from the off side, calmly and willingly drag a log for a short distance either forward or backward (course designer’s choice), and stand patiently while the rider swings and throws a rope at a stationary steer. This class is required for Versatility.

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NFQHA Fu n Fact s & Cla ss Descri ptions, Cont’d.

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Trail is not required for Versatility so the course is only limited to the designer’s imagination. Horses should be alert, yet willing to tackle any obstacle.

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In Hand Trail was designed for yearlings and two year olds to learn useful tasks from the ground prior to their life as a saddle horse. Colts and fillies are lead through a course designed to both challenge and expose them to new things. This class became so popular that NFQHA added it for horses aged 3 and over !

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Reining NFQHA style has an interesting twist. Actually less twists, as multiple spins are not practical out in the working environment. NFQHA only allows up to oneand-a-half spins at a time. Excessive slides are not allowed either. After all, if you slide forty feet out on the range you might be hurting. This class is required for Versatility.

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Western Riding is designed to showcase the well-trained horse that can, on cue, make correct lead changes and adjustments with speed while remaining quiet and maneuverable.

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Barrels, Poles, Key Hole, and Agility are offered to highlight the speed and athleticism of the Foundation Quarter Horse.

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Cow Work is designed to show off the finished cow horse. A cow is boxed on one end of the arena, taken down the fence and turned at least once each direction, then circled both directions out in the arena. Speed, athletic ability and a good dose of cow sense are definite musts in this class.

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Ranch Cutting imitates a real life situation. A horse and rider must cut a specific cow out of the herd, take it down the fence and through a mock gate, and then pen it. The horse should be in control of the cow at all times and stay quiet and responsive. This class is required for Versatility.

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Reined Cutting allows horses to cut cattle ranch horse style, with occasional help from the rider, while Specialty Cutting allows the finished cutter to show off in style.

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Roping and Daubing classes highlight the Foundation Quarter Horse’s ability to get to a cow quickly and quietly catch a cow, a skill that’s useful for doctoring or branding.

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Color classes -- held for Palominos, Buckskins, Duns and Grullos, and Roans – help celebrate the exquisite hues found among Foundation Quarter Horses. Judges look for conformation relative to breed characteristics.

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The Rawhide division encourages youth age 7 and under to compete in Walk/Trot and Lead Line classes for NFQHA points! Ranch Riding, Trail, and the Timed Events are offered for the Rawhide buckaroos as well.

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OFQH C T op Sponsors

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Versatility Cha mpion Leve l S ponsors

Knudsen Equine Center – 830.456.1528 15

Versatility Cha mpion Leve l Sponsors, Cont’d.

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High Point A ward S ponsors

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Category Awa rd s Le ve l Sponsors

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Category Awa rd Leve l S ponsors, Cont’d.

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