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FAMILY FUN FEST
Children Ages 12 and Under Admitted Without Charge to the Kentucky Horse Park
The Kentucky Horse Park announces the return of Family Fun Fest, June 6-7. The event was created to bring the whole family together for a day of special activities, without having to drive far or spend much money. This year's event will offer a variety of activities for parents and kids of all ages.
Special activities during Family Fun Fest will include stick horse making, games by Ale 8-One (including corn hole and ring toss), Mini Express Train rides, coloring contest, prizes, give-a-ways, temporary tattoos and plenty more. In addition, the first 100 visitors will receive a free six-pack of Ale-8-One. Family Fun Fest is sponsored in part by Ale-8-One, AT&T Real Yellow Pages, and Mini Express Train.
Also included will be the park's Mare & Foal Show, introducing the park's brand new, adorable babies.
On Saturday the Family Fun Fest will include The Egyptian Event featuring beautiful Egyptian Arabian horses. The Red Hats and Purple Chaps Flag and Drill Teams will perform in the Parade of Breeds, the Ohio Valley Stock Dog Trials and the Country Heir Hunter Jumper Show will take place on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be a polo match to attend on Sunday.
For those who like art, there will be two special art shows in the International Museum of the Horse and a special exhibition in the American Saddlebred Museum.
Trail rides and pony rides will be available both days for an additional fee.
Children ages 12 and under will be admitted to Family Fun Fest without charge when accompanied by a paying adult ($15). For more information call 859-233-4303.
On Sunday June 14, San N Tone Stables will be presenting their Summer Fun Show! As always, Sandy offers a variety of classes for the young, young at heart, beginners and advanced. Cafe' BAHA will be in full force and we'd love to see you there! If you are interested in volunteering at Cafe' BAHA, please contact us at kybaha@aol.com.
Don't forget that we love to receive pictures and stories of BAHA Members out having FUN! One of our youth members, Emily Bennett, recently showed off her hardwork and talents at the SAHIBA Spring Show held in Frankfort, KY. Emily brought home a Championship with her horse WWW Bay Dot Com and Reserve Championship with Alada Lena.Congrats, Emily on your success!
Emily & WWW Bay Dot Com Emily & Alada Lena
BAHA members Rick and Jennifer Tosch have a reason to be smiling big this month. Their homebred stallion, Sunsational Kid, was nothing short of sensational at the recent Buckeye Arabian Horse Show held in Columbus, Ohio. "Kid" is now owned by the Frizzell Family and trained by Jen Schmitt of Strand's Arabians. Kid and Joe Frizzell were Champions in both the Arabian Western Pleasure AOTR and the new Western Pleasure AOTR Extravaganza, winning $10,000!! Kid was then shown in the ever talented Arabian Western Pleasure Junior horse class and came away a Champion! Three classes and three Championships...not too bad!!
Congratulations to Kid, Jen Schmitt and the Frizzell family!
National Champion Sunsational Kid and owner Joe Frizzell
BAHA Member, Mary Ann Allen is proud to announce an exciting new addition to Lisa Erickson's stable,
Ozibar AAA (Ochavo x SZED Zanzibar by *LA Saguro)
Ozibar AAA is an athletic Classical Spanish colt with rare bay coloring, huge eyes, long neck and a very nice laid back shoulder. Ozibar comes from a long line producing Spanish National Halter and US English Pleasure Champions including Galero, Zancudo, *Figuroso, Jarilla, and Arilla by Mavito. As a note, *LA Saguro is the full brother to *Sasaki, the grandsire of Magnum Psyche. An addition to his pedigree includes the imported Classical Spanish stallion, *Esperanto, who has sired Champions in Working Hunter, Jumper and Sport Horse competitions. As well, *Esperantos' three maternal brothers have sired Spanish National Champions in Spain.
Mary Ann is exicted to see Ozie join Lisa at Dos Equis Show Horses in Sandy Valley, NV, just outside of Las Vegas! Congrats Lisa and Mary Ann! We can't wait to see what wonderful things Lisa and Ozie will accomplish in the future!
Arabians/Half-Arabians Well Represented at Kentucky Dressage Association’s May Show
The Kentucky Dressage Association hosts four shows over a five day period—always over Memorial Day. The first two days of the show, Wednesday and Thursday, are Breed Show I & Breed Show II (in-hand and Materiele classes). Friday is a one day five Dressage show with Saturday and Sunday combining for a two day Dressage show. In addition to Intro through Grand Prix classes and a Saturday night competitor’s party and freestyle event, KDA recently added CDI* classes at their annual show.
Thanks to BAHA, the Arabian/Half-Arabians were able to once again participate in the popular Breed high point awards. The Breed high point awards go to the first and second place horses in the Arabian/Half-Arabian In-Hand classes; and to the horse and rider combination with the highest score for verified registered horses of a particular breed in the Dressage rings on Friday and on Saturday (horses must compete at at least First Level to be eligible for the award). Everyone loved the neck ribbons that BAHA donated to the high point Arabian/Half-Arabian. The show committee got lots of compliments about the ribbons and everyone was hoping that the golf cart carrying the ribbons was coming their way!
This year both Breed Show I & Breed Show II offered IBC (Individual Breed Classes) for the Arabian/Half-Arabian horses. For both shows, the results were identical with the Kentucky bred Ragg Tyme (Half-Arabian/DHH) taking the Champion honors and Ruby Del Sol (Half-Arabian/Lusitano) taking the Reserve Champion honors.
Ruby Del Sol came all the way from North Carolina with her trainer, Sophie Pirie Clifton, a first time competitor at the KDA Dressage show and the Kentucky Horse Park.. Ruby not only took home Reserve Champion ribbons for the in-hand classes, but she received two trophies and Champion ribbons for being the high scoring Arabian/Half-Arabian Dressage horse competing at Second Level on both Friday and Saturday.
Friday’s Reserve Champion high scoring Arabian/Half-Arabian was Nezma Rose and her owner/rider Mary Allen. The beautiful chestnut now competes at Fourth Level and has won BAHA sponsored high point awards in years past as she has been climbing the levels!
All three horses intend to compete at the AHA Sport Horse Nationals this September at the Kentucky Horse Park. A big THANK YOU from the Kentucky Dressage Association goes to BAHA for supporting the beautiful and versatile Arabians/Half-Arabians with the breed highpoint awards at our annual show!
Ruby Del Sol *Ribbons sponsored by BAHA* Nezma Rose
(KDA Article written by BAHA friend, Charli Ann Stevens)
