2019 SANA West Rare Breeds Show Results
ClinicsA large part of SANA (Stewardship Awards of North America) and the Akhal-Teke Association of America is education. SANA West was not your typical horse show; it is for endangered equine breeds, it is about education and historical breed qualities, not fancy clothes or trainers. We had several clinics going on during the show, which gave participants an opportunity to try some new skills before doing an actual class. We had clinics in: Jumping, Dressage, English and Western, Obstacles, both In-Hand and Ridden, and an In-Hand Presentation clinic. All the clinics were well attended and everyone had a great time learning (or tuning up) their skills. We had lots of positive responses from the attendees, who found these very valuable.
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Class Results
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Demos and "Meet the Breeds"Besides the clinics and classes, we had corrals set up outside the Rare Breeds Barn, for a rotating docket of breeds meeting and greeting the public. Owners got to talk to people, horses got to smooze, and it was a big success. We also had demos running during the show with different breeds and horses during the entire show, everyone got a chance to participate!
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A Huge Thank you to our staff, volunteers, exhibitors and spectators - we couldn't do it without you!
Most Versatile Rare Breed Horse: Dream Boy Kurt, ridden by Naomi Driscoll
We have to thank our fantastic sponsors, who made this show and the great awards and little gifts we gave out (T-shirts!) possible. Here are the Most Versatile Sponsors: Most Versatile Rare Breed Pony or Cross-sponsored by Penny Thom, JPT Gingerbread Li'l Gypsy Cobs, LLC, Carson City, NV Most Versatile Rare Breed Horse- Sponsored by The Irish Draught Horse Society of North America. Most Versatile Rare Breed Cross Horse-Sponsored by Steadfast Farm, Tuttle, OK, Boutique Breeder of Select Hackney Horses and Hackney Crosses for Sport, Please follow us on FB @ www.facebook.com/steadfastfarm Most Versatile Purebred Akhal-Teke - sponsored by Silver Hill Akhal-Tekes, Billings, MT Most Versatile Akhal-Teke Cross- sponsored by Susan Greer and Ricardo Viteri, Lafayette, CA We also need to thank our largest sponsors, who made all those little extras possible: Diamond Sponsors: Deb Bowker, CA, anonymous, CA, ATAA Gold Sponsor: In honor of Wepaly Gulki, standing at Esler Arabians, CA Silver Sponsor: Chris Chenery, The Cadfael Group, in honor of the Akhal-Tekes that spurred my love of the breed: Senetir and Oliva |
Another huge thank you to our staff and volunteers. This show was the culmination of over a year of hard work and it was most definitely a team effort.
Tish Saare: Event Coordinator and all around super woman Cathy Leddy: Event Assistant Coordinator Victoria Tollman: EST SANA Liaison and Breed Coordinator Yorke McGillivray: Volunteer Coordinator and Show Program editor Asia Freeman: Demo Coordinator Kevin Matthews: Barn Manager Caroline Dudkowski: Jump Course Design Matthew Harris: Technical Wizard Tina Haas: Show Secretary Donna Hanna: Show Announcer and Show Mom Mattie Tucker: Show Photographer Black Jack Grill: BBQ Caterer Sofie's Equine Design: MV Cooler embroidery and Many Others! A full write up will be coming in the ATAA Summer Newsletter - watch for it in early July! |