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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Fun in Wenatchee at the Fall Spectacular & Futurity and the NW Regional Affiliate Finals for Washington Reining Horse Association

Hi everyone,

We're starting something new so you don't have to listen to me yammer (or rather, read my yammering) three times a week, when much of it is not about horses. From now on, I'll still be your Monday guide, but Karen Pickering will provide our Wednesday blog entries and Karyn "K.C." Cowdrey will be holding the reins on Fridays. Below is Karen's first entry. Enjoy!

~Deb


Fun in Wenatchee at the Fall Spectacular & Futurity and the NW Regional Affiliate Finals for Washington Reining Horse Association
The weekend of October 9 thru 12, 2008 found my husband, Mark, and me traveling to Wenatchee for a camping trip. While over there, we decided to stop by for a visit at the Fall Spectacular Reining Show held at the Appleatchee Arena.

Below are a few shots of some of our Northwest participants having fun. The really good photos are taken by Cheryl James, the other ones are taken by me.

This is one of the biggest shows that WRHA has ever had. They had nearly 100 more horses than usual and drew riders from as far as California. Our very own Alayne Blickle (Horse Farm Management) took a 2nd in both the Open and Non Pro Freestyle. Sue Muir, a former Trainer's Corner contributor, won the Open Freestyle.

A big congratulations to Darren Stancik riding Parnelli Chic Olena owned by Judy Caton. He took Reserve Champion in Open and Champion in Intermediate Open.

It was a beautiful weekend and it was apparent that everyone was having a great time. For a complete listing of classes and winners, see http://www.wrha.net/. It’s a great organization for taking your skills to the next level.

Photos by Cheryl James:
Alayne Blickle



Darren Stancik

Photos by Karen Pickering:
Nick Muir riding Vandys Final Play (Spencer)


Cheryl McLean

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