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We had a great show at the MAHA Class A All
Arabian show this weekend in Columbia. There was quite a
bit of rain, but they allowed a 2 minute warmup in the covered
main arena prior to each class so it wasn't too bad. It turned
out to be a fairly large show with nice size classes.
Overall the quality of horses shown was well above average.
To start things off right, my four year old 1/2 arab mare, SGA
Canadian Myst, was named Champion 1/2 arab mare on Friday.
We were very happy since this was her first show and she was
really scared. We had really taken her only because she was
in the performance Maturity so the halter win was icing on the
cake. In her performances she got a 1st and a 3rd. They
were small classes, but she behaved well. She still needs
work before I take her out seriously in performance.
Our two yearling futurity fillies(SGA Delilah Bay and SGA
Bewitching Nyt) got first and second in their class.
The two horses we normally take to show did well as usual.
Taleem won all of the classes he entered except the costume AOTR
(he decided to blow that one). He won the English AOTR, the
Costume Open, and the Costume Championship. We didn't show
back in the English Champ. because he already had his regional
qualification and we didn't want to over do him.
Austin, our western/hunter horse also did well. He won his
Western Gelding Open class, got 3rds and 4ths in some big hunter
classes and placed 3rd and 4th in his championships.
Oh...almost forgot. He got a 2nd in Trail, which is a new
division for him. Overall it was a great show.
We took Taleem to the Region XIV show in
Lexington, KY where he and Nicki got a Top 5 in English Pleasure
AAOTR. We also qualified him in for driving (it was his first
time to be shown in driving) so decided not to show him in the
regionals. That trip always seems to zap his enegy.
Our next big show was the Missouri State Fair Show. We had
a great show there as well. Austin won the western AOTR,
western open, and the Western Championship. He also won the
open hunter class and the Hunter Championship. Taleem got
2nds in the English Classes and went Reserve Champion and he won
the Costume open and the Costume Championship. We also took
Myst for the western and english 1/2 arab classes and she took
2nd in both. She is off to a great start.
We have decided to add Taleem to our sales list. I really
feel that we are holding him back. With the right owners, ones
that can really afford to promote and develop him to his greatest
potential, this horse can be a National Champion. If anyone
is looking for a National Level English, Driving or Costume
horse, let me know! He needs his chance to be National
Champion.
There was a fairly big downside to the summer though. I got
news that a young mare I had just sold last spring, SGA Voodoo
Priss, had to be put down because a vet tore her intestines when
he palpated her!!! He hadn't realized what he had done so that
when the people took her home she was in distress when they got
her out of the trailer...they contacted the vet right away but it
was too late to save her..I shed a lot of tears over that....
SGA Voodoo Priss was a full sister to our
stallion, SGA Sam Paso. She was purchased by Nick'e Brewer of
Columbia Falls, Montana.
We had a great foal born this spring. He is by Sam and out
of Chal Tareena, a 3/4 sister to Chal Taleem. Tareena is by
Talant (Aladdin) and out of Rho Khareena (Rho Kheem). He is
the best Sam colt yet, with an extreme head, long, very uprigtht
neck and awesome body and legs. He is very
exceptional. He may be a keeper! We plan on breeding
Tareena to Hucklebey Berry+++ next spring!
Steve Laird has just started our two young geldings undersaddle
and both are being very cooperative. River shows great potential
as a western/hunter and Ziggy is bieng started in driving and
saddleseat.
Well, that is it for now! I'm adding my website (actually
it's the surfinfool site---just click on the Sugar Grove Arabians
banner---because I wanted everyone to see the great banner that
my daughter, Nicki, designed for me) if any of you want to see
any of the horses pictures---some have been updated, we have some
video clips and an updated sales list.
Sincerely
Pat Bergfeld
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