ASHA Annual Awards Luncheon
Thursday, February 23, 2006
The ASHA Awards luncheon featured two dramatic speakers. Tandy Patrick, chairman of the Kentucky Horse Park and Jim Host, chairman of the 2010 World Equestrian Games, addressed the audience to discuss the upcoming World Equestrian Games to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010. This is the largest single sporting event to come to the Southeastern United States. It will feature seven equestrian events and officials expect 500-600 thousand people to attend, 40% of those visiting from outside the United States. This is the first time the games have been held within the United States.
Jim Host, chairman of the 2010 World Equestrian Games
Scott and Carol Matton were also honored at the luncheon with the National Horseman Castleman Award. A gracious Scott Matton accepted the award but insisted that it should have been given to Knollwood Farm to include all of their instructors, assistants and staff.
Castleman Award winner, Scott Matton
The American Saddlebred Association of Wisconsin and American Saddle Horse Association of Virginia were honored as the Charter Clubs of the Year.
Carol Reedy (left) of ASHAV and Shelagh Roell (right) of ASAW,
accepting Charter Clubs of the Year from ASHA President Fred Sarver
The National Pleasure Horse Awards were also presented. Andy Freseth was on hand to accept an armload of winning coolers.
 
Andy Freseth represented several Mary Strohfus accepted her award
of Hollow Haven’s winners. for Sedona Red.
The winners of the National Pleasure Horse Awards are as follows:
Three-Gaited Show Pleasure Adult
CH Ninety-Eight Degrees - Alice Unger
Three-Gaited Show Pleasure Junior Exhibitor (tie)
Vegas Dreams - Victoria McCune
Wind Cruzer - Callie Smith
Western Country Pleasure
Sedona Red - Mary Strohfus
Five-Gaited Show Pleasure
Stonewall's Stargate - Patrice Watson
Show Pleasure Driving
CH Heir's Town - Alice Unger
Country Pleasure Driving
CH Callaway's Pretty Penny - Nancy Anderson
Country Pleasure Junior Exhibitor
The Bachelor Prince - Christy Bennett
Country Pleasure Adult
CH The Shadow Knows - Sherry Frankel-Deal
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