Five Gaited
Winning the Five-Gaited Stake was Heirrogant, owned by Cindy Kolmeier of San Antonio, and shown by trainer Paul Cates. The Reserve Grand Champion ribbon went to Chastain, a SGF Winning Ways Farms entry shown by trainer Dan Flowers from Tomball, Texas. Sarah Robert was the show’s five-Gaited Junior horse champion. Open champion was My Secret Passion with Cates up for owner Jennifer Jordan of San Antonio.
Elly Berman wore a big smile as she and Harlem’s black Pearl rode away with both the amateur five-gaited qualifying class and the amateur Five-Gaited stake. This team is under the guidance of Janet Crampton at Bluebonnet Farm, Belleville, Texas.
jennifer Jordan showed My Secret Passion to the reserve in the amateur stake. Trainer Michael Beasom had Dandy Dandy, a three-year old entry, in fine order to win the Five-’
Gaited Three-Year Old class with Michael Beason in the irons.
Three-Gaited
Warm Light, owned by Paradise Farm, Cat Springs, Texas, won both the Three-Gaited Stake and the Junior Three-Gaited Class with trainer Mike Breeggemann up Reserve in the stake went to Care to Dare, a Cathryn Coleman owned entry, trainer Paul Cates riding.
Debbie Beeard of Houston made her second outing this season on her new horse, five-year-old Romantic Manifesto to take home the amateur three-gaited blue ribbon. Janet Crampton trains this new team at bluebonnet Farm. Trainer dan Flowers showed Worthy’s Hale Bopp for SGF Winning Ways Farm to the blue in the open three-gaited class. He will be shown by Lauren Greenwald in the junior exhibitor division.
The park division had trainer Michael Beasom, riding his entry American Beau, winning both the stake and the open class. Amateur stake champion honor’s went to Beau’s Fair Play and rider Lisa Moore for owner Dan Mize of Boerne, Texas. Chris Treston and Lenore’s Joshua, new to the park division, were th winners of the amateur park qualifying class. Crampton trains the pair at Bluebonnet Farm.
In the park pleasure qualifying class, Sarah Track, assistant trainer at homebred at Bluebonnet Farm, was pleased to have the opportunity to show Karne Fricke Nalle’s homebred entry Phi’s Phortune Teller to the blue. Nalle made it back from her brother’s wedding in time to show back for the championship and a blue ribbon ride.
Fine Harness
The fine harness stake had Paul Cates Stables again in the spotlight, as Cathryn Coleman guided her horse Distraction, new to the harness division for this spring, to the winner’s circle. Coleman showed Distraction in the open class also earning the blue. Reserve grand champion went to junior horse, Lager, Presented by Mike Breeggemann for owner Linda Landman of Houston. Landman was thrilled with her colts’ first show. “He is young, and we wanted a good first time experience for him” she stated.” I am really pleased!” Lager was also reserve in the open class.
Pleasure
Winners of both the qualifier and the Five-Gaited Pleasure Stake, was the lovely bay entry Blazing Day PHF, ridden by Marianne Nicholson for Bowers and Clark Hamel of Manor, Texas. Blazing Day PHF is trained at Paul Cates Stable. Julia Warren, aboard the five-year old MMM Bop, made some big passes for Judge James Nichols, capturing the reserve grand championship title. Headed for the junior exhibitor ranks this summer. Janet Crampton puts this pair into the ring.
The junior exhibitor riders took on the adults in the Three-Gaited Show Pleasure Championship. Nichols called them to the rail for one more trot and another look. mallory Wiseman, aboard Rutabaga, were the team to beat as this handsome entry and his talented rider earned their spot in the winner circle. Crampton trains the pair at Bluebonnet Farm. Reserve grand champion and junior exhibitor champion, Predominate, ridden by Cher Landman, made an exceptional show both appearances.
Cher Landman was pleased with her ride. “I worked really hard today and it paid off.”
Close friend Mallory Wiseman chimed in “We rode the hair off them!” The two showed terrific sportsmanship as they hugged following the class. Predominate and Landman train at Paradise Farms with Mike Breeggemann. Lisa Mountain, aboard Beau’s Bloomtide, were the adult show pleasure champions.
The country pleasure division had some new teams for the spring show season. Terri Dolan had her entry Striking Point, trained by Milligan Stables in Plano, Texas, in top form to win the stake and adult champion titles in a good class of entries. Reserve in the stake went to Michelle Willie and ebony colored Rocket Sprocket in their first time to in this division. It was also the pair’s first time to compete in harness. They handily won the Country Pleasure Driving Championship and qualifying class. They are under the guidance of Bluebonnet Farm. Reserve driving champion went to Captain Commander, guided by Kay Harrell, and owned and trained by Cates Stable.