Horse Stuff, January 26, 2010

Finally catching up triggered more emails about horse stuff, so here goes...

Todd Morrison, North Platte, is standing a grandson of Paddy's Irish Whiskey. Hairpin Nip of Whiskey, or Nip as I like to refer to him, is a well-built, nice moving bay stallion with a pretty stacked pedigree and $500 stud fee for 2010. And believe it or not, I'm not just saying the nice things about him because of his color! A flyer (in pdf format) is available at Plain Bay Mare.

Those of you who know me, know I'm about the furthest thing from being a barrel racer there is. However, I have attended one barrel clinic in my life and hope to attend it again this year. Jeanne Mueller is putting on a barrel racing clinic March 27 and 28 at NCTA, Curtis. This clinic offers a lot in terms of basic horsemanship and training benefitting you regardless of your discipline. You can attend one or both days at $50/day/horse. Spectators are welcome at $10/head. If you are interested, please contact Jeanne at smueller@swnebr.net. A $25 deposit needs to be made by March 15. This clinic usually fills up fast, trust me on that one.

The National Versatility Ranch Horse Association (NVRHA) is hosting the Colorado Cowhands Ranch Horse Clinic and Competition, June 12 and 13, in Wellington, CO. Clinicians will be Jay and Gena Henson and results of the competion will apply toward NVRHA points and the finals held in September. The clinic is limited to 20 riders and is $275 for the clinic and competition. For more info, please contact Carol Ackerman, dradad@aol.com; Rita Lauby, ltlauby@ymail.com; or visit the NVRHA website, nvrha.org. If memory serves me right, NVRHA also hosts some events in Nebraska.

Some of you may or may not be aware of NCTA hosting an Equine Practicum in 2010, designed to cover a wide variety of equine topics. A flyer is available at Plain Bay Mare. If you're interested, but the price or dates do not work for you, don't give up just yet. Please contact Judy Bowmaster-Cole, jbowmaster1@unl.edu, or Jo Bek, tbek1@unl.edu, with your thoughts on what you'd like to see in the equine practicum.

Verla Schaer, Gordon, with the Plains Quarter Horse Association (PQHA), emailed the possibility of having a PQHA open show in Hyannis this year, possibly around Labor Day weekend. It's been a few years since Hyannis had a horse show on Labor Day, but if remember right the last one had a good turnout. They are also having open shows in Gordon, August 1 and 22. To find out more about these and other shows they'll be hosting, e-mail Verla at schaerqhorses@enebraska.net.

It always seems in the NP area, it's nothing to run to Lincoln or Omaha for horse events, but really Cheyenne/Ft. Collins are practically the same difference and Denver's not much further than that. So with that thought in mind, I felt it was okay to pass along some upcoming events from the Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association. They're hosting a Scribe workshop March 6 in Denver and an English Equitation and Hunter Hack clinic March 13 in Brighton. I'll post the flyers at Plain Bay Mare.

Thanks for reading and if you have anything you'd like posted, please email it to plainbaymare@gmail.com.