Similar to Jack Nicholson’s line in the movie where he smashes in the door with the axe,
sticks his head through and says “I’m Home” – well, “I’m Back!!” as your handy, dandy
news reporter, purveyor of tall tales sometimes. As in the past, if no one tells me any
news, then I am forced to make some up to fill the blank spaces and I do have a vivid
imagination and a long memory.
I‘ve also been re-elected as a National Director for Alberta for the next two years so
thank you to all who took the time and the stamp to vote for me. It is appreciated and if
you have any concerns re APHA – let me know please. In the next newsletter I’ll refresh
your memory about upcoming rule change proposals so you can let me know your
thoughts on them
For starters, I hit the Camrose Paint Show for a very brief visit on the Saturday morning
and the first thing I saw was a really good looking, well dressed guy hanging onto a super
nice solid horse. I may be old, but my eyes still function sorta good. Took me a while to
figure out it was Tyrel Poier. WOWSER!! I can’t believe he didn’t have a bunch of girls
hanging around him offering to brush his horse or his boots. I did hear that in
Lloydminster, he looked much rougher.
Heard Lynn Freeland’s name announced in yearling colts with the colt she bought from
Diane Magdalin but never caught up with her.
And everywhere I looked at Camrose, I saw new faces and new horses. I’m sorry I didn’t
have time to go round and say hello to all the newcomers but HELLO and WELCOME
from here and please drop me a note and tell me about yourself and your horses. Saw
Dale Cunningham who bought our Sculptured mare and got the bonus of a bay Artie filly
– she was supposed to be open, so he is a new paint owner with his mom at the show.
Susan Van Damme had him helping her out with her halter horses.
Speaking of Lloydminster I understand that Kathy Donnelly entertained everyone with
her unplanned, yet spectacular dismount in the trail course and did it right in front of
Michelle Desjarlais leaving herself open to comments from the announcers’ booth. I
missed it and she said she had no plans on repeating it at Camrose.
NEWS< NEWS!!
Mary Anne Tourangeau waved a fond goodbye to Oreo who headed off to Ohio to own a
teenager who plans to show her both in APHA and PtHA both locally and maybe the
world show in the future.
The love of my life, I Art To Have Color, our lovely 16.3 bay stallion is now residing
with Ted and Tina Gray. Julia took me that she plans to ride him this summer as she is
the ONLY one in the family that knows how to jump. From having over 40 head a year
ago, we are down to 11 head and 3 foals. Prismz, the yearling filly I showed last year
now resides with Terri Robinson and she has big plans for her. Kate Roxboro bought the
RH Mr Imprint filly and the lovely solid weanling filly out of Claudias Upset. Says both
will hit the show ring later this summer. Most of the others left the province. Chloe, my
big palomino Overo now lives in Ontario with Ray and Sheila Mackie, who are super
tough halter people and they have bought several horses from us over the past few years
including Embellished who is continuing her winning ways in yearling halter on the east
coast.
Talked briefly with Jack Hazeldine who said his daughter Allie had a smoking good show
down at Walla Walla in early June.
Cindy Kremer decided she is going to try life without horses for a bit and has sold
Splashariffic to Reba DeKock of Dawson Creek. Suddenly Splashed found a new home
with Angela Bennett and Brokeriffic now lives with John and Barb Matchett who showed
at Camrose with her. Will Make A Splash now lives in BC with Wolf Beyer, a friend of
Diane Magdalin who abandoned us for BC a few years back. And she has a new
traveling companion, the cutest Irish Wolf hound puppy called Libby. You need to invite
them for a visit, she is just too cute. Cindy is also selling most of her mares and as you
know her program was very successful in producing many top Tobiano halter horses.
Cindy was the LONE Canadian who participated in Paint Vegas with her yearling filly,
Maddie last December.
So that’s it for now, headed off to Texas hauling horses with Bruce – first stop Roswell,
NM to meet some aliens after we deliver the Morgans to their new owner who assured
me he knows some of them personally.
Don’t forget to send me your news, views, gossip – anything you want is fine with me
Liz Hickling