Lowe Show Horse Centre Newsletter: Summer 8.31.14

Got motion?

After watching Saddlebred World Championships in Louisville, KY, with my wife Shawn, there is a lot to compare and contrast between the Saddlebred and Arabian horse show worlds. As an Arabian trainer, I love to watch such an action packed show. First of all, there are tons of people in the stands because the Saddlebred show is held in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair. In Arabians, we only experience comparable attendance when we show at Scottsdale, but let's not forget Scottsdale typically has a gate attendance of 200,000 to 250,000 and that is nothing to complain about.

Secondly, in Louisville the classes tend to run much faster so that people don't leave the stands from one class to the next. The classes run for about ten minutes and the ribbons also take place a lot quicker. This year at Canadian Nationals we had nearly an extra hour between class sessions because the show commission decided not to hold group photos in the ring. This too meant that people were staying closer to the ring to make sure they didn't miss a class.

Thirdly, given the nature of the Saddlebred as primarily a Saddle Seat riding horse, the horses are allowed to really show off their motion and talents. With shorter classes these high energy horses are able to put their best on display without getting tired and flat. In Arabians, for many reasons, we often place manners over performance which gives some bigger moving horses fewer opportunities to shine. At the same time, I love the versatility that our Arabians show by competing in divisions like Show Hack and Park. We have one horse in our barn right now that does this - Halstead's Deven+// owned by the Paulsen family.

Lastly, the faster class schedule doesn't lose a beat by mixing in retirement and hall of fame ceremonies that celebrate the Saddlebred tradition and community.This is one thing that I do wish we did more of in Arabians, as there are many unsung heroes that deserve more recognition in our breed. Nonetheless it is pretty awesome to see great achievements by Arabian horse trainers like Jimmy Stachowski who won the Saddlebred World's Championship in Driving impressively and Brian Chappell who used to train Arabians do so well in the Saddlebred show ring.

Jim

Around The Barn This Week

Riding Lessons are on as scheduled.

Jim and Michael will be busy hosting a stream of guest trainers visiting the barn as horses are prepped for US Nationals. Make sure to check the schedule with Michael if you are riding or planning to come hang out at the barn on those days.

70th Annual Arabian Horse Association of Southern California Fall Show

We took 6 horses to the beautiful Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara. Deanna and Victor helped keep the horses and riders prepped. At this stage of the season its worth recognizing how much they do to keep the clocks running on time! Our gratitude also goes out to Lowe Riders Roxy Shelgren, Shelby Scanlan, and Susan Bossler for their help and support at the show. Overall we had a great show with a wonderful group of people, and while the ribbons are important reasons to celebrate so are good clean rides and partnerships between our Lowe show horses and riders.

Prince James SF owned by the Costanzo family
3rd HA Country English Pleasure with Jamie Costanzo
4th HA Country English Pleasure with Jamie Costanzo

SF Stonewoods N Cook owned by the Costanzo family
Champion HA English Pleasure ATR with Jamie Costanzo
2nd place HA English Pleasure ATR with Jamie Costanzo

Major Applause GA+ owned by Sarah Jayne Johnson
1st place Saddle Seat Equitation
1st place Saddle Seat Equitation, Medal
2nd place HA Ladies Sidesaddle Open
3rd place HA Ladies Sidesaddle ATR

Mademoiselle Noir owned by Beth Jupp
Champion HA Country English Pleasure Maturity with Jim Lowe
Champion HA Country English Pleasure Junior Horse with Jim Lowe

Skips Raffteeka owned by Andria Kidd
unplaced in HA Western Pleasure ATR (but had stellar rides!) with Andria Kidd
Rodeo Princesses in Leadline Exhibition with Arista Lowe and Andria Kidd

ROL Cycret Service+/ owned by Melanie Ronen
Champion Purebred Show Hack ATR with Melanie Ronen
1st place Purebred Country English Pleasure ATR with Melanie Ronen
1st place Purebred Show Hack Open with Jim Lowe

Thank you to all who traveled to Santa Barbara to support the barn!

Photo: LABOR DAY WEEKEND - THE AHASC - FALL SHOW IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA!!!!!!.....PERFECT WEATHER!!!!......And it Was Great to catch up and say "Hi" to some of my So-Cal Friends, Bill Hughes, MaryAnn Hughes, Kit Hall, Chris Culbreth, Tami Weaver Martin - Whose daughter, Skyler Martin riding "Inside Job" had a Fabulous show!...And I got to visit with Tami's parents, Dick and Pat Weaver, who bought the mare, "Jacks High" through me and Rick Nab! And it was Great to see Darleene Barrett - who helped all the "Lowe Riders" from the Lowe Show Horse Centre at the Region II show!
My Ojai Valley Friends, Dawn (Magnum Shogun+//) and Michael Damianos, Pricilla Priscilla Stuart Galgas (WH Magnificent) and Lynne Olson (Spanish Khisses+) had a super-successful show! As did my Conejo Valley Arabian Horse Association Friends, Teri Gonzalez Reichman and Jeff Jeffrey Reichman
I also got a chance to catch up with my Region II Friends, Far Away Friends and their horses. It was Great to see Sue Burkman, Penny Wardlaw, Sannene Garehime (Donovan PCF), Jill Sherman - Riding the Fabulous "Pineapple Express" and Breeder of Multiple Canadian National Cham[ion, "Wurlitzer"!
Horse Shows make New Friends and I had a Wonderful time horse showing with new Friends, Lesley Wright Johnson - Whose daughter, Sarah Jayne was spectacular in her Side Saddle and Equitation classes with "Major Applause GA". Melody Wagman and her very Talented son, Dallas Wagman - Showing and Winning the JTR Championship on "Symmetry TBA"!
The AHASC Show Committee and Show Support Crew were Outstanding! Thank You to Friends, Debbie Price, Larry and Sue Lease and Everyone who made it such a Success!! And a Huge Thank You to my Friend, Bill Melendez for helping me get my trailer hooked up and the tip about the magnetic hitching poles!
Pam and Rob Hess and Rob Hess Photography -I Can't Wait to see the Photos!
Show Announcer, David Booth plays music from my Western Music Association Friend, Juni Fisher and said for me to tell her "Hi" when I see her at the Awards in Albuquerque in November! And took home a "Sespe Lullaby" CD from Andria Kidd Musical Cowboy Poetry as did Horse Show Farrier, Bob Dogger - who helped me fix my spurs so that they Fit!!!
Freelance Photographer, "Coty" who is a contributor to the International Andalusian Breed magazine, "The P.R.E. Horse" took photos of Andria Kidd and invited me to enter a Poetry Contest that the magazine is sponsoring....Can't Wait to see the Photos!!!!

Photo credit Lowe Rider Andria Kidd

10th Annual Day of the Horse in Thousand Oaks

On September 13th starting at 10:00 am we'll be showcasing our Lowe Show Horses at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park in Thousand Oaks, CA.Come on out and support the barn and the Arabian horse!

Lowe Rider Jods?

We're looking into getting custom practice jods in Lowe Show Horse Centre colors for the Lowe Riders to show off our barn pride. We need two more Lowe Riders to sign up. Let us know if you are interested and we can share the details.

Join the Lowe Riders Riding Academy!

We are gearing up for lessons. Send your kids. Tell your friends. Contact us by phone using our contact information below or email us at loweridersacademy@gmail.com

Our Lowe Riders ready for competition in Santa Barbara!

What's Ahead...

September 10-11 Gene LaCroix visit, Lowe Show Horse Centre, CA
September 13 10th Annual Day of the Horse, Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, Thousand Oaks, CA
September 17 Gayle Lampe visit, Lowe Show Horse Centre, Somis, CA
September 17 & 19 Sabine Schut-Kery visit, Lowe Show Horse Centre, CA
September 26-28 Diablo Fall Fling, Elk Grove, CA
October 17-25 US National Championships, Tulsa, OK

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