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October 2011
 
2011 Sport Horse Nationals were held September  27 to October 2 and the Charming Meadow Kids kicked butt!
 
Congratulations to Lynn Tucker and Jebediah Black+ by Klint Black+++/- Jeb was National Champion Training Level Dressage and Top Ten Training Level Dressage Junior Horse.  This win is especially incredible because Lynn literally waited until the last minute to enter Jeb, and Megan Frantz, who rode him to his wins, had only a few times to ride him prior to the National show.  In fact, her National Championship ride was her eighth time on him and she actually scored a 78.5 on one judge's card and had a combined total of 72.5!

                 

 
Additionally, Lynn's filly Anna Miriah C by Mirage V+++// out of Windsong Bey was Reserve National Champion Two Year Old Filly shown by David Connor. This was just her second show!
                                  
 
Megan Frantz showed Kholela Bey+++// out of Windsong Bey to an unprecedented FIVE Top Ten wins:
Top Ten Sport Horse Mare In Hand ATH (first on one judge's card!), Top Ten Training Level Dressage ATR, Top Ten Training Level Dressage AAOTR, Top Ten Sport Horse Under Saddle, and Top Ten Sport Horse Under Saddle ATR. 
What's really remarkable about this achievement is that Kholela had pulled a muscle in her hindquarters about 3 weeks before the show.  Megan trucked her to Henderson Equine Clinic in the midst of all of the flooding we had in Pennsylvania from Hurricane Irene.  Kholela  was on paddock rest before leaving for Kentucky and Megan spent hours and hours with hot compresses, massages and hand walking rather than being able to continue working her for her classes.  She was only able to ride her briefly at a walk and trot after 10 days of lay-up and very minimally right up until the national show. Lots of calls to the vet and worrying whether Kholela would be recovered in time for the show, but  thanks to Megan's dedication and hard work Kholela managed to shine!  Imagine what this duo could have done if Kholela were 100%!
                                                             
Congratulations to Dawn and Clint Voris who showed Black Magyk out of Rajima Black to a Top Ten in the Two Year Old Gelding In Hand class.  Dawn and Clint have done all of the conditioning themselves and Clint did a beautiful job showing him, scoring just 4/10ths of a point behind the Reserve National Champion....
                                         
...Who just happened to be Megan Frantz's Mirage V+++// son, Maska C who was Reserve National Champion 2 Year Old Gelding.  He's not really a "Charming Meadow kid" officially, but I've adopted him since I was instrumental in his finding a home with Megan!

                                                       

 
 
Congratulations also to Beth Conti whose filly Mirai C by Mirage V+++// out of Windsong Bey was Reserve National Champion SHIH Yearling Filly.  Mirai was also shown by David Connor.  David had all of 30 days to take a yearling filly who was pasture fit and sunburned and turn her into a show horse!  Great job David! 
                               
 
Congratulations to Robin Schnader and HG Khosmic Enkhanted by Klint Black+++/, Top Ten Sport Horse Under Saddle and Top Ten Training Level Dressage Junior Horse.
 

 

August 3 - 7, 2011
 
Our gang had a fantastic East Coast show this year.  Megan Frantz and Kholela Bey ++/ got Top 5s in Sport Horse Under Saddle ATR, Training Level ATR and First Level ATR.  Megan also showed her Mirage V+++// son Maska C to Top 5s in SHIH Open and ATH.
 
Lynn's gelding, Jebediah Black was Top 5 in Training Level Open and First Level Open and Reserve East Coast Champion Training Level Junior Horse.  Anna Miriah C (Mirage V+++//  X  Windsong Bey) had her show ring debut at this show and placed 2nd in Mare Halter and Top 5 in Sport Horse Mares... and she's only 2!   

      

 

July 7 - 10, 2011
 
Dawn and Clint Voris took Black Magyk to the MSU Summer Extravaganza in East Lansing,Michigan from July 7 to 10th and came home with two blues in Sport Horse In Hand (Open and ATH).  According to Dawn,
He got an 82 and 80.6 ..the judge didn't put any comments, but told Clint he had a lot of potential. He got an 8.6 for his trot and expression 8.6, overall was 8.5... He's really learning how to show. There was a big difference between 3 weeks ago and this show. He didn't break and stood to be judged without fidgeting.

                                       

Also, over the same weekend, Lynn Tucker and Pam Thompson took Jebediah Black to Region 15 where Jeb and Lynn won  Region 15 Champion Introductory Level Dressage with a score of 70.650.  Pam then showed him to Reserve Champion Training Level Junior Horse with a score of 70.650 and Champion Training Level Open with a score of 72.860! 

                       

 

 

 

 
 
Megan Frantz and Kholela Bey++/ were also at Region 15 where, in addition to having a fantastically successful show, Kholela completed the points needed to attain her Legion of Supreme Merit!!!  (Big party planned for the East Coast Show!) To get all of those additional points, Kholela was Region 15 Reserve Champion SHIH Mare Open, Top 5 SHIH, ATH, Reserve Champion 1st Level Dressage ATR, Top 5 1st Level Open, Reserve Champion Sport Horse Under Saddle ATR and SUPREME CHAMPION SPORT HORSE UNDER SADDLE (with 2 firsts and a third on the 3 judges' cards!)  Not to be left out of the winner's circle, Maska C was Top 5 in SHIH Geldings ATH. 
                    
WOW!  What a great weekend to be a "horseshow grandma"!  My phone barely stopped ringing with all the great news!  
 

 

 

July 1 to 3, 2011
 
Megan and Kholela Bey++/  had another busy show at the Pennsylvania Arabian Junior/ Amateur Games.  Kholela placed 2nd in both of her Sport Horse in Hand Classes then she got a 62.4 and a 65.2 in her
two First Level  tests. Megan and Kholela won the AOTR Hunter Pleasure, placed 3rd in Sport Horse Under Saddle and got Reserve Champion in the  SHUS class.  Next stop - Region 15!  Kholela just needs 8 halter points to finish up her Legion of  Supreme Merit...
 
June 16-18, 2011
 
Lynn Tucker took Jebediah Black (Klint Black+++/ X Midnite Cinderela) to the NJHAHA Classic Show last weekend - his third show in dressage and the first time he showed first level.   
Jeb went in First Level Test 1 he was placed 3rd at 70.000 with Pam on Saturday afternoon at NJHAHA Classic. On Sunday Pam took him in Training Level Test 2 70.00 he was 2nd;  First Level Test 1 and got 66.552 he was 2nd; and First Level Test 2 60.811 he was 2nd. 
Next stop - Region 15!

 

June 16-19, 2011

Dawn and Clint Voris took Black Magyk to his second show last weekend at the Hoosier Horse Classic, June 16-19, Edinburgh, Indiana where he placed 2nd in Arabian Geldings In-hand, AAOTH 2 and over.

Dawn has this to say about Magyk:

Magyk is so much fun to take places. He got excited in some of the halter at the trot, but overall he did a great job. He loves looking at everything and visiting people.

I know I’ve said this before, but he’s such a sweetie! Mikayla [Dawn's daughter] is absolutely in love with him. She goes straight to his stall and scratches him and talks to him every time we go to the barn. He’ll just lay his head next to you and want you to love on him.

I was standing in front of his stall at the show (half doors) eating one of those little things of applesauce (he was eating hay) and before I knew it, he had stuck his nose over the door and into the applesauce. He thought it was pretty good. Needless to say, he got the rest.

                

 

 

June 16 - 19, 2011
 
Megan Franz and Kholela Bey++/ had another amazing show this weekend at the Shenandoah Valley All Arab Show.  Kholela had the highest purebred Sport Horse In Hand score of the entire show, and was Champion Sport Horse In Hand Under both judges.  She also placed 2nd in MR Halter and was Reserve Champion Mare.  Then she topped off the show by being named unanimous champion in Sport Horse Under Saddle Open and AOTR under both judges!

                    

       

June 4 & 5, 2011
 
Megan Frantz and Kholela Bey++/ (GS Khochise X Windsong Bey) had another outstanding show at the NC Pennsylvania All Arab Show last weekend.  Kholela won every class she entered from 1st Level Dressage, to Halter, Hunter Pleasure, Sport Horse Under Saddle and Walk/Trot to Sport Horse In Hand (she scored an 80 in SHIH and was High Score SHIH!)

                    

 
Megan also showed her two year old gelding Maska C  by Mirage V+++// to firsts in Halter and Halter AAOTH.  Maska was also named Reserve Champion Gelding.  I have to include him here because, even though I didn't breed him, he's practically a member of the family since I introduced Megan to Maska's breeder, Beth Conti. 

                                                 

    

May 20 - 22, 2011

 

Exciting news from Dawn and Clint Voris.  They took Black Magyk (PA Nyte Star X Rajima Black)to his first ever show at the  AHA of Indiana Spring Classic on May 22, a Region 13 qualifier show.  Magyk won his class of 2 and Under Geldings and was named Reserve Champion Gelding!  What a great start guys!  Congratulations!

                         

 
Exciting results from the NJ Half Arabian Association "A" rated show in Allentown, NJ from Lynn Tucker and Jebediah Black.  Trainer Pam Thompson showed Jeb in Training Level Test 1  and placed 2nd by .02 of a point (!) and then went on to win the next 5 training level tests with scores in the 70s and was Champion Training Level Dressage.  Lynn showed him in Sport Horse Under Saddle Junior horse and won the qualifying class and the championship - an awesome show for his second time out this season!

                                                 

                        

From left to right: Lynn Tucker, Jebediah Black, Sammy, Anna Marie Codario, King and Adrienne Branso
 
                                  
           Jeb with Lynn on left and with Pam Thompson on right

 

Mason Dixon Show - May 2011
 
The Mason Dixon show was the start of show season for the Charming Meadow family and what a start it was!  Lynn Tucker and Jebediah Black have spent the winter working with trainer Pam Thompson - and boy, did their work pay off.  This was Lynn's first ever dressage show and she scored a phenomenal 70 points in Introductory Dressage and was Reserve Champion! 

                                                  

 
 Pam rode Jeb in Training Level and had two outstanding rides, earning two firsts and Champion Training Level.

                         

Kholela Bey++/ and Megan Frantz aced this show, winning Champion Hunter, Reserve Champion Hunter ATR, Reserve High Point Training Level Dressage with a score of 74% and getting blues in Sport Horse Under Saddle Open and ATR as well as In Hand.
 
 
And, to top off the weekend, Kholela switched hats from Sport Horse and Dressage to Leadline and Walk Trot.  Congratulations to 4 year old  Ella Damrauer who was in a 3 way tie for first place in Leadline.

                                                               

Then her sister Emma Damrauer took over and showed Kholela in Walk Trot placing 1st in Walk Trot Pleasure, 2nd in Walk Trot Equitation and Reserve Champion in the Walk Trot Pleasure Championship Class.