Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Waterloo Show Results

Show #1 is in the books. Let's see how everyone did!

WATERLOO SHOW RESULTS

1. Half-Arabian Fillies & Mares – 1 entry
1st Starr – Sydnie Peterson

2. Half-Arabian Colts & Geldings – 1 entry
1st Valledorado – Mikayla Hartl

3. Arabian Fillies 3 & Under – 0 entries
No Entries

4. Arabian Mares 4 & Over – 0 entries
1st Celebrashahn Bey – Colton Jacobs

5. Arabian Geldings 3 & Under – 1 entry
1st Raja – Katie Greif

6. Arabian Geldings 4 & Over – 2 entries
1st Sunset Bey – Levi Jacobs
2nd BR Khasino Khash – Sue Bigler

7. Arabian Colts 3 & Under – 0 entries
No Entries

8. Arabian Stallions 4 & Over – 0 entries
No Entries

9. Non-Arabian Colts & Geldings – 2 entries
1st Discover the Night – Deb Brass
2nd Forrest – Allison Gallery

10. Non-Arabian Fillies & Mares – 1 entry
1st Abbey – Alicia Rieck

CHAMPION HALTER HORSE – 9 entries
1st Discover the Night – Deb Brass
2nd Raja – Sharon Greif
3rd Starr – Sydnie Peterson
4th Sunset Bey – Levi Jacobs
5th Abbey – Alicia Rieck

11. Showmanship – 5 entries
1st Jazz – Katie Greif
2nd BR Khasino Khask – Lynnae Bigler
3rd Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
4th Danny – Sydney Etten
5th Starr – Sydnie Peterson

12. Most Classic Arabian Head – 2 entries
1st Celebrashahn Bey – Colton Jacobs
2nd Valledorado – Mikayla Hartl

13. Walk-Trot 12 & Under – 8 entries
1st My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr
2nd FS Tommy Roxx – Sylvia Skriver
3rd Starr – Sydnie Peterson
4th Elvis – Emily Lunning
5th Western Hauler – Alec Barkema

14. Walk-Trot 13-17 – 3 entries
1st Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
2nd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
3rd Valledorado – Mikayla Hartl

15. Walk-Trot 18-39 – 4 entries
1st Blackwind Sirrocko – Jess Elson
2nd BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
3rd Dexter – Alicia Rieck
4th Batman – Terri Rieck

16. Walk-Trot 40 & Over – 5 entries
1st Jazz – Sharon Greif
2nd My Country Rose – Rick Elson
3rd BR Khasino Khash – Sue Bigler
4th Elvis – Hillary Lunning
5th Abbey – Deb Brass

17. Open Walk-Trot – 8 entries
1st BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
2nd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
3rd Scootin Petals – Cassidy Teeter
4th Western Hauler – Alec Barkema
5th Sassy – Sylvia Skriver

18. Walk-Trot Equitation – 10 entries
1st Jazz – Katie Greif
2nd BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
3rd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Western Hauler – Alec Barkema

19. Novice Horse Pleasure – 5 entries
1st Discover the Night – Deb Brass
2nd Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
3rd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
4th Western Hauler – Alec Barkema
5th Elvis – Emily Lunning

20. Leadline 8 & Under – 5 entries
1st Angel – Emilea Oler
1st BR Khasino Khash – Kendra Jordee
1st Western Hauler – Alec Barkema
1st Binx – Keegan Ealy
1st My Zero Can Dance – Lauren Lunning

21. Liberty – 5 entries
1st Danny

22. Arab/Half-Arab Native Costume – 2 entries
1st Magato – Erin Runde
2nd Danny – Sydney Etten

23. Pleasure Driving

23A. Draft Type – 1 entry
1st Forrest – Allison Gallery

23B. Pleasure Type – 1 entry
1st Magic – Kenneth Ranney

24. Western Pleasure 17 & Under – 6 entries
1st Danny – Sydney Etten
2nd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
3rd My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Elvis – Emily Lunning

25. Western Pleasure 18 & Over – 7 entries
1st BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
2nd Magato – Erin Runde
3rd Rissto – Rick Elson
4th Blackwind Sirrocko – Jess Elson
5th Qalamaari – Dalton Frana

26. Arab/Half-Arab Western Pleasure – 7 entries
1st Magato – Erin Runde
2nd BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
3rd Rissto – Rick Elson
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Qalamaari – Dalton Frana

27. Non-Arabian Western Pleasure – 4 entries
1st Discover the Night – Deb Brass
2nd Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
3rd Magic – Kenneth Ranney
4th My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr

28. Independent Amateur Western Pleasure – 5 entries
1st Blackwind Sirrocko – Jess Elson
2nd Magato – Erin Runde
3rd BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
4th Magic – Kenneth Ranney
5th Danny – Sydney Etten

29. Open Western Pleasure – 7 entries
1st BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
2nd Discover the Night – Deb Brass
3rd Rissto – Rick Elson
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter

30. Western Walk-Trot 12 & Under – 6 entries
1st Danny – Sydney Etten
2nd Fancy – Owen Orr
3rd Western Hauler – Alec Barkema
4th Scootin Petals – Cassidy Teeter
5th Elvis – Lauren Lunning

31. Western Horsemanship – 6 entries
1st BR Khasino Khash – Lynnae Bigler
2nd Rissto – Rick Elson
3rd Danny – Sydney Etten
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Fancy – Spencer Orr

32. Open Saddle Seat Pleasure – 4 entries
1st FS Tommy Roxx – Heather Ganka
2nd Forrest – Allison Gallery
3rd Dexter – Alicia Rieck
4th Binx – Terri Rieck

33. English/Hunter Pleasure 17 & Under – 2 entries
1st Jasmine – Kaitlyn Caedo
2nd Scootin Petals – Courtney Teeter

34. English/Hunter Pleasure 18 & Over – 6 entries
1st Tag’s Best – Becca Dittmer
2nd FS Tommy Roxx – Jessica Cabalka
3rd Cama Kazy – Jess Elson
4th Batman – Terri Rieck
5th Qalamaari – Dalton Frana

35. Arab/Half-Arab English/Hunter Pleasure – 7 entries
1st Jazz – Sharon Greif
2nd My Country Rose – Rick Elson
3rd FS Tommy Roxx – Heather Ganka
4th Cama Kazy – Jess Elson
5th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo

36. Non-Arab English/Hunter Pleasure – 4 entries
1st Tag’s Best – Becca Dittmer
2nd Doc’s Rocks Ann – Hannah Schriever
3rd Scootin Petals – Courtney Teeter
4th Angel – Emilea Oler

37. Independent Amateur English/Hunter Pleasure – 4 entries
1st Cama Kazy – Jess Elson
2nd Batman – Terri Rieck
3rd Dexter – Alicia Rieck
4th Angel – Emily Oler

38. Open English/Hunter Pleasure – 8 entries
1st Tag’s Best – Becca Dittmer
2nd Jazz – Katie Greif
3rd Rissto – Rick Elson
4th Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
5th Scootin Petals – Courtney Teeter

39. English/Hunter Walk-Trot 12 & Under – 2 entries
1st Danny – Sydney Etten
2nd Elvis – Emily Lunning

40. Hunt Seat Equitation – 2 entries
1st Scootin Petals – Courtney Teeter
2nd Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo

41. Pairs Performance – 4 entries
1st Danny – Sydney Etten / Elvis – Hillary Lunning
2nd Magic – Kenneth Ranney / Magato – Erin Runde
3rd Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo / Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
4th Fancy – Owen Orr / Western Hauler – Alec Barkema

42. Break the Gait – 9 entries
1st Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter

43. In-Hand Trail – 8 entries
1st Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
2nd Angel – Emilea Oler
3rd Sunset Bey – Levi Jacobs
4th Jazz – Katie Greif
5th Valledorado – Mikayla Hartl

44. Trail – 8 entries
1st My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr
2nd Velvet – Brianna Wagler
3rd Jasmine – Kaitlyn Canedo
4th Heavenly Miss Dandy – Courtney Teeter
5th Momma – Emilea

45. Poles – 14 entries
1st Cama Kazy – Rick Elson (0:26.75)
2nd Doc’s Rocks Ann – Hannah Schriever (0:27.50)
3rd My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr (0:28.25)
4th Velvet – Brianna Wagler (0:31.62)
5th Eddie – Laurel Haln (0:37.47)

46. Stake Race – 17 entries
1st Cheyenne – Alissa Buck (0:08.66)
2nd Cisco – Jasie Heitland (0:09.00)
3rd Zone – Kayla Abbas (0:09.19)
4th My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr (0:09.31)
5th Doc’s Rocks Ann – Hannah Schriever (0:09.91)

47. Barrels – 14 entries
1st My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr (0:18.48)
2nd Doc’s Rocks Ann – Hannah Schriever (0:19.58)
3rd Zone – Kayla Abbas (0:20.28)
4th Cama Kazy – Rick Elson (0:22.32)
5th Cheyenne – Alissa Buck (0:22.35)

48. Flags – 13 entries
1st Cheyenne – Alissa Buck (0:08.18)
2nd Doc’s Rocks Ann – Hannah Schriever (0:13.00)
3rd Velvet – Brianna Wagler (0:04.38)
4th My Zero Can Dance – Spencer Orr (0:14.82)
5th Cama Kazy – Rick Elson (0:18.40)

HIGH POINT HORSE: Cama Kazy – Springville, Iowa
HIGH POINT ADULT: Rick Elson – Springville, Iowa
HIGH POINY YOUTH Spencer Orr – Clear Lake, Iowa

Waterloo is done...what's next?

So, show #1 is done. We did well. Everyone had fun and nobody left us angry. That's just the way we roll.

So if you came to to our horse show and swimming pool in Waterloo this past past weekend and had fun, make sure you get to Iowa Falls July 24-25. We are putting on another show run the same way. Erin Runde is heading this one. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me and I can get you an answer too, but she will be running the show.


The show will be at the BRAND NEW Ellsworth Equestion Center! This facility isn't even 2 months old by the time we show! It had its grand opening on May 26! If you've been to Kirkwood's Iowa Equestrian Center, it looks a lot like that. The same person designed it I think.


At Iowa Falls there are no jump-outs though. There just isn't a place for people to show out of their trailers so the Equestian Center doesn't allow it. All horses must be stalled. Keep in mind this is a 2 day show. We will start classes at 5:00pm on Saturday night. There will be some games, some JACKPOTS, and Liberty among other things. Then we'll start up again Sunday morning with Halter and then on down the class list. This is all available at the link at the top of the blog right below the title.


Some people have brought it to my attention that it sounds like you have to be there both days. This isn't true. If you only want to show Saturday night, then just come on Saturday. If you only want to show Sunday, then come on Sunday. If you want to show both days, then come on Saturday and stay til Sunday. No matter what you do, your horse needs to have a stall. That is the only requirement by the show grounds to my knowledge.


Well, I'm going to sign off for now. I have a lot of stuff to do today! I might be on tomorrow but for sure in a few days! See you all in Iowa Falls!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Show Rain or Shine...but natural disasters??? YEP!

We did have our show regardless of some rumors out there. We did also have tons of fun, so let's walk through the weekend really fast...

I got there and started setting stuff up in the show office. Around 12:30 I think it was Cathi S shows up all the way from Iowa City. She had a little bit of everything...I do remember a Paint, a Saddlebred, and a buckskin pony. They unpack and then do baths for the horses...no water in the wash rack. There's a problem. So I franticly got through the barns turning nobs and finally find the right one. WOO HOO!!!! Water!!!! Then she finds that our outlets don't work...she ended up finding one down the aisle a little ways..so all is well. That was the last of our problems on Saturday. We grilled out Saturday night and had a blast. There was chicken breast and hamburgers and hot dogs and gourmet patties (hamburger and cheese and bacon all in one)...it was great! Elsons also brought a crockpot full of party potatoes...they were gone...none left. Awesome job on those Jodie! We also had some chips and stuff too. Great night.

So following all that fun, I decided as show manager to spend the night at the grounds, but the camper we thought we had lined up fell through. I decided to camp out in the show office. Elsons let me borrow their cot so it wasn't too bad. I finally get to sleep around 1:00am since I'm not used to all the traffic noise of Waterloo. My alarm goes off at 5:00am so I could get up for all the early arrivers and to get the barn set up for those returning to bath their horses and stuff. I walk out of the show office and the first thing I do is go to my car for a very good reason in mind...its sort of under water...

Yes, we had the show grounds flood while I was sleeping...I remember it starting to rain around 1:00 when I dozed off. In four hours we had a crazy mess on our hands. So I went to the barn through knee deep water and made sure the horses were ok and they were. There was about 1/2 inch of water all the way through the barn but luckily the stalls are elevated about 1 inch above the aisle way so the horses were in no harm whatsoever. I did call everyone to let them know that we did have some flooding but the horses were fine. I then woke up Petersons since they were camping and suggested they move their truck and trailer just to protect their truck a little.

Erin had a rough night at the hotel she was at because people were partying all night in the room next to her and managemnet didn't do anything about it. She ended up coming down and moving her trailer just in case something were to make it worse. She then helped me move the water out of the barn. It took a while but we got it done.

When Dan (the National Cattle Congress guy) got there he hooked up the speakers for me to announce that the show was going to go on and finished cleaning up the barn...he had a machine that sucked up the water and then he puts fans out to help dry it up. He also made sure the drains were working outside.

At 8:00 the show office opened up...I was up for 3 hours cleaning up flood water before I could open the show office. Things ran a little slow in the morning because people had to get horses bathed and ready in hyper-speed it seemed like...the barn water wasn't totally sucked up until about 8:00 and our show started at 9:oo.

By the time 9:30 or 10:00 came around all the water was gone. Other than mud, you couldn't tell anything happened. We did end up getting a lot of trailers...especially from the Mason City area. I guess their group has had 4 shows scheduled but not one was held due to weather. One of those being canceled was on Sunday.

I haven't even done the books from the show yet...I've been exhausted. I got home around 9:00 on Sunday night and carried one box of stuff in and sat on the couch for just a second and I was a goner...I slept until 1:15 this afternoon and had to be to work by 2:00...just enough time to shower for the first time since Friday night and get to work. And now I'm here...and exhausted still. So I will sign off for now guys. When my phone decides to cooperate with me I will post flood pictures and I think Jodie will be sending me some horse pictures when she gets those developed. So I'll be back on shortly don't you worry...

Make sure you keep checking back about the Iowa Falls Show on July 24-25 at Ellsworth Community College. All the info is on here somewhere. Night everyone!

Friday, June 25, 2010

I'm just as accurate as most weathermen...you can't say its not true.

So...a few days ago I said the weather looked good for this weekend. Ummm...its storming right now...but on the plus side, the storm is moving VERY fast and should be out of here soon. Even if it does rain all weekend, we have a covered arena and a couple barns.

Regardless of the rain, we ARE grilling out! I've been waiting to do this for a few months, so I WILL make it happen...we might just end up being under the covered building where the arena is...there's tons of room around the outside of the arena to grill and socialize without hazards of any kind.

Have any of you been to the Cattle Congress to show before? Think about that old railing...its gone. All new stuff is up now. It looks good and no horse will try to jump this - even in a panic. Our Liberty class could be pretty exciting this year :o)

Well, its time for bed...I plan on being there around 10:00 to set up the show office...its going to take a while with all the little things. We might be open by 3:00 but no promises...that is my goal though. Horses can come in at NOON. If you want bedding in your stalls when you get there give me a call and I'll have it ready for you. My cell number is 319-231-9826. If you have any other questions or special requests, let me know. For example, if you have a stallion you are bringing and you want to hide out in the back of the barn, I can arrange that. Just let me know...no call is too early or late...my phone is ALWAYS on.

See you all this weekend...this is probably the last post until Monday...this is Sean signing off, night!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Anything going on Saturday morning???

I just got an email from Kelly R who has been doing a lot of parades this year. The original thought was to do the Sturgis Falls Parade in Waterloo...plans changed. They are now going to Coulter to be in their parade. So Kelly has a spot in the Sturgis Falls Parade in Waterloo even though she won't be there. She sent in the application and said horses in costume or just plain old horses. So if you have nothing going on Saturday morning, let me know...you could do the parade and when thats done, come to the show like you're going to do anyway...make it a SUPER HORSE WEEKEND! So if you are interested, email me at sean.thurm@yahoo.com or call me at 319-231-9826, and I will get you in touch with Kelly. The spot is #48...beyond that I don't know much so we'll need to talk to Kelly. See you this weekend everyone!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

A little help please...

Ok...so for any of you that have not seen a Liberty class yet, you have not lived...but I have no room to talk here...I have seen plenty of Liberty classes in my life but I have not lived...I am very sheltered....at least in terms of music. I was in the UNI Panther Marching Band in 2008. Until that point I had no idea what Freebird or Sharp Dressed Man sounded like...not because I heard them, but because I had to read the music and play it...can you say SHELTERED?!?!!?

Anyway, in the Liberty class the horse runs around at Liberty for 2 minutes to the music of oyur choice. When the 2 minutes is up, you have 2 minutes to catch the horse. The judge places the class based on the horse's movement and how it goes through it's gaits. It is really a fun class to watch and to be in. But for this class we do need music...country music doesn't always cut it...we need some up-tempo stuff like...ok, I have no idea...I'M SHELTERED!!!

For those of you that haven't seen the class I've got some clips form the Gold Star Futurity Show last year...enjoy :o)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

We're DAYS away from show #1...Waterloo

Hope you still plan on coming to the show this year - its going to be a BLAST!!! I've gotten stall requests in already...20 of them!!! We've never had more than 5 or 6 before this year! This is going to be an AMAZING weekend with endless FUN!!!

Obviously you guys are all coming for the show but we put on that little extra ;) we're going to grill out on Saturday night and the weather looks PERFECT!!! All you have to do is bring whatever you want to grill - steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, potatoes, corn on the cob...endless possibilties!!! Make sure to bring yourself something to eat off of and something to drink too :o)

I can't wait to see everyone there this weekend!!! Its going to be great! If you want any specific spot to stall yourselves this year, just reply to this message or call me at 319-231-9826. Maybe you want to be close to the arena...or close to the wash rack...or close to a door....or close to all the traffic...or out of traffic...no request shocks me - everyone wants their own unique things :o) well, anyway, let me know what your requests are and I'll do what I can to accomodate you...I'm getting pretty good at that now :o)

See you all this weekend!!!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Getting all fired up...

Ok...I am getting super pumped for the grill out - trying to make sure I have everything I need. Potatoes are a must! Baked potatoes or slice them up with a bunch of other stuff and wrap it in foil (YUMMY!)...there are endless possibilities! I also need to decide if I want steak or hamburgers or hot dogs or brats or gourmet patties from work...I work at a gorcery store and our meat man is the best! Need to make sure I have my plate and silverware. Probably gonna bring myself some pop...ok, I should really bring water or maybe some gatorade.

So what are you going to bring? Did I miss anything? Email me and I'll post other ideas that come up!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

I need more phones...


Sorry I have been on in a while...my phone has been OFF THE HOOK!!!! Not a bad thing...LOTS os people calling for stalls. This is going to be a really fun weekend! Don't forget about the grill out on Saturday night! Give me a call to reserve your stalls or camping spot for the grill out!
319-231-9826
sean.thurm@yahoo.com

Friday, June 4, 2010

RIBBONS!!!

Ok...so I've been off for a while...I know. I've had a bunch of stuff going on...work got kinda crazy so I've been getting more hours (about double actually), I've had several interviews for basketball coach positions (an AD from a nearby school actually confronted me today about coach junior high :o)...didn't even apply!), but good news for all of us is that I got an email from Patty S that all of the ribbons are now on the way. I have enough for my show and probably to start Erin fairly well in Iowa Falls, but now we will have enough to cover our shows and Spooktacular...maybe even into next years' shows!

Still looking for trophy ideas for High Point Awards...any ideas anyone? You know the address - sean.thurm@yahoo.com.

For anyone interested, I'll be at the CPSC Show on Sunday. It's a very fun club to join and very family-oriented. However the arena is outdoors so make sure to check the CPSC blog before you go. Here's a link. www.iahorse.com/blog/ Maybe I'll see you all there this weekend!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Hope everyone had a great Memorial day!!!


Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day and took time to remember those that have died or are serving our country for our freedoms we have today like owning and showing our horses. Find a veteran and thank them for their service. It doesn't have to be Memorial Day - it can be any day...Memorial Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Abe Lincon's Birthday, next Friday, or just the next time you see one on your way to the park or the grocery store. It means a lot to them just to hear thanks - believe me. But also because it is Memorial Day, we have a 3 day weekend. Enjoy that extra day with your families and friends. Celebrate the freedoms we've been given by our veterans but don't forget to remember them.


Don't forget, today is June 1 - that means the Waterloo Show is less than 1 month away now. In fact, we are at the 26 day count now. I just got some more trophies from Patty S this weekend...we got some good ones...and they are things you can use! I've posted a new poll on the side bar. What would you rather be awarded as a trophy for winning a class? Check it out and you can check out the results as you vote :o)


Have a great day everyone!