WOOHOO!!! THE SHOWS ARE SET!

Alrighty everyone, I've been off of here for a while...been working pretty hard to get some stuff done. The shows are set in stone - for sure - nothing more will change. I haven't checked on my links to the show bills to see if they are updated but I'll shoot Laura another email if they aren't. So this is what the shows will look like this year:

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - National Cattle Congress, Waterloo

Judge: Connie Peters - super fun lady and she knows her stuff! We're gonna have a blast with Connie this year!

Saturday/Sunday, July 16-17, 2011 - Ellsworth Equestrian Center, Iowa Falls

Judge: Stephanie Wetherell - this lady has done her fair share of showing in multiple breeds and disciplines...she is also way fun!

See a trend here? We try to make all of our judges really fun and easy to work with. That's what we are all about - these are the shows where you take you young/inexperienced riders to learn. A lot of our judges give feedback to the riders and are fun to work with too!

Any questions about the shows just let me know and I'll answer them as soon as I can! sean.thurm@yahoo.com or 319-231-9826

See you guys this summer!

Where do I look for show updates???

Alright everyone. I got this question a lot last year. Always check the blog first. This is the place that I post any and all updates for the Waterloo and Iowa Falls Open Shows. Why here? Yes, we have a group on facebook, but in order to reach everyone, this is the best place. You don't have to be a member to read this blog, whereas on facebook you have to be a member of our group to receive the updates. Here, on the other hand, some random person in China that knows nothing about horses can be surfing the internet, find our blog, and find out that the Iowa Falls date has been moved...which by the way, it has. It's now July 16-17 and still at the Ellsworth Equestrian Center.

So anyway, ALWAYS check here for updates FIRST. After that, I will post to facebook. It may not be a huge issue now, but maybe the Cattle Congress Fairgrounds flood again this year...but worse and I have to call the show or postpone it 2 hours or something. Please make this website (http://open-horse-shows.blogspot.com) a favorite and just check in every so often to keep yourself informed with what's going on. If you have any questions, just shoot me an email or call/text me (319-231-9826).

See you all this summer! And remember these dates are correct:

June 26 - Waterloo

July 16-17 - Iowa Falls

IOWA FALLS UPDATE

Ok everyone, thing have been quite interesting the last few weeks. 1) Finals week was insane as always and 2) Iowa Falls double booked our date. It happens. Anyway, our show has been moved. SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING DOWN:

IOWA FALLS SHOW WILL BE HELD AT ELLSWORTH EQUESTRIAN CENTER ON JULY 16-17 AND HORSES MANY ARRIVE AT 5:00 PM ON JULY 15. THE SHOW BILL WILL BE THE EXACT SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DATES (AND ARRIVAL TIME CHANGE). I AM WORKING ON GETTING THESE POSTED ONLINE ASAP. IF YOU WANT ONE, JUST EMAIL ME AT SEAN.THURM@YAHOO.COM OR CALL ME AT 319-231-9826.