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Hello!
Greetings from Ines and Kalika who have just returned from a long
weekend in the Tahoe National Forest... We went to the "Wild West Ride"
which is a multi-day competition for various distances. Kalika and I
rode 30 miles on Friday and 35 miles on Saturday and took Sunday off to
save some money (entry fees are not cheap, sigh...) I won't bore you
with another detailed ride report like last time, but here's a summary
and attached are a few pictures.
We knew there was rain expected for arrival day on Thursday so we had
brought tarps which Connie and I quickly set up between rain showers.
But base camp was at almost 5000 feet so when the weather turned even
colder, rain turned into wet snow and eventually our tarps collapsed
onto the tents from the weight... By that time I was already holed up
under two sleeping bags with many layers of clothes on and did not want
to come out and fix the mess but we had no choice. Little sleep was had
that first night...
We were up again at 5am to peel our horses out from under their blankets
and saddle up. It had stopped snowing/raining but the footing was
terrible and we had a pretty slow ride at ca. 6 hours for the 30 mile
course. It could have been beautiful but the wet snow kept falling on us
every time we brushed a tree or the wind blew, so we were wet and cold
by the first vet check which luckily was in camp so we could quickly
change for the second loop. The horses did great though. All in all, it
was a good learning experience and great practice riding on treacherous
gound. Even with our fairly slow pace we managed to come in 5th and 6th
out of maybe 20 limited distance riders. Results aren't posted yet so
I'm not quite sure. Just like at the American River Classic in April,
ride management considered the limited distance rides (less than 50
miles) to be training rides and the condition of the horse and grades at
the vet check are more important than actual ride times or placement.
On Saturday, the weather was wonderful again. Cool and sunny, the ground
had dried out a bit over night and the course was a lot easier to ride
with fewer lake-like puddles and less mud in general, so perfect for a
faster pace. I decided to go for it and separated from Connie and Khajun
and trotted wherever possible to the first vet check at about mile 20.
We even cantered quite a bit this time. Kalika was all business and
seemed to really enjoy being able to finally move out. She did great at
the vet check, we were able to check in immediately as her heart rate
drops so quickly now. It was only a half hour hold so while she was
munching her hay, I tried to eat too but it's still hard for me to get
anything down during an actual competition... Our second loop followed a
different trail than the 50 milers so all of a sudden we were completely
on our own, riding through a beautiful forest on a wonderful but
sometimes challenging single track trail. It was a great bonding
experience again. About three miles from the finish, Kalika realized
where we were and picked up the pace again on her own. She was amazing,
quick and sure-footed and it was so much fun to ride her, truly
exhilarating. We finished the 35 miles in 4 1/2 hours and I think we
were 5th again, but again, I'm not sure.
There was a huge bonfire that night and a big dinner Sunday night and I
met a lot of great experienced endurance riders and got some good
advice. The vets really liked Kalika and thought we should move on to
"real" endurance and do a slow 50 mile ride next so she can learn to
manage herself even better. After seeing how well she did this weekend
and how easy it seemed for her, I think we are ready for that (...as my
right ankle protests... ;)
So stay tuned for more Endurance News from us after we do the Hat Creek
Hustle Ride in three weeks!
Happy Trails,
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I just returned from the
Region 10 show where some offspring by my Stallion SS Painted
Intimidator showed:
Winner yearling Sweeps
class -- a tough class too:
Almost a Firecracker-- great colt and he is
a lat one born July 1, 2009 so not yeat a year old.
A Freedoms Spirit
--- Top-5 Hunter Pleasure Jr Horse (3rd on Judges cards) in a
different Region we got a call that there was a winning Western
Pleasure horse!!!! ZA Always A
Lady (x Ritz Romance SF) won the open
Western class at a Region down South.
So the SS Painted
Intimidator Kids are doing well in the show rings around the
country!!!! YEA YEA!!!!!!!!!!!
Susan
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"Captian" |
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(SS Painted Intimidator x
Clydesdale Draft Mare) Registered Sport Horse |
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Age in 2010 *** 5 yrs |
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Owner: Lauren Peyton ; Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
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First rated show 5/22/10 For this great horse in
jumping classes. He is reported to have been a "Rock Star " at
his first rated show. Lauren Peyton showed him and then Lauren's mom
Sally took him in the first jumping class ever for mom!!!!! She won her
class and has only been jumping for 1 year. The trainer of this horse
also loves him and thinks he will end up a BIG JUMPER!!!!!!!!!! |
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He was bred here in Humboldt, Ia by Kevin & Dorothy
Goodell--he is the first cross they have bred from the Clydesdale mares
mostly used for producing Draft Horse Hitches--but this Sport Horse is
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Click on link below to see Susan's Vacation pics!! |
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Click here to see
2009 Foals! |

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My China Doll ( SS
Painted Intimidator x GL Hawkeye Baybey) |
Lon Matthias shows Auction
filly for his mom -- Bonnie Matthias
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Filly went Top-5 Auction HA/AA
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Painted Rose Blossom |
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Ia Gold Star Top Five
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Page Adams on Eureka Royal
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( SS Painted Intimidator x Magnum Miracle) |
( by Goldmount Royal Design) |
2009 Ia Gold Star Reserve Champion HA/AA
Two Year Old shown by John Diedrich
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Warming up at 2009
Ia Gold Star*Western Pleasure gelding |
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SS Painted Mirage
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ZA Intimidating Spotz |
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(SS Painted Intimidator x Boardwalks Karess) |
Rider/owner is Mary Tierney. Both are doing
very well Mary is age 13. Pinto Horse is age 4.
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2009 Ia Gold Star Reserve
Champion HA Hunter Pl Maiden Horse ATR w/ownerTonya Grefe
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WTA Freedoms Spirit
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**2009 Top-10 Canadian
Futurity Half-Arabian Halter with Dave Bilgren |
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**2008 HA/AA Iowa Gold Star
2yr Halter Champion w/Dave Bilgren |
**2007 Unanimous Champion IA
Gold Star Auction & Open Yr Halter
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CCF Painted Triumph |
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(SS Painted Intimidator x
Kassika (High
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Ed and Laura
Friesen
and daughter Maegan
from Canada! They purchased this full
Brother to CCF Painted Victory last fall and picked him up after the US
Nationals show. Bred by Dawn and Jeff Labertew of Indianola, IA.
Pictured being shown winning Reserve Champion Hunter Pleasure with
Maegan (the ONLY trainer of this horse) -- they are now on their way to
the US Nationals 2008. |
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Next stop Tulsa, Oklahoma!
2008 U.S. National Arabian / Half-Arabian Championship Show |

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ZA First Majesty -
aka
“Jessie” |
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(SS Painted Intimidator x ZA Minta’s Echo) |
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2008 Region 13 Show Results: |
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Top 5 HA/AA Gelding In-Hand – Stock/Hunter Type with
Maureen Krichke |
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Top 5 HA/AA Gelding In-Hand – Stock/Hunter AOTH with Su
Schmerheim |
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Trained by: Krichke Training Center, Vicksburg, MI |
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Next stop Tulsa, Oklahoma!
2008 U.S. National Arabian / Half-Arabian Championship Show |
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UPDATE!! ZA First
Majesty has been pulled out of 2008 Nationals due to judging and the
point system-- they are going to try for next year and are hoping the
judging system is changed by then |

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New foals arriving
2008: |
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Pinto Colt April 2, 2008 (SS Painted
Intimidator x CA Magical Choice) Terry
Tatman Ohio (photo soon)
Pinto Colt April 2008 ( SS Painted
Intimidator x Shamless Desire) Tamar Arabians Texas (photo soon)
Pinto Filly May 19 (SS Painted Intimidator
x Miss Classic Ebony) Jaqueline Tierney Iowa (photo soon)
Pinto Filly May 25 (SS Painted Intimidator
x GL Hawkeye BayBey) Bonnie Matthias Iowa (Photo soon)
Pinto Filly May 28 (SS Painted Intimidator
x CA Auburn Delite) Ingrid Wedige Illinois (photo in separate
e-mail) CA Auburn Delite (Parada Grande x Tai
Chantilly) Ferzon, Azraff, Crabbet lines
Pinto Colt June 3 (SS Painted Intimidator x
Ritz Romance SF) Susan Skow Iowa Photo and information soon
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NEWS!!!!!!!
SS Painted
Intimidator's first grandget from a full Homozygous Saddlebred mare
arrived at 1 AM 3-6-08. He is out of maiden mare Brios Painted
Dreams (SS Painted Imtimidator dtr) and by Autumn Storm V (Sylvia
Beahr's Arabian). The colt was strong and active at birth --he is
tall --very tall for a maiden mare-- I have never seen one this tall
out of a maiden mare. He is 50/50 dark bay Tobiano color with a
dark head and a perfect narrow strip , dark down his neck for a
short way and dark chest and then white belt over back and in front
of hips a dark hind end with a coal black tail. This Grand-Kid
looks to be outstanding -- will get photos soon. Susan
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!!SCOTTSDALE 2008 News!! |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ZA
ROYAL RITZ |
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(SS Painted Intimidator x Ritz
Romance SF) |
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THIRD PLACE -
Scottsdale Junior Hunter Horse and SIXTH place in AAOTR against lots of
very top performance horses!! **Pictures
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ZA Inrimidating Spotz
(SS painted Intimidator x Boardwalks Karess) is
the 2007 Minnesota High Point 2 and Under Halter gelding **
Saddle/Pleasure type. Proud Owner is :
Tonya
Grefe,
Truman, MN.
This horse was also the Reserve Champion in the Ia Gold Star 2 yr Old
Saddle/Pleasure Gelding halter 2007 behind a 1/2-Brother Gold A Latten.
Congratulations Tonya
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SS Painted Intimidator gets a
Top-10 in HA/AA Western Pleasure open at 2007 US Nationals
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
ZA ALWAYS A LADY
This call went yesterday --
Saturday and the competition was top orf the line so we were so
pleased it is ZA Always A Lady
( SS
Painted Intimidator x Ritz Romance SF) Troy Peterson rode her to the Top-10 -- She also was 2007 Top- 10 at Canada --
and she won the Open at Scottsdale so she had a wonderful year --
I am so happy for owner Rose and Troy and My Stallion
"Ernie". I did go out and give Ernie a big hug!!!! |

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Two geldings by SS painted Intimidator
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Left is Painted Chyna "Teddy" (SS Painted
Intimidator x Chyna Bay)Owned
by Lisa Machala MI, bred by Sandy
Lyons in Al. |
Right and below is ZA First Majesty "Jessie" (SS painted
Intimidator x ZA Mintas Echo)
Owned by Su Schmerheim
Mi, bred by Rod Zimmerman
MN. ZA First Majesty
Finished out the Season undefeated in Halter age 4 and under---He
shows open and Sport Horse in Michigan.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO the 2007 GOLD
STAR WINNERS!! |
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This is the 2 yr old HA/AA Halter class :
Winner is Gold A Latten (on the right)Owner Linda
Neiman 2nd is ZA Intimidating Spotz (on left)Owner Tonya
Grafe. Susan Skow pictured in between the 2
winners ** Gold A Latten was Unanimous Auction winning colt in
2006 also WTA Freedoms Spirit was 2007 Unanimous Auction Colt
(Saddle Type)
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Fames Intimidator -- and
Dani Adams
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WTA Freedoms Spirit
(left) as Champion of
the HA Open Colt/Gelding class pictured with John Diedrich
(handler) and owner/breeder, Linda Neiman of Willow Tree Arabians
in Forest City, IA. Also pictured is Gold A Latten
winning 2 year old Geldings with Dave Bilgrien as handler. Owner
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Kracker Jax 1A354607 (SS
Painted Intimidator x AF Kandi)
3 yr old now starting Western Pleasure Placed top-5 in
his Western classes first time out a 3 yr Gelding rider is Beth Franks
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Susan,
SS I'm Too Kool (aka, Mr. Kool) is
coming along great in his under saddle training. This summer I was able
to ride Mr. Kool, now 4 yrs. old, with all my campers. I
got to play relay races, tag games, and trotting races with my big
boy! We even tamed things down a bit and participated in a dressage
schooling show! Enjoy these photos of Mr. Kool and check him out
on my web site:
www.orchidhillstables.com
Thank you for producing a wonderful horse that my students will one day
enjoy! Glad he is all mine for now!
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We just had "the last of the season" mares
UltraSounded and 100% checked in foal-- we had a huge success year and
100% of our AI bred mares also have settled. We have a mare settled
to *Dakar El Jamaal and it was via shipped semen to our farm
and an on farm AI breeding to a Magnum Psyche daughter owned by
Mark Timson ** Tulsa, OK. We also settled another mare on farm to
FS Ritz via AI shipped semen. The rest were both AI and Live
cover to on farm stallion SS painted Intimidator. Both the
Farm and the customers are happy to have mares all settle in foal for
2008 foals.
Thanks to everyone for making this a great Breeding
year!
Susan Skow
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Congratulations AGAIN to Color
Me Roses on her Region 15 TOP FIVE Win-- also ridden by Tommy Garland--she was the youngest in her class **being
only age 3 in 2007. |
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Color Me Roses
{SS Painted Intimidator x Ritz Romance SF}
went to her First Class A show under saddle with Tom Garland
in Virginia-- she had only been under Hunt saddle for 2 weeks and only
under saddle since Jan 2007 -- She won her class of 15 and Tom says
she is a great horse-- Next stop -- Region 15! Owned by Michele
LePage of Florida.
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of Indianola, IA continues to have great luck with her 4 year old
gelding -- CCF Painted Victory {SS Painted
Intimidator x Kassika (High Hopes)}. Dawn and Victor are racking up Championships throughout
the midwest in 2007! (Pictured above at the Winona, MN show)
Next Stop AAOTR Region X & XI !! |

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WTA Freedom Spirit 2006
Gelding ( SS Painted Intimidator x Scarlett
Magnolia) First 2 shows out in 2007 Winner and
Champion and RC (Sauk Centre, MN w/ John D.) Next step
REGION 10 Yearling Colt Sweeps. This is an extreme show colt--he is
also being offered for Sale and he is the Gold Star Auction Entry of Linda Neiman for 2007.
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Updated photo of a filly
bred in Iowa that was sold as a yearling to Great Britain---- Bred
by Ann Bennett - Windrush Hill Farm, Mt Pleasant, Ia.
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filly is with her trainer now getting ready to show at the upcoming
Buckeye Show in Ohio. Watch for TT Painted Silk --
she stands over 15HH at age 1 year and is reported to be one that will
take your breath away just to watch her --so anyone planning to go to
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Ernie babies do GREAT in Scottsdale!! |
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(Pictured at Left) 2007
Scottsdale TOP TEN - ZA Royal Ritz
showing Western With Bill Porcher --
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full sister ZA Always A Lady (Pictured at
right) placed
FIRST in HA/AA Western Pleasure Mares (a BIG class!) with Trainer
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Left) 2007 Scottsdale TOP TEN - ZA Always
A Lady
showing in AAOTR 40 & Over with owner Rose Peebles. (also trained by
Troy Peterson)
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Bob Hart catch rides another one of SS Painted Intimidator's
offspring. They had a great ride but, unfortunately
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Congratulations!!
Linda Neiman recently sold Kracker
Jax to the Franks family of Columbia, Missouri.
They're looking forward to showing next year!!
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Color Me Roses 2004 filly (SS Painted Intimidator x Ritz
Romance SF) (Full
sister to ZA Always A Lady & ZA Royal Ritz). She had a winning yearling year at halter with Top
5 at Region 10. She has been home just growing up in 2006 but in
November she has gone to Thomas Garland to start her under saddle
training *** Look for her in 2007 showing in performance.
Owner is Michele LePage ** Florida. Keep checking the web site
we will keep you posted on this lovely filly. Susan
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ZA Royal Ritz (SS
painted Intimidator x Ritz Romance SF) is a 3 yr old gelding
bred by Rod Zimmerman and shown by Bill Porcher to 2006 US National
Top-10. He was also top-10 in Scottsdale with me in AAOTH
when he was a yearling -- He also was a Winner of Iowa Gold Star
Futurity as a yearling. He just started training in 2006 by Troy Peterson
but Troy was committed on another horse so Bill took him to his Top-10
withover 60+ total entries in the class. He went 6th,
6th, & 8th on the judges cards. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!
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CONGRATULATIONS to OO Ive Been
Spotted who went Top-10 at 2006 US Nationals with Bob Boggs on the
lead. (In Stock/Hunter HA/AA Halter). The competition was
tough with many Nationals winners in the class. So OO gets
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Color Me Samore -- "Ernie"
filly was just shown at the MAHABF (Michigan Arab & Half Arab Breeders Futurity)
show this past weekend and was open and amateur champion weanling filly.
Owners are Connie & Brenda Panik

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Unanimous Winner 2006 HA/AA Auction Colt 2006 |
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Also -- Congratulations to Bonnie Matthias on her
purchase of the SS Painted Intimidator auction breeding and Sylvia Beahr
on her purchase of the donated Youth Silent Auction breeding to SS
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OO Ive Been
Spotted (SS Painted Intimidator x ZA Echo Flame)just
went RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION at 2006 CANADIAN NATIONS in the open
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Congratulations to
CHOCOLATE MEYERS - 2006 Region 10: TOP FIVE HALF ARABIAN WESTERN
PLEASURE AAOTR 18-39 |

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2006 Region 10 Unanimous
Champion Stockk/Hunter Gelding is OO Ive Been Spotted shown by
Joao (Midwest Station I)-- This is a horse who can still win in halter
and also is a Champion in Western Pleasure but at the Regional he did
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Yearling first time out at
2006 Region 10 -- ZA Bar None ( SS Painted
Intimidator x ZA Echo Flame) Reserve Champion in yr
Sweeps 1/2-Arabian -- Owner -Breeder Rod Zimmerman and handler John D.
This horse had only 30+ days of training for this win-- he is a
beautiful colt.
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SS Mister Malik at
Region 10 on June 16th where this horse went top-5 in the 13 and under
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2006 IaAHA Memorial Day
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At the 2006 Memorial Day
Show in Des Moines, Iowa in the Junior Half Arabian class, two Pintos
by SS Painted Intimidator show under saddle for their first time. ZA Royal Ritz w/Troy Petersen (From Texas) on the left
and
CCF Painted Victory w/ Leon Matthias (Owners
Dawn & Jeff Labertew) on the right. Horses were
both in their very first show under saddle and placed 3rd and 4th--not
bad for their first time out!! **Both horses are halter
Champions as well!!
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Good
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his first show under Western Saddle in MN this weekend (5/20/06) -- he
was 4th in his Jr class at first show Sauck Center and then on the next
day he was in an all ages Championship and he won -- not bad for the
first show ever and I am so excited to have Ernie kids starting to win
with saddles on their backs!!!! |

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