Hadley qualifies for Arabian Nationals!

We are pleased to announce that the 1^st Anna Bays Memorial Horse Show was a huge success. The NMAWHC Board worked hard to provide an affordable horse show. With the economic times as they are the Board knew it was important to offer as much as possible for as little as possible. They achieved this by offering single judged shows and implementing a blanket fee for those that show in multiply classes. Stalls were sold out and class size was larger than expected. Thank you to all the volunteers and exhibitors.

We are now looking forward to this season’s last Anna Bays Memorial Show to be held on August 28 and 29 at the Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg. To better serve our membership we have made several changes to this show. We have added three additional classes to the showbill; walk/trot open english, walk/trot open western and walk/trot open trail. Also, because we know how tired exhibitors can be at the end of an exhausting show we have implemented a $7.00 Stall Cleaning Fee added at the time of registration. Your stalls will be stripped at the end of the show for you. Leaving you free to pack up and leave as soon as you are finished showing. However, should you decide you want to strip your stall that fee will be reimbursed when you closeout your check.  We hope this adds to your enjoyment of the show. We will have plenty of stalls, the grounds are beautiful and the footing is perfect. This show is sure to be one you won’t want to miss! To reserve a stall call Jennifer at 231-624-0012 or email Quilla141520@aol.com

Welcome home Hadley!

From the President – Recipe for a Great Horse Show:

Begin with 2 Perfect days, slowly heat to 80 degrees, add in blue skies  full of sunshine.

Mix in:

177         Horses

949         Class entries

2              Great judges

1              Hard working show staff

67           Blue Ribbons

Blend together carefully, sit back and enjoy!

The June Anna Bays Series Show had it all.  Our first show of the year was a success in every way.  Nobody will argue that we had a few bumps along the way, but our team pulled together and made lemonade out of every lemon we found.  There were some beautiful horses shown by very talented competitors making the judges work hard to sort them out. We got our money’s worth both days finishing late into the evening.

The Jackpot Classes were well attended and well paid!  We paid out $500 in prize money making this experiment a huge success.  Thank you to all our Jackpot Riders and Sponsors, we plan to continue this at the August Show.

In response to member requests, we will be adding 2 classes in August. Class # 22A will be English Walk Trot Open. Class #50A will be Western Walk Trot Open. These classes are open to all riders/all horses and will serve as an opportunity to get the ring time and experience the horse and rider need to move on. This should help to ensure our Novice classes are only used by true Novice riders which has been a goal of the Club for years.

Thanks to all of those who helped make this a great show, especially our members and guests who came out to show with us,

See you in August,

Kris Deisler