FADS SPECIAL AWARDS PROGRAM
2014 SPRING/SUMMER FADS SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS
Cowboy Charisma Award Winners - Deborah Braughler and Waps Hat Trick
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Copper Challenge Award Winners - Liunda Galinaitis and OTTB Serge
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For Immediate Release:
January 29, 2015
For more information, contact Stephanie J. Corum at sjcorum@theridingwriter.com or 717.860.6976.
For the second time, three unique awards were offered in memory of three very special horses for Frederick Area Dressage Shows (FADS) dressage shows held during the spring and summer of 2014. Stephanie J. Corum, of SC Equine Enterprises, sponsored the awards in memory of three horses she had the honor and privilege of knowing for many years. They were special creatures that represented themselves well and deserved to be remembered. Winners in each division were selected based on the highest average score in at least four classes judged by at least two judges during the spring and summer show season.
The Cowboy Charisma Award - Cowboy Charisma was an Appendix Quarter Horse mare owned by Corum. Charisma loved the spotlight of being the only one in the dressage ring and was very successful through first level before her untimely passing. However, as a mare, she did pose challenges for her rider. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge the partnership that must exist between mare and rider for the combination to be successful.
This award went to Deborah Braughler on her 17-year-old mare Waps Hat Trick. Braughler showed her mare training level, with scores in the low to mid 70’s! When told she was the winner of this award, Braughler said, “Thanks so much. I am so honored to receive this award for this very special mare. No matter the results, I have had a ball riding a horse with so much ‘try’ in her and most of the judges I've been under always comment on how much fun we seem to have and how hard she tries to do her job. I am so blessed in the last few years to have such a fun time on a truly great mare. She is so very deserving!”
The Mo Rafi Bey Award - Mo Rafi Bey was a Crabbet-bred Arabian last owned by Sue Hull. Sue purchased him as her first horse and he was very personable, charming and trustworthy. He epitomized everything that is good in the Arabian, was a stunning dressage mover and an outstanding teacher. The purpose of this award is to showcase an Arabian that excels in dressage. Unfortunately there were no submissions for this award.
The Copper Challenge Award - Copper Challenge was the favorite horse owned by Col. Alfred R. Kitts, an Olympic alternate, respected "S" judge, instructor and horseman. A lifelong thoroughbred fan, Col. Kitts was well known to say that "A thoroughbred can do anything another breed can do, only better."
Liuda Galinaitis and her OTTB Serge won this award. They showed Intro B at the FADS shows last year. Liuda was very excited to hear she won and remarked about how she did dressage over 20 years ago with PVDA and recently returned to this discipline. “Serge is a very versatile ex-racehorse,” she said of her 18-year-old partner. He does hunters, jumpers, fun and game shows, obstacle courses and trail rides.”
All three awards will be offered for FADS shows again in 2015.
Stephanie J. Corum, of Frederick, Maryland, is a freelance writer and horse lover. She writes magazine articles, online content, and blogs about her horse experiences at www.theridingwriter.wordpress.com. She also is the author of two illustrated children's books, “Goats with Coats” and “Antics in the Attic” and the editor of Arabian Finish Line magazine. Learn more about her at www.theridingwriter.com.
January 29, 2015
For more information, contact Stephanie J. Corum at sjcorum@theridingwriter.com or 717.860.6976.
For the second time, three unique awards were offered in memory of three very special horses for Frederick Area Dressage Shows (FADS) dressage shows held during the spring and summer of 2014. Stephanie J. Corum, of SC Equine Enterprises, sponsored the awards in memory of three horses she had the honor and privilege of knowing for many years. They were special creatures that represented themselves well and deserved to be remembered. Winners in each division were selected based on the highest average score in at least four classes judged by at least two judges during the spring and summer show season.
The Cowboy Charisma Award - Cowboy Charisma was an Appendix Quarter Horse mare owned by Corum. Charisma loved the spotlight of being the only one in the dressage ring and was very successful through first level before her untimely passing. However, as a mare, she did pose challenges for her rider. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge the partnership that must exist between mare and rider for the combination to be successful.
This award went to Deborah Braughler on her 17-year-old mare Waps Hat Trick. Braughler showed her mare training level, with scores in the low to mid 70’s! When told she was the winner of this award, Braughler said, “Thanks so much. I am so honored to receive this award for this very special mare. No matter the results, I have had a ball riding a horse with so much ‘try’ in her and most of the judges I've been under always comment on how much fun we seem to have and how hard she tries to do her job. I am so blessed in the last few years to have such a fun time on a truly great mare. She is so very deserving!”
The Mo Rafi Bey Award - Mo Rafi Bey was a Crabbet-bred Arabian last owned by Sue Hull. Sue purchased him as her first horse and he was very personable, charming and trustworthy. He epitomized everything that is good in the Arabian, was a stunning dressage mover and an outstanding teacher. The purpose of this award is to showcase an Arabian that excels in dressage. Unfortunately there were no submissions for this award.
The Copper Challenge Award - Copper Challenge was the favorite horse owned by Col. Alfred R. Kitts, an Olympic alternate, respected "S" judge, instructor and horseman. A lifelong thoroughbred fan, Col. Kitts was well known to say that "A thoroughbred can do anything another breed can do, only better."
Liuda Galinaitis and her OTTB Serge won this award. They showed Intro B at the FADS shows last year. Liuda was very excited to hear she won and remarked about how she did dressage over 20 years ago with PVDA and recently returned to this discipline. “Serge is a very versatile ex-racehorse,” she said of her 18-year-old partner. He does hunters, jumpers, fun and game shows, obstacle courses and trail rides.”
All three awards will be offered for FADS shows again in 2015.
Stephanie J. Corum, of Frederick, Maryland, is a freelance writer and horse lover. She writes magazine articles, online content, and blogs about her horse experiences at www.theridingwriter.wordpress.com. She also is the author of two illustrated children's books, “Goats with Coats” and “Antics in the Attic” and the editor of Arabian Finish Line magazine. Learn more about her at www.theridingwriter.com.