August - California Gymkhana Association
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will be custom belt buckles and reserve will be custom bronc halters with an autumn<br />
theme. More on the shows next article.<br />
To top off the show Sunday afternoon during setups Nathan Rowles riding Ace,<br />
Completed his Hall Of Fame run with Figure 8 Flags. CONGRATULATIONS<br />
NATHAN! Nathan is the first Hall of Fame rider to come out of district 1 since Amy<br />
Odom in 2001. In recognition of his achievement District 1 is proudly sponsoring<br />
Nathan at State Show 2009.<br />
All of us at D1 are looking forward to State Show. It just seems to be coming quicker<br />
every year. In one moment it seems forever ago and then it seems like it was just<br />
yesterday and we are going back out to Bolado park. Can’t wait to see you all there.<br />
Until next time be safe and wear those helmets.<br />
DISTRICT 5<br />
RIO LINDA/ELVERTA AREA<br />
LATE NIGHT RIDERS<br />
By Charlie Moore<br />
State Show is over already and we have new State Champions!!! And because I’m<br />
typing this in early July, I have no idea who won what at State Show but Congratulations<br />
to everyone. There really isn’t anything quite like a CGA State Championship<br />
show.<br />
The Late Night Riders held their last show of the 2008-2009 season on July 11. It was<br />
our annual Setup Show and so there are no winners to report from that show. Hopefully,<br />
some of the riders chasing times got what they needed.<br />
Future Champion 12/Under High Point<br />
Future Champion 13-34 High Point<br />
The Saturday, June 13th, show was one of those perfect days. Cool and little breezy<br />
with the high only in the upper seventies, it was perfect horse riding weather. About<br />
55 riders agreed and they all came to ride. Some were chasing times and some were<br />
looking for their final State Year End Awards times that they needed for that Silver<br />
Buckle or Bridle Set. There were quite a few sign ups for the Late Night Riders Year<br />
End Awards too. Our banquet and awards will be Sunday October 4, 2009. Stay<br />
tuned for the details and location.<br />
Thank you Deann and Alfredo for catering our snack bar. I had the chicken sandwich<br />
and it was really good. It’s hard to say which is better, the hamburgers or the chicken<br />
so I just switch every other show and enjoy them both. If you haven’t had one of their<br />
cold fruit bowls you just don’t know what you’re missing. Those are so good and<br />
refreshing on hot summer evenings. Deann and Alfredo are very gracious and<br />
accommodating to everyone.<br />
Future Champion 35-99 High Point A Champion High Point<br />
AA Champion High Point<br />
AAA Champion High Point<br />
Welcome back to Stephanie and Charlotte Fairbank. They came all the way from<br />
Redding before they discovered that Stephanie forgot her jeans. Not to worry, District<br />
Five is here to help. Jody Abel jumped in their car and away they went to Jody’s<br />
house to see if they could find a pair of jeans for Stephanie and sure enough, they did.<br />
They even got back in time for the first event. District 5 aims to please. Also,<br />
welcome back to old friends and riders Barbara Godfrey on Foxy, Erin Godfrey on<br />
Java, Joanie Higgins on “Big” Red (he’s the littlest “big” I’ve ever seen), and Jenna<br />
Speth on Cowboy. I thought that new rider Heather Wollenslegel on Montana was<br />
spelled “wrong” on the announcers sheets so my apologies to Heather. We won’t<br />
make that mistake again if you will come back.<br />
As always we must thank those folks who worked this show. Working in the booth as<br />
Announcers/Time Writers: Charlotte Fairbank, Audra Milko, Jody Abel, Tina<br />
Ch(usual spelling), Anna Rose, Krystal Murray, Jeffrey Morlet, Judy Sharp and Danny<br />
Ross. Our Judges for the day were: Jody Abel, Carla Olsen, Sally Rivera-Lingafeldt,<br />
Stacy Rivera, Andrea Brymer, Teresa Barosso, Nelda Reyes, and Mike Barosso.<br />
Apprentice Judges were Ashleigh Couch & Casey Milko. Gate Swingers were:<br />
Amanda Ochoa, Bob Scott, Jeff Morlet, Shirley Garrett, and Danielle Sandy. Setting<br />
up and taking down the obstacles and helping in the arena were: Carla Olsen, Danny<br />
Ross, Amanda Ochoa, Charlotte Fairbank, LaDonna Hale, Kim Vollmer, Krystal<br />
Murray, Priscilla McDaniel, and Nina Ketcherside. THANK YOU to all these folks<br />
for helping out so the riders could ride. Many of these people are also riders and they<br />
still helped run the show.<br />
In addition to Judging, Time Writing & Announcing, Jody Abel was our Ribbon/<br />
Coupon Captain. Thank you Jody.<br />
Only Worker Coupons are eligible for the “Free Show” drawing and most of the time<br />
there are enough coupons for two Free Shows. That was the case and the hard<br />
working winners of a Free Show worth $30 were: Shirley Garrett and Jody Abel!!!<br />
Congratulations to you both.<br />
The Mystery Jackpot was Speed Barrels and the pot was pretty good with a total of $<br />
80.00.<br />
AAA+ Champion High Point<br />
1D - Sally Rivera-Lingafeldt on Decco Chessmaster won $32.00 with a time of 9.966<br />
2D - Heather Wollenslegel on Montana won $24.00 with a time of 11.125<br />
3D - Priscilla McDaniel on Shamoko won $8.00 with a time of 11.758<br />
4D - Stephanie Fairbank on Mollie won $8.00 with a time of 12.456<br />
5D - Teresa Barosso on Worlds Dream Girl won $8.00 with a time of 16.941<br />
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