2012 IALHA Nationals Results

Okay, I’m a little behind, but I just got my IALHA Magazine and I realized I have not posted our results from Nationals on our website.  We had a great show with all the kids.  It was so much fun watching these young (talented!) riders enjoy the horses.  This would have been my dream come true as a child!  I’m going to list the results by horse:

Jajan LGD with Marta Renilla
Top Five – National Champion Dressage Third Level – Test 3
RESERVE CHAMPION – National Champion Dressage Fourth Level – Test 3
Top Five – Prix Caprilli – 1st level
RESERVE CHAMPION – Foundation for the Spanish Horse non-morphological Functionality

RG Travieso with Pedro Toribio
RESERVE CHAMPION – DSHB Half Andalusian Stallions
NATIONAL CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Half-Andalusian Saddle/Pleasure Horse
RESERVE CHAMPION – Half Andalusian Colts/Stallions

SK Sonata with Pedro Toribio
Top Five – DSHB Andalusian Fillies 3 and under
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Spanish Fillies 2 and under
Top Five – IALHA National Grand Champion Andalusian Fillies 2 and under

Banbury Damascada with Savannah Harrington
NATIONAL CHAMPION – Dressage Training Level – Test 3 Junior
NATIONAL CHAMPION – Dressage First Level – Test 3 Junior
NATIONAL CHAMPION – Prix Caprilli Intro Level
Top Five – Prix Caprilli Training Level
RESERVE CHAMPION – IALHA National Grand Champion Andalusian Sr. Mares
Top Five – National Champion Andalusian Western Pleasure Amateur
RESERVE CHAMPION – National Champion Andalusian Wester Pleasure 17 and under
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Mares – Amateur to Handle
RESERVE CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Showmanship Jr. 17 and under
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Country English Pleasure Open
RESERVE CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Country English Pleasure Amateur

Banbury Damascada with Anna Young
RESERVE CHAMPION – Prix Caprilli First Level

Banbury Damascada with Carla Balderas
NATIONAL CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Walk/Trot Equitation 10 and under

Banbury Damascada with Amy Lamberth
NATIONAL CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Country English Pleasure Jr. Exhibitor
NATIONAL CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Western Seat Equitation 17 and under
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Andalusian English Show Hack Amateur
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Andalusian English Pleasure Hunt Seat Jr. Exhibitor
Top Five – IALHA National Champion Andalusian Hunt Seat Equitation 17 and under
NATIONAL CHAMPION – IALHA National Champion Fantasy Costume Open

Amy Lamberth also rode her horse Southern Snowman in the Prix Caprilli Intro level and came away with a 3rd place!
Carla Balderas rode Capricho in Best Spanish Walk and took a Top Five! Don Jacinto Benitez took 3rd place in the Best Dancing Horse Class with Whisky! Carlos Balderas (Carla’s dad) also rode El Rey and Lupe Jaramillo rode El Gato Volador in the Best Dancing Class and thrilled the crowds. Thanks to all of our friends who helped us make this show a success. Wow! Looking at this list, I remember just how exhausting that week was! Great job everyone!

Little Bo Peep found her sheep!

Central Texas Arabian Horse Club Open Show – February 17, 2013

The Rancho Godinez team had a great show this weekend at the Travis County Expo Center. The Central Texas Arabian Horse Club had their first open show of the season. This show is always lots of fun for the kids and a great practice for the horses.

Isaac rode Itzio in Pony walk/trot and came out with a third place ribbon. Addison Bobel rode Banbury Damascada (Zena) in leadline class and took 1st place!

Savannah Harrington rode Banbury Damascada and took 1st place in Hunter pleasure non-Arabians and Jr. Hunt Seat Equitation! These were both big classes. Carla Balderas rode Zena also and one 1st place in walk/trot hunt seat 12 and under and walk/trot equitation. Great job to the girls!

Anna Young rode Ganador in his first show ever. He (and Anna) were a bit nervous, but they looked awesome in the ring. Ganador took third place in the non-Arabian Hunter Pleasure and 4th place in Jr. Horse Hunter Pleasure. Just wait to see what they do at Pin Oak!

Special thanks to Pedro Toribio, Carlos Balderas, and Isaias Godinez for getting the horses ready. Thank you to Kim Harrington and Victoria Balderas for helping keep the riders in line. Great show!

USDF All-Breeds Awards

We got two beautiful medals in the mail. Both Jorik Kula and SK Sonata took Grand Champion in their corresponding association All-Breeds awards in Dressage Sport Horse Breeding for purebred yearlings. Jorik for FHANA and Sonata with IALHA. These babies have a great future ahead of them! Congratulations Pedro Toribio for taking our babies to the winner’s circle!

Jajan also placed high in the IALHA All-Breed Dressage Awards. Jajan was fifth place in First level and 3rd place in Training level! Congratulations to Anna Young who gave Jajan such a strong foundation!

USEF Horse of the Year Report

I got a nice letter in the mail listing all of our accomplishments with USEF this year. Jajan LGD and SK Sonata won several awards in Region 5 and Banbury Damascada (Xena) took two National titles. Not a bad letter!

Jajan LGD: 3rd A/L Amateur English Pleasure
Reserve Champion A/L Junior Exhibitor
5th A/L Open English Pleasure
5th A/L Specialty

SK Sonata: 4th A/L Halter Horse
6th A/L Specialty

Banbury Damascada: National 6th A/L Amateur Western Pleasure
National Reserve Champion: A/L Junior Exhibitor

Congratulations to the riders and handlers, Anna Young, Amy Lamberth, Carla Balderas, Pedro Toribio, and Savannah Harrington! I can’t wait to see what next year’s letter will look like!

The Breeder’s Assistant comes to Rancho Godinez

I am excited to announce that Dr. Jim Kubiak of The Breeder’s Assistant will be holding the Ultrasound and Mare Management School at Rancho Godinez in March. These classes will teach students how to conduct and read ultrasounds as well as using fresh and cooled semen for breeding. The class includes hands-on practice with ultrasounds and insemination. As a bonus, I (Twila Godinez) will be translating the classes into Spanish. Isaias and I have taken Dr. Kubiak’s courses and have learned so much! We highly recommend these course to anyone who takes their breeding program seriously. As a teacher, I must say that Dr. Kubiak’s training methods are fabulous. The students come out of the classes knowing that they can apply the training. Our breeding program has been built around what we have learned from The Breeder’s Assistant. These classes are not breed specific (in fact one of the fun parts of the class is meeting all the different people working with different kinds of horses).

The classes will be March 13 – 17 at Rancho Godinez. Click here for more information and to sign up. Also be sure to check out all of the classes at The Breeder’s Assistant. We have traveled to Ramona, CA to take the courses and have absolutely NO complaints. I can’t say enough about how essential these classes have been to our business.

2012 Beautiful Foals for Sale!

Click here to see our babies forsale

Great way to start your new year with a new baby!

Guess what I got in the mail?

I had a beautiful envelope in the mail today.  Jajan received his 1st level performance certificate!  I’m so proud of how far he has come since last year.  I wonder what he will be doing by this time next year!

Horse for Sale: Tips on Buying Your First Horse

I’ve recently jumped into the world of self-publishing thanks to Amazon. This is my first venture and I would sure appreciate any feedback you might have. I found myself giving this advice to several friends who were looking to buy their first horse, so I decided I’d try to put it into a tangible form. (Can a digital version be considered tangible?)
I’d sure appreciate reviews!

http://www.amazon.com/Horse-Sale-Buying-First-ebook/dp/B008C8MOE2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340067442&sr=1-1&keywords=horse+for+sale%3A+tips

Nice horse for sale

One of my friends has decided to sell her horse. I’ve seen her ridden and she’s a great horse.

http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1798100

I wanted to share this great article about PRE horses in dressage.

Woodlands Equestrian Club

The Spanish horse in dressage can hold his own, as it has been shown in the Olympics and in a number of high level competitions all over the world. The P.R.E. Andalusians competing in dressage, present with elegance and ability in the areas of collection, piaffe and passage – areas which comprise a significant portion of the higher level dressage tests (FEI levels).

Especially in the favor of the Andalusians in dressage is the inherent temperament which permits them to handle both learning and the stresses of competition well.

The equilibrium and compression required for changes, pirouettes and the collected exercises of dressage are complementary with the spanish horse morphology, while their capacity for extensions becomes truly visible in the 6th year as the horse develops with correct training. The Spanish and Lusitano horses compete in the open horse world, against all other breeds, at all levels. There is a…

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