THE HORSE OF THE AMERICAS Essay Contest

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THE HORSE OF THE AMERICAS Essay
Contest
The Horse of the Americas Registry, Inc. has
announced an essay contest for all ages to benefit the
HOA Youth Program. The winner will be awarded a
beautiful two year old Colonial Spanish gelding,
“Cara’s Spitfire”, generously donated by Tom and
Della Norush of Attica, Indiana. The winner will be
announced at the annual HOA meeting October 11,
2008 to be held in Suffolk, Virginia. Entries will be
accepted until August 31, 2008.
Contestants are asked to write a 500-750 word
essay on all of the following topics:
How have horses have impacted your life
What trainers (living or deceased) do you admire and
why Why would you like to own a Colonial Spanish
horse and what would your goals be for the awarded
horse How will you make a positive contribution to
the promotion and preservation of the Colonial Spanish
horse
An application which includes listing personal
and equine professional references along with a $15.00
entry fee is also required.
All entry fees will go directly towards
enhancing the HOA Youth Program. Funds will be
used for purchasing year end youth awards, and
scholarships for our youth members to attend activities
with their horse which will enrich the youth and their
Colonial Spanish horse.
The Colonial Spanish horse was brought to America with the Spanish explorers in the 1500’s.
This hardy and intelligent horse eventually became the mount of the Native Americans and the cowboys of
the west. Due to the mass slaughter of the wild herds at the turn of the 19th century the Colonial Spanish
horse was on the brink of extinction. Today, there are approximately 3,500 in existence worldwide.
Known for their athleticism and desire to bond
with people, they are used in many disciplines including
endurance, dressage, ranch work, jumping, and driving.
Their size and attitude make them suitable for adults and
children. “Spitfire’s”curious nature and love for humans
will make him a wonderful horse for any discipline.
Applications are also available by mail by
writing to the essay coordinator: Joanne Leonard, HOA
Essay Contest, 5234 Randolph Road, Morrisville, VT
05661.
Any further questions may be submitted to
Stephanie Lockhart, Vtblackpony@aol.com, or by
calling 802-888-6623.

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President’s Message 2-22-2008:
2007--The Year of the Colonial Spanish Women.
What can we say From the East to the West, North to the South, the Ladies did it all. Thank
goodness we had Steve Edwards to hold up the men’s part. It’s been a great year. The good things resulting
from the inspection trip to the Carolinas continued on for the year and rolled over into 2008. I won’t list all
the things that we (HOA) did-- or at least was represented at with our Ladies standing in for each of us. We
thank all of you for what you have done.
Financially it’s been a little tough for the Registry, The Economy is hurting as are a lot of people
all over this country. Kim Weil saved us again this year with a very generous contribution, as she has done
every year since the beginning.
The horse economy is very soft. We all need to look at ways we can do better for ourselves and
our horses. We are having a lot of discussion about AI. This will allow us to breed to different stallions; we
are no longer confined to the stallion down the road. The quality of our horses is more important now than
ever before.
Needless to say, our membership is growing at a great rate. We are registering horses, working
poor Gretchen’s fingers to the bone. We have re-done the Awards program, hopefully making it simpler
and more user-friendly. You’ll find a copy in this issue of that new program. Kathy Peacock and her
daughter Hanna will be collecting the information/points, etc., and keeping a running total. They are also
handling the Youth Award program. I have really worked the Peacocks to the bone this year. Kathy and
Hanna, Thank You so very much.
We are starting an essay contest to raise money for the Youth Awards as you can see from our
lead story. If this is successful, we are looking at having this every year or so. We had a great group of
ladies working on the Awards Program and the Essay Contest: Stephanie Lockhart, Linda Gasparini,
Dianne Wolf, Annette Gonzales and Kathy Peacock.
We are changing our meeting date to the 2 nd weekend in Oct. This year we will be at Sharon
Sluss’s in VA. We will have more information as we get further into the year.
I want to THANK all the membership, without you and your support, we could not do all this. It
shows what can be done when we come together for the horses.
“The Horse of the Americas is a dream. Not only my dream, nor just the dream of the four
incorporators. In fact HOA is more than the dream of Robert Brislawn and Jeff Edwards, who founded it so
many years ago, more than the dream of John Fusco who bought the registry and returned it to the hands of
the people who needed it the most. Certainly each of those people plays a role in the dream but it isn’t
exclusive property of any of us. This Dream belongs to each of you--and to America’s first true Horse.”
Vickie Ives wrote the above for the 2001 newsletter. And the Dream lives on in and for each of
us.Let us come together to enjoy the common bond of our Spanish Horses and be big enough to over look
our minor differences.
Tom Norush, President, HOA
Colonial Spanish Horses
Attend Equine Affaire
by Stephanie Lockhart
The Colonial Spanish horses from the
eastern region were well represented at the 10th
annual Equine Affaire held November 8-11 in
Springfield, Massachusetts. To my knowledge,
this is the first time the historic breed has been in
attendance at this well recognized event. I
brought three horses, Morado, Adelantado and

Ringo, from Red Road Farm in Morrisville, Vermont. Driving up from Suffolk, Virginia, Sharon Sluss
from Rainbows End Farm brought her stallion, Cayuse Gold, and two young fillies. Kathy Hobart from
Belvidere, Vermont and her mare Wish Upon A Star spent the four days with us also.
Many CS horse
owners from the New
England area volunteered
their time and energy in
support of promoting this
rare breed. Many thanks
go out to Joanne Leonard,
Nancy Bates, Dierdre
O'Malley, Kathy Hobart,
Nana Boffa and Jaeme
Ahern. Also, we send a
big thank you to Tory and
Eliza Lockhart, and Sydney Lawton, our young helpers who spent endless hours over the course of the
Equine Affaire helping with the horses.
In the main coliseum on Thursday our official breed demonstration was held. While riding to the
music from the SPIRIT: Stallion of the Cimmaron soundtrack, Tory, Sharon and I rode our horses to show
their rhythmic gaits and the natural beauty of the horses. The other four horses were shown in hand,
displaying their calm dispositions. This was the first time three of the horses had ever been at an event, and
dealt with the electric environment like seasoned show horses, a true representation of their mild
temperaments.
Earlier on Thursday, Sharon's stallion was chosen to be in a clinic showing body development, and
rating fitness of each horse. Many complimentary comments from the clinician were given to Cayuse
Gold, known as Cisco, noting his well balanced conformation. Cisco seemed to enjoy being in the spotlight
and stood proudly and quietly for his pictures to be taken by the audience.
Wish Upon a Star, a three year old mare, was asked to join Monty Roberts on Friday in one of his
clinics. He was looking for a quiet horse to discuss communication with to his audience, and Wish was so
quiet that Mr. Roberts was unable to get a flighty response from her when he rubbed her with a plastic bag
attached to a training stick! We were all very proud of Wish, considering this was her first time away from
home. She had her own fan club visiting at
her stall the remainder of the day.
My 5 year old gelding, Morado,
and I were accepted to participate in the
Versatile Horse and Rider competition held
on Sunday. Of the 32 entries, Morado was
probably the youngest horse to compete.
Over an obstacle course of varied items,
Morado showed his true character of
willingness and curiosity. Given the chance
to assess the spookier obstacles, he would
proceed, negotiating each one carefully. His
wonderful attitude amidst the cheering
crowd and bright lights of the coliseum was
the most important aspect of the competition
to me, regardless of our final placing. It was
a great opportunity for people to see a
Colonial Spanish horse in action.
Although we all left the Big E
Sunday tired, cold and ready for our own beds, the exposure that the Colonial Spanish horses got from such
a large venue was worth every minute. We are already planning for next years Equine Affaire and will
look forward to answering more questions, showing off the horses, and meeting new friends.
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HOA AWARDS PROGRAM
HOA’s awards committee has just revised our Awards
Program. Here is our new program and procedures to turn in
your CS horse’s accomplishments for HOA recognition.
All horses participating must be registered with Horse of the
Americas Registry.
The Horse of the Americas Awards Program is
designed to promote and acknowledge the accomplishments
of the HOA MEMBERS and their Colonial Spanish
HORSES through shows, trail competitions, parades, farm
and ranch work and various horse activities.
ACCUMULATIVE AWARDS:
Points earned may be carried over into consecutive years until points are reached.
BUCKAROO AWARD:
Awarded to the HOA MEMBER 18 years and under, for 50 points in any of the accepted categories. Points
may be earned on different horses, but horse(s) must be HOA registered.
SUNDANCE AWARD: Awarded to an HOA registered HORSE for 300 points from any of the accepted
categories.
LEGEND AWARDS: Awarded to the HOA registered HORSE for 500 points in a SPECIFIC category.
1.) Legends in Show (Show & Halter)
2.) Legends in Trail (Competitive/ Endurance)
3.) Legends in Time (Timed Events)
4.) Legends in Farm & Ranch Work
CABALLOS de CORAZONE: Awarded to the HOA registered HORSE for 1000 points. Points accepted
from all categories.
ANNUAL AWARDS:
Awarded each year, for MOST points accumulated by an HOA registered HORSE from September 1 st to
Aug. 31st.
PLEASURE TRAIL HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned during pleasure or organized
trail rides.
SPORT HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned in all English disciplines including driving,
jumping, dressage, hunt seat, etc.
SHOW HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned during horse shows.
( halter, pleasure & western classes)
(does not include sport horse or timed events)
PERFORMANCE HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned in timed events during horse
shows.
ANNUAL AWARDS:
Awarded each year, for the MOST points accumulated by an HOA registered HORSE during the
CALENDAR year from January 1 st to December 31 st .
*COMPETITIVE TRAIL HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned during Competitive trail
rides.
*ENDURANCE TRAIL HORSE OF THE YEAR: Awarded for points earned during Endurance trail
rides.

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POINTS FOR HORSE AWARDS:
Riding Lessons (1 hour min.) 1 point per
hour
(4-H, FFA, clinics, private or group lessons)
Camping Trips (per day)
2 points
Ranch work (3 hours+ ½ day) 3
points
Participation in pleasure & organized trail ride
(1 hour minimum) 1 point per
hour
Placing in Show & Timed Events:
5 or more in class 1st=6 2nd=5 3rd=4 4th=3
5th=2 6 th =1
4 or less in class 1st=4 2nd=3 3rd d =2 4th=1
(point system applies to show, timed & sport
awards)
Placing in Competitive or Endurance Rides:
1st=10 2nd=9 3rd=8 4th =7 5th =6 6th=5
Completion of Ride
5 points
Best Condition
10 points
Buckaroo Award
5 points
Sundance Award
10 points
Legends Award
20 points
CAROL STONE AMBASSADOR AWARD
Awarded to the HOA MEMBER who
accumulates the most points in the
PROMOTION category during the year from
September 1st to August 31 st .
POINTS FOR CAROL STONE AWARD
Promotion to the Public (Local) 5 points(day)
(Schools, library, youth groups, parades, etc.)
Promotion to the Public 10 points(day)
(expos, fairs, festivals, state or national)
News Article (local or area) 10 points
News Article (national) 15 points
Media Advertising (promote HOA) 1 point
(ads, flyers, brochures for expos)
Each photo in article
1 point
Both Youth and Adults are eligible for listed awards.
Award forms available online at www.horseoftheamericas.com . Please submit completed award forms
before September 15 th of each year to:
Kathy & Hannah Peacock
5762 Nugents Road, Coggon Ia. 52218
Or e-mail your points as you earn them to: kmhranch@netzero.com .

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Wild Horse Fund to Honor Dale Burrus
The late Dale Burrus had a way with horses, particularly wild horses. Dale and his family have owned Burrus’ Red &
White Supermarket in Hatteras since the 1800’s. Their love of, and admiration for, the wild horses of the Outer Banks goes
back for generations. As a boy, Dale tamed one of the wild Ocracoke ponies and participated in the nation’s only mounted
boy scout troop. His vast knowledge of Spanish Mustangs led him to leadership in the national Spanish Mustang Registry,
serving as a Senior Inspector. Dale trained and showed several Corolla horses as registered Spanish Mustangs and
consistently took top honors, still owning two Corolla Mustangs at the time of his death. The Spanish Mustang breed lost a
great champion with his recent passing.
To honor Dale’s devotion to the breed, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund has created the Dale Burrus Mustang Fund.
Funds raised will be used to provide the care and training necessary to prepare wild horses for adoption. Horses removed
from the beach to control herd numbers, or rescued due to illness and injury, require several months to transition from wild
to domestic. All horses are trained using gentle and natural horsemanship techniques. This fiscal year, The Corolla Wild
Horse Fund will spend nearly $29,000 on herd management and care.
According to Executive Director, Karen McCalpin, “I can’t think of a better way to honor Dale’s life-long
devotion to these horses than to associate his name with our efforts to promote and conserve this unique but threatened
breed. Dale felt strongly that the wild horses of the Outer Banks should be recognized and protected as a valuable part of
North Carolina’s history and heritage. The Dale Burrus Mustang Fund will enable us to achieve that goal.”
If you are interested in contributing to the Fund, checks should be made payable to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund
with DBMF in the note line, or a note indicating that you wish your contribution to be directed to the special fund.
CONTACT: Karen McCalpin 252-453-8002
Registrar’s Report--January 28, 2008
The registry continues to grow, both in membership and number of horses registered. We
have 670 horses listed in the Stud Book and I am at #1671. Many of you still need to register
your horses and I want to encourage you to sit down, do the paperwork, take those pictures and
put everything in the mail. HOA offers lots of exposure to our breeders and we want your horses
recorded with the Registry. Now is the time to get into HOA; the revised Awards Program is
beginning to take shape and we encourage everyone to turn in their points for 2008.
One of our registration innovations was to print each horse’s picture directly on the
certificate. Each certificate has two pictures on the back, and the face is printed on the front of
the certificate. Horses with unusual white markings or facial markings will have those features
recorded as well. You may submit pictures in one of three formats: regular photographs; digital
scans on photographic paper or via email. I would like to stress that digital pictures must be
printed on glossy paper. I cannot use pictures that are printed on regular copy paper.
If you send pictures via email, they should be no larger than 400 kb and should be saved
as a .tif or .jpg. Picture files saved as a .gif extension have been compressed and do not
reproduce well. If you send me pictures by email, please notify me in advance that you will be
sending picture file attachments.
All photos should be taken in open space, preferably in the morning or early afternoon.
Pictures with lots of shadows do not scan well, and the horse’s true color is difficult to reproduce.
Trees or other busy landscape should be out of the background whenever possible. I require
pictures of both sides as well as a front and a rear as well as a close-up photo of the head/face.
For more information, please contact Gretchen Patterson, 202 Forest Trail Rd., Marshall, TX,
75672 or by email: tpranch@marshalltx.lcom My night time telephone is 903-407-3260.

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This fall was the busiest time of year by far. Almost every weekend, September through
November, the girls and I were away with our horses, talking about them, showing them, and mostly
having fun with our four-legged friends.
We spent Labor Day weekend at the Champlain Valley fair in Essex, Vermont, exhibiting our
horses in the breed tent. It felt like thousands of people came by to visit the horses and ask questions. This
was the most visually stimulating place the horses have ever been. Huge 6 foot oxen, carnival rides, all
sorts of odd animals, and the horses took it stride.
The following weekend, Tory, Eliza, and I rode on a 15 -mile benefit trail ride in the Adirondacks.
We were guests of the sponsors of the ride and afterwards I was invited to give a presentation about
Colonial Spanish horses. It reminded me that advertising does pay off as many of the riders asked if our
horses were the same type that were written about in Trail Rider magazine last year.
On September 23, Adelantado, all 13.3 hands of him won first and second place at a dressage
show held at beautiful dressage facility on Lake Champlain. I rode him in two training level tests and his
scores of 68% and 65% made us so proud. It was quite a surprise when we learned how well we placed,
considering the big, fancy warmbloods competing in our division.
September 29, Morado and I competed in our first competitive distance ride and tied for 5th place.
Held in southern Vermont, this ride is known for its challenging terrain but it didn't seem to bother Morado,
although he and I did feel the 30 miles the next day! The conditioning program throughout the summer
prepared us for the hilly trails and also made it clear where there is room for improvement. The Colonial
Spanish horses were well represented on the ride with Cornelia Agnew and her Baca Chica Farm gelding
Q, and Ida Spaulding riding her Karma Farms mare, Layla. The three of us had a great time and look
forward to doing more rides together next season.
Three days after the ride we loaded up Adelantado, Morado, Ringo, and Rompy, and headed to the
annual meeting in Indiana. First stop was Pennsylvania to drop off Rompy, a 6 year old Baca gelding, to his
new owners, Annie and Ralph Smith. Annie fell in love with Rompy the first day she laid eyes on him at
Red Road Farm, and even though she wasn't looking for her third horse, she could not resist his kind eyes!
They are a perfect match and he is so happy in his new home. Annie and Ralph have become wonderful
friends of ours and the horses.
Once at the annual meeting, we cherished the time visiting with everyone and meeting people new
to the HOA. We were especially proud to have our three Baca horses there for a reunion with Joty and
Virginia Baca, and Annette. Tory and Eliza were presented Buckaroo awards by the HOA for their
accumulation of points in the awards program. The beautiful hand-made metal plaques donated by Dorothy
Koenig are now admired by all who come to the barn where they are displayed.
Once back from Indiana, we were able to catch our breath before heading to the Equine Affaire in
Massachusetts November 8-11. (see story on page 2). Wrapping up the season, November 27th two young
colts from Baca Chica Farm arrived just in time for snow. Augustine, a weanling, and Galan, a yearling,
have instantly grown winter coats and acclimated to the climate change. I am still amazed by the hardiness
of these horses. Both youngsters are sales projects, but I sure wouldn't mind holding on to them for a while.
Augustine is a full brother to Ringo and I can tell already he has that same dog-like personality. Galan is a
cousin to Morado and Adelantado, and I notice many similarities of personality.
Now that we are into winter hibernation here in the northeast, I can take a few months to plan our
events for 2008. Already on the calendar are fairs and expos starting in March, horse shows in May,
distance rides starting in June. It will be another year of opportunity to showcase the Colonial Spanish
horses in this region and beyond. Now with the growing number of CS horse owners in Vermont, we look
forward to working together, continuing to educate and promote in whatever ways we can. Our common
interest - America’s first horse.
May 2008 bring peace and joy for everyone,
Stephanie
On The Tracks of Adelantado
by Stephanie Lockhart

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Easy to train. Easy to keep.
Great endurance horse!
Help conserve a threatened breed. All Corolla horses
are eligible for registration with HOA! Adoption fee: $600
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252-453-8002

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903-407-0298
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Book your good mares to our champion and champion producing stallions.
Standing for 2008: Rowdy Yates, Building A Mystery, Locomotion, Brother
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Why not the best
Crooked Fence Acres
Tom and Della Norush--Doug and Dawn Norush
2295 E. 230 N.
Attica, ID 47918
Phone: 765-762-6628
email: tomnorush@horseoftheamericas.com
Standing “Dancing
Fire” by out of Little Star
Sparkling. Sire of color,
temperament and
conformation. His foals
include the HOA essay colt
Cara’s Spitfire.
We like the East/West cross and often have
nice weanlings and other young stock for
sale by Dancin’ Fire and Yellow
Thunder. Our broodmare band is selected
for sweet-tempered people-oriented horses
like Wind-Blown Flame, dam of
Cara’s Spitfire, seen here with her May
2007 filly.

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Home of “Tambourine Man”
Colonial Spanish Amber Champagne Overo by Choctaw Sun Dance out of Kiowa Morning
Song. Registered with HOA, AIHR and SSMA.NATRC National Champion Sire.
2008 stallion fee: $350. LFG
Gretchen Patterson
202 Forest Trail
Marshall, Texas 75671
Phone 903-938-2908 or
(cell) 903-407-3260.
Email: tpranch@marshalltx.com
Website: www.horsemassage.com
COLONIAL SPANISH-- AMERICA’S FIRST HORSE
2295 E. 1230 N.
ATTICA, IN 47918