2018 October Issue PASO Magazine

ROUND TOWN
| HOOFBEAT & TRAIL TALES
By Bec Braitling
s s summer starts winding down,
my sights are now set on
the fall show season. I do enjoy
staying a little closer to home,
having just returned from trips
with horses to compete at The
Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell,
Montana and the American
Eventing Championships in
Parker, Colorado.
Whilst I enjoy paying less
than $4 a gallon for diesel, nothing
compares to the feeling I get
when I drive along CA-46 and
see the hills of Paso Robles unfold
ahead of me. Traveling with
a trailer full of show horses for
over 20 hours requires a lot of
pre planning and a small amount
of good luck. I’ve become somewhat
of an amateur mechanic,
expert tire changer, road side horse
wrangler but unfortunately remain
a terrible singer. Here’s what’s
happening around town this
month. If you’d like your clinic or
event added to our calendar email
bec@pasomagazine.com.
Central Coast native Andrea
Baxter has just returned from the
trip of a lifetime with her 13-yearold
Creston-bred Thoroughbred
‘Indy 500.’ The pair just tackled
what is widely considered the most
gruelling three day event in the
world, The Land Rover Burghley
Horse Trials in Stamford, England.
This is the second year they’ve embarked
on this massive trip, this
year finishing in 36th out of 80
starters.
Andrea now has her sights set
on traveling to the UK again next
year, this time they’re aiming for
the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton
Horse Trials, May 1-5 2019.
“I have so many emotions right
now, I actually can’t believe we did
it!” said Baxter upon her return
this week. ‘Indy’ will remain in
quarantine at LAX for a few days
before returning to Twin Rivers
Ranch for some much deserved
downtime this fall. You can follow
Andrea’s adventures at www.
twinrivershorsepark.com/estrella
-equestrian.
As one of the top Quarter
Horse shows on the West Coast,
and a premier destination for horse
people, the Fall Classic Quarter
Horse Show & Futurity and
EMO California State Championships
are a much-anticipated
stop on the fall Quarter Horse
show schedule. This year’s judges
are Michele Pearson, Debbie
Cooper, Kelly Smith, Suzy Jeanne,
Doug Huls, Lita Hottel.
The show includes a full slate of
Western and English rail classes, including
Ranch Riding, a 3-year old
Trail Futurity and new for 2018 –
Reining classes for Novice Amateur,
Amateur, Junior and Senior Horses.
In addition, the show features a separate
day for the EMO California
State Championship show, which
offers PCQHA top exhibitors an
opportunity to compete for the
coveted title of “California State
Champion” and take home a beautiful
Silverado Silversmith Silver
Buckle. Check it out, October 3-7
at the Paso Robles Event Centre.
October 3-7: Fall Classic Quarter
Horse Show & Futurity and
The EMO California State Championships
ramp up for signature
event, Paso Robles Events Center,
Paso Robles. Free admission,
contact Heidi heidi.horseshows@
gmail.com for more information.
October 13-14: Harvest Special
Schooling Show, Paso Robles
Horse Park. Contact info@
pasorobleshorsepark.com for more
information or visit www.pasorobleshorsepark.com
for class schedules
and times. Spectators welcome,
great food available on site.
October 24-25: Melissa Creswick
clinic at Four Corners
18 | pasomagazine.com PASO Magazine, October 2018