Archive 2009

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We Invite you to attend a 2010 MAAB Sponsored Event !!! April 24, 10:30 a.m. at Bilgrien stables in Fort Atkinson. Featuring Dr. Andy Schmidt speaking on fetal sexing/breeding management and Jessica Cole and David Bilgrien speaking on judging young horses for halter and performance potential. Click here for a brochure with complete details.
WR Bravissimo++ Earns Legion of Merit
WAHA Point System Congrats
2009 US Nationals Candids
Fall Training Special
GLAHA Show
WDHA/WAHA Recap
2009 Region 10 Championships
Update on Afirey Grace
Sahara Sands
MAHA Spring Fling
JCTS' farrier (Dean Johanningmeier) featured in the Wisconsin State Journal

Archives of Previous News:	2008	Fall Photo Shoot, Show Season News, Flood of 2008, Afire Bey V Filly of 2008
	2006-07:	Cookie Cow Chasin, Fall/Winter Clinics, Farewell Sandhill Spinnaker, Introducing Johnny Dangerously
	2004-05:	Shows and Highlights
	2003:	Shows, Nationals, Farm Highlights

WR Bravissimo++ Earns Legion of Merit

Big kudos to WR Bravissimo++ and Kristen Johnson on earning those coveted two plusses!		Very few horses ever achieve this honor, and Bravissimo++ is only seven years old! It makes one wonder what else is in store for him!

	Congratulations to breeders Don and Lisa Camacho, trainers Jessica Cole and Dave Bilgrien, Owner Kristen Johnson, and sponsors Gary Johnson and Dane Scag. Special thanks to veterinarian Dr. Dean Meyer, farrier Dean Johanningmeier, and chiropractor Dawn Vandecastle.

It takes a great team to make great things happen!

2009 WAHA Point System Congrats

Winner	Owner	Division	Placing
Jazzmyne Breeze	Lois Marx	PB English 5 & Under	Champion
		PB Halter Mares 4 & Over	Champion
		Overall High Point PB Halter Mare
		Overall High Point PB Performance & Halter Horse
		PB WAHA Legion of Supreme Merit
STA A Horse Afire	Lois Marx	PB English 5 & Under	Reserve Champion
Lois Marx		PB Senior Exhibitor 40 & Over	Reserve Champion
Idlis Last Shadow	Ashley Viney	PB Hunter 6 & Over	Champion
Ashley Viney		PB Senior Exhibitor 18-39	Third
WR Bravissimo	Kristen Johnson	HA Hunter	Third
		HA Halter Geldings 4 & Over	Third
Kristen Johnson		HA Senior Exhibitor 18-39	Third
Johnny Dangerously	Bevra Cole	HA English	Champion
		HA Halter Geldings 4 & Over	Reserve Champion
		Overall High Point HA Performance Horse
		HA WAHA Legion of Merit

Happy winners and their families at the banquet:
Ashley Viney & cousin Lauren Christen	Bev Cole, Ashley Viney Jessica Cole, Lois Marx	The Viney Family: Crystal, Ashley, John

2009 US Nationals Candids 2009

Fall Training Special

Our popular annual Fall and Winter Training Special will run from September 1st to December 31st. Send your youngsters to get started, put some polish on a sales horse, or get a jump on your competition for the 2010 show season. Reduced training rates will be $635 per month for full training. Space is limited, so call or email to reserve your spot. Click for pdf of Fall Special Flyer.

2009 GLAHA Show

The Great Lakes Arabian Horse Association Show is an annual favorite for JCTS clients! It’s a long, but scenic drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but the wonderful atmosphere and history of years of fun at the show in Norway, Michigan, make the miles worth it! This year marked our best results ever! Congratulations to:

Champion Country English Pleasure AOTR Jazzmyne Breeze owned and shown by Lois Marx. Jazz and Lois also won the AATR Class. In addition, Jazz also won her Halter Class and was Reserve Champion Mare shown by Jessica Cole!
Champion Half Arabian Country Pleasure Open Johnny Dangerously, owned by Bev Cole and shown by Jessica Cole Johnny also won the regular Open Country Class and the Half Arabian Show Hack Class as well. Shown at the right, Johnny wins his first Show Hack class at the 2008 WAHA August Show.
Champion Half Arabian Western Open It’s A Dun Deal, owned by Gail Hayek and Shown by Jessica Cole. It’s a Dun Deal was also Reserve Champion Half Arabian Halter Gelding shown by Jessica. This was only the second show of his life and it was his first time out under saddle EVER! Reserve Champion Hunter Pleasure AOTR Idlis Last Shadow, owned and shown by Ashley Viney. Ashley and Shadow also won two other classes.
Reserve Champion Half Arabian Mare Hoop Dance, owned by Dave, Bev, and Jessica Cole and shown by Jessica. This was Hoop Dance’s first show! Shown at the right, Hoops also enjoyed schooling under saddle at the show.
	John Viney treated us all to some really special "Tailgate Omelettes"* at the GLAHA Show! They were wonderful!*

2009 WDHA / WAHA Recap

The two, two day, back-to-back shows in Milwaukee each Memorial Day weekend are always competitive. This year was no exception. To make things even more challenging, Jessica caught a case of the flu this year and completely lost her voice! Thanks to the great crew & customers who stepped up to the plate to keep things rolling smoothly, especially Kristen Johnson, Ashley Viney, and Megan Christen, Kristen was "head groom" for the weekend with Ashley and Megan assisting along with helpful hands from many of the clients.
The results were even more impressive: With another lovely picture by Ashley Viney Crystal Viney (her mom) visits with Sadie Dumbleton. Beautiful plantings by Lois Marx's Emerald Green Landscaping, Sauk City, WI	Champion HA Hunter AOTR with WR Bravissimo and Kristen Johnson! Reserve Champion PB Hunter AOTR Idlis Last Shadow and Ashley Viney First Place PB English Junior Horse STA A Horse Afire owned by Lois Marx Second Place PB Country English Pleasure Open & AOTR The Scorpion King owned by Sadie Dumbleton Second Place HA/AA Show Hack Johnny Dangerously owned by Bev Cole
Jr. Champion HA Gelding Golden High Noon Sun owned by Debbie Alt.	Multiple Firsts in Western Pleasure Open & AOTR Outrageous Raves owned by Jamie Buedler

Reserve Champion HA Gelding It's A Dun Deal owned by Gail Hayek	First Place PB Country Junior Horse Jazzmyne Breeze owned by Lois Marx

2009 Region 10 Championships

As you can see, JCTS had a very successful show at the 2009 Region 10 Championships in St. Paul, MN. Thanks so much for the beautiful landscaping to Lois Marx and Emerald Green Landscaping of Sauk City, Wisconsin.		Photo by Ashley Viney

Congratulations to:
Reserve Champion PB Hunter AOTR Select Rider Idli's Last Shadow owned & shown by Ashley Viney	Reserve Champion HA Saddle/Pleasure Gelding Johnny Dangerously, owned by Bev Cole, shown by Dave Bilgrien Reserve Champion PB Country Junior Horse Jazzmyne Breeze, bred & owned by Lois Marx, shown by Jessica Cole Top Five HA Show Hack, Johnny Dangerously owned by Bev Cole, shown by Jessica Cole

Top Five HA Stock/Hunter Gelding AOTH WR Bravissimo owned & shown by Kristen Johnson. Looking great here at the 2008 WAHA August Show	Reserve Champion PB English Junior Horse STA A Horse Afire owned by Lois Marx, shown by Jessica Cole

Top Five PB Country Pleasure AOTR Select Rider The Scorpion King owned & shown by Sadie Dumbleton

2009 Update on Afirey Grace

Please enjoy a few June 2009 snapshots of Afirey Grace (Afire Bey V X Grace Notes) fresh out of the pasture. She is growing up to be quite promising!


One of the most exciting pieces of Spring news at JCTS is that Grace Notes is back in foal to All Time Leading Sire of Champions Afire Bey V for 2010. This foal will be a full sibling to Afirey Grace. Offers on the 2010 foal may be considered.

JCTS's Farrier Featured in the Wisconsin State Journal

We were delighted to see our farrier, Dean Johanningmeier, featured in a front page article in the Wisconsin State Journal. He is fantastic and well deserving of the admiration of George Hesselberg, who wrote the article, learned a lot, and admired Dean tremendously. Click the link to read the article online in the Journals archives. http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/index.php?ntid=447417

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2009 Sahara Sands

The early May show in St. Paul, MN always seems to be chilly and raw, and this year was no exception! We generally take a fairly small string to this show but always have an enjoyable time, weather notwithstanding!
Huge congratulations this year for STA A Horse Afire, Lois Marx's electric young four year old purebred Junior English horse by Afire Bey V. A Horse Afire made his show ring debut at Sahara Sands, turning in a very exciting performance and winning his class.		(Pictured in 2008 with Jessica Cole up) Kudos also to Idlis Last Shadow and Ashley Viney, who were Hunter Pleasure AOTR champions in some of the toughest hunter competition you can find anywhere outside the U. S. Nationals.

2009 MAHA Spring Fling

Our 2009 season started with a several firsts and seconds at the Winona Spring Fling, along with numerous other good placings! We are excited to have our best group of horses ever and blessed to have a wonderful bunch of fun and supportive clients! Next stop will be the Sahara Sands show in St. Paul, MN.
The handsome Heritage Bey King Gelding, The Scorpion King, and owner Sadie Dumbleton.	The Scorpion King presents a high quality \| picture in Country Pleasure.
The Scorpion King and Sadie Dumbleton put in a good performance to qualify for Region 10 in their first outing together.	Coming across the ring, Grace Notes and Jessica Cole. Grace Notes was unshown prior to this show, but as you can see, she quickly decided she LIKES the show ring!
Ears up and tail up--that's Grace Notes!	Grace Notes made her debut at Winona. At age six, she is just coming out after raising an exceptional Afire Bey V Filly last year.
Jazzmyne Breeze and Lois Marx in the practice ring at Winona. Lois WON her very first Country AOTR Class on Jazz, who is still a Junior Horse.	Another shot of Jazz and Lois. Lois bred and raised this elegant daughter of DS Major Afire.
Outrageous Raves and Jamie Buedler demonstrating their lovely jog.	Outrageous Raves and Jamie Buedler placed well in some large and competitive AOTR classes.
Ashley Viney's big white hunter, Idlis' Last Shadow, continued his winning ways in Winona.	This shot is from the 2008 show season, but represents Shadow's quality and athleticism well. He turned in several good performances in Winona and was well-rewarded.