ATA General Business Archives

Dr. Robert Baird (2/99)
Sales List Info (1/99)
The 1998 ATA Membership Meeting (12/98)
From The Board (12/98)
The 1998 Auction Sale Results (12/98)
From The Inspection Committee (12/98)
Wanted: Trakehner Breeding Farm Features (10/98)
ATA Inspections (7/98)
New Colors in ATA Sweatshirts (5/98)
Federation of North American Sport Horse Registries Meeting in Chicago (3/98)
High Bidders - 1997 Stallion Service Auction (1/98)
ATA Booth Banners Missing (1/98)
Notice to Writers and Journelists (11/97)
Notes From the 1997 Annual Membership Meeting (11/97)
From The Board (11/97)
Annual Meeting Educational Session (11/97)
1997 ATA Auction Sale Results (11/97)
Refund Policy on Inspection Candidates (9/97)
Equitana USA 1997 - A Success (9/97)
Excel - Your Chance To Help the ATA (7/97)

DR. ROBERT BAIRD (Feb 1999)

With great sorrow we must report that Dr. Robert Baird, 67, of Unionville, Ontario, past president, distinguished member, co-chairman of the Inspection Committee of the American Trakehner Association, and Chef d'Equipe as well as Chef de Mission of the Canadian Equestrian Team at many Olympic and World Equestrian Games, died of cancer on December 18, 1998. He had been fighting the disease for several years but lost the battle after having been stricken again in February 1998.

Dr. Baird was born in Scotland to a family of Clydesdale and Standardbred breeders. He proudly recalled that his grandfather was the British Standardbred racing champion at Aintree in 1903. Dr. Baird was drafted into the Royal Air Force in 1950 and served two years in Germany. In 1958 he graduated from Glasgow University with a doctorate in medicine. He practiced general medicine first in Scotland and then in Australia for two years. In 1967 he emigrated to Canada where he continued his general practice until he retired early in 1998.

In 1968, he joined the Eglinton Hunt and was its president for six years. During that time, he met several officials of the Canadian Equestrian Team. In 1976 he became the physician of the Canadian Three-Day Event team, continuing to serve as an official of the team until 1998, first as Chef d'Equipe for the Three-Day-Event Team and then as Chef de Mission for all five disciplines.

He joined the American Trakehner Association in 1975, having been introduced to Trakehners by the Schickedanz family, his close friends. He was treasurer of the ATA from 1981 to 1986 and president from 1986 to 1990. In 1997 he was made a Distinguished Member. As a member of the ATA's Inspection Committee since 1984, his excellent "bedside manner" was of great benefit to novice presenters all over North America.

Dr. Baird was also an outstanding administrator and organizer, and his behind-the-scenes efforts will be sorely missed. He was still contacting mare inspectors and inspection organizers as well as ATA staff from his hospital bed less than two weeks before his death.

Survivors include his wife Margaret, an internationally renowned orchid expert, their three daughters, Anne, Fiona with husband Allen, and Katriona, as well as three grandchildren, Alex, Laura, and Olivia.

AMERICAN TRAKEHNER ASSOCIATION SALES LIST (Jan 1999)

Sales Application Forms are available from the American Trakehner Association Central Office, 1520 W Church Street, Newark, OH 43055, Phone 740-344-1111 — Fax 740-344-3225 — E-Mail atahorses@aol.com

THE 1998 ATA MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Dec 1998)

More than 100 ATA members gathered in Columbus, OH, on October 30 to attend the annual membership meeting. They elected a new president, Sam Eidt of Toney, AL, a new vice-president, Allen MacMillan of Huntington, IN, and re-elected Cindy Fortin, Leonardtown, MD, as Secretary.

A total of five members were nominated for the Board of Trustees to fill the three positions vacated by Allen MacMillan, Diane Means, and Sue Williams. Elected were: Helen Gibble, Sterling, VA; John Krenger, Woodstock, IL, and Leo Whinery, Noble, OK.

Ed Mayer, Anderson, IN, Barbara Sackett, Riverside, CA, and Terry Williams, Middleport, NY, were elected to the Nominating Committee. The Board of Trustees later appointed John Krenger and Shawnda Nadeau, St. Benoit, QC, to the Nominating Committee as Board representatives.

The Nominating Committee members will elect a chairman from among themselves. All of them are available to hear member suggestions for next year's nominees.

Marcia Johnson's Treasurer's report revealed that, considering the association's reserves, the ATA continues to be in sound financial shape. By the end of September 1998, overall income was down more than $6,600 compared to the same period last year. This decrease is due primarily to reduced income from registration and breeding related fees, down $6,400 and $7,500, respectively. Increased inspection revenues of $8,600 for stallions and $6,000 for mares have helped offset these reductions.

Overall expenses are up almost $13,000 so far in 1998 compared to the same period in 1997. Increased costs for insurance and inspections, greater outlays for advertising made earlier in the year, and legal fees associated with the Trakehner trademark all contribute to this rise in expenses.

As a result of the above changes, the association has expenses in excess of revenues of $6,618.11 as of the end of September 1998, compared to an excess of revenue over expenses of $13,012.97 for the same period in 1997.

Treasurer Marcia Johnson will provide a report for the full year 1998 to the Board of Trustees in the spring, which will then be published in Trakehner Times.

Registration Committee Chairman Helen Gibble reported that the number of 368 horses newly registered in the first nine months of 1998 exceeds the total number of 341 horses registered all year in 1997. A total of 118 mares were transferred to the Official Stud Book so far in 1998 (the majority having applied and paid for before December 31, 1997) and 35 mares were admitted into the Preliminary Stud Book (10 Anglo-Trakehners, 22 Thoroughbreds, and 3 Arabians). More detailed statistics are available from the Central Office upon request.

President Cornelison announced that Helen Gibble had resigned from the position as Registration Committee chairman and that this job was now being handled by Barbara Sackett. The members showed their appreciation for Helen Gibble's work by giving her an extended standing ovation.

All of the proposed amendments were adopted, with an additional amendment being made to Part II, Article XV, §2, relating to the naming of horses. The full paragraph now reads as follows:

President Cornelison announced to the members that the Board had decided to hold next year's central stallion inspection in connection with EQUITANA USA in Louisville, KY, June 10-13. This subject raised a lot of discussion and President Cornelison emphasized that it was of utmost importance for the ATA to give an excellent impression to the many non-Trakehner people that will attend this renowned horse fair. The Board later appointed a committee, co-chaired by Cindy Fortin, Leonardtown, MD, and Robin Koenig, Middleburg, VA, to handle all necessary preparations. Other members of the committee are President Sam Eidt, Brad Kerbs, Eureka, MO; Terry Williams, Middleport, NY; Ann Rogers, Slippery Rock, PA; Allen MacMillan, Huntington, IN; Joan Peyton, Upperville, VA; Michael Loew, New Market, ON; and Shawnda Nadeau, St. Benoit, QC. Please feel free to contact any committee member if you have ideas or can help out before or at the inspection.

Since ATA Corporate Regulations still require the annual membership meeting to be held in the last quarter of each calendar year, a motion to change the regulations in this respect having failed, the Board decided that the 1998 annual membership meeting (without horses) will take place in Orlando, FL, the weekend of November 5-6. Details on this will be published in a later Trakehner Times.

Over at the fairgrounds, horse activities filled the Cooper Arena all day Thursday, Friday afternoon and evening, and all day Saturday. The results of the stallion and mare inspections, the Mare Show, and the ATA Sale appear elsewhere in this issue, as does a report on the educational session held at the hotel during the Welcome Reception.

FROM THE BOARD (Dec 1998)

At its meeting in Columbus, OH, in conjunction with the ATA annual membership meeting, the Board of Trustees made the following decisions:

Lot#	Horse	New Owner	$
1	Domefeu, 1, F., by Zauberklang	RNA
2	Darien, 1, G., by Enrico Caruso	Charles Wharton, GA	3,700
3	Navar. 3, F., by Abdullah	RNA
4	Domglöckchen, 5, M, by Domritter	A.K. Burkhart, OH	4,000
6	Lacy, 2, F., by Kitfox	RNA
7	Trevor’s Tribulation, weanling colt by Tribute	Ann Clark, IN	2,000
9	Riverdancer, 1, F., by Donaufürst	Charles Wharton, GA	3,450
10	Dahlie, 11, M., by Topas II	Supplicant’s Acre, OH	7,000
12	Ascention, 1, C., by Sonset’s Sieger	Maureen Fagan, OH	2,700
13	Special Envoy, 2, F., by Schönfeld	Lois Henson, OH	2,300
14	S. Capade, 5, M., by Enrico Caruso	Deborah Schuster, OH	15,500
15	Prinz Sokrates, 13, S., by Sokrates	RNA
16	Halsted, 3, M., by Kitfox	RNA
17	Repartee, 3, M. by Bukephalos	Susan Richards, OH	8,500
19	Rothschild, 5, G. by Machandel	RNA
20	Tamarisk, 9, M., by Enrico Caruso	Lawrence Beck, MI	9,100
21	Pyrrhic, 5, G., by Tarim	Judy Kindree, MI	7,200
22	Linde, 16, M., by Schwarzdorn	Teryl A. Long, IN	5,000
23	Frau Roulette, 7, M., by Ith	Louise Peterson, VA	7,000*
24	Dominikus, 3, G., by Zauberklang	Walene & Jamie Borowske, OH	10,000*
25	Solingen, 11, M. by Solist	RNA

FROM THE INSPECTION COMMITTEE

TERRY WILLIAMS, Middleport, NY, will be added to the Stallion Inspection Team, for one year only, and without a vote. After one year, he will step down and a second potential inspector will take his place. In the third year, one of the two will hopefully be appointed as a full inspector for the usual 3 year term, with a vote. It is also anticipated that probationary stallion inspectors, after several months of supervision, will be permitted to stand alone as mare inspectors, renewable after two years and then 3 yearly.

RHEA GIBBLE, Middleburg, VA, has been added to the mare inspector team. She will be under supervision for several months. There-after she may stand alone for two years, and thereafter for three years.

WANTED: TRAKEHNER BREEDING FARM FEATURES (Oct 1998)

Are you a Trakehner breeder and have not yet had your farm highlighted in the "Featured Farms" section of the AMERICAN TRAKEHNER magazine? If so, please send your name, phone number, and a brief introduction about your farm to Rita Chavez for consideration in the 1999 Performance Issue. The Featured Farms write-up is an excellent way for you to show off your farm and your Trakehners!

Send to:
Rita Chavez, Performance Issue Editor,
201 E. Chapel Lane,
Midland, MI 48642

517-496-844 (day)
517-631-5046 (eve)
E-mail: rwchavez@hotmail.com

ATA INSPECTIONS (July 1998)

Normally, there are two "official" inspections each year in the fall, one east and one west. The sites may vary somewhat, but at each, stallions and mares may be inspected if there is a sufficient number of applicants.

Please note that regional stallion inspections are permitted at any time. However, for Trakehner stallions, there must be at least four stallions in the group. This number may be reduced for the TB Stallion Pilot Program, or with the approval of the Board of Trustees for Trakehner stallions. (The ATA/Trakehner Verband Agreement requires the presence of a representative of the Trakehner Verband at Trakehner stallion inspections. This representatvie may be a member of the ATA, appointed by the Trakehner Verband.)

ATA Members wishing to hold a local or regional inspection must make the request through the office, giving at least two acceptable dates, according to the following schedule:

For Inspections in January, February, or March - submit request by August 31 of the preceding year.

For Inspections from April through September 15 - submit request by December 31 of the preceding year.

Unless there are special or extenuating circumstances, no local or regional inspections will be held between September 15 and December 31 each year.

NEW COLORS IN ATA SWEATSHIRTS (May/June 1998)

The highly popular teal, or jade, color for ATA sweat suits and T-shirts is no longer being manufactured. A few T-shirts of that color are still available in the ATA office. After that, a new color of khaki will replace the teal. Khaki shirts, pants and T-shirts are available with navy or hunter green logo. Other available colors are black with white logo, burgundy with white, hunter green with cream, navy with white. If you prefer another combination of shirt color and logo, let the office know. Most likely we will be able to special-order it. The prices have not changed. Sweatshirts and sweat pants are $20 each, T-shirts are $10, plus the usual shipping and handling charges.

Federation of North American Sport Horse Registries Meeting in Chicago (Mar/Apr 1998)

The Federation of North American Sport Horse Registries met on February 14 in Chicago, IL. The International Sporthorse Registry/Oldenburg NA hosted the meeting. Other registries represented were the American Holsteiner Horse Association, the American Hanoverian Society, the American Trakehner Association, the Belgian Warmblood Breeding Association/North American District, the Swedish Warmblood Association of North America, and the North American Department of the Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook. The Representatives present discussed and approved protocol and a fee schedule for the 1998 100-day test to be held at Paxton Farm, Batavia, OH. Details will be reported in an upcoming newsletter.

Plans are underway for the Federation to publish a booklet explaining the differences between the various member registries. The booklet will include registration procedures and information on the different stud books and the qualifications for each. It is hoped that the booklet will be a useful tool for warmblood breeders, particularly those standing stallions of more than one breed.

The Federation also discussed creating uniform breeding certificates to simplify paperwork for owners of more than one warmblood breed. If implemented, the certificates would be identical for all Federation registries except that each registry would have its own logo and address on the forms they issued. If you have a comment regarding this idea, please contact Charee Adams at the ATA central office. This subject will be discussed at the ATA Board of Trustees meeting in April. The ATA will report back to the Federation on this subject at the next Federation meeting, November 22, 1998.

Additional topics of discussion were EVA, CEM, the USDF Breed Show Judges Training Program, USDF Breeder's Sweepstakes, the Performance Horse Line, Federation Logo, requirements for Federation membership, and the Breeder's Symposium to be held at Hilltop Farm on June 26 and 27, 1998.

HIGH BIDDERS - ATA 1997 STALLION SERVICE AUCTION - 2004 FUTURITY (Jan/Feb 1998)

Stallion	High Bidder	Location	Bid Amount
Advocate	F. Rockhold III	Campbellsville, KY	$ 951.00
Amethyst	Susan Helms	Georgetown, PA	916.75
Borallis	Gail Krall	Peachland, NC	377.00
Bütow	D. Schlottmann	Boyceville, WI	1,282.00
Carino	Gail Krall	Peachland, PA	500.00
Domritter	Cheryl Fossesca	Canfield, OH	859.92
Favian	Patricia Sullivan	Solvang, CA	630.00
Gideon	C. Guernon	Melbourne, QC	807.07
Graditz	Lori Whitley	Medford, OR	1,389.77
Hailo	Carola E. Stoney	Drain, OR	1,309.00
Hennessey	F. Rockhold III	Campbellsville, KY	1,000.00
Horizon	Francis Daigle	Talbott, TN	685.00
Impressionist	Dawn Ellsworth	Magalia, CA	783.00
Inselkönig	Guy VanStraelen	Black Forest, CO	500.00
Insterfürst	Sharyl S. Hilliard	Betheson, OH	788.10
Justiz	Gail Krall	Peachland, NC	713.00
Kantor II	Healther Bell	Loomis, CA	767.93
Kaspareit	M. Biederman	Brookville, IN	898.02
Leonidas	J.L. Pimentel	Panama City, FL	1,157.00
Martini	Chris Henderson	Ashville, NC	1,702.50
Mendelssohn	Mary Ewing	Sedalia, CO	1,000.00
Pennant	Dennis Wolf	Cordova, TN	861.99
Pikör	D. L. Schlottman	Boyceville, WI	637.00
Pregelstrand	Patricia Phelps	Weir, TX	1,311.00
Puszta's Diamant	Francis Daigle	Talbott, TN	680.00
Rüdiger	Lori Whitley	Medford, OR	876.59
Saxon	J. Fuelscher Stump	San Francisco, CA	1,017.00
Schönfeld	Toni L. Turk	Lancaster, OH	1,079.00
Sonset's Sieger	Sandra Burnard	Winterville, NC	707.50
Veneziano	Crystal Millman	Calgary, AB	908.00
Windwalzer	Zada Steidl	Fort Collins, CO	750.00
Zauberklang	Margaret Davenport	Ballston Spa, NY	913.00
		TOTAL	$28,758.14

Average Stud Fee of stallions bid on: $1,242.42
Average Bid: $871.46 = 70% of the average stud fee

ATA BOOTH BANNERS MISSING (Jan/Feb 1998)

The ATA office shipped the booth kits many places in 1996 and 1997. Sometimes the unpacking was done very hastily due to other demands on the office staff. In any case, both of the cloth banners are missing, and we did not notice which booth kits came back without them. If anyone can shed some light on the whereabouts of the banners, please contact Charee at the central office (614-344-1111). If you have one of the banners, please ship it back to the office so it will be ready to go out with the next booth kit. Thank you!

NOTICE TO WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS (Nov/Dec 1997)

Please be advised that anyone publishing information regarding the history of the Trakehner horse should first submit it for proofreading to Helen K. Gibble, Chairman of Registration, or Ursula M. Liakos, Historian, in care of the ATA Central Office. We encourage members to publish articles on the Trakehner but would like to avoid the confusion that even a small error can create. Thank you for your cooperation.

THE 1997 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Nov/Dec 1997)

Another year has passed and another meeting is behind us in the history of the American Trakehner Association. A good number of members cared enough to take time out from their duties to discuss matters dear to their hearts.

The first item of business on the agenda, the Treasurer's report, revealed that the financial situation of the ATA has improved somewhat. By the end of September 1997, overall income was up by $32,349.64 compared to the same period last year. The increased income originates primarily from several mare inspections held in 1997. Overall expenses were also up, by $4,790.82 over the same period in 1996. Yet, as of the end of September 1997 the Association had a net profit of $13,012.97 compared to a loss of $14,545.85 last year.

Treasurer Marcia Johnson will provide a report for the full year 1997 to the Board of Trustees in the spring, which will then be published in Trakehner Times.

Only a few committees submitted written reports to the membership, an indication probably that matters are running smoothly everywhere.

Advertising chairman Kim MacMillan reported on the ATA ad campaign during 1997 and indicated that for 1998 she plans to redesign the ATA's full page advertisement from the Olympic theme to something more all-around (Trakehner stallions topping the USDF and IHF/IJF sire lists, etc.). She is requesting input from members on anything relating to ATA advertising.

Under her second hat of Public Relations chairman, Kim MacMillan reported that Dr. Fred Rockhold had developed some more ATA promotional items -- stall door banners and decals for trucks and trailers. They were added to the list of other items the ATA has for sale. Please ask for a list from the Central Office. These items make wonderful Christmas gifts.

Registration chairman Helen Gibble reported that, in the first nine months of 1997, 316 horses were registered, compared to 309 for the same period last year. Fifty-six mares, more than twice the number of last year, were transferred to the Official Stud Book and 25 mares (6 last year) were accepted for the Preliminary Stud Book, bringing the total number of horses in our registry, living and dead, to 8,270. A copy of more detailed statistics is available from the Central Office for those interested.

The next item on the agenda was the proposed amendments to incorporate the imported frozen semen pilot program in the ATA rules and to make some housekeeping changes reflecting mandatory mare inspection. All amendments were accepted as submitted (Trakehner Times 5/97) except that in 5 (b) a few words were added so that this paragraph now reads as follows:

(b) All shipments of frozen semen must be accompanied by a certificate from the stallion owner/agent or the owner of the frozen semen as specified in Part II, Article XIII, of these Corporate Regulations.

Dr. Sam Eidt was re-elected in absentia as Vice President -- his wife Lucia had been seriously injured in a riding accident just days before the meeting but is now reported to be recovering nicely. Marcia Johnson was also re-elected as Treasurer without opposition.

Several nominations for the Board of Trustees were made from the floor and a run-off election was necessary between two of them. The elected trustees are as follows:

Robin Koenig, Middleburg, VA
Michael Loew, Newmarket, ON
Tom Nowaskey, Inverness, IL

Elected as member representatives to the Nominating Committee were:

Dr. Robert Baird, Unionville, ON
Dr. David Goodman, West Chester, PA
Marcia Johnson, Elgin, IL

The Board later added the following Board members:

Dr. Sam Eidt, Toney, AL
Shawnda Nadeau, St. Benoit, PQ

The Nominating Committee members will elect a chairman from among themselves. All of them are available to hear member suggestions for next year's nominees.

Before adjourning, members awarded Distinguished Memberships to Gerhard Schickedanz, unable to attend since he is still recovering from serious injuries received in an automobile accident in Alberta, and to Dr. Robert Baird for their long and faithful service to the Association from its earliest days.

Over at the fairgrounds, horse activities filled the Cooper Arena all day Thursday, Friday afternoon and evening, and all day Saturday. The results of the Mare Show and the ATA Sale appear elsewhere in this issue as does a report on the educational session held at the hotel before the Welcome Reception. The exhibition Friday night was well received and offered some interesting acts, all to the theme of "Going to the Movies."

Five Trakehner stallions were presented for breeding approval; two received the coveted title "Approved." They are:

GRAFIOSO by Graziello (by Amiego), out of Grenada by Mohammed
bred by Elsbeth Eismann, Buchholz, FRG , owned by Indian Creek Farms, Spring Branch, TX

RONDEL by Hennessey, out of Rastenau by Mahagoni
bred by Robin Koenig, Middleburg, VA , owned by Robin Koenig and Double W Partnership, Middleburg, VA

Congratulations to the owners of both!

In connection with all the Columbus activities, the ATA Central Office and all attending members extend heartfelt thanks to :

Doornhof Farm, Shaftsbury, VT
MidWest Trakehners
Sanctuary Farms, Woodstock, IL

for sponsoring the hospitality table and the wine and cheese table in the Cooper arena. Without you, many of us would not have had a chance to grab a bite -- and get our fluid household reestablished!

FROM THE BOARD (Nov/Dec 1997)

The ATA Board of Trustees also met during the events in Columbus, OH, and reports the following decisions:

Mare Inspections: The Board reduced the deadline for submission of applications for mare inspections from 90 days to six weeks before the inspection. All applications and original registration papers received after the deadline will be subject to a 50% surcharge.

Stallion Candidates: The Board agreed to the Inspection Committee's request to afford owners of 2- to 2-year-old colts an opportunity to have these colts given a non-binding, verbal pre-inspection for their potential as breeding stallions. The fee for this pre-inspection will be $50 which will not be applicable to any future inspection fees.

Stallion Inspection: The Inspection Committee added a second at-liberty phase to this year's inspection before the inspection of the stallions on the hard surface, right after the stallions were measured and vetted. The reason was that this would give the inspectors a more favorable first impression of the candidates than if they saw them the first time on the hard surface where they struggle to cope with the slippery footing. No scores were given for this phase this year since it had not been pre-announced. The Inspection Committee will evaluate their findings and report to the Board in the spring which might then officially change the sequence of the individual phases.

Annual Meeting Site: The Board had a long discussion on the advisability and feasibility of moving the Annual Meeting (including the horse activities) around the country and decided that it will be held in Columbus, OH, in 1998. Various alternate sites were discussed, the favorable ones usually either being too expensive or booked far into the future for the dates that we require. However, other sites continue to be evaluated by the committee and will be reported on to the Board at the spring meeting. Members are asked to report any possible sites in their areas to Annual Meeting chairman Cindy Fortin (301-475-5066).

ATA Web Site: The Board expressed its desire that all ATA horse information be available on or from one web site. Stallion owners having their own web sites are requested to give the ATA Office their Internet address so that links can be established from the ATA site to theirs.

ANNUAL MEETING EDUCATIONAL SESSION (Nov/Dec 1997)

The educational session at this year's ATA Annual Meeting was a presentation by Peter Bousun, DVM, on the importance of the back in a horse's performance ability. Dr. Bousun started by showing the differences in the center of gravity and way of moving between a biped human, quadruped horse and a hopping kangaroo. He reviewed the anatomy of the horse's back showing how the sternum (breastbone) prevents most movement between the ribs in the upper thoracic (chest) area of the back while a great deal of movement occurs in the lower thoracic area because of a lack of sternum connection. That allows for the normal "spring" in the horse's back and gaits. He also pointed out how important the abdominal muscles were in maintaining a correct back position.

On videotape, Dr. Bousun showed progressive dissection of a stillborn foal and demonstrated the movements possible in the back with and without the abdominal muscles present. This graphically showed the interrelationships of the abdominal muscles and back. He then progressed to videotape of a horse with a chronic "lameness" problem. At first glance it appeared the horse was leg lame, but the lameness persisted after limb blocking. Dr. Bousun then showed the "head bob" was due to what he called a "stuck" back. The horse was not using its back muscles properly. The horse was shown again after three weeks of exercises to free up the back muscles and strengthen the abdominal muscles. The "lameness" was gone.

Dr. Bousun also showed how the tail hairs will move back and forth only at the end if a horse is using its back correctly. Lastly Dr. Bousun showed a horse doing single tempi changes and discussed the local neurologic crossover connections in the spinal cord that allow this movement to occur.

Attendees found the lecture highly interesting and informative and talked about it for hours afterwards. Thanks to Education Committee chairman Jean Brinkman for arranging it!

THE 1997 ATA SALE (Nov/Dec 1997)

The policy stated here is not new, we are simply repeating it to call it to the attention of those who might be affected.

If you send in an application for a colt to be inspected either in Ohio or in California, and it turns out you will be unable to present him, this is what you must do:

If you know before October 1, inform the Central Office in writing by that date and you will receive a full refund.

If you withdraw him, in writing, between October 1 and October 29, you receive a refund of $100.

If you do not notify us in writing -- telephone calls to someone connected with the ATA, or the ATA office, are not sufficient -- you will receive NO REFUND.

If your horse should be injured or go lame on the way to the inspection or between the individual phases of the inspection, you may withdraw him by presenting a certificate from the of-ficial veterinarian at the site. In such a case, you may present the colt at a later date at no additional inspection fee, or you may opt to receive a refund of $100 of the inspection fee you paid.

If your horse is to be branded at the inspection site (hip or neck brand), a completed branding application must be on file in the ATA office before the date of the inspection. No horse will be branded without prior application and payment of fees, if applicable. (Neck brands require no fee but they do require an application.)

EQUITANA USA 1997 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VENTURE (Sept/Oct 1997)

Again this year I am happy to report that the Equitana USA event held in June in Louisville, KY, was very successful and, I believe, beneficial to promotion of the Trakehner in America. As last year, all stallion owners were invited to participate by sending funds for promotion of their stallions and their breeding program. However, the ATA Board of Directors this year authorized funds for the booth and most related expenses. They had also invested in a TV/VCR player for us to play stallion videos.

Same as last year, on ATA General Manager Charee Adams' trip down by truck from the ATA office in Newark, OH, it stormed wildly all the way to Louisville. Unfortunately for her, I was not able to arrive until Wednesday night so she had to unload her truck and set the booth up by herself. Fortunately for me, all I had to do was get there.

This year, the event promoters had made a few changes. The aisles were widened and the booths a bit smaller. Our booth was well situated in the West Hall in approximately the same place as last year, not too far from the entrance and close to the demonstration arena which attracted a constant crowd. They also expanded the floor space to include an entire new East Wing where the breed demonstrations were held.

For those of you who remember last year, foot traffic was heavy all four days. We weren't sure we would have the same amount of interest this year. To our very pleasant surprise, it was very busy and once again, by Thursday afternoon, we found ourselves saying, "We're getting low on supplies. I hope we have enough to last until Sunday!" Traffic remained solid and steady and didn't slow until late on Sunday.

Interest in the breed remained strong with a lot of people coming by for the single purpose of learning more about the Trakehner and the stallions in their area. Some stopped because they had heard about the breed and wanted more information, others because they had mares they wanted to breed, and still others because they had seen our breed demo and were impressed. Some people stopped to watch the TV monitor as it played tapes of the stallions whose owners had participated toward funding the ATA booth.

Charee tells the story of one woman who came in asking for stallions in her area, of which there were two. Charee plugged in the tape of the first stallion and, according to Charee, the woman acted like she was having a religious experience when she saw him and booked on the spot. All in all, the interest in the Trakehner horse remains strong and, I believe, is building. Again our racks were stripped of free information and magazines, and we sold a lot of merchandise.

I believe we all owe Mae Jean Fichter, Lexington, KY, a debt of gratitude for her unflagging dedication and hard work for the second year running. Starting weeks before the event she paid her riders (Linda Strine and J. M. Lander) to practice a pas de deux and then took four days out of her busy breeding season to haul her horses and riders approximately 150 miles round trip a day to put on a breed demonstration every afternoon. She also paid for her own stalls ($160) and contributed $150 toward supporting the ATA booth. This year once again she brought her stallion Schönfeld (by Meilenstein, out of Schönau II by Ordensglanz) and one of his daughters, Brown Eyed Girl, (reg. name Blumefeld, out of Celtic Vision xx by Celtic Cone xx, owned by Elizabeth Corey, Chicago, IL). After having had two foals, this beautiful mare, a previous hunter champion all over the country, had only been back under saddle for two weeks. The foal "Lexie" with her was by Hennessey (by Seigneur, out of Harfe VI by Flaneur). It ran free while Schönfeld and Brown Eyed Girl performed their pas de deux in the dressage-size arena. The music played softly while the announcer spoke of the breeding and elegance of the Trakehner and its international champions such as Amiego, Hannabal, Kronjuwel, Peron and Abdullah. The audience loved it.

I would also like to thank those who helped in the booth. Charee brought her mother, Carolyn Adams, and her aunt, Joann Coder. Sarah Whinery came in on Thursday and helped out when she could. Helen and Rhea Gibble sat in for us for a while on Saturday, and Leah Gray, all the way from Sherwood Park, AB, who runs the ATA booth at Spruce Meadows, came in and helped out on Sunday.

In reflecting on my two years of experience with Equitana USA, I found that we have an opportunity to reach out to an as yet unconverted group of thousands. These are people who have not as yet witnessed the talent, temperament and power of the warmblood, and in many cases, because the Trakehner takes such center stage at Equitana USA, their first impression of a warmblood is the Trakehner.

Our continued presence at Equitana USA and other events like this will, in the long run, benefit the breed by supporting all breeders in North America. I believe that, especially with our recent international successes, now is not the time to back off but to pounce.

Thanks again to those stallion owners and members who contributed to this effort:

ADDENDUM: Now that the breeding season is over, the stallion promotional season begins. I think our participation in Equitana USA has proven that we can pull together and work as a group toward one goal. Funds in the ATA budget for promotion are limited. However, to my view, promotion must come before revenue can begin. To serve the greater good then, we must promote the entire breed, and it will follow that every individual benefits.

To this end, I think combined advertising is an idea whose time has come. If we were to present ourselves as a group to national publications, we would carry a great deal of clout in regards to cost and placement and, at the same time, present a united front to the breeding community, thereby calling a greater amount of attention to our stallions and our breeders.

There is a small group of us who are willing to take on this task, but we would greatly appreciate input and ideas from other stallion owners and breeders within the ATA. For anyone who would like to contribute in ANY way, I would love a call at 510-938-1078 or email at dancefield@aol.com

EXCEL -- YOUR CHANCE TO HELP THE ATA (July/Aug 1997)

WHO IS EXCEL? -- Excel Telecommunications is the fastest growing long-distance telephone company in the fastest growing industry in America today. It is now fourth in the residential market and sixth overall. With its upcoming acquisition of Telco Communications and the new 10-a-minute service, Excel will have the capability to lower the cost of all of its services even more.

WHAT DOES EXCEL OFFER? -- Excel makes it possible for organizations and people to create an income simply by using the long-distance service. What does it offer its customers besides low rates?

HOW DOES THE USE OF EXCEL HELP THE ATA? -- Simply by changing your long-distance service to Excel, you will contribute to the ATA Rider/Education Fund every time you make a long-distance call. If you are reluctant to change because you are "happy" with your current carrier, ask yourself "why?" Are they offering you the lowest long-distance rates possible? Are they contributing to your association when you make a call? Doesn't it make sense to support your own interests? Nothing will change. You will be billed by your local carrier as usual and the quality will not change. You WILL notice a lower bill.

WHAT TO DO? Call Vanda Werner at 303-755-0313 or Fax 303-755-0344 for a Service Request Form. Our goal is to create a large enough base to help fund a program for upcoming competitors on Trakehners. Help us get there!

It's so easy and it costs you nothing!

	Member w/Reg. Horse	Member w/Non-Reg. Horse or Non-Member w/Reg. Horse	Non-Member w/ Non-Reg. Horse
1-5 horses	$ 35 each	$50 each	$65 each
6-10 horses	$175 total	$50 each	$65 each
11+ horses	$200 total	$50 each	$65 each

Lot #	Horse	New Owner	Amount
1	Thessalia	Lisa Philippo	3,300.00
2	Teyedings	Moira O'Connor	3,200.00
3	Syncro	Sold in Barn	RNA
4	Beck N Call	Maureen Fagan	1,350.00
5	Tannehauser	Laura Wharton	6,700.00
6	Lee Ann	Francis Daigle	3,000.00
7	Turning Point	Lisa Philippo	1,450.00
8	Satila	Sold in Barn	RNA
9	Reinten Zauber	Sarah Becker	5,200.00
10	Happygolucky	No Sale
11	Herrlich	No Sale
12	Ancel	Linda Kirkendall	5,900.00
13	Naughty Marietta	Sara Becker	6,100.00
14	Tahary v. Castell	Judy Yancey	5,500.00
15	Hannes	No Sale
16	Schönseiger	Sold in Barn	RNA
17	Hapril	No Sale
18	Forest Rose	Jan McCracken	4,800.00
19	Sturgeon Bay	Lisa Allen	2,600.00
20	Abdullar GS	No Sale
21	Palesteyen	Sold In Barn	RNA
22	Testarossa v. Castell	Carol Donaldson	3,500.00
23	Solingen	Sold in Barn	RNA
24	Demetrius	Janet Gerard	6,400.00
25	Infiniti	Laura Wharton	3,600.00
26	Absolute	No Sale
27	Ostara v. Rappenhof	Anna Marie Inman	4,100.00
28	Andora LaVella	No Sale