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The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County

in Affiliation with the

Tennessee Walking Horse
Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association

and the

Spotted Saddle Horse
Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association

Present the

Fifth Annual

Woodside Gaited Horse Show

Saturday, June 14, 2008
(start time at 10:00AM)

and

Sunday, June 15, 2008
(start time at 10:00AM)

at

The Horse Park at Woodside

Woodside, California

Featuring Lite Shod and Trail Pleasure

Tennessee Walking Horses
Spotted Saddle Horses
Peruvian Pasos
Icelandics
 

Judge
Stephen Brown

Ring Steward
Rita Almon, Executive Director, NCEFT
 

All proceeds benefit

Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Foundation
a 501 (c) (3) Charity Organization

and

National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy
a 501 (c) (3) Charity Organization

This show is a fund raiser sponsored by the Mounted Patrol Foundation,
an accredited 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.

All proceeds will be split between the Mounted Patrol Foundation and
the National Center for Equestrian Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT), also a 501(c)3 organization.

Your support and sponsorships may be tax deductible (which is way cool)
but you should consult your tax and legal folks to make sure you don't run afoul of the law
(which is our way of making a standard disclaimer so we don't get in trouble with the law, either!).

Make all checks (sponsorships, class entries, and anything else associated with the show) payable to
"Mounted Patrol Foundation" with "WGHS" noted in the comment field.

Mail checks to:

Ed Begun
PO Box 620196
Woodside, CA 94062

Past Champions

2007 - Sky Full of Gold, Patti Pollack for Pollack's Silver Spur Ranch
2006 - Push N for Pleasure, Patti Pollack for Pollack's Silver Spur Ranch
2005 - A Classical Jazz, Shelly Herman for Fran Cole
2004 - Our Mr. Hollywood, Patti Pollack for Pollack's Silver Spur Ranch
 

Click here to link to the 2007 Woodside Gaited Horse Show web page
Click here to link to the 2006 Woodside Gaited Horse Show web page
Click here to link to the 2005 Woodside Gaited Horse Show web page
Click here to link to the 2004 Woodside Gaited Horse Show web page

Click here to download a flyer for the Oktoberfest Horse Show for gaited horses in Santa Rosa, October 25-26

Once again,

Special Hotel Accommodations Courtesy of

Hilton Garden Inn, Cupertino

Special rate available
for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

10741 N. Wolfe Road
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 861-2541

Click here for instructions to make reservations

Show Farrier:  Dave Fraser, Woodside, CA

We're still looking for sponsors!
Click here to sign up
Or call (650) 851-9570 and leave a message

Arena Sponsors:  $1,000
Stable Sponsors:  $500
Championship Class Sponsor: $100
Regular Class Sponsor:  $50

Please acknowledge
the following Sponsors

Arena Sponsorships

In Celebration

of a Wonderful Person
who gave so much to life and those around her

Bunny Ebeling

A Wife, Mother and Generous Giver
that enriched the lives of so many others

April 3, 2008

Another Guardian Angel looking over all of us

- Chris Bongiovanni -

Returning for the second mysterious year...

A Tennessee Stud
 

Anonymous Sponsor

Thank you for this generous sponsorship!

Steve and Rhanna Haynes
because they love helping others, especially kids and horses!

Stable Sponsors

Green Truck Debris Box Service
Specializing in Equine Waste Management and Green Trimming Recycling
Serving the Woodside, Portola Valley and Los Altos Hills area since 1989

The #2 Hauler in the Bay Area

(650) 851-7673

http://gtdbs.com/

Click here to send an email

Ed Begun, Owner

Good Luck to Show Participants

Thank you for sharing
your Beautiful horses with us

Cynthia Schwabacher-Jamplis

Woodside Resident

Pat and Chris Taylor
Rim Rock Ranch Vineyard Estates
Alain Pinel Realtors (650) 269-2160

Ya gotta see this place to believe it!

Horse-friendly estates located in beautiful Lake County

All Breed Classes are open to all horses regardless of breeding or registry (or lack thereof).  Classes have been designed to accommodate horses and riders of all ages and abilities.  This event will be held at The Horse Park at Woodside in Woodside, CA.  Spectators are encouraged to attend (no admission fee).

Classes will start at 10:00AM and will be preceded by a presentation of the colors and the National Anthem.

Proceeds from the show will be divided between the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Foundation and the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT), both being 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.

  Class sponsorships are greatly appreciated and always needed.

Class sponsorships are $50 for regular classes and $100 for Championship classes.  Class sponsorships may be tax deductible.  Click here or on the link below to pledge a class sponsorship (be sure to specify "Regular" or "Championship" or even a specific class number if you'd like and we'll do our best to accommodate you).

This show is governed by the rules and regulations of the National Horse Show Commission of Tennessee, TWHBEA and SSHBEA.

The Show Manager is Wendy Watson and can be reached via email - here to send her an email.

Specifics:

• Click here to see a summary of updates to this page
• Click here to see a Class Schedule
• Click here to download a Class Schedule (.pdf format)
• Click here to download a Class Registration form (.pdf format)
• Click here to download a Release of Liability form that MUST be completed prior to competition (.pdf format)
• Click here to be a sponsor ($1,000 Arena Sponsor, $500 Stall Sponsor, $100 for Championship classes, $50 for Regular classes)
• Click here for a list of class sponsors
• Click here for a list of class winners when it's available
• Click here to learn more about the show beneficiaries
• Click here to learn about what DQP is and the process for going through DQP
• Click here for directions to and an aerial shot of The Horse Park at Woodside
• Click here for information regarding food at the show
• Click here for hotel accommodations
• Click here for stall, tack room, farrier and veterinarian information
• Click here for arrival times and arena availability
• Click here for RV information

Update Edit summary:

1. July 8, 2007:  Page created
2. January 16, 2008:  Show dates changed
3. January 30, 2008:  Spelling corrections
4. March 5, 2008:  Minor updates
5. April 1, 2008:  Added Mounted Patrol Foundation as show sponsor (with possible charitable implications for supporters)
   Added links to previous years' shows
6. April 19, 2008:  Added show sponsors
   Added link to TWH Exhibitors' Association of Oregon.
7. April 20, 2008:  Show schedule added
8. April 22, 2008:  Added hotel accommodation information
9. April 28, 2008:  Updated sponsorships
10. May 24, 2008:  Updated sponsorships
11. May 25, 2008:  Updated sponsorships
12. June 4, 2008: Updated sponsorships
    Added Class 57A:  All Breed Trail Pleasure 2-gait Amateur Owned and Trained
13. June 12, 2008:  Updated sponsorships
14. June 13, 2008: Updated sponsorships
    Changed all LP/TP classes to LP/TP/CP
    Added Class 51A:  All Breed Professional/Amateur 2 gait

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Class Schedule

Definitions:

SSH: Spotted Saddle Horse
TWH: Tennessee Walking Horse
TP: Trail Pleasure
LP: Lite Shod Pleasure
CP: Country Pleasure
Jack Benny/Mae West: Riders over the age of 45 (proof of age may be required)
PP: Peruvian Paso

Click here to download the Show Schedule

Fifth Annual Woodside Gaited Horse Show
Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15
Saturday Morning Classes start at 10:00AM

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Class Sponsors

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Class Winners

Will be posted after the show.

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Show Beneficiaries

Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Foundation

The Mounted Patrol, founded in 1942, is an organization dedicated to promoting good horsemanship, community activities, and supporting various charities as well as providing Search and Rescue support to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s department.

The Mounted Patrol Foundation was formed in 2002 by unanimous vote of the members of the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County.  The Foundation is a separately administered public charitable foundation operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The goal of the Mounted Patrol Foundation is to operate as a nonprofit organization for the benefit of the community, particularly for horsemanship education and public service through the use of horses.

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in promoting and participating in this popular fund raising event.

Click here to go to the MPSMC web site.

The National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT)

The NCEFT is located in Woodside, California. Founded in 1971, NCEFT's initial goal was to provide a safe environment for children to learn horsemanship and sportsmanship. From those early beginnings, NCEFT has flourished, and today is committed to providing equine assisted activity and therapeutic recreational programs for children and adults with disabilities.

NCEFT is a non-profit California 501 (c) (3) organization. It is through generous donations from individuals, foundations and fundraising efforts that NCEFT is able to continue providing this valuable service.

Click here to go to the NCEFT web site.

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What is DQP and the Process for Going Through DQP

More and more people are joining the ranks of the show circuit and often ask, "what is DQP, what does it do and why?" so this is some general information and pointers.

The human race as a general rule is very competitive and unfortunately sometimes that "competition madness" takes over and the way of doing things gets out of hand. In 1970 a Federal Horse Protection Act was passed as law to be enforced through the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Congress found and declared that the "soring" of horses is cruel and inhumane and that sored horses when shown or exhibited compete unfairly with horses that have not been sored. Soring is defined as the application of any chemical or mechanical agent to any limb of a horse or any practice inflicted upon the limb of the horse that can cause or be expected to cause the horse to suffer physical pain or discomfort when moving. The practice of soring horses is aimed at producing an exaggerated gait when the horse is being shown. Although a similar gait can be obtained by conventional methods, soring achieves the desired gait faster and more easily and gives the user an unfair advantage. During later years the definition of sored was expanded to include scars on the lower legs caused by inhumane treatment, along with illegal shoeing measures that produced exaggerated gait. Don't panic about injury scars, the DQPs are trained to know the difference and only intentional man-made ones are subject to penalty.

In l976 an amendment was passed to the above law to expand the inspection process (which had formerly been to allow only licensed veterinarians to inspect horses). The DQP (Designated Qualified Person) program was part of this amendment. A DQP is a person who under the law may be appointed authority by the management of a horse show or sale to inspect horses for the purposes of determining "soreness" and enforcing the law. Individuals who are licensed as DQPs are usually farriers, trainers or long-time horse people with a basic knowledge of horses and the equine industry. DQPs must successfully complete a formal training program before becoming licensed and attend a yearly "update" training course to stay certified and licensed. Although they hold a license "through" a breed organization (known as an HIO -- Horse Industry Organization), these licenses are good nation-wide and for any breed and are Federally sponsored.

Any horse show management may hold a horse show without having a DQP present, but should the USDA veterinary medical officers attend and find a sore horse, then there is no "middleman" (i.e. DQP) to protect the show officials from prosecution and/or fines for allowing a sored horse to show. Be aware that once the DQP is on the grounds, he/she is a Federal official with a lot of authority and should be treated with respect.

At shows where a DQP is present, the horse MUST be presented to the DQP for inspection before it can enter the warmup area (usually two to three classes in advance) and ultimately the show ring as access to the show ring is only through the warmup area. The horse must be presented again each time it enters the warmup area. If you enter 10 classes and leave the show ring and warmup area after each class, then the horse gets inspected 10 times. If it passes the inspection, you will then proceed to the warmup area until your class is called for entry, each time. DON'T go back to the trailer, or after your coat, or leave the DQP's sight -- if you do, then it all has to be done over again. Of course if you can get someone else to hold your horse in the holding area, you may leave, but your horse has to stay. The horse should be presented with nothing on its legs, i.e. clean and dry, although we do know that sweat comes with a horse that is being worked. If you come in with blacking or powder for those white legs, you will probably be asked to hose it off since it qualifies as a "foreign substance". If you don't have time to remove it, you could end up missing your class. Nor will you be allowed to put anything on those legs while the horse is in the holding area (and the DQP will be watching). Quite often oil or medications have been put on the pastern to soften up the area after it has dried out because of too much dust and/or sweat. That must still be removed before the horse is inspected. You can always put it back on after the class or at the end of the day if its going to show in several classes. At one point, if the horse was presented with substances on the legs, the horse was automatically dismissed, but that rule has been somewhat relaxed now.

At the time of inspection, the horse should be held by the reins with approximately 18 inches of slack between your hand and the bit; crops should be on the horn or held by someone else, cigarettes are to be extinguished. This is because many horses are trained by harsh methods to ignore the DQPs presence if one of these items can be seen. Many people try to be helpful (and its appreciated but not necessary) by holding the horse close to the bit or by its shanks so that the horse doesn't move and/or bite. The DQP will ask you to remove your hand if you do this -- they are very aware of horse antics and are prepared to handle a little misbehaving. However, if your horse has had very little handling and not much of that with his feet, they can dismiss your horse from showing if it is so unruly that it can not be safely checked. It behooves you to pick up his feet as much as possible at home to avoid this problem.  The actual process of checking consists of the horse and handler (dismounted) being asked to walk a figure 8 pattern and then stand for the front leg inspection.

The law requires that all first place horses be checked again after their class. Many times horses are given shots to deaden their responses and the work and time in the ring may allow much of it to wear off and what was not evident when they went in, becomes evident afterwards. Should your horse become "positive" for man-made soreness after the class, the win is disallowed and fines and charges MAY be filed. So be sure that when you win that blue ribbon that you report back to the DQP, those blue ribbons are hard to come by and you wouldn't want to lose one just because you "forgot" to check back.

At many of the larger shows when USDA officials are present, they will ask to randomly check 2nd and 3rd place horses and maybe even those further down the "win line". This is just a "spot check" and should not cause you to panic. Also the DQP who has a horse that didn't check just quite right as it went through will probably allow you to show but may ask you to bring your horse back for another check after the class as a precaution.

Horses who do not pass inspection because of soreness, scars or other violations will be given a dismissal ticket and you will receive a copy of that ticket. Violations may be as simple as not being allowed to show for one class or as severe as not being allowed to show for many months. Severe violations can also end up in Federal court and heavy fines can be levied. You can and should check out the penalty schedule on page 110 of the 2004 Rule Book (white cover). You should also be aware that tickets are issued to not only the horse and rider, but the trainer and/or owner also. So you need to be aware of what is happening to your horse if it is not being maintained on your premises.

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Directions to the Horse Park at Woodside

Click here to download a localized map of The Horse Park at Woodside location (.pdf file)
Click here to download a large map of The Horse Park at Woodside location (.pdf file)

Woodside, California is about 30 miles south of San Francisco right off of I-280.  It is located just north of Palo Alto and due west of Redwood City.  The physical address of The Horse Park is 3674 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

From I-280, take the Sand Hill Road exit westbound (that's away from the Bay).  Head up the incline and immediately after cresting the first hill, The Horse Park at Woodside entrance will be on the right.  The address is 3674 Sand Hill Road but that won't do you a lot of good as there aren't any address markers in the vicinity.  If you go downhill for more than 500 yards after exiting 280, you've gone too far.  The phone number at the Horse Park is (650) 851-2140.  Oh, be careful of the bicyclists in the area as many of them don't understand the law of gross tonnage or comprehend the physics involved with stopping a loaded horse trailer going 50 mph in less than 100 feet.

From Highway 101, take Woodside Road (Highway 84) westbound to Interstate 280.  Cross under the freeway and turn left (southbound) on I-280.  Take the very next exit (Sand Hill Road) and head westbound away from the Bay.  Head up the incline and immediately after cresting the first hill, The Horse Park at Woodside entrance will be on the right.  The address is 3674 Sand Hill Road but that won't do you a lot of good as there aren't any address markers in the vicinity.  If you go downhill for more than 500 yards after exiting 280, you've gone too far.  The phone number at the Horse Park is (650) 851-2140.  Oh, be careful of the bicyclists in the area as many of them don't understand the law of gross tonnage or comprehend the physics involved with stopping a loaded horse trailer going 50 mph in less than 100 feet.

If you're coming to the area via Highway 92 (the San Mateo bridge), stay on Highway 92 until it reaches I-280 and then take I-280 southbound.  Continue southbound on I-280 about 10 miles and take the Sand Hill Road exit.  Take the Sand Hill Road exit westbound (that's away from the Bay).  Head up the incline and immediately after cresting the first hill, The Horse Park at Woodside entrance will be on the right.  The address is 3674 Sand Hill Road but that won't do you a lot of good as there aren't any address markers in the vicinity.  If you go downhill for more than 500 yards after exiting 280, you've gone too far.  The phone number at the Horse Park is (650) 851-2140.  Oh, be careful of the bicyclists in the area as many of them don't understand the law of gross tonnage or comprehend the physics involved with stopping a loaded horse trailer going 50 mph in less than 100 feet.

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Food at the show

Catering will be on site and breakfast will start Saturday and Sunday mornings around 7:00AM.

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Hotels

The fine folks at the

Hilton Garden Inn, Cupertino

are providing us with special rates for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights again.

10741 N. Wolfe Road
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 861-2541

To make reservations:

Call 1-877-STAY-HGI or call the hotel direct at (408) 861-2541
Mention your 3 letter group code "WHS" (or mention "The Horse Show" or mention "WGHS")
to receive the special $74.00/night rate
(and that's a great deal as it's the same price as last year!)
The group name is "Woodside Horse Show"

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Stalls, Tack Rooms, Farrier and Veterinarian Information

Stall information is not available at this time.

Show farrier, Dave Fraser, is on-call for emergency services.  See show manager for contact details.

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Arrival times and Arena Availability

The warm-up and show arenas will be available starting Friday morning through dusk.  Arrival prior to Friday morning requires pre-approval of the Show Manager.

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Recreation Vehicles

RV parking for self-contained units is available at the Horse Park at Woodside.  Details will be posted as they become available.

No tent camping and NO OUTDOOR FIRES ALLOWED

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