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	*Bridled Passion Farm*

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	International Nationals this fall, Macho took Grand Champion in his Spanish Porteguese two year old stallions.


	Electrizar took Reserve Champion in his Doma Vaquera Basico class.

Electrizar also was First Place in his Dressage Hack Open and Doma Vaquera Open show.

Fiero took Top Five 3-4 year old Spanish Stallion.

Lechoso D was fourth place in his Dressage class.

Congradulations to Greg Bogard, one of my dearest friends for surviving his week adventure in Missouri trail riding and camping in the Ozark Mountains. Here he is with his girl Sadie making there way across the Current River.

He had a great time, enjoyed the scenery, food and evening entertainment. Ladies Greg is available, a great catch and looking for Miss Right to ride along on his horsey adventures!


	Congradulations to Sharon Stigenhorst on Cara Mia getting into the Main Mare book for the North American Oldenburg Assc. Cara was trained and presented by Mary Claeys. Cara is a lovely two year old Black mare our of Couer Nior and is available for sale.

>Open house and Dressage Clinic on September 8th and 9th
Our guest clinician Carol Mc Ardle, is a rare find, and auditing is FREE! There will be a FREE lecture on Saturday during lunch in the main house. We are serving drinks and snacks, you will need to bring your own chair. Our arena is covered and has
wind screens so it is very cool to ride in during the day.
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There are still a few spots open for riders in the clinic as we had a rider who could not attend due to horse injury. So if you would like to ride please
contact me at 817-205-9268 or Riz at 817-919-5556. Also if you know anyone that you think might want to attend, please pass on this information! All are
welcome to attend.

Natural Horsemanship Trainer Ron Richmond

Has joined Bridled Passion Farm’s training program. A Native born Texan raised in New Mexico, started his horsemanship training at a young age. Migrated to California where he worked with Thoroughbreds on Golden Eagle Farm, then worked for George Webster on the Last Chance Ranch. George Webster was associated with Ray Hunt and Ron studied under him in “Natural Horsemanship” training. Ron also is a certified farrier and concentrated on problem horses with special corrective shoeing needs and young horses. Ron has dedicated himself to working closely with horse and riders to achieve harmoneous partnerships for pleasure, performance and starting young horses off on the right foot.

Ron is also on the board of directors for Lonesome Dove Equine Rescue.

For more information on his program please contact us at 817-205-9268

Also available for clinics.




		Melosa and filly Bolida have finally made it home to Bridled Passion Farm June 28th. Clipped up with thier new hair do’s and exploring thier new paddock.


		Spanish Cria Revisions June 16th, Dalia L and Fiero LFA passed thier revisions with flying colors! Dalia is in foal to PRE stallion Lechoso D for 2008 foal and Fiero is standing at stud for PRE mares. His first foals will be born 2008.










		Our Great Dane puppy, Bon Dane just survived a horrible case of Parvo even though he was vaccinated. Please be aware and watch for any signs of lathargic behavior in your pets, this is a serious virus!


Our newest additions to our breeding program at Bridled Passion Farm. Meloso PRD, Cria approved PRE Andalusian Mare, bred to Lechoso D for 2008 foal and her new born filly Bolida. Bolida is full sister to our Annalucia. She will be retained for our show and breeding program as well. Bolida will grey out like her beautiful sister and will be groomed with Annalucia and Alondra for our Cobra Mares!

	Our new Olympic bloodline bred Dutch Warmblood baby colt was born May 6th. Absolutely spectacular! We are planning on keeping him for our new Warmblood breeding stallion! Watch Him CLOSE!



		We kicked butt at the SWALHC show in April! Lechoso D took Senior Stallion and Grand Champion Stallion Championships, Placed Second in his Dressage classes (first time showing) Electrizar took Champion in Fourth Level Open and PSG Open in Dressage. Fiero took Champion and Best Movement in Junior Stallions and our girls did pretty good as well! See ya at Nationals!

NEW ADDITIONS to the BPF family, yearling Pure Raza Espanol fillies

Alondra, with white star and Analucia with the blaze. We are extremely pleased with them both.


	Dalia L has also joined our family from Jackass Mountain Ranch. A lovely three year old with incredible movement. We look forward to her foal next year with Lechoco D.


	Mary’s Christmas Present for 2007, a spectacular Great Dane male pup, Baron Bon Dane. He is growing like a weed and is already making a great companion dog. He goes to work with Mary three times a week teaching in Dallas with Mary’s little Boston Terrier Dixie. Here he is wrestling with his buddy Touka, our Pryanesse Mix.


	*2006 International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Assc National Championships* My horses and I had a BLAST!!! Electrizar performed an Exhibition Friday evening with a Spanish Flair. Gabriela DM (owned by Diane McCormick) and I represented Spain in the Flag presentation Saturday evening to open up the evening events. All Bridled Passion Farm horses preformed beautifully in each class and was a fine representation of the Classic Spanish Andalusian! Electrizar was Reserve National Champion at Fourth Level Open, Fiero was National Top Five Champion in the two year old Spanish Colts, Ganosa was National Top Five Champion in the Spanish Junior Mares, Especia was National Top Five Champion Half Andalusian Best Movement and in the Half Andalusian Sport Horse!

		Photo by Rick Osteen




	*2006 Cria Caballos Revisions at Medievl Times Breeding Farm in Sanger Texas.* Onda with baby Bendito, Ganosa and Dacia all passed with Flying colors. “Very Classical Spanish Mares” per Inspector Senior Cope.

RIDING WITH THE SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL OF VIENNA IN TEXAS

School Master Herr Harald Bauer, July 2006

It was a priviledge and an honor to ride with such a well schooled riding master. Herr Bauer’s instruction is very “Classical” and in the keeping with Dressage training traditions, together we worked on perfecting our shoulder in, travers, renvers, flying changes and collection. Each day my horse became lighter in his cadence, his gaits became free, transisitons crisp and my riding position was improved to allow for the FEI work that lay ahead. His knowledge of the Baroque Horse is incredible and I look forward to his next visit to Texas in January to finish our schooling to prepare for Prix St. George this spring. This is how riding should be taught!




	Electrizar, Mary and Walter Zettl discuss dressage with the Baroque horse.



	Electrizar and Mary performing for the All-Star Childrens Fund Raiser.

A Weekend With A Master, July 2005

Words really cannot describe how I felt about the my experience participating in Legendary Lessons Reining/Dressage Clinic conducted by the world renown Dressage Master Walter A. Zettl. His love of horses was very apparent with the soft-spoken kinds words of encouragement with each lesson and rider. His open mindedness to help every rider of every discipline get a clearer understanding and feel of a more harmonious communication with their dance partners was just incredible to see.

What I received from my weekend experience is that it doesn’t matter what discipline you ride and or teach, the communication and trust between horse and rider are in the basics the same. We want our horses to trust that we will be soft and patient in our asking, and to DEVELOP are aids in such a way that the horse is not surprised or made nervous by our asking. To have each exercise flow into the next so harmoniously that it appears that the horse and rider are one. That each discipline has something to gain from the other. As each horse and rider progressed through Zettl’s warm-up exercises, the riding became a beautiful dance between the two. Such wonderful cadence and suspension were acheived through the carefully planned progression of exercises explained by Zettl. Reining horses and Dressage horses were performing brilliant relaxed Piaffe, Passage and Flying changes. Riders and horses were relaxed, happy and eager to learn. Zettl showed reiners exercises that would strengthen their horses hind legs and how to make transitions smoother and not so abrupt. It was wonderful to see Zettl’s eye light up as he perfected the reiners in a Dressage riders working canter pirouette into a reining spin, back into a working canter pirouette. Zettl even enjoyed the excitement created by a dynamically preformed sliding stop. Then to see the Dressage riders open their horses up through lightness into even more breathtaking expression was just overwhelming.

I came away with a better, softer, gentler feel of my rein contact, and a well thought out warm up plan to help all my horses become happy and willing dance partners. I loved my experience riding my Andalusian Stallion Electrizar with Walter and will keep with me his words of endearment he had for my stallion and his breed. I believed he enjoyed working with my Baroque child and enjoyed my enthusiasm for his teaching and my love of my horse and Dressage.

Thanks to Susannah Cord and Craig Johnson for dreaming up this concept and hosting this once in a lifetime experience for me and my horse! As Walter would say “Good riding to you and your horse!”

Mary Claeys-Smith Bridled Passion Farm


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