OK so we missed our first Vanner show of the year due to mares foaling and our truck was not cooperating with us. So after missing that we decided to only go to one breed show this year the GLGVHC Vanner show on August 15 and 16 and the rest of the shows we have or will attend have been shows close to home at Harry Hughes open shows with Zorro and BIkers at Hunter jumper shows. We have done well with Zorro at the open shows. We are so pleased with this young boy. BIkers and I are both enjoying learning the ins and outs of the hunter jumper ring. Of course everytime we learn a new discipline it means spending money on more tack so now we have a brown jumping saddle to make us proper. Took our first blue in the hunter jumper ring  and a reserve ch in our division. Starting to teach Bikers flying lead changes now. We hope to update new videos as soon as someone is able to come to a show and video again. We will be showing Zorro, Nightster and Bikers at the Ohio breed show.

I thought this winter would never end.  Thank goodness spring is here finally. Zorro and Annie are home from the findlay training school and both are doing extremely well. We took Zorro to a show and entered him in 6 performance classes and he won all six.  The Adult horsemanship school was well attended this year at findlay and boy did we and the horses get a work out. And learned more than I could possibly hope for. Got to meet up with old friends and make some new ones too.  Looks like we are not going to many breed shows this year and will be staying close to home going to open shows with Zorro getting him ready for the breed shows next year and showing bikers at hunter jumper shows. our first jumping show will be June 6th :>)) Also our first foal of the year was born on 5/13/09 by Bikers and Rackli. A outstanding piebald boy we name N'Co. So Hot I Sizzle.  THere is video of him newborn on our video page on the ncogypsyvanner.com website If he looks anything like his full sister he is going to have freakishly huge feathering as she does. Well that is all for now.

Winter is not being nice to us so far. With below zero weather in the minus zero digits I have not been able to get out with Bikers to any of his jumping lessons.  Thank goodness for Findlay and two of my vanners are there until the end of April for training. Anticipation is being trained by Lauren Justice who trained our pretty girl Tizzy last year. From how i saw her train Tizzy I am confident Annie will come home a new girl! Of course we were lucky enough to also send Zorro back for another semister with Adam taking the lead again. We have seen the great things Adam has done with van Gogh and Bikers and are sure to see the same results with Zorro. of course none of this could be accomplished without the great instructors they learn under. Hopefully spring will arrive none to soon and we wil all be back in the saddle again.

Well today starts the new year with taking Zorro and Anticipation to fIndlay for training. We are excited to see how Zorro progresses and how Anticipation does with her beginning training.  Have been off from Jumping with Bikers for a couple of weeks due to Xmas vacation, but hope to resume this coming Tues again. As i am sure with everyone else, we can not wait for summer to get here when we can ride everyday.

Well the year is finally winding down and on 12/5/08 we picked up Zorro from being trained at the university of Findlay by Katie Myers. Katie did a very nice job starting Zorro out for us. he takes his leads well and backs and pivots. We got to take a ride on him before bringing him home for a month for xmas vacation and then in Jan he will be returning for the spring semester.  We are excited to watch him mature and his training progress. There are videos of Zorro on the video page off my site with my first ride on Zorro and hoping in a couple of days to have video of Zorros trainer in the finals with him. As many of you know Bikers and I have been in training for hunter jumpers for about 3 months being instructed by Robert Wayner. On 12/9/08 was the first day we actually put a pattern together with 4 jumps.  I think it is more difficult for me to remember the jumping  order than it is for Bikers to make the jumps. But i think we are both enjoying ourselves and it really teaches you to use your legs and body position for control.

The last show of the year for us was the georgia feathered horse classic for all drum, and gypsy horses and part bred friesian horses and friesians. We are proud to announce our Reg gypsy Vanner stallion  Multi Supreme Grand Ch. Mr Bikers Conners N'Co. was once again High Point horse for the show. What a way Bikers to end your very first year out showing. WE could not be more proud. And thank you everyone attending these shows for all the wonderful compliments on Bikers. He is one awesome boy!

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We are so proud to say that MR Bikers Conners N'Co. our 7 year old Reg gypsy Vanner stallion had a clean sweep at these two shows by going Supreme Grand CHampion both days over Reg Gypsy Vanners and Gypsy/Cob horses and winning almost every performance class he was entered in! So we can proudly say he is MULTI Supreme Grand Champion! Also our 2 year old filly N'Co. THe Front Cover Story was Reserve Champion mare. We would like to thank all those that cheered us on and the wonderful comments you gave about our vanners.

. And on Sunday he was Supreme Grand Champion Halter stallion and was awarded High Point Gypsy Vanner!Our coming 2 year old filly* N'Co. The FRont Cover STory won the 2 year old futurity class and also the best North American bred vanner in a class of 17. We are very proud of how well both did.