Congratulations to Kim and Charisse
for a great 2007!
Kim and Ben took top honors with
the 2007 National 100 Mile Horse Award, 5th
Place for National Best Condition Championship,
1st Place for Pacific Southwest regional
Best Condition Award, as well as 1st
Place in the Pacific Southwest
for their weight division and 3rd Place Regional
overall. They also earned
the Triple Crown in the PS 100 mile
award program. Ben aka Take a Bow also
won the AHA, Arabian Horse Association100 mile horse award.
Charisse went the FEI route in 2008
making the USEF (United States Equestrian
Federation) National Training List, she
is now qualified to nominate for the WEG
(World Equestrian Games) in Malaysia Nov. 2008 as well
as future International events.. She also earned
3rd Place with Steel Patriot
in the Pacific Southwest Region for
their weight division. Steel Patriot earned the Bronze
Level in the 100 Mile award
program. Steel Patriot and BogartVF
have earned their COC's (certificate of capability).
As a team they took the Bronze Medal at
the Ztec*** FEI competition in Montana.
Nicolas Vazquez joined the team as a foreign rider from
France. Nicolas and Charisse did an exchange in 2007.
His family provided a horse for her to ride at Ribiers**,
a French Championship ride and Nicolas came to the USA
to ride one of her horses at Ztec.
