| 2007 Show News
TAX DEE BAR

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION
Trained & shown by Vickie Ripplinger &
Ian Burns
Otis" is now a Canadian National
Champion, winning the 3 year old halter gelding title. He also placed in
the top 3 in most colourful and the top 4 in 3 y/o Hunter Under Saddle
and the top 3 in 3 y/o Western Pleasure. Thanks Vickie Ripplinger for
the great show!
At the SAHC Thanksgiving Show Otis and
Vickie won the 2 & 3 y/o Western Pleasure Futurity & The 3,4 & 5 y/o
combination class
Ian Burns and Tax Deebar won their gelding class
and the most colourful at halter class at the SAHC show in May. Thanks
to Dave Roberts for Showing Tax Deebar & winning the Most colourful
class, the gelding Championship and the Champion of Champions.
Ian showed Tax Dee Bar
to his most Colourful at halter win at the SAHC show in June. Ian &
Blaine also won the Fathers Day special class with Ian riding and Blaine
leading, good job coach Blaine!
Results From the Canadian Bred Appaloosa
Futurity

Vickie & Tax Deebar 2 & 3 Year old Western
Pleasure Champions
(lt to rt) Ian, Vickie on "Otis" Blanket Sponsor Brenda Gielis of Youngs
Memorials
& Vanessa Weichel

Vickie & Tax Deebar 3,4 and 5 Year Old Combination Class Champions
(lt to rt) Ian, Blanket Sponsor Tori Jepson of Toris Performance Horses
"Otis" & Vickie

Coach Vickie,
Blaine Burns & Gone And Dun It
MULTIPLE CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Blaine and "Shrimp" took home National
titles in the 9 and Under division in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending,
Figure 8 stake Race, Key Hole, and Hunter Under Saddle. They were
Reserve Canadian Champions in Western Pleasure, Showmanship, Western
Equitation and Hunt Seat Equitation. They also won the Youth Team
costume class. Blaine was the Hi point youth 9& under and the Hi point 9
& under Youth Versatility. Thanks again to his wonderful coach "little"
Vickie Ripplinger for making it all possible!
Gone And Dun It & Blaine Burns won the
Hi-point Walk Trot division at the SAHC show in May.Gone
And Dun It & Blaine Burns won the Hi Point Walk-Trot division at the
June SAHC show as well as reserve Hi Point Open Games horse.
Blaine and Shrimp were the Hi-point
Walk-Trot Champs at the SAHC Fall show
Blaine & Shrimp were the Hi Point
Canadian Champions in Walk-Trot for 2007


Little Bitty Tax
Vickie and Little Bitty Tax were the
Reserve National Champions in Open Barrel Racing at the Canadian
National Appaloosa Show. They have placed numerous times in the 1D
barrel racing jackpots this year.


Smart Little Hank
Smart Little Hank and Alex Gielis-Graham
won the Rookie reining at the April 21st SRCHA show. Hank and Alex
placed second in the cow horse competition, and tied in the cutting in
the Rookie division.
Smart Little Hank
and Alex won the Youth 14-18 reining, cutting and the working cow
horse at the June 3rd SRCHA show. Awesome Job Alex!!!
Smart Little Hank
and Alex won the Open Working Cow Horse Stake class at the SAHC
Thanksgiving show. They were reserve in the Open Working Cow Horse

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