The three open positions on the Percheron Horse Association of America Board of Directors have been filled. Congratulations to Jane Gray, Ken Pimentel and James Day who have been elected to a three year term.

• Jane Gray – 375 Votes
• Ken Pimentel – 311 Votes
• James Day – 306 Votes
• Lamar Mitchell – 279 Votes
• James Whitford – 189 Votes

Thank you to all of you for taking the time to vote in this election!

Submitted by, Director, Anne Clary

The spring clinic was held at Foundation Farms in Dahlonega, Georgia. Crystal Mitchell, Rebecca Cannon, Lynn Johnson and Anne Clary helped coordinate the location and a clinician for the event. Colleen Coleman, the clinician, was asked to instruct over 50 participants on decoration and show preparation. Coleman was contacted by the Percheron Horse Association of America to teach the Spring Clinic and then judge the show.

Several members of the Georgia Draft Horse Association provided a wide range of draft horses to practice skills on. After a short introduction to what she does with draft horses, Coleman demonstrated how to start preparing a horse for a show. Mane rolling, tail tying for long and short tails foretop ribbon placement, flowers and tail sprigs were the next topics observed by participants. Lamar Mitchell gave a demonstration on showmanship techniques and gave constructive advice regarding showmanship to several youth participants.

The clinic was followed by the first part of the spring show, consisting of tiny tot, trail riding, western riding and barrel racing. A vaulting demonstration started the evening off. Starting Sunday morning, participants were given an opportunity to compete in English riding, showmanship, decorating and cart classes.

All participants were consistently anticipating the next class. Tack was gleaming and horses were spotless. As a collective group. The Georgia Draft Horse Association (GDHA) presented themselves as a show-ready unit. Percherons were the dominant breed in the western riding classes on Friday night. It was promising to see all the enthusiasm from all of those who attended.

We are very grateful for Colleen Coleman for coming all the way from Didsbury, Alberta, Canada to provide educational opportunities for participants and to judge the spring show. We would also like to praise the GDHA for their dedication to the clinic/ show and the draft horse. The love they showed for their horses was apparent. Thank you to the Percheron Association for providing funds to get Colleen Coleman to Georgia and share her expertise.

Thank you to the Virginia Percheron Association (VPA) for hosting the 2019 Percheron Horse Association of America Spring Field Days! While attendance was low due to the poor morning weather, the VPA pulled off the Spring Field Days without a major washout. We would like to wish our co-planner, Gary Kisamore, well after he landed in the hospital just in time for the event! He and MaryAnn were missed! Speedy recovery to you, Gary! Thank you also goes out to Stormie Shelton for providing some coverage of the event!

RESULTS
Judge: Terrance White

Walking plow:
1st Richard Redifer
2nd Paula Woods-Dunagan
3rd Marshall Cofer
4th Stormie Shelton

Sulky Plow:
1st Marshall Cofer
2nd Richard Redifer
3rd Stormie Shelton
4th Paula Woods-Dunagan

Obstacle Course:
1st Richard Redifer
2nd Shannon Meyers
3rd Stormie Shelton
4th Paula Woods-Dunagan
5th Marshall Cofer

Farmyard Pull:
1st Paula Woods-Dunagan
2nd Richard Redifer
3rd Marshall Cofer
4th Stormie Shelton

Best Teamster: Richard Redifer

Best Matched Team: Pete and Prince, Marshall Cofer

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November 27, 2018

Hello Members!

We are looking to add in some new opportunities to promote your horses and have some fun at the same time!

The new riding/driving log is open to members with both registered and grade Percherons.  The program allows you to keep track of your hours doing just about anything with them. The only exception is this does not include showing in rated shows or in shows that provide a premium (other than 4-H). Working horses up to that would count. Any non-premium event will count as well, such as plowing matches or open shows.

There is a small initial fee of $30 to register for the program, $20 for additional horses. One sheet per horse should be filled out. Annually, fees will be $20 and $10 respectively. This is to purchase prizes. Hours will accumulate from year to year with the same horse and handler combination.  Our goal will be to get sponsors for additional prizes as well.

Each year, those that have achieved milestones will have their picture in the Percheron News along with a small ·write up of your annual achievements and the activities you performed in.

Make sure to send checks to the PHAoA with the first page to register your horse(s).  Follow up by sending in your completed sheet via e-mail or snail mail.  You can just take a picture of it and email it in!  We will verify totals with you prior to October 15 and awards will be presented at the annual meeting.

2019 will be an unusual year, being a bit shorter and running from January to October, but starting with 2020, we will then be in a full year.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions at aclary@percheronhorse.org or call at 920-960-0634. We will be happy to help you.

Download the forms HERE.

Happy Trails!

The 2017 Percheron All-American Results have been released:

2017 RESULTS

Thank you and congratulations to all participants!

The 2017 Percheron All-American Nominees have been released.  We thank everyone for participating.  The judges ballots have been sent and we expect them to be returned by January 15, 2018.  Keep your eyes on our Facebook page and web site for the results of the 2017 contest!

The nominees can be seen here.  Download a PDF of all of the nominees here.

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We are pleased to announce that Stacie Castella Lynch has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Percheron Horse Association of America, and started in this new role on October 16. Stacie and her husband–both lifetime members of the PHAoA–breed, raise, show and use Percherons on their farm in Goshen, Connecticut. For the past seven years, she served as the Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the North American Six-Horse Hitch Classic Series, where she automated their points tracking system, successfully increased their membership and, in turn, their revenue. In addition, she’s operated her own equine photography business, covering some of the premier draft horse events in the country. Prior to holding these positions she was an Implementations Specialist for a financial software company tasked with installing internet banking software for financial institutions. She holds an AAS in Computer Information Systems from Dutchess Community College and a BS in Computer Information Systems from Marist College.