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Shows and Clinics *Cobleskill, NY, Schoharie Valley Paso Serenade Show: July 9-11, 2010 *World Equestrian Games, Lexington, KY: October 3-6, 2010 RO-NO Articles
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* RO-NO Ranch is thrilled to announce Nola and Calif's role in the Paso Fino demonstration during the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY in October 2010. The WEG is one of the premier horse events held. Nola is welcoming sponsors now. Click here for a sponsor form or call Nola for more information. Many have already joined the team. See below! * Please visit our sponsors! Many thanks to; RTS Trucking RTS Truck Center Inc. 565 Beach Lake Hwy Honesdale PA 18431 P: 570-729-7636 F: 570-729-8245 www.rtstruckcenter.com * RO-NO Ranch Paso Schooling Show April 17, 2010 - printable information - 20 classes, small prizes, food and drinks, and Bubba's Tack will be there! $10 per class or $40 for unlimited entries * PFHA Grand National Show: Calif was the Man!! He placed in all four of his classes- including a big win in the driving class. So he has added 4 new National Titles to his resume. He was 4th place in Versatility, 5th in Western Pleasure and Trail. He performed very well- just was not an active enough mover to suit some of the judges. We were extremely pleased with his performances and had dozens of people seek us out to tell us how much they enjoyed watching him perform. Ann Bastian’s Performance Gelding added a new National title to his resume as well- winning 5th in the Gelding for Gold Class. Rose Ashley’s Fino Stallion was wonderful. Fino is a challenging discipline and the competition is very strong. Rose rode him wonderfully- and was a strong contender in her classes. He really stood out in the Fino Junior classes- winning a 4th National Title in Fino Junior, and taking the Honorable Mention in the Fino Junior Grand Championship. Way to go Jess! This was the first Nationals Title this horse has won- and we are looking forward to doing it all again next year. * Harrisburg K. I. L. E. show: Fantastic show! Great work by all on Team RO-NO. Such a positive environment- everyone at the show seemed to really have a wonderful time. We brought 4 horses to this show and had a very successful day of it. Maribelle’s granddaughter Allie took Firsts in Junior Equitation and Junior Pleasure, and got a Second on a young schooling gelding of Maribelles that she ( Allie) started this summer. Maribelle’s other granddaughter Jess took a First in Fino Junior, and 3rd Place Pleasure Gelding, and a 3rd and 4th place in the A/O Pleasure Championship. Getting seconds in Pleasure Junior and Pleasure A/O Stallions was Nicole B. on her Palomino Paso Stallion Cardillo ( I got first in Pleasure Stallions on him as well.) And taking first in Fino Stallions and First in Fino A/O Stallions and the Fino A/O Championship was El Pastor Del Juncal- the Fino Stallion owned by my client Rose A. What a great day it was. * Caballo's Top Gun and Calif de Color Sin Par have both achieved thier Title of Proficiency. * All four of RO-NO's stallions are part of the Stallion Service Auction/Breeder's Sweepstakes. Look for them in the Stallion Service Catalog at this year's PFHA Grand National Show. * Caballo's Top Gun's offspring are now eligible for the Mason-Dixon Futurity Program. * The Mason Dixon May Day Paso Fino Show was a huge success for RO-NO Ranch. We * News from Rachel: Over The Hill Farm Show results, April 19th 2009: Jenna, Amy, Olivia and Nicole showed off their strengths today at the OTHF show. The girls rode flawlessly and gave folks a glowing impression of the quality of the horses, riders and training at RO-NO Ranch. I rode Monty first in the jumper class and he felt fluid, flexible and very easy to turn so I was thrilled. He got a second thanks to his quick turns. Jenna took Rusty in a jumper class too and got a second place; once again showing great potential as one to watch in a speed class. She uses her eyes to line up the turns and beat out horses that galloped and knocked fences down by making sure she was clear. Then Jenna and Rusty did beautifully in the Equitation class against stiffcompetition,winning the flat class. Rusty has turned into the consummate equitation horse...he was so fluid around the course and Jenna and he looked like they were one. Amy and Ittybit were a picture of calmness and rythm all day. Her flat classes were controlled and he really stood out in the cross rail class for his balanced, pretty style. People kept asking me what breed he was and barely anyone noticed his missing eye! Kanani continues to improve, as does Nicole. He was calm on the ground and settled very quickly under saddle. He and I won the basic hunter class and then Nicole did very well in her flat class. We were looking for A1 behaviour from him and he delivered. Olivia and Nick triumphed in a very competitive Long Stirrup Division. The judge was very thorough, asking the girls to sit the trot AND two point in the walk trot class. Our winter drilling paid off as Amy, Olivia and Nicle aced the tests she gave! Olivia was third in the walk trot, and then moved up to first in the canter division. You could tell she felt she and Nick could have done better over fences but she impressed the judge who pinned her first...Champions again!!! All in all it was a relaxed and friendly show which everyone enjoyed. AND the weather co-operated! * RO-NO Ranch had a great time and turnout at the all-breed, all-discipline clinic March 7-8, 2009. If you missed this one, look for future opportunities! * RO-NO Ranch Paso Finos is hosting an Amateur Owner and Youth Clinic on March 21 & 22 in conjunction with clinics being offered by the Professional Paso Fino Trainers Assocication. Clinicians; Rick Shaffer and Nola Haupert-Keill.
* Nola has started blogging! This is a way for clients and friends to keep up with what is going on at RO-NO Ranch. Visit her blog and become a follower: http://nola-at-ro-noranch.blogspot.com. * January 17 - Paso Fino Horse Demo at the PA Farm Show at Harrisburg. Nola and other members of the Mason Dixon PFHA will put on a demonstration of the Paso Fino Breed for the Farm Show’s Parade of Breeds. Time TBA *January - Dental trip to Illinois - Nola is available to transport horses in both directions. * February - Yearly dental work trip to Florida. We will be welcoming a new Paso Fino Stallion to RO-NO Ranch- being brought home from Greener Pastures! Nola is available to transport horses in both directions. * February 26- March 1- PA Horse Expo. Nola and other members of the Mason Dixon PFHA will be putting on daily demonstrations of the Paso Fino breed- and may be participating in some of the Horse Expo’s clinics. RO-NO Ranch’s Stallion Caballo’s Top Gun will be one of the demo horses, as will the young gelding that will be being auctioned off in June. Tickets for the auction will be available for sale at the Mason Dixon PFHA Booth. Come see father and son at this event!
*Mason Dixon Youth Fun Night, Clinic, and Awards Banquet: We had nine Mason Dixon Youth Members attend the Youth Fun Night and Clinic. They all had a blast negotiating the Obstacle Course, which included moving a super sized soccer ball, riding (and backing) through an archway with streamers hanging down, crossing over ground poles, and moving a flag from one bucket to another. While the horses were cooling out after the games, we had two piñata’s stuffed full of candy (thanks to Dr. Ann Bastian for these) that the kids had a ton of fun smashing to pieces and diving for the goodies. On Sunday- Nola HK gave a talk and demonstration about equine dentistry. All the youth members took a turn at reaching into a (held open) horses mouth to feel the sharp edges, and then again after the horse was floated to get to feel the difference once the edges were smoothed off. Then Rick Schaeffer talked briefly about winter care for horses. After that the saddles went on and the riding began. The morning riding session was working on Equitation and balance, and then working on controlling the horses’ shoulders. After lunch, we reviewed with a question and answer session, handing out prizes for correct answers. Then it was back in the saddle, review of the morning work session, and then a group trail ride through the hills of southern PA. We ended up with a happy, content group who are looking forward to another clinic in the spring. The group from RO-NO Ranch was pleased to come away from our awards banquet with a hearty handful of ribbons and awards. Jessica Brosko Topping off the day was the presentation of the High Point Trainer of the Year Award, given to Nola Haupert-Keill. This was definitely a team effort, and I’d like to say ‘Thank You!’ to everyone here who put in long hours of hard work. Training a horse is much more than just getting on and riding it. Its stall has to be cleaned; it needs regular turnout, fresh water, feed, hay and so on. It has to have an owner/rider dedicated to coming and riding and learning. Everyone here at RO-NO had a part in this- so the recognition of this Award goes to all of you as well. So, Thank You, Thank you, Thank You!! It has been a great year filled with many accomplishments and great times. I’m looking forward to doing it all again! * Schooling Dressage Show for Fun here at RO-NO on November 30, 2008 from 10am to 5pm. Come one and all to Ro-No Ranch’s Schooling Dressage Show for Fun. All breeds and tack are welcome. Introductory to First level tests will be provided. Freestyle will be at the end of the day. Placings to 6th. Schooling attire can be worn and you must wear a helmet if you are under 18 years of age. Come with the family for a fun day in the crisp fall weather and enjoy the scenery. $5.00 per class. Any questions contact Nola (570-937-4978) or Rachel (570-335-0395). Click here for the flyer! * Mason-Dixon PFHA 2008 gelding raffle. Click here for a flyer and form. You can call,
* RO-NO Ranch has many quality horses offered for sale. We are celebrating the one year anniversary of our Indoor Arena by hosting an Open House and Horse Sale. There will be approximately 20 horses for sale, both gaited and non-gaited breeds, show and trail. Please come on out to see if one would suit your needs. You're welcome to bring your own saddle to check for fit, helmets will be required for any riders under 18. The event is November 15th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Bubba's Tack will be set up with all your equine tack and equipment needs available for sale. We'll have cider and donuts! Keep checking back to get a listing of the horses for sale. Raffle tickets will be available ($5 each or 5 for $20) for a chance to win a young Paso Fino Gelding sired by RO-NO Ranch’s Caballos Top Gun. ( Drawing to be pulled in June ’09) If you’ve never ridden a Paso Fino, please come on out and give one a try! Come and help us celebrate! * RO-NO Ranch
* RO-NO had another good year at the PFHA Grand National Championship Show in Perry, GA. Nola took Calif de Color Sin Par and Ann Bastian's Performance Gelding. Both horses came home with ribbons! *YouTube video of Calif de Color Sin Par. Jess Brosko jumping Calif at the Dessin Animal Shelter Benefit Horse Show. * Hunter Keill was born on July 9, 2008 at 2:30 in the morning. He wa
* RO-NO Ranch riders gave their green horses a great outing at the LA Quarter Horse Farm NPHA horse show Sunday, July 7th. Rachel was impressed with our young medium pony Paris. She behaved impeccably and won a third place in her first hunter class. Maribelle MacAlpin's grand-
* The Spectacular Show at Lexington Virginia was a fun and successful show for all of us at RO-NO Ranch. We had seven horses there, and everyone did very well. Calif de Color Sin Par competed in three Specialty Classes. While Trail is still a new class for Calif, he competed and placed well on both days. Versatility and Western Pleasure both offered some top competition but Calif came through, winning both classes on both days. All in all Calif came out of the weekends show as the High Point Specialty Horse. Many thanks to Jessica Brosko who rode Calif in the Versatility Classes for Nola. For those of you who don’t yet know, Nola is expecting a baby boy soon. (July 8) *On May 25, 2008 Rachel, Nola and several students attended a NPHA Spring Show at Lake Equestrian Center in Lake Ariel PA. We had a very successful and fun day, and the weather was beautiful. Rachel set the tone for the day by taking Reserve Champion on sale horse Irrepressible, (Sam) in Starting Hunter. Sam is owned by Rosanne Ashley.
* The crew at RO-NO Ranch started their spring Paso Fino Show Season off with a bang! Many thanks to the whole gang that participated in and helped out at the Mason Dixon May Day Show at the Diamond 7 in Dillsburg, PA.
* Mason Dixon Youth Program Planned for Mason Dixon Spectacular Show in Lexington Virginia. The Mason Dixon Paso Fino Youth Chair Nola Haupert-Keill has a program planned for our Youth members for the Mason Dixon Spectacular Show in Lexington Virginia. With help from some volunteers, Nola plans to have each Youth Class monitored on Friday with a goal of giving our Youth members some pointers for future classes. Those monitoring the classes will take notes on individual Youth riders. These notes will be discussed at a group Youth meeting on Friday evening following the last class of the day. Preceding this discussion will be a brief talk given by Dr. Ann Bastian concerning parasite control in our equines. After the meeting, we will have an hour of Fun & Games on Horseback! ( Youth members are asked to attend the meeting in order to participate in the game time.) ( There are 4 Show 1 Youth classes on Saturday. We will have these classes monitored, and any Youth participating in them is asked to contact Nola Haupert-Keill after Show 1 if they would like to see the notes taken about their classes.)
* For anyone who has not gotten to see a Paso Fino at work, please feel free to stop and see us at the shows, or stop in to the Ranch. We love showing people our Pasos and will even invite you to try one out! For more information, contact us today:
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had 12 horses in our group- and every horse and rider came away with wonderful rides and lots of ribbons! For a full accounting please check out our 
was the High Point Junior Rider, riding RO-NO Ranch’s Performance Stallion Caballo’s Top Gun. She was also 3rd Place A/O Performance as well as placing in the Non Show Awards Division. Placing well in the High Point Awards must run in the family, sister Allison Brosko took the High Point Award for the Sub-Junior Division, and Robbie Keill was Reserve High Point. Youth Rider Rorie Pierson was (4th ) in the Youth Division and (4th) in the Non Show High Point Division as well. Dr. Ann Bastian and her Performance Gelding PJ took a major coup in the Performance Divisions, taking the High Point Awards in both the A/O and Open Performance. RO-NO Stallion Calif de Color Sin Par was the winner of both the High Point Western Pleasure and High Point Versatility Awards, placing in the Non Show Awards Division as well. 
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riders are reflecting on a great 2008 show season. Rachel Fitzmorris and Monty reached their year-long goal of competing at 3'6" at the Dalton Horse Show in September. Rachel would like to thank Nola and also trainers Liz and Trudy Race at Over The Hill Farm for their help and support. Monty is now going to do some Fall jumper shows. Olivia Counterman and Nick won too many Long Stirrup Championships to list this year. They are now competing in the Beginner Hunter division. Jenna Franklin's three year old Mercury
won his first blue ribbon at the Wayne County Benefit Horseshow October 5th. Jenna also won Reserve Champion Long Stirrup with Nola's Appaloosa gelding Rusty. Amy Johns competed her 'one-eyed wonder' Ittybit at several local shows and impressed everyone with his progress.
s 7 pounds 5 oz. and 19 1/4 inches long. He is pictured here with mom and his brother, Robbie. Mom and baby are doing well and mom is back to work with the horses! 
daughter Jessica got the chance to show Roseanne Ashley's Thoroughbred Sam and made him look wonderful. Jenna Franklin showed her three year old Mercury who behaved perfectly all day. She also showed her mother's gelding Copy. This amazing Appaloosa is 20 years young. He jumped in the show ring for the first time in 10 years!!! Nicole Bartell was all smiles after showing Kanani in three classes and improving each time. Olivia Counterman continued her winning streak with Nick by winning Champion Beginner Hunter Rider. Finally we enjoyed watching our friend Helen Fisher win Reserve Champion Starting Humter with her young mare Ce-Ce in her second show ever! She looked like a champion in the making. Well done everyone!
* Happy Birthday Robbie! Here he is riding his new mount, Valiente. Congratulations and best of luck. 
