Minxiesmom
Well-Known Member
I just got some exciting news, finally posted to the Pinto record. My gelding, Janals Maximillion, is officially a Pinto Champion.
This achievement requires earning 150 points in competition in PtHA approved shows (excluding Open Competition Activities) provided that:
◦The points have been won under eight or more different judges
◦At least 65 of the points have been won in Halter classes or a combination of 55 Halter and 10 Color points under at least three different judges as a two-year-old or older
◦At least 65 of the points have been won in ROM approved performance classes or racing events
◦The performance record includes points from at least three performance or racing events, under at least three different judges, earned as a two-year-old or older
◦The Pinto has earned a minimum of one ROM certificate in performance or racing events,
◦If the Pinto is a horse it has earned at least 10 points in a second ROM event in either performance or racing
Max has actually achieved 6 ROMs in performance, plus ones in Halter and Color. This gets us a Certificate of Ability (4 ROMs in performance) and A Certificate of Achievement (6 ROMs in performance).
We have been showing Pinto for two years and have shown at 9 shows, just in Oregon. Didn't want to travel further, and really couldn't afford to either.
Max is from a small breeder in California, Janice Mosher, who doesn't have the big names in her herd that you hear all the time. She obviously just knows how to breed good horses. Max spent his three year old year with a trainer learning to drive, but after problems in the ring, got passed on and finally ended up with me. He was my first miniature horse and I didn't know how to drive.
The first winter I had him, I hauled to a trainer once per month for a lesson in her indoor arena. Other than that he didn't get driven in the bad weather. When spring came, I started driving him on my own, every opportunity I had. The first season was spent showing in local shows. We did ok at first, but as the summer went on we got better. We even tried an HDT (like a CDE). I laugh at that weekend as the weekend both Max and I got broke!
The second year I tried my hand at showing on a little higher level at the local Pinto shows. The mini people out here all go towards hi points, so we had to learn to show in halter, jumping and trail, besides showing in the driving classes. I only went to one out of town Pinto show about 200 miles away. I was very successful at this level, getting a couple of hi points at the shows, and ending up Reserve Hi Point Mini in the Pinto Club for the year.
This, our third year, has proven the best yet. Max has come into his own as a driving horse, developing beautiful collection. Most of the judges like him really well! He has proven to be an elegant hunter and when he is in a good mood, does trail very well. Halter was an area that I had my doubts with him, but he has proven himself big time, in the halter arena! The judges like him!
I have made many good friends in the last three years of showing. It is a good thing, because I go to these shows alone and it wouldn't be any fun without having your buddies around! I think I have proven that you don't have to have a big name trainer for your horse, in order to have fun and win! Before Max, I had been mostly away from horses for 25 years. Getting back into horses was the best thing I have ever done. It motivated me to lose 65 lbs and has changed my life forever. I will never be a breeder as that is not where my passion lies. I love to go into the ring and show!
I am giving Max one more year in the show ring. We will hopefully hit a couple of AMHA shows next year, including the Western Regionals in Reno, to see if we can compete at that level. After that he will become a CDE horse. My new boy, Scott Creek Unos Love Me True, aka "Elvis" is waiting in the wings to become my next champion! So you breeders, I am always looking for my next future champion. Find me a good one...but he must be pinto...and he must be a gelding!
This achievement requires earning 150 points in competition in PtHA approved shows (excluding Open Competition Activities) provided that:
◦The points have been won under eight or more different judges
◦At least 65 of the points have been won in Halter classes or a combination of 55 Halter and 10 Color points under at least three different judges as a two-year-old or older
◦At least 65 of the points have been won in ROM approved performance classes or racing events
◦The performance record includes points from at least three performance or racing events, under at least three different judges, earned as a two-year-old or older
◦The Pinto has earned a minimum of one ROM certificate in performance or racing events,
◦If the Pinto is a horse it has earned at least 10 points in a second ROM event in either performance or racing
Max has actually achieved 6 ROMs in performance, plus ones in Halter and Color. This gets us a Certificate of Ability (4 ROMs in performance) and A Certificate of Achievement (6 ROMs in performance).
We have been showing Pinto for two years and have shown at 9 shows, just in Oregon. Didn't want to travel further, and really couldn't afford to either.
Max is from a small breeder in California, Janice Mosher, who doesn't have the big names in her herd that you hear all the time. She obviously just knows how to breed good horses. Max spent his three year old year with a trainer learning to drive, but after problems in the ring, got passed on and finally ended up with me. He was my first miniature horse and I didn't know how to drive.
The first winter I had him, I hauled to a trainer once per month for a lesson in her indoor arena. Other than that he didn't get driven in the bad weather. When spring came, I started driving him on my own, every opportunity I had. The first season was spent showing in local shows. We did ok at first, but as the summer went on we got better. We even tried an HDT (like a CDE). I laugh at that weekend as the weekend both Max and I got broke!
The second year I tried my hand at showing on a little higher level at the local Pinto shows. The mini people out here all go towards hi points, so we had to learn to show in halter, jumping and trail, besides showing in the driving classes. I only went to one out of town Pinto show about 200 miles away. I was very successful at this level, getting a couple of hi points at the shows, and ending up Reserve Hi Point Mini in the Pinto Club for the year.
This, our third year, has proven the best yet. Max has come into his own as a driving horse, developing beautiful collection. Most of the judges like him really well! He has proven to be an elegant hunter and when he is in a good mood, does trail very well. Halter was an area that I had my doubts with him, but he has proven himself big time, in the halter arena! The judges like him!
I have made many good friends in the last three years of showing. It is a good thing, because I go to these shows alone and it wouldn't be any fun without having your buddies around! I think I have proven that you don't have to have a big name trainer for your horse, in order to have fun and win! Before Max, I had been mostly away from horses for 25 years. Getting back into horses was the best thing I have ever done. It motivated me to lose 65 lbs and has changed my life forever. I will never be a breeder as that is not where my passion lies. I love to go into the ring and show!
I am giving Max one more year in the show ring. We will hopefully hit a couple of AMHA shows next year, including the Western Regionals in Reno, to see if we can compete at that level. After that he will become a CDE horse. My new boy, Scott Creek Unos Love Me True, aka "Elvis" is waiting in the wings to become my next champion! So you breeders, I am always looking for my next future champion. Find me a good one...but he must be pinto...and he must be a gelding!
