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| FRED WAS RECENTLY HONORED AT THE KANSAS REINING HORSE ASSOCIATION AWARDS BANQUET WITH A BUCKLE FOR WINNING THE OPEN HIGH POINT RIDER AND TWO SETS OF STIRRUPS FOR WINNING THE NOVICE HORSE OPEN I AND II HIGH POINT YEAR END AWARD FOR 2011 ALSO!! WAY TO GO FRED!! |
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| Mark your calendars for Sat. Feb. 18th. Fred is having his pre show season Reining Clinic in Louisburg, KS. Riders $140 and auditors $35 with lunch included. Pre registration required . Call 913-660-2806 or email fvbslide@hotmail.com to pre-register. See Clinic Flyer attached. |
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| Congratulations to Rick and Chris Ludlow-Young on their purchase of " Spring Chic Pleaser" at the NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City . "Bob" is a 2008 bay gelding by "Chic Please" out of Plain Spring and will be shown by Rick in the Non-Pro classes in 2012!! Also thank you to agent Sherman Tegtmeier for matching Rick up with his new mount. Good Luck for a successful show season!! |
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| PHOTOS COMING SOON OF "A DANDY MAGNUM" , by Magnum Chic Dream, recently purchased by Sharon Martin. THANK YOU TO JESSICA SCHMITZ FOR OFFERING THIS TALENTED GELDING "GAGE" FOR SALE THROUGH BERSCHAUER PERFORMANCE HORSES. |
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| WATCH FOR "'ONE SMART REQUEST" IN THE OPEN SENIOR REINING AND HIS FULL BROTHER "ONE SMART SAILOR" IN THE OPEN JUNIOR REINING AT THE AQHA WORLD SHOW WITH FRED IN THE SADDLE. GOOD LUCK TO OWNERS DAVE AND LINDA KOCH AND LOUIE AND DIANE KOCH. ALSO GOOD LUCK TO JULIE GIBBONS VESTAL RIDING "CUSTOM PISTOLENA" IN THE AMATEUR REINING AT THE AQHA WORLD SHOW. "BLONDIE" WAS PURCHASED FROM THE BERSCHAUERS AFTER SHE MADE THE NRHA FUTURITY FINALS HER 3 YEAR OLD YEAR. JULIE IS COACHED BY TODD CRAWFORD. WHAT AN AWESOME TEAM THEY ARE!! |
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIE VESTAL GIBBONS ON WINNING THE SOUTH CENTRAL AFFILIATE ROOKIE CHAMPIONSHIP ON CUSTOM PISTOLENA. (WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE BERSCHAUER'S). JULIE AND "BLONDIE" WILL BE COMPETING IN THE 2011 NRHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IN OKLAHOMA CITY DURING THE FUTURITY. BEST OF LUCK TO THIS AWESOME PAIR FOR THE NRHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TITLE!! ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO SPENCER HAWERLANDER ON WINNING THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN MEN'S TRAIL RIDE COWBOY RACE!! SPENCER HAS PLACED 3RD THE PAST TWO YEARS AND RODE A PERFECT 10 POINTS ON ALL BUT ONE OBSTACLE TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR!! HE SCORED 237 POINTS OUT OF 240 AND ROBBIE, THE OWNER OF SADDLE AND SIRLOIN SAID NO ONE HAD EVER ACHIEVED THAT BEFORE. SPENCER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FRED FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAS PAID OFF!! CONGRATULATIONS TO SPENCER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND FOR BREAKING A COURSE RECORD. WAY TO GO SPENCER!! TEAM BERSCHAUER IS SO PROUD OF YOU!! |
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| A big thank you for everyone that came out for the Fall Clinic and Warm Up Schooling Event. We had reiners here from 5 states and there were alot of laughs and good times riding in the beautiful Kansas weather!! Hope to see you all at the upcoming KRHA Sunflower Slide in Topeka Kansas Sept 16 - 18!! Good Luck at your fall shows everyone!! |
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| CONGRATULATIONS to ONE SMART SAILOR, owned by Louis Koch, making the Open Level II Derby Finals. Fred rode Sailor to a 10th place finish!! Congratulations to Julie Vestal Gibbons riding Custom Pistolena to the Rookie I High Point Buckle in the ancillary classes at the Derby. Julie purchased "Blondie" through Berschauer Performance Horses at the end of her 3 year old year. |
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| TEAM BERSCHAUER TRAVELED TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA IN APRIL. FRED QUALIFIED ONE SMART REQUEST FOR THE 2011 AQHA WORLD SHOW IN SR. REINING AS WELL AS WINNING THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP . HE WAS ALSO 3RD IN THE 7 AND UP DIVISION. ONE SMART SAILOR WAS 3RD IN THE OPEN CLASS AND WAS RESERVE CHAMPION IN THE AQHA OPEN CLASS. |
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| THE NRHA SHOW SEASON GOT STARTED AT THE MARCH MADNESS REINING AND DERBY IN TOPEKA, KANSAS IN MARCH. FRED AND ONE SMART REQUEST WERE OPEN CHAMPIONS ON SUNDAY AND RESERVE OPEN CHAMPIONS ON SAT. FRED WAS THE HIGH POINT OPEN RIDER FOR THE WEEKEND. ONE SMART SAILOR AND FRED WERE THE RESERVE OPEN DERBY CHAMPIONS ON SAT. EVENING. FRED RODE DEFINITLY HOLLYWOOD TO THE RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE GREEN HORSE DIVISION. HE WAS ALSO NOVICE HORSE OPEN I AND II CHAMPION ON WIMPYS IRISH STEP OWNED BY FRED AND HIS WIFE SUSAN. |
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| The Kansas Reining Horse Association announced their 2010 Year End Award Recepients. The winners will receive their choice of a set of spurs or a trophy buckle. Fred won the year end award in 4 categories (Open,Intermediate, Novice Horse Open I and Novice Horse Open II). Also Fred's team of non-pros had a great year. Sharon Martin was high point Rookie I rider and Paula Eichman was reserve high point Rookie I rider. Gwyn Haskins was high point Intermediate and Limited Non-pro rider and Julie Vosberg was reserve high point rider in those categories as well as the Non-Pro category. Joan Carter was reserve high point in the Prime Time Rookie and Non-Pro divisions. Congratulations to Fred and to all of his Non-pro riders he coached. It was a great year in the showpen for 2010!! |
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| Fred and his Non-Pros traveled to Mt. Vernon, Mo. for the Memorial Weekend Show. It was hot,
hot, hot and so were the results. Fred was the Reserve Champion in the Novice Horse Open Class on ARC Acustom To Please and One Smart Sailor and was Reserve Champion in the Intermediate Open Class. Julie Vosberg was riding Magnifichic for the Champion in the Non-Pro, Int, and Ltd Non-Pro on Sat. and also the Ltd Non Pro Champion on Sunday. Magnifichic was purchased by Julie from Eby Horse Company as a 4 year old. at. Sharon Martin won the Prime Time Rookie class on Sat. and Joan Carter won it on Sunday. Everyone did an excellent job showing and a great time was had by all, as usual!! Fred is showing One Smart Request and One Smart Sailor down at the NRHA Derby in OK City in a few weeks. Then to Lincoln, Neb. in August to start the fall 3 yr old Futurities!!
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| What a great showing Fred and his students had at St. Louis. Some goals were achieved and alot of fun was had!! Fred won the Open and Intermediate Open on "One Smart Request" and won the championship on "One Smart Sailor" in the Novice Horse Open I and II on Sunday. Both horses marking 73 1/2 scores. Julie Vosberg, Cindy Johnson, and Gene Jernigan tied for the championship in the Non-Pro on Sat. Cindy won the flip and won her first pewter trophy on "KRK A Lil Sugar", trained by Fred and previously owned by Eby Horse Company. Way to go Cindy and "Shaq". Julie Vosberg was also reserve Champion on Sunday on "Magnifichic" with an impressive ride. Julie and "Maggie" were awesome both days . Magnifichic was also trained by Fred and Julie purchased her from Eby Horse Company. In the Rookie Classes Sharon Martin was in the top 5 in the Rookie I Division. Sharon and "Lefty" were great in the showpen both days as were Paula Eichman and "Laynie". Fred was very proud of his students and those horses he has trained and sold to go on to have such great show careers and talented new owners. The next reining show is in Mt. Vernon at the end of May. Check back for more results!! Pictured below L to R: Cindy on "Shaq" with Paula, Julie riding "Maggie", Millie Berschauer , our mascot, and Paula on "Smart Laynie Lena" Next row of photos L to R: Stop photo of Fred and One Smart Sailor" ,Novice Horse Open I and II Champion , Cindy with her 1st pewter trophy with Paula and Frankie. The Berschauer and Kansas Reining Horse gang out celebrating after a successful show day . Congratulations, you all did a great job. |
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| Fred and part of his team traveled to Lincoln,Nebraska to the Big Red Reining Challenge April 16-18. Held at Lancaster Event Center, what a great facility and the Central Plains Reining Horse Association always puts on a great reining show. There was great hospitality and it was a really fun show. Fred rode One Smart Request to the Open and Intermediate Open championship on Friday and also rode him to a Reserve Championship in the Open and Limited Open Derby on Saturday. Congratulations to Dave and Linda Koch - Smartie has another great show. Way to go Fred!!!
In the first show, Julie Vosberg-Newell rode Magnifichic to a Championship in the Non-Pro . Great job Julie. The next show is in St. Louis at the Wild Slide put on by the Missouri Reining Horse Association. Good luck to Fred and his students!! |
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| Fred on "One Smart Request" on left and "Jac N Crome" on right. |
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO "ONE SMART REQUEST" WINNING THE OPEN REINING CIRCUIT AT THE TULSA HOLIDAY AQHA CIRCUIT. "SMARTY" EARNED ENOUGH POINTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2010 WORLD SHOW IN THE SENIOR REINING. GOOD JOB "SMARTIE" AND FRED WITH A GREAT START TO A SUCCESSFUL 2010 SHOW SEASON. |
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO FRED AND CUSTOM PISTOLENA SLIDING TO A LTD OPEN FINALS 11TH PLACE FINISH AND A LEVEL ONE 9TH PLACE FINISH IN THE 3 YEAR OLD FUTURITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY . GREAT JOB FRED AND "BLONDIE". |
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| FRED and "ONE SMART REQUEST" were TOP TEN AQHA WORLD CHAMPIONS in the JR. REINING in OKLAHOMA CITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OWNERS DAVE AND LINDA KOCH AND TO FRED and "SMARTIE" FOR A SUCCESSFUL AQHA WORLD SHOW AND NRHA SHOW SEASON. |
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| "PINES TOPSAIL STAR" owned by Glen and Denise Hatch, was the American Royal AQHA Reining Circuit Champion earning 1st place under all 4 judges in Kansas City this past weekend. Fred also showed him in the Open Reining Jackpot Sat. night and was the Reining Champion. "Tommy" is on his way to being qualified in the Open Junior Reining at the 2010 AQHA World Show. |
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| Our veterinarian, Randy Huenefeld, of Rolling Meadows Animal Hospital, had two veterinarians visiting from Maryland to take a course in Equine Chiropractics. Here are some photos of them doing adjustments on some of Fred's reining horses. |
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