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Nevada County Mother Lode Horse Show Results

The Nevada County Fairgrounds welcomed horse enthusiasts this past weekend as exhibitors competed in the 2011 Mother Lode Horse Show. This annual three-day event gives spectators an opportunity to observe participants work with their horses as they compete in Driving, English, Halter and Western Shows. At the conclusion of each class, competitors are awarded their placing, which is a demonstration of achievement in horsemanship.  The results of the Mother Lode Horse Show are listed below.

The Mother Lode Horse Show is the official horse show of the Nevada County Fair. This year’s Nevada County Fair starts Wednesday, August 10 and runs through Sunday, August 14. For more information about the Fair, visit www.NevadaCountyFair.com.

2011 Mother Lode Horse Show Results

I. High Point Winners:

  • Beginning English Youth: Adison LoPiccolo, Riding The Black Knight
  • 17 & Under English: Shannon Odell, Riding Jo’s Jagged Edge
  • Walk-Jog 10 & Under: Claire March, Riding Mr. Flashman
  • Western 13 & Under: Sunny Gorba, Riding Miss Gracie Undercover
  • Western 14 & Over: Julianne Nevin, Riding Little Miss Mia
  • Performance Mule: No Award Given – Lack of Entries
  • American Morgan Horse Award: Scott Monroe with Bethesda After Dark

The Mother Lode Fairs Circuit High Point Awards will be presented at the end of the circuit.

The final horse show will be at the Amador County Fair, July 27 – 31.

 

II. Awards and Trophies:

Friday, June 24th – Driving Show: Judged by Nancy Myers

  • Tori Thompson Perpetual Trophy, Pleasure Driving Turnout:

Leslie Berndl, Driving Bethesda After Dark

Sponsored by Noble Beast Graphics of Nevada City and

Owner Tommy Thompson of Grass Valley

  • Honor Schaps Open Driving:

Leslie Berndl, Driving Bethesda After Dark

Sponsored by Sierra Saddlery & Mercantile

  • Bab Verdugo Perpetual Trophy for Gamblers Choice:

Leslie Berndl, Driving Bethesda After Dark

Sponsored by Cherie Harter and Golden Empire Equestrians

Saturday, June 25th – English Show: Judged by Peggy Fackrell and Gaited Classes judged by Henry Bell

  • Ted Schaps Hunter Sweepstakes:

Lyssette Williams, Riding Sueno

Sponsored by Emigrant Springs Horsemanship

  • Glen Silva Jumper Sweepstakes:

Maguire Lessard, Riding Truth Be Told

Sponsored by Golden Empire Equestrians

  • Hunter Hack

Brianna Billingham, Riding Gold Hills Hot Number

Sponsored by American Pacific Mortgage

  • Nevada County Fair English Pleasure Championship:

Julie Keller, Riding Paging Miss Julia

Sponsored by Harter Thoroughbred Farm

  • Marge Chamberlain Medal Class:

Lyssette Williams, Riding Sueno

Sponsored by Golden Empire Equestrians

Sunday, June 26th – Halter Show: Judged by Jim Edwards

  • Championship Mares:

Champion: Everything Rosie handled by Patti Brown

Reserve Champion: Harlem Heat handled by Cheyenne Little

  • Championship Geldings/Stallions:

Champion: Im A Dominant Sir handled by Kelly Probst Bushey

Reserve Champion: Bea Diddle handled by Julie Keller

Sunday, June 26th – Western Show: Judged by Jim Edwards

  • Carol Huddleston, Bridle Horse Lady to Ride:

Lauren LoPiccolo, Riding Jet

  • Lowell Huddleston Stock Horse:

Lauren LoPiccolo, Riding Jet

Sponsored by Arlene McCallum

  • Nevada County Western Pleasure Championship:

Irene Davis, Riding A Lopin Invitation

Sunday, June 26th – Trail: Judged by Sarah Kennedy

  • Nevada County Fair Trail Championship:

Danielle Wagner, Riding Lotto Potential

Sponsored by Ridge Feed and Supply

*All Nevada County Fair Horse Show Ribbons sponsored by Stucki Engravers and Distinctive Gifts.

For a complete list of entries and results, visit www.mlhscircuit.com.

Wendy Oaks
Publicist, Nevada County Fairgrounds
(530) 273-6217
wsoaks@gmail.com
Website: www.NevadaCountyFair.com
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Bits & Pieces

Amazon Taxed By State of California, Amazon Cancels All California Associates Program

You may have noticed that I had an Amazon.com advertisement on the right side of my website. Governor Brown has signed into law a bill that taxes sales of items bought on the internet from Amazon.   Because of the new law, my Amazon ad is no longer there, because it specifically imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on sales by online retailers – including but not limited to those referred by California-based marketing affiliates  even if those retailers have no physical presence in the state.

I was part of what Amazon.com calls Amazon Associates which allowed me to place their ad on my website. Whenever anyone clicked on my ad and bought something I received a small percentage of the sale.

As of June 29, 2011, Amazon has cancelled all affiliations with any Amazon Associates in California. I don’t think this bill is going to help, since the attitude of Amazon is: “Similar legislation in other states has led to job and income losses, and little, if any, new tax revenue. We deeply regret that we must take this action.”

The aforementioned “other states” include New York, Illinois, Rhode Island, and North Carolina, most of which have seen their own Amazon affiliate programs killed for exactly the same reason. (Edit: New York managed to keep its Amazon affiliate program, presumably because it’s such a huge market.) And, as noted by The Tax Foundation, there are a handful of others—Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont—that are considering passing similar “Amazon Tax” measures.

Not that the measures are necessarily helping much in terms of states collecting more tax revenue—Rhode Island General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio was recently quoted, saying, “The affiliate tax has hurt Rhode Island businesses and stifled their growth, as they’ve been shut out of some of the world’s largest marketplaces, and should be repealed immediately.” FatWallet, which itself acts as a giant affiliate to Amazon and Overstock, ended up moving from Illinois to Wisconsin over the Illinois “Amazon Tax.”

So we’ll have to see how this works out. What do you think.

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