One day while exploring the Committee we noticed a beautiful bay stallion who poked his head over the Dutch door of his stall and were instantly captivated. He seemed eerily familiar and we were drawn to him. We checked the plate on his stall door and went: "ooohhh!!! No wonder he looks familiar!"
His sire is Dorian Shah El Shams and his dam was a lovely daughter of Tammen, whom Ank STRONLY resembles.
After a short debate on whether we should adopt him or not (like we needed Another stallion on the farm) the paper work was filled out and sent off.
And then we waited.
A few weeks later, we were given the good news that the adoption was approved and that Ank was now ours!

I don't know how long Ank had been at the Committee, but he was a real professional. After a cursory examination of the trailer, he climbed on in and rode home happy as could be.
Our head trainer: John Richards took a good look at the new stallion and declared that we had a Western Working horse on our hands. John took it upon himself to take over the full training and conditioning of our new adoptee.
John spent months legging Ank up, creating a bond between himself and the stallion, working on balance and trust.
The two of them would go out for trail rides along the dry creek bed and out into the mountains following cattle trails. For fun they drove cattle and participated in the annual charity cattle penning days. To get Ank used to noise, crowds, and new environments John rode him in the daily "horse parade"; a part of the cities' Rodeo tradition. To change things up, John trained Ank to pull a cart and we entered him into a driving show as part of a two horse team.

After months of just spending time together, getting to know each other, and crafting a bond between each other Ank and John made their show ring debut. In only eight appearances in the HF arenas Ank has earned his Championship title. After a spectacular 2008 show season Ank now stands has one of the best adoptees brought out of the Committee that we have gotten.
2009 looks only to be bigger and better! We are truly fortunate to have adopted such a wonderful young stallion.

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Show Record:

Prize Money: $7,250

Prizes:

Championships:

• Champion Ladies Western Sidesaddle - 2008 AHA Nationals
• Champion Eight year old Stallions - 2008 AHA Elran Cup

Achievements:

2008, AHA Nationals

Top Ten - Working Cow Horse

2008, Central Carolina Horse Show

9th, Cutting Open
9th, Working Cowhorse Open

2008, AHA Region 7

Top Five, Ladies Western Sidesaddle
Top Five, Working Cowhorse

2008, HSF September Driving Show

3rd, Carriage Driving Obstacles - Pairs (w/ MM Mogul)

2008, AHA Towerlands

Top Ten, Eight year old Stallions

2007, Wayfarer Stud's Driving Show

6th, Ground Driving Tandem Team (w/ *El Thay Samoun)
6th, Tandem Team Reinsmanship
6th, Tandem Team Cross Country
5th, Tandem Team Turn out
2nd, Tandem Team Division Overall

2007, Show of the Decade - Working Western

5th, Junior Horse Reining
6th, Junior Horse Cutting

 

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  Breeding Records

Foals

• Year Of Birth - Foals Name (ie. Sire)
  

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2007-08 Stud Fee: $2,500 Live Foal

Standing at: The Wayfarer Stud "The home of Champions" Salinas, California

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