Greeting one and all. I a very busy year was had by the Western States Hackney Association. We had some bumps in getting started by have got many thing accomplished in the doing. We have a fine group of Hackney owners, breeders and lovers that have achieved the passing of the first Hackney Horse AHHS rules in over 100 years. We have held and showed in the first ever USEF AHHS approved Hackney Horse Pleasure Division Classes. It was very well received by one and all and we all will do better in 2008 in getting more hackneys before the masses. An astounding new crop is the wings. The multi-breed "C-Fair Charity Show" was a wonderful show to launch a new division for the Hackney Horse.                            Now for the results -
Hackney Horse Current Year Foal In-Hand 3 entries,
1st -   OakBriars Elsa (6 months-ish.)
2nd -  OarBriars Tiger Lilly (5 months -ish)
3rd -   Aristocrats First Dancer (10 weeks-ish)

Hackney Horse Mares & Fillies In-Hand, Yearlings & Older  7 entries
1st -  Brooklawn's Country Rose
2rd -  Celtic Hot Toddy
3rd -  Panache Dalliance
4th -  Eros Morelia
5th -  Dunroth's Coalition
6th -  Native Ursula
Reserve -  Dunroth's Bejeweled

Hackney Horse Stallions/Colts/Geldings In-Hand, Yearlings & Older  4 entries
1st - Eros Fantom (stallion) [FYI - young son of Donti]
2nd - Chambord Donti (stallion)
3rd - OakBriar Bristol Bailey (gelding)
4th - Eros Don Cometus (gelding)

Pleasure Hackney Horse, Working (driving)  2 entries
1st - Celtic Hot Toddy - driver, Sandra Singleton
2nd - Dunroth's Coalition - driver, Teresa Jones                                                                                                    
Pleasure Hackney Horse, Country Pleasure, Under Saddle 3 entries
1st - Eros Don Cometus - Rider, Genaro Magana
no other placing

Pleasure Hackney Horse, Sport Horse, Under Saddle  2 entries
1st -  Dunroth's Bejeweled - rider, Amanda Schmidt
2nd - OakBriar Bristol Bailey - rider, Teresa Jones

 Our Hackney owners are turning out and turning heads in California. Celine Rickards is burning up the competition. Jenni Haas is showing Ricky in Arena Driving Trials an Ann’s Rodger and Leslie are headed for the Singles with any luck. Alice and Lucky were sidelined with injuries but Alice kept busy writing a very important rebuttal to a flaming article in Dressage Today that defamed the Hackney Horse. Elsa was also out this year as Windy was on the mend. Our California friends also battled a terrible fire this fall but all are safe and sound.    All in all, a very good year.