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Item: During the 2009 show season, members of the Seth Thomas Collection piled up
ribbons. One of the latest success stories from the Seth Thomas Collection is D&S Petty Boy Floyd (pictured at right), a grey yearling colt out of top-producing sire BHR Chocolate Sundae and multiple national champion D&S Momma Sang A Song. At his first show, where he was exhibited by Jennifer Groters, D&S Pretty Boy Floyd was awarded two Reserve Grand Championships. Later in the show season, at the Michigan State fair, Pretty Boy Floyd was the grand champion stallion at the Michigan State Fair. He also won the Michigan bred Miniature class. Jennifer Groters showed him to the blue ribbons.
Item: D&S Double Dutch Chocolate and D&S Excuse My French, owned by Enchanted Hollow, had outstanding showings at the 2009 Shetland Congress, combining for four National championships and seven Reserve National titles.
Item: Congratulations to Della J. Goodman of Crete, IL, on her purchase of D&S Tammy Wynette, a 2-year-old Seth Thomas filly who will be trained and shown by Jennifer Groters. Watch for this awesome filly as she starts her show career. Her dam, BHR Kaya, also has produced D&S Little Town Flurt, an AMHR Horse of the Year, as well as D&S Excuse My French, a 2007 and 2008 AMHR Nationals driving champion.
Item: At its first 2009 show in May, The Connection's Seth Thomas horses were exceptional. D&S He's So Fine won all his classes under the three judges at the Ogden, UT show -- Model Gelding Under, Amateur Halter Gelding Under, Aged Gelding Under, Senior Champion Under, Grand Champion Under and he received a Supreme Champion Under award from Judge Jim Curry. D&S Little Jimmy Dickins also was a winner for The Connection, capturing Amateur Halter Stallion Under from all three judges, as well as Solid Color Stallion & Gelding Under. D&S Little Jimmy Dickins also had one first- and two second-place finishes in Two-Year-old Stallions Under, along with one Junior Champion Under and one Grand Champion Under title and two Jr. Reserve Champion Under and two Reserve Champion Under titles. The Connection also would like to congratulate "Serendipity Stables" on their purchase of D&S Fast Break. "With tears in our eyes and a lump in our throats, we watched him head for his new home in Washington where we know he will be loved as much as he was here," said Linda Mecham of The Connection, who added that she hoped Sharon of Serendipity Stables has "as many wonderful babies from him as we have had here. He is an awesome horse."
Item: Samantha Sansevere of Enchanted Hollow and her Seth Thomas horse, D&S Double Dutch
Chocolate, won the 2008 AMHR Youth Horse of the Year award in the B Division. Samantha and Dutch had a terrific 2008 show season in both AMHR and ASPC competition, winning National and Reserve National championships. Samantha's win with Dutch in Youth Classic Country Pleasure Driving at Shetland Congress helped Dutch become the High-Point Pony at the prestigious national event. (Samantha and Dutch are pictured at right.) Samantha also won the Sarah Tennant Memorial Youth Jumper Division B award for the third year in a row. Samantha won the AMHR award with her mini, Quail Creek's Rumorhasit. Samantha and Rumor have won back-to-back national championships at AMHR Nationals in Youth Jumper Over (8-12 age group).
Item: D&S Night Cap has been named the 2008 Classic Halter Pony of the Year. Trainer and AMHR/ASPC board member Belinda Bagby posted this comment on Lil Beginnings, "I would like to thank (Little King Farm) for giving me the opportunity to show this wonderful horse to his wins for them. It was so much fun as Knight Cap really knows he is special."
Item: Congratulations to Seth Thomas Collection member Larry Parnell, who trained and drove the 2008 AMHR Performance of the Year in both the Under and Over divisions. Larry trained and drove throughout the show season the Performance Horse of the Year in the Over division, Larka's Dark Delight. Larry guided Larka's Dark Delight to national championships in Open Roadster and Roadster Stakes at AMHR Nationals. (Larka's Dark Delight is owned by Tom and Carmie Viebrock of Dresser, WI.) Larry also trained the Under division Performance Horse of the Year, Lil Darling Ciscos Gomer Pyle, who had National and Reserve National titles at AMHR Nationals and is owned by Seth Thomas Collection member Jeanne McClanahan.
Item: No fewer than seven Seth Thomas horses have won AMHR Horse of the Year honors -- D&S Spooktacular (2003), BHR Jo-Co's Ain't Mis Behavin (2004), D&S Peeping Tom (2005), D&S Little Town Flurt (2005), D&S Vintage Silver (2006), D&S Golden Eagle (2006) and D&S Knight Cap (2008).
Item: Congratulations to Linda Mecham on her purchase of D & S Sugar Ray. Watch for this awesome colt this year in the show ring.
Item: Larry Parnell of Larry Parnell Stables will present his Second School of Driving March 26, 27 and 28
at Wild Women Ranch in Tuckerman, AR. Larry has produced over 200 National Champions in driving. For more information about the driving school, call Larry at 870-523-3352. (Larry is pictured at left with D&S Fast Break.)
Item: The Seth Thomas Collection soon will be expanding as 2009 foals are born around the country. The
Seth Thomas Collection is represented in states such as Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan (pictured at right), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.
Item: Seth Thomas Collection members are encouraged to send news items and updates to bobsansevere@yahoo.com
Item: During the 2009 show season, members of the Seth Thomas Collection piled up
ribbons. One of the latest success stories from the Seth Thomas Collection is D&S Petty Boy Floyd (pictured at right), a grey yearling colt out of top-producing sire BHR Chocolate Sundae and multiple national champion D&S Momma Sang A Song. At his first show, where he was exhibited by Jennifer Groters, D&S Pretty Boy Floyd was awarded two Reserve Grand Championships. Later in the show season, at the Michigan State fair, Pretty Boy Floyd was the grand champion stallion at the Michigan State Fair. He also won the Michigan bred Miniature class. Jennifer Groters showed him to the blue ribbons.Item: D&S Double Dutch Chocolate and D&S Excuse My French, owned by Enchanted Hollow, had outstanding showings at the 2009 Shetland Congress, combining for four National championships and seven Reserve National titles.
Item: Congratulations to Della J. Goodman of Crete, IL, on her purchase of D&S Tammy Wynette, a 2-year-old Seth Thomas filly who will be trained and shown by Jennifer Groters. Watch for this awesome filly as she starts her show career. Her dam, BHR Kaya, also has produced D&S Little Town Flurt, an AMHR Horse of the Year, as well as D&S Excuse My French, a 2007 and 2008 AMHR Nationals driving champion.
Item: At its first 2009 show in May, The Connection's Seth Thomas horses were exceptional. D&S He's So Fine won all his classes under the three judges at the Ogden, UT show -- Model Gelding Under, Amateur Halter Gelding Under, Aged Gelding Under, Senior Champion Under, Grand Champion Under and he received a Supreme Champion Under award from Judge Jim Curry. D&S Little Jimmy Dickins also was a winner for The Connection, capturing Amateur Halter Stallion Under from all three judges, as well as Solid Color Stallion & Gelding Under. D&S Little Jimmy Dickins also had one first- and two second-place finishes in Two-Year-old Stallions Under, along with one Junior Champion Under and one Grand Champion Under title and two Jr. Reserve Champion Under and two Reserve Champion Under titles. The Connection also would like to congratulate "Serendipity Stables" on their purchase of D&S Fast Break. "With tears in our eyes and a lump in our throats, we watched him head for his new home in Washington where we know he will be loved as much as he was here," said Linda Mecham of The Connection, who added that she hoped Sharon of Serendipity Stables has "as many wonderful babies from him as we have had here. He is an awesome horse."
Item: Samantha Sansevere of Enchanted Hollow and her Seth Thomas horse, D&S Double Dutch
Chocolate, won the 2008 AMHR Youth Horse of the Year award in the B Division. Samantha and Dutch had a terrific 2008 show season in both AMHR and ASPC competition, winning National and Reserve National championships. Samantha's win with Dutch in Youth Classic Country Pleasure Driving at Shetland Congress helped Dutch become the High-Point Pony at the prestigious national event. (Samantha and Dutch are pictured at right.) Samantha also won the Sarah Tennant Memorial Youth Jumper Division B award for the third year in a row. Samantha won the AMHR award with her mini, Quail Creek's Rumorhasit. Samantha and Rumor have won back-to-back national championships at AMHR Nationals in Youth Jumper Over (8-12 age group).Item: D&S Night Cap has been named the 2008 Classic Halter Pony of the Year. Trainer and AMHR/ASPC board member Belinda Bagby posted this comment on Lil Beginnings, "I would like to thank (Little King Farm) for giving me the opportunity to show this wonderful horse to his wins for them. It was so much fun as Knight Cap really knows he is special."
Item: Congratulations to Seth Thomas Collection member Larry Parnell, who trained and drove the 2008 AMHR Performance of the Year in both the Under and Over divisions. Larry trained and drove throughout the show season the Performance Horse of the Year in the Over division, Larka's Dark Delight. Larry guided Larka's Dark Delight to national championships in Open Roadster and Roadster Stakes at AMHR Nationals. (Larka's Dark Delight is owned by Tom and Carmie Viebrock of Dresser, WI.) Larry also trained the Under division Performance Horse of the Year, Lil Darling Ciscos Gomer Pyle, who had National and Reserve National titles at AMHR Nationals and is owned by Seth Thomas Collection member Jeanne McClanahan.
Item: No fewer than seven Seth Thomas horses have won AMHR Horse of the Year honors -- D&S Spooktacular (2003), BHR Jo-Co's Ain't Mis Behavin (2004), D&S Peeping Tom (2005), D&S Little Town Flurt (2005), D&S Vintage Silver (2006), D&S Golden Eagle (2006) and D&S Knight Cap (2008).
Item: Congratulations to Linda Mecham on her purchase of D & S Sugar Ray. Watch for this awesome colt this year in the show ring.
Item: Larry Parnell of Larry Parnell Stables will present his Second School of Driving March 26, 27 and 28
at Wild Women Ranch in Tuckerman, AR. Larry has produced over 200 National Champions in driving. For more information about the driving school, call Larry at 870-523-3352. (Larry is pictured at left with D&S Fast Break.)Item: The Seth Thomas Collection soon will be expanding as 2009 foals are born around the country. The
Seth Thomas Collection is represented in states such as Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan (pictured at right), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. Item: Seth Thomas Collection members are encouraged to send news items and updates to bobsansevere@yahoo.com
