2012 Show Results
Whew! What a year this has turned out to be. This was only our second year of showing and we jumped in with both feet. We decided to add performance classes to this year’s entries. The idea was to find a donkey that had been trained and had a little experience in some in-hand classes that we were interested in and take it slow, maybe entering a few trail and jumping classes.
Our search was underway. In May, we found the perfect donkey. And boy was she trained well. Kathy Schmitt’s donkey Chloe had been retired after winning the 2011 National Hi-Point Jennet Championship title. Kathy was now showing Zephyr so Chloe no longer had a job and was hanging out at Peace Pipe Ranch with her trainer Bobbie Ferraro. We headed to Texas to check her out. Chloe was a dream. She backed, she side-passed, she did everything the trail offered. It was exciting. We knew she was exactly what we were looking for. Next, Bobbie hitched her up. I tried to explain we were not interested in DRIVING her. Our plan was to take it slow. Well they were having none of that! So, I jumped in the cart and off we went. Chloe was outstanding. I started thinking that maybe I could in fact do this. I was told “YES, do it all. No one will know you haven’t done this before.”
Kathy agreed to let us “lease” Chloe for a year to decide if we were really going to follow through with this performance stuff (and to give her time to decide if she was really ready to let her go). Well I’m happy to say we did it! We entered ALL the performance classes and loved every minute of it. Especially the driving classes! So we are very happy to announce that Chloe now has a new home with us. She will be here forever.
We started off our show season just a week after bringing Chloe home by hosting a “Show Clinic” by Wayne Lyon. Wayne spent the weekend teaching our group of rookies and newcomers the basics of showing. We had a great time and learned much. The first show was the River Valley Mule and Donkey show in Clarksville just a week after the clinic. Most of our group entered the show and all did very well. From there it was on to Shelbyville in July. Ozark Empire in Springfield was next with Chloe winning Champion Jennet, Reserve Champion and Reserve Hi-Point, then the Kansas and Oklahoma shows. Chloe won Hi-Point Champion in Kansas!!!! It was a great season.
A few shots of our 2012 season
Our 2012 Show String
Schmitt’s Chloe
Frontier Legends Sadie
Brayberry’s Lady Camellia
Brayberry’s Russian Olive
Brayberry’s A Star Is Born
River Valley Mule & Donkey Show (NMDA)
Foals@Halter – Brayberry’s A Star Is Born, 3rd Place
Yearling Jennets/Geldings@Halter – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia, 4th Place
2yr and older, Jennets@Halter – Frontier Legends Sadie, 2nd Place
Showmanship@Halter – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
PeeWee Trail – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia (w/Ryder Hottinger, handler), 1st Place
Pantyhose Race – Brayberry’s Russian Olive & Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Costume Class – Brayberry’s Russian Olive (w/Ryder Hottinger), 3rd Place
“Catch Your Ass” – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia, 3rd Place
Feed Sack Race – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Lead Race – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
In-Hand Trail – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Scramble – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
In-Hand Jumping – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
Coon Jumping – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
Snigging – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
Barrels – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
Pole Bending – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
Keyhole – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
Obstacle Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Pleasure Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
The Great Celebration, Shelbyville, TN (NMDA)
Yearling Jennets to Halter – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia, 6th Place
Jennets to Halter, 2Yr – Brayberry’s Russian Olive, 3rd Place
Jennets to Halter, 5Yr & over – Schmitt’s Chloe, 1st Place (class of 17)
Champion Jennet – Schmitt’s Chloe
Showmanship – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Lead Race – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Snigging – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Single Stake Race – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Obstacle Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
Pleasure Driving, working – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Ozark Empire Fair, Springfield, MO
Jennets@Halter, 2Yrs and under – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia, 1st Place
Jennets@Halter, 3Yrs and over – Schmitt’s Chloe, 1st Place…Frontier Legends Sadie, 2nd Place
Champion Jennet – Schmitt’s Chloe
Reserve Champion Miniature Donkey – Schmitt’s Chloe
Showmanship@Halter – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
In-Hand Trail – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Coon Jumping – Schmitt’s Chloe, 6th Place
Obstacle Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Pleasure Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 1st Place
Reserve High Point Champion – Schmitt’s Chloe
Kansas State Fair
Yearling Jennets@Halter – Brayberry’s Lady Camellia, 3rd Place
Jennets@Halter, 2Yr and older – Frontier Legends Sadie, 2nd Place…Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
In-Hand Trail – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Scramble – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
Big T – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Barrels – Schmitt’s Chloe, 1st Place
Obstacle Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Pleasure Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
High Point Champion – Schmitt’s Chloe
Oklahoma State Fair
Jennets to Halter, 2Yr and older – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Lead Race – Schmitt’s Chloe, 2nd Place
Barrels – Schmitt’s Chloe, 3rd Place
Obstacle Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 5th Place
Pleasure Driving – Schmitt’s Chloe, 4th Place
Our overall results:
1st place: 6
2nd place: 10
3rd place: 15
4th place: 7
5th place: 6
6th place: 7
Champion Jennet (Twice)
Reserve Grand Champion
Reserve High Point Champion
and
High Point Champion!
It was a great year! Our donkeys were in the ribbons 51 times of 59 classes entered for the season.
We are excited to announce that we will be adding a newcomer to our show string next year.
Brayberry’s Asstilbe will be showing for the first time as Green in performance classes.