Association News 2006 Annual Meeting Board Meeting The 2006 annual meeting of the HHAA got underway the evening of Friday, October 27 with a board meeting at Pat Vogel’s house. We were treated to a wonderful homemade meal with multiple dishes – a stroganoff, a great salad, and a truly delicious fish dish (for which I meant to ask a recipe!), among others. The official meeting started after we had all eaten more than we should have. Chris Bredeson, president, presided. Also in attendance were Pat Vogel, Karen Andraska, Egon Kamarasy (looking no worse for wear after being recently bucked off a young horse at the tender age of… is it 88 this year?), Linda Rudolphi, Sharon & Rick Brandt (also looking fine after recent open heart surgery), Ellen Walker, Val Sivertson, Heidi Christenson, and Markay Kerr. Board members Charlene Summers, Alix Coleman and the Cooksleys were unable to attend. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. Linda Rudolphi had prepared an interesting registrar’s report looking back over the years from 2000-2005 (along with very incomplete data for 2006). In those years, there have been 180 horses registered, of which 43% were Felver and 56% were Sportlo. Fifty-five percent of those horses were sired by Sportlo stallions (most by Wistar and So Rare), 25% by Felver stallions, and 11% by Thoroughbred or Shagya stallions. Val Sivertson presented a proposal for an association awards program, based on statistics we can easily access through groups like the USEF, USDF, AERC etc. The board approved the proposal, and a limited budget for the annual awards. Heidi Christenson presented a proposal for a program to recognize members (who may not compete in recognized shows) for the hours they spend riding or driving their Hungarian horses. After considerable discussion, the board approved the concept but asked for a more specific written proposal to clarify exactly what the requirements and costs would be. Chris presented the treasurer’s report, which had been sent by George Cooksley on behalf of Wanda Cooksley, who has been in an extended care facility getting ongoing therapy and care for the debilitating effects of her arthritis. There seemed to be a page missing, and the board voted to table approval of the report until we can get a complete or clarified version. George had expressed his willingness to act as interim treasurer during this next year, and the board voted to take him up on that offer, as it will be easier for him to communicate with Wanda and smooth the transition than for anyone else. In other business, we discussed getting DNA testing started, no longer sending newsletters to people whose membership had lapsed, improving our publicity and advertising efforts, membership booklets, logo product sales, and all the items listed in the short and long term goals. Please refer to the website to see further details. Breeder’s Board Meeting The breeder’s board met Saturday afternoon. Their primary decision was to clarify that offspring of registered Anglo-Arabian or Anglo-Shagya horses, when crossed on Felver stock, can be registered in the Felver book. Since Arabian, Shagya and Thoroughbred crosses with Felver are allowed, this decision does not change the basic gene pool from which Felver horses are bred. Foal registration applications will still need to include a breeding certificate from the stallion owner if the stallion is from outside the association. (Owners of HHAA stallions should be submitting an annual stallion report to the registrar.) Henrietta Morey (who was not able to attend) had sent along a proposal to create a new book in the registry for Hungarian Riding Ponies. This would open up a new market for HHAA breeders. In some areas, hunter and dressage ponies are selling for premium prices. No final decision was taken, but the idea was reported out to the general membership meeting, and people seemed to regard it favorably. If the new book were established, the board would need to specify what pony breeds could be used to cross with Felver and Sportlo stock. (Recently in Europe, there has been some controversy about the proper size of the “German Riding Pony” and other sport pony breeds. Apparently many of the winning animals in recent competitions have actually been over pony size. This is another topic for consideration in creating rules for this book in the registry. The main market for ponies in the US depends on not exceeding the 14.2 height limit, but we would inevitably produce some individuals somewhat taller.) General Membership Meeting Saturday evening, October 28th, we had another great dinner, this time prepared at the motel & restaurant managed by Pat Vogel’s husband. Cooksleys will be pleased to hear that most of us opted for the prime rib. Chris Bredeson called the meeting to order at 7:41, with Chris Bredeson, Pat Vogel, Egon Kamarasy, Karen Andraska, Val Sivertson, Lynn Studebaker, Markay Kerr, Ellen Walker, Rick Brandt, Sharon Brandt, Linda Rudolphi, Heidi Christenson, Lori Reilly, and Diane Brereton present. The minutes of the 2005 meeting were approved. We heard brief reports from Linda Rudolphi (registrar’s report and logo sales report), Heidi Christenson (membership and Ride Your Horse program), Chris Bredeson (board, breeder’s board, and treasurer’s reports) and Val Sivertson (association awards program). Chris also presented Henrietta Morey’s proposal to start a Hungarian Riding Pony studbook, and there was some discussion. We reviewed the association goals as follows: Short and Long Range Goals One Year Goals Maintain and update HHAA website (Chris Bredeson) Implement year end awards program (Val Sivertson) Maintain computerized pedigrees/registry (Linda Rudolphi) DNA Testing (anyone with a Felver horse who has offspring registered in the Felver book is urged to get DNA testing done this year) Redo brochure (Markay Kerr to develop ideas) Develop marketing and public relations position (Markay Kerr) Five Year Goals Fund raising projects (e.g. stallion service auction) Development of a youth program Member educational programs Formation of local clubs Continued cooperation with Kisber Association in Hungary (Semen Exchange) Ten Year Goals Increase bloodlines available for use. Increase stallion and mare members Increase active membership in HHAA In new business, Val Sivertson and Markay Kerr volunteered to recruit a few more members to help with the advertising committee. If you are interested, please contact Val or Markay! Sharon and Rick Brandt volunteered to host the 2007 meeting in Broken Bow, Nebraska – close enough to visit Cooksley Ranch, but at a location where we won’t put the stress on Cooksleys to feed and house us. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 pm. Farm Tours (The Fun Part!) Saturday morning we all drove to Karen Andraska’s farm near Mukwonago. The weather was brisk, so we appreciated her indoor arena and the hot chocolate. The star at Karen’s place was her stallion, H. Bartok (Szeplak XVIII x H. Mazurka), a big, tall gray with a noble face and long stride. Bartok’s sire is in Hungary, and was selected for the semen exchange program arranged by the associations in the 1990’s. Bartok’s regular trainer was not able to be there, but he was very well-behaved for his capable substitute rider, who showed us all three gaits along with some lateral work and lengthenings. We also saw several of Bartok’s get, including a really big gelding who is going under saddle, along with a few other local Hungarian mares and youngsters. The morning ended with Chris branding a few eligible horses. Sunday morning we met at Pat Vogel’s farm in Stoughton (just south of Madison). She had arranged for a demonstration of Parelli techniques by a local trainer, who started by demonstrating some ground work with H. Androcleus (H. Gavaller x H. Kemeny Sherpa), one of Pat’s young geldings who is particularly leggy and elegant. After showing some of the Parelli “games”, she saddled Androcleus and rode him for a few minutes. She also rode H. Gaveller (Szeplak XVIII x H. Bors), which was especially interesting as he is half brother to Karen’s Bartok. We could see the resemblance (though in a more moderate-sized package!), as Szeplak stamped both stallions with his elegant neck and classy head. Next we saw most of Pat’s “heavenly Hungarians”, some ridden by her students, and some presented in hand. She brought out H. Pajkos (H. Hadur x H. Lola), who, at 23, is beginning to get stiff with arthritis but seemed pleased to see his audience. Wisconsin had had an unusually wet fall, so the ground was muddy, and Pat’s horses, who had recently been trimmed, were a little sore-footed. She didn’t ask Pajkos to move out, but the old man is still handsome, and it was interesting to see a representative of some of the older bloodlines. Among the horses we saw were HS Kek Tellyhold (HS Pik Brado x H. Marika) and her mother, H. Marika; Pajkos get H. Eclipse, Benny, H. Vanessa, H. Shazam, H. Mihali, H. Circalo Bajnok, H. Zeus, and H. Kiralyay. Many of these horses, who vary from green-broke to nearly bombproof, are for sale, and there are pictures on Pat’s website. As we studied the horses, Egon and Val debated some issues of conformation and movement. One of Egon’s interesting comments was that in Hungary, much more attention is paid to the loin area than in the US (if you have read Deb Bennett’s books on conformation analysis, she also emphasizes the key role of the loin in performance horses). Before we all began to hurry off for our drives or flights home, Chris Bredeson got to practice his branding technique on most of Pat’s horses. He also carried on the tradition of branding a board at the barn, at both Pat’s and Karen’s barns. It was great to visit with other Hungarian horse enthusiasts and breeders and enjoy the hospitality of our Wisconsin members. We missed the Cooksleys, and their absence was a reminder that Steve and Wanda can’t live forever, and the responsibility for stewardship of the Hungarian horses is going to rest on us. I look forward to seeing everyone this year in Broken Bow! News from our Distance Riders H. Perle Takes Best Conditioned at the Hell on the Border Ride Katrina Mosshammer bought H. Perle (H. Talisman x Prima Volta, Shagya) from Leah MacGregor in the spring of 2006 as an endurance prospect. Following is an excerpt from Katrina’s report on their win at Perle’s second ride, in December 2006. On their way to the ride, Katrina had to deal with doctoring a horse, a flat tire, dead battery, frozen hose, and getting her rig stuck in the mud, but she persevered (endurance riders are nothing if not tenacious!). “This is only my second ride on her and the first one was a max time 50. So I had decided to let her go fast this time and see what she was capable of (I've only had her since March). We did that first loop with Gared and the boys. We get back to camp and she vets through again with all A's. I find out I'm only about 30 min behind the leaders. She's looking good. I was out about 7 min ahead of Gared and boys, so I had to leave camp by myself and she did not like that. She wasn't moving out as well as she had on the first loop, but I couldn't really tell if she was tired or just pouting about being alone. Well, that first time we passed some of the other riders she perked right up. The only problem was they were going the other direction (There were some out and back so we had some common trails). She did not want to go the opposite direction. Had to fight her every time we passed somebody until we finally caught up to the people in front of us. She moved out perfectly fine behind them and we got back to camp and had actually been within 15 min of the time it took us to do the same loop the first time. We get pulsed down. We were 6th and only 48 min behind the first horse. She got all A's again and we decide to stand for BC. We do our hour check and she still has all A's. Well, long story short, with her athleticism and my heavy weight butt, we got BC. I was so proud of her. I keep think I'm going to find her limitations but I haven't yet. When I bought her I asked Leah if she would want her back if things didn't work out; she said she wasn't worried, she didn't think the mare was going any where. Well Leah you were right. Miss P is here to stay.”

HS Remel (H PJ Diamond Szabo x La Da Raaz)	Successful Distance Riding Season for HS Remel Here is a report from Leah MacGregor on the 2006 season for HS Remel (H PJ Diamond Szabo x La Da Raaz, Hanoverian/Arabian): “Remel did three 50 mile endurance rides this year, one 35 mile endurance ride, and two 25-30 mile CTR's. We had a good ride season. It was his first year doing 50's so we took it slow at the beginning of the season, but the last 50 he finished we were 12th. He had a 2nd and a 1st place in his competitive trail rides.” (Leah has a full brother to Remel, and some of his get, for sale. You can access her website through the HHAA web pages. Remel’s sire Szabo is now standing at Heaven Tree Farm 10109 Kluttz Rd, Rockwell NC 28138 9068 - (704) 279-9603)
Two More Best Conditioned Awards for Bikaver Marty Powers reports: “In 2006 Chris (Powers) and H. Bikaver (H. Gyemant x H. Tiszta) completed one Competitive Ride and eight Limited Distance rides for a total of 320 miles. They finished in the Top Ten in seven out of the nine rides and had two Best Condition awards. Another good year for Hungarians in distance riding!” (Bikaver is now a gelding, but Linda Rudolphi has stock sired by Bikaver in her breeding herd.)
H. SF A LilBit Elegant (H. PJ Diamond Szabo x Sabiyana, Arabian)	News from Our Dressage, Jumper and Hunter Competitors Annalise Boucher took her youngster, H. SF A LilBit Elegant (H. PJ Diamond Szabo x Sabiyana, Arabian) to two shows and sends this report: “We attended 2 hunter shows this fall, one in Sept. and one in Oct. at Phoenix Rising Horse Farm in N. Smithfield RI, riding in the Walk/Trot Horse Division consisting of 4 classes - Equitation, Pleasure, Command and the Championship class. She was Champion for the Division at both. We have been working on things since then and canter is coming along nicely so next year I have to decide if it's just flat classes or over fences.”

Two of our Hungarian Stallions Win at USDF Regionals At the USDF Region 6 Championships, H. Randevu (HS So Rare x H. Aldas) took first place in First Level Open with a 71%. Randevu is owned by Val Sivertson and ridden by Jessica Wisdom. HS Wistar (Wishes and Dreams x H. Marado) won the Intermediate II championship with a 67%. Wistar is owned by Charlene Summers and ridden by Jennifer Schrader-Williams. Jennifer sent this report: “Today Wistar is ten years old and will be debuting at Grand Prix in the discipline of dressage this 2007 season. As a young stallion he had numerous wins in-hand and at every level leading up to Grand Prix, including many regional and national championships and “Horse of the Year” awards. The past two years Wistar and I have been invited back east to participate in the Festival of Champions held in Gladstone, NJ. Each time we have grown and become more accomplished.”

Two Hungarians Place in USDF Breeder’s Championship Series In the Northwest USDF Breeder’s Championship series, H. Randevu (HS So Rare x H. Aldas), owned and bred by Val Sivertson, took third place in the stallion division with a 74%. In the mare championship, H. Suttogas (HS Wistar x H. Bajos III), owned by Markay Kerr and bred by Carolyn Smalling, took fourth with a 71%.

	H. Liberty Legend (Final Pool, TB x H. Monda) HS Poesia (HS So Rare x H Liberty Tiszta)	Liberty Farms Sport Horse Company Competition Successes Henrietta Morey sent this news: HS So Rare was named Northwest Sport Horse Breeder’s Association Dressage Sire of the Year for the fourth consecutive year! H. Liberty Legend (Final Pool, TB x H. Monda): At his debut show, “Reggie” was an absolute gentleman and brought home two blue ribbons in hunter classes. He has been accepted into Olympic Show Jumping Stallion's prestigious "Young Horse Development Program" in British Columbia, Canada and is being carefully trained for the Hunter Ring. He is currently offered for sale at $25,000. HS Poesia (HS So Rare x H Liberty Tiszta) , a two year old black Hungarian filly owned by Henrietta Morey was shown in-hand very successfully by Jessica Wisdom. HS Poesia was awarded the USDF All Breeds Award for 2 year Hungarian fillies. She also finished in the Top 3 in the NWSHBA Dressage 2 year filly category. Poesia’s 2006 show season culminated with her being named the Highest Scoring 3 and under Hungarian filly in the US by the Hungarian Horse Association of America. Under the adept hand of Jessica Wisdom, HS Eva Perone (HS So Rare x Mollyanna,TB), a black yearling Hungarian filly, owned by Henrietta Morey, was shown to the USDF All Breeds Award Champion in the yearling Hungarian filly category and the 3 and under High Point Hungarian Champion at the Breeder’s Classic Championship show. HS Eva Perone was also named the NWSHBA 2006 Champion Hunter yearling filly and placed in the NWSHBA Dressage category’s Top 5 yearling fillies. HS Eva Perone (HS So Rare x Mollyanna,TB)
H. Hala Wins Equine Achievement Award at Training Level H. Hala (H. Gyemant x H. Bajos 2) only competed in one class in 2006, but that one score, together with her scores from 2005, gave her five training level scores over 65%, earning her the Utah Dressage Society achievement certificate for Training level. It is a tribute to the Hungarian disposition that she earned that score with rider Ellen Walker nearly too weak with food poisoning to sit in the saddle! H. Talta Competing in Jumpers H. Talta (H. Taltos x H. Tiszta 3) was sold to Loretta Clifford, whose daughter is riding Talta. Loretta reported to Linda Rudolphi a few months ago: “Talta is doing great and Megan loves her. She is a very honest mare and will work hard for Megan. Both of them have been learning how to do jumpers with the help of a trainer. Talta is very powerful and only gets better with time. Megan and Talta have developed a nice relationship and understanding of each other which only improves with time. She is currently jumping 4 foot and still easily clearing the fences. Time will tell how high she is able to go. Megan showed her at Foxton Farms this summer and did pretty well. She took her to Indi the following week and had a mishap which resulted in Megan breaking a bone in the top of her foot. She's fine, but it ended her summer showing. I think she is hoping to start up again this fall and maybe get Talta up to Ledges.” Notice: If your 2007 membership dues are not paid, this may be the last issue of the newsletter you receive. Please remember to send your membership dues and information to Heidi Christenson, membership secretary.

HS Bungee (*Shandor, Shagya x H. O’Thea)

HHAA Miscellaneous bits: New Hungarian Breeding Stallion Chris Bredeson writes: “I finally have some photos of my new Hungarian Felver stallion, Hungarian Sir Bungee (*Shandor, Shagya x H. O’Thea). He’s in training with Jessica Wisdom and doing very well, especially for a three year old (he’ll be four in 2007). I’ve taken four lessons on him in the past two weeks and am very impressed with his character and rideability. In 2006 he bred four mares so Bungee’s first foals should start arriving in May 2007. I’ll post more pictures on our website: www.libertysporthorses.com.” Bungee was bred by Adele Furby. His name was the subject of considerable debate after dinner at the annual meeting, as some folks don’t think it is dignified enough! I think Val Sivertson is going to be introducing a new young stallion this year, too, but I haven’t gotten specific information. HS Bungee (*Shandor, Shagya x H. O’Thea)

Share Your Memories & Stories About Steve Cooksley In an upcoming issue, I would like to do an article about Steve Cooksley. Wanda wants to help, but as most of you know, she has not been well. Please send any anecdotes, memories or stories about your experiences with Steve to the newsletter editor, Ellen Walker. Include any specific details you remember – it doesn’t need to be “important”, and don’t worry about spelling, grammar or form. I would also like to collect your stories about any of the other people you have met involved with the Hungarian horses over the years, as well as horses of the past. We need to record these things before they are forgotten! New HHAA Awards Programs Val Sivertson has spearheaded an effort to organize awards for HHAA horses who do well in recognized competitions. The disciplines included in this program (if we have horses competing in these areas) could be dressage, dressage breeding, driving, eventing, endurance, hunter, hunter breeding, jumpers, reining, trail, western pleasure, cutting, and equitation. To qualify for awards, your horse must be registered with the HHAA and you must be a HHAA member. The horse must also be enrolled in the HHAA awards program (form will soon be available). The owner and rider need to be members, and the horse needs to be recorded with the USEF. In some disciplines, additional memberships may be required (i.e., in dressage, owner & rider must be USDF members, and the horse must have a lifetime membership with USDF). For riders who do not compete in many recognized shows (or don’t show at all), the Ride/Drive Your Horse program provides a way to document the time you spend riding or driving your Hungarian horse. You should already have received, along with your membership renewal, a form to register for this program with Heidi Christenson, who has volunteered to organize it. It is supposed to be fun for you, and as the hours accumulate, you can receive small prizes. We also hope to be able to use the information we collect about the kinds of activities you enjoy with your horse to showcase the generosity and versatility of our breed. WE WANT YOUR IDEAS • Send in your clever ideas for bumper stickers or decals that we might be able to use as advertising and/or prizes. • If you have suggestions for ways to publicize and advertise our horses, please contact Markay Kerr or Val Sivertson (both are listed in the membership directory). • The deadline to submit information for the next newsletter is May 31st. Please send us photos and reports about new foals, horses for sale, bought or sold, competition news, or any stories about your horses.

Congratulations to Laura Turansick of Lake Forest, Illinois, who purchased the 4 year old Hungarian Gelding HS WinStar from Henrietta Morey of Liberty Farms Sport Horse Company. WinStar and Laura look forward to competing in the hunter ring. Summervale Farm of Roy, WA was agent for this sale.	HS WinStar Sired by HS Wistar and out of H Tiska 3
"Starhaven has this full brother to HS Remel for sale - check out that suspension!"	The 2007 HHAA meeting will be in Broken Bow, Nebraska - fall date to be announced.

HHAA Officers Christopher Bredeson President 304 Conine St. SE Olympia, WA 98513 360-455-5197 hungarianhorses@aol.com Patricia Vogel Vice President 2144 Williams Drive Stoughton, WI 53489 608-873-8956 uffdafarm@charter.net   George Cooksley Treasurer HC 71 Box 108 Anselmo, NE 68813 308-749-2413 cooksleyranch@neb-sandhills.net Linda Rudolphi Registrar 281 Ruby Road Noble, IL 62868 618-752-7181 (before 9:00 p.m. CST) budapest@wineglassfarm.com   Heidi Christenson Membership Secretary 7236 Seven Mile Rd Racine, WI 53402 262-681-0674 Ftiesfarm2@aol.com