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ALES-Palooza 2000
Liveshow Photo Gallery!
go HERE to view Palooza Show Results only:
go HERE to view a Palooza Liveshow Report only:
NOTE ABOUT PIX: This is a compilation of several rolls of film, some digital camera images, others standard 35mm candid shots (approximately 150 shots altogether). To view a photo, simply doubleclick on the link. You are free to download them by right clicking on each pix or image. Enjoy!
Novice/Youth Division Pix:
1. Novice/Youth Performance Champion & Reserve, "Peanut Butter Fudge" and "Trail Blazer," both owned by Sheryl Hoikka. Champs:
2. Novice/Youth Foal/Yearling Champion & Reserve, "Flash Gordon" owned by Susan Pierce (l), and "Dr. Pepper" owned by Sami Hopewell (r).
3. Novice/Youth Light/Gait/Sport Breeds Champion & Reserve, "Rejoice" owned by Sami Hopewell (r) and "Midnight Eclipse of the Night" owned by Susan Pierce (l).
4. Novice/Youth Stock Breeds Champion & Reserve, "All Dun" owned by Sheryl Hoikka (l), and "Hank" owbed by Jennifer Combest (r).
5. Novice/Youth Misc. Breeds Champion & Reserve, "Tim" owned by Sheryl Hoikka (l), and "Doc Holiday" owned by Leah Koerper (r) and friends.
6. The Judgeoff quest for Overall Novice/Youth Grand.
7. Novice/Youth Overall Grand Champion & Reserve, "Peanut Butter Fudge" owned by Sheryl Hoikka (r), and "Rejoice" owned by Sami Hopewell (l).
8. A nice shot of N/Y setting up for a Trail class. Other Highlights:
9. This N/Y Trail entry was fresh and inventive!
10. Here's a closeup of "Trail Blazer," a winning perf setup in the Novice/Youth Performance division.
11. Imagination & innovation was not lost on the Novice/Youth division as proved by this wonderful creative entry in the Gymkhana class.
12. A beautiful Costume class entry.
13. Here's a nice Novice/Youth Harness entry.
14. Another wonderfully creative Other Performance entry!
15. Stablemates also came out in full jumping force as demonstrated in this Other Performance entry.
16. A beautiful Arabian halter entry showing the bloody-shoulder characteristic.
Original Finish Plastic/China/Resin Division Pix:
1. OF Western Performance Champion & Reserve, "Poco Jesse James" and "Bookem Dunno," both owned by Jamie Jackson. Champs:
2. OF English Performance Champion & Reserve, "Somethinzburning" and "Prime Time Sultana", both owned by Leia Gibson.
3. Closeup of the micro mini "Somethinzburning."
4. OF Miscellaneous Performance Champion & Reserve, "Jasper Jay" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife, and "Winston" owned by Terry Gibson.
5. OF Stock Breed Champion & Reserve, "South Park Kenny" owned by Amanda Warren (l), and "Gambler" owned by Deb Parrish (r).
6. OF Light/Gaited/Spanish Breed Champion & Reserve, "Marco Polo" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r), and "Slamtastic Sammy" owned by Dianne Liebeler (l).
7. OF Sporting Breed Champion & Reserve, "Pessoa" owned by Jamie Jackson (l), and "Darby Dan" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r).
8. OF Draft Breed Champion & Reserve, "Centurian" owned by Carolyn McRae (r), and "Dundee" owned by Susan Scarborough (l).
9. Closeup of "Centaurian," the resin Border Fine Arts drafter.
10. OF Pony/Small Horse Breed Champion & Reserve, "Just Do It" owned by Leslie Comer (r), and "Twilight Twist" owned by Carolyn McRae (l).
11. OF Longear/Exotic Breed Champion & Reserve, "Wander" owned by Susan Scarborough (l), and "Harlequin" owned by Ulrika Ljunglof but proxy shown by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r).
12. Closeup of "Wander," the Wild Animal Kingdom resin Zebra foal.
13. View of the judgeoff for Longear Champion & Reserve!
14. OF Foal/Yearling Champion & Reserve, "Tug" owned by Claris Harrell (r), and "Rhapsodee" owned by Deb Parrish (l).
15. OF Overall Grand Champion & Reserve, "Somethinzburning" owned by Leia Gibson (r) and "Harlequin" owned by Ulrika Ljunglof but proxy shown by Traci Durrell-Khalife (l).
16. Closeup of "Harlequin."
17. A sharp Stablemate entry, "Movin' Jill" owned by Dianne Liebler, in the OF Western Performance class. Other Highlights:
18. A lovely Western Pleasure entry, complete with fully detailed tack!
19. Great shot of the Western Pleasure class table! 20. Park/Saddleseat setups are a different & fun way to enter Eng Pleasure classes!
21. Here's a really nice Trail entry, utilizing a bridge obstacle!
22. Arabs and Mailboxes make great Trail setups!
23. Mules strutted their stuff in Trail also, as evident here by "Jasper Jay" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife.
24. A great view of the Trail class in competitive action!
25. Entries were wild and quite diverse in the Gymkhana class!
26. A nicely creative obstacle in the OF Hunter/Jumper class.
27. Yet another sharp Hunt/Jump entry.
28. Who says a standing model can't be shown successfully in a Hunt/Jump class?!
29. A nice Cutting entry, simple but very effective!
30. Another lovely OF Harness entry.
31. A stunning Arab Costume entry!
32. And yet another lovely Arab Costume entry.
33. Here's a gorgeous OF Northlight resin Quagga!
34. A peek at some nice entrys in the OF Donkeys class. Left to Right: white/grey Lomonsov (russian) china foal, grey-dun Lefton (japan) china jennet, a tiny grey-dun Northlight (england) resin mini, and a brown standard issue Northlight resin jennet.
35. Plastic, china, and resin donks rounded out the OF Donkey class, as witnessed in this additional photo. Left to Right: brown Beswick (england) china donk, brown Leonardo Collectibles resin donk, plastic Breyer (USA) semi-gloss standing donk, brown Conversation Concepts (USA) resin jennet, and a grey Babes of Bethlehem resin foal. Background: a plastic Breyer Brighty in brown.
36. A sampling of entries in the OF Foal/Yearling Other Breed type class.
37. Wowzers! A hard to find & highly prized smooth-muscled Breyer Clydesdale stallion, in high gloss finish and mint condition no less!
Custom/Original Sculpture/Artist Resin Division Pix:
1. CM Western Performance Champion & Reserve, "Sharper Image" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r), and "Keno" owned by Lisa Axnick (l). Champs:
2. Closeup of Champ "Sharper Image" shown here in the Cutting/Roping/Other Stockwork class.
3. CM English Performance Champion & Reserve, "Rio Cool" owned by Karen Caldwell (l), and "Virtual Reality" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r).
4. CM Misc. Performance Champion & Reserve, "Teo Nova Casi" owned by Karen Caldwell (r), and "Bint Khalife" owned by Deb Parrish (l).
5. Closeup of gorgeous Misc. Perf Champ "Teo Nova Casi" in his native paso tack.
6. CM Stock Breed Champion & Reserve, "Brace For Impact" owned by Karen Caldwell (l), and "Just About Magic" owned by Terry Gibson (r).
7. CM Light/Gaited/Spanish Breed Champion & Reserve, "Pacifica" and "Show Time", both owned by Lisa Axnick.
8. CM Sporting Breed Champion & Reserve, "Virtual Reality" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (r), and "Key To The Mint" owned by Lisa Axnick (l).
9. CM Draft Breed Champion & Reserve, "Woodvue Excelsior" owned by Karen Caldwell (r), and "Borris" owned by Lisa Axnick (l).
10. CM Pony/Small Horse Breed Champion & Reserve, "Wellington Lucky Lad" and "Covington", both owned by Terry Gibson.
11. CM Longear/Exotic Breed Champion & Reserve, "Jazz" owned by Terry Gibson (r), and "Acorn Ridge" owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife (l). Pictured in the center is none other than Tennesse Mule Artist, Bonnie Shields!
12. Closeup of Longear champ "Jazz" - a spotted saddle mule painted and etched out of a Breyer Terrang mold.
13. Closeup of reserve champ "Acorn Ridge" - a Carol Herden resin Mammoth Ass.
14. CM Foal/Yearling Champion & Reserve, "Sparkle" owned by Lisa Axnick (l), and "Windborne Sahara" owned by Leia Gibson (r).
15. Closeup of Reserve Champ Foal, "Windborne Sahara".
16. The Judgeoff quest for Overall CM Grand & Reserve!
17. Those at the end of the table. There were a good cross section entered in this division, from repaint onlys to simple customs, and original sculptures to artist resins.
18. Another angle of the same Judgeoff in the Custom division.
19. CM Overall Grand Champion & Reserve, "Pacifica" owned by Lisa Axnick (r), and "Rio Cool" owned by Karen Caldwell (l).
20. Closeup of "Rio Cool", an gorgeous buckskin pinto Rio Rondo Park Arab.
21. Some very nice Trail entries in the CM Trail Class. Other Highlights:
22. "Silverton" is a repainted only Breyer Clydesdale mare owned by Traci Durrell-Khalife, shown here in a Harness Trail setup.
23. "Acorn Ridge" demonstrating Coonjumping in the Misc. Other Performance class.
Just For Fun Classes
1. The Fantasy/Mascot class brought out alot of interesting entries.
2. While the Wildlife/Dogs/Cats class was taking place on one table, the Fantasy/Mascot class was underway on the adjoining table.
3. An Alpine Goat from the new Breyer Stable Companion series.
4. The Decorater class was a favorite among entrants!
Showhall/Judges/Misc. Pix:
1.The great conference rooms at the Linn County Fairgrounds where ALES-Palooza 2000 were held, Sept 9th 2000! Showhall/Displays:
2.The Parade of Breeds display, courtesy of Leah Patton.
3. Closeup of a couple exotics, Onager Wild Ass "Onions" and Grevy Zebra "Sunday Brunch" on the Parade of Breeds display, courtesy of Leah Patton.
4. "Sh. Mon Petite Poitou," a Poitou artist resin by Michelle Belisle-Locke, also in the Parade of Breeds display, courtesy of Cheryl Mundee.
5. Bonnie Shields taking in our Parade of Breeds display at the showhall.
6. The ADMS table setup by Leah Patton.
7. Our official Palooza Judges, left to right: Judith Northwood (Custom/Original Sculpture/Artist Resin), Leah Patton (Novice/Youth), and Dawn Calo (Original Finish). Palooza Judges/Show Committee:
8. Judge Judith Northwood busy judging the CM Costume/Parade class.
9. Judge Leah Patton taking the time to explain placings and give tips for the next class.
10. Tennessee Mule Artist Bonnie Shields posing with ALES officers Juanita "lespidey" Snyder, Cheryl "cowpie" Mundee, and Leah "Twinster" Patton.
11. Bonnie Shields and Juanita Snyder (r) pal around.
12. Show scorekeeper and Palooza Auctioneer, Cheryl "Cowpie" Mundee.
13. Cowpie Mundee hard at work at her computer station, keeping track of show results, last minute entrants, etc.
14. Our lively Show Announcer, Jon Northwood, who was drafted last minute and did an outstanding job! In the foreground, good shot of our Raffle table (l) and Doorprize Table (r).
15. Our official Show Photographer & caretaker of the Winner's Circle, Monte Snyder, shown here clowning around and taking the place of a missing Reserve Champion model owner.
16. Raffle ticket helper & security detail Rex Nere.
17. Judges and members of the Palooza Show Committee each wore an official Palooza 2000 t-shirt, courtesy of Monte & Juanita Snyder.
18. These were the ALES-Palooza special Judge's Models given to our Judges, Stewards, and other members of our Show Committee.
19. ALES-Palooza Awards Table: golden model trophys, Truck & Trailers, Rosettes, NAN cards, and Misc. prizes (Kit Kat bars, wooden show trunks, matchbox tractors, etc.). Awards/Doorprizes:
20. Closeup of additional prizes: trucks, tractors, ribbons, etc.
21. Closeup example of a Palooza golden model Trophy awarded to each divisional halter & performance Championship. These trophys are courtesy of Dawn Calo.
22. Closeup of the Candance Liddy gold & silver Medallions awarded to each divisional Overall Grand & Reserve. Pictured on the medallion is a Draft, Mule, and Pony. These medallions are also courtesy of Dawn Calo.
23. Adoreable Pickup Truck & Horse Trailers were awarded to the Overall Grand Champions of each division. (and YES! there was even a horse inside each trailer!)
24. Closeup of the matchbox Truck & Trailer.
25. The Doorprize Table overflowing with goodies ranging from periodicals to models to tack/props, coffee mugs, jewelry, hand puppets, beanie babies, equine stickers, school supplies, etc.
26. Some lovely custom Longears from Dawn Calo's sales table at Palooza. If you like Calo's work, be sure and visit her website for additional sales offerings. Vendors/Entrants:
27. A line of Stone Drafters on Cheryl Mundee's sales table. Don't forget to check out her sales page at her website.
28. Dawn Shaw's sales table featuring scores of beautiful Hagen-Renakers.
29. Vendor Dawn Shaw also had a second sales table featuring her Stallions USA resin line. Don't forget to visit her website if you're in the market for vintage Breyers or new Hagen-Renakers or Stallion USA pieces.
30. Vendor Laura Pervier of Lone Wolf Star was on hand with North Lights, Conversation Concepts, Healthy Planet, etc. lines. You can view the whole line at her website.
31. Vendor Dana Jones and her sales table of new & vintage Breyer and Stone Horses. She has a website as well.
32. Entrant/Vendor Jamie Jackson and Diamond J Studio, featuring models, tack, props, etc.
33. Entrant/Vendor Carolyn Morton of Carolyn's Creations.
34. Another angle of the Carolyn Creations booth.
35. Vendor Denise Hauck with a table full of goodies!
36. Entrant Traci Durrell-Khalife deep in concentration! If you're in the market for LSQ tack/props/dolls/costumes, visit her website.
37. Entrant Carolyn McRae cradling one of her most prized possessions: a Hagen-Renaker china Mule named "McShane."
Additional Vendor/Auction Donaters:
Judith Northwood/NorthWood Studios
Kim Janes/Green Hound Studios
Myla Pierce/Half Fast Farms LLC
Suzanne McAllister/Wildwing Stables
Angie Thomas/Small World Tack & Saddlery
Pamela DeMuth/Thunderstruck Studios
Dime-A-Dozen Farms
38. Modelwise, there was a little of everything on our Auction table, both OF and Custom, and ranging from horses to donks & mules, even Zebras! Center stage: Traditional size Saddle Mule custom by Karen Caldwell donated by Cheryl Mundee. Also, a Breyer Damara Zebra customized & donated by Cheryl Mundee. Auction/Raffle:
39. Another angle of Auction items, this one showing Ruth Mahler's classic size Criollo custom in the foreground. Email Ruth if you're interested in her Tack or Customizing services.
40. Panning the other direction, the Brown Sunshine in box and Gabriel grey Donkey in packharness were donated by Mark Blackwood. To the left, a black appaloosa sporthorse customized and donated by Leah Patton. In the foreground, a dappled bay Breyer Andalusian stablemate painted & donated by Gina Anderson. Gina has a website worth visiting.
41. Repainted Only Zebra mare & foal, customized by Bettye Brown and donated by Cheryl Mundee.
42. More auction goodies: Candace Liddy resin Mule Foal painted & donated by Pamela DeMuth, etched Breyer Swaps SM customized & donated by (?), and a spotted resin Donkey foal created & donated by Bobbie Coulter.
43. Highland Pony, original sculpture by Karon Gorrie-Grieve, and donated by Dawn Calo. If you like KGG's work, be sure and visit her website for additional pieces.
44. Laying it all out.
45. Lot of 3 OF Breyers, donated by Rebecca Choquette.
46. Closeup of the Donkey & Mule totebags painted & donated by Leah Patton.
47. Large wonderful out of print books by Marguerite Henry & Robert Vavra donated by Dawn Calo.
48. Closeup of the autographed Marx galloping horse, painted & donated by Juanita Snyder, and signed by every single show entrant. Later at the auction, this model was purchased and mailed as a gift to Ulrika Ljunglof who entered our show by proxy all the way from Sweden!
49. Shot of our Raffle table, proceeds of which more than exceeded our expectations!
50. An OF Blue Ribbon Stables POA, donated by Juanita Snyder towards Raffle.
51. Appy Sporthorse IDYYL original sculpture by Karon Gorrie-Grieve, donated by Dawn Calo.
52. Donkey jennet & foal Tea Towel, donated by Carolyn Jones of England.
Pix of REAL Longears from West Coast Nationals:
1. Beautiful shot of a Grey Roan Standard Donk.
2. Who says Standard size Donks can't "game" with the best of them?!
3. Great shot of "Ear Tassels" on this Standard Donk.
4. Yes Cowpie, asses do come in spotted and miniature!
5. How 'bout this gorgeous tall lanky bay saddle mule?!
6. Another dark bay saddle mule, this one more of a stock type saddle mule.
7. For you sorrel lovers, here's one with a star/stripe facial a bit out of the ordinary for a mule.
8. Yes, saddle mules come in spotty appy patterns!
9. Western Pleasure class featuring another kind of "spotty" saddle mule - pinto! This is about as close to a Tobiano pattern as you're gonna get in Muledom!
10. Here's a lovely headshot of a white saddle mule all decked out!
11. Can you say adoreable?! What's a Longear show without a PeeWee Leadline class?!
12. Or how 'bout this little cutie? Is she proud of her Mule or what?!
13. Already a budding young horsewoman, this youngster is atop a mule with an interesting wither stripe (wide).
14. A couple sharp Pony Mule entries.
15. What does a Shetland Pony Mule look like? See for yourself! (nice entry!)
16. Sue Morgan, our West Coast Nationals & Palooza Liasion!
(This Page last updated: November 27, 2000)