2012 Sale results...was another great sale!

2012 Wild Deuce 8th Annual Working Mountain Horse Competition & Select Sale - Kingman, AB - Sept 30

Wild Deuce's 8th Annual Working Mountain Horse Competition & Select Sale a HUGE Success best one yet!
Rafter Ruff Ryders 4-H Club welcomed everyone to Wild Deuce's 8th Annual Working Mountain Horse Competition & Select Sale. Wild Deuce welcomed everyone, not just buyers to their family farm where Terri is the 6th generation. This is not your average sale or weekend and folks are noticing the quality and enjoyment you can have on a horse. It is a weekend you will mark on your calendars each year. This year we noticed way more fun and games despite the bad run of luck Wild Deuce has encountered in the last month. After a bear chased out 8 of Wild Deuce's horses at their high camp in the Rocky mountains, only 5 came back 3 of the horses are still lost in the mountains. On one of the search parties Terri's sale horse Kita died of colic and her other sale horse Kat received a puncture wound due to rough bush country. Consignor Brenda Miller broke her arm while Craig of Two C Ranch cut his hand through to the tendons. Despite the twists and turns life threw at Wild Deuce and there consignors the show went on. The 25 horses were narrowed down to 9 amazing sale horses.

The honesty was spoken each day when Terri addressed everyone with how their summer and fall had gone. She wanted to make sure everyone understood where she was coming from. From having great guests, to their horses going to Calgary Stampede, she addressed the facts

• If the horses are not ready for the sale they are pulled period
• This is not a 60 day wonder or prospect sale, the horses have minimum a year under their belts
• Honest hard miles not a few ditch miles or circles in the arena, Wild Deuce horses see 1500 miles a summer!
• A safe place for buyers to buy honest, using, seasoned horses with the honesty told to you on each.
• She commented on how many people came to her for horse training ,being sold the wrong horse & how it added fuel to her in starting this sale.
• The proof is in the pudding she quoted from her dad and that is why we want you the buyer to do your homework for a lifetime of awesome miles on your horse. They do the miles and training for you the BUYER!

It was great to see this mountain girl speak from her heart and hold nothing back. The feel of the weekend left you with the feeling you were a part of something and not wanting to leave. Wild Deuce and there family and friends are sharing something with us besides great using horses but the courage to try new things with our horses and the thought you don't need a field of horses for all the events, you need one!
After Terri spoke then we watched the line of sale horses stand quietly while a dog ran over the front of the horses while their wrangler/consignor Pam Didier and their daughter Taylor (11) ran across the horses bums. The point was bold and the crowd loved it.

Friday had a record number of open competitors from all over the province with 24 in the adult division and 8 in the youth division. The overall consensus was that Wild Deuce made a fun weekend and the course was a challenge! This year one of the new obstacles were getting off, setting a camera then running back to your horse who is ground tied, leap on and smile for the camera. There was a new judge fellow outfitter from Anchor D, Jan Matthews along with Rachel Troughear and back for his second year was the original MANTRACKER Terry Grant.
Friday had demo's with a new demo done in the UFA demo ring was from John Pouliot on how to trim your weanling for the first time, it had a huge crowd. Wild Deuce through this weekend want to offer free demo's for everyone to watch & learn, they plan on expanding this for next year. Vet checks were done in the open by Stockyards vet services for all the buyers to watch. A free delicious Pig Roast sponsored by Curty's Oilfield and Tofield Packers was enjoyed by everyone. Later in the evening Wild Deuce & their consignors once again thrilled the crowd with their "Fun relay race" which showed you the versatility and speed of each sale horse & a sore belly from laughing! The evening was enjoyed around the fire with a great father/daughter Wally Glimm band singing great old country.
Saturday greeted the day with warmth and excitement for anyone wanting to buy a horse. A free pancake breakfast by Food with Flair. Walking through the STARS silent auction and the Backcountry Tradeshow which had for the first time MINI DONUTS!!! The items in the STARS silent auction and Tradeshow made for great shopping and for a great cause.
Terri while riding her stallion invited everyone to walk the course so the buyers could see the difficulty in the course and the footing the horses go over. With the sale horses going through the challenging 16 obstacles ,the demo ring and kid's corner were busy. Wild Deuce's fun hunt began early for the open competitors. MANTRACKER was busy taking photo's with folks with full proceeds going to STARS. Kayla Burrington and Cindy Schafer were busy taking pictures and selling them with full proceeds going to STARS. STARS is Wild Deuce's charity of choice after Terri taking a flight when a horse stepped on her head. Cousin Kerry made fresh homemade cookies that of course everyone loved and full proceeds went to STARS! Neil Dimmock who normally does his impressive 6 horse hitch was un able to come due to work commitments. Did this stop Wild Deuce from filling in the gap…no. Wild Deuce and their friends jumped into Earl's wagon (the horse taxi) and did a spoof race with a bouncy horse, falling out of the wagon, falling off of horses and Taylor, Chuck and Terri's daughter dressing in costume on her sale horse Farmer. It reminded everyone of the fun you can have with horses and the fun they have with each other! Again not like any other weekend and not just for buyers but for horsemen from all skills. At 5:00 the thank you began before the catered BBQ.

In the Open Competition the sponsors and winners are:

1. Champion Russ Shandro sponsored by Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting
2. Reserve Champion Susan Wall sponsored by Total Orthotics
3. Ken Pohl sponsored by Lammles Western Wear & Tack
4. Donna Bellerive sponsored by Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting
5. Jessica Cumming sponsored by Summit Outfitters Supplies

In the Sale Horse Competition the sponsors and winners are (Wild Deuce is not in the prizes):

• Champion Craig Reesor on Lot # 6 DV Hollywood Chex 08
• Reserve Champion Cynda Dider on Lot # 10 Bubbles
• 3rd in points was Wild Deuce riding Lot # 11 Lynx
• 3rd in prizes Dawn Didier on Lot #13 A V Beau Heza
• Over all buckle donated by Ken McKinney was Russ Shandro

The youth consisting of Shawnee Williamns, Taylor McKinney, Jessica Simmonds, Shelby Coupland, Mckinley Wall, Justine Pouliot and Meagan McCoy were all given prizes from UFA, Richmond Stock Farm and Wild Deuce. Great to see such great interest from the future riders. I noticed that Craig Coullaird the Editor of Horses All enjoyed the weekend along with Cavalia coming out to check out the event.

Saturday night wrapped up with Wild Deuce heading down the lane in two wagons with guitars going and voices belting out the tunes. Wild Deuce treats the VIP's the sponsors and media with an evening wagon ride while the consignors ride along as the outriders. The fire was enjoyed with the guitars, visiting and a moustache contest!
Sunday anxious buyers were geared up for the 8th annual sale. Wild Deuce provides a great weekend for the buyers to watch, learn and get informed about each and every horse. This sale offers honest keeper type horses with no lines or stories left under the carpet. It was obvious the word has spread about this sale and the honesty behind Wild Deuce after watching trailer after trailer roll down the lane. The caliber of horses shown throughout the weekend is setting a bar in the horse sales of today and it showed in the double amount of buyers arriving from BC to Ontario from the previous year. Church service and a breakfast started the day and then the buyers were able to try the horses. Tack started at 10-30 with long time friends Ted and Deb Deagle selling over 40 years of horse gear. Before the sale STARS final total was released of $4747.00, another great total for such a great cause. Wild Deuce and the consignors then entered the ring where Terri "commented on the caliber, miles and the foundation in each and every horse. They then let the dog and wrangler run across the horses bum and with that introduction the sale began. The results were all 9 horses were sold.
The top selling horses were:

• Lot #9 Edge consigned by Johnnie Gillis $17 500.00
• Lot #11 Lynx consigned by Wild Deuce $15 000.00
• Lot #6 DV Hollywood Chex 08 consigned by Two C Ranch $14 000.00
• Lot #8 Farmer consigned by Wild Deuce $11 000.00
• Lot #4 Bugaboo consigned by Pam Didier $9000.00

Wild Deuce gave away to John Anderson and Kelly Hirsch one free 5 day pack trip for buying the high selling horse. John Anderson happens to be an elite show jumper winning Spruce Meadows and going to the Seoul Olympics. He commented when Terri gave him the certificate of how impressed he was with the horsemanship shown.
Average Selling Price on the 9 horses sold is $10 411.11 ,an all time high and the buyers are showing their appreciation for great using, well trained horses. The word has spread and is spreading about this great weekend.The dates for next year's sale are September 27-29 2013 at the same location.

Lost and Found

Hey Ya'll!  We have some LOST and LEFT BEHIND items that it would sure be great to return home to the rightful owners.

There was a Blue HTC Desire Smartphone lost on the grounds at the Competition. We all know how lost we are when we loose our phones these days! Ugh!  If anyone saw a phone or picked one up, could you PLEASE email me and let me know. The owner would be eternally grateful!  (no, this isn't a picture of the phone... it's mine!)

There was also a pair of prescription glasses found and brought to the Show Office. We announced them Saturday night during the awards but no one came forward. I can't use them, they are way too weak for me! You all know how blind I am without mine! Sooo....if these are yours, or you know whose they are, PLEASE let me know. I don't want to meet this person driving their vehicle on the highway!  lol! (yes, this is a picture of the glasses that were left.)

Thanks everyone!


Brenda

Post Competition weekend.......

It was so good to see everyone! What a fantastic weekend we had! I've got some pictures for you. I'm sure most of you have already seen the pics that Terri posted on Facebook. I don't have the ones from our photographers yet, but here's some that I snapped....

Guy was super excited to ride the custom-made bike into the STARS Silent Auction Tent. The bike wasn't donated but a custom paint job was. Thanks so much Dave!







Everyone walks the course on Friday.










Judges... or partners in crime... the jury is out on that one. All our judges volunteer their time. Thank you to Terry Grant (Mantracker), Rachel Troughear, Ken McKinney, Grant Kihn and John Pouliot for your expertise!





A great view of the STARS wagon on the course.

My mom took over manning the Show Office from Lillian this year. Eeeekkk! With lots of help from Andrea, Scott and Lillian the team made another year look flawless from the outside looking in. We have new computer programs to help things run more smoothly and it gets easier every year! Thanks to the Show Office volunteers!


Scott brings his handyman experience to the entire weekend. He sets up the programs in the office and mans the demo ring and speaker system that's not in the in-field. Thanks Scott!














Ahhhh.... Amy.... I had to....! Has everyone met Amy, her horse, Hank, and her wonderful dog MALCOM?!?!  Amy is a vet in Devon and a sponsor for the competition. Did I mention I love her dog?!?  :)






We all get tired of walking back and forth across the grounds. Earl volunteers every year with his great team of Fjords, Maggie and Bonkers, to be the free taxi that saves all of our feet!





Earl..... EVERYONE thanks you!










The announcer and auctioneer, Terry Carter, and Slim take a break inbetween competitors.










 

Anyone who knows Karen, or didn`t know Karen before the weekend but does now, knows that when she found out Mantracker was coming to the show, she HAD to go with it. And GO SHE DID!  The weekend was non-stop with laughter, banter and pure fun.... She even bought a shirt like Terry`s!





Mantracker... can you see me now....

Karen, Terry and the Mantracker doll..

We were very thankful to have 3 photographers taking pictures over the weekend. Thank you to Coralee Chapman, MaxTchikhatvhev (did I spell that right)  and Kayla Burrington. I will hopefully be picking up their pictures soon!

Volunteers are what make the weekend go round.  Here`s this years cook, Brian helping out in the in-field.
















My sister, Cheryl, brought her horse, George, to ride while making many miles helping out with anything and EVERYTHING! Thanks Cheryl and Brian, and ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!

Hmmm....... Who else but....... lol!

Jessie finally wears a hat. Nice hat Jessie! hee hee!
















Early morning consignor safety meeting.








Nice P.J.`s Rachel.  ....Sorry, I just had to!  lol! You look MARVELOUS DARLING!!!!!  lol!


That`s all for now.  I hope everyone had a great weekend meeting with old and new friends. We loved seeing you all!

Keep riding!



Brenda

Little by little...!

 The last of the tents were erected for the Backcountry Tradeshow. Thank God for beautiful sunny weather and NO WIND!!! lol! Been there done that!

























Reg filled up the water obstacle.































The wall tents are set up on the course.















Shanice was out all day to help. Here she is supervising!
















Terri and I were called out of the office to help put up the tents. I think they just missed our smiling faces!

 Taylor takes a break at the end of a long day.... She knows how to do it right, eh ladies?!

Here's the truck that's at the end of the driveway, just so everyone knows what to look for. 



Brenda


p.s. 1 day!

Have you heard?!?!?!?

So.....most of you have probably already know this already... but we have something VERY COOL happening this weekend!

Every year at the Competition & Sale we raise money for STARS. With all your help, over the past 3 years we have raised over $18,000! STARS is such a unique and homegrown organization, not to mention life-saving!,  we are so proud to be supporting them.  

This year STARS is sending out a

BIG THANKYOU

to all of us (yes, that means you too!)

by having a

STARS HELICOPTER LANDING ONSITE!

How cool is that?!?!?!?!

Saturday between 8:30 and 9:30am the helicopter will be here.


Just seeing the helicopter land is going to be something! But the pilots also organize to be able to give people a tour as well! 





If you would like to help us raise some money for STARS, we'll have a few options for you this weekend......


......You can make a cash donation. See Tracy or Frank in the Silent Auction tent. (tax receipts are available)
......Donate something to the Silent Auction for STARS. Tracy accepts items right up until opening Friday morning. (For a tax receipt, bring an invoice with the value of your item.)
.....Check out the Silent Auction and buy something!



.... For $15 you can have your picture taken with Mantracker himself and have the picture personally autographed. We have the technology! Proceeds of this will go to STARS. Mantracker will be at his booth from 10am-12pm and 1:30-3:30pm on Saturday for signings.
......Jim Otto is also graciously donating another firearm for auction before the Sale Horses on Sunday. So gun enthusiasts be ready!


SO, EVERYONE COME ON OUT!

We want to thank you for helping us every year!

Very cool all way round!



Brenda


p.s. See you in  3 DAYS!!!!!

Stuff for kids....!

Morning Ladies and Gents! Sorry about missing a few days, it's been kind of hectic around here!

I want to make sure you know about a new feature of the Competition weekend that we started last year.....


....It's called KIDS KORNER, a special demo area just for kids. It's all HANDS-ON and INTERACTIVE.

(This is Shawnee Williams competing on her horse in the Youth Competition. Not part of the Kids Korner, but there is a Youth Competition on Friday. And it's a nice picture anyways!  Hi Shawnee!)

 HITCHMASTERS is providing a unique opportunity to spend some time with them and their heavy horses. Kids can go behind the scenes with Neil and his team to learn first-hand what it's like to work with such big animals.

People had so much fun with it last year, Hitchmasters is once again letting people sign up to go for a ride with Neil and horse and cart. Pretty neat experience!



 Ken McKinney will be back to "show kids the ropes!" Ken is a fantastic roper and teacher. Come learn the tricks of the trade!













Dogspaw of Edmonton is back with their own brand of fun! Most of their dogs aren't this big, but I guess they're still cute anyways. Drop by on Saturday for Dog Agility. Let them show you how it's done!







And how the heck do you tie those packs on anyways?!?!? There's so much to learn in the world of knots. We have Bob Silverthorne returning to help you out.


Check out "KIDS KORNER" on the website under "Competition & Sale." For a listing of times, download the "Schedule of Events."

p.s.  Yes, it's all free!


p.p.s.     5 DAYS.....!

Brenda