Committee chair of the North West Territorial Days Draft Horse Show says the organizers were thrilled to have 13 exhibitors enter 50 horses of the three main draft horse breeds – Percherons, Belgians and Clydesdales – in this year's show.
Erin Mitchell adds it was exciting to see a huge entry in the junior division showmanship and driving classes.
"There were 11 junior exhibitors, under 18 years of age, competing in the 2015 draft Horse Show," she says.
It takes many people to put the draft show on each year. Mitchell points to exhibitors, sponsors, judges, volunteers and spectators involved, as well as the Battlefords Agricultural Society and the draft horse committee members.
Judges were Della Cameron and Brent Bexson of Strome, Alta.
"I would like to say we have an amazing, dedicated committee that has worked hard all year to organize the draft horse show," says Mitchell.
Interest in the heavy horse component of Northwest Territorial Days, and draft horses in general, has been increasing in recent years and the committee plans to continue contributing to that trend.
Mitchell says, "We are already making plans and adjustments for the 2016 show."
She adds, "We wish the Clydesdale exhibitors who will be attending the World Clydesdale Show in London Ontario, Sept. 29 to Oct, 3, 2015, safe travels and success in the show ring."
Results from this year's show at Northwest Territorial Days are as follows.
The Grand Champion Stallion was Fargo’s Master’s Diablo of Fargo’s Clydesdales.
The Reserve Champion Stallion was Duhaime’s Rico of Lindequist Percherons.
The Grand Champion Female was Duhaime’s Carys of Duhaime’s Belgians.
The Reserve Champion Female was Fargo’s Master’s Legacy of Fargo’s Clydesdales.
The Grand Champion Gelding was Nash of Fargo’s Clydesdales.
The Reserve Champion Gelding was Nitro, Bryan Scott.
Best Clydesdale on the Grounds was Fargo’s Master’s Legacy of Fargo’s Clydesdales.
Feed Team Race Jackpot: 1st Lane Telfer , Sanguine Clydesdales; 2nd Albert Duhaime, Duhaime’s Belgians; 3rd Tom Pain, T & C Clydesdales; 4th Harvey MacFarlane, Sanguine Clydesdales; 5th Marcel Duhaime, Duhaime’s Clydesdales.
Barn Display Competition: Lindequist Percherons.
Halter Classes:
Stallions, 3 years and older - 1st Fargo’s Master’s Diablo, Fargo’s Clydesdales;
Stallions, 1 year old - 1st Duhaime’s Rico, Lindequist Percherons;
Dry Mare, 3 years and older - 1st Hillary, Lindequist Percherons, 2nd Loretta, Mort Seaman, 3rd Fargo’s Carrie’s Faith, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 4th Taylor, Donna Lee, 5th Duhaime’s Fancy Jocelyn, Duhaime’s Clydesdales, 6th Amethyst Loren, Conlon Sport Horses, 7th Willow Way Misty, Sanguine Clydesdales, 8th Libby’s Mr Jock Sophia, Conlon Sport Horses;
Filly, 1 year old - 1st Duhaime’s Carys, Duhaime’s Belgians, 2nd, Fargo’s Master’s Legacy, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 3rd Duhaime’s Alexia, Lindequist Percherons;
Filly, 2 years old - 1st Amethyst Maura, Amethyst Clydesdales;
Progeny of Dam - 1st Progeny of Duhaime’s Dayna, Duhaime’s Belgians
Get of Sire - 1st Get of Krebsie’s Nait, Duhaime’s Belgians, 2nd Get of Greenleaf Master Link, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 3rd Get of Cranbrook’s Mr Jock, Conlon Sport Horses and T & C Clydesdales; Registered Gelding - 1st Hank, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Duhaime’s Knight, Duhaime’s Belgians, 3rd Duhaime’s Issac, Duhaime’s Clydesdales, 4th Vick Kevin Seaman, 5th Jet, Kevin Seaman, 6th Battle River Ernie, T & C Clydesdales, 7th Lily’s Sir El Luke, T & C Clydesdales, 8th Battle River Simon, Back Road Percherons/Clydesdales, 9th Battle River Quinn, Back Road Percherons/Clydesdales;
Junior Registered Gelding, 1 and 2 years old - 1st Nitro, Bryan Scott, 2nd Battle River Dillon, Battle River Ranch, 3rd Nash, Bryan Scott, 4th Duhaime’s Rascal Robert, Duhaime’s Clydesdales;
Light Draft Gelding or Grade Mare, 3 years and older - 1st Nash, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Ed, Sanguine Clydesdales, 3rd Duhaime’s Theo, Duhaime’s Belgians, 4th Disco, Amethyst Clydesdales, 5th Jack, Sanguine Clydesdales, 6th Chester, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 7th Charlie, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 8th Ace, Sanguine Clydesdales;
Heavy Draft Gelding or Grade Mare; 3 years and - 1st Dale, Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Nash, Duhaime’s Belgians, 3rd Ben, Duhaime’s Belgians, 4th Abe, Sanguine Clydesdales, 5th Duke, Sanguine Clydesdales,
Junior Showmanship (6-13 years) - 1st Jordan Telfer, Sanguine Clydesdales, 2nd Lane Telfer, Sanguine Clydesdales, 3rd Paige Pain, T & C Clydesdales, 4th Ella Flint, Duhaime’s Belgians, 5th Rylee Bell, Duhaime’s Belgians, 6th Spencer Pain, T & C Clydesdales, 7th Grace Pain, Duhaime’s Belgians, 8th Carter Mack, Duhaime’s Clydesdales;
Junior Showmanship (14-18 years) - 1st Mikayla Flint, Duhaime’s Belgians.
Hitch Classes:
Best Dressed Team - 1st Mort Seaman/Donna Lee, 2nd Fargo’s Clydesdales, 3rd Duhaime’s Belgians, 4th Sanguine Clydesdales, 5th Back Road Percherons (Clydesdales), 6th T & C Clydesdales, 7th Duhaime’s Clydesdales;
Team of Registered Mares - 1st Mort Seaman/Donna Lee;
Lady Driver - 1st Fargo’s Clydesdales (Kim Fargo); 2nd Donna Lee (Donna Lee); 3rd Back Road Percherons (Erin Mitchell), 4th Sanguine Clydesdales (Ruby Slonski), 5th Duhaime’s Belgians (Pauline Duhaime), 6th T & C Clydesdales (Beth Pain);
Senior Driver (60 and older) - 1st Mort Seaman (Mort Seaman), 2nd T & C Clydesdales (Tom Pain), 3rd Duhaime’s Belgians (Albert Duhaime),
4th Duhaime’s Clydesdales (Marcel Duhaime), 5th Sanguine Clydesdales (Harvey MacFarlane);
Junior Driver (6-13 years) - 1st Sanguine Clydesdales (Jordan Telfer), 2nd Mort Seaman/Donna Lee (Kade), 3rd Sanguine Clydesdales (Lane Telfer), 4th Duhaime’s Clydesdales (Ella Flint), 5th T & C Clydesdales (Paige Pain);
Junior Driver (14-18 years) - 1st Duhaime’s Belgians (Mikayla Flint), 2nd Back Road Percherons (Brooke Turner);
Four Abreast - 1st Mort Seaman/Bryan Scott;
Men’s Cart - 1st Mort Seaman (Mort Seaman), 2nd Fargo’s Clydesdales (Rob Fargo), 3rd Sanguine Clydesdales (Harvey MacFarlane), 4th Bryan Scott (Bryan Scott), 5th Kevin Seaman (Kevin Seaman), 6th Duhaime’s Clydesdales (Marcel Duhaime), 7th Duhaime’s Belgians (Albert Duhaime), 8th Duhaime’s Belgians (Randy Flint);
General Purpose Team - 1st Sanguine Clydesdales;
Light Draft Team - 1st Bryan Scott, 2nd Fargo’s Clydesdales, 3rd Sanguine Clydesdales, 4th Duhaime’s Clydesdales, 5th Duhaime’s Belgians, 6th Back Road Percherons (Clydesdales);
Heavy Draft Team - 1st Duhaime’s Belgians, 2nd Fargo’s Clydesdales, 3rd Kevin Seaman, 4th Sanguine Clydesdales, 5th T & C Clydesdales;
Six Horse Hitch - 1st Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Sanguine Clydesdales, 3rd Bryan Scott/Mort Seaman/Kevin Seaman;
Four Horse Hitch - 1st Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Mort Seaman/Kevin Seaman, 3rd Sanguine Clydesdales;
Unicorn Hitch - 1st Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Kevin Seaman/Bryan Scott, 3rd Sanguine Clydesdales;
Two Horse Tandem - 1st Fargo’s Clydesdales, 2nd Sanguine Clydesdales;
Junior Cart (6-18 years) - 1st Duhaime’s Belgians (Mikayla Flint), 2nd Sanguine Clydesdales (Jordan Telfer), 3rd Mort Seaman (Kade), 4th Duhaime’s Belgians (Ella Flint), 5th Sanguine Clydesdales (Lane Telfer);
Ladies Cart - 1st Donna Lee (Donna Lee), 2nd Lindequist Percherons (Shanna-Lee Sack), 3rd Fargo’s Clydesdales (Kim Fargo), 4th Duhaime’s Belgians (Jen Flint), 5th Duhaime’s Clydesdales (Michelle Heidel), 6th Sanguine Clydesdales (Nancy), 7th Sanguine Clydesdales (Ruby Slonski), 8th Duhaime’s Belgians (Pauline Duhaime).
Exhibitors were:
Sanguine Clydesdales - Harvey MacFarlane and family;
Duhaime’s Clydesdales - Marcel & Annette Duhaime and family;
Duhaime’s Belgians - Albert and Emma, Pauline and Nichole Duhaime;
T & C Clydesdales - Tom Pain and Connie Button and families;
Lindequist Percherons - John Sack and family;
Back Road Percherons - H Don and Kathy Heidel and family;
Conlon Sport Horses - Darcie Conlon and family;
Battle River Ranch Clydesdales - Mitchell family;
Amethyst Clydesdales - Erin Mitchell;
Kevin Seaman;
Mort Seaman and Donna Lee;
Bryan Scott;
Fargo’s Clydesdales - Rob and Kathy Fargo and family.
