Gus' Achievements

2000 to 2005  –  Drill Team Performances

5-6-00  –  Cheyenne Cinco de Mayo Parade

6-10-00  –  Burns Day Parade

6-21-00  –  Ghost Riders Drill Performance at Fund Raiser Rodeo for Conrad Wegele (esophagus cancer)
Terry Bison Ranch, Cheyenne, WY

6-24-00  –  Ft. Robinson Benefit Trail Ride – AQHA

7-4-00  –  Guernsey Parade

7-8-00  –  Albin Parade

7-22-00  –  Frontier Days Parade (also appeared 25, 27 & 29)

7-25-00  –  Grand Entry and Drill Performance
Frontier Days Rodeo, Cheyenne, WY

8-5-00  –  Pine Bluffs Parade

8-26-00  –  Douglas Parade

8-27-00  –  Trail Ride
Vedawoo Recreation Park, WY

9-10-00  –  BBQ Ride
Valerie Siegel, Cheyenne, WY

9-16-00  –  St. Jude Benefit Trail Ride – 10 miles
Terry Bison Ranch, WY

10-14-00  –  Trail Ride
Petsch Ranch, WY

10-28-00  –  Ghost Riders Fun Day
Rochlitz Arena, Hillsdale, WY

11-25-00  –  Cheyenne Christmas Parade
Appeared on CBS News Channel Report

6-9-01  –  Burns Day Parade

6-16-01  –  Woodchoppers Jamboree & Rodeo Parade – 2nd overall
Grand Entry and Drill Performance (also appeared 6-17)
Encampment-Riverside Lions Club, WY

7-4-01  –  Greeley Parade

7-14-01  –  Albin Parade

7-01  –  Laramie Parade

7-01  –  Frontier Days Parade
Grand Entry and Drill Performance at Frontier Days Rodeo

8-4-01  –  Pine Bluffs Parade

8-25-01  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps Show & Gymkhana
English Equitation – 1st
English Pleasure – Novice Horse 1st
English Pleasure – Novice Rider – 2nd

9-01  –  Article appeared in global Percheron News Magazine in the September 2001 issue.

9-01  –  “Saddle-Up” for St. Jude Trail Ride
10 mile fund raiser trail ride; Brought in highest amount of sponsor donations ($580)

9-15-01  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps HS
English Pleasure Novice Horse – 3rd
English Pleasure Novice Rider – 1st
English Equitation Novice Rider – 1st
English Equitation Novice Horse – 1st

10-6-01  –  Pony Parts Treasure Hunt on Horseback
Valerie Siegel, Cheyenne, WY

10-20-01  –  Ghost Riders Fun Day
Frontier Park, Cheyenne, WY

10-21-01  –  Newspaper Article Mention
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; Ghost Riders Have Fun Horsing Around by Ilene Olson
Tennis ball on racket race; ride 50 feet, drop ball in small bucket on ground; placed ahead of shetland pony despite height disadvantage

11-24-01  –  Cheyenne Christmas Parade

2001  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps Overall Show Standings
Novice Horse – 4th
Novice Rider – 3rd

March 2002  –  Intermediate Dressage Riding Course
Suzanne Zielinski, LCCC, Cheyenne

6-7-02 to 6-9-02  –  Trail rides Ft. Robinson State Park, NE

6-15-02  –  Meadow Ride Trail Ride
Sodergreen Ranch, WY

6-22-02  –  Treasure Hunt on Horseback
Valerie Siegel, Cheyenne, WY

6-23-02  –  Parade Clinic

6-29-02  –  Burns Day Parade

7-4-02  –  Greeley Parade

9-14-02  –  “Saddle-Up” for St. Jude Trail Ride
10 mile fund raiser trail ride; Brought in highest individual amount of sponsor donations ($660)

9-15-02  –  Newspaper Article Mention
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; Horse Folk Mount Up for St. Jude Trail Ride by Ilene Olson; top donor of $660 ($340 was next highest amount)

10-20-02  –  Ghost Riders Fun Day
Swisher Arena, Hillsdale, WY

4-13-03  –  Ghost Riders Fun Day
Swisher Arena, Hillsdale, WY

6-14-03  –  Burns Day Parade

July 2003  –  Laramie Jubilee Days Parade

2004  –  Trail Ride
Ft. Robinson State Park, NE

7-4-04  –  Great Falls 4th of July Parade
Carried American Flag

7-17-04  –  GFAB 5th Annual Judged Trail Ride, Monarch, MT
Class D; 19 to 34 years old – 3rd

8-12-04  –  Great Falls All Breeds “Expo”
English Pleasure – 4th (prize money payout)

2005  –  Private Lessons
Western Sky Equine, Sue Thompson

2005  –  Trail Ride
Highwood Mountains Recreation Trails, Lewis & Clark National Forest, MT

7-4-05  –  Explore the Big Sky Parade

7-16-05  –  Fairfield Swim Days Parade, MT
Horse Division – 1st

7-20-05  –  Newspaper Article Mention
Choteau Acantha Publication; photo and caption of 1st place win in parade

8-13-05  –  Great Falls All Breeds Horse Show
Huntseat Equitation on the flat – 5th

8-14-05  –  Great Falls All Breeds Horse Show
English/Western Equitation All Ages – 1st

June 2006  –  Pet of the Month
Skyline Veterinary Clinic, MT

3-24-07  –  Medieval Gaming Activities
Clinician Kari Crawford, CO

May 2007  –  BEHS Virtual Horse Show sponsored by Vivonaturals
Draft Halter all sexes – 2nd
English – 2nd
Huntseat Pleasure all ages all breeds – 8th
Costume Class – 2nd
Kids & Horses – 2nd
Western Pleasure all ages all breeds – 5th
Reserve High Point

5-19-07  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps HS
Western Pleasure – 5th

5-27-07  –  Pony Tracks All Breed Fun Show
Trail – 4th
Telephone Book Race – 1st
Advance Trail – 2nd
Open Country Pleasure – 1st
Best Non-Gaited Pleasure – 1st
Surprise Class – Simon Says – 1st
Keyhole – 3rd

June 2007  –  Jumping Lessons

6-9-07  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps HS
Trail – 3rd
Western Pleasure – 3rd
English Equitation – 3rd
Extended Equitation – 2nd
Halter Gelding 5+ – 1st

6-11-07  –  Private Lesson with Manuel Trigo

7-1-07  –  Dressage Testing, Arvada Bay Equestrian Center, Falcon, CO
Test B & Training Test 1

7-4-07  –  Monument Hill Kiwanis 4th of July Parade

7-7-07  –  Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days Parade
Silver Spur Award (best parade entry)

7-15-07  –  Colorado Stock Horse Association Horse Show
English Pleasure – 1st (purse winner)
English Equitation – 1st
Western Pleasure – 2nd

7-21-07  –  Black Forest Saddle Club Horse Show
English Equitation – 3rd
English Pleasure – 4th

7-29-07  –  Medieval Gaming, Arvada, CO
lance rings, saber heads, quintain

8-4-07  –  2007 Larimer County Fair Draft Horse Show
Draft Under Saddle – 2nd

8-11-07  –  Black Forest Saddle Club Horse Show
English Equitation – 3rd
English Pleasure – 3rd
Western Pleasure – 5th

8-11-07  –  Dressage Freestyle Performance
Rhythm of the Rockies; benefit for Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association Crisis Fund and Larimer County 4H Program

8-19-07  –  Colorado Stock Horse Association Horse Show
Western Pleasure – 5th
English Pleasure – 1st
English Equitation – 1st

8-24-07  –  Dressage Freestyle Performance (also appeared 8-25-07)
Continental Divide Horse Show, Loveland, CO

8-25-07  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps Horse Show
English Equitation – 1st
English Pleasure – 2nd

9-07  –  Magazine Appearance
Images from Manuel Trigo lesson featured in The Horse Trader in September 2007 in an article by Crista Vesel entitled “Creating Lightness”.

9-15-07  –  Black Forest Saddle Club Horse Show (2 judges)
English Pleasure – 3rd
English Pleasure – 1st
English Equitation – 3rd
English Equitation – 3rd

9-15-07  –  Dressage Freestyle Performance
Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Gala, 7th Annual Gala
Norris Penrose Event Center, CO

9-16-07  –  Colorado Stock Horse Association Horse Show
English Pleasure – 3rd
English Equitation – 1st
Western Pleasure – 4th

12-8-07  –  Parker Christmas Carriage Parade

2007  –  Cheyenne Saddle Tramps Overall Show Standings
Reserve Champion

1-15-08  –  National Western Stock Show Parade
Denver, CO

9-20-08  –  Kit Carson Riding Club All Breed Show
Ranch Horse Halter – 5th

10-18-08  –  9th Annual Halloween with Horses 08
22 & over costume – Special Judges Award

2-11-09  –  Film Shoot for Lamplighter Theatre
Defy the Darkness

4-25-09  –  Dressage Freestyle Performance
Evening Under the Lights Exhibition Extravaganza; benefit show for Renee’s Friends Fund (breast cancer research)
Norris Penrose Event Center; Colorado Springs Dressage Association

7-18-09  –  El Paso County Ross Utt Memorial Wagon Train
Bailey Ranch, Calhan, CO

8-22-09  –  Falcon Horse Show

9-27-09  –  Widefield Riders & Fountain Riding & Roping Club Fall Horse Show
English Equitation Sponsored by KX2 Cattle – 1st
English Pleasure Sponsored by Ila & Ken McLauglin – 1st

10-24-09  –  Prairie Springs Farm Horse Rescue Benefit
Horse Costume Contest – 1st

5-15-10  –  Westernaires Breed Show, Jeffco Fairgrounds, CO
Representing Percheron Breed

6-25-11  –  Latigo Summer Saddle Series – A Project of the Pikes Peak Range Riders
Hunter Under Saddle – English 14 & Over – 1st
Leadline – 1st

7-23-11  –  Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade

6-8-12  –  Trail Ride
Garden of the Gods Park, CO

6-15-12  –  Trail Ride
Fox Run Park, CO

7-21-12  –  Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade
Outstanding Mounted Riding Group
(also appeared July 24, 26 and 28)

11-1-12 –  Trail Ride
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

6-8-13  –  Elizabeth Stampede Parade

7-4-13  –  Monument Hill Kiwanis 4th of July Parade
Most Unique Award

7-9-13  –  73rd Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days Parade

7-4-14  –  Monument Hill Kiwanis 4th of July Parade
Most Unique Award

7-19-14  –  Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade
(also appeared July 22, 24 and 26)

6-6-15  –  Elizabeth Stampede Parade

8-15-15  –  Black Forest Festival Parade
1st Place – Animal Category

Associations
Percheron Horse Association of America
Ghost Riders
Cheyenne Saddle Tramps Riding Club
Big Sky Riders Saddle Club
Cavalier Trail Riding Club
Equestrian Theater
Colorado Draft Horse Association
Colorado Stock Horse Association