My goal for the 2008 RAC is to have a big trail with my husband and our two curlies Tony and Dotsy. It will be a 6 or 7 days trail before, and a show at the end and a meeting with around 1200 riders. The place of this meeting changes every year in France and the place for this time will be not too far from our home. It will be in july, you can read (see) more at
http://equirando2008-chateaubri ant.com/_index.php

Other goals :make a show in sidesaddle with Tony or Dotsy. Try western riding for Tony... And have fun, lol !!!!! I have the pleasure to own 5 curlies and few foals every year ! Sadly, Tony will be for sale after this summer, because I would like to breed more working curly stockhorses and need for money. Fortunately we are keeping the perfect Tony's daugther for the RAC 2010 !!!"

Sunny will be turning 5 this year, (eek! I can't believe it! is this what parents feel about their kids??) and some of my goals are:
1. Get his canter departure and leads correct
2. Take him on a trail ride with a water crossing
3. Create an absolutely crazy costume and ride him in our Halloween parade (or failing that, just through town in front of my friend's houses!)
4. Get him( and me!) in shape and take him on a all-day trail ride, just the 2 of us, checking out the countryside.
5. Ride in all of the shows that I can without the NAIS issue. (havn't figured that one out yet)

Goals for Koko: 1. Work to get him confident riding out alone
2. Take him to shows in gaited classes (possibly speed as well)
3. Have his gaits evaluated by a professional so I know what he's doing (that goes for Sunny too)
4. If possible, take him to lessons for sidesaddle and jumping.

Goals for Twister:
1. Teach him to move out under saddle
2.  Train him to drive

Cara's Blog:
http://curlyhorse.blogspot.com/

Website: Creekside Curlies

Mother & Daughter Team! Michelle & Mandy

This year I would like to work on building Lakota's confidence in me while ridden, as well as more miles on the trail, and developing both of our confidence there.

... it is something Mandy and I can do together... and it helps fulfill her budding competitive spirit, that I do not share.

Husband & Wife Team! Carol & Tom Baldwin

About Carol: I am a retired educator.  Wanting horses my whole life but burdened by extreme allergies, I learned about the curly horse in 1995.  YES!!!  My husband and I currently live in northern Michigan on 62 acres, own 4 curlies and we are having a blast.  God is good!!!

About Tom: I'm a retired educator living in Northern lower MI with my wife Carol, 2 Golden Retreivers & 4 Curly Horses.  We love the outdoors and are blessed to be in a rural area with miles of riding trails & 1000's of acres of State Forests.  Our Curlies are young (6,5 & 4) and we've spent countless hours getting them ready to ride including professional training in the summer of 2007.  There is nothing better for the soul than a 3 hour ride through God's Country.

Former competitive dressage rider, now pleasure.  Showing not out of the question.  I host natural horsemanship and hoof care clinics.

Lesly's entire family joined her in the RAC contest! When I get permission, I will post their profile as well. ;-)

I was breeding NSH's, purchased my first curly filly from Betsy Lirakis to cross for more substance and disposition and became HOOKED on curlies.    Susan Lejonhud referred me to this competition, I purchased my third curly mare from her.  Goals; to sell most my horses OTHER than the curlies--to then have time to promote, train, ride and breed my curlies.  Have ridden since a little girl, didn't own a horse until 10 years ago.  Now have 3 ABC curly mares, 1 ABC filly, 2 ICHO (pending) colts.  All curly, 2 of the mares and the filly are extreme.  Both the coming 2 and 3 y.o. colts have nice mane and tails (go that from their NSH sire!:~)  Looking forward to this experience to ride and promote and blog with others about curlies.  

Brie's Blog:
http://penella22.livejournal.com

I'm the new owner of Spartacular Splashes, but I can'nt ride him, A friend, Sabine Vieyre, is working with  him. I'm working with 3 another curlies mares.

I don't speak more english than Sabine, and we laugth a lot with our"french/glish", please laugth whith us  !! We take part of the RAC only for the love of CURLIES. My first goal is not challange, NO ! only promote the FRENCH Curly's breeding. Splashes will take part in some contests 2008, but in France it is difficult to wear a red tee-shirt for the official contests! Thus have a benefit  from this pic, and a very beautifful year 2008 with CURLY HORSES!

January 19/08 THE FIRST OFFICIAL SHOW IN THE "HARAS NATIONAUX". Various races of horses were presented in front of a intéresting public. It was the first time, that a curly made this show in the southern part of France. After this show, Splashes was presented as a stallion, so that the stud "Haras Nationaux"approuved him, for product, in 1/2 american blood, response in a few months, if it's yes, it will be marvelous for the french curlies!!!!!!!!!!

Website: www.jakcurlycantal.com

I joined the RAC contest to share riding stories with my friends Betsy, Lesly and Laurie, to recognize my own personal riding accomplishments (as in finding time to ride and enjoy my Curly AhD), and to feel a part of the Curly horse community.  My overall goal is to continue to regain my riding confidence and work together with AhD to become a better team - in other words to enjoy myself and have fun!  More specific goals of mine for this year would include riding more with my four kids, trail rides with friends, riding AhD on the Maine coast AND on the carriage trails in Acadia National Park, and perhaps going to a natural horsemanship clinic or organized trail ride.  My 2008 RAC riding is dedicated to my Dad, who bought me my first horse when I was twelve years old.  Susan Lejonhud and AhD

Mother & Daughter Team! Betsy & Zoe

Betsy: Starting in the New Year, I am going to ride nearly every day !!  heck with work work work ---

Zoe: I am a certified therapeutic intructor at Dream On Curls Riding Center. My Mom breeds Curlies at Top O' The Hill Farm.

Website: Top O' the Hill Farm

Husband & Wife Team! Harold & Rainee

About Harold: 62 years old My wife and I raise Curly's and I still train them. last year was a bad year from my Kidney failure an surgery's an dialyses but I won't quit and have been known to do dialyses on the trail.

I am the owner of the most amazing curly boy, Billy.  I use him only for trail riding and I could not ask for a better mount.  I am looking forward to the challenge of the RAC.  It is a wonderful way to stay motivated and inspired and showcase this incredible breed of horses.  My personal goal for the 2008 year is to ride an average of 8 hours a week and continue to build a strong bond between Billy and myself.  Hopefully, I will not have any setbacks this year!  Thanks Denise for a fun program that unites curly owners from all over the WORLD!!!

My dad got me a horse for a birthday/Christmas present last year. I board Sage at a barn near my house in Norway,ME. He just turned 4 and Laura (my friend) is helping me train  him.