Batman is the USEF Horse of the Year Champion Paso Fino

Congratulations to Alex Klepak for making Batman (Prometheus de La Tierra) the Farnam/Platform - USEF Horse of the Year Champion Paso Fino! Batman only earned points in USEF sanctioned shows where he competed in amateur owner and open classes against at least 3 horses and none of her youth classes counted. Batman also made the Top Ten Geldings for this past season, placing 7th, due to Alex's efforts. He was also the High Point Pleasure Gelding.

In addition, Alex also rode Pistolero de Alexandra to make him a PFHA Top Ten Gelding as well as the High Point 3 Year Old Bella Forma Gelding.

Tikal de Nevado was 5th of the USEF Top Ten Paso Finos this past season and made the Top Ten the year before, too. Since he's a stallion, Alex was not allowed to show him in the previous years, but she hopes to show him later this year when he's not breeding.

On a lesser note, I won the 2005 USEF/Performance Horse Registry Leading Owner Award and the 2005 USEF/Performance Horse Registry Leading Breeder Award. Alex is in school now so we will be unable to attend the Performance Horse Registry/Silver Stirrup Awards Luncheon during the USEF Annual Meeting to be formally presented with our awards.

Remember that Lori has a breeding to Tikal de Nevado available in her breeding contest. I hope he will follow in his father, Nevado's footsteps and also one day be the USEF Leading Sire in Paso Finos. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, as the old adage goes.....

Marelyn Valdes (posting on Alex's account)
Alexandra Paso Finos
Ocala, FL

[Barbwire]

I am honored to the first here to say way to go! Amazing! Wow! I am impressed!




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[Boyd R]

Batman Rocks!!! Congrats.

[Pasogirlz]

Go Alex and Batman!! You guys both rock. They both have a beautiful tribute in the last eddition of Showtime. 8-)

[CarolU]

:rearing WAY TO GO ALEX!!!! :rearing

I am SOOO excited for her. That is a lot of hard work and she's done SOOO good with him!

(good job horse-show Mom too!)

[SandyMM]

Congrats to all the four-footed and two-footed winners! :notworthy

Horse show moms just drive and pay the bills....Alex (and Kelley Cox and Don Primrose) did all the real work!

I list myself as a coach so I can talk to her in the ring, but have the routine down pat by now...."look up, smile, lean back, loosen up on the reins, you look good" every time she goes past me. Some coaching....LOL :lol: Of course, equitation is a little different.."look up, look snooty, lean back, loosen up on the reins." And when she's showing with the adults...."get Batman's nose out of that horse;s butt, circle around". Maybe I should have my own RFD tv show series......Elements of being a winning kid's mom or how to go broke even faster as a parent than as an owner..... Moving even farther down the list of importance in your own home and liking it.....Why your horse's comfort is more important that your own.....Clothes, tack, and accessories are for kids and their horses only....How to carry ribbons, dust rags, hoof black, drinks, cell phones and other things at shows without complaining....Jogging to the barn (or racing to the tack dealer/store) for that forgotten item before the class starts.... I bet I could get a lot of other parents to be guests, too.

Marelyn (posting on Alex's account)

[Brigitte]

That's awesome!! Congrats!! :D

[Mellifluous]

Way to go! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Mellifluous]

Geeze, I am having mouse spasms today!

Well way to go again!

[Kerry W]

Congratulations Marelyn and Alex...you've BOTH worked very hard! I wish you and your farm continued success! :D

[CarolU]

Elements of being a winning kid's mom or how to go broke even faster as a parent than as an owner..... Moving even farther down the list of importance in your own home and liking it.....Why your horse's comfort is more important that your own.....Clothes, tack, and accessories are for kids and their horses only....How to carry ribbons, dust rags, hoof black, drinks, cell phones and other things at shows without complaining....Jogging to the barn (or racing to the tack dealer/store) for that forgotten item before the class starts.... I bet I could get a lot of other parents to be guests, too.

Marelyn (posting on Alex's account)

:rofl

You know, I think this explains why my parents cried :cry :yay when I finally got my driver's license.

[PASOFAN]

Congratz! That is such a great acomplishment for all 3 of you! So happy for u guys.. :D

[Carol Nelson]

Hey, since I live a sheltered life here on the farm, would it be too much to ask for a pic of the lucky guy??? ;-)
Congratulations!!!

Thank you all for saying such nice things and if Batman could talk he would probably thank you as well.

[Barbwire]

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[Pasogirlz]

I guess now I can say I've ridden one more famous horse. ;-)

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[stella]

CONGRATULATIONS, and richly deserved- I've seen you in action, you get a "most totally devoted showmom" vote from me!

[Barbwire]

Lori, I don't know what's cuter, his pointy ears, or your pointy http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/censored.gif

[ASB.Immortality]

Lori, I don't know what's cuter, his pointy ears, or your pointy http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/censored.gif

LOL!!! Both are nice but I just LOVE his ears. We need to get some more of those in the ASBs. :lol:

[Pasogirlz]

Lori, I don't know what's cuter, his pointy ears, or your pointy http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/censored.gif

Mellons aren't pointy silly wabbit. ;-) :lol:

The guys watching Lori ride Batman without a bra sure wern't watching his ears and probably never even noticed the horse :oops: Lori never bounced, not even with those giant melons :D

Thanks for posting his pictures!

Marelyn

[sporthorse]

Great JOB ALex & Batman/& to your support team too!
You all should be so proud!

[hast]

Congrats to all of you. I know how hard Alex (and therefore you too -that's how it is to be a supportive mom) have worked to achieve this. And Batman, well, he's just the perfect horse. ;-) I too got to ride Batman (thanks again) but I'm not nearly as cute as Lori so I'll leave you with the picture of her riding.


HTTY

[Pasogirlz]

The guys watching Lori ride Batman without a bra sure wern't watching his ears and probably never even noticed the horse :oops: Lori never bounced, not even with those giant melons :D

Marelyn

That's true...he is a VERY smooth Paso...thank goodness for me. :lol:

[Terry Wallace]

FANTASTIC accomplishment!! I hope he "rox-on"!!

[GregM]

Fan-tastic!!

[LynnG]

WOW!!! Congrats, so now we'll see pics of the Batman and Alex in an upcoming Equestrian magazine and the PFHW, right?!
:notworthy

Lynn,

Actually the picture that I told Darlene Wohlart to send USEF was a head shot of Batman showing his famous ears. I needed a shot ASAP (by the 15ht) with a signed release and that was the fastest way to get a picture of him. Otherwise there wouldn't be any paso fino shots in the magazine that I know of.... Alex understood, especially since she had no choice in the matter.

There will be a picture of Alex and Batman in the upcoming PFHW magazine in the Top Ten Geldings, as well as Alex riding Pistolero de Alexandra in the same issue.

Marelyn

[sporthorse]

yes, 8-) Lori do zero in closer on that picture so we can see Batman's ears! :roll: What did you think :oops: . :shock: I do like that picture.He is a sport & yes Lori you look great too, Famous horse and famous girls go well together.
there is a story about the space between ears of a horse.I wish I could remeber it comes from old days like Arabian legend or something like that.

[Pasogirlz]

sporthorse- I wouldn't exactly say I'm famous...maybe infamous. :lol:
See BatmanRox avatar...it IS the close up of the head on that picture. The only problem is the background is so dark.

I'm trying to get the layout ad we did in Showtime of Batman and Alex to post here. I think it looks really good. 8-)

[echo]

Congratulations, Alex, Batman, and Marelyn! Honors well deserved. Alex, you and Batman are a beautiful pair!