From the Registrar:

The Canadian postal service strike is now over, so hopefully the mail backlog will get sorted soon, and any registration information stuck in the system will arrive. 

If you are expecting a registration and have not received it, and it is not stuck in the Canadian mail system,  then its probably because we are waiting on something from you.  Give us a call or email to find out.   If everything is received and approved, once you submit the DNA sample, the normal turnaround time for you to receive your registration certificate is one month or less. 

Don't wait too late if you need to get your horse(s) registered to attend the Vanner Fair or a show.   

Blue Ridge Classic Show July 15-17, Asheville, NC

Buckeye Classic Show August 13-14, Springfield, OH 

GVHS Gold Cup Futurity,  August 14, Springfield, OH

Continental Divide Show, Aug 19-21, Loveland, CO

GVHS Leadership Round Table, Aug 20-21, Nashville

Bluegrass Classic, August 26-28, Bowling Green, KY

For contact information on these events check the calendar on the GVHS website.

Charlotte Money of BriarCroft Stables was invited to bring Gypsy Vanners and provide a demonstration to 4H members attending the Indiana State 4H Horse Camp.  Assisted by Kathy Flanary and special guest Debbie Ivins, four Gypsy Vanner horses attended.  The 4H members were able to see 4 year old Gypsy Vanner Stallion, The Briar Prince, being ridden both English and Western.  Two year old Cowboy Casanova and yearling, Pleasures Devlin Doll were presented in halter.  Four year old gelding, Zeus, was presented by Debbie being driven.  Information was given on the qualities of the Gypsy Vanner, their history, as well as the breed standard.  Debbie Ivins and Zeus also did a demonstration on choosing and fitting a harness to your horse.  Afterwards, all horses were returned to the arena and the youth (and leaders, too) were permitted to come down and meet the horses up close and personal.  The presentation was enjoyed by all who attended - people and horses alike.

The publication Covertside, the national magazine for foxhunters, published by the Masters of Foxhounds Association, has a 3 page article focused on the Gypsy Vanner.  The article titled Feathers Fly, The Gypsy Vanner is a sure footed and biddable hunt partner, by Andrea Garrett.  There is special mention in the article of GVHS member Susan Hoffman and her gelding Thistledown Sheridan, GV01363F1.