Jim Wenman made an outstanding contribution every day of the show, handling all of the small details that are so frequently overlooked during the bustle of daily activities.

Monique Doherty, now in her fourth year of volunteering with Pin Oak, was always available with a smile to work on the less desirable and low profile projects.

The Hilltop Pony Club, the Tejas Pony Club and the Gary Scheibe Family did a fantastic job organizing and running the Bistro.

Beth Colle and volunteers from Ernst & Young organized and ran the Kids’ Party during Week 2.  We would have been lost without them!

Julie Knowles returned this year to direct both Gala night check-ins.  What a lady!

Donna Henderson began helping us in February with computer work, organization, and bartending.  She was ready and willing to do anything we asked.

Amanda Wilson devoted her entire spring break to Pin Oak by working on the computer, selling merchandise and greeting guests.

Deitra Robertson, Craig Rabilio and Chris George, all from Deitra Robertson Real Estate, did a fantastic job setting up the Sponsors’ Club area, as did Marise Condon and Cathy King.

Rose Chambers served as the Pink Ribbon Class Committee chairman, and SGF Winning Ways Whinnies Youth Group and their sponsor, May Chaddick, raised money for the Pink Ribbon Class.

Nancy Simonds has served faithfully as ribbon presenter during the first week of the show for several years now.

Roger Gibson was a bright light, organizing the set-up for the Gala parties and providing the rose boquets awards for the Championship classes.

Ryan Walsh did a wonderful job of moving and building the merchandise booth.  Thanks, Ryan!

And thanks to Chris Tudor, who helped with the raffle at all events leading up to the show.

The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show concluded another very successful event on Sunday, March 29th. The show saw inaugural events, such as the Pink Ribbon Class, a new breed, the United Mountain Horses, the repetition of a beautiful traditional derby, the International Hunter Derby, now in its second year, and the exciting perennial highlights of the show, two Grand Prix jumping events.

The Pink Ribbon class, the American Saddlebred Ladies Five Gaited Class, honored those affected by breast cancer and raised funds for breast cancer research.  The class was won by  Fox Grape’s Dauntless owned by Fox Grape Farm.  The United Mountain Horses added interest and variety to the show, and their exhibitors were enthusiastic and congenial.  The USHJA International Hunter Derby, created to bring show hunters to the international level, proved to be an elegant, traditional event.  For the second year, Argentum, a beautiful grey horse, was the winner.  He is owned by Alta Balsadua and shown by Peter Pletcher.  The Saturday evening crowd of Week 1 saw MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm and ridden by Tracy Fenny, win the ever-exciting Grand Prix 1.  The following Saturday,  Happy Z, owned and ridden by Wilhelm Genn, won the Grand Prix 2.

Other show highlights included the American Saddlebred Five Gaited Championship, which as won by Leatherwood’s Colors Up, owned by Bill and Coe London.  The Three Gaited Championship went to CH Mahvelous Asset, owned by Claude Pennington, and the Fine Harness Championship was won by It’s Double O’Deuce, owned by SGF Winning Ways Farm.  For more class results, click here Class Results