Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country
2005 PVR Show Results

2005 Show Team members

Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country
Some of our 2005 team members

Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country 7 and under :
Davis McMullan (4)
Victoria Kitzman (4)
Cassidy Ashworth (6)
Seva Nix (7)
Kaitlyn Robinson (7)
Rio DeLuca (7)

8-12 yr :
Hannah Blair (8)
Shay McMullan (8)
Michelle Johnson (8)
Nathan Kitzman (9)
Kendall Gooding (9)
Stephanie Kitzman (12)

Ponies: ASPC (unless specified)
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country Ford's Indian Sue, "Dakota"
Red Rock Mike's Cookie (on lease from Hopwood's Pony Ranch, NE)
Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid
Michigan Original Red Rock (on lease from Hopwood's Pony Ranch, NE)
P.C. Jett's Frisco
Hopwood's Ringo Star
R & R's Kal Me Matika
Hopwood's Gunsmoke
Rhapsody Miss Jasmine (limited showing)
LB's Valentine (limited showing)
PVR Peek-A-Boo (AMHR) (limited showing)

2005 Special Youth Awards

Equitation Merit Award

These are National Awards earned by young riders entering the different Equitation classes and accumulating points according to their placings in the class. Only four were awarded this year, and all 4 to riders belong to our show team:

7 and under division:
Victoria Kitzman (4) 72 pts
Seva Nix (7) 41 pts

8-12 division:
Hannah Blair (8) 127pts
Nathan Kitzman (9) 88 pts


High-point Youth Awards

These local awards are presented to the youth who earned the most points at a specific show. All classes entered count. The youth accumulates point according to his or her placings in that class.

Corsicana (Oct.2005)
Hannah Blair

Corsicana (Nov. 2005)
Nathan Kitzman


Sportsmanship Award

This is a special award only given at the discretion of the show management and the club hosting the show. It rewards the youth who shows excellent sportsmanship inside and outside of the ring.

San Antonio Mini Fiesta (July 2005)
Nathan Kitzman


2005 National All Stars Awards

The All Star Awards are the overall placings of each child or pony in the nation. For each class, the first 10 in the nation get on the All-Star list.

Riding Classes

Equitation Classes: (Walk/trot; Walk/trot/canter; obstacles and jumping over fences). Riders earn points for each class they enter according to their placing in it.
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country National Champion (7 and under): Victoria Kitzman
National Champion (8-12): Hannah Blair
 Reserve National Champion (7 and under): Seva Nix
Reserve National Champion (8-12): Nathan Kitzman
 All 4 of these riders earned the Equitation Merit Award for their accomplishments.

Classic Leading rein: (walk/trot)
Reserve National Champion: Hopwood's Ringo Star (& Victoria Kitzman)
 Sixth: R & R's Kal Me Matika (& Seva Nix)
Eighth: P.C. Jett's Frisco (& Cassidy Ashworth)

Open Pleasure (English or western)
National Champion: Red Rock Mike's Cookie (& Hannah Blair)
 Third: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid (& Stephanie Kitzman)
Fourth: Hopwood's Gunsmoke (& Nathan Kitzman)
Eighth: P.C. Jett's Frisco (& Nathan Kitzman)

Classic Hunter under saddle (over fences):
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country National Champion: R & R's Kal Me Matika (& Nathan Kitzman)
 Reserve National Champion: Michigan Original Red Rock (& Hannah Blair)
 Third: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid (& Stephanie Kitzman)

Classic Jumper under saddle:
National Champion: Michigan Original Red Rock (& Hannah Blair)
 Reserve National Champions: Ford's Indian Sue (& N. Kitzman)
Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid (& S. Kitzman)
 Fourth: R & R's Kal Me Matika (& Nathan Kitzman)

In hand performance classes
(highly competitive, and fun!)

Classic Youth Jumper in Hand:
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country National Champion: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid
Third: Ford's Indian Sue
Ninth: Hopwood's Gunsmoke

Classic Youth Hunter in Hand:
National Champion: Red Rock Mike's Cookie
 Reserve National Champion: Ford's Indian Sue
 Third: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid

Classic Youth Halter Obstacles:
National Champion: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid
Sixth: Ford's Indian Sue

Classic Adult Jumper in Hand: (We did not do quite as well as the youngsters!)
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country National Champion: Ford's Indian Sue
 Fifth: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid

Classic Open Hunter in Hand:
Fourth: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid
Fifth: Michigan's Original Red Rock
Eighth: Red Rock Mike's Cookie

Classic Open Halter Obstacles:
Third: Ford's Indian Sue
Eighth: Hopwood's Sunny Cassidy Kid

Costume/Showmanship classes

Youth Showmanship (7 and under):
Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country Fourth: Victoria Kitzman
Seventh: Kaitlyn Robinson
Ninth: Cassidy Ashworth

Classic Costume:
A favorite among children (and adults!), very competitive!
Third: Red Rock Mike's Cookie (& Hannah Blair)
Fourth: Ford's Indian Sue (& Shannon Kitzman)
Seventh: P.C. Jett's Frisco (& Seva Nix)




Thank You

Peaceful Valley Ranch International Children's and Ponies' Ranch of Bandera in the Texas Hill Country 2005 has really been an incredible first year for us. Our young exhibitors loved the friendly show ambiance and kept practicing over and over to get better. We also had a lot of help from their parents, and some of them even tried themselves in the show ring and loved it!

Although we were new in the ASPC/AMHR North Texas Club, things went well and we would like to thank everybody who made it possible for us to bring more children to the shows. Amy Moerman has really been wonderful to work with and has done everything in her power to make the shows more youth friendly. Most judges were encouraging and very supportive, even to our very young exhibitors.

We would also like to thank our friend Leah Johnson (of L&M Equine services) for her continued support at the show with the children, and the excellent work she did showing our mare Ford's Indian Sue, during the year and at Congress. Dakota, as we call her, finished the end of the year 5th in Classic Model mare, 7th in Liberty, and placed very well in several in hand events. Thank you Leah!

As we were unable to go to Congress this year, Katie Koster and Julie Zander offered to show Dakota in the youth classes and did a tremendous job. Thank you so much to both of you!