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The Blue Earth show was a GREAT time! We had around 90 horses and over 600 entries. Everyone has been working hard with their horses and it really showed!

Monday night we went until 9:40PM!!! The draft classes were huge, I love the patience of those horses and their willingness to dig in and get the job done. Tuesday was English riding and jumping. I LOVE the jumping classes, those are my favorite. Then driving in the afternoon. Some driving classes had to be split they were so big.

Tuesday evening, we put on a special presentation for the community. First, we honored our founding members. As this was our 25th anniversary show, we wanted to THANK those that started this great event 25 years ago. Then we put on "Fjords got Talent" a spinoff of the TV show. BOY LET ME TELL YOU FJORDS DO HAVE TALENT! Our members do too!!!

We had jumping, single, team, unicorn, 4 horse hitches, a 6 horse hitch, western-reining, English riders and a CDE performance. All were superb, and as a show we showed the community what Fjords can do and how much FUN you can have with your horse. It really was a GREAT time.

Some highlights from Tuesday night: David Lusty opening up his 4 abreast hitch! Bob Gudknecht driving the 6 horse hitch; it just takes my breath away each time I see it! Our Wizard of Oz group cracked me up -- we WERE CUTE!! Heike Lewandowski with Thor demonstrated CDE -- they can really kick up dirt! Jan Ethington did the log skid, Lisa Lovett showed singles driving, the Jensen and Holtz families, Ali Austin and Wendy Mevis with their drill, Andrew Hinrichs' reining. I mean sooo much talent. REALLY THANK YOU ALL!!!

Summer brings warmth, flowers, bright colors, and outdoor activities, but like most things in life, there are those that are celebrating and feeling good and at the same time there are those that are mourning.

We are sad to announce to everyone that Susan Cargill passed away April 22, 2010. She fought a very courageous battle with cancer but in the end it took her life. We express our heartfelt sympathy to her family. Susan was a member of the MWFHC and in the past was a board member of the NFHR. She loved her Fjords and her family very much and I am sure she is greatly missed by them.

Patti Jo Walter, MWFHC President