

| ~Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, but Today is a gift, that is why it is called the Present.~ |

| June 14th, 2008 Austin, MN Dublin Mi Luck 2008 POA Colt First show placed first out of a class of 3. |



| June 22nd, 2008 Rochester, MN Dublin Mi Luck 2008 POA Colt Second show placed in a class of 4. |


| July 5th, 2008 Windom, MN Dublin Mi Luck 2008 POA Colt First POAC show placed second in weanling colts under both judges and Junior Reserve Champion under one judge. Lucky also placed 5th in the Most Colorful class under both judges. |
| July 5th, 2008 Windom, MN RVP Hollywood Super San 2005 POA Mare Placed 3rd in her class under both judges. Now has 42 POAC halter points with very limited showing. |





| August 2nd, 2008 Rochester, MN Thistledowns Jedi - grulla POA filly, Gold Invadar - dunalino POA colt, and Dublin Mi Luck - red dun POA colt. (as pictured from left to right) Last photo is all of Thistledowns Kit Fisto's 2008 foals after the show. Was mentioned as the last weanling entered the ring that it was the largest weanling class they have seen at this show in many years. Dublin Mi Luck (Lucky) placed 5th in the tough class of 13. Teddy did an awesome job as she had just been weaned on Monday and Vadar has only just turned 2 months old and was a little angel without Sugar for 4 hours. Please visit each of the foals pages for more pictures of them showing. |


| August 6th, 2008 Austin, MN Dublin Mi Luck 2008 POA Colt 1st place in weanling colts and fillies halter class. Judge's comments: "Clean neck, great straight legs, nice pretty head, a wonderful example of the POA breed" |


| August 23rd & 24th, 2008 Mason City, IA Dublin Mi Luck and Gold Invadar What a great way to end the summer show season. Lucky and Vadar both showed well in the first Breeders Challenge Futurity weanling colts class. Lucky placed 7th under Judge A, 12th under Judge B, and 12th under Judge C Vadar placed 11th under Judge A, 8th under Judge B, and 11th under Judge C This was only Vadar's second show and he was just shy of 3 months old. |


| After a hard day of showing, a good long nap is well deserved. |
| November 28th & 29th Midwest Challenge Wahl Equestrian Center Sterling, IL What a show and an exciting way to end our 2008 show season! We were able to take all four of our weanlings and have so much fun. Dublin Mi Luck, Thistledowns Jedi, Gold Invadar, and Dutch Major Legacy. Results for Friday: Dublin Mi Luck - 1st Place Weanling Colts Jr Reserve Champion Stallion Gold Invadar - 3rd Place Weanling Colts Dutch Major Legacy - 1st Place Weanling Fillies Jr Reserve Champion Mare Reserve Grand Champion Mare 5th Place Most Colorful Thistledowns Jedi - 2nd Place Weanling Fillies Results for Saturday: Dublin Mi Luck - 1st Place Weanling Colts Jr Reserve Champion Stallion 2nd Place Most Colorful Gold Invadar - 3rd Place Weanling Colts Dutch Major Legacy - 1st Place Weanling Fillies Jr Champion Mare GRAND CHAMPION MARE 5th Place Most Colorful Thistledowns Jedi - 3rd Place Weanling Fillies We are so proud of Thistledowns Kit Fisto's first foals and their accomplishments, especially with this being our first year raising POA foals. We would also like to thank Kevin and Anne Dykstra again for allowing us to purchase their "special" filly. Below are some candid pics from the show. |












