WE HAVE A WINNER! 
We are happy to announce that Team Darcy is the winner of the 1st Blaze's Ride To The Rescue Trainers Challenge!  Congratulations goes to Robert Hayes and Darcy on their great job!  Darcy was adopted and is now living in Texas with a great family! 


Results:
1st Place - Robert Hayes & Team Darcy
2nd Place - Jared Seeley & Team Solid Gold
3rd Place - Terri Lindley & Team Nikki
4th Place - Alicia Redding & Team Dancer
5th Place - Jessica Wortham & Team Saturn
6th Place - Brittany Rader & Team Jet
7th Place - Ann Cole & Team Selah
8th Place - Rachel Dunlap & Team Ami


COMPETITION DAY IS AUGUST 20TH, 2011 AT THE
"HEART OF OKLAHOMA EXPO CENTER"
IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA

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Get ready for the most exciting equine event of the year!  The challenge is an event designed to showcase the skills of local equine trainers, while increasing the adoptability of previously-untrained rescue horses. 
ALL HORSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION FOLLOWING THE EVENT.  YOU MUST BE PRE-APPROVED PRIOR TO AUGUST 20TH.  TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL, GO TO
http://www.blazesequinerescue.com/contract.html


This event will pair up some of the area's top horse trainers, with untrained rescue horses. The trainers will have approximately 100 days to take their horse and turn it into a well trained, dependable riding partner.  During the training period, you will have the chance to follow your favorite trainer/horse team and watch their progress on this website.  Then, on August 20th, trainers will compete in a day-long event that will end with a fabulous awards banquet during which we will crown the Blaze's Ride to the Rescue Trainer Challenge Champion!!  Trainers will be competing for some great prizes which will include:  Cash prize of not less than $1000, Trophy Saddle, Trophy Buckles, Trophy Headstalls and more!!  During the event day, we will also be offering entertainment, door prizes, educational stations, adoptable rescue horses, vendors and much, much more! 

Off to a GREAT Start!!!

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Trainer pick-up day was this past Saturday, May 14th. All trainers that were selected to participate came out to Blaze's and had a great time getting to know each other, event producers and all the horses.  Trainers had 30 minutes to observe the horses,  and then names were randomly drawn to decide choosing order.  Once a trainer's name was called, that trainer had five minutes to choose their horse.  Some trainers knew immediately which horse they wanted, others took their whole five minutes to decide.  After all the choosing was complete, a fun lunch was served and then the bonding began.  Event producers answered questions about Competition Day, and assisting with the loading of horses heading out to their temporary homes.  Before the last horse was even loaded, Natalee Cross recieved pictures on her phone from Robert Hayes, who already had his horse home and was up on her back!!  It was a fabulous start to an exciting event.  Check out the trainer biographies, complete with pictures of their new riding partners!