OVER $400,000.00 COLLECTED AT 2008 STALLION AUCTION!

Magnum Psyche Breeding Sells for $50,000.00!!!

We welcomed in a record number of exhibitors and crowds to the 2008 Iowa Gold Star Arabian Horse Futurity over Labor Day Weekend.      The barns were full of some of the finest Arabians and Half Arabians from all around the country.  Stall count was at an all time high of 590.   2008's Progressive Barn Party was the biggest and best one to date!!    Food was available in the Horse Barn, Cattle Barn, AND Vendor Barn.   Our 2008 Live Stallion Presentation also stepped it up a notch by introducing RFD Television star - Tommy Garland - who carried our flag during the opening ceremonies.  We had 34 stallions participate in the Thursday night live presentation -- the most stallions we've ever had perform in one night.   After the presentation, Midwest hosted the DA Valentino party at their stalls and did private showings of Valentino at that time.  On Friday the Gold Star hosted the prestigious Magnum Psyche Futurity with Vico Rocco, Bob Boggs, and Mr Las Vegas -- Wayne Newton as judges.     The room was PACKED with spectators!   We had Channel 13, Fox News, KCCI Channel 8, RFD TV, and PBN all out with cameras filming all the activities on the fairgrounds.      Radio stations were also advertising our event across the midwest.  Our purebred stallion auction completed the weekend by breaking all previous records and topped $380,000.00 in bids.   That total, added to a record final total for the Partbred Auction threw the complete total over $400,000.00.   If the excitement of the stallion auction wasn't enough -- the fun atmosphere of the Pirate costume party added to the fun as well as our Capt Jack entertainer!!    We had many guests show up in boots, bandanas, eye patches, and dreadlocks.    The Gold Star Girls outdid themselves as the Red and Black pirate wenches.   This was a three day party that will stay in our memories for a long time!!  

CLICK HERE TO SEE PICS TAKEN AT THE SHOW!

Prize money is CALCULATED!!  We need everyone who won money at the show to complete a W-9 Form and mail to us ASAP.  We are unable to send out prize money without these forms in hand this year.   Please click here to get a form or for a .pdf file click here  - Mail to: KnR Arabians; 1262 170th Street; Hampton, IA  50441.

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2008 IaAHA MASON CITY FUN SHOW

The IaAHA hosted the Mason City Arabian Fun Show at the Mason City Fairgrounds on July 13th.      We hosted 50 horses including Arabians and Half Arabians ... a couple Friesians, several Draft horses, a mini, Quarter Horses and Paint Horses.       The weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed a nice, cool day which is unusual for the middle of July here in Iowa.   

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Below is a video that Erin R made!! THANK YOU Erin!!! 

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2008 IaAHA CATTLE CONGRESS FUN SHOW

Our 2nd IaAHA Cattle Congress Fun Show was a BLAST!!    We hosted 47 horses on Sunday, June 29th at the Cattle Congress Fairgrounds.   We had Arabians, Clydesdales, Mini Horses, Ponies, Paints, Quarter Horses, a Haflinger and a Percheron attend the show.      Everybody had a great time and we hope we can do it again next year!!

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Our Arabian riders had a great time at Horse Fair this year.   Pictured above are our riders for 2008:  (From Left:  Danielle Reynolds riding Pure Khountry, Dana Jordan riding Mon Bey Paco (Frank); and Erin Runde riding Hallelujah Huck.)  We took lots of pictures for you to look at and will be loading them up shortly.   If you missed the fun at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on April 11 - 13, click here to see pics of the event!

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2007 Year in Review Movie (takes a while to load ...it's 6 minutes long.)

IaAHA Awards Banquet at Prairie Meadows

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2008 Youth Board --  (from left - President: Ann Swanson; Vice President: Paige Ross;  Treasurer: Jacy Rittmer; Secretary: Sylvia Rogan; Promotions and Public Relations:  (in front) Lindsay Ross (with Landon Matthias, Jordan and Natalie Poore, and Anna Davidson helping her).