Gallop's Annual Charity Auction is indebted to the support received from Woods' Western for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane. Please consider them for your product needs. Their reputation in number #1, bar none! When your looking to order something for your next show purchase, get on line and take a look. You'll be pleased you did, www.woodswestern.com, or call and ask for Dan or Babe Woods @ 1-800-843-7718.

Robinhoods Lycra Hood
Thank you 'Robinhoods,' for your donation to the "Gallop 'N Glitz Show Package" that will benefit the Lunge Line, Performance Halter, Showmanship, and Halter Horses!

The World's Best Lycra- Made of top quality, 4 way stretch Lycra. Many of "the others" use only 2 way stretch Lycra. 2 way stretch Lycra is cheaper, but the fit you get leaves a lot to be desired.

• Self Healing Coil Zippers- they make for easy on and off, and they reshape themselves every time you zip them.
• Nylon Zipper Covers- protects the zipper from stall door rub.
• No Center Seam Over Horses Neck- seams over manes rub them out!
• Center Yoke- the center yoke costs a little more, but it's a major factor in comfort and fit. Once you've used them, you won't be happy without them.
• ABS Buckles- indestructible buckles instead of Velcro that snags garment, and loads with debris.
• Stretchable Seams- All Lycra garments are assembled using a special sewing process that makes seams stretchable as well. They simply will not come unraveled!

  The swatch in the photo with the red, white, and blue stars will be the material for your Gallop Robinhood. If your looking for the world's best Lycra hood, please contact Robinhoods at 1-800-968-3182 or visit their web site at: http://robinhoods.com. Thank you Linda Daniels for bringing to the market the greatest hood available, and supporting RMHC children and their families in helping to enable them to stay together while their child is in a hospital.

"Cowgirl in Heaven"
Artist: David Stoccklein
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Photographer David Stoecklein has been intrigued with the great American West and the cowboy way of life since his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA when he would spend hours dreaming of riding the range alongside Hopalong Cassidy. Although a top commercial and stock photographer for the last 25 years whose assignments are varied and who travels worldwide, Stoecklein is particularly renowned for his color photography art, prints and posters which captures the working traditions, customs and culture of the contemporary cowboy.

Also a serious rancher and avid collector of Western cowboy collectibles, Stoecklein lives and works in Idaho’s Wood River Valley with his family. When not out on assignment or working in his studio, he has documented both the rugged landscape as well as the Idaho cowboy past and present. The narrative of a bygone era is recreated through his lens in an extensive series which explores the evolution of the working cowboy by detailing the saddles, spurs, hats, boots, bridles, chaps and other gear worn during the last 130 years. By photographing modern cowboys wearing and working in authentic gear in color and in motion on the open range, Stoecklein’s art, prints and posters has a dimension and texture which black and white vintage photographs cannot match.

Specializing in photographing both dramatic action and serene wilderness, Stoecklein uses a 35mm camera for flexibility in the field. Working alongside the cowboys in fog, rain, snow and intense heat and in terrain as varied as the mountains of Idaho to the mesquite brush country in Texas, his art, prints and posters document the challenges of the work and remarkable beauty of the workplace. Stoecklein’s work reveals a portrait of traditions unchanged and the legendary cowboy ethic of strength, honesty and integrity that remains the model for the American folk hero.

The Gallop Annual Charity Auction is indebted to 'Big R Ranch ~ Trent,' of Spokane, Washington for joining the ranks of helping families be with their child in a hospital. Please look them up for your next purchases.