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Christian Horse Show Association

Lyons Legacy is proud to be a charter member of the Christian Horse Show Association. CHSA is a community of believers that are passionate about Jesus and horses! As a CHSA member, you can enter points from any show you participate in (saddle clubs, rodeos, open shows, state shows, they even have a category for virtual shows!) All new members will receive an official CHSA T-Shirt, lifetime and charter members will receive even more! CHSA has an easy to use web based system for recording and approving points (no more mailing paper forms!) There will be quarterly recognition and a year end awards ceremony with lots of awards including world champions in each category! Other member benefits include discounts from our sponsors, a regular CHSA newsletter with bible teaching and horse training articles, access to our online community and more.

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CHSA Co-Founders

I have spent my life training and showing horses, because it is what I love to do. Horse shows are a good, clean, family friendly, wholesome activity that a whole family can be involved in together. There are opportunities to develop life skills that include responsibility, kindness, compassion, honesty, commitment, forgiveness, people skills, horse skills, driving, parking, stage fright, knot tying, tire changing, money managing, grooming, patience, work ethic, sportsmanship, wardrobe selection, meal preparation for horses and people; and the list goes on and on. Even if some members of a family do not want to compete, there are multitudes of behind the scenes tasks that need to be done, giving everyone opportunities to to use their gifts and talents. Therefore, I wholeheartedly want to support and promote showing horses!

Over the years that I have been involved in showing horses and promoting horse shows, I have occasionally considered doing something else for awhile. I learned to ride a pony when I was 5, it became my passion and transportation! And I have been committed to training and showing horses ever since. But I quickly remind myself that there is nothing else I would rather do! The only adjustment I would consider making would be to incorporate more ministry along with showing horses. Since I received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and became a Christian, I have a desire to draw as many people closer to God as I can. I hold Cowboy Church Services at horse shows, rodeos, trail rides, horse fairs, and everywhere I can. But I still felt that there must be a way to let our lights shine for Jesus before everyone at horse shows, since only a small portion of them would attend church services.

David Davis

As I prayed about this, and asked God how I could reach more people, the impression came to me to start the “Christian Horse Show Association”! Yes! I said to God, that is a great idea! If there was a “Christian Horse Show Association” then like minded believers, who love God and love horses, could join together to encourage each other to let their lights shine for Jesus in front of multitudes of people at horse shows! They would no longer feel that showing horses was taking them away from church, ministry and spreading God’s Word, they could share their faith while they were showing their horses! After carrying this vision for several years, it has finally come to pass, and has manifested in the physical realm here on earth in the form of the “Christian Horse Show Association”, which is a network of believers who let their lights shine for Jesus while they show horses, or support those who do!

The “Christian Horse Show Association” keeps track of points that participants earn while showing their horses anywhere, and awards World Championships and other prizes in multitudes of categories to recognize and acknowledge jobs well done. Meanwhile spreading the Name of Christ at the same time! Therefore, we believe that every Christian who desires to share their Faith and draw people closer to God, and who also love horses, should join the “Christian Horse Show Association“.

Richard Varno

Almost 30 years ago, we rented a house where the owner left behind some horses and ponies he had bought for his kids. Our first question to the vet was “How long it will it be before these ponies grow up to be horses?” Needless to say over the last 3 decades we’ve learned a lot. My wife Donna and I have participated in Western Pleasure, Barrels, Poles, Trail Classes and even some Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Some of our earliest horse memories were watching John Lyons “Round Pen Reasoning” series! We met Dave a little over 20 years ago and formed a fast friendship around the Lord, horses and Christian music. (I toured back in the 80s with a group – actually how I came to know the Lord, but that is story for another time) My current band NOT ASHAMED had the honor of opening for Petra on their 2023 Southeast Summer Tour and we’ve been blessed to have a couple of songs on the radio.

While, Christian music is my passion, technology is my business. I’ve been a technology consultant for 3 decades now, including being the CTO of several startups. I can see now that everything in my life has led up to starting the Christian Horse Show Association and the Lord Put Dave and I together for a purpose. I am looking forward to the mighty works and changed lives that will result from this endeavor!

CHSA Future Plans

Davis Ranch Ministries is currently authoring a grant submission plan. Our hope is that these grants will allow us to make many improvements that give visitors a better experience. Potential projects include:

● Wooden fencing
● Paved parking
● Expanded outdoor recreation offerings
● A trailhead with park amenities
● Additional horsemanship and educational events

Long-term, we want to transform the ranch into a unique horse park experience that helps its visitors have fun, exercise, grow to love and appreciate horses, and gain skills in horsemanship.

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David Davis

Richard Varno

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