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Leading Riders and Handlers
from our
Totally Tops Winners
from 2018 U.S., Canadian, and Sport Horse Nationals
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Computer research by Douglas Tatelman
HALTER Each year we identify the Totally Tops
professional trainers and amateurs who have risen to the top of their disciplines at the U.S., Canadian, and Sport Horse National shows. The tallies are based on the number of wins each trainer or amateur has accumulated as specified below. Congratulations to those who have made the list — numbers don’t lie, you really are Totally Tops in the Arabian breed. Congratulations from all of us at Arabian Horse World.
Co-Champion Halter Bruno Guiraldelli, pictured with 2018 Canadian National Champion Filly RD Beyanda (Bey Ambition x RD Miranda).
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NAME
Champion
Bruno Guiraldelli Jeff Schall Sandro Pinha David Boggs Andrew Sellman Dagmar Gordiano Joseph Alberti II Kim Morgan Ted Carson Grant Krohn Gary McDonald Keith Krichke
Reserve Top Ten
Join us as we salute our Totally Tops 2018 winners. We thank them for their fine examples of horsemanship and for taking the Arabian to even higher levels of performance.
POINTS 114 114 106 68 67 65 64 64 62 60 53 52
• All disciplines include purebred and Half-Arabian wins. • Points are awarded as follows: Championship: 10 points; Reserve Champion: 7 points; Top Ten: 4 points. • A rider/handler must have at least two Top Ten wins or one Reserve Championship to be listed. • Totally Tops charts count only the horses actually shown by these individuals; every effort is made to confirm each rider/handler’s point tally. • Amateur classes are tallied separately from all other disciplines. Classes not included: • Sidesaddle, equitation, or exhibition classes; carriage pleasure driving classes; supreme classes; JTR and JOTR classes; U.S. National AWPA, AHPA and AEPA futurity and maturity classes. Classes included: • Halter — purebred and Half-Arabian halter, futurities. • English – Park, English pleasure, country English pleasure, driving, informal combination. • Hunter Pleasure – All hunter pleasure classes. • Show Hack – All show hack classes. • Trail – Trail, trail junior horse, trail futurity, English trail. • Western Pleasure – All western pleasure classes.
• Working Western – Reining, cutting, working cow, reined cow, ranch horse riding, and herd work. • Native Costume – All native costume classes, excluding amateur. • Sport Horse Halter — Sport Horse In-hand, Hunter type and Dressage Type, excluding amateur classes. • Sport Horse Performance – Working hunter, dressage, sport horse under saddle, hunter hack, jumper, and hunter/jumper. • Multi-discipline Pros – All trainers with points in two or more disciplines. *All amateur and junior classes are excluded from the above disciplines.
• Sport Horse Amateur — All classes designated amateur that would otherwise fall into the Sport Horse Halter or Sport Horse Performance categories.
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This was one of my most challenging years to date, full of many transitions. In the end, the new farm, the wonderful clients and co-workers, and our spectacular Nationals made it one of the best!
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Co-Champion Halter Jeff Schall, pictured with 2018 Scottsdale Silver Champion Straight Egyptian Junior Filly Elegant Engenue BF (Bellagio RCA x Elegant Illusion BF).
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It’s very satisfying to win, but for me, it is even more rewarding to watch your amateur riders bring home the roses; ultimately, we are here to help them reach their goals, so I feel very accomplished when it all comes together.
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WESTERN PLEASURE
The following disciplines are limited to classes designated by ATH, AATH, AAOTH, ATR, AATR, AAOTR, AOTH, AOTR, ATD, AOTD or AAOTD: • Amateur Overall – All classes designated amateur from the Halter, English, Hunter Pleasure, Show Hack, Trail, Western Pleasure, Working Western or Native Costume disciplines.
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~ Jody Strand, Totally Tops Top Ten Western Pleasure
~ Wendy Potts, Totally Tops Champion Hunter Pleasure
Totally Tops Disciplines– How we tallied the Tops for 2018 Things you should know about how we compiled the rankings:
One of the greatest moments for me in 2018 was winning the Arabian Horse World AWPA $100,000 Arabian Futurity at U.S. Nationals on WGA Rokhan! I just really love this horse ... he tries hard, and is so kind ... and his stand-up in that class was incredible!
Champion Western Pleasure Joe Reser, pictured with 2018 U.S. National Champion AWPA Half-Arabian Western Pleasure Futurity CEA Comfortably Numb (Poco Van Star Two x SL Capaccinos Charmm).
PLACE
NAME
Champion Reserve Top Ten
Joe Reser Brett Becker Steve Scoggins Jody Strand Gordon Potts Abram Cotton Thomas Garland J.T. Keller Josh Quintus Sarah Paripovich
~ Todd Ehret, Totally Tops Champion Show Hack
POINTS 56 45 32 26 24 22 18 17 16 15
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I was excited to come in sixth place with STLA Johnny B Good in the new class at Nationals – the AHPA Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure Futurity. And our second horse Mi Tosca PWA placing third. The class was tough with some very quality horses in it. I look forward to 2019.
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~ Yvonne Copple, Totally Tops Top Ten Show Hack
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