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(IN) LIFE

Professional AQHA and NSBA trainer Farley McLendon and Joe Sibert were wed in a small family ceremony on July 7, in Whitesboro, Texas. Farley owns and operates Farley McLendon Show Horses in Glencoe, Oklahoma. Sibert is a bull hauler who enjoys roping events.

AQHA and NSBA competitor Matt Lebrie, of Southampton, Massachusetts, and Ashley Brooks were married on June 24 at the Bar Harbor Club in Bar Harbor, Maine. Ashley is a Registered Nurse (RN) at Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Mass. And school nurse at The Hartsbrook School in Hadley, Massachusetts.

(IN) DEATH

AQHA past president C. W. "Bill" Englund Jr. passed away July 10. Born in 1937 in Hollywood, California, Englund’s family moved to Salinas, California, when he was a young child. He grew up on a small stock farm and was involved with all kinds of livestock. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona in 1960 with bachelor's degrees in animal Husbandry and Business/Ag Management. In 1976 Englund became an AQHA director, which led him to serve three years as vice chairman of the Show and Contest Committee, followed by three years as chairman. He was AQHA president in 1992 and was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2002.

2023 Iea National Sportsmanship Award Winners Are Announced Lillian Muzzy And Megan Farrenkopf

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) annually awards a student rider the National Sportsmanship Award. Proudly sponsored by EQUUS Foundation, this year's award is presented to Lillian (Lily) Muzzy, a Sophomore from Cato de Casa, California who rides on the Chestnut Hills IEA Team.

The national award winner is selected from a group of riders who earned a Sportsmanship Award at a local, regional or zone IEA show during the 2022-2023 season. These winners were then invited to submit an application for the National Sportsmanship Award. As part of the application process, student riders submitted a photo, resume, school transcripts, composed a 250-word essay explaining how horses and/or equestrian competition have influenced his/her life and three letters of recommendation. A panel of three judges evaluated each application and determined the results based on a scoring rubric.

“Supporting teammates at competitions sometimes means lifting them up when they are down or allowing them to lift you up when you are down,” Muzzy said. “Showing and competing provides many emotional ups and downs and often these are learning opportunities versus pure victories."

An Honor Student with a 4.11GPA, Muzzy is a five-year IEA member currently riding on the Chestnut Hills IEA Team, coached by Shayne Wireman out of Bonsall, California (Hunt Seat Zone 10). Previously, she rode on the Bridges Equestrian IEA Team, coached by Ruthanna and Kendra Bridges out of San Juan Capistrano, California.

In addition to her IEA experience, Muzzy has an extensive resume of volunteer service including ministry work and animal sanctuary support as well as competition experience outside of IEA which has warranted her countless awards and titles on the national show circuit. She is a member of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC), California Professional Horseman's Association (CPHA), and Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association (PCHA). Muzzy has also won multiple IEA Sportsmanship Awards during regular seasons and has completed an impressive number of clinics and certifications during her young career.

In addition to the National Sportsmanship Award, a second National Sportsmanship Award is awarded to the highest placing senior sportsman. This year the award went to Megan Farrenkopf.

A six-year member of IEA and honor graduate (4.19 GPA) of Mission Oak High School in Tulare, California, Farrenkopf also served as the 2022-2023 Zone 10 IEA Youth Board Representative and will attend college at UC Berkeley this fall. She is a member of KZ Equestrian IEA Team in Exeter, California coached by Kaitlyn Harding and was also a member of various academic clubs and served in leadership roles with Future Farmers of Amer ica (FFA) and other service organizations. Farrenkopf will also receive a $500 cash scholarship from IEA. For additional information visit www.rideiea.org.

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