InStride Edition - October 2025

WELCOME TO INSTRIDE EDITION

YOU CAN BE THE ONE TO SPUR CHANGE.

There is a lot of division in the world today. Different opinions about everything from politics to pull turns. As you make your way around the Quarter Horse Congress or any other horse show around the country this fall, we encourage you to remind yourself why you do it. What was it that drew you to the equestrian life to start with? Hopefully, it was your love for the horse. Are there problems in our industry? You bet there are. But solving them requires unity. Unity does not mean uniformity or a lack of conflict, but rather the ability to work through disagreements constructively toward a common goal. If you think about it, change begins at the end of your comfort zone. That’s something Brenda Ramirez knows something about. After only ever having Western Pleasure horses herself, Brenda opted two years ago to purchase a Hunter Under Saddle prospect and she’s having the time of her life watching the pretty bay mare by the name of Shezza Outlaw develop. Read all about this promising young mare who is competing here in Columbus in the 3-Year-Old Open and Green Hunter Under Saddle with Jamie English aboard (page 16).

Speaking of the Congress, it takes long hours and hard work to compete successfully here.

What if we told you we have a way to help you smile and escape from the seriousness of the situation, if only for a few minutes? Take a look at how your fellow Congress participants responded when asked the silliest of questions. (page 38).

You might be surprised at some of their answers. After that, there will be plenty of time for the serious stuff so you’ll want to check out the coverage from the World Championship events over the last couple of months, including from the National Snaffle Bit Association (page 60); the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (page 83); and the American Quarter Horse Association Youth Association (page 116). So remember as you are riding or watching or even shopping, we are all free to do what we love and if you don’t like how things are ... be the change you want to see.

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COVER STORY

SHEZZA OUTLAW 16-21

By Corrine S. Borton

Photos by Cody Parmenter

Shane Rux & Jeff Kirkbride

FEATURES

SURVIVING THE CONGRESS: TIPS ON POWERING THROUGH ONE TOUGH SHOW 35-37

By Corrine S. Borton

Photos by Kelsey Keathy

HOW WELL DO YOU: KNOW YOUR FELLOW COMPETITORS? 38-41

By

Corrine

S. Borton

EVENTS

NSBA WORLD SHOW: IN ITS 20TH YEAR 60-63

By Corrine S. Borton

Photos by Cody Parmenter

AQHA YOUTH WORLD: 2025 CHAMPS 116-119

By Corrine S. Borton

Photos by Shane Rux

REGULAR COLUMNS

AMATEUR PROFILE 158-159

Kelley McWhinney

“INSIDE” LAW 143

By Katherine Jarve

“INSIDE” HEALTH 171

Jackie Bellamy-Zions

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2025

ADVERTISING SALES

Courtney B. Ament

Deanna Green Willis

WEBSITE ADVERTISING

Courtney B. Ament

TECHNICAL ANALYST

Brent Adam Borton

CIRCULATION

Lenora B. Sheppard

ADVERTISING DESIGNERS

Bar H Photography

Cody Parmenter Designs

Corrin Hunt Photography & DesigN

Courtsey Designs

ADVERTISING DESIGNERS

Denise Hawkins

Designs By Raigen

Emajes

Excalibur Photography

Go Far Designs

Hampel Designs

Jakovich Marketing

Jessica Kern

KC Montgomery

Melissa Baus Designs

Natalie Cole

Norfleet Photography

Sabrina Turner

SR Designs

Superlative Equine

Valor Designs

Willow Grace Designs

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Courtney Borton Ament AQHA

Corrine S. Borton

Kelsey Keathy

COLUMNISTS

Katherine Jarve

Jackie Bellamy-Zions

COPY & RESEARCH

Lenora B. Sheppard

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Kelsey Keathy

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Courtney Borton Ament

Lisa Anderson APHA

AQHA

Bar H Photography

Ryan Geiger

Kelsey Keathly

Jeff Kirkbride

Kirstie Marie

Cody Parmenter

Ruehl Photographix

Shane Rux

Equi+Focus

& Jeff Kirkbride

Every once in a while, you just need to shake things up a bit.

Just ask Florida mother and daughter amateur competitors Brenda Ramirez and Kristen Holmes. For her entire show career Brenda has only ever shown western horses. Holmes, on the other hand, has always gravitated toward Hunter Under Saddle contenders.

But that’s all changed now. This year, when the gates open at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio, Brenda will be in the stands cheering for her first Hunter Under Saddle contender, Shezza Outlaw (Val) and her trainer, Jamie English as they compete in the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and the Green Hunter Under Saddle.

Kristen will be by her mom’s side in the stands. She’s patiently awaiting the arrival of her first child with husband, Jake, and for her Western Pleasure prospect, Shez Been Made, a bay mare by Machine Made out of Bringin Out The Best, to make her show debut in 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure classes next year with Jamie’s husband, Jason English.

“Originally, I was looking to get a coming 2-year-old Western Pleasure horse,” Brenda said. “While Kristen and I were sitting at the (2023)

NSBA (National Snaffle Bit Association) World Show I told Jason, let’s go shopping, but here’s the catch I think I want a hunt seater for Jamie to show.”

So they all started looking. Jason and Jamie had seen Val during a visit to Mark and Judy Zietler’s Florida farm in January and admired her. But the first time Brenda and Kristen saw her was on a video.

“She was loping across the pasture and it looked effortless for her,” Brenda explained.

They looked at several other prospects but kept coming back to the pretty bay mare by Outlaw Enterprise out of Million Dollar Blues.

“I remember the exact moment I told Jason I wanted to buy her,” Brenda said. “Jamie had just won the 2-year-old Open Hunter Under Saddle at the Congress and we were walking back to our stalls. He called Mark and Judy and well the rest is history.”

Jamie spent all of 2024 taking her time to bring Val along at the mare’s own pace.

“She has always been really fun to teach as she always continues getting better and better,” she said. s

Shezza Outlaw, a 2022 bay mare by Outlaw Enterprise out of Million Dollar Blues. She and Georgia professional trainer Jamie English are competing in 3Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and Green Hunter Under Saddle this year.

Text Corrine S. Borton Photos Cody Parmenter, Shane Rux

In January, Val made her show debut by capturing championship titles in both the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and Green Hunter Under Saddle at the Fun In The Sun Futurity in Venice, Florida. She followed that up with a Reserve Championship title in the Open 3Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle class at the Virginia Maiden in Lexington.

Jamie describes Val as sweet, kind and confident.

“Her ears and expression are exceptional,” she said. “She always shows like she loves her job.”

After Virginia, the next stop was the Sudden Impulse Futurity in Ocala, Florida where Jamie and Val earned another Reserve Championship title in the 3-YearOld Open Hunter Under Saddle.

By mid summer things were really clicking for the pair.

At the Madness AQHA circuit in Wilmington, Ohio, the pair captured a Reserve title in the 3-Year-Old Novice Horse Open Hunter Under Saddle, earning $2,500 and another Reserve in the 3-YearOld Open Hunter Under Saddle.

“She is one that always turns it on when we step into the show pen” Jamie explained.

From Ohio Val and Jamie traveled to Michigan for the Back To Berrien Futurity where they finished as Reserve Champions in the 3-Year-Old Novice Horse Open Hunter Under Saddle and were the Super Sires Reserve Champions there as well.

At the NSBA World Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jamie piloted Val to a Reserve Championship title in the Open 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle. And just last month Jamie and Val were Reserve Champions in the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle at The Championship AQHA Show and Futurity at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida.

“With a mixed group of horses everywhere we’ve been, Val has always held her own and consistently been in the top placings at all of the major shows,” Jamie said. “She profiles beautifully with great balance. She is such a fun horse to show.”

And Brenda says she’s just as much fun to watch.

“She’s such a nice horse,” she said. “She’s a beautiful mover and so greatminded. Jamie has done a fantastic job on

Pictured above is Jamie English riding Shezza Outlaw,a 2022 bay mare by Outlaw Enterprise out of Million Dollar Blues. On the opposite page, Jamie and Val are pictured in win pictures from (top to bottom): The Fun In The Sun Futurity in Venice, Florida; A Sudden Impulse Futurity in Ocala, Florida; the Madness in Wilmington, Ohio; and the Championship Show in Ocala, Florida. This month, at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio, Val will compete in the Open 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle and the Green Hunter Under Saddle with Jamie in the irons. It’s been a long show year for the young contender so after the Congress, Val will get a well-deserved rest. Her owner, Brenda Ramirez will likely breed her and pull some embryos so that she might be ready for her daughter, Kristen Holmes to show in the Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle next summer, following the birth of her own child, due in May.

her. She has handled everything we’ve asked of her and she just keeps getting better and better.”

Following the Congress, Val will get a much-deserved break from the show pen.

“We plan to start pulling some embryos to start her breeding journey and continue her show career as a 4year-old and into some maturity classes,” Jamie said.

Brenda also hopes that once her daughter comes back from maternity leave she will get to show Val.

“I think she’ll make a great nonpro horse,” she said. “More than likely, it won’t be until the spring of early summer, once Kristen gets back from maternity leave.”

Ultimately Brenda and Kristen

will trust Jason and Jamie to determine when the time is right. They have trusted their trainers to make decisions for their horses since joining them in 2018. But they are by no means, new to the sport.

Brenda is a retired critical care nurse and her husband, Tony is a general surgeon. They met in biology class during their first year of college.

“We got paired up by our professor and after class he carried my books to my car,” she said. “We’ve been married for 39 years. We actually got married on the first day of his medical school, in Miami, Florida.”

All three of their children – first Kristen and then twin boys, Matthew and Michael – were born while Tony was completing his surgical residency in New York.

Brenda says Kristen showed an unrelenting interest in horses from a very young age.

“My sister-in-law had horses she kept on my parents’ property so every time we went to visit, like a magnet, Kristen was out there,” she recalled.

When Kristen turned 4 years old she started taking riding lessons and when she turned 5 the family bought their own horse, a stout American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA_ foundation- bred mare. Before they knew it all three kids were showing.

“The boys eventually branched out and got into roping,” Brenda explained. “As the show mom I hauled Kristen and the boys to open shows, 4-H shows, and the state level breed shows while they were growing up. I dabbled at home riding for fun here and there.”

Although she had owned futurity horses along the way, it wasn’t until Brenda was sitting in the stands at the 2016 AQHA World Championship Show with her daughter and son-inlaw that she decided she wanted to try her hand at showing herself. They enlisted the help of Florida trainers Cole & Liz Baker to help find her the perfect Western Pleasure partner. s

Enter Hotrod This, a 2010 bay gelding by RL Best Of Sudden out of Hotroddin Good Time.

“Showing for the first time was a thrill,” Brenda said. “I think the first show they took me to was in Florida. I started off in the Walk-Jog and boy could that horse move. I tried my hand at the Horsemanship and Halter with him as well.”

Then in July of 2018, on their way from the Big A Circuit in Conyers, Georgia to a family gathering to celebrate the Fourth of July, Brenda and Kristen passed Jason English Show Horses in Madison.

“We had no clue they were so close to us,” Brenda said. “So in 2018 we sent them Hotrod This and Pretty Good Payback, Kristen’s Hunter Under Saddle partner at the time. We’ve been there ever since.”

Later that same year Brenda moved up to her very first lope class with Hotrod This.

“I had some great times with that horse,” she said.

And there have been others. Dirty Monie, a 2018 bay gelding by Machine Made out of Talkin Hot was the first futurity horse Brenda had with Jason English

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(top) Kristen Ramirez is pictured with Best Be Sleepin In, her most recent Hunter Under Saddle partner. Below that, Brenda Ramirez is shown riding Hotrod This. On the opposite page, Dirty Monie is pictured at top. The 2018 bay gelding by Machine Made out of Talkin Hot was shown by Jamie English in Western Pleasure classes for Brenda Ramirez. At bottom, Brenda is pictured (second from left) at her daughter, Kristen’s wedding to Jake Holmes with her husband, Tony, and sons, Matthew and Michael.

Then in 2021 Brenda broke her neck in an automobile accident and is no longer able to ride.

“When I tell you I went around-andaround with my neurosurgeon about it, I did,” she said. “The downside to having a family full of medical personnel (Kristen is also a nurse) is that they tell on you.”

While she is no longer riding and showing, that does not mean Brenda is not busy. She stays very active with her family’s church, assisting with the children’s ministry and with the youth. She also assists and organizes philanthropy and special needs projects for her community.

“I’m very involved with the Coalition for the Homeless, Martha Ministry and Wednesday night youth group,” she sid. “I’m a big supporter of the Lowriders Organization, as a dachshund mom. And I also enjoy crocheting blankets, scarves, hats and, of course horses. I donate many of my creations. I’m especially fond of the two keepsake horses that are also baby blankets that I made for Kristen and our friend, Marlee White.”

Brenda is also a member of the Silver Spurs Riding Club, a local not-for-profit organization that works to preserve western traditions and support local community initiatives within Florida.

But she’s not ready to give up the horses yet, even if she has to settle for being on the sidelines.

Show Horses. He was shown by Jason and Jamie in Open Western Pleasure classes and with Kristen in Non-Pro classes. Then he went on to win a Congress Championship in Trail. Both Jamie and Kristen showed Best Be Sleepin In, a 2019 sorrel gelding by Good Better Best out of Just Sleep On It in Hunter Under Saddle classes.

“Now I’m back to full-time show mom with the futurity horses and it’s on Jason, Jamie and Kristen to get them shown.”

Brenda’s not worried at all. She knows all their horses are in the best of hands with Jason and Jamie.

“These two are some of the most honest, hard-working people you’ll ever meet,” she said. “I trust them and their program. They do right by the horse and to me that’s what’s important.”

Kristen agrees.

“What makes Jason and Jamie so unique is not just their riding ability and horsemanship, both are exceptional, but their ability to see the potential and execute a plan best suited for both the horse and owner,” she said. “Jason has an unmatched eye for detail and movement. Jamie, on the other hand, has boundless drive and so much talent. Together, they’re the perfect balance. Their passion for the horses and dedication to their clients shines through in everything they do.”

But for Brenda and Kristen, there’s so much more to the partnership than success in the show pen. What makes this relationship so special is the friendship,” Kristen said. “Jamie has never met a stranger, and Jason is like a big brother who will always shoot it straight. Their honesty, humor and genuine care have made them more than just trainers to me, they’ve become family.”

hether you have been showing or selling horses at the All American Quarter Horse Congress every year except one since 1967 like Gary Trubee, of Somerville, Tennessee, or this will be your very first trip, preparing and managing the marathon event is always a challenge.

It doesn’t matter if you are an exhibitor, a vendor or a spectator; going for just a weekend or the entire show, which runs this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 26 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, it always pays to get some advice on how to prepare for the trip.

Much of the best advice centers around taking care of yourself. Try to get sleep when you can and do what you can to stay in good health.

“Get both a flu shot and an immune booster/vitamin iv before going,” suggested Kerry Bradac, of Ocala, Florida. “This has helped me avoid getting the ‘Congress Crud.” Also pack Airborne Gummies and EmergenC.”

Ty Dougherty, of Adrian, Michigan, has competed at the largest single breed horse show in the world for much of her life. She too knows the importance of focusing on your health.

“Prepare a survival kit,” she suggested. “I pack allergy meds, cold meds, vitamins (mostly vitamin C) and a small first aid kit. I always end up taking the cold medicine. The crud gets me every time.”

Larry Larson, of Rapid City, South Dakota, says the planning should start long before you leave for Ohio.

“Use Dotera On Guard+ before, during and after to build up immunity,” he suggests.

Cindy Monroe Young, of Yadkinville, North Carolina, was only half kidding when she made her suggestions.

“Cough drops, Kleenex, coffee, liquor, dogs and you’re good to go,” she offered.

And then theres that dilemma of what to pack.

“Pack it all. Every. Single. Thing,”

quipped Shannon Quinlan Hill, of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.

Hudsonville, Michigan competitor Alexis Gooding did not disagree.

“If you think you don’t need it bring it anyway because you are wrong,” she said.

And Ohio professional trainer Carly Veldman Parks speaks from experience when she said in September: “Start getting extra sleep NOW.”

Columbus, Ohio in October can be hot as a summer day. It can also snow. So savvy travelers know it’s best to be prepared for anything.

“The answer to “how many coats are you taking” is ALL of them,” advised Janae Walker, of Zionsville, Indiana.

And Reelsville, Indiana, professional trainer Melissa Jones had a great idea when she suggested packing a heated vest.

Longtime spectator Joan McMann, of Dunnville, Ontario Canada took that suggestion one step farther.

“One of the best things we always take is an electric heating pad,” she said. “It makes those cat naps at the stalls so much more comfortable. Plus it makes a wonderful trainer gift.”

But what about when you are there? What tips will help you survive and actually be successful?

Next to sleep, maintaining a healthy diet can also help you power through and avoid getting sick.

“Pre order meals for your barn team,” suggested amateur competitor Susan Roberts, of Capital Quarter Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. “Lunch is the best time to get food brought in. I wish there were more caterers that would share their business numbers and menus.”

Hill said she uses the EZ Cater app on her phone.

“They deliver for all kinds of restaurants,”she explained. “You just have to meet them at the front gate.”

And of course, once you get yourself ready, it’s time to get your horse(s) ready too.

Texas professional trainer Eric John Felt knows a thing or two about that.

“Always longe again,” he urged. Professional trainer Becca Britton, of Chillicothe, Ohio, agrees.

“ALWAYS longe again,” she said. “And if you think you’re done give it another 10 minutes.”

You’ll get no argument from Sunbury, Ohio trainer Dawn Baker,.

“When you think your well prepared YOU ARE NOT,” she insisted.

But if you dread the thought of longing you could take Swedesboro, New Jersey trainer Lyndsey Tait Curiale’s suggestion and get on a list to have your horse ponied.

“It is so much more convenient than the longing lines,” she said. “Another suggestion is to walk your path up to the show arena before you show so you can manage your time because it always takes longer on the show day for some reason.”

Curiale also suggests marking your name on show coolers and ready bags.

“Everyone has the same type and will accidentally grab yours,” she said. “Lock up your bikes, segways, golf carts and pretty much anything of value.”

Fisherville, Kentucky trainer Brent Maxwell said perhaps the most important thing to remember to pack is your sense of humor.

That’s something Rebekah Kazakevicius, of Temple, Texas, who has been a longtime competitor and more recently a vendor at the congress with Brinks Hattery, knows a little bit about.

“Well, let’s see,” she said. “1) Bring patience. 2.) If you think you need it or might need it, pack it. This includes horse and human items. 3). Don’t rely on the (Horse Show) tracker. Always double check with the show office. 4.) Have fun. Get pumped up to your hype music. Shop the vendors. Longe late at night or early in the morning. Have the cinnamon roll!”

And whatever you do, take everything in stride.

“Don’t overthink it,” said Madison, Georgia trainer Jamie English. “Treat it like any other horse show but don’t forget your Emergen C and all of your clothes.”

Jonathan Meilleur, Hamburg, Pennsylvania

Question: If you could invent a new, completely useless superpower, what would it be and why?

Answer: I would love my superpower to be the ability to eat and drink whatever I want and as much as I want but still look buff and fit!

Aaron Moses, Pilot Point, Texas

Question: If you had to fight a zombie apocalypse, which three fellow trainers are you picking for your squad?

Answer: Kelby Hutchison because one way or another we’ll figure it out and I’ll pick him anytime there’s a problem. Gil Galyean because he’s going to know what to do. He’ll keep us on track and have the zombies saying “yes sir.” Rusty Green because, if all else fails, it’s a really good bet he’s going to find a way to come out on top.

Lainie DeBoer, Forest Lake, Minnesota

Question: If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be?

Answer: I would be a Disney VIP tour guide. I would love to show people around the park; go to the front of every line; hop from park to park; eat yummy food; go behind the scenes; and make people so happy in the most Magical Place On Earth. I am a Disney Park ninja.

Brad Ost, Tioga, Texas

Question: If you could have any animal as a sidekick, which would you choose?

Answer: I’d have to go with baby goats, and maybe I’d charge people to come play with them.

Erin Boatwright, Corona del Mar, California

Question: If there were a movie made about your life, which actor/actress would you like to see play you?

Answer: I’d have to pick Audrey Hepburn even though she preceded me. As an actress she became known for her refined sophistication and elegance during a time when Marilyn and other bombshells were making big splashes on the scene. She was also an EGOT during a time few others were. Perhaps the things I admire most about her were her behind the screen qualities. She was a big humanitarian with UNICEF and other organizations. She was described as being kind, compassionate and humble. She took a lot of pride in her role as a mother.

Gary Trubee, Somerville, Tennessee

Question: If you could only operate at the Quarter Horse Congress with one piece of equipment from your tack room, which would it be?

Answer: Keep in mind that at a horse show all you really need to bring is the horse because you can borrow everything else. With that said, the most important piece of equipment would be my favorite bit. It’s made by Roy (kinda of an antique) Buster Welch shank with a tongue release mouth piece. Not just every one might have the bit I want or need.

Kaitlin Hutchinson, Orrum, North Carolina

Question: Which couple is the horse show equivalent to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift?

Answer: I would have to say Gil and Becky Galyean. They are both highly successful. Gil and his brother, Jody, are both equivalent to Super Bowl champions. They were even on a podcast not long ago. Plus, Becky is a huge Chiefs Fan

Nick Mayabb, Ocala, Florida

Question: Would you rather have dinner with a zombie or a vampire?

Answer: I guess I would feel safer eating with a vampire. I would also eat outside so the sunlight would make sure I wasn’t dinner!

Ashley Lakins, Wilmington, Ohio

Question: If you and Kenny were to get matching tattoos at the Congress, what would it be and where would it be located?

Answer: I would say Kenny would get a tattoo of my name and mine would be of his. Corny! Mine would be on my base of my back. His the same.

Taft Dickerson, Mount Airy, North Carolina

Question: If you forgot something at home and had to drive back for it during the show, who would you get to ride shotgun?

Answer: Wade Parks! He has to be the ultimate road trip partner. Between the radio playing everything from Waylon to gangster rap to him telling me about how to raise Whitetail trophy deer; from being the ultimate kids coach for every sport (even the ones he hasn’t played) to knowing how to fix anything and how to train horses. We might could start a podcast!

Candice Hall, Black Creek, British Columbia

Question: If you could have any fictional character as your best friend, who would it be?

Answer: Winnie the Pooh! He loves honey, has the best outlook on life, goes on adventures and is always there for his friend Piglet.

Frank Chick, Harrington, Delaware

Question: If someone gave you an elephant and you couldn’t sell it or give it away, what would you do with it?

Answer: Put it in the back pasture with the rest of the elephants. Or I’d train it to fetch my slippers.

Dillon Hatten, Winterset, Iowa

Question: How would you describe your job to someone from another planet?

Answer: I would say that I train an animal, called a horse, on our planet. I teach it to do a bunch of different things and then my clients pay other people to judge my horse and tell us if they think it’s good or not. I work crazy hours and get very little sleep but the people and the horses make it worth it.

Dawn Baker, Sunbury, Ohio

Question: If you could perform with any musician, who would you pick and why?

Answer: I would pick Chris Stapleton because he’s an amazing singer and I am not. I could be his cheap entertainer, thinking I can dance.

Whitney Small, Burlington, North Carolina

Question: At which store would you most like to max out your credit card?

Answer: I would say Pottery Barn kids! The UPS driver has our address on speed dial.

Casey Willis, Pennsylvania

Question: If the Congress featured a “walk-on song” like they do in Major League Baseball, which one would you choose to ride into the Celeste to?

Answer: “White Horse” by Chris Stapleton.

Sarah Rosciti, North Scituate, Rhode Island

Question: What’s your go-to karaoke song, even if you wouldn’t sing it in public?

Answer: Not that I would ever do karaoke, although my husband gets the performance of a lifetime on our road trips. But it would probably be “Everything That Glitters” by Dan Seals.

Rob Fowler, Xenia, Ohio

Question: Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?

Answer: Well, I reckon one horse-sized duck because if you’ve ever had a child you’d understand that 100 toddlers would be a tough day.”

Jenna Dempze, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Question: If you were not showing at the Congress, what other post would you enjoy?

Answer: I enjoy running equipment so I think it would be fun to run the arena drag tractor. Also, just for one night, I wouldn’t mind bartending the green wall!

Ricky Noiseux, Canterbury, Connecticut

Question: What is the best video game of all time?

Answer: It has to be Madden because It’s the only one I know how to play!

Katy Jo Zuidema, Micanopy, Florida

Question: What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you at the Congress?

Answer: When we were youth kids we used to take empty grain bags and slide down the giant yellow slide on them. Apparently they didn’t like that we did that so one year they started to put giant posts across the slide in the “valleys” of the waves. One year, on the first night getting together with friends to slide, we all gathered our grain bags and climbed up the ladder. We were so excited. My friend, Robert Thomas, and I were first to go down. We put the grain bags down and got on our stomach and got going as fast as we could. UNTIL... we hit that first post which was about half way down. Robert was just ahead of me and he hit that post and barrel and just rolled. I did too and it hurt so bad. Everyone waiting in line to slide started laughing so hard they were crying. It took years for us to live that down. The memory of us kids laughing that hard still makes me chuckle.

Blake Britton, Chillicothe, Ohio, Ohio

Question: Would you rather eat grass or a grasshopper?

Answer: I’d definitely eat the grass. Eating a bug doesn’t sound appetizing to me at all.

Judy Zeitler, Abrams, Wisconsin

Question: If your pets could talk, what’s the first thing they would complain about?

Answer: Well Sammy (mommy’s sweet baby angel) loves the water and sometimes I ask him to stay out of it so something about that.

Scott Jones, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Question: What is the craziest favor a customer has ever asked of you?

Answer: One asked if I could take all her shopping bags (like 15 of them) home in my horse trailer so her husband would not find out how much she bought. She said she’d come pick it all up in a few days.

Erin Lieurance, Oxford, Iowa

Question: What’s the most embarrassing thing in your search history right now?

Answer: I don’t know. It’s probably a question about how long it takes to bake a whole chicken.

Brian Ale, Purcell, Oklahoma

Question: Would you rather have to eat only your favorite food for a month or never eat it again?

Answer: Eat only my favorite food, which is shrimp, for a month. I love shrimp.

Lisa Wilkes, Dublin, Georgia

Question: What is your biggest Congress superstition?

Answer: I’m only superstitious about my numbers. I have to pin my numbers on with the pins turned up to catch the luck. I always tell the girls that are helping saddle my horses to make sure the pins are turned up. That’s kind hard for some people to do because they are so use to pinning them down. I have been up at the show pen in the past and realized my numbers were pinned on wrong and would change them before showing.

Joey Wenger, East Berlin, Pennsylvania

Question: If you could eliminate one state which would it be?

Answer: That’s an easy one. It’s New Jersey. You cannot make it out of that state without paying!

Shannon Curl Holbin, Vero Beach, Florida

Question: Who is the worst roommate on trips and why?

Answer: It’s me. I’m the worst roommate. I bring my entire house with me wherever I go! For a two-day trip it’s seven outfits, my own pillows, a pillow topper for the bed and I have my own water (Evian) because I’m a water snob. And since I’m completely type A and OCD, all of my stuff takes up any camper or room we get because I need options and my orthopedic pillow and mattress topper. And then my dogs come so I have to bring both dog beds, their toys and their dog food, which by the way is Farmers Dog food, so it comes frozen so you have to haul it in a cooler and it takes up half the fridge when you thaw it out so not much room for anything else. Thank God it amuses my husband and the help.

Jim Chafin, Geneva, Ohio

Question: If you had to trust ONE fellow trainer to pick out your next prospect, with no input from you, who would it be?

Answer: Katie Jo Zuidema. She’s crazy talented. There is no gray area they either are or they’re not. Mad respect for that. She always tells me how it is whether it’s what I want to hear or not. I respect that!

Kristy Lee Smith, Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

Question: If you could recommend one television show what would it be and why?

Answer: I watch little to no TV these days. With managing my horse business, working on our farm, going to horse shows just about every week and keeping up with my 5-year-old after school there is no time. If I’m lucky I’ll catch the late news or take a look Facebook on my phone before bed!

RJ King, Pilot Point, Texas

Question: If you and your partner had to show in the same class and no family or clients were available to watch your child… with which trainer would you trust to leave him?

Answer: I would say Kelby Hutchinson or Blake Britton, not because of them but because I trust their wives and mother-inlaws/mothers!

Raina Parsons, New Windsor, Maryland

Question:If you could invent a new holiday, what would it be and how would people celebrate it?

Answer: I think “spring cleaning” should be declared an official holiday. No work, no school, no BBQs or family obligations. Just a full day planned for deep cleaning. The house, the barn, nothing is safe on Spring Cleaning Day!

Nancy Ditty, Ocala, Florida

Question: What’s the best thing you ever purchased at the Congress?

Answer: I bought my dog, Remi, from there! Oh, and a fried bologna sandwich from the green wall bar.

Pierre Briere, Frenchtown, New Jersey

Question: If you had a time machine, would you go to the future or the past?

Answer: If I had a time machine, I would go to the past and have a serious face-to-face conversation with my younger self about career choice decisions and when the word horse trainer comes out of his mouth I would immediately slap a younger me, upside the head.

Candy Parrish, Pavo, Georgia

Question:What would you name your boat if you had one?

Answer: “Not My Boat.” Bret is not a fan of being on the water and he now has me convinced that we will definitely be eaten by a shark.

Debbi Trubee, North Lawrence, Ohio

Question: If you could only eat one thing every day at the Congress what is it?

Answer: Sweet Shop cinnamon rolls with extra icing!

Linda Berwick, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Question: What is your Halloween costumer going to be this year?

Answer: I don’t celebrate Halloween, but if I did, I would have to be a sorcerer. They seem like they are mysterious, kind and a protector of my people.

Evan Kaplow, Chappaqua, New York

Question:Who is your secret celebrity crush?

Answer: I would have to say it is actress Reece Witherspoon. She’s a mix of beauty, grace and wit.

Lola Allen Knight, Madison, Georgia

Question: What’s the last book you read and what was the plot?

Answer: The last book I read was ‘Death Be Not Proud by John Gunter. It’s a novel based off the start of a poem that talks about the author’s son’s journey with a brain tumor. It was one I was assigned to read at school but I ended up getting really into it. It’s a true story and the author did a really great job wrapping a tragedy back into a faith-based motivation toward the end once his story is finished. It’s one of the only books I kept from a school assignment.

Ty Dougherty, Adrian, Michigan

Question: If the Quarter Horse Congress were to no longer exist, where would you spend your October?

Answer: I would go to my alma mater’s (Oklahoma State) homecoming. I have never been able to attend because I always go to the Congress. I want to do all the fall festivities and go to the football game!

won the Color Green Hunter Under Saddle; the Color 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle, and the Color BCF 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle with Mohindra;

Ryan Painter teamed with Allocate In Green to kick off the 2025 event with a victory in the Hunter Derby, earning $1,500. The 2015 gelding, by Allocate Your Assets out of Pocket Full Of Green, is owned by Gary/Darcy Stricker.

NSBA World Show celebrates 20th year by awarding

$1,663,813

in cash, prizes

Text Corrine S. Borton Photos Cody Parmenter & Kelsey Keathy

The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its World Championship Show by presenting over $1,663,813 million in cash and prizes at this year’s event which was held Aug. 7-17 at the Built Ford Tough Complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In addition to the World Show classes, the event featured the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity (BCF), Stakes classes, the Show Your Colors AQHA/APHA/NSBA dual-approved events and over 50 vendors.

A Top Gun, a 2022 American Paint

Horse Association gelding, sired by Required Invitation out of Ms Silver Sensation, took home the most money, earning a total of $23,756.20.

Owned by Stephanie Mohindra, of Pilot Point, Texas, A Top Gun won the Color BCF Open Hunter Under Saddle with Sarah Simons in the irons. He also

The largest class this year was Senior Trail with 94 entries. Alex Bryner captured the Open Senior Trail World Championship title riding She Will Be Somebody, owned by Tracy Hritz. Kendra Weis took home the Limited Open Senior Trail title riding Hot Four Teacher, owned by Jordan Macan. CINCH Horsemanship Invitational

Out of 63 invited riders, Klay McDowall and Only Martinis For Me won the 2025 CINCH Horsemanship Invitational, earning $3,000 and a $1,000 trainer bonus for his father, Kelly. The class, featuring music, a lively crowd and a surprise finals pattern, brought together the top Horsemanship riders from NSBA’s alliance associations, from first-time finalists to youth and color division standouts.

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Sarah Simons is pictured on the this page winning the Color 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle riding A Top Gun, who was the highest earning horse at this year’s event. On the opposite page (upper left) Klay McDowall performs his winning CINCH Horsemanship Invitational title and Ryan Painter (upper right) rides Allocate To Green to a win in the Hunter Derby. At right, Hanna Joy Huibregtse reacts to winning the 3Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle riding Real Good Company.

June Warren Award

Keith Miller was presented with the June Warren Award, after riding to victory with RC Kola in the BCF 3Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle. The 2022 gelding, sired by Its A Southern Thing and out of Its Al Over is owned by Madeleine M Bayless. Presented annually, the award honors the life and legacy of NSBA Past President June Warren, a champion exhibitor, influential breeder and tireless advocate for the Hunter Under Saddle division.

High Point Winners

The following earned high-point and all-around titles at this year’s show:

Open Ranch Horse: Sumac Gunnabeflashy, a 2017 gelding sired by Gunnatrashya out of Chics Graceful Whiz, owned by Leslie Vagneur Lange and shown by Bud Lyon, winning the Senior Ranch Rail and Senior Ranch Trail, along with several other top five placings.

Amateur Ranch Horse: Sissie Shank and Ronni Rey Gun, winners of the Amateur 50 & Over Ranch Riding; Reserve in Amateur 50 & Over Ranch Rail and several top ten placings.

Novice Amateur 50 & Over All-Around: Jenny Dobbratz and Anotherdayinparadise.

Equestrians With Disabilities All-Around: Kimberly J

Lanier showing VS Blue Me Away to a Championship title in the EWD Walk Trot Hunt Seat Equitation Independent, two Reserve Championship titles and multiple top 10 placings.

Youth Walk-Trot All-Around: Ivy Mitchell & Sure Enough Lazy claimed a silver trophy in Youth Walk Trot Showmanship at Halter, a bronze trophy in Youth Walk Trot Western Horsemanship and multiple other top ten placings.

Open All-Around: DGS Legacy, a 2020 stallion by DGS Replicated and out of PR Real Quiet, owned by Robin DeGraff and shown by Jessica A. Johnson won the Green Hunter Hack; Reserve in Junior Hunter Hack; bronze in Working Hunder Under Saddle, Open Pleasure Driving and Green Working Hunter, as well as securing multiple other top five placings.

Novice Amateur All-Around: Michelle Hustad and Couldnt B Any Lazyer captured multiple top 10 and top 20 placings across Showmanship, Equitation, Trail, Western Riding and Western Horsemanship.

Amateur 50 & Over All-Around: Kimberly Louise Stewart Burritt and Do You Have A Winner claimed the Champion title in both Amateur 50 & Over Working Hunter and Amateur 50 & Over Equitation Over Fences; the Reserve title in Amateur 50 & Over Hunter Hack; and a top10 finish in Non-Pro Working Hunter Under Saddle. s

Amateur All-Around: Paige Rogers & Ima Savvy Investment took home a gold trophy in Amateur Showmanship at Halter; silver trophies in Amateur Western Horsemanship and Amateur Equitation; and a bronze trophy in Non-Pro Performance Halter Geldings.

Youth 14-18 All-Around: Ady Kallay & The Batchelor won the Youth Western Riding, Youth Western Horsemanship 14-18 and Youth Equitation 14-18.

Youth 13 & Under All-Around & Novice Youth AllAround: Rose Amala and Snippity Snap swept the rankings in the two divisions, capped with a victory in the Novice Youth Western Riding.

For more information on the NSBA and the World Show visit www.nsba.com.

Bringing Home The Gold

PHBA awards over $100,000 in cash, prizes at 2025 World Show

Text Corrine Borton Photos Jeff Kirkbride & Kelsey Keathy

The Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) awarded over $100,000 in cash and prizes at its 2025 World Championship Show, July 9-19 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

Organizers said the total number of horses and entries was up from 2024, with the Ranch classes showing the largest increase in numbers.

The show featured both PHBA classes and classes sanctioned by the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).

The $5,000.00 Added Open Ranch Riding Special Event and AQHA Special Event Ranch classes brought many new exhibitors to the show, according to PHBA General Manager

Shirley Stuart.

The $5,000.00 Added Open Ranch Riding class had 32 entries and paid out $11,720.00. Other added money classes included the 3-Year-Old Open Mares, 2-Year-Old Palomino Bred Western Pleasure, PHBA/NSBA Hunter Under Saddle Stakes, Open Ranch Riding and Palomino Bred Open Ranch Riding.

“The $1,000.00 added Costume Showmanship Class was a big success and a very entertaining event,”Stuart said. “Contestants dress themselves and their horses up and perform individual patterns to music. This year's theme was the 1970s and the creativity of contestants was truly amazing. Over $100,000.00 was paid out in cash and prizes.”

Participants were also treated to the PHBA Youth Asso-

ciation's fundraiser, Chuck a Duck; the PHBA Amateur Association's Progressive Dinner; and the PHBA Street Party.

“The Street Party was huge this year,”Stuart said. “The PHBA Executive Board cooks burger and hotdogs and serves all exhibitors and guests. Everyone seemed to be having a good time spending a few hours relaxing and socializing.”

This year PHBA had Nashville singer/songwriter Birdy Young provided the entertainment for the Street Party.

“We thank all of our corporate and world show sponsors. Our World Show wouldn't be possible without them,”Stuart said. “We are grateful to the City of Springfield for its support and to Schnucks for donating food for our Street Party.”

The PHBA will be back in Springfield for the 2026 World Show July 7-18 Organizers are already hard at work planning to make it the best World Show ever, with more added money classes and more prizes for exhibitors for 2026.

For more information on the World Show or the association visit www.palominohba.com.

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Congratulations & Thank You in Cash & Prizes Awarded

to all participants at the 2025 PHBA World Championship Show!

Open / Amateur / Youth / Challenged Horsemen

$5,000 Added Open (all Breed) Ranch Riding

PHBA/NSBA Stakes Classes

Other Added Money Classes

THANK YOU to all our sponsors for a great show! CORPORATE SPONSORS: Tioga Territory, Jeff Kirkbride Photo, Gist Silversmiths, State Line Tack, InStride Edition

Thank You World Show Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

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InStride Edition

State Line Tack

Tioga Territory

Gold Spur Sponsors

Armor Building Corp -

Equestrian Estates

DJ Beam Quarter Horses

Silver Spur

Sponsors

CA Performance Horses

Iowa Palomino Exhibitors Association

Ravenswood Animal Hospital LLC

Bronze Spur Sponsors

BMG Show Horses - Matt & Beth Gouthro

Jeff Honey Performance Horses

Coliseum Banner Sponsors

Colors Of The Sun

(Owned by Dr. Dorothy Hornback)

Elite Equine Conditioning

Gene Ray Stewart Performance Horses

Justin Brown Show Horses

PHBA Heritage Foundation

Shawn Kristin Budke Show Horses

Young Show Horses

Friends of Palomino

Big Dee’s Tack & Vet Supply

Mary Ann Fielitz

Ray Equine

USRider

Kevin Garcia Originals

Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses/ Jarrell Jackson Show Horses

Young Show Horses

Added Money Sponsors

Gene Ray Stewart Performance Horses/ Lowanda & Ken McDowell (PB Open Ranch Riding)

Harris Leather & Silverworks (PHBA/NSBA 4 Yr. Old & Over WP Maturity)

Dawn & Kevin Minger/ Mary Ann Fielitz (Open Ranch Riding)

Carmen O’Donnell (Open Ranch Riding Special Event)

Jason Perkins/Locust Hill Stable LLC (Costume Showmanship Class)

Jason Perkins/Locust Hill Stable LLC (PB 2 Yr. Old Open Western Pleasure)

Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses/ Jarrell Jackson Show Horses (Open 3 Yr. Old Mares)

Thank You Class Sponsors

Alabama Palomino Exhibitors Association

Alda Buresch

Andrew & Lisa Eikenberry

Arbo Performance Horses

Battey Quarter Horses (Mike, Jolene & Landon)

Blake Moore Quarter Horses

Butch Watson, PHBA Executive Board

Carey Ready Performance Horses

Carman O’Donnell

Carver Lane Stables

Cory Roehrs & Tia Koehler

Country Crossroads Counseling-Susie Arbo

Countryside Animal Clinic-Samantha Flotz

Creekside Veterinary Clinic-Tara Lesley

Darrel & Amanda Hersom

Dawn Minger, PHBA Executive Board

Danforth and Sons Service

Danforth Chemicals

Don Martin - Martin Farm

Donna & Jerry Magin

Dozerworks Excavation/Scheiderer Family

Dream Catcher Stables

Dusky Lynn Hall

Farmers Feed LLC-Clint Ellis

Florida Palomino Exhibitors Association

Foxwood Quarter Horses

Gary & Janet Nichols

Gene Ray Stewart Performance Horses

Gene Ray Stewart, PHBA Executive Board

Greg & Gigi Davis Quarter Horses

Ginny Baskerville

Ginny Baskerville, PHBA Executive Board

HBH Holdings-Andrew Homan

Hoepf Performance Horses

HOPE - Mississippi

Jarrell Jackson, PHBA Executive Board

Jeanne Pedrotty

Jeri & Billy Spence

Mr. & Mrs. Homan in Honor of Caroline & Carson Bounds

Mr. & Mrs. Homan in Honor of Bo & Anna Caroline Hargett

Mr. & Mrs. Homan in Honor of Chandler & Laura Cathryn Bounds

Mr. & Mrs. Homan in Honor of Leim & Caleb Hargett

Magnolia Equine Associates-Dr. Terry Siderski

Marleen Cowie

Mary Ann Fielitz

McGraw Fertilizer Service, Inc.

Melia, David & Kaitlyn Jones

Michele Kelley

Mike, Amberly & Lanie Phelps

Mike & Sandy Bendele

Mike Battey, PHBA Executive Board

Minnesota Palomino Horse Exhibitors

Mulhausen Show Horses

OPEA - Oklahoma

PEAW Executive Board Wisconsin

PHBA Amateur Executive Board

PHBA Youth Executive Board

PHBA Youth Scholarship & Education Fund

PHEK - Kansas

Palomino Exhibitors Association of Illinois

Palomino Exhibitors Assoc. of Ohio

Pegasus Pastures-Brad & Tara Lesley

Phelps Trucking

Ram Roof Restoration-Randy & Alisa Wold

Ray Equine

Reep Accounting-Joy Shuford

Ricky Young, PHBA Executive Board

Robert Russell, PHBA Executive Board

Royuk Ranch

Sandy & Cassandra McBeath

Seymour Lumber of Wisconsin, Inc.

Sharon & Jeff Ohler

Show Off Designs-Janet Cook

Julie Schley, Circle J Show Horses

Ken & Lowanda McDowell

Kent Blue Seal-Laura Christensen

Kindred Spirits Cattle-Cheri Clark

Kim Dolan, Edina Realty

Kirkland Performance Horses

Laura McArthur & Ripp

Locust Hill Stable LLC/Jason Perkins

Lumley Family

Lynn Rohwedder, PHBA Executive Board

MPHE - Michigan

Simon Arena & Event Center - Black Kruger

Stephen & Louise Keen

Strohfus Stock Farm

Suzanne Mulhausen

Terry & Gay Jordan

Terry & Vicki Coffman

The Guthries – Dutch, Roxanne & Kelsey

Thomas Show Horses

Tidwell Training Center

Tom & Gail Craun

Tom McBeath

Tony Burris, PHBA Executive Board

Verdon Dubois

Wayne & Connie Lesley in Honor of Jeremy Lesley

PHBA Executive Board

Lynn N. Rohwedder PRESIDENT Evansville, IL

Dawn Minger SECRETARY/TREASURER Mill Spring, NC

Mike Battey PRESIDENT-ELECT Wilton, IA

Jarrell Jackson APPOINTEE Saint Jo, TX

Gene Ray Stewart IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Owenton, KY

Harold “Butch” Watson VICE PRESIDENT Bentonville, AR

Tony Burris APPOINTEE Stoneville, NC

Ginny Baskerville ASSISTING SECRETARY Kellogg, IA

Ricky Young VICE PRESIDENT Bethel Springs, TN

Robert Russell APPOINTEE Crestview, FL

Shirley Stuart PHBA GENERAL MANAGER Tulsa, OK

PHBA offered Live Streaming of the 2025 World Show through the generosity of these PHBA friends and supporters . . .

Alda Buresh

Ginny Baskerville

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Jeffrey/Sharon Ohler

Don Coats

Dawn Minger

IPEA

Friends of PHBA in honor of Jan Glover-Hallum

June Bakutis

Terry Goble

Services provided by Midwest Rodeos. Our most sincere thanks to all who made this possible.

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PHBA would like to thank each family and business for their support of the 2025 WORLD SHOW!

you know you might have hidden in your barn?

“Dig” through your horse’s registration papers. Horses produced from the breeding of at least one Palomino in color as stated on papers going back 3 GENERATIONS (with any of the PHBA recognized breeds), can now be registered as . . .

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Earn Local & National Points, ROMs, Superiors & Year-End Awards

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Newly updated PHBA national office entrance with new signage. This project was made possible by various contributions from much appreciated donors to PHBA & the Heritage Foundation Museum.

Coming

Now

in 2026 . . .

Ranch classes are currently some of the fastest growing in popularity

SUSAN ARBO 2025-26 PHBA Amateur President

PHBA will be celebrating 85 Years & PHBA Amateur Assoc. 40 Years!

Members from across the globe compete for over $1 million

The American Quarter Horse Association presented its first group of Youth World Champions the brand new OG&E Coliseum during the 2025 AQHYA World Championship Show, Aug. 1-10 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.

There were more than 5,050 show entries and over 350 contest entries at the 53rd anniversary of the show, where the new Kimes Ranch Competition award funds contributed to a total prize package of over $1 million.

On a horse she bought in January, Ady Kallay of Drayton Valley, Alberta, racked up a pile of points toward the 14-18 AQHYA All-Around title. Kallay, who will be riding for Texas A&M University this fall, and The Batchelor were the World Champions in Western Riding, Equitation and Horsemanship; Reserve World Champions in Performance Halter Geldings and Showmanship; and Bronze World Champions in Trail. No other exhibitor in the four-year

history of the AQHYA All-Around Award has earned all of their all-around points by placing in the top three of all of their Level 3 classes.

“Scout” is a 2017 sorrel gelding by How Bout This Cowboy and out of Shes Blazing Cool by Blazing Hot and was bred by Starland Ranch LLC of El Reno, Oklahoma. Kallay and The Batchelor earned 100 points in all-around competition, taking home $21,500 in Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund money and $3,350.50 in jackpot money. The 1418 All-Around winner received a prize package of $2,500, an allaround champion neck ribbon, a custom-logoed leather jacket and a Turtlebox Bluetooth speaker. At only their second show since the 2024 National Snaffle Bit Association World Show, Chilln Ona Dirt Road took his young owner, Lilly Ann Jones of Reelsville, Indiana, to their second consecutive AQHYA 13-&-Under All-Around title. Chilln Ona Dirt Road is a 2011 bay gelding by Lazy Loper and out of Winnie Persuasian by Perfect Execution and

Text AQHA Photos Shane Rux & Courtney B. Ament

was bred by Dale Hamilton of Oxford, Ohio. With a tiny blue unicorn lucky charm tucked safely in her pocket, Jones and Chilln Ona Dirt Road were the World champions in Trail, Reserve World Champions in Horsemanship, Bronze World Champions in Equitation, top-five in Hunter Under Saddle and top-10 in Showmanship.

The duo earned 48.5 points in 13-&-Under all-around competition, $9,000 in Kimes Ranch Competition money, $934 in jackpot money and the 13-&-Under All-Around prize package of $2,500, an all-around champion neck ribbon, custom-logoed leather jacket and a Turtlebox Bluetooth speaker. This is Jones’ final year in the 13&-Under division.

The Reserve 13-&-Under All-Around title went to London Nietzer of Anderson, South Carolina, who showed Good Evanescence. The 2013 sorrel mare by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of In Essence by Hot Impulse was bred by Holly Thompson of Niles, Michigan. Nietzer and Good Evanescence earned 29 points in 13-&-Under allaround competition. They were World Champions in Showmanship, top-five in Horsemanship, and top-10 in Equitation and Trail. They took home $5,000 in Kimes Ranch money and $1,350.25 in jackpot money, as well as the Reserve 13-&-Under All-Around prize package of $1,000, a reserve champion neck ribbon, a custom-logoed leather jacket and a Turtlebox Bluetooth speaker.

Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund

New this year, AQHYA members competing in Level 3 classes and who place in the top three, in addition to high, reserve and third high 14-18 individual and 14-18

All-Around Youth 14-18

Champions The Batchelor and Ady Kallay are pictured on the opposite page. At right, Lane Kail and Battarang, winners of the Level 3 Western Pleasure 14-18. Colton Smith (top left) was the High Point Halter Exhiibitor.

team judging contest placings, as well as champion, reserve and third place in the impromptu and prepared speaking contests will all awarded cash prizes in addition to the class or contest prize package.

Several exhibitors went home big winners securing large purses in Kimes Ranch Competition awards including Justin Ochs who won first and third in the Level 3 heading and first, second and third in the Level 3 heeling securing $15,500. It’s the fourth consecutive year that he has won the Level 3 heeling. Kallay earned $21,500 in Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund money for her All-Around 14-18 honors.

The Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund earnings will be available to the winning competitors when they turn 18, regardless of the age at which they won the award.

Horse Judging Contest

The 2025 AQHYA World Championship Horse Judging Contest hosted over 170 youth participants. Texas Quarter Horse Youth Association Elite Team 1, with team members Dallee Robison, Grace Fry, Kurtlee Smith, and Bella Bridges, took home the title of AQHYA horse judging world champions, the coveted gold globe trophy and $5,000 Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund. The top individual high-point title was awarded to Dallee Robison from TQHYA Elite 1. She received the coveted gold globe trophy and $5,000 from the Kimes Ranch Competition Award Fund.

The AQHYA Horse Judging 13-&-Under Champions were Porter FFA Jr., with team members Alyssa Dickey, Makenzie Dickey, Saylor Weber, and Kenli Cole. The 13-&-Under individual high-point title was awarded to Reagan Shelton from the North Carolina 4-H program.

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2025 Parade of Teams

The 2025 youth teams were recognized during the Parade of Teams in the new OG&E Coliseum. To kick off this night in style, Farnam proudly provided The Castellows, a country music trio, for an exclusive acoustic performance at the event.

Also recognized in the arena were the American Quarter Horse Foundation Scholarship recipients, AQHYA World contest winners and the 2025-26 AQHYA Executive Committee and directors.

Top Ranching Heritage Bred Horse Award

The 2017 red roan mare CR Better Off Tuff, bred by Center Ranch of College Station, Texas, was named the top AQHA Ranching Heritage-bred horse at the 2025 AQHYA World. CR Better Off Tuff, who is by Woody Be Tuff and out of the High Brow Cat mare High Class Peptolena, is owned

by Michael Keller and shown by Piper Keller of El Reno, Oklahoma. Keller and her mare won three World Championships at the show.

The AQHA Ranching Heritage program highlights the versatility, soundness and willing attitude of American Quarter Horses that are ranchborn and -raised. Ranching Heritage Breeders are those operations that have steadfastly continued to maintain the ranching tradition by raising American Quarter Horses for use in working cattle.

High-Point Halter Exhibitor

Colton Smith of Bellefontaine, Ohio, was this year’s high-point halter exhibitor. The award is based on the halter horses shown by an exhibitor at the AQHYA World and is courtesy of J.L. Robinson and Dewey Smith Quarter Horses.

The AQHA also honored a variety of contest winner including:

Art and Photo Contest 13-&-Under Division: First place: Kenzie Honea with “The Moon Is Bright.”

Art and Photo Contest 14-18 Division: Charlize Colon with “Willfully Guided.”

Scrapbook Contest Winners included: Ohio, Division 1; Tennessee, Division 2;

Speech Contest: Bryleigh Colbert, Prepared; Abigail Eddy, Impromptu Speech; Gentry Spooner, 13-&-Under Public Speaking;

Justin Boots and Wrangler Jeans Decorating Contest: Arizona, Justin Boots Contest and Wrangler Jeans Contest.

Stall Decorating Contest: Texas, Division 1; New Mexico, Division 2;

Team Spirit Awards: Ohio, Division 1; Kansas, Division 2.

About the AQHYA World: The AQHYA World Championship Show is the world’s largest single-breed world championship horse show open exclusively to youth exhibitors age 18 and under.

This is the pinnacle event for youth competitors around the world who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to secure a spot in each of the classes, representing English, western and halter disciplines, or earn an invitation through their state or provincial affiliate. The show includes Level 3, Adequan Level 2 and Level 1 Champion of Champions classes.

For additional information on the 2025 AQHA Youth World Show, including full results, visit www.aqha.com.

HORSE SITTERS by Katherine Jarve

There are many things to consider when hiring someone to care your your horses while you’re away

The fall is a busy time of year for horse people. There are several large shows, including the Quarter Horse Congress and AQHA World Shows, which leave many horse owners and trainers away from home for several weeks. Attending the “big shows” is exciting and fun; however, going out of town for an extended period of time can be complicated for horse owners. Often times the entire barn isn’t traveling. The question then becomes who will take care of the horses at home?

Occasionally, you may want to board your horses elsewhere, but often this is more aggravation than what it is worth. Most often, people want a “horse sitter” to come to your farm and provide care for the horses. If you choose to hire a horse sitter, there are certain legal issues you should be aware of.

First, you should make sure that any hired horse sitter is bonded and insured. Horses are considered to be “chattel” (tangible personal property). Therefore, horse sitting is considered a legal “bailment” and the person temporarily overseeing the care is considered the “bailee.” This requires the bailee (aka the horse sitter) to return the horse in the same condition it was prior to you leaving for the horse show. Consequently, if the horse is injured or harmed while a horse sitter is in charge, there is a presumption of negligence against the horse sitter. There are certain exceptions to this presumption of negligence (i.e., you did not disclose known issues of temperament, habits or health conditions and injury occurs as a result); however, generally, the horse sitter can be held liable for injury or death of a horse in their care. If a horse sitter has no insurance and no assets, then you will have no way to financially recover for the injury or loss of your horse. Obviously, this can be particularly problematic if the injured horse is very valuable.

mation and instructions for care and feeding and emergency contact information as well as a comprehensive list of any quirks, personality traits, temperament issues, dietary problems, etc. There is no such thing as too much information.

Similarly, it is important for you to discuss in detail and commit to writing information regarding veterinary care in the event of an emergency. You should include the name and address of at least two veterinarians or animal hospitals and detail exactly how much authority the horse sitter has for medical treatment. For instance, can the horse sitter authorize medical care prior to speaking with you and obtaining your approval? If not, and the horse dies due to some emergent medical issue before you can be reached, then the horse sitter will most likely not be held responsible. Some vets will require the grant of

If a horse sitter has no insurance and no assets, then you will have no way to financially recover for the injury or loss of your

horse. Obviously, this can be particularly problematic if the injured horse is very valuable.

any authority for medical treatment to be in writing. Therefore, it is a good idea to sign a short statement allowing your horse sitter to seek medical treatment in the event of an emergency.

Lastly, you should be aware that if you leave the farm with one of your employees or assistants in charge of the horses as opposed to a hired horse sitter, you may be held liable for their negligence and any injuries arising therefrom. Unlike a thirdparty horse sitter that you hire, your employees and assistants are under your responsibility and supervision even if you are not physically present. Consequently, your employees and assistants should be held to the same standard as anyone you hire.

Second, you should make sure that anyone caring for your horses is familiar with caring for horses. It is not enough for a person to have been around horses – they must know how to properly care for them. You need to investigate the credentials and capabilities of any potential horse sitter. Speak to others who have used their services. If you are planning to hire a horse sitter for a long trip, try them for a shorter trip first to see how they do. Additionally, your horse sitter should be a competent adult. Simply hiring your 17-year-old neighbor who rides 4-H to turn out and feed horses at night is not a good idea. In short, you need someone who is reliable and capable.

Third, make sure you provide the horse sitter with all the information needed for the duration of your absence. This should be communicated in writing and include general infor-

Katherine Jarve is a partner at the Marlton, New Jersey law firm of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC. She is licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and maintains a practice in personal injury and civil litigation, including equine related issues. Katherine spent her childhood competing on the national AQHA show circuit. This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be legal advice. If you have a specific legal question or problem, consult with an experienced equine law attorney. Questions, comments or suggestions can be e-mailed to kjarve@nj-triallawyers.com.

Kelley McWhinney

Indiana competitor

says she learned the value of hard work at early age

Text Corrine S. Borton Photos Ryan Geiger

Indiana competitor Kelley McWhinney says she’s persevered in the sometimes tough horse show industry because of two things. She loves horses and she has guts.

Growing up in the Richmond area, she like many young girls longed to have a horse.

“My parents wanted me to study riding for a year before they would even think about buying me one,” she explained. “They told my instructor to make me clean stalls and knock down cobwebs anything to discourage this horse idea. The more time I spent with horses the more I wanted one.”

The lessons helped prepare McWhinney for shows and soon her parents were hauling her around every week for lessons and shows.

“One week, I remember just wanting to stay home and watch cartoons on Saturday,” she recalled. “My parents let me stay home. I felt so guilty. I hated missing the show. The cartoons weren’t that great. No more

Saturday cartoons for me! From then on I was taking lessons or at the show as often as my parents allowed.”

After graduating from Centerville High School in 1980, McWhinney started hauling herself to shows.

“I can remember a couple of girls making fun of my truck and trailer,” she said. “It was nice but not fancy. I wanted to quit then. But I kept going. I would just tell myself to get better.”

McWhinney’s first job was on a track exercising race horses and, of course, cleaning stalls.

“I learned about taking care of their legs and getting along with some pretty hot and amazing horses,” she said.

From there McWhinney went to riding colts. She drifted around for a while but she always had a show horse and what she called “projects.”

“I would work on them, sell them and start over,” she explained. “Hard work and a lot of bugging the trainers to ride with them is the only way I kept learning. I did not come from

points on some other horses as well. Breaking into AQHA is a humbling scary feeling. Getting accepted is even harder. I was a small fish in a big pond. And I knew it.”

But over the next few years McWhinney had the opportunity to own and or show such decorated show horses as Al Wanna Be First, Congress Champion; National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) World Champion, AQHA bronze World Show Champion and Shes Suddenly Hot, 2017 AQHA bronze World Show Senior Western Pleasure Champion.

This year she is showing My Popcorn Machine, a 2020 sorrel gelding that she and her husband, Jamie, raised by Machine Made out of Shes Suddenly Hot, under the direction of Ohio trainers Blake and Becca Britton. They compete in Non-Pro and Amateur Western Pleasure classes.

My Popcorn Machine has earned an impressive show record, logging over $11,600 in NSBA earnings in both Open and Non-Pro Western Pleasure classes and earning both Open and Amateur AQHA Register Of Merit (ROM) awards.

The McWhinneys also own Al Lace Your Boots. The 2022 mare, sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Hot N Graceful, was Reserve Champion in the 2-Year-Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle at the 2024 Congress with Becca Britton in the irons. She has earned over $8,000 and Kelley hopes to start showing her soon.

Last July the McWhinneys purchased Love Bugg, a 2022 bay mare, sired by Machine Made out of HP Only The Best, from HP Ranch. She is being shown in Open Western Pleasure by Blake Britton.

money. At that time I would ride anything. So I would buy some pretty knotty horses, try to fix them, show them and then get a better one. Most of all I didn't like getting beat.”

McWhinney remembers clearly the first trophy she ever earned in American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) competition. She won the Junior Western Pleasure aboard Mr Supper Mover, a 1978 red roan gelding by Speedy Glow out of Miss Peppy Jo in Delaware, Ohio.

“It might as well have been the Quarter Horse Congress as far as I was concerned,” she said. “I later started putting

Kelley McWhinney is pictured on the opposite page riding My Popcorn Machine. On this page she is pictured (clockwise from top) during a vacation to Ireland with her husband, Jamie; scuba diving with Jamie and with Jamie and their grandsons, Cason and Carter.

When she is not riding or at a show McWhinney stays busy working on her family’s farms in West Central Ohio and East Central Indiana, where they grow corn and soy beans. They also own a trucking company and raise show horses.

She is one of Jehovah's Witnesses and says studying the Bible has given her a love for God, respect for all creation and the knowledge to live to be happy. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their family which includes their son, Dustin McWhinney and his wife, Ashley; two grandsons, Cason and Carter McWhinney; their twin daughters Sydney (and husband, Anthony Gonzalez) and Kiera (and her husband, Layne Myers).

McWhinney also loves to scuba dive.

“I am a rescue diver and advanced open water diver,” she said. “I dive all over the world. My husband is a dive instructor and we enjoy going to exotic places to dive.”

Amateur Profiles are part of InStride Edition’s editorial content. If you know someone who would make a good subject for an Amateur profile email Corrine Borton, Editor, at: CorrineBorton@InStrideEdition.com

LEAKY GUT SYNDROME by

Jackie Bellamy-Zions

New study aims to determine if hemp seed powder can help support digestive health in horses

Could a simple, nutrient-rich feed ingredient hold the key to managing one of the most elusive conditions in equine health? A new research initiative at the University of Guelph aims to shed light on a little-understood and potentially widespread condition in horses: leaky gut syndrome. Dr. Wendy Pearson, Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Biosciences, is leading a study that could sow the seeds for innovative nutritional strategies to support equine gut health using activated hemp seed powder.

Leaky gut syndrome, or increased intestinal permeability, occurs when the tight junctions in the gut lining become compromised, allowing substances that should remain in the digestive tract – such as toxins, bacteria, and undigested food particle – to leak into the bloodstream. In humans, this condition has been linked to systemic inflammation, allergies, irritable bowel and colitis. In horses, however, the science is still in its infancy.

“We’re really just beginning to understand what leaky gut looks like in horses,” says Pearson. “There are very few peer-reviewed publications on the topic in equines. Most of what we know comes from human and non-equine animal models.”

crobiome and reduce inflammatory markers.

“What makes this product exciting is that it’s closer to a whole food than a refined nutraceutical,” says Pearson. “The sprouting process enhances its nutritional profile, and early lab work suggests it may have anti-inflammatory effects.”

The study will not only measure gut permeability but also analyze joint fluid and blood samples for inflammatory biomarkers. If successful, the research could open the door to new management strategies for horses facing chronic inflammation or performance issues.

In human studies, there’s a surprising trend: the more physically fit a person is, the more likely they are to experience gastrointestinal hyperpermeability during exercise. Elite ath-

Leaky gut syndrome, or increased intestinal permeability, occurs when the tight junctions in the gut lining become compromised, allowing substances that should remain in the digestive tract – such as toxins, bacteria, and undigested food particle – to leak into the bloodstream.

Leaky gut may contribute to a range of chronic, low-grade inflammatory conditions in horses, including poor performance, allergies, and joint issues like osteo-arthritis. Until recently, researchers lacked the tools to measure gut permeability in horses with precision.

Now they are able to use a compound called iohexol—a safe, inert contrast agent used in pediatric medicine—to detect changes in gut permeability. “Iohexol is just slightly too large to pass through healthy tight junctions,” Pearson explains. “So when we see it in the bloodstream after inducing stress, we know those junctions have opened.”

Stressors and diet are suspected contributors to leaky gut in horses. One study from Michigan State University also linked NSAID’S (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) to increased gut permeability, though it remains unclear whether the drugs themselves or the ulcers they cause are to blame. Transport stress followed by moderate exercise has been shown to temporarily increase gut permeability, though the long-term effect of repeated stress is still unknown.

Pearson’s team will explore whether activated hemp seed powder can help protect the gut barrier and reduce inflammation. Hemp seed meal is nutrient-dense and has shown promise in other species for its ability to positively influence the gut mi-

letes often show a more pronounced gut response to physical exertion compared to less active individuals. Whether this same relationship exists in horses is still unknown, but Pearson announces they have an imminent research project to address that question.

Due to a former study, it is known that transport stress followed by moderate intensity exercise is sufficient to increase permeability of the gut for a short period of time.

“We can’t say exercise causes leaky gut in horses,” Pearson cautions. “But we do know it contributes to short-term changes in gastrointestinal hyperpermeability. What we need to understand is how repeated exposure and fitness levels factor into that equation.”

Pearson underscores that the goal is not to eliminate stressors like exercise, but to better understand how to support horses through them. “We’re trying to understand how to support them through informed management and nutrition.” Gut health is a central concern in equine care.

Jackie Bellamy-Zions is a member of the Communications & Administration Team at the University of Guelph in Canada. For further information, visit www.equineguelph.ca. You can email Jackie directly at: english_coach@yahoo.ca.

ASSOCIATIONS

MOVING HEADQUARTERS

(IN) ApHC NEWS

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is on the move. The sale of the building the ApHC has called home since 1974 is final, and the horse club plans to move to Oklahoma City in the fall. The 20,000-plus square foot building and property near the Idaho-Washington border was purchased by a local manufacturing company earlier this month.

The organization, now working in a temporary office, plans to move its ApHC headquarters to Stockyards City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as early as November 2025. The ApHC’s stockyard address and phone number will be announced later this fall.

“There are many changes to the equine industry on the horizon,” said ApHC President Lori Wunderlich. Our move to the Oklahoma stockyards will provide us with increased visibility in the center of ‘horse country.’ We will be better able to serve our current membership and introduce others to the Appaloosa breed with exposure to the many people who visit the stockyards daily. The board views this as a move for the future.”

Oklahoma City ranked number one in U.S. News and World Report’s “15 Best Cities to Live in for 2025-2026.” With a population of 713,207, the median home price is $230,952, and the median household income is $67,188.

During the transition to the new location, many of ApHC’s current employees will work remotely. The handling of registrations, transfer of ownership, accounting, data processing and competitions will not be disrupted.

Continue to send paperwork to the temporary address and call (208) 8825578 for customer service: Appaloosa Horse Club, 530 S Asbury St, Suite 3, Moscow, Idaho 83843. The Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center will stay in Palouse Country, Idaho. For more information visit www.appaloosa.com

PAYNT POINTS

ASSOCIATION’S INAUGURAL PROGRAM PAYOUTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) has announced that initial compilation of numbers for show entries in the first half of 2025, estimates inaugural Paynt Points payouts will be $13.21 per point paid to those with horses that earned APHA points in Youth, Amateur, Novice and Walk-Trot classes. The total payout is $422,044 and includes payouts made for APHA points earned at all APHA shows worldwide in Youth, Novice Youth, Amateur, Novice Amateur and Walk-Trot divisions The breakdown: $250,000 added by APHA plus $172,044 from entry fees.

A total of $13.21 is being paid per point earned. A total of 1,628 Paints earned Paynt Points payouts between Jan. 1 and June 30. They earned an average of 19.4 points each –worth $256.27 in Paynt Points payouts. An estimated 77% of horses that competed in Youth and Amateur classes earned Paynt Points payouts.

Katherine Spratt of Homosassa, Florida, owns this 2016 chestnut overo mare by MDR Impulsive and out of Rockys Poco Sue. Kate competes in Amateur and Novice Amateur classes; the pair earned 297 eligible points in the first half of 2025, netting a Paynt Points payout of $3,923.37.

Amanda Marie Boal-Bennett, a horsewoman from Rhome, Texas, had four eligible point-earning Paints in the first half of 2025, netting her a payout of $4,986.79. They included: She Sails, a 2024 sorrel solid mare by Sail On Sailor Too and out of Fearfull (QH); Sensational Effect, a 2007 chestnut overo mare by Zippos Sensation and out of Ms Special Effects (QH) Hes All Inclusive, a 2022 sorrel solid gelding by My Intention (QH) and out of B BS Prissie Girl; and One Lazy Cowboy, a 2013 bay overo gelding by Lazy Loper (QH) and out of Onesensationalcowgirl. He was the second-highest earning horse for the first set of Paynt Points payouts, earning 275.5 eligible points.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR TOMORROWS HORSEMEN PROGRAM (IN) NSBA NEWS

The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Foundation has announced that applications are now open for the Tomorrows Horsemen program, a two-year educational initiative designed to shape the next generation of equine industry leaders.

This one-of-a-kind program equips emerging professional horsemen and women with the tools to build financially stable, sustainable careers in the equine business, ensuring a bright future for both horse trainers and the industry as a whole.

Tomorrow's Horsemen is a comprehensive educational program that provides participants with hands-on learning, mentorship and leadership development. Applicants are accepted biannually and each class is carefully selected based on application quality and professional references.

The program covers essential topics for equine professionals, including: Small business accounting and financial planning; Contracts, ethics and animal welfare; Communication and leadership skills; Marketing and client management;- Community service and industry engagement.

Participants attend three in-person sessions each year, along with quarterly virtual workshops. Travel and lodging expenses are covered by the program, making it a valuable investment in professional growth. To be eligible, applicants must be an NSBA member in good standing, 21–35 years of age at time of application and open rider/industry professional operating as a sole proprietor.

For more information visit www.nsba.com.

Aaron Moses Show Horses ...................130

Andy Cochran Show Horses ...............146

Armellini Show Horses ........................134

Aurora, Julianna ..........................124-127

Backes QH ........................................175

Baker Futurity Horses ...........................175

Baker Show Horses ................................5

Barger QH .........................................175

Beckey’s Place .....................................BC

Blake Britton Show Horses...152-153, 174

Briere, Pierre ..............................132, 175

Brinks Hattery .............................120-121

Burris, Tony ........................................174

CAC Show Horses ...................70-71, 174

Capital Qtr Horses ..........................64-73

Chafin Perf. Horses ............................175

Clay Arrington Show Horses ....................7

Cochran Show Horses ....................42-44

Dickerson Show Horses ..................13-15

Dobbs Insurance ................................174

Equine Healthcare Int ..............................6

English Show Horses..................FC, 16-26

Fair Hill Saddlery ...............................172

Galyean, Gil .......................105-112, 175

Glover/Galyean .................................175

Gumz Farms ..........................34,128-129

Harris Leather ..................................4, 56

HighPoint Perf Horses .................124-125

Holbin Show Horses ...................128-129

Jamie Hartman Show Horses .......158-160

Jeff Kirkbride Photography ...................174

Jeff Mellott Show Horses .............126-127

Kathy’s Tails ........................................174

Kendalls Western Hats .........................174

Kennedy, Kathie .................................175

King Show Horses ...........................64-69

Knabenshue Perf Horses ......................12

Lakins, Kenny ......................114-115, 174

Longworth Perf Horses ...........................11

Machine Made ...................................145

Mayabb Show Horses .................135-142

Melvin Show Horses ..................144-145

Nimigan, Sarah ...................................82

Noiseux Show Horses ..............................9

North Farm .....................................78-81

Pro Horse Services ...............................81

Reid Thomas Show Horses ...................133

Roberts, Alyse ................................... 174

Show Horses By Shannon .............96-104

Sliss Show Horses .......................178-179 Spell Show Horses ......................148-149

Starnes Insurance Agency ....................175

Starnes Show Horses .......................57-59

Streit Show Horses .........................74-77

Suggs Show Horses ............................151 Sweet Shop ....................................4, 175

Terlizzi Show Horses .....................2-3

Luxury Line .................................154 Van Slyke, Katie ..........................130-131

Vickery Perf Horses .....................161-170

Voge Show Horses ......................122-123 VS The Fireman ...........................162-163

Wilkes, Lisa ................................113-115

Willis Show Horses .........................45-50

Ya’ll Hashtag This ...............................150 Zeitler Show Horses ........................51-55

Zuidema Show Horses .........................155

Pickard Hanson Show Horses...........27-33 Pilot Knob ..........................................174