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CELEBRATING CONGRESS: WINNERS MET WITH HUGS & HIGH FIVES AFTER WINS
rom 20-time winners like Kathie Kennedy of Ocala Florida, to highly-decorated exhibitors who have been knocking at the door for years, and even those showing for the very first time, there’s one thing that all Quarter Horse Congress champions have in common.... once those results are announced...there’s plenty of celebrating going on. In Longe Line Competition
Kennedy took home her most recent Congress Championship this year showing Dee From Tennessee to a win in the Open Western Longe Line with 22 competing. The sorrel filly, sired by The Lopin Machine out of KM All The Best, is owned by Ditty Up LLC earned $2,689.38.
Other Longe Line winners this year include:
Open Hunter Longe Line (18 shown): Easy Peazy, owned by Flentje Enterprises LLC, shown by Anthony Leier, Gordonville, Texas, $2,401.50.
Non-Pro Western Longe Line (29 shown): Makin Shine, owned by Brett And Heather Caplinger, shown by Heather Caplinger, Xenia, Ohio, $2,066.
Non-Pro Hunter Longe Line (16 shown): Easy Peazy, owned by Flentje Enterprises LLC, shown by Kara M Flentje, Verona, Wisconsin, $1,654.75. Hunter Under Saddle
Although she has dozens of Reserve Championships and Top 10 honors, Judy Zietler captured her first Congress Championship title this year in the Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle Maturity with Onn Cloud Nine, owned by Anya Danielson.
The 2016 chestnut gelding, sired by Iron Enterprise and out of A Walk In The Sky (by Skys Blue Boy) earned $1,934.40.
Im Willy Good Today left the 2022 Congress undefeated. With owner Erin Boatwright in the irons, the 2016 brown gelding by Good I Will Be and out of A Walk In The Sky (by Skys Blue Boy) won the Maturity Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes, earning $2,783.16. They also won the Limited Division of the class, taking home an additional $1,855.44.
In addition, Keith Miller piloted Im Willy Good Today to a win in the Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes, earning $2,901.60 and they also won the Senior Hunter Under Saddle.
Give Me The Moves, a 2019 gelding by Give Me The Goods and out of Boys Move Over, won the Open Division of the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle with his owner, Rebekah L Kazakevicius, of Temple, Texas, in the irons.
Kazakevicius spotted Give Me The Moves as a yearling and knew right away she had to have him. They have enjoyed lots of success this year, winning a National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship title this year in the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle and they won the Breeders Championship Futurity 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle there this year, in addition to the Congress Championship.
“He is also easy to maneuver so I can put him exactly in the spots where I want him to have nice passes in front of the judges,” Kazakevicius said.
Kaitlin Hutchinson, of Orrum, North Carolina, also placed fifth on Give Me The Moves in the Limited Division
of the 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle. “I think when he comes in the pen he just has a ton of presence,” Hutchinson explained. “His trot is absolutely beautiful. He profiles great. You just want to watch him.”
Hutchinson captured her first Congress Championship this year in the Limited Division of the 2- Year-Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity riding My Daddys Broke, for owner Randahl Hoffmann. The win was worth $4,910.13.
Other Hunter Under Saddle winners include: Super Sale 2Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes:WR Pretty Bigtime, owned by Tiffany Shank, shown by Theresa Wills, Ocala, Florida, $3,037.50. Also winner of the Limited Division, earning an additional $1,000. 2-Year-Old Open and Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: Al Wow Ya, owned by Stacey Carleton, shown by Scott Jones, Boerne, Texas. 2-Year-Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity: Cool Ladys Man, owned by Brooke Granzow, shown by Beth Case, Pilot Point, Texas, $7,365.20. 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: Well Ill Be, owned by Joseph Brewer and shown by Elizabeth Brewer, Wilson, North Carolina, $2,144.96. Junior Hunter Under Saddle: Only Ride The Best, owned by Caroline L Cavallo, shown by Dawn Baker, Sunbury, Ohio. Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle: Im Willy Fabulous, owned by Sandra Morgan, shown by Tami Thurston, Tarboro, North Carolina. Amateur Hunter Under Saddle: Makin Me Happy, owned by Three Fox Farm LLC, shown by Angela Fox, Frisco, Texas.
Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle: Hez A Dancin Hubba, owned and shown by Chris Lagerblade, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Level 1 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle: Real Southern Assets, owned and shown by Kristen N. Galyean,Claremore, Oklahoma.
Level 1 Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle: Im Always Sleepy, owned and shown by Rebecca Edward, Billings, Montana.
Youth Hunter Under Saddle 11 & Under: Certenly A Good Time, owned and shown by Eva Johnston, Madison, Georgia.
Youth Hunter Under Saddle 12-14: Styles Sophisticated, owned and shown by Kenzie Bracken, Trafalgar, Indiana.
Youth Hunter Under Saddle 15-18: If Im Honest, owned by The Shoemake-Doles Partnership, shown by Evie Doles, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Level 1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18: You Had Me At Allo, owned by Keisha Capitola, shown by Taiya Capitola-Christopher, North Augusta, South Carolina. s
ttt Kathie Kennedy is pictured on the opposite page just after winning the Open Western Longe Line with Dee From Tennessee, owned by Ditty Up, Ocala Florida. On this spage (top) Judy Zietler wins her first Congress Championship in the Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle Maturity riding Onn Cloud Nine, owned by Anya Danielson. Below that, Erin Boatwright with Im Willy Good Today, who won both the Open and Limited Divisions of the Non-Pro Hunetr Under Saddle Maturity and Kenzie Bracken and Stules Sophisticated, winners of the Youth Hunter Under Saddle 12-14.
Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle: Hubbout A Dance. owned by Madison Nirenstein, shown by Sloane Weakly, Boerne, Texas.
Western Pleasure
A pretty bay Western Pleasure mare, sired by Gone Viral, was the talk of the Congress this year. After winning the Virginia Maiden earlier in the year and collecting $13,500 she made her presence known in the 3Year-Old Western Pleasure classes at the Congress as well.
Ridden by Pennsylvania trainer Taft Dickerson, Gone Commando, captured Congress Championship titles in both the Open and Limited Divisions of the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Futurity, taking home in excess of $14,587.
Not to be outdone, Gone Commando’s owner, Karen Carter, of Chesterfield, Virginia, was declared the unanimous winner of the Limited Division of the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure, earning an additional $6,073.84
Other Congress Western Pleasure winners include: 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Stakes: VS Whole Lotta Lucy, owned by Kristen N. Galyean, shown by Jay Starnes, Summerton, South Carolina, $2,033.04. 2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure Stakes: Made Some Money, owned by Lisa Walter, shown by Beckey Schooler,Adrian, Michigan, $1,355.36
Maturity $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure Stakes: Thats How U Holiday, owned by Alexa Rowland, shown by Jay Starnes, Summerton, South Carolina, $2,901.60. .
Limited Maturity $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure Stakes: Extremely Lazy, owned by Steve/Tanya Relander, shown by Ashley Lakins, Wilmington, Ohio, $1,934.40.
Open Western Pleasure Maturity: KM Suddenly So Easy, owned by the 3Gs Partnership LLC, shown by Aaron Moses, Pilot Point, Texas, $3,237.12.
Limited Open Western Pleasure Maturity: Never Have I Ever, owned by Evon Werner, shown by RJ King, Collinsville, Texas, $2,158.08. 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure: VS The Fireman, owned and shown by Kristen N. Galyean,Claremore, Oklahoma, $9,110.76.
Congress Super Sale 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Stakes: Dun Makin Me Wild, owned by Michael LaPlace, shown by RJ King, Collinsville, Texas, $4,452.24 plus $3,000 Limited Award. 2-Year-Old Maiden Limited Open Western Pleasure Fu turity: Martini Time, owned and shown by Ashley Lakins, Wilmington, Ohio, $10,600.68 2-Year-Old Maiden Open Western Pleasure Futurity: VS Phantom Code, owned by the Glover Galyean Partnership LLC, shown by Aaron Moses, Pilot Point, Texas, $15,901.02. 3-Year-Old $2,500 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure Stakes: Figured Itsa Battman, owned by Loretta Shore, shown by Chase Barnes, Warren, Pennsylvania, $6,119 plus $1,000 for the Limited Division.
Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure Maturity: Line Up Behind, owned by JR & Melissa Cook, Cypress, Texas, shown by JR Cook, $2,460.80. 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure Stakes:VS Phantom Code, owned by the Glover Galyean Partnership LLC, shown by Kristen Galyean, Clarmore, Oklahoma, $2,506.80. 2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure Stakes: Queen Ov Hearts, owned by Cory Seebach/Candice Hall, shown by Dr. Candice Hall, Black Creek, BC, Canada, $1,671.20.
Junior Western Pleasure: Line Up Behind, owned by JR & Melissa Cook, shown by Cole Baker, Dunnellon, Florida.
Level 1 Western Pleasure: Obsessed To Be Best, owned by Susan Juroe, shown by Aaron Moses, Pilot Point, Texas.
Senior Western Pleasure: Moonrageous, owned by Starland Ranch LLC, shown by Aaron Moses, Pilot Point, Texas.
Amateur Select Western Pleasure: Moonrageous, owned by Starland Ranch LLC, shown by Anneene Miller, El Reno, Oklahoma. Level 1 Amateur Western Pleasure: Willys Goodride, owned and shown by Sarah Lebsock,Hilliard, Ohio. Level 1 Amateur Select Western Pleasure: Do I Look Lazy, owned by Waukegan Farms LLC, shown by Laura Gilliam Hull, High Point, North Carolina. Youth Western Pleasure 11 & Under: Certainly Flatlined, owned and shown by Logan Starnes, Summerton, South Carolina. Youth Western Pleasure 12-14: Marilynn Monroe, owned and shown by Emm Grace Gore, Croton, Ohio. Youth Western Pleasure 15-18: RR Magical Moonlite, owned by Debbie or Dennis Martin, shown by Kylee Faith Wiseman, Beaver, Ohio. Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure 14-18: Hot Under The Collar, owned by Stephanie Hilgenberg, shown by Mallory Prescott. Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under: S Dixie Hwy, owned by Barry Tarp, shown by London Liner, Lubbock, Texas. Small Fry Western Pleasure: KM Suddenly So Easy, owned by 3Gs Partnership LLC, shown by Gracelyn Galyean, Claremore, Oklahoma.
Horsemanship
One of the largest Horsemanship Classes at the Congress this year was Amateur Horsemanship with 98 entries. Once all the pattern work was done and finalists returned to the Coliseum for rail work Giorgia Grace Medows, of Cuba, Missouri, and her show partner were declared the winners.
Other Horsemanship winners include:
Amateur Select Horsemanship: Strawberri Wine, owned and shown by Laina Banks, Schulenburg, Texas.
Level 1 Amateur Horsemanship: Waiting On Moonlight, owned and shown by Jenny Thomas, Lakeview, Michigan.
Level 1 Amateur Select Horsemanship: Essentially Good, owned and shown by Penni Himes, Bristol, Indiana.
Youth Horsemanship 11 & Under: KM Movin The Best, owned by Allison Hudson, shown by Addaley Hudson, Clare, Michigan.
Youth Horsemanship 15-18: Almost Invited, owned and shown by Sydney Ann Swallom, Kirkland, Washington. s
ttt Gone Commando is pictured on the opposite page winning the 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity with Taft Dickerson. Below that, her owner, Karen Carter, is shown reacting to her unanimous win in the Limited Division of the 3-YearOld Non-Pro Western Pleasure. Two of the largest Western Pleasure purse winners at this year’s Congress are pictured on this page, including VS Phantom Code (top), winner of the 2-Year-Old Maiden Open Western Pleasure, ridden by Aaron Moses and Martini Time, winner of the Limited Division of that same class with Ashley Lakins. And, Gracelyn and Aislynn Galyean await results in the Small Fry Western Pleasure.
Level 1 Horsemanship 13 & Under: Valentinosblazinride, owned and shown by Madison Stuart, Lake Odessa, Michigan.
Level 1 Horsemanship 14-18: Lastpeaceofpotential, owned and shown by Shelby Bogen, Woodway, Washington.
Small Fry Horsemanship: Dangerously Famous, owned and shown by Alyvia Kladny, Westminster, Maryland.
Trail
Trail classes once again proved to be among the largest offered at the Congress.
Ohio trainer Carly Veldman Parks, Sabina, Ohio marked a 244.5 to win the 4 & 5-Year-Old Open Trail Stakes and collect $4,303.08 with Wrapped In Red, owned by Siena Holyoak.
Heza Flatliner, owned by Bruce Vickery & Anthony Montes, of Aubrey, Texas, and shown by Montes, won the Limited Division, earning $2,983.47.
Other Trail winners included: 3-Year-Old Open Trail Stakes: KM Some Like It Best, owned by Brooke Granzow, shown by Jason Gilliam, Greensburg, Indiana, $2,644.92. 3-Year-Old Limited Open Trail Stakes: KM Get In Line, owned by Arzenet Burnes, shown by Anthony Montes, Aubrey, Texas, $1,763.28. 3-Year-Old & Over $2,500 Novice Horse Open Trail Stakes: Dirty Monie, owned by Brister B Shum, shown by Ryan Cottingim, Shelbyville, Tennessee, $4,539.80. 4 & 5-Year-Old Non-Pro Trail Stakes: My Mama Said So, owned and shown by Angela H. Wade, Wellington, Florida, $3,659.82.
Junior Level 1 Trail: Snippity Snap, owned by Evon Werner, shown by Blake Weis, Pilot Point, Texas.
Senior Level 1 Trail: Whats My Sign, owned by J & N Stables LLC, shown by Whitney Lagace, Higganum, Connecticut.
Level 2 Senior Trail: Tennessi Whiskey, owned by Heather Lange, shown by Tami MCallister, Southbury, Connecticut.
Level 3 Senior Trail: Eye On The Ball, owned by Kenneth or Laina Banks, shown by Bruce Vickery, Krugerville, Texas.
Level 3 Amateur Select Trail: Good To Be Macho, owned and shown by Ben Debrouwer, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada. Level 2 Amateur Select Trail: Irresistibly Hot, owned by Kirk/Debra Sharp, shown by Debra Sharp, Valentine, Nebraska. Level 2 Amateur Trail: Krymsun Kryptonite, owned by Barbara Gonzalez, shown by Melissa Wahrmund, Center Point, Texas. Level 1 Amateur Trail: Mechanic Parkin Only, owned by Catherine De Coster, shown by Charlotte Green, Desert Hot Springs, California. Level 1 Amateur Select Trail: The Best Party Ever, owned and shown by Sharon Chaput Costa, New Hampshire, New Hampshire. Level 3 Youth Trail: Lopin So Lazy, owned Mark Dunham, shown by Sidney Kay Dunham, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Level 2 Youth Trail 15-18: Are U A Hot Charlie, owned and shown by Abigail Roos, Niles, Michigan. Level 3 Youth Trail 12 - 14: Cooler In Blue, owned and shown by Emma Grace Gore, Croton, Ohio.
Level 3 Youth Trail 11 & Under: Made Just For U, owned by Jane Knelly, shown by Kenidee Thomas, Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Level 2 Youth Trail 11 & Under: Certainly A Hottie, owned by Wayne Hembry, shown by Zoey Crawford, Albany, Missouri.
Level 1 Youth Trail 13 & Under: Itzonly Make Believe, owned and shown by Alexandra Rippeon, Mt Airy, Maryland.
Level 1 Youth Trail 14-18: Chex Out My Lope, owned by Kristine Kruchten, shown by Kaylyn Gabrielle Kruchten, Waunakee, Wisconsin.
Small Fry Trail: Dont Doubt Im Good, owned by Rhonda Lavelle, shown by Kendall Lavelle,Rochester, Minnesota.
Western Riding
Junior Western Riding: Not Dun Lopin, owned by Robin H. Sowell, shown by Blake Weis, Pilot Point, Texas.
Level 1 Junior Western Riding: Snipity Snap, owned by Evon Werner, shown by Blake Weis, Pilot Point, Texas.
Level 3 Senior Western Riding: Snap It Send It, owned by Evon Werner, shown by Blake Weis, Pilot Point, Texas.
Level 2 Senior Western Riding: No Question Im Lazy, owned by Lauren Graves, shown by Troy Lehn, Tioga, Texas.
Level 1 Senior Western Riding: To Cool To Be Hot, owned by Addisyn Brooke Albers, shown by Micah Hansen, Gretna, Nebraska.
Level 2 Amateur Select Western Riding: Heza Radical Zip, owned and shown by Bonnie Sheren, Studio City, California.
Level 2 Amateur Western Riding: Two Ziplines, owned and shown by Katie Kopf, Edwardsburg, Michigan.
Level 1 Amateur Western Riding: VS Top Gun, owned and shown by Anne Oldfather, Kearney, Nebraska.
Youth Western Riding 13 & Under: I Will Be Hot, owned by Anna and Jimmy Langley, shown by Addison Langley, Oxford, Mississippi.
Level 3 Youth Western Riding 14-18: Hand Made Machine, owned by Anna Armstrong, shown by Grant Mastin, Jackson, Ohio.
Level 2 Youth Western Riding 14-18: Justa Machine, owned and shown by Lydia Marie Menossi, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Level 1 Youth Western Riiding 13 & Under: Amarillo By Moonlite, owned and shown by Estelle McParlan, Fennville, Michigan.
Level 1 Youth Western Riding 14-18: Justa Machine, owned and shown by Lydia Marie Menossi, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Equitation
Amateur Equitation: Better Buy The Minit, owned and shown by Morgan Ratowski, Pleasant View, Tennessee.
Amateur Select Equitation: Real Good Reason, owned and shown by Jo Ann Niffenger, Corona, California.
Level 1 Amateur Equitation: Where I Come From, owned and shown by Cale Thompson, Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Level 1 Amateur Select Equitation: Party In The Clouds, owned and shown by Heidi Ann Oosting, Fremont, Michigan.
Youth Equitation 11 & Under: A Diggin Hot Time, owned by Courtney Winter, shown by Liv Jillian Winter, West Branch, Michigan.
Youth Equitation 12-14: I Will Be A Good RV, owned by Richard & Betty Carr, shown by Ava Hathaway, Coldwater, Michigan.
Youth Equitation 15-18: Huntin Hotty Tottys, owned by Whitney Lagace, shown by Jayna Legace, Higganum, Connecticut.
Level 1 Youth Equitation 14-18: The Best Ryde, owned and shown by Madeline Rippeon, Mt Airy, Maryland.
Level 1 Youth Equitation 13 & Under: Amarillo By Moonlite, owned and shown by Estelle McParlan, Fennville, Michigan.
Small Fry Equitation: Dont Doubt Im Cool, ownd by Rhonda Lavelle, shown by Kendall Lavelle, Rochester, Minnesota.
s Pleasure Driving
Junior Pleasure Driving: Al My Assets, owned by Michelle & Sheila Bauer, shown by Charlie Cole, Pilot Point, Texas.
Senior Pleasure Driving: Strutin To The Blues, owned by Rodger Call, shown by Brian Holmes, Pucell, Oklahoma.
Amateur Pleasure Driving: Al My Assets, owned by Michelle & Sheila Bauer, shown by Michelle Bauer, Holland, Michigan
ttt On the opposite page, Wrapped In Red and Carly Veldman Parks perform their winning Trail pattern in the 4 & 5-YearOld Open Trail Stakes class at the 2022 Congress. Below that Ryan Cottingim and Dirty Monie, winners of the 3-Year-Old & Over $2,500 Novice Horse Open Trail Stakes Class. On this page, Micah Hansen and To Cool To Be Hot.
Congress Sales
This year, the Quarter Horse Congress hosted two horse sales: The Congress Ranch Horse Sale and the Congress Super Sale, both organized by Pro Horse Services.
The Ranch Horse Sale was held first on Oct.1 and featured over 50 horses from a variety of breeds. Sold at $45,000, the highest sale of the Ranch Horse Sale, was Heza Satin Ego, a 2018 Appaloosa gelding, by Suchan Ego and out of Satin Collection, the palomino was consigned by Jake Masters and is described as “goofy, friendly, and outgoing.” Horses sold for a total of $368,350 and the sale average was $14,167.31.
Congress’s other sale, the Super Sale, was even larger, with over 153 horses offered. The highest seller of the Super Sale was the 2021 mare, Makin Me All Fancy, who sold for $65,000. Registered with both the AQHA and PHBA, the palomino filly is by Makin Me Willy Wild and out of Invite Tinkerbelle. Consigned by Brett and Heather Caplinger, the agents for Patti Cerio, Makin Me All Fancy already holds multiple World Champion titles in Longe Line. Overall, the Super Sale finished with a total sale price of $1,155,950, over $20,000 more than the 2021 Super Sale, and a sale average of $13,286.78.
All of the yearlings sold this year at the Super Sale will be eligible to compete in the allured Sales Stakes classes in Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle, with both Open and Non Pro classes being offered for Western Pleasure and an Open class being offered for Hunter Under Saddle.
The purse of these classes is developed by nomination fees paid at the sale for each yearling to be nominated Sale Stakes classes plus money added by the Ohio Quarter Horses Association and the Sale Stakes Classes offer some of the highest purses of the Congress.
Blood Drives
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association and the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association hosted blood drives in support of Brady Martin, of Canal Winchester, Ohio. Brady has High Risk Pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He also has an extremely rare mutation that has only been seen 64 times in the world in a span of almost 20 years.
Donors were entered in a raffle to win a range of prizes from generous vendors at the Congress. Prizes ranged from clothing to saddle pads to parking passes for the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Looking Ahead
The 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress will be held, Sept. 27 to Oct. 23, at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The world’s largest single-breed horse show attracts 650,000 people, and generates over $409 million to the central Ohio economy.
For details on next year’s event visit www.quarter horsecongress.com.
