InStride Edition - October 2022 Issue

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SIT WITH THE WINNERS. THE CONVERSATION IS DIFFERENT.

It’s true. When you surround yourself with people who are successful, who have a positive outlook on life and their passions, whether it be in business or showing horses it will challenge you to do more and share more. The horse industry has its share of negative Nellies. Just sit in the stands at any event and you will hear them bashing horses and exhibitors. They are in constant turmoil, constantly complain and never find solutions to problems. Say goodbye to them. Instead, spend time with people who inspire you to be better. Sometimes we don’t know what we are capable of until we see the success of others. Take for example, Texas Non-Pro competitor Rebekah Kazakevicius, featured with her current show partner, Give Me The Moves on our cover. She is having yet another stellar show season this year. And, it’s not her first. She’s shown Congress Champions and AQHA World Show winners and now she’s helping to run a successful hat business. You can read all about Rebekah’s journey (starting on page 16). We also bring you a comprehensive look at this year’s Quarter Horse Congress (starting on page 42), now in its 54th year. From the new single-go format in many classes to blood drives being held throughout the show, find out everything you need to know to navigate the Columbus, Ohio tradition. Samantha Foust is another one of those winners who will inspire you. She and Cool Cruzen Lady won Amateur Trail at this year’s NSBA World Show - one of the largest classes at the show with 70 competitors. She shares what her strategy was going into the class (starting on page 78) and how she now loves the class that once terrified her. So sit back and spend some time with the newest issue of InStride Edition. And we hope it inspires you. Enjoy! n

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OCTOBER, 2022

COVER STORY

REBEKAH KAZAKEVICIUS & GIVE ME THE MOVES 16-19

By Corrine S. Borton

Photos by Jeff Kirkbride, Shane Rux & Cody Parmenter

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n her decades-long career in the show arena, Rebekah Kazakevicius has ridden some of the top Hunter Under Saddle contenders out therehorses like Cool Assets, Huntin My Zipper and Not Just Anyhoo.

But there’s something about her current show partner, Give Me The Moves (Titan), a 2019 gelding by Give Me The Goods and out of Boys Move Over, that sets him apart.

“The only horse I’ve ever intentionally trotted in first on before now was Not Just Anyhoo. He had so much power and a big-strided trot,” she explained. “I think this horse has a lot of those characteristics. I did trot in first in both of my 3Year-Old Non-Pro classes at the (National Snaffle Bit Association) NSBA World Show (in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August), so that was a great feeling when you can trust them to do that. 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.”

And Kazakevicius would know. She’s currently ranked third on the NSBA list of Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Lifetime earners with $172,631.36.

“Every year and showing in general, I set a few goals for myself,” she said.

“Some seem pretty far fetched at the time but I’ve come to realize nothing seems out of reach. A few specific, and really significantly special ones that come to mind are winning the Amateur Western

Riding at the AQHA World Show in 2010 with Cool Assets; 2014 NSBA Horse of The Year with Huntin My Zipper; winning the Junior Hunter Under Saddle and Open All Around Champion at the All American Quarter Horse Congress with Not Just Anyhoo in 2015; and most recently winning the NSBA and (Breeders Championship Futurity) BCF 3Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle at the NSBA World Championship with Give Me The Moves.”

Kazakevicius spotted Titan when he was a yearling in the fields at Highpoint Performance Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. Bred by Nancy Sue Ryan, he was owned at the time by NSBA’s leading Open Hunter Under Saddle rider Beth Case, with whom Kazakevicius has a special relationship.

“I started with Beth Case when I first started training with Highpoint in 2012,” she said. “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already and we’ve shown some pretty great horses along the way.”

Titan was out in the yearling pasture at Highpoint when Kazakevicius stopped by in the summer 2020.

“I saw him canter across the field and told Beth, ‘I want that one!’” She wouldn’t price him to me at the time, then a week later called and said, “I’ll price him because if I don’t, something will happen” s

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Titan’s training regimen has been a bit unorthodox by some standards - slow and more like a team effort - but it has worked for him.

He was started as a 2-year-old by Ashley Bailey and then turned over to Case to show in Green and Novice Horse classes this year.

In March Case rode Titan to a win in the West Coast Breeders Futurity L2 Junior Hunter Under Saddle and Kazakevicius rode him to a Reserve Championship in the Amateur Hunter Under Saddle and a third place in the Sun Circuit’s tough 3 & 4-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.

Then in April, Kazakevicius piloted Titan to a third place in the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Futurity at the Spring Breakout in Lexington, Virginia.

At the Premier in Lexington, Kentucky in June, Bailey rode Titan to a win in the Level 1 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and a Reserve Championship in the Breeders Futurity 3-YearOld Open Hunter Under Saddle-Silver Division and Kazakevicius earned a Reserve Championship on him in the Premier Magazine Amateur Hunter Under Saddle and a third place award in the Breeders Futurity 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle-Silver Division.. Titan was also third in the Level 2 Junior Hunter Under Saddle there with Case in the irons; third in the $2,500 Limited Horse Limited Rider Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes with Jessica Johnson in the irons; and third in the 3 & Over Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle Stakes with Baily riding.

Kazakevicius and Case recently brought in North Carolina trainers Kelby and Kaitlin Hutchison to help take Titan to the next level.

Results were immediate when Titan and Rebekah were named World Champions in the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle at the NSBA World Show and also won the Breeders Championship Futurity 3-Year Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle. Kaitlin also piloted him to a Reserve in the Green Hunter Under Saddle there.

“This horse in particular has been a total team effort,” Kazakevicius explained. “From Ashley starting and putting the foundation on him as a 2-year-old, to Beth showing in the Green and Novice Horse classes, to Kelby and Kaitlin helping execute the finish work. They are so much fun to be around and have such great drive and work ethic. Both have

taught me a lot in such a short amount of time, especially learning a few new buttons and really taking the time to work with us and make sure we were on our A game in Tulsa. I feel like this really works for us because Kaitlin is very calm and keeps everything together, where as Kelby and I are super intense and competitive. The additional support from everyone at Highpoint, along with Beth and Charlie (Cole) being my eyes on the rail make this a winning combination.”

Next up for Give Me The Moves is the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Rebekah will show him in the 3Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle and in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. Kaitlin will ride in the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and in Green Hunter Under Saddle.

Kaitlin says Titan’s strengths are his trot, presence in the pen and topline.

“I think when he comes in the pen he just has a ton of presence,” she explained. “His trot is absolutely beautiful. He profiles great. You just want to watch him.”

Kaitlin says she is very thankful that Beth and Rebekah trusted them with Titan and that he just keeps getting

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Rebekah Kazakevicius is pictured on the opposite page winning the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle with Give Me The Moves at the NSBA World Show in August. The brown gelding, known as Titan, is also pictured (top left to right) in his win shot from the show where he also captured a BCF Championship in the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle with Kazakevicius; with Beth Case in the irons at the Arizona Sun Circuit where they won the West Coast Breeders

L2 Junior Hunter Under Saddle; and with Ashley Bailey at the Premier where they won the Level 1 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle. On this page, Rebekah is pictured with her boyfriend and Brinks Hattery business partner, Kevin Glover.

better. They have high hopes for Rebekah and Titan in Columbus.

“Rebekah is an exceptionally talented showman and rider,” Kaitlin said. “She knows how to maneuver through traffic and get a spot. She has a ton of poise and confidence and is not afraid to go for it. She is very competitive and coachable.”

That competitive nature has spilled over into Rebekah’s business venture as well. In 2017 she and her boyfriend, Kevin Glover launched Brinks Hattery, which offers the finest handcrafted felt hats, along with top quality brands and Brinks Hattery apparel.

“Originally selling retail, we’ve moved to building our own inventory and creating a brand,” she said.

Armed with a BA degree in business from the University of Florida, Rebekah especially enjoys advertising and the aesthetics of what the couple wants the image of the company to portray.

“It’s been a lot of fun to navigate the horse shows while competing and vending,” Rebekah said. “It’s definitely been a learning experience for the both of us.

But after waiting patiently for Titan to mature and all his success at the NSBA World Show, she is laser focused on having a successful Quarter Horse Congress.

Saving a horse Green and Novice Horse contests can be tough both mentally and physically. But more often than not, the results are worth it.

“You want them to be perfect from the start, but this is a waiting game,” Kazakevicius said. “One (of many) really important things that Jason Martin (of Highpoint Performance Horses) has taught me is that you want them to peak at the right time. I feel like we have done justice to this horse, in particular because we did just that, and I’d say it paid off.”

For 53 years now exhibitors have flocked to the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus for the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

The world’s largest single-breed horse show, with 25,000 entries in 2021, attracts 650,000 people, and generates over $409 million to the central Ohio economy. Hosted by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association, a state affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association, this year’s show runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 23.

Spurred by competition from other events and shifts in the industry, there have been several changes to the Congress this year. Most notable is the elimination of the Masters 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure classes. There’s also been a change in the format for futurity and stakes classes. Those contests will have only one go this year. Open finals will be placed at the conclusion of the one go. All limited riders who enter the arena and show in the go are automatically eligible for the limited finals. Limited division finals will run independently on a different day. “You show, you go to the finals,” officials say.

Ranch Series

The $25,000 Open and Amateur working western rail classes, sponsored by Headley Quarter Horses, return to the AQHA World Championship Show and Select World Show, at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City in November. In addition, owners of horses competing in the open working western rail at both the AQHA and Select World and the Open Ranch Rail Stakes at the Congress will have a shot at an additional $10,000 in cash, courtesy of the Headleys. New in 2022, Headley Quarter Horses will also provide two ranch-style Harris Leather saddles to the owners of the overall open and non-pro high-point working western rail horses between the two events.

The three highest accumulative point earners in the open division will receive the following cash awards: First place, $5,000; Second place, $3,000; Third place, $2,000. And, new this year, the owner of the first-place open high-point horse and the owner of the first-place overall non-pro horse between the two events will also win ranch-style Harris Leather saddles.

“We are excited to once again partner with two industry leaders in the All American Quarter Horse Congress and Headley Quarter Horses to offer additional cash incentives to the ever-popular working western rail classes,” said Justin Billings, AQHA chief show officer. “In total, $35,000 will be awarded to the Open and Amateur working western rail stakes classes, which showcase 3-year-old or older

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American Quarter Horses that display the natural self-carriage and positive attributes of a working western horse. Last year’s AQHA and Select World and Congress classes featured over 160 entries, and we expect that number to grow in 2022.”

Blod Drive

The Ohio Quarter Horse Association and the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association are hosting a blood drive in support of Brady Martin Oct. 15, 16, 21, and 22 at the 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress.

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 will be entered in a raffle to win a range of prizes from generous vendors at the Congress. Prizes range from clothing to saddle pads to parking passes for the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress.

Super Sires

The Super Sires Program has added one stakes class,one sale graduate class and five Breeders Purse Classes to the 2022 Congress lineup, for a total of $75,000 in cash and awards. Classes include:

• Mid-South Equine 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure – for Super Sires 2021 Sale graduates. Show concurrently with the Super Sires 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure. A total of $12,500 is added to the class in 2022 and $12,500 will be added to the 3-Year-Old class in 2023.

• Super Sires 2-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle, held concurrently with the Congress class. The Super Sires Breeders purse adds $4,500 to the class

• Super Sires Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line, held concurrently with the Congress class. The Super Sires purse adds $5,000 to the class.

• Super Sires 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure, held concurrently with the Mid-South Equine 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure. The program has added $20,000 open to horses sired by 2019 Super Sires.

• Super Sires 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure, held concurrently with the Congress class. The Super Sires purse adds a total of $25,000 to the class - $15,000 to the Open Division and $10,000 to the Limited Division.

• Super Sires 4&5-Year-Old Non-Pro Trail, held concurrently with the Congress Class. The Super Sires Stakes Purse adds $1,000 to the class.

• Nutrena Non-Pro Western Yearling Longe Line, held concurrently with the Congress class. The Super Sires Breeders Purse adds $8,200 to the class - $5,000 to first place thanks to a donation by Nutrena. For more information about the Super Sires program visit www.supersires.org.

Trade Show

The Congress offers more than 250 commercial exhibit spaces in a seven-acre indoor equine shopping experience, with additional outside space as well. Commercial exhibitors offer everything from show clothing to tack to towing vehi-

cles and trailers to equine art, jewelry, furniture and much more. Trade show hours are: 9:30 a.m to 6 p.m., SundayWednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Super Sale

The 56th annual Congress Super Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15. The main features of the sale are the Congress Sale Stakes Session for yearling prospects for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle. Yearlings offered in these sessions can be made eligible for the Congress Sale Stakes classes, which feature Open and Non-Pro divisions in both classes for 2-year-olds at the 2023 Congress. Yearling sale graduates from the 2021 Sale that were nominated at the Sale will ride for a total purse $64,500.

The Congress Super Sale offers three sessions for breeders and sellers to choose from, including the Western Pleasure Yearling Sale Stakes session, the Hunter Under Saddle Yearling Sale Stakes session and the Super Session for Show Horses, Broodmares and Other Prospects.

“Entries are up from last year and include many outstanding horses,” said Mike Jennings, with the auction management company, Professional Horse Services, LLC.

A sale preview will be held starting at noon on Friday, Oct. 14. The Super Sale gets underway at 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, Oct 15. Early absentee bidding becomes available to you one week prior to the start of the sale. This option allows you to place your bid ahead of time and is useful if you have poor home internet connectivity, are unable to watch live on sale day, or just find the faster pace of a live auction intimidating. Live bidding takes place at www.bid.horseauctionsusa.com.

Admission and Parking

Admission is free except for special events including Congress PBR and Freestyle Reining.

Parking Passes: Daily, $25, discounted to $15 every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; Entire Event, $75 (online transaction fees not included). Attendees who purchase onetime admissions must park north of 17th Avenue. All commercial exhibitors, horse show exhibitors and whole-show pass spectators may park on the main fairgrounds (south of 17th Avenue). These exhibitors and spectators with wholeshow passes may also park trucks and cars on top of the Gilli-

gan Barn, but no trailers are permitted on top of the barn. There will be only oneway traffic around the Gilligan Barn. Any vehicle, including trailers, trucks, cars or golf carts, that parks in an unauthorized area, or without proper stickers/permits, will be towed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the owner's expense. Call (614) 294-9336.

Camping

All camping is at the discretion of Standard Parking and the Ohio Expo Center. Camping spaces are available through Standard Parking at the Ohio Expo Center on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations are accepted.

Fees & Conditions: Camping is $40 per day. Standard Parking requires that you pay for the entire length of the show up front beginning upon arrival. Campers not staying the entire show may collect a refund at the Standard Parking Office 8:00 a.m to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To receive a refund, a dated Ohio Expo Center camper pass must be presented. Those staying past noon will be charged for an additional day. If leaving after the Standard Parking refund office hours, refund information to start the process may be obtained from the stall office. All camping requires a $75 whole-show pass to be purchased for the towing vehicle or RV.

All horse trailers parking south of 17th Avenue will be charged the $40 per day camping fee. Trailers that are not being used for camping will have the option to park at no charge in the trailer lot north of 17th Avenue. To contact Standard Parking call (614) 294-9336.

Dogs at the Congress

Dogs are permitted on the Ohio State Fairgrounds during the Congress. However, no dogs, either on or off a leash, will be permitted in the Coliseum, Celeste Center, Cooper Arena, Congress Hall or Congress Annex.

Puppy Alley: Puppy Alley is located in the Annex. Space is first come first serve. All personal items must be removed from the building overnight. Participants are required to complete a Puppy Alley Registration Form. Registration forms are available at the stall office. An Ohio Quarter Horse Association representative will collect the registration form when you arrive at Puppy Alley. Participants are required to display puppies in the designated Puppy Alley area only. Participants will occupy individual spaces within Puppy Alley. Spaces will be available on a daily first come, first served basis. No puppies less than 8 weeks of age will be permitted on Puppy Alley. All puppies must have a current Health Certificate prior to arriving at Puppy Alley. Health certificates must be available for inspection every day you plan to participate in Puppy Alley. All puppies are subject to examination by Congress designated veterinarians.

Exhibitors from the United States, Canada, Brazil, South Africa and Sweden competed for 44 World Championship, 40 Level 2 championships and 13 Level 1 Champion of Champions titles at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Show, July 28 to Aug, 7, at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. According to the association, more than 4,400 entries and 157 first time exhibitors attended the 50th anniversary of the show.

Brody Galyean, of Purcell, Oklahoma, had only been teamed with Only A Dream Machine (Lily), for a few months before capturing the World Championship title in Level 3 Western Pleasure 1418.

“We bought her at The Madness in May and my mom (Becky Galyean) showed her in Kentucky then I showed her at the Redbud and one day in Abilene, Texas,” Brody said. “But to prepare, I’ve pretty much ridden her every day at home.”

Only A Dream Machine is a 2018 bay mare by The Lopin Machine ot of Only Version.

“I thought she was moving great and any mistakes we had the first day we worked on and got them fixed to be perfect in the finals,” Brody said.

This year marks the sixth time the son of AQHA Professional Horseman Gil Galyean, has competed at a Youth World Show and he has been a bronze winner three times.

Brody, who is a senior and quarterback at Purcell High School, will now turn his attention toward school and football.

Clara Asklock, of Abilene, Texas, won the Level 3 Western Pleasure 13 & Under riding Made In The Dark, a 2015 gelding by Machine Made and out of Dark Jasmine.

Hunter Under Saddle

In Hunter Under Saddle competition, Styles Sophisticated (Tex), sired by Sophisticated Only and out of Cant Miss Style won the Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under with Kenzie Bracken, of Trafalgar, Indiana, in the irons.

Text Corrine S. Borton & Brianna Huggins Photos Shane Rux & Courtney Ament

Kenzie’s family raised Tex and they still own both his sire and his dam. She has been showing the 2008 gelding for six years now.

“We are expecting a full sibling to Tex in the spring,” Kenzie said.

To prepare for the Youth World Show the team just maintained what they had built on together over the past years. Kenzie says she can’t say she rode Tex terribly hard over the summer as he knows his job and does not require a lot of preparation.

“We have been together as I’ve grown up and I’ve been showing him for six years,” Kenzie said. “We know each other well. Tex is a great, naturally talented mover with lots of ring presence.”

Kenzie and Tex also took home a bronze trophy in the level 3 Showmanship 13 & Under from the Youth World Show. Next the team will compete at the Quarter Horse Congress.

Too Blazin Cool, a 2011 gelding by Blazing Hot out of Cool Krymsun Lady, won the Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, with Alexia Tordoff, Powell, Ohio, in the irons.

Equitation

Alexa Black, of Springfield, Ohio, made her final appearance at an AQHA Youth World Show count by winning both the Level 3 Equitation 14-18 as well as the Level 3 Performance Halter Geldings class with Huntin A Hot Cow-

girl, a 2015 gelding, sired by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Huntin A Cowboy. Black teamed with Hunter in November of 2020, started showing together a month later and they have been a team ever since. She said he is definitely a little bit of a quirky horse. He loves to give little nips for treats but will also sometimes decide to eat your hand off. He’s usually calm and collected but sometimes he gets excited and likes to show off.

Black worked hard to prepare for the Equitation competition.

“Even before the patterns were released, I knew there was probably going to be some no stirrups involved, so we worked a lot on that,” she said.”I’ve also been working on my leg yields all year, as well as my extended sitting trot, which was a maneuver in the finals pattern last year.”

Black said the most difficult part of the class was having to ride the whole pattern without stirrups.

“This isn’t something that typically happens where you completely take away the stirrups and don’t use them at all during the pattern,” she explained. “It was definitely more challenging.”

She feels that her extended sitting trot as well as her leg yield were two very strong parts of her pattern.

“Having a lot of pace and fluidity in the extended sitting trot was something that I worked on a lot,” she explained. “Also moving directly into the leg yield and moving over toward the wall with good pace and movement helped me.”

Brody Galyean and Only A Dream Machine are pictured on the opposite page accepting their award for winning the Level 3 Western Pleasure 14-18 at the AQHA Youth World Show. On this page, Kenzie Bracken takes a victory lap aboard Styles Sophisticated after winning the Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under.

This year marked Black’s sixth appearance at a Youth World Show and, in addition to winning the Level 3 Equitation 14-18, she and Hunter also claimed the top prize in Level 3 Performance Halter Geldings.

“One advantage Hunter has in Halter is that he is always willing to put his ears up. He has a lot of expression along with his good conformation, and I think that

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helps his presence in the arena,” Black said. “I knew that there were a lot of really nice horses in the class that I have been showing with all year, but I tried not to worry about who else was in the pen and instead focused on showing Hunter the best I could.”

Black and Hunter were busy at this year’s World Show. In addition to Equitation and Halter they competed in Level 3 Horsemanship 14-18, placing eighth; Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, placing ninth and they were finalists in Level 2 Trail 14-18. They ended the show as Reserve All-Around Champions in the 14-18 division.

Black is now looking forward to her freshman year at Southern Methodist University.

“I’m not quite sure where things will go from there with Hunter, but I am hoping to maybe still show him at the Congress,” she said.

In other Equitation results, Alexandra Rippeon and Itzonly Make Believe, a 2017 mare by Machine Made and out of Sophisticated Invite, won the Level 3 13 & Under Championship in a class of 28.

Trail

Meagan Braun, of Franktown, Colorado and her show partner, Showin My Ace, marked a 237 in the finals of the Trail 14-18 to collect a World Championship globe in her third appearance at an AQHA World Show.

Braun has been showing the 2013 gelding by Lazy Loper and out of Potential Advantage since 2020 and says “goofy” is the best way to describe his personality.

“His mood varies day to day but without a doubt he will always be in your face begging for peppermints,” she said. “No matter how he rode or sassy he was he never fails to make me laugh when his lip quivers at the sound of a wrapper.”

Braun said she didn’t do any one thing especially well, to win the class, but rather executed her plan really well to show the judges what Ace could do.

“I think the thing I was most nervous for was the extended lope poles and the back through,” she explained. “I’ve never shown an extended lope or had to do a back through like that. I just practiced it enough to where I felt comfortable with it and went in knowing he always shows better than he practices and he took care of all of it.”

To prepare for the class over the summer Braun and Ace went over lots of poles, but not necessarily in a pattern.

“We just made sure to have fun and productive practices to ensure Ace was prepared mentally,” she said.

In addition to Trail, Braun and Ace placed fourth in Level 2 Horsemanship 14-18 and were finalists in Level 3.

They also competed in Showmanship 14-18.

Next up for Braun is college. She started classes at Texas A&M in August.

“For now, I’m trying to navigate that new chapter in my life while Ace gets his much deserved time to relax so we will see,” she ssid.

Winning the 13 & Under Trail at the 2022 Youth World Show were Lilly Ann Jones, of Reelsville, Indiana, and Chillin Ona Dirt Road, a 2011 gelding by Lazy Loper and out of Winnie Persuasion, with a score of 243.

Halter

Isabella Buckley, of Hampstead, North Carolina, led Shes Rockin My Dream, to a World Championship title in

Level 3 Performance Halter Mares. The 2017 sorrel mare is by The Rock and out of Secret Dreams.

Buckley said what sets her mare apart from others in the class is her expression.

“What makes her so successful is that when she shows, well she looks amazing, she explained. “She loves to stare at weird things so once she fixates on something her ears are forward the whole time.”

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Buckley said the competition was tough this year.

“I was up against the previous World Champion and extremely nice horses,” she explained.

Buckley has been showing Shes Rockin My Dream for about a year now and says the mare has a great personality and is great under saddle as well.

“She’s very sweet and loving, loves to be in everyone’s business and just wants attention,” she explained.

In other Level 3 Halter competition:

ESE Extreme, sired by ESE A Looker and out of PF Extreme Supreme, and shown by Sara Lynn Sullivam, of Middletown, Connecticut, won the Yearling Geldings class of six entries.

There were also six entries in the Yearling Mares class and when judging was complete KR Dancin All Night, sired by KR Hes Xceptional and out of FF Private Dancer was declared the champion with McKenna Gibson, Ramona, Oklahoma, as exhibitor.

TNR Latte On Ice, sired by Ecredible and out of Coolatte, won the Level 2-Year-Old Geldings, with Jackson Herman, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the shank.

She Has Secrets, sired by Best Kept Secret and out of Monstrositee, and McKenna Gibson, Ramona, Oklahoma, teamed to win the 2-Year-Old Mares class of eight entries.

Georgia Cook, of Cypress, Texas, led Jack E Boy, sired by Hez Out Of The Box and out of LilSurfer Girl, to a win in the 3-Year-Old Geldings.

Sheza Cool Sekret, sired by I Gotta Cool Secret and out of MTK Shez Elusive, was the winner of the 3-Year-Old Mares class with Grace Niebrugee, of Effingham, Illinois, leading.

Sydney Sargent, of Paris, Kentucky, captured the top spot in the Aged Geldings class with 15 competitors, with Zydaco, sired by I Gotta Cool Secret our of Shes Elusive.

When the examinations were complete, KR Xfiniti, sired by KR Hes Xceptional and out of Infiniti FX took home the gold globe with Georgia Cook, Cypress, Texas, showing for the win in the 11-entry Aged Mares class.

Pictured on the opposite page (clockwise from top): Meagan Braun and her show partner, Showin My Ace; a competitor preparing to show in Hunter Under Saddle; a Halter Class lineup; and Alexa Black and Huntin A Hot Cowgirl executing their winning pattern in Level 3 Equitation 14-18. On this page, Isabella Buckley and Shes Rockin My Dream winning the Level 3 Performance Mares Class (left) and Tierney Horton and Sudden Top Notch showing in Level 3 Youth Showmanship 14-18. s

Showmanship

Tierney K. Horton, of Larkspar, Colorado, had a theory about how to prepare for the Showmanship at the Youth World Show. She limited practice time so as not to become too dull to the class.

“We went to a couple of shows and did pretty well, but after those shows I think we only practiced a handful of times,” she explained. “We've always thought less was more and that proved to be the case.”

She and Sudden Top Notch (Elvis), a 2008 gelding by RL Best Of Sudden out of Semi Sweet, won the Level 3 Showmanship in a tough class of 78 competitors.

“When we first saw the finals pattern both my trainer, Chad Evans, and I knew it was a great pattern for us,” Horton said. “I think our strongest maneuvers were the backups, they were both pretty long backups. I was so excited to see that in the pattern, Elvis can back up so fast and so pretty.”

Horton said the most difficult part of the pattern was the extended walk.

“He's good at the extended walk but we had a lot of issues jogging when we were practicing, so I practiced that part a lot to make sure I wouldn't get any jog steps in there,” she explained.

Horton, who has competed at the AQHA Youth World three times before this year, also showed Elvis in Level 3 Horsemanship 14-18 and Level 2 Showmanship 14-18, placing fourth in both.

“Elvis is the sweetest happiest horse I've ever been around,” she said. “He loves attention and is always expecting treats, peppermints are his favorite.”

With 36 to show in the Level 3 Showmanship 13 & Under, Emma Grace Gore, of Croton, Ohio, captured the gold globe with her show partner, KM Genuinely Best, a 2014 gelding by RL Best Of Sudden out of Genuine Goodbar.

Over Fences

Mia Haskins, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, says her show partner, Al Be Joyful, puts her best effort forward even when she’s tired.

That work effort paid off for Haskins and the 2013 mare by Allocate Your Assets out of Too Joyful To Zip, at this year’s AQHA Youth World Show as they won the Hunter Hack there.

To win the class of 22 entries, Haskins said they kept their pace very consistent throughout the whole course.

“The most difficult part to me was keeping her moving forward out of the short turns coming to the first and the second jumps,” she said.

In addition to Hunter Hack, the team of just over a year also claimed bronze trophies in Level 2 Hunter Hack and Level 3 Working Hunter Under Saddle. They placed fourth in Level 3 Working Hunter and were finalists in Level 2 Work-

ing Hunter, Level 2 Equitation Over Fences and Level 3 Equitation Over Fences.

To help them prepare for the Level 3 Hunter Hack, Haskins said they practiced in Norick Arena

“After our Working Hunter and Equitation Over Fences rounds, we were all warmed up and set to go,” she said.

In other Over Fences action, Victoria Raleigh, of Palm City, Florida, guided The One You Love, a 2011 mare by Natural Iron and out of Ballyme (TB) to a win in Level 3 Equitation Over Fences with 22 entries.

CR Heza Salty Cowboy, a 2007 gelding by CC Blue Mr Tio Salty and out of Sheza Royal Snippy won the nine-entry Youth Jumping with Trinity Kernes, of Oklahoma City, in the irons.

Denim Jo Welhouse, of Poynette, Wisconsin, teamed with Naturally Immortal, a 2011 gelding by Natural Iron and out of Higland Falls (TB), to win the Level 3 Working Hunter with 24 competing.

Western Riding

Grant Mastin, of Jackson, Ohio, and Hand Made Machine returned to the 2022 AQHA Youth World Show to defend their title in Level 3 Western Riding and they did just

that by recording a score of 232 in the finals of the class of 37.

Mastin says his strategy in the class is to try not to force anything with his show partner, a 2012 gelding by Machine Made out of Hot Angelina.

“Going into the finals after a long three days, I had to make sure I rode the horse that I had and not force anything to happen,” he said. “Throughout the pattern, I maintained a consistent pace and had great timing on each change, which will take you a long way anytime you step into the Western Riding arena.”

Mastin says Hand Made Machine is a really mellow horse that loves to be the center of attention. To prepare for the show he says planning is key.

“We are strategic about the shows that we go to throughout the year, so when it came to the World Show we created a plan and stuck to it,” he explained.

In addition to Western Riding, Mastin showed Hand Made Machine in Level 3 Trail 14-18, where the team placed eighth. He also showed Rain Makes Me Sleepy in the Level 3 and L2 Western Pleasure.

Ranch

Quincy Clagg, of Gastonia, North Carolina put on quite the show in the Ranch classes at this year’s World Show.

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Pictured on the opposite page (top) is Mia Haskins and Al Be Joyful, winning the Level 3 Hunter Hack at this year’s AQHA Youth World Show and Grant Mastin riding Hand Made Machine to a win in Level 3 Western Riding. On this page (top) Quincy Clagg shows Mr Great Red in Level 3 Ranch Riding with 30 competitors; and contestants waiting for final results.

Teamed with Mr Great Red, a 2017 gelding by Great Red Chex and out of Our Hot Chic, she won the Level 3 Ranch Riding in a tough class of 30 competitors. She also won the Level 3 Ranch Trail with 72 entries teamed with Fancy Blue Roo, a 2009 gelding by Gallo Del Cielo out of MM Fancy Figure.

Clagg said to win the Ranch Riding class she focused on being clean and precise.

“My transitions were really good. And my lead change was super,” she explained. “The lead change straight across was the most difficult part.”

This year marks Clagg’s second appearance at a Youth World Show and she says she worked hard to prepare.

“I got up every morning to ride and work my horses,” she explained.

In other Level 3 Ranch competition, Madison Hayden Rafacz, of Citra, Florida, and Whizenboonsmal, a 2012 gelding by Peptoleap and out of She Whiz A Star, claimed a Championship in the 14-18 division of Ranch Riding.

JT Hancocks Lil Doll, a 2007 mare by Red Tillman Hancock and out of JT Sadies Poco Dot, captured the top spot in the Level 3 Ranch Sorting with Alexia Joseph, of Bever, Utah, in the saddle.

Horsemanship

In Level 3 Horsemanship 14-18 a total of 83 competed and when results were tallied, Sydney Ann Swallom, of Kirkland, Washington, was declared the new World Champion riding Almost Invited, a 2015 gelding by Invitation Only out of Fistfula Goodness.

Emma Grace Gore and KM Genuinely Best, a 2014 gelding by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Genuine Goodbar, were the winners of Level 3 Horsemanship 13 & Under.

You would never have known it by watching her win Amateur Trail, one of the largest classes at this year’s National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, but Samantha Foust was once scared of the class.

Riding Cool Cruzen Lady (Hazel) has changed all that for the Escondido, California competitor.

Foust and the 2014 bay roan mare by VS Flatline out of Suddenly A Cool Lady, bested 69 other competitors to claim the World Championship title and a check for $2,612.80.

The Trail numbers were strong at this year’s World Show, held Aug. 11 to 21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drawing some of the largest numbers at the show.

A total of $964,900 was awarded in World Show competition and $367,847 was presented in BCF classes plus $85,556 in

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Color BCF events. Officials reported that there were a total of 6,703 World Show and BCF entries and 2,530 in the Show Your Colors contest this year.

Faust has been attended since 2015 when she won Novice Amateur Horsemanship with her mom’s horse Call Me Interested.

But she says showing Cool Cruzen Lady is an honor.

“Every time I get to swing a leg over that mare and show her is a blessing,” Faust said. “So I just went out there to have fun and ride my ride.”

Her strategy in the Amateur Trail this year was to be confident.

“I made sure to concentrate on one obstacle at a time,” she explained. “That arena can sometimes be a little scary for Hazel so I made sure to ride the pattern strong and stay connected with her at all times.

Faust said she feels the strongest part of her go was the lopeovers.

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Samantha Foust is pictured on the opposite page guiding Cool Cruzen Lady to a win in the Amateur Trail at the 2022 NSBA World Show. Pictured on the top of the page is Hannah Sisoyev celebrating after winning the Open Working Hunter with Miss American Pie, her owner, Daisy Mendez Pompei and her daughter, Azalea Schroeder. On this page Justin Arrington and RV Is Always Lazy, winners of the 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure.

“I could lope over poles on her all day,” she admitted. “When I came out of the arena I even told my trainer (Tonya Brown) that I had lost my stride count over a long lope over because she just felt so strong and soft that I was just enjoying the ride.”

The biggest challenge in the course was the short transitions.

“The lope off from the gate as well as the transition out of the box to the trots were the hardest parts,” Faust said. “Hazel likes to take her time when picking up her gaits so that can be a little nerve racking when I only have two strides to pick up the lope before an obstacle. However that day she was responsive and picked them up no problem.

In addition to winning the Amateur Trail at the World Show, Faust and Hazel were top five in Amateur Western Pleasure and top 10 in Amateur Western Riding, Hazel also placed in the top 10 of Senior Western Riding with Brown and and her daughter Hailey Brown was Reserve World Champion in the Walk Trot Pleasure with Hazel.

Faust purchased Hazel in late 2018 and instantly became a force in the Trail pen.

In 2019 they won the BCF 4 to 6-Year-Old Non Pro Trail on Hazel in their first World Show together. In 2020 they were Reserve in the BCF 4 to 6-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Riding.

“We did not attend 2021 because I was enjoying being a first time mom,” she said.

Other Trail winners at this year’s show included:

Novice Youth Trail (44 shown): Itzonly Make Believe owned and shown by Alexandra Rippeon, Mt Airy, Maryland, $666.43.

Youth Trail 13 & Under (27 shown): Best Motion Picture, owned by Dana Moody, Munith, Michigan, shown by Dana Moody, $549.58.

Color Youth Trail (14 shown): Just A Touch More, owned by Grace Lane Ranch LLC, Magnolia, Texas, shown by Avery Mortman, $406.35.

Color Junior Trail (17 shown): Hot Lopin Lily/Lope Like Lily, owned by Caroline L. Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, shown by Blake Weis, $1,145.20.

Youth Trail 14-18 (49 shown): Man Made Machine, owned by Melissa Armstrong, Jackson, Ohio, shown by Grant Mastin, $732.84.

Youth Walk Trot Trail (23 shown): Signature Absolute, owned by Haloranch, Rancho Santa Fe, California, shown by Hailey Brown, $185.90.

Novice Amateur Trail (31 shown): Nothin Compares, owned and shown by Lauren Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $1,740.

First Year Green Trail (40 shown): Ms ExtremelyHotChips, owned by Mc's Dragon Ranch LLC & Sid Karr, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,929.70. s

Junior Trail (61 shown): Hot Lopin Lily/Lope Like Lily, owned by Caroline L. Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, shown by Blake Weis, $2,359.80.

Junior Trail Limited Rider (30 shown): Made In Detroit, owned by Susan Blackburn & Bill Baskin, Batavia, New York, shown by Charlie Cole, $1,630.

Amateur Trail (70 shown): Cool Cruzen Lady and Samantha Foust, Escondido, California, $2,612.80.

Color Amateur Trail (28 shown): Hot Lopin Lily/Lope Like Lily and Caroline L. Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, $1,685.

Amateur 50 & Over Trail (59 shown): My Vital Valentine, owned and shown by June Liston, Scotsdale, Arizona, $2,511.60.

Novice Amateur 50 & Over Trail (29 shown): Ladies Luv Outlaws and Heidi Palmer, Ocala, Florida, $1,712.50.

Green Senior Trail (25 shown): Whiskey Mademefrisky, owned by Andrea Stubblefield, Montgomery, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,520.

Green Senior Trail Limited Rider (13 shown): Made To Love, owned by Ellen Armstrong, Madison, California, shown by Amanda Gately, $1,114.40.

Green Junior Trail (42 shown): Break N The Law, owned by Tami Farnsworth, Collinsville, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,955.

Green Junior Trail Limited Rider (42 shown): My Dad Is The Best, owned by Bonnie Sheren, Studio City, California, shown by Charlie Cole, $1,853.80.

Senior Trail (85 shown): Eye On The Ball, owned by Ken & Laina Banks, Schulenburg, Texas, shown by Bruce Vickery, $3,397.10.

Senior Trail Limited Rider (78 shown): PF Put It In Park, owned by Carla Townsley, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by William Knabenshue, $2,916.40.

Color Senior Trail (24 shown): Irresistibly Hot, owned by R Kirk &/Or Debra Sharp, Valentine, Nebraska, shown by Micah Hansen, $1,547.50.

4&5-Year-Old Trail (53 shown): Hot Lopin Lily/Lope Like Lily, owned by Caroline L. Cavallo - Staunton, Illinois, shown by Blake Weis, $3,540.85.

4&5-Year-Old Trail Limited Rider (35 shown): My Dad Is The Best, owned by Bonnie Sheren, Studio City, California, shown by Charlie Cole, $2,819.80.

Color Green Trail (17 shown): Rockin In My Sleep, owned by Emma Brown, Zanesville, Ohio, shown by Jennifer Paul, $1,092.

3-Year-Old Open Trail (21 shown): Better To Bea Winner, owned by Chester Prince, Palmetto, Florida, shown by Tyler Haney, $1,506.70.

3-Year-Old Open Trail Limited Rider (14 shown): Better To Bea Winner, owned by Chester Prince, Palmetto, Florida, shown by Tyler Haney, $1,345.40.

Western Pleasure

Justin Clay Arrington of Graceville,

Florida, rode RV Is Always Lazy to a win in the 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure class of seven entries. The bay mare, sired by Lazy Loper out of Invited Always, is owned by Arrington’s grandfather, Ronnie Kent and earned $901for the win.

Other Western Pleasure World Show champions include:

2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure (10 shown): Ez Breezy, owned by Brittany Andrews, Mercer Island, Washington, shown by Colten Andrews, $1,432.

2-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure (6 shown): VS Whole Lotta Lucy, owned and shown by Kristen Galyean, Claremore, Oklahoma, $901.

2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure (6 shown): Getmygoodsyde, owned and shown by Brooke Granzow, Ames, Iowa, $928.

3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure (12 shown): Flo Rida, owned by JR & Melissa Cook, Cypress, Texas, shown by Cole Baker, $1,299.20.

3-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure (36 shown): Gone Commando, owned by Karen Carter, Chesterfield, Virginia, shown by Taft Dickerson, $2,781.85.

3-Year-Old Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure (16 shown): Obsessed To Be Best, owned by Susan Juroe, Longmont, Colorado, shown by Aaron Moses, $2,446.25.

Color 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure (12 shown): Made Me Famous, owned by Cathy Ryden, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,391.60.

3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure (13 shown): VS The Fireman, owned and shown by Kristen Galyean, Claremore, Oklahoma, $1,437.80.

3-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure (38 shown): Socks For Dayz, owned by Dax Atkinson, Independence, Minnesota, shown by Laura Atkinson,

Maturity Open Western Pleasure (15 shown): Air Ryde, owned by Anita Wiescamp, Quitman, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,345.40.

Maturity Limited Open Western Pleasure (36 shown): A Lazy Holiday, owned by Seaside Farm LP, Plano, Texas, shown by Scott Frye,

Maturity $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure (24 shown): Been There Scene It, owned by Michelle & Sheila Bauer, Holland, Michigan, shown by Aaron Moses, $2,405.

Maturity Non-Pro Western Pleasure (9 shown): KM Suddenly So Easy, owned by 3Gs Partnership LLC, Claremore, Oklahoma, shown by Kristen Galyean, $1,345.40.

Maturity Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure (30 shown): Air Ryde, owned and shown by Anita Wiescamp, Quitman, Texas, $2,971.60.

Maturity &10,000 Limited Horse Non-Pro Western Pleasure (20

shown): Aint Nothn To It, owned by Capital Quarter Horses LLC, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by Hillary Roberts, $2,446.25. $2,500 Limited Horse/$2,500 Limited Rider Open Western Pleasure (31 shown): Whiskey Mademefrisky, owned by Andrea Stubblefield, Montgomery, Texas, shown by Carson Click, $2,900.

Green Western Pleasure (23 shown): Just To B Cool, owned by Butch & Robin Rice, Beebe, Arkansas, shown by Cody Parrish, $1,520.

Color Green Western Pleasure (14 shown): Made Me Famous, owned by Cathy Ryden, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,083.60.

Junior Western Pleasure (15 shown): VS The Fireman, owned by Kristen Galyean, Claremore, Oklahma, shown by Aaron Moses, $1,145.20.

Color Junior Western Plesure (14 shown): Best To Be Lopin, owned by Richard & Betty Carr, Bremen, Indiana, shown by Gil Galyean, $1,052.80.

Senior Western Pleasure (13 shown): Air Ryde, owned by Anita Wiescamp, Quitman, Texas, shown by Sara Simons, $1,052.80.

Color Senior Western Pleasure (7 shown): Been There Scene It, owned by Michelle & Sheila Bauer, Holland, Michigan, shown by Austin Gooding, $714.

Pictured on the opposite page is Beth Case and Give Me A Good Alibi, winners of the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle. On this page, a candid look at this year’s NSBA World Show and Breeders Championship Futurity in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Amateur Western Pleasure (13 shown): Line Up Behind, owned by JR & Melissa Cook, Cypress, Texas, shown by JR Cook, $1,114.40.

Color Amateur Western Pleasure (20 shown): Made For Lopin, owned by Rusty & Katie Green, Ocala, Florida, shown by Deanna Green, $1,523.60.

Amateur 50 & Over Western Pleasure (33 shown): Start Ur Engines, owned by Capital Quarter Horses LLC, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by Susan Roberts, $1,803.20.

Novice Amateur 50 & Over Western Pleasure (25 shown): Gunna B Allright, owned and shown by Charlotte Sheriff, Walhalla, South Carolina, $1,657.50.

Novice Amateur Western Pleasure (33 shown): If It Aint Southern, owned by Isabella D’Onofrio, Columbus, Ohio, shown by Jennifer D’Onofrio, $1,822.50.

Youth Walk Trot Western Pleasure (29 shown): KM Suddenly So Easy, owned by 3Gs Partnership LLC, Claremore, Oklahoma, shown by Gracelyn Galyean, $220.

Novice Youth Western Pleasure (33 shown): S Dixie Hwy, owned by Barry Tarp, Lubbock, Texas, shown by London Liner, $652.19.

Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under (15 shown): Certainly Flatlined, owned and shown by Logan Starnes, Summerton, South Carolina, $429.45.

Youth Western Pleasure 14-18 (8 shown): Battarang, owned and shown by Lane Kail, Scottsdale, Arizona, $429.45.

Color Youth Western Pleasure (9 shown): Al Of A Sudden, owned and shown by Jordan Macan, Kearney, Missouri, $324.28.

Hunter Under Saddle

Give Me A Good Alibi captured the World Championship title in the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle, with 12 entries, with Beth Case in the irons for owners Sheila and Michelle Bauer, Holland, Michigan, earning a check for $1,437.80.

Other Hunter Under Saddle World Champions include: 2-Year-Old-Open Hunter Under Saddle (10 shown): Im Willy Fabulous, owned by Sandra Morgan, Scottsdale, Arizona, shown by Tami Thurston, $957.10.

2-Year-Old Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle (15 shown): Pretty Dang Good, owned by David Beck, Stockton, California, shown by Kristin Pokluda, $1,420.90.

2-Year-Old-Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (13 shown): Im Willy Fabulous, owned and shown by Sandra Morgan, Scottsdale, Arizona, $1,391.60.

2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (13 shown): Heart Stopper/Br Heart Stopper, owned and shown by Sheyenne Nelson, Zeeland, Michigan, $1,345.40. s

3-Year-Old Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle (28 shown): Al Be Under The Hood, owned by Allison Board, Louisville, Kentucky, shown by Laura Spell, $2,858.75.

3-Year-Old Novice Horse Open Hunter Under Saddle (24 shown): Al Be Under The Hood, owned by Allison Board, Louisville, Kentucky, shown by Laura Spell, $2,487.50.

Color 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle (14 shown): Ridin On Chrome, owned by Kelsey McArthur, Ellicott City, Maryland, shown by Keith Miller, $1,059.20.

3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (21 shown): Give Me The Moves, owned and shown by Rebekah Kazakevicius, Temple, Texas, $2,487.50.

3-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (25 shown) Give Me A Good Alibi, owned by Sheila and Michelle Bauer, Holland, Michigan, shown by Michelle Bauer, $2,895.70.

Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle (20 shown): Im Willy Good Today, owned by Erin Boatwright, Corona Del Mar, California, shown by Keith Miller, $1,432.

Maturity Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle (21 shown): Jack And Koa, owned by Shelly Boyle, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, shown by Darla Lee, $2,528.75.

Maturity Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (20 shown):

Im Willy Good Today, owned and shown by Erin Boatwright, Corona Del Mar, California, $1,463.80.

Maturity Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (22 shown): Iron I A Legacy, owned and shown by Cydney Benes, Monroe, Georgia, $2,652.50.

Green Hunter Under Saddle (23 shown): Coolkrymsunladylike, owned by Laurel Champlin Family Trust, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by Beth Case, $1,657.50.

Color Green Hunter Under Saddle (11 shown): Ridin On Chrome, owned by Kelsey McArthur, Ellicott City, Maryland, shown by Keith Miller, $1,083.60.

Junior Hunter Under Saddle (11 shown): Only Ride the Best, owned by Caroline Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, shown by Dawn Baker, $1,083.60.

Color Junior Hunter Under Saddle (11 shown): All The Good Things, owned by Christina Shanahan, Raleigh, North Carolina, shown by Keith Miller, $777.60.

Senior Hunter Under Saddle (12 shown) Im Willy Good Today, owned by Erin Boatwright, Corona Del Mar, California, shown by Keith Miller, $1,114.40.

Color Senior Hunter Under Saddle (12 shown): All The Girls Dig Me, owned by Rosemary Smith, Roscoe, Illinois, shown by Keith Miller, $777.60.

Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle (34 shown): Only Time Will Tail, owned and shown by Kimber Mitchell, Frisco, Texas, $1,795.

Amateur Hunter Under Saddle (20 shown): Only Ride

The Best, owned and shown by Caroline Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, $1,657.50.

Color Amateur Hunter Under Saddle (20 shown): Well All Be/Well Al Be, owned by Joseph Brewer, Wilson, North Carolina, shown by Elizabeth Brewer, $1,206.40.

Amateur 50 & Over Hunter Under Saddle (21 shown): Look N Hott, owned and shown by Laurel Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas, $1,602.50.

Novice Amateur 50 & Over Hunter Under Saddle (10 shown): Im Always Sleepy, owned and shown by Rebecca Edward, Billings, Montana, $1,052.80.

Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle (31 shown): A Lot More Action, owned and shown by Samantha Johnson, Medina, Minnesota, $580.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under (16 shown) Vin Diesel, owned and shown by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico, $409.50.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18 (15 shown): Al Be Seeing Ya, owned by Ashley Berghorst, Hamilton, Michigan, shown by Jenna Berghorst, $417.90.

Color Youth Hunter Under Saddle (15 shown): EPR Face It Im Fancy, owned by HJD Equestrian LLC,Fort Worth, Texas, shown by Hannah Dukes, $417.90.

Longe Line

Cali Rouse, of Portland, Oregon, showed a pretty bay stallion by Heart Stoppin and out of Ms Flashy Goodbar (by Zippos Mr Good Bar), to a win in the 20-entry Open Western Longe Line, earning a check for $1,506.70. Jaw Droppin is owned by Heart Stoppin’s owners, Justin & Julie Voge, Whitesboro, Texas.

Other Longe Line World Champions include: Non-Pro Western Longe Line (22 shown): Willy Makin It,

owned and shown by Julie Davis, Boring, Oregon, $1,506.70.

Limited Non-Pro Western Longe Line (22 shown): Willy Makin It, owned and shown by Julie Davis, Boring, Oregon, $1,463.80.

Open Hunter Longe Line (17 shown): Sleepn Around, owned by Kevin Griner, Metter, Georgia, shown by Sara Simons, $1,437.80.

Non-Pro Hunter Longe Line (13 shown): My Best Wish, owned and shown by Kevin Griner, Metter, Georgia, $1,432.

Limited Non-Pro Hunter Longe Line (7 shown): Easy Peazy, owned by Flentje Enterprises LLC, Verona, Wisconsin, shown by Kara Flentje, $957.10.

Color Open Hunter Longe Line (9 shown): All Fancy Like, owned and shown by Chad Mills, Ashley, Michigan, $994.

Color Open Western Longe Line (23 shown): Willy Rockin Thehouse, owned and shown by Peter Mead, Washington, Indiana, $1,506.70.

Color Non-Pro Western Longe Line (20 shown): Win N Doubt/CQH Win N Doubt, owned by Brett & Heather Caplinger, Xenia, Ohio, shwn by Heather Caplinger, $1,378.

Color Non-Pro Hunter Longe Line (7 shown): All Fancy Like, owned and shown by Chad Mills, Ashley, Michigan, $862.

Western Riding

Junior Western Riding (14 shown): Snippity Snap, owned by Evon Werner, Rancho Santa Fe, California, shown by Blake Weis, $1,168.

Junior Western Riding Limited Rider (6 shown): Call Her Daddy, owned by Katie Shepherd, Norwell, Massachusetts, shown by Jesse Jones, $714.

Green Junior Western Riding (15 shown) Dirtie Money, owned by Mike & Michelle Preston, Kent, Washington, shown by Sara Simons, $1,145.20.

Green Junior Western Riding Limited Rider (15 shown): Couldn't B Any Lazyer, owned by Lane Kail, Scottsdale, Arizona, shown by Ryan Kail, $1,149.20.

Senior Western Riding (30 shown): Snap It Send It, owned by Evon Werner, Rancho Santa Fe, California, shown

by Blake Weis, $1,712.50.

Senior Western Riding Limited Rider (39 shown): No Question Im Lazy, owned by Lauren Graves, Plano, Texas, shown by Troy Lehn, $1,828.50.

Green Senior Western Riding (19 shown): If Im Honest, owned by The Shoemake-Doles Partnership, Saint Louis, Missouri, shown by Chris Jones, $1,149.20.

Green Senior Western Riding Limited Rider (19 shown): If Im Honest, owned by The Shoemake-Doles Partnership, Saint Louis, Missouri, shown by Chris Jones, $1,149.20.

Color Western Riding (9 shown) The Monie Man/Monie Man, owned by Summer Performance Horses LLC, Marengo, Iowa, shown by Carly Veldman Parks, $812.80.

Amateur Western Riding (27 shown): This Is Why Im Here, owned and shown by Emma Andrews, Dallas, Texas, $1,575.

Color Amateur Western Rising (11 shown): Theonlykisstoenvy, ownedby Caroline Nielson, Las Vegas, Nevada, shown by Alysia Nelson, $777.60.

Amateur 50 & Over Western Riding (23 shown): Strawberri Wine, owned and shown by Laina Banks, Schulenburg, Texas, $1,520.

Novice Amateur Western Riding (34 shown): The Immortal, owned and shown by Alexis Miller, Eaton, Colorado, $1,850.

Novice Youth Western Riding (31 shown): Lopin So Easy, owned By Mark Dunham, Jonesboro, Arkansas, shown by Sidney Dunham, $631.56.

Color Youth Western Riding (6 shown): Rock My Motion, owned by Julie Leland and Anya Leland, shown by Anya Leland, $248.50.

Youth Western Riding (23 shown): Hand Made Machine, owned by Melissa Armstrong, Jackson, Ohio, shown by Grant Mastin, $559.38.

Sale

The NSBA reported that its 10th annual Breeders Championship Futurity Yearling Sale set a new record. The gross sales on 96 yearlings was $2,080,500, providing consignors with a sale average of $21,672 per head.

The 2022 sale generated an estimated purse of $210,795 that will be set aside for sale graduates who will compete either as two year olds in 2023 in a designated Breeders Championship Futurity 2-year old class, or as 3-year olds in 2024 in a designated Breeders Championship Futurity three year old class. The Sale Graduate purse is in addition to NSBA’s Breeders Championship Futurity and Color Breeders Championship Futurity payouts that are provided in each BCF and Color BCF class.

For more information on the NSBA’s World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, including complete results from the 2022 event visit www.nsba.com.

Out Of This World

PHBA puts special emphasis on making 2022 event enjoyable

Halter classes. But this year’s World Show also put special emphasis on activities outside the show arena.

The Palomino Horse Breeders of America put tremendous effort into creating a “World Show Experience” for its Youth, Amateur and Open exhibitors this year and despite the significant increase in gas prices nationwide, the membership responded.

“The 2022 PHBA World Show was a tremendous show despite the increasing expense in travel,” said PHBA General Manager Terri Green.

Held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, July 5-16, the 2022 event drew a total of 2,298 entries, just shy of the 2021 World Show, which broke PHBA records with 2,414 entries.

Green said the increase in BAG (Bradshaw Added Gold) Money and World Champion buckles for all Youth classes, as well and the additional World Championship buckles in the Amateur Halter classes helped.

“We changed our schedule for 2022,” she explained. “We put the Ranch classes at the front of the show schedule, all the Trail classes on one day and split the Challenged Horsemen Program (CHP) classes over two days in the middle of the competition.”

Those changes resulted in increases in entries in both Ranch and

“The youth kickoff bash was bigger and better. The carnival theme this year featured free cotton candy, popcorn, cozy dogs and funnel fries for everyone,” Green said. “We had a DJ and special appearance by Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd. Other events organized during the youth week included a pizza party and senior sunset, a very touching display for high school seniors and others aging out of the Youth Division. On Wednesday evening during the Open and Amateur week, PHBA hosted a street party for all attendees. The PHBA Executive Board grilled Bradshaw burgers and hot dogs for all those on the grounds. There was entertainment provided by several talented PHBA members. It was great time for us to express our appreciation to our owners, trainers and exhibitors for supporting and attending the show. The show ended early, the weather was fantastic and everyone had a great time.”

Special Presentation

The PHBA honored Terry and Tammy Bradshaw, of Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses in Oklahoma, for all they do to help support the association.

First, they were honored with the 2022 Presidents Special Service

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Award. Each year, the outgoing PHBA president may select their choices for those members providing outstanding service to and for association. 2021-2022 PHBA President, Mimsi Coon, selected Terry and Tammy Bradshaw for their promotion of the Palomino horse, the World Show and PHBA itself.

“As breeders, owners, exhibitors and sponsors, Terry and Tammy with their ranch TBQH, are examples of the ultimate service providers to PHBA,” Coon said.

The Bradshaws were presented a Cowboy Bronze Trophy in recognition of this presidential service.

Additionally, as a small token of appreciation the 20212022 PHBA Executive Board presented the Bradshaws with a KC Montgomery painting of Influental, the 2008 stallion owned by Terry Bradshaw, for their generous donations to the Amateur and Youth Halter classes. The BAG money (Bradshaw Added Gold) program began in 2021 with $50,000 a payout of over $2,200 per class to the top six placing entries. For 2022, the Bradshaws increased the total payout to $100,000 and added amateur color to the list of classes. In addition, they sponsored custom designed buckles from Gist to the Youth Halter classes.

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Pictured on the opposite page (clockwise from top): Spectators visiting with Honest Abe; Debbie Wall, showing Ima Skippers Boy in Amateur Hunter In Hand; and Kyrah Bowker winning the Youth Ranch Horse 18 & Under with Lenas Wimpys Rooster. On this page (top) Terry and Tammy Bradshaw (far right) are honored for their support of the Palomino horse and the association. Below that Tina Nygren Stetler, of New Richmond, Wisconsin showing Tangerine Sky in Amateur Pleasure Driving.

Hunter Hack

In one of the largest classes at the show, Debbie Wall, of Tallassee, Alabama, and Ima Skippers Boy teamed to win the Amateur Hunter In Hand with 23 entries.

Wall, who said she has probably competed at all but one Palomino World Shows, purchased Ima Skippers Boy, sired by Skipper DI and out of Izzy Fine Asset, from her trainer, Steve Tidwell.

“I saw Steve ride him as a 2year-old and we always thought he would make a great Hunter Under Saddle horse,” Wall said.

A good horse and determination helped Wall capture the Hunter In Hand Class this year.

“It (the class) shows the conformation side of the Hunter Under Saddle Class,” she said. “It’s popular because it counts for multiple Golden Horse Awards.”

Wall was proved correct when she and Ima Skippers Boy clinched the Amateur Select Golden Horse Award this year.

Other Hunter In Hand champions include:

Hunter In Hand (7 shown): Tangerine Sky, owned by Tina Nygren Stetler, New Richmond, Wisconsin, shown by Tina Langress.

Palomino Bred Hunter In Hand All Ages (5 shown): Straittequilanight, owned and shown by Susan DeRoucheyArbo.

Palomino Bred Amateur Hunter In Hand (5 shown): Straittequilanight, owned and shown by Susan DeRoucheyArbo.

Pleasure Driving

In her first appearance at a Palomino World Show, Tina Nygren Stetler, of New Richmond, Wisconsin, won the fiveentry Amateur Western Pleasure Driving with Tangerine Sky (Pikachu).

“He was so good for me,” Stetler said. “Pikachu took care of me. He really enjoys his job. He is a good trotter. He floats in the cart and makes it look effortless. He’s simply a gorgeous horse.”

The Royal Tease, owned and shown by Jason Perkins, Napoleon, Ohio, won the Open Western Pleasure Driving All Ages

Road Hack

Tangerine Sky also won a championship in Senior Road Hack with three entries. He was shown in the class by Tina Langress.

Other Road Hack champions were:

Junior Road Hack (2 shown): Classic Chic Magnet, owned by Karen Zmuida, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, shown by Tracy Gleason.

Amateur Road Hack (8 shown): All Nite Invite, owned and shown by Cynthia Olsen, Chicago, Illinois.

Amateur Select Road Hack (1 shown): Ima Skippers Boy, owned and shown by Debbie Wall, Tallassee, Alabama.

Longe Line

Daniel “DJ” Beam captured his second straight World Championship title in Open Longe Line. The professional trainer from Palmyra, Indiana, showed Invested Mechanic, sired by Mechanic and out of Reinvest In The West, to claim victory in the 10-entry class. He won last year with Invested Mechanic’s full sister, Invest In A Mechanic.

“She (Invested Mechanic) is a very personable filly,” he said. “And she’s easy to work with.”

Beam started the filly as a weanling and after March just worked with her a couple of times a week for just a few minutes.

“She is a natural and doesn’t take a lot of preparation,” he explained.

Other Longe Line champions include: Palomino Bred Open Yearling Longe Line (3 shown): This Mechanic Is Hot, owned by Sandra Morgan, Scottsdale, Arizona, shown by Carol Andersen.

Amateur Yearling Longe Line (6 shown): Makin Me All Fancy, owned and shown by Heather Caplinger, Xenia, Ohio.

Amateur Palomino Bred Longe Line (3 shown): Rock My Angel, owned and shown by Susan Bollich, Hankamer, Texas. Trail

Kelsey Guthrie Rudy, of Vassar, Michigan, won both the Amateur and Senior Trail with CowboysAintEasyToLuv (Waylon), a 2010 gelding by Willy Be Invited and out of Call Me Snuggles. She also won the Palomino Bred Trail with VS On The Road Again (Willie), a 2010 red roan gelding by VS Code Red out of Bodacious Miss Bee. Both horses are owned by Rudy’s mother, Roxann Guthrie.

Rudy has been attending the Palomino World Show since 1994 and said the Palomino Bred Trail class was the toughest win because it was Willie’s Trail debut.

“I was really proud of him,” Rudy said.

Willie has been special to Rudy since he arrived into this world.

“I was so excited the day he was born,” Rudy said. “I’d always dreamed of having a red roan colt.”

Rudy’s parents have a ranch just four miles from her own home and she tries to get there every chance she gets. She trains with Brenda Jeter, in Texas.

“Brenda really does an amazing job,” she said. “She loves our horses like her own, knows them like the back of her hand and always has them set up for success.”

Other Trail champions were:

Junior Trail (2 shown): Im Mr Right, owned by Ian Danforth, Denton, Texas, shown by Justin Brown.

Palomino Bred Trail All Ages (1 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Novice Amateur Trail (5 shown): Gorgeous Playboy,

owned and shown by MaKenna, Iowa City, Iowa.

Amateur Select Trail (7 shown): Saw The Magic, owned and shown by Cynthia Rambo, Newton, Kansas.

Trail Shootout (8 shown): And Hes Gold, owned and shown by Cynthia Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky.

Western Pleasure

Ima Pandemic Blonde made her debut in the show ring count when she captured a World Championship title in the 2Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western. Blake Moore, who has been at

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Pictured on this page (top) is Kelsey Guthrie Rudy showing CowboysAintEasyToLuv in Amateur Trail and Daniel Beam showing Invested Mechanic to a win in the Open Yearling Longe Line. On the opposite page (top) Ima Pandemic Blonde and Blake Moore accept their award for winning the 2-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure class. Below that, Rusty Dare showing Ten Steps Ahead.

tending the event off and on for over 20 years now, rode the pretty mare by Walkers Champagnesky, to the win for owner Susie Dickerson, Cullman, Alabama.

"She's a big, strong filly," he said.

Ima Pandemic Blonde was raised by Susie and Justin Dickerson and was born at the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic when the country was shut down.

"We named her Pandemic because of her dominant personality and because we hoped she would take over the show pen," Susie said. "She's been a confident self-assured horse since day one."

The Dickersons, who were on hand to watch Pandemic win the title, say their mare has taken tasks head-on, learns quickly and is always ready to tackle the next challenge.

"She can be a bit bossy and a diva," Justin admitted. "But when it came time to show she was 100% focused. By becoming a World Champion she has fulfilled a dream we have

had for her since the moment she was born."

Other Western Pleasure winners include:

Palomino Bred 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure (1 shown): Dirty Casanova, owned by Douglas/Shelley Tooley, Clintonville, Wisconsin, shown by Douglas Tooley.

3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure (3 shown): Sheza Lazy Covergirl, owned by Victoria Provaznik, Wheelersville, Ohio, shown by DJ Beam.

4-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure (10 shown): Batt Mans Cruiser, owned by Kathleen Wilson, Columbus, Indiana, shown by DJ Beam.

Non-Pro Western Pleasure Stakes (11 shown): Sheza Cool Mechanic, owned by Vicki Coffman, Columbus, Indiana, shown by Terry Coffman.

Palomino Bred Western Pleasure All Ages (6 shown) : The Mann In Command, owned by Charlotte Doss, Marion, Alabama, shown by Blake Moore.

Junior Western Pleasure (10 shown): Invited Away, owned by Alexis Erickson, Aurora, Nebraska, shown by Scott Rystrom.

Senior Western Pleasure (15 shown): Suddenly Rumorhas It, owned by Beth Tieri, Woodbine, New Jersey, shown by Tracy Gleason.

Amateur Western Pleasure (18 shown): Suddenly Rumorhas It, owned and shown by Beth Tieri, Woodbine, New Jersey.

Amateur Walk Trot Western Pleasure (22 shown): Willi Vanilli, owned by John Reeves, Meridian, Mississippi, shown by Deanna Moore.

Palomino Bred Amateur Western Pleasure (6 shown): Exquisite Courtney, owned and shown by Reagan Boswell, Dayton, Texas.

Amateur Select Western Pleasure (14 shown): Batt Mans Alley Kat, owned and shown by Larry Bollich, Hankamer, Texas.

Novice Amateur Western Pleasure (7 shown): Reinvest In Dynasty, owned and shown by Russell Huckaby, Frisco, Texas.

Ranch

Ranch Reining All Ages (6 shown): Ten Steps Ahead, owned by Kathy R Loan Koranda, Gainesville, Texas, shown by Rusty Dare.

Palomino Bred Open Ranch Reining All Ages (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Select Ranch Reining (3 shown): LC Metal Sparks, owned and shown by Darrell Butler Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana. s

Amateur Ranch Reining (4 shown): Golden Survivor, owned by Kenny/Deana Nell, Littleton, Illinois, shown by Kenny Nell.

Novice Amateur Ranch Reining (1 shown): Holly Shines On Line, owned by Alisa Wold, shown by Randy Wold.

Ranch Rail Pleasure All Ages (14 shown): A Lil Ruff, owned and shown by Robin Gollehon, Warsaw, Missouri.

Palomino Bred Open Ranch Rail All Ages (2 shown): Golden Sun Diva, owned by Shirley Young, Gladbrook, Iowa, shown by Sherrie Lee Young.

Amateur Select Ranch Rail Pleasure (7 shown): Xtra Diamond N Town, owned and shown by Kathy R Loan Koranda, Gainesville, Texas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure (3 shown): Golden Sun Diva, owned by Shirley Young, Gladbrook, Iowa, shown by Sherrie Lee Young.

Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure (10 shown): Dunnit With A Magnum, owned by Larry Standley, Anahuac, Texas, shown by Courtney Lalonde.

Novice Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure (8 shown): Dunnit With A Magnum, owned by Larry Standley, Anahuac, Texas, shown by Courtney Lalonde.

Ranch Horse All Ages (2 shown): Wimpys Little Prize, owned by Karen Schankin, Ceresco, Michigan, shown by Doug Bogart.

Amateur Ranch Horse (5 shown): CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Ranch Trail All Ages (7 shown): Wimpys Little Prize, owned by Karen Schankin, Ceresco, Michigan, shown by Doug Bogart.

Palomino Bred Ranch Trail All Ages (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Select Ranch Trail (8 shown): Saw The Magic, owned and shown by Cynthia Rambo, Newton, Kansas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Ranch Trail (1 shown): Flash N Her Assets, owned and shown by Sharon Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky.

Novice Amateur Ranch Trail (5 shown): Gorgeous Playboy, owned and shown by MaKenna Carver, Iowa City, Iowa.

Amateur Ranch Trail (6 shown): Im Applelicious, owned and shown by Laura Gunnell, Trenton, Michigan.

Open Ranch Riding (15 shown): Dungotamagicjersey, owned by Diane Selby, Chillicothe, Florida, shown by Doug Bogart.

Palomino Bred Open Ranch Riding (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Ranch Riding (9 shown): Xtra Diamond In Town,

owned and shown by Kathy Loan Koranda, Gainesville, Texas.

Novice Amateur Ranch Riding (6 shown): Dunnit With A Magnum, owned by Larry Standley, Anahuac, Texas, shown by Courtney Lalonde.

Ranch Conformation All Ages (10 shown): Exquisite Stilettos, owned by Erin Josefiak, Rozel, Kansas, shown by Scott Rystrom.

Palomino Bred Ranch Conformation All Ages (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Ranch Conformation (12 shown): Exquisite Stilettos, owned and shown by Erin Josefiak, Rozel, Kansas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Ranch Conformation (3 shown): Golden Sun Diva, owned by Shirley Young, Gladbrook, Iowa, shown by Sherrie Lee Young.

Ranch Trail All Ages (7 shown): Wimpys Little Prize, owned by Karen Schankin, Ceresco, Michigan, shown by Doug Bogart.

Palomino Bred Ranch Trail All Ages (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Select Ranch Trail (8 shown): Saw The Magic, owned and shown by Cynthia Rambo, Newton, Kansas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Ranch Trail (1 shown): Flash N Her Assets, owned and shown by Sharon Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky.

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Pictured on this page (top) is Open Ranch Riding Champion, DunGotAMagicJersey, shown by Doug Bogart. On the opposite page, Lance Graves guides RockBottomFreeBird to a win in Senior Barrel Racing.

Novice Amateur Ranch Trail (5 shown): Gorgeous Playboy, owned and shown by MaKenna Carver, Iowa City, Iowa.

Amateur Ranch Trail (6 shown) : Im Applelicious, owned and shown by Laura Gunnell, Trenton, Michigan.

Open Ranch Riding (15 shown): Dungotamagicjersey, owned by Diane Selby, Chillicothe, Florida, shown by Doug Bogart.

Palomino Bred Open Ranch Riding (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Ranch Riding (9 shown): Xtra Diamond In Town, owned and shown by Kathy Loan Koranda, Gainesville, Texas.

Novice Amateur Ranch Riding (6 shown): Dunnit With A Magnum, owned by Larry Standley, Anahuac, Texas, shown by Courtney Lalonde.

Ranch Conformation All Ages (10 shown): Exquisite Stilettos, owned by Erin Josefiak, Rozel, Kansas, shown by Scott Rystrom.

Palomino Bred Ranch Conformation All Ages (2 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Ranch Conformation (12 shown): Exquisite Stilettos, owned and shown by Erin Josefiak, Rozel, Kansas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Ranch Conformation (3 shown): Golden Sun Diva, owned by Shirley Young, Gladbrook, Iowa, shown by Sherrie Lee Young.

Speed Events

Pole Bending All Ages (3 shown): RockBottomFreeBird, owned by Elaine Duff, Hawk, Missouri, shown by Lance Graves.

Amateur Pole Bending (3 shown): LC Metal Sparks, owned and shown by Darrell Butler Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana.

Amateur Stake Race (3 shown): Watch Eye Sally, owned and shown by Megan Wold, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Flag Race All Ages (2 shown): Watch Eye Sally, owned

and shown by Megan Wold, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Amateur Flag Race (5 shown) : LC Metal Sparks, owned and shown by Darrell Butler Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana.

Senior Barrel Racing (6 shown): RockBottomFreeBird, owned by Elaine Duff, Hawk, Missouri, shown by Lance Graves.

Junior Barrel Racing (2 shown): LC Metal Sparks, owned and shown by Darrell Butler Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana.

Amateur Barrel Racing (6 shown): Skbfrostyexpress, owned by Mark or Bobbi Ward, Wilburton, Oklahoma, shown by Bobbi Wold.

Western Riding

Open Western Riding (1 shown): Jukebox Charlie, owned by Mary Clare Stephan, Columbus, Nebraska, shown by Scott Rystrom.

Amateur Western Riding (2 shown): Lets Get This Strait, owned and shown by Linda Rosacker, Grand Island, Nebraska.

Reining

Open Reining (2 shown): Gunning To Survive, owned by Kenny/Deana Nell, Littleton, Illinois, shown by Deana Nell.

Amateur Reining (4 shown): Golden Survivor, owned by Kenny/Deana Nell, Littleton, Illinois, shown by Kenny Nell.

Horsemanship

Novice Amateur Horsemanship (8 shown): Dunnit With A Magnum, owned by Larry Standley, Anahuac, Texas, shown by Courtney Lalonde.

Amateur Horsemanship (10 shown): CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Amateur Select Horsemanship (7 shown): Saw The Magic, owned and shown by Cynthia Rambo, Newton, Kansas.

Palomino Bred Amateur Horsemanship (2 shown): VS On The Road Again, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Amateur Walk Trot Horsemanship (16 shown): Seek The Deck, owned and shown by Cory Franklin Roehrs, Mead, Colorado.

Showmanship

Novice Amateur Showmanship (8 shown): PS Gold Zipper, owned and shown by Maria Pohlabein, Edgewood, Kentucky.

Amateur Showmanship (12 shown): CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Amateur Select Showmanship (5 shown): And Hes Gold, owned and shown by Sharen Ohler, Versallies, Kentucky.

Palomino Bred Amateur Showmanship (7 shown): Sudden Hot Romance, owned and shown by Jason Perkins, Napoleon, Ohio.

Amateur Walk Trot Showmanship (17 shown): This Kidds By Design, owned and shown by Sonya Richardson, Paradise, Texas. s

Halter

Amateur Weanling Stallions (2 shown): The Ice Man, owned and shown by Sandra Thompson, Selma, North Carolina.

Amateur Yearling Stallions (4 shown): Templeton Rye, owned by Paul Adix, Ogden, Iowa, shown by Tammi Adix.

Amateur Aged Stallions (3 shown): Chicks Dig Pirates, owned by Barbara/Stephanie Kelly, Ft. Valley, Georgia, shown by Stephanie Kelly.

Weanling Stallions (2 shown): TB The Ice Man, owned by Sandra Thompson, Selma, North Carolina, shown by Christopher Byrd.

Yearling Stallions (4 shown): I Gotta Get Ripped, owned by Scott Nylen, Scottsdale, Arizona, shown by Chris Arentsen.

Two-Year-Old Stallions (1 shown): My Trade Secrets, owned and shown by Ken Cruce, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Three-Year-Old Stallions (1 shown): Detensions, owned by John Lewis, Tallmadge, Ohio, shown by Ted Turner Jr.

Aged Stallions (3 shown): ELB Killer B, owned by Jodi Keller, Basehor, Kansas, shown by Merle Arbo.

Performance Halter Stallions (2 shown): Mr Be Sumthin Special, owned and shown by by Richelle Beene, Rhinelaner, Wisconsin.

Premier Halter Stallions (6 shown): I Gotta Get Ripped, owned by Scott Nylen, Scottsdale, Arizona, shown by Chris Arentsen.

Palomino Bred Stallions All Ages (3 shown): TB Lies And Alibis, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Christopher Byrd.

Amateur Yearling Geldings (6 shown): Catch Me Riding Dirty, owned and shown by Shelley Tooley, Clintonville, Wisconsin.

Amateur 2-Year-Old Geldings (5 shown): Yellowstoane, owned by Christina West, Williamston, Michigan, shown by Katherine West.

Amateur 3-Year-Old Geldings (4 shown): TB Telatrigger, owned and shown by Chenoa Hoyt, Holden, Louisiana.

Amateur Aged Geldings (13 shown): Goldesign, owned by Savannah Cecilia Petrosky, Columbus, Texas, shown by Diana Lynn Petrosky.

Amateur Performance Halter Geldings (11 shown): Jukebox Charlie, owned and shown by Mary Clare Stephan, Columbus, Nebraska.

Premier Amateur Halter Geldings (5 shown): Yellowstoane, owned by Christina West, Williamston, Michigan, shown by Katherine West.

Yearling Geldings (5 shown): SDS El Parton Gold, owned by Savannah Petrosky, Columbus, Texas, shown by Joseph Holman.

2-Year-Old Geldings (4 shown): Yellowstoane, owned by Christine West, Williamston, Michigan, shown by Tom Robertson.

3-Year-Old Geldings (2 shown): TH Telatrigger, owned by Chenoa Hoyt, Holden, Louisiana, shown by Steve Tidwell.

Aged Geldings (6 shown): Tennacious, owned by Larry/Judith Pilgrim, Bullard, Texas, shown by Joseph Holman.

Performance Halter Geldings (6 shown): Sk Solid Gold Clu, owned and shown by Jerry Magin, Prior Lake, Minnesota.

Palomino Bred Geldings All Ages (8 shown): TB Mahomes, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Color All Ages (19 shown): Exhaling, owned by Andrew/Lisa Eikenberry, Flora, Indiana, shown by Lisa Eikenberry.

Amateur Weanling Mares (6 shown): BB Galmourela, owned and shown by Barbara Brandt, Verona, Illinois.

Amateur Yearling Mares (16 shown): Embracingness, owned and shown by Daniel Sommerer, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Amateur 2-Year-Old Mares (6 shown): FG Pizzazz Me, owned and shown by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma.

Amateur 3-Year-Old Mares (6 shown): Extreme Illusion, owned and shown by Ted Madl, Wellsville, Kansas.

Amateur Aged Mares (11 shown): Telastory, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Tammy Bradshaw.

Amateur Performance Halter Mares (15 shown): Zippos MaryJane, owned and shown by Jolene Battey, Wilton, Iowa.

Premier Amateur Halter Mares (6 shown): FG Pizzazz Me, owned and shown by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma.

Palomino Bred Amateur Mares All Ages (13 shown): TB The Pretty One, owned and shown by Melanie Fielding, Lake City, Florida.

Amateur Color (22 shown): Sk Solid Gold Clu, owned by Jerry Magin, Prior Lake, Minnesota, shown by Donna Magin.

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Pictured on this page (top) is Terry Bradshaw showing FG Pizazz Me to a win in Amateur 2-Year-Old Mares. On the opposite page Mason Egan celebrates after winning the CHP Walk Trot Horsemanship Unassisted Class.

Weanling Mares (6 shown): BB Galmourela, owned by Barbara Brandt, Verona, Illinois, shown by Chris Arentsen.

Yearling Mares (9 shown): Embracingness, owned by Daniel Sommerer, Jefferson City, Missouri, shown by Chris Arentsen.

2-Year-Old Mares (4 shown): FG Pizzazz Me, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

3-Year-Old Mares (7 shown): ZH Wildfire, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Aged Mares (8 shown): Telastory, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Performance Halter Mares (8 shown): Zippos MaryJane, owned by Jolene Battey, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Premier Halter Mares (6 shown): Champion: FG Pizzazz Me, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Palomino Bred Mares All Ages (11 shown): TB The Pretty One, owned by Melanie Fielding, Lake City, Florida, shown by Jarrell Jackson.

Equitation

Novice Amateur Equitation (8 shown): Goodbar Connection, owned and shown by Stacey Frank, Detroit Lakes, Michigan.

Amateur Equitation (7 shown): CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Amateur Select Equitation (1 shown): Ima Skippers Boy, owned and shown by Debbie Wall, Tallassee, Alabama.

Palomino Bred Amateur Equitation (1 shown): VS On The Road Again, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy.

Amateur Walk Trot Equitation (7 shown): Sea Horse Invitation, owned by Charlotte Karcher, Swansboro, North Carolina, shown by Teresa Squires.

Hunter Under Saddle

Junior Hunter Under Saddle (6 shown): Ima Skippers Boy, owned by Debbie Wall, Talassee, Alabama, shown by Carey Ready.

Senior Hunter Under Saddle (8 shown): Only In Chrome, owned and shown by Britt Eagan, Dix, Illinois.

All Age Hunter Under Saddle Stakes (3 shown): Only In Chrome, owned and shown by Britt Eagan, Dix, Illinois.

Palomino Bred Hunter Under Saddle (3 shown): Straittequilanight, owned and shown by Susan DeRouchey-Arbo, Kingsville, Missouri.

Palomino Bred Hunter Under Saddle All Age (2 shown) : Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle (8 shown): Jukebox Charlie, owned and shown by Mary Clare Shephan, Columbus, Nebraska.

Amateur Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle (11 shown): Ima Little Ez, owned and shown by ory Franklin Roehrs, Mead, Colorado.

Amateur Hunter Under Saddle (11 shown): Only N Chrome, owned and shown by Britt Egan,

Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle (2 shown)n: Only N Chrome, owned and shown by Britt Eagan, Dix, Illinois.

Challenged Horsemens Program (CHP) Winners

Unassisted Walk Only Showmanship (1 shown): Andrews Alibi, owned by Paula Gatewood, Dry Ridge, Kentucky, shown by Catherine Kappesser.

Walk Trot Showmanship Unassisted (9 shown) : Superwomann, owned by Corbett Ryan, Wauronda, Illinois, shown by Rhiannon Huffman.

Showmanship Unassisted: Doctor Can Dee, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Patrick McKenzier.

Walk Trot Equitation Unassisted (5 shown): Megans Playboy, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Mason Egan.

Equitation Unassisted: Setting The Stage, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Amy Bentler.

Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle Unassisted: Im Callin Dibbs, owned by Ryan Corbett, Wauronda, Illinois, shown by Rhiannon Huffman.

Hunter Under Saddle Unassisted: Details N Assets, owned and shown by Erin Bates, Lookebe, Oklahoma.

Walk Trot Trail Unassisted (11 shown): Hes Got Da Jack, owned by Partners For Progress, Wauconda, Illinois, shown by Evan Zaloudek.

Trail Unassisted (8 shown): Details N Assets, owned and shown by Erin Bates, Lookebe, Oklahoma.

Walk Trot Western Pleasure Unassisted (10 shown): Hes Got Da Jack, owned by Partners For Progress, Wauconda, Illinois, shown by Evan Zaloudek.

Western Pleasure Unassisted (8 shown): Chockstar, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Spencer Robinson.

Walk Trot Horsemanship Unassisted (10 shown): Megans Playboy, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Mason Egan.

Horsemanship Unassisted (8 shown): Setting The Stage, owned by Stable Strides Farm, Denton, Texas, shown by Amy Bentler. s

Making A Mark

Youth competitors demonstrate the future of the sport is in great hands

Text Corrine Borton Photos Jeff Kirkbride

It’s only their first year together but already Ely Joe Taylor, of Stephenville, Texas, and Shez Sleepy Too, a 2016 mare by Too Sleepy To Zip and out of Zippo Mito Doll, are proving to be a formidable team in the show pen, winning the Youth Golden Horse title in the 14-18 Division.

To get there Taylor and Shez Sleepy Too won World Championship titles in Hunter In Hand All Age, Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18 and Road Hack 14-18, Showmanship 14-18 and Youth Western Pleasure 14-18. They were also Reserve Champions in Horsemanship 14-18, Ranch Rail Pleasure 18 & Under, Ranch Riding 18 & Under and Ranch Trail (18 & Under).

“The hardest classes for me were in the Ranch competition,” he admitted. “I decided to add them the night before and had never practiced them.”

Taylor credits his parents; his trainer, Justin Brown; and Lauren Williams with helping him achieve such success.

“So many others have also helped me become successful in the Palomino industry,” Taylor said. “My horse is a great allaround contender. While western classes are her stronger ones, she excelled at every class we threw at her.”

Halter

For the fifth straight year, Zippos MaryJane, a 15-year-old mare by The Zippo Connection and out of Lethal Combination, took home the title of Champion Youth Performance Halter Mare. Owned by Jolene Battey, of Wilton, Iowa, Zippos MaryJane was shown by Jolene’s son Landon.

“Winning the Youth Performance Mares class for the fifth straight year was very exciting and such a huge accomplishment,” Landon said. “She’s good at about anything you ask of her.”

Other Youth Halter champions include:

Youth Color 18 & Under (24 shown): Exhaling, owned by Andrew/Lisa Eikenberry, Flora, Indiana, shown by Mark Starr.

Youth Performance Halter Geldings: Jukebox Charlie,

owned by Mary Clare Stephan, Columbus, Nebraska, shown by Tyler Brea Rysteom.

Palomino Bred Youth Halter Geldings All Ages (4 shown): Itsaboyandgirlthing, owned by Dana Thomas, Groveland, Florida, shown by Cayden Lalonde

Youth Aged Geldings (9 shown): TNR Top Of The Ninth, owned by Chenoa Hoyt, Holden Louisiana, shown by Kathryn Roehrs.

Youth 3-Year-Old Geldings (3 shown): TB Telatrigger, owned by Chenoa Hoyt, Holden Louisiana, shown by Kathryn Roehrs.

Youth 2-Year-Old Geldings (2 shown): Arent I Something, owned and shown by Savannah Cecilia Petrosky, Columbus, Texas.

Premier Youth Geldings (5 shown): TB Telatrigger, owned by Chenoa Hoyt, Holden Louisiana, shown by Kathryn Roehrs.

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Youth Performance Halter Mares (15 shown): Zippos MaryJane, owned by Jolene Battey, Wilton, Iowa, shown by Landon Battey.

Palomino Bred Youth Halter Mares (6 shown): TB High Society, owned by Barbara Kiewel, Ball Ground, Georgia, shown by Kathryn Roehrs.

Youth Aged Mares (7 shown): Telastory, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Kaydence Zurie Hesler.

Youth 3-Year-Old Mares (1 shown): The Golden Gurl, owned by Brian Murphy, Resselar, Indiana, shown by Mark Starr.

Youth 2-Year-Old Mares (2 shown): TB Blonde At The Bar, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Kaydence Zurie Hesler.

Premier Mares (5 shown): Telastory, owned by Terry Bradshaw, Thackerville, Oklahoma, shown by Kaydence Zurie Hesler.

Ranch Classes

Kyrah Bowker, of Moriarty, New Mexico, won a total of five Youth Ranch Classes riding Lenas Wimpys Rooster, owned by Kurt Bowker. They took home championships in: Youth Ranch Rail Pleasure (14 shown), Youth Ranch Reining 18 & Under (3 shown), Youth Ranch Riding 18 & Under 15 shown), Youth Ranch Horse 18 & Under (5 shown) and Youth Ranch Trail 18 & Under (12 shown).

Other Youth Ranch class champions include:

Palomino Bred Youth Ranch Rail Pleasure 18 & Under (4 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina, shown by Alana Grace Barham.

Novice Youth Ranch Rail Pleasure 18 & Under (6 shown): Shiner Surprize, owned and shown by Alexandra Edsall, Rural Hall, North Carolina.

Palomino Bred Youth Ranch Riding (4 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina, shown by Alana Grace Barham.

Novice Youth Ranch Riding 18 & Under (8 shown): Loping For Gold, owned and shown by Megan Delille, Coal Valley, Illinois.

Palomino Bred Youth Ranch Trail 18 & Under (3 shown): Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina, shown by Alana Grace Barham.

Novice Youth Ranch Trail 18 & Under (6 shown): Shiner Surprize, owned and shown by Alexandra Edsall, Rural Hall, North Carolina.

Youth Ranch Conformation 18 & Under (16 shown): Exquisite Stilettos, owned by Erin Josefiak, Rozel, Kansas, shown by Tyler Brea Rystrom.

Palomino Bred Youth Ranch Confirmation (4 shown: Shes Legally Blonde, owned by Rebecca Myszka, Wausau, Wisconsin, shown by Madilynn Myszka.

Hunter In Hand

Palomino Bred Hunter In Hand (3 shown): MWS My Kinda Therapy, owned and shown by Creek Plemons, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

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Youth Hunter In Hand All Age (20 shown) Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.

Hunter Under Saddle

Youth Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle 5-9 (3 shown): Dress Western Gold, owned by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico, shown by Klairah Bowker.

Youth Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle 10-18 (6 shown): Invite Me Im Good, owned by Sarah Pilliard, Sedalia, Missouri, shown by Aiden Watterson.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 1418 (8 shown): Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.

Palomino Bred Youth Hunter Under Saddle 18 & Under (4 shown): MWS My Kinda Therapy, owned and shown by Creek Plemons, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under (7 shown): Dress Western Gold, owned and shown by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico.

Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 18 & Under (8 shown): SCR Best Invitation, owned by Stacy Sutphin, Jamestown, Indiana, shown by Kaitlyn Jones.

Hunt Seat Equitation

Youth Walk Trot Hunt Seat Equitation 5-9 (3 shown): Zippos Tulsali Otoe, owned and shown by Kendall Lumley, Grady, Alabama.

Youth Walk Trot Hunt Seat Equitation 10-18 (6 shown): Strait To The Top, owned by Aaron Tuschen, Sioux Center, Iowa, shown by Kenley Tuschen.

Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18 (7 shown): Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.

Palomino Bred Hunt Seat Equitation (3 shown): Royal Peppy Chex, owned by Margaret, Orzel, Hortonville, Wisconsin, shown by Macey Koehler.

Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & Under (6 shown): Dress Western Gold, owned and shown by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico.

Novice Youth Equitation 18 & Under (6 shown): Lopin For Gold, owned and shown by Megan Delille, Coal Valley, Illinois.

Western Pleasure

Youth Walk Trot Western Pleasure 5-9 (5 shown): Zippos Tulsali Otoe, owned and shown by Kendall Lumley, Grady, Alabama.

Youth Walk Trot Western Pleasure 10-18 (13 shown): A New Man, owned by Debra Barnes, Lakeview, Ohio, shown by Braden Lee Barnes.

Youth Western Pleasure 14-18 (8 shown): Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.

Palomino Bred Youth Western Pleasure 18 & Under (5 shown): Take My Harley, owned by Scott/Shelley Rystrom, shown by Tyler Brea Rystrom.

Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under (6 shown): Sleepy Keeper, owned by Betsie Moore, Covington, Ohio, shown by Addison Moore.

Novice Youth Western Pleasure 18 & Under (8 shown): Showoffmyprinciples, owned by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas, shown by Aspen Gregg.

Horsemanship

Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship 5-9 (4 shown): Whizzys Lemon Twist, owned by Briana Miller, Merrill, Michigan, shown by Brooklyn Miller.

Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship 10-18 (11 shown): Invite

Me Im Good, owned by Sarah Pilliard, Sedalia, Missouri, shown by Aiden Watterson.

Youth Horsemanship 14-18 (9 shown): Plenty Of Goodscotch, owned and shown by Reese Pekny, Underwood, Iowa.

Palomino Bred Horsemanship 18 & Under (5 shown): MWS My Kinda Therapy, owned and shown by Creek Plemons, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Youth Horsemanship 13 & Under (7 shown): Dress Western Gold, owned and shown by Kyra Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico.

Novice Youth Horsemanship (9 shown): Invite Me Im Good, owned by Sarah Pilliard, Sedalia, Missouri, shown by Addilyn Watterson.

Reining & Western Riding

Youth Western Riding 18 & Under (3 shown): Lenas Wimpy Rooster, owned by Kurt Bowker, Moriarity, New Mexico, shown by Kyrah Bowker.

Youth Reining 18 & Under (2 shown): Lenas Wimpy Rooster, owned by Kurt Bowker, Moriarity, New Mexico, shown by Kyrah Bowker.

Leadline

Leadline (7 shown): PS Gold Zipper, owned by Maria Pohlabein, Edgewood, Kentucky, shown by Caleb Coniglio.

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Mark Star is pictured on the opposite page (top) showing Exhaling to a win in Youth Color 18 & Under and Brianna Miller and Whizzys Lemon Twich perform their winning Walk Trot Horsemanship 5-9 pattern. On this page, Kyrah Bowker accepts her award for winning the Youth Walk-Trot 5-9 Hunter Under Saddle with Dress Western Gold.

Showmanship

Youth Walk Trot Showmanship 5-9 (5 shown): Dress Western Gold, owned by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico, shown by Klairah Bowker.

Youth Showmanship 14-18 (9 shown): Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.

Youth Walk Trot Showmanship 10-18 (9 shown): Decks Cinderella, owned by Karla Ericksen, Aurora, Nebraska, shown by Alexis Ericksen.

Palomino Bred Showmanship 18 & Under (6 shown): MWS My Kinda Therapy, owned and shown by Creek Plemons, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Youth Showmanship 13 & Under (8 shown): Sonrise And Old Lace, owned by Ellie Schley, Boyden, Iowa, shown by Adelyn Schley.

Novice Youth Showmanship 18 & Under (9 shown): Showoffmyprinciples, owned by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas, shown by Aspen Gregg.

Speed Events

Youth Barrel Racing 18 & Under (4 shown): Misty Invest Leaguer, owned by Richard/Pat Brown, Hope Hull, Alabama, shown by Vanessa Simmons.

Youth Flag Race 18 & Under (5 shown): Misty Invest Leaguer, owned by Richard/Pat Brown, Hope Hull, Alabama, shown by Vanessa Simmons.

Youth Pole Bending 18 & Under (4 shown): Misty Invest Leaguer, owned by Richard/Pat Brown, Hope Hull, Alabama, shown by Vanessa Simmons.

Youth Stake Race 18 & Under (3 shown): X Clusive Gold, owned by Erica Hoffman, Wildwood, Missouri, shown by Vanessa Simmons.

Special Awards

PHBA, along with Tioga Territory, randomly selected an exhibitor to spotlight each day. The spotlight was published on Facebook and the exhibitor received a $25 gift certificate to be used at the Tioga Territory booth.

A Look Ahead

Next year marks the last in the PHBA’s contract with the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield to host the association’s World Championship Show. General Manager Terri Green says the association will focus on making a decision on whether to renew the agreement or move to another facility starting in 2024.

For additional information about the Palomino Horse Breeders of America, it’s programs or complete results from the 2022 World Championship Show and Youth World Show, visit www.palominohba.com.

Cayden Lalonde is featured on the October Palomino cover this month getting instructions from judge R. David Terrell in the Youth Ranch Conformation class as he shows Dunnit With A Magnum.

OPEN GOLDEN HORSE

NOVICE AMATEUR GOLDEN HORSE

Gorgeous Playboy

MaKenna Carver, Iowa City, Iowa

Reserve

PS Gold Zipper

Maria Pohlabein, Edgewood, Kentucky

AMATEUR GOLDEN HORSE

Cowboysainteasytoluv

Kelsey Guthrie Rudy, Vassar, Michigan

Reserve

Im Applelicious

Laura Gunnell, Trenton, Michigan

SELECT AMATEUR GOLDEN HORSE

PALOMINO BRED OPEN HIGH POINT

Leos Blue Eyed Blaze

Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina

AMATEUR WALK-TROT GOLDEN HORSE

This Kids By Design

Sonya Richardson, Paradise, Texas

Reserve

Sea Horse Invitation

Teresa Squires, Swansboro, North Carolina

Reserve

Ima Skippers Boy

Debbie Wall, Tallassee, Alabama

PALOMINO BRED AMATEUR HIGH POINT

Exquisite Courtney Reagan Boswell, Dayton, Texas

Reserve

VS On The Roan Again Kelsey, Vassar, Michigan

CHP UNASSISTED GOLDEN HORSE

Setting The Stage

Amy Bentler

Stable Strides Farm Therapeutic Riding Program

Denton, Texas

CHP ASSISTED GOLDEN HORSE

Megans Playboy

Mason Egan

Stable Strides Farm Therapeutic Riding Program

Denton, Texas

Wimpys Little Prize Karen Schankin, Ceresco, Michigan

And Hes Gold Sharon Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky

YOUTH 14-18 GOLDEN HORSE

Shez Sleepy Too

Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas

Reserve

Plenty Of Goodscotch

Reese Penky, Underwood, Iowa

YOUTH 13 & UNDER GOLDEN HORSE

X Clusive Gold

Hailey Hoffman, Wildwood, Missouri

Reserve

Lenas Wimpys Rooster

Kyrah Bowker, New Mexico

YOUTH WALK-TROT 5-9 GOLDEN HORSE

Dress Western Gold

Klairah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico

Reserve

Zippos Tulsali Otoe

Kendall Lumley, Grady, Alabama

NOVICE YOUTH GOLDEN HORSE

X Clusive Gold

Hailey Hoffman, Wildwood, Missouri

Reserve

Loping For Gold

Megan DeLille, Coal Valley, Illinois

YOUTH WALK-TROT 10-18 GOLDEN HORSE

Invite Me Im Good

Aiden Watterson, Holden, Missouri

Reserve

Strait To The Top

Kenley Tuschen, Sioux Center, Iowa

YOUTH TEAM TOURNAMENT

First Place Team: Guns Whey Loaded & Bryn

Janke; Classical Kiss & Callie Miller; X Clusive Gold & Hailey Hoffman; Plenty Of Goodscotch & Reese Pekny; Goldesign &Savannah Cecilia Petrosky

Second Place Team: Showoffmyprinciple & Aspen

Gregg; A New Man & Bailey Barnes; Forgot To Breathe & Dana Thomas; Shez Sleepy Too & Ely Joe Taylor; Shesa Legally Blonde & Madilynn Myszka

Third Place Team: Invite Me Im Good & Aiden Watterson; My Absolute Eli & Caila Pieschek; Zippos Tulsali Otoe & Kendall Lumley; Strait To The Top & Kenley Tuschen; Arent I Something & Savannah Cecilia Petrosky

PALOMINO BRED YOUTH HIGH POINT

MWS My Kinds Therapy

Creek Plemons, Crawford, Indiana

Reserve

Royal Peppy Chex

Macey Koehler, Appleton, Wisconsin

MAX EISENBERG SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Kyrah Bowker

Moriarty, New Mexico

PRESIDENT

Tom Craun

15119 Leavenworth Rd.

Basehor, KS 66007

Phone:(913) 724-2418 tom.craun@att.net

PRESIDENT-ELECT

David Remus

28340 280th Ave.

Sleepy Eye, MN 56085

Phone:(507) 227-4466 remusqh@hotmail.com

VICE-PRESIDENT

Gene Ray Stewart

70 Mint Springs Rd.

Owenton, KY 40359

Phone:(502) 558-1984 gene@generaystewart.com

VICE-PRESIDENT

Mike Battey

1371 Taylor Ave.

Wilton, IA 52778

Phone (563) 506-0680 mbattey69@gmail.com

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Lynn N. Rohwedder

3854 Lower Saxtown Rd.

Waterloo, IL 62298-8851

Phone:(618) 806-8851 rohwed@wisperhome.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Mimsi Roe Coon

P.O. BOX 1029

Pilot Point , TX 76258-1029

Phone:(940) 391-0935 coonmimsi@gmail.com

PHBA GENERAL MANAGER

Terri Green

15253 E Skelly Dr.

Tulsa, OK 74116

Phone:(918) 438-1234 tgreen@palominohba.com

HEADQUARTERS

The PHBA office is located at 15253 East Skelly Dr. Tulsa, Ok 74116 | Phone:(918) 438-1234 | Fax: (918) 438-1232 | E-Mail: yellahrses@palominohba.com

PALOMINO HORSE BREEDERS OF AMERICA

The international organization known as the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) was formed in 1941 to collect, record, preserve the purity of blood, and improve the breeding of Palomino horses. The original concept began in 1938 due to the efforts of numerous dedicated horsemen and horsewomen.

MISSION STATEMENT

To record and preserve the pedigree of the Palomino Horse while maintaining the integrity of the breeds.

To provide beneficial services for its members which enhance and encourage Palomino ownership and participation. To generate growth of PHBA membership via the marketing, promotion, advertising and publicity of the Palomino Horse.

ABOUT PHBA

The Palomino Horse Breeders of America, Tulsa, Oklahoma was formed in 1941 as a member owned, non-profit organization for the purpose of registering and improving horses standing between 14 and 17 hands tall, and exhibiting body color, with variations from light to dark, of a newly minted U S fourteen karat gold coin. There are more than 38 Affiliate Palomino Associations network associations on the state or local basis. APAs host horse shows, fundraising projects, clinics, futurities and family activities.

Palomino horses registered with American Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse Association, American Holsteiner Horse Association, Pinto Horse Association of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds) American Saddle Horses, Arabians, Half Arabs, Morgans, Mountain Pleasure Horses, Morabs, Quarabs, Missouri Fox Trotters and Rocky Mountain Horses are eligible for registration with PHBA provided the horse meets color and white rules.

PHBA maintains records on more than 88,000 horses and owners, more than 250,000 horse show entries, and over five hundred horse shows. PHBA provides recreational, financial, and competitive rewards for every age group, extending more than 900 approved classes for amateurs, novice/amateur, youth and open programs. Classes range from halter to jumping, horsemanship to driving, cutting to saddle seat, pole bending to reining, and barrel racing.

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

InStride Edition Magazine is the official publication of the Palomino Horse Breeders Of America. InStride Edition includes information on the association’s people, horses and programs. The magazine is distributed to PHBA members and approved judges. For information on advertising in the PHBA section or to suggest story ideas email Executive Editor Corrine S. Borton at CorrineBorton@InStrideEdition.com. You can also visit www.InStrideEdition.com.

Trail Class Shootout a big hit at World Show

Welcome to the fall of 2022, the year is flying by at a much to rapid pace. The leaves will be turning, days getting shorter, and we will be complaining about the length of the days. The fall APA shows will be getting closer. The new youth board had its first call and already planning on bigger and better things for the youth at the World Show, visit with your board members and ask what you can do to help.

Purina Better Horse’s Network was at our PHBA World Show in July shooting an episode that will be aired on several channels sometime in the near future, right now they are still putting the episode together and will give us air dates soon. When we to learn of those dates, we will do an email blast and social media announcements, look for Susie on our Facebook and You tube channel for that announcement, I can’t wait to see it.

Speaking of our Palomino World Show, we received a lot of positive comments about schedule, arena condition and the new Trail Class Shootout, we plan on expanding that for next year, in case you missed it, the pattern was a combination of regular Trail and Ranch Trail obstacles with a couple of additional bonus obstacles, one for each division. I can’t say enough good things about the street party, we did learn if we use the same grill next year, we need longer handled spatulas as several of the cooks singed some hair cooking the 600 “Bradshaw burgers” and hot dogs. The Hee Haw Road Show entertainment was great, the addition of silent auction items donated by the Petrosky Family raised money for the PHBA Youth and Challenged Horseman programs. We thank them again. It was fun giving the Loves $500 fuel card away and we thank Loves and Carmen O’Donnell for that donation. We also learned that someone always has a bigger water gun, or hose. If you missed it this year, you missed a good time, but plans are being made for 2023.

There were a lot of people thanking Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses for the payout money for Amateur Halter winners and Amateur Color. The Bradshaws also sponsored awards to the Youth Halter winners, a belt buckle for all the hard work they put in getting their horses ready and shown. We can’t thank all our sponsors enough for the generosity toward PHBA and its members, some adding money for payout to a few classes. We are working on putting a sponsor team together already for next year and brainstorming how to get more money toward paybacks. If you have ideas, please contact or submit an idea in writing to your executive board or marketing committee members.

We are finalizing the plans for the annual convention, it will be in Tulsa once again March 7-12, we would sure like to see your smiling faces in attendance and help guide us into the future. We are in final negotiations with two hotels trying to get our members the best deal. That announcement should be out soon. Look for Convention Registration information on the web (www.palominohba.com) soon. Rule Change proposals will be due by Nov. 7.

Rule change proposals due in November

Happy Fall to my horse show friends and family! Fall means it’s time to register those foals. Registration is easiest and most cost efficient their weanling year and adds value to prospective buyers. It is especially important to register your Palomino Bred foals as this growing registration division needs the added exposure of every eligible foal being registered, marketed and shown. Registration is one of the easiest ways to assist your Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) in continued growth of horses and new members as foals are sold into their future homes.

With the changing of the leaves comes futurity season and some of the last PHBA shows of the year. You can find a full calendar of events here: http://www.palominohba.com/show-info/2022-calendar-of-events/ And if you’re on the fence about heading out to another show, you may want to check the point standings, here: www.palominohba.com/awards-titles/standings/ - adding one more show may qualify you for a year end award or help you achieve your ROM, Superior or Championship awards.

Another important date to consider is the upcoming Rule Change Proposal deadline. Rule changes must be submitted 120 days prior to our National Convention and this date usually hits in early November. While November may seem a ways out, rule changes should be carefully considered, well written and take into consideration all of the other areas of the rulebook that may need additions or revisions by one small rule change. I promise, as someone who has worked on rule change proposals, there are ramifications to every rule change. And that’s not a bad thing but one you will want plenty of time to mull over and consider to submit your clearest ideas. Change is growth and we welcome the conversations that start when new ideas and rule changes are shared and proposed.

The Amateur Executive Board will host a Pampered Chef Party again this holiday season. Last year we were able to raise enough money in our final drive of the year to land the Amateur Association financially out of the red, which we hope to do again this year. Please save a bit of your Christmas Shopping and kitchen needs to purchase in our Party which will open right after Thanksgiving and include Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

Other ways you can continue to support your Association and the Amateurs is to simply renew your membership. It is easier than ever now and you can do it from the comfort of your recliner. http://www.palominohba.com/membership/membership/ click the Join Now! Button and renew today. If you are a lifetime member, we greatly appreciate you updating your Amateur status.

Youth association has new set of officers

Hello everyone, I am the 2022-2023 PHBA Youth President. My name is Kate Roehrs and I have been showing horses for almost nine years. I am so excited to work with this amazing group of individuals I get to call my board. Let me announce who everyone is. To my partner in crime, Past-president Macey Koehler, I am sad to see you go, but so grateful for everything you’ve done. Reese Pekny is president-elect, Landon Battey and Ellie Roehrs are the co-vice presidents, Lanie Phelps is secretary, Ally Koehler is treasurer and Kaitlyn Jones is reporter. My appointees are as follows, Bryn Janke, CJ Kirkland and Paige Moser.

Here are some fun facts about myself. I love music and play the piano, ukulele, and enjoy singing (I’ve sung the National Anthem at our shows multiple times). Basketball and softball were my main sports in high school. Along with horses, I love dogs and have a 3-year-old corgi named Rue who is my pride and joy. Currently I’m in the midst of getting my EMT certification and my Cosmetology degree and plan to major in Sports Medicine.

Enough about myself and more about what my goals are for the PHBA-Youth Association. Over the past two years, there has been a huge turning point in our fundraising which has allowed the Youth Board the opportunity to give away so many amazing prizes at our world show in Springfield, IL. With the help of our incredible sponsors and youth advisors, we have been able to provide prizes for each placing in every class up to fifth place, along with an abundance of give-aways and door prizes. This past year we raised enough money to award belt buckles to the winner of every class along with their Cowboy Bronze trophy. This is something I would love to see continue in the future with the hopes that it will grow each year. After all the hard work our youth kids put in throughout the year to prepare for the World Show, I feel this is something they deserve and is a goal the Youth Board is willing to work toward.

Thank you all so much for the opportunity to serve as the PHBAYouth President. I am excited for everything the Youth Board has in store and hope to see many of you at the upcoming shows. Safe travels and best of luck to everyone.

Texas trainer Dustin Eickenhorst has only had Lopin Money Machine in training since January but he showed that was plenty of time to make a champion when he piloted the 2018 mare, sired by IOnlyLopeForMoney and out of Weedos Good Machine to a win in the Green Western Pleasure at the 2022 Appaloosa National Show and Youth World Championship Show.

Eickenhorst said it was Lopin Money Machine’s beauty and great expression that set her apart from the other eight contestants in the class.

“She always tries to please and loves to go slow,” he explained. “She’s sweet and kind and loves her job.”

This year’s event, held July 26 to Aug. 2, drew open, amateur and youth competitors from all over the United States to the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex, Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Other Western Pleasure class winners included:

• Mens Western Pleasure (9 shown): Shes Sleepin Single and Justin Britton.

3-Year-Old Open Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure (8 shown): Rageous Colors, owned by Robin Davis, shown by Heath Wilkerson.

Junior Western Pleasure (4 shown) The Caped Crusader, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Jesse Jones.

• Senior Western Pleasure (10 shown): Stylist Chocolate, owned by Stephanie Sinalis, shown by MacKenzie Fallis.

Non-Pro Western Pleasure (15 shown)

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Dustin Eickenhorst is pictured (above right) on this page showing Lopin Money Machine in Green Western Pleasure.

Competitors from all over the U.S. compete for titles

Burning Money and Chase Wilkerson.

35 & Over Non-Pro Western Pleasure (14 shown): Sleepin In Paradise and Karen Lewis.

• Youth Walk-Trot Pleasure 10 & Under (15 shown) : Suddenly Hot N Silky and Gracelyn McClure.

• Youth Walk-Trot Western Pleasure 11-18 (8 shown): Miss Impulsive and Everleigh Miller.

• Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under (6 shown): Dont Look Away and Juliette Bicknell.

• Youth Western Pleasure 14-18 (10 shown): Lopin In Chocolate and Taylor Smith.

Novice Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under (7 shown): Hotroddin In Winter and Sarah Harnish.

Novice Youth Western Pleasure 14-18 (10 shown): The Pass

Code and Nicole Hanson.

Spot The Green Western Pleasure (10 shown): Take A Hit, owned by Olivia Johnson, shown by Cheryl Schembri.

Novice Non-Pro Western Pleasure (4 shown): Hometown Hunter and Becca Bakony.

Masters Non-Pro Western Pleasure (13 shown): Sleepin N Paradise and Karen Lewis.

• Ladies Western Pleasure (11 shown): Red Hot Ride, owned by the Dryden Family, shown by MacKenzie Fallis.

Non-Pro Walk-Trot Western Pleasure (19 shown): Hot N Foolish and Colton Alexander. Showmanship

To prepare for this year’s Youth World Show Taylor Smith, of Bryan, Texas, lived with her trainers all summer and practiced Showmanship with her show s

Text Corrine S. Borton & Brianna Huggins Photos Ruehle Photographix

partner, Lopin In Chocolate, a 2009 gelding by Hot Chocolate Chip and out of Lopin Lady, every day, even if it was just a couple of set ups to make absolutely certain they’d be on point.

“With it being so hot this summer, I really needed to work on building my stamina,” she explained. “I would trot circles around the arena to make sure I wouldn’t be out of breath during the pattern to maintain my arena presence.”

She made all the hard work pay off this year by winning both the Youth English Showmanship 14-18 class of 29 entries and the Youth Western Showmanship 14-18 with 25 entries, in her 10th year competing at an Appaloosa Youth World Show.

“In the places it called for the extended trot we really showed the difference between our normal trot and our extended trot,” she explained. “Although we challenged the pattern, we maintained a consistent cadence throughout it.”

Other Showmanship winners include:

Youth English Showmanship 13 & Under (21 shown): Zip Invited Me and Simran Krishn Amurthy.

Novice Non-Pro Showmanship (12 shown): Hometown Hunter and Becca Bakony.

Youth Western Showmanship 13 & Under (12 shown): Charlsey and Evelyn Bitner.

Novice Youth Showmanship 13 & Under (12 shown): All Handmade and McKendra Mecca.

Novice Youth Showmanship 14-18 (14 shown): Timeless Talent and Isabella Doan.

Youth Walk Trot Western Showmanship 10 & Under (13 shown): All Hands On Zip and McKendra Mecca.

Non-Pro Showmanship (23 shown): Invaluable and Megan Holtmeyer.

Masters Non-Pro Showmanship (13 shown): No You Didnt and Dr. Ted Zajac III.

Non-Pro 35 & Over Showmanship (10 shown): Chattanooga Lucy and Kelly Sweeny. Hunter Under Saddle

Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under (5 shown): Hero In Disguise and Sarah Harnish.

Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18 (17 shown): Designed To B Cherry and Kennedie Owens.

Youth Walk-Trot Hunter Under Saddle 10 & Under (9 shown): Vested All Mighty and Elliette Miller.

Youth Walk-Trot Hunter Under Saddle 11-18 (9 shown): My Zippers Stuck and Katlynn Hanson.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18 (22 shown): Designed With Assets and Libby Wilhelm.

Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under (4 shown): Designer XL and Alexis Proulx.

Novice Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (4 shown): William Grant and Margaret Nelson.

Senior Hunter Under Saddle (9 shown): All About The Blue, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Kristin Pokluda.

Junior Hunter Under Saddle (9 shown): Allocated By Design, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Kristin Pokluda.

Masters Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (7 shown): Biggest Show N Town and Tammy Raak.

Spot The Green Hunter Under Saddle (10 shown): Color Blind Design, owned by Kyle Gibbons, shown by Cole Davis.

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The 2022 Appaloosa National Show and Youth World Championship Show attracted people from all over the United States to compete for titles in Open, Youth and Non-Pro classes. On this page (top) one youngster displays her love for the breed. Below that (left) Taylor Smith and Lopin In Chocolate perform their Youth English Showmanship 14-18 championship pattern and (right) Casey Temple shows Roys Hot Investment to a win in Non-Pro Horsemanship. On the opposite page, Kristin Pokluda and All About The Blue are named champions in the Senior Hunter Under Saddle.

Non-Pro 35 & Over Hunter Under Saddle (9 shown): Biggest Show N Town and Tammy Raak.

Non-Pro Walk-Trot Hunter Under Saddle (9 shown): U Betcha Im Hot and Jessica Hadden.

Green Hunter Under Saddle (6 shown): Come Get Ya Some, owned by Jenna Pastour, shown by Sandy Jirkovsky.

Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle (8 shown) All About The Blue and Mary Spaulding.

3-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Hunter Under Saddle (3 shown): Totally Sweet Assets, owned by Wendy Shuknecht, shown by Nicole Rice.

Equitation

Youth Walk-Trot Equitation 10 & Under (9 shown): Fairly Flashy and Hannah Aron.

Youth Walk-Trot Equitation 11-18 (6 shown): Zip Invited Me and Simran Krishn Amurthy.

Youth Equitation 13 & Under (6 shown): Hotroddin In Winter and Sarah Harnish.

Youth Equitation 14-18 (26 shown): Lopin In Chocolate and Taylor Smith.

Novice Youth Equitation 13 & Under (5 shown): Hotroddin In Winter and Sarah Harnish.

Novice Youth Equitation 14-18 (17 shown): Gettin Blazed and Kylie Jacobson.

Novice Non-Pro Equitation (2 shown): Hometown Hunter and Becca Bakony.

Got Mojo and Grace Douglas.

Didnt and Dr. Ted Zajak.

Hes Iron Man and Ashley Anthony.

By All Means and Susan Jansen.

Huntin Tail and Elizabeth Mitchell. Chip and Annika Hanson.

Under (7 shown): Charlsey and Evelyn Bitner.

Youth Bareback Horsemanship 14-18 (12 shown): Rock My Motion and Anya Leland.

Novice Youth Horsemanship 13 & Under (6 shown): Hotroddin In Winter and Sarah Harnish.

Novice Youth Horsemanship 14-18 (14 shown): Gettin Blazed and Kylie Jacobson.

Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship 11-18 (7 shown): Zip Invited Me and Simran Krishnamurthy.

Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship 10 & Under (13 shown): Fairly Flashy and Hannah Aron.

Youth Horsemanship 13 & Under (6 shown): Charlsey and Evelyn Bitner.

Youth Horsemanship 14-18 (22 shown): Zipper Shock and Maisen Gores.

Masters Non-Pro Horsemanship (17 shown): No You Didnt and Dr. Ted Zajac III.

Non-Pro Walk Trot Horsemanship (17 shown): Im Sizzling Hot and Kyle Rice.

Non-Pro Horsemanship (18 shown): Roys Hot Investment and Casey Temple.

Novice Non-Pro Horsemanship (5 shown): Fifth Avoue Hero and Kate Perez.

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Longe Line

Open Western Yearling Longe Line (3 shown): That LL Do, owned by Trish Doyle, shown by Anthony Leier.

Non-Pro Western Yearling Longe Line (2 shown): That LL Do and Trish Doyle.Open Hunter Yearling Longe Line (4 shown): Whataya Want From Me, owned by Justin Johnson, shown by Anthony Leier.

Non-Pro Hunter Yearling Longe Line (3 shown): Whataya Want From Me and Samantha Johnson.

Trail

Senior Trail (28 shown): Im Vicki Vale, owned by Megan Holtmeyer, shown by Jesse Jones.

Green Trail (11 shown) The Caped Crusader, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Jesse Jones.

Junior Trail (6 shown): The Caped Crusader, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Jesse Jones.

Non-Pro Trail (17 shown): Light Em Up and Ryann Regan.

Masters Non-Pro Trail (11 shown): Light Em Up and Becky Dillon.

35 & Over Non-Pro Trail (11 shown): Vital Rhythm and Tristanna Carrell.

Novice Non-Pro Trail (8 shown): Rock My Motion nd Julie Leland.

Non-Pro Walk Trot Trail (9 shown): I Like To Color and Katherine Jeffrey.

Youth Trail 14-18 (11 shown): Timeless Talent and Isabella Doan.

Youth Trail 13 & Under (3 shown): Dont Look Away and Juliette Bicknell.

Novice Youth Trail 14-18 (7 shown): Lance Loper and Kelly McBrine.

Novice Youth Trail 13 & Under (3 shown): Hotroddin In Winter and Sarah Harnish.

Youth Walk Trot Trail 11-18 (6 shown): Miss Impulsive and Everleigh Miller.

Youth Walk Trot Trail 10 & Under (11 shown): Called Me Collect and Averly Grant.

Ranch

Youth Ranch Trail 18 & Under (11 shown): Gottalattalazyloper and Kaytlyn Howard.

Junior Ranch Trail (5 shown): Mr Peppa Roanie, owned by Chris Busboom, shown by Jim Jirkovsky.

Senior Ranch Trail (19 shown): Magnum Full Of Macho, owned by Martin Halterman, shown by Jamie Phillips.

Non-Pro Ranch Trail (14 shown): Chics Dig Tattoos and Holly Anderson.

Senior Ranch Riding (21 shown): High Caliber Gun, owned by Grace Owen DVM, shown by Christopher Dennis.

Youth Ranch Riding 18 & Under (15 shown): A Peach Of My Heart and Gavin Gores.

Non-Pro Ranch Reining (7 shown): Nu Grays Starlight and Alison Phillips.

Junior Ranch Rail Pleasure (7 shown): Thunder In Hollywood, owned by Carly Wettlaufer, sown by Lee Bennett.

Youth Ranch Reining 18 & Under (7 shown): ANB Pine Talking and Rylans Bradley.

Senior Ranch Reining (7 shown): Neon Jersey, owned by Galen Loseke, shown by Lee Bennett.

Youth Ranch Rail Pleasure (18 & Under): A Peach Of My Heart and Gavin Gores.

Non-Pro Ranch Riding (19 shown): Nu Grays Starlight and Alison Phillips.

Non-Pro Ranch Rail Pleasure (14 shown): High Caliber Gun and Grace Owen DVM.

Junior Ranch Riding (6 shown): Thunder In Hollywood, owned by Carley Wettlaufer, shown by Lee Bennett.

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Jesse Jones is pictured on this page (top) showing The Caped Crusader to a win in Junior Trail. Below that, one of the many games offered for the youth competitors during the 2022 event. On the opposite page (top) Gavin Gores and A Peach Of My Heart competing in the Youth Ranch Riding 18 & Under. Below that some scenes from this year’s show.

Junior Ranch Reining (1 shown): Ima Lena On Tequila, owned by Trevor Brazile, shown by Lee Bennett.

Senior Ranch Rail Pleasure (14 shown): Tattoosconquistador, owned by Susan Ensor, shown by Catherine Ensor.

Youth Ranch Conformation 18 & Under (13 shown): Chocful Of Blessings and Maisen Gores.

Open Ranch Conformation (10 shown): Neon Jersey, owned by Galen Loseke, shown by Lee Bennett.

Non-Pro Ranch Conformation (8 shown): Justa Lucky Dreamer and Lori Graves.

Hunter In Hand

Youth Hunter In Hand Mares (14 shown): Shes Robin My Assets and Maisen Gores.

Youth Hunter In Hand Geldings (15 shown): Crocodile Hunter and Madison Schatzman.

Open Hunter In Hand Mares (15 shown): Watch Me Burn, owned by Ashley Anthony, shown by Anthony Leier.

Open Hunter In Hand Geldings (14 shown): All About The Blue, owned by Beck Farms, shown by Heather Runyon.

Open Hunter In Hand Stallions (4 shown): Chosen, owned by William & Debra Strickland, shown by Petra Cruse.

Non-Pro Hunter In Hand Stallions (4 shown): Chosen and Petra Cruse.

Non-Pro Hunter In Hand Geldings (12 shown): U Betcha Im Hot and Jessica Hadden.

Non-Pro Hunter In Hand Mares (8 shown): Blue Expectations and Lisa Berger.

Halter

Non-Pro Performance Halter Mares (5 shown): Dont Kiss N Tel and Lisa Berger.

Open Performance Mares (3 shown) Dont Kis N Tel, owned by Wilburn Archer, shown by Sean Schembri.

Non-Pro Performance Halter Geldings (6 shown) No You Didnt and Dr. Ted Zajac III.

Open Performance Halter Geldings (6 shown): Roan Star, owned by Scott & Barbara Adcock, shown by Jesse Jones.

Non-Pro Performance Halter Stallions (1 shown): High Rise Star and Amanda Anderson. Over Fences

Open Hunter Hack (5 shown): Daddys A Hero, owned and shown by Jana Rodes.

Non-Pro Hunter Hack (4 shown): Daddys A Hero, owned and shown by Jana Rodes.

Open Pre-Green Hunter (3 shown): Icee A Hero, owned by Jana Rodes, shown by Chuck Briggs.

Non-Pro Equitation Over Fences Daddys A Hero and Jana Rodes.

Youth Equitation Over Fences 18 & Under (2 shown): Hands Down Im Easy and Samantha Loomis.

Open Green Hunter (1 shown): CQ Royal Blue, owned by Kathleen Byrd, shown by Brooke Merritt.

Non-Pro Working Hunter (4 shown): Daddys A Hero, owned and shown by Jana Rodes.

Youth Working Hunter 18 & Under (3 shown): Its Blue In Paradise and Isabelle Roske.

Open Windemere Handy Hunter Derby (4 shown): Daddys A Hero, owned and shown by Jana Rodes.

Non-Pro Windemere Handy Hunter Derby (3 shown): Daddys A Hero, owned and shown by Jana Rodes.

Youth Windemere Handy Hunter Derby 18 & Under (1 shown): Hands Down Im Easy and Samantha Loomis.

Driving

Open Pleasure Driving (1 shown): CQ Royal Blue, owned by Kathleen Byrd, shown by Carol Jones.

The Appaloosa Horse Club will celebrate the 75th National Appaloosa Show and 2023 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show June 27 to July 5, at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. For a complete list of results from the 2022 event visit the association’s website at www.appaloosa.com.

Jolene Wadds, of Pilot Point, Texas, says she feels like winning the Amateur Solid Paint-Bred All-Around title and two World Championship titles at this year’s American Paint Horse Association World Championship Show was a dream.

“I still have to pinch myself,” she said.

Wadds and her show partner, Puturmoneyonthetable (Willy), a 2018 black solid gelding by Ionlylopeformoney (QH) out of A Good Chip Lollypop, captured World Championship titles in Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Showmanship and Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Equitation. They were also Reserve in Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Hunter Under Saddle and Horsemanship;

fourth in Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Trail and fifth in Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Western Pleasure. Willy also won the Open Solid Paint-Bred World Championship title in Halter Geldings with Joe O’Gorman on the shank.

“I’m so proud of both wins,” she said. “But I’d have to say the Showmanship title means the most to me. This is a class I struggle at the most, often forgetting pieces of the pattern or horses that like to bite. Willy is so flashy and showed well for me. I’m happy that we came out on top.”

Wadds purchased Willy early in his 2-yearold year and has been working hard to get him broke ever since.

“I saw him on a video that Jennifer Benefante posted on Facebook,” she explained. “I knew the stud and loved Lopen

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To Fame (Bruno), the horse I was showing at the time. Both are by Ionlylopeformoney. I went to go look at him and just knew I had to have him.”

Wadds showed last year at the APHA World Show in Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Hunter Under Saddle and was Reserve Champion riding Looks Good Lopen, also by Ionlylopeformoney. But this is the first year she competed for an all-around title.

“With Willy only being 4, and still very green, I had to make sure not to throw too much at him,” she explained. “We did short mini sessions throughout the day working on one event at a time. I worked hard on making sure our transitions were there and keeping his confidence up. Once we had mastered pieces of patterns I worked on myself. I did a lot of dropping stirrups, leg work and out of saddle exercises to keep myself fit for the Texas heat. I’ve been in the World Show atmosphere before with green horses so I knew keeping my nerves in check would be crucial. To accomplish that I do mindfulness practices and yoga to keep my mind clear. I also had to remind myself that he is a baby and no matter what happens to keep showing and have fun.”

Like Wadds, the solid Paint-bred owners really showed up at the Paint World Show June 24 to July 10 in Fort Worth, Texas, to compete. Entries in Youth, Amateur and Open Solid Paint-bred classes were up 70% over last year. There was a 71% increase in Youth entries; an 80% increase in Amateur entries and a 70% jump in Open entries.

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Jolene Wadds is pictured on the opposite page (far left) showing PutYourMoneyOnTheTable to a win in the Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Showmanship at the 2022 APHA World Championship Show. To the right of that (top to bottom) Rylee Morgan and Ima Lopin Sensation take a victory lap after winning the Breeders Trust 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle; Sara Simons showing Made Me Famous to a win in the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Challenge; and Jolene Wadds and Willy after winning their Equitation class.

Officials say new classes and improved allaround awards for these divisions helped spur the growth. Overall, the 2022 World Show saw 1,094 horses and more than 4,500 entries; more than $1.35 million in cash and prizes was awarded.

Special awards were presented to the Leading Breeder of the Show: Simons Show Horses, LLC, Aubrey, Texas; and the Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor: Danita Drake, Shelbyville, Illinois.

The following competitors for earning all-around and reserve all-around championships in their respective divisions:

Open Exhibitor – Champion: Cody Crow of Johnstown, Colorado; Reserve: Sara Simons of Aubrey, Texas.

Open Show Horse – Champion: Wake Up For Candy, a 2016 bay overo mare by VS Flatline (QH) out of Too Sleepy For Candy, owned and bred by Susan Juroe of Longmont, Colorado; Reserve: Hoos Sophisticated, a 2017 chestnut overo gelding by Sophistication Only (QH) out of Shez Dressed Hot,owned and bred by Laura & Jerry Bracken of Trafalgar, Indiana.

Open Western Performance Horse – Champion: Dragtimes High Flyer, a 2016 bay tobiano stallion by Dragtime out of Moonshine Summer High, owned by Kelly Clark of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Reserve: Packin Treasures, a 2010 bay tobiano stallion by Easy Packin (QH) out of Minnies Girl, owned by Sherree Shaw of Perkinston, Mississippi.

Open English Performance Horse – Champion: Hoos Sophisticated, a 2017 chestnut overo gelding by Sophistication Only (QH) x Shez Dressed Hot; owned by Laura & Jerry Bracken of Trafalgar, Indiana; Reserve: I Got Em Talkin, a 2010 gray overo stallion by I Got Charisma out of Fight Over Emmie (TB), owned by Laura Rogers of Laceen, Arizona.

Open Solid Paint-Bred Show Horse – Champion: Do He Do White, a 2001 cremello solid gelding by Docs Little Turp (QH) out of Docs Miss Dusty (QH), owned by Janie Schnuck of Lamar, Indiana; Reserve: Country Quick Heroine, a 2017 bay solid mare by Country Quick Dash out of A Lone Hero (QH), owned by Shelton Headley, Port Gibson, Mississippi.

Amateur Division – Champion: Lila Owens of Winter Park, Georgia, and Best Made Machine, a 2016 chestnut overo gelding by Machine Made (QH) out of Beyond My Best (QH); Reserve: Alexis Sage Miller of Eaton, Colorado, and Thanks For Zip En Me, a 2006 sorrel overo gelding by Thanks For Com En out of Zippin In Charisma.

Amateur Walk-Trot Division – Champion: Kirsten Pfab of Granger, Iowa, and Mr Cool Zippo, a 2006 red roan overo gelding by MC Zip A Zip out of Cool Gift; Reserve: Jennifer Hungate of Mesa, Arizona, and Wow Whata s

Investment, a 2017 gray overo gelding by The Wow Factor out of Invest It All.

Novice Amateur Division –Champion: Samantha Sullo of Saint Cloud, Florida, and Box Office Sensation, a 2009 sorrel overo gelding by Zippos Sensation out of A Passing Fancy; Reserve: Mary Belen of Solvang, California, and U Dont Know Me, a 2008 red roan overo gelding by Good To Know (QH) out of Vinnys Cinco (QH).

Masters Amateur – Champion: Jacqueline Lissolo of Andale, Kansas, and Gonna Catch Hilforit, a 2017 sorrel overo gelding by HBF Catch My Irons out of Charolette Hilfiger; Reserve: Darcie Guisinger Winiewicz of Giesmar, Louisiana, and One Good Cowboy, a 2014 sorrel overo gelding by CR Good Machine out of Onesensationalcowgirl.

Amateur Solid Paint-Bred –Champion: Jolene Wadds of Pilot Point, Texas, and Puturmoneyonthetable, a 2018 black solid gelding by Ionlylopeformoney (QH) out of A Good Chip Lollypop; Reserve: Christina Hansen of Gretna, Ne-

WORLD SHOW AT A GLANCE

2022 World Show Facts & Figures

• 1,094 horses

• 4,500+ entries

• $1.35 million awarded in cash & prizes

• 22 all-around saddle awards

New Classes, New Faces

• 36 new classes offered

• PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes was the largest class with 88 entries

• 354 total classes offered, of which 256 were world championship classes.

• 248 different horses were recognized as champions at the show

• 407 different horses were recognized as champions or reserve champions at the show

Impressive Gains

braska, and Justa Lazy Mouse, a 2018 bay solid mare by Lazy Loper (QH) out of One Hot Mouse.

Novice Youth –Champion: Reese Byers of Wichita, Kansas, and Ill B At The Bar, a 2014 gray overo gelding by The Good Ranger (QH) out of Six Ways To Sundi (QH); Reserve: Emme Graves of Prosper, Texas, and Over Infleeted, a 2014 red roan overo gelding by Fleet Machine out of Im Good All Over (QH).

Youth 13 & Under – Champion: Celia Heinbuch of Hammond, Wisconsin, and One Flashy Sensation, a 2005 sorrel overo mare by Zippos Sensation out of Flashy M J M (TB); Reserve: Delaney Good of Boone, Iowa, and All About You And Me, a 2012 sorrel overo gelding by Absolute Investment (QH) out of Herprinciplesrgood (QH).

Youth 14-18 – Champion: Kaylynn Heitman of Marengo, Iowa, and Monie Man, a 2012 sorrel overo gelding by Certain Potential (QH) out of Huntin For Money (QH); Reserve: Cara Christensen of Pilot Point, Texas, and Even More Sensational, a 2013 bay

• 38% increase in added-money event entries

• 70% increase or more across Youth, Amateur and Open Solid Paint-Bred divisions

• 44% increase in Reining Challenge entries

• 50% increase in Ranch class entries

Payout Palooza

• $102,400 total Youth scholarships awarded, with 127 Youth winning 299 scholarships

• 35% increase in PBRIP Sweepstakes payouts, totaling $52,620

• Breeders’ Trust Pleasure Stakes classes paid out $76,780

• $8,000 in Tobiano Incentive bonus payouts

• $246,971 paid in pleasure/all-around purses

• $176,975 paid in ranch event purses (including the Ranch Horse Triple Crown Challenge)

• $132,084 paid in reining event purses

The Gold Standard

• Gold Breeders’ Futurity performance class payouts totaled $88,011

• $8,000 increase in total payouts

• 4 new Non-Pro Gold Breeders’ Futurity classes were offered

• Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Longe Line was split into two classes this year: Hunter & Western

• Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Western Longe Line had the largest Gold class purse at $16,078

• Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Hunter Longe Line was the second-largest Gold class purse at $11,001

* Halter numbers not included

overo gelding by Zippos Sensation x Good Enchantment (QH).

Youth WalkTrot – Champion: Kinley Keller of Sanford, Florida, and Miss Mesmerized, a 2011 sorrel overo mare by Radicalizedout of Miss Dee Dexible; Reserve: Adalyn Stultz of Montgomery, Texas, and Unchecked Invitation, a 2015 sorrel overo mare by Required Invitation out of Unchecked Terms.

Youth Solid Paint-Bred – Champion: Grace Gerbus or Pendleton, Kentucky, and Mr Lazy, a 2017 bay solid gelding by No Doubt Im Lazy (QH) out of Some Sweet Machine; Reserve: Maggie Dayman of Lucan, Ontario, & Man Up, a 2010 bay solid gelding by Only Krymsun x Snooks Bodaciousdoll (QH).

Amateur Ranch

– Champion: Jessica Ann Rumbaugh of Pflugerville, Texas, and Boonfull of Caesar, a 2012 gray overo gelding by Royal Caeser Boon (QH) out of MH Whata Investment (QH); Reserve: Kathleen Roach of Spanish Fork, Utah, & Freckles Nu Lil Gun, a 2008 sorrel overo mare by Colonels Lil Gun x Nu Bar Freckles (QH).

Novice Amateur Ranch – Champion: Megan Berry of Edgemont, Arkansas, and Gotta Nifty Pistol, a 2017 dun overo gelding by Haidas Lil Gun out of Niftys Ali (QH); Reserve: Dejonna Casselman-Reed of Stephenville, Texas, & NCR Navajo Jo, a 2016 red roan overo gelding by Metallic Cat (QH) x Shiney N Sporty (QH).

Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch – Champion: Karen Johnson of Burns, Tennessee, and Gotta Hot Gun, a 2010 bay solid gelding by Spooks Gotta Gun out of Hot Coded Candy (QH); Reserve: Jeanine Burkart-Jones of Whitesboro, Texas, and Gunnabeatya, a 2013 dun solid mare by Gunnatrashya out of Beat This Enterprise (QH).

Open Ranch Horse – Champion: Color Me Marked, a 2016 bay tobiano gelding by Color Me Smart out of Markanotherspot, owned by Claire Armstrong of Weatherford, Texas; Reserve: SS Genuine Metal, a 2017 sorrel overo mare by Metallic Masterpiece out of Miss Genuine Zanoita (QH), owned by James and Brenda Brown of Keenesburg, Colorado.

Open Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Horse – Champion: Gotta Hot Gun, a 2010 bay solid gelding by Spooks Gotta Gun out of Hot Coded Candy (QH), owned by Karen Johnson of Burns, Tennessee; Reserve: Gunner Got Out, a 2007 gray solid gelding by Colonels Smokingun out of Miss Taris Rey (QH), owned by S. Lynn Walker of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Ranch Youth – Champion: Treylyn Hancock of Wharton, Texas, and Slide My Way, a 2016 sorrel overo gelding by Zezes Pepto Cat x Pastels Play Girl (QH); Reserve: Tucker Dove of Midland, Texas, & Fancy Lil Gun, a 2009 sorrel solid gelding by Colonels Lil Gun out of Fancy Anna.

Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Youth – Champion: Brenna Bush of Cypress, Texas, and Zippin With My Cowboy, a 2016 bay solid gelding by The Original Cowboy out of Sensationally; Reserve: Haylee Triplett of Gouldbusk, Texas, and Roo Starlet, a 2009 sorrel solid mare by Roo Star (QH) out of Mist N Smokette.

For additional infornation on the APHA World Championship Show, including complete results, visit www.apha.com.

Gretna, Nebraska professional trainer Micah Hansen believes that every horse and person has a way that they like to learn and it's his job to figure out what exactly that is.

“I try not to make every horse’s program the same,” he said.

That philosophy has served Hansen well as he has navigated the path from buying his first pony at the age of 8 to establishing and building a training operation of his own that specializes in developing American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) allaround contenders.

But the journey has not come without some twists and turns along the way.’

Hansen grew up in Laurel, Nebraska and became in-

volved in the show horse world when he got a 2-year-old project horse from Rich Erwin.

In high school he was active in cross country and FFA then went off to the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) to study animal science and compete on the school’s intercollegiate Equestrian and Judging teams. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in 2006 he prepared some horses for Judy Pryor’s dispersal sale and people started sending him horses to train, so he launched his own training business.

“When I started my business, I didn’t really even know that I was going to be a trainer,” he admitted. “I was just fresh out of college and didn’t have a job lined up. Training horses fell into my life and I would say it chose me.”

After moving the operation a few times, Hansen and his wife, Christi, whom he met while he was a member of the UNL Equestrian Team, purchased a 43-stall barn on 18 acres in 2013. The facility includes an indoor arena along

Nebraska trainer attempts to tailor his program to meet individual needs of horses, clients

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with two outdoor pens and 2 round pens, a hot walker and several dry lots.

“We have around 70 horses on our property that consist of training horses, boarders, and mares and babies,” Hansen said.

Over the years Hansen has had the opportunity to train and or show such decorated show horses as Loping In The Knight, NSBA Reserve World Champion, AQHA Bronze

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Micah Hansen is pictured on the opposite page showing Irresistibly Hot to a NSBA World Championship in Color Senior Trail this year in Tulsa; and (insert) with his wife, Christi, at the Congress. On this page he is pictured (clockwise from top) with Christi, son, Colten, and daughter, Laiken; with Loping In The Knight at the AQHA World Show; To Cool To Be Hot at the NSBA World Show; and Irrestibly Hot at the Quarter Horse Congress.

World Champion and multiple Congress

Top 10 awards; Irresistibly Hot, NSBA Reserve and Bronze World Champion, APHA Reserve World Champion and numerous Top 10 awards at the AQHA World Show; Lopin On A Goodbar, NSBA World Champion, Multiple Congress Reserve Champion and AQHYA Bronze World Champion; A Certain Chex, APHA World Champion and NSBA multiple Top 10 award winner; A Special Invite, AQHYA World Champion and Reserve Congress Champion; and Congress Champion One Exclusive Cookie.

“I haven’t worked under anyone but I have rode with a lot of people and continue to this day to get help and lessons from some of the best in the industry,” he explained.

Hansen also enjoys coaching non- pro competitors as well as “anybody who would like some help or advice. I will answer any question someone has to the best of my ability,” he said.

To date, Hansen has coached non-pros to AQHA, NSBA, APHA and Congress Championships and Reserve Championships.

His favorite part of the job is working with the young horses and teaching them the Trail and Western Riding.

“I love to get both horses and humans to their highest potential,” he explained.

And what’s the worst part of his job?

“That would have to be the long drive after a show is done and wanting to get home to my kids,” he explained.

Micah and Christi have two children, Colten 12, and Laiken 9.

“I love to be a dad and be involved in my kids' sports,” Hansen said. “I also love to attempt to play golf and hunt.”

Family is important to Micah. He says he still remembers the advice is dad gave him a while back.

“He told me to make sure that you work hard but never forget your family,” Hansen said.

You can reach Hansen by calling (402)430-2534 or visit the Hansen Show Horses website at www.Hansenshowhorses.com. You can also connect with him via the Hansen Show Horses/Fairview Stables Facebook page.

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

HORSE PURCHASES by Katherine Jarve

There are many things to consider when you decide to add to your herd

Many horses are bought and sold each October before, during, and after the All-American Quarter Horse Congress and this year will likely be no different. While shopping for a new horse can be an exciting time, it can also be daunting. In order to avoid buyer’s remorse, you should keep the following in mind when buying a new horse:

Have a written contract. Always have a written contract. No matter how well you may know the seller or how reputable you think they are, you should never purchase a horse on a promise and a handshake. The sale agreement may be as comprehensive as the parties see fit, but a basic contract should include the following:

• Identity of the parties. Include the name and contact information for the buyer(s) and seller(s) as well as the identities of any agents or attorney involved.

• Identity of the horse. Include the breed association name and registration number of the horse as well as the age, color and markings.

• Financial information. Include the sale price and any payment terms such as deposits, payment installments, interest or penalties for late payments, etc. If a commission is included in the sale, the amount to be paid should be identified as well as the person receiving the commission and the party responsible for paying it.

Get a pre-purchase vet exam. Always have a pre-purchase exam performed by the veterinarian of your choosing. The exam should be as comprehensive as possible. Have the vet actually examine the horse and observe the horse being ridden, if possible. You should have diagnostic testing performed such as X-rays of the hooves, fetlocks, hocks and stifles to rule out any otherwise undetectable unsoundness. A vet is unlikely to “pass” or “fail” a horse, but rather help the buyer come to an educated decision based upon the information in the report.

Get a second opinion. Take your trainer or another experienced professional with you when shopping for a new horse. This person will be able to give you an objective opinion as to whether the horse is a good fit for you in terms of temperament, abilities and suitability for the events you compete in. Having a second set of eyes and ears it helpful to catch any-

No matter how well you may know the seller or how reputable you think they are, you should never purchase a horse on a promise and a handshake.

thing you might miss.

• Conditions of the sale. Include any conditions that could make or break the deal. For example, the purchase may be contingent upon a satisfactory “vet check” or a trial period. Any conditions should be spelled out with specificity to avoid any confusion between the parties.

• Governing law. Include language about how and where legal disputes will be handled if something goes wrong. Most standard contracts include this legal language, but it is important to note as it can affect your rights. For example, if the buyer is from Texas, the seller is from Florida and the horse was sold in Ohio, then where would the parties want a contract dispute be litigated? Be sure to reduce these details to writing.

• Signature and date. Include signatures of all parties to the agreement as well as the date the contract is signed. Also be sure to make a copy of the fully executed agreement and keep it in a safe place.

Having a written contract alone is not enough. You need to know and understand what you are signing. Simply downloading a form contract off the internet and signing it does more harm than good. If you have questions about a sale contract, then have an equine attorney review the document before you sign.

Do your research. Act like a private investigator. Look the horse up online on breed show databases (i.e. pull the show record from AQHA). Check out YouTube or Facebook for pictures and videos of the horse. You never know what you may turn up. Also, talk to people who know the horse. Is this horse too good to be true? Does it have a good reputation or is it known to be ring sour or dangerous?

Sleep on it. While you may be convinced you found your dream horse, take some time to seriously consider the purchase and think about whether a particular horse is right for you. In fact, you may want to go look at other horses or take a break from shopping altogether. Do not feel pressured into making a quick and expensive decision.

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.

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(IN) LIFE

AQHA and NSBA competitor Hillary Roberts, wed Eric Timchak on Sept. 2, at the Paddock at Championship Circle, in Fort Worth, Texas. Hillary, who studied Agricultural Business at Colorado State University, is the daughter of Susan and Blair Roberts. Together they own and operate Capital Quarter Horses, in Pilot Point, where Hillary manages the AQHA sire Hay Goodlookn. Eric owns and operates Eric T’s Mobile IVs.

AQHA and NSBA competitor Deanna Green married professional trainer Casey Willis, on Sept. 9, at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala Florida. Deanna, who attended Auburn University, is the daughter of Ocala, Florida professional trainer Rusty Green and AQHA judge Tanya Green, of Pilot Point, Texas. Casey is the son of AQHA judge Tracy Willis and Sharon Willis, of Rogersville, Missouri, and operates his own training business in Ocala, Florida.

(IN) CAREERS

AQHA and NSBA nonpro competitor Liz Long, of Siler City. North Carolina, has accepted a new position as Intelligence Sales Lead Equine & Companion at Merek Animal Health. Originally from Chesterfield, Missouri, Long earned her MBA from Maryville University. She is married to professional trainer Jeff Long

MARCH TO THE ARCH 3-YEAR-OLD AND OVER SLOT CLASSES WILL HAVE $150,000 IN GUARANTEED MONEY AT 2023 EVENT

Organizers of the March To The Arch, have announced that its 3-Year-Old & Over Slot classes will award $150,000 in guaranteed money in 2023.

$100,000 will be presented in the 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure and $50,000 is being distributed in the 3-Year-Old & Over Hunter Under Saddle.

To be eligible in either class horses

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must be 3 years old or over and not have won any World or Congress nor any national title. Western Pleasure earnings must be under $5,000 and Hunter Under Saddle entries must have earned under $3,500.

The entry fee for the Western Pleasure Slot Class is $1,500 while the price to enter the Hunter Under Saddle Slot Class is $1,000. The deadline to enter is Jan. 15 and the 2023 event is slated for March 14-19.

Doug Landon founded the March To

The Arch in 2005 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. The show debuted in St. Louis, Missouri and has since raised over $1 million for cancer research and $80,000 for Cook’s. In 2021 the event was moved to Fort Worth, Texas and the organization teamed with Cook Children’s Hospital. This past year the March To The Arch presented the hospital with a check for $40,000 and has also donated funds to the AQHA and the NSBA Crisis Fund.

For more information visit www.MarchToTheArchHorseShow.com.

APHA WORLD AND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION SIRE PASSES AT HIS HOME OF 23 YEARS IN INDIANA

American Paint Horse Association (APHA) leading sire Gentlemen Send Roses (Gus), passed away last month at his home of 23 years in Indiana.

Owned by Brent and Julie Harnish, of South Bend, the 1999 homozygous stallion was sired by Whata Investment (by The Big Investment) and was out of HF Runforthe Roses, a multiple World Champion mare by Skips Artist.

Although unshown himself due to an injury suffered as a yearling, Gus is the sire of World and Reserve World Champions and for the last 10 years has been on the top five APHA Performance sire and Halter sire lists.

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Dedication and commitment are what transfer dreams into realities and if you don’t believe that then just ask 34-year-old Non-Pro competitor Mallory Menard.

Menard, a Michigan native, was raised around horses. Ever since she was a baby her mother has had Arabs. She started taking riding lessons at the age of five and has not stopped riding since.

Showing, on the other hand, started abruptly when a friend of her mom’s called to ask if she thought then sixyear-old Mallory would like to show her black Morgan by the name of Dixie in Lead Line at the local 4-H fair.

“We went out and bought all my clothes that same day,” Menard ex-

plained. “I ended up winning and have been hooked ever since.”

In fact, she is so dedicated to riding and training that you could say she is a professional Non-Pro rider.

“I make a living buying and selling horses,” she explained.

And there’s been plenty of winning along the way.

In 2016 Menard teamed with Bruce Wayne, by Batt Man, to win the 2-YearOld Intermediate Non-Pro Western Pleasure at the Tom Powers Futurity and they captured a Reserve Championship in the 2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure at the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) World Show.

Menard won the Super Sires 3Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure at

Texas competitor has a passion for starting yearlings and bringing them along to make show horses

the 2017 Tom Powers Futurity riding Hourgirl Sleeps, a sorrel mare by Too Sleepy To Zip out of Hourradical Valentine.

She also won the Congress Super Sale Stakes at the Quarter Horse Congress that year riding Rite Off The Batt, a three-time Tom Powers Futurity Champion.

She returned the following year to win the class again, this time riding Say Somethin, a brown gelding sired by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Sheiks Bodys Hot.

2019 was a big year for Menard. She won a NSBA World Championship title in the 2-Year-Old Intermediate Open Western Pleasure with Made In Detroit, a gray mare by Machine Made and out of Smoke A Lil Smoke. They also earned a Breeders Championship Futurity (BCF) win there in the same event.

Then at the Congress Mallory rode Couldnt B Any Lazyer, a black mare by Lazy Loper and out of Who Could Be Certain, to a Reserve Championship in the 2-Year-Old Sale Stakes class and Hes Got It Goin On, a bay gelding by Winnies Willy out of One Cylinder Short, to a win in the 3Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure and a Congress Championship in the Limited Open Western Pleasure.

“Winning the 3-Year-Old Open Non-Pro and 3-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure classes at the Congress that year was pretty amazing,” Menard said. “Going into each final I was just happy to be in there amongst so many great horses and riders that I look up to. To win one, let alone both

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Mallory Menard is pictured on the opposite page (center) with Made In Detroit, a 2017 mare by Machine Made out of Smoke A Lil Smoke, who she rode to a NSBA World Championship title in the 2-Year-Old Intermediate Open Western Pleasure. At left of that (top to bottom) Mallory riding Shes Al That; Menard with Got What I Got at the 2021 Quarter Horse Congress; and Mallory aboard Hes Got It Goin On at the 2019 Quarter Horse Congress. On this page (top) she is pictured (top) vacationing with friends in Cancun, Mexico; and spending time with her dad and brother, Mitchell.

is just something I could have never dreamt of in a million years. Just thinking back on those moments makes me emotional, it was a feeling I will never forget.”

Last year at the Quarter Horse Congress, Mallory piloted Got What I Got, a sorrel mare by Mr Sherlock Holmes out of Hot Cookin Cookie, to a win in the 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure and they were Reserve Champions in the Limited Division of the Coughlin 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure.

This year Mallory will show her home grown gelding, Homemade, a full brother to Made In Detroit in the Maiden 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure at the Congress and in the 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure. She will also compete with Shes All That, by Living Large out of Al Be Watching, in the 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.

“Starting yearlings and bringing them along as 2 year- olds hoping that they make show horses is what motivates me,” Menard said. “I love starting over new each year with several prospects and seeing what they become. It is usually something new every day with them but when they do make it, there is nothing more rewarding.”

Menard lives in Whitesboro, Texas now and says her favorite show is the Quarter Horse Congress.

“Yes, sometimes the weather isn't always cooperative but there is just something about pulling into those gates every year that lights a fire in me,” she admitted. “From 3 a.m. rides in the Celeste to the golf cart trips to McDonalds, there is no other show like it.”

Menard earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, in 2012. When she is not riding or at a horse show, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her parents, Martin and Carol Menard; brothers, Matthew, Mark and Mitchell.

“My niece Magnolia is 5 and has horse fever so I love taking her to lessons and watching her ride her pony,” she explained. “I love visiting new places and seeing new things, I am always up for trying something new and thrilling.”

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.

MINERALS by Eleanor M. Kellon

How they impact insulin resistance in both direct and indirect ways

Minerals have direct and indirect involvement in virtually every action in the body, and have important effects on Insulin Resistance (IR) or its consequences. IR is different in the horse than in the human, but the same basic principles apply. There is evidence of activated antioxidant defenses in the tissues of IR horses.

Building the horse’s own antioxidant basic defenses is most effective. This includes the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase enzyme systems, as well as the antioxidants glutathione, CoQ10, carotenoids and vitamin A, flavanoids, and vitamins E and C. Glutathione is particularly widely distributed.

SOD absolutely requires copper and zinc. Catalase requires iron, which is not an issue, as the typical equine diet supplies plenty of iron.

Glutathione activity depends on Selenium, a very common deficiency. Selenium is also essential for the generation of the active form of thyroid hormone, T3, from T4. Selenoproteins, important to immune function, are just beginning to be looked at in depth. Both IR and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) horses are prone to inflammatory and allergic-type immune reactions rather than using the more sophisticated arm of the immune system.

from IR to diabetes. Researchers could predict who would most likely become IR by looking at their magnesium levels.

Magnesium increases insulin receptor number and sensitivity in experimental rodent IR. Magnesium deficiency interferes with insulin signaling. Deficiency has also been linked to activation of allergic and inflammatory reactions.

Iodine is essential to production of thyroid hormone. Low iodine status has been identified in human patients with type 2 diabetes. Normal thyroid function is required for insulin sensitivity.

IR horses may also have low thyroid hormone levels in some cases. This is probably euthyroid sick syndrome, meaning it is an effect rather than a cause. In most of these horses, with

Insulin resistance is different in the horse than in the human, but the same basic principles apply. There is evidence of activated antioxidant defenses in the tissues of insulin resistant horses.

Zinc is a commonly deficient mineral. Low serum Zinc is associated with IR and type 2 diabetes in humans and rats. Supplementation of Zinc supports defenses against type 2 diabetes in rat models; exactly why has not been determined. It is known that Zinc is important on several levels, involved in insulin release and sensitivity, as well as being an antioxidant in SOD.

Like Zinc, Copper is critical for SOD function. Copper deficiency causes IR and fatty liver in rats. Low liver Copper is found in human fatty livers. Deficiency is also linked to higher liver iron in IR, a known problem in IR horses, too.

Magnesium has been associated with IR for 40 years, with hundreds of human papers dedicated to the subject. Magnesium is not a treatment, but by correcting a deficiency it makes the disease easier to control.

Magnesium dietary intake and magnesium status – whole body levels – are both associated with strong defenses against IR and they deteriorate when someone develops IR. It becomes a cycle you need to stay on top of to allow stabilization.

A 2013 study included almost 2000 non-diabetic subjects followed for 15.6 years.1 Magnesium intake was a “significant protective factor” against type 2 diabetes, including progression

correct levels of Selenium and Iodine, and control of IR, the levels will rise again. Low thyroid is not a primary part of the syndrome but can make some horses very depressed and lethargic. Thyroid supplementation can be used but by addressing the above you will not need supplementation long term.

Chromium has been important for people, probably due to processed foods being stripped of many essential minerals. It is required for a normal cellular response to insulin. The exact dietary requirement is unknown, but supplementation in IR horses is not helpful in most cases. Grass absorbs chromium very efficiently and soil levels are abundant in most areas. The ECIR Group has observed a problem only when horses are eating hay grown on alkaline soils where the plants may not absorb the chromium as readily.

It’s not as fancy as a pricey magic bullet supplement but the best place to start supporting your IR horse on a low-sugar and -starch diet is with balanced intake of key minerals.

Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School and completed her internship and residency in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center. She is currently a Staff Veterinarian for Uckele Health and Nutrition, Inc.

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Text Corrine S. Borton Photos Nicole Thomas & Courtney Borton Ament

They say that discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments and if you know Audrey Thomas and her quest for success in the show arena, you’d probably agree.

Before she ever swung a leg over a horse two years ago, the 15year-old youth competitor from Michellville, Iowa spent almost all of her time cheering competitively and playing basketball and volleyball.

But joint and hip pain, coupled with some other health issues, forced her to give up the sports she loved so much and to which she had dedicated so much of her time.

“It was very heartbreaking for me,” Thomas said.

But, after years of physical therapy, doctor visits and learning how to manage her pain, Thomas has finally been able to be active again - now around horses - and riding has become her new therapy.

Audrey joined a 4-H club, got her first taste of competition at her county fair and loved it so much that her parents bought her a 26-year-old Paint gelding named Murphy.

“I have always been an athlete so not being able to compete in sports was very hard on me,” she explained. “I threw myself into this hobby and have learned that it’s become something I’m truly passionate about.”

Thomas may have given up competitive sports but her competitive nature followed her. A summer of doing 4H and local open shows with Murphy left her with bigger goals. She wanted a Quarter Horse and to compete at AQHA shows with some of her friends, so her parents launched an intensive search to find the right fit. Itz Martini Time (Olive), a 2017 black mare by The Best Martini and out of An Hour In Time, fit the bill and she became Audrey’s new show partner. She started her instruction with Iowa trainer Pat Heeley, who gave

Iowa competitor finds new challenge inside the show pen

her a great foundation and confidence in her riding. Then last May she joined the Cochran Show Horses team.

Now, showing in Western Pleasure at AQHA events and futurities consumes Audrey’s new life away from the sports she left behind.

“I had one goal this year and that was to win a trophy buckle,” Thomas said.

She and Itz Martini Time got that out of the way early, by winning the Novice Non-Pro Western Pleasure Maturity class at the Back To Berrien Futurity in Michigan in June.

“I received a buckle AND a trophy,” she said. “I was over the moon excited.”

But that’s not all. They earned circuit championships in Western Pleasure at the Cornhusker Classic and at the Mayflower Circuit. At the National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August

ttt Audrey Thomas is pictured on the opposite page with her current show partner, Itz Martini Time. On this page she is shown with the trophies she won at the NSBA World Show (top); showing at the Back To Berrien Futurity in Michigan; and on a trip to Chicago for a Cubs game with her family – mom, Nicole, brother, Dylan; and dad, Zach.

they captured two trophies - Reserve Championship in Novice Youth Western Pleasure and Bronze in 1418 Youth Western Pleasure.

“I cannot tell you how good this felt,” Thomas said. “This was such a competitive show, with a lot of nice horses and talented youth. It’s a big accomplishment.”

Thomas and Olive are making their first Quarter Horse Congress appearance this month where they will compete in Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure and Audrey’s counting on her support team to help guide her through the process.

“Pep (Lieurance) is a very strong female role model for me, and a talented trainer who teaches me in and out of the arena,” she said. “My other hero is my other trainer, Jeff Cochran, and I strive to be as funny as he is.”

Once this show season is complete Thomas will put some additional work in on her new “project horse,” Lopin My Frost Off, a 3year-old mare by The Lopin Machine and out of a Frosty The Goodbar mare.

“She only has 90 days of training and I am having a lot of fun with her,” Thomas said. “She is very good minded and extremely talented.”

When she is not riding or at a show, Audrey, a student at Colfax-Mingo High School, is busy with school work but she also enjoys shopping and spending time with friends and family, including her mother, Nicole, who accompanies her to all the shows; as well as her father, Zach, and brother, Dylan, who both support her from home.

But there’s nothing like the feeling Audrey gets when she is at a show.

“I show because it makes me happy,” she said. “I love my horse and I love the atmosphere at horse shows and all the great people I’ve met. I’ve made some amazing friends and I have learned so much in the last two years,” she said. “Horses are very special and have brought me a lot of joy. So I guess overcoming this has really been a personal accomplishment for me after a painful journey.”

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

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YOUTH OF THE YEAR (IN) NSBA NEWS

The National Snaffle Bit Association recently awarded its 2022 Youth Of The Year award to Ian McFarlin, of Tallahassee, Florida. The award has been presented annually by the NSBA Foundation since 2017 to a youth who exhibits character in helping others through community service. 2022 marks the second year that the Susan Scott Memorial Scholarship has also been presented to the Youth Of The Year. McFarlin will receive a $4,000 scholarship from the Susan Scott Memorial Fund along with a $500 award to a charity of his choice.

McFarlin has served more than 550 hours volunteering for various service organizations throughout his community, but he spends the majority of his volunteer time with Hand and Hearts For Horses, an equine-assisted therapy program in rural Georgia.

“It didn’t take much to convince me to get involved with equine-related charity, but I immediate felt a special connection to Hands And Hearts For Horses,” McFarlin said. “I have an amazing sibling who is on the autism spectrum and who also has a mild form of cerebral palsy. I am passionate about recognizing and encouraging all that our differently- abled peers can do and I believe that involvement with horses is one of the most valuable tools available to all humans to help us learn, grow and heal.”

McFarlin has worked as a leader/side-walker during lessons as well as serving as camp counselor, and also participates in special projects like improving the ring and footing at the facility as well as exercising horses and general farm chores. He is an incoming freshman at the University of Florida majoring in engineering, with a long-term goal to attend veterinary school.

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APPALOOSA NATIONAL, YOUTH WORLD

2023 SHOWS WILL MOVE TO NORICK ARENA IN OKLAHOMA CITY

The Appaloosa Horse Club recently announced that the 75th National Appaloosa Show and the 2023 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show will be held June 27 to July 5, in the Jim Norick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.

This move is momentous for the organization as it heads back to the home of its 50th and 60th National Appaloosa Shows, to say farewell to the Norick Arena. The contract will extend operations into the new OKC Fairgrounds Coliseum, a state-of-the-art facility will prove pivotal in offering ApHC members premier events worthy of the Appaloosa breed for years.

COLOR BREED CONGRESS NOV. 4-12 (IN) PtHA NEWS

The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. will present the Color Breed Congress, a show exhibiting four separate horse breeds simultaneously, Nov. 4-12, at Tulsa Expo Square.

Participating associations include the Pinto Horse Association, Palomino Horse Breeders of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Buckskin Registry Association, National Snaffle Bit Association, Ranch Horse Congress and Long Ear Congress. Exhibitors compete against each other in the Champion of Champion classes for winners of youth, amateur and open classes in three arenas and the event features a trade show.

For more information visit www.pinto.org.

"Oklahoma City has been a part of some of the best times in the Appaloosa Horse Club's history,” said Kristopher Byrd, executive secretary of the Appaloosa Horse Club. “We are excited to have the opportunity to send off the Norick in style, and we look forward to the experience the new Coliseum will provide our members. These shows will truly be next-level events in a premier facility that you don't want to miss. So many members tell me they remember Oklahoma City as home. We are excited to announce, 'We're coming home!’”

Fairground officials also expressed their excitement over the decision.

"We are very pleased the Appaloosa Horse Club has chosen to return to the OKC Fairgrounds due in large part to the fact we are building a new OKC Fairgrounds Coliseum," said Ron Norick, Chairman of the Board, Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. "This is testament to the old adage of 'build it and they will come.' We are very appreciative of the confidence the citizens of Oklahoma City placed in us when they voted to include a new Coliseum as part of MAPS 4."

For additional information about the Appaloosa Horse Club and all of the organization’s upcoming events, visit: www.appaloosa.com

For more information on the OKC Fairgrounds, visit: www.okcfairgrounds.com.

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