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When she was just a kid, growing up in rural Brill, Wisconsin, Ann Lapacinski was lucky to share a passion for horses and showing with her mother.
“When I was in kindergarten I can remember getting picked up by my mom on our old horse Rusty who was a Quarter Horse/Welsh Pony cross and we would ride him home bareback,” she explained.”
As she got older the family got involved in 4-H and competition. Ann’s sister showed too, but really didn’t like it. Ann and her mom, however, really did.
“Then we went through our county fair and won our first state championship and started thinking ‘what else is out there.’”
For the past few years, Lapacinski has been finding out.... just what’s out there.
“We did open shows and moved up over the years,” she said. “I remember early on thinking the fair was like the pinnacle of horse showing. If you won there then that was it. It blew my mind to find out that people were showing every single weekend. As we met more and more people we started doing more and more. We moved on to the Buckskin Association for awhile and that was great. The first horse I showed in the Buckskin Association was called Stars Taxi and she was a 100% ranch-bred mare. We
showed her in everything we possibly could and won a couple Buckskin World Championships before we retired her to our farm.”
Then, in September of 2020 while working as an anesthetist, Lapacinski took her mom (who is also a nurse) out to Nichols Performance Horses in New Alburn, Wisconsin to look at a yearling by the name of Maybe Next Time (Hot Dog)
that Sherrie and Dave Nichols had bred.
“My mom and I went out to see him in our scrubs and my mom just held him and said
‘I love this horse’ and when we saw him move we knew we had to have him.”
Lapacinski said the 2019 bay gelding by The Next Detail out of Luke Im Hot was so long and lanky that he looked like a hot dog, which is how he earned his barn name.
“At the time we bought him our barn wasn’t finished so we put up portable stalls in the garage and he lived in the garage for six months until the barn was finished,” Lapacinski recalled.
“We had 85 round pen panels to create a pasture for him and we moved them every two weeks or so.”
For Hot Dog’s training, Lapacinsk turned to Dawn Baker, of Baker Futurity Horses in Sunbury, Ohio.
“I have watched Dawn ride over the years, even before she became a horse trainer,” Lapacinski said.
“She’s had such an incredible career and while I like to do a bunch of s
fact finding and word of mouth from other people but there is just something about her when she rides.”
In April Baker and Hot Dog were Circuit Champions in Green Hunter Under Saddle at the Orange Blossom Circuit in Ocala, Florida, where they were also Sudden Impulse Level 1 Green Hunter Under Saddle Champions.
“He has finally grown into his body,” Ann said. “He is slow legged with a flat front leg. He profiles beautifully. When you see him on the rail you can’t help but look at him. He has such reach and is so soft in his movements.”
They followed their success in Florida up with a win in the Novice Horse Open Hunter Under Saddle at the Back To Berrien Futurity in Michigan in June and were also the winners of the $2,500 Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle Maturity. Ann also showed Hot Dog to a win in the NonPro Hunter Under Saddle Maturity at the Back To Berrien Futurity.
“Dawn has never discounted who I am and has never made me feel insignificant,” she said. “From the start, she has listened to me and asked me about my goals. She is the first trainer I have had who actually lets me participate in the process.”
That was evident last month when she piloted Hot Dog to a win in the Breeders Championship Futurity 4-to6-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle at the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) World Championship Show. Baker and Hot Dog also claimed a World Championship title in Green Hunter Under Saddle.
“This was my first year showing at NSBA and that in and of itself was a goal,” Ann said. “To watch your horse progress with trainer that you love and trust and respect is huge. I just want to have a great ride each and every time, placings are secondary to that.”
Hot Dog will be shown at the Quarter Horse Congress, AQHA World Show and the Florida winter events in Amateur and Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle with Ann in the irons and with Baker in Level 1 and Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle.
“He is the sweetest horse,” Ann said. “He wants to be everyone’s friend and he is always happy to see you. He knows I am his person and now that he is in this program he is so happy. He is just a kind soul.”
Owning a horse with such an even temperament makes life so much easier for a busy professional like Lapacinski.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin at Madison where she was a Pre-law/Political Science Major.
“I wanted to save the world and go into International Law but then I started diving into the LSATs and studying for them and realized it wasn’t for me,” she said.
Lapacinski went back to school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this time to study nursing.
“My mom is a nurse of almost 40 years and she always said to go into nursing because you would never want for a job,” she explained.”After graduating knew I wanted to do more so I worked in the Cardiac ICU for four years and then went back and got my Masters in Nurse Anesthesia.”
Lapacinski worked at Level 1 Trauma Centers in pediatric trauma and burn trauma. Now she is an independent practitioner, a role she loves because she can set her own schedule, making showing easier.
“I love my job and it’s an amazing field,” she said.
In 2013 Ann married her longtime love, Ben Larson, who works in software design and implementation.
“We have known each other since sixth grade CCD and started out as friends,” she explained. “We were friends through middle school, started dating in high school before taking a break during college. We reconnected in 2005 and have been together since.”
During the Covid pandemic, Ben and Ann purchased 40 acres southeast of Osseo, Wisconsin.
“It’s called Prairie Creek Quarter Horses,” Ann said. “When we bought it there was just a house and a garage so we put up a barn and installed the fence and got to really design it to our needs. I would love to expand it one day but for now it’s perfect for us.”
And it will be the perfect place for Hot Dog one day.
“I know I am going to own him forever, he is definitely my heart horse,” Ann said. “He will be swimming in the pond at our house at 16.”
Competition in the pattern classes at top breed shows and futurities has improved so much in the past decade that course designers have had to add maneuvers and to the degree of difficulty just to keep up and make the classes challenging.
Some of today’s Showmanship Horsemanship, Equitation, Trail and Ranch patterns can get extremely complicated.
Not only does this make them a challenge to ride, but it can be equally, if not more challenging, to memorize the pattern – especially when nerves come into play.
Here we take a look at the tricks successful riders and trainers use to remember these challenging patterns and offer advice on how to quickly recover when a mistake is made.
What Makes A Challenging Pattern?
Sometimes, we don’t exactly know what went wrong when we blew the pattern despite having thought we memorized it perfectly.
That’s why it’s important to understand where these common trip ups in pattern memorization are, and why they are happening.
Oftentimes, it’s not the big, hard maneuvers that can trip riders up when it comes to remembering their pattern. In fact, it’s the small things in the middle that can likely be the hardest part to recall.
“It’s the small things like turning one way here or turning and then backing up – combinations like that. It's not the big things or the big picture, it's these little details that, especially in the middle of a pattern, are harder to remember in the sequence,” said professional trainer Michael Colvin, of Maryland. “When they put these little maneuvers in the middle and in conjunction with something else, it's those areas that are a little challenging to get locked into memory. It takes a little bit of extra work to get that locked into memory, even
“I take a lot of notes on the hard copy and the notes I make consist of key words that I use to remind me to stay in the moment while completing the pattern,” said Michigan competitor Katie Kopf.
with my best riders. This is why it’s good to get some muscle memory going. I'm not a fan of practicing the pattern a hundred times.”
The Never Ending Pattern
Patterns at the bigger shows can be not only complex, but extremely long too – making them that much more challenging to memorize.
American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) competitor Katie Kopf, of Edwardsburg, Michigan knows all too well the challenge that comes with memorizing a Trail or Showmanship pattern
“I would say the most challenging pattern I have faced was the Level 3 Amateur Trail finals pattern at the 2023 AQHA World Show – it was at least five minutes long,” she said.
Kopf and her show partner, Two Ziplines, finished as Reserve Champions in the tough class of 45 competitors but she admits the course was a challenge.
“I take a lot of the notes on a hardcopy, and the notes I make consist of key words that I use to help remind me to stay in the moment while completing the pattern,” she advised.
For riders who are moving up the levels, keep in mind these patterns might also be posted with very little time for memorization
Texas trainer Robin Frid said the Invitational Horsemanship Challenge pattern at this year’s National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) World Championship Show was a perfect example.
“They (competitors) have to learn four patterns, and then they are given one 10 minutes before they compete,” he explained. “We really try to identify if there is something odd in the pattern.
So, for example, where is the backup in this pattern? Is it in an odd place? Is it in a position where it's leading you to forget about it? Because quite often that'll happen – they'll put a maneuver in where it seems you could forget it. We really try to discuss that point, whether it's a spin to a backup or a backup to a spin. We won't say backup then spin, because we’ll create it into one maneuver in our heads to help the memorization process.”
Tips for Memorizing Patterns
First, it’s helpful to consider the best way you learn and lean into this learning method when it comes to pattern memorization.
“People learn differently or memorize things differently. For example, some are visual learners, some are repetitive learners, some are auditory learners,” Colvin said.
These days, there’s many ways to have a copy of the pattern handy for memorization, such as a picture on your phone. But the best method might still be a piece of paper that can be marked up with notes and highlighted.
Indiana professional trainer and coach Melissa Jones uses the method with all of her clients, including her daughter, Lilly.
“One of the things I have my clients and daughter do to remember hard patterns is to highlight them – it’s simple, but very effective,” she explained. “At the Youth World Show, before Lilly would go to bed, I would have her look over her pattern for the next day and think about how she wanted it to go. It’s also a good idea to video the ride of that pattern and watch it.”
While it may seem like a good idea to run your horse through the pattern numerous times to help with memorization, it might actually be more beneficial to you and your horse to continue the memorization process on foot.
“I make sure to walk those long patterns at least five times the morning of the class, and I made a lot of notes after I did so on that hardcopy of the pattern,” adds Kopf. s
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Michigan competitor Katie Kopf is pictured top with her show partner, Two Zip Lines. Last year they were Reserve Champions in the Level 3 Amateur Trail at the AQHA World Show completing a pattern she said was one of the most challenging she’s ever faced. Most coaches agree that it’s helpful to consider the best way you learn and lean into it when memorizing a pattern. At far left one youth competitor studies a paper pattern and another utilizes her cell phone.
“You don’t have to recreate anything unless you’re the first one to go,” said Maryland trainer Michael Colvin. “There's usually a very distinct hoofprint path that you can follow, so just ‘follow the yellow brick road’ is what I tell my students all the time.”
When walking the pattern during the memorization process, one of the key factors will be to consider your path.
“When I’m learning a Trail pattern, I think about the path when I practice the pattern and walk the course. I think about how I would like it to go,” Jones said.
Frid suggests you think of your horse’s perspective.
“Think of things in reverse, instead of how you’re going to get to a certain spot,” he said. “Because when you're riding, it's different than when you're walking on the ground as to what a horse can actually do. This is why I will do things in reverse. And once we learn the pattern, now we can figure out how to get to the center of the pen rather than trying to find our way there. This will help you find your line a whole lot easier.”
The path well traveled Remember, if you aren’t the first to go, there is already a path set out for you.
“You don't have to recreate anything unless you're the first one to go,” Colvin said. “There's usually a very distinct hoofprint path that you can follow, so just ‘follow the yellow brick road’ is what I tell my students all the time.”
A lot of times, in conjunction with this muscle memory they’ve hopefully created, they’ll follow the path that's been created by others and it'll all work together,” Colvin explained.
One thing to think about when memorizing your pattern is if you’re going from a forward gait to slower maneuver.
“Normally the horses are pretty trained, and they follow you just fine, but it's the rider that might have a hard time calming their energy down and calming their body down,” Frid said. “If your body is not giving them the proper cue, then they’re not going to be able to follow you very easily. With the pattern memorization, we also talk about where are the places that you might need to tighten your body and strengthen your body a little bit? Where are places that you need to soften your body? So that comes into the memorization of the pattern as well for going down to those slower maneuvers.”
Have a Backup Plan
Have a plan, but if that plan doesn’t seem to be going the way you hoped, it’s good to have a backup plan when you’re out in the arena.
“I think about backup plan when I’m walking my pattern in case I don’t get the path I wanted. One little tip I tell my clients is if you lose your path, follow the hoof prints!”
When it comes to recovering from a bad maneuver or a near miss in the pattern you thought you had memorized, remember that is only one small part of the overall score.
“It’s ok if you make a mistake in any of the patterns, and it doesn't matter if it's Western Riding, Trail, Ranch Riding, Horsemanship, Showmanship, etc. They are all scored for mathematical gain, so you can make an error in one place, it doesn't mean you're out or that it's a bomb. Because if you've done well on the other ones, and then you do well on the on the following maneuvers, you still can be okay. So, try not to let yourself get defeated just because you make an error, or you don't have a great maneuver, because it is a mathematical game in the end.”
And sometimes, despite your plan and backup plan, you might also need a plan C. With the help of her trainer, Melissa Jones, Kopf formulates a plan A, plan B and even plan C.
“Plan C is to close my eyes for a moment and let my horse figure it out for each maneuver of the pattern,” she said.
That’s good advice. When in doubt on course, allow yourself a ‘beat’ to collect yourself and remember your next move.
“If you get disoriented for a moment, give yourself a beat, don't just continue blindly,” Colvin said. “Let’s say you turn, and then you have to think what the next thing is. Just allow yourself that extra beat because the beat is never as long to watch as it plays out in your head. It feels much longer than it really is”
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Texas trainer Robin Frid is pictured above with his wife, Jenny. He specializes in pattern classes.
$1.5 million in cash, prizes awarded at 2024 Texas event
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) awarded $1.5 million in cash and prizes when the organization presented its World Championship Show June 21 to July 7 at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
A truly global event, the 2024 World Show featured exhibitors from 13 countries, thanks to the return of the Youth World Games competition. APHA exhibitors enjoyed expanded recognition opportunities, with championship titles awarded through third place, an expanded Intermediate division, more Junior horse recognition opportunities, and more. The premier Paint show also hosted the National Reining Horse Association-approved Cowtown Classic & All-Breed Slide reining event, the American Rope Horse Futurity Association’s Cowtown Classic roping futurity, an all-breed barrel race and a moving Heroes on Horses parade and competition in partnership with the National Snaffle Bit Association.
Organizers reported a total of 1,469 horses attended,
reprsenting a two percent increase over 2023. There were a total of 5,618 entries in the 372 classes offered and participants attended from 45 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces and 10 other countries, including Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden & the United Kingdom.
The 2024 World Championship figures don’t yet include numbers and payouts from most halter events - those take place at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million Sept. 21-29, in Fort Worth, Texas. However, the show did offer 247 World Championship classes; 95 Intermediate classes with 186 Intermediate buckles presented; and 108 added money events,
including sweepstakes, challenges, stakes and futurities. In addition, $100,000 in Youth scholarships were awarded.
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All-Around Champions and Leading Award Honorees included:
• Leading Owner: Cynthia M. Rasmussen
• Leading Breeder: Simons Show Horses LLC
• Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor: Laura Bracken showing Hoos Sophisticated, Hez Dressed Best, Soo Dressed Hot, High Caliber Chrome, First Clazz Seat
• All-Around Youth 13 & Under Champion: Only One I Want, a 2013 chestnut overo gelding by CR Good Machine and out of Miss Shadow Page, & Jocelyn Krieg of Camano Island, Washington.
Reserve: Zip My Impulse, a 2006 chestnut overo gelding by Raging Impulse and out of Zippos Annie Lee (QH), & Raegen Strange of Serena, Illinois.
• All-Around Youth 14-18 Champion: Even More Sensational, a 2013 bay overo gelding by Zippos Sensation and out of Good Enchantment (QH), & Peytyn Goodin of Pilot Point, Texas.
Reserve: Platinum Cowgirl, a 2015 gray overo mare by The Original Cowboy and out of Ms Silver Sensation, & Izzy Hostetler of Eureka, Illinois.
• All-Around Novice Youth 13 & Under Champion: All About You And Me, a 2012 sorrel overo gelding by Absolute Investment (QH) and out of Herprinciplesrgood, & Reagan Shell of Bow, Washington.
Reserve: Miss Mesmerized, a 2011 sorrel overo mare by Radicalized and out of Miss Dee Dexible, & Kinley Keller of Sanford, Florida.
• All-Around Novice Youth 14-18 Champion: Im Good With It, a 2010 red roan overo gelding by Ima Due Gooder Too (QH) and out of Littleredcorvette, & Hailey Hallett of Tenino, Washington.
Reserve: A Lot More Action, a 2019 sorrel overo gelding by The Wow Factor and out of Im Just Sweet, & Samantha Johnson of Medina, Minnesota.
• All-Around Youth Walk-Trot winners Champion: Over Infleeted, a 2014 red roan overo gelding by Fleet Machine and out of Im Good All Over (QH), & Hazel Heinbuch of Hammond, Wisconsin.
Reserve: Your One And Only, a 2007 black overo mare by One Hot Krymsun (QH) and out of Huslersmickeymouse, & Reese Fischer of New Braunfels, Texas.
• All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred Champion: Smart As Hobby, a 2009 sorrel solid gelding by Paint Me Hobby and out of One Smart Hobby, & Avery Kellum of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
• All-Around Youth Ranch Champion: PS Remington, a 2017 bay overo gelding by Spooks Gotta Gun and out of Smart Chic Toy (QH), & Kennedy Beltz of Friendswood, Texas. s ttt
Reserve: Gunnin For The Gold, a 2014 palomino overo gelding by Pale Face Dunnit and out of Gorgeous Like A Star (QH), & Kyrah Bowker of Moriarty, New Mexico.
• All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Champion: Lil Magic Gun, a 2014 sorrel solid mare by Colonels Lil Gun and out of Oh Dear Surely (QH), & Kennedy Morgan Williams of Blanchard, Oklahoma.
Reserve: Modified Ryde, a 2018 sorrel solid gelding by Inferno Sixty Six and out of Vella Juice (QH), & Emily Klucevsek of Claremore, Oklahoma
• All-Around Amateur Champion: Best Made Machine, a 2016 chestnut overo gelding by Machine Made (QH) and out of Beyond My Best (QH), & Lila Jane Owens of Winter Park, Florida.
Reserve: Lucky In Luv, a 2017 red roan overo mare by Lazy Luvah and out of Sensational Dee, & Shannon Yeaton of Whitesboro, Texas
• All-Around Masters Amateur Champion: Candy Confidential, a 2015 chestnut overo gelding by All Time Fancy and out of Too Sleepy For Candy, & Rachel Goffard of De Pere, Wisconsin.
Reserve: One Good Cowboy, a 2014 sorrel overo gelding by CR Good Machine and out of Onesensationalcowgirl, & Darcie (Guisinger) Winiewicz of Geismar, Louisiana.
• All-Around Novice Amateur Champion: Ima White Sensation, a 2007 sorrel overo gelding by Zippos Sensation and out of Scotch And Zip, & Alexie Estrada of Dallas, Texas.
Reserve: VS Code Ted, a 2015 sorrel overo gelding by VS Code Red (QH) and out of Shesa Real Pleasure, & Pamela Becker of Poolville, Texas.
• All-Around Amateur Walk-Trot Champion: Hesa Vision, a 2020 sorrel tobiano gelding by Certainly A Vision and out of Call Me Sister, & Wendy Brown of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Reserve: Living In Colour, a 2016 bay overo gelding by Living Large and out of Certified Jewel (QH), & Casey Engelhorn of Normal, Illinois.
• All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Champion: Youve Been Played, a 2019 bay solid gelding by Urwatchin Perfection (QH) and out of My Ride Rules, & Lexi Hansen of Good Thunder, Minnesota.
Reserve: Its Hubbout Time, a 2016 buckskin solid gelding by Hubba Hubba Huntin (QH) and out of Pepsis Carmel Queen, & Lindsey McCracken of Houston, Texas.
• All-Around Amateur Ranch Champion: GVG Pepto Chic, a 2019 red roan overo mare by Zezes Pepto Cat out of
GVG Dancin Chicken (QH), & Treylyn Hancock of Wharton, Texas.
Reserve: Slide My Way, a 2016 sorrel overo gelding by Zezes Pepto Cat and out of Pastels Play Girl (QH), & Treylyn Hancock of Wharton, Texas.
• All-Around Novice Amateur Ranch Champion: Peptoes Prescription, a 2012 red roan overo gelding by Peptoes (QH) and out of Cadillac Dun It (QH), & Teresa Hanson of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Reserve: SJR Diamonds Gold, a 2020 palomino overo gelding by CD Diamond (QH) and out of Shirley Ima Gunner, & Kari Arms of Stephenville, Texas.
• All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Champion: Gott This, a 2020 buckskin solid gelding by Gotta Twist It Up and out of Beat This Enterprise (QH), & Jeanine Jones of Whitesboro, Texas.
Reserve: Gunna Get Chicks, a 2015 sorrel solid gelding by Gunnatrashya and out of Sweet Chicka Chic (QH), & Laura Lukens of Loveland, Colorado.
• All-Around Open Show Horse Champion: Al Call
You Later, a 2019 bay overo stallion by Allocate Your Assets (QH) and out of Jazz In The Park, owned by Corrival Ranch LLC of Boerne, Texas.
Reserve: Wake Up For Candy, a 2016 bay overo mare by VS Flatline (QH) and out of Too Sleepy For Candy, owned by Susan Juroe of Longmont, Colorado.
• All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred Show Horse Champion: Justa Lazy Mouse, a 2018 bay solid mare by Lazy Loper (QH) and out of One Hot Mouse, owned by Christina Hansen of Gretna, Nebraska.
Reserve: Youve Been Played, a 2019 bay solid gelding by Urwatchin Perfection (QH) and out of My Ride Rules, owned by Lexi Hansen of Good Thunder, Minnesota.
• All-Around Open Western Performance Horse Champion: Metilion, a 2019 palomino overo stallion by Metallic Cat (QH) and out of Sparktilion, owned by Daniel Schrock of Green Forest, Arkansas.
Reserve: A Tru Painted Cat, a 2018 black tobiano gelding by High Brow Cat (QH) and out of Pualas Lady Rolex, owned by Greenberg Land & Livestock LLC of Prescott, Arizona.
• All-Around Open English Performance Horse Champion: Al Call You Later, a 2019 bay overo stallion by Allocate Your Assets (QH) and out of Jazz In the Park, owned by Corrival Ranch LLC of Boerne, Texas.
Reserve: Spot Ones Only, a 2012 sorrel overo mare by Hot Ones Only (QH) and out of Guilty Attempt, owned by Janel Trammell of Grass Valley, California.
• All-Around Open Ranch Horse Champion: Rosie Jonez, a 2020 sorrel overo mare by Travelin Jonez (QH) and out of Legends Opal Rose (QH), owned by Heather Van Hooser of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Reserve: Lil Bit Shiny, a 2018 bay overo gelding by Smart And Shiney and out of Starlight Snack (QH), s
owned by Lori Allen of Aledo, Texas.
• All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Horse Champion: Ara Lobo, a 2016 buckskin solid stallion by Gunnatrashya and out of Chexes Girl (QH), owned by Rancho Verde LLC of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Reserve: Lil Trash Talk, a 2015 chestnut solid gelding by Gunnatrashya and out of Dainty Little Step (QH), owned by Susan Van Cleve of Weatherford, Texas
• All-Around Open Exhibitor Champion: Bryce Briggs of Pilot Point, Texas.
Reserve: Bud Lyon of Whitesboro, Texas. Breeders Trust Pleasure Stakes Classes
• 3 Yr Old Maiden Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: Whosaysucantgochrome, by When In Chrome out of Satin Petticoats, owned by Emily Fick, of Fort Worth, Texas and shown by Shannon Watters.
• 3-Year-Old Maiden Western Pleasure: Hes The Milkman, sired by VQH Heart Stoppin out of Nuthermousenthehouse, owned by Rancho Verde LLC, Oklahoma City and shown by Troy Compton.
• Non-Pro 3 Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: Shes Gonna Wow Ya, by The Wow Factor out of Rose Tattoo, owned by Top Fuel LLC, of Bixby, Oklahoma and shown by Kaylee Dufresne.
• Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure: The Marshalls In Town, by One And Only Asset out of Simons Lazy Loper, owned and shown by Sarah Smith, Kuna, Idaho.
• 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle: Iwearmysunglassesatnite, by Awesome All Night out of The Vixen, owned by Lesley Diehl, Polo, Illinois and shown by Laura Spell.
• 3-Year-Old Limited Open Hunter: Under Saddle: RHF One Fancy Krymsun, sired by RHF One Fancy Phantom out of RHF Krymsun Stiletoes, owned by Daniel Blay, Mansfield, Ohio and shown by Leah Blay.
• 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure: The Chrome Shoppe, by No Doubt Im Lazy out of Made By J, owned by Superior Care Management LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, shown by Gil Galyean.
• 3-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure: The Margarita Stop, by VQH Heart Stoppin out of Good Mango Margarita, owned by Camsell Schoonover, Peoria, Arizona and shown by James Saubolle.
Breeders Futurity Classes
• Gold Hunter Yearling Longe Line (14 shown): She Enticed Me, by Enticed out of Expecting Champagne, owned by Rebecca Heckel, Cornelius, Oregon and shown by Calli Rouse.
• Gold Non-Pro 5 & Under Equitation (9 shown): Ridin On Chrome, sired by When In Chrome out of Shez Dressed Hotter, owned and shown by Kelsey McArthur, Ellicott City, Maryland.
Gold Non-Pro 5 & Under Showmanship (13 shown): Obsessed To Be Best, sired by The Lopin Machine out of Its Best To Be Hot, owned by Rachel Goffard and shown by Catherine Gofard, De Pere, Wisconsin.
• Gold Non-Pro 5 & Under Trail (1 shown): Somethin-
totweetabout, sired by Facebook Me out of WP Candy Bar, owned by Sabrina Seehafer and shown by Megan Seehafer, Holts Summit, Missouri.
• Gold Non-Pro 5 & Under Horsemanship (4 shown): Obsessed To Be Best, sired by The Lopin Machine out of Its Best To Be Hot, owned by Rachel Goffard and shown by Catherine Gofard, De Pere, Wisconsin.
• Gold 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle (12 shown): The Company You Keep, sired by All Time Fancy out of In Good Company, owned by Christina Shanahan, Raleigh, North Carolina and shown by Keith Miller.
• Gold 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure (3 shown): Drivin Me Wild, sired by Makin Me Willy Wild out of Drivnwithmyeyesclosed, owned by Julie Sims, Denton, Texas and shown by Jeffrey Gibbs.
• Gold 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle (10 shown): All Fancy Like, sired by All Time Fancy out of These Bobbin Irons, owned by Brett Sanders, Irving, Texas and shown by Sara Simons.
Gold 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure (9 shown): The Marshalls In Town, sired by One And Only Asset out of Simons Lazy Loper, owned by Sarah Kalahele Smith, Kuna, Idaho and shown by Amber Duckett.
• Gold 4 & 5-Year-Old Trail (5 shown): A Lot More Ac-
tion, sired by The Wow Factor out of Im Just Sweet, owned by Samantha Johnson, Medina, Minnesota and shown by Rylee Morgan.
• Gold Western Yearling Longe Line (21 shown): Say La Vie, sired by VQH Heart Stoppin out of A Goodiva Machine, owned by Sallas McGee, Eagle, Idaho and shown by Anthony Leier.
• Gold Yearling In-Hand Trail (14 shown): Rock Solid Invitation, sired by Required Invitation out of Sparkles In The Rocks, owned by Deborah Tate, Prosper, Texas and shown by Hannah Mousseau.
• Gold 2-Year-Old In-Hand Trail (9 shown): Accident By Design, sired by Extremely Hot Chips out of Nickys Miss Zippin Tru, owned by Jeffrey Nelson, Burleson, Texas and shown by Anthony Leier.
• Gold 3-Year-Old Longe Line (10 shown): Hot N Code, sired by VS Code Blue out of Way Hot, owned by Buckalew Show Horses LLC, Vernal, Utah and shown by Tyler Whitlock.
Sweepstakes
• Amateur & Solid Paint-Bred Amateur Ranch Riding (58 shown): Katie Chex Your Gun and Jenny Honey, Greenbriar, Arkansas.
• Amateur & Solid Paint-Bred Amateur Ranch Trail (38 shown): Daisy BB Gunner and Debbie Allen, Mesa, Arizona.
• Bridleless Western Pleasure (6 shown): Got Real Troubles and Houston Huff, Evansville, Indiana for Patti Greene.
• Junior Trail (8 shown): Made Me Famous and Sara Simons, Aubrey, Texas for Cathy Ryden.
• Non-Pro Trail (13 shown): Best Made Machine and Lila Jane Owens, Winter Park, Florida.
• Non-Pro Hunter Yearling Longe Line (13 shhown): About Darn Time and John Sparks, Gordonville, Texas.
• Non-Pro Western Yearling Longe Line (24 shown): Best Kinda Party and Kate Fleming, Weatherford, Texas.
• Non-Pro 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle (7 shown): All Good Vibes and Stacey Carleton, Dewey, Oklahoma.
• Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle (14 shown): All Fancy Like and Brett Sanders, Irving, Texas.
• Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure (11 shown): The Drinks R On Me and Chase Hanson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Non-Pro 4-Year-Old & Over Hunter Under Saddle (21 shown): Soo Dressed Hot and Laura Bracken, Trafalgar, Indiana.
• Non-Pro 4-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure (7 shown): Made Me Famous and Megan Ryden Beal, Cypress, Texas.
• Open and Solid Bred Ranch Trail (42 shown): Jayda Jane and Shannon Quinlan, Sharpsville, Pennsylvania for Donald Fix.
• Open and Solid Bred Ranch Riding (63 shown): Lil Trash Talk and Bud Lyon, Whitesboro, Texas for Susan Van Cleve.
• 3-Year-Old Trail (5 shown): Stoppin For A Invite and Micah Hansen, Gretna, Nebraska for R. Kirk &/or Debra Sharp.
• 4 & 5-Year-Old Ranch Riding (29 shown): Chillinlikeavillain and Bud Lyon, Whitesboro, Texas, for Kim & Bud Lyon.
• 4-Year-Old & Over Hunter Under Saddle (16 shown): All The Girls Dig Me and Keith Miller, Reidsville, North Carolina for Meaghan Pye.
• 4-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure (10 shown): BTR J Loww and Gil Galyean, Purcell, Oklahoma for Superior Care Management LLC.
• 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding (25 shown): Shine By Starlight and Mike Tivoli, St. James, Missouri for Susan Burrell.
• 3-Year-Old Novice Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure (9 shown): MC NO Apologies and Mallori Bordic, Pilot Point, Texas for MC’s Dragon Ranch.
Plans are already underway for the 2025 APHA World Championship Show June 20 to July 6. The 2025 Halter Million will be held Sept. 20-28. For complete results from the 2024 APHA World Championship Show and for more information on the association and its programs you can visit the website at www.apha.com.
