The 37th Annual Tazewell County Walking Horse Classic
TAZWELL, VIRGINIA- The 37th Annual Tazwell County Walking Horse Classic was held on Saturday July 27th at the Tazwell County Fairgrounds. The honorable Mike Carter of Kingsport, Tennessee judged the 40 classes for the evening and Debbie Bush of Chesnee, South Carolina was in center ring taking photographs. The show was underway at promptly 5:00 and began with the the Plantation Lite Shod Youth in which Allison Hopkins and Simple Lee Dangerous made the blue ribbon ride. My Jurisdiction and Alexas Compton followed as the Youth 11 & Under champions. Jacklyn Compton also took home a blue ribbon with ACC in the Walking Pony Youth 17 & Under division. Courtney Luttrell had two back to back wins in the Amateur Three Year Old Mares & Geldings with Conga Line and in the Amateur Three Year Old Stallions with Sky Black. She returned to the winners circle yet again later that night after an Amateur Show Pleasure win with GodFather By Ultra Copy. Following Santini and Bryan Barnhill’s exhibition in the Racking Style class, Country Gentlemen and Tyler Baucom made their way to the winners circle in the Two Year Old Open for owner Robert Deutsch. Robert made a blue ribbon ride himself not long after in the Amateur 50 & Over with I’m Moonlighting.John Callicutt and Prime Country took home the blue in the NCWHA Members class and Anne Evens and Contemporary Jazz won the Trail Pleasure English or Western. Clay Mills claimed two blues that evening with I’m Wallstreet in the Open Amateur and with Holy Field in the 15.2 & Under Amateur. Sara Compton made a flawless blue ribbon ride in the Ladies Amateur division with Private Charter as well as Debbie McGill with Master Card of Jazz in the Four Year Old Amateur division. Amoung his several wins in Tazewell, Kenny Compton wrapped up the night with an exciting Walking Horse Stake win with I’m Copperfield! The 37th Annual Tazewell County Walking Horse Classic was a success with great horses and people! As a Shriner’s Hospital for Children fundraiser, all of the proceeds went to benefit the children of Tazewell, Russell, and Buchanan counties.
Plantation Lite Shod Youth Specialty winner was Allison Hopkins andSimple Lee Dangerous. Katie West and Friends come to greet her after her win.
ETWHA Members Specialty Champion Packin A Pistol with KJ Compton. Friends and Family met the winning team.
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