Special Honors Awarded at 2015 APHA World in Memory of Great Horses
PHJ press release by: Alannah Castro
Each year at the APHA World Championship Show, champions are crowned in events ranging from roping to halter to hunter under saddle—but a select group of horses are presented with special awards designed to remember the great horses who came before them. Not only do these special awards create a perpetual memory of those great horses, but they also honor excellence in specific events.
Congratulations to the following Paints and their teams:
Too Sleepy For Candy Memorial Award, presented by Susan E. Juroe of Longmont, Colorado
$500 cash prize and a custom glass trophy awarded to the world champion in Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
Champion: Send Roses Please, owned and exhibited by Jill Silverberg of Montecito, California
Scarlet Print Award, presented by the Joe Engle Family of Bakersfield, California
Custom trophy awarded to the mare that wins world championships in the Open, Amateur and Youth divisions of a halter mares class in a single year
Champion: Red Hot N Stylish, exhibited by Bob Cassata in Amateur Yearling Mares, Philip Groeb in Youth Yearling Mares and Jason Smith in Open Yearling Mares; owned by Double C Acres of Morganton, North Carolina
Awesome Chrome Bonus, presented by the Awesome Chrome Partnership of McAllen, Texas
$1,000 bonus split between the Top Three horses sired by Awesome Chrome competing in the Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program futurities
Divine Chrome, owned and exhibited by Bryan Ford of Sallisaw, Oklahoma-$500
The Awesome Chick, owned and exhibited by Brandi R. Manning of Elgin, Oklahoma-$300
Shawne Fly, owned and exhibited by Haley Paradis of Dover, New Hampshire-$200
What A Attitude Award presented by Lauren Willis, Karen Qualls and Joy Davis and also in memory of William Sprecht
Custom Cowboy Bronze trophy awarded to the world champion in Senior Western Riding
One Flashy Sensation, exhibited by Sara Simons and owned by Taylor Lynn Prince of Boston, Massachusetts
Sun Princess Award presented by Russell and Valarie Yarger and Rockin G Ranch of Freeport, Michigan
Engraved carafe awarded to the world champion in Aged Mares
MNC Kupcakez, exhibited by Jason Smith and owned by Diamond 2M Show Horses LLC of Sanger, Texas
