All-Around Champions Crowned at the 2023 World Championship Show

By Jessica Hein, PHJ News

More than $1.40 million was awarded at the 2023 APHA World Championship Show, which took place June 23-July 9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Exhibitors and horses converged in Cowtown to compete for their share of the prizes and titles.

The APHA World Show boasted 5,564 entries—a 24 percent increase over the previous year—and a nine percent horse increase of 1,193. Entries in Open, Youth, Novice Amateur, Amateur Walk-Trot, Youth Solid Paint-Bred, Breeders’ Futurity and added-money APHA classes all featured impressive gains, too.

Congratulations to all of our participants and champions, especially the 22 all-around saddle winners and other notable titleholders. Full results can be found on horseshowtracker.com or apha.com/worldshow/results.

Mark your calendar for the 2024 APHA World Championship Show, June 21-July 7 in Fort Worth—you don’t want to miss it!

All-Around Champions & Leading Award Honorees

• All-Around Open Show Horse: Wake Up For Candy, a 2016 bay overo mare by VS Flatline (QH) x Too Sleepy For Candy; leased by Savanah Hall, Rockwall, Texas
  • Reserve: TWF Only The Roanly, a 2018 bay roan overo gelding by The Wow Factor x Ima Good Squaw; leased by Sarah Bankord, Celina, Texas
• All-Around Open English Horse: TWF Only The Roanly, a 2018 bay roan overo gelding by The Wow Factor x Ima Good Squaw; leased by Sarah Bankord, Celina, Texas
  • Reserve: Hoos Sophisticated, a 2017 chestnut overo gelding by Sophistication Only (QH) X Shez Dressed Hot; owned by Laura & Jerry Bracken, Trafalger, Indiana
• All-Around Open Western Performance Horse: Mississippi Drome, a 2017 sorrel overo gelding by Mississippi Cat (QH) x Reyleann (QH); owned by Elizabeth Iwersen, Weatherford, Texas
  • Reserve: Whizin To Tinseltown, a 2016 bay overo gelding by Gunners Tinseltown x Whizin Off Sparks (QH); owned by Tracy Billing, Pilot Point, Texas
• All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred Show Horse: Would He Be the Best, a 2019 chestnut solid gelding by Lopin My Best (QH) x I Blaze To Differ; owned by Catherine Stevens, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Reserve: Youve Been Played, a 2019 bay solid gelding by Urwatchin Perfection (QH) x My Ride Rules; owned by Lexi Hansen, Good Thunder, Minnesota
• All-Around Open Exhibitor: Cody Crow, Johnstown, Colorado
  • Reserve: Sara Simons, Aubrey, Texas
• All-Around Amateur: Lila Owens & Best Made Machine, a 2016 chestnut overo gelding by Machine Made (QH) x Beyond My Best (QH); owned by Lila Owens, Winter Park, Florida
  • Reserve: Haley Sims & One Lazy Cowboy, a 2013 bay overo gelding by Lazy Loper (QH) x Onesensationalcowgirl; leased by Haley Sims, Denton, Texas
• All-Around Masters Amateur: Rachel Goffard & Candy Confidential, a 2015 chestnut overo gelding by All Time Fancy x Too Sleepy For Candy; owned by Emma Goffard, Depere, Wisconsin
  • Reserve: Jacqueline Lissolo & Gonna Catch Hilforit, a 2017 sorrel overo gelding by HBF Catch My Irons x Charloette Hilfiger; owned by Jacqueline Lissolo, Andale, Kansas
• All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred: Christina Hansen & Justa Lazy Mouse, a 2018 bay solid mare by Lazy Loper (QH) x One Hot Mouse; owned by Christina Hansen, Gretna, Nebraska
  • Reserve: Jolene Wadds & I Only Lope For Fame, a 2017 bay solid gelding by Ionlylopeformoney (QH) x Assets To Fame; owned by Jolene Wadds, Pilot Point, Texas
• All-Around Novice Amateur: Sheena Bridges & Wheres My Invite, a 2008 chestnut tobiano mare by Invited Back x She Be Real; leased by Sheena Bridges, Mishawaka, Indiana
  • Reserve: Payton Loxton & Squeeze The Charmin, a 2015 chestnut overo gelding by Impulsified x Really By Chance; leased by Payton Loxton, Katy, Texas
• All-Around Amateur Walk/Trot: Robyn Ewing & VS Kixstart My Heart, a 2016 sorrel overo mare by VS Code Red (QH) x B Fancy Dirty Sue; owned by Robyn Ewing, Klamath Falls, Oregon
  • Reserve: Andrea Schrage/Rocking The Dad Bod, a 2017 sorrel overo gelding by The Sugar Daddy x All The Joy; owned by Andrea Schrage, Greene, Iowa
• All-Around Youth 13 & Under: Izzy Hostetler & Platinum Cowgirl, a 2015 gray overo mare by The Original Cowboy x Ms Silver Sensation; leased by Izzy Hostetler, Eureka, Illinois
  • Reserve: Rachel Casper & The Next Episode, a 2014 sorrel overo gelding by Special Invitation x Le Gals Zipsation; leased by Rachel Casper, Hillsboro, Oregon
• All-Around Youth 14-18: Peytyn Goodin & Even More Sensational, a 2013 bay overo gelding by Zippos Sensation x Good Enchantment (QH); owned by Peytyn Goodin, Pilot Point, Texas
  • Reserve: Emma Goffard & Candy Confidential, a 2015 chestnut overo gelding by All Time Fancy x Too Sleepy For Candy; owned by Emma Goffard, Depere, Wisconsin
• All-Around Novice Youth: Raegen Strange & Zip My Impulse, a 2006 chestnut overo gelding by Raging Impulse x Zippos Annie Lee (QH); owned by Rebecca Shelly, Serena, Illinois
  • Reserve: Shelby Kee & Onlyalilblackvelvet, a 2013 black overo gelding by By Appointment Only x Top Bars Lil Rain; owned by Shelby Kee, Waldo, Arkansas
• All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred: Nicole Renee Ellerbrock & Lopin My Spots Off, a 2017 bay solid gelding by Lopin Lazy x Made Me Hot (QH); leased by Nicole Renee Ellerbrock, Leipsic, Ohio
  • Reserve: Cannon Tamurello & Lazy Lopin Lola, a 2019 b ay solid mare by Lopin Lazy x Im Just A Sensation; owned by Angela Lynn Tamburello, Harper, Texas
• All-Around Youth Walk/Trot: Alyssa Bass & A Sensational Paint, a 2017 sorrel overo mare by A Scenic Impulse x A Sensational Zippo; owned by Kristen Seddon, Rancho Mirage, California
  • Reserve: Aliyah Attar/ Invitation To Ride, a 2009 sorrel overo gelding by Special Invitation x Bourbon St Fancy; owned by Aliyah Attar, Pepperall, Massachusetts
• All-Around Open Ranch Horse: SS Genuine Metal, a 2017 sorrel overo mare by Metallic Masterpiece x Miss Genuine Zanoita (QH); owned by James & Brenda Brown, Kennesburg, Colorado
  • Reserve: Whizin To Tinseltown, a 2016 bay overo gelding by Gunners Tinseltown x Whizin Off Sparks (QH); owned by Tracy Billing, Pilot Point, Texas
• All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Horse: Hollywood Hot Gun, a 2018 palomino solid stallion by Hollywood Cool Gun x Sure A Hot Valentine (QH); owned by Jeff & Jenny Honey, Greenbrier, Arkansas
  • Reserve: Gunna Get Chicks, a 2015 sorrel solid gelding by Gunnatrashya x Sweet Chicka Chic (QH); owned by Laura Lukens, Johnstown, Colorado
• All-Around Amateur Ranch: Whizin To Tinseltown & Tracy Billing, a 2016 bay overo gelding by Gunners Tinseltown x Whizin Off Sparks (QH); owned by Tracy Billing, Pilot Point, Texas
  • Reserve: Melinda Mayes-Kelly & Angies Metallic Time, a 2016 red roan overo gelding by Metallic Cat (QH) x Angelena Time (QH); owned by Melinda Mayes-Kelly, Weatherford, Texas
• All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch: Laura Lukens & Gunna Get Chicks, a 2015 sorrel solid gelding by Gunnatrashya x Sweet Chicka Chic (QH); owned by Laura Lukens, Johnstown, Colorado
  • Reserve: Jeanine Jones & Gunnabeatya, a 2013 dun solid mare by Gunnatrashya x Beat This Enterprise; owned by Jeanine Jones, Whitesboro, Texas
• All-Around Novice Amateur Ranch: Natasha Pusch & SHR Spooky Night, a 2018 bay overo mare by Friday Night Shiner (QH) x Spookynic; owned by Natasha Pusch, Lubbock, Texas
  • Reserve: Christina Steiner & Only Crome Guns, a 2018 bay overo gelding by Gunners Special Nite x Vintage Crome (QH); owned by Christina Steiner, Cary, North Carolina
• All-Around Youth Ranch: Kyrah Bowker & Gunnin For The Gold, a 2014 palomino overo gelding by Pale Face Dunnit x Gorgeous Like A Star (QH); owned by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico
  • Reserve: Kennedy Beltz & PS Remington, a 2017 bay overo gelding by Spooks Gotta Gun x Smart Chic Toy (QH); owned by Kennedy Beltz, Friendswood, Texas
• All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred Ranch: Kennedy Morgan Williams & Lil Magic Gun, a 2014 sorrel solid mare by Colonels Lil Gun x Oh Dear Surely (QH); owned by Kennedy Morgan Williams, Blanchard, Oklahoma
  • Reserve: Kyrah Bowker & Spooks Gunn Smoke, a 2020 sorrel solid gelding by Pale Face Dunnit x Please Dont Spook (QH); owned by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico
• Leading Owner: Tracy Billing, Pilot Point, Texas
• Leading Breeder: Simons Show Horses LLC, Aubrey, Texas
• Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor: Danita Drake, Shelbyville, Illinois [showing Rock One Seven, a 2018 chestnut solid gelding by The Rock (QH) x Zippin And Zoomin, & The Best Cuervo, a 2022 chestnut solid gelding by The Best Principles x Sweet Sheik N Josey]