Wednesday’s Around the Rings Photos and Results from 2022 AQHA West Level 1 Championship Show
May 2022 marks the first time the Arizona Quarter Horse Association has hosted the AQHA West Level 1 Championship Show, and the show has been welcomed with open arms by exhibitors!
The Level 1 show coincides with AzQHA’s Pinnacle Circuit, and though May in Arizona can be a bit toasty at times, in an effort to offer a cool place to show for exhibitors, show producers inventively had two-three rings going at once in Westworld’s well-known North Hall, along with competition going on in the Equidome at the same time.
Numbers were big in Level 1 classes, upwards of 30 – 35 in some of today’s showmanship classes, and many Level 1 exhibitors were heard to say it was the first time they had tried a show of this caliber.
Wednesday’s Level 1 competition ranged from Showmanship to Reining to Ranch Riding to Western Riding, and below are a few highlights of today’s placings.
Wednesday morning in the Rookie Level 1 Amateur Showmanship at Halter, Michele Guerra and Good N Thirsty, aka Edward, cinched the championship from a class of 30! Michele used smart strategy to come out on top of her class, she explains.
“Today was good for us! We had lots of struggles and ups and downs,” Michele said tearfully, but they were tears of joy over achieving her goal with Edward. “I had a couple of little errors in the class, and I just reminded myself that I needed to plus the next obstacle. So I just went out there and did everything I could, and he gave me everything he had today.”
Level 1 Rookie Amateur Showmanship:
1st- Michele Guerra with Good N Thirsty
2nd – Kristi Perea with Cprealsureshestheone
3rd – Michelle Parker with Lazy Southern Belle
4th – Kristy Bennett with Southern Extreme
5th: – Kelly Turner with Anotherfortherecord
6th – Amanda Gill with Sizzling Hot Chip
1st – Ann Shriver with Shiney Jersey
2nd – Robin Filbry with Red Hot Whizkey
3rd – Frances Greene with Lost in Boomtown
4th – Heather Turner with Custom Voodoo
5th – Ann Rosato with Misters Smokin Gun
6th – Patricia Hayes with SB Hustle On Line
Level 1 Amateur Select Showmanship:
1st – Natalie Weaber with Im Too Hot To Touch
2nd – Monica Parduhn with Shesa Hot Selection
3rd – Valerie Nalbantian with Best Tale Yet
4th – Rebekah Rosa with One Dymanic Krymsun
5th – Marnie McDowell with BF Fun Size
6th – Charlene Holcomb with Keenonmymechanic
Level 1 Amateur Showmanship at Halter:
1st – Julie Hoefling with Bringin Booty Back
2nd – Sara Larsen with Theultimate Goodwife
3rd – Kristina Arroyo with Gotta Cowboy Up
4th – Michele Guerra with Good N Thirsty
5th – Samantha Shaner with Im Good Anyway
6th – Karissa Kean with Huntin A Sweet Dream
L1 Rookie Amateur Ranch Riding:
1st – Jimmy Smith with Jacs Special Gunner
2nd – Stephanie Burns with Gonna Spook Ya
3rd – Leah Labonte with Spanish Reboot
4th – Caitlyn Jo Davis with Luke Who Dunit
5th – Natasha Pusch with SHR Spooky Night
6th – Heather Smith with Wimpys Terrysurprise
All of today’s placings can be viewed on horseshowtracker.com, and watch our website for daily reports from WestWorld!
