Around the Rings – The 2025 SOQHA Challenge
All photos courtesy of Ryan Geiger Photography.
The Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association, established in 1963, awards $10,000 in new and renewal scholarships each year in addition to the $11,500 in Scholarships offered at The SOQHA Challenge.
This year’s SOQHA Challenge, held February 21-23, 2025, at Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio, hosted three judges: Jake Hartman, Chris Jones, and Jon Barry, and offered a full slate of AQHA and NSBA classes, in addition to the much-anticipated scholarships. Keep scrolling for complete results, a link to scribe sheets, and the scholarship winners as well as high point champions!
Complete results: 2025+SOQHA+Challenge_results.pdf
Scribe sheets: SOQHA Challenge_scribe sheets — An Equine Production
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2025 Challenge
Challenge High Points
| 14-18 | |
| Champion – $1500 | Reserve – $1000 |
| Hez Rainey Made & Eleanor Ott | Ill Be A Good RV & Ava Hathaway |
| 13 & Under | |
| Champion – $1500 | Reserve – $1000 |
| The Roan Show & Molly Mullady | Snapin It Best & Paige Neill |
| L1 Youth | |
| Champion – $1000 | Reserve – $500 |
| Southern Honor & Makenna Harrison | The Roan Show & Molly Mullady |
| Small Fry | |
| Champion – $1000 | Reserve – $500 |
| Im Gonna Be Lazy & Lilianna Sanna | Ima Little Lazy & Raelynn Walter |
| L1 Youth Walk/Jog | |
| Champion – $1000 | Reserve – $500 |
| Willy Be Lopin & Avery Ramey | OneNOnlys Kahlua Gal & Anna Morris |
| Second Chance | |
| Champion – $500 | Reserve – $250 |
| I Know Best & Skylar Herrnstein | Willys Party Crasher & Katie Lauvray |
Show High Points
| Green/L1 | C – Ill Be The Only RV – Courtney Wagner
R – Maintain The Hum – Cami Cumper |
| Open | C – UR Ride Has Arrived – The Emma Brown Family Trust
R – I Will Be A Good RV – Ava Hathaway |
| L1 Amateur | C – InvitedByWillyNelson & Jillian Zidian
R – The Final Bandit & Lauren Hall |
| Amateur | C – The Kandy Machine & Natoshia Kelly
R – Willy Willy Nice & Brynna Cheek |
| Select | C – Under My Terms & Jennifer Royal
R – Hez Just Got It & Jackie Davis |
| L1 Youth | C – Ima Cool Chocolate & Melanie Patterson
R – By Good Rights & Eleanor Gaible |
| 13 & under | C – By Good Rights & Eleanor Gaible
R – Ima Hot Time & Tatum Butts |
| 14-18 | C – Cool Lookin Ladysman & Taylin Collins
R – Its A Southern Dream & Chalen Leibold |
| Small Fry | C – This Versions Lazy & Lena Shoemaker
R – A Lucky Mac & Lena Shoemaker |
| L1 Youth Walk/Jog | C – Im Gonna Be Lazy & Lilianna Sanna
R – Wow Whata Machine & Laney Ledley |
| L1 Amateur Walk/Jog | C – Queen Of Invitations & Wendy Ross
R – Flat Out Cheating & Kelly Maciejewski |
