The 2019 Ohio Quarter Horse Association Awards Banquet was an elaborate affair complete with dinner, dancing, and dignitaries. The banquet room of the Hilton Downtown Columbus was packed to the hilt with more than 480 people eager to celebrate year-end award winners.

“My goal is to showcase young Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle horses in a way that benefits owner, trainers, and the industry as a whole. I try to keep the entry cost down; because, as someone who has been involved in multiple programs focused on futurity horses, I know how many variables go into getting them ready, as well as the risk of them simply not making it to the pen.”

Horses competing during the Pleasure Versatility Challenge are shown sequentially in three classes in the Jim Norick Arena: a pattern class consisting of a blending of simplified Trail and Western Riding maneuvers, which counts 40 percent; a Western Pleasure class, which counts 40 percent; and a conformation class, which counts 20 percent.