When Betsy isn’t in the show pen, you can find her off the coast of California where she trades her breeches and boots for a bathing suit and snorkel. She’s been doing open ocean and blue water dives for a little over a year now and she’s excited to continue the certification process.

“We’ve been showing together for 20 years, so it was a really special moment to be out there with her,” Ali says.

This year, she was able to lease the APHA gelding, Huntin An Invitation, who belongs to APHA youth competitor, Lillian Woodruff, to compete here at the 2017 APHA World Championship Show.

We’re already receiving results from the first classes of the day and the winner of the BHF Junior Weanling Colts and Geldings is Monte Horn with Fortunette for William Doyle and Felisha Ware. The Reserve Champion was Kimberly Anding with On EZ Street for Kim and Jason Anding. Third was Mark Niebrugge with Citacion; this was also the highest placing Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor team.

All proceeds from the trainer referral program will be allocated to enhancing the purses of the WCHA Breeders Championship Futurity. To date, $5000 has been raised for the 2017 Futurity.