Youth Hunt Seat Equitation was on the agenda for this evening at the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show and several divisions performed hand gallops, two tracks, two points, and forehand turns in an effort to impress the judges here in Fort Worth, Texas.

18-year-old Alysia Nielson achieved a big milestone this afternoon at the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. She rode her new 7-year-old gelding, BMQ The Jig Is Up, to win an impressive 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle class.

This is Sydney’s first World Championship title and thanks to the modern miracle of Snapchat, her trainer Shannon Vroegh was able to watch live from Georgia, where she is currently competing at the Big A and Stars N Stripes AQHA show.

It’s been a fun-filled day of high flying action here at the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. To kick the show off, Over Fences classes were featured in the John Justin arena. Plenty of scholarship money was awarded to the top competitors with $500 to first, $400 to second, $250 to third, and $150 to a random competitor.

12-year-old Maisen Gores found out what it feels like to ride out of the pen at the front of the line as the returning World Champion in 12 and Under Western Pleasure today at the 2016 Appaloosa Youth World Show.