Highlights of Final Day of 2015 NSBA World Show Include Wins By Frye, Zuidema, Ihde, Lakins, and Heroes on Horses Competition

By: Brittany Bevis

It’s the final day of the 2015 NSBA World Championship Show, but that doesn’t mean the competition is over just yet. Plenty of World Champions have already been named. But first, here’s a little recap from last night’s NSBA Kaplow Insurance Breeders Championship Futurity Yearling Sale.

The record-setting high seller was Always Seymour, a fancy black colt by One Hot Krymsun and out of She’s Always The Talk, by Always The Choice. The colt was consigned by Laura Lovegreen and sold to Loretta Magnuson for an impressive $203,000.

During Saturday’s competition, Samantha Ihde rode her horse, Call Me Interested, to win Novice Amateur Horsemanship. Kenny Lakins rode One Lazy Investment to win Senior Western Pleasure.

Over in the Western Pleasure pen, proud papa, Tim Zuidema, watched as his 16-year-old daughter Madison boarded Pineapple Express to win the 3-Year-Old Limited Non Pro Western Pleasure. Just the other day, Madison and “Pineapple” came in Reserve in the 3-Year-Old Intermediate Non Pro Western Pleasure.

“Pineapple is very sweet and easy to ride,” Madison says. “We call her Pineapple because, when she was a baby, her tail got chewed off. It was really spiky, just like a pineapple!”

Madison has been riding Pineapple, a mare by BattMan, since February of this year. After the NSBA World Show, the pair will be headed to the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Madison has previous success at the Congress, winning in the 11 and under division back in 2010, but today’s win is her first NSBA World Championship title. Although her background is in all-around events, Madison is really starting to enjoy competing in Western Pleasure futurities aboard younger horses. Madison’s favorite part of Pineapple is her soft front leg.

“I’ve gotten used to riding in a hackamore,” Madison says. “It was kind of hard at first, but it’s gotten pretty easy. I like showing the younger horses a lot now. I did the all-around, back when I showed Appaloosas, but I actually think I like showing the younger futurity horses now. It’s exciting. I like having my dad as my trainer. I think I like it a lot better than I would having someone else help me. Today, he told me to sit back and make sure to push her forward, because she’ll get too slow.”

The Reserve World Champion in the class was Shannon Fisher aboard She Dresses to Win.

Scott Frye was in the saddle of Were Talkin Easy to win the Maturity $10,000 Limited Open Western Pleasure for new owner Debbi Moriarty. Just the other day, Moriarty was named the Reserve Champion in the 10K Limited Horse Non Pro Western Pleasure Maturity.

Moriarty has owned the 4-year-old gelding named “Duncan” for just ten days. In fact, this trip to the NSBA World Championship Show was pretty last minute.

“I had him since January,” Scott Frye says. “Another client of mine bought him for her kid, but it didn’t work out, so I sold him about 10 days ago to Debbi. She’s pretty happy right now! I saw him show back at the Quarter Horse Congress when Jamie Pait had him. He was Reserve in the Limited Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure. I’d seen him show and knew the horse pretty well.”

Moriarty was thoroughly impressed with Frye’s ride aboard Duncan today, describing it as breathtaking. “I was very thankful to be here, because I fly out tonight,” she says. “I was really happy that the schedule worked out, because this show was so last minute for us.”

Looking forward to their next show, this trio will head to the All American Quarter Horse Congress to compete in the Non Pro Western Pleasure Maturity, Select Western Pleasure, and 10K Maturity Western Pleasure.

The Reserve World Champion in the class was Brian Baker with KM Call Me Honey. Third place was Cleve Wells with Cool Poco Dot.

During a break in the competition today, 21 horses and riders gathered to participate in the Heroes on Horses Western Pleasure class. Spectators and participants gathered in the Ford Truck Arena proudly waving American flags as our honored veterans competed in a very special Western Pleasure event.

Assisting with the flag presentation was NSBA Youth President-Elect Hayley Riddle, who will assume her full duties in October. Riddle was instructed by honor guards, Rebecca and Antoine, about proper protocol for carrying the Oklahoma State flag.

“They showed me how to properly carry the flag and to make sure that I always follow the American flag,” she says. “The American flag always comes in and goes out first, and the rifleman always protects the flag.”

Riddle was thrilled to be able to participate in the Heroes on Horses Western Pleasure and is thankful to be a part of giving back to our nation’s veterans.

“I think it’s awesome,” she says. “It’s fun for everyone to watch the heroes ride and show. They did a lot for our country, so we can try to help them by letting them ride and show horses. Everybody likes to ride, and I think being around horses helps anyone with any kind of problem.”

Congratulations to all of today’s big winners!