“The NSBA World was my first show since I was ten,” Green says. “I’ve been going to the shows with them, and I wanted to get back into it.”

There is special meaning to Anderson’s win today considering the fact that she’s owned “Teddy” for just a few months.

“The first thing he said when he got up this morning was, ‘Ride Aunt Sarah horse,’ ” Kathy says. “We told him that might be a little bit of a rodeo this morning.”

“I love showing babies, especially her,” she says. “I just reckon she’s my type. We match together; we’re both small.

“It’s great, especially for me as a European, because we don’t have very big shows at home. It’s huge. There is nothing like this at home.”

“He won with him at the Youth World, this is his third horse show with him, and he wins the Congress! It’s pretty exciting.”

Parrish is very proud of this mare’s performance today, but he is even more excited to deliver such a memorable birthday present to Mrs. Alice, her first Congress Championship win.