2014 AQHA World Show Amateur Week All-Around Results

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During the last week, the Farnam All-Around Amateur contenders competed in a variety of events throughout the 2014 AQHA World Championship Show. This year, 60 contenders competed for the title.

The 2014 Farnam All-Around Amateur is Morgan Parisek of Murray, Kentucky, Parisek showed her American Quarter Horse, Better Buy The Minit. The 2005 bay gelding, who is by Do You Have A Minute and out of Tickle My Asset, was bred by Kramer/Davis of Bradenton, Florida. Parisek earned the world championship title in hunter hack; reserve world championship titles in hunt seat equitation and equitation over fences; placed third in working hunter; and eighth in jumping. Parisek and Better Buy The Minit received a prize package that included $15,000, plus $1,000 in Farnam products, an original Lisa Perry Bronze, an embroidered WeatherBeeta horse blanket and a rose bouquet.

The 2014 Farnam Reserve All-Around Amateur is Lincoln Figueiredo of Presidente, Brazil, who showed his American Quarter Horse Mr Fritz Wood. The 2008 buckskin stallion, who is by Mr Junewood and out of Fritz Lovelady, was bred by Sam Shoultz and Ken Matzner of Fort Collins, Colorado. Figueiredo and Mr Fritz Wood earned world championships in tie-down roping and heeling. The pair won a prize package that included $5,000, plus $500 in Farnam products and a silver bowl.

Placing third was Whitney Walquist-Vicars of Cleburne, Texas. Walquist-Vicars showed homebred American Quarter Horse Southwestern Gunman. Southwestern Gunman is a 2006 bay gelding by Dress Western and out of Ms Southern Border. The pair earned the world championship title in horsemanship, placed fifth in performance halter geldings, eighth in showmanship and ninth in hunt seat equitation.

Placing fourth was Miller Henard of Kingsport, Tennessee, who showed the American Quarter Horse Twothousand Model Te, owned by Morris Henard of Kingsport, Tennessee. Twothousand Model Te is a 2000 bay gelding by All For Free (TB) and out of Justa Sippa Te. The gelding was bred by Ronald Bartlett of Snow Hill, North Carolina. Henard and Twothousand Model Te earned a world championship in equitation over fences, a reserve world championship in working hunter and placed fourth in jumping.

Placing fifth was Figueiredo who showed the American Quarter Horse Hicka Rey. The 2008 red roan stallion by Dual Rey and out of Hicka BoonBoon was bred by William and Lisa Hefley of Little Rock, Arkansas. Figueiredo and Hicka Rey placed third in breakaway roping, fifth in tie-down roping and sixth in heeling.

The third- through fifth-place winners each received a prize package that included $1,500, plus $250 in Farnam products.

Farnam has been the official fly control, deworming, grooming and conditioning products supplier of AQHA since 2004. Whether you’re at a show or on a trail ride, it takes time and dedication to make your horse look his best. As your partner in horse care, Farnam continues to offer products people know, use and trust.

The AQHA World Show is the pinnacle event for American Quarter Horse owners and exhibitors around the world, who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to compete in each of the classes representing English, over fences, western, speed, cattle and halter events. More than 3,610 entries from the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Mexico and Switzerland are competing for 100 world championships at this year’s event.

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