Susan Roberts Wins Congress Select WP; Angie Cannizzaro Wins 2-Year-Old Open WP

By: Brittany Bevis

Two more Congress Champions were crowned in some very competitive Western Pleasure classes this evening at the Quarter Horse Congress. First, Susan Roberts rode Only A Breeze to win Select Western Pleasure. Susan has multiple prior World and Congress Champion titles in this event.

“Abby is so special,” she says. “I couldn’t ask for anything better. She gives you 100% every time. There’s no crabbiness and no crankiness. She is so happy, so it makes me happy. You get her out of her stall, and she has her little ears up all the time looking for treats. I feel like a lot of people could ride her.”

Susan is anxiously looking forward to next year when Abby will have two foals on the ground: one by No Doubt I’m Lazy and one by Nite Moves. “I want baby girls,” she says. “And I’d like them to have her personality and her attitude.”

When it’s time for the foals to be born, Susan will have a beautiful new facility to welcome them home to in Pilot Point, TX. The new location of Capital Quarter Horses, LLC is currently under construction, and Susan hopes to move in by February.

“Our arena is almost complete,” she says. “The sides and the roof are finished; we just have to finish the dirt work. The breeding barn is in process; we have the walls up and some of the stall dividers.”

The Reserve Congress Champion in tonight’s class was Carrie Chown with Hot Precious Lexus. Third place was Cheryl Mullikin with Got My Swag On. Fourth place was Dan Yeager with Cee Money. Fifth place was Russell Louderback with Extremely Hot Chips.

Sixth place was Linda Ball Sargent with Cool Poco Dot. Seventh place was Marilyn Masterson with Suddenly It’s Time. Eighth place was Mariann Harrington with HP Only The Best. Ninth place was Richard Carr with OHK Goodbars Krymsun. Tenth place was Twylla Brown with Snap Crackle Pop.

In the Two-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity, Angie Cannizzaro rode Who’s Chasing Who for owners Scott and Linda Berwick to a $13,744.26 payday. The Reserve Champion was Aaron Moses with Zippin A Breeze for Kathryn Frederick. Third place was Denton Debuhr with On My Level. Fourth place was Randy Wilson with Lopin Like I’m Hot. Fifth place was Gil Galyean with Hawaiian Honey.

Sixth place was Jay Starnes with Lets Ride. Seventh place was Pat Heeley with FF Hope Floats. Eighth place was Kenny Lakins with Real Hot N Spicy. Ninth place was Pasley Puthoff with RL Mmm Mmm Good. Tenth place was Rusty Green with I Kissed The Cook.