AQHA Level 1 Championship EAST is Underway!
Congrats to a few of the big winners named thus far!
Amateur Barrel Racing- Betm Ease/Erin Arnold
Amateur Equitation Over Fences- Kiss My Blue Asset/Emily Trapp
Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation- So Invited/Melloney Birkett
Amateur Hunter Hack- Eli Brown/Neil Godfrey
Amateur Pole Bending- Betm Ease/Erin Arnold
Amateur Ranch Riding- Three Turns and Run/Laura Owen
Select Hunt Seat Equitation- So Invited/Melloney Birkett
Select Trail- Unfaithfully Good/Wendy Ward
Amateur Stake Race- Betm Ease/Erin Arnold
Amateur Trail- So Good To Be Hot/Steffanie Tozer
Amateur Working Hunter- Ely Brown/Neil Godfrey
Rookie Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation- Coosas Sonny Glow/Laura Dickerson
Rookie Amateur Trail- Scotch Only/Brittanie Norman
Youth Barrel Racing- Sweet Talkn Dandy/Abigail Gay
Youth Equitation Over Fences- Suitable Impression/Catherine Fike
Youth Hunter Hack- One Bold Invitation/Anna Ahlers
Youth Pole Bending- Sweet Talkn Dandy/Abigail Gay
Youth Stake Race- Mighty Pretty Storm/Lily Atkinson
Youth 13 and Under- Smooth N Chocolatey/Blythe Goguen
Youth 14-18- Too Flashy To Zip/Alaina Smith
Youth Working Hunter- Suitable Impression/Catherine Fike
Rookie Youth Trail- Makem Hot/Jillian Channell
Click here to view G-Man’s around the ring photos from Day 1 and stay tuned to EquineChronicle.com for more!
AQHA Publicity
Exhibitors at the 2016 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships shined their boots and dusted off their hats for the first day of competition yesterday at the Gov. James B. Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show kicked off at 8 a.m. with Level 1 youth working hunter.
The Nutrena East Level 1 Championships, running May 4-8, offers a variety of events and activities for competitors, friends, family and spectators to take part in throughout the show, including free Ride the Pattern clinics taught by AQHA Professional Horsemen. This year’s show will once again feature Rookie classes, sponsored by AQHA Corporate Partner B&W Trailer Hitches, and more age divisions for Level 1 competitors.
New this year, AQHA Corporate Partner Nutrena will present a free educational session on body condition scoring and topline evaluation. The session will be presented by Jayne Dewey, who is a member of the Cargill Equine Enterprise Team, at the conclusion of Rookie Youth Reining on May 5 in the coliseum.
AQHA member services will be onsite at the Nutrena East Championships to take care of all your AQHA membership needs.
View the full tentative schedule at www.aqha.com/level1championships.
The Nutrena East, Farnam Central and AQHA West Level 1 Championships are the pinnacle events for Level 1 and Rookie competitors around the world. This year, due to a change in show dates, all eligible exhibitors were able to enter. For 2017, exhibitors must qualify for the events either nationally or through their state or provincial AQHA affiliate to compete in English, western and halter classes. View the 2017 qualifying and eligibility rules.
Follow the happenings at the Nutrena East Level 1 Championships with the #NutrenaEast hashtag on Twitter and Instagram, as well as coverage at www.aqha.com/level1championships.
For more information on the 2016 AQHA Level 1 Championships, visit www.aqha.com/level1championships.
About the Sponsors
As a proud sponsor of the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships, Nutrena delivers optimum nutrition, exceptional health and world-class performance for your animals. Whether you keep animals around for fun, competition or work, you can trust Nutrena to provide the right nutritional solutions.
Other corporate partner and show event contributors include Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), B&W Trailer Hitches, Farnam, John Deere, Justin Boots, Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Professional’s Choice, SmartPak, Wrangler and Noble Outfitters.
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