First Ever Big Country Pumpjack Circuit is a Hit in Lone Star State

By: Brittany Bevis

Hosting a horse show during these uncertain times is daunting in and of itself, but try launching a brand new horse show during a global pandemic. Still, it has been proven, time and time again, that if you build it, they will come. AQHA and APHA competitors did just that at the first annual Big Country Quarter Horse Association Pumpjack Circuit over the weekend, July 15-19 in Abilene, Texas.

The unique show format included four AQHA shows and four APHA shows, making this a true multi-breed event, as well as the popular Texas Quarter Horse Association Novice Saddle Series. Judges were Chele McGauley, Sandy Jirkovsky, Tanya Green, and Chris Jeter.

Check out some of these numbers from the inaugural event!

• L1 Youth Trail-15
• L1 Amateur Trail- 16
• L1 Amateur Horsemanship- 22
• Senior Trail- 25
• L1 Trail- 39

Congratulations to the TQHA Saddle Series Buckle Winners. The L1 Amateur Champions were as follows. The Showmanship Champion was Anne Kennedy with Laziness. The Trail Champion was Cailyn Simonis with She Luvsa Rainey Nite. The Ranch Riding Champion was Cailyn Simonis with Do Not Over Spin. The Horsemanship winner was Rachel Mortensen with Zippos Erins Best. The Hunter Under Saddle Champion was Celeste Gasiewicz with Krymsun Jewels. The Equitation winner was Cydney McCullough with Made To Iron. The Western Pleasure Champion was Deborah Harris with Machine Made Crystal.

The L1 Youth Champions were as follows. Alana Tietz and An Impulse To Be Hot were the Showmanship Champions. The Trail Champion was Madison Musser with Good At Da Bar. The Ranch Riding Champion was Mary Grace Allen with Wimpys Reinmaker. The Horsemanship winner was Alana Tietz with An Impulse To Be Hot. The Hunter Under Saddle winner was Ainsley Pick with Terms Me On. The Equitation Champion was Alana Tietz with An Impulse To Be Hot. The Western Pleasure winner was Miley Adkins with Only In Hollywood.

For High Point winners, the AQHA Champions were as follows.

Small Fry

C – Certify This Chex & London Ruschhaupt

R – Ms RL Flashy GoodBar & Clara Ashlock

L1 Amateur WJ

C – A Girl Named Charlie & Patricia Wagner

R – Sweetheart Invitation & Jayden Kreska

L1 Youth WJ

C – Ms RL Flashy GoodBar & Clara Ashlock

R – Certify This Chex & London Ruschhaupt

Novice Amateur

C – Im Hot For The Game & Shannon Yeaton

R – She Luvsa Rainy Nite & Cailyn Simonis

Amateur

C – Made In The Moonlite & Ali Eidson

R – Krymsun Kryptonite & Melissa Wahrmund

Select

C – Give Me The Goods & Anne Wilson

R – Won RV Lopin Machine & Teresa Stewart

L1 Youth

C – An Impulse To Be Hot & Alana Tietz

R – Ill B At The Bar & Siena Holyoak

Youth

C – An Impulse To Be Hot & Alana Tietz

R – Ona Kruze & Kaitlyn Smith

Open

C – Made In The Moonlite & Danny Desmond

R – Snap It Send It & Blake Weis

 

APHA High Point Champions were as follows.

Novice Youth

C – Real Hot Jazz & Kendal Fellegy

Youth

C – Real Hot Jazz & Kendal Fellegy

Amateur W/T

C – Only Huntin A Party & Kate Fleming

R – Strait Cash & Jill Cossu

Open

C – Real Hot Jazz & Dustin Eikenhorst

Solid Paint Bred

C- Sensational Lilo & Brian Baker

Click on the links below for results, courtesy of An Equine Production. If you’d like to share photos and results from a show near you, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.

Click here for S/C 1 results.

Click here for S/C 2 results.

Click here to view scribe sheets.