Around the Rings – 2024 AQHA West L1 Championship Show – Friday, May 17
In the first trail class of the day in the Main Arena at Friday’s 2024 AQHA West L1 Championship Show, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Montez and BetterLazyThanCrazy were crowned Champions of the L1 Youth Walk Trot Trail.
Lizzie says she was nervous at first, but then she “just kind of rode like it was regular practice in very fancy clothes.” She explains her obstacle to conquer with “Hal” in this particular pattern was the serpentine. “It was very tight turns and I kind of like a loose rein, so it was like zigzagging almost.”
Most of all, she’s thankful for the love and support of her mom and her grandma, and all the help from Liz Place, Sawyer (who gets their horses ready), barnmates Cameron Rees, Kristina Miller, Renee, and her best friend, Hailey.
L1 Youth Walk Trot Trail
Champion: Elizabeth Montez and Better LazyThanCrazy
Reserve Champion: Brooke Giustetti and Krymsun Zip
Bronze: Maddie Dawson and All About That Lope
Fourth: Willa Bruce and The Best Bet Yet
They were also the Walk Trot High Point Champions!
Fifth: Kenzie Honea and Mostly Chocolate
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Youth WT Trail Score Sheets
Then Hannah Kate Pipkin won the L1 Youth 13 & Under Trail with Jimmie Buffet, and it was her first trail win with him!
Her past experience with trail was in Walk Trot, and she’s shown “Jimmie” in Trail in only three shows, so Hannah Kate explains she’s really, really happy!
“I counted the poles, and he saved me on quite a few, and he was just amazing.” One of the obstacles that had been daunting in the past was the back, but she says she approached it differently this time. “I’ve always cut it short and went to two, so I made sure to stay out and had to count to four, and I was really nervous about that.
She explains she was surprised to be left standing out there as the top three were called, and says, “It’s amazing to me.”
L1 Youth 13 & Under Trail
Champion: Hannah Kate Pipkin and Jimmie Buffet
Reserve Champion: Reagan Thenhaus and Invitation To Boot
Bronze: London Neitzer and Good Evanescence
Fourth: Emma Kutac and I Gottem Talkin
Fifth: Maggie Roberts and RV Miracle Machine
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Youth Trail 13 Under Results
L1 Youth Trail 13 Under Score Sheets
In the Preifert Arena, Horsemanship was the focus for much of the day, and in the L1 Amateur Horsemanship, Kristi Perea and CPrealsureshestheone topped the judges’ lists to win the Championship! See what Kristi had to say about her relationship with Mellie and the pattern:
L1 Amateur Horsemanship
Champion: Kristi Perea and CPRealSureShesTheOne
Reserve Champion: Talissa Gervais and Ima Code Breaker
Bronze: Brittany Wray and Party Blazer
Fourth: Ainsley Linnell and Hez Willy Fancy
Fifth: Cristin Coombs and Doctor Phil Good
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Amateur Horsemanship Results
L1 Amateur Horsemanship Score Sheets
L1 Rookie Youth Trail
Complete results and scoresheets:
Rookie Youth Trail Score Sheets
L1 Amateur Select Horsemanship
Champion: Robin Baldes and Lazyz Back In Black
Reserve Champion: Anne Demirjian and LazyDayz R Here Agin
Bronze: Laura Irwin and Lopin Down The Line
Fourth: Lynn Coulter and VS Heres Your Sign
Fifth: Johanne Fenwick and Chicks Dig Chocolate
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Select Horsemanship Results
L1 Select Horsemanship Score Sheets
L1 Amateur Walk Trot Horsemanship
Champion: Laura Hulse and Zippin Lazy
Reserve Champion: Marian Naumann and Be My Machine
Bronze: Amy Manns and Hocus Boston Flame
Fourth: Mackenzie Russell and Looks Good Lopin
Fifth: Kelley Bell and Demented Lover
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Amateur WT Horsemanship Results
L1 Amateur WT Horsemanship Score Sheets
Rookie Amateur Horsemanship
Champion: Kristin Darnall-Titov and Spook Full of Plum
Reserve Champion: Lucy Chapman and Suddenly So Simple
Bronze: Candy Bava and Hush Money
Fourth: Rachel Devet and ShezGotAClassyChassy
Fifth: Heather Banks and A Martini Girl
Complete results and scoresheets:
Rookie Amateur Horsemanship Results
Rookie Amateur Horsemanship Score Sheets
Rookie Youth Western Riding
Champion: Maya Dias and I Look Extremely Hot
Reserve Champion: Macy Finney and RRed Solo Cup
Bronze: Payten Jorgensen and HP Best Of Lazy
Fourth: Kyrah Bowker and Not Impulsive
Fifth: Emily Gauthier and Strutin Cash
Complete results and scoresheets:
Rookie Youth Western Riding Results
Rookie Youth Western Riding Score Sheets
L1 Amateur Walk Trot Western Pleasure
Champion: Deborah Swainson and DonFlatterYourself
Reserve Champion: Roby Harden and Undoubted Potential
Bronze: Kelley Bell and Demented Lover
Fourth: Suzan Iverson and Kool Made
Fifth: MJ Donovan and SST Lollipop
Complete results:
L1 Amateur WT Pleasure Results
L1 Youth 13 & Under Western Riding
Unanimous Champion: Reagan Thenhaus and Invitation To Boot
Reserve Champion: Summer Harbison and Were Talking Easy
Bronze: Colten Hansen and Lopin For The Ladys
Fourth: Makaley Janneh and A Classy Chex
Fifth: Vivienne King and One Hot Sports Model
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Western Riding 13 Under Results
L1 Youth Western Riding 13 Under Score Sheets
L1 Youth 14-18 Trail – a class of 35
Champion: Aidan Rizk and Catch Twenty Two
Reserve Champion: Bailey Saenz and Take Me Home Tonite
Bronze: Trusten Dever and Lopin A Hot Streak
Fourth: Macy Finney and RRed Solo Cup
Fifth: Nicholas Gonifas and Zips Making You Look
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Youth Trail 14 18 Score Sheets
Rookie Amateur Western Pleasure
Champion: Jen Rudolph and Best Believe That
Reserve Champion: Ashley Mossman and Touch N Go Show
Bronze: Cameron Reese and Like My Lope
Fourth: Pamela Kauffman and Immortal Conclusion
Fifth: Rachel Devet and ShezGotAClassyChassy
Complete results:
Rookie Amateur Pleasure Results
L1 Youth 14-18 Western Riding
Champion: Charlotte Brooks and The Only Deal
Reserve Champion: Mylie Parker and Huntin By Moonlite
Bronze: Maisy Ewing and Gettin Hot
Fourth: Sawyer Byers and Ill B At The Bar
Fifth: Rylee Snodgrass and Stella Dior
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Youth Western Riding 14 18 Results
L1 Youth Western Riding 14 18 Score Sheets
L1 Amateur Select Western Pleasure
Unanimous Champion: Tabatha Poling and Lazy Holla Dayz
Reserve Champion: Ashley Mossman and Touch N Go Show
Bronze: Laura Irwin and Lopin Down The Line
Fourth: Leesa Davis and First At Batt
Fifth: Lynn Coulter and VS Heres Your Sign
Complete results and scoresheets:
L1 Amateur Western Pleasure
Champion: Kaleigh Bennett and Full Moonlite
Reserve Champion: Bree Hokana and Pleasure With Class
Bronze: Reese Byers and Only One Vision
Fourth: Shelby Devet and No Doubt Chex Me Out
Fifth: Whitney Barrs and Bleu Ivy
Complete results:
