Pat Heeley Pilots The Immortal Rose to a Win in 3-Year-Old and Over Limited Horse Western Pleasure at 2013 Reichert Celebration
It was a close contest, but in the end it was the impeccable turnout and consistency of Pat Heeley’s ride aboard The Immortal Rose that gave him the edge over the competition in this evening’s Harris Leather and Silverworks 3-Year-Old and Over Limited Horse Western Pleasure at the 2013 Reichert Celebration. The judges that were randomly selected to judge tonight’s competition were Dean Bogart, Robin Griggs, Murray Griggs, and Kim Myers.
For Heeley’s win with “Rosie,” a three-year-old mare by The Immortal and out of a daughter of Zippo Jack Bar, he and owner Robert Roger received a check for $3,850, a $500 maiden bonus check, a Reichert Celebration custom buckle, a Harris Leather and Silverworks show saddle, and a free breeding to Born To Be Blazing. That’s quite the haul considering that Heeley didn’t get Rosie in training until the very last day of the NSBA World Show.
“I got her three weeks ago,” Heeley says. “She’s been super-easy and good-minded. She’s really fun to show. She didn’t get looky and didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I was at the NSBA World, and they had her there. They were riding her around, and she looked really cute. They asked me the last day of the show if I wanted to take her home and do the maiden with her. I said I’d give it a try.”
“I like the maiden stuff,” he says. “I think it’s a great idea, and I hope it gets bigger again. I really think it’s important. I think there are a number of reasons [why someone would choose to show a maiden horse]: if you have one that’s mentally a little immature as a two-year-old, strength, or soundness. Sometimes you just don’t want to push them hard. I think if we waited on more of these horses to be three or over to show I think we’d have a lot more horses last.”
Harris Leather and Silverworks 3-Year-Old and Over Limited Horse Western Pleasure Results:
Judges: Dean Bogart, Robin Griggs, Murray Griggs, and Kim Myers
1-$3,850- The Immortal Rose/Pat Heeley for Robert Roger ($500 maiden bonus, Harris show saddle, Bron To Be Blazing breeding)
2-$3,250- Only Happens/Jeff Long for Gale Remington ($400 maiden bonus and a Harris headstall)
3-$2,650-RR Moonlite Memories/Greg Wheat for Darol or Karen Rodrock ($300 maiden bonus and a Harris headstall)
4- $1,850- Facebook Me/Jeff Cochran for Vic Brenneman ($200 maiden bonus and Harris spurs)
5-$1,800- Snack Pack/Mark Baus for Janis and Angie Kengis ($100 maiden bonus and Rod Patrick boots)
6- Shez Lopin Lazy/Denton Debuhr for William Cox (Dale Chavez Reichert Celebration pocket knife)
7- A Sudden Echo/Amanda Jackson for Dianne or Randy Cantrell ($100 gift certificate to Wood’s Western)
8-Tobe Invited/Gil Galyean for Jerald Rutz ($100 gift certificate to Kathy’s Show Equipment)
9-Love Addiction/Andy Frank for Keith or Carolyn Toll ($100 gift certificate for dac)
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