2015 AQHA Level 1 Championships- From East to West

Congrats to some of the big winners named so far!

West:

• Amateur Trail- Danielle Watson/Shez Zippen N Style
• 13 and Under Trail- Elsie Narusewicz/Made Me Intangible 
• 13 and Under Hunter Under Saddle- Jentry Shandley/Western Maiden
• 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle- Ashley Laird/Looks Inviting
• Rookie Hunter Under Saddle- Isabel Delano/Ima Lady Iam
• Amateur Hunter Under Saddle- Judith Fairfield/A Blazen Asset
• Select Hunter Under Saddle- Colleen Sleeper/Allocate R Assets
• Rookie Amateur Hunter Under Saddle- Kay Otis/This Chip Is Cool
• Youth Performance Halter Mares- Nicole Zabel/Careful Who U Invite
• Youth Performance Halter Geldings- Taylor Burgess/RL Talk About Sudden
• 13 and Under Showmanship- Marian Naumann/Smokin Em Over
• Amateur Showmanship- Brianna Haeckl/Good Time Cruizin
• Youth Working Hunter- Caroline Bradley/Envy This One
• Amateur Working Hunter- Pam Stubbs/A Classic Iron
• Youth Hunter Hack- Sara Thompson/Vintage Krymsun
• Amateur Hunter Hack- Ashley Hiller/TSU Passin Sonita
• 13 and Under Equitation- Elsie Naruszewicz/Made Me Intangible
• Select Equitation- Doreen Earl/Invited To A Party
• Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation- Carly Epp/PF Shy Guy

East:

• 13 and Under Trail- Grace Himes/Gota Lota Lace
• 14-18 Trail- Mariah Pensyl/Ebony Only
• Rookie Youth Trail- Alexis Rae Robinson/Ima Ace Good Bar
• Amateur Trail- Shealei White/Back Alli Invitation
• Select Trail- Ursula Hodgson/Rosas Red Fantasy
• Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle- Alicia Ritsema/The Last Good Mac
• Rookie Amateur Hunter Under Saddle- Hannah Pingrey/Dreaming Ofa Goodbar
• Rookie Youth Equitation- Catherine Tata/Surely Im Invited
• Rookie Amateur Equitation- Lauren Cuevas/Gotta Hot Shot Trot
• 13 and Under Equitation- Genevieve Ahlstedt/Just Have To Dream
• 14-18 Equitation- Catherine Tata/Surely Im Invited
• Amateur Equitation- Andrea Benter/The Bar Made Be Lazy
• Select Equitation- Linda Layton-Watson/Gotta Good Feelin
• 13 and Under Hunter Under Saddle- Kylie Munsey/Too Rainy To Sleep
• 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle- Carley Yosurack/Invite Me Up
• Amateur Hunter Under Saddle- Codi McConnell/Slip Off To Sleep
• Select Hunter Under Saddle- Lori Marks/Definitely Blazin
• Amateur Reining- Claire McClintock/Flamin Hot Chex
• Youth Reining- Abby Gettinger/Crank Up The Band
• Rookie Amateur Reining- Cindy Mott Wynn/CD In The Endzone
• Rookie Youth Reining- Allie Ann Wheeler/Dun Played You Boys
• Youth Hunter Hack- Isabella Raux/Hezasmoothmovinvette
• Amateur Hunter Hack- Sylvia Clark/Sleepin Kinda Late
• 13 and Under Western Riding- Hayley Freeman/Suddenly Best Man
• 14-18 Western Riding- Ashley Roach/RV Flashy N Radical
• Rookie Youth Western Riding- Emily Levesque/Charlies Version
• Amateur Western Riding- Elizabeth Rinder/Hot Rockin Potential
• Select Western Riding- Isabel Carmen Scobie/Range To A Te
• Amateur Western Riding- Whitney Karr/My Sweet Addiction

Thanks to our friends Kelly McDowall, Claire McDowall, Brad Jewett, Dan Prouhet, and Steve Meadows for sharing some fun photos from the Level 1 Championships! We’d love to see your photos too. Email your photos and we’ll include them in the gallery.

 

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AQHA Nutrena East Level 1

Championship

Exhibitors at the 2015 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships shined their boots and dusted off their hats for the first day of competition in Lexington, Virginia. The show kicked off with an exhibitor meeting at 7 a.m. in the Work Horse Cafe, and classes began at 8 a.m. in the Anderson Coliseum, with Level 1 youth reining.

A welcome reception sponsored by Hylton Quarter Horses is scheduled at 7 p.m. for all of the exhibitors to mingle and relax after a busy first day. The Nutrena East 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 championships will also feature added Rookie classes, sponsored by B&W Trailer Hitches, and more age divisions for Level 1 competitors. Be sure to check the full tentative schedule at www.aqha.com/level1championships. 

The Nutrena East and SmartPak West AQHA Level 1 Championships are the pinnacle events for Level 1 competitors around the world who must qualify for the events either nationally or through their state or provincial AQHA affiliate to compete in English, western and halter events.

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.

Nutrena is proud to be the title sponsor for the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships. Other corporate partner and event sponsors include Adequan, B&W Hitches, , Farnam, John Deere, Justin Boots, Markel Insurance, Merial, Noble Outfitters, Professional’s Choice, SmartPak, WeatherBeeta, Wrangler and Zoetis.

AQHA News and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow @AQHAnews on Twitter and visit www.aqha.com/news.

AQHA SmartPak West Level 1 Championships 

Exhibitors at the 2015 SmartPak West AQHA Level 1 Championships prepared for the first day of competition in Las Vegas. Classes began at 8 a.m. at the South Point Equestrian & Events Center with Level 1 youth working hunter.

After the first day of classes are complete, a welcome reception, sponsored by Michael Gaughan’s South Point Hotel & Casino and the South Point Equestrian Center, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Cinch Bar at the South Point Equestrian Center Main Arena. The SmartPak West 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 championships will also feature added Rookie classes, sponsored by B&W Trailer Hitches, and more age divisions for Level 1 competitors. Be sure to check the full tentative schedule at www.aqha.com/level1championships.         

The SmartPak West and Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships are the pinnacle events for Level 1 competitors around the world who must qualify either nationally or through their state or provincial AQHA affiliates in English, western and halter events.

Follow the happenings at the SmartPak West with the #SmartPakWest hashtag on Twitter and Instagram. Go to www.aqha.com/level1championships to read full coverage of the events.

SmartPak is proud to be the title sponsor for the SmartPak West AQHA Level 1 Championships. Other corporate partner and show event contributors include Adequan, B&W Trailer Hitches, , Farnam, John Deere, Justin Boots, Markel Insurance, Merial, Noble Outfitters, Nutrena, Professional’s Choice, WeatherBeeta, Wrangler, Zoetis, Michael Gaughan’s South Point Arena & Equestrian Center, and Chas Roberts Air Conditioning & Heating.

AQHA News and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow @AQHAnews on Twitter and visit www.aqha.com/news.