A Sudden Impulse Futurity – A Deeper Look

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194 – July/August, 2022

By Laura Boynton Jobson

For the last ten days in April, the bluest skies and brightest futures were seen by some of the industry’s finest hopefuls at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, for the second annual A Sudden Impulse NSBA and AQHA Futurity. This event was managed by An Equine Production and sanctioned by the National Snaffle Bit Association with over $400,000 in total money and prizes with a show bill that consisted of 160 classes in 16 different divisions that also featured two American Quarter Horse Association World Qualifying Shows.

One extended show family had quite a few dream-come-true moments and memorable first-time-evers during their time in Ocala. Wes and Kristen Galyean and Kevin and Amy Smith and their partnership, G & S Performance Horses–along with trainer Aaron Moses and wife Courtney–came together to share it all.

So many firsts

First, Kristen Galyean gained the title of Non-Pro Maturity Western Pleasure Champion on her mare, VS Lady in Red.
In her first-ever class with her stallion, VS The Fireman, who is VS Lady In Red’s first foal, she won first the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure and over $3,000 in prize money.

Galyean’s trainer, Aaron Moses, also rode VS The Fireman in their first-ever show ring performance together, and the pair captured the championship in 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure and the $10,000 prize.

G & S Performance Horses owns the filly Shesgotawayabouther who won the $20,000 3-Year-Old Maiden Open Western Pleasure Championship, as well as the largest purse of the Futurity–the $100,000 3-Year-Old Open Western Plea-sure–with trainer Aaron Moses holding the reins.

“The great memories made at this show will last me a lifetime,” says Kristen Galyean. “But being a show mom to my two daughters really is my biggest blessing.”

Double the pleasure

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194 – July/August, 2022