AQHYA World All-Arounds Crowned
Images by Shane Rux Photography, courtesy of AQHA.
From AQHA:
This year’s AQHYA World Show was held August 2-11 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Showing a 5 percent increase in entries over last year, the show hosted 5,200 entries and 563 exhibitors, including 220 youth who attended for the first time. In addition to show entries, 225 AQHYA members also competed in contests offered outside the arena for gold globes, scholarships and more.
AQHYA exhibitors from Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States competed for 44 world championship, 40 Adequan® Level 2 championships and 24 Level 1 Champion of Champions titles.
The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to crown 2024 AQHYA All-Around Award winners. Exhibitors and their American Quarter Horses in the 14-18 division and the 13-&-Under division that earned the most points in three or more Level 3 youth events in three or more categories during the show were honored.
AQHYA 14-18 All-Around
The 2024 14-18 AQHYA All-Around winner is Ava Hathaway of Coldwater, Michigan, who showed I Will Be A Good RV. The 2013 bay mare by Good I Will Be out of Ill Be Dun Won It was bred by Vickie Kent of Graceville, Florida. Hathaway and I Will Be A Good RV earned 44.5 points in the 14-18 all-around competition. The team earned the reserve world championship in western riding, bronze globe in 14-18 trail and had top 10 finishes in 14-18 showmanship, performance halter mares and 14-18 equitation.
The 14-18 All-Around winner received a prize package of $2,500, an all-around champion neck ribbon and a custom-logoed leather jacket, with the jacket courtesy of John Deere Equine Discounts.
The Reserve 14-18 AQHYA All-Around winner is Alexandra Rippeon of Mount Airy, Maryland, who showed Itzonly Make Believe. The 2017 bay mare by Machine Made out of Sophisticated Invite was bred by Ken Moore of Camden, South Carolina. Rippeon and Itzonly Make Believe earned 28 points, winning the reserve world championship in 14-18 showmanship and a top five placing in western riding.
The Reserve 14-18 All-Around winner received a prize package of $1,000, a reserve champion neck ribbon and a custom-logoed leather jacket, with the jacket courtesy of John Deere Equine Discounts.
AQHYA 13-&-Under All-Around
The 2024 AQHYA 13-&-Under All-Around winner is Lilly Ann Jones of Reelsville, Indiana, who showed Chilln Ona Dirt Road. The 2011 bay gelding by Lazy Loper out of Winnie Persuasian was bred by Dale Hamilton of Oxford, Ohio. Jones and Chilln Ona Dirt Road earned 59 points. In 13-&-Under competition, the team earned world championships in showmanship, horsemanship and equitation, a bronze globe in trail, and placed top 10 in hunter under saddle.
The 13-&-Under All-Around winner received a prize package of $2,500, an all-around champion neck ribbon and custom-logoed leather jacket, with the jacket courtesy of John Deere Equine Discounts.
The Reserve 13-&-Under All-Around is Kenidee Thomas of Berwick, Pennsylvania, who showed Made Just For U. The 2015 bay gelding by Machine Made out of Dont Skip Gold was bred by Donald Clark of Adams Center, New York. Thomas and Made Just For U earned 39 points in the 13-&-under all-around competition. The team was reserve in trail and horsemanship, finished top five in equitation and western riding and was a finalist in showmanship and hunter under saddle.
The Reserve 13-&-Under All-Around winner received a prize package of $1,000, a reserve champion neck ribbon and a custom-logoed leather jacket, with the jacket courtesy of John Deere Equine Discounts.
