Around the Rings – 2023 APHA World Show, June 26th
The first class of Monday morning, June 26th, at the 2023 APHA World Championship Show was Performance Halter Geldings and it was a big class that filled the Watt Arena– 32 geldings strong!
The young ladies who took the top two honors with their toned, fitted, shiny geldings, Emma Goffard and Candy Confidential winning World Champion and Peytyn Goodin and Even More Sensational winning Reserve World Champion, told us there’s more to it than standing there.
Read what both exhibitors have learned is important when they show in Performance Halter:
Emma
“When I was really little I used to think that in Halter, you had to just stand there, get ears forward and set him up,” Emma says, explaining that her trainers, Tim and Shannon Gillespie, have taught her the intricacies of the event.
“As I got older, I learned there were a lot of components to it, such as making sure he’s even, balanced, not too spread out, and not too close together., and you want the neck straight and out. There’s a lot more to it than I expected. Prescence is a very big thing as well.”
When asked if she could position him by moving him using the lead, or if she ever needed to touch him, Emma explains, “For me since I am a perfectionist, I can’t always get him to set up, he’s usually set a little bit further out like a showmanship horse – in halter you want them set a little bit closer, so I always have to position him and he knows I work very hard to get that.”
Peytyn
Peytyn explains that her trainer, James Saubolle, has taught her some invaluable skills to help her in Performance Halter, especially regarding the mindset of the class.
“The class is about relaxing and being with the horse and not all about being tight,” she says. “Some strategies that have helped me include petting the horse here and there. You don’t want to be antsy or have the horse be antsy, so getting their legs tight and then relaxing – I always talk to my horse – is a big thing for helping us communicate better and relax together throughout the class.”
Peytyn also says she’s learned that she should get the horse show ready and then show. “When the judge is coming, we use our trick (what we call it to get the ears up) only once, and then make eye contact and smile at the judge, even if it feels awkward. You get the horse show ready and then let the horse and the judge do their thing.”
Their class results through sixth place:
Youth Performance Halter Geldings – All Ages
1
CANDY CONFIDENTIAL/GOFFARD; EMMA
GOFFARD; EMMA (E)
2
EVEN MORE SENSATIONAL/GOODIN; PEYTYN
GOODIN; PEYTYN (E)
3
AL OF A SUDDEN/MACAN; JORDAN
MACAN; JORDAN (E)
4
ONLY IN A BENTLEY /RASMUSSEN; CYNTHIA M
HEINBUCH; CELIA (E)
5
RUM POINT/BROCK; ANN V
BROCK; HANNAH (E)
6
ILL B AT THE BAR/BYERS; REESE E M
BYERS; SAWYER K (E)
A bit later in the Watt Arena, Aliyah Attar started Showmanship off with a bang in Youth Walk Trot Showmanship 5-10 with her first World Championship! Watch what Emma had to say in this adorable EC TV video:
Aliyah Attar and Invitation To Ride win Youth Walk Trot Showmanship at the APHA World Show!
Results for Aliyah’s class through sixth place:
1
INVITATION TO RIDE/ATTAR; ALIYAH
ATTAR; ALIYAH (E)
2
MISS MESMERIZED/KELLER; KINLEY
KELLER; KINLEY (E)
3
OVER INFLEETED/RASMUSSEN; CYNTHIA M
HEINBUCH; HAZEL (E)
4
YOUR ONE AND ONLY/FISCHER; LACY WEST
FISCHER; REESE (E)
5
MS FANCY DELUXE/OLSEN; NETTIE L
GROOME; REESE (E)
6
A SENSATIONAL PAINT/SEDDON; KRISTEN
BASS; ALYSSA K (E)
More From The Watt Arena
Youth Performance Halter Mares – All Ages
1
PLATINUM COWGIRL/HOSTETLER; IZZY J
HOSTETLER; IZZY J (E)
2
SHESA HOT SUGGESTION/MCCULLOUGH; ELLA J
MCCULLOUGH; ELLA J (E)
3
KISS MY CANDIED ASSET/HATTAN; ALEXA GRACE
HATTAN; BRADY (E)
4
UNCHECKED INVITATION/STULTZ; ADALYN
STULTZ; ADALYN (E)
5
A SENSATIONAL PAINT/SEDDON; KRISTEN
BASS; ALYSSA K (E)
6
MS KRYMSUN DIMENSION/RISHER; SHELBY
RISHER; SHELBY (E)
Youth Overo Color Class
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- Photo courtesy of Brittany Russell Show Horses
1
RR A SCENIC DELUXE/GARCIA; BRIAN ISBELL
GARCIA; LOLA GRACE (E)
2
DRIVNWITHMYEYESCLOSED/PETERS; CHELSEA M
PETERS; MADISON (E)
3
BABE IN A HOT MACHINE/NYE; SAMANTHA
NYE; SAMANTHA (E)
4
SUGAR ON THE RIM/WEBBER; BRITTANY
WEBBER; BRITTANY (E)
5
ONLY ONE I WANT/DUTTON; HANNAH
DUTTON; HANNAH (E)
6
FLEETS ELOQUENCE/HORTON; CARLIE S
HORTON; CARLIE S (E)
Youth Yearling Futurity Project – Showmanship
1
RHF CHROMEDUPPROMDRESS/BLAY; DANIEL L
BLAY; LEAH (E)
2
HEZ ALL IMPULSE/FRANCIS; RILEY
FRANCIS; RILEY (E)
3
BIG ENERGY/LANE; CAYLEE A
SANDERS; ABIGAIL KATHERINE (E)
4
COWBOYS DRINK WHISKEY/GOLDBY; DEBORAH L
YEOMANS; MYAH (E)
5
AL BETYOUTHINKABOUTME/SHIVER; KATIE
HOLT; PAYTON (E)
6
ABOVE ALL RUMORS/BAER; ANGEL
BAER; ANGEL (E)
Novice Youth Showmanship 13 & Under
1
ZIP MY IMPULSE/SHELLY; REBECCA S
STRANGE; RAEGEN N (E)
2
ONLYALILBLACKVELVET/KEE; SHELBY
KEE; SHELBY (E)
3
DRESSEDTOTHEMAXXMAN/JONES; RACHEL M
JONES; RACHEL M (E)
4
ALL IN RED/ROBIN MOORE & ANNA OVERWAY
OVERWAY; ANNA (E)
5
FIGURE ON FANCY/HULBERT; LORI
HULBERT; ANNABELLE (E)
6
VS GOT A RHYTHM/MCCORMICK; LYLA
MCCORMICK; LYLA (E)
Youth Showmanship 18 & Under
1
MY DREAM REMEMBERED/FROMAN; VANESSA KLIEMCHEN
FROMAN; COLLIN (E)
2
GOTTA BE SENSATIONAL/KALLAY; ADY
KALLAY; ADY (E)
3
EVEN MORE SENSATIONAL/GOODIN; PEYTYN
GOODIN; PEYTYN (E)
4
APPEALING ROSE/SCHINKER; LILA
SCHINKER; LILA (E)
5
CANDY CONFIDENTIAL/GOFFARD; EMMA
GOFFARD; EMMA (E)
6
ALL FOR ME/FRANCIS; RILEY
FRANCIS; RILEY (E)
Results from the John Justin Arena
Amateur Working Hunter All Ages
1
WALKIN KINDA TALL/EICHMAN; RACHEL A
EICHMAN; RACHEL A (E)
2
WICKED RED FLYER/CALDWELL; ANGELA P
CALDWELL; SYDNEY (E)
3
TALK ABOUT A DEBUT/ROGERS; MORGAN L
ROGERS; MORGAN L (E)
4
LOVE YA BIG/MCCAULEY; ELIZABETH (LIBBY)
MCCAULEY; ELIZABETH (LIBBY) (E)
5
THE MANHATTAN CLUB/CALDWELL; ANGELA P
CALDWELL; ANGELA P (E)
Junior Hunter Hack
1
TWF ONLY THE ROANLY/BANKORD; SARAH
FICK; ERIN (E)
2
AL CALL YOU LATER/WOLFF; QUINTESSA E
ERICKSON; JERRY D (E)
3
HEZ DRESSED BEST/BRACKEN; LAURA & JERRY
JOHNSON; JESSICA (E)
4
ON STAGE ASSETS/RODES; JANA J
SULLENS; DALE (E)
Green Hunter Under Saddle
The WC and Reserve are both in Alyse Roberts’ barn, and Alyse raised the World Champion!
1
MAXIMUM QUARANTIME/BROWN; MEGAN J
ROBERTS; ALYSE B (E)
2
O SOUL FANCY/BRUXER; JANET L
GOSS; JENNIFER (E)
3
SO MUCH YES/QUARTERMAN; PAIGE
MILLER; KEITH (E)
4
THE LOPE FACTOR/DE JONG; HEIDI
GARCIA; BRIAN ISBELL (E)
5
LOVE IT OR LIST IT/MILLER-DAY; LISA
KOHLER; KAYLA (E)
6
EXTREMELY CUSTOM/EDWARD; REBECCA A
MCLENDON; FARLEY M (E)
Non Pro 3 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes
1
MAXIMUM QUARANTIME/BROWN; MEGAN J
BROWN; MEGAN J (E)
$1,316.00
2
YOU CANT AFFORD IT/KNAUS; SUMMER
KNAUS; SUMMER (E)
$1,034.00
3
LANDING GEAR/NEWBIGGING; ANITA C
NEWBIGGING; ANITA C (E)
$799.00
4
MAKIN IT PLATINUM/SHANAHAN; CHRISTINA A
SHANAHAN; CHRISTINA A (E)
$470.00
5
HOW BOUT A GOODRIDE/MOHINDRA; STEPHANIE
MOHINDRA; STEPHANIE (E)
6
MONEY ON MY MIND/WERKEMA-SMITH; HEATHER
SMITH; HAILEY (E)
Pleasure Driving All Ages
