Around the Rings – 2023 APHA World Show, June 28th
Fresh from winning a World Champion buckle, a sorrel gelding of average height, perhaps 15.2 or 15.3 hands, with a blaze and white socks, emerged from the John Justin arena with a blue and red WC ribbon around his neck.
Ridden by Raegen Strange, Zip My Impulse had just won his second World Championship, this time in Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under at this year’s APHA World Championship Show. Though he stood along the wall among many tall HUS horses before his final placing, Raegen explains this is a class “Mickey” loves.
“He has so much fun doing it. He has a huge stride,” Raegen, who is under the guidance of Alex Sifuentez, explains. When asked if this class is a strong suit for them, Raegen says she likes to think so. “We also placed 6th at the AQHA L1 East Show. Today he was so good – he was right there, and he listened to me and it was so exciting!”
Even more special is the fact that her Grandma bred and raised Zip My Impulse, and Raegen’s mom was the first one to ever show him, and now Raegen has taken over the reins just in the last year or two.
Update – Raegen and Mickey also earned a Reserve title in Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under in their next class!
Results for Raegan’s Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under class:
1
ZIP MY IMPULSE/SHELLY; REBECCA S
STRANGE; RAEGEN N (E)
2
TALL DARK N LAZY/WERKEMA-SMITH; HEATHER
SMITH; MARLEY ANN (E)
3
VS CODE TED/PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH
PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH (E)
4
ELZA THE SNOW QUEEN/PROVOW; BRANDI
MASSIE; BRIANNA (E)
5
MIDAS WELL DREAM/TAYLOR; AUSTYN
TAYLOR; AUSTYN (E)
6
BACK FLEET BOY/COATES; CADENCE M
COATES; CADENCE M (E)
Then when the Youth Hunter Under Saddle 18 & Under, a class of 30, was complete, Emma Goffard and Candy Confidential won the top spot! Together for their division, they also won Western Pleasure and Performance Halter Geldings.
When we asked Emma how this is possible in today’s day and age of specialization of horses, she says it has a great deal to do with the heart and desire belonging to “Finn.”
“I am really grateful he can do everything, but honestly we wouldn’t be able to do it without his drive and desire to show,” she says. “That’s something that makes him quite special; he honestly really enjoys to be out in the ring.”
Emma adds that for different events there are various things she does to prepare him for the individual events, and those cues are very important to get him ready for each. However, it’s Finn’s love to show that keeps them progressing and winning in a variety of events.
Results for Emma’s class, Youth Hunter Under Saddle 18 & Under:
1
CANDY CONFIDENTIAL/GOFFARD; EMMA
GOFFARD; EMMA (E)
2
EPR FACE IT IM FANCY/HJD EQUESTRIAN LLC
DUKES; HANNAH (E)
3
SLEEPING WITH ACOWBOY/NOON; MAKENNA
NOON; MAKENNA (E)
4
FATION STATEMENT/ATKINSON; ESTELLE G
ATKINSON; ESTELLE G (E)
5
GOTTA BE SENSATIONAL/KALLAY; ADY
KALLAY; ADY (E)
6
EVEN MORE SENSATIONAL/GOODIN; PEYTYN
GOODIN; PEYTYN (E)
Later in the afternoon, the cones were set for the Amateurs to show their stuff in Hunt Seat Equitation, and first on the list was the Novice Hunt Seat Equitation. Sydney Caldwell fulfilled one of her goals by her win in the class with The Manhattan Club, a horse they purchased last year.
Watch our EC TV video to hear from Sydney about achieving that goal, and how she improved her diagonals, which used to be her biggest challenge.
Sydney Caldwell and The Manhattan Club win Novice Equitation at the 2023 APHA World Show!
Results for Sydney’s Novice Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation class:
1
THE MANHATTAN CLUB/CALDWELL; ANGELA P
CALDWELL; SYDNEY (E)
2
WHERES MY INVITE/BRIDGES; SHEENA
BRIDGES; SHEENA (E)
3
CALL ME STEVE O/WINTER; MATTHEW R
WINTER; MATTHEW R (E)
4
SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN/LOXTON; PAYTON
LOXTON; PAYTON (E)
5
ALL THAT AND MORE/YOUNGBLOOD; JILL
YOUNGBLOOD; JILL (E)
6
TATS CLASSICAL RHYTHM/MCNABB; JUDY A
MCNABB; JUDY A (E)
Other results from the John Justin Arena for Wednesday, June 28th:
Amateur Pleasure Driving All Ages
1
GONNA CATCH HILFORIT/LISSOLO; JACQUELINE
LISSOLO; JACQUELINE (E)
2
ONLY ON COMPANY TIME/MILLER; MORGAN RAMSEY
MILLER; MORGAN RAMSEY (E)
3
SPOT ONES ONLY/DREWLOW; DANIEL
DREWLOW; DANIEL (E)
4
ALMOST TOO DYNAMIC/VANOVER; BETTY
VANOVER; BETTY (E)
5
CLASSY AND FABULOUS/WRIGHT; GAVIN
WRIGHT; GAVIN (E)
Gold 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Breeders Futurity
1
ALL FANCY LIKE/YAMBER; TRISH
SIMONS; SARA B (E)
2
JUNGLE BOOK/FOX; ANGELA L
MILLER; KEITH (E)
3
SHES GONNA WOW YA/FRENCH VALLEY FARMS
CASE; BETH (E)
4
THE ONLY GOOD VIBE/BIM FARMS LLC
SCHMIDT; JULIE A (E)
5
ALL REDDY FABULOUS/KNAUS; SUMMER
HENRY; BRIAN D (E)
6
NEON EYEZ/ANDREWS; BRITTANY
ROUSE; CALLI (E)
Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle 18 & Under
1
FATION STATEMENT/ATKINSON; ESTELLE G
ATKINSON; ESTELLE G (E)
2
SLEEPING WITH ACOWBOY/NOON; MAKENNA
NOON; MAKENNA (E)
3
SAINT FROM ABOVE/JONES; ETHAN M
JONES; ETHAN M (E)
4
IN A CERTAIN WAY/THRON; ALISON
THRON; ANNA (E)
5
WELOVEPIE/KRAUSE; ADDISON
KRAUSE; ADDISON (E)
6
HEZ SPOT ON/CLEVELAND; CAROLINE
CLEVELAND; CAROLINE (E)
Amt SPB Showmanship All Ages
1
IOTA LEAVE NO DOUBT/TEMEYER; PATRICIA A
TEMEYER; CHARLOTTE (E)
2
I ONLY LOPE FOR FAME/WADDS; JOLENE E
WADDS; JOLENE E (E)
3
YOUVE BEEN PLAYED/HANSEN; LEXI A
HANSEN; LEXI A (E)
4
JUSTA LAZY MOUSE/HANSEN; CHRISTINA
HANSEN; CHRISTINA (E)
5
FROSTED CHERRIES/MCCAFFREY; BAILEY
MCCAFFREY; BAILEY (E)
6
POCOS BIG TIME GO/HEMS; DAISY
HEMS; DAISY (E)
Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under
1
VS CODE TED/PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH
PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH (E)
2
ZIP MY IMPULSE/SHELLY; REBECCA S
STRANGE; RAEGEN N (E)
3
TALL DARK N LAZY/WERKEMA-SMITH; HEATHER
SMITH; MARLEY ANN (E)
4
PLATINUM COWGIRL/HOSTETLER; IZZY J
HOSTETLER; IZZY J (E)
5
BABE IN A HOT MACHINE/NYE; SAMANTHA
NYE; SAMANTHA (E)
6
ALL IN RED/ROBIN MOORE & ANNA OVERWAY
OVERWAY; ANNA (E)
Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
1
POP SENSATION/MANESS; ELIZABETH
MANESS; ELIZABETH (E)
2
REMEMBER IT ALL/BARNIAK; BRANDY
BARNIAK; BRANDY (E)
3
RIDIN ON CHROME/MCARTHUR; KELSEY
MCARTHUR; KELSEY (E)
4
SUIT N TIE SENSATION/CHRISTENSEN; CHRISTI
CHRISTENSEN; CHRISTI (E)
5
ITS ALL BHINDTHE ZIPR/SMITH; TALYN
SMITH; TALYN (E)
6
TALK ABOUT LAZY/GIESMAN; CAMMI R
GIESMAN; CAMMI R (E)
Masters Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
1
GONNA CATCH HILFORIT/LISSOLO; JACQUELINE
LISSOLO; JACQUELINE (E)
2
ALOT TO OFFER/FOSTER; KELLI & ALISON
FOSTER; KELLI C (E)
3
LANDING GEAR/NEWBIGGING; ANITA C
NEWBIGGING; ANITA C (E)
4
ZIPPIN ON A SCOTCH/PARKER; LARA
PARKER; LARA (E)
5
NIGHTTIME SENSATION/KIRKMAN; JO LYNN
KIRKMAN; JO LYNN (E)
6
WATCH WHAT I GOT/CUMMINGS; BECKY
CUMMINGS; BECKY (E)
Gold Non Pro 5 YO & Under Hunt Seat Equitation Breeders Futurity
1
RIDIN ON CHROME/MCARTHUR; KELSEY
MCARTHUR; KELSEY (E)
2
OBSESSED TO BE BEST/GOFFARD; RACHEL A
GOFFARD; CATHERINE (E)
3
TATS CLASSICAL RHYTHM/MCNABB; JUDY A
MCNABB; JUDY A (E)
4
RED HOT CODE/PRIMM-BARSON; ASHLEY
PRIMM-BARSON; ASHLEY (E)
5
AY BAY BAY/MCCARTHY; BRENDA
MCCARTHY; BRENDA (E)
3 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle
1
HOW BOUT A GOODRIDE/MOHINDRA; STEPHANIE
SIMONS; SARA B (E)
2
MAXIMUM QUARANTIME/BROWN; MEGAN J
ROBERTS; ALYSE B (E)
3
O SOUL FANCY/BRUXER; JANET L
GOSS; JENNIFER (E)
4
ILL WOW YA/BUCKLES; PAMELA
HUNZIKER; SAVANNAH (E)
5
SHETHINKSMYFACTORSEXY/DEMEO; SUSAN
GILLESPIE; SHANNON (E)
6
MAKIN IT PLATINUM/SHANAHAN; CHRISTINA A
MILLER; KEITH (E)
