Around the Rings – 2023 GQHA Georgia Classic

December 11, 2023 | Filed under: Around The Ring Galleries,Featured,Show Results & Gallery | Posted by: Delores Kuhlwein

All photos by Lisa Lee

The Georgia Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up its Georgia Classic, an AQHA, GQHA, NSBA, HQHA show from December 8-10, 2023, at Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry.

Judges: Tanya Green, Jon Barry, John Briggs, and Lisa Ligon.

Thanks to An Equine Production, we have the complete results, circuit awards, and high points ready for you below, plus more photos from the wonderful Lisa Lee, so keep scrolling!

High Points

Small Fry – Chexs Certain Look & Graham Bell

L1 Amateur Walk Trot – Rock Paper Scissorz & Teresa Bell

L1 Youth Walk-Trot – My Awesome Intuition & Shane Hall

Rookie Amateur – Candy Apple Redd & Amanda Black

L1 Amateur – Breeze Past Me & Rebecca Fernandez

Amateur – Certainly Well Made & Taylor Foster

Select – Cowboy Kruzer & Melissa Chasteen

Rookie Youth – Carry Me To The Top & Korynn Avery

L1 Youth – Carry Me To The Top & Korynn Avery

Youth – Carry Me To The Top & Korynn Avery

Open – Strait Southern & Shannon Thrower

From Kathy Avolt of An Equine Production (hunt for the horses’ registered names!):

The GQHA Classic is underway in Perry, GA with mild temperatures & smiling faces. Its A Absolute Thril to see so many new exhibitors. We had two first time AQHA exhibitors yesterday. The Affiliate Advisory Board for AQHA is asking every show to ask if someone is a first time exhibitor. There is a simple form in the office for them to fill out. AQHA will send them a ‘surprise’ after the results are processed. A great way for these exhibitors to be recognized. We had some Strait Southern tunes playing over the speakers and while we may have been Made In May, we are Certainly Well Made for some laughter and good jokes at the back gate. It might have been Open Mic Nite because there were Drinks At A Goodbar. The Best N The House might have been Glenn who was Dressed All Fancy trying to play Rock Paper Scissorz. Shane was Lookin Southern on his ranch horses but he was Too Hot To Frisk at the gate. Miss Terri was Born Fabulous and Musta Got Lucky with her trail horse today, because she did not think it was a Presidential Royalty level. Dawn said there is Never Enuff Sleep at a show, but she was Sippin On Champagne at the end of the day.