Around the Rings at QHEAC/OQHA Summer Classic
All photos courtesy of Amy Judson.
By: Brittany Bevis
A full 10 days of AQHA showing are underway at the Rolling Hills Equestrian Center in Corning, CA. Beginning on June 12th and continuing through June 14th, the Quarter Horse Exhibitors Association of California held their Summer Show as a prelude to the Oregon Quarter Horse Association’s Summer Classic. The Oregon Summer Classic began on June 16th and will continue through June 21st.
Judges are as follows:
June 16-17th- Jon Barry, Lita Hottel, Judd Paul, Kelly Smith, John Briggs, Sandra Curl, Jennifer Goss, and Terry Thompson
June 18-19th- John Briggs, Sandra Curl, Jennifer Goss, Terry Thompson, Jon Barry, Lita Hottel, Judd Paul, and Kelly Smith
June 20st- John Briggs, Janette Dublin, Jim Dudley, Pam Scott, Michael Bednarek, Marc Cosenza, Terry Thompson, and Nancie Wright
June 21st- Michael Bednarek, Marc Cosenza, Terry Thompson, Nancie Wright, John Briggs Janette Dublin, Jim Dudley, Pam Scott
Because Saturday was an off-day from competition, exhibitors had plenty of fun activities to choose from. Rollings Hills Casino and Resort is located nearby and has 800 slot machines, table games, and 18 hole golf course. The Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area provides hiking trails and plenty of outdoor activities. New Clairvaux Vineyard has a wine-tasting tour where wine aficionados can sample vintages handcrafted by Trappist-Cistercian monks. Other options included a trip to see where Lucero Olive Oil is made or to the Lake Shasta Caverns to look for bald eagles, mountain lions, and black bears.
When it was time to head back to the show arena, there were a wide variety of open futurities and sweepstakes to choose from like 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure, Non Pro English Classic, 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure, Green Horse Western Pleasure, 3-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure, English Classic, Yearling Longe Line, 2-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure, 3-Year-Old Novice Horse Western Pleasure, Youth Champion of Champions, and more.
Stay tuned to EquineChronicle.com for results coming from the show. In the meantime, scroll below to view more photos from the QHEAC Summer Show, courtesy of Amy Judson.
