Every time, Timeless Assets, aka “Tucson,” has entered the hunter under saddle pen at the APHA World Championship Show he has exited with either a World or Reserve World Championship finish. Today was certainly no different when his owner Coleen Bull climbed aboard.

“My mom is speechless. She is in shock. Two of my friends were watching while in class in graduate school!”

This marks the fourth win of the day for the Olin Parker crew. It was up to Maxwell not to break the winning streak.

Considering the fact that Sophie’s show name is Sophisticated Playgirl, Mitchell had to find an equally sophisticated outfit to lead her filly in today. Her fashion inspiration came in the form of judge Gretchen Mathes.

“I’ve been up since 3:30 this morning pacing the motel saying, ‘If I don’t get her shown, Olin is going to beat me!’ “

During her day job, Rear Admiral Christina Shanahan manages all of the US Navy medicine facilities east of the Mississippi and Europe. But today, she turned in her stethoscope for stirrups in the Masters Amateur Junior Hunter Under Saddle at the 2013 APHA World Show.

Kimberly Johnson and All That And More, aka “Butters,” Win Novice Amateur and Classic Amateur Jr. Hunter Under Saddle at 2013 APHA World Show

Big winners in the over fence classes included Mason Lyon with PJ Loud Opposition in Preliminary Working Hunter, Ellen Gibson with Gallant Invitation in Novice Amateur Working Hunter, Lisa Cherry With Tommys In Town in Amateur Working Hunter, and Karen Banister with Dashing In Blue in Junior Working Hunter.

In an interesting piece by The Columbus Dispatch, Executive Director of OQHA, Dr. Scott Myers, along with other local officials discussed the fact that the single largest breed horse show in the world, the All American Quarter Horse Congress, may have outgrown the Columbus fairgrounds.