The crowd applauded a touching moment when Starnes’ proud husband gave his wife a kiss while she was still on horseback.

Tearney says Goober definitely lives up to his nickname by partaking in all sorts of crazy antics. He’s something of a class clown.

“The NSBA World was my first show since I was ten,” Green says. “I’ve been going to the shows with them, and I wanted to get back into it.”

There is special meaning to Anderson’s win today considering the fact that she’s owned “Teddy” for just a few months.

“The first thing he said when he got up this morning was, ‘Ride Aunt Sarah horse,’ ” Kathy says. “We told him that might be a little bit of a rodeo this morning.”

“Her neck is a mile long. It’s really clean, and that right there will set a show horse apart from the rest of them.”

UPDATE: Just moments ago, Susan Roberts piloted Only A Breeze to a win in the Maturity Non-Pro Western Pleasure Stakes.

“I love showing babies, especially her,” she says. “I just reckon she’s my type. We match together; we’re both small.

“It’s great, especially for me as a European, because we don’t have very big shows at home. It’s huge. There is nothing like this at home.”

UPDATE: It turns out that Monica Hamm’s decision to show her aged gelding, RPL My Te Cheerful, was the right choice. Just moments ago, she won the Grand Champion title in Youth Geldings. With some assistance from her little sister, Kaylee, Hamm also won the Reserve title with Boys N Toys.