All-Around and High Point Titles Awarded at 2016 APHA World Show
November 13, 2016 Comments Off on All-Around and High Point Titles Awarded at 2016 APHA World Show
Through two tough weeks of World Show competition, trainer Shannon Gillespie of Whitesboro, Texas, piloted a bevy of talented horses into the John Justin Arena. While her performances brought cheers and championships for thrilled clients, they also carried her close to the top of a different competition: the chase for the high-point exhibitor award.
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Continue reading …Returning World Champ, Tricia Sarchett, Wins Amateur Ranch Riding With Blazing N My Boomers
November 13, 2016 Comments Off on Returning World Champ, Tricia Sarchett, Wins Amateur Ranch Riding With Blazing N My Boomers
This evening featured a fun-filled night full of fast-paced Ranch Riding entertainment. Returning World Champion, Tricia Sarchett, dominated a challenging pattern aboard her stallion, Blazing N My Boomers, to win this year.
Continue reading …Andy Cochran Wins First AQHA World Title With Made In The Shade in 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure
November 12, 2016 Comments Off on Andy Cochran Wins First AQHA World Title With Made In The Shade in 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure
“You need to have a strong and willing horse this time of the year. They’ve been to the Congress for three weeks and been shown. Then, they’ve got to come home and sit for a bit. Then, they have to get ready again. It takes a special horse to get here.”
Continue reading …Deanna Searles Wins First AQHA World Title in Senior Trail With Suddenly A Good Bar
November 12, 2016 Comments Off on Deanna Searles Wins First AQHA World Title in Senior Trail With Suddenly A Good Bar
“It’s been a long time coming,” she says. “It just gets me all teared up. I’m very excited. I’ve been coming to the World Show for longer than I can remember. I showed as a youth when the show was still in Tulsa, probably 79′ to 84′. And, I’ve been coming ever since.”
Continue reading …Ashley Lakins Wins First AQHA World Championship in Junior Western Pleasure with RR Magical Moonlite
November 12, 2016 Comments Off on Ashley Lakins Wins First AQHA World Championship in Junior Western Pleasure with RR Magical Moonlite
“My heart is still racing,” she says. “I didn’t know if it would be possible. I love the horse, and I know that everybody else loves him. I don’t know… I thought maybe because I’m a female it might be a little harder for me. It takes a special horse to get there, and he was that horse.”
Continue reading …Jason Martin Rides Elis A Sleepin to Win AQHA World Senior Western Riding
November 12, 2016 Comments Off on Jason Martin Rides Elis A Sleepin to Win AQHA World Senior Western Riding
Jason Martin and Elis A Sleepin celebrated their win in Senior Western Riding by doing a few extra lead changes during their victory lap this evening at the AQHA World Championship Show.
Continue reading …Amateur All-Around Titles Awarded at 2016 APHA World Show
November 11, 2016 Comments Off on Amateur All-Around Titles Awarded at 2016 APHA World Show
Coleen Bull and Timeless Assets pulled out all the stops this year, earning their sixth consecutive All-Around Masters Amateur title. Coleen and “Tucson” accumulated world championships in Masters Amateur Hunter Under Saddle, Masters Amateur Horsemanship and Masters Amateur Hunt-Seat Equitation as well as reserve world championships in Amateur Pleasure Driving and Masters Amateur Showmanship.
Continue reading …Clean Sweep for Carly Veldman-Parks in APHA World Green Trail Winning WC and RC
November 10, 2016 Comments Off on Clean Sweep for Carly Veldman-Parks in APHA World Green Trail Winning WC and RC
Not only is new mom, Carly Veldman-Parks, busy pulling double duty here at the APHA World Show with her newborn son, Caden Wade Parks, in tow, she’s also dominating the Trail pen.
Continue reading …Evening Wins at APHA World Show Include Weiser/Nighttime Sensation, John/Krymsunized, Bull/Timeless Assets, Karr/Uaintgonnatouchthis
November 9, 2016 Comments Off on Evening Wins at APHA World Show Include Weiser/Nighttime Sensation, John/Krymsunized, Bull/Timeless Assets, Karr/Uaintgonnatouchthis
“I like to say I have natural talent, but you have to put in the time and you have to have the dedication to harness that talent. Talent helps and then it’s just hours and hours of practicing and working with your horse and riding other horses to improve your skills.”
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