Kelby was actually the person who broke out the 6-year-old gelding named “Pete” back when he worked for Jay and Kristy Starnes. The fact that he could come to the AQHA World Show today, for the first time, and win his first World title is very special.

“She’s not just a Halter mare, she’s a show mare too. There are a lot of good horses that aren’t show horses, but she’s a show horse. She loves her job. Next year, she will have a baby by Very Cool.”

“He’s a lovely horse too and beautifully broke. He jumps straight and true. He makes me look good. All I have to do is keep him in between the standards.”

“I’ve been in the business for 40 years, and I’ve never had a World Champion. Then, I own him for one year and get one! I had The Rock, and he was a World Champion, but that was before I bought him,” she says. 

“This is unreal to me,” she says. “I can’t even tell you what it feels like. Insane. The stuff of dreams. Speedy is the most insanely talented horse I’ve ever had the privilege of showing in Trail. He has so much try and is so athletic and patient and willing to do his job.”

“I love his short back and pretty little head with little ears,” Linda says. “He has a lot of expression and is very correct. He’s pretty over the croup. He’s the whole package.” And that’s not to mention his eye-catching coloring.