“The reason why I was so desperate to find a horse is that I lost my dad to a brain tumor; I lost my mom to an accident; and I lost my middle child, Justin, in a car accident. He was two miles from my house, and it was four months before his wedding. I was desperate for a distraction.”

The show, held in Scottsdale October 6-9, 2016, saw an astonishing increase of nearly 2,000 entries over the prior year.

“If it’s a good horse, it’s worth letting them come to it on their own.”

“This is the first time we had to show with the big boys, and we beat them today. It was pretty cool!”

“I’ve been in the Quarter Horse business for 65 years now. I’m a 50-Year Breeder with AQHA, and, in two more years, I will be a Legacy 50-Year Breeder, without missing a year. For people who say [they’re too old to compete], I would say to get off the couch and go! It keeps your mind and body occupied, keeps you strong, and it’s fun!”

A last minute, late entry in Senior Western Riding proved to be a great decision for Jason Martin and Elis A Sleepin as they were named the Congress Champions this morning at the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Jason and “Eli” scored a 233.5 to win the class for owner Kirsten Thomsen.

This is Kenny’s fourth time winning the class, in a row, at the All American Quarter Horse Congress! What makes this string of wins even more special is that each time Lakins has won with an offspring of the AQHA stallion, Batt Man.

In Select Equitation Over Fences, Lori Bucholz made a remarkable comeback from a serious injury to win with her horse, Aslands Magic. At the Select World Show in 2015, Bucholz sustained a nasty fall during a warmup for this very same class.

PF Premo is not only a six-time AQHA World Champion and two-time Reserve World Champion, he has been named Grand Champion Stallion at the Quarter Horse Congress four times, and he’s just five years old.