Sharese Rivait and her 14-year-old gelding, “Ross,” scored a 226 to win Youth 12-14 Trail this morning at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The scores for the top five competitors were extremely close, separated by a spread of two points.
Continue reading …What does it feel like to compete with a horse that has never lost before in Open competition? We’re sure Frank Berris was feeling an equal mixture of both pride and pressure when he entered the pen this morning with his 2-year-old, bay gelding It’s Gameday.
Continue reading …We caught up with the Reserve Champion, Reserve Limited Champion, and Weanling Challenge Futurity winner Helen Groff with the gelding she calls “BA.”
Continue reading …After eight splits, two semifinals, and a finals, 170 competitors were narrowed down to just one. But it wasn’t an easy task for the judges. The final decision had to be split by the tiebreaker judge.
Continue reading …“He has such a following, and he’s only a four-year-old horse,” he says. “He’s got a different look than the rest. When he comes into the pen, he just stand out differently, and he always has.”
Continue reading …Last year, Tami Thurston piloted Best In The Moonlite to a win in the 2-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes. Today, she was in the irons of Good Will Huntin for owner Cathy Corrigan Frank. The team received a check for $2,497.20 for the win.
Continue reading …“Riding a two-year-old is a more tentative thing. It requires a lot more focus, I feel like. Now, it’s kind of an addiction!”
Continue reading …As this piece was being written, Prince and PF Premo rose to the occasion and were named the unanimous Grand Champion Amateur Stallion pair. The Reserve Grand Champion Stallion is Ecredible with Dr. Steve Jensen at the lead.
Continue reading …It was a bit bright and early this morning for Western Pleasure Futurity horses, but all of the 3-year-olds took the early call time in stride delivering a very impressive class for the 3-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure limited division. Claiming the Congress Champion title was Sharnai Thompson with Rock County Kid.
Continue reading …“I think there’s more horse there than what I had today, and that’s a really good thing,” he says. “I think these horses need to be able to carry themselves around from the start. They need to be able to pick their backs up and lope around before you can put any weight on them, to be able to make it as a two-year-old.”
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