Finally, the Leading Owner award for the 2015 AQHA World Championship Show was presented to Vern Habighorst. The Reserve Leading Owner for this year was Josh Weakly.
Continue reading …Rusty is amazingly talented and I think matching a really great horse with, in my opinion, one of the all-time great Western Pleasure trainers is a great recipe.”
Continue reading …We had the opportunity to chat with the adorable 5-year-old Miss Vivian who was visiting her Uncle Ross here at her very first horse show. Vivian is one lucky little girl, because she was able to accompany Uncle Ross into the pen to accept awards on behalf of Steve and Kathy Headley.
Continue reading …In what has become an annual tradition, Jerry and Kathy Tobin presented a generous check to Shorty Koger of Shorty’s Caboy Hattery during the AQHA World Championship Show. The donation comes from a portion of their stallion’s (Allocate Your Assets) breeding fees for 2015, and the amount totaled $5,000 this year!
Continue reading …Caroline Ammons aboard Ginnin, received the highest, a 238.5, to win the class by a six point margin. Their score tied the highest Amateur Trail score recorded at the World Show (238.5), which was earned by another Caroline (Caroline Gunn) with a horse also competing in the finals tonight (Design By Leaguer) in 2012.
Continue reading …“This is my mom’s horse. I’ve been showing him a little off and on this year. I accidentally got qualified in Horsemanship when she didn’t come to Denver one weekend, so then I thought we’d go for it. That’s how I ended up here today, which is really surreal.”
Continue reading …Ashley’s win aboard five-year-old “Trapper” serves as a belated birthday present, because she turned 21 on Tuesday, just two days ago! This evening, she plans to share a celebratory cocktail with her father and horse trainer, Scott Frye.
Continue reading …“There was one time in that pattern when I had to look down to see if he changed, because I couldn’t feel it. If you can’t feel it, it’s good!”
Continue reading …Not only was Rumorz the Congress Champion Open and Amateur Stallion this year, he was also the unanimous Congress Grand Champion Open and Amateur Stallion. This final unanimous win caps off a perfect year of competition for Rumorz and the Headley family.
Continue reading …“You always remember [your first],” he says. “I’m beside myself right now.”
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