Inaugural Beth Buechler Limited Series at 2014 World Wide Paint Horse Congress

“It is an honor to offer this Limited Series at the Congress,” says Congress Chair Casey West. “Beth and Jim Buechler have long been familiar faces at the Congress and last year’s Congress was the last show Beth attended.”

Featuring six classes for limited riders and limited horses, the event takes place on Friday, August 1, following the two sets of Congress trail classes. The six classes are Open and Non Pro Trail-any age horse, Open and Non Pro 4-year-old and under Hunter Under Saddle and Open and Non Pro 3-year-old and under Western Pleasure.

“Sponsors: Black Hawk Coal, Jim Buechler, Beth’s daughter Michele Truxal, Russ, Joyce and Renee Conklin and Bobbitt Pleasure Horses have made it possible for us to award custom Phil Harris work saddles to the two western pleasure class champions,” per Sponsor Chair Clea Bobbitt. “Loni Rhodes, Show and Tell Blankets, has donated a custom saddle blanket for each Reserve Champion.”

“Tina Langness Performance Horses and Living Large/Julie Marweg each have donated English bridles with reins for the Champions of the two hunter under saddle classes along with leather padded halters for the Reserve Champions. Cowboy Couture, Kimberly Stewart, will be awarding the trail class Champions with custom stall banners. East Coast Show Apparel, a trade show vendor, is representing Cowboy Couture so the winners can design and place their banner order right at the Congress.”

Top ten in each class will receive a logoed stall front horsewear bag from Schneider’s and Barbara’s Custom Hats has donated a $750 random draw gift certificate for a custom hat in the Non Pro All Age Trail.

The Beth Buechler Limited Series is designed to attract exhibitors and trainers who do not generally attend World Championship shows or the Congress but are actively showing at and supporting regional and state shows. Entrants cannot have won World or Reserve World titles the previous three years in the event in which they are showing. Criteria, rules and updated sponsor lists can be found on www.kansaspainthorse.com along with all forms related to the World Wide Paint Horse Congress.

“These trainers, their clients and exhibitors are such a vital part of the Paint Horse industry and we wanted a special event just for them,” Bobbitt says.

Thanks to the additional sponsors: Jeff Fischer; Kerry House; Kegley Pleasure Horses & Trailer Sales; Brooke & Terri Ketchum; Greg, Heidi and Taylor Kokemiller and Wade Spell Show Horses. Updated lists will be published as sponsors are added.

The World Wide Paint Horse Congress would like to thank Jim Buechler, Beth’s daughter Michele Truxal, and Beth’s friends for making it possible to stage this special Limited Series event in her memory. It could not have happened without your blessing and support.

A SPECIAL THANKS to BLACK HAWK COAL COMPANY, (President, Michele Truxal) for the seed money contribution.

Additional Awards Sponsors:

• Russ, Joyce & Renee Conklin
• Bobbitt Pleasure Horses
• Jeff Fischer
• Kegley Pleasure Horses and Trailer Sales
• Brooke & Teri Ketchum
• Greg, Heidi & Taylor Kokemiller
• Kerry House
• Wade Spell Show Horses

A Phil Harris work saddle will be awarded to the Champions of the Open and Non Pro Western Pleasure classes.

THANK YOU, Bobbitt Pleasure Horses, for contributing for the extra engraving.

THANK YOU, Tina Langness Performance Horses for donating a Showmark Deluxe bridle and reins for the Open Hunter Under Saddle Champion and for the Circuit, double-raised padded leather halter for the Open Hunter Under Saddle Reserve Champion.

THANK YOU, Living Large and Julie Marweg for donating an Edgewood HUS bridle and reins for the Champion in Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle and the leather padded halter for Reserve Champion in Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.

THANK YOU, Show & Tell Saddle Blankets, Loni Rhodes, for donating a custom saddle blanket to the Reserve Champions in both Non-Pro and Open Western Pleasure classes.

THANK YOU, Cowboy Couture, for donating a Custom Stall Banner for the Champions of both Non-Pro and Open Trail classes. Thank you, East Coast Show Apparel, for joining the Trade Show representing Cowboy Couture.

THANK YOU, Barbara’s Custom Hats, for donating a custom hat $750 Gift Certificate for a random draw in the Non-Pro Trail class.

Rules and Regulations:

CHAMPION / RESERVE CHAMPION / TOP TEN AWARDS

-$50.00 entry fee + Congress Stall Fee

-Refer to WWPHC Premium Book for Additional Show Rules

-4 Judges – Throw out the low, Tiebreaker judges announced prior to event

-Entries Close @ 12:00 noon – Friday, August 1

-Open to Youth, Amateur, Open Riders

-Open to APHA Regular Registered and SPB Registered Horses

-Non Pro Limited Riders must own the horse being shown

-All classes are approved for Open PAC credits.

~ SIX (6) Limited Rider/Limited Horse Classes ~

Class #301 – Any Age Horse Limited Open Rider/Limited Horse – Trail

Class #302 – Any Age Horse Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Trail

Class #303 – 4 Year Old & Under Open Limited Rider/Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle

Class #304 – 4 Year Old & Under Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle

Class #305 – 3 Year Old & Under Open Limited Rider/Limited Horse Western Pleasure

Class #306 – 3 Year Old & Under Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Western Pleasure

RIDER & HORSE CRITERIA

In all classes: The criteria listed below applies to the Limited Series particular class in which you and the horse are competing. Status is based on an exhibitor’s past three (3) years combined record.

LIMITED NON PRO AND LIMITED OPEN: An exhibitor or horse which, the past three (3) years, has not been an:

~APHA World Champion or Reserve World Champion (all divisions), to include winners/reserves in Gold, Silver, Bronze Futurities, Challenge, Stakes, Sweepstakes.

~AQHA World Champion or Reserve World Champion (all divisions)

~AQHA Congress Champion or Reserve Congress Champion (all divisions), to include winners/reserves in futurities, maturities, stakes, sweepstakes

~ApHC World Champion or Reserve World Champion (all divisions) to include winners/reserves in futurities, maturities, stakes, sweepstakes.

~EXCLUDED from the above: World / Reserve World Champions in Amateur/Youth Walk-Trot or Novice Amateur/Youth

Additional exhibitor criteria. NSBA: Non pro limited lifetime earnings cannot exceed $5,000.00. Open limited lifetime earnings cannot exceed $15,000.

 The 2014 World Wide Paint Horse Congress will take place July 30-August 3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.