Inaugural Color World Series a Big Hit Among Appaloosas and Paint Horses Alike

By: Brittany Bevis

The Appaloosa Pleasure Horse Association’s Color World Series concluded with their second event at the 2019 Appaloosa World Championship Show this year. The first event was held in conjunction with the NSBA World Show. This year, both futurities were expanded to include all color breed registered horses, and the participation seen was a result of that move to be more inclusive.

The Trainers’ Incentive Fund paid out $17,820 in six classes. $2,500 was added to all ten classes, which paid out $36,815 in total, plus an additional $8,000 in prizes!

A special award was presented to the winner of the Color World Series 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure in honor of the late Stanley Ryan. Arturo Maestas and Im Vicki Vale were the winners of the Stanley Ryan Memorial Cup. Click here to read more.

In addition, circuit award saddles were presented to the following winners:

• 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle- Dale Sullens
• Non Pro/Youth Senior Hunter Under Saddle- Holly Janak
• Non Pro/Youth Jr Hunter Under Saddle- Morgan Grammer
• Non Pro/Youth Sr Western Pleasure- Erin Bradshaw
• 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure to Arturo Maestas

Congratulations to big winners in the Futurity!

2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle

1- On The Count Of Three/Morgan Illic- $1,602

2- Kiss My Art/Brian Isbell-Garcia for Wendy Jo McCain- $1,201.50

3- Talk About Eye Candy/Mason Lyon- $801

4- Love This Ride/Dale Sullens for Iron Horse Appaloosa Ranch- $400.50

Non Pro/Youth Senior Hunter Under Saddle

1- Born Blazin/Makenna Knight- $1,594

2- Hunting By Moonlight/Brooke Moore- $1,195.50

3- William Grant/Holly Janak- $797

4- I Love Charlie/Katelyne Tiffany- $398.50

Yearling Longe Line- Hunter

1- Sooo Sleepy/Anthony Leier for Kevin Griner- $2,016

2- Rezurved For Blue/Tom Williams for Julie Hilt- $1,344

3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle

1- Jersey Girl/Gabrielle D’Agostini for Beck Farms- $1,705.50

2- See Blue For Details/Melissa Proulx for Lisa Berger- $1,326.50

3- Shut Up N Sleep/Virginia Williams for Toni Sandridge- $758

2-Year-Old Western Pleasure

1- The Caped Crusader/Arturo Maestas for Makenna Knight- $1,608.75

2- Sensational Sangria/David Archer for Mallory Vroegh- $1,251.25

3- Willy Rhumba/Gabrielle D’Agostini for Beck Farms- $715

Non Pro/Youth Junior Western Pleasure

1- Elicious/Erin Bradshaw- $1,462

2- Sensational Sangria/Mallory Vroegh- $1,096.50

3- The Hot Spot/Mary Beck-Spaulding- $731

4- VS Walk The Line/Katie Shepherd- $365

3-Year-Old Western Pleasure

1- Im Vicki Vale/Arturo Maestas- $1,744

2- One Hot Lyric/Sean Schembri for Brent O’Neil- $1,300.50

3- Truly Lazy/Patty McCartin- $887

4- Gettin Blazed/Cheryl Schembri for Brenda O’Neil- $443.50

Non Pro/Youth Senior Western Pleasure

1- John Simon/Erin Bradshaw- $1,797

2- Suddenly Shes Shy/Wendy Shuknecht- $1,198

Yearling Longe Line Western

1- Joan Simon/Scott Weiss for Charla Bradshaw- $2,016

2- VS Fire N Ice/Dustin Eickenhorst for Judy Moyer- $1,344

Non Pro/Youth Junior Hunter Under Saddle

1- All About The Blue/Mary-Louise Beck Spaulding- $1,462

2- Detailed By Blue/Taylor Pearson- $1,096.50

3- See Blue For Details/Lisa Berger- $731

4- Kiss My Zippin Asset/Heather Preece-$365

Thank you goes to the Color World Series Show Staff: Jesslyn Besardi, Wendy Shuknecht, Wilburn Archer, Taylor Pearson, and Lauren Parrish.

Be sure to save the date for the 2020 Color World Series Futurities:

• June 8-20- Pinto World Show- Tulsa, OK
• October- Appaloosa World Championship Show- Fort Worth, Texas