Morning Winners at 2015 APHA World Show Include Spell, Smith, Sartain, Turner, Tabor, and More

By: Brittany Bevis

It’s been a busy morning here at the APHA World Championship Show, and we’re just getting started. First, Sabrina Seehafer led Sterling Expression to win Amateur Walk Trot Showmanship. The Reserve Champion was Victoria Burger with Absoloot Glitz N Glam.

In Junior Hunter Under Saddle Laura Spell rode LX Just Call Me Fancy to the win. The Reserve World Champion was Alyse Roberts with All On The Line. Placing third was Shannon Gillespie with Huntified. Fourth place was Karen Qualls with I’m Real Sensational. Fifth place was Julie Schmidt with All In Blue.

Laura was very pleased with “Junior’s” performance in the class today, especially considering the sudden change in temperature here in Fort Worth. “He was really good today, and I barely warmed him up. He was kind of on the honor code, and then it got cold this morning… We didn’t even longe him.”

The chilly weather certainly didn’t seem to affect Junior’s disposition, and he performed just as well as he did a few days ago for owner Andrea Kegley when the pair was named the World Champions in Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. Junior is now five years old, so he will have to move up into the senior division next year. The 16.3 hand, sorrel gelding is by The Ultimate Fancy and out of a Thoroughbred mare.

“We bought him as a three-year-old, and my sister showed him,” she says. “We just sold him to Andrea this year, and she’s been doing novice amateur classes with him. The girl who trained him rode him here as a two-year-old, and we didn’t have anyone to buy him at the time. When we saw a sale video on the Internet, my sister jumped on it right away.”

Over in the Halter pen, winning the Breeders’ Futurity Platinum Weanling Mares was Jason Smith with She’s Intensional. Reserve was Ted Turner with Hot Fire and Style. Third place was JT Mitchell with Sacred Sally. Fourth was Marc Chapman with Exactress. Fifth was Steve Ferguson with Sure Intensions.

Winning the BF Gold Yearling Mares was Jason Smith with Red Hot N Stylish. Second place was Steve Ferguson with Girls Got Guns. Third place was David Eller with Styled With Chrome. Fourth place was Erin Henderson with TH Gotthe Parteetouch. Fifth place was Fred Tabor with Your On My Mind.

The winner of the BF Gold Senior Weanling Mares was Ted Turner with Hot Fire and Style. Second place was JT Mitchell with Thankz. Third was Fred Tabor with Design By Brooks. Fourth place was Steve Ferguson with Sure Intensions. Fifth was Heather Lynn Berry with Im The Queen Bee.

The winner of the BF Gold Yearling Geldings was Jerm Christensen with LS Hezasoutherndesign. Reserve was Richard Price with Casual Encounter. Winning the BF Gold Yearling Stallions was Jason Smith with Creatted. Second place was Ronnie Stalling with Thats A Cool Dude. Third place was Heather Lynn Berry with Bring On The Heat. Fourth place was Jerm Christensen with DWL Packin Forty Five.

Winning the BF Gold Junior Weanling Mares was Jason Smith with She’s Intensional. Reserve was Erin Henderson with TH My Time To Partee. Third was Heather Lynn Berry with Sheza Total Diva. Fred Tabor led La Vida Loca to win BF Silver Junior Weanling Mares. Second place was Roger Elliott with Brookstones Wish.

Winning BF Platinum Weanling Stallions was Terry Sartain with He’s Just That. Reserve was Tim Finkenbinder with Inferno. Third was Jason Smith with Im The Terminater. Fourth was Goose Ballard with PS He’s That Too. Fifth was Fred Tabor with Come On Man.

The winner of the BF Platinum Weanling Geldings was JT Mitchell with Grandioso. Reserve was Olin Parker with Trending. Third was Jerm Christensen with Hez Kid Cool. Fourth was Fred Tabor with M Timadator.

Winning the BF Platinum Solid Paint Bred Weanling Mares was Terry Sartain with FF Jadore. Second place was Dave Kellerman with KR Solid Style. Third was Fred Tabor with Memphis Midnight. Winning the BF Bronze Yearling Mares was Joshua Larman with Dominant Equilibrium. The Reserve Champion was Jason Smith with My Memmories.

The BF Bronze Senior Weanling Mares was won by Terry Sartain with FF Adore. Reserve was Dave Kellerman with KR Solid Style. Third was Richard Price with Gamble On Marilyn. Fourth was Fred Tabor with Memphis Midnight.

The winner of the BF Bronze Junior Weanling Mares was Darrell Honnold with HJH Elegant Blond. Winning the BF Solid Paint-Bred Platinum Weanling Stallions & Geldings was Fred Tabor with Captain Obvious.

The winner of BF Bronze Senior Weanling Stallions and Geldings was Mike McMillian with Siriusly Cool. The Reserve Champion was Fred Tabor with Captain Obvious. Winning the BF Bronze Junior Weanling Stallions and Geldings was Steve Ferguson with Heza Grand Heir.

Winning the BF Bronze Yearling Geldings was Erin Henderson with TH Partee Redemption. The winner of the BF Bronze Yearling Stallions was Darrel Honnold with HJH Hombre.

Stay tuned for Horsemanship classes this afternoon…