NSBA News- Tom Powers Futurity and WP Super Sires Recap

NSBA News

By: Connie Lechleitner

Non-Pro and Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Longe Line

The morning began with the Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line class which ran concurrent with the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line. It was déjà vu for Brett Caplinger, who captured two more Longe Line titles for the Caplinger family.

Brett showed Martini Time to win both the Non-Pro and Limited Non-Pro divisions of the class, while his wife Heather earned the reserve award in the Non-Pro division with Make N Money. In the Limited division, Becky Galyean showed Lady Legend to the reserve title.

In its fourth year, the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Longe Line awarded an additional $5,000 to eligible exhibitors, and paid ten places. Since its inception, the memorial class has awarded $33,000 in prize money.

Hunting Powers Wins

Penny Jargello has quickly become a partner with her new horse, LL Do Tell, whom she’s only owned for a short time. The duo won the 50 & Over Hunter Under Saddle. “We call him Mickey, and we recently learned that he’s a former circus horse, so we’re doing a lot of retraining with him,” Penny said.

“He’s a fun horse, and he loves to show. This was just our fourth horse show together, and we’ve only been together for about six months. My trainer, Julian Harris, does a great job with him.”

Two Year Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle

Ty Paris finally got to keep a foal out of her old show mare long enough to show it. “When you’re a trainer’s kid, they tend to get sold so I never get to show them,” she said.

“This is the fourth baby out of my old show mare, Im Sleepin Single. He’s by One Hot Krymsun, and we call him Brooks. He has a twin whose name is Dunn. My mom, Beckey Schooler, and Todd Yoder raised him.

“He’s so strong for a two-year-old, and he was so quiet, and so consistent in the class today. He’s grown up a lot and just started to become a show horse in the past couple of weeks.”

Maturity Mission

Jamie English piloted Al Be Bleu for owner, Tali Terlizzi, to win the Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle. The five-year-old gelding is by Allocate Your Assets and out of Makin The Boys Blue.

“We call him Elwood,” Jamie said. “He’s sort of bittersweet for me, because we had him and sold him, and then he came back, so I really enjoy getting to show him. We just really click together. He wants to be a show horse, and with his gray color, he really stands out and it’s hard to miss him.

“I’ve been working to put a few more buttons on him for Tali to use in the Non-Pro classes, and today he did it. He was very solid and on point, and he showed really well.”

Youth Trifecta

Jaden Chappell and her mount, Truly Priceless Flirt, won their third Tom Powers class by winning Youth Hunter Under Saddle. Earlier in the week, Jaden and ‘Kiki’ won the Youth and Novice Youth Hunter Under Saddle qualifying classes on the schedule.

“We bought her at just three days old from Wisconsin,” Jaden said. “My mom has a knack for picking good horses. She’s been in training with Julian Harris. This was my second time to show at the Tom Powers – I showed at the Christmas Challenge in Ocala in December.

“She was such a good girl today. She loves to do her job, and she profiles really pretty. She’s the best. We’ve been taking out time with her because we want to go on and do the Hunter classes later with her.”

Courtney Moses and ‘Carla’ Win Three Year Old Rodney Miller Memorial Class

Courtney Moses made a recent purchase that resulted in sweeping the Three Year Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure and the Intermediate division of the class. She showed Best To Be Lopin to three firsts from judges Wayne Holt, Sandy Curl and Dolly Chayer.

“I’ve only had her about two weeks,” Courtney said. “Aaron had her in training, and she’s just such a naturally good mover. She showed really well. They made us work for it, with extended jogs in both directions and a long time in each gait.”

“I didn’t know Rodney Miller, but it really means a lot to win this. We hauled the revolving trophy back to the Powers for JR Cook, and I was looking at all the great riders who are inscribed on the trophy.”

Courtney isn’t sure what classes and shows are in the future for her new horse, but she does have one goal. “I’m going to show her in the Super Sires class and work on adding more earnings,” she said.

Two Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure

Stephanie Armellini made her first class aboard KM Bit Of The Best count when she won the Two-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure for owners, Wayne and Judy Davis. “We just got her in April from Clay Arrington,” Stephanie said.

“Katy showed her for the first time at the Premier in Kentucky, and I hadn’t ridden her very much. She’s fun to show – she’s easy. She’s so strong for a two-year-old, and she was steady and solid. This was the second one we’ve bought from Clay. He’s doing a really good job making them.”

Watch for KM Bit Of The Best in the two year old classes this summer and fall, with Katy Jo Zuidema in the Open and Stephanie in the Limited division.

Tied Up in Youth Western Pleasure

In the Youth Western Pleasure, two youth members split the prizes in a tie for the first place award. Brody Galyean showed Sleep N The Moonlite while Natalie Anderson showed Geez Whata Breeze, with each earning two firsts and a second among the judges.

 

Betty Jo Carr and Pipa Earn Susan Scott Memorial Trophy

A special trophy was presented in memory of Susan Scott in the Tom Powers 50 & Over Non-Pro Western Pleasure. Betty Jo Carr earned top honors and the award with her mare, Knockin It Out, known as Pipa.

“We bought her in Venice, Florida, in 2020,” Betty Jo said. “I don’t have an explanation for the horses I like, but I always loved her when Katy Jo Zuidema showed her. It took us three or four months to get her bought, but we were persistent.

“She has such a great personality, and she’s so talented. It’s absolutely so fun to show her, and I think everyone in the barn likes her. When she’s on, it’s perfect, and today she came to show.

“It’s really an honor to win the beautiful trophy that was given in Susan’s memory. Ever since Rich and I have been doing this, the Scott family has been an important part of this industry and have been wherever we were. We lost her way too soon.”

Deja Vu In Longe Line

Saturday started inside with the Open Yearling Longe Line, and familiar faces prevailed among the winners. Kenny Lakins showed Martini Time to the gelding’s fourth 2021 Tom Powers championship. Earlier in the week, owner, Brett Caplinger, showed Martini Time to a co-championship with his wife Heather in the Super Sires Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line, and Brett and the gelding also won both the Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line and the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line.

Enticing Weather, Enticing Champions

When the Tom Powers classes moved outside on Saturday morning, Amber Pickard Hanson had a picture-perfect ride aboard Enticed, showing for owner, Gretchen Deeds, winning the Three-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle.

Amber followed up with a second Tom Powers win in the Two-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle aboard Big Game Changer, showing for Brett Husky. It was an emotional win for Amber.

“The gentleman who raised this mare recently passed away, so it means a lot to get this win,” she said. “I was there when she was born, and we’ve had her in training as a two year old.

“She’s big, strong and slow legged, as well as being great minded. Honestly, I love showing the young ones. The two-year-olds are young enough that they don’t know enough to be bad, and they just try to please you.”

Beckey Schooler showed The Red Dirt Road to win the Limited division of the Two-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle, following up on the success her daughter, Ty Paris, had in the Non-Pro division of the class on Friday.

“He was really good,” Beckey said. “Nothing phases him. He has such a happy expression, and he seems to love to do his job.”

Knockin It Out Knocks Out A Maturity Win

In a deep Maturity Western Pleasure class, it was Knockin It Out and Gil Galyean, showing for Richard and Betty Jo Carr, who took the win. The duo followed up on the success Betty Jo had in the Select Amateur Western Pleasure on Saturday.

“She was really good today,” Gil said of the mare known as Pipa.

Betting To Win: Bettin The Goods Earns Intermediate Class

In the Maturity Intermediate Open Western Pleasure, Bettin The Goods, shown by Wade Parks for William and Melissa Wilkes, took the top spot.

“His legs were so good today,” noted Melissa of the six year old gelding known as Hunter. “He’s one that we raised, so it’s really special to win with him. He’s by Keeping It Good and out of Betting With My Heart. He did really well in Georgia, and we’re looking forward to showing him at the NSBA World Show. Carly Parks will be showing him in Trail and I will be showing him in the pleasure.

Catching A Win: Aaron Moses and Pinball Machine

A catch ride turned into a Tom Powers championship for Aaron Moses and Pinball Machine. Aaron piloted Pinball Machine for Tali Terlizzi. “We loved everything about their go today,” noted Kelby Hutchinson, who trains the gelding with his wife, Caitlyn.

“He’s the epitome of everything you want in a Western Pleasure horse. He has that flow, the forward momentum and the self-carriage. It’s all there.”

Cashing In: KM Slot Machine

Blake Britton and KM Slot Machine continued their winning ways, earning first in the Three-Year-Old Intermediate Open Western Pleasure, showing for owner, Libby Trucco.

Blake, his wife, Becca, and owner, Libby Trucco, and the gelding have had impressive shows at the Madness and the Premier, as well as placing in the top three in the Carl Yamber Memorial Novice Horse class at the Tarheel Classic in recent weeks.

Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure Winners

Katy Jo Zuidema piloted KM Bit Of The Best for her dad and stepmother, Wayne and Judy Davis, in the Two-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure.

“We’ve had a lot of fun with her,” Katy Jo said. “We got her from Clay Arrington in early April, and her barn name is Bam Bam. She’s by Machine Made and out of a Good Version daughter.

“She would love to live in our house, honestly. She’s the coolest horse. It’s so early for the two-year-olds, but she has so much self-carriage, and she doesn’t want any trouble. She just checks all the boxes.”

In the Limited division of the class, Dillon Hatton piloted VS Got A Line to the win. “He’s by VS Flatline, and was bred by his owner, Patrick Ramsey,” Dillon said.

“He’s super easy-going. He has such a big hock, and he has so much try.” Dillon will be showing the dun gelding at the ABRA World Championship Show and he will then travel to Tulsa for the NSBA World Show. “I’ll show him in the Color classes and Patrick will be showing him in the Non-Pro,” Dillon said.

Super Night for Super Sires

The Western Pleasure Super Sires program presented two classes for Non-Pro exhibitors during the 2021 Tom Powers Triple Challenge.

In the Super Sires Limited Non-Pro Three-Year-Old Western Pleasure, Rick Smith showed I Broke The Internet to the win and a check for $5,000. “I bought her from Denton and Drew DeBuhr, and sent her to Pepe Lieurance and Jeff Cochran to start in March,” Rick said.

“She’s by The Lopin Machine and out of a daughter of A Certain Potential. I just love her. She was fifth at The Madness in the maiden class earlier this year. This was my fourth time to ride her. Pepe and Jeff had her prepared really well. I normally show in Amateur Select.

“I appreciate so much the Super Sires program for giving an opportunity for people like me to come and show. It’s a great progam and it pays really well. This was my first big win of any kind.”

In the Super Sires Non-Pro Three Year Old Western Pleasure, Its A Krymsum Belle and Mallory Vroegh showed to the first place spot and won $5,000.

“It’s actually a miracle that we were able to show today,” Mallory said. “Ginger had an abcess the first part of this week, and it just came out yesterday. We really weren’t sure if we were going to be able to show, but my mom (Shannon Vroegh) and Aaron Moses kept checking her and she wanted to show today.”

“I got to ride her once before we showed today. I wasn’t nervous though, because I trust my mom and Aaron. I have the best team behind me. That’s type of horse she is – she wants to be a show horse. She’s shown at The Premier and in Ocala and done really well.

“We are incredibly grateful for the Premier Sires program. My mom has made a living raising horses and doing programs like this, and it’s so nice to get paid back. It was an easy sign up to enroll in the program and it’s run so well – you just have to get ready and show.”

Saturday also included several NSBA qualifying classes, including Youth, Novice Youth and Select Amateur Western Pleasure.