OMIQHA’s The Warm Up Show is Biggest to Date

By: Brittany Bevis

The OMIQHA Warm Up Show had a fantastic turnout for the Ohio Michigan Indiana Quarter Horse Association as their biggest show to date. The event took place April 13-14 at the Eden Park Equestrian Complex in Sunbury, Ohio with judges April and Casey Devitt officiating.

In addition to a full schedule of AQHA classes that were also approved by NOQHA, OQHA, OMIQHA, and NSBA, there were plenty of fun events, like an Easter egg hunt for the kids and a 50/50 raffle, which was won by Brent Maxwell, who kindly donated $100 of his winnings back to the youth association.

Congratulations is in order for the High Point and Reserve All-Around winners at the show. Adeline Gabor rode Consider Him Sheik to win the Small Fry All Around. The Reserve Champion was Skylar Herrnstein with Annie Lost Her Socks. The L1 Amateur All Around winner was Alexis Ziemak with Hot N Sleepy. The Reserve Champion was Kari Linn with Ill Sleep Ina Minute. The Amateur All Around Champion was Brittany Urwin with Mr Class Action. The Reserve Champion was Jann Ahlberg with Heza Celebrite.

The L1 Youth All Around winner was Jillian Jefferson with Cowboy Causin Mayhew. The Reserve Champion was Natalie Stolyarov with Hes A Good Rodder. The 14-18 All Around Champion was Madison Burlett with Im Too Sleepy. The Reserve Champion was Ashley McClintock with Hot Lil Willy. The 13 and Under All Around Champion was Jillian Jefferson with Cowboy Causin Mayhew. The Reserve Champion was Grace Rollins with Ima Good Color.  The Select Amateur All Around was Jann Ahlberg with Heza Celebrite. The Reserve Champion was Terri Tisch with Only In My Levi.

Special thanks goes to Cris Martin, Jennifer Merklin, Chris Darnell, and Rhonda Harter for the exceptional office work, as well as Dan Klaus, Jason Henry, Madison Hallas, Denise RadcIiffe, and Jeri Foght for all the extra help.

The club would also like to thank all of the exhibitors, sponsors, judges, and staff for making The Warmup such a great show. If you loved this show, or missed it, there is another one coming up. The next show will take place June 29th– June 30th, 2019 at the Eden Park Equestrian Complex in Sunbury, Ohio.

Scroll below for more fun photos from the show. If you’d like to see your club’s horse show photos and results featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.