Photos and Results From APHA Zone 5 Show

By: Brittany Bevis

The APHA Zone 5 Show recently took place April 24-25 in Cedar Rapids, IA. to the delight of APHA competitors in the Midwest, since the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19. The APHA Zone 5 consists of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Judges included Sandy Curl, Gayle Lampinen, Stephanie McConnell, and Cindy Wolverton.

One of the fun events at the show was the presentation of scholarships for Zone 5 APHA members pursuing a college degree. In order to qualify, the APHA member must live within one of the Zone 5 states, be enrolled in college full-time with a minimum of 12 credit hours, and have at least a 2.5 GPA. For 2021, there were three $700 scholarships available to be awarded in each of the states within Zone 5 with a potential maximum of 15 scholarships. $10,500 was awarded this year!

In addition, there were speciality Zone 5 Limited classes. In order to be eligible, competitors must reside in a Zone 5 state, not have placed in the Top 5 at the World Show, nor in the Honor Roll, in the class they’re competing in, during a time period of the past three years. Classes included Non Pro Showmanship, Novice Non Pro Showmanship, Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure, Non Pro Western Pleasure, Non Pro Walk Trot Western Pleasure, and Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle.

Sandy Curl

• Novice Non Pro Showmanship- Grace Ringel/All But Zipped
• Non Pro Western Pleasure- Scott Boe/VS Make Mine A Double
• Non Pro Walk/Trot Western Pleasure- Mary Kellner-Stephan/Hunting For Lazy Luv

Gayle Lampinen

• Novice Non Pro Showmanship- Madeline Rogers/Forever Flatline
• Non Pro Showmanship- Cassidy Jones/Hug Me Im An Artist
• Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure- Lexi Hansen/Whata Lazy One

Stephanie McConnell

• Non Pro Showmanship- Cassidy Jones/Hug Me Im An Artist
• Non Pro Western Pleasure- Fritz John Trybus/Smooth Like Daddy
• Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle- Rita Hankins/Ms Vanna White

Cindy Wolverton

• Non Pro Walk Trot Western Pleasure- Melissa Ann Brown/Hot Reservation
• Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure- Madeline Rogers/Forever Flatline
• Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle- Addie Ringel/A Gift From The Gods

Thanks to Beth-Foster Hattan for some great photos and results from the show! If you’d like to share photos and results from a show near you, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.

APHA Zone 5 Results