By: Brittany Bevis
While APHA competitors are headed home this week after a long stint in Fort Worth for the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show, AQHA exhibitors are enjoying sunny skies and sizzling competition at the Stars N Stripes and Big A currently underway in Conyers, GA.
The Stars N Stripes portion of the event recently concluded with a whopping 8,000 total entries. Click here to view complete results from Mark Harrell Horse Shows and great photos courtesy of Lisa Lee. One of the main events at the circuit was the Big A Huntfield Derby with big winners including David Miller with Enjoyable in the Low Derby, Olivia Derlis with ATM in the Low Derby Non Pro division, and Hannah Bedwell with DoYou Have TheMagic in the High Derby and Non Pro High Derby. Click here to view results from that event.
Another big draw for the Big A this year has been the Premier Quarter Sires classes with the second leg of their 2017 circuit taking place over the past several days. Big winners thus far have included Brittany Andrews with Faith Is Certain, who took home $8,900 and a belt buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs in the 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure. Faith Is Certain is by Pleasure For Certain and out of Always Good Faith and is owned by Lee and Brenda Looney Quarter Horses, LLC. The Reserve Champion was Blake Weis with I’m Fun Sized for Ronda Roozeboom, who received $5,900. I’m Fun Sized is by A Touch Of Sudden and out of Laced With Chex.
In the 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Hunter Under Saddle, Julian Harris rode Al Wayz On Your Mind, by Allocate Your Assets and out of Your Arts Desire, to win for owner Sarah Nimigan. This team received $8,800 and a buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs. The Reserve Champion was Mandy Gately with Re Allocate, by Allocate Your Assets and out of Maid For Luke, for Mark and Courtney Brockmueller. They received $5,500.
Scroll below to view results in the other PQS classes that have taken place thus far.
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity 3-Year-Old Limited Non Pro Western Pleasure
Champion – $1,500 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Its A Pretty Thing. Sired by Its A Southern Thing out of Pine Venture. Owned and shown by Giorgia Medows
Reserve Champion – $1,000 – Certainly Flatlined. Sired by VS Flatlineout of A Certain Illusion. Owned and shown by John Pauluzzi
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity 3-Year-Old Limited Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
Champion – $1,190 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Hubbout A Dance. Sired by Hubba Hubba Huntin out of These Irons R Dancin. Owned by Breanne Porter and shown by Alicia Porter
Reserve Champion – $945 – Me And My Assets. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Lukecrative Endeavor. Owned and shown by Erin Shapiro Boatwright
3rd Place – $700 – The Al Pacino. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Pocket Full Of Green. Owned and shown by Julie Jo Weber
4th Place – $350 – Sunshine N Whiskey. Sired by Hot N Blazing out of Luke At Peek. Owned and shown by Jacqueline Pohlman
5th Place – $315 – Lukes Good To Me. Sired by Good I Will Be out of Maid For Luke. Owned and shown by Angie Highland
6th Place – $150 – Betty Hoo. Sired by Hot Ones Only out of Boys Move Over. Owned by Tate & Jamie Oakley and shown by Jamie Oakley
7th Place – $100 – Luke For My Assets. Sired by Allocate Your Assetsout of Lukes Orchid. Owned by Looney Quarter Horses, LLC and shown by Brenda Looney
Premier Quarter Sires Limited Horse Limited Rider Non Pro Maturity Hunter Under Saddle
Champion – $2,475 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Red Code Review. Sired by VS CODE RED out of Too Cool To Review. Owned and shown by Nya Kearns
Reserve Champion – $1,925 – Star Trek Enterprise. Sired by Iron Enterprise out of Allocate N April. Owned and shown by Leah Burgess
3rd Place – $1,100 – Stealing The Prise. Sired by Iron Enterprise out of Blue Skys Movin In. Owned and shown by Sara Jackson
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle
Champion – $1,600 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Hubbout A Dance. Sired by Hubba Hubba Huntin out of These Irons R Dancin. Owned by Breanne Porter and shown by Beth Case
Reserve Champion – $1,200 – Re Allocate. Sired by Allocate Your Assetsout of Maid For Luke. Owned by Mark & Courtney Suzanne Brockmuellerand shown by Nancy Sue Ryan
3rd Place – $800 – Me And My Assets. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Lukecrative Endeavor. Owned by Erin Shapiro Boatwright and shown by Trisha Yamber
4th Place – $400 – Sleepin. Sired by Too Sleepy To Zip out of Lets Get Zipped. Owned by Meg DePalma-Whelan and shown by Keith Miller
5th Place – $300 – Lukes Good To Me. Sired by Good I Will Be out of Maid For Luke. Owned by Angie Highland and shown by Brittany Andrews
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity Western Yearling Longe Line
Champion – $1,600 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Forever Kool. Sired by Machine Made out of Forever N Ever. Owned by Stanley & Susan Scott and shown by Nancy Ditty
Reserve Champion – $1,200 – Batters Up. Sired by Batt Man out of Suddenly Some More. Owned by Stanley & Susan Scott and shown by Stanley Scott
3rd Place – $800 – Bettin Im A Batt Man. Sired by Batt Man out of Bettin Im Good. Owned by Kim Haines and shown by Randy Haines
4th Place – $400 – Some Kinda Fancy. Sired by Batt Man out of Ima Fancy Version. Owned by Kim Haines and shown by Clint Collingsworth
5th Place – $250 – Keepin Quiet. Sired by Keeping It Good out of Quiet Impulse. Owned and shown by Pete Mead
6th Place – $150 – Thepreachersdaughter. Sired by The Rock out of Shes Been Frosted. Owned by Magnuson Farm and shown by Jim Chafin
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity Hunter Yearling Longe Line
Champion – $1,870 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Blazing Thruthemoney. Sired by Hot N Blazing out of Its About The Money. Owned and shown by Carolyn La Rose
Reserve Champion – $700 – Huntin A Good One. Sired by Hubba Hubba Huntin out of The Essence Of Good. Owned by Stanley & Susan Scott and shown by Nancy Ditty
Premier Quarter Sires Breeders Futurity 3 Year Old Open Western Pleasure
Champion – $1,870 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Its A Pretty Thing. Sired by Its A Southern Thing out of Pine Venture. Owned by Giorgia Medows and shown by Aaron Moses
Reserve Champion – $1,485 – Certainly Flatlined. Sired by VS Flatline out of A Certain Illusion. Owned by John Pauluzzi and shown by Kristy Starnes
3rd Place – $1,100 – Made N The Shade. Sired by Machine Made out of Mistys Version. Owned by Natasha Blanchard and shown by Rusty Green
4th Place – $550 – Faith Is Certain. Sired by Pleasure For Certain out of Always Good Faith. Owned by Looney Quarter Horses, LLC and shown by Colt Andrews
5th Place – $495 – Moonlitesaturdaynite. Sired by Only In The Moonlite out of Potential Touch. Owned by Liz Barnard Long and shown by Jeff Long
6th Place – $300 – The Bat Signal. Sired by Batt Man out of Born Hot Hot Hot. Owned by Kim Haines and shown by Clint Collingsworth
Premier Quarter Sires 3 Year Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure
Champion – $8,900 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Faith Is Certain. Sired by Pleasure For Certain out of Always Good Faith. Owned by Lee & Brenda Looney’s Looney Quarter Horses, LLC and shown by Brittany Andrews
Reserve Champion – $5,900 – Im Fun Sized. Sired by A Touch Of Suddenout of Laced With Chex. Owned by Ronda Pope Roozeboom and shown by Blake Weis
3rd Place – $3,900 – Moonlitesaturdaynite. Sired by Only In The Moonliteout of Potential Touch. Owned by Liz Barnard Long and shown by Carmen Mayabb
4th Place – $3,400 – Mommadidnraisenofool. Sired by Batt Man out of Barhoppinmama. Owned by Kimberly Kearns and shown by Jamie Murrow
5th Place – $2,900 – Re Allocate. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out Maid For Luke. Owned by Mark & Courtney Suzanne Brockmueller and shown by Courtney Brockmueller
Premier Quarter Sires 3 Year Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Hunter Under Saddle
Champion – $8,800 and the champion’s buckle from Shea Michelle Buckle Designs – Al Wayz On Your Mind. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Your Arts Desire. Owned by Sarah Nimigan and shown by Julian Harris
Reserve Champion – $5,500 – Re Allocate. Sired by Allocate Your Assetsout of Maid For Luke. Owned by Mark & Courtney Suzanne Brockmuellerand shown by Amanda Gately
3rd Place – $3,300 – Al Mine. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Moxies Legacy. Owned by Amy Walls and shown by Carmen Mayabb
4th Place – $2,750 – Lukes Good To Me. Sired by Good I Will Be out of Maid For Luke. Owned by Angie Highland and shown by Brittany Andrews
5th Place – $2,200 – Kruzin Boys. Sired by The Krymsun Kruzer out of Lukes Shes Magic. Owned by Philip Martin and shown by Candy Parrish
6th Place – $1,650 – Only Sparks Fly. Sired by One N Only out of All That Bling. Owned by Tracie Petersak and shown by Jennifer Burton
7th Place – $1,100 – Ticket To Ride. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of My Two Nieces. Owned by Chav3z Enterprises, LLC and shown by Jenna Hyde
8th Place – $935 – The Al Pacino. Sired by Allocate Your Assets out of Julie Jo Weber and shown by Jennifer Brown Reams
9th Place – $715 – Sunshine N Whiskey. Sired by Hot N Blazing out of Luke At Peek. Owned and shown by Jacqueline Pohlman
10th Place – $550 – Betty Hoo. Sired by Hot Ones Only out of Boys Move Over. Owned by Tate & Jamie Oakley and shown by Jamie Oakley