ShowMe July 2022 Summer ShoStopper – A Show Like No Other!
There are horse shows with lots of fun, and then there are horse shows planned just for the fun.
ShowMe Horse Shows in Michigan is an open, all-breed circuit built around doing things differently, and
24 exhibitors face the rail while awaiting their turn for the Blind Showmanship Sweepstakes.
just for fun. “All three of our shows have a different theme and outside-the-box classes,” says Liz Gear, who owns and operates ShoMe Horse Shows with her husband, Kurtis Gear. “Our theme or tagline for the Summer ShoStopper is ‘A Show Like No Other.’”
Jeanne Hugo, Blind Showmanship Sweepstakes Winner
Case in point: one of the most popular classes is deemed, “The Blind Showmanship Sweepstakes,” in which the exhibitors face the rail, the pattern is set, the exhibitor is handed the pattern and given 45 seconds to memorize it – then they perform! They are not allowed to watch the other competitors perform their patterns, which just adds to the fun! 24 exhibitors tackled the pattern, with congrats to Jeanne Hugo, who took home over $100 in winnings.
The Blind Horsemanship Sweepstakes, another popular class, saw 14 competitors, and Amber Daniel
borrowed “Nick,” a reiner belonging to her friend, Taylor Fabus, to earn a respectable 4th place. “He’s never done the horsemanship and I’ve never ridden a reiner, so why not!? Such a fun group to hang out with and such a fun class idea,” Amber says.
Read on for fun class results!
Blind Horsemanship Sweepstakes:
Champion: Jeanne Hugo
Reserve: Alyssa Woren
Finalist: Laila Patrick
Finalist: Amber Daniel
Blind Horsemanship Sweepstakes Walk Trot Winner:
Olivia Phillips
The Timed Obstacle Course Challenge:
Champion: McKenzie Derusha, with a 69-second run!
Then there was the Buddy Barrels, a fun horseless competition. The champions: Lucas Kindy & Jonah Wood.
No show is complete without an exhibitors’ party, and the ShoStopper did not disappoint with a water balloon toss, a temporary tattoo station, and rainbow art drawing.
Last but not least, check out the gallery of Masked Halter Sweepstakes participants!
ShowMe Horse Shows are held in Midland and Lansing, Michigan, and more information can be found here: shomehorseshows.com
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