SOQHA Youth Show Wraps Up With 4,000 Entries, $7,000 in Scholarships Presented
Say cheese! Marley Mainwaring and HF Tahnee Too were all smiles at the SOQHA Youth Show. Photo courtesy of Mindie Maus.
By: Brittany Bevis
Following on the heels of the wildly successful SOQHA MADNESS show, that racked up a whopping 9,000 entries April 2-5, the SOQHA Youth Show followed suit accumulating just shy of 4,000 entries for all divisions. The SOQHA Youth Show took place April 11-12 in Wilmington, Ohio with judges Terry Cross, Jason Smith, Lynda Danielson, and Jeff Greaves officiating.
While the show certainly catered to youth exhibitors, class sizes were large across the board in many age divisions and disciplines. Take a look at some of the largest classes of the show.
- L1 Western Riding- 17
- Senior Hunter Under Saddle- 17
- Amateur Western Horsemanship- 19
- L1 Trail- 20
- L1 Amateur Western Pleasure- 20
- Youth Performance Halter Geldings- 23
- L1 Youth Hunt Seat Equitation- 24
- Youth Western Horsemanship 14-18 – 25
- L1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle- 26
- L1 Youth Showmanship- 28
- 14-18 Showmanship- 31
- L1 Youth Western Horsemanship- 34
Novice Youth/Level 1 Champion $1,000 Scholarship winner Alexia Tordoff and Huntin For Daisies. Photo courtesy of Mindie Maus
The highlight of the event was the SOQHA Scholarship Challenge, which presented $7,000 to winners. Special thanks goes to the generous sponsors who made this possible: Claypool Ranch, Puthoff Performance Horses, The Martz Family, Wild Oats Farm, Courtsey Promotions, Kile Landscaping, Reiterman Feed & Supply, Farmers Equipment of Ohio, Arnold Show Horses, Mueller Investments, Millenium Quarters, and Reveal & Edward Jones Financial.
Scholarship Winners
14-18 Champion – $1,500 – Blazin Jet Time & Reagan Priest
Reserve – $1,000 – Invitation To Boot & Alyssa Luckhardt
13 & under Champion – $1,000 – Too Lazy To Zip & Lauren Carnahan
Reserve – $500 – Deck Can Do A Star & Alexa Black
Novice Youth/Level 1 Champion – $1,000 – Huntin For Daisies & Alexia Tordoff
Reserve – $500 – Pass The Details & Abigail Hardy
Small Fry Champion – $1,000 – Best Be Cool & Sydney Sargent
Reserve – $500 – Zippose To Be Slow & Ryan Mau
Second Chance – $1,000 – Invitation In Black & Bethaney Valentine
Second Chance – $500 – Kori Kyle & You Can Kiss This
High Point Awards:
Open – Always Lopin Sober – Katie Grossnickle (owner)
Amateur – He Is My Choice & Lindsey Stevenson
Select – Check The Machine & Kim Best
Novice Amateur – An Hour Late & Brooke Palmer
Novice Youth – Makem Hot & Jillian Channell
13 & under – Too Lazy To Zip & Lauren Carnahan
14-18 – Invitation To Boot & Alyssa Luckhardt
Small Fry – Best Be Cool & Sydney Sargent
Click here to view complete show results, courtesy of Mark Harrell Horse Shows.
Scroll below to view a fun gallery of images courtesy of Mindie Maus.
