News & Events Bits & Spurs Cont from page 30 Braggin’ Rights! Roman Dinn, Gainesville, showed RT Cold


Hard Cash to be crowned AQHA Amateur Ranch Riding Champion at the FWSSR January 14.


Julie Hill, Round Rock, was recognized at


Texas A&M University’s January 17 home bas- ketball game against Arkansas, for having made the honor roll for first semester as athletic depart- ment freshman member. She is a member of the equestrian team.


David Atlas Walkerwas born to Neely and


Dave Walker, Livingston, LA, on January 23! He’s their first image.


Sean Howard, Weatherford, TX, scored 72


on Patch of Strawn to win the $2,000 Limited Rider class January 24 at Big Country CHA’s event at Nolan Co Coliseum in Sweetwater.


Karissa McGuire, Hope, AR, was recently


elected to represent Territory V, Zone B, on the Appaloosa Youth Assoc Board of Directors!


Tim Delagardelle, Wills Point, won the


Open Derby with a 73 on Double S Ranch’s Gimme Five 013, at Western Sports CHA’s Jan- uary 28th show in Sulphur Springs. Delagardelle also on the Open Classic on Ronnie and Cindy Smith’s Playin This, with a 74.


Betty Wilson, Pampa, was honored at Texas


QHA’s annual banquet January 28, as Most Valu- able Professional!


John Dublin, Whitney, won Western Sports


CHA’s Open Derby on January 29, riding Randy Free’s Candi Eyed Jack to a 73. Dublin also won


the Open that day, with a 75 on Sway Cat, owned by Carol Roberts.


Emily McMahan, Mounds, OK, scored 74


on Casey Catt to win the $2,000 Limited Rider competition at Becha Cherokee Co Winter Cut- ting and Derby at Alfalfa County Fairgrounds, Cherokee, OK, January 31.


Chaser Crouch, Corsicana, won the Senior


Youth competition at West Texas Central CHA’s January 31 show at Circle T Arena in Hamilton, with a 73 on GS Zans Cat.


Mike Mowery, Llano, won Hill Country


CHA’s $25,000 Novice class at Buckner Arena in Bastrop January 31, with a 73 on Juliana Lind- ner’s Quixotes San Chulena.


Fayette County 4-H’s team won the


FWSSR Youth Horse Judging Contest February 4, with Aubrey FFA second and CAQHA’s team in third. Kaycie Kelly, of Fayette County, was HP individual overall, and her teammates in- cluded Bryn Stryk, Emily Eindorf, and Faith Hanacek.


Marcy Blakely, Springtown, and Peptos Nic


In Time were announced as the 2016 APHA 2016 HP open ranch horse champions. The duo gar- nered a whopping 82 points!


BFR Igniting Sparks, owned by Beechfork


Ranch, Weatherford, was the AQHA’s Farnam All-Around Sr Horse of the Year for 2016!


Peyton Crenwelge, Comfort, and KM BosHotInvestment earned four circuit champi-


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