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Susan Morris showed Rusty (lt), to win In-Hand Halter Geldings and Pistol (rt), to win Ranch Horse Conformation at the Alamo Arabian Spring Fiesta.


Distinguished Alumni mid-March. Baylor grad Shelbi White was named for Business. Texas A&M University’s Jessica Leatherwood was rec- ognized for Education, Vivianna Dunlap for Equine (Medical/Pharmaceutical), and Paige Linn as Young Alumni. Each NCEA team had the op- portunity to nominate one alumni in each category, and those were reviewed by a selection commit- tee. 2017 honorees were recognized at the Open- ing Ceremony of


Championship Event in Waco April 12. The Equine Disease Communications Cen-


ter (EDCC) confirmed the first case of equine in- fectious anemia (EIA) in Oklahoma for 2017 on March 17. The horse was located in Choctaw County and had been actively involved in rodeo and roping events. It was euthanized. Per the EDCC, “Once an animal is infected with EIA, it is infected for life and can be a reservoir for the spread of the disease.”


The Texas Wildflower Celebration, spon-


sored at Extraco Events Center in Waco March 17- 19, was co-sponsored by TPHC and GCPHC. High-point champions were Cara Christensen (WT-Y/Slightly Fancy), Avery Rees (Nov-Y/Miss Mesmerized), Hannah Stokan (Youth/Gallant Zippo), Cynthia Perkins (Am-WT/Zipt N Rapt By Ellen), Amy Novacek (Nov-Am/SensationalSug- arDaddy), Maggie Griffin (Am/Ill Be Sensational), Linda Rice (Masters-Am/Im Real Sensational, Kale Wyatt Miller (Nov-Y-Ranch/Cougarazzle Dazzle), Bailey McDaniel (Y-Ranch/Miracle Flash Dance), Randy Head (Nov-Am-Ranch/Pixel Dancer), Laura Hoelscher (Am-Ranch/Lets Get Snapping), Marcy Blakely (Open-Ranch- Horse/Gemstone Jazzy J Bar), and Terri Fox (Open-AB-Ranch-Horse/Like A Rooster).


Arkansas Barrel Racing Assoc’s Open 5D


Jackpot on March 18 at Pine Bluff’s Hestand Sta- dium drew 127 entries! Winners included Roxanne Bradshaw (1D/15.421), Samantha Dodson (2D/15.946), Kellie Holt-Emerson (3D/16.441, Mikayla Moore (4D/16.940), and Deana Nichols (5D/17.431).


Lost Horizon Ranch, Bryan, hosted both


horse show and playday contests March 18. Horse show high-point champions were Teagan Kallus


(Nov), Leila Anderson (13&U), and Stephanie Pennington (14&O). Playday high-point winners included Kennah McDonald (8&U), Sarah Pack (9-13), and Melvin Carter (14&O). fmi, www.losthorizonranch.org.


South TX Horse Show Series has 4 open the NCEA National


horse shows scheduled this year at San Patricio County Fairgrounds in Sinton. The first, held March 18, resulted in high-point champions Tay- lor Gunn (WT-18&U), Dana Gomez (WT-19&O), Charity Harris (13&U), Hayley Goodridge (14- 18), Christine Kasik (19-39), and Linda Ford (40&O).


fmi,


www.southtexashorseshowseries.com. US Ranch Horse Championship kicked off


its 5-show series with a great show in Las Cruces, NM, March 18. The event was blessed with fan- tastic weather and stiff competition. Winners left with cash plus useful prizes. Division champs in- cluded Taylen Marler (Open/Wimpys Lil Twister), Natalie Baca (Am/Doc Acres Reward), Cayden Kline (Co-Youth/Boot Leggin Momma), and Colton Priest (Co-Youth/CC Tio Vaquero). fmi, www.usrhc.com.


Oklahoma Pinto HA’s Premier Pinto Clas-


sic, held March 18-19 at Expo Square in Tulsa, benefitted from great weather and therefore big entry numbers! Mary Yount won the raffle, get- ting a great display table for buckles. The raffle proceeds of $420 were given to the Oklahoma Cat- tlemen’s Association to help ranchers hit by recent fires.


Western Oklahoma Ranch HA kicked its


2017 series off at Royse Ranch in El Reno on March 25-26, with its biggest show to date and many new members. Some contestants won both all-around and high-point titles, including Tinker Turner (Open/PKMs Movin On Sugar), Kiely Lar- son (Youth/Rhythm and Gold), and Kim Owen (Green-Horse/Hot Wheels Merada. High-point champs for other divisions were Christa Stone (Nov-Am/Hollywood Hot Sauce), Jackson Flynn (Nov-Y/Heza Smart Mate), and Jack Smith (Am/Docs Gunna Dance, while other all-around winners were Tonja Branson (Am/RJJ Rootin Tootin), Alison Lantrip (Nov-Am/Kings Peppy Jewel), and Natalie Mauzerall (Nov-Y/Hobbys


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