The Western World in Maryland New Equiery Award
At this year’s Maryland State Quarter Horse Association Black-Eyed Susan Circuit Show, Mary Lentz of Maple River Farm in Walk- ersville and her horse Strait To You were pre- sented with an embroidered cooler and prize bucket as the winner of the fi rst-ever Equiery Western Award winner. T is award was given to the top-placing Maryland-owned horse/ Maryland rider combination at the Black-Eyed Susan. Mary also is a member of the Breezy Hill Stables 4-H club and raises and shows steers and market lambs. Here is a bit more about Mary and her horse in her own words. “First, I would like to say thank you to MSQHA and T e Equiery magazine for presenting this award. My horse is a 13-year-old Quarter Horse gelding named Strait To You. His barn name is Slick. I purchased Slick in November 2009 from Ray Carmeen in Pennsylvania. At the time I purchased him, he was very good at
Western Pleasure, Horsemanship and Trail classes.
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Showmanship is my favorite class. “Right away, my trainer and I started teaching him show- manship. He caught on quickly. T e 2010 show season was mostly spent learn- ing to become a team. I decided to add a little English for variety and he did well in that also. By the end of the 2010 show season, we had picked up many points in Showman- ship, Horsemanship and Hunter Under Saddle classes, and also earned a few points in Western
Western Competitions Have Much to Offer
Western competition here in Maryland and beyond our state’s borders are not restricted to just Reining or Western Pleasure. T ere are countless ways to enjoy the Western discipline of riding through various show classes, breed classes, speed events and rodeos. Below you will fi nd a brief description of a few of these competition choices.
Western Pleasure – the rider shows the horse in an arena at a walk, jog and lope while riding at the same time as other competitors.
Reining – is a FEI-recognized sport that involves a rider and horse performing a predeter- mined pattern of movements.
Cutting – horse and rider must separate a cow from a small herd, when the cow tries to return to the herd, it is up to the horse to keep the cow from returning.
Team Penning – a timed event in which a team of three riders must select three to fi ve marked steers out of a herd and drive them into a small pen; all steers must be in the pen before the gate can be closed.
Trail Class – the rider maneuvers the horse through an obstacle course in a ring that resembles obstacles that may be encountered when trail riding.
Halter – the conformation of the horse is judged while the horse is shown in hand. Showmanship – the horse is shown in hand; however, it is the handler who is being judged.
Western Equitation – riders compete as a group but may be asked to perform a specifi c test or pattern.
Calf Roping – the rider ropes a running calf, stops his horse, jumps off and must then tie three of the calf ’s feet together in the shortest amount of time possible.
Team Roping – two riders work together to rope a full-grown steer with one lassoing the steer’s horns while the other lassos the steer’s hind legs.
Barrel Racing – horse and rider gallop around a cloverleaf pattern of barrels in this timed speed event.
Pole Bending – horse and rider gallop through a line of six upright poles, weaving through them, turn around the last pole and weave back.
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Pleasure and Equitation. We also received many circuit awards that year. “After working hard
Mary Lentz and Strait To You; winners of The Equiery’s fi rst Western Perpetual Award
over the winter we re- ally hit the 2011 show season with full force. We picked up enough points to earn the Youth Register of Merit award. In addition, we earned many circuit awards and all-around champion- ships at every show in 2011 except one. T is year we added Trail classes to our accom- plishments. “I am so proud of my
horse. I think he is the best horse in the whole world. I absolutely love him!”
Racing Quarter Horses
Congratulations to Mark Mowbray of Rho- desdale who was one of 11 fi nalists selected to attend the National Racing Experience pre- sented by the American Quarter Horse Youth Association. T e experience was a fi ve-day workshop at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino in Indianapolis, Indiana where participants worked with Quarter Horse racing owners, trainers, jockeys and the horses themselves. Sixteen-year-old Mark is an AQHYA director of Region 5 and shows halter horses.
From Maryland to the Top
Former Marylander Cappy Peterson, now liv- ing in Lexington, Kentucky, has been topping the reining classes across the country with her new horse West Coast Smarty. T e pair recent- ly won the NHRA Limited Non-Pros class at the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic in Oklahoma. Cappy’s parents, Fred and Catherine, still live in the Green Spring Valley area.
Maryland-bred Winning Thousands T ree-year-old American Quarter Horse
Custom Crackerjac is making his mark on the National Reining Horse Association circuit as the horse to beat in the Futurity classes. T e young horse was born right here in Maryland at Summerwind Farm in Damascus owned by Tom Gantt and Slick Reiner LLC. Tom bred his mare to the champion stallion Custom Chrome. T is year alone, Custom Crackerjac has already won over $9,000 and has either placed fi rst or second in all competitions entered. He has won three and placed second in four. Custom Crackerjac is trained by Bob LaPorta and ridden by Roman Ampe. Tom joked that there is a bit of friendly rivalry between him
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