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was a tie for Senior Champion, between Lau- ren Truitt on JeT’Aime and Deborah Rutt on Misty Moon. The Sunday Dressage in the Hill Country show included over 120 dres- sage tests. Dressage champions under Judge Amy Davis were Cassie Argento-Bird o Beatrix OPL (Jr) and Lauren Baggett on Lin- coln (Sr), while Judge Arlene Gaitan’s cham- pions were Taylor Robinson on Living On Faith (Jr) and Laura Daly on Satchmeaux (Sr). Western Dressage Champions were Mary Grace Allen on Ruby (Jr) and Stacey McAlexander on Slow Your Roll (Sr).


Mid Tex QHA will host an AQHA Spe-


cial Event and Open Ranch Show September 23 at Bell County Expo Center in Belton. fmi, www.mtqha.org.


OK Pinto HA’s October 21-22 show will be held at


Riverbend Arena in Inola. fmi, www.oklahomapinto.com. Also, the Tabitha May Scholarship application form can be found at that same site, under Showbill and Forms.


Best of America by Horseback will hold a trail ride at


Bogue Chitto State Park, Franklinton, LA, November 11-12, filming with hosts Tom Seay and Kristen Biscoe for a later episode Saturday morning. Call 540-829-9555 to sign up. fmi, www.bestofamericabyhorseback.com.


Braggin’ rights! Laura Erickson, DVM, Greenbriar, AR, showed Dis-


tinctive Claim to grand champion gelding status at the AR Summer Spectacular Appaloosa HA show held June 17 in Benton. Rodney Dixon was at the Distinctive Claim’s lead to win youth halter geldings, also.


Terry Bogle, Dexter, NM, rode Don’t Dual That to score


72 and win the $2K-Ltd-Rider class at the Kenny Paul Me- morial Cutting July 7 at Rocking Horse Arena, Moriarty, NM.


Mason Mefford, Edmond, OK, and Sophisticated Sue


scored 70 to win the $2K-Ltd-Rider class at Southern OK CHA’s July 7 event at the Agriplex in Ada.


Robby Rogers, Andrews, won the $2K-Ltd Rider divi-


sion at West Central TX CHA’s July 8 event in Hamilton. He scored 72 on Sly Hickster, owned by Troy Stewart.


Carsyn Hodde, Brenham, was named Teen Model of the


Year at the International Model and Talent Association (IMTA) event in New York City July 15!


John Kirby marked the only 75 at STXCHA’s July 15


show in Brenham, winning the Open Classic on Sandman Cat, owned by Tylor Miles.


Dustin Mills, Hempstead, rode Julie Gibbons’s Unos 22 SouthWest Horse Trader September 2017 SHOWS&


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Breed Shows


SEPTEMBER 1-3 State Fair of TX Arabian, Dallas, Beth Walker, 225-772-6815


1-4 SWQHA Fall Futurity Sh, Las Cruces, NM, Evelyn Huff, 575-551-2245


2-3 APHA Labor Day Spect, Ardmore, OK, MaryRuth Cohnihour, 918-344-1608


2-4 OPEA Go For Gold/AQHA Intro Sh, Claremore, OK, L Smith, 918-371-2639


Count On Me for the $1,000 Novice Rider class at ASWTCHAs July 15-16 shows. She’s shown with Gerry Gehring, Trent Bell, and Laney Sikorski.


Blue Lightening to earned the Open and Interm-Open Futu- rity Championship titles at the East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic in Murfreesboro, TN, July 16.


Emma Cameron, Santa Fe, NM, was crowned 2017-


2018 National High School Rodeo Association Queen during the NHSRA National Championship Show in Gillette, WY, July-22.


Shelley Grissom, Aubrey, and Dun Ben Noticed won


their first circuit award together in July, for L2 Amateur Trail at the Buckeye Classic/Little Buckeye Classic in Wilming- ton, OH. The duo began competing in AQHA amateur all- around classes this year, after Amanda Gately showed the 2009 gelding successfully last year in green trail. Grissom op- erates Grissom Equine Chiropractic in “real life” and shows under the guidance of Amanda Gately and Ryan Cottingim.


Logan Pluhar, Canyon, was named as South Dakota


State University’s equestrian team’s new assistant coach by Jackrabbit Head Coach Ellie Wilkins. She will share her knowledge of horsemanship and reining as western coach, having lettered all 4 years in both horsemanship and reining on Texas A&M University’s team. She was volunteer west- ern coach for Aggies last year, and graduated from Texas A&M.


Cheyenne Guelker, Colorado City, and DMAC Sam I


Am were circuit champions in Amateur Cowhorse Boxing plus Open and Amateur Performance Halter Geldings at Pan- handle Golden Spread QHA’s Boom Circuit in Amarillo July 27-30.


Abigail Evans, Austin, piloted her beautiful Donnafee,


to win Fiesta Week's All-in-One Grand Prix at the HIPICO Santa Fe Summer Series August 5 in Santa Fe, NM.


Tamra Lott, Madisonville, won the Non Pro with a 74 on Metalena at Lufkin CHA’s August 5 show in Lufkin.


Josey Sikorski won the circuit buckle with Yall


8-10 Mid Tex QH Show, Waco, Lance Wil- son, 254-338-8240


8-10 The ApHC RHONDAVOO, Dallas, Kyra, Hoggett, 214-460-4028


14-15 NM State Fair APHA, Albu- querque, NM, Heidi Lane, 719-320-6355


14-15 NM St Fair ApHC, Alburquerque, NM, Dauane Elkins, 303-828-3822


14-15 NM St Fair Palomino, Alburquer- que, NM, Dauane Elkins, 303-828-3822


15-17 Texas Fall Classic APHA, Waco, Diane Gage, 316-737-3309


15-17 NM State Fair QH, Alburquerque, NM, Richard Elkins, 303-941-3496


15-17 Arabian Autumn Classic, Bryan, Nancy Braesicke, 903-574-0891


16 AQHA Lvl 1 OAQHA All Nov/Op Fall Sh, Purcell OK, A Holmes, 405-760-5987


16 AApHC September Spectacular, Ben- ton, AR, Carol Jones, 870-540-7690


17 Sienna Stables AQHA Into Sh, Mis- souri City, Laura Eller, 281-703-7917


23 Red River HC AQHA Intro Sh, Sulphur Springs, Mack Wilson 903-517-0264


23-24 Tulsa State Fair Arabian, Tulsa, Tony Reid, 314-719-6447


30 OMHCI Wild N Wooly Show, Purcell, OK, Ruby Priore, 918-576-1452


Combined Trg/Evt


SEPTEMBER Nothing to report


Cutting SEPTEMBER 1-4 PK Cutters, Graham, Jessica McLauchlin, 940-550-8012


2 Trinity CHA Cutting, Paradise, Barbara Wheeler, 940-206-0444


2-3 Lazy J Ar Labor Day Cutting, Still- water, OK, Lee Ann Bates, 620-664-7230


2-3 USCHA Cutting, Sulphur Springs, USCHA, 903-440-4122


2-3 PRCHA Fall Into Autumn, Lubbock, Misty Hobbs, 806-683-0466


2-7 Cotton Stakes Night Cuttings, West Monroe, LA, Gwen Coie, 318-512-1596


8-10 PK Cutters, Weatherford, Jessica McLauchlin, 940-550-8012


9 USCHA Ltd Age/Wkend/Ranch Cutting, Brenham, USCHA, 903-440-4122


9 TACHA Arabian/HA/AA Reg 9 Qual Sh, Greenville, Lisa Bodie, 469-408-8730


15-17 ACHA Extravaganza, Belton, Linda Lane, 979-836-3370


16 USCHA Ltd Age/Wkend/Ranch Cut- ting, Ada, OK, USCHA, 903-440-4122


16-17 Palo Duro Cutting, Amarillo, Cheryl Callis, 806-683-2683


16-17 WCTCHA Event, Hamilton, Dana Parker, 254-485-3077


22-24 September in Moriarty, Moriarty, NM, Cheryl Callis, 806-683-2683


23-24 Acadian CHA Fall Sh, Sulphur, LA, Marcy Blanchard, 210-379-0450


29 USCHA Ltd Age/Wkend/Ranch Cut- ting, Llano, USCHA, 903-440-4122


29-30 Jared Lesh Cutting, Whitesboro, Jan Seago, 918-344-0500


29-1 3 Amigos CHA, Gonzales, Marcy Blanchard, 210-379-0450


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