AQHA Select World 2017 Adequan® Select World Wrap Up Contributed Courtesy The American QH Journal


Select World Championship Show, pre- sented by Adequan®


That’s a wrap on the 2017 AQHA . AQHA Select ex-


hibitors from the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Belgium competed for 44 world championship titles August 25 - September 2 at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo.


More than 730 horses and 545 ex- hibitors competed in western, English and halter events with more than 1,090 entries in these events. In addition to Lev- el 3 classes, the top three Super Select and Adequan® Level 2 competitors were also recognized within each class. Action at the Tri-State Fairgrounds continued outside of the arena, too! The Hall of Fame Exhibitor Party was host- ed at the American QH Hall of Fame & Museum. There was also a Luau Exhib- itor Party, which was hosted by Ken and Laina Banks and Victor Wolf. AQHA Professional Horsemen vol-


unteered their time to give free Ride the Pattern clinics, presented by Nutrena. These clinics gave exhibitors and specta- tors the perfect opportunity to learn how AQHA Professional Horsemen would approach a specific 2017 Adequan Select World class or pattern. Thanks in part to Nutrena’s generosity to match the amount donated at the Ride the Pattern clinics, the Professional Horsemen Crisis Fund raised more than $6,780.


Special Awards


The most presti- gious award at the Ad- equan® Select World is


award was presented to the Super-Select exhibitor, age 70 and over, earning the greatest number of points in competi- tion at the 2017 Adequan® Select World. This year, 69 exhibitors competed for the award.


Rick Neff of Galt, MO, and Dashing


Strader, took home the title by winning the reserve champion titles in stake race and pole bending, and placing fourth in barrel racing. Dashing Strader is a 2008 chestnut gelding, by Dash Ta Fame and out of Savthelastdanceforme, bred by Phillip Ray Strader of Worden, IL. Neff and Dash- ing Strader received a specially designed plaque for their accomplishment. The Nutrena Senior Athlete was also awarded to the exhibitor and horse pair that had the highest combined age competing at the Adequan®


Select


World. Butch Morgan of Elbert, CO, and SF Check Me Out were named the 2017 Nutrena Senior Ath- letes of the Show. The 10-year-old


the AQHA Select All-Around title. There were 54 contenders for the all-around ti- tle this year. For the second year in a row, Jim Bound of Fort At- kinson, WI, won the AQHA Select All-Around Am- ateur title. See All Around side- bar for the top 5 finishers. AQHA also awarded the


gelding Wright Olena was named the top AQHA Ranching Heritage-bred horse at the Adequan® Select World. Wright Ole- na and Darleen Wood of Good- year, AZ, were the world cham- pions in working cow horse at the event. w


Butch Morgan & SF Check Me Out


Jim Bound and Bound To Cash Chex won the 2017 AQHA Select all- around amateur title.


AQHA Select All-Around Crowned During the past week, 54


AQHA Select all-around amateur contenders competed in a variety of events throughout the AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan®.


The Select all-around amateur is Jim Bound of Fort Atkinson, WI. Bound showed Bound To Cash Chex, owned by Jax Bound of Fort Atkinson, WI. The 2007 palomino mare, by Nu Chex To Cash and out of SF Kings Firstlady, was bred by Hilldale Farm of Brashear, TX. Bound and Bound To Cash Chex earned 45 points. They earned the world champion title in tie-down roping; placed 3rd in breakaway and ranch riding; 5th in stake race; and were finalists in heeling. The duo also won the Select all-around amateur title in 2016. Bound re- ceived a prize package that includ- ed $10,000, an original Lisa Perry bronze and a rose bouquet. The Select reserve is Annette


Wright Olena & Darleen Wood


Gene Graves Super-Select Spe- cial Recognition Award. The


Fowler of Azle, TX, showing Mal- ibu Molly. The 2002 brown mare, by Coats N Tails and out of Shezawesham (TB), was bred by Rick and Dolly Chayer of Sperry, OK. Fowler and Malibu Molly earned 39 points. They earned the world champion titles in equitation o/f and jumping and reserve in hunter hack and working hunt- er. Fowler and Malibu Molly


received a prize package of $2,500 and a silver bowl. In third-place is Katherine To- bin of Scottsdale, AZ, showing RA Undisputed. The 2006 sorrel geld- ing, by Chips Hot Chocolate and out of Are You Zipped, was bred by Joe and Suzy Jeane of Phoenix. Tobin and RA Undisputed earned 38 points. They earned the world championship title in horseman- ship and reserve in western riding and placed 7th in trail. In fourth-place is Pam Stubbs


of Scottsdale, AZ, showing A Clas- sic Iron. The 2009 sorrel gelding, by These Irons Are Hot and out of Deb’s Delivery (TB), was bred by Elite Farm of Jensen Beach, FL. Stubbs and A Classic Iron earned 32 points. They earned the world championship title in hunter hack and placed 3rd in equitation o/f and working hunter and 4th in jumping. In fifth-place is Anne Wilson


of Dallas, TX, showing Laziness. The 2011 bay gelding, by Lazy Loper and out of Suddenly Radi- cal, was bred by Thad Burnight of Omaha, NE. Wilson and Laziness earned 23 points. They placed 5th in showmanship, 6th in perfor- mance halter geldings and 7th in horsemanship.


The Select all-around amateur 3rd-5th-place award winners re- ceived a prize package that includ- ed $1,000. w


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