News & Events
BITS & SPURS Cont from page 20
Sis (Open Derby/Gary Walker/Ten- nessee Walker), Catty Doc Legacy (Open-Classic/John Dublin/Anita Dublin), Cow Magnet (Open/Trent Bell/ Laney Sikorski), Purrrfect ($15K-NH/ Trent Bell/Gerry Gehring), Cruzn For Checks ($3K-NH/Jonathan Bartok/Mal- lory Williams Tolleson), Stephanie Britt (NP-Derby/Perfect Shania), Annie Hightower (NP Classic & $50K-NP/ Royalreytraildust), James Kier (NP/ Smooth Knitty Kitty), Jessica Mac- Naughton (15K-NH-NP/Desire A Rey), Cheyenne Martin (Youth/Play With Missy), Leigh Ann Schultz ($20K-NP/ Shortys Boy), Mary Bauer ($2,500- Nov-Rider/Shake Your Budha), and Hannah Venne ($1K-Nov-Rider/Buck- eye Dually).
NM Buckskin HA’s January 7
show at Bosque Farms Arena resulted in HPs Von Cheery Chex (Op/Theresa Gawrys), Cash Is Good (WT-Op/Mari- lyn Novat), Brenda Schlote (19&O/ Zippo Del Oro), and Lori Wilson (Nov/Penny).
Lost Horizon Ranch, Bryan,
hosted its 2017 awards banquet January 12. Horse show HPs were Teagan Kallus (Nov), Leila Anderson (13-18), and Stephanie Pennington-Crockett (14&O), while playday high-point win- ners included Cheyenne Mapes (8&u), Maddie Lucas-Marquez (9-13), and Melvin Carter (14&O). Chelsea Rish took the all-around title. HP sr horses were Sheza Big Tipper (horse- show/Stephanie Pennington-Crockett) and Blast of Gas (playday/Brenda Pet- ters). fmi,
www.losthorizonranch.org.
50th year in 2018, and the first show (double-judged) is scheduled for March 24, at Belton’s Bell County Expo. fmi,
mtqha.org.
Braggin’ Rights! Ella Ashcraft, Hot
Trent Bell was ACHA 2017 HP Rider of the Year, Cow Magnet, Open Champion, Laney Sikorski, owner (rt) & Josey Sikorski $1K-Novice Rider champion.
Hays County Livestock Show’s
Horse Show was held January 14 in Dripping Springs. Nathan Kinsey ex- hibited Grand CH mare, and Kaitlyn Baker exhibit Grand gelding. HPs in- cluded Sarah Rigby (Jr-Speed), Hunter Leinnewebber (Sr-Speed), Kylie Baker (Jr-Judged & Jr-Overall), and Gracie Mallett (Sr-Judged & Sr-Overall).
The Fuzzy Fun Open Horse
Show, benefitting New Mexico Horse Rescue, is scheduled for February 17, in Edgewood, NM. That will be the first of the year’s highpoint buckle series, with others scheduled for June 2 and October 28. fmi,
www.wncr.org.
Texas PHC and GCPHC were re-
cently approved by NSBA to offer dual APHA/NSBA classes in Waco at the Wildflower show March 16-18 and Paint The Future show April 13-15. Each show will have 3 NSBA judges making a total of 6 NSBA shows of- fered at Paint shows locally. fmi,
www.texaspainthorseclub.com.
Bryan County 4-H Horse Project
Mike Crumpler was inducted into the ACHA Member Hall of Fame.
Members are hosting the 4-H Spring Fling Buckle Show Series in Durant, OK. Show dates are March 18, April 14, and May 20, and all-breed competition is open to anyone, with youth (18&u) and open (all-ages) classes. fmi, 580.916.1378 or go to 4-H Spring Fling Buckle Show Series on FB.
Mid-Texas QHA celebrates its 22 SouthWest Horse Trader February 2018
Springs, AR, finished out the 2017 show year with a bang. The 9-year-old and her Paso Fino, Mateo Ce- lestial, competed for their 3rd year. In the Misate HA, they finished in the top 4 in 3 events. In the Paso Fino HA, Mateo was named the Youth Sport Horse of the Year (HOY) for the third year in a row, as
well as Youth Speed HOY. She fol- lowed this up at the Paso Fino regional level, winning Youth Sport HOY, Youth Speed HOY, and Youth Gaited for Pleasure HOY.
Hayley Saul and Keller Kittler
were married on December 2, in a church ceremony in Carlisle, AR!
Jerry Baker, Bandera, made an-
other sizeable donation to the APHA Rebecca Baker Youth World Show En- dowment this past December, again honoring his late wife. The latest gift brought the endowment’s total to $274,000, the largest single endowment held by the APHF. Since 2015, the Re- becca Baker Endowment has under- written 4 scholarships at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. The recently-added funds will allow the en- dowment to underwrite scholarships for 6 classes for a total of 24 separate schol- arship opportunities totaling $7,800 an- nually.
Anne Wilson, Dallas, had a suc-
cessful Florida Gold Coast AQHA cir- cuit in Tampa December 28-31, winning her first showmanship circuit championship on her new Give Me The Goods plus the horsemanship circuit on Laziness.
Rebecca Block, Wapanucka, OK,
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NEWS & EVENTS - Cont from page 20
24-25 Panhandle CHA, Amarillo, Caren Birdwell, 940-229-2636
Versatility/RCH
FEBRUARY 3-4 ASHA JK Kickoff Extravag, Guthrie, OK, Missy Kopischke, 405-208-1810
17-18 OkSHA/AQHA VRH Sprg Ser, Ard- more OK, Kim Johnson, 580-276-0662
24 LaSH Show, Crowley, LA, Judy Weis- gerber, 337-208-2336
Reining
FEBRUARY 1-4 NRHA Hot Winter Slide, Waco, Alli- son Anderson. 228-697-2119
2-4 NRHA Winter Slide, Ardmore, OK, Kathy Gould, 559-760-0512
3-4 NRCHA/STRCHA Celebration Warm Up, Bryan, Tina McCleary, 979-218-0633
9-17 NRCHA Celebration of Champs, Ft Worth, Kelley Hartranft, 714-267-5912
16-18 NRHA Warm Up I, Waco, Mark Archer, 810-956-7987
Dressage
FEBRUARY 3 HDS Haras Dos Cavaleiros Schooling Sh, Magnolia, Jan Colley, 512-565-1134
4 New Horizons Stables HDS Shlg, Hock- ley, Lynette Diamond, 832-766-8400
10 CTDS Mini Show III, Manor, FYI Erika, 512 922-5400
17-18 DDC Winter Warmup Schooling, Athens, Alecia Daniel, 972-978-6846
24-25 Haras Dos Cavaleiros Drsge Sh, Magnolia, Susan Peacock, 405-760-0135
25 Sienna Stables HDS Schooling Sh, Missouri City, Laura Eller, 281-703-7917
Hunter/Jumper
FEBRUARY 7-11 THJA Texas Winter Series II, Katy, Val Garza, 210-870-4584
14-18 THJA Texas Winter Series III, Katy, Val Garza, 210-870-4584
21-25 THJA Texas Winter Series IV, Katy, Val Garza, 210-870-4584
Open Shows
FEBRUARY 3 CTAHA Open Show Series, Austin, Ali- son Cowden, 512-925-7479
11 Sienna Stables Open Show, Missouri City, Laura Eller, 281-703-7917
17 GHQHA Open All-Brd/PAC Sh Series, Magnolia, Fran Watts, 713-504-4121
24 NTEC Shows Open Horse Show, Ter- rell, Lane, 214-334-3614
24 CCEC Open Sh Buckle Series, Nor- man, OK, Tori Medlock, 405-641-6607
25 Susar Farms Open Horse Show, Den- ton, Susan Mayo, 940-566-0630
Team Pen & Sort
FEBRUARY 3 RSNC Event, Stillwater, OK, Lazy J Arena, 405-269-8425
3 RSNC/SLTSA Event, Port Allen, LA, Brad Alexander, 225-603-5441
10 SWTPA & Sorting, Alvarado, Shep- herd's Valley Cowboy Ch, 817-790-8898
10 BAD Productions RSNC Event, Amar- illo, Doug Pritchett, 806-440-4255
10 RSNC Event, Witter, AR, David McCo- mas, 479-738-8808
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