FEI World Equestrian Games HIGH-POINT NATIONAL AWARDS
National Show Brings Top Appaloosa Competitors
There were over 157 open and non-pro classes with nearly 2200 entries shown
at the Appaloosa Horse Club’s annual National Show June 25-July 7. From Halter to English to Games, there was no shortage of entertainment for equine enthusiasts who came to experience the show at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Not only were there numerous awards to be received in each class, over 50 specialty awards were presented to those earning exceptional overall standings. The beloved 3rd annual Stars & Stripes Summer Spectacular took place on June 26th, a full-day show for equestrians with disabilities and disabled veterans. Ex- citement was contagious, not only in each class, but through the opportunity to receive show clothes generously donated by ApHC members. Egg Tosses sponsored by Den- nard’s Western Wear were held twice at this year’s show, with funds raised donated to benefit the American Cancer Society. The ApHC will see you June 24-July next year at the 72nd National Appaloosa
Show. To find out more about the 71st National Championship Appaloosa Show or other ApHC events, visit
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Extraordinary Exell wins Individual gold; Team USA’s golden victory thrills the home crowd
Contributed by Luke Norman
On a day when the home nation USA, se- cured a stunning victory in the Polaris Ranger driving team competition to round off a trium- phant FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon (WEG), Australian driver Boyd Exell proved he remains in a league of his own by securing a third successive individual WEG gold medal. Despite the valiant efforts of crowd favor-
ite Chester Weber, who showed icy composure to drive his team to gold and grab individual silver, no one was able to rival Exell from the moment he entered the dressage arena on day one. First in the dressage, third in the mara- thon stage despite driving with broken brakes and second in the closing cones phase, Exell finished with an overall score of 154.14, al- most 10 points clear of Weber. Edouard Sim- onet, the 29-year-old Belgian who was once a back-stepper for Exell, took the bronze medal with a final score of 174.15.
Weber, who also finished second to Exell at the 2014 WEG in Norman- dy, France, was overjoyed to take an unexpect- ed team title in front of a raucous North Caro- lina crowd.
“I can tell you it was a surprise, I thought we came here with a chance of a medal but if you had asked me if I was going to have a bet on whether we were going to be world champi- ons I would have said I am not sure,” said We- ber, whose USA team finished with a winning score of 353.39. Teammate James Fairclough, who intro-
duced Weber to the sport as a 13 year old, al- ready has an eye on the future after the USA beat the Netherlands, the 2010 and 2014 cham- pions, into second and Belgium into third. Basking in the glow of winning a WEG bronze medal to go with their 2017 European team bronze, the Belgium team also served no-
The Gold USA Driving Team
tice of their intention to change driving’s es- tablished order. “We are the future not only of Belgium driving but of international driving,” said Glenn Geerts, who like individual bronze med- al winner Simonet is 29 years old, while Dries Degrieck, the 3rd member of the team, is 23. In comparison, traditional powerhouses
the Netherlands finished Tryon 2018 lament- ing unexpectedly poor marathon performances from their often all-conquering father and son duo Ijsbrand and Bram Chardon. The pair did come out firing on the final
day, with 25-year-old Bram Chardon produc- ing the only double clear round. But it was not enough to deliver a third successive team gold. “We wanted to get our spot back, that spot
was meant for us,” said a dejected Bram Char- don. w
October 2018 SouthWest Horse Trader 7
• Grand CH Stallion: Atmosfear, Daniel Drinkard, Thomasville, AL • Grand CH Mare: Telarumor, Deborah Sinz, Cumming, GA • Grand CH Gelding: Its Kid Raak, Beck Farms, Stockton, CA • CH Western Horse: Tattoosconquistadora Susan Scott, Granbury, TX • CH English Horse: Lads Playboy, Terri Karr/Sidney Karr, Rockwall, TX • CH Cattle Horse: Bulls Spotted Wood, Kelly Bennet, NE, Kim Lindsey, OK • CH Games Horse: Deep South Boy, Afton/Kathy Forred MD, Harper, KS • CH Ranch Horse: Smart Little Gossip, Jennie Shrout, Clements, CA • Grand CH NP Stallion: AB Slash Bowie, Amy Mulligan, TX, Dena Raggio, TX • Grand CH NP Mare: Telarumor, Deborah Sinz, Cumming, GA • Grand CH NP Gelding: As Cool As I Am, Jack Rollins, Red Oak, TX • ApHC All-Around NP: Jenni Shrout, Clements, CA • HP Non-Pro: Sherri Mell, San Antonio, TX • HP Masters Non-Pro: Brenda Weyers, Two Rivers, WI • HP 35 & Over Non-Pro: Lesla Andrews, Los Ranchos, NM • HP Novice Non-Pro: Michelle Baker, Crittenden, KY • HP Walk/Trot Non-Pro: Charlissa D. Stephens, San Antonio, TX • NP CH Games Horse: Slide Me A Whiz, Richard/Jeff Lankford, Princeton, IN • NP CH Cattle Horse: Hollywood Pine, Richard Schlough, Reedsburg, WI • NP CH Halter Exhibitor: Taylor Pearson, Woodburn, KY • NP CH Western Exhibitor: Tristanna Bickford, Cheyenne, WY • NP CH English Exhibitor: Christy Wallace, Schriever, LA • CH NP Showmanship/Equit Exhib: Dr Ted Zajac III, Coopersburg, PA • CH NP Ranch Horse: Smart Little Gossip, Jennie Shrout, Clements, CA • NP Sportsmanship Award: Jeffery P. Klein, Ithaca, NY
Courtesy ApHC
©FEI/Liz Gregg
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