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Taylor Stone won the Youth Sportsmanship Award at TQHA’s Introductory Show held December 7-8 in Bryan.


at the Big Loop Big Money Tour Thanksgiving Weekend Roping in Bryan.


Blake George & Hunter Wells won the #9


Grayson Tice and Kan Perk Three’s 14.875 won Friday’s Open 1D, and Abby Phillips and Crown Ta Fame won the Open 1D both Saturday (14.866) and Sunday (14.787).


OSU’s equestrian head coach Larry Sanchez announced on No-


vember 27 that 10 riders had signed letters of intent as the 2019 incoming class, including Gentry Cherry (reining/Guthrie, OK), Emily Maul (horse- manship/Peaster, TX), and Rosella Roberson (horsemanship/Byars, OK).


Texas Christian University Director of Equestrian Haley


Schoolfield announced on November 28 the signing of 9 talented new- comers to join the school’s program next year, including 5 Texans, Kaitlyn Baker (Western/Dripping Springs), Elizabeth Clymer (Western/Warren), Olivia Parr (Hunter-Seat/Marshall), Maddie Pritchett (Western/Fort Worth), and Catherine Shurtleff (Hunter-Seat/Flower Mound).


Barrel Racing Association of TX hosted the Christmas Classic No-


vember 30 - December 2 at Shepherd’s Valley Cowboy Church Arena in Al- varado, with a total payout of $24,779.99. Colleen Stoner and Dashing Lil Guy’s 15.319 won the Warmup 1D, and Tiany Schuster and Heavens Got Credit won the Open 1D with 15.269.


Southwest QHAhosted its annual awards banquet and convention De-


cember 1 in Las Cruces, NM, giving $26K in awards! Its first 2019 show dates are January 19-20 and February 16-17, both in Las Cruces. fmi, www.swqha.com.


The Dressage in the Hill Country Holiday Classic Dressage Show


was held December 1-2 at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, TX. Saturday’s champions were Cindy Swartzel (Jr/Smartly Sweetened), Audris Griffith (Sr/Lalo), and Bailey West (Open/Reese), and Sundays were Maya Bisett (Jr/Bodhi), Audrey Griffith (Sr/Lalo), and Ashley Shaw (Open/Splash). 2-show series champs were Cindy Swartzel (Jr/Hesa Shame- less Beau) and Audrey Griffith (Sr/Lalo).


Wild West Productions’ December 2nd event in Fort Worth’s Cow-


town Coliseum paid out $11,400. Halyn Lide and Jettin Ta Heaven won the Barrels Open-1D and Best in the Best 1D both with 13.896, while Kylee Scribner and Sister won the Poles 1D with 19.681.


Texas QHA’s Introductory Show, held December 7-8 at Brazos Expo


Center in Bryan, boasted big classes! Judges were Kenny Hall, Jennifer Mc- Grath, and Ricky Spinks. Taylor Stone, Navasota, won the Youth Sports- manship Award.


18 SouthWest Horse Trader January 2019


Association’s 2018 year-end champions will be recognized January 19 at Grady County Fairgrounds Activity Center in Chickasha. 2019 directors will be elected too. HP’s include Debbie Dunsworth (All-Ages), Christa Stone (Am), Brian Stone (Nov-Am), Landon Bidleman (Youth), Mary Ryan Branch (Nov-Youth), Devyn Weichel (Nov-Horse), and David Burgard (Rookie-Rider). Division 1 Ver- satility Ranch Horse champs are Christa Stone (Am), Cheryl


Dixon (Nov Am), and Debbie Dunsworth (All-Age), and Division 2 were David Burgard (Rookie-Rider), Devyn Weichel (Nov Horse), Mary Ryan Branch (Nov Youth), and Landon Bidleman (Youth).


Braggin’ Rights! Brynn Kelly, Kellyville, OK, recently took fourth place in the 2018


Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development Program, netting a $500 scholarship plus $100 in Wrangler Products. Her filly, Pep- tos Seven Five, was bred and donated by The Daube Co of Ardmore.


Haley Ceron, Denton, won WWP’s November 14 Open 1D at Salt


Creek Arena in Boyd, with 14.558 on LK Get Your Shine On! Emmy-Lu Marsh, Tallulah, LA, signed a letter of intent November


14, to ride on Texas A&M University’s equestrian team as a reiner! Mike McCarty, Fredericksburg, won the 4-Year-Old-Open at


ACHA’s November 17 event in Brenham, riding Elizabeth Nametz’s new mare, Steel Magnolia.


Tiany Schuster, Krum, Heavens Got Credit’s 14.120 won the Open


1D at Barrel Racing of TX’s November 17 event at Alvarado’s Shepherd Valley Cowboy Church.


Kate Hindt, New Braunfels, won the $50K-Amateur at ACHA’s No-


vember 18 show in Brenham, riding her Dual It My Way. Hunter Wells and Blake Georg, both of Madison County, won the #9


netting cash and trophy saddles November 23 at the Big Loop Big Money Tour Thanksgiving Weekend Roping in Bryan.


Reagan Box, Bogota, won the $5K-Novice Horse class on Barbara


Reeder’s Lil Bow Wow November 24 at USCHA’s event in Sulphur Springs.


Darby Gardner, New Braunfels, a member of Texas A&M Univer-


sity’s equestrian team, was among the 28 current and former Southeastern Conference student athletes chosen to participate in the Southeastern Con- ference Career Tour held in Atlanta, GA, November 27-29. A male and fe- male was chosen from each school in the conference, and Darby was the only equestrian athlete in the group.


Carlos Renato, Weatherford, won the Open 1D at Wild West Pro-


ductions’ November 28 event at Salt Creek Arena, Boyd, stopping the clock at 14.299 on Waylon James.


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