Quarter Horse Youth
Wrapping Up the
2019 Ford Youth World
Arapahoe County was the overall winning team at the AQHYA World Championship Horse Judging Contest and Jenna Swihart, of Indiana 4-H, the overall high-point individual.
That’s a wrap on the 2019 Built Ford Tough
AQHYA World Championship Show! This year’s Ford Youth World, held August 1-10 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, was the largest in the event’s 47-year history with more than 3,660 en- tries.
AQHYA exhibitors from the United States,
Canada, Australia, Costa Rica, Denmark and Po- land competed for 42 world championship titles and 33 Adequan® Level 2 championships. More than 770 exhibitors and 1,040 horses competed in western, English and halter events at this year’s show. AQHA also welcomed 308 first-time ex- hibitors to the show.
If you were unable to join us in Oklahoma
City, or missed the free live webcast, brought to you by Sundowner Trailers, be sure to check out results at
www.aqha.com/youthworld. You can also watch The American Quarter Horse Journal’s “Journal Winning Run” interviews, starring the best youth riders in the world, and read a variety of stories from the show.
Action at State Fair Park continued outside of the arena, too. The AQHYA Horse Judging Contest, speech, and art/photo contests were just some of the contests offered. Throughout the show, Ford Youth World teams also competed for points in a team spirit contest.
The 2019 youth teams were recognized during the Parade of Teams, sponsored by Ford, in the Jim Norick Arena. The 2018 youth year- end high-point winners were also recognized during the Parade of Teams. All youth teams and youth high-point winners were honored in front of their peers, friends, and family for their great accomplishments. Returning this year at Ford Youth World, 12 collegiate student-athletes from the National Col- legiate Equestrian Association squared off in the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Championships August 5 and 6. View the sidebar to learn more. AQHA Professional Horsemen volunteered
their time to give free Ride the Pattern clinics, presented by Nutrena. These clinics gave ex- hibitors and spectators the perfect opportunity to learn how AQHA Professional Horsemen ap- proach a class or pattern. Thanks in part to Nu- trena’s generosity to match the amount donated at the Ride the Pattern clinics, the Professional Horsemen Crisis Fund raised more than $8,900. The AQHA Professional Horsemen also hosted an online auction in order to raise mon- ey for the Guy Stoops Professional Horsemen’s Scholarship Fund. Bidding ran for four days on a variety of different items, including lessons and training in different disciplines, donated by AQHA Professional Horsemen from across the country. The generosity of all who bid in the auc- tion raised $4,805 for the Scholarship Fund. Attendees of the Ford Youth World took
home fur-ever friends from The Paws Cause dog adoption event on August 4, and mingled with friends at the Candy Bar exhibitor party on Au- gust 8.
The AQHYA Community Service and Youth
World Show committees, along with the AQHYA Board of Directors, partnered with a local wom- en’s shelter, the YWCA Oklahoma City, to host a toiletry drive during the show. Over 1,100 person- al care items were donated. The toiletry drive also served as a contest among regions to see which region could donate the largest amount of items during the show. Region 10 donated the most and earned a certificate from the AQHYA Board of Directors.
Additionally, AQHA offered a $2,500-added open 5D barrel race with a $500-added AQHA side pot open for anyone to haul in and partici- pate. The barrel race had over 500 entries and was approved by AQHA, Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association, and the Women’s Professional Ro- deo Association.
For more information on the Ford Youth World, visit
www.aqha.com/youthworld. w
2019 AQHA Collegiate Horse- manship Challenge Champion, Sarah Orsak of Texas A&M, riding Zippos Gold N Sonnet.
ORSAK WINS AQHA COLLEGIATE HORSEMANSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP
Mounted on unfamiliar American Quarter Horses, 12 collegiate equestrian riders squared off in the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Championship August 5-6 during the 2019 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City.
Twelve student-athletes from the National Collegiate Equestrian Associa- tion were selected to showcase their skills in the championship, with the end goal being one rider crowned the best colle- giate horsemanship rider in the country. Winning the 2019 AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Championship was Sarah Orsak of Texas A&M University. In the final round, Orsak rode Zippos Gold N Sonnet to the championship title. Taylor Bates of Boerne, Texas owns the 2000 bay mare.
honors was Deanna Green, represent- ing Auburn University. Kelsey Jung, representing Auburn, advanced as a finalist and rode Walkthelyne, a 2006 sorrel gelding owned by Julie Jolstead of Denver. The fourth finalist was Auburn’s Taylor Searles, who rode the 2012 bay gelding Busted For Lopenlazy owned by Taylor Kungle out of Oneco, Connecticut. Thank you to the AQHA Profession- al Horsemen and owners who donated horses for the 2019 Collegiate Horse- manship Championship. w
September 2019 SouthWest Horse Trader 7
Taking the reserve championship
Courtesy AQHA Journal
Shane Rux
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