News & Events
Contributed by Laura Cannon Still Creek Arena,
Bryan, gave 2019 Ranch Horse Series trophy buckles, with recipients being Lisa Sauer (Open), Becky Horlen (NP), Katrin Bieger (Lim- ited), Bonnie Rowan (Novice), Leila Anderson (13&O), and Katherine Wickersham (12&U). Still Creek’s 2020 Ranch Horse Series dates include Febru- ary 15, March 14, October 3, and December 12. fmi, Still-
CreekEquestrian.org.
AQHA announced the promotion to Justin Billings to the position of Chief Show Officer, replacing Pete Kyle.
Jeff Smith Productions’ Super Bowl, held December 27-29 at Lazy E
Arena, Guthrie, OK, featured long hours of roping and distributed over $200K in prizes and payouts! Division winners included #8.5 (Connor McNair/Zac Sweeten/32.0-on-4), #9.5 (Jaxon Stoker/Kenneth Payne/32.14-on-4), 9.5- Warm-Up (Jaxon Stoker/Mark Keimig/40.09-on-4), #10.5 (Brandon Abney/Austin Lampe/36.3-on-4), #11.5 (Landon Koehn/Mark Keimig/37.62-on-4), #13.5 (Chase Runge/Nicholas Lovins/32.5-on-4), and #15.5 (Landon Glenn/Jake Cooper Clay/30.64-on-4).
The Lazy J Saddle Series Penning & Sorting New Years Blast, held
December 28-29 at Lazy J Arena, Stillwater, OK, paid out lots of money and provided lots of fun! Wayne Amos got a trophy buckle as circuit champ for $750 Novice Rider. Beautiful trophy shotguns were awarded to Tommy Mar- vin (high-$-earning trainer), Michael Townsend (high-$-earning np), and Samantha Cajka (high-$-earning jackpot rider). The third show of the series will be held March 6-7.
MidTex QHA’s December 28-29 ranch horse show, held at Bell
County Expo, Belton, offered great competition, fantastic awards, (includ- ing money!), and a delicious fiesta dinner! High-point Ranch Horse champi- ons included Susan Crews Morris (NP) and Liz Truax (Open).
United States CHA hosted its national finals show December 28-30
at Hopkins Co Regional Civic Center, Sulphur Springs. The show featured approximately 300 runs in 3 days of qualified finalist riding in all levels. Youth Shootout champions wee Jake Lee Morris (Jr) and Anna Marie Schreck (Sr). The awards banquet on the 30th included lots of prizes and recognition: Kyle Cox was Rider of the Year, Lauren Szalach was Rookie of the Year, and Laney Bell’s Mammas Too Smooth was Horse of the Year. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Gehring were Owners of the Year, with Purrrfect (Res Open), Smooth Travalin Cat (Res-$15K-NH), Hot Sheila, and Reyning Checks. Kyle Cox and Charlie Ashcraft were inducted into the Riders Hall of Fame, and Richard Irby into the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. Weekend
Cutter Incentive Pro- gram winners were Jake Morris (Hart Trailer), Holly Francois (4-wheeler), Courtney Morris (4- wheeler), Nicole Snyder (Coleman motorcycle), and Joseph Gatten (Cole- man motorcycle). Year-end champions included Metallic Dual Rey (4YO-NP/Holly Francois), Auspicious Love (4YO-Open/Dell Bell/Dave & Shellie Wallace), Metallic Knight (5-6NP/Lisa Crossen), A Little Wild Cat (5-6-Open/Dell Bell/Lisa Crossen), Play Smart Kit Dual ($1,500-LR- Ranch/Johnnie Lusk/Cynthia Liles), Cristi Oak (Open-Ranch/Cynthia Liles), Momsuen ($2,500-NP/Lauren Szalach), Mama’s Too Smooth ($5K- Nov/Trent Bell/Laney Bell), Cat Curls ($15K-Nov-NP/Cheyanne Colcla- sure/Bruce Colclasure), Neat Little Check ($35K-NP/Keith Baehman), RN One Time Viper ($15K-Nov-Horse/Kyle Cox/Betty Van Houten), Smooth Knitty Kitty (Select-NP/James Kier),My Tachita Lena ($50K-NP/Anna Marie Schreck), One Rocking Pepto (NP/Rickie Cox), Ruby Sue Boon (Open/Kyle Cox/Glenn Roach), Josey Sikorski (Jr-Youth), and Anna Marie Schreck (Sr-Youth).
South Louisiana Team Sorting Association’s January 4 event in Port Allen.
Louisiana QHA’s Sugar Bowl Extravaganza, held December 28-31 in
West Monroe, provided lots of points and competition, a fun atmosphere, and a climate-controlled facility! All-around champions included No Doubt I Shine (Open/Shawn Hayes & Amateur/Rachel Trebesch), The Sheik (Se- lect-Am/Denise Hoffman), A Lazy Breeze (Nov-Am/Sandra Lattin), Ro- mantic Rendevous (13&U/Cher Blackwell), and Little Vino Lea (14-18 & L1-Y/Danae Cowart). Don’t miss LQHA’s Mardi Gras Madness event, an in- troductory AQHA show, coming up February 29-March 1, at Florida Parishes Arena in Amite. fmi,
www.lqha.com.
Lost Horizon Ranch, Bryan, hosted its annual awards banquet Decem-
ber 29, and many awards were presented. Champion belt buckle recipients in- cluded Derek Tucker (leadline), Cole Hibbard (8&U), Jace Baptiste (9-13),
and Mariann Balcar (14&O). Melvin Carter was barrel race champion and Continued on page 20
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Larry O’Rear and Andrew Zito won the #10 HC 2-Man Ranch competition at
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