AQHA Amateur World Championship Show: 

Several Canadian riders and horses were awarded Top 15 placings in a variety of events at the Amateur World Championship Show, held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from November 6th to 12th, 2010.  

 

HALTER

In the Amateur Performance Halter Geldings, A Classic Three Dee (Three Dimension Zip x Knick Knack Pattimax) earned a 5th place finish with Crystal Massie of Fort Collins, Colorado. The bay gelding is owned and bred by Echo Springs Ranching Co., Ltd, in Granum, Alberta.

 

Won and Only Fella (Mr Yella Fella x Shes Surely Noble) took 10th place in the Aged Geldings class with owner and exhibitor Shawna Crawford of Richmond, Ontario.

 

Mr Star Seeker (Intimidator Star x Reger Candy Gal) earned a 6th place in the Amateur Performance Halter Stallions with Terry Smith of Waterford, Ohio. The sorrel stallion was bred by Lisa Diane Munn of Manson, Manitoba.

 

SHOWMANSHIP  

Top 10 in the Amateur Showmanship class, Tiina Volmer, Oak Point, Texas, showed Ima Moxie Man (Millun Moxie Man x Lauriston Adrift 85) to 6th place. The horse was bred by Raymond Bertrand of L'Original, Ontario.

 

TEAM ROPING

 

Finishing in 3rd place in the Amateur Dally Team Roping - Heeling, was Canadian-bred BB Quick Hancock (Walking X Hancock x RR Sonoita) shown by Gary Don Hughes of Sulphur, Oklahoma, and bred by Warren Boles of Erickson, Manitoba.

 

REINING 

 

Two Canadian-bred and Canadian-shown horses came in the top five in the Amateur Reining  finals showdown. Earning a 2nd place was Dun Playing Tag (Whiz nTag Check x Brennas Dunit Fancy) shown by Samantha Griffin of Dewinton, Alberta. The dun gelding was bred by Miller Ranching Ltd out of Cremona, Alberta, and was paired with Duane Latimer at the World Equestrian Games where they won the individual Bronze medal.

 

Samantha Griffin came in at 3rd place as well, on This Chic N Whiz (Smart Chic Olena x This Chex on Top).  The bay mare was bred by Lance Griffin of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and both horses are owned by Lance.

 

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP 

 

Ima Moxie Man made his second appearance in the top 10 - first in Amateur Showmanship, and then again in Western Horsemanship. The horse, bred by Raymond Betrand of L'Original, Ontario, finished in 8th place.

 

WESTERN RIDING

 

The Canadian bred horse, Dynamie Allnite Long (Dynamic In The Dark x Dees Dees Hobby Lady) placed 3rd in Amateur Western Riding. The black gelding was shown by Courtney Branson of Springtown, Texas, and was bred by J & M Shaughnessy of Courtenay, British Columbia.

 

TRAIL

 

Amateur Trail saw two Canadians ride their way to the Top 15. In 12th place was Hot Obsession (Hot Pretense x Hoopla Scamp) ridden and owned by Tracy Mills of Lloydminster, Alberta. The bay mare is also Canadian bred, by Barbara Jo Lutley of Cochrane, Alberta.  

 

There Goes My Zipper (Mr Hollywood Zipper x Seven J Otoes Okie) placed 13th in the Amateur Trail with Janet Gunn of Greensburg, Indiana. The sorrel gelding was bred by K & R Stuart of Eriksdale, Manitoba.

 

HUNTER UNDER SADDLE

 

Sarah Nimigan of Hamilton, Ontario, showed her bay stallion IE Reason (Iron Enterprise x Imperial Reason 94) to a 10th place finish in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle.

 

JUMPING - HUNTER HACK - WORKING HUNTER - EQUITATION OVER FENCES

David Howe of Newmarket, Ontario, bred quite the champion in Steady Spirit (General Mito x African Mimosa 90). The bay gelding was a force to be reckoned with in four seperate classes with rider Adelaide Moncrief of Fort Worth, Texas. The pair earned a 2nd place in Amateur Hunter Hack, a 7th in Amateur Jumping, a 2nd in Amateur Equitation over Fences, and won the Amateur Working Hunter World Championship.

 

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION

 

Three Canadian bred horses came in the Top 10 in the Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation. Millun Star Trek (Millun Moxie Man x Md Belle Image) a brown gelding owned by Ivy Poma, of Youngstown, Ohio, placed 5th.  The gelding was bred by Nicole Giguere of St. Robert, Quebec.  

 

In 7th place was Tiina Volmer, Oak Point, Texas, with Ima Moxie Man (Millun Moxie Man x Lauriston Adrift 85). The horse was bred by Raymond Bertrand of L'Original, Ontario, and finished in the Top 10 for three separate classes.

 

A Classic Three Dee (Three Dimension Zip x Knick Knack Pattimax) placed 10th with Crystal Massie of Fort Collins, Colorado. The bay gelding is owned and bred by Echo Springs Ranching Co., Ltd, in Granum, Alberta. This was also the second time in the Top 10 for A Classic Three Dee.

 

PLEASURE DRIVING

 

Robin Morrison of High River, Alberta, showed her horse Luke Likes Lark ( Luke at Me x Larks Tabatha) in the Amateur Pleasure Driving. The pair was awarded an 8th place. 

 

FARNAM ALL AROUND AMATEUR - Adelaide Moncrief and Steady Spirit

 

All the hard work was worth it for Adelaide Moncrief, Fort Worth, Texas, and Steady Spirit, as they were named Farnam's All Around Amateur at the World Championship Show. Moncrief and Steady Spirit were extremely competitive in all the over-fences classes, including two reserve championships and one championship. Moncrief was awarded $15,000 plus $1,000 in Farnam products and an original Lisa Perry Bronze. Steady Spirit is a Canadian bred-horse by General Mito, bred by David Howe of Newmarket, Ontario.

 

AQHA Open World Championship Show: 

 

The following are results for Canadian exhibitors, owners and breeders at the Open World Championships which ran from November 6th to 20th in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:

 

HUNTER UNDER SADDLE

   

Blended Chocolate, winner of the Junior Hunter Under Saddle World Championship, with rider Stacy Huls, owned by Karen Lobb of Edmonton, AB. One of the most exciting wins went to Blended Chocolate (Sweet Talkin Chip x Kinda Showy), a 2005 chestnut gelding, who bested 26 other entries to win over $15,000 in prize money to go with his Junior Hunter Under Saddle World Championship.  

  

Canadians overall were well represented in the Junior Hunter Under Saddle class. Besides the winner, there were three other Canadian Top 15 finishes:

IE Reason (Iron Enterprise x Imperial Reason 94), a bay stallion owned by Sarah Nimigan of Hamilton, Ontario, placed 8th.

Hunt Coats Required (Coats N Tails x Lukelele) placed 9th. The brown stallion is owned by Barry Falkenham of Italy Cross, Nova Scotia.

Dressed The Best (Coats N Tails x Lil Miss Smokey) placed 11th, shown by Alyse Roberts of Dresden, Ontario.

 

WESTERN RIDING

 

In Junior Western Riding, In Prinzziples Image (Prinzziple x Zippos Sabrina) placed 13th. The gelding was shown by John Briggs of Pilot Point, Texas, and is owned by Nancy Sprague of Millet, Alberta.

 

TRAIL

 

Junior Trail class saw Makes Good Cents (Zippos Mr Good Bar x Miss T Bill) place 7th. The chestnut gelding is owned by Marilyn Lindenschmidt of St. Andrews, Manitoba. The gelding was shown by Bruce Vickery, Sanger, Texas.  

 

Wicked Krymsun (One Hot Krymsun x D D Maria), owned by Brenda Gower of Lloydminster, Alberta, placed 9th.

 

WORKING HUNTER AND HUNTER HACK

 

The Canadian-bred gelding Dee Lucks Detail (Last Detail x Lucks N Lace) was in the Top 15 in two classes. Ridden by Tyson Furlong of Mexico, New York, Dee Lucks Detail placed 11th in Senior Working Hunter and 12th in Senior Hunter Hack. The bay gelding was bred by Krista Downey of Lower Queensbury, New Brunswick.

 

HALTER

 

Hubba Hubba Huntin (Huntin for Chocolate x Hubba Huba Hotrod) placed 5th in Performance Halter Stallions. The bay stallion was shown by Charlie Cole of Pilot Point, Texas, and is owned by Breanne Porter of Okotoks, Alberta.

 

DRIVING

 

Lukes Like Lark (Luke At Me x Larks Tabatha) came in 7th place in the Junior Pleasure Driving Class. The gelding is owned by Robin Morrison of High River, Alberta.

 

CUTTING

 

A Canadian-bred horse placed 8th in the Senior Cutting, the sorrel gelding Very Stylish Indeed (Docs Stylish Oak x Tuckered Playgirl). He was bred by J.Dale Stewart of Aldergrove, British Columbia.