OpenStride Show Horses

We had such a wonderful time at the AQHYA World Show again this year! It was a bit of a different year for us as Kenzie brought two horses, thanks to Grandma and Grandpa 😉 Apparently we were going for a theme of Green and Burgundy ribbons this year.

🔥 One Tuff Red Head 🔥
6th L3 13&Under Western Riding
13th L3 13&Under Trail
6th L2 13&Under Western Riding
11th L2 13&Under

🤓 Mister Wise Guy 🤓
6th L2 13&Under Hunter Under Saddle
14th L2 13&Under Hunt Seat Equitation

I couldn't be prouder of how these teams came together for the show.

Way to go Kenz and Jerry!

We can't wait to head to OKC for the AQHYA Youth World Show with these two fabulous horses!

❤️ Mackenzie Landry ❤️

🔥One Tuff Red Head
L3 13 & Under Horsemanship
L3 13 & Under Trail
L3 13 & Under Western Riding
L2 13 & Under Horsemanship
L2 13 & Under Trail
L2 13 & Under Western Riding

🤓Mister Wise Guy
L3 13 & Under Equitation
L3 13 & Under Hunter Under Saddle
L2 13 & Under Equitation
L2 13 & Under Hunter Under Saddle

Good luck to everyone competing!

Thank you Mary White for the beautiful photo!

The weather was beautiful (maybe a little hot) for Area 3s Summerama.  What a great show put on by a great group of people! We had a lot of success and so many learning opportunities. 

💗Made for Lovin & Laurie Reed 💗
🥇Circuit Champion Amateur 2 yr old mares 
Top 3s in Rookie Am Showmanship

🏃Blue Margaritta & Greyson 🏃
🥇Circuit Champion Small fry sms (1,1,1,2)
🥇Circuit Champion Youth Aged Mares 
Reserve Champions Youth Mares 

💙Blue Margaritta & Lorraine Sandrelli 💙
Top 2 Amateur performance Mares 
Top 10s Am select Sms 
Top 10s L1 Am WJ Horsemanship
Top 10s L1 Am WJ Western Pleasure 
Top 2 L1 Am WJ Trail

💙 Blue Margaritta & Allison Reynolds 💙
Top 5 Am Equitation 

✈️ Air Miiles & Allison Reynolds ✈️
Win L1 Am HUS
Debut in L1 Horse Non Pro Equitation 

With Jenna 
Top 5s L1 HUS 

😎 Made so cool & Sandra Walters 😎
🏆 High Point L1 Amateur 
🧹 Rookie Am Western Pleasure 
🧹 L1 Am Western Pleasure 
🥇 Circuit Champion Amateur Performance Geldings 
Win L1 Am Hunter Under Saddle 
Top 3 L1 Am Equitation 
Win L1 Amateur Horsemanship 

With Jenna 
🏆 Reserve High Point Open Horse
🥇Circuit Champion Sr Western Pleasure (1,1,1,2)
🥇Circuit Champion L1 Western Riding 

💡He Figered it out & Michelle Mason 💡
🥈Reserve Circuit Champion L1 Amateur Showmanship
Top 5 L1 Am Trail 

🔥 One Tuff Red Head & Mackenzie Landry 🔥
🏆 Champion Bridle less Trail Challenge
🥇Circuit Champion Youth Trail
🥇Circuit Champion Youth Horsemanship 
🥇Circuit Champion Open Western Riding 

🤓 Mister Wise Guy & Mackenzie Landry 🤓
🥇Circuit Champion Youth Equitation
🥇Circuit Champion L1 Youth Equitation 
🥇Circuit Champion L1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle 

🤠 The Final Bandit & Mackenzie Landry 🤠
Wins L1 Youth Showmanship

Thank you to everyone for all your help and support, and to the Area 3 board on a well run show! One more show before we're off to Oklahoma 🔥

I'm going with better late than never with this post and I definitely didn't take enough photos! But we had a fabulous time at the OPHC Signs of Summer Show!

🖨️ Kiss my fax & Leslee Zavitz 🖨️
Wins in Am Walk Jog Trail
Win in Am Walk Jog Horsemanship
Win in Am Walk Jog Western Pleasure
Great improvement in Showmanship

💗 Made For Lovin & Laurie Reed 💗
Scores in the 70s in Non Pro Showmanship
First ever riding class!

With Jenna
Champion Kestrel Ridge Walk Jog Horsemanship

🐎Just Watch Me Lope & Tina Cleland 🐎
Personal bests in Showmanship with some solid plus maneuvers

With Jenna
Wins in 2yo lunge line

It was nice to have my parents there for this one so Kenzie got to show Grandma's horse some more!

🤓 Mister Wise Guy 🤓
2, 4 Open All Breed Hunter Under Saddle

We can't wait for our next show to show off more improvements!

Well the weather decided to cooperate at Ilderton this year for the Area 1 Sunsational Summer Circuit (minus the wind but we will take that over rain). Thank you to all the volunteers for putting on a fantastic show! 

🔥 One Tuff Red Head & Mackenzie 🔥
🏆 Champion Non-Pro Trail Challenge 🏆
While competing mostly against herself she challenged patterns and came away with the highest score of all the non pro classes in trail

💙 Blue Margaritta & Lorraine Sandrelli 💙
1, 2, 3, 4 Amateur Performance Mares and a Reserve Champion 
1, 2, 4, 4 L1 Amateur W/J Horsemanship 
2, 2, 4, 5 L1 Amateur W/J Trail 
3, 4, 5, 5 L1 Amateur W/J Pleasure 
Top 5 L1 Amateur Showmanship
Top 10s Select Amateur Showmanship

💗 Made For Lovin & Laurie Reed 💗
2, 2, 3, 3 Rookie Amateur Showmanship
Top 10s L1 Amateur Showmanship
So much growth for this new team! 

😎 Made So Cool & Sandra Walters 😎
🧹Clean Sweep Rookie Amateur Western Pleasure
1, 2 Amateur Performance Geldings as well as a Grand Champion Amateur Gelding 
1, 1, 4, 1 L1 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
2, 3, 3, 5 L1 Amateur Western Pleasure
2, 2, 9 L1 Amateur Trail
Top 3s Rookie Amateur Trail 
Top 10s L1 Amateur Showmanship
Top 10s L1 Amateur Horsemanship

With Jenna
Win and Reserve Champion Open Geldings
2, 2, 7, 7 L1 Open Trail
3, 3, 4, 6 Sr Western Pleasure 
Top 3s Open Trail

🎀 Mis Extremely Vested & Debbie Marshall 🎀
2, 2 L1 Amateur W/J Trail
3, 5 L1 Amateur W/J Horsemanship
3, 5 L1 Amateur W/J Pleasure 

With Jenna 
2, 4 L1 Open Western Pleasure 
Top 10s L1 Open Trail 

🤖 Helava Lopin Machine & Carrie Vanass 🤖
2, 3 Rookie Amateur Pleasure 

With Jenna 
Top 3s Junior Western Pleasure 

Mackenzie also got to play on Grandma's horse again winning every class they entered in the Hunter Under Saddle and Equitation. 

Once again, a huge shout out to Area 1 on a job well done! Thank you to my clients for trusting in me, can't wait for the next one 🥰

That's my girl!! So proud 🥰

Non-pro Trail Payout Results

Special thank you to Ben Debrouwer and Patricia DeBrouwer and family for their sponsorship of this event.

We had such a great time at the first OPHC Show of the season.  With a small but mighty crew we had some great successes! 

🐎Just Watch Me Lope & Tina Cleland 🐎
6th Nov Am Showmanship
1st 2yo Longe line with Jenna 

😎 Made So Cool & Sandra Walters 😎
4th under both Non Pro All Breed Hunter Under Saddle
3rd & 4th Non Pro All Breed Equitation (nailing her first flying lead change in a pattern)
4th & 5th Non Pro All Breed Trail 
Nailed another lead change in the Non Pro Horsemanship 
2nd Open All Breed Western Pleasure with Jenna

🖨️ Kiss my fax & Leslee Zavitz 🖨️
5th & 6th Nov Am Showmanship
2nd under both Am W/J Horsemanship
1st Under Both Am W/J Western Pleasure 

🔥 One Tuff Red Head & Mackenzie 🔥
1st under both Non Pro All Breed Trail 
2nd & 3rd Non Pro All Breed Horsemanship 

I am so proud of this group of dedicated exhibitors and how far they have come! Can't wait for the next one!

Wow, what a whirlwind of a weekend at the Area 2 Spring Kick Off! So many personal bests and awards all around. Many firsts for this group of horses, most of them green in the events they were showing in. I am beyond proud of this group of people and horses.

😎 Made So Cool & Sandra Walters 😎
🏆 High Point Level 1 Amateur 🏆 (First show loping the all around)
🏆 High Point Rookie Amateur (for the first two days)
🥇Circuit Champion Rookie Am Western Pleasure (1st under all 4 judges)
🥇Circuit Champion L1 Am Western Pleasure (1,1,1,2)
- Top 5s L1 Am Trail
- Wins Rookie Am Horsemanship
- Top 5s L1 Am Horsemanship
- Top 5s Rookie Am Trail
- and so many more top placings
🥇Circuit Champion L1 Open Trail with Jenna (1,2,3,4)
🥇Circuit Champion Sr Western Pleasure with Jenna (1,1,5,4)

🔥One Tuff Red Head & Mackenzie 🔥
🏆High Point Youth 🏆
🥇Circuit Champion Yth Trail
🥇Circuit Champion Yth Horsemanship
- Top 10 in Open Trail

🏃 Blue Margaritta & Greyson Reynolds 🏃
🥇Circuit Champion Small Fry Showmanship

🤖 Helava Lopin Machine & Carrie Vanass 🤖
First show for this talented 5yr old
- 2nd under two judges Rookie Am Western Pleasure
- 2nd Jr Western Pleasure with Jenna

💙 Blue Margaritta & Lorraine Sandrelli 💙
- 2nd L1 Am Walk Trot Trail
- Top 10 in a big L1 Am Showmanship
- Top 5 L1 Am Walk Jog Western Pleasure

💗 Made For Lovin & Laurie Reed 💗
First time out in the Showmanship for this team (as a new exhibitor and 2yr old)
- Top 5s in the Rookie Am Showmanship
- Scores as high as 74!

🎀 Mis Extremely Vested & Debbie Marshall 🎀
First outing for this team
- Top 5 L1 Am Walk Jog Western Pleasure
- Top 10 L1 Am Walk Jog Trail
- 4th & 6th L1 Open Trail with Jenna

Mackenzie also got to play with some of Grandpa's horses...
🤓 Mister Wise Guy 🤓
🥇Circuit Champion Yth Equitation
- 2nds Yth HUS
- Wins in L1 Yth HUS

🤠 The Final Bandit 🤠
Owned by Paula Davey (thanks for sharing your boy)
- 1st and 2nd in L1 Yth Showmanship

✈️ Air Miiles ✈️
Owned by Allison Reynolds
- Top 5 Jr Hunter Under Saddle with Jenna

Our 2 yr olds Johnny and Louie who came to explore, took the show life in like pros! They took a lot of naps and behaved themselves like they had been there before.

I am so thankful to my clients for putting their trust in me and can't wait for what the rest of the season brings!