10/01/2026
🤩 WOW—WHAT A WEEK IN DES MOINES! 🤩
We had an incredible week at the Iowa Quarter Horse Show & RHF! First off, the facility is absolutely STUNNING after its renovation—hands down one of the cleanest, nicest facilities I’ve ever shown at. And the Iowa Quarter Horse members could not have been more friendly and welcoming. ❤️
Day 1 started with AQHA Ranch Riding, Ranch Rail, Reining & Trail—and all three horses showed up!
🌶️ Chilly Run
🥇 1st — L1 Ranch Riding with a 77.5
🥉 3rd — Ranch Reining
✨ Top 10 — Ranch Trail
⚡️ Electric Feelz
✨ Top 5 — Ranch Rail
✨ Top 10 — Ranch Riding
And a great schooling run in Ranch Reining!
💖 Spontaneous Spark
Spark schooled beautifully in Ranch Rail and Ranch Riding, getting ready for the RHF the following day…and that preparation definitely paid off!
Then it was time for the RHF, and both Spark and Electric Feelz had a BIG week!
⚡️ SPONTANEOUS SPARK ⚡️
Spark started off with a 6th-place finish in RHF Ranch Trail, earning his FIRST PAYCHECK—over $900! 💰 He also placed in the IRHA for another $140!
Then came Ranch Riding…
Because of the rain, Spark had been sitting in his stall for about 4–5 hours and went in with ZERO warm-up. I honestly couldn’t have asked for more from him. He walked into that arena completely honest, focused and listening to me every single step.
He earned a 228.5, even with 3 penalty points from hitting a log!
🥉 3rd in the RHF Ranch Riding
🥈 2nd in the IRHA
💰 Around $1,500+ in RHF earnings, plus additional IRHA money!
Then it was on to Ranch Ideal, where Spark made the finals and finished 12th overall in an incredible group of horses. Just outside the money—but definitely ☝️ in my ❤️.
More than any placing or paycheck, Spark showed me something this week: HE WANTS TO BE A SHOW HORSE.
Every single time I walked into the arena with him, he was 100% with me. He listened, trusted me and made my job so incredibly easy and FUN.
I’m truly blessed to get to train and show this most perfect Barbie Prince. 👑💖⚡️ I am SO excited about his future!
⚡️ ELECTRIC FEELZ ,JESS and Heather ⚡️
These 3 had an incredible RHF!
✨ RHF Ranch Trail — 6th Non Pro & 8th Open
✨ RHF Ranch Riding — 8th Non Pro & 6th Open
✨ Open Ranch Ideal — 8th in a VERY salty class full of exceptional 4-year-olds!
But my PROUDEST accomplishment for Ellee and Jess came in the RHF Cow Work. 👏🏼🐄
Cow work is brand new to BOTH of them—they’ve only been working on it for about FOUR WEEKS—and they walked in there and earned a 4th-place finish! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That one made me incredibly proud. This is just the beginning for these two in this discipline, and I cannot wait to see where it takes them!
💰 Electric Feelz finished the week with just over $2,600 in total earnings!
What a week. What a group of horses. ❤️
I’m coming home incredibly proud, grateful and excited about what’s ahead. These horses showed up, tried their hearts out and reminded me exactly why I love doing this so much.
Des Moines, you were GOOD to Diamond H Training! 💎🐴❤️