Eleven year-old Josh Briggs of Pilot Point, Texas has been around horses
all his life. His parents, John and Jill Briggs, run one of the most
successful all-around training operations in the industry. So, it isn't
all that surprising that their children love showing horses too.
AQHA judge, Ruth Ellen of Frisco, Texas, is a seasoned world traveler
who enjoys photographing and writing about her various escapades.
Through her company The Horse Source,
she buys and sells some of the top horses
in the industry and the Congress is one of her biggest shows to find and
sell
horses for many clients. Ellen will be at the Congress for the entire
show and has been able to capture the feel of the Congress through a
daily picture. Stay tuned for the rest of her photos through the end of
the Congress.
GoHorseShow would like to congratulate Pine View Farm
on Invitation Only's offspring's amazing performances on Monday at the
Congress. The Number One AQHA Leading breeding stallion sired three Congress Champions in the western pleasure classes on Monday. Invitation Only is the sire of over 200 World and Congress Champions and Reserve Champions.
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Ryan Small and Only Yours had a clean sweep of both western pleasure
classes at the Congress. On Sunday, they
won the NYATT Western Pleasure and the 15-18 Youth Western Pleasure on
Monday evening. These two wins are Small's first Congress wins, and we congratulate Small for finally winning big at the Congress in his final year of youth.
At over six feet tall, 18 year-old Cori Flowers of Elburn, Illinois is definitely a commanding presence in the show arena. This talented rider just placed third in the NYATT Showmanship and ninth in the team tournament horsemanship with her horse, Goodbarshandsumasset (Moe). She still has the Horsemanship 15-18 and Equitation to go before she is finished showing at the Congress.
Youth Showmanship exhibitors, Jacob Gigax and Michael Stupak, may be
outnumbered by girls in most of the events at the Congress, but they
outshined everyone in the NYATT Showmanship. These two boys favorite
class is the Showmanship and it showed. They ended up winning Congress
Champion and Reserve Congress Champion beating out over 120 other
exhibitors.
The fan favorite and slated to be syndicated two year old Appaloosa
stallion “My Little Secret” is now owned 100% by a member of the Saudi
Royal family. “Doug The Horse” was going to be syndicated after the Appaloosa World Show. Days prior to the World Show, Prince Waleed Khaled
Khalifa surprised everyone and bought all the shares outright
making him the sole shareholder and new owner.
Congress Queen Brittany Barker has found some time out of her hectic schedule to report for GoHorseShow. Our readers will have an amazing opportunity to hear about late breaking news and events from someone who is front and center to all of the major happenings during the Congress.
AQHA President Peter J Cofrancesco III has been a fixture at the All
American Quarter Horse Congress his entire life. Cofrancesco's heath has
been questionable over the past few months, and many wondered if he
would be able to make the trip from Sparta, New Jersey to Columbus this
year. Not only did Cofrancesco make the trip, he sat down for an
exclusive interview with GoHorseShow.com and talked publicly for the
first time about his health.