Yearly Archives: 2011

There was some quick-change action August 9 at the 2011 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show.Theresa Moran had qualified all of her three horses for the finals in western riding, and there were bridles to change, outfits to switch, and spurs to either leave on or take off.

Longtime AQHYA exhibitor Christopher Luba walked out with a world championship in what might have been the largest showmanship class in Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show history. He won with his talented all-around red roan gelding Good For The Ladys, a John Narmont-bred son of Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Some Patent Lady by Zippo Pat Bars.

Bailey Mierzejewski of Mt. Sterling, Ohio is wrapping up competing at the AQHYA World Show with her new horse, Some Hot Potential. But right before leaving for Oklahoma City, Bailey competed at the Madison County Fair and showed a horse, heifer, dairy cow, goat, lamb, hog, rabbit, and a duck. All her hard work preparing paid off because she won the competition and was named the 2011 Grand Showman of Showmen.

Members of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association head to State Fair Park in Oklahoma City for the 2011 Ford AQHYA World Championship Show. The excitement takes place August 5-13. The Ford Youth World Show is the world’s largest single-breed show for youth and GoHorseShow.com makes it easy to access everything you need.

In the final segment of our Winning Strategy series, Team SmarPak rider, Jason Martin of Highpoint Performance Horses, discusses some tips of how to improve your western riding at the major shows. Martin has won the World and Congress over 30 times in this class alone and is largely considered to be the master showman of western riding. He has shown two of the greatest western riders of all time--Harley D Zip and Vital Signs Are Good.

AQHA will implement new rules and procedures at the 2011 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. Do you know what they are? In the trail, western riding and reining classes at the Ford Youth World, a new policy will allow 15 horses to advance to a shoot out round.  Additionally, AQHA will recognize the top three Intermediate exhibitors in each class at all four of its world championship shows.

With record temperatures pushing the thermometer well above 100 degrees for the past month, the exhibitors arriving at the Ford Built Tough AQHYA World Championships in just can’t catch a break. The good news is that the vendors are open to serve you in the luxury of A/C ! Shopping never felt so good. This year I put a new twist on my Must Have concept by wearing items from different shops around the show, and listening to your feedback undercover.