AQHYA World and Congress Champion rider, Carey Nowacek (pictured below left) reported for GoHorseShow at the Show For Dough which was held
in Tunica, Mississippi, May 7-11. Check out her reports and candids from
the show and view the results from this one-of-a-kind show!
CLICK HERE to check out PF Candids sponsored by Prince Farm, LLC and kindly taken by Carey Nowacek.
Day 5, Sunday, May 11, 2014 with Carey Nowacek
The second annual Show For Dough is in the books. Over $84,000 was paid out in five days, not to mention all of the amazing prizes that were given away. Three Kathy Williams Tails, two $1,000 gift certificates to Blue Ribbon Custom Tack, one Blue Ribbon work saddle, 15 Cinch Vouchers, two night free stay at the Plantation Suites in Port Arkansas, TX, and NSBA Medals were all given out throughout the show. Today, the most wins by an open rider in the Color classes and most wins by a non pro horse and rider combination were each awarded a check for $500. Congratulations to Kristen Layher our Open winner and Michele Sloan the Non Pro winner. All in all, it was a fantastic horse show with a great turn out. Personally, I was happy to see the all around numbers growing. Each all around class was larger this year, and I am confident they will continue to grow! The Show For Dough is such a great concept, and I cannot wait to see it start to catch on. Mark your calendars to make this great event next year. Where you can have a great time AND make money while doing it! (Whether that be in the casino or the show arena)
CLICK HERE for Day 5’s results
Day 4, Saturday May 10, 2014
What a day! Over $30,000 paid over 16 classes! That’s a grand total of $74,200 with one day left to go here in Tunica. The highlight of the day was the signature class. Eleven horses walked into the arena to compete for $22,000 in the Three Year Old $2,500 Limited horse Western Pleasure that GoHorseShow co-sponsored for the second year. With all six judges judging, and ALL six judges cards counting (none dropped) the battle began. And it was a battle! In the end it was Rusty Green and Rock County Kid who came out on top winning $7,480, a close second was Randy Wilson and Certainly On Sundi, and third went to Andy Cochran and Suddenly Extreme. This class was so much fun to watch and I think everyone would agree that all 11 of those horses were great three year-olds. Thanks to GoHorseShow.com–the top ten exhibitors walked out of the arena with a gift certificate for a free ad in the GoMag! Also, Tate Oakley was awarded the Blue Ribbon Show For Dough saddle for being the highest placing Intermediate rider. Thank you Blue Ribbon Custom tack for donating that saddle. We have one more day left of showing, then everyone will take their money and head home!
CLICK HERE for results on Day 4
Day 3, Friday May 9th, 2014
Another great day finished here in Tunica, Mississippi. The total pay out over the past three days is $43,700! That means today we paid over $23,000, not to mention all of the incentive money being made from NSBA points. NSBA pays about $48 a point! Our big money earner of the day was Blake Weis and Snap Krackle Pop who were awarded $2,400 in the Green/Junior Trail Challenge. Blake and that same mare will be taking home around $3,600 from the week! The big winner in the pleasure events were Bettin Ona Krymsun and Erin Lieurance with their $1,360 win in the 3 Year Old $1,000 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure. The Hunter Under Saddle classes amassed over $7,000 in winnings today. Our big winner came from the 3 Year Old $1,000 Novice Horse class where Sonnesa Gooding and A Cool Invitation took home $1,080.
CLICK HERE for Results from Day 3
Day 2, Thursday May 8, 2014
$20,100! The total amount Show For Dough has paid out in two days! A little over half of that was paid today. Our high money earner of the day was Candy Parrish and All The Sudden taking home $1,200 in the Maturity Open Western Pleasure. We kicked off the English classes today with Katy Jo Zuidema winning $1,000 in the Maturity Open Western Pleasure on David Beckham. On the all around side, we had a few trail classes today. The big winner in the trail arena was Blake Weis and Snap Krackle Pop who cashed in $670! Congrats to all of our winners thus far!
CLICK HERE Results #1
CLICK HERE Results #2
Day 1, Wednesday May 7, 2014
And that’s a wrap for day one here in Tunica! We started off with the trail classes, and Bruce Walquist won $360 after his two wins in the Senior and 6 and Over Trail . Then, we moved on to the Western Riding where our largest class was the Green, which paid out $600. The winner, Garth Gooding and Just A Roan Ranger, was awarded $270. It was a great start for the all around classes! The pleasure classes were next and great sizes as well! Our largest class was the Maturity $2,500 Limited Rider Open Western Pleasure where Katie Johnson and Touched Softly came out on top winning $640. The class with the largest purse was the Maturity $10,000 Limited Open Western Pleasure that paid out $2,800, and Jay Starnes won $1,200 on Hot Lopin Goodbar. Out of the 12 classes that showed today, we paid out $9,200 in winnings! It was a fantastic day! Everything ran smoothly, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Congratulations to everyone today, and we look forward to seeing some more great horses tomorrow!
CLICK HERE to see Results #1 from Wednesday
CLICK HERE to see Results #2 from Wednesday
Tuesday May 6, 2014
Exhibitors started moving in to the Tunica Arena and Expo yesterday (Monday) and today for the Show For Dough. I arrived this afternoon, and people were up and about getting horses ready for the show tomorrow. This time around, I will not be showing. Instead, I will be behind the scenes working with the awesome show management. This year’s show is double the size of last year with tons of money up for grabs!
Show For Dough is such a great concept, especially for someone like myself who is an all-around exhibitor. We rarely get the chance to win money. I wish I was showing here, but maybe next year! Brad, Dave and Charles really have it figured out. 100% (ONE HUNDRED PERCENT) of your entry fee is paid out to the class. Hard to believe, right? I can promise you…no tricks or gimmicks.
Today, we were walking through the stalls with pizza at lunchtime making sure everyone had gotten to eat. The exhibitor-friendly atmosphere is really going to make this show one you will not want to miss. The show kicks off at noon tomorrow and runs through Sunday.
I wish everyone the best of luck, but more importantly, ENJOY YOURSELVES!! We hope for an awesome horse show! For those of you not here, make sure to add it to your list for next year. Come, win money, and have fun.
