The Tom Powers Futurity is off to a great start in Berrien Springs, Michigan with several sires’ offspring winning major prizes and cash. The get of Machine Made, RL Best Of Sudden, These Irons Are Hot, VS Code Red, Lazy Loper, and Invitation Only are all showing why these top stallions are in hot demand during breeding season.
If you haven’t kept up with the results, read the articles below from NSBA. We will be updating the results periodically so be sure to check back with all the latest news.
GoHorseShow has compiled some great candids from the show sponsored by The Rock Stallion and kindly taken by Deanna Green, Dominique Powers and various other competitors.
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Saturday Highlights from Tom Powers
In Saturday’s Hunter Under Saddle classes, familiar faces stood at the front of the line on the judge’s cards. Trisha Yamber piloted Al Be Your Alibi to the win in the Three Year Old Hunter Under Saddle for Seaside Farms.
“It was a great way to finish the show, because this was my last class here,” Trisha said. “It definitely makes the drive home more enjoyable when you end up on top.”
The Allocate Your Assets mare is known as Abby. “I just love the way she profiles, and she’s very pretty,” Trisha said. “We had a tough group of horses today, and I think three of us were tied to win until the last judge’s card.”
Al Be Your Alibi is showing in Open and Non-Pro Three Year Old events this year, including at the NSBA World Championship Show.
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Friday Highlights from Top Powers
Western Pleasure champions were crowned in several divisions. Marilyn Masterson and KM Suddenly So Easy won the Three Year Old Intermediate Non-Pro and Non-Pro Western Pleasure titles.
“She’s just so fun to show,” Marilyn said. “She loves her job, and she tried her heart out for you, and wants to please you. Casey (Willis) did a great job preparing her.” Known as Penelope, the mare is by the Mastersons’ stallion, RL Best Of Sudden.
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Day Two Highlights from the Tom Powers
In the Western Pleasure events, multiple titles were earned by multiple horses. Lexus Made Lady had to work extra time for two futurity wins on the day. Abi Tuiososopo showed to the win in the Three Year Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure after showing in one of two splits and a final, while Cody Parrish also showed Lexus Made Lady in a split and final to win the Three Year Old Limited Horse Western Pleasure.
For Abi, the win was just the second time she had shown a horse in 13 years, with the first ride on Wednesday at the Tom Powers Triple Challenge where she won the Novice Horse Novice Rider Three Year Old Western Pleasure. “She has earned a nap after going two goes in both classes today,” Abi laughed. “It felt wonderful. I had approached the Parrish family two years ago with the idea to get started showing again. It’s been great.”
Aubrey Alderson and Made U Want Me were also multiple futurity champions, winning the Maturity Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure as well as the Maturity Limited Horse Western Pleasure.
“We just got him in January in Venice, Florida,” Aubrey said. “We had sold my horse, and he just happened to be the one. We loved everything about him. He’s a great mover, and he has a great personality. He has a lot of expression, and he has this heart shaped star on his forehead that makes him 100 percent more fun.”
Sleep Machine also earned her second futurity title of the show, with Denton DeBuhr showing for William Cox to win the All Age Color Western Pleasure. “She’s just a good show horse,” Denton said. “She likes to go and do her job, and she’s a lot of fun to ride. She’s probably one of the most fun horses that I get to ride.”
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Day One Highlights from Tom Powers
Two new events, Trail and Western Riding, along with Novice Horse, Novice Rider and Color Breed Western Pleasure futurities highlighted a beautiful June day at the Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It was the first day of the 2016 futurity show.
In Green Western Riding, Gil Galyean showed The Party Blazer (pictured here) to the win for the Joanie Zelnio Living Trust.
“He’s four years old, and he’s a graduate of the futurity Western Pleasure program,” Gil said. “We just recently started him on Western Riding. He’s qualified for the World, and Joanie’s been doing well with him in Western Pleasure as well.”
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