Saturday and Sunday Results
For those who showed at the 2018 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, it wasn’t hard to notice that the show was up over last year. When the final numbers were counted, the show saw an increase of 18 percent in entries over 2017, with more than 5,400 entries received, more than 800 additional entries over the previous year.
An early review of the statistics showed that the addition of several new Color classes and the division of Youth classes into 13 & Under and 14-18 were well received, and the Ranch Riding classes also showed a significant increase in entries this year.
Friday Results
Friday at the NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity saw a damp start but a sunny, sticky finish as the show continued. The Way To Go caught up with several of the day’s champions..
Hillary Roberts brought a familiar past show partner to the arena – Only Ever After – to win the Maturity Limited Open Western Pleasure.
“She’s the start of it all,” Hillary said of her highly decorated mare. “She’s awesome. She is the easiest hors to maintain. She doesn’t like storms though, so I didn’t know what my situation would be with her since it was thundering when we started to show this morning, but it was all good.
“She’s 11 years old now and she’s had several foals. Two of them are showing here this year, including Only After You that Katie Buff shows, and The Aftermath, whom Becky Galyean shows.”
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Thursday Results
A hot, sticky morning gave way to afternoon thunderstorms in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday, but NSBA exhibitors were undeterred as they competed in three arenas of show classes throughout the day.
Willy Has Potential and his owner Shelby Ratliff won the world champion title in the Maturity Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.
“I don’t get to show that much anymore due to work,” Shelby said. “I work in business development for a title company. I have a really supportive boss though. He loves watching on the live video feed. Luckily, Willy is the easiest horse in the barn to ride. He has as forever home with me.”
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Wednesday Results
The 2018 NSBA World Championship Show continues its record-breaking pace as it hits the mid-week of the show schedule. More than 25 NSBA champions and futurity champions were crowned throughout the day..
In the Breeders Championship Futurity Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure, Theresa Wills showed An Absolute Martini to the futurity win. “We just got him in May, and we’ve been fine-tuning and finding the broke buttons,” Theresa said of the stallion by The Best Martini.
“I’m pretty excited about this win. It’s my second major futurity win. I’m so glad to be a part of Hollywood’s career. We plan to stand him in 2019.”
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Tuesday Results
Kari Craft and Gone Viral had been tied to win several classes so far at the 2018 NSBA World Championship Show and lost the tiebreaker, but they were named the outright world champions in the Maturity Non-Pro Western Pleasure.
“He was so good,” Kari said of her four year old stallion known as Monkey. “He had three classes yesterday, and he’s got a busy schedule with Jason (English) this week. I think he’s going even better than he did last year. Ever since he came back from the breeding farm he’s been great. I’m thrilled with him.”
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Monday’s Results
The competition kicked off in the Built Ford Truck Arena on Monday when Hubbout A Dance and Beth Case earned the first world championship of the morning for Highrange Ranch. Alicia Porter plans to pick up the reins and show ‘Henry’ instead of her sister, Breanne Porter Wood in Non-Pro events.
“I’ve been busy with school, but I’ll get to show Henry this week,” Alicia said. “It’s a great way to start out the show with a win, and the NSBA World Show is a great place to come back.”
Hubbout A Dance is by the Porter family’s stallion, Hubba Hubba Huntin.
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Sunday Results
Twenty-one veterans from five states and four branches of military service were recognized and honored during a Parade of Heroes, which welcomed them to the NSBA World Championship Show with a parade of American flags, a presentation of a riderless horse to commemorate those lost and the presentation of colors by the Oklahoma Governors Honor Guard.
Larry Pittingshrud showed Twice The Scamp to win the first of two Heroes On Horses classes offered at this year’s show. “My horse, Gus, was actually my daughter Josie’s horse,” Larry said. “She passed away two years ago in a car accident. My son-in-law allowed us to keep her horses, and we ended up placing Gus with Stable Strides Farms.
“I started riding in the veterans program about a year and a half ago. It helps me with PTSD. I served in the Navy in Viet Nam and was a Silver Star. It makes me very proud to earn this. I love having this class to be able to come and be with the other veterans.”
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