AQHA World Champion, multiple Congress Champion and 2010 NSBA Horse of The Year, Blazingmytroublesaway, affectionately known as “Buttercup”, has proven that she is a serious all-around contender at this year’s Congress. With her talented rider and owner, Deanna Green, in the saddle, they have become the new team to beat in horsemanship and western riding. They are also adding other events such as trail, showmanship and maybe even equitation to their list of classes.
talked to the very respectful and polite young lady at her stalls in the
Gilligan Barn. Deanna, who is 15 years-old and has three more years left in youth, tells GoHorseShow that she adores Buttercup because, “She is really sweet and she’s a palomino. She also loves treats and to be petted. I love everything about her.”
At this year’s Congress, Deanna was Reserve Champion in the NYATT Horsemanship and third in the 15-18 Horsemanship. In a 2011 interview, she told GoHorseShow that one of her goals was to win the Western Riding at the AQHYA World Show. That dream came true in August when she was awarded the AQHYA World Championship in the Youth Western Riding with an impressive score of 237.5.
Rusty’s wife, Katie, mentions that it was a funny story how Deanna ended up showing the palomino mare. “Deanna just loves palominos and she kept wearing us down. She just fell in love with her the first time she saw her. We were unsure about her showing a novice three year-old, but she finally talked us into it and they were a perfect match.”One last thing that Rusty insisted people know about his daughter is that she is known to be quite a good rapper.
Who knew? Rusty and Katie hoped we’d link to a video of Deanna
showing off her rap skills, but Deanna let it be known that she was adamantly against that idea.
Regardless of the future path this young lady takes, one thing is for certain, she will enjoy great success whatever she chooses to do. We wish her the best of luck with her future endeavors.
