Around the Rings at the 2023 NSBA World Show – Saturday, August 19
Kent Ray Taylor made a return to the all around arena this year and won the 50 & Over Horsemanship among other titles.
On the last Saturday of the 2023 NSBA World Championship Show, Shannon Curl Holbin and Dark Ladie won the BCF 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure for Haley Purkapile. Watch our EC TV video to see why this was an emotional win for Shannon with “Cher!”
Shannon Curl Holbin and Dark Ladie win BCF 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure
Results for their class, BCF 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure:
1
#1149
Dark Ladie/Purkapile; Haley
Curl-Holbin; Shannon M (E)
Trenton, MO
2
#232
Willie Nelsen/Knapp Quarter Horse Farms LC
Spellman; Rebecca (E)
Van Meter, IA
3
#366
HP A Sure Machine/Harrington; Joe Prause/Mariann
Putnam; Darren M (E)
Cabot, AR
4
#250
Blue Suede Shoos/Tobin; Katherine K
Laney; Courtney (E)
Scottsdale, AZ
5
#1110
Cool Moving Lady/Miller; Ingrid
Montes; Anthony A (E)
Mesa, AZ
6
#1523
Single For The Night/All4One Partnership
Skopp; Holly (E)
Pilot Point , TX
Next up in the Ford Arena was the Color Junior Western Pleasure, and Andy Cochran took gold with Well There You Go, owned by Renee Norleen.
When asked about Well There You Go, Andy says he just got him! “He’s a nice horse – he’s got a lot of ring presence, and he’s a great jogger, and a big personality, and just an all around nice horse,” says Andy.
Results for the Color Junior Western Pleasure:
Another big hit in the Western Pleasure throughout the show: The Cooki Monster, who won multiple titles at the show, and today, she won the Maturity Limited Open Western Pleasure with Hillary Timchak in the saddle. “She’s a really great horse, and it’s an honor to have bred her and it’s just great to get to show her again,” explains Hillary. “She’s my mom’s horse for this year, but I got to borrow her for a minute and she’s always really fun to show.” Viewers may remember that “Sher” was Hillary horse last year, and they won the Amateur Western Pleasure together at the World Show in 2022. This year, Susan Roberts, Hillary’s mom, will take Sher to Congress.
The interview with Susan Roberts and RJ King:
Later in the Mustang Arena, Eric Mendrysa and Never Sudden won the Color Amateur Horsemanship at NSBA World
How does an experienced exhibitor like Eric up his game with “Boferd” as he prepares for a World Show horsemanship class? Watch our EC TV video to see:
Eric Mendrysa and Never Sudden win the Color Amateur Horsemanship at NSBA World
Results for their class, Color Amateur Horsemanship:
1
#961
Never Sudden/Mendrysa; Eric
Mendrysa; Eric (E)
Boerne, TX
2
#347
Crank Up The Band/Maxwell; Ellexxah Ireland
Maxwell; Ellexxah Ireland (E)
West Mansfield, OH
3
#1379
Nothing Myst/Anderson; Bailey M
Anderson; Bailey M (E)
Millsap, TX
4
#818
Beyond Expectation/Owens; Lila Jane
Owens; Lila Jane (E)
Winter Park, FL
5
#1279
RV Dunit N Moonlite/Shepherd; Patricia
Shepherd; Katie (E)
Norwell, MA
6
#1002
Irresistibly Hot/Sharp; R Kirk &/Or Debra
Sharp; Debra (E)
Valentine, NE
