Around the Rings at the 2023 NSBA World Show – Thursday, Aug 17
The Cooki Monster wins NSBA Junior Western Pleasure
RJ King and The Cooki Monster won a tough Junior Western Pleasure class at the NSBA World Championship Show on Thursday, August 17th for Capital Quarter Horses. Hear from Susan Roberts and RJ King about why The Cooki Monster is so special!
Results for the class, NSBA Junior Western Pleasure:
Bret Parrish and Cool Like Thaat Win Color BCF 3 Year Old Open Western Pleasure
Thursday, August 17th, at the 2023 NSBA World Championship saw another whirlwind of classes, from Western Pleasure to Hunter Under Saddle to Ranch Trail and Rail and traditional Trail.
In the first class of the day in the Ford Truck Arena, our March issue cover mare, Cool Like Thaat, and Bret Parrish came out with a gold trophy in the Color BCF 3 Year Old Open Western Pleasure. Owner Lisa Thomaier says this is Scarlett’s first big title, after she was third in the Open three’s, and it’s her second class at the show.
“There’s nobody like Bret Parrish, and this family, there’s none like it. I love them with my whole heart,” she explains. “This mare will never be sold, there’s no amount of money in the world for her. Right, BP?”
“If you say so,” laughs Bret. “She butters me up a lot. That’s what’s nice about our business, is that our clients are family. It’s not just business, and not just about winning, but the winning is pretty good!”
Results for their class, NSBA Color BCF 3 Year Old Open Western Pleasure:
1
#325
Cool Like Thaat/Thomaier; Robert/Lisa
Parrish; Bret (E)
Greensboro, GA
2
#1555
Stoppin To Sleep/Curiale; Anthony & Christina
Lakins Jr; Kenneth D (E)
Swedesboro, NJ
3
#567
R We There Yett/Seegert; Chelsea A
Britton; Blake (E)
Newport, MI
4
#1291
Heza Heart Throb/Starland Ranch LLC
Moses; Aaron (E)
5
#1673
Zip Em Up Tight/Round Meadow Ranch Equine LLC
King; RJ (E)
Atlanta, GA
6
#573
VS Whole Lotta Lucy/Lenhart; Christy
Starnes; Kristy L (E)
John Briggs and Lil Bit Shiny Win Junior Ranch Trail
The first class of the day in the Mustang Arena at the 2023 NSBA World Championship Show, Junior Ranch Trail, had 25 total entries, and on the top of all combined judges was Lil Bit Shiny with John Briggs. “Quattro” is owned by Lori Allen. “He’s a good horse, I love him, he tries real hard,” says trainer and exhibitor John Briggs. “My son got to show him at the Paint World, and he won the Intermediate Trail there, we also took him to Kentucky and showed him there and he got circuit champion – he’s a good boy.”
When asked how this all-around trainer is enjoying the Ranch events, he says it’s fun and gives him a new challenge, which includes switching disciplines back and forth. “I’m really liking it – you’ve got to use your feet doing the other events to control their bodies, and this is more using your seat and guiding with your hands, I have to kind of think about it a little bit, but I’m getting better at it.”
He says today, he felt like Quattro was really listening to him the whole time. “And it’s hard in this arena, at the far end there’s a lot of distractions, and I felt like he was listening to me and thinking about the poles, so I didn’t have to do very much today.”
Results for the class, Junior Ranch Trail:
