Around the Rings – Stars & Stripes and The Big A 2025
All photos courtesy of Cody Parmenter Photography.
The Georgia Quarter Horse Association just hosted another successful Stars & Stripes, followed by The Big A, June 27 – July 6, 2025, at Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia. The back-to-back event offered 10 AQHA shows, two AQHA world qualifying shows, and three NSBA shows.
Thank you to Cody Parmenter Photography for another incredible photo gallery! Find your photos from the show on their website: 2025 Stars & Stripes – Big A – Events – www.codyparmenter.com
The Stars N Stripes pool of judges: Andrea Simons, Lynda Danielson, Kelley Wainscott, Mike Rapley, Pam Scott, Carla Wennburg, Kerry
Allen, Brent Maxwell, Kristy Starnes, Patty Campbell, Nancie Wright, Tammy Braham.
The Big A pool of judges: Robin Frid, Eric Petersen, Jodi Finkenbinder, Mike Hoeppner, Clay Macleod, Derek Hanscome, Leonard
Berryhill, Nancy-Sue Ryan, Dean Ross.
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- A sampling of the many photos from the G-Man! Click the links for more.
Gordon Downey, aka “The G-Man,” was on hand to take photos of many EC friends:
Around the Rings – The Big A 2025 with the G-Man | Equine Chronicle
Around the Rings – The Big A 2025 with the G-Man | Equine Chronicle
There is more fun wrapped up in this show than one can find at Disneyland! Here is a sampling of the events, all sponsored by barns and businesses who support the show:
- The annual tradition – the Golf Cart Parade
- World Famous Painted Pony Decorating
- Painted Pony Show
- GQHYA Dog Show
- Big A Fashion Bash
- Welcome Party
- Sliders and Margaritas
- Derby Day Exhibitors Party
- Ice Cream Social
- The barns also took turns sponsoring breakfast each day.
The patriotic show once again offered Big A bucks, added money, English , Western, and Ranch Versatility Challenges, the Heroes Horsemanship Challenge, and the All American Novice Horse Western Pleasure NSBA Futurities, sponsored by the Cook family, with over $30,000 in prizes and money. The Georgia Gold Futurities were sponsored by Cole Baker Show Horses.
The list of NSBA classes offered was impressive, and included classes such as:
- $2500 NSBA Georgia Gold 3 year old Open Western Pleasure &
- $2500 NSBA Super Sires 3 year old Open Western Pleasure – Breeders Purse
- $2500 NSBA Georgia Gold 3 &4 year old Open Hunter Under Saddle &
- $2500 NSBA Super Sires 3 & 4 year old Hunter Under Saddle – Breeders Purse
- $1000 NSBA Limited Rider Open Maturity Western Pleasure
- $2000 NSBA Non Pro Trail – Highest placing Novice Rider will receive $500-Sponsored by Clint Ainsworth Show Horses
- $2000 NSBA Sr Trail – highest placing Limited Rider will receive $500-Sponsored by Judd Paul Show Horses
- $500 NSBA Non Pro Western Pleasure Maturity
- $1,000 NSBA 3 & 4 year old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
- $500 Maturity Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
- $2500 NSBA Georgia Gold 3 year old Non Pro Western Pleasure &
- $2500 NSBA Super Sires 3 year old Non Pro Western Pleasure – Breeders Purse
- $15,000 The All American presented by The Cook Family
- $2,500 3 Year Old and Over Novice Horse Western Pleasure
Winner receives a buckle. First person out of the money will receive a Chuck Letchworth bit.
Limited Rider Bonuses – $1,000 and $500
See all the NSBA money results:
Another highlight of the show is the GQHA Hunter Derby and English Versatility Challenge – Sponsored by Glenn Wells Quarter Horses and Manita Show Horses.
View the special event results:
2025 Stars & Stripes and Big A – Circuit Award & High Point Winners
2025 S_S_Big A Circuits.docx – Google Docs
Stars & Stripes results:
Big A Results:
Scribe sheets can be found here: Stars_Stripes_Big A_scribe Sheets — An Equine Production
