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While most people paw through odds and ends at a yard sale hoping to find a steal of a deal on clothes, home goods or furniture, Gillian Davis looked beyond the driveway to find her future show horse. There, looking picturesque in the pasture just beyond tables of rummage bargains, was Virtually Adorable, a 2008 sorrel solid mare who, at age 10, was virtually untouched and unbroken.

There is no doubt in Bibianna’s mind that she will forever remember her only All American Quarter Horse Congress. Traveling from Québec, Canada was intimidating for Bibianna, but she will never forget how relaxed she was going into showmanship. Little did Bibianna know she would end up in the Top 3 of her Novice Showmanship class. “I knew my horse, my trainer, and I had done the best preparation. It was the best moment of my life.”

“I’d like to be the first Black woman to win a world championship in APHA,” Esperanza confided. “That’s what I’d like to do. And I think I’m in the right company to do that. Everyone is working hard here, everyone is putting in the saddle time, they’re working out, they’re running in the dirt and I have so much respect for that. I want to be part of it. I can be a warrior among warriors. And these folks are our warriors, and they’re really good at what they do.”

For several pairs of exhibitors at the 2020 APHA Eastern National Championship in Lexington, Virginia, the competition was about more than the opportunity to win prizes and points. It was an opportunity to bond as mother-daughter teams, united by a love of Paint Horses.

AQHA Publicity The third Pleasure Versatility Challenge, held at the Farnam AQHA World Championship Show, is again brought to you by Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses. The Pleasure Versatility Challenge will be held in conjunction with the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show.  Sixteen, athletic 3-year-old American Quarter Horses will be tested as they go head-to-head […]