Showmanship is one of Mallory’s favorite classes, because it’s a true test of athletic ability. “A lot of it is being able to run with good posture,” she says. “Your shoulders need to be back, and you need to run with elegance. You can’t waddle or look very stiff. You need to show a lot of presence. It’s easy to show it off if you have a very flowing pattern. Being able to move throughout the pattern quickly is also a very important aspect.”

Over in the Mustang Arena, Terry Cross led Krymsun Cappuccino to win the Color Longe Line class for owner Rebecca Hogan. This beautiful buckskin filly is a registered Appaloosa by One Hot Krymsun. This is “Scout’s” first horse show, and Terry was very pleased with the result.

Hillary and Sid did quite a bit of winning last year at the Congress and World Show, but this year presented a new challenge: the transition from hackamore to bridle. “It was a lot easier than I anticipated,” she says. “He’s really good in the bridle and has a lot of self-carriage, so it really wasn’t hard to transition from the hackamore.”

Action is well underway during Day 3 of the NSBA World Championship Show with Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Longe Line, Western Riding, and Trail running concurrently in multiple arenas. Check out what a few of the World Champions had to say in our EquineChronicle.com interviews!

Later on today, Rodger and Marcus will be competing together in Select Working Hunter, Select Equitation Over Fences, and Select Hunter Hack, and Rodger let us in on a little secret… “I’m what they call a Super Select, because I’m 74, and I’m the only one here showing in that category.”

Over 70 donors have provided incredible items that range from a trip for four to the NFR and a signed University of Florida football helmet to seven nights at the Grand Mayan Los Cabos and Night Stall Watch service at the AQHA World for ten horses.

The last time we interviewed Nya Kearns at the AQHA Youth World Show was back in 2010, when, at the age of ten, she was the youngest rider to make it back to the Equitation finals. She’s been turning out consistent performances ever since, but this is her first World Championship title.