“I like to say I have natural talent, but you have to put in the time and you have to have the dedication to harness that talent. Talent helps and then it’s just hours and hours of practicing and working with your horse and riding other horses to improve your skills.”

“Her lope is to die for, and her jog isn’t too shabby either. I’ve had a couple of really good horses in the past, but nothing like this. She’s special.”

“It was really special because last night we won the 2-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure with his son, Elicious. It was nice to come back with him and win, as well as one of his babies.”

“This is my fifth year showing in this class and every horse I’ve done it with has gone on to jog and lope over poles with ease and confidence as a two-year-old.”

Total Western Riding domination this evening at the APHA World Show with Gillespie Shows Horses taking the top two spots in Classic Amateur and Simons Show Horses taking the top two spots in Masters Amateur.

“Literally it’s my first show as an amateur and my second class as an amateur, so I was going to take whatever I could get! I’m just happy to be here, honestly.”