Evening Winners at APHA World Show Include Kegley, Juette, Hull, Umberger, and King

By: Brittany Bevis

This evening at the 2015 APHA World Championship Show was devoted to Hunter Under Saddle enthusiasts with a few Western Pleasure Stakes classes thrown into the mix.

First, Andrea Kegley rode LX Just Call Me Fancy to win Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. The Reserve Champion in the class was Haley Cooper with Fascination Sensation. Placing third was Megan Rowley with A Chance Romance. Fourth was Bailey Gammel with A Fancy Invite. Rounding out the top five was Matthew Hickman with All White All Ready.

In Amateur Walk Trot, Victoria Burger rode her very colorful ZZ I Wanna Rock to win the class. The Reserve Champion was Jeannie Lipphard with Instinctively Dirty. Third place was Anita Auf Der Maur and Good With Guns. Placing fourth was Jennifer Walterscheit with All The Right Places. Rounding out the top five was Sabrina Seehafer with Sterling Expression.

The World Champion in Amateur Solid Paint Bred Hunter Under Saddle was Lynn Harrison with Super Chip My Ride. The Reserve Champion was Kristy Doyle with O Where Is My Spot.

In Classic Amateur Junior Hunter Under Saddle, Betsy Juette rode her double registered gelding, Huntified, to win the class. The Reserve Champion was Lindsay McLain with Hopefully. Third place was Tami Dietrich-Dobbs with her 18 hand tall Take No Captives. Fourth place was Maggie Griffin with Suddenly Sophisticated. Fifth place was Lynn Wasson with Awesome All Night.

22-year-old Betsy Juette and her horse “Frankie” have been a team for one year this October. He was purchased as a three-year-old last year at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. This year at the Congress, Betsy and Frankie placed eighth in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. This is her first World Championship title in either breed.

In addition to his slow, lofty movement, Betsy loves Frankie’s easygoing demeanor and sweet personality. “Frankie isn’t a big thinker,” she says. “He’s really sweet, and he has the easiest canter to ride. It’s really smooth. You could canter for ages. He’s mellow and willing to do whatever you ask him to do, which is a good thing to have in a horse.”

Looking forward to 2016, Betsy is excited to add Showmanship and Western Riding to their lineup of classes.

In the Masters Amateur Junior Hunter Under Saddle Tracy Hull rode Big Ones Only to be named the World Champion. The Reserve World Champion was Linda Rice with I’m Real Sensational. Placing third was Megan Brown with All On The Line. Fourth place was Paris Hughes with Death By Chocolate. Rounding out the top five was Joy Davis with Lotza Good Looks.

The winner of the Farnam Non Pro 3 and 4-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes was Alison Umberger with Nodoubtimsensational. Megan East Hogan was named the Reserve World Champion aboard A Jellybean Impulse. The third place team was Tim Snapp with Scenery. Fourth place was Rebecca Figueroa with Talk About Lazy. Rounding out the top five was Ron Hill with My Sensational Star.

Winning the Farnam 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes and an impressive check for $10,103 was RJ King aboard Someone Like You for owner Ali Eidson. The Reserve Champion was Wade Parks with One Lazy Cowboy. Third place was Sara Simons with No Doubt I’m Invited. Fourth place was Monica Baker with Good For Certain. Fifth place was Garth Gooding with Vow To Be Sensational.