GQHA Year-End Results and Banquet Photos

Georgia Quarter Horse Association

President’s Message- Rob Meneely

2018 was a great year for the Georgia Quarter Horse Association! Entries have been up at our shows and we hope to continue to improve on that each year.

The Big A was the largest show to date again this year. We held the Show for Dough and the Premier Quarter Sires Program. As usual, there were lots of parties, the Huntfield Derby Finals under the lights at the Grand Prix stadium, Painted Ponies, a dog show, and lots more activities for everyone. Plans for the 2019 Big A are already under way, so be on the lookout for updates!

The Pro Am and the HQHA Stock Show was combined this year for the first time and was a huge success! We are already working on the schedule for 2019 and it looks like it will be even bigger. There will be 11 judges, AQHA and NSBA flat rates, Hunter classes, Versatility Ranch Horse classes, exhibitor parties, and $10,000 Kim Rich Memorial Green Western Pleasure with an estimated $30,000 added!

The Novice shows series continues to grow bringing in a lot of new exhibitors and members from 4-H, FFA and Open shows to GQHA. Some of the exhibitors at these shows have started showing at our regular shows, so we’re very excited about that. We hope to continue to build on this program as an outreach to horse owners in Georgia and surrounding states.

Our Youth have had an awesome year with lots of accomplishments in the Georgia Quarter Horse Association, the Youth World, the Congress, etc.  They raised quite a bit of money with their fundraisers and are already working on new fundraisers and events for 2019.

The 2019 show dates are set!  Check them out on our website and get them on your calendars. If you have any ideas or thoughts for the upcoming year, we would appreciate any input that you give us.  We’re always working to improve our association and to make it the best it can be!

I want to thank our 2018 GQHA Officers and Board of Directors for all their hard work and for everything that they do. I would also like to welcome our new members to the 2018 GQHA Board of Directors – Patti Abbott and Clint Ainsworth.

I’d like to congratulate all of the award recipients for their hard work and achievements throughout the year!  Good luck in 2019!

2018 Year End Awards

Blakely Abbott & Made Just Right

• 1st-Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under
• 2nd-Youth Performance Halter Mares

Patti Abbott & Made Just Right

• 1st-Junior Western Pleasure
• 3rd-Amateur Western Pleasure

Tony Anderman & Solo Invested

• 1st-Amateur Showmanship
• 3rd-Amateur Western Horsemanship

Cheyenne Augsburger & Hesa Taw Hancock

• 1st-Level 1 Yth Ranch Riding
• 1st-Open Ranch Riding
• 1st-Yth Ranch Riding 13 & Under

Cheyenne Augsburger & Huntin For Candy

• 1st-Youth Trail 13 & Under
• 1st-Youth Aged Geldings
• 2nd-Yth Ranch Riding 13 & Under
• 2nd-Yth Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & Under
• 2nd- Yth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under
• 2nd-Yth Showmanship 13 & Under
• 2nd-Yth Horsemanship 13 & Under

Cheyenne Augsburger & Unanimously Too Cool

• 2nd- Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under

Robin Barrow & Heza Blazin Machine

• 1st-Senior Trail
• 2nd-Amateur Trail
• 2nd- Amateur Western Pleasure
• Reserve Amateur All Around

Hannah Bedwell & Desert Party

• 1st-Amateur Equitation Over Fences
• 1st-Amateur Hunter Hack
• 1st-Amateur Working Hunter
• 1st-Senior Working Hunter

Hannah Bedwell & Two Lucky Minutes

• 1st-Senior Hunter Hack
• 1st-Green Working Hunter
• 2nd-Amateur Working Hunter

Maggie Bellville & Flippen Good Time

• 2nd-Amateur Performance Halter Geldings
• 2nd-Open Performance Halter Geldings
• 2nd-Select Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Select Western Riding
• 3rd-Select Showmanship

Maggie Bellville & Im A Natural Detail

• 1st-Amateur Performance Halter Mares
• 1st-Open Performance Halter Mares

Maggie Bellville & My Only Good Shoes

• 2nd-Green Trail
• 3rd-Open Performance Halter Mares

Ashley Britt & Charlies Silver Bullet

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Western Pleasure
• 1st-Senior Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Trail
• 3rd-Amateur Trail

Amber Burnsed & Hot Rockin Rhett

• 1st-Green Trail

Melissa Chasteen & Cowboy Kruzer

• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Showmanship
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Ranch Riding
• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Horsemanship

Ron Chiapusio & Intials Only

• 2nd-Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Senior Hunter Under Saddle

Laurel Christopher & Dont Tex Me

• 2nd-Rookie Youth Horsemanship

Laurel Christopher & Vintage Good Version

• 2nd-Level 1 Yth W/T Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Level 1 Yth Walk Trot Horsemanship
• 2nd-Level 1 Yth Walk Trot Trail
• 3rd-Level 1 Yth Hunter Under Saddle

Taiya Capitola-Christopher & Whose On Fire Now

• 3rd-Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under

Millie Corder & My Daddyis Cool

• 1st-Aged Geldings
• 1st-Amateur Aged Geldings

Jillian Darden & N Case U Hadn Noticd

• 1st-Youth Performance Halter Mares
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Open Performance Halter Mares
• 2nd-Youth Showmanship 14-18
• 3rd-Senior Hunter Under Saddle

Melissa Deal & Perfect Selection

• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Trail

Doris Distel & Too Sleepy To Drink

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Trail
• 1st-Select Trail
• 1st-Senior Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Horsemanship
• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Western Pleasure

Pam Duer & O No Not Again

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Western Horsemanship
• 2nd-Select Horsemanship
• 2nd-Select Western Pleasure
• 3rd-Select Hunter Under Saddle

Becky Crider Durrett & Why Dont U Kiss This

• 1st-Amateur Western Pleasure

Lily Floyd & Beyond The Best

• 2nd-Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure

Lily Floyd & Lazy And Lovett

• 1st-Green Hunter Under Saddle

Hayley Freeman & Suddenly Best man

• 1st-Youth Horsemanship 14-18
• 1st-Youth Western Riding 14-18

Lindsey Gillette & Lethal Secret Weapon

• 1st-level 1 Amateur Ranch Riding

Vanessa Gillette & Lethal Secret Weapon

• 2nd- Open Ranch Riding

Susan Grafton & Cranes Unseenmachine

• 2nd-Senior Western Pleasure

Lynn Greer & Icerageous

• 1st-Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle
• 1st-Junior Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Select Hunter Under Saddle

Autumn Hart & Only A Natural

• 1st-Youth Performance Halter Geldings
• 2nd-Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

Dawn Hart & Only A Natural

• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Trail
• 3rd-Open Performance Halter Geldings

Kellee Hartman & Hello Darlin

• 1st-Amateur Aged Mares
• 2nd-Amateur Equitation Over Fences
• 2nd-Amateur Hunter Hack
• 3rd-Amateur Working Hunter

Daniel Henson & Huntin Big Dreams

• 1st-Select Western Pleasure
• 1st-Select Western Riding
• 2nd-Senior Trail
• 3rd-Select Trail

Daniel Henson & N Coded Investment

• 1st-Select Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Select Western Riding

Lee Hill & lopinMyTroublesAway

• 3rd-Amateur Performance Halter Geldings

Kristen Johansen & Lopin N Gucci

• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur W/T Hunt Seat Eq

Ronnie Kent & Won Lopin RV Machine

• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Western Riding

Ronnie Kent & Potential Renegade

• 1st-Open Barrels
• 1st-Open Pole Bending

Callie Kerr & What A Good Story

• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur W/T Horsemanship
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Trail
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur W/T Western Pleasure

Donna Kerr & What A Good Story

• 2nd-Senior Western RidinG

Marlene Kirsteatter & To Much Absolute

• 3rd-Amateur Performance Halter Mares
• 3rd-Senior Western Riding
• 3rd-Open Performance Halter Mares
• Open High Point Halter Mare

Erin Mask & Dunn Gunnin

• 1st-Youth 2 Yr Old Geldings

Erin Mask & Sheza Te Coolest Kid

• 1st-Youth Aged Mares
• Youth High Point Halter Mare

Gail Mason & You Light My Fire

• 3rd-Select Western Pleasure
• 3rd-Senior Western Pleasure

Lexi McCallar & Shes Always Heavenly

• 3rd-Youth Performance Halter Mares

Ginger MCCampbell & The Next Big Hit

• 1st-level 1 Am W/T Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Level 1 Am W/T Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

Larkin McCampbell & The Next Big Hit

• 3rd-Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• 3rd-Youth Rookie Hunt Seat Equitation

Melodie McGlamory & VsMessageMeInTheDark

• 1st-Amateur 3Yr Old Geldings
• 1st-Level 1 Am Walk Trot Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Rookie Amateur Showmanship
• 3rd-Level 1 Am Walk Trot Horsemanship

Danielle Mego & Dark Knight Seeker

• 1st-Rookie Youth Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Rookie Youth Western Horsemanship
• 2nd-Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• Rookie Youth All Around

Barbara Mitchell & DreamingForJacks

• 1st-Amateur Rookie Showmanship
• 2nd-Junior Trail

Stephanie Mitchell & DreamingForJacks

• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation

Malori Mobley & What Do We Do

• 1st-Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18
• 1st-Youth Trail 14-18
• 2nd-Level 1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Level 1 Youth Trail
• 2nd-Youth Western Pleasure 14-18
• 2nd-Level 1 Youth Western Riding
• 3rd-Senior Hunter Under Saddle
• 3rd-level 1 Youth Horsemanship
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure
• 3rd-YouthHunt Seat Equitation

Killian Mullen & One Hot Bay B

• 1st-Youth Western Pleasure 14-18
• 3rd-Junior Trail

Kelly Mundrick & Good Time Blazer

• 2nd-Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Amateur Horsemanship

Ora Sue Nagy & Zip N Loper

• 3rd-Level 1 Amateur Showmanship
• 3rd-Junior Western Pleasure
• 3rd-Green Trail
• Reserve Open All Around

Nettie Olsen & Million To 1

• 1st-Green Western Pleasure

Linda Parker & Lil Lucky Decision

• 1st-Rookie Amateur Horsemanship
• 1st-Select Hunt Seat Equitation

Beckie Peskin & Dont Skip Will

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Western Riding
• 1st-Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
• 1st-Amateur Trail
• 1st-Amateur Horsemanship
• 2nd-Amateur Showmanship
• 3rd-Green Western Riding

Jackie Pohlman & Sunshine N Whiskey

• 3rd-Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

Brittany Pritchett & Surely I Will

• 1st-level 1 Amateur Showmanship
• 2nd-Amateur Performance Halter Mares
• 3rd-Amateur Showmanship
• Reserve Level 1 Amateur All Around

Savannah Relick & Goodbar Had A Dream

• 1st-Youth Showmanship 14-18
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Trail
• 2nd-level 1 Youth Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18
• 2nd-Youth Trail 14-18
• 2nd-Youth Horsemanship 14-18
• 2nd-level 1 Youth Horsemanship
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Showmanship

Miranda Rickman & Hot Rockin Rhett

• 2nd-Youth Performance Halter Geldings
• 3rd-Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under
• 3rd-Youth Showmanship 13 & Under
• 3rd-Youth Trail 13 & Under
• 3rd-Youth Horsemanship 13 & Under
• Youth Reserve High Point Halter Gelding

Lauren Sanders & Absolutely Watch Me

• 1st-Level 1 Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & Under
• 1st-Youth Hunter Under Saddle 13 & Under
• 1st-Youth Showmanship 13 & Under
• 1st-level 1 Youth Showmanship
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Horsemanship
• 1st-Youth Horsemanship 13 & Under
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Western Riding
• 2nd-Youth Trail 13 & Under
• Level 1 Youth All Around
• Youth 13 & Under All Around

Gracie Sater & BlazinInStyle

• 3rd-Small Fry Horsemanship
• 3rd-Small Fry Trail

Gracie Sater & Dark Knight Seeker

• 1st-Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Level 1 Yth W/T Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Level 1Youth W/T Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Small Fry Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Small Fry Horsemanship
• 2nd-Small Fry Trail
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship
• 3rd-Level 1Youth Walk Trot Trail
• 3rd-Small Fry Western Pleasure

Gracie Sater & Dont Skip Will

• 2nd-Small Fry Showmanship

Lena Sater & Hot Hip N Radical

• 1st-Small Fry Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Small Fry Horsemanship
• 1st-Small Fry Showmanship
• 1st-Small Fry Trail
• 1st-Small Fry Western Pleasure
• 1st-level 1 Yth W/T Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship
• 1st-Level 1 Youth W/T Hunter Under Saddle
• 1st-Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Trail
• 1st-Level 1 Youth W/T Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle

Cassidy Scott & JDG Vested Career

• 1st-Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18
• 2nd-Level 1 Youth Showmanship
• 3rd-Youth Hunter Under Saddle 14-18
• 3rd-Youth Showmanship 14-18
• 3rd-Youth Horsemanship 14-18

Alaina Smith & Some Kind Of Radical

• 2nd-Green Western Riding
• 3rd-Senior Trail
• 3rd-Youth Western Pleasure 14-18

Melissa Spinella & KM Boalicous

• 1st-Rookie Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
• 1st-Amateur Performance Halter Geldings
• 1st-Open Performance Halter Geldings
• 1st-Select Showmanship
• 1st-Select Horsemanship
• 1st-Senior Western Riding
• 2nd-Select Trail

Logan Starnes & Certainly A Classis

• 1st-Small Fry Western Pleasure

Logan Starnes & Certainly Flatlined

• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Western Pleasure

Dawn Storm & JMK Mo Betta

• 3rd-Open Aged Geldings
• 3rd-Amateur Aged Geldings

Chris Thrush & Can You Say Dynamic

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation
• 2nd-Select Showmanship
• 2nd-Select Hunt Seat Equitation
• 3rd-Select Western Horsemanship

Josh Waldrep & Flashy Goodbar

• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Horsemanship
• 1st-Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Trail
• 2nd-Level 1 Am Walk Trot Western Pleasure

Emma Walthart & Stocking Stuffer

• 1st-Small Fry Cross Rails
• 1st-Small Fry Equitation Over Cross Rails
• 3rd-Small Fry Hunt Seat Equitation
• 3rd-Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle

Dawn Welch & Hez Just Got It

• 1st-Green Western Riding

Karlie Welch & Hez Just Got It

• 1st-Level 1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• 3rd-Level 1 youth Hunt Seat Equitation
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Showmanship
• 3rd-Level 1 Youth Trail
• 3rd-Youth Trail 14-18

Dana Wilson & Intoxikating

• 2nd-Aged Geldings
• 2nd-Amateur Aged Geldings

Bobby Wingo & Code For A Goodtime

• 1st-Junior Trail
• 2nd-Level 1 Amateur Western Pleasure
• 2nd-Junior Western Pleasure

Victoria Zember & Absolute Good Time

• 1st-Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle
• 2nd-Rookie Youth Hunt Seat Equitation
• 3rd-Youth Performance Halter Geldings

All Arounds

Level 1 Youth All Around- Savannah Relick & Goodbar Had A Dream
Reserve- Lauren Sanders & Absolutely Watch Me

Rookie Youth All Around- Danielle Mego & Dark Knight Seeker

13 & Under All Around- Lauren Sanders & Absolutely Watch Me
Reserve- Cheyenne Augsburger & Huntin For Candy

14-18 All Around- Savannah Relick & Goodbar Had A Dream
Reserve- Cassidy Scott & JDG Vested Career

Level 1 Amateur All Around- Melissa Chasteen & Cowboy Kruzer
Reserve- Brittany Pritchett & Surely I Will

Amateur All Around- Beckie Peskin & Dont Skip Will
Reserve- Robin Barrow & Heza Blazing Machine

Select Amateur All Around- Melissa Spinella & KM Boalicious
Reserve- Maggie Bellville & Flippen Good Time

Open All Around – Bobby Wingo & Code For A Goodtime
Reserve- Zip N Loper & Ora Sue Nagy

High Point Small Fry- Lena Sater & Hot Hip N Radical
Reserve- Gracie Sater & Good Knight Seeker
High Point Lead Line

Audrey Burnsed
Hagen Fowler
Channing Mayabb
Ella Peskin

High Point Halter

High Point Halter Mare-Tie- Marlene Kirsteatter & To Much Absolute and Brittany Pritchett & Surely I Will

High Point Halter Gelding- Melissa Spinella & KM Boalicious
Reserve- Maggie Bellville & Flippen Good Time

High Point Youth Halter

High Point Halter Mare- Erin Mask & Sheza Te Coolest Kid

High Point Halter Gelding- Autumn Hart & Only A Natural
Reserve- Maranda Rickman & Hot Rockin Rhett

Special Awards

2018 AMATEUR OF THE YEAR- Pam Duer

2018 HAM PHILLIPS SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- Terry Darby

2018 RANDY WILSON PROFESSIONAL HORSEMAN AWARD- Clint Ainsworth

2018 ROLAND STACEY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD- Hayley Freeman

2018 HORSE OF THE YEAR- Dont Skip Will, Beckie Peskin

2018 AMATEUR OF THE YEAR

2019 Show Dates

Georgia On My Mind
April 5-8

HQHA Stock Show
Conyers, Ga

Georgia On My Mind
Pro-Am
April 11-14
Conyers, Ga

Summer Kick-Off
May 17-19
Conyers, Ga

Stars & Stripes
June 28-30
Conyers, Ga

Big A
July 2-7
Conyers, Ga

HQHA Fall Show
Sept 19-22
Perry, GA

Georgia Classic
December 6-8
Perry, Ga

Novice Saddle Series

June 1
July 20

Novice Series Championship

August 17