Morning Congress Wins Go To Champlin, Case, and Green

By: Brittany Bevis

Three classes are already complete this morning at the 2014 All American Quarter Horse Congress. First up in the Amateur Select Hunter under Saddle, Laurel Champlin claimed another Congress Champion title in Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle with her horse Look N Hott, aka “JJ.” Last week, trainer Beth Case rode JJ to a win in Senior Hunter Under Saddle and Champlin won the Maturity Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes.

The Reserve Champion in this morning’s Select Hunter Under Saddle class was Penny Jargella with As The World Terms. Third place was Jodie Nolen with Sportin A Neon Tan.

Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle-

1-Look N Hott/Laurel Champlin

2-As The World Terms/Penny Jargella

3-Sportin A Neon Tan/Jodie Nolen

4-This Art To Be Good/Vickie Shriver

5-Must Be A Detail/Shelley Nuhn Shepherd

In the Three-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity, Beth Case rode Only Blue Couture, a beautiful gray mare by Hot Ones Only, to a Congress Championship title. The Reserve Champion was Ryan Painter with Only Smokin Hot. Third place was Alyse Roberts with Next Ones On Me.

We caught up with the owner of “Azy,” Holly Johnson, a trainer from Australia. “I train horses back home in Australia, and this is my first horse in the states,” Johnson says. “She’s been with Highpoint for the last two years; I worked with them last year at the Congress and NSBA World Show. Sharnai [Thompson] leased her for this show season.”

Just the other day, Thompson rode Azy to a win in the 3-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes. As a two-year-old, Azy was named a NSBA World Champion in Two-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and Reserve in the BCF division of the class.

“She’s beautiful-legged,” Johnson says. “I bought her for breeding actually, and I’m just lucky that she’s turned out. Her front legs are so pretty at the trot, and she he has a long stride. At the canter, she she has lift, and she’s great hocked. She hangs her neck so pretty.”

Three-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity-

1-Only Blue Couture/Beth Case

2-Only Smokin Hot/Ryan Painter

3-Next Ones On Me/Alyse Roberts

4-Just Like June/Judy Davis

5-B Endless Legs/Allison Clark

Finally, in the Three-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity, Rusty Green rode Bestseatnthehouse to a win. The Reserve Champion was Andy Cochran with Suddenly Extreme. Third place was Angie Cannizzaro with Wearin Only Moonlite. Fourth place was Jay Starnes with Its Best To Be Hot. Rounding out the top five was Maggie Grandquist with Rock County Kid.

Three-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity-

1- Bestseatnthehouse/Rusty Green

2- Suddenly Extreme/Andy Cochran

3- Wearing Only Moonlite/Angie Cannizzaro

4- Its Best To be Hot/Jay Starnes

5- Rock County Kid/Maggie Grandquist