Tar Heel Triple Classic/Little Futurity Are Underway!
Click here to view Day 1 photos from The Little Futurity with G-Man!
By: Brittany Bevis
Competition is well underway at the 2017 Little Futurity at the James B. Hunt Complex in Raleigh, NC. The 13th annual Futurity is being held in conjunction with the Tar Heel Triple Classic, June 8-15th, with a new format this year that provides nine sets of AQHA points within an eight-day format instead of 10. Judges for the Little Futurity are Sara Simons, Carly Veldman-Parks, Kelly McDowall, Carla McMullin, Clay MacLeod, John Tuckey, Besty Tuckey, and Jan Hoskins-Hay.
The Tar Heel began with a 4-day show that was sponsored by the North Carolina Quarter Horse Youth Association. The fun began early with a Move-In Day meal of sandwiches, chips, brownies, and ice cold refreshment. Throughout the first few days of the show, the NCQHYA Snack Shak offered shaved ice, popsicles, and watermelon slices. The Little Futurity Exhibitor Social will take place today at 5:30 pm and the theme is Mexican Monday! Tomorrow, Little Futurity sponsors will be treated to Taco Tuesday.
In addition to 52 Futurity classes, The Little Futurity has added $8,500 in Trail classes that will be run on Tim Kimura-designed courses. Specialty slot classes include the Southern Oaks Novice Horse Slot class, the Non-Pro 3 and Over $7,500 Limited Horse Western Pleasure Slot class, and the Winehurst $10,000 Limited Horse Western Pleasure. The Southern Oaks Novice Horse Slot class will take place this evening, and, new this year, any age novice horse can compete. Also, there will be an inside purse awarded to the horse that has won less than $1,000 prior to the start of the Futurity.
Scroll below to check out some of the class winners thus far at the Tar Heel Triple Classic and The Little Futurity. Stay tuned for complete results on www.EquineChronicle.com coming soon.
Tar Heel Triple Classic Results-
Tar Heel Triple Classic Show #1
Little Futurity-
Trail and Western Riding:
- Green Trail- Nick Mayabb/VS Code Me Lucky
- Junior Trail- Nick Mayabb/VS Code Me Lucky
- Non-Pro Trail- Callie Adams/Zippos Cash Award
- Senior Trail- Dustin Milsap/Paybackwithinterest
- Green Western Riding- Jason English/Draped In Assets
Western Pleasure:
- Novice Youth Western Pleasure- Blakely Abbott/Made Just Right
- Intermediate Western Pleasure- Nick Mayabb/VS Code Me Lucky
- Novice Amateur Western Pleasure- Betty Jo Carr/OHK Goodbars Krymsun
- 3-Year-Old $2,500 Rider Open Western Pleasure- Houston Huff/Always Seymor and Anthony Montes/Moonlite Madnez
- Maturity $2,500 Rider Open Western Pleasure- Amber Cox/Time To Step Out
- Color Horse Non Pro Western Pleasure- Cody Beam/Hercules Secret
Hunter Under Saddle:
- Limited Maturity Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle- Cydney Benes/Iron I A Legacy
- 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle- Keith Miller/Sleepin
- Novice Horse Novice Rider Hunter Under Saddle- Samantha Aderhold/Groovygirl
- Green Hunter Under Saddle- Katy Jo Zuidema/Al Wayz On Your Mind
- All Age $2,500 Rider Hunter Under Saddle- Bevin Zimmerman/Zip In Blue
- Open Hunter Under Saddle Maturity- Keith Miller/Dreamin To Extreme
The second portion of the Tar Heel will conclude with the Jamboree through to June 16th. Exhibitors who show to all nine judges will have the chance to earn circuit awards, all around awards, and High Point awards.
Click here to view more fun, around the ring photos from Day 1, courtesy of G-Man.
