2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships
Celebrating the all-around and high-point winners at the 2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships.
Peyton Louise Seyfred and Are U A Hot Charlie. Photo by Shane Rux Photography courtesy of AQHA.
The 2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships concluded April 26, with seven days of competition at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, that saw 5,860 entries, 975 exhibitors, 1,001 horses and 416 first-time exhibitors. Below are the all-around and high-point honors awarded at the end of the show. Congratulations to everyone who competed at this year’s show!
Level 1 Amateur Walk-Trot High-Point
Lexi Carter and Just What I Expected, 2010 sorrel gelding (Just Expect It-Ms Starlight Leaguer by BSB Big Leaguer)
Level 1 Youth Walk-Trot High-Point
Harper Rae Barre and Ima Southern Loper, 2016 grey mare (Its A Southern Thing-Ima Diamond Loper by Lazy Loper)
Rookie Amateur High-Point
Charity Green and Chic Chesterton, 2017 chestnut gelding (Wimpys Little Step-Shes One Smart Chic by Smart Chic Olena)
Rookie Youth High-Point
Camryn Miller and Figured It Out, 2021 bay gelding (Lazy Loper-Go Figer by Charlie Hilfiger)
Small-Fry High-Point
Lena Shoemaker and This Versions Lazy, 2012 bay gelding (Lazy Loper-A Good Bar Maid by Good Version)
Level 1 Amateur All-Around
Alexis Gooding and Snazzy Lil Machine, 2021 sorrel mare (Machine Made-Lazy Lil Me by Lazy Loper)
Level 1 Select All-Around
Lisa Runyon and KM Time Machine, 2017 bay gelding (Machine Made-Suddenly Its Time by RL Best Of Sudden)
Level 1 13-&-Under All-Around
Peyton Louise Seyfred and Are U A Hot Charlie, 2012 chestnut mare (Extremely Hot Chips-Are You Charlie by Dont Skip Charlie)
Level 1 14-18 All-Around
Rowdy Mullens and Easter Icecapade, 2017 chestnut gelding (SG Frozen Enterprise-Tiaras Easter Lily by Don Quintana)
Youth Top Ranching Heritage-Bred Horse
Chic Chesterton and Katie Mae Green
2017 chestnut gelding (Wimpys Little Step-Shes One Smart Chic by Smart Chic Olena)
Breeder: John and Mary Dangelmayr, Muenster, Texas
Owner: Katie Mae Green, Mocksville, North Carolina
Amateur Top Ranching Heritage-Bred Horse
Chic Chesterton and Charity Green
2017 chestnut gelding (Wimpys Little Step-Shes One Smart Chic by Smart Chic Olena)
Breeder: John and Mary Dangelmayr, Muenster, Texas
Owner: Katie Mae Green, Mocksville, North Carolina
NSBA L1 Amateur All-Around
Alexis Gooding and Snazzy Lil Machine, 2021 sorrel mare (Machine Made-Lazy Lil Me by Lazy Loper)
NSBA L1 Select All-Around
Tami Farnsworth and Break N The Law, 2018 sorrel gelding (Mr Sherlock Holmes-Impulsive Lilly by Impulsions)
NSBA L1 Youth 13 & Under All-Around
Peyton Louise Seyfred and Are U A Hot Charlie, 2012 chestnut mare (Extremely Hot Chips-Are You Charlie by Dont Skip Charlie)
NSBA L1 Youth 14-18 All-Around
Brooke Laskowski and Grace Kelly, 2018 chestnut mare (Extremely Hot Chips-Cutelicious by Impulsions)
NSBA Rookie Amateur High-Point
Charity Green and Chic Chesterton, 2017 chestnut gelding (Wimpys Little Step-Shes One Smart Chic by Smart Chic Olena)
NSBA Rookie Youth High-Point
Camryn Miller and Figured It Out, 2021 bay gelding (Lazy Loper-Go Figer by Charlie Hilfiger)
NSBA L1 Amateur Walk-Trot High-Point
Melissa S Biesterveld and KM Shaken Not Stired, 2015 chestnut gelding (RL Best Of Sudden-Absolut Martini Girl by Absolute Investment)
NSBA L1 Youth Walk-Trot High-Point
Harper Rae Barre and Ima Southern Loper, 2016 grey mare (Its A Southern Thing-Ima Diamond Loper by Lazy Loper)
NSBA Small-Fry High-Point
Lena Shoemaker and This Versions Lazy, 2012 bay gelding (Lazy Loper-A Good Bar Maid by Good Version)
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