Around the Rings – 2023 APHA World Show, June 27th
Tuesday, June 27th at the 2023 APHA World Championship Show was a day for diagonals, with classes like Hunt Seat Equitation dominating the John Justin and Watt arenas.
Marley Smith, who is here from Michigan competing with Boot Scootn Sensation, showed in 7 classes as an all-arounder before cinching her APHA World Title! See her video here:
Marley Smith and Boot Scootn Sensation Win Novice Youth Equitation 13 & Under!
Results for Marley’s class through sixth place:
1
BOOT SCOOTN SENSATION/WERKEMA-SMITH; HEATHER
SMITH; MARLEY ANN (E)
2
ELZA THE SNOW QUEEN/PROVOW; BRANDI
MASSIE; BRIANNA (E)
3
BABE IN A HOT MACHINE/NYE; SAMANTHA
NYE; SAMANTHA (E)
4
THE NEXT EPISODE/CASPER; RACHEL
CASPER; RACHEL (E)
5
ZIP MY IMPULSE/SHELLY; REBECCA S
STRANGE; RAEGEN N (E)
6
UNCHECKED INVITATION/STULTZ; ADALYN
STULTZ; ADALYN (E)
Then when the champions for the next class were crowned, Estelle Atkinson and Fation Statement won Novice Youth Equitation 18 & Under! This came on the heels of her recent horsemanship win. See what Estelle had to say to her trainer, Shannon Walker, in our EC TV video:
Results for Estelle’s class through sixth place:
1
FATION STATEMENT/ATKINSON; ESTELLE G
ATKINSON; ESTELLE G (E)
2
SLEEPING WITH ACOWBOY/NOON; MAKENNA
NOON; MAKENNA (E)
3
SHESA HOT SUGGESTION/MCCULLOUGH; ELLA J
MCCULLOUGH; ELLA J (E)
4
A MAGICAL SENSATION/TAYLOR; ELY
TAYLOR; ELY (E)
5
BIG IRONS/GOLDBY; DEBORAH L
YEOMANS; MYAH (E)
6
A LOT MORE ACTION/JOHNSON; SAMANTHA
JOHNSON; SAMANTHA (E)
In the Watt Arena on Tuesday morning, Aliyah Attar grabbed her third World Championship title for the show in Walk Trot Hunt Seat Equitation with Invitation to Ride, and she says she was just as excited the third time to win, considering Equitation is her favorite class! It wasn’t always her best class, she says, until her trainer, Paige Benson, held a diagonals boot camp! See Aliyah’s class results through sixth place below:
Youth Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle 5-10
1
INVITATION TO RIDE/ATTAR; ALIYAH
ATTAR; ALIYAH (E)
2
A SENSATIONAL PAINT/SEDDON; KRISTEN
BASS; ALYSSA K (E)
3
MISS MESMERIZED/KELLER; KINLEY
KELLER; KINLEY (E)
4
YOUR ONE AND ONLY/FISCHER; LACY WEST
FISCHER; REESE (E)
5
EASTERS ZIPPO ASSET/LIRA; LILLIANNA
LIRA; LILLIANNA (E)
More results from the John Justin Arena:
Senior Hunter Under Saddle
1
EPR FACE IT IM FANCY/HJD EQUESTRIAN LLC
JONES; SCOTT A (E)
2
AL BET UR TWO FACED/HOGAN; MEGAN EAST
GARCIA; BRIAN ISBELL (E)
3
ON THE SCENE/MACK SHOW HORSES INC
MILLER; KEITH (E)
4
ALL THE GIRLS DIG ME/SMITH; ROSEMARY A
SPELL; LAURA (E)
5
ALL ME/RODEN; LAURIE L
HENRY; BRIAN D (E)
PHOENIX, AZ
6
FINALLY MY TIME/MAUPIN; LAUREN C
LIGON; LISA F (E)
Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & Under
1
VS CODE TED/PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH
PICK; AINSLEY ELIZABETH (E)
2
PLATINUM COWGIRL/HOSTETLER; IZZY J
HOSTETLER; IZZY J (E)
3
DRESSEDTOTHEMAXXMAN/JONES; RACHEL M
JONES; RACHEL M (E)
4
BOOT SCOOTN SENSATION/WERKEMA-SMITH; HEATHER
SMITH; MARLEY ANN (E)
5
IM FANTASIZED/KRIEG; JOCELYN
KRIEG; JOCELYN (E)
6
BABE IN A HOT MACHINE/NYE; SAMANTHA
NYE; SAMANTHA (E)
Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 18 & Under
1
KM VESTED IN BO/ZAWISZA; ABIGAIL
ZAWISZA; ABIGAIL (E)
2
FATION STATEMENT/ATKINSON; ESTELLE G
ATKINSON; ESTELLE G (E)
3
HOOS SOPHISTICATED/BRACKEN; LAURA & JERRY
BRACKEN; KENZIE LAINE (E)
4
EVEN MORE SENSATIONAL/GOODIN; PEYTYN
GOODIN; PEYTYN (E)
5
THE AMERICAN GIGOLO/ZIZZA; ANGELICA
ZIZZA; ANGELICA (E)
6
RUM POINT/BROCK; ANN V
BROCK; HANNAH (E)
Non Pro 4 Year Old and Older Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes
1
RIDIN ON CHROME/MCARTHUR; KELSEY
MCARTHUR; KELSEY (E)
2
A LOT MORE ACTION/JOHNSON; SAMANTHA
JOHNSON; SAMANTHA (E)
3
LOVE IT OR LIST IT/MILLER-DAY; LISA
DAY; ERICA (E)
4
REMEMBER IT ALL/BARNIAK; BRANDY
BARNIAK; BRANDY (E)
5
IMA LOPIN SENSATION/FOSTER; KELLI C
FOSTER; KELLI C (E)
6
EPRGREAT EXPECTATIONS/NICHOLS; TERI A
NICHOLS; TERI A (E)
3 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Challenge
1
HOW BOUT A GOODRIDE/MOHINDRA; STEPHANIE
SIMONS; SARA B (E)
2
MAXIMUM QUARANTIME/BROWN; MEGAN J
ROBERTS; ALYSE B (E)
3
ILL WOW YA/BUCKLES; PAMELA
HUNZIKER; SAVANNAH (E)
4
O SOUL FANCY/BRUXER; JANET L
GOSS; JENNIFER (E)
5
SO MUCH YES/QUARTERMAN; PAIGE
JONES; SCOTT A (E)
6
MAKIN IT PLATINUM/SHANAHAN; CHRISTINA A
MILLER; KEITH (E)
