Around the Rings – 2024 Fun in the Sun Winter Circuit
All photos courtesy of Jeff Kirkbride Photography
The 2024 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit and NSBA Fun in the Sun Show in Venice, Florida, from January 7-13, 2024, offered over $50,000 in cash and prizes! In addition, there were free youth entries and cash to the trainers whose clients won their all-around divisions.
The show had two qualifying events and eight sets of AQHA points.
Judges included Brendan Brown, Tim Finkenbinder, Clint Fullerton, Lisa Ligon, Bruce Brown, Kelly Chapman, Jessica Gilliam, Holly Hover, Jeff Allen, Eric Petersen, Bobbie Jo Stanton, Randy Wilson, Jimmy Daurio, Robin Frid, Mark Russell, and Kendra Weis.
Complete results for Circuit 1: ResultsSC1JVRpt
Complete results for Circuit 2: ResultsSC2JVRpt
Complete results for NSBA Fun in the Sun: ResultFISJVRpt
Link to scribe sheets: https://www.elitehorseshows.com/winter-circuit-nsba-fun-in-the-sun
High Point Awards– $250 to the Rider, $500 to the Trainer of each division (results from Elite Horse Shows – please contact with any corrections).
| High Points | Trainer | Reserve | Trainer | |
| Green | Cindy Van Elswyk | Jonathan Meilleur | Penni Himes | Amanda Ringer |
| Open Jr | Tyler Haney | Tyler Haney | Dax Atkinson | Shannon Walker |
| Open Sr | Estelle McParlan | Shannon Walker | ||
| Am | Dan Carlson* | Gene Spagnola | Katie Grossnickle | Brent Maxwell |
| Select | Vito Latini | Colton LaSusa | ||
| L1 Yth | Quinn Bogue | Brynne Bassler | ||
| Yth | Estelle McParlan | Shannon Walker | Quinn Bogue | |
| L1 Am W/J | Millie Marshall | Brent Maxwell | Laurel Brower | Dean Bogart |
| L1 Yth W/J | Jocelyn Grabow | Brynne Bassler | ||
| Sm Fry | Jocelyn Grabow | Brynne Bassler | Glen Wells | |
Circuit Awards
| Showmanship | |
| L1 Am | Morgan Miller |
| Am | Dan Carlson |
| Am Select | Vito Latini |
| Sm Fry | Jocelyn Grabow |
| L1 Yth | Quinn Bogue |
| Yth | Quinn Bogue |
| Halter | |
| AM Yearling Geld | |
| AM 2 yr old Geld | |
| AM 3 yr old Geld | |
| AM Aged Geld | Tatum Richey |
| AM Perf Geld | Michael Van Elswyk |
| Yth Yearling Geld | |
| Yth 2 yr old Geld | |
| Yth 3 yr old Geld | |
| Yth Aged Geld | Jocelyn Grabow & Victoria Fernandez |
| Yth Perf Geld | Estelle McParlan |
| Yearling Geld | |
| 2 yr old Geld | |
| 3 yr old Geld | |
| Aged Geld | Lora Knelly Thomas |
| Open Perf Geld | Jonathan Meilleur |
| AM Yearling Mare | |
| AM 2 yr old Mare | |
| AM 3 yr old Mare | |
| AM Aged Mare | Deborah Goldoni |
| AM Perf Mare | Gail Scheller |
| Yth Yearling Mare | |
| Yth 2 yr old Mare | |
| Yth 3 yr old Mare | |
| Yth Aged Mare | Quinn Bogue |
| Yth Perf Mare | |
| Yearling Mare | |
| 2 yr old Mare | |
| 3 yr old Mare | |
| Aged Mare | |
| Open Perf Mare | Christopher Gray |
| AM yearling Stal | |
| AM 2 yr old Stal | |
| AM 3 yr old Stal | |
| AM Aged Stal | |
| AM Perf Stal | |
| Yearling Stal | |
| 2 yr old Stal | |
| 3 yr old Stal | |
| Aged Stal | |
| Open Perf Stal | Tyler Haney |
| HUS | |
| L2 Jr | Keith Miller |
| L1 Am W/T | Victoria Magnano |
| L3 Jr | Keith Miller |
| L1 Yth W/T | |
| L1 AM | Karlee Hegi & Brenda Mcrae |
| Am | Madeleine Bayless |
| L1 Green | Stephanie Armellini & Judy Zeitler |
| Select | Sandra Morgan |
| L2 Sr | Keith Miller |
| L1 Yth | |
| Sm Fry | Victoria Fernandez |
| Yth | Estelle Atkinson |
| L3 Sr | Keith Miller |
| EQ | |
| L1 Am W/T | Victoria Magnano |
| L1 Yth W/T | Jocelyn Grabow |
| Sm Fry | Jocelyn Grabow & Victoria Grabow |
| L1 Am | Sara Sanchez |
| Am | Nicole Pupillo |
| Select | Angela Stanhope |
| L1 Yth | Quinn Bogue |
| Yth | Estelle McParlan |
| Working HUS | |
| L1 Green | Tyler Haney |
| Progess | Tyler Haney |
| Open | Tyler Haney |
| All Age | Julian Harris |
| L1 Am | Sarah Rosciti |
| Rk Am | Sarah Rosciti |
| L1 Yth | |
| Rk Yth | |
| Select | |
| Am | Sarah Rosciti & Chelsea Sinclair |
| AM work HUS | Susan Phillips |
| Yth | |
| Yth work HUS | Peyton Pelton |
| EQ Over Fences | |
| L1 Am | Sarah Rosciti |
| Rk Am | |
| L1 Yth | |
| To Yth | |
| Select | |
| Am | Chelsea Sinclair |
| Yth | |
| Jumping | |
| AM | |
| Yth | |
| Open | |
| Hunter Hack | |
| Jr | |
| L1 AM | |
| L1 Yth | Peyton Pelton |
| Am Select | |
| Am | Chelsea Sinclair |
| Yth | |
| Sr | |
| Huntfield Non-Pro | |
| Horsemanship | |
| L1 Am | Nathalie Mathers |
| Am | Katie Grossnickle |
| Select | Vito Latini |
| L1 Yth | Quinn Bogue |
| Yth | Estelle McParlan |
| Sm Fry | Jocelyn Grabow |
| L1 Am W/T | Marianne Bentley |
| L1 Yth W/T | Jocelyn Grabow |
| Western Pleasure | |
| L2 Jr | Jay Starnes |
| Sm Fry | Jocelyn Grabow & Dara Farrell |
| L3 Jr | Kenny Lakins |
| L1 Am | Jessica Capecci |
| Am | Renee Norleen |
| L1 AM W/T | Michael Van Elswyk |
| L1 Yth W/T | Jocelyn Grabow |
| L2 Select | Becky Durrett |
| L3 Select | Kevin Spicer |
| L1 Green | Kenny Lakins |
| L1 Yth | Nicole Marie McConnell |
| L2 Sr | Jamie Dowdy |
| Yth | London Liner |
| L3 Sr | Shane Dowdy |
| Trail | |
| L1 Green Jr | Carmen Mayabb |
| L1 Green Sr | Jonathan Meilleur |
| Jr L2 | Jennifer L Paul |
| Jr L3 | |
| L1 Am | Stacy Potter |
| L1 Yth | Natalie Anderson |
| Sm Fry | |
| L1 Am W/T | Millie Marshall |
| L1 Yth W/T | |
| Am | Elizabeth Rinder |
| Select | Sharon Costa |
| Yth | Estelle McParlan |
| Sr L2 | |
| Sr L3 | |
| Pleasure Driving | |
| Jr | Katie Jo Zuidema |
| AM | Courtney Suthoff |
| Sr | Kevin Dukes |
| Western Riding | |
| L1 Am | Marcie McClenon |
| Am | Katie Grossnickle |
| L1 Green | Dr Carole Gaboury |
| Jr | Anthony Montes |
| L1 Yth | |
| Yth | |
| Sr | Chad Evans |
PDF of High Point/Circuit sheet: Fun in the Sun 2024
