Around the Rings: 2026 MAQHA Corporate Challenge
All photos from MAQHA Corporate Challenge.
The annual Corporate Challenge, brought to exhibitors by the Missouri and Minnesota Quarter Horse Associations, was held July 8-12, 2026, at National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Missouri.
The show offered AQHA, NSBA, Premier Sires, Rail Horse Association classes, jackpot classes and much more, with judges Becky George, Jake Hartman, Rob Meneely, Eric Petersen, Keith Miller, and Amy Watkins.
In Corporate Challenge tradition, no one went hungry, with a welcome dinner, a pancake fundraiser, amateur social hour, pizza party, ice cream meet and greet, Chick-Fil-A chicken minis, margaritas with chips and salsa!
For the best class of the show, Lead Line, 15 teams stepped into the arena, and every exhibitor received their own Corporate Challenge belt buckle.
Jackpot Showmanship celebrated its added money winners! See them below:
Champion: $179.20 – Simone West and Only En La Moonlite
Reserve Champion: $123.20 – Patty Bogosh and Moneynevermadetheman
3rd: $106.40 – Eva Haskins and Get Buzzed
4th: $56.00 – Cassie Weyers and Sheza Irish Cream
5th: $50.40 – Shelley Otness and Cool Coastin Machine
6th: $44.80 – Kendra Schultz and SH GettingToKnowYou
Photo: Rail Horse Association
The selection of RHA classes included the inaugural RHA Non Pro Western Pleasure with $36,200 awarded. By the time all results were in for the RHA classes, the following exhibitors were the Top 10 RHA money earners:
Lana Markway – $8,500
Katelyn Stine – $3,120
Amy Gumz – $2,750
Karen Boxell – $2,750
Mallory Vroegh – $2,250
Penny Hembry – $2,250
Kathleen Spencer – $2,200
Cassie Weyers – $2,080
Sophia Garside – $1,980
Renee Norleen – $1,420
Keep scrolling for High Point and Circuit results, as well as the link to scoresheets, thanks to Topline Event Management.
High Point Winners
| Small Fry | C – Golden King Of Bling & Ryder Kirkland
R – Champagne Revolution & Ollie Montgomery |
| L1 Amateur W/T | C – Willy Gunna Want Me & Christal Sivils
R – Iresistable Spell & Shannon Amsden |
| L1 Youth W/T | C – Do It Like That & Charlotte Creten
R – NoDoubt Shez WorthIt & Mia Schlotzhauer |
| Open | C – Forgot My Password & Hannah Lind/Shannon Walker Owned By: Sophia Garside
R – The Cookie Club & Carli Jerrell |
| Amateur Ranch | C – The Best PickUp Line & Ashley Jindrich
R – Buck Roo & Abigail Lewis |
| Youth Ranch | C – ChicsLikeMyChocolate & Aubrey Saterbak
R – The Reyl 007 & CJ Kirkland |
| Open Ranch | C – IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell
Owned By: James Sneed R – The Best PickIp Line & Ashley Jindrich Owned By: Ashley Jindrich |
| Rookie Amateur | C – King Of Country & Deborah Goldoni
R – This Is Your Nite & Christina Bottlemy |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur | C – Forgot My Password & Sophia Garside R – He Got The Best OfMe & Amber Herron |
| Amateur | C – SH GettingToKnowYou & Kendra Schultz
R – All Batt And More & Ellie Schommer |
| Select | C – Showin My Ace & Lauren Stopperich
R – I Fancy The Crowd & Karen Jorgenson |
| Rookie Youth | C – VS Runs On Diesel & Sophie Falteysek R – Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman |
| Level 1 Youth | C – Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman
R – Get Buzzed & Eva Haskins |
| Youth 13 & Under | C – Sure Enough Lazy & Ivy Mitchell
R – KM Some Like It Best & Kendall Lavelle |
| Youth 14-18 | C – Get Buzzed & Eva Haskins
R – Cool Made Machine & Estelle McParlan |
Score sheets: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11_iSIZk9gZUVW__5dIu16RznqmP6P9Bo
Circuit Award Winners
| Level 1/Green Western Riding* | Just This Good & Chad Evans* |
| Junior Western Riding | Johnnie Walkr Red & Jamie Hartman* |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Western Riding* | That Sudden Smile & Peggy Beeghly* |
| Amateur Western Riding* | Whose Your Bay Be & Kelly Birkenholtz* |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Western Riding* | The Aftermath &Grace Robinson* |
| Youth Western Riding* | Get Buzzed & Eva Haskins* |
| Senior Western Riding* | Whose Your Bay Bee & Chad Evanso* |
| Small Fry Western Pleasure* | Good Miss Breeze & SJ Dowdy |
| Small Fry Horsemanship* | A Presidential Veto & Taylor Scafe |
| Level 1 Amateur W/T Western Pleasure* | Willy Gunna Want Me & Christal Sivils |
| Level 1 Amateur W/T Horsemanship* | Irresistible Spell & Shannon Amsden |
| Level 1 Youth W/T Western Pleasure* | Heart Stoppin Outlaw & Aubrey Nauman |
| Level 1 Youth W/T Horsemanship* | Do It Like That & Charlotte Creten |
| Junior Western Pleasure* | Ten Kinda Southern & Shannon Holbin |
| Rookie Amateur Western Pleasure* | Guns N Rosez & Jenna Carlton |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Pleasure* | Fredericka & Kylie Craven |
| Level 1/Novice Select Western Pleasure* | Certainly A Blessing & Christine Bivens |
| Amateur Western Pleasure* | Good Miss Breeze & Lana Markway |
| Select Western Pleasure* | Ten Kinda Southern & Amy Gumz |
| Level 1/Green Western Pleasure* | MoneyNeverMadeTheMan & Alex Sifuentez |
| Rookie Youth Western Pleasure* | VS Runs On Diesel & Sophie Falteysek |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Western Pleasure* | Shez For Certain & Katelyn Stine |
| Youth Western Pleasure* | Bottle Service & Brayden Stine |
| Senior Western Pleasure* | Made Like No Other & Kenny Lakins |
| Level 1/Green Trail* | Forgot My Password & Shannon Walker |
| Junior Trail* | The Breeze & John Konecne |
| Rookie Amateur Trail* | KrymsunKool & Sarah Chaille |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Trail* | SH GettingToKnowYou & Kendra Schultz |
| Rookie Youth Trail* | The Aftermath & Grace Robinson |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Trail* | Heza Slow Burn & Adelyn Winterfeld |
| Amateur Trail* | Just Call Me Lazy & Emma Dejong |
| Select Trail* | Showin My Ace & Lauren Stopperich |
| Youth Trail* | Hot Four Teacher & Jordan Macan |
| L2 Senior Trail* | I Fancy The Crowd & Ashley Montgomery |
| L3 Senior Trail* | Alternative Facts & Alyssa Luckhardt |
| Small Fry Trail* | PR Zip Me Deck & Stella Allen |
| Level 1 Amateur W/T Trail* | Real Southern Comfort & Joan Sellberg |
| Level 1 Youth W/T Trail* | Hubbout My Charisma & Grayson Stout |
| Youth Reining* | ChicsLikeMyChocolate & Aubrey Saterbak |
| Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle* | A Presidential Veto & Taylor Scafe |
| Small Fry Equitation* | A Presidential Veto & Taylor Scafe |
| Level 1 Amateur W/T Hunter Und Saddle* | RollinWithMyChromies & Brandi Scafe |
| Level 1 Amateur W/T Equitation* | RollinWithMyChromies & Brandi Scafe |
| Level 1 Youth W/T Hunter Under Saddle* | Do It Like That & Charlotte Creten |
| Level 1 Youth W/T Equitation* | Do It Like That & Charlotte Creten |
| Junior Hunter Under Saddle | Enticed To The Max & Laura Spell |
| Rookie Amateur Hunter Under Saddle* | Shez Naturally Hot & Hailey Hanson |
| Level 1/Nov Amateur Hunter U Saddle* | Next Case Closed & Kate Kramer |
| Amateur Hunter Under Saddle* | Moxie Winner & Jenna Carlton |
| Select Hunter Under Saddle* | Uptown Joe Brown & Luann Meyer |
| Level 1/Green Hunter Under Saddle* | Nothin But Beaches & Laura Spell |
| Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle* | Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman |
| Level 1/Nov Youth Hunter Under Saddle* | Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman |
| Youth Hunter Under Saddle* | Cool Made Machine & Estelle McParlan |
| Senior Hunter Under Saddle* | Cool Made Machine & Hannah Lind |
| Level 1/Green Non-Pro Equitation* | Heza Slow Burn & Adelyn Winterfeld |
| Rookie Amateur Equitation* | Mechanics Pinup Girl & Carolyn Chase |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Equitation* | He Got The Best OfMe & Amber Herron |
| L3 Amateur Equitation* | My Blazing Version & Addison Saterbak |
| Amateur Select Equitation* | Cool Coastin Machine & Shelley Otness |
| Rookie Youth Equitation* | Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Equitation* | Better B A KNG & Marlie Newman |
| L2 Youth Equitation* | Dont Ever Doubt Me & Jordan Macan |
| L3 Youth Equitation* | Cool Made Machine & Estelle McParlan |
| Level 1/Green Non-Pro Horsemanship* | All Batt And More & Ellie Schommer |
| Rookie Amateur Horsemanship* | This Is Your Nite & Christina Bottlemy |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Horsemanship* | One Sultry Night & Katie Schmitz |
| L2 Amateur Horsemanship* | Ready Made & Hope Prickett |
| L3 Amateur Horsemanship* | Just Call Me Lazy & Emma Dejong |
| Select Horsemanship* | Showin My Ace & Lauren Stopperich |
| Rookie Youth Horsemanship* | Leave U With A Smyle & Jayde McGil |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Horsemanship* | Scarlett Jo Hanson & Ava Pope |
| L2 Youth Horsemanship* | Heza Slow Burn & Adelyn Winterfeld |
| L3 Youth Horsemanship* | Dont Ever Doubt Me & Jordan Macan |
| Level 1/Green Ranch Trail* | IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Ranch Trail* | Gun N Whizzen & Elizabeth Christie |
| Amateur Ranch Trail* | Buck Roo & Abigail Lewis |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Ranch Trail* | Roos My Man & Grayson Stout |
| Youth Ranch Trail* | ChicsLikeMyChocolate & Aubrey Saterbak |
| Ranch Trail* | IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell |
| Small Fry Ranch Trail* | Golden King Of Bling & Ryder Kirkland |
| Level 1/Green Ranch Riding* | IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Ranch Riding* | IceWater InHis Veins & James Sneed |
| Amateur Ranch Riding* | Buck Roo & Abigail Lewis |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Ranch Riding* | Shootin For A Legacy & Taylen Sbabo |
| Youth Ranch Riding* | ChicsLikeMyChocolate & Aubrey Saterbak |
| Ranch Riding* | IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell |
| Small Fry Ranch Riding* | Champagne Revolution & Ollie Montgomery |
| Small Fry Working Western Rail* | Champagne Revolution & Ollie Montgomery |
| Junior Working Western Rail* | Dad Gotta Bugatti & Stacey Roberson |
| Amateur Working Western Rail* | The Best Pickup Line & Ashley Jindrich |
| Youth Working Western Rail* | ChicsLikeMyChocolate & Aubrey Saterbak |
| Senior Working Western Rail* | IceWater InHis Veins & Clayton Jerrell |
| Level 1/Green Non-Prop Showmanship* | Heza Slow Burn & Adelyn Winterfeld* |
| Rookie Amateur Showmanship* | Dolled Up Dolly & Mackenzie Lakso* |
| Level 1/Novice Amateur Showmanship* | AnotherForTheRecord & Kelly Turner* |
| L2 Amateur Showmanship* | Mechanics Pinup Girl & Carolyn Chase* |
| L3 Amateur Showmanship* | MoneyNeverMadeTheMan & Patty Bogosh* |
| Select Showmanship* | Showin My Ace & Lauren Stopperich* |
| Small Fry Showmanship* | The Caped Crusader & Bristol Born* |
| Rookie Youth Showmanship* | Bettr B A KNG & Marlie Newman* |
| Level 1/Novice Youth Showmanship* | Money In Touchdowns & Andrea Beck* |
| L2 Youth Showmanship* | Only En La Moonlite & Simone West* |
| L3 Youth Showmanship* | Cool Made Machine & Estelle McParlan* |
| VRH Amateur Conformation* | The Best Pickup Line & Ashley Jindrich* |
| VRH Youth Conformation* | Racin Dun It & Olivia Werdehausen* |
| VRH Conformation* | The Best Pickup Line & Ashley Jindrich* |
| Amateur Performance Geldings* | He Got The Best OfMe & Amber Herron* |
| Youth Performance Geldings* | Cool Made Machine & Estelle McParlan* |
| Performance Geldings* | KM Some Like It Best & Hannah Lind* |
| Amateur Performance Mares* | Doubl Or Nothin & Rick Smith* |
| Youth Performance Mares* | A Blue Is Comin Soon & Jordan Macan* |
| Performance Mares* | Double Or Nothin & Chris Holbin* |
| Amateur Performance Stallions* | Anesthetic & Shawn Williams* |
| Performance Stallions* | Anesthetic & Shawn Williams* |
| Yearling Stallions | Cool Pick & Chris Arentsen* |
| Amateur Yearling Geldings* | KR Leavin No Doubt & Kristin Cole* |
| Amateur Aged Geldings* | Forgot My Password & Sophia Garside* |
| Youth Aged Geldings* | Money In Touchdowns & Andrea Beck* |
| Yearling Geldings* | Wowwzer & Chris Arentsen* |
| Two-Year-Old Geldings* | More Than A Secret & Todd Grant* |
| Aged Geldings* | Forgot My Password & Shannon Walker* |
| Amateur Yearling Mares* | Dassha & Greg Davis* |
| Amateur Two-Year-Old Mares | Mamselle & Heather Berry* |
| Amateur Aged Mares* | Move My Way & Glenna Dunn* |
| Youth Two-Year-Old Mares | Mamselle & Chole Berry* |
| Youth Aged Mares | RollinWithMyChromies & Taylor Scafe* |
| Yearling Mares | Dassha & Chris Arentsen* |
| Two Year-Old Mares | Mamselle & Chris Arentsen* |
| Aged Mares* | Move My Way & Glenna Dunn* |
| VRH Amateur Trail* | The Best Pickup Line & Ashley Jindrich |
| VRH Youth Trail* | Hes Got The Bid & Annika Alvey |
| VRH Trail* | Gun N Whizzen & Clayton Jerrell |
| VRH Amateur Ranch Riding* | The Best Pickup Line & Ashley Jindrich |
| VRH Youth Ranch Riding* | Hes Got The Bid & Annika Alvey |
| VRH Ranch Riding* | Gun N Whizzen & Clayton Jerrell |
| VRH Youth Ranch Reining | Roos My Man & Grayson Stout |
| VRH Ranch Reining | Gunning For Chexx & Lola Morris |
