Around the Rings Results – 2026 Fun in the Sun NSBA Extravaganza, Thursday, January 8th
All images courtesy of Jeff Kirkbride Photography.
The 2026 Fox Lea Winter AQHA & NSBA Fun In The Sun Circuits are underway, spanning the dates of January 3 – 11, 2026, at the beautiful setting of Venice, Florida! Thanks to Jeff Kirkbride Photography, we have win photos the NSBA Fun in the Sun Futurity classes from January 8th! Keep scrolling for results and a gallery of win photos for each discipline.
311-$500 NSBA Open Driving
Champion: The Best Of Thymes with Chuck Briggs for Rodger Call-$300
Reserve: Blazin Away My Blues with Kevin Dukes for Gerri Leigh Pratt
180/680-AQ Junior Pleasure Driving & NSBA
Champion: The Best Of Thymes with Chuck Briggs for Rodger Call-$300
182/682-AQ Senior Pleasure Driving & NSBA
Champion: Blazin Away My Blues with Kevin Dukes for Gerri Leigh Pratt
312-$500 NSBA Amateur Driving
Champion: Terrie Brewer and Life Iz Good
181/681-AQ Amateur Pleasure Driving & NSBA
Champion: Terrie Brewer and Life Iz Good
313-$500 NSBA Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: You Proof with Dawn Baker for Haley Hartman – $200
Reserve (tie): Speakeasyy with Katy Jo Zuidema for Amanda Smith-$125
Reserve (tie): Making All The Rules with Amber Hanson Pickard for Starland Ranch LLC-$125
Fourth: Shezza Outlaw with Jamie English for Brenda Ramirez-$50
314-$1000 NSBA 3YO Open Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Better Invy The Best with Amber Pckard Hanson for Amanda Mozal-$400
Reserve: Enticed N Addictive with Dawn Baker for Ann Lapacinski-$300
Third: Kash Money with Katy Jo Zuidema for Amanda Smith Performance Horses LLC-$200
Fourth: Season Six with Jamie English for Sunni Chernega-$100
315-$500 NSBA 3YO Ltd. Rider Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Let The Rumors Fly with Danielle Mego for Amy Walls-$500
Reserve: Good To Be Wallen with Lola Allen for Dr. Bruce & Leigh Lee
316-$1000 Maturity Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Harley Hartman and You Proof-$400
Reserve: Kara Flentje and Easy Peasy-$300
Third: Erin Duquette and Im The Greater Good-$200
Fourth: Sarah Hooks and Dancin N Sleepin-$50
Fourth(tie): Amanda Smith and Speakeasyy-$50
317-$500 NSBA Maturity Ltd. Rider Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Erin Duquette and Im The Greater Good-$200
Reserve: Sarah Hooks and Dancin N Sleepin-$125
Reserve(tie): Amanda Smith and Speakeasyy-$125
Fourth: Samantha Jones and Southern Seduction-$50
Fifth: Carrie Warren and Party Gurl
318-$1000 Green Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Better Invy The Best with Amber Pckard Hanson for Amanda Mozal-$450
Reserve: Dive Bars with Carmen Mayabb for Kelly Summers-$350
Third: CocktailConversation with Pasley Mathis for Wendy Livingston-$200
Fourth: All Time Scandal with Ellen Hillyer
322-$500 NSBA 3YO Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
Champion: Amanda Mozal and Better Invy The Best-$225
Reserve: Amy Walls and Let The Rumors Fly-$91.67
Reserve(tie): Brooke DeBuhr and All The Pretty Girlz-$91.67
Reserve(tie): Sunni Duke and Season Six-$91.67
320-$1500 3YO Open Western Pleasure
Champion: Lookn Like Trouble with Angie Cannizzaro for Justin or Julie Voge-$510
Reserve: Its A Holiday with Jay Starnes for Kristy and Jay Starnes-$352.50
Reserve(tie): Momma Im Comin Home with Katy Jo Zuidema for Karen Wood-$352.50
Fourth: Icee Hott with Ricky Noiseux for Stephanie Janis-$142.50
Fourth(tie): Stoppin For Cookis with RJ King for Capital Quarter Horses LLC-$142.50
321-$500 3YO Ltd. Western Pleasure
Champion: Icee Hott with Ricky Noiseux for Stephanie Janis-$225
Reserve: Made For Lookin with Carmen Mayabb for Robin Shiflett-$175
Third: Guns N Rosez with Dustin Eickenhorst for Salt Clay Farms LLC-$100
319-$1000 Susan Scott Memorial 4-5 YO Open Western Pleasure
Champion: Cool Liike Me with Katie Green for Debby Brehm-$400
Reserve: The Drinkz R On Me with Katy Jo Zuidema for Lyle Hanson-$300
Third: Gosssip Girl with Kenny Lakins for Tiffanie Burya-$200
Fourth: Good Miss Breeze with Jamie Hartman for Lana Markway-$100
323-$250 Novice Select Western Pleasure
Champion: Nancy Mowrey and Tom Cruize-$112.50
Reserve: Robin Shiflett and Made N May-$87.50
Third: Loretta Shore and A Lazy Holiday-$50
324-$1500 NSBA Carl Yamber Memorial Maturity Open Western Pleasure
Champion: Made Like No Other with Kenny Lakins for Mr and Mrs William Wilkes-$510
Reserve: Certainly Persistent with Jay Starnes for Richard and Betty Jo Carr-$352.50
Reserve(tie): Cool Liike Me with Katie Green for Debby Brehm-$352.50
Fourth: The Drinkz R On Me with Katy Jo Zuidema for Lyle Hanson-$142.50
Fourth(tie): When N Where with Anthony Montes for JVM Partnership-$142.50
325-$1000 NSBA Maturity Ltd. Rider Open Western Pleasure
Champion: Made Olive You Look with Carmen Mayabb for Looney Quarter Horses LLC-$450
Reserve: The Best No Doubt with Chad Piper for JM Jonard-$350
Third: Made N May with Keith Byers for Robin Shiflett-$200
326-$500 NSBA 3YO Non Pro Western Pleasure
Champion: Justin Voge and Lookn Like Trouble-$225
Reserve: Logan Starnes and Its A Holiday -$175
Third: Kylie Craven and Ole School Cool -$100
327-$500 NSBA 3YO Ltd. Rider Non Pro Western Pleasure
Champion: Justin Voge and Lookn Like Trouble-$300
Reserve: Kylie Craven and Ole School Cool -$200
Third: Cindy Ruble Brown with VS Cool Chocolate
Fourth: Perry Jackson and Itz My Pleasure
328-$2500 NSBA $5000 Ltd. Horse Open Western Pleasure
Champion: Makin Me In Lace with Kenny Lakins for Sherry Napier-$1000
Reserve: Just Meet Me N Miami with RJ King for Travis and Nicole Heron-$750
Third: Lucky Strikkes with Katy Jo Zuidema for Sheila Franklin-$500
Fourth: Wanna Meet Sherlock with Chad Piper for Christine Hull-$250
329-$1000 NSBA Non Pro Maturity Western Pleasure
Champion: Melissa Wilkes and Made Like No Other-$320
Reserve: Nancy Wilkerson Ditty and All Nett-$220
Third: Richard Carr and Certainly Persistent-$190
Fourth: Lana Markway and Good Miss Breeze-$95
Fourth(tie): Tammy Conroy and ShesaHotMoonRising-$95
Sixth: Cole Corkum and Shes So Southern-$80
330-$1000 NSBA Non Pro Ltd. Rider Maturity Western Pleasure
Champion: Richard Carr and Certainly Persistent-$340
Reserve: Lana Markway and Good Miss Breeze-$270
Third: Cole Corkum and Shes So Southern-$200
Fourth: Rick Smith and Doubl Or Nothin-$100
Fifth: Jan Shepherd Pittman and Good Miss Lazy-$90
331-$10,000 NSBA Maturity -$10,000 Ltd. Horse Open Western Pleasure
Champion: The Glow Getter with Jamie Hartman for Michelle Burch-$5540
Reserve: KM Easy Being Me with Jay Starnes for Masterson Farm LLC-$2770
Reserve(tie): Lucky Strikkes with Katy Jo Zuidema for Sheila Franklin-$2770
Reserve(tie): Just Meet Me N Miami with RJ King for Travis and Nicole Heron-$2770
