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Reflecting on Our Team USA Win at AQHA Youth World Cup!

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Reflecting on Our Team USA Win at AQHA Youth World Cup!

As I write this, I feel a sense of pride because the U.S. brought home the gold, but sadness over the friendships we left behind with some of the countries we felt privileged to have met.

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Competition Heats Up at Big A/Stars N Stripes- EC Blog with Mackenzie Matthews

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Competition Heats Up at Big A/Stars N Stripes- EC Blog with Mackenzie Matthews

July 2nd was reserved solely for Trail, and for good reason. It took every bit of 10 hours to complete and really left no room for other classes! The numbers were phenomenal. Some noteworthy ones are as follows:

70 in Green (Level 1) Trail
90 in Senior Trail
29 in Novice Amateur Trail

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Final Farewell AQHA Youth World Cup Blog- 2 More Gold, 3 More Silver, 2 Bronze For Team USA!

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Final Farewell AQHA Youth World Cup Blog- 2 More Gold, 3 More Silver, 2 Bronze For Team USA!

With the morning starting out a little rocky for the US, we all wondered if our luck had run out. But like always, Team USA came back with a vengeance.

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Day 8 at AQHA Youth World Cup- 4 More Gold Medals, 2 Silver For Team USA!

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Day 8 at AQHA Youth World Cup- 4 More Gold Medals, 2 Silver For Team USA!

“There is no way to explain to someone how it feels to have a whole team of people behind you. Stepping into the show pen and up to the cone with a horse that isn’t yours is a little intimidating.”

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Day 7 From AQHA Youth World Cup

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Day 7 From AQHA Youth World Cup

We picked stalls, longed horses, filled water buckets, and swept. Then, the Hunt Seat Equitation clinic began. This was manned by Brent Maxwell and Nancy Cahill. Then, the Hunter Under Saddle clinic began. This was manned by Brent Maxwell and Charlene Carter. There was a free ride from 4:30-5:30 indoors for the USA. The clinics were very informative!

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Back In The Saddle Again…

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Back In The Saddle Again…

“Walking into the show pen for the first time in four years was almost enlightening. My dreams were finally coming true, and I was given a second chance at showing my dream horse. I had almost forgotten what it was like to have so much trust in an animal and what that bond felt like.”

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Day 3-7 at AQHA Youth World Cup With Team USA- First Two Gold Medals!

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Day 3-7 at AQHA Youth World Cup With Team USA- First Two Gold Medals!

First, walking into the arena while the national anthem plays, with your team by your side, is the closest to feeling like we’re at the Olympics that any of us will probably ever have. It was a once in a lifetime experience, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

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Catching Up With Old Friends and Meeting New Ones at Oregon Summer Classic

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Catching Up With Old Friends and Meeting New Ones at Oregon Summer Classic

Since I just started showing Quarter Horses, I don’t know most of my barn mates on a personal level, but this weekend at the show I really got to know everyone better. Ashley Davidson was one of the competitors I got to know a lot better over the weekend.

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Live From the AQHA Youth World Cup With Team USA- Day 1 and 2

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Live From the AQHA Youth World Cup With Team USA- Day 1 and 2

Everyone on Team USA got to see a variety of animals including wallabies (a pony in the kangaroo world), ducks, cockatoos, peacocks, and the famous kangaroo. Calley, who was the first to hold a baby wallaby, was extremely excited to hold one.

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“We All Saddle Up The Same Way” – My AQHA Adventures with Steven Pelzer

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“We All Saddle Up The Same Way” – My AQHA Adventures with Steven Pelzer

“I began chatting with Kristy Starnes. I was so nervous, because I didn’t want to ask any dumb questions and make her think I was a babbling star struck idiot. I managed to keep my cool, and we had a nice chat. I never would’ve met these people unless I stepped outside of my comfort zone and spoke to them. I also realized that all of the people I met are a lot like you and I. We all started somewhere, and we all saddle up the same way.”

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