Taylor Searles and Hereicomagain epitomized the definition of a true all-around Quarter Horse this morning at the AQHA Youth World Show by winning BOTH the 14-18 Western Pleasure and 14-18 Western Riding in back-to-back fashion. 

Congratulations is in order for the top 15 that will return to the Western Pleasure finals tomorrow at the 2018 AQHA Youth World Show. The finals will start at 8:00 am. #116- Live N It Up/Audrey Alderman #123- Gun Powder N Smoke/Leah Anderson #228- Some Hot Potential/Emma Brown #353- Made To Slay/Cameron Crenwelge #387- Money […]

“Rico is an awesome backer, naturally. I think it’s like he’s doing the moonwalk! He stays so up in his shoulders and backs right up for me.”

“I’ve always been very patriotic, and I wanted to have something to display that. One day, I thought it might be nice to put a flag on the back of my shirt, and then it grew from there.”

First-time AQHA Youth World competitor, Carley Rutledge, rode her horse, VS Born To Be Good, to win the first-ever 13 and Under Trail held here at the AQHA Youth World Show.

“She expects me to have the correct foot every time and to plus that maneuver and not just do an average maneuver. She always pushes me to go that next step to be better than I was the year before, or even a show before. Even today, she critiqued my finals pattern. But that’s what we love about Jennifer and Judd. They never let mediocre slide.”

“I thought it was a really nice experience for people who are younger and can’t quite compete against the older and more experienced riders,” Issie says.

“It was a very emotional day from start to finish, because this horse has my whole heart. Going into the finals, I knew it would be our last Horsemanship finals at our last Youth World together, so it was an emotional day. I think I cried five times before the class!”

It’s fairly safe to assume that Jo Jo Roberson and Greedy Ghost are the first team to make it back to both the 14-18 Showmanship Finals AND Ranch Riding Finals at the same Youth World Show. That’s an incredible feat in an of itself. Even more, Jo Jo and “Greedy” are relatively new to the Showmanship game, so they were also eligible for the L2 Showmanship class that took place last night. After 161 runs and a class that go over at midnight, Jo Jo and Greedy were named the L2 Showmanship Champions!