By Nancy Brannon
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It’s official: the 2016 Golden Horse Award winners have been announced, as the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PBHA) World Championship Show wrapped up ten days of showing Palominos of all shades of gold, July 13-23, 2016. The air-conditioned comfort of the Expo Center in Tunica, Mississippi was the only comfortable place to show in the sweltering mid-south heat, as temperatures in the parking lot reached up to 109° F on some days.
This is the fourth year of the World Show in Tunica, and the Palominos will be coming back to Tunica through 2018. Next year’s show will be July 12-22, 2017. Terri Green, World Show manager, said this year’s show drew 1,975 entries, up 200 entries from last year. And they came from all over the U.S. to compete for the Golden Horse awards and World Championships. “It’s a good horse show,” she concluded. “We often have exhibitors from Canada, as well as the lower 48 states.” This year marked the 75th anniversary of the Palomino Horse Breeders Association, and 50 years of the Youth Association. Terry Bradshaw and his wife Tammy were celebrity exhibitors at this year’s show.
Judges in the Youth divisions were Clint Fullerton of Kansas City, MO; Kerry Kyle of Rossville, IL; J. David Lawrence of Cypress, TX; and P. Keith Longacre of Glenpool, OK. Judges for the Open and Amateur divisions were Delena Doyle of Azle, TX; Brad Gibby of Newberry, GA; Mike Perkins of Bentonville, AR; Linda Pigg of Gordonville, TX; Tom McBEath of Union, MS; Michael Ochetto of Belcher, LA; Terry Thompson of Aubrey, TX, and Darren Wright of Chillicothe, OH.
Golden Horse Open winner was: Justa Cruzin Carter, shown by Linda Smiley. Reserve was Fortune Of Jules, shown by Kimberly Rehn Morrow.
Amateur Golden Horse winner was Skippin In The Weeds, shown by Celeste Berger. Reserve was The Seventh Encounter, shown by Hannah Decamp.
Select Golden Horse winner was: Irresistible Star, shown by Susan Chancey Chaires. Reserve was CowboysAintEAsyToLuv, shown by Roxann Guthrie.
Novice Amateur Golden Horse winner was: Watch Bud Shine, shown by Janine M. Hess. Reserve was Skipper Jetdi, shown by Emma Jonasson.
Jake Wickler, winner of the Amateur Three Year Old Mares on Saturday, July 23 with R Yella Princess, has an interesting story. The young 19-year-old did all the training, conditioning, and showing of the mare by himself. Clay Gant, artist of Cowboy Bronze statues, said he “could see muscle definition in the mare from way up in the stands. She was the only fit horse in the class!”
Jake and his dad talked about the mare and her training. “We got her as a weanling from an online sale in Lawrenceville, Virginia (Ralph Manuel?). Jake works with her every day, and this is her third trip to the World Palomino Show.” And this was Jake’s first year showing as an Amateur.
The two run Wicker Farms in New Castle, Indiana. They raise alfalfa hay, corn, and soybeans in addition to horses. “We mainly raise Quarter Horses, and we have three horses that we’re showing now.” Jake shows R Yella Princess in Amateur Three Year Old Mares and his dad shows her in the Open. They plan to continue showing her for a few more years, and then raise some foals from her.
“We train horses as a family,” Jake said. “We have a yearling stallion, FG Fella in Yella, who was in the top five in Amateur Yearling Stallions” on Thursday, July 21, and was 7th in the Open Yearling Stallions with his dad.
They also have a five year old gelding, Leather N Tails, who led the nation in 2015 AQHA Youth Halter Gelding. Last year Jake led the World in Youth Halter. He was AQHA High Point in Youth Mares and Geldings. He was the 2015 Palomino Youth World Champion at Tunica, as well.
Currently Jake is enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College in Ag Education. He plans to transfer to the main campus, Purdue University, to finish his degree. His goal is to be an FFA Advisor.
Full results of all the classes and more information about PBHA and the World Show are available at: http://www.palominohba.com/show-info/world-show/
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It’s official: the 2016 Golden Horse Award winners have been announced, as the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PBHA) World Championship Show wrapped up ten days of showing Palominos of all shades of gold, July 13-23, 2016. The air-conditioned comfort of the Expo Center in Tunica, Mississippi was the only comfortable place to show in the sweltering mid-south heat, as temperatures in the parking lot reached up to 109° F on some days.
This is the fourth year of the World Show in Tunica, and the Palominos will be coming back to Tunica through 2018. Next year’s show will be July 12-22, 2017. Terri Green, World Show manager, said this year’s show drew 1,975 entries, up 200 entries from last year. And they came from all over the U.S. to compete for the Golden Horse awards and World Championships. “It’s a good horse show,” she concluded. “We often have exhibitors from Canada, as well as the lower 48 states.” This year marked the 75th anniversary of the Palomino Horse Breeders Association, and 50 years of the Youth Association. Terry Bradshaw and his wife Tammy were celebrity exhibitors at this year’s show.
Judges in the Youth divisions were Clint Fullerton of Kansas City, MO; Kerry Kyle of Rossville, IL; J. David Lawrence of Cypress, TX; and P. Keith Longacre of Glenpool, OK. Judges for the Open and Amateur divisions were Delena Doyle of Azle, TX; Brad Gibby of Newberry, GA; Mike Perkins of Bentonville, AR; Linda Pigg of Gordonville, TX; Tom McBEath of Union, MS; Michael Ochetto of Belcher, LA; Terry Thompson of Aubrey, TX, and Darren Wright of Chillicothe, OH.
Golden Horse Open winner was: Justa Cruzin Carter, shown by Linda Smiley. Reserve was Fortune Of Jules, shown by Kimberly Rehn Morrow.
Amateur Golden Horse winner was Skippin In The Weeds, shown by Celeste Berger. Reserve was The Seventh Encounter, shown by Hannah Decamp.
Select Golden Horse winner was: Irresistible Star, shown by Susan Chancey Chaires. Reserve was CowboysAintEAsyToLuv, shown by Roxann Guthrie.
Novice Amateur Golden Horse winner was: Watch Bud Shine, shown by Janine M. Hess. Reserve was Skipper Jetdi, shown by Emma Jonasson.
Jake Wickler, winner of the Amateur Three Year Old Mares on Saturday, July 23 with R Yella Princess, has an interesting story. The young 19-year-old did all the training, conditioning, and showing of the mare by himself. Clay Gant, artist of Cowboy Bronze statues, said he “could see muscle definition in the mare from way up in the stands. She was the only fit horse in the class!”
Jake and his dad talked about the mare and her training. “We got her as a weanling from an online sale in Lawrenceville, Virginia (Ralph Manuel?). Jake works with her every day, and this is her third trip to the World Palomino Show.” And this was Jake’s first year showing as an Amateur.
The two run Wicker Farms in New Castle, Indiana. They raise alfalfa hay, corn, and soybeans in addition to horses. “We mainly raise Quarter Horses, and we have three horses that we’re showing now.” Jake shows R Yella Princess in Amateur Three Year Old Mares and his dad shows her in the Open. They plan to continue showing her for a few more years, and then raise some foals from her.
“We train horses as a family,” Jake said. “We have a yearling stallion, FG Fella in Yella, who was in the top five in Amateur Yearling Stallions” on Thursday, July 21, and was 7th in the Open Yearling Stallions with his dad.
They also have a five year old gelding, Leather N Tails, who led the nation in 2015 AQHA Youth Halter Gelding. Last year Jake led the World in Youth Halter. He was AQHA High Point in Youth Mares and Geldings. He was the 2015 Palomino Youth World Champion at Tunica, as well.
Currently Jake is enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College in Ag Education. He plans to transfer to the main campus, Purdue University, to finish his degree. His goal is to be an FFA Advisor.
Full results of all the classes and more information about PBHA and the World Show are available at: http://www.palominohba.com/show-info/world-show/
