The 2007 International Grand Championship
showcased a record number of Spotted Mountain Horse participants.
All SMHA classes were well attended by a rainbow of spotted horses
in all colors.
The fierce competition for the second annual
Spotted Versatility Award went to Geoffrey Hill and Iceburg. The
five-year-old gelding is owned by Jackie Setters of Twisted S Farm
in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Geoffrey won a black trooper saddle
donated by Eddie and Wanda Adams, Judy Adams, and Pat Veilleux,
Nancy and Don Copland, Martha Gilley, Ben Rose, Billy Caudill, and
Glynn Johnson. Congratulations to Geoffrey, and all participants in
the competition.
New
to this year’s show was the KMSHA/SMHA Weanling and Yearling In-hand
Trail Obstacle Class. The stunningly beautiful yearling Cajuin
Quicksilver, owned by Glenn Johnson and Valerie Kleinheitz,
carefully navigated the obstacles to a blue-ribbon winning
performance in the yearling competition handled by Travis Gauch. The
Kleinheitz/Johnson youngsters are rapidly gaining national
recognition as versatile trail and show horses.
The SMHA Trail Pleasure Championship was won by
the fantastic Hammerhead’s Pride and Joy, exhibited by Travis
Robinson, and owned by Shannon Farm. One Red Hot Lady won the SMHA
Park Pleasure Class, exhibited by Geoffrey and owned by Lonnie
Eversole. Patches of Ebony, exhibited by Brian Crowe, strutted his
stuff to score the blue ribbon in the SMHA Open Western Class. He is
owned by Nancy and Don Copland. SMHA conformation awards for
weanlings went to Rue’s Rough Boy, owned and exhibited by Rodney
Gilliam, and the yearling award went to TJ’s Dandy Man, exhibited by
Josette Knowles and owned by Tiffany Cook of Lexington. The
two-year-old and over conformation championship was won by Lilly
Bean and Josette Knowles for Martha Gilliam of Lexington. Thanks to
all participants.
The winners of the SMHA Futurity were: Weanling,
Rue’s Rough Boy, Yearling, Rainbow’s True Grit (owned and exhibited
by Glenn Johnson), Two-Year-Old, Battle of Belfast (owned and
exhibited by Julie Adams), Two-Year-Old Country Trail, Pusher’s
Fancy Lady (owned and exhibited by Kari Sullivan), Three-Year-Old
Country Trail, Lilly Bean, Four and Over Country Trail, Pusher’s
Apache Man (exhibited by Steve Sullivan and owned by Heather and
Toby Conner), and Four and Over Classic Park, Oreo’s Star Face
(ridden by David Clark and owned by Danny Turner.)
Thanks to all participants, and see you next
year!
2007 November/December
