2023 AQHYA World Show: Our Time Is Now!

Posted: August 7th, 2023

The Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association finished strong in Oklahoma City at this year’s AQHYA World Championship show! It was a big year for Ohio, and OQHYA sent 44 youth exhibitors and 61 horses.

Ohio youth brought home a total of:

            11 CHAMPION Titles

            9 RESERVE CHAMPION Titles

            8 BRONZE CHAMPION Titles

            11 Top Five Placings

            37 Top Ten Placings

            57 Finalist Placings

Here’s the breakdown:

 

Isabella D’Onofrio and IF IT AINT SOUTHERN:

            WORLD CHAMPION: L3 Performance Geldings

 

 

Isabella D’Onofrio and WHATA MOONLITE RIDE:

            RESERVE 14-18 ALL AROUND

            WORLD CHAMPION: L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L3 Showmanship 14-18

    

 

Julia Lee and BODY LIKE A BACK RD:

            WORLD CHAMPION: L3 Western Riding

 

Grant Mastin and HAND MADE MACHINE:

            WORLD CHAMPION: L3 Trail 14-18

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L3 Western Riding

 

 

Colton Smith and LINDAS FINAL LEGACY:

            WORLD CHAMPION: L3 Yearling Fillies

  

Isabella D’Onofrio and N A HEARTBEAT:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18

 

 

Emily Patton and THIS CHICS NITE:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L3 Ranch Riding 14-18

 

 

Ella Thompson and INVITEDBYWILLIENELSON:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L3 Performance Geldings

 

 

Lyla Bellar and GOOD EVANESCENCE:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 Horsemanship 14-18

 

Emma Gore and UR RIDE HAS ARRIVED:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 Trail 14-18

 

 

Emily Patton and SWINGIN FOR MONEY:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 Equitation Over Fences

 

Colton Smith and FEARLES PREMO:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 3 Year Old Geldings

 

Colton Smith and JLR LIVIN THE DREAM:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 Yearling Geldings

 

 

Colton Smith and SHEZA PREMADONNA:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L3 Aged Mares

 

Karly Humbert and UF MY LEGS R LEATHAL:

            CHAMPION: L1 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

            CHAMPION: L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

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Tianna Cooper and SDP GOT FANCY GENES:

            CHAMPION: L1 Ranch Riding

 

Karly Humbert and BLESSED WITH THEBEST:

            CHAMPION: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18

 

Kaylee Olds and LOOKING WILLY GOOD:

            CHAMPION: L1 Western Pleasure 13&Under

 

 

Kaylee Olds and PLAYIN IT COOL:

            CHAMPION: L1 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under

 

Emily Craft and GOOD MISS CADILLAC:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L1 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

Kennedy Dorsey and LAZYBOY:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L1 Trail 14-18

 

Sydney Klein and COGNAC N DIAMONDS:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L1 Ranch Riding

 

Isabella Stanley and WALK N AFTER MIDNITE:

            RESERVE CHAMPION: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under

 

Molly Mullady and THE ROAN SHOW:

            BRONZE CHAMPION: L1 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under

 

Bringing home Top 5 honors:

            Lyla Bellar: L3 Western Riding

            Callie Davenport: L2 Performance Geldings

            Kaylynn Heitman: L2 Trail 14-18, L3 Western Riding

            Julia Lee: L2 Western Riding

            Kaylee Olds: L1 Showmanship 13&Under

            Emily Patton: L3 Hunter Hack

            Kailee Rife: L1 Ranch Riding

            Isabella Stanley: L1 Horsemanship 13&Under, L1 Western Pleasure 13&Under

            Layni Wills: L1 Western Pleasure 14-18

 

Bringing home Top 10 honors:

            Kambrie Atkins: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under

            Lyla Bellar: L2 Western Riding

            Eiley Clark: L1 Ranch Riding

            Tianna Cooper: L2 Performance Geldings, L2 Horsemanship 14-18

            Emily Craft: L1 Showmanship 14-18, L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

            Isabella D’Onofrio: L3 Trail 14-18, L3 Western Pleasure 14-18

            Stella Dorsey: L1 Horsemanship 13&Under, L3 Reining 13&Under, L1 Trail 13&Under

            Emma Gore: L3 Horsemanship 14-18

            Isabella Hamilton: L2 Trail 13&Under, L3 Horsemanship 13&Under

            Jordyn Humbert: L2 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L2 Horsemanship 14-18

            Karly Humbert: L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18, L1 Trail 14-18

            Meghan Kaser: L2 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under

            Molly Mullady: L1 Western Pleasure 13&Under

            Aviana Nemeth: L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18

            Kaylee Olds: L3 Aged Mares, L3 Showmanship 13&Under, L3 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under, L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under, L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under,

                                          L3 Western Pleasure 13&Under

            Emily Patton: L3 Working Hunter

            Eliza Plum: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L1 Western Pleasure 14-18

            Kailee Rife: L2 Ranch Riding 14-18, L3 Ranch Riding 14-18

            Isabella Stanley: L2 Western Pleasure 13&Under

            Juliah Studer: L2 Stake Race

            Abigail Zawisza: L2 Reining

 

Finalists:

            Kambrie Atkins: L2 Performance Geldings, L3 Western Pleasure 13&Under, L1 Western Pleasure 13&Under

            Cheyenne Brand: L3 Aged Geldings, L2 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L1 Trail 14-18

            Eavan Clark: L1 Western Pleasure 14-18

            Tianna Cooper: L3 Performance Geldings, L3 Ranch Riding 14-18, L3 Ranch Trail

            Caden Craft: L3 Performance Mares, L1 Horsemanship 14-18

            Emily Craft: L3 Performance Mares

            Isabella D’Onofrio: L3 Aged Geldings, L3 Horsemanship 14-18

            Kennedy Dorsey: L2 Trail 14-18, L1 Western Pleasure 14-18

            Stella Dorsey: L2 Horsemanship 13&Under

            Ava Hamilton: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18

            Isabella Hamilton: L3 Showmanship 13&Under, L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under

            Kaylynn Heitman: L2 Horsemanship 14-18, L3 Trail 14-18

            Jordyn Humbert: L2 Performance Geldings, L3 & L2 Performance Mares, L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18, L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18, L2 Western Riding,

                                                    L3 Western Riding

            Karly Humbert: L1 Trail 14-18

            Rylee Jordan: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under, L1 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under, L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under

            Meghan Kaser: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 13&Under

            Margaret Meyer: L1 Ranch Riding, L1 Horsemanship 14-18

            Molly Mullady: L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under, L3 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under L3 Western Pleasure 13&Under, L2 Western Pleasure 13&Under, L1 Trail 13&Under

            Kaylee Olds: L2 Horsemanship 13&Under, L1 Horsemanship 13&Under

            Emily Patton: L3 Ranch Trail

            Maddy Pavlica: L3 Aged Geldings

            Kailee Rife: L2 Reining, L3 Ranch Trail

            Isabella Stanley: L2 Hunt Seat Equitation 13&Under, L3 Horsemanship 13&Under

            Gracie Stingle: L3 Reining 14-18

            Juliah Studer: L3 Stake Race

            Ella Thompson: L3 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18

            Layni Wills: L1 Hunter Under Saddle 14-18, L2 Western Pleasure 14-18

            Abigail Zawisza: L3 Reining 14-18