Spotlights

My name is Clara Nemeth. I am 14 years old and live in Delaware, OH with my parents, Scott and Winnie and younger sister, Aviana.  I have been involved with horses my entire life. We had a horse farm in Saline, MI where we bred, raised and showed our Quarter Horses for ten years prior to moving to Ohio. My Grandparents train and race Standardbred horses. My Mom, Winnie, is the Standardbred Program Director for New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.  We are involved with both harness racing and AQHA. I show my horse, Jacks Are Sleepy Too, who I bred and raised, in Western Pleasure and Horsemanship. We may add Trail, Showmanship and Halter this year. Since we have had to learn together, we started showing Pleasure as

Name:  Lauren Carnahan Age: 16 Interviewed by: Madison Scheiner   Where do you live and with who? I live in Bainbridge, Ohio with my parents, and sister, Claire. How did you get involved in horses? When I was little my mom had a horse named Dakota that I would always go out and play with, and I just loved it. That’s what got me going and started my passion. The rest is history! What discipline(s)/class(es) do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or class(es)? I show in the all-around classes. I choose to do the the all-around because, I love the challenge of doing all the different classes and the different components that go into each class. What would be impossible for you to give up? (something that's not

Where do you live and with who?   I live in Zanesville, Ohio with my parents, Matt and Melissa Bell, my brothers, Brady and Baylor, and my sister, Delaney. How did you get involved with horses?  My mom had a good friend that asked me to come to her house and ride. I went out, took riding lessons and showed lead line when I was six. The rest is history! What discipline/ classes do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or classes?  For the past two years, I have been mainly focused on the western pleasure. However, this year I plan to resume showing horsemanship, equitation, hunter under saddle, western riding, and trail. I love these disciplines because they are all challenging in different ways and require me

Name: Tori Kendle Age:17 1. Where do you live and with who? I live in New Albany, Ohio with my mom, Julie, my dad, Ron, and my dog, Princess. 2. How did you get involved in horses? When I was three, I lived behind a horse farm and always loved to go visit them. I started taking riding lessons as soon as I was old enough and I never stopped. 3. What discipline(s)/class(es) do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or class(es)? I show in the all around classes, horsemanship, western pleasure, showmanship, equitation, and sometimes trail. I love doing it all because it lets me practice something different every time I ride, and I also like it because it means that I never have too much down time at shows. 4. What would

Name: Isabella Tesmer Interviewed by: Caleb Sturgeon Age: 15   Where do you live and with who? I live in Mt. Orab, Ohio with my mom, Rhianna, and my step-dad, Kyle.  How did you get involved in horses? I’ve had horses all my life. I’ve been riding for as long as I could remember.  What discipline(s)/class(es) do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or class(es)?  I show in the Reining classes. I show in the NRHA Youth Reining 14-18 and the Green Reiner. I also show in the AQHA Youth Reining, and the Level 1 Youth. I love showing in this discipline because it requires the horse to be in sync with the rider at all times. What would be impossible for you to give up? (something that's not horse related)  My phone or Netflix

Name:Kathleen Spencer Age:17 Interviewed by: Alexa Black Where do you live and with who? -I live in Springfield, Ohio with my parents, Tess and Jack, my dog Rocky, and my brother John who currently attends Denison University. How did you get involved with horses? -I got involved with horses when I was 6 years old and I started to take riding lessons. I fell in love with horses right away and It’s my favorite thing to do.   What disciplines/classes do you compete in and why did you chose that? -I show the showmanship, horsemanship and western pleasure. I love showing the western all around because I am able to do a little bit of everything.   What would be impossible for you to give up? -Something impossible for me to give

Name: Emily Ambrose Age: 18 Where do you live and with who? I live in Chardon, Ohio with my parents. How did you get involved in horses? This is an interesting story. On the first day of kindergarten, I forgot my clothes for gym and I was very distraught. I was in tears, and then I went and sat next to a girl who was sitting far away from the rest of the class. She asked if we wanted to be friends, and the next week, I went over to her house because she had horses. That was when I was five, and I've been riding ever since. What disciplines/classes do you show in and why did you choose those disciplines/classes? I show in the all around events, as well as ranch riding. I love the diversity of showing the all around and getting to show in

Where do you live and with who?  I live in Beaver, Ohio with my mom, Stephanie, and my dad, Randy.    How did you get involved in horses? I got involved with horses when I was very young. My grandparents, Dennis and Debbie Martin had some horses when I was a baby, and I fell in love. They bought me my first show horse, Alan when I was 5. We went to local shows and I showed in the walk trot classes. My first time, I came out of the ring with a blue ribbon. I have been hooked ever since.    What discipline(s)/class(es) do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or class(es)? I show in Western Pleasure and recently started Reining. I show western pleasure because I absolutely love it. You get to work with your horse to make their

1. Where do you live and with who? “I currently live in Milan, Ohio with my parents, Eric and Michelle, and younger brother, Luke. My sister Madeline is attending college at FGCU in Fort Myers, FL and my brother Clay lives in Austin, Texas.” 2. How did you get involved with horses? “My family has always had horses. Our family farm in Berlin Heights has boarded horses for over 30 years. I can’t imagine life without them! My mom used to compete on the AQHA circuit as a youth.” 3. What discipline/ classes do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or classes? “I compete in the All Around events (Horsemanship, Showmanship, Trail, Hunt Seat Equitation, Halter). I love being challenged and learning new things. The

Name: Cassie Priest Age: 15 Where do you live and with who? I live in Van Wert, Ohio with my mom, dad, brother, and two older sisters.  How did you get involved in horses? I was born and raised around them. My mom taught me how to ride and my older siblings rode.  What discipline(s)/class(es) do you show in and why did you choose that discipline or class(es)? I show in pole bending, barrels, and the stakes race. I chose these classes because my older brother used to show in them and it always seemed fun. I enjoy running because there's no other feeling like it and it's just me, my horse, and the timer. What would be impossible for you to give up? (something that's not horse related) I would not be able to give up Hulu or Netflix.