Spotlights

Name: Maggie Cain Age: 16 Where do you live and with who? I live in Sunbury, Ohio with my mom, my dad, and my younger brother.   How did you get involved in horses? I got involved through my mom because she barrel raced, and I’ve always been in the barn since an early age.   What disciplines/classes do you show in and why did you choose those disciplines/classes? I show in contesting because it’s based on a clock and you get to go fast, and it’s an adrenaline rush.   What is something non- horse related that would be impossible for you to give up? Going on trips with my mom across the country and state.   Tell us something no one knows about you. Not many people know that I raise and show pigs to take to fairs.   Where can we find you when

  Age: 18 Where do you live and with who? I live in Frankfurt, Ohio, with my mom and dad, Samantha and Kevin Patterson.   How did you get involved in horses? My cousin used to work at a racehorse barn, so I would go with her and help brush the horses. One day, she finally put me on one and have always ridden 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. I chose to show in it because I am a perfectionist, and the pleasure is all about controlling the horse’s movement, along with perfecting the horse, not yourself.   What would be impossible for you to give up? (something that's not horse related) Whenever I am not riding or showing horses, I am

Name:  Tana Drew Age: 11   Where do you live and with who: I split my time between Malvern, OH with my Mom and step-dad, Mike and Ashland, OH with my Dad and step-mom, Melissa.   What would be impossible for you to give up? My dog, Jewel.  She is a 3 year old, very spoiled, black and tan dachshund.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. I am a bookworm and a very fast reader.  My favorite books are Christian fiction.   Where can we find you when you aren’t at a horse show? You can find me taking care of my horses, doing my home-school work, and hanging out at my grandparent's houses.   Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I will be starting my Junior year of High School and I would like to be starting a young horse on the barrels.

Name:  Dylan Jordan Age:  11   Where do you live and with whom:   I live in Delaware Ohio with my mom Jessica Daniels, dad Aaron Jordan and younger sister Rylee.   Other current activities: I enjoy fishing, working and showing dairy feeders, and hanging out with my friends.   What would be impossible for you to give up? Living on a farm is something I couldn't give up!   Tell us something that no one knows about you. I had surgery when I was 3 months old to remove fluid on my skull. I have a scar on the right side of my head.   Where can we find you when not at a horse show? A friends house, our family cottage in New York, or working on the farm.    Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I will be in high school and getting my drivers license. 

Name:  Seth Craft Age:  15   Where do you live and with whom:   I live in West Alexandria, Ohio with my parents, Nicholas & Kimberly Craft and with my 4 of 8 siblings that are still living at home.   Other current activities: I am currently involved in 4-H where I show a miniature horse. I won first place at The Ohio State Fair in Driving Reinsmanship with my mini.  I run cross country and am long jumper in track, I mow grass for several different people and bale hay. I enjoy spending time with my family and working on cars.   What would be impossible for you to give up? It would be impossible for me to give up showing horses. I really enjoy showing my horse and driving my miniature horse.   Tell us something that no one knows about

  Caleb Sturgeon is a candidate for 2016 AQHYA Region 4 National Director.   Where do you live and with who: I live in Beloit, Ohio with my Mom, Valerie, my Dad, Eric, and my whippet dog, Celeste   How do you want to be remembered by your peers? I hope to be remembered as an honorable person with the respect of my peers, as well as someone with an unquestionable work ethic.   What are your biggest strengths and weaknesses? My biggest strengths are that I am very willing to attempt anything that is asked of me. I am very persistent until I achieve my goals.  My biggest weakness is sometimes I can get in a  hurry and don’t finish a job to the best of my ability.       Who do you admire the most and why? I most admire my parents. They are

Olivia Tordoff is a candidate for 2016 AQHYA Region 4 National Director.   How do you want to be remembered by your peers? I want to be remembered by my peers as someone with the highest level of integrity, an undeniable work ethic and a great friend.    What are your biggest strengths and weaknesses? My biggest strengths are that I am very determined and willing to do what ever it takes to be successful. Another strength of mine would be that I strive for perfection, I believe that if you are ambitious about something you should do it perfectly and to the best of your ability or not at all.  My biggest weakness are that I am actually very shy, I can be very hard on myself, and I always feel as though good is never good enough. 

Name: Dolan Robinson Age:  15   Where do you live and with who: I live in Caldwell, Ohio with my parents, Donald and Angela, and my younger brothers, Colin and Lane.   Other current activities: I am currently a member of 4-H, FFA and EOQHYA.      What would be impossible for you to give up? Something that would be impossible for me to give up would be horse riding.  I compete on my horse in barrels, pole bending and the stakes.  It is just the team of my horse and me racing against the clock.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. Something that people don't know about me is that I show market hogs in 4-H.  I also live on a farm and raise beef cattle.   Where can we find you when you aren’t at a horse show? When I am not at a horse

Name: Grace Miller Age:  11   Where do you live and with who: I live with my parents, Scott and Erica, my brother Cole, and all of our pets. We live in Miamisburg Ohio. I compete in figures skating. I practice 2-3 times a week. I also like to ride my stay at home horse, Bullseye, down the road and through the woods.   What would be impossible for you to give up? The most impossible thing to give up is horse showing, because of all the friends I've met through showing horses together.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. Something you don't know about me is I have a baby duck living in my bathtub. His name is Peanut.   Where can we find you when you aren’t at a horse show? If I'm not at a horse show, I am probably  at home playing

Name:  Marina Marotto Age:  13 - 7th Grade   Where do you live and with whom:   Dublin, Ohio and with my parents, Howie and Deborah and my little brother, Mario.   Other current activities: I play Lacrosse for my school.   What would be impossible for you to give up? Probably my horse Diesel (Just Call Willy), Chinese food and Xbox One   Tell us something that no one knows about you. I am a major Walking Dead fan.   Where can we find you when not at a horse show? At home watching T.V, at the park with my friends or at the barn.   Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Hopefully still showing on the AQHA circuits and adding Horsemanship.   How did you get involved in horses? When I was really little I rode a family friends horse and fell