Let the dreams begin.

Hannah Blaeser, of La Mesa, New Mexico, and Look At This Asset were crowned the performance halter geldings reserve world champions at the 2010 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show.

“Way to go!” and Jim Searles gave his daughter, Taylor, a high five as she sat aboard her gray mare, Rip N Zippin Goodbar, while mom, Deanna, smiled up at her.

Taylor, from Cave Creek, Arizona, just finished her western riding prelims go, 89th in a field of 103 at the 2010 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. The field included seasoned horses and riders and past world champions, including 2009 western riding world champions Ali Papendick and Harley D Zip.

As of this posting, the finalists haven’t been announced, but Taylor’s parents – longtime trainers and exhibitors themselves – are proud no matter what. The 11-year-old had a world show-worthy pattern in world show company.

There are 859 exhibitors with 1,208 horses making up this year’s 2,402 entries, all competing for 35 world champion titles. The American Quarter Horse Journal interviews all the new world champs fresh out of the arena. Winning run interviews are posted online within the hour along with reruns of the winning goes.

Of course, there’s a lot going on outside the arena. Youth are also competing in horse judging, public speaking, team demonstrations, scrapbooking, Horse Bowl and more.

And don’t forget, if you’re back home or back in your living quarters trailer, you can catch the Oklahoma State Fair Park coliseum competition on the Pfizer Web Cam – if something’s going on, it’s live on the Web.

It’s no secret what they’re looking for. You can learn how AQHA judges score halter classes in AQHA’s FREE report, Judging Halter.

Don’t miss these special Ford Youth World happenings and offers:

Year-long Discount Card – For $20, you can buy a World Show Trade Show 10 percent discount card, to be used over and over until August 31, 2011. And $15 from the sale of each card goes directly to the American Quarter Horse Foundation Youth Scholarship Fund. If you’re going to be doing some buying, it’s a great investment.

College Fair – starts Friday, July 30, and continues through Sunday, August 1, in the Coliseum concourse. If you’re looking for schools that offer equine-related sports or coursework, come check it out.

SmartPak Internet Café – You’ll find free Internet access in the Internet Café in the room across from the AQHA Media Room, courtesy of AQHA Corporate Partner SmartPak.

Feed Mill Tours – AQHA Corporate Partner Nutrena is offering free tours of their feed mill. Sign up in the show office for tours on Tuesday, August 3, 1-3:30 p.m., Thursday, August 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Get the inside scoop on feed production.

Coke Floats and Shop – Grab a free coke float at the trade show receptions on July 31 and August 5 at 4 p.m.

And check the Ford Youth World coverage home every day for stories and slide shows from The American Quarter Horse Journal’s award-winning team.