A look back at the 2011 Adequan Select World Championship Show.

Steve Gunn expresses his excite for his Adequan Select World Championship title in trail on Motion By Pro. Journal photo.

By Samantha Eckert

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2011 Adequan Select World Championship Show this past week. We congratulate each exhibitor for qualifying and competing in this year’s show.

A special congratulations to our champions:

• Aged geldings – Jack Shawver and Intoxikating
• Aged mares – Bobbie Arnold Atkinson and Bewitching Cool Kid
• Aged stallions – Luther Copeland and Cajun Acquistion
• Barrel racing – Leslie Chapman Harrison and Spirit Of Talent
• Breakaway roping – Chris J. Jensen and Master Hot Chex
• Cutting – Billy Emerson and Stylish Lizzorro
• Equitation over fences – Debbie A. Wolaver and Eli North
• Heading - Phillip Tearney and Probably A Colonel
• Heeling – Jon R. Hershberger and Shining Playboy
• Hunt seat equitation - Laurel Champlin and Skys Blue Eyes

AQHA’s “Show Me” DVD features people involved in different areas of showing. They explain how to take the first step and get involved in your first show.

• Hunter hack - Dr. Scott Myers and Capture The Flag
• Hunter under saddle – Kerry Papendick and Must Be A Detail
• Jumping – Dr. Scott Myers and Darn That Kat
• Performance halter geldings – Phillip E. Russell and Strait Style
• Performance halter mares – Michael P. Hershberger and A Certain Illusion
• Performance halter stallions – Rita A. Crundwell and Good I Will Be
• Pleasure driving – Kerry Papendick and Must Be A Detail
• Pole bending – Charles “Chuck” Givens and Leavin Em Wishin
• Ranch sorting – William E. Lawless and Uno Blackie; Bobby E. Gray and Gandy Prescription
• Reining – Michael A. Garnett and Ashleys Great Kid
• Showmanship – Anne Wilson and Visible Investment
• Team penning – David Hall and Snappin Kitten; Ronnie McCormick and Hickorys Lad Skeet; and Bobby Gray and Blue Blood Magic
• Three-year-old geldings – Rita A. Crundwell and Ill Be A Touchdown
• Three-year-old mares – Joann Hicks and Denium N Lace
• Three-year-old stallions – Georgia Snow and Trademark
• Tie-down roping – Sid Miller and Big Wonder Ofa Gem
• Trail – Steve Gunn and Motion By Pro
• Two-year-old geldings – Steven R. Headley and Motavated
• Two-year-old mares – Chanci C. McKinnon and Exceptional Playgirl
• Two-year-old stallions – Rhonda Tippin and A Zhivago

Get the “Show Me” DVD today. AQHA members get a discount! Seasoned horse show exhibitors tell you what to expect and what you’ll need to bring with you.

• Weanling geldings – J. L. Robinson and Supremo Forty Five
• Weanling mares – Daryl Lankin and Shes The Prettiest
• Weanling stallions – Thomas J. Scheckel and Designed To B Clasik
• Western horsemanship – Susan Johns and Heza Radical Zip
• Western pleasure – Linda Ball Sargent and Amblin So Good
• Western riding – Mary Lou Searles and Flashy Attraction
• Working cow horse – Jerry Lee Barger and Rattlen Pepper
• Working hunter – Trina McCarroll and We Take Cash
• Yearling geldings – Sarah Smith and Believe U Me
• Yearling mares – Steven R. Headley and Cauzin Trouble
• Yearling stallions – Judy Ann Jordan and Secrets Of A Legend

A special thanks to our sponsors. We hope to see everyone again next year.