Horse-tastic Contest Results
December 4, 2009
The end of the year brings in congratulations for work well done by youth all over the nation.
First-place piece "Wildfire," by Juan Carlos Morales of Bowie Middle School
The Two Bits for Your Brain/AQHYA Youth Art Show is on display at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum, starting today through January. More than 100 works of art from Amarillo area students and beyond are on display. The response to the contest this year was a welcome one, with 188 pieces flooding in by the due date. The show has been judged, and the results are in. Exhibiting students will be honored at a reception held at the Hall of Fame on December 10, 2009, at 7 p.m.
Middle School Category
First place - ”Wildfire,” Juan Carlos Morales, Bowie Middle School
Second place – “Solitaire,” Adrian Maldonado, Bowie Middle School
Third place – “Head Strong,” Adonus Chatman, Bowie Middle School
Honorable Mentions: “Shadow” by Cristal Medrano, “A Different Perspective” by Marco Rivera, “Four Corner Corral” by Macy Collins (all from Bowie Middle School), and Untitled by Jazmin Navarro from Dalhart
High School Category
First place – Untitled, Matt Crespin, Palo Duro High School
Second place – “Horse in Quarters,” Jodi Ann Brewer, Amarillo High School
Third place - Untitled, Lorin Vega, Amarillo High School
Honorable Mentions are pieces by Ismael Roman from Palo Duro High School, Grace Grimes, Elizabeth Wood and Phillip Sorrels from Amarillo High School, and Holly Bufkin from Farwell ISD
AQHYA
First place - ”Use Your Head,” Sharla Stadstad, Manvel, North Dakota
Second place - ”Eye of Darkness,” Caitlin Ackerman, Jericho, Vermont
Third place – “Practice Makes Perfect,” Danielle Long, Anchorage, Alaska
World Show
The AQHA World Championship Show Youth Judging Contest took place November 18 in Oklahoma City. It was a day full of beautiful horses, fast and furious note taking, and practice, practice, practice. Reasons filled the air and at the end of a long and rewarding day, the college kids got to relax before returning for the awards breakfast. Here are some of the results from this year’s contest:
Division 1 – Senior College
High-Point Individual Overall
- Jessica Hawley, Sam Houston State University
- Chelcei Fischer, West Texas A&M University
- Cari Cooley, Colorado State University
High-Point Team Overall
- West Texas A&M University
- Colorado State University
- University of Florida
Division 2 – Junior College
High-Point Individual Overall
- Travis Timmons, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Alexis Cowan, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Caitlin Robb, Black Hawk College (B)
High-Point Team Overall
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Black Hawk College (B)
- Black Hawk College (A)
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