Redbud Spectacular – June 2
June 8, 2010
The Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Futurity keeps the crowd interested as it raises money for scholarships.
Cooper Dobbs leads FSR Remarkable, the winning youth gelding at the Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Futurity.
On June 2, halter exhibitors lined up with their yearlings for the second Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Futurity.
High hopes were the order of the day, with exhibitors standing just a little taller than usual at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. The futurity was in conjunction with Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association’s Redbud Spectacular.
One exhibitor was Shirley McCary, showing Clowd Nine for Kevin McCary. She was confident in her filly, but her partner, David Williams, was more skeptical.
“We really didn’t think she was going to win today,” he says. “We like her and we’re really excited about her.”
The 2009 chestnut mare is by Self Employed and out of Jay Lo 2002 by Wincredible. She came to Shirley and David through the a private sale and is being fitted by AQHA Professional Horseman Luke Castle.
Shirley showed against a tough group of fillies against all comers in the open class, winning that before taking the top prize in the non-pro class.
In the youth classes, three exhibitors were from Nacogdoches Boys Ranch. Two of the boys, Colby Calloway and John Malabicky, took home checks in the limited gelding class for Some Kind Of Fella and Financial Bailout, owned by the ranch.
“We’re really thrilled to have the Boys Ranch here,” says Betty Wells, Jerry’s widow. “It’s the second year of the futurity, and we tried to make it bigger than last year. We had more money and added the new limited classes.”
During the show, frequent drawings for prizes such as $50 gift certificates and certificates for appetizers at local restaurants kept the crowd engaged. Organizers also had a blood drive and a health fair, while a silent auction raised money for the scholarship fund. Payouts for the futurity totaled almost $40,000.
“The scholarship is awarded in January,” Betty says. “It’s $1,000 every year, $500 to a boy and $500 to a girl. This year, 10 percent of our entry fees go to the scholarship fund.”
After the futurity, AQHA Professional Horsemen Ross Roark and J.T. Mitchell gave a free youth clinic that kept many adults in their seats as well. Boys Ranch students were the models for the clinic.
Winners
Non-Pro Yearling Fillies and Open Yearling Fillies — Clowd Nine owned by Kevin McCary
Non-Pro Yearling Geldings — I Want Revenge owned by James and Rosemary Hill
Open Yearling Geldings — The Turminator owned by Kevin McCary
Non-Pro Yearling Stallions, Open Yearling Stallions and Limited Non-Pro Yearling Stallions — A Zhivago owned by Judy Jordan
Youth Mares — FG Aint She Amazin owned by Jason Smith; shown by Shyanne Smith
Youth Geldings – FSR Remarkable, owned and shown by Cooper Dobbs
Limited Youth Mares — At Last A Cool Clu, owned by Veronica Cothran; shown by Bailey Smith
Limited Youth Geldings — Some Kind Of Fella, owned by Nacogdoches Boys Ranch; shown by Colby Calloway
For more photos from the futurity as well as the horse show, see the slide show below. Click on each photo to see the caption.
Comments
Add a Comment