Happenings of the Sacramento Horse Community
Possibly one of the most popular activities to watch at Horse Expo is the sale. The sale has outgrown it’s usual locations and was presented in the large rodeo arena (Ram Truck Freedom Arena) so everyone could come and watch. The wind made for some exciting moments, but both horses and riders managed it well. There was a vast variety of horses from the usual performance Quarter Horses all the way to a zebra.
Prices can be seen here
Enjoy some pictures from this year’s Project Cowgirl at the Western States Horse Expo.
The results were as follows:
Next Great American Horsewoman is Jenny Sherbo; 2nd Robin Bond; 3rd Sarah Winters; 4th Alesa Jones; 5th Katie Hill; 6th Mary Kitzmiller; 7th Alyssa Plackemeier; 8th Shauna Branley; 9th Kelly Saunders; 10th Jaime Hinton.
The AQHA Fan Favorite horse, The Goob, owned by Jaime Hinton, was presented a beautiful trophy by AQHA’s Jim Bret Campbell.
The cowgirls voted among themselves for the Cowgirl Spirit Award for a three-way tie: Katie Hill; Mary Kitzmiller and Willow Newcomb! AQHA donated each cowgirl a SmartPak $100 gift.
Wow, did the exhibitors ever luck out with the weather at this years spring Gold N Grand! With rain threatening the whole weekend the schedule was planned for everyone to have a covered place to show, well, except the trail people! However, it never actually rained during the day. Trail was pretty muddy on Sunday, but everyone managed well. The reining pens were a little crowded since they had to cut down the arenas to make a small warm up area for them. Friday, the weather was beautiful, and Saturday was cold. English classes were only about 2 hours long, and everything else used most of the day. Most of the classes I saw were well attended, and there were plenty of vendors for shopping! Results have not been posted as of yet, but the awards were beautiful. Saddles for weekend high points, buckles to top five weekend circuit winners, and embroidered halters for AQHA weekend circuit winners. The photographer for the show was Shane Rux. Enjoy some candids from around the show.
