Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted yet another great day of competition during A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Futurity. Thursday, April 25 featured class highlights included the $15,000 NSBA Senior Trail, the $10,000 NSBA Senior Ranch Riding, and the $5,000 NSBA Non-Pro Western Pleasure Maturity.
The $15,000 NSBA Senior Trail welcomed 66 talented combinations to compete over a technical pattern. Blake Weis and Cavallo Family Trust’s 2017 mare Hot Lopin Lily (RL Best Of Sudden x Shes A Lopin Machine) bested the rest, taking home the lion’s share of the prize money.
Tami Adams McAllister and Heather Lange’s 2015 gelding Tennessi Whiskey (Zippos Mr Good Bar x Buddys Buffalo Gal) scored the $5,000 NSBA Limited Rider Senior Trail bonus.
$15,000 NSBA Senior Trail Top Three Results:
1 Hot Lopin Lily, Blake Weis, Cavallo Family Trust
2 My Mama Said So, Anthony Montes, Angela Wade
3 Moonlite Cruiser, Jason Gilliam, Kaleena Weakly
$5,000 NSBA Limited Rider Senior Trail Top Three Results:
1 Tennessi Whiskey, Tami Adams McAllister, Heather Lange
2 Moonlite Cruiser, Jason Gilliam, Kaleena Weakly
3 KM Betcha Im Best, Martin Doustou, Kyle Kiper
In the $10,000 NSBA Senior Ranch Riding, a competitive field of 29 horse-and-rider combinations put their skills to the test navigating a challenging pattern. At the end of the class, it was Curtis Reynolds and Eric Mendrysa’s 2014 stallion Xtra Magic Doctor (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Aleena Starlight) that emerged victorious.
$10,000 NSBA Senior Ranch Riding Top Three Results:
1 Xtra Magic Doctor, Curtis Reynolds, Eric Mendrysa
2 Winn Like Flinn, Logan Pluhar, Lane Kail
3 Whizenboonsmal, Madison Hayden Rafacz, Madison Hayden Rafacz
Kent Ray Taylor earned a birthday victory on Thursday, aboard his own 2017 mare Never Have I Ever (No Doubt Im Lazy x A Certain Illusion) in the $5,000 NSBA Non-Pro Western Pleasure Maturity. Happy Birthday Kent!
$5,000 NSBA Non-Pro Western Pleasure Maturity Top Three Results:
1 Never Have I Ever, Kent Ray Taylor, Kent Ray Taylor
2 The Cooki Monster, Susan Roberts, Capital Quarter Horses LLC
3 Socks For Dayz, Laura Atkinson, Dax Atkinson