A Sudden Impulse; Thursday, April 25 Featured Class Highlights

26 APR 24 Ocala, FL

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. 

Blake Weis and Hot Lopin Lily. Photo by Shane Rux Photography.

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 Tennessi Whiskey. Photo by Shane Rux Photography.

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 

Curtis Reynolds and Xtra Magic Doctor. Photo by Shane Rux Photography.

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 and Never Have I Ever. Photo by Shane Rux Photography.

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