August 9, 2012
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Team competition continues at the 2012 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. Branden Handke of Oklahoma was the overall high-point individual in the 2012 Merial AQHYA Horse Judging Contest.
While the horse show competition takes center stage at the 2012 Built Ford Tough American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show, other AQHYA teams have also been competing in a variety of other events.
The results from the 2012 Merial AQHYA Horse Judging Contest were posted earlier this week. Recent contests were the Horse Bowl, Scrapbooking Contest, Team Demonstration Speech, Prepared Speech, Impromptu Speech and Yearbook Contest. Contest results will be updated on this page throughout the week. Tuesday, August 7 Yearbook Contest results: The yearbook contest is judged on five different factors including organization, contents and completeness, layout and design, pictures, and writing. Division 1: 1st Place: Missouri 2nd Place: Texas 3rd Place: Michigan 4th Place: Ohio 5th Place: Oklahoma 6th Place: Georgia 7th Place: Nebraska 8th Place: Arkansas 9th Place: Kansas Division 2: 1st Place: Mississippi Team Demonstration Speech Contest results: Two person teams give a presentation pertaining to the horse industry that is original and factual. This contest is scored on seven different categories including introduction, organization, content and accuracy, stage presence, delivery, effect on audience and summary. 1st Place: North Carolina B- Carson Kay and Bradley Kay 2nd Place: North Carolina A- Laura Dickerson and Ruth Vorder Bruegge 3rd Place: Illinois B- Sarah Schobert and Josi Reed 4th Place: Texas A- Catherine Arndt and Mary Cage 5th Place: Texas B- Carlie Block and Aubrey Gilmore 6th Place: California- Mary Raymund and Laurel Nelson Prepared and Impromptu Speech results: Theme: Find Your Inner Rock Star For the Prepared speeches, contestants deliver a five-minute speech based on the theme. For the Impromptu speeches, AQHA will provide topics for the contest and they will vary from serious to humorous in nature. Contestants will be given five minutes to prepare and the maximum presentation time limit allowed is five minutes, with no minimum time limit. Prepared Speaking Final Results 1st Place: Charles Lee, Texas 2nd Place: Kiley Ritchie, Oklahoma 3rd Place: Kendall Wolford, North Carolina 4th Place: Laurel Nelson, California 5th Place: Kayleigh Pivonka, Illinois 6th Place: Mary Elizabeth Downs, North Carolina 7th Place: Audrey Masters, Oklahoma 8th Place: Kimberly Brown, Virginia Impromptu Speaking Results 1st Place: Sarah Schobert, Illinois 2nd Place: Kendall Wolford, North Carolina 3rd Place: Mary Elizabeth Downs, North Carolina 4th Place: Mary Catherine Reynolds, Mississippi 5th Place: Mary Raymund, California 6th Place: Kayleigh Pivonka, Illinois 7th Place: Kiley Ritchie, Oklahoma 8th Place: Kimberly Brown, Virginia 9th Place: Justis Marshall, Colorado 10th Place: Audrey Masters, Oklahoma Wednesday, August 8 Horse Bowl Contest results: AQHYA teams compete against each other in a contest that tests the team’s equine knowledge. Topics of the horse bowl include equine science, equine terms, selection, care and enjoyment of the American Quarter Horse, the first 50 years of AQHA, the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations, anatomy of the American Quarter Horse, conformation, color and markings. 1st Place: North Carolina 2nd Place: Illinois 3rd Place: Idaho/Ada 4th Place: Oklahoma Cherokee Co 5th Place: Georgia Variety Show results:
1st Place: Jaci Lane Deitrick of Oklahoma 2nd Place: Ikena Nakoa of Hawaii 3rd Place (tie): Shelby Ridgway of Arkansas and Maddox Murphy of Missouri
Team Spirit and Stall Decoration results: The stall decoration contest is combined with judging of team spirit. Stall decorations are judged on four components including maintenance and cleanliness; expression of Ford Youth World theme, “Find Your Inner Rock Star”; originality; and craftsmanship. Division 1
1st Place: Arkansas 2nd Place: Georgia 3rd Place: Nebraska Division 2 1st Place: Minnesota 2nd Place: Illinois 3rd Place: North Carolina Division 3 1st Place: Nevada 2nd Place: Delaware 3rd Place: Utah Thursday, August 9 Justin Boots Decorating Contest winner: Texas Wrangler Jeans Decorating Contest winner: Mississippi For more information on the Ford Youth World, visit www.aqha.com/youthworld. The Ford Youth World is the pinnacle event for American Quarter Horse exhibitors, ages 18 and under, around the world, who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to compete in each of the classes representing halter, English and western disciplines. More than 2,400 entries from the United States, Canada, England, Sweden and Venezuela are competing for 34 world championships at this year’s event, August 3-11 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Ford Motor Co. is the title sponsor of the Ford Youth World. AQHA members are eligible for a $500 rebate through Ford on select Ford or Lincoln models, some restrictions apply. In order to qualify, you must be an AQHA member for at least 60 days. Get your rebate here and remember when purchasing your next vehicle, buy Built Ford Tough. AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA Publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal or America’s Horse, visit AQHA Publications.