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| Candace Joyner shows Blue Reflections in the novice youth western riding class. They placed second in the class. | Lisandra Finley of Okanogan, Washington, and Sweet Bar Time compete in the novice youth horsemanship class. |
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| Michelle Yonkovich of Meridian, Idaho, gives Impulsivley Gold a pat after his performance in the amateur horsemanship. | Doreen Long travelled from Anchorage, Alaska, to show in the Region One Experience. She rode her horse Big Leaguer All Star. |
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| The leadline class featured five future Quarter Horse exhibitors. Noah McDonald rode Miss Be Dynamic. | Coy Mathiasen had help from both his father and mother while riding The Future Jedi in the leadline class. |
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| Kenly Van Ostrand already has that exhibitor pose down while riding Aint She Slick. | The judges ask Abigail Shewmaker to back up her horse, Heza Flashy Fox. |
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| Tired from showing Investment Marginal, Payton McDonald began to cry while waiting for the class to end. | With gas prices at all-time highs, scooters were pretty popular at Region One. Matter of fact, A-1 Scooters gave away nine of them to exhibitors. |
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| Chelsea Carlson of Junction City, Oregon, and Chip Included enter the arena for the green western pleasure class. | Tanner Smith of Colville, Washington, showed Twisted At The Bar in the youth western pleasure, placing fifth. |
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| Shannon Nichols of Boise, Idaho, came to watch the Region One Experience. She used to show Paints but just bought a young Quarter Horse that she hopes to show in western pleasure at the 2009 Experience. | Lisa Boggs of Hagerman, Idaho, had never shown at an AQHA show before. That was until the Region One Experience when she brought her horse, Zippin Through Town. They did well, placing in several classes. |
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| Judging at the Region One Experience were Peter Morgan, Lynn Palm and Donald Nealon. | Jennifer Coleman of Eagle, Idaho, reacts to realizing that she is the amateur all-around champion. |
