AQHA Youth World Show Results

Fantasmic · 08-31-2008, 05:49 PM

Firstly, sorry it's taken me so long to report back to you guys about it. I've been waiting for my show photo cd to come back in the mail, lol. I got it.

Youth World was an amazing experience, I want to show there again and again and again. <3 When I was running in I was thinking, "Omg, I can't believe I'm here. This is so awesome." and feeling completely euphoric.

My run overall was not the best run, but some of the pieces of the pattern were the best that Player and I have ever done. Like omg, my stops. He attacked the ground, it was awesome. In the circles, unfortunately he shied away from the judges' chairs, there were five pairs of judges and scribes. He didn't do anything drastic, but he just cut the areas where the chairs for really badly.They didn't have the chairs in until the day of my class, so Player never got used to them. Terry said if I had run him a little faster in my large fast, he would have probably not of paid much attention to him. Then he came down beautifully in both of the small slow circles, best he has ever had. One of my lead changes was also a stride or two early from the middle. My scores were:

"J1: 67.0 J2: 68.0 J3: 67.5 J4: 66.0 J5: 68.0 Total Score: 202.5"

The high and low scores are cut off and the middle three scores are added together. Not the greatest, but I'm still really proud of him. That was our first time at youth world and we'll come back stronger for next year. We've been working on quite a bit already and he's still getting better and better. I'm excited for the High Roller Classic which I'm showing at a couple weeks from today.

My friend Becca got 5th in the go round and 10th in the finals. I thought that was pretty awesome. She missed the finals on her other horse by a point. It was a really tough go round for everyone was running all out and then I noticed quite a few finalists ran out of steam the next day on finals night, but I don't blame them for it was the evening right after they ran hard in the prelims. They were all really good though.

Pro photos:

:Player looks so awesome in this picture, but my collapsed torso revealing my three displaced vertibrae+weird shirt angle=not pretty, lol. My back's not that bad if I am conscious of my posture. I love the way Player looks though.

I have photos that I've taken myself but I gotta get them off my mom's camera and upload them (there's quite a few). They'll be coming soon!

Buckshot · 08-31-2008, 05:52 PM

You two are an AWESOME team. I LOVE that first picture. IMO, that is reining. Horse and rider working HARD together - and enjoying it immensely.

I've never tried reining, but I will someday. I would LOVE to ride a good reiner and slide, spin, etc. Watching a good one sends chills down my back.

Is it hard to stay in the saddle when your horse slides? I know you're supposed to sit very deep but I find it hard to sit stops without my high-backed barrel saddle!

Fantasmic · 08-31-2008, 08:01 PM

Thank you! =D

I get chills watching a good horse/rider combination as well. I never get bored watching it.

Sitting stops took a lot of practice for me, and there have been plenty of times where you could have seen daylight between the seat of the saddle and my bum. Oh, but I love it when you feel the horse build of to immense speeds and then with a shift of your body position and one simple word causes the horse to bury itself into the ground and slide long distances. It's a lot of fun. I hope you get to experience it one day.

belle4 · 08-31-2008, 09:40 PM

What an experience for you. Fantastic job and I'm so glad you had a good time. You look wonderful in the photos.

Fox Glove · 08-31-2008, 09:46 PM

All I can add is wow, I know little to nothing about Western, but you look amazing to me, those are jaw dropping..

Good on you for working so hard, and it paying off!

wpisawesome · 09-01-2008, 04:41 AM

Awesome job! Great pics!

pinevalley · 09-01-2008, 06:42 AM

I love your outfit and the fact you are using romels....great job!

terrifictay77 · 09-01-2008, 06:54 AM

Congrats! You guys look awesome!!

hezadlux · 09-01-2008, 07:40 AM

WOW.. Awesome Pics...Good Job...

annabana<3 · 09-01-2008, 07:43 AM

awesome pics....my trainer had a horse that use to rein ..she let me try it was awesome!! lol anyways you guys look great!

08-31-2008, 05:49 PM	#1
Fantasmic Full Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 53 Images: 6	AQHA Youth World Show Results Firstly, sorry it's taken me so long to report back to you guys about it. I've been waiting for my show photo cd to come back in the mail, lol. I got it. Youth World was an amazing experience, I want to show there again and again and again. <3 When I was running in I was thinking, "Omg, I can't believe I'm here. This is so awesome." and feeling completely euphoric. My run overall was not the best run, but some of the pieces of the pattern were the best that Player and I have ever done. Like omg, my stops. He attacked the ground, it was awesome. In the circles, unfortunately he shied away from the judges' chairs, there were five pairs of judges and scribes. He didn't do anything drastic, but he just cut the areas where the chairs for really badly.They didn't have the chairs in until the day of my class, so Player never got used to them. Terry said if I had run him a little faster in my large fast, he would have probably not of paid much attention to him. Then he came down beautifully in both of the small slow circles, best he has ever had. One of my lead changes was also a stride or two early from the middle. My scores were: "J1: 67.0 J2: 68.0 J3: 67.5 J4: 66.0 J5: 68.0 Total Score: 202.5" The high and low scores are cut off and the middle three scores are added together. Not the greatest, but I'm still really proud of him. That was our first time at youth world and we'll come back stronger for next year. We've been working on quite a bit already and he's still getting better and better. I'm excited for the High Roller Classic which I'm showing at a couple weeks from today. My friend Becca got 5th in the go round and 10th in the finals. I thought that was pretty awesome. She missed the finals on her other horse by a point. It was a really tough go round for everyone was running all out and then I noticed quite a few finalists ran out of steam the next day on finals night, but I don't blame them for it was the evening right after they ran hard in the prelims. They were all really good though. Pro photos: :Player looks so awesome in this picture, but my collapsed torso revealing my three displaced vertibrae+weird shirt angle=not pretty, lol. My back's not that bad if I am conscious of my posture. I love the way Player looks though. I have photos that I've taken myself but I gotta get them off my mom's camera and upload them (there's quite a few). They'll be coming soon! Last edited by Fantasmic; 09-01-2008 at 05:00 PM. Reason: grammar and spelling, lol.

08-31-2008, 05:52 PM	#2
Buckshot Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michiana Posts: 5,585 Images: 26 Blog Entries: 19	You two are an AWESOME team. I LOVE that first picture. IMO, that is reining. Horse and rider working HARD together - and enjoying it immensely. I've never tried reining, but I will someday. I would LOVE to ride a good reiner and slide, spin, etc. Watching a good one sends chills down my back. Is it hard to stay in the saddle when your horse slides? I know you're supposed to sit very deep but I find it hard to sit stops without my high-backed barrel saddle! __________________ HGS's official Birdbrain I've been Snowballed! X10

08-31-2008, 09:40 PM	#4
belle4 Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,426 Images: 447	What an experience for you. Fantastic job and I'm so glad you had a good time. You look wonderful in the photos. __________________ "Never has an adult stood so tall as they were when they bent down to help a child....." (from my friend Sandra)

08-31-2008, 09:46 PM	#5
Fox Glove Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Horse Country Posts: 5,986 Images: 71 Blog Entries: 18	All I can add is wow, I know little to nothing about Western, but you look amazing to me, those are jaw dropping.. Good on you for working so hard, and it paying off! __________________ I have been snowballed

09-01-2008, 06:54 AM	#8
terrifictay77 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Wisconsin Posts: 329 Images: 45	Congrats! You guys look awesome!! __________________ Go ahead... indulge in a *Thoroughbred*

08-31-2008, 08:01 PM	#3
Fantasmic Full Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 53 Images: 6	Thank you! =D I get chills watching a good horse/rider combination as well. I never get bored watching it. Sitting stops took a lot of practice for me, and there have been plenty of times where you could have seen daylight between the seat of the saddle and my bum. Oh, but I love it when you feel the horse build of to immense speeds and then with a shift of your body position and one simple word causes the horse to bury itself into the ground and slide long distances. It's a lot of fun. I hope you get to experience it one day.

09-01-2008, 04:41 AM	#6
wpisawesome Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,184 Images: 11 Blog Entries: 1	Awesome job! Great pics!

09-01-2008, 06:42 AM	#7
pinevalley Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Off the beaten path-Wisconsin Posts: 788	I love your outfit and the fact you are using romels....great job!

09-01-2008, 07:40 AM	#9
hezadlux Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chandler,Az Posts: 1,583 Images: 225	WOW.. Awesome Pics...Good Job... __________________ Tammy http://www.freewebs.com/millershowhorses/index.htm Home of: Cocktails (2x Congress Champion) Charge It All (APHA Western pleasure mare) Play it Cool Kid (AQHA HALTER GELDING)

09-01-2008, 07:43 AM	#10
annabana<3 Full Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: florida Posts: 104	awesome pics....my trainer had a horse that use to rein ..she let me try it was awesome!! lol anyways you guys look great!

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