2023 APHA horseIQ Collegiate & Youth Horse Judging Contest grows by 25%
Young judges piled into the Will Rogers Memorial Center on September 30, 2023, for the APHA horseIQ Collegiate & Youth Horse Judging Contest. The event took place in conjunction with the 2023 APHA/WCHA Halter Million in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 2023 contest attracted 146 entries this year, which represents a 25.8 percent increase over the previous year. New this year was a limited division, which featured questions instead of oral reasons.
Congratulations to the event champions!
Limited Division
Overall Individual: Ella Rocky of Lone Oak 4-H
Overall Team: Brock FFA
13 & Under Division
Overall Individual: Jessi Petrin of Wise County 4-H
Overall Team: Painted Texas Judges
14-18 Division
Overall Individual: Madison Chaloupka of Texas Elite Team 1
Overall Team: Texas Elite Team 1
Collegiate Division
Overall Individual: Angelina Newbold of Texas A&M Team 1
Overall Team: Texas A&M Team 1
Individual High-Point Halter Winners—Sponsored by the World Conformation Horse Association
Limited Youth: Sunny Bruner with Brock FFA
Youth 13 & Under: Kaylee Scott with Runnels County 4-H White
Youth 14-18: Madison Chaloupka with Texas Elite Team 1
Collegiate: Angelina Newbold with Texas A&M Team 1
Individual High-Point Performance Winners—Sponsored by the National Snaffle Bit Association
Limited Youth: Ella Rocky with Lone Oak 4-H
Youth 13 & Under: Jessi Petrin with Wise County 4-H
Youth 14-18: Madison Chaloupka with Texas Elite Team 1
Collegiate: Addison Shireman with West Texas A&M Maroon
Full results: judgingcard.com
Photos courtesy Ruehle Photographix
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