By Abigail Slaubaugh
Exhibitors riding tobiano and tovero horses had an extra 2,000 reasons to smile at the 2021 APHA World Championship Show—those competitors in select reining, ranch, working cow horse and cutting classes were automatically eligible for a $2,000 incentive bonus in select divisions in an innovative incentive program proposed and sponsored by APHA members. A $2,000 bonus was awarded to the overall highest-scoring entry in each of the sponsored discipline groups. The concept was the brainchild of Peter & Missy Benker and Jay Clark, and also supported byKelly Pinkston, D.V.M. Any tobiano or tovero entered in these 2021 World Show classes was automatically eligible for the incentive.
Tobiano Reining Incentive Winner
Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker
- Sweet Gun Of Mine, a 2014 bay tobiano gelding by The Sweet Spot and out of Dun It With A Rooster, owned by Cheri Wallis of Kaufman, Texas
Tobiano Ranch Incentive Winner
Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker
- Color Me Marked, a 2016 bay tobiano gelding by Color Me Smart and out of Markanotherspot, owned by Claire Armstrong of Weatherford, Texas
Tobiano Cutting Incentive Winner
Sponsored by Clark Bloodstock/Jay Clark
- Cinderella Cat, a 2014 sorrel tobiano mare by Thomas E Hughes (QH) and out of Miss Instant Choice; owned by Kenli Marvin of Barnsdall, Oklahoma
Tobiano Working Cow Horse Incentive Winner
Sponsored by Heartbreak Ridge Performance Horses/Kelly Pinkston, D.V.M., & Skip Rulen
- Docs Peppy Smoke, a 2004 sorrel tobiano mare by Mister Dual Pep (QH) and out of Smart Smoke, owned by Guillermo Recio of Pierson, Florida
For more information on the Tobiano Incentive Bonus, classes and eligibility, check out the APHA.com story “Cash for the Flash.”
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- Cinderella Cat
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- Color Me Marked
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- Docs Peppy Smoke
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- Sweet Gun Of Mine
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