For the third year, tobianos cashed in at the APHA World Show, thanks to Tobiano Incentive Bonus payouts that rewarded high-scoring tobiano and tovero horses in select cutting, reining, working cow horse and ranch classes. Eligible horses were automatically eligible for a $2,000 bonus check.
Tobiano Incentive Bonuses are courtesy of generous sponsors: Clark Bloodstock/Jay Clark, Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker, and Heartbreak Ridge Performance Horses/Kelly Pinkston, D.V.M., & Skip Rulen.
Congratulations to the 2023 winners:
Cutting – $2,000 Tobiano Incentive Bonus
Sponsored by Clark Bloodstock/Jay Clark
Champion: Sir Winston, a 2018 blue roan tobiano by Ima Dirty White Boy x Lenas Little Smarty; owned by T Witte LLC, Fort Worth, Texas
Reining – $2,000 Tobiano Incentive Bonus
Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker
Champion: Mercedes In Hollywood, a 2014 palomino tobiano stallion by Cromed Out Mercedes (QH) x LS Hollywood Chic; owned by Jimmy Ayala Jr., Floresville, Texas
Ranch – $2,000 Tobiano Incentive Bonus
Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker
Champion: Master Gunsmoke, a 2017 black tobiano stallion by Paintd By Gunsmoke x QT Cheyenne Eagle; owned by Stacey Robinson, Valley View, Texas
Working Cow Horse – $2,000 Tobiano Incentive Bonus
Sponsored by Heartbreak Ridge Performance Horses/Kelly Pinkston, D.V.M., & Skip Rulen
Champion: Tomcat Smoke, a 2017 brown tobiano gelding by Tomcat Chex (QH) x Smokey June Bug; owned by Joe Cunningham, Stonewall, Louisiana
Learn more about how tobianos cashed in.
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