By Josie Fladager
[Edited 10/19/22 following World Show result revisions by APHA]
Reese Byers of Wichita, Kansas, and CC Blameless prevailed as overall Youth Yearling Futurity Project champions at the 2022 APHA World Championship Show. CC Blameless is a 2021 sorrel overo gelding by Vituous and out of My Madamoiselle; she was bred by Kellie Nihiser and is owned by Byers and Truesdell of Maize, Kansas.
Exclusively for AjPHA members, the project featured Youth who worked with yearlings to prepare them for up to three different show classes: halter, longe line and showmanship. Each competitor kept a record book as they trained and cared for their yearlings, and only to the Youth member was permitted to handle and train their horses after April 1 of this year.
Each of the three classes counted for 30 percent of exhibitors’ overall scores; their record book accounted for the remaining 10 percent. The project was open to yearlings of any breed, with extra incentives for those showing Paint Horses. Nine Youth participated in the inaugural competition.
Overall
1st Place: Reese Byers & CC Blameless (pictured above, left)
2nd Place: Avery Lynn Maxwell & VS Fancy Heartthrob (pictured above, right)
3rd Place: Angelica Zizza & Certified V Eye P
Showmanship Class Winner: Madison Peters & You Had Me At Cowgirl
Halter Class Winner: Reese Byers & CC Blameless
Longe Line Class Winner: Angelica Zizza & Certified V Eye P
Full Results: apha.com/worldshow/results
More information on the Youth Yearling Futurity Project: apha.com/youthfuturityproject
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