‘He’s a Rebel’ takes crown at biggest horse show ever
Saturday evening marked the biggest Warren County A&L Horse Show in the event’s storied history, as a near record crowd watched the largest line up ever.
According to event organizers, there were 161 entries in the 23 classifications offered at the show, with entries pouring in not only from Warren County and the midstate but also from around the country. Organizers attributed the boost in entries and attendance to the comfortable weather and a revival of interest in walking horses. They also pointed out the Warren County Fair offers one of the last chances to show walking horses this season.
Taking top prize in the Walking Horse Stakes was “He’s a Rebel”, who topped five other competitors for the prize. The champion was ridden and trained by Dick Myers and owned by Joyce Myers of Shelbyville.
The following is a list of class winners:
• Amateur Riders on Walking Horses: George Herod, ridden and owned by Jordan Bailey.
• Plantation Pleasure – Lite shod amateur specialty: Drop the Hammer, ridden and owned by Connie Waldo of Shelbyville.
• 2-Year-Old Amateur: The Fantastic Ritz, ridden by Rhonda Stewart and ridden by Brad Stewart of McMinnville.
• Spotted Saddle Horses, Four and Over: Trailer Park Trash, ridden by Dwayne Couthen and owned by Tina Miller of Shelbyville.
• 3-Year-Old Stallions: Jewel Thief’s Gold, ridden by Tonya Cummings and owned by Charles Bailey of Sparta.
• Park Pleasure, 2 and 3-Year-Old: Pusher Secret Tiger, ridden by Jeff Givens and owned by Bob Bass of Mt. Juliet.
• Youth Riders 17 and Under: Rhythm and Jazz, ridden and owned by Jordan Bailey
• 3-Year-Old Mares and Geldings: Amberina, ridden by Marshall Tinch and owned by Barbara Tetreault of Cookeville.
• Open Show Pleasure Specialty: Gen’s Crimson Rebel, ridden and owned by John Robbins of Livingston.
• Spotted Saddle Horse, 2 and 3-Year-Old: Just Like Granddaddy, ridden by Dwayne Cauthan and owned by Stanley McCullough of Auburntown.
• Park Pleasure Amateur Specialty: The Lone Gunman, ridden by Brad Bottoms and owned by Pam Williams of Farmington, Mo.
• Amateur Specialty: Choice of Silver, ridden by Lynn Womack and owned by Womack Williams of Murfreesboro.
• 2-Year-Old Stallions: Raining at High Noon, ridden by Harry Sullins and owned by Harry and Ruth Sullins of Baxter.
• Country Pleasure: Fearless, ridden by Joanne Davis and owned by the Joe Davis family of Lebanon.
• 3-year-old Amateur: Size Me Up, ridden by Tex Dillingham and owned by Shawna Floyd of McMinnville.
• 2 -Year-Old Mares and Geldings: Star’s Miss Cash-and-Carry, ridden by Bobby Fann and owned by Brad Stewart of McMinnville.
• Walking Yearlings: Roan Mistress, ridden by Keith Reed and owned by James W. Massa Jr. of Sparta.
• Warren County Only Youth Pleasure: Claude, ridden by Sarah Rhoady and owned by Jayben Pack of Viola.
• Warren County Only Western Pleasure Quarter Horse: Lucy, ridden and owned by Brad Hillis of McMinnville.
• Warren County Only Country Pleasure: Teka Blue, ridden and owned by Kayla Stafford of McMinnville.
• Warren County Only Youth Pleasure, 12 and Under: Teka Blue, ridden and owned by Kayla Stafford of McMinnville.