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UPHA Horse/Pony of the Year Award Winners Announced



The United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) is pleased to announce its 2022 UPHA Horse/Pony of the Year Divisional Award Winners. The divisional winners are determined directly from the results of the online voting by current UPHA Professional members.

The UPHA Horse/Pony of the Year Divisional Awards will be presented during the Thursday evening Life's A Beach Awards Dinner, on January 5, 2023, at the UPHA National Conference, in Orlando, Florida.

Congratulations to the following:

American Saddlebred

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Open
Emerald’s Blue Heir
Owner: Sampsel Equine LLC
Trainer: Bret Day

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Amateur
Emerald’s Blue Storm
Owner: The Piggy Bank Partnership
Trainer: Bret Day

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Ladies/Ladies Amateur
CH Undulata’s High Society
Owner: Tina Sutter
Trainer: Allison Deardorff

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Junior Exhibitor
CH Phor The Love Of Pete
Owner: Dream Blue LLC
Trainer: Shelley Fisher

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Pony
CH Macho Camacho
Owner: Sultan Show Horses LLC
Trainer: Matt Shiflet

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Open
The Crowd Went Nuts!
Owner: Diane Sembler Kamins
Trainer: Steve and Tiffany Wheeler

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Amateur
CH Don’t Mention It
Owner: Swope Equine Investments
Trainer: Peter and Kim Cowart

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Ladies/Ladies Amateur
Hi-Fling
Owner: B&T Vonderschmitt LLC
Trainer: Gerhardt Roos

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Junior Exhibitor
CH Katharine The Great
Owner: Aida Jones LLC
Trainer: Evan and Mary Orr

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Pony
Princess Lara
Owner: Lisa Jones
Trainer: Jodi Bertagnolli

Saddlebred Fine Harness Open
Arrowhead’s Different Breed Of Cat
Owner: Swope Equine Investments
Trainer: Peter and Kim Cowart

Saddlebred Fine Harness Amateur/Ladies
Best Show In Vegas
Owner: High Spirits Farm LLC
Trainer: James Lowry

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Park Open
CH Undulata’s Johnny Rebel
Owner: Rhiannon White
Trainer: Neil Visser

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Park Amateur
Enchanted Kiss
Owner: 5R Farm LLC
Trainer: Tammy DeVore

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Park Junior Exhibitor
CH It’s Aerosmith
Owner: Dream Blue LLC
Trainer: Shelley Fisher
 
Saddlebred Pleasure Three-Gaited Adult Amateur
CH Fox Grape’s Forget-Me-Not
Owner: Sandy Gallagher
Trainer: Neil Visser

Saddlebred Pleasure Three-Gaited Junior Exhibitor
CH So Co
Owner: Markel Horse Farm LLC
Trainer: James Lowry

Saddlebred Show Pleasure Driving
Chess Piece
Owner: High Spirits Farm LLC
Trainer: James Lowry 
 
Saddlebred Pleasure Five-Gaited Adult Amateur
CH Man On The Move
Owner: Helen Rich
Trainer: Tammy DeVore

Saddlebred Pleasure Five-Gaited Junior Exhibitor
CH Questionable Conversation
Owner: Samantha Swiger LLC
Trainer: Neil Visser
 
Saddlebred Country Pleasure Adult Amateur
CH Double Black Diamond
Owner: Thomas R. Brock, Jr.
Trainer: Evan and Mary Orr

Saddlebred Country Pleasure Junior Exhibitor
CH Extremely Fortunut
Owner: Anne Tasch
Trainer: Bret Day
            
Saddlebred Country Pleasure Driving
CH MBA’s Just About Thyme
Owner: Mary O’Keefe
Trainer: Amanda Simpson

Saddlebred Western Pleasure Amateur/Junior Exhibitor
CH Montano
Owner: Baillou Equestrian, Inc.
Trainer: Adam and Desiree Clauson

Saddlebred Hunter Country Pleasure
CH Tinsel
Owner: Dana Cook Baer
Trainer: Jodi Bertagnolli

Hackney Pony


Hackney Pony Open
Velvateen
Owner: Bent Tree Farm, Ltd./Karen Waldron
Trainer: Bryan Earehart
 
Hackney Pony Ladies /Amateur
Heartland Jamin’
Owner: Grace Arnold LLC
Trainer: Smith and Alexandria Lilly
                   
Harness Pony Open
CH Heartland Bejeweled
Owner: James and Holly Nichols
Trainer: Rich Campbell

Harness Pony Ladies/Amateur 
Steely Dan
Owner: Bent Tree Farm Ltd./Karen Waldron
Trainer: Bryan Earehart

Roadster Pony Open
CH Unexpected 2
Owner: Jack Tatum III
Trainer: Rich Campbell

Roadster Pony Junior Exhibitor
Regal’s Monarch LF
Owner: KL Properties LLC
Trainer: Bret Day

Roadster Pony Amateur
Alexus Texas
Owner: Cynthia Scoggin
Trainer: Randy and Denessa Harper

Roadster Pony Under Saddle
Heartland Velvet Touch
Owner: Maya Tasch
Trainer: Bret Day

Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Amateur
CH Charmed Masterpiece
Owner: ECL Family Investments, LLC
Trainer: Paul and Betsy Boone

Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Junior Exhibitor
Uptown Funk
Owner: Darien Walker/Heartland Stables
Trainer: Amanda Simpson

Morgan


Morgan Park Saddle
Queen’s Yankee Spirit
Owner: Isabella Vincenza Alessio
Trainer: Evan and Mary Orr

Morgan Ladies Park Saddle
Stone Pine Charlotte
Owner: Kobylar Morgans LLC
Trainer: Scott Neidlinger

Morgan Amateur/Jr. Exhibitor Park Saddle
PLS High Pine Picasso GCH
Owner: Dr. Marina Abrams
Trainer: Selvin and Gina Torrez
 
Morgan Park Harness
Graycliff Tony Hawk
Owner: Silicon Valley Ranch LLC/Sharon Boyce Bender
Trainer: Tom Tornatore

Morgan Ladies/Amateur/Jr. Exhibitor Park Harness
Graycliff Tony Hawk
Owner: Silicon Valley Ranch LLC/Sharon Boyce Bender
Trainer: Tom Tornatore
 
Morgan English Pleasure
Bazinga
Owner: Phil and Peggy Alderman
Trainer: Peggy Alderman
 
Morgan Ladies English Pleasure
Blurred Lines GCH
Owner: Kim Cramer
Trainer: Mike Goebig

Morgan Amateur English Pleasure
What’s Up GCH
Owner: Allyson Wandtke
Trainer: Mike Goebig

Morgan Junior Exhibitor English Pleasure
Tomeri The Regalest GCH
Owner: Renee McLean
Trainer: Shanna Gish

Morgan Pleasure Driving
Dragonsmeade Provenance
Owner: Michael and Sara Foy
Trainer: David and Kristen Cater

Morgan Pleasure Driving Ladies
Cimi's VooDoo Daddy
Owner: Silicon Valley Ranch LLC/Sharon Boyce Bender
Trainer: Tom Tornatore
 
Morgan Pleasure Driving Amateur 
Dragonsmeade Vendome
Owner: John and Nancy Hendricks
Trainer: Tim Roesink
 
Morgan Pleasure Driving Junior Exhibitor
Boxford Imaginaire
Owner: Jacqueline Schatzberg
Trainer: Todd Miles

Morgan Classic Pleasure Saddle
CFF Personal Advantage GCH
Owner: Erin Kelley
Trainer: David Rand

Morgan Classic Pleasure Saddle Ladies
Living On Easy Street CH
Owner: Erica Dorwart
Trainer: Kristen Tramposh

Morgan Classic Pleasure Saddle Junior Exhibitor
CBMF Street Legal GCH
Owner: The Miner Family
Trainer: Sarah Gove

Morgan Classic Pleasure Driving
CFF Personal Advantage GCH
Owner: Erin Kelley
Trainer: David Rand
 
Morgan Classic Pleasure Driving Ladies
CBMF Fearless
Owner: Silicon Valley Ranch LLC/Sharon Boyce Bender
Trainer: Tom Tornatore

Morgan Classic Pleasure Driving Junior Exhibitor
Dragonsmeade Alinea CH
Owner: Red River Valley Enterprises
Trainer: Bert and Caryn Earehart
 
Morgan Western Pleasure
Cherrydale Aurora
Owner: Ashley Young
Trainer: Kathleen Peeples

Morgan Amateur Western Pleasure
Treble's Patent Pending GCH
Owner: Kurt & Terri Rumens
Trainer: Suzanne Haberek
 
Morgan Ladies Western Pleasure
Martha Stewart GCH
Owner: Jillian Peek
Trainer: Jennifer Peek
 
Morgan Junior Exhibitor Western Pleasure
Hollybrook Domino GCH
Owner: Alayna LoCascio
Trainer: Manya Smalley

Morgan Hunter Pleasure
Derawnda Lincoln GCH
Owner: Michael & Diane Munson
Trainer: Amanda DuPont

Morgan Amateur Hunter Pleasure
Eponas Mo O Lio GCH
Owner: David Harding
Trainer: John and Belle Hufferd

Morgan Ladies Hunter Pleasure
Warpath GCH
Owner: Jane Soura
Trainer: Amanda DuPont

Morgan Junior Exhibitor Hunter Pleasure
Valley Acres Who Dat
Owner: Annabelle Crotty
Trainer: Sarah Grove

Roadster Horse

Roadster Horse Open
GR CH My Casey
Owner: Rick Harris, Cheryl Innis, and Daniel Hicks
Trainer: Rodney Hicks

Roadster Horse Ladies/Amateur
GR CH The General Lee
Owner: Chestnut Dreams LLC
Trainer: Steven Yoder

Roadster Horse Under Saddle
GR CH The General Lee
Owner: Chestnut Dreams LLC
Trainer: Steven Yoder

Roadster Horse to Wagon
Indian Outlaw
Owner: Melissa Moore
Trainer: Melissa Moore

Following the divisional awards presentation, ballots will be distributed to those Professional and Associate members present at the awards dinner to determine the Overall Champions. The Overall Champions are honored Saturday evening at the Magical Awards Dinner & Gala.

More information on the UPHA National Conference can be found on the UPHA website HERE. To avoid late charges, those wishing to attend must register and purchase the appropriate meal tickets before the December 12, 2022 deadline.  

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