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UPHA Presents Awards at Convention




UPHA Sallie Wheeler Distinguished Service Award
- Dana Sibbet, presented by Cary Bartz

The Helen K. Crabtree Equitation Award
- Liz McBride-Jones, presented by Sarah Byers

UPHA Sallie Wheeler Distinguished Service Award
- David Freedman, presented by Vicki Gillenwater

2005 UPHA National Honor Show
- UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show, Fern Bittner, Manager.

2005 UPHA National Morgan Honor Show
- New England Morgan Horse Show, Fred J. Nava, Manager.

UPHA Herman Miles Horse Show Manager of the Year
- Fred Nava, Presented by Ann Anderson

UPHA Associate Membership Award
– Larry Gilpin, Presented by Nancy Trent

UPHA Shirley Parkinson Professional Achievement Award
– Larry Bacon, presented by Shirley Parkinson

Hall of Fame Jacket Presentations – by Carson Kressley
Dudley Abbott
Larry Bacon
Martin Cockriel
Charles R. Crabtree
Redd Crabtree
Harry Embree
Tom Ferrebee
John H. Field
Don Harris
R. Don Hulse
Lon F. Lavery
Robert H. Lewis
John B. Lucas, Jr.
Frank McConnell
Donna Moore
Marty Mueller
Betty Neil
Jack Nevitt
Rex Parkinson
Shirley Parkinson
Dale Pugh
Robert K. Ruxer
John L. Shea
Claude Shiflet
Ed Teater
Dick Wallen
Bill Wise

UPHA Tom Moore Hall of Fame Inductions
- Judy Whitney-Harris presented by Peter Doubleday
- Raymond and Lillian Shively, presented by Todd & Leslie Miles

2005 UPHA Classics Grand Champions

Morgan Park Harness Classic Champion
Spice O’Life Present Tense
Diane Conrady Craig, Trainer
David J. Walker, Owner

Morgan Pleasure Driving Classic Champion
Merriehill Times Square
Whitney Bodnar, Trainer
Merriehill Farm, Inc., Owner

Morgan Hunter Pleasure Classic Champion
Cingate Lucky Strike
Jessica Cavanaugh, Trainer
Cingate Morgans, LLC, Owner

Hackney Pony Classic Champion
Seamair’s Simply Awesome
Craig Hanna, Trainer
Mary Dell Pritzlaff, Owner

Hackney Harness Pony Classic Champion
Heartland Beautiful Dreamer
Craig Hanna, Trainer
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Kolkman, Owners

Hackney Roadster Pony Classic Champion
K & J’s Aviator
Maureen Lydon, Trainer
Darrell Vaughn, Owner

Hackney Pleasure Pony Classic Champion
Heartland Exceptionalee
Craig Hanna, Trainer
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Kolkman, Owners

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Classic Champion
Bono
Bret C. Day, Trainer
Karen F. Mayer, Owner

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Classic Champion
Can You Hear Me Now?
DeLovely Farm, Trainer
Mary Jane Fredrickson, Owner

Saddlebred Fine Harness Classic Champion
Castle Dream
Todd L. Graham, Trainer
Pinekrest Farm, Owner

Saddlebred Park Pleasure Classic Champion
Reedann’s Phine By Me
Louis Louw, Trainer
Reedannland, Owner

2005 UPHA CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS

UPHA ADULT CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Deveau Zubrod
INSTRUCTOR: Cindy Boel and Bonnie Zubrod
RESERVE CHAMPION: Brooke Jacobs
INSTRUCTOR: Brent Jacobs

UPHA ARABIAN BREEDS SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Alexis Scott
INSTRUCTOR: Lyric Laughlin
RESERVE CHAMPION: Dalton Budd
INSTRUCTOR: Mike & Terri Budd

UPHA ARABIAN BREEDS JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Rachel Connor
INSTRUCTOR: Kristi Howes
RESERVE CHAMPION: Jane Clare Miller
INSTRUCTOR: Lorrien & David Mikosz

UPHA ARABIAN BREEDS 10 & UNDER W/T CHALLENGE CUP
CHAMPION: Ross Paige
INSTRUCTOR: Lori Schroeder Ross
RESERVE CHAMPION: Lian Oteiza
INSTRUCTOR: Christy Higman-Clements

UPHA NATIONAL SHOW HORSE SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Alexis Scott
INSTRUCTOR: Lyric Laughlin
RESERVE CHAMPION: Stephanie Walter
INSTRUCTOR: Lori Schroeder Ross

UPHA NATIONAL SHOW HORSE JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Audrey Burt
INSTRUCTOR: Libby Ferguson
RESERVE CHAMPION: Jane Clare Miller
INSTRUCTOR: Lorrie & David Mikosz

UPHA SENIOR PLEASURE CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Kelsey Nicole Smith
INSTRUCTOR: Scott and Carol Matton
RESERVE CHAMPION: Emily Abbott
INSTRUCTOR: Mike McIntosh & Kathy Conflenti

UPHA JUNIOR PLEASURE CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Deanna Lanigan
INSTRUCTOR: Scott & Carol Matton
RESERVE CHAMPION: Jourdan Schaye
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Griffin & Tom Thorpe

UPHA SENIOR MORGAN CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Ariana Corrigan
INSTRUCTOR: Anne Speck
RESERVE CHAMPION: Brooke Gove
INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Jensen

UPHA JUNIOR MORGAN CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Katherine Alderman
INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Jensen
RESERVE CHAMPION: Meghan Bradley
INSTRUCTOR: Jean DeGutis

UPHA 10 & UNDER WALK/TROT CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Taylor Newton
INSTRUCTOR: Shelley Fisher
RESERVE CHAMPION: Courtney McGinnis
INSTRUCTOR: Lillian Shively

UPHA 11 & UNDER CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Caroline Skinner
INSTRUCTOR: Renee Biggins
RESERVE CHAMPION: Lindsay Landrum
INSTRUCTOR: Lillian Shively

UPHA EXCEPTIONAL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Brittany Rock
INSTRUCTOR: Kelly & Mark Hulse
RESERVE CHAMPION: Thomas Settle

UPHA JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Rachel Machamer
INSTRUCTOR: Lynda Freseth
RESERVE CHAMPION: Ellen Medley Wright
INSTRUCTOR: Lillian Shively

UPHA SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPION: Kelsey Nicole Smith
INSTRUCTOR: Scott and Carol Matton
RESERVE CHAMPION: Emily Garten
INSTRUCTOR: Erin Boggs

UPHA Horse of The Year Awards


Saddlebred Junior Exhibitor Country Pleasure
CH Future Treasure
Owner: Victoria Woodruff
Trainer: Heather Boodey

Junior Exhibitor Roadster Pony
Seize The Moment
Owner: Pixie Dust and Steel
Trainer: Ruth Gimpel

Saddlebred Junior Exhibitor Three-Gaited
CH Blackberry Delight
Owner: Shannon Sewell
Trainer: Andy and Lynda Freseth

Saddlebred Junior Exhibitor Show Pleasure
CH French Silk Stockings
Owner: Maryann Fuller
Trainer: Bill Tomin

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Pony
CH Sammyshine
Owner: Cydni Elise Simmons
Trainer: Tammy DeVore

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Pony
Manhattan’s Irish Cream
Owner: Kathleen Bagdasarian
Trainer: Matt Shiflet

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Junior Exhibitor
CH Tigerlee
Owner: Pixie Dust and Steel
Trainer: Ruth Gimpel

Morgan English Pleasure
Man In Command
Owner: Tom and Stephanie Connor
Trainer: Tim Arcuri

Morgan Classic Pleasure Saddle
Boogie Nights
Owner: Dawn Fire
Trainer: Phil Fountain

Morgan Ladies Pleasure Driving
Festival Calypso
Owner: Stephanie Connor
Trainer: Tim Arcuri

Morgan Amateur Pleasure Driving
Dragonsmeade Virtuoso
Owner: Judy Kjellander
Trainer: Kurt Hufferd

Morgan Pleasure Driving
Dragonsmeade Carnegie Hall
Owner: Kourt Jester Morgans
(New Owners: Tom/Stephanie Connor)
Trainer: Tim Roesink
(New Trainer: Tim Arcuri)

Morgan Classic Pleasure Driving
Tara’s War Eagle
Owner: Frances P. Pugh
Trainer: Ken Swanson

Morgan Ladies English Pleasure
Bellagio
Owner: Tina Lessnau
Trainer: Damian Hyde

Morgan Amateur English Pleasure
No Doubt
Owner: Debra Hurst Walters (New Owner: Deb Phelan)
Trainer: Bob Kellert & Mary Cockriel

Saddlebred Open Western Pleasure
Callaway’s Scoop The News
Owner: Tom and Jeanne Pettry
Trainer: Donna & Kenny Smith

Saddlebred Adult Country Pleasure Driving
CH Callaway’s Pretty Penny
Owner: Brown-Anderson Farms
Trainer: Andy and Lynda Freseth

Saddlebred Show Pleasure Driving
CH Heir’s Town
Owner: Nancy Leigh Fisher
Trainer: Andy and Lynda Freseth

Saddlebred Adult Show Pleasure
CH Ninety-Eight Degrees
Owner: Nancy Leigh Fisher
Trainer: Andy & Lynda Freseth

Saddlebred Adult Country Pleasure Saddle
CH The Shadow Knows
Owner: SGF Winning Ways Farm
Trainer: Andy and Lynda Freseth

Saddlebred Adult Five-Gaited Show Pleasure
Callaway’s Capitol Reporter
Owner: Ellen Medley Wright
Trainer: DeLovely Farm

Morgan Ladies Park Saddle
Bellisimo
Owner: Barbara and Arthur Jones
Trainer: Judy Whitney Harris

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Ladies
That’s Chicago
Owner: Tracy Garcia
Trainer: John Conatser

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Ladies
My Chanel
Owner: Fox Grape Farm, Inc.
Trainer: Patty Milligan & Lonnie Quarles

Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving
Pacifico’s Standing Ovation
Owner: Brown-Anderson Farms, Ltd.
Trainer: Andy & Lynda Freseth

Hackney Pony Ladies/Amateur
Royal Canadian
Owner: Muffy Ernster
Trainer: Gib Marcucci

Harness Pony Ladies/Amateur
Heartland Expectation
Owner: Ed & Karen Frickey
Trainer: Randy and Denessa Harper

Amateur Roadster Pony
Dun Haven Awesome Image
Owner: Beth B. Jones
Trainer: BJ Taylor

Roadster Horse Ladies/Amateur
Dirt Devil
Owner: Melrose, LLC
Trainer: DeLovely Farm

Saddlebred Fine Harness Amateur/Ladies
CH Kalarama’s New Sensation
Owner: Priscilla C. Gise
Trainer: Andy and Lynda Freseth

Morgan Ladies Park Harness
HVK Constantinoble
Owner: Stephanie Connor
Trainer: Tim Arcuri

Morgan Amateur Park Harness
Springmill Sequel
Owner: Springmill Morgans LLC
Trainer: Kurt Hufferd

Morgan Amateur Park Saddle
Erotic Dancer
Owner: Peeper Ranch
Trainer: Phil Fountain

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Amateur Park
CH A Step Of Time
Owner: Luanne Kilday
Trainer: Debbie Foley

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Amateur
Callaway’s Merry-Go-Round
Owner: Hillcroft Farm, LLC
Trainer: Larry Hodge

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Amateur
Swish
Owner: Carol Hillenbrand
Trainer: John Conatser

Roadster Horse Open
Big Red
Owner: DeLovely Farm
Trainer: DeLovely Farm

Harness Pony Open
Heartland King Of Kings
Owner: Mary Sally Aylward
Trainer: John Conatser

Roadster Pony Open
Free Willy
Owner: Georgia H. Blevins
Trainer: Maureen Lydon

Hackney Pony Open
Nabucco
Owner: Mary Campbell
Trainer: Gib Marcucci

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Open Park
Our Fallen Angel
Owner: Cheryl Friedman
Trainer: Rob Byers

Morgan Park Harness
Tara’s Fire Walker
Owner: Frances P. Pugh
Trainer: Ken Swanson

Saddlebred Fine Harness Open
The Social Butterfly
Owner: Hy Horse Farm
Trainer: Bret Day

Saddlebred Three-Gaited Open
Manila Thrilla
Owner: B & T Vonderschmitt, LLC
Trainer: DeLovely Farm

Saddlebred Five-Gaited Open
Five O’Clock
Owner: Chris and Jean Nalley
Trainer: DeLovely Farm

UPHA Young Trainers Award
Tom Lowry, presented by Chad Graham

UPHA Richard E. Lavery Professional Horseman’s Award
Todd Miles, Presented by Lillian Shively (video)

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