Tonya and Alan Fletcher of Clarendon teamed with Gary J. Fletcher of Amarillo to capture the world champion team penning title at the American Quarter Horse Association Bayer Select World Championship Show in Amarillo last Thursday, September 3.
This show is open exclusively to amateur exhibitors age 50 and over.
Tonya was riding Salt Fork Bonita, a sorrel mare she bred and raised. Alan was riding Salt Fork Smart Too, a chestnut gelding he bred and raised. Gary was riding Roamin Playboy, a gray gelding he owns with his wife J’Melle. Gary is the past president of the U.S. Team Penning Association and was inducted into the Tri-State Fair’s Western Heritage Hall of Fame in 2008. Gary and Alan are brothers.
In addition to the title, each team member won a prize package that included a Montana Silversmiths sterling silver buckle with 14-karat gold overlay, a neck wreath, custom designed gold-tone trophy, Cripple Creek Jacket with World Champion patch, and a Tex Tan product as well as a cash prize.
The 2009 Bayer Select World Championship Show offered exciting competition for American Quarter Horse Association Amateur Select members August 31-September 6 at the Amarillo National Center. The Bayer Select World Show is the world’s largest, single-breed world championship horse show open exclusively to amateur exhibitors age 50 and older. This is the pinnacle event for Amateur Select competitors around the world who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to secure a spot in each of the 41 classes representing English, western and halter disciplines. More than 1,200 entries from the United States and Canada competed at this year’s event.
The American Quarter Horse Journal will be providing extensive online coverage including special feature stories, interviews and photos of the world champions and all the latest news about the show.
A complete wrap-up of the show will be featured in the November issue of The American Quarter Horse Journal.
For more news from the Bayer Select World, visit www.aqha.com/showing/shows/selectshow/index.html.
The Bayer Select World Championship Show is made possible by Bayer, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bank of America, Farnam, John Deere, Markel, Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, SmartPak and Sooner.
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