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The results are in for the 47th Annual Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest, sponsored by Awards Recognition Concepts, and hosted at the 2017 U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show.

This year at the contest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 27 teams and more than 83 individuals, from all over the country competed on October 27,2017, for their chance at a National title. The youth were asked to judge six performance classes, four halter classes, including Half-Arabians and Purebreds, and present four sets of oral reasons. The classes judged included Ranch Riding, Reining, Western Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, Hunter Seat Equitation, Country English Pleasure, Purebred Geldings In-Hand, Half-Arabian Stock Hunter Geldings In-Hand, Half-Arabian Stock Hunter Mares In-Hand, and Purebred Mares In-Hand.

Following are the results from each division:

4-H/FFA Division

• High Individual Halter: Bridget Stanton, Riley County 4-H
• High Team Halter: Illinois 4-H
• High Individual Performance: Kendall Haas
• High Team Performance: Wyoming 4-H
• High Individual Reasons: Bridget Stanton, Riley County 4-H
• High Team Reasons: Virginia 4-H
• High Individual Overall: Bridget Stanton, Riley County 4-H
• High Team Overall: Wyoming 4-H

Jr. AHA Division

• High Individual Halter: Lydia Groshong, Jr.Colorado Arabian Horse Club (AHC)
• High Team Halter: Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Individual Performance: Bennett Groshong, Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Team Performance: Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Individual Reasons: Lydia Groshong, Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Team Reasons: Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Individual Overall: Bennett Groshong, Jr. Colorado AHC
• High Team Overall: Jr. Colorado AHC

Sr. Division

• High Individual Halter: Hana Murphy, Oklahoma State University
• High Team Halter: Oklahoma State University
• High Individual Performance: Olivia Child, Michigan State University Team 1
• High Team Performance: Oklahoma State University
• High Individual Reasons: Trevor Yglecias, Texas A&M University
• High Team Reasons: Oklahoma State University
• High Individual Overall: Hana Murphy, Oklahoma State University
• High Team Overall: Oklahoma State University

A special congratulations goes to the High Individual Overall, Bridget Stanton from Riley County 4-H. Bridget was awarded an Outlaw trophy saddle and a scholarship to Arabian Horse Association's Judges and Stewards school.  She also had the opportunity to judge the Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse Championship at U.S.Nationals from center ring. 

AHA and the Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) would also like to thank all of the U.S. National exhibitors who provided horses for the contest. Without them and their beautiful horses, this contest would cease to exist.

Congratulations to all of the teams and participants.

-- via AHA