An unprecedented win at the Arizona Sun Circuit has brought to the limelight a young and talented gelding named Solo Cup. The three year-old Appaloosa competed against Quarter Horses and ended up beating everyone in a deep Open Three Year-Old Western Pleasure Class with Troy Compton in the saddle.

Eighteen year-old Kelsey Keathly of Binghamton, New York has had a few bumps in the road during her lifetime, but she has handled it with a determined spirit and positive attitude. When she was born, she was diagnosed with a complete heart block and had to get a pacemaker installed at the age of five. Despite this challenge, Kelsey fell in love with horses, and, under her mother's watchful eye, she grew up riding and showing horses.

Twenty-two year-old Alicia Berry of Brandon, Mississippi has come a long way from when she first started showing horses. Berry recalls a time in 2000 when she showed a 23 year-old barrel horse, in a pleasure class on the wrong lead with a leopard designed saddle! With an incredible 38 PHBA World Championships under her belt, she has certainly improved from her humble beginnings to make her mark on the national level.

The National Snaffle Bit Association has been made aware of a report of alleged animal abuse during a horse show held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept 9th. The NSBA monitor, Gary Trubee, was on the show grounds and has filed the report with the association. The American Quarter Horse Association steward, the Fort Worth Police Department and Animal Control were notified of the incident. NSBA along with AQHA will be conducting a thorough investigation in this matter.

Congratulations to Rusty Green and Snap Krackle Pop, winner of the Equine Sports Medicine Two Year Old Western Pleasure Challenge at the Reichert Celebration. This talented two year-old gray mare is by RL Best Of Sudden out of Brandys Silver Shiek. The mare who was bred by Masterson Farms, LLC and owned by Ray Arnona of Gretna, Louisiana had three firsts and a third in placings to come out on top.

GoHorseShow would like to congratulate owners, Candice Hall and Corey Seebach on their win in the Two Year-Old Open Western Pleasure at the NSBA World Show. Their new filly, UR Certainly Invited, by Certain Potential and out of Personal Invite won the class with Gil Galyean aboard.

After sitting out the required five years, former World and Congress Champion open rider, Brian Isbell of Atlanta, Georgia has just started a new chapter in his horse show career as a Non Pro. Isbell debuted in the Non Pro Classes at the NSBA World Show with his new horse, David Buckham. The new team won the Open and Non Pro BCF 3 to 6 Year-Old Color Hunter Under Saddle Classes.

Recent surgery and a trailer fire on the way to the NSBA World Championship show weren't big enough obstacles to keep twenty one year-old Hope Elizabeth D'Alessio of Brownwood, Texas from having great success in Tulsa last week. Hope just returned from the NSBA World Championship show where she and her horse, Invested in Cookies, were World Champions in the Non Pro Showmanship, Intermediate Non Pro Showmanship, and the Limited Non Pro Horsemanship.