Friendship Fiesta
We had a WONDERFUL weekend in Taylor on September 19th & 20th for our Friendship Fiesta show!
Thank you to all our exhibitors for joining us and making it such a fun time
- we truly appreciate you choosing to spend the weekend with us!
One of the great highlights of this weekend was our Never Won A Buckle series.
Thanks to these new divisions, FOUR exhibitors left the show with their very first prize buckle!
Never Won A Buckle Divisions:
Classic Walk Trot: Champ - Tayler Loiselle
Classic: Champ - Emmerich Schmitt
Ranch Walk Trot: Champ - Christine Veres
Ranch: Champ - Diana Hoffman
More CONGRATULATIONS to out to these High Point and Reserve High Point Champs:
Classic Show
Small Fry Division:
Champ - Camila Ibrahim
Reserve Champ - Aurora Harper
Youth Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Camila Ibrahim
Reserve Champ - Celeste Abbe
Top 3 - Gracie Hadley
19 & Over Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Janine Hess
Reserve Champ - Cheri Couch
Top 3 - Aubrey Gardin
Youth - 18 & Under Division:
Champ - Claire Busa
Reserve Champ - Kinsley Mims
Top 3 - Emmerich Schmitt
19 & Over Division:
Champ - Ashley Snoey
Reserve Champ - Kathy Willeke
Ranch Show
Youth Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Brooklyn Nguyen
Reserve Champ - Sophia Wenner
Top 3 - Scarlett Vij
19 & Over Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Katie Fishel
Reserve Champ - Christine Veres
Top 3 - Ashley Apperson
Youth 18 & Under Division:
Champ - Thalia Diaz
Reserve Champ - Ava Hagen
Top 3 – Izabel Vrbsky
19 & Over Division:
Champ - Kelly Lazo
Reserve Champ - Penny Blackmon
Top 3 - Braedy Foster
We would also like to thank our show staff- judges Amelia King (Classic) and Carol Morris (Ranch)
and show office staff Kelly Lazo and Shawn Campbell for all of their hard work and time.
And finally, a huge, HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who kept the show rolling. We could not do this without you!
We look forward to sharing our 2027 show schedule with you soon, and we hope to see everyone again at the next one!
We had a WONDERFUL weekend in Taylor on September 19th & 20th for our Friendship Fiesta show!
Thank you to all our exhibitors for joining us and making it such a fun time
- we truly appreciate you choosing to spend the weekend with us!
One of the great highlights of this weekend was our Never Won A Buckle series.
Thanks to these new divisions, FOUR exhibitors left the show with their very first prize buckle!
Never Won A Buckle Divisions:
Classic Walk Trot: Champ - Tayler Loiselle
Classic: Champ - Emmerich Schmitt
Ranch Walk Trot: Champ - Christine Veres
Ranch: Champ - Diana Hoffman
More CONGRATULATIONS to out to these High Point and Reserve High Point Champs:
Classic Show
Small Fry Division:
Champ - Camila Ibrahim
Reserve Champ - Aurora Harper
Youth Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Camila Ibrahim
Reserve Champ - Celeste Abbe
Top 3 - Gracie Hadley
19 & Over Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Janine Hess
Reserve Champ - Cheri Couch
Top 3 - Aubrey Gardin
Youth - 18 & Under Division:
Champ - Claire Busa
Reserve Champ - Kinsley Mims
Top 3 - Emmerich Schmitt
19 & Over Division:
Champ - Ashley Snoey
Reserve Champ - Kathy Willeke
Ranch Show
Youth Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Brooklyn Nguyen
Reserve Champ - Sophia Wenner
Top 3 - Scarlett Vij
19 & Over Walk Trot Division:
Champ - Katie Fishel
Reserve Champ - Christine Veres
Top 3 - Ashley Apperson
Youth 18 & Under Division:
Champ - Thalia Diaz
Reserve Champ - Ava Hagen
Top 3 – Izabel Vrbsky
19 & Over Division:
Champ - Kelly Lazo
Reserve Champ - Penny Blackmon
Top 3 - Braedy Foster
We would also like to thank our show staff- judges Amelia King (Classic) and Carol Morris (Ranch)
and show office staff Kelly Lazo and Shawn Campbell for all of their hard work and time.
And finally, a huge, HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who kept the show rolling. We could not do this without you!
We look forward to sharing our 2027 show schedule with you soon, and we hope to see everyone again at the next one!
A big SHOUT-OUT to our 2026 Show Sponsors!
If you'd like to be one of our AWESOME 2027 Show Sponsors,
please check out the Sponsorship information below or on our Sponsor / Membership Tab.
If you'd like to be one of our AWESOME 2027 Show Sponsors,
please check out the Sponsorship information below or on our Sponsor / Membership Tab.
