By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 19, 2009
It was a good weekend for area paint horse competitors at the biggest show of the year last weekend in Fort Worth. Tanner Baker, Stevi Roubion and Jack Waggoner won titles at the 2009 Summer World Championship Paint Horse Show.
Roubion, who has made many headlines for her talent on the rodeo scene, captured two world paint horse championship titles. The Paradise native won the amateur goat tying and amateur heading.
She showed Little Joe Black, a 10-year-old gelding owned by Steve and Sondra Roubion. The pair bested fields of seven and 24, respectively.
Amateurs are competitors age 19 and over. They are required to show a self- or family-owned horse and cannot show, ride, judge or train horses for payment.
Baker, of Alvord, took home the youth goat tying 13 and under and showed Watch Me Paint, a 20-year-old gelding owned by his rider. In the class, contestants are timed on their ability to tie three legs of a goat, which is tied to a stake in the center of the arena. Baker bested a field of five for the win.
Youth are classified as competitors age 18 and under who are required to show a self- or family-owned horse.
Waggoner, of Bridgeport, claimed the amateur cutting title and showed Cats Illusion, a six-year-old stallion owned by Jack and Susan Waggoner.
In the class, horses must calmly enter a herd of cattle, drive and separate a single cow then keep it from re-entering the herd and repeat until time runs out. Waggoner bested a field of 19 for the win.
The World Championship Paint Horse Shows features the finest gathering of paint horses from around the globe. APHA hosts two annual World Shows to showcase the talents of American Paint Horses and their owners.
This year's Summer World Show, held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth's cultural district, consisted of 690 talented horses and nearly 1,900 entries. Exhibitors competed for prizes and cash payouts totaling $300,000.
A full line-up of World Championship Youth events took place at the Summer World Show in conjunction with a select number of Amateur and Open classes.
The Amateur and Open classes included Cutting, Ranch Sorting, Reining, Roping, Working Cow Horse and Team Penning. Exhibitors who win a world championship claim the title of being the best paint horse and rider team in the world in a certain event.
Since APHA was founded 47 years ago, it has registered nearly one million American Paint Horses at a rate of around 30,000 horses per year. The Association currently serves approximately 83,000 active members in 40 nations and territories.
APHA works not only to record Paint Horse pedigrees, but also to preserve and promote the history, breeding, training, racing, showing, sales and enjoyment of American Paint Horses.
For more information about the Summer World Show, including entry details, results, schedules and a list of competitors, visit aphaworldshow.com or call APHA at (817) 834-2742.
