August 2018 34 By Kimmie Dillon The 2018 Celebration Quarter Horse Show in Las Vegas is being hailed as a success. The 10-day event continues to attract an increasing amount of exhibitors and horses. Arizona riders especially enjoy the competition because it is held at the air-conditioned South Point Equestrian Center! The AQHA show also sanctioned by the Arizona Quarter Horse Association. Here are the circuit champions for the ranch and cattle-related classes: Junior Cutting Chita Blue Cat-rider Ed Robertson L1 Amateur Cutting Patron Cat-rider Bronwyn McCormick (below right) Amateur Cutting Somebodys Duet-rider Vanessa F Stevens Youth Cutting Caymus Pepto-rider Pierce Lee Wold Senior Cutting Jett Setter-rider Bob Avila L1 Youth Reining Hesanother Champ-rider Sissy Dillon Youth Reining Inchexy Lass Whiz-rider Julianne Kelley Junior Reining Dunit With A Blond-rider Brenda Brown Senior Reining Bueno Commander-rider Ben Balow L1 Amateur Reining Nockin Ruf-rider Michael Leedom (below left) Amateur Reining Spooks For The Chics-rider Casey Bibbs Amateur Select Reining Magnums Little Whiz-rider Laina P Banks Junior Working Cow Horse Grays Peppy Star-rider Trinity Haggard Senior Working Cow Horse Sippin Boons Far-rider m Corey D Cushing Amateur Working Cow Horse Cee Mr Cats Merada-rider Sandy M Miller Youth Working Cow Horse Boxing Hesanother Champ-rider Sissy Dillon (right) Amateur Working Cow Horse Boxing Fancy Boons N All-rider Susan Stokman L1 Youth Ranch Riding Hesanother Champ-rider Sissy Dillon Youth Ranch Riding Hesanother Champ-rider Sissy Dillon L1 Amateur Ranch Riding CR Custom Remedy-Rider Shelby Mcnamee Amateur Ranch Riding Sheza Voodoo Dr -rider Karen Stallings Ranch Riding Bringin Booty Back-rider Ryan Kail On July 7th, the South West Barrel Racing Association AZ1 hosted a barrel race at the Taylor Rodeo Grounds. The cool and fresh air attracted barrel racers from around Arizona. The results are in: 1D Open 1st 15.065 $147.00 Julia Starzinski on Fox 2D Open 1st 15.565 $135.00 1567 London Willis on Lucy 3D Open 1st 16.091 $118.00 1506 Jolene Baird on Jessie 4D Open 1st 16.624 $106.00 1551 Sylvia Kennison on Emma 5D Open 1st 17.079 $ 82.00 1699 Lisa Clark on Luna 1D Youth 1st 15.886 $103.00 1693 Taylor Foster on Logan  2D Youth 1st 17.469 $ 79.00 Kylie Webster on Cc 3D Youth 1st 18.091 $ 58.00 1847 Brook Staker on Black Viper  1D Senior  1st 15.620 $ 60.00 Deborah White on Junior  2D Senior 1st 17.037 $ 46.00 1529 Gail Campbell on Cedar 3D Senior  1st 19.577 $ 34.00 1528 Betty Campbell on Boone BR Diamond Spur Barrel Productions is hosting a Summer Stay-cation series at Welcome Home Ranch in Gilbert. High point Winners of each D in the open receive a 3 day 2-night stay at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa! Riders must attend 6 out of 8 jackpots to qualify and must attend the final Jackpot to receive prizes. Congratulations to these winners from the July 5th barrel race: 1D Open 1st 15.953 $110.00 Courtney Wood on Dozer 2D Open 1st 16.565 $ 99.00 Olivia Gomez on E.D. 3D Open 1st 17.074 $ 85.00 Tiffany Sanchez on Breezy 4D Open 1st 18.089 $ 74.00 Samantha Davis on Ls Now I can Go 1D Youth 1st 16.132 $ 74.00 Jennie Martinez on Y6 2D Youth 1st 16.634 $ 66.00 Brandi Hight on A bit of blonde 3D Youth 1st 17.645 $ 56.00 Katie Middlebrook on Betsy 4D Youth 1st 18.922 $ 49.00 Dakota Kitchen on Domino More ranch and rodeo news next month! Shane Rux Photography