PHBA ANNOUNCES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW JUDGES

TULSA - The Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) offers the PHBA World Championship Horse Show July 12-21, in Tulsa, OK.  The open and amateur show includes cash and numerous awards on July 15-21.  Open performance classes are for junior and senior age Palomino horses.  The amateur classes offered are for amateurs 19 & over, Novice Amateur 19 & over, and Amateur Select (50 & Over) activities.  Many youths also participate in the open classes.  Halter is offered in both open and amateur and is broke down by the horse’s age.  The horse show has a wide variety of classes for all equine disciplines

The PHBA Youth World Championship Horse Show is the showcase hosted exclusively for the youth (18 years of age and younger) in Tulsa, OK, July 12-14, Tulsa, OK.  Divisions are Youth Walk-Trot 5-9, Youth 13 & Under, Youth 14-18 and Novice Youth 18 & Under. The Youth World Horse Show is non-qualifying and has a wide variety of classes for all equine disciplines. 

Judges for the 2006 Youth World Championship Horse Show are Charlene Carter, Goodslettsville, TN, Scot Jackson, Stephenville, TX; Jim Isley, Reidsville, NC; and Pam Scott, Clermont, FL.

Judges for the 2006 Amateur World Championship Horse Show are P Randy Wilson, Ball Ground, GA; Gay Lynn Given Owens, Ann Arbor, MI; Nancy Ann Wilde, Seneca Falls, NY; Chris Hardcastle, Odessa, TX.  These individuals will judge the Youth cattle classes held during the World Championship Horse Show in addition to the Amateur Division classes. 

Judges for the 2006 Open World Championship Horse Show are Kathryn M “Kathy” Boggetta, Highland, MI; Dana English, Whitewright, TX; Karen Mccuistion, Wilson, OK; Cynthia R “Cindy” Rucker, Cumming, GA;

The judges will be pooled on the NSBA classes as done in the past.  There will be some classes where the judges will be pooled to allow for two arenas as was done in 2005.

Judges for the dual approved National Reining Horse Association and PHBA approved reining classes will judge those classes.

Judges for the 2006 Youth World Championship Horse Show Trail and Ranch Horse classes are Merle Arbo, Kingsville, MO; Craig Edward Bright, Valley Center, KS; Rod Cavinder, Idabel, OK; Jim Gibson, Claremore, OK;

Equipment judges are Linda Norton Neeley, Oklahoma City, OK; and Howard Rea, Shelbyville, KY

For more information contact Palomino Horse Breeders of America, 15253 East Skelly Drive, Tulsa, OK 74116-2637, 918/438-1234, 918/438-1232 fax; and www.palominohba.com