Typically, in halter classes, bigger is better. But today, at the 2012 All American Quarter Horse Congress, five-year-old Kaitlyn Jones proved that size really doesn’t matter, as she led A Perpetual Pizzazz to a 14th place finish in the Youth Aged Geldings.
This is Miss Kaitlyn’s very first Quarter Horse Congress, and she was very excited to place in the top 15 at such a prestigious event. Kaitlyn is a relative newcomer to the sport. Because she just recently turned five, she has only been showing since May of this year. Kaitlyn and her eight-year-old gelding “Pete” compete under the watchful eye of trainer Shawn Kristin Budke.
After hitting a futurity show, the Ohio Regional Show, and a few local open shows, Kaitlyn decided she was ready for the big time at the Quarter Horse Congress. In an impressive Youth Aged Geldings class of 21 entries, Kaitlyn was clearly a crowd favorite.
Although it took about an hour and a half to pin the class, Kaitlyn hung in to the very end and showed her horse quite admirably to all of the judges. Even though it was such a large class, Kaitlyn says she wasn’t scared at all, not even a little bit. Kaitlyn thought her horse was very good today, the proof of which she proudly displayed in the form of a Congress medallion she wore around her neck.
“It’s fun,” she says. “I like horses.”
Kaitlyn not only loves to show halter, she is also learning how to ride and competes in leadline at local shows. She is looking forward to this weekend, when she will get to watch the Small Fry Horsemanship class. She definitely has aspirations to compete in this class in the future. During the awards presentation, when she got to pose for a picture with Congress Queen Courtney Sturgill, the announcer even suggested that this tiny competitor looked like promising candidate for the Queen’s competition, in a few years of course.
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