Region 7 Championships

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Dubbed the “Valley of the Sun”, anyone who has visited Scottsdale, Arizona would not be surprised to hear that this destination city, over the last few decades, has been one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Its year-round temperate weather and unique landscape, vast culture, shopping, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and art galleries, attract visitors from all over the world to explore. But the cherry on top is the tremendous amount of opportunity to see an Arabian horse! What’s most impressive is the number of farms that call Scottsdale their second location. It makes great business sense and is the ultimate environment to showcase beautiful equines.

The Region 7 Championships does just that. Attendance returned to its normal high before the Covid pandemic hit and barns filled the stalls with eager local and out-of-state participants, happy to be back for the 5-day show. The air was filled with a sense of fun and WestWorld was ever accommodating, its top tier show committee making sure all arenas were filled with every discipline imaginable that the Arabian horse excels in, as well as providing every shopping need.

After kicking o the event with a youth super soaking water balloon ght, excellence showed up in many forms. A double take was needed when many witnessed hunter phenom Justin Cowden in the western pleasure open ring. Aboard Carolyn and Ryan Dunn’s Dixon VA, the pair rode to champion roses. On the opposite side of the spectrum, an Academy ride with Julie Daniel in his rst regional show, garnered a top ve in a tough Half-Arabian Country class, and Gege Flamino from Burkman Centre, also showing for her rst time in the 14 & Under division, took two championship titles in Hunter Pleasure aboard her mare Flawlessly.

Regardless of one’s experience, the comradery expressed between competitors was potent, and Region 7 o ers an overall welcoming spirit to all, including attracting area spectators with its incredible ability to get the word out which it is well-known for. Ultimately, all were happy to be part of it.