///////// 2021 DT HORSES WESTERN DERBY That strategy earned the pair a big 227, clinching the championship. McLaughlin was happy to see the buckskin, who he said is always happy to work, add another bullet point to his show résumé. “He’s been pretty consistent [showing], and that’s what it takes on an older horse. They can’t just be one-hit wonders,” McLaughlin said. “The trophy is a pretty big deal. Nancy Crawford is a big time older horse supporter, and I’m a big believer in that, too. I love to take a horse from the beginning to the end. It’s just awesome.”
NON PRO BRIDLE SPECTACULAR & YOUTH COW HORSE SPECTACULAR
Prior to the DT Horses Western Derby, Lannie-Jo Lisac said she and Lookslikelucktome (Smart Boons x Dual Lookin Pep x Dual Pep), an 8-year-old mare better known as “Marsha,” had been struggling a bit. The pair hadn’t won any titles together in more than a year. The last big accolade they picked up was at the 2020 NRCHA Celebration of Champions, where they won the Non Pro Two Rein. Lisac knew they needed to step it up in Scottsdale, and she and the mare did just that, making up for lost time by nabbing both the Non Pro Bridle Spectacular and Youth Cow Horse Spectacular championships. “It’s nice to have two good wins under our belt,” Lisac said. “She was so great in all of [her runs]. She was just so consistent and on her game.” In the Non Pro, Lisac and Marsha scored a 437 (H:146/ R:146/C:145), netting $4,200. They came back a few days later for the Youth Cow Horse. Though they didn’t cut the cows they wanted in the herd work, they still managed to score a 435.5 (H:141/R:147/C:147.5) overall for the win, garnering an additional $480. “She worked through it [the herd work] really good, and she was very good down the fence,” Lisac said. “Usually, she doesn’t want to circle very well, but she was on top of it. She wanted to get up there.” Outside of the cow horse, Lisac, who is an incoming high school senior, shows market goats through 4-H. It can be difficult to juggle that with horse shows, but she plans to take Marsha, who is owned by her grandparents, Timothy and Katherine Miller, to the 2021 American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show. Lisac thanked her trainer, Todd Crawford, his wife, Pam, and their crew, along with her whole family—parents, siblings and the Millers—for their support.
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NON PRO BRIDLE SPECTACULAR CHAMPION, YOUTH COW HORSE SPECTACULAR CHAMPION
In the Non Pro, Lannie-Jo Lisac and Lookslikelucktome (Smart Boons x Dual Lookin Pep x Dual Pep), a 2013 mare bred by Kevin and Sydney Knight, blew everyone out of the water with their 437 (H:146/R:146/C:145), winning $4,200 for owners Timothy and Katherine Miller. They also dominated in the Youth with a 435.5 (H:141/R:147/C:147.5), banking another $480.
OPEN BRIDLE SPECTACULAR RESERVE CHAMPION — TIE A score of 660.5 (H:215.5/R:217.5/C:227.5) tied 2012 mare Light And Sassy (CD Lights x Dual Sass x Dual Pep) and Justin Wright for Reserve. The Winston Hansma-bred mare collected $8,091 for owner Shelly Franklin.
