JUNE 17, 2019
ENJOYING THE RIDE At 77-years-old, Lynn Loebner from Tulsa, OK decided that it was finally time to step into the ring for herself. “I’ve spent the last few years watching my friends Nikki and Keith show my horse, Dolly, that I had been given four-years-ago,” said Loebner. “But I had watched as much as I could take already.” So this past spring, Loebner decided to enter herself and OH WHAT A DOLL (Dolly) into her first horse show. But unlike most first time exhibitors, she skipped all the county fairs and local shows and came straight here, to the Pinto World Championship® show to make her debut. “My friends thought, ‘Oh my gosh is she crazy?’ and ‘She’s doing what?’” exclaimed Loebner. But she wasn’t going to let her friends thoughts of doubt stop her. “I wasn’t really scared of horses but I didn’t quite know how to handle them correctly, so it did make me nervous,” said Loebner. “At first the hardest part was tracking. I was scared to be walking right next to this 1300 pound animal as it trotted, so it took some time to build the trust that she wouldn’t hurt me.”
While Dolly can be a bit of a “brat,” Loebner said that her first experience was “so much fun” and “awesomely amazing.” She won a World Champion Title and Buckle in the Amateur Aged Mares class. So she left us some advice for others that want to get started later in life showing horses like her. “Just enjoy the ride, even if you are just walking” said Loebner. Loebner is planning on showing at the Color Breed Congress show this fall, and a Buckskin show later this year. Thanks for being an inspiration to all of us Lynn!
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TODAY’S CLASSES, TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS ARENA 1 - 7:30 AM 394 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, Weanling/Yearling 395 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 2 Yr Old 396 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 3 & Over 397 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Overo, Weanling/Yearling 398 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Overo, 2 Yr Old 399 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Overo, 3 & 4 Yr Old 400 OP - Halter Stallions, ST Type Horse, Overo, 5 & Over 401 OP - Performance Halter Stallion Horse 402 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, Weanling/Yearling 403 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 2 Yr Old 404 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 3 & Over 405 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Overo, Weanling/Yearling 406 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Overo, 2 Yr Old 407 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Overo, 3 & 4 Yr Old 408 OP - Halter Geldings, ST Type Horse, Overo, 5 & Over
409 OP - Performance Halter Gelding Horse 410 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, Weanling/Yearling 411 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 2 Yr Old 412 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 3 & 4 Yr Old 413 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Tobiano, 5 & Over 414 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Overo, Weanling/Yearling 415 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Overo, 2 Yr Old 416 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Overo, 3 & 4 Yr Old 417 OP - Halter Mares, ST Type Horse, Overo, 5 & Over 418 OP - Performance Halter Mare Horse 419 AM - Yearling Longe Line, Hunter Horse 420 AM - Yearling Longe Line, Stock Horse (NSBA) 421 OP - Overo Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Stallions 422 OP - Overo Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Mares 423 OP - Overo Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Geldings 424 OP - Tobiano Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Stallions 425 OP - Tobiano Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Mares 426 OP - Tobiano Color, ST/HN Type Horse, Geldings 427 OP - Single Hitch Pleasure Driving, Utility Horse 428 PRELIM AM Jr Walk/Trot - Western Showmanship 429 PRELIM AM Sr/El Walk/Trot - Western Showmanship FINAL AM Jr Walk/Trot - Western Showmanship FINAL AM Sr/El Walk/Trot - Western Showmanship
TODAY’S CLASSES, TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS ARENA 2 - 7:30 AM
ARENA 3 - 7:30 AM
430 OP - Barrel Racing 431 OP - Barrel Racing, Solid Horse 432 AM - Barrel Racing 433 AM - Barrel Racing, Solid Horse 434 YA Jr - Barrel Racing, Horse 435 YA Sr - Barrel Racing, Horse 436 YA Jr - Barrel Racing, Solid Horse 437 YA Sr - Barrel Racing, Solid Horse 438 YA - Barrel Racing, Pony 439 OP - Flag Race 440 OP - Flag Race, Solid Horse 441 AM - Flag Race 442 AM - Flag Race, Solid Horse 443 YA Jr - Flag Race, Horse 444 YA Sr - Flag Race, Horse 445 YA Jr - Flag Race, Solid Horse 446 YA Sr - Flag Race, Solid Horse 447 YA - Flag Race, Pony 448 OP - Pole Bending 449 OP - Pole Bending, Solid Horse 450 AM - Pole Bending 451 AM - Pole Bending, Solid Horse 452 YA Jr - Pole Bending, Horse 453 YA Sr - Pole Bending, Horse 454 YA Jr - Pole Bending, Solid Horse 455 YA Sr - Pole Bending, Solid Horse 456 YA - Pole Bending, Pony 457 OP - Stake Race TUESDAY, 458 OP - Stake Race, Solid Horse 459 AM - Stake Race 460 AM - Stake Race, Solid Horse 461 YA Jr - Stake Race, Horse 462 YA Sr - Stake Race, Horse 463 YA Jr - Stake Race, Solid Horse 464 YA Sr - Stake Race, Solid Horse 465 YA - Stake Race, Pony 466 OP - Keyhole Race 467 OP - Keyhole Race, Solid Horse 468 AM - Keyhole Race 469 AM - Keyhole Race, Solid Horse 470 YA Jr - Keyhole Race, Horse 471 YA Sr - Keyhole Race, Horse 472 YA Jr - Keyhole Race, Solid Horse 473 YA Sr - Keyhole Race, Solid Horse 474 YA - Keyhole Race, Pony 474 YA - Keyhole Race, Pony
475 OP - Ranch Pleasure 524 OP - Supreme Color Champion 476 OP - Ranch Pleasure, Solid Horse 477 AM - Ranch Pleasure 478 AM - Ranch Pleasure, Solid Horse 479 YA - Ranch Pleasure, Horse 480 YA - Ranch Pleasure, Solid Horse 481 OP - Ranch Ideal Pinto 528 YA Walk/Trot, 10 & u - Flag Race 482 OP - Ranch Ideal Pinto - Solid Horse 483 AM - Ranch Ideal Pinto 484 AM - Ranch Ideal Pinto - Solid Horse 485 YA - Ranch Ideal Pinto 486 YA - Ranch Ideal Pinto - Solid Horse 487 OP - Ranch Conformation 488 OP - Ranch Conformation - Solid Horse 489 AM - Ranch Conformation 490 AM - Ranch Conformation - Solid Horse 491 YA - Ranch Conformation 492 YA - Ranch Conformation - Solid Horse 493 OP - English Pleasure, Utility Horse 494 YA - Western Horsemanship, PL/SD Type Horse 495 AM - Western Horsemanship, PL/SD Type 443 YA Jr - Flag Race, Horse 496 OP - Halter 2 & under Mares, Solid HN Type Horse 497 OP - Halter 3 & over Mares, Solid HN Type Horse 498 OP - Halter 2 & under Geldings/Stallions, Solid HN Type Horse 499 OP - Halter 3 & over Geldings/Stallion, Solid HN Type Horse 500 YA - Halter 2 & under Mares, Solid HN Type Horse 501 YA - Halter 3 & over Mares, Solid HN Type Horse 502 YA - Halter 2 & under Geldings, Solid HN Type Horse 503 YA - Halter 3 & over Geldings, Solid HN Type Horse 504 OP - Halter, Solid PL/SD Type Horse 505 AM - Halter Solid PL/SD Type Horse 506 YA - Halter Solid PL/SD Type Horse
Gymkhana High Points following last class Gymkhana practice for walk/trot only, after high points
ARENA 3 - AFTER THE LAST CLASS Halter Practice for 1 hour