2018 TWHBEA Awards
National Futurity Graduate- I Am Lolita: Bobby Joe Jones, owner
World Versatility Show Overall High Point Champion- Victory Trip: Dr. Daniel Starnes, owner Versatility Awards Elite Superior- Blue Eyed And Blonde: Connie Graves, owner Adult Supreme- Victory Trip: Dr. Daniel Starnes, owner Youth Superior- El’s A Poppin: Rachel Cowles, owner Here Comes The Thunder: Keaton Thompson, owner
Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame Coin’s Hard Cash Ebony’s Sun Lady Gen’s armed And Dangerous Gen’s Major General Go Boy’s Shadow Triple Threat
Sire and Dam of the Year Awards Total Point Dam of the Year- Shakin’: Howard Buckner Estate, owner Percentage Points Dam of the Year- Travlin Victory Ann: Linda Starnes, owner
Distance Award- Kim Nobel
Ascending Sire of the Year- Walk Rime Charlie: John Callicut, owner
Go! Gelding Super Performance Gelding- The Dixie Label and Brad Beard
Total Point Sire of the Year- Jose’ Jose’: Five Star Stallions, owner
Go! Gelding Super Flat Shod Gelding- Spotted Allen’s Patches ES and Jennifer Lambert
Total Percentage Point Sire of the Year- Allen All Around: Leland Ritter, Sr., owner
Motivated Mare Super Performance Mare- Lined Royal Cash: CCJK Enterprises, owner Motivated Mare Super Flat Shod Mare- Victory Trip and Dr Daniel Starnes and Linda Starnes International High Point Awards Youth Pleasure Horse Champion- Holy Jose’: Sara Ostrum, owner Amateur Pleasure Horse Champion- Holy Jose’: Sara Ostrum, owner Open Pleasure Horse Champion- They Call Me Mr. Williams: Kristin Van Zomeren, owner Youth Performance Horse Champion- Generated By Folsom: Brad Gregory, owner Amateur Performance Horse Champion- Gen’s Not Kid’N: Sister Milligan, owner Open Performance Horse Champion- Savage: Jack Heffington, owner Youth Halter Horse Champion- Obey My Command: Corbin Parker, owner Open Halter Horse Champion- Oh Susannah: John Callicut, owner
Overall Sire of the Year (combo percentage and points)Lined With Cash: Five Star Stallions, owner World Grand Champion- Gen A’ Mighty: Mike Floyd, owner Jimmy McConnell, trainer and Gary Higgins, breeder TWHYA Outstanding Youth Member of the Year- Morgan Norris Lizzie Umberger Sportsmanship Award- Keaton Thompson Youth Ambassador- Kevin Gilliam Pleasure Horse Ambassador- Keegan Meadows Performance Horse Ambassador- Bill and Dee Cantrell TWHBEA Jeff Givens Friendship Award- JoAnn Dowell TWHBEA Member of the Year- Jerry Harris
European International High Point Awards Amateur Champion- Blue Eyed Heartbreaker- Gerhard Grabher, owner
Master Breeder Awards Living- Ray Beech, The Tommy Grider Family Deceased- Kenneth “Pete” Banks, A.E. Rock McEwen
Open Champion- Bailey’s Princess Ronja: Katrin Marg, owner
Reese L. Smith Jr. Distinguished Service Awards- Jai Templeton