The Celebration Rocks
Circuit champions were announced for halter, showmanship and driving with happy champions receiving lovely silver champagne coolers – and amateurs and select amateurs also received a bottle of the award winning ‘Maverick’ wine,
Fun At the Celebration
The class sizes are large, the horses are grand and we are all having a fun time at The Celebration. Catch a glimpse of the scene around the rings.
Get Your Celebration On
Everyone was in the spirit of the Fourth of July wearing their red white and blue. Take a look at who we caught sporting their Fourth Finest.
Record Breaking Numbers
Doug Huls, show manager confirmed we at at 22,000 entries and 900 stalls. Who wouldn’t want to show in Vegas
Futurity Champions
Congratulations to the CELEBRATION FUTURITY champions from Tuesday, July 2.
ROD WIEMERS MEMORIAL BUCKLE
THE CELEBRATION is honored to present the ROD WIEMERS MEMORIAL BUCKLE to the horse who earns the highest single fence work score at the show. Donated by Rod Wiemers family and friends, this beautiful Skyline buckle signifies great horseman Rod was.
The 2019 champion was CD Highlights, owned by Linda S. Katz and shown by Randy Paul. Randy was good friends with Rod and remembers Rod’s generous spirit. What a great horseman taken too soon.
Around the Rings on Sunday
Check out the candids from Sunday at The Celebration and EMO Western States Championship. Trail and cow horse classes were run with big numbers and points.
The Celebration and EMO Western States Championship Set For Another Block Buster Event
The third annual Celebration AQHA show and EMO Western States Championship Shows will be taking over South Point Equestrian Winter in Las Vegas again, proving this is the coolest show to beat the summer heat. With 10 AQHA judges and 10 sets of points for AQHA, PCQHA, and AzQHA, plus NQHA points, top competitors have found this a fun show, exciting location and a great way to garner lots of points.
The show boasts a full slate of Quarter Horse classes for amateur, youth, and open exhibitors, combined with the EMO Western States Championship show. As always, the show will feature Cattle, Reining, Ranch Horse, English, Western, Trail, Speed events and more. The Celebration regular attracts deep competition with exhibitors traveling from all over the United States to attend.
New Futurities and Classes for 2019
Featured classes include Open and Non-Pro Longe Line, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Kathyrn DeVries Mitchell and Angela Clark. There are great prizes and money, plus NSBA approval. The complete list of futurity classes are:
- Open Longe Line
- Non Pro Longe Line
- 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure
- 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure
- 3-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure
- $1,000 Novice Horse All Age Western Pleasure
- 3 and 4-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle
- 3 and 4-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle
- 3 and 4-Year-Old Open Trail
In addition, for the Walk-Trot exhibitor, the show has added Youth Walk-Trot and Non AQHA Youth Pleasure, Horsemanship, Trail, Showmanship, and Ranch Riding classes. For the Versatility Ranch Horse exhibitor, the show has added L1 Ranch Riding, Select Ranch Riding, Ranch on Rail, Non AQHA Youth, Amateur, Open classes and Ranch Trail, plus Non AQHA Open, Amateur, and Youth classes.
For 2019, the show will again be giving both Circuit and Reserve Circuit Champion awards. Awards for Circuit Champions are beautiful, silver, champagne coolers and neck ribbons. Reserve Champions receive silver bowls.
The EMO Western States Championship
The EMO Western States Championship show offers added money and jackpotted fees, along with gold, silver, and bronze trophies to first, second, and third place, and huge championship ribbons to tenth place. The EMO Western States Championship classes are available to exhibitors who qualified in 2018 – either via state or national qualifying.
Championship classes are held for youth, amateur, and select amateurs in a variety of classes. Thanks to title sponsor, the EMO Agency/Christine Hocutt-Senteney, for their continued support of this show.
The EMO Western States Championship is an exciting event limited to youth, amateur, and select exhibitors. Doug Huls, show manager for The Celebration and EMO Western States Championship, says, “Exhibitors love the format for this Championship style event and the trophies, championship ribbons, and the prize money they earn for showing at this fun event.”
THE CELEBRATION & EMO WESTERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW EXPLODES INTO VEGAS
South Point Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | June 29 – July 9, 2017
It’s a sure bet that savvy Quarter Horse exhibitors will head to Vegas June 30-July 9 for “The Celebration’ and EMO Western States Championship. “With two AQHA circuits (including a day off to explore Las Vegas), totaling 10 total judges, all AQHA/AzQHA/PCQHA approved and run in conjunction with the EMO Western States Championship, exhibitors hunting competition and points will head to the climate controlled state-of-the-art facilities at South Point Arena in Las Vegas over the 4th of July”, shared Doug Huls, show manager.
The second annual EMO Western States Championship will again offer open, amateur, select amateur and youth championship classes for exhibitors and horses which have qualified through their state affiliate or nationally. Gold, silver and bronze trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each championship class.
The qualifying period for the EMO Western States Championship classes ends on March 31. For a complete list of championship classes and qualifying rules, go to WesternStatesChampionship.org
The AQHA division of The Celebration offers a full slate of Western, English, and cattle classes. “There is no qualifying to show in the AQHA approved show circuits at The Celebration, so everyone is welcome to show”, says Doug Huls, “which makes this a show that all the top Quarter Horse barns will find enticing for all levels of riders”. This year Level 1 (novice) amateur and Level 1 (novice) youth classes have been added to the AQHA division of The Celebration.
If you have any questions about The Celebration, including the EMO Western States Championship or the Quarter Horse division, call Doug Huls at (408) 390-5857. The tentative schedule for the EMO Western States Championship classes and the AQHA division of The Celebration should be posted by mid-February at WesternStatesChampionship.org.