2011 M&DWPC All Breeds Western Show

Hillsend Steel Mist & Deonnie Whitaker extend the jog in the Open Western Pleasure.

Steve Thake rode ALS Dusky Exposure to his share of successes in both Beginner Horse & Junior Horse classes.

Deonnie Whitaker rode Hillsend Steel Mist to a win in the Open Bridle Path Hack.

Veronica Jacobson & Palamo Its Not Over had great success in various Hunter Under Saddle classes, winning most of the ones that they entered.

The winner of the Quarter Horse Mare 3 Years & Over & Champion Quarter Horse Mare/Filly was Little Miss Ultimate handled by Suzanna MacGregor.

Lee Haste's Riverdowns In Lace Tonight was the winner of the Appaloosa Filly 2 Years & Under class & was sashed as the Champion Appaloosa Mare/Filly.

Painted By Faith (Melissa Kattenberg) was the winner of the Paint Horse Mare 3 Years & Over & was the Champion Paint Horse Mare/Filly.

Bobs Fancy Face (Maryanne Schumaker) took out the Paint-Bred Mare 3 Years & Over & was the Champion Paint-Bred Mare/Filly.

Lee Haste showed Riverdowns Strut N Dream to a win in the Appaloosa Colt 2 Years & Under class & to the Champion Appaloosa Stallion/Colt title.

Keen to get a better look at the sash he'd just won for Champion Paint Horse Gelding, Painted To A Tee (Maryanne Schumaker) gets a patience lesson from judge, Kerris Holtzberger.

The Supreme Halter Exhibit of the show was Maryanne Schumaker's Paint Horse Gelding, Painted To A Tee.

Casting an experienced eye over the day's competitors was judge Mrs Kerris Holzberger.

Lee Haste runs out the winner of the Yearling Hunter In Hand class, Riverdowns In Lace Tonight.

Striding it out again in the Yearling Hunter In Hand is Lee Haste with second placegetter, Riverdowns Strut N Dream.

Phoebe Whitaker enjoyed her time aboard Hillsend Steel Mist while competing in the Lead-Line class - which she won.

Karen Bauer & her Anglo-arabian gelding, Grey Ghost, either won or placed in the majority of events that they conntested.

Winners are grinners - but Deonnie Whitaker takes the prize for the best "cheesey" of the day after her win in the Open Western Pleasure class.

Rebecca Laing contesting the Senior Horse Western Horsemanship on the handsome Quarter Horse stallion, Widowers Renown.

If you ask the Thake's Mini Foxie puppy, he'll tell you that horse shows are just the best places to be snuggled up & loved by everyone.

For Karen Bauer, what could be better than a good day out with your horse, your friends, and having a good laugh as well?

Very pleased with her second placing in the Beginner Horse Western Pleasure is Angeline Darrach aboard Malu Indian Princess.

ALS Dusky Exposure & Steve Thake competing in the Beginner Horse Trail class.

Well used by several riders over the course of the show, Hillsend Steel Mist carries owner, Karen Moggs, up & over the bridge element in the Amateur Trail event.

The bridge held no fears for Grey Ghost & Karen Bauer during their run in the Senior Horse Trail.

Travelling sweetly through the powdery dust in the Senior Horse Western Pleasure are Palamo Its Not Over & Veronica Jacobson.

Malu Indian Princess & Angeline Darrach contesting the Beginner Walk & Jog.

A very careful Hiilsend Steel Mist has a good look before he & rider Deonnie Whitaker step down from the bridge in the Open Trail class.

Senior Horse Trail competitors, Widowers Renown & Rebecca Laing.

Riding her horse, Painted By Faith, Melissa Kattenberg was a place-getter in several Beginner Horse/Beginner Rider classes.

By the conclusion of her events, Veronica Jacobson was well pleased with the efforts of her horse, Palamo Its Not Over, by taking home a swag of win & place ribbons.