Beth Case aboard the 2015 Congress Masters Hunter Under Saddle winner, A Boy Named Hoo.

The Congress 2-Year-Old Masters Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure events will take center stage at the All American Quarter Horse Congress tonight in the Celeste Arena.

A total of 12 maiden horses will trot in to vie for the Hunter Under Saddle title starting at 7 p.m.

Carmen Mayabb, Dacula, Georgia, will be riding Al Get Your Shine On. Her customers, Travis and Nikki McColley purchased the brown stallion by Allocate Your Assets and out of Shining Detail as a weanling and he won the Southern Belle portion of the English Longe Line at the Congress last year.

“He can be quite mischievous on the ground but is very easy and quiet to ride,” Mayabb said. “He’s a good trotter, a great loper and a ton of fun. I’m very excited about showing him tonight.”

Mayabb said to win tonight she’s going to need a solid performance.

“It’s a big deal and the best horses will come to the top for sure,” she said. “Consistent and good rides are what we are all hoping for.”

Alysse Roberts of Tuttle, Oklahoma, will be riding Charismatic Style, a bay mare, by Blazing N Style and out of Charismatic Kate.

Roberts’ customer, Gemma Kaye-Hudson from Arizona, owns Blazing N Style and raised Charismatic Style. Her friend, Laurie Roden, also from Arizona, purchased her as a weanling.

“She’s a phenomenal trotter,” Roberts said. “I think it will take a horse that is great legged and is equally good in its topline to win,

Hunter Under Saddle entries include:

• Al Les In Wonderland, bay mare by Allocate Your Assets and out of Such A Sweet Detail, owned by Starland Ranch, El Reno, Oklahoma, shown by Nancy Sue Ryan.
• A Hidden Agenda, bay mare by Hot N Blazing out of Assets Agenda, owned by Jerry & Vicky Strickland, Jonesboro, Arkansas, shown by Scott Jones.
• Here I Am, black mare by BR I Am and out of Certifiable Roxanne, owned by Elizabeth Gorski, Bowling Green, Ohio, shown by Elizabeth Baker.
• Fancy N My Stilettos, APHA bay mare by All Time Fancy and out of Memoforemma, owned by Nicole Dalton, Waddell, shown by Shannon Gillespie.
• The High Rise, owned by Heather Eckert, Andrews, Indiana, shown by Denise Thompson.
• Charismatic Style, bay mare by Blazing N Style and out of Charismatic Kate, owned by Lurie Roden, Phoenix, Arizona, shown by Alyse Roberts.
• Al American Girl, bay mare by Allocate Your Assets and out of Jazzy Details, owned by Tera Gore, Mount Vernon, Ohio, shown by Heidi Piper.
• Onenonly Princess, bay mare by One N Only and out of Silver Eagleprincess, owned by Anthony & Christina Curiale, shown by Tammy Thurston.
• Lads Playboy, owned by Iron Horse Appaloosas Ranch LLC, Arlington, Texas, shown by Dale Sullins.
• Because Shes Worth It, owned by Thomas Lukenbill, Chino Hills, California, shown by Beth Case.
• Al Get Your Shine On, brown stallion by Allocate Your Assets and out of Shining Detail, owned by Nichole McColley, Jonesville, Michigan, shown by Carmen Mayabb.
• Just One Last Chance, bay stallion by Just Like Detail and out of Fashion Me Blue, owned by Ron Horn, Yukon, Oklahoma, shown by Darla Lee.

Western Pleasure

After a new Hunter Under Saddle Masters Champion is crowned, 18 Western Pleasure 2-year-olds are slated to compete.

Shane Dowdy will be riding It’s a Pretty Thing for Gumz Farms, Morganfield, Kentucky. She is one of only five 2-year-olds sired by It’s a Southern Thing (Moonpie).

“Callie is the result of the only outside mare bred that first year,” said Amy Gumz. “I knew this was a great filly from the start.  I tried to buy her shortly after she was born.  The purchase took me a year and a half to get accomplished.”

Callie was first sent to a colt breaker in January to get started and a few months later Dowdy stopped by to take a look.

“He obviously must have liked her as he promptly put her in the trailer and took her home,” Gumz said. “So when he tells people that he stole her, that would be a true statement.”

Gumz said Callie has a lot of attributes.

“She has been very trainable and very easy,” she said. “Plus it doesn’t hurt that she’s so darn pretty.  She’s incredibly athletic and balanced.”

Western entries slated to compete tonight include:

• KM Genuinely Best, red roan gelding by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Genuine Goodbar, owned by Masterson Farms LLC, Somerville, Tennessee, shown by Casey Willis.
• Helen Hywater, bay roan mare by Machine Made and out of Goodonly Gets Better, owned by Richard Bieber, Trail City, South Dakota, shown by Randy Wilson.
• It’s a Pretty Thing, brown mare by It’s a Southern Thing and out of Pine Ventures, owned by Gumz Farms, Morganfield, Kentucky, shown by Shane Dowdy.
• Shez Good N Rosie, red roan mare by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Rosie Principles Two, owned by Joni Gaiey, Massillion, Ohio and shown by Jim Chaffin.
• Extremely Late, bay gelding by Extremely Hot Chips and out of Flashin My Assets, owned by Brenda Yates, Wedgefield, South Carolina, shown by Jay Starnes.
• Cool Cruzen Lady, bay roan mare by VS Flatline and out of Suddenly A Cool Lady, shown by Starland Ranch, El Reno, Oklahoma, shown by Gil Galyean.
• She Sure Is Good, bay mare by Keeping It Good and out of Presented by Pro, owned by Dennis & Debbie Martin, Beaver, Ohio, shown by Karen Hornick.
• Livin This Lifestyle, brown gelding by Maximum Zip and out of Miss Radical Gold, owned by Glade Evans, Oologah, Oklahoma, shown by Dave Archer.
• HP Sure I Will Be, bay stallion, sired by Good I Will Be out of Surely Shes Blazin, owned by HP Ranch, Cabot, Arkansas, shown by Darren Putnam.
• Whatilikeaboutyou, bay mare by Lazy Loper and out of Whatscookngoodlookin, owned by Capital Quarter Horses, Pilot Point, Texas, shown by Rusty Green.
• Line Up For Candy, by VS Flatline and out out of Too Sleepy For Candy, owned by Susan Juroe, Longmont, Colorado shown by Shannon Gillespie.
• Invee Me, bay mare by Invitation Only and out of Slow Low And Lazy, owned by Starland Ranch, El Reno, Oklahoma, shown by Ashley Lakins.
• Mamas Boy, bay gelding by Only In The Moonlite and out of A Star Born Blazin, owned by Greg & Kathie Englebert, Chico, California, shown by Jeff Long.
• She Had Me At Hello, black mare by Invitation Only out of Wildly Available, owned by J.Michael Vargo, Plain City, Ohio, shown by Kenny Lakins.
• The Production Line, bay gelding by Machine Made out of Shes Pleasure Made, owned by Barbara Clifford, Blakely, Georgia, shown by Bret Parrish.
• Daddy Doesnt Know, chestnut mare by Extremely Hot Chips out of RL Saved By Impulse, owned by Caroline Cavallo, Staunton, Illinois, shown by Brian Baker.
• Platinum Dot Com, gray gelding by Ima Platinum Dream out of Zippos Petite Lady, owned by Patricia Wilmoth, Sanger, Texas, shown by Travis Duit.
• U Cant Hide Redneck, owned by Brent Lawson, Whiteville, North Carolina, shown by Taft Dickerson.

Last year’s western winner was VS Lady In Red, sired by VS Code Red out of Cool Krymsun Lady. Owned by Kristen Galyean and shown by Gil Galyean.

The winner of the Masters Hunter Under Saddle was A Boy Named Hoo, sired by Hot Ones Only and out of These Irons R Dancin, owned by Tammy Dyer and shown by Beth Case.

iEquine will present the Masters competition as a live pay-per-view event for $15. Visit www.iequine.com for details.