There were plenty of obstacles to maneuver at the Palomino World Show on Sunday as Trail competition was featured for Youth, Amateur and Open competitors.

For the Youth, the Trail classes marked the conclusion of the World Show as tabulations were being finalized for Golden Horse, High Point and Team winners.

Kelsey Guthrie Rudy, of Vassar, Michigan, got off to a strong start at the World Show by winning both the Amateur and Senior Trail with CowboysAintEasyToLuv (Waylon), a 2010 gelding by Willy Be Invited and out of Call Me Snuggles. She also won the Palomino Bred Trail with VS On The Road Again (Willie), a 2010 red roan gelding by VS Code Red out of Bodacious Miss Bee. Both horses are owed by Rudy’s mother, Roxann Guthrie.

Rudy has been attending the Palomino World Show since 1994 and said the Palomino Bred Trail class was the toughest win because it was Willie’s Trail debut.

“I was really proud of him,” Rudy said.

Willie has been special to Rudy since he arrived into this world.

“I was so excited the day he was born,” Rudy said. “I’d always dreamed of having a red roan colt.”

Rudy’s parents have a ranch just four miles from her own home and she tries to get there every chance she gets. She trains with Brenda Jeter, in Texas.

“Brenda really does an amazing job,” she said. “She loves our horses like her own, knows them like the back of her hand and always has them set up for success.”

While she loves competing, the most important thing to Rudy is the health and welfare of her horses.

“Brenda and my parents have taught me to love the animal first and the sport second,” she explained. “We try to do our best to do right by them.”

Although Waylon was originally a Hunter Under Saddle contender, Rudy says now she thinks his best classes are Trail and Showmanship.

“He and Willie are polar opposites in every way, but they are so much fun,” she explained. “We’re starting to change leads on Willie so I have high hopes for competing in Western Riding. It’s my favorite class.”

Complete Trail results from Sunday are as follows:

Youth Trail

Youth Walk Trot Trail 5-9 (4 shown) – Champion: Dress Western Gold, owned by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico, shown by Klairah Bowker; Rserve, Whata Golden Deck, owned by Natalie Orrick, Basehor, Kansas, shown by Wyatt Orrick.

Youth Walk Trot Trail 10-18 (5 shown) – Champion: Invite Me Im Good, owned by Sarah Pilliard, Sedalia, Missouri, shown by Aiden Pilliard; Reserve: BCQH Diamond Lass, owned by Amy Browning Kirkland, Buckner, Missouri, shown by Mia Jane Schlotzhauer.

Youth Trail 14-18 (4 shown) – Champion: Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas; Reserve: Hoos The Boss, owned by Cory Franklin Roehrs, Mead, Colorado.

Palomino Bred Youth Trail 18 & Under (4 shown) – Champion: Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina, shown by Alana Grace Barham; Reserve: Royal Peppy Chex, owned by Margaret Orzel, Hortonville, Wisconsin, shown by Macey Koehler.

Youth Trail 13 & Under (7 shown) – Champion: Strait N Impulsive, owned by Levi Danforth, Denton, Texas, shown by Ian Danforth; Reserve: Dress Western Gold, owned and shown by Kyrah Bowker, Moriarty, New Mexico.

Novice Youth Trail (5 shown): Im Applelicious, owned by Laura Gunnell, Trenton, Michigan, shown by Harrison Burge; Reserve: Showoffmyprinciples, owned by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas, shown by Aspen Gregg.

Open Trail

Junior Trail (2 shown) – Champion: Im Mr Right, owned by Ian Danforth, Denton, Texas, shown by Justin Brown; Reserve: LC Metal Sparks, owned and shown by Darrell Butler Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana.

Senior Trail (5 shown) – Champion: CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy; Reserve: Matt Mans Cruiser, owned by Kathleen Wilson, Columbus, Indiana, shown by DJ Beam.

Palomino Bred Trail All Ages (1 shown) – Champion: Leos Blue Eyed Blaze, owned and shown by Molly Green, Reidsville, North Carolina.

Amateur Trail

Amateur Trail (9 shown) – Champion: CowboysAintEasyToLuv, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy; Reserve: Determined To B Dirty, owned and shown by Rebecca Myszka, Wausau, Wisconsin.

Palomino Bred Amateur Trail (2 shown) – Champion: VS On The Road Again, owned by Roxann Guthrie, Vassar, Michigan, shown by Kelsey Guthrie Rudy; Reserve: Exquisite Courtney, owned and shown by Reagan Boswell, Dayton, Texas.

Novice Amateur Trail (5 shown) – Champion: Gorgeous Playboy, owned and shown by MaKenna, Iowa City, Iowa; Reserve: RSJ Golden Sonrise, owned and shown by Alisa Wold, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Amateur Select Trail (7 shown) – Champion: Saw The Magic, owned and shown by Cynthia Rambo, Newton, Kansas; Reserve: And Hes Gold, owned and shown by Cynthia Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky.

Trail Shootout (8 shown) – Champion: And Hes Gold, owned and shown by Cynthia Ohler, Versailles, Kentucky; Reserve: Shez Sleepy Too, owned and shown by Ely Joe Taylor, Stephenville, Texas.