Honors Awarded in English Society Horse Show at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/10/2019) (readMedia)-- The English Society Horse Shows took place August 13 through 15 in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

The complete results are listed below:

ENGLISH SOCIETY

Five-Gaited Open

1) Judith Gauger, Marengo

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Five-Gaited Iowa Owned

1) Brenna Smith, Norwalk

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Five-Gaited Stake

1) Brenna Smith, Norwalk

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Three-Gaited Open

1) Robert/ Renae Vermeer/ Van Zomeren, Leighton

Three-Gaited Iowa Owned

1) Robert/ Renae Vermeer/ Van Zomeren, Leighton

2) Stefanie Kritzler, Norwalk

Three-Gaited Stake

1) Stefanie Kritzler, Norwalk

2) Robert/ Renae Vermeer/ Van Zomeren, Leighton

Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 17 & Under

1) Grace De Ronde, Oskaloosa

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

4) Thomas Paulsen, Cedar Falls

Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 18 & Over

1) Jade Woods, Altoona

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

Three-Gaited Pleasure Stake

1) Jade Woods, Altoona

2) Grace De Ronde, Oskaloosa

3) Thomas Paulsen, Cedar Falls

4) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

Pleasure Model

1) Jade Woods, Altoona

2) Marcia Pothoven, Pella

Five-Gaited Pleasure Horse

1) Ron Salisbury, Johnston

2) Beth Doggett, Ottumwa

Five-Gaited Show Pleasure Stake

1) Ron Salisbury, Johnston

2) Beth Doggett, Ottumwa

Country Pleasure English -- 17 & Under

1) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

Country Pleasure English -- 18 & Over

1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

4) Cassie & Jeanine Downey, Ankeny

5) Herron Stables, Adel

6) Stefanie Kritzler, Norwalk

Country Pleasure English Stake

1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines

2) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

3) Cassie & Jeanine Downey, Ankeny

4) Cindy or Samantha Thomas, Pella

5) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

6) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

Country Pleasure Western -- 17 & Under

1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Country Pleasure Western -- 18 & Over

1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Lylea Critelli, Des Moines

4) Sandra Swalla, Newton

5) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg

6) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Country Pleasure Western Stake

1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

3) Lylea Critelli, Des Moines

4) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg

5) Sandra Swalla, Newton

6) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Country Pleasure Model

1) Sandra Swalla, Newton

2) Cindy or Samantha Thomas, Pella

3) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg

4) Herron Stables, Adel

5) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Park Pleasure

1) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

2) Carolyn Haselhuhn, Eddyville

3) Audrey/ Stefanie Hollinrake/ Kritzler, Norwalk

Park Pleasure Stake

1) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

2) Audrey/ Stefanie Hollinrake/ Kritzler, Norwalk

3) Carolyn Haselhuhn, Eddyville

Park Open

1) Thomas Paulsen, Cedar Falls

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Park Stake

1) Thomas Paulsen, Cedar Falls

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Saddle Seat Equitation -- 17 & Under

1) Abigail Van Kooten, Leighton

2) Karlyn Connolly, Mt. Vernon

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

4) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

5) Stefanie Kritzler, Norwalk

6) Ashley Ackerson, Indianola

Saddle Seat Equitation Stake

1) Karlyn Connolly, Mt. Vernon

2) Abigail Van Kooten, Leighton

3) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

4) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

5) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Hackney Pony Single

1) Ron & Fran Tappken, Lockport, Ill.

Hackney Pony Single Stake

1) Ron & Fran Tappken, Lockport, Ill.

Hackney Harness Pony Single

1) Carol Lawson, Altoona

Hackney Harness Pony Single Stake

1) Carol Lawson, Altoona

Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving

1) Heartland Stables, Johnston

2) Heavenly Acres, Dysart

3) Judith McDonough, Douds

4) Bruce Gardner, Madrid

Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Stake

1) Heartland Stables, Johnston

2) Heavenly Acres, Dysart

3) Judith McDonough, Douds

4) Bruce Gardner, Madrid

Roadster Pony Single - Open

1) Bruce Gardner, Madrid

2) Carol Lawson, Altoona

3) Judith McDonough, Douds

Roadster Pony Single - Amateur

1) Heartland Stables, Johnston

2) Judith McDonough, Douds

Roadster Pony Stake

1) Heartland Stables, Johnston

2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid

3) Carol Lawson, Altoona

4) Judith McDonough, Douds

Morgan Mare at Halter

1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

Morgan Gelding at Halter

1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

2) Judith Gauger, Marengo

3) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

Morgan Grand & Reserve Grand Champion

Grand) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

Res. Grand) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

3) Judith Gauger, Marengo

Morgan Open Pleasure Driving

1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

2) Judith Gauger, Marengo

Morgan English Pleasure

1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella

2) Judith Gauger, Marengo

Morgan Western Pleasure

1) Judith Gauger, Marengo

Morgan Registered Hunter Pleasure

1) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

2) Judith Gauger, Marengo

Friesian Mare at Halter

1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

2) Tobi Sharon, Prole

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Friesian Gelding at Halter

1) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

3) Lisa Grove, Norwalk

Friesian Grand & Reserve Grand Champion

Grand) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

Res. Grand) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

4) Tobi Sharon, Prole

Friesian Showmanship - Open

1) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

3) Lisa Grove, Norwalk

4) Tobi Sharon, Prole

5) SS Friesians, Norwalk

Friesian Walk/Trot - all seats

1) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

2) Lisa Grove, Norwalk

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Friesian Dressage Suitability - Open

1) SS Friesians, Norwalk

Friesian Hunt Seat - Open

1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

2) SS Friesians, Norwalk

Friesian Saddle Seat - Open

1) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines

2) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

Friesian Period or Fantasy Costume - Open

1) Jane Berg, Ottumwa

2) Lisa Grove, Norwalk

3) SS Friesians, Norwalk

4) Tobi Sharon, Prole

Arabian Halter

1) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

2) Terra Gait Stables, Grimes

3) Michelle Tennyson, Ottumwa

4) Tami Padgett, Lucas

5) Julie Bloom, Fredericksburg

Arabian/Half Arab. Hunter Pleasure - Open

1) Angela Sommers, Norwalk

2) Angela Sommers, Norwalk

3) Michelle Tennyson, Ottumwa

4) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

5) Lauren Olson, Bettendorf

6) Nina Ung, Prole

Half Arabian Halter

1) Nina Ung, Prole

2) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

3) Ashley Ackerson, Indianola

4) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

5) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

6) Sherrie Wallace, Pleasant Hill

Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure -- 17 & Under

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Emmerson Burson, West Des Moines

3) Morgan Swartzlander, Norwalk

4) Lauren Olson, Bettendorf

5) John & Misty Steingrabe, Prairie City

6) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure -- 18 & Over

1) Emmerson Burson, West Des Moines

2) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

3) Michelle Tennyson, Ottumwa

4) Tami Padgett, Lucas

5) Rick Elson, Springville

6) John & Misty Steingrabe, Prairie City

Arabian/Half Arab. Country English Pleasure - Open

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Ashley Ackerson, Indianola

3) Terra Gait Stables, Grimes

Arabian/Half Arab. Native Costume - Open

1) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

2) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

3) Terra Gait Stables, Grimes

4) Rick Elson, Springville

5) Rick Elson, Springville

6) Tami Padgett, Lucas

7) Rick Elson, Springville

Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure Stake

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Emmerson Burson, West Des Moines

3) Morgan Swartzlander, Norwalk

4) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

5) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

6) Rick Elson, Springville

Open Western Pleasure -- 17 & Under

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Emmerson Burson, West Des Moines

4) Lauren Olson, Bettendorf

5) Morgan Swartzlander, Norwalk

6) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

Open Eng/Hunt Seat Walk-Trot Pleasure -- 17 & Under

1) Ashley Ackerson, Indianola

2) Rick Elson, Springville

3) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa

4) Rick Elson, Springville

Open Hunt Seat

1) Angela Summers, Norwalk

2) Karlyn Connolly, Mt. Vernon

3) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

4) Sara Eaton, Granger

5) Angela Sommers, Norwalk

6) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

Open Country English Pleasure

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

4) Ashley Ackerson, Indianola

5) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

6) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

Open Western Pleasure -- 18 & Over

1) Cindy or Samantha Thomas, Pella

2) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

3) Emmerson Burson, West Des Moines

4) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

5) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

6) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg

Open Novice English Pleasure

1) Mark & Renae Van Zomeren, Leighton

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

3) Stefanie Kritzler, Norwalk

Open Lead Line -- 6 & Under

Blue) Herron Stables, Adel

Blue) Tami Padgett, Lucas

Blue) Sherrie Wallace, Pleasant Hill

1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Open Western Walk-Trot -- 17 & Under

1) Eva Matthias, Norwalk

2) Rick Elson, Springville

3) Rick Elson, Springville

4) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

5) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa

6) Herron Stables, Adel

Open Walk-Trot Western Pleasure -- Adult

1) Sherrie Wallace, Pleasant Hill

2) Julie Bloom, Fredericksburg

Open Pleasure Driving

1) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines

2) Andrea Bloch, Norwalk

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Open English Pleasure

1) Grace De Ronde, Oskaloosa

2) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

4) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

5) Ss Friesians, Norwalk

Open English Pleasure Stake

1) Julie/ Stefanie Witthoff/ Kritzler, Urbandale

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Open Pleasure Driving Stake

1) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines

2) Mary OKeefe, Cumming

3) Andrea Bloch, Norwalk

4) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

Open Hunt Seat Stake

1) Angela Sommers, Norwalk

2) Angela Sommers, Norwalk

3) Nina Ung, Prole

4) Ackerson Arabians, Indianola

5) Sara Eaton, Granger

6) Jane Andrle, Dallas Center

Open Youth Pony In Hand

1) Heartland Stables, Johnston

2) Andrea Bloch, Norwalk

3) Joe Borg, Pella

Open Pony Driving -- Youth to drive

1) Joe Borg, Pella

Open American Saddlebred Pleasure Driving

1) Mary OKeefe, Cumming

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

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