Horse Owned By Seymour Resident Wins Prestigious World Championship

Unfaithfully Good” captured the reserve world championship title in junior trail at the 2013 American Quarter Horse Association Open World Championship Show on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Oklahoma City. 

The reserve world champion is owned by Wendy Ward of Seymour and was shown by J. Garry McAllister of Southbury. 

“Unfaithfully Good” is a 2009 red road mare. The horse, sired by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Zippin Faithfully, was bred by John Narmont of Auburn, Illinois.

In the junior trail class, 45 entries competed for world champion honors and a purse of $24,575.85.

Reserve world champions received a prize package that included a custom-designed silver trophy, Montana Silversmiths buckle, sponsored by The American Quarter Horse Journal, specially designed logoed jacket, courtesy of Cripple Creek Outerwear, a WeatherBeeta embroidered blanket and a medallion.

The AQHA World Show is the pinnacle event for American Quarter Horse owners and exhibitors around the world, who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to compete in each of the classes representing halter, English and western disciplines.

More than 3,390 entries from the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Mexico and the United Kingdom are competing for 98 world championships at this year’s event, November 8-23 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.

For more news from the AQHA World Show, visit www.aqha.com/worldshow.

Show and event sponsors include Adequan, B&W Trailer Hitches, Farnam, Ford, John Deere, Justin Boots, Markel Insurance, Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Professional’s Choice, SmartPak, WeatherBeeta, Wrangler, Zoetis, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Cripple Creek, Kiser Arena Specialists, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, State Fair Park and Fore Wheeler Golf Cars.

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