Our awards banquet just gets to be more fun every year!  Thanks to everyone who contributed items to the door prize tables, who brought drinks and some of the best desserts ever. Thanks to Chris and to Virginia for taking pictures (you can run but you can't hide from two cameras!).  If there's a photo here you'd like to have, simply right-click on it. You'll get a drop-down box which invites you to "Save Picture As." Select that choice and save the photo as a jpeg in whatever folder on your computer you like. Or, let Chris know, and she'll print a 5x7 for you for just $4.00. Also, if you have pictures of your own that you'd like to add to the album, send them to Chris and she'll put them on.

Open 1D Champs: Cowgirls rule! Katie Bridgers,Tori Volk, Paige Shelton, reserve Machele Evans and saddle winner, Megan Bridgers.

Open 2D Champs Paige Shelton, Debbie O'Neal, reserve Gary Eastwood and winner Megan Bridgers. The Top Ten

Open 3D Champs Brooke (Gonna Be a Mom) Norton, Becky Mundy, Bridgette Holland, Katie Worley, reserve Machele Evans and saddle winner, Gary Eastwood

Open 4D Champs  Keith Lamm, Richard Locklear, Madison Blackmon, reserve     Billie Jo Rouse and saddle winner Barrelin' Marilyn Cunningham

 

Youth 1D Champs  Kaysey Grantham, Chelsea Moye, reserve Tori Volk and saddle winner Tanner Shelton. Not pictured is Hannah Beamer.

Youth 2 Champs Gabby Langdon, Katie Bridgers, Tori Volk, reserve Tanner Shelton and saddle winner, Kaysey Grantham

Youth 3D Champs Tori Volk, Devin Kimmey, Courtney Smith, reserve Kelley Kassnove and saddle winner, Katie Worley

Youth 4D Champs Lacy Quinn, Cheyenne Mundy, Gabby Langdon, reserve Madison Blackmon and winner, Katie Worley

And the winners are...

Well, we all know that in the NBHA, anyone and everyone can be a winner. Below, however, are those from the past season who did, who almost did, and those who now have a brand new chance this year. Congratulations to all, for the win, as well as for the effort!

Senior 1D Champs saddle winner Gary Eastwood, reserve Marilyn Cunningham, and accepting for David Martin is Dennis Bridgers. Other Senior World Qualifiers are Venson Jordan and Randy Taylor

Senior 2D Champs saddle winner Marilyn Cunningham, reserve Susie Rouse and accepting for David Martin is Dennis Bridgers. Other Senior World Qualifiers are Keith Lamm and Gary Eastwood.

Senior 3D Champs Jenny Holmes, reserve Richard Locklear and yet again, winner Marilyn Cunningham. Other Senior World Qualifiers are Keith Lamm and Susie Rouse

Senior 4D Champs  Reserve Chris Palmer, saddle winner Susie Rouse and who else but Marilyn Cunningham. Other Senior World Qualifiers are Mary Turner and Connie Brannon

Our Pee Wee Champs show off their prize packages. They are Camden Parker, Hayden Ball, Cheyenne Mundy, Hayley Rouse, Tyler O'Neal, Madison Blackmon, Brianna Langley, Sarah Bundy, Leslie Lanier, Makayla Evans, Caytlin Grady, Brianna Holden and Lexi Bridgers

Thanks to our Promoters: Steve Brinson of Whippoorwill Campground, Carol Eastwood of Promised Land Stables, accepting for David Collins of DC Western is Bridgette Holland, Tammy Moye of Moye Fence Company, and Alan Worley of Worley Barrel Racing. Thanks for giving us safe and fun places to run!

Thanks to our Saddle Sponsors: Accepting for  JYMCO Trailer Sales is Katie Worley, Roger Maye of Roger's Towing Service of Clayton, Kent and Virigina Madden of Madden Photography  and accepting for Mule City Feeds is Alice Parker.

Fundraiser Sponsors: Thanks to David Eastwood of Promised Land Stables, Alice Parker of Parker and Sons Landscaping, Gary Eastwood, Kent Madden of Madden Photography, Timmy Moye of Moye Fence Company, Keith and Joan Lamm for donating and cooking the pig, The Volk Family, The Kassnove Family,  and Diane and Gene Kennedy of Kennedy Farrier Service

Rounding out the Top Ten Youth riders are Kaitlyn Wallace, Michaela Madden, Austin Madden, Kristian Wallace and Ashley Bundy. Not pictured are Brianna Jones, Stacy Aycock and Hannah Beamer.

How 'bout that!? Janette Godwin won the $500 WalMart card!

Chris Palmer and NewHope Digital Imaging and Graphic Design is a Buckle Sponsor for yet another year.

Somehow, it just gets better every year! Thanks so much to Ben Shelton and Crew for the best banquet barbecue yet!

 

We thank Katie Worley, color-bearer extraordinaire, for carrying our nation's flag

Thanks to Mark and Becky Mundy for sponsoring our Pee Wee Class, truly the future of our district and our sport.

Where would we be without our Top Hands? Thanks for all you do to  Tonya Eastwood, Timmy and Tammy Moye,  Charlotte Kassnove and Alan Worley. 

Madison Blackmon is our Rising Star this year, and oh, how brightly she shines!

Just when we thought it was safe, Rusty Godwin resurfaced with his Golden Poop Scoop to salute the Stableman of the Year. After bringing the house down with his Top Ten list of reasons not to select those whom he called up onto the stage, Rusty waxed eloquent in describing his choice of Morris Pollock  to receive this year's honor. You picked a winner, Rusty! Not pictured is Ned Cunningham, who was running late. Rumor has it he ran out of gas.

Congratulations to Kelley Kassnove, our Most Improved Rider!

He's sure quiet about the nice things he does for folks (most of the time), but we notice. And that's why Timmy Moye is this year's Good Samaritan.

It bodes well for NC01 that our Family of the Year is the Worley Family.  We're pleased and proud that they're ours!

This year's Top Gun Rider was without question Megan Bridgers. Our Top Gun Horse, ridden by Paige Shelton, is Money.

Gosh, what an end to last season Courtney Smith  had. But she's showed us all how to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and keep going. That's why she's our True Grit Award winner this year!

In addition to our Top Hands, there are those who toil happily behind the scenes every week just because they can and because they really want to. Our deep thanks go out to Tonya Eastwood, Billie Jo Rouse, Charlotte Kassnove, Shara Volk, Susie Rouse, Rose Bass, Tammy Moye, Chris Palmer and  Jenny Holmes.

Congratulations to our Member of the Year, Tammy Moye!  If ever there was a member so deserving of this award, it's Tammy. Even after retiring as district director, Tammy is right there in the middle of anything that needs doing. Thanks so much, Tammy, for all you do!