Debbie Smothers and BourbonNBlue enjoyed a successful International .
2X T Buck and Tracy Pinson claimed the Reserve Versatility High Point .
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Leighanne Tibbs . after her Racking Trail Pleasure Grand Championship with
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Preparing for the Trail Class .
12-17 Water Glass victors Mallory Johnson and Blue ’ s American Woman .
Christ . He was a long time WHOA member as well as a member of TWHBEA .
Lonnie will most likely be remembered to the walking horse world as a DQP and Judge . In 1994 and again in 1996 Lonnie judged the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration . In 2016 Lonnie was part of the panel of judges for the prestigious 2016 International .
On hand to accept the beautiful plaque was Lonnie ’ s wife , Perri Messick .
Everyone is focused on the qualifying classes of The Maiden . The seats are alive with excited owners , spectators , trainers etc . each deciding for their own selves who should advance to the finals of THE MAIDEN on Friday night . The cheers are wild as the spectators make their feelings known as to who their favorites are . The horses lived up to the hype that has been building for months . Due to the number of entries the class was split 3 ways with the top half of each class being selected to advance to the finals on Friday night ! The horses were called in numerical order but not necessarily in the or-
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