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GoogleLake Weaver claimed the first blue ribbon of the night taking Moonstruck Dollar to the Blue Ribbon Circle in the Owner-Amateur Riders 6-11 Years on Walking Mares. Thomas Derickson rode in to take the second place ribbon on Shes Armed With Poison. In the Elite Owner-Amateur Gentleman Riders on Walking Stallions Class, Ed Breedlove took the blue aboard Kid Callahan. Mike Inman took home the Reserve Honors.
The Three-Year-Old Walking Geldings class blue ribbon winner was Knox Blackburn on Muchos Colores.
The Owner-Amateur Riders on Two-Year-Old Walking Stallions Class was split. Julie Tucker and Major Sky Command took the A-Division while He's 3 Under Par and Barbara Kenehan were winners in the B-Division.
Owner-Amateur Youth Riders 15-17 on Walking Mares or Geldings blue ribbon went to FDR and Amy Nesius.
Three-Year-Old Walking Mares was split into two divisions. A-Division blue ribbon honors went to Jazzy Sally and Jimmy McConnell. The blue ribbon in the B-Division went to Paroled in Texas ridden by John Allan Callaway.
Marian Wright and All American Ritz took home the blue ribbon in the Owner-Amateur Riders on Park Performance Walking Mares or Geldings class. Silver on the Line and Carrie Benedict got Reserve Honors.
Becky Coleman and Shock Jock grabbed the blue ribbon for Owner-Amateur Riders on Walking Stallions, 15.2 and Under. Thom Meek and The Phantom Menace took home the reserve honors.
In the Owner-Amateur Lady Riders on Walking Geldings Class, the entries were split into two divisions. Division A's blue ribbon winner was Bold Vengeance ridden by Gail Walling. Division B's blue ribbon recipient was Dalia Smith on Pushin That Jazz.
Nine Year Blitz and Laura Cochran found the Blue Ribbon Circle to win the Owner-Amateur Riders on Four-Year-Old Walking Stallions A-Division; Sky Miles and Beth Sims made their way into the winner's circle in the B-Division class.
He's Wild Eyed & Wicked and Knox Blackburn stole the blue ribbon in the Walking Geldings, 15.2 and Under (Canter). He's Dr Cash and Jimmy McConnell rode to reserve honors.
The last class, Owner-Amateur Lady Riders on Show Pleasure Walking Horses, was split into an A and B Division. In Division A, Zulu took blue with Suzanne Moore aboard and Division B was won by Coins Black Stroke and Jean O'Brien.
Entries have been strong and the crowds enthusiastic until the lights dimmed shortly after midnight.
"It was a wonderful opening night," said Celebration CEO Doyle Meadows. "I'm really proud of what we saw in the ring on Thursday night."
The Celebration continues through Sept. 5.
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Why no commentary on the abuse of the USDA? Horses being written up for scar rule violations the USDA couldn't even point out, that had never received a ticket in several years of showing? It is going to get ugly this weekend in Shelbyville.
nope. some horses are getting turned down BUT some horses that look sore get in like the one they did the story on in The Tennessean, called The Coach. he look real sore and they let him in the ring anyway. it was told after the show that the usda didn't check him going in but did coming out and he was found to have scars. i bet The Tennessean writer didn't know that before he wrote that article.