2014 Farnam All-Around Amateur

During the last week, the Farnam All-Around Amateur contenders competed in a variety of events throughout the 2014 AQHA World Championship Show. This year, 60 contenders competed for the title.

The 2014 Farnam All-Around Amateur is Morgan Parisek of Murray, Kentucky, Parisek showed her American Quarter Horse, Better Buy The Minit. The 2005 bay gelding, who is by Do You Have A Minute and out of Tickle My Asset, was bred by Kramer/Davis of Bradenton, Florida. Parisek earned the world championship title in hunter hack; reserve world championship titles in hunt seat equitation and equitation over fences; placed third in working hunter; and eighth in jumping. Parisek and Better Buy The Minit received a prize package that included $15,000, plus $1,000 in Farnam products, an original Lisa Perry Bronze, an embroidered WeatherBeeta horse blanket and a rose bouquet.

The 2014 Farnam Reserve All-Around Amateur is Lincoln Figueiredo of Presidente, Brazil, who showed his American Quarter Horse Mr Fritz Wood. The 2008 buckskin stallion, who is by Mr Junewood and out of Fritz Lovelady, was bred by Sam Shoultz and Ken Matzner of Fort Collins, Colorado. Figueiredo and Mr Fritz Wood earned world championships in tie-down roping and heeling. The pair won a prize package that included $5,000, plus $500 in Farnam products and a silver bowl.

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