DeGraff Stables Congratulates HBF Iron Man Offspring on Fantastic Show Results at 2011 Pinto World Championship Show in Tulsa!
A total of 9 World Championship Titles and 4 Reserve World Championship Titles plus a Hi-Point Award from over 7400 entries and 2000 horses shown were earned!
Git Ya Some O That, a 2003 sorrel mare, bred by Ron Gooding of Florida and owned and shown by Stacie Lundquist of Brookwood Farms in Missouri was crowned the Hi-Point Junior Amateur after collecting 3 World Titles in Amateur Jr Hunter Under Saddle, Amateur Jr Train-Western and Amateur Trail-English. This incredible team were Reserve World Champions in Amateur Jr Western Showmanship and had multiple Top 5 and Top 10 placings. A Dale Chavez Trophy Saddle was awarded for their Hi-Point win.
A multiple APHA and PtHA World and Reserve World Champion; Iron Star Man continued his winning ways in Tulsa. This 2003 stallion, whom stands at Iron Star Farm and is owned by Gayle Benton was crowned World Champion in Am Working Hunter Over Fences and in Amateur Hunter Hack, Reserve World Champion in Am Junior Trail with multiple Top 10 finishes with Jennifer Potterton. He also accumulated multiple Top 5 and Top 10 placings in Open Versatility, Open Trail, Open working Hunter Over Fences and Open Jumping, thanks to riders roger Deromedi, Arturo Maestas and Shelly Lunde; his presenters.
Check Your Irons, an 2005 AQHA/APHA bay gelding, bred by Ron Gooding of Florida earned World Champion Open Sr Hunter Under Saddle and World Champion Open English Pleasure honors with Amanda Ringer up. He is owned by Alison Gooding and shows under the guidance of Erica Richardson.
The team of Kacey Kostura Schmitt and Naturally Ironic were named unanimous Champions in SPB Amateur English Showmanship and Reserve World Champions in SPB Amateur Hunter Under Saddle and Top 10 SPB Amateur English Equitation. Breeder, Chad Crosby placed in the Top 10 in SPB Open Hunter Under Saddle and Jen Hladek showed Naturally Ironic to a 3rd place finish in SPB Open Dressage!
Totally Iron, bred by Celeste Fender and owned by Sheri Fox was shown to a Top 10 finish in SPB Open Hunter Under Saddle by Mike Staples.
HBF Iron Man, a 1996 AQHA/APHA gray stallion, holds 5 APHA World Championship titles and is the double registered leading sire for APHA hunter under saddle horses. HBF Iron Man stands at DeGraff Stables in Midway, Kentucky. Foals are eligible for the AQHA Incentive Fund, the APHA Breeders Trust, the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity and Stallion Incentive Program. www.DeGraffStables.com