It was a performance full of ‘heart’ for Ur Heart Or Mine and Mark Zeitler in the Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure Futurity at The Pre-Madness on Sunday. At just their second show together, the duo has proven to be consistent not only with their performances but in their placings, winning the Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure Futurity and $873 for owner Aubrey Jacobs.
“We bought this horse last June from the Hatten family in Iowa (Bill and Dillon Hatten are pictured with Mark above),” Mark explained. “They had raised him and he’s by Heartstoppin and out of one of their mares. In fact, the top three horses in the class today came from their program. We held him back to be able to show him during his three year old year this year. He’s a nice horse. He is super easy, and a nice horse to be around.”
When asked what he thought the judges liked about his horse, Mark said “he’s one of those horses that’s got real balance in his movement and a ton of flow, that makes him really stand out. He’s also flashy, a bay with two offset white feet and a white blaze. We call him Elway.”
Mark and the gelding saw success winning the Maiden Intermediate and Limited Open Three Year Old & Over Western Pleasure and placed third in the Open division of the class, as well as winning the Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure at the Orange Blossom Classic/A Sudden Impulse circuit in Ocala, Florida. The Madness is just the second show for Elway.
Aubrey has already seen success with Elway, winning the Intermediate and Limited Non-Pro Three Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity and earning the reserve champion spot in the Non-Pro Three Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity at the Orange Blossom/A Sudden Impulse circuit.
“Elway has a really great mind to work with a Non-Pro, and Aubrey really likes him,” Mark said. “She will continue to show him in the Three Year Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure events.
Congratulations to Elway and his team, and continued success!
Top five placings in the Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure Futurity were:
Champion: Ur Heart Or Mine, Mark Zeitler for Aubrey Jacobs, $873
Reserve Champion: Hearts On Fire, Dillon Hatten for Taylor Punt, $654.75
Third: Passionate Kizzes, Bill Hatten for Greg & Michaela Rainforth, $436.50
Fourth: Candy Kool, Alexandria Bryner for Marilyn Rander, $218.25
Fifth: Itz My Pleasure, Samantha Aderhold for Perry Jackson
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The Madness show circuit continues through May 10. To view complete show results, please visit the Horse Show Tracker.
About NSBA
Established in 1983, National Snaffle Bit Association has expanded from its roots in the Western Pleasure discipline to recognize various disciplines and ten breed associations in competition. NSBA’s mission is to grow the show horse community through various equine programs and events where every activity benefits horses, breeders, owners and exhibitors alike.
National Snaffle Bit Association has more than 20,000 active members and more than 44,000 registered horses across its ten alliance breed organizations. NSBA members earn more than $13.5 million in monetary awards at NSBA-sanctioned horse shows annually, and the association sanctions nearly 600 horse show events and close to 200,000 horse show entries each year.
To learn more about NSBA, please visit nsba.com.
