Makayla Cowan on Brinking Lights. Ted Petit Photography.

Makayla Cowan of Ardmore, Okla., and Brinking Lights tallied 15 points by scoring in every round of the Holy Cow Performance Horses Senior Youth World Finals to win the show championship on Friday, July 26.

World Champion Christina Huntley was second with 12 points, while Ryann Packard finished third with 10 points.

Cowan came into the World Finals tied for 11th place, but her performance in Fort Worth moved her up to 7th in the World Standings. She put together socres of 218 / 221.5 / 216 and 655.5, winning the first round and the pencil finals. She placed second in the second round, and fifth in the third round.

Makayla and Brinking Lights won the $15,000 Amateur title at the Non-Pro Cutting last year, and were Senior Youth champions there this summer.

Brinking Lights is a 10-year-old son of CD Lights out of Scootin Brinks, bred by Mica Chartier. Mica won the Senior Youth World Finals herself, riding Dually Lena, back in 2003.

Christina Huntley on Ripping Ichi. Ted Petit Photography.

Christina Huntley of Houston, Tex., World Champion and second in the World Finals, rode Ripping Ichi in Fort Worth to score 654.5 points and earn 12 points at the show. She was a runaway winner in the World Standings with 143 points, a 30-point lead.

During the season, she earned points at 35 shows, riding Acres In Autumn, Ripping Ichi and Smart Frosty Cat.

Huntley has won Amateur limited age titles in recent years at Abilene and West Texas. She won the Senior Youth World Finals three years ago on Smart Frosty Cat.

Chaser Crouch of Corsicana, Tex., took the Reserve World Championship with 113 points. Through the year, he earned points on GS Zans Cat, Louis The Cat, MSP Handle Me Smart, One Time Shorty, and Order Mia Smoothie.

NCHA Senior Youth World Finals
1MAKAYLA COWAN BRINKING LIGHTS
2CHRISTINA HUNTLEY RIPPING ICHI
3RYANN PACKARD SIR STYLISH LIZZY
4WILLIAM MOORE CATSCRATCH SISTER
5JIMMIE ANNOOT SMOOTH FLOWING CAT
6RYAN RAPP IM REYDIOACTIVE
7MATTIE MARIE DUKES SHO NUFF HOT
8MADISON MELASKY TWO TIME DUAL
9LEXINGTON BROOKE SLAUGHTER CACTIS JACK
9CARSON RAY CHET SMOOTH

 

NCHA Senior Youth World Standings (WF Horse)
1 CHRISTINA HUNTLEY RIPPING ICHI 143
2 CHASER RAY CROUCH GS ZANS CAT 113
3 FAITH FARRIS BIG SHOES TO PHIL 104
4 LEXINGTON BROOKE SLAUGHTER CACTIS JACK 102
5 RYAN RAPP IM REYDIOACTIVE 84
6 JIMMIE ANNOOT SMOOTH FLOWING CAT 73
7 MAKAYLA COWAN BRINKING LIGHTS 71
8 CARSON RAY CHET SMOOTH 68
9 MATTIE MARIE DUKES SHO NUFF HOT 62
10 RYANN PACKARD SIR STYLISH LIZZY 59
10 WILLIAM MOORE CATSCRATCH SISTER 59
10 HANNAH JACKSON TRACKER JONES 59
10 MORGAN GRIGGS SEAL TEAM 6 59
14 MADISON MELASKY TWO TIME DUAL 58
15 COLTON COGDELL GEAUX TIME 47
15 CHARLES RUSSELL BUSHAW PEPTOTOODIE 47