American Competitive Trail Horse Association: This is My Trail Horse: Johnny B Good

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Johnny B Good, Rocky Mountain Horse
By Laura Hark-Plumley

Johnny B Good and I currently rank 3rd in the nation in Open, I am over run with joy! Johnny and I are new to each other as I just purchased him the end of March 2013, he no prior experience with ACTHA or any type of obstacle competition. His breeder had introduced obstacles on her farm with him when he was younger, that had been several years ago though. When I tried Johnny out I knew, he was the future ACTHA horse I had been looking for(I had already tried out other Rocky Mountains at other farms and knew after 5 minutes in the saddle, they were not what I was wanting). When we are not competing I ride on trails near my farm with my dogs. I also haul and ride with friends or have friends come here and we all ride. Johnny just needs 6 more points for his bronze medal, I am hoping we can earn that before winter. Johnny truly enjoys the challenge of the obstacles at the competitions. I have had Johnny to 7 ACTHA rides since May, placing at everyone and winning first place at 4 of them. One was a tie and due to my entry number being second to the person I tied with, we are marked as a second place or we would have even more points!

Many thanks to Durvet Apple Wormer for sponsoring "This is my Trail Horse". Johnny B Good will receive a gift from Durvet. www.applewormer.com

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A Competitive Trail Challenge© is an ACTHA competitive trail ride, taking place on private ranches or public parks across the country. The ride itself is anywhere from 6-8 miles long, averaging 6-8 judged obstacles along the way. Obstacles are mostly natural, and each has its own judge, alleviating partiality. Obstacles can consist of crossing water, crossing bridges, opening gates, and maneuvering steep hills to opening mailboxes or putting on a slicker.Rides take about 2 to 2 1⁄2 hours. Usually on a weekend, rides start with a briefing before trail riders head out, followed by lunch and awards. Riders can make a weekend out of it if the facility allows. The CTCs offer 5 divisions - open, pleasure, scout, junior, and buddy.

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Held in an arena (indoor, covered, outdoor) or in a field, an ACTHA obstacle challenge is a day of fun providing a competition with 8 obstacles for open, pleasure, scout, and junior riders to maneuver. The day will start with a riders' briefing and end with the awards ceremony and community. Usually held in the extreme weather months, this format is available to compliment the CTC and to help prepare riders for the trail.

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