The Racking Horse World Celebration is the largest show for the Racking Horse breed. It is held annually in late September at the Celebration Arena in Priceville, Alabama, a few miles outside Decatur. The Celebration encompasses over a week of nightly shows, and includes approximately 170 classes. Over 1,000 horses compete there each year, and spectator attendance is roughly 70,000. The World Celebration's counterpart is the Spring Celebration, held in April at the same location.
Map of Alabama showing location of the Racking Horse World Celebration.
Show map of Alabama
Racking Horse World Celebration (the United States)
Show map of the United States
The Celebration was started in 1972, not long after the formation of the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America (RHBAA).[1] Although most of the organizers were from Birmingham it was decided to hold the show in Priceville, which is in Morgan County, northern Alabama, because the horse center there was the best in the state at the time. The first Celebration lasted one day and included 23 classes. A total of 257 horses were shown. Many of the exhibitors and horses were from the Muscle Shoals area. The competition was patterned after the larger and to some extent, more widely known Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, with a World Grand Championship as the largest honor.[1] The first World Grand Champion Racking Horse was Go Boy's Road Runner in 1972.[2] The trainer with the most World Grand Championships was Kenny Ailshie, who won the honor six times; in 1987 on Oil Stock, 1991 and 1992 on Oil Stock's Delight, 1998 on The Finalizer, 2002 on Unreal, and 2006 on Score at Halftime.[3] The first female rider to win the World Grand Championship was Barbara Agnich riding the horse Tragedy in 2005.[4] In a twist, Agnich competed against her boyfriend Rick Parish to win.[5] In 1986, the Racking Horse World and Spring Celebrations were named by the Southeast Tourism Society as being among the top 20 attractions in the Southeastern United States.[6]
Winnersedit
This is a list of World Grand Championship winning horses, trainers, and owners at the Racking Horse World Celebration.
The Celebration lasts 9 days and nights and includes over 170 classes to accommodate a variety of disciplines, including saddle seat, trail, English pleasure, western riding, driving, speed classes, and even stick horse riding for young children.[8][9] All horses entered must be registered with the RHBAA, and the trainer, owner and rider of each horse must also be Association members. All horses entered must have a negative Coggins test and currently be vaccinated against the equine herpes virus.[10] Multiple World Championships and one World Grand Championship are awarded during the course of the Celebration.[10][11] One specialty class, called "Racking for the Roses" is designed to showcase the abilities of horses that may not enter the World Grand Championship. Riders in the class must be professional trainers who have been training for at least 5 years and have never won the World Grand Championship. The World Grand Championship is the most significant and the final class in the Celebration, held on the last Saturday night of the show. It has a cash prize of $3,000 and a silver tea set for first place.[10][12] In addition to regular competition, the show includes a horse sale, trainers' association meeting, and youth activities.[10]
The Celebration has average attendance of around 70,000 people annually.[13] It includes about 1,000 horses from 25 US states.[14]
Spring Celebrationedit
The Spring Celebration, formerly known as the Spring Warm-Up[15] is held in mid-to-late April and begins the Racking Horse show season each year. It is very similar in style and level of competition to the World Show, but only lasts four days. It is the second-largest Racking Horse show in the United States.[13]
Referencesedit
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The Racking Horse World Celebration is the largest show for the Racking Horse breed It is held annually in late September at the Celebration Arena in Priceville Alabama a few miles outside Decatur The Celebration encompasses over a week of nightly shows and includes approximately 170 classes Over 1 000 horses compete there each year and spectator attendance is roughly 70 000 The World Celebration s counterpart is the Spring Celebration held in April at the same location Racking Horse World CelebrationSanctioning bodyRacking Horse Breeders Association of AmericaLocationCelebration Arena Priceville AlabamaHeldAnnuallyLength9 daysInaugurated1972Breeds shownRacking HorseLargest honorWorld Grand ChampionshipClassesOver 170Number of entries1 000Attendance70 000Websitewww wbr rackinghorse wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 Classes 4 Spring Celebration 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp nbsp class notpageimage Map of Alabama showing location of the Racking Horse World Celebration Show map of Alabama nbsp nbsp Racking Horse World Celebration the United States Show map of the United States The Celebration was started in 1972 not long after the formation of the Racking Horse Breeders Association of America RHBAA 1 Although most of the organizers were from Birmingham it was decided to hold the show in Priceville which is in Morgan County northern Alabama because the horse center there was the best in the state at the time The first Celebration lasted one day and included 23 classes A total of 257 horses were shown Many of the exhibitors and horses were from the Muscle Shoals area The competition was patterned after the larger and to some extent more widely known Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration with a World Grand Championship as the largest honor 1 The first World Grand Champion Racking Horse was Go Boy s Road Runner in 1972 2 The trainer with the most World Grand Championships was Kenny Ailshie who won the honor six times in 1987 on Oil Stock 1991 and 1992 on Oil Stock s Delight 1998 on The Finalizer 2002 on Unreal and 2006 on Score at Halftime 3 The first female rider to win the World Grand Championship was Barbara Agnich riding the horse Tragedy in 2005 4 In a twist Agnich competed against her boyfriend Rick Parish to win 5 In 1986 the Racking Horse World and Spring Celebrations were named by the Southeast Tourism Society as being among the top 20 attractions in the Southeastern United States 6 Winners editThis is a list of World Grand Championship winning horses trainers and owners at the Racking Horse World Celebration Racking Horse World Grand Champions 4 Year Horse Trainer Owner1972 Go Boy s Road Runner Morris Denny W P Smith1973 The Bounty Hunter Ralton Baker Ralton Baker amp Athel Hargett1974 The Godfather Jimmie Wehunt Jimmie Wehunt1975 Bentley s Ace Gary Beam Bentley Beam Stables1976 Sunset Jubilee Larry Taylor Kenneth Helton1977 Eternal Flame Larry Thomas Doug McCosh1978 Mc s Rambling Man Jeff Johnston Johnston Stables1979 The Great Gatsby Keith Bradford Buck Island Stables1980 Ace s High Roller Larry Taylor W L Cox1981 The Bold Master Roger Lewis Ed Smith1982 Intruder s Night Hawk Jackie Barron Diana Floyd1983 Broadway Joe C Jimmy Yeager Gordon Smith1984 Bourbon Street Bum II Larry Taylor Alice Mullins1985 Powerful Threat Joe Spivey PI Unlimited1986 Oil Stock Jackie Barron Tri State Distributors1987 Oil Stock Kenny Ailshie Tri State Distributors1988 Patent s Black Poison John Grainger Henry amp Diane Bell1989 Sunset Pure Delight Harley Taylor Willis amp Mackie1990 The Generator J Jimmy Yeager Robert amp Janice Dabbs1991 Oil Stock s Delight Kenny Ailshie Clyde Creech family1992 Oil Stock s Delight Kenny Ailshie Clyde Creech family1993 Professional Image Dale Watts Gene Stokley1994 Choice s First Cut Robert Stivers Clyde amp Grace Robertson1995 Flashy Dazzle Jimmy Yeager Willard amp Linda Townson1996 Master s Easy Money John Grainger Maxis Strickland1997 Guaranteed Perfect Rick Parish CVF Partners1998 The Finalizer Kenny Ailshie Clyde Creech family1999 Papa s Choice Mark Taylor Robert amp Vivian Watkins2000 Pursuing Perfection Larry Latham Muguerza amp Harris2001 The Pushoverture Keith Ailshie Clyde Creech family2002 Unreal Kenny Ailshie Terry Dotson family2003 Gold Plated SD Casey Wright Joan amp Amanda Hart2004 Fashion s Pride Mark Taylor Bill amp Linda Cone2005 Tragedy Barbara Agnich Tommy amp Sharon Vivian2006 Score at Halftime Kenny Ailshie Denny Russell2007 The Finalizer Lamar Denny John L Denny2008 Jose s Pushover Dwight Dunn Robert amp Tom Deaton2009 It s Me Again Rick Parish Arvolle Brown2010 Jose s Pushover Jamie Lawrence Denny Russell2011 Score at Halftime Jonathan Bellamy Howard amp Theresa Bellamy2012 Papa s Final Choice Larris Missildine Riley Fenn2013 Pusher s Dollar Jason Creech Clyde Creech family2014 High Sword Jamie Lawrence Kimberley Coult2015 High Sword Jamie Lawrence Kimberley Coult2016 Tears Jamie Lawrence Kimberley Coult2017 Helter Skelter Brandon Ailshie 7 Angela Fields2018 Sy Robertson Jamie Lawrence Denny Russell2019 High Sword Jamie Lawrence Roy Wester2020 High Sword Jamie Lawrence Roy Wester2021 I m McGregor Chris Zahnd Brain Rolen2022 I m McGregor Chris Zahnd Brian Rolen2023 I m McGregor Chris Zahnd Brian RolenClasses editThe Celebration lasts 9 days and nights and includes over 170 classes to accommodate a variety of disciplines including saddle seat trail English pleasure western riding driving speed classes and even stick horse riding for young children 8 9 All horses entered must be registered with the RHBAA and the trainer owner and rider of each horse must also be Association members All horses entered must have a negative Coggins test and currently be vaccinated against the equine herpes virus 10 Multiple World Championships and one World Grand Championship are awarded during the course of the Celebration 10 11 One specialty class called Racking for the Roses is designed to showcase the abilities of horses that may not enter the World Grand Championship Riders in the class must be professional trainers who have been training for at least 5 years and have never won the World Grand Championship The World Grand Championship is the most significant and the final class in the Celebration held on the last Saturday night of the show It has a cash prize of 3 000 and a silver tea set for first place 10 12 In addition to regular competition the show includes a horse sale trainers association meeting and youth activities 10 The Celebration has average attendance of around 70 000 people annually 13 It includes about 1 000 horses from 25 US states 14 Spring Celebration editThe Spring Celebration formerly known as the Spring Warm Up 15 is held in mid to late April and begins the Racking Horse show season each year It is very similar in style and level of competition to the World Show but only lasts four days It is the second largest Racking Horse show in the United States 13 References edit a b Racking Horse Celebration continues tremendous growth Times Daily Retrieved 16 January 2016 Daily News Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 17 September 2017 Kenny Lee Ailshie Retrieved 17 September 2017 a b http rackinghorse org Past World Grand Champions 2014 pdf permanent dead link Tragedy claims victory at show archive decaturdaily com Retrieved 17 September 2017 Gadsden Times Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 17 September 2017 Young trainer racks to the roses the Walking Horse Report Racking Horse World Celebration Alabamatravel com Retrieved 16 January 2016 Racking Horse Spring and World Celebrations Decatur Convention and Visitors Bureau Retrieved 16 January 2016 a b c d http www rackinghorse org SHOW BILL CORRECTION 08042017 pdf bare URL PDF Cherokee County Herald Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 17 September 2017 If Only still among contenders for racking horse championship legacy decaturdaily com Retrieved 17 September 2017 a b Racking Horse 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