Next to be honored at the AzQHA Year-End Awards Banquet is Kevin Kuzma. Kevin won Reserve High Point in the Select Pattern and Rail Division-$500, as well as Reserve Champion buckles/awards in All-Breed Showmanship, L1 Amateur Select Showmanship, and Select Showmanship, and was 3rd in L1 Amateur Walk/Trot Western Pleasure! Congratulations Kevin! #RideOn!

Our next honoree at the AzQHA Year-End Awards Banquet is Sherry Bertagnolli. Sherry won The High Point Award of $1,000 in the L1 Amateur Ranch and Cattle Division, and a Champion buckle for L1 Amateur Working Western Rail! Congratulations Sherry! #RideOn!

Next to be honored at the AzQHA Year-End Awards Banquet, Our awesome assistant trainer and barn farrier, Zane Scofield, who had an amazing year in Reining, winning Champion buckles in both L1 Open Reining and Senior Reining! Congratulations Zane! #RideOn!

The 2025 AzQHA Year End Awards Banquet was EPIC for #TeamLightRein this year! Our Team won so many awards that we have chosen to highlight and congratulate each member who won awards with an individual post, starting with our amazing trainer Fred!
Fred was honored with a beautiful buckle for his service as AzQHA President over the last two years. He also won buckles as Champion in L1 Open Working Western Rail, L1 Open Ranch Trail, and L1 Open Western Pleasure, as well as a Reserve Champion headstall for Open Performance Halter Mares! Congratulations Fred! You are awesome! #RideOn!

Wow! What an amazing show for #TeamLightRein at this year’s Saguaro Classic AQHA show in Queen Creek! Some of our top results include:
Molly Fisher and “Woody” (first time ever showing in ranch events)-1,1,3,6 and Circuit Champion in Ranch Trail, 4,4,6,8 in L1 Working Western Rail, 8,8 in L1 Ranch Riding, qualifying and placing 9th in the Ranch Challenge event, winning in excess of $400!

Molly Fisher and “Maddy”- 1st place under all judges and Circuit Champion in Amateur Showmanship, L1 Western Pleasure AND Amateur Western Pleasure

Kevin Kuzma and “Peyton”-1st place under all judges and Circuit Champion in All-Breed Showmanship AND in L1 Showmanship, 2nd under all judges in Amateur Showmanship, 3,5 in Amateur Aged Geldings

Delia McCormick and “Bryan”-2nd under all judges in Aged Geldings, 3rd under all judges in L1 Showmanship and 4th in Amateur Showmanship

Sherry Bertagnolli and”Vinnie”- 2 6,8,9 in Select Working Western Rail, 9th in Select Ranch Trail and 9th in Select Ranch Riding

Zane Scofield and “April”- 5th in L1 Open Working Western Rail

Fred Fisher and “Vinnie”- 2,2 in L1 Open Reining, 6,7 in Senior Reining

Fred Fisher and “Woody”- 4,4 in L1 Open Working Western Rail, 4th in All-Breed Open Ranch Riding, 9,9 in Senior Working Western Rail and 9th in All-Breed Open Ranch Trail
Congratulations to everyone on our Team for a fantastic show! #RideOn!