Premier Performance Horses

30/06/2024

The trail wins continue for Team Premier! Congratulations Shelley and Roger!

Congratulations to the winners of today’s Amateur Walk Trot Trail at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show!

Champion: Shelley Tuma and Faith Is Certain

Reserve: Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy

Bronze: Rocky Pearson and Hot N Sensational

Fourth: Kelsey Marriott and Mr Big Sensation

Fifth: Jill Cossu and Strait Cash

Intermediate Winners:

Champion: Shelley Tuma and Faith Is Certain

Reserve: Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy

Bronze: Rocky Pearson and Hot N Sensational

Fourth: Kelsey Marriott and Mr Big Sensation

Fifth: Jill Cossu and Strait Cash

Watch our winner’s interview with Shelley and “Roger!”
🔽
https://www.equinechronicle.tv/shelley-tuma-and-faith-is-certain/

29/06/2024

1…2…3… let’s go girls!

Today was a great day for our Masters Amateur ladies!

Congratulations to the winners of today’s Amateur Trail 45 & Over at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show!

Champion: Barbara Messinger and Who Sez

Reserve: Randy Raykovich and Goodnight Charlie

Bronze: Toni Raykovich and Lucky In Hollywood

Fourth: Debra Sharp and Irresistibly Hot

Fifth: Darcie Winiewicz and One Good Cowboy

Intermediate Winners:

Champion: Barbara Messinger and Who Sez

Reserve: Toni Raykovich and Lucky In Hollywood

Bronze: Darcie Winiewicz and One Good Cowboy

Check back for more photos, results, and interviews here: 🔽
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03/06/2024

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Second payment - June 3, 2024 | $325
Total per Gold Class - $560*
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04/05/2024

Not only did Roger make the Top 20 in the open he also had a phenomenal year in the Walk Trot with Shelley Tuma! We are excited to see what this amazing team accomplishes in 2024!

04/05/2024

01/05/2024

Way to go Emily Tuma & Bentley! We cant wait to see what you accomplish in 2024!

01/05/2024

Another phenomenal year for this iconic team! Congratulations Chrissy Weiser & Bode!

01/05/2024

Michelle McBride & Carly crushed 2023! We cant wait to see all the accomplish in 2024.

01/05/2024

Congratulations Judy McNabb & Symmi on a fantastic 2023! We cant wait to see what this team accomplishes in 2024

27/01/2024

Countinuing with our 2023 wins… it’s time to get in the ZONE!

🏆 ZONE 2 🏆

Amateur

🥇Hesa Good Ride
Shown by Spencer Ray Chelwick
Owned by Randy Raykovich

Masters Amateur

🥇Ay Bay Bay
Owned and shown by Brenda McCarthy

🥈Nighttime Sensation
Owned and shown by Jo Lynn Kirkman

🥉Goodnight Charlie
Shown by Randy Raykovich
Owned by Spencer Ray Chelwick

8th Arapped in Black
Owned and shown by Jeri-Lou Lillefjeld Biggs

Novice Amateur

🥇Tats Classical Rhythm
Owned and shown by Judy McNabb

🥉Goodnight Charlie
Shown by Kyley Chelwick
Owned by Spencer Chelwick

🖐🏼Simon Says Lope
Owned and shown by Michelle McBride

7th Nighttime Sensation
Owned and shown by Jo Lynn Kirkman

9th (tie) Lazy Loper on Scotch
Owned and shown by Kyley Chelwick

Amateur Walk Trot

🥇 Keepthedoublescomin
Owned and shown by Amy Thomasson

Open

🥈Goodnight Charlie
Owned by Spencer Chelwick

🥉Ay Bay Bay
Owned by Brenda McCarthy

7th Hesa Good Ride
Owned by Randy Raykovich

8th Sexy Luvah
Owned by Natasha Renda

🏆 ZONE ONE 🏆

Amateur

🥈Coin Machine
Owned and shown by Chrissy Weiser

6th The Perfect Machine
Owned and shown by Emily Tuma

Amateur Walk Trot

6th Faith is Certain
Owned and shown by Shelley Tuma

Open

🖐🏻 Faith is Certain
Owned by Shelley Tuma

24/01/2024

2023 has given us a lot to celebrate so let’s kick off the year end posts by celebrating our

🏆 TOP 20 🏆

5th (tied) Open Horse
Faith is Certian
Owned by Shelley Tuma
Shown by Karen Qualls

6th Novice Amateur
Tats Classical Rhythm
Owned and shown by Judy McNabb

9th Amateur
Coin Machine
Owned and shown by Chrissy Weiser

14th Novice Amateur
Simon Says Lope
Owned and shown by Michelle McBride

17th Amatuer
The Perfect Machine
Owned and shown by Emily Tuma

19th Amateur W/T
Faith is Certian
Owned and shown by Shelley Tuma

19/01/2024

Before we celebrate all our wonderful teams and their year end awards let’s enjoy this recap of our final show of 2023 and our first of 2024. It is going to be a great year for team Premier!

APHC / Copper County POR 12/29 – 01/03

Ay Bay Bay and Brenda McCarthy
2023
🥇Champion Masters Western Pleasure
🥇Champion West Coast Breeder Master Western Pleasure
🥇Champion Masters HUS
🥇Champion West Coast Breeders Master HUS
🥈Reserve Performance Halter Geldings (Karen)
🥈Reserve Jr. Western Pleasure (Karen)
🥈Reserve Masters Equitation
4th West Coast Breeders Jr. HUS
4th Jr. HUS

Nighttime Sensation and Jo Lynn Kirkman
2023
🥇Champion Masters Horsemanship
🥇Champion Novice Amateur Western Riding
🥇Champion Masters Equitation
🥈Reserve All Breed Trail
🥈Reserve Amateur Western Riding
3rd Sr. Trail (Karen)
3rd Sr. Western Riding
5th Masters Showmanship

2024
🥇Champion All Breed Showmanship
🥇Champion All Breed Equitation
🥇Champion Masters Equitation
🥈Reserve Novice Amateur Trail
3rd Masters Showmanship
4th Masters Trail
5th Masters Horsemanship

Who Sez and Barbara Messinger
2023
3rd Masters Equitation
4th Masters Horsemanship
4th Masters Trail

2024
🥈Reserve Masters Trail
🥈 Reserve Masters Equitation
4th Masters Horsemanship

All Star Sensation and Wendy Hull
2023
🥇Champion Sr. Trail (Karen)
3rd Masters Trail
3rd Amateur Western Riding
4th Sr. Western Riding

2024
🥇Champion Masters Trail
4th Sr. Western Riding
5th Amateur Western Riding

Coin Machine and Chrissy Weiser Zimmerman
2023
🥇Champion Amateur Showmanship
🥇Champion Amateur Horsemanship
🥇Champion Amateur Trail
🥇Champion Green Western Riding
🥈Reserve Amateur Western Pleasure
🥈Reserve Amateur HUS
4th Amateur Overo

2024
🥇Champion Amateur Western Pleasure
🥇Champion Green Western Riding
🥇Champion Amateur Showmanship
🥇Champion Amateur Horsemanship
🥇Champion Amateur Equitation
🥇Champion Amateur Overo
🥈Reserve (TIED) Amateur HUS
🥈Reserve Amateur Performance Halter Geldings
4th Amateur Trail

Call Him Sensational Owned by Linda Taylor Shown by Crysta Brown
2023
🥇Champion Ranch Rail
🥇Champion All Breed Ranch Pleasure
🥇Champion Ranch Pleasure
🥇Champion All Breed Ranch Riding
🥇Champion Ranch Riding
🥇Champion Ranch Trail

2024
🥇Champion Ranch Rail
🥇Champion All Breed Ranch Rail
🥇Champion All Breed Ranch Pleasure
🥇Champion Ranch Pleasure
🥇Champion All Breed Ranch Trail
🥇Champion Ranch Trail
🥈Reserve Ranch Riding

Solo Gun and Malinda Bustos
2023
🥇Champion Novice Amateur Ranch Rail
🥇Champion Novice Amateur Ranch Pleasure
🥇 Champion Novice Amateur Ranch Riding

2024
🥇Champion Ranch Riding (Crysta Brown)

Keepthedoublescomin and Amy Thomasson
2023
🥈Reserve Amateur w/t Horsemanship
3rd Green Trail (Karen)
5th Amateur w/t HUS

2024
4th Green HUS (Karen)
5th Green Trail (Karen)

Lopin On In and Jeanette Carey
2023
3rd All Breed Western Pleasure
3rd All Breed Trail (Karen)
4th All Breed w/t Trail

2024
🥇Champion Green Western Pleasure (Karen)
🥈Reserve All Breed w/t Trail
4th Green Trail (Karen)
5th Novice Amateur Horsemanship

Simon Says Lope and Michelle McBride
2023
3rd Masters Showmanship
4th Green Trail (Karen)
4th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
4th West Coast Breeder Master Western Pleasure
5th All Breed Trail
5th Masters Western Pleasure

2024
3rd All Breed Horsemanship
3rd Novice Amateur Horsemanship
3rd All Breed Showmanship
4th Masters Showmanship

Tats Classical Rhythm and Judy McNabb
2023
🥇Champion Jr. Trail (Karen)
🥈Reserve All Breed Horsemanship
3rd Novice Amateur Horsemanship
3rd Novice Amateur Trail
4th Novice Amateur Equitation
4th Novice Amateur Showmanship
5th All Breed Showmanship

2024
🥇Champion Novice Amateur Equitation
🥈Reserve All Breed Equitation
🥈Reserve All Breed Showmanship
3rd Masters Horsemanship
3rd Novice Amateur Showmanship
5th Masters Trail

Sexy Luvah and Natasha Renda
2023
🥈Reserve Jr. Trail (Karen)
3rd Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
3rd Green Western Riding
4th Amateur Trail
4th Jr. Western Pleasure (Lauren McNabb)
5th Novice Amateur Horsemanship

2024
🥇Champion Novice Amateur Horsemanship
🥈Reserve Sr. Western Riding
3rd Amateur Trail
5th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure


Faith Is Certain and Shelley Tuma
2023
🥇 Champion NSBA Western Pleasure Maturity (Karen)
🥇Champion Sr. Western Pleasure (Karen)
🥈Reserve Amateur w/t Trail
4th Sr. Trail (Karen)

2024
🥇Champion Amateur w/t Showmanship
🥇Champion Sr. Western Pleasure (Karen)
🥇Champion Sr. Western Riding
5th Amateur w/t Western Pleasure

Little Miss Mabel and Emily Tuma
2023
🥈Reserve NSBA Hunter Under Saddle All Ages Maturity (Karen)
🥈Reserve Green HUS (Karen)
3rd Amateur HUS

2024
🥈Reserve (TIED) Amateur HUS
3rd Jr HUS (Karen)

Make Mine Chilled Owned by Jennifer Barbee
2023
🥈Reserve All Breed Trail (Karen)
3rd Green Western Pleasure

2024
🥇Champion Jr. Trail (Karen)
3rd Jr. Western Pleasure (Karen)

SV All Time Fantasy (Owned by Nina Christensen)
2023
🥇Champion Open Overo (Karen)
3rd NSBA Hunter Under Saddle All Ages Maturity (Lauren McNabb)

2024
🥈Reserve Open Overo (Karen)
5th Jr HUS (Lauren McNabb)

Investment Details and Ronda Apodaca
2023
🥇Champion Open Tobiano (Karen)
4th Novice Amateur Trail

2024
3rd Open Tobiano (Karen)
5th Novice Amateur Trail

Im Johnny Cash and Ann Ray-Bertsch
2023
🥇Champion Green Trail (Karen)
🥈Reserve Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
🥉Bronze West Coast Breeder Master Western Pleasure
🥉Bronze West Coast Breeder Sr. Western Pleasure (Lauren McNabb)
4th All Breed Horsemanship
4th Sr. Western Pleasure (Lauren McNabb)

2024
🥇Champion Green Trail (Karen)
🥈Reserve Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
🥈Reserve Masters Western Pleasure
3rd Novice Am Trail
5th All Breed Horsemanship

02/10/2023

The Western Nationals Show was a huge success for Team Premier. Thanks Official American Paint Horse Association for a well run show with stiff competition and great prizes. And Congratulations to all our clients on their well deserved successes!

Nighttime Sensation & Jo Lynn Kirkman
ALL AROUND MASTERS AMATEUR
National Champions Masters Amateur Equitation
National Champions Masters Amateur Western Riding
Reserve Champions Masters Amateur Showmanship
Bronze Champions Masters Amateur Horsemanship
Bronze Champions Masters Amateur Trail
Bronze Champions All Ages Western Riding with Karen Qualls
4th Novice Amateur Trail
6th Senior Trail with Karen Qualls

SV All Time Fantasy & Nina Christensen
National Champions Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve Champions (tied for first!) Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve Champions (tied for first!) Green Hunter Under Saddle with Lauren McNabb
Reserve Champions Junior Hunter Under Saddle with Lauren McNabb
Reserve Champions Overo Color

Goodnight Charlie & Randy Raykovich
UNANIMOUS National Champions Masters Amateur Trail
National Champions Senior Trail with Lauren McNabb
Reserve Champions (tied for first) Novice Amateur Trail with Kyley Chelwick
3rd Masters Amateur Showmanship
3rd Masters Amateur Western Riding
6th Masters Amateur Horsemanship
8th All Ages Western Riding

Hesa Good Ride & Spencer Ray Chelwick
National Champions Amateur Western Riding
National Champions All Ages Western Riding
Reserve Champions Amateur Western Pleasure
4th Senior Western Pleasure
5th Amateur Trail
9th Senior Trail

Tats Classical Rhythm & Judy McNabb
National Champions Novice Amateur Trail
National Champions Junior Trail with Karen Qualls
Reserve Champions Novice Amateur Horsemanship
4th Masters Amateur Equitation
6th Novice Amateur Showmanship
9th Masters Amateur Showmanship

Ay Bay Bay & Brenda McCarthy
National Champions Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
Reserve Champions Junior Western Pleasure with Karen Qualls
Bronze Champions Masters Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
5th Masters Amateur Horsemanship
5th Junior Trail with Karen Qualls
6th Masters Amateur Trail

Sexy Luvah & Natasha Renda
National Champions Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
Reserve Champions Junior Trail with Karen Qualls
6th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
6th All Ages Western Riding
7th Novice Amateur Horsemanship

Lazy Loper on Scotch & Kyley Chelwick
National Champions Senior Western Pleasure with Lauren McNabb
Reserve Champions Amateur Trail with Spencer Chelwick
4th Amateur Showmanship with Spencer Chelwick
6th Novice Amateur Trail
8th Senior Trail with Lauren McNabb

Simon Says Lope & Michelle McBride
Reserve Champions Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
Reserve Champions Novice Amateur Showmanship
5th Masters Amateur Showmanship
9th Novice Amateur Horsemanship
9th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure

Im Johnny Cash & Ann Ray Bertsch
Reserve Champions Senior Western Pleasure with Karen Qualls

Red Hot Code & Ashley Primm-Barson
Bronze Champions Novice Amateur Horsemanship
4th Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
4th Green Trail with Karen Qualls
5th Junior Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
8th Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

Arapped in Black & Jeri-Lou Lillefjeld Biggs
Bronze Champions Tobiano Color

Sencerely A Sensation & Tricia Gingery
4th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
4th Green Trail with Karen Qualls

13/04/2023

High-five to Karen Qualls: APHA’s 2022 High-Point Open Exhibitor

Karen and other APHA honorees will be showcased at the APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony June 30 at 6 p.m. in the Round Up Inn of the Amon Carter Building at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The APHA Hall of Fame takes place in conjunction with the APHA World Championship Show - onsite! Reserve your tickets now!

http://www.equinechronicle.com/high-five-to-karen-qualls-aphas-2022-high-point-open-exhibitor/

13/04/2023

Lifelong horsewoman and multiple APHA world champion Karen Qualls of Chino Hills, California, will be recognized June 30 as APHA’s 2022 High-Point Open Exhibitor. Karen is no stranger to this … Continued

02/01/2023

[YEAR-END HIGH POINT AWARDS]

OVERALL LEADING STALLION
🥇 Makin Me W***y Wild, owned by: North Farm & Debbi Trubee
🥈 The Wow Factor, owned by: Brassy Acres & Nicole Dalton
🥉 Machine Made, owned by: Candice Hall & Cory Seebach

OVERALL LEADING OPEN EXHIBITOR
🥇Karen Qualls, trainer at: Premier Performance Horses
🥈Anthony Leier, trainer at: Leier Performance Horses
🥉Rylee Morgan, trainer at: M & M Performance Horses

OVERALL LEADING NON-PRO EXHIBITOR
🥇Juliana Blackburn-Baskin Arora, trainer: High Point Performance Horses
🥈Kevin Griner, trainer: Leier Performance Horses
🥉Ava Smith, trainer: Gibbs Show Horses

Each award winner will receive a custom West Coast Breeders trophy

Congratulations to all of our exhibitors, trainers, stallion owners and friends for another successful year; we are looking forward to seeing you all again in 2023 🏆

01/01/2023

01/01/2023

08/07/2022

Full world show recap coming soon. Until then enjoy one of our many highlights. Thanks to The Equine Chronicle for capturing this moment.

26/06/2022

For your consideration:
Modernized
2016 APHA registered gelding
Approx 16.1hh
I Only Date Models x Sleek Sensation (Zippos Sensation mare)

Sam is a fantastic youth or amateur gelding excelling in Horsemanship, Equitation, HUS, and Showmanship. Ready to show in green trail, started lead changes, and great to manage around the barn.

🏆 Jr HUS Champion at 2020 APHA Western Nationals
🏆 Green HUS Champion 2020 Zone 1

Located in Chino Hills, CA
Contact Karen Qualls with serious inquiries
(951) 317-4104
Motivated Seller

Horsemanship: https://youtu.be/Pto5MR6_EuE

Showmanship: https://youtu.be/nStIU_8EMGg

Hunter Under Saddle: https://youtu.be/Zp2AmH0jVSM

Trail: https://youtu.be/JNBq3BAp8wQ

01/06/2022

The final show before World was a success, get ready for a dump post below of all our wins! Zone 2 had huge classes, tough competition, and was expertly run at a top notch facility. Congratulations to all of Team Premier. World Show here we come!

RED HOT CODE & Ashley Primm-Barson
Zone 2 Champions Jr. Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
Reserve POR Champions Jr. Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
3rd Zone 2 Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
4th POR Lead Line with Reagan Barson
6th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Horsemanship
7th POR Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
7th (tie) Zone 2 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
8th POR Novice Amateur Horsemanship
8th POR Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

TATS CLASSICAL RHYTHM & Judy McNabb
Zone 2 Champions (3 way tie) Amateur WT Trail
Reserve POR Champions Amateur WT Horsemanship
3rd Zone 2 Amateur WT Horsemanship
3rd Zone 2 Amateur WT Pleasure
3rd POR Amateur WT Trail
7th Green Trail with Karen Qualls

GOTTA TAKE A CHANCE & Michelle Vondran
Zone 2 Champions Masters Amateur Equitation
4th POR Masters Amateur Horsemanship
3rd Zone 2 Masters Amateur Trail
3rd (tie) POR Masters Amateur Equitation
7th Zone 2 Amateur Western Riding
7th (tie) POR Amateur Western Riding
7th (tie) POR Masters Amateur Trail
10th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Showmanship

ALL STAR SENSATION & Wendy Hull
POR Champions (tie) Masters Amateur Trail
POR Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
3rd Zone 2 Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
4th Zone 2 Sr. Western Riding
5th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Trail
5th POR Masters Amateur Pleasure
7th (tie) POR Amateur Western Riding
9th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Pleasure
9th Zone 2 Amateur Western Riding

IM REAL SENSATIONAL & Linda Rice
Zone 2 Champions Masters Amateur Trail
3rd (tie) POR Masters Amateur Equitation
5th POR Masters Amateur Trail
6th Zone 2 Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
7th POR Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
8th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Showmanship
10th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Horsemanship

CHIPALICIOUS INVITE & Scott Cooper
Zone 2 Champions Novice Amateur Western Riding
Reserve POR Champions (tie) Novice Amateur Western Riding
3rd POR Amateur Horsemanship
4th POR Amateur Equitation
5th Zone 2 Amateur Horsemanship
5th Zone 2 Amateur Trail
9th POR Amateur Showmanship

U DONT KNOW ME & Mary Belen
Zone 2 Champions Novice Amateur Equitation
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve POR Champions Novice Amateur Horsemanship
Reserve POR Champions Novice Amateur Equitation
4th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Trail
5th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Horsemanship
5th POR Novice Amateur Trail
10th POR Novice Amateur Pleasure

NIGHTTIME SENSATION exhibited by Christine Weiser-Zimmerman & TC Weiser
Zone 2 Champions Amateur Showmanship with Chrissy
POR Champions Amateur Horsemanship with Chrissy
POR Champions Amateur Showmanship with Chrissy
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Amateur Horsemanship with Chrissy
4th Zone 2 Amateur Western Riding
5th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Showmanship with TC
5th POR Amateur Western Riding with Chrissy
5th POR Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls
6th Zone 2 Amateur Trail
6th Zone 2 Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls
7th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Trail with TC
7th POR Novice Amateur Trail with TC

FAITH IS CERTAIN & Shelley Tuma
Zone 2 Champions Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Sr. Pleasure with Karen Qualls
4th Zone 2 Amateur WT Pleasure
4th POR Sr. Pleasure with Karen Qualls
5th Zone 2 Amateur WT Trail
7th POR Amateur WT Trail
10th POR Amateur WT Horsemanship

STILL SCENIC & Amber Harmon
Zone 2 Champions Sr. Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
3rd Zone 2 Amateur Showmanship
3rd Zone 2 Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
4th POR Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
6th POR Amateur Equitation
7th (tie) Zone 2 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

GOODNIGHT CHARLIE & Randy Raykovich
Zone 2 Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
POR Reserve Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
3rd POR Masters Amateur Trail
4th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Trail
5th Zone 2 Masters Amateur Showmanship
5th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Western Riding
6th POR Sr. Western Riding
8th POR Masters Amateur Horsemanship

BORN TO BE SENSATIONAL & Riley Supertino
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Amateur Equitation
Reserve POR Champions Amateur Horsemanship
3rd POR Amateur Equitation
4th Zone 2 Amateur Horsemanship
5th POR Amateur Showmanship
6th Zone 2 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
7th Zone 2 Amateur Showmanship
7th POR Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

THE PERFECT MACHINE & Emily Tuma
Reserve TOP GUN Champions
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Amateur Western Riding
3rd POR Amateur Trail
3rd Zone 2 Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls
3rd POR Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls
4th Zone 2 Amateur Pleasure
9th Zone 2 Amateur Horsemanship

KEEPTHEDOUBLESCOMIN & Amy Thomasson
Reserve POR Champions Amateur WT Equitation
3rd POR Amateur WT Horsemanship
7th POR Amateur WT Hunter Under Saddle
9th Zone 2 Amateur WT Horsemanship

CALL HIM SENSATIONAL owned by Linda Taylor
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Ranch Rail Pleasure All Ages with Crysta Brown
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Ranch Riding All Ages with Crysta Brown
Reserve POR Champions Ranch Pleasure All Ages with Crysta Brown
Reserve POR Champions Ranch Rail Pleasure All Ages with Crysta Brown
Reserve POR Champions Ranch Riding All Ages with Crysta Brown
3rd Zone 2 Ranch Pleasure All Ages with Crysta Brown

ARAPPED IN BLACK & Jeri-Lou Lillefjeld Biggs
Reserve Zone 2 Champions Sr. Trail
5th POR Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
7th (tie) POR Masters Amateur Trail
9th POR Masters Amateur Horsemanship
9th POR Amateur Western Riding
9th Zone 2 Sr. Western Riding

MS ORIGINALITY owned by Jerri Delfino
Reserve POR Champions Sr. Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls

LUCKY IN HOLLYWOOD & Toni Raykovich
3rd Zone 2 Novice Amateur Equitation
3rd POR Novice Amateur Equitation
4th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Western Riding
5th Zone 2 Sr. Western Riding
6th Zone 2 Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
6th POR Master Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
6th POR Novice Amateur Horsemanship
6th POR Masters Amateur Trail
9th POR Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

HESA GOOD RIDE & Spencer Ray Chelwick
5th POR Amateur Pleasure
6th Zone 2 Amateur Showmanship
6th POR Amateur Trail
7th Zone 2 Amateur Pleasure

01/06/2022

We are so excited for this special new team. Congratulations Brenda and welcome Chris! Big thank you to everyone at Elite Show Horses for making this possible.

Such a bittersweet moment!!! 💕
We would love to congratulate Brenda McCarthy on the purchase of Ay Bay Bay - aka “chris”!
We are excited to see what this extremely talented gelding accomplishes under the guidance of Karen Qualls and Premier Performance Horses! 🏆

03/05/2022

🎉 Premier Performance Horses has an exciting announcement 🎉 Everyone welcome our new assistant trainer Lauren McNabb-Lacuata! We just wrapped an amazing week at the Spin To Win CPHA show in sunny Rancho Murietta. Our first show of many with Lauren. We can’t wait to see all she accomplishes with Team Premier!

19/03/2022

Team Premier is excited for Zone 2!

We would like to thank our Platinum sponsorship Premier Performance Horse and Karen Qualls. The APHA Zone 2 greatly appreciates your sponsorship.

21/10/2021

20/10/2021

Congratulations to one of our new teams Spencer Ray Chelwick and Hesa Good Ride on taking home the West Coast Breeders Futurity Championship trophy at only their second show together. We look forward to seeing what they will continue to accomplish.

19/10/2021

18/10/2021

The Premier Barn took Vegas by storm! Congratulations to all our clients, we have some very exciting new teams to welcome, and some old teams making a decisive comeback. Peep all the placings below. The western paint world & goldmine circuit better get ready, we are on to Rancho next!

GOTA TAKE A CHANCE & Michelle Vondran
Western National Champions Masters Amateur Horsemanship
Western National Champions Masters Amateur Western Riding
Reserve Western National Champions Masters Amateur Equitation
Reserve Western National Champions Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls

CHIPALICIOUS INVITE & Scott Cooper
Western National Champions Amateur Horsemanship
Western National Champions Novice Amateur Horsemanship
NSBA Champions Amateur Horsemanship
NSBA Champions Novice Amateur Horsemanship
NSBA Reserve Champions Novice Amateur Showmanship
NSBA Reserve Champions Amateur Showmanship
4th NSBA Green Western Riding
7th Amateur Showmanship
7th Amateur Western Riding
9th Novice Amateur Showmanship
9th Amateur Sr. Geldings
10th Green Western Riding

STILL SCENIC & Amber Harmon
Western National Champions Novice Amateur Equitation
Western National Champions Sr. Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
3rd Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
3rd Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
4th Novice Amateur Horsemanship
4th Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
5th Novice Amateur Showmanship
5th Amateur Showmanship
6th Novice Amateur Trail
8th Green Western Pleasure with Karen Qualls
8th Amateur Sr. Geldings

WHO SEZ & Spencer Ray Chelwick
Western National Champions Amateur Equitation
Western National Champions Youth Leadline with Reagan Barson

HESA GOOD RIDE & Spencer Ray Chelwick
West Coast Western Pleasure Breeders Futurity Champions
Reserve Western National Champions Amateur Showmanship
Reserve Western National Champions Sr. Western Pleasure with Karen Qualls
Reserve Western National Champions Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
3rd Amateur Western Pleasure
4th Amateur Horsemanship
5th Amateur Trail

BORN TO BE SENSATIONAL & Riley Supertino
Western National Champions Youth 18& Under Horsemanship
Reserve Western National Champions Youth 18& Under Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve Western National Champions Youth 18& Under Trail
3rd Youth 18& Under Showmanship
6th Youth 18& Under Equitation

ARAPPED IN BLACK & Jeri-Lou Lillefjeld Biggs
Western National Champions Masters Amateur Trail
Reserve Western National Champions Masters Amateur Western Riding
NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Trail
NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Western Riding
Reserve NSBA Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
3rd Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
3rd Tobiano Color
9th Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls

MS ORIGINALITY & Jerri Lynn Brown
Western National Champions Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve Western National Champions Amateur Equitation
4th Green Trail with Karen Qualls
9th Amateur Horsemanship

ELEGANTLY FANCY & Taylor Daniel
Western National Champions Youth 18& Under Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve Western National Champions Green Hunter Under Saddle with Karen Qualls
4th Youth 18& Under Equitation

NIGHTTIME SENSATION & Christine Weiser Zimmerman
Western National Champions Amateur Showmanship\
3rd Amateur Western Riding
6th Amateur Horsemanship
7th Amateur Trail
10th Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls

GOODNIGHT CHARLIE & Randy Raykovich
Reserve Western National Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
NSBA Champions Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
Reserve NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Showmanship
3rd Masters Amateur Trail
3rd NSBA Masters Amateur Trail
4th Masters Amateur Showmanship
6th NSBA Masters Amateur Horsemanship

HOW INVITING & Brenda McCarthy
Reserve Western National Champions Masters Amateur Horsemanship
NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Horsemanship
Reserve NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
Reserve NSBA Champions Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
3rd Green Western Riding with Karen Qualls
4th Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
4th NSBA Masters Amateur Showmanship
7th Masters Amateur Showmanship
7th NSBA Masters Amateur Trail

ALL STAR SENSATION & Wendy Hull
Reserve Western National Champions Masters Amateur Trail
NSBA Reserve Champions Masters Amateur Trail
3rd Sr. Western Pleasure with Jeffery Gibbs
3rd NSBA Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
3rd NSBA Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
3rd NSBA Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls
4th NSBA Masters Amateur Horsemanship
5th Masters Amateur Western Pleasure
5th Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
6th Sr. Western Riding with Karen Qualls

NIGHTIME SENSATION & TC Weiser
Reserve Western National Champions Novice Amateur Trail
10th Novice Amateur Showmanship

KEEPTHEDOUBLESCOMIN & Amy Thomasson
NSBA Champions Amateur WT Equitation
Reserve NSBA Champions Amateur WT Horsemanship
4th Amateur WT Equitation
6th NSBA Amateur WT Hunter Under Saddle
7th Amateur WT Horsemanship
9th Amateur WT Hunter Under Saddle

PTF MEXICALI ROSE & Jeanette Carey
NSBA Champions Amateur WT Trail
4th Amateur WT Trail
5th NSBA Amateur WT Horsemanship
7th Tobiano Color

IM REAL SENSATIONAL & Linda Rice
Reserve NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Equitation
Reserve NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
Reserve NSBA Champions Masters Amateur Western Riding
3rd Masters Amateur Western Riding
3rd NSBA Masters Amateur Horsemanship
3rd NSBA Masters Amateur Showmanship
4th Masters Amateur Trail
4th NSBA Masters Amateur Trail
5th NSBA Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
6th Masters Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
6th Masters Amateur Showmanship
7th Masters Amateur Equitation
8th Sr. Trail with Karen Qualls
9th Masters Amateur Horsemanship

WHO SEZ & Kyley Chelwick
3rd Novice Amateur Equitation
4th Amateur Trail
5th Amateur Western Riding
5th Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
6th Novice Amateur Horsemanship

LUCKY IN HOLLYWOOD & Toni Raykovich
5th NSBA Masters Amateur Trail
7th NSBA Sr. Trail with Crysta Brown
9th Masters Amateur Trail

TATS CLASSICAL RHYTHM & Judy McNabb
7th Amateur WT Trail
10th Amateur WT Horsemanship

CALL HIM SENSATION owned by Linda Taylor
8th Tobiano Color

Special shout out to our Sponsors BackRoad Trading Company. Win photos to come featuring their stunning custom pads!