Vital To Smooch

18/04/2024

Photos taken of Vital to Smooch's dam Ima Strawberry Peach (Sired by VS CODE RED) competing at the 2024 AQHANZ National Show. Our much loved "Peaches" had another fantastic show competing in a variety of events proving her versatility with our youth rider, Kayla. The following are their wins and high point awards. The team also had many other placings in both youth and open competition:
🥇 Open Feature Hunter
🥇 AQHA Hunter Under Saddle Senior Horse
🥇 Rider on the Flat Open
🥇 Hunter Hack Open Horse
🥇 AQHA Hunter Hack Open Horse
🥇 AQHA Hunter Under Saddle All Age Youth
🥇 AQHA Showmanship at Halter All Age Youth
🥇 AQHA Hunt Seat Equitation All Age Youth
🥇 AQHA Western Pleasure All Age Youth
🥇 Western Pleasure Senior Youth
🥇 Hunter Under Saddle Senior Youth
🥇 Hunt Seat Equitation Senior Youth
🥇 Best Paced and Mannered Hack Youth
🥈 Open Pleasure Classic
🥈 Open Hunt Seat Equitation
🥉 Feature Costume Trail

AQHA High Point Senior Horse
AQHA High Point Senior Youth
Overall High Point NZ and AQHA Senior Youth
High Point English

Photo credits to Rachel Stringfellow - Pet Photography

18/04/2024

A few photos of Vital to Smooch competing at the 2024 AQHA-NZ National Show at Manfield. He had a successful Nationals with many placings and had wins in the following classes:

🥇 AQHA Western Pleasure Select Amateur
🥇 AQHA Hunter Under Saddle Select Amateur
🥇 Hunter Under Saddle Select Amateur
🥇 Hunt Seat Equitation Select Amateur
🥇 AQHA Hunt Seat Equitation Select Amateur
🥇 AQHA Western Horsemanship Select Amateur
4th Open Pleasure Classic
AQHA High Point Select Amateur

Photos credit to Rachel Stringfellow - Pet Photography

24/03/2024

Congratulations to Reere Bon and Rapt n Smooches on winning the 3 year old gelding class at the AQHANZ National Show. So looking forward to watching this team out competing next season!

23/03/2024

Congratulations to Jessica Laing and Smooched in Secret on their massively successful AQHANZ National Show. This sweet little filly by Vital to Smooch was Reserve Champion AQHA and NZ Mare, 1st in the pleasure futurity, 1st in Junior Horse Pleasure and numerous other top placings. Well done Jessica on breaking in and training Amber to be so competitive and only 3 years old 👏👏

25/08/2023

10/08/2023

We will be bringing you the fall of hammer results for the VS Dispersal sale all night. What a sale for the record books. Vs Code Red!

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09/09/2022

Smooch and I qualified for the AQHA World Show in 6 events. A great effort for Smooch being his first season of showing and limited outings. I'm so grateful to own both Smooch and his mum, Ima Strawberry Peach who my daughter competes on, and being able to enjoy our riding together.

02/09/2022

Thank you PHANZ and AWOL for doing the free stallion promotion booklet and offering to include our Quarter Horse stallions in your promotional offer. Much appreciated :)

Vital to Smooch. Frozen Semen available.