2021 Awards Banquet

Posted: February 10th, 2022

The 2021 Ohio Quarter Horse Awards Banquet held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Hilton Downtown Columbus was our biggest banquet yet!  The banquet room was packed with more than 480 in attendance and over $87,000 in awards presented to the 2021 OQHA award winners. OQHA Director, Justin Billings, and the 2021 Congress Queen, Darcy Woods, gave a warm welcome to all of the guests and led the everyone in an invocation before dinner.

CEO, Dr. Scott Myers, welcomed everyone to the Annual Banquet and then took a moment to pay tribute to Past President and National Director, Clark Bradley. He invited  OQHA Director, Cindy Morehead, on stage to read her sentiment for Clark, along with life lessons she learned from him. Dr. Scott Myers  read a letter from OQHA Director Randy Wilson, friend and former student of Bradley. 

The 2021 OQHA President, Greg Tordoff, followed the three course meal by reflecting on his year in office, thanking the 2021 Officers and Directors, awarding Kristine Nagy and Dennis Taylor with President's Awards, and introducing the new 2022 Officers and Directors.

Heather Duer, the 2021 OAQHA President, recognized many amateurs and their involvement with OAQHA.

The 2021 OQHYA President, Alexa Black, gave a warmhearted message reflecting back on her involvement with OQHYA.

The 2019 and 2020 OQHA Queen, Graceon Ehrman, crowned the 2022 OQHA Queen, Ellexxah Maxwell.

 

Justin Billings and Darcy Woods joined Ellexxah on stage to present the 2021 year-end awards to more than 240 OQHA exhibitors/members.  

The evening concluded with music and dancing in celebration.

The 2022 Board of Directors for OQHA, OAQHA and OQHYA can be found by visiting, (OQHA), (OAQHA), and (OQHYA).

Photos from the night were captured by AE Photography and can be viewed and purchased here.

2021 HORSE OF THE YEAR
1. Only Lazy Lopin | Lynette DePalma | St. Clairsville, OH......................................................777
2. Icecream | Hanna Jordan Hedderick | Hudson, OH............................................................691

2021 HALTER HORSE OF THE YEAR
1. Snoop Dogge | Jason G Somnitz | Geneva, OH..................................................................385
2. Ms Secret Intension | William D Jr Stanforth | Lynchburg, OH............................................219

2021 LEVEL 1 HORSE OF THE YEAR
1. KM Vested In Bo | Abigail Zawisza | Findlay, OH................................................................834
2. KM Good To Be Best | Chelsea M Martz-Churches | Westerville, OH..................................806

2021 AMATEUR OF THE YEAR*
1. Best Cowboy Around | Ellexxah Ireland Maxwell | W Mansfield, OH.................................3198
2. Version Of Goodbar | Sarah Lebsock | Hilliard, OH.........................................................2871
3. Whenitcomestoluck | Hailey A Flatter | Greenville, OH.....................................................2415
4. Icecream | Hanna Jordan Hedderick | Hudson, OH..........................................................1875
5. Only Lazy Lopin | Lynette DePalma | St. Clairsville, OH....................................................1250
6. Really Sudden | Kelly A Rauschenbach | Canfield, OH......................................................1133

2021 AMATEUR SELECT OF THE YEAR
1. Check This Machine | Kimberly A Best | Salem, OH..........................................................1049
2. Only In My Levis | Terri Bloom Tisch | Marysville, OH........................................................785

2021 HIGH POINT LEVEL 1 AMATEUR
1. My Good Machine | Mikayla Heintschel | Metamora, OH.................................................2684
2. Servo Machine | Allie Nichole Atkinson | Westerville, OH.................................................2035

2021 ALL AROUND YOUTH 13 & UNDER
1. Man Im Sassy | Isabella Hamilton | Eaton, OH................................................................2503
2. KM Genuinely Best | Emma Gore | Croton, OH................................................................2442

2021 ALL AROUND YOUTH 14-18
1. Whata Moonlite Ride | Isabella Marie D’Onofrio | Columbus, OH....................................2802
2. KM Vested In Bo | Abigail Zawisza | Findlay, OH..............................................................2342

2021 HIGH POINT LEVEL 1 YOUTH
1. Mr Slo Mo Amegio | Shelby Dale | Findlay, OH...............................................................3854
2. Man Im Sassy | Isabella Hamilton | Eaton, OH................................................................3710

2021 ALL AROUND SMALL FRY
1. Kaylee Grace Olds | Lebanon, OH...................................................................................2054
2. Kinsley Goran | Wellington, OH......................................................................................1935