On February 15 and 16 I travelled to Martin Community College with my St. Andrews Western teammates to compete at our final regular season show on Saturday and at Regionals on Sunday. On Saturday, our team took first place with a 17 point lead sealing our place at semi finals and winning the region by over 50 points! Sunday consisted of Regional competition where individual qualifiers competed for their spot at semi finals. All of our riders advanced! In the Regional Open High Point Rider Competition, I ended up 3rd place overall in the Region! It has been an amazing season so far and I can't wait to see what happens at semis!

In October of 2019 I had the amazing opportunity to compete in the 2019 All American Quarter Horse Congress Queen Contest. I got to compete alongside seventeen amazing contestants for the crown! After a long 4 days of  competition, the results came it! I ended up placing 6th overall in the contest! I tied for reserve champion in the Written Test competition and placed 3rd overall in the horsemanship! I'm so blessed to be able to have had this opportunity and cannot wait until next year!  

Two weeks ago we loaded up and headed for Tulsa, OK. With seven horses in the trailer and two full weeks of horse showing ahead of us, it was guaranteed to be an exciting and eventful show! Between the all the late nights and early mornings, tack and rider changes and an emergency doctor visit, we came out on top! With Top 10 finishes in the Novice and Youth 14-18 Trail, Youth Showmanship, and Bareback Horsemanship, Top 5s in English Showmanship, Novice and Youth Horsemanship and a win in the Western Pleasure I couldn't be more proud of my horses and the "Kunkle Krew" for all the hard work and support throughout the two weeks! Congrats to all my friends and family for their placings as well! You all did AMAZING! 
Much love always!
​Sarah Beth

After a successful Semi-Finals in Utah, team SAU packed up and headed to Syracuse, NY for the 2019 IHSA National Championship Show. After checking in, meeting lots of new people and cheering on our teammate Sam in her individual Hunter seat class, it was time for me to get dressed and get my game face on. After two rides, I ended up seventh in the nation in the Individual Open Horsemanship at my first IHSA Nationals! With my teammates, coaches and family there to cheer me on it was a great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. After celebrating it was time to cheer on Gina (who placed seventh in the AQHA highpoint rider competition! You go girl!). It was a great show and a great experience, and I can't wait to see everyone next year in Syracuse! 

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of traveling to Logan, Utah with my St. Andrews Western teammates to compete at one of the three IHSA Western Semi-Finals. Standing in the arena was surreal. All the hard work and dedication throughout the year brought us to Utah as a team! Teamwork definitely makes a dream work! With the help of our coaches and each other we ended up 6th overall. In addition to riding with the team, I was able to compete in the individual competition which is anything but individual. With my team behind me and teammate competing in the arena beside me (Go Annie!!) I was ready to take on anything. Finishing 3rd overall guaranteed me a spot in the Individual Open Horsemanship at the 2019A Nationals in May, and I couldn't have done it without all the love and support from my teammates! Thank you to Sam, Shelby, Maggie, Hannah, Annie, Gina, Cailey, and Coach Carla (the Utah Dream Team!) and all my amazing teammates back home! It takes a village! As Carla always says, "We will not weaken!" Nationals here we come! Go Knights! 

This month I have decided to take on a new challenge: I am the FIRST EVER Quarter Horse Queen to take on the 50 Pink Horses October Challenge​. This is challenge is such an honor to be a part of! For the month of October, I am going to complete a horsemanship pattern on 50 different horses in order to raise money for a Breast Cancer organization. I will post a picture of each of my rides on my Facebook page and will dedicate each one to an individual currently battling Breast Cancer or a survivor of Breast Cancer. If you have a loved one that you would like a ride to be dedicated to please message me ️ Also, if you have a horse that I could ride for the challenge please message me as well  The Queen that raises the most money will get to give all of the donations to the Breast Cancer Charity of her choice. Please assist me as I try to raise funds for a cause that so pertinent in our society today, as well as in our equestrian communities
     To start out my fundraising, I am offering these Breast Cancer Quarter Horse decals for sale They are $5.00 each with $1.00 shipping and all of the the profit goes to the 50 Pink Horses October Challenge in my name to a Breast Cancer Charity. If you would like to buy one (or five) of these decals please contact me through the SCQHA Queen Facebook page!

Calling all SCQHA South Carolina Quarter Horse Association ladies 18-25 years young! 🌴The search is on for the next SCQHA Queen! Today, is {about} 1 month before applications are due! Be apart of an exciting adventure, meet fellow queens who have the same passion for horses, and preserve the amazing legacy of the South Carolina Quarter Horse Queen! 👑🐴💕
I'm happy to answer any and all questions about the Queen contest! Please pm me through the SCQHA Queen page! 😊🎊👑
Applications need to be post marked by September 1st, Please send all application materials too:
SCQHA Queen Contest
4005 Dearborn Pl. NW 
Concord, NC 28027
SCQHA Queen Contest is tentatively scheduled for the SCQHA Spooktacular in October 2018
Good luck to all contestants! 🎉😊💕👑🐴
For more information please visit the 'to run for sc queen' tab 

         If you haven't already cleared your schedule to make it to the Queen's Banquet on the 23rd during the Scqhya Show & Ken Smith Maxi Circuit, be sure you do💖 This year we are happy to announce that we will have a VERY special guest attending! This special guest will also be crowned the King👑 for the day and will get to hand out the awards for the Youth's Bouncy Horse Race Fundraiser! We are proud to announce that this special guest is Mr. William Hodges.
        William Hodges, 6, is from Monroe, North Carolina where he is a rising 1st grader at Union Academy. He was diagnosed with Severe Hemophilia A at the age of 1, which means that his blood does not clot. He is a patient with St. Jude Affiliate Clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hemophilia is a painful and unpredictable disease. Will can go from being fine to suffering from severe bleeds very quickly. Will’s joints have always hurt him as this is where most of his bleeds occur. Will’s life involves major constraints, including not being able to play any sports and not even being able to ride a bike. He is currently on a new weekly shot called Hemlibra which is making it possible for him to live a more active lifestyle. When William is not in school or at the doctor’s office he enjoys building Legos, singing, watching Netflix, and making everybody smile. We are so lucky to have Will joining us this year. Please come celebrate with us!

 In February, Dillon and I made the trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to have another photo shoot with our favorite photographer, Amanda Delgado, owner of Southern Horse Photography. I wasn't sure how he was going to act since he had never seen anything like the ocean before. Surprisingly, he did SO good and he actually wanted to play in the water! We tried to get sunset pictures but the fog rolled in unexpectedly, so it made for some very pretty, unique photos. Take a look at some of them below! And once again thank you so much for all of your hard work Amanda, and thank you for being the official photographer for the SCQHA Queen's Competition!