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Western Pleasure Awards Stuart Thompson is 4th from the left, in the red shirt. 2024 AQHA Championships Stuart Thompson competing

Stuart Thompson, of Pinedale, Wyoming, competed in the 2024 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in November, 2024. He received a 2X Finalist award in Western Pleasure, Championship in Western Horsemanship, and Bronze in Western Trail.

Competing at age 77, this was Stuart’s second AQHA World Championship Show. He also competed in 2022 at the Amateur Super Select level, for ages 70 and older, and won awards. To qualify for the World Show, riders must successfully compete in AQHA affiliated shows around the region during the year.

Stuart Thompson has been a sponsor of an open show with the Wind River Riders 4H Club for over 20 years. He also has been a sponsor of the Wyoming Quarter Horse Association’s Cowboy Summer Classic in Douglas, Wyoming, and the Sweetwater Classic in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Photos courtesy Stuart Thompson