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PAGE UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING JULY 3, 2017 1 P.M.

Kyla and Impulsive Ben currently in nation’s Top 10 AQHA 18U Showmanship
Continuing success for SR freshman Kyla Jeffries, Impulsive Ben

Gary Franklin
SPORTS EDITOR

Kyla Jeffries and her trusted 8-year-old Quarter Horse Gelding Impulsive Ben have been hitting the exhibition trail hard in 2017, along with her mother Bonnie, and trainer Kristi Sharp. The week of May 2 – 7 the group traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to show at the AQHA Level 1 Championships. The other two regional championships across the country are in Las Vegas and Oklahoma City. Kyla and Ben placed well in all their events with the best being a Bronze in Showmanship.

Kyla Jeffries and Impulsive Ben

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Pictured left, Kyla Jeffries competes in the show arena with Impulsive Ben during exhibition competition.

Elation encircled the camp as Kyla and Impulsive Ben have once again performed to earn an invitation to the 2017 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Youth World Show exhibition competition in Oklahoma City on August 4 – 11. Class sizes last year ranged from 122 – 168 in each of the level of competition stated Bonnie. On June 11, Kyla and Impulsive Ben competed at the Indy Circuit and State Show. “Kyla competed beyond anything I would have ever expected in a crowd of the top horses in the country,” stated Bonnie.

Bonnie went on to say, “Winning the Circuit Award in Showmanship out of 27 fierce competitors was amazing, as well as hanging in for 3rd position in the All-Around. Our show family is truly precious.”

This just in . . . Kyla is now in the nation’s top 10 AQHA 18U Showmanship! These rankings are published by AQHA from January 1, 2017 to date. Kyla is the daughter of Matt Jeffries and Bonnie Laker Jeffries and is a South Ripley Lady Raider who will return to SRHS as a freshman this fall.