Show veterans Mister Redesigned and Robin Robinett capture a second APHA world championship.
A unanimous world title in Amateur Aged Geldings gives Robin Robinett her second title of the day.
With a look of focus matched by her horse, Robin Robinett led Mister Redesigned into the Amateur Aged Geldings class and emerged a unanimous world champion. The veteran handler and horse turned on their talent and poise to capture the judges’ attention, giving “Doc” his second world championship in two years. A bubbly-and-beaming Robin shared her reaction after the class with the Paint Horse Journal
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Q: This was your second world championship today, and it was unanimous. Congratulations! How was Doc for you in the pen?
Robin: He was actually really good. He’s a lot of fun to show. He gets really pumped. He loves to show, he loves his job.
Q: How long have you had him?
Robin: We bought him last year from Joe and Nancy Berry here at the World Show. We’ve had him a year.
Q: Have you shown him much?
Robin: Yes. I believe he is leading the nation in the Aged Geldings and the Amateur Geldings.
Q: What is Doc’s best attribute?
Robin: He is just a puppy dog. He gets pumped in the arena, but in his stall he is very, very quiet. He just wants to be loved.
Q: What is Doc’s favorite treat?
Robin: He likes mints.
Q: Do you have any tricks to get his ears forward in the arena?
Robin: Not really, because he loves his job. You just present him—he knows when people are looking at him, and he’s spot on.
Q: Did your trainer, JT Mitchell, give you any advice before you went in the arena today?
Robin: Just to stay calm.
Q: Anything else you’d like to tell us?
Robin: I’m still floating. My saying is, “I’m so bubbly I feel like Sierra Mist inside.”
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World Champion Stats Horse: Mister Redesigned, 2006 sorrel overo gelding
Pedigree: Designed By Clue x She's Dialinfordollars
Exhibitor/Owner: Robin Robinett, Brazil, Indiana
Trainer: JT Mitchell, Aubrey, Texas
Breeder: Joe F. & Nancy Berry, Visalia, California
Total Class Entries: 11
World Champion Prizes: Gist buckle, courtesy of APHA; embroidered jacket, courtesy of APHA and Tioga Territory; insulated carryall, courtesy of Paint Horse Journal; Purina's premium feed gift certificate, courtesy of Purina. |