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SPRING CONTEST RESULTS
About 50 farriers arrived in Walla Walla for the Spring Challenge Forging Contest. Clinician and judge Jim Quick gave an informative clinic to start things off, emphasizing quality in every day work as well as efficiency in shoe making. The contest was held in rounds, using the nine forges and anvils belonging to the school. Jeff Engler did an amazing job of keeping things running while Steve Redenbaugh diligently worked through the paperwork. The 35 contestants were evenly divided into the three divisions, the anvils were hot and the forges hotter! The winners were: Div I Class I - Forging 1st Pat Horlacher 2nd Chad Edwards 3rd Bo Patzke Class II - Forging 1st Pat Horlacher 2nd Anna Taylor 3rd Bo Patzke Live Shoeing 1st Meggan Newman 2nd Whitney Carr 3rd Don Ruff Best Shod Foot – Whitney Carr High Point – Pat Horlacher Div II Class I - Forging 1st Cody Staples 2nd Bob Gushwa 3rd Justin Fountain Class II – Forging 1st Cody Staples 2nd Bob Gushwa 3rd Justin Fountain Live Shoeing 1st Cody Staples 2nd Sam Buchert 3rd Josh Anderson Best Shod Foot – Cody Staples High Point – Cody Staples Div III Class I – Forging 1st Wayne Sonnichsen 2nd Brant Crittenden 3rd Jeff Hampton Class II – Forging 1st Ed Bowerman 2nd Steve Richey 3rd Quint Gonzales Live Shoeing 1st Ed Bowerman 2nd Steve Richey 3rd Jeff Hampton Best Shod Foot – Ed Bowerman High Point – Steve Richey |