Ima Touch DZ (Junior)
 

Junior was born in our little barn in the backyard.  We were inside the house and he was the only foal that we’ve had in which we missed the birth.  Inside the house, we were “ordering” what we would like him to look like.  We were wishing for a bay, with a bald white face and four white socks. When we found him, just born, he was everything we had hoped for and little did we know he would turn out to be so much more.

We named him “Junior” because he resembled my Youth Gelding, Jet’s Co Pilot, so much in color.  Due to his parents names and his slightly crooked stripe we decided to register him as “Ima Touch DZ”.  He is sired by DZ Weedo and out of Touch of Marie.

Junior has been in training with Jim and Sandy since 2005 and has developed into the best show horse I’ve had the privilege of showing.  He is tremendously versatile, with a great work ethic and has achieved so much at 7 yrs old.

He is a two time Reserve World Champion in the Nonpro Hunter under saddle and now a two time Reserve National Champion after placing 2nd in the Senior Hunter under saddle and Nonpro Hunter in Hand, Geldings at ApHC National Champions in July.  Junior has placed in the Top Ten in numerous different events at the National and World Championship shows.  Regionally he earned the Versatility Champion awards both in the Open and Nonpro Division along with being the 2007 Highpoint Nonpro and Highpoint English Horse in the Nebraska Appaloosa Club!

To date Junior has accumulated over 601.5 points.  He has points in Hunter under saddle, Huntseat Equitation, Hunter in Hand Geldings, Showmanship, Trail, Western Riding, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Bareback Equitation, Heading and Heeling, Steer Daubing, Keyhole, Figure Eight Stake Race and Stump Race. 

See you at the shows!

Shelly and Junior