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NRHA Board of Directors voted to retire the contest's perpetual bronze award trophy
and house it with a base listing all the previous contest winners at the NRHA
office. In honor of their diligence, determination and success in the field of
Reining, a permanent Lawson Bronze was presented to West Texas A&M University
and Dr. John Pipkin. Teams from West Texas A&M University, under the expert guidance
of Dr. John Pipkin, won the coveted bronze eight times including the last seven
years consecutively.
Dr. Pipkin has been an approved judge with five equine
breed and discipline associations for over 10 years. He has judged more than 300
shows in 9 different countries. Pipkin is currently the Head of the Department
of Agricultural Sciences, Director of Equine Industry Program, and Professor of
Animal Science at West Texas A&M University where his duties include coaching
the Horse Judging Team that has won over 50 National or World Champion or Reserve
Champion titles, supervising the Equestrian Team that has won 25 Champion or Reserve
Champion titles, in addition to teaching and research responsibilities. He is
a Director for AQHA, and Vice-Chair of the AQHA Show Committee, and Chair of the
Western Sub-Committee. His wife, Kenda, is also an AQHA, NRHA, NRCHA, and NSBA
judge. They live in Amarillo with their two sons, John Luke and Joshua.
Camille
Cofer Hobbs was recognized for her distinguished service to the creation, implementation
and continuation of the NRHA Intercollegiate Judging Contest. She was honored
at NRHA Futurity for 20 years of Exemplary Service as NRHA Collegiate Judging
Contest Coordinator. Hobbs originally presented the idea of the contest to the
NRHA Board of Directors in 1989. She has been a NRHA judge for 20 years and was
the Association's first Volunteer of the Year in 1990. Hobbs, a graduate of Texas
A&M University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science, is married to Clarence,
and is the mother of Kristen, Brie and Kyle. She is the grandmother to two children,
Lexis and Jadin Hobbs. She is a long-time Edmond, Oklahoma resident and is a realtor
with Century 21 Goodyear Green of Edmond and is an Arbonne International consultant. Each
year young apprentice judges match their skills against some of NRHA's finest
judges at the NRHA Intercollegiate Judging Contest. For twenty years students
and coaches have dedicated countless hours in preparation for this contest. NRHA's
premier judging system has been taught and adopted by the colleges and universities
across the US and into Canada. NRHA judges, rookie reiners, contestants and NRHA
staff have come from their ranks. Almost 2,000 students and volunteer scribes
have participated in this unique single event contest where students judge a live
class with the winner being the one whose scores come closest to the actual Futurity
judge's scores.
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