2016 News

Holly Valerio and her trusty steed "Humphrey" walked away with the win in the NRHA and IRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2, Co-Champions in the NRHA and IRHA Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro. Way to go!

We finished of the IRHA Heber show with Muddy Boggie Banjo's best run yet! This little mare was a 74; winning the NRHA and IRHA Novice Horse Level 1 and Reserve Champions in NRHA and IRHA Novice Horse Level 2. Mack weaver was riding "Banjo" today for owner Chris Irick.

Mack also rode Electric Bar Code for owner Greg Petersen; placing Reserve Champion in the NRHA and IRHA Novice Horse level 1 and 3rd In the Level 2.

What a great weekend for all owners, riders, and horses from Weaver Performance! Good work team!

Aubrey Reynolds and Starlights Squeez have had a great show here in Heber! They won the Ladies Class on Thursday and Reserve Champions in the Green Reiner on Saturday.

Maturity age looks good on Starlight Per Se! "Peanuts" and Ashley Weaver won the Non Pro Maturity Level 4 last weekend in Nampa, Idaho. So blessed to have this mare in our barn.

Check out their winning ride

Michelle Portolese and her horse Rowdy Challenger marked their personal best score last night; winning the Rookie class with a 72.5! Way to ride

Sharmon Bradshaw and her horse , Im a Spook, started us off right today; marking a 70.5 in the Green Reiner. This is their personal best score and today is Sharmon's Birthday! Happy Birthday Sharmon

Weaver Performance Horses would like to wish best of luck to Lance Evans and his horse "patch" at the national high school finals in working cow horse. So proud of all your hard work!

Last week at the Luc McGregor Memorial show in Nampa, Idaho Mack and Electric Bar Code (owned by Greg Petersen) where Reserve Champions in the Level 1 Novice Horse Open Class 2nd slate, Champions in the Level 1 Novice Horse 1st slate, Reserve Champions in the Novice Horse Level 2 2nd slate, and Circuit Champions for the week! What a fun show with great people. Thank you to all involved!

Ashley Cheney and her mare Wishinonastarlight had a great show in Nampa. This pair won the Rookie 1 both days; also winning the circuit award for the week. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to Cleve and Beth Gibbon on their purchase of Wynnwoods Great. Best of luck on your future together.

Michelle Portolese and her horse Rowdy Challenger had an awesome weekend at the IRHA show this weekend. They tied for 2nd in Rookie, won the Primetime Non Pro and the Masters Non Pro!

McKaylee Richins and her mare Surprise Sheza Lady received their Green As Grass Buckle this weekend. Congratulations! Looking forward to a bright future for this pair.

Congratulations goes to Deb Arguello and her horse Wimpys EZ Chex on their tie for 1st in the NRHA Novice Horse Level 1 & 2! This pair also had a pretty cool freestyle.

A big weekend for these lovely ladies on horseback!

Ashley Cheney and her mare Wishin ona Starlight where 1st place in the Limited Non Pro Class scoring a 73! This pair was also 1st place in the Rookie Level 1 & 2. Good job!

Aubrey Reynolds and her mare Starlights Squeez were 1st place in the Green Reiner 1 & 2; they also tied for 2nd in the Rookie 1 & 2.

Both of these mares are sired by Starlight Starbrite! What a great sire of Non Pro Horses!

Thank you IRHA for a fun show in Farmington, UT!

WPH congratulates Greg Petersen, having a great show. Greg tied for 1st place in the Novice Horse Non Pro level 1&2 on his horse Wizards Little Step. Also taking 2nd place in the Open and Intermediate Non Pro! Way to bring home the $$!!

Greg's other horse, Electric Bar Code won the NRHA Novice Horse Open level 1&2 with Mack in the saddle.

WPH would like to congratulate Sharmon Bradshaw, scoring her first 70 in the rookie class! Way to go! All of your hard work is paying off!!

Congratulations to Cassandra Hammer on her purchase of Wishin For Guns.
Best of luck with this nice mare!!

Congratulations to Sam Bourn on his purchase of Jerrys Gotta Gun. Best of luck with this nice colt.
Thanks Preston Kent(agent)

Holly Valerio and Soula Doulla won their first Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro classes. Holly is looking at Mack for coaching..... Humphrey looks really excited!

Muddy Boggy Banjo says Happy Mothers Day to Chris Irick by winning the Novice Horse Open Level 1 & 2.

Proud of our youth riders this weekend. Megan Erickson and Whizs Freckles won the 14-18 youth class.

Aubrey Reynolds and Starlights Squeez had their high score for the weekend and stayed consistent for the whole show. 3rd in the Rookie Level 1, 3rd in the Green as Grass Level 1, and 3rd in the youth!

Muddy Boggy Banjo pulled double duty this weekend. She was Reserve Champion in the Open Derby Level 4, Level 3, and Level 2 with Mack. Then the next morning she was a good girl for her owner Chris Irick in the Green as Grass Class. What an awesome mare!

Greg Petersen and Whizards Little Step got Reserve Champion in the Open Derby Level 1 and the Non Pro Derby Level 1 this weekend in Salina. This is going to be a team to watch out for!

Michelle Portolese and Rowdy Challenger won the Primetime Non Pro today. What a great weekend this team had!

Jim Mitchell and Quick Footwork tied for 1st with Michelle Portolese and Rowdy Challenger in the Rookie Level 2. Jim's first Plaque

Sue Davidson and Smarty Starbrite won the Masters Non Pro class today in Salina. Good job this weekend.

Taryn Mitchell had to one up her dad this weekend by winning two plaques in the Green as Grass Level 1 and 2! Congrats on a great ride.

Deb Arguello and Whimpys EZ Chex won their first pewter this weekend in the Novice Horse Non Pro level 1 class!!! Congrats on this milestone.

Also placing in this class from WPH:
2nd Terry Schroeder and TJ's Whiskey Girl.
3rd Sue Davidson and Smarty Starbrite.

Holly Valerio and Soula Doulla won the Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 @ the IRHA Salina show this weekend. However their "friends" won the prank war. You see he isn't really an Appaloosa and their wasn't time to fix this before their run

good times!

We are back after a great week at The Best Little Derby in the West. A big thank you to all that make this show possible, it is the Best in the West! We are happy to report the following results from WPH:
Tues: Ashley Weaver and Starlight Per Se 1st place Non Pro.
Wed: Greg Petersen and Whizards Little Step 1st place Novice Horse Non Pro Level 1!
Holly Valerio and Soula Dualla 1st place Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2.
Thurs: Mack Weaver and Muddy Boggy Banjo (owner Chris Irick) 3rd in Novice Horse Open level 2.
Ashley Weaver and Starlight Per Se 1st place Non Pro and Non Pro Maturity Level 4.
Fri: Holly Valerio and Soula Dualla 1st place Novice Horse level 2.
Sun: Ashley Cheney and Wishin on a Stalight 4th in the Rookie Level 1.
Sharmon Bradshaw and I'm a Spook 2nd in the Green Reiner Level 1.
Circuit Champions:
Mack Weaver on Muddy Boggy Banjo Novice Horse Open Level 1 Champion.
Holly Valerio on Soula Dualla Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 Champion.
Ashley Weaver on Starlight Per Se Non Pro Champion.

Well here is the rap on the last day of the first show of 2016.

Holly Valerio and Soula Doulla ended up 1st in the IRHA Intermediate Non Pro, 2nd in the NRHA Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro.

Mack Weaver was 1st place in the NRHA/IRHA Novice Horse Level 1 and 2 on Electric Bar Code owned by Greg Petersen; Mack also tied for 2nd on Muddy Boggy Banjo owned by Chris Irick.

We are proud of all our horses and riders. Can't wait to see what 2016 brings for the team. Now we are headed home to start the hard work toward the next show! Safe travels to all!

As the weather warmed up here in Hurricane, so did Weaver Performance Horses!

Michelle Portolese on Rowdy Challenger came away with the win in the NRHA and IRHA Rookie Level 1 & 2.

NRHA Green Reiner Level 1 winner Jimmy Smith on Magnums Sweet Dream. Jimmy was also 2nd place in the NRHA Green Reiner Level 2.

Megan Erickson on Whizs Freckles was the winner in the NRHA Green Reiner Level 2.

Jessica Woods on Codes Ultimate Pearl was 2nd in the IRHA Green as Grass Class.

Anneli Shields on Spooks Smart Gun tied with Sharon Fraser on Legacy in Lights for 2nd place in the NRHA Limited Non Pro, 1st place in the Masters Class, and 3rd in the Primetime Non Pro Class.

Deb Arguello on Wimpys EZ Chex and Sharon Fraser on Hot Rocking Spook tied for 3rd in the Masters Class.

Michelle Portolese on Rowdy Challenger was 2nd in the Primetime Non Pro.

First couple days of the IRHA Hurricane, UT show was full of successful schooling and showing for Weaver Performance Horses!

Mack was 1st place in the mare open class on Muddy Boggy Banjo owned by Chris Irick and 2nd on Stalights Squeez owned by Aubrey Reynolds.
WPH was represented well in the Novice Horse Non Pro Class!

Greg Petersen on Wynnwoods Great 1st place NRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 1.

Holly Valerio on Soula Doulla 1st place NRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 and 1st place IRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2.

Anneli Shields on Spooks Smart Gun 3rd place NRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 and 3rd place IRHA Novice Horse Non Pro level 2.

Jessica Woods on Codes Ultimate Pearl 3rd place IRHA Green Horse Non Pro.

Weaver Performance Horses would like to congratulate Samantha Belcher and her horse Taser Gun on their win in Arizona! This awesome mare is out of WPH's broodmare Maggie Gun and by Jacs Electric Spark.

WPH had a great time last Saturday at the Intermountain Reining Horse Association banquet. We are so proud of all our clients accomplishments! Great job Team Weaver and good luck in 2016! Thanks Teri Kirkland for such a fun photo.

Check out this months Reiner to find WPH very own Rookie of the Year Holly Valerio! Great Job Holly and Humphrey!