Road to the Horse 2025 World Championship Scores

Judges:

Judge 1 – Manuel Godin, Judge 2 – Eric Hoffmann, Judge 3 – Chance O’Neal, Judge 4 – Jesse Westfall, Judge 5 – Jeff Williams

Judged Cateria:

Catching & Haltering | Saddling Preparation | Saddling | Introduction of Rider | Obstacle Preparation | Groundwork | General Interaction | Timing – Reward & Release | Forward Motion | Willingness to Guide/Steer | Progression of Colt’s Softness -Yields to Pressure | Clarity of the Message | Overall Horsemanship – Reading of Colt | Clinician’s Conduct / Demeanor | Clinician’s Confidence & Understanding | Clinician’s Ability to Build Confidence in Colt | Clinician’s Ability to Adjust to the Colt’s Needs | Clinician’s Ability to Build a Solid Foundation | Appropriate Use of Pen Wrangler | Colt’s Demeanor at End of Session

How it works:

Scores for each criterion are judged from 0-5 in half-point increments. Scores are cumulative across all rounds, and the high and low score are discarded for each round.

Round One:

	Vicki Wilson	Phil Haugen	Tik Maynard	Buster McLaury
Judge 1	88.5	61	87	89
Judge 2	82.5	70	82	86
Judge 3	94	63.5	92.5	91
Judge 4	94	62.5	89.5	87.5
Judge 5	74	65	80	74
TOTAL	265	191	258.5	262.5

Round Two:

	Vick Wilson	Phil Haugen	Tik Maynard	Buster McLaury
Judge 1	86	65.5	92	88.5
Judge 2	54.5	68	91	85.5
Judge 3	57	73	92	93
Judge 4	82	74	95	86
Judge 5	61.5	65.5	84	79.5
TOTAL	200.5	206.5	275	260

Round Three:

	Vicki Wilson	Phil Haugen	Tik Maynard	Buster McLaury
Judge 1 Saddling Pen	38.5	31.5	45.5	42.5
Railwork	44.5	38.5	50.5	42
Obstacles	47	46	43.5	51.5
Overall	39.5	40	43	44.5
TOTAL	169.5	156	182.5	180.5
Judge 2 Saddling Pen	45	40	47	46
Railwork	47.5	46	50.5	35
Obstacles	50	43	41	44.5
Overall	45	41.5	47	47
TOTAL	187.5	173.5	185.5	172.5
Judge 3 Saddling Pen	44	40	46.5	42
Railwork	45	46	50.5	35.5
Obstacles	46.5	43	42	43.5
Overall	39	41.5	44	40.5
TOTAL	174.5	170.5	183	161.5
Judge 4 Saddling Pen	41	28.5	46.5	39
Railwork	39	37	44.5	27.5
Obstacles	48	37	35.5	42
Overall	35.5	40.5	46.5	38.5
TOTAL	163.5	143	173	147
Judge 5 Saddling Pen	37	40.5	42.5	40.5
Railwork	40.5	40	43.5	29.5
Obstacles	40	37	33	44
Overall	30	40.5	39.5	39.5
TOTAL	147.5	158	158.5	153.5

Combined Totals:

	Vicki Wilson	Phil Haugen	Tik Maynard	Buster McLaury
Round 1	265	191	258.5	262.5
Round 2	200.5	206.5	275	260
Round 3	507.5	484.5	538.5	487.5
TOTAL	973	882	1072	1010