Road to the Horse 2025 Wild Card Challenge Scores

Judges:

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

Judged Criteria:

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:

	Bentz	McLaury	Scarpati	Sippola
Judge 1	82	82	61	70
Judge 2	89.5	92.5	56.5	95.5
Judge 3	82	89	55	89.5
Judge 4	82.5	82	47.5	83.5
Judge 5	72.5	75.5	48	83.5
TOTAL	246.5	253	159.5	256.5

Round Two:

	Bentz	McLaury	Scarpati	Sippola
Judge 1	90.5	93.5	75	90.5
Judge 2	86.5	93	46.5	78.5
Judge 3	87.5	89.5	64.5	89
Judge 4	77.5	94	53.5	85.5
Judge 5	82	81	56	80.5
TOTAL	256	276	174	255

Round Three:

	Bentz	McLaury	Scarpati	Sippola
Judge 1	140.5	127.5	32.5	127.5
Judge 2	128.5	132	13.5	136
Judge 3	126	124.5	20	126.5
Judge 4	125	115.5	24	121.5
Judge 5	118	116	26	128
TOTAL	379.5	368	70	382

Combined Totals:

	Bentz	McLaury	Scarpati	Sippola
Round 1	246.5	253	159.5	256.5
Round 2	256	276	174	255
Round 3	379.5	368	70	382
TOTAL	882	897	403.5	893.5