Road to the Horse 2026 World Championship Scores

Judges:

Judge 1 – Kathy Baar, Judge 2 – Eric Hoffmann, Judge 3 – David O’Connor, 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:

	Elisa Wallace	Nick Dowers	Ryan Rose	Tiffany McLaury
Judge 1	82.5	85.5	82.5	88.5
Judge 2	79.5	92.5	90.5	95
Judge 3	74	77	86	87
Judge 4	77.5	87.5	92	92
Judge 5	72.5	75	78	80
TOTAL	231	250	259	267.5

Round Two:

	Elisa Wallace	Nick Dowers	Ryan Rose	Tiffany McLaury
Judge 1	84.5	98	85.5	76
Judge 2	79.5	94	85	84
Judge 3	79.5	92.5	82.5	85
Judge 4	80	97	79	78
Judge 5	76.5	91	79.5	81.5
TOTAL	239	283.5	247	243.5

Round Three:

	Elisa Wallace	Nick Dowers	Ryan Rose	Tiffany McLaury
Judge 1 Saddling Pen	38.5	41	32	36.5
Railwork	45.5	50	33.5	35
Obstacles	52	41.5	37	31
Overall Riding	37	47	30	41.5
TOTAL	173	179.5	132.5	144
Judge 2 Saddling Pen	40	47.5	43.5	41
Railwork	47	55.5	40.5	44
Obstacles	52.5	46.5	41.5	33
Overall Riding	37.5	47.5	29.5	36
TOTAL	177	197	155	154
Judge 3 Saddling Pen	42	45	40.5	41
Railwork	51.5	56.5	41	41.5
Obstacles	54	43	42.5	31.5
Overall	45	41.5	36.5	35.5
TOTAL	192.5	186	160.5	149.5
Judge 4 Saddling Pen	41.5	44.5	33	36
Railwork	43.5	52	32	39
Obstacles	51.5	38.5	35.5	28
Overall Riding	45	47.5	31.5	37.5
TOTAL	181.5	182.5	132	140.5
Judge 5 Saddling Pen	43.5	47	41.5	42.5
Railwork	48	58	40	47
Obstacles	52.5	44	39	35
Overall Riding	43.5	49	35	42
TOTAL	187.5	198	155.5	166.5

Combined Totals:

	Elisa Wallace	Nick Dowers	Ryan Rose	Tiffany McLaury
Round 1	231	250	259	267.5
Round 2	239	283.5	247	243.5
Round 3	546	565.5	443	447.5
TOTAL	1016	1099	949	958.5