Punta Gorda Horseman's Association

05/31/2026

Tomorrow, June 1, 2026 is the cutoff for turning in your Carole A. Lewis/Gayle Rogers Memorial Scholarship for all high school graduating seniors.

If you are placing a banquet ad, Rena needs that ASAP. 

We also need to know if anybody is bringing any silent auction items to the banquet in order to have the name listed in the banquet book. 

Don’t forget to mail in your banquet reservation forms.

05/27/2026

We would like to do a slideshow at the year-end awards banquet. If you have pictures you would like to include please email them ASAP to [email protected] or text to (941) 920-4002.

04/26/2026

Thank you for a great turnout for our last Hunter/Jumper show of this season. Thank you to all of the fantastic volunteers. Once again, I have to give a special shout out to my awesome announcers, Bobbi Bevis & Justin Pickering (Lisa Pickering). Also a big thank you to Lisa Postle Johnson for being the best co-director, keeping the show running smoothly, jumping in to man gates, and move jumps whenever it’s needed. 😍

Congratulations to the Grand and Reserve winners!  We know everybody worked hard and did their best this season and we can’t wait to celebrate all of you at the awards banquet on June 20. 

04/22/2026

Entries for the May 17 Dressage show are open - the judge is Patti Thompson

04/22/2026

The last Hunter/Jumper show of the season is this Saturday. Please make sure your entries are received no later than 8 PM on Friday night. Also, please find the Year-end Awards Silent Auction donation form, banquet book Advertisement form, Youth Scholarship form,  Banquet Reservation form, and Wish list. The Wish list must be turned in by this Saturday. 

Please note that PGHA is covering the meals for award winners!! Make sure to specify on the form. 

04/21/2026

Captain’s Cookhouse will be our food vendor at Saturday’s Hunter/Jumper show. Make sure you bring your appetite. 😋

04/20/2026

The signup genius has been emailed for the last Hunter/Jumper show of the season, this Saturday. Please sign up to volunteer by clicking the link below.

Please sign up to help at our monthly Hunter/Jumper show!

04/19/2026

⭐️⭐️ Performance ⭐️⭐️
Last call to turn in your award wishlist if you have not already done so, especially if you are wanting a buckle.Deadline printed on the form is 04/21
Also, I am reposting the banquet ticket form. As a special bonus for our year end award winners, PGHA will cover the cost of your ticket ❤️ Please do ensure that we receive a form listing everyone who plans to attend the banquet and who you would like to sit with or near.
Also including the silent auction donation form. Thank you Linda and Betty for already donating baskets at the speed show. They look great!
Our annual Banquet book is also a great keepsake and I will include the ad purchase form for that as well. Aside from business ads it is also a fantastic way to document you or your child's year of showing with us or to thank a trainer or someone who has made a difference in your show career.

04/19/2026

🤠 April Speed Show High Point Results 🏆 🐎

LEADLINE
🥇Xander Smith riding Otis
🥇MaKayla Kerr riding Wild Flower
🥇Audrey Brady riding Thunder
🥇Oliver Smith riding Houston
🥇Easton Sabrose riding Clyde
🥇Josh Marsons riding Thunder

JUNIOR RIDER WALK TROT
🥇GRAND: Harlyn Ottinger riding Oneida
🥈RESERVE: Isabel Rodriguez Dias-Ropero on Cinnabonbon

SENIOR RIDER WALK TROT
🥇GRAND: Doug Johnson riding Whisper
🥈RESERVE : Susanne Gilbert and Kibble

P*E WEE DIVISION
🥇GRAND: Willow Scott riding Dash
🥈RESERVE: Ayla Morris Strickland on Dudley Do Right

YOUTH DIVISION
🥇GRAND: Maci Hunt riding Life In The Fast Layne
🥈RESERVE: Seneca Deffenbaugh on Pretty Fly for an Eli

JUNIOR DIVISION
🥇GRAND: Michelle Bettis riding Jasper
🥈RESERVE: Riley Reese riding Lunatic Express

SENIOR DIVISION
🥇GRAND: Grace Anderson riding Selah
🥈RESERVE: Grace Anderson riding Halvanear

What a fantastic finish to our 2025-2026 season. We had, I believe, a record 70 horse and rider combinations! A big THANK YOU to all of our volunteers on gate and arena crew! The show ran very smoothly even through a couple of glitches 😬 and that could not have happened without you all AND Brandy Hunt, our announcer for the evening. We appreciate you stepping in, you and Jewel did a great job! Some of our riders had their best personal best times of the season last night 🎉❤️ we truly love seeing that!
I also wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to Michaela Turner for stepping into the Director position when needed to have our shows this season, it took a lot of effort on your part to make sure the footing was good every show and you made it happen along with being there until after midnight EVERY show making sure everything was picked up and put away properly. Thank you to Ashley Hildreth for sticking with us from afar all season 🙂 and answering a million questions. Finally, thank you so much to Nicole Deffenbaugh for announcing all season( we missed you last night, but glad your having fun elsewhere 😉) and for setting up the points spreadsheet. We appreciate your calm presence at the shows ❤️
If you are competing for year end awards, and did not turn in your wishlist at the show, please you sure your do so this week. We look forward to seeing many of you at the awards banquet.

04/14/2026

SP*ED SHOW RIDERS! Here are your year end award wish list, Banquet ticket form, Silent auction donation form and Banquet book Ad forms. I will also have some printed and available at the registration booth on Saturday April 18th. Final speed show of the 2025-2026 season! Please make sure you have completed your 10 volunteer hours and have shown your classes a minimum of 5 times if you are a member riding for end of year awards! See you all soon 🐎