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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The West Texas A&M University horse judging team |
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| 6 | 7 | | furthered its legacy of excellence by winning top honors at the 2020 |
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| 7 | 8 | | AQHA World Championship Show, held in Oklahoma City on November 7 |
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| 8 | 9 | | and 9; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The competition was hosted by the National Reining |
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| 10 | 11 | | Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Association; |
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| 11 | 12 | | delivering an outstanding performance, West Texas A&M claimed the |
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| 12 | 13 | | reining championship and was named reserve champion of the AQHA |
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| 13 | 14 | | competition; in the NRHA event, four WTAMU team members placed in |
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| 14 | 15 | | the individual top 10 rankings, with Elena Chapa finishing first |
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| 15 | 16 | | and Reilly Dhaliwal, Lacy Petty, and Hannah McLochlin coming in |
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| 16 | 17 | | third, fourth, and fifth, respectively; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Paced by Ms. Chapa's third-place overall showing in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the AQHA competition, West Texas A&M won the halter and reasons |
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| 19 | 20 | | events and was second in performance; in addition, Mollie Green, |
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| 20 | 21 | | Ms. Dhaliwal, and Ms. McLochlin finished in sixth place, eighth |
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| 21 | 22 | | place, and ninth place in overall showings; over the course of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | entire competition, WTAMU benefited from the able leadership of |
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| 23 | 24 | | Head Coach Dr. John Pipkin, Coach Maggie Murphy, and Assistant |
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| 24 | 25 | | Coach Baily Summers; it also received valuable contributions from |
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| 25 | 26 | | team members Taylor Scheulen, Sierra Stammen, and Josh Worten; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Adding to its success in 2020, West Texas A&M |
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| 27 | 28 | | captured No. 1 and No. 4 overall finishes at the American Paint |
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| 28 | 29 | | Horse Association Collegiate World Championship Horse Judging |
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| 29 | 30 | | contest, held in Fort Worth in September; since 1994, the WTAMU |
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| 30 | 31 | | horse judging program has brought home more than 125 championship |
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| 31 | 32 | | and reserve championship titles; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, With their exceptional performance at the AQHA World |
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| 33 | 34 | | Championship Show, the members of the West Texas A&M University |
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| 34 | 35 | | horse judging team have brought credit to their school, and they may |
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| 35 | 36 | | indeed reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the West Texas A&M University horse |
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| 38 | 39 | | judging team on winning the 2020 AQHA World Championship Show and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend to all those associated with the team sincere best wishes for |
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| 40 | 41 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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