Left: Geno Middleton of Pomona rides Another Hot And Sassy, the 2022 4-year-old Amateur World Grand Champion, outside the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association grounds in Ava. Above: Geno has trained horses, such as this beauty, for 43 years. Top Right: Jim McNail of De Soto adjusts the bridle on a horse. Right: onnie augherty o pringeld arms up pen Amateur Champion American Jubilee prior to the 2023 Mid America Grand Slam.