Elder's Last Lap Ranch

03/03/2026

It’s springtime! Get your garden ready for a bountiful summer!

12/04/2025

11/21/2025

What an incredible 2025 AQHA World Show for Delaney Performance Horses! We couldn’t be more proud of the horses, riders, owners, and team who showed up with grit, grace, and heart every single day.

✨ Grace Cope & The Karolina Kruzer

Reserve World Champion – Amateur Pleasure Driving
Reserve L2 Champion – Working Hunter (with Delaney)
Reserve L2 Champion – Junior Hunter Hack (with Grace)
Top 10 – L1 Working Hunter Stakes (with Delaney)
Top 10 – Junior Working Hunter
Top 10 – Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle
Top 10 – Junior Pleasure Driving

✨ VS Decoded

Owned by Mary Cerny • Loved by Christine Parr
Shown by Delaney Rostad & Clayton Jarrell

L1 Working Hunter Stakes: 8th & 4th NSBA
L1 Hunter Hack Stakes: 5th & 3rd NSBA
Senior Hunter Hack: 5th & 3rd NSBA
Working Hunter Under Saddle: Finalist (11th) & 8th NSBA
L2 Senior Hunter Hack: 5th & NSBA Champion
Senior Pleasure Driving: 5th & 4th NSBA

✨ Lydia Moore & An Uncertain Minute

7th – L1 Working Hunter Stakes (with Molly McAdow)
8th – L1 Hunter Hack Stakes (with Lydia)
…in just his third show ever!

✨ Sarah Elder Chabot & Sweet N Fabulous

3rd – L2 Senior Hunter Hack
8th – L3 Senior Hunter Hack
Top 5 – Amateur L2 Working Hunter
Top 10– L3 Amateur Equitation Over Fences, Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle, L2 & L3 Hunter Hack, Senior & Amateur Pleasure Driving

Thank you to our owners, riders, grooms, families, and supporters here and at home. Every round, every effort, every bit of progress is a testament to this team’s heart and professionalism. We’re so proud—and so excited for what’s ahead.

09/18/2025

What a weekend! 🏆 Huge thank you to the Tennessee Quarter Horse Association and Peak Equine Productions for putting on such a great show. We’re proud of every horse and rider who stepped into the ring and gave it their all.

Here’s to our amazing team and their big wins:

✨ Madi Hedrick & Bigger Is Better – Circuit Champion Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle + wins in Walk Trot Hunt Seat Equitation

✨ Kaylee Kerr & Bigger Is Better – Points in Senior Hunter Hack & Working Hunter Under Saddle + 8 Circuit Awards across fences & youth classes

✨ Madeline Parr & Naturally Hot Irons – Circuit Champion L1 Amateur Hunter Hack, Amateur Driving & Open Driving + points in Amateur Equitation & Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle; Delaney with Theo picked up Senior Working Hunter wins & points

✨ Grace Cope & The Carolina Cruiser – L1 Working Hunter Circuit Champion + wins/points in L1 Hunter Hack & Pleasure Driving

✨ VS D Coded (“JC”) with Mary Cerny, Christine, Rebekah & Delaney – Circuit Champion Senior Hunter Hack + Reserve Circuit Champion Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle

✨ Sarah Elder Chabot & Sweet N Fabulous – Circuit Champion Amateur Working Hunter + Non-Pro Champion in the English Versatility + wins/points in Amateur Hunter Hack, Equitation Over Fences, Pleasure Driving & Working Hunter Under Saddle + Open Pleasure Driving wins with Delaney Rostad

✨ Josie McDevitt & Repeat After Me – First show together & first time over fences + Versatility debut

✨ Georgie McDevitt & Nuttin Hotter – Top 10 in English Versatility + points in Green Hunter Hack with Delaney

✨ Lydia Moore & An Unexpected Minute – First show ever and first time off the farm… and they won the Amateur Hunter Hack! 🌟

✨ Ruth Hall & Blackies Gold Bar – Wins and points in Youth Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & Under (unanimous Day 1, 1-3-3 Day 2 when combined with 14–18), L1 Youth Ranch Riding, 13 & Under Showmanship, and L1 Showmanship + Circuit Champion in L1 Showmanship

✨ Delaney Rostad & Fat Cat Slim – Wins and points in L1 Ranch Trail & Ranch Riding + wins and points in Junior Ranch Riding & Ranch Rail + L1 Youth Ranch Riding points with Kaylee

None of it would be possible without the incredible coaching, riding, and training from Delaney Rostad — thank you for keeping both horses and riders at their best.

09/01/2025

A great weekend at Bruce Brown’s Lakeside Arena for the Elders Last Lap crew!

✨ VS Decoded (Christine Parr) — wins in Green Working Hunter with Delaney Rostad and Rookie Amateur Hunter Hack with Christine, plus points in Senior Working Hunter and the winner of the $1,000 Grayson English Versatility Open Division.

✨ The Carolina Cruiser (Grace Cope) — Wins in both Open & Amateur Pleasure Driving.

✨ Bigger is Better (Kaylee Kerr) — Wins and points in L1 & L3 Youth Hunter Hack, plus points in Rookie Working Hunter and Eq Over Fences.

✨ Sweet N Fabulous (Sarah Chabot) — Points in Amateur Working Hunter, Eq Over Fences, Hunter Hack, and Pleasure Driving, plus winner of the $1,000 Grayson English Versatility Non Pro Division.

A huge thank you to Bruce Brown and Lakeside Arena for continuing to support AQHA hunter shows, and to Delaney Rostad Performance Horses for the outstanding training and coaching. We are also grateful to the Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation for supporting these events and for their incredible work keeping horses healthy. 💙🐴

07/06/2025

BIG A ✨ BIG RESULTS
Delaney Rostad Performance Horses enjoyed going to Georgia and came home with ribbons, checks, and a whole lot of momentum. 💼🐴

Huge thanks to the Georgia Quarter Horse Association, Robin Barrow, and An Equine Production for such a welcoming, well-run show—especially for all the hunter classes and the support for the Hunter Derby and English Versatility— with awesome prizes at the Big A!

🏆 Tokyo, ridden by Lydia Moore
🔹 High Point Open Hunter Horse
🔹 High Point Amateur Hunter Horse
🔹 Circuit Champion: Working Hunter, Amateur Working Hunter, Amateur Hunter Hack, Progressive Working Hunter

👑 Sweet N Fabulous & Sarah Elder Chabot
🥇 BIG A HUNTER DERBY WINNERS – $3,000
➕ Points in Working Hunter, Hunter Hack, Eq Over Fences
➕ Wins & points in Open Pleasure Driving and unanimous winners in Amateur Pleasure Driving
🥈2nd in English Versatility

🚀 VS Decoded & Delaney Rostad (owned By Christine Parr)
✔️ Points in Green Working Hunter & All-Age Hunter Hack
🥉 3rd in English Versatility

🛻 The Carolina Cruiser (owned by Grace Cope, shown by Delaney Rostad)
🎯 Points in Open Working Hunter
🎟️ Qualified for the World Show
🥇 Wins & points in Open Pleasure Driving

Great progress made for everyone! 💪

Pro images by Cody Parameter Photography!

06/25/2025

🌸 Dogwood Classic Highlights! 🌸

The Delaney Rostad Performance Horses crew had a fantastic week at the Dogwood Classic, and we’re so proud of every horse and rider for showing up and shining! Huge thanks to Tina Bufkin and the TQHA Region 2 Show Committee for hosting such a well-run and welcoming show.

🏆 Madeline Parr & Naturally Hot Irons
• Circuit Champions – Open & Amateur Pleasure Driving
• Reserve – Non Pro English Versatility

🏆 Sarah Elder Chabot & Sweet N Fabulous
• High Point Amateur Hunter
• Circuit Champion – Amateur Working Hunter & Amateur Equitation Over Fences
• Reserve – Amateur Hunter Hack & Hunt Seat Equitation

🏆 Josie McDevitt & Al Be Next To You
• Circuit Champions – Amateur Jumping

🏅 Ruth Hall & Blackies Good Bar
• 1st – Non Pro English Versatility
• 4th – Rose Mason Memorial Challenge
• Circuit Champion – L1 Youth Showmanship
• Reserve – L1 Hunt Seat Equitation

✨ Georgie McDevitt & Nuthin Hotter – Making big strides over fences!
✨ Patty Rostad & Fat Cat Slim – Points in Amateur Working Western Rail
✨ Delaney Rostad & Fat Cat Slim – Points in Jr. Working Western Rail
✨ Theresa Schafer – All cards in Amateur Ranch Riding + points in Green Ranch Trail
✨ Dan Sweeney & Captain – Steady progress and growing scores across the board!

We love this team and their drive to keep getting better 💪💫