Four National Trail Riding Awards Won by Craig Resident

In 51 years of North American Trail Ride Conference competitions, no horse and rider team has ever won the organization’s top four national trophies in the same year.

That changed in 2011 when Craig resident Ken Wolgram, 47, and his 12-year-old half Arabian, half quarter horse, Awesomes Fire N Ice, blazed a new standard. Wolgram, a native Coloradan and Craig resident since he was 12, has been riding since he was 5 and competitively for the last 15 years. He took home the NATRC President’s Cup for high point horse in the nation and the Jim Menefee award for combined horse and horsemanship in 2002.

Nine years later, he won those two trophies again and added two additional pieces of hardware to the collection — the Polly Bridges Memorial Trophy for high average horsemanship and the Bev Tibbetts Award for high average horse — to complete the organization’s first ever grand slam.

“That’s the first time anyone has ever won those top four awards in NATRC history,” Wolgram said. “I’m really proud of our accomplishments. I probably won’t be able to top this again, but I guess I can always try.”