him. I am really looking forward to taking him to the U.S. Nationals. We’ll have six horses at that show, all reiners. Ima Smart One will be in the H/A Arabian Reining Futurity and the Junior Horse. He has the build, the style and the quality. Add to that a good mind and you have the makings of a great athlete.” There was a tie for second place in the Level 4 between Andrea Fappani on Amanda Brumley’s talented youngster, TS Mae Gossip (What It Takes x Janie Mae Gossip, by Hollywood Gossip AQHA (Hollywood Dun It)), and Randy Dooley on owner Misty Steinhauer’s BJ Young Gun (Colonels John O'Hara with Ima Smart One. Smoking Gun AQHA x Here She Comes, by Another Hero). It was TS Mae Gossip’s first time in the show pen and his first score was a 216, a good mark, as evidenced by the broad smile on his rider’s face when Andrea made his exit. TS Mae Gossip’s sire What It Takes, is a U.S. National Champion Reining Futurity 5 & Under, Champion Reining Open and 2006 Scottsdale Reining Futurity Classic Champion. BJ Young Gun was a 2015 Scottsdale top ten in the H/A Reining Futurity Classic. Both took home $6,789.22. Crystal McNutt rode Dunit My Way RA and Dunit On Fyre RA for owner Vallejo III Ranch LLC, and Chocolate Valentine for owner Joe
Randy Dooley with BJ Young Gun.
Andrea Fappani with TS Mae Gossip.
Frizzell to top tens and into the money, taking home over $8,500 between the three. Earlier in the week, Dunit On Fyre RA with Audrey Hart up, won the ARBC Half-Arabian Non-Pro, and she also rode Dunit My Way RA to fourth in that same class. Dunit On Fyre RA was the 2015 Scottsdale Champion H/A Reining Horse, and Dunit My Way RA was Region 1 Champion H/A Reining Junior Horse. Reserve in the Non-Pro went to Stephanie Todd and Lena Nu Way (Lena Talks Cash AQHA x Forever Jewel, by GF Forever Magic (Magic Dream CAHR)), a Scottsdale Top Ten H/A Open Reining Horse and 2015 Scottsdale Reserve Champion in the H/A Reining Hackamore/Snaffle Bit. Lena Nu Way also took top ten in the Level 4 Open and 3rd in Level 1 with Natalie Weichel up.
Audrey Hart with Dunit On Fyre RA. 190 | A R A BI A N HOR SE T I MES
In the Level I division of the ARBC Half-Arabian Open, Preston Kent placed champion and reserve with the half-brothers—out of Noble Duchess, by Vaguely Noble