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THE EXODUS TO TEXAS IN THIS ISSUE:

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WHEN THE STORM BLOWS IN

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COLLECTION WITH DAN HUSS

CAPITALIZING ON PAID WARMUPS

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The Exodus to Texas

Training Tip: Collection with Dan Huss

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Futurity Excellence in the Non Pro Ranks

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Congratulations to the Breeders of the 2022 World Champions

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Recipes for Success: Potato Soup

Publisher Cheryl Cody

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Beginning a new project or taking an existing one to a new level as we did last issue with WorldWide Slide is a venture into the unknown. Will you accomplish what you are setting out to do? What will be the response?

Those were the questions we had as we sent out the January 15 issue. Thankfully, the answers came quickly. Overwhelmingly positive comments ensued. Apparently, the reining industry is eager to remember its past, celebrate its present and look ahead to its future.

We have our work cut out for us but it’s an incredibly fun job. The momentum of the reining industry right now is unmatched in history. The future is an exciting unknown.

And our reining history is so rich with endless stories to discover, remember or just retell.

FROM THE PUBLISHER Cheryl Cody Publisher

This month we look at a migration that ultimately reset the reining industry. It began about 40 years ago and from it emerged a new epicenter for reining in the south central Oklahoma – north Texas region.

Interstate 35 – reining’s yellow brick road, might be said to be the surface upon which, yearly, more reining horses in trailers pass over than any other single highway in the country.

Want to buy horses, sell horses or compete in the big ones? You’ll likely travel on that hallowed highway.

But, back in the day, the pioneers who settled on that I-35 corridor were just people, looking for a better place, a warmer climate and more opportunities – the promised land.

They found all of that – and more. Read about it in the Exodus to Texas.

Havelock Ellis said, “The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a wilderness.” If north Texas was thought to be the promised land, then maybe Oklahoma was the wilderness. In any case, an early contingent of settlers led by Hall of Famers Bob Loomis, Doug Milholland and Dick Pieper found their new homes and their future in Oklahoma.

Look for that story in the March 1 issue of WorldWide Slide.

And remember we want to hear about your story ideas. Write to me at info@worldwideslide.com.

EDITOR NOTE’S Several years ago I worked in an office with a few other people. One of my co-workers had a picture on her wall that said, “First drafts don’t have to be perfect; they just have to be written.”

Sometimes it’s scary to jump out and do something new, and sometimes the idea of just completing a project is overwhelming. That’s why those first drafts are so important; if you know you just have to get words on paper, it’s a much easier task to handle.

We transitioned WorldWide Slide into a digital magazine, and within 10 days had a finished project. That first issue might not have had the polish we will continue to strive for, but we did it, and it’s something we’re proud of.

As we enter this second month of 2022, I challenge you to write the first draft, take the first step, or make the first move in some aspect of your life. I know you’ll be glad you did.

Thank you to all who have sent in notes about our first issue, and thank you also to the wonderful members of the reining family who have taken time to talk to our team of writers. We hope to continue providing you with great content.

If you have ideas for a story, email them to me at promsavannah@gmail.com.

Savannah Magoteaux Senior Editor

CONTRIBUTOR CORNER Cheryl Cody

Savannah Magoteaux

Stevie White

Stephanie Hightower

Jason Vanlandingham

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FEATURE STORY

THE EXODUS TO TEXAS Exodus is defined as a departure of a lot of people or in the second book of the Bible about the liberation of the people of Israel.

The story of Exodus teaches about people’s yearning to be free, but in the early ‘80s the Exodus to Texas was about reiners yearning to get out of the cold country. by. Cheryl Cody

For many reiners, the Promised Land was Texas.

Beginning in the late 1970s, Jack Brainard traveled south first. He was followed

by Joe Hayes and then Craig Johnson, Scott McCutcheon, Tim McQuay and others.

Jack Brainard was always entranced by horses. He attended college at Iowa State University (taking a horse with him, of course).

Between classes and a part-time job, he spent as much time as possible working with his colt. His life changed when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Soon, he and his friends were drafted into the Army. He was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas where an injury from a wreck on a Harley Davidson prevented him from leaving when his company was shipped to the Philippines. Once recovered, since he had been to college and could type, he was sent to Alaska.

Near the end of his tour, he was reassigned to

Fort Hood, Texas, and life changed when he became friends with Glen Chisum at the nearby Goodrich Ranch.

He learned about the newly formed American Quarter Horse Association and when he was discharged, he stayed at the ranch during the winter, riding horses and helping with work. He fell in love with the life and with Texas and vowed he’d live there someday. But his folks needed him closer to home, so he reluctantly moved back.”

He began to be part of the horse world, meeting mentors, studying, learning how to train, showing, succeeding and gradually becoming a universally well respected horseman. He always wanted to go back to Texas. He had wintered at a facility he rented near Thackerville, Oklahoma a few times. The lure of Texas finally had him moving to a place near I-35 in Gainesville in the late seventies.

Although the economy was not good after the oilfield bust, Jack’s mindset was

Early on , Joe Hayes and Craig Johnson were putting on clinics and shows at their places. Their Oklahoma counterparts, Bob Loomis and Dick Pieper, were doing the same at their ranches just north of the Red River.

THE FIRST CUTTING PLACE I WENT TO, I TOLD THEM I’D WON THE REINING FUTURITY, AND WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE WORKED OUT AS A CUTTER. THIS GUY SAID, ‘SON, WE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING THAT’S WASHING OUT THAT BAD!” Craig Johnson

that he’d find a way to make it work and get horses sold.

Brainard became a passionate proponent for other horse people moving south.

His son Jody Brainard remembered, “He knew the more people who came down the better business would be so he urged everyone he could to make the move.”

Craig Johnson grew up in Shell Rock, Iowa, the son Burdette and Ellyn Johnson. His father was a longtime horseman, judge, and a director for the American Quarter Horse Association, so Craig had grown up around horses and the people of the horse world. Craig recalled, “Jack was first to go to Texas. As I grew up, he was like my second dad.

When he was still in Minnesota, I spent summers

up there. He had me come down and stay with him in Texas early in 1984 after I’d won the Futurity the year before. He told me how he got to ride outside all winter long! That got my attention.”

Craig added, “I decided we would move down there, so we loaded up and set off right after Christmas.. It was kind of tough getting the performance-type horses then. We would have to go sort through cutters and pleasure horses and rope horses to find something that we could make into a reiner. But I knew there were more horse in Texas. “ He recalled one early excursion. “First cutting place I went to, I told them I’d won the reining futurity and would like to look at something that might not have worked out as a cutter.

This guy said, ‘Son we don’t have anything that’s washing out that bad!’”

Between the people his dad and Jack knew, Craig got to ride some nice horses – some Doc O’Lenas and Smart Little Lenas. When he first moved down, he rented a house and rode out of Carol Rose’s ranch, then found a place of his own with Joe Hays’ help.

Joe Hayes had moved down about six months earlier, purchasing a place south of Gainesville. Craig remembered, “We went to the lady across from Joe’s place and asked if it could be bought and she said yes.” He purchased the property in 1985.

Craig continued, “I rode a couple for Carol when I moved down. She had Sparkles Rosezanna that

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Left: Jack Brainard was the first reiner to travel south to Texas. He was soon followed by Joe Hayes, Craig Johnson, Scott McCutcheon, Tim McQuay, and more. Right: Craig Johnson’s home in Gainesville, Texas.

year. She was so proud of that mare. When I got the place, Carol wouldn’t let me keep her mare there. So, every day, we’d load her up and bring her to my place to ride. I’d train her, then load her back on the trailer and take her home.”

After he piloted the mare to win the 1985 NRHA Futurity, Carol finally let him keep a horse at his barn.

He added, “I think Carol just decided that horses should be worth more, and she was right. In 1983 I won the NRHA Futurity on Lucky Day Glo. When that horse sold for $7,500, I was so excited and hadn’t heard of a reining horse selling for that much. Two years later, I’m pretty sure Carol turned down $100,000 for Sparkles Rosezanna. I think it used to be the cheapest thing you could buy was a trainer’s time – but they finally figured out what training was worth.”

Joe Hayes would have an integral effect in bringing many others in the rein-

ing world to Texas. Known universally as one of the nicest guys in the industry, he loved three things beside his family – the NRHA, the people of reining , along with judging horse shows and being part of the judging world. And his belief that Texas was a great place for reiners was contagious.

With a little of Joe’s history, you can get a feel for how all that evolved. He was raised on the family dairy in upstate New York.

The work ethic from that labor intensive environment where he got up each morning at 3:30 a.m. to do chores would stay with him throughout his life.

Joe attended college at Cornell University and got interested in horses, ultimately deciding that he wanted them to be his future. After college, he wrote Howard Pitzer asking for a job. Howard, an AQHA Hall of Fame member, was standing Two Eyed Jack, at that time the alltime leading sire of AQHA champions, and the Pitzer

Ranch program was one of the most prominent in the industry. The ranch was located in the Sandhills region northwest of Ericson, Nebraska.

Not surprisingly, Pitzer didn’t think this unknown, would-be cowboy from New York would fit his program. Undeterred, Joe kept writing him. Two years later, Pitzer finally relented, and Joe began his tenure there cleaning stalls. As his skills grew, he started showing some of the horses and started roping. That’s where he met Bob Loomis and ultimately went to work for him.

Joe moved south to Marietta, Oklahoma with Loomis when he relocated. That move came following an early trip where Craig, Bob, and Doug Milholland had met in Wichita, Kansas and driven south in Bob’s motor home to look at potential places to move. Craig remembered, “We met in Wichita and looked at places in Texas and Oklahoma. I knew more cutters in Texas,

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so I liked that better. Land in Oklahoma was cheaper and Bob wanted more land so that’s how he ended up there.”

Joe had originally planned to work for Bob for seven years or so before going out on his own. He thought he would like to live in Weatherford, Texas, at the end of that time, and began to plan for the move. He was at a show with Bill Horn Top: Once Craig Johnson won the Futurity on who asked him why in the Sparkles Rosezanna, owner Carol Rose finally world he wanted to move let the mare stay at his barn. to Texas, noting, “There are Right: Craig Johnson at his home in Gainesjust cutters and pleasure ville, Texas, with his horse being willfully guided. horses there!” Joe said he thought that Texas was ON THE WAY HOME FROM where the LOOKING AT PLACES AT reiners would ultimately be.

WEATHERFORD ONE DAY,

JOE HAYES TRAVELED BACK On the way home from THROUGH GAINESVILLE. WHEN looking at HE SAW A FOR SALE SIGN AT places at WeatherA PLACE WITH DAIRY FARMS ford one day, ALL AROUND, HE SOMEHOW Joe traveled back through KNEW THAT WAS THE PLACE Gainesville.

HE’D CALL HOME. HE WAS CONWhen he saw VINCED THAT REINING WAS a for sale sign at a place with COMING TO TEXAS. HENCE THE dairy farms ENTRANCE SIGN THAT HE OFall around, he somehow TEN GOT KIDDED ABOUT IN THE knew that was EARLY DAYS THAT READ, “ITS the place he’d call home. He REINING IN TEXAS.” was convinced that reining to the NRHA Futurity. “My was coming to Texas. Hence best friend, Carol Cross, had the entrance sign that he horses in the Futurity,” she often got kidded about in explained. the early days that read, “Its Reining in Texas.”

Admittedly, from a matchmaker perspective, CarLiz Hayes met her future ol urged Liz to meet Joe. husband in 1988 on a trip “Carol set up a meeting south. She showed reiners with Joe for him to take with Dutch Chapman and me around to see horses. I had gone to Congress and met him the night after the

Futurity at the banquet.

I was talking to Mary Hannagan and told her I was going to look for horses, and that my friend had me set up with an appointment with Joe Hayes. She told me he was the nicest guy and I could meet him right then. So, she took me over and introduced me, and it was pretty embarrassing,” Liz recalled.

Liz didn’t know many of the reiners. The only one she could recognize was Bob Loomis, because she knew he always dressed in black.

So, when young men

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Joe Hayes had an integral effect in bringing many others in the reining world to Texas, and his famous sign, “It’s Reining in Texas,” was prophetic.

had tried to talk to her at the show, Liz would brush them off. It had happened a few times earlier in the week. Then she was introduced to Joe. “He was sitting at the table with some Italians and said, ‘Well you’re finally going to speak to me!’” she recalled. Joe had been the one trying to talk to her for days. They married a little over three years later in 1992.

Early on, Joe and Craig alternated putting on clinics and shows at their places.

Their Oklahoma counterparts, Bob Loomis and Dick Pieper, were doing the same at their ranches just north of the Red River.

These shows became the roots of the Southwest Reining Horse Association.

Liz said, “We’d not only show horses, we would have dog races! Lynn Wild ran a catering truck. She was quite a cook and people loved her food. I think they’d go to the reining just to eat.”

Craig laughed, “We’d put on the shows, and we did everything. Sarah (Craig’s daughter) would have a lemonade stand. Lemonade was free, but cups were a dollar! We lived next door to a dairy farm and the

north arena fence backed up to a pasture with about 100 black and white cows.

I’d ride every day out there so my horses were OK with that, but at the shows we’d sometimes have to take a lunch break if they were all lined up at the fence watching!”

THE WORLD DECIDED THAT NORTH TEXAS WAS GREAT PLACE TO BE – AND IT IS. IT’S SPECTACULAR THAT YOU CAN JUMP INTO CAR AND DRIVE A SHORT WAY AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST HORSES IN THE WORLD!

Scott McCutcheon Liz agreed. “It was a magical time and the Southwest seemed Kathy explained. like a big family. It was a community effort to get it They were renting a facility going so everyone did a lot in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “It of work. Elizabeth Reeves, was beautiful, but remote Brenda Pieper, and Kay and very hard to get people Laske would all be helping to come look at horses. The then others would help owners wanted to sell it, but so the people in the office we didn’t think it was right could go show,” she said. for our future, so it seemed

The shows didn’t cost a lot and enabled local people who had horses to learn about reining. Craig recalled, “After a few years the shows got so big we had to finish up showing the last horses with truck headlights shining on the arena.”

Scott and Kathy McCutcheon were among the next families that made the southward pilgrimage.

“We always came to Texas to buy horses and to sell horses and to show horses,”

like the time to move somewhere,” she said.

The family of four moved out of that facility and in with Scott’s parents Bob and Jan. They boarded their horses at nearby River Falls, and their four dogs lived in the horse trailer.

They knew they needed to move. It was the summer of 1988 right before the NRHA Derby. Kathy was eight months pregnant.

Scott flew down with a

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Right: Although they had moved south, many reiners still traveled back to Minnesota when the NRHA Derby was still in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Bottom Right: Scott and Kathy McCutcheon with their family in Gainesville, Texas.

camera and took videos of a place in Gainesville that Craig and Joe had told him about, owned by Molly Arrowsmith.

“He brought the video back and said, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Since it’s our only option it will work,’” Kathy recalled.

They packed and headed south. Scott and Kathy, two little kids, five dogs, and the horses. The priority, before even unpacking, was to find an obstetrician. Their daughter, Jodie, was born 11 days after they arrived.

made it, and everyone was safe so it wasn’t that bad.”

Scott’s brother Tom and friend Phil Solum had been designated to drive the U-Haul trailer with all the McCutcheon’s personal items in it. They were in a collision with a truck and a boat trailer that shattered some of the McCutcheon trailer’s contents.

Scott ended up riding horses for Molly and they discussed purchasing the facility, but it never worked out.

Kathy said, “We had hauled a thousand miles and we’d put Tom and Phil in charge of our personal belongings. But then I thought the most important thing was that we’d all

Scott noted, “The world decided that north Texas was great place to be – and it is. It’s spectacular that you can jump into car and drive a short way and look at some of the best horses

So, eight years after moving to Texas they bought their current facility in Whitesboro,

in the world!”

More people began to look at Texas as an option. Craig said, “We knew it was easier to ride horses that were bred to be reiners, and the breeding programs were being created – Bob was the leader. The cutting studs were here, but the bottom line was that when the reining studs came, the people would follow.“ That was accelerated when Tim and Colleen McQuay moved to Tioga, Texas, in 1989. Like others, Tim had heard Brainard’s entreaty, “Come on down here!”

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Tim McQuay with one of the foals from Hollywood Dun It’s first foal crop.

hunter world had a customer that would buy it. The buyer wanted possession within 48 hours of closing so the move was on.

But for the McQuays there were multiple reasons to think of moving. Colleen explained, “For me, it was pretty simple. Thinking of our future, we could look around Minnesota and didn’t see many 50-year-old horse trainers making a living. I was already showing hunters and jumpers at a winter circuit in Arizona and would finish in March and come back to Minnesota.

In addition to the freezing weather, there was no sun.

You learn how much of a handicap you work under in those cold conditions.”

The couple had purchased Hollywood Dun It and had one year of breeding in Minnesota where they bred 60 mares. Tim wanted to be in the breeding business.

“It took me five years to convince Tim we should move. There was not enough business opportunity in that part of country where you’d almost go dormant six months a year.

Ultimately though it was the weather and how hard that made the breeding business that convinced Tim,” she explained.

Colleen chose to show her hunters at a circuit in Texas one year, then every Monday and Tuesday she would shop for real estate in her off time.

“We could have gone different directions, but Dallas was most logical. It had a major airport where you could fly direct to most places, plus there was a thriving hunter and jumper presence in the area.” She added, “Bob Loomis said to be sure to get south of the Arbuckle Mountains in Oklahoma because the weather is better there. I didn’t know that Oklahoma had mountains or what mountains he was talking about but thought if we were moving, we were not going where we would have bad winters!”

The 100-acre Tioga facility that would become home to some of the industry’s most iconic horses had a different look then. As a halter farm, there was no indoor or outdoor arena, just a covered round pen, a main barn, and a breeding barn with an open-faced mare motel.

The first indoor arena came when Colleen sold a hunter. She remembers, “People laughed at us. At that point Scott had one, but most people rode outside. Tim said he didn’t want to take the chance of not getting his horses ridden because of weather.

We built one and learned you use it to get out of sun as much as rain or weather.”

The move and the burgeoning success of Hollywood Dun It would bring new visitors and ultimately new residents to the area.

“In those days, the mares had to be on the property, so people came to bring their mares. They’d come to bring mares and stay to ride or to visit. It was a reason to take a trip,” Colleen shared.

Based on all factors, the McQuays decided they needed to be in Texas. Darlene Turner was a client – and they found that the Ted Turner farm in Tioga was for sale. The McQuays negotiated to make a deal to buy.

At the same time, reining was beginning to go global. “All through the nineties we had so many foreigners there and so many interns that came from Europe.”

Luckily, things fell in place to sell their farm in Minnesota when a friend from the

There was one very important benefit of the move. “It gave us an opportunity to reset – in

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Right: Mandy McQuay, Lindsey McCutcheon, and Sarah Johnson at the First Texas Classic Youth Show in Flower Mound, Texas.

Bottom Right: Tim, Colleen, and Mandy McQuay in front of their new Tioga, Texas, facility.

Minnesota we had to do anything to have enough horses. We had to take clients that hauled in, and I learned how hard it was to ride those horses that way.

When we came to Texas, we set new, more functional policies,” Colleen said.

With both McQuays handling thriving businesses came the necessity of having an actual office and IN THOSE DAYS, THE fulltime secretary – a nov- MARES HAD TO BE ON el concept for THE PROPERTY, SO horse training PEOPLE CAME TO BRING facilities in the ‘80s.

THEIR MARES. THEY’D In the north Texas reining community, that meant everyone had a secretary, sort of.

COME TO BRING MARES AND STAY TO RIDE OR TO VISIT. IT WAS A REASON TO TAKE A TRIP. Colleen McQuay

The McQuay’s secretary, Helen Wilson, became a community resource of sorts. Colleen recalled, “A lot of people would call Helen for phone numbers and vendor information. She became a kind of central office for the area because we gathered information and she always had it on hand.”

The McQuays would be in the facility for 30 years, but at first Colleen wondered if it would ever really seem like home. She still remembers heading to the NRHA Derby the last year it was in Minnesota. “Dun It was doing good, and we knew

business-wise we had made a good decision, but when we left for Minnesota, I wondered if we would feel we missed being there.

Then I remember coming back to Texas and driving into the driveway and thinking, ‘No, this feels like home.’”

Steadily, people moved into the north Texas area.

The European influence helped with more people buying properties and providing jobs or places to rent.

Colleen mused, “Industry

had as much influence as weather. The NRBC was influential, and before long you had the industry’s three major events in Texas and Oklahoma. That was a calling card. Industry and weather and facilities influence any migration. But I really don’t think we were smart enough to think the industry would grow like it has.”

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INSTRUCTIONAL

VHH TRAINING TIP DAN HUSS - TEACHING COLLECTION by. Stevie White

NRHA PROFESSIONAL DAN HUSS SAYS THAT A COLT MUST LEARN TO BEND LATERALLY AT A WALK AND TROT BEFORE YOU ASK HIM TO GIVE VERTICALLY AT THOSE GAITS.

NRHA Professional Dan Huss’s career spans over 30 years, beginning at Findlay College in Ohio. After graduating, Huss remained at the university and taught equestrian studies for almost 20 years. He implemented the training and teaching processes he developed at Findlay into a successful program for himself and for the numerous top-level Non Pros he has coached.

Dan’s lifetime earnings exceed $718,600 through multiple titles at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, a top 10 finish at the 2021 NRHA Open Futurity, many finalist finishes at every major event, and several other accolades.

Known for his attention to detail, Huss translates that focus into a step-bystep teaching process that promotes consistency and mental compartmentalizing of each maneuver into those that he teaches, including his four-legged students.

In this video, created by our partner, Virtual Horse Help, Huss demonstrates how he teaches collection.

He says that a colt must learn to bend laterally at a walk and trot before you ask him to give vertically at those gaits. Only after he guides well can you ask him to collect at a lope.

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FUTURITY EXCELLENCE IN THE NON PRO RANKS by. Cheryl Cody

Since the first NRHA Non Pro Futurity was held in 1976, there have always been the standouts – the eye-of-the-tiger ultra-focused riders that seemed to rise above the field with multiple wins and reserves.

Randy Alderson of Sharpsville, Indiana, won the first two Non Pro Futurities in 1976 and 1977 and was co-reserve in 1979.

From Chicago, Illinois, Richie Greenberg won the Non Pro Futurity championship in 1978, then again in 1982 and 1983 when he also tied for reserve champion.

The man who defies time, NRHA Million rider Jim

Morgan, dominated the Non Pro Futurity from 1982 through 1999 earning 3 championships and 8 reserve championships. And he’s still qualifying for futurity finals – most recently in 2021! Originally from Eldersburg, Maryland, he now makes Texas his home.

Charlie Wiederholt of Hastings, Minnesota won his first Non Pro Futurity championship in 1988, was reserve in 1989, then won again in 1991. $3 Million Rider Mandy McQuay won her first futurity in 1993. Since then she’s become Mandy McCutcheon and has won a total of 10 Non Pro Futurities plus 5 reserve championships.

From left to right: Mandy McCutcheon, Jim Morgan DVM, Randy Alderson, Charlie Wiederholt, Keith Crawford, Kelle Smith, Jesse Asmussen, Tish Fappani.

Photo courtesy of NRHA/NRHA’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Arizonan and NRHA Million Dollar Owner Tish Fappani won her first reserve title in 2008 and then won 3 futurities in 2010, 2015 and 2018.

Jesse Asmussen, of Maquoketa, Iowa won his first Non Pro Futurity reserve in 2012 then won again in 2014 and 2019.

Kelle Smith won her first futurity in 2003. Since then, she has won 3 reserves (2007, 2013, 2017). Originally from Belle Center, Ohio, she now lives in Oklahoma.

Keith Crawford of Howell, Michigan won two futurities – one in 1997 and one in 1999.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BREEDERS by. Cheryl Cody

Each year the National Reining Horse Association top riders and their horses are recognized, and rightfully so. Dedication and commitment have led them to an important year-end title or placing.

But there is always a story behind the story and most tales begin with the breeders who are the backbone of the reining industry. Their vision, hopes and dreams ultimately produce a horse capable of carrying someone to high achievement. And the horses that carry riders to NRHA Top Ten finishes represent good mindedness, athletic ability and trainability – the best of the industry.

This year, those top honorees are listed below.

Open - Rosanne Sternberg Ann Fonck won the Open Championship for 2021 on Shines Like Spook, owned and bred by NRHA $2 Million Owner Rosanne Sternberg. Reserve honors went to Klause Lechner on Cody Rooster Delmaso, owned by Julie GaupmannLechner and bred by Renata Vanzo.

3. William Bowen - Kool Cat Rey bred by Denise Hopkins Santagata 4. Amanda Yarbrough - Slide Big Time bred by Ann Annunziata 5. Jesse Gentile, Julie Henderson - Show Stopping Juice - Julia Beth Henderson 6. Alex Case - Dun It Smoking Gun - Cassidy Huckeba 7. Shannon Fowler - Whiz Good To Go - Wendy J Hamner 8. E. Hanson - Xtra Needs A Drink - Thiago Boechat 9. Jarvis Anderson - Nite Tripps - Susan J. Avila 10. Jesse Gentile - Taking A Mistress - Luiz Claudio Barros Intermediate Open – WR Horses Tiara Van Dongen rode Mr Gun WR San Jo, owned by Marleen Suttels of Belgium to the Intermediate Open title. Mr Gun WR San Jo was bred by WR Horses. Finishing next was Patryk Peszke on HA Handsome Harry, owned by 2BE Ranch of Weiden, Germany and bred by the Hillis Akin Family Partnership.

3. Clemence Neveux - Frankiegoestoholywod – bred by Angelo A. Capitelli 4. Amanda Yarbrough - Slide Big Time - bred by Ann Annunziata 5. Jesse Gentile, Julia Henderson - Show Stopping Juice - bred by Julia Beth Henderson 6. Jarvis Anderson - Nite Tripps - bred by Susan J. Avila 7. Alex Case - Dun It Smoking Gun - bred by Cassidy Huckeba 8. Matthew Flarida - Xtra Cocktailforchic - bred by Ixtul Quarter Horses, LLC 9. Shannon Fowler - Whiz Good To Go - bred by Wendy J Hamner 10.David Hanson - Xtra Needs A Drink - bred by Thiago Boechat Limited Open – Julia Beth Henderson In the Limited Open the championship went to Show Stoppin Juice owned and bred by Julia Beth Henderson of Jackson, Ohio and ridden by Jesse Gentile and Henderson. Alex Case rode Dun It Smoking Gun for owner Tammy Rush to the reserve finish. Dun It Smoking Gun was bred by Cassidy Huckeba.

3. Jesse Gentile - Taking A Mistress - bred by Luiz Claudio Barros 4. Matthew Flarida - Xtra Cocktailforchic - bred by Ixtul Quarter Horses, LLC 5. Andy Chwala - KR Ima Dreamer - bred by Pete L. Kyle 6. Gene Munger, Linda Fuller - bred by Lil Gun Tech - Paul & Pam Rohus 7. Tricia Tillman - Drivin By Shootin – bred by Mr. & Mrs. Ross Conner 8. Jesse Gentile - Good Friday For Guns - bred by Misty Valley Performance Horses LLC 9. Taylor Davis - Found By Mistress - bred by Green Valley Ranch 10. Adam Johnson - Rock On Wimpy - bred by Roxanne Koepsell Rookie Professional - Cassidy Huckeba Dun It Smoking Gun, bred by Cassidy Huckeba, was ridden by Alex Case to the top spot in the 2021 Rookie Professional standings. Taylor Davis rode Holly Bray’s Found By Mistress, bred by Green Valley Ranch, to the reserve title.

3. Katherine Davis, Hannah McCullough - bred by Chicsdundreamin – Lisa Maberry 4. Daniel Hunter - Xtra Voodoo Charm - bred by Ixtul Quarter Horses, LLC 5. Jacqueline Snezek - Izzy Smart - bred by Kim D Ruble 6. Michael Cross - Walla Walla Lizzy - bred by Allen Mitchels

Non Pro – James Frahm Nikolai Stiller rode his self-owned Hollywood Gunrunner, bred by James Frahm, to the Non Pro title. - Arcese Quarter Horses USA is the breeder of ARC Walla Smart, owned and ridden by Adrienne Speidel to the Reserve title.

3. Dries Verschueren - Missedouttinseltown - bred by Sam L Schaffhauser 4. Adrienne Speidel - Elta Soldier Whiz - Anke Waizenegger-Merkt 5. Mike Hancock - Nics Custom Dually - bred by Jeffrey Upton 6. Raeanna Thayn - Roseswhiz - bred by Houde & Tremblay Partnership 7. Raeanna Thayn - Coded N Karma - bred by Couture Reiners 8. Sydney Weaver - Whizards Little Step - bred by Judy D Brooks 9. Kary Key - Cant Spook Me - bred by Pat J Fletcher 10. Jamie Fedder - Roosters Walletta - bred by Susan Jones Intermediate Non Pro - Houde & Tremblay Partnership Raeanna Thayne of Tioga, Texas, owns and rode Roseswhiz to the Intermediate Non Pro championship. Roseswhiz was bred by the Houde & Tremblay Partnership. Mike Hancock rode his Nics Custom Dually, bred by Jeffrey Upton, to the reserve title.

3. Emerson Madonia - This Chic Is Dreamy - bred by Mark Robinson 4. Calla Thomas - Great King Jack - B bred by ill Thomas, Jr. 5. Kary Key - Cant Spook Me - bred by Pat J Fletcher 6. Raeanne Thayne - Coded N Karma - bred by Couture Reiners 7. Adrienne Speidel - Elta Soldier Whiz - bred by Anke Waizenegger-Merkt 8. Alicia Knowles - Red Garter N Whizkey - bred by Alicia M Knowles 9. Kalyn Sanders - Got That Iowa Shine - bred by Jon Anderson 10. Dana Clark - Mighty Joe Gun - bred by Deborah M Strahman Limited Non Pro – Mark Robinson Emerson Madonia owns and shows This Chic Is Dreamy, taking the Limited Non Pro title in 2021. The Chic Is Dreamy was bred by Mark Robinson. Sydney Weaver owns and shows the 2021 Limited Non Pro reserve champion Whizards Little Step, bred by Judy Brooks.

3. Shelby Lynch - Jac N Jewels Spark - bred by Tyler Baumgardt 4. Jaime Grant - Wikibanjo – bred by Nedpoint Quarter Horses Inc. 5. Calla Thomas - Great King Jack - Bill Thomas, Jr. 6. Kelly Donnelly - Xtra Boom Pow Ice - Silver Spurs Equine 7. Dana Clark - Mighty Joe Gun - Deborah M Strahman 8. Angela Loechel - Nestle Swhiz Choclat - Buck Hazledine 9. Glen Roach - Freckles Nu Lil Gun - Paul & Pam Rohus 10. Victor Gothe - Ima Tinseltown Spook - Ross H. Failor, Sr. Prime Time Non Pro – Double Run Farm In the Prime Time Non Pro the champion was Parker Minchen on her Conquered This Town, bred by Double Run Farm.

Shawn Reynolds finished in the reserve slot on Shiny Gunman, bred by the Bar K2 Ranch Partnership.

3. Lucinda Human - Made By Magnum - bred by Lagle & Savage LLC 4. Mike Hancock - Nics Custom Dually - bred by Jeffrey Upton 5. Nelson ShertzerMore Us Code - bred by Judy Box 6. Dan Fletcher - Wimps Enterprise - bred by John Fletcher 7. Michelle Maihiot - Whats On Juice - bred by Smart Like Juice Inc. 8. Shawn Reynolds - Hollywood Hype – bred by Carol Rose 9. Trish Eckhoff - Chics Love Chrome - bred by Rex & Judy Jacobs 10. Angela Loechel - Nestle Swhiz Choclat - bred by Buck Hazledine Novice Horse Open Level 1 - Dorminy Plantation Dorminy Plantation is the breeder and owner of DP Docs Misstrash, the 2021 Nocice Horse Open Level 1 Champion,ridden by Peter DeFreitas. Bobby Avila rode Dreaming Of Guns, owned by Richard Nelson and bred by David Pratt, to the reserve finish.

3. Jesse Gentile - Good Friday For Guns - bred by Misty Valley Performance Horses LLC 4. Jesse Gentile - Taking A Mistress - bred by Luiz Claudio Barros 5. Mark Turner - Freckled Doe - bred by Double Run Farm 6. Josh Murphy - Ruf N Trouble Whiz – bred by Deborah Strahman 7. Seth Chamberlain - You Could Be Mine - bred by Heike Melanie Ebler 8. Rick Weaver - Symphony Spook - Laura R Shea DO 9. Mark Rafacz - Sheeza Dream Maker - bred by Ryan M Humphrey 10. Martin Padilla - Sailin Gun Brina - bred by Suzanne Laurence

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Novice Horse Open Level 2 – David Pratt Bobby Avila rode Dreaming Of Guns to the Novice Horse Open Level 2 championship for owner Richard Nelson.

Dreaming Of Guns was bred by David Pratt. Misty Valley Performance Horses LLC bred Good Friday For Guns, ridden

by Jesse Gentile to the reserve title for owner Adrianna Runzo.

3. Peter DeFreitas - DP Docs Misstrash - bred by Dorminy Plantation 4 - Matt Lantz, Mckenzie Lantz - bred by Spook Dot Gun – N/A 5. Seth Chamberlain - You Could Be Mine - bred by Heike Melanie Ebler 6. Rick Weaver - Symphony Spook - bred by Laura R Shea DO 7. Heather Servies - Gunners Genes - bred by Rancho Oso Rio LLC 8. Mark Turner - Freckled Doe - bred by Double Run Farm 9. Jesse Gentile - Surprizing Whiz - bred by Arcese Quarter Horses USA 10. Danielle Vigue - Lil Ruffy Sky Novice Horse Open Level 3 – Dorminy Plantation Besides winning the Novice Horse Open Level 1 title on DP Docs Misstrash, Peter DeFreitas also topped the Novice Horse Open Level 3 field on the horse owned and bred by Dorminy Plantation.

3. Josh Murphy – Ruf N Trouble Whiz – bred by Cynthia Rubens Novice Horse Non Pro Level 1 - Sonja Myrstol-Leithead Lisa Bricker rode her Lotta Mobster, bred by Sonja Myrstol-Leithead, to the Novice Horse Non Pro Level 1 title. The reserve honors went to Abby Groves on her Low Voltage Chic, bred by Lisa Bissell.

3. Kristine Hodgson - Whizzy Loaded Gun - bred by Mary A Jansma 4. Janice Rosier - Joes Playboy Bunny - bred by Brent Loseke 5. Kyla Thurlow - Double Guns Tonite - bred by KC Arrow Partners 6. Kyndall Peeples - Lil Showtime - bred by Jeffrey Palmer 7. Lynn Miller - Gata Chromed Magnum – bred by Kurt Taverneir 8. Lindsey McCutcheon - Cash Mi Out - bred by John Covington 9. Tristan Bagby - Rufs Got Guns - bred by Vaughn C. Zimmerman 10. Kyndall Peeples - Dreams And Fantasies - bred by Carri Ann Visser Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 – Samantha Smith Kyla Thurlow owns and shows Kachina Olena Tag and in 2021 the two teamed up to win both the Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 and Level 3. Samantha Smith was the breeder. Lyn Miller and her Gata Chromed Magnum were the reserve champions in the Level 2.

3. Todd Bryan - I Got Your Remedy - bred by Patricia A Frerichs 4. Kristine Hodgson - Whizzy Loaded Gun - bred by Mary A Jansma 5. Kristy Dzurka - Country Magic Potion - bred by Michael L Hogan 6. Lauren Vigue - Jacs A Chocoholic - bred by Michell Anne Kimball 7. Edward Bricker - Imalover Notafighter - bred by James J. Blumer, Jr. 8. Lisa Bricker - Lotta Mobster - bred by Sonja Myrstol-Leithead 9. Abby Groves - Low Voltage Chic - bred by Lisa Bissell 10. Anita Daggett - Gonna Spook Ya - bred by Silver Spurs Equine Novice Horse Non Pro Level 3 – Samantha Smith It was double wins for Kyla Thurlow and Kachina Olena Tag, bred by Samantha Smith, as they collected both the Novice Horse Non Pro Level 3 and Level 2 titles. The Reserve Championship in the Level 3 went to Kary Key on Cant Spook Me, bred by Pat Fletcher.

3. Lindsey McCutcheon - Cash Mi Out - bred by John (Jack) Covington 4. Wesley Brown - Sparkin Blackdiamond - bred by Sunrise Ranch, LLC 5. Lisa Bricker - Lotta Mobster - bred by Sonja Myrstol-Leithead Youth 13 & Under - Wagman Ranch Inc Becca Schaffhauser rode Dun Got My Rest, owned by her father Sam Schaffhauser, to the 2021 Youth 13 and Under Championship . Dun Got My Rest was bred by Wagman Ranch Inc. Reed Selner piloted Whiz Good To Go, owned by Larry McCollough and bred by Wendy Hamner, to the reserve title.

3. Octavia Heston - Hang Ten Sure Slides - bred by Larry R Floyd 4. Caylee Howerton - Smoken Voodoo Doll – bred by Lisa Bissell 5. Madison Rafacz - Whizenboonsmal – bred by David Dorland 6. Olivia Thompson - Skeets Forty Five – bred by K Hinton & J. Redish Livestock 7. Elliana Swoboda - DMAC Cupful - bred by David & Stacie Mc David 8. Addison Coats - Ruf Till The End - bred by Green Valley Ranch 9. Ayden Welman - Dels Dandy Rooster - bred by Robert Hedger 10. Emma Zgrebnak - Wimpys Little Rosa - bred by Marc Gordon

Youth 14-18 – Tyler Baumgardt Shelby Lynch and Jac N Jewels Spark, owned by Carrie Lynch and bred by Tyler Baumgardt, were the best of the field for 2021 in the Youth 14-18. Gracie Stingle rode her Lucky Little Seven, bred by Jimmy Pierce, to reserve honors.

3. Lakin Jerrell - Double Shot Of Jac - bred by Chuck I. Deputy, II 4. Raeanna Thayn - Coded N Color - bred by Robert & Robbin Thayn 5. Haley Turner - Outlaw Juicy Wales - Ryan W Appleton 6. Adrianna Runzo - A Bueno Chic - bred by Jim R Babcock 7. Hailey Jones - Chics Take A Shine – bred by Holly Hardin 8. Raeanna Thayn - Roseswhiz - bred by Houde & Tremblay Partnership 9. Raeanna Thayn - Coded N Karma - bred by Couture Reiners 10. Opal Fomish - Chic N Shine – bred by Tom Chambers And if you’re wondering about a little past history, check out these former year-end champions and their breeders!

Open World Champion Prime Time Non Pro World Champion 2020 – Jacs Electric Girl - Antonino Cancellieri 2020 – Made By Magnum - Lagle & Savage LLC 2019 – Chicks Smokingun - Mark A Bradford 2019 – Colonel Chic Dream - Henry Knox 2018 – Missedouttinseltown - Sam L Schaffhauser 2018 – Wimps Enterprise - John Fletcher 2017 – What A Wave - Sam D. Ellis 2017 – Wimpys Lil Hollywood - 4 R Performance Horses 2016 – What A Wave - Sam D. Ellis 2016 – Quick Chic Wolverton – Darlene O’Malley Intermediate Open World Champion 2020 – John Wayne Tag - Lance Griffin 2019 – Cody Rooster Delmaso - Renata Vanzo 2018 – Little Spook Wicked – Vincenzo Santoro 2017 – DJ Ruf - Cosimo Grippa 2016 – RS Nebbiolo Blue - Claudio Risso

Novice Horse Open L1 World Champion 2020 – Maggie Magnum - Casey Hinton 2019 – Tink Me Off - Mark E Buckley 2018 – I Can Beat The Boys - James Crews 2017 - Gotta Good Gun - Kevin C Brown 2016 – Tattooed By Daddy - Jane Cairo

Limited Open World Champion 2020 – John Wayne Tag - Lance Griffin 2019 – CC Plain Vanilla - Brent Loseke 2018 – Gunners Lil Shooter - Lois Wilson 2017 – Highrollinrevolution – Greg Hill 2016 – Gt Shiney Geym - Garvin E Tankersley, Jr

Novice Horse Open L2 World Champion 2020 – Lime A Rita - Camela Essick 2019 – Tink Me Off - Mark E Buckley 2018 – I Can Beat The Boys - James Crews 2017 – Misters Temptress – Focus 2016 – Spook N Sparks - Rosanne Sternberg

Rookie Professional World Champion 2020 – John Wayne Tag - Lance Griffin 2019 – Bombshell Banjo - Nedpoint Quarter Horses Inc 2018 – Cornbreadntinseltown - Trinity Compress Real Estate Co 2017 – Spooks Full Throttle - Silver Spurs Equine 2016 – Gt Shiney Geym - Garvin E Tankersley, Jr

Novice Horse Open L3 World Champion 2020 – Lime A Rita - Camela Essick

Non Pro World Champion 2020 – Chics Nite - Oldenburg Farm LLC 2019 – Reining Whiz - Lorenzo Lotti 2018 – Snip O Lution - Cinder Lakes Ranch 2017 – Snips Gotta Bud – Cinder Lakes Ranch 2016 – Gotta Nifty Gun - Carl Lambert Intermediate Non Pro World Champion 2020 – Smart Tinseltown - Charles R Vaughan 2019 – Reining Whiz - Lorenzo Lotti 2018 – Snip O Lution - Cinder Lakes Ranch 2017 – Shine N Whiz – Sandra Friesenbiller 2016 – Colonel WR San Jo - Conny Verhaeren Limited Non Pro World Champion 2020 – Smokin Whizkey – Ted Willis 2019 – Whizenboonsmal – David Dorland 2018 – Fancy Dual Train - Walter Fuchs 2017 – Cortez Conquistador - George Shifrin 2016 – Jeans N Reeboks - Rhett Peeples

Novice Horse Non Pro L1 World Champion 2020 – Girls Lovin Time – Hilldale Farm 2019 – Thesegunsrsmokin - MG Reiners 2018 – Rio One Step Closer – Ricardo Inguez 2017 – Gotta Good Gun - Kevin C Brown 2016 – Wind Her Up Juice - Smart Like Juice Inc. Novice Horse Non Pro L2 World Champion 2020 – Girls Lovin Time – Hilldale Farm 2019 – Coronarita Time - Tammye L Hutton 2018 – Mercedes Shines - Bob Loomis 2017 – Gotta Good Gun - Kevin C Brown 2016 – Wind Her Up Juice - Smart Like Juice Inc. Youth 13 & Under World Champion 2020 – Great King Jack - Bill Thomas, Jr. 2019 – Lil Techno Gun - Paul & Pam Rohus 2018 – Guns Fortunate Son - McQuay Stables Inc. 2017 – Ima Dreamy Jac – Juniper Hill Farm 2016 – Gunner Gump - Harold M Lepler Youth 14-18 World Champion 2020 – A Bueno Chic - Jim R Babcock 2019 – Jay Lo Lena - Kevin M. Colston 2018 – Knotty After Midnite - Beth Mitchell 2017 – Sail On Smart Chic - Mark Murphy 2016 – Gunners Silver Star - Marc Gordon

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WHEN THE STORM BLOWS IN by. Savannah Magoteaux

NAVIGATING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF HOW TO BEST PROTECT YOUR HORSES WHEN A SEVERE STORM IS HEADING YOUR WAY CAN BE DIFFICULT. MAJOR STORMS WITH VICIOUS TORNADOS REGULARLY ATTACK THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT THE EVENTS OF THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE SHOWN THAT THERE IS REALLY NO REGION SAFE FROM THE SPINNING VORTICES. SO WHAT CAN WE AS HORSE OWNERS DO TO PREPARE FOR SUCH AN EVENT, AND THEN HOW DO WE DECIDE A COURSE OF ACTION WHEN A STORM IS IMMINENT?

Take Action Now Preparation is key. The first and most important step horse owners can take is to plan ahead.

According to Dr. Julie White of White Equine in Purcell, Oklahoma, the most common injury she sees post storm are lacera-

tions from flying debris.

“Ensuring that your barn, paddocks, and entire facility are as secure as possible is important. Take time to tighten loose boards or panels, and remove any other debris or items that could injure your horse,” she said.

White, who has treated many horses after severe storms, was adamant that preparation and planning is key for any severe weather situation.

“More than anything, you have to have a plan. When a storm is blowing in is not the time to make these

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major decisions; it’s the time to execute the plan you’ve already created,” she explained.

White added that developing a good relationship with a couple veterinarians near your home is important, as is considering transportation for your horses. “You need to know who you’ll contact if you have an injury, and in an emergency, there might be several people trying to do the same thing, so the vets might be tied up in one location and you’ll have to travel to them. When the Moore (Oklahoma) tornados happened, many times the vets couldn’t get to injured horses, and people had to haul them to the clinic,” she explained. “You need to consider if you have enough vehicles and trailers to haul your horses. If you don’t have a truck and trailer, make sure you know who you can call in a pinch.”

Keeping a stocked first aid kit in a secure location is crucial, not only for small, treatable wounds, but also to stabilize a horse while waiting for the veterinarian or hauling to one.

Where is the Safest Place for Your Horse During a Storm?

The short answer, according to White, is that there is no answer that fits every scenario.

“It depends on the full extent and type of weather that is coming, your facilities, what your horse is used

Top and Right: Lacerations are one of the injuries typically seen in any severe storm. Make sure you’re prepared with a fully-stocked emergency kit.

to, and how much time you have before the storm hits,” she said.

The decision is typically between keeping your horses up in the barn, or turning them out in a field, but making the right choice might seem like the luck of the draw.

The first factor is the type of storm coming, and the size and scope of it. “If you have a thunderstorm with significant wind or lightning, keeping your horse in a barn is going to provide more protection from flying debris or lightning strikes.

Plus, that keeps your horse in an environment it is used to,” White said.

Barn structure is also key, as barns made of brick and concrete, or those with an exceptionally secure design, might offer enough protection for even smaller tornados, such as F0 and F1.

“Keeping your animals in a place where they can get shelter, where it is a familiar

environment, usually helps them weather a storm much better,” White said. “I prefer that they’re staying with their usual buddies that they’re used to.”

Of course, if a significant tornado event is happening, with large and damaging tornados, it’s not going to matter, as most aboveground structures won’t hold with a direct hit.

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and spaces without fences, believing that allowing the animal to use their instincts to seek shelter or run will give them the best chance for survival, especially if the barn or shelter structure is in danger of collapse.

If you’re in the situation in which turning your horses loose is the best course of action, make sure they can be easily identified.

“I recommend the neckbands that we typically use on recipient mares for identification. They are plastic and have a lower chance of getting stuck on something, but you can write a lot of information on those bands that won’t easily wash away,” White said.

“I know some people will braid or tape information in their horses’ manes, which can work as long as it is written on something that will still be readable after being out in the rain.”

It’s also important to have photos from multiple angles of your horse, especially of any distinguishing characteristics.

The Tornado Ranking Scale and What to Expect The Fujita Scale (or F Scale) of tornado damage intensity was developed based on damage intensity and not wind speed; wind speed ranges given are estimated, based on the extent of observed damage.

Across all of history, weak F/EF0 and F/EF1 tornadoes have comprised about 80 percent of all twisters. F/EF2 make up about 14 percent, F/EF3 roughly four percent, F/EF4 nearly one percent, and F/EF5 the miniscule 0.1 percent.

F0 – (Wind Speed 40 to 72 mph) Light Damage.

Some damage to chimneys; branches broken off trees, shallow-rooted trees uprooted, sign boards damaged.

F1 – (Wind Speed 73 to 112 mph) Moderate damage.

Roof surfaces peeled off; mobile homes pushed foundations or overturned; moving autos pushed off road.

F2 – (Wind Speed 113 to 157 mph) Considerable damage. Roofs torn from frame houses; mobile homes demolished; boxcars pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light objects become projectiles.

F3 – (Wind Speed 158 to 206 mph) Severe damage.

Roofs and some walls torn from well- constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forested area uprooted; heavy cars lifted and thrown.

F4 – (Wind Speed 207 to 260 mph) Devastating damage. Well- constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundation blown some distance; cars thrown; large missiles generated.

F5 – (Wind Speed 261 to 318 mph) Incredible damage. Strong frame houses lifted off foundations, carried considerable distances, and disintegrated; auto-sized missiles airborne for several hundred feet or more; trees debarked.

Making sure your horse is easily identifiable, and knowing how to reclaim your animal is important.

know that system, and how it works, to increase your chances of getting your animal back.

Every county or city should have an emergency manager. While they’ll typically deal with the human aspect, they will oversee all operations, and there will be a variety of entities that play a part in disaster response. Make sure you

Great resources for preparing for natural disasters and other information related to livestock and farm preparedness are FEMA, ready. gov, the Extension Disaster Educator Network, and the Animal and Plant Inspection Service.

As difficult as it may be, the most important thing to remember is that human life comes first. You should not put yourself in anymore danger than necessary when dealing with mother nature.

By nature, horses are flight animals with incredible instincts when it comes to survival.

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USING POLO WRAPS CORRECTLY by. Stevie White

With high-tech materials and easy application, the popularity of equine sports boots is steadily growing; however, many reiners still prefer to use traditional polo wraps. NRHA Professional Seth Ingram, of Purcell, Okla., is one of these.

“I wrap polos because I like them,” Ingram stated. “First of all, I like the cost effectiveness of them. For $20 or $25 bucks I can buy 4 polo wraps, or my sports medicine boots at $90 or $120 will last me 3 months if I’m using them every day. On the polo wraps, until they fall apart, I can keep using them.”

Polo Wraps are usually made out of breathable, forgiving fleece that doesn’t allow excess heat to build up like traditional sports boots can. They conform better to the horse’s leg and still protect against contusions and concussion while still supporting tendons and ligaments.

In most cases, polo wraps are a sound choice if you know how to use them.

Wrapping them in the wrong direction can easily bow a tendon. Make them too tight and they can interfere with circulation and cause pain for the horse.

Too loose of a wrap may allow them to unravel while riding and scare the horse at best, or worse, trip him, and also leave the leg unprotected.

Ingram added, “You can keep the evenness on the leg a lot better with polo

wraps. Whereas, on a sports boot, you’re only as good as that Velcro and that boot, and how well it fits. The polos allow you a little more freedom to create a really custom fit as they conform to the leg a lot better and don’t allow dirt and debris to get in and rub against the skin.”

Ingram advises that if you have never applied leg wraps before, it is a good idea to find someone knowledgeable to help you. In this article, Ingram explains how he wraps his horses’ legs.

How to Apply To begin, you will want to be sure that your polo wraps are properly prepared. If they are new, unroll them and roll them back up starting with the Velcro tabs inside the roll.

When you are ready to

wrap, it is important to first feel along the leg to be sure that it is clean and free of dirt and other irritants. If you are wrapping for the first time, check carefully for heat or swelling so you will have a guide when you check again after removing the wraps. If there is heat and swelling after your ride and there wasn’t before, and your horse didn’t injure himself during the ride. You may need to check your wrapping technique with an experienced person before the next time you use polos.

When the legs are clean, Ingram starts by placing the outside of the end of the roll in the groove on the inside of the leg between the cannon bone and the tendons just below the knee. Take care that you have the outside of the roll against the horse’s leg, or your Velcro will be on the wrong side when you finish.

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Left: Always wrap each leg from the front of the horse to the back, or if it is easier to remember, clockwise on a horse’s right leg and counterclockwise on a left leg.

Middle: Applying tape over teh velcro helps to secure the wrap in place.

Right: Keep the tension and the spacing between wraps as evven as possible.

Bring the wrap forward to the front of the cannon, around the cannon and back around the rear part of the leg to where you started. Always wrap each leg from the front of the horse to the back, or if it is easier to remember, clockwise on a horse’s right leg and counterclockwise on a left leg.

“I always want to have a nice clean even wrap all the way down. When I get down to the fetlock, I like to bring it under, give it a nice little pull, and keep it nice and clean all the way back up,” Ingram explained.

Try to keep even pressure on the leg for each wrap, and remember that if you do need to tighten things up, you pull the wrap across the front of the leg, not across the tendons. Let it wrap gently around the back of the leg and take any tension you need from across the front letting the cannon bone take the tension rather than the tendons. Overlap each layer of wrap with about a third of the previous wrap showing, about two fingers’ width. Keeping the tension and the overlaps even will provide equal support from the top to the bottom of

the wrap and reduce the chance of injuries. There should be a small pinnacle showing directly in the center front of the front of the fetlock joint which will help provide more freedom of movement for that joint.

good instruction when you are learning,” Ingram cautioned. “That being said, I’ve had very few injuries with a polo wrap, but I’ve also had people to teach me to keep them clean and do it the right way.”

The wrap should end with the Velcro secured on the outside of the leg, just below the knee. If it secures on the inside, your horse may brush it off with his other leg. “Just to make them look nice, I’ll put some white tape over the Velcro. That just keeps it from coming undone, so I don’t end up embarrassed with my polo wrap dragging across the arena.” Ingram said with a smile.

Seth Ingram grew up on the back of a horse between Idaho and Wyoming training his first horse by eight years old and showing his first reiner at ten.

He has since had a passion for training and showing reining horses. Ingram was 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012 Top Ten Rider in two NRHA Open divisions. He won the 2012 NRHA Derby Levels 1, 2, and 3 on Big Hollywood Dun. The horse and rider team were the first to win all four levels in 2012 at the DRHA Derby Bill Horn Memorial. In 2020, Seth rode Dreamin’ About Cash to the Level 1 NRHA Futurity Finals in Oklahoma City.

He currently trains out of Seth Ingram Performance Horses in Purcell, OK where the Ingram family is proud to offer a full-care training and boarding facility. The beautiful property has fabulous show stalls, turnouts, a wash-rack, two riding arenas, and a working round pen. For more information, visit okitsreining.com.

“The polos can be scary for some people because if you get them wrong, it does cause problems. If you wrap that polo the wrong way, you can pull the suspensory tendon to the outside which will cause you problems. If you get it way, way tight on them, it can cause problems, and if you get them way loose, then they just don’t do much. As far as polos go, it is always best to be around somebody that does understand them and how to use them. I think it’s important to get

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR PAID WARMUPS by. Stephanie Hightower

Not every show offers paid warm ups, but when the opportunity arises, here is how some of the top professionals make the most of their paid warm ups.

BRIAN BELL

NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider

I try to try to prepare the horse for show situations.

I try to get them ready outside exactly like I’m going to show them. I go in there and make show scenarios happen and try to see if they pass or fail the test.

Sometimes, I’ll lope off slow to make sure my horse is being slow and quiet and waiting on me, and then, I’ll run a large fast circle wide open like I’m trying to win the Futurity. then try to see if they slow down like I want them to. Sometimes, I turn the corner, like for a rundown, and put my hand down to see if my horse waits for me.

JARED LECLAIR ‘NRHA World Champion

For me, a paid warm up is just to build confidence in your horse.

For me it’s not a training session. It’s just figuring out your horse’s personality and what you need to work on and build confidence.

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I’ve talked to my uncle Rocky Dare a lot about paid warmups because he’s ran for a lot of world titles on older horses, so they need to be ready to go show every weekend. He always told me to take all the anxiety away from your horse.

So, instead of going in there and making it a training session or going in there and running really hard and testing them, he said just go in there and kind of cruise through, go through the motions, and don’t worry about too much.

I feel like, by following that when I go in the pen, my horses are a lot more relaxed.

JOSH MURPHY NRHA Professional

I let my horses tell me what they need to work on, just going in there with no expectations and waiting for them to show me, “Hey, I’m anticipating this,” or “I’m going to push on you there.”

Time management is probably the biggest thing on paid warm ups - just knowing that you have a limited amount of time when you’re in there. So, you have to get in, get out, do what you need to do.

If I already have a pretty good idea that they’re really solid on something, I may save that for the end, or I may just kind of gloss over a little bit.

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YONATHAN BARUCH NRHA Professional

It’s funny, but I calculate the time I spend in a paid warmup by the square footage, which means the size of the arena tells me how many paid warm-ups I need in a row. Sometimes, I’ll do just a single one; other times I’ll do two back to back. I like to take my time.

For example, in this arena [Hardy Murphy Coliseum], six minutes is exactly the time to finish a pattern and a half. I just like to give the horses enough time, because, otherwise, it defeats the purpose.

The paid warmup is for them to be alone in the arena and get comfortable, so I want to give them that time. I always tell my guys, ‘don’t rush, work on what’s in front of you, and don’t worry about finishing the pattern. Worry about fixing your horse and getting him on the right track.’

A lot of times if things go on the right track in a pattern, they’ll continue that way. So you’re setting yourself up for success.

SETH INGRAM NRHA Professional

I think your paid warm up depends on your horse and on what you’re trying to accomplish. You need to know what you’re in there to work on and focus on that. Don’t get too carried away.

Get a nice, effective, clean work in. You don’t want to go in there and scare your horse, but you also want to make sure that he’s being honest with you.

So, it’s kind of a real fine balance, but it also depends on the horse.

Some horses, you want to go in there and push different parts and find out what they’re going to do, and others, you’re just there to cruise so it just kind of depends on what you’re working on.

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It really depends on the time of the year. I schooled a lot of my three year olds from last year.

So, all I wanted to do is make sure to go in the pen and they relax, and they don’t have any residue from the Futurity.

That’s it. If I school older horses, well, I usually know where they can cheat, or they think a little too much. So, I’m going to try to fix that.

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HEARTY POTATO SOUP by. Stephanie Hightower

The weather is typically chilly during the month of February, so warm up with this tasty and simple potato soup!

Potato Soup Serves 6 Ingredients 6 strips (uncooked) bacon cut into small pieces 3 Tablespoons butter unsalted or salted will work 1 medium yellow onion, diced 3 large garlic cloves, minced ⅓ cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ lbs. gold potatoes peeled and diced 4 cups chicken broth 2 cups milk ⅔ cup heavy cream 1 ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground pepper ¼ teaspoon chili powder ⅔ cup sour cream Shredded cheddar cheese, chives, and additional sour cream and bacon for topping optional Instructions 1.

Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.

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Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.

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Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender.

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Add garlic and cook until fragrant.

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Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth.

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Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Stir well.

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Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).

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Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half of the soup to a blender and puree until smooth 9.

Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.

10. Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.

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Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

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EMPTY SADDLES Clark Bradley Clark Bradley, of Findlay, Ohio, who passed away January 18, had a lasting impact on the performance horse industry as an instructor, team coach, competitor and judge.

He grew up on his family farm in Hilliard, Ohio. His father, Stretch Bradley, was a top Quarter Horse and reining professional and an NRHA Hall of Fame inductee. Bradley attended Texas Christian University then served in the United States Marine Corps.

Upon his return from the service, he joined his father in the family business training horses and his successful career took off quickly.

Later, he worked for Dale Wilkinson, who founded the University of Findlay equestrian program. Bradley joined the University of Findlay Western program from 1978-85, then left to pursue riding and training interests for the next decade. He returned to the program in 1996 until his retirement in 2021.

Clark served the NRHA as President, member of multiple committees, was on the board of Directors for over 25 years and a NRHA Futurity Live Webcast commentator. He won the NRHA Reining Futurity twice.

He served the OQHA with 2 terms as President, Director for over 40 years and became an Honorary Director in 1988. AQHA was a large part of Clark’s professional life. He served on the Show and Contest Committees

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for 31 years and was past Chairman for the Show Committee and the Show Council. He was a member of the Professional Horsemen Council and Chairman for the Animal Welfare Committee.

Over the course of Clark’s career, he and his clients showed horses to wins in NRHA, the All American Quarter Horse Congress and AQHA from reining to cutting to ranch riding and many other disciplines. Clark was highlighted in several publications through the years such as the AQHA Journal, NRHA Reiner, Western Horsemen, OQHA News, Quarter Horse News, Performance Horse and University of Findlay Publications.

Charlie Rome Charles Vincent Rome was born on August 30, 1953, the fourth and youngest child of Vincent and Antoinette Rome in Whitestone, New York All his spare time was spent at a hack stable called Chic’s Bar Ranch in the heart of Queens where he met his future wife Stephanie when she was 12 and he was 14.

They married in 1976 and their son Eddie was born in 1977. They bought their first home in 1978 in Medford, Long Island with property to have horses always keeping that passion alive.

When he tried reining for the first time in 1978 it sparked an instant attraction that would lead to a successful career.

Clark is survived by his In 1987 Charlie and two wife, Bonnie, son CR Bradgood friends purchased ley of Collinsville, Texas (wife a building and togethRose), stepdaughter Brianer Charlie and Stephanie na Stone of Newark, Ohio turned it into a successful (husband David), grandsons restaurant called the LandCooper, Tanner and Austin. mark Cafe. It was a popular destination for reiners from all over the country when they came to Long Island to

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In the early 90’s Charlie retired from his job and began horse training professionally. But the reining industry on Long Island was fading.

It was booming in Florida, though. He started coming to Ocala in the early 1980s for the winters at Bill Horns Ocala facility. The the decision was made to relocate CR Reining horses there in 1996.

The next 22 years brought a lifetime of memories culminating in 2004 where Charlie earned a spot on the United States Equestrian Team future class.

Throughout, his focus was always on the horse.

He was quoted as saying, “I like it because it’s just you and your horse. There’s no barrel, there’s no calf that the horse reacts to. They do it because you ask them to do it and they want to do it for you. “That’s the rewarding part. You build that bond where the horse is ready and willing and trusts you completely.”

In 2018 it was finally time to retire and the man who wanted to be a cowboy from the time he could walk finally hung up his spurs. Shortly after his retirement, a devastating cancer diagnosis shook the Rome family. Several years of treatment followed but cancer turned out to be the one horse Charlie just couldn’t break. He passed away on January 4th, 2022.

Parts of this were provided

by Brad Pagh, who delivered a tribute to the life and times of Charlie Rome at a memorial celebration held January 23 in the chapel of Ocala’s World Equestrian Center.

Charlie Rome

Filippo Masi Reining professional Filippo Masi passed away January 14.

Masi was a past board member of the National Reining Horse Association, a longtime member of the Judges Committee and NRHA Professional.

He also coached the Italian national reining team and served as advisor to the Italian Quarter Horse Association.

It was a loss that was felt worldwide in the reining community and a comment on the NRHA Facebook page showed the gravity of the loss of the popular Italian. “It is Filipo Masi hard to quickly sum up the impact Filippo made on our industry, worldwide, plus he was heavily involved in various capacities throughout Europe as he was so passionate about reining.

The association and the reining world has suffered a significant loss. He was a good friend, judge, and advocate for the sport. The entire reining community sends its deepest condolences to his family.”

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NRBC ENROLLMENTS CLIMBED IN 2021 The National Reining Breeders Classic has been enrolling foals in its program since 1997. The enrollments climbed steadily through 2008 then, like the rest of the equine industry, experienced a large drop in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Since then, the numbers have gradually trended upward.

The numbers are just being finalized for 2021, and the news is exciting! With 2,633 foals enrolled, 2021 has become the third highest enrollment year in the history of the NRBC, exceeding 2020’s enrollments by 180 foals.

Plus, enrolled horses 8-years-old and over are eligible for advancement to the Classic Challenge program, which continues to reward their performance.”

“We are excited to see this recovery and upward trend for our industry,” said NRBC President Tom McCutcheon. “All the exposure that reining is getting nationally is reflected in enrollments and the reining horse business in general.”

With a large number of new stallions coming into the program, it appears that upward trajectory has extended to stallion enrollments. “Although stallion enrollments are not due until February 1, the preliminary projections show an increase from previous years,” Cody added.

NRBC Secretary-Treasurer Cheryl Cody agreed. “That impulsion has made it more important than ever to have foals in the NRBC. We are so glad that the reining world has recognized the significance of enrollment and how it adds value to foals.

With the eligibility for the Classic now including 4, 5, 6 and 7-year-old horses, the benefit has been substantially enhanced.

The NRBC was created in the fall of 1997, and through the support of the breeder and exhibitors of the reining industry, has grown to become one of the top three reining aged events in the world and the most successful stallion incentive program in reining history. Now known as the Million Dollar Show, the NRBC has paid out over $24 Million in the past 24 years.

ENTER THE NUTRENA AQHA EAST OR WEST LEVEL 1 CHAMPIONSHIPS The Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships feature walk-trot, Rookie and Level 1 classes.

The shows offer a variety of events and activities for competitors, friends, family and spectators alike to take part in throughout the show, including free Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinics taught by AQHA Professional Horsemen.

The Level 1 Championships are intended for exhibitors to learn and grow in the show arena while sharpening their horsemanship skills.

The shows provide a welcoming environment for AQHA members to be showcased in a championship arena and to compete to earn top prizes for their dedication.

It’s about time to make plans. The entry deadline for the Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships and Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships is 5 p.m. Central on March 15.

Exhibitors can compete at only one of the Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships each year.

Late entry options are available through April 1.

To enter, click the link below for the show that you’d like to attend and submit the online entry form for the opportunity to compete at one of the most prestigious Level 1, Rookie and walk-trot events in the world with well over $100,000 in purse and prizes awarded at each show! Entries received by February 22 will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize from Nutrena; read full terms and conditions.

• Enter here to compete at the Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships; the show is April 27 - May 1 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. View the Nutrena East Level 1 tentative schedule.

• Enter here to compete at the Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships; the show is May 18-22 in conjunction with the Arizona Quarter Horse Association’s Pinnacle Circuit at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona. View the Nutrena West Level 1 tentative arena schedule.

To be eligible to enter the 2022 Level 1 Championships, you must: • Be Rookie- and/or Level 1-eligible in the class you wish to enter as of the prior year or January 1, 2021.

• Be an AQHA member at the time of entry and at the time of the 2022 Level 1 Championships.

Also important to know: • If a competitor graduated out of Level 1 and/or Rookie after the 2021 show season, he or she is still invited to enter, as eligibility is based

on the 2021 competition year.

• If you have won a Level 1 class at a Level 1 Championships, you cannot show in that same class at future Level 1 Championships, including the 2022 Level 1 Championships.

However, you can still show in that class at other AQHA sanctioned shows (excluding the Level 1 Championships) until you meet the level-up requirements found in SHW245. You can still show at the Level 1 Championships in any other class(es) for which you are Level 1 eligible.

• If you have not earned a Superior award within the past 10 years in a particular class in any equine organization or association with a membership of more than 7,500 members, including AQHA. • Not have placed in the top 3 at any AQHA world championship show in a particular class.

• Not have won a world, reserve world, national or reserve national championship title in a particular class, excluding Level 1 classes, in any equine organization or association with a membership of more than 7,500 members.

• Not have won a total of $5,000 or more in cash with any equine organization or association by class including earnings reported by QData, Equistat and other verifiable resources.

• Not have competed on an NCEA equestrian team on a scholarship, or ride as a starting exhibitor, in a particular discipline within the past 10 years.

• Not have been an accredited horse show judge or have trained professionally.

Learn more about AQHA Rule SHW245 in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations.

Level eligibility is determined on a class-byclass basis. Exhibitors are encouraged to use the online level verification system at www. aqha.com/leveling to determine if they are Level 1- or Rookie-eligible in a particular class.

Walk-trot classes do require exhibitors to be Level 1-eligible in their particular class.

The AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships, presented by the Four Sixes Ranch, will return to the 2022 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships, tentatively scheduled for June 20-25 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The schedule and online entries for the Cattle Level 1 classes will be posted at www. aqha.com/versatility.

For more information, visit www.aqha.com/ level1championships.

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NRHYA MEMBERS MUST APPLY FOR RHF SCHOLARSHIPS BY MARCH 1 Early in 2022, the National Reining Horse Association’s Reining Horse Foundation announced the expansion of its scholarship program, and the deadline to apply for one of the scholarships is quickly approaching.

The RHF Board of Directors approved increasing the number of RHF scholarships from eight to 10, while at the same time growing the annual funding support for these awards from $13,000 to $28,000. In addition, several scholarship amounts are rising, including the three top awards, which will increase from $2,500 to $5,000 each effective this year.

The scholarships will be structured as three at $5,000; three at $2,500; three at $1,500 and one at $1,000. Selection is based on financial need, academic record, involvement in the school and community, a special essay, and references.

The scholarships can be used for college, trade, or technical schools, but to be considered, all applications must be postmarked by March 1.

To apply for a scholarship, an applicant must be a current NRHA member and must have been a member for at least 24 months prior to applying. The applicant must also be a senior in high school. A student selected for an RHF Scholarship as a senior may then reapply for a second scholarship if she or he meets all other criteria.

“One of the benefits of maintaining NRHyA membership is eligibility for these

scholarships. RHF donors are pleased to support youth reiners, whether you are attending a trade or technical school, junior college or a university program,” noted Leslie Baker, RHF Executive Director.

The NRHyA now offers more than $60,000 in scholarships annually. In addition to the RHF Scholarships, members can earn NRHyA Affiliate Regional Scholarships and scholarships through the Varsity Reining Club and activities such as the annual CINCH NRHyA Speaking Contest.

“Continuing education is incredibly valuable, but at the same time can be costly. I encourage all NRHyA members to pursue any scholarship opportunities available, especially these that are dedicated to youth in the reining industry,” noted Sara Honegger, NRHA Manager of Youth, Professional, and Affiliate Programs.

The RHF Scholarship application can be found here.

More details about the numerous opportunities for NRHyA scholarships can be found here.

For details on contributing toward youth programs, contact Baker at (405) 9467400, ext. 106 or email rhf@nrha.com.

2022 NRBC JUDGES ANNOUNCED Evaluating the action at one of the world’s largest reining events is a tremendous responsibility and each year National Reining Breeders Classic judges are chosen based on voting by exhibitors.

At the 2022 25th Anniversary NRBC, the judges will be Andi Paul, Ed Bricker, Kelly Sapp, Don Flohr, Van Luse, and Reid Fady. Bob Kail, Terry Thompson, Brett Walters and Jarvis Anderson.

The 25th Anniversary NRBC is set for April 17-24 at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. For more information, visit the website at nrbc.com.

WHITE RIVER AG PRODUCTS BECOMES NEW NRHA CORPORATE PARTNER At the urging of industry peers, White River Ag Products has joined the lineup of National Reining Horse Association Corporate Partners.

White River Ag Products is owned by a trio of Vernon brothers: Richard, Todd, and Craig. Richard Vernon met Kevin Colston of NRHA Corporate Partner Colston Paving, and the two hit it off.

“Kevin asked me why we weren’t a Corporate Partner, and I said that I didn’t know enough about it and that I didn’t see anywhere it could benefit our businesses,” Richard explained.

White River Ag is a grain and feed producer serving mostly Northern Wisconsin.

He continued “After Kevin mentioned it to me, I discussed it with Frank Costantini [of Markel Insurance] who explained to me that there is much more to NRHA Corporate Partnership. Frank introduced me to Sammi [Miller], and that’s how it all went.

My brothers and I had a sit-down and said, ‘let’s do it!’”

Miller, NRHA Sr. Director of Corporate Relations and Communications, said, “It is with joy that NRHA welcomes White River Ag as a new Corporate Partner. Richard Vernon’s solid attachment to our sport will make for a strong partnership. We look forward to growing with White River Ag!” Led by their mother, Louise, a Western Saddle Clubs Association and 4-H judge, the Vernon brothers grew up showing pleasure horses and gaming, but once they discovered reining, they were hooked.

Richard shared, “Larry Kasten introduced my brother, Todd, to reining when my kids were little. We followed his lead and fell in love with it. We like the competitiveness, and the way it is judged by points, but, mostly, we like the people. When you have a good ride, people cheer you on. They’re happy for you.”

Richard’s daughter, Allana Vernon-Michol, and daughter-in-law, Jenna Vernon, show reiners, as does Craig’s daughter and daughter-in-law, Paige Vernon-Zebzyck and Molly Vernon.

Through White River Ag Products, the Vernons now own more than 60 reining horses.

“We have some with our resident trainers, Tanner and Christina Boyes. We also have some with Tom McCutcheon, Brian Welman, Dallas Cunningham, and Jeff Kasten,” Richard explained. “We put seven in the Futurity this year, and three made it back to the finals: one each with Tom, Tanner, and Christina. It was super exciting. We had a great year!”

The Vernons know that sponsorships are important. White River Ag Products has been a longtime supporter of their local North Central Affiliate shows including the derbies, futurities, and rookie shootouts.

“We also sponsor some youth stuff, for the affiliate and for the club,” Richard added.

“I am looking forward to meeting more people and growing our network through this NRHA Corporate Partnership,” he said.

“We are pretty excited about this sponsorship. I think it’s going to be fun, and I look forward to learning more about the industry.”

Located near the shores of Lake Superior, White River Ag Products is situated on 2500 acres of prime farmland where a wide variety of grains are harvested for energy and animal feeds.

The business began in 2011 on 800 acres in Mason, Wisconsin, and was grown by the Vernon family to include a seed cleaning and packaging facility, complete equipment servicing shop, a machine storage building, straw storage facilities, and pellet mill factory, and a retail store.

For more information about White River Ag Products, visit whiteriverag.com.

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WESTERN STAR HD STARTS SHOW SEASON 2022 AT WIENER NEUSTADT

HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRIAN REINING FUTURITY AND AUSTRIAN MATURITY Western Star HD Quarter Horses in Wiener Neustadt starts the show season 2022 in April with two shows. The kick off will be from April 1 till 3 with the ARHA Challenge, followed by the NRHA/ARHA Easter Show from April 15 to 17. The announcements are already online at www. awa.at. Before that, host Helmut Schulz welcomes riders for his Reiningday on March 20 with Paid Warm Up on March 19.

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gle handed on Bit. For the benefit of the Austrian Reining Futurity there will again be a stallion service auction with top-class stallions.

The traditional Whitsun show is scheduled for June 3 to 5. The ARHA Challenge will follow on May 13-15 and June 17-19, and another NRHA / ARHA show on August 4-7. The Austrian Reining Maturity & NRHA The highlights will be the Austrian Reining Show from September 8 to 11 will conclude Futurity and the ARHA Maturity, of course. the WTC show season. The Austrian Reining Maturity is open to all horses that are The $ 80,000-added Austrian Reining Fu- 5 years and older. The Open and Non Pro turity and NRHA Show will take place from Maturity will be held in four levels each. All classes are NRHA approved.

August 17 to 20. The reining highlight has been one of the international top 25 reining events for years. The Austrian Futurity For further information please contact: for 3 and 4 year olds is open to all horses Gerda Langer - ARHA Team, ARHA - Ausand will be held in Open and Non Pro in trian Reining Horse Association, A - 2392 four levels each. All classes are NRHA apSulz im Wienerwald, Raitlstraße 154, proved. phone +43-2238-8484 cell phone +43-664In the Futurity classes, both 3 and 4 year 4534726, Fax +43-2238-8545, office@nrha. old horses can be shown either on Snaffle at, www.nrha.at, www.futurity.at Bit or Hackamore with two hands, or sin-

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JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 6666 NRHA DERBY PRESENTED BY MARKEL The 2022 Four Sixes National Reining Horse Association Derby Presented by Markel returns June 14-26 to the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.

When the reining world’s second largest event begins, the five individuals in the Norick Coliseum judging chairs will be Chele McGauly, Kim Myers, Ann Anderman, Kelly Sapp, and Terry Thompson. Ed Cridge will serve as equipment judge.

In the Adequan® Arena Brenda Brown and Pete Kyle will officiate, with John Tuckey serving as Equipment Judge.

For a schedule and more information on the NRHA Derby, visit www.nrhaderby.com.

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SWRHA ANNUAL STALLION SERVICE AUCTION BENEFITS BOTH STALLION & MARE OWNERS - BID BY FEB. 15 The Southwest Reining Horse Association’s annual Stallion Service Auction is active now and will conclude on February 15 at 8 p.m.

Since it began in 2006, the Online Stallion Service Auction has helped the SWRHA Futurity become and remain one of the National Reining Horse Association’s top money-added futurities.

For mare owners, the great selection of stallions offers a great place to shop for that exceptional stallion for the current breeding season and there are always many choices at every price level. Often the stallion services sells for less than the advertised fee, but whatever the price, the resulting foal is eligible for a FREE ENTRY into the SWRHA Open Level 4 Futurity or the Non Pro Level 4 Futurity in its futurity year.

Former SWRHA President Jack Covington originally initiated the auction in an attempt to augment the added money at the annual SWRHA Futurity. The goal was reached through the support of stallion owners and Covington’s ongoing efforts made both the auction and the futurity very successful. Lindsey McCutcheon, a successful reiner and SWRHA Board of Directors member, has spearheaded the auction since 2015.

Lindsey said, “The great thing about our stallion auction is that we not only offer the best reining sires, but also some of the best cutting and cow horse stallions in the industry!

In 2022, the proceeds of the auction will again go to provide the bulk of the added money for the SWRHA Futurity, set for October 24-30.

Eighty percent of the proceeds of the auction becomes added money for the futurity, with 15 percent used for stallion awards and 5 percent for administration.

Most notable of those stallion awards are the signature SWRHA Golf Carts, which go to the owners of the participating sire of the Open Level 4 and Non Pro Level 4 champions.

Additionally a Golf Cart goes each year to the winner of the drawing from all the participating stallions that sell in the auction.

Lindsey explained, “The SWRHA is proud to give back to the stallion owners who support this program. We give three golf carts each year, plus buckles. We’re proud to reward every part of the auction – the mare owners benefit from the great selection and often discount prices plus a free entry into the futurity. The riders and owners of the industry benefit from the increased added money at the Futurity and the stallion owners receive lucrative awards!”

The SWRHA is one of the industry’s largest and most successful affiliate organizations, and will celebrate its 38th anniversary in 2022.

The primary mission of the SWRHA is to promote the breeding, training, and exhibition of the reining horse and its keynote event each year is the annual futurity.

Often tagged “Where the Best Go First,” the SWRHA Futurity is a must-attend event for reiners. For most, it is the final stop before the National Reining Horse Association Futurity in Oklahoma City.

For information on the SWRHA – and to start bidding - visit the website at www.swrha.com.

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2022 DENVER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL FREESTYLE REINING COMPETITION 2022 DENVER NATIONAL INV. FREESTYLE REINING OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Walla Whiz Affair Alison Bendele Sharee Schwartzenberger 231.5 $6,500.00 2 Wilmas Gotta Whiz W 7 Ranch./Steve Williams Devin Warren 226 $4,500.00 3 Mintgundition Rancho Santa Margarita Shane Brown 225.5 $3,250.00 4 Reminics Lil Joe Paul Von Fay Guy Vernon 223.5 $2,750.00 5 Jl Pistol Pete Gail Klapper Randall Dooley 223 $2,000.00 6 Begnsteal Liencheat Sherry Meyer Parker Slavin 221 $1,500.00

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HA Starlights Chic KR Easy Chic Jazzy Little Walla Blue Tucka Jo Bling Bang Boon Oscar Party Stopnforacocktail Gunna Be a Hot Topic

Megan A Douthit-Downey Reighann Duncan Caitie Holtzman Mike Ralston Maddie Rainford Gail Klapper Angela Piccone Kathy Johnson

Drake Johnson Gabe Garrison Elliot Holtzman Aaron Ralston Emily Emerson Emma Cohen Angela Piccone Justin Henderson

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$1,250.00 $1,000.00 $750.00 $500.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 4 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Plain Genes Tripol Ranch LLC Joao Felipe Lacerda 0 $266.80 2T Baby Voodoo Gun Thomas Menezes Marcelo Almeida 0 $168.20 2T Big Play Hollygun Qr Marcus Guimaraes Jone Carlos Da Silva 0 $168.20 4 Silver Surfer Dude Andre Tripoloni Joao Felipe Lacerda 0 $104.40 5T Woodstock Top Gun Leticia Oliveira Vinicius Nogueira Leal 0 $87.00 5T Whiz Shinning Gun Diogo Franca Cristiano De Pina 0 $87.00 7 Make Me Happy Cielo Luiz Antonio Moraes Ribeiro Gilson Diniz 0 $69.60 8 Gunner Show Shiners Gilson Vendrame Gilson Vendrame 0 $58.00 9 Furacao Step (BRZ) Francisco Moura Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $46.40 10 Kaiser Whiz (BRZ) Roberto Jou Roberto Jou 0 $40.60 11 Dominic Rio Diamonds Luis Omar De Quadros BarbozaMarcos Rodrigo Alves 0 $34.80 12TWhiz Spook Diamonds Pedro Bertinato Ribaldo Pedro Bertinato Ribaldo 0 $14.50 12TDone Quistador Dunit Jose Henrique Do Amaral Luis De Souza 0 $14.50 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 3 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Woodstock Top Gun Leticia Oliveira Vinicius Nogueira Leal 0 $239.36 2 Make Me Happy Cielo Luiz Antonio Moraes Ribeiro Gilson Diniz 0 $190.08 3 Furacao Step Francisco Moura Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $140.80 4T Done Quistador Dunit Jose Henrique Do Amaral Luis De Souza 0 $66.88 4T Whiz Spook Diamonds Pedro Bertinato Ribaldo Pedro Bertinato Ribaldo 0 $66.88 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 2 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Woodstock Top Gun Leticia Oliveira Vinicius Nogueira Leal 0 $275.76 2 Furacao Step Francisco Moura Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $214.48 3 Cartina Step Swr Marcio De Carvalho Rafael Luvizotto Amatuzi 0 $122.56 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 4 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2 Done Quistador Dunit Jose Henrique Do Amaral Jose Henrique Do Amaral 0 $315.74 4 Nero Shoot Gabriel Cordeiro Martins Gabriel Cordeiro Martins 0 $192.19 5 The Last Gun Ivanete Cordeiro Da Silva Gabriel Cordeiro Martins 0 $144.14 6T Lord Panda Rafael De Souza Xavier Rafael De Souza Xavier 0 $109.82

6T Snowden Hollygun Qr 6T Gun Maid By Tag 9 Genessee Gunner 10 Netto Boy 11 Taris Gotta Gun 13 Floyd Holly Buck 14TAir Walker Tag 14TPenarol Chacal 16 Country Gunnit 17 The Best Tag Dan

Luiz Marques Jacques Rodrigues Anthony De Oliveira Jefferson Abbud Davi Delgado Marcus Guimaraes Pedro Mendes Brito Rafael Stefainski Jose Roberto Gamero Bernardo Silva

Luiz Marques Jacques Rodrigues Jonathan Candido De Oliveira Jefferson Abbud Davi Herrera Delgado Marcus Vinicius Tenorio Guimaraes Pedro Mendes Brito Rafael Stefainski Jose Roberto Rocha Gamero Bernardo Almedia Dos Anjos Silva

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$109.82 $109.82 $82.37 $68.64 $54.91 $48.05 $37.75 $37.75 $27.46 $20.59

2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 3 Nero Shoot Gabriel Cordeiro Martins Gabriel Cordeiro Martins 0 $273.79 4 The Last Gun Ivanete Cordeiro Da Silva Gabriel Cordeiro Martins 0 $190.46 5T Gun Maid By Tag Jacques Rodrigues Jacques Rodrigues 0 $111.10 5T Snowden Hollygun Qr Luiz Marques Luiz Marques 0 $111.10 5T Lord Panda Rafael De Souza Xavier Rafael De Souza Xavier 0 $111.10 9 Taris Gotta Gun Davi Delgado Davi Herrera Delgado 0 $71.42 11 Floyd Holly Buck Marcus Guimaraes Marcus Vinicius Tenorio Guimaraes 0 $59.52 12TPenarol Chacal Rafael Stefainski Rafael Stefainski 0 $44.64 12TAir Walker Tag Pedro Mendes Brito Pedro Mendes Brito 0 $44.64 14 Country Gunnit Jose Roberto Gamero Jose Roberto Rocha Gamero 0 $35.71 15 The Best Tag Dan Bernardo Silva Bernardo Almedia Dos Anjos Silva 0 $29.76 16 Happy Fale Tag Daniel Ragazzi Daniel Lara Ragazzi 0 $23.81 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING FUTURITY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 4 The Last Gun Ivanete Cordeiro Da Silva Gabriel Cordeiro Martins 0 $230.46 5 Gun Maid By Tag Jacques Rodrigues Jacques Rodrigues 0 $195.01 7 Floyd Holly Buck Marcus Guimaraes Marcus Vinicius Tenorio Guimaraes 0 $124.10 8T Penarol Chacal Rafael Stefainski Rafael Stefainski 0 $84.21 8T Air Walker Tag Pedro Mendes Brito Pedro Mendes Brito 0 $84.21 10 Country Gunnit Jose Roberto Gamero Jose Roberto Rocha Gamero 0 $70.91 11 The Best Tag Dan Bernardo Silva Bernardo Almedia Dos Anjos Silva 0 $53.18

2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 4 OPEN 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 4 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Shine Gotta Lady Jose Fernando Fagundes Marcelo Almeida 0 $279.91 1 My Lucky Gun Fernando Botteon Fernando Cervelati Botteon 0 $249.32 3 Kid Did It Again Andre Tripoloni Joao Felipe Lacerda 0 $170.38 4 Spin Little Step Luiz Marques Luiz Marques 0 $151.76 4 Magneto Kid Andre Tripoloni Joao Felipe Lacerda 0 $127.79 5T Anamosa Big Gunner Anthony De Oliveira Jonathan Candido De Oliveira 0 $105.69 5 Shinning Tag Andre Tripoloni Joao Felipe Lacerda 0 $109.53 5T Sun Light Dunit Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $105.69 6T Stripe Starstruck Joao Avelino Leal Gilson Diniz 0 $85.19 7 Maverick Dunit Ronaldo Giacomitti Amithys Sampaio J Giacomitti 0 $86.72 6T Gunna So High Jacques Rodrigues Jone Carlos Da Silva 0 $85.19 8 Gold Red Dunit Luiz Marques Luiz Marques 0 $75.88 6T Capers Starbuck Gun Jacques Rodrigues Jone Carlos Da Silva 0 $85.19 9 Mapuche Mozito Haroldo Vargas Haroldo Evangelsitsta Vargas 0 $65.04 9T Energizer Kid Andre Tripoloni Miguel Augusto Valerio Cruz 0 $54.77 10 Country Starlight Fabianna Rando Ruman Fabianna Rando Ruman 0 $54.20 9T Mercedes Dunit Fmm Gustavo Gomes Gilson Diniz 0 $54.77 11 Starlight Rey Sky Fernando Botteon Fernando Cervelati Botteon 0 $43.36 11 Jubille Gun Leonardo Leao Gilson Diniz 0 $42.60 12 Justin Boy Jefferson Abbud Pedro Faleiros Abbud 0 $37.94 12TSnowboard Dunit Qr Mauricio Junqueira Maximiliano Da Silva Conceicao 0 $33.47 13 So Much Colonels Fernando Botteon Fernando Cervelati Botteon 0 $32.52 12TGuns N Roses Lv Thomaz Menezes Douglas Novetti De Oliveira 0 $33.47 16 Gunner Spook Jefferson Abbud Bruno Faleiros Abbud 0 $27.10 14THelluva Country Pine Thomaz Menezes Douglas Novetti De Oliveira 0 $21.30 17TSugarbabegirl Joao Carlos Barros Battistella Joao Carlos Barros Battistella 0 $18.97 14TKatie Be Chaplin Swr Luiz Monteiro Thiago Fernandes Santana 0 $21.30 17TGunna Be Voodoo Luis Omar De Quadros BarbozaLuis Omar De Quadros Barboza 0 $18.97 16TGunna Be Voodoo Luis Omar De Quadros BarbozaMarcos Rodrigo Alves 0 $6.09 19 Shine N Walla Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $10.84 16TGalactic Tag Andre Tripoloni Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $6.09 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 3 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Snowboard Dunit Qr Mauricio Junqueira Maximiliano Da Silva Conceicao 0 $204.50 2 Katie Be Chaplin Swr Luiz Monteiro Thiago Fernandes Santana 0 $139.06 3 Rock in Hollywood Te Otavio Canela Matheus Gabriel S. Oliveira 0 $98.16 4T Gunna Be Voodoo Luis Omar De Quadros BarbozaMarcos Rodrigo Alves 0 $87.94 4T Galactic Tag Andre Tripoloni Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $87.94 6T Laylatrashya Bk Ronaldo Giacomitti Valber Pontes Amurim 0 $61.35 6T Royale Gotta Gun Joao Alberto Guerra Ordelon Rosa Da Silva Jr 0 $61.35 9T Zipora Whiz Mirna Ribeiro Porto Evandro De Oliveira 0 $44.99 9T Vora Riacho Fundo Valber Pontes Amurim Valber Pontes Amurim 0 $44.99 11 F5 Fenix Marca Dos SantosRodrigo Ceccatto Geradin Joao Francisco Pereira Da Silva 0 $32.72 12 Cielo Peeko Dun It Z Carlos Rocha Vieira Junior Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $28.63 14 El Shadday Red Buck Jose Roberto Gamero Marcos Antonio Da Silva, Jr. 0 $24.54 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 2 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Katie Be Chaplin Swr Luiz Monteiro Thiago Fernandes Santana 0 $191.80 2 Rock in Hollywood Te Otavio Canela Matheus Gabriel S. Oliveira 0 $150.70 3 Galactic Tag Andre Tripoloni Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $150.70 4T Starlight Rey Sky Fernando Botteon Lucas Juan Maciel 0 $92.48 4T Laylatrashya Bk Ronaldo Giacomitti Valber Pontes Amurim 0 $92.48 6 Vora Riacho Fundo Valber Pontes Amurim Valber Pontes Amurim 0 $61.65 7 F5 Fenix Marca Dos SantosRodrigo Ceccatto Geradin Joao Francisco Pereira Da Silva 0 $54.80 8T Leotie Big Gunner Anthony De Oliveira Vinicius Nogueira Leal 0 $20.55 8T Cielo Peeko Dun It Z Carlos Rocha Vieira Junior Jean Carlos Da Silva 0 $20.55

2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2 Spin Little Step Luiz Marques Luiz Marques 0 $223.10 3 Sun Light Dunit Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $135.80 4 Maverick Dunit Ronaldo Giacomitti Amithys Sampaio J Giacomitti 0 $101.85 5 Gold Red Dunit Luiz Marques Luiz Marques 0 $87.30 6 Mapuche Mozito Haroldo Vargas Haroldo Evangelsitsta Vargas 0 $77.60 7 Country Starlight Fabianna Rando Ruman Fabianna Rando Ruman 0 $67.90 8 Justin Boy Jefferson Abbud Pedro Faleiros Abbud 0 $58.20 10 Gunner Spook Jefferson Abbud Bruno Faleiros Abbud 0 $48.50 11TSugarbabegirl Joao Carlos Barros Battistella Joao Carlos Barros Battistella 0 $36.38 11TGunna Be Voodoo Luis Omar De Quadros BarbozaLuis Omar De Quadros Barboza 0 $36.38 13 Shine N Walla Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $29.10 14 Juke Gotta Gun Juliana Fruet Juliana Fruet 0 $24.25 15 I Shiner Dun It Daniel Ragazzi Daniel Lara Ragazzi 0 $19.40 16 Question Cielo Bruno Rodrigues Moitinho Bruno Rodrigues Moitinho 0 $14.55 2021 BRAZIL ANCR REINING DERBY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 3 Sun Light Dunit Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $185.50 4 Mapuche Mozito Haroldo Vargas Haroldo Evangelsitsta Vargas 0 $148.40 5 Justin Boy Jefferson Abbud Pedro Faleiros Abbud 0 $96.46 6 Favorito Marca Dos Santos Mauricio Junqueira Mauricio Junqueira 0 $74.20 7 Gunner Spook Jefferson Abbud Bruno Faleiros Abbud 0 $66.78 8 Sugarbabegirl Joao Carlos Barros Battistella Joao Carlos Barros Battistella 0 $59.36 9 Shine N Walla Mauricio Junqueira Antonio Brocker Junqueira 0 $44.52 10 Juke Gotta Gun Juliana Fruet Juliana Fruet 0 $37.10

2021 NATIONAL REINING HORSE ASSOCIATION TOP 10 CHAMPIONS 2021 NRHA TOP 10 OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Shines Like Spook Rosanne Sternberg Ann Fonck 22,921.80 $0.00 2 Cody Rooster Delmaso Julia Gaupmann-Lechner Klaus Lechner 11,179.10 $0.00 3 Kool Cat Rey Denise Hopkins Santagata William Bowen 5,536.80 $0.00 4 Slide Big Time Ann Annunziata Amanda F. Yarbrough 4,044.90 $0.00 5 Show Stopping Juice Julia Beth Henderson Jesse P. Gentile; 3,565.90 $0.00 6 Dun It Smoking Gun Tammy Rush Julia Beth Henderson/Alex Gerard Case3,360.70 $0.00 7 Whiz Good to Go Larry O. McCollough Shannon L. Fowler 2,626.70 $0.00 8 Xtra Needs a Drink N Anne Driscoll David E. Hanson 2,514.50 $0.00 9 Nite Tripps Jarvis M. Anderson Jarvis M. Anderson 2,435.50 $0.00

10 Taking a Mistress

Bevin Zimmerman

Jesse P. Gentile

2,088.90

$0.00

2021 NRHA TOP 10 INTERMEDIATE OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Mr Gun WR San Jo Marleen Suttels Tiara Van Dongen 7,168.10 $0.00 2 HA Handsome Harry 2Be Ranch Patryk Peszke 6,908.00 $0.00 3 Frankiegoestoholywod Thomas Soutric Clemence Neveux 5,645.40 $0.00 4 Slide Big Time Ann Annunziata Amanda F. Yarbrough 3,366.50 $0.00 5 Show Stopping Juice Julia Beth Henderson Jesse P. Gentile; 3,310.80 $0.00 6 Nite Tripps Jarvis M. Anderson Julia Beth Henderson/Jarvis M. Anderson2,629.80 $0.00 7 Dun It Smoking Gun Tammy Rush Alex Gerard Case 2,471.50 $0.00

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INDUSTRY NEWS Kalyn M. Sanders 1,971.80 $0.00 $0.00 9 Got That Iowa Shine Kalyn M. Sanders Dana Clark Dana Clark 1,935.50 $0.00 $0.00 10 Mighty Joe Gun $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 LIMITED NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2021 NRHA TOP 10 LIMITED OPEN 1 This Chic is Dreamy Emerson I. Madonia Emerson I. Madonia 1,972.60 $0.00 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY Sydney Weaver 1,843.90 $0.00 1 Show Stopping Juice Julia Beth Henderson Jesse P. Gentile; 2,790.80 $0.00 2 Whizards Little Step Sydney Weaver Carrie E. Lynch Shelby Jane Lynch 1,815.90 $0.00 2 Dun It Smoking Gun Tammy Rush Julia Beth Henderson/Alex Gerard Case2,509.30 $0.00 3 Jac N Jewels Spark Jbar Ranch, LLC Jaime L. Grant 1,387.00 $0.00 3 Taking a Mistress Bevin Zimmerman Jesse P. Gentile 1,909.10 $0.00 4 Wikibanjo Bill Thomas, Jr. Calla J. Thomas 1,178.50 $0.00 4 Xtra Cocktailforchic Robin Broughton Matthew M Flarida 1,883.20 $0.00 5 Great King Jack Kelly Donnelly Kelly Donnelly 1,132.30 $0.00 5 KR Ima Dreamer Sarah Ludowise Andy J. Chwala 1,576.10 $0.00 6 Xtra Boom Pow Ice Dana Clark Dana Clark 1,046.40 $0.00 6 Lil Gun Tech Amy Nichols Gene Munger; 1,247.00 $0.00 7 Mighty Joe Gun Angela Loechel 1,011.90 $0.00 7 Drivin By Shootin Michael James Riley Linda Fuller/Tricia M. Tillman 1,203.80 $0.00 8 Nestle Swhiz Choclat Angela Loechel Kathleen Roach Glen B. Roach 954.9 $0.00 8 Good Friday for Guns Adrianna Runzo Jesse P. Gentile 1,189.80 $0.00 9 Freckles Nu Lil Gun 10 Ima Tinseltown Spook Victor A. Gothe Victor A. Gothe 919.7 $0.00 9 Found By Mistress Holly Bray Taylor Davis 812.5 $0.00 10 Rock On Wimpy Dana Wetherell Adam Johnson 794.8 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE OPEN 1 Lotta Mobster Laurie T. Bricker Lisa M. Bricker 2,375.80 $0.00 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY Abby Groves Abby Groves 2,260.50 $0.00 1 Dp Docs Misstrash Dorminy Plantation Peter Defreitas 3,092.30 $0.00 2 Low Voltage Chic Kristine Hodgson 2,069.80 $0.00 2 Dreaming Of Guns Richard Louis Nelson Robert (Bobby) M. Avila, Jr. 2,527.90 $0.00 3 Whizzy Loaded Gun Kristine Hodgson Janice S. Rosier 2,063.70 $0.00 3 Good Friday for Guns Adrianna Runzo Jesse P. Gentile 2,269.90 $0.00 4 Joes Playboy Bunny Janice S. Rosier Kyla J. Thurlow 1,924.60 $0.00 4 Taking a Mistress Bevin Zimmerman Jesse P. Gentile 1,533.40 $0.00 5 Double Guns Tonite Kyla J. Thurlow Creekside Stables Kyndall Peeples 1,857.70 $0.00 5 Freckled Doe J. M. Vieck Mark E. Turner 1,450.50 $0.00 6 Lil Showtime Lynn M. Miller 1,817.70 $0.00 6 Ruf N Trouble Whiz Whitney E Hoenshell Josh Murphy 1,232.40 $0.00 7 Gata Chromed Magnum Lynn M. Miller Scott/Kathleen McCutcheon Lindsey McCutcheon 1,577.40 $0.00 7 You Could Be Mine Michael Hinrichsen Seth A. Chamberlain 1,205.60 $0.00 8 Cash Mi Out Ky Lake Trailer Sales Inc Tristan Bagby 1,541.30 $0.00 8 Symphony Spook Laura R. Shea Rick Weaver 1,064.40 $0.00 9 Rufs Got Guns Kyndall Peeples 1,339.40 $0.00 9 Sheeza Dream Maker Kelly Lyn Martin Mark J. Rafacz 1,058.20 $0.00 10 Dreams and Fantasies Creekside Stables 10 Sailin Gun Brina Paula Daniela Martinez Martin Padilla 1,002.30 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO LEVEL 2 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE OPEN LEVEL 2 1 Kachina Olena Tag Kyla J. Thurlow Kyla J. Thurlow 7,995.00 $0.00 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY Lynn M. Miller 2,404.30 $0.00 1 Dreaming Of Guns Richard Louis Nelson Robert (Bobby) M. Avila, Jr. 3,385.00 $0.00 2 Gata Chromed Magnum Lynn M. Miller Todd Jeffrey Bryan Todd Jeffrey Bryan 2,036.80 $0.00 2 Good Friday for Guns Adrianna Runzo Jesse P. Gentile 2,751.80 $0.00 3 I Got Your Remedy Kristine Hodgson 2,029.70 $0.00 3 Dp Docs Misstrash Dorminy Plantation Peter Defreitas 2,609.30 $0.00 4 Whizzy Loaded Gun Kristine Hodgson Kristy L. Dzurka 1,838.20 $0.00 4 Spook Dot Gun Linda A. Wiebe Matt G. Lantz; 2,346.50 $0.00 5 Country Magic Potion Kristy L. Dzurka Lauren N. Vigue Lauren N. Vigue 1,836.50 $0.00 5 You Could Be Mine Michael Hinrichsen McKenzie E. Lantz/Seth A. Chamberlain2,134.30 $0.00 6 Jacs a Chocoholic Edward R. Bricker 1,653.70 $0.00 6 Symphony Spook Laura R. Shea Rick Weaver 2,073.60 $0.00 7 Imalover Notafighter Edward R. Bricker Lisa M. Bricker Lisa M. Bricker 1,641.70 $0.00 7 Gunners Genes Sheri Aaberg Heather Servies 1,969.50 $0.00 8 Lotta Mobster Abby Groves Abby Groves 1,501.70 $0.00 8 Freckled Doe J. M. Vieck Mark E. Turner 1,665.40 $0.00 9 Low Voltage Chic Anita Daggett Anita Daggett 1,478.70 $0.00 9 Surprizing Whiz Juli Ringer Jesse P Gentile 1,576.20 $0.00 10 Gonna Spook Ya 10 Lil Ruffy Sky Cherie L. Lalone Danielle R. Vigue 1,313.40 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO LEVEL 3 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NOVICE HORSE OPEN LEVEL 3 1 Kachina Olena Tag Kyla J Thurlow Kyla J Thurlow 3,739.00 $0.00 PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY Kary L. Key Kary L. Key 1,839.10 $0.00 1 Dp Docs Misstrash Dorminy Plantation Peter Defreitas 2,803.30 $0.00 2 Cant Spook Me Scott/Kathleen McCutcheon Lindsey McCutcheon 1,361.00 $0.00 2 Ruf N Trouble Whiz Whiteny Hoenshell Josh Murphy 1,193.40 $0.00 3 Cash Mi Out 4 Sparkin Blackdiamond Jillane Brown Wesley Brown 1,232.20 $0.00 5 Lotta Mobster Laurie T. Bricker Lisa M. Bricker 1,215.90 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Hollywood Gunrunner Nikolai Stiller Nikolai Stiller 11,507.80 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 PRIMETIME NON-PRO OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2 ARC Walla Smart Adrienne Speidel Adrienne Speidel 7,635.30 $0.00 PL. HORSE Parker H. Minchin 1,811.70 $0.00 3 Missedouttinseltown Golden Paint Ranch Dries Verschueren 7,349.20 $0.00 1 Conquered This Town Parker H. Minchin Shawn R. Reynolds Shawn R. Reynolds 1,746.50 $0.00 4 Elta Soldier Whiz Adrienne Speidel Adrienne Speidel 5,626.80 $0.00 2 Shiny Gunman Lucinda M. Human Lucinda M. Human 1,522.70 $0.00 5 Nics Custom Dually Michael H. Hancock Michael H. Hancock 4,335.50 $0.00 3 Made By Magnum Michael H. Hancock 1,384.60 $0.00 6 Roseswhiz Raeanna R. Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 3,663.40 $0.00 4 Nics Custom Dually Michael H. Hancock Nelson Shertzer Nelson Shertzer 1,361.40 $0.00 7 Coded N Karma Robert & Robbin Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 3,040.60 $0.00 5 More Us Code John/Sharon Fletcher Dan Fletcher 1,226.70 $0.00 8 Whizards Little Step Sydney Weaver Sydney Weaver 2,818.10 $0.00 6 Wimps Enterprise Michelle Mailhiot Michelle Mailhiot 1,068.30 $0.00 9 Cant Spook Me Kary L. Key Kary L. Key 2,808.70 $0.00 7 Whats On Juice Shawn R. Reynolds Shawn R. Reynolds 1,054.50 $0.00 10 Roosters Walletta Jamie Lynn Fedder Jamie Lynn Fedder 2,739.90 $0.00 8 Hollywood Hype 9 Chics Love Chrome Trish E. Eckhoff Trish E. Eckhoff 882.8 $0.00 10 Nestle Swhiz Choclat Angela Loechel Angela Loechel 867 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Roseswhiz Raeanna R. Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 3,019.10 $0.00 2021 NRHA TOP 10 ROOKIE PRO OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 2 Nics Custom Dually Michael H. Hancock Michael H. Hancock 2,825.20 $0.00 PL. HORSE Alex Gerard Case 2,453.10$0.00 3 This Chic is Dreamy Emerson I. Madonia Emerson I. Madonia 2,825.10 $0.00 1 Dun It Smoking Gun Tammy Rush Holly Bray Taylor Davis 1,492.90$0.00 4 Great King Jack Bill Thomas, Jr. Calla J. Thomas 2,729.40 $0.00 2 Found By Mistress Nancy G. Stillwell Katherine Davis; 918.3 $0.00 5 Cant Spook Me Kary L. Key Kary L. Key 2,275.60 $0.00 3 Chicsdundreamin Hannah L. McCullough/Daniel C. Hunter917.6$0.00 6 Coded N Karma Robert & Robbin Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 2,099.40 $0.00 4 Xtra Voodoo Charm Tracy Flory Hunter Kim D. Ruble Jacqueline Michelle Snezek 784.1 $0.00 7 Elta Soldier Whiz Adrienne Speidel Adrienne Speidel 2,069.60 $0.00 5 Izzy Smart Zuri Elizabeth Bennett Michael P. Cross 782.9 $0.00 8 Red Garter N Whizkey Alicia M. Knowles Alicia M. Knowles 2,010.40 $0.00 6 Walla Walla Lizzy

8 Xtra Cocktailforchic 9 Whiz Good to Go 10 Xtra Needs a Drink

Robin Broughton Larry O. McCollough N Anne Driscoll

Matthew M. Flarida Shannon L. Fowler David E. Hanson

2,282.40 2,259.20 1,993.20

2021 NRHA TOP 10 YOUTH JUNIOR PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Dun Got My Rest Sam L. Schaffhauser Becca K. Schaffhauser 194.8 $0.00 2 Whiz Good to Go Larry O. McCollough Reed J. Selner 179.5 $0.00 3 Hang Ten Sure Slides Octavia Heston Octavia Heston 136 $0.00 4 Smoken Voodoo Doll Caylee B. Howerton Caylee B. Howerton 108.5 $0.00 5 Whizenboonsmal Madison H. Rafacz Madison H. Rafacz 108 $0.00 6 Skeets Forty Five Sherry Meyers Thompson Olivia Charlotte Thompson 107 $0.00 7 Dmac Cupful Carrie Bateman Elliana M. Swoboda 106 $0.00 8 Ruf Till the End Stanley Coats Addison Coats 101.5 $0.00 9 Dels Dandy Rooster Ayden Mae Welman Ayden Mae Welman 88.5 $0.00 10 Wimpys Little Rosa Alexa M. Hoover Emma Lynn Zgrebnak 88 $0.00

2021 NRHA TOP 10 YOUTH SENIOR PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Jac N Jewels Spark Carrie E. Lynch Shelby Jane Lynch 321.3 $0.00 2 Lucky Little Seven Gracie Mae Stingle Gracie Mae Stingle 265.6 $0.00 3 Double SHOT Of Jac Lakin Elisabeth Jerrell Lakin Elisabeth Jerrell 195.2 $0.00 4 Coded N Color Robert & Robbin Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 161 $0.00 5 Outlaw Juicy Wales Luke Turner Haley Turner 154.5 $0.00 6 A Bueno Chic Adrianna Runzo Adrianna Runzo 154 $0.00 7 Chics Take a Shine Catherine Jones Hailey Jones 141.5 $0.00 8 Roseswhiz Raeanna R. Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 124.8 $0.00 9 Coded N Karma Robert & Robbin Thayn Raeanna R. Thayn 124 $0.00 10 Chic N Shine Betty Jane Albin Opal R. Fomish 121.3 $0.00

2021 NORTHERN ALBERTA REINED COW HORSE EXTREME COW HORSE COMPETITION 2021 NORTHERN ALBERTA RCH EXTREME COW HORSE OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Reygiddy Ann Justabouta Ranch Inc Dale Clearwater 592 $1,728.00

2 Chics Made Me Do It 3 Cats King Badger 4 CD Shiner

Bev & Laura MacMillan Shayna Meyer John C. Swales

John C. Swales John P. Murphy Tyree J.P. Swales

582 $1,296.00 581 $864.00 576 $432.00

2022 WORLDS GREATEST HORSEWOMAN COMPETITION 2022 WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEWOMAN REINED COW HORSE ALL-AROUND OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 J Noble Daggett Shannon/Ronda Hall Whitney Hall 586.5 $7,764.00 2 Cayenne Cat Kenneth Jones Kimberlyn Fitch 582 $6,211.20 3 Jills a Little Sioux Richie Bell Patty Ralls 580 $5,046.60 4 Wil J Wilson Carmen Buckingham Carmen Buckingham 579.5 $4,270.20 5 Zackly Right Time Hannah Warde Hannah Warde 577.5 $3,493.80 6 Countin Reys Kalpowar Quarter Horses Leanne Jetton 575.5 $2,717.40 7 Dualin Alittle Time Debbie Crafton Debbie Crafton 566.5 $2,717.40 8 Cowsmackin Chantz Stewart Chantz Stewart 566 $1,941.00 9 Sinful Merada Colee Charlesworth MacKenzie Loren 558.5 $1,941.00 10 Smart Sugar Star (P) Colee Charlesworth Colee Charlesworth 441 $1,552.80 11 Mr Stylish Cat Tylor Todd Tylor Todd 427 $1,164.60 2022 WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEWOMAN REINED COW HORSE FENCE WORK OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Wendels New Edition Tina Robinson 148.5 $3,235.00 2 Mmr Dual Pepalena Jill Cook 148 $1,941.00 3T Wright On Hickory Bonnie Wheatley 146.5 $647.00 3T Cayenne Cat Kimberlyn Fitch 146.5 $647.00

2022 WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEWOMAN REINED COW HORSE HERD WORK OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Kit Kat Jerrie Kelsey Love Thomas 146 $3,235.00 2 Cee My Foolish Tangy Sarah Clifford 145 $1,941.00 3 Jills a Little Sioux Patty Ralls 144.5 $1,294.00 2022 WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEWOMAN REINED COW HORSE REIN WORK OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Boonie Tunes Nina Hammerness 147 $3,235.00 2T Honey Bees Lori Wyman 146.5 $808.75 2T Callme Mister Mister Emily Kent 146.5 $808.75 2T Wendels New Edition Tina Robinson 146.5 $808.75 2T Opus Cat Olena Jecca Ostrander 146.5 $808.75 2022 WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEWOMAN REINED COW HORSE STEER STOPPING WORK OPEN PL. HORSE OWNER RIDER SC. MONEY 1 Jills a Little Sioux Patty Ralls 144.5 $3,235.00 2 J Noble Daggett Whitney Hall 586.5 $1,941.00 3 Sinful Merada MacKenzie Loren 558.5 $1,294.00

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NCHA EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH 6666 RANCH The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is proud to announce a partnership extension with 6666 Ranch of Guthrie, Texas. 6666 Ranch will continue to be the presenting sponsor of the NCHA Eastern and Western National Championship as well as a corporate partner of the NCHA. Founded in 1870 by Captain Samuel “Burk” Burnett, 6666 Ranch has grown into one of the most storied ranches in the United States. Both legendary quarter horses and superior angus cattle are hallmarks of the “Four Sixes.” The ranch is also known for their state-of-the-art reproductive services and a full range of equine veterinary services.

“The Four Sixes Ranch has been proud to support the National Cutting Horse Association since 2009,” said Dr. Glenn Blodgett, Horse Division Manager. “Preserving our western heritage is a common focus for both partners, and our alliance fuels growth and innovation within the cutting horse industry benefitting breeders and competitors alike. As the NCHA Nationals

presenting sponsor for ten years now, we are proud to support all levels and ages of competitors, and this year there will be $20,000 added per class at both the Eastern and Western National Events.”

The NCHA Eastern National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch is scheduled for March 3-12, 2022, in West Monroe, La., and the NCHA Western National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch is scheduled for May 19-28, 2022, in Reno, Nev. “We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with 6666 Ranch,” said Jay Winborn, NCHA executive director. “The Four Sixes name is synonymous with both the western lifestyle and top horses and cattle, making this partnership a natural fit for the NCHA. I want to thank 6666 Ranch for their continued support over the years, and we look forward to continuing this longstanding partnership.”

To learn more about 6666 Ranch, visit 6666ranch.com.

WATCH THE NRHA FUTURITY ON HORSE OF THE WEST ON RFD-TV! Are you ready to take another look at all the action and excitement that was the 2021 National Reining Horse Association Futurity? You can relive the magic moments of the record-breaking event with three upcoming episodes of Horse of the West on RFD-TV.

The February 21 and 28 shows will feature the Non Pro Championships. Then the Open Championships will be the topic for the March 7 and 14 shows.

Finally, on March 21 and 28, tune in for all the news of the NRHA Adequan North American Affiliate Championships!

Last year’s Neilsen’s rating showed about 600,000 watchers and even more are expected this year. It is a great vehicle to reach reiners and reining fans and those that will become fans!

APHA/IEA PARTNERSHIP SECURES IEA WESTERN NATIONALS AT THE WORLD SHOW THROUGH 2025 The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) have expanded their partnership to help reach more competitive equine enthusiasts ages 9–19 across North America. The continued affiliation helps APHA and IEA bring more Youth riders into their folds, while also showcasing the organizations on a national stage via the co-hosted IEA Western National Finals at the APHA World Championship Show.

Details of the partnership expansion include: • IEA Western National Finals hosted at the APHA World Championship Show in 2023 and 2024, with an option for 2025 • Most Valuable Paint Award at IEA National Finals events (Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage) • 10% IEA membership discount for first-time coaches who are APHA members “This partnership allows APHA to showcase our breed to a large group of Youth exhibitors, and for IEA to expose their fantastic competitions to Paint Horse members,” APHA Senior Director of Judges, Shows & Education David Dellin said.

“This is an important example of APHA’s commitment to the future,” APHA Executive Director Billy Smith said. “Along with hundreds of thousands of dollars paid out each year in scholarships, our relationship with IEA is the gold standard for Youth development.”

2021 marked the first year that IEA held their Western National Finals at the APHA World Show in Fort Worth, Texas. In celebration of their 20th Anniversary, IEA will host a combined National Finals on April 28 – May 1, 2022 with all three disciplines (Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage) at the Pennsylvania Farm Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

“We are excited to return to Fort Worth in 2023 for Western National Finals,” said IEA Executive Director, Roxane Durant.

“APHA has been very generous and wel-

coming, and we look forward to expanding our relationship as well as developing educational opportunities through APHA’s interactive equine learning platform, HorseIQ™.

About the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA): Now in its 20th year, the IEA has over 14,000 members across the United States participating in Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage disciplines. The non-profit 501(c)3 IEA was organized to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and instruction available to middle and secondary school students (grades 4-12) and is open to public and private schools and barn teams. There is no need for a rider to own a horse because the IEA supplies a mount and tack to each equestrian for competitions. Its purpose is to set minimum standards for competition, provide information concerning the creation and development of school associated equestrian sport programs, and to generally promote the common interests of safe riding instruction. For more information, visit www.rideiea.org ABOUT APHA The American Paint Horse Association is the world’s second-largest international equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded in 1962. APHA promotes, preserves, and provides meaningful experiences with Paint Horses. For more information, please visit www.apha. com

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TETON RIDGE TO PARTNER WITH CABLE NETWORK INSP TO BROADCAST THE AMERICAN RODEO LIVE FROM ARLINGTON INSP to also premiere unscripted original series “Guts and Glory” on Sunday, Jan. 30 featuring competitors vying to compete at The American Teton Ridge, the pioneering new western entertainment brand offering consumers legendary and iconic sports, products, and experiences, today announced a broadcast partnership with leading national cable network INSP. The network will air the richest single-day rodeo in the world, The American, live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday March 6 at 4 p.m. ET. With this year’s unprecedented total purse of more than $3 million, The American’s payout now rivals that of the Kentucky Derby. The treasured event is also the most unique in all of western sports because it brings together top professional rodeo athletes and hardworking cowboys and cowgirls in a winner-take-all showdown to crown the world’s finest champions.

In the weeks leading up to The American, INSP will also broadcast the world television premiere of Teton Ridge’s all-new action-packed, unscripted original series, “Guts and Glory.” The five-episode series will air on INSP every Sunday at 5 p.m. ET beginning Jan. 30 and running through Feb. 27.

“Guts and Glory” chronicles twelve rodeo athletes hailing from the Midwest and beyond, as they arrive in Texas to compete for the life-changing opportunity to compete for millions at The American alongside storied icons of the sport.

“The mission of Teton Ridge is to make western culture, lifestyle and sports more accessible to more people. The vast reach of INSP, a network beloved by millions of western fans, makes it the perfect place for consumers to watch this larger-thanlife original series and the unforgettable live action of The American,” said Jonathan Katz, CEO, Teton Ridge.

“We are excited about partnering with Teton Ridge to bring this compelling West-

ern content to our INSP audience,” commented Dale Ardizone, INSP’s COO. “We are confident our viewers will find these programs engaging and entertaining. The American promises to be a one-of-a kind event with incredible energy, and we believe the Guts and Glory series will draw in those INSP fans who love the action and suspense of cowboy themed competition.

We are very pleased to be able to include this content in our lineup and look forward to working with Teton Ridge on similar ventures in the future.”

Hosting and judging “Guts and Glory” are rodeo legend J.B. Mauney and esteemed barrel racer Tammy Fischer. Together, they will select who advances and who goes home as contestants compete in saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping and barrel racing challenges.

Mauney is regarded as one of the greatest bull riders in rodeo history, becoming the richest western sports athlete of all time with nearly $7.3 million in earnings. Tied for career event wins, coming in a close second in career qualified rides and second in qualified rides for 90 or more points, Mauney is a two-time PBR World Champion and 2021 NFR qualifier.

Fischer, a professional barrel racer and trainer since 1994, has a long list of titles and achievements under her belt as a seven-time NFR Qualifier with multiple round wins. She boasts two AQHA world championships, in addition to being named the 1999 BFA Futurity World Champion, being awarded the 1999 Futurity Horse of the Year and much more.

Through a succession of competitions and eliminations each week in the onehour episodes, the steadfast and hopeful contestants will try to outride their opponents, build a legacy and future for their families, and prove that they have both the guts and the glory to qualify for The American.

The winner of “Guts and Glory” will battle it out against the field of other qualifying athletes for a chance to move on to AT&T Stadium and their opportunity to become

a champion, earning what could be the biggest single-day paycheck of their careers.

Ultimately the Top 10 athletes overall that make it to The American’s final field on Sunday, March 6 will be eligible for their discipline’s $100,000 prize money and will also have their shot at the bonus millions – making the stakes higher than ever for these hopefuls.

About INSP: INSP is available nationwide to nearly 62M households via MVPDs including DISH (channel 259), DIRECTV (channel 364), Comcast Xfinity, Cox Communication, Charter Spectrum, National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), Verizon Fios (channel 286), AT&T U-verse (channel 564) and on vMVPDs including SLING TV, fuboTV, Philo, Frndly TV, Vidgo, SelectTV and Evoca. Click here to find INSP in your area. INSP provides a trusted viewing experience with a lineup of exclusive and original series, timeless Westerns, action-filled dramas, and films focused on adventure and heroic characters.

About Teton Ridge: Teton Ridge is a multi-platform, wholly American-owned brand devoted to the iconic American western way of life and western sports. Teton Ridge’s Sports divi-

sion was created with the singular focus of elevating classic western sports and America’s western culture on the world stage, while broadening audiences around the globe as well as at home. In 2021, Teton Ridge acquired The American, the iconic event of the rodeo circuit, to continue to expand the audiences for rodeo sports and make it the world’s premiere western culture event. For more information about Teton Ridge, please visit tetonridge.com or @tetonridge on Instagram @tetonridgeusa on Facebook. For more information on The American, please visit americanrodeo. com or @TheAmerican.TR on Instagram @ The AmericanTR on Facebook and Twitter.

About The American: The American, is an annual western sports and entertainment experience that occurs each year at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and represents the richest single-day event in all of western sports.

Over the course of qualifier events across the country, competitors will all battle for what could be the biggest single-day paycheck of their careers. Owned by Teton Ridge, The American is a true open competition in format, the iconic event brings together top professional rodeo athletes and honest, hardworking cowboys and cowgirls in a winner-take-all showdown, meant to crown the finest talent the world has to offer.

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MARKEL® EXTENDS SUPPORT AS CORPORATE SPONSOR OF NRCHA Valued partner Markel Insurance Company extended support for the National Reined Cow Horse Association through a multi-year commitment at the Corporate level, beginning in 2022 and extended through 2024. The insurance company has been a long-time supporter of the reined cow horse industry.

For more than 70 years, Markel insurance subsidiaries, including Markel Insurance Company, have been the specialty and small business insurance provider for horse owners and horse operations. As the official equine insurance provider for the NRCHA, and a Corporate Partner, Markel Insurance Company brings decades of experience to the needs of the reined cow horse community. The company’s dedicated horse and farm team provides peace of mind to reined cow horse trainers and horse owners that their home, ranch, truck and trailer, horse, and more are in good hands.

“Markel is pleased to be able to continue our support of the NRCHA,” said Frank Costantini, director, Western horse programs. “The membership, officers and directors, and staff of NRCHA have been very progressive in the marketing and promotion of the reined cow horse industry. We at Markel are proud to have been involved in this journey for almost 20 years, and look forward to being a part of the future for the reined cow horse family!”

Corporate partners like Markel provide the business support necessary for the reined cow horse to grow its professional ranks, provide top-notch services and continue to achieve a level of excellence.

The Markel Style, which ensures a commitment to community and the inspiration to empower others goes hand-in-hand with the culture of the reined cow horse family.

“We’re grateful to our partners at Markel for committing to this multi-year extension of their sponsor relationship with NRCHA,” said Anna Morrison, NRCHA executive director. “Markel’s confidence in the direction of the association is a direct result of the energy and engagement of our members.”

Markel, as well as other NRCHA sponsors

and vendors, will be on site at the February 11-20, 2022, Kalpowar Quarter Horses Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth, Texas. The show will crown the 2021 NRCHA World and National Champions, and it features the Tres Osos Cow Horse Derby for 4- and 5-year-old horses, the Western Bloodstock / Hashtags World’s Greatest Horseman and the World’s Greatest Youth Horseman, presented by MARS Equestrian™. For more information on the National Reined Cow Horse Association, visit nrcha. com.

About the National Reined Cow Horse Association Based in Pilot Point, Texas, the National Reined Cow Horse Association was formed in 1949 in California, with the goal of preserving and educating the public about the rich history of this traditional horsemanship. The NRCHA is responsible for promoting the sport and ensuring high standards of competition and continuing to work to keep the Vaquero tradition alive in today’s equine industry. The NRCHA also supports numerous affiliate clubs across the United States, Europe and abroad.

These groups serve as the association’s backbone, holding many NRCHA-sanctioned competitions and events each year.

For more information on these events and reined cow horse, visit nrcha.com.

About Markel Markel is a diverse financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets.

The company’s principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. In each of the company’s businesses, it seeks to provide quality products and excellent customer service so that it can be a market leader. The financial goals of the company are to earn consistent underwriting and operating profits and superior investment returns to build shareholder value. Markel® is a registered trademark of the Markel Corporation. Visit Markel on the web at markel.com.

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