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August/september 2018 Volume 23, NO. 4

SWEET SALLY CSR Lay Down Sally carried owner Meredith Graber and trainer Chris Dawson to Bridle Spectacular titles.

NRCHA Derby Lameness Crossing Over: Champions /// Prevention /// Dell Hendricks

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VOLUME 23, NUMBER 4 PRIMO MORALES

EVENT COVERAGE 34 Twice as Wright

Justin Wright pilots Shiners Diamond Cat to capture the 2018 NRCHA Jack and Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby Open.

40 Doubly Smart

Bart Holowath and Smart Lookin Nurse kept a hot streak alive during Derby week, capturing the Non Pro Derby and Intermediate Non Pro Derby titles.

46 Sweet Spectacular

CSR Lay Down Sally brought home not one but two bridle championships.

58 Jack & Phoebe Cooke

Memorial Derby Horse Show Champions

CIRCLE UP

54 Gunna Be A Smartie and trainer Shane Steffen capture their second premier event Open Two Rein Championship.

FEATURES 70 Tending to the Triathlete

Look out for these three lameness issues in your reined cow horse.

80 How To: Navigate a premier event like a pro

The thought of competing at a major NRCHA event is incredibly alluring, but also intimidating for riders. With these insider tips, riders can tackle their first premier event like a professional.

86 Teaching the Way

The NRCHA’s inaugural mentoring program provides the guidance new judges need to hone their skills to support event growth and to replenish the ranks as other judges retire.

On the cover: The 2018 NRCHA CD Survivor Memorial Open Bridle Champion CSR Lay Down Sally piloted by trainer Chris Dawson (page 46).

10 Quotable 12 Juggling Act 16 Healing Horses 22 NRCHA News 24 Notable Non Pro 30 NRCHyA News

IN EVERY ISSUE 4 From the NRCHA Executive Director

8 NRCHA President’s Letter 94 Dennis Moreland’s Tack Tips 97 From the Judge’s Chair 98 NRCHA Judges Directory 102 Subscribed Stallion Program 105 NRCHA Membership Information 107 Top Rider List 109 Affiliate List 110 Suspended List 111 NRCHA Committee Directory 112 NRCHA Approved Events

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SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH

It is the height of summer, with school out for the year and our horse show calendar at its most active. For many of our National Reined Cow Horse Association members, summer means the long-awaited opportunity to spend family time horseback and on the road, traveling to events. It is a time when lifelong memories are formed, and permanent lessons learned, lessons that will accompany our youth into adulthood.

As Franklin D. Roosevelt famously remarked in a 1940 address at the University of Pennsylvania, “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” This insight has lost none of its relevance over time, nor is it restricted to one area of parenting or mentoring. It is a well-known priority for the NRCHA to build and nurture youth activities, as a guarantee that our reined cow horse sport will have a vigorous and widespread population to sustain it in the future.

One of the things that immediately impressed me, and continues to impress me, about reined cow horse is

the legacy families with deep roots in the sport. I also have the utmost respect for the culture within our membership, which centers on helping each other and supporting our young riders. Our most successful professionals willingly and enthusiastically mentor our youth at every opportunity. This is especially apparent in July, with the free youth clinic, now in its fourth year, at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming.

The rapid rise of reined cow horse as a high school rodeo event has been nothing short of incredible. The partnership between the NRCHA and the National High School Rodeo Association has provided a tremendous boost in youth participation, taking us in huge strides toward our goal of growing the younger generations who represent the future of our sport.

I do not feel like I need to encourage our members to support our youth, because it clearly is something that happens naturally and willingly. Instead, I would like to say thank you. If you have purchased a youth fundraiser raffle ticket, if you have coached a young person, if you have said “good luck,” or “good job,” to a youth rider at a show, you have helped. If you are a trainer or parent who has volunteered, cheered, driven thousands of miles, persevered when your patience has been tested, you have helped. All these small acts of love and support are vitally important to our kids and to our future, and they have significance, separately and together.

All the best, Jay Winborn

Volume 23, Number 4

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Executive Director: Jay Winborn Executive Administrator: Kelley Hartranft Membership: Barbara Nahlik Communication/Youth: Allison Walker Shows: Emily Konkel Accounting: Joy Galvan

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Publisher: Patty Tiberg Editor: Kate Bradley Byars Contributing Writers: Kate Bradley Byars, Megan Arzman, Abigail Boatwright, Bridget Kirkwood, Katie Navarra Production Manager: Sherry Brown Art Director: Susan Sampson Graphic Designer: Candice Madrid Official NRCHA Photographer: Primo Morales Official NRCHA Videographer: Equine Promotion Advertising Sales Breeders: Karen Barnhart, 620-951-4026 Commercial: Jenn Sanders, 940-627-3399 Sales Customer Service Manager: Diana Buettner, 817-569-7114 Sales Customer Service Lindsey Missel, 817-569-7106 Advertising, Fax 817-737-9633 Reined Cow Horse News (ISSN 23803975) is published six times a year. All contents are copyright of the National Reined Cow Horse Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission from the NRCHA. Opinions expressed in articles and advertising in Reined Cow Horse News do not necessarily reflect the positions or opinions of the NRCHA or its officers and members. Accuracy of material is the sole responsibility of the authors. Unsolicited materials are submitted at the sender’s risk and the NRCHA accepts no responsibility for them. Please address all submissions to: Reined Cow Horse News, 1017 North Hwy 377, Pilot Point, Texas, 76258. Subscription rate is $25 a year. Periodical postage paid at Pilot Point, Texas, 76258 and additional mailing offices. USPS number, 024-906. Postmaster: Send address changes to Reined Cow Horse News, 1017 North Hwy 377, Pilot Point, Texas, 76258.

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FOR THE GOOD OF THE HORSE From NRCHA President Todd Crawford ROSS HECOX

Very few sentences in the National Reined Cow Horse Association rulebook are printed in all capitals. Possibly the most important one appears on page 54. It reads: “THE NATIONAL REINED COW HORSE ASSOCIATION TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY THE WELFARE OF THESE GREAT HORSES THAT WE ARE DEVOTED TO.” Love of the horse is a fundamental reason for our participation in the NRCHA. Reined cow horses, with their versatility, athleticism and ability to perform multiple events, amaze and impress all of us, including riders from other disciplines. This is especially apparent at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, where 3-year-old horses rise to the challenge of herd work, rein work and cow work. Anyone who has trained, shown or owned a futurity horse is aware of the effort, care and concern that goes into preparing a young equine athlete for this incredibly demanding triathlon.

We constantly worry about our horses’ physical and mental well being throughout the process. Not only do we want them to be successful at the Futurity, we also want them to have long, happy and productive careers beyond their 3-year-old year. The best cow horses are those who continue as happy, sound derby/hackamore horses, two rein horses and bridle horses.

With this in mind, the NRCHA has implemented a significant change in the Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Finals structure for 2018 and beyond. In an effort to reduce the wear and tear on these 3-year-olds, beginning in 2018 a horse qualifying for either the Intermediate or Limited Open finals and the Open finals will only run once with the Open and the Open score will be used in their lower division(s).

The NRCHA Board implemented this change because we all want to see our amazing 3-year-olds for many more show seasons beyond the Snaffle Bit Futurity. The reined cow horse industry is known for the traditional vaquero training methods that include the snaffle, hackamore, two rein and, finally, the bridle. It isn’t just about one 3-yearold event. When we keep longevity in mind, as well as the well being of the horse, our association creates the next generation of great show horses.

— Todd Crawford NRCHA President

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Quotable The satisfaction of getting one trained and doing a good job on it so they last and have a future that is what gets me. For me, its the continued growth and trying to figure out how to do it that is new every year. It is such a hard thing we do training horses.

Training in any Western discipline is hard, but what we do is insane. We train three events: they need to cut like a cutter, rein like a reiner, then run down the fence. I would say it is like a piece of artwork and make the best sculpture of that horse’s life and career.

We just try to live that dream that everybody else has in this industry.”

— Justin Wright, repeat National Reined Cow Horse Association Open Derby Champion on the addictive nature of training cow horses. In 2017, he piloted Lil Bay Hawk to the win, and in 2018, he rode Shiners Diamond Cat.

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JUGGLING ACT: DELL HENDRICKS STRIVES FOR THE TOP IN TWO DISCIPLINES The NRHA Million-Dollar Rider has spent the last couple of years working with his two favorite animals: horses and cows.

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At the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes in Las Vegas, Dell Hendricks piloted Ill Be Stylish to the Level One Limited Open Championship. The duo marked a 214.5 in the cow work.

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or more than 28 years Dell Hendricks has been a staple at National Reining Horse Association events. As well as being an NRHA Million Dollar Rider and former president of the association, Hendricks is an NRHA Open Futurity Champion, five-time National Reining Breeders

Classic Champion, multiple American Quarter Horse Association World Champion and a member of Team USA, earning a gold medal at the World Equestrian Games. But, for years there’s always been something he’s wanted to be competitive in—reined cow horse.

By Megan Arszman

Hendricks got his first taste in showing reined cow horses, thanks to a mare he purchased for Pat Warren, owner of Rancho Oso in Scottsdale, Arizona. The mare, who placed second with Todd Crawford at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, was supposed to be a reining mount for Warren, but Hendricks ended up taking her and qualifying her for the AQHA World Championship Show in the Junior Working Cow Horse. A second horse purchased for Warren also ended up hitting the cow horse pen.

But after that short stint, Hendricks put the drive to show in NRCHA events on hold to focus solely on reining.

“I’ve just been so busy with everything else and showing the reiners, I never really got an opportunity to get back into cow horse until just recently,” says Hendricks.

Then Hendricks paired with 7-yearold stallion, Wranglered.

The buckskin by Hendricks’ Starlights Wrangler and out of Snow White Dun It, by Hollywood Dun It, started off as Hendricks’ rope horse.

Then Wranglered mutated to an allaround AQHA Superhorse contender, competitive in more events, including the working cow horse.

“He’s just a really good athlete and a really nice horse,” says Hendricks.

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The bug was back and it bit Hendricks hard. Getting in the cow horse pen was the only way to scratch it.

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attention to the cattle. It’s been a huge challenge for me to flip that switch on and off—I’ve done it for a long time where the horse has to do what I tell it to [do]. That’s been a challenge, and I can’t say that the challenge is over yet.”

He’s honest with himself and others when it comes to divulging the struggles of transitioning between the two events. He’s reached out to fellow crossover trainers, such as Chris Dawson and Todd Bergen, trying to get as much assistance as he can.

“It’s hard for everybody—the more I talk with others, the more I’ve learned that it’s hard for everybody,” Hendricks says. “You try to tie everything together, and there are some similarities. Both Chris and Todd have said the same thing to me in the same way: ‘You have to treat it just like you do your reining—you let those horses make a mistake in the reining, and then you fix it. Then you let them make another mistake, and you turn them loose. You’re the one telling the horse to do it. When you work a cow, instead of you fixing

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“The thing about cow horse: It isn’t remotely related to reining; it mostly has to do with the cows—I love cows,” says Hendricks. “I haven’t had a really great opportunity to be around cows that much, but I try to take every opportunity I can to mess with them. I’ve roped all my life, done a lot of different things, so it really wasn’t the reining at all; it’s just that there’s a cow involved.”

Hendricks is a fan of athletes, and he claims that the cattle and the horses in the cow horse event are some of the best athletes he’s ever seen. So, it was just natural that he was drawn to the sport.

Just because he’s a Million Dollar Rider for the NRHA doesn’t mean he has an advantage to compete in cow horse. In fact, at times, the reining experience has been a hindrance.

“The two events are almost black and white,” he explains. “In fact, teaching myself about reined cow horse has been quite a struggle with me.”

Hendricks goes on to explain that the struggle comes from learning when to control the horse and when to let the horse do the controlling.

“In reining we want the horses to do only what we tell them to do when we tell them to do it,” he says. “And we want that in reined cow horse, too, but only when we’re in the reined portion of it. The other times we don’t want them to pay attention Hendricks and Ill Be Stylish, owned by Wayne Hanson, earned nearly to us, we want them to pay $2,000 winning the Level One Limited Open.

it, you have to let the cow [or the horse] fix it. Let the horse hook to the cow, not you.’ That has helped me overcome that challenge. It’s hard, there’s no doubt about it. It’s probably the hardest thing I have ever seen done on horseback.”

Hendricks admits that he’s “hit the ground” more last year than he probably ever has in his entire career, but he’s quick to point out it’s been a lot easier this year.

When asked if he ever thinks he’s getting too old for this, his trademark smile and laugh came out as he said, “I try not to [think that], but yes, I have to admit that the thought has gone through my head a time or two.”

JUGGLING ACT While Hendricks’ passion for equine sport has been reignited with the addition of reined cow horse to his repertoire, he’s splitting his passion, and time, between reining and reined cow horse.

“I want to do both,” he says. “But, I want to do them both at a pretty high level.”

Hendricks is only eligible for Level 4 in the aged events because of his lifetime earnings in the NRHA. In 2017, his top reining futurity prospects came up injured, thus putting a halt on his annual appearance at the NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City.

However, in NRCHA events, he’s eligible for all levels, so he’s able to ride and show his horses with no worry about being outclassed.

A few of his reining customers have followed their trainer into the cow horse pen, starting with boxing and

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What advice would Dell Hendricks give to other trainers looking to make the leap?

“Just jump in and go do it. It’s not going to be easy, and you’re going to feel like an idiot at times, but it’s a very rewarding sport. You just have to keep your head down and keep working hard at it. there will be some guys who are successful, and there will be some that won’t work hard enough.”

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“I guess I’ve just brought them along with me, so we’re both learning as we go,” he laughed. “I’m probably about two steps further than they are, so we’re just kind of working together.”

But the transition hasn’t been all that difficult for Hendricks as a trainer. It simply means another ball to juggle in his usual schedule. He thanks his wife, Terri, and his son, Jimmy, for being patient with him being on the road showing in both associations’ events.

“One of the biggest things for me is horse training—whether it’s on the cow, roping, jumping or dressage—it’s all the same,” he explains. “The basics of the sport are pretty easy for me to figure out. Now, getting myself to do them is a little harder, but teaching my clients how to do it is basically the same as teaching them to do anything else.

That part of it has not been that big of a challenge for me.”

Ultimately, Hendricks wants to achieve the same success in cow horse that he has in reining.

“I’m spending more time showing reined cow horse than in reining right now,” he says. “But what I’d like to do is build my career to where I am able to show in both of them and work my way up the ladder so I’m at the top in both events.”

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HEALING HORSES Working with troubled teens inspires Cayley Wilson while impacting young people’s lives.

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orses have the power to heal.

They help people find within themselves things that they never knew existed and horses help people grow. Revelation and transformation of the human are exactly what Cayley Wilson strives for every day when for one-and-a-half hours he switches his focus from training horses to training teens.

He works with teens part of the Bateman Equestrian Program, a course accredited through the Robert Bateman Secondary School in Wilson’s hometown of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The school is sponsored by the famed wildlife artist of the same name. The equestrian program, spearheaded by Ruth Neveu, brings up to five teenagers from the school to visit Wilson’s barn four days each week to learn how to ride and the basic skills of horsemanship. Throughout the process the students also learn how to communicate with each other and how to give and gain respect.

“We get them on really broke horses and teach them skills. It’s amazing what it does for the kids—when they start coming here, some of them won’t talk to you; some don’t even want to ride a horse,” Wilson says. “In a short period of time we can teach them so many skills and it opens them up and helps them develop as human beings—it’s transformative.”

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At the program’s core are four older cutting horses that Wilson deems “very trained and super-safe.” For many of the participants in Bateman Equestrian, those four horses are the only reason that the youth are present at school roll call each day.

“It’s the only draw that some of these kids have to go to school and Bateman uses it like a carrot on the end of a stick to draw them in,” Wilson says.

At his British Columbia facility, Cayley Wilson trains not only horses but also young people in the ways of the world.

The carrot has proven to work better than the stick for Bateman, who mixes well-rounded students with those who have struggles at home or at school. The common denominator is that they are all inexperienced horse people.

Like the kids he teaches, Wilson didn’t grow up in a horse family. He bugged and bugged his parents, Dianne and Paul Wilson, until they leased him “not a very nice horse.” During his early teens, Wilson’s parents bought some land and it was then he got a horse of his own.

“I did little shows, where you’d trot around circles and do small things,” Wilson says. “Then I got into high school rodeo and developed through that.”

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Wilson works with students from the Bateman Secondary School.

Wilson began his career training rope horses and in 1997 earned a Canadian roping championship. He then moved on to reining horses, but it was after attending a Les Timmons clinic when Wilson was 19 that he found his true calling.

“I was always trying to get my horse’s body parts in the right place but didn’t really know how,” Wilson says of his show horses and rope horses. “When I went to that clinic, I saw that the reined cow horse was technical in all the ways that I like. It was challenging so I wanted to do it. Les gave me a horse that was his own to show and that was my first futurity horse.”

In 2002 Wilson rode the Timmonsowned Miss Genuine Pepnic (Pepnics

Master x Miss Genuine King x Genuine Peppy) to the Canadian Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Open Championship.

Wilson built on that success and took home the 2006 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Intermediate Open and Limited Open championships on Starlit Holly (Grays Starlight x Hollys Little Smarty x Smart Little Lena). At the 2017 NRCHA Hackamore Classic Wilson rode Peptosboonshakalaca (Peptoboonsmal x Arosesuchaclatter x Smooth As A Cat) to the Open Reserve Championship and the Intermediate Open Hackamore Classic Championship. While Wilson now has NRCHA lifetime earnings of $308,144, he hasn’t forgotten what it was like to be a high school kid starting out with horses.

“I remember having that horse that you had the connection with, that you had to look after and do everything with. That’s what we try to get happening here,” Wilson says of his work with the teens. “It’s good for them to learn how to do work and being around the horses themselves and doing things like just brushing a horse is good for you.”

Horses are the driving force of the program, and through working with them, Wilson tries to create in each student the desire to work hard—a trait he credits his mother for teaching him.

“It was instilled in us from an early age that you have to do your work and that the sooner you get your job done, the sooner you can go do what you want to do. Horses are a great way to learn how to do that—you have to look after them and get your jobs done before you can ride,” Wilson says.

“You have to learn to work hard and that nobody is going to do your job for you—you have to get out and do it because that’s what is going to make things happen for you in life.”

The rewards for the students are great. Some have found jobs cleaning stalls and mowing fields. Others, who went to Wilson having never touched a horse, went on to show one of Wilson’s old horses at local ranch cuttings.

“They competed on horses that they learned to ride,” Wilson says. “They learned the skills of how to turn a horse around, their leads and all of that.

It’s not quite cow horse but it’s a step towards it.”

It’s the intangible rewards, however, that make the program special to Wilson.

“There’s one boy in particular who proves that the program works. He’s been graduated for a year or two now and he started with us in year nine.

When he came, he had long hair and didn’t ever want to ride a horse. But by the end of it he was riding; he was working with the farriers; and he actually got a scholarship through the school for post-secondary training,” Wilson says. “It was amazing how working with the horses turned him into person who could talk to adults. What he was before and what he developed into [as a person] was like night and day.”

When he signed on, Wilson had an inkling that some of the teens in the program would be troubled. With that in mind, he and his wife Katie made

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“It hasn’t been difficult. They don’t work with the client horses. At times the kids might be near the stall front of a different horse but we make it pretty clear about where they can go, and there are always plenty of people around to make sure that they do it,” Wilson says.

“From the start we make sure that the kids know that they can come to the farm with Ruth only at set times and unless we’ve prearranged for them to

come. They know that they can’t just swing by the farm. As we got to know some of these kids, that has gone by the wayside for some of them.”

Wilson has been working with Bateman for six years and takes pleasure in seeing students advance. While he never intended to specifically help teenagers, Wilson has a drive to help others.

“If someone needs help, then I like to help them,” he says. “It doesn’t matter if its someone on the street who doesn’t have money, someone with a flat tire on the road or these kids, who might not have a father figure or have something at home; you have to help people. I do get paid for it but I like it, and I put everything into it. I’m strict and I’m fair, that’s just the way it is when they come here. Some of them really like that because they know where they stand

and they like to get praised for doing the job right, whether it’s picking up a horse’s foot or cleaning it out.”

For the past six years the horse program has changed lives, but the 20172018 school year could be the last that Bateman will offer the equestrian program. The decision hinges on changes within the school board. Neveu is determined to keep the program alive and is seeking ways to raise the necessary money outside of the school board’s budget. Wilson is on board to continuing helping.

“It [the program] works and Ruth should get all the credit for making it work,” Wilson says. “The real satisfaction of doing this comes when you know that a kid is being changed by what you are doing. When you see that, it makes it all worthwhile.”

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he National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity is one of the largest and most prestigious events in the Western performance horse industry, held at the historic Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas, October 7 - 20, 2018. The NRCHA Board of Directors has implemented a new Open Finals format for the 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity; one that puts the health and safety of our beloved equine triathletes first.

New for 2018, riders that advance to the Open Finals and any additional lower divisions will only make one run in each of the three events during the Open Finals. The scores earned in the Open Finals will be carried to the lower divisions. For example, if a rider qualifies for the Open and Intermediate Open Finals, he/she will complete their herd work, rein work and fence work during the Open Finals; they will not show during the Intermediate and Limited Open Finals. If a rider qualifies for the Intermediate and/or Limited Open Finals only, he/she will compete in the Intermediate and Limited Open Finals as usual.

The Board of Directors took their time making this decision, considering every aspect of this new policy. After much

2017 CINCH Intermediate Open Champion Brad Lund aboard Ima Smart Catt.

deliberation, the Board members determined the overall health of our young equine athletes was priority.

“We constantly worry about our horses’ physical and mental well being throughout the process. Not only do we want them to be successful at the Futurity, we also want them to have long, happy and productive careers beyond their 3-year-old year. The best cow horses are those who continue as happy, sound derby/hackamore horses, two rein horses and bridle horses,” says NRCHA President Todd Crawford.

In addition to limiting the number of runs a multi-divisional Open Finalists will make, the Board also approved a schedule that minimizes the number of times a horse will show in one day.

Historically, 3-year-old Finalists complete their herd work, rein work and fence work all in one day. This year, all

Finals herd work is held on Thursday, October 18, while the rein work and fence work is dispersed over Friday and Saturday.

By implementing this new format, the NRCHA Board of Directors hopes to decrease the wear and tear on our young horses and to help secure the longevity of their future show career.

Reined cow horse is a demanding sport where horses must be able to compete in three events with excellent athleticism, ability and stamina. Our 3-yearsolds rise to this challenge at the Snaffle Bit Futurity. The NRCHA is honored to host an event where these young triathletes can showcase their amazing talent. We are looking forward to the new format at the 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity and hope you can join us in Fort Worth, Texas, October 7 - 20, 2018.

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NOTABLE NON PRO: WENDY KUHN Wendy Kuhn used her own experience as a green rider to encourage more people in New York to try reined cow horse.

COURTESY WENDY KUHN

By Bridget Kirkwood

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enough to be broke. Her sister, Dianna Chapman, took Kuhn to a team sorting event one weekend, which resulted in Kuhn competing in sorting all winter long.

“I literally worked a cow one time and I fell in love,” Kuhn says of her first time to work a cow. “Dianne just rides for enjoyment, so I don’t even know how she knew about the cow horse sports—it was completely random that she took me.”

While Kuhn’s 3-year-old gelding had “no athletic ability at all,” the thrill of working a cow didn’t escape her.

“Believe it or not, my first year of sorting he was okay. Then my second year

At the year-end NRCHA awards banquet, held during the Celebration of Champions, Wendy Kuhn received the NRCHA $1K Non Pro Limited National Champion award. She is pictured with trainer Mark Sigler, left, and NRCHA President Todd Crawford, at her right.

COURTESY WENDY KUHN

endy Kuhn is an enthusiastic person. She attacks life with zest and tries to squeeze as much into each day as she possibly can, yet it wasn’t until four years ago that Kuhn found her true passion—working cows with horses. Today, in between working in her family’s disposal business, homeschooling her two youngest children and competing in reined cow horse, Kuhn finds time to share her love of the sport with others.

“I eat, sleep, dream and obsess over reined cow horse,” Kuhn says. “When I’m at a clinic and we go around the circle introducing ourselves, I say, ‘Hi my name’s Wendy and I want to be the best non pro ever.’’’

Last year, Kuhn took a major step toward achieving that goal when she became the National Reined Cow Horse Association $1K Non Pro Limited National Champion and finished in the top 30 of the $5K standings on her 2012 mare, Missy Lights (CD Lights x Shiners Missy Jay x Shining Spark). She doesn’t take her championship win for granted, as four years ago her successes were at an entirely different level.

Kuhn grew up competing in English disciplines but spent much of her young adult life without a horse. Wanting to get back into riding, she bought a 10-month-old, Paint halter horse and played with him until he was old

Starting out, Kuhn competing at a NYRCHA event.

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ever of working cows, I joined the New York Reined Cow Horse Association and he was the only horse I had—he was very green,” says Kuhn, who won the Green Horse and Green Rider yearend awards for the NYRCHA on him.

“I knew that I loved it enough that I needed to step up to a better horse, which led me to buying Missy Lights.”

While Kuhn loved the competitive side of cow horse competition, one of the biggest draws to the sport for her was the people she met at competitions.

“They were supportive, they were amazing, they were helpful. I had never met such wonderful, wonderful people in the horse industry. In pleasure and the other sports, if you say hello to [other riders], they’re not very open and not very helpful, but when you show cow horse, you have everyone out on the fence coaching you and cheering you on—it makes you feel good,” Kuhn says. “Even though I loved the sport, the people who encouraged me that first year had a huge impact on me staying in it. If they hadn’t been so good, I don’t know if I would still be doing it.”

The following year the association asked Kuhn if she’d be interested in taking a position on the board. The invite was a strategic one that allowed the other board members to get direct feedback from a new competitor.

“They wanted that perspective because it’s different than what they hear from someone who’s been in it for ten years,” Kuhn says. “We ended up making some rule changes to help out the new people.”

Kuhn competes on Missy Lights during the 2018 Celebration of Champions.

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“I didn’t think it was fair that people in the Green As Green could end up competing against someone who was on a horse that had won $10,000. Most of the people going in those [green] classes don’t have horses that have won a lot of money. The people are on backyard horses and are trying cow horse for the first time,” Kuhn says of why she suggested the change. “We wanted them to compete against other people who had the same amount of experience and were riding horses that had the same experience, so that it would be enjoyable for them.”

From her own experience, Kuhn knew that the first year of riding in reined cow horse events is a formative one. For her, it was the first time that both she and her horse had attempted to do maneuvers like lead changes, spins and stops, and it was the first time that she’d tried to do them in front of people at a competition. Despite having a super-green horse, the club ensured that showing wasn’t embarrassing.

“Everyone was so supportive and friendly that I never felt that way,” says Kuhn, who has made it her mission to ensure that new green riders in the NYRCHA have the same positive experiences that she had.

Kuhn is currently vice president of the NYRCHA , which, she says, is vastly made up of green riders—a market that the club has actively pursued to help grow the sport in New York.

“We went to EquiFest—which I’d categorize as being an event for the backyard enthusiasts who don’t have direction about what they want to do— and we had a table there,” Kuhn says.

“We talked to people and encouraged them to come try it [cow horse]. We

“So that’s why we went to EquiFest. We advertise free coaching—not training but coaching—to help new people get through a pattern and help them feel comfortable.”

–Wendy Kuhn had beautiful photos of horses working cows and doing stops. I’d tell people my story—of how I’d never ridden Western before—and how we try to make it entry-level friendly.

“A friend asked me once how a person gets into reined cow horse and I said that it’s about being exposed to it—you can’t try it if you’re not exposed to it. So that’s why we went to EquiFest.

We advertise free coaching—not training but coaching—to help new people get through a pattern and help them feel comfortable. If you zero the pattern, we don’t care because you get to go out and do it again tomorrow. We really try to encourage people.”

Green rider-only shows also enable new members to become comfortable showing cow horses without the pressure of having experienced people watching. The club’s green classes— Green As Green, Green 1 and Green 2— aren’t affiliated with the NRCHA, but general rules pertaining to equipment are still adhered to in those classes.

Each class is structured to step people up to another level by allowing riders to move between using one hand and two with the intent that they’ll one day advance to the NRCHA $1K Non Pro Limited. This is how Kuhn advanced her own skills.

The NYRCHA has grown significantly in the past three years and now has about 80 active members—double what the affiliate had when Kuhn joined.

Kuhn sees growing pains occurring for the club in the future—transitioning people from the green rider classes through to the $1K Non Pro Limited and $5K Non Pro Limited classes and on to the fence work.

“It might be that we have to host more clinics to teach people how to do cow horse,” Kuhn says. “It’s something that we will have to overcome as it occurs. Having access to trainers and cows is one of the toughest challenges that we face here so we have to help our members to overcome those challenges.”

Those are challenges that Kuhn, who lives in Palmyra in upstate New York, has had to overcome herself. For the ten weeks prior to a big show she will travel five hours one way to work with her trainer, Mark Sigler in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where she rides on Friday, Saturday and Sunday before driving home. She’s also sought help from New York-based National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame trainer Joel Cohen.

While competing in cow horse competition places constraints on her time, Wendy’s husband, John Kuhn, and children Dominic, 26; Kayla, 24; Emma, 14, and Bryce, 11, are proud of her showring endeavors.

“My family knows how happy it makes me, so they’re great supporters,” Kuhn says. “I have a lot to do with the business and with my children, but I won’t go to bed until I’ve gone out to my barn to ride and accomplished what I need to do, even if I don’t get out there until nine o’clock at night.”

For Kuhn, the thrill of the ride, a love of the sport and the encouragement from her family and fellow competitors makes the long learning process and time-consuming practice worthwhile.

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NRCHyA NEWS

By Benjamin Self, NRCHyA president

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he National Reined Cow Horse Youth Association completed the last year with great success and a high level of participation from its members and sponsors. NRCHyA activities are primarily focused on fundraising for youth scholarships, assisting affiliate youth organizations with youth clinics, and on hosting youth activities at various NRCHA national and sanctioned events that are both fun and educational. Our objective is to introduce as many youth as possible to the cow horse world; and to ensure they feel welcome and supported when they attend our events. Our success in the last year is in large part due to the selfless efforts of our sponsors, national advisors, loving parents and the generous hours dedicated by trainers throughout our industry. We thank you all for you what you do for us.

At the 2017 Snaffle Bit Futurity in Fort Worth, Mary Robertson graciously donated a One Fine Vintage breeding and numerous other prizes to our raffle. The raffle’s big prize of course was the One Fine Vintage breeding, but also included numerous Yeti coolers, horse blankets, jackets and hats. This raffle raised well over $3,000 for youth scholarships. NRCHyA youth were also allowed to sell popcorn to the audience at the screening of Down The Fence, the documentary spotlighting the cow

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horse industry. This effort raised almost $1,000 in less than an hour. That’s quite a bit of popcorn!

During the Celebrations of Champions this past February, the NRCHyA hosted motivational speaker, Dr. Billy Zanolini, and a presentation from NRCHA Million Dollar Rider Doug Williamson. The NRCHyA youth are very thankful to both Dr. Zanolini and Doug Williamson for the time they spent with us at the Celebration of Champions.

NRCHyA members are also pleased to see the introduction of youth spectacular classes for both youth limited and youth bridle at the 2018 NRCHA Stakes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and 2018 NRCHA Derby in Paso Robles, California. These new classes had a great turnout, and we are hopeful that the classes will continue to be offered in the future as more folks become aware of their existence.

Our plans for the coming year include much of the same as we focus and deliver on our objectives. Many of our affiliate youth organizations will be hosting youth clinics this summer with

the generous support and efforts of cow horse ranches, parents and trainers throughout the country. We have a number of fun and educational activities planned at various events, as we line up our presenters. We will concentrate on fundraisers at NRCHA national events for our scholarship programs including, once again, a breeding to the great stallion One Fine Vintage will be auctioned at the Snaffle Bit Futurity. A new fundraising project this year includes a partnership with Ruby Rose Clothing and NRCHyA merchandise.

Finally, I wish to conclude with a heart-felt “thank you” to all those that have been and will be essential to our success. That includes our sponsors that so generously support us, our parents who dedicate so much time to our horse education and adventures, the trainers who donate many hours of patient instruction at our clinics, the clinic hosts who graciously donate their facilities as we promote reined cow horse, and to our advisors at the national and affiliate levels that keep us organized, excited and mostly out of trouble.

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Breeder Directory Call Me Mitch (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Doc’s Hickory), is a 2011 bay roan stallion with performance earnings of $112,000+.

He has earned multiple reined cow horse and cutting championships and finals placings in the NRCHA, NCHA, and AQHA. He stands at Santa Lucia Farms, Santa Ynez, California, in 2018. Call Me Mitch is owned by Estelle Roitblat and shown by NRCHA Professional Phillip Ralls and NCHA Professional Russ Westfall.

Rogers Heaven Sent Ranch of Tucson, Arizona, was founded by the Rogers family in 2005, starting out with just two personal horses. Since then, Rogers Heaven Sent Ranch has grown into a full service facility, breeding and showing some of the best Quarter Horses the industry has to offer.

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Legendary Quarter Horses and superior Black Angus cattle are hallmarks of the “Four Sixes,” an historic Texas ranch that is part of Burnett Ranches, LLC. The ranch stands some of the most well-respected Quarter Horse stallions in the industry, with elite broodmares that produce superior individuals for work and racing.

Dual R Smokin (Dual Rey x Smokin Pepto x Peptoboonsmal), a 2005 Quarter Horse stallion, is owned by J Five Horse Ranch in Weatherford, Texas. He has earned more than $220,000 in the National Cutting Horse Association, and his many titles include the 2011 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Non Pro Championship.

Dual R Smokin is a National Reined Cow Horse Association Subscribed Stallion. He is also nominated to the NCHA Super Stakes, Breeders Invitational, PCCHA Cutting/Gelding Stakes, Bonanza Cutting & Canadian Supreme. He stands at Oswood Stallion Station in Weatherford, Texas. More information is available at www.JFiveRanch.com.

Metallic Cat (High Brow Cat x Chers Shadow x Peptoboonsmal), owned by Rocking P Ranch, is an $11 Million Sire and the 2016 National Cutting Horse Association Sire of the Year. He is the second highest money-earning stallion in the history of the National Cutting Horse Association. Visit him on the web at www.

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Holy Cow Performance Horses LLC, with locations in Santa Ynez, California, and Weatherford, Texas, has become a leading breeder and owner of reined cow horses, reining horses, and cutting horses. Breeding, raising and showing quality performance Quarter Horses is a passion at Holy Cow - dedicated to raising quality performers that are world class in their respective fields. Holy Cow is home to some of the finest broodmares in the industry, including top reined cow horse producer SHEZA SHINETTE. The stallion roster includes Shady Lil Starlight, Nabisco Roan, Once A Von A Time and Heza Shiney Kodo. Their sponsorship and support of the NRCHA includes the $25,000 added to the Open Bridle Spectacular at the NRCHA Stallion Stakes, $25,000 added to the CD Survivor Memorial Open Bridle Spectacular at the NRCHA Derby and $25,000 added to the Open Bridle class at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity.

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Time For The Diamond (One Time Pepto x Diamonds With Style x Playin Stylish), owned by Triple D Ranches, is the 2013 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion. Trained and shown by NRCHA Professional Nick Dowers, Time For The Diamond has career earnings of nearly $150,000. His first foal crop will be 2-year-olds in 2018. Time For The Diamond stands at Oswood Stallion Station in Weatherford, Texas. For more information, visit www.NickDowers.com.

Brother Jackson (Peptoboonsmal x Shes Icing On the Cat x High Brow Cat) is a 2009 AQHA Sorrel Stallion with multiple titles to his credit including 2017 CD Memorial Bridle Spectacular Champion. Dan Perez owns the stallion that has earnings of more than $129,000, he also has more than 100 AQHA points.

He is trained and shown by Ken Wold and stands at Wolds’ Training Stables & Stallion Services in Wilton, California.

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Shiners Diamond Cat kept getting stronger throughout the week in Paso Robles, eventually carrying Justin Wright to a 225.5 in the cow work to capture the Derby championship.

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Justin Wright pilots Shiners Diamond Cat to capture the 2018 NRCHA Jack and Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby Open win.

Paso Robles, CA – June 10-17 Horse/Rider/Pedigree/Owner/Score/Money 1. Shiners Diamond Cat; Justin Wright; 14M (WR This Cats Smart x Shiners Diamond Lady x Shining Spark); Mike and James Draper; 672 (H:225/R:221.5/C:225.5) $30,989.19.

2. Bet He Sparks; Clayton Edsall; 14S (Bet Hesa Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); K&L Phillips, LLC; 670 (H:219/R:223/C:228) $22,834.14.

3. Metallic Train; Clayton Edsall; 13M (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); Beverly Vaughn; 661.5 (H:219/R:214.5/C:228); $18,756.62.

4. Cats Shiney Pistols; Todd Bergen; 13S (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Lil Pistol x Shining Spark); Roxanne Koepsell; 653.5 (H:219/R:220.5/C:214) $14,679.09.

5. Shining CD Light; Clayton Edsall; 14S (CD Lights x Jennys Spark x Shining Spark); Russell and Tiann Keegan; 653 (H:213.5/R: 220/C:219.5) $11,417.07.

6-8. Travelin Miss Jonez; Sarah Dawson; 13M (Travelin Jonez x Playin With Rubies x Lectric Playboy); Stephen Roseberry; 652.5 (H:219/R:215.5/C:218) $8,155.05.

6-8. Very Blu; Clayton Edsall; 13M (Very Smart Remedy x Flo N Blu Boon x Pretty Boy Boon); Beverly Vaughn; 652.5 (H:211/R:219/C:222.5) $8,155.05.

6-8. Metallic Rays; Ricky Nicolazzi; 14S (Metallic Cat x Margaret Rey x Dual Rey); Sarah Davis; 652.5 (H:215/R:222/ C:215.5) $8,155.05.

9-10. MetallicaLena; Erin Taormino; 14S (Metallic Cat x Isabellena x Quejanaisalena); Fults Ranch Ltd.; 651 (H:211/ R:218.5/C:221.5) $4,893.03.

9-10. One Time Prize; Jake Gorrell; 13S (One Time Pepto x Miss Colonels Prize x Smokums Prize); John W Lacey; 651 (H:216/R:217.5/C:217.5) $4,893.03.

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ike continual polishing shines a diamond, repeated runs in the show pen strengthened the determination of Shiners Diamond Cat in the arena. The 2013 mare led the go round composite heading into the 2018 Jack and Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby finals on Saturday, June 16, in Paso Robles, California. With trainer Justin Wright in the saddle, the mare scored a staggering 672 finals composite (H:225/ R:221.5/C:225.5), staying atop the field of talented Derby horses to take home the championship and more than $30,000 for owners Mike and James Draper.

It was the second year Wright took home the Derby win. While he calls it luck, the skill he has at training and competing on limited aged event horses is what put Wright and Shiners Diamond Cat (WR This Cats Smart x Shiners Diamond Lady x Shining Spark) on top.

“It was very exciting to win a major aged event like that two years in a row.

[Shiners Diamond Cat] is a very special horse and she has a huge heart. I’ve had some success on her but maybe not as much as she deserves,” Wright says.

“She was fun and got better all week long. I had her back from the breeding farm about three weeks before the Derby.

It was work to get her back into good shape, and she just continued to get better all week. Finals day, she felt great.”

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Taking the Open Derby Reserve Champion and Intermediate Open Champion title, Clayton Edsall and Bet He Sparks (Bet Hesa Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) scored a 670 composite (H:219/ R:223/C:228) for owner K&L Phillips, LLC.

Sheza Crackin Me Up (Nabisco Roan x Sheza Shinette x Shining Spark) and Chance Harman brought home the Level 1 Limited Open Champion title for owner Holy Cow Performance Horses Texas with a 638.5 (H:212/R:209.5/C:217), earning $2,726.70.

Playing With Rey (Play Dual Rey x Arc Holly Cee Lena x Smart Little Lena) ridden and owned by Dave Dillman, scored a 645.5 (H:214/R:215/C:216.5) to earn more than $4,000 and the Limited Open Championship.

One Shiney Ring (One Time Pepto x Shining Rings x Shining Spark) and Pedro Lizama scored a 632 (H:208/R:210.5/C:213.5) to win the Reserve Champion title and earn $2,181.36 for owner 50/50 Land and Cattle.

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///////// 2018 NRCHA JACK AND PHOEBE COOKE MEMORIAL DERBY With three horses in the Finals, Wright had a good chance at coming out on top. However, his other two mounts, Step To The Light (CD Lights x Shinersdiamondjackie x Shining Spark) and Shine A Lil Light (CD Lights x Shiney Lena Sue x Shining Spark) both had what he deems hard luck. When the dust settled, Shiners Diamond Cat outshined the rest.

“I felt confident in her because I got her shown good out of the herd and started off in a good place. Being able to lead the go rounds gives you a sense of satisfaction to try and hold it together for the finals,” he says. “I drew up very first on her in the reining in the finals and maybe showed her a hair more conservative. She does love the cow events and is real good out of the herd, and is always consistent in the fence work.”

In spite of not turning a cow on the fence with the mare since the 2018 Stallion Stakes in March, they marked a

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Sunsets (One Time Pepto x Starlights Liz x Grays Starlight) and Doug Williamson topped the Open Novice Horse competition by three points with a composite score of 647 (H:216/R:213.5/ C:217.5). Owner Rocking J Ranch Inc. took home $2,733.92.

huge 225.5 in the cow work. Wright says that the mare is smart about her job and that makes it fun to show her. He looks forward to a bright future.

“We will play it by ear, but I assume we will go to the Hackamore Classic with her,” he says. “I look forward to next year having a full Derby year with her and see where it takes us. I’m excited to get to show her at the Stakes and Derby, and Hackamore Classic, next year, too.”

The Open Reserve Champion title as well as the Intermediate Open Champion title went to Clayton Edsall aboard Bet He Sparks (Bet Hesa Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) for owner K&L Phillips, LLC. Edsall piloted the horse to a 670 composite (H:219/R:223/C:228) and the pay window total of $22,834.14 in the Open and $9,468.84 in the Intermediate.

Edsall rode four of the top 10 Derby placers and rode the top three Intermediate Open winners.

In addition to champion Bet He Sparks,

Edsall piloted Metallic Train (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) for owner Beverly Vaughn, scoring 661.5 (H:219/R:214.5/C:228) to take home $18,756.62 in the open and $6,977 as the Intermediate Open Reserve Champion.

Rounding out Edsall’s top 3 finishers was Shining CD Light (CD Lights x Jennys Spark x Shining Spark) owned by Russell and Tiann Keegan. The 2014 stallion marked a 653 (H: 213.5/R: 220/C:219.5) and earned $11,417,.07 in the Open division and $5,731.14 in the Intermediate division.

The NRCHA Derby had a total 2018 payout of more than $348,000 , making it one of the richest events for 4- and 5-year-old horses.

For the following winner was no photo available:

LIMITED OPEN RESERVE CHAMPION

Mr Fletch Cat (Mr Playingstylish x Lil Fletch Cat x Royal Fletch) and Will Pennebaker scored a 643 composite (H: 212/R:215/C:216) to take the Limited Open Reserve for owner Sabrina Thomas.

OPEN NOVICE HORSE RESERVE CHAMPION

Metal Hickory 014 (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Docs Hickory) and Canadian John Swales scored a 644 to earn $2,148.08 for owner Spring Haven Ranches.

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Bart Holowath and Smart Lookin Nurse kept a hot streak alive during Derby week, capturing the Non Pro Derby and Intermediate Non Pro Derby titles.

Bart Holowath and Smart Lookin Nurse put together outstanding runs to earn the Non Pro Derby Champion and Intermediate Non Pro Derby Champion titles.

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ven over the phone, you can hear Bart Holowath’s smile as he talks about Smart Lookin Nurse (WR This Cats Smart x Nurseware x Dual Rey). After all, the gelding carried Holowath to not one, but two premier event titles in June—the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Jack and Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby Non Pro Derby and Intermediate Non Pro Derby championships.

It isn’t the first time Holowath, from Cayley, Alberta, and the gelding he calls “Finn” have been atop the standings. But he says that to win a premier event like the Derby is extra special.

“I’ve made the finals a few times before, but to top the prelims and put together a few decent finals runs, that is pretty cool,” he says. “To be able to do it at a big show like that, it is something to be pretty proud of with this special horse.”

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The team paired up to mark a composite 653.5, finishing more than 8.5 points higher than the reserve champion. After a week of good rides put Holowath and Smart Lookin Nurse atop the preliminary rounds, he knew that it would take three consistent runs to carry them to a win in the finals.

“He has a pretty big engine and has lots left to give in the finals. In the finals, I tried to do less [warm up] before I went into each run to keep him and to keep myself calm,” he says. “I love cutting on him. He is such a cool cutter and I can’t wait until the cutting. The fence work is a bit of a bugaboo with him sometimes.

We had some good fence runs last year, but I’m not as confident in the fence work with him. I tend to take my eye off the cow and he gets a little bit strong.”

When the dust cleared, the pair had marked one of the top scores in the herd,

Hope Miller and Sparking Metallic (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) scored a 645 (H:218/R:217/C:210) to earn the reserve Non Pro title and $5,949.54.

a 219, a 215.5 in the rein work and a 219 to finish the cow work. Holowath may think he struggled with the fence run, but he says he was smiling coming out of the arena.

Holowath and wife, Terri, both compete in the reined cow horse events, with Terri taking home her own title, champion in the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular.

Often, after a horse is out of its Derby competition years, Terri takes the horse on to the bridle events. Not so, with Finn.

“She’s not getting this one! I love her, but he’s a special horse,” Holowath says.

“I love this little guy. She’s not getting him, I’ll be riding him and put that in print!”

The pair are aiming at the 2018 NRCHA Hackamore Classic as the next major event, with some Canadian Reined Cow Horse Association-sanctioned events this summer. At the Hackamore Classic, Holowath and trainer, John Swales, will both ride Smart Lookin Nurse. Holowath credits Swales and Swales’ family for getting both horse and rider ready for the event.

Reserve in the Non Pro Derby went to Hope Miller riding Sparking Metallic (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark). Miller rode to a 645 (H:218/ R:217/C:210) and a $5,949.54 paycheck.

Intermediate Non Pro Derby Reserve Champion Toni Hagen Heath piloted Ima One Time Wonder (One Time Pepto x My Legend Del Cielo x Gallo Del Cielo) to a 645.5 (H:215.5/212.5/217.5), and earned Toni and her husband, Daniel Heath, a $2,796.64 paycheck.

The NRCHA Derby boasts $25,000 in added money divided across the three Non Pro divisions. Riders compete on 4- and 5-year-old horses for their share of the purse and other prizes. The 2018 Derby was held June 10-17 in Paso Robles, California.

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Toni Hagen Heath and Ima One Time Wonder (One Time Pepto x My Legend Del Cielo x Gallo Del Cielo) scored a 645.5 (H:215.5/212.5/217.5), taking home $2,796.64 for Toni and husband Daniel Heath.

Reserve Novice Non Pro went to Chandler Daddino riding Mister PBR (Mister Smart Remedy x Shes A Daisy x Smart Little Pepinic) with a 643.5 (H:213/R:212.5/C:218), earning $1,220.64. As Amateur Derby Champion, Daddino added $1,903.50 to her earnings.

In the Novice Non Pro Derby, LaDona Emmons rode Hey Nicci (Nic It In The Bud x Sugartime 691 x Docs Hickory) to a composite 649 (H:213/R:215.5/C:220.5). She took home $1,525.80 with the win.

Stacy Duesterhaus and ISR The Last Won (Little Cielo x Miel Classic Tejon x Mr San Olen) took home the Amateur Derby Reserve title with a 625.5 (H:210/R:203.5/C:212),earning $1,522.80.

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CSR Lay Down Sally brought home not one but two bridle Spectacular championships

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With a composite 670, Chris Dawson and CSR Lay Down Sally took home the CD Survivor Memorial Open Bridle Spectacular championship.

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wenty-eight elite teams descended on the Hearst Equestrian Center in Paso Robles, California, to play up the excitement and showcase their premiere skills in the annual CD Survivor Memorial Open Bridle Spectacular where sponsor , Holy Cow Performance Horses, has added $25,000 to the purse. When the dust settled at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Jack and Phoebe Cook Memorial Derby, Chris Dawson and CSR Lay Down Sally (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) came away with a trophy, awards from Gist Silversmith, Platinum Performance and $11,675 in cold, hard cash.

Dawson explained that Sally’s career has been one of steady improvement from the moment she started with trainer Bobby Lewis in the snaffle bit futuri-

ties to when she came into his barn as a 5-year-old. After that brief stint with Dawson in 2016, she went to new owner Meredith Graber and trainer Ben Bowman. However, Sally returned to Dawson’s care in February of this year when he needed a mount for the 2018 DT Horses’ World’s Greatest Horseman.

Though that event didn’t go as planned, the duo paired up again when Graber offered the then 7-year-old mare as Dawson’s entry for the Spectacular in Paso Robles.

Dawson jumped at the chance.

“That mare is real smart down the fence and real safe, so Meredith has learned to go down the fence on her. She rode her more in the bridle than anyone,” he continues. “That mare has just found her way; she’s pretty easy and low maintenance.”

That ease of care has helped both Dawson and Graber show the mare at the same shows which can be exhausting for even seasoned show horses. However, the schedule at Paso Robles allowed for much needed rest in-between the Non Pro and the Open and she got some respite between rides. That break might have helped her earn her highest rein work score to date.

“That mare is smart like hell and just gives you her guts every time. Typically, I mark a 217.5 in the reining,” says Dawson.

“So I went to show her a little harder and push harder in the stops and I was a little shocked when they told me I marked a 223.5. But she sure was good; I didn’t realize she had that in her.”

The pair started with a score of 219 in the herd work which, when added to their rein work score and a 227.5 on

“Just to go show a good bridle horse like that, it meant a ton to me. I got a little emotional afterwards—I watched these guys make these big runs, see their horses be dialed in there one-handed and feel soft in the bridle, you feel like you could go do anything you want with them.

I wish I could bottle that feeling...”—Chris Dawson

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Corey Cushing rode Sheri Jamieson’s Sonita Lena Rey (Dual Rey x Sonita Lena Chick x Smart Chic Olena).

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The win was a special one for Dawson, whose career has successfully grown since he hung his shingle.

“I fell in love with the bridle horses.

The first show I went to was the World’s Greatest Horseman when I was 17, and Teddy Robinson won it,” says Dawson.

“Showing bridle horses has always been my goal, and it’s so hard to get horses that are good enough and the owners will let you keep going with them. Part of me wishes I had taken Sally the whole way and trained her all along, but the other part of me just feels blessed to be a part of her career.

“Just to go show a good bridle horse like that, it meant a ton to me. I got a

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little emotional afterwards—I watched these guys make these big runs, see their horses be dialed in there one-handed and feel soft in the bridle, you feel like you could go do anything you want with them. I wish I could bottle that feeling—if I could bottle that feeling I’d be a millionaire. That fence run, when all cylinders are clicking together and everything, it’s unlike anything else.”

Besting the other 19 horses in the Intermediate Open Bridle Spectacular was Brother Jackson (Peptoboonsmal x Shes Icing On The Cake x High Brow Cat) ridden by Ken Wold and owned

by Daniel Perez. The stallion and Wold marked a 657 (H:218.5/R:212.5/C:226) for the win and $2,820.00, in addition to the $6,304.50 they won in the third spot of the Open. Two points behind Wold, was Reserve Champion Jason Grimshaw riding Mister OMG (One Time Pepto x Sallie B Badge x Playboys Badge) for owner Lauren Boychuk. Their 215 in the herd,

Brother Jackson (Peptoboonsmal x Shes Icing On The Cake x High Brow Cat) ridden by Ken Wold and owned by Daniel Perez.

218.5 in the reining and 221.5 in the cow work brought home $2,256.00 in addition to the $4,640.00 they won in the Open.

NON PRO BRIDLE SPECTACULAR Meredith Graber describes CSR Lay Down Sally as a life changing horse.

When Graber, 19, first saw the mare two years ago, she wasn’t sold on “Sally.”

But today, the perfectly matched pair makes for a formidable duo in the show pen. They took home the Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Championship as well as the championships in two horse show classes in Paso Robles: The Intermediate Non Pro Bridle and Novice Non Pro Bridle.

With a 428 (H:142/R:141.5/C:144.5) Graber rode the 2011 mare to a near sweep of the non pro bridle classes and more than $6,000 in earnings. For a rider that has only gone down the fence in the cow work for six months, it was an exciting day.

“She is what made it possible for me

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE SPECTACULAR RESERVE CHAMPION Jason Grimshaw riding Mister OMG (One Time Pepto x Sallie B Badge x Playboys Badge) for owner Lauren.

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NON PRO LIMITED SPECTACULAR CHAMPION

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Meredith Graber and CSR Lay Down Sally (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) took home the Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Champion title.

Kristin Bacchetti and Heart Of A Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) scored a 149 in the herd work, 146 in reining and a 148.5 in the cow work for a 443.5.

Tracy Lynch rode CD Rock Slide (That CD Rocks x Smart Nu Penny x Nu Cash) for owner and father James Putnam to the reserve champion.

Daniel Perez aboard Red Carpet Style (CD Lights x Stylish N Shiney x Shining Spark) scored a 440.5 (H:148/R:143.5/C:149).

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Graber found those gears to push Sally to the win. She says that the mare has made the cow horse event fun.

“She is pretty cool. She waits for me to make decisions,” says Graber. “If I put auto-pilot on, she will do her job, but the best part is she waits. That is what made it easy to go from Limited to the fence work. “ The next time Graber throws a leg over Sally to show will be at the 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity’s Non Pro Bridle Horse Show. Once again, you can expect the duo to give it their best. And in 2019, Graber says that they are expecting a baby Sally.

“This show proves that our hard work, my learning to compete on her and Chris teaching her the bridle, it paid off,” Graber says. “She is what the NRCHA can produce, a horse that goes from a 3-year-old all the way to the bridle. It shows what this tradition can create.”

Reserve in the field of 14 horses competing in the Non Pro Bridle Spectacular was California native Tracy Lynch. She rode CD Rock Slide (That CD Rocks x Smart Nu Penny x Nu Cash) for owner, and her father, James Putnam, to a 426.5 (H: 141/R:140/C:145.5) and $2,325. The duo was a money earner in the Non Pro Bridle and also captured reserve in the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle for an additional $960.

NON PRO LIMITED SPECTACULAR Kristin Bacchetti and Heart Of A

Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) are making a habit of being quite spectacular.

With this win at the 2018 NRCHA Derby, the pair took home their third Non Pro Limited Spectacular title from an NRCHA premier event, having also won at the 2017 NRCHA Derby and the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes.

The pair marked a 149 in the herd work, 146 in reining and capped it off with a 148.5 in the cow work for a 443.5 composite which earned them $1,575.50.

For Bacchetti, the limited class offers a solid training ground before attacking the fence class.

There were 32 like-minded competitors vying for a win in the Non Pro Limited.

“I’m grateful for the NRCHA doing Spectaculars [for Limited riders],” she says. “I think it is going to keep getting bigger and bigger because everybody has a blast doing it. A lot of people do want to go down the fence, and I want to do it on Copper [Heart of a Remedy], but some just want to box or can’t go down the fence. The opportunity to show in a Limited Spectacular allows for boxers to have a place to show.”

Reserve in the Non Pro Limited Spectacular went to Daniel Perez aboard Red Carpet Style (CD Lights x Stylish N Shiney x Shining Spark). The pair scored a 440.5 (H:148/R:143.5/C:149) and took home $1,233.

YOUTH BRIDLE SPECTACULAR NRCHA again offered Youth Spectaculars at a 2018 premier event.

Haydin Steffen and Addison Coutts went head-to-head in the Youth Bridle Spectacular. Aboard Nics Chica Lena (Tejons Lena Nic x Ms Bonanaza Anna x Major Bonanza), Haydin took home an NRCHA trophy, Platinum Performance and a set of Classic Equine Split boots along with a check for $450 with her winning score of 421 (H:139/R:139/C:143).

The pair added $85 and other prizes to their winnings with a third place finish in the Youth Bridle class. This is the Oregon youth rider’s second Youth Spectacular appearance. At the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes, Haydin and Nics Chica Lena placed fourth.

Addison Coutts and Peppys Please (Chic Please x Peppys Lena Limerick x Peppy San Badger) took the reserve title along with a Therapeutic mesh Horse Blanket from Back on Track, a set of wooden stirrups and a $50 Gift certificate for Santa Cruz Animal Health products with their 416 (H:138/R:142/C:136). The duo also earned $21.25 for tying for 4th in the Youth Bridle class.

YOUTH LIMITED SPECTACULAR Eight youth riders rode into the herd hoping to win the the Youth Limited Spectacular title in Paso Robles. After all three events were complete, Lauren Langbaum emerged from the pack on top with a 427 composite score. Aboard Little Soldado (Sophisticated Catt x Miss N Suzana x Miss N Cash), Lauren scored a 142 in the herd work, 141 in reining and a 144 in the cow work to secure the win, an NRCHA trophy, Platinum Performance and a set of Classic Equine Split boots along with $420. Her rein and cow scores also took her to the top of the Youth Limited Horse Show class for an additional $150 and an NRCHA Trophy, Platinum Performance and Horsepower Boots by Rios of Mercedes.

Reserve in the Youth Limited Spectacular went to Douglas Allan McDaniel, Jr. Douglas and CR Tuffs Magic Tonic (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Oak Tonic x Little Peppy Oak) scored a 426 (H:146/R:140/C:140) to win title along with a Therapeutic mesh Horse Blanket from Back on Track, a set of wooden stirrups and $315. Their scores placed the pair fifth in the Youth Limited class for an additional $50.

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YOUTH BRIDLE SPECTACULAR CHAMPION

YOUTH BRIDLE SPECTACULAR RESERVE CHAMPION

YOUTH LIMITED SPECTACULAR CHAMPION

YOUTH LIMITED SPECTACULAR RESERVE CHAMPION

Haydin Steffen and Nics Chica Lena (Tejos Lena Nic x Ms Bonanaza Anna x Major Bonanza) took the Youth Spectacular.

Little Soldado (Sophisticated Catt x Miss N Suzana x Miss N Cash) and Lauren Langbaum scored a 142 in the herd work, 141 in reining and a 144 in the cow work to secure the Youth Limited Spectacular championship.

Addison Coutts and Peppys Please (Chic Please x Peppys Lena Limerick x Peppy San Badger) took reserve.

Douglas Allan McDaniel, Jr. and CR Tuffs Magic Tonic (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Oak Tonic x Little Peppy Oak) scored a 426 (H:146/ R:140/C:140) to finish as Reserve Champion.

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TWO REIN SPECTACULAR

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wo was the magic number at the 2018 NRCHA Derby, and Open Two Rein Spectacular Champions Gunna Be A Smartie (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Mine x Gunna Smoke) and Shane Steffen once again found success in the show pen.

The Oregon trainer and the 2012 mare captured the championship at the 2018 Stallion Stakes in Vegas, and their good fortune kept rolling in Paso Robles, California. For Steffen, it wasn’t luck but a show horse that was more seasoned for her job.

“She is an honest mare and is feeling more solid down the fence, [being shown] one handed. She is standing on her own and that is fun,” he says. Steffen appreciates the opportunity to season a horse one-handed in the two rein before advancing to the bridle class.

“The [two rein spectacular] is a place to get a horse somewhat seasoned before you have to jump in with the Open Bridle horses. There are so many good ones and it is a tough place to jump into. You are just hoping you have a chance.”

Owner Linda McMahon of McSpyder Ranch was on-hand to witness the duo’s success. Steffen and Gunna Be A Smartie scored a composite 663 (H:222/R:221.5/ C:219.5) to take the win and $4,650.00.

Though she grew up riding in English disciplines, McMahon appreciates the cow horse industry’s openness and welcoming attitude. She recalled when Steffen suggested she purchase the mare.

“Shane is the one that found her when we were looking for a 2-year-old. She is a slow starter and didn’t make the finals in the Snaffle Bit, but Shane’s done a great job,” says McMahon. “They really are a team. He’s a great guy. I have great trainers in the NRCHA.”

As the mare continues to advance in training, McMahon isn’t ruling out backing this duo in the NRCHA’s crowd favorite event, the World’s Greatest Horseman.

“All the events are fun, but the World’s Greatest Horseman has to be the best and the most fun event there is to go to, even when you don’t have a horse,” she says. “Everybody loves it! I would say, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is a go for [Shane to show in] the World’s Greatest.”

The reserve champion title went to Shine Smarter (WR This Cats Smart x Shiney Tari x Shining Spark) and Sarah Dawson riding for owner Linda Mars.

Dawson and Shine Smarter scored a 662 (H:217/R:220.5/C:224.5) for the $3,720.00 paycheck. The score also earned the duo the Open Two Rein class win and another $1,680.00.

NON PRO TWO REIN SPECTACULAR Terri Holowath may say she had zero expectations entering the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular, but her competitive nature craved a win. It didn’t matter Holowath hadn’t shown since September 2017, her desire to compete was as strong as ever. When she and SDP Blu Rey (TR Dual Rey x Sues Lil Dusty x Meradas Blue Sue) scored a 434.5 composite (H: 145/R:140.5/C:149) and the Non Pro Two Rein champion title, it was more than another notch in her belt. For Holowath, it was validation she could still be a competitor.

From September 2017 until March 2018, Holowath fought a virus that caused an autoimmune response in her body that created double vision. The optic nerve no longer spoke to her brain properly, she felt fatigued, and her balance and depth

“The [two rein spectacular] is a place to get a horse somewhat seasoned before you have to jump in with the Open Bridle horses. There are so many good ones and it is a tough place to jump into. You are just hoping you have a chance.”

—Shane Steffen

perception were affected. Riding took a back seat to getting her health back.

“Even now, in certain light, it is a depth perception issue,” she explains.

“A concussion is the usual cause of this issue, though mine was a virus. If I get tired and don’t eat properly, the double vision comes back. The concept of taking care of myself is pretty important.

In March, I was still a little off but now I am comfortable enough to go down the fence and be where I am supposed to be in cow horse.”

Her comfort level was in part due to SDP Blue Rey, known fondly as “Budlights.” Holowath’s husband, Bart, showed the roan gelding previously and once Budlights graduated from the derby-aged events, Terri took the reins.

“As I always do, when Bart is finished with them in the derbies, I steal them for the two-rein,” Holowath says. “He is a good source of supplying horses to me.

When I got back to riding [in March], my horse was sidelined. I took Budlights from Bart. This was my second time to show him. This horse is broke, he is safe and stays in his lane.”

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That’s not to say that the roan can’t hold his own against a cow. Holowath’s concern in the fence work was that she might fly off him in the turns. But, the quick gelding and the tenacious non pro made a dynamic pair, marking the highest fence score.

For Holowath, getting back to showing was akin to getting back to “normal.”

Her usual fast-paced work life managing a large accounting firm in Cayley, Alberta, doesn’t justify riding a young horse. Instead, Holowath focuses on the years following, finding satisfaction in helping season a soft bridle horse.

“To ride those younger horses, a 3-, 4- or 5-year-old, it takes a lot of work and a time commitment. The nice thing at the two rein and bridle level is that they have the basics and foundation done, and they are safe and smart. If I miss a day or two of riding, the wheels don’t come off. It is

OPEN TWO REIN SPECTACULAR CHAMPION

“The nice thing at the two rein and bridle level is that they have the basics and foundation done, and they are safe and smart.”

—Terri Holowath

the right way for me to ride and show with my job time commitments. The two rein and the bridle still require a lot of work to make them a good bridle horse, but it is a different style of riding to get them nice in the bridle.”

With Budlights and her bridle horse, Red Hot Jade (Smart Little Pepinic x Miss Nica Dual x Mister Dual Pep) in the barn, Holowath is looking forward to the rest

Gunna Be A Smartie (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Mine x Gunna Smoke) and Shane Steffen scored a composite 663 (H:222/R:221.5/C:219.5) to take the win and $4,650.00 for owner Linda McMahon.

of the year’s events. Her plan? Have fun and keep riding.

“I was feeling pretty sorry for myself through the winter, sitting there wondering if I would get back to riding again.

The fact I’m able to ride and show again, I am so grateful,” says Holowath. “For a while, I was saying that I didn’t care about the scores as long as I could ride, but I’m way too competitive. Yes, I am forever grateful that I overcame this virus but having success is so exciting.”

Reserve in the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular went to Garrell Reilly aboard Sparks On The Fence (Smart Boons x Spark Chic Olena x Smart Chic Olena).

The duo scored a 425.5 (H:141/R:139/ C:145.5) to earn $1,230.00.

The Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular had seven entries, vying for part of the $32,750 in added money to the Spectacular classes at the Derby.

OPEN TWO REIN SPECTACULAR RESERVE CHAMPION

Shine Smarter (WR This Cats Smart x Shiney Tari x Shining Spark) and Sarah Dawson scored a 662 (H:217/R:220.5/C:224.5) for reserve and the $3,720.00 paycheck for owner Linda Mars.

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NON prO tWO reIN speCtACuLAr CHAmpION

terri Holowath piloted sDp blu rey (tr Dual rey x sues Lil Dusty x meradas blue sue) to a 434.5 composite (H: 145/r:140.5/C:149) to earn the Non pro two rein spectacular win and $1,640.00.

NON prO tWO reIN speCtACuLAr reserVe CHAmpION

garrell reilly and sparks On the Fence (smart boons x spark Chic Olena x smart Chic Olena) scored a 425.5 (H:141/r:139/C:145.5) to earn $1,230.00 and the reserve title .

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During the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Jack and Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby held June 10-17 in Paso Robles, California, competitors vied for wins in all of the NRCHA sanctioned horse show classes.

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OPEN BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION & INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE 1st place

Solano Cat (High Brow Cat x Smartest Solano x Smart Little Lena), ridden by Ron Ralls, scored a 293 (R:145/C:148) to win $1,704 and reserve in the Open Bridle as well as $270 for 1st place Intermediate Open Bridle for owners Shannon and Hershel Reid.

OPEN BRIDLE CHAMPION

Shiners Darlin (Shining Spark x Tari Darlin x Taris Catalyst) was piloted by Sarah Dawson to a 295 score (R:145.5/C:149.5) to win $2,130.00 for owner Linda Mars, in the Open Bridle class.

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE 2nd PLACE

CD Smart Brat (Nasty CD x Shesa Smart Brat x Smart Chic Olena) captured the Intermediate Open reserve with a 291.5 (R:143/C:148.5) score with Clay Volmer in the saddle for owner Sheleah L. Hester.

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LIMITED OPEN BRIDLE CHAMPION

LIMITED OPEN BRIDLE Reserve CHAMPION

NON PRO BRIDLE CHAMPION

NOVICE NON PRO BRIDLE Reserve CHAMPION

License To Pack Heat (License To Shine x Spartans Barlady x Spartan Specialty) scored a 284 (R:139/C:145) with Travis Mankins in the saddle to win the Limited Open Bridle for owner Dawn Champion, earning $1,400.

Amy Lund rode her 2005 AQHA Gelding, The Big Day (Smart Little Lena x Olena Day x Doc Olena), to the Non Pro Bridle title and $1,350.00 with a score of 287 (R:142/C:145).

Light Shine (CD Lights x Shine O Lena x Shining Spark), ridden by Jase Grimshaw, scored a 284 (R:142/C:142) to earn the reserve Limited Open Bridle and $1,050 for owner Barbara Truex, DVM.

Garrett Lund rode Ginas Pepto (One Time Pepto x Gina Badger x Peppy San Badger) to a 285 (R: 139/C:146) garnering the Novice Non Pro Bridle Reserve Champion title and $894.

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SELECT NON PRO BRIDLE 1st place

SELECT NON PRO BRIDLE 2nd place

OPEN HACKAMORE CHAMPION

OPEN HACKAMORE RESERVE CHAMPION & INTERMEDIATE OPEN HACKAMORE 1stplace

Murray Thompson piloted his horse, Call Me WR (WR This Cats Smart x Call Me Christysue x Doc Olena), to a 284 (R:142/C:142), earning the Select Non Pro Bridle win and $250.

Peptos Smart Cookie (Cookin Merada x Uvaldes Cow Smart x Peptosmart), owned by Finally Farm Paints, Inc. and piloted by Shane Steffen, scored a 285 (R:142.5/C:142.5) to earn the Open Hackamore championship and $3,048.

With a 278.5 (R:137/C:141.5), Danielle Stanton and Go Tell That Fox (Heart Of A Fox x Mini Me x Dual Peppy) were second in the Select Non Pro Bridle earning $150.

Stylish Tallica (Metallic Cat x CD Chica San Choice x SR Instant Choice), ridden and owned by Billy Martin, scored a 284 (143/C:141) to earn the reserve title and $2,032. With the same score, the duo captured the top Intermediate Open spot and added $240 more to Martin’s earnings.

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INTERMEDIATE HACKAMORE 2nd place

LIMITED OPEN HACKAMORE CHAMPION

LIMITED OPEN HACKAMORe RESERVE CHAMPION

NON PRO HACKAMORE CHAMPION

Seven S Corona (Very Smart Remedy x Seven S Zans Fancy x Seven S Zanaday), ridden by Brad Barkemeyer for owners Greenberg Land and Livestock, LLC, scored a 279 (R:136.5/C:142.5) for the runner up spot and $160.

Hesa Royalena (Bet Hesa Cat x Black Tie Queen x Smart Lil Ricochet), ridden by Jerry Jones, scored a 278.5 (R:139.5/C:139) to earn the Limited Open Hackamore reserve and $675 for owners Milhoan Family Partners.

SJR Smart Dancer (WR This Cats Smart x Like A Sundance x Like A Diamond) and owner / rider Rebecca Ann Sternadel scored a 281 (R:139.5/C:141.5) to earn the Limited Open Hackamore Champion title and $1,125.

Rachel Reedy piloted Uno Whats Wright (Hes Wright On x Uno What Weeno x Smart Little Uno) to a score of 287.5 (R:143.5/C:144) to earn the Non Pro Hackamore title and $1,050.

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NON PRO HACKAMORE RESERVE CHAMPION

NON PRO LIMITED RESERVE CHAMPION

5K NON PRO LIMITED CHAMPION

5K NON PRO LIMITED RESERVE CHAMPION

Darleen Wood won reserve in the Non Pro Hackamore with a score of 284.5 (R:141/C:143.5) aboard Easy Peezy (Tuck It Easy x Steadys HeartThrob x Gangster Chic), earning $630.

Orlando Gonzalez captured the 5K Non Pro Limited title with a score of 292 (R:144.5/C:147.5) aboard Ms Genuinelysmart (Very Smart Remedy x Genuine Redbud x Genuine Doc), earning $612.50.

Lauren M. Boychuk and here 2010 Stallion, Mister OMG (One Time Pepto x Sallie B Badge x Playboys Badge), marked a monstrous cow score of 149 which, when combined with her 145 in the reining captured the Non Pro Limited reserve championship and $880.

Andrea Adams piloted Wanna Wanna Prize (Smokums Prize x Ill Be A Winning Gal x Ill Be Smart) to a score of 290 (R:145/C:145) to earn reserve in the 5K Non Pro Limited and $490.

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1K NON PRO LIMITED CHAMPION

1K NON PRO LIMITED RESERVE CHAMPION

SELECT NON PRO LIMITED 2nd place

YOUTH BRIDLE CHAMPION

Sue Schmitz and Smoking Red Pepper (Smokeelan x A Red Belle Pepper x Mister Dual Pep) scored a 291.5 (R:142.5/C:149) to claim the 1K Non Pro Limited win and $437.50.

Debra Brautovich and Ima Diamond J Star (Diamond J Star x Miss Smokum Doc Bar x Smokum Oak) rode to a 289. (R:143.5/C:145.5) and pocketed $300 for 2nd place in the highly competitive Select Non Pro Limited.

Alexandra Veen and A Boy Named Su (Soula Jule Star x Jaci Bee Great x Jac Daniels Neat) scored a 291 (R:143/C:148) for reserve, earning $315.

Josie Ferrante captured the Youth Bridle class Championship and $170 with a score of 286.5 (R: 142/C:144.5) riding owner Toni Young’s Fancy Dual Twist (Freckles Fancy Twist x Sallys Dual Pep x Mister Dual Pep).

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YOUTH BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION

Shea Linane was the Reserve Champion Youth Bridle rider with a score of 282.5 (R: 139.5/C:143) aboard Mr Smart Lil Star (Smart Chic Olena x Genuine Starlena x Lenas Sugarman), and winning $127.50.

YOUTH LIMITED RESERVE CHAMPION and YOUTH LIMITED 13 & Under 1st Place

Emery Pura and Smart Teena Cash (Very Smart Remedy x Teena Cash Flo x Nu Cash) scored a 283.5 (R:141.5/C:142) to earn reserve and $125. Along with that reserve title, Emery was also atop the Youth Limited 13 & Under class.

The following winners are also listed in their Spectacular event coverage.

NON PRO BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION, INTERMEDIATE NON PRO BRIDLE CHAMPION & NOVICE NON PRO BRIDLE CHAMPION

Meredith Graber piloted CSR Lay Down Sally (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) to a composite 286 (R:141.5/C:144.5), earning $1,125 in reserve NPB, $960 as Intermediate Non Pro champion and $1,192 as Novice Non Pro Bridle Champion.

INTERMEDIATE NON PRO BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION

Tracy Lynch and CD Rock Slide (That CD Rocks x Smart Nu Penny x Nu Cash), owned by her father, James F. Putnam, , scored a 285.5 (R:140/C:145.5) to earn $800 and the reserve title.

SELECT NON PRO LIMITED - 1st place

Dan Perez and his 2011 mare, Red Carpet Style (CD Lights x Stylish N Shiney x Shining Spark), scored a 292.5 (R:143.5/C:149) to win the Select Non Pro Limited and $375.

OPEN TWO REIN CHAMPION

Shine Smarter (WR This Cats Smart x Shiney Tari x Shining Spark) and trainer Sarah Dawson captured the Open Tw Rein for owner Linda Mars with a 445 (R:220.5/C:224.5), earning $1,680.00.

OPEN TWO REIN RESERVE CHAMPION

Reserve Open Two Rein went to Smooth Bellingrath (Smooth As A Cat x Very Special Peppy x Peppy San Badger), piloted by Nicholas Dowers for owner Triple D Ranches, with a score of 444 (R:219/C:225), earning $1,400.

NON PRO TWO REIN CHAMPION

Terri Holowath and SDP Blu Rey (TR Dual Rey x Sues Lil Dusty x Meradas Blue Sue) won the Non Pro Two Rein class with a 289.5 composite (R: 140.5/C:149) and took home $1,160.00

NON PRO TWO REIN RESERVE CHAMPION

YOUTH LIMITED 13 & UNDER 2nd Place

Brett Pura rode Bet Hesa Scotti (Bet Hesa Cat x Lenas Scotti x Bobby Bo Badger) to a composite 277.5 (R: 137.5/C:140) in the Youth Limited 13 & Under for the runner up spot.

Samara Trimble and Two Scoops of Reysin (Hes A Peptospoonful x Reysin) worked well together to snag a 287.5 (R:142.5/C:145) and $696.

NON PRO LIMITED BRIDLE CHAMPION

Kristin Bacchetti and Heart Of A Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) scored a 294.5 composite (R:146/C:148.) to win the Non Pro Limited and $1,120.00.

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Abigail Boatwright

Of all the Western performance horse disciplines, reined cow horse is one of the most physically challenging. The perfect mix of reining, cutting and cow work makes for an exciting showcase of our horses’ athleticism, but the hard work necessary to compete in these events can contribute to several types of injuries.

Dr. Joe Carter, DVM, founder of Oklahoma Equine Hospital and official veterinarian of the National Reined Cow Horse Association, lays out three lameness injuries he encounters in reined cow horses. He shares how they can be treated and, just as important as treatment, how you can reduce their occurrence.

Subtle lameness can be observed by a sharp-eyed veterinarian watching the horse move.

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THE TRIFECTA’S EFFECT

CUTTING: STIFLE INJURIES

The nature of a reined cow horse’s job means inherent wear and tear on the horse’s body. Carter says he considers reined cow horses to be triathletes.

“Two of those three events—reining and fence work—involve high speeds and sprinting,” Carter says. “The sport incorporates some of what’s physically necessary for, say, a barrel racer, a racing Quarter Horse or a rope horse that sprints. So we see injuries that are specific and unique to each of those disciplines, and unique to speed events. [Reined cow horses] have a broad array of lameness issues.”

Three different events requiring three completely separate tasks creates three unique areas of stress, says Carter.

“These three areas of stress create their own performance and training problems, and eventually, if left unattended, can turn into lameness problems,” Carter says.

Problems: Primary injuries include a torn meniscus and cartilage damage.

Causes: For cutting, the horse is typically competing in deeper ground, and Carter says the tendency to suck back or “draw” and rotate on the hind end, combined with sudden turns, causes soreness in the stifle.

“The stifle is the same as our knee,” Carter says. “Think about a football player changing directions going full speed.”

Similar to the human knee, the stifle contains the femur, or leg bone; the tibia, or shin bone; and the patella, the knee cap. In between these bones is the big, soft, spongy piece of tissue known as the meniscus. Carter says horses can and do tear the meniscus. They also can have issues with cartilage wearing away.

One thing you probably won’t see in a horse is a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

“Horses rarely tear the ACL—it’s like a giant piece of rope for them. But we do see a lot of smaller tissue issues, like the meniscus and cartilage damage,” Carter says.

Diagnostics: A pinpoint diagnosis for these issues can be difficult. Carter says a physical exam by a veterinarian is critical to understand stifle problems, and can identify subtle changes in the stifle joint’s fluid level. The No. 1 indicator of decreasing quality of joint fluid is effusion of the stifle joint, which means distention or swelling of the joint, and this is palpable.

“Typically, unless the horse has gone into arthritis, which is end-stage for some stifle issues, effusion doesn’t show up on x-rays,” Carter says. “But that doesn’t rule out the fact that the stifle could be sore.”

The horse’s response to a flexion test also can indicate stifle issues. Carter says that watching the horse move—either on a longe line or under saddle—can bring to light stifle issues because they can cause gait abnormalities.

If the physical exam does not show the source of the horse’s lameness, the veterinarian can perform a diagnostic arthroscopy. The horse is put under anesthesia and a small arthroscope is inserted into the horse’s joint to evaluate the joint. The veterinarian then can repair soft-tissue injuries and prescribe proper rehabilitation and a treatment program.

Treatment: Carter says there are many different treatments available. The most common problem he sees—synovitis, which is joint-capsule inflammation and

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Flexions tests can pinpoint stifle issues that may not yet appear in radiographs.

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fluid accumulation in the stifle joint—can be treated effectively with a drug called Hyvisc®.

“Hyvisc is made of natural [hyaluronic acid components], a building block of joint fluid,” Carter says. “It’s anti-inflammatory and healing, and a very effective treatment for synovitis.”

To treat secondary and associated cartilage injuries, Carter utilizes interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IRAP) techniques. A blood sample from the horse is processed to harvest the body’s own arthritis-fighting chemical, which is then reinjected into the affected joint.

For a meniscus injury, or other structural injuries of the stifle, Carter says surgery is the prescribed treatment.

strength in the quadriceps, Carter thinks swimming adds resistance to movement to strengthen a horse’s quads.

“I’m very fond of swimming horses with chronic stifle problems,” Carter says.

He also recommends building quadricep strength with extended long-trotting or trotting over logs, which encourages the horse to pick its feet up higher, as well as jogging up and down hills, and backing in the arena.

“For a horse with chronic stifle problems, I have the rider jog the horse for 15 minutes and then back him for five minutes every day prior to a work session,” Carter says.

Prevention: Proper conditioning is important–particularly swimming and walking on an aqua treadmill. Similar to a human diagnosed with a knee issue, where doctors prescribe building

Problems: Joint soreness presents as training or performance issues, and can include arthritis, synovitis and cartilage injuries.

“The horse may not be a classic headbobbing lame horse, but he may have very subtle lameness that will dramatically affect his ability to do a maneuver,” Carter says.

///// The Wellness Exam Dr. Joe Carter recommends wellness exams for all the joints, but particularly the hocks. He suggests starting the exams by March of the horse’s 3-year-old year, continuing the exams every 60 days throughout the year.

A quality wellness exam includes the following: • Palpation of significant anatomic structures • Flexion test • Movement test • Ultrasound

Reining: Joint Soreness

Causes: Anytime a horse stops hard, Carter says that puts pressure and concussion on the hocks. Repeated stopping, particularly on hard ground or on a bad base, can jar the joints.

The hocks are four joints stacked on top of each other. The top joint is high motion, and the bottom three joints are stacked on top of each other, poker-chip style. Frequently horses competing in

Swimming your horse is an excellent way to build its quadricep, possibly reducing stifle injuries.

reining suffer degenerative arthritis of the center hock joint. This starts with synovitis and cartilage injuries.

Diagnostics: If your horse begins having difficulty stopping, he could have sore hocks. If your horse falls out of lead, it’s probably going to be related to his stifles. And if he has trouble turning, it could be a front-end issue, such as a coffin-joint soreness or shoulder soreness, says Carter.

Radiographs, a physical exam and flexion tests reveal the source of joint soreness.

Treatment: Carter typically treats synovitis and cartilage injuries with Hyvisc.

After years working with performance horses, he no longer believes injecting hocks with steroids is the right course of treatment.

“Years ago, we were taught to use high doses of steroid in the lower hock joints, and I think that is probably the worst thing we can do,” Carter says.

“The thought process was that the steroids would degenerate the cartilage and accelerate the fusing process. But while it definitely degenerates the cartilage, far too many times the joint does not completely fuse, which leaves the horse in limbo, stuck with a partiallyfused, partially-mobile, chronically-sore joint.”

Now, Carter strives for cartilage preservation of the lower hock joints, using Hyvisc to keep the joints well-maintained and well-lubricated.

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Top right: Radiographs can help diagnose joint issues.

Bottom row, left to right: Flexion tests can show joint issues before they start affecting performance and attitude.

Dr. Carter often uses Hyvisc to help manage performance horse joints. The hyaluronic acid properties mimic the horse’s natural joint fluid.

Limb palpation during regular wellness exams can identify suspensory issues long before they affect the horse.

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tal problems because he’s dreading his job, you will be so far ahead with that horse,” Carter says. “If you flex a horse in March and he is negative for alteration of gait, and you flex a horse in May and he is positive for alteration of gait, but still stopping hard, you need to inject some Hyvisc in his joints. If you

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Prevention: When wellness exams are performed every 60 days for a horse in training and competition Carter looks for changes in the horse’s gait after the flexion test.

“If you can catch a horse that’s hocksore on a flexion test before he quits stopping and develops training and men-

wait till July [to inject the horse], the trainer is going to say the horse isn’t stopping well, or is picking its leg up, or is collapsing to the ground instead of easing into the ground. You’ve already developed a training problem because the horse has been sore for a couple of months.”

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Fence Work: Suspensory Injuries Problems: Inflammation occurs in the ligament connecting the knee to the fetlock, or the hock to the fetlock.

Causes: Carter considers the reined cow horse event to be a speed event.

“Massive, 180-degree turns repeated three times,” Carter says. “You can get all of the above injuries described for cutting and reining, in addition to what I would describe as speed injuries that you’d see in racing quarter horses: knee injuries, hyperextending the knees, knee chips and suspensory injuries.”

Suspensory ligaments can be injured when the leg becomes hyperextended, whether it has sunk into a hole or deep ground, or because the muscles are fatigued, allowing the ankle to hyperflex and drop to the ground, stretching the ligaments beyond their capacity.

Diagnostics: Wellness exams can pinpoint issues before they become large problems.

“I believe suspensory injuries are typically cumulative—they’re not one-time injuries,” Carter says. “We see them in wellness exams—they’ll start to get fluid or thickness or soreness on palpation

way before they start to show any training issues or lameness from it.”

Examining the horse with an ultrasound or an MRI can help diagnose a suspensory injury.

Treatment: Although he doesn’t recommend ceasing all training for suspensory problems, unless it’s an actual tear, Carter does prescribe a scaled-back workload.

For example, such techniques as avoiding loping on the right lead for a rightfront suspensory injury can help reduce the amount of weight that leg will carry.

“I believe in keeping horses in training, unless you have to stop, but I do recommend backing off on training with a suspensory injury,” Carter says. “If we’re catching it early, start incorporating icing of the legs.”

///// Bio Dr. Joe Carter is the owner and founder of Oklahoma Equine Hospital and is the official veterinarian of the NRCHA. The hospital has two locations in Oklahoma, Washington and Marietta, and serves clients in a large area of the state, as well as in Texas. Dr. Carter specializes in horseshow medicine and lameness

Ultrasound can reveal issues in suspensory ligaments and the stifle.

Injections containing hyaluronic acid or other medications may help treat your horse’s joint issues.

Ice treatment can include cold saltwater therapies, ice boots and ice buckets.

Carter also recommends poulticing sore legs at night.

“Plain, old-fashioned clay poultices pull inflammation and heat out of the legs,” Carter says. “Heat breaks down the chemicals that attach tendon and ligament fibers together, so cooling the legs more quickly can help.”

While a supportive wrap cannot prevent an injury, some wraps have been shown to decrease the pounds of load per square inch on the ligaments by up to 10 percent.

“It’s not a silver bullet, but if you can decrease the load by 10 percent, I think the wraps are worthwhile,” Carter says.

“There’s not one thing that’s going to work for every horse, in every situation.

But sometimes, the cumulative effect of sports wraps, icing and alteration of a training schedule can help heal the horse.”

For a more serious injury, shock-wave therapy has been shown to be effective at

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///////// YOUR HORSE’S HEALTH Far left: sport boots can sometimes reduce the load on your horse’s legs, which can possibly reduce chances of suspensory injuries, says Dr. Carter.

Left: If your horse shows signs of suspensory issues, ice boot therapy, saltwater therapy and poultices can help treat the problem.

COURTESY SOFT-RIDE

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tive at stimulating healing to a suspensory ligament. Carter says regenerative treatments that include stem cells and platelet-rich plasma also can be effective.

Prevention: Fatigue is the greatest contributor to these injuries, says Carter.

“I think it’s critically important that these horses are conditioned well,” Carter says. “Most injuries occur when these horses get tired. The muscles start to not function as well.”

When a horse is physically tired, the stay ligaments—the series of ligaments

running from the top of the leg to the bottom, which allow the horse to sleep standing up—no longer hold the joints in their proper alignment while the horse is working. This puts stress on other ligaments in the pastern and foot, including the suspensories.

Proper care of arena footing, meticulous post-ride routines, consistent conditioning and regular wellness exams with preventive treatments can all help keep your reined cow horse sound and healthy for the long haul.

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PREMIER EVENT LIKE A PRO

KATE BRADLEY BYARS

TEPPING OUT OF ONE’S COMFORT ZONE IS TOUGH. Where a top three class placing is a typical occurrence for a rider at local reined cow horse shows, that is not a given at a premier event. Combined with additional worries like a larger facility to navigate, or a longer show schedule to plan around, a premier event can be daunting. But no fear! With the following advice from the National Reined Cow Horse Association staff and NRCHA members, stepping up to compete at a premier event is easy as one, two, three, four.

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Compiled by the NRCHA

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START EARLY Pick your show date, and then study up. Everything needed to successfully compete at an NRCHA premier event is located in the Exhibitor’s Packet. Well, everything but the horse!

While longtime members often know the answer to many questions, the factual information is in the Exhibitor’s Packet, which can be found online. Certain important pieces of information that change by venue are located there, such as stall information, practice pen information and instructions to make RV or living quarter trailer reservations. You’ll find your class list, fees and entry form all in this document—a one-stop shop.

The thought of competing at a major NRCHA event is incredibly alluring, but also intimidating for riders. With these insider tips, riders can tackle their first premier event like a professional.

• Study the facility. Each facility has different requirements or availability for stalls or RV hook up. Understanding whether shavings are pre-loaded into stalls or if there is a feed company on the grounds is important to settling your horse as quickly as possible.

The contact for RV hookup is more often than not with the facility, and the NRCHA office doesn’t take those reservations. Don’t add stress about lodging on top of preparing to show—reserve early.

• Gather paperwork. Don’t wait to get started obtaining the required negative test result certificate for Coggins or a health certificate for out of state travel.

Most states require a health certificate to cross state lines, and the date at which a horse can be checked varies by state. Be aware of your state’s health certificate requirements and the requirements of the

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ARRIVE PREPARED

PRIMO MORALES

Above: Bring a check to cover shavings, practice pen runs and other incidentals at the show.

Charging to a credit card increases the cost.

Left: Competitor Becky Stockett recalls her first premiere event as intimidating, but today she enjoys competing at a higher level.

states you are traveling through to get to the show. Often the veterinarian ships test results off, so don’t call the vet on a Monday and expect to leave for the show Tuesday with papers in hand.

• Enter early. Don’t wait until the last minute to renew your NRCHA membership. Do it well before the show date. This step helps ensure eligibility for classes and impacts your entry.

“Though members can renew their membership at a show, it is better to renew when the new show/membership year starts on November 16th,”

says NRCHA Membership Coordinator Barbara Nahlik. “Renewing membership at the same time annually lets the member know the classes for which they are eligible, they will already have their new membership card and rule book in hand, and they won’t miss a single issue of Reined Cow Horse News.”

Email entries can find their way to the spam folder. To ensure your show entry was received, look for an email confirmation from the NRCHA. Follow up before the show if a confirmation never arrives in your inbox.

It sounds simple but arriving with an out of date Coggins test or without a check to pay fees results in a long walk to the office for nothing. Knowing the necessary steps to ensure a quick check-in sets you up for a winning show experience.

Come to the office after you get your horse settled. Don’t be the exhibitor that rushes into the office and says, “I’m showing in two horses and I didn’t get my back number!” Bring health papers, payment and a copy of your entry. Be prepared to wait patiently if you arrived during the rush.

• Payment. Bring a check to the office when checking in horses. Having a check instead of a credit card will save you money. It also saves the hassle of trying to remember to bring payment while juggling practice and class schedules. This one check will cover stalls and shavings, practice pen time and other additional charges.

• Double check. While the NRCHA prints the class codes for each entered class for each horse a member has entered on their back number, having the list with you helps the check-in process flow.

Remember to always check your back number against your list of class entries.

The time to correct a possible class error is at check-in time.

3.

RIDE UP Now that the paperwork and logistics are planned out, get ready to ride. But whether competing against 15 horses at a region show or 50 at the Stallion Stakes, maintain a consistent routine.

Prepare for a premier event like it is just another horse show, says NRCHA Hall of Fame trainer Ron Ralls from Gainesville, Texas.

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Above: Non pro competitor Hannah Warde advises riders to work their horse like they do at home and not try to change things up before the class.

Right: NRCHA Hall of Fame trainer Ron Ralls has seen more than his share of big cow horse events. Ralls advises competitors to make the show an attainable goal, not an intimidating or pie-in-the-sky event.

“Simply because it is a premier event, one of the bigger aged events, don’t put it where it isn’t an obtainable show,” he advises. “Try to be as ready as you can at home to make yourself and your horse prepared.”

Once at the show, it could be intimidating to ride against competitors that seem larger than life, or riders that have considerable earnings. Set aside those feelings to remember that everyone started out the same, by attending their first premier event.

Non pro competitor Becky Stockett, from Scottsdale, Arizona, says the best place to watch and learn is at a premier event.

“There is so much talent out there, it is unbelievable.,” she says. “Everybody

is at different levels, and you can learn from almost everyone. My first event was overwhelming and I was scared to death.

It gets better! “ Listening to other rider’s scores can be detrimental to your own performance, according to non pro Hannah Warde, from San Diego, California. And NRCHA Hall of Fame and Million Dollar Rider Ted Robinson, agrees.

“Be ready to mark lower than you normally do for a weekend [show] because it is judged different and the scores are tighter. At a regional show, they mark you a little higher than you will mark here,” Robinson says. “I think that is a big shock to people. Don’t let it get you down that you marked lower than your usual [because] that is just what happens at major events. The best thing to do is get a good night’s sleep and do your best.”

And finally, remember to breathe it all in and enjoy the experience.

“Whatever you do at home, you are more than capable of doing in this kind of big arena,” Warde says. “Enjoy the first big event because once you go to one big show, you want to go to them all.”

BREEZE THROUGH CHECK OUT An NRCHA premier event is not like the express check out at Holiday Inn—please go in the office in person.

This allows for a rundown of costs, and ensures accuracy.

“We don’t charge a fee to close your bill on your behalf, but some shows do,” says Executive Administrator and long-time show secretary Kelley Hartranft. “We prefer to go over your charges with you in person. Besides, that way we get to say goodbye and see your smiling face at the same time.”

An entry process that is well thought through and seamless helps make for a positive show. Remember, the first step is always the hardest when taking on a new challenge. By the end of the show, you will be planning for the next big event!

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ooking for the NRCHA Rule Book, or the Exhibitor’s Packet? Find it online. The most up-to-date correct information is located at nrcha.com.

EVENTS Attending the 2018 Snaffle Bit Futurity? The information is online! Entry forms, class lists, stall mat order forms, sponsor showcase information, draws, results, stabling charts - the NRCHA lists it online.

RESOURCES Whether you’re looking to purchase an official NRCHA embroidered jacked in the online store or you need to look up a rule for clarification, it is located under “Resources.” Trainers and members can locate one another online, and much more.

CONTACT Sometimes we all need to visit with someone in charge, and the NRCHA office contact information is available to members online. Drop a line, obtain the correct information or say thank you for a great show!

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By Katie Navarra

Teaching the

The NRCHA’s inaugural mentoring program provides the guidance new judges need to hone their skills to support event growth and to replenish the ranks as other judges retire.

cross the country, reined cow horse events are experiencing a surge in participation.

With the increased interest comes the need for additional qualified judges.

Ross Hecox

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Judging horse events is an art. It takes skill and studied practice. The NRCHA is ensuring judges have that practice with the sixth-box option at competitions.

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///////// Insights Increase in demand coupled with the age of the current judges’ pool means it’s critical for new individuals to earn their credentials and gain experience.

“As time goes on, some of us are getting older and we will need some new people to step up,” says Sam Rose, chairman of the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Judges Committee.

Currently, NRCHA has close to 300 approved judges. The NRCHA has a good list of approved judges, but it recognizes the need to both expand that list as well as continue existing judges’ education. And while interest and participation is increasing, opportunities for carded judges don’t occur as frequently as they do within other disciples, which makes it difficult for newer judges to gain experience.

The above are a few of the driving forces behind the new sixth-box judge option.

“This term originated with the National Cutting Horse Association,” says NRCHA Director of Judges Bill Enk. “There are six judges’ boxes [or stands] at major events. For the NCHA, five boxes are for the actual judges of the event and selected individuals for education purposes use the ‘sixth box.’ The NRCHA uses the term to describe to our judges who, if they want to improve their knowledge and judging skills, can practice at one of our major events with a seasoned judge.

We are allowing for two additional educational spots, and have four judges per event.”

Introduced at the 2018 Stallion Stakes held March 24-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a small group of judges sat with Rose and scored each portion of the event alongside him. Then, they shared notes and refined their scoring of herd work, reined work and fence work.

The association plans to offer this panel opportunity again at the Snaffle Bit

Futurity Oct. 7-20, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. In order to obtain a sixth spot, Enk says that participants must put in a request with the NRCHA office.

Participants must be a current NRCHA member and have an NRCHA judge card or plan to attend an upcoming judge seminar.

From the Bottom Up Growth for any association comes from the bottom up. That includes learning from more experienced folks who can provide access to decades of knowledge steeped in tradition and balanced with new trends.

“We want these individuals to progress as judges and give the lower-level judges hands-on experience at a premiere event so that we can replenish some of the

judges from the top end,” Rose says.

Arkansas trainer and judge Jeremy Cox was one of the individuals selected to participate in the new mentoring program.

There he had an opportunity to score live runs and receive instant feedback on the way he worked his score card.

“I like how NRCHA is developing newer judges and that they are figuring out a way to build up the younger guys,” Cox says.

NRCHA has designed the score card so that, when it is worked correctly, it literally gives judges “the answer.” A big part of the feedback Rose gives through the six-box judges’ panel is clarifying how to provide a more accurate score in the herd work. Even though the herd work score is based on an average of three cows, NRCHA found that scores were being

Taking advantage of the seminars and opportunities like an open box in the sixth judges’ [format] helps you keep up-to-date on changes.

—Cayley Wilson

Sam Rose, seen here with other NRCHA judges, spearheads the sixth- box judging option as an educational tool to build up the association’s bank of judges.

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more heavily weighted toward a standout cow, which typically would come as the third and final cow being worked.

“A lot of judges overlooked the first cow, maybe the second cow and then the exhibitor would have a really good last cow and get a big score,” Rose explains.

“So, we weren’t getting a true score over the entire run.”

Similarly, on the fence work it was observed that judges place more emphasis on each turn on the fence, rather than the horse’s position and control over the cow throughout the run.

“The judge has to be able to recognize a penalty when there is one and to reward the eye appeal, degree of difficulty and control,” Rose says.

British Columbia trainer Cayley Wilson earned his judge’s card about nine years

ago and said that there’s a box for about every scenario. The more a judge uses the score card the easier it becomes, he said.

He hasn’t had a chance to participate in the sixth-box judges’ panel, but looks forward to doing so, and does attend multiple seminars for continuing education.

“Taking advantage of the seminars and opportunities like an open box in the sixth judges’ [format] helps you keep up-todate on changes,” Wilson says. “Anytime you can go and judge or participate in the six judge’s panel at a premier event, it’s important to go. You’ll have good horses with a lot of credits.”

That can be especially important for newer judges, who rely on local events to gain experience. At smaller events, many riders are just starting out and it is

easier to identify and apply penalties such as a wrong lead, or an underor over-spin. Consistently seeing these types of runs can make correctly marking a good, solid, credit-earning run more difficult.

Gaining Experience Participation in one of the seats for a sixth-box judges’ area is limited to four judges, with the opportunity for two other participants to reserve a spot to learn with Rose. But there are other methods for improving one’s skills and advancing through the judges’ ranks.

Six seminars are held across the U.S. and Canada, usually in the winter so as not to conflict with show schedules. Enk even traveled to New York in 2017 to give one there.

“Anyone can audit the seminar. Even people who show can learn what judges look for,” Enk says. “We expect to see the seminars start popping up in nontraditional locations.”

Carded judges are required to attend one seminar every three years to keep their credentials current. Becoming an NRCHA judge includes written and video-based tests on herd work, reined work and cow work, and steer stopping. The written exam must be passed with an 80 percent or above with the video scoring a 70 percent or higher.

Once the initial exam is passed, judges start as a “1A,”the first rating a judge receives. When the judge has more experience and is judging along the lines of more seasoned judges, he advances to a “2A.” The majority of premier event judges have a “3A” designation. Enk says that some 2A judges, who are enthusiastic about judging larger events, are asked to participate in a premier event, like the Stallion Stakes, and their scores are weighed against the 3A judges’ to see how they stack up.

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is another avenue for developing one’s judging career. Enk encourages new judges to turn to their local affiliates to gain experience. The association is constantly looking for more judges who can withstand the pressures of the job and are enthusiastic about “getting it right.”

“Look closer to home, consider offering a cheaper rate to a local show so that you can gain experience,” he says.

Enk also leads webinars via an online learning system called Blackboard.

Webinars are critical for continued learning, but he emphasizes the importance of watching live runs to improve one’s skill because things happen so fast. There’s not a pause or rewind button in the show pen. Both Cox and Wilson have advice for making the most of attending shows as an exhibitor or spectator.

Prior to earning his judging card, Cox donated his time as a scribe for two years.

That gave him an insider’s look at how judges were scoring runs. Today when he attends shows, he sits in the stands as close to the judges as he can get, scores each run and compares his score to the judges’ scores.

“The bigger shows will print you cards so you can score and compare what you saw to the judges’ scores and see what you missed,” Cox says. “In reined cow horse if you ask the question, someone will get you the answer. There are so many guys willing to sit down and go through 10 runs with you.”

Wilson stands at the back gate watching the best trainers in the game make their runs. He watches the scorecards and reflects on what was rewarded or what earned a penalty.

“You can learn a lot by watching,” Wilson says.

Live runs are undeniably the strongest learning opportunity. But Cox stresses the importance of watching runs so that recognizing penalties, plusses and average scores becomes muscle memory.

In reined cow horse if you ask the question, someone will get you the answer. There are so many guys willing to sit down and go through 10 runs with you. —Jeremy Cox

“I watch the snaffle bit runs over and over again at home, and I record the RFD-TV Inside Reining and World’s Greatest [Horseman] and score the runs.

Then I compare my scores to the judges’ and look for what I might have missed,” says Cox. Wilson pointed out that, as with anything, judges can make mistakes because they are human. And sometimes not even the video reviews are clear, but he believes judges always try to do the best job every time.

The term “box” derives from the use of a judge’s box to allow the judge an unobstructed view in cutting. NRCHA judges can be found in multiple “style” areas, even a cordoned off portion of the stands.

Cox added that judging is a lot of responsibility and that there is a lot at stake when you’re judging a show. “It’s not just about getting through the process of getting your card, you have to stay involved and always learn. This program is an opportunity to do that,” he said.

“The score sheets are good guides, but the really good judges have knowledge of the event, have probably competed in it themselves and have a sense for what’s hard and what’s not,” Enk says.

Through the new sixth- box judging option, NRCHA is committed to giving up-and-coming judges the opportunity to hone their skills so they can recognize what’s right and what’s a penalty.

“We want the weekend and major events to be well-judged and we want to see who is willing to take a step forward to become tomorrow’s judges at the larger events,” Enk concludes.

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San Juan Ranch, a Division of Santa Cruz Animal Health, is rapidly becoming an industry leader in the distribution and development of Veterinary and Animal Health Care Products. As the official animal health and breeding supplier of the NRCHA, the company offers a wide range of products for the optimal care of performance horses, livestock and companion animals. The Animal Health product line includes a comprehensive, high-quality, affordable line of UltraCruz™Animal Health Supplements for horses, dogs and cats.

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DT Horses, “The Elite Brand,” owned and operated by Dean and Leslie Tuftin, is located in beautiful Bend, Oregon. They are proud to be the presenting sponsor of the NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman.

Already an established breeding and training program for world champion rope horses, DT Horses has strengthened its reined cow horse industry presence with the addition of NRCHA Champion Hickory Holly Time to its stallion roster in 2016. Under the guidance of DT Horses’ resident trainer, leading NRCHA Professional Kelby Phillips, the DT Horses program seeks out the best genetics in the performance horse industry, to create versatile champions for every arena. Find them on the web at www.DTHorses.com.

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The Nutro Company is a leading manufacturer of natural pet food products sold exclusively at pet specialty stores, and the Official Pet Food food of the National Reined Cow Horse Association.

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The National Reined Cow Horse Association welcomes Shorty’s Hattery as a Corporate Partner in 2018.

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The American Quarter Horse Association, located in Amarillo, Texas, is the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization.

AQHA members share a passion for the American Quarter Horse and the vast lifestyle created by the world’s most popular horse. The AQHA is an alliance partner of the National Reined Cow Horse Association. Explore the AQHA’s many resources on the web at www.AQHA.com.

Gist Silversmiths: Crafting a Legend Piece by Piece - Gist Silversmiths is proud of its partnership with the NRCHA as its “Official Silversmith”. For 40 years, Gist has been considered the industry leader in customized trophy and award buckles for champions of all disciplines.

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Bloomer is the “Official Horse Trailer” of the NRCHA. Bloomer Trailers has raised the bar in the horse trailer industry. “If you can dream it, we can build it,” is the company slogan. Bloomer offers the highest quality standards of any trailer manufacturer and backs it up with a 10 year structural warranty. For information, see your local Bloomer Trailer dealer or visit www.bloomertrailers.com.

Rios of Mercedes, the Official Boot of the National Reined Cow Horse Association, is one of the last truly handmade all leather boots produced in the United States.

There is no secret to making top quality boots. All you need is the finest leather and true bootmakers with years of experience and the desire to be the best at their craft. Rios has remained true to its roots by making boots for folks who are involved in performance and working horses, raise livestock and in general make their living outdoors. Rios has never cheapened their product by taking shortcuts, lowering standards or chasing fashion trends. We make boots for people who know what a pair of boots is intended for: all day comfort whether horseback or afoot. Visit www.riosofmercedes.com to see some of the styles we offer through our retailers.

Quarter Horse News is one of the most visible information vehicles in the horse world. Quarter Horse News – the News Magazine of the Performance Horse industry - is the only twice-monthly news magazine dedicated to the Western horse industry. For information visit the website at www.quarterhorsenews.com.

Bob’s Custom Saddles are ridden and endorsed by the best of the best in competitive Western riding sports today.

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Courtesy Dennis Moreland Tack

The Three Best Ways to Tie a Mecate Lead to a Saddle With Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack

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ecates are made of long pieces of twisted horsehair or nylon and they’re used on both hackamores and snaffles. When tied correctly, a mecate is one long piece of both looped rein and a lead. The looped portion is a continuous rein for direct reining your green horses and colts. When you step off the horse, you have the lead handy to lead your horse anywhere you need to go.

To keep the lead out of your way while you ride, there’s three easy ways to secure it on your belt or saddle. Refer to the pictures as we go through the methods.

The first step, no matter which method you use to attach your lead, is always to decide the length you want between your horse’s head and the point of attachment. You want to be careful not to leave it so long that your horse can step on it or through it while you’re riding. On the other hand you don’t want it so short that it’s putting pressure on your horse’s face.

The most common method used is to coil your mecate and attach it to your saddle at the swell with your saddle

strings. Start by determining the length you’d like to have between your horse’s head and the saddle. Take a few small coils in the end of the mecate lead. I like to attach the coils facing counter-clockwise (flip it over 180o) as this prevents it from feeding out as I ride (top left photo). Put the coils between the saddle strings and wrap the top string around the coils once. Bring the other saddle string over the top of the tail of the saddle string you just wrapped around the coils. Make a fold in it and pull the fold back under and through the tail of the wrapped string to make a slip knot.

Pull the knot tight. Use the wrapped saddle string tail to make a double slip knot by folding and pulling it through the loop in the 1st slip knot. Pull the knot tight (top right photo). When you want to get off and lead your horse just pull the slip knot loose.

The second way to attach a mecate is to tie a double half hitch around the saddle horn (bottom left photo). You’ll want to consider, however, that the lead won’t come loose if your horse happens to step on it. When you tie it around your saddle horn, the mecate

will be in the way if you plan to rope and dally.

Finally, secure the mecate by attaching it to your own belt. To attach a mecate to your belt you’ll want to be standing about where you’d mount your horse.

Determine the length of lead you want between your horse’s face and your belt and fold the rope in half at that length.

Thread the fold up through your belt or from front to back through your belt loop (bottom right photo). When you dismount simply pull the fold back through your belt with the tail of the mecate.

Using these methods, a mecate can be safely secured to ride, train or show your horse.

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RCHA member Dennis Moreland, owner of Dennis Moreland Tack, has been making quality working and show tack since 1976. Visit www.dmtack.com or call 817-312-5305 to see how Dennis can help you with your tack needs.

We’re a full line manufacturer of quality handmade tack and we’re here to help you!

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UNDERSTANDING THE COW WORK SCORE SHEET Formulating a score sheet to determine cow work runs benefitted both judges and competitors.

By Bill Enk

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he cow work score sheet was developed as a tool to record what actually happened during a fence run. If the score sheet is used correctly, it will weigh the maneuvers, assign penalties where they occurred and record the facts of the work. There are benefits to using the score sheet. It doesn’t let you forget about penalties, it lets you have an opinion if the facts back it up, it will help with consistency on complicated up-and-down type cow works, and also keep you “in the game” on long judging days.

There were several challenges when this score sheet was in the developmental stages. The speed of the cow work makes it difficult to score all the boxes on the sheet without losing the “feel of the run.” A system developed to score some of the boxes while the run was in progress and finish scoring the remaining boxes when the run was complete. It is possible to score the following boxes, plus penalties, while the run is in progress and not lose the feel of the run: Boxing, form and quality of turns, and circles. The rating box, which applies to the fence work, as well as the boxes for position and control, degree of difficulty and eye appeal can be completed when the work is over.

These last three boxes cover the total work.

Our next challenge when developing the score sheet was how to record and weigh the form and quality of fence turns in one box. Some works have two turns, some three, and some four or more. Each box should have one score, with the exception of the circle box, which is stacked one on top of the other. Each circle should receive a full score. The only box that is averaged is the form and quality of turn box. This is the way the score sheet was meant for competition use.

So, back to the form and quality of turns box, how do we score it without over weighing it? The logical answer is to average the turns and come up with the score for the box that best reflects all the turns. If the turns show big differences in quality, more weight should be put on the first two turns because of the degree of difficulty. Another way of coming up with a single score for the turn box is to average the first two turns, then if more turns are attempted, either go up, stay the same, or go down on the average of the first two turns. If you have a fence run with two turns, and one turn is average in form and quality and the other is above average— a check plus—what is the score for the turn box? In the big picture it usually helps separate horses if you stay on the high side if at all possible.

Some of our judges seem to want to score the left turns and the right turns which gives them two scores for the turn box. The problem with this system is it has double the weight of the position and control box. Without good to very good position and control, your work is compromised even if you have good form on your turns.

The idea is to describe the fence run through the score sheet. To do this, the proper weight has to be applied to each box to come up with the answer. It works! You have to trust it.

The rate box reflects the ability of the horse to control pace and position while working the animal on the fence. Rate is important in any event that we do with horses—racing, cutting, roping, you name it, the best horses all rate. The rate and turns usually blend together at some point in the run. To not give credit to the rating box, if earned, would not accurately describe what happened. A horse could theoretically exhibit poor rate and have above average turns. In this case the exhibitor would probably think they had a positive score earned because of the good turns. Without the rate box it might be hard to prove otherwise. The art of rating cannot be over emphasized.

It is the duty of the judge to explain to his/her scribe exactly how they want their score sheet marked. When the judge signs their name, it means the scores add up to the marks and describes the run as they saw it. It is important to go over the score sheet before the event starts. This lets the judge focus and concentrate on judging.

Until next time, Bill Enk NRCHA Director of Judges

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Judges List as of June 26, 2018

Name Susan S. Abel Andy B. Adams Randall D. Alderson Blue R. Allen Jeff Allen Lyn Anderson Ron K. Anderson Karen R. Arlin Billy Arthur Lavert Avent David K. Avery B. J. Avila Bob C. Avila Jane A. Bagley Lance A. Baker Ben Baldus Margo Lea Ball Brad W. Barkemeyer Paul E. Barnes Francesca Baron Maik Bartmann Jaime C. Beamer Michael W. Bednarek Chris C. Benedict Jerry M. Beukelman Darren N. Bilyea Adam L.R. Blackmon Mario Boisjoli Robin M. Bond Jan Boogaerts Ricky Bordignon John W. Boudreaux Roger A. Braa Sarah A. Bradley Donnie Bricker Aaron C. Brookshire Brenda H. Brown Cyndi L. Brown Stephen F. Brown Monty L. Bruce Tom B. Buckingham Rod L. Burr Brandon C. Buttars Kathy Callahan-Smith Bill B. Campbell Antonino Cancellieri Christie L. Capik Marvin “Butch” Carse Joe A. Carter Allison Chapman (Blevins) Dolly R. Chayer Rick Chayer Justin K. Cherry Berry Clanton Bonnie Jo Clay Dale E. Clearwater Billy Cochrane Sandra M. Collier Jill L. Cook Dawn Coons Cal Cooper Debbie P. Cooper Abby Cosenza Marc A. Cosenza David B. Costello

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Camille H. Courtney Franktown CO 720-390-8434 ccourtney@ranchocortinaproperties.com Jeremy Cox Pleasant Plains AR 870-307-7810 coxjammie@yahoo.com Frank E. Craighead Weatherford TX 817-565-5375 frankcraighead@yahoo.com Todd Crawford Blanchard OK 405-229-6053 ride@crawfordperformancehorses.com Tom E. Crowley Kellogg MN 651-380-9194 tom.crowley@ministryhealth.org Michael C. Damianos Oak View CA 805-701-0338 MichaelDamianos@roadrunner.com Matthew M. Davison Hillsboro WI 608-343-3534 Chris C. Dawson Perrin TX 940-902-4242 Lee C. Deacon Marietta OK 940-284-5495 leedeacon89@gmail.com Augusto DeFazio Rivarolo Canaves 10086 ITALY ottodefazio@yahoo.it Laurel Walker Denton Skull Valley AZ 928-379-1150 barubarranch@gmail.com Russell A. Dilday Wynnewood OK 559-359-2637 russell@dildayranch.com David J. Dillman Calhan CO 505-660-7054 ddillman68@hotmail.com Delena Doyle Azle TX 817-614-6413 doyleranchtex@yahoo.com Frederick M. Drayer Le Grand CA 209-761-1134 frederickdrayer@wildblue.net Janette M. Dublin San Angelo TX 817-776-7129 jmsteffl63@gmail.com Jim Dudley Columbia MO jimdudleyqh@hotmail.com Al Dunning Scottsdale AZ 602-361-8803 al@aldunning.com Michael S. Edwards Monroe WA 360-805-6616 2mmeqh@gmail.com Ron E. Emmons Ione CA 209-418-8080 ladonadare@me.com Bill Enk Paso Robles CA 805-610-2462 enk.bill@gmail.com Terry L. Erickson Rigby ID 208-569-7798 teperformancehorses@gmail.com Kathie Ferrante Somis CA 805-276-4892 ferranteranch@aol.com Buddy B. Fisher Abilene TX 325-669-0055 fisherbb@prodigy.net Tony M. Fisher Murphy ID 208-550-1733 tstsfisher@gmail.com Juli Fitch Arbon ID 208-251-6737 tfranch@hotmail.com Todd D. Fitch Arbon ID 208-251-2171 tfranch@hotmail.com Jimmy A. Flores Perris CA 951-218-8306 jfloresph@aol.com Jack E. Forsberg Snowville UT 435-279-7220 m_forsberg@comcast.net Leo W. Fourre Scottsdale AZ 612-501-3456 sharon4a2@aol.com Ryan P. Gallentine Belle Plaine MN 952-769-7061 rgallentine32@aol.com Jason Gay Parma ID 801-791-6485 jgtwirlin@hotmail.com Enrico Giaretta Rovigo RO ITALY 34 98661691 enrico.giaretta@k-adriatica.it Taylor C. Gillespie Rosston TX 719-439-3505 taylorcgillespie@gmail.com David W. Glaser Parma ID 208-989-5404 dhranch3@gmail.com Mona Goransson Kristinehamn SE SWEDEN (46) 550 19984 quarter.hill@telia.com Jake D. Gorrell Hanford CA 559-679-5014 jake@jakegorrell.com Jerry D. Gorrell Glenns Ferry ID 208-599-7373 jerry@snakeriverprop.com Carl Gould Raymond CA 559-760-2017 GouldTraining@sti.net Kirk L. Hall Edgemont SD 605-431-3607 14cowhorse@gmail.com NS CANADA 902-759-4533 dphans@hotmail.com Derek Hanscome New Glasgow Stacy K. Hanson Simi Valley CA 307-690-5642 stacy_hanson@rocketmail.com Bobby G. Harrison Vancleave MS 903-814-1248 harrisonranch@aol.com Tracey A. Hatakeyama Atascadero CA 805-801-9100 traceyhatakeyama@yahoo.com Philipp M. Haug 08626 Gettengruen DE GERMANY (49) 171 793 1441 info@pm-haug.de Susanne Haug Trochtelfingen DE GERMANY (49) 171 719 5692 susanne_haug@t-online.de Terrill Heaton Las Vegas NV 702-281-2868 terrillheaton@gmail.com Guy Heintz High River AB CANADA 403-601-3691 rafterhranche@yahoo.ca Robin L. Henrichs McCook NE 402-649-2342 henrichsrl@gmail.com Jay G. Henson Hugoton KS 620-544-6919 wbarhtrainingstables@yahoo.com Jason R. Hershberger Litchfield Park AZ 602-284-0836 jnhershberger@msn.com James F. Hitt Elizabeth CO 303-917-4119 jimhittreg8@msn.com Linda K. Hitt Elizabeth CO 303-917-4121 jimlinhitt@msn.com Geoff M. Hoar Red Deer County AB CANADA 403-588-4630 ghoar@airenet.com Shawn Holden Pollok TX 409-781-5295 armadillo25@live.com Wayne Holt Argyle TX 940-391-7330 holtranch1@gmail.com Kevin Hood Penrose CO 719-250-6465 khood.office@gmail.com Jan Hoskin Hay Pinnacle NC 940-391-6327 aussiedog3@msn.com Doug Huls Phoenix AZ 480-390-6867 doughulsscc@gmail.com huntb281@aol.com Bobby Hunt Comfort TX 281-433-5310 Bobby C. Ingersoll Reno NV 775-225-9719 bobby@bobbyingersoll.com Doug R. Ingersoll Lincoln CA 916-812-7056 ingersollranch@hotmail.com Mary K. Ingwerson Weeping Water NE 402-616-1118 maryingwers@aol.com Lyle A. Jackson Cochrane AB CANADA 403-542-6913 lylejackson55@gmail.com Caleb J. Jantz Nyssa OR 208-590-0855 jantzcaleb@gmail.com Chris D. Jeter Weatherford TX 817-247-7013 cdjeter@msn.com Sandy L. Campbell Jirkovsky Whitesboro TX 308-440-9627 jbarstraining@charter.net Drake J. Johnson Wray CO 970-597-0117 drakejjohnson@gmail.com Lance B. Johnston Lindsay CA 805-550-8387 tammyj04@msn.com Ann Judge Bennett CO 303-907-4782 annjudgewegener@netecin.net Robbin Jung Farmington UT 801-231-6343 junghorses@hotmail.com W Michael Jung Farmington UT 801-647-1059 junghorses@hotmail.com Bob J. Kail Scottsdale AZ 209-327-3251 bobkail@hotmail.com Emil Karlsson Tidaholm SE SWEDEN (46) 722 437518 monqh@hotmail.com Larry H. Kasten River Falls WI 715-441-9549 lhdgkasten@gmail.com Bruce F. Keller Worland WY 307-388-4177 brucekeller1252@gmail.com Brad W. Kelsall Ocala FL 352-598-1509 bradkelsall@yahoo.com

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A Shiner Named Sioux (972) 977-6581 X X X X X ARC Moonstruckrey (405) 659-7394 X ARC Sparkin Chics (661) 303-6015 X Auspicious Cat (940) 231-5601 X X X X Automatic Cat (940) 733-8581 Backdoor Cat (805) 756-5469 X X X Bamacat (806) 596-4424 X Bet Hesa Cat (806) 596-4424 X X X X X BFR Igniting Sparks (901) 826-7297 Big Bucks To Cash (817) 596-9009 X X X X X Blind Sided (903) 886-8836 X X Blue One Time (817) 279-8275 X X X X Blue Savanah Holli (505) 425-1500 X X X X X Boon A Little (940) 284-7788 X X X Boon San (254) 485-8280 X X X Boon Too Suen (254) 592-5979 Boonlight Dancer (580) 276-4830 X X Briscoe Cat (806) 206-2336 X Brother Jackson (916) 802-6668 X X X Call Me Mitch (805) 688-3673 X Cat From Ipanema (951) 529-6258 Cat Ichi (972) 342-6841 X X X X X X X Cat Man Do (940) 495-3773 Cat T Masterson (406) 599-6414 X Catatomic (480) 563-1966 X X Cats Full Moon X Cats Greystone (254) 485-2542 X Cats Merada (940) 464-0783 X X X X X Cats Moonshine (940) 641-1261 X X X Cats Quixote Jack (817) 594-9232 X X Cats Starbright (580) 276-1600 X Catty Hawk (580) 220-1281 X X X X X CD Diamond (817) 599-4560 X X X X CD Lights (817) 599-0522 X X X X X Cee Mr Hickory (805) 550-8387 X Chic Please (931) 625-9881 X Chics Magic Potion (951) 375-6682 X Compaq Player (605) 440-0663 X Cruze Mode (931) 260-3909 X Desire Rey (940) 839-1969 X Docs Soula (480) 563-1966 X X Dont Stopp Believin (817) 599-4560 X Dry N Play (940)231-0370 X Dual R Smokin (817) 599-4560 X X X X Dual Rey (303) 956-1887 X X X X X Dual Shot Doc (940) 902-1281 X X X X X Dual Smart Rey (254) 485-8280 X Dual Spark X Dulces Little Light (209) 603-9710 X X Freckled Leo Lena (713) 248-2937 X X X X X Funny B Bluemuchamon (903) 886-8836 X X X X Gallo Del Cielo (580) 276-4830 X X Genuine Masterpiece (307) 358-5439 x 1 X X X X Genuine Rednic (775) 423-4765 X Good Times Too (307) 276-3478 X Gotta Go Get It X X Gunnatrashya (817) 559-4560 X X X

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Contact Phone

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NRCHA STALLION SUBSCRIPTION RULES 1.

By nomination of a foal crop, offspring of a subscribed stallion from the nominated foal crop are eligible to show in the NRCHA Stakes both as 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Offspring from a nominated foal crop of a subscribed stallion are also eligible for consideration for the NRCHA Select Yearling and Select 2-Year-Old Sales. Broodmares in foal to stallions subscribed for the current breeding year (next year’s foal crop) are eligible for consideration for the NRCHA Select Broodmare Sale.Any stallion of any breed may be subscribed to the NRCHA Stakes program, subject to provisions as set forth in these rules and stipulated on the entry form.

2. Any stallion of any breed may be subscribed to the NRCHA Stakes program, subject to provisions as set forth in these rules and stipulated on the entry form.

3. Nominations must be postmarked and paid by February 1 of the following year for each calendar year to avoid paying the higher fee of the following year. However, to make yearlings, 2-year-olds, and/or bred mares eligible for consideration for the NRCHA Select Sales, those stallions must be subscribed by June 1 of that particular sale year.

4. Nomination fees will be as follows: a. Paid during the breeding year (the next year’s foal crop) - $750 (or $2,500 for current breeding year and next four consecutive breeding years)

b. Weanling year - $1,000

c. Yearling year - $1,250

d. 2-year-old year - $1,500

e. 3-year-old year - $1,750 5. 4-year-old year: Nominations received between February 1 of the 4-year-old year and the final entry deadline for that NRCHA Stakes event will be accepted at the rate of $2,500. 5-year-old foal crops that have not been previously subscribed may also be paid in for $2,500.

6. All nominators of stallions must be members in good standing of the NRCHA. 7. In the event the stallion owner or syndicate manager chooses not to enroll the stallion, nominators may be persons other than the owner or syndicate manager of the stallion. In the event that the nominator is someone other than the owner or syndicate manager of the stallion, the nominator represents that they are authorized to nominate the stallion.

8. All subscription fees will be made payable to the NRCHA in US funds or its equivalent.

9. The added purse for the NRCHA Stakes will consist of not less than the total stallion nomination fees received less 20% for NRCHA administration. The remaining 80% will be divided between the Open and Non Pro divisions in accordance with NRCHA Board policy. The NRCHA shall have the right to supplement the added-money purse for the event, but shall be under no obligation to do so. A minimum of 5% of the total purse will be used for the Stallion Nominator Award as described below.

10. There shall be no refunds of the nomination fee paid for any reason, and the fee (less 20% for NRCHA administration as set forth above) will become part of the purse for the NRCHA Stakes.

11. In the event a subscribed stallion changes ownership, any previously paid foal crops will remain eligible under the new owner. Nominator Awards will be paid to the original nominator unless otherwise specified in writing to the NRCHA and signed by both the original nominator and the new owner.

12. Stallion Nominator Award: The nominator of the stallion siring the winners of the NRCHA Stakes will receive a monetary award as set by the NRCHA Board of Directors.

13. A list of subscribed stallions nominated to this program and their eligible foal crops will be posted on the NRCHA website, and will be available upon request from the NRCHA. 14. These rules are subject to change at any time by the NRCHA Board of Directors.

NOMINATION FEES Nominated before Feb 1, 2019 Foal Crop..................................................Fee 2013.....................................................$2,500 2014.....................................................$2,500 2015.....................................................$1,750 2016.....................................................$1,500 2017.....................................................$1,250 2018.....................................................$1,000 2019........................................................$750 (or $2,500 for 2019-2023)

Nominated after Feb 1, 2019 Foal Crop..................................................Fee 2014.....................................................$2,500 2015.....................................................$2,500 2016.....................................................$1,750 2017.....................................................$1,500 2018.....................................................$1,250 2019....................................................$1,000 2020........................................................$750 (or $2,500 for 2020-2024)

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NON PRO DECLARATION Applicant Name (please print): _______________________________________________ Occupation: _____________________________ This form must be completed prior to entering applicant’s first NRCHA Non Pro class. In the case of a youth, the legal custodian must complete the declaration. Before submitting your application, please carefully read and answer the following statements, as well as read and sign the Non Pro Code of Conduct and Ethics.

NOTE: If the following statements are not answered or it is not signed, your declaration will not be accepted and will be returned to you for completion. Non Pro status is extended on a temporary basis and is subject to revocation pending approval by the Non Pro Committee.

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• Refrain from violating the Non Pro Conditions as set forth in the annual NRCHA Rulebook.

• Represent the NRCHA by refraining from any action that discredits the sport, or the association.

• Accept the decisions set forth by the NRCHA Board of Directors.

By signing below, I ACCEPT the rules and regulations relating to Non Pro membership in the NRCHA, and affirm the truth of all statements above. I also affirm that I have read and agree to abide by the Non Pro Code of Conduct and Ethics.

Signature:

Date:

Return to: NRCHA | 1017 N Hwy 377 | Pilot Point, TX 76258 | Fax 940-488-1499 | Phone 940-488-1500 | membership@nrcha.com

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Top Riders for Open Eligibility in 2018 Riders listed in the Top 20 (above the line) are NOT eligible for Intermediate Open LAE or Intermediate Open HS in 2018.

3 Year Total is based on Lifetime Open Earnings.

Rank

Rider Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Corey D. Cushing Zane P.Davis Phillip J. Ralls Chris C. Dawson Justin T. Wright Todd A. Bergen John C. Swales Jay McLaughlin Sarah L. Dawson Jake A. Telford Jake D. Gorrell Luke J. Jones Kelby L. Phillips Matt J. Koch Tucker J. Robinson Randy J. Paul Shawn D. Hays Nicholas S. Dowers Erin L. Taormino Brad L. Lund Cayley R. Wilson Clayton M. Edsall Ken L. Wold Brady E. Weaver Nicolas Barthelemy Justin E. Lawrence Doug Williamson Todd Crawford Clay Volmer Monica J. Caetano Brandon C. Buttars Robert Chown Boyd J. Rice Lyn Anderson Trent S. Pedersen Mark A. Sigler Russell A. Probert Anne M. Reynolds Lance B. Johnston Robert Cody McArthur EJ Laubscher Ron E. Emmons Kyle Trahern Darrel J. Norcutt Roy A. Rich Shane L. Steffen Dale E. Clearwater Jeremy S. Knoles Jeremy Meador Jim W. Spence

2015 $124,741.59 $136,452.42 $150,077.77 $129,493.57 $45,706.05 $79,164.77 $101,128.69 $137,964.20 $76,314.24 $202,433.94 $18,335.12 $59,114.35 $63,469.68 $85,336.47 $27,791.91 $59,775.98 $33,993.08 $25,582.88 $114,836.95 $18,325.26 $37,073.73 $22,022.53 $25,382.79 $16,429.11 $106,590.38 $24,728.66 $33,480.25 $58,629.35 $5,061.74 $33,112.38 $18,864.55 $52,766.04 $60,897.77 $21,424.78 $39,769.46 $35,253.30 $25,574.17 $32,560.30 $9,099.93 $61,633.93 $22,523.44 $48,154.32 $23,711.37 $29,131.48 $23,819.66 $12,510.00 $1,731.48 $27,377.26 $28,642.97 $6,934.00

2016 $198,574.61 $31,114.66 $89,999.18 $106,059.91 $87,543.70 $109,450.19 $95,422.26 $100,579.16 $124,912.53 $45,284.11 $40,199.50 $74,672.04 $127,253.05 $90,548.12 $94,360.89 $44,051.62 $72,020.92 $133,421.24 $25,986.17 $23,922.36 $33,257.76 $62,261.99 $50,643.03 $24,149.79 $20,089.32 $79,052.47 $50,876.84 $36,500.32 $23,991.85 $36,617.10 $48,412.15 $22,798.67 $5,170.50 $46,396.18 $22,177.98 $16,955.12 $30,886.19 $27,607.28 $15,774.91 $13,605.43 $27,198.47 $10,840.73 $17,954.54 $2,917.61 $15,100.79 $25,354.63 $32,682.53 $15,344.82 $21,661.88 $13,562.28

2017

Sum of Earnings

$133,515.82 $195,030.95 $119,961.18 $116,677.76 $217,957.47 $122,400.30 $114,146.93 $55,171.32 $91,571.98 $31,799.46 $187,100.57 $101,318.03 $34,461.82 $28,546.67 $73,387.18 $90,261.86 $86,389.73 $22,998.20 $34,580.06 $114,551.04 $83,517.57 $61,798.65 $68,283.64 $91,908.69 $4,438.59 $22,182.22 $36,244.62 $20,784.09 $81,880.68 $33,820.00 $34,721.19 $26,125.56 $33,939.40 $23,168.64 $28,596.75 $37,174.94 $30,954.43 $26,028.20 $61,028.63 $2,227.53 $26,607.63 $15,112.60 $26,454.98 $32,824.22 $24,653.91 $25,351.08 $27,560.80 $18,208.42 $7,872.93 $36,455.76

$456,832.02 $362,598.03 $360,038.13 $352,231.24 $351,207.22 $311,015.26 $310,697.88 $293,714.68 $292,798.75 $279,517.51 $245,635.19 $235,104.42 $225,184.55 $204,431.26 $195,539.98 $194,089.46 $192,403.73 $182,002.32 $175,403.18 $156,798.66 $153,849.06 $146,083.17 $144,309.46 $132,487.59 $131,118.29 $125,963.35 $120,601.71 $115,913.76 $110,934.27 $103,549.48 $101,997.89 $101,690.27 $100,007.67 $90,989.60 $90,544.19 $89,383.36 $87,414.79 $86,195.78 $85,903.47 $77,466.89 $76,329.54 $74,107.65 $68,120.89 $64,873.31 $63,574.36 $63,215.71 $61,974.81 $60,930.50 $58,177.78 $56,952.04

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Top Riders for Non Pro Eligibility in 2018 Riders listed in the Top 12 (above the line) are NOT eligible for the Intermediate Non Pro LAE in 2018.

3 Year Total is based on Open and Non Pro Limited Age Event Earnings (excluding Non Pro Limited).

Rank

Rider Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Tammy Jo Hays Hope A. Miller Myles Brown Laurie Richards Jayson J. Fisher Lanham W. Brown Eric M. Freitas Kathy L. Ferguson Kenneth J. Schueller Keri L. Hudson-Reykdal Lyle G. Proctor Dave A. Ferguson Carmen Buckingham Elizabeth G. Kania Bart F. Holowath Jennifer M. Newman Terry S. Forst Sonya N. DiStefano Shannon M. McCarty Kathy L. Wilson Abbie Phillips Clark W. Weaver Toni M. Hagen Heath Bret J. Paulick Mark W. Parsons Brent W. Ratliff Jesse J. Spence Amanda E. Gardiner Ramona L. Wold Jennifer A. Neel Clayton Hines Pete R. Rogan Jerry M. Beukelman Cynthia L. Bias Stephen A. Silva Megan Ciana Cori Shields Tyler G. Burkey Farrah Roberts Diane L. Lorenzen Paul E. Bailey Debbie R. Crafton Bill Tointon Paul G. Wilinski Dylan Sponseller Robert M. Miller Bubba M. Petty Jorge L. Cid Sophia T. Buttars Debby M. Sanguinetti

2015 $17,352.25 $0.00 $0.00 $24,913.15 $10,311.26 $0.00 $7,923.83 $0.00 $9,549.58 $22,055.58 $16,847.44 $22,206.27 $11,519.32 $33,870.58 $1,137.28 $400.00 $24,719.80 $0.00 $3,790.06 $6,274.43 $3,105.00 $254.15 $9,605.92 $176.00 $1,871.03 $12,469.78 $0.00 $20,071.52 $10,460.89 $4,575.32 $2,025.40 $0.00 $1,989.00 $4,122.20 $16,129.29 $2,749.20 $0.00 $14,769.06 $4,310.50 $0.00 $0.00 $2,324.35 $9,579.55 $9,833.80 $0.00 $171.81 $11,123.37 $0.00 $0.00 $7,823.25

2016 $11,291.65 $10,587.84 $7,990.49 $8,377.76 $10,735.86 $22,710.85 $29,381.33 $30,039.25 $17,491.16 $14,797.28 $7,277.24 $11,553.17 $10,876.01 $0.00 $8,376.76 $29,928.08 $5,544.28 $27,982.12 $19,749.93 $16,392.20 $0.00 $6,749.64 $3,055.28 $1,738.04 $13,367.21 $6,564.93 $5,536.00 $0.00 $0.00 $13,708.02 $8,400.03 $0.00 $8,662.85 $3,281.20 $0.00 $9,137.34 $0.00 $0.00 $4,462.83 $13,641.78 $1,866.65 $4,433.97 $2,738.59 $1,068.75 $3,983.79 $12,465.22 $1,166.67 $0.00 $3,834.01 $3,916.70

2017

Sum of Earnings

$37,674.37 $50,818.34 $50,350.20 $21,087.55 $29,056.72 $26,267.65 $10,222.34 $8,975.19 $11,243.30 $882.00 $12,710.12 $2,215.92 $11,681.33 $0.00 $21,507.09 $491.65 $265.65 $1,594.60 $3,654.25 $3,240.14 $22,312.38 $18,203.13 $11,088.69 $21,745.88 $6,553.50 $1,487.88 $14,578.05 $0.00 $8,879.46 $0.00 $7,123.41 $17,418.90 $6,042.00 $8,884.65 $0.00 $3,745.42 $15,510.00 $0.00 $5,029.51 $158.50 $11,928.25 $6,719.10 $1,102.00 $2,102.50 $8,768.00 $0.00 $0.00 $12,272.88 $8,136.27 $81.00

$66,318.27 $61,406.18 $58,340.69 $54,378.46 $50,103.84 $48,978.50 $47,527.50 $39,014.44 $38,284.04 $37,734.86 $36,834.80 $35,975.36 $34,076.66 $33,870.58 $31,021.13 $30,819.73 $30,529.73 $29,576.72 $27,194.24 $25,906.77 $25,417.38 $25,206.92 $23,749.89 $23,659.92 $21,791.74 $20,522.59 $20,114.05 $20,071.52 $19,340.35 $18,283.34 $17,548.84 $17,418.90 $16,693.85 $16,288.05 $16,129.29 $15,631.96 $15,510.00 $14,769.06 $13,802.84 $13,800.28 $13,794.90 $13,477.42 $13,420.14 $13,005.05 $12,751.79 $12,637.03 $12,290.04 $12,272.88 $11,970.28 $11,820.95

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Affiliate Listing as of June 26, 2018

Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association

Shawna Husted Box 51 Acme, AB T0M 0A0 CANADA Phone: 403-875-1369 Email: info@cowhorse.ca Website: www.albertareinedcowhorse.ca

Arizona Reined Cow Horse Association

Bronwyn McCormick 28150 N Alma School Pkwy Ste 103-520 Scottsdale, AZ 85262 Phone: 480-510-0974 Email: info@azrcha.com Website: www.azrcha.com

Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association Frank Prisco 189 Old Willets Path Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: 631-478-7022 Email: archapresident@gmail.com Website: www.atlanticRCHA.com

Bluebonnet Country Reined Cow Horse Association Mark Mills 8870 Adams Flat Rd Brookshire, TX 77423 Phone: 281-684-4493 Email: mmcuttinghorses@live.com

California Cow Horse Association

Murray Thompson 15169 Road 223 Porterville, CA 93257 Phone: 209-201-8975 Email: brokenarrowranchca@gmail.com Website: www.californiacowhorse.com

Canadian Coast Reined Cow Horse Association Katie Wilson 1280 Powerhouse Rd. Abbotsford, BC V3G 1T7 CANADA Phone: 604-300-3545 Email: cowponykate@gmail.com Website: www.ccrcha.com

Central Montana Reined Cow Horse Association Jill Roberts 1521 Parr Creek Ln Lewistown, MT 59457 Phone: 406-538-7564 Email: vjroberts@hughes.net Website: www.cmrcha.com

Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association MJ Anderson PO Box 88 Trinidad, CO 81082 Phone: 719-936-4770 Email: coloradocowhorse@gmail.com Website: coloradoreinedcowhorse.com

European Reined Cow Horse Association Augusto De Fazio via Natalia Ginzburg 1 - 11015 Ivrea (TO) ITALY Phone: +(39) 338 8860657 Email: ercha@hotmail.it Website: www.ercha.org

Gulf Coast Cow Horse Association Andres Sanchez 10227 Pittman Rd Sarasota, FL 34240 Phone: 561-248-1437 Email: andresGCCHA@gmail.com Website: gulfcoastcowhorse.com

Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association

Jerry Beukelman 3398 Can Ada Rd Nampa, ID 83687 Phone: 208-250-5200 Email: sursur@aol.com Website: www.idahoreinedcowhorse.com

Italian Reined Cow Horse Association Eveline Besozzi Via Giuseppe Grilloni 25 2100 Como ITALY Phone: +39 347 26 22 783 Email: sectreteria.ircha@gmail.com Website: https://nrchaofitaly.com/

Magic Valley Reined Cow Horse Association Louise Miller PO Box 5956 Twin Falls, ID 83303 Phone: 208-420-0548 Email: la_lomiller@yahoo.com Website: Facebook Page

Midwest Reined Cow Horse Association Susan Tullock 5000 W 175th St Stilwell KS 66085 Phone: 913-515-4683 Email: midwestcowhorse@gmail.com

Montana Reined Cow Horse Futurity, Inc

Margaret Ore PO Box 1604 East Helena, MT 59635 Phone: 406-227-7019 Email: more@mt.net Website: www.montanareinedcowhorse.com

Nevada Reined Cow Horse Association Tina Frisch 2036 Surrey Ln Las Vegas, NV 89119 Phone: 702-204-9277 Email: nevadaRCHA@gmail.com Website: www.nrcha.org

New York Reined Cow Horse Association Lisa Sykes 300 Hopkins Road Canandaigua, NY 14424 Phone: 585-315-7809 Email: lisasykes@yahoo.com Website: www.newyorkrcha.com

North Central Reined Cow Horse Association Deb Matko 14221 Furman St. NE Forest Lake, MN 55025 Phone: 612-860-6371 Email: chuckles@visi.com Website: www.ncrcha.com

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Affiliate Listing Northeastern Reined Cowhorse Alliance

South Dakota Reined Cow Horse Association

Mary Baks 13 Maple Hill Rd RR #2 Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 CANADA Phone: 519-881-8684 Email: nerchaon@gmail.com Website: www.northeasternreinedcowhorsealliance.com

Deb Brown PO Box 655 Buffalo, SD 57720 Phone: 605-797-4514 Email: nphorses@sdplains.com Website: www.sdrcha.com

Northern California Reined Cow Horse Association

Tara Folsom 21935 Reading Dr Anderson, CA 96007 Phone: 530-518-3753 Email: tarafolsom@yahoo.com Website: www.ncrcha.info

Northwest Reined Cow Horse Association Diane Edwards 15409 203rd Ave SE Renton, WA 98059 Phone: 425-226-6376 Email: diane2bph@outlook.com Website: www.nwrcha.com

Panhandle Reined Cow Horse Association Justin Stanton PO Box 1053 Canyon, TX 79015 Phone: 806-281-4770 Email: panhandlecowhorse@gmail.com Website: www.panhandlecowhorse.com

South Texas Reined Cow Horse Association

Swedish Reined Cow Horse Association Joakim Pettersson Astorp Gunnarsgarden 6 SE – 521 96 Falkoping Sweden Phone: +46 70 676 7642 Website: www.srcha.eu Email: jipquarters@jipquarters.com

Tina McCleary 7676 CR 247 Caldwell, TX 7786 Phone: 979-218-0633 Email: stillcreektina@gmail.com Website: www.strcha.org

The Carolinas Reined Cow Horse Association

Southern California Reined Cow Horse Association

Tri State Ranch and Reined Cow Horse Association

Shelley Schaffer PO Box 313 Winchester, CA 92596 Phone: 858-722-5995 Email: Shelley.schaffer@ashford.edu Website: www.scrcha.com

Sarah Lawrence PO Box 186 Nancy, KY 42544 Phone: 606-425-1198 Email: arhacontact@aol.com Website: tristateranchandreinedcowhorse.my-free.website

Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association

Utah Reined Cow Horse Association

Gay Lenz 11587 Hunt Lane Guthrie, OK 73044 Phone: 405-818-7556 Email: glenz@glenzenterprises.com Website: www.srcha.org

Crystal Ward-Taylor 130 Haigler Rd Lenoir, NC 28645 Phone: 828-312-2705 Email: cward@carolinafarmcredit.com

Misty Castagno 149 Waterhole Way Grantsville, UT 84029 Phone: 435-830-1440 Email: clintmisty07@gmail.com Website:www.urcha.org

NRCHA Suspended List NRCHA membership privileges will be suspended for the second offense of bad checks, per rule 1.1.6.2 and for non payment of debt to NRCHA Show Management or NRCHA Approved Show Management. Additionally, all amounts for advertising in the NRCHA publication, Reined Cow Horse News, are due and payable within 30 days of receipt.

A finance charge of 1.5% per month (18% APR) will be added to all past due amounts. Membership privileges shall be suspended on accounts greater than 90 days past due and this information will be published in Reined Cow Horse News. There will be a membership reinstatement fee of $75.

Current as of June 26, 2018

Agricultural Foundation, Fresno, CA Desert Spring Ranch, Queen Creek, AZ Keetch Ranch, Waddell, AZ Del Rey Paint & Qtr Horses/Aneka Schelbeck, Cotton Wood, CA Bynum Farms/Blair Bynum, Palm City, FL Donnie Boyd, Sarasota, FL Robyn Bush, Visalia, CA Marcy Campbell, Creston, CA

Roy Hockensmith, Frankfort, KY Brian & Cynthia Holthouse, San Juan Bautista, CA Babcock Ranch/Jim Babcock, Sanger, TX Brandon Johnson, Nebraska City, NE Bridgette Lanham, Eastover, SC Thera Myers, Oxnard, CA Steed Training/Rick Steed, Okeechobee, FL Jill Serena, Castaic, CA

Pompeo Capezzone, Castrocielo 03030, ITALY Riccardo Capezzone, Castrocielo 03030, ITALY Cody Christensen, Heber City, UT Tom Daughetee, Kemmerer, WY Shad DeGiorgis, El Dorado Hills, CA Laura Delfino, Martinez, CA Pat Faitz, Lakeland, FL Robert Frobose, Modesto, CA Miguel Gonzalez, Miami, FL

Vernon Smith, Santa Maria, CA Dream Cross/Susan Ray, TX Lazy T Shamrock Ranch/ Terry Malarkey, Star, ID Elizabeth Winkle, Sarasota, FL Don Stockman, Dayton, TX Mozaun McKibben, Whitesboro, TX Sarah McKibben, Whitesboro, TX Kinsey Dodson, Cleburne, TX

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Committee DirectorY Affiliates

JUDGes

Owners

Chairperson: Frank Prisco archapresident@gmail.com

Chairperson: Sam Rose sroseqh@aol.com • 805-431-4083

Chairperson: Daniel J. Perez danieljperez49@gmail.com • 209-604-8868

631-478-7022 Jimmy Flores • jfloresph@aol.com

Director of Judges: Bill Enk enk.bill@gmail.com

Professionals

Edie Petaccio • teampnr29@aol.com

Dan Roeser • roeserstables@gmail.com

Justin Stanton • justinstanton1992@gmail.com

Todd Bergen • toddbergen@hughes.net

Chairperson: Corey Cushing cushingperformancehorses@hotmail.com 602-363-3621

Tim Unzicker • timunzicker@gmail.com

Darren Miller • dmillerstables@aol.com

Welfare

Ron Emmons • ladonadare@me.com

Rules

Chairperson: Dr. Joe Carter, DVM jcarterdvm@aol.com • 405-288-6460

NRCH Foundation

Chairperson: Dan Roeser roeserstables@gmail.com • 208-841-2052

Ethics Chairperson: Bill Tointon billtointon@msn.com • 303-530-2443

Executive committee Chairperson: Paul Bailey paulb@cb-trucking.com • 931-260-3909

Chairperson: Ted Robinson 805-649-9028 805-794-2266

Nominating Chairperson:

Non Pro

Dan Roeser • roeserstables@gmail.com

Chairperson: Diane Edwards Diane2bph@outlook.com • 206-390-0715

Trey Neal • trey@treyneal.com

Stephanie Duquette • stephanie@nrcha.com

Jake Telford • j.jtelford1@gmail.com

Kelli Caves • Kelli.Caves@FLHOSP.ORG

Hall of Fame

Garth Gardiner • gardinergarth@gmail.com

Frank Prisco • archapresident@gmail.com

Chairperson: Dan Roeser roeserstables@gmail.com 208-841-2052 Jon Roeser • jonroeser@sti.net Ted Robinson • ted@tedrobinsoncowhorses.com Bobby Ingersoll • bobby@bobbyingersoll.com

Horse Sales

Meg Rosell-Pursel • meg@roselltrailers.com Rory Livingston • roryliving@aol.com Rhonda Holmes • rhondajjj@msn.com Nelle Murphy • baldnshiney@hotmail.com Bart Holowath • bart.holowath@gmail.com Paul Bailey • paulb@cb-trucking.com Debbie Sanguinetti • outwest1@verizon.net Loretta Showalter • lorettaelsie@gmail.com

Lyn Anderson • lsanderson@wildblue.net Sandy Collier • sandy@sandycollier.com Darren Miller • dmillerstables@aol.com Jake Telford • j.jtelford1@gmail.com

Shows Chairperson: Jake Telford j.jtelford1@gmail.com • 208-890-1205

Sponsorship Chairperson: Jay Winborn jay@nrcha.com • 940-488-1500

Stallion Service Auction Chairperson: Garth Gardiner gardinergarth@gmail.com • 620-635-5632

Strategic Planning Chairperson: Jay Winborn jay@nrcha.com • 940-488-1500 Trey Neal • trey@treyneal.com Dr. Joe Carter • jcarterdvm@aol.com Todd Crawford • toddcrawford333@gmail.com

Chairperson: Todd Crawford toddcrawford333@gmail.com

Dan Weiss • dn_weiss@yahoo.com Robin Flournoy • cowchic53@icloud.com

Youth

Sandy Collier • sandy@sandycollier.com

Jim Vangelos • javangelos@aol.com

Jeff Oswood • oswoodstallionstation@gmail.com

Ramona Wold • ramonawold@me.com

Chairperson: Sarah Clymer shubrick3@gmail.com • 719-330-1932

Larry Rice • larry@flagranchllc.com

Kris Troxel • ktroxel@sitestar.net Tim Swain • Coloradolandandranch@gmail.com

Allison Walker • allison@nrcha.com

Rick Ford • rick@cinderlakesranch.com Boyd Rice • boydrice.1965@gmail.com

Kathy Ferguson • fergielivestock@yahoo.com

Todd Crawford • toddcrawford333@gmail.com

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SHOW SCHEDULE as ofJune 10, 2018

LAE = Limited Aged Event, HS = Horse Show

Date

Show

Type of event

Location

Affiliate

Secretary

Phone

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Cowgirl Classic HS/cat.1 Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com 5th Stage Championship & Pre-Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Travagliato, ITALY European RCHA Augusto De Fazio 0039-338-8860657 ercha@hotmail.com Country Boil HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com Pre-Futurity & Horse Show HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Fort Worth, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys entry@SRCHA.org Mid America HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Loveland, CO Colorado RCA Keri Croft (503) 701-3305 crcaentries@yahoo.com Cowhorse Bonanza HS/cat.1 Ilderton, ON Northeastern RCA Mary Baks (519) 881-8684 wev@xplornet.com Summer Spectacular HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad (641) 590-1014 jenfjelstad@gmail.com ARCHA @ Diamond 7 August HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com National Stock Horse Pre-Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Las Vegas, NV Shawn Martin (623) 217-3879 shawnee17@msn.com Tim Hortons Classic Futurity & Derby LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Saskatoon, SK Teri Clearwater (306) 544-7621 justaboutaranch.com NV Stallion Stakes & Elko Co. NRCHA Show HS/LAE/cat.1 Elko, NV JJ Roemmich (775) 397-2769 elkocountyfair@hotmail.com Aug 31 - Sept 3 Colorado State Fair HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Pueblo, CO Colorado RCA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 pamela.a.humphreys@gmail.com Aug 31 - Sept 2 Futurity, Derby & Horse Show HS/LAE/cat.1 Ogden, UT Utah RCHA Misty Castagno (435) 830-1440 clintmisty07@gmail.com Aug 31 - Sept 2 Road to Texas HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Rapid City, SD South Dakota RCHA Reanna Dillman (303) 895-5256 info@horseshowpros.com Sept 1 - 2 Labor of Love HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com Sept 6 - 8 6th Stage Championship, Futurity & Nations Cup HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Mooslargue, FRANCE European RCHA Augusto De Fazio 0039-338-8860657 ercha@hotmail.com Sept 7 - 9 Working Western Horse Celebration HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Madison, WI North Central RCHA Deb Matko (612) 860-6371 chuckles@visi.com Sept 10 - 16 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1 Reno, NV Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 entries@renosnafflebitfuturity.com Sept 15 - 16 Sept District Super Circuit 1 HS/cat.1 Lenior, NC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels (919) 894-2973 showsec@embarqmail.com Sept 19 - 23 AzQHA Fall Championship HS/cat.1 Scottsdale, AZ Arizona RCHA Shawn Martin (405) 509-0494 emailmyentries@gmail.com Sept 22 - 23 Sept Classic HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com Sept 22 - 23 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 Sept HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com Sept 29 - 30 Sept Show HS/cat.1 Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols (772) 321-9637 claudieone@yahoo.com Sept 28 - 30 Montana Reined Cow Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Livingston, MT Montana RCHF Inc. Reanna Dillman (303) 895-5256 info@horseshowpros.com Sept 29 - 30 French Fall Spectacular HS/cat.1 Valeille, FRANCE European RCHA Laura Ruffino Vercellino 0039-347-1104168 ercha@hotmail.com Oct 7 - 20 NRCHA Hackamore Classic LAE/cat.1 Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft (940) 488-1500 KelleyH@NRCHA.com Oct 7 - Oct 20 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1 Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft (940) 488-1500 KelleyH@NRCHA.com Oct 26 - 28 Fall Spectacular HS/cat.1 Queen Creek, AZ Arizona RCHA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 pamela.a.humphreys@gmail.com Oct 27 - 28 7th Stage Championship & Autumn Show HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Travagliato, ITALY European RCHA Augusto De Fazio 0039-338-8860657 ercha@hotmail.com Nov 2 - 4 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 November HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com Nov 2 - 4 CCHA Show #9 & #10 HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 ccha@saddleup-enterprises.com Nov 10 - 11 2018 Wrap Up HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com

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