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May/June 2018 Volume 23, NO. 3

Spectacular Stakes 2018 NRCHA Stakes Open Bridle Spectacular Champion

Blind Sided & Jay McLaughlin

NRCHA Stallion Bright Future: Stakes Champions ////// Affiliate of the Year

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Contents////// MAY/JUNE 2018

Volume 23, Number 3 Primo Morales

Features 78 Welcome In

The 2017 Affiliate of the Year, Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association, has a knack for drawing new members.

84 Insights: Talking Two Rein Doug Williamson discusses why the two rein is an often skipped, but important, step.

Circle Up 10 Quotable 12 Swedish Cow Pony 16 Paying It Forward 18 Making His Mark 22 Notable Non-Pro 26 NRCHyA News

In Every Issue 4 From the NRCHA Executive Director

40 Kristen Bacchetti and Heart Of A Remedy captured the Non Pro Limited Spectacular title at the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes.

EVENT COVERAGE 30 Rolling to the Win

Clayton Edsall drove Metallic Train straight to victory in the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open and Intermediate Open championships.

34 Small Sparks, Big Wins

Metallic Sparks and Tammy Jo Hays proved that having a big heart is as powerful as having a big stride.

40 Spectacular Sight

The father-son McLaughlin duo dominated the Open and Non Pro Bridle Spectacular events in Las Vegas, bringing home wins on top cow horses.

8 NRCHA President’s Letter 94 Dennis Moreland’s Tack Tips 96 From the Judge’s Chair 97 NRCHA Judges Directory 101 NRCHA Approved Events 102 Subscribed Stallion Program 106 NRCHA Membership Information 108 Top Rider List 110 Affiliate List 112 NRCHA Committee Directory 113 Suspended List

48 Spectacular Step Up

The Inaugural Youth Bridle and Youth Limited Spectaculars draw riders.

52 Tuned to Two Rein Taking the time to train in the two rein paid off for Open Champion Shane Steffen and Non Pro Champion Lyle Proctor.

60 2018 Stallion Stakes Horse Show Champions

On the cover: The 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Bridle Champion Blind Sided ridden by Jay McLaughlin for owners Aaron Ranch (page 40).

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Affiliate Advantage

The first two Premier Events of the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association show calendar—the Celebration of Champions and the Stallion Stakes—are successfully in the books. Although spring was slow to arrive in some parts of the country, by now I hope you are finally enjoying wonderful outdoor riding weather, fresh cattle and productive training sessions on your reined cow horses.

As we prepare for our next Premier Event, the NRCHA Derby in Paso Robles, California, June 10-17, it is also time to take advantage of the busy spring and summer show schedule at the affiliate level. Thanks to our group of active NRCHA clubs, it is easy to find an approved event nearly every weekend. Affiliate events provide an

opportunity to not only add to your cow horse’s earnings, but also accumulate those valuable points which yield big rewards at the end of the year, with regional championships, national championships and NRCHA Celebration of Champions world show qualification.

Although we are barely into summer, ask any NRCHA competitor and they will tell you they also have the fall futurity season heavily on their mind. An exciting side effect of this time of year is getting a sneak peek at the upcoming crop of 3-year-old Snaffle Bit Futurity horses. The NRCHA Derby is often the time when these young horses make one of their first trips to a major show for schooling rides, and overall seasoning and experience at a big event.

The NRCHA has a tremendous amount to offer, whether you are one of our sport’s most seasoned professionals or a newcomer just getting started in this exciting arena. If you have not yet experienced a major NRCHA Premier Event, maybe this is the year to challenge yourself by entering up at the Derby or the Snaffle Bit Futurity, or set your sights on qualifying for the Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth next February. No matter what your goal may be, I wish all of our members a safe, fun and successful year. We hope to see you down the road!

All the best, Jay Winborn

Volume 23, Number 3

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Bittersweet Goodbye From NRCHA President Todd Crawford

The National Reined Cow Horse Association family recently said goodbye to a beloved horseman and lifelong reined cow horse supporter, Larry Rose, of Visalia, California. Larry passed away on Easter Sunday, shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a fixture in our industry and will be very sadly missed.

Horses were a central part of Larry’s life, particularly Quarter Horses, although he and Sharon, his wife of 60 years, also admired Thoroughbreds and often traveled to San Diego to enjoy racing at the famous Del Mar track. In his younger years, Larry was a feedlot cowboy and a team roper. He never relinquished his passion for the Western lifestyle, something he shared with the younger generation by teaching kids not only to ride, but also understand and appreciate horses.

Larry’s love of reined cow horses ran to his core, and his and Sharon’s enthusiasm for the NRCHA dates back to the earliest years of the Snaffle Bit Futurity.

The Roses, along with their friend, Barbra Stark, sponsored the Snaffle Bit Futurity Ladies Champion trophy buckle for many years. Horses owned by the Roses reached the winner’s circle with elite NRCHA horsemen that included Greg Ward, Jon Roeser and Jack McComber. McComber trained out of the Rose’s Lindsey, California, facility in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Roses raised many champion performers over the years, including the outstanding mare San Starlight (Grays Starlight x Doctressa San x Doc Holliday). Foaled in 1989, San Starlight earned more than $23,000 in the cutting arena and produced money earners of more than $1.4 million in the NRCHA and in the National Cutting Horse Association.

The NRCHA shows will seem incomplete without Larry’s presence. For years, he and Sharon have not only attended, but also brightened the day of our show staff by hand-delivering Sharon’s homemade cookies to the office.

In our last issue, I dedicated my column to another NRCHA horseman who passed away this year, Shawn Renshaw.

As I think about him and about Larry Rose, it is a reminder of all the ways in which our horses and our events bring us together and foster lifelong relationships which will never be forgotten.

Memorial information for Larry Rose was published in his obituary as follows: In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions are made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital, or Lindsay United Methodist Church. A memorial tribute may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

— Todd Crawford NRCHA President

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Quotable A lot of people don’t take the time to let one grow up into the bridle anymore. We needed the addition of the Two Rein Spectacular to make more bridle horses. If you take the Futurity horses and cut that pack in half, that half is your Derby horses.

Cut them in half, those are your hackamore horses; cut the ones in the hackamore in half and those are your two rein horses. Then, you have the ones that can go on in the bridle. I’ve always been a bridle fan and always will be. A good bridle horse may not win big as a 3-year-old, but they have their future.

Isn’t that what this sport is about?”

— National Reined Cow Horse Association Million Dollar Rider, Jay McLaughlin of Commerce, Texas, discussing the excitement of riding a finished bridle horse and the time it takes to achieve that goal.

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A Special Cow Pony A love of reined cow horse and a lack of a big horse couldn’t keep Benjamin Nilsson out of the arena.

By Kate Bradley Byars Photographs by Mi Ritzén

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ony-sized legs and a horse-sized heart propel Benjamin Nilsson and his Welsh Cob, Landsbury VIP (“Red”), across the pen, hard after a cow. While she may not look like the typical athletic, full-sized cow horse, Red works the cow with just as much intensity. For 14-year-old Benjamin, she is more than enough horsepower.

Benjamin is from Skansen, Sweden, and is a youth member of the Swedish Reined Cow Horse Association. The son of a teacher and former dressage rider, Benjamin grew up learning the fundamentals of riding. He competed in everything from showmanship to hunt seat equitation, team penning to trail. But when he found reined cow horse, he found his true calling.

“He really lives and breathes horses,” said his mother, Eva. Even when the temperature is 15-degrees below zero with two-feet of snow, Benjamin pulls his weight around the stable. “I bought Red from my best friend in England who breeds Welsh Cobs. Red came to us as a 4-year-old and had been under saddle just two weeks. Benjamin was 11 years old.”

The young man took on the task of training the pony in Western style riding. While there are cutting, reining, team sorting and reined cow horse

enthusiasts in Sweden, the first true cow horse clinic Benjamin attended was conducted by Andy Adams, an American NRCHA judge.

With help from Swedish trainers and attending additional clinics, Benjamin was able to get Red ready to show in the cow horse.

“When I got in Western riding, I tried everything you can do, like team sorting. When I tried reined cow horse, it was fun and exciting,” he said. “I didn’t know how to train her on cows. My goal is to always just keep trying.”

Benjamin put his can-do attitude to work at two shows in 2016, where he competed in both the herd work and

The larger outdoor all-breed shows in Europe offer cattle classes where Benjamin Nilsson and Welsh Cob, Landsbury VIP, compete.

limited (boxing) classes. In 2017, he went down the fence.

“He was champion at the High Chaparral show, Northern Europe’s largest outdoor all-breed show,” Eva explained. “He did everything on Red, reining, cow horse, trail and team sorting. He was a very happy boy.”

While Red is not the typical horse seen in a cow horse class, whether the class is held in Europe or the U.S., she does have the attitude known to make a cow horse. Benjamin said most Welsh

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Instead, she pricks her ears and is most attentive when near a cow.

“Red is the first horse I’ve trained, and I’ve trained myself with her,” Benjamin said. “She is not really built for cow horse; she is heavy on the front. I’m just happy when we make it through a pattern. This year, I’m working on lead changes. It is simple goals like that to teach her a new thing every year.”

The Nilsson’s plan for Benjamin to show Red for two more seasons, then he and Eva will share her Quarter Horse mare. Recently purchased, the 3-year-old mare is reining trained with Peppy San Badger bloodlines. Both mother and son are excited for the opportunity to continue showing cow horse.

In 2018, the Swedish Reined Cow Horse Association will boast 110 members, with approximately 15 youth members. Prize money and sponsored prizes are awarded at the shows, and two are scheduled for this year. In addition to SWRCHA shows, they also have an all-breed outdoor show which offers a cow horse class. The event is gaining ground on the continent.

With an ambassador like Benjamin and his courageous pony Red, the sport should pick up quite a following.

“We are not too many people here in Sweden that ride cattle,” Benjamin said. “When I joined cow horse, I met people like me. It’s been slowly growing. It’s what I want to do forever now.”

Benjamin Nilsson takes advantage of cattle clinics and coaching in his area, but the training he’s done with “Red” has been all on his own.

Now the duo compete down the fence.

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Paying It Forward Hannah Warde found a way to give back to the military community utilizing her passion, horses.

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By Kate Bradley Byars

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he cow horse family is known for reaching out to lend a hand when members are down, including raising money for natural disasters like the wildfires in Kansas. This year, Non Pro member Hannah Warde, from San Diego, California, is giving her show winnings to the veterans rehabilitation organization, Heroes and Horses.

The 25-year-old was inspired by a fellow equestrian who had donated winnings to charity.

“I came from the show jumping industry and I heard about a girl donating her winnings from one show to charity and I wanted to do something similar. Instead of one show, I wanted to put my entire years’ worth toward something,” said Warde. “We are all here so fortunate to be able to come and show. I’m fortunate to have the support of my family. Paying it forward is big in my family and if I can figure out a way to donate or volunteer, it is important to me to do so.”

Her chosen charity, Heroes and Horses, was founded by Navy Seal veteran Micah Fink. The charity uses an innovative program to reach veterans with post-traumatic stress or issues reintegrating into civilian life through “expedition-style horse pack trips to teach self-reliance, teamwork and perseverance. Led by experienced instructors, many of whom are combat veterans and program graduates

themselves, these veterans and their pack animals travel into the wilderness on epic, life-changing journeys of selfdiscovery.”

The work done by Heroes and Horses was right up Warde’s alley.

“I saw them on Facebook and heard about Heroes and Horses through a film they put out. I looked into them more and saw it was founded by a Navy Seal,” she explained. “My ex [boyfriend] was in the service and I’ve always been fond of horse related charities. To find [a charity] both service and horse related, it hit home and touched on two things important to me.”

Warde has thus far earned money at two cow horse events, the Southern California Reined Cow Horse Association March Pot O’ Gold show and the NRCHA Stallion Stakes. She competes on her two horses, 2008 mare Pretty N Vegas (Lena Naskiia x Boomers Gunna Smoke x Boomernic) and Zackly Right Time (Peptotime x Zacks Nu Star x Zack T Wood).

Warde began riding English and competed on the show jumping circuit for 15 years before moving to riding reining horses, then on to the cow horse discipline. For the last two years, she’s focused on cow horse.

“We bought my first cow horse from Tom Neel. I did boxing for about a year and then went down the fence for the first time in March 2018,” she said.

Aboard Pretty N Vegas, Hannah Warde placed 5th in the Non Pro Limited Spectacular with a composite score of 426 (H:139/R:140.5/C:146.5) earning $738.

Warde hopes that by offering a hand out to help lift others up she can give back to the military community.

Inspired by her own passion for horses, she hopes that the animals used by Heroes for Horses can create their own inspiration for veteran servicemen and women. For more information on the charity, visit heroesandhorses.org.

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Making His Mark

By Bridget Kirkwood

Pennsylvanian trainer Mark Sigler works with both horses and people.

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ark Sigler didn’t just “grow up around horses,” he grew up in a family that was dedicated to educating people about horses. Today those values still hold true and while Sigler trains horses, he also trains people to ride and show them in the cow horse pen.

In his younger years, Sigler’s father, Dr. Dennis Sigler, a specialist in equine exercise physiology and who at the time was a professor at Kansas State University, shared his love of horses with his son.

“I’ve been around horses ever since I was born. When I was little, we’d always go to the horse center at ‘K State’ because my dad was the horse judging team coach and we had horses at home.

My dad was very much involved with all the kids and was always doing something whether it was at 4-H or collegiate level,” said Sigler, who participated in the Texas State 4-H 2-year-old

Mark Sigler

pleasure futurity and 3-year-old stock horse futurity classes after his family moved to Abilene, Texas. “I’ve got a photo of me and Casey Deary doing the stock horse futurity in Texas from when we were kids.”

As Sigler progressed through school, so too did his involvement in high school football and track until he was offered a position on Abilene Christian University’s track team. However, his love of horses pulled him away from the team freshman year.

Sigler’s roommate was a Non Pro cutting horse competitor.

“In our sophomore year, my roommate, Stuart Bozeman and I both brought horses to the college. We decided that’s what we were going to do and that’s what I’ve done ever since I was 19 or 20,” Sigler said.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness, Sigler stayed in Abilene for another year to continue

working for horseman Buddy Fisher.

He then went to Sarasota, Florida, to work under cow and rope horse trainer Jay Holmes, where he stayed for five years before relocating to Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

That move was instigated by a group of Northeastern non pros that he met when they’d take their horses to Florida for the winter. One of them was Dom Conicelli who has a Texas-style training facility, Kinda Silly Farm, just 15 miles from Philadelphia.

“I had no intention of leaving Florida,” said Sigler, who moved to Conicelli’s in May of 2013. “I enjoyed the climate and I enjoyed working for Jay. When the guy who was working for Dom, Dave Williams, started building those Nautilus Saltwater Spas and decided he was going to promote those, Dom talked to Jay about me going there and everyone put the deal together. I’ve been here ever since.”

Sigler, 35, first won money in September 2009 atop ARR Gray Hen (Mr Gallo Del Cielo x Chubbys Sugar Bar x Sugar Bar Twist SOS). That check was for $20—a pitiful amount when compared to earnings in February 2015 at the NRCHA Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth. There, he picked up three big checks on Rockys Suprize CD (That CD Rocks x Tangys Been Sunkist x Tangys Classy Peppy), a mare he puts in his top two horses, when he won the Limited Open Derby ($3,249), was third in the Intermediate ($2,168) and tied for second in the Novice ($1,929).

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His favorite horse is the stallion Senor Shiney Cat (WR This Cats Smart x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark). On him, Sigler won his biggest single check to date at the 2017 NRCHA Celebration of Champions Derby when he placed sixth in the Open ($6,594) and second in the Intermediate ($4,160). The following month the pair were third in the NRCHA Stallion Stakes Intermediate Open ($5,367) and that October they were sixth in the NRHCA Hackamore Classic ($3,825).

“There hasn’t been a real big win yet, it’s always been third, fourth or fifth,” Sigler said. “Once you get out of the Limited it turns into the big boys field.

I’ve gotten close, but I’ve never hit the jackpot.”

Due to his location, Sigler isn’t pigeonholed as being either a trainer who concentrates on open horses or a non pro specialist. Instead, he does both.

“Being up here you have to be both and it can be difficult to find the balance between just me showing horses, just non pros showing horses and sharing horses,” Sigler said. “It’s difficult but it’s fun and it has to be fun. It’s just as much fun for me to watch one of my non pros go out there and do good—especially when they’re on a 3-year-old— as it is for me to do good. I like to see them go show and have a good time, I like it when it all falls into place.”

Sigler genuinely likes training. He best likes the period between May and the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity during a 3-year-old’s training program.

“You don’t have to deal with all the baby stuff that they can have. That’s the time when they step up, they start doing everything that you’ve prepared them to do. You get to feel how they’ve developed. When you compare it to the 18 months that comes before that, it seems like they develop so much in

those four or five months,” Sigler said.

“I also like it because it’s the summertime and up here, that’s when we get to go back outside again and you can be more consistent because the weather’s good. When you start taking them to shows, that’s my favorite time.”

While Sigler still bases much of what he does with the horses on what he learned from Holmes in Florida, he relishes time at big shows where he can watch and learn from other trainers.

“Up here there’s not many [cow horse professionals] to go ride with so you have to go work on your cutting with cutters and then go ride with the reiners to get better at the reining. It’s good to do that, but I really like it when I can

At the 2018 NRCHA Celebration of Champions, Mark Sigler competes on Metallic Boon (Metallic Cat x Blu Leboon x Peptoboonsmal).

get to ride with other cow horse guys,” said Sigler, who can’t envision a future where he’s not training horses. “I like it.

It’s what I imagine that I’ll always do.”

While he may miss having unlimited interaction with other trainers, Sigler is quick to point out that he has developed strong bonds with the Conicelli’s and his other non pros.

“It’s like they’re family that’s for sure,” Sigler said. “I didn’t plan on getting this far away from Florida or Texas but being here, with these people, is like being with family.”

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Notable Non Pro Jane Tatum Sportsmanship Award recipient Susan Stowell discusses her newfound love of reined cow horses and the reined cow horse family.

By Bidget Kirkwood

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usan Stowell has only enjoyed one full year of competition in the National Reined Cow Horse Association, but the lifelong rider has already made as big of an impact on the sport, as the sport has made on her.

Previously competing in hunter jumper and owning racehorses, Stowell has a lifetime of experience with horses.

Her husband, Mike, the man she calls ‘the best husband in the world,’ is the CEO of an aerospace company and only started riding 10 years ago. It was just two years ago that they discovered cow horses when they saw Mike Helsen training at the facility where they board their horses.

“We were doing team penning and sorting and we saw that you could learn horsemanship with [the cow horse]. My thinking was that I’d be able to still ride later in life if I learned to do it better— [that was] my main motivator, but it also looked like a heck of a lot of fun,” Susan said of how they became cow horse competitors. “We started training and bought horses that were appropriate for reined cow horse and went from there.”

The horse Susan bought was Ten Luce (Tenlight x Im On the Luc x Doctors Kit), aka “Lil Bro.” In October 2016 she won her first check and first buckle on him. It was the show before that

however—her first one in Cle Elum, Washington—that she laughs about.

“The reined work was really good and I think I got a 71 but then I lost the cow down the fence,” she said. “I was supposed to be boxing but it was my natural reaction to go get the cow. I was pretty determined to get the cow, I slid about 30 feet and turned in the wrong direction, but I didn’t realize that you can’t turn tail. My trainer was all upset with me, he said, ‘you lost the cow.’ I said, ‘I had one goal and it was not to fall off, and I achieved my goal.’ It was fun.”

While her show pen career was temporarily halted when she had a hip surgery, Stowell still won the 5K Non Pro Limited saddle in the Northwest Reined Cow Horse Association in 2017.

She also had the opportunity to win the 5K Non Pro Limited for the NRCHA Northwest Region, but opted to scratch from the October show in Nampa, Idaho, so that Jodie Averett, who was winning the Non Pro Limited, would maintain her lead in the standings.

Averett had passed away in September 2017 after suffering a fatal injury while sorting cattle with her husband Tom Averett on their ranch in Baker City, Oregon.

“Mike and I had gone to a clinic in Idaho and we had met Tom and Jodie.

Susan Stowell taking her horse Ten Luce out on the trail.

We really connected with them, they were a wonderful couple and really cool people,” Susan said. “Jodie and I had a lot in common—we grew up in towns next to each other, we grew up riding horses, she was in the Seattle Mounted Police and my dad was on the force. There were many parallels and we made plans to get together and see each other in the future. We were so shocked when she had her accident.”

At the show, Susan was in position to win the year-end award if she showed in the 5K Non Pro Limited. Instead, she opted to scratch. The would-be reserve—Jodie Everett—was now the winner.

“When I looked at scratching, I thought of it as something that I could give Tom and their kids in memory of her.”

Done with no thought but honoring Jodie, Susan’s selfless act would soon become known throughout the cow horse industry. At the NRCHA year-end banquet held in Fort Worth,

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The Jane Tatum Award is presented to a Non Pro rider as a memorial to its namesake, Jane Tatum. The NRCHA Non Pro Committee choses the recipient. Jane, a fierce competitor, also demonstrated unwavering support, friendship and compassion toward her fellow NRCHA Non Pro riders. Much like Susan did for her friend, Jodie.

“I didn’t feel like going but my husband kept saying that I had to go [to the banquet]. It’s rare that he asks me to do anything for him so I went,” she recalled. “All Mike knew was that he was supposed to get me there and when we walked in the room, I knew something was up. It was a shock. It was incredibly emotional to receive the award because of what had happened to Jodie but it was an incredible honor.”

When the Stowells joined the NRCHA, they never expected that they would form such strong bonds with other members.

“We have met some of the most wonderful people. The group of people we have made friends with would do anything for each other, it’s a very unique community,” Susan said. “You meet people from all walks of life which makes it interesting. At home in the crowd we hang out with, you normally wouldn’t have such diversity in the people and their jobs. It’s really nice that we have the horses in common and it’s fun.”

The Stowells live on Mercer Island, Washington, which is a 45-minute drive from their horses. They try to ride with Helsen on Fridays and Saturdays.

Having had another surgery during the winter that kept her out of the sad-

dle for three months, Susan was hoping to compete again by May. Her longterm goal is to go down the fence and eventually compete in some derbies.

“I need to quit having surgeries so I can get out there and practice,” Susan said. “We’re going down the fence in practice, but I’ve not shown down the fence yet. I only compete with myself but I am very competitive. It’s about having fun and if it wasn’t fun then I wouldn’t be doing it. I love the thrill of it. I knew how to ride before this but I didn’t know how to ride like this. It’s been a big challenge to learn and you learn every day which makes it a fun sport to do.”

Mike enjoys it also, especially now that he has Stylish Shiner (Shining Spark x Smartly Styled x Royally Smart). The horse was a surprise buy engineered

by Susan.

“His previous horse had bucked him off so many times and he’d had so many injuries that I was fearful for

Mike Stowell showing Stylish Shiner.

Dylan Apperson and Susan Stowell giving Stylish Shiner some love.

him so I bought this beautiful, sweet palomino horse that was already being trained in our barn. I told Mike it was for me but it was really for him,” Susan said. “I rode her for a couple of weeks and said, ‘sorry, she’s not my kind of horse, you’ll have to have her’. Our trainer showed her for a year and my husband has just started riding her and getting used to her.”

The Stowells have three daughters who all ride but don’t compete—Jessica Apperson, Abby Barngrover and Elle Lettengarver. It is their 6-year-old granddaughter, Dylan Apperson, who Susan thinks will one day go to shows with her and Mike.

“She’s riding Papa’s pretty palomino but she wants to ride my horse, Ten Luce, who is a wicked fence horse,” Susan said. “She told me that when she’s ten-years-old that she’ll be showing him.”

Outside of riding reined cow horses, the Stowells enjoy skiing, fly fishing and bird hunting, but it is horses that they love best.

“It’s our passion. We live to do this,” Susan said. “I work out so I can do this.”

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By Lannie-Jo Lisac Primo Morales

Lannie-Jo Lisac captures the inaugural Youth Bridle Spectacular championship.

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wo new classes at the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes and the 2018 NRCHA Derby this year are the Youth Bridle and Youth Limited Spectaculars.

These classes give our youth riders the opportunity to compete in all threeevents: herd work, rein work and cow work.

The idea to offer the Youth Spectaculars at the major events transpired from one of our NRCHyA monthly conference calls. This idea was then presented

to the NRCHA Board of Directors by one of the Youth Advisors, Mr. Todd Crawford, where the NRCHA Board of Directors voted to approve these classes at the Stakes and the Derby in 2018. The Board also added money and prizes down to fifth place to the Spectaculars.

The first Youth Spectaculars were a success at the Stakes in Las Vegas. A talented group of young riders gave it their all in the quest to be named the first ever NRCHA Youth Bridle and Youth Limited Spectacular Champions!

In the Youth Bridle Spectacular, I was tops aboard Soulanova (Soula Jule Star x Round Oak Annie x Smokum Oak), scoring a total 431.5 on three events (144 herd/146.5 rein/141 fence). It is quite the honor. (For more on the Youth Bridle winners, see page 48.)

The NRCHyA would like to thank the NRCHA Board of Directors and our Youth Advisors for giving the youth an opportunity to participate in a new class. We look forward to watching this class grow in the years to come!

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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.

Rogers Heaven Sent Ranch also maintains an Organic Alfalfa operation and they raise Certified Organic Black Angus Beef. Learn more about them on the web at www.RogersHSR.com.

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.MetallicCat.com.

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.

Learn more about Holy Cow Performance Horses at www.HolyCowPerformanceHorses.com.

Hickory Holly Time is a 2010 red roan stallion sired by One Time Pepto and out of Hickorys Holly Cee owned by DT Horses with LTE well over $200,000. His achievements span all the NRCHA disciplines: Snaffle Bit - 2013 NRCHA Intermediate Open Futurity Champion, 2014 NRCHA Open Derby Champion, Hackamore – 2015 NRCHA Open Hackamore Champion and now Bridle, 2018 World’s Greatest Horseman Champion. He is tested as 5 Panel N/N and is currently standing at Oswood Stallion Station. Visit him on the web at http:// oswoodstallionstation.com/hickoryhollytime, or on Facebook HickoryHollyTime or at www.dthorses.com/stallions.

The skill and experience of Jeremy Barwick, Dr. Charlie Buchanan and staff make Brazos Valley Stallion Station in Stephenville, Texas, unique among breeding and performance horse establishments, and a vital center for horse owners, competitors and breeders.

Find them on the web at http://www.brazosvalleystallionstation.com

Western Bloodstock is the trusted name in performance horse sales, and is proud to produce and manage this year’s National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales! Visit them on the web at www.WesternBloodstock.com.

Matthews Cutting Horses, owned and operated by Jeffrey and Sheri Matthews, is the home of NRCHA Million Dollar Sire ONE TIME PEPTO (Peptoboonsmal x One Time Soon x Smart Little Lena).

Matthews Cutting Horses is well known for superior performance horse bloodlines. The Matthews breeding program is built on extraordinary pedigrees and exceptional performance.

His first foals came of show age in 2010, and in 2014, One Time Pepto was the #1 NRCHA Sire. In 2015, he was the leading sire of NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale horses.

One Time Pepto’s performing foals have earned more than $10 million in all disciplines.

Learn more about One Time Pepto at www.OneTimePepto.com.

SDP Buffalo Ranch Where the Elite Are Found… For nearly 50 years, SDP Buffalo Ranch has paved a path of success in the horse industry. We know what it takes to be successful in breeding and performance at the highest levels. SDP Buffalo Ranch is All About The People. They are really in the people business, horses are just the product. SDP Buffalo Ranch are committed to excellence in stallion service, horsemanship and customer relations. Your success is their success! We offer full service Equine Reproductive services. See their stallion line up at http://www.SDPBuffaloRanch.com 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.

Wagonhound Land and Livestock, headquartered just south of Douglas, Wyoming, is a working ranch with some of the top American Quarter Horses and Red Angus cattle in the country. Its operations span more than 150,000 acres.

Wagonhound Land and Cattle features one of the top horse breeding and training operations in the state. An outstanding broodmare band is housed there, and the ranch makes use of its own stallions – NRCHA Million Dollar Sire WR This Cats Smart and AQHA World Champion and NRCHA Open Two-Rein World Champion Genuine Masterpiece – as well as some of the other top cutting and cow horse stallions in the industry. The ranch’s operations include 2,500 of the finest Red Angus cattle in the market. They are selected and managed to produce high quality replacement heifers and the highest grade of beef.

Visit www.Wagonhound.com for more information.

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Clayton Edsall drove Metallic Train straight to victory in the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open and Intermediate Open championships.

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2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Top 10 Las Vegas, Nevada – March 24- 31 Horse/Rider/Pedigree/Owner/Score/Money 1. Metallic Train; Clayton Edsall; 13M (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); Beverly Vaughn; 656.5 (H:215/R:214.5/C:227) $35,471.10.

2-3. Duals Lucky Charm; Kelby Phillips; 13G (Dual Smart Rey x Trr Ms Pepcid Olena x Pepcid); Mike and Robyne Stewart; 656.5 (H:213/R:220.5/C:223) $23,802.98.

2-3. Travelin Miss Jonez; Sarah Dawson; 13M (Travelin Jonez x Playin With Rubies x Lectric Playboy); Stephen Roseberry; 656.5 (H:218/R:222/C:216.5) $23,802.98.

4. DMAC Reydar; Corey Cushing; 14G (Dual Smart Rey x Boons A Dreamin x Peptoboonsmal) David and Stacie McDavid; 655.5 (H:218.5/R:212.5/C:224.5) $16,802.10.

5. Nu Kid On The Block; Kelby Phillips; 14G (Dual Smart Rey x Special Nu Kitty x High Brow Cat); DT Horses LLC; 649 (H:216.5/R:217/C:215.5) $13,068.30.

6. Bet Hes Black; Zane Davis; 14S (Bet Hesa Cat x Soula Jule Forever x Soula Jule Star); C Ranches Inc.; 648 (H:214.5/R:219/C:214.5) $11,201.40.

7. Bet Hesa Boon; Clayton Edsall; 14S (Bet Hesa Cat x Flo N Blu Boon x Pretty Boy Boon); Beverly Vaughn; 647.5 (H:221/R:217.5/C:209) $9,334.50.

8. Bet He Sparks; Clayton Edsall; 14S (Bet Hesa Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); K & L Phillips, LLC; 644(H:215.5/R:216.5/C:212) $7,467.60.

9. LooksLikeLuckToMe; Les Oswald; 13M (Smart Boons x Dual Lookin Pep x Dual Pep); Peggy Thompson and Norene Barclay; 643 (H:210/R:217.5/C:215.5) $5,600.70.

10. MetallicaLena; Sarah Dawson; 14S (Metallic Cat x Isabellena x Quejanaisalena); Fults Ranch Ltd.; 642 (H:215.5/R:213.5/C:213) $5,600.70.

Clayton Edsall and Metallic Train laid down tracks to the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open and Intermediate Open championships with strong preliminary runs. The duo topped the field with a 227 in the cow work for a 656.5 composite.

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n only seven months together, California professional Clayton Edsall guided Metallic Train to the mare’s first premiere event championship at the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s Stallion Stakes Finals, held March 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the South Point Equestrian Center. A deep finals had Edsall believing there was no way to ride the rail to victory, but a 227 in the Finals cow work clinched the dual titles of Open and Intermediate Open Champion.

Before riding Metallic Train into the arena for the fence work, Edsall said he believed the then-current leader, Kelby Phillips, who scored a 223 in the cow and was leading the composite, was untouchable. His goal was to have a good cow run.

“I gave Corey [Cushing] a high five on his way out of the pen and went down there with a lot of confidence in [my horse],” Edsall said. “She felt awesome.

She is very matter-of-fact in the fence work and likes to be nose-to-nose with the cattle. She has a great look to her, and we just go and do it. It didn’t dawn on me that it was a big run until I got to the back gate and it was announced as a 227.

It took a while to dawn on me that I won the Stakes.”

Metallic Train (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) spent her 3-yearold year with Corey Cushing and her 4-year-old year with Nick Howard. But all the while, Edsall had an eye on the mare’s progress because she is out of the same mare as Bet Hesa Boon, another Stakes finalist for Edsall in Vegas. When presented the opportunity, Edsall jumped at the chance to add the mare to his program.

“She only had about $6,500 in earnings [when I got her], and I was a little skeptical because I felt she was a good horse, but didn’t know why she hadn’t

“She [Metallic Train] kept getting a little better for me and we got to know each other. I think she is just an outstanding individual.” —Clayton Edsall had much success,” he said. The duo was fourth in the Open and second in the Intermediate Open at the NRCHA Cow Horse Classic Derby held during the 2018 Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth, Texas.

“She kept getting a little better for me and we got to know each other. I think she is just an outstanding individual.”

With the Stakes Open and Intermediate Open Championship wins, Metallic Train adds more than $78,000 in earnings to her record for owner Beverly Vaughn. Edsall also piloted the Reserve Intermediate Open Champion, Bet Hesa Boon, and the third place Intermediate Open horse, Bet He Sparks. In total, the trainer took four mounts to the Open finals, but said he couldn’t have done it without a slew of help, including his newly-wed wife, Chelsea, his turnback help and assistants.

The Open Reserve Champion title was split between Duals Lucky Charm, the 2016 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion and 2018 NRCHA Cow Horse Classic Derby Open Champion, ridden by Kelby Phillips for owners Mike and Robyne Stewart; and Travelin Miss Jonez, ridden

by Sarah Dawson for owner Stephen Roseberry. Both earned $23,802.98.

The NRCHA Stallion Stakes is the premiere event for 4- and 5-year-old horses that are sired by NRCHA Subscribed Stallions. The 2018 event saw 908 entries with 418 horses competing, that is100 more entries than in 2017. To subscribe a stallion, nominators pay a one-time fee to secure an entire foal crop’s eligibility to compete in the Stallion Stakes. The 2018 event was the largest to date.

The 2019 Stallion Stakes will return to the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas.

Limited Open Champion

Metal Cat (Metallic Cat x Tipofthestar x Grays Starlight) scored a 632 (H:209/R:212.5/C:210.5) to earn $7,779.00 for the partnership of owners Q&S Kersh, J. Fine, and rider Brendon Clark.

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ill Be Stylish (Mr playingstylish x Lean Little Lena x Smart Little Lena) ridden by dell hendricks for owner Wayne hanson score a 633.5 (h:206/R:213/c:214.5) to earn $1,932.90.

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Bet hesa Boon (Bet hesa cat x Flo n Blu Boon x pretty Boy Boon) and rider clayton edsall scored a 650.5 (h:217/R:218.5/c:215) to earn $3,402.00 for owner Beverly vaughn.

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Tammy Jo Hays piloted two horses in the Non Pro finals, scoring a 640 (H:209/R:213.5/C:217.5) aboard Metallic Sparks (Metallic Cat x Shine Smartly x Shining Spark) to earn $8,481.43.

Hays owns the gelding with her father, Walter Greeman.

The little sorrel gelding Tammy Jo Hays piloted to a big cow work score in the 2018 Stallion Stakes Non Pro Championship finals proved that having a big heart is as powerful as having a big stride.

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etallic Sparks and Tammy Jo Hays quietly earned a spot in the NRCHA Stallion Stakes Non Pro finals held on Saturday, March 31, at the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, through consistent scoring in the preliminary events. When the bright light shined down on “Midget,” the little horse handled a challenging cow to the tune of a 217.5, earning the composite total of 640 and the Non Pro Champion title.

Hays wasn’t surprised that her small gelding earned a big score. Hays had two horses in the finals: Metallic Sparks and Hat Six Keep Sparkin, who she piloted to the 2017 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Championship. In Las Vegas, the odds fell in favor of the underdog.

“I was delighted for the run and excited for the little guy! I’ve always loved

INTERMEDIATE NON PRO

Ima One Time Wonder (One Time Pepto x My Legend Del Cielo x Gallo Del Cielo) scored a 637.5 (H:210/R:212/C:215.5) to earn $3,847.33 for rider Toni Hagen Heath and her husband, owner Daniel Heath.

him and love riding him,” she said. “He lives in [Hat Six Keep Sparkin’s] shadow because he’s little, but he is a great fence horse. I had some trouble on my other gelding, and going into my cow run, one of the guys said, ‘Can you believe it, it all comes down to Midget?’ They make fun of him, but he is a good boy.”

Hays tested her confidence in the Metallic Cat son when the cow busted through the gate with a snort. She says that Midget responded with fast feet and took on the challenge.

“When a cow pushes on him, he is usually good at holding it,” she said. “The minute the cow came out and pushed on him, that built my confidence and I knew I had the horse I needed under me.

I swear, when that cow came out, Midget said, ‘We got this.’

“I got nervous with a snorty cow because I was on a little horse! I’ve had

one jump over me and knock me and my horse down. Honestly, I wanted them to blow me a new cow, but I thought if we could hold it, I could roll with it. We had a degree of difficulty that some of the other runs didn’t have, so I did think it could be a big score.”

The score of 217.5 in the cow, combined with a 209 in the herd and 213.5 in the reining, gave the duo a 2.5-point lead over the reserve champion, Ima One Time Wonder and Toni Heath.

No stranger to the limited aged events, Hays says that young horses continually provide a challenge, which keeps her hooked.

“It is really great to me when you have a horse, like Midget, and you can tell when the lightbulb comes on when you’re trying to teach them something new,” she said. “That is so rewarding and exciting.

It’s like teaching your children.”

NOVICE NON PRO

High Brow Kitty Cat (Palo Duro Cat x Hickorys Jac O Lena x Jack Pic A Nic) and owner-rider Sonya Distefano scored a 630.5 (H:209/ R:212.5/C:209) to earn the title and $1,873.48.

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Cowsmackin (Smooth as a Cat x esthers Rita x Dual Pep) and Chantz Stewart scored a 626.5 (H:204/R:209.5/C:213) to earn $1,903.50 for her family’s Stewart Ranch.

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Workin Mans Blues (yellow Roan of texas x topi Chexx x a Cowboy at Heart) and owner-rider Jessica Draper earned $2,351.50 with a 629.5 composite (H:213/R:200.5/C216).

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Rider and trainer Jay McLaughlin, and owners Aaron Ranch, decided to haul Blind Sided to the 2018 Stallion Stakes for the added-money in the Open Bridle Spectacular. The trip paid off and the team returned to Commerce, Texas, with the title.

Jay McLaughlin riding Blind Sided (Peptoboonsmal x Lil Miss Shiney Chex x Shining Spark) for owners Aaron Ranch, won the Open Bridle Spectacular with a composite score of 659.5 (H:217/R:219.5/C:223) to earn $11,500.00.

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he bridle horse took center stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, March 30, during the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes held at the South Point Equestrian Center.

When the dust settled, the Open Bridle Spectacular Championship was won by Jay McLaughlin riding Aaron Ranch’s Blind Sided (Peptoboonsmal x Lil Miss Shiney Chex x Shining Spark).

A field of 30 talented, athletic and show savvy bridle horses entered the arena for the Holy Cow Performance Horses sponsored $25,000 added-money event.

It took McLaughlin a composite of 659.5 (H:217/R:219.5/C:223) to claim the title and earn $11,500.00.

The added money incentivized the Aarons and McLaughlin into bringing the 8-year-old roan stallion to Las Vegas.

“On a young stallion, every dollar you win on him is an incentive. We would not have brought him on the trip with-

Open Bridle Co-Reserve Champion

Co-Reserve Open Bridle Spectacular Champion Corey Cushing piloted Sonita Lena Rey (Dual Rey x Sonita Lena Chic x Smart Chick Olena) for owner Sheri Jamieson to a composite 652.5 (H:214.5/R:218/C:220), earning $8,050.00.

out that,” McLaughlin said. “Horses like Brother Jackson, Sonita Lena Rey, and Chris Dawson’s Non Pro mare, they are just bionic. These are not play horses; these horses are machines. It is a big honor to hang with them.”

The Open Bridle Spectacular featured horses that have competed in every aspect of the reined cow horse industry, from former Snaffle Bit Futurity finalists and winners to previous Bridle Spectacular champions, the field was deep.

When the crowd encouraged the team while working the cow, Blind Sided responded.

“He loves it when the crowd goes crazy, a little too much sometimes,” McLaughlin said with a laugh. “He is a showman. I just wanted to have a cow that would let me work it, because I have confidence he will throw down on whatever cow comes out of the gate.”

Blind Sided’s score of 223 topped the cow work of the two reserve champion

runs. Tied for reserve were Sonita Lena Rey and Corey Cushing, and CSR Lay Down Sally with Chris Dawson, with both scoring a composite 652.5 and earning each horse $8,050.00.

Cushing put together a 214.5 in the herd and 218 in the reining on Sonita Lena Rey (Dual Rey x Sonita Lena Chic x Smart Chick Olena), a horse owned by Sheri Jamieson.

“I’ve had Sonita Lena Rey a year and a half, and he is a great horse that only wants to do his best,” said Cushing.

“He tries so hard he will put himself in a tougher situation than he needs to because he can be explosive to get on to the next thing. Anyone can ride him and he’s a gentleman to be around.”

The gelding performed at the top of his game, rewarding the time and effort spent preparing the horse to compete.

“Anymore, it is a dogfight in these events because of the level of competi-

Open Bridle Co-Reserve Champion

Chris Dawson, riding CSR Lay Down Sally (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) owned by Meredith Graber, tied for the co-reserve champion title with a composite 652.5 (H:218/R:216/C:218.5) to earn $8,050.00.

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Co-Reserve Champion Chris Dawson rode CSR Lay Down Sally (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) for Non Pro and owner Meredith Graber to a 218 in the herd and 216 in the rein work before posting a 218.5 in the cow work.

Even though the mare, called “Sally,” goes down the fence with Meredith in the Non Pro classes, she steps up when Dawson climbs aboard.

“Sally is just a pleasure to get on and go show,” Dawson said. “She hangs right in there. She is really good in the herd work, solid in the reining and you can pretty much hang your hat on scoring a 17 in the reining. We had a bobble today and scored a 216. Everything came together well with a nice cow and the mare was good.

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE Champion

“There are a few opportunities this year to show for a substantial amount of money [in the bridle events]. This mare is going down the road in the Non Pro and it works for us to show her in these events because of the incentive.”

It takes time to make a solid bridle horse, all three trainers agree. In fact, McLaughlin didn’t show Blind Sided the stallion’s 6-year-old year and instead worked on letting him grow up into the bridle. The end result was a more confident show horse, he said.

Cushing agrees that not every prospect in the snaffle bit can become a great bridle horse, but the incentive to show for added money helps keep older horses in training.

“Look at the Futurity entry numbers from the majority of these horses’ years,” he said. “These horses are 6, 7, or older, and the 200 horses that were competing at 4 years old came down to this field of 30 horses. It was a stout field. Some guys had good luck, some guys had bad luck.

Monica Caetano riding Smokin Little Ringo (Smart Little Pepinic x Smoking Sabrina x Mister Dual Pep), owned by John Pascoe, scored a composite 650 (H:214/R:215/C:221) to earn $2,760.00 and the Intermediate Open Bridle Spectacular Championship.

I am just happy to be part of it and am proud of my horse.”

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE SPECTACULAR Smokin Little Ringo and Monica Caetano scored a 650 to earn the Matthews Cutting Horses $5,000 Added Intermediate Open Bridle Spectacular Championship at the Stallion Stakes. The pair is often seen in the winner’s circle, and this run earned owner John Pascoe $2,760.

Caetano, from Lemoore, California, and Smokin Little Ringo (Smart Little Pepinic x Smoking Sabrina x Mister Dual Pep) began to shine at the 2014 Snaffle Bit Futurity, when they scored a 220.5 in the rein work to top the Intermediate and Limited Open preliminaries. Since then, Caetano has piloted the 2011 gelding to several titles, including 2017 Stallion Stakes Open Two Rein Spectacular Champion.

This year, it took two cows to mark a

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE Reserve Champion Clayton Edsall riding Sparktilion (Shining Spark x Cattilion x High Brow Cat), owned by Michelle Cannon, captured the reserve title in the Intermediate Open with a composite score of 647 (H:213/ R:217/C:217). Sparktilion earned $2,208.00.

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“He always gets smarter and on the second cow, he was really watching it.

Once we leave the corner, there isn’t much I do other than tell him to step by it, then he does everything else. He’s a lot of fun to ride,” said Caetano. “I try to let him be smart and think through things on his own, especially on the cow events. He likes to play games with the cows. There are some shows it feels like he is goofing off the whole time, but he buckles down when he has to.”

Smokin Little Ringo scored a 214 in the herd work and a 215 in the rein work.

Caetano said the gelding will show again at the NRCHA Derby in Paso Robles, California.

Reserve in the Intermediate Open for 2018 was Clayton Edsall riding Sparktilion (Shining Spark x Cattilion x High Brow Cat). With a composite score of 647 (H:213/R:217/C:217) Sparktilion earned $2,208.00 for owner Michelle Cannon.

NON PRO BRIDLE Spectacular Champion

NON PRO BRIDLE SPECTACULAR “DVD” is a common sight at NRCHA premiere events, where everyone knows his barn name. The 13-year-old gelding captured another title, adding to his already long resume, at the 2018 Stallion Stakes—Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Champion. Aboard was Cutter McLaughlin, the Commerce, Texas, youth that credits the veteran cow horse with teaching him the ropes.

“He’s the first horse I ever showed down the fence, and he taught me pretty much how to go down the fence,” Cutter says. “I know more about it all because of what he knew when I started to show him.”

With a composite score of 443.5 (H:150/ R:146.5/C:147), CD Dee Vee Dee (CD Lights x Shiners Missy Jay x Shining Spark) added $5,299.20 to his long earnings record. But the win wasn’t just “old hat” for Cutter. He says that each ride on DVD is a challenge and a thrill.

“He was really good in the herd work

CD Dee Vee Dee (CD Lights x Shiners Missy Jay x Shining Spark) carried Cutter McLaughlin to the Non Pro Spectacular and Intermediate Non Pro Bridle titles with a composite 443.5 (H:150/ R:146.5/C:147), earning $5,299.20.

and he tries his heart out every time we show. I had my little bobbles but he helped me out,” Cutter says.

His father, Jay McLaughlin, agrees that DVD “helps out” each time the duo go in the pen.

“He pretty much saves Cutter’s bacon a lot. He’s taught Cutter patience and how to control his emotions when he messes up,” McLaughlin says. “That horse is a little different than other horses. He is 13 and a gelding. What are you going to do with him, put him in the pasture? He likes to go. As long as he wants to, he will show.”

While Cutter has a Derby prospect, he says that DVD will remain his go-to mount. The team paired up to also take home the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle class win in Las Vegas, and up next, Paso Robles.

The Reserve Champion Non Pro title went to Sonya Distefano aboard Reys Stylish Bell (Dual Rey x Blues Stylish Bell x Docs Stylish Oak). Distefano was

NON PRO BRIDLE Spectacular Reserve Champion Sonya Distefano rode Reys Stylish Bell (Dual Rey x Blues Stylish Bell x Docs Stylish Oak) to a composite: 442.5 (H:148.5/ R:144.5/C:149.5) to earn $4,147.20 and the Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Reserve Champion title.

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NON PRO LIMITED SPECTACULAR In November 2017, Kristin Bacchetti thought she made her last show run on Heart Of A Remedy during the American Quarter Horse World Championship Show. She had learned cow horse on the gelding, now 11 years old, and won enough on him that she was no longer eligible for the 5K classes. However, she couldn’t sell “Copper.” Today, she is thankful to still have him.

“He is amazing. He is the first horse I ever bought and I learned cow horse on him. He’s a once-in-a-lifetime horse, and I’m lucky to own him,” she said. “I didn’t grow up showing; I started after I had kids in my mid-20s. Anybody can do it. I started doing backyard reinings. It is never too late to get help, find a good trainer and show.”

At the 2018 Stallion Stakes, Bacchetti

and Heart Of A Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) scored a 437 composite (H:144/R:143.5/C:149.5) to earn the Non Pro Limited Spectacular title and $1,886.00.

When the limited riders were offered a chance to show in a Spectacular, Bacchetti said she jumped into the event. For her, it provides incentive to attend more premiere events on a horse like Heart Of A Remedy.

“I am out of the 5K and all of that, so it makes it worth my while to take ‘Copper’ to the shows,” Bacchetti said.

“The herd work, I haven’t cut and it is still new. To go out there, it helps to have a horse that takes care of me through my mistakes because I’m still learning. Every cow I brought out, he was right on it. I was happy with him and my scores.

“He was really good in the reining.

I can always tell when I walk in the pen that he was with me and felt really good. Then the cow came out and it was

NON PRO LIMITED Spectacular Champion

Kristin Bacchetti and Heart Of A Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) scored a 437 composite (H: 144/R:143.5/C:149.5) to earn the Non Pro Limited Spectacular title and $1,886.00.

a decent draw, and he worked it. With Copper, he can work a slow cow or a crazy cow. I am so confident on him so I don’t even worry about the cow when it comes out.”

Bacchetti wants to learn to go down the fence, but appreciates the chance to start slow with the boxing. For a late-in-life rider like herself, Bacchetti said it was the perfect introduction to the cow horse industry.

Tiffany Buschhueter rode Dressed Wright (Lenas Wright On x Shiney And Dressy x Shining Spark) to a composite score of 432 (H:139/R:144/C:149) to earn the reserve title in the Non Pro Limited Spectacular and $1,476.00.

The 2018 NRCHA Derby in Paso Robles, California, held June 10-17, will feature Spectaculars in the Open and Intermediate Open Bridle, Open Two Rein, Non Pro Bridle, Non Pro Two Rein, Non Pro Limited, Youth Bridle and Youth Limited.

NON PRO LIMITED Reserve Spectacular Champion

Dressed Wright (Lenas Wright On x Shiney and Dressy x Shining Spark) and Tiffany Buschhueter score a composite 432 (H:139/ R:144/C:149) to earn the reserve title in the Non Pro Limited and $1,476.00.

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The inaugural Youth Bridle and Youth Limited Spectaculars drew young riders to the bright lights of Las Vegas.

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t’s a heady thing for a teenage girl to be crowned “the first” in anything, and to win the first Youth Bridle Spectacular offered by the National Reined Cow Horse Association put Lannie-Jo Lisac over the moon. On Saturday, March 31, spectators who gathered for the 2018 Stallion Stakes Open Finals were also treated to the inaugural Youth Bridle and Youth Limited Spectaculars, where youth riders stepped up to ride the three-event format – normally offered only for Open and Non Pro riders.

With a 431.5 composite (H:144/ R:146.5/C:141), Lannie-Jo and her gelding, Soulanova, took the Youth Bridle Spectacular championship. The riders competed in the herd work portion of the event prior to the reined and cow work done under the bright lights in the main arena at the South Point Equestrian Center.

For 13-year-old Lannie-Jo, the opportunity to ride in all three phases and compete in a spectacular was worth the drive

YOUTH BRIDLE SPECTACULAR CHAMPION

Soulanova took Lannie-Jo Lisac to a 431.5 composite (H:144/R:146.5/C:141) to win the first Youth Bridle Spectacular held at the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes.

from Pueblo, Colorado, to Las Vegas.

“It is exciting because you’re not just doing the same thing—reining then fence work,” she said. “I think it will get more younger riders involved. You get to do something new in the herd, and most kids don’t get a shot at that.”

The judges scored Lannie-Jo and Soulanova (Soula Jule Star x Round Oak Annie x Smokum Oak) a 146.5 in the reining, rewarding what Lannie-Jo says was her best reining run to date.

“In the reining, he just felt really good.

My trainer, Todd Crawford, and I worked

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With a 424.5 (H:137/R:144/C:143.5), Gage Gardiner and Mr Stylish Cat captured the reserve title in the Youth Bridle Spectacular.

YOUTH Spectacular LIMITED CHAMPION

CR Tuffs Magic Tonic carried Douglas McDaniel, Jr. to score a 426.5 composite (H:141/R:143.5/C:142) to win the first Youth Limited Spectacular.

Youth Limited Spectacular Reserve Champion Kyle Haskins and Pepe Le Wright (Hes Wright On x Soula Jule Forever x Soula Jule Star) scored a 419.5 (H:139/R:137.5/C:143) and the reserve Youth Limited Spectacular title.

a lot on reining the night before and [my horse] was really good,” she said. “Our cow was tough. It had a lot of air, then just quit. We had to work it when it was next to nothing. My horse rated good and gave it his all on that cow. I was so happy on my reining and when they announced scores, I was excited. It all came together finally.”

Lannie-Jo rode home with $425 in earnings. She hopes to ride in more Spectaculars this year.

Reserve Champion in the Youth Bridle Spectacular was Gage Gardiner from Ashland, Kansas, riding Mr Stylish Cat (Mr Playinstylish x Lil Sally Cat x High Brow Cat). Gage says that the chance to show in a Spectacular before he moves up into the Non Pro divisions brought him to Las Vegas.

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With a composite 424.5 (H:137/ I can’t ask for much more than what he R:144/C:143.5), Gage and his gelding, gives me.” called “Boyd,” claimed the reserve title and $255.00. It took focus to keep his horse primed for the cow work, where judges awarded Gage — Lannie-Jo Lisac not one, but two new cows before completing The Youth Limited Spectacular his run.

“When the cow work came, I knew that Champion was Douglass Allan McDaniel, the cows were going to be pretty pushy. I Jr., of Portland, Indiana, riding CR Tuffs had three cows given to me. The first one Magic Tonic (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Oak was pretty pushy, and I got a new cow; Tonic x Little Peppy Oak). The pair scored on the second one, it was still pushy,” he a 426.5 composite (H:141/R:143.5/C:142) recalled. “On the third cow, it felt like the to take the title.

The Youth Limited Spectacular title was won by Kyle Haskins and Pepe Le Wright (Hes Wright On x Soula Jule Forever x Soula Jule Star). The pair scored a 419.5 (H:139/R:137.5/C:143). Additional Youth Spectaculars will be held throughout the year, with the next on June 10 at the NRCHA 2018 Derby in Paso Robles, California.

Gage says he appreciates the opportunity to show in all three disciplines.

“I think it is a good opportunity for all young cow horse riders and a good opportunity to get the future [showmen and women] of NRCHA experience before heading to Non Pro and, most likely, the Open,” he said. “I think it is a good chance for anyone to get experience before they run into the big events.”

“it is exciting because you’re not just doing the same thing—reining then fence work. you get to do something new in the herd, and most kids don’t get a shot at that.”

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Taking the time to train in the two rein before jumping to the bridle paid off for Open Champion Shane Steffen and Non Pro Champion Lyle Proctor.

Open Two Rein Spectacular CHAMPION

Earning $5,500 and the champion title, Gunna Be A Smartie took home the win for McSpyder Ranch.

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or Shane Steffen, showing Gunna Be A Smartie (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Mine x Gunna Smoke) at the Stallion Stakes allowed him to not only showcase the mare’s talents, but also let him dip her hoof into the open bridle horse pool. The mare certainly proved she can hold her own when she captured the 2018 Stallion Stakes Open Two Rein Spectacular Championship and took home $5,500 for owner McSpyder Ranch.

“There are so many good horses that are experienced in the bridle, and it is such a deep pool, that it is hard to go and jump into it. To be able to show this mare in the two rein and build momentum in that before we have to go show straight in the bridle has been nice,” he said. “We don’t have the two hands [in the bridle] to be able to help the horse out in positions where they might need help, so with the two rein, we have more freedom. It also gives the horse a year to understand the bridle more before you have to go and show with those veteran bridle horses.”

A composite score of 660.5 (H:219/ R:222/C:219.5) helped Steffen capture the win. The 222 in the rein work put the duo over the reserve horse by 10.5 points.

“She’s been really good in the rein work and is a huge stopper,” Steffen said.

“She is honest and tries hard in the show pen because I think she enjoys it. The more you ask [of her] the more she tries.

She just is really responsive, one of those willing to listen to you and do what you ask in the show pen. That makes it fun to go and show.”

Steffen appreciates the continuation of the Vaquero tradition where you move horses into a bridle slowly. With the increased added money in two rein events, there is added incentive for owners and trainers to take their time and

show horses, like Gunna Be A Smartie, in that all-important two rein year before jumping into the bridle.

“The two rein was kind of lost in the past as far as having the added money in the derbies. From there, you were expected to go from derbies right into the bridle to win some money or do the herd work, and there were some horses lost in the middle of that because they weren’t ready to show against the veteran horses,” Steffen explains. “In the two rein events, you’re showing against other horses with the same experience and time in the bridle. You’re just evening out the odds. It is a good deal

for the association and the horses themselves.”

Steffen looks forward to showing the mare again in the two rein at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Derby in Paso Robles, California, in mid-June. The McSpyder Ranch mare’s performance in Vegas certainly proved that she won’t need floaties when she takes the bridle horse pool plunge next year.

Reserve Champion Shinen Metallic Cat (Metallic Cat x Winenshineme x Shining Spark) had NRCHA President Todd Crawford aboard. The pair scored a composite 650 (H:213/R:216.5/C:220.5) to earn $4,400.00 for owner Russ Mothershead.

Open Two Rein Spectacular Reserve CHAMPION

Shinen Metallic Cat (Metallic Cat x Winenshineme x Shining Spark), ridden by Todd Crawford, captured the reserve title for owner Russ Mothershead.

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NON PRO TWO REIN Spectacular SJR All Time Cash (One Time Pepto x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash) carried rider and owner Lyle Proctor to the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular Champion title at the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes in Las Vegas, Nevada. No stranger to the top of the placings, Proctor and his home-prepped mare took on the two rein with the same finesse as their previous limited aged events.

With a composite 427.5 (H:142/R:140.5/ C:145), the pair took home $1,960.00. The herd work started rocky, with the first cow cut tripping and then falling in front of the mare. It shook her, but Proctor said she took it in stride.

“That wigged her out a little bit, but she calmed back down,” he said. “In the rein work she was a little hot for me, which

seems to be her spot that she comes a little unglued, but we got through it.

The fence work is where we do well and seems to be our event.”

Calm, relaxed and confident down the fence, SJR All Time Cash gives Proctor a thrill every time the pair step in the show pen. He said the move to the two rein was easy because it allows more time for the mare to learn to work in the bridle.

“I have had that mare since she was in the snaffle bit and have had a lot of success. She packed me around nicely her hackamore year and we decided to continue on with her,” Proctor explained.

“I thought I’d put her in the bridle myself and see where it goes. It’s quite a step going from two hands to one and it takes a little time to get a horse in the bridle and get them solid.”

The added money in the event clinched

NON PRO TWO REIN SPECTACULAR CHAMPION The added money helped Lyle Proctor make the decision to show his mare, SJR All Time Cash, in the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular at the 2018 Stallion Stakes.

Proctor’s decision to slowly advance to the bridle. The pair will show again in the Non Pro Two Rein Spectacular at the 2018 NRCHA Derby in Paso Robles, California.

Proctor hopes more riders take advantage of the event.

“I hope it continues to draw people,” he said. “From what I gather, historically the two rein year is almost like a throwaway year. The added money in the spectaculars has helped bring some people back to the arena and keep them showing.”

Reserve champion was Californian Cynthia Bias riding Truckin On Ice (NMSU Truckin Chex x Legendaryiceprincess x Little Lenas Legend). Cynthia and her husband, Roger, own the 2012 mare.

Cynthia score a composite 422.5 (H:142/ R:141/C:139.5) to earn $1,470.00.

NON PRO TWO REIN Spectacular Reserve CHAMPION Truckin On Ice (NMSU Truckin Chex x Legendaryiceprincess x Little Lenas Legend) carried Cynthia Bias to a composite score of 422.5 (H:142/R:141/C:139.5). It was enough for the reserve title and $1,470 for owners Roger and Cynthia Bias.

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OPEN BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION

Genuine Masterpiece (Shining Spark x Kings Masterpiece x Peppy San Badger), ridden by Jay McLaughlin, scored a 289.5 (R:145.5/C:144) to win $1,920 and reserve for owner Mattie Neal.

OPEN BRIDLE CHAMPION

Sonita Lena Rey (Dual Rey x Sonita Lena Chick x Smart Chic Olena) was piloted by Corey Cushing to a 291 score (R:144.5/C:146.5) to win $2,400.00 for owner Sheri Jamieson, in the Open Bridle class.

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE 1st PLACE

Mini Hot Flashes (CD Lights x Shiners Hot Flash x Shining Spark), ridden by Ron Ralls for owner Kay Rankin-Williams, scored a 288 (R:144/C:144) to win the Intermediate Open Bridle and $300.

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INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE CO-2nd PLACE

INTERMEDIATE OPEN BRIDLE CO-2nd PLACE

LIMITED OPEN BRIDLE CHAMPION

LIMITED OPEN BRIDLE Reserve CHAMPION

Fancy Boons N All (Peptoboonsmal x Smart Fancy Zan x Smart Little Lena) tied for co-2nd place with a 286.5 (144.5/C:142) score with Ken Wold in the saddle for owner Susan Stokman, earning $225.

Light Shine (CD Lights x Shine O Lena x Shining Spark) scored a 275 (R:133/C:142) with Jase Grimshaw in the saddle to win the Limited Open Bridle for owner Barbara Truex, DVM, earning $1,400.

Roy Rich piloted Smart Remedy Olena (Very Smart Remedy x Peppys T Bar Dual Peppy) to $225 and a tie for second place with a 286.5 (R:143/C:143.5) for owner Candy Flock.

Its That Time Shiner (A Shiner Named Sioux x Its That Time Again x A Chic In Time), ridden by Tack Louthan, scored a 271.5 (R:143/C:128.5) to earn the reserve Limited Open Bridle, and $1.050 for owner Karey Franz.

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Intermediate Non Pro Champion, Non Pro Bridle Reserve Champion & Youth Bridle Champion NON PRO BRIDLE CHAMPION

Reys Stylish Bell (Dual Rey x Blues Stylish Bell x Docs Stylish Oak), owned and ridden by Sonya Distefano, earned the Non Pro Bridle title and $2,240 with a score of 294 (R:144.5/C:149.5).

NOVICE NON PRO BRIDLE CHAMPION & INTERMEDIATE NON PRO BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION Garrett Lund rode Ginas Pepto (One Time Pepto x Gina Badger x Peppy San Badger) to a 292 (R: 143.5/C:148.5) garnering the Novice Non Pro Bridle Champion title and $1758 as well as reserve in the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle and $1,339.80.

In the Non Pro, CD Dee Vee Dee (CD Lights x Shiners Missy Jay x Shining Spark), owned by Jay and Wendy McLaughlin and ridden by Cutter McLaughlin, scored a 293.5 (R:146.5/C:147) to earn $1,760 and the reserve title. With the same score, Cutter McLaughlin won $1,705.20 for the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle Champion title. And winning the Youth Bridle, the pair scored a 293 (R:146/C:147) and earned an additional $165.

NOVICE NON PRO BRIDLE RESERVE CHAMPION

Stephen Cline rode Nic It Chic (Nic It In The Bud x Montanas Smart Chic x Smart Chic Olena), owned by Stephen and Jessica Cline, to a score of 284 (R:139.5/C:144.5) to earn the Novice Non Pro Bridle Reserve championship and $1,381.60.

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OPEN HACKAMORE CHAMPION & INTERMEDIATE OPEN HACKAMORE 1st PLACE

OPEN HACKAMORE RESERVE CHAMPION

Danielle Stanton rode Go Tell That Fox (Heart Of A Fox x Mini Me x Dual Peppy) to a 287 (R:142.5/C:144.5), earning the Select Non Pro Bridle win and $260

Wade Reaney piloted Sinfully Smart Cat (WR This Cats Smart x Sinful Style x Docs Stylish Oak), owned by Karen Olson, to a score of 289 (R:143/C:146) to earn $272 in Open Hackamore and $260 in Intermediate Open Hackamore.

With a 272.5 (R:133/C:139.5), Andrea Pasek and Simply Boontiful (Pretty Boy Boon x Simply Dandi x Dry Dandi Doc) were second in the Select Non Pro Bridle, winning $195 in earnings.

Shiners Diamond Cat (WR This Cats Smart x Shiners Diamond Lady x Shining Spark), ridden by Justin Wright and owned by Mike and James Draper, scored a 286.5 (144.5/C:142) to earn the reserve title and $2,310.

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INTERMEDIATE OPEN HACKAMORE 2nd PLACE

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NON PRO HACKAMORE CHAMPION

DarkestSideoftheBoon (One Time Pepto x Athleta x Smooth As A Cat), ridden by Ron Emmons for owner Jill Cenedella, scored a 283.5 (R:142/C:141.5) for the reserve and $195.

Prime Time Report (Half Time Report x Shining Suzana x Shining Spark), ridden by Jesus Roman, scored a 271 (R:135/C:136) to earn the Limited Open Hackamore reserve and $800 for owner Rocking J Ranch Inc.

Rebecca Ann Sternadel piloted SJR Smart Dancer (WR This Cats Smart x Like A Sundance x Like A Diamond) to a score of 272.5 (R:138.5/C:134) to earn the Limited Open Hackamore Champion title and $1,200.

Dakota Pelton rode Nitro Daddyo (Cuttin Like My Dad x Tangallulah x Tangys Classic Peppy) to a score of 273.5 (R:137/C:136.5) to earn the Non Pro Hackamore title and $1,116.

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NON PRO HACKAMORE Reserve CHAMPION

OPEN TWO REIN CHAMPION

OPEN TWO REIN Reserve CHAMPION

NON PRO TWO REIN CHAMPION

Darleen Wood won reserve in the Non Pro Hackamore with a score of 273.5 (R:141.5/C:132) aboard Easy Peezy (Tuck It Easy x Steadys HeartThrob x Gangster Chic), earning $837.

Reserve Open Two Rein went to Nee On Lights (CD Lights x Shine Smartly x Shining Spark), piloted by Shawn Hays for owner Yellow Creek Ranch, with a score of 437.5 (R: 217.5/C:220) the duo earned $2,024.

Gunna Be A Smartie (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Mine x Gunna Smoke), ridden by Shane Steffen, took the Open Two Rein class championship with a score of 441.5 (R:222/C:219.5), earning $2,576 for owner McSpyder Ranch.

Lyle Proctor and SJR All Time Cash (One Time Pepto x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash) scored a 285.5 (R:140.5/C:145), earning $1,292.

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NON PRO LIMITED CHAMPION

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5K NON PRO LIMITED CO-RESERVE CHAMPION

Cynthis Bias piloted Truckin On Ice, (NMSU Truckin Chex x Legendaryiceprincess x Little Lenas Legend) owned by herself and husband Roger Bias, to a score of 280.5 (R:141/C:139.5), earning $969.

Tiffany Buschhueter and Dressed Wright (Lenas Wright On x Shiney And Dressy x Shining Spark) scored a 293 (R:144/C:149) to earn the 5K Non Pro Limited Championship and $830 as well as the Non Pro Limited reserve title and $962.50.

Kristin Bacchetti and Heart Of A Remedy (Heart Of A Fox x SPD Remedys Response x Smart Peppy Doc) scored a 293 (R:143.5/C:149.5) to earn the Non Pro Limited championship and $1,225.

Orlando Gonzales tied for the 5K Non Pro Limited reserve with a score of 287 (R:142/C:145) aboard Ms Genuinelysmart (Very Smart Remedy x Genuine Redbud x Genuine Doc), and $601.75.

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5K NON PRO LIMITED CO-RESERVE CHAMPION

Sue Schmitz piloted Smoking Red Pepper (Smokeelan x A Red Belle Pepper x Mister Dual Pep) to a score of 287 (R:142/C:145) to earn co-reserve in the 5K Non Pro Limited and $601.75.

1K Non Pro Limited Co-Reserve Champion & Select Non Pro Limited 2nd Place Susan Michelson and Painted By Boomerjac (Mr Boomerjac x Smart Painted Miss x Sailing Smart) scored a 288 (R:143/C:145) for second place, earning $264. For reserve in the Select Non Pro Limited, they earned an additional $288.

1K NON PRO LIMITED & SELECT NON PRO LIMITED 1st Place

Margie Zimmer and Very Smart Rico (Very Smart Remedy x Lil Yoti From Rio x Coyote Quixote) scored a 288.5 (R:142/C:146.5) to claim the 1K Non Pro Limited win and $400. In the Select Non Pro Limited, the pair earned an additional $360.

1K NON PRO LIMITED CO-RESERVE CHAMPION Katie Fox and Metallic Heritage (Metallic Cat x Dual Heritage x Dual Pep) scored a 288 (R:142/C:146) to tie for reserve and $264.

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YOUTH BRIDLE CO-RESERVE CHAMPION

YOUTH LIMITED CHAMPION

Gage Gardiner won co-reserve in the Youth Bridle class with a score of 287.5 (R: 144/C:143.5) riding Mr Stylish Cat (Mr Playingstylish x Lil Sally Cat x High Brow Cat), earning $123.75.

Jaqueline Garrett and Smart Genuine Shiner (Shining Spark x Smartly Dressed x Smart Little Lena) scored a 288 (R:144, C:144) to earn the Youth Limited class win and $202.50.

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Lannie-Jo Lisac captured co-reserve in the Youth Bridle class with a score of 287.5 (R: 146.5/C:141) riding Soulanova (Soula Jule Star x Round Oak Annie x Smokum Oak), earning $123.75.

Douglas McDaniel and CR Tuffs Magic Tonic (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Oak Tonic x Little Peppy Oak) scored a 285.5 (R:143.5/C:142) to earn reserve and $162.

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The Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association has a knack for drawing in new members. Their family friendly environment and continued growth has earned the group its second Affiliate of the Year award.

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he Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association’s (ARCHA) welcoming, family friendly atmosphere is infectious. It’s inviting environment has yielded continued growth in membership and show entries. And, their commitment to the sport has caught national attention. In 2017, ARCHA was named the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s Affiliate of the Year for the second time; its first recognition was in 2015.

“They are doing a great job cultivating new members,” said Jay Winborn, NRCHA executive director. “They have programs in place to bring people on board who haven’t been exposed to reined cow horse events in the past.”

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competing in at least one of six shows held April through October each year.

The group has a knack of transforming first timers into lifers.

According to Jeffrey Gettys, trainer and ARCHA vice president, the group caters to green riders because that’s where the discipline and the association will see sustained growth.

“We focus on the little things to get people interested,” Gettys said. “I feel like on the east coast it’s about getting the green riders involved and help them not feel intimidated.”

The current ARCHA president is Frank Prisco of Smithtown, New York. Prisco, 54, never threw a leg over a horse until he was in his 30’s and that was for guided trail rides. About 10 years ago he saw a television special with Jay McLaughlin and Lyle Lovett featuring reined cow horse events and knew he had to give it a try.

“Reined cow horses were my first introduction to showing,” he said. “Dick Rosell was the president at the time. I bought a horse from him and the rest is history.”

Sabattus, Maine, rider Pam Edwards celebrated multiple wins in regional and national ranch horse competitions and decided to expand her repertoire from boxing only to going down the fence.

ARCHA’s 2018 Rookie Clinic provided the perfect platform to obtain the guidance she needed to do so. The clinic paired five trainers with a small group

of participants. They spent time learning the rules and strategies of the components of a reined cow horse show. At the end of the weekend, each rider had an opportunity to test their new skills in a friendly competition.

“Our northeast region is lucky to have ARCHA, a great group that offers NRCHA events at beautiful facilities,” Edwards said.

Nurturing novices isn’t ARCHA’s only focus. Encouraging newcomers to go down the fence is critical to the success of the entire reined cow horse industry.

The group also cultivates relationships among experienced reined cow horse exhibitors.

Lisa Sykes serves as the secretary for the neighboring smaller New York Reined Cow Horse Association and routinely makes the five-hour trip to ARCHA events because of the group’s willingness to help all riders. It is that attitude that fosters her excitement for each show.

“There were rules and etiquette that I was unaware of in the cow pen and the Atlantic crew were so understanding and helpful,” she said. “They are a bigger

Left: Breanna Yarnell, and her daughter Paisley, travel from Benton, Pennsylvania to compete. Breanna shows in the Green Rider 2 classes.

Top right: From the Rookie Clinic, pictured are members of Team Jeffrey Gettys.

Right: Horseback is Rookie Level 1 Champion Deb Moulton from Clarendon, Vermont. On foot is Rookie Level 2 Champion Danielle Foust from Mehoopany, Pennsylvania.

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Left below: Karen Black from Clark Performance Horses in Massachusetts guided Team Black during the clinic.

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Bottom below: Volunteer scribe Lia Savas and judge Kirk Druey at the rookie clinic. After each run at the rookie clinic, the rider and judge visited about the score.

group and it’s a big deal for the few of us that venture down.”

EAST MEETS WEST

Although NRCHA started on the west coast, the east coast is home to an equally passionate group of exhibitors who provide the most significant opportunity of growth for the national association.

In 2005, Dick Rosell, Meg Rosell-Pursel, Tom Ianotti and Kelly Byler brought the western sport east after trainer Rich Timmons introduced them to the excitement of reined cow horse.

“We’ve gotten a lot of help from founding members who have donated a lot of time and money to keep everything alive,” Gettys said. “We are in a position where the group is financially stable and able to hold its own.”

Riders from Maine, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and beyond travel to Pennsylvania to participate in ARCHA events.

“I don’t think a lot of people truly understand the number of horses and horse activities on the east coast,” Winborn said. “I spent two years on Long Island myself and was amazed at the number of Quarter Horse events there.”

When NRCHA relocated the Celebration of Champions to Fort Worth, Texas, it made the premier event more accessible to riders from the northeast.

During ARCHA’s 13-year history, it has focused on providing learning opportunities so that every member’s skills have developed and progressed over time.

“The people and the level of horsemanship in our group is impressive,” Prisco said. “It continues to evolve; reined cow horse is not something that can ever be mastered, but we’ll always keep learning.”

Sykes added, “Atlantic is made of a group of people who want everyone to succeed.”

Throughout the summer, ARCHA hosts six shows and averages 100 entries per day with entries in every category from $1K and $5K to Green, Youth, Novice, bridle, two-rein, hackamore, Non Pro and Open. At the end of the year, riders are handsomely rewarded for their efforts. In 2017, the association awarded a saddle for year-end $1,000 champion, 16 championship buckles, breast collars, spur straps, headstalls, and boot bags with boot jacks. Prizes were awarded through fifth place.

“We have grown by leaps and bounds in entries, membership and the prizes we give away,” Gettys said.

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Left below: From the 2018 Rookie Clinic, riders in Team Rebecca Lipka.

Competing is, of course, a main focus, but ARCHA members are equally committed to giving back. At a clinic Gettys hosted in April 2017, they learned of wildfires in Kansas. Along with donations from riders, Gettys donated $500 towards the Kansas Wild Fire Relief Fund.

“I felt it was important to help out,” he said.

CATTLE CONNECTIONS

Quality cattle are available for east coast stock horse shows, but there aren’t as many ranchers who contract for these types of events.

“We have one connection. I don’t know what we would do if anything ever happened to him,” said Gettys.

But Gettys said he doesn’t believe ARCHA is alone in the challenge of sourcing cattle because most ranchers

don’t want their cows to lose weight.

While finding cattle may be a shared hardship, Gettys estimates the group pays 20-percent more than affiliates in western states.

“The price per cow is costly because of the mileage the cattle have to travel,” he said. “That makes it hard to keep the costs of showing down.”

Typically, the contractor sends black Angus although red Angus are also common. Occasionally, a few Herefords are mixed in. The uniformity of the herd can make it challenging for newbies because at first they don’t see the subtle nuances that distinguish one cow from another.

“It can get interesting trying to describe which black cow to sort out from the herd,” Gettys said.

Receiving fresh cattle is not an issue, but sometimes they opt for cows that have

previously been sorted on. Sometimes the show organizers will choose cows that have already been worked because they’ve found these cattle are a little hardier and hold up well during shows, according to Gettys.

Despite being located in a region that is known for long, blustery winters, ARCHA is fortunate to have access to facilities well suited to handling cattle and overnight stays. The summer humidity can be as challenging as the chill and snow. State-of-the art facilities make it possible to host a variety of activities nearly year-round.

They have regularly used Willow Brook Farms, an equestrian facility designed for reining, cutting and reined cow horse events. For 2018, the events will move to the Diamond 7 Ranch & Arena in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, where the group can access indoor and outdoor show facilities and 200 stalls.

“We’re excited about the new venue.

The owners there have been phenomenal.

It’s a little farther drive for our members in Massachusetts and on Long Island, but easier to get to,” Gettys said.

ARCHA is still small compared to other NRCHA affiliates, but it’s a group of gritty enthusiasts who are committed to bringing fellow equestrians and new riders alike into the fold.

“One day I would like to see it happen that reined cow horse is big enough here on the east coast to do the training full time,” said Gettys. “It’s a goal of mine that we keep the organization growing because I’d love for my kids to be able to show in this as adults.”

To learn more about ARCHA visit their website www.atlanticrcha.com

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Talking Two Rein Experienced horseman Doug Williamson discusses the challenges of riding in the two rein, and why it is an often skipped, but important, step in bridle horse training.

You don’t have to be a Million Dollar Rider like Doug Williamson to appreciate every step in creating a bridle horse. From the snaffle bit to the hackamore, the two rein to a finished bridle horse, Williamson has more than his fair share of experience in each of the four training stages.

With more than $1.3 million in National Reined Cow Horse Association earnings, Williamson can boast winning the coveted Snaffle Bit Futurity twice. He grew up in Oregon, working and riding on his family’s ranch, and started training horses professionally at 17 years old. His career has spanned the rodeo and horse show world, but in 1992, it became clear that cow horse was his niche. Williamson won his first Open Snaffle Bit Futurity aboard Mr San Olen (Peppy San Badger x San O Lenita x Tenino San).

Additionally, he’s won at every stage of a bridle horse’s career.

Notably, he piloted Docs Soula (Soula Jule Star x Docs Hickory Nut x Doc’s Hickory) to the 2007 NRCHA Derby Championship, and then won the 2009 and 2010 NRCHA Hackamore Championship on Smart

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Miss Merada (Leo Merada x Uno Smart Lady x Smart Little Uno). More recently, High Brow Shiner (Shining Lil Nic x High Brow Meow x High Brow Cat) and ARC Sparkin Chics (Chic Please x Sailing Spark x Shining Spark) showed off Williamson’s training skills in the 2015 and 2016 NRCHA World Show Open Two Rein.

“I think about all of the horses still going that were good in the two rein,” said the Bakersfield, California, trainer.

“I still ride a year in the two rein before I put the horse in a straight bridle. I have a 9-year-old and a 10-year-old that are still really good bridle horses, and I think that is because I take my time in the hackamore and the two rein.”

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When he trains a horse, he doesn’t view the snaffle years or getting the horse into the bridle as the most important goal, but focuses efforts on creating response through the time spent in a hackamore and then the two rein. Today, Williamson sees a lack of two rein training as the response to the smaller pots of money at shows and a general lack of horsemanship.

While at premier events, the NRCHA focuses efforts to grow this class with added money, the trend back to the two rein needs to start with the horsemen and the riders. Here, he discusses the benefits of taking time in the two rein and hackamore years, and how that benefits the horse.

Over the years, Williamson amassed a wide assortment of snaffle bits, hackamores and spade bits to select from when training a horse. Each horse he trains goes through each stage to create a finished bridle horse.

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Reined Cow Horse News: WHY IS THE TWO REIN AN IMPORTANT STEP IN A COW HORSE’S TRAINING? Doug Williamson: We don’t want to teach a horse how to pull on the bit. We want them to do it with the sensitivity to the neck rein. The hackamore teaches them to respond to the neck rein. We used to just hang a bridle on the horse and not even put reins on them for a year before we take ahold of the bridle

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WHAT DO YOU FEEL THE HACKAMORE AND TWO REIN BUILD IN A HORSE? It builds the sensitivity and it actually puts a good neck rein on one, the hackamore does. That is why I use the hackamore mostly. I myself do not like to pull on the bit to make them perform. If you ride them in the two rein, and they are

High Brow Shiner and Williamson competed in all phases of the cow horse training process, including hackamore and two rein. The 2009 stallion can boast of winning the 2016 NRCHA Derby Open Bridle Spectacular Reserve Champion title and was the 2014 NRCHA Celebration of Champions Open Hackamore Champion.

good hackamore horses, they learn to have that soft feel in the mouth.

The good part of [riding in] the two rein, as far as I’m concerned, is that you can stick your fingers in the reins and nobody cares about it. You are practically two handed and can help the horse get by. You can help the horse and teach the horse, and it is legal to do that in the two rein. People need to put the two rein on their horse at home and practice using it. I use it all the time.

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DO YOU THINK TRAINERS ARE SKIPPING THIS STEP, AND, IF SO, HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE HORSES? These horses today are so much easier to train than they used to be. There are not very many of us that really appreciate a hackamore horse or take the time to hang a spade bit on a horse for a whole year before you really put the bridle reins on. We had really good bridle horses in those days.

The reason that trainers skip this step from time to time is the fact that there is not the money in the event. And a lot of guys don’t like the hackamore because you have to ride a horse really well to have a good hackamore horse. You can’t be messing with their face all the time.

Today, a lot of guys just use the two rein to tie the horse’s mouth shut with, sad to say. I don’t want to say that, but I have to say that it is used as a camouflage these days. For me, when a horse gives its nose to me, I give the bridle reins back. I don’t keep them bridled up as much as some riders like to do today.

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TELL ME WHAT YOU MEAN BY ‘RIDING THE HORSE REALLY WELL.’ When you ride a hackamore horse, you have to ride a lot better. You have to give yourself time to learn to ride a hackamore horse. You need more sensitivity in your hands and more feel to make and ride a really good hackamore horse that can go around for the two rein.

You ride a good hackamore horse, it goes into the two rein, and all of a sudden you have a fine bridle horse. That is because it hasn’t been beat up in the bridle, but the time was taken to let the horse get used to the bridle. It will feel like a little old smooth snaffle in its mouth.

There are only a few guys that truly know how to operate a hackamore correctly. If a young rider wants to learn how to make a horse that goes in the hackamore, in the two rein, then they should go find one of these guys and learn. It is hard, I understand that.

Unless you have ridden out in the desert or mountains and tried to pull straight back with nothing to stop you, you won’t understand the importance of riding in a hackamore, teaching the horse to respond, and then take the time to put a horse in the two rein.

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In 2015, Williamson showed aRC Sparking Chicks at the nRCHa World Show in the Open Two Rein. The 2008 stallion has more than $130,000 in nRCHa lifetime earnings and was named a Supreme Reined Cow Horse in 2016.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL BRING MORE RIDERS TO TWO REIN? More money— that is all that drives it right now. These horses are all really good quality. They train easy. That is how come a horse can go from snaffle on to bridle real quick. The horses we had to ride 30, 40, 50 years ago, they weren’t that easy to train and we had to take longer time. But I still think taking the time is best for the horse. That way, you can have a 12, 14, or 16 year old bridle horse that is still showing. Taking the time to get it done makes for a longer career for the horse.

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Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack started his hand made tack business when he was a young cowboy. He realized there was a need for safe, well made, functional horse tack to be readily available to horsemen & horsewomen. This is Dennis’s 41st anniversary in the handmade tack business! He works closely with professional trainers and horsemen to design and test his equipment for functionality, fit and durability. From bridles to cinches, horse bits to spurs, he works hard to make this the best tack you’ve ever ridden. You can find everything you need for your horse at www.DMTack.com.

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

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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.

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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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A Look at Snaffle Types With Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack

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snaffle bit is defined as a bit that works without leverage. It is most commonly made with a jointed, or broken, mouthpiece. Three common types of snaffles used in western training are the D Ring (labeled A in the photo), the Eggbutt (B) and the O Ring (C). It’s easy to think all three of these snaffles work in the same way if they have the same mouthpiece, but when we break it down they actually have very different actions. If we take a closer look we can see where each one might help a colt learn to respond to the pull better than another as training progresses.

A snaffle is made of rings where the headstall and reins are attached and a jointed (and occasionally an unjointed) mouthpiece. There are a wide variety of jointed mouthpieces available in snaffles, but there are only three main types of rings used in western training: the D-Ring (including the Offset D), the Eggbutt and the O-Ring.

In general, the snaffle mouthpiece applies pressure to three areas in the mouth: the tongue, the bars (area of the mouth between the molars and incisors) and the palate. The rings on each type of snaffle apply pressure to the sides of the lips and face. Each type of ring applies pressure over a smaller or larger area on the sides of the face and consequently to a different degree than the others.

The Offset D-Ring snaffle has rings that do not rotate like the O-Ring snaf-

fle, instead they are fixed in place. They are a good choice when initially starting a colt because as a rein is pulled the D-Ring on the opposite side of the pull applies pressure to the sides of the lips and face. This helps the horse learn he needs to respond to the pressure.

In the close up of the inside of this Offset D (lower photo A) you can see the entire side of the D-Ring will touch the side of the horse’s face. Since this is an Offset D (the rounded part of the D-Ring is set off to the side of the straight bar that the mouthpiece is connected to) the straight bar will come in contact with the horse’s pressure point first.

The snaffle in the photo labeled “B” is an Eggbutt. This is also a fixed ring snaffle and the rings work similarly to

the Offset D. While looking at the close up (lower photo B) you can see the egg shaped ring has a larger diameter where the mouthpiece is attached. This area applies pressure to the sides of the lips, like the Offset D, but the area of pressure is smaller. Like the Offset D-Ring the Eggbutt is a good snaffle to start a colt in so it can learn to respond more easily to the direct rein pull.

The O-Ring snaffle is shown in the photos labeled C. These rings rotate around the mouthpiece. This type of snaffle covers the least area on the sides of the lips when a direct rein pull is made. Many colts are started and trained exceptionally well in an O-Ring snaffle, and it is the most common type snaffle in western disciplines, but it doesn’t apply pressure to as large an area on the sides of the lips as the D-Ring or Eggbutt. The rotation of the rings can be useful in many horses to help increase salivation and acceptance of the bit. This is a good choice to continue training in once a horse is comfortable with responding to pressure.

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///////// From the Judge’s Chair

GETTING IT RIGHT Judging is not an exact science, but with education and accreditation, NRCHA judges have a leg up.

By Bill Enk

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udging our shows and major events are, to say the least, challenging. A judge has to be up to speed, know the rules and be competent in three disciplines. They have to judge the herd work like a National Cutting Horse Association cutting, judge the reined work like a National Reining Horse Association reining and judge the fence work like a cow horse expert. On top of all that, if they are lucky enough to judge the World’s Greatest Horseman, they have to be able to judge the steer stopping.

For a judge to keep developing his/ her skills they have to judge enough shows to stay current and effective. They also have to attend judging seminars to keep up to date on the score sheets, new rules and better ways to address what’s happening out in the field. Serious judges accept these challenges as they are committed to being prepared, consistent and determined to “get it right.” They should be respected for their efforts.

My friend, Rick Weaver, who has been deeply involved with the NRHA, and their judging, made this statement in an article he wrote: “Judging is the most important thing in the horse industry. It affects how we breed horses, how we train horses, how we show horses and how the public views our

event. It keeps the whole thing going and needs to be a key priority to any organization.”

It is evident with the growth of the NRCHA that the judging is on the right track. Tom Thibodeaux, the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves makes this statement, “You’re always striving for perfection, knowing you can’t get there, but you want to see how close you can get to being perfect.” That’s the goal with our judges—to be as good as we possibly can be.

The National Basketball Association did a study on the referees during the playoffs. They made the right call 87.2% of the time on all plays. They weren’t “perfect” but thought they were unbelievably good at what they do. The National Football League still can’t figure out what a legal catch is, even with all the technology they have at their disposal. Sometimes it’s a catch, and sometimes it isn’t—it’s not always easy.

The point being, it is not “always the judges fault” when you receive a score that is less than you thought you deserved. Mistakes are made when

showing, the horse doesn’t always show up to expectations, and maybe the horse is maxed out at a score of 72.

D.Wayne Lukas, the famous Thoroughbred trainer, was asked after his horse ran 10th in the Kentucky Derby what went wrong. He replied, “I guess he can’t run fast enough.”

Sometimes it’s hard to be objective.

Just about every mentor or person I looked up to in the horse business had a judge’s card in one discipline or another. They all thought the education they received when applying for, and keeping their cards current, gave them an edge when showing and training. That’s food for thought.

Until next time, Bill Enk NRCHA Director of Judges

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Judges List as of April 10, 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 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 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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Phone Email 775-753-3120 ssabel@citlink.net 530-200-2229 eightycutter@yahoo.com 765-432-9586 randallald@aol.com 719-221-6098 blueallen@gojade.org 402-657-6585 jeffallenquarterhorses@yahoo.com 559-304-0930 lynanderson130@gmail.com 403-249-8215 ron.anderson@hotmail.ca 209-602-4987 karlin.ka49@gmail.com 910-290-3426 billyarthur57@icloud.com 505-429-7180 laperformancehorses@yahoo.com 806-679-0722 dkavery13@gmail.com 580-224-1242 norestforthewicked@aol.comt 503-784-2513 bobavila@bobavila.net 806-647-8303 bagleyperformancehorses@gmail.com 806-683-4145 labaker3@suddenlink.net 940-923-7255 bencameronbaldus@hotmail.com 970-227-8233 margolball@aol.com 480-620-4759 bbarkemeyer@hotmail.com 775-267-5852 barnescutting@aol.com 559-817-2002 francescabaron@aol.it (49) 172 624 8016 info@VineyardRanch.com 940-902-5755 jaimebeamer@yahoo.com 315-243-4387 sbednarek@windstream.net 682-333-4999 chrisb6080@gmail.com 208-863-5769 jbeuk1233@aol.com 780-273-0339 dbilyea@hotmail.ca 250-378-7677 abperformancehorses@hotmail.com 805-217-4506 marioboisjoli@gmail.com 858-445-8857 robinbondequine@gmail.com (32) 497589940 boogaerts.jan@pandora.be (39) 848 380 6646 ricky.bordignon@gmail.com 337-356-6206 agnesplantation@bellsouth.net 206-793-2681 rogerswings@elltel.net 765-969-9901 sarahsambradley@aol.com 951-760-6992 brickerponies@aol.com 805-975-7190 abrookshirecowhorses@gmail.com 951-491-4402 don@hvacaircommand.com 940-727-9757 cyndibrown75@gmail.com 507-456-0299 mbtc02@msn.com 208-599-3611 tcbsbucks@msn.com 209-648-2596 rodburrperformancehorses@gmail.com 435-279-0772 27cowhorse@gmail.com 909-229-5459 kcsequestrian@aol.com 406-868-1413 campbelltraining@yahoo.com (39)33987206 cowboy04@libero.it 530-517-1000 capiklady@gmail.com 863-207-1240 bcarse818@verizon.net 519-732-0219 j.carter@execulink.com 805-286-1102 allisoncblevins@yahoo.com 918-625-8337 dollychayer@sbcglobal.net 918-706-1043 dollychayer@sbcglobal.net 760-937-2734 escueladelosviejos@gmail.com 940-367-3245 clayquarterhorses@yahoo.com 306-544-7660 justaboutaranch@gmail.com 559-286-5600 wocochrane@yahoo.com 805-350-1869 sandy@sandycollier.com 303-709-0276 cookcowhorse@gmail.com 979-942-0131 dcoons2004@aol.com calcooper14@gmail.com 602-625-1643 480-363-3047 coop2479@aol.com 602-524-8571 cabbysilver@aol.com 602-524-8571 cabbysilver@aol.com 559-333-1470 outbackpaso1@gmail.com

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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 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 Lendinara RO ITALY 34 98661691 enrico.giaretta@k-adriatica.it Taylor C. Gillespie Canon City CO 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 Derek Hanscome New Glasgow NS CANADA 902-759-4533 dphans@hotmail.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 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 Bobby Hunt Comfort TX 281-433-5310 huntb281@aol.com Bobby C. Ingersoll Reno NV 775-225-9719 bobby@bobbyingersoll.com Doug R. Ingersoll Lincoln CA 916-812-7056 ingersollranch@hotmail.com NE 402-616-1118 maryingwers@aol.com Mary K. Ingwerson Weeping Water 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

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Brad W. Kelsall Sarah Lyn Kennedy Tony S. Kennedy Jeremy S. Knoles Ramona J. Koch Cindy Lapp Eugenio Latorre Teresa J. Lauth Fredy Laval Mark A. Lecy Patrice A. Lee Rick LeMay Bobby E. Lewis Tack Louthan Mike W. Lund Morgan R. Lybbert Tye MacDonald Manuela Maiocchi Gary J. Martinez Amy B. Marx George Maschalani Filippo Masi Mark P. Matson Rick D. Maxson Dan E. Mayer Robert Cody McArthur Tom McBeath Shaun T. McBride Jim McCarty Tami L. McClure Sunni Ann McCormick Gretchen L. McDaniel Chele A. McGauly Jay McLaughlin Jeremy Meador Alessandro Meconi Jack M. Mervin Rich Mervin Bonnie Miller Darren L. Miller Mike E. Miller Allen R. Mitchels Jacky Molliex-Donjon Alessandro Monaldi James L. Montgomery Peter A. Morgan Tom E. Neel Ricky Nicolazzi Connie C. O’Brien Jamie L. Olson Gay Lynn Owens Bradley A. Pagh John S. Palleria John R. Pascoe Jason M. Patrick Bret J. Paulick Will E. Pennebaker Mike J. Perkins Styrbjorn Persson Jamie L. Peters Marilyn G. Peters Laurie S. Petkus Joakim Pettersson Jill Pierre John L. Pipkin Kenda G. Pipkin Kim J. Pope Brown Billy Prather Smoky Pritchett Kenny E. Pugh, Sr. Gary W. Putman John J. Quinlan Shannon Quinlan

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Show Schedule as of April 10, 2018

LAE = Limited Aged Event, HS = Horse Show

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May 4 - 6 Sinsheim Open 2018 HS/LAE/cat.1 May 12 May District 1 Special Event HS/cat.1 May 16 - 20 Wild Rag Cattle Classic HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 May 18 - 20 Jimmy Flores Sr. Spectacular HS/cat.1 May 19 - 20 Windy City Warm-Up HS/cat.1 May 19 - 20 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 May HS/cat.1 May 18 - 20 Spring Spectacular HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 May 19 - 20 May Warmup HS/cat.1 May 18 - 20 Run for the Roses HS/cat.1 May 25 - 28 Drought Buster HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 May 26 - 27 Memorial Day Circuit HS/cat.1 May 26 - 27 May Show HS/cat.1 May 26 - 28 Silver Spur Classic HS/cat.1 May 25 - 27 Cowtown Derby & Stockshow HS/LAE/cat.1 May 25 - 28 SWQHA Border Circuit HS/cat.1 May 25 - 27 Classic Derby & Horse Show HS/LAE/cat.1 June 2 - 3 Heritage Days Classic HS/cat.1 June 10 - 17 NRCHA Derby HS/LAE/cat.1 June 15 - 17 Mountain High HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 June 23 - 24 ARCHA @Diamond 7 June HS/cat.1 Winnemucca Stock Horse Classic & Derby HS/LAE/cat.1 June 22 - 25 June 30 CCHA Show #6 HS/cat.1 June 28 - July 1 Summer Spectacular HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 June 30 - July 1 NCRCHA Event HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 June 31 - July 1 Cowboy Classic HS/cat.1 June 30 - July 1 Cowboy State Classic HS/cat.1 July 6 - 9 Firecracker HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 July 7 - 8 Firecracker Fest HS/cat.1 July 7 - 8 July Fever HS/cat.1 July 6 - 7 July District 1 Super Circuit HS/cat.1 July 12 - 13 Calgary Stampede HS/cat.1 July 14 - 15 Big Horse July Jubilee HS/cat.1 July 13 - 15 Red Dirt Rendezvous LAE/cat.1 East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 July 18 - 22 July 19 - 22 Summer Cow Horse Roundup HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 July 19 - 22 California Rodeo Salinas HS/cat.1 July 24 California Mid-State Fair HS/cat.1 July 28 CCHA Show #7 HS/cat.1 July 28 - 29 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 July HS/cat.1 July 28 - 30 Cow Up on the Coast HS/LAE/cat.1 Aug 5 PHRCHA & Friends Show HS/cat.1 Aug 4 - 5 Cowgirl Classic HS/cat.1 Aug 11 - 12 Country Boil HS/cat.1 Aug 14 - 19 Pre-Futurity & Horse Show HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Aug 15 - 19 Mid America HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Aug 17 Cowhorse Bonanza HS/cat.1 Aug 18 - 19 Summer Spectacular HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Aug 18 - 19 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 August HS/cat.1 Aug21 - 27 National Stock Horse Pre-Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Tim Hortons Classic Futurity & Derby LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Aug 24 - 26 NV Stallion Stakes & Elko Co. NRCHA Show HS/LAE/cat.1 Aug24 - 27 Aug 31 - Sept 3 Colorado State Fair HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Sept 1 - 2 Labor of Love HS/cat.1 Sept 7 - 9 Working Western Horse Celebration HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Sept 10 - 16 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1 Sept 15 - 16 September District Super Circuit 1 HS/cat.1 Sept 19 - 23 AzQHA Fall Championship HS/cat.1 Sept 22 - 23 September Classic HS/cat.1 Sept 22 - 23 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 September HS/cat.1 Sept 29 - 30 September Show HS/cat.1 Oct 7 - 20 NRCHA Hackamore Classic LAE/cat.1 Oct7 - 20 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1 Nov2 - 4 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 November HS/cat.1 Nov10 - 11 2018 Wrap Up HS/cat.1

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Sinsheim GERMANY Sylvia Bate Lenior, NC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels Fort Worth, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft Amarillo, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad Waterford, ON Northeastern RCA Cindy Pfeifer Frankfort, KY Tri State R & RCHA Sarah Lawrence McCook, NE Colorado RCA Allison Walker Brenham, TX Bluebonnet Country RCHA Nelle Murphy Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer Claresholm, AB Alberta RCHA Shawna Husted Las Cruces, NM Arizona RCHA Evelyn Ann Huff Nampa, ID Idaho RCHA Aubree Englert Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary Paso Robles, CA Kelley Hartranft Estes Park, CO Colorado RCA Reanna Dillman Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Winnemucca, NV JJ Roemmich Porterville, CA California CHA Laura Norman Amarillo, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer Riverton, WY Nikki Francis Montrose, CO Colorado RCA Allison Walker Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary Waterford, ON Northeastern RCA Cindy Pfeifer Pendleton, SC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels Calgary, AB Navada Phipps Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft Amarillo, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring Murfreesboro, TN Kelley Hartranft Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad Salinas, CA Rose Amos Paso Robles, CA Elena Clark Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Chilliwack, BC Canadian Coast RCHA Kathryn Dolphin Sweetwater, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft Fort Worth, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys Loveland, CO Colorado RCA Keri Croft Ilderton, ON Northeastern RCA Mary Baks Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Las Vegas, NV Shawn Martin Saskatoon, SK Teri Clearwater Elko, NV JJ Roemmich Pueblo, CO Colorado RCA Pam Humphreys Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary Madison, WI North Central RCHA Deb Matko Reno, NV Laura Norman Lenior, NC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels Scottsdale, AZ Arizona RCHA Shawn Martin Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary

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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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• 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.

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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 April 10, 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 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 Charlie Gordon 1026 Eagle Ridge Blvd Pueblo, CO 81008 Phone: 719-429-0097 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 & Shirley 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 Contact Name: 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 April 15, 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

Robert Frobose, Modesto, CA Miguel Gonzalez, Miami, FL 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

Marcy Campbell, Creston, 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

Thera Myers, Oxnard, CA Steed Training/Rick Steed, Okeechobee, FL Jill Serena, Castaic, CA Vernon Smith, Santa Maria, CA Dream Cross/Susan Ray, TX Lazy T Shamrock Ranch/ Terry Malarkey, Star, ID Elizabeth Winkle, Sarasota, FL

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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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