Spectacular Stakes
2018 nRCHa STakeS oPen
BRIDle SPeCTaCulaR CHaMPIon
Blind Sided & Jay McLaughlin
nRCHa STallIon STakeS CHaMPIonS //////
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Kristen Bacchetti and Heart Of a Remedy captured the non Pro Limited Spectacular title at the 2018 nRCHa Stallion Stakes.
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.
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
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
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
On the cover:
The 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Bridle Champion Blind Sided ridden by Jay McLaughlin for owners Aaron Ranch (page 40)
Volume 23, Number 3
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
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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
2017 snaffle Bit futuRity o wneRs fund donoRs
Aaron Ranch
Kathy and Larry Barker
Beechfork Ranch/Kelly Krum
Larry and Ellen Bell
Bet Hesa Cat Syndicate
Brazos Valley Stallion Station
Michelle Cannon
Carroll’s Cutting CD Lights
CR Sis, LLC/Luna Construction/ Silvera Produce Sales, Inc.
Dom Conicelli
Cutting Horse Central/Mark Michels
Gardiner Quarter Horses
Hooray Ranch/Eric and Wendy Dunn
Kit Kat Sugar/Lonnie and Barbara Allsup
Kevin and Sydney Knight
Roxanne Koepsell Performance Horses
Jeffrey and Sheri Matthews
Metallic Cat Ltd.
Kit and Charlie Moncrief/ Moncrief Ranches
Russ Mothershead
Oswood Stallion Station
Rockin W
Carol Rose
Russell Ranches/ James, Ellen and Erin Russell
San Juan Ranch/ Santa Cruz Animal Health
Smooth Talkin Style/ Bobby and Dottie Hill
Stuart Ranch
Wharton Family Quarter Horses
WR This Cats Smart
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.
2017 Reno Sna e Bit Futurity Open Champions, “Reymagedon” and Zane Davis (Photo by John O’Hara)
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
pony-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
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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Cob ponies make dressage or jumping horses, but Red shows no natural tendencies in the classes.
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.
Paying iT FoR waRd
Hannah Warde found a way to give back to the military community utilizing her passion, horses.
By Kate Bradley Byars
The 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.
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.
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.
Making His MaRk
pennsylvanian trainer Mark Sigler works with both horses and people.
Mark 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
By Bridget Kirkwood
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).
Mark
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
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.”
at the 2018 nrCHa Celebration of Champions, Mark Sigler competes on Metallic Boon (Metallic Cat x Blu leboon x peptoboonsmal).
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
susan 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.
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,
Susan Stowell taking her horse Ten luce out on the trail.
in conjunction with the Celebration of Champions, Susan was the surprise recipient of the NRCHA’s Jane Tatum Sportsmanship Award.
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
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.”
Dylan apperson and Susan Stowell giving Stylish Shiner some love.
Mike Stowell showing Stylish Shiner.
nRCHyA news
By Lannie-Jo Lisac
Two 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!
lannie-Jo lisac captures the inaugural youth Bridle Spectacular championship.
Breeder d irectory
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 RanchWhere 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.
By Kate Bradley Byars
Photos by Primo Morales
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.
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.
in 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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By Kate Bradley Byars
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.
Photos by Primo Morales
Metallic 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
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.”
(H:209/ R:212.5/C:209) to earn the title and $1,873.48.
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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.
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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
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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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By Kate Bradley Byars
Jay Mclaughlin riding Blind Sided (Peptoboonsmal x lil Miss Shiney Chex x Shining Spark) for owners a aron 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.
Photos by Primo Morales
Rider and trainer Jay Mclaughlin, and owners a aron 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.
The 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-
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
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.
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-
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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.
tion,” Cushing said. “When a person has to put so much effort and energy in and these horses work as hard as they do, it is nice to be rewarded for it. Adding money is going to keep people coming back and inspire others to enter up.”
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.
“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.
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I am just happy to be part of it and am proud of my horse.”
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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
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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.
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
the intermediate open Bridle Spectacular Championship.
whopping 221 in the fence work.
“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.
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“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
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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
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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.
scored 148.5 in the herd, 144.5 in the reining and 149.5 in the cow for a composite score of 442.5 earning $4,147.20.
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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
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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.
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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.
it’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
By Kate Bradley Byars
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
“My parents told me about the youth bridle spectacular in Las Vegas and asked if I wanted to do it. I thought it would
be fun, and since it was right before the Open Finals, I knew there would be some people watching,” he said. “I’ve never done a Spectacular before and it was a good experience for me.”
With a composite 424.5 (H:137/ R:144/C:143.5), Gage and his gelding, 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 not one, but two new cows before completing his run.
two previous cows gave Boyd a chance to calm down and focus on the cow a little bit more and it helped him out a lot. He’s a really good horse and gives me a good position on the cow. All around, I can’t ask for much more than what he gives me.”
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.
“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.”
— Lannie-Jo Lisac
“When the cow work came, I knew that the cows were going to be pretty pushy. I had three cows given to me. The first one was pretty pushy, and I got a new cow; on the second one, it was still pushy,” he recalled. “On the third cow, it felt like the
The Youth Limited Spectacular Champion was Douglass Allan McDaniel, Jr., of Portland, Indiana, riding CR Tuffs Magic Tonic (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Oak Tonic x Little Peppy Oak). The pair scored a 426.5 composite (H:141/R:143.5/C:142) to take the title.
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.”
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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.
By Kate Bradley Byars
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earning $5,500
champion title, Gunna Be a Smartie took home the win for McSpyder Ranch.
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For 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 t wo Rein SpeCtaCulaR ReSeRve CHaMpion Shinen Metallic Cat (Metallic Cat x w inenshineme x Shining Spark), ridden by todd Crawford, captured the reserve title for owner Russ Mothershead.
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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
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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 t W o 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.
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.
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the 2018 nRCHa stallion stakes Horse show Champions flocked to las Vegas, nevada, for the prize and substantial money added to the classes that accompany the 2018 nRCHa stallion stakes in the hackamore, bridle, two rein and boxing classes.
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.
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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.
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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.
InTeRMeDIaTe OPen BRIDLe CO-2nD PL aCe
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.
LIMITeD OPen BRIDLe CHaMPIOn
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.
InTeRMeDIaTe OPen BRIDLe CO-2nD PL aCe
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.
LIMITeD OPen BRIDLe ReSeRVe CHaMPIOn
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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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.
inteRMediate non PRo CHaMPion, non PRo BRidle ReseRve CHaMPion & youtH BRidle CHaMPion
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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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
oPen HaCkaMoRe CHaMPion & inteRMeDiate oPen HaCkaMoRe 1st PlaCe
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.
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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.
oPen HaCkaMoRe ReseRVe CHaMPion
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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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.
liMiteD oPen HaCkaMoRe ReseRve CHaMPion
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.
liMiteD oPen HaCkaMoRe CHaMPion
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.
non PRo HaCkaMoRe CHaMPion
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.
non PRo HaCkaMoRe ReseRVe 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.
oPen t W o Rein ReseRVe CHaMPion
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.
oPen t W o Rein CHaMPion
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.
non PRo t W o Rein CHaMPion
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.
non PRo tW o Rein 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.
non PRo liMiteD ReseRVe CHaMPion & 5k non PRo liMiteD CHaMPion
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.
non PRo liMiteD CHaMPion
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.
5k non PRo liMiteD Co-ReseRVe CHaMPion
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.
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. the horse is owned by Dan Fox.
youtH BRiDle Co-ReseRVe 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.
youtH BRiDle Co-ReseRVe CHaMPion
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.
youtH liMiteD CHaMPion
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.
youtH liMiteD ReseRVe CHaMPion
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.
youtH liMiteD 13 & unDeR 1st plaCe
Ryley-Ray Wilson rode Freckles Be twisted (Freckles Fancy twist x she Be Jazzy X Jazzy Jo lena) to a composite 283.5 (R: 141.5/C:142) in the youth limited 13 & under.
youtH liMiteD 13 & unDeR 2nD plaCe
emery pura captured second in the youth limited 13 & under with a composite score of 281.5 (R:140.5/C:141) aboard smart teena Cash (Very smart Remedy x teena Cash Flo x nu Cash).
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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.
The 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.”
Competitors ranging from ages 13 to 82, of varying experience levels, regularly
By Katie Navarra
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.
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.
left: team yerger, named for clinician William yerger, who was one of five instructors to guide riders during the Rookie Clinic.
left below: Karen Black from Clark Performance Horses in Massachusetts guided team Black during the clinic. to ensure riders received ample instruction, the teams were paired in groups of six riders.
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.
“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.
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
left: the winning team at the Rookie Clinic was led by clinician Mark Sigler, and included tammy Gettys, taryn Crumpet, Michael Carone, Barry ferrell and Diana isaac. left below: from the 2018 Rookie Clinic, riders in team Rebecca lipka.
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
Doug Williamson lives and trains in Bakersfield, California. He is a Million Dollar Rider in the NRCHA.
By Kate Bradley-Byars
Two Rein Talking
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
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.”
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.
QReined 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
reins. Back in the day, when I was growing up, they made me ride a horse for a year in the hackamore while it was packing the bridle, and that is how the two rein started out.
QWHAT 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
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.
QDO YOU THINK TRAINERS ARE SKIPPING THIS STEP, AND, IF SO, HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE HORSES?
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.
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.
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.
QTELL 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.
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.
QWHAT 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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Bloomer is the “Official Horse Trailer” of the NRCHA. Bloomer Trailers has raised the bar in the horse trailer industry. “If you can dream it, we can build it,” is the company slogan. Bloomer offers the highest quality standards of any trailer manufacturer and backs it up with a 10 year structural warranty. For information, see your local Bloomer Trailer dealer or visit www.bloomertrailers.com.
Rios of Mercedes, the Official Boot of the National Reined Cow Horse Association, is one of the last truly handmade all leather boots produced in the United States. There is no secret to making top quality boots. All you need is the finest leather and true bootmakers with years of experience and the desire to be the best at their craft. Rios has remained true to its roots by making boots for folks who are involved in performance and working horses, raise livestock and in general make their living outdoors. Rios has never cheapened their product by taking shortcuts, lowering standards or chasing fashion trends. We make boots for people who know what a pair of boots is intended for: all day comfort whether horseback or afoot. Visit www.riosofmercedes.com to see some of the styles we offer through our retailers.
Quarter Horse News is one of the most visible information vehicles in the horse world. Quarter Horse News – the News Magazine of the Performance Horse industry - is the only twice-monthly news magazine dedicated to the Western horse industry. For information visit the website at www.quarterhorsenews.com.
Bob’s Custom Saddles are ridden and endorsed by the best of the best in competitive Western riding sports today. Our superior craftsmanship and attention to detail have made our reining, barrel racing, cutting, roping, ranch, trail and show saddles the preferred choice of professional riders from around the world. Saddle up with us on the web at www.BobsCustomSaddles.com.
A Look At snAffLe t ypes
With Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack
Asnaffle 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.
///// MeeT Dennis MorelanD
nrc H a member Dennis Moreland, owner of Dennis Moreland Tack, has been making quality working and show tack since 1976. Visit www.dmtack.com or call 817-312-5305 to see how Dennis can help you with your tack needs. We’re a full line manufacturer of quality handmade tack and we’re here to help you!
GeTTinG iT RiGHT
Judging is not an exact science, but with education and accreditation, nrCha judges have a leg up.
By Bill Enk
Judging 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, know ing 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.
showing, the horse doesn’t always show up to expectations, and maybe the horse is maxed out at a score of 72.
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
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
Susan S. Abel Lamoille NV
Judges List
as of April 10, 2018
775-753-3120
Andy B. Adams Gerber CA 530-200-2229
Randall D. Alderson Sharpsville IN 765-432-9586
Blue R. Allen Alamosa CO 719-221-6098
Jeff Allen Scott City KS 402-657-6585
Lyn Anderson Madera CA 559-304-0930
Ron K. Anderson Calgary AB CANADA 403-249-8215
Karen R. Arlin Escalon CA 209-602-4987
Billy Arthur Okeechobee FL 910-290-3426
Lavert Avent Elbert CO 505-429-7180
David K. Avery Amarillo TX 806-679-0722
ssabel@citlink.net
Judge: 1A
eightycutter@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
randallald@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
blueallen@gojade.org Judge: 2A
jeffallenquarterhorses@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
lynanderson130@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
ron.anderson@hotmail.ca Judge: 1A
karlin.ka49@gmail.com Judge: 1A
billyarthur57@icloud.com Judge: 1A
laperformancehorses@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
dkavery13@gmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
B. J. Avila Whitesboro TX 580-224-1242 norestforthewicked@aol.comt Judge: 1A
Bob C. Avila Temecula CA 503-784-2513
Jane A. Bagley Dimmitt TX 806-647-8303
Lance A. Baker Amarillo TX 806-683-4145
Ben Baldus Bowie TX 940-923-7255
bobavila@bobavila.net Judge: 3A
bagleyperformancehorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A
labaker3@suddenlink.net Judge: 1A-AQHA
bencameronbaldus@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Margo Lea Ball Fort Collins CO 970-227-8233 margolball@aol.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Brad W. Barkemeyer Scottsdale AZ 480-620-4759 bbarkemeyer@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Paul E. Barnes Minden NV 775-267-5852 barnescutting@aol.com Judge: 1A
Francesca Baron Lemoore CA 559-817-2002 francescabaron@aol.it Judge: 1A
Maik Bartmann D-67574 Osthofen GERMANY (49) 172 624 8016 info@VineyardRanch.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Jaime C. Beamer Lipan TX 940-902-5755 jaimebeamer@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Michael W. Bednarek Jamesville NY 315-243-4387 sbednarek@windstream.net Judge: 2A-AQHA
Chris C. Benedict Weatherford TX 682-333-4999 chrisb6080@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Jerry M. Beukelman Nampa ID 208-863-5769 jbeuk1233@aol.com Judge: 1A
Darren N. Bilyea Staffa ON CANADA 780-273-0339 dbilyea@hotmail.ca
Adam L.R. Blackmon Abbotsford BC CANADA 250-378-7677 abperformancehorses@hotmail.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Mario Boisjoli Gig Harbor WA 805-217-4506 marioboisjoli@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Robin M. Bond San Marcos CA 858-445-8857 robinbondequine@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Jan Boogaerts 2260 Westerlo BELGIUM (32) 497589940 boogaerts.jan@pandora.be Judge: 1A
Ricky Bordignon Motta Motta di Costabissara VI ITALY (39) 848 380 6646 ricky.bordignon@gmail.com Judge: 2A
John W. Boudreaux Abbeville LA 337-356-6206 agnesplantation@bellsouth.net Judge: 2A
Roger A. Braa Ellensburg WA 206-793-2681 rogerswings@elltel.net Judge: 1A-AQHA
Sarah A. Bradley Richmond IN 765-969-9901 sarahsambradley@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Donnie Bricker Temecula CA 951-760-6992 brickerponies@aol.com Judge: 2A
Aaron C. Brookshire Winchester CA 805-975-7190 abrookshirecowhorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Brenda H. Brown Temecula CA 951-491-4402 don@hvacaircommand.com Judge: 1A
Cyndi L. Brown Purcell OK 940-727-9757 cyndibrown75@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Monty L. Bruce Northwood IA 507-456-0299 mbtc02@msn.com
Tom B. Buckingham Bruneau ID 208-599-3611 tcbsbucks@msn.com
Rod L. Burr Turlock CA 209-648-2596 rodburrperformancehorses@gmail.com
Brandon C. Buttars Snowville UT 435-279-0772 27cowhorse@gmail.com
Judge: 2A
Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Judge: 1A
Judge: 2A
Kathy Callahan-Smith Temecula CA 909-229-5459 kcsequestrian@aol.com Judge: 1A
Bill B. Campbell Dutton MT 406-868-1413 campbelltraining@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
Antonino Cancellieri San Nattaro Sesia ITALY (39)33987206 cowboy04@libero.it Judge: 1A
Christie L. Capik Orland CA 530-517-1000 capiklady@gmail.com
Judge: 2A
Marvin “Butch” Carse Davenport FL 863-207-1240 bcarse818@verizon.net Judge: 1A-AQHA
Joe A. Carter Saint George ON CANADA 519-732-0219 j.carter@execulink.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Allison Chapman (Blevins) Templeton CA 805-286-1102 allisoncblevins@yahoo.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Dolly R. Chayer Sperry OK 918-625-8337 dollychayer@sbcglobal.net Judge: 1A-AQHA
Rick Chayer Sperry OK 918-706-1043 dollychayer@sbcglobal.net Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Berry Clanton Tehachapi CA 760-937-2734 escueladelosviejos@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Bonnie Jo Clay Tioga TX 940-367-3245 clayquarterhorses@yahoo.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Dale E. Clearwater Hanley SK CANADA 306-544-7660 justaboutaranch@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Billy Cochrane Sanger CA 559-286-5600 wocochrane@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Sandra M. Collier Santa Maria CA 805-350-1869 sandy@sandycollier.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Jill L. Cook Erie CO 303-709-0276
Dawn Coons Cat Spring TX 979-942-0131
cookcowhorse@gmail.com Judge: 1A
dcoons2004@aol.com Judge: 2A
Cal Cooper Phoenix AZ 602-625-1643 calcooper14@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Debbie P. Cooper Cave Creek AZ 480-363-3047
Abby Cosenza Scottsdale AZ 602-524-8571
coop2479@aol.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
cabbysilver@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Marc A. Cosenza Scottsdale AZ 602-524-8571 cabbysilver@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
David B. Costello Santa Ynez CA 559-333-1470
outbackpaso1@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Camille H. Courtney Franktown CO 720-390-8434
Jeremy Cox Pleasant Plains AR 870-307-7810
Frank E. Craighead Weatherford TX 817-565-5375
Todd Crawford Blanchard OK 405-229-6053
Tom E. Crowley Kellogg MN 651-380-9194
Michael C. Damianos Oak View CA 805-701-0338
ccourtney@ranchocortinaproperties.com Judge: 2A
coxjammie@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
frankcraighead@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
ride@crawfordperformancehorses.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
tom.crowley@ministryhealth.org Judge: 2A-AQHA
MichaelDamianos@roadrunner.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Matthew M. Davison Hillsboro WI 608-343-3534 Judge: 1A
Chris C. Dawson Perrin TX 940-902-4242 Judge: 1A
Lee C. Deacon Marietta OK 940-284-5495
leedeacon89@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Augusto DeFazio Rivarolo Canaves 10086 ITALY ottodefazio@yahoo.it Judge: 1A
Laurel Walker Denton Skull Valley AZ 928-379-1150 barubarranch@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Russell A. Dilday Wynnewood OK 559-359-2637 russell@dildayranch.com Judge: 3A
David J. Dillman Calhan CO 505-660-7054
Delena Doyle Azle TX 817-614-6413
ddillman68@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
doyleranchtex@yahoo.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Frederick M. Drayer Le Grand CA 209-761-1134 frederickdrayer@wildblue.net Judge: 2A
Janette M. Dublin San Angelo TX 817-776-7129 jmsteffl63@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Jim Dudley Columbia MO jimdudleyqh@hotmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Al Dunning Scottsdale AZ 602-361-8803 al@aldunning.com Judge: 3A
Michael S. Edwards Monroe WA 360-805-6616 2mmeqh@gmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Ron E. Emmons Ione CA 209-418-8080 ladonadare@me.com Judge: 2A
Bill Enk Paso Robles CA 805-610-2462 enk.bill@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Terry L. Erickson Rigby ID 208-569-7798 teperformancehorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Kathie Ferrante Somis CA 805-276-4892 ferranteranch@aol.com Judge: 1A
Buddy B. Fisher Abilene TX 325-669-0055 fisherbb@prodigy.net Judge: 2A-AQHA
Tony M. Fisher Murphy ID 208-550-1733 tstsfisher@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Todd D. Fitch Arbon ID 208-251-2171 tfranch@hotmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Jimmy A. Flores Perris CA 951-218-8306 jfloresph@aol.com Judge: 1A
Jack E. Forsberg Snowville UT 435-279-7220 m_forsberg@comcast.net Judge: 1A
Leo W. Fourre Scottsdale AZ 612-501-3456 sharon4a2@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Ryan P. Gallentine Belle Plaine MN 952-769-7061 rgallentine32@aol.com Judge: 1A
Jason Gay Parma ID 801-791-6485 jgtwirlin@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Enrico Giaretta Lendinara RO ITALY 34 98661691 enrico.giaretta@k-adriatica.it Judge: 1A
Taylor C. Gillespie Canon City CO 719-439-3505 taylorcgillespie@gmail.com Judge: 1A
David W. Glaser Parma ID 208-989-5404 dhranch3@gmail.com Judge: 3A
Mona Goransson Kristinehamn SE SWEDEN (46) 550 19984 quarter.hill@telia.com Judge: 1A
Jake D. Gorrell Hanford CA 559-679-5014 jake@jakegorrell.com Judge: 1A
Jerry D. Gorrell Glenns Ferry ID 208-599-7373 jerry@snakeriverprop.com Judge: 2A
Carl Gould Raymond CA 559-760-2017 GouldTraining@sti.net Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Kirk L. Hall Edgemont SD 605-431-3607 14cowhorse@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Derek Hanscome New Glasgow NS CANADA 902-759-4533 dphans@hotmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Bobby G. Harrison Vancleave MS 903-814-1248 harrisonranch@aol.com Judge: 3A
Tracey A. Hatakeyama Atascadero CA 805-801-9100 traceyhatakeyama@yahoo.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Philipp M. Haug 08626 Gettengruen DE GERMANY (49) 171 793 1441 info@pm-haug.de
Judge: 1A
Susanne Haug Trochtelfingen DE GERMANY (49) 171 719 5692 susanne_haug@t-online.de Judge: 1A
Terrill Heaton Las Vegas NV 702-281-2868 terrillheaton@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Guy Heintz High River AB CANADA 403-601-3691 rafterhranche@yahoo.ca Judge: 1A
Jay G. Henson Hugoton KS 620-544-6919 wbarhtrainingstables@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
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
Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 2A
Shawn Holden Pollok TX 409-781-5295 armadillo25@live.com Judge: 2A
Wayne Holt Argyle TX 940-391-7330 holtranch1@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Kevin Hood Penrose CO 719-250-6465 khood.office@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Jan Hoskin Hay Pinnacle NC 940-391-6327 aussiedog3@msn.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Doug Huls Phoenix AZ 480-390-6867 doughulsscc@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Bobby Hunt Comfort TX 281-433-5310 huntb281@aol.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Bobby C. Ingersoll Reno NV 775-225-9719 bobby@bobbyingersoll.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Doug R. Ingersoll Lincoln CA 916-812-7056 ingersollranch@hotmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Mary K. Ingwerson Weeping Water NE 402-616-1118 maryingwers@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Lyle A. Jackson Cochrane AB CANADA 403-542-6913 lylejackson55@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Caleb J. Jantz Nyssa OR 208-590-0855 jantzcaleb@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Chris D. Jeter Weatherford TX 817-247-7013 cdjeter@msn.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Sandy L. Campbell Jirkovsky Whitesboro TX 308-440-9627 jbarstraining@charter.net Judge: 2A-AQHA
Drake J. Johnson Wray CO 970-597-0117 drakejjohnson@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Lance B. Johnston Lindsay CA 805-550-8387 tammyj04@msn.com
Ann Judge Bennett CO 303-907-4782 annjudgewegener@netecin.net
Judge: 2A
Judge: 1A
Robbin Jung Farmington UT 801-231-6343 junghorses@hotmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
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
Judge: 1A-AQHA
Judge: 1A-AQHA
Judge: 1A
Larry H. Kasten River Falls WI 715-441-9549 lhdgkasten@gmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Bruce F. Keller Worland WY 307-388-4177 brucekeller1252@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Brad W. Kelsall Ocala FL 352-598-1509
Sarah Lyn Kennedy Grass Valley CA 530-906-4447
Tony S. Kennedy Tuppers Plains OH 740-516-1985
Jeremy S. Knoles North Platte NE 806-330-1701
bradkelsall@yahoo.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
skhorsetraining@gmail.com Judge: 1A
lonesomeoakranch@windstream.net Judge: 1A
jsknoles@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
Ramona J. Koch Paicines CA 831-801-7212 ramona.koch@live.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Cindy Lapp Yucca Valley CA 406-755-1505 callenlapp@aol.com Judge: 1A
Eugenio Latorre Caatellbell i El vilar
SPAIN (34) 629 023 988 eugenioreiners@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Teresa J. Lauth Eyota MN 507-269-7454
barlstable@aol.com Judge: 1A
Fredy Laval Pollionnay FR FRANCE (33) 671 943 497 fredylaval@orange.fr Judge: 1A
Mark A. Lecy Rushford MN 507-459-0402 summitranch@acegroup.com Judge: 1A
Patrice A. Lee Frederick CO 303-801-7287 pattilee782@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Rick LeMay Torre-Pachezo Murcia
SPAIN (46) 708 371 378 lemayqh@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Bobby E. Lewis Overbrook OK 940-727-2995 Judge: 3A
Tack Louthan Elbert CO 970-846-9848 louthancowhorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Mike W. Lund Atascadero CA 805-801-7166 lunds5@hotmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Morgan R. Lybbert Valley View TX 940-727-4089 mrlybbert@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Tye MacDonald Belgrade MT 406-581-8695 info@macdonaldperformancetraining.com Judge: 1A
Manuela Maiocchi Pavia IT ITALY (39) 335 5311527 manumaio28@libero.it Judge: 1A
Gary J. Martinez Longmont CO 303-881-2815
Amy B. Marx Sullivan WI 608-797-2973
svtcgary@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
marxperformancehorses@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
George Maschalani Erbach-Rossbach DE GERMANY (49) 606 263131 george@freestyleranch.de Judge: 1A
Filippo Masi Monteroni D’Arbia SI ITALY (39) 335 654 9873 Filippomasi67@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Mark P. Matson Temecula CA 951-852-5250
Rick D. Maxson Monkey Island OK 918-688-8483
Dan E. Mayer Ephraim UT 435-979-3059
Robert Cody McArthur Strathmore AB CANADA 403-771-4112
matsonperformance@hotmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
rickmaxson@hotmail.com Judge: 2A
betty.mayer@live.com Judge: 2A
mcarthur76@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Tom McBeath Union MS 601-624-3050 mcbeathsales@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Shaun T. McBride Cape Coral AR 614-519-5969
smcbride1313@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Jim McCarty Murrieta CA 909-225-9730 jim@mccartyranch.com Judge: 1A
Tami L. McClure Caldwell ID 208-870-7121 mcluretrainingstables@live.com Judge: 1A
Sunni Ann McCormick Temecula CA 951-453-7386 sundogger@ymail.com Judge: 1A
Gretchen L. McDaniel Durham CA 530-370-4705 mtctraining@aol.com Judge: 1A
Chele A. McGauly Elm Grove LA 318-347-3317 threeriversqh@aol.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Jay McLaughlin Commerce TX 417-861-6963 jmjaym874@aol.com Judge: 1A
Jeremy Meador Star ID 208-850-3456 jeremymeador@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Alessandro Meconi Castel Gandolfo Rome IT ITALY (39) 328 482 4626 info@alexmeconi.com Judge: 1A
Jack M. Mervin Blanchard ID 208-437-2701 jm1strateranch@gmail.com
Rich Mervin Rathdrum ID 208-660-4497 studentofthehorse@yahoo.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Bonnie Miller Lady Lake FL 315-573-4030 bjmhorses@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Darren L. Miller Watkins CO 303-601-5483 dmillerstables@aol.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Mike E. Miller Collinston UT 435-770-6668 mikemillerhorsemanship@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Allen R. Mitchels Michigan City IN 219-898-5010 allenmitchels@yahoo.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Jacky Molliex-Donjon Villette d’Anthon FR FRANCE (33) 617 452636 jmolliex@gmail.com
Alessandro Monaldi Corciano IT ITALY (39) 349 315 1527 alemona78@gmail.com
James L. Montgomery Veyo UT 801-721-0001 jtmontgomery@live.com
Peter A. Morgan Reddick FL 352-302-1618 mbscr@hotmail.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 2A
Judge: 2A-AQHA
Tom E. Neel Millsap TX 940-859-6585 neelranch@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Ricky Nicolazzi Scottsdale AZ 530-615-7755 anna.nicolazzi@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Connie C. O’Brien Winnemucca NV 775-761-7876 obrien@winnemucca.net
Jamie L. Olson Bloomfield NE 402-640-2824 micaolson@yahoo.com
Gay Lynn Owens Creston IA 641-202-5004 owensqh@msn.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A-AQHA
Bradley A. Pagh Ocala FL 352-361-4723 slideforever@aol.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
John S. Palleria Eagle ID 208-573-0193 jpalleria@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
John R. Pascoe Irvine CA 714-745-9725 john@pascoecpa.com Judge: 1A
Jason M. Patrick Steamboat Springs CO 970-846-5455 horses@whisperingwillowsranch.com Judge: 1A
Bret J. Paulick Erda UT 435-496-0641 bapaulick@msn.com Judge: 1A
Will E. Pennebaker Wilton CA 805-801-0769 will@californiacowhorses.com
Judge: 1A
Mike J. Perkins Bentonville AR 479-619-9700 perkinsmb@centurytel.net Judge: 1A-AQHA
Styrbjorn Persson 681 91 Kristinehamn SWEDEN (46) 550 19984 quarter.hill@telia.com Judge: 1A
Jamie L. Peters Edmond OK 405-833-8853 jpcowgirl1@hotmail.com Judge: 2A
Marilyn G. Peters Edmond OK 405-620-7039 mare8000@msn.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Laurie S. Petkus Carmel Valley CA 831-224-3604 lpetkus@outlook.com Judge: 1A
Joakim Pettersson Falkoping 521 96 SE SWEDEN Joeboy@telia.com Judge: 1A
Jill Pierre Red Bluff CA 530-200-0312 jilliesu@gmail.com Judge: 1A
John L. Pipkin Amarillo TX 806-433-3729 jpipkin@wwdb.org Judge: 2A-AQHA
Kenda G. Pipkin Amarillo TX 806-570-1534 jpipkin@wwdb.org Judge: 2A-AQHA
Kim J. Pope Brown St. Joseph LA 225-436-3199 popekim36@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Billy Prather Camden SC 803-669-1325 bpquarterhorses@bellsouth.net Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Smoky Pritchett Red Bluff CA 530-200-0560 pritchettl@att.net Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Kenny E. Pugh, Sr. Akron OH 713-503-9676 kpugh1938@gmail.com Judge: 3A
Gary W. Putman Gainesville TX 940-465-7844 teresa.putman@sbcglobal.net Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
John J. Quinlan Holyoke MA 413-530-0371 jqranchhorse@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Shannon Quinlan Sharpsville PA 413-374-7520 shannonislide@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Vicki K. Radtke Syracuse NE 402-616-0908
vradtke@hotmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Christian Rammerstorfer Oroville CA 303-243-0516 rammerstorfertraining@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Marilyn K. Randall Bridger MT 406-425-1547 marilyn.randall88@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Wade J. Reaney Rupert ID 208-431-4703 wadejreaney@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Guillermo Recio Pierson FL 415-299-9743 grecio@earthlink.net Judge: 1A
Travis Rempel Fort Langley BC CANADA 604-897-7696 rempel.travis@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Trigg C. Rentfro Krum TX 817-487-8079 trentfro@live.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Rhonda J. Replogle Clear Spring MD 301-730-3100 rr@rrshowhorses.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Anne M. Reynolds King Hill ID 208-599-7733 yworryranch@msn.com Judge: 1A
Gary Reynolds Whitesboro TX 817-597-7665 enjoytr@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Roy A. Rich Temecula CA 951-529-6258 roy_rich6@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
Enrico Righetti I-37010 Costermano VR ITALY (39) 339 202 5507 righetti.e@tiscali.it Judge: 2A
Dan Roeser Marsing ID 208-841-2052 roeserstables@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Fielding (Bozo) H. Rogers Gainesville TX 254-631-1201 bozorogers4@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Pam R. Rose Pilot Point TX 940-368-1878 pam@roseig.com Judge: 1A-AQHA-CH
Sam M. Rose Pilot Point TX 940-367-5748 sroseqh@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Rusty R. Ruby Grantsville UT 435-830-0356 rmlruby@msn.com Judge: 1A
Cynthia R. Rucker Cumming GA 770-605-7586 cindy@ruckerpet.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Mark R. Russell Perry AR 281-684-3733 markrussell705@hotmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Bill J. Sanguinetti Farmington CA 209-403-4799 billsanguinetti@aol.com Judge: 1A
Debby M. Sanguinetti Farmington CA 209-403-0191 outwest1@verizon.net Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Patrick H. Sattler Sinsheim DE GERMANY (49) 127 924 0025 mail@patricksattler.de Judge: 1A
Lance R. Scheffel Rice Lake WI 715-296-0093 lancescheffel1576@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Markus Schopfer Ivrea TO ITALY (39) 335 530 0543 info@markusreining.com Judge: 1A
Zeph P. Schulz Coalville UT 801-637-0047 zephandliz@gmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Pamela Scott Melrose FL 407-716-2087 pscott75@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Cori Shields Litchfield CA 530-260-8096 halter_ego@hotmail.com Judge: 1A
Dennis H. Sigler Stonewall TX 940-372-0209 dsigler@fultonenterprise.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Mark A. Sigler Collegeville PA 940-372-0662 mas01b@acu.edu Judge: 1A
Andrea J. Simons Aubrey TX 940-367-3053 andrea@simonsshowhorses.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Karl D. Smith Jerome ID 208-308-2676 kds.cowhorses@yahoo.com Judge: 2A
John S. Snyder Wellington CO 806-422-0495 snyderperformancehorse@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Jim W. Spence Yamhill OR 503-550-6739 wowcowhorse@aol.com Judge: 1A
Brandon T. Staebler Klamath Falls OR 559-679-7138 sphtraining@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Julie Stanley Mountain City TN 423-471-1682 7704performance@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Gary S. Stark Caldwell ID 208-850-2772 gstarktraining@hotmail.com Judge: 2A
Shane L. Steffen Powell Butte OR 605-840-1518 sbsteffen@peoplepc.com Judge: 1A
Harvey D. Stevens Live Oak FL 705-931-3851 reinersrus1@yahoo.com Judge: 1A
Timothy W. Stewart Paso Robles CA 805-550-8515 timwstewart@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Jimmy R. Stickler San Luis Obispo CA 805-431-4083 stichorses@gmail.com Judge: 3A
Mauro Taccia I-33041 Aiello del Friuli UD ITALY (39) 304 319 735 maurotaccia@libero.it
Anthony S. Taormino Waurika OK 940-372-0172 astaormino3@yahoo.com
Carol L. Telford 00010 Lunghezza RM ITALY (39) 339 250 3433 telfordcarol@gmail.com
Jake A. Telford Caldwell ID 208-890-1205 j.jtelford1@gmail.com
Becky A. Terrell Sanger TX 940-390-5532 baterrell@copper.net
Rod W. Thiessen Estevan SK CANADA 306-421-6755 rft@sasktel.net
Terry R. Thompson Aubrey TX 940-367-5455 terrythompsoninc@yahoo.com
Les M. Timmons Ponoka AB CANADA 639-471-3073 leslietimmons@msn.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 2A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A-AQHA
Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Tim Unzicker Roundup MT 406-320-1309 timunzicker@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Jeffry J. Veitch Montrose CO 970-497-0077 jjveitch@gmail.com
Carlo Volpi Torre De Picenardi CR ITALY (39) 338 189 1136 carlo_volpi@hotmail.com
Jonathan Vrabec Colorado Springs CO 719-661-2262 jonrv12@gmail.com
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Judge: 1A
Allen R. Walton Bluff Dale TX 254-592-2320 awalton677@gmail.com Judge: 3A-AQHA
Lori L. Walton Stanley NM 214-491-9069 lori@waltonranch.com Judge: 1A
Trevor P. Walton Riverdale MI 989-465-2085 trvrwalton@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Brady E. Weaver Enterprise UT 435-668-9831 megbweaver@hotmail.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH
Gary W. Webb Bois D Arc MO 417-459-8741 garywebb@missouristate.edu Judge: 1A
Terry Wegener American Falls ID 303-579-4315 55terryw@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Larry E. Westmoreland Tickfaw LA 985-320-5058 larry.westwindtc@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Wayne W. Whitehead Mansfield OH 419-566-4167 grulla1@netscape.net Judge: 2A
Doug Williamson Bakersfield CA 661-303-6015 doug.williamson@sbcglobal.net Judge: 3A
Todd D. Williamson Eagle ID 208-250-1000 tw60to80@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH
Maryann Willoughby Hugoton KS 620-544-6301 willmaw@pld.com Judge: 2A-AQHA
Betty O. Wilson Pampa TX 806-663-9695 bwilson@centramedia.net Judge: 1A
Cayley R. Wilson Abbotsford BC CANADA 604-300-0401 cayleyrwilson@gmail.com Judge: 2A
Katie H. Wilson Abbotsford BC CANADA 604-300-3545 cowponykate@gmail.com Judge: 1A
Richard W. Winters Ojai CA 805-504-5480 richard@wintersranch.com Judge: 2A
Deb S. Witty Ellensburg WA 206-999-0121 highcountrytraining@msn.com Judge: 2A
Ken L. Wold Wilton CA 916-802-6668 cowboykw1@aol.com Judge: 3A
Debra J. Wright Abbeville SC 770-548-3674 nbphorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Nancie K. Wright Penrose CO 719-250-6465 office@nanciewright.com Judge: 1A-AQHA
Liz Younger Badasci Reno NV 775-771-8801 liz@youngeragency.com Judge: 1A
LAE = Limited Aged Event, HS = Horse Show
May 4 - 6
Sinsheim Open 2018
May 12 May District 1 Special Event
May 16 - 20 Wild Rag Cattle Classic
May 18 - 20 Jimmy Flores Sr. Spectacular
May 19 - 20 Windy City Warm-Up
May 19 - 20 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 May
May 18 - 20 Spring Spectacular
May 19 - 20 May Warmup
May 18 - 20 Run for the Roses
May 25 - 28 Drought Buster
May 26 - 27 Memorial Day Circuit
May 26 - 27 May Show
May 26 - 28 Silver Spur Classic
May 25 - 27 Cowtown Derby & Stockshow
May 25 - 28 SWQHA Border Circuit
May 25 - 27 Classic Derby & Horse Show
June 2 - 3 Heritage Days Classic
June 10 - 17 NRCHA Derby
June 15 - 17 Mountain High
June 23 - 24 ARCHA @Diamond 7 June
June 22 - 25 Winnemucca Stock Horse Classic & Derby
June 30 CCHA Show #6
June 28 - July 1 Summer Spectacular
June 30 - July 1 NCRCHA Event
June 31 - July 1 Cowboy Classic
June 30 - July 1 Cowboy State Classic
July 6 - 9 Firecracker
sHow sCHedule
as of April 10, 2018
HS/LAE/cat.1
Sinsheim GERMANY Sylvia Bate 0049-160-8444813 sylvia.bate@web.de
HS/cat.1 Lenior, NC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels (919) 894-2973 showsec@embarqmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Fort Worth, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 entry@SRCHA.org
HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com
HS/cat.1 Amarillo, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring (806) 356-1461 panhandlecowhorse@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad (641) 590-1014 jenfjelstad@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Waterford, ON Northeastern RCA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com
HS/cat.1 Frankfort, KY Tri State R & RCHA Sarah Lawrence (606) 425-1198 Sarah_Lawrence89@aol.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 McCook, NE Colorado RCA Allison Walker (937) 725-1423 crcaentries@yahoo.com
HS/cat.1 Brenham, TX Bluebonnet Country RCHA Nelle Murphy (580) 276-0761 whoanelle75@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols (772) 321-9637 claudieone@yahoo.com
HS/cat.1 Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com
HS/LAE/cat.1 Claresholm, AB Alberta RCHA Shawna Husted (403) 875-1369 info@cowhorse.ca
HS/cat.1 Las Cruces, NM Arizona RCHA Evelyn Ann Huff (575) 551-2245 swqhahorseshow@gmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1 Nampa, ID Idaho RCHA Aubree Englert (702) 290-4231 aubree.englert@yahoo.com
HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1 Paso Robles, CA Kelley Hartranft (940) 488-1500 KelleyH@NRCHA.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Estes Park, CO Colorado RCA Reanna Dillman (303) 895-5256 crcaentries@yahoo.com
HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1 Winnemucca, NV JJ Roemmich (775) 397-2769 mattjjroemmich@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Porterville, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 ccha@saddleup-enterprises.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Amarillo, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 entry@SRCHA.org
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad (641) 590-1014 jenfjelstad@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com
HS/cat.1 Riverton, WY Nikki Francis (208) 539-5410 vpnikki@gmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Montrose, CO Colorado RCA Allison Walker (937) 725-1423 crcaentries@yahoo.com
July 7 - 8 Firecracker Fest HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com
July 7 - 8 July Fever
July 6 - 7 July District 1 Super Circuit
HS/cat.1 Waterford, ON Northeastern RCA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com
HS/cat.1 Pendleton, SC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels (919) 894-2973 showsec@embarqmail.com
July 12 - 13 Calgary Stampede HS/cat.1 Calgary, AB Navada Phipps (403) 261-0336 nphipps@calgarystampede.com
July 14 - 15 Big Horse July Jubilee
HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com
July 13 - 15 Red Dirt Rendezvous LAE/cat.1 Amarillo, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring (806) 356-1461 panhandlecowhorse@gmail.com
July 18 - 22 East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic
July 19 - 22 Summer Cow Horse Roundup
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Murfreesboro, TN Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad (641) 590-1014 jenfjelstad@gmail.com
July 19 - 22 California Rodeo Salinas HS/cat.1 Salinas, CA Rose Amos (831) 775-3100 sdurgan@carodeo.com
July 24 California Mid-State Fair HS/cat.1 Paso Robles, CA Elena Clark (805) 238-3509 elena@thegrid.net
July 28 CCHA Show #7
July 28 - 29 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 July
July 28 - 30 Cow Up on the Coast
Aug 5 PHRCHA & Friends Show
Aug 4 - 5 Cowgirl Classic
Aug 11 - 12 Country Boil
HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 ccha@saddleup-enterprises.com
HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
HS/LAE/cat.1 Chilliwack, BC Canadian Coast RCHA Kathryn Dolphin (604) 309-8751 kdolphin@telus.net
HS/cat.1 Sweetwater, TX Panhandle RCHA Kelsey Watring (806) 356-1461 panhandlecowhorse@gmail.com
HS/cat.1 Cazenovia, NY New York RCHA Cindy Pfeifer (585) 749-1764 ppfeifer@rochester.rr.com
HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com
Aug 14 - 19 Pre-Futurity & Horse Show HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Fort Worth, TX Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 entry@SRCHA.org
Aug 15 - 19 Mid America
HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Loveland, CO Colorado RCA Keri Croft (503) 701-3305 crcaentries@yahoo.com
Aug 17 Cowhorse Bonanza HS/cat.1 Ilderton, ON Northeastern RCA Mary Baks (519) 881-8684 wev@xplornet.com
Aug 18 - 19 Summer Spectacular HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Cannon Falls, MN North Central RCHA Jennifer Fjelstad (641) 590-1014 jenfjelstad@gmail.com
Aug 18 - 19 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 August HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
Aug21 - 27 National Stock Horse Pre-Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Las Vegas, NV Shawn Martin (623) 217-3879 shawnee17@msn.com
Aug 24 - 26 Tim Hortons Classic Futurity & Derby LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Saskatoon, SK
Aug24 - 27 NV Stallion Stakes & Elko Co. NRCHA Show HS/LAE/cat.1 Elko, NV
Teri Clearwater (306) 544-7621 justaboutaranch.com
JJ Roemmich (775) 397-2769 elkocountyfair@hotmail.com
Aug 31 - Sept 3 Colorado State Fair HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Pueblo, CO Colorado RCA Pam Humphreys (405) 509-0494 pamela.a.humphreys@gmail.com
Sept 1 - 2 Labor of Love
HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com
Sept 7 - 9 Working Western Horse Celebration HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Madison, WI North Central RCHA Deb Matko (612) 860-6371 chuckles@visi.com
Sept 10 - 16 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity
HS/LAE/cat.1 Reno, NV Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 entries@renosnafflebitfuturity.com
Sept 15 - 16 September District Super Circuit 1 HS/cat.1 Lenior, NC The Carolinas RCHA Susan Daniels (919) 894-2973 showsec@embarqmail.com
Sept 19 - 23 AzQHA Fall Championship HS/cat.1 Scottsdale, AZ Arizona RCHA Shawn Martin (405) 509-0494 emailmyentries@gmail.com
Sept 22 - 23 September Classic HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714) 267-5912 klsgrn@yahoo.com
Sept 22 - 23 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 September HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
Sept 29 - 30 September Show HS/cat.1 Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols (772) 321-9637 claudieone@yahoo.com
Oct 7 - 20 NRCHA Hackamore Classic LAE/cat.1 Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft (940) 488-1500 KelleyH@NRCHA.com
Oct7 - 20 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity HS/LAE/cat.1 Fort Worth, TX Kelley Hartranft (940) 488-1500 KelleyH@NRCHA.com
Nov2 - 4 ARCHA @ Diamond 7 November HS/cat.1 Dillsburg, PA Atlantic RCHA Lashon Bussell (215) 285-3932 lashon.b@hotmail.com
Nov10 - 11 2018 Wrap Up HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 SouthTexasRCHA@gmail.com
Date
subsCRibed stallions
A Shiner Named Sioux (972) 977-6581 X X X X X X
ARC Moonstruckrey (405) 659-7394 X
ARC Sparkin Chics (661) 303-6015 X
Auspicious Cat (940) 231-5601 X X X X
Automatic Cat (940) 733-8581 X
Backdoor Cat (805) 756-5469 X X X
Bamacat (806) 596-4424 X
Bet Hesa Cat (806) 596-4424 X X X X X
BFR Igniting Sparks (901) 826-7297 X
Big Bucks To Cash (817) 596-9009 X X X X X
Blind Sided (903) 886-8836 X X X
Blue One Time (817) 279-8275 X X X X X
Blue Savanah Holli (505) 425-1500 X X X X X X
Boon A Little (940) 284-7788 X X X X
Boon San (254) 485-8280 X X X X
Boon Too Suen (254) 592-5979 X
Boonlight Dancer (580) 276-4830 X X
Briscoe Cat (806) 206-2336 X
Brother Jackson (916) 802-6668 X X X X
Call Me Mitch (805) 688-3673 X X
Cat From Ipanema (951) 529-6258 X
Cat Ichi (972) 342-6841 X X X X X X
Cat Man Do (940) 495-3773 X X
Cat T Masterson (406) 599-6414 X
Catatomic (480) 563-1966 X X X
Cats Full Moon X
Cats Greystone (254) 485-2542 X
Cats Merada (940) 464-0783 X X X X X X
Cats Moonshine (940) 641-1261 X X X
Cats Quixote Jack (817) 594-9232 X X
Cats Starbright (580) 276-1600 X
Catty Hawk (580) 220-1281 X X
CD Diamond (817) 599-4560 X
CD Lights (817) 599-0522 X X X
Cee Mr Hickory (805) 550-8387 X
Chic Please (931) 625-9881 X
Chics Magic Potion (951) 375-6682 X
Compaq Player (605) 440-0663 X
Cruze Mode (931) 260-3909 X
Desire Rey (940) 839-1969
Docs Soula (480) 563-1966 X
Dont Stopp Believin (817) 599-4560 X
Dry N Play (940)231-0370 X
Dual R Smokin (817) 599-4560 X X
Dual Rey (303) 956-1887 X X
Dual Shot Doc (940) 902-1281 X
Dual Smart Rey (254) 485-8280 X X X X X X
Dual Spark X
Dulces Little Light (209) 603-9710
Freckled Leo Lena (713) 248-2937 X
Funny B Bluemuchamon (903) 886-8836 X X
Gallo Del Cielo (580) 276-4830 X X
Genuine Masterpiece (307) 358-5439 x 1 X
Genuine Rednic (775) 423-4765 X
Good Times Too (307) 276-3478
Gotta Go Get It X X
Gunnatrashya (817) 559-4560 X
Gunner On Ice (931) 625-9881 X
Half Time Report (951) 529-6258 X
Hallmarked Playboy (406) 434-5724 X
Halreycious (800) 278-0785 X
HD Continental Chex (817) 235-5530 X
Heart Of A Fox (661) 301-9537 X
Hes Wright On (254) 485-8280 X
Heza Diamond Spark (403) 558-0005 X X X
Heza Shiney Kodo (805) 688-4241 X
Hick Chicaroo (805) 550-1424 X
Hickory Holly Time (817) 599-4560 X
High Brow Cat (940) 748-2610 X X X
High Brow CD (337) 515-4543 X
High Brow Shiner (661) 706-7724
High Flyin Cat (559) 665-2908
High Sign Nugget (403) 749-2777 X X
Hired Gun (940) 733-8581
Hottish (817) 599-4560 X X
Hydrive Cat (817) 560-0038 X X X X
Ill Be Smart (530) 865-1525 X
Im Countin Checks (817) 594-9232 X X
Ima Smoking Mister (940) 686-0820 X X X
Its Time To Smokum (610) 633-0699 X
Jake Jacspin (620) 804-0718 X
Jasons Peptolena (903) 227-0462 X X X X X X
Juan Bad Cat (817) 594-9232 X X X
Judge Boon (208) 861-0760 X X X X X X
Junior Starlight (916) 686-5967 X
Just Like Starlight (618) 473-2339 X
Kit Kat Sugar (254) 485-8280 X X
Lena Peptolena (901) 826-7297 X
Lena Spark (940) 668-6469 X X X X
Lenas Chex N Smart (702) 491-7200 X
Lil Catbaloo (817) 599-4560 X X
Lil Joe Cash (254) 744-9111 X
Lil Time To Smoke (559) 268-1115 X X
Little Blue Lynx (859) 221-2724 X
Little Cielo (559) 999-8146 X X X X
Little Red Coupe (702) 596-4484 X X
Lotta Stuff To Shine (559) 665-2908 X
Matt Dillon Dun It (541) 317-4170 X X
Metalic Al (805) 350-2578 X X
Metallic Cat (806) 622-9787 X X X X X X
Metallic CD (541) 213-8518 X X
Metallic Echo (405) 288-6460 X
Metallic Malice (940) 733-8581 X
Metallic Rebel (254) 485-8280 X
Metallic Red Cat (559) 665-2908 X
Meteles Cat (817) 599-4560 X
Mister Smart Remedy (559) 897-8616 X
Moms Stilish Cat (208) 861-0760 X X X X
Moonstruck Pepto (620) 450-7689 X
Movin On Hickory (918)774-9199 X
Mr Boonsmal To You (940) 682-4370 X
Mr Playinstylish (817) 999-8693 X X
Mylanta Lena (805) 688-3673 X X
Nabisco Roan (805) 688-4241 X X X X
subsCRibed stallions
Nic It In The Bud (480) 563-1966 X X X X X X
Nics Black Diamond (805)688-3673 X X
NMSU Truckin Chex (520) 906-4852 X X
No Guns Please (903) 816-3495 X
Olena Oak (805) 610-8320 X
Once A Von A Time (805) 688-4241 X X
Once In A Blu Boon (940) 284-7788 X
One Fine Vintage (480) 273-7759 X
One Roan Peptos (817) 560-0038 X
One Smart Response (208) 841-2052 X X
One Time Pepto (910) 596-2183 X X
One Time Royalty (817) 599-4560 X X
Paddys Irish Whiskey (806) 596-4424 X X X X X
Palo Duro Cat (940) 665-7557 X
Patroan (254) 485-8280
Peptoboonsmal (800) 396-3615 X
Peptos Duke (406) 434-5724 X X X
Peptos Lil Bingo X
PG Gunpowder (806) 596-4424 X X
Play Dual Rey (940) 637-2536 X X X X
Playboys Buck Fever (307) 276-3748 X X
Playgun (580) 276-9397 X X X X X
Playboys Red Pepto (559) 665-2908 X
Playin Attraction (806) 596-4424 X X X X
PRF Spoonful Of Gold (817) 599-4560 X X X
Purdy Boy Flash (901) 826-7297 X
RC Gay Bar Star Dust (602) 524-9047
Real Smooth Cat (916) 802-6668
Reminic N Dunit X
Rey Dual (800) 278-0785 X
Reynshine (660) 748-5844 X
Reys Dual Badger (817) 599-4560 X
Reyzin The Cash (817) 599-4560 X
Rockin W (806)596-4424 X X X X X
Roo Star (254) 947-1292 X X X X X
Royal Fletch (817) 594-9232 X X
Ruff Spook (940) 637-2536
Sannman (817) 560-0038
SDP Blue Blood (303) 618-0749 X
SDP Joker (530) 200-0560 X
Self Shine (940) 637-2536 X
Seven From Heaven (806) 596-4424 X
Shady Lil Starlight (805) 688-4241 X X X X X X
Shine Chic Shine (940) 637-2536 X X
Shiners Nickle (210) 381-3132 X X X
Shiners Suduko (405) 659-7394 X
Shiners Voodoo Dr (405) 527-5008 X X X X X X
Shining Lil Nic (303) 915-6444 X X X X X
Short And Smart (661) 303-6015 X
Silver Gun (559) 897-8616 X
Sindicat (780) 817-0896 X X
Sixes Pick (806) 596-4424 X X X X X
Smart And Shiney (940) 437-2470 X X X X X X
Smart Blackbird (519) 913-1233 X
Smart Boons (817) 599-4560 X X X X X
Smart Chic Olena X
Smart Lena Boon (575) 760-4104 X X
Smart Like Juice (217) 377-2258 X
Smart Little Pepinic (559) 897-8616 X X
Smart Luck (940) 390-8489 X X X X
Smart Santana (541) 504-8155 X X X
Smart Spook (940) 368-6999 X X X
Smart Steady Date (559) 897-8616 X
Smart Sugar Badger (352) 303-2151 X
Smokums Prize X
Smooth As A Cat (940) 686-2246 X X X X X X
Smooth Talkin Style (254) 485-8280 X X
Solano Cat (940) 637-2536 X X X X X
Son Shining Rooster (806) 584-9275 X X X X X X
Sophisticated Catt (940) 665-7557 X X X
Soula Jule Star (580) 276-4830 X X
Spooks Bluestem (406) 265-1424 X
Spots Hot (254) 458-8280 X
Spray Shine (405) 264-3314 X
Starlight Kat (208) 861-0760 X
Starlights Wrangler (940) 437-5157 X X
Stevie Rey Von (806) 622-9787 X
Stone Blue Valentine (903) 886-8836 X
Stressolena (307) 358-5439 x 1
Stunned (646) 912-0272
Stylish Rey (303) 956-1887 X X
Stylish Rey Gay (580) 276-0761
Sushi Boss (308) 380-2244
Sweet Lil Pepto (817) 594-6900 X X
Tangys Classy Peppy (209) 759-3323 X
That CD Rocks (559) 897-8616 X X X X
That Sly Cat (940) 682-4370 X
The Boon (361) 675-4695
Third Cutting (817) 560-0038 X
This One Time (970) 226-4747
Thomas E Hughes (979) 373-6241 X
Time For The Diamond (817) 599-4560
Tomcat Chex (707) 678-8686 X
TR Dual Rey (817) 560-0038 X X
Travelin Jonez (903) 564-7883 X
Tru Grrit (970) 749-3322
Uno What Time It Is (405) 344-6692 X
Very Smart Remedy (208) 366-2971 X X
Waresthecat (806) 596-4424 X X
Western Time Zone (940) 682-4001 X
Whizkey N Diamonds (425) 210-4413 X
Willy B Gun Smart (406) 777-2664 X
Wimpys Little Step (405) 600-1990 X X X
Woody Be Tuff (903) 536-3286 X X X X
WR This Cats Smart (307) 358-5439 X X X X
Yellow Roan Of Texas (405) 837-9873 X
Zezes Pepto Cat (940) 859-6587
NRCHA STALLION SUBSCRIPTION RULES
By nomination of a foal crop, offspring of a subscribed stallion from the nominated foal crop are eligible to show in the 1. 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.
Any stallion of any breed may be subscribed to the NRCHA Stakes program, subject to provisions as set forth in these 2. rules and stipulated on the entry form.
Nominations must be postmarked and paid by February 1 of the following year for each calendar year to avoid 3. 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
NATIONAL REINED COW HORSE ASSOCIATION
2018 Membership Application
Valid from Nov. 16, 2017 - Nov 15, 2018
Name:
Other name(s) shown under:
Ranch Name:
Address: City, State, Zip:
Email:
TypE Of mEmbERSHIp
o 1 Year Open Membership - $75 ($65 before Jan 1)
o 3 Year Open Membership - $210 ($180 before Jan 1)
o 1 Year Non Pro Membership - $75 ($65 before Jan 1)
o 3 Year Non Pro Membership - $210 ($180 before Jan 1)
o 1 Year Owner Only Membership - $75 ($65 before Jan 1)
o 3 Year Owner Only Membership - $210 ($180 before Jan 1)
o 1 Year Youth Membership - $40
o 1 Year Youth w/Non Pro Membership - $75
o 1 Year Youth Upgrade to Non Pro - $35
o 1 Year Associate Membership - $35
Memberships that DO NOT include subscription to Reined Cow Horse News
o Lifetime Membership - $750 ($650 before Jan 1)
o International Membership - $75
Total charges: Membership Reined Cow Horse News (optional) Donation (optional) Total
Renew #
New Member: Date of Birth: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Fax:
Required for Youth and Select
o Check here if you are a TRAINER and want to be listed as such in the online NRCHA Directory.
Please be sure to complete the Non Pro Declaration. A card will not be issued without it!
Youth who wish to compete in the Non Pro MUST complete a Non Pro Declaration.
o 1 Year Canadian Membership - Add $10
o Add Reined Cow Horse News to Lifetime - $25/year
o Add Reined Cow Horse News to International - $85
Do you wish to donate to the NRCH Foundation? (501(c)(3) Donation) o $50 o $10 o $5 o $ Other_________ Apply Donation to o Crisis Fund o Youth Fund o $ Other________________________________
Payment: o Check Enclosed o VISA o MasterCard o Card #________________________________________________________
Billing Address: Exp Date: CVC: ALL mEmbERS muST SIgN HERE
I, the undersigned, have read and understand the National Reined Cow Horse Association membership eligibility category definitions. I understand that the full responsibility concerning my eligibility rests solely on me. NRCHA, its officers, directors, employees are not held responsible for the burden of proof for my eligibility. Should I be found not eligible for said division after competing, all money, prizes, and points shall be forfeited and returned to the NRCHA office upon notification to me.
Signature:
Date:
NON pRO AppLICATION - Non Pro riders must sign this section and also complete a Non Pro Declaration every year o Non Pro Renewal o New Non Pro
I, the undersigned, have read and understand the National Reined Cow Horse Association Non Pro definitions and rules and will abide by them. I also understand that if there is a change in my status or eligibility that I must inform the National Reined Cow Horse Association within 30 days of that change. I understand that my Non Pro application will be reviewed by the Non Pro Committee and may be reviewed by the NRCHA Board of Directors and their decision shall be final.
Signature:
Date:
NON PRO DECLARATION
Applicant Name (please print): _______________________________________________ Occupation: _____________________________
This form must be completed prior to entering applicant’s first NRCHA Non Pro class. In the case of a youth, the legal custodian must complete the declaration. Before submitting your application, please carefully read and answer the following statements, as well as read and sign the Non Pro Code of Conduct and Ethics.
NOTE: If the following statements are not answered or it is not signed, your declaration will not be accepted and will be returned to you for completion. Non Pro status is extended on a temporary basis and is subject to revocation pending approval by the Non Pro Committee. Non Pro status will be null and void if it is determined that you do not qualify under NRCHA Non Pro conditions, as defined in the NRCHA Rulebook. A Non Pro Card will not be issued until all requirements are satisfied.
1) Have you earned more than $750 in earnings down the fence? (for eligibility)
2) Within the past 5 years, have you given lessons for remuneration?
3) Within the past 5 years, have you shown, trained, or assisted in the training of a horse not owned by you or an immediate family member for remuneration?
4) Within the past 5 years, have you accepted payment of entry fees and/or expenses for horse(s) that you have ridden that was not owned by you or an immediate family member?
5) Do you reside on, work for, are publicly identified with or derive monetary remuneration, directly or indirectly, from a horse training facility or equine science program?
m Yes
m Yes
m No
m No
m Yes m No
m Yes
m Yes
m No
m No
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, please explain below with specific dates as to when you started and/or stopped any of the above. Please use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
A. Relationship to operation of a horse training facility:
B. Explanation of any statements answered “yes” above:
NON PRO CODE OF CONDUCT & ETHICS
I, the undersigned, agree to act with the utmost of integrity while participating in the sport of Cow Horse and NRCHA events. I understand that an NRCHA Non Pro Card is a privilege and not a right, and that I may be required to submit my card for review of applicability at any time. Furthermore, I understand that so long as I hold a Non Pro card, it is my responsibility to be aware of and abide by the most current Non Pro Conditions set forth in the NRCHA Rulebook. By signing this agreement, I specifically agree to:
• Understand and be bound by all rules of the NRCHA as set forth in the annual NRCHA Rulebook.
• Abide by the show conditions set forth at all NRCHA approved shows.
• Act with honesty and transparency when purchasing horses as well as competing at NRCHA events.
• Ensure the welfare of the horses I show and treat those horses humanely, and with dignity and compassion.
• Refrain from violating the Non Pro Conditions as set forth in the annual NRCHA Rulebook.
• Represent the NRCHA by refraining from any action that discredits the sport, or the association.
• Accept the decisions set forth by the NRCHA Board of Directors. By signing below, I ACCEPT the rules and regulations relating to Non Pro membership in the NRCHA, and affirm the truth of all statements above. I also affirm that I have read and agree to abide by the Non Pro Code of Conduct and Ethics.
Signature:
Date:
Top Riders for Open Eligibility in 2018
Top Riders for Non Pro Eligibility in 2018
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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
AFFiliAte listinG
as of April 10, 2018
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
northeastern Reined Cowhorse Alliance
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
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
AffiliATe lisTing
south dakota Reined Cow Horse Association
Deb Brown PO Box 655 Buffalo, SD 57720
Phone: 605-797-4514
Email: nphorses@sdplains.com Website: www.sdrcha.com
south Texas Reined Cow Horse Association
Tina McCleary 7676 CR 247 Caldwell, TX 7786
Phone: 979-218-0633
Email: stillcreektina@gmail.com Website: www.strcha.org
southern California 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
southwest Reined Cow Horse Association
Gay Lenz 11587 Hunt Lane
Guthrie, OK 73044
Phone: 405-818-7556
Email: glenz@glenzenterprises.com Website: www.srcha.org
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
The Carolinas Reined Cow Horse Association
Crystal Ward-Taylor 130 Haigler Rd Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone: 828-312-2705
Email: cward@carolinafarmcredit.com
Tri state Ranch and Reined Cow Horse Association
Sarah Lawrence PO Box 186
Nancy, KY 42544
Phone: 606-425-1198
Email: arhacontact@aol.com
Website: tristateranchandreinedcowhorse.my-free.website
Utah Reined Cow Horse Association
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.
Agricultural Foundation, Fresno, CA
Desert Spring Ranch, Queen Creek, AZ
Keetch Ranch, Waddell, AZ
Del Rey Paint & Qtr Horses/Aneka Schelbeck, Cotton Wood, CA
Bynum Farms/Blair Bynum, Palm City, FL
Donnie Boyd, Sarasota, FL
Robyn Bush, Visalia, CA
Marcy Campbell, Creston, CA
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
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.
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
Current as of April 15, 2018
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
AffiliAtes
Committee diReCtoRY
Chairperson: Frank Prisco archapresident@gmail.com
631-478-7022
Jimmy Flores • jfloresph@aol.com
Edie Petaccio • teampnr29@aol.com
Justin Stanton • justinstanton1992@gmail.com
Tim Unzicker • timunzicker@gmail.com
welfARe
Chairperson: Dr. Joe Carter, DVM jcarterdvm@aol.com • 405-288-6460
etHiCs
Chairperson: Bill Tointon billtointon@msn.com • 303-530-2443
exeCutive Committee
Chairperson: Paul Bailey paulb@cb-trucking.com • 931-260-3909
Frank Prisco • archapresident@gmail.com
Dan Roeser • roeserstables@gmail.com
Trey Neal • trey@treyneal.com
Jake Telford • j.jtelford1@gmail.com
HAll of fAme
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
Chairperson: Todd Crawford toddcrawford333@gmail.com
Sandy Collier • sandy@sandycollier.com
Jeff Oswood • oswoodstallionstation@gmail.com
Larry Rice • larry@flagranchllc.com
Rick Ford • rick@cinderlakesranch.com
Boyd Rice • boydrice.1965@gmail.com
JudGes
Chairperson: Sam Rose sroseqh@aol.com • 805-431-4083
Director of Judges: Bill Enk enk.bill@gmail.com
Dan Roeser • roeserstables@gmail.com
Todd Bergen • toddbergen@hughes.net
Darren Miller • dmillerstables@aol.com
Ron Emmons • ladonadare@me.com
nRCH f oundAtion
Chairperson: Ted Robinson
805-649-9028
805-794-2266
nominAtinG
Chairperson:
non PRo
Chairperson: Diane Edwards
Diane2bph@outlook.com • 206-390-0715
Stephanie Duquette • stephanie@nrcha.com
Kelli Caves • Kelli.Caves@FLHOSP.ORG
Garth Gardiner • gardinergarth@gmail.com
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
Dan Weiss • dn_weiss@yahoo.com
Robin Flournoy • cowchic53@icloud.com
Jim Vangelos • javangelos@aol.com
Ramona Wold • ramonawold@me.com
Kris Troxel • ktroxel@sitestar.net
Tim Swain • Coloradolandandranch@gmail.com
Kathy Ferguson • fergielivestock@yahoo.com
o wneRs
Chairperson: Daniel J. Perez danieljperez49@gmail.com • 209-604-8868
PRofessionAls
Chairperson: Corey Cushing cushingperformancehorses@hotmail.com 602-363-3621
Rules
Chairperson: Dan Roeser roeserstables@gmail.com • 208-841-2052
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 Pl AnninG
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
YoutH
Chairperson: Sarah Clymer shubrick3@gmail.com • 719-330-1932
Allison Walker • allison@nrcha.com
Todd Crawford • toddcrawford333@gmail.com
