2018 November/December RCHN

SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY CHAMPIONS /// HACKAMORE CLASSIC

EUROPE: NATION’S CUP CHAMPIONS ///

LUCKY DIAMONDS

Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion COREY CUSHING rode to his third title aboard SJR DIAMOND MIST, putting him over the $2 million earnings mark.

started training him, but by the time we got to the futurity pre-works, I knew I had a pretty darn special horse. It’s hard to not feel confident when you ride into the pen on Hashtags— he just wants to do whatever you ask of him. He is just an easy horse to ride and to be around. So cowy, so strong, but also eventempered and kind. Really, he’s the whole package.”

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Scooter cat and Justin Wright take the 2018 Snaffle bit Futurity open reserve championship with a 656.5 composite score to earn $87,000.

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96 Persistence Pays

For Josh Briggs, the fourth time is the charm to take home the NHSFR Reined Cow Horse Championship.

100 Hot Across the Pond

Hot As Wasabi leads a strong field of cow horse competitors competing for individual titles and team wins in the ERCHA Nation’s Cup.

108 A Place in History

The National Reined Cow Horse Association welcomes two new members to the Hall of Fame, and Dom Conicelli to the Hall of Merit.

120 Top of the Class

In 2018, two stallions and one professional achieved Million Dollar status.

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IN every ISSue

4 From the NRCHA Executive Director

8 NRCHA President’s Letter

126 Dennis Moreland’s Tack Tips

128 From the Judge’s Chair

129 NRCHA Judges Directory

133 Subscribed Stallion Program

137 NRCHA Membership Information

139 Top Rider List

141 NRCHA Committee Directory

142 Affiliate List

143 Suspended List

144 NRCHA Approved Events

The 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion, SJR Diamond Mist and Corey Cushing (page 38)

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38 Diamonds Shine

Corey Cushing captured his third Snaffle Bit Futurity Open title aboard a son of his previous winner, proving that diamonds are forever.

52 Leading Ladies

When the chips were down, these top Non Pro Riders made the most of their finals runs to take home the big prizes.

60 2018 Snaffle Bit Futurity Horse Show Champions

78 Hackamore Classic

Highlights

Traditional hackamore horsemanship was on display at the 2018 Hackamore Classic.

84 Savvy Spenders

Purchasing a horse enrolled in the NRCHA sale incentive pays off in the show pen.

86 Gavel Falls at $100,000 for Yearling Colt

Roadreyge was all the rage at the 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale.

88 Challenge Accepted

Ranch-bred horses showed off at the 2018 Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge.

92 Ropers Score Cowtown Cash

Major victories notched at the $110,000-added World Championship Rope Horse Futurity.

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Quotable

Meet Jason Gay

Notable Non Pro

Through Your Lens

Setting Sun Ranch

Cow Dog Showdown 32 NRCHyA News

34 All Access

CONGRATULATIONS!

TO THE 2018 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RODEO REINED COWHORSE CHAMPION: JOSH BRIGGS

Volume 23, Number 5

A FAMiLY FiRsT

Although the calendar page does not officially turn to the new year for several weeks, the completion of the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity invariably comes with a “year-end” feel for those of us deeply connected to the National Reined Cow Horse Association. The 2018 Futurity wrapped up another significant year of growth and achievement for our reined cow horse family, and, as always, prompts many of us to reflect on the season past while we set our sights on the future.

So many things impress me about the people who make up our reined cow horse community. I cannot think of a group that does a better job of recognizing what is truly important in life and

keeping those priorities at the forefront of everything they do. I am proud to be aligned with individuals who appreciate and support each other, place a premium on integrity and hard work, and never fail to acknowledge how fortunate we are to enjoy the Western lifestyle and horseback culture.

When we celebrate, we do so together. There weren’t many dry eyes in the house on October 20th when Corey Cushing embraced his champion horse, SJR Diamond Mist, and then his fellow competitors, as he celebrated his third Open Snaffle Bit Futurity win. Many more tears had already flowed that day, following the news that our universally beloved 2018 NRCHA Hall of Merit inductee, Dom Conicelli, had peacefully passed away with loved ones all around. As we mourn his loss, we remember Shawn Renshaw and Larry Rose, other members of our reined cow horse family to whom we said goodbye this year.

Thank you to everyone who made our 2018 Snaffle Bit Futurity a brilliant success and enjoyed the event’s second year in Fort Worth. We ride away from Cowtown another year wiser and more experienced, and with the unquenchable reined cow horse spirit already looking ahead to 2019!

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From NRCHA President Todd Crawford

The Snaffle Bit Futurity is widely regarded as the pinnacle event in the sport of reined cow horse. Without a doubt, it is an incredible achievement for those who rise to the top in this demanding triathlon.

The best horsemen always remember that a 3-year-old horse is still very

much a baby. While the futurity year can be full of accolades and achievements, 3-year-old and even 4-year-old horses cannot be defined by what may (or may not) happen during this early stage of their performance careers. I can think of so many horses whose greatest accomplishments came at age five and beyond! What if their human connections had given up on them? We might never have celebrated horses like the great Topsails Rien Maker if we had staked everything on a limited-age event career. These horses learn, grow and develop as they progress through the cow horse training stages—snaffle, hackamore, two-rein and bridle—and it is a process that cannot be rushed. Similarly, the NRCHA is growing and developing as an association. We took a major step in 2017 when we moved the Snaffle Bit Futurity to Fort Worth, Texas. The positive effects of that move were undeniable last year, and only

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reinforced by the event’s success in 2018, our second year in Cowtown. The momentum and growth is obvious, and we are excited with the evolution of the NRCHA to a truly nationwide association where competitors from East, West and every point in between—Alabama, California, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and countless more—come together to showcase the very best reined cow horses on a premier stage for the rest of the world to see.

Throughout my entire career, I have always found it exciting to think about my horses in terms of the next goal, challenge, or accomplishment. The same anticipation happens when I think about our association and the unlimited potential ahead. I look forward to the future and to having everyone along for the ride!

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The Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo embraces the heritage of the West. We are always looking for something that is entertaining and promotes the working cowboy and his animal partners. Dee Dee Hill, who serves on our board of directors and executive board, invited my wife and I to a reined cow horse event. While watching I thought this is a great product for our July rodeo and fans of Western lifestyle! I thought the combination of speed, skill and authentic horsemanship could be packaged as a specialty performance and really add to our event. We brought in one of the top young stars of the sport, Daxon Buttars, and he did a great job and really fed off the energy of the crowd. It was a great addition and we are already discussing plans for 2019.”

— Tommy Joe Lucia, Days of ’47 general manager. Daxon Buttars and Stopacat brought cow horse to more than 9,000 fans at the rodeo, and CBS televised the July event in Salt Lake City, Utah

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National reined cow Horse Association professional Jason Gay combines dedication at home with consistency in the show pen to create a show horse that fits not only his program, but that of a successful non pro competitor.

By Katie Navarra

Jason Gay is a firm believer in giving each horse the time it needs to be started right, even if that means the process takes a little longer. The Parma, Idaho, trainer’s philosophy is that each workout should be a positive experience for the horse. And while horse training is not easy, Gay strives for “easy days,” rather than marathon workout sessions.

Gay has been blessed with natural talent and he’s never been afraid of hard work. He was raised in the little mountain town of Huntsville, Utah, where his family bred and raised Quarter Horses. At age 7, he trained his first pony and instantly fell in love with watching horses progress through the learning process.

As a youth he trained the colts born on his grandfather’s Quarter Horse ranch

before they headed off to the sales. Gay competed in rodeo events and attended Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, on a scholarship where he was an active member of the rodeo team.

Shortly after college he went to work for reining trainer Kim Wagoner, where Gay spent four and a half years. There he learned a lot about the cow horse discipline before moving to Arizona to work for National Reined Cow Horse Association Two Million Dollar Rider Corey Cushing.

“He was looking for an assistant and I was looking to get more into the cow horse, so it was the perfect opportunity,” Gay said.

Under Cushing’s guidance, Gay began his show career and had the opportunity to compete on a futurity horse for the first time in the 2012 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada, where he made it to his first Limited Open division finals.

He then went to work for Million Dollar Rider Jake Telford of Caldwell, Idaho. Gay spent three and a half years learning from Telford and excelling in the show arena. Under Telford’s tutelage, Gay celebrated his first Open division win at the 2015 NRCHA Stallion Stakes in Las Vegas, Nevada. There he piloted Remedys Shinin Cash (Very Smart Remedy x Cashs Shining Spark X Shining Spark) to the Level 1 Limited Open Championship, scoring a 637 composite (H:209/R:211.5/C:216.5).

“She was a horse I had a lot of show success on.” His top money-earning horse of the year was Survivors Kiss (CD Survivor x Kiss My Shiny Lips x Shining Spark), who won $15,039 for owner-breeder Holy Cow Performance Horses LLC.

“I was pretty excited about that because it was the first time I’d made it to the Open finals in an event,” he said. “Both were really good horses that made me stand out that year.”

Top: Jason and his wife, Kailey, make their home in parma, idaho.

left: Jason and Kailey are the proud parents of carder and cobey.

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Courtesy of Kailey

That same year, he was named the Equi-Stat Limited Open Rider of the Year for earning more than $38,000 in winnings. To date, he’s earned $75,186.42 in the NRCHA.

Going down the fence is his favorite portion of the event and he’s equally strong at the reining work because of the years he spent with Wagoner learning the nuances of the discipline. Gay said he has struggled in the cutting and made it a point to work on those skills to get more comfortable and confident in the show pen.

“I wanted to be better at cutting and so I really concentrated on honing those skills, and the hard work has been paying off,” he said.

In 2016, he had an opportunity to pursue his goal of working for himself.

Tim and Kathy Alward purchased a facility in Parma, allowing Gay to officially establish Jason Gay Training & Cow Horses, which he runs with his wife, Kailey.

After a tough first season when heavy snows crushed the stall barn attached to the indoor arena, the facility has been renovated and now has 22 brand new stalls.

“We were incredibly lucky that no horses were inside at the time,” Gay said.

He typically has between 16 and 23 horses in training for the Alwards and outside clients at any one time. Kailey is also an integral part of the operation. She runs the business, takes care of the bookwork and the billing while also caring for their two sons, Carder (3) and Cobey (3 months).

“She is my biggest support,” he said. “She was raised on her family’s ranch in Arizona and competed in high school rodeo. Her love for horses and cattle along with her mind for business is dang sure a big help.”

Gay currently has several 2-year-olds in training that are showing strong potential for next year, including a horse he and Kailey bought at last year’s National Cutting Horse Association Futurity Sale.

“It’s so tough at this point in the year to tell how they’ll do next year, but there are three or four I’m really liking at this point,” he said. “Our horse, ‘Bennet,’ has been fun to train and he’s been getting better. I’m hoping he keeps gaining a little bit at a time so that by next year he’ll be a good little show horse.”

This season Gay racked up a big win at the Utah Reined Cow Horse Futurity on Stylish In Socks, owned at the time by Dr. Katherine DeHaan, and recently purchased by Beverly Vaughn.

The same mount, sired by Metallic Cat and out of Stylish In Stockings, who is by Peptoboonsmal, also showed well at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. There, he won the Intermediate Open preliminaries and finished top 10 in the Intermediate and Open Futurity Finals.

Gay’s success in the show pen is directly related to his diligence at home.

“The way you train horses is the way you maintain them,” he said. “When you have to fight and wrestle with them all the time, that’s how you’ll always have to ride them. I spend a lot of time getting them to listen to me and be less abrasive and resistant.”

Gay doesn’t rush the horse’s lessons during the first 90 to 100 days. It’s tempting to blow past the foundation phase, he said, but if that isn’t done right, there isn’t anything to go back to if they have issues as they progress in their training.

“Everybody wants one that is the ultimate athlete,” he said. “I’d rather have one that’s good-minded. I feel that I can get a lot more done that way.”

Working for some of the biggest names in the business has given Gay insight into what training techniques work best in his program. He treats each horse as an individual. Gay doesn’t force a horse to “fit” his training program. Instead, Gay strives to use techniques that work for the individual horse.

“The most important things are the basic things,” he said, “instilling in the horse to follow your hand and that its feet are connected to your reins.”

Talent is, of course, the most important trait he looks for in his horses, but eye appeal is as important.

“It’s just as easy to feed a pretty one as it is an ugly one,” he laughed. “I want to be sitting on a pretty horse that catches the judge’s eye. It’s better to start with an advantage when the overall picture looks good.”

With eye appeal, trainability, athleticism and consistency, Gay’s horses continue to carry him, and his clients, to the top of their classes.

At the 2017 NrcHA World championships, Jason Gay rode chics Smart lena (Smart chic olena x Hixie chic x Docs Hickory) to the Two rein Finals.

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lori Adamski-peek once saw horses as her career choice, but photography redirected her. Years later, her work put her back in the saddle.

By Kate Bradley Byars

dust billows around the bay horse as it comes to a sliding stop. When the dust clears, rider Lori Adamski-Peek is all smiles. She’s in her happy place, aboard her horse in an arena in a remote part of Utah doing what she loves.

It’s been a long road for Lori to go from being a kid who rode bareback through the central coast hills in California to competing in reined cow horse events, but it’s a road that Lori said has made her more appreciative of the horses in her life.

Today, she and Nickin Along (Nic It In The Bud x Shining Smartly x Shining Spark) are poised to hit the show pen. Just six short years ago Lori was unaware of the cow horse industry, but today the riders and horses that make up the sport are her inspiration and her friends.

Growing up in San Luis Obispo, California, Lori and her neighborhood kids all had horses. It wasn’t uncommon to find the kids riding bareback, playing cowboys and Indians on the state-owned lands near town. At 8 years old, Lori began riding hunter-jumper horses, and launched what would become a two-decade-long passion.

“I rode all over Arizona and California riding hunters and jumpers,” she said. “I was successful and looked at making a living riding.”

Lori enrolled in California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where she studied three-dimensional design as a ceramics major. The fine arts degree required students to take a photography class. Previously, Lori had never picked up a camera.

“I never wanted to get into photography because it’s so technical and, at that time, more technical than it is now. Everything was manual,” she said. “After the first assignment my instruc-

tor pulled me aside and said I was really talented. She said I should think about going on with photography. Whether the shot was great or not, when somebody encourages you in your life, even if you’re not super-talented, it means so much. It’s a boost, like ‘I can do this!’ I thank her for that.”

With that nudge toward a future that didn’t include horses, Lori made a plan. She moved to Park City, Utah, at age 22.

lori Adamski-peek might live in the hustle and bustle of park city, Utah, but she loves the remoteness of trainer brandon buttars’ facility.

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There, she skied on the weekends and took a job shooting photos of tourists skiing on the mountain.

Her natural athletic tendencies drew her to the mountains, but her photography talent and drive to earn a living kept her there.

“I was such a good photographer in my own mind! I gradually got to know the U.S. Ski Team that was based in Park City,” she recalled. “They had a media guide for the kids on the team, and when I opened it, I knew I could do better. When you’re 24 years old, you’re bold. I called the press person at the U.S. Ski Team and said something like, ‘I can help your skiers ski faster if they feel better about themselves with better pictures.’ That’s how I got started.”

With her photography work and the long winters that made riding hard,

Nickin Along is the first horse lori Adamski-peek purchased and the one that started her in the cow horse industry.

Lori quit riding hunter-jumper horses at age 28. She focused on photography, making a name for herself with athletic shoots for the ski team, which resulted in trips to three Olympics to photograph the team. In addition, she worked for Sports Illustrated magazine and such athletic-wear companies as Athleta.

For more than 20 years Lori’s focus was sports. She married and had two daughters, both who loved tennis. Horses were not a part of her daily routine again until an Athleta shoot in Moab, Utah.

“They wanted to do a horse-yoga shot. We went to a place called Red Cliffs Lodge and there we met James Dixon, who helped us get the shot,” Lori said. “The day we wrapped [the photo shoot] he asked if anybody wanted to go on a trail ride. I hadn’t ridden in about 25 years. James put me on a little gray horse named ‘Blueberry,’ and it was awesome. It was so fun!”

Fast friends, Lori and Dixon visited about a Les Vogt clinic Dixon would host at Red Cliffs Lodge in a few months. Lori agreed to come down. The cow horse clinic hooked the English rider into the Western world. Soon Lori was working with Vogt and purchased Nickin Along, affectionately called “Zip.”

Vogt showed Zip as a 3- and 4-yearold. But with Vogt’s training facility in Paso Robles, California, and Lori in Park City, it was a hike to get to ride. She moved Zip to Snowville, Utah, north of Salt Lake City, to cow horse trainer Brandon Buttars. There, she began her own Western riding lessons in earnest.

“I wasn’t a beginner, but working cattle is a completely different thing than riding jumpers,” said Lori. “I will tell you, sitting back is a struggle when you’ve been riding forward your entire life! This is a hard sport to learn. As a beginning reiner or cutter, it was hard, but learning all three [events] is tough.”

Buttars recalled the first time Lori worked a cow.

“We had to take some time and get her to learn to read cows. To learn, I had her come with me to gather cows on the mountain and things like that,” he said. “The first time, she was plenty excited to get that cow worked.”

Soon after Lori met the Buttars family, Brandon and Sophia, an idea Lori had been contemplating caught fire.

“I respect most all types of horsemanship, but this [event] just has a little spark to it that is so fun! It’s hard for me to explain to people, but getting back on horses has given me this spark,” Lori said.

Her enthusiasm met its match in M.J. Isakson, a director and film producer from California, who Lori met

through Vogt. The two had discussed a documentary on cow horses, but Lori’s experience with the Buttars pushed her to launch the project on the spot.

“I knew there was a story there. In my work the super creative people live in big cities. I live in Park City and my agent is in New York City; we are city-oriented,” explained Lori. “Coming out here [to Utah] is the middle of nowhere. It’s a place you drive by and wonder who would live here. The more I got to know these

guys, the more I thought [other] people were missing out on the passion of this lifestyle.”

For two years, Lori and Isakson worked on filming, interviewing and taking still shots for what would become Down the Fence, a documentary highlighting trainers and horsemen involved in the cow horse industry. Their first subject was Buttars, but the project grew to encompass the legends of the industry and younger trainers, such as Erin Taormino.

below: For two years, lori worked on Down The Fence, a documentary on the cow horse industry that she loves.

From Taormino, Lori would purchase a horse to fill in for Zip when he sustained an injury. While filming Down the Fence, Lori showed DMAC Wicked Spoon (Hes A Peptospoonful x Smokin Dually x Dual Pep), the 2011 gelding purchased from Taormino at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada. That time in the show pen showed Lori the true thrill of the sport.

“When you’re an outsider looking in [the sport], things have a glossiness about them. Then, once you’re in it, there is a familiarity,” she said. “It’s about the horses and the people. Our goal was to be true to the horsemanship part of cow horse and how it evolved. M.J. was really good about that. I wanted to talk about the people, the family. The people in this industry are so great and it’s unique.”

The completion of the film and it’s launch to film competitions, availability on iTunes and Netflix, and subsequent worldwide following brought new eyes to the traditions of the cow horse industry. The project blended Lori’s experience with photography and her horse passion. The project might be complete, but her desire to continue learning about cow horses and competing in the family-style environment is still strong.

Today, she’s back on Zip and planning for the 2019 show season.

“I just want to have fun showing. I rode and competed at such a serious level growing up that now I just want to enjoy it,” Lori said. “It takes commitment. I understand what it takes for the average person to own a horse and I consider myself lucky to be able to afford a horse. I have gratitude to be able to do this sport. Isn’t it funny that I got back into horses on a photo shoot? I hope to keep riding a long time.”

left: Aboard DmAc Wicked Spoon, lori showed at the 2016 NrcHA Stallion Stakes.

Juslain lumaye took this photograph of the open rider line-up awaiting final scores and placings during the 2018 National reined cow Horse Association Snaffle bit Futurity. lumaye works for chris and Sarah Dawson.

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competing among the National reined cow Horse Association’s best drives the team of ladies at the helm of colorado’s Setting Sun ranch.

By Bonnie Wheatley

Located near Stratton, Colorado, and comprised of avid non professional competitors Tawny Fye and her mother, Andrea Fye, Setting Sun Ranch’s third anchor is head trainer and ranch partner Naomi Bancroft. The team entered their first National Reined Cow Horse Association competition in 2011 with upstart trainer Bancroft riding the then-3-year-old Palomino stallion Meradas Golden Rey (Rockin Lockin Rey x Meradas Trouble x Master

Merada), and they haven’t looked back since.

From navigating the challenges faced by a young trainer with her first futurity horse, the team of the Fyes and Bancroft have figured a lot of things out since that first season of showing. Setting Sun Ranch evolved right along with their stallion, who in true cow horse fashion has since shown through each competitive phase from the snaffle bit to hackamore and the two rein, and now

Aboard meradas Golden rey, bancroft has excelled in reined cow horse events.

excels as an accomplished bridle horse. Bancroft rode Meradas Golden Rey, affectionately called “Sir,” to the 2015 NRCHA National Championship in the Limited Open Bridle, 2016 NRCHA World Championship Limited Open Bridle Championship, 2016 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Horse Show Limited Open Bridle Reserve Championship, and competed at last year’s World’s Greatest Horseman. Plans are to return with Sir to Fort Worth in February for another shot at the World’s Greatest Horseman title.

“He’s kind of paid his dues, he’s won almost $35,000, and pretty much all of it came after he was a bridle horse. It took us a while to figure out this game,” said Tawny.

Setting Sun Ranch has found an extended family in the world of reined cow horses, which is one aspect of the sport that keeps them hooked. “First, it’s the people,” Tawny said. Chances are, anyone who has ever shown at a Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association (CRCA) event was greeted at the ingate by Tawny’s infectious smile and friendly words of encouragement. Her sentiment was echoed by Bancroft, who added, “We’re thankful for Jim and Jill Cook, as well as Dave Dillman with the CRCA, who all work hard to put on great shows, plus our clients for placing their faith in our program.”

“Second,” said Tawny, “the challenge of the sport is that you can’t just stay

comfortable where you are because it’s always evolving. As an owner and just a competitor, it’s the challenge of the most humbling sport on the planet. We’ve been blessed the last few years to do really well, but it’s not always that way. I think Chris Dawson said it best: ‘Don’t get comfortable winning because losing’s easier.’ Things don’t always work.”

From cattle to horses to trucking, everyone involved at the Setting Sun Ranch has a job to do in order for the ranch operation to run smoothly.

“I drive a truck during wheat and corn [seasons], or if anything else needs hauled around,” said Tawny. “My dad and brother own Pioneer Seed Company so I sort seed, Naomi keys crop insurance, and my mom sells crop insurance. Then we also watch anywhere between

2,500 and 5,000 head of yearlings, plus our own cattle. We own about 25 head of momma cows and 40 head of yearlings all year. It feels more like we do everything else so that the other side of our business can run, and that’s a lot.”

Despite busy days, Tawny said the crew at Setting Sun Ranch wouldn’t trade the hard work or their involvement in reined cow horse for anything.

“I think that’s the balance. It’s just finding how everybody fits, even when we have kids come in and work for us in the summer, figuring out what their strengths are. Then going forward, I think the chal-

lenge of the whole deal for us as owners is figuring out [the balance] because we’re all running in so many different directions.”

Fast fence runs are what keep Setting Sun ranch in the winner’s circle.

Tawny said everyone at the ranch rises to the challenge in order to contribute, and she gives mom, Andrea, special props for investing long hours into their horse operation.

“If we didn’t have my mom—she’s retired, or at least semi-retired—and she’s the one who cleans the stalls and tacks the horses while I’m driving a truck or helping Naomi everyday,” said Tawny. “It’s just all the little things Mom does. If we didn’t have her, then we’d have to hire somebody to do what she thinks is retirement. If you can get every mom to think that cleaning stalls everyday is retirement, you’re doing it right!”

Between the breeding operation and show horses, Setting Sun cares for approximately 30 head of their own horses.

“We live cover so we’re kind of selective in the mares, but that way we can still show him [Meradas Golden Rey] and monitor everything ourselves,” said Tawny. “We can’t afford to send him off; with just the cost of owning a stud, there’s so much more to the marketing and the breeding expenses, so it’s a challenge. But we can’t look a gift horse [like him] in the mouth; he fell into our laps and he’s been great.”

The Setting Sun team credits much of their success to the help they’ve received from fellow NRCHA members who have mentored them along the way.

“I’d say that as far as our CRCA family goes, it would be Darren Miller, Keith Vogel and Aaron Ralston. Then, as it branches out, Brad Lund and Matt Koch have been huge influences,” said Tawny. “But if you really get to thinking about it, there have been so many people who are always there. As we’ve gotten to where Naomi’s entering the World’s Greatest Horseman, coming out of the horse show classes we’ve had to up our game. We have people who show outside Colorado—and not saying everyone needs to do that—but if that’s the goal, there are people we’ve come in contact with who know what it takes to do those things and give great feedback.”

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Look for Setting Sun Ranch to be represented well, whether it’s by Bancroft with Meradas Golden Rey and his foals or Tawny and Andrea showing horses from the ranch program in the non professional ranks. You can bet they’ll be well prepared to put their hard work to the test.

Cow dog sHowdown

Ten dog, handler and horse teams competed in the rodear America 2018 Texas Fall bash Finals.

Story and photography by Kate Bradley Byars

The 2018 Rodear America Texas Fall Bash Finals saw Merle Newton and dog, “Puncher,” owned by Mike Jones, take the Open division champion title home. The rodear cowdog competition showcases how a working dog and horseback handler can accomplish cattle work in a set amount of time. There were three obstacles for the teams to move cattle through for this event.

Newton was a driving force for the rodear-style dog trails to get started more than 20 years ago in Oregon. It was only fitting that he and Puncher put on a show for spectators on Sunday, October 14.

“My wife and I used to work on some remote ranches in Oregon. Our dogs were our only help to hold the rodear and sort cows out of the rodear. This is a cowboy event, not a dog trial. You use your horse and your dog to get ‘er done, like you’d do on the ranch,” said

Newton. “I train dogs professionally and this dog is not even two years old. I usually leave [competing] to my students, but this is a pretty nice boy. He wants to please me and he’s got a lot of power.”

Newton made a perfect score of 90 points during his run. Five points behind, at an 85 score was Reserve Open Champion Keith Guilleon and dog “Reo.” Guilleon was the 2017 Fall Bash Champion.

The Non Pro division saw three doghandler teams make perfect scores. The tiebreaker was the time it took to complete the three-obstacle course.

Finishing in 4 minutes and 27 seconds was Austin Keys with his dog, “Spur.” The Idaho cutting horse trainer began working dog trials less than a year ago. Spur was purchased from a litter Newton bred and trained.

Non Pro Reserve Champion Tommy Blessing and dog, “Pearl,” put on quite

left: Austin Keys and his dog, “Spur,” maneuvered cattle through the obstacles for a perfect 90-point score and did it in the fastest time, winning the Non pro title.

Above: open champion merle Newton guided “puncher,” owned by mike Jones, to a perfect score and the Fall bash win.

a show, but couldn’t beat Keys’ quick run, instead finishing with a 6:22 time. Texan Clint McDaniel and “Gus,” who were barely edged out of the reserve by .02 seconds, finishing in 6:24, made the third perfect score.

The Texas Fall Bash held two days of preliminary runs at Silverado Arena in Weatherford, Texas. More than 30 competitors vied for the five Open and Non Pro spots in the Sunday night finals in Fort Worth.

Competitors left Fort Worth with more than $15,000 in cash and prizes, including custom-made saddles awarded to the champions. For more on Rodear America, visit rodearamerica.com.

suppoRting ouR YoutH

By Lannie-Jo Lisac

one of the goals of the National Reined Cow Horse Youth Association’s Officers and Representatives this year is to promote and grow the youth program. The NRCHyA supports this by offering financial help with the NRCHyA Clinic Sponsorship Program. This program is offered to all regional and state affiliates.

To be eligible to receive up to $500 in financial assistance each clinic must meet these requirements:

•  A fundraiser must be held during the clinic

•  A donation must be made towards the clinic

•  The clinic must be at least a full day

•  The clinic must be advertised to outside groups

•  The clinic must be free of charge to the youth or a minimal fee

•  Multiple forms of advertisement must be used

The clinic host is reimbursed after the clinic is complete and the NRCHyA receives the reimbursement application. The NRCHyA officers review all

applications to determine the amount of financial assistance given.

A great example of an organization providing a free youth clinic was this past summer’s event produced by the Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association. The clinic was held on July 7th and 8th at the Aaron Ranch in Commerce, Texas. The SRCHA’s free youth clinic brought approximately 50 kids and their families to the Aaron Ranch to learn and improve their skills.

///// rAFFle rAiSeS $3,100

The NrcHyA Stallion raffle raised $3,100 for the youth programs. participants bought a ticket to win a 2019 breeding to AQHA and NrcHA World champion one Fine vintage (one Time pepto x Shiners Siena x Shining Spark) or one Fine vintage apparel or a YeTi cooler. The winners of the 2019 breedings are lucas baumbach and Janet Heckman. Kati Negranti and Tom miller won YeTi coolers, and Dr. Glenn blodgett won apparel from one Fine vintage.

The SRCHA also brought in some of the top reined cow horse trainers in the business to donate their time to our youth. Every kid that attended the clinic received one-on-one instruction with every clinician. During lunch, Nathan Wells, the head of the equestrian department at Texas A&M Commerce, and Josh Wallace, an equine dentist, provided presentations. The youth that attended left with new skills and knowledge that will help them in their reined cow horse careers.

The NRCHyA would like to thank the people that made the SRCHA free youth clinic a success. Access to the knowledge gained at clinics like these help to promote and attract new people to our sport. Thank you to our NRCHA clinicians; Todd Crawford, Jay McLaughlin, Wade Meador, Christian Lybbert, Winston Hansma, Clay Volmer and Elise Ulmer for donating your time and knowledge to our youth. A special thank you to the Aaron Family for hosting the clinic at your beautiful ranch and supporting our youth.

Youth participants at the SrcHA clinic in July, held at Aaron ranch.

one Fine vintage owned by robertston ranches.

ALL-ACCess

With two show arenas and more than 1,314 National reined cow Horse Association show entries competing at the National reined cow Horse Association Snaffle bit Futurity, it is hard to be everywhere to see everything. Here are a few moments captured during the show.

merle Newton has reigned over the cowdog rodear.

before the open herd work finals, brandon buttars, russell Dilday and robert “mike” miller (pictured left to right) keep an eye on the cattle below the watchful judges.

The voice of the NrcHA, Darren moore, brings the excitement on open Futurity Finals night.

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A custom saddle from martin Saddlery awaits the Snaffle bit Futurity open division winners.

When the dust cleared, corey cushing went back to Arizona an NrcHA Two million Dollar rider and a three-time open Snaffle bit Futurity winner.

The vaquero Award is presented to an individual that supports the cow horse industry. on Wednesday, october 17, Joe magistri (second from left) accepted the award from Ken Wold.

erin Taormino was named 2018 Ladies champion aboard Seven S cats meow, owned by Terry Stuart Forst (middle). The award was presented on Saturday, october 20, before the open Futurity finals by NrcHA executive Director Jay

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The NrcHA’s elite are present on the banners hanging over the Will rogers coliseum arena.

Winborn, pictured far right, and Debbie Tweedy, pictured far left.

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Acknowledgement

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burnett ranches / 6666 ranch

coalson real estate

center ranch

richie bell Performance Horses

Smooth talkin Style

SaDDle SPoNSorS

larry & ellen bell

Dom conicelli

cowan ranch inc.

todd & Pam crawford / Flag ranch

Jamieson Performance Horses / Sheri Jamieson

matthews cutting Horses

trey & Sandra Neal

oswood Stallion Station

rent a Stall mat

tres osos / linda mars

cindy Warn / Smart luck

GolD buckle SPoNSorS

Paul & amy bailey

Don bell

bimeda / confidence eQ

Dan & toni Heath

Gregg lafitte

lil equine, llc

mcSpyder ranch / linda mcmahon

mid-Winter Premiere Sale

oswood Stallion Station

Platinum Group real estate

mike & kelly Warner – the Final cut ranch

ruby view Quarter Horses

Dr. Joe carter / oklahoma equine Hospital

Hanson Quarter Horses

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lone oak Performance Horses, llc

corey cushing Performance Horses

cathy corrigan Frank

Hat 6 ranch / Walter & Jocelyn Greeman

Stephen Silva

Frank Prisco

k & l Phillips, llc

Paso robles Pastures / Step to the light

boyd & Halee rice

ingram Quarter Horses

terry rato

ron & laDona emmons

IAMONDS SH INE D

Corey Cushing captured his third Snaffle Bit Futurity title aboard a son of his previous winner, and proves that diamonds are forever.

By Kate Bradley Byars

As the bay horse and black, bald-faced cow launched around the corner to head down the fence, the judge’s whistle blew sharply. But Corey Cushing didn’t pull up SJR Diamond Mist, who had control of the cow. The crowd roared its approval as Cushing continued to run the cow down and make the first fence turn, and the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, erupted with excitement. Cushing’s confidence in the 3-year-old bay stallion was rewarded with a 222.5 fence score, solidifying the 2018 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Championship with a 658.5 (H:213/R:223).

2018 NRCHA OPEN SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY TOP 10

Fort Worth, TX – October 7-20 Horse/Rider/Pedigree/Owner/Score/Money

1. SJR Diamond Mist; Corey Cushing; 15S (CD Diamond x Cat Mist x High Brow Cat); San Juan Ranch; 658.5 (H:213/ R:223/C:222.5) $125,000.

2. Scooter Kat; Justin Wright; 15S (Kit Kat Sugar x Scooters Daisy Dukes x Dual Smart Rey); Eric Freitas; 656.5 (H:218/R:218.5/C:220) $87,000.

3. Hott Rod; Corey Cushing; 15S (Hottish x Sugars Smart Kitty x High Brow Cat); Lynne W. Wurzer; 655.5 (H:220/ R:218/C:217.5) $57,000.

4. Dual Looks; Chris Dawson; 15G (Dual Rey x Teninas Smart Look x WR This Cats Smart); Tracy and Eddie Howard; 654 (H:216/R:214.5/C:223.5) $47,000.

5. CR Ruffles N Lace; Kelby Phillips; 15M (Woody Be Tuff x Calie Del Rey x Dual Rey); DT Horses LLC; 653 (H:216/ R:218/C:219) $37,000.

6. Roan Olena Oak; Matt Koch; 15G (Olena Oak x Starlight Sailor x Topsail Cody); Connie L. Buckley; 652.5 (H:215/ R:210.5/C:227) $27,000.

7. Metallic Flame; Justin Wright; 15S (Metallic Cat x Scooby Dooby Dual x Dual Pep); Bill F. Stevenson; 650 (H:217/R:213/C:220) $23,000.

8. Peppys On Time; Randy Paul; 15G (One Time Pepto x Quixote Lena Peppy x Paddys Irish Whiskey); Linda S. Katz; 649 (H:214.5/R:219/C:215.5) $20,000.

9. Sparky Jonez; Chris Dawson; 15M (Travelin Jonez x Just A Sparknshine x Shining Spark); Harvest Hill Ranch; 646.5 (H:213.5/R:211.5/C:221.5) $17,000.

10. Oh Cay MC; Todd Crawford; 15S (Metallic Cat x Oh Cay Meriah x Light N Lena); Russ Mothershead; 645 (H:213/ R:219.5/C:212.5) $16.750.

The third time is just as sweet for 2018 Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion Corey Cushing, who piloted SJR Diamond Mist to the win.

SJR Diamond Mist (CD Diamond x Cat Mist x High Brow Cat) was one of four horses the Scottsdale, Arizona, trainer rode in the Open finals on Saturday, October 20. With the highest cow work score in the preliminaries, the stallion had shown he was ready to shine under the big lights. Cushing’s previous success at the event incudes championships won in 2012 aboard CD Diamond (CD Olena x Shiners Diamond Girl x Shining Spark) and then again in 2014 on Good Time (One Time Pepto x Dual Nurse x Dual Pep).

But Cushing wasn’t counting his checks before the finals.

“All four of those horses were capable of shining through and being the winner. I just had to tell myself to get each horse shown to the best of its ability and present the best picture I could, and let it play out like it would play out,” he said. “I promise you that 99-percent of the time we are riding harder and faster than we do in the practice pen, so we go back and make sure we have that foundation there

“As the judges whistled us a new cow, I was in control. I don’t know if it was a burst of adrenaline or what, but I decided to go on and didn’t think twice about it.”—Corey Cushing

where you can smooth over the cake a little bit where it gets chopped up. Those horses get wound up. Some horses were on target and some gave it their best shot.”

In the end, Cushing made his victory lap on a son of the horse that carried him to that first title, CD Diamond. San Juan Ranch owns both horses. Originally based in California, but now located in Weatherford, Texas, San Juan Ranch is owned by John and Brenda Stephenson.

“It’s funny because about a week before we left for the Futurity I was just playing around on the internet and watched CD Diamond’s run, and it made me smile,” Cushing recalled. As far as similarities, Diamond Mist has been a great fence horse since the first time I took him down the fence. He gets it and has no problem with it, and CD Diamond was the exact

same way. Those two are built different but they both could go hard, fast and turn, and it came easy to them.”

According to San Juan Ranch’s Brenda Stephenson, they never had the intention of keeping stallions to breed, but she said that the chance to have these talented stallions add to the maternal line’s earnings was one they couldn’t pass up.

“We didn’t think about going to show to win as an owner but had a larger plan,” she said. “It’s very hard to breed a winner. The journey is part of it, not just buying a horse and showing it. A lot of these mares [we have], we bred and we showed them; now, we are showing their offspring. It takes a long time to get there. That’s the difference between a breeder and an owner, the journey.”

The journey with SJR Diamond Mist led to the winner’s circle, but not before a couple of tense moments when the black cow launched into the arena on Finals night. Cushing had been watching other young horses run out of gas with a second or third new cow. In spite of the new format of the event, where the herd work finals was not done the same day as the rein and cow work finals, Cushing wanted to save as much horse as he could for the fence work.

“It all comes down to that fence work. When that black cow jumped out there, I got ahold of it on the back end, and it tried me across there one time,” Cushing said. “As we did go around the corner and the judges whistled us a new cow, I was in control. I don’t know if it was a

cushing and SJr Diamond mist put in the work to make the bald-faced cow look good, even completing an open field turn.

The 2018 NrcHA Snaffle bit Futurity open saw 209 horses vie for the top $125,000 prize. The hard-fought preliminary rounds saw three young horses come out on top. metallic river (metallic cat x Tootsie rey x Dual rey), with corey cushing in the saddle, landed atop the preliminary composite headed to the Finals with a 659 (H:219/ r:219.5/c:220.5). individual high scoring horses were awarded Gist custom buckles and trophies.

The highest-placing American Quarter Horse Association ranching Heritage-bred horse in the Snaffle b it Futurity was acknowledged before the open futurity finals. cr Tuffles N Lace (Woody be Tuff x callie Del rey x Dual rey), ridden by kelby Phillips for DT Horses LLc, and bred by center ranch, took the honor.

HerD Work

metallic river and corey cushing came out of the herd with a bang, scoring a 219 to earn $5,000 for owner Sheri L. Jamieson. The horse finished the Futurity in 17th place after a hard fence work.

reiN Work

Hott rod (Hottish x Sugars Smart kitty x High brow cat) and corey cushing’s 222 in the reining preliminaries earned owner Lynne W. Wurzer the $5,000 go-round check. The horse’s composite 653.5 score tied for 8th through 10th place and qualified for the Futurity Finals. Hott rod placed third in the Futurity.

coW Work

The final horse to enter the John Justin Arena for the open fence work ended the preliminaries with a bang. roan olena oak (olena oak x Starlight Sailor x Topsail cody) and matt koch scored a 224 to earn $5,000 for owner connie buckley. roan olena oak tied for 6th and 7th to qualify for the Finals. in the cow work, koch rode to the high score of 226, and the duo finished sixth.

matt koch and roan olena oak.

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burst of adrenaline or what, but I decided to go on and didn’t think twice about it. That did pop into my mind about how other horses had been smoked down later on from getting new cows and not keeping up. I thought, ‘Here we go!’ We might have missed that first turn just a little bit but [the horse] was right there with me the whole way. I was proud of him.”

The $125,000 win was enough to propel Cushing across the $2 million dollar mark in earnings, which is a feat he knew was imminent before stepping into the arena for the finals. Coincidently, Cushing crossed the $1 million dollar mark with the 2012 win on CD Diamond. It’s not only the girls that think diamonds are best friends!

With three Snaffle Bit Futurity wins under his belt and two major milestones achieved, Cushing isn’t sitting back relaxing. He’s already aiming SJR Diamond Mist and his other coming 4-year-old horses to the Derby events.

With a 656.5 (H:218/R:218.5/C:220), California professional Justin Wright piloted Scooter Kat (Kit Kat Sugar x Scooters Daisy Dukes x Dual Smart Rey) to the reserve spot for owner Eric Freitas, who pocketed $87,000.

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Clay Volmer is no stranger to the winner’s circle at the Snaffle Bit Futurity, having previously won the Limited Open division in 2016, but this year he brought first-time reined cow horse owner Shane Plummer, of SDP Buffalo Ranch, with him to the party. Volmer piloted SDP Hy Rey Bound (TR Dual Rey x SDP Hydriven Hicapoo x Hydrive Cat) to a 660 composite score to take the win for owner Plummer and SDP Buffalo Ranch earning the Cinch Intermediate Open Snaffle Bit Championship.

The massive 226 fence score laid down by the black stallion and the former rodeo

bronc rider left the crowd in the Will Roger’s Coliseum electrified. Combined with the pair’s 216 in the herd and 218 in the rein work, it was enough to push them to the top of the division.

Volmer, from South Dakota but now living in Weatherford, Texas, credits Paul Hansma with pairing him up with the horse. Through cutting, Volmer connected with Hansma, who directs the SDP horsetraining program. No stranger to the performance horse industry, Plummer’s horses have captured cutting titles for years and earned more than $300,000 in National Cutting Horse Association earnings.

SDP Hy Rey Bound may be bred for cow work, and talented, but the horse challenged Volmer.

“He’s a funny individual. He’s wild and tough and the only horse in the last 15 years that has kicked me. He is always

very alert and feely, but at the same time quiet and tight on a cow. He was a little bit of a trial to train because of the things that go through his mind,” Volmer said. At the barn, Volmer calls the stallion “Honey Badger” because of his distinctive personality. He isn’t concerned with how hard he’s asked to work, and does his job regardless of what’s going on around him.

“Before the Finals, some of the guys are nervous because it’s a big stage. All I could think about was how to execute my run. There was no doubt in my mind he could do what he needed to do,” he said. “That horse honestly loves the show pen. When I loped him off in the reining,

SDP Hy rey bound and clay volmer put on a show in the cow work, clinching the Intermediate open with a 226 fence score.

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he wanted to run those fast circles as fast as he could. I thought to myself, ‘Hey bud, this is kind of fast, but if this is the speed you want to choose, I’m good with that.’”

Letting the stallion make his own way around the arena allowed him to show off, which Volmer says they both like to do in the pen.

“I tell people that I think he’s the most all around horse at this age, besides Metallic Chrome Cat, that I’ve ever rode in my life. He cuts good, he reins good and he goes down the fence like a crazy man. I’m blessed to show him.”

The thrill of the win in a new discipline wasn’t lost on Plummer, who said the reined cow horse fans and owners welcomed him with open arms.

“This is my first reined cow horse so its pretty exciting,” said Plummer. “It’s entertaining and certainly a spectator’s sport. People get into it and are very friendly so I couldn’t be any more positive about what cow horse is and being a part of it. This good experience will likely lead to more.”

For the win, Plummer took home $30,000, a custom saddle by Bob’s, CR Morrison trophy, Gist custom buckle and more.

Intermediate Open Reserve Champion was Angel In Blue Jeanz (Metallic Cat x Heavens Little Angel x Smart Little Lena) earning $20,000 for owners Wes and Sarah Williams. The mare and pilot Jordan Williams also won the Limited Open title.

LImITeD oPeN

“If you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or let it slip?” Those lyrics blasted through the speakers as Jordan Williams nodded his head to call for the cow in the run for the Intermediate and Limited Open Snaffle Bit Futurity finals. True to the tune of his

favorite Eminem song, “Lose Yourself,” Williams piloted Angel In Blue Jeanz (Metallic Cat x Heavens Little Angel x Smart Little Lena) to that ultimate prize—a Futurity championship.

The mare and the 27-year-old Rhome, Texas, trainer scored a 652 (H:216/ R:218.5/C:217.5) to earn $15,746 for owners Wes and Sarah Williams. The Williams, while no relation to Jordan, have supported his training since he began training five years ago. Three years ago, they left selecting this year’s Snaffle Bit Futurity prospects to Jordan, who went to breeder Kathleen Moore to look at yearlings.

“’Jean’ stood out right off the bat. Her personality is great; she likes to nuzzle you, but she plays hard to get when you want to touch her,” Jordan said. “When a horse went to go and bite her, chase her off, Jean’s reaction was to lower her head and lope away. She was driving really far up underneath herself with her hind end.

That’s all I had to see and I told them that is the one I want right there.”

The mare has presence, one of the key factors Williams looked for in a prospect. With her roan mane flying, she catches the judge’s eyes, especially when working a cow. The herd work, however, is one area Williams knew he had to work on for this event.

“The toughest part for me showing her is to get her shown in the herd,” he said. “She is really good in the herd but I didn’t get her shown how I would’ve liked in the pre-Futurity or prelims. Getting her shown in the Finals was super exciting. As a horse trainer, we want to take credit but it’s that mare.”

At times quirky when at home, Jean is all business in the show pen. Williams calls her a soldier. In the end, the intense work he put in showing both Jean and

Jordan Williams piloted Angel In blue Jeanz to his first Snaffle bit Futurity title, winning the Limited open.

$2,144,885.76.

corey cushing’s success as a reined cow horse trainer isn’t always measured in dollars but rather in the number of quality, athletic horses he’s helped train. Yet, hitting the two million dollar earning mark is a notch up on the ladder of success. He has ridden three Snaffle bit Futurity champions, numerous Derby, Stallion Stakes and world’s Greatest

Horseman champions, and this Scottsdale, Arizona, horseman isn’t nearly finished in his career.

“To have a night like that [at the 2018 Futurity] was a time I’ll never forget,” said cushing. He knew that a good show at the 2018 Snaffle bit Futurity could push him over the earning’s mark. “It was definitely on my mind, but I tried not to let it get ahead of me. Going at it each day is what I’ve always done. I think you have to be smart about your horses and do what’s best for

it, and not change your program. maybe make small improvements or get outside help, but stay focused on what you’re comfortable with or seek help. on top of it all, you have to be confident in yourself and not beat yourself up, but look at the positives to bring the best out of a situation or a horse.”

Look for more on the National reined cow Horse Association’s newest Two million Dollar rider in the January/February issue of reined cow Horse News

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the Williams’ other Futurity hopeful, Red Hotz, paid off.

“I have to thank my bosses Wes and Sarah Williams. They gave me the reins to go and find two yearlings for the show, gave me a budget, and I’ve trained them all the way through with the help of a few people, like Boyd Rice who I ride with a lot and Lee and Ashley Deacon,” he said. “To walk in there, hear the crowd cheering, I have never felt that kind of adrenaline. It was like a vibration—wild and exhilarating.”

The Williams took home a Bob’s custom saddle, CR Morrison trophy, Gist custom buckle, a CowTrac system, and products from CR RanchWear, Classic Equine and Platinum Performance.

The Reserve Limited Open Snaffle Bit Futurity title went to Rooster Cogboon (Once In A Blu Boon x Roosters Lucy x Gallo Del Cielo) and Clayton Anderson. The pair earned $12,596.22 for owner Troop Quarter Horses with a 641.5 composite score (H:213/R:213/C:215.5).

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Eleven years had passed since Carol Metcalf last walked into a herd on a 3-year-old Snaffle Bit Futurity prospect and when she rode Annies Code (Electric Code x Annies Nu Lena x Nu Cash) into the Level One Limited Open class on October 14. The rust came off quick, leaving Metcalf and “Annie” shining bright as the division champions.

In a twist of fate, Metcalf wasn’t even supposed to be in the class, let alone riding the mare she and husband, Steve, purchased as a 2-year-old from breeder Carol Rose. Though Metcalf started the mare and was her primary rider for 6 months, when it became apparent Annie was coming on as a cow horse, Steve took over.

“About five days before we came here, Steve got bucked off and that separated his shoulder and broke ribs,” Metcalf

said. “We had to make a switch. I got a crash course in [piloting] her. She is familiar because I rode her a lot, but she is so different at this point. Steve and Ron Ralls got together and I went up to Ronnie’s place to get practice and familiar with it again.”

An excellent student and accomplished horsewoman, Metcalf piloted Annie to a 210 in the herd, 216 in the reining and 214.5 on the fence. It was enough to take the Level One Limited Open division, a class Metcalf entered without telling her husband.

“I didn’t tell Steve that I entered the Level One also because I’m a Level One rider, but it worked out way better than we expected,” she said with a laugh.

“I know how Tom Brady feels now, getting ready for the Super Bowl. It was two-a-days practice, intense and frus-

trating as hell for me. And it was very frustrating for my poor husband who is not only fighting the disappointment but also having to teach me all the buttons in a short time! Luckily, he is a fabulous trainer and coach, and I guess I’m a good student.”

The veteran horsewoman earned $10,200 as well as a Bob’s custom saddle, CR Morrison trophy, Gist custom buckle, DM Tack headstal and more.

Clint Allen rode his own horse, Jans Shiney Rey (Jans Rey Cuatro x Shiney Bit O Ivory x Shining Spark), to the Reserve Level One Limited Open Snaffle Bit Futurity title. Allen earned $7,650 for the win with a 640 (H:213/R:215.5/C:211.5) as well as a myriad of prizes.

carol metcalf and Annies code, co-owned with her husband, Steve, captured the Level one Limited open division win.

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By Katie Navarra

When the chips were down, these top Non Pro riders made the most of their finals runs to take home the big prizes.

2018 NRCHA NON PRO SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY TOP TEN

Fort Worth, TX – October 7-20 Horse/Rider/Pedigree/Owner/Score/Money

1. Seven S PrettySmart; Hope Miller; 15M (Dual Smart Rey x Lena Pretty Playboy x Freckles Playboy); Hope Miller; 641.5 (H:214/R:213.5/C:214) $21,856.40.

2. Hes A Little Smart; Jayson J. Fisher; 15G (Sophisticated Catt x Shes A Little Smart x Somebody Smart); Jayson and Teresa Fisher; 633 (H:207/R:210.5/C:215.5) $16,392.30.

3. SaturdayNightFever67; Robert M. Miller; 15S (Playboys Buck Fever x Streak Of Flick x A Streak Of Fling); Mr. or Mrs. Robert M Miller; 627 (H:209/R:213.5/C:204.5) $13,660.25.

4. Shiney Lil Belles; Debbie R. Crafton; 15M (Shining Lil Nic x Dual Reys Belle x Dual Rey); Debbie R. Crafton; 625.5 (H:207/ R:216/C:202.5) $10,928.20.

5. SCR Playin One Time; Parke S. Greeson; 15G (Mr Playinstylish x PRF One Time Candi x One time Pepto); Sarco Creek Ranch; 624 (H:214/R:208.5/C:201.5) $8,196.15.

6. Ima Prizcee Hickory; Kathy L. Wilson; 15G(Cee Mr Hickory x Nu Prize x Smokums Prize); Kathy L. Wilson; 623 (H:210/ R:216.5/C:196.5) $6,556.92.

7. Lost Creek Heaven; Myles Brown; 15M (WR This Cats Smart x She Cat Seven x Seven From Heaven); Myles Brown; 620 (H:213/ R:213/C:194) $5,464.10.

8. Little Elk Dancer; Jayson J. Fisher; 15S (Dual Pep x Little Belly Dancer x High Brown Hickory); Jayson and Teresa Fisher; 614.5 (H:208/R:214.5/C:192) $4,371.28.

9. SJR Diamonds Cash; Jens Naglestad; 15M (CD Diamond x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash); Jens G. Naglestad; 613 (H:206/ R:211.5/C:195.5) $3,824.87.

10-11. Got Kisses; Laurie Richards; 15M (Gotta Go Get It x Kiss Me A Little x Smart Little Pepinic); Laurie Richards; 612 (H:214/ R:210/C:188) $3,551.67.

10-11. Sweet N Reycie; Carrie Volmer; 15M(Sweet Lil Pepto x Sheza Skeeto Rey x Red Rey King); Carrie Volmer; 612 (H:200/ R:206/C:206) $3,551.67.

Photos by Primo Morales

Hope miller and Seven S PrettySmart (Dual Smart rey x Lena Pretty Playboy x Freckles Playboy) soared above the competition to win the Non Pro Futurity. The duo earned $21,856.40 for a composite score of 641.5 (H: 214/r: 213.5/c:214).

Abroken tailbone and a bum hip didn’t get in the way of Hope Miller’s aspirations for winning the Snaffle Bit Non Pro Futurity championship title. The 21-year-old rider is awaiting hip surgery but powered through the pain. Even after blowing her left stirrup and almost falling off during the second fence turn in the finals, Miller stayed in the saddle and rode to a composite score of 641.5 (H: 214/R: 213.5/C:214) to cash in for $21,856.40.

It was Miller’s second trip to the Snaffle Bit Futurity and her first win. Although her preliminary runs didn’t go as well as she had hoped, she and Seven S PrettySmart (Dual Smart Rey x Lena Pretty Playboy x Freckles Playboy) were among the 16 riders to advance to the finals.

As a late draw in the herd work finals, Miller was nervous. Last year, she lost a cow. She described this year’s cows as “spicy,” and causing multiple riders before her to lose a cow. Knowing it was one of her horse, “Birdie’s,” strong events, she put her trust in the mare and it paid off. Their 214 put them in a threeway tie headed to the next event.

“She listened to me and was spot on,” Miller said.

The pair’s reined work didn’t go quite as Miller thought it would. In the warmup pen, the normally anxious mare was tired. Thinking Birdie had used up her excess energy, Miller was caught off guard when the mare perked up and proved she had plenty of energy left for the long pattern.

“She surprised me a bit because I was worried I wouldn’t have enough horse left for the long pattern,” she said.

Miller knew that the championship would be decided in the cow work. Their run started out strong with a good first turn on the fence. Then they looped around to make their second turn.

“She is a really great ranch horse and she just loves to work. i have to thank my parents Dan and Shawna because they are my biggest supporters and i couldn’t do this without them.” –Hope Miller

“She stung me on the second turn and that’s why I blew the stirrup,” she said. “Birdie was hooked onto that cow and worked it by herself. I think she would have worked that cow even if I wasn’t in the buggy [saddle].”

The Millers purchased Birdie from Stuart Ranch in Waurika, Oklahoma, just a year ago. Miller flew from her home in Brush Prairie, Washington, for a test ride and immediately fell in love with the mare. Birdie was named the Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association PreFuturity Non-Pro Reserve Champion in August.

“She is a really great ranch horse and she just loves to work,” Miller said. “I have to thank my parents Dan and Shawna because they are my biggest supporters and I couldn’t do this without them.”

The Non Pro Reserve Champion title went to Jayson Fisher aboard Hes A Little Smart (Sophisticated Catt x Shes A Little Smart x Somebody Smart). Fisher piloted the horse to a composite 633 (H:207/R:210.5/C:215.5). He took home

$16,392.30 with the win.

iNtermeDiAte NoN Pro

Idaho horsewoman Carmen Buckingham added a second Snaffle Bit Futurity Championship title to her family’s legacy when she was crowned the Intermediate Non Pro winner. Her husband, Tom, won the 1990 Non Pro Snaffle Bit Futurity, and this year Carmen rode Cat At Heart (Heart Of A Fox x Pearlescent Cat x Cats Merada) to a finals composite score of 628.5 (H:195/R:211/ C:222.5), earning $8,014.

“He’s a good minded colt. He’s soft and has a big heart,” she said of the young horse.

The duo was the last to go in the cow work portion of the finals and Buckingham knew she needed to make up some ground. Tough luck in the herd work ranked her tenth. Heading into the reined work she focused on boosting her score. The 211 set the stage for a comefrom-behind victory. Her 222.5 in the cow work cinched a 1.5 lead in the composite score.

“We had missed the Non Pro finals by a half a point so that bummed me out,” she said. “We still had the Intermediate finals, so I focused on preparing for those.”

Her family was cheering her on from the stands and her 2-year-old grandson shared the spotlight riding with her on the victory lap around the Will Rogers Coliseum.

The Intermediate Non Pro Reserve title went to Robert Miller riding SaturdayNightFever67 (Playboys Buck Fever x Streak Of Flick x A Streak Of Fling) with a 627 (H:209/R:213.5/R:204.5), earning $6,411.20.

Novice NoN Pro

It was Debbie Crafton’s first trip to the Snaffle Bit Futurity and after the finals, she found herself standing among the riders who she had watched on TV and looked up to for a long time. Riding Shiney Lil Belles (Shining Lil Nic x Dual Reys Belle x Dual Rey) to a composite 625.5 (H:207/R:216/C:202.5) she became the Novice Non Pro Champion and earned a check for $3,085.60.

iNtermeDiAte NoN Pro cHAmPioN

carmen buckingham rode cat At Heart (Heart of A fox x Pearlescent cat x cats merada) to a finals composite score of 628.5 (H:195/r:211/c:222.5), earning $8,014.

Crafton praised Luke Jones for training the 2015 stallion.

“I bought him from Luke a few months ago. He told me he’d fit me. He was 100-percent right,” she said. “He’s a cool horse. He’s really good in reining and really takes care of me down the fence. He’s got a lot of personality and is a lot of fun.”

In addition to winning the Novice Non Pro, the duo placed third in the Intermediate Non Pro and fourth in the Non Pro, which added a combined $16,137.30 to their earnings. This is just the beginning for the flashy buckskin. Crafton is counting on showing in the derbies and big shows next year.

“I’m honored to be among the people I’ve looked up to,” she said. “It’s a dream come true.”

Kasen York rode Dual Smart Samurai

Novice NoN Pro cHAmPioN

Debbie crafton piloted Shiney lil belles (Shining lil Nic x Dual reys belle x Dual rey) to a composite 625.5 (H:207/r:216/c:202.5) to earn the Novice Non Pro title and $3,085.60.

(Dual Smart Rey x This Cats Smilen x WR

This Cats Smart) to the Novice Non Pro Reserve with a composite 624.5 (H:190/ R:217/C:217.5) to earn $2,468.48.

NoN Pro limiteD cHAmPioN

Andrea-Lee Ellsworth traveled to the Snaffle Bit Futurity for one reason— to watch Roger Bias show her horse Gunning Moonshine in the Open division. In the Open preliminaries “Stella” got a decent score in the reining but had some bad luck in the herd and didn’t qualify back to the finals. Roger and his wife, Cynthia, encouraged Ellsworth to enter the Non Pro Limited the night before the first class.

“I grew up showing horses as a youth but had never shown reined cow horse,” she said. “I had planned on starting after the Futurity.”

Ellsworth started Stella as a 2-year-old before sending her to Bias for finishing, so she knew the mare well. She took the leap and entered up.

“Deep down I knew we were capable, but I never dreamed we’d actually pull it off. I definitely shed some tears,” she said.

The mare by Cats Moonshine and out of Young Guns Missy, by Young Gun, is an honest horse with an incredible mind, according to Ellsworth. She is all business and never ever tries to cheat her rider.

“I knew in all three events, as long as I did my job and gave her a chance, she would be right there for me,” she said. “She is a great stopper and has always had a ton of cow.

Ellsworth purchased Stella from Chappell Horse Sales based on a

NoN pro limiteD cHAmpioN

Andrea-lee ellsworth made her first appearance in reined cow horse competition count. She and Gunning moonshine (cats moonshine x young Guns missy x young Gun) won the Non pro limited futurity championship with a composite score of 630 (H:207/r:211.5/c:211.5), which paid $3,660.

Facebook ad as an unstarted 2-year-old. She was already a fan of Cats Moonshine and liked the youngster’s look and movement.

“I really liked that her dam was also a well-bred money earner and producer,” she said. “The first time I saw her was when she stepped off the trailer in California and I was not disappointed.”

Two riders tied for the Non Pro Limited Futurity Reserve Championship. Marissa Greenberg scored a composite 628 to earn $2,562 aboard Tillee (Gallo Del Cielo x Foxy Samntha x Docs Stylish Sam). Greenberg scored a 210 in the herd work, a 206.5 in the rein work and a 211.5 in the boxing. Laura Campbell and Jules In The Light (CD Lights x Cobys Soula x Soula Jule Star) scored 211 in the herd, 199 in the rein and 218 in the boxing. Both riders took home checks for $2,562.

AmAteur futurity cHAmpioN

Wes Housler’s maiden trip to the Snaffle bit futurity was profitable. He won the Amateur futurity aboard mcc travalin tos (mcc travalin cat x mcc tens Window x ten o Sea) to a composite 633.5 (H:210/r:207/c:216.5), which paid $4,170 and the Hackamore classic Amateur riding mobile Deposit (im countin checks x Smart little philus x Smart little Jerry).

AmAteur cHAmpioN

On Wes Housler’s first trip to the Snaffle Bit Futurity, he walked away with two championship titles. One in the Amateur Futurity, the other in the Hackamore Classic Amateur, which was held in conjunction with the Futurity. In the Amateur Futurity division, a prelims run, he piloted MCC Travalin Tos (MCC Travalin Cat x MCC Tens Window x Ten O Sea) to a composite 633.5 (H:210/ R:207/C:216.5), which paid $4,170.

“He’s always been kinda funny about people on the ground, but as soon as you catch him he’s fine,” he said. “He’s a little bigger horse but has plenty of talent. He’s the easiest lead changing horse I’ve ever trained, and he always wants to work a cow.”

Housler, who trains alone, has learned a lot through trial and error and by

watching numerous videos. Nothing replaces the experience his young horses gain working his family’s ranch while running wheat pasture and doctoring cattle.

“It’s pretty humbling to be able to have some success my first trip there,” he said.

Housler also won the Hackamore Classic Amateur on Mobile Deposit (Im Countin Checks x Smart Little Philus x Smart Little Jerry). See coverage on page 82.

Dillon Cox was the Amateur Futurity Reserve Champion riding Circle C Ranch’s Nic It In The Smarts (Nic It In The Rey x Smart Wimpy Bar x Smart Shiner). Their composite score 633.5 (H:208/R:212/C:213.5) added $3,336 to the horse’s lifetime earnings.

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During the 2018 National reined cow Horse Association’s Snaffle bit Futurity, competitors not riding a limited age event horse competed in bridle, hackamore and other horse show classes. The event was held october 7 through 20 at the Will rogers memorial center in Fort Worth, Texas.

oPeN brIDLe reServe cHAmPIoN

cD Dee vee Dee (cD Lights x Shiners missy Jay x Shining Spark) took the reserve title and added $8,784.00 to his total earnings. Jay mcLaughlin piloted his gelding, owned with his wife, Wendy, to a 220.5 in the rein and 221 in the cow for a 441.5 composite.

oPeN brIDLe cHAmPIoN corey cushing piloted Sonita Lena rey (Dual rey x Sonita Lena chick x Smart chic olena) to the open bridle win for owner Sheri Jamieson. With a 218.5 in the rein work and a 224 in the cow, the composite total 442.5 captured the win and $11,224.00. The event was bolstered by $25,000 in added money sponsored by Holy cow Performance Horses.

INTermeDIATe oPeN brIDLe 1ST PLAce

With a 436 composite (r:217/c:219) Lance Johnston and very Smart choice (very Smart remedy x magical Lena x Little Lenas Legend) won the Intermediate open bridle, earning $420 for owner rocking bS ranch.

Photos by Primo Morales

INTermeDIATe oPeN brIDLe 2ND PLAce

Tying in the composite score with a 436, but losing the cow score tie breaker with a 216 to add to the 220 in the rein work, clayton edsall and boonlight roan bar (bet Hesa cat x cat boonlight Jewels x boonlight Dancer) were the Intermediate second place, earning $330 for owners Joe and Janelle Sanford.

LImITeD oPeN brIDLe reServe cHAmPIoN

Taylor Gillespie piloted chickery Lena (Smart chic olena x corchas Girl x Docs Hickory) for owner Lesley marshall, earning the Limited open bridle reserve with a 422.5 (r:212.5/c:210) and earning $1,062.50.

LImITeD oPeN brIDLe cHAmPIoN

Scootin Jule Lee (Scootin boon x Angelina Jule Lee x Soula Jule Star) and rider/owner Kaleigh King took the Limited open bridle champion title with a 429 score (r:214.5/c:214.5) and earned $1,275.

NoN Pro brIDLe cHAmPIoN, INTermeDIATe NoN Pro brIDLe cHAmPIoN & NovIce NoN Pro cHAmPIoN

Lannie-Jo Lisac, owner and rider, and Soulanova (Soula Jule Star x round oak Annie x Smokum oak) topped the Non Pro bridle, Intermediate Non Pro bridle and Novice Non Pro bridle with a 291.5 (r:145.5/c:146) to earn $4,241.20 in the Non Pro and $2,375 in the Intermediate Non Pro. In the Novice Non Pro, Lisac took home an additional $1,554.

SeLecT NoN Pro brIDLe 1ST PLAce

Jecca ostrander piloted her homebred boxo valentines cat (Palo Duro cat x Tracis blue roan x roan Ambrose) to a 288 (r:143.5/c: 144.5) to earn the win in the Select Non Pro bridle and take home $250 for her boxo Quarter Horses

oPeN HAcKAmore cHAmPIoN

John Swales and Smart Lookin Nurse (Wr This cats Smart x Nurseware x Dual rey) captured the open Hackamore class with a composite 434.5 (r:218/c:216.5). owners bart and Terri Holowath earned $9,560 for the win.

SeLecT NoN Pro brIDLe 2ND PLAce

Frances Labourdette piloted Smart chic Aloha (Smart chic olena x Lei Aloha x Doc Tom Tucker) to a 286 (r:144/c:142) for second place and $150 to her Labourdette ranch, LLc

oPeN HAcKAmore reServe cHAmPIoN

moonshineandtwoadvil (metallic cat x Little Short Stuff x Shorty Lena), shown by Shawn Hays, scored a 433.5 (r:216.5/c:217) for the reserve title and earned $7,648 for owner randy c massey.

INTermeDIATe HAcKAmore 1STPLAce

metallic Train (metallic cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) and clayton edsall took the win with a 438 score (r:220/c:218) to earn owner beverly vaughn $412.50.

LImITeD oPeN HAcKAmore cHAmPIoN

Peptos All About me (Peptos boon Shadow x Docs red Lass x Freckles command), ridden and owned by Liam A. macneill, scored a 427 (r:215.5/c:211.5) to earn the win and $1,500.

INTermeDIATe HAcKAmore 2ND PLAce

very blu (very Smart remedy x Flo N blu boon x Pretty boy boon) ridden by clayton edsall for owner beverly vaughn, took second place with a 436 (r: 218/c:218) to earn $330.

LImITeD oPeN HAcKAmore reServe cHAmPIoN

SJr Smart Dancer (Wr This cats Smart x Like A Sundance x Like A Diamond) and owner/rider rebecca Ann Sternadel took reserve with a 421.5 (r:210/c:211.5) to earn $1,125.

Breeding Giveaway

Contest Runs October 5, 2018 — January 15, 2019

Drawing will be held January 25, 2019

One winner will be announced by February 15, 2019

Sign

Enter in person at the QHN booth at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, NCHA Futurity and NRHA Futurity or online at https://www.quarterhorsenews.com/2018-qhn-stallion-register-breeding-giveaway/

PARTICIPATING STALLIONS

Bamacat

Bet Hesa Cat

Blue One Time

Boon Too Suen

Call Me Mitch

Cant Kick This Cat

Cat A Rey

Cats Merada

Cattalou

Catty Hawk

Copy Cat

Dualin Stargun

Fantastic Cat

Guthrie City Limits

Heavy Duty Chex

Hes Playingforkeeps

High Brow Shiner

Hydrive Cat

Jesses Topaz

Lil Catbaloo

Louis The Cat

Mamas Duel N At Boon

Meteles Cat

Mr Playinstylish

Natural Bottom

Olena Oak

One Fine Vintage

One Roan Peptos

PG Heavily Armed

Playin Attraction

Pretty Peppy Chec

Reydioactive

Rockin W

Roosters Wrangler

Sannman

SDP Blue Blood

Sigala Rey

Sixes Country

Sixes Pick

Sixes Sixgun

Smart And Shiney

Smart Time Pepto 10

Sophisticated Catt

The Animal

The Boon

Third Cutting

TR Dual Rey

Travelin Jonez

Very Especial Cat

Wagon Stake

Whiz Van Winkle

WR This Cats Smart

The winner chooses one breeding from the list of participating stallions

NoN Pro HAcKAmore cHAmPIoN

Tammy Jo Hays piloted metallic Sparks (metallic cat x Shine Smartly x Shining Spark) to a 436.5 (r:214.5/c:222) and the Non Pro Hackamore class win, earning $3,420 for herself and co-owner and father Walter Greeman.

oPeN TW o reIN cHAmPIoN

cD Highlights (High brow cD x Go Little Starlight x Grays Starlight) and randy Paul topped the open Two rein class with a 296 (r:147/c:149) to earn owner Linda Katz $4,922.40.

NoN Pro HAcKAmore reServe cHAmPIoN

eric Freitas, owner and rider, and cat Snacks (cats Full moon x chic Snacks x Snackbox) took reserve with a 434 (r:215.5/ c:218.5), earning $2,736.

oPeN TW o reIN reServe cHAmPIoN

Nick Dowers piloted Smooth bellingrath (Smooth As A cat x very Special Peppy x Peppy San badger) to a 291.5 score (r:146/c:145.5) earning reserve and $3,867.60 for owner Triple D ranches LLc

NoN Pro TW o reIN cHAmPIoN

Amy bailey and electra Tuff (Woody be Tuff x electras boots x Doc o boots) topped the 12-rider field to win the Non Pro Two rein champion title with a 430 score (r:214.5/c:215.5). The pair earned $1,950 for Amy and her husband, Paul, who own the horse.

NoN Pro LImITeD cHAmPIoN & SeLecT NoN Pro LImITeD 1ST PLAce

cheryl chown piloted her own Short And royal (Short oak x Haidas royal bay x Haidas Little Pep) to the Non Pro Limited win with a 293 composite score (r:143/c:150) to earn $1,759.50 and $300 in the Select Non Pro Limited.

NoN Pro TW o reIN reServe cHAmPIoN

owner and rider betty Lou valdez and A Shooting Spark (cinnabars Lil Lena x Gees A Shining Star x Shining Spark) earned reserve with a 428 (r:215.5/c:212.5) and took home $1,625.

NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN & 5K NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN

owner and rider Julie bowden and elans A chic (elans Playboy x Starring A chic x Smart chic olena) scored a 290 composite (r: 145.5/c:144.5) to earn reserve and $1,122. There was a three-way tie at 290 for the reserve spot. The score earned the pair an additional $585.75 for tying for reserve in the 5K Non Pro Limited.

NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN & 5k NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN

Taking a share of the three-way tie for reserve was DJ Allan mcDaniel, Jr. aboard cr Tuffs magic Tonic (Woody be Tuff x miss oak Tonic x Little Peppy oak) scoring 290 (r:146/c:144) and earning $1,122. In the 5k Non Pro Limited, another tie for reserve with the score of 290, the pair earned an additional $585.74.

5k NoN Pro LImITeD cHAmPIoN & 1k NoN Pro LImITeD cHAmPIoN

Stephanie kuhn piloted cD Smooth kitty (Smooth As A cat x Starlet cD x royale cD) for her and co-owner kory T. kuhn to a 290 (r:144/c:146) for the 5k Non Pro Limited win, earning $816.50. In the 1k, the pair scored a 291 (r:144/c:147) to earn the win and an additional $400.

NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN

Julie Gibbons and cat can Dew (Wr This cats Smart x Dew It Flo x mr Peponita Flo) tied for reserve with a 290 (r:144.5/c:145.5) and earned $1,122.

1k NoN Pro LImITeD reServe cHAmPIoN

Landri Lisac piloted a Soulanova (Soula Jule Star x round oak

Annie x Smokum oak), a horse owned by her sister Lanni-Jo Lisac, to a 289 (r:143.5/c:145.5) for the reserve and earned $320.

SeLecT NoN Pro LImITeD 2ND PLAce

Dorn Parkinson rode Sugar Frosted cat (cats merada x Sugar Her Freckles x Freckles Playboy) to second place in the Select Non Pro Limited class with a 285 (r:140.5/c:144.5). co-owned with his wife, Debra Parkinson, the duo earned $250.

YoUTH brIDLe reServe cHAmPIoN, NoN Pro brIDLe

reServe cHAmPIoN, INTermeDIATe NoN Pro brIDLe

reServe cHAmPIoN & NovIce NoN Pro brIDLe

reServe cHAmPIoN

Pierce Wold and real Smooth cat (Smooth As A cat x real Plain Jane x real Doc) took reserve with a 292.5 (r:143.5/c:149) in the Youth bridle. owners and parents Ken and ramona Wold earned $1,000 for the Youth class, and an additional $3,319.20 for the reserve win in the Non Pro bridle, $1,900 for the Intermediate Non Pro and $1,243.20 for the Novice Non Pro. In the Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro and Novice Non Pro, Pierce and real Smooth cat scored a 290.5 (r:145.5/c:145).

YoUTH brIDLe cHAmPIoN cutter mcLaughlin and DT Whiskey Shine (Paddys Irish Whiskey x Smart Shinelo x Smart Shiner) won the Youth bridle class with a 293 score (r:147/c:146). The duo earned $1,200 for owners and parents Jay and Wendy mcLaughlin.

YoUTH brIDLe 13 & UNDer 1ST PLAce emily Kent and vintage Tejonshine (Tejons Peppy Doc x Suddenly Shiney x Shining Spark) rode to a 291 (r:147/c:144) to take the 13 & Under win.

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YoUTH brIDLe 13 & UNDer 2ND PLAce

With a 286.5 (r:143.5/c:143), Dakota cox and sweet sox Nic (sweet Lil Pepto x Lady sox Nic x reminic) earned second place for owner circle c ranch.

YoUTH LImITeD cHAmPIoN & YoUTH LImITeD 13 & UNDer 1sT PLAce

ryley-ray Wilson, owner and rider, and Prickly Playdox (Playdox x JK carlita bruce x Doc bruce) bested a field of 20 in the Youth Limited class with a 291.5 (r: 145/c:146.5) to earn $1,050.00.

YoUTH LImITeD reserve cHAmPIoN

Lori Frampton-crafton and DvA smart Dually (smart mate x Itty bitty Dually x Dual Pep) rode to a 291 (r:145/c:146) to take reserve and earn $840 for owner and mother Debbie crafton.

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YoUTH LImITeD 13 & UNDer 2ND PLAce – TIe

Self and Smart Kwackin boon (Peptoboonsmal x Smart crackin chic x Smart chic olena) earned

288.5 (r:143.5/c:145), tying for second place. The horse is owned by birgit Self.

YoUTH LImITeD 13 & UNDer 2ND PLAce – TIe

Tying with a 288.5 (r:143/c:145.5), Landri Lisac, owner and rider, and Nikki And The bud (Nic It In The bud x Shiners Hot Flash x Shining Spark) took home second in the class.

By Katie Navarra

a C kamo R e Hig H lig HT s H

Traditional hackamore horsemanship was on display at the 2018 Hackamore classic.

Time off hasn’t hindered High Stressin Cat’s performance in the pen. The horse Nick Dowers nicknamed “Hot Rod” had most of his 4-year-old year off while Dowers recovered from a knee injury. This June, the vet found a tumor on the back of Hot Rod’s knee. It was surgically removed and he needed time to recover.

“I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to show him in Fort Worth,” Dowers said. “We just kept exercising him to get him in shape and it all went really well.”

The late entry meant the pair was the last draw in the herd work, and first to go in the rein and cow. Three clean cuts in the herd work scored an impressive 222, the highest in the horse’s career. That set the stage for becoming the 2018 Hackamore Classic Open Champion.

“He’s always been good in the herd and I’ve always felt that he could mark a 220 or higher, but we’d never pulled it off until this show,” he said.

Hot Rod came back equally strong in the reining, marking another 222. Dowers knew that if he could do his job as a rider, that Hot Rod had the strength and the talent to make an impression on the judges with big stops and huge turns. The fence work was tricky in the Will Rogers Coliseum and the cow was tough. The memory of a mishap during an earlier fence class lingered as Dowers’ mecate reins were stuck around the cow’s neck.

“We caught a little snag in the fence work in the horse show class,” he said. “I’m super proud of [Hot Rod] for holding it together.”

Pushing that thought aside, the pair scored a 219 in the Hackamore Classic Open fence portion to bring their composite score to 663, which paid $15,932.40 to owner Clint Marshall of Rathdrum, Idaho. Hot Rod was bred by Wagonhound Land and Livestock, and is by WR This Cats Smart and out of Playguns Melody, by Playgun.

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Despite having a slow career start because of rider and horse injuries, Dowers has always believed the gelding has had the talent for competing at the NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman. He plans on starting the horse in the two rein to prepare for the competition in the next few years.

“He’s definitely a strong contender for that competition,” he said. “I’m super thankful that the surgery went well, that he’s sound and back to doing what he’s capable of.”

This year’s Hackamore Classic was held in conjunction with the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. In 2013, Dowers won the Snaffle Bit Futurity Open aboard Time For The Diamond (One Time Pepto x Diamonds With Style x Playin Stylish). Although winning the two events are completely different, he said that any time a rider can win two major events, there’s always a feeling of excitement.

“Any time you can win two major events like that it’s nice,” he said.

The Hackamore Open Classic reserve champion was Shawn Hays riding MoonshineAndTwoAdvil (Metallic Cat x Little Short Stuff x Shorty Lena) for owner Randy Massey. They scored a composite 659 (H:217/R:217/C:225), which paid $11,949.30.

NoN Pro

Santa Maria, California, Non Pro Eric Freitas showed his homebred gelding, Cat Snacks, to the horse’s first big win, the Non Pro Hackamore Classic Championship.

“Last year he got run over by a cow at the Futurity. This year at the Derby we had a smoking run and I went off course in the reining. I’ve been showing 20 years and never gone off course. At the Stakes he stumbled,” Freitas said. “He’s a big turner and super cowy. It’s just been one thing after another and it finally all came together.”

The herd work proved challenging. The cows were big and had no feel, Freitas said. He was pleased to get shown and scored 215. Looking for a big score in the rein work where Freitas rode aggressively, the 4-year-old gelding delivered two fast circles and nailed his stops and turnarounds. When the cow was let in for the fence work, Freitas could tell he’d have to ride hard.

“Tammy Jo (Hays) had a great run on a great horse before me so I knew she’d have a big score,” he said. “The cow came right at us and we boxed him and nailed two good circles. It was gratifying to pull it off late in the draw.”

They scored 215.5 in the rein work and 218.5 in the cow work respectively to take the overall lead with a composite score of 649, earning a check for $4,478.50.

This win is extra special—Cat Snacks was born at Freitas’ ranch and he still owns his dam Chic Snacks, who was also successful in the show pen and has produced two more sons coming up behind Cat Snacks. This was Freitas’ second big win at the Hackamore Classic. In 2005, he won the Hackamore Classic Championship.

Tammy Jo Hays rode Metallic Sparks (Metallic Cat x Shine Smartly x Shining Spark) to the reserve championship with a composite score 647.5 (H:211/R:214.5/ C:222), which paid $3,582.80.

eric Freitas and his homebred cat Snacks captured the Non Pro Hackamore classic title with a composite 649, 2.5 points higher than the reserve winner.

iNtermeDiate opeN champioN

Quahadi (bet hesa cat x Ginnin attraction x tanquery Gin) and Nrcha million Dollar rider boyd rice celebrated two championship titles in the same week. First in the american Quarter horse association ranching heritage 5- &6-Yearold Working ranch horse to earn $1,420 and then in the hackamore classic intermediate open to earn $4,868.05. the red roan stallion’s composite score of 657.5 (h:219/r:218.5/c:220) also finished third in the hackamore classic open, adding $9,957.75 to the horse’s lifetime earnings.

LeveL 1 LimiteD opeN champioN

Liam macneill and peptos all about me dominated the Level 1 Limited open winning all three phases of competition. three top scores added up to a composite score of 643—a full 13.5 points ahead of the second-place finisher. macneill owns the 4-year-old red roan by peptos boon Shadow and out of Docs red Lass, by Freckles commando. randy and Joan martin, of Decatur, texas, bred the horse. the championship finish paid $1,957.20.

LimiteD opeN champioN

“it all comes down to the cow” is a common phrase in the cow horse industry, and true to form, the fence work settled a tie between two riders for the Limited open championship title. Will pennebaker riding mr Fletch cat (mr playinstylish x Lil Fletch cat x royal Fletch) and Jared Jones aboard bet Shesa Fancy cat both had 647.5 composite scores. it was pennebaker’s 216 in the cow work that gave him the edge and the winning paycheck for $1,991.48. in addition to winning the Limited open the team also tied for fourth in the intermediate open and 11th in the open.

opeN Novice horSe champioN

metallic malice (metallic cat x high boon x mecom blue) splits his time between Lacygne, Kansas, horseman brad Lund and Nrcha hall of Fame trainer ron ralls. both are committed to advancing the young stallion’s career. at the hackamore classic, though, “malice” carried Lund to the open Novice championship with a composite score of 645.5 (h:217/r:213/c:215.5). the 2013 stallion earned $1,714.20 for owners John and melanie Lowrance of burkburnett, texas.

INtermeDIAte NoN Pro

the dynamic duo of bart Holowath and Smart Lookin Nurse (Wr this cats Smart x Nurseware x Dual rey) are unstoppable. Fresh off their NrcHA Derby Non Pro Derby and Intermediate Non Pro Derby championship titles in June, which followed two championship titles at the NrcHA cow Horse classic Derby in February, the pair won the Hackamore Intermediate Non Pro. With a 645 (H:216/r: 214.5/c:214.5), the pair cashed in for $2,067.

AmAteur

Instead of going to Disneyland, Wes Housler went hunting after capturing the Hackamore classic Amateur championship title aboard mobile Deposit (Im countin checks x Smart Little Philus x Smart Little Jerry). Housler purchased the gelding as a yearling and trained the horse. For their first trip to a major event, the duo turned in an impressive composite score of 619 (H:206/r:206.5/c:206.5). the winning check paid $1,404.

NovIce NoN Pro

mindy barkemeyer is an experienced bridle competitor who was looking for a new challenge. the wife of NrcHA professional brad barkemeyer, she’s also had a lot of experience on the backside of the event watching him and clients prepare for the hackamore class. this year, she jumped into the action with Seven S corona (very Smart remedy x Seven S Zans Fancy x Seven S Zanaday), winning the Novice Non Pro with a composite 624.5 (H:209.5/r:210/c:205), to earn $826.80.

NoN Pro LImIteD

monica Duflock finished out her first show season on her derby horse on a high note. She purchased She Wants A Prenup (High brow cat x Heres Lookin At You x Peptoboonsmal) just a year ago on the advice of trainer todd crawford. Duflock’s three sons were in the stands to cheer her and “candy” on during each phase of the competition. She took home $2,065.50.

savvy spendeRs

Purchasing a horse enrolled in the NrcHA sale incentive pays off in the show pen

as it turns out, a hefty side purse can accompany your National Reined Cow Horse Association’s Snaffle Bit Futurity dream horse! Horses purchased during Western Bloodstock’s NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales are eligible for four incentive purses. Competitors showing horses purchased from the yearling and 2-year-old sales, that were enrolled in the incentive program, are eligible to receive paybacks during their respective Snaffle Bit Futurity competitive years.

On Friday, October 19, incentive checks were awarded to the highest scoring Open and Non Pro competitors in the preliminaries.

The 2-year-old Open Sale Incentive winner, earning $19,600, was Metallic Freckle (Metallic Cat x Jasmin Sweet Freckle x Widows Freckles) ridden by Tucker Robinson and owned by Anna Lisa Luna. Metallic Freckle was consigned to the 2017 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales by Polo Ranch Stallions, who received $1,500 for the winning consignment. In the Non Pro, Lost Creek Heaven (WR This Cats Smart x She Cat Seven x Seven From Heaven), purchased, owned and shown by Myles Brown, received $8,400. Jordan Williams consigned Lost Creek Heaven to the 2-year-old sale last year and earned $500 for the consignment.

Yearling Open Sale Incentive winner was One Sparking Time (One Time Pepto

By Kate Bradley Byars

x Sparking Train x Shining Spark) ridden by Justin Wright, and owned by Mark and Kimberly Rauch, who received $11,691. The Yearling Non Pro Sale Incentive winner was Hy Shining Cat (Hydrive Cat x Lil Shiny Long Legs x Shining Spark), purchased and shown by Melissa Garbrick, received $1,558.

Horses selling the 2018 Futurity Sales, managed by Western Bloodstock, are eligible for the new sale incentive payout, which begins in 2019. The approximately $90,000 in incentives is paid through a new structure designed by the NRCHA Sale Committee and Board of

Directors. Purchasing parties must enroll horses to be eligible for the incentive. Enrollment information can be found on westernbloodstock.net.

Photos by Primo Morales

melissa Garbrick and Hy Shining cat received $1,558 for the Non Pro Yearling Sale Incentive.

earning $19,600, was metallic Freckle ridden by Tucker robinson and owned by Anna Lisa Luna, who was enrolled in the open 2-Year-old Sale Incentive.

The Non Pro 2-Year-old Sale Incentive recipient was Lost creek Heaven, purchased and shown by myles brown.

one Sparking Time ridden by Justin Wright, and owned by mark and Kimberly rauch, who received $11,691.

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Gavel Falls at $100,000 F oR YeaRlinG Colt

roadreyge was all the rage at the 2018 NrcHA Snaffle bit Futurity Yearling Sale

one Shiney metallic competed in the 2018 open Snaffle bit Futurity, and sold the day before the Finals for $64,000 to Don and

For two days, athletic and attention-grabbing cow horse prospects paraded across the sale ring in Fort Worth, Texas, during the 2018 Western Bloodstock National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales. October 19 through 20, buyers placed bids on yearlings, performance horses, broodmares and 2-year-olds that could make their show dreams come true.

The high-selling horse of the sale was a yearling colt consigned by Wes

By Kate Bradley Byars

and Lindy Ashlock named Roadreyge (Dual Smart Rey x Princess Clarence x Peptoboonsmal). The gavel fell for the final sale figure of $100,000, with the colt purchased by Richard Gober.

Second high-seller of the sale was One Shiney Metallic (Metallic Cat x One Shiney Rey x Dual Rey), a 3-yearold Palomino stallion competing at the Futurity under the guidance of Corey Cushing. Shadow Oak Ranch retained the horse through its 13th place finish in the Open finals, then buyers Don and

Teresa Martin took over their $64,000 purchase.

The high-selling broodmare was no stranger to the Futurity. SDP Got Fancy Genes (RC Fancy Step x SDP I Got Good Genes x Dual Rey) previously won the 2013 Non Pro Futurity with Tammy Jo Hays in the saddle; the mare was consigned to the sale by Walter Greeman. The mare sold to Alvin Fults for $34,000. In total 173 horses sold for an average of $13,620. For complete sale results, visit westernbloodstock.net.

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Yearling colt roadreyge sold for $100,000 to richard Gober, with Doug carpenter acting as agent.

Teresa martin.

aCCepted

CHallenge:

ranch-bred horses ruled at the 2018 Zoetis AQHA ranching Heritage challenge.

working cowboys and reined cow horse competitors convened in the hallowed Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 14 to showcase horses bred by American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Ranching Heritage Breeders in the Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge. The event was held in conjunction with the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s Snaffle Bit Futurity. Solid rides garnered top marks as ranch-bred horses reined, worked cattle, roped and tackled ranch riding patterns.

AQHA is an NRCHA alliance partner. All horses that competed in the Challenge had to be bred by AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders and enrolled in the program, but they can be owned and shown by any owner in their lifetime. This was one of eight qualifying events for the 2019 Ranch Heritage Challenge Finals held next June. The event, held in conjunction with the Snaffle Bit Futurity, offered $15,000 added money to participants, as well as prizes from sponsors

By Abigail Boatwright

Zoetis, BoxO Quarter Horses, NRCHA, Ford, Nutrena and the Ranch Horse Journal. For more info about this program, go to aqha.com/ranching.

5- & 6-YeAr-oLD WorkiNG rANcH Horse WiNNers

Boyd Rice, Weatherford, Texas, had a busy Snaffle Bit Futurity. While Quahadi,

a Burnett Ranches-bred stallion sired by Bet Hesa Cat and out of Ginnin Attraction by Tanquery Gin, was his only Ranching Heritage Challenge mount, Boyd had six other horses showing that same day in the John Justin Arena. But it was no sweat, thanks to the 2013 red roan’s chill personality.

“He’s really laid-back,” Rice said. “He

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boyd rice piloted Quahadi to the roan stallion’s second AQHA ranching Heritage challenge win at the snaffle bit Futurity.

doesn’t cause much trouble. He’s really easy to work with and easy to get along with.”

This was actually one of Quahadi’s best performances to date, said Rice. Impressive, since the stallion walked away with the 4-year-old Working Ranch Horse title in 2017, and he also won the Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Pre-Futurity Derby Open and Intermediate Open championships this past August.

“He was honestly about as good as he’s ever been,” Rice said. “He reined really good, he was good on the cow and he did everything I’ve been training him to do. The best he’s ever been, in all of the events.”

In the reining portion, Quahadi stopped hard and turned fast, marking a 73.5.

“He stopped smooth and slid a long ways—everything was good right there,” Rice said. And on the cow, Rice said Quahadi was perfect. The pair again scored a 73.5. “He went right on the fence and gave me two good turns, and he was real good when I roped on him. We’ve been roping on him every day to get him ready for the roping futurity, so he was solid there.”

Ultimately, the pair was awarded a composite score of 147 to clinch the win and $1,420. Later that week, Quahadi and Rice won the NRCHA Hackamore Classic Intermediate Open Championship title and the stallion also competed in the American Rope Horse Association’s Futurity. Rice said he may guide Quahadi toward the World’s Greatest Horseman competition in the future.

Rice enjoys the Ranching Heritage Challenge events and thinks it encourages the horses to diversify their abilities.

“I think the best thing about it is the horses have got to be really versatile,” Rice said. “They’ve got to be able to do three events, and it just takes a really

good horse to be able to do all of that.”

Rick Chayer and Justa Genuine Shine were given a composite score of 129 to win the Limited 5- & 6-Year-Old Working Ranch Horse class and $1,100. The 2013 red dun stallion is by Justa Genuine Jack and out of Shes More Shine, by Shining Spark. Bred by Rainbow Farms, Inc., the stallion is owned by Timothy Fitzgerald.

4-Year-olD WorkiNg raNch horse WiNNers

Robert Forst had never shown Seven S Rosebuds before this AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge, and he’d only roped off the 2014 red roan mare bred and owned by R T Stuart Ranch in Waurika, Oklahoma, a handful of times. But that didn’t stop the pair from taking the class by storm.

Erin Taormino trained “Reba,” and Forst’s mother, Terry Forst, has also shown the mare who is sired by Smart Boons and out of Seven S Zans Jewel, by

Seven S Zanaday. But for the Ranching Heritage Challenge, they wanted Forst to take the reins.

“I’ve had her for a little while, riding her and getting her fit more to my style, trying to rope on her a little bit, but she’s still pretty green in that area,” Forst said. “But that was the first time I’ve actually shown her.”

Reba and Forst arrived at 10 p.m. the night before the event and he let her look around before putting her to bed. She just had a quick warmup early Sunday morning before their class, and the pair was ready to go.

“I hadn’t really gotten to run and stop her a whole lot, but all three stops were good and she circled good,” Forst said. “She got her changes and she turned around well.”

They scored a 72 in the reined work, and a 73.5 in the cow work.

“She boxed the cow, and going down the fence she made two really good

seven s rosebuds and robert Forst hadn’t worked together

long before claiming the 4-Year-old Working ranch horse title at the aQha ranching heritage challenge.

turns,” Forst said. “That yearling [cow] was a little bigger than she was used to, but she handled it well.”

Their composite score of 145.5 netted them $1,860 and prizes. Forst says the Challenge events are a good way to highlight ranch horses and encourage involvement in purchasing ranch-bred horses.

“The [Challenges] are fun—other than the World’s Greatest, you don’t often get to rope, so that’s always a good time,” Forst said. “Some of the top competitors in the NRCHA compete in them, and it’s just a really good place to showcase ranch horses that can still go compete in the NRCHA events.”

Forst says he’ll most likely continue to show Reba in the future, aiming to qualify for the AQHA World Show, possibly derbies and the ARHA Futurity in 2019.

“We’ll try to get a bit more of a show record on her, and see what she can do,” Forst said.

Seven S Delightful and Rick Chayer won the Limited 4 Year Old Working Ranch Horse and $1,100 with a composite score of 134. Sired by CD Lights out of

Seven S Genuine Miss by Genuine Doc, the 2014 palomino mare was bred by R T Stuart Ranch and is owned by Terry Forst.

cowboy w orkiNG

rANcH Horse wiNNer

RA Brown II and the 2010 bay gelding Two Gold Hearts RAB (PG Shogun x Hancock Smooth Lady x Hesa Eddie Hancock) won the Cowboy Working Ranch Horse class. Their composite score of 136 netted $2,125 for owner Rob A. Brown.

AmAteur rANcH Horse wiNNers

Sinful Merada and owner Parke S. Greeson won the Amateur 4 & Up Ranch Horse class with a composite score of 146.5. The 2014 sorrel gelding (Cats Merada x Sinful Style x Docs Stylish Oak) earned $975 for their efforts.

In the Novice Amateur Working Ranch Horse class, Becaco Magnum 357 (CD Son of Magnolia x Ms Becaco Panchoflo x Mr Haida Flo) and Eric Stevenson won $575 with a composite score of 135. The 2013 bay gelding was bred by Beggs Cattle Co. and is owned by Shannon Stevenson.

youtH w orkiNG rANcH Horse wiNNer

Trail Townsend rode a gray gelding his father, Tripp, trained to win the Youth Working Ranch Horse class with a score of 142, earning $260. The 2009 gelding, TRR Lucky Playgun, was bred by Tongue River Ranch and is by Pepcid out of TRR Ms Lucky Gun by Playgun.

Benjamin Self and Smart Kwackin Boon won the Youth Ranch Horse Boxing class. Their composite score of 142 earned them $150. The 2009 sorrel mare (Peptoboonsmal x Smart Crackin Chic x Smart Chic Olena) was bred by Singleton Ranches and is owned by Birgit Self.

AmAteur AND Novice AmAteur LimiteD rANcH Horse boxiNG wiNNer

In the Amateur and Novice Amateur Limited 4 & Up Ranch Horse Boxing, Watrous Valley Ranch-bred Smart Savanah Holli (Blue Savanah Holli x Taffeta Ruffles x Smart Mate) and owner Calley Rae Satriana won the classes with a composite score of 141.5. Satriana and the 2013 bay mare earned $725 for their effort. They also won the Novice Amateur Working Ranch Horse class for an additional $420.

oPeN rANcH riDiNG wiNNer

Colonel Skyline and Trevor Carter won the 3 & Up Ranch Riding class. Their score of 75.5 earned $426. The 2011 sorrel stallion is owned by Randy W. Harris, bred by Atwood Quarter Horses and sired by Mr Skyline Peppy, out of AR Sonita Chex, by Colonel Doc Bar Chex.

AmAteur rANcH riDiNG

Lanham Brown and 2013 gray stallion Take A Pick (Sixes Pick x Sixes Playgun x Playgun) scored a 73 to win the Amateur Ranch Riding class and $340.50. R A Brown Ranch owns the stallion, who was bred by Burnett Ranches.

sinful merada and owner Parke s. Greeson won the Amateur 4 & up ranch Horse class.

Rope R s sC o R e Cow Town Cas H

J.D. yates and Joseph Harrison notched major victories at the $110,000added World championship rope Horse Futurity held during the NrcHA snaffle bit Futurity.

The second annual $110,000-added World Championship Rope Horse Futurity produced by American Rope Horse Futurity Association (ARHFA) owners Jay and Lindsay Wadhams drew elite ropers and their talented equine athletes to John Justin Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 18-19. Four-, 5- and 6-yearold head and heel horses shown by some of the best in the business all battled for a piece of the $362,000 total payout. In addition to Open Heading and Open Heeling, a $28,000 guaranteed 4-year-old Incentive and Limited Open division for #6 and lower headers and #7 and lower heelers offered more ways to win.

In the ARHFA scores are tallied according to the judges’ evaluation in specific areas, including performance in the box and at the barrier, run, rate, and other factors, which are combined with points

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from the time accrued on the run. A 10-point penalty is assessed for a broken barrier and a five-point penalty for roping only one leg. Three-time world champion team roper Tee Woolman and two-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier Nick Sarchett judged the roping.

opeN HeADiNg

Beating a tough field of 96 in the Open Heading, it was the veteran J.D. Yates riding return champion DT Air Jordan for owner Greg Hause with a total on four runs of 929.54 points to earn the championship. Bred by Dean Tuftin, DT Air Jordan is a 2012 sorrel gelding sired by Shiners Lena Chex and out of Margies Lil Jessie by RC Command.

After three go-rounds of Open Heading, “Jordan” and Yates were the second-high

call back to the top-20 finals in what proved to be a nail biter. With intercollegiate champion and NFR-bound Trey Yates heeling, J.D. knew there was a lot of pressure on his son to make a solid run, especially after roping a costly leg behind Jordan’s full sister DT Juno Shines just a couple of runs prior.

“If there was anybody that was gonna screw up on the team it was gonna be me, but you know, that’s what makes you a better person and a better roper is when you can reach down deep and

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For the second year in a row J.D. yates rode Dt Air Jordan for owner greg Hause to the open Heading average win worth $20,000, plus another $4,500 for go round placings.

make it happen,” said an emotional J.D. following the win, adding that Jordan performed better with each run he made at the futurity. “I thought he was good last year but this year he just kept getting better, that showed me the determination and the heart of the horse. I just feel fortunate to be the one chosen to ride him. You know, you get a lot of credit for horse training, but I really just had to stay out of his way and go do my job and he did most of the work.”

As for the growth and success of the futurity itself, Yates was quick to thank the National Reined Cow Horse Association for welcoming the event, as well as Dean Tuftin and Jay Wadhams, both instrumental in its coordination.

“They did a heck of a job with getting with the NRCHA,” said J.D. “I think it’s

he said. “You try something new and there’s bumps along the road but I think it’s been a big enough success for the NRCHA and the ARHFA that this thing will keep going and keep growing and get bigger and bigger.

opeN HeeliNg

The 2013 stallion Dual Patron (Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) was ridden by two-time NFR qualifier Joseph Harrison, who put on a clinic on the heel side on October 19 in John Justin Arena, roping behind Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion Chad Masters.

Owned by Bobby Lewis and bred by Circle Star Land & Cattle, Dual Patron won the World Championship Rope Horse Futurity 4-year-old Incentive in

praise for Dual Patron’s performance in Fort Worth.

“I was fortunate to draw a couple hard steers that really allowed him to show what he can do,” said Harrison. “The first steer we had was pretty strong and we were second in the round, then the second steer was also pretty strong and the judges liked how he handled it. We won that round, so by the third go I was thinking just don’t fall off and we’ll have a chance!”

Harrison has worked with and shown rope horses at Bobby Lewis Quarter Horses for the past 15 years. He even helped prepare Dual Patron’s sire, the great Dual Spark, for NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman steer stopping duties when Lewis showed the stallion.

benefited the NRCHA, but I also think they’ve benefited us because we’re starting to see some crossover, we’ve got some guys that do both the roping and the cow horse. There’s another outlet for the horses. We can take a reined cow horse that might have a little bobble in its turnaround in the reining, and well, he might be an outstanding rope horse.”

J.D. is optimistic about the future of the rope horse futurity and hopes to see the event continue.

“I see a lot of great things coming from it and for it. It’s just like anything,”

2017 with Lewis riding and returned this year to win second in round one and first in round two and the average for total earnings of $25,000. Scores of 83 from both judges combined with a time of 7.32 for a 238.66 in the short go and overall composite of 941.29 points to edge reserve champion Lillys Bugatti (A Shiner Named Sioux x RS Lilly Starlight x Grays Starlight) ridden by Trey Yates for Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches.

Harrison, who rodeos aboard PRCA Horse of the Year runner up Lula Dual— also sired by Dual Spark—had high

“I’d like to thank Bobby for letting me ride Dual Patron, he’s such a great horse and I’ve had a chance to ride a lot of great horses, thanks to Bobby. He’s got a great breeding program and great training facility. I’ve also got to thank Chad Masters—he’s a lousy header, but I guess I’m pretty lucky to have him,” Harrison joked. “I’m very fortunate to have all those guys on my team.”

When asked for his thoughts on the Snaffle Bit Futurity hosting the roping futurity, Harrison praised organizers for making it happen.

“I think it’s awesome and the rope horse industry needs it. When you have that much money added and that many spectators, the money and so much publicity, it’s all just great for the industry,” he said.

Joseph Harrison rode Dual patron to the open Heeling win and a $25,000 payday for bobby lewis Quarter Horses.

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Winning the Limited Open Heading Incentive worth $7,000 was NRCHA professional Luke Jones, who also finished third overall in the Open Heading for another $15,000 riding

Accomplished NrcHA youth and Non pro competitor Garrett lund beat out 48 Non pro Heading entries to win the division and $6,350 riding his bridle horse, the 2008 roan gelding Ginas pepto (one time pepto x Gina badger x peppy san badger).

Rock N Roll All Nite (Self Shine x Chexanicki x Bueno Chexinic) for owner Jerry Sharp. The 2013 gelding was bred by Joe and Karen Moran and amassed 924.68 points en route to earning the title.

The 4-year-old Open Heading Incentive champion was 2014 stallion El Bayo Rey (Poco Dot Lena x Cuter Joe Jacky x Joe Jack Red). Bred by Pitzer Ranch and owned by Twenty Bar Livestock, the entry was shown by Steve Orth to $5,000 in earnings in the Incentive and another $12,000 for fourth in the Open Heading average with 924.62 points.

Winning the Limited Open Heeling was J.D. Wing showing the 2013 mare Cowtown Jezzy (Cowtowns Cat x Taris Other Jezzy x Tari Pines For You) for owner Robert Norris. The team accrued 686.40 points to bank $7,000.

Dakota Kirchenschlager roped his way to the 4-year-old Heeling Incentive worth $5,000 riding the 2014 mare Hangin On The Line (Shine On Line X Spooks Hangten X Spooks Gotta Gun). Bred by Mary A Jansma and owned by Armenta Quarter Horses, the 2014 mare finished fourth overall in Open Heeling with 930.91 points for another $14,000.

Limited Open and 4-year-old Incentive winners received a Troy Fisher custom buckle, Classic Equine saddle pad, Wrangler jeans, Justin boots, Resistol hat, OE Nutraceuticals product and Nutrena certificates.

Support from the following sponsors made the World Championship Rope Horse Futurity possible: DT Horses and Hickory Holly Time, Dixon Flowers Rope Horses, WW Livestock Systems, Sellers Ranch, Bob’s Custom Saddles, Rolling V Performance Horses, Greenberg Land & Livestock, OE Nutraceuticals, Discount Tire, Oswood Stallion Station, Bloomer Trailers, Tres Osos Quarter Horses, Rancho Sky, One Time Pepto, Greg and Pam Wells, National Rope Horse Development Program, Peter Keller, Classic Equine,

Justice thompson bested a field of 27 Non pro Heelers riding Dt Hesa Joker (W sr Hesa Dun lena x King snazzy sugar x Fols classy snazzy) owned by tallian thompson. the 2013 gelding scored 703.33 cumulative points to earn $4,860.

Justin Boots, C-Note Horses, Cudd Quarter Horses, LLC, NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, CD Lights, Cactus Ropes, Western Bloodstock, Pitzer Ranch, Wrangler, Bellyful Catering, High Point Ranch, Phil Tearney, Hat 6 Ranch, Turf Design Lawn and Landscape, O’Donnell Quarter Horses, Nutrena, Brent Ver Steeg, Oklahoma Equine Hospital, Bobby Lewis Quarter Horses, Joseph Harrison, and Dwight Hathaway.

For more information on the ARHFA visit ropehorsefuturity.com.

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national High School Finals

Rodeo qualifiers, along with their families and friends, gathered at the Sweetwater Event Complex in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 15 – 21, for the largest rodeo in the world with more than 1,500 contestants and 2,000 stalls housing competitor’s horses. Of those 1,500 contestants, 101 from all across the United States, Canada and Australia spent the week competing for the championship title in one of the largest youth reined cow horse classes in history. When the last cow exited the arena, Pilot Point, Texas, cowboy Josh Briggs finally captured the 2018 NHSFR Reined Cow Horse Championship with a composite score of 877.

“I grew up in AQHA and I team roped. When high school rodeo brought in reined cow horse, I really fell in love with it,” Briggs said. “I came up here the first year they had [the cow horse] with my brother who qualified. From then until now, it has evolved so much and grown—its huge! The kids have gotten really good.”

The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) just completed its fourth year of partnership with the

For Josh briggs, the fourth time is the charm to take home the NHSFr reined cow Horse championship.

Story and photographs by Allison Walker

NHSRA. The National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) is a youthdriven, family-friendly organization, and this was more apparent than ever this past week in the cowboy state. The weeklong event was filled with opportunities and activities for young rodeo athletes, including: two rodeo performances per day, shopping, scholarships, nightly dances, family cookouts, educational clinics and much more. NRCHA partnered with Goodness Knows and Pedigree as sponsors for the 2018 NHSRA reined cow horse event.

The cow horse excitement kicked-off on Saturday, July 14, with a free clinic sponsored by NRCHA cooperate partner CINCH. NRCHA Million Dollar Rider Jake Telford and top-notch NRCHA Professional Jason Gay, both of Idaho, spent the day educating and coaching

the young cow horse enthusiasts. The 50 clinic participants embraced their one-onone time with the clinicians, while either working a cow or putting the finishing touches on their rein work.

The contestants’ hard work and determination was evident, as they shined through each performance. The NHSFR is comprised of three go-rounds; first, second and then, the top twenty riders advance to the short-go, carrying their scores from the previous go-rounds. The improvement seen in these young competitors, and their horses, over the past four years was astounding. The judges rewarded their efforts with big scores right out of the gate. It took a score of 71.5 or better, across the board, to advance to the short-go.

After four years of competing in the NHSRA reined cow horse, Josh Briggs finally captured the 2018 NHSFR Reined Cow Horse Championship. The 2018 graduate came into the short-go with a composite score of 589. Mother nature

was not kind to Briggs; as he entered the outdoor arena, the wind picked up and dust started to fly.

“My first run was good in rein work with a little trouble in the cow. The second run I made was probably one of the best runs I’ve made. In the short-go, I had a lead coming in and I knew I needed to be solid,” Briggs said. “The wind picked up and got me nervous, but I got through it. This is the highest on my list of achievements. It’s the last high school event I’ll ever do and it is pretty cool to get it done. It took me all four years to do it.”

Briggs and his mount, Ricochet Shine (Ricochet San x Shiney Tea Pot Doc x Tejons Peppy Doc), battled against the weather and their cow, scoring a 288. Briggs’ championship title was accompanied with romal reins from Traditional Rawhide Braiders and a $1,500 scholarship from the NRCHA Foundation, all in addition to the NHSFR awards. Briggs will be attending North Central Texas College this fall, where he will ride on the Equestrian and Ranch Horse teams.

“The friendship, the group of kids that are in the NRCHA, and working cows, is fun,” Briggs said of his time competing in cow horse at high school rodeo events. “I’ve been around rodeo my whole life. To get to mix cow horse and rodeo, two different groups, it makes for a fun and competitive atmosphere. Lots of new friendships, from California to Wyoming, and so many people I got to meet that I wouldn’t have without this association.”

Natalie Leisinger, Highmore, South Dakota, was crowned the 2018 NHSFR Reined Cow Horse Reserve Champion. Leisinger began her cow horse journey on a rope horse, when the event was first added to the NHSRA line-up. Four years ago, she fell going down the fence during the second go-round of the NHSFR in Rock Springs.

opposite page and below: representing Texas, Josh briggs finally captured the 2018 NHSFr reined cow Horse championship with a composite score of 877.

The past few years of perseverance and persistence, to improve her horsemanship skills and horsepower, paid off as she finished second place in the same arena where she once faced challenges. Leisinger’s composite score of 874.5 (290.5 first go/288.5 second go/295.5 short-go) earned her a pair romal reins provided by Traditional Rawhide Braiders and NSHFR awards, in addition to her new title. We have not seen the last of the 2018 graduate; she will be attending Casper College this fall and continue her love of the sport by showing in the NRCHA.

For the second year in a row, The Reining Horse Foundation (RHF), the

Above: Jason Gay assists with fence work during the clinic.

Left: With professional help at the ready, student riders lined up to soak up knowledge during the NrcHA cow horse clinic.

bottom: NrcHA million Dollar rider Jake Telford assists a high school rider during the clinic.

philanthropic arm of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), provided a $1,500 scholarship and beautiful bronze trophy to the highest reining score of all three go-rounds. Josh Briggs and Brie Wells, Le Mars, Iowa, tied for the win with a score of 149. The recipients will split the scholarship and each receive a trophy. A big score of 152.5 in fence work landed Reece Ullerich, Humboldt, South Dakota, the title of high cow work, a $1,000 scholarship provided by the NRCHA Foundation and a Gist custom buckle. All Top Twenty Finalists received an invitation to the 2018 NRCHA Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth, Texas, where they will compete in the High School Rodeo Challenge.

The 2019 National High School Finals Rodeo will return to Rock Springs, Wyoming, for another stellar year of reined cow horse competition. For more information, visit nhsra.org.

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european reined cow Horse association Futurity open champion Hot as wasabi leads a strong field of cow horse competitors competing for individual titles and team wins in the Nation’s cup.

Cow horse enthusiasts from across Europe met in Mooslargue, France, to compete at the National Reined Cow Horse Association affiliate European Reined Cow Horse Association’s Futurity and Nation’s Cup. For three days, from September 6 through 9, 19 competitors from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy and Switzerland, to name a few, rode in the Futurity. More than 24 riders from seven countries represented their homes in the Nation’s Cup.

The event was held at Horse Academy, a facility owned by Daniel Straumann, and judged by NRCHA and National Reining Horse Association professional Eugenio Latorre. The event was the sixth in the ERCHA’s Championship series, awarding prizes for ancillary classes.

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Giovanni Campanaro, from Italy, rode Hot As Wasabi (Little Dulces Rey x Whirlacat x High Brow Cat) to the Open Futurity Champion title. The 4-year-old

mare is owned by Giovanni Lagaren, and carried Campanaro to a 75 in the cow work and a total composite of 295 for the win. Bred in the United States, Lagaren purchased Hot As Wasabi as a 2-year-old and transported her to Italy.

“She has been growing stronger since then, and she kept winning more and more. This year we won both the Italian and the ERCHA Derby. She is constant and consistent,” said Campanaro, who competed on three horses in the Open. “It was a hard job to win here at Mooslargue; there were some very good horses in the show. When there are cows involved, you never know what may happen. Winning is always difficult!”

Open Reserve Champion horse, Bet Command Rey (Dual On Command x Dots My Bet x The Smart Bet) was also ridden by Campanaro and owned by Green Mountain Quarter Horses. The duo scored a composite 292.5 for reserve.

Campanaro and Bet Command Rey won the ERCHA Futurity in 2017. The trainer says the stallion is kind and “awesome.”

Limited Open Champion Christoph Seiler, of Switzerland, scored a composite 213.5 for the title, and also finished fifth place in the Open aboard Chics Smart Colonel (Mr Colonel Smart x Chic Olena Baby x Smart Chic Olena). The 4-year-old stallion was bred and trained by Seiler.

“I am extremely happy that I won with this horse,” Seiler said. “He is the last son of one of our mares that died recently. He is a gift and it was my plan to win the Futurity with this horse. In the cow [work], he was really alive and willing to work, and it was just great fun!”

Italian trainer, Andrea Santini, took the Limited Open Reserve Champion title with a composite 206.5 aboard Lil Merada Shiney (Cats Merada x Shiney Lil Squirt x Shining Spark). The 4-year-old is owned by Vittorio Rabboni.

Seiler trained the Non Pro Futurity Champion horse, 4-year-old stallion DG Little Rey Merada (Roany Rey x Lenas Smart Merada x Smart Little Lena), ridden by Shirley Schalcher. The Swiss competitor piloted her stallion to a composite 285 to take the win.

The ercHA Futurity open champion was Giovanni campanaro aboard Hot As Wasabi with a 295 composite score.

Schalcher’s father found the horse a year ago, purchasing it through original trainer Giovanni Campanaro.

“All I know about cow horse, I have learned from my trainer, Christoph Seiler. Christoph trained me, Giovanni trained the horse, and here we are – a perfect mix! What I like most about my horse is that he knows his job,” Schalcher said. “I never had such a trained horse. I have more time to think about what I should do, and that makes it easier.”

Non Pro Futurity Reserve went to Czech competitor Vaclav Vacik and Silver Black Oakie (Smartest Magician x Blue Duck Daisy x Blue Duck Okie) with a composite score of 208.5. The pair also captured the Intermediate Non Pro Reserve Champion title. The mare was bred by Silverstone Ranch.

Austria’s Peter Trixner and his gelding, CR Tuff Lovin Cat, led multiple Non Pro divisions going into the finals. Tough luck stopped the pair in the finals when they fell, but Trixner took the Intermediate Non Pro with a 213 composite and Novice Amateur championship with a composite 287 score.

The gelding, by Woody Be Tuff and out of CR Smart Little Kitty by High Brow

Cat, was bred in the U.S. and shown by Texas NRCHA professional Boyd Rice in the 2017 NCHA Cotton Stakes Futurity finals.

“I was lucky to find him and this year, he’s coming out to be a great show horse,” Trixner said of the gelding. “We had such a great time here in Mooslargue. I really want to thank ERCHA for this absolutely awesome, fantastic and outstanding show.”

Novice Amateur Reserve Champion

Eliane Gfeller, of Switzerland, rode The Magic Day (Mr Colonel Smart x Missys Magic Potion x Chics Magic Potion) to a 277.5. Gfeller bred the 4-year-old palomino stallion.

NatioN’s cup

Competitors joined teammates from their home countries to compete in the Nation’s Cup event held in conjunction with the ERCHA/NRCHA Futurity. Twenty-four riders from seven countries, and a few riders whose countries could not form a team, formed six teams to compete for both team and individual medals. When the dust settled, the gold medal went to Team Italy.

Italian competitors Samuele Poli

above: italian markus schopfer and peptos Lil bingo captured a team and an individual medal in the Nation’s cup.

Barberis riding Highbrow Fletch, Markus Schopfer riding Peptos Lil Bingo, Andrea Santini riding ANS Wyatt Pep and Roberto Marchi riding Mr Max Hickory Lenas took the gold with a composite team score of 657.5.

“To represent our countries in such an international show is something completely different for us,” said Schopfer. “Not only [do] you ride for yourself, but you really want to do your best for the team. Our strategy was just that: Doing the best we could with the horses we were riding.”

Silver medalist Team Switzerland moved into second position after the fence work. Team riders Eliane Gfeller on Walla Dundee Whiz, Antoine Cloux on DW Ruby Thunder, Christoph Seiler on Chex Your Guns and Shirley Schalcher on Big And Sweet BB finished with a composite score of 642.

The Swiss team rode to a half-point

Left: samuele poli barberis and High brow Fletch captured individual wins as well as medals in the Nation’s cup with strong performances throughout the event.

win over bronze medalists, Team France, who had a composite score of 641.5. Riders included William Coulomb aboard Surley A Peptocat, Franck Ayache riding Doc Shining Ricci, Marine Richard riding Arizona Jack El Gin and Michel Escoffier riding Sa Espresso Surprise.

In the individual competition, which included herd work, rein work and cow work runs, Italian rider Samuele Poli Barberis took the gold with a 223.5 composite score. Poli Barberis rode Highbrow Fletch, a 2009 stallion by Royal Fletch and out of Lil Sally Cat.

“I know him well as I showed him in the States in 2013 during the [American Quarter Horse Association’s World Championship Show] Junior Cow Horse in Oklahoma,” Poli Barberis said of the stallion. “Since then, we always won in the main show we took part in Italy. Down the fence he is so aggressive and athletic! Next year he will be at stud at our ranch.”

Markus Schopfer and Peptos Lil Bingo (Peptoboonsmal x Conchita Gay Bingo) took the silver individual medal with a composite 220.5. German rider Armin

Traub rode Shooters Little Sun (The Sharp Shooter x BC Miss Texas Tammy x Dandy Texas Remedy) for the bronze individual medal. In the team competition, Traub took home a 4th place win.

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The 2018 ERCHA Championship show series culminated at the Mooslargue event. Horse show classes crowned winners on the final day of competition.

Italian cutting horse trainer Roberto Marchi rode Mr Max Hickory Lenas, owned by Carlotta Zigiotti, to the Open Herd Work All Ages win with a 75 score. French rider Jean Luc Renaud took the Non Pro Herd Work aboard RH Hesa Pepto Diamond with a 72 score; the duo also won the Non Pro Bridle class.

Trainer Markus Schopfer continued the winning streak with wins in the Open Hackamore aboard Master N Smoke, owned by Florian Morawitz Jr., and the Novice Horse Open riding Achtung Baybe. Novice Horse Non Pro and Non Pro Two Rein winner was Vera Walliser, aboard Smooth Playin Woody. The Open Two Rein winner was Tomas Barta, rid-

above in the ercHa championship, Non pro two rein winner was vera walliser, aboard smooth playin woody.

ing Bricks Smart Player to a 144 score.

In the Open Bridle, Samuele Poli Barberis and Highbrow Fletch were again in the winner’s seat with a composite 150.5.

At the championship event, European riders were invited to the transitional box-drive-box class, which had not been used in competition prior to this year. ERCHA hopes the class will allow novice riders to transition from boxing to fence work in “a softer way.”

The first winner of the box-drive-box Novice and Non Pro Bridle Limited was German rider Leni Bartmann. The youth rode her Paint horse, Smart Little Theo, to the wins. Clara Marie Heinen and MCR Highgenuineoakey took the Youth Novice inaugural event win.

For more information on the European Reined Cow Horse Association, visit ercha.org.

Left: Leni bartman and smart Little theo captured the Novice and Non pro bridle Limited classes.

B REE D ER DIRECTORY

Call Me Mitch (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Doc’s Hickory), is a 2011 bay roan stallion with performance earnings of $112,000+. He has earned multiple reined cow horse and cutting championships and finals placings in the NRCHA, NCHA, and AQHA. He stands at Santa Lucia Farms, Santa Ynez, California, in 2018. Call Me Mitch is owned by Estelle Roitblat and shown by NRCHA Professional Phillip Ralls and NCHA Professional Russ Westfall.

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

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

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 a $22 Million Dollar Sire, National Cutting Horse Association Open Horse of the Year and the 2016 / 2017 NCHA Sire of the Year. He is the second highest money-earning stallion in the history of the NCHA. His latest milestone is becoming an NRCHA Million Dollar Sire, with more than $1.6 million in cow horse offspring earnings. For more information on Metallic Cat, visit 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.

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

Brother Jackson (Peptoboonsmal x Shes Icing On the Cat x High Brow Cat) is a 2009 AQHA Sorrel Stallion with multiple titles to his credit including 2017 CD Memorial Bridle Spectacular Champion. Dan Perez owns the stallion that has earnings of more than $129,000, he also has more than 100 AQHA points. He is trained and shown by Ken Wold and stands at Wolds’ Training Stables & Stallion Services in Wilton, California.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Stevie Rey Von (Metallic Cat x Miss Ella Rey x Dual Rey), owned by Fults Ranch LTD, has $420,928 in lifetime earnings. This sire’s outstanding pedigree matches his moves in the show pen. At the 2018 NCHA Super Stakes, “Stevie” set an arena record-breaking score of 231 to win the class; along with many other championship titles, including the 2015 NCHA Open Futurity. Stevie’s first foal crop arrived in 2018, and they are definitely looking the part. For more information on Stevie follow him on Facebook or visit steviereyvon.com.

Metallic Rebel (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra x Abrakadabracre) is owned by Tom and Lisa Guinn, and trained by NCHA Multi-Million Dollar Rider Beau Galyean. Rebel’s accomplishments include 2017 NCHA

Open Horse of the Year, NCHA World Champion stallion, 13 aged event championships, three reserve championship titles and is a 33-time event finalist; accumulating over $420,000 in lifetime earnings. As he transitions from the show pen to the breeding barn, this sire’s first offspring, arriving in 2018, are displaying not only his tremendous character, but also his incredible confirmation. For more information, visit metallicrebel. com and follow him on Facebook.

Legendary Quarter Horses and superior Black Angus cattle are hallmarks of the “Four Sixes,” a 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.

Smooth Talkin Style (Smooth As A Cat x Stylish Play Lena x Docs Stylish Oak), owned by Holmes and Hill, was a force to be reckoned with in the show pen, claiming numerous coveted titles including NCHA

Open Horse of the Year, NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion, Super Stakes Open Co-Champion and Breeders Invitational Champion. Stylish Play Lena, his dam, has produced more than $1.7 million dollars in earnings, with a staggering $95,000 average earnings per offspring. Smooth Talkin Style is Stylish Play Lena’s leading stallion offspring with earnings in excess of $305,000. According the NCHA, “Talker” is a recordsetting Open Horse of the Year, accumulating more than 700 points in less than 9 months of showing; thus, securing the coveted title of Horse of the Year by August of his 4-year-old year. Smooth Talkin Style retired to the breeding barn, completely sound, at the end of his 4-year-old year. This sire’s first foal crop arrived in 2017 and has exceeded our expectations. Smooth Talkin Style is 5-panel genetic tested as N/N. Follow Talker on Facebook and visit him at smoothtalkinstyle.com.

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The National Reined Cow Horse Association welcomes two new members to the Hall of fame, and Dom Conicelli to the Hall of merit.

in 2018, the annual Hall of Fame Banquet, held during the National Reined Cow Horse Association

Snaffle Bit Futurity, honored Todd Crawford and the great producing mare Magical Lena with induction to the NRCHA Hall of Fame. Joining the ranks of those who have made significant contributions is Hall of Merit inductee Dom Conicelli.

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She started life as a runt and nearly ended up on the sale list, but Magical Lena (Little Lenas Legend x Swayback Magic x Early Tink) beat the odds to become a remarkable reined cow horse performer, elite dam, and now, a part of history in the NRCHA Hall of Fame.

By Stephanie Duquette

Foaled in 1995, Magical Lena was bred by her owner, Joyce Pearson, of Hailey, Idaho. Pearson and her daughter, NRCHA Hall of Fame inductee and Million Dollar Rider Anne Reynolds, jointly operate a record-setting cow horse breeding program based at Reynolds’ Why Worry Ranch, in King Hill, Idaho. Pearson also bred and owned Magical Lena’s dam, Swayback Magic (Early Tink x Poco Belle 9 x Leo Belle 9), a 1977 mare that Reynolds also rode and showed.

“I liked [Swayback Magic]. She was really athletic,” Reynolds said.

Swayback Magic produced 11 foals prior to 1994, the year she conceived her final, most successful baby, Magical Lena. Swayback Magic had been diagnosed

with cancer by that time, and Pearson wanted to try for one last foal. She chose the young stallion Little Lenas Legend (Smart Little Lena x Dox Elegant Girl x Peppy San Badger), a 1991 model that has sired earners of more than $622,000.

“He was virtually unknown at the time we bred to him,” Reynolds said. “We liked the way he was bred, and my mom had traded a horse for a breeding share to him.”

Though fatally ill, Swayback Magic carried Magical Lena to term. But the old mare’s failing body could not meet the filly’s nutritional demands.

Anne Reynolds and her mother, Joyce Pearson (pictured left) receive the Hall of fame commemoration for magical lena from Ken Wold.

“Her mom, who had milked like a Holstein her entire life, wasn’t giving any milk. Magical Lena was really, really tiny. She was just a wisp of a horse,” Reynolds recalled.

Swayback Magic was euthanized when Magical Lena was five months old. The diminutive filly joined the rest of the Why Worry Ranch weanlings and continued to underwhelm Reynolds, who suggested Magical Lena should go down the road with a new owner.

“My mom was like, ‘Well, I think she’s kind of cute,’” Reynolds said.

So Magical Lena stayed. Over time, she outshined nearly every other horse in Reynolds’ career.

“She’s obviously one of the greatest horses that we’ve raised. Just an amazing athlete, producer, individual and show horse, so that was a big surprise and a great success story for us,” she said.

Magical Lena carried Reynolds to $170,980 in cow horse money from 1998 through 2007. Some of their greatest accolades were the 1998 NRCHA Futurity Non Pro Championship; the 1999 NRCHA Stakes Non Pro Championship; the 2000 NRCHA Derby Non Pro Championship and Open Reserve Championship; and the 2001 World’s Greatest Horseman Reserve Championship.

Reynolds has identified Magical Lena’s performance at the World’s Greatest Horseman, particularly the steer-stopping preliminaries, as one of her peak moments in the show pen. Although Reynolds had plenty of local jackpot and team roping experience in her past as a rough-and-ready Idaho horsewoman, she admitted she was anxious about roping at that high level of competition. The stalwart Magical Lena never faltered.

“I was scared to death,” Reynolds admitted. “In retrospect, it was really a great run. I never picked up her head. She just ran out there and rated the steer,

I roped it and dallied, she slid, and I never even took hold of her. Looking back on it, it was really cool. I was very, very, very, very nervous and worried about that. I got lots of compliments on it, and some people said I should have won the go-round.”

The roping score helped her qualify for the finals, where she and Magical Lena finished as Reserve Champions.

Magical Lena was in foal during the 2001 World’s Greatest Horseman with her first baby, More Magic Please, a gelding by Chic Please that Reynolds trained and showed to the 2005 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Championship and the majority of his more than $101,000 in NRCHA earnings. More Magic Please is now owned by NRCHA Non Pro competitor, Susan Lyle, of Basalt, Colorado.

In all, Magical Lena had 20 babies in her broodmare career. Fifteen of them went on to the show pen, and in the NRCHA, earned a combined $492,918. Take into account money earned in the cutting horse and reining horse arenas, and that number climbs to $577,588.

While More Magic Please is Magical Lena’s top-earning reined cow horse offspring, her number one money winner in all disciplines is Magicality, a 2010 bay stallion sired by Reynolds’ NRCHA Million Dollar Sire, Very Smart Remedy (Smart Little Lena x Remedys Response x Docs Remedy). The versatile performer’s $153,143 in lifetime earnings break down to: $86,955 in the NRCHA; $62,376 in the National Reining Horse Association; and $3,812 in the National Cutting Horse Association. Magicality is on point to continue his parents’ dynasty, with his first foals arriving in 2016 and now being started under saddle.

Other top NRCHA earners out of Magical Lena include Magicality’s 2009 full brother, Very Black Magic ($94,133); Magicat, her 2011 daughter of Metallic Cat ($46,101); and Smart Magic Trick, a 2008 mare by Very Smart Remedy ($44,789).

Magical Lena’s contribution to the reined cow horse industry as a performer and a producer reflect the core values of the breeding, training and show pro-

The back of this photo also has a handwritten caption by reynolds. “magical Lena at Fresno in the N.P. Finals, putting out 110% turning that cow and I’m putting out 110% hanging on. She marked a 223.”

gram in which the mare spent her entire life. Reynolds, the NRCHA’s only female Million Dollar Rider and the association’s most successful Non Pro competitor until she became an Open rider in 2013, listened carefully to advice handed down decades ago from fellow NRCHA Hall of Fame horseman Greg Ward, the iconic champion often referred to simply as “The Master.”

“He told me to keep my good mares, and so that’s what I did,” Reynolds said. “It’s really important, whether or not your mare has a lot of earnings, to know: What was she like to train? What was she like to compete on? Was she easy to train? Was she talented? Was she good to show? What was her disposition during that time? Because that is some information that is going to be really valuable, as far as how her colts are going to be to train and compete on. If she was an exceptional athlete, if she was trainable, if she had a good attitude, if she was good in the pen. If those things are true, then she’s going to be a better producer. The more you know about her pedigree and her parents and her mother, and her sire, too – if it’s all good information, it probably means she’s going to be a good producer.”

Magical Lena was all of those things and more. When the great mare was laid to rest at Why Worry Ranch in July 2015, the impact of her loss touched the entire reined cow horse community.

“She’s obviously one of the greatest horses that we’ve raised. Just an amazing athlete, producer, individual and show horse, so that was a big surprise and a great success story for us,” Reynolds said. “I feel privileged to have been a part of her career. She was an incredible horse in every way. She will be very sadly missed, even as we celebrate her talents, accomplishments and her tremendous contributions to the reined cow horse and reining industries.”

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ToDD CRAWfoRD

Todd Crawford has a list of accomplishments longer than a 12-horse trailer, although he would be the last guy to brag about them.

“It’s kind of weird, talking about things that you’ve done. I don’t really talk a lot about what I’ve won,” Crawford said.

But the words tumble out with ease when the Blanchard, Oklahoma, horseman talks about his life’s work—training and showing reined cow horses, and providing leadership to the NRCHA to ensure its successful future.

“I enjoy it. I really enjoy learning new things and being able to do different things with horses,” he said. “There are so many things to try, and see how it works and see how far you can advance.”

Crawford recalls a conversation with one of his earliest mentors, the late horseman Dale Wilkinson, an icon in the reining horse industry.

“He told me once, and this was maybe

40 years ago, that he thought we were just beginning to scratch the surface as far as figuring out how to train horses and get them to perform to the highest level,” he said.

That remark took hold in Crawford’s mind. He’s revisited it often over the years, as his own record-setting career progressed. What would Dale Wilkinson think of today’s reined cow horses? The performances we call “average” would leave him speechless. And how far will we progress in another 40 years? Is there an upper limit? Those are the forwardlooking questions and concepts that inspire and motivate Crawford, keeping his enthusiasm as fresh as a newly minted rookie trainer.

Aboard Shinen metallic Cat (metallic Cat x Winenshineme x Shining Spark), owned by Russ mothershead, Crawford locked in the 2018 NRCHA Stallion Stakes open Two Rein Reserve Champion title. Just one of Crawford’s many accomplishments he continues to add to his show record.

“I find it exciting to think [the industry’s future], and its part of the reason I enjoy helping young people,” Crawford said. “I like sharing the tradition of the reined cow horse with them, the equipment and the history. Of course, all that has changed and adapted to what we do today as far as training and showing, but it’s important to preserve it and pass it along.”

It never occurred to Crawford that he would spend his life in any other way than as a professional horse trainer. Even the thought of a different career path makes him chuckle. Although his dad was a veterinarian, his family was not strongly connected to the equine industry, and horsemanship was a pursuit Crawford discovered on his own.

“When I was a kid, I started showing horses in 4-H, and then moved on to the Quarter Horse shows,” he remembered. “I guess I got addicted to it. That’s all I really wanted to do.”

After high school, Crawford’s academic pursuits continued hand-in-hand with his horse industry aspirations. In 1976, Wilkinson offered his farm to Findlay College in Findlay, Ohio, as an equestrian training center for students. Crawford, an Ohio native, enrolled at Findlay College (which became University of Findlay in 1989) and, along with his future wife, Pam, became part of the first class of students to complete a bachelor of science degree from the equestrian program. He returned to teach at Findlay, and then launched the toughest career he would ever love: his own horse training business.

At first, he and Pam, who married soon after college, settled in Santa Ynez, California, digging into the work that Crawford describes as “not an 8-to-5 job. It’s a 5-to-10 job most of the time.”

Crawford’s early emphasis on reining horses soon branched out to include reined cow horses. Although he has con-

tinued to show reiners throughout his lengthy and productive career, the multievent structure of cow horse competition took a strong hold.

“I was just trying to do something that looked like it was fun,” Crawford said, describing his early attraction to the NRCHA. “Personally, if I was a pleasure horse trainer— and not taking anything away from pleasure horse trainers— I could probably make a living, but I don’t know if I would have as much fun. Same if I was an all-around horse trainer or if I was a reining horse trainer. But the cow horse, doing the different events, is very enjoyable for me because of the challenges of trying to do three different events as good as you can possibly do, on one horse, at one show. That’s a real challenge.”

Crawford’s first time to show a 3-yearold at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity was 1989, when the event was held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Those early show experiences are wrapped up in the other element he

loves best about the NRCHA—the people. Being a reined cow horse newcomer and receiving immediate support in the form of raucous cheering from other competitors who didn’t know him yet, the late Shawn Renshaw comes particularly to mind for Crawford, is something he will never forget.

“The people are the most important, and honestly, that’s why I like to do it. It’s just like in Shawn’s case, that kind of camaraderie with the reined cow horse group makes it more special. Whether you win or lose,” he said.

Without a doubt, Crawford has put more in the “win” column over the years. He became a NRCHA Million Dollar Rider in 2006, the same year he won the Snaffle Bit Futurity Championship riding Smart Crackin Chic (Smart Chic Olena x Kwackin x Dual Pep), owned by Singleton Ranches. Crawford describes

Surrounded by friends and family, including his wife, Pam, at his side, Todd Crawford celebrates Hall of fame induction.

that moment in his career as connected to one of his favorite horses and one of his pinnacle achievements.

“The Smart Crackin Chic mare was a favorite, always. She was always a finalist in all the major events. Actually, she was usually in the top two or three, or the top five,” he said. “Winning the futurity was a big deal because I’d been second three times prior to that, so it was kind of like I finally got over the hump and got it done. It was kind of surreal, and a lot of fun.”

Then Crawford said, laughing, “Every day’s a pinnacle moment in my life, just getting to the next one, you know? Being able to go again.”

It’s a typical attempt to deflect the conversation from his career accomplishments, but it’s impossible to tell Todd Crawford’s story without listing more highlights of his formidable resume. Five years after joining the NRCHA Million Dollar Rider club in 2006, he became the association’s first $2 Million Dollar Rider, reaching that milestone with his earnings at the 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. He held that $2 Million Dollar distinction alone for four years, until a second NRCHA professional, Todd Bergen, passed the $2 million earnings mark in the fall of 2015.

Other notable show achievements for Crawford include the 2012 NRCHA Derby Open Championship aboard Sinful Cat (WR This Cats Smart x Sinful Playgirl x Freckles Playboy); a World’s Greatest Horseman Reserve Championship and multiple finals berths in that event, and dozens more titles in the NRCHA, the NRHA and the American Quarter Horse Association. Crawford was also the 2000 and 2004 United States Federation Reining Champion and the 2000 AQHA Professional Horseman of the Year. His earnings in all associations and all disciplines exceed the $3 million dollar mark. Yet, this elite rider is the same humble

horseman who can be found kicking cattle in and out of the arena at the National High School Finals Rodeo reined cow horse championships. He learned over the years to balance work and family, as he and Pam raised their daughters, Carter, now 27, and McKinnon, 24, in the often-chaotic environment of a leading performance horse program. Crawford is well known for his dedication to coaching non pro and youth riders. In fact, he admits he finds it impossible to turn down requests for his help, especially when it’s a youth rider asking.

“I like the kids. I really like helping them. I’ve probably overdone it, but because I’m close to Oklahoma City [location of the AQHA Youth World Championship Show], I get a lot of extra kids. It’s very hard for me to turn them away or say no,” Crawford pauses. “Actually, I just can’t. Just because that experience is so important to them, and to what they do in their future.”

That same inability to say ‘no,’ he surmises, combined with a fundamental concern for the future of the NRCHA, is what also motivates him to serve on the association’s Board of Directors, includ-

ing multiple terms as president, an office he accepts with some reluctance.

“That part’s been good, too, because of the changes we made,” Crawford said, referring to a time when he was president as the NRCHA transitioned from using a outside contract management company to hiring a full-time internal office staff.

“A lot of things went our way in terms of how it worked out. Those were big changes and it was a scary time for me because I was the president, but it ended up going in a positive direction and the association has grown and improved.”

Crawford’s quiet, committed leadership style mirrors his horse show demeanor. While competitive, that drive to win is not accompanied by any discernible swagger or ego. He admits he still gets nervous butterflies when he shows, and never forgets the equalizing effect that cattle have on NRCHA competitors.

“With two events involving cattle, that makes a fairly level playing field. We all know you can be a hero or you can be a

Crawford enjoys training horses and coaching riders. The how’s and why’s of both keep him striving to evolve in the industry.

zero at the end of the fine [cattle] work run. I think that keeps our group much more level about life, because you can be up so high and then get knocked down so low, so quick. It balances things, and for a lack of a better word, keeps everyone humble,” he said.

As hard as Crawford strives for the championships, finals berths and big paychecks, he derives tremendous satisfaction from the training process itself, and the challenge it presents.

“The biggest challenge is trying to find the right combination of ‘stuff.’ The right combination of training, the right combination of equipment, the right combination of cattle versus reining, the right combination of a daily routine to make a champion 3-year-old snaffle bit futurity horse,” he said. “That is a huge challenge. Obviously, nobody has the right combination that just ‘happens,’ and the biggest part of that combination is having the right horse. I guess that’s the fun for me, is how you get there. It’s a long, difficult, grinding road. But it’s enjoyable. And then you get to turn around a do it again the next year!”

NRCHA Hall of Fame status was never something Crawford expected. The honor leaves the veteran horseman nearly speechless.

“It hasn’t sunk in,” he said. “It’s hard to describe how one feels, because in a way, it doesn’t change anything. And in another way, recognition of a career… I don’t feel any different, but by the same token, this is a huge honor and it is not taken lightly.”

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DomiNiC CoNiCelli

On Saturday, October 20, Dom Conicelli passed away at his home. Before he passed, he was inducted into the NRCHA Hall of Merit on Wednesday, October 17. A true friend to the NRCHA, Conicelli is greatly missed.

When Dominic Conicelli received the news of his NRCHA Hall of Merit induction last October , his initial reaction was disbelief. His friend, horse trainer and NRCHA Hall of Fame member Sandy Collier, revealed the surprise in a video played for Conicelli and the hundred or so guests at his 85th birthday party.

“I kept looking around, waiting for the guy to jump out and tell me it was a practical joke,” Conicelli said. “I don’t see where I deserve the honor, but I’ll take it. I don’t think I did enough to warrant it. It’s amazing.”

Conicelli, from Skippack, Pennsylvania, is likely the only person in the reined cow horse industry who would question whether he deserves NRCHA Hall of Merit status. The nominating committee was unanimous in its approval of Conicelli, a cow horse owner, breeder, and competitor, known to his wide circle of friends and fans as “Dom” or “Mr. Nice Guy.”

“I really am honored,” he said. “Whatever I did for the NRCHA, if I did it ten times over for any other group, they wouldn’t even know who I was. But in this association, if you do a little something extra, it’s recognized.”

Conicelli has made a tremendous impression on the NRCHA at both the national and local level for some 15 years, soon after purchasing his first cow horse, Smokum Chicy (Smart Chic Olena x Smokums Miss Doc Bar x Smokum Oak) from Collier in 2005. He sponsors NRCHA premier event awards year after year, and injected fresh life into the Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association. The regional club, the heart of reined cow horse activity on the East coast, once struggled to stay afloat. When Conicelli became involved, his support and leadership buoyed it to NRCHA Affiliate of the Year status in 2015.

“They say I saved that association. I don’t know whether I’d take credit for

that or not,” Conicelli said. He insists the real recognition belongs to NRCHA Professional Mark Sigler, resident trainer at Conicelli’s cow horse facility, Kinda Silly Farm.

“Mark is the reason [the] Atlantic [Reined Cow Horse Association] is growing, not Dom Conicelli,” he said. “I just helped them out a little bit so they could keep going.”

Conicelli’s Kinda Silly Farm, a play on his own last name, is currently home to 23 reined cow horses “and five babies I haven’t named yet,” he remarks. The facility maintains a welcoming, open door policy. Visitors can work cattle for free, and stay overnight for next to nothing.

“If I had to make money in the horse business, I’d have been out in the first 60 days,” Conicelli said, chuckling. “To me, it’s a hobby, and I enjoy the people. Anybody can come to my farm and use my cows.”

While Conicelli’s reined cow horses are close to his heart, his professional career has centered on a different kind of horsepower. He started an automobile dealership on a “wing and a prayer” back in 1957, and grew the business to what is

Dominic Conicelli 2018 NRCHA Hall of merit inductee

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now the thriving Conicelli Autoplex and Carriage Trade Auto Auction. Although the word “retired” does not accurately describe Conicelli’s relationship with the business he founded, he admits his three children do most of the work.

“I go in almost every day, believe it or not,” he said. “They ask me a question now and then to make me feel important.”

Conicelli, an only child, was born in 1932, during the Great Depression. One of his earliest memories of horses involves Thoroughbreds owned by his father’s employer.

“We would go up there and my dad would put me on them and walk me around. I remember their names,” he recaled. “One was Black Beauty, which was my favorite mare, and then there was Fiddlesticks and Baloney.”

As a teenager, Conicelli often used some of his newspaper delivery wages to rent horses from a local stable. He gradu-

ated from Consohocken High School in 1950, and attended Villanova University, working weekends on a steel company labor crew for 75 cents an hour, to pay his $240-a-semester tuition at Villanova.

Although he never forgot horses, they went by the wayside for a time as other life priorities took center stage. The Army drafted Conicelli in 1954, serving two years in Germany. In 1957 he returned to Pennsylvania and married his late wife of 45 years, Florence.

By the time he reached his early forties, Conicelli had found his way back into the saddle. He started competing with field trial dogs, worked from horseback on gaited Tennessee Walkers. At that time, Conicelli looked disdainfully upon American Quarter Horses, which he regarded as clunky and unrefined.

“I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to ride one,” he reflects, laughing.

But as fate would have it, he ended up owning a pair of Quarter Horses as compensation in a business deal. He didn’t want them, but then an offhanded suggestion changed everything.

“Somebody said, ‘Why don’t you get them in front of a cow?’ So that’s what I did. The horse drops down, the adrena-

line goes, and that was the end of the field trialing,” Conicelli recalls.

At first, Conicelli fed his new adrenaline rush with team penning. By 2007, Conicelli was showing in NRCHA Non Pro Bridle classes. He responds matterof-factly to the observation that he began his fence work career at approximately age 75.

“When I hit 80, I stopped going down the fence and started to box. I boxed, and then went right out and won Reserve Champion in the [Non Pro Limited] at the NRCHA World Show in 2012,” he said. “I was excited! When I came out of the arena and heard my score, I went by [NRCHA $2 Million Rider Todd Crawford] and said, ‘What do you think of me now?’ I must have been crazy.”

While the 2012 Non Pro Limited Reserve World Championship is a highlight of Conicelli’s competitive career, in which he claims nearly $13,000 in earnings, he admits the NRCHA Hall of Merit honor makes him “a little weepy.”

“I’m really appreciative of everybody,” Conicelli said. “I’m still waiting for the practical joker to jump out. I’m waiting for the guy to pop up and say, ‘Ha ha! We’re only kidding.’”

Though he was not able to attend, Dom Conicelli was well represented by his Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association connections and friends.

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Photos by Primo Morales

in 2018, two stallions and one professional achieved million Dollar status, no easy feat with the quality and class of today’s competing horses and top trainers.

Two top-notch stallions join the National Reined Cow Horse Association Million Dollar Sire league: Metallic Cat and Smooth As A Cat. The offspring of these elite sires, both sired by High Brow Cat, exceeded the prestigious seven-figure milestone inside the reined cow horse industry.

The horses are joined in this 2018 elite earnings group by NRCHA professional Phillip Ralls, of Paso Robles, California. Ralls is only the 15th rider to achieve this status.

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During the 2018 National Stock Horse Association Pre-Futurity in Las Vegas, Phillip Ralls crossed the million dollar mark in earnings. He joins a short but talented list of horsemen and -women named as NRCHA Million Dollar Riders.

NrcHA executive Director Jay Winborn presents Phillip ralls with a bronze sculpture by artist carol owens to signify his status as a million Dollar rider.

When Ralls started showing bridle horses at 8 years old, under the watchful eye of his father, NRCHA Hall of Fame rider Ron Ralls, he quickly became addicted to the show bug. When he struck out on his own as a trainer, he first trained for Monty and Pat Roberts at Flags Up Farm for 8 years before seeking guidance from California horseman Harold Farren. Ralls credits Farren with helping him take training to the next level when he opened his own facility.

The list of top five, top ten and champion placings for Ralls is long. What endears him to cow horse fans are the great bridle horses he’s made and shown, including Dom Dualuise (Dual Rey x Smart Little XX x Smart Little Lena), One Fine Vintage (One Time Pepto x Shiners Siena x Shining Spark) and Call Me Mitch (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Doc’s Hickory).

“I’ve been fortunate to have two or three really nice horses that really stand out in my career,” said Ralls. “I had a connection to Call Me Mitch as a yearling. He’s been a special horse his whole career.”

Since their first “big” win at the National Stock Horse Association’s Pre-Futurity in 2014, Call Me Mitch and Ralls have been linked at the hip. The horse’s ability in the show pen combined with Ralls’ training program have helped the horseman reach the million dollar mark, including reserve in the 2018 World’s Greatest Horseman. However, the earnings that put Ralls over the six-figure hump came from 3-year-old Lil Time Reymanising (One Time Pepto x Reymanising x Dual Rey), who placed reserve in the NSHA Futurity Open Championship on August 26. Ralls earned $16,378 for the horse’s owners, Holy Cow Performance Horses.

The love of horses is shared with his family, wife Teresa, daughter Josie and newborn son Jackson.

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Metallic Cat (High Brow Cat x Chers Shadow x Peptoboonsmal) is the 18th stallion to achieve NRCHA Million Dollar Sire status, with more than $1.4 million (as of the first of 2018) in offspring cow horse earnings. The 2005 red roan stallion, referred to as “Denver,” has lifetime earnings of $637,711, with a limited amount of showing. National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame member and NCHA $3 Million Dollar Rider Beau Galyean piloted Metallic Cat to several prestigious titles, including the 2008 NCHA Open Futurity Championship and 2009 NCHA Horse of the Year, for previous owners Alvin and Becky Fults. The incredible duo made just 12 trips to the show pen, never missing a finals.

In the fall of 2017, Metallic Cat was purchased by Bobby Patton, of the Rocking P Ranch, Weatherford, Texas.

“It is a huge honor and we are so excited to get to this point in his career,” said Debbie Roberts, marketing manager for Team Metallic Cat. “We would not be here if not for every owner and every trainer that we consider part of our family and part of Team Metallic Cat.”

After Metallic Cat’s impeccable show career, he retired to the breeding barn, where he would quickly become one of the Western performance horse industry’s all-time leading sires. While Metallic Cat is a well-established name in the cutting horse world, closing in on $22 million in NCHA money-earners, his impact is also greatly felt within the reined cow horse industry.

million Dollar rider Phillip ralls trains and shows the highest-earning reined cow horse offspring of metallic cat, call me mitch.

Metallic Cat’s offspring are known for their trainability and cow smarts. With only five foal crops, his first debuting in the show pen at the 2013 futurities, Metallic Cat’s offspring have been dominating the demanding triathlon of reined cow horse ever since. Ninety-four Metallic Cat offspring are reined cow horse money-earners, and the top five have earned more than one-half million dollars. The highest-money earning offspring is Call Me Mitch (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Doc’s Hickory). A 2011 stallion trained and shown by Phillip Ralls and owned by Estelle Roitblatt. The stallion has earned in excess of $147,258.61.

A second son of High Brown Cat crossed the Million Dollar Sire mark with offspring earning in excess of $1.1 million in reined cow horse. Smooth As A Cat offspring have proven their sire’s stellar genetics and diversity, making him the 19th stallion to achieve NRCHA Million Dollar Sire status.

Before becoming one of the Western performance horse industry’s top sires, Smooth As A Cat, out of Shes Pretty Smooth by Wheeling Peppy, first made his mark in the show pen, collecting more than $500,000 in NCHA open and non pro earnings. In addition to his impressive show career, and being a finalist 43 times, Smooth As Cat was also named 2005 NCHA Horse of the year.

After four successful years in the show pen, Smooth As Cat retired to the breeding barn, and his first foal crop arrived in 2004. All seven American Quarter Horse Association-registered foals became money-earners; making him a 100% producer right out of the gate.

“He’s always been a special horse and he’s been really a blessing,” said owner Kyle Manion. “He is certainly a member of our family. To see him as a sire do well in different disciplines is the mark of a good sire. He was a trainable horse himself and he’s passed that on to his babies.

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Smooth As A Cat has gone on to produce more than $25 million in earners, across all disciplines, and is the only sire to produce two NCHA Open Horses of the Year. With eighty-three reined cow horse money-earners, the top five Smooth As A Cat offspring have earned more than one-half million dollars. His highest-earning reined cow horse offspring is the 2005 gelding Smooth N Cash, out of Dox Gavacash by Miss N Cash. The gelding has earned more than $260,715. Smooth As A Cat remains in the Manion family, currently owned by Kyle Manion, Aubrey, Texas.

NrcHA executive Director Jay Winborn presents Debbie roberts, marketing manager for Team metallic cat, with the million Dollar Sire trophy on behalf of metallic cat.

Smooth As A cat, the manion family accepts the million Dollar Sire trophy from Jay Winborn.

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

Nutrena® provides one of the world’s most comprehensive lines of equine nutritional products, including SafeChoice®, Vitality®, Life Design®, Empower® and XTN®. As part of the world’s largest equine nutrition company, Nutrena® offers advanced nutrition research, technology, unmatched resources and decades of experience to its customers. Since 1921, Nutrena® has been providing premier products and services to consumers throughout North America and is proud to be the Official Equine Feed of AQHA, an AAEP Educational Partner as well as the Official Feed of the NRCHA.

Team up with Classic Equine and PLAY TO WIN! Classic Equine is the official horse boot and saddle pad brand of the NRCHA, and there is a reason we are the standard equipment of performance champions. Just ask the professionals. Serious competitors care about their horse’s health and soundness. Classic Equine offers a variety of innovative and protective products including saddle pads, cinches, support boots and bell boots. All products are manufactured to the highest standards for quality and value. After all, the creation of a product line that satisfies the serious competitor’s high expectations of performance is what Classic Equine is all about. With input from many of today’s leading riders, each product is designed and tested for function, fit, durability and value. That is why when it comes to the horse’s protection and comfort for training and competition, champions prefer Classic Equine. For more information visit our website at www.classicequine.com or call 1-800-654-7864.

Don Rich Custom Saddles are specifically designed for use in the Western performance horse industry with an emphasis on reined cow horse, cutting, ranch horse, and reining events. Choose from our beautiful selection of saddles in stock, or place a custom order.

Welcome to DC Cow Horse Gear, located in Alpine, Tennessee. We pride ourselves in offering the highest quality handmade tack, braided rawhide, bits, and saddle pads for use in the western performance horse industry with an emphasis on reined cow horse, cutting, ranch horse, and reining events. Our business is mainly web and trade-show based, but feel free to contact us to make an appointment to stop in and check out our selection of great products.

Check out our great products at www.dccowhorsegear.com!

DT Horses, “The Elite Brand,” owned and operated by Dean and Leslie Tuftin, is located in beautiful Bend, Oregon. They are proud to be the presenting sponsor of the NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman. Already an established breeding and training program for world champion rope horses, DT Horses has strengthened its reined cow horse industry presence with the addition of NRCHA Champion Hickory Holly Time to its stallion roster in 2016. Under the guidance of DT Horses’ resident trainer, leading NRCHA Professional Kelby Phillips, the DT Horses program seeks out the best genetics in the performance horse industry, to create versatile champions for every arena. Find them on the web at www.DTHorses.com.

The Nutro Company is a leading manufacturer of natural pet food products sold exclusively at pet specialty stores, and the Official Pet Food food of the National Reined Cow Horse Association. The company has been making premium pet food for more than 80 years and is dedicated to quality, excellence and innovation in dog and cat nutrition offering healthful formulas for every pet’s life stage, activity level and size. The Nutro Company’s family of brands includes MAX® dog and cat food, NATURAL CHOICE® dog and cat food, and ULTRA™ food for dogs in addition to the GREENIES® brands, which include the #1 veterinary recommended pet specialty dental chews, and PILL POCKETS® and JOINT CARE® treats. For more information, please visit www.thenutrocompany. com and www.greenies.com.

Wear Cinch to Win! It’s the Official Clothing of the NRCHA! Lead...don’t follow and wear the choice of champions - Cinch jeans and shirts. When performance counts, the members of the NRCHA turn to Cinch jeans. Cinch is the brand of choice for some of the world’s best horse trainers like Bob Avila, Teddy Robinson and Todd Bergen. Why? Because Cinch jeans offer the kind of fit and comfort that allow riders to focus on the work at hand. Plus Cinch jeans and shirts always look good. You’ll find Cinch jeans and shirts at your favorite Western store or via catalog. Or, visit www.cinchjeans.com to find the retailer nearest you. “Cinch up” with Cinch jeans and shirts. Wear the choice of champions.

Vetoquinol, a global company, has been dedicated to Animal Health since 1933, and is a family-owned company devoted exclusively to animal health. In 2014, our portfolio of products expanded its product offering in the United States to include products for horses. Three of the premier products offered are Equistro® Flexadin UC•II®, Equistro® MyoPower and Zylkene® Equine. Equistro Flexadin UC•II: New and innovative oral joint health supplement developed by Vetoquinol. It contains UC•II, a unique patented 1 natural type II collagen ingredient, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), and a readily assimilated chelated manganese trace element for easier absorption, Equistro® MyoPower: is a supplement for horses designed to help support a healthy muscular state. It contains readily assimilated natural proteins originating from milk and pea protein in addition to the essential amino acid, L-Leucine. It is recommended for young and athletic horses where a healthy muscular state is important and for all horses to aid in the maintenance of muscle mass. Zylkene Equine: Helps horses cope naturally with stressful situations. Zylkene’s unique, milk-derived, ingredient helps horses cope the same way nature calms the nursing foal. To find out more, go to www.barnchats.com.

Established in 1883, Texas-bred Lucchese uses timehonored craftsmanship techniques to build handmade boots of unrivaled quality, fit, comfort and style. In virtually every step of our bootmaking process, we rely on human hands to complete centuries-old tasks to perfection. Visit our web site at www.lucchese.com

American Paint Horse Association - Marked For Greatness! We inspire, nurture, promote and provide meaningful experiences to generations interested in preserving the versatile Paint Horse. The APHA is proud to be an alliance partner of the National Reined Cow Horse Association. Learn more about the breed and the benefits of membership at www.APHA.com.

The NRCHA is happy to continue our partnership with Shorty’s Caboy Hattery. Shorty’s takes pride in creating custom hats, handmade with dedication to the true tradition of the Western cowboy. The entire Shorty’s team stands by the value and tradition that defines the spirit of cowboys and cowgirls everywhere. They make cowboy hats the right way: from topquality materials and loving care in every hat. Find them on the web at shortyshattery.com.

Complete oral care is important for your dog’s total body health and can add years to their lifespan. GREENIES™ Canine Dental Chews are proven to clean dogs’ teeth by fighting both plaque and tartar buildup, freshening breath, and maintaining healthier teeth and gums. Designed for daily treating, our dental chews are low in fat and nutritionally complete for adult dogs.

The American Quarter Horse Association, located in Amarillo, Texas, is the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization. AQHA members share a passion for the American Quarter Horse and the vast lifestyle created by the world’s most popular horse. The AQHA is an alliance partner of the National Reined Cow Horse Association. Explore the AQHA’s many resources on the web at www.AQHA.com.

Gist Silversmiths: Crafting a Legend Piece by Piece - Gist Silversmiths is proud of its partnership with the NRCHA as its “Official Silversmith”. For 40 years, Gist has been considered the industry leader in customized trophy and award buckles for champions of all disciplines. Gist Silversmiths believes there is no substitute for the finest in quality, superior craftsmanship and reliable service. Attention to detail is evident in each of their finely sculpted motifs and logos; quality enhanced by unique buckle designs. An award buckle is presented to commemorate a significant achievement and each recipient should be honored with a buckle reflecting the pride of a champion. For more information, visit the Gist Silversmiths website at www.gistsilversmiths.com.

Discount Tire/America’s Tire, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is the world’s largest tire and wheel retailer, doing business as Discount Tire in most of the U.S. and America’s Tire in Oregon, and parts of Washington and California. The company currently operates more than 875 stores across the country. In 2010, Discount Tire/America’s Tire marked its 50th year in business. Serving more than 40 million customers, the company has built its success on the motto: “Be fair, be truthful, work hard, be there on time and help people.” For more information about Discount Tire/America’s Tire, visit discounttire.com or americastire.com.

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.

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.

THe BenefiTs of a PRoPeRly fiTTed BReasT CollaR

breast collars are important pieces of equipment that help stabilize your saddle.

With Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack

over time, breast collars evolved from a necessary item to one considered optional on a saddle. However, if you ride in disciplines where horses make quick stops with powerful acceleration out of the turns, such as cow horse, barrel racing or roping, to name a few, you may already know how important breast collars are to equipment. They help keep your saddle centered and secure on your horse’s back as it powers through the maneuvers. One of the key components to making sure your breast collar is working to its best potential and to ensure safety is all in the way it fits on your horse.

A breast collar that fits and is adjusted correctly will prevent your saddle from rolling sideways or slipping back. A good fitting breast collar allows enough movement of the saddle for your horse to make correct and powerful maneuvers while it helps hold the saddle and rider right where they need to be. Having a breast collar also helps you to not have to cinch up as tightly. This is especially true on horses with

low withers, which is often the case on young colts.

Many riders might purchase a breast collar that’s too big. If you have to take several wraps of the tug straps around your saddle’s D rings, then the breast collar is too big. You also want to avoid having a breast collar that is fastened too tight. This could cause discomfort for your horse and restrict their movement. It’s better to purchase a quality breast collar that’s shorter in length between its D rings. This allows you to adjust the tug straps as necessary to properly fit both small and large horses.

When fastened, it’s important to see that the breast collar is even across the chest (seen in image A). Adjust the tug straps evenly on each side until you have a comfortably snug fit with the centerpiece in the middle of the horse’s chest. Next, snap the center strap between the legs onto the D ring on the cinch so that it’s right in the middle of the space between your horse’s front legs. If it’s off to one side it means your cinch D ring is not in the middle of

the horse’s belly and you need to even out the length of your latigos on each side of your saddle to even up your cinch. Check after you saddle that you don’t have a twist in a tug strap (seen in image B). Finally, check your tug straps and center strap for wear before riding (seen in image C). This is an important safety measure because you never want to ride with worn leather on any piece of gear.

Breast collars are important pieces of equipment that help stabilize your saddle. Whether you’re ranching, roping, barrel racing, riding cow horses or any other type of riding you do, especially if you’re making quick, powerful stops and turns, you’ll be safer when using a well-fitting breast collar that’s adjusted properly.

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H a member Dennis m oreland, 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.

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one-Point Penalty aPPliCation

understanding the technical need for penalties.

By Bill Enk

sometimes one-point penalties can be just as critical to the final score as a major penalty. It is important for a judge to understand when onepoint penalties should, and should not, be applied. The main thing is to understand the penalties and to stay consistent with the application of them.

Our rulebook states that the onepoint “L” penalty should be applied “for each length a horse runs past a cow.” If clarification is needed, add “before initiating the turn.” A length is considered one-horse length of daylight between the cow’s head and the top of the horse’s tail. A horse is between 8 to 9 feet in length, so for this penalty to be in effect it must go by the cow 8 to 9 feet before starting to turn. There are a few important observations that need to be considered before applying this penalty. 1) Is the horse a full horse length past the cow before starting to turn? 2) Does the cow turn and head back up the fence creating more space between it and the horse before the horse can get back to a correct working position?

The one-point L penalty comes into consideration when the horse starts their fence turn—where are they in relation to the cow? If they are past the cow a ways but not 8 to 9 feet, no L penalty should be applied. If the horse is inaccurate on more than one turn, this could be handled in the run content,

(rate, position and control, or both).

Those are the facts; the horse missed the entry to the turn more than once, so somewhere on the scoresheet this should be addressed. Where the horse starts his turn in relation to the cow is the important issue when applying the L penalty.

Look like a one-point L or a one-point a , or neither? the answer is: when the picture was taken, neither penalty was obviously earned.

The one-point “A” penalty, listed as “1A,” is defined as a loss of working advantage. This penalty can happen in different ways. For example, the cow gets away from the horse distance wise, meaning the horse has no influence on the cow=1A. The horse exits the turn late and the cow is half way back up the arena=1A. When attempting the fence turns, the horse is hesitant to go by the cow being worked and turns into the cow from the shoulders back, losing the working advantage=1A. When attempting to circle, the cow beats the horse to the fence and stalls out=1A. These are just a few examples of the 1A.” The hard part for a judge is to stay consistent on these calls from the start of the day to the end.

The one-point “P” penalty is defined as working out of position. If you ever ask yourself “What are they doing out

there?,” then it’s probably a one-point P penalty. The one-point A and the onepoint P are both one-point penalties, but the P describes some positions the horse is in that are best described as working out of position. When attempting to circle the cow and the horse never gets anywhere near where it’s supposed to be to control the cow, a one-point P penalty describes what happened. Finally, if a one-point penalty is not 100-percent obvious, don’t put it down. Instead, address the situation in the run content. Also, remember a random one-point penalty is not necessarily a high-point run killer; it can be earned back if the rest of the run is of high quality.

Until next time,

Bill Enk NRCHA Director of Judges

Susan S. Abel Lamoille NV

Judges List

as of October 24, 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 bob@bobavila.net Judge: 3A

Jane A. Bagley Dimmitt TX 806-647-8303 bagleyperformancehorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A

Lance A. Baker Amarillo TX 806-683-4145

Ben Baldus Bowie TX 940-923-7255

Margo Lea Ball Fort Collins CO 970-227-8233

labaker3@suddenlink.net Judge: 1A-AQHA

bencameronbaldus@hotmail.com Judge: 1A

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 Weatherford TX 940-902-5755 Beamerhorses@live.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 Judge: 1A

Adam L.R. Blackmon Abbotsford BC CANADA 250-378-7677 abperformancehorses@hotmail.com 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

Roger A. Braa Ellensburg WA 206-793-2681 rogerswings@elltel.net

Judge: 2A

Judge: 1A

Sarah A. Bradley Richmond IN 765-969-9901 sarahsambradley@aol.com Judge: 1A-AQHA

Donnie Bricker Temecula CA 951-760-6992 brickerponies@aol.com

Aaron C. Brookshire Winchester CA 805-975-7190 abrookshirecowhorses@gmail.com

Brenda H. Brown Temecula CA 951-491-4402 don@hvacaircommand.com

Cyndi L. Brown Purcell OK 940-727-9757 cyndibrown75@gmail.com

Stephen F. Brown Millsap TX 419-429-9359 4branchtexas@gmail.com

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

Judge: 2A

Judge: 1A

Judge: 1A

Judge: 2A-AQHA

Judge 2A-AQHA

Judge: 2A

Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH

Judge: 1A

Brandon C. Buttars Snowville UT 435-279-0772 27cowhorse@gmail.com 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

Justin K. Cherry New Plymouth ID 208-602-1936 cherryperformancehorses@gmail.com Judge: 1A

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 cookcowhorse@gmail.com Judge: 1A

Dawn Coons Cat Spring TX 979-732-4297 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 coop2479@aol.com Judge: 2A-AQHA

Abby Cosenza Scottsdale AZ 602-524-8571 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 ccourtney@ranchocortinaproperties.com Judge: 2A

Jeremy Cox Pleasant Plains AR 870-307-7810 coxjammie@yahoo.com Judge: 1A

name City state Country Phone email Level

Dee Craig Star ID 208-989-1299

Frank E. Craighead Weatherford TX 817-565-5375

Todd Crawford Blanchard OK 405-229-6053

deecraig2@aol.com

Judge: 1 A

frankcraighead@yahoo.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH

ride@crawfordperformancehorses.com Judge: 3A-AQHA-CH

Tom E. Crowley Kellogg MN 651-380-9194 tom.crowley@ministryhealth.org Judge: 2A-AQHA

Michael C. Damianos Oak View CA 805-701-0338

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 ddillman68@hotmail.com Judge: 1A

Delena Doyle Azle TX 817-614-6413 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

Juli Fitch Arbon ID 208-251-6737 tfranch@hotmail.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 Rovigo RO ITALY 34 98661691 enrico.giaretta@k-adriatica.it Judge: 1A

Taylor C. Gillespie Rosston TX 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

Mark E. Guynn Berthoud CO 303-907-1007 guynntraining@gmail.com Judge: 1A – AQHA

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

Stacy K. Hanson Simi Valley CA 307-690-5642 stacy_hanson@rocketmail.com Judge: 1A

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

Terrill Heaton Las Vegas NV 702-281-2868 terrillheaton@gmail.com

Guy Heintz High River AB CANADA 403-601-3691 rafterhranche@yahoo.ca

Judge: 1A

Judge: 1A

Judge: 1A

Robin L. Henrichs McCook NE 402-649-2342 henrichsrl@gmail.com 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 Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH

James F. Hitt Elizabeth CO 303-917-4119 jimhittreg8@msn.com

Judge: 1A

Linda K. Hitt Elizabeth CO 303-917-4121 jimlinhitt@msn.com Judge: 1A

Geoff M. Hoar Red Deer County AB CANADA 403-588-4630 ghoar@airenet.com

Shawn Holden Pollok TX 409-781-5295 armadillo25@live.com

Wayne Holt Argyle TX 940-391-7330 holtranch1@gmail.com

Kevin Hood Penrose CO 719-250-6465 khood.office@gmail.com

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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: 1A-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

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Ann Judge Bennett CO 303-907-4782 annjudgewegener@netecin.net 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 Judge: 1A-AQHA

Bob J. Kail Scottsdale AZ 209-327-3251 bobkail@hotmail.com

Emil Karlsson Tidaholm SE SWEDEN (46) 722 437518 monqh@hotmail.com

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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 bradkelsall@yahoo.com Judge: 2A-AQHA-CH

Sarah Lyn Kennedy Grass Valley CA 530-906-4447 skhorsetraining@gmail.com Judge: 1A

Tony S. Kennedy Tuppers Plains OH 740-516-1985 lonesomeoakranch@windstream.net Judge: 1A

Jeremy S. Knoles North Platte NE 806-330-1701 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 svtcgary@yahoo.com Judge: 1A

Amy B. Marx Sullivan WI 608-797-2973 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

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Rick D. Maxson Monkey Island OK 918-688-8483 rickmaxson@hotmail.com Judge: 2A

Dan E. Mayer Ephraim UT 435-979-3059

Robert Cody McArthur Strathmore AB CANADA 403-771-4112

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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

Carl McCuiston Wilson OK 580-220-1181 mccqh@brightok.net Judge: 3A-AQHA

Karen McCuiston Wilson OK 580-220-7755 karen.mccuiston@gmail.com Judge: 3A

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

Kathleen L. McPhaul Golden CO 970-371-7199 mcphaullathleen@gmail.com Judge: 1A

Jeremy Meador Star ID 208-850-3456 jeremymeador@gmail.com

Alessandro Meconi Castel Gandolfo Rome IT ITALY (39) 328 482 4626 info@alexmeconi.com

Jack M. Mervin Blanchard ID 208-437-2701 jm1strateranch@gmail.com

Rich Mervin Rathdrum ID 208-660-4497 studentofthehorse@yahoo.com

Bonnie Miller Lady Lake FL 315-573-4030 bjmhorses@aol.com

Darren L. Miller Watkins CO 303-601-5483 dmillerstables@aol.com

Mike E. Miller Collinston UT 435-770-6668 mikemillerhorsemanship@gmail.com

Allen R. Mitchels Michigan City IN 219-898-5010 allenmitchels@yahoo.com

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

John P. Murphy Wetaskiwin AB CANADA 780-216-2000 john_p_murphy@ymail.com

Tom E. Neel Millsap TX 940-859-6585 neelranch@gmail.com

Ricky Nicolazzi Scottsdale AZ 530-615-7755 anna.nicolazzi@gmail.com

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

Bradley A. Pagh Ocala FL 352-361-4723 slideforever@aol.com

John S. Palleria Eagle ID 208-573-0193 jpalleria@yahoo.com

John R. Pascoe Irvine CA 714-745-9725 john@pascoecpa.com

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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: 2A

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

Samuele Poil Barberis Sarana La Spezia Italy 393-289-69-1198 elisaf8059@gmail.com Judge: 1A

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 707-776-4999

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: 2A-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

Lance Shields Gainesville TX 940-727-9279 slanceshields@gmail.com Judge: 1A

Dennis H. Sigler Whitesboro TX 940-372-0209 dsigler.4m@gmail.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: 2A

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

Peter Swales High Rive AB CANADA 403-558-2295 swalessilver@gmail.com

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Mauro Taccia I-33041 Aiello del Friuli UD ITALY (39) 304 319 735 maurotaccia@libero.it Judge: 1A

Anthony S. Taormino Waurika OK 940-372-0172 astaormino3@yahoo.com Judge: 1A

Carol L. Telford 00010 Lunghezza RM ITALY (39) 339 250 3433 telfordcarol@gmail.com Judge: 1A

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

Ryan M. Thomas Boise ID 208-720-3486 rtcutter@gmail.com

Terry R. Thompson Aubrey TX 940-367-5455 terrythompsoninc@yahoo.com

Les M. Timmons Ponoka AB CANADA 639-471-3073 leslietimmons@msn.com

Tim Unzicker Roundup MT 406-320-1309 timunzicker@gmail.com

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

Allen R. Walton Bluff Dale TX 254-592-2320 awalton677@gmail.com

Lori L. Walton Stanley NM 214-491-9069 lori@waltonranch.com

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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

Bill R. Weaver II Jones OK 405-990-9750 bill.weaver@ok.gov Judge: 1A

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

Daniel A Wildin Joliet MT 406-861-2071 danielwildin@yahoo.com Judge: 1A

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-AQHA-CH

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

subsCRibed stallions

as of November 9, 2018

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 X X

Bet Hesa Cat (806) 596-4424 X 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

Blue One Time (817) 279-8275 X

Blue Savanah Holli (505) 425-1500 X X X X X X

Boon A Little (940) 284-7788 X X

Boon San (254) 485-8280 X 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

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 X

CD Diamond (817) 599-4560 X X X X X

CD Lights (817) 599-0522 X X X X X X

Cee Mr Hickory (805) 550-8387 X

Chic Please (931) 625-9881 X

Chics Magic Potion (951) 375-6682 X

Compaq Player (605) 440-0663 X

Cruze Mode (931) 260-3909

Desire Rey (940) 839-1969

Docs Soula (480) 563-1966

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 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

Genuine Rednic (775) 423-4765 X

Good Times Too (307) 276-3478

Gotta Go Get It X X

Gunnatrashya (817) 559-4560

Gunner On Ice (931) 625-9881 X

Half Time Report (951) 529-6258 X X

Hallmarked Playboy (406) 434-5724 X

Halreycious (800) 278-0785

HD Continental Chex (817) 235-5530

Heart Of A Fox (661) 301-9537 X X

Hes Wright On (254) 485-8280 X X 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 X

High Brow Cat (940) 748-2610 X X X

High Brow CD (337) 515-4543 X X

High Brow Shiner (661) 706-7724

High Flyin Cat (559) 665-2908

High Sign Nugget (403) 749-2777 X X X

Hired Gun (940) 733-8581 X X

Hottish (817) 599-4560 X X

Hydrive Cat (817) 560-0038 X X X

Ill Be Smart (530) 865-1525 X

Im Countin Checks (817) 594-9232 X

Ima Smoking Mister (940) 686-0820 X X X

Its Time To Smokum (610) 633-0699

Jake Jacspin (620) 804-0718

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 X 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

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

Little Red Coupe (702) 596-4484

Lotta Stuff To Shine (559) 665-2908 X

Matt Dillon Dun It (541) 317-4170 X

Metalic Al (805) 350-2578

Metallic Cat (806) 622-9787 X X

Metallic CD (541) 213-8518 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

Meteles Cat (817) 599-4560 X

Mister Smart Remedy (559) 897-8616 X

Moms Stilish Cat (208) 861-0760

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

SubSCribed StallionS

Stallion Contact

Nabisco Roan (805) 688-4241 X X

Natural Bottom (855)674-6773 X

Nic It In The Bud (480) 563-1966 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

One Time Pepto (910) 596-2183 X

One Time Royalty (817) 599-4560 X X X

Paddys Irish Whiskey (806) 596-4424 X X X X X

Palo Duro Cat (940) 665-7557 X

Patroan (254) 485-8280 X

Peptoboonsmal (800) 396-3615 X X X

Peptos Duke (406) 434-5724 X X X X X

Peptos Lil Bingo X

PG Gunpowder (806) 596-4424 X X

Play Dual Rey (940) 637-2536 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

Purdy Boy Flash (901) 826-7297 X X X

RC Gay Bar Star Dust (602) 524-9047 X

Real Smooth Cat (916) 802-6668 X

Reminic N Dunit X

Rey Dual (800) 278-0785 X X 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

Roo Star (254) 947-1292 X X X X

Royal Fletch (817) 594-9232 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

Shine Chic Shine (940) 637-2536 X X

Shiners Nickle (210) 381-3132 X X

Shiners Suduko (405) 659-7394 X

Shiners Voodoo Dr (405) 527-5008 X X

Shining Cat (817)595-9181

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 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

Solano Cat (940) 637-2536 X X

Son Shining Rooster (806) 584-9275 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 X X

Stunned (646) 912-0272 X X

Stylish Rey (303) 956-1887 X X

Stylish Rey Gay (580) 276-0761 X

Sushi Boss (308) 380-2244

Sweet Lil Pepto (817) 594-6900 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

This One Time (970) 226-4747

Thomas E Hughes (979) 373-6241

Time For The Diamond (817) 599-4560

Tomcat Chex (707) 678-8686 X X

TR Dual Rey (817) 560-0038 X X X X

Travelin Jonez (903) 564-7883 X X X X X

Tru Grrit (970) 749-3322 X X X

Uno What Time It Is (405) 344-6692 X X X X X X

Very Smart Remedy (208) 366-2971 X X X X X

Waresthecat (806) 596-4424 X X X 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 X X

WR This Cats Smart (307) 358-5439 X X X X X X

Yellow Roan Of Texas (405) 837-9873 X

Zezes Pepto Cat (940) 859-6587 X X X

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) - $1000

b. Weanling year - $1,250

c. Yearling year - $1,500

d. 2-year-old year - $1,750

e. 3-year-old year - $2,000

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 $3,000. 5-year-old foal crops that have not been previously subscribed may also be paid in for $3,000.

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

NRCHA STALLION SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT

(Must be postmarked by February 1 – annually)

SECTION 1 – HORSE INFORMATION

Horse Name:

Breed:

Registration #:

Year Foaled: Year of First Foal Crop:

Website:

SECTION 2 – OWNER INFORMATION

Owner Name:

Address:

City / State / Zip:

Phone Number / Best Contact:

Email Address:

o Display the above as contact information on the NRCHA website (only one is listed)

SECTION 3 – BREEDING INFORMATION / STANDING LOCATION

Standing At:

Address:

City / State / Zip:

Phone Number / Best Contact:

Website:

o Display the above as contact information on the NRCHA website (only one is listed)

SECTION 4 – NOMINATION INFORMATION / PAYMENT

Name of Nominator (Will Receive Win Checks): Check 1

o Same as Owner o Other Person / Company:

Address:

City / State / Zip:

Phone Number / Best Contact:

Foal Crop Year(s):

o Enclosed Check/Money Order o Credit Card* Credit Card Number:

Exp. Date: CVC:

$ Amount:

Billing Zip Code:

Payment is made to NRCHA in full on receipt of same by the nominator no later than February 1. Acceptance of payment by NRCHA is not to be considered approval of nomination until contract is complete and all rules are complied with. Traditional payment methods accepted are cash and check. *For your convenience, Visa and MasterCard are also accepted with a 3.5% convenience fee.

I accept this offer to make the above-named stallion eligible to participate in the NRCHA Subscribed Stallion Program and agree to be bound by the conditions of the program.

Nominator Signature:

Printed Name:

NATIONAL REINED COW HORSE ASSOCIATION

2019 Membership Application

Valid from Nov. 16, 2018 - Nov 15, 2019

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 NRCHA 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:

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

Darren Miller • dmillerstables@aol.com

Ron Emmons • ladonadare@me.com

nRCH f oundAtion

Chairperson: Ted Robinson

805-649-9028

805-794-2266

nominAtinG

Chairperson: Jon Roeser jonroeser@sti.net

non PRo

Chairperson: Diane Edwards

Diane2bph@outlook.com • 206-390-0715

Stephanie Duquette • stephanieduquette@hotmail.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

Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association

Shawna Husted

Box 51

Acme, AB T0M 0A0 CANADA

Phone: 403-875-1369

Email: info@cowhorse.ca

Website: www.albertareinedcowhorse.ca

Arizona Reined Cow Horse Association

Bronwyn McCormick

28150 N Alma School Pkwy Ste 103-520 Scottsdale, AZ 85262

Phone: 480-510-0974

Email: info@azrcha.com

Website: www.azrcha.com

Atlantic Reined Cow Horse Association

Frank Prisco

189 Old Willets Path

Smithtown, NY 11787

Phone: 631-478-7022

Email: archapresident@gmail.com

Website: www.atlanticRCHA.com

Australian Reined Cow Horse Association

Jay Gordon

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +04 90915094

Email: archa@outlook.com.au

Website: facebook.com/ AustralianReinedCowHorseAssociation/

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

AFFiliAte listinG

as of October 24, 2018

Canadian Coast Reined Cow Horse Association

Katie Wilson

1280 Powerhouse Rd. Abbotsford, BC V3G 1T7 CANADA

Phone: 604-300-3545

Email: cowponykate@gmail.com Website: www.ccrcha.com

Central Montana Reined Cow Horse Association

Jill Roberts 1521 Parr Creek Ln Lewistown, MT 59457

Phone: 406-538-7564

Email: vjroberts@hughes.net Website: www.cmrcha.com

Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association

MJ Anderson PO Box 88 Trinidad, CO 81082

Phone: 719-936-4770

Email: coloradocowhorse@gmail.com

Website: www.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: www.gulfcoastcowhorse.com

idaho Reined Cow Horse Association

Callee Miller PO Box 98 Unity, OR 97884

Phone:541-519-4748

Email: cowhorse22@gmail.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

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 PO Box 260 Maple Valley, WA 98038

Phone: 206-390-0715

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 77836

Phone: 979-218-0633

Email: southtexasrcha@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

Joakim Pettersson

Astorp Gunnarsgarden 6 SE – 521 96 Falkoping

Sweden

Phone: +46 70 676 7642

Email: jipquarters@jipquarters.com Website: www.srcha.eu

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: www.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

Robert Frobose, Modesto, CA

Miguel Gonzalez, Miami, 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.

Roy Hockensmith, Frankfort, KY

Brian & Cynthia Holthouse, San Juan Bautista, CA

Babcock Ranch/Jim Babcock, Sanger, TX

Brandon Johnson, Nebraska City, NE

Bridgette Lanham, Eastover, SC

Thera Myers, Oxnard, CA

Steed Training/Rick Steed, Okeechobee, FL

Jill Serena, Castaic, CA

Current as of November 4, 2018

Vernon Smith, Santa Maria, CA

Dream Cross/Susan Ray, TX

Lazy T Shamrock Ranch/ Terry Malarkey, Star, ID

Elizabeth Winkle, Sarasota, FL

Don Stockman, Dayton, TX

Mozaun McKibben, Whitesboro, TX

Sarah McKibben, Whitesboro, TX

Kinsey Dodson, Cleburne, TX

LAE = Limited Aged Event, HS = Horse Show

Jan 12-13 Cow Horse Kickoff

Jan 18 -20 GCCHA Happy January 2019 Show

Jan 20-21 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

Jan 22-23 National Western Stock Show

Jan 26 CCHA Show #1

Feb 2-3 Celebration Warm-Up

SHOW SCHEDULE

as of November 16, 2018

HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714)267-5912 socalrcha@aol.com

HS/cat.1 Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA Claudia Nichols (772) 321-9637 claudia.horseshow@gmail.com

HS/LAE/cat.2 Pueblo, CO

Mar 7-10 Swing Into Spring

Mar 9 CCHA Show #2

Mar 16-17 Pot of Gold

Mar 23-24 GCCHA March Show

May 4 CCHA Show #3

May 24-26 CCHA Spectacular, Derby & Show #4 & #5

Jun 29 CCHA Show #6

Jul 27 CCHA Show #7

HS/cat.1 Fort Worth, TX Nelle Murphy (580) 276-0761 whoanelle75@gmail.com

Heidi Lane (719) 320-6355 heidi.horseshows@gmail.com

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

Feb 6-8 Dirt & Diamonds Derby LAE/cat.1 Murieta, CA

Nov 8-10 CCHA Show #9 & #10

HS/cat.1 Bryan, TX South Texas RCHA Tina McCleary (979) 218-0633 southtexasrcha@gmail.com

Shelly Alvord (580) 668-5423 info@teemshows.com

Mar 2-10 Sun Country Circuit HS/cat.1 Scottsdale, AZ Arizona RCHA Shawn Martin (623) 217-3879 emailmyentries@gmail.com

HS/LAE/cat.1/cat.2 Guthrie, OK Southwest RCHA Pam Humphreys entry@srcha.org

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

HS/cat.1 Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast CHA

ADVERTISERS INDEX

HS/cat.1 Temecula, CA Southern California RCHA Kelley Hartranft (714)267-5912 socalrcha@aol.com

Claudia Nichols (772) 321-9637 claudia.horseshow@gmail.com

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA

Aug 31 CCHA Show #8 HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA

HS/LAE/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

HS/cat.1 Tulare, CA California CHA Laura Norman (559) 760-2769 kathy@saddleup-enterprises.com

HIGH STRESSIN CAT

(WR This Cats Smart - Playguns Melody, by Playgun)

Hackamore Classic Open Champion

Owned by Clinton Marshall • Shown by Nicholas S. Dowers

Bred by Wagonhound Land & Livestock

QUAHADI

(Bet Hesa Cat - Ginnin Attraction, by Tanquery Gin)

Hackamore Classic Inter. Open Champion

Hackamore Classic Open, 3rd

Owned by Burnett Ranches LLC • Shown by Boyd J. Rice • Bred Burnett Ranches LLC

SMART LOOKIN NURSE

(WR This Cats Smart - Nurseware, by Dual Rey)

Hackamore Classic Inter. Non-Pro Champion

NRCHA Futurity Classes, Open Hackamore Champion

Hackamore Classic Open & Non-Pro - 4th

Owned by Bart/Terri Holowath • Shown by Bart F. Holowath & John Swales

Bred by Wagonhound Land & Livestock

BET SHESA FANCY CAT

(Bet Hesa Cat - Real Hickory Smoke, by Lil Bit O Hickory)

Hackamore Classic Lim. Open Reserve Champion

Owned & Shown by Jared Jones • Bred by Stan Snodgrass

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