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Snaf at the NRCHA ide Gu Holiday Gift 5:3 w4->[email protected] @? >-.81">1?1: w;?@19; Mile High city to Host ncHa Western national championships R VOLUME 35, NUMBE QUARTERHO 1, 2013 / 21 / NOVEMBER ■ Out ‘N’ About: NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity ■ Equi-Stat: AQHA World Show ■ Testing Your Soil ■ A Slide To Remember ■ Going For Broke $3.99 RSENEWS.COM David Booth and Cat N Charm, 2012 NCHA Western Nationals Non-Pro Champions —Photo left by Ted Petit Photography; photo above by Amber Hodge Rocky Mountain cutting fans were excited to learn that the national cutting Horse association (ncHa) and the national Western complex, located in the milehigh city of Denver, colo., have reached an agreement to host the 2014 ncHa Western national championships, presented by the Four Sixes Ranch, april 28-May 9. The show had been held for 15 years (1996-2011) in Ogden, Utah, before moving to Reno, Nev., in 2012. “This is a great development for NCHA as it works to satisfy members who face long travel distances and geographic challenges like mountain ranges to reach the competition,” NCHA Executive Director Jim Bret Campbell said. “While NCHA did not solicit bids for the Western National Championships, interested parties were welcome to submit proposals. We appreciate the hard work by the com- mittees representing Reno and Denver, who were the final contenders for the bid, and count it a compliment to our sport that both of these cities were eager to have the Western National Championships be a part of their event lineups.” According to Campbell, the NCHA Executive Committee has established a plan to rotate the event between a Midwestern (Denver or similar site) and a Western location over the next four years to address those challenges. NCHA members have until Nov. 10 to qualify to compete in either the Eastern Nationals, to be held in Jackson, Miss., or the Western Nationals. A total of $200,000 will be added to the event, along with a significant prize package that includes RooHide saddles, Gist Silversmith belt buckles, Joey Jemison chaps, 5 Star Equine saddle pads, Platinum Performance and Lubrisyn products. —TL Out ‘n’ abOut RUN ON RENO 2112 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633 Group Publisher Patty Tiberg Editor Stacy Pigott Managing Editor Teri Lee The National Reined Cow Horse Association brings the (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity to Reno, Nev., every year. Hundreds of the country’s best cowboys gathered in “The Biggest Little City in the World” on Sept. 24-Oct. 5 to celebrate. Photos by Kate Bradley and Kelsey Pecsek Marketing Manager Amanda Johnson Digital Content Sonny Williams Manager Senior Graphic Artist Holly Tarquinio Editorial Cutting Editor Features Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Editorial Assistant Advertising Sales Manager Account Executive Account Executive Sales Customer Service Manager Advertising Coordinator Equi-Stat Director / GM Qhn Assistant Director Statistician Statistician Statistician Mark Thompson Kelsey Pecsek Robin Fowler Amber Hodge Deborah Forzani Russell Lindsay Laura Rodgers Karen Barnhart Diana Buettner Photographer Primo Morales wields the “ear catcher” to help capture a great Intermediate Open win photo. Ellen Harris Temple Read Donna Timmons Tysh Franklin Donna Carlisle Kim Glass A Publication of MCC Magazines, LLC a division of Morris Communications Company, LLC 735 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901 ConTroLLEr Scott Ferguson CrEATivE DirECTor Bill Greenlaw DirECTor oF DiGiTAL Jason Doyle oPErATionS Morris Communications Company, LLC ChAirMAn AnD CEo William S. Morris iii PrESiDEnT Will S. Morris iv f t EARS UP, PLEASE A REAL STAR (Left) Ryan Thomas, a close friend of Nick Dowers’, took a minute to visit with NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion Time For The Diamond. COME & GET IT! (Right) No matter what, never get between cowboys and their food. You tube ALL CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2013 QUARTER HORSE NEWS / QHN Insider THE NUMBER IS… Grant Lindaman II was one of the first people to grab a bingo ball for his Non-Pro finals cow work draw. BEFORE THE MAGIC Nick Dowers and his family happily gathered on stage to collect their Gist Open Finalist pin, sponsored by Quarter Horse News, unsuspecting of the incredible win in their future. BINGO! (Left) The theme of this year’s draw party was bingo. Russell Dilday did his best to hit the jackpot, but the winning numbers never came. GREAT JOB (Right) Awards were handed out and new Hall of Fame inductees were honored during the NRCHA Banquet, held at the Silver Legacy. 5JDLFUT FBDI %SBXJOH 4BUVSEBZ%FDFNCFSEVSJOHUIF/3)"'VUVSJUZ "EFRVBO¥/PSUI"NFSJDBO"ċMJBUF$IBNQJPOTIJQ4IPX/FFEOPU CFQSFTFOUUPXJOPGQSPDFFETHPUP/3)Z"5JDLFUTDBOCFQVSDIBTFE CZDPOUBDUJOHZPVUI!OSIBDPNPS'PSNPSFJOGPSNBUJPOPOZPVUIQSPHSBNT DPOUBDUUIF/BUJPOBM3FJOJOH)PSTF"TTPDJBUJPOBUPSWJTJUOSIZBDPN AQHA World Show Top Riders ONLINE PURCHASING Now Available @kËjNfik_ Befn`e^ • Cutting • Reining • Reined Cow Horse • Western Pleasure • Barrel Racing • and much more 817-737-6397 @e]fidXk`fe PflNfeËk>\k 8epn_\i\<cj\ [email protected] Since 1985 Equi-Stat has been the performance horse industry’s premier statistical database producing statistics on multiple disciplines. www.equistat.com ES_QHN.5vBLue3.indd 1 5/3/13 9:41:10 AM Junior Cutting Junior Reining (1993-2012) (1990-2012) 1. Guy Woods $65,795 1. Duane Latimer $50,302 2. Boyd Rice $54,782 2. Bob Avila $41,925 3. Jody Galyean $53,234 3. Dell Hendricks $40,368 4. Andy Sherrerd $43,963 4. Randy Paul $37,852 5. Randy Butler $43,088 5. Todd Crawford $35,636 6. John Wold $32,164 6. Todd Bergen $26,022 7. Ascencion Banuelos $30,105 7. Corey Cushing $25,052 8. Phil Rapp $24,321 8. Pete Kyle $23,873 9. Al Dunning $24,234 9. Andrea Fappani $22,856 10. Lindy Burch $23,992 10. Scott McCutcheon $18,955 Senior Cutting Senior Reining (1993-2012) (1990-2012) 1. Boyd Rice $50,281 1. Casey Hinton $68,701 2. Jody Galyean $46,627 2. Craig Schmersal $38,332 3. Josh Townsend $41,575 3. Todd Crawford $38,131 4. Randy Butler $32,708 4. Shawn Flarida $30,303 5. Teddy Johnson $30,192 5. Andra Fappani $25,425 6. Dell Bell $27,675 6. Todd Bergen $23,490 7. Bill Freeman $26,535 7. Tim McQuay $23,358 8. Jeremy Barwick $25,692 8. Jason Vanlandingham $22,857 9. Greg Hillerman $24,747 9. Steve Metcalf $20,618 10. Wayne Czisny $24,639 10. Randy Paul $18,199 Amateur Cutting Amateur Reining (1993-2012) (1991-2012) 1. Dean Holden $52,896 1. Michael Garnett $21,611 2. Bucki James $36,385 2. Samantha Griffin $20,424 3. Bill Cowan $30,551 3. Jessicah Torpey $15,081 4. Kenton Arnold, DVM $16,999 4. Meg Griffith-Ralston $14,257 5. Kyle Manion $16,099 5. Carrie Von Uhlit $14,107 6. Don Perkins $15,668 6. Tamra Kyle $12,892 7. Janelle Seago $15,446 7. Melinda Robb $11,530 8. Lisa Long Luttrull $14,863 8. Kathleen Armenta $11,324 9. Becky Galyean $14,762 9. Christy Morgan Brasier $11,233 10. Tiffani Banuelos $14,323 10. Dana Avila $10,909 It’s Worth Knowing Top Riders Information You Won’t Get Anywhere Else Junior Working Cow Horse (1992-2012) 1. Jay McLaughlin $54,402 2. Corey Cushing $44,760 3. Ron Emmons $39,660 4. Bob Avila $31,406 5. Todd Crawford $27,582 6. Ron Ralls $18,406 7. Chris Dawson $18,047 8. Robbie Boyce $17,739 9. Shadd Parkinson $17,738 10. Jason Grimshaw $13,219 Senior Working Cow Horse (1992-2012) 1. Todd Crawford $58,532 2. Jay McLaughlin $40,254 3. Corey Cushing $24,130 4. Jimmie Paul Jr. $23,987 5. Kevin Stallings $22,814 6. Don Murphy $21,191 7. Ron Emmons $18,677 8. Benny Guitron $16,237 9. Jamie Peters $16,105 10. Shawn Hays $15,736 Amateur Working Cow Horse (1992-2012) 1. Karen Stallings $22,049 2. Tammy Jo Hays $17,179 3. Gary Lynn Olson $14,004 4. Amy Bailey $10,882 5. Karey Franz $9,343 6. Jerry Lee Barger $8,188 7. Patricia Ralls $7,503 8. Betty Lou Valdez $6,605 9. Alan Needle $6,545 10. Jessicah Torpey $5,926 AQHA World Show t he 40th annual American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show is less than two weeks away, Nov. 8-23 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Equi-Stat show records for the last five years (2008-2012), reveal cutting entries have dropped from a record high 203 in 2008 to a low of 130 in 2012. Within the same period, the reining entries increased from the low, 124, in 2011 to last year’s high of 156. Working cow horse entries have fluctuated little with last year’s 196 entries down by only three from a high of 199 in 2009. Guy Woods, of Pilot Point, Texas, ranks as the No. 1 Junior Cutting rider. He has ridden 13 horses to the pay window for total earnings of $65,795. His high-dollar earner, Raked In Satin (Laker Doc x Play Satin Beauty x Freckles Playboy) won $14,000. Boyd Rice, of Spearman, Texas, is the leading Senior Cutting rider with two horses having won a total of $50,281. Sophisticated Catt (High Brow Cat x Shania Cee x Peppys Boy 895) won the majority ($47,769) of Rice’s Senior Cutting earnings. Dean Holden, of Marietta, Okla., has ridden seven horses to the pay window in the Amateur Cutting to top the division in rider earnings. His No. 1 money-earner is Hi Sierra Safari (Playin Safari x Hi Sierra San x Peppy San Badger), who won $14,237. Duane Latimer, of Ardmore, Okla., is ranked as the No. 1 Junior Reining rider with earnings of $50,302. He has collected checks on eight horses with Remin Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Sure Remedy x Doc’s Remedy) crediting him with the most earnings ($11,356). Casey Hinton, of Whitesboro, Texas, is the leading Senior Reining rider with 12 horses earning a total of $68,701. His lead- ing money- earner is Play Dual Rey (Dual Rey x Hiccup N Play x Doc’s Hickory), who won $12,123. Lincoln, Neb., reiner Michael Garner is the No. 1 Amateur Reining rider with six horses earning a total of $21,611. Garner’s No. 1 money-earner is The Great Kid (Brennas Kid x Great Gee Gee Fisher x Great Pine) with $5,212 won at the show. Jay McLaughlin, of Gainesville, Texas, is the leading Junior Working Cow Horse rider, with earnings of $54,402. He’s ridden eight cow horses to the World Show pay window with Fuel N Shine (Shining Spark x Boomerita x Boomernic) winning the most ($10,812). Todd Crawford, of Blanchard, Okla., has ridden 16 horses to total earnings of $58,532 and top rider honors in the Senior Working Cow Horse event. Matt Dillon Dun It (Hollywood Dun It x Rosalie Dillon x Kemar’s Bar Chex) tops his list of moneyearners, with $10,728 won at the OKC event. Karen Stallings, of Camp Verde, Ariz., is the leading Amateur Working Cow Horse rider with a total of $22,049 won on three horses. Her leading money-earner, NMSU Truckin Chex (Nu Chex To Cash x NMSU Doc Truckle CJ x CJ Sugar), won the majority ($18,059) of Stallings’ World Show monies. —TL (Left) After winning the AQHA Junior Cutting World Championship in 2011, George C Merada, ridden by John Wold, won the Senior Cutting World Championship in 2012. —Photo by K.C. Montgomery (Right) Andrea Fappani rode 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity Open Champion Lil Joe Cash to win the 2012 AQHA World Show Junior Reining. —Photo by K.C. 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November December Holiday Gift Guide 8/28/12 4:57:23 PM IN THe KNOW A Slide to Remember “A Slide to Remember,” a unique, entertaining horse event to benefit a local Oklahoma charity, produced by the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF), will be held in conjunction with the upcoming National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show. The event begins at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, at the Oklahoma State Fair Park’s Jim Norick Arena (coliseum). The Slide is a team competition with teams representing local police officers and firefighters. Team members will also include celebrity guests, freestyle reiners, crossover riders from other equestrian disciplines and representatives from the NRHA Hall of Fame. This year’s lineup of riders include: Musician and songwriter Lyle Lovett; actor Ted Levine; internationally recognized American luxury jewelry and timepiece designer David Yurman; Formula One racecar driver Michael Schumacher; NRHA Hall of Fame representatives Clint Haverty, Bob Loomis, Dick Pieper and Carol Rose; Grand Prix rider Nicole Shahinian-Simpson; World’s Greatest Horseman Russell Dilday; Thoroughbred jockey Johnny Rotz ; Olympian and Grand Prix rider Guy Thomas; and freestyle reiners Shane Brown, Rocky Dare and Pete Kyle. Tickets may be purchased online at www.okstatefair.com. Members of the military will receive buyone, get-one-free admission with a valid military ID, and children, ages 10 and under, get in free. ★ 2012 A Slide to Remember team captains Michael Schumacher (left) and Lyle Lovett —Photo by Waltenberry I’ve always appreciated the horsemanship skills that are involved in training reined cow horses. To me, they’re the true horsemen. –– Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Cutting Rider Winston Hansma, of Weatherford, Texas, following his 2013 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Open Championship win aboard Bossy Brother, a 3-year-old son of Hansma’s Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Sire CD Lights. For an Unforgettable Equestrian Experience, Plan Your Next Event at the South Point � 4,600-Seat Equestrian Arena � 1,200 Climate-Controlled Horse Stalls � 75,000 Sq. Ft. of Con�ention Space � 80,000 Sq. Ft. 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QuarterHorseCongressin Columbus,Ohio,according toEqui-Statrecords. A Reserve Championship in Freestyle Open Reining pushed A Ruf Gal, piloted In the Futurity Non-Pro, Kimberly Crupper of Paris, Ky., slid past the $100,000 mark as Champion of both the Stakes and Intermediate by Pete Kyle, past the mark. divisions. She was carried by Kyle, wearing a chipmunk NRHA Chex To Cash, a son costume, and wife Tamra, of of Big Chex To Cash. The Whitesboro, Texas, own the two checks posted $7,458 to Lil Ruf Peppy mare. A Ruf Gal Crupper’s earnings. —RF A Ruf Gal, with pilot Pete Kyle in a chipmunk costume, raced past the $100,000 lifetime earnings mark as Reserve Champion of the Congress Freestyle Open. —Photo by Jeff Kirkbride Photography - 1* /" 7 / Classic Equine by Ritchie AUTOFOUNT Prize package does not include installation. • Waters up to 40 head of livestock • Heavy duty construction • Hinge covers for easy access • Fully insulated chamber • Quick refill function • Saves water, less waste • Easy cleaning • Worry free float system • Optional heater package • 10 year warranty .COM Back in the Day Trainer, coach, and horseman extraordinaire! Watch for this harmless gentleman who may be en route to one of the upcoming performance horse world’s major events – the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show, National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity and National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity. If you spot him, don’t call the authorities. Introduce yourself, ask his opinion on how to best communicate with your horse, then be prepared to listen to the most enlightening advice you have ever heard. Suspect’s name: Goes by the name of Jack Brainard Home: Lives near Whitesboro, Texas Age: 90-plus-years young and still kicking! Description: Not as tall as he once was; silver-colored hair, somewhat thinner than it used to be; most likely wearing starched jeans and a silver or beige-colored hat Credentials: Born in 1922 in South Dakota, a third-generation horseman, horse trainer, breeder, judge, clinician and member of the NRHA Hall of Fame, involved in the horse business for more than 60 years His theory: “The horse is always right. Try to set up situations where the horse teaches himself. If it’s the horse’s idea, he does it much better than if he’s forced to do it. Notice the slightest change and reward the least try [by the horse].” WAntEd! — Photo by Darrell Dodds; Inset photo courtesy of Western Horseman Video Central See the Action See more video action at www.youtube.com/quarterhorsenews. Video courtesy of Clearmanvideo.com Dara TR Cocoas Preview (AS) and Spud Sheehan marked a 221 to win the 2013 Brazos Bash Futurity Open Championship.
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