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Reined Cow Horse, Outside the Pen

Get Nosey — The Learning Curve With Phillip Ralls

Written by Annie Lambert

By employing the bovine nose as a target, Phillip Ralls puts timing into every turn.

Everyone positions a horse on a cow hoping for optimum control. Visualizing that perfect position ultimately stems from an individual perspective, varying substantially between competitors. Trainer Phillip Ralls believes in keeping horses nose-to-nose with the cow, simplifying the process for him, the horses and his non-pro students.

Written by NRCHA
National Reined Cow Horse Association leading rider Todd Crawford has made history once again, becoming the association’s first $2 Million Rider. Read more...

NRCHA Board Announced - Two Owners Elected

Written by QHN Staff

December 29, 2011 - Ballots are in for the election of the Board of Directors for the National Reined Cow Horse Association. There were 941 ballots cast, with four trainers and two owners being voted on to the new board. Todd Crawford had the most at 526, followed by Bill Tointon (423) and Todd Bergen (410).

See all the election results

Father Figures: 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

Written by QHN Staff
WR This Cats Smart and Tim Smith The 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity is in the books. Take a look to see how sires were represented by their offspring. Read more...

Parlez-vous Cow Horse?

Written by Sonny Williams

TR Dual Shine and Nicolas Barthelemy

Who knew there was an island called New Caledonia, or as the French call it, Nouvelle-Calédonie? Who knew this tropical island had precocious young horsemen working cattle on it? Apparently, Yvon Mathieu knew. Mathieu is mostly known for being a reiner with more than $100,000 in money earned in the show pen, but he might be better known in years to come for finding 27-year-old cow horse trainer Nicolas Barthelemy in another hemisphere halfway around the world.