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Arena Lights

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Megan Thomas

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Congratulations to NRCHA Futurity Non-Pro Limited

Congratulations to NRCHA Futurity Non-Pro Limited Champions Wing Anda Prayer & Hope Mitchell.

Mitchell, who was competing in her first-ever cow horse show, marked a winning composite of 641.5 (214 herd/211 rein/216.5 cow).

Wing Anda Prayer is owned by Mitchell and her husband, John. They raised the mare (Meteles Cat x Wings Ofa Lena x Quejanisalena) after buying her as an embryo from her breeder, Brazilian Marcus Guimaraes.

#cowhorse #goingforit #cooltobecowboy #horsewoman #cowgirlsrule #wingandaprayer #metelescat #quejanaisalena #rickynicolazzitrainingstables #cowhorses #equinephotography #horsephotographer

* Photo by Primo Morales.

Today at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, Presented

Today at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, Presented by Metallic Cat, the AQHA Ranching Heritage horses get their turn in the spotlight.

Here, Chris Dawson and Reyzinette marked a 147.5 composite in the 5 & 6-Year-Old Working Ranch Horse.

* Photo by Abigail Boatwright

#horses #cowhorses #nrchasnafflebitfuturity #aqharanchingheritage #ranching #ranchhorse #aqhashow #chrisdawsonperformancehorses #reyzinette #willrogerscoliseum #fortworth #texas

The world of cutting lost a great stallion this we

The world of cutting lost a great stallion this week when Smart Mate was laid to rest.

The 30-year-old son of Smart Little Lena and out of Freckles Playmate (by Freckles Playboy) has made an impact on the breed as a sire and as a broodmare sire. He's fathered the earners of more than $8 million, and his daughters have foaled the winners of nearly that much.

He was owned for the last two and a half decades of his life by Pat and Connie Fitzgerald, of Paoli, Oklahoma.

We talked to Pat about the great horse. Story on our home page.

Link in bio.
* Photo by John Brasseaux

#greatone #greathorses #stallion #quarterhorse #cuttinghorses #cuttinghorsestallion #oklahomahorse #aqha #equinephotography #horsephotography

The late CD Olena won the NCHA Futurity Open Champ

The late CD Olena won the NCHA Futurity Open Championship as a 3-year-old, but his influence as a sire extends well beyond the cutting discipline.

The 1991 son of Doc Olena and out of CD Chica San Badger (by Peppy San Badger) has sired the earners of more than $17.6 million. Of that, more than a million of that was earned by his progeny in reined cow horse competition.

His leading reined cow horse earners were Hes Shinettes CD ($190,739), CD Diamond ($153,320) and CD Survivor ($152,723). CD Olena's daughters also foaled cow horse earners of nearly $500,000.

Look through the draw list of this year's NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, and you'll see how his legacy in the discipline is still feld today through breeding stallions like CD Diamond -- an NRCHA Futurity Open Champion who sired another NRCHA Futurity Open Champion, SJR Diamond Mist -- as well as one of the show's all-time leading sires, CD Lights.

* Photo by John Brasseaux

#throwbackthursday #cdolena #cddiamond #cdlights #sjrdiamondmist #nrchasnafflebitfuturity #cowhorse #cowhorsebloodlines #quarterhorsesofinstagram #quarterhorsestallion #ranchhorse

We crunched the numbers to find the all-time leadi

We crunched the numbers to find the all-time leading sire in the history of the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity and -- surprise, surprise -- it was the great Shining Spark.

The legendary palomino son of Genuine Doc who was bred by Carol Rose leads all stallions with more than $1.4 million in earnings at that one show alone, according to Equi-Stat.

He's not the only legend on the list. It's a line-up featuring some of the most talented and versatile sires in in the industry.

We ranked the top 15 sires by earnings, and included many of their leading earners. Story on home page. Link in bio.

* Photo by Cam Essick.

#cowhorse #cowhorsebloodlines #sirepower #stallions #cuttingstallion #ranchbloodline #ranchhorse #nrcha #nrchasnafflebitfuturity #shiningspark #peptoboonsmal #smartchicolena

An experienced horsewoman will soon take the reins

An experienced horsewoman will soon take the reins of the National Reined Cow Horse Association.

Anna Morrison, who currently works for the AQHA and Quarter Horse Foundation, was named as the new executive director of NRCHA.

“I’m incredibly honored to have been selected for this role, joining a talented and dedicated team that has worked diligently to keep the NRCHA on track through an unprecedented year,” she said.

We've got a story on Morrison on our home page. Link in bio.

#cowhorse #nrcha #nationalreinedcowhorseassociation #cowgirl #quarterhorse

The days are getting shorter. Air's getting a litt

The days are getting shorter. Air's getting a little bit colder.

But, it's still a great time to ride.

#horses #cooltobecowboy #cowgirlsofinstagram

Congratulations to @andrea_fappani the Yellowstone

Congratulations to @andrea_fappani the Yellowstone Open Futurity Champion at the AZRHA Best of the West!

Photo courtesy of @chelseaschneidermedia .

Congratulations to PCCHA Futurity Amateur Champion

Congratulations to PCCHA Futurity Amateur Champions Kit Kat Kangaroo and Sherry Stryker.

They won the big title today — as well as the Intermediate Amateur Championship — with a 218!

#cuttinghorse #cuttinghorsesofinstagram #pcchafuturity #lasvegas #horseshow

Put your hands together for Ravi Tumber & Steel Be

Put your hands together for Ravi Tumber & Steel Betty, champions of the Classic/Challenge Amateur at the PCCHA Futurity.

They marked a winning 223!

* Photo by Scootem-N-Shootem. #cuttinghorse #horsesofinstagram #westernhorse #horseshow #lasvegas #pcchafuturity

Congratulations to PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro Champion

Congratulations to PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro Champions True Believers & Ryan Rapp.

They won today’s championship with a composite of 438.5 (219.5/219) for owners Phil and Mary Ann Rapp.

True Believers is a son of Dont Stopp Believen and out of the mare One Red Mist (by One Time Pepto). He was bred by the Rapps.

* Photo by Scootem-n-Shootem.

Last year, Lance Johnston guided Here Comes The Bo

Last year, Lance Johnston guided Here Comes The Boon to an amazing win in the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity.

With a finals fence run of 226, they won the Open and Intermediate titles to the delight of the crowd -- and Johnston also became an NRCHA Million Dollar Rider.

This year's NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, Presented by Metallic Cat, starts this Saturday, Oct. 10. Johnston is back for another crack at the big prize, as are many of the best cow horse riders in the country.

What will the big moment of this year's show?

#whowillitbethisyear #themoment #whenitallcomestogether #nrcha #snafflebitfuturity #nrchasnafflebitfuturity #fortworth #willrogerscoliseum #cowhorses #reinedcowhorse #herecomestheboon

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