With a combination of reined cow horse, ranch and colt-staring winnings, trainer Nick Dowers has reached the mark of Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider. * Photo by Ross Hecox.
The 2019 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open finals was nothing short of entertaining, keeping the audience cheering until the very end. Twenty horses and riders made it back to the finals, held Dec. 15 in the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. From the first draw, Twice In Santiago and Adan Banuelos […]
Justin Wright didn’t originally plan to take Wooodya to the Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association (IRCHA) Futurity, Derby and Horse Show, held Oct. 29-Nov. 3. The mare had made the finals at the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity, where she placed 14th, and the duo traveled back home to California after. […]
The Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association (IRCHA) Futurity, Derby and Horse Show, which took place at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, drew cow horse exhibitors from all over the country. The Futurity Non-Pro finished up Friday, Nov. 1, and Power, Montana, resident Karnell Perry and Uno Smart Fritz swept the Non-Pro, Intermediate Non-Pro […]
Prior to the Arizona Reining Horse Association Best of the West reining, held Oct. 1-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cori Vokoun and Humble And Kind had only done a couple schooling classes. The mare had been shown by trainer Kari Klingenberg at the High Roller Reining Classic, where they tied for seventh in Level 3 and […]
After the Arizona Reining Horse Association Best of the West reining, held Oct. 1-6 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Fappani family had a lot of reasons to celebrate. Andrea, an Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider, took first and second in the Lucky 21 Futurity Level 4 Open, and his son Luca rode Spooks N […]
After the first three horses walked into the pen during the Metallic Cat National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Derby Open, held Aug. 4 at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, the score to beat was a 219. Summer Time Fun and James Payne did that and then some when they marked […]
The Metallic Cat National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Derby Limited Non-Pro finals was small, but the 10 horses and riders that competed gave it their all. In the end, it was the duo in draw No. 2, Ali Good and Sabrina Boon, who went home with the title. “It’s pretty cool, especially on […]