South Point Futurity Open Champions Im Licken Checks and Brent Erickson - photo by Midge AmesIm Licken Checks and Brent Erickson started about as well as a cutting horse and trainer can by marking a first-go 222 Friday then adding a 218 Saturday to earn a combined $7,586 and the South Point Futurity Open Championship with a 440 composite.
Carl GerwienAs the last day of the West Texas Futurity, held Aug. 10-18 in Amarillo, Texas, came to a close, Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider Carl Gerwien and WS Shortyote still had something to prove in the show pen. Despite being the last to team to ride into the herd, their final run in the Futurity Non-Pro topped all competitors for the Championship.
Futurity Open Champions Todd Bergen & Peptos Shiney PistolAs reined cow horse trainers prepare their 3-year-olds for the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nev., Todd Bergen can easily say he’s getting excited. Up against some of his future Reno competition, Bergen piloted Peptos Shiney Pistol to a National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Futurity Open win. The show was held in Paso Robles, Calif., Aug. 15-18.
Tatum RiceIt was a big night for 3 year olds at the West Texas Futurity, held Aug. 10-18 in Amarillo, Texas. There were 17 teams competing for the Futurity Open Championship, but in the end, it was CR Too Catty and Tatum Rice who led the field and took home the title with a 220.
Trea RiceFort Worth’s Will Rogers Coliseum was buzzing with excitement during the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Youth Scholarship finals on July 25. The Junior and Senior divisions saw a total 53 entries, and the young riders from all over competed for championship honors. In the Senior Youth Scholarship finals, it was Trea Rice and CR Sun Reys who bested the field to take home the victory title.
Shannon McCoy and PepcornThe youth competitors of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) gave it all they had during the Youth World Finals, held in conjunction with the Summer Spectacular, Wednesday, July 24 in Fort Worth, Texas. The top 15 youth cutters from the junior and senior divisions rode in three go-rounds, trying for the coveted world title. Shannon McCoy and Aubrey Pigg were within one point of each other, but in the end it was McCoy who took the National Youth Cutting Horse Association World Championship.
Robert Tieperman & Sugar FatzThe National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Amateur finals were all squeezed into a single day of cutting in Will Rogers Coliseum. The morning of July 24 in Fort Worth kicked off with the Derby Amateur, where Robert Tieperman and Matthew Dedden tied for the Championship.
Brandon Dufurrena with his mom, Shona, and her favorite horse, NievasAfter Brandon Dufurrena and his mare Nievas won Tuesday’s Classic/Challenge Non-Pro finals at the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth with a 223, his mother headed straight toward the horse.
Dean Domann and his wife, JessieTwo 6-year old mares both posted scores of 222, resulting in a Co-Championship during Monday’s National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Classic/Challenge John Deere Open finals in Fort Worth. Sally Cats Hot and Jesse Lennox, along with Cherrey and Dean Domann, each secured $4,415 checks with those efforts.
Lauren Minshall (right) and Little Sweet Spot with Kelsey TurnerCanadian Lauren Minshall and Iowa resident Mandy Kirchner marked 218 and 217 scores, respectively, with two 6-year-old geldings to finish as Champion and Reserve Champion in Sunday’s Classic/Challenge Limited Non-Pro finals at the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
