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Reined Cow Horse Events

Dawson Leads Open Champions At NRCHA Hackamore Classic

a-spoonful-o-sugar-chris-dawson A Spoonful O Sugar and Chris DawsonChris Dawson's charmed show season continued at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Hackamore Classic in Pueblo, Colo., when he won the Open Championship aboard Cryin Coyote Ranch's A Spoonful O Sugar (Hes A Peptospoonful x Poco Smokum Oak x Smokum Oak) and took the Reserve Championship aboard his own horse, Travelin Jonez (Smart Chic Olena x Travelin With Sass x Travalena).

Reined Cow Horse Events

Two-Rein Champions Crowned At NRCHA Hackamore Classic

tuckerssmartcat-lynanderson Tuckers Smart Cat and Lyn AndersonLyn Anderson and Tuckers Smart Cat win Open Two Rein; Glenn Kaplan and No Wright To Smoke top Non-Pro division

As the sun went down in Pueblo, Colo., on Thursday, May 2, the first of the NRCHA Hackamore Classic horse show competitors entered the arena for the Open and Non-Pro Two Rein classes.

Reining Events

Shane Brown Wins Kentucky Reining Cup Freestyle Again

For the second time in three years, Shane Brown won the World Championship Freestyle Reining tonight at the Kentucky Horse Park. He rode Shepherd Star to the title, receiving 228 points from the three judges.

Brown’s score put him just 1 point ahead of three riders who tied for second with a score of 227—Aaron Ralston on Blue Taris Glo, Drake Johnson on Sonic Chic Dream, and Pete Kyle on A Ruf Gal.

Reining Events

Shawn Flarida & Wimps Quixote Cody Top Kentucky Reining Cup

Shawn Flarida earned the winner’s share of the $100,000 Kentucky Reining Cup at the Kentucky Horse Park, riding Wimps Quixote Cody to a score of 226.5. Andrea Fappani rode Star For The Chicks to second place (224.5) and Tom McCutcheon rode Pretty Peppy Chec to third place (221.0).

Reining Events

Canadian wins back-to-back NRHA European Futurity Championships

Morey Fisk Shiners Party Dress Shiners Party Dress and Morey FiskSeveral thousand visitors watched an exciting €146,000-added NRHA European Futurity Open final on Saturday night with scores climbing as the evening progressed. Canadian trainer Morey Fisk repeated last year’s success aboard Claudia Simon’s beautiful palomino mare, Shiners Party Dress (Shining Spark x Smartly Dressed). He set the event’s high score, a 226, winning the NRHA European Futurity Level 4 Open Championship for the second year running.

Cutting Events

Hes A Hot Cat Leads Team Galyean to Huge Super Stakes Payday

weskristengalyean hesahotcat Wes and Kristen Galyean with Hes A Hot CatThree horses ridden by Claremore, Okla. trainer Wes Galyean – including Champion Hes A Hot Cat – earned a combined $176,913 Saturday night in the finals of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Super Stakes Open at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

Reining Events

Wimpyneedsacocktail Gets Extra Special NRBC Win

thiagoboechat wimpyneedsacocktail Thiago Boechat and Wimpyneedsacocktail - photo by Robin FowlerIt was an extra special night for Xtra Quarter Horses, Purcell, Okla., when ranch manager Thiago Boechat and Wimpyneedsacocktail marked a 231 in the next-to-last draw to win the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) Open Levels 3 and 4.

Cutting Events

Ray Baldwin & Shesa Hollywoodcat Top Super Stakes Non-Pro

RBaldwin Ray BaldwinAs the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Super Stakes comes to a close, Ray Baldwin and Shesa Hollywoodcat are celebrating their Non-Pro Championship. The 4-year-old mare (High Brow Cat x CD Fillybingo x Bingo Hickory) walked out of Will Rogers $28,355 richer.

Reining Events

Ron Thompson wins NRBC Non-Pro Level 4

ron thompson matt armenta Ron Thompson, with Taris Dreamer and trainer Matt Armenta (right). Photo by Robin FowlerRon Thompson, Pilot Point, Texas, has had success as a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) competitor, but his National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) Non-Pro Level 4 Championship on Friday was his biggest win. Thompson had a scorching run on Taris Dreamer (Magnum Chic Dream x Taris San Cutter x Doc Tari) that earned him a score of 224 and a check for $32,000. His run from the ninth draw of 31 horses also earned him a Championship in the Non-Pro Prime Time, good for another $1,656.

Cutting Events

NCHA Super Stakes Open Finalists Determined

nchassopendraw The NCHA Super Stakes Open Draw Party - photo by Kelsey PecsekLil Rattler fell with trainer Wes Galyean during the second round of her debut at December’s National Cutting Horse Association but she fared better during her second trip to Fort Worth, leading Friday’s NCHA Super Stakes Open semifinals with a 218.5.